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The Washington times., 1922-06-09
BY LILY wANDEL.

"O Donald. II seemed that Vida
Dufrey clearly accented her
- attitude toward the world in
her clothes or rather the color
thereof. Today. for an instance.
they were red. not q soft warm
red. but q bold. flaming color that
defied and attracted.
He was glad Grace was there
or in sheer desperation he might
have enlisted in the little army Of
Vida Dufrey's admirers. Nothing
about Grace Jared him. nor did
he have to puzzle over her atti-
tude toward the world.
Grace" Donald was asking the
very day Vida Dufrey was wearing
the brilliant red cape-dress. ''is
Miss Dufrey absolutely unafraid Of
the worlds opinion, or IL that Just
my imagination7"
mot at all, Don. She makes It
very apparent. That brand of
courage Is labeled boldness and Is
as jarring as the color OF her
clothes and no less artificial than
bluff, eh?" Donald stretched
his long legs and smiled. And
tiO hh1SSAiby Va NhO hloAo 6uC6lS
fall for It,"
Grace shook her small, perfectly
coiffured head. mot a single one;
little Miss Dufrey Is only fcl!ing
herself"
Donald sat up straight in his
chair. But, Grace-not oven that
dark fellow-you might say, her
- -.
such devotion, except on the
stage"
They say" Grace's voice sank
lower, that he proposes twice a
day regularly. Not that I blame
him. Don. for II / were a man I'd
do my best too"
Donald raised his eyebrows in
terrogratively.
"Oh. Don. surely you have heard
OF her money? It's the talk of the
hotel. I'm sure this dark.skinned
young man. her right-hand slave,
Is planning a racing stable in Cuba
after the honeymoon. A bagatells
for Miss Dufrey"
Because Donald had all tho
money he needed Miss Dufrey and
her millions somehow aisgustsd
him. When she appeared that
evening for dinner in a vivid
orange creation and marched
throught the dining.room with her
head high and a swing to her
shoulders, he turned his eyes.
quickly to Grace in periwinkIe
blue.
After that he tried not to look
at the bold little iheiress. but Vida
was the kind that made people SEQ
her. Therefore one evening her
absence was noticeable. Donald
turned to Grace and he was sur
prised to see the triumphant gieam
in her gray eyes. her lips fairly
twitching to speak.
Poor little Miss Dufrey with
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nifty, widely advertised as being
under the same management as
one Of the smart Broadway cafes,
and supplying the same food ard
drink. at twice the Broadway price.
It's service was unsurpassed by any
city restaurant, and being within
an hours run by motor. It received
a liberal patronage. Tips were
large at the Chateau; its hospitality
was famous among those who
could afford the extravagance Of
midnight entertainment: and yet It
was a quiet place. No echo Of what
occurred within its walls ever
reached the outside world. Sea-
food. waffles, privacy, and secretion
were its recognized specialties. and
people came for miles-mainly m
pairs-to enjoy them.
AS the pedestrians neared the
avenue Of naples leading up to
the house they espied in the road
ahead OF them first the dull red
glow of a tail-light, then a dusty
license plate.
There's luck" Merkle etacu-
lated. "I'u rent this car"
In the gloom several figures
were standing. facing in the direc-
ton Of the Chateau. and when
Merkle spoke they wheeled as II
startled.
mo. you can't hire this machine.
What do you think this is. a cab.
stand" answered a gruff voice.
Jim" cried Lorelei. and ran
forward.
Copyright. 1914. by Harper & sons.)
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
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each a% BI Charles Dana Gibse
Pcturesquey Graphic Story of Stage Life in the Merop
b. oils, Dealing with the Adventures and the Sacrifice
N of a Beautiful Girl
of a Beautiful Girl.

ory of the miles they had COW
cred SO swiftly: but she saw that he
was serious and in a sour temper.
"One risks his life on the whim Of
some drunken idiot the moment he
enters q motor car. Now for q tele-
. phone" A terse question to his
man served to fix their location.
Were not far from the Cha
teau." Merkle interpreted the
answer. THAT place is always
open. so II you don't mind the
walk we'll go ahead. It will take
an hour to get one Of my other
machines. but meanwhile we can
have a bite to eat" At her cheer
full acceptance his tone changed.
You're all right. Some women
would be hysterical after such q
shake-up. swear. think I fee.
It more than you. II you were a
man I'd like to have you for a
chum."
Together they set out through
the starlight, leaving the chauffeur
with instructions to secure help
from the nearest garage: and as
they. followed the dim road Merkle
continued to apologize until Lorelei
silenced him. Both were begin
ming to suffer from the reaction Of
their fright.
1t was very late; there was little
sign Of habitation. for the road
led through wooded country. Be-
fore long. however. they came in
sight Of lights. which Merkle hail.
ed with relief.
The Chateau was a quasi-roed.
house Of some architectural dig.
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Do YOuKnOU
Thdt---

Sweden has not had war for .
century.
An ordinary elephant will eat
200 pounds Of hay a day.
There are thirty varieties OF date
palms to be found in Egypt. which
country contains neither woods
nor forests.
According to medical authorities
the healthiest children are usually
born to a father not more than
forty and a mother not more than
thirty-five.
All the cork used in the world in
a year weighs little more than
1900 tons.
Blotting Paper Absorbs Ink--Be.
cause It is made Of porous material
which is not pressed AID rolled as
hard as other paper stock.
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
BY Garrett p. Serviss,
Eminent Astronomer and Author.
ity on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.

Eminent Astronomer and Author.
ity on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.
Just what makes the point Of
the needle of a compass point
toward the North Pole? And do
the needles Of compasses south
Of the Equator point toward the
South Pole or toward the North
Pole?-A. A, South Chicago"
X7OUR question does you credit
because It shows that you
Il mix thinking with your see
ing and reading. When a person
does that. most astonishinsly inter-
esting results are often obtained.
Sometimes It seems 70 revolution
ize things. One OF the chief OBJ
jects of these articles is to induce
people who haven't been in the
habit OF thinking about the com.
man things they see md read
about, and consequently have
fallen into q kind Of mental paralY-
sis with regard to everything >ut-
side their narrow line OF 'husi-
ness" to try the thought cure.
II is best to waste no time IN
striving to understand first causes
We can only define magnetism by
it's effects. The eartn Is great
magnet, and. like every magret.
has necessarily two opposite mag
netic poles" II we ask why the
earth is a magnet the answer 49,
no doubt, to be found In two facts:
great quantities Of iron and other
magnetic substances, AMI CIV oe
cause II rotates in a magnetic rteid
due to electric currents producec
nv the sun. II you send an electric
current round and round n piece OF
soft iron, or II you spin the IRON
inside the current. the iron De-
comes a magnet while the morton
lasts. 49,,
n is a property OF magnets that
their like poles repel one another
while their unlike poles attract
ono another. The "nor:h pole OF
one magnet attracts the south
nole OF another. and vice Versa.
hiso the north" pole drives away
the "south" pole, and vice Versa.
n i. very interesting and !nsTuc'
ttve IN observe these facts Tor
yonrself. For SO cents, or at most
a dollar or two, you can get All tEe
apparatus you need TO study tne
principal facts Of masnet'sm: you
need simply a small compass.
pocket compass will do. ana
couple of small magnets, one
horseshoe" and the other bar
magnet.
Now. remembering that the
needle Of a compass IL itself moth.
ing but a little magnet, suspended
close 70 the surface Of great mag
net Cthe earth). the reason WHY
It's poles turn in the direction OF
the earth's magnetic poles is evil
lent: It - duo to the attraction
between the poles. But, since un-
like poles attract one another
while like poles repel, IL Ia also
evident that the north pole 1t the
needle will be turned toward the
south pole Of the earth, and vice
versa.
II you examine the needle OF
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TyHE LORELEI. who crouched on the rocks in
mist of gauze and song; the Sirens, with
pomegranate blossoms red in their hair; the
shoals, and the dreamedof and watched-for SER
pent of the sea, the great wave in mdocean,
jade on its riding tip and indigo in it's swallow
ing hollow; the September squall and the storied
norman, with oyster shells on his breast, who
might frighten a chap to death with the cold
stare Of his eye; the ninth Wave" that calls
to the ears Of the out-land Scot, and its call is
Follow, follow and he follows who hears it
into the night-dark sea, out and out. until his
weary limbs longer and he sinks
all these are perils Of the sea! But they are
nothing to the farming. charming peril that the
wrapped siren. more deadly than the tabled ser
pent, eyes that hold both the jade and the indigo
of the md-sea wave and swallow your heart if
you look too long, more sure than a squall. and
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis.
Being Sunny.

I'm JENKINS chatter here and
there and called upon his
- neighbors, and while his
folks went bowed with care and
broken by their labors. While
Brother William hit the ball, Jim
Jenkins took things easy; work
never bothered him at all, his life
was say and breezy. The people
called him Sunny JIM" for he was
blithe and funny; but those who
had to live with him were very sell
dom sunny. They had to rake the
shekles in while Jim was being
cherry, they had but little time to
grin, small leisure to be merry.
Through all the day and half the
night these foolish fellows sweated:
but Jimmy needed not their plight,
he never fused nor fretted. He
sat upon his easy chair while
Father built the fences: he said:
THE world is very fair, why think
the nvelong day and putter in the
garden. when folks like me are
glad and gay, yet never make a
garden? I'm sure that smiles would
always pay lots moro than folks
are earning by hustling out to
make the hay or doing scads OF
churning." Then Jim's Ma and
Jimmy's Dad said: well. suppose
we try 1t; the system doesn't sound
half bad; henceforth we shall ap-
ply IT, They let the garden SO 20
weeds, they let the fences tumble;
they paid no heed to Jimmy's
needs and soon they heard him
erumble. But canstic words pro-
duced no spuds and Jim grew
thinner daily, 30 he laid by his
sunday duds and left his ukelele,
From that glad day as years ad.
vance Jim earned his share or
money. and all his folks now get
chance to try at being sunny.
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
Church and
Baseball
BY DR.. VIM. A. McKeever.
BY DR.. VIM. McKeever.
Widely Known Lecturer and Au-
thor and q National Authority
on Juvenile Problems.

Widely Known Lecturer and Au-
thor and q National Authority
on Juvenile Problems.
S(0 UR church has quit knock
ing the ball game and Is
" out to help the young
players knock the ball"
hurried away from his business to
conducted among eight churches
Of well known UNCONVENTIONAL
names.
Yes" said the churchman. ex-
planning further. we have our
league organized for the entire
summer, and you may see a red
hot game among two or moro of
the teams every Saturday after
noon."
The personnel OF this eight
point league is interesting. Be-
sides being a snappy player and
thus winning the place on his ath
letic merit. in order to be eligible
for the tryout and for remaining
on the team, every boy must have
some kind Of employment five
forenoons per week and show
regular active membership in the
Sunday school or Young Peoples
Society,
The churches furnish balls. bats.
suits and all other necessary ma
terials for their respective teams.
and the eight have united to equip
a very attractive athletic field in a
park leased for the purpose.
Games are announced in the
pulpit and on the weekly calen-
dars precisely as are the other
church affairs.
The eight ministers concerned
have agreed to refer to the games
in the course of their sermons.
whenever appropriate, and to help
keep alive among the adult mem.
bers q sentiment favorable TO the
support Of clean athletics.
At each Rame all the members
Of the supporting churches and
= Sunday schools are admitted free.
but outsiders are charged q dime.
Boys are thus taught that II pays
In more vays than one 10 Be .
Joiner
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AVA sum poor old peepul ia u
Poor House & It made Pa mad.
Them Poor Houses Is a awful
joak, sed Pa. Thare ought to be
sum law aggenst them the way
they are ran. sed Pa.
You meen the way thay are run.
sed Ma.
Run or ran, II Is all the saim, Pa
sed. 1t In a shaim to think that In
these glorus Union States thay
have Poor Houses ware thay are
crule to the innermates, sed Pa.
certingly hoap you & doant ever
have to 60 over the hills to the
Poor House. sed Pa to Ma.
You incident worry. sed. Wen
grow up I will be worth Il intlyun
or 2. I sed, & will see that you
& Ma have the best Of every thing
wich mummy can buy, sed.
Spoken like a man, Bobbie, sed
Pa. No, I guess thare isent any
danger OF any of us going to
Poor House, but what I am think
ing about IL Why do the good pee
pull allow poor, old helpless peepul
to be treated rong in Poor Houses.
Them places shud ought to be
ruined by the Union States, scd
Pa, & everything in them shud be
nice & cumfert-abel for poor old
peepul wich has lost thare grip.
Billy Wilson'S father lost his
grip last week. ! sed, Billy told
me the old gent felt awful about
II beekaus there was two quarts
in 1t. he sed.
This is another kind Of grip.
Bobbie, sed Pa. I meen that wen
folks git old q haven't got any
mummy, mostly beekaus thay
spent It caring for their children.
sed Pa. thay shuld be taken cair
of by the government, Pa. sed.
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ADVERTISEMENT
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just as swift to your undoing, from whom you
the fish-eyed norman; more Turing than the
ninth Wave" with its same beckonng call Of
"Follow, follow" Close in to shore it is-as
thick at the surf edge in July the suds Of
the lacy water. Sometimes it a scarlet
frock and sometimes sheeny black; sometimes its
hair is red and sometimes black-bird dark and
sometimes gold. and ALWAYS is It IS myriad
as the sandpiper that hops and rustles on the
sand. Better be careful, Billy-boy! Don't laugh
at the desperate word "Pcril'-for q clear-head-
ed. serious chap recalled to me a womans face
know" quoth he, "it's a terrible thing for a
heart breaking creature like that to be just
loose in the world-she's dangerous-perilous[
call it now!"
NELL BRINKLEY.
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

MA was reeding in the paper
" about the way they treeted
AVA sum poor old peepul Ia
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
BY Rex Beach,
Author OF ":The Spoilers" Tho
Silver Horde" 'The Barrier"
Heart Of tho Sunset" and
Numerous Other Popular
Novels.

you tnOuBnt. We Doen
~ Mr.. Wharton only twice"
Hes crazy about you. He acts
wholly upon impulse, Of course.
It ought to be easy"
Merkle inquired the time Of his
chauffeur. then directed him to
turn homeward along the North
Shore.
II shan't be selfish and keep
you out any longer, Miss Knight"
he said. IT you don't mind I'll
doze on the way in, and try to
figure out the next move in this
Harmon affair"
The return trip was another
hurtling rush through the night.
in a deep silence broken only by
Merkle's demand for moro speed
whenever the machine slackened
its labor. The miles wheeled past;
the Sound lay to the right.
They were sweeping over a roll
ing North Shore road when sud
denly out Of the blackness ahead
blazed two binding headlights.
With startling abruptness they
appeared over the crest Of rise;
Merkle's driver swung to the
right. But the road was narrow:
q trolley track was under con-
struction, and along the edge Of
the amasite was strewn a row Of
steel rails, guarded by occasional
red lanterns. The strange car
held to its course; there was a
blast Of horns, a dazzling instant
Of intense illumination. then a
crash as the inside mud-guards
met. Merkle's car seemed to leap
into the air: there was a report
of an exploded tire; Lorelei felt
sickening sense Of insecurity, and
found herself hanging, bruised
and breathless, across the back Of
the driving-seat. The automobile
was bucking and humping, as II
the pavement had been turned into
q corduroy road; then 1t came to
. pause. half in the ditch. Merkle
was jammed into an awkward coil
on the floor Of the tonneau, but
raised himself. swearing softly.
The other car held to its course,
and whizzed onward, leaving in
its wake a drunken shout Of mock
cry and defiance.
The catastrophe had taken but
an instant. The three were alone
and their machine disabled almost
in breath. Merkle inquired
anxiously II Lorelei were hurt; the
chauffeur ran after the offending
car, yelling anathemas into the
night. He returned slowly. mop
ping his face, which had been cut
by fragments from the shattered
Windshield.
A Close Shave.
JOy-TlucISp hC ihobtoa CNs AhSJ
wouldn't give way, and threw me
into those rails"
Marrow shave. that. wonder
we weren't all killed" Merkle
eyed the cars crumpled mud
Kuard and running.board. then d.
rected his driver to ascertain the
extent of the damage. The motor
was still throbbing. but brief ex-
animation disclosed a broken steer
ing .knuckle and a bent axle in
addition to an injured wheel.
I'm terribly sorry. Miss Knight;
but III have to send for another
cpr.' apoIUgized Merkle.
rs this splendid machine ruin
ed?"
He shrugged. That's the
curse of these roads. Some
body is always driving reck-
iessly." Lorelei smiled at men,
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
The Bread Tree

. A TREE that fourishes in the South Sea Islands
"A produces fruit which, food, resembles very
closely a newly baked loaf. On account of this it
a is popularity known by the of the bread tree.
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary of the birth, in 1871, Of
l. John Howard Payne the who wrote "Home,
Sweet Home" the most popular song ever penned.
Payne died in Tunis, where he Consul, in 1852.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-27
Americans Are Not Heauy Holders of
 Allied War Bonds
By Associated Prnss

New York, February 26.--Less than $S1S, 100000 of the original total of $2,5s7. .0o0,0 900 in loans to the allied government in Europe issued publicly in the United States is now outstand- ing.
 This was announced today by Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co.,. who said it has frequently been said that American bankers were urging cancellation of the al- lied debts on the theory that they are heavy holders of European bonds.
 50 many inaccurate and exag- gerated statements have been made as to the amount of European gov ernment loans now held by private investors in this country" MT. La- mont said, that 1t may be of advan- tage to throw some light on the sit- uation. Statements as to the amount of foreign government indebtedness held by Americans have been as high as $5,000. 900. .000.
 For such statements as these there are no supporting facts whatsoever.
 '-Of the total amount of these all lied government loans still out standing. the amount held by bankers themselves, as shown by careful canvass, is egligible. Bankers are merchants. They buy securities be- lieved by them to be sound and sell them to investors In the same way these foreign loans were distributed among the investors of the country, who still hold them"
 MT. Lamont added that this subject was entirely apart from the indebt- edness of Great Britain, France and Italy to the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-27
Per.rnala
MISS BERNEY GILLEN
 Correspondent
 Messages may be phoned to Ellis Jewelry Co.,. Ensley 367.

spoke to large congregation at the Ensley Highlands Presbyterian church last night on the subject China" MT. Loehr was born and reared in China. He described the life of the Chinese and their general education and also their religious training.
 A solo by Mrs. ". D. Fonvilie and several numbers by the choir and congregation comprised the musical program for last evening.
 Large Crowds Hear Sermons
 Two visiting ministers attracted large congregations at two Ensley churches yesterday. They were: Dr. John A MacSporran, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Bir- mingham, who preached the evening sermon at the First Presbyterian church of Ensley. and Dr. ]. F. Chadwick, noted minister of Nash vile, who delivered the evening ser mon at the Shadyside Methodist church
 pr. Chadwick is a brother of R E. Chadwick of Ensley. and is in the state in the interest of the centenary movement, he having been appointed one of the field secretaries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-27
JAPAN TO RETURN GERMAN PATENTS
By Associated Press

Berlin. February 26.-The Japanese government. which during the war kconfiseated 1000 German patents. has decided to return 500 of them to the eermans. selling the other 500 to Japanese. concerns. according to a ton1munication from important in- fustrial circles published in the lTagelische Rundschau and the Boer- Zen Zeitung. Complaint is made that lhe Japanese attitude Is without Hrecedent and is arousing i'll feeling lihd hampering the re-establishment lf desirable commercial relations. Mt is charged further that the Jap
 lese are keeping more important se- uets which has caused great damage V German manufacturers.
 \ "If Japan is thinking of securing commercial concessions here, or hop shg to cooperate with the Germans. Haey should be more careful of Ger khan rights" the communication idds.
 In this connection it is reported hat the 2,000 Japanese in Berlin in kficial and unofficial capacities or {. Is students have been purchasing
 Everything that is for sale"
 lAn American official has declared
 t the Japanese had the advantage
 EA over other government repre-
 latives in that they could close a
 tEn Il promply at Berlin without re-
 tv-ng to Tokio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-27
Welcome for Prince Of Wales in Lapore
 Said to Be Cordial
By Associated Press

Lapore, British India February 25. The. Prince of Wales arrived here this afternoon. He received a cordial well come from large crowds, notwith- standing that Lapore has been con- sidered a storm center of unrest For weeks past a hartal has been vigor- ously proclaimed, and the city closed to Europeans as unsafe. The question even was asked whether it was safe for the Prince of Wales to pay visit here.
 Last week a great trade fair mys- teriously sprang up and attracted crowds of natives. Since the hartal did not forbid attendance upon the fair, these crowds congregated to see the glittering show of the prince s entry. The hartal wa scompletely ig- nored.
 Lapore marks the culminating point in the success of the visit to India of the heir to the British throne. Noth- ing remains in the official program which gives cause for. any uneasiness.