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The Washington times., 1921-04-14

f<D o you mean to tell me-"
cried incredulously. that
II at the end of your
story, | still feel so unrelated, you'll
disappear into the nowhere which
you camey"
The man who claimed to be my
long-lost father mopped his face
again with his gaudy handkerchief.
Then before he spoke, he ran the
tip OF his tongue over his thin lips.
Loving daughter, amt you.
m'dear?" he asked at last. with his
mouth corners curving back into
snarl as he stared at me for a
second before his beady eyes began
a purposeful darting Off about the
room. Here's friend Hyland re-
turning just in time to sit on the
fence.
Just minute" / interrupted.
making room for Father Andrew
as ] spoke and tucking my hand
into his under cover of the table,
cloth.
my girls fine folks don't know
about her real father yet but then
they ask you in my place, Hyland.
] amt the one to quarrel over 1T.
Apd | Amt the one to etblanket
But now, Anne and me has a mat
ter to bring up before the racing
board. and I'd like you to act as
starter and Judge in one"
"Please-Dad Lee" ! said, xinc-
ing as ! heard myself use the title.
Let's get this over without Civ
ing each other any more pain than
we must. ] want you to convince
me thae Dick West isn't playing an
important part in our reunion"
"Cut out the doubts. This here
West, who seems to worry you so,
come on his own mining business
TO the town where l was waitin'
the arrival of Hyland. As everyone
in the whole place knew. / was
waiting for news OF my folks back
East. They told him. Natural,
wasn't it,"
Perfectly, NATURAL" replied Faith
er Andrew, responding to a ques-
tioning look which appointed him
referee.
so far, so good" the old man
went on. Having nothing much
to do to pass the evening. West
come TO see a sick old man whose
shack was the visiting place for
lots of kind hearted young fell
lows And he asks me who my
folks are. Not being sure yet that
it's good turn TO look up my
daughter for all / needed her so,
says I'm waiting for a friend
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Advice to
Lovelorn
By Beatrice Fairfax.
WHY DO TIT

DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:
Can girl ever love a young
man who displays grotesque
taste in his selection of clothes?
He is a handsome chap, of fine
physique, both admittedly, although
he is of modest habits except in
eating in which he dearly loves to
indulge. Nevertheless, he persists
in wearing what my friends call
"cake-eater" suits. and n grieves
me. He has just come out" in
pleated back and front light af-
fair with leather buttons or knobs
and patch pockets with artistic
cut of lapels and baggy trousers
to match. He thinks 1t is snappy.
and as he is conceited and some
what OF a ladies' man 1. fear 1
shall lose him IL cannot put
some sense in his head. / hate to
tell him what every one thinks.
Please advise me. H. f..
II he has no sense, why do you
want him. II would seem as IL
you were trying to drive yourself
to fall in love with the grotesque
young man with the handsome
face. Your letter is silly.
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WAIT AWHILE.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

have been keeping steady com
pany for. the past six months, and
always thought quite a great deal
of the young man.
Last week my girl friend gave
a little party and invited my boy
friend for myself and his cousin for
another girl. That same evening l
decided l liked his cousin much bet
ter than my steady frtend, and
surely would like to make a date
with his cousin but do not wish to
hurt the feelings of the boy j am
going with.
Kindly advise me what to do as I
surely would like to get better ac-
quainted with his cousin.
HAZEL EYES.
You're entirely too previous. Bet
ter let the cousin of the young man
take the initiative in this matter.
Then II will be very simple for you
to decide.
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By Kathleen Norris.
AMfhor of .sfother.s ..The Heart of
III Famous stories.


GA ND it's now" Dan said,
sA looking at his watch. "Well,
that's what Wen dor he
sn6iled ruefuily at Patricia. "our
turkey dinner was our swan
sohg." he said. Get your things
infyour bag, Patricia. and I'll shut
on the fires. And Mr.. Thurston, IL
you want to come up here tomor-
row and gather up all this butter
and sugar and stun, why. it's
yours. I'll settle with Mrs. Throck>
merton"
eYou bet your life I'll come up
for it," the woodsman heartily
agreed. "And t'aint every one
would of thought of that, Pa
trishy" he added. IN an admiring
aside.
sThe adventure ID overr' the
girl said wistfully. but a second
later, a warm little current steal
inf about her heart warned her
that adventure for her was just
beginning. They would bump down
this road to fairyland. with old
Thnrston. They would share the
Oily and smoky cab of a snow
pldw's engine.
A NEW LIGHT.
They would come in upon Dams
mother and Beatrice. laughing,
cold, fired with the courage and
excitement that their new mood
brought with it. and then there
WOULD be Sidney's and Beatrice's
plans to discuss other plans to dis
cuSs
Her suitcase was packed; she
lined on her small hat. fastened
the frail veil snugly, slipped into
her heavy coat, linked the furs
ACROSS her shoulders, and was
again the correctly gowned Miss
Chfsebrough. But the dancing light
in her eyes. as she turned to Dan,
waA new. .Fs< I.
Dan had been boarding up the
widow, generally locking and max
IN Esafe the cabin of happy MEM
ories. Great shouting and snorting
could be heard from the road, where
Thurston was backing his plunging
big horses in the snow.
In the doorway, as they paused
fors long loow about the room.
Patricia stopped, her arm brush
ing against Dan, as she looked up
at him over her shoulder. She was
cautiously carrying the candle that
was to light them to the sled; the
man carried both suitcases.
'Dan." said Patricia, we've
may not be alone together for quite
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For the Baby

when baby is cross have
patience and don't be cross your
self.
When you put on the baby's
clothes don't hurry because the
clothes might be too tight and a
pin might slip. You and the baby
can get along better.
Notice how well a baby sleeps
after a bath: so IL you have one
who sleeps well in the day but not
at night just reverse your schedule.
A little sponge in the morning will
be enough.
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Prize Cake
Recipes
Washington's Best Sub
mitted in Times Cake
Contest-Clip Them.

SOLID CHOCOLATE CAKE.
u cup butter
scant cups sugar.
eggs.
n OF u pound Of chocolate.
y cup boiling water.
u cup milk.
21A cups -four.
teaspoons baking powder.
Pinch OF salt.
I teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream butter and sugar together
well and add the well beaten eggs.
Melt the chocolate in the boiling
water and cool. Ado to The frst
mixture and also add the milk.
Sift together all dry ingredients.
add to the above and mix well.
Add the vanilla. Pour into layer or
loaf pans and bake in a moderately
hot oven for 35 minutes.
CHOCOLATE ICING.
u OF 4 pound cake OF chocolate.
a pound powdered sugar.
y teaspoon butter.
Vanilla to flavor.
Boiling water.
Melt the chocolate over steam and
add the powdered sugaI. Smooth
into paste by adding boiling
water drop by drop until the right
thickness is gained. Add butter
and vanilla. spread between layers.
on top and sides.-Mrs. r. r.
Bodick, 531 Gresham place north
vsSt
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MOVIE ACTRESSES AND
THEIR HAIR

Did it ever occur to you that every
novie actress you have seen has
ovely hair. while the most popular
cunt their .curls as their chief
Beauty? In fact, many are leading
aides just because of their attractive
ooks. Inquiry among them discloses
he fact that they bring out all the
natural beauty of their hair by care.
ul shampooing. not with any soap
br max keshift, but with a simple mix
ure by putting a teaspoonful OF can
throx (which they get from the
iruggist) in a cup of hot water and
applying this instead of soap. This
FUN cup Of shampoo liquid is enough
so Il is easy to apply IL 10 all the
iair instead OF just the top of the
head. After its use, the hair dries
'apidly with uniform color. Dan
drutf. excess oil and dirt are dis
solved and entirely disappear. The
hair Is So fluffy that II looks much
heavier than II ts. its ius'cr- ana
sOftn ness arc delightful
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to get worried. / decided to call
him on the phone. rat
First, / called his home. willard
was not there. Had not been there,
they told me. since the day before.
Anxiously called his office. Who
ever answered the phone informed
me quite curtly that Willard was
not in When ! asked IL they knew
when he would be back they re-
piled that he had not been in that
morning. and they had no idea
when he would return.
Ito He Continued Tomorrow.D
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ADVERTISEMENT.
Brownatone Ends
Gray, Streaky Hair

Ladies. in society. no more toler-
ate gray. streakv hair than they do
urbecominR gowns. Neither can the
business girl or person in any walk
of life who would keep up-to-date.
The proven. tested and abso-
Iutely harmless wav to tint gray,
faded streaked or bleached hair is
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Pin Feathers

\ very effective method OF re-
moving pinteathers from a fowl in
preparation for cooking is by means
of an ordinary pair of tweezers.
The work can be done more quick
ly and thoroughly than by the old
knife method.
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'BIRTHRIGHT
Al fascinating Romance of Society In Which a
Poor Rich Girl Sponsors a
Rich Poor Girl.

: while now. Wh-what was IL
you w-w-wanted to say to mer,
For a few bewildered seconds he
stood looking down at her. Then
the suitcases fell. and the candle
: hame went out against his heavy
coat.
Patricia he stammered in her
ear; "Patricia-"
SO! WONDERFUL.
II was all so wonderful. so new,
SO utterly satisfying! Patricia felt
as If she we're in a new world. Dan
put an arm about her boldly when
they were in the little hot cab of
'the snowplough: their faces were
close together as they murmured.
laughed softly, were silent and
murmured again.
Too soon they reached the city
and found themselves in the jum-
BILE of the big station. where the
holiday crowd was coming and
going.
wen get home!' Dan said
briefly, and Patricia echoed con-
tontedly, Yes, we'll get home"
She liked his asking the cabman
IL he knew the Palmer house. The
cabby nodded with a suddenly in
terested look. They got in. and
creaked over snowy streets, still
rourmuripg absorbedly.
'Oh, Dan, this is very happy,
end wonderful and pleasant the
girl said, as they went up the big
steps to the Castle door, and en-
tered the warmth and tgness of
the hall. She had a new feeling
for 1t all tonight: she belonged to
1t now. and it to her; she had
found her place.
The family was in the sitting
room. they were told. Dan and
Patricia flung off their outer
wraps in the hall and went straight
m
Mrs. Palmer was in her favorite
chair by the fire, and opposite her
sat Beatrice. with sSidney on the
arm of her chair. They were hav-
ing coffee in THE freight: the
pleasant room was full OF fugitive
lights and shadows.
THEY'RE SOMEWHERE.
Sidney and Beatrice sprang up
eagerly as the others came in. but
there was some little constraint in
their greetings. none the less.
Presently they all settled down
sgain, to more coffee and to talk.
And the others never got there
at all' Beatrice said in stupefac-
ton, when their story was told.
But where are they? They're not
at home. II they were / should
have heard OF 1t from the girls to-
day."
"Oh, they're somewhere" Patri-
cia, who had seated herself youth
fully on the hassock at Mrs. Palm
er's knee, answered indifferently.
Yes. but what did you do?" the
younger girl persisted in a puzzled
way.
I'VE stayed in their cabin" Pa
tricia admitted. Fortunately the
food arrived safely enough
For PHYS sake" Dams mother
circulated. Beatrice looked at
Sidney and then her eyes moved
accusingly to her brother
You came after us fast enough.
she observed innocently. And there
was burst of laughter from them
all that did much to clear the air.
Yes, that's one on you and Pat.
Palmer" Sidney's pleasant voice
said. But Immediately he was Sc
rious. You must know our plans,
he said. 81 am leaving day after
tomorrow, and / shall not be back
in Deerbridge for some time-until
| am free, in fact. The hour I am
free will see me coming back" and
he laid his hand over Beatrice's
and smiled at her as only Sidney
could smile. For my girl" he fin
ished, simply.
Copyright. international Magazine Col
Ito he Continued ToMorrow)
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while ago left quiet Georgia
home TO make her way in the
world"
1t was over the indignant pro-
test of dear old Grace that ] went
to the office the day following Mr..
Alvarez's announcement that he
would not be back that day"
l knew I was looking terribly
tired and worried. Who. l ask you.
could look otherwise when they had
been under the nervous strain un-
der which / had been for weeks?
That morning, l realized that I
looked especially pale. But ] had
hoped to cover IL with a generous
application OF rouge. Also ] as
sumed an especially light-hearted
manner at breakfast to try to keep
Grace from noticing that ! wasn't
absolutely up to par"
But nothing escapes Grace's pro-
I tecting old notice.
III ] were you / wouldn't 60 TO
the office today. Edith" she said,
after Bob had left for the office
and we were finishing our coffee
alone. "You-really you look tired
out, Edith. You need a rest"
"a rest" ] laughed. And pray
WHdt nave L Deen uOlng lot lne iast
month or two but resting? Hon
estly, Grace, to hear you talk one
would think | worked for a regu-
lar slave-driver-"
A LONG, LONG REST.
"Oh, IL isn't that" Grace inter-
rupted. Perhaps you don't work
so hard at the office. But you need
rest, Edith. Ysu-realIy you
shouldn't allow yourself to go on
like this. You'll break down"
Break down" ] tried to laugh.
although I knew that Grace was
telling the truth. l realized that I
had just about reached the break
ing point" But ! realized also that
j could not AFFORD to break just yet.
/ felt that | had quite a RESPONSE
bility, that / could not desert Will
lard just now. ! felt that / must
be at the office to look after my
end of things while willard attend
ed to his affairs elsewhere.
Honestly, Grace" reasoned.
there's not a thing on earth the
matter with me, except that per-
haps / have lost little sleep. !
why, I" ! stretched my arms
out and breathed deeply. Stimulating
an exhibition of perfect health and
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The Washington Times Magazine Page =$$
The Hundred Dollar Question
SYNOPSIS,


Edith LivinSston, demobil,zed war
worker, ma king her home in Washing
ton with Grace and Bob Ellsworth. =
: as secretary to Eustibo Alvarez. a Msxi-
rN-.., IA -tOva prvinvter, IN dinxy little
ofnce on side street in the National
Capital y
He pays her much attention. gives her
q $500 gold note. after she discovers him
and Japanese studying map.
She discovers her sveetheart, willard
Saunders. dining with a Spanish girl:
She Is Jealous Of the spanish girl and
her sweetheart IL Jealous OF her employer.
compliments and swearing her to the ut
most secrecy as to what trsnspires In the
office. expresses desire to be introduced
to her sweetheart which amazes her.
Willard swe.rs'to Edith that he Is not
in love with the spanish girl. He tells
Edith her employer win bear watching
through her employers desk she nnds a
picture OF the same amt Spanish sirt d,nna Trah
Later she is further surprised by a re-
quest from her sweetheart for an intro
to hss sss
gets copy Of cryptic telegram her
employer sent to some one in Mexico.
Alvarez takes Edith TO Maryland
roadhouse and vainly, trie. to inveisls
her into taking a drink with him. will
international crook. A short time later
Texas Tiger" wild and woolly gem
tleman from the Southwest. breezes In
with gun in search OF Alvarez. He
tells Edith that Alvarez swindied him
out of sec. 900 on fake oil stock deal.
Edith introduces Texas Tiger to Will
lard and the visitor joins their excur-
sion to Mt. Vernon. the home and tomb
Of George Washington.
Returning to Washington Texas
Tiger" recognizes Alvarez and the Span
ish girl. Juanita, his sweetheart, on the
wharf and IL only prevented from shoot
ing them by the interference Of will
lard. Texas Tiger" tells Edith he 10
still madly in love with Juanits, not
withstanding the fact that Alvarez used
her as tool to swindie him out Of
$40. 600
When Edith attempts to Introduce will
lard to Alvarez she learns that they are
'old friends"
Alvarez invites Edith and willard to
motor to Great Falls with him and they
accept
And j wondered IL he too had the
same idea that willard had-that
this was to be his last day of free
dom; that after today he would see
the world only from behind iron
bars!
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Is Marriage a
Success?
HE HATES HIMSELF.

To Nineteen and Disgustedr:
What / want to say is this, she
really thinks of the boys as 1 have
of the girls, 1. e., that the average
girl does not care for the quiet,
home-loving boy, one whoe does
not drink, smoke or chew, or swear.
It seems they prefer the rough kind
every time. the kind that can be
two-sided. the kind that can put on
real pretty veneer in the presence
of ladies, as long as their presence
isn't long continued. II they let a
few rough words slip in their pres
ence, the girls generally bite their
lower lip, which really shows they
enjoy hearing 1t. Instead. why not
demand an apology at once?
And as Mr.. II. d. W.. ST.. said, the
boys seem to take more to the vain
girls, the ones that powder and
paint and jazz, and generally wear
their dresses up to the knees.
But there are exceptions on both
sides, and I believe there Is girl
who is an exception in her sex as
i am in mine, and would only be
too glad to meet her in a proper
way. e. H., Bangor. Pa.
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London consumes about $4,000, ,0Ot
tons of coal yearly.
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CHAPTER XIV.

CHAFTEH Nv.
or the things which happened
next I hardly know how to write.
They seem so much like a dream.
1t doesn't seem that they really
could have happened to me in this
safe and sane" twentieth century
An unassuming and retiring little
Southern girl who only a very short
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HAPPY TWENTY-FIVE.
PEEyED.

have been going with a young
man for about six months, and have
learn to love him. But "a there
was a difference in religion, could
not decide II / could marry him and
live happily.
As he wanted to come to see me,
told him to come as friend,
until | could decide.
This must not have pleased him,
as he did not come. But called me
up, and told me he was not coming
out.
TWENTY. AND sTUNG. BUT
A00 DEFEATED.
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SHE'S DIFFERENT.

/ would like to say a few words
to Nineteen and Disgustede /
feel so sorry for you, and / feel
so different from you.
I am twenty-five and have never
had beau. 1 have met some men
L thought were real men and /
have met some l thought were not
But 1 do not feel like men mean
everything in a girls life. think
girls depend too much on men for
their pleasures, and more times are
disappointed than pleased.
Now, girls, l am going to live a
care-free life till the real man
comes along, then / am going to
settle down and be real help
mate, and / am sure marriage will
be success, for l mean to make
IL so.
HAPPY rUUNry Two
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And j wondered IL he too had the
same idea that willard had-that
this was to be his last day of free
dom; that after today he would see
the world only from behind iron
bars!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-28
ENFORCE SOCIAL HYGIENE.

ssThe person who contracts small -pox
is rarely overlooked says DR.. E. f..
Farnsworth of the q. S. Public Health
Service and director Of the West Vir-
ginia Bureau of yenereal Diseases. HE
at least is known TO be sick Of some
dangerous disease and Is kept isolated
even Il his disease is not defenltely
diagnosed. Cases OF diphtheria and
scarlet fever are nearly always known
to the community even If not reported
TO the health officer, and their influ-
ence IS therefore limited. The indiyid-
ual case of tuberculosis Is not so great
a menace, even if not recognized. It is
the great number of such cases, many
OF whom are careless in their habits
and take no precautions for the sake
Of others, that makes them such real
danger.
Those with yenereal diseases. and
especially those infected with syphilis,
are in different class so far as dam
ger to others is concerned. They walk
the streets unobserved. They work in
our offices and stores unrecognized and
continue to spread their infection un-
lhindered. Surely this is sufficient in
centive to us as citizens to support the
lSItA1i CS4Alcit OAf LIE NNltSAS S.ASetA'S
laws to the last letter. The very least
we can do is TO use all our knowledge
and all the means at our disposal to
see to it that dangerous cases are
cured
In West Virginia, the last legisla-
ture provided that all girls who We're
committed to the Girls Industrial
Home at Salem should be sent first to
Fairmont Hospital If they were found
to be infected with venereal disease.
and there treated till they were non-in-
sectious, at least. Inside of thirty days
after the law went into effect there
We're more than enough applicants for
places in the hospital to fill 1t. Only
the most dangerous cases could be
taken care OF. Hundreds of DELHI
quents too young to be sent to Fair
mount. and older persons who cannot
be sent anywhere, are disease carriers.
dangerous to the innocent.
In face OF this showing. and of the
general knowledge that West Virginia
is by no means the most infested state
in the Union, several state legislature
have decided, in the name of economy.
to cut down the appropriations for
Ivenereal disease control work. One state
is said to prefer using the peoples
money to give better care to highways
rather than to protect the innocent
women and children who are yearly
sacrificed 10 these diseases.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-28

nectlon with their Music Weeks, while
in Dallas Tex. and Little Rock. Ark,
all arrangements were under the aus
pieces of the Municipal Music Commits
sion.
1.-THE greatest tribute to Music
Week as a movement of value to the
people. however, was given by Presi-
dent Harding when he wrote to the
committee in charge of the obsery-
ance in New York City last April ex-
pressing his deep interest. This inter-
est he confirmed a few months later
by the prominent part he took in
Washington's Music Week
Certainly if it is proper for a city
council TO vote money for Fourth of
July celebration or for the purpose of
entertaining distinguished guest it is
legitimate for them to contribute to
the expense of such an all-inclusiye
demonstration as Music Week haS
shown itself to be. It reaches every
type of organization and every element
in the community and it develops a
spirit of good viii, civic pride and So
cia1 harmony far in excess of that pro-
duced by any of the other celebrations.
Music Weeks have been held to date
in So cities and are being planned for
the near future in many others. The
observance is usually made an annual
event.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-28
THREATENED TO CUT
THROAT OF NEGRESS
Hazel Lang States to Police that An
other Black Attacked Her with
Knife.

Special Officer O'Connell and Officer
Humphreys hurrie6ly answered a call
from 1900 North Sixth avenue yes
terday morning and when they arrived
at the place a negro woman by the
name of Hazel Lang reported that an
unknown negro man had attempted to
cut her throat. She said that the man
called at her house and asked for a
piece of writing paper as he wanted to
write a letter. The negress complied
with the request, but when the paper
was handed to the man he stated that
he also wanted a pencil
When she went into the house in
search of the pencil, according to her
story to the officers, the man followed
her and when both were in the house.
the black drew a knife. grabbed her.
and dangerously threatened to cut her
throat. For some reason his purpose
was thwarted and he did not carry
out his threat. According to the wom-
an, he ran. The instrument with
which he threatened to kill the woman
was discovered b. the officers and
was on display at the police station
yesterday The blade was about four
or FIVE inches in length.