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CHAPTER III.
The Duel.

The journey TO Dublin was made by
the Calhouns. their two guests and
Michael Clones, without incident OF
note. Arrived there, Miles Calhoun
gave himself TO examination by gov
ernment officials and TO assisting the
designs of the Peep-o'-Day Boys; and
indeed be was present at the forma-
tion OF the first Orange lodge.
His narrow nature, his petty craft
and malevolence. were useful In a
time of anxiety for the state. Yet he
had not enough ability to develop his
position by the chances offered him.
He had not a touch of genius; he had
only bursts Of Celtic passion, which he
had not mind enough TO control.
Indeed, as days. weeks and months
went on, his position became less
valuable 10 himself, and his finan-
cial affairs suffered from his own
and his agents bad MANAGEMENT.
In his particular district he wns
power; I'm Dublin he soon
showed the weaker side OF his nature.
He had "A bad habit OF making foes
where he could easily have made
friends In his personal habits ne was
sober, but erratic.
Dyck had not his fathers abstention
from the luxuries OF life He drink.
he gained, he went where temptation
was, and fell into II. He steadily d.
minished his powers of resistance 10
self-indulgence until one day, at tav-
ern, he met man who made great
impression upon him.
This man was brilliant, ebullient, full
OF humor, character and life knowing
apparently all the lower world OF Dub.
lin, and moving with an assured step
IL was Erris Boyne. the divorced hus-
band OF Mrs Llyn and the father OF
Sheila Llyn: but this fact was not
known 10 Dyck. There was also n
chance of It's not becoming known, be-
cause so many years had passed since
Erris Boyne was divorced.
One day Errls Boyne said 10 Dycl
There's a supper tonight at the
Breakneck club. Come along and have
slzinful. You'll meet people worth
knowing"
The Breakneck club isn't a good
name for first-class institution" re-
marked Dyck. with pause and
laugh; but I'll come II you'll fetch
me-"
Erris Boyne, who was eighteen years
older than Dyck. laughed. nicked
little pinch Of snuff at his nose with 1,
his finger.
"Dear lad. OF course I'll come and
fetch you" he said. There's many
man has done worse than lead a gay
like you into pleasant ways
Bring along any loose change you have,
FOR II may be a night OF nights. It's
the best place TO come 20 ever an hon.
sst man had"
Are they ell the right sortf' asked
Dyck. with little touch OF malice. T
mean. are they loyal and trueg"
Erris Boyne laid a hand on Dyck's
lrm.
Come and find out DO you think
"a lead you into bad company or
'uurse Emmet and Wolfe Tone won't
" there. nor any OF that lot: but
here'il be some men of me rieht
'tnmp." He watched Dyck carefully
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CHAPTER u.
The Coming Of a messenger.

'''O OVFF'IF'H " Wt3btUUcF.
When Dyck entered the library al
Playmore, the first words he heard
were these:
Howe has licked the French at
Brest. He's smashed the French feet
Ind dealt sharp blow 70 the revolu-
ton. Hurrahr
The words were used by Miles Cal
houn, Dyck's father, as a greeting TO
him on his return from the days
sport.
Now, II there was a man In Ireland
who had narrow view and kept his
toes pointed TO the front, II was Miles
Calhoun. His people had lived In Con-
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the horizon of Mallows llfesky there
shone for an instant the light OF an
evil star.
There's the call TO dinner" re-
marked Miles Calhoun, as bell began
ringing In the tower outside. "Come
with me, Mr.. Mallow, and I'll show
you your room"
"Sheila-Shella I" said Dyck Cal
houn TO himself where he stood.
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Autumn herel Em yes it isl smell it! Yes hear
il and it, But I'm just SO hoomp hot can't feel it
That's all! &, f.. sd #f,.15 ~. =. ...'..
Why when walked thro' Lafayette Park just now,
feet rustedh eleave and the squirrels busy chasing
around hiding and nuts and several people
sneezng with hay fever and wearing velvet hats So
what's that but autumn? so =, eEH = H.: &c.,. ., 3
Its just if trying to make up for being
tardy this past May and the fall was trying to slip in
make UP for the time it lost last October Remember
And they have both landed here at the time and
are not bit congena And if they don't hurry up and
decide which one is going to stay will all be sick with
colds. !, .aG ,,.& ttt@s s-&s s'.t,.s = ~.
But somehow other, don't want dear old summer to
co. tho tired Of being all hot and having to
dress every time turn aroundbecause En- feel as if
Haven't camped pcniced onehaf enough, and
haven't been one single place this whole summer, cept
little weekend trips, and suppose pretty soon cold
weather will come all in heap, and here III bel I
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all summer in the pool that L. TO be
part Of the lovely landscape garden
that they are planning for next sum-
mer, and until they turn the old red
brick stable into dressing rooms, ev-
erybody just dresses In the house.
And 1t somehow seems funny to
think Of 80 much life there, because
ever since I've lived in Washington
I've heard about how she lived all
alone. in that great big castle, and
when look at the turrets and high
walls / always imagine knights stroll
ing around in their armour, and
guess II the spirits Of any Of them
should come back they would be sur.
prised.
They're All There.
But I suppose Mrs. Henderson felt
as long as she had turned her home
at Bar Harbor over to the British EN-
bassy bachelors, shed have to be real
good and let her sons friends get some
pleasure out OF this one.
And they surely have! The Spanish
Ambassador goes q lot and Madame
Riano too guess when she Ia here,
and the, Chilean Ambassador and
Madame Matthew, and their nieces the
de, Cana girls, and Mr. and Nine. Co
lesia OF the Italian Embassy, and Mr..
Almeida. OF the Spanish Embassy, and
oh, let me see, just lots more. And
then the Peter Goelet Gerrys 80; there
too when they are not down at the
Navy Yard swimming pool. And !
guess now that the British Embassy
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the furniture Of the room they are
sitting in, and drape them on their
horses neck. and everything like that.
And all the time they, are talking
to the foreigners. they play and finger
the beads, ana sometimes, when they
get into arguments and lose their tenn
per, they forget. and throw the beads
at each other. r, : ... -
Do you think II would be q good
idea for the men at our conference
to wear some beads for good luck7
] guess though II they do they'd bet
ter fasten them tight to their clothes.
don't you think? -
EN-. changing the subject back to
hot weather again, I'm simply burning
up, and there's no excuse for II, cause
could have the electric fan blowing
right on me, II just had the energy
to get up and turn IL around. II In
alright, but II has o way of walking.
and gradually works itself around 20
none OF the breeze hits me. And an
other reason / don't want to 60 near
II. In there's three mosquitoes bussin'
around IL, and I'm afraid IL went
over, the.tdea might strike them, that
I'm better eating than the fan.
Its the queerest thing the way they
hover over that fan and the only
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boys are back in town they viii Be 60
Bar Harbor Is just about deserted
now of Britishers as about the only
ones left up there, so far as can see
are Mr. and Mrs. Craigie and Arthur
Yencken. And I expect poor little
Anna Hamlin Is lonesome now, with
none of the bachelors to keep her COM
pany.
Went and Got Appendicitis. :
You know she had to 90 and get ap.
pendicitis while she was on the house
party and has been laid up In the Bar
Harbor hospital ever since.
I Captain Harker and Harold sims
have been In town more this summer
than any Of the other Briushers, ana
they have spent most OF their time at
the Navy Yard pool. but suppose they
viii swell the crowd at the HENDERSON
Mr. Henderson 10 just 90 hospitable
and Keeps such open house that every.
body lust goes over and takes their
friends with them whether he 10 to be
there or not, and he says he feels IKE
its somebody's elses' house when no
strolIs in some afternoons. 49,.
Buc that's not the only pool that's
popular, Mrs. Corbins place where the
Prince de Bearn ID living ana where
General Pershing rived last year. has
a nice one and. then there's q lovely
one at The Woods. that beautiful place
the Newton Bakers lived In and which
belongs to the David Fairchilds.
e.. DENLY Takes Plunge.
And then the Navy Yard pool has
been one Of the pet places for two
summers, for the navy set and the
army too, because Colonel Barry takes
little parties OF army people there,
and he's 80 popular and attractive
everybody likes his parties.
: Secretary DENLY goes down q lot,
and took the boys. with him when they
were here. .&za .....,.. .
The Spanish ambassador likes that
pool, too, at least. I think he must, as
he's been down q lot. with the Peter
Goelet Gerrys. who are both fond Of
swimming, and you can't blame hei
for taking It up, when she looks 30
wonderful In O bathing suit ~. .
( The Theodore Roosevelts 60 down
great deal, at least, he does. and when
she's in town, he takes her with him. 4,
He must be very athletic. AZ he not
only swims lot, but belongs to the
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see why nobody ever thought Of IT
beforel Why! It's thisl Get some OF
that tear gas that they are making
down at Edgewood Arsenal and
squirt It on the poor simps 30 they
couldn't see what they were doing.
It sure would finish them good and
proper because somebody was telling
me about II. and how General Fries
played q joke on the Press Club people
who went down to Edsewood Arsenal
last weekend. ,. So
I surely did wish last week that !
was q wife or sister or q sweetheart
or q mother Of one Of the American
Legion Post party at the Arsenal, be.
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Statesmen Walking Club and he and
Ibis brother-in.law. Mr.. Longworth
and q lot Of others, take long walks out
into the country, EN-. And wonder
II Mrs. LonGworth doesn't 90 along,
too, as she II crazy about walking and
says she would rather be with men
any day than women. II she does
wonder how she liked having her hus-
band and brother taken for tramp
the other day by o mother whose H.
tie baby girl tried to be friendly with
the men, and she said: Don't 90 near
those dirty old tramps."
Teddy Somewhat Embarrassed.
Well now that Mr.. Roosevelt has
been taken for q tramp and Mrs.
Roosevelt has driven q mule named
Happy at a country fair. guess they
all feel very democratic.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he didn't mind
his wife driving q mule. II she hadn't
done Il SO well, but he was afraid that
their friends might think there might
be something personal In her being 90
practised at II. But as long as the
mule was named Happy, wouldn't
mind II were he.
EN-, Ill bet the President and Mrs.
Harding are glad that Atlantic City
Isn't as far as Bar Harbor as I think
II would have broken their hearts *
they couldn't have gone to Atlantic
City, they seemed to have their hearts
set ON Il, and wernt able to 20 to shore
last week when they cruised down that
way.
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cause they must have had perfectly
wonderful time.
General Fries IL head OF the Chemi.
cal Warfare Service so he and Mrs.
Fries entertained about forty of the
Press Club people down there last
week. and they camped out In tents,
and fished and sailed and rode horse
back and played tennis, SWAN and had
gorgeous time from Friday until
General ana Mrs. Fries and a few
Of their friends like Admiral Fuilum,
and Congressman and Mrs. Philip
Swing. but all the others were Press
Club people like Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Atherton Dupuy. Mrs. Dupny
must have left before Il was over tho
as she had to ehaperone Miss WASH
ington to Atlantic City. and guess
she has been having q grand time
down there this week. -...
Elite Was There. A.
Some Of the others that went down
were the Theodore Tillers and Capt.
and Mrs. william Wolf Smith, he's
president Of the Legion, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham Nichol. and the Lean.
ord .Omerods, he h one Of the off,
cors OF the legion. and don't, you re-
member he's the one that brought
the Blue Devils to; Washington dur
ing the war; ...s.. :.
They had bonfire and sat around
and told stories and sang. and killed
MOSQUITOES. Mr.. Tiler and Mr..
omerod led the singing, and Mr.. TIL
Ter said that the MOSQUITOES Joined in
the chorus, and that they couldn't
sing very loud because II they opened
their mouths very wide . mosquito
would ny right in. .....-. ... -.
He said that he never saw as many
In his life. and that they worked. In
relays and eight hour shifts, and
that the ladies' had to wrapsnswspa'
pers around their ankles under their
stockings, and OF course they bulged
In an awfuliy funny way and whea
they walked the yrattied.
He said that as none OF the women
smoked, the men had TO smoke 20
many cigarettes that they almost
strangied. Congressman and Mrs.
Swing had their daughter with them.
and she had o birthday while she was
down there, 80 Mrs. Fries had q birth.
day party for her with candles and
everything. Some camp. Id say. !.
They say the cook was such good
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one that the guests tried to hire him
to come back to town with them. He
was the same one that the girl scouts
had for their camp down there last
month, and so they just kept him
down there.
General Fries Gassed EN-.
Well. started to tell you about
the joke that General Fries played on
them. He took them for q walk over
the arsenal. and he'd point out each
building. telling them what they were
for. and all of a sudden everybody
started crying. great tears dropping
down their cheeks. and they cried 20
hard they couldn't even see to get up
the hill. And when they got up to the
top, he told them that they'd just
passed the building where they made
the tear gas. He said that they had
prepared to- send some down to West
Virginia to stop the fight.
But why In the world. they didn't
put some on the MOSQUITOES is more
than can seei f.
EN-! Do you think that look like
Q retired Army Officers wife? Well
whether you do or not somebody does!
80 I'm not so liddish looking as you
might think. I'll have you know!
f And Here's the Proof.
I was walking down town the other
morning with very nice elderly re-
tired Army officer. who has small
middie-aged wife with a daughter al
most as old as I, am, who are both
out of town. Well! the next day IL
was in the paper that Mrs. Retired
Army officer had returned to the city,
and so when he asked the society
editor where she got the information
she said well ! saw her walking
down the street with you the other
morning" Well that was l. In have
you know! SO I guess ] don't look
like such an infant after all.
But ] do think EN- that the society
editor thought Mrs. Retired Army
Officers wife must have suddenly
shortened her dresses because ! had
on my shortest most kiddish looking
one. 80
wen those three Musl<eteefs" ny.
ing around the electric Gan must have
declared that I am i've flesh and blood
because they are now giving me a
serenade, 30 I'll have to hike from this
place. .,--a
Hurry up and write me Emmis
dear, a.. -
- - F.. Yours Sue
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SBDEB SUE WRITES ENIIE HER IMPRESSIONS OF CAPITAL SO
7he National Capitals Wh By Eios Little Cus

way that can explain Il, 10 that
Il makes noise like q great big
huge mosquito and they must, think
it's their grandfather or something.
I wonder what mosquitoes think
about, and IL they have feelings.
They have very big eyes don't they
EN-? Cause I've seen enlarged pic
lures of them. And what don't
understand. II they have such large
eyes WHY they can't see me lying
over here on the couch, and come
over! ~ Il
Brainy Kid. Eth wot,
I have a brilliant idea, EN- Of how
to get rid OF MOSQUITOES. and ] don't
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But even II I do be" I'm, not the
only one that hes" because after all
EN-. there's lots Of people who have
lust done exactly the same thing that
] have, and seem to be very happy.
guess, II cabinet officers and i'm.
portant people like that can stay In
town all summer and be good-natured
about It. can TOO, so I'm going to
stop growing.
No Wonder They Stayed. a
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes have
stayed In Graystone all summer--but
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who couldn't as happy at a wonderful
Then Secretary MELONS been here
too, except for weeks when he went
down 10 Hot Springs to be with his
daughter, or rather to be at his cot
tage, because hes not apt to find his
daughter Ailsa there, as she has been
flying around to Southampton and
Pittsburg, and only stays at Hot
Springs long enough to have Olive
Graef visit her, and that il about every
third week. I really don't see how
Miss Graef knows whether shes COM
ing or going she swaps around so
much. should think when she
wakes in the mornings shed have to
take an inventory of the room. TO
make sure whether she was in Wash.
ington or Hot Springs.
're Poor Old Bachelors.
Secretaries, Weeks, Wallace, Hoover
and Fall have been poor old bache.
Tors an summer. with wives not even
near enough to spend the week-ends
with except Secretary Weeks. who
can 70 up to Mt. Prospect now. that
Mrs, Weeks has come back from Eu.
rome. Attorney General Daugherty
has stayed at home all summer. too,
at his nice little house in II street,
but then he spends his week lends
with his wife at Baltimore, who is an
invalid. And whenever the other
Cabinet men get lonesome they just
no of on q speaking tour some
10 get diversion tho than making a
epeech, can you Emmie dear?
And then when the Ambassadors
or DIPLOMATS want q little trip, and
their business affairs wont let them
no. they arrange or some body ar
ranges for them, to open an art
ethibition or something. So Prince
Bibesco, the Roumanian Minister, Is
opening one this week--or maybe. Il
was last week-an exhibit Of Rou.
Snanian Art in New York that's be-
ing shown ut the French Museum
And the Swedish Minister. Mfr.
do with Mrs. Madame Won Posts or
I mean Mrs. Tottens-exhibit In
Newport. who IL showing some OF
her beautiful little statues. They are
on their honey moon while they are
away, and 20, her sister, Miss Eva
Won Post and q friend OF hers are
having q nice time living In Mr..
Tottens studio house and giving par
ties. and everything. ~
Drippins ENJOYS In Dry U. 8.
But EN-. I guess Mrs. John Il. Hen
Aerson u one person who viii be glad
when summer II over 30 she can get
her house back into some kind OF or.
DER. and not have dripping wet am
bassadors and diplomats slopy ing all
over her halls and bedrooms In wet
bathing suits. Because you know EN-.
John Henderson her son and Beatrice
been Swing swimming parties .thsrs
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Hint for Mrs. Harding.

Washington DOESN'T care II It 10 sen.
timentaii EN- I read IN the paper the
other day that over in the Near East
that It was considered good luck to
carry some special kind Of beads
around with you, and whenever the
Turks or Greeks or people like that
have interviews or conferences with
foreigners they wear their. beads. 20
they wont have any trouble or hard
luck, And. they even hang them e4
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HOMER CONES HOME
FIRST or NEXT WEEK

When the Lightning Express stop
ped at Mainoavllle II was a signal
FOR the town band 10 come out, the
hotel 90 send lla bcsi aud only taxi
to tho train and the pppulacc at
large Ia prepare 10 receive some
hIgh pnd mighty guest, Imagine
the reaction Of asionishmeht when
tho train stopped one day and The
assembled natives saw, climbing off
the train and dressed like mil.
Homer Is Just that type of country
fellow whom Charles Ray has made
popular on the screen and II such
characterization he will be seen
IN Homer Comes Home" at the
Rialto Theatre. Monday and Tues.
day
A more dappor looking young man
never walked the streets Of Names.
Vile than Homer. and no great guest
was ever more royalty received than
Homer. The populace did not know.
o fcourse. that Homer was only o
clerk Tor big Wall street broker
age firm and that he had saved up
for several years to make the visit
back TO the old home town and re.
deem the reputation he had carried
away with him-but such was the
situation.
lie found the old sweetheart ready
TO receive him, which promptly oc.
casloned the greatest jealousy on
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Methodist Society Meets.

The Woman's Soeioty of the
Methodist church met Thursday af-
ternoon in regular business session
with Mrs. II. r. Witt, SIG Idaho ave.
nue.. Mrs. Templeton presided in the
absence Of the president Mrs.. Major
Mrs. Edwards led the devotional ex-
ercises. After the business meeting
some discussion was had on matters
of Importance to the society. Tae
hostess served delightful refresh
ments late in the afternoon. Mrs.
W. A. Armstrong, 1923 Chickasha
avenue will be hostess next week.
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Couldn't Miss Him.

A man named Dodgin was recently
appointed foreman at the gas works.
at MS name was not known to all
the employees. One day while ON his
rounds he came across two men sit.
ting in corner. smoking. and stop
ped near them.
Who are YOU" said one fthe
men. AZ
"Pm Dodgin, the new foreman, he
replied.
$50 are We" replied the other
workers, "sit down and have Il
smoke
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7elphian Society.

The Delphlan Society met Mon
ay afternoon at three o'clock at the
aity hall with Mrs. Ed Foster ably
leading the lesson on Shakespere's
lay, Comedy OF Errors" Tho lead
er was assisted by number of other
members. Preceding the lesson Mrs.
l.. A. Sanders read an interesting
PAPER on the government OF the
United States.
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centercd with white naroIssus. Fol
lowing the dinner dancing was en-
loycd until a late hour
=
informal Dinner Party.
Mr. and Mrs. y. l.. sluahcr, 2o2
South Twelfth street. entertained
last evening with an Informal din
ncr. Tho color aehcme was at
tractlvely carried out In layendar
and yellow. Jonqulis aud violcis we're
used as table decorations. The
guests were Mrs Illackmon, Mrs.
willis. Mrs Frances lilackmon. Mr..
and Mrs. Algcr Melton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Williams. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Ilammerly. Dr. W II. Liver
moro and Tom Boyd.
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Local Girl 1onored.

Miss Margaret Ter ell who is
student at Brenau Conservatory at
GAINESVILLE, George is one of the four
girls who have been elected by the
faculty at that institution, as mem
Der Of the Mu Thi Epsilon Sorority.
The sorority is an honorary one and
to become a member it is necessary
to make above ninety percent in
the musical subjects.
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Mrs. De vore's Recital.

The studio recital given by the
pupils OF Mrs. p. NJ. DeVore last
Saturday afternoon proved to be
one OF the most interesting features
OF the week Each pupil showed the
effects Of careful training and the
phraslng was remarkable for such
Young singers. Miss Ester Phillips
played the accompaniments. After
;he splendid program Mrs. S. II
Bond poured tea which was served
rom beautifully appointed table.
She was assisted by Mrs. Bertraw.
Harris and Mrs. S. II. Shaw. Mrs.
neVores recital for the public will
be some time in May and the an
nouncement will be made later