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The Washington times., 1921-09-16
A Delightful Romance in Which Beautiful
Girl Makes Great Sacrifice for the
Gifted Young Man She Loves.

; asked her what salary she expect.
ed. and she told him. timidly.
IAN right" he said with . smile,
'if 1t suits you It certainly suits me.
VIII you begin tomorrow"
whenever you wish. Mr.. Quar-
rem"
well. there won't be very much
to do for q while." he said laugh
ingiy. except to sit at that desk
and look ornamental"
She flushed. then smiled and
thanked him for giving her the
position, adding with another
blush that she would do her best.
Only . Short Time.
"Your BEST" he said anniably,
will probably be exactly what. we
require. :. DID you bring any
letters?"
She hesitated: "one." she said
gravely. She searched in Der reti-
cuie. found It. and handed It to
ouarren who read II In silence,
then returned Il to her.
you were stenosrapher In Mr..
sprowl's private Officer"
Yes"
'-This letter isn't signed by Mr..
sprowL"
mo. by Mr.. Kyle. his private
secretary"
"It seems You were there only
six months"
"Six months"
"And before that where were
your
, At home"
"oh; Mr.. sprowl was your first
employer"
Yes"
why did you Ieave7"
The girl hesitated so long that
he thought she had not understood,
and was about to repeat The ques-
ton when something in her pailor
and In her uplifted eyes checked
him.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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Copyright BY Robert W. Chambsra)
The Washington times., 1921-09-16
A Spirited and Swiftly Moving Romance of
Hearts and High Society, by the Greatest
Living Master of Fiction.

, picture painted hundreds Of years
ago by q great italian master. 1t
is called 'Danae.' Jupiter, you
know, came to her in q shower Of
gold"
They all have to come across
with It," remarked the Mink.
Somebody observed that IL the
police caught the dago who painted
1t they'd pinch him. -a..
Quarren Sees Them Go.
To make diversion. and with her
own fair hands. Cyrille Caldera sum-
n,oned the derelicts to sandwiches
and ginger ale; and De Groot. DASH
ing more unmanly moisture from
his monocle, went about resolutely
shaking hands. while westguard
and the hirsute young man sang
Comrades" with much feeling.
Quarren, still unrecognized, edged
his way out and rejoined Dankmere
on the front stoop. Neither made
any comment on the proceedings.
Later the derelicts. moodily re-
plete, shuffled borth into the night.
herded lovingly by De Groot. still
shaking hands.
From the corner of the street op-
posite. Quarren and Dankmere OBJ
served their departure. and. later.
they beheld De Groot and Mrs.
Caldera slip around the block and
discreetly disappear into a 1912
touring car with silver mountings
and two men in livery on the box.
Westguard, true to his principles,
took a car and Quarren and the Earl
returned to their gallery with mixed
emotions. and opened every window
top and bottom.
IT'S all right in its way. sup
pose" said Quarren. Probably De
Groot means we'll, but there's no
conversation possible between a man
who has Just dined rather heavily
and a man who has no chance Of
dining at ALL"
Like preaching Christ to the poor
from a Fifth avenue pulpit" said
Dankmere. vaguely.
How do you mean7"
"A church on a side street would
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seem to serve the purpose. And the
poor need the difference"
IT don't know about those mat
ters."
mo; don't neither. It's easy,
cheap and popular to knock the
clergy Still. somehow or
other, can't seem to forget that
the Disciples were poor-and It
bothers me q lot, Quarren."
Quite Unexpected.
Quarren said: Haven't you and
I enough to worry US concerning
our own morals?"
Dankmere, who had been closing
up and piling together the under
takers camp chairs. looked around
at the younger man.
What did you say7' he asked.
1T said that probably you and I
would find no time left to criticize
either De Groot or the clergy, II
we used our leisure in self-examina-
ton.
His lordship went on piling UP
chairs. When he finished he started
wandering around, hands in his
pockets. Then he turned out all the
electric lamps. drew the bay!window
curtains wide so that the silvery
radiance from the arc-light opposite
made the darkness dimly lustrous.
A little breeze stirred the hair
on Quarren's forehead; Dankmere
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dropped into the depths Of an arm
chair near him. For q while they
sat together in darkness and silence.
then the Englishman said abruptly:
you've been very kind to me-"
ouarren glanced UP surprised.
"why not7"
because nobody else has any
decent words to say to mo or Of
me-"
Quarren. amused, said: ''How do
you know that have. Dankmere7"
"A man knows some things. For
example, most people take me for
an ass--they don't tell me 10 but
I know It. And II they don't take
mo for an ass they assume that
I'm something worse-because I
have a title Of sorts. no money, an
inclination for tho stage and tho
people who make living out Of it,
Looking for q Rich Wife.
Also" Quarren reminded him.
you are looking for . wealthy
wife"
God bless my souli Am I the
only chap in America who happens
to be doing thatT'
mo; but you're doing II con-
spicuously."
You mean that I'm honest about
TT"
ouarren laughed: Anyway, per-
haps that's ono reason why like
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woman, who says she Is well recon.
mended. advertised In Thursdays
paper. and wrote her from Witch.
Hollow to come around Sunday
morning.
That's tomorrow"
Quarren nodded.
80 Dankmere trotted Jauntily
away into the night, and Quarren
locked the gallery and went to bed.
certain that he was destined to
dream Of Streisa- But the sleek, mar
row head and slightly protruding
eyes Of Langly Sprowi was the only
vision that peered cautiously at hin
through his sleey.
Very. Very Warm.
Tho heated silence of a Sunday
morning In June awoke him from q
somewhat restless night. Bathed
and shaved. he crept forth Imply
to breakfast at the Founders Club,
where he still retained O member
ship. There was not q soul there ex-
cepting himself and the servants-
scarcely q person on the avenue and
cross streets which he traversed
going and coming. only one or two
old men selling Sunday papers at
street stands. an old hag cleaning
In the cutters. and the sparrows.
Clothing was q burden. He had
some pongee garments which he put
on, installed himself In the gallery
with q Sunday paper. an iced lime
julep and q cigarette, and awaited
the event OF the young lady who had
advertised all about bookkeeping.
stenography and typewrtting and
could prove It.
She came about noon-a pale
young girl. very slim in her limp
black gown. and. at ouarren's In.
vitation. seated herself at the
newly purchased desk Of tho firm.
Here. at his request. she took
q page or two Of dictation from
him and typed It rapidly and 40
curately.
She had her own system Of
bookkeeping which she explained
to the young man who seemed to
think It satisfactory. Then he
The Washington times., 1921-09-16
THE RHYMING OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis

A BOUT year ago. my son. the
u cash was rolling In; but this
A Is 1921 and purses all are
thin. But even yet. though times
are slack. from gloom I gain re-
spite by letting memory ramble
back to seasons Of delight. We
had fried chicken every day and
watermelon. too, for boldly to my
self ia say: There's naught too
good for you!" Tho shirts wore
were silken stuff, my banlxies were
the same, for life had used me
pretty rough until those good times
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SOIL AND THE SOUL
BY w. A. McKeever.

ducing q sturdy. high-minded gener-
alton Of men and women through
the use of exclusive urban methods
and agencies Of culture. At some
time in the distant future the cities
will perish as places of residence.
They will be merely trade CEN
ters, while every acre Of the sur
face Of Gods great footstool will
be given over to human culture as
its first function-with people every
where spread out upon it-and to
crop culture as an instrument Of
character development.
The exodus Of the Children of
Israel was a long-drawn-out school
Of disipline; but the soil upon which
they grew their after-generation be-
came a mighty school Of character
development-for their own young
Immediately and for the peoples Of
the earth remotely as Q pattern.
The Washington times., 1921-09-16
BY Robert w. Chambers.
Whose Novels Have Won Him In
ternational Fame.

Dear, dear friends" he said,
tremulously. believe me-oh. be.
heve me that the rich are not hap
py! Only the perspiring laborer
knows what is true contentment.
The question of poverty 10 a great
social question. With me it is re-
Lgion. Oh. could go on forever on
this subject, dear friends. and talk
on and on and on and on
(, Emotion again checked him-or
perhaps, he had lost the thread Of
his discourse or possibly he had at
tanned its limit-but he filled It out
by coming down from the platform
and shaking hands SO vigorously
that the gardenia in his lapel pres
emily feel out.
Cyrille Caldera rose, fresh and
dainty and smiling, and discoursed
single-tax and duplex tenements,
getting the two subjects mixed, but
not minding that. Also she pointed
at the Gala lily and explained that
the"1ily was the emblem Of purity.
Which may have had something to
do with something or other.
Then Westguard arose once more
and told them all about the higher
type Of novel he was writing for
humanity's sake. and became so in
terested and absorbed in his own
business that the impatient shut
fling Of shabby feet on the floor
alone interrupted him.
Has anybody" inquired De
Groot. sweetly. ANY vital question
to ask-any burning inquiry Of
haps long remained unanswered in
deeper. loftier import, which as per-
his hearth"
A gentleman known usually Is
mike the Mink" arose and indicated
with derisive thumb a picture among
the Dankmere collection optimistical-
ly attributed to Correggio:
els that Salome, mister" he in
quired with a leer.
De Groot looked at the canvas,
slightly startled.
"No. my dear friend; that Is q
The Washington times., 1921-09-16
Robert w. Chambers ,ss;" s;:;;
Who's Who in 'The Streets of AscalOn"

STRELSA LEEDS-A charming young
widow, who comes to New York and is spon-
sored by one of the leaders Of society.
RICHARD QUARREN-A gifted young idler,
who falls in love with Strelsa.
LANGLY SPROWL-A multi-millionaire,
who has determined to marry Strelsa, and
who has explained his unsavory past to her
by seemingly frank talk,
SIR CHARLES MALLISON-A rich Eng
lishman, who has long hoped to win
Strelsa's heart.
MARY LEDWITH-Who, betrayed by
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FOR LOVE By Rub. Ruby M.

) flung himself into Q chair. Where
was Evaf-supposing he never saw
her again7 A hundred doubts and
fears had tortured him since he had
satisfied himself that she was not
with Calligan: she had no friends in
New York to whom she could go
Where was she? Where
was she? His own helplessness
nearly drove him mad. A stifled
groan escaped him.
Calligan turned. He looked at
Philip sharply. "All right?" he ask
ed with gruff sympathy.
Philip scowled.
GO and get the wood-I'm
frozen"
CaIligan went away. He crossed
tho hall Quitely, and opened the IL
brary door. Darkness and silence
here, too. and he had spent 80 many
happy hours in this room.
Something seemed to catch him
by the throat as he thought Of the
past and realized that after tonight,
whatever happened. II could never
come again. Though he had not
known It., he had parted from Eva
finally last night when he urged her
TO go to the country. She would
not have gone II he had said one
word to keep her.
He CROPPED along the waIl for the
light, and switched II on. The log
box was close to tho fireplace; he
turned towards II, then stopped with
a little choking cry. for there, curl.
ed up in the big leather armchair,
fast asleep, was Philips wife.
He stood transfixed in the door
way: for a moment the shock of
seeing Eva robbed him Of all
power; then with an effort he
pulled himself together. closed the
door softly behind him, and went
over to her as she lay asleep In
the big armchair.
There was an infinite tenderness
in his face; he loved her 10 we'll
loved her with all the great un-
selfishness of which he was capa-
BILE, and he knew as plainly as II he
had been told that this moment
had been given to him in which to
bid her good-by.
He had only desired her happi-
ness, and he knew instiE ctively
that she stood now on its threshold,
and that whatever small place he
had filled in her life It would soon
uO iOukeT SAlSt, BToatcTs more COM
plete happiness would wipe out
everything else, and II she ever
thought Of him at all IL would be
perhaps q little ashamedly when
she remembered the broken confess
sion she had once made to him.
She was sleeping so peacefully.
She still wore her big travelling
GOAT. and from its big outstanding
collar her dainty head and slender
throat rose like some graceful
flower. Her hat had fallen on to
the floor beside her, and her hair
was slightly ruffled by the cush.
ions of the big chair.
Had she meant to como to him,
even rs Philip had said7-in his
heart he longed to know, and yet
now he never would.
He wondered how he would have
acted had she done such q thing
II he would have been man enough
to send her away or II he would
have taken advantage Of her lono-
linecs and unhappiness to bind her
to him.
II would not have cant happi-
ness for either Of them. He was
wise enough to know that and to
know also that she had never
cared for anyone but Philip.
To Be Continued TomorrovJ d.
The Washington times., 1921-09-16
Anecdotes of
the Famous

This story Is told Of Anatoie
France. the favorite novelist He
wished to go away for a long holi-
day. and in order to do SO he wrote
the whole CT q serial beforehand,
giving the manuscript to tho editor
in carefully-numbered installments
SO there should be no confusion.
Despite this precaution. when he
returned he found thst the editor
had printed tho story backwards.
1T makes no difference" the
editor assured him. mo one no.
tlced that anything was wrong"
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They went down the stairs to
gether. At the bottom Philip said
shsmefacedly: Tom"
"Well7"
IL should like to beg your
pardon"
Calligan laughed mirthlessly.
"Oh. / shouldn't do that As I
told you. IL I'd been given the OPP
portunity you might be looking for
me now with q revolver"
He went on into the streets hur-
riedly to avoid further words. He
spoke to Peter. A cold, miserable
looking Peter. huddled up in the
car. half asleep.
Peter listened sullSily to CALI
gan's brief explanation.
Its all a wild-goose chase he
said irritably. She's probably homo
all the TIME. Why doesn't Philip
phone up and seer"
He couldn't get an answer at
this time of the morning: nobody
ever hear the ring" He gave Peter
a little shove. Move up and make
room-we're going round to the
apartments"
The three crushed into the mar
row seat and Philip took the wheel
again.
The eyes Of the three mon were
straining through the darkness TO
catch sight OF the windows Of the
place long before they had reached
1t. But there was no light in any
of them, and Peter shivered as he
moved his cramped limbs and fol-
lowed his companion to the door.
There was a faint tinge Of day
light in the sky. It was an eerie
gray Light that gave them all q
wretched, ghostly appearance az
Philip opened the door with his
latchkey.
There was not . sound In tho
apartments; the place had . hor-
rtbly deserted look In the flood Of
the electric light jerked on By
Philips impatient hand.
None Of them spoke; Peter and
Calligan stood waiting while
Philip went across to his wife's
room and opened the door. They
heard the little click made by the
switch as he turned the light on,
and then II seemed an interminable
silence before he came back to
them.
He shook his head; he could not
trust his voice; he lead the way to
the diningroom and the others fol-
lowed.
There was a dead fire In the srafe
and the blinds were undrawn, let
ting In the first grey streak Of dawn;
the whole room looked cheerless and
depressing.
Philip threw his coat down on a
chair; he knelt down by the fire and
tried to fan its leadness into flame
with a newspaper-there was a curl
ously grey tinge in his face.
Callignn stood by. silently watch
ing.
Suddenly he spoke:
You want some sticks, old man
there used to be some kept in the log
box In your study" ..
Philip glanced up and away again:
bitter pain shot through his heart.
Calligan had spoken quite naturally,
as II he knew everything about the
workings Of the place.
"All right-you might get some"
He had not even known that there
was . log box himself. Calligan
must have been very much at homo
here, he thought, In spite OF his pro-
tended indifference.
He threw the newapaper aaids and
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came And 20 I ssidi I'm going
good: I'll take the best there Is.
And in q mad and merry mood ]
1unked my old tin Liz I bought
another car or two to take the
Mvver's place; far faster than my
income grew I blew 1t into space.
Oh. salaries were mighty fine a
few brief months ago. but now
they've slumped and ! opine 1t
won't be long TIL snow. But as l
dine on frugal hash. I've learned
from this mad prank, when next
get q little cash I'll stow It all In
bank!
The Washington times., 1921-09-16

IN HE exodus Of the Children Of
Israel toward the Promised
Land was not merely one Of
the greatest events in history, but
Il svmbolized the purpose Of the Al
mighty in regard to the necessary
connection between the human
young and the common soil.
The Promised Land" figurative-
II speaking, is the eternal God
given desire Of every normal child
to srow to maturity in close con-
tract with the primitive earth.
Properly understood, soil culture is
first Of all soul culture. The first
and only great production Of the
farm is Q better crop Of boys and
girls. Grain and livestock are mere
Incidents.
America has pet 10 show its first
sxample OF the possibilities Of pro-
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Sprowl, at last sees the good in Chester
Ledwith, the husband she tossed aside.
over lot of family pictures and incident
= ally starts Quarren on the road to useful
ness.
MOLLY WYCHERLY-A great friend of
Strelsa's, who breaks to Quarren the news
that the young widow has lost all her
money.
MRS. SPROWL-A Fifth avenue dowager
who undertakes matrimonial campaign
for Strelsa, hoping to marry her to Sir
Charles Madison.
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you. At first I also thought It was
merely stupidity"
Dankmere crossed his short legs
and lighted his pipe;
"The majority of your better
people have managed not to know
me. I've met q lot Of men of
sorts, but they draw the Line across
their home threshoids-most of
them. Is II the taint Of vaudeville
that their wives sniff at, or my
rather celebrated indigence7"
Both. Dankmere and then
some"
''oh. I see. Many thanks for
telling me. take Il you mean
that II was my first wife they shy
at"
Quarren remained silent.
"She was a bar-maid." remarked
the Earl I'VE were quite happy
until she died"
ouarren made q slight motion of
comprehension.
~of course. my marrying her
damned us BOTH" observed the
Earl
-Of course"
-ouite 90. People would have
stood for anything else. But
she wouldn't-you may think It
odd. And was In love-so
there you are"
For q while they smoked in the
semi-darkness without exchanging
The Washington times., 1921-09-16
This Day in Our History

THIS is the anniversary of the death, in 1876, Of
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, the perfector Of the
thermometer and scientist. He discovered that
other liquids besides water had fixed boiling point
The Washington times., 1921-09-16
Harvest Noon N0,D Visible

THE harvest moon, this year in mid-September, is
: the full moon that occurs nearest the autumnal
equinox. The slope of the elliptic is such that the
moon rises the same hour successive nights.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE UNITED STATES COM
 MISSIONER'S COURT FOR THE
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
 DIVISION, CORDOVA PRECINCT
 AT CORDOvA.
 In the Matter of the Estate of George
 P. Laubach, Deceased. No. 147.
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned was duty and regularly appointed by the probate court of the Cordova precinct, Territory of Alaska, on the 18th days of April, 1921, administrator of the estate of George P. Laubach, deceased. Notice hereby given to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publica- tion of this notice, to said admins. trator at the law offices of Donohoe & Dimond in the Town of Cordova. Territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of busi- ness of said estate in the Territory of Alaska.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 18th day of April, 1921. HARRY w. ACHISON, Administrator of the es. tate of George P. Laubach, Deceased.
 DONOHOE & DIMOND, | 0r Attorneys for administrator. First publication. April 20, 1891. Last publieation/ May IS, 1891.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-14

things as fast as it was earned, and raster in many cases. And now there are no jobs and no money in the bank
 Notwithstanding the fact that con. ditions generally are bad in Seattle. rents continue high, due largely to the fact that taxes are excessive Prices on food and clothing, however, have declined considerably. The suspension of numerous .- of Seattle's industries, MT. Hanot says, Is attributed to the increasing de- mands of labor and the unwilling ness of workers to give fair ex- change of labor for the pay re, ceived. Too much unionism, is the way many of the big employers ex- plain the situation. and the present unemployment throughout the entire country is caluculated to put labor in frame of mind to be less exact ing in their demands
 Pending readjustment of condi- t1ons in the states the trend of travel appears to be toward Alaska and MT. Hanot asserts that the Alaskan engineering commission could easily recruit 10000 men in Seattle, by the offer of a summers work
 Speaking of the railroad, MT. Hanot, who mushed over the trail be- tween ends of steel and had an op- portunity to observe the work along the way, believes the commission will have no difficulty in connecting the , road according to plans. The project does not present the obstacles that he had expected to see
 Like others who had returned to Alaska from the states recently MT. Hanot says the outside is far from being dry, and it is his opinion that It would break the government to en- force the dry law. Canada, whence most of the liquor comes, is getting rich from the illicit traffic and it is the boast of the Canadians that they will be able to pay off their war debt within very short time if the traffic continues. Good Canadian whisky, MT. Hanot says. can be bought in Seattle for $S quart and $2 cheaper by the case. And from what he saw, it does not require difficult maneu- vering to get it, so numerous and bold are the bootleggers. Good whis- key is so plentiful there is no mar ket for mule"
 MT. Hanot will spend the summer on his ground on Pedro creek, put ting it in shape for open cut oper- ations a year hence. He estimates that he has enough work ahead of him to keep him busy for half a dozen years.
 MT. Hanot went to Fairbanks and will be joined there by Mrs. Hanot shortly after the water runs.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
Perfect Window Shades. $l.l5

About $50 Heavy Siclian Stripe Awnings. sizes
at most any window. Offered special for this
sale, $3.50 each.
Palais Royal-Second Floor.