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The Washington times., 1921-10-10

dering his bsffled fury a. long a.
Sprowi remained In sight.
It was not all bad disposition.
sprowi, who cared nothing for
animals. hated tho bull. and. when
nothing more attractive offered. was
accustomed to come to the fence.
irritaet the animal. lure him within
range. and strike him. He lad done
II many times; and. some day. he
meant to go into the pasture with .
rifle. stand the animals charge. and
shoot him. a.,
1t was calm. primrose tinted
sunset where. trees and hills and
distant spire loomed goldsn-black
against the yellow west. No trees
had yet turned. although. here and
there on Wooded hills. single dis
colored branches broke the green
monotony. "-., - ,,F
No buckwheat had yet been cut,
but above the ruddy fields of stalk
the snow Of. tho blossoaas had be-
come tarnished In .so,nise Of ma
turity--ltne first, rten' ,nttion Of
autumn. except for q few harvest
apples yellow amid green isaves. 4
He had ssarted without any def
mite plan. a confident but patti ,
opportunist; and as he spproaci =
the Ledwith property and finai.y
sighted the chimneys Of the house
above the trees. somsthing-soms
errant thought. seemed TO amuss
him, for he smiiod slightly. His
smile was as rare az his laughter
and as brief; and there remained
no trace OF It as he swung up the
last hill and stood there gazing
ahead. r. f.''
Autumn in Full Charm.
The sun had set, A delicate
purple haze already dimmed dis
tances; and the twilight which
falls more swiftly as summer
deepens into autumn was already
stealing into every hollow and
ravine. darkenins the aiders where
the stream stole swampwards. A
few laggard crows were still king
ing toward the woods, q few
flocks of blackbirds passed over
head almost unseen against the
sky. Somewhere some gardener
had been burning leaves sad
refuse, and the Odor made the dusk
more autumn-like.
AS he crossed the line separat-
ing his land from the Ledwith es-
tate he nodded to the daughter of
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) good oodl oparrsnl can't stand
there" M
He vas strussiing toward Sprowi
and ouasrsn was trying to r.:-h
him back into the hall.
"You ssid that you had given up
any idsa Of personal vsnseancsi''
he painted. Let me deal with him
quistiy-"
''I didn't know what was say
Ing" retsrted Ledwith. strlinins
away from the man who held him.
his eyes fixed on sDrowi. II tell
you can't remain quiet and ses
that blacksuard In this houss-"
but he's going. tell you. Hes
gsang without = row-without any
noise. Can't you let me manage
He could not drag Ledwith to
the door. 20 he forced him into .
chair and stood guard. slancing
back across his shoulder at Sprowl.
You'd better co." he gsid in q
low. but perfectly distinct voice.
aprowi. stun holding hir cigar.
sauntsrsd 5>swsrd into the drawing
room.
II suppoSs you are armed" he
said coptsmptuously, II you
threaten me I'll take away your
guns and Slap both your fa.e~-aak
the other pup how II feels. ouarrsn."
Ledwith struggled TO r'ss but
Qpsrren had him fast.
'-0et out Of here. Sprowi. he said.
You'll have . bad time Of It II he
gets away from me-"
sprowi stared. hands in his
pockets. putting his cigar.
Tive . notion to kick you both
out" he drawied.
'It would be . mistake" painted
Quarren. Cant you 60 while
there's time. Sprowi! ! tell you he'll
kin you in this room II you don't
1T won't-ktll himlLet no Of me,
ouarren," gasped Ledwith. IL
won't do murder; I've promised you
that-fof her sake
Let him loose, Quarren." said
Sprewl. . - -
He waited for 4 full minute.
watching the struggling men IN silent
contempt. Then with safus he
went out into the hall. ietsurely put
on his hat, picked up his stick, open
ed the door and sauntered out into
the darkness.
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
BY LOrettO C.. Lyncn

" VERY normal girl dreams Of
the day when she shall have
a home of her own with the
dearest husband in the world. And
1t is unfortunate that many of orr
girls only begin to make prepara-
tions for that home shortly before
the marriage. The other day while
shopping in q department store 1
met a girl Of sixteen picking over
the bargains in linen. One casual
remark brought another, and then
she informed me that she was
gathering linens for the beginning
of her home-t be.
aren't you sG.y young to think
of marriage with all its serious
problems?"
The dainty blue-eyed creature
smiled at me and said: why,
dear lady, I haven't even a sweet
heart-I haven't any idea of get
ting married for several years. 1
am merely keeping these things
and quite a few others for my
dream home"
So many fall brides have writ
ten me asking for advice as to
how to begin to make a home that
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He had decided to wait until MS
cigar had been ieisurely finished.
Then. other measures = perhaps
walking upstairs. unannouncod'
perhaps an unresentful withdrawal.
a note by mossenssr. and another
attempt to 500 her tomorrow-he
did not yet know--had arrived At
no conciusion-but would make up
his nAnd when he finished his
cigar and then do whatevsr eau
ton dictated.
Once a servant came to the do'sr
to look around for him. and when
she discovered him in the hall
light Of the music room she Do
parted hastily for regions above.
This amused Sprowi.
Consultations.
As he lounged there, thoroutJ Jhly
comfortable. he could hear an oc-
casional stir In distant regions OF
the house. servants moving per-
haps, a door opened or closed.
faint creaks from the stairs. Once
the distant sounds indicated that
somebody was using q telephons;
once, as he neared tho end Of his
cigar, q gray cat stole In. caught
sight of him. halted. her startled
eyes fixed on him. then turned and
scuttled out into the hall.
Finally he rose. flicked his cigar
ashes into tho fireplace, stretched
his powerful frame. yawnsd. and
glanced at his watch.
At the same instant somebody
entered the front door with . latch
key.
sprowi stood perfectly still. in
terested. waiting; and two mon.
bare-headed and in svenins dress.
came swiftly but silently into the
drawing room. One was Quarrsn.
the other Chester Ledwith. Quar-
rem took hold Of Ledwith's arm
and tried to draw him out OF the
room. Then Ledwtth caught sight
of sprowI and started toward him.
but ouarren again seized his COM
panion by the shoulder and dragged
him back. -
ct tell you te keep quiet" he
said In a low voics-"Keep out OF
this!--go out Of the house?"
ct can't. ouarren! i"
"You promised not to come IN
until the man had left"
IT know 1t. / meant to-but,
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
BY w. A. McKeever.

<<rNOR more than twenty years
T. have been mothering
- boys-having no children
of my own.
Perhaps the best talent that
God ever gave on Of MY class is
a loving, sympathetic mother
heart. encourage boys to con-
fide in me, and thus try to lead
them to a happier. better life. I
write to their mothers and even
to their sweethearts when thsIgs
are mot going well, and try to put
them right.
This in response to one Of my
short articles, q patient worker
with youths remarks incidentally
while she makes a direct plea for
assistance In guiding q very prom
isi..s youth through college. 1t is
but another cry of the patient,
eternal mother.love seeking its own
in service. There is scarcely any
thing more beautiful or more
sacred in all the types Of human
behavior.
But our mission here is not to
praise the devotion Of mother SER
vice as defined and illustrated
above. That carries its own rich
reward within its performances.
Our purpose is rather to commend
the ideal to the many childless
mother natures about us which
have perhaps grown a bit chilled
or indifferent through inactiop.
Pick up almost any daily paper
and you may read accounts OF
many young mon implicated in
wrongdoing. Where are the
mothers OF the hosts of youthful
evil-doers of today7 Are they hv-
ing or deads And IL living in body.
are they not dead in spirit and in
the love natural to ordinary SYM
pathetic mothers7 Can u boy long
endure In his evil in case there Is
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
FROCKS FOR
THE DANCE
BY Rita Stuyyesant.

n AME FASHION is busy cr>-
ating lovely frocks for the
seasons "debs," especially
dance frocks.
The dark bobbed.haired girl viii
look picturesque in a dance dress
of flame-colored saffeta, frilled for
the occasion. A bodice fitted to the
figure is made with tiny puffed
sleeves, frilled at the edges. The
skirt is full and circular, although
shirred little at the waistline.
Heavy cord is arranged in three
sections on the skirt and a slim
silver girdle is used at the hips.
With this flame frock one wears
silver slippers and stockings and
a silver wreath Of laurel leaves In
the hair.
A simple dress is made Of tur-
quoise and orchid georgette over a
foundation Of silver cloth. A prin-
cess slip, made scapt and narrow
with shoulder straps, is the founda-
ton and over this is q double sleeve
less Jumper dress Of the georgette.
The bottom Of the crepe is deep
ly scalloped and picoted In silver
thread. A silver girdle and q few
velvet flowers In pastel shades
tucked into the side make q delight
ful finish.
Apple green taffeta and silver lace
combine wonderfully well In
dainty dance frock. The bandeau Is
topped with silver lace epaulets. and
is attached to a twopiece skirt, not
too full. Side tunics with several
inserts of the silver lace hang loose
on the sides and are made very foil.
A sash OF orchid velvet about-a half
inch wide is topped by a bouquet OF
old-ume followers.
Various shades Of yellow, gold and
orange georgette create clever
frock for evening wear, made in
several tiers, over foundation OF
pale lemon charmeus. The tiers are
scalloped in gold thread, and with
this gold sandals are worn.
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
Absorbing Story of Hearts and High Society by the
i Master Hand of the Most Gifted Living
G Writer of Fiction.

one OF his own gardeners who was
passing with . collie; and then he
turned I, look again At the child
whose slender grace and freshness
interested him. 80
Look out for the bull. Europa"
he said. staring after her as she
walked on. .)
She looked back at him. laugh
insiy. and thanked him and went
on quite happily. the collie r'>1-
ding At her heels. Recently sprowl
had been very pleasant to her.
When she was out Of sight he
started forward. climbed tho fence
into the road. followed It to the
driveway. and followed that among
the elms and Norway frs to the
porch.
1t wss 90 dark here among the
trees that only the lighted tran
som guided hif up mo steps.
To the maid who camc to the
door he said cooliy: Say to Mrs.
Lsdwith that Mr.. sprowi wishes to
sec her for q moment on, very
important matter" ~
still Inpsripus.
Mrs. Lsdvith 10 not at homo.
sir."~s IA -
'"WhatY"
Mrs. Lsdwith IL not at homo"
where IL she; out7" y
"Y-yes, SIR" :.
"whsrsr" ..,- '-r
IT don't know, sr"-
- "yes. you do.. Mrs. Lsdwith !s
at home but he's GIVEN YOU in
structions ooncerning me. Isn't
that sof" ~
The maid. crimson and embar-
rssed. made no answsr. and he
walked past her into the drawing
room.
Light up ehero." he said.
please dr. r' .r
do a. tell you, my good girl.
Here where's the button? -
trerer as the pretty room sprang
into light. Now. never mind your
instructions but go and say to
Mrs. Ledwtth that I must 500
her" y-s S.. ..,-t g., - n.
He calmly unfolded nat packet
Of fresh bank notes. selected one.
changed II, on reflection for an
other Of higher denomination. and
handed it to her. The girl hesi-
tated. still irresolute until he lifted
his narrow head and stared at her.
Then she went away hurriedly.
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
BY Robert w. Chambc-s.
Whose Novels Have Won HIM In
ternational Fame.

Whose Novels Have Won HIM In
ternationai Fame.
<<T HE damned little IDIOT
sprowl mused-"cuttinE
away to Reno before I
knew what she was up to-
and involving US both In that talk.
What did she flstter herself want
ed. anyway -. :. But I ought
20 have called on her at once! Now
It's going to be difficult"
Yet he sullenly welcomed the diff
ficulty-hopsd that she'd hold out.
That was what he wanted, the sx-
citement Of 1t to take his mind !eom
Strelsa-keep him interested and
employed until the moment arrived
once more when he might venture
to See her again. He was, by hsbit.
a patient man. Only in the csss~ Of
Strelsa Leeds had passion ev IF pre-
maturely betrayed him; and. i acing
his porch there In the darkness. he
set his teeth and wondered at him
self and cursed himself. unable to
reconcile what he. knew Of himself
with what he had done to the only
woman he had ever wished to marry
asie last resort.
ror two weeks Sprowl kept to
himself. Few men understood better
than he what was the medicinal
value Of time. Only once had he
dared ignore 1t.
A New Move. -.
So one evening. late In August.
sttll dressed in knickerbockers and
heather spats, he walked from his
lawn across country to make the
first move in a new game with
Mary Ledwith.
Interested. confident. already
amused, and in far better spirits
than he had been for many a day,
swinging his walking-stick, his
restless eyes seeing everything and
looking directly at nothing.
Which was a mistake on his part
for once, because, crossing q pas
ture corner, his own bull, advanc-
ing silently from a clump Of viii
lows, nearly caught him; but
Sprowl went over the fence and.
turning, brought down his heavy
stick across the brute's ringed
nose; and ths animal beloved at
him and tore up the sod and fol-
lowed along inside the fence thun-
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When she returned to say that
Mrs. Lewith Was not at home to
Mr.. sprowi, he shrugged and bade
her inform her mistress that their
meeting was not a matter of choice
but Of necessity; and that he would
remain where he was until she re-
ceived him.
His Own Game.
Again the maid went away. evil
IDENTIFY frightened, and spriwi
lighted a cigarette and began to
saunter about. - |:isu he had ex-
amined everything In the room he
strolled into the farther room. 1t
was unlighted and suited him to
sit in; and he installed himself in
a comfortable chair and throwing
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9 Quarren

his cigarette into the fireplace.
lighted q cigar. ,
This was q, game he understood
"a waiting spme. The game was
traditional with his fol- sfathers;
every one of them had played IL;
their endless patience had made .
fortune to which each in turn had
added before he died. Patience
and courage--courage Of the sort
known a. persc.aal bravery--had
distinguished all his race He him
self had inherited, patience. and
has used It wisely except in that
one inexplicable casel-and per-
sonai courage in him had never
been lacking. nor had what often
accompanies 1t, coolness, obstinacy
and -effrontery.
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
Wit and Wisdom

Clothes were an invention of the
devil to prevent the world getting
too moral.
Opportunities, like girls, wsre
made to be embraced.
A mans income depends mainly
on his wife's output.
OH IL still the favorite gambling
counter in the city. Even the sar-
dimes are I'm II.
The best remedy for a bad heart
attack 10 another girl.
Marriage must be q relation either
of sympathy or of conquest.
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
THE MOTHER HEART

just one 1nOther HedIt PfUIIeTIHS
it's affectionate rninistrations?
And. IN, case no natural mother
comes forward quickly with her
soul.purging treatment, cannot some
other woman at once spring into
the place, as Is being done by the
faithful one described above?
1t must be so. Every natural
boy while in the formative period
Of youth must have a patient, faith
full mothering to guide him into
higher destiny or his place will
most likely be with the perishing
element of humanity.
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
Do you know that

Natural history has many stu
dents in Canada proper and the
provinces. The town OF Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia, has recently purchased
an island in It's local Lake George
as a bird sanctuary for great black
backed Gulls.
China, which anticipated Eu-
ropean civilization In almost every.
thing scientific, started ZOO In
II y. C., and that II was true
geological collection and not a men
aserie In shown by the name they
xnvs it-''Intelligence Park"
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
ringer illustrated by James Montgomery agg Begins Here Soon
This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the formal opening, in
1845, of the u. s. Naval Academy at Annapolis
This school Is to navy what West Point s to army,
and both maintain high standard of education.
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
Another Convention of, Planets.

WITH the exception of Mercury and UUranus-the
" Mercury will join them at the end of the month
--an planets now in morning sky. Jupiter and
The Washington times., 1921-10-10
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN 4
Greatly Perplexed.
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAlffAA
am engaged to be married
soon and am greatly troubled over
the fact that my fiance has never
told me what his salary il, and 1t
seems as though I should know
IL we are to save and plan to-
gether. 1 dOn't like to come out
point blank and ask, him. am q
business girl and can appreciate
what 1t takes to run modern
home.
Another thing is that he says
we should live at his home with
his mother and brother. They
are not dependent on him and
believe II is purely selfishness on
their part to expect a young mar
ried couple to start out that way.
have seen and heard Of like
cases that all spelled shipwrecked
happiness. A young couple should
start out alone, no matter how
small or simple the home. Don't
YOU think my fiance should con-
slider my happiness little, as that
has been one OF my fondest
dreams7
Is there something else expected
Of a girl outside of her trousseau
and hope chest Of household linens,
etc.
A VERY PERPLExED GIRL.
VOU surely have a right to know
i how much the young man
makes. / don't believe would
marry him until / did know.
There may be trouble ahead for
you II you don't know how much
you will have to depend upon for
household expenses.
You are quite right when you
say that young couple should
start out alone, IL possible. Some
times II is impossible to do this.
Have talk with the young man
and insist tha. hN tell you the
reason why he vans to live with
his mother and brother. This may
clear up the money question for
you.
A bride may furnish the kitchen
utensils II she desires to do 50.
The Washington times., 1921-10-10

~ AME FASHION is busy era
- ating lovely frocks for the
~ seasons "debs," especially
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-05-13
MINES LIGHTED BY CANDLES
In South Africa Their Employment
Has Caused an Enormous Demand
-Little Used in America.

The gold, diamond and other
mines OF South africa are enormous
consumers Of candles. According to
the commercial year book for 1920
of the Johannesburg chamber Of
commerce. these mines in the pre-
ceding IL months used 9,917,7 16
pounds Of parafin ten-ounce candles.
The bulk Of these, s,218,S6 pounds,
was consumed in the gold mines of
the Rand.
In the coal mines Of the United
States no candles are used, for fear
Of dust explosions, but a great many
Of them are burned in our metal
mines. Even in the latter, carbide
lamps are preferred, and these have
been replaced to some extent by cleo
trio lamps fed from small storage
batteries. The battery is attached
to the miners back at the waist, the
cord passing up behind and over his
head to the lamp fixed above his
forehead.
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PITY THE DOCTORS.

Notwithstanding the fact that
considerable sport has been
made of the opinion of former
Attorney General Palmer that
the Volstead law permits the
use of wine and beer as "medi-
cine" the issue is not as lack
ing in seriousness as might be
expected. 1t is not denied that
the eighteenth amendment bans
intoxicants only as a beverage.
While some doctors see in the
Palmer ruling, once it becomes
operative, an opportunity of
making a few extra sheckels by
the dispensing of prescriptions
for beer, just as these same doc
tors are not averse to earning
some money by giving prescript-
ions for wiskey, it is doubtful if
any physician capable of earn
ing a living by the practice of
medicine is keen for dispensing
beer as a cure-all.
Unless Representative Vol
stead succeeds in securing the
adoption of his bill to prevent
the use of beer as medicine"
druggists generally may be inn
portuned to come to the aid of
suffering humanity by permit
ing beer to be sold on the orders
of physicians.
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cosTs TO BE FRENCH RULER.

As he is not a rich man, NJ. Mil
lerand may find the financial aspect
Of the presidency somewhat Of an
anxiety, remarks the London Chron-
icle. The salary and allowances Of
the office total about $4,000 a
year, but most presidents have been
unable to meet all their expenses
without some recourse to their own
private purse.
NJ. Felix Faure ran through his
considerable fortune while in Office,
and died in debt, and Nine, Carnot
described the Elysee as "a place
where one is both bored and ruined"
NJ. FaIlieres, however, was alleged
to have spent only a sixth Of his al
lowance, and NJ. Greyy, too, was no.
toriously cheeseparing. But both
suffered in popularity by their
economy.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-05-13
HlTTlTE ONCE GREAT EMPIRE
English Scholar Tells Of Ancient Civ
ilization That Held Domination
over Western Asia.

The Hittites, of whom there is
frequent mention in the Old Testa-
ment, were discussed by David
George Hogarth Of Oxford, Eng
land at the University museum,
Philadelphia. He said that much
had happened in the ten or more
years since he talked in America Of
Hittite civilization. Carchemish, its
southern capital, has been ~excavated
during eight seasons before the war
and one since, the great progress
has been made in reading the cunei-
form archives Of Hattushash, its
capital in Cappadocio.
Much has been done, he added, to
weave the Hittite more intimately
into the web Of the ancient history
Of the Near East and to demonstrate
how greatly the geographical range,
both Of Mesopotamia and Of the
Anatolian peoples and cultures, has
been underestimate.
Several distinct peoples, speaking
different tongues and worshiping
divers gods. shared Hittite culture,
making a group dominating western
Asia from about 600 B. c. back to
an unknown antiquity, the lecturer
said. This Hittite empire must not
be thought Of in terms Of modern
empires. Little Of it was directly OF
constantly administered from Cap
padocia. Many districts we're only
intermittently attached to the crown.
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Some Oyerheard Romans.

Two men, one a stranger, the
other a resident, were coming
into town from the Myrick end
of town. The car they were rid
ing in, when reaching Highland
avenue began a strange shimmy
dance from side to side of the
street.
whats coming to us, fellow
passengers? ?" asked the strang-
er.
Take a look outside and you'll
see." the native answered.
whats the intention of all the
regularly set holes? Are we
driving over a links of some new
kind Of dance game?" the puz-
zled visitor queried again, as the
car continued to shimmy from
first one side Of the street and
then the other in an attempt of
the driver to miss stalling in
the many round holes just nice
.ly fitted to catch and hold the
wheels of a vehicle.
"This is the thoroughfare of
Lexington as we approach from
Myrick."
"Is Lexington then a suburb
of Myrick? The streets from
there to here are perfect, but,
in some way l have had the idea
that Lexington was an improy-
ed place. and something of a
town, what p