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White Way Ordinance
Adopted by City Council
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finance committee.
A communication from the Kiwanls
Club urging the Board of Aldermen
to act favorably on the proposition
for white way on King street was
read and received after the passage
Of the measure.
A petition of the Alexandria Play
grounds Association for an appropri-
ation of $500 to extend playground
work was received from Mrs. T. G..
Howard and referred to the committee
on finance and schools. A petition,
signed by number Of property own
ers, asking for the extension Of the
city gas mains on Russell road to the
corporation line was referred to the
joint committee on light and finance.
Petition for shed at 113 South
Henry street was referred to the
street committee. Mrs. E. S. Fawcett
was granted permission to make GER
tain improvements at SIT Prince
street.
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NOTICE
The Children.

To the Stockholders OF the Columbus
Country Club, Inc:
Take notice that meeting of the
stockholders of the corporation will
be held at the Club House, Fort
Berry, Arlington, Virginia, on Mon
day, April 10th, 1922, at 8 o'clock p.
m, to take action upon resolution
adopted by the board of directors,
March goth, 1922, declaring that in
the judgment of the said board, it
was deemed advisable and for the
beenfit of this corporation chartered
and existing under the laws of the
State of Virginia) that it should be
dissolved.
Dated March 21st, 1922.
John D. Powers,
71-12c Secretary
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SPECIAL NOTICE

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Great Falls Power
Company, for the election of direc-
tors and the transaction of such
other business as may properly
como before said meeting, will Ne
held at the office of C. C. Carlin, 1u7
North Fairfax. Street, Alexandria,
Virginia, on Thursday, April 6,
1922, at 1900 o'clock noon.
lille. S. Il. Bowen, Secretary.
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Rich'd, Fred. & Pot. r. +.
South

South North
New York-Jncksony.IIe
3:32 q. III. -. "a. c. Id =. 1880 p. m.
Washington -Richnpnd
1857 a. III. .., tLocaD 80. 11:i7 a. m.
New Observation-Disclosures
s:12 a. NJ. =. IS. a. Id -. $3.50 .. m.
New iork-FloriJa
9:47 a. m. -. "a. G. l.. -. s Il a. nj.
Wnshinston-Frederfc
kl0:2U a. N. -. tLocaD 80. sos a. III.
Washlnston-R Richmond
l2:O2 p. m =. tExpress) -. 2:l6 p. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
z3:07 p. N. $3.50. tLocaD $3.50. s:04 g.. 10.
New iork-Augustn-FIorid
$3.50 D. m. CA. c. L.) -. 1905 p. m.
Notwithstanding -Birminsbam
SIT y. m. =. Is. A. Id -. 1855 a. m.
Observation-Disclosures
e:2T p. m. (LocaD 80. 1852 p. NJ.
New York-Columbia
S:12 >. III. 49,. IS. a. L.. -. tbs a. N.
New York-Tlorida
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New iork-Ta1npu-St. Petersburg
10:02 y. m. -. IS. A. ID -. S:2S a. N.
Gk)-sundays only.
(z)--Week days only.
c)-Week days. On Sundays S;1s
q. III
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OVER 100000 VETERANS IDLE

Indianapolis. March IS. Work for
more than 100000 veterans of the
World War was the task facing the
American Legion in beginning to-
day the second week of its drive to
relieve unemployment, according to
G. w. Powell, assistant director of
the campaign.
He said that many Of the $4,000
employed last week received only
temporary work and that many were
again unemployed, which he estima-
ted numbered 100000, at the start
of the campaign.
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Don't Miss
THE SHEIk"
April 4-5
SNOWDEN AND HOLLGNELL
SCHOOL LOTS OFFERED
FOR SALE

Bids will be received up to noon
Monday, April 3rd, 1929, for the
lots of ground located in the four
hundred block on North Alfred
Street, and the six hundred block
in South Pitt Street formerly used
for school purposes. The right to
reject any and all bids is reserved
Alexandria City School Board,
Tide G. o. d. Gilbert J. Cox, Clerk.
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CARD OF THANKS

KNIGHT-We wish to express our
sincere thanks to our friends for
their expressions of sympathy and
beautiful floral tributes received on
the occasion of the death of our
beloved mother.
isle. The Children.
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ihGTHS-SlItGJNlA RAILWAY
co. NOVICE TO iHE PUBLIC.

oJ-14c. GeO. > wilson. SccCy,
~ iAGTHG-SltGbNlA RAILWAY
co. NOTICE TO TIRE PUDLIC.
Winter schedule of trains between
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Yer
non, effective / 90 A. M, December l,
1921. Daily except Sunday and hrli-
days.
leave Washington for Alexandria,
Mt. Vernon and intermediate stations.
\. NJ. 600. e:l5'. 6:35, $50. I:O5, 7:10,
500. $40. S:l5', S:3g, S:45, 5000, 9:15.
$500, y:45. l0:Ou~, 1915, l0:3u., 10:45,
Il:UO', II:l5, 1880, 1l:i5. l2:OU' noon,
Z. NJ. 1915. i2:3O'. 1915. 1907, lis.
1907, 1915, ZOO. 2:l5. 2:3O'. 2..5, 5000.
3:l5, 3:3O', 3:45, 1858. 400, 4:o5. 4:10,
1850, 1855, 5000, sos. $40. 5:l5. $40,
5:2S. 5:35, 5:A3, $50. 555. 500, sos,
$40. 6:l5. 6;2o. $3.50, Gas. 1000. 1920,
7:4O, S:DO', $50, $40. 5000, 800, $40,
lO:OO'. 1920. 1O:40. 11:O0, 11:15. 11:25',
ll:45, 1915. 1850.
mt. Vernon trains.
Leave Alexandria for Washington
and intermediate stations: a. NJ,
$500, $40, 500. 6:15. $50. $40, 6:45,
6:55, 1900. 7:1O, 7:17. 1928, 1885. 7;4o,
7:42, 7:45, 7:b0, 1855, 500, sos, 8:1G,
Sis, $40, $3.50. S:45, s:55. 9:1O. 9:25,
0:40, 1855, 1910, 1925, 1O:4O, l0:55,
11:10, 1925, 11:40, 11:sa.-P. NJ, 1910,
1925, 1910. 1855. ITO, f:25, LAC, 1855,
2:10, 2:25. 2:40. 1855, 1910, 1925. $40,
1855, 4:1O, Ais, 4:23. 4:25, ABS, $40.
4:45, 4.52. 4:55, 500. sos, 5:l5, $40, 5:26.
$50, 5:S5, $40. 5:45, 5:55, 6:10, 6:25,
GAO. 700, 1920. 7:40, 500, 500, $40,
900, 500, $40, 1000, 1920, 10:4O, 1855,
1915. 11:a0, 1915.
Leave Mt Vernon for Alexandria,
Washington and intermediate stations
a. NJ, 6:l5, 7:15. $50, 9:l2. 1000. 400.
1900 noon; P. NJ. 100. 2:0n. 500, 400,
$500, 600. 7:15, Sis, OILS, 1915, 11:15,
12:20x
Leave Alexandria for Mt. Vernon,
daily except Sundays and holidays:
a. W. 5:35, Gas. 7:45. $40. $50, 1922
! 1880. p. NJ. 1890, 1880, ESQ $3.50. 1870,
i5:30, $40. 1886, S:36, 9:36. 1896, 11:55x.
1926, 11:55.
xTrain runs to Four Mile Run only.
| Pocket schedule may be obtained at
all ticket offIces.-Washingtcn -Vir-
Yinia Railway Co.
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Southern Railway System

souts North
1927 a.m...s. Memphis specia' LIB am.
'S:Y7 am. Washing ton Harriron1urK S:4S Pm.
0Iocen
1897 AIM. Washing ton-Dlu,lh s:lS pm.
tLocali
1907 AM. Washing ton Dauyille ........s
(EJpTeBa)
e:l7 am. New fork-New Orleans 1898 Pm.
o:22 am. Observation-Disclosures y:l3 p.rn
tLocsD
SAT PM. Birmingham Special LIB La.
4:l2 pm. Hassiy ton Hn rrlsonburE II :03 am.
(LocsD
Az Pm. Wash ton-Un.rlottesvills I0:5S I. u.
lLocaD
5:22 p.m.. WaBhingto Warrenron , 1858 Am.
(Locsl)
TIT pm. ". Y.-Augustl- 7:l3 am.
!v:9z pm. Washinston-AtlentN >. 7:2S am.
ll:l2 pm. New Yors-New Urle-rs 1913 ans.
(Llm!teo)
sOaiy eIceps .sIrdays.
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FOR SALE
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One good young horse.
One good buggy and harness.
100 good young X. |. X. hens.
One good one-horsc mower
One good onc-horse plow.
One good cutting box.
One good horse and COW. clipper, ana
other things useful on the farm Terms
to responsible parties.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Washington Sanitary I'M
provement Company will be held at
che office of James K. and Harry
Is. Cation, No. Ill South Fairfax
Street, Alexandria, Va, on Tuesday,
April 4th, 1922, at z o'clock p. m.
6J-l4c. Geo. S. Wilson. Secty,
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The Washington times., 1922-12-20
A Seeker of Thrills Finds Himself
Mistaken for Another and Thereby
49, Becomes Enmeshed IN a Maze
as,., Of Love and Mystery.

trouble, and after all-this man
and he had been friends in . queer
sort Of way for ,yssrs. II would
be a relief to be able to talk openly
to someone. . relief to unburdsn
his soul and be assured Of kindly
interest and sympathy.
Garry Cannon was q rough dia-
mond. He looked ridiculous in his
expensive clothes. with q large dia-
mond horseshoe pin stuck in his
tie. But his heart was In the right
place. and he was sincere enough
as he laid a hand on the Fortune
Hunters arm.
Lets hear what It IL, old boy!
] knew you were down on your
luck as soon az I set eyes on
you. I suppose it's not money. by
the cut Of your togs-and I know
darned well 1t can't be woman.
rs you never look at EN- 20 . o"
The Fortune Hunter laughed
roughly.
Cant be q woman7' he echoed.
You're wrong. Garry. 1t is a
woman-this time"
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

how did you pay the woman off?
The one who wrote from London"
The Fortune Hunter flushed.
II borrowed two thousand and
sent her that. There's fortune
waiting. for me to spend II only
I'd. got the pluck. but somehow r
even I stick at that"
"well. you know where to come
y II moneys going to help you out"
you're one of the best. but I
think I shall have to get out of
this my myself. T3
Garry Cannon rubbed his chin
reflectively. -, - go. !.
., Look her. old son, II you'd like
me to stand by. can hang around
this place. you know" he said.
suddenly. 'Isn't there q local I
can put up in? Nobody need know
that we've ever met before. and
you might want me before you're
out Of the woods"
"If I do. I'll let you know. No
no. Don't you bother about me!
It's been good To see you" Garry
turned back toward the car.
IT don't half like leaving You"
he said reluctantly. The Fortune
Hunter laughed - '','
POOH! I can take care Of my
self. The man hasn't been born
yet who can hand me . white
feather" Cannon smiled ruefuily.
a. But a womang'-he asked tenta-
lively. .r tfs
The Fortune Hunter made no
reply. = '-I
"And you take my advice before
Its too late" Garry Cannon went
on impressfbely. 'If she'ssa good
woman. tell her the truth. snd you
can leave the rest to heri n she's
q bad 'un - well, It doesn't
matter what you tell her" 80" .4
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

you staring ati"
..Nothing. i thought saw some
/, one IN the hedge behind you, but
I think It was . horse In the
field. Go o." {
The Fortune hunter finished
his story: he fillsd in al the de-
tails he could remember. sparing
himself nothing. making the worst
OF his own case. ~.
"And now she's beginning to
distrust me-. he ended, With \
rnirthlsss laugh, Lately every,
thins's gone awpy. and SOL
tAopgk--sf Z, tfisd indiffsrencs--
letting :. hsr think I didn't
care . ss ~
when you do cars-liks the
very dsvfi." Garry Cannon inter.
cepted shrewdly. - !
The Fortune Hunter made no
answer. 81
Garry Laid . kindly hand on
bis arm.
IT suppose you want my I'd.
vice. ~ you've told mo 20 much.
old son." he said graveiy. well.
here It is-you tell that siri the
truth, Tell her the truth ~
you've told It to me. and II she
cares . tinker's curse about
you"
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
CHAPTER XXI.
Tommy Learns A Secret.

Garry Cannon pursed his lips
into a shrill. drawn-out whistle.
"A woman. is It! My son. no
wonder you've got It badly after
all these years! Who is she7
Won't she have you? Is she
married? Pooh. don't be faint
hearted! II she's said No. she
doesn't mean 1t. NOV 'em.
- -
The Fortune Hunter broke in
roughly.
Don't make a joke of 1t.
Garry! It's not q joke-it's q
tragedy and ! tell you, I'd gladly
give the rest Of my life II L
could wipe 1t out or end it hon.
orably."
Garry raised his brows.
Like that IL it?" he said SYM
pathetically. "well. let's hear
about It,"
sThe Fortune Hunter threw the
snd of his cigarette on the road
and ground 1t down with his heel.
"It win sound impossible when
try and tell you" he said un-
evenly. "Sometimes 1t seems like
q dream to me, and as II 1t can
never really have happened!
wish to God 1t hadn't % no! I
don't mean that! It's been the only
happiness I'm ever likely to know
It's Just q month ago now
I'D been tramping England for
so--,e time-I came back from
Frisco after I left you-you re-
member? - There's a five-bar-
red gate over there''-hs pointed
across the fieid-'and l. was
sitting on top OF It one evening
counting. my last eight-and twenty
shillings. and wondering where
the devil the next was to come
from. when I had the curious
sort Of feeling that something
was going to .happen.
p I'm not a afancifuls chap. you
know thati-but. sure enough, ~
I walked on through the woods.
/ came across q dead man lying
in the bracken.
: ''Ife had no papers on him by
which he could be Unidentified, AZ
far as could see, and I was GO
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

Copyright, .lses., 6y The Wheeler
y tcSath6sS ffom Yesterday,
la<fnLEss your heart. I'm not.
"R This y too much Of q
~ hole Tor me-what do
thsy esIi itY spmmsrsidef"
!, !, .'sonertcn- III, : pretty little
e wen. I'm only passing through
/, --seeing England in style. you
know. And he, winked again
! ehesriiy. 'Any chance Of you COM
ing, along With me for q bit? Why
not let me run up to town for
. couple OF. days? (. I'll stand
al the exes! A change that. ehl
It's always been, YOU who've paid
the piper"
= II can't. thanks all the same.
.I'm-well----I'm fixed up here for
the present. Later on. perhaps. II
you'fe anywhere about. I may be
Siad to look you up"
There was note Of constraint
N the voice which the older man
wss quick to notice. =
mot IN any trouble, old boy.
I hope. he said earnestly. IF
you efe, wen. anything can do:
bit I don't need to tell you. You've
got me out Of a tight corner more
than once.y The Fortune Hunter
cut him short.
Nonsense. I'm all right. at least
>. - he stopped and for a mo-
ment he looked away down the
quiet lane. ~
v@'He was in trouble, desperate
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
The Story Of an Adventurer, Who
Finding q Body in the Woods, Had
the Identity of the Dead Man
wished Upon" Him..

But the Fortune Hunter tailed
to understand the logic Of those
words. To his way OF thinking.
no good woman could understand
the first impulse that had led him
into this folly. or the great temp
tation that had kept him there.
TOMMY HEARS.
Love had made coward OF him.
where nothing else could have
done. Would his luck hold7
Was Garry Cannon right in that.
too? He tried hard to think 20.
as he watched his friend drive
slowly away down the winding
: lane: but he felt more lonely than
ever before when the handsome
car had disappeared and he stood
there alone in the sunshine.
Why had he not gone with
) Garry?- What was the use of
delaying? The end would have to
be an ignominious flight sooner or
3 later. unless-as Garry had sSid-
the luck 'still held, But the Fortune
Hunter would not have been even
family optimistic II he had glanced
to where the siQping hank that
bordered the road was topped by
= thick bushes Tor Tommy had been
: standing there for the last quarter
Of an hour. his thin face peaked
with cunning and his whole body.
strained to catch what the two
men had been saying. Ind.
though much Of their conversation
had escaped him, he had heard
enough to give him the gist of the
story and to- confirm the vague
suspicious that had already sprung
.up In his twisted mind. a.
The Fortune Hunter was a
fraud! The man who had died 30
! tr6Sicaliy in the woods that day
: was the real John Smith--his sis
ter's lover. and this man had taken
his place. ..t -, ~.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrewl
~.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

THE FORTUNE HUNTER -Ysuthful tramp,
who ;appropriates the pockstbook and identity Of
John Smith whose body he discovers ii the woods
ANNE-Beautiful heiress who loves The For
tune Hunter, believing him TO be John Smith ex-
convict, who wooed and won her ten years before
the opening Of the story. \. -. 80, 80 I.
whose life The Fortune Hunter saves, thereby
lcainirp entrance to the Harding household.
/. DIR. HARDING-Uncle Of Anne, shrewd
country gentleman. ,
FERN1EA prying trouble maker, friendly to
Tommy. ..>;s. & 4 100
FOSTER--A rival for Anne's favor. .s,.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
!; FictiolN P1Ife A& : ]:


, ThA Tostuney Hunter shook his
frie6d's had away.
~ scan't--hy God; ! eap't! To
+ tell hsr I'm y fraud and y liar
;sssa = rs imppsstbls, : 's'sI tell
you I can't 90 IT,
There ,wAs . profound silence.
then Garry Cannon said dryly;
,"wsll. I don't pretend to un-
dsrstand womsn-good women. at
ieAstl But II I were you. that's
what I'd %. - The other
way--your waysounds very
cruel. and that's my opinion. It
might break her heart to find
you're not the angel she seems
to think ysu are. but I'm not 80
sure! Wonsn like man with a
spice OF the blackguard about him
but it's Z hundred to one It's 60
ins to break her heart II you
let her think you've had enough
Of her" ~ ab
Hs s1oothed crease In one Of
the veryg new gloves. frowning
heavily, then he broke out again:
"you'rS . believer in luck! You've
always rammsd that fact down,
my throat ever since we first
met. Well, why don't you be-
7 llevs, your lick win hold now?
- - believe It win. Stick 1t.
old boy! Stick II out. and some
thing win turn up: but don't 80
On In your wayl It's . rotten
trick to let a giri think you're
tea. up with her: 1t hurts EN-
more than anything else-gets
thsir ivrsds on me raw. 70 to
spesk." So . &.sS., :.
/; Ths roctsns Hunter shook his
head. .9r%
my lucis's down and out" he
said, "and It's all deserve.
Thanks tor listening to my whin-
Ing Ill the same. but the best
thing you can do IL to forget tt
I know I can trust you. anyway"
b ''You can't said Garry Cannon
sioqusntly. He fumbled In one Of
the many pockets Of his expensive
overcoat and produced . card.
'sThs address - there Will
always find me- II you waht 4 pal."'
he said. And II it's money that.
will help. . BY the way.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

His voice broke. and Garry Can
non coughed sympathst5caliy.
"Humph! Well. u that sili'. he
asked. after . moment. 4
"No-thinss began 70 20 wrong
almost at once of course! ] DID
my best to find out an about--ths
real Smith. but II !, was difficult.
Then there was ., woman in Lon.
don. and she wrote. and I had to
open the letter. She was q sport
in her own way-Shs :hsipsd me-
for q consideration" His voice
was bitter. .i-'' =
Money!" the other man asked
bluntly. 49,. ~. y ps-r'' '---'-'-''
"Yss--tsn thousand pounds. I
don't blame her-shs had to look
after herself; and she told me more
than / could ever have found cut
from anyone else. The fellow was
rich. but . swine. He's
dead. and God knows I'm not
judging him. but I'm no
worse than he was"
"And they still think you're the
man7''
II don't know: sometimes I
can't be sure. There's an uncle
"a decent old chap. and
the boy TommyLa mean
spirited little devil. What are
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

ing back to fetch the police, whsn
saw : pocket case lying on. the
path.
II opened it. more With an idea
Of trying to ind out who the poor
devil was than. from moro cur
iosity.. and the name John Smith
was written, on the fly.leaf.
There was : letter from q girl,
too letters. but I didn't
read them ail-Aa girl he was svi.
IDENTIFY coming home to marry
."weli, I, went on; the road led
by the river bank-and / was
Just in time TO get . boy out Of
the water who had pitched in
from a punt. He was q cripple
a--poor. miserable little worm.
and : and he shad q sis.
teri" Tho Fortune Hunters vo-
leo faitersd I little. and he paus-
cd for . moment. r ~
''Go on" Garry prompted him.
"Well-wcll. It was the girl in
the lettsr--the girl that poor devil
IN the wood was coming homo to.
She-shs asked me to 20 home
with ttem---I was wet through. of
course--sc I went! And she asked
me my name. What did II matter
what told hesf I've had hun.
dreds Of names in the last fifteen
years.
"I.s said my name was John
Smith and she believed
me! She thought Twas tho other
fellow He looked at Garry Can
non for the first time, his face hot
and ashamed. II give you my
word that the whole thing was
forced upon me-I'd no time to
deny It,. or explain. - She
--she-well--I stayed--I was very
much like the dead man. After.
ward. when I went through his
things. found photographs and
things. and I could see the like
ness for myself. ''s There
was q mystery about hin,-he'd
done time. and tho girl had stuck
to him waited for him ten
years. and I-I--at first meant to
tell her the truth, or clear out
then-then-I put It off.
till / didn't want to tell her.
.. ." ,.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
BY A. NJ. Crawford.


0HE slipped into the sapphire
- blue velvet, and with fin
~ gers that did not CULVER q
bit with excitement. tied and re-
tied the heavy silver cord to give
herself the necessarily smart
waistline OF 1922. She wondered
why her heart was not sinking
within her at thought Of her vii.
ful extravagance. ....
Such clothes az she was wear
ing herself when she had q beau
tiful and eligible young daughter
Of barely eighteen! Why. It had
been ten years since she had
owned q velvet dress and even
then. It had been q black one
that would do season after sea
son with a frill Of lace or q yard
of crepe to freshen up its pass
ing glory.
A door opened suddenly and q
slender young figure in snowy
white and shimmering silver
danced into the room. The
figure came to an ahrupt stop.
why. Mommey. what have you
done to yourself? You're beau
tifulr' A little gasp. A quick
rush. "Oh. dearest, wouldn't
spoil you for the world or dis
arrange q lock but l simply must
kiss, you. You're-you're quite
wonderful!''
Then Isabel. rushed away into
her own room to come back in q
minute with a box of orchids.
lovely ~ . dream.
you couldn't guess in . whole
year who sent themr' she gig.
gled. "You don't know him. A
perfectly stunning man I mot at
the winston's tea dance yester-
day. I begged you to 60. Oh.
Mommey. I'm wild about him.
He's simply scrumptuous."
Margaret smiled indulgenty,
slipped one white hand caress-
ingly into the box of rare bios
SONS. "This looks like the gift
Of q prince. anyway. Who is
he?'' f.t.,
: Marshall Andrews. Like his
Like his manner Like7 What
a~foolish, inadequate verb for her
to even think In connection with
Marshall Andrews, he of the gol-
den voice. brown eyes and gently
alluring manner! Was 1t a hun
dred years ago or only twenty
since he had shaken her house Of
life to pieces and she had brave
ly set to work. stung on by pride.
to put the pieces back together.
builded again and wisely, for
there had been Isabel--solace
for any sorrow the palsied hand
OF fate might have shaken at her
feet. $50. s-.,
"Fmniest thing-" busy little
Isabel was pirouetting before the
long mirror to zee the effect Of
the strapped silver slippers Of
LOVELY brocade-"I liked him 90
yesterday. and today I found out