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trina, or the spaniard Victoria"
There II the Museum Of Ocean
ography. too. - That alone u
enough to justify. and remove the
taint from the money which has
come from the Casino" y s'ie
Work for a King.
,Noyoa thus interrupted the.
colonel with the pleasing voice
and somewhat distracted expires
sion which were natural to him.
But in his words there was the
mystic ardor Of the firm believer
The museum which reused the
professors. enthusiasm was the
work OF the Prince Of Monaco. who
had once been an officer in the
Spanish navy.
'Three-fourths OF the earth were
covered with water" Novoa went
on. yet for centuries and centuries
science, which has to its credit 90
many discoveries, halted in dismay
at the edge OF the sea. The scien-
lists in the laboratories only need
material for their work, and that
is easily obtained: but to study the
seas. and live on them for years n
another matter.
For that it was necessary to
have ships and men at ones dis
posal to construct new and costly
apparatus. to spend millions. to
cruise patiently and leisurely here
and there over the ocean wastes.
with no fixed goal. waiting for the
great blue depths casually to re-
veal their secrets; to make q great
outlay, with slight returns.
"Oniy q sovereign. Q king could
do this; and the former officer in
the Spanish navy. on becoming .
prince, had done 1t.
Thanks to the Prince Of Mon
AGO." Novao proceeded. "oceanog-
raphy. which scarcely amounted to
anything, has become today an i'm
.portant study. His yachts have
been floating laboratories. cruisers
Of science. which have gradually
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By Ann Lisle.
Copyright, 1sa2. by King Features
Service, Inc.)

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Service, Inc.)
~ OSA CORDOvA and ar
rived at Dreamwold Just in
~ time to do q hasty bit Of
washing and to sit down to an
excellent dinner. Our grim hon.
esty with each other was not for
gotten. but II had to merge into
the niceties Of home life and
table conversation.
After dinner Pat suggested a
few rubbcss Of bridge. Rose and
/ both agreed, enthusiastically.
supposed We were both actuated
by the desire to avoid conyersa-
tion and Its pitfalls. 49,.
We cut for partners, and Rosa
and were paired against .Jeanie
and lat. The deal went to Rosa,
who seized upon the score card
and the red deck with her most
canine swoop. Fl.
For what do we play?" she
cried.
"Isn't It fun enough without
stakes?" asked Virginia lazily.
Rosa's shoulders and, eyebrows
went up In unison. as she began
shuffling the cards absert-mind-
edly. ~.4 l#
''Who's, afraid of losing?" she
challenged. "Or is.. maybe, some
one-how you say--so goody-
good that she does not wish to
make 1t like gambling Me. Lam
like all my countrymen---l am a
good gambler, me. And 4. the
stakes they cannot come too high
for Rosa" IS ~ ~
You don't want to be after
playing much higher than five
cents point, do you now?."
chuckled Pat. his brogue at its
enchanting thickest. s,sa
s''IIaK a cent, she II enough for
Rosa cried that young woman.
/ had a sudden suspicion that
Rosa didn't consider me a good
sport and was inviting me to
prove 1t. So I sat IN silence,
hating the thought Of playing for
high stakes. Virginia sent me a
sudden warming smile.
'.Patf would never take your
nncneyS II he won." she cried
t,yasis, % Irish about women. es-
peciaily, his own guests. So lets
do It this way: Wen play for a
tenth OF a cent, and the winner
agrees to take the crowd to
lunch and have the party cost
just what his gains are. We may
end at a drug store soda fountain
but we'il know we are all good
sports"
"Jeanie. my darlin', you're after
bsin' some inventive genius"
laughed Pat. NSt,t
Rosa sbAiled with the air OF per-
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to three. she bid five clubs over
the three no-trump. which had
displayed its fearlessness where
my trump hearts were concerned.
BY trumping the first diamond
and forcing the opponents after
three heart leads to take home
their ace and establish my hearts,
she actually made a little slam.
Shed figured me either the ace
of spades or the aoe Of diamonds
for my outside trick. We scored
five honors in her hand and fifty
for the slam. beside thirty-Gx
below the line. g..
"Brilliantv' Pat cried.
"Since you had nothing but
clubs" / asked. wouldn't It have
been wise to let them have their
three no-trump and set them on
clubs and heartsT'
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When. q Girl Murries

feet breeding she can slip on like
a well-fitting glove. For Virginia
she has evidently the respect the
grande dame side Of her nature
cannot withhold from one who
Is completely an aristocrat.
p''If you say 1t shall be 30. Mrs.
Dalton. am pleased" she said.
Rosa's game turned out to be
the most amusingly consistent
thing I've ever seen. She plays
brilliantly. but with the most
terrific recklessness. Yet that
recklessness seems to be based
on a gift for sizing up situations
and estimating bids. She hardly
ever makes an opening bid. But
her secondary declarations were
numerous and remarkable,
Once when had gone to two
hearts over q no-trump, and then
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THE RHYMING OPTIMIST
AOA WV VI A<y AsSAss
An Acknowledged Expert In All
Matters Appertaining to House
hold Management.
BY Aline Michaelis-

AYoW as Christmas Day APP
~ proaches, ushered in by
\ " frost and snow. how feel
my pulses quicken as the blustery
breezes blow! When the ,boughs
are all a-shimmer with the touch
of ice and sleet. and the whirling,
swirling snowflakes lightly dance
on fairy feet. For there's some
thing In the season and there's
something In the air. brings a
touch Of added giadness that can
Danish all my care, Though 40
not know the reason. when the
year In on the wane, then the
tender wings OF fancy bear my
childhood back again. Oh, how
clearly I remember books and
tops and skafee and sled that
were mine. all new and splendid.
- thses Christmas days lpag
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BY L0retto C. Lynch,
An Acknowledged Expert in All
Matters Appertaining to House
hold Management.
A WOMAN established in. q
"a home at least five years
"A received a Christmas box
by express today, and naturally
she was anxious to, open 1t and see
what the good folks way back
home had sent. But
Get me the hammer" suggest
ed the jovial young man. who hap
pened to be visiting. gt.. a..
do you know" said the lady,
II always mean to buy a hammer,
but. somehow or other-well, I
just forget to get 1t when I get
out" -
Have you. Mrs. Housekeeper, a
home without tools?; Do you own
a hammer, a screwdriver, a pliers?
Every well.regulated home in it's
early beginnings should have q
pad of paper, with a pencil al.
tached thereto, hanging on, per-
haps, the kitchen wall. And Just
SO soon as one notices the lack of
any bit Of household equipment, a
note should be made Of It onfthe
pad. "-. =, ",.t4
I saw q woman cut her finger
the other day. trying to open a can
with penknife. She had to en-
ploy surgeon to dress the wound,
and for several days will be unable
to perform many Of the household
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THE STRANGER
A Thrilling
Drama
STORY OF MYSTERY, LURE AND INTRIGUE

You've been wise to It from the
first!'
Joan shrank back as II she had
been struck in the face. She
stared at Agnes. her eyes travel
ing from tho venomously beautiful
features Of the girl. flushed and
dark, to the hand that rested on
the table and its tinted finger
nails.
Joan meant nothing by the look,
she hardly knew what she was
doing. But IL stirred Agnes to
an uncomfortable fury.
Listen. your she snarled, COM
ing close and thrusting her face
into Joan's. maybe We both
have thieves blood in us. but
you've got the habit. an I've not!
only take what's my own! This,
swell house you're strutting in~fs'
mine-the clothes you're wearin'
are mine. Got that?"
Joan was deadly pale. Isl.
You don't even put up a bluff,
chr said Agnes with biting con-
tempt. No, because you know
the games lost. You haven't the
sand for roughhouse! It's well
for me I've the proofs, or you'd
have handed me the ice bowl
mighty quick. Yes. you could sit
tight and rake in the chips while
you thought I was out Of 1t. But
when your hands called, you
throw down! Lucky for me that
have good friends. This is
whore you ouitr'
Il seemed to Joan at that mo-
mont - though the blood in her
vsins had turned to ice. It had
been In her mind to warn Agnes
what she might have to expect
from her ''frfends," as she term
ed vaille and Bell. For Joan be-
lieved that she recognized clearly
the handiwork of these men be-
hind II all. One touch Of pity,
Of gentleness In her rival, and
she would have uttered the warn
Ing. %T>F. cs +.
But Joan was no more than hu-
man. A bitterness hardly less In.
tense than that Of. Agnes, welled
ZIP In her heart. when she re.
nected that this vitri0l.tongued
girl wAs robhing her Of all she
bad, happiness, love, the. hope Of
life- And she left the warning
"You have the proots, ycti saw"
she replied very quietly. "You
court rof law. When that is done
--and not before--you will be mis-
qtress here"
Agnes appeared staggered by
Joan's cool self-command at such
. moment. "A sense Of inferiority
goaded her sfresh. y,
"Yesv' she hissed, you're boss
here now, amt you. You'd call in
that bfu f1unkv from the hall, n
YOU dared. and haye me thrown
out. But I'm thu goods, and in a
week All the world win know II.
Your days done-eet back In the
gutter where Won belongr'
She turned with q whisk OF her
skirts, and laughing triumphahtly.
strobe out through the open WIN
dow onto thu lawn. She made her
way across to the park road. turn
Ing back twfce to look at the
great house, and again Josn heard
her laugh. Then she PASSED out
Of sight.
All Rishts nsssvvsd.
~ rs - Csntanssd Tsassvswl
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EIE ENEMIES OF WOMEN By BLAsCo IBAN
An EngTossing Story of Life and Love,
Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
tions FROM the Master Pen Of One
of the Worlds Greatest NOvelists.

made the first conquests Of the
deep. fh ~
A Late Riser.
with his drifting buoys he has
been able to prove in a conclusive
manner the circular drift Of the
Atlantic currents: with his careful
soundings he has brought to light
the mysteries Of deep.sea life at
various levels Of the great body Of
water. Scientists have been en-.
abled to sail the sea and study.
with no material restrictions.
thanks to him.
Through his generosity hand
some books have been published.
museums have been opened. exca.
vations have been made in the
earth. which throw enlightenment
on the origin of man."
"And al this" the colonel in
terrupted. persisting in the admi-
ration already expressed. with the
money from the Casino. And you
havs to figure that all this is
merely . tip left by tho stockhold-
ers Of the gambling corporation.
Just imagine what the Casino pro-
duces! And lots of people consider
It terrible!"
''It doesn't make any difference
where wealth comes from as long
~ II II put to useful purposes"
said the professor. with a note Of
hardness in his voice.
At that moment the metallic
booming Of q gong drifted
through the trees from Villa.
sirena, calling the guests. who
were scattered through the park
or had not yet appeared from
their rooms to luncheon.
The little group which Castro
had labeled "The Enemies. Of
Women" had now been In ex-
istsncs two weeks. with no dis.
harmony or obstacles to the hap
piness Of the members. tr
Copyright. 1915. by .. P. Duttsn 4 Co.
TO Be Continued Tom0groWg
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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

gotten, and the widows and or.
phans Of every employe that dies
during service are paid pensions.
"Tts q great country. SIR the
driver said to me. the best In the
world. Everyone can make a liv-
ing. as long as he's wise enough
to keep his mouth shut. and not
make trouble And you can de-
pend upon II. they are AL dis
Greet. Moreover. they watch one
another. and are afraid of being
denounced by their best friend. II
they talk about the latest scandal.
or a gamblers suicide. Among
strangers not one OF them lets on
that he knows anything"
"And suppcsing ono Of them
were to talk?" asked Novoa. ''Or
II one Of them were to make trou-
ble?"
They would banish him. It Ia
a paternal depotism. and does MT
dare inflict harsher punishments.
The police Of the prince make
him go with them across the
street and put him on the French
sidewalk. Don't laugh; It
is a cruel penalty. Other exiles
finally grow accustomed to their
misfortune since they live at a
great distance. and only see their
native land In their minds eye.
But q man who 10 exiled here can
almost reach out and touch his
country with his hand; he has
only to cross the width Of thu
street.
"As the land slopes downward.
he can see his house q '"w roofs
beyond. He sees the smu2e from
breakfast coming out Of the CHM
ney, and he cannot sit down to his
own table; the family ID at the win.
dows, and he has to talk to them
by signs.
Moreover. and worst Of all, he
sees that the rest who were pru.
dent, 60 on leading their pleasant
lives in the shadow OF the Casino,
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WHY SCARE THE CHILD?

ord. which 10 spoken to, the
plastic surface Is ever after CIV
ing back. Fortunately. the beau
tiful as well as the ugly will
make its impression. ~
II the mother will be careful to
avoid sudden fright Of any kind
In the case Of her child; II she
will be careful to control her own
fears Of burglar attacks, and the
like; II she will be careful to
take the child Immediately after
the accidental fear convulsion the
incident may pass out Of your
memory. but the impression OF II
does not pass out Of the nervous
system OF your child. He, too,
may soon forget 20 far a. the &C.
tive memory is concerned, but
the dream Of burglars, robbers,
and the like. will long persist.
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fledi And the Joy Or Christ.
mas meetings and the depth of
Christmas cheer, how II all re-
wives to greet me as the day OF
days draws near! Sweet the
dreams that It awakens, visions
OF the old home nest: but. alas,
the years bring changes, these are
only dreams at best. Yet the
thoughts these dreams awaken
serve me still In happy way, as I
try to pass their gladness TO soine
little child today. BY the fra.
GRANGE Of those memories that
have never failed me yet, I must
make in kindred colt, payment on
the oldtime debt. 80, when win.
try winds are wailing. Earth
seems best Of al to me. while I
make some younester happy for
the sake Of Ussd-to,be.
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Household Hints

Very Mttle ammonia In a basin
Of hot water is all that is,requfred
for washing hair brushes and
clothes brushes. These should be
washed regularly once q week.
scorch marks may be takensout
Of linen, by applying lemon juice
aud salt. Moisten the salt with
the half Of q cut lemon end Irub
over the mark finse with y1ntsr.
and repeat, the process until all
hint of the stain has disappsared
The Washington times., 1922-12-21
BY Vincente Blasco Ibanez.
" HE silent professor greeted
these words with q quiet
smile.

!" HE silent professor greeted
these words with q quiet
smile.
And what q transformation in
the people!' continued the colonel.
'Notice the crowd, some Sunday:
all gentlemen all equally well
dressed. The girls here copy what
: they see worn by the elegant So
ciety women. and imagine how
many Of the latter come here! You
never see beggar or a man in
rags. To be born here means
something; ones livelihood is as
sured.
"The Casino takes care Of every
one: there is always place for
every citizen In the gambling
rooms. In the gardens. or in the
theater; or IL not. on the police
Force. in the administrative offices.
or In the work Of which the prince
Is in, charge. and he is paid with
the money Of the company To
achieve the dignity OF being put in
charge Of a gaming table is the ma
.tive's highest ambition. He may
earn as much as a thousand francs
= month besides the tips. And he
ends his days in a little villa that
he has built on the heights of
.Beausoliel. where he can look after
his garden, with view Of the Ca
sino below. the house Of the dis
penser of blessings. They all have
10 keep silent tongue and mind
their own business.
"An old cab driver, whom I
pometimes engage" continued the
colonel, was bold enough to talk
quite freely with me owing to
the fact that he was slightly in.
toxicated. His wife has been for
some twenty years now working
IN the Casino. his daughters work
rs cleaners, his sons are employed
In the theater. They all bring in
money. Moreover. the. old men
rretire on pay. the sick are not for
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By John Goodman.

a FTER a few minutes thought
"A she sat down at the desk
IA and began to write q letter
mot to Philip. but to Lady Dun
luce. II appeared to her q duty.
The old lady had been more than
kind to her. A mist SWAN before
Joan's eyes as she wrote. and Q tear
dropped on the paper. She closed
the envelope with an unsteady
hand, and went out to leave It In
the mailbox In the hall.
A harsh, incisive voice struck
on Joan's ear, an accent that re-
called memories Of earlier days.
She looked round. John Good
enough was answering q caller
who stood In the porch.
II viii inquire II Lady Tallbois
10 at home," said the footman'
with dignity and touch Of
hauteur. What name shall /
say?"
Joan looked at the dark. grace
full girl in the porch, who was
staring at the footman with de-
fiAnt eyes. Her garish, tawdry
dress contrasted oddly with the
mellow colors of the Abbey hall.
With an instant flash Of intuition
Joan guessed who this stranger
was, and before the girl could
answer she stepped forward.
IT am Lady Tallbois." said Joan.
"You wish to see met"
II guess that's what Tn here
forv said the visitor.
Come this way" answered
Joan, and she walked toward the
mofning room. Goodenough's eyes
followed the. two girls with q
puzzled stare. az they disappeared
Joan walked to the far end Of
the apartment, away from the
door and windows. and turning,
motioned her visitor courteously
TO n chair. The girl took no
notice. For a few moments they
faced each other in silence; the
stranger scanned Joan's dresa, and
face, looking her over from head
to shoes, and her lips curled In n
sneer. IN
"who did you s.y ySrs wsrsf-,
she asked. 80 J&
II am Joan T,sssoi.." vss ths
The eiri put q hxnAson ND table
and leaned forwarNs staring at
Joan.a- There Mas an odd,s almost
serpenti3s1 s1sugEestion ~ her atti.
tude. Her eyes flashed tAreaten.
You adm thstssenae. do you.',
she said, ara her yvoi6 SS6roke SUD.
denly into a fluent jeering laugh.
1T am Viscountess Tallboisl Do
CHAPTER L. '"At I
farewell to Knayth."
Joan tried to answer, but the
words died in her throat. She
looked at Agnes De Castra with a
dumb appeal, that seemed to seek
In the girls eyes for the least
hiHtACf sympathy Of, friendliness,
Alf.Ihaf Jan could see in the At
titude u Xktees was a hard win.
dictivensaHs tha&l amazed her--a
sense Of vylagar tr<uSnpff.
"You 'AfSstAgneSxpe sCastraf"
said Joan haltingiy. "ff the story
I have heard Is true--and DO
not doubt it-then certainly you
are Lady Tallbois. II was only
made clear to be today"
Forget itr' replied Agnes.
swift AZ q lash. DO you think
you can play me d. . sooxrf
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while he has to seek a new profess
sion. harder work. His torment
becomes unbearable. and he finally
flees to some distant city. to let
few years 80 by. 20 he may be
pardoned.
"It seems impossible that rou-
lette should have performed SO
many miracles! And there must
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be others besides those which lie
before our eyes. Gambling has
paid the cost Of this delightful
harbor Of La Condamine: a harbor
for yachts, with its elegant docks
that are really promenades. 1t
must have had hand also in the
restoration Of the castle of the
prince. 1t even helps to develop
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LOvelOrn Advice
Beatrice Fairfax
Clothes and the Fiancee

OAVsAsCC oAtu IltC Il l6nCce.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
My fiancee. who is an intel.
lisent. clever girl. has one had
rauit' and that Is, she shows
extremely bad taste in clothing
herself. because she wears the
most freakish. antique, elderly.
looking clothes and hats. which
has q tendency to make her look
shabby and at least five to ten
years older, ana no mattsr hnvv.
much I reason with her. 10 wear
simple. inexpensivs. neat-looking
clothes and hats. she tnpistS that
clothes do not mean anything in
ner lie. a. long a. she has other
good qualifications.
1t seems to mo II q girl 10
neglectful of her appearance
before marriage. what would she
become after marriage and as
you are well aware, there are
hundreds Of women who look
forty or fifty years of age, in
stead Of twenty-five to thirty,
due to neglecting their psruonhi
appearance. HOWARD. +.
IT 10 natural for q man to de,
sire the girl he loves to look
well. Regardless OF whether a
girl Ii good looking or not, she
ought to make some intelligent ef.
fort to look attractive. Neatness Is
a virtue which every woman
should cultivate, Possibly there
may be some reason why she can
not spend much on herself. But
II she is merely lazy or slovenly
or Indifferent. she ought 10
change. Indifference to her own
appearance Ia q foolish pose for a
girl to take In this day. of good
taste and simple. inexpensive
clothes. Possibly your fiancse
thinks she 10 showing her strong.
mindedness by this attitude, but
what she 10 displaying is had juds-
ment and failure to recognise that
In this day and generation tho
most brilliant woman and the
busiest one alike have q proper
respect for appearances and their
effect as a letter OF introduction
to strangers and q means Of hold.
ing the Admiration OF intima tos.
Your. fiancee owes Il toxYou to try
70 Be . credit 70 you q 70 ieok
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