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The Washington herald., 1922-12-26
lie VENGEANCE OF HENRY JARROMA

theory of Camden's guilt is, in my
opinion. wholly untenable. there
fore beg to notify you l consider
my investigation at an end.
l am. yours faithfully.
JAMES SEGRovE."
For a moment Jarroman stared
at the lines before him. while his
brain tried to focus the fact that
John Camden was innocent.
John Camden was innocent.
Jarroman felt his universe tum-
bling in ruins about him. In a
flash of self-revelation he saw his
hatred OF John Camden had been
the lifeline that was dragging his
soul through the turbulent waters
OF his destiny-and he knew now
that the line had been cut.
Again came that high-pitched
cough which had marked the stam-
peding of his emotions on the pre-
vious evening. His hand worked
convulsively. snatching at some
thing. missed it-and then the
waters closed over him.
Theed, from the position to which
he had crept behind Jarroman.
errested his arm in the course OF
its downward sweep as Jarroman
tottered and fell an inert mass at
his feet.
Theed sprang back In fear. The
fear was not physical but super
stitious. He had been in the act OF
committing murder-the knife,
secured with the safety catch. was
still gripped in his hand-wiren
his proposed victim had fallen,
smitten by an unseen hand.
He slipped back the safety catch
and thrust the knife into his
pocket.
An actor is the slave Of his part
His perpetual role of benevolent
elderly gentleman gripped Theed
and made him mutter with COM
plete spontaneity:
Heart failurei T-t-t-t, Struck
down without a moments warn
ing! Poor-poor Jarroman-
copyright. 1s.,. BY Chicago Tribun.p
(To Be Continued TomorrowJ
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By PETER B. KYNE
Struggle of the Last of An Ancient California
Line to Save the Family Estate From the
Hands of the Encroaching Japanese.

be killed. And Tn sorry my
guest. Mr.. okzda. felt IL incum-
bent upon himself to interfere.
II. between them. they have hurt
Pablo. shall certainly reduce the
extremely erroneous japanese GEN.
sus records in California by one"
CHATTER XVII.
John Parker and his wife, with
the unsuspecting okada, were
lingering over a late luncheon
when Kay and Don Mike entered
the dining room.
We'll, you hold Spanish cavsl-
fer. what do you mean by run
ming away with my little girl7"
Mrs. Parker demanded.
Before Farrel could reply. Kay
answered for him.
We've had quite a wild and
woolly Weston adventure. mother
dear. Have you seen Pablo since
we left together"
II have" the lady replied. He
had Monsieur Loustalot in charge.
and related to us the details Of
the adventure up TO the moment
you and Mr.. Farrel left him with
the prisoner while you two ron
tinued on to Ell Toro. What hap
pened in El Toro7"
Don Mike succeeded in attach
ing Loustalot's hank account"
Kay informed the company. THE
loot will probably amount to some
thing over $4,000
Il should say that isn't a half
bad stipend TO draw for your first
halliday pursuit of the nimble
cart-wheel Of commerce." Parker
suggested.
Mrs. Parker pursed her lips
comically,
The boy is clever. John. I
knew il the moment I met him
this morning. Fluctuations, Don
Miguel.
John intends to strip you down TO
your birthday suit-fairly, Of
course-so keep up the good work.
and everything may still turn out
right for you. III cheer for you.
at any rate"
Thank you. dear Mrs. Parker"
Don Miguel slipped into his seat
at the head of the table. II have
also attached Loustslot's new au-
tomobile."
20 You Shylock! What else?" Mrs.
Parker demanded eagerly.
About ten thousand sheep. more
or less. attached these on suspi-
cion. although the burden Of prov
ing that Loustalot owns them will
be upon me. However" he con-
cluded. with a bright glance at
Parker. II believe that can readily
be accomplished-with your aid"
Copyright. 1924. by Peter d. KyneD
CTo BE Continued Tomorrew)
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TITS faint clipped accent, the
" tears in his eyes. told
IL Kay that this man WIS
one of Don Miguels own
peopk. Farrell clasped the prof
fered hand and replied to him
In Spanish: then, remembering his
manners. he presented the horse
man as Don Nicolas Sandoval.
sheriff of the county. Don Nicolas
bowed low over his horses neck,
his wide gray hat clasped to his
gallant heart.
You will forgive the emotion
Of foolish old man. Miss Parker"
he said. but we of San Marcos
County love this boy"
Other friends now came run
ming; in a few minutes perhaps
a hundred men. boys and women
had surrounded the car. struggling
to get closer, vying with each
other to greet the hero of San Gre
gorio. They babbled compliments
and jocularities at him; they
cheered him Justify: with homely
bucolic wit they jeered his army
record because they were so proud
Of it. and finally they began
concerted cry of Speech. Speech!
Speech
Don Mike stood up in the ton
neau and removed his hat. In
stantly silence settled over the
crowd and Kay thought that she
had never seen a more perfect
tribute of respect paid anyone.
He spoke to them biefly. with a
depth of sentiment only possible
In a descendant of two Of the
most sentimental races on earth:
but he was not maudlin. When
he had concluded his remarks ne
repeated them in Spanish for the
benefit of those who had never
learned English very well or at
all.
And now, although Kay did not
Understand a word of what he
said. she realized that in his
mother tongue he was infinitely
more tender, more touching. more
dramatic than he could possibly
be in English. for his audience
wagged approving heads now and
paid him the tribute of many a
furtive tear.
I'm afraid this has been a
trifle embarrassing for you. Miss
Parker" FarreI remarked as they
proceeded down the street. Il
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THE PRIDE OF PALOMAR :: By Pl
Read This Gripping Story by Author OF e'The
Kindred of the Dust" Told In Motion Pic
lures, Loew'S Palace Soon.

shall not recognize any more Of
them. I've greeted them all In
general and some day next week
. I'll come to town and greet them
in detail. They were all glad I
came back. though. weren't they?"
he added, with a boys eagerness!
Lord. but 1 was glad to see
them -
Il can hardly believe you are
the same man / saw manhandling
your enemy an hour ago." she de-
clared.
"Oh." he replied with a care
less shrug. fighting and loving
are the only two worth while
things in life. Park in front of
the courthouse. William. please"
He excused himself to Kay and
ran lightly up the steps. Fif-
teen minutes later he returned.
Il have a writ of execution" he
declared. Now to find the
sheriff and have him serve it,
They located Don Nicolas San
doval at the postiffAe, one leg
cooked over the pommel of his
saddle and the Ell Toro Sentinel
spread on his knee.
Fathers old business with the
Banque, Don Nicolas" Farrell in
formed him. He has money de-
pcsited in his own name in the
First National Bank of Ell Toro."
Il have grown old hunting that
fellows assets. Miguel. my boy
quoth Don Nicolas. II can
levy on a healthy bank account
I shall feel that my life has not
been lived in vain
He folded his newspaper,
uncoiled his leg from the
pommel, and started up the street
at the dignified fast walk he had
taught his mount. Farrell re-
turned to the car and, with Kay,
arrived before the portals of the
bank a few minutes in advance
of the sheriff, just in time to see
Andre Loustalot leap from his
automobile, dash up the broad
stone steps. and fairly hurl him
self into the bank.
Il don't know whether I ought
to permit him to withdraw his
money and have Don Nicolas at
tach it on his person or not. Per
haps that would be dangerous"
Miguel remarked. He stepped
calmly out of the car, assisted
Kay to alight, and, with equal de-
liberation. entered the bank with
the girl.
Now for some fun" he whis-
pered. Behold the meanest man
in America-myself."
Loustalot was at the custom
ers' desk writing a check to cash
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"HEED was standing by the
fireplace when he entered
Il Jarroman was about to
toss the envelope aside when he
glanced at the back.
Segrove's seal,
Excuse me a minute h. said
to Theed, and broke the seal.
Dear sir" he read, Il have
to inform you that since my last
report in re John Camden, facts
have come to fight which make
1t impossible for me to continue
this investigation.
THE theory of Camden's guilt is
based on the story of his servant Bis.
sett, of which the following are
the essential points: That Camden
entered his own flat at about 4:45
p. m. having come straight from
Eddis' flat in the next block.
That at about 4:2O Camden left
his flat, having allowed his ser
want to learn he was going
straight back to Eddis' flat to pay
him a sum of f100. Camden
would therefore have been at
Eddis' flat at some time between
4:20 and the time when you your
self arrived at Eddis' flat i. e.:
shortly after 4:30. On this point
rests the strength of the case
against Camden.
That is the evidence of Bissett
upon which our work has been
built. l have proved that it is true
as far as it goes. Upon this evil
dence we might have succeeded in
establishing your innocence. But
its whole value has been destroyed
by nothing more subtle than a
clumsily driven brewers dray,
which has enabled me to trace
Camden's movements from the
moment when he left his own
block.
Camden actually paid f100 to
Eddis-I have traced the note
but he did not pay 1t in person.
He had inclosed it in an envelope
The Washington herald., 1922-12-26
VIRGINIA LEE ON
LIFE'S PROBLEM
DEAR VIRGINIA LEE:

nEAR VIRGINIA LEE:
me, a young girl last July at
one of the summer resorts near
Washington and have been seeing
her ever since. Miss Lee, love this
girl and when 1 told her she asked
me how I knew l did. I couldn't
explain why. but l know I do by the
feeling in my heart.
When ] asked her II she loved me
she said IL wouldn't do me any good
IL she told me. Now. Miss Lee. IL
would do me a. lot Of good. I know
she cares a little for me, but do you
think she really loves me, or. IL
she doesn't she's afraid of hurting
my feelings? ANXIOUS.
ONLY time will tell. young man.
" Be patient and discover for your
self IL she is just teasing you, or
using you, or really loves you. Re-
fuse to be a lump of putty and per-
haps you'll find out.
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The instant Don Nicolas served
his writ OF attachment. the cash
Ter left his desk. walked round In
back Of the various teliers' cages.
and handed the writ to the pay
ing teller: whereupon Farrel. pre-
tending to be frightened. ran out
OF the bank. Instantly. Loustalot
wrote his check and rushed again
to the paying-teiler's window.
TOO late. Mr.. Loustalot. Your
account has been attached" that
functionary Informed him.
Meanwhile. Don Nicolas had
Joined his friend on the sidewalk.
Here is his automobile. Don
Nicolas" Farrel said. 81 think
we had better take 1t away from
nim."s
Don Nicolas climbed calmly into
the drivers seat, filled out a blank
notice OF attachment under that
certain duly authorized writ which
his old friends son had handed him,
and waited until Loustalot came
dejectediy down the bank steps to
the side of the car; whereupon
Don Nicolas served him with the
fatal document, stepped on the
starter, and departed for the
county garage. where the car
car would be stored until sold at
auction.
who let you out Of my Gala
boose. Loustalot?" Don Mike
queried amiably.
That high-toned lap friend Of
Parker's," the Basque replied,
with malicious enjoyment.
I'm glad II wasn't Mr.. Parker.
Wen. you stayed there long
enough to serve my purpose. By
the way, your sheep are trespass-
ing again"
They aren't my sheep"
We'll, il you'll read that docu-
mnt. you'll see that all the sheep
on the Rancho Paiomar at this
date are attached, whether they
belong to you or not Now. a
word Of warning to you, Lousta-
lot: Do not come on the Rancho
Palomar for any purpose whatso-
ever. Understand"
Loustalot's glance met his un-
flinchingly for fully ten seconds,
and, In that glance. Kay thought
she detected something tigerish.
Home, William" she ordered
the driver. and they departed from
Ell Toro, leaving Andre Loustalot
standing on the sidewalk staring
balefully after them.
They were halfway home before
Don Mike came out Of the reverie
into which that glance Of Lousta-
lots had, apparently, plunged him.
Some day very soon." he said.
II shall have to kill that man or
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Interesting Facts

Birds and bats are the only
living vertebrate capable of flight:
squirrels, lizards, snakes. fish and
lemurs fly through the air with
great swooping leaps.
"Transformations" Of pure
white hair, much in demand
among London society women.
cost up to $1T5 apiece; the best
white hair will bring at least SIS
an ounce.
So many recipes call for the
whites of eggs only that the ques-
ton. Of using all the yolks is
rather q vexing one. Drop the
egg yolks in boiling water and
when thoroughly cooked mix the
yolks with salad dressing and use
as q sandwich filling.
Children have to acquire a taste
for sweets; II 10 not one Of their
natural traits, says q scientist.
All the cork used In the word
In a year weighs little more than
200 tonA
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Valuable Recipes
Crsamed Turnips and Onions.

TWELVE small white onions
medium-sized white tur-
l. nips, tablespoonfuls but
ter, 4 cupful vegetable liquor.
1h teaspoOnfuls salt, u teaspoon
full pepper. IL cupfuls milk,
minced parsley. paprika or grated
cheese. tablespoonfuls flour.
Skin the onions and pare and
dice the turnips. Place both to-
gether in a saucepan and cover
with cold water. Bring quickly
to the boiling point and boil for
five minutes. Drain and cover
with boiling water and add one
teaspoonful Of salt. Cook until
vegetables are tender. Drain,
saving one-fourth cupful of the
liquor. Melt the butter in a sauce
pan; add the flour, pepper and
the rest of the salt. Cook until
bubbling. then add gradually the
milk and the vegetable liquor, stir
ring constantly. Cook until thick
ened. Place the diced turnips
in serving dish; make a hollow
in the center in which place the
onions. Pour the white sauce
over all and sprinkle the turnips
with minced parsley and the
onions with paprika or grated
cheese. Green onions may be used
In their season.
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and crushed his ankle. This oc-
CURED at exactly 4:27-a time at
which Eddis is known to have
been using the telephone few
minutes, in fact. before the mo-
ment of his death. The time is
proved beyond the possibility OF
doubt. | found the record Of the
civil action brought by Blenkiron
against the brewery company lin
which Camden was a witness).
Further. the police record of the
street accident and the hospital
record Of the ambulance call are
both consistent in point of time.
In the face of these facts the
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addressed to F,ddis As he left his
own block he was accosted by
friend named Blenkiron. They
walked together to the next block
and then Camden gave the en-
velope to the lift man. with in
structiops TO take il Immediately
10 Eddis. The lift man knew Cam
den by sight and obeyed his in.
struCtiOns. Attached you will find
name and present address of lift
man.
Camden and Blenkiron then
passed on. Blenkiron was step
ping off the pavement when
brewers dray knocked him down
The Washington herald., 1922-12-26
Effect of Light

pLANTs do not grow I'm the
dark. This is shown by the
different viEor OF plants growing
In the shade and those In the sun.
shine. When the light is reduced
to q certain point there is no
growth at all. Plants do not grow
at night. Bright moonlight 10 not
sufficient to effect plant growth.
Among the plants making the most
rapid seasonal growth are those
Of the far North, during the. sea-
son when there u No night
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ohtan ution soon to be at LOeu'P
A scene from, the

suddenly began to weep; uttering
peculiar mewing cries. he clutched
at Farrel with the fury Of a gor-
lila. Don Mike merely lodged
round the desk. and continued to
dodge until out Of the tail OF his
eye. he saw the sheriff enter the
bank and stop at the cashiers
desk. Loustalot, blinded with
tears Of rage. failed to see Don
Nicolas: he had vision only for
Don Mike, whom he was still tur-
suing round the customers desk
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for his entire balance in bank
Farrell permitted him to complete
the drawing of the check, watched
the Basque almost trot toward
the paying-teller's window, and as
swiftly trotted after him.
"All - everything Loustalot
painted, and reached over the
shoulders of two customers in line
ahead Of him. But Don Miguel
Farrers arm was stretched forth
also; his long brown fingers closed
over the check and snatched il
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bantering. prescient little smile.
Then. with a great sigh that was
in reality a sob. Loustalot aban-
doned his primal impulse to hurl
himself upon Farrell and attempt
TO throttle; instead. he ran back
to the customers desk and start
ed scribbling another check.
Thereupon. the impish Farrell re-
moved the ink, and when Lousta-.
lot moved to another inkwell,
Farrers hand closed over that.
Helpless and desperate. Loustalot
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taste for rare teas 20 common
In England. Ceyion and InoAa
teas almost dominate the BrftfnA
market today, and are rapidly
superseding the teas OF China and
Japan IN the United States. Cey-
lon tea produces 50 per cent more
to the pound than any other
brand. believe the time will
come when America will be
changed from q land Of coffee
drinkers to tea drinkers."
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there Is a GER
tain lack Of
confidence in
the recupera-
tive power OF
1tafy. A large
n u m b er of
American citi-
zens of Italian
origin who are
fast taking q
p TO min e mt
place in all
fields of Amer
lean enterprise
have created
lines of special
sympathy and
affection that
me ~iSh IN
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from the Basque's hand as he
murmured soothingly:
You will have to await your
turn. Loustalot. For your bad
manners, l shall destroy this
check" And he tore the sigma
ture off and crumpled the little
slip of paper into a ball. which he
flipped into Loustalot's brutal
face.
The Basque stood staring at
him. inarticulate with fury; Dor
Mike faced his enemy with
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per capita OF
tea In Great
Britain is be-
tween six and
seven pounds,
but in the
United States
Il is but little
more than one.
This 10 in the
main due to
the fact that
the teas OF
China and Js-
pan. which are
the larg st
sellers Q in
America, do
not give their
consumers the
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no knowledge
of how 20
bring his work
into otice
there is always
someone who
will do IL for
him. Not so
with women.
Often a woman
cannot even
get a hearing.
No one has
confidence I'm
a woman's Ee-
n iu g because
she has pro-
duced so little
creative work.
And UhM haS
The Washington herald., 1922-12-26

NEW YORK. Dec. %.
~yEw YORk'S midtown streets
M are not only impossible.
~ but impossible. The police
have made a public confession
of failure to handle automobile
traffic. The traffic towers wink
ing red and green on Fifth ave
nue. Offered only temporary re-
lief.
The theater-hOur schedule OF
"one-way streets" has helped but
little. The only possible solution
seems to lie in a series of upper
street levels which will cut off
light and sunshine from the main
arteries.
Empty taxicabs. occurring for
fares. are now barred from the
avenue. and there is talk of ban
ming all public conveyances save
the Fifth avenue buses.
Ten policemen working furi-
ously at Forty-escond and Fifth
avenue during the rush hours are
unable to prevent traffic tang:es.
A traffic court working Ntwenty-
four hours a day cannot handle
the avalanche of violations.
Hospital doctors report a new
nalady called traffic hysteria.'
II is a sort of phobia that afflicts
those who are wedged in the jams
for a long space of time.
Women drivers have been known
to burst forth into wild shrek
ing and waving of arms. Good
manners are forgotten in the
maclstrom of traffic. Cutlery epi-
thets are shouted. and there are
many times when drivers leave
their seats and resort to fists.
VI is pathetic sight to see
fire wagons trying to breast the
tide in rush hours. The bells
clanG and the sirens shrek. but
the wagons are forced to move
at a snail-like pace. Many times
they have to come to dead
atop and wait for the police to
shunt traffic uD side streets.
Here is little vignette one
may see from the banks of the
North River There is fleet
Of ice barges there and each is
equipped with windmill that
pumps out the water from the
. melting cargo. The effect is
cross section of Holland trans
planted to New York.
Somehow one thinks of Fanny
Hurst. Edna F'erber and Rita
Weiman. as one admirer expressed
il. lin the same breath" Each
n playwright and authoress.
Each has black hair and black
ewes and is intensely dynamic.
They have won their laurels in
the same fiction field. The other
night ! saw the three talented
ladies in the same theater lobby
But genius. as usual. went un-
recognized. Thu crowds were
huzZing with excitement over the
entrance of former popular ball
room dancer. She was offering
new thrill with skin-tight Golf
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This great story has been cre-
ated into q wonderful photoply
BY Cosmopolitan Productions, d.
rection Of Frank Borrage, and fea-.
turing Forest Stanley and Mar
1orie Daw. II Is Paramount
picture.
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develop in all branches. political
as well as commercial. We would
like the Americans to reach bet
ter understanding of the sterling
The Washington herald., 1922-12-26
WHAT THEY SAY
America and Mothers

qualities of the Italians Of today
and to take a deeper interest in
the intellectual achievements OF
modern Italy, as well as TO have
a greater comprehension OF her
Importance as a political and eco-
nomic factor in international
affairs"
MANA YUCCA, pianisse and
composer-"Men are always az
tened TO. II a man OF genius has
The Washington herald., 1922-12-26
NEW YORK CITY
Day by Day
BY o. o. Mcintyre

fure. rouged nostrils and circle
earrings as large as bracelets.
A Greenwich Village food empo-
rum makes the following bleat in
a placard over the inside entrance:
Don't bring your own liquor
Give us chance" y
In writing of traffic jams in
New York higher up, we neglect
ed to mention that traffic po-
licemen now wear snOw-white Sam
Brown belts at night to keep from
being run down by careless mo-
torists.
Copyright. 1922. by the Mcknight
syndicate, Incl
The Washington herald., 1922-12-26

THE. day after Christmas and
plenty of Christmas money
burning a hole in your pocket.
The shopping editor is between
two seas for IL she turns her
back on the bargains, then she
betrays that cause. and if she
advises reckless spending, then
she is in the bad graces of the
savings banks. So the best plan
is to divide the interest and
the principal, too.
pROBABLY you wished that you
had a larger sum in the bank
when you started to buy all your
presents. So, now. what will
you do with that gold piece, that
check for hundred and the
money from Uncle Bill? | sug-
gest that YOU Join one of the
Christmas clubs and then when
next year comes rolling around
you Will have a sufficient sum
to meet your gift list and pay
ing for it month by month, is a
very convenient method.
-
tOR real bargains go TO the
Senorita Shop. They are
selling everything to make room
for new spring stock. II Santa
failed to bring you any lingerie,
fancy garters, lovely handker-
chiefs. bridge scores, dresses for
the kiddies-and a host of pleas
ingly. lovely things, then why
not supplement your gifts and
put your Christmas money to a
good use. The children will need
many dresses and rompers for
the holiday week, and the Senior.
ita Shop second floor Of the
Brownley building. is prepared to
meet such needs,
The Washington herald., 1922-12-26

BARON ROMANO AvEZZANO,
returning rs Italian Ambassador
TO the United States-"In America