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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-25

People passing via train and other ways need worry no longer and won der how many more days the upper part of the stack on the Stratford laundry on Linden avenue Is going to hang in mid-air. he stack succumb- ed to the strong wintry winds and
 the upper part has completed the long delayed fall The lower half is much better looking with the tat
 tered and torn upper half among the missing.
 It is understood that when the I'Stra tford laundry moves into new | quarters on Ferry boulevard that the l bowling alleys which already the | prize alleys in this locality, with ad- | ditions they will rank with the bes
 in the state Until one gets a gIimp
 of the layout in the Stratford alleys i it is hard to realize from the outside view of the building what a beautiful spread of alleys Stratford is fortunate l in having.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-25

The painters resumed work yester- day at the town hall but were soon forced to stop work because of the high wind. It is planned to touch up the window frames, wood work and cornice of the building.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-25

An important meeting of the Re publican town committee will be held at the committee rooms this evening. A large attendance is urged.
The Washington times., 1921-03-15
When a Girl Marries
A Story of
EARLY Welded LIFE
By ANN Isle.

ginia, with her most icy hauteur-
I'm not interested in your servant
problems"
Il want reparation!" shouted
HoadIey, his face purpling. Il want
you to tell this man Norreys he's
got to release Lyons and let me
have him
Really Mr.. Hoadley," said Vir-
ginia final enough to dissolve Con-
gress itself.
But Hoadley sank deeper In his
chair and widened his mouth into
another smile. while his voice took
ON an extra grunness.
"All right! All right! What's a
chauffeur or so between friends?"
Then / managed to get in my
little speech.
Mr.. Hoadley. you've only your
self to blame for losing Lyons"
said severely. Il recommended MIN
to you and gave you permission to
telephone Mr.. Dalton for further
references. But you took advan-
tage of my not denying that Mr..
you not only intruded on his pri-
vacy. but you insinuated that l
was making a cheap boast of his
friendship"-
At this point suffered two tn
terruptions. Max Hoadley, his face
drawn and gray had risen to his
feet. At the same moment j felt
some ones eyes on mine. i looked
up, and there stood Envy.
ITO be Continued Thursday
The Washington times., 1921-03-15
PROXIES: 4 kowSass viy;s
DOUBLE REGENERATION
By Frank R. Adams.

"oh. Darley what can 1 do for
your
Not a thing. but you may be able
to do something for yourself"
"Eh?" Stover's brows contracted.
"A while ago you came to me with
an ofrer to sell to the trust"
ITS still good" growled Stover.
.''As the holder of a good-sized
block of stock" said Darley, II want
your cooperation in a little scheme
/ am thinking about. i want to re-
tire all the preferred stock and let
our employees in on our earnings,
and to make that effective I want
to turn the works into a cooperative
management"
You're crazy, Darley," cried
Slower. I'm a year the stock won't
be worth half its face value"
81 disagree" said Dariey. TT
won't pay such high dividends of
course. but the institution will be
just as sound as ever"
Its a fool scheme" said Slower.
think it over" Darley answered
you'll see it my way before you
get through"
He left the ex-warden staring as
he went out. Slower did some quick
thinking. II Darley voted this plan
through 1t would mean increase Of
stock and lower dividends.
He decided that he'd better sell
on the quiet and at once. The re-
suit of his action threw his stock
on the market. 1t was mysterious
ly picked up. And all this happened
within three days after Peters tele-
phone call.
On the morning OF the fourth day
there was a knock on tho door of
the Mendoza room, and opening 1t
Clare admitted a rough-looking man
wearing a fedora hat and smoking
a black cigar.
He shut the door behind him and
surveyed the pair. 80, here you
are, kiddoes," he said, sticking out
his jaw. 81 thought we'd run you
down in time"
Ito He Concluded TsmoFrow.)
The Washington times., 1921-03-15

wears her most adorable smile ana
her most fascinating manner.
II was thus attired In battle array
and all my war paint that / received
willard 4.
was not wasted.
He Just sort of gasped when ne
came in and saw me. Then ne tooN
a step backward. and then one lot
ward. In another minute I'm sure
he would have had me in his arms.
But / wiiled otherwise.
FOOLISH TO QUARREL.
mans arms are no place Tor
woman when she has her mind mace
I'D to talk plain common sense.
So I held out q hand to willard
IL did hurt me to treat him SO coio-
ly he-he looked SO like a hurt
child.
"Aren't you-rm afraid you're not
glad to see me. Edy," he said.
How absurdw 1 answered. or
course I'm glad to see you, Wiliarn.
Then why do you-"he began.
But he didn't finish. For rev
minutes he sat and stared At the
floor. Then he went over and stooe
in front of the big log fireplace ana
stared at me. - ;,
Lets have this thing out. Edith
he said. "We're not getting any
where like this. It's foolish for US
to quarrel"
-Of course" answered. non
chalanIy. propping my elbow on my
knee and my chin on the palm OF
nv hand. why should we quar-
rel?"
But we're going to quarrel II you
continue like this" he answered,
and 1 could see he was growing req
around the ears.
you can't assume that attitude
with me-
oh" barely breathed the word.
But willard got my meaning.
Pardon me, Edith" he said.
know / shouldn't try to dictate to
you. OF course l have no right 10
even suggest-
why will you quarrel. WiiiaroH
asked in the most saccharine tones
I could command. Come" / moved
over on the divan. and mouoned ior
him to sit beside me. Tell me All
about what you've been doing since
you left"
MOI He came over and sat beside
me. And he took both my hands In
his. "We're not going to talk about
what I've been doing. We're going
to talk about you, and
Now. don't be melodramatic'
willard" 1 said. -It-really-the
role doesn't suit you
FELT GOOD TO CRY.
I'm not being melodramauc,
Edith" he said. could see that my
subtle sarcasm was getting under
his skin. I'm trying to be sensible.
OF course" he squeezed my hands
until they hurt then dropped them-
or threw them into my lap. or
course. il you persist in this atu-
tude-
Before / knew what was happen
ing he had walked toward the door
and was disappearing through it
Then il was that I sent my most
pointed dart.
(Ts he ContiaseA TemcrrowD
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NOT 50 DFFERENT.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am twenty, have been in this
city about a year. and haven't very
many friends.
Although I dress rather we'll am
not good-looking and when at
dance or in company l can't help
but think of my looks. compared
to the others. Is it only the good
looking girls who have good
time at dances? Is there any way
I can overcome this habit of always
breeding over my looks?
Ny home II in tho West and there
It doesn't matter 20 much whether
. girl Is pretty or not II she Is nice,
but It seems to bo quite different
hera
Please, Mlss Fairf1x. give me any
advice you can. through The
Times. MONTANA
Sometimes goollooking girls have
horrid times at dancea So cheer
up. and forget your looks. providing
you strive to look as we'll as pos
sible- Cultivate personality. Per-
sonality will carry you further and
into greater opportunities in the
long run than mere good looks
could hope to do. &.
The East n not - d1nnrenf from
n West With people Who count
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Is fast approaching when we won't
even be on speaking terms. And I
can't say that I'll be any too sorry
when that day arrives.
AS things are now. 1t keeps me
upset and nervous all the time. II
/ could really and definitely make
up my mind never to speak to him
or to see him again, 1t wouldn't be
so bad. I could put II all behind me
like a bad dream and begin to re-
build my almost blasted life along
other lines.
But as long as a woman has any
remnant of love in the back part of
her head for one man it's a beastly
hard job to plan her whole future
scheme of things without the said
mans intruding his ever-so-unwek
come presence occasionally.
Naturally, 1t keeps a girl upset.
One minute I swear to myself that
I'll never see willard again. And
the next minute l wonder If 1t would
be humanity possible. He's gotten
to be SO much habit with me, or
something.
or course with these two forces
warning within me all the time II
cannot but react on my nervous sys-
tenn.
told Grace as much when she
came up to my room the other night
and found me crying. And the most
consolation j got from her was the
unsolicited information that I'm too
young to know what nerves are
DOLLS UP.
And when I complained to Will
lard that am developing nerves he
said-the unsympathetic brute
You shouldn't let your temper get
the best OF you"
And there's where the trouble be-
gan Or where 1t was renewed.
We really were getting along
beautifully. Quite like old friends.
! refer to the evening when willard
returned to Washington. He tele-
phoned me from the station as soon
~ he got into know IL l had re-
ceived his wire.
When ] told him 1 had, he didn't
wait to ask whether he could see inc
or not, but said he'd be right up.
And with that he hung UP. I'm not
SO sure that l would have let him
come. But there was nothing else
to do under the circumstances. And
after he got there, of course, there
was nothing to do but see him. Any
friend, except conscientious old
Grace might have fabricated for me
and told him 1 had headache or
something and couldn't see him. But
I knew better than to try to get
Grace to pull that stun.
SO dolled up in all my glory and
a new evening dress which I'd paid
over nifty dollars for at a sale and
had been saving for a special occa-
sion. OF course l didn't consider
Willard's return to town a special
occasion. Blu / had reasons for
wanting to look my best-naturally.
There's such a psychology about
clothes. I've always found that
when q girl is well dressed she can
pretty surely do a double for that
philosophical old blacksmith OF
The Washington times., 1921-03-15

Akv NiBihid Hhuc, CdiSu
my sister-in-law's voice. i'm
patiently.
Just a minute, Jeanie." ! called.
TONY isn't staying to dinner.
He has an engagement in town.
And so thought I'd better call you.
or you surely wouldn't want him to
leave without word from you"
mo, i wouldn't. Especially as
he's waiting for me to assure him
of his rights and titles in his new
chauffeur" l replied. laughing my
own mood away.
After I'd properly reassured Tony,
received the strong clasp of his
good left hand and the renewed
strength that comes from the steady
look OF his ice-blue eyes, Virginia
sighed regretfully after our depart
ing guest:
"Its a shame he couldn't stay.
We're going to have manless re-
past. Pat telephoned while you
were out talking to Tony's chauf-
feur. He's detained in town to-
night. He and Tom Mason and
Neal have some large affairs on.
SO he'll dine with them and bunk
with whichever wins him in the
toss. Come on, child We deserted
ones must console each other.
Also we must dine"
My relief was great when / was
summoned to the telephone and
Evvys voice greeted me.
Thought I'd run over for little
visit tonight, Anne" she said. I'm
lonesome. 1t Is all right with you
and the Daltons twain for me to
come bhtting in so soonT
FAT BLOND FROG.
"Jeanie and 1 are alone. Wed
love to have you," 1 assured her.
I'm perfectly at home here, you
see" explained. ENVY wanted to
call and / didn't stop to consult
you before saying yes"
''That can't be Envy already,
though" she concluded, as the
doorbell pealed through the house.
shouldn't think so. unless she
keeps a pet airplane." I replied.
"Mr. Hoadley," announced He'd
wig q moment later.
Hard upon her words a man
popped into the room. He looked
like a fat blond Gog. Bulky,
broad shouldered, thick necked.
with a wide head hunched between
his shoulders, he managed to pre-
serve some measure or slghtnness
because his cheeks were clean and
rosy and his hair a blond brush.
Hope there's no offense at my
calling. No offense intended. None
at all. Hoadley. of Hoadley's
hats. madam" he rumbled, jerk.
ing out q bow to Virginia. "Tried
to raisei you on the telephone all
afternoon. Couldn't. Was driving
by and thought I'd just drop in
and see II nifty folks like you
can't be persuaded to hand out a
square deal even to a plain man
like me-"
My dear sir. what have we to
do with your affairsT asked Vir-
ginia at her most Harrison and
therefore most rigid temperature.
All uninvitedly Hoadley, of Hoad-
ley's Hats. sank down into q big
wing chair, which he completely
filled.
Friend OF yours. Norreys. stole
my chauffeur" he gasped out with
4 great clearing of his throat
THERE STOOD ENVY.
At the word stole" I tried to in
terrupt, but Hoadley. of Hoadley's
Hats, waved me aside with a large
gesture precisely suiting the joAal
smile which popped out just then
on his wide mouth.
"Mr. Hoadley-your name Is
Hoadley.. isn't it?" remarked Vir-
The Washington times., 1921-03-15
Is Marriage a
Success?
MORE TRAINING IN HOME
DECEIVED.

DECEIVED.
am twenty-five years old Some
time ago / met . man seven years
my senior. In a short time we be-
came very good friends and soon
found out that loved him
One day he told me he could not
love me as / loved him because he
was going with another girl. This
girl lived in another city. When l
heard this / wanted him to leave
me, but he said that we could go to-
gether providing no outsider knew
Of it
A short time after this he called
at my home, and when he left reaE
ized that / could no longer hold up
my head and look the world in tho
face without feeling guilty.
went to him and told him what
] thought was going to happen in
the near future, and 1t WAS then
found out his true nature He told
me to do all I'could for myself and
not to get him into any trouble as
he was going to get married on
Easter to this other girl. He told me
IL / would not stop bothering him he
would go and tell my mother. When
i heard this / became afraid and Of
fered to do anything he asked OF
me
Does any reader think that I am
doing right by giving in to this
fellow?
What about the other girl? Do
you think l ought to tell her, or
carry my disgrace all through life
without any one knowing OF itf
HEARTBROKEN
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Longfellows who could look the
wide world in the face
don't know how the rest of II
goes. But IL just occurred to me in
this connection. Clothes may not
make the man, but you can take IT
from me they go a long way toward
making a woman--at least SO far as
her conscious self Is concerned.
GOOD CLOTHES.
remember when l was looking
would get up early and do my hair
just right, and get my makeup on
just so. and be sure that my gloves
were clean and my shoes shined-
on those mornings | could have
walked into the office-or the sane
tum sanctorum of the President of
the United States, and asked him for
a Job.
But just let me get up late and go
out with my hair half combed, and
the rouge streaked on my face, and
my nose shiny. and my heels a bit
run over, and they could have been
passing around jobs on silver sal
vers, accompanied by orchid cor
sages, and l wouldn't have had the
nerve to take one.
Yes; believe you me, good clothes
and a conscious ness that she is well
dressed will put more starch into a
woman's backbone than any amount
of lecturing or uplift talk.
So. you see why l put on the new
evening dress to see willard. when
q woman dresses for battle she
doesn't put on a khaki uniform and
leather puttees, nor does she buckle
q sword around her waist.
She puts on the very best looking
clothes she has and for armor she
The Washington times., 1921-03-15
Maryland
Cooking
ORD CRoQUMTTKS.

For . Quazt Of crab make a cup
f0 OF very thick cream sauce by
adding two heapfny tabiespoonfuls
Of flour and . heaping tablespoonful
OF butter blended together to a cup
ful Of boiling milk or cream. Sea-
son Won adding a little grated
nutmeg to tho ssncA Be sure to
have the crab meat we'll seasoned.
too, for tho secret of success In
those crodue ettss n tho seasoning.
NIX an together and drop q spoon
full In finely grated bread crumbs
thon IN boiling lard whore II Ii
turned over a. quickly as II may
bo IN order to brown Tho entire
surface to prevent tho fat from
soaking Unto the croquettc. Serve
very hot with q little chopped relish
on tho side OF the plate.-Mrs. Percy
Duvsil
The Washington times., 1921-03-15
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Therefore, each person may
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serial has been printed.
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The Washington Times Magazine Page =$$$$$
The Hundred Dollar Question
sYNOPsIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Edith LivinGstOn, . deaOAiiised
war worker. making her home In
WasAington with Grace and BeS
Ellsworth. . young married couple,
nnas employment as secretary to
Eusttbo Alvarez. . Mexican oil
stock promoter, In . dingy little
ofnce On . side street In the Ma
tional Capital
He pays her much attention.
gives her . $500 gold nete. after
she Has discovered hin and .
Japanese stuAying . nap. aaA
takes her to lunch.
she discovers her sweetheart.
willard Saanders. dining with =
Spanish girl. She II jealous Of the
Spanish Girl and her sweetheart In
jealous Of her employer. Edith
going o. In the efnee. she II
soSA, bst she cannot guess whaA
her systerieus employer real
baslDess II.
Her employer. after paying her
many eomDhnents and swearing
her to the utmost secrecy ~ to
what traAspires In the OfAce, ex-
presses . desire to be introduced
TO her sweetAeart, which amaxes
her.
Anyway. I do hope I'll be strong
when I see willard I hope I'll be
able to get through the interview
without weeping or anything. I'm
an awfully veepy sort of person
at times. It doesn't take much to
make me turn on the water works.
And IL willard begins to pull any
sob stuff-any of that returned
prodigal stuff-Pm. afraid I'll cave
under and begin to cloud up.
But of one thing I'm sure. / don't
intend to let Willard think for a
minute that little Bdy has been sit
ting around with her finger in her
mouth with nothing to do while he
has been away. / intend to let him
know that Mr.. Alvarez has been
most attentive. And intend more
over to arrange for Willard to meet
Mr.. Alvarez-for two reasons. First,
because Mr.. Alvarez has asked me
to. And second, to let Willard know
that he has nothing on me. That
while he has been basking in the
sunshine of his black-haired, black
eyed goddess. q black-haired, black
eyed sun-god has been smiling on
me-
CHAPTER ".
- OMEHOW Willard and I just
don't seem to be able to get
~ along any more, not for any
length of time. / fear me the time
The Washington times., 1921-03-15
Advice to
LovelOrn
By Beatrice Fairfax.
REMOVE ALL DOUBT.
EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am nineteen and am talking to
a girl about twenty-four. I have
been going with her about six
months She seems to love me so
much that she wants me to call to
see her every night She wants me
to marry her In April 1891.
She kept company seven years with
another fellow and they were sup
posed to be married. Instead of
marrying her he Joined the army
and left her all alone to bear the
trouble
love her enough to marry her.
but I am undecided whether she
would prove true to be or not
BROKEN HEART.
Marry no woman whom you do not
trust absolutely, now and forever.
If there is the least doubt in your
mind, delay your marriage until all
doubt is removed.
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TAKING A CHANCE.

read W. J. LIS letter. He satd h
would give all he had II he could
only come home in the evening and
have his wife to hug and kiss him.
Well l feel like I am in the same
boat he Is.
. would give all I had In this
world IL had husband to come
home in the evening and kiss mo
and love mo and me alone MY
husband works night work an the
tina 1 stay home all the evenings
by myself. just pining away. Some
of my friends have begged mo to
go out to dances and run around
and enjoy myself. but it's no en-
joyment for me without him. feel
like I>would be doing wrong to run
around, although he has run around
with girls, kept steady company
with them. has lied to me, has treat
ed me cool lots of times and keeps
me upset nearly all the time
I think most men marry . gfr1
and love her to death as long - thu
honeymoon lasts, and after that
they want to marry again and h&ye
another honeymoon. I think = gfr1
is taking q big chance to marry
these days. But I guess IL I were
single I would be fool enough to
take another chance. S. f n
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BROWN BETTY.

FSN &rd chop sfI applch Place
. layur Of apples In q we'll buttered
baking dish. Next . layer of bread
oruus6a. Sprinkle with brown sugar
and cinnamon Repeat until tho
diah is full Dot the top with but
ter and pour sweet milk until II
comes within an inch Of tho top OF
the pan. Bake until brown, and
serve with cream saucc.-Mra Fred
Bineer.
(Cepyright. ft3A. - MrA PSrav DxvASi-,
The Washington times., 1921-03-15

The chimpanzee and the gorflfa
are born with brains a. large ~
those of a newborn infant, but Trey
do not develop after birth.
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Prize Cake
Recipes
Washington's Best Sub
mitted in Times Cake
Contest. Clip Them.

NUT CAKE.
1k cups sugar
II cup butter
Creamed together
u cup milk
Ia cups -four, measured after
sitting four times
Heaping teaspoon baking pow
der in -four
Whites OF four eggs (beaten stino
added last
Teaspoon vanilla
/ cup chopped walnuts
Bake in slow oven thirty-nvs
minutes.
I cup sugar
4 cup water. boiled until II
slightly threads
Pour slowly in white of egg
(beaten stiff
Beat until cold.-Miss Elizabeth
B. Wadsworth, 1919 G street north
westS
VIOLA CAKE
y cup of butter
1 cup OF sugar, creamed to-
gether
2-3 cup of milk
~ cups Of nour.
8 teaspoons Royal Baking Pow
der.
Whites of 4 eggs beaten stiff and
edded last. Bake in three layers
FILLING.
] cup water, when boiling. add
II cup sugar
I tablespoonful cornstarch
Yolks OF 4 eggs
When creamy add rind and juice
of ] lemon.-Mrs. II. c. Mead, 1900
Blair road. Takoma Park.
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(~Proxies,, . CosmopolitaA .ProAuc-
lions nIm based ON the story ~
Frank II. Adams, vii ibe released
as q Paramount PictureD
Screen version NOvelised-
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CHAPTER ".
- OMEHOw Willard and / just
don't seem to be able to get
~ along any more, not for any
length of time. / fear me the time