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The Monett times., 1921-12-23

FOR SALE: On easy terms the
best of horses and mules. They viii
be higher in the spring.
JOAB W. BENNETT,
wt1* Mt. Vernon, No.
The Monett times., 1921-12-23
BLACK WALNUTS

BLACK WALNUTS
$1.00 per bushel huIled and ready
to crack. Sax's Market, phone 112.
127-tf
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CHRISTMAS VASES AND
POTTERY WARE

We have a fine variety of beautiful
flower vases and bulb bowls. They
make wonderful Christmas gifts. See
our window display. WHITLOCK-
LINES. 137-tf
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SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK

All home e-made Christmas candy at
15c per lb.
44t4 THE MONETT BAKERY.
The Monett times., 1921-12-23

Try package of our molasses
taffy, :. assorted flavors, zoe.
WALSH'S. 142 t5
The Washington times., 1921-09-09
This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary of the discovery of New
York Bay, in 1909, when Hendrick Hudson the
intrepid Dutch navigator, passed within the narrows
and imagined he had discovered passage to India.
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WhY Are We FickLe?

, ones self incapable Of a fine. deep
and lasting feeling.
Love isn't a thing that can lie
turned on or off to order. No one
can look at some one else and de.
eide that there are all the admir-
able and desirable qualities In the
world and that there shall love
alight.
Head and heart often fund them
selves irreconcilabIe when II comes
to the love-object. Johns head
Joins his family's chorus that he
ought to marry thrifty, practical,
home-loving girl. But his heart
turns to a wild thrush Of a creature
who hasn's one steady, sturdy gift.
What wonder is 1t II after time.
John finds II impossible to recon.
cile his ideals and desires-if he
finds his ambitions and feelings in
compatible? The struggle kills
love. And who can blame John for
not being able to cling to what was
never meant for him anyhow?
Fickleness Is largely q result of
clutching at shadows. It Is not that
we fall in and out Of love so often.
But we long so to find the big, right
romance just once. And in our
anxiety, we grasp at something
which isn't right at all. Then time
proves how empty our choice.
And we can't help the common.
sense or the restlessness that makes
us turn to something which looks
more promising-and may turn out
to be another deception and snare
II we could teach ourselves to pro.
coed slowly and to distrust our wild
enthusiasms, II we could put all our
emotions to the test Of time-we'd
escape fickleness and the pain II
brings always to at least two people.
But we'd miss also some of the
thrills and moments Of passing
beauty.
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oh. it's everything else. too
everything on earth-and afterward
-eyerything-mind. soul and body
birth, life. death--sky and land
and sea--everything that is or was
or will be-
His hands clenched. relaxed; he
made gesture. half checked
looked up at her, looked long and
steadily into her expressionless
eyes.
You care for money. position,
ease. security. tranquility-more
than for love; do your"
Yes"
"Is that true?"
Eyes. Because. unless you mean
friendship. I care nothing for love-"
THAT Is your answer"
"It is"
Then there is something lack
ing In you." .-
Perhaps. have never loved in
the manner you mean. I do wish
to. Perhaps I am incapable Of It.
''' hope I am; believe-I be.
lieve"- But she fell silent. stand
ing with eyes lowered and the warm
blood once more stinging her cheeks.
Presently she looked up, calm.
level-eyed:
II think you had better ask my
forgiveness before you co."
He shrugged:
Yes, I'll ask II II you like"
To keep her composure became
difficult:
"It is your affair. Mr.. ouarren-
II you still care to preserve our
friendship"
Would a kiss shatter IT."
She smiled:
"A look. a word, the quiver OF an
eyelash is enough"
"It doesn't seem to be very solidly
founded. does it?"
Friendship is the frailest thing
In the world - and the mightiest.
am waiting for your de-
cision."
Love Is Not True.
He walked up to her again, and
she steeled herself, not knowing
what to expect.
will you marry me. Strelsa?"
No."
"Why1"
Because have told Mr.. Sprowl
that I will marry him."
Also because you don't love me;
is that so?"
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FOR LOVE BY RUBY RUBY. NJ

; to enter into the conversation had
been more pathetic to the elder
woman than any silence could have
been; the hard brilliancy Of her
ewes, more eloquent than a storm
of tears.
And It Is all my fault. all my
fault" Mrs. Winterdick told herself
in a passion of remorse. They are
both miserable, and through me-:
She hoped that Philip would fol-
low her to the drawing-room. but
he did not; the house seemed hor-
ribly silent, as II disaster Of some
kind were portending.
Eva went straight upstairs to
her room; she lay down on the
bed in the darkness feeling physi-
cally exhausted; only her brain
seemed vividly. cruelty awake and
still able to suffer and be tortured.
She kept her eyes shut. but she
could not sleep; little sounds about
the house worried her adutely-
the shutting Of a door, q laugh, q
step on the stairs.
Oncs she heard Philips voice In
the hall below. and she started up
with racing pulses to hear what he
was saying.
Some friend Of his had called in
and had evidently asked q casual
question about Philips journey to
South Africa, for II was her hus-
bands answer that she. heard with
cruel distihctness.
"Yes-only two more weeks.
thank God! I wish II were sooner"
He went on then and out Of
hearing, and Eva lay back on her
pillow trembling In every limb.
Only two more weeks. And he
wished It were soonerI One day of
the fourteen had nearly gone al
ready, and soon all the others
would have slipped away. Life
would go on just as II was going
now, only Philip would not be
here. She. would listen in vain for
his voice or his step; she would
long for him. in vain. /.
She moved a little, burying her
face In the pillow, but no tears
came; she felt that she could never
shed another tear as long as she
lived.
And so the way is nicely cleared
for Cslliganr' '
her; he had deliberately chosen to
defence of him; he had heaped his
insults on her. and yet, though he
had all but killed her pride and
broken her heart. he. could not kill
her love. He was as much to her
now as he had been in the old
romantic days when she had be-
sought the moon to give her his
love. .t. ...n o.,
But this was the end Of II at
last; tonight she meant to burn
her boats once and forever; to make
Il impossible for her, ever. to re-
turn to him, ever to give him an
other chance: he had shown her
the way himself, and this time she
would take II.
A clock in the house somewhere
struck eight: only eight. She felt
that days had passed since she
came to Highway House.
When, the last stroke died away
she got up and went over TO the
window, drawing aside the blind.
A dark night! Not a trace OF
moon or stars, with a restless wind
tossing the branches of the trees
and rustling the few leaves left
still clinging to them.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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A Delightful Romance in Which Beautiful
Girl Makes Great Sacrifice for the
Gifted Young Man She Loves.

In and buy an old master, Chrysos.
at bargain prices"
IT shall insist on Jim buying sew
eral," said Molly.
when can buy perfectly good
Wright biplane for the same money?
Come to earth, Mollyr'
"You'H como to earth II you go
sky-skating around the clouds in
that horrid little Stringer, jim" she
said. why couldn't you take out
the stringer for a little exercise?"-
turning to Sprowl.
I'm going to-" said Sprowl in
his full penetrating voice, not con-
scious that It required courage to
risk flight with the Stringer. No
body had ever imputed any lack Of
that sort Of courage to Langly
Sprowi. He simply did not under
stand bodily fear.
Strelsa glanced up at him from
the piano:
IT'S rather risky, isn't it,"
He merely stared at her out Of
his slightly protruding eyes as
though she were speaking an un-
familiar language.
"Jim," said Quarren, would you
mind taking me as a passenger"
.Wycherly, reckless enough any
way. balked a little at the PROPOSE
ton:
THAT Stringer is too light and
too tricky I'm afraid"
isn't she built for two?"
well. suppose she could get
off the ground with you and
me"
A Bitter Retort.
"An right; let's try herr"
Jim! won't let you," said his
wife.
Don't be silly. Molly. Rix and I
are not going up IL she won't take
us"
II forbid you to try! It's sense
less"
Her husband laughed and finished
his whiskey and soda. Then twirl-
ing his motor goggles around his fin
gers he stood looking at Strelsa.
You're a pretty little peach" he
said sentimentally, and I'm sorry
Molly Is here Or"
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rt W. Chambers THE STREETS OF - Charles Dana Glib.

"I don't know what you have
DONE" she said wearily.
A few moments later the motor
arrived; ouarren tourned on the elec-
tric lights in the room; Strelsa walk
dacross to the piano and seated
herself.
She was playing ragtime when
the motor party entered; Qrarren
came forward and shook hands with
Chrysos Lacy and Sir Charles;
Langly Sprowl passed him with
short nod, saying, How are you,
QuayrenT"-and kept straight on
to Strelsa.
Rotten luck" he said in his full
careless voice; I'D meant to ride
over and chance a gallop with you
but Yycherly picked me up and
started on one of his break-neck
tears. What have you
been up to all day."
"Nothing-Mr. Quarren came"
"I see--showed him about, ] ex'
pect."
"A-little." . r
Are you feeling fit, Strelsaf"
"Perfectly. - Why7"
You look a bit streaky-"
Thank you"
Not a Chance.
"Pon my word you do-a bit under
the weather, you know"
"woman's only friend and protec-
tor-a headache" she said, gaily
rafting off more rastime. Where
did you go. Langly?"
To look over some silly
horses"
They're fine nags!" remon-
strated Molly-"and ! was perfectly
sure that Langiy would buy half
Dozen"
Not t., said that hatchet-faced
young man: and into his sleek and
restless features came a glimmer OF
shrewdness-the sly thrift that
turks In the faces of those who bar
gain much and wisely in petty
wares. 1t must have been a mo-
mentary ancestral gleam from his
smuggling ancestors, for Lang
ly Sprowl had never dealt in little
things.
Chrysos Lacy was saying: Its
adorable to see you again. Ricky.
What is this we hear about you
and Lord Dankmere setting up
shop7"
It's true" he laughed. Come
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TO GROW UP
In HEALTH
BY Brice Belden, NJ. D.

TyHE healthful raising Of children
is by no manner Of means O
matter OF luck. There are
altogether too many deaths super
induced directly by the ignorance,
laziness. carlessness and general
incapacity Of parents.
At the same time the natural
vital force in most children is
very great. and much confidence
should be reposed in It. With half
chance, practically every child
will reach maturity in rugged
health.
Death or ill.health means as a
rule ignorance or neglect, except
In the rare instances where acci.
dent or unavoidable exposure in
uoduce hopeless or dangerous
elements into cases. Then, of
II Is not always necessary for
parents to know q vast deal about
diseases. in a medical sense. Most
intelligent persons are pretty well
Informed nowadays regarding the
general laws Of health, owing to
their own natural interest and the
efforts Of public health propagan-
dists.
The physical we'll being Of chill
dren can be reasonably we'll as
sured by feeding them correctly,
by clothing them properly. by see
ing that they get plenty Of exer-
else and fresh air. and by having
them inspected occasionally by the
doctor In a general way, Just az
the teeth are looked over from
time to time to insure their In
teRrity
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"Do you carer" laughed strelsa
looking around at him over he-
shoulder. II don't mind being
adored by you. jim"
Don't you, sweetness?"
Indeed I don't"
wycherly started toward her.
Langly Sprowl. who neither in.
dulged In badinage nor compre-
hended II in others. turned a per-
fectly expressionless face on his
host. who said:
you old muffin head, did you
ever smile in your life You'd bet.
ter try now, because I'm going to
take your best girl away from
you!"
Which bored Sprowl; and he
turned his lean. narrow head away
as a sleek and sinister dog turns
when laughed at.
Strelsa slipped clear of the piano
and vanished, chased heavily by
wycherly.
Molly said: Its time to dress.
good people. Langly, your man is
upstairs with your outfit. Come,
Chrysos. dear Rix, have you
everything you want?" she added
in allow voice as he stood aside for
her to pass. Have you everything.
Ricky?"
Nothing" he said.
THE little mink! Is II Langly?"
Yes"
"oh, dear. oh. dear" And aloud:
Jim! Do let Langly try out the
Stringer tomorrow"
Her husband, who had given up
his search for Strelsa, said that
Sprowl was welcome.
People scattered to their respec,
tive quarters; Quarren walked slow
ly to his. Sprowl, passing with
his mincing. nervous stride, said:
"How"s little Dankmere?"
IAN right" replied Quarren
briefly.
Cheap little beggar." commented
Sprowl.
He happens to be my partner,
said the other.
To BE Continued Tomorrow.
Published by arrangement with Inter
national Feature Service. inc.
Copyright by Robert w. Chambers)
The Washington times., 1921-09-09
A Spirited and Swiftly. Moving Romance of
Hearts and High Society, by the Greatest
Living Master of Fiction.

by my other self! There Is no
other
Its lips rested on mine for
momentr'
She blushed scarlet:
"Is that what you mean!-the
stupid, unworthy, material self
"The trinity is incomplete with
out It,"
She wrenched her hand free. and
stood staring at him breathing un-
evenly as though frightened.
After a moment he began to pace
the floor. hands dropped into his
coat pockets, his teeth worrying his
under lip.
Pm not going to give you up"
he said. II love you. Whatever is
lacking in you makes no difference
to me. My being poor and your be-
ing poor makes no difference either.
/ simply don't care-I don't even
care what you think about 1t. Be-
cause know that we will be worth
1t to each other--whether you think
so or not. And you evidently don't,
but I can't help that. II I'm any
good I'll make you think as do"
He swung on his heel and came
straight up to her, took her in his
arms and kissed her, then, releasing
her, turned toward the window. his
brows slightly knitted.
Through the panes poured the SUM-
set flood, bathing him from head to
foot in ruddy light. He stared into
the red west and the muscles tight.
ened under his cheeks.
Cant you carer" he said, half to
himself.
She stood dumb, still cold and
rigid with repulsion from the swift
and almost brutal contact. That
time nothing in her had responded.
Vaguely she felt that what had been
there was now dead-that she never
could respond again; that, from the
lesser emotions, she was clean and
free forever.
Cant you care for a man who
loves you. Strlsa?" he said agin,
turning toward her.
rs that your idea Of lover"
He shook his head hopelessly.
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SOLOniOn's TempLe

SOLOMONS Temple, for the building of which
practically the whole manhood of Israel was COM
mandeered would have cost hundreds Of millions to
build at present day prices of labor and materials.
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ANECDOTES OF
THE FAMOUS

The following story. which ap-
pears in an old volume Of Leigh
Hunts Journal" throws an inter
esting light on Charles Lambs
beautiful relations with his stricken
sister. Mary:
L:and his sister were one evening
supping at Mrs. Ms. l.. with
a little unwelcome assistance from
another person. had made his way
to the bottom Of the second bottle OF
porter. You really shall not have
any more, Charles" said his sister.
Pray. Mrs. Nj. don't give him
any more" You hear what your
sister says. Mr.. Lamb?" observed
Mrs. M, pouring out the re-
mains of the porter (which was
thick into his glass. "She is a per.
son of mean capacity" said he; II
never listen to her. Try the next
bottle, madame; for this In thick,
and-hospitality should run fine to
the last"
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<EAYOTHING to sayr' Philip
echoed with n sneer.

<EAYoTHING to sayr' Philip
echoed with sneer.
Nothing to say 10 me, you
mean! You had plenty to say to
Calligan. I'll be bound. when I was
safely out Of the way. To think that
was ever fool enough to trust
either Of you and your father
dares to insult me and say that II
is 1 who have not kept my share Of
the bargain! I+Ir
He struck himself on his broad
chest in fury.
Let him say It to you! Tell him
the truth. and let him say It to you!
Tell him that you've never been my
wife. that you've only lied to me,
and made me q laughing stock!
That you've driven me out Of Amer
lea 30 that you and CalHgan. ."
His passion fell as suddenly as II
had risen; he turned away with q
smothered groan.
Philip" It was Mrs. Winter.
dicks voice in the hall.
Philip looked at his wife; there
was utter despair In his face, but
bhC HOI Thtbe UeE eyes, SnS Jubt
sat there silent and cold-cold as q
stone.
For a moment he hesitated. strug-
Cling hard for composure, then he
opened the .ioor and went out.
A servant was just announcing
dinner. Eva rose mechanically. An
other interminable meal! And she
had got to sit through II without
breaking down. without letting any
one see what she suffered. She felt
as IL she were running a race
against time, and tho duration of
that fast-snapping thread Of endur-
ance.
But it's the last-the last meal
shall ever have here" she told her.
self. IT ought never to have come
Il knew ought not to have come,
but he made me-"
She kept the thought Of Calligan
steadily before her; he would not
fail her-she could trust him; in this
desperate moment he seemed to be
her only friend; her father was an
cry with her. Peter had cast her off;
and there was nobody else to whom
she could turn; Mrs. Dennison had
never counted for much in the lives
OF any Of her children; none Of them
would ever have thought OF going to
her for sympathy or advice.
But Calligan had promised that X
ever she wanted him he would not
fail her, and she wanted him now
wanted. not so much the man him
self as his kindness. his cherriness,
and sympathetic affection.
She never knew how she sat
through dinner; she could never re-
member q word of what was said, or
anything that happened. but at last
Mrs. winterdick rose from the table,
and II was at an end.
But even now Philips mother de-
tained her for a moment; there was
q world Of kindliness in the eyes that
were 30 like his.
"I am afraid you are not well. my
dear" she said gently. "Is there any
thing I can do for your
Thank you, but am quite WELL"
Eva's voice sounded cold and un-
friendly; she had to speak like that
to keep herself from breaking down.
Mrs. Winterdick sighed and went
on to the drawing.room; she wanted
to help the girl; any slight resent
ment- she had felt against her hither-
to had melted away during that In.
terminable dinner.
The brave efforts Eva had made
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BY Robert w Chambers.
Whose Novels Have Won Him In
ternatiOnal Fame.


ternational Fame.
UARREN still held her by one
hand and she stood twisting at
y it and looking at hm with
cheeks still crimson and eyes still a
little dozed.
"PIease!'' she repeated - and
"pleasew And she came toward
him a step, and laid her other hand
over the one that still held hers.
won't you be kind to me?" she
said under her breath. BE kind
to me-and let me CO."
Am I unkind?"
"Yes-yes! You know-you know
how it is with me! Let me go my
way l am going anyhow
she added fiercely; you can't
check me-not for one ,moment!"
Check you from what, Strelsa::"
"From-what I want out Of Ifel
Tranquility. ease, security. happi-
hess
"Happiness?"
"Yes-yesl 1t will be that!
don't need anything except what
I shall have. l don't want any
thing else. Can't you understand?
Do you think women feel as-as
men do? Do you think the kind Of
love that men experience is also
experienced by women? 1 don't
want it; don't require it! I've
I've always had a contempt for it
and I have still Anyway
I have offered you the best that is
in me to offer to any man-friend-
ship. That is the nearest I can
come to love. Why can't you take
it-and let me alone!
What is It to you If marry and
find security. and comfort and
quiet and protection, as long as
give you my friendship-as long as
! never swerve in it-as long as I
hold you first among my friends
first among men II you wish! More
I cannot offer you'll will not!
Now let me gor'
Your other self fighting me-"
he said, half to himself.
mo, am! What do you mean
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loss IN fortune.

instant, clear in her eyes. Then 1t
died out; she turned trifle pale.
walked to the window and stood
leaning against It, one hand on the
curtain.
She did not seem to hear him
when he came up behind her. and he
touched her lightly on the arm.
IT ask your forgiveness" he asid.
1T is granted, Mr.. ouarren."
Have ruined our friendship
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Rhyr,,ing Optin,ist

through and through with longing
unheeded and vain. He's the chap
with long hair that I meet here and
there. the man who can bring us q
rain. Through the long Summer
days as I tread dusty ways I've
yearning that's really a pain to be
boss Of the sky. and, with glitter
ing eye. to say: "I can guarante
rainr 1t Is fine 20 be king and
hear loud "bravos" ring. but I
crave q yet greater domain. and
IL I had my way you would oil
hear me say: I'm the chap who
can guarantee rainr'
The Washington times., 1921-09-09
BY Aline Michaelis.

FT I've thought: Mercy me!
What a snap II would be to
be listed with princes and
kings; nothing ever to do but
parade in full view, decked in
satins and scepter and rings. At
the sound of your voice folks would
always rejoice. though you said
nothing much, goodness knowsl
And you might be q bore, but none
would dare snore, for you'd have
him hung up by his toes. But
another man, too, makes me thrill
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She said TRANQUILITY: II can't af-
ford to marry you. I wouldn't love
you. anyway"
"Couldn't7"
Wouldn't" she said calmly; but
her face was crimson.
oh" he said, under his breath
you are capable Of love-"
"I think not. Mr.. Quarren. but I
am very capable OF hate"
And looking up, he saw II for an
The Washington times., 1921-09-09
By Beatrice Fairfax.

Who OccuPies a Unique Position I'm
the Writing World as an Authority
On the Problems Of Girls.
IN ICKLENESS is a thing to he
decried. But I often wonder
- If 1t causes any one so much
misery as Il brings to the unstable
Individual who can't find one love
and be true to IT. II must pe a
miserably unhappy thing to find
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-05-20

prevented. And I therefore recon-
mend that while reasserting the be-
lief Of this Conference that Orthodox
Jews who conscientiously believe that
fermented wine is indispensable to
the fulfillment of their religious obi
cations have right to avail them
selves of the exemption which the law
of the land grants them, nonetheless,
we, as Conference, believing that ac-
cording to the principles of Reform
Judaism and even according to ira
ditional Jewish law, it is permissible
in case Of necessity to use unferm-
ented wine for all religious purposes,
an opinion that is shared in by many
leading Orthodox authorities, we do
petition the Congress of the United
States to rescind that part Of the Ma
tional Prohibition Law CIRCULATION
60-under Title II, Article VII, under
which the right is granted to rabbis
to issue permits for the purchase and
distribution of wine for religious pur-
poses.