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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

Vacation Memories

win you live again.
when Winter com G S,
the memories Of vaca-
ton days? This is pos
sible If you take a
Kodak with you. Your
pictures tell a lasting
story. You want the
best developing and
printing possible. This
we do in our own dark
room. Any size roll
films with you on your
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
Cynthia Grey
Reader Suggests Solution for Lonesome "Jack's"
Problem - Would List Eligible Homes Where
Sailor Lads Are Welcome Like Employment
Bureau.
RY CYNTHIA GREY

So many readers hare Crtten expressing sympathy fer
Jack The lonely sailor boz cho finds himself practically
cut Off from conventional society but feW letters haze
tanned the Of idea 10 how hes situation and
that Of others like him might be reDcded Following
letter containing a solution:
Dear Miss Grey ] deeply moved by Jacks" letter
which appeared in your columns seevral days ago.
Why could not the Red Cross y w. c. A. the churches
the church ladies Of this city arrange list
of homes of people who would be willing invite Of
these lonely wemeaning sailor ladseven IL they homes
where there daughters could they not make
evening entertainment and invite of their neighbor
frendsg These boys many OF them, long for glimpse
real home atmosphere and they have all had mothers
time another Why not give them just hour
so of our timer
Why could not homes where there young folks have
listing and work Il something like employment agency
handed Boys who wish 10 go into Christian and respect
able homes could there the mothers daughters and
family.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
STOP ITCHING SKIN
Zemo the Clean. Antiseptic
Liquid, Gives Prompt Relief

There - one safe. Dependable
treatment tina, relieves stching TOT.
ture ard that elsansea and nooshes
the skin.
Ask any druggist for ,se OF 81
BOTH. 81 zemo and Apply u as a..
rested. soon you win find that lrrl'
sAtlnns. fimples. niaehheads. Ecse'
ma. Bioschen. RlnEworEn and similar
skin troubles viii disappear
zsmo. the penetrating. sstinfyinE
ilauld. :. sti that II needed. for q
hanishes most skin sruptiona. makes
the skin sofy. smooth and healthy
Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

-pinin coiors and white for collars. cuffs.
vestees. knshes and inserts. Is inches wide.
Priced 800 yard
--NacDougaIi. soushwick. Basement Floor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

developer, 1Oe. Take plenty of films with you on your
vacation over the weekend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

Miss Grey. u would be wonderful
work u II could be handled in this
way.
All those boys know how 90 be
gentlemen and even tho some are
little wild, good home Influence viii
make them turn 70 clean living
When tho fleet was here ! visited
one Of the boats, There ! saw IN ono
boys eyes = hunger Tor Kind word.
stopped and talked 20 him. and
found him 10 be- perfect gentle
man.
invited him 20 my horne-f have
one son. almost 81, but AZ that time
he vas away. when the boy came
10 call ! was not there. bu, he had
brought hts ehum fnd the nelEhDor
told them 20 so rlEh, 10.
When I iatcr told the boys 20 come
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
Ask Mrs. Mack
Our Designer

20 help you solve any pcrplexlnE dresrnakins
problem which may confront you. She IL q
dressfnaksr u years of experience and an en-.
eetlrng teacher. she IL IN the store every day
from nine until Yethrty Her headquarters
in the Wash Goods Department. IN the
Basement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

VIENNA. Aug. 4.--German capi-
talists have gained control OF Aus.
TRAN newspapers; British financicrs
have acquired Austrian factories.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
JAMS. MtRNAIssDEs AND
PRESERVES

oh. hoyi Smell that delicious
odor from the Kitchen That
inin' Your neStdoor neighbor has
sent 20 our Washington inforrnn.
ton bureau for its bulletin on
making eonscrvcs. Jams. marina.
ladies' and preserves. Don't YOr
want this bulletin 80 frco7 It's
taken from Uncle SANS t~fted
recipes. and n means all those de.
licious desserts next winter.
Just IN out the coupon below
and send 20 our Washington bu.
rcau.
Washington bureau. The Seattle
Star, ia22 New York ave. Wash.
ington. -. c. want the bulletin
JAMS AND PRESERVES. ana
lnclose four cents In stampa 20
cover postage and mailing.
name +. ..................
Address ...........-...........
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04

Miss Grey viii receive callers
In her office Monday. "Wednesday
and Friday from 10 .. m. and
on Tuesday and Thursday from
~ a. m. 20 ~ m. each week.
Please do not como az other times
as u seriously intsfferss with her
writing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-04
Toes Out of Bed,
Death Is Result

WINDSOR. Ems. AaS. t.-Four
year-oid Margaret Couch sisp, with
her feet out % bed. Five toes were
trosteiitsn and the child died % blood
poisoning
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15

at the hotel where he stopped on
his way to his mountain retreat,
where he had Just passed his Va,
cation. He had taken NO photo,
graphs on the way. The weather
was unravorable. He didn't even
know the girls name. yet he had
10 admit that he had thought VI
that face, that once even he had
dreamed of her. However. he did
not contide this fact to his aunt,
/And that was all there was Ia
It for several days SO far as Tom
was concerned. He did not know
that the next night, when he was
working at the office, his aunt
Mrs. Claverly, went to another OF
those fool seanccs," and that she
carried with her, carefully wrap
ped in tissue paper, the picture Of
Toms mountain shack and his
sodl-mate-his occult love, as she
called II. She showed It proudly
TO the medium, who In the course
of the evening had a communica.
tion from departed Indian
princess, who made IT. perfectly
clear that the girl in question was
still among the living. But she
was the soul-mate OF the man
who lived in the shack. Hel
spirit was haunting him
The medium asked for the mir.
ture, and Mrs. Claverly compro
missed by promising her a photo.
graph Of IT,, This she delivered to
the medium within u day or 50
and then replaced the photograph,
in the little pocket Of photographs
which had remained on the living
room table. Fortunately Tom
had not asked for the photo.
graphs in the time that elapsed
and had apparently not discovereu
the temporary absence Of the
spook picture that so interested
This credulous aunt.
a Sunday came and went, and
then on Tuesday night Tom came
home from his Office in apparent
excitement. He hurriedly fumb-
led through the pictures In the
envelope on 1.-The living room
table unfit be found the "spook
picture" He studied it carefully,
an ! then looked us carefully at
U newspaper clipping that he took
from his pocket and then opened
and read-or reread-a letter
also taken from his pocket.
AT dinner he was little abrupt
to his aunt. who has had those
prints?" he demanded, and the
poor aunt hedged, but had TO ad.
nit the truth.
Did you know the fool med.
ium gave the print to the news.
papers, and also gave my name
and my business connection? The
whole thing came out III a Sun.
day supplement day before yes,
terday. Lucky no one at the Of
lice happened to see It. But l got
a letter from the girl"
THE girl in the picture-your
soul.mate? Oh, do let me have
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15

porch, jumped out. tossed Nora for
rondling, kissed Connie adoring.
~ and rumpled his uncIes thick
ing. " '"p'
Great to be home in the old cot.
tage 10 minutes from the shop!''
he Dragged. Think OF Il INK
Quarter of an hour ago n man was
signing on the dotted line for fia,r
Gypsys at my desk on Roadway
And now here am l in. my holly.
hook garden"
twinkle. "
"shucks. you only dreamed of it.
made 1t real!"
"Boaster! Well, it's mine and
Nora's and Unk's."
We'll, doesn't that make IT
"Avast there, lubbers, stop be.
laying! Mind your wheel or yonI1
be on the rocks!'
"oh, we don't quarrel, Unc' Dale
laughed Connie. We've learned
what is it?-to tack TO the wind
Fred needed the city, SO l gave nm,
as | thought, and very nobly too
my Observation-Disclosures
But Nora and needed it, and Fred
found way to get 1t for us, and
still keep hold OF the big city with
one hand. Oh, Unc' Dale. we've
learned a lot in these two years
and you've helped SO much, dear
You've taught us how ito steer a
middle course
That's 1t, my hearties. Marriage
is a matter Of steering. You can
run a stout bark on the rocks or
sail frail one across the sea in
the teeth Of a gale. Love, like the
wind. is not enough to navigate
by. Ye've got to know navigation,
and tackling is one Of the big
tricks. Ye've weathered some hard
blows these two years, and now
we're all good sailors-even this
little passenger here. Blest IL |
don't think yell go the rest OF the
voyage safe and sound with no
more rough weather than's neces.
sary!"
(The End)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15

Miss said Flipplty-Flop land
your question viii be answered"
Nick laughed. "And do You
still cary as many things In your
shoes as you used TOT" he asked
the fairyman.
Nothing but feet, now" an
swered the fairyman soberly. II
emptled my magic shoes before /
left home so as to make room for
something else. took out a
cooking stove. and q washing
machine, and an apple-butte.
kettle, and a talking-machtne, and
but there! Whatta you s'pose l
was making room for?
WHAT" asked Nancy.
you two children!" declared
Flippity-Flop. II heard you say
you wanted to go to the Beamy
Star without being seen. Hop In
and III take you up"
Flippity-Flop opened a little
tlap-patch In each Of his toes and
the Twins hoped In.
ITO BE Continued)
IL West ViFrinian.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS
A STRANGE RIDE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gT,AnroNI

Flap Doodle went up to the
seany Star because ne liked 70
stay In the sky.
And Of course he took the Fairy
Queens wand with him.
Nancy and Nick watched him
until he disappeared. then Nick
SAD with a Sigh "we'll have TO
Ytsh ourselves after him."
Yes, !" nodded Nancy. "but Flap
Doodle will see US coming and
wave his wand and we'll drop In
the sea again"
Suddenly they heard a new
voice, or rather a voice they
hadn't heard for a long long time.
Hello, children" said the
cheerful voice. "Cheerio-cheer.
up. Why SO glum?"
Who do you s'pose 1t was, my
dsars2 No other than Mr.. Fllppity-
Flop q fairy who wore en-or-
NOUS shoes!
Why, Flippity-Flop, how eve.
aid you get here?" cried Nancy.
Just take a look at my feet,
Copyright, 1872, T
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
Launching the Marriage Ship
By ZOE BEcKLEY

Inside "a white:enameled fence
that made an enclosure five feet
square a chubby year.old little
lsdy wobbled in her first efforts tc
Falk. Her pink rompers were
auorned with an embroidered chic
ken and an embroidered pup re-
spectively, and on the wee over,
BLOUSE was an, embroidered kitten
These cherished animals served a
mobile purpose. Whenever their own
Ter fell down, motherhad taught her
10 look quick to see II any Of them
were hurt-which saved many a
Ny tear.
lust now her round cheeks were
nned with sun and flushed with
pleasure, her blond curls awry
With the breeze. Her fingers were
torefinger, aud a deep sea.going
tightly clutched about a gnarled
voice gently rumbled:
Ayast there, Commodore, port
YOUR helm or you'll sing your craft
You're a bit short OF sea.legs and
fou heel too much to leeward;
But your old shipmate's standing
And the baby surgled and beam.
a From the white.columned porch
M colonial cottage with apple.
sreen blinds in which a little tree
was scroll.sawed, came Connie.
you'll be having Nora swearing
sea.oaths next, Uncle Dale!" she
laugher with the deep note-ot love
II her voice. "But you're a spe.
sialist In navigation so l oughtn't
.oinplain. Here's Mary to give Nora
aer dinner. Will you come and get
yoursi"
Captain Dale heaved up his big
bulk reluctantly.
sseems I'm always icing piped
IN when 1 rather stay on the
Sridge," he grumbled, but obeyed.
AFfed's most due, isn't he?"
5Listeni"
aTa.ra!ta.ra!" sang an auto horn.
Around the curve of a boulevard
mi led from Manhattan Island to
Ia pretty new suburb OF West For
Al Hills, In Queensborough, swept
bright new Gypsy, with Fred Dale
& the seat. He swirled up to the
' - .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
TOMS OCCULT LOVE
BY JANE OSBORN.
who's the pretty slrlg"

WHO'S the pretty glrl?"
There were surprise and con-
Germ In Mrs. Claverly's tone as she
looked first at the small photo
graph print and then at her
nephew, Thomas Claverly, seated
opposite her at the reading table
IN the Clayerly living room.
Pretty girl?" querled Tom. 81
didn't meet any girls, much less
pretty ones
Why in one Of these pictures
that you gave. me to look at
here In this envelope that you said
contained views OF your shack.
rs rather queer. There's girl,
eig as life and twice as natural
standing beside the cabIn-that's
perfectly clear, too, only the girl
seems to be bigger than the cabin.
Tom, what does 1t mean?"
Lets see," said Tom, stretch
ms q much tanned hand across
The table ITO tell the truth,
hadn't seen the prints. got them
from the photograph man on my
way home and didn't look at
them. But the only pictures 1 took
were Of the shack, with one or
Two Of Bob. There weren't any
girls there. Good lord! How the
deuce
Tom Clayerly, who is she?"
/, BLESSED II l know. Yet seems
IS u I'd seen her somewhere. She
7 ooks familiar and yet"
Toni" Mrs. Claverly looked
lhtently into her nephew's face.
Its-lt's-Tom, never thought
fou were psychic enough to have
snythtng like that happen to you.
lou know that medium had some
ypictures-''
s,Sow, aunt, you haven been
eoing to any more Of those fool
, seances, have you?"
1That's neither here nor there.
But clearly this picture is one OF
those-you know, spirit expos
nres. Tom, did you ever know a
girl that looked like that-whu
iitedg'
II ipied? Goodness no! l have a
ort OF an idea that saw girl
looked like that once, but
isn't dead"
Haye you been thinking OF
her2 Has her face been haunt.
ling your dreams? Tom, she's your
Sal-mate, She may be alive, hut
Ter spirit is lowering near
ours
To all OF this Tom said "Bosh. /"
He did not admit that on care
. fully studying the face OF the girl
the picture he recalled having
zen her and having watched her
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
A Feature Offering
of Youthful
DRESSES
and s25

THESE are mainly street mo.
j dels developed of wool serge,
tricotine and Poiret twillzfa.
brics Of that good quality found
in all Osgood's garments. The
sizes run small enough forathe
school girl-the styles suitable
for every youthfully inclined
person. Smaller women will find
desirable dresses in the assorts
ments: Prices are very, very
special
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
DressyCoats
Priced to 5000

ME favored models for Fall
L and Winter wearing are
now properly represented in
our large assortments. Mater
ials this season are exquisite in
texture, coloring and wearing
quality. Finest furs are used
extensively for trimm ings.
Styles are different than ever
before, Choose your dressy
coat well ahead of time to be
assured Of the model you pre-
fer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
A Display Of
Dresses
at $3.50 to SIS

IN short-our full line Of Fall
Land Winter Dresses is encoin-
passed within the above price
range. 1t means that one can
find anything and everything
wanted. A very low price, ifthat
be the desire, or a Dress Of fin
est fashioning and fabric i:un-
ming up as high as $500. There.
are plenty Of regular sizes, jun
ior sizes and extra large sizes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
Youthtully Styled
Junior Size
COATS
$500

MOST attractive sports mod
III els made Of polo CLOTH,
heavy mixtures, plaid back nov
elites and rough cheviots. Many
trimmed with excellent fur col
lars. Sizes are Is to 10 which
especially adapts these good
coats for the needs Of high
school and college misses-or
for women Of smaller than ave-
rage figure.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15

LII w At1I Inn
the letter. I must show it to the
Show Il TO nobody said
Tom You've messed things mi
enough already
And that was all HE satisfac-
ton that Mrs. clayerly got from
Tom The next morning Tom an
bounced that he would not bel
home for dinner. No, he was not
going to work, he was going to-
make a call out OF town: he
might not be back that night. stu
no satisfaction. and the next
weekend he. was away-'yisitinS q
friends" said Tom, and that was
stu all the satisfaction that Mrs.
Clayerly got.
Monday at dinner she was
frankly repentant.
you have been SO cool to me
lately" she said, little fearful
ly. II am sure 1t was all be-
cause Of that snapshot. Of yours.
Honestly, | didn't know what the
medium was going to do with 1t,
and | thinkiit was real mean Of
her to go and give 1t to the papers
and to give your name and every
thing. But, Of course, 1t Is In
teresting-tt's one OF the best
pieces OF evidence OF the occult
that there has been for long
time. You've got to admit that.
But honestly, Tom, I'm sorry IL II
offended you. l hope you'll for
Don't talk about forgiveness.
aunt" said Tom. %0f course the
fellows have been Raging me
about IT since they knew. It's
given me little notoriety that II
didn't quite expect. But after all
I'm much obliged to you and youf
medium friend. The laugh may
be on her after all. But to change
thS subject, aunt, want to tell
you of my engagement. l feel
sure you'll like her. She"
But, Tom, you'll never be
happy with any one but the spirit
girl. She'll haune>you and make
you regret"
That's the girl I'm engaged to.
You see-but suppose you let
Eleanor explain. i've asked her
and her aunt to come to ladies'
night at the club tomorrow. You
Join us and then we'll get the gem
eral introductions over with"
And that was all that Tom
would say.
AT the club the next night.
when the preliminaries OF intro.
duction were over with, Mrs.
Claverly looked long and intent.
ly at the girl.
Excuse ME for staring" she
said, "but couldn't believe that
you were really the girl In the pic.
ture. So you're Toms occult
sweetheart, after all! Isn't i'll
wonderful to feel-'
Wasn't 1t the funniest thing?"l
giggled Eleanor. And we are
80 much Obliged to the medium,
too, because II It hadn't been for
the picture never would have
Deen able to md Tom. You know
now u was? You see, Tom stop
PED Ior the night at the hotel
where my aunt and l were stop
ping. ! admit that was attract.
ca from the first and knew that
Tom mad noticed me, but OF course
there was no way OF our gettlngI
an introduction. Well, anyway,
IN next morning. quite by acci-
lent: lett my little camera IN
the lobby.
FREQ sage had taken a snap
OF me with IL the day before, but
we hadn't turned 1t! And Tom
must nave lett his camera In the
loDoy 100 and when he went back
Tor IL he got mine. That was
Just before he went away. knew
rlght on tnat had the wrong
camera ana rather thought III
, was ms II somehow didn't look
IKE mime. was SO anxious to
una out what Toms name was,
Dut auntle wouldn't Jet me ask
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
New Suits Are
Ready
at s29..5O to $3.50

yAI ELL dressed women WILDE
wv certain to have a Suit in
the Fall and Winter wardrobe.
One can't do without. That fact
in large measure accounts for
the interest our Suit displays
are now attracting and the
steady sale Of our models to dis
eliminating Fairmont women.
There are several new materials
in the new showings new modes
of designing and richer trim
mings of fur and embroidery
than ever before.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
Rauah Gage, LAUREL
Bluebird and Other
Osgood's Hats
upward to S25

ASSIGNMENTS were never more varied or
a 50 tempting in point of style and quality as
at present. In fact, we can safely say that we
now have the finest line of hats ever carried in
the store. And prices are attractively reasona-
bic. Sports Hats as low as $2.95.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-15
Fur Coats on Sale
AT
August Low Prices

GOATS Of Bay Seal, Hudson
y Seal, Natural Muskrat,
Mink, and other furs are now
offered at attractive reduc-
tons. There are also several
handsomest coats in two-fur
combinations on sale at the Aug
ust prices running from $3.50
to $4,000. This is a fine time to
select the fur coat We will hold
it in storage until wanted for
wearing.
The New York herald., 1922-12-15
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