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, opened 1t, and walked up the wind
ing path between the laurels. The
porch Of the house was dimly lit,
but before he reached 1t the man
halted and scanned the. windows
keenly. He was about to make for
the door when footsteps became
audible in the, road and the gate
clicked.
The tall man hesitated. a second,
and then lodged noiselessly in
among the laurel bushes. which
afforded an effective screen. A
burly man wearing a bowler hat
and a long oilskin came up the
path, quite unconscious that he
was being watched as he passed,
and. reaching the porch, rang the
bell.
"Mr. Grier in7- he asked the
maid who answered the door. The
next moment the visitor was in
side.
The man in the laurel bushes
pnotruded his head and looked with
pensive surprise at the door
through which the man had passed.
"The mate!'. he 'murmured. ct
remember him as though it were
yesterday. He is older. and fatter.
but It Is the mate. Strange. So,
birds of a feather still hang to-
gether-after all these yeasr'
The unbidden visitor considered,
and then went Quietly round the
house to the back, where the light
from a parlor window shone out
dimly across a small grass plot.
This window seemed to attract the
man. He crept close to the side Of
the house and moved very gently
toward the light
Meanwhile the caller who had
entered the house took off his oil
skin and was shown into a small
sitting room. brightly lighted,
where a man, of about. seventy,
with a gray. close-cropped beard,
keen blue eyes and face scanned
all over, with tiny wrinkles, sat
smoking in an armchair with a
tumbler by his side.
"Evenin', Captain Grier," said
the caller as the door closed.
The older man rose and frowned
slightly.
I'm be obliged to you. Jem, II
you'll drop that title" he said.
Mister Grier, II you please"
CTo Be Coutinuod TomorrowN
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WHEN =KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWE
A World Famous Story of the ALL Con.
quering Power of Love Over the
Heart of the Willful and Beau
tifuf Sister of the Auto
cratic King Henry VIII.

queen. to whom he made his boW.
and the pair continued their walk
about the room. Mary again al
luded to the skirmish at the door,
and said laughingly:. "-'. e
IT would have come to your
help, but I knew you were amply
able to take care Of yourself. !
was sure you would worst the
duke in some way. 1t was better
than a nummery. and I was glad
to see it. lido not like him."
The king did not open these
private balls. as he was supposed,
at least, not to be their patron.
and the queen, who was consider.
ably older than Henry. was averse
to such things. So the princess
opened her own balls, dancing for
a few minutes with the floor ZEN
tirely to herself and partner. 1t
was the honor of the evening to
open the bali with her. and quite
curious to see: how msn; ppt them.
selves in her way and ;istood, SO
as. to be easily observed and per
chance chosen, 49,
Brandon. after leavfng, Mary, had
drifted into corner Of the room
back. Of a group OF people. and
was talking to Wolsey-who was
always very friendly to him-and
to Master Cavendish. a quaint,
easy little man, full Of learning
and kindness, and a warm friend
to the Princess; Mary.
1t was time to open the ball,
and from my place in the musi.
clans gallery, 1 could see Mary
moving about among the guests,
evidently looking for a partner,
while the men resorted to som.
very transparent and amusing ex.
pedients to attract her attention.
The princess, however. took none
of the bidders, and soon, I noticed
she spied Brandon standing, in
the corner with his back toward
her.
Something told me she was go.
ing to ask him to open the dance.
and I regretted IT., because knew
it would set every nobleman IT
the house against him, they being
very jeoieus of the ''low.born
favorites.''F as, they called the un.
titled friends of royalty.
Copyright. .Bobbs- Merrill Co.
TO He Continued rTomorrow.)
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this evening"" replied Bran
don, with smile, as he
started across the room to Mary.
whose eye he had caught. She
had seen and heard 1t all. but
instead Of coming to his relief,
stood there laughing to herself.
At this Buckingham grew furious
and ran around ahead of Brandon,
valiantly drawing his sword.
Now, by heaven! fellow, make
but another step and l will run
you through" he said.
saw It all, but could hardly
realize what was going on. it came
so quickly and was over SO soon.
Like a flash Brandon's sword was
out Of its sheath, and Bucking.
hams blade was flying toward the
ceiling. Brandon's' sword sheathed
again so quickly that one could
hardly believe it had been out
at all. and picking up Bucking'
hams, he said with a half
smothered laugh:
my lord has dropped his
sword" He then broke its point
with @his heel against the hard
floor saying: II will dull the
point, less my lord. being unac-
customed to its use. wound him
SELF This brought peals Of
laughter from everybody, includ-
ing the king. Mary laughed also,
but, as Brandon was handing
Buckingham his blade. came UP
and demanded:
MY lord. is this the way you
take It upon yourself to receive
my guests? Who appointed you,
let me ask, TO guard my door?
We shall have to omit your name
from our next list, unless you
take a few lessons in good man.
ners."
This was striking him hard. and
the quality of the man will at
once appear plain to you when l
say that he had often received
worse treatment, but clung TO the
girls skirts all the more tenacious
ly. Turning to Brandon the prin.
cess said:
Master Brandon, am glad
to see you. and regret exceedingly
that our friend OF Buckingham
should so thirst for your blood
She then led him TO. the king and
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RHYMING OPTIMIST
.By Aline Michaelis-

shines necromancy, bringing glad
ness everywhere For it's hot the
road you journey as you go along
life's way, Fastening to joust or
tourney or to daily. work and play,
that can show you fields a.shim-
mer with the glory Of the sun or
can make the way seem DINNER
than the storm-cloud's gray and
dun. Not the road which you are
going gives the vital point of view,
but you make it gray or glowing
by the eyes you see 1t through!
Do you look where shadows gather
or where yellow sunbeans lie?
Yours to choose which you would
rather and to pass the other by.
Every day has shade and shining,
every week has sun and rain;
people bent upon repining find
some grounds always for pain.
Look about you as you're going.
would you grumble or rejoice1
For, whatever wiaf is blowing.
You can always ta1s your choical
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Household Hints

A very satisfactory pad for the
dining table may be made at home
by buying a piece OF asbestos.
cutting 1t the shape Of the table
and then into two parts the same
size. Paste unbleached muslin on
each side of the asbestos. This
asbestos pad is satisfactory and
is a great protection to the table.
Many reversible carpets are
spoiled by black lines on the side
laid next to the floor. These are
caused by dust working up between
boards that do not fit very well. II
felt cannot be afforded a good plan
Is, to fill the spaces between the
boards with paper which has been
soaked In water and then worked
up into a soft pulp. When the
pulp Is dry in the crevices cover
the floor with either brown paper
or newspaper doubled, as this en-
tirely prevents those disfiguring
lines which often make II impossl-
BILE TO reverse q carpet
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. thing unusual, and when I handed
him the note upon his return from
the hunt he simply read II care
lessly over once, tore 1t In pieces
and tossed it away: I believe the
Duke Of Buckingham would have
given'10,00o crowns to receive such
a note, and would doubtless have
shown, 1t to half the court in tri-
umphant confidence before the
middle OF the night.
To this great captain of the
guard 1t was but a scrap of paper.
He was glad to have it neverthe-
less, and. with all his seif.restraint
and stoicism. could not conceal his
pleasure.
Brandon at once accepted the
invitation in a personal note to
the princess. The boldness of this
actually took my breath. and it
seems at first to have startled
Mary a little, also. AS you must
know by this time. her dignity
: royal" was subject to alarms, and
quite her most troublesome attri-
bute-very apt to receive damage
in her relations with Brandon.
A Sudden Rage.
Mary did not destroy Bra ndon's
note. despite the fact that her
sense OF dignity had been disturbed
by it,, but, after she had read 1t.
slipped off into her private room,
read 1t again and put 1t on her
escretoire. Soon she picked 1t up.
reread it. and, after a little hesita-
tion, put 1t in her pocket.
1t remained in the pocket for a
moment or two. when out It came
for another perusal, and then she
unfastened her bodice and put it in
her bosom. Mary had been so in
tent upon what she was doing that
she had not seen Jane, who was
sitting quietly in the window, and,
when she turned and saw her, she
was so angry she snatched the note
from her bosom and threw it upon
the floor: stampins her foot in en-
;barrassment. and rage.
: ."How dare you watch me,
: hussy?" she cried. you lurk
!, around as still as the grave, and
have to look into every nook and
corner, wherever I go, or have you
spying on me-"
i, did not spy upon you. Lady
Macy" said Jane quietly.
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but his going made for him an
enemy of the most powerful noble
man in the realm, and this was
the way Of 1t.
These parties OF Mary's had been
going on once or twice a week dur
ing the entire winter and 3pring.
and usually included the same
persons. 1t was sort OF coterie,
whose members were more or less
congenial. and most OF them very
jealous OF interlopers.
Strange as II may seem, unin-
vited persons often attempted to
force themselves in, and all sorts
of schemes and maneuvers were
adopted to gain admission. To
prevent this. two guardsmen with
halberds were stationed at the
door. Modesty, l might say. neither
thrives nor is useful at court.
When Brandon presented him
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Know That

To remove oil stains on carpets
dip, a rag in petrol and begin by
rubbing round the outside edge Of
the stain. Work round and round
to the center. As soon as one por-
tion of the rag becomes dirty
change to a clean part.
Convictions for drunkenness in
England and Wales dropped from
95, 1853 in 1920 to 77,7S9 in 1921.
Bands. bathing and busses on
Sunday were recently voted for in
a poll of residents at Eastbourne.
Moro marriages took place IN
England and Wales. during 1920
than in any other year on record.
Insured persons IN England and
wAes entitled to medical bsnofits
total approximately n.2So.o0o
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SUCCESS OR FAILURE
HE WHO REFUSES TO WORK CHEATS HIMSELF
BY Beatrice Fairfax

1YO one can get any greater
~ return from life than what
\ he invests in living.
Everyone gets what he wants
from life-provided he wants 1t
enough to pay the price for 1t.
All through life most of us ac-
cept substitutes for the things
we really desire. We explain our
failures by saying that we can't
get what we want. so we might
as well take the next best thing.
But is there something Just
as good" as real love? Is there
a Substitute for truth and honor
and high ideals and success?
But is there something just
as good" az real love? Is there
a substitute for truth and honor
and high ideals and success?
None of US has to accept sub
stitutes. But we are inclined 10
be too impatient to walt. too lazy
to work, too sceptical to keep on
striving in the face of failure.
The great singer has won his
place by long hours OF practice
through long years Of effort. The
CAPTAIN of industry has come 10
his success by a long hard road.
The lure Of the golf links and the
charm of a gay party isn't felt
any less by the man who sticks
to his Job than it is by the one
who races off after his good
times and leaves his work to
await his pleasure and his return.
The point is that the man VINO
wants a good time more than ne
wants success achieves just what
he wants!
Any one who refuses to work
for achievement. cheats himself
of his chance to succeed.
The Washington times., 1922-10-11
Clothes for
the: Boys
BY Rita Stuyvesant.

IN OR autumn the schoolooy VIII
need new togs, and whether
l. he 10 still in the elementary
grades or a freshman in the prep
school. his clothes must be durable.
vet stylish. The boy who loves
outdoor sports will welcome sturdy
tweed suits and sport togs, while
the older boy enjoys the new con-
vertibIe suits.
The boy over eight and under
eighteen will need at least two
school suits, a topcoat for general
wear, and a maCkinaw for rough
and ready. ServiCeable golf SOCKS,
cap, gloves, soft hat and sturdy
shoes. He should have at least
half dozen blouses. and plenty OF
fresh collars on hand, especially II
he Is going to boarding school.
imported heather tweed is an
ideal fabric for general wear, and
comes in gray, brown or heather
mixtures. A Norfolk model is be
coming and many of the suits are
provided with an extra pair or
knickers. One finds a smart suit
of this type in the shops for less
than twenty dollars.
Or perhaps you might like
Norfolk suit Of gray, brown or
olive tweed for your very young
son in the first grades. A front
yoke and ,pleats with a plain back
makes well-fitting jacket. and
one finds a pair Of knee pants and
a pair of cuff knickers with this
practical suit.
Every boy needs a durable top
coat for these brisk autumn days.
and there is nothing more COM
Portable than a cameSs hair or an
all.wool heather mixture in dark
tones
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All the worth while things of
life are expensive. Love must be
paid for with unselfishness, un-
derstanding. patience and sacri-
flee Friendship demands the
same things in lesser degree.
Nothing for nothing is the in.
variable rule Of life. Whenever a
chance, the truth of It is that he
chances.
The thing a man wants-hon-
estly, earnestly wants Is the
thing to which he devotes his
energy. And II what he wants Is
to win golf tournaments, he
works at his driving and his put
ting and keeps in condition to
win. No one supposes that he
can stroke a crew to victory un.
less he is in condition.
All success has to be won by
training as accurate as that an
athlete uses to win race. For
life Is race-and though II Is
not always to the swift, II Is al
ways to the steady, sturdy, earn.
est contestant.
No one can cheat you, no one
can defeat you save only your
self. Make up your mind what
YOU want and what you are ready
- to pay for 1t. And once you have
decided on the sacrifice and the
efforts you are willing to make
for success. accept your need Of
achievement as life's honest meas
ure in return for what you were
willing to put in the scales.
Any one can succeed. Bad
health, a lack Of education. even
a wrong start don't interfere. All
that can come between a man
apd achievement is-himself!
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, 1t and picked it up. Going back
to the light at the window. she
held it in her hand a moment ard
then read 1t once, twice. thrice.
The third time brought the smile.
and the note nestled in the bosom
again.
Jane did not come off so well,
for her mistress did not SPEAK TO
her until she called herD in that
evening to make her toilet BY
that time Mary had forgotten
about the note in her bosom; SC
when Jane began to array her for
the dance, il fell to the floor.
whereupen both girls broke into
laugh. and Jane kissed Mary's bare
shoulder. and Mary kissed he top
OF James head, and they were
friends again.
SO Brandon accepted. Mary's in
vitation and went to Mary's dance,
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GrOUth and
DeUiItry
By VIM. A. McKeever.
THIN a few squares Of our
" home there are three gangs
w 0f hOya

~~yI THIN few squares Of our
" home there are three gangs
w of boys.
A swimming gang, composed Of
a rather select class of boys who
pay a small fee for a daily plunge
in the park pool. They are clean
looking young fellows, inclined to
stay away from the common crowd
and have nothing to do all day but
enjoy themselves.
A ball-playing gang, composed OF
boys drawn from the large middle
class. These appear to have more
or less choring and home RESPONSE
bility during forenoons and they
play ball fiercely every afternoon
on a vacant lot.
A fighting gang, composed Of
newsboys, street urchins and pick.
ups from slums and alleys. OF
course, their business Is not ell
fighting, but occasionally the small
fists are brought into use to settle
a point.
Now, how can we get the good
out of these three gangs for our
own twelve-year.old and leave out
the bad? We are newcomers here.
So inquiries a discerning mother,
one who realizes that there is good
in all boy gangs and that none Of
them average 100 per cent good or
bad.
In the first place 1t is almost the
truth to say that you cannot choose
your boys companions. He will
usually do that himself and often
in defiance of his parents.
If you can and must make a
choice, the ball-playing gang is the
best risk for your young scout.
They are probably getting more of
the essential ingredients of Ameri.
can citizenship than the others.
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VTToULD you see the shadows
w falling slowly over vale
w and hill, hear the clear
and measured calling of the plain
tive whip.poorywill? Would you
see the sunlight brighten on the
rosy world at morn, golden rays
. that drift and tighten over fields
of waving corn? Would you hear
the merry plover calling to her
speckled brood; calling through
the sweet, white clover, calling
through the shadowed wood? Do
you want songs sad and dreary
or some gay and happy voice?
Measures dismal, measures merry7
You have but to take your choicei
Earth Is glad and Earth Is gloomy,
garden-spot and dismal waste; you
can have IL dark or bloomy. every
fellow to his taste! Tragic roles
may suit your fancy. with a back.
Ekonnd Of Aospair,, some like sum
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FOR A CHURCH
SUPPER
BY LorettO G. Lynch

"Wn women ass a .SsFa.tsd Ss%%!sss; with s'
w the raising Of funds
for our small church, and. we
have decided to serve home
cooked supper at a. fixed price.
All Of US can cook, but we want
some suggestion as to managing
for so large a group. The church
basement is at our disposal as q
dining hall. We want to serve
alone, too"
After you have cleaned up
your church basement and put in
the desired decorations - golden
rod is always pretty-arrange
long tables for seating the guests.
These may be of boards placed on
trestles. II you hire camp chairs.
you may place the chairs close
and so sent more at one tabale.
The problem of getting suffi-
cient dishes Is trying one.
especially for large groups. Bor-
rowing dishes has its disadvan-
tages. But II you do borrow the
required number Of dishes from
various people use adhesive tape
and indelible ink to indicate
ownership. .l..
A bit Of adhesive tape with
owners name in indelible ink
may be pasted on the bottom Of
each plate. cup and saucer. The
dishes may be washed before re-
turning without the adhesive
washing off. Another suggestion
is paper dishes, forks. knives. etc.
Chicken is a good choice for a
church supper. Old people, peo.
pie suffering from various dis.
eases which prohibit the use Of
red meats. may all eat chicken.
Whether you decide on chicken
salad or fried chicken, remember
that about half pound OF
chicken as weighed at the butcher
shop serves one guest. In other
words, you should figure about
six servings from a three-pound
chicken.
Homemade biscuits, cake, home
canned fruits, homemade pickles.
as well as tea or coffee or cocoa.
are all suited to the church sup
per.
Planning details on paper In
ADVANCE n Always WtnA.
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THE STRANGER s brans "ns''''"s
A STORY OF MYSTERY, Lure AND INTRIGUE
By John Goodman

" HE sea captain who picked
up your father. We
- absolutely must have
him. True, only a few days
have passed, but the claim las
made a great stir in the papers,
and I have advertised for him,
too; he is presumed to be in Eng.
land. I should have expected to
hear from him at once. I'm very
anxious about that man. On MIN.
now. your case depends"
Tie is the corner stone of it,"
said Mr.. Langley sententiously.
3. And there" said Joan, II cant
help you at ALL"
Soon, by hook or crook, I will
give you news Of him." said Philip,
and then full speed ahead for
Victoryr-
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Don't answer me; / know you
did. l want you to be less silent
after this. Do you hear? Cough
or sing, or stumble; do something.
anything. that I may hear you"
Jane rose. picked up the note
and offered 1t to her mistress, who
snatched it with one hand, while
she gave her a sharp slap with
the other. Jane ran out, and Mary,
full of anger and shame. slammed
the door and locked 1t. The note.
being the cause of all the trouble,
she impatiently threw to the floor
again. and went over to the win
dow bench, where she threw her
self down to pout.
In the course OF five minutes
she turned her head for one fleet
ing instant and looked at the note,
and then, after a little hesitation,
stole over to where she had thrown
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self at the door his entrance was
barred, but he quickly pushed
aside the halberds and entered.
The Duke Of Buckingham. a proud.
self-important individual. was
standing near the door and saw it
all. Now Buckingham was one of
those unfortunate persons who
never lose an opportunity to make
a mistake. and being anxious TO
display his zeal on behalf Of the
princess stepped up to prevent
Brandon's entrance.
Sir. you will have to move out
OF this, he said pompously. You
are not at a jousting bout. You
have made mistake and have
come to- the wrong place"
MY Lord OF Buckingham Is
pleased to make rather more Of
an ass Of himself than usual
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Shippers Decision.

A warm drizzle set in with the
dusk, over the little coast town Of
Eastport. Somewhere out at sea
the fog siren Of a lightship bleated
like lost calf.
Leaning on a gate in a lane that
skirted the hillside high above the
town. a man Of tall stature sazed
out over the misty sea with
thoughtful, brooding eyes. He was
wrapped in a black macintosh,
and a tweed hat was pulled low
over his face. The moaning Of the
Cog siren seemed to please him,
nournful though It was, and now
and again he glanced up at the
darlkening> sky. Not till the gloom
had intensified did he set off along
the lane, with a light, noiseless
step. ,,
He looked about him as he went,
hike one who in in unfamiliar coun-
try and not quite sure of his bear.
ings. Turning a sharp corner.
where the road was fenced with
high thorn hedges, he came upon
q very snug little bijou villa, stand.
ing well back from the road among
shrubberies, with neat green
gate. A white flagstaff, tsut and
well rigged. stood up from q patch
Of grass near the house.
The wsyfarer had evidently been
looking for this house. He paused
a. the gate, looked around him.
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See This Romance Of Princess Mar,
l. Tudor Starring Marion Davies as
the Princess in Super Notion
7 Pictures at Loew's
Columbia Soon.

This famous story has been
created into q superiative photo.
play by Cosmopolitan Produc-
tlons, direction Of Robert G.
yignola. It will be released as .
Paramount picture.
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An Honor Indeed.

One afternoon. a day or two after
Brandon's presentation. a message
arrived from Mary, notifying me
that she would have a little fete
that evening in one of the smaller
halls and directing me to be there
as master Of the dance. Accom-.
panying the message was a note
from no less a person than the
princess herself, inviting Brandon:
This was an honor indeed-an
autograph invitation from the hand
of'Mary! But the n,asterful rascal
did not seem to consider It any