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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

For the rest Of this evening you've got to b
mine, and only mine, just as you used to
be when you came to see me. Andrew,
don't lose me somewhere behind the books
and among the papers in your desk! I'm
not an orphan or q widow or a benevolence
or missionary society. I'm not even trus-
tee or an elder-I'm your wife I'm Prudy.
Don't you remember the Prudy you used to
know! Let's make believe it's moonlight
and apple blossom time all over again; and
want you to make love to me- You haven't
even asked me in! But I'm coming any
way"
THEY went into the study and drew the
= sofa to the freight. The hour went BY.
and another hour went by and still they sat
looking into the embers, hand in hand, her
head upon his shoulder, and now and then
the old dog looked reproachful and put his
head upon his paws again. The clock struck
II and Prudy whispered, Aren't you glad
1 camel"
Anf then she laughed securely, for her
husoshd was sound asleep.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

nR. Darrell was beside himself with the
- pressure of affairs and out of breath
with the climb to the peak Of the load i'm
posed upon. him. Nature had not made him
like Atlas, broad in the shoulders and deep in
the chest. His strength was all Of the other
sort-the strenrth of the will and of ths
SOUL that looked out of the man like yell,
low lamp in the night of rain. Prudy Oar.
rel was his wife, and she loved him 80 COM
pletely that she resented having to lend
him day after day and one long evening
after another to the work that clung to him
and refused to return him, till for the pallor
of his cheek and the flag of his mind and the
brokenness of his step she was wrung with
pity for him. First in her prayers was the
yearning that she might not merely shield
and shelter and comfort him, but take all the
pain and the WEAKNESS out of his life to be
her own.
Couldn't his town start something with
out him? Couldn't a committee organize
for a matter of communal spirit or public
utility without calling the little min
lister? Must his be the seeing eye, the
guiding hand, the warning perception and
the moving presence always and in every
enterprise? That he was so necessary and So
potent in al matters for the welfare of tn.
town they lived In made Prudy's greater
pride in her husband. though nothing could
have added to the love she felt of him. But
her satisfaction in her man, her delight In
his success and her shining joy in his ac-
complishment could never overcome the
wistful, mournful lonesomeness; the ache in
her heart that soldered; the plaintive
outcry that would not be stilled. She wanted
the man of God and the man among men
for the man of her own and all her own
the man that was her chosen out of the
world, the man who crowned her life and
to 60 with him on the journey of the days.
She had not married a cloud wrapped seer
or a famous fulminator of sermons or 8
writer Of globe encircling books. She had
married husband, and with AL the woman
in her she wanted him and would have him
Therefore, in the quickened cunning that =
famine for his comradeship and a pininE for
communion with his sweet and strong and
gentle spirit gave her, she laid her plan for
a paradise resained-a place and time of he:
own in the midst of his thronged end TEEN
ing life. And this was the mode Of her
guileless reminder and her ingenious cou-
spiracy with her love- hungry self
She wrote her husband letter, and she
wrote it in 4 hand 80 outlandshly different
from her usual chirography that he did not
and could not guess. The letter said:
Dear Old Friend:
Tomorrow evening at shall come to
see you, and no matter what the stress Of
your toll and the burden Of your cares
you must set the hour from 8 to 10 apart
for me. 1t has been years since we have
had one clear hour together, and 1t has
been a source Of real distress to me that
as time few BY on rapid wing the bust
ness OF living and cur several rsapoasi-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20
By Nathaniel Dickinson

It's might a. can NO inlander, and %, to.
sether they had made their way up the
path to the bluffs. he with q rifle Graded
on his arm-for evsr since he had heard the
strange tale Of the Great Wild Dog he had
longed for q shot at it-undl they stood
overlooking the seas below.
The girl sank on the sparse grass on
the cliffs edge and Armstrong beside her.
Seward, sky met water in one vast infnity
that fascinated. Rhythmic was the boom
of the surf; aromatic the scent Of seaweed,
torn from its hold and cast on the beach
BY the troubled Sea- In the girls eyes
was wistfulnea, in the mans e1altation.
To her it was pregnant with past dreams
as to him, it famed his passion by its
grandeur. Her eyes rested content on the
sea-his on her.
what. 4 beautiful blue" murmured the
girl.
-"Ba6lng description" assented Arm
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

guiding the conduct Of life and moldinE a
destiny Sometimes even at the breakfast
table he sermonized, and mounted the pulpit
as he broke an egg.
But 1 think you'd better see her, An
drew" coa1ed his wife, as she buttered
slice Of toast and pushed it at him. If she
really is . dear old friend, you'll be sorry
you didn't"
A T 9 the next evening the doctor, feet
"A to the study FIRE and his ivory paper
cutter deep in a deeper book. had forgotten
the letter for 4 congenial train Of metaphys-
ical distractions leading him further and
further cloudward from the ladies' aid So
ciety, the row in the choir loft and the
troubles of the sexton. Page after page was
tranquilifying and restorative conducive to
a sermon. There were worse places to spend
an evening than ones own home. He might
be discussing Origen or Athanasius with the
Glorious Club, but he doubted whether that
would be more enjoyable than this session
with his own mind by the fire, and the dog
outspread on the goatskin rug against the
fender.
Then came q knocking at the front door.
1t was the maids evening out and normally
his wife would 90. but he waited and did not
hear her foot upon the stair. II wonder
where she is?' he unused, and as the knock
ing was repeated it came to him afresh that
1t was q comfortable thing to have wife
who never was misplaced-who was always
on hand when he wanted her to be-whose
exits and entrances were certain as the sun.
''Prudyn' he called, and she did not an
swer. With 4 sigh he put the book down,
and the dog looked up, and he descended
the stair and opened the door.
His first impression was that the
strangers taste in hat and coat and walking
stick was very like his own, and with this
impression came a flight shock of relief that
1t wasn't a woman after all. Come in, sir "
he said heartily.
Then the stranger took such a liberty rs
one might take with dear old friend, and
put her arms around his neck and kissed
him.
well, bless my soul, Prudy, you rascal!
Whatever possessed you to play such. a trick
on me7 Your poor, innocent unsuspectins
husband! I suppose you expect me now to
sit I'D and entertain you. But must finish
this chapter for my sermon; and I've
dozen letters to write and q plan to work
out for the systematic benevolences in the
budget for next year"
She put her hand on his mouth to stop
him. II know" she said. I'm only
Prudy-just your Prudy, who wants to see
her dear old friend, and didn't know any
other way to get him. You've promised me
this hour. ~
II never promised anybody anything"' he
e1postulated. ....-
you did, you know you did" she
answered. you can't possibly have forgot
ten. and shall make you keep your word.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20
The Greater Danger

ANDSLIDES and the like are not the
only things to be feared in the Alps"
says an American traveller.
An American bride and groom wer.
spending their honeymoon in Switzerland.
One day, as they were climbing over the
oimcuit passes, admiring the scenery, they
suddenly came upon q bear.
I'm, Henry, look! % exclaimed the terri
neo wife. Let's run for the yalle,
quick!''
But the young man stood still. undecided
Impossible" he said.
1mpossible?"
l.. my dear. Why, we'd run right
'n'' 'ne clutches of the hotel keepersr"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20
The Waves Said

lhh young man addicted to verse had .
DIT about the ocean in his pocket and
ne ionsed to read it to his fair companion.
II wa: little thing of his own, but lack
ing courage to whip it out boldly he decided
10 iead up to it-gracefully, of course.
Miss Janet" he began, did you ever
think what those vast, beavins billov,
melting on the shore and then recedip,
sing a. they come and so,"
No, l never have" Janet replied.
calmly; but when my brother and I ver,
on the coast of Maine last summer we ,sed
to listen to the waves breaking and he ,aid
they sounded to him"
PoeeiealF' interrupted the poet, finger
ing the poem in his pocket.
Yes, perhaps So" aid Janet. They
went 'slosh. b'sosh. slosh. b'sosh,' from
morning till night"
"oh!" said the poet, taking his Aa,d
from his pocket. .-----.----
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

a snap shot, had missed his mark, and miss
ing had but added to the extraordinary cum
ming Of the beast, for 1t had taught him
the fear of a gun, and of those who saw
him after this hunt no one had 4 weapon.
Poison and traps were alike powerless to
injure him. That which had the man
scent he left alone in his cunning" And
30 he had come to be a bugbear on the
island, a name to brighten children with
and 4 burden bearer of all that WAS une1-
plainable.
The wildness of the sea was in the air
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

again. But one morning an islander, whose
farm bordered the marshland, had come
across the hah-eaten carcass of a lamb in
his pastures, and soon from all sides came
the tale of the short count, for, with the
taste for blood on him, this huge Great
Dane, for such he was, grew to slaughter
from pure lust of killing, and such was his
strength and activity that his depredations
were of serious nature, and the islanders
had organized y party to hunt him down.
Of this entire party but one man had
seen the creature, and he, taking perforcs
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

that morning. The day was lowering, the
east wind swept in from the darkened sea
with q strong. steady pressure Is one faced
it. The sulls cried and swooped low, As
they do before a storm, white as the crested
seas themselves, and already the surf doomed
with a sullen note.
By some freak of good fortune Armstrong
had persuaded Alice to walk down to the
beach with him. Few and far between
were those times when he could win her
from her allotted tasks about the house.
Yet an islander loves to watch the sea in
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20
The Knock at the Door Fullerton L. Waldo

bilities have estranged US more and more
until l fear that when we meet you will
hardly know me. l have learned that to-
morrow you plan to spend one of your all
too rare evenings at home, and though 1
know how much each minute means to
you | plead for little part of it-nay.
insist on having the hour which I am
sure VIII leave US the richer and the bet
yer lor spending it together. DO not re-
1use me, for l will not be denied, I
snail not sign my name. but when we
meet you will discover that am entitled
70 address You as dear old friend"
ppE T, indeed. has better right than I.
flease be ready to receive me- then sh.li
not ring the bell. 1 shall knock and ner.
maps you Will recognize the hand at the
letter. An0~ d" In THIS
nR. Darrell between ruln, q, .oa..
found the missive in his mail anon, txo
requests for commencement sermon Az :,
Vltation TO lay cornerstone, an appe.I "a,
an aoaress TO nurses at a hospital. a hill
from dentist, letter of complaint from
tne cholrmaster. resignation from n.
Chlldren's Aid Society, seven impor,un;,,o.
Tor clothes, money, prayers, work. perrni,.
sion to occupy his pulpit and two ,no,,.
nous letters from conscientious obj.c,o,, N
the manner and the matter Of hi. preaching
on the previous Sunday. The letter TIM,
stopped him for the longest tim. va, hi.
letter from his wife, who fsirn.d mi.
premely innocent detachment snd su,priss
when he referred it to her srtlsss tribunal
My dear, who do you suppose u can
possibly be-" he said, with brow far.
rowed over his glasses at her when h. had
read it aloud.
Another woman in love with ny bus.
band, l suppose" she responded dsmur.ly.
Whoever it is, you'd better keep III. ap-
pointment. 1t sounds sincere snossh-s CRY
from the heart!"
Il wonder who told her I'd b. At hons. "
he unused. my first evening indoors for A
month, l think. Those anonymou CORE.
spondents were right about Sunday morn
ings sermon. I've got to have more time
in the study to polish on what ! mean TO
say. An hour, for me, Is q big slice in .
lifetime. l don't see how I can give II.
Is it mans or q woman's hspd7 I wish
it were a man."
II think it's q woman, Andrew. aid
his wife judicially, after q close e.aminn.
tion of the script. Then she added srcblv
Don't you want me with you when shs
comes?'
I'm sure I've never seen that hand.
writing BEFORE" DR.. Darrell said. Its an
odd fist, rather. Looks like q generous.
impulsive person-eItravagant, romantic.
imaginative, moody. I'm not at all sure I'd
like her. Save me from these gushing, .,.
otto, impressionable females. intense and
overwrousht. living only to vamp and to be
vamped. Look at the capital II and the
capital F. Drsadfully affected and dread.
fully fanciful. One Of these society women,
1 suppose. whose religion IL an aroma and
an e1halation, net dssp rooted conviction
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

strong, but his eyes were On hers as be
spoke.
oh, / love the sea-" said the girl
And / love-" The girl turned to-
ward him, ''the sea, too" he concluded,
lamely, deplorinE his cpwardice the while.
Yet it is cruel, inhuman"
'Cruel-not necessarily inhuman." She
looked up inquiring.
Some humans are cruel" he explained.
But the sea is unconsciously cruel"
And the humans?" Her eyes fell be-
fore the meaning in his.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20

Ow ARMSTRONG had come to
the island may be learned from
the records of the Life Saving
Service. SUFFICIENT for this ta'e
/. of his after doings that it was
h. racI a. TIA Sr,A n
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

take no foreign credit operation with
out tho approval OF the Allies.
The situation seems 10 contemplate
Germany's borrowing heavily In this
market either for the purpose OF
completing her indemnity payments
as may from time TO time be neces-
sary. or for the purpose OF recapitai-
| izing her industries, or both; while
on the other hand, the Immediate
advances so badly needed by France
I, and other countries In the form or
cash and goods would presumably be
obtained from the United states
through the discountlng OF the Ger
man payments 80 far as might be
necessary.
IL Is an interesting question how
far the American market would be
willing to go in this kind OF hnanc-
Ing, especially in view OF the many
heavy demands for foreign borrowing
| which are already in sight. IL Is at
| all events the general consensus OF
opinion among financial authorities
that whatever is obtained here would
have to be obtained upon basis or
assured protection relying upon the
unquestionable ability Of German
! debtors to settle their obligations.
That any such reliance could safely
be placed In them under condition
which would so seriously limit their
exporting capacity is regarded by
many as diAtinctly doubtful.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
DOMESTIC FINANCING.

Announcement that the new Fed
eral Foreign Banking Corporation, to
have a capital OF 500. 100000, has been
approved by the Washington authorities
and that the headship of the enterprise
has been offered to Governor Hard
ing, of the Federal Reserve Board.
has proven another significant item
OF the weeks developments, eoinci-
dent with the opening sale of the
stock of the concern to bankers and
others throughout the country.
The next week or two should show
the attitude of the community gem
orally toward this effort to put our
foreign relations upon a more stable
footing. Meanwhile, a good deal of
new foreign financing, which has
been awaiting an opportunity to come
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
DISCOVERY "CAME TO"
PROFESSOR IN LECTURE

One hundred years ago Hans Chris
tian Orsted. a professor in the Copen-
hagen University. so conyinced him
self during a lecture to a class OF stu
dents that he had discovered one of
the great truths of electricity that he
invited his class out to the laboratory
and then and there demonstrated the
phenomenon that an electric current
passing through a conductor would
defect a magnetic needle.
This discovery made possible the
construction of the electric telegraph,
the applications of low and high ten
sion currents and host of maryels
The Washington times., 1921-02-06

chopped onion for three minutes.
stirring constantly. Add u cup canned
tomato pulp from which the liquor
has been drained and cook five min
utes on electric grill. Add y pound
soft mild cheese cut in small bits,
q tablespoon salt and dash OF
cayenne. When cheese is melted. add
9 tablespoons OF milk and l egg
slightly beaten. Serve on squares OF
toasted bread.
Salmon salad is made by using l
large can red salmon. l cup chopped
celery, I cup chopped English wal
nits. several small sweet pickles;
mix all well with creamy mayonnaise.
The cornmeal mullins are baked in
ovenette of round grill. To make
them use cup cornmeal. ~ cup
boiled hominy, 1 egg, ii tablespoon of
butter. l teaspoon sugar, pinch OF
salt. n cup milk. Mix dry in
gradients, add beaten egg, milk and
melted butter. one teaspoon baking
powder, beat thoroughly, bake In
ovenette in muffin tins for twenty
minutes.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06


FINANCIAL RESULTS OF
INDEMNITY.
The terms are undoubtedly severe.
but there is much good opinion to the
effect that the amounts mentioned are
within the ability at least of the Ger
mans to settle, provided they are left
unhampered and allowed TO put forth
their whole productive power.
This. however. would not be pos
sible should the ad valorem export
tax be retained. The interesting
phase of the situation, so far as the
United States is concerned. lies In
the fact that the Allies evidently in
tend. as shown by unofficial out
giyings. TO rely considerably upon the
American market for the purpose OF
cashing in their claims upon Ger
many. An important factor In the
settlement with Germany is found
In the provision that she Is to under
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
CALDER URGES TAX
ON PUBLIC BONDS
Would Eliminate Exemptions In
Order to, Promote Housing
investment.

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-Elimination
OF all taxation exemption on public
bond issues and the diversion of
money to long-term mortgage bonds
was advocated last night by Senator
Calder (Rep.). Of New York. before
the New York Association of Real
Estate Boards, as the means by
which the building shortage may be
remedied.
Senator Calder reviewed his expert
enee as chairman of the Senate Re-
construction Committee, which has
been investigating building condi-
tions throughout the United States.
The various moves during the war
which contributed to the suspension
of building operations were reviewed.
Coal shortages, shortage of cars
for the movement of materials, and
the unavailability of capital were the
contributing causes for the suspen-
sion of building, Calder contended.
"The affairs of the country can pro-
ceed in a normal way only when a
normal portion of our credit Is used
for commercial purposes and a nor
NAL portion is used in long term in
vestment in permanent wealth, such
as housing, railroads and rapid tram
Sit" he declared.
"One of my efforts during the past
year has been to devise ways and
means for bringing money back to
its normal uses for the permanent
welfare of the community. There is
proposal for disseminating the ex-
emption of securities from taxation
and another plan for the exemption
of mortgages from taxation.
IF the Bill to discontinue the tax
exemption of certain securities is
passed it would release a billion dol
lars for housing investment"
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
Weekly Financial ReuieW
By HENRY CLEWS,
OF Henry Clews q Co., New York Bankers.

6-Annooncement
of
fnsnca event of whether international
especially enterprises
scarcely
estimated
The Germany 100000
fveyear period marks
gold annually for second hvyer period and marks for
The total by equivalent 900
of Added the
cent ad valorem
daoft tha Ger emnr
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
Your Investment
Policy

Costly lessons from the ex.
perience Of speculative Investors
vii influenee the policy of
many investors for months 10
come. Men and women who
have suffered surprising losses
VIII be more and more Inclined
70 analyze and Investigate the
foundat tion aud character OF the
securities they are invited to
purchase. Conservatism will be
. more dominant note In mn
ancial commitments.
Such tendencies create new
strenEth for the appeal OF our
First Mortgage Notes on i'm
proved Washington real estate.
These securities are backed by
land and property values which
do not vanish In the face OF nm
ancial depression and necessary
liquidation. Their income. bear
ing value Is one OF the few con-
slant factors In 4 varying tnsp-
ciai world.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
|punckinS Shells forElectrlc Light SockstA

achieved by electricity-all ultimately
based on Orsted's discovery Of the mu-
tual effects = between electricity and
magnetism. +t
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
L|NCO[NLUNCHEON
PLANS DESCRIBED
Electric Tea-Wagon Makes
Many Features Possible at
Birthday Dinner.

Since the month of February has
three red letter days. it is apt to be
a month of informal entertainment
Lincoln's Birthday affords the nrst
occasion and a Lincoln luncheon, with
red. white, and blue color scheme and
miniature log cabin for center Of table
will be appropriate.
A special aid for the hostess en-
tertaining at luncheon is tea wagon
fitted electrically. This may sound
complicated. but it is really simple
matter to screw a plug cluster onto
the underside OF top tray, so that easy
connection can be made with the cleo
trical appliances that stand on top
Another cord runs to Dashboard or
floor outlet and the tea wagon stands
at the right of the hostess, with a
grill or percolator conveniently Al
hand.
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
G-E Engineers have done
Much to Improve the
lncandescent Lamp

American inventive and scien-
tific genius has finally succeeded
in giving to the world the great
est illumination element for the
home, the ofSice and the shop that
ii has ever had. When Thomas
A. Edison invented the electric
ineandescent lamp, just II years
ago, October FL, he took the first
step towards revolutionizinR
mans artificial light, which had
been evolving gradually for
thousands Of years.
Until nearly a decade Of. the
present century had passed the
slectric light was not at It's best
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
GREAT ADVANCE NOTED
IN ELECTRIC LAMPS
Ones Of Today Give Seven Times
liuht Supplied in 1881.

The first commercial electric lamps.
made in 1881, consumed nearly 100
watts and gave about 16-candlepower.
having an efficiency of about 5.s
watts per candle. They lasted about
q. 900 hours, but blackened very early
in their life. the lamps giving very
small part of their initial candle
power when they finally burned out.
1t Is interesting to compare tins
with the present-day lamp, which
gives about seven times the amount
OF light for the same energy consump-
tion.
In the fall Of 1881 II was realized
that 5.S watts per candle was an un-
desirably low efficiency and the
standard was changed to 4.66 watts
per candle, giving a total life OF 9oo
hours
The Washington times., 1921-02-06
BUSINESS AND FINANCE

forward. has been held up on account
OF the pendency OF the new foreign
banking plans as well as other
projects and by the apparently re-
newed drift toward higher money.