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The Washington times., 1922-11-07
The Stranger
A STORY OF MYSTERY, LURE, AND INTRIGUE
A Thrilling
Drama

"I'll be only too happy to know
you've got him for pet" said
Alf quickly. He's my partin'
gift. Miss Joan"
Joan felt lump rising in her
throat. 1t was impossible to re-
fuse.
Thank you. All 1t is good OF
you. III always tend him myself"
Half a mo-" said All. You
see them two little rings on his
legs?"
YES"
All leaned across the counter.
''lf ever any trouble was to
come your way. or any danger
he said in a lower voice: IF ever
you thought you could do with
my help, you've only to slip
little note under them rings an
let Jack Quicksilver go. He'd be
here quicker than the wind. Then
you'd have one friend left who'd
give his life for you, an never ask
any reward"
Joan held out her hand and bade
ALI good-by silently. She felt un-
able to speak. She left the place,
bearing with her Jack Quick.
silver who crooned soothingly.
The parting was SO quaint that
Joan, though her eyes were wet,
suppressed rather tremulous
of sight.
He retreated behind the counter,
and for some time sat musing. A
shadow presently fell on the door,
and a man entered. He wore a
blue serge suit and gray hat, his
face was smooth and shiny, his
eyes a trifle furtive. Alf's sus-
picions were Immediately reused.
What can 1 do for your" he
asked
"A penny worth of bird seed,
please" replied the man.
While 1t was being wrapped up
the purchaser leaned an elbow on
the counter and lowered his voice
to a confidential pitch.
"A pretty well known customer
that who took away the pigeon
just now, eh?" he said.
All glanced at him.
Yes, you're right" replied ALI
thoughtfully.
II know a good deal about you,
too, MIR. Alfred Blodmore," mur.
INJURED the buyer Of bird seed
pleasantly. ~ can do you some
good. And also put a little money
in your way. Are you open for
small job?"
i've got one" said Alf
His left fist whizzed out like a
projectile; the customer receiving
1t under the point Of the jaw.
crashed back against the boarded
wall behind him and fell. .', .r
ALI vaulted lightly over the
counter and laid hands on him.
The stranger arrived in n heap on
the pavement outside, and his
gray hat was flung after him,
THE next time you hang around
after that lady" said ALI grimly,
you'll get hurt. my lad, instead
o bein' played with. Get"
(To BE Continued Tonorrow.)
Copyright. 1879. by King Feature,
Service, Inc.
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BY John Goodman.

A LF looked her straight in the
u eyes.
"A YES" he said, quietly.
You might give me that rose
you're wearin'."
Joan colored and hesitated. She
could scarcely have told even her
self why she had come there; it was
through some impulse of pity and
sympathy. This request was the
last she desired.
It's the only think I'll ever ask
O. YOU" said ALI, but not unless
you please"
Joan took the rose from her
bosom silently, and handed 1t to
him. Alf's fingers trembled a
little as they closed on the stem.
THANK you." he said simply.
AN now may say a word of my
own? You amt altered-but you'll
have to. You can't hold by the
likes of me Your life and ours
lie a long way apart. an better
for both sides that they should.
Nor can you give us money-so
please don't offer 1t. AS for me,
the kindest thing you can do,
Miss Joan. is to leave me alone,
an not see me again.
Joan hung her head.
"I shall never forget you"
said All, It'll I'm dead. I'm just
glad you're goin' to be happy. III
the prayers of a rough 'un like
me are any good (which i don't
suppose) you have 'em every day.
See now. I've followed all that
case of yours in the papers, an
I know a bit more about IL. too.
It's a strange story, an I've seen
more Of life than you have. DYE
know what I'm prayin' for? That
you won't have trouble comm to
you through It,"
"I don't think So" said Joan:
my troubles have finished. The
future is clear, and better than /
ever deserves"
Lord send II is so I believe
you. One last thing then. before
we say good.by. You've made me
q gift. Let me give you one, Miss
Joan. Just a little sooveneer ike
that value very much an would
be glad for you to have. VIII you
accept it?"
"Of course will" said Joan.
"Just n minute. then"
He left the shop. and presently
returned with wicker cage, in
which sat a superb gray homing
pigeon. ,, .,
"This Is the sooveneer," said
All. You might give him a nice.
roomy loft, but don't let him go.
what a beauty! exclaimed
Joan, putting finger through the
bars. The homer turned wise;
sound eve upon her and crooned
thoughtfully, as thought 70 say:
what a charming little lady:
Joan laughed aloud what IS
his name7"
well" said Ar. 81 call him
Jack Quicksilver bred him
myself, an he's taken three first
prizes for long distance flights.
There ain't his equal In all Hack.
ney. He's for YOU"
But. All what shame TO Take
him from you
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When q Girl Marrie e.
STORY OF EARLY Welded LIFE

as soothingly as IL he was 0eal-
ing with a fractions child: .:,i
Now YOU feel better. I hhds
wish you smoked m'dear. IL
would soothe your nerves. :fF0u
got jumpy nerves. you know we
had a colt oncet, and / used to
say to Martha. your mother'--T--
'Don'tv' I cried. why went
you cease this pretense?" ;.,::
Child, Child. amt there Rome
way I can make you feel fhore
like your old self? I don't know
who's been trying to turn you
against your old dad. Maybe It's
that Cordova woman-maybe It's
your being afraid I'll hurt you
with your swell relatives and the
husband who's coming back to
bit back the words which
fairly leaped to my lips.
"when?" I wanted to cry
What makes you say Tim !"
coming hack? What have yr"
heard? When do YOU think he.
coming-when! When?"
couldn't give vent to one .
those cries. I dared not let u
Lee suspect that was at all 81
sea over Jim's plans. So now
without n trace Of the emotion
felt said with what I hops
was at least a semblance OF cain
ness:
mo one Is trying to utrn p
against you. No one could 6'
that except your very own sci
But you can't run with tho har
and hunt with the hounds ,
you persist in trying TO DO, A'
as long as Dick and you o.
pais"-- x
"Didn't I ask YOU who'd wseeI
Dick II l didn't?" whimpered Ih
Lee, q
where Is Dick?" I demandetl
rushing on with the torrent y,
long pent up in my mind, "Yot
enable him to stay I'm hfdfbf
while you keep track OF my hus
band and-me. He can-lay q.
because you're doing all that o.
he done to pump Mrs CordOVn
me-any one who's in Jfm's coz
fidence, You're posted about o.
affstrs'.--
~ amt posted. rS DEL
who's posted. Don't you scr
Tie even knew where your hus
hand-was."
'Oh" I gasped, sore with n'
longing to acknowledge my D.
potence by crying out the auhs
tion owed 1t to Jim to stifc
where Is Dtck?" Where? II
could see Dick might be able 4,
stratghten out 10 many Of ny
tangles."
80 you might" reptted ID,
Lee. $50 l guess It's w 10 yspi
cid father to fix 1t for you to "
Dick, I'm going TO make that VI,
zee that II he wants 70 ketl
friends with me, he's got 10 xiv
my girl little bit Of his tifne
I'll fix II for you Anna And y
II costs Dick anything more
than he wants to pay-t'll stan,
the gaff for him"
what do you mean?" Acric,l
completely mystified.
Go BE Continued Thursday.
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By Ann Lisle.
VyOU say l cant he Npur
I ia, father" q nirh Gried hysaerical DsG hss

x vyOU say cant he Nour
" father. cried Dad Lee
Il on high, hysterical
note. Il knew you was coming
to; that. But why you aim TO ols-
credit the old man who gave you
YOUR start in life, ] can see
It's cruel-that's what 1t 49,
cruel!'
"you asked for it," STAN.
nered. half regretting the brutal
frankness which my despera.e
fears for Jim had driven me TO-
You know why I'm competieo "
feel this way. No father OF mine
could-side with Dick west as
you do"
"Dickr' repeated Dad Lee
thoughtfully. "Why--who would
keen tabs on Dick II l didn [!
Who'd watch himT
"You say that began. but
tap on the door interrupted me:
Pulling myself together with
tho consciousness that l was
breathing hard, as II I'd been
running a race, went to the
door. There stood Bertha her
self spick and span In gray mo.
hair and neatly capped 'nd
aproned.
"Dinner is served. Mrs. Har-
r,son." she said in the most ami
able Of tones.
"why, Bertha. that's splendid!
Dinner-when I only asked ior a
cold lunch.
We got through dinner hastily
and on note OF small talk.
when we finished, Dad Lee
nulled ont n cigar and bit off the
end with an air Of well being.
Then he said. jovially: :.
"As from father to daughter, I
guess I amt expected to ask per.
mission before light my weed
In this swell place my filly's &C.
cupying." HI.
eurtly. wondering as ! spoke TX
Rcrthn had overheard my guests
yauntings ns to his relationship
with me, And I hadn't the grace
If grace u would be-to be
ashamed OF my snobbtshness,
And n you want to let the old
man see how modern his girl Is,
go right ahead and smoke up one
of YOUR cigarettes, I haven't any
old.fashioned notions against the
liberties tho young folk allow
themselves newadays."
ct don't smoke" I cried,
have eiA.fashtoned notions.
Thep 7 added with the feeling
that I'd stifle IL didn't get back
to the little roem of fuur walls
hemming US iR with complete
privacy, "Let's go back TO the
den and finish cur talk"
1--WE dfd finish, didn't weP" de-
manded Dad Lee,
moi l cried. leading the way
wi,hou, consulting him further
, ms 10 preiudices and preferences
lie followed perforce. but when
7 closed the door and turned upou
him again with the determina'
ton to he ruthless written no
! doubt on my fasA - murmured
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BY VIM. H. McKeever.

IN Arm and save ten dollars.
X, Show certificate of de.
~ post to prove that you
have it in the bank. This slip
will admit YOU to The Boys
sixteen eligible. For explanation
of the plan and Of the fun that
goes with it apply at the COM
munity hall.
Thus the juvenile manager OF
a community center early last
spring sprung an idea that has
expanded into movement with
more than one hundred members.
One hike per week.
One attractive "T nc "a b"
badge.
One business session per week.
One membership in exclusive
club.
One public display space for
The foregoing five privileges
constituted the fun" and they
were Sufficient to lure the young
crowd. and to this date the boys
are stin joining.
The weekly hike has not been
each time merely a trip to the
country. Frequently 1t has been
a trip to some place in the city
which the boys needed to see.
Twice 1t has been a conspicuous
parade.
The "Ten.Club" button has also
proved a feature. 1t has receiv.
ed much favorable comment.
The weekly business session has
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Teach Boys Thrift


developed into a happy experience
meeting, a comparison of notes
as to how the tens were raised.
The majority of the boys did
not stop with ten dollars. but con
tinued to increase their bank hold
ings.
The public picture display cor
sists of large frame space in
a corridor of the community hall.
labeled conspicuously and cut into
spaces for holding photos of the
''Ten.ClIHb" members.
However, we must not let this
fine arrangement of devices
THE advertisement which sells
the goodhs'-obscure the main is
sue. The significant fact is that
these 100 boys are learning juve-
nile business and thrift, and are
making this valuable enterprise
part OF normal, happy exist
ence.
Our common fault hitherto has
been to assume n wide gulf as
existing between work and play.
We have thought 1t and taught
it. That work is serious. unpleas-
ant, h,uniliating. but necessary,
may be profitable. We have as
sumed That play is happy. unpro-
ductive. useless, may be mis-
chievous and may be taken or
left alone as chances may occa-
sion.
Now. we are learning that work
and play, properly engaged in, are
equally valuable, enjoyable and
productive aspects OF one and the
same good life.
Each Is a tonic as well as q
supplement for the other.
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THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis-
Uplift.

HEAR it said on every hand
from hoary age and STRIPPING,
Il we've need of uplift in our land,
of reading Keats and Kipling. They
say our land is too new, our men
to mad for dollars; we lack aes-
thetic points of view. long hair and
turn down collars. Some claim that
Maeterlinck's the chap to give us
poise and finish, although the tales
he has on tap make hope and JOY
diminish. He cant be called
cheerful soul, his hsroines are
weepy, and as they wade through
grief and dole, plain folks get
pretty sleepy. For he's the boy
who scatters gloom with hand Sc
rene and steady, on themes as
cheerful as the tomb his pen is al
ways ready. It's plain we're in an
awful way when we neglect such
reading as lbsen. Tolstoy, Ellen
Key, to spend our days in speeding.
But out where sunbeams dance and
play and winds are softly signing,
my craze for uplift dies away and
Maeterlinck grows trying. When
robin, bluejay, thrush and lark
are tunefully declaiming. the out
look does not look so dark as Tur.
geney Is claiming. It's hard to
dwell upon decay. despair and all
things tragic, when sunlight shines
my cares away AS by some golden
magic. On things along the uplift
line, / fear Pm getting rusty and
yet, when autumn's airs like wine,
those uplift books seem musty.
Alas. plebiean to the CORE my soul
rebels at sorrow; | cry: IN wait
to learn some more of Balzac's
stuff tomorrow" But for today
life's looking bright and fair as
white clouds drifting, with cheer
] yodel "All is right!' forge tful of
uplifting
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the princess with Brandon at
certain secluded spot in the forest,
Henry's suspicion of her partiality
received new force. and he began
to look upon tn" unfortunate
Brandon as a partial cause, Il:
least. of Mary's aversion TO the
French marriage.
Henry grew angry and ordered
Brandon to leave the court. with
the sullcn remark that ii was only
his services TO the Princess Mary
that saved him from day with
papers on the pillory.
This was not by any means what
Brandon had expected. There
seemed to be fatality fer him
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every glance. She seemed power
less even TO attempt concealment.
In Brandons handsome man
illness and evident superiority, .thc
king thought he saw Il very clear
possibility for Mary to love, and
where there Is such a possibility
for "a girl. she usually fails to full
fill expectations. | suppose there
are more. wrong gucsses as 10 the
sort of man n given woman will
fall in love with than on any other
subject Of equal Importance in the
whole range of human surmisinG.
It did not, however, strike the
king THAI way, and he. in com
mon with most other sons of
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7HEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWE
A WOrId-FamOus Story of the All-COn
quering Power of Love Over the
Heart of the Willful and Beau
tiful Sister of the Auto /
cratic King Henry VIII. Il

treasure as a certain princess OF
the blood royal.
lie did not. however, dwell much
on this possibility. but kept the
delightful hope well neutralized
with a constantly present sense OF
its improbability, in order to save
the pain of a long fall when disap'
pointment should come.
Brandon Unhappy /
Brandon at once accepted the
kings offer of lodging in the
palace, for now that he felt sure
OF himself in the matter Of New
Spain, and his separation from
Mary, he longed to see as much
as possible OF her before the light
went out forever even though 1t
were playing with death itself to
do 40.
Poor fellow, his suffering was so
acute during this period that 1t
affected me like contagion.
1t did not make a nope of him,
but came in spasms that almost
drove him wild. He would at
times pace the room and cry out:
"Jesu. Caskoden. what shall !
do? She will be the wife Of the
French king, and l shall sit in the
wilderness and try every moment
to imagine what she is doing and
thinking.
shall find the bearing Of Paris,
and look in her direction until my
brain melts in my effort to see
her, and then l shall wander IN
the woods. a suffering imbecile.
feeding on roots and nuts. Would
TO God one of us might die. II it
were not selfish, / should wish l
might be the one"
l said nothing in answer to these
outbursts, as I had no consolation
to offer.
TO BE Continued Tomorrow
(CopyrIght. Bobbs-Merrill Coz
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about everything connected with
that unfortunate trip to Grouche's.
lie had done his duty, and this was
his rcCompensc. Virtue Is some.
times a pitiful reward for itself,
Notwithstanding much wisdom to
the contrary.
Henry was by no means sure
that his suspicious concerning
Mary's heart were correct. and in
all he had heard he had not one
substantial fact upon which to
base conviction. He had not seen
her with Brandon since their
avowal, or he would have had a
fact in every look, the truth in
every motion. a demonstration in
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<kVXYE are two young WOih
wv en- wi who a..,,,ys,, have tired seS
boarding house" runs an inter
esting letter. I'VE have rented
large room and a kitchenette.
There is no gas. but there is
electric current to be had at q
fairly low rate. Can you suggest
an economical way Of equipping
our electric kitchenette?"
In the first place, do not make
the mistake of purchasing fancy
equipment" before you have
studied your individual problem.
Are you to prepare all three
meals at home, or only one or
two a day?
A fireproof work table is de-
sirable. An ordinary wood table
may be covered with zinc. or
better, have a white enameled.
topped table.
There is for sale a one-hurner
and also two.burner electric
stove which Is more satisfactory
than any of the fancy electric
combination grills. 1t sells for
about IS retail.
Thcre is n nedNy nun pIoi
with raised ridges and a fitted
tin cover. 1t takes about ten
minutes to heat this broiler on
an electric stove such as de-
scribed. but 1t broils steak quite
similar to the steak broiled over
glowing Goals by the expert chef
In Installing the sockets or
outlets. it is we'll to have three
or four. In this way you may
hook up the electric coffee pot to
one. the toaster to another and
the stove to yet another.
An aluminium cook pot in three
sections is most desirable. Each
section may be used for cooking
something different while only
the same quantity OF current Is
consumed. one section may con.
tain boiling water for tea whIio
the others contain II vegetable
or cereal,
There are small ovens TO be
set upon the stove which work
very we'll,
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Adam. supposing that he knew all
about it, marked Brandon as
very possible and troublesome per
sonage. For once in III" history
of the world a man had hit upon
the truth in this obscure matter,
although he had no idea how cor.
rect he was.
Now, all this brought Brandon
into the deep shadow OF the royai
frown. and, like many another
man no sank his fortune in the
fathomless depths of womans
heart. and thought himself rich in
doing il.
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Do You Know

The world uses coo, 900, 900 pins
q week.
Austria was the first country to
use postcards.
An ostrich yields about three,
pounds of feathers yearly.
The Irish Sea Is nowhere more
than 710' feet deep. e
L \
The depth of sand in the Sahara
Desert averages about thirty feet.
A grasshopper can jump a dis.
tance of 900 times its own length.
A spider will eat twenty-seven
times It's own weight in day.
SCOT falls on London at the rate
of 269 tons per square mile annu-
ally.
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BY Charles Major.

~ UCKINGHAM turned a shade
X paler as he replied; Il. do
~ not meet such as you on
the field OF honor, and have no
fear OF your slander injuring me-
He felt secure I'm the thought
that the girls did not know who
had attacked them. and could not
corroborate Brandon in his accu-
sation, or Mary, surely. never
would have appealed to him for
help.
was with Brandon-at a little
distance. that is-when this oc-
CURED, and after Buckingham had
left, we went to find the girls in
the forest. We knew they would
be looking for us, although they
would pretend surprise when they
saw us. We soon met them, ana
the very leaves OF the tree gave
q soft, contented rustic in re-
sponse to Mary's low, mellow
huSn OF JOY.
Battle Over.
After perhaps half an hour, we
encountered Buckingham with
his lawyer-knight, Johnson. They
had evidently walked out to this
quiet path to consult about the
situation. AS they approached,
Mary spoke to the duke with E
vicious sparkle in her eyes.
my Lord Buckingham. this
shall cost you your head remem.
ber my words when you are on
the scaffold, just when your neck
fits into the hollow Of the block"
He stopped. with an evident
desire to explain. but Mary point
ed down the path and said: Go
or I will have Master Brandon
spit you on his sword. Two -
one would be easy odds compared
with the four to one you put
against him in Billigsgate. CO."
And the battle was over. the
foe never having struck a blow.
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Household Hints

An easily made pickle that may
be eaten within a few days or
making IL sliced spanish oniens
Peel and wipe the onions, cut
into thin sliees, cram into Jars,
and cover with cold vinegar To
which has been added little salt
A few peppercorns may be sprih-
kled In each jar,
Do not burn egsshel's. Put
them into small bag, tie ur and
place In the copper when boiling
white clothes. The clothes Will
emerge snowy white, as the lime
contained in the shells has a
bleaching effect.
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See This Romance of Princess Mary
Tudor Starring Marion Davies in
Motion Pictures Now at LOew's
Columbia, Where 1t Will
Continue Indefinitely.

This famous story mas oecn
created into q superlative photo
play by Cosmopolitan PrOduc.
tions, direction VI Robert q.
vignOla. It will be released as =
Paramount picture.
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CHAPTER XIV.
In the Siren Country

With the king, admiration stood
for affection, a mistake frequent
ly made by people not given TO
self.analysis. and in a day or two
a reaction set in toward Brandon
which inspired a desire to make
some amends for his harsh treat
ment.
This he could not do to any
great extent, on Buckingham ac'
count; at least, not until the Lon
don loan was in his Golfers, but
the fact that Brandon was going
TO New Spain so soon and would
be out OF the way. both OF Mary's
eyes and Mary's marriage, stimu'
lated that rare flower in Henrys
heart, a good resolve. and Brandon
was offered his old quarters with
me until such time as he should
sail for New Spain.
He had never abandoned this
Dlan, and now that matters had
taken this turn with Mary and the
king. his resolution was stronger
than ever, in that the scheme heIG
two recommendations and a pos
sibility.
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The King Repents

The recommendations Were' llrst'
il would take him away from Mary
with whom-when out OF the in
spiring influence of her buoyant
hopefulness-he knew marriage 10
be utterly impossible. and second
admitting and facing that impos'
sibility, he might find at least
partial relief from his heartache
in the stirring events and adven'
lures of that faraway land OF mon
sters. dragons, savages and gold.
The possibility lay in the gold
and a very family burning flame
of hope held out the s,lli more
family glimmering chance that
fortune. finding him there almost
alone. might, for lack OF another
lover, smile upon him by way OF
souaring accounts. She might
lead him to cavern Of gold. and
gold would do anything; even. per
haps. purchase so priceless
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This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary of the death Of John Milton,
in l641. The famous poet who composed Paradise
Lost after his eyesght gone, stands high not only
as one of the greatest authors but as patriot.