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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-06
1.-THE UPHILL ROAD"
By RUBY M.

Ferrier. The cabs 1t the door and
we ought to start.
Eyes. I'm ready.
Ferrier fetched the elouch hat.
which he still wore 10 please Joan.
He walked to the open door and let
the breeze blow on his face. He
knew that Joan was watching him
with puzzled eyes. He marveled
that she could not guess Of his dis.
covery. He thought IL must be writ.
ten In his eyes.
Presently she followed him He
did not turn, tho he heard the soft
swish Of her frock across the car
peted hall.
She was close beside him when
she spoke. For a moment Richard
Ferrier closed his eyes and set his
teeth. He felt as II he could have
fallen at her feet. and wept like a
child for his doubt OF her. 1t was
not true. this hideous thing he had
heard. She was pure and sweet--a
fit wife for a man who had tried 10
keep himself straight and clean.
And yet-"Six months imprison.
ment" Ferrier clenched his hands
The blood sang In his ears. For a
moment he was blind and deaf To
his surroundings.
Soft fingers touched his cienihed
hands. swcetly anxious voice spoke
to him.
Are you III? Oh. are you mr.
He forced himself to self-control
He even managed a smile az be
looked down at her.
No. no; it's nothing, nothing
Oughtn't we to be starting? l guess
the train won't watt
The soft fingers fell from his She
half turned away, and at that mo
ment her brother Joined them.
+ The drive to the station was almost
silent. The man Hastings did not
trouble to talk. Ferrier feigned In.
terest in a paper he had brought
with him. and Joan sat looking thru
the window. She was very pale
Once, when Ferrier met her eyes, he
fancied they held an appeal--an ap
peal TO which he resolutely shut his
heart
Ferrier did not know In the least
what he meant to do. For the i'm
mediate present things would have
to slide. He would wait and see VIVA,
happened.
They only just caught the East
sea train. Hastings tipped the guard
to allow them a compartment to
themselves. and when they had
started, he leaned back and closed
his eyes. apparently sleeping.
Terrier sat opposite Joan, who
tried to make him talk. She spoke
Of the places thru which they passed
II was all new ground to him. Yes
terday 1t would have seemed jour
ney to heaven. but today he felt as
man must feel who journeys home
with his wife's coffin.
II was nearly 8 o'clock when they
reached Eastsea. For a couple OF
miles the train had run along close
to the seashore, and the little sum
! mer waves seemed almost to break
against the metals.
isn't 1t beautifulr' asked Joan
wistfully, looking out over the dane
ing sea. Ferrier made no answer
She turned her head and looked al
him. do you think you will find II
dull?" she asked him. "Oh, ! am 30
afraid you will. Soon you will be
trying to find an excuse to get away
from u.s."
His eyes met hers with sudden.
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Seriously. tho, why cant we be
good friends? Why is the world al
ways so suspicious? II yop had a
sister. I could see her as often as ]
pleased, and no one would say q
word"
well. you know some people have
old-fashioned IDEAS"
Yes; but why should we let them
control us? We know there Is no
wrong in 1t. Isn't that enough? l
was telling you the precise truth
when I said had been spoiled and
had always had my way. but In
spite Of that haven't really been
happy. haven't felt that people
understood me. George doesn't.
tho he is a dear. dependable fellow.
Now. IL I find some one who UNI
derstands me, why can't he and I be
good friends? Is the fact that he is
n man and I am a woman bar to
friendship? Say that you don't
think II is. or I'll believe you don't
understand m. either" she pleaded.
The car was slowly bowling along
a road that wound thru a stretch
OF woods. The indefinable odor of
spring was In the air.
"Of course. we can be friends" !
assured her.
r. M r<-~x},,u>SA .-.-ms
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CONTINUED From SATURDAY.
CHAPTER ".

SIX months imprisonment Rich
nrd Ferrier echoed the words tone
leesly. His eyes wandered away
nom her concerned face. They
otnred blankly at q hideous calendar
above her head on the wall which
bore the design OF a srinning fiend
holding the date on a pitchfork. All
HI life Richard remembered that
satanic expression To his excited
Imagination 1t seemed to be floating
over his own ruined dream
The stout manageress was apply.
ing = corner of a handkerchief to
her eyes.
r hope. Mr.. Ferrier. you'll pardon
me. but couldn't bear that you
shou1d 90 off, not knowing"
Terrier moved. He was conscious
a1l>at once that his nerves had been
Gtrained to swapping point He SAT
o6wn heavily in chair behind him
~ ksThat's all right" he said TIN
I|1ch Obliged to YOU Please don't
unset yourself" He drew a Ions
breath, he gave little forced laugh
II guess I'm old enough and big
enough to look after myself-ehT
he asked, almost whimsically.
The woman screwed her handker
chief into a damp ball.
Its not that I'm a mischief
maker" she said. earnestly. 81
wouldn't willingly harm a ny. but
Isl you'd been my own son, sir. I'd
1gAsks thanked any one for warning
you
"Yes, I know. quite under
stand. One thing, how is 1t you
know an this? Where did you hear
of it?"
The womans kindly face flushed
10 dull crimson
tits against myself to ten you
but my own boy was mixed up with
them. He was in the house the
night the police raided 1t. He man
aged to escape"
"Ah! The son who was IN Can
' ada?-
"Yes. SIR. He's dead now. II
was drink and the cards that killed
khtn." Her voice grew hard. "Pvs
iitkIe cause to love those that LED
him astny, but all the same, Ii
not have spoken against them II
you hadn't put me so in mind Of
my boy. couldn't bear that you
should go the same way"
Ferrier laughed wretchedly. Ht
rather wondered that this woman
SHOULD have put him down as q
! walking; and yet--had he not been
Would he not still BE weaklins
where Joan Hastings was con
cerned?
He rose to his feet and held out
a hand
Il thank you very much" he said
IN not forget your Kindness"
He left the office with Its pile OF
lcdgers and the grinning fiend hold
Ing the date on a pItchfork. and
found himself again In the hall. He
remembered that he had not yet
had it out with Joan's brother--and
that they were due to start for
Astsea in a few moments. The lift
boy was already bringing down
their luggage, and his one bag. As
Ferrier stood there uncertainty, Joan
and her brother came across the
nall. They were both dressed for
travelling. The man smoked cigar.
ne looked smiling and pleased.
Ready he asked. when he saw
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II wns q beautiful morning.
something over so years ago.
Two young pioneers In the
Puget Sound country were at
their breakfast Their little log
house was finished and cosy: they
had no stove as yet. but the wife
made delicious bread which she
baked In front Of her open fire.
They had cleared quite a bit Of
innd and had some OF II planted.
and always II was u,oy who did
things, for there were no children
In this home. just a husband and
q tall. young vito. with q strong.
straight back and good muscles
and lots OF energy and courage,
So while they ate they planned
their day.
81 think said the man. that
while this weather holds, We
ought to get In a good pile OF
wood and have II stacked before
the rains begin. Suppose we take
the sled and go down the road
and just put In the day at IT,"
That's the best plan." agreed
the wife. and she tidied up the
house and washed the dishes.
while the husband caught the
horse and hitched him up to the
sled.
Oh. yea, II was that kind Of
sled. a heavy. clumsy sled. home
made and crude, on which they
piled their wood as they sawed
and chopped and split II in the
forest. Then their one horse
could draw It over the little rough
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-06
Thinks Modern Education
Misses MorI.

W Dear Cynthia Grey; In last nights
poper, under the caption OF "Educa
tion. or what." appeared an article
assigned by a Citizen" that just ex
Qctly voiced my opinion of the pub
PIC school system.
M I have discussed the lack of co
&>bperation between the grade schools
md the high schools with various
persons who are interested, and
<&lnd that there are many who think
- do: that the foundation for an
4 oducation Is not being laid under the
toxisting system in the grade school
! confess that did not realize that
my children were not getting all that
they should of the com m on T
!. 1ranches Of learning. II was a great
mock TO me to find that my daugh-
I er. who is a second half sophomore
Franklin high school at 10 years
= "a age knew the capitals OF
but three of the states in the Union.
ind they were Washington. Oregon
Ind California, and she was not sure
BIZ California
This Is merely an example OF the
gencral lack that I find exists. She
was not taught to concentrate,
neither was she given studies that
would lead to what she would have
10 take up when she entered high
bchool. What is true OF my daugh-
Der is also true of my son. who
completes the eighth grade this
nonth.
The teachers are not TO blame for
this condition. and many of them
feei that much of their time Is wasted
by too much system and not enough
actual work; some Of them have
evcn told me that in any contest
where children from all over the
bounty compete II is always the
youngsters from the smaller towns
Eho come out with the high honors
would like TO hear from some
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2far, Seattle :.
::Stqg !, II A9;.{,k!,|; !.
By Mabel ClclAMd 4
Page 3S2
DOWN THE LITTLE ROAD

road which they themselves had
cut. ] am not quite sure, but !
think that little road must have
been part Of what Ii now the Mo
Ccllan Pass highway.
When they had gone quite .
distance down the road. the horse
tossed his head. pricked up his
ears. flared his nostrils. and
shifted.
Wonder what he thinks he
sees" said tho wife. and they
went on.
The horse gave a little jerk and
stopped.
''oho- said the man. 40 that's
II. is III That's the biggest bear
I ever saw"
Right down the little road he
came. In his slow. waddling way.
right toward them.
IL say" the man said. do you
know. we didn't bring the gun
You stay here and watch him and
VI run WIN aiiI EtA ttft uti.
And off he ran.
The young wife told the story.
The horse stopped. OF course,
and saw he was scared. SO I
stood by his head. My husband
hadn't more than got out of sight
when the bear rose up on his hind
legs and began walking like q
man.
"straight on he came. and the
horse got little nervous. My. but
that beast looked big. I never took
my eyes Off him a second: we just
looked at each other and he came
on and on. nearer and nearer.
When he was within few feet Of
me. he dropped to his fore feet
and waddled off. No. wasn't
frightened. but neither was he"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-06
BY ALTMAN
BY AHERN
THE MAGIC UMBRELLA

help Of an. for weathermaleers M
myself are likely to have to 90 any
where, you never can tell. and altho
my umbrella, when open. will float
all three OF us down to the ground.
it is only strong enough for one when
we wish to return here. Yes. your
Shoes are very valuable
Mr.. Sprinkle-Blow opened his nm
brella. then taking Nancy's hand.
walked to the edge of the star.
'Now, my dear. you take Nick's hand
and we'll all Jump together. One foe
the money, two for the show. throo
to make ready, and four to goy"
In a trice they were sailing earth
ward under Mr.. Blows OLD
parachute. gently as gossamer.
Go BE Continued
Copyright 1921. by N. r. Al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-06

MISS GREY win receive rcsd
lN erv Of this department Al
The Star Office on Tuesdays from
| . to 4. and n other times by ap-
pointmcnt Please do not CONN.,
on other days than Tuesday un-
less you have m appointment
with Mrs Grey, ~ unrxpccted
visitors interferc with her writ
ing.
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take care of my two boys and do my
own work. recommend your medi-
cine to anyone who is ailing. You may
publish my testimonial If you think
It will help others. Mrs. CARRIE
WILLIAMS, Overpeck, Ohio.
For more than forty years Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
been restoring women to health who
suffered from Irregularities, displace-
ments, backache, headaches, bear
ing-down pains, nervousness or ssthe
blues. To-day there is hardly . townor
hamlet in the United States wherein
some woman does not reside who has
been made well by it. That Il why
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound is now recognized as the stand.
ard remedy for such ailments.
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II suppose not. but

suppUSe HOt, put--
But you are shocked. Own up to
it. And for my part. ! admit / am
spoiled. My father began II and
George has continued it. Two al.
ways done what I pleased"
II can believe that"
And. after all. swhatsharm is there
In what did? Dot wanted to get
home, and so did George. l gave
them a good excuse. As for myself.
! wanted to talk to you. No--dont
flatter yourself" she put In hastily
as I was about to say something's
merely find you mildly amusing"
"Thank you"
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DYE ONLY WITH
"DIAMOND DYES"

Unless you ask for diamond
Dyes" you may get a poor dye that
streaks, spots. fades and gives that
dyed look. Every package of Dia-
mond Dyes contains simple direc-
lions for home dyeing or tinting any
new. rich, fadeless color into gar
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No mistakes! No failures!
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.GylnG[hia Grey 3
Young Men, Are You Fishing in the Wrong Pond
Looking for Mussels Instead of Pearls?
BY CYNTHIA GREY

oss IKE
tell
looking
se nd Of pearls oflocino ares of the
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me DOM DcIOrO
and after my baby
was born. ] sllfs
fered with back
ache, headache,
was generally run
down and weak. /
Jaw Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound adver-
tised in the news
papers and De.
cided to try It
Now I fool 8Ua
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BEFORE AND AFTER
CHILDBIRTH
Mrs. Williams Tells How Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Cenpssnd
Kept Her in Health

Overpeck, o. -"Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound helped
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OF your readers on this subject. and
II we find that II y politics that has
undermined our school system then
as patriotic citizens we must change
the politics.
Respectfully.
DISILLUSIONED.
Nice Girls EreryChere in
General and Noiohere
in Particular
My Dear Cynthia Grey: Twenty
Six" and Jack" need consolation
and I wish to offer them mine.
arm glad 10 be able TO inform
you. 'Twenty-S Six" and Jack" that
there are still In this world what you
term a 'ss model In 1921. But you
must look in the right places In or
der TO ind them. l am sorry that
l cannot make that any more defin-
tie. for the right places are every
where in general and nowhere In
particular. You will find college
girls. shop girls and other girls who
favor "a home. children. loving hus-
band and the better things OF life
and you will find. too. college girls.
shop girls and other girls who arc
vain. pleasure tickle. cat
fish. irresponsible and unreasonable"
perhaps to a greater or lesser de-
gree. But even tho this latter half
are thus on the exterior. you will
find II you 80 deep enough that
they too have either alive or dormant
the same desires as those which the
first group has. II Is not the girls
OF 1921 who are at fault. They are
not materially different from our
mothers and grandmothcrs, but our
organization of society does tend TO
repress the natural desires OF girls.
Every girl at some time in her life
has the desire for the right man.
home and children. II there Is no
way OF satisfying this desire. the girl
tends to become vain. etc. in, order
to forget her deeper desires
My dear '"rwenty-Slx" and Jack. ="
you get what you demand. and IL
you show that you admire the big
ger things In life morc than you do
the superficial. you viii soon find
them. Look to yourself before criti
cising too much. for maybe our '9s
model in 1891 Is looking for loving
husband and coming to the conciu-
sion that "there amt no such ami
NAL. A rs MODEL OF 1871.
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tisement -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-26
CURRENT COMMENT
Selling the Wooden Ships

White elephant" seems an mex.
pressive term for the wooden war.
time feet, of which 205 vessels are
being sold by the shipping board at
S2l00 each-the bid rendered by the
Ship Construction and Trade corpora
tion of New York Considering that
the cost of constructing them was
lately estimated by Chairman Lasker
at about SS30,OO0 each the board may
perhaps be thankful not to have to
pay for getting rid of them, yet a
quarter of one per cent return on the
original cost is hardly more than small
change.
The affair cannot be reckoned
wholly, however, on a basis of profit
and loss, for the ships were built to
meet real emergency; a more serious
criticism is to be based on the fact
that the long wrsngle over wood YER
sus steel so delayed construction that
the emergency had passed before the
ships were in service. Quick construc-
tisn was the one argument for build
ing wooden ships as a supplement To
the maximum output in steel, and
quick construction being frustrated. it
is to be feared that practically the
whole of the $3.50, 100000 spent must
be written off as war loss. Yet badly
built as the ships may be, 5000 each
seems a low price.-Springfeld Repub
iican
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-26

The signing of the treaty Of peace
between the United States and Ger
many at Berlin on Thursday does not,
of course, mark the formal declaration
of peace between the two countries.
The constitution of the United States
requires that treaty be ratified by
the Senate before it shall become oper.
ative. Hence there is a chance for an
other long drawn out wrangle over the
matter before the final act on the part
Of the United States. However, the
first reports coming from Washington
indicate that the terms Of the special
treaty follow quite closely the agree.
ments made at the Versailles confer
ence, 80 that no marked difficulty is
anticipated in bringing about the con
summation of formal peace. A few sen
ators may try to play politics with the
treaty, but in the end their efforts will
come to nsught.
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WASHINGTON

On Saturday evening, Aug. 20, rela-
tives, neighbours and friends to the
number of lis gathered at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry berry to help
them celebrate their 30th wedding an
| niversary. Chicken. pie supper was
served by Mrs. Irene Higgins, Mary
Louise Vermette and Alice Morrill,,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Berry acting host
and hostess to the following out-of
town guests. Noiel berry and daugh-
ter Della, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fisher of
Worcester; Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Nor
rill of Shredder, Ontario, Mrs. Irene
Higgins and Bertha SENEGAL of Platts.
burg, n. Y. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ton
dreau, Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Nor.
rill, Marshield; Mr.. and Mrs. e. A.
Morrill,, st. Paul, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Baker, Mortified; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Chapman, Sam jeanette and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Duprey of Granite.
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Csyia, Mrs.
Annie Cayia and Mrs. Augusta Smith.
Barre. Music was furnished for dane.
ing by Henry Jenkins. Refreshments
of cake and coffee were served after the
dance. A purse of money and nu-
merous pieces of linen were presented
Mr.. and Mrs. berry, for which they
wish to extend many thanks.
Sermon at the Universalist church
in Washington next Sunday morning
by Rev. c. A. Simmons upon the topic,
The Destiny of Man All are well
come.
Mrs. John Calef, Miss Olive Calef,
Mrs. A. l.. Paterson and Mrs Agnes
Brown have been chosen as delegates
from the Washington church to the
Simmons go on Monday to Brattleboro
Rev. c. A. Simmons and Harold |
Simons go on Monday to Brattleboro
to attend the Universslist convention
of Vermont and the Province of Que.
bee. Mr.. Simmons is to preach the oc.
casional sermon before the convention
on Wednesday morning, Aug. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. jefferson of
Claremont, N. H., who have been visit.
ing at @. A. Bohonsn's, returned home
last Thursday
Regular meeting Of Washington
grange Friday night. Third and fourth
degrees to be worked.
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for reelection at the expiration of his
present term does not come as a mat
ter of great surprise 20 many people,
who have been cognizsnt of the grow
ing infirmities of the junior senator
from Vermont and of his desire to IN
Joy life and associa ton in his beloved
state. For more than half a century
the name of Page has been prominent
in political and official history in the
state, as, during that time, the cs-
teemed citizen of Hyde Park has been
called to this or that position, includ
ing the post of governor, until, in his
Slst year, he will be able to quit pub
lie life full of years and of honor, His
term of Office expires in March, 1923,
which means that the election of his
successor will have to be made in 1922,
practically year from the present
time
This years interval will give plenty
of chance for the development of can
didates and for the capitalization of
public sentiment throughout the state,
As far as appears on the surface and
reflected in newspaper comment, the
name far in the lead as possible can
didate for the position is Frank l..
Greene, the present representative in
Congress from the first Vermont dis
trict Representative Greene has been
a member of the House for' nearly a
decade and has in that time made rap
id strides in development of states
being held in great respect by
fellow members of the House and be-
coming constantly more thoroughly |
yersed in affairs of national Importance,
while at the same time retaining close
with his own state and with |
ts aims and aspirations. Representa-
i've Greene has made good the predic-
ions made for him when he entered |
.he halls of Congress. 1t seems nat
lral, therefore, that he should become
he successor to Carroll S. Page
through line of promotion.