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The Washington times., 1922-12-22
THE STRANGER
A Thrilling
Drama


rs anything wrong, my ladyf"
he said In . lower voice.
Il think" answered Joan
DULY. that nothing has been
right. She did not look at him.
and was hardly conscious Of
what she was saying.
For once Goodenough seemed
puzzled and at a loss. There was
an anxious look in his eyes.
IT your ladyship would confide
In me-" he said. almost under his
breath, Il might be able to help"
Joan started slightly, and look
ed into his face. 1t was a strange
offer for q footman to make, yet
she did not feel IL 90. much less
resent II. This tall, grave man,
with his compelling eyes, always
had an odd effect on her-as
though to him It was given to
command. rather than to her.
And intuitively she felt that
there was something behind his
request; that q still more poig-
nant experience awaited her than
that which she had Just passed
through. What It might be. she
could not guess; she only felt
herself shrinking from 1t. Joan
had borne all she could.
rs there nothing ! can DO
for your ladyship?" he persisted.
Yes" answered Joan; in my
boudoir on the sofa are q few
things have put together. You
might put those thugs in q bag
you will find there. and bring
them down."
Goodsnough hesitated, then
bowed and left to execute the
order.
He apparently did not realise
that It wNs only given to set rid
Of him. By that simple expedient
Joan found herself alone. and, re-
turning to the great dining hall,
she gave one last glance round
her, raised her eyes to the jeweled
goblet In its recess In the wall.
and passed quietly out onto the
lawn. She passed through the
water garden, and hurried alons
the farther slope.
Farewell to Knayth. Her one
object was to get away, quietly,
and unseen. Let those who. re-
mained read the riddle II they
chose. jeans heart beat rapidly
as she fitted through the planta'
ton.
Suddenly Joan stopped. She
had forgotten somsthikg. Turning
back. she passed round by the
cedars and reached the aviary
under the west colonnads.
Jack Quicksilver, the hominr
pigeon, sat on the perch preening
himself before settling down for
the night. He turned his expires.
sive eye on Joan. and crooned
pleasantly ~ n In welcome.
Jack" she said chokineiy. T
can't leave you here-for those
Z who are to take my place! You
are the only thing that belongs TO
me"
= She opened the aviary door:
Jack flew down a. she did 10.
He allowed her to pick him up
without protest. Joan held him
against her bosom, his soft hsaA
touching her chin. Her eyes were
misty.
'~You were an honest mans GIFT
Jack" she esid,
For q moment she reflected.
'was n best to free him, and let
him wing his way homer"
(Cepyrisht. 1854. by King reatv~ss
Syndicate. Incl
(ro Ds Continued Temerr0wl
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Know That

To clean old brass pour on
strong smmonia, scrub with a
scrubbing brush, then rinse In
clean water.
Put an asbestos mat under the
pan or casserole II cooking a stew
over a gas Jet or Off stove.
To give q scent Of violets to
handkerchiefs. put some pieces
OF orris root In a muslin bag, and
place the latter ip the water in
which the articles are boiled.
To remove the musty small
from pans that have not been
used for some time, boil some
water In them and drop lin red.
hot coal while the water Ia boil.
Ing.
When washing chsnnois leather
gloves do not rub them with soap,
but gently shake them In a good
lather. This win throuGhly clean
them. and VIII keep them beauti-
fully soft and smooth.
The Washington times., 1922-12-22
By John Goodman.


~ OR Q while Joan stood mo-
~ tionlsss by the window. Her
teeth were set tight; q
su44en gust Of passion shook her.
But she was thankful not to have
betyayed herself before Agnes.
The vhols incident seemed Ike O
Her hands fen to hsr side with
q gesture OF Abandonment.
What does Il matter now7"
she said under her breath. 1T
VIII bs all like that. win nor'
stay and 80 II through"
Joan vent up to her room, the
great south room with the rose
silk curtains. and locked herself
In.
Halt an hour later she came
down the steirs. wearing the little
plain linen frock> in which she
ha4 first come to Clievemsad. II
was the only dress she owned
that had not been bought with
Tallbois money. In the hall she
encountered John Goodenough.
Her appearance startled him.
HIS your visitor left, my
iady!" he asked. He had missed
Agnes departure.
Yes" replied jean mechanical,
ly, 'aHd I am going too"
shall order the cart" he In
quirsd.
mo. I shall not want the car"
sah Jean. She glanced up at
him. you have been happy here.
have you not. 0oodenough? am
glad Of that. You win not wish
to leave Knayth."
He came closer.
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THE BENEFITS
OF SLEEP
BY Brice Belden, NJ. D.

by Brice Belden, M. d.
m HROUGH sleep we get rid Of
many toxic products. Con.
sequently, regular sleep not
only conduces to the daily feeling
Of well being, but also increases
our prospects for a postponement
OF old age.
Premature senility undoubtedly
10 favored by deficient sleep. as
well as neurasthenia and even in.
sanity-provided there is any
marked tendency to the last named
condition.
During sleep the products Of
fatigue which have accumulated
during the day are removed by
the blood from the brain and elm
mated largely by the kidneys.
This fact has been well established
by famous authorities like Ober.
steiner, Binz and Bouchard.
II we sleep well and soundly we
arise IN the morning feeling
fresh because Of the elimination
Of toxic products.
The psychologist Bunge reminds
us that man can live for month
without food, but only few days
without sleep finishes him.
Sleep may. be attributed to a
condition of autointoxication. 1t
ID induced by fatigue poisons and
then in turn makes 1t possible for
the body to rid itself Of these
pQisons.
Most authorities appear to be
agreed that during sleep there ID
. leasened amount OF blood in the
brain. This 10 why excitement
prevents sleep, or hard thinking,
for then there II a greater flow
OF blood to the brain. This was
proved in an interesting manner
by Mosso, who balanced man on
q scale ana showed that the head
end would become depressed when
the man was made to think or was
subjected to excitement.
This knowledge helps in the
treatment of insomnia. In order
to sleep the brain must be at
complete rest The head must
also b cool.
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Follow This Romance Here, Then Watch
For It in Motion Pictures With
Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens
and an All-Star Cast,

notes on the way the gambling
has been going. He gets into
my room sometimes when I'm
asleep. to tell me one Of the ever
lasting systems that he has just
discovered. and I have to threaten
him with slipper. In his room
he keeps, among the music al
bun1s. piles Of green sheets that
give each days plays for a year
at all the various tables in the
Casino. He's crazy"
But Castro took care not to
add that he often asked spadoni
to lend him his :'archives" in
order to verify his own calcula.
tions: and in spite Of the fun he
made Of Spadoni's "discoveries.
he used to risk . little money on
them. through his gamblers
superstition that trusts the in.
tuitions Of the simple-minded.
After luncheon, they would
both hurry off to the Casino. The
prince, when not attending .
concert. remained with Navoa
and the colonel In \ loggiA on
the upper story, looking out over
the sea. The war had filled that
part Of the Mediterranean with
boats. In neymal times the SEA
presented q deserted monotonous
appearance. with nothing to ar
rest the eye save the wheeling of
the gulls. the foamy leAps Of the
dolphins and the sail Of an occa.
sionsl fishing boat.
The steamers and the large
sailing vessels were then scarce.
/; ly ever to be seen. even a. tiny
shadows on the horizon. for they
followed their course direct from
Marsetlles to Genoa without fol-
lowing the extensive shore line of
the Riviera gulf. But now tho
submarine menace had Obliged
the merchant ships to slip along
within shelter OF the coast. Con-
voys passed nearly every day;
freighters Of various nationalities,
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ANECDOTES OF
THE FAMOUS
- HEN Robert T. Lincoln
W came to England ~ the

--- HEN Robert T. Lincoln
w came to England ~ the
w American Minister he
became noted for the charm Of
his conversation. Mr.. Gladstone,
We learn from Chauncey M. De.
pew. the veteran American states
man. was anxious to meet Mr..
; LINCOLN and enjoy . pleasant
evening with him. 80 finally =
common friend. Henry Labou-
chere. arranged for q dinner at
his house, which was an hours
ride into the country from Mr..
Gladstone's town residence. Mrs..
Gladstone. before permitting her
husband to 80, made Mr.. La
bouchere promise that Mr.. Glad.
stone should be back at 10
o'clock.
The diners had no sooner eat
down than some question rose
that interested and excited Mr..
Gladstone and he at once began
to talk. He talked long and slo.
Quently: and there waS no way
OF fnterrppting him without be-
Ing rude.
: When the hands Of the clock
were nearing IL, and Mr.. Lincoln
HAD had no chance whatever to
interpose q remark, Mr.. I1abou-
chere interrupted Mr.. Gladstone's
torrent OF words by saying, "Mr.
Gladstone, II 10 now IL o'clock;
1t 10 an hours ride to London,
and I promised Mrs. Gladstone to
have you back at TO-"
Later, when the two were
bouchere said to Mr.. Gladstone,
well, you have paused an eve
ming with Mr.. Lincoln. What
do you think of him?" ''Mr. Lin
coin 10 q charming person." was
the reply. but he does not seem
to have much conversation"
IN HE first woman to be elected
president Of the British Co.
u Operative Union II Mis6
Llevslyn Davies. She took the
chair at the Brighton Congress.
and her opening speech was de-
clared to be one Of the best and
most businessliks thst the union
has ever heard.
Miss Davi6s tells the story Of
. countryman, who. visiting Lon
don. discovAred that his travels
had made him uncommoniy hum
cry. He entered q cafe and call.
ed for a dozen boiled eggs.
The order was taken. but no
eggs were forthcoming. In half
an hour he summoned . waitress
to know the reason Why.
II am waiting for the other
geots." she aid.
Dang me-" said Hodge. there
bain't no other gents!-
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chamber maids.
He had improvised dining-room
service with the two Italian boys
from Brodhigera whose families
were living in Monaco.
when you think Of the work
1t cost me to make decent. re-
spectacle looking servants out
Of them!" groaned Toledo. And
now It seems that they are going
to be called back to italy a. sol.
diers. More men off for the war!
Even these youQg lads that
haven't reached the age yet'"
Many evenings. at the dinner
hour. the rules Of the community
were rudely broken. The first to
desert was spadoni. He arrived
some time after midnight. saying
that he had dined with some
friends. At other times he did
not return at all. After q few
days had gone by he quietly ap-
psared. just AZ though he had
gone out a few hours before.
with the serene ingenuousness OF
q stray dog. b,
NO one could ever find out for
sure where ne had been. He him.
self was not sure. II met some
friends" and In the same half
hour these friends would be some
Enslishmen from Nice or q fam
fly from Cap-Martin. as though
he had been in both places at
the Same time.
Atili0 Also Absent.
Atilio also used to absent him.
self. A gambling companion had
shown him in the Casino the
little cards divided into columns.
which are used to note the alter
mating frequence of red" and
black" Various ladies had
taken similar documents from
their handbags, where they lay
among the handkerchief. the
powder box. the lip stick. the
banknotes and the various col
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Time Forgotten

The isle where time II forgot
ten 10 Tubuai, Austral group
about 200 miles south Of Tahiti.
The entire social and industrial
program OF the peopls OF tne
island appears to be composed o.
eating, sleeping. talking ana nsn.
ine. Taro planting. the basis OF
the South Sea food poi, and fish
inG are the chief occupations.
The population Of Tubuai IN only
q few hundred, most OF them be-
Ing OF pure Pelynesian blood. with
some q mixture Of Csucasian ana
Chinese.
The Washington times., 1922-12-22
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY >Alins Michaslis-
A nosss,y virtue.

IVY = hear OF brave ana daring
wv deeds performed by land
" and go; most any daily
sheet one reads win furnish tWo
or three. Bud johnson dashss
through the flame 10 save sweet
sally Emith, and straight the paper
gives his mama and those Of all his
xith. When swimming Billy Blinks
goes down, Brown hastes to rescue
him; by niSht It's known In every
town and Brown 10 In the swim.
Oh, heroes scattered here and yon
are doing noble acts, they thrill US
ever and anon by dives in cata.
ractS: they loop the loop whom
high in air, they laugh at high,
wAymsn, they gayiy track the
grissly bear into his jungle den.
And loudly are their praises sung
by people far and vide; we hear
their feats on every tongue. 1T
every ingleside. But there are
some Whoee virtues ssenf 10 homely
to the view that no one Nelse would
ever dream these folks are heroes,
too. We've hosts Of heroes who
havA gone through trials that were
tough, but I'm proposing now the
one who knows enough's enough!
His worth 10 shown in simple guise.
hut still IT'S fine TO see . man who
knows two apple pies are most
too much for tee. It's great TO
find Q chap who quits whom he has
aid his say. who does not drive
his friends to fits, by chatting all
the dayt
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Professor to talk of the horrors
of war.
At times the Colonel entered
the conversation. but only to
lament the difficulties which such
a war presented TO the fulfill
ment of his duties as steward.
Each. day his task was becom-
ing more difficult. He was no
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daubed like zebras to reduce their
visibility, and escorted by French
and Italian torpedo boats.
The Horrors Of War.
These rosaries Of boats, 80
close to the coast that one could
read their names. and make out
their captains standing on the
bridge, caused the Prince and the
The Washington times., 1922-12-22
BY vincente Blasco Ibanes'
I oMPLETE freedom was

~ OAPLETE freedom was
theirs! villa-sirena belonged
~ to them all. and the real
owner seemed merely like an ad.
ditional guest.
Aristng late in the morning,
Castro saw the Prince in q corner
Of the garden with his shirt open
at the neck and his arms bare.
WELDING q spade. Tho thing that
made the new life complete for
him was the cuitivatfng Of a lit
tie garden, In the expectation of
eating Vegetables and smelling
flowers that were the product Of
his own toll.
This man who had always been
surrounded by . corps Of servants
e attend to all his wants, was
anxious now to be sslf-dependenr,
and feel the proud satisfaction
Of one who relies entirely on his
own hands. vainly he invited
Castro to Join him in this
healthy. profitable exercise. which
was at the same time q return
to primitive simplicity.
a Real Revelation.
Thanks; I don't care for Tol.
stoi. A. far a. the simple lite
Goss this II all want" And he
stretched out on the moss, under
. tree. while the Prince went on
1igging his garden. They talked
1or Q while Of their companions.
N0voa was In the library, or wan
dering about the park. Some
morning he would take the early
morning tram for Monaco to con-
tinue his studies At the museum.
A. for Spadoni, he never arose
before noon. and often the col.
onel would pound on his door SO
that he would not be late for
lunch. 81
"Spadoni never gets to sleep
until dawn" said Castro. "He
spends the night studying hiS
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longer able to find anything
which was worth serving at a
table like that of the Prince. and
even SO. the prices that he paid
reused his indignation when he
compared them with those Of
peace times.
And the servants! He had
sent to Spain for some. now that
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s0Why Us INC ISVOsosD VI o"D'
6<VYY HAT I aspired to be-
" and was not, comforts
me-" wrote the poet.
1ut a. a creed Of philosophy the
Aea is dangerous.
We have no right to accept our.
selves in terms Of our dreams.
We have to work toward their
realisation.
No passive acceptance of our
own weakness and frality win
make us anything other than
weak and frail. v~
What we aspire toward. honest.
ly. earnestly and constructively,
we are likely to approach. Per-
haps some Of us realize fully the
best Of our dreams. But X We
dream practically and try to
make those dreams como true,
we cannot fail them utterly.
The girl who yearns to be q
great opera singer may never get
beyond the church choir. But the
color Of her dreams gives her an
ideal to work toward. The man
who wants to be a great inventor
and never gets beyond being q
good mechanic, may still have
something Of grave dignity and
find hope - long ~ he realizes
that he must strive on and on
toward what his vision gives him
~ Q Goal.
Some OF us fancy that merely
BY aspirtng-we are accomplishing
something to lift us above the
scommon herd" But unlees We
work toward what we vision. We
ore weak and dull.
The fact that you can dream Of
better things than you have
known or seen means that you
have imagination. And II you
are willing to harness that imag.
ination to instruction, experience
and work II bound to carry you
on and up.
Your have no right to think
yourself better than your ploddtng
next door neithbor because YOU
have dreams he does not share.
His dreams HAY not be colorful
and beautiful--but he may be try
inG to make them come true.
II you dream. you must not be
Satisfied to wish that your dreams
will come true through the inter
vsatiou OF some kindly fairy. You
must learn that you are your own
fairy gcdmother and that you
have q magic wand. That wand
IN your mind and your willing.
noes to use 1t.
1t u not easy to 80 on step by
step. slowly and painfully. toward
. goal which seems forever Just
out Of your reach. But II has
besn done again and again, and
0ever has the one who was will
inG to strive on and on failed to
get nearer and nsarer--even II he
did not quite reach the point to-
ward which he was working.
what you aspired 10 be may
well comfort you II you find that
even though you cannot fulfill all
your own expectations. you have
dono your best to Be loyal 10 them
and make yourself nearly what
you wanted to be.
Don't be coptent with anything
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all those from the district were
in the army. but the hotel pro.
prietors had Immediately enticed
them away. They all preferred
to serve in cafes or in places
where people are continually COM
ing and going. tempted by the
chance of getting tips and of as
sociating with the white-aproned
The Washington times., 1922-12-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Put the Quilt into . tub Of hot
water in which you hsve stirrsA
a small ahsntity Of soap powder.
Leave 1t Tor an hour sor 20, and
then gently press and stir II
about. under the water. Put Il
into fresh warm water. adding q
little more powder. and also q
The Washington times., 1922-12-22

little clenssl. wash it in this
until clean. Rinse It first in
clear cold water, and shake II
weIl--this must BE- done by two
persons. DO not pass II through
the wrinfer. but hang II out 70
drip and dry; q good breezy Day
must be chosen for washing any
thing Of the kind
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DREAMS COME TRUE


but your own best. Don't pat
yourself on the back because you
have been capable OF usioning
some thing better than the things
to which you were born. But set
yourself doggedly to make your
own dreams come true.
The Washington times., 1922-12-22

The Sma1'test Fashions
Published By Special Arrangement lDith
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, the Nation's
Greatest Magazine of the Home.
The Washington times., 1922-12-22
By Beatrice Fairfax.


WHO Occupies . Uuique Position
IN the Writing World as an Au.
thorify on the Problems Of Girls.
6fVYY HAT aspired to be-
" and was not, comforts
me-" wrote the poet.
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Continued on Page Seven)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-02
sILo MAKES GOOD

Nels Cotton has been feeding stock
from his silo this winter and is quite
that he likes that particular way OF
getting out of a lot of hard work
and obtaining gratifying results.
Mr. Cotton built his silo last year
and in the fall he put in 110 tons of
feed from "a acres of corn and two
of sunfowers. He has fed since
early in the winter 10 head of milk
cows and 40 head of other cattle
With full rations of the silage, the
milk cows have been given straw and
a small amount of hay. The other
stock have received about half ra-
tions of silage, and straw All the
cattle are in prime condition and the
milk cows have kept up well in pro-
duction. Mr.. Cotton has about 25
tons of silage left-enough to round
out the winter-Glasgow Democrat.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-02

Dakota to Hillsboro, Grand Forks
Mayville, Portland, Bedford and sta
t1ons north and west thereof.
In Montana to all points, Idaho
all points, Washington, all points
east of Wenatchee and Oroville.
Stopovers will be allowed in all
points in homeseekers' territory as
described above. Tickets to desti-
nations in Montana will be first class,
to Idaho and Washington, second
class.
The dates of sale of these tickets
will be- the first and third Tuesdays
of each month, March to November,
1922, inclusive, and the final return
limit will be Fl days from date of
sale.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-03-02
G. N. TRAIN CHANGES
ON DIVISIONS EAST

The Great Northern announces the
following changes in their train serv-
ice between here and the Twin Cities.
No. will, beginning March 5, run
by way of Breckenridge, Fargo and
Bedford, instead of by way of Cas-
selton. There is no change in time
except between Breckenridge and
Bedford and that only slight. Trains
and 10 will be discontinued west
of Devils Lake, No. 20 making all
the stops between Grand Forks and
DEVILS Lake, and will arrive at Minot
at 5:15 p. m.
No. 80 will leave Minot at l so
p. M, breaking connections with No.
2, will stop at intermediate stations
and arrive at Devils Lake at $40
p. m. and at Grand Forks at 9:40.