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same, but they show the pencil
each from a slightly different
angle.
Finally, move the pencil away
again to the original distance.
the distance OF distinct vision, and
the two images will blend to-
gether once more. But II now
you again close the eyes alter
nately You will see that the two
images really do not yet coincide
in position, only they are less
widely separated than they were
when near the eye.
This shows that at the dis
tance Of distinct vision the eyes
themselves are able TO produce
the effect Of a blending to-
gether OF their images 20 that
the brain 10 aware only Of
single image OF the object. But
that image stands out 'in the
round" or has depth" because.
as you clearly perceived when
you observed them separately
with the pencil near the eye, the
two images that are now blended
into one, show the object one
a little around one side and the
other a little around the other
side. so that. together, they show
a little around both sides, the
result being that the front Of
the object 10 seen projecting to-
ward the observer; in other words,
II appears solid" and not flat"
Carry the experiment one step
farther. Move the pencil to a
distance Of several feet and again
observe 1t alternately with each
eye. You will see that the images
are now quite close together while
the appearance OF roudness 10 less
decided. And II you place your.
self several yards from the pencil.
the image will practically blend
together. as seen against back.
ground only a few inches behind,
and, II you did not know better
you might think the pencil actu-
ally rested against the back
ground.
Trying similar experiments with
the larger objects and longer dis
tances in landscape you will
soon convince yourself that all
appearance Of perspective depth,
which gives, Unexpectedly. SO
much animation to the world
around us, 10 due to our posses.
sion Of two eyes, each OF which,
because of their distance apart,
gives a view Of the same Object
from a slightly different point,
while the sense Of vision IL able
to blend these views into appar.
entity solid single images.
But this power is limited by
distance, and away off on the
horizon, objects whose respective
distances from us may differ con.
siderably, seem to lie In one
vertical plane.
Now the secret OF the stereo.
scope is that its object OF view IL
a pair Of photographs, made from
slightly divergent points Of view,
thus initiating the divergent
images made by the eyes, and
by means Of lenses turning the
rays OF light. the two photo.
graphs are blended into one, with
the sometimes startling result Of
making the scene stand out "A IL
1t really had four dimensions.
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BY Ann Lisle.
Whose Present Serial Has Won .
Big Popular Success.

Copyright. 1879. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc)
<fDUSsY, pussy. goes meow"
p cried Carlotta, with An
l. imitation OF Rosa Cor
dovas challenging tones. Pat.
l arise to remark that If you let
that little vamp get a rise out OF
you / will canoe! our partnership"
Pat wouldn't look at that cal
culating little woman" cried Neal.
"She's as hard as nails under all
her cute. girlie-girlie ways. And
she's out for what she can get,
which would never make hit with
our Pat"
Hold on. laddie," cried Pat,
punctuating the gale Of laughter
which drowned Meals speech.
Are you indicating that l am a
fine hand at a bargain myself?
Even a bit Of tight-wad maybe"
The absurdity Of this made us
all chuckle.
You'd never let anyone work
you. | mean-you like real folks
and real feeling" stammered Neal
is as artificial as her-complexion
or her accent"
"I guess / don't have to worry
about her vamping my Neal"
Phoebe murmured proudly.
Don't you three want a little
family visit?" asked Carlotta,
thoughtfully. Then. without wait
ing for an answer: And I've an
other suggestion to make. II you
want to dine with the kiddies
and Tony tonight. Anne. I'll play
the hostess to Miss Storrs. /
was sure you'd not want to cancel
our first show OF hospitality to-
her--but II you think I'd do for
hostess"-
Come on, Babbsie." urged Neal.
"Cut your party and be with us.
/ think old Tony has been counting
on it, and we want you"
At such flood of crimson
welled into Carlotta's cheeks that
I'm sure ! don't see how her blush
escaped anyOne's attention. Per.
haps she got Off unnotiCed because
Phoebe flung out her answer to
Meals plea:
please, dear, don't coax Babbsie
to do anything she might feel
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Of the whole younger set? I can
bring you a lot of fresh customers
fellows like me-"
Fresh customers is right"
laughed kurtz, then sobered quick.
ly. You're joking. OF course?" (.
I'm so serious could cry. How
much is 1t wprth to you to make
clothes for my crowd?"
well" the tailor considered.
quite a Bit"
The boys like to see Dick trim
med-it's a matter OF principal
with them never to let him win
bet-and they'd do anything for
me. You're the best tailor in the
city. but too conservative. Now
I'm going to bring you fifty new
accounts. everyone good for better
than two thousand a year. That's
a hundred thousand dollars. How
much am offered? Going!
Going!-"
"Wait a minute! Would you
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a see you later" for Carlotta, l
seized Phoebe's hand and de.
parted. But as we whisked across
the main office and out through
the corridor, caught glimpse
OF someone sitting in one OF the
small private offices at the fur
ther end Of the corridor. had
no doubt II was Virginia.
wondered IL Virginia had seen
Phoebe and me, and II she'd
taken II for granted that Neal
had departed. For a moment 1t
worried me. Then decided that
the whole thing was in the lap
OF the gods. For IL Neal has e
face-to-face encounter with Vir-
give a good account Of himself.
You're company-kind OF a
visiting lady you blessed little
sister, you" cried as we were
travelling to street level. 80 a
taxi for ours in honor OF the occa-
sion."
Phoebe smiled wistfully. large
eyed with the wonder Of her hap
piness. responsive to every bit OF
love in the world.
II I needed anything further to
establish Phoebe in my affec-
tions, II came when we reached
my office. For her interest and
admiration was further empha-
sized by her gracious sweetness
to drab little Miss May.
80 you're Anne's new part
ner." she said, holding out her
hand with her mixture OF shy
ness and graciousness. I'm 60
ing to try hard to make a hit
with you. Miss May, and to make
you think I'm very efficient. For
I've an idea that the care of our
tiny apartment won't occupy all
my time. And I'd rather fill my
spare hours with work than with
play. so, IL can win over my
husband and my big sister here
and I come to you applying for a
part-time job hope you'll be on
my side"
"If you come here to help I'd
work my fingers to the bone
teaching you the business" de-
clared Miss May. with sudden
passion. And tho business is
going to be so big and important
before long that we'll need help.
won't we, Mrs. Harrison?"
"I-don't know" said slowly.
Ito be Continued Thursday
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TO SAVE DROWNING ;
BY Brice Belden, M. ID

People with heart disease har-
dening OF the arteries or poor
kidneys should not stay in very
long or indulge in cold plunges,
for the cold contracts the surface
blood vessels and makes It diff
cult or impossible for the heart
to pump the blood through them.
The drinking of alcoholic bev-
erages by boat parties or beach
parties is potent cause of
drowning tragedies.
A little knowledge of first-aid
treatment for those apparently
drowned may enable some Vaca-
zionist to save a life.
AS soon as the victim is brough
ashore, quickly loosen the cloth.
ing about the neck. turn the body
face downward and, standing
the abomen and raise the body
somewhat from the ground; this
tends to expel the water from the
stomach and upper respiratory
passages. Work very rapidly. but
as gently as possible. ,-
Then place the patient face
downward and put yourself
athwart his body in half-kneeling
picture, facing the head. Place
the hands over the lower part of
the back of the chest, one ON
each side, and gradually throw
the weight Of your body forward
onto them, so as to produce firm
pressure, which must not be vio-
lent, upon the patients chest. BY
this means the air and water are
driven out of the patients lungs,
Immediately thereafter raise
your body slowly, so as to remove
the pressure, but leaving your
hands in position. Repete this
forward and backward movement
of pressure and relaxation Of
pressure every five seconds until
natural breathing is established.
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stick to me six months II I took
you on?"
my dear Kurtz. I'll poultice my
self upon you for life. I'll guaran'
tee myself not to slide, slip. wrin-
kle, or skid. Thirty years hence.
when you come hobbling down to
business. you'll find me here"
Mr.. Kurtz dealt in novelties, and
the idea OF a society salesman was
sufficiently new to appeal to his
commercial sense.
"ITl pay you twenty per cent"
he offered. for all the new names
you put on my books"
Make It twenty-five on first
orders and twenty on repeaters.
I'll bring my own luncheon and
pay my csr.fsre."
There wouldn't be any profit
left" demurred Kurtz.
Good! Then It's q bargain
twenty-five and twenty. Now watch
me grab the adolescent offshoots
of our famous Four Hundred"
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just bet Dick Cady $4,000 that I
can make my own living for six
months" This falsehood troubled
him vaguely until he remembered
that high finance must be often
conducted behind a veil./
Mr.. Kurtz, genial. shrewd, gray.
raised admiring eyes from the
capering puppy and said:
"Ill take another $1,000"
But Bob declined. mo, I'm go.
ing to work"
This announcement interested
the tailor deeply. Who's going
to hire you?" he asked.
You are"
Kurtz blinked. Maybe you'd
like to bet on that. too" he ven.
tured. "I'll give you odds"
Work is one OF the few things
I haven't tried. You need a good
salesman"
No, l don't. I have seven al
ready"
Say. wouldn't you like the trade
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By Rex Beach
A Realistic Romance Wherein Poverty
and Millions Walk Side by Side /
in Strange Places. j:

but--thirteen hundred and seven.
ty-six dollars"
"And seventy.five cents"
Mr.. Kurtz gulped. "In a day!
Why, could buy a farm for that
How much will you have to earn
to cover your living expenses for
six months?" B.
"Ah, there we journey into the
rea;m of purest speculation" Bob
favored him with sunny smile.
"As we'll ask me how my living
expenses must be in order TO cover.
my earnings. Whatever one IT,.
the other will be approximately
ditto--or slightly in excess there
OF. Anyhow, nothing but rigid
economy-bane of my life-will
make the one fit for the other.
But I have a thought. Something
tells me these boys need white
flannels, so get out your stock
Kurtz. II they can't play tennis
they must learn, for my sake"
Bob's remarkable stroke of for
tune called for a celebration, and
his four customers clamored that
he squander his profits forthwith.
Ordinarily such a course would
have been just to his liking; but
now he was dying to tell Lorelei
of his triumph, and, fearing to
trust himself with even one drink.
he escaped frim his friends as
soon as possible. Thus it chanced
that he arrived home sober.
1t was a happy homecoming, for
Ying was adorable and made his
way instantly into Lorelei's heart,
while Bob was in a state of exal-
tation. He had no desire to bind
himself to Kurtz's service for six
months or for any other period;
nor had he the least thought of
living up to his agreement until
Lorelei began to treat the mat
ter seriously. Then he objected
blankly: !
To BE Continued Tomorrow !
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A Graphic Story of Metropolitan Stage
Life and a Beautiful Girls
Great Sacrifice.

longer fashionable, opportunities for
a Pittsburgh Phil future seemed
limited. Moreover, he had never
saved a Jockeys life nor Jockeys
mother from eviction. hence feed.
box tips were not likely. Nor did
he know a single soul In the busi-
ness of inventing rat.traps or shoe.
buttons. AS for going west. he wds
clearly of the opinion thdt a search
for abandoned gold mines or forgot
ten waterfalls wasn't in his line:
and the secret OF creosoting rail.
road ties. now that he came to
think of 1t, was still locked up in
the breast of its affluent discoverer.
Besides, as the whole episode had
occurred in the second act OF u
play, the safety OF building upon 1t
was doubtful at best.
No. evidently the well-recognized
short cuts to wealth had all been
obliterated by many feet, and he
must find another. But where?
At length, Bob's wrinkled brow
smoothed itself. and he nodded.
His path was plain: 1t led around
the nearest corner to his tailor's
door.
Mr.. Kurtz's greeting was warm
as Bob strolled into the stately
showroom with its high.backed
Flemish oak chairs. its great carved
tables, it's paneled walls with their
antlered decorations. This, 1t may
be said, was not shop, not a store
where clothes were sold, but a
studio where mems distinctive
garments were draped. and the
difference was perfectly apparent
on the first of each month.
Bob gave Ying his freedom, to
the great interest of the proprietor,
who studied the dogs points with
a practised eye.
"Kurtz." began Bob. abruptly, I
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her as soon as he'd finished
strengthening out affairs.
You'll let me see your office
before Neal doss?" cried Phoebe
with shy pride. ''Oh, Babbsie-
you're really treating me like
little sister"
Bless your heart. Phoebekins.
I'm enough Of a feminist to like
the idea Of making the sister
branch Of the Hyiand concern
put one over on the brother side
Of the organization. And seeing
my office ahead Of Neal Is moth.
ing short Of a triumph for the
cause Of womanin-the-world-of'
work"
Then gave Neal a farewell
hug. happy in his whispered:
You brick.'
So, with a farewell for Pat and
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office hours, no heavy lifting, and
Thursdays off. I'm going to make
you famous"
you'll break me with another
run like this"
How much did they order?"
The proprietor ran over his fig
ures incredulously.
"Twenty.four sack suits. two
riding-suits, one knicker, four even
ing suits, four dinner-suits, forty
fancy waistcoats. sixteen evening
waistcoats. four pairs riding
breeches, four motor-ooats, three
Nicuna overcoats, two ulsters. You
don't think they're bluffing?"
"Why should they bluff? They'll
never discover how many suits
they have. Now figure it up and
tell me the bad news"
Mr.. Kurtz did as directed, an
nOunClHBp Ehly'liNS huhNlO ON ohN
five dollars"
"Pikersw exclaimed the new
salesman; then he beg a n
laboriously to compute 25 per
cent of the sum. using ,as pad a
bolt Of expensive white-silk vest
material. Thirteen hundred and
seventy.six dollars and twenty-five
cents Is my blackmail, Kurtz.
That's what l call a safe and sane
Fourth Not bad for duh times,
and yet It might be better. Any
how It's the hardest thirteen hun
dred and seventy.six dollars l ever
earned"
Hard" The merchants lips
twitched. oscillating his cigar viol-
entity. Hard! Ill bet those fel-
lows even bought your lunch. I
suppose you mean it's the first
money you ever earned" He
seemed to choke over the last
word. "well, it's worth something
to get men like these on the books.
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LORELEI KNIGHT-A charming and lovely girl who
is brought to New York and placed on the stage by
her mother who seeks to capitalize her daughters
beauty.
LILAS LYNN-A show girl who shares Loreeis
dressing room in the theater in which they act;
she has won the attentions of Jarvis Hammon a
millionaire.
jim KNIGHT-Loreei's brother unprincipled
youth who does his best to try to force his sister
into rich marriage to feather his own nest.
MAX MELCHER-A well known character along
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EIjIIIIIIIIIQllIIIIIII.

recommending the Vegetable Com
round 10 INV friends. Mrs. A. H
GARLAND, 2ls E. Brown st.. Iron
Mountain, Michigan.
Xenia, Ohio. o.-.'Every month ! had
.ucb Mains in my back and lower part
IF nv abdomen that ! could not lie
sn,fetIy in bed. ] suffered for about
Ave wears that way and was not reg.
l,ar either. / read an advertisement
Of what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bie COMPOUND had done for other
,yoroen. so decided to tryit. ltsurely
has helped me q lot, as l have no
pains now and am regular and feeling
Ene. = Mrs. MARY DALE, Route u
n YOU suffer as did Mrs. Garland or
Mrs Dale. you should give this we'll
Enovn medicine a thorough trial
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HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

Stale bread may be used when
thoroughly soaked and squeezed
in a clean cloth for thickening a
white soup, and a handful added
to any ingredients for a boiled
pudding to be made Of suet and
flour will make the pudding much
lighter than IL made entirely of
flour and suet. Also stale pieces
of bread are delicious II freed
from crust, soaked in milk until
fairly soft, then fried in boiling
tat, and eaten with sugar and a
little lemon juice az one eats
pancakes.
Old pillow-slips that have nicely
embroidered or Crocheted ends
usually wear out at the other end
first. Two wide FELLOWSHIP ends
make a small child's petticoat.
The Washington times., 1922-07-25
BY Rex Beach,
author Of 'The Spoilers" "rhe
Silver Horde" THE Barrier"
Heart Of the Sunset" and
Numerous Other Popular
Novala

4NONCtbs
HOB halted, frowning. while
Ying peered out from his
- hiding.place at the pass
Ing throngs, exposing tiny.
limp, pink-ribbon tongue. II
kurtz, armed only with a pair OF
shears and a foolish tape, had
won to affluence, why couldn't
another? Stock .broking was no
longer profitable; none Of Bob's
friends had earned their salt for
months; and old Hannibal's oppo-
sition evidently forced a change OF
occupation.
The prospect of such a change
was annoying, but scarcely alarm
ing to an ingrained optimist, and
Bob took comfort in reflectihg
that the best-selling literature OF
the day was replete with instances
of disinherited sons, impoverished
society men, ruined bankers, or
mere idlers, who by lightning
strokes of genius had mended their
fortunes overnight. Some few, in
the earlier days of frenZied fiction,
had played the market, others the
ponies, still others had gone ives.
and developed abandoned gold
mines or obscure water-powera.
A number also had grown disgust
ingly rich from patenting rat-traps
or shoe-buttons. One young man
had discovered a way to keep
worms out of railroad ties and had
promptly bludgeoned the railroad
companies out Of fabulous royalties.
over the stock-market idea Boo
could work up no enthusiasm-hc
knew too much about it-and, in
asmuch as horse-racing was no
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was disloyal to Jim. 1t may sound
far.fetched to any but Allowing
wife. but can just imagine how
you feel about advancing your
friendship with the girl who's
working SO loyalty for Jim. And
Neal and want to-entertain
you and Miss Storrs soon. I'm
beginning TO see what a wonder
you are, Babbsie-better than I
used to realize"
Bravo, Pussy!' cried Pat. and
Phoebe with crimson cheeks hid
her face on Meals shoulder sud
denly realizing what a little ora.
ton she had delivered.
While Neal went into some
business matters with Carlotta
and Pat, ! insisted on stealing
Phoebe and taking her over 20
my office. where Neal could meet
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BECAUSE the water Is so at
tractive during the summer
~ is no good reason why we
should have so many tragic acci-
dents through drowning; the water
can safely be enjoyed II a few pre-
cautions are observed and carless-
ness and daring eliminated.
Some people stay in the water
too long, while others overesti-
mate their abilities as swimmers
and exhaust themselves, thus in
creasing the drowning accidents.
Bathing after heavy meals, re-
peated cold plunges or exhaustion
may cause muscular cramps
sometimes responsible for acci-
dental deaths.
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SUMMER NEGLIGEES
WITH BIT OF GOODNESS ARE OFFERED
BY Rita StuyveSant-

chiffon that will veil a slip OF
orchid crepe. White is very lovely
with slip Of peach and sash OF
narrow peach ribbon.
Organdy makes an interesting
breakfast coat for summer morn
ings, and is finished with picoted
frills of self.material. Orchid,
lettuce green, peach, pale, blue
white, flesh, and rose are all de-
sirable shades, and one may use
a slim girdle Of two.tone ribbon at
the hips.
There is a vogue at present for
eponge rest robes and these are
stenciled with convention designs.
Oyster white, with gay colorings.
is smart, but one may choose rose,
jade, maize or orchid eponEe.
Bright worsted stitchery is often
used in place of the stenciled ef.
fects.
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nAS~A OoS lhe lNhbCS VI llC
stereoscope bend the rays Of
~ light from the two slightly
divergent pictures placed in the
focus in such a way as to blend
the images together In a manner
closely similar to that in which the
two images formed by the eyes In
an ordinary seeing are blended.
To understand how the impress
sion of depth" or relative dis
tance. is produced by the blending
together Of the two images, one
formed by each eye. but both to-
gether regarded as a single one by
the brain, or the sense of sight.
you may try two or three simple
experiments.
Begin by setting on one end a
short lead pencil upon a sheet Of
white paper lying on rather hign
desk or table. Now, close one eye,
and without having experimentally
determined the distance Of the pen
Gil, try to put your forefinger upon
its point. You will almost invaria-
bly, fall. With only one eye to see
with you cannot judge the dis.
tance. You underestimate 1t, and
your finger, though apparently dc.
scending upon the pencil, passes
an inch or more inside its true
position.
Then open both eyes and you
will have no difficulty whatever In
putting your finger precisely on
the point Of the pencil. You re.
quire both eyes to get the true
perspective. If. however, you re-
peat the experiment once or twice
without changing your position,
you can direct your finger success.
fully with only one eye open. be.
cause now experience has taught
you the distance.
Next, vary the experiment by
holdisg the pencil before YOU at
a distance OF about fourteen
inches Uhe precise distance va.
rics with different personSl, and
with both eyes open you see the
pencil projected as "a single image
against the background. But
bring the pencil slowly nearor
your eyes. keeping both open. und
presently II will seem to divide,
and you will see two images OF
the pencil projected against the
paper, and the nearer you bring
the pencil the wider apart the
images will be.
Close each eye alternately and
the images appear separately,
that formed by the left eye being
toward the right, and that formed
by the right eye toward the left,
And, IL you observe each image
separately you will perceive that
lne lea, ,ye sesa archer arUuLu ne
the left side Of the pencil, and
the right eye farther around the
right side. 30 that the two
images are really not exactly the