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both Mr.. and Mrs. Sibthorpe noticed
that her hands did not look as
though their owner had done much
manual labor. There was a look
about her face, too, which gave one
the impression that she was OF well.
TODD origin, despite her rather short
nose, and her full, blood-red lips.
Suddenly she turned from the fire
and faced the two kindly cottagers.
A stream of foreign words poured
from her lips, not one OF which the
laborer and his wife understood,
though occasionally they caught the
word "Caraboo" again. But though
they could not understand the Ian.
susse in which she was speaking.
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cottage door, and she says she was
treated very kindly by everybody.
though she could not understand a
word people were saying to her.
She wants to say how grateful she
is to everybody"
So great was the interest shown
in the Princess Caraboo and her re-
markable adventures that the East
India Company actually put one OF
their ships at her disposal, and made
arrangements for her to go back
20 Javasu with all the dignity and
honor that her position demanded.
At Knole Hall the Princess Cara
boo signed innumerable autographs
in her strange characters, and these
autographs were taken away and
highly treasured by their fortunate
recipients. An account of her and
the way she dispensed royal favors
to all and sundry appeared in a large
number Of papers and attracted the
notice of Mrs. Neale, who de-
termined to pay the princess a visit
before she left England, and obtain
her autograph II possible. When
Mrs. Neale entered the room, already
crowded by all sorts and conditions
Of people who were seeking the royal
favors of the Princess Caraboo, she
gave sudden exclamation of astonish-
ment to a friend who was with her
"Why, It's our Nary she ex.
claimed. I'm absolutely positive
OF itw
At her exclamation, which was
heard all over tho room, Princess
Caraboo looked up, but made no
sign Of recognition whatever. She
continued talking in her strange
tongue to the Portuguese sailor, who
had stayed with her as an inter.
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spectators. Suddenly the strangers
eyes flashed, and she began speaking
rapidly to the sailor, who replied just
as rapidly. She appeared to be de-
lighted. while he appeared more ana
more amazed as she talked. and
those standing round became more
and more impatient as they realized
that the strangers language had
been discovered at last, though they
had not understood a word of II.
"Come, come, who is she?" at last
asked Mr.. Worrall impatiently.
"She's the Princess Caraboo. sirr'
came the astounding answer.
IT'S a most remarkable story,
sir" replied the sailor. THE
Princess was one day walking in
the private grounds Of the Royal
Palace, which is close to the sea-
shore, attended only 10y three OF
her women, when she was suddenly
seized and gagged and bound and
carried off by one Of the pirates
who infest the China seas. He sold
her to the captain of a trading
brig, who, hearing that she was a
Princess, got frightened and trans
ferred her to another ship sailing
for Europe.
1T was eleven weeks before she
sighted land near enough to make
her escape, and one evening sho
Jumped overheard and swan ashore
before anyone could prevent her.
She must have landed not far from
Bristol, and she tells me she hid
herself during that night and the
following day in barn, not know
ing what country she had come to.
The following evening, feeling
hungry and cold, she knocked at a
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to read II duently. in her own Ian
guage, however, her finger moving
across the page as she read 1t.
THAT language, like Hebrew"
said the linguist quietly to his
friend, "is read from right to left.
not left to right. as in English"
A few minutes afterwards rne
finger of the Princess Caraboo was
tracing the manuscript from left to
right, showing that she had over
heard the words spoken in English
and understood them.
From that time she was treated
as an imposter. and few days
afterwards she confessed that the
whose story had been made up by
her and the Portuguese sailor. who
had promptly disappeared when he
saw that the imposture was discov-
cred.
CONFESSION.
Her confession, given in the broad
est West Country accent, revealed
the fact that she had been born at
witheridge, little village in Devon
shire, and was the second child OF
Thomas Willcocks. a cobbler there.
She was only twenty-five when she
deceived thousands Of people by her
remarkable story and the way she
acted II. but in those TWENTY-FIVE
years she had managed to crowd
more experience Of life than most
girls get.
When she was old enough to leave
school she became a servant, but
she left situation after situation be-
cause she found them so dull. and
her mistresses found that they could
never rely on her. She was always
telling them stories Of strange men
who had called at the house in the
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absence Of any one In authority, but,
needless to say, no confirmation Of
her stories was ever forthcoming.
After she had left Mrs. Neale she
went to London, and there became
mixed up with sailors, one of whom
she married after her imposture.
Among the sailors she knew and be-
came very friendly with was one
named Baker who had been on sew.
eral voyages round the world, and
who fascinated her with the stories
OF his adventures in foreign lands,
adventures which not only had the
merit of being to great extent
true, but fired her imagination. so
much that she made up her mind to
outdo them somehow or other.
END OF PLOT.
From this sailor Baker she learnt
the rudiments Of the Malay Ian
guage, as well as many of the Gus
toms of the natives, and with him
she conceived the scheme Of becom.
ing the Princess Caraboo. The two
hatched full details, and when the
Princess became accepted by all the
wealthy families in Gloucestershire,
Baker, posing as Portuguese sailor,
turned up and translated the story
as arranged!
This knowledge OF Malay and the
customs Of the natives explained
many things which puzzled people
who had come to see her, and who
had been in the East. They all ad.
mitted that some Of the words she
spoke seemed familiar, while her
general mode Of dressing and her
description of the customs OF her
country certainly fitted in with the
story that she had come from some
where near China.
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Real Love Match Had
Beginning at Camp
Taylor When Blue
BlOOded Banker Was
Ill With Influenza.

The marriage was a real love
match, that had its inception in the
war period. While at Camp Taylor
as a major OF field artillery Mr..
Hartman became Ill OF influenza.
He was cared for in the post hos
pital by Miss Hunter. who had
Joined the Army Red Cross as "A
nurse when the United States en-
tered the war. He got excellent
care. Before he left the hospital
he had proposed. And the poor
little nurse. instead Of accepting
eagerly. hesitated.
RENEWED HIS COURTSHIP.
Mr.. Hartman went abroad. and
when he returned he renewed his
courtship. Sally wasn't dazzled by
his Blue Book listing or his Brad
street rating. She withheld a final
answer. It is tho way Of woman,
the novelists say. The wealthy
suitor kept UP a continuous bonn
bardment OF letters. kilograms.
letters. flowers and other gifts. 1t
was only a week ago that Miss
Hunter finally decided to say yes.
And so they were married. Three
days later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman arc spend
ing q couple Of weeks at French
Lick Springs. Then will come the
honeymoon that is dreamed OF by
many but realized by few-outside
of the best sellers. The couple will
tour tho world. They will go first
to Belfast, Mrs. Harriman's birth
place. thence to Africa, and later
to Japan. On the completion Of
the honeymoon Mr.. and Mrs. Harri-
man will live in New York city.
To return to Sally's mother.
After the wedding. she said:
Mr.. Hartman has got very
good girl in Sally. My only hope
is that he proves a good husband
Sally, Of course. has never been ac-
customed to automobiles. but / guess
she'll learn. She hasn't cared much
for society people, but those who
have met her have been very kind"
BRIDE AN IRISH BEAUTY.
The new Mrs. Hartman is OF an
Irish type of beauty. She was born
in Belfast twenty-nine years ago and
came to this country at the age OF
sixteen. She arrived here with her
sister, Annabelle, and later the whole
family came along. Her father,
James Hunter. conducted an under
taking establishment in Belfast.
When he arrived in this country he
became a car starter for the Metro
politan Railway Company. Two
brothers and two sisters complete
the family.
The present Mrs. Hartman is the
third wife of tho financier. The
first Mrs. Hartman divorced him in
1906, and he was divorced by his
second wife last March. The first
Mrs. Hartman was Miss Isabelle
Hunnewell, Of Boston. The second
was a daughter Of Justice John r.
BRADY,
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ShNs shrank back in apparent fear
when tho laborer opened the door.
and her black eyes gazed into his
face as though searching 1t for some
sign OF his intentions. Her red lips
parted slightly, and showed row
OF dazzling white teeth.
what do you want?" asked the
laborer in astonishment.
The strange girl (she looked only
twenty or sol shook her head and
smiled as though she did not under
stand. She pointed to herself, and
uttered softly Just one word
"Caraboor'
The stranger had stretched out
her hands to the cottage fire, as
though grateful for the warmth, and
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HARRIMANS BRIDE WAS
MINISTERING ANGEL TO
WEALTHY SOCIETY MAN

sShe Has Never Been Accustomed to AutOmO-
bleS, But Guess She win Learn" Says
Mother of Red Cross Girl, Whose Dreams Came
True When Major Came Back Home From
0VerSeaS-Family Receives Her with Open
ARMS After Honeymoon Trip Around the World
In True Cinderella Style.
s. ND the poor little Red Cross married the
IA millionaire blueblooded banker, and for their honey
moon they went for trip around the world"
Sounds like finale of of those love stories that
never happen outside the of novel; doesn't il? In
a sentence, it epomizes the of Herbert Melville
Hartman of the late Oliver Hartman, brother of
Mrs W. K Vanderbilt and cousin of the late E. H. Harr
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MARY WliIcockS, Ignorant HouSemaid, PLOTTED
RuSe With Common Sailor That Landed Her i'm
MANOR HOUSE With Arist0cracy Begging Auto
graphS-Famous Linguist FINALLY Trapped Her
when HE Offered Her Paper to Read.
BY NAZAR IENE DAAN KANNIBELLE
(Great Crime Investigator. }

ONE fine April evening" just after dusk had fallen
" an agricultural laborer and his wife having
their frugal supper in their little cottage at Amondsbury
IN Worcestershire, when there mid knock at the
door.
Come in, called the laborer, without moving from
the table, thinking it was of the villagers.
But the only response another mid tap at the door
and, grrmblng to himself he and opened it. He
fell back in astonishment, for there, standing outside
his cottage was young dressed he had never
seen any one dressed before. On her head was some
curious kind of rich colored turban folded round and
round her jet black hair that showed beneath it. She
wearing some long, loose garment of bright GRIM
SON color while, stranges of ALL she had no shoes or
stockings covering her feet.
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SW~F1TS is the third of series of articles ON
Ii "Tf1e Worlds Greatest Women Impos-
TORS" by Nazarienne Daan Kannibelle,
famous crime investigator. The fourth ar
ticle, which will appear next Sunday, will
tell of "The Queen of Perjurers," or the
Woman Who Lived by Lying.
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THE WOMAN ABOUT
TOWN
BY
Virginia Stuart
l8y

suited" stammered the older one.
What does that waiter mean By
shouting such things all over the
room about us-besides, / am q
married woman with five children"
The man In charge-ho hap
pened TO be an American. seemed TO
be suddenly struck with apoplexy.
lie turned purple. pulled Off his col.
lar, and fell painting into a chair.
Then he burst into a loud guffaw.
THAT waiter isn't talking about
you at all. Madam" he gasped. He
Is just ordering two cold teas"
THERE is one fashionable doctor
in town who is persona non grata
at the home OF one OF his wealthy
patients and II all came about by
tho sad fate Of the family's pet
poodle.
The patient-a lady-was as fat
as she was rich and her case was
quite a lucrative one. Her interest
in life outside Of herself was an
ugly. yspiteful poodle, whose lack Of
intelligence was only equailed by
that OF his mistress. One morning
when the doctor had just ad-
ministered bread pill and was walk
ing quickly down the stately stair
way. he stepped forward toward
the gorgeous leopard rug which
graced the hall.
But he never reached 1t. AS his
foot was about to descend, the
poodle ran beneath him. 1t was
too late to stop-the doctor plunged
forward and sat down heavily, his
200 pounds landing with a squash
on the top of pet, and when he
scrambled to his feet he saw that
the dog was mashed as flat as the
rug.
He did not stand upon the order
Of his going. With his instrument
case clattering in one hand the
car that would turn a foe
player purple with envy. And 0T
the doc calls no more on his wealthy
patient, while a marble yard mar
had the job OF erecting a fitting
stone over the remains of the victim
of his mishap.~
TT was out on Connecticut aylnae
Just in a corner of a bis yard
where the red, gold and brown
leaves were whispering TO the hedge,
And down in their midst Was
tiny. golden haired boy with fius-..L
cheeks and sober eyes. The little
hands were grimy with dirt as they
dug deeper and deeper into the sod.
BY his side were a few small Jumps
OF coal.
why, Teddy, what are you do
ing?" l asked. He paused. placed
lump of coal tenderly in the
ground. covered it with dirt and
pattend it down. Then:
"Oh. I'm just working for Mama"
he said with manly pride.
I'm planting some coal for her,
so she can have plenty next winter"
and he kept on patting the little
heaps of dirt with a dreamy look.
While 1 wandered down the street
wondering il we would need lnv
Conference IL we all ,.ied
to help as much as this child, J1s
1t would never be reaped.
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~ NbNE-Ine Annapohs eiocuic
- cars one early morning recent
y. A crowding. pushing.
roaring mob OF blue-clad Middies
that filled the seats and overflowed
out into the platforms. making the
air blue with jokes and cigarette
smoke. Fat and thin. tall and short.
dark and fair. they sang and shout
ed as we swung out into the coun-
try, the soft. Southern drawl sooth-
ing the harsher New England
twang in the Babel OF happy voices.
For the Midshipmen were bound
for the harbor OF the Academy. They
had been on a cruise across the
pond. spent the day In Africa.
walked on the Rock OF Gibraltar.
danced with the Queen OF Norway.
And they had a great time at the
British ambassadors reception in
Christiani-at least according TO the
story told by a Middy-whose fro
quent you all's betrayed his Vir.
ginia origin-to a mere citizen who
happened to be penned in tho same
seat.
You SEQ when tho fleet anchored
in Christiani we were much feteo.
and among the entertainments CIV
en- us was a reception and ball at
the British embassy. Well. we fell
lows all arrived on time and as We
filed into the hall. We saw a POM
pous-looking guy standing at one
side. One OF the fellows started to
shake hands with him, but a boy
behind whispered For the love OF
Mike. don't-that's only the butler"
So we Middies went proudly by CIV
ing a passing glance at the impos-
ing.looking parsonage who appeared
to think that he was the whole
works, anyway.
After while we formed to be pre-
sented to the ambassador and when
we reached his presence we found
we had another think coming"
And the MILDLY paused.
Why. what was the trouble7"
asked the mere cit.
Trouble" howled the MILDLY as
he kicked another boy in the shin.
"Oh, nuthin' much-only the man
we took for the butler was the am
bassador himself"
IT sounds too good to be true
but It Is true. And 1t happened
a few months ago in a little Greek
restaurant near the State Depart
ment, a cafe where the French dish
es are served by an African waiter
and the cashier halls from Austria.
Two ladies', one Of them married,
entered the room. Just as they were
about to take their seats one of the
walters, glancing in their direction,
bawled out through the small aper-
ture which opens into the Kitchens
dark and mysterious caverns, 1.-TWO
old maids"
Both ladies flushed with indigna-
ton. They beckoned to the pro-
prietor, who came bowling to listen
to a TRADE against such treatment.
II did not como in here to be in
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NURSE, POOR BUT BEAUTIFUL, WEEDS MILLIONAIRE
AFTER ROMANCE BEGUN i'm ARMY TRAINING CAMP

Mrs Herbert Melville Hartman bride of the millionaire New York
where,
him the hos
pia. will a the world.
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ALL GREAT BRITAIN BY POSE AS PRINCESS

'Caraboog' Was Magic Word That Impost,r
Spoke when She Appeared to Peasant Fam
From Out of NoWhere-Her SteadfaSt Silence
When Questioned i'm ALI KNOWN Languages of
Globe Had Even Oxford SaVantS Puzzled.
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Tho poor little Red Cross nurse"
was Miss Sally Hunter. daughter Of
q New York street car conductor.
Since Wednesday. when the mar
riage ceremony was performed at
French Lick Springs. she has been
Mrs. Herbert M. Hartman.
Lot any novelist conJure
romance as ''far-fetched" as this
ono. which actually happened. Miss
Hunter is as pretty as any heroine
that ever lived in printers Ink. She
lived on Now York's East Side, and
never mingled with tho smart set
in which Hartman is a favorite son.
Tho parents Of Miss Hunter oc-
cupy an apartment one flight up at
No. 7S East Ninety-sixth street.
Sally's best friends. even her rela-
tves, refused to believe her when,
last Tuesday, she announced that
she was "going West to marry a
millionaire"
They didn't believe It, in fact.
until It was exclusively announced
in the New York American, not as a
fact but as a prediction before the
fact. Even then they were skepti-
cal, Newspapers have been known
to be wrong.
WHAT HER MOTHER SAYS.
But tho marriage took place in
French Lick Springs. The next
step-if this were novel instead of
a fact-would have been stern OBJ
jections from Mr.. Harriman's blue.
FLOODED relatives. Nothing Of the
sort. The bridegroom received the
best wishes Of his kin. immediately
after the wedding Mrs. Oliver Har.
riman received the bride into her
home and wished the pair every DOS
sible happiness.
AS for Sally's folks, they took the
same stand Discussing her daugh-
ter's marriage, Mrs. James Hunter
said:
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they were quicker in understanding
the signs she made.
"Why. the poor things hungry"
cried the hospitable Mrs. Sibthorpe,
as the newcomer pointed TO the table
and then to her mouth. "She's
trying to tell u.s."
IN BRISTOL.
The following day the stranger
in her curious clothes and bare
feet, for she steadfastly refused
to wear any shoes and stockings,
was taken to Bristol before the
Lord Mayor. But neither he nor
his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were able to
get any further towards solving the
mystery Of her identity, and he
ordered that she should be sent to
the workhouse. Mrs. Worrall, how
ever, who proved to be extremely
kindhearted, took her back to Knole
Hall, and offered to look after her
till it was discovered where she
came from.
Every effort, naturally, was made
to find out who she was, and several
famous linguists came to Gloucester
shire in the hope of talking the Ian
guage the stranger spoke. A speci-
men of her handwriting was sent to
oxford University for study by the
experts in languages, but Mr.. Wor-
rail- heard from them that the paper
he had sent was written in no known
earthly tongue! Naturally, the pro-
nouncement on the part of the uni
versity raised the excitement to fever
heat, and caused more curiosity than
ever as to the real identity and origin
OF the stranger.
A NEW ARRIVAL.
And then a remarkable thing hap
pened. One day tramping Portu-
guese sailor, whose ship had put In
at Bristol, and who had heard OF
the mysterious stranger at Knole
Hall. called and asked to be per.
mitted to see her.
'I have spent years knocking
about in Eastern waters, and perhaps
might be able to talk to her"
The sailor spoke to the girl in vari.
Gus languages. while the worralls
and others stood round as interested
Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-09

The powerful drug, hashish, is bade From common Indian hemp.
 Writing checks by electricity is the latest development t check writing machines.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-09

The titleo don" was originally assumed by the popes.
 A school for training diamond cut ters will soon be opened at Johan nesbAIg, Africa.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-09
EAT NO MEAT, KEEP CALM AND DON'T WORRY, ARE RULES FOR
 LONG LIFE BY DIR. PEBBLES

LOIS ANGELES, Cal, June S. DT James Martn Peebles, physician and author, who not long ago cele- brated Lis 99th borthday anniversary and who wrote book on How to Live a Century and Grow Old Grace fully" ascribes his long life in large measure to abstinence from eating animal flesh. Dr. Peebles stopped eating meat when he was 3g years old. He wrote his book on the rules of living when he was G2..
 And what he considered the great est ,ccntributory cause to his long life he instantly replied:
 "One cannot strengthen life by liv- ing on death. I cannot bear the idea of eating dead cows and dead hogs; and 1t is n0t necessary. See how strong arc horses and oxen; they do not live cn dead flesh" Other rules he made fer himself and which he said he believed had helped him to reach his advanced years included: Go to bd every night at S:3O. Out of bed every morning at six. Never use tobacco. Never use intoxicating | liquors. Neve.' complain
 'fAvod all wcrry and keep an har monious mind Worry is among the worst things in the world. Have g strons will-rower. Always lcok fol the new. Keep calm"
 On his 99th birthday, Dr. Feeble: walked erect only. cecas oDal,y usins q cane; his sight was good although he used spectacIes for reading; h! hearing .'ss good as eTe-." end ri; appetite and digestion he declared excellent. His long white beard ant
Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-09
SUPERVISION TO VISIT HEART
 OF ICE FIELDS

The area which he hopes to pene- trate, he points out, extends some 45O miles this side of the pole and the central part is located 800 miles be- yond any point so far reached by ship.
 Tt might be reached by airship." he said, but nothing of a scientific mature could be unearthed en route. Necessary observations of the surface of the ice and earth must be made on the way"
 His ambition is to reach the very center of the ice area. There has been much conjecture regarding what lies there, and he hopes to answer the question for the world.
 Stefansson laughed when the ques- tion of hazard was raised.
 Proper preparation for an Arctic expedition eliminates danger" he said. Tropical exploration is far more dangerous. There are no poison ous snakes and levers in the north land. It is simple matter to maiu- tain perfect health
 He expects to take some IS men with him. He will make up his ex- petition in New York.