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Bv PETER B. KYNE
Struggle OF the Last Of An Ancient California
Line to Save the Family Estate From the
Hands of the Encroaching japanese.

That's why I enlisted. As an
American citizen, I was unutter-
ably weary Of having our hand
crowded and our elbow joggled. !
saw very clearly that. unless we
interfered. Germany was going to
dominate the world, which would
make It very uncomfortable and
expensive for us. I repeat that
for the protection Of our comfort
and our bank-roll we declared
war. and anybody who tells you
otherwise isn't doing his own
thinking. he isn't honest with him
self. and he's the sort Of citizen
who is letting the country go to
the dogs because he refuses to
take an intelligent interest In its
affairs"
What a perfectly amazing
speech from an ex-soldier!. Kay
protested.
He smiled his sad. prescient
smile.
Soldiers deal with events not
theories. They learn to call a
spade a spade. Miss Parker. I re-
peat: 1t wasn't q war to make the
world safe for democracy. That
phrase was just a slogan in a
business campaign-the selling Of
stock in a military enterprise to
apathetic Americans. We had to
fight or be overrun: when we
realized that, we fought. Are not
the present antics Of the Supreme
Council in Paris sufficient proof
that saving democracy was just
another shibboleth? Is not q
ghastly war to be followed by a
CHASTITY peace? The press-agents
and orators popularized the war
with the unthinking and the hest
tant. which is proof enough to me
that we lack national unity and a
definite national policy. We're q
lot OF sublimated jackasses.
sacrificing our country to ideals
that are worn at elbow and down
at heel. Other times. other
customs But we 30 calmly and
stupidity onward, hugging our
foolish shibpoleths to our hearts.
hiding behind them, refusing to do
today that which we can put off
until tomorrow. This 10 truly an
Anglo-Saxon trait. In matters OF
secondary Importance, we yield a
ready acquiescence which embold-
ems our enemies to insist upon
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

wartime moratoriums." Farrell
declared. II suppose you re.
entered the suit as soon as the
report of my death reached YOU"
Parker chuckled.
"1 did. Mr.. Farrell. and secured
a judgment. Then took pos
session."
Aren't you the picture Of bad
luck? Just when everything IL
shaping up beautifully for you. I
appear in the flesh as exhibit A
in the contention that your Sec
ond judgment will now have to be
set aside. because, at the time It
was entered. it conflicted with the
provisions Of that blessed mora
torium." Don Miguel smiled
mirthlessly.
There's luck in odd numbers"
Parker retorted, dryly. "The
next time shall make that judg-
ment stick"
We'll, at any rate. all these
false starts help me out wonder
fully" Don Miguel reminded him.
"As matters stand this morning.
the mortgage hasn't been fore
closed at all; consequently, you
are really and truly my guests
and doubly welcome to my poor
house" He rose and stretched
himself. gazing down the while
at Parker. who regarded him
quizzically. Thank you for the
interview, Mr.. Parker. I imag-
inc we've had our first and last
business discussion. When you
are ready to enter your third
suit for foreclosure. I'll drop
round to your attorneys office.
accept service of the summons,
appear in court, and con.
fess Judgment" Fell a silence.
Then, do you enjoy the
study of people. sir?" Don Miguel
demanded. apropos of nothing.
Not particularly. Mr.. Farrell.
OF course. / try to know the man
I'm doing business with, and /
study him accordingly. but that
Is ALL"
II have not made myself ex-
plicit," hi host replied. 4 -
cial impulses which observed
cropping out in my father-first
Irish. then Spanish-and a simi-
lar observance of the mixed i'm
pulses of the poems of this coun-
try. all Of whom are Indian. .'.'th II
faint admixture Of Spanish blood
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; asquiescence In matters Of primary
Importance. And quite frequently
they succeed. tell you the Anglo
Saxon people are the only ones
under heaven that possess q M
tional conscience. and because they
possess It. they are generous
enough to assume that other races
are similarly endowed"
L believe" Parker stuck In, an
Don Miguel ceased from his pas
sionate denunciation. that all this
is leading quite naturally to a dis.
cussion Of Japanese. emigration"
ct admit that the sight Of Mr..
Okada over in the corner of the
patio, examining with interest the
only sweet-lime tree in North
America, inspired my outburst."
Farrel answered smilingly.
you speak Of our national
shibboleths. Don Mike Farrel,"
Kay reminded him IF you please.
what might they be?"
You will recognize them instant
ly, Miss Parker. Let US s.art
with our Declaration of Inde-
pendence: AN men are created
aO,,,lB Al 40 .Aa f.-~-- - a..
great document. had only written.
AN men are created theoretically
equal" For all men are not morally.
intellectually. or commercially
equal: For instance, Pablo is equal
with me before the law, although
i hazard the guess that IL he and
/ should commit a murder. Pablo
would be hanged and / would be
sentenced to life Improvement;
eventually, I might be psrdcned or
paroled. Are you willing 10 admit
that Pablo Arteian is not my
equalr' he challenged suddenly.
Certainly" Kay and her father
both cried In unison.
Very well. Is Mr.. okada my
equal?"
He is Pablo's superior" Psrkei
felt impelled to declare.
He is not your equal" Ka,
declared firmly. Dad, you're beg.
ging the question"
We'll. no." he assented. ''Not
from the Anglo-Ssxon point Of
view. He is. however. from the
point Of view Of his own ma
tionals."
Copyright. is,,. Peter y. Kyn.D
To Be Continued Tomorrovl
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
THE VENGEANCE OF
Henry Jarromon
BY Roy Vickers-

a re-trial would be made by tho
crown-that John Camden might
have gone to the fiat for no Other
purpose than to carry out his ,x-
pressed intention, namely, Of pay
ing Eddis the sum Of 100 pounds.
have obtained permission to 90
through such papers as remain
belonging to Eddis, and VIII re-
port thereon as soon as have
any definite information, though
must warn you that / do no:
anticipate success.
with regard TO Miss Camden, I
have discovered she adopted the
name Of the lady with whom she
lived at Richmond Quest.
Further. she was employed until
recently in a London typewritinE
agency. She left the hostel in
which she resided without giving
any address, but you may res;
assured il will probably be little
more than a few days before my
staff will have traced her subse-
quent movements"
Jarroman crossed the room,
slipped the papers into a drawer
Of his writing table, and locked
the drawer.
"A few days" he repeated un.
der his breath. Good, He him.
self needed only three. Once
Nadia was married. Segrovs's
staff could conclude ether task
as successfully as they liked.
He tried TO imagine the mo-
ment when the discovery would
be made. He must rehearse his
own part carefully.
For the thousandth time he be-
gan to brood over every detail
Of the coup.
A touch on his shoulder made
him start and turn. Nadia was
looking down at him and her
eyes were moist. He reused him.
self to a resumption OF his hole.
What's the natter" he asked
gently. With a slight intimate
movement he drew her upon his
knee like a child.
"weepish." said Nadia laconi.
cally, clutching az the lapel OF
his coat.
why? You want to marry
wilfred, don't you? I always
thought YOU did"
Yes. o, yes" she said.
well. what them"
You"
He looked rravely before him
as IL her words had puzzled him
and he did not like to admit n.
tcopyrisht. Is,s by Chicago rribun.b
fTo Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

he would have wearied of the pur.
suit a decade ago"
II think every race has some
definite characteristics necessary
to the unity of that race" Parker
replied. with interest. Hate makes
the Irish cohesive; pride or arro-
gance prevents the sun from set
ting on British territory; a pas
sionate devotion to the soil has
solidified the French republic in all
its wars. while a blind submission
to an overload made Germany in
vincible in peace and terrible in
war"
II wonder what spiritual binder
holds the people of the United
States together. Mr.. Parker" Don
Miguel queried naiyely.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

always interested me. agree
with Pope that the proper study
Of mankind is man. find it most
interesting"
For instance?" Parker queried.
He had a feeling that in any con-
versation other than business
which he might indulge in with
this young man he would speedily
find himself. as It were, in deep
water close to the shore.
Il was thinking of my father.
In looking through his effects last
night, l came across indubitable
evidence of his Celtic blood. Fol-
lowing the futile pursuit of an
enemy for a quarter of a century.
he died and left the unfinished job
to me. Had he been all Spanish.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
TRY THESE HOLIDAY
DESSERTS

7" HE holiday season is the time
when every housewife uses
- citron, as well as candied or
ange and lemon peel, in making
cakes. puddings and other des-
serts. OF course. these dishes
are Just as good in other months
as they are in mid-winter, but
the holiday period is the one when
candied peel Is most in evidence
in the kitchen. Did you know
that the dictionary gives, as one
meaning Of zest, "a piece of lem
on or orange peel?" Here are
some recipes that use this very
restful and healthful dainty:
ENGLISH WALNUT CAKE.
One-half cup Of butter. eggs.
2 cups sifted flour, / cup gran
ulated sugar, teaspoons baking
powder. l teaspoon vanilla, l tea
spoon lemon extract, u cup milk.
l cup chopped walauts, 2 table
spoons chopped marachino cher
ries, tablespoon chopped citron,
l tablespoon chopped orange peel,
/ tablespoon chopped lemon peel,
u cup powdered sugar.
Beat yolks of eggs with granu-
lated sugar until light yellow.
Cream butter and mix in. Sift
baking powder with flour, and
add in spoonfuls alternately with
milk. Beat the whites of two Of
the eggs and fold in; do not, how
ever. beat after the flour is add
ed or grain will be coarse. Stir
in the lemon extract. Turn into
cake pan lined with creased pap
er and sprinkle nuts on top Of
batter. Bake 80 minutes in med
ium oven. Beat remaining egg
white stiff. adding the powdered
q sugar little by little, and the
vanilla. Spread on top Of the
cake and sprinkle with the
chopped fruit, peel and citron.
RICE CAKES.
u cup butter. egg yolk. u
cup sugar, Y teaspoon vanilla,
2-3 cup rice flour. u teaspoon
baking powder. Il cup cold water,
/ tablespoon grated orange peel,
/ tablespoon grated lemon. peel,
egg whites.
Cream the butter and sugar.
the add the egg yolk, beaten
light. Sift the flour and baking
powder. Add this and the water
to the above mixture, stirring in
alternately a little at a time.
Then add the grated orange peel
and vanilla. Fold in the egg
whites, beaten stiff. Bake in
small tins (greased) for about ten
minutes. This recipe makes about
eighteen cakes.
GOTH CENTURY FRUIT CAKE.
cup butter. cups sugar, 4
eggs, 3 cups flour, u teaspoon
salt. 2 teaspoons baking powder,
n cup milk. teaspoons vanilla.
1-3 cup orange peel cut in pieces.
1-3 cup citron cut in pieces, 1-3
cup dates cut in pieces.
Cream butter and add sugar,
creaming them together. Add we'll
beaten egg yolks. Sift flour, salt
and baking powder together and
add to egg mixture, alternately
with milk Fold in stiffly beaten
egg whites. Add vanilla and flour
ed fruit. Bake in round cake pan
/ to ~ hours in moderate oven.
Ice all over with plain white
icing. Ornament with pieces Of
citron and candied cherries.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
<<H KY only hope. then, Is
W that I may be able to
NA sell the Farrell equity

<<H KY only hope. then, Is
that I may be able to
AvA sell the Farrell equity
- the ranch prior to the twenty
second day of November"
your father was something Of q
hwyer-"
Yes; he graduated in law.
Why, nobody ever knew. for he
never had the slightest intention
Of practising II. believe 1t
must have been because my
grandfather, Michael Joseph 1,
had an idea that. since his son
was a gentleman. he ought to
have q college degree and the
right to follow some genteel pro-
fession in case Of disaster"
Your father evidently kept
abreast Of the law" Parker
laughed. Before entering suit
for foreclosure. 1 notified him by
registered mail that the mort.
gage would not be renewed and
made formal demand upon him
for payment in full. When he
received the notice from the FL
Toro postmaster to call for that
registered letter, he must have
suspected its contents, for he i'm
mediately decided the ranch to
you and then called for the regis
tered letter"
Farrel began to chuckle.
Good old dad he cried. Put
ever a dirty Irish trick on you
to gain timer
He did. I do not blame him
for it. / would have done the
same thing myself under the
same circumstances" And Par
ker had the grace to Join in the
laugh. when 1 filed suit for
foreclosure" he continued, ~
appeared in court and testified
that the property belonged to his
son, who was in the military
service, in consequence of which
the suit fer foreclosure could
not be pressed until after said
sons discharge from the service"
"All praise to the power of the
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
NEW YORK ,CTTY
DAY BY. DAY
BY o. 0. Mcintyre.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA.


"H o U G H s while strolling
around New York: The hel.
ter-skelter Of Brook klyn
Bridge. A punster calls it the
Jewish passover. Smoothly coiffed
women. like them better than
the fluffy type. City Hall Park.
Torn newspapers. Faded flowers.
Crumbs.
The statue Of Civic Virtue. And
groups waiting for the mayor to
arrive. The lacey harbor sky.
line. Always an urge for the
poet. And more beautiful to me
than natural phenomena-like the
Rockies. Glittering faubles of
Maiden Lane. Curb hawkers do
Ing their solemn hocus-pocus.
Soup houses for stevodores.
Only place / know to get round
crackers with star points. D.
w. Griffith gazing at a cathedral.
Employment agencies with slump
ing, waiting crowds. Heavy air.
Immense despair. A flock of sea-
gulls racing out the harbor.
Life crackles about the steam
ship piers. An incessant roar.
Struggling dray-horses. Sea cap
tains with their blase, worldly air.
Freight bound for Alexandria,
Naples, BUDAPEST and Vienna.
Scurrying porters jogging along
with a flamboyant luggage.
There's Geraldine Farrar's car.
Wonder IL she's going away. The
picturesque little waterfront inn.
Called the Odyssey. Uptown folks
come here for barbecue, Bra
lillian coffee served from jugs and
rare cheese. And there's a negro
cabaret show. Called High Yal-
ler,"
Wish l could see a fish-hawk.
Staten Island in a necklace of
lights. All the printers own homes
there. Market stalls cluttered
with dead fruit. A mongrel dog
looking out at the bla, k, boom
ing sea. Poor little fellow. Drab
homes. Huddled. abandoned fac
tories. Vacant lots coated with
iron dust. Broken bricks.
Scrapped tin. No wonder I'm
shiv-ering.
What is II about the sea in
the purple evening that inspires
such suffocating gloom? l love
to walk along the water front at
eventide and am hours shaking
off the depression. In fact my
latest stroll there drove me 10
jazz the
shuffling feet of the barbariaus.
And I remained late enough to
see a tipsy girl grab a police
mans helmet and dance about
the floor wearing it. Incident
ally he was stationed there to see
that no drinks were served. An
other young girl was spiraling
with a professional dancer. A
heavy moving couple numbered
into them. The girl stopped and
cried to her escort: did you get
the number Of that truck?"
Young spooners sitting out on
the stone benches along Fifth
avenue these wintry nights. are
rather pathetic figures. They
prefer the winds and chill, how.
ever. to the one room and kitch.
enette apartments where they
cannot hold hands without the
whole family looking on.
Copyright, 1893, by the McNsusht
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

"Y ss.sssl per: % q !. 9 the ss enclosed enclosed =
what he said to you in the
first instance on all important
points. 1t is not my province to
advise you as to the exact legal
value Of his evidence, but as en-
investigator / consider that there
is strong circumstantial evidence
against John Camden. There is
one line only along which the evi-
dence can be strengthened, and
upon that l am working. Bisset's
evidence merely goes to prove
that John Camden returned 10
Eddis' flat in circumstances in
which he could easily have killed
him. Bisset does not dispose #
the suggestion which would GER
tainly have been made by Cam
den's counsel-and in the case OF
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

l"r cent Of the front line; the
french, Sc per cent: the British,
Is per cent; the Belgians, 6 per
cent. At that time. also, the bat
tie strength of the American army
was 1,95O,000. as compared with
4,7lS,000 for the British.
A Tight year" is q term which
signifies the distance over which
light travels in one years time.
According to the best determina-
tons light will travel in 365 days,
62,243 astronomical units, an astro-
nomical unit being the distance
from the earth to the sun,
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
MRS. wINIFRED STONER

sible for a
child's educa-
tional develop
ment. 1t was
due to my
mother that as
q child / could
speak apd write
eight languages,
play almost any
musical instru-
ment. and pub
lished a book
on suffrage. My
natural inclina-
tions were prop
erly guided by
my parents, not
allowed to lie
dormant. Many
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
DEAR VIRGINIA LEE:

How can l gain the attention
of boy six years older than ann
The boys in the younger set In our
crowd are 'fast'-drink, smoke,
late hours and .all the rest. They
have no respect for a girl. This
boy acts more like a big brother
to the girls. l am sixteen. Please
tell me what 1 can do; all the girls
talk about their dates. and all
do is listen. How can 1 become
popular with the boys?
WORRIED DIMPLES.
A girl Of sixteen who has moth.
ing ON her mind but boys WIN never
be- popular" with them. Even
the fast" kind have no time for a
silly girl. You are probably no
more so than the other girls in
your town. but would Try to be
q little different by keeping away
from the things they think are
smart. Spend a little time improy.
ing your mind, and when you are
eighteen or nineteen a sensible bow
Will find you interesting.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
Some Odd and Interesting Facts
Copyright ls22.)

The sandwich was named afte,
John, Earl of Sandwich, who was
the first man to serve meat be-
tween slices Of bread to his guests.
Great Britain received $76.24
from the United States Govern.
ment for each of our soldiers that
was transported to Europe on
British vessels. This sum includ-
ed food. medical attention and all
other expenses.
At the time of the signing of the
armtstice the Americans held 21
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
SIR HENRY W. THORNTON,
American president Of the Cana
dian National Railways The

American at
tacks W ork
with a single
mind. He is
tho ou 6 n ly
convinced that
Work. be it
merely p | g
killing. is the
only fit occu-
patton for u
man. He / s
called a dollar
hunter. Il u I
no mere lover
o I m on e v
would c o n =
tinue, as Amer
leans do. to
work at money
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

the college grad
uate enters upon
her career in
W o m a n h ood
whether 1t Is a
career as wife
and mother, as
a wage Garner,
or as daughter
and society girl.
better fitted for
wnat is before
her than the
girl who has not
been to college.
/ believe that
the all-around
d e v e op m e Mt
that c oil e & e
gives a girl
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

a child that is put in the average
class would prove exceptionally
bright IL given interested analysis
and properly trained. From my
own experience / think many
facts, dry and difficult to remem-
Der in prose. may be learned
easily by the child IL the mother
administers them in the form of
rhyming jingles."
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

body polite 10 the press-agent, the
advertising specialist. and astute
propagandist. wonder IL you
know that. when we declared war
against Germany. tht reason was
not to make the world safe for de-
mocracy, for there are only two
real reasons why wars are fought.
One is greed and the other self
protection. Thank God, we have
never been greedy or jealous of
the prosperity Of a neighbor. Ma
tional aggrandizement is rot one
Of our ambitions"
Kay stared at him in frank
amazement.
Then you mean that we en-
tered the late war purely as pro-
tective measure?"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15
VIRGINIA LEE ON
PROBLEMS OF
LIFE
DEAR VIRGINIA LEE:

My husband is a travelling
man, and the other day he re-
ceived a letter from a girl, which
l opened. 1t was only friendly,
but she speaks of another fellow
they both seemed to know. My
husband says he doesn't remem-
Der her. What do you think is
the best course to follow? K. L.
Don't you trust your husband!
l think the best thing for you to
do il you love him ID to forgive
him, II you know Of no other
instances Of "outside friendship"
It's pretty lonely for a fellow
away from home so much, and
this girl may have been q platonic
friend.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-15

CHRISTMAS SEALS have be-
come a vital part OF Christ
mas giving, but it remained for
the year 80 to introduce large
and really decorative ones. Eos
ter's" have some quite unusual
varieties. Poinsettas, that meas
ure four inches in length. holly
of similar size, Christmas trees
and Santa Clauses. and children
rolling snowballs. come in boxes
Of six and eight for 10 cents.
e Wrap your package in silver pa
per and fasten il with one of
these festive seals.
CILVER PAPER for wrapping
~ your presents is for sale at
Andrews Paper Store for s cents
a sheet II you wish to have
your gifts stand out for their dis
tinctive and decorative qualities.
choose some such original method
of wrapping.
NUNNALLY' have boxes for
Az the kiddies for IS cents.
These have an assortment OF
candy, chocolate in small squares.
peppermint sticks, a toy or two.
a tiny tree, and a collection of
things that will delight the child.
Give the children their own can
dy and do not allow them to eat
of all the rich confections that
abound in every home during
the holidays.
- -
GRAY MOCHA GLOVES for
men at sass are a special
Christmas suggestion from the
Willard Shop. on Fourteenth
street. Nine out Of ten men have
a fondness for gray gloves Of
that soft suede material. Put
this item on your shopping list.