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and that he had dandled her as a
baby! OF course he had me there.
He said, in his short way-I have
noticed that tall naval officers are in
clined to be short: "Tell me briefly.
How did it happen?"
l told him about the bald-headed
chap and how we had got of for
breath of air, and then I had got on
again, but that it was the wrong
train.
He said, HIN. AS I understand 1t,
then, Hazel was taking her wedding
, trip alone!" =
/ said, Just for that minute" And
then, trusting to his mans nature to
understand me, ! told him the truth.
said. Il wanted to try out one Of
your bally black cigars"
He said, We'll, Henry, it bids fair
to prove pretty expensive smoke
And then he asked me what steps
had taken. I told him about the tele-
grams.
He looked me over thoroughly
"Well," he said, I'm not going to
| rag you, Henry; but I don't mind
telling you that If you don't take
better care of that little girl in fu
ture her old uncle is going to fire
off all his guns!
1 groaned. He added, "The thing
fs-how much money has she with
her?"
I said, mot a red cent?"
He seemed stumped at that. He
whistled. into his Vandyke. and
! could see it bothered him. as 1t has
Evening star., 1921-11-13

wished to work the thing out alone,
md of course there was no use in no.
tifying the police--besdes, l did not
wish it made public.
K * * <
FINALLY hit on the idea of Hazel
naval uncle, who was with his
ship in the Brooklyn navy yard. He
was, of course, unmarried, and could
not possibly feel the thing as / did;
but he is bully good sort, and l
knew if he couldn't help US, at least
he wouldn't jaw, and l would put him
on oath not to give us away. Besides,
felt that if i did not talk to some
body about it ! should become raw
ing maniac. -,
/ got him. after n while, but he did
not recognize my voice. l said, ITS
Henry" He said. Henry who"' l
said, For heavens sake. don't be
frivolous. Henry Montrose. your reph-
ew law. Can you come at once to
me here without telling anybody?
sonnet thing has happened to Hazel"
He said. sharply. whats that
groaned. l said. Not to Hazel
to mel mean to both of US! Our
trains got mixed up al some miserable
litsle lit = ,junc'ion-1 j. don't kno" where
He said something like Great
Scott: And cut me off short; but l
knew he would come. Meanwhile. 1
paced the building. applying without
result to various officials. Even the
bureau of information could tell me
nothing! II seemed to think my case
unique and tritie upsetting; but was
sure my wife would turn up all right,
probably at her mothers! l told them
liazel wasn't that kind:
HaZels uncle came up while we
were discussing it. He was fearfully
concerned. He said he was awfully
fond of Hazel. l told him he wasn't
one-two-three as fond of her as
was; but he said I'd have to prove 1t,
Evening star., 1921-11-13

me. 1 said, "Of course 1 make m:
wife an allowance; but-but 1 just
hadn't happened to pay the first in
statement" and then added, for fear
he weuld think me careless abour
financial transa ctions, I'VE were only
married yesterday"
HIM That is evident" he said.
(Now what did he mean by this?)
Well" he said, "as l see it, you've
got to take the next train out. Your
probably find her at Washington. or
maybe. Baltimore; 1 shall do little
detective work on my own account
and let you know the result. Mean.
while. keep in touch with me at the
navy yard by WIRE
He said: You promised a good
many things. Henry. yesterday. and
you may not think I'm not qualified
to give you any pointers about a
wife, but you take it from me. mar
man who is faithful in little things.
who deserves to be trusted-whether
it's a wife or snip: l tell you. boy
duty is a great thing. and you car
be darned sure you've not done it til
you've gone beyond it" And ther
he added. in a gentle tone for him
There's a love that goes beyond low
ing. Henry. and it's built on a safer
framework than promises. Now let's
60 into the restaurant and get some
thing to eat
Hazers uncle is right there with
the goods! He is used to dealin:
with men. I felt, as We ate welsh
rabbit together and smoked a ciga
while the train was being made up
that he understood my nature. 1t is
a pity that such 4 fine man did not
marry!
Half an hour later we had said
good-by. He cheered me to the end
and the last thing l saw. as the trair
moved out. was his military salute
Little things like this make me wisl
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lens cropping up just like this. with
out warning, to be solved on the in
stant; and / realized more and more
how unworthy 1 was, and how young
and darling she was, and how great
it was of her to trust me; and then I
thought Of home, and the mater. and
the dear old governor, and how they'd
come together through all the years.
and brought us children through
measles and all the other diseases of in
fancy, and had to pay awful bills. and
meet frightful difficulties, and yet had
loved each other all through. and now
were watching us beginning the same
great game!
And then got to thinking about
the big wedding we'd had yesterday.
and how, after all. in spite of tn .
fuss there were just two things that
stood out in it for me-Hazel coming
down the aisle of the church in her
white dress, and my mother and the
dear old dad standing side by side
watching me from the pew.
Well, right here. that fool-chap
next to me began to butt in with his
questions. He said:
That's a pretty stiff cigar. Seems
a bit strong for you, hey?"
I said coldly, Not at all
It used to affect my eyes that way,
too, before 1 took to wearing
glasses"
was thankful when he switched
off to base ball.
Well, we got to discussing team
work. and the Giants pretty thorough
ly, and I gave him my views. Mean
while that train had stopped at some
sort Of junction, where they We're
due to be held up about ten minutes,
and we both Of us felt the need of
fresh air; so we got off and walked
up and down a while, putting our
cigars. OF course, I know now
ought to have gone right back. to
Hazel; but even on a wedding trip
Evening star., 1921-11-13
Fancy American Bird.
THE fanciest ee American birds

THE fanciest 81 American birds is
the painted bunting. The De-
partment of Agriculture says: 18th"
male painted bunting is one of tin
most brilliantly colored birds of th~
United States" The upper part II
the head and neck are shining puT-
plish violet. the middle of the baci:
yellowish green. wings and tail pur-
plish blue and the under parts and
rump are vermilion of the brightest
red. THE female is dark green above
and Sellowish beneath This little
jeweY bird has not failed to attract
popular attention and is known under
many names. In Louisiana tn"
people have called IL
ths nonpa- eSl Cor unequaled) and IA,
Pape Cor the Pope)- The last name
has been contracted to pop and va
ritd as red pop. Spanish-speakinI
ptople in the United States know
the bird as mariposa or butterfly, and
In English the bird has been var!-
jously called painted bunting. painted
finch. paradise finch. Mexican canary
and Texas canary. 1t is a per sistent
vocalist and likes the society OF hu-
man beings.
Evening star., 1921-11-13

man likes to discuss things with men,
and this old chap was awfully decent.
X i: x i
WELL when they called call
w aboard" we were still talking, but
we got on all right and went back to
the smoker lit looked like the
smoker). and I told him I had a
family; but that ] never intended to
let it interfere with my career. He
seemed surprised. He said:
you don't say? How many?
OF course l told him so far there
was only Hazel, and that she was
waiting for me in one Of the for~ ard
cars. He said: =.
"Say, don't like to worry you. but
that was my junction. I'd ought to
have told you that this little COM
bination here heads for Onteora
Mills; but, fact is. Il took 1t you
were going my way"
said, not realizing his meaning,
"Oh, no, we are going straight
through to Washington. We've are
taking q little trip"
He stared at me, and said: Say,
young feller, does 1t occur to you
that you amt on the right train?"
i said, still calmly, Il am on the
Washington train"
He said, mopping his brow. my
lord. this here is q local! 1t runs out
to Onteora Mills"
I said. Good lord, man! You don't
mean-that Hazel
Ee said. 11f you want to ind any
Evening star., 1921-11-13
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Must have given you r right smart
tussie, captain" said the judge. and
his look was far from gloomy. Well.
you couldn't do better than call No
in. I'm the coroner. Let's have
look at the rascal.
x !. = ::
LIE passed across to where the
L corpse lay huddled on the door.
When he knelt down and hogan rum
maging the pockets of Fred's queer
suit Helen turned away. There fell 81
long silence.
THE scoundrel must have stoler
this suit" said the judCc finally. Chi
cago make. Not thing in the pocE
cts-thousht he'd fill 'em up here, ]
reckon. HIM
1t seemed an hour that he stopped
there In his ghastiy inspection
Helen's heart was pounding like -
broken engine. What had he found"
:. hat would he susrt ct? But hi:
broad face was all a-heam as he cam"
TO his feet and extended hand L"
Sp1tains' "capt Leflley." he SAID. allow mt
to congratulate you. You've certainly
done us Il distinguished service.
Scarletburg will indeed thank yo'..
There's one scamp won't he botherinS
decent people for Il while"
1T was purely accidental" Spur
ling informed him coldly.
DO YOU know. captain. [ almost got
that man myself. Caesar began Ia
bark, so ] jumped out of bed and saw
him coming across the lawn. ] wa
just reaching for my gun when he
started croSs-lotS-I thought he'G
taken fright and run away. But when
l heard Mrs. Letftey scream | knew ~
minute what was up. Lucky y"r
were home, captain
Thank you,' replied Squirting.
Judge Mallok gave the corpse an
other disdainful inspection.
Death my accident" he procla lined
a merry wink. The verdicts as good
as in. There'll be some forms to tili
in. I'll run over and ring up the
wagon. Hello"
Copyright, 1891,
Evening star., 1921-11-13

1--WE tried" she whispered.
"Tried more than any mortal mar
deserves" he said huskily. I'm not
undertaking him. Helen. But he:
crucified you
Just what do you mean by that?"
she asked, trying to make her tone
defiant.
Where would it ge. US If I ex-
plained?"
She gazed upon him, wide-eyed. 1r
her new sight he was no longer the
commonplace New York bushes:
man, heavy with prosperous living
, His broad face was rugged like
mountain, his small eyes pitiful ant
kind.
,"What else could 1 have done" she
asked.
..Take one Of the easy roads," Tho
tender smile was saying.
There's no such road for me.
suppose it's because I loved him toe
well. He's still there-some where
behind the dark cloud. Sometimes
still feel that he'n come out. What
sort would I be to quit now?"
the easy road"
The look in his eyes finished the
sentence, for 1t said-"1 never coulS
have loved you as I do now"
Love is timeless thing-or is it
times self? Two eternities meet and
IL,
time is nothing more than such a con-
Helen gazed across the shadows,
then she took his hand and raised it
to her lips.
"Go away now. Bob" she said.
And at that instant the crash came,
life's doom upon stolen rapture.
A hungry mouse had been darting
round a deserted kitchen, smiling
every bare board in his famished hunt
| for crumbs. To him the snoring
wretch upon the sofa and the des-
they lurked in the shadowy hall,
meant nothing more than meaning
LESS gestures from race to be
plundered and, to be feared. They
were evil gods upon whom his 1iveli-
hood depended.
He made the rounds Of the kitchen
for the last time. The new goddess
had given every crumb to the Moloch
stomach of the stove. The mouse
stopped and sat reflective. That sense
of smell, keen aid to appetite, tickled
his nose again and sent his long
mot the drunken god left golden
nugget balance aloft on the tall old
tclock? The hunger-lust sent a tingle
through his small body as the mouse
lleaped toward the drawing room to
crouch an instant at the foot OF
STdHQIdlucE C1oSn" .
| with the GOODNESS of an experienced
engineer he surveyed the physical de-
tails Of the ascent The couch's back
Just touched the mantel-shelf: the
smanters pagoda top loomed above a
heavy picture frame; the upper cor
ner of the frame stood some ten
inches over the turrets OF the ancient
timepiece.
| Light as feather the mouse scram-
ibled across the legs of the sleeping
god. up the jigsawed crag which
| formed the sofas back; then he had
gained the lofty plateau formed by
the manters lower shelf. Excelsior!
with a nimble spring he took one
spindle. then another. Up. up! Peer
tGynt, vaulting the Gendin Edge.
never felt a header delight than came
| to the mouse, scaling heavenward
! toward that fabulous prize, golden
among his people. Cheese
Evening star., 1921-11-13
HICKORY DICKORY DOCK

turned toward her she saw the bleed
ing scratch across his chin.
Bob. you've hurt him.
Helen ran to the spot where her
husband lay. His mouth and eyes
were wide open. Blood was rilling
across the carpets worn nap.
Curious said Squirting as he
knelt diwn. Il merely showed him
back. Hello!'
He lifted the head. and. pointing
carefully, indicated triangular frag-
r,cnt of china plate still clinEing to
a lons wound in the temple.
Presently he arose. His rugged face
was a puzzle to see as he stood shak-
"Why don't you do something's"
Helen implored, her legs refusing to
carry her to the spot where Fred's
.ody lay so still.
DO what?" asked Squirting, quite
without emotion. Hes dead
Dead"
Helen collapsed into chair.
| Strangely enough, her thought was
for the man innccently involved in
this terrific situation.
Bob" she heard herself saying,
you must get away somehow
BE sensible" he replied brusquely.
| you can't be left to this mess
| In the next lot Caesar barked
| fiercely.
lHcy We HedTu the NOISE, SHe W HlS-
, pered. Bob, I'm afraid. What can
we do?'
! Stay here and tell the truth" he
muttered, and continued to stare at
the corpse.
But they won't understand. No
body knows US here"
That's a point in our favor" re-
piled Squirting. Helen. it's a plain
case of accident. Just silver of
broken plate-it's nobody's fault. We
can't lose anything by sticking to
. facts
No. No. We mustn't do that
Bob, We've got to think of some
The bell in the hall ting-a-1inged
fiercely, dispelling anS thoughts
which might have crowded into her
poor head. The man and woman
| stood palsied like robber mice dis
| covered. Again the bell tangled.
'Ti co. said Squirting gruffiy.
! Judge Mailok. curious figure, the
| tails of his nightshirt showing be-
tween his rubber boots and mackt-
| raw coat, stood in the doorway puck
ering his shaggy white brows.
| Something wrong here, Capt. Left
ley?" he asked, looking at Squirting.
The mis-, lake came like signal IN
secret code to Helen's distracted mind.
Squirting had opened his mouth, prob
ably to identify himself, when she
fairly threw herself between the two
men.
! Judge Mallok," she said. its too
terrible. I'm afraid my husband has
killed a man."
J; you don't say so!" The official
coroner of Scarletburg beetled his
brows toward Squirting and asked,
How did it happen. Capt. Leff1ey?"
I'VE were upstairs" broke in Helen
again. I'VE heard a noise in the din
ing room. Capt. Leff1ey-' she mo-
toned toward Spurling-"came down
and found a man had broken in. 1t
was terrible the way they fought. l
saw them struggling and the man
knocked down a dish-he must have
hit his head against a piece of it.
you don't say!" repeated Judge
Mallok.
Squirting stood mopping his wound
ed chin with pocket handkerchief.f
Evening star., 1921-11-13

Having gained the mantels sum-
nit, he dropped noiselessly to the
top of the picture frame. Far below
he could see the golden nugget on its
blue plate. Now here was an enter
prise to try the mettle of a mouse.
Sure must be his foot. keen his eye:
for should he leap an inch to one
side or the other. then must he fall
ignobly down the fathomless abyss
behind the clock.
After short pause he tensed every
muscle, took careful aim and
The whispering pair leaped apart
at the crash of broken china from the
drawing room. Helen drew her hands
to her breast. Squirting stepped boldly
into the light.
''who the devil threw that?" came
Leffley's throaty growl.
Helen, huddled in her corner, saw
by Spurling's expression that Fred
had seen him and that they were
glaring at one another.
Thought you'd try to get me while
I was asleep, eh, what" demanded
Fred. pitching his voice to the key of
radd ,o,sr.SP sPurns s1s fGid his ps
sr"%nd Wake 'D1erafs ups Fred." s' he he laughed
You've been dreaming. A dish has
fallen and"
Il rather fancy I have been dream
ing-long enough. But I'm awake
now, old chap"
He came into the light of the big
door, his hair disheveied, the collar
of his misf1t coat turned up. His
face was distorted to the look of Il
fighting ape as he stood there.
"wLat's your answer to that" he
howled, and his eyes lit upon Helen.
"Give me knockout drops so that you
Erred" said Squirting. putting his
hand gently on the madman's shoul-
der, II Just dropped in to say how do
you do Helen said you were asleep,
50, 1 thought I'd stick around un-
keep your hands off me" Lefney
tefied teae hlmtsh Mits gasbSing aHaS my Wife,"
my dear!" Helen came out and stood
before him. Fred, sent for Bob to
come and see you. You looked SO
you're a liar. You're liar by the
clock"
LIE pointed his bony finger toward
IL the tall timepiece, which had
ceased to tick some thirty years ago
you'll feel differently about this
in the morning" said Helen.
! "Oh, be still!'
His arm swung round and the back
] Of his hand struck her full across
| the face.
i She recovered her senses to realize
the two men had grappled and were
! wrestling furiously. Their writhine
bodies, closely locked, seemed to be
| keeping time to tt contortions of q
modern dance. Neither spoke a word
A rosewood chair went down in their
| progress toward the old-fashioned
couch. An arm shot out and struck
| q table which went spinning on its
| castors.
| Then Helen screamed, giving way
| to her terror. The fight went silent
They were within six feet OF the
tan clock, when Spurlings shoulders
heaved forward and Lefhey fell, face
dow n. upon the carpet.
/ I'm sorry," said Bob. and, as hs
Evening star., 1921-11-13

action. Jack had warned me that it
is just as well. in the very beginning,
to take a stand about little things.
1t was, saw, a time for me to be
firm, though kind. So just said.' as
casually as l could:
would you like the window up or
down. and shall / get you the candy
box from the rack?"
She said: Il do not feel like candy,
thank you.,'
This made me feel beastly uncom-
Portable, because Hazel always cares
for candy, and I felt that she must be
awfully unhappy. But 1 simply said
in nonchalant manner: "Oh. very
we'll" and whistled slightly under my
breath. | turned and walked back to
the smoker!
The smoker was n cl cap, stuffy af-
fair. l sat down beside bald-headed
drummer and lit one of HazeIs uncle's
cigars. II was expensive. but it had
the wrong flavor. l smoked it, how
ever, Stonily.
felt in a way, depressed. l got to
thinking of Hazel back there in our
compartment. wiping her eyes every
other minute under her veil: and then
l thought of all the things we'd prom
ised each otler, and that in spite of
our great love we'd have little prob
The Washington times., 1921-07-16
LOCAL MAN BEHIND
NEW CONCERN TO
PRODUCE BRICKS
Everett M. Aten, Of Shannon &
luchs, One of Incorporators
of Baltimore Firm.

EFEHETT NJ. Aten, OF the firm o:
Shannon & Luchs, appears in the in.
corporation papers filed last week in
Baltimore of the Adamantex Brick
Company of Maryland. incorporated.
The new corporation is TO make
sand-cement bricks on a process work
ed. out in the Edison laboratories and
In to have a ten-machine plant in op
Grafton at Arbutus. Md, within two
months. The plant will have a daily
capacity OF 100000 bricks.
The corporation has an authorized
capital of $1,000. 900. and the incorpo
rstops. with Mr.. Aten. are Louis +
Quicker, of New York, and George b
Clemmer. of Baltimore.
Mr.. Quicker is president OF the
Adamantex Brick Company, Incorpo
rated, which has a plant similar ts
that intended for the local area. in
Brooklyn, n. Y. He recently returned
from Belgium, where he had charge OF
the erection of the plant that will sup
ply the bricks used in the reconstruc
ton of Ostend.
Mr.. Clemmer was connected with
the construction division OF the army
during the war and recently resigned
the vice presidency of the Maryland
The Washington times., 1921-07-16
NEW SUBDIVISION
| HAS Been Opened
| FOR INVESTORS
Wisconsin Avenue Heights Prop.
erty to Be Developed
for Homes.

A new subdivision was opened dur
ing the week in Wisconsin avenue
Heights by the District of Columbia
Land and Building Company.
The property is located one-half
block west OF Wisconsin avenac. at
Fessenden street. and contains eleven
acres, which has been subdivided
into sixty-six lots having frontage
Of from 40 to 100 feet by a depth
Of 1870 feet.
Five two.story bungalows. contain
ing from five to eight rooms, are
now under way and plans are being
made whereby purchascrs OF lots can
Immediately go ahead with their
home building.
Mandler- Brodt & Co., with offices
at 927 New York avenue northwest,
have been appointed sales agents.
The Washington times., 1921-07-16
0'HARA COMPLETES
MANY SALES OF
VA. PROPERTIES
Six Beautiful Homes Across
River Among Transactions
Listed in Week.

Walter O'Hara. specialist in Vir-
ginia properties, reports the follow
ing sales during the week:
Mrs. NJ. p. Whitney purchased a
seven.room house and four and two
third acres of land in Bancroft, Va.
Mrs. s. S. Rynex purchased six
room, house with all modern improve
ments. No. 10 Summit street. Cherry
dale, Va.
Mrs. f. L. Palmer purchased, a six
room house with garage and all i'm
provements on Clements avenue, Clar-
don. Va.
Mrs. E. w. Hall purchased beau
tiful ten.room house and ten acres on
Columbia pike near Arlington, Va
c. b. HaIler purchased six-room
bungalow in Bon Air, Arlington
county, Va.
Q. w. Whitley purchased a six
room house and four ana a half acres
of land near Chain Bridge, Fairfax
county, Va.
Seven acres near Cathcart road,
Ballston, Va, purchased by William
j. McGill.
Lot 100x136 on Lorcom lane
The Washington times., 1921-07-16
'O[DDUTCH MARKET
IS BUILDING new
j 4-STORY BUILDING
Desirable Pennsylvania Avenue
Z Property Developed for Ex-
.s,s banding Business.

~ Work on tho newt four-story and
cellar building which is being erected
by the Old Dutch Market. Inc. at 623-
.e25 b street northwest. is progressing
& rapidly. The addition is to have a
frontage Of fifty-five feet and will con-
,nect with the present four-story struc-
1ture now occupied by them on Penn.
ssylvania avenue as a warehouse and
office.
When completed the whole will COM
prise one large building extending
from Pennsylvania avenue to b street.
The retail market, which will occupy
the first floor, will be among the finest
in the country. In size, 1t will rank
with the largest and from the stand.
: point OF equipment with the very
best.
over 200 men and women win be
I employed and more than ten thousand
y customers will be waited on daily.
All delicatessen. bakery and meat
products will be prepared and manu-
featured I'm departments located In the
building. and extra handling and haul
ing entirely eliminated.
- A novel idea in connection with the
market will be a large, comfortable,
and well-furnished rest room on the
second floor, with accommodations for
more than 100 patrons
y The market floor will be of red tile
Eand the walls ands ceilings finished in
= white.
The 10000 square feet of floor space
on the retail market floor will be &C.
secupied by different departments, in
Guiding: Meats, groceries, fruits, yege-
: tables, bread and pastries, delicates-
z sen. soda fountain. special coffee de-
2 partment. and great many special
'Sdepaftments will be added.
r. The manufacturing departments
Will consist of large and modern
bakery. sausage department, provision
= department with ample facilities for
the handling of fresh pork and the
curing and smoking of hams, bacon.
etc, fresh meat department, egg
handling and butter, cutting. coffee
roasting and blending and an up-to-
date delicatessen kitchen.
The construction is being done by
: Edgar II. Mosher and the plans were
prepared by Fl. III. Warwick.
The market will be ready for occu.
! pancy on November l.