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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19

with pieces Of orange. and they
moved toward the aviary.
"oh. nothing" said Mrs. Head
corn, except that Bessie Chale 10
marrying an American. They say
he's trightfuily rich, but It won't
matter. since they're going to i've
in California" ~
"Is he nicer S. ..a
rive only seen him once. He
treated me as II was nineteen. n
I we're Bessie I'D be careful Men
who're as nice as that. they can't
be like It inside. And. Claire. DO
you know. old Lord Nitcn has been
deserted by all the servants 1t ave
minutes notice. And would you
believe It. he says he's declared
war, and Is backing his own boots,
and trying eggs In his kitchen. and
he swears he'll never have the
place cleaned again. Not that that
would make much difference. Poor
old fellow, I'm sorry for him. He's
been wanting 70 marry Mrs. st.
Lawrence. you know, the red.
haired woman. Tor years. She
might have done II II II hadn't been
for Dicky Altrincham."
"oh. yes" said Mrs. Caldecot.
dicksrins into interest. rs 1t real
~ true that p
True! we'll. cant say. tts
true. But those things don't need
proving
-oh, you scandal-monger!"
my dear girl, II you stay here .
little longer yor'n see that things
about Mrs. st. Lawrence don't need
proving. Bless her! And Affirm
,ham is such changed man. Once
bon a time he didn't know what TO
DO with himself. He couldn't hunt
seven days 4 week. Now she's IN.
terested him In the Russian bal.
let"
so far Is I can remember
Dicky." said Mrs. Caldecot, there
are things in the Russian ballet
that might interest him"
Il don't mean what you mean,
but what does It matterf Mrs. st.
Lawrence is happy. and Dicky's
happy and Cicely Altrinchsm
doesn't know. and there you are"
Mrs. Caidecot laughed: my
dear May. you know. you're perfect.
~ immoral. You tell me this sort
OF thing with what some people
would call beautiful charity, and
other people scandslous lack Of
proper feeling. You don't seem to
think there's anything wrong in IT,
or exciting in It. or any OF that.
Yon discsss that sort OF thing - II
II were an interesting item ont Of
the garden notes In the news
paper"
oh. we'll" sadd Mrs. Hesdcorn.
~ one was 10 begin to bother
sbout things being right and wrong
one would never be done"
For q moment Mrs. Ca1deoot
said nothing. But At last she laid
. hand on Mrs. Headcorn's arm
and said: You are . dear. you
know. You're 20 straight yourself.
and yet you don't mind other poo
pie beins--weak. I don't mean
weak exactly, bu! not ike GU"
Don't you worry about me-" said
Mrs. Hsadcorn. Grossly. -rve had
my romsnces."
Have you! You never told me-
-Oh. well"-- She blushed
family. They didn't come TO any.
thing"
Mrs. Caldecot laughed: Happy
May. Perhaps It may be best
really that romances shouldn't
come to anything. So don't let's
even talk about romances; let's
talk OF something else. love be-
ing here. I'm always happy here,
and its 50 sweet OF you to have
asked Bob"
Well" said Mrs Headcorn, IN.
genuously, most people do ask
you together"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
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AtnightnneedS a cream
TO cleanse it and re.
store its freshness

wv
THE skin collects more dust and
L dirt in the course Of a day than
one would think possible. Ordinary
washing will not remove all Of this
CRIME. Some oft works its way SO deep
that a more thorough cleansing is need
ed to reach it.
At night, or whenever you come in
from motoring orany otherexPosuret to
dust and dirt, apply Ponds CoHCream
70 the face after washing with war;
water and pure soap. Let the pores be.
come saturated with this delicate cream,
then, as 1t works its way out of the
skin, wipe it off with soft cloth. This
cream has just enough oil in it to cleanse
the pores without overlooking them
with OIL
When you first notice little fine lines
about the eyes and mouth and at the
base of the nose, take care that they do
not grow deeper. IF you let them 60
they will fasten themselves on the skin
and become real wrinkles, but if you
start in time you can ward them of.
For this you need a cream rich in oil,
for oil is the arch enemy wrinkles.
Ponds Cold Cream lubricates the skin
and helps restore its elasticity. Putt on
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lines, not across them. Use gentle
motion always, for too strenuous rub
bling isapt to be harmful. Ifyou areper-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
Mint In Pie.

A FEW leaves Of mint spread IN.
"a der the upper crust Of a lamb
or mutton pie will give II de-
licious flavor.
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empdrT6sb me.
"Oh, dear! oh. dear! Claire.
don't look like . dying duck In .
thunderstorm. Bob's IN love with
you, and you're in love with him.
and I'm very fond Of both OF you.
so | ask you to stay here together.
There's nothing to make . fuss
about"
AN right, I own up. But for
heavens sake. May. don't rub 1t In.
Do you know. this 10 the first time
we've talked about-and I've
known you since ] was seven
well, you know, about Bob and me,
and yet you've known all about It.
How 10 It you've never asked me
anything about It"
why should I, since knew
81 suppose Booker told you" said
Mrs. Caldecot. suddenly savage.
= "No," said Mrs. Headcorn. rehec.
lively, Booker didn't tell me. She
may know, Of course. She does
generally. But then, you know. 1t
started such . long time before l
rot Booker. and nowadays you
aren't very noticeable.
Thank you"
at isn't like in the beginning. !
remember. after Godfrey went
away I wondered who you'd take
up with"
-oh. you didn't see ne in the
part Of the deserted wife. lonely
and digniAedr'
mo. I thought you'd be dignt
fed all right. but you were too
pretty to be lonely. I thought II
was going to be Stephen Britford."
"o'd Stephen Oh, May I've
better taste than that" !
We'll. he was frightfuily faith.
fui. First he wanted to marry you.
and then be came to your wed ling
and was Q pal Of Geo6rsy's. and
when Geofirsy went stephen was
stiii there"
"He stfll TO-"
And always viii Be. You'll
never got rid of Stephen"
But how did you come to think
what made you think 1t was
Bobf"
II wasn't sure at frst It WIS
after Geoffrey had been gone three
years.s I think. Don't you remem-
Der the night you came into my
box At the opera?"
yes. I remember
well, I had my suspicious Of
Bob before then. and that evening
he came IN between the acts and
sat with us. Then he told us q
story abcut . butler. Now he had
told us both together that same
story q month o. two before. You
laughed. Laughed as II 'ou'd
never heard such a funny story BE-
fore. It's suspicious when .
woman laughs at q mans old story.
But II got much more suspicious.
Don't you remember you said:
oh, Mr.. Rodbourne, do tell Mrs.
Headcorn that other story about
the barber. You know. the story
your old man in Bond street told
you!' And he did. Don't look At
me with eyes like saucers. may
be stupid. but ! know when .
woman's showing OF a man TO her
friends. You were proud of him.
Claire, you wanted to show me bow
delightful and amusing he was;
you wanted him to make an impres.
sion on me. Is It true?"
"Yes. it's true. And you never
said anything! Never made .
comment; never dragged conf.
dences out Of me-"
Mrs. Headcorn did not reply. snd
Mrs. Caldecot realized better than
ever the beautiful simplicity ~ her
friend. Erratic. mndd,e-beaded
ssgacious only Al intervals. she had
4 magnificent capacity for absorb.
ing things as they were and treat
ing them as they are. Her spirit
had a splendid digestion.
you see," said Mrs. Headcorn,
Il look upon him as your husband"
$50 do I. And yet he can never
be that"
why not?' said Mrs. Headcorn.
How? why not! what?" asked
Mrs. Caidecot.
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Sugar on Cake.

IF you want your sponge cake TO
1 have nice crust sprinkle the
top of It with sugar before putting
in. the oven. s..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
Bgsre retiring, thsn't hs
Kim shorsTgh5 sUitd P'sf'
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For daytime and euenine. your skin
needs an entirely different cream TO
protect it against chabbing and to
hold the bowder. Ponds Vanishin
Cream Softens the skin uifhouf clog.
gine The pores or adding a parfic'i
ofoH.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-11-16

is for distribution and only one-third
for the goods" he said. "The IN
bearable burden lowers the living
standards of the wage Garner and
brings the farmer to rebellion"
He assailed the cooperative store
as fallocious in principle and futile in
practice. He declared that all efforts
to eliminate the middleinan had
proved abortive. He. declared that
through the great department stores,
mailorder houses and chain store
systems have served useful. pur-
pose in evolving greater expertnass
in some phases of merchandising,
they have eliminated no operations
or expenses in distribution and they
cannot undersell the smaller indie
pendent merchant because their
savings Of some Is per cent made in
large purchases is Offset by CORES
pondingly higher operating expenses
required to support their army of
indifferent, unskilled clerks, their adj
vertising and their delivery systems
needed to meet the convenience of
the local store. -
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CHAPTER Viii

In almost a moment, Duncan was
out OF the thickets and into the big
timber. As far as he could see there
was nothing but the great pines climb
ing up the long slope of the ridge. They
stood, straight and aloof, and they were
very old.
He fell into their spirit at once. The
misunderstood emotions that had
flooded him in the cabin below died
within him. The great calm that Is,
after all, the .all-pervading quality of
the big pines came over him. Bruce
was rather tremulous and exultant as
he crept softly up the trail.
It was the last lap Of his journey.
At the end Of the trail he would find
Lindal And 1t seemed quite fitting
that she would be waiting there,
where the trail began, in the widest
heart of, the pine woods. He was
quite himself opce more-carefree,
delighting In all the little manifesto
tons of the wild life that began to
stir about him.
His delight grew upon him. 1t was
a dream coming true. Always, 1t
seemed to him, he had carried in his
mind picture of this very land a
sort of dream place that was real=
ity at last. He had known just how
1t would be. He had always known
how the pine shadows would fall
across the carpet of needles. The
trees themselves were the same grave
companions that he had expected, but
his delight was all the more because
of his expectations.
AS the trail climbed higher, the
sense of wilderness became more
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hardly able to keep her feet under
her. This tall girl had the wilderness
which Is the grace of a deer
and only blind eyes cannot see It, He
dimly knew that she wore a khaki
colOred skirt and simple blouse of
white tied with blue scarf. Her
arms were bare in the fires CLEAN.
Z And there was dark beauty about
her face that simply could not be
denied.
She came toward him, and her
hands were open before her. And her
lips trembled. Bruce could see them
In the freight.
1t was a strange meeting. The fire.
light gave 1t tone of unreality, and
the whole forest world seemed to
pause in its whispered business as il
to watch. 1t was as If they had been
brought face to face by the mandates
Of an memorable destiny.
81 $50 you've conner" the girl said
The words were spoken unusually
soft. scarcely above a whisper; but
they were inexpressibly vivid to
Bruce They told first of boundless
relief and Joy at his coming. But
more than that. in these deep vibrant
tones was the expression of an I'M
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Continued next week.
WHAT A BUSINESS MAN THINKS

A private citizens viewpoint some
times holds more interest than Off
cial announcements. This is true
of an address by William H. Inger-
soil of New York City, at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. Mr.. Ingersoll
said the present system of distribu-
tion was sadly deficient when it per-
mitted fish at the seashore to be
used as fertilizer while the people
were insufficiently fed a few miles
distant land apples rot on farms
while cities are hungry for apples.
"Two-thirds of the price we pay
over the counter for our purchases
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"At last-at last" she cried. you've

cat last--at last she cried. you've
come at last"
She grippedN herself, as If trying to
find renewed strength. go at once"
she said. ito the end Of the Pine
Needle Trail. 1t leads from behind the
cabin"
He tried to emerge from the dream
like mists that had enveloped him.
SLOW far Is it?" he asked her steadily.
ITO the end of Pine-Needle TRAIL"
she rocked again, clutched for one Of
his brown hands, and pressed 1t be-
tween hers.
Then she raised 1t to her dry lips.
Bruce could not keep her from it. And
after an instant more he did not at
tempt to draw 1t from her embrace. In
the darkness of that mountain cabin,
In the shadow Of the eternal pines, he
knew that some great drama of human
life and love and hatred was behind
the action; and he knew with q knowl-
edge unimpeachable that it would be
only insolence for him to try further
to resist it. It's meaning went too
deep for him to see; but it filled him
with a great and wondering awe.
Then he turned away, up the Pine
needle Trail. Clear until the deeper
forest closed around him her voice still
followed him-a strange croalxing in
the afternoon silence. AT last he
heard her crying. "At last, at last"
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Copyright by Lille. Brown, and G.

corner. The woods are big, ana all
kinds of things can happen In them
and be swallowed up-as l swallow
these leaves In my hand"
His great arm reached out with
incredible power and seized q hand
full Of leaves off nearby shrub. It
seemed to Bruce that they crushed
like fruit and stained the dark skin.
1--WE already decided. I'm going
on"
Once more they stood, eyes meeting
eyes on the trail, and Simon's face was
darkening with passion. Bruce knew
that his hands were clenchlng, and
his own muscles punched and made
ready to resist any kind Of attack.
But Simon didn't strike. He laughed
instead-a simple deep note OF utter
and depthless scorn. Then he drew
back and let Bruce pass on up the
road.
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pronounced. Even the trees seemed
larger and more majestic, and the
glimpses of the wild people were
more frequent The birds stopped
their rattle-brained conversation and
stared at him with frank curiosity.
The grouse let him get closer before
they took to cover.
The hours passed. The trail grew
DINNER. Now it was just a brown
serpent in the pine needles, cOiling
this way and that-but he loved every
foot Of 1t. 1t dipped down to a little
stream, of which the blasting sun of
summer had made only succession
of shallow pools. Yet the water was
cold to his lips. And he knew that
little brook trout-waiting until the
fall rains should make a torrent of
their tiny stream and thus deliver
them-were gazing at him while he
drank.
BY queer pounding of his blood
Bruce knew that he was in the high
attitudes. He had already come six
miles from the cabin. The hour was
about six-thirty; in two. hours more
1t would be too dark to make his way
at all.
He examined the mud about the
spring, and there was plenty of evil
dence that the forest creatures had
passed that way. Here was a little
triangle where buck had stepped,
and further away heNfound two pairs
of deer tracks-evidentl those Of
doe with fawn. A wolf had stopped
to- cool his heated tongue in the we
tiers. possibly in the middle of some
terrible hunt In the twilight. hours.
Then he. found q huge abrasion In
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49, -
SYNOPSIS


CHAPTER LAT the death of his foster
father Bruce Duncan, in an eastern city,
receives a mysterious message, sent by a
Mrs. Ross, summoning him peremptorily
to southern Oregon-to meet Linda.
CHAPTER u.-Bruce has vivid but baf-
orphanage, before his adoption by New
ton Duncan, with the girl Linda.
CHAPTER III.-At his destination,
Trails End, news that a message has
been sent to Bruce is received with
marked displeasure by man introduced
to the reader 80 Simon"
CHAPTER IV.-Leaving the train.
Bruce is astonished at his apparent fa-
miliarity with the surroundings, though
to his knowledge he has never been there.
CHAPTER V-Cbedient to the message,
Bruce makes hiS way to Martins cross
roads store, for direction as to reaching
Mrs. Ross cabin.
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quenchable life and spirit. Every
fiber of the body lived in the fullest
sense; he knew this fact the instant
that she spoke.
She smiled at him, ever so quietly.
"Bwoyaboo," she said, recalling the
name by which she called him in her
babyhood, you've come to Linda"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-06
COTTON GINNING
UNDER WAY HERE
Production to Be Less Than Last
Year; Staple is Small and Quail
ity Of Seed Low; Expect
Short Ginning Season.

Cotton ginning Is well under way
here. Up to Tuesday night, ap-
proximately 90 bales from the 1922
crop had been ginned at the two
local gins.
Short Crop and short staple"
That was the way local ginmen
summed up the cotton situation in
the county. l.. c. Hutson, of the
lndiahoma Gins company, declared
that bulk of the cotton which
has been ginned here this season
had a seven-eighths inch staple.
Cotton of this staple is hard to
dispose of, as most Of the buyers
demand one and one-eighth inch
staple, he said
indications are," said one gin
man, that there will be very little
cotton with staple better than
seven-eighths inch produced in
Grady county this year."
Seed from the cotton which has
been ginned here are almost worth
less, according to Mr.. Hutson. The
oil content of the seed Is extremely
small, he declared.
Although the county's cotton acre
age this year is considerably larger
than last years acreage, Mr.. Hut
son estimates that the production
will be % per cent less than the
1922 crop. The countys cotton pro-
duction last year was considered
Eight"
A. l.. Thornton, gin superintend-
ent of the Indiahoma Gins company,
declares that two pickings will
gather the production of most OF
the fields in the county. The in
tense heat which has been prevalent
in the county for several days has
retarded the gatherings OF the
countys cotton crop, Mr.. Thornton
said.
Gins in this part of the state, ac
cording to Mr. Thornton, are pre-
pared for short season. Ginmen
expect the ginning season to close
about November /, A shut-dowr
On account of the coal shortage is
not feared, he said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-06
PRETTY GIRLS
ENGAGE IN BIG
BOUT FOR TITLE

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. Eff.
ty.eight of the prettiest girls in 5s
cities throughout the United States
delighted beach crowds today as
the third annual Atlantic City beau.
ty pageant opened.
Throngs cheered as the American
beauties passed along tho board
walks in review before the eight
prominent judges who are charged
with the task Of selecting the coun-
try's most beautiful bathing girl.
The feature of today was TO be
the formation OF the court Of King
Neptune, personated by Hudson
Maxim, famous inventor, who will
appear on float three miles out
in the water and will be brought to
the board walk. There he will Sc
lect young women to form his court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-06
sH0PMEN GATHER
FOR PEACE MEET
WITH RAIL HEADS
No Settlement Made but Represents.
tlves OF Both Sides In Meeting
Today to Consider Peace
Proposal, 10 Word.
PLANS OF CONFERENCES
SECRET SAYS SECRETARY
Session In Baltimore May Bring End
Of Trouble; Jewell Believed to be
Attending New Farley; Guy.
Ter In Statement.
(ny The United rm~.)

Chicago. Sept. G.-Striking shop.
men met railroad officials In Balti.
more today TO consider peace pro.
osal. according to John Scott. secre.
tary OF the Federated Shop Crafts
here.
Scott declared that plans OF the
conference had been kept secret.
lie said that II the leaders at Balti
more believed the peace proposal
was acceptable a call would be is.
sued for an immediate conference
Of the shop crafts policy committee
In Chickasha.
Bert NJ. Jewell. president of the
shopmen, was believed to be at the
Baltimore conference.
Daniel willard. president of the
Baltimore and Ohio. was the leader
in the peace move, II was learned
on good authority.
According TO reports here Willard
has just completed a tour of his
railroad shops where he conferred
with members of the strikers.
The agreement which Willard is
working on includes the return Of
seniority rights to the shopmen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-06
AFO[LETTE HAS
BIC LEAD TODAY
Republican Senator In Wisconsin
Runs Far Ahead of Opponent;
Demo Candidates Fall Short
of Required Vote.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 6.--Official
count of ballots cast in Tuesdays
state primary will be necessary to
determine whether or not names of
the democratic candidates will be
placed on the ballot at the Novem-
ber election.
Present returns seemed to indi-
cate the democratic candidates
would fall short OF the required
$4,000 votes.
Senator LaFollette continued to
pile up an overwhelming vote over
William A. Garfield. Returns from
1886 precincts out Of 1851 in the
state gave:
LaFollette 22O,6S7; Garfield 95,617.
The vote for governor showed an
ever increasing lead for renomina-
ton Of Governor John J. Blaine
over William Morgan. The vote
from 1,641 precincts showed:
Blaine 206,545; Morgan 1O0,4O9;
McHenry f2,062.
In the congressional nomination
contest, III. A. Peavey, a wet, was
leading Congressman Nelson in the
eleventh district. The vote gave
Peavey lead Of about 1,500 with
strong Nelson districts yet to be
heard from.