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The Washington times., 1922-05-08
KEN WILLIAMS
To START PLAY
FOR BOWLERS
ST. Louis SIugger Will Shoot
First Ball for District
Teams Tonight.

Kenneth Williams, rival OF Babe
Ruth. will heave the first ball down
the alley tonight TO start competi-
ton in the teams event of District
League night in the city duckpin
championships at the Grand Gen.
trail. at s o'clock. Williams is here
with the ST. Louis Browns, and
promised George 1seman, the duck
pinners' president, that he would
take part in the program of what
may be the most interesting night
in the tournament.
Six OF the fifteen Glass A teams
listed in the tournament will shoot
tonight. They are all from the
District League. 1t is doubtful
that any one of them will beat the
existing record for the tournament
-l.71S-made by the Temple team,
which also is in the District
League.
Here's the card for tonight:
7:30 p. m.-Singles-G. w. Bau-
man, c. 2; F. A. Barker, c. 3; w.
II. Young. c, 4; ]. w. McKericher.
&, s; NJ. J. David, c, 6; f. II.
Ennis, L, I, Joe tOOI1tSs -, o. Il =
Hurd, A. 2; G. w. McCambridge,
A, 10: John p. Evans, b, IL.
p. m.-Teams-Engineers On
terstatel. b. 2; Post Office, A, 3;
Acme. B, 4: Goodfellows, p. 5; Co
lonials, A, g.; Loans and Currency.
A. I: Rathskeller No. 2, A. IS; Raths-
keller No. l, A, o; Districts, A, 10;
Royals. A. II.
10 p. m.-Doubles-Nella and Neiss,
p, 2; Hildebrand and Claggett. c, 8:
Kelly and Lund, c. 4; Toomey and
Hurd, A, 6: Gray and Anderson,
c, 6: II. Douglass and Colvin, c, q;
c. Douglass and Hawkins, c, S;
J. Brown and II. Brown, c. 9; Tuple
and Bittenbender, c, 10; Benson
and Whitney, G, II.
1O:45 p. m.--Singles-Robert Sell
ner, C. 2; Frank Howard, b, 3; f..
II. Brian, c, 4; E. w. Brown, c. 8;
L. F. Terry. b. 6; wv. Girvin, b,
2: VIM. H. Scott c, s; Sam Strell,
B, 9: Harry l.. Light, c, 10; VIM.
r.. Lamar, B, IL.
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MEMPHIS PITCHER WILL
JOIN NEW YORK GIANTS

NEW YORK, May S.-John J.
McGraw, manager of the New York
Giants. slipped over a deal last
night just before he and his men
boarded the train which will carry
them Westward on their first inva.
sion of the enemy country.
According to the information
which seeped through subterranean
baseball circles Earl Webb. now
pitching for the Memphis club of
the Southern Association. will have
a chance TO display his assortment
of curves at the Polo Grounds some
time next fall.
In exchange for the option on
Webb Manager McGraw will send
Max Rachac, a pitcher from the
Pacific Coast international League,
and Bill Black, an infielder extra.
ordinary from the Portsmouth club
Of the Virginia League, to the
Memphis team.
Webb Is over six feet in height
and weights 100. He does his Curv-
ing with his right arm.
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A New Style Of Hitting.

THE significance of early no.
\ hit games may be that the
new ball is giving the pitcher
back some of the advantages he
possessed when home runs were
distinct events in the life of even
the hardest hitters.
Spitball pitchers are more effec-
tive than ever. This Is probably
due to the fact that so few of
taem are lingering in the major
leagues that batters do not get
much practice against the deliv-
cry. There are only five of these
pitchers left in the American
League and the "spitter" is never
used for practice pitching. Spit
ball pitchers were among the big
winners last season and they are
starting we'll sthis year.
There may be more home-run
hitting, however, than before the
days of the lively ball. Bob Max
well, Philadelphia expert, ad-
vances an interesting theory in
this connection.
Tn the days of Keeler, Nc
Graw and other good little hit
tres" says Maxwell, .'.the idea
was to slap the ball behind a
runner or past an infielder NOV
ing the wrong way, or to drop it
Just back of the infield. Keeler
was the leading exponent of this
so-called scientific hitting. Young
players initiated him. They
choked the bat and refrained
from swinging too hard.
az believe Ruth has changed
all that. Babe is an advocate, of
the long swing-the old 'Mori-
arty'-and other players have his
success to aim at as they. initiate
him. There are more good hit
ters swinging from their toes to-
day than ever and some of them
are regular home-run clouters.
Furthermore, most of them are
left-handed batters. Right-hand-
ers are handicapped because they
face more right-handed pitchers
than left-handers and because
they usually hit to left field. In
most ball parks right field is the
shortest field"
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COLLEGE NET PLAYERS
ARE AWARDED TROPHY

Col. Raymond Dupuy, OF Norfolk,
has offered challenge cup. for the
Middle Atlantic intercollegiate tour
nament, which is being held this
year at the University of Richmond,
May II, 12 and 13. The terms of
the deed of gift have not been fl
nally fixed, but it Is understood that
they will be worked out along the
lines of the challenge cup of the
national intercollegiate tournament,
which is awarded permanently 70 the
college or university which first wins
nine points.
Colonel pupuy has always been a
keen follower of lawn tennis, besides
being himself a veteran player Of
note. II will be remembered hat he
was the only American tennis fan
who followed the United States Davis
Cup team on its victorious trip to
New Zealand IN 1920, in quest OF the
Davis Cup.
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The big fellow recovered quick
ly from his operation for tonsili-
tbs and reported at the Polo
Grounds today for practice. Meu-
sci has diligently followed a pro-
gram of monday exercise and is
almost ready.
Ruth has taken on very little
weight, despite his recent period
of inactivity. He will work every
day at the Polo Grounds. and be-
fore May 20 he and Meusel will
make their formal application for
reinstatement.
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THIRD CORPS AREA NOT
TO HOLD BOXING BOUTS

There will be no boxing contests
at Oriole Park, Baltimore, Memorial
Day, between the teams OF the
Third Corps Area, United States
Army, and the United States Ma
rines of Quantico, as previously an
nounced. Arrangements could not be
made for the use of 0riole Park on
that date, and no other suitable site
being available. II is not believed
advisable TO schedule the event in
doors at that time for fear OF ex-
treme warm weather.
Charles l.. Ornstein, director OF
athletics, Third Corps Area, has
notified Athletic Director ]. c. Fe.
gan. at Quantico, of the change.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
JIMMY JOHNSON SHIFTS
FROM BOXER TO ARTIST

From pugilist to artist is the
latest fad. To Jimmy Johnson,
veteran middleweight boxer of the
early '9Os, goes that distinction
Johnson has made oil paintings of
three present-day champions. Jack
Dempsey, Benny Leonard and Jack
BrittOn, besides n number of the
lesser stars. as Midget Smith, Joe
Lynch. Irish Johnny" Curtin and
others.
Johnson is a capable trainer of
fighters and can be seen daily teach.
ing the youngsters of today the
finer points of the fistic game.
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RUTH SURPRISED THAT
!: !: !. j. ]. lGRIFFMEN GET OFF TO
r: ! 5 SUCH MISERABLE START
By BABE RUTH.

Among the outstanding surprises Of the season to date are the
registered WASHINGTON Glfnen the Amer
Dan League, Boston Braves the National and the
expectedy achieved Philadelphia Athletics
every instance obtained damecay opposed to
the dictates of the welLknown dope p
Before the under believed that the Sen
would be the leaders right fro'
the Both clubs had been reinforced by the acquisition star
sRortstopRoger Pecknpaugh instance and Harry kop
4the otherand both thought be sufficiently strong in all
fight position
the the barr wass
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Setting Stage for Babe"

TNHE sentence imposed by Judge
\ Landis provides that the cul-
prits can apply for reinstate-
ment to become effective after
May 20, but does not stipulate
that the men will be automatical-
ly returned to eligibility on that
day. However. it is understood
that Judge Landis will act
promptly and that Ruth will get
into the game of May 20. on
which day the st. Louis Browns
bring Babes formidable rival,
Kenneth Williams. to the Polo
Grounds.
If the date of Ruth's return
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DATES FOR SOUTHERN
TITLE GOLF TOURNEY SET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. MAY 6.-Ser-
tember 2s, 20 and 80 are the dates
for this years open championship
tournament of the Southern Golf ~.
sociation. The tournament will he
played at the Belle Meade Country
Club, Nashville.
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POWER BOAT REGATTA
TO BE HELD SEPT. ITO a

DETROIT, Mich, May "A
change in the dates set for the gold
cup power boat races here this year
has been announced by the commit
tee. I'm charge OF the regatta, follow.
ing definite decision, that no contest
would be held this year for the Brit
ish international. NHarmsworthl tro-
phy. The Gold Cup Regatta, origin.
elly scheduled for August 26 to 20,
will be held September l to q.
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could positively be met now it
would doubtless be celebrated bv
"sell-out" at the Polo Grounds.
Every day the Yankee office force
receives numerous applications for
reservations for the first game
in which Ruth will play, but, OBJ
viously, nothing can be guaran-
tced.
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ONLY THREE BROWNS OF
1917 STILL WITH TEAM

When the st. Louis Browns took
the field they found on the team but
three men who were with II as far
back as 1917. They are Jimmy Aus.
tin, who goes on forever; George SIS.
Ter, who was just breaking in, aid
Hank Severed. who is thus disclosed
as a veteran and might ss well take
his cap off, show his bald head and
admit 10.
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; SID MERGERS
1UOSE-URS
BABE RUTH is MISSED.

yBJO Babe Ruth is missed would be trfng with
though the winning percentage of the Yankees is
higher this time than when Babe in
the lineup.
office attraction also games.
The will officially for Yankee fans until Ba
club There wasn't the the
the Yanks that would manifested Babe
in there ing for
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WASHINGTON.

Totals, .Z9 II IL
.Batted for Briilheart in ninth.
New York. 0 0 o-t
Washington........ 0 o o-l
Runs-witt Miller C2). Ward (2), Scott,
Devormer, Jones, Judge. Errors-Few-
ster. Smith, Bush. Three-base hits-De-
vormer, Fewster, Judge. stolen base
Pipp Sacrifice hit - Brewer. Double
pIGys-Bush TO Harris to Judge; Charity
TO Harris Left on bases-New York. 7:
Washington, J. First base on bslls-On
Philips, ! off Brillheart, 4; off Jones, 1.
struck out-By Phillips, ] by Brillheart,
?; by Jones 5. Hits-Otf Phillips, 8 IN
niugs Hit by pitched ball-By BrillheArt
IJones). wild pitch-Brillheert. Losing
pitcher-PhiliIps. Umpires-Messrs. Con-
molly and Wilson. Time OF gsme-Ons
hour and 43 minutes.
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-o.After moro than three weeks OF
play, however. both tho Senators and
fFfffe Braves are wallowirg In tho
:. depths Of the second division, and in
either case tho answer Is the same
Neither has had good pitching to
'fdate, and there is no especial reason
for believing that either will. show
any particular Improvement in this
Prospect until warm weather sets in.
sESf
The Braves have been especially
ssl unfortunate in this respect. They
.yiihave the malSings Of a really good
- pitching staff in McQuillan, Wat.
son, FilIingim, and 0esChger, and
10 soOner or later they are bound to
,grnake a lot Of trouble for this club,
which has been taking them over
-Sfthe hurdles with monOtOnOus rPgu-
.9ilarity this spring. But their pitch
.ers are not yet in shape, and prob
~ ably will not begin to show TO any
advantage until continued warm
@- weather has given their frozen
hs arms a chance to thaw out.
There IL no explaining the amaz
,rafng Athletics except on the grounds
g5tfat they fooled even Connie Mack
rlG himself He was quoted, before the
e sseason started. as saying that his
: present combination was the weak
loest In many respects that he had
ever managed. Nevertheless, 1t
stepped right out and has been hov.
7. ering around the 500 mark ever
! since the opening, while winning a
I lot of games from clubs 1t has no
| license to beat at all.
I Much of the Athletics new
/ strength has been provided by
couple OF players who were thought
! to be passed-First Baseman Doc
! Johnston, formerly of the Cleveland
! Indians, and Second Baseman Pep
! Ypung, for many years an impor.
! tant cog i'm the Detroit infield.
: Johnston probably would be with
! the Indians today II Speaker hadn't
(. obtained Stuffy McInnis in trade
J with the Boston Red SoX, but
! Young was supposed to be all
/ through when the Tigers asked
! waivers on him.
Young was said to have a
! "dead" arm when the Tigers
! turned him loose, hut his wing
has been plenty lively enough to
I make lot of trouble for the
| Yanl1s this Spring.
4
f: base against the New York club
; as any other second baseman we
: have seen tbs year, and in one
; recent game started no less than
; three double plays against the
f: champions, every one OF which
! "gummed" promising rally.
; Young, by the way, made his
: big league debut with the Yanks
! back in 113. Frank Chance was
, then manger Of the New York
. club and couldn't. see the boy who
; later developed to stardom with the
: Tigers while the Yanks were spend
. ing II sorts of money in vain
: attempts to acquire a real second
/! baseman.
: AS for myself, I still am doing
: the hest I can to keep in condition
pending my reinstatement. 1 had
; my tonsils removed the other day
, and they tell me I will feel lots
/: better for having had them taken
{: out. I'll know more about that
! when break into the game again
; on the goth.
Ccopyright. 1922, by Chrlsty Walsh
= 1Syndcate.)
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League. Standings
AMERICAS.
Yesterdays Games.
NATIONAL.
Ycsterany"s Games.

Boston,,4; Brooklyn, ?.
Pittsburgh. IL Chicago. 8.
St. Louis. s: Cincinnati, 3.
New York, 6; Philadeiph,,, Q
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The. Hiiltoppers will have to COM
pete against Virginia and Hopkins
as its strongest contenders. While
Virginia made a grand showing
against Harvard and Hopkins did
well against Virginia, and the Navy.
it is difficult to figure how john
. Reilly's charges can be shunted off
and out of another s. A. /. A. A.
trophy.
Running the whole list Of events
the Hilltoppers are weak in but two
the high jump and two miles. In
both events they will be able TO stick
among the first five places and vii!
probably count
Georgetown will probably figure
in at least three record perform
ances, II conditions are right. Le-
Gendre, whose leap OF % feet, rs
inches Saturday was a record, will
probably break the jump mark Of
MaxsOn set at % feet, inches.
He may also equal the record Of
10 fiat for the century.
Brewster's 1864 in the half at
Central High Saturday argues well
for another new mark in that race
at Charlottesville on Saturday. 1t
is certain that IL Connolly is sent
out he will better the mile mark of
4:25:2 held by Norris.
In addition Folkmore is working
toward the record Of II feet 6
inches in the pole vault as he did
10 feet 9 inches in winning last
Saturday and was not pushed.
LeGendre has already twice
broken the javelin record this
spring In competition and Is eX-
pected to break 1t again.
With LeGendre. Brewster, Con-
molly, VolkIhore, Moroney and a
host of others like Tullar, Kinally,
Hooker, Marsters, Brooks, Higgins,
Hurlihy. Shalloo. O'Byrne, capable
of placing throughout the meet. the
Hilltoppers look to have the meet
fairly well sewed up.
Virginia and Hopkins will offer
first-class competition. Chamber
lain, Baker, Bohannan. Talbot, of
Virginia; Booth, Clark, Aaroason,
Of Hopkins, will he right up among
the leaders. with North Carolina,
Virginia Poly, Washington and Lee,
Richmond, and William and Mary
youngsters cutting into the point
scoring.
Central High School appears TO
be the best balanced and strongest
of the schools hereabouts. Willis
Kern and Leslie MCFadden will
be able to account for something
like twenty-five points and with
the johnson boys, Montgomery,
Gordon, Vessels, ShipIey and
others seem able to bring the
hOnOrs to Central.
II is almost a foregone conclusion
that Central will gallop away with
the high school meet later on. While
Tech and Western are coming along
fast they will be unable TO take
the measure Of Central.
Since the seasons start Tech,
with Elmer Hardell working has
come forward at a first-Class pace.
Westerns youngsters have been
doing good work, but are still be-
low the standard of the bigger
schools.
The return OF Melton to the Cen
trail forces adds another capable
sprinter. Melton is not in con-
dition to do himself justice at
present. but is stepping along ut
a. lively gait.
With McFadden performing in
first-class style, new records in the
javeIin and discus events are ex.
pected TO be set
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GEORGETOWN'S TRACK MEN
SURE TO WIN AT VIRGINIA
By BRYAN MORSE.

Georgetown University picked the South Atlantic inter-
collegiate field and track Charlottesville Va Saturday
while Central High School in its bai the logical victor
Wilson memorial held here the stadium In
looking the South Atlantic field in both college and scholastic
circles it difficult just where other institutions
dpace the Hiloppes Mt lads in their
pce classes Georgetown has meet in which it has
while
equally successful indoors
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Georgetown will probably figure
i'm. at least three record perform.
ances, II conditions are right. Ie-
Gendre, whose leap Of % feet, rs
probably break the jump mark Of
MaxsOn set at % feet, inches.
He may also equal the record Of
10 fiat for the century.
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Young was said TO have a
''dead" arm when the Tigers
turned him loose, hut his wing
has been plenty lively enough to
make lot Of trouble for the
YanlIs this Spring.
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Jones All Primed
NEW YORK.

Totals. .2G li27
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Central High School appears 10
be the best balanced and strongest
of the schools hereabouts. Willis
Kern and Leslie MCFadden will
be able to account for something
like twenty-five points and with
the johnson boys, Montgomery,
Gordon, Vessels, ShipIey and
others seem able to bring the
hOnOrs to Central.
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By Anthony Carlyle

larity he had mailed his wife an
allowance. After her death a"year
or two later he had continued the
allowance to Mrs. Elcome, upon
whose somewhat grudging care
the child had been thrust willy
> nilly.
Then, when his own death had
occurred, rather less than six
years afterward, Mrs. 'Elcome was
apprised Of the fact that he had
nominated legal guardian for his
eight-year-old daughter, who would
continue to pay her an adequate
allowance for the said daughters
personal needs, board and lodg-
ings, until such time as the girl
should attain her majority, when
he would have pleasure in handing
over to her the money her father
had left in trust for her.
The letter, hurriedly scrawled
affair of remarkable brevity, had
been signed by the guardian him
self, and had contained no further
information of any description.
What sum of money her happy
go-lucky parent had left did not
,transpire, nor the manner of his
death.
But, according to Mrs. Elcome,
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Grains, S. of Dust

mum. Except, Of course, that he
is an American, or lives there; that
his name is Fanshawe, Ind that he
has something to do with one of
the big firms or businesses, or
whatever they call them over
there. y
81 should think he's pretty rich,
though, of course, it's your faith
er's own money that he sends for
You. I SUPPOSE" rousing to sud-
den lazy interest, you'll have
what's left of it when you're
t~enty-one-if there is any left"
Her companion frowned trife
at the implied doubt, and Ethel
went on:
81 wonder why your father
bothered about 4 guardian, any
way. l should have thought he
could have left the money so that
mum could use it for you without
having it doled out like this.
Stupid, call it."
Miss Hicks, with mental vision
of the lady known as mum before
her and her methods of handling
money, smiled rather grimly. She
had no illusions with regard to
EthePs parents, and it occurred to
her that she herself might have
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plain to see the latter had been
supplemented by a ''thimbleful Of
spirit" as she would herself have
described it,, -','.'''
Sally Hicks pushed her chair a
little further back. Her eyes had
darkened, a quick shadow of dis
taste and disgust swept her face.
Never greatly in, sympathy with
her somewhat Instant relative, she
felt on occasions like these, a very
active dislike of her.
There was. no real harm in her,
she knew. Her occasional indul.
gences merely fuddled her and
made her unwontedly amiabfe.,
But, somehow, Sally found that
amiability more sickening than
abuse would have been; while It.
reused in her an almost hysterical
desire to break with her, with sini-.
pering, self-satisfied Ethel, with the
big, gray, dingy house and ito
atmosphere of fusty rooms and fry
ing food forever. rs,
Though she had been brought up
from merest babyhood in that ut
mosphere she had never been able
to accustom herself to it. Some
,(Continued on Page I6)
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BY Mrs. MUR1EL DALTON, 1906 Michigan Ave, Wimee ILL.,

hunt up one of your advertisements.
| remembered the remarkable story
how women in afar-off English province
made their skins so beautiful by weekly
use of a native clay. How an American
girl discovered it, used it with marvel
Gus results, and how her father brought
the clay to America. There was the same
generous offer by which / could try
full supply of the clay without risking
a dollar, and I sent the coupon.
When Our postman brought the clay
you cannot blame me If was still bit
skeptical. The directions seemed SO
simple to expect the results had read
about. had done wonderful things for
my figure by rightful exercise and diet.
| had an enviable head Of hair because
of the care given it. But these things
had taken time and patience. Here was
something TO be accomplished in forty
minutes! 1t seemed too good to be true.
However, it did doevcrything and more
than claimed. received a genuine shock
when wiped away the clay and looked
in the mirror.
I had taken ten years off my face in
forty minutesl There was no doubt
about it. 1t wasn't alone the new color
in my cheeks-I have had other prepa-
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it could be of only very modest
proportions, since he was one of
those men who had never done
hands turn in his life apd was
never likely to. How he had died
did not interest her or anyone else.
This, then, was the position in
which his daughter, Sarah Mary
Ellen Hicks, found herself to-day.
1t was not a particularly interest
ing one, save that she was unique
among girls of her class in pos
sessing a guardian" She lived
like the rest Of them, worked like
the rest of them, so that, as far as
she could see, having the said
guardian was of no particular ad-
vantage.
She was still idly conjecturing
when a numbering step sounded
outside the door. Both girls looked
up and Sally Hicks sighed.
"Mum" she murmured, and
Ethel shrugged.
A second later the door opened
to admit the lady in question. She
was a blowsy person of consider
able proportions who could by no
manner of means be called attRac-
tive. AS a rule, she was redolent
of onions and stout; tonight it was
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been considerably worse off had
the suggested arrangement been
carried out. ayhs -.
Not that she had benefited so
greatly in any case. Her upbring-
ing had been ordinary enough, and
she had enjoyed no more of the
comforts of life, than had Ethel;
while If there was any surplus of
the allowance made for her it had
never come her way. Her history
was commonplace to a degree.
Except that her father had been
of "A far higher class than her
mother there had been nothing at
all interesting about it.
According to Mrs. Elcome, he
had chad a way with him." but
had been a sad good-for-nothing.
Mrs. Elcome's pretty niece had
drifted across his path by ,acci-
dent, he had been attracted by her
and had married her.
They had both realized they had
made a mistake before their
daughter had appeared upon the
scene, and less than a year after
her advent they had mutually
agreed to separate.
Hicks had drifted to the States,
from whence with unfailing regu-