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yonder. Take these notes. will
you? Things are in bad shape on
the street. and-you never can
tell what may happen. 90 we'd bet.
ter play safe"
Merkle seated himself and took
the wounded mans dictaton AZ
best he could; but his hand shook
badly.
From down the hall came hys-
terical meanings as Lilas Lynn
struggled in drugged and
drunken breakdown.
The moments dragged inter
minably.
Several months before. Bob
Wharton during one Of his hilart-
Gus moments had conceived the
brilliant notion Of hiring q four
wheeler and driving a convivial
party OF friends from place to
place. The success OF his exploit
had been SO gratifying that he
had repeated the performance. bu:
he was in q far different mood
now az he left the Elegancia. The
shock Of Lorelei's announcement.
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the sight Of his stricken friend.
had sobbered him considerably,
"she1l saddles 1t onto Lorelei to
save herself" After all. 1t couldn't
be murder. for hadn't Harmon
said that he shot himself? Bob de-
cided there could be no such need
for haste. now that the truth was
known, SO he slackened his zigzag
progress. II nobody had been MUIR
dered. why hire q cab at all?
Then he began 10 run again. re-
memberIng that Harmon needed
a doctor. This was q fine wed.
ding night. indeed. For once in
his life he wished himself sober.
Broadway. that pulsating artery
Of New York life, was still flowing
a thin stream Of traffic despite the
lateness Of the hour. and Bob's
mind had become clearer by the
time he reached II.
He signaled to the first horse
drawn vehicle that passed. but II
was occupied, and the driver paid no
heed to his call. Several taxicabs
whirled past. both north and south
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full II she even recognized him.
A repetition Of his question
brought no reply.
SEEKING her roughly he shook
her. muttering savagely:
"If I were sure. by God. ia
strangle you"'
She remained limp; her express
sionless stare did not change.
Merlsie heard a stir behind him
and found Jimmy Knights
blanched face peering in at him.
Even fright could not entirely
rob tho younger mans features
Of their sly inquisitiveness.
"Mr. Hammon's calling you"
said Jim. then blinked at the
wretchedly disheveled woman.
Here" Merkle beckoned him
with a jerk of his head. This
girl must get away from here.
She'll ruin everything in her con.
dition. Try to put her in some
kind Of shape while Lorelei packs
her bag. We had better get her
out of the country II we can"
Jim's quick eyes took in the
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articles on the dressing table.
.Ha! Dope" he exclaimed.
"She's a coker-she's filled herself
UP. But. say-you don't really
think she-did It, do your"
IT don't know what to think.
It's just as bad. either way. Ham.
mons wife and daughters must
never know. Now, quick. See
what you can do with her"
sMerkle returned to the library,
sent Lorelei in to her brothers as
sistance. then scanned his friends
face anxiously. But, Harmon had
not moved: the sweat still stood
upon his lips and forehead. his
jsws were still set like stone.
mo scandal. John" he ex-
claimed. mo scandal-whatever
happens-on account Of my girls"
You're worse hit than you'll ad-
nit" Merkle said. gently.
mo, no. I'm all right. I'm not
even suffering" His palior belied
his words. but he went on with
even better self-controi than
Merkle's: There's paper and ink
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When A Girl Marries


as a mechanical person who looks
on all this merely as part OF the
days work, Mrs. Cordova, I'd like
you to feel that care as intensely
for the welfare of the J. II. HarrI-
son Company as II l were-finan-
cially interested-as IL were one
Of the family"
.'Santa Maria. cried Rosa Cor
dova, turning to me with an ex-
preston of comical dismay. Tell
this person to cease her heroics
and get down to the work she has
been paid to do. Shall you and
wait all our lives on our-servitors,
you call 1t. not?"
Mabel flushed and bit her lips.
realized that was seeing en-.
acted for the second time bit OF
the pretense and pretens!on with
which Rosa Cordova had tried 10
put Mabel in what she insisted on
regarding as her place"
In a shock of realization II came
to me that for a long time my
place" would be here as arbiter
between the two women VINO were
like spark and tinder. blessed
the unhappy impulse which caused
me to bring Miss May into the
heart of my own tangled business.
For it requires all OF me-and
can't have all of me. I am needed
at Jims office. But can I keep the
"spark" and "tinder" from con-
suming each other and the business
either of them alone might coptrive
to save?
TO be Continued Saturday,
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Time TO Make JeLlY
WOMAN OF FORETHOUGHT WILL PUT UP JELLY.

vessel, previously dipped into hot
water to prevent breaking.
After the jelly is cold. melt come
wax or paraffin in the top Of 0
double boiler and pour II over the
jelly to the thickness Of one-fourth
of an inch. Scrape and wash the
glass. Polish dry. label. cover and
store in a cool dark place.
Half currants and raspberries
make a delicious jelly. Currants
being rich in the necessary jelly.
making element pectin. may be
combined with any other fruit Lack
ing this element with good re-
suits.
Large, less Juicy fruit. like ap-
pies and ounces, should be cut into
pieces, skin, core and all, and cook
ed with just enough water to pce-
vent burning much as apple sauce
Is cooked. 1t may then be strained
and three-fourths as much sugar
as juice added before being boiled
to the jelly stage.
Apple or ounce jelly may be
colored by the addition OF q few
currants or cranberries or q few
grapes. Clean mint leaves may be
cooked with apples and give a mint
favored jelly suitable for serving
with lamb. A little spinach juice
or green vegetable coloring Will
give additional color to mint Jelly.
The whole secret Of jelly-making
seems to resolve itself IN just a
few lines. Select fruits contain
ing pectin and these little under
ripe rather than over-ripe. Fruits
rich in pectin are currants, cram
berries, apples. grapes. crabapples
and few others. peculiar to some
localities. Measure accurately both
the sugar and the Juice so that the
proportion may be correct.
Test the jelly frequently on the
cold plate during cooking so that
the jelly may not be overlooked
and the result syrup.
Select a dry day rather than q
wet one for your jelly-making.
Make only little at q time. In
this way the making Of jelly for
winter will not become O burden.
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Know That

Romans began to shave their
faces about 2s6 B. c.. but the GUS
tom Of modern shaving did not
come into general practice until
the reign Of Louis XIII and XIV.
each Of whom assembled the throne
of France without a beard. The
English clergy began to shave, apd
for q while this was a mark Of diff.
ference between the clergy and the
laity. The American Indians,
whose boards are thin, pluck them
out.
The Virgin Islands, which were
formerly known as the Danish
West Indies, were purchased from
Denmark for $4,000, 900. In addi-
ton to this payment. the United
States agreed to surrender to Den
mark certain rights obtained by
discovery in>Greenland.
Tammany Hall was named after
the Indian chief, 'Tamanand," OF
the Delaware tribe, who was IA
nous for his virtues and wisdom.
The Tammany Society was found
ed in New York city May 10, 1882,
and became identified with the Re-
publican, now the Democratic
party.
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A Realistic Romance Wherein Poverty
and Millions Walk Side by Side
in Strange Places.

. understand? Now go quickly. and
do the best you can" He fol-
lowed Bob to the door and let
him out. Instead Of returning
to the library. however. Merkle
stepped swiftly down the hall.
then. without knocking, opened
the door to Lilas Lynn's bedroom
and entered.
Lilas was busted at her dress
ing table; an open traveling-bag
jammed with articles Of wearing
apparel stood on the bed. At
his entrance she uttered fright.
ened cry ana a silver spoon slip
ped from her nerveless fingers.
Merkle saw also a little open
box with several compartments,
a glass Of water, the cap of q
pearl-and.g gold fountain pen. but
took scant notice Of them. being
too deeply stirred and too much
surprised at her appearance. She
was no iOhBcE tu0 hCni' uuSuhB
girl he had known, but a pallid.
cringing wreck Of a woman. She
shrank back at sight Of him. bah
bling unintelligible words and
covering as II expecting a blow.
did you shoot him?" he asked.
grimly.
"A Sly Face.
Shiverngi. choking. speechless.
Lilas stared at him. Her hair
was disarranged; 1t hung in wisps
and strings over her neck and
brow; her eyes were dull and dis
tended, like those Of a person
Just recovering from the effects
of an anesthetic. 1t was doubt
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LovelOrn Advice
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Does He Love Her?
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ 1 am twenty-six and dearly
love a man of thirty-four. He
tells me he loves me and no one
else. He says he will call me
UP on the phone or will call to
see me. but very seldom does as
he says.
Please tell me how can tell
IL he really cares for me. He
has q lot of worries and a great
burden to carry.
try to help in every way pos.
sible, but he has gotten 80 the
more I do for him the less he
seems to care.
Could 1t be possible that his
worries could make him that
way? l.. c.
WHEN q man Is worried about
w business 1t is sometimes all
he can do to get his mind off the
difficulties which fairly haunt him.
II you love thisN man as you say,
now is the time to stand by.
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Is IT q Science?
INTERESTED READER INQUIRIES OF PHREN(

they really are) furnished by lat
terday phrenologists.
On this occasion I received in
substance the same indications as
had been given to me a quarter Of
a century earlier, and felt sure
that the increased emphasis put
upon some Of the statements about
my mental idiosymcrasies were
due to facial expressions and to
habits OF bodily carriage. and Of
speech, which had become more
marked as the years went by.
would suggest that q penetrat.
ing test Of the ability of q phren-
ologist to foretell mental character
might be furnished by a child Of
very tender age whose face had
not yet been marked with the
hieroglyphics of the mental ten
dencies and passions. Such an ex.
pertinent would tend to show how
much Of the reading, in ordinary
cases, Is really based on physiog-
nomy, or Interpretation OF facial
expression.
The original system of Gall was
long discredited by exposure Of his
arbitrary division Of the minds ac-
tivity into q limited number OF so.
called faculties, supposed to be
located" in definite parts OF the
brain, and which when large" or
powerful. swelled out the skull
above them to make room, while
when the faculties were small or
weak, a depression in the skull
over the points where they were
located was shown. These were
the famous bumps" With vari-
Gus notifications this system re-
appears in popular representations
Of phrenology today.
Another weakness of Calls the
ory-the father theory Of the sci
ence"-lay in the fact that he
based his faculties" on examina-
ton Of extreme and altogether ex-
ceptionaI peculiarities Of the skull
which he happened to come upon
in asylums and prisons, or among a
few exceptional persons. possessing
special qualities. and without any
thing like adequate evidence. he
Jumped to the conclusion that
these particular formations OF the
skull were associated with special
activities Of the mind giving shape
to the brain and through that to
the skull.
But the most crushing answer to
the original claims of phrenology
comes from modern Investigations
Of the structure Of the brain, which
reveal. II IL true, localization Of
functions, but Of q nature entirely
different from that imagined by
the founders Of phrenology.
The Washington times., 1922-07-06
By Ann Lisle,

<< A RENT you going to sit
next to me, Mrs. Cor
IA dova7" asked. I'VE
will then be on a par-facing our
chief executive pro tenn"
This was letting Rosa Cordova
have II with a vengeance. II Id
been free to choose, would have
avoided this Showdown" but l
felt something tense and urgent In
the air. I knew that Mabel and
Rosa had undoubtedly been at
grips over this very situation be-
fore 1 came. OF Mabels generos-
ity and broad-mindedness I had no
doubt. She is not one to stand on
her. rights or to demand recogni-
ton. The mere fact that she stood
aloof waiting to be permitted to
resume her chair and her position
as head Of the office told me that
she felt it vital to express once
and for all to our visitor her
authority.
Loyalty to Jim demanded that I
decide at once by which Of the
women intended to stand. I felt
compelled to make my choice
promptly. full knowing I would
have to abide by that choice.
Perhaps 1t was inevitable that
should have been swayed by my
personal reactfons-my own lik-
ing for Mabel. But there was an
other factor. When a woman Of
Carlotta Sturgess' breadth Of Wis.,
ion, bigness of soul and business
experience, takes as ardent a dis
like to q casual acquaintance as
Carlotta had expressed for Rosa
Cordova, then it's not q bad idea
TO beware.
I patted the chair next to mine
invitingiy and said again to the
little insurgent in Jim's place:
Aren't you coming to sit next
to me, Mrs. Cordova?"
Meeting .my eyes with glance
Of contemptuous amusement. she
slid-little girl fashion-out Of
the chair which didn't permit her
feet to touch the ffoor. Then.
smoothing her dress about her
trim, but slightly rounded figure,
Mrs. Cordova sauntered to my
side.
The head Of the firm-the chief
executive you call him-not?-is
st my home, enjoying the hospi-
taiity and that Of the house Of
Cordova," she said maliciously, but
with surface sweetness. 'And his
delicate white lilac and his-em-
ploye are making me welcome
thrice welcome to their land. I
thank you"
Mabel took tho chair with dig
nifty which unbent to an eager and
almost apologetic:
ct don't want you to think of me
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yet he was not himself BY any
means. At one moment he saw
and reasoned clearly. at the next
his intoxication benumbed his
senses and distorted his mental
vision. Those periods alternated
with some regularity. as II the
wine-fumes rose in waves; but lie
centered his attention upon the
task ahead Of him and hastened
his sluggish limbs.
One northumberland IN
his memory: 1t kept repeating
itself. He remembered Jimmy
knights sentence directed at
Lorelei. "D'you want to 60 to
court?"
Loreiei was his wife, Bob re-
Elected. dizzily-quite clearly he re-
membered marrying her. 1t was
plainly as necessary. therefore. to
shield her as to remove Jarvis
Hammon and smother this acci-
dent. Or was it an accident.
after all? Perhaps Lilas had shot
the fellow. II that were true, then
she ought to be arrested-cer-
tainly. But somebody had said.
bound but he knew better thar to
hire them. 30, he waited as pa
tiently as he could while those
pillows Of intoxication continued
to ebb and flow through his brain.
robbing him of that careful judg-
ment which he fought to retain.
At last the clop -clop-clop Of q
horses hoofs sounded close by. ard
an unshaven man in an ancient
high hat -steered a four-whee,er to
the curb, barking: "Keb. keb!"
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A Graphic Story of Metropolitan Stage
Life and a Beautiful Girls -:
~...~. Great Sacrifice.

Bob -lurched forward and laid .
hand upon tho drivers knee.
''very man I'm looking for" The
hiccup that followed was by no
means Intentional.
But Bob shook his head vigcr.
ously and waved q comprehensive
gesture toward the west. ''Got o
party of my own back yonder--
everybody soused but me--under.
stand? I'm the only sober one. %
I'm going to drive 'em home. seer
How much?"
How much for what?" demand
ed the cabman.
For the cab-one hour. IN
bring 1t back"
"Nothin' doin'i I'll take YOU
where you want to CO."
SORRY. Mus have my little
joke. no matter what it costs. Next
cabby'll do IT,"
Nothing except Bob's personal
appearance prevented the driver
from whipping up without moro
ado. but a shiny top hat, an ln.
maculate expanse Of shirt boeom.
and silken waistcoat, especially
when linked with a spendthrift air.
command respect from the cab
driving brotherhood. The night
was old-and these jokers some
times pay well. the man reflected.
How'd know you'd bring II
back?" he inquired.
Matter Of honor with me. III
be back in no time. Will ten dol.
lars be right7"
Copyright. 1914. by Harper q sons.)
Go Be Continued Tomorrow1
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THE OTHER
WOMAN
Who Occupies q Unique Position In
tho Writing Word as an Author.
ity on tho Problems Of Girls.
BY Beatrice Fairfax

wv OMEN make life miserable
" for worrying over any
w other woman who never
has played-or ever will playa
part in a mans life.
Some wives are bitterly jealous
even Of q mans memory Of the
little girl who was q childhood
sweetheart. The sense OF rivalry
makes a woman feel insecure even
when she is fighting-ghosts.
The other day q splendid, up
right man of beautiful ideals. told
me how his mother dealt with the
memory of the woman who had
preceded her in his fathers life.
I'm going to tell his little story
here. And I hope 1t will give all
of you who read some food for
thought.
Mary Jane was second wife.
One day someone came down from
the little town where Maria-the
first wife-lay buried in an old
cemetery. And the visitor told
Mary James husband that the
tombstone over Maria's grave had
fallen and lay prone on the
ground.
John said II was too bad. Mary
Jane told her husband thaS he
ought to 60 fix It. John said he'd
go in q week or so.
you go to see to that tomor'
row." insisted Mary Jane. Maria
was a fine woman. You weren't
fit to havc her love you the way
she did. II you can neglect her
grave now"
And John went the next day to
see that the stone stood erect and
sturdy over his first wife's grave.
The gray.hsired man who was
telling me the story smiled as ne
went on:
IT can remember the beautiful
patchwork quilt that was on the
best bed in the spare room.
can see my mother smoothing 1t
gently and telling me to be very
careful Of II. 1t war Maria's, she
explained tenderly. And when I
asked who Maria was, mother told
me she was fathers first wife and
I must always revere her memory,
for she was O good woman.
"As ! see II now. mother fig.
ured that any woman who had
loved fatner must nave pccu Poty
fine. Mother idolized father and
she thought that the other woman
who had loved him too was worth
her loving. I guess she figured
that any woman father ever loved
was all right"
A simple little narrative this.
But doesn't 1t show q wonderful
character?
Could q man ever fail in respect
for n woman Of such fine percep-
tions and such broad vision?
Can any man tire Of a woman
or turn elsewhere for companion.
ship when she 30 generously un-
derstands and sympathizes with all
which was once part Of his life?
The cruel sense of possession
which makes women Jealous ty-
rants is probably one Of the great
est factors in driving men to
faithlessness. But
the man who finds a woman with
a soul like Mary James isn't going
to do anything to lessen it's devo-
ton.
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Non-Brittle Icing

EoR q cake frosting that does not
become brittle. the following
recipe IN excellent: One cup and
q half Of sugar. three-fourths cup
cold water, pinch Of cream Of tar
tar, boil until the syrup threads.
Add a pinch Of cream Of tartar to
the whites Of two eggs and beat
to q stiff roth. Add syrup, and
q teaspoon Of favoring. Beat ur-
IN cool. The cream Of tartar keeps
the frosting soft and light.
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BY L0rettO c. Lynch
An Acknowledged Expert In AL
Matters Pertaining to House
hold MANAGEMENT.

An Acknowledged Expert In AL
Matters Pertaining to House
hold Management.
A T this season Of the yea.
"A every housewife has an eye
to the days when fruit is scarce
and expensive. And the woman
with forthought will put up jelly.
Currants make delicious jelly
and at this season should be at
their best and cheapest. II you
have never made ely before, by all
means practice on a small guam.
tity.
Suppose you try ono so-callcd
box OF currants. Rinse them in
cold water and mash them in a
clean agate pot with a silver spoon.
The stems need not be removed.
No water need be added to cur
rants. Cook for about fifteen min
utes and then press through fine
strainer. The Juice may be
strained q second time through q
piece Of cloth previously wrung
out Of hot water.
Measure the Juice. To It add
three-fourths as much granulated
sugar. Cook together until little
dropped on a cold plate and al.
lowed to stand, does not run. For
this small quantity, five minutes
actual boiling ought to bring the
product to the right stage. Then
run the jelly into a glass or similar
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TIE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
Bed Rock.
BY Aline Michaelis

MYTH merry heart do my
" part and find much cause
w for singing, and through the
days my CHEEKY lays like little
birds go winging. Most all the
time I'm feeling prime, as gay as
pigs in clover, and then. anon.
some blow comes on that simply
bowls me over. "Gadzook" i cry,
with streaming eye. now all de-
lights have vanished! What have
I done that Joy and fun should
from my path be banished" And
then I quit my work and sit. my
troubles all recounting. while 10!
the list Of boons I've missed keeps
slowly, surely mounting. When
I'm in Dutch there's just one touch
OF light to aid my going; all cheer
full things have taken wings. the
fonts OF grief are flowing. hit
bed rock and get a shock. but one
glad thought relieves me; the
worst Is here, SO take cheer, soon
cares will cease to grieve me. For.
10! The scout who's down and out
knows things must start to mend.
ing. Bed rock is bad. but he is
glad he soon must be ascending.
When at the top he might go-flop'
Bed rock assures no tumbles. so
that's the time he's bound to climb,
however much he grumbles. SO.
though I'm down I will not frown
and NOPE about. down.hearted, for
soon. by rights, I'll reach the
heights, my change Of luck has
started. Because it's clear all
roads from here will surely lead
me higher: bed rock will be the
place for me to start for my desire.
None ought to knock about bed
rock for burdens will be lighter;
it's sure to mean a change Of scene
to prospects that are brighter.
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Solitaire, a Bird

THE Solitaire was a dodo-like
bird, now extinct. that was
peculiar to the island of Rodreguez
in the Indian Ocean. In America,
the name Is given to certain fly.
catching thrushes found in
Jamaica and other West Indian
Islands. One species is found in
the Western United States. It is
about eight inches long. Of ashen
color and 10 q superb singer. The
name Solitaire" is derived from
its habit Of hiding In solitary depths
of the forest.
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TORELEI KNIGHT, after persistent cam
Ia paign on the part of her worthless brother,
Jim, and her scheming mother, has been
hurried into marriage with Bob Wharton, the
idle son of multi-millionaire.
Lorelei after the hurried ceremony drives home
with Bob, who is half-seas over, and feels thor
oughly ashamed of herself. Her family, on the
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other hand are jubilant. They all see plenty of
money ahead and an easy time.
But Bob is dependent on his father; he has
never earned cent in his life.
And his father and mother have ideas Of their
own as to who their daughter-in-law should be.
Will Bob stick to Lorelei if his income is cut off?
Will Lorelei stick to Bob if his father sets him
adrift?
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Suns Rays

THE Naval Observatory states
that the suns rays warm the
earth directly In the first instance
that is to say, at the moment Of
reaching the earth. The warmth
20 received In distributed by winds
and ocean currents, by evaporation
and precipitation. 20 that many
parts OF the world receive q great
measure Of the suns heat Indirect
ly,