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The Washington times., 1921-07-26

SA had Ma q / out ottermobeel-
ing last mite q we went past
empty ottermobeel witch had
ruined into something & was bust
ed up.
Bobbie, sed Pa, you see that car.
There is a crate lesson for you.
Bobbie, sed Pa. Ponder we'll what
am about for to remark. Pa
ssd.
AL rite, fire ahead, I sed.
That car, Bobbie, sed Pa, was
brtte N hansum & new not so very
long ago. 1t sailed forth in all
its pride. like your deer mother
on Easter morning. sed Pa, WON
derlng how many peepul was ad-
miring It. sed Pa.
How silly, sed Ma. You know
I newer think about peepul admir-
ing me,
Pieese do not interrupt me while
I am discoursing to Bobbie, sed
Pa. That car was like many
mortils. Bobbie, sed Pa. IT sailed
out in all It's pride & then all OF n
sudding, sed Pa, sumthing went
Bluey, sed Pa,
Is Bluey the ssim as blue?
sed.
Pritty neer. sed Pa. Wen you
go Bluey you git blue. The NOR
al OF this here discourse wich /
am discoursing as we are cVurs-
ing along, sed Pa. Is don't git
gay wen you are yung & good
looking, sed Pa. Sumthing may h,
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Let Her Do 1t.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

/ am engaged to marry young
man whose people l have never met.
their home being in a distant city.
My fiance has asked me to write to
his mother. Is this quite the proper
thing? i was always under the i'm
preston that the mother should
write to the prospective daughter
in-law. I have been told that I
should write the first letter, II only
out Of respect. as the mother Is past
sixty years of age. MAURINE.
Your impression is correct. Let
the future mother.in-law write to
you, even II she is past sixty. In
the event that she does not possess
her two hands, she can dictate a let
ter.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
BY Ann Lisle.
Whose Present Serial Has Won a
Nationwide Success.

ID ERHAPS less impulsivs
woman than / woiHd have
thought twice before ac-
Ceeding to Lyons request for an
hour OF her time. Perhaps a more
cautious individual would have cast
up accounts against the ex-con-
Wet, and would have hesitated to
put herself in the power of the
man she'd seen driving Dick West
away from Dreamwold only a
night before the shooting. Perhaps
even ] might at any other time
have taken some precautions be-
fore starting on this excursion.
But I'd just been down in the
depths of the misery that's always
ready to engulf me nowadays. I'd
let myself give way to my loneli-
ness and my yearning for Jim.
And I'd struggled out with the de-
termination to do whatever lies in
my power to help him.
IT wasn't easy TO reach the de-
cision to go and humiliate myself
before the woman Jim had left in
charge OF his office. But I'd keyed
myself up to the point where l was
prepared to beg Miss Storrs for in
formation.
l had determined to give her
every bit Of my meager store Of
data in order that she might help
me to think up the wisest things
to do for the man 1, his wife, and
she, his office manager" were
serving.
Lyons offered me a temporary
respite from this humiliating
course. Perhaps he could tell me
something that would enable me to
fight alone against the dangers
which menaced Jim.
At the loneliest point of the road,
where 1t curves in close to the side
OF the hill and skirts the overchang
ing weeping willows, Lyons stopped
the car. Climbing out, he circled
around under the trees and opened
the door of the limousine. Then he
pulled off his cap and stood looking
at me with the queerest expression
I have ever seen on a human face.
Afterward I realized that 1t wasn't
human at all--it was dog-like.
I'm 30 glad you came, ma'am."
he said III you hadn't I'm not able
to say what would done"
You sound--desperate," / replied.
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BOBBIE AND HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk.

waiting around tn ecorner for Won.
sed Pa, & you will end ND like
that poor ottermobile. reddy for
the scrap heap or the wrecking
crew, sed Pa. =
You are not vary cheerful this
eve, sed Ma. Why all the gloom?
That isent yure car that got bust.
ed, sed Ma.
My hart axes for its owner lest
the saim, sed Pa. l can see him
setting at hoam in the cleaning,
weeping oaver his car, vile we are
riding along In our good car a
laffing merry, sed Pa. Such is life.
sed Pa. Laff & the world laffs
with you, git yure car busted a.
you weep all by yourself, sed Pa.
Forget II. sed Ma. Let us enjoy
the scenery.
Wimmen is moar colder than
men In simpathising with the mis-
That In not true, sed Ma, but I
aint going to have my ride spoiled
beekaus sum man got his car
busted. Maybe he was drinking
moonshine at the time. sed Ma.
Now forget It, sed Ma.
so Pa dident say any moar about
the busted car. but l KEEP thinking
about II all the time, was sorry
we had saw the car in the LIST place.
This is a funny wurld. wen we
- ont TO have fun we see sum-
hat .naiks us feel blue, like
1t has went Bluey or sum.
thing.
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You shall"
This was ominous. but she man.
aged to look unconcerned.
II want to get out of dining. and
a roof tonight. I want to be free
tonight"
why, Elaine?"
Because a friend that love
is In terrible trouble"
"A woman"
mo"
What mann"
Delaney, dear, II tell you
the whole truth, you'll not. ."
Gossip 1t would be SO like
me-"
The man is Frank Manners.
His wife that was is going to be
married today. and Frank loves
her so I'm afraid he may kill
himself. want to be with him.
I know can HEP him. and make
him feel not so badly about it."
You will do exactly as you
please"
Delaney. we are nothing to
each other"
You lived together You were
the unnamed correspondent"
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
CHAPTER xxi.

A brisk and smart maid. almost
white. brought Mrs. Herriot the
morning papers. and withdrew dis
creetly.
Mrs. Herriot's bedroom was
really very charming. though a
trifle overdressed. There was too
much muslin. and the muslin was
too much founced. But the blues
of the room were delicious blues,
the gilt toilette articles by Keller
had a strength of design and delic-
acy of execution that were almost
Greek. and the May sunlight
poured In through whole broad
side of windows.
There were too many mirrors in
the room, but Mrs. Herriot, who
could see herself at the moment
in most Of them, would have
looked charming in them all. She
had been out of bed to do her
hair, and she was back In bed,
sitting up against the most snowy
anu ueleCtdDic pliIOWS' onS hdu
on a blue silk dressing jacket. and
a lace cap. The mere fact that a
man could be heard singing loudly
under a shower bath not two rooms
away, did not detract from the
essential modesty and discretion OF
her appearance.
Her face had a happy look.
She had done well to advance De-
lancey Stairs TO the position of
favorite He had spent buckets
of money on her. and she had so
impressed him with her essential
sweetness and honesty, that he
had spoken more than once Of
Sailing away" enough money in
trust for her to keep her from
future financial worries.
He had not only spoken OF this.
but had said definitely that he was
going to do 1t when he got
around to it."
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for some time. Mrs. Herriot broke
the silence.
You've no cause to feel Jealous"
But I do" he said. "And it's
hell. I'm crazy mad about you.
Don't you know that7 You could
do anything with me. But you
can't do things to me. Not you
nor any other woman"
He walked slowly back Into the
bathroom, and emerged in a mo-
ment, slowly removing his coat
from a stretcher. put on the coat.
surveyed himself for q moment In
a mirror, and then turned to Mrs
Herriot.
Are you dining with me tonight
or not?"
The tears began to run down
her checks.
please be generous" she said
"IIl come IL ! can. But II l
find him, and he needs NEEDN'T
YOU see I just couldn't conner"
"If you are not there at eight
sharp" he said. I'm through with
YOU"
He turned and without another
word walked solidly and definitely
out of the room.
1t is perhaps curious to think that
during the night he had said the
silliest things to her In a sort OF
baby talk.
Mrs. Herriot dressed and drove at
once 10 Frank Manners's studio.
Failing to find the right silver in her
purse she stuffed a five-dollar bill
into the drivers hand, and when she
saw the look of establishment that
came into his face at her refusal 10
wait for the change, she smiled ant
thought: Its all relative. Five dol
lars seems big to him for a short
ride. What would he think II he
knew that It was costing me ten
thousand a year?'
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1918. international Magazine CO
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
.Capitalizing
Assets
BY Loretto c. Lynch
kkVy0U have had those curtains
twenty years?"

kkVyoU have had those curtains
twenty years?"
Yes" smiled the proud
housewife. land they look like new
because / let only one woman laun-
der them. I'm taking them to her
before / store them for the sum-
mer."
The laundress' cottage contained
four rooms. The water had TO be
carried. There was no electricity
and no gas. Wood was burned in
the old.fashioned range.
An accident had deprived Mrs.
Kemp Of one eye and one hand.
Did she sit down and weep? Not
a bit of II. She capitalized the ply
steal assets that remained as we'll
as her talent for washing and iron
ing. She figured that the average
family washing took all day and
netted about So. And so she spe-
cialized OIL laundry work which was
difficult to do. but yieiuyd big re-
turns.
Curtains, fine linens, shirtwairts
of real lace, collar and cuff sets.
bridal trousseaus. babies layettes-
these were the things Mrs. Kemp
had In at that time.
For mending she charged extra.
Many customers sent their work
to her by parcel post. One woman.
she told US. sent her dainty things
on five-day journey to her.
She told me that when she real
lied her handicap she decided to try
to do one ordinary thing bettcr
than anybody else. Doesn't seem
to be a bad idea for anyone TO have
in mind. So many. with every
modern convenience to bless them,
slide over laundry work.
Yet with the many helps in the
way OF soap and dirt chascrs, with
every labor saving device within
reach OF the average housewife.
whatever work we do. we ought to
try to do well.
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TRY THESE
RECIPES
(These recipes hare been tested b
the NeU York State Agricui-
turuI Department at CorneU.)

(These recipes hare been tested b.
the NeU York State Agrtcui-
turuI Department at CorneH.)
RICE PUDDING.
Four cups milk, u cup rice, y
teaspoon salt, u cup sugar, nut.
meg, grated rind of u lemon.
Wash the rice, mix it with the
other ingredients. and pour the
mixture into a buttered pudding
dish. Bake 1t for three hours In
a very slow oven. stirring it three
times during the first hour OF
baking to prevent sticking.
POTATO SOUP.
Two cups hot riced or mashed
potatoes, l quart milk, 2 slices
onion. 3 tablespoons butter, table
spoons flour. III teaspoons salt
pepper. paprika, teaspoon chop
ped parsley.
Melt the butter, add to II the
flour and seasonings, stirring the
mixture until smooth. Add gradu
ally to this l cup of milk and boil
the mixture for / minute. Add
the potato, stir the mixture, then
add the rest of the milk and the
sliced onion, Heat the soup to boil
ing. Remove the onion, strain the
soup II necessary, add the parsley
and serve It. Water saved from
cooking celery is a good addition
to potato soup. Two cups of tomato
juice and lie teaspoon soda may be
substituted for cups OF milk.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Prevention
Of Disease
BY Brice Belden, Nj. D.

EUCH OF the disease occurring
N in this country throughout
each year is preventable
and. therefore, many lives are need
lessly wasted. Another considera-
ton in Connection with needless sick
ness is the cost in dollars and cents
to the Government. an enormous ex-
pense which could be avoided IL the
laws Of disease prevention were I'M
derstood more generally.
Illness caused by preventable dis
ease often results from risk taken in
hazardous employment, or employ
ment calculated to impair the
health. Another cause of disease
which may be avoided is faulty
condition Of living quarters Of the
Individual.
Tho lows of hygiene are needless
ly broken and disease results. This
applies especially to those laws deal.
ing with the avoidance of infectious
diseases, and the prevention of in
ding patients.
Important causes of diseases
which may be avoided are mouth
infections. Thus systemic disease
may have its source from infection
of the teeth, tonsils or sinuses (cav-
tiles In the bones of the facet. Alb
scesses at the roots of neglected
teeth and the toxic products Of in
fected teeth, tonsils or bone cavi-
ties may cause trouble In remote
parts Of the body. such as heart
disease. rheumatism, chronic joint
determinations. indigestion and many
other illnesse.
Unwholesome mental states which
might just as well be avoided may
be caused by mouth infections. Mel
ancholia. neurasthenia and neuritis
may be caused by toxins which in
feet the blood stream.
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I'm glad-very glad" she said.
They walked a few steps In ST.
lence, then Peter said with a sort OF
nervous bluntness:
You've asked me a question and
I've answered it. Now you've got
to answer one for me. Fair play,
you know. Bonnie"
"Well?" She tried to speak
lightly, but her heart beat a little
faster. She dreaded what was com
ing.
i've wanted to ask you-often,"
he said slowly. But somehow I've
never been able to screw up my
courage Bonnie-what's
really wrong between you and
Philip"
He felt his sisters fingers tighten
on his arm and heard her draw
a quick breath, and he blurted out
that he hoped she did not mind,
that he had not wanted to inter-
fere, but that people were talk
ing. and he hated it, and
Talking! What are they say
ing?" she asked DULY.
only that you're never seen to-
gether-that Philip looks miserable,
and that you do too" He glanced
down at her alphabetically, but 1t
was too dark to see her face.
/ hate to hear II. Bonnie" he
went on. "I-hang II all, I'm
jolly fond OF you, you know hat.
You used to tell Inc
everything at one time. II there's
anything i can do to help. ."
Thank you, dear, but there
isn't. It's sweet of you. Peter,
but ."
you mean that you won't tell
noe? 81
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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\ S DIANA and Tam
1 \ prepare to leave the
country place, of which
she has grown fond, she
realizes that Ogden Fem
cannot give her such a
place in which to live, and
unless his affairs prosper
very much more than at
present they would be poor
people.
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Story Replete With Dramatic Epi-
sodes and Conflicting Passions
Made Into Motion Picture

He hated II. Every BIT of It,"
Look at yourself in these va
rious mirrors. my dear Elaine, and
tell me that again."
Delaney. please be generous.
swear to you there's nothing
more possible between him and
me-"
'You love him?"
She thought for q moment. Then
she said:
II don't know. I wanted to
live with him always. But liv-
ing with me made him feel mean
and degraded. 30 I engineered a
break that was easy for him. 30
guess do love him"
You love him. How do you
propose to comfort him7"
II don't know that / can. But
know something that might
comfort him--oh, a mouse of a
thing. but It might be a lion. II
can't help him through this.
nobody can"
Delaney Stairs came and sat on
the edge Of the bed.
Mrs. Herriot Sees Manners.
Elaine" he said. You will do
as you please. OF course. What
you please. however, seems to
settle down to choice between
two men. I intended to do some
thing rather handsome for you.
Don't forget that In your calcula-
tons"
There are no calculations in
this. Delaney. The man love
is facing hell. and I've got to see
him through.
Even If 1t costs you ten thou
sand a Year,"
She looked at him steadily.
Eyes, Delaney. Even II it costs
me ten million a year. ! think I
can help him and I've got to try"
After that neither Of them spoke
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WHEN A GIRL MARRIES


Il am, ma am, returned Lyons,
gravely. But 1t amt on my &C
count. It's on yours, ma'am. You
seem to be mixed up with such queer
ducks lately. SO / says to myself,
says /. George Lyons. this here lady
is the one which believed in you
against all appearances and gave
you a Job herself. after which. find.
ing you one with as fine a gentleman
as ever were.
you remember, ma am, don't you,
that day when Mr.. Hyland comes
back to town bringing this father of
yourn?"
In the midst OF my pertur baton
I couldn't help making a mental
note of the respect which he
showed Father Andrew. and the
cavalier way in which he spoke Of
Dad Lee. I put 1t down to in
stinctive snobbery.
Yes, I remember" / said.
well. that very day / seen
companion OF me youth-which
were none too creditable-starin'
at me like the cat that ate the
canary. Leastways, he looked like
a cat which were about to devour
the family pet. / don't like the
way he stands-nor the way he
looks. l makes up me mind to
keep me weather eye open. But
this here guy, he saves me the
trouble of fishin' for him, by walk
Ing right into my net, In a manner
of saying. He's a overlooking
duck, with hunched shoulders and
a cap on always over farin'
ears"
THE bat-eared man. I ex-
claimed.
Then you've seen him, maam7"
asked Lyons alertly.
with you-in the car once when
I spun by on my way downtown
to Mr.. Meals office" / replied
cautiously.
Yes, ma'am," replied Lyons with
a look which I interpreted as not
quite satisfied. Then he went on:
AT first this Slim Darrow-which
is what he choose to call himself
took the tone of threaten. When
/ see what were his game I figgers
out what mine had best be. So I
acts as II I were right in with him
from start to finish. He finds me
uSSihi' 0ctll dS fcW III WI hhiS
for the parties he wishes to frame"
TO tvane" l repeated breath
lessly
Yes, maam-to frame, no Less"
returned Lyons. "Wait a minute,
mann, here comes a csr--s'pose you
point as II you was showing nae
which turn you want me to take
when we get beyond the curve"
l acted on LYONS quick-witted
suggestion and waited until the car
unexpectedly pilgrimaging through
our little bypath had twirled past.
Then ] cried eagerly:
Go on, Lyons-Slim barrow
came with his proposition to-frame
someone?"
You got some memory Tor names,
ma'am," he said. well Slim OAR
row-sometimes known as barrow
n story I'll tell you IL you don't think
I've been too long-winded already"
II want to hear every word OF it,"
I explained. But. stop n minute
first-what did you say tho mans
other alias was?"
For into my mind there had flash
ed a picture. 1t was of long ma
Mia envelope lying on the couch In
the alcove Of Dad Lees hotel.
Mr.. Addicks,
-erson Road,
VILE"
Whether Lyons knew Il or not, II
looked as II my father had his place
in the story he was telling me.
To Re Continued Thursday
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THE WILD GOOSE BY GOUVERNEUR MO
ma Is Forced to Look Upon Practical Sid

r IPON the arrival of
~ Diana and Tam at the
apartment, Diana finds
roses from Fem, far more
than he could afford. A
love letter was with them.
Diana was very much
touched. His appeal was
not so much to the spoiled
schoolgirl now as to the
indulgent mother.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
BY Gouverneur Morris

(<VYY HY must I marry himT
" why couldn't I make q
W good life just for Tam and
met We could look forward
to westbury in the spring.
/ could tinker with the place.
I'm getting to like tinkering
. Oh, / must marry him.
love him, and / have promised.
and 80 help me God I will not
spare myself in any way to make
him happy. The poor lad. he has
only me-"
And she did love. but already she
knew that she could not always love
him, that that beautiful and eternal
love upon the certainty of which
she had dared to make 80 much un-
happiness for others. was a will-o'-
the-wisp.
The love that she had for him
had developed certain practical and
matter -of-fact sides. She remem-
bered that she had had the same
symptoms in that much longer
period during which she had had
slowly fallen out of love with her
husband.
Fem had sent many roses to her
apartment: far more than he could
afford. There was a love-letter with
them. She was very much touched.
His appeal was not 80 much TO the
spoiled and passionate schoolgirl
now. as to the induigent mother.
When Tam hao had supper and
been put to bed early Diana locked
herself in her room and broke down.
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GrODing Palestine

pALESTINE rapidly growing under its mandate and It
hoped second California can be evolved Among the
products barley oranges olives olive OIL wines almonds
and grapefruit Two thousand years ago fertile garden
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Dramatic Story Of Devoted Hus-
band Who Discovers His Wife Is
In Love With Another Man

This story has been made into
motion picture by Cosmopolitan
Productions under the mastery d.
rection Of Albert Cxpellani and Is
released as . Paramount picture.
BY Goqverneur Morris
Author Of "His Daughter" "When
My Ship Comes In," 'The Seven
Dariings," and Other
Notable Fiction.
((vTY HY must I marry himf
" why couldn't make q
good life just for Tam and
mar Wa could look forward
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

EUCH of the disease occurring
M in this country throughout
each year is preventable
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Go BE Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1918. International Magazine Co
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

Whether Lyons knew II or not, II
looked as II my father had his place
in the story he was telling me.
To Be Continued Thursday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-04-02
OILTALK.

A new oil company is reviving the
old rumor of oil in st. Tammany
parish. No announcements have
been made here, but we understand
offices have been rented, options on
about $4,000 acres Of land have been
secured and preparations are being
made to put the machinery here and
start the derricks. There is Elso
some talk of the discovery Of ochre
beds. Just what the proposition. is
has not yet been told here, but we
understand the Ardmore paper is full
of the romance Of huge possibilities
It is said that the company will
furnish its own capital. All this is
simply rumor. What is actually be-
ing done must be tod in story that
has some facts and some informatioo
behind it.
Advertising In The Farmer pays
zig dividends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-04-02
SANDERS OPPOSES ROAD BOND
PLAN.
Proposes Scheme to Raise $1,OOO,OOO
Year Without Taxes.

Baton Rouge, March 31.-Pickins
up the challenge of P. NJ. Miner.
president Of the Louisiana Motor
League, that the only way to bulid
system of public highways i'll Lou-
isiana is by means of $27,0OO,ogo
bond issue, carrying with IL an al-
yalorem tax upon the people, eN-
Governor J. Y. Sanders, at the close
Of two hours hearing before
greet gathering Of good roads in
terests at the capitol, Wednesday
night, declared that he could ind
means of providing $4,271,25G per
year for road building, and possibly
over $5,000,000, without adding
dollars burden to the already over
taxed people of this state. The
former governor was loudly applaud
ed. His plan in brief is as follows:
10000 autos at minimum license
of SIS to yield $1,050,000; $4,000
trucks at minimum license of $50,
$75O,O0O; Personal tax on automo-
biles estimated, $21,25O; Present
good road tax of 1-8 mill, $200,00O;
2 cent tax on gasoline, $1,00O,0O0;
Federal aid for roads, $1,250, 600.
Totaling $4,271,250.
"And this without parish aid,
which, with the parish provisions for
good roads, would yield more than
the State Highway Department could
economically spend" added Govern
or Sanders.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-04-02
A CHEMIST WHO BELIEVES IN
PINE OIL.

DR.. Veitch, chief of the q. S. De-
partment of Chemistry, visited Gov
ington, Tuesday, and he came ex-
pressly to see the home of the Mackie
medicinal pine oil In his research
es, and in his family use of this oil,
he has been won over to its virtues
and he wanted to see the place where
it is made The Mackie Company
fully appreciated the compliment
paid to this industry, and especially
the endorsement given to Mackie's
Pine Oil as a family remedy and for
emergency use, and DR.. Veitch was
given the freedom of the plant.