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<<TTE knew you, though"
IN said the skipper, look

MIC" you, tnouSh'
I'd said the skipper, look,
ing at him shrewdly.
AN mighty scared he was. He'd
got the fear of death in limits
thing I know when I see il. He
was afraid of you"
Afraid of me?" murmured the
other. "Well. perhaps he was.
How very curious"' He gave a lii.
tie tinkling laugh, like ice clinking
In a glass. ''One would think il
might be the other way about
but 1t was not. He was afraid.
Don't trouble about him: he will
not worry you or me. Sit down.
captain"
Grier sank dumbly into his chair.
as obediently as a child. He seem.
ed to have fallen under the domi.
nation Of this stranger, who came
from nowhere and gave orders with
such quiet confidence.
1--WE were talking" he said. in
matter,of-fact tones, "of the Car.
rickmore off Florida, and the sight
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World Famous Story of the ALL -Conquering Power OF
Love Over the Heart of the Willful and Beautiful
Sister of the Autocratic King Henry VIII.

to suit your Perhaps you must
have the queen or the Blessed Vir-
gin? Tell me now" And she
looked up at him. half in banter,
half m doubt.
my duties" began Brandon.
"Oh! bother your duties. Tell
me the truth"
II will, IL you let me-" returned
Brandon, who had no intention
whatever Of doing anything Of the
sort. MY duties now occupy my
time in the evening"
THAT will not do" interrupted
Mary. who knew enough of
guardsman's duty to be sure it was
not onerous. You might as well
come to it and tell the truth; that
you do not like our society" And
she gaze him a vicious little glance
without a shadow Of a smile.
Wholly Misunderstood.
in Gods name. Lady Mary,
that is not it," answered Brandon.
who was on the rack. please do
not think it. 1 cannot bear to
have you say such a thing when it
is so far from the real truth"
Then tell me the real truth"
81 cannot: l clnnot. ! beg Of
you not to ask. Leave me! or let
me leave you. refuse to an.
swer further" The latter half of
this sentence was uttered doggedly
and sounded sullen and ILL.,
humored although. of course. it
was not so intended.
He had been SO perilously
near speaking words which
would probably have lighted, to
their destruction-to his. certain
ly-the smoldering flames within
their breast that II frightened him,
and the manner in which he spoke
was but a tone giving utteraRce
to the pain in his heart. .,
Mary took 1t as 1t sounded. and,
in unfeigned surprise, exclaimed
angrily: Leave you? Do l hear
Alright? l never thought that I,
the daughter and sister of a king,
would live to be dismissed by "a
by AMY one"
Your highness-" began Bran
don: but she was gone before he
could speak.
Coprright. Bobbs- Merrill Co.
tTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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Cultivate Disposition
WEED OUT DLSAGREEABLE QUALITIES
BY Beatrice Fairfax. runs up to folks with a frient

runs up to folks with a friendly
wag of plumed tail. The little
brown one holds aloof and gives
never a sign Of friendliness to any.
one. Probably the little dogs can't
do much about changing their ma.
lures. But why should a thinking
human being yield to an unfor.
tunate habit of mind-and continue
a manner which her common sense
tells her puts her at a disadvan.
tage in this world?
Some of us are naturally friendly
good miXers"-some Of us have
to struggle for a gracious manner
and friendly way of meeting the
world. But any one can conquer
himself and teach himself to be
agreeable to folks by simply forcing
the issue with himself.
Everyone longs for friendship
All normal human beings have the
desire to be liked. And most Of us
are pretty lonely.
II you are one Of those unfor.
tunates who don't know how TO
meet people, convince>yourselft that
YOU are not in a class by yourself.
There are any number OF folks who
AZ" longing to have friends and
who are too shy and too self-con.
scious TO do anything about II.
Recognize this, for II is true. Then
determine to be one of those who
are clever enough to conquer dis.
position and to acquire the manner
you like.
Graciousness and poise are largely
due to thinking about others in.
stead of yourself.
manner can be cultivat ted
Ease and poise can be learned as
surely as dancing and singing
and school lessons can be mas.
tered. No special talent is re.
quired. But the gift can be cul.
tivated.
March yourself up to some onr
you like and try the effect OF
smiling. showing a little interest
In his affairs and Of seeming TO
regard him more important shan
yourself, Don't get excited or
worried about how you are soinu
to be received.
III you are dealing with some
one as shy as you, you may be
snubbed." but Just remember
that folks have called YOU a snoh
and that you know II comes from
not knowing how to meet folks.
So smile to yourself as you assure
yourself that your subject would
like to have a gracious manner II
he knew how,
We are all looking for friends.
sympathy and understanding.
They can never he m drug an m,
market. Offer them freely and
kindly and in making other folks
feel comfortable youIi find that
you are beginning to feel at ca Sc
yourself
Pick out the qualities IN your
disposition YOU don't like and
weed them out. But don't com.
plain about YOUR drawharks II
YOU are going on to rultivn.c
them In SNUG and stupid serenity.
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Then why fuss wit it. sed Pa.
Have you lost yure artfstick
side to yure mater, sed Ma. You
used to like nice things & pritty
rooms, sed Ma, & now al you
think about is food Il mummy etc.
sed Ma.
You do me "A Graive innerjustis,
sed Pa. | still luv the butiful,
such as my darling wife, sed Pa,
but ! hate to see house git all
tore up & everything put Helter
Skelter, sed Pa.
What If the dining room dident
git fixed befoar Thanksgiving, /
sed, then ware wud ! eet my tur-
key, sed.
Do not feer, Bobbie, sed Ma.
see that you are much like yure
noabcl father, sed Ma, always
thinking. Of the Inner Man.
Who is that, the Inner Man,
sed
Yure stummick, Bobbie, sed Ma
You have stummick much like
the stummick yure deer father
used to have. His mother said he
was terribul eeter wen he vas
yung. At last, sed Ma, he had to
have his stummick fixed all oaver,
like this dining room wich ! am
fixing oaver. Dident you. deerest,
sed Ma
We will not speek OF that. sed
Pa. This dining room In going To
look fine, sed Pa. You are a CRATE
littel woman sed Pa to Ma
doesn't like to speek Of them old
days OF Yoar.
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HOlu To Be Beautiful


all the interests that each day
brings.
Here is one exercise that you
will do we'll, always, to include in
your list. II is easily performed,
and is very beneficial because the
muscles that 1t affects are many.
Stand at your open window.
chest out, head well up and arms
stretched straight out before you,
with palms down.
Now, twisting your body from
the waist, swing your arms as far
to the left as you can, still hold
ing them stretched out from the
shoulders.
Return them to first position,
arms straight in front.
Swing as far to the right as you
can. again twisting your waist
around as far as possible. without
moving your position. Keep this
up for twenty county. You will
find it easy TO do and far.reaching
in its beneficial results.
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and fright, these words Of
tragic meaning; This house
is sertainly a sight, it's time to
start fall cleaning Alas, alack
any GUNNER; why cant the
shack we stay In stay the
way it's been all summer?
What though a cobweb's swinging
here, a film of dust Is yonder?
Why on each wall and chandelier
such useless effort squander? For
things were as pleasant as could
be while Wife was on vacation,
when friendly spiders roomed with
me and picked their own location.
SO why disturb their calm re.
treat, their peaceful homes invad.
ing: why drag out rugs for me to
beat, my lazy mood upbraiding?
Could ! make calendars the fall
would always be omitted;.I would
not even hint at all that summer
days had fitted. Then Wife might
haply overlook this sad, vexatious
season and leave me to my pipe
and book and other things in rea.
son. But as II is. she needs must
tear the curtains from each case.
ment and drive me from my book.
strewn lair to refuge in the base.
ment. With fnops and brooms
stacked all about. with brushes,
pals and duster, all JOY becomes
a thing of doubt, life loses bloom
and luster. Oh. for some sunny
Southern isle where there's no
toil or RrubbinR where claa ming
house IL not In style and no one
thinks of scrubbihg! II there, how
gladly hours would fit, I'd read
a million pages, while happily I'd
sit and sit amid the dust u ages!
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See This Medieval Romance of the Princess Mary Tudor
with Marion Davies as the Princess, in Motion Pic
lures at Loew's Columbia Beginning October e.. =

, spite Of himself and almost with
out his knowledge. the girl had
grown wonderfully sweet and dear
to him. He now saw his danger,
and struggled to keep himself be-
yond the spell of her perilous
glances and siren song, a
This modern Ulysses made a
masterful effort, but alas! had no
ships to carry him away, and no
wax with which to fill his ears.
Wax is a good thing, and no one
should enter the Siren country
without 1t.
Ships. too. are good, with masts
to tie ones self to, and sails and
.rudder. and a, gust Of wind to
watt one quickly past the island.
In fact. one cannot take too many
precautions when in those en-
chanted waters.
A Dark Outlook.
Matters began to look dark to
me. Love had dawned in Mary's
breast, that was sure, and for the
first time. with all its fierce sweet.
ness. Not that it had reached its
noon. or anything like 1t. In truth,
1t might. hoped. die in the dawn
ing. for my lady was as capricious
as a May day. but 1t was love-
love as plain as the sun at rising.
She sought Brandon upon all oc-
casions. and made opportunities
to meet him; not openly-at any
rate. not with Brandon's knowl-
edge, nor with any connivance on
his part, but apparently caring lit.
tie what he or anyone else might
see.
Love lying in her heart had made
her a little more shy than formerly
in seeking him, but her straight
forward way of taking whatever
she wanted made her transparent
little attempts Al concealment very
pathetic.
AS for Brandon. the shaft had
entered his heart. too. poor fellow,
as surely as love had dawned in
Mary's. but there was this differ.
ence: With our princess-at least
I thought so at the time-the sun
of love might dawn and lift itself
to mid-heaven and glow with the
fervent ardor of high noon-for her
blood was warm with the spark
of her grandfather's flre-and
then sink into the west and make
room for another sun tomorrow.
But with Brandon's stronger ma
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ture the sun would go till noon and
there would burn for life.
The sun, however, had not reach.
ed it's noon with Brandon, either,
since he had set his brain against
:: his heart and had done what he
could to stay the all-consuming
orb at its dawning. He knew the
hopeless misery such a passion
would bring him and helped the
good Lord. in SO far as he could,
to answer his prayer and lead him
not into temptation. AS soon as
he saw the truth he avoided Mary
as much as possible.
An Evident Love.
AS I said, we had spent several
evenings with Mary after We came
home from Windsor. at all OF
which her preference was shown
in every movement. Some women
are SO expressive under strong
emotion that every gesture. a turn
Of the head. a glance of the eyes.
the lifting Of a hand or the poise
of the body. speaks with a tongue
Of eloquence. and such was Mary.
Her eyes would glow with a soft
fire when they rested upon him.
and her whole person told all too
plainly what. in truth. it seemed
she did not care to hide.
When others were present she
would restrain herself somewhat,
but with only Jane and myself.
she could hardly maintain a SEEM
ly reserve. During all this time
Brandon remained cool and really
seemed unconscious of his won
derful attraction for her. 1t is
hard to understand why he did
not see 1t, but 1 really believe he
did not.
Although he was quite at ease
in her presence. too much so,
Mary sometimes thought, and
strangely enough sometimes told
him in a fit Of short-lived. quickly
repented anger that always set,
him laughing, yet there was never
a word or gesture that could hint
Of undue familiarity.
Invitations Refused.
1t would probably. have met a
rebuff from the princess part of
her; for what a perversity. both
royal and feminine, she wanted all
the freedom for herself. In short.
like any other woman, she would
rather love than be loved; that is.
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coming up to him was pretty and
curious, beyond the naming.
At first she was inclined to be
distant, and say cutting things,
but when Brandon began to grow
restive under them and showed
signs of turning back. she
changed. front In the twinkling
Of an eye and was all sweet
ness. She laughed and smiled and
dimpled. as only she could. and
was full of bright gla6ces and gra-
cious words.
She tried hundred little
schemes to get him to herself for
a moment-the hunting Of wild
flower or a four-leaved clover. or
the exploration of som2 little nook
in the forest toward which she
would lead him-but Jane did not>
at first take the hint and kept
close at her heels.
Mary's impusive nature was not
6INcIi "
ly nodded and most emphaticaily
at that-so after a few failures to
rid herself of her waiting lady
she said impatiently: Jane, in
the name of heaven don't keep so
close to us. You won't move out
of reach Of my hand. and you
know how often it incllnes to box
your ears"
Wants the Truth.
Jane did know. 1 am sorry for
Mary's sake to say, how often
the fair hand was given to such
spasms; so with this emphasized
hint she walked on ahead, half
sulky at the indignity put upon
her, and half amused at her whim-
sical mistress.
Mary lost no time. but began
the attack at once.
Now. sir, l want you to tell
lilt uth, why .ou IClubC tIly
invitations and so persistently
keep away from me? thought at
first I would simply let you go
your way, and then thought L
I would not. Don't deny it. l
know you won't. With all your
faults. you don't tell even little
lies; not even to a woman-I be.
lieve. Now there is a fine COM
pliment-is it not-when l intend
ed to scold you
She gave fluttering little
laugh, and, with hanging head.
continued: Tell me. is not the
kings sister of quality sufficient
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By Lucrezia BOri,
Prima Donna Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and Famous
for Her Beauty as Well
as Her Art.

as Her Art.
rs remarkable how much
better feel since I've
Il been taking these MORN
ing exercises" pretty little
friend Of mine assured me.
With a sweeping glance I took
in her trim, slender figure. her
youthful carriage and her
straight. supple back.
You seem to be fairly dancing
on one toe," told her. And be-
sides that. your glowing color is
witness OF your inner feelings"
1T isn't as If / needed exercise
to trim down or anything" she
continued. I'm slim enough, and
will probably stay so, especially
II keep on with this, but
it's that l feel so much more
alive and full Of animation"
She's just one example Of the
woman who has decided. after a
long struggle with herself, that
getting up a few minutes earlier
in the morning and going through
few simple exercises Is not
such a terrible struggle. once one
has become used to II.
And one can become used to
q thing so quickly" she assured
me- II hop up now, and am
standing before the open window,
going through my exercises, be.
fore I realize 1t. You see, I
make up my mind the night be-
fore and so there's no deciding
TO be done once I'm awake in
the morning"
This deciding ahead of time is
half the secret; want to tell
those of you who find living up
to your good intentions a strug-
gle. Make a firm decision, once
and for all, at the outset of your
eYercising campaign, and then
give II no more thought than
that required in the, execution.
Lying i'm bed i'm the morning
and thinking: Now, shall or
shah not go through those silly
motions this morning." will never
get you anywhere. You are more
likely than not to think: mo, It's
a little cooler than usual. I'll get
a few more minutes sleep in.
stead"
But II you've planned 1t all out
before, you won't think at all when
you awake. Up you'll hop, and
.you'n find yourself exercising
away at a great rate before you
realize that you are.
Have about three different ex-
ercises to put into pr.ctice. IL
you give between ten and twenty
counts TO each OF these your prac.
tiCe will be over before you know
- 81. In NJ least two weeks you
: ,sasould begin 80 feel more keenly
I'VE and to enjoy more actively
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CHAPTER VII.
Loves Fierce Sweetness.

A FTER we had all returned to
~ Greenwich the princess and
Brandon were together fire.
quently. Upon several occasions
he9vas invited. with others. to her
pafqor for card playing. But we
spent two evenings. with only four
Of us present. prior to the dis
astrous events which changed
everything, and Of which am soon
to tell you. During these two
evenings the Sailor Lass was in
constant demand.
This pair, who should have re-
mained apart, met constantly in
and about the palace. and every
glance added fuel to the flame.
Part of the time 1t was the princess
with her troublesome dignity. and
part Of the time 1t was Mary-sim-
ply girl.
Notwithstanding these naughty
moods. anyone with half an eye
could see that the princess was
gradually succumbing to the bud
ding woman; that Brandon's
stronger nature had dominated her
with that half fear which every
woman feels who loves a strong
man-stronger than herself.
One day the rumor spread
through the court that the old
French king. Louis XII, whose
wife, Anne Of Brittany, had just
L died, had asked Mary's hand in
marriage. 1t was this, probably.
which opened Brandon's eyes to
the fact that he had been. play
ing with the very worst sort of fire.
and first made him see that in
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"HE famous DIR. Osler always
insisted to live well, to live
l. longer and to live better is
to breathe well.
We fill our lungs with air sixteen
times a minute. The inner surface
Of the lungs with which this alr
comes in contact measures about
90 square meters, or over a hundred
times the surface of the entire body.
The average breath takes in 500
cubic centimeters Of air, or about
80 cubic inches. A deep breath
takes in 800 additional cubic or
80 cubic inches. The air capacity
Of the lungs is about 3,700 cubic
centimeters or 226 cubic inches.
1t can be seen from the foregoing
figures that this air-absorbing mech.
anism which we carry about in our
"hests must bear n most important
relation to the body's functions.
Unless we feed the best Of fresh
air into this wondrous machine,
and lots Of II, we cannot expect II
to serve the body as IL might. The
two principal lung diseases, tuber.
culosis and pneumonia, get their
chance when the supply Of air is
not fresh and not sufficient. Dis.
case germs are killed by fresh air.
Even II there is supply OF fresh
air an about one. inability to
breathe we'll will deprive one OF its
full benefit. Many people habitia.ly
breathe in a faulty manner. IT is
exceedingly important to learn how
to breathe properly.
A good many OF the minor dis.
turbances which plague some peo.
ple-mysterious ailments for which
no cause is apparent are due TO the
deprivation OF fresh air. II ybu
have headaches, inclined to nag.
II may be that there is nothing
the matter with you, but lack Of
oxygen.
Such disturbances are the re HIt
~ an accumulation of poisons which
are ordinarily burned up promptly In
a body Of the inhaled oxygen.
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Who Occupies a Unique Position in
the Writing World as an Author
itN on the Problems of Girls.

f<I We an unfortunate dispo-
sition." sighed Lorraine,
L sadly. 81 simply can't make
friends. 1t isn't that l don't like
folks. but l don't know how to
approach them. So l go into my
shell and l have the reputation for
being a snob."
Again she sighed, but this time
there was an unmistakable note Of
smugness in her voice.
Somehow I couldn't help think
ing Of two little Pomeranian dogs
/ know. The little white 0oggie
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BY Charles Major.

A 8 to the king. he would not
~ have cared II Brandon or
= u every other man, for that
matter. should go stark mad
for love Of his sister. but
when she began to show a prefer
ence he grew interested, and 1t
was apt sooner or later to go hard
with the fortunate one. When we
went back to Greenwich Brandon
was sent on a day ahead.
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This famous story has been
created into = superlative photo
play BY Cosmopolitan PrOduc-
lions, direction Of Robert G.
vignola. It will be released - .
Paramount picture.
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WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOW
LOUe Is No RespectOr of Persons

Mary Tudor Princess Royal marion Davies) tells
Brandon that her heart is his scene from the
greatest of motion pictures when Knighthood Was
in Flower" coming to Loews Columbia October %.
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This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary of the beginning Of the trial
of Mary Queen Of Scots in Fortheringay Castle,
in 1886, for alleged conspiracy in plot against Queen
Elizabeth. She was beheaded February 3, 1857.
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THE VALUE OF
FRESH AIR
BY Brice Belden. Nj. D.

famous DIR. Osler always
II insisted to live well. to live
l. longer and to live better is
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THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
Aline Michaelis-
FALL CLEANING

IN HEY fill my soul with dread
and fright, these words Of
~ t..~,o ..~n.S, .x. s,Tbis honaa
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