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The Washington times., 1922-12-30
A GIRL MARRIES
~ ABSORBING SERIAL OF EARLY Welded Ii

through Hoadley's Hats. Then
Park got into the game again
say. Park, you tell her what you
said"
Sure. I'll tell her! / said what
you'd coached me to say. l burst
out as one inspired and remarked
that since the tip which was
turning out to be such a good
lead had come from me to Rock.
hill. thought it belonged to him
and to his company through
which I'd elected to do the job.
Whereupon Mr.. Hoadley. with
some Of the engaging stubborn
mes of an old mule. said that il l
thought ] could handle this with.
out him, why didn't | say so.
And I smiled and said I wouldn't
go as far as to say that. This
remark-I pause to add-was also
rehearsed and drilled into me by
that Master Mind. r. Lacy, who
will now continue with his Ma.
chievellian revelations"
Language flew all about" Mr..
Lacy smiled reminiscently. And
all of a sudden. Max Hoadley got
an inspiration. He had been talk.
ing with a great deal Of vividness
and candor. But suddenly he sat
back and began to size up the
situation and Park. Then he be.
gan to APPROACH him-very cir
cumspectly, as one who fears
that his tread may be too heavy
and his touch not light enough.
Finally, with a great deal OF
ponderous finesse, Hoadley came
to the point toward which we'd
been goading him." said Mr.. Lacy,
obediently taking up his account
again. And he explained that
he'd been contemplating selling
out his hat business in order to
take a more active interest In the
important concern. But his hats.
he confessed. were the apple of
his eve. And the zelda company
had grown so that 1t was no
longer a one-man concern. Now
he'd like to see q fine, bright
young man like Mr.. Parkinson
interesting himself in a business
OF that sort.
"All this WHILE" continued Mr..
Lacy, Park was completely non.
chalant, taking out a cigarette
and tapping it on his case In the
best approved fashion. asked
why a man who was all enthusi-
asm about an idea didn't try to
sell us. And Mr.. Hoadley con.
fessed, sadly by firmly, that he
was more or less under obliga.
tions to q Miss May. who had
been trying to get him to sell out
Hoadley's Hats to a client Of
hers. And he couldn't In honesty
and decency make a decisive move
In the game until he'd seen her.
and them
And then. what?" I demanded,
And then, with continued non.
chalance. don't you know, and
with the idle air Of bein aston
ished that II wasn't clear all
along. Park said that OF course he
was Miss Mays client"
After which''-broke In Park
with ono Of his chuckles-"the
contact all but got Itself sdrNwn
up without regard for Sunday.
But Park and I would have none
OF all that haste. He had 10 see
YOU and To- have conference
with Miss May"
CTo BE Continued TuesdayJ
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FASHIONABLE
FOOTWEAR
BY Rita Stuyvesant-

IN HE longer frocks have
brought about an interest
Il ing change in shoes. The
flat heels Of the past season are
no longer in vogue for daytime
wear. except for sports. There is
nothing so ungainly as long
draped gown. worn with flat
heels. for this type of gown re.
quires the French or baby French
heels for afternoon or evening
and the moderately high Cuban
heel with tailored frOcks
No longer is il correct to wear
the sandal type of shoe for dav-
time. for one now finds the
tongue or buckle shoe in first
favor. The large colonial tongue
is shown in leather matching the
pump. or is made of black velvet.
shirred to fan shape. Gray in
all shades, browns and black are
seen during the day and buckles
are Of cut steel or Jet.
With these pumps one wears
the sheerest of chiffon hose, and
the fashionable woman chooses
rather than black. because 1t ap-
For walking or driving or skat.
ing the low heel is in evidence,
and cordovan pumps with n single
strap are accompanied by spats
to insure warmth. Woollen hose.
too. Is again in evidence for siren
uous weather.
Sandals are still being worn
for evening. and have several IN.
teresting features.
Metal brocade has invaded even
the winter footwear. and the suc.
cess OF the evening costume may
he due in part at least to the
attractive footwear. Heels Of
plain colors are effective on the
brocaded slippers.
A pair OF silver or gold slip
pers for evening is really an
economy. for they may be worn
with all kinds Of gowns regard.
less Of the color. and clean won
derfully well when tarnished.
The baby doll pumps with the
broad strap across the ankle, tied
at the outside by ribbon bow.
are we'll liked for afternoon wear,
and may he selected I'm satin or
patent leather. The toe is quaint
~ rounded after the French fash
ion OF the s1st season.
For the woman who admires
the charm OF the long narrow
vamp, pointed sharply at the toe,
there are many excellent models
Single and double straps arc
shown as well as tongue and
buckle effects.
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
BY Ann Lisle

" HE by-play between Wayne
Parkinson and me was
l. mercifully lost on Ralph
Lacy. But Park made me feel
that in crying out my faith in his
friend | had revealed something
he was either very glad or very
sorry TO know. wasn't sure
which.
please go on with your story"
] sad Il want to know what
occurred when you two and the
Hoadley Rockhill combination met
at luncheon"
Nothing" Ralph Lacy grinned
boyishly. That is, nothing much
except an appointment to meet at
dinner. 1t was from that dinner
l telephoned you to beg for an
hour. Max Hoadley was going
out TO his country place. Being
a gentleman of fixed and settled
habits. he seemed to think he
must start at his regular hour"
What did you want of me?"
asked.
1--WE wanted you to introduce
some simple truth into what
threatened to be nothing hut a
maze Of diplomacy and Of back.
ing and filling to little or no pur-
pose. 1t may have been our goOG
fortune that you could not come"
That's not very gallant, IL it,"
/ laughed, quickly adding: Not
that I mind 1t in the least"
You want the truth" replied
Mr.. Lacy. intently, "lf you'd
come we would have yielded to
the temptation to force the issue.
AS II Is things were carried over.
They kept being continued in our
next And last night we came
down to Hoadley's country place
for a conference. We telephoned
you from there. When Park
seemed to be chantin meaning.
less songs just now he was indi.
eating the unexpected element
that enters into all our lives.
That where did you come from.
baby dear-or. Of the nowhere
into the here referred to the
amazing fact that we had come
from a week with Max Hoad.
ley"
GO on-you big bully" laugh
cd Park.
Indt tftN ildu W wOIN
off some Of their energy in this
fashion, I sat tolerantly still. like
the big sister to two roguish
urchins.
It's like this" continued Ralph
Lacy. I'VE got out to Hoadloy's
still talking about the South
American deal in hats, which ]
heard about through some ma
t'onal advertisers who are In
touch with the South American
market. Hoadlev was eating II
up because Il was hats, Young
Rockhill was eating II un because
II looked like money for the zelda
bunch. and they needed the cash
And then Park quietly asked
which concern Mr.. Hoadlev want.
ed to have handle the deal"
And that clarified things In
the Hoadley mind" exclaimed
You said ~" approved Mr.,
Lacy. "Hoadley storrned out that
his hat company was the apple
of his eye. and he didn't see why
a big deal like this should he
handled In any other way than
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
RECIPES YOU
WILL LIKE

These recipes haze been tested
By Good Housekeeping Institute
and are republished BY special
orrangtment Nth Good House
keeping, the nations greatest
magazine of the home.
Tea Dainties.
A MOTHER especially good tea
accompaniment is Tea Dain-
ties, because they are not over.
sweet. Sift together two cupfuls
OF pastry flour, two tablespoonfuls
of sugar, one teaspoonful Of salt,
and four teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder. Cut into these dry ingre-
dients four tablespoonfulso of short.
ening until well blended. Add
gradually three.fourths cupful of
milk, thus forming a soft dough.
Place a teaspoonful Of this mix.
ture in small, creased gem pans.
Then add to each one.half tea.
spoonful OF marshmallow paste,
one.half stoned date, and a few
chopped walnut meats. Cover
with another teaspoonful OF the
dough and bake in a 400degree
r. oven for ten or twelve minutes.
This recipe makes about twenty
cakes.
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
Duchess
de Delille
(Alma
Rubens)
sees for
the first
time the
son she
has tried
to forget
(Winiann
Collier, Jr.)
and
experiences
q thrill
of belated
mother
love

Casino. he began to ascend the
sloping streets in the direction Of
the frontier line separating Monte
Carlo from Beausommeil. streets
that displayed names recalling
spring: The Street Of thee Roses,
OF the Carnations, Of the Violets.
of the Orchids.
He entered short avenue
formed of a double row Of gar.
den fences. He caught a glimpse
of the houses between columns
of palm trees. and the firm leaves
of the large magnolias. AS he
went along he read the names Of
the small estates carved on little
plaques of red marble. placed at
the entrances TO the rounds.
villa Rosa" here II was.
He pushed open the iron gate.
which was ajar, without hearing
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
ENEMIES OF WOMEN By BLAsC0 IBAN
Follow This Romance Here, Then Watch
For It in Motion Pictures With
Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens
and an All-Star Cast

woman bending over a bed, was
holding out her arms and vigor-
ously shaking up a pillow. In.
stinctiveiy she felt that some one
was standing behind her, and
turning around sne gave an az
clamation of surprise on seeing
Michael in the doorway. He. for
his part. was no less surprised to
recognize the woman as Alicia;
an Alicia dressed in an elegant
but old negligee, with crumpled
gloves on her hands. and a veil
wrapped around her hair.
you! It's you" she exclaimed.
How you frightened mel"
Immediately she recovered her
composure. and smiled at Michael
when he tried to explain his in
trusion. He had not met any
one; the gate and door were
open. She too excused herself,
in turn. 1t was Sunday; Valeria,
her companion, had gone to Nice
to take lunch with a family she
knew; her maid and the gar.
dener's wife were at mass: the
old man had gone out a moment
ago TO see some friends.
After these mutual explana-
tions they both remained silent.
looking at each other hesitating.
ly. not knowing what to say. but
still smiling.
You making your bed?" MI.
chael remarked just 70 say some.
thing.
A Decided Novelty.
so you see. This is rather
different from my bedroom in
Paris 1t is hardly the study
that l took you to, either. Times
have changed
Michael grayely nodded assent.
Yes. times have changed.
AT any rate" Alicia laughed.
you must confess that there 10 q
= certain novelty in seeing the
Duchess de Delille. madcap Alicia,
making her bed"
Copyright. 1913. by z. p. Dutton 4 Co.
All RiEhts Reserved.
TO Be Continued Monday
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Household Hints

Cold tea rubbed on vanished
furniture will give II brilliant
polish.
To remove ink stains while
fresh, sprinkle with salt and rub
with a cut lemon. Rinse out the
lemon juice and wash at once.
II hot stewed fruit Is to be
served in a glass dish, place the
dLsh on a damp cloth and 1t will
not crack when the fruit is poured
into II.
After use. a sponge should be
squeezed as dry as possible and
then hung UP by a string In the
air 10 dry. When used with soap
Il should be squeezed in warm
water and left 10 lie for few
minutes In cold water. Soap
should never be left in sponges,
and they should not be wrung,
as this breaks the fibres and In
jures the elasticity.
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
One of
the
affecting
scenes
from the
splendid
motion
picture,
'sThe
Enemies
of Women
soon to
be shown
at the
leading
theatres.
The

Casino. Around the garden rail
and on the benches backing up to
1t one could observe the living
soul OF Monte Carlo. The devo-
tees who lived in Monte Carlo
were likewise flocking there and
mingling with the people who had
come from other places. The YAH
mounted the marble steps follow.
ing the three stair carpets held
in place by brass rods that glis-
tened in the sun.
And TO think that we're at
ar" Michael thought. And
many of those who have gotten
up early to make the trip and
those who live here. too, hav"
sons. or brothers. or husbands
who at the present moment are
fighting and dying. perhaps
Love of life. love of pleasure
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the sound Of a voice or the bark
ing of a dog to greet his presence.
He saw a small garden half de-
serted. grown up with weeds at
the foot of the untrimmed trees
and covering the space that had
formerly been occupied by flower
beds. The rest was emore care-e
fully tended. but 1t was q vegeta-
BILE garden. with rectangles of
green stuffs, intensively cultivated.
Lubimoff approached without
meeting anyone. 1t occurred to
him that the gardener must have
been the man with the dog,
whom he had met as he turned
into the street.
Then he mounted the four
steps at the entrance. Here. too,
the door was ajar, and pushing
it all the way open. he found
himself In a hallway with stairs
leading to the upper story.
There was no one In sight.
He tried the doors Of the ad-
joining rooms, and found them
locked. There was not a sound,
as though the house were de.
serted. But the silence was sud.
denly broken by a voice floating
down the stairway. 1t was a
faint voice, singing a slow. sad
English air. The song was ac-
companied by a sound of dull
blows. as though hands were
beating and shaping up some
large unresisting object.
Michael thought he recognized
Alicia's voice. He coughed sew
eral times without result; he was
not heard. He was about to call
to let her know he was there,
but refrained, through a sudden
impulse to play a little joke on
her. Why shouldn't he surprise
her by going upstairs, the one
part OF the house where she was
now living? His hesitation van
ished. Upstairs ne would go. 9
From the first landing he saw
several doors. but only one was
open, and It was from that one
that the sounds Of the song and
the humping were coming. A
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
By Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Occupies a Unique Position
IN the Writing World as an
Authority on the Prob
lens of Girls.

4 VICE belongs 10 group OF
~ girls all of whom have
more worldly goods than
she. One Of her chums has great
wealth, another has beauty as
well as position. another has
family to add to the riches her
father dowers her with. and the
fourth has just made a brilliant
marriage.
Avice has a splendid position.
She earns twenty.six hundred dol
lars a year and has no one de-
pendent on her for support. But
the fifty dollars a week which
might mean so much to another
girl is little indeed measured in
terms of the country houses and
automobiles and smart apartments
OF Avice's friends. Someone said
to me the other day:
II don't see how Avice May
keeps up with the crowd she goes
with. She must be a regular lit
tie parasite-taking everything
and giving nothing. I'll bet all
her pretty clothes come from
some of her friends cast off gar
ment bags. I'll wager she CRAFTS
about every dinner and never
pays a taxi fare when she can get
one of her pals TO send car for
her. tell you that girl Is a
CRATER for fair and I know it"
"A CRATER" 7 repeated. Isn't
there any way of keeping up your
end of things except in terms Of
dinners and auto rides and week.
ends at country homes? Now
happen to know that Avice May
gives her friends things far more
important than the worldly bene-
fits they can heap upon her
without any cost to themselves.
She gives sympathy, understand
ing, loyalty, help In the problems
we all have to face, her time.
herself"
yes" smiled my inform
ant serenely. "I daresay. But she
Is CRATER all the same and
every one thinks 80. That's what
girl gets when she travels
around with a millionaire bunch
on a flfty-a.week salary"
Nor could she be moved from
her position. She went right on
insisting that everybody knows
that when n poor girl travels
with a rich set she has TO keep
up, and the only way to do II Is
20 he little sister of the rich
and take tho crumbs that fall
rom the table.
II any one OF you have tried
going about with folks who have
a lot more money than you have
YOU know the struggle there is
to do the things they do. TO pay
your way in some coin of the
realm and to keep up appear
ances. so you won't stand out as
the poor relation.
Yet why should friendships he
measured in terms Of what one
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I'm off,
OFF" exclaimed Mr.. Taggart.
catching hold of him. where to-"
Dunno. But o the way. I'm
called for"
'Ie flung his astonished trainer
Violently against the wall and
scudded along Billiter street, his
overCoat Tapping in the wind and
his cap over one eye.
Maybe that bloke ! dotted Is
after her again" he muttered. "a
job for me"
him to Lambeth. and he arrived,
hreathless and painting, in the little
third-story sitting room. Joan
Tallbois was there.
She was standing erect, deadly
pale, her lips curved in faint fix.
ed smile that reminded ALI Of a
waxwork figure. He stopped short
and stared at her, smitten with a
sudden sense of tragedy for which
he could not account. His gaze
travelled over the cheap linen dress
and the worn shoes. The look Of
strained suffering in her eyes made
him shiver.
Whats gone amiss?" he said
hoarsely. Jack brought your
note. You-you've need Of me.
Joen?"
"The question" said Joan quiet
ly. ''is whether you have need Of
me-"
He gaped at her quite at a loss.
Joan looked at him strangely.
Twice her lips moved as If In an ef.
fort to speak, but she said nothing.
you got something you want
me to do?" he said eagerly. ANY.
thing on earth--just say II an It's
done, Joan-m.lady"
Don't call me that" she said
quickly. Have you not heard?
Hasn't Emmie told your"
"She's told me nothin'. I amt
seen her"
"Ah. I see." said Joan. very slow
ly. The color famed once to her
cheeks and faded again. II
neutrality-suspicious. she told you.
No doubt she thinks-now -"
her voice nearly failed her. "She's
quite right -" Joan swayed q
little and caught at the chair be-
side her.
iou dii we'll CACihifiiCu All,
starting forward In alarm. "Sit
down. Shall I fetch somebody"
mo, no! Don't bring anybody"
Joan sank into the chair. "Sit
over there, will you, Alf-by the
Window" He seated himself. look
ing rather frightened. where tho
light was full on his face. There
has been IA blunder." said Joan.
II am not Lady Tallbois. I~Im
turned out. have no money--no
name-no anything. That is all. 4"
She told him the pith OF the story
in strangely even, emotionless
voice. 1t seemed to All as though
he were listening to someone talk.
ing In their sleep. Yet she made IL
pitilessly clear.
There was conviction in every
word she said.
The thing came home to All like
thunderclap. For few moments
his mind seemed to grope blindiy
after the truth. Into his eyes came
. light Of JOY and amusement that
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
VACATIONS IN
WINTER
BY BRICE BELDEN, NJ. ID.
are now telling
us that we don't need a va

NNlE.> 10 . are now telling
us that we don't need a va
~ cation in the summer so
much as in the winter.
People feel better in the
autumn, because of the favor
able conditions Of the autumn
season. This improved feeling.
say the scientists. is ascribed TO
the summer vacation which one
has had. but it is really due to
the fine balancing of tempera-
ture and humidity which prevails
in the autumn. For the same
reason we feel well in the spring.
In the winter low temperature
and humidity lower our powers.
The theory that we do our best
work in the winter is unsound.
We are at our best in the spring
and autumn. in fair condition
during the summer. but most in
need OF vacation in winter,
when our powers most need con-
serving.
Summer is the best time for
a vacation is so far as weather
favorable to outdoor sports of the
usual sort is concerned. Sum-
mer has it's many charms. but
this Is really apart from the
point under discussion.
1t is during the cold months
that workers in factories are
most likely to lay off because OF
the feeling of unfitness. Some
factories shut down or put their
workers on part time after Christ
mas. Workers who take their va.
cations during the winter. say
around the beginning of the year.
seem to do superior work the
year around.
January Is our season of low
est efficiency, extremely cold
weather is weakening. not ex-
hilarating. despite the popular
belief. Hot weather may be dis
comforting. but II does not harm
us so much as cold weather.
More rest during the winter
would reduce the nervousness OF
Americans. who work then at
highest pressure.
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An Engrossing Story of Life and Love,
Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
lions From the Master Pen of One
of the Worlds Greatest NOvelists.

Alserians and the negro sharp.
shooters.
Each one was MANNED. The
sunny land. with its lovely views
Of sea and sky, seemed peopled
with a race that had survived a
cataclysm. Elegant looking Off
GERS, with handsome figures.
l.mped along. cautiously dragging
one leg or else steIped gingerly
on a foot SO swathed in bandages
that 1t was several times it's nat
ural size. Some of them were
bent over like old men, leaning
on sticks. Men Of athletic pro.
portions trembled as they walked.
as though their skeletons were
rafting about in the hollow wrap
per Of their bodies. wasted by
consumption. Fingers were miss
ing on hands; arms had been cut
off until the shapeless stumps
looked like fins.
Under their pads of cotton.
cheeks retained the gashes made
by hand grenades. scars like
those left by cancer; the horrible
cavity Of the nose. which had
been torn away in some men, was
hidden by a black tampon at
tached to the ears. The faces Of
others were covered by masks OF
bandages. leaving nothing visible
save eyes-sad eyes that seemed
to look with fear to the day when
they would have to grow accus-
toned to the horror Of a face that
a few months before had been
youthful and now was like
vision in a nightmare.
The bodies OF some Of the pas.
serby were intact, retaining their
former strength and agility in all
their limbs. Seen from behind
they had kept all the vigor and
suppleness OF youth. But they
walked abreast, holding tightly to
one .another's arms. their eyes
lost in darkness. tapping the
pavement with a stick which had
taken the place OF the vanished
sword.
Michael stopped in the upper
gardens to look down at the
The Washington times., 1922-12-30
BY Vincente BlascO Ibanez

"HEN the Prince thought Of
Don Marcos. and what Atilio
Il had told him. Poor Colonel!
Imagine the man. at his age. try
ing to tame such young wild
cat.
He walked with a springy step
in the direction Of Monte Carlo.
He passed the villas and the gar
dens as though contact with the
ground had given his step fresh
vigor and as though the spring
like air had abrogated to some
extent the laws of gravity.
When he reached the city he
stopped in front of the steps OF
San Carlos Church. Through the
door he could see the twinkling
tapers, smell the odor OF flowers
and hear the droning of the or
gan and the voices Of female
worshippers. He felt like a bov
once more, buoyant and fresh as
the morning and had an impulse
70 follow the various families in
their Sunday best who were as
cending the steps. He was a
Catholic through his father, a
member of the Greek church
through his mother, and nothing
by his own inclination. Suddenly
he felt a certain repugnance for
the cavelike darkness, laden with
perfumes and dotted with lights.
30 he went on breathing the
open air with delight.
But as the Prince approached
Monte Carlo he met hundreds OF
soldiers of many nations: French.
English, SNbian and a few Rus
sian officers, who reminded him
of the former importance that
his country had had in the war.
Every variety of uniform worn
by the various armies OF the
French Republic passed before
his eyes. the horizon blue OF the
home troops, the mustard color
Of the soldiers of Morocco, the
yellow fatigue caps OF the French
Legion and the red fez Of the