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The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Is Marriage a Failure?
Hearts and Crowns.

1t was early in May of our last
year at boarding school and we
were all excited about the annual
masque carnival. My chum and ]
had rented costumes; she was to
be Marie Antoinette. while l was
Mary Queen Of Scots.
We looked regal when We dressed
that evening. with our crowns and
sweeping trains. so we obtained
permission to slip over to the hotel
located at the end of our grounds
to show ourselves to my mother
who had come for the festivities
This hotel. rendezvous for hunters
and sportsmen in season. was rather
deserted now.
1t was just dusk when we stepped
in the side door, and We noticed
two young men sitting in the lobby
with their backs to us.
We stopped to take second
look and heard one exclaim: This
is the most deserted place in Amer
ica-we'll get out of here in the
morning"
had a happy thought, and. TAX
ing the housekeeper into confidence
told her We would try to give them
some excitement.
A few minutes later the young
men, speechless with surprise, saw
two queens descending the stairs
talking earnestly in French.
might add tina. our fluent French
consisted of about five phrases. sc
IL the boys had any knowledge OF
1t our plans would have fallen
through. We approached them
curtsied deeply, and both started
to talk at the same time. They ex-
planned by gesture that they didn't
understand. SO we walked slowly
away.
As we neared a door at the end
of the corridor the housekeeper. by
arrangement. came out and passed
us without look. We only waited
to hear the boys ask her who the
two queens she passed in the hall
were. She told thSn they were
seeing things, as no one had passed
her. They must have concluded the
place was haunted. for they left
that night.
n year later one OF the class had
a house party to which my .chum
and I were invited. On the second
night we were all sitting around
the fire telling funny stories. We
told ours, and every one had a good
laugh.S
Fromthat time on one of the men
became quite attentive to my ehum
and after the house party broke up
a lively correspondence was kept
up. He seemed to have business
which took him to her city fire.
quentiy. and finally their engage
ment was announced. Not until
after they were married did he tell
her that he was one of the boys at
the hotel. and though her face was
familiar. he hadn't recognized her
without the crown. He said they
never mentioned the incident to
any one and it had always mys. fed
them. Now she is an uncro"ned
queen with several loyal little sub
jects. j. T. NJ
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Famous Novelist
Is Nature Lover
Mrs. Gene Stratton-Porte ter
Tells of True Devotion
To Wild Life.

On the 18th of August Mrs. Gene
Stratton-Porter will be 81 years
old. Nineteen twenty-five will also
be her twentieth anniversary as a
novelist. Since the publication OF
her first slender book. The Song of
the Cardinal" twenty years ago
Mrs. Porter's books have been trans
lated into many languages and read
by over 50,000.00O readers in Amer
lea alone. When she is asked what
she believes to be the secret that
has made her Americas best-be-
loved and most widely-read woman
author. Mrs. Porter answers that
the only secret is her desire to make
other people love and understand
the outdoors as she has loved II by
Incorporating in her stories the
spirit and often the true facts of
her own adventures with nature
One of those actual adventures
which she has not Incorporated in
any of her fiction this story tells.
There Is a wide gulf between a
naturalist and a nature lover" says
Mrs. Gene Stratton,Porter. The
naturalist devotes his life to trac-
ing families and subfamilies. dis
secting. anaiyzing and working with
Greek and Latin terms of resound-
ing and disheartening combina-
tiops. The nature lover does not
care in the least about species and
Intimate details concerning anatomy
couched In Gseek and Latin terms
which cannot possibly be remcm-
bered. He delights in the woods
and fields, the drama OF wild life.
the domestic architecture OF the
birds, the exquisite colorinE OF the
butterflies and meadow flowers.
He is eager to learn the simplest
game for the creatures he meets
afield and the markings. habits and
characteristics by which they can
be Identified
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Youth Flatters Age,

1t was on Columbia road south
Of Eighteenth street. He was a
tot who had strayed away from
home led by that lure of adventure
which has moved US all. To every
skirted being who passed he was
saying: "ello. sweetheart" or How
sweet you lookw
But the fair sex kept coldly aloof
Those near his own age were dis
dainful while older ones scarcely
noticed the youngster. At last came
one with silvered hair who paused
and smiled down upon him. He
exclaimed:
20, what a pretty lady"
where do you live?" she beamed.
He gave her an address nearby
and she proceeded to warn him to
play on the sidewalk and not ven
ture into the street alone. Il
shouldn't like to see a nice little
boy like you get hurt" she said.
His thank you very much" was
worthy of a Chesterfield.-A. NJ,
1899 Irving street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Children Be Seated.

On a Ninth street car a woman
entered with baby in her arms.
also her three other children. Eacn
time a gentleman vacated his seat
on of the children occupied 1t. This
happened until all OF the children
became. seated and when another
gentleman who happened to glance
up offered the woman and baby his
seat she took 1t. Triumphant
glances were then exchanged be-
tween this family who had evident
ly foreseen that the woman and
baby could always get seat where
children would hardly be offered
seats by more tired grown persons.
Mrs. Jessie Bennett, 222 N. Royal
street, Alexandria, Va.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
MARK TWAIN TRIED
TO WRITE SEVERAL
BOOKS AT One Time
Famous Author Tells of
Literary Habits in New
Autobiography.

Stating that when half through
with the writing OF Tom Sawyer"
he had to stop and wait for two
years before he knew how TO finish
the story. Mark Twain. in his latest
chapter from his hitherto unpub-
lished Autobiography" in the Au-
gust Harper's Magazine. tells some
interesting secrets of his literary
shop" and throws new light on
the working of his genius.
There has never been a time in
the past thirty-hve years" he
writes. when my literary ship-yard
hadn't two or more half-fnished
ships on the ways, neglected and
baking in the sun: generally there
have been three OF four. This has
an unbusinesslike look. but il was
net purposeless, IL was intentional.
As long as a book would write
itself ] was a faithful and inter
ested amanuenis. and my industry
did not flag: but the minute that
the book tried to shift TO my head
the labor of contriving its situs-
tions. inventing it's adventures and
conducting its conversations. put
IL away and dropped IL out OF my
mind. Then examined my unfn-
ished properties to see IL among
them there might not be one whose
interest in itself had revived.
through a couple Of years restful
idleness. and was ready 10 take me
on again as amanuensis.
1t was by accident" continues
the account. that I found out that
book Is pretty sure to get tired
along about the middle, and refuse
to go on with its work until its
powers and it's interest should have
been refreshed by a rest and its de-
pleted stock of raw materials rein
forced by a lapse Of time. II was
when i had reached the middle Of
Tom Sawyer" that 1 made this in
valuable find.
At page 900 of my manuscript the
story made a sudden and deter
mined halt and refused to proceed
another step. Day after day IL st'll
refused. I was disappointed. dis
tressed and immeasurably aston
rished, for knew quite well that
the tale was not finished and I
could not understand why was
not able to go on with IL. The rea-
son was very simnle-my tank had
run dry; the stock OF materials in
II was exhausted: the story couid
not so on without materials; il
could not he wrought out Of moth
ing. when the manuscript had
lain in a pigeon-hole two years I
took IL out one day and read the
last chapter that I had written.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Gives Military M
Record of War
History Also Recounts Events
Leading to Outbreak
Of Hostilities.

Kfur,s Complete History of the
World War. by w. &. king. The
History Associates. Springfield
Mass.
This volume Is a complete his
tory of the world war, l9l4-l9lS
inclusive, a record of the successive
times and events of that perloo'
The work not only goes into the
exact military activities OF all the
armies on the various theaters oil
the war, but goes into the fore
going causes of the international
catastrophe, and also takes up
Europe's war with Bolshevism, the
war of the Turkish partition, the
warfare in Ireland, India, Egypt
and the Far East, and goes rapidly
through what DIR. King believes the
enochal events of the civilized
world. from Ferdipand's assassine-
tion to the arms conference In
washington. The work Of the va
r!ous welfare organizations re-
oe.ves thorough appreciation.
This chronological recounting OF
the military events of the war Is
an excellent reference book, well
indexed. and in mechanical make
up interesting because OF the clear
heads and subheads. built somewhat
after newspaper or periodical style.
1t is not absolute in Its impartial
attitude. as f. Is frequently COM
posed from a distinctly ant-Teu-
tonic angle.
A fair sample of rather ridicu-
lous statements occurs in the In
PRODUCTION where we read Of "Prus-
sia's diabolicsl plot to exterminate
Christianity throughout the world
and restore the ancient pagan wor-
ship of Odin and Thor universally.
. The impious challenge was
accepted and its authors were re-
buked, by an irresistible rally OF
the host Of Christendom. united in
the defense of faith, freedom. and
fireside." Thus. at the beginning
the ingenious author switches the
cause Of conflict from political to
religious motives. There Is very
short Introduction by Marshal Foch
that impels one to wonder whether
the war propaganda note Of the
book caused him to be so generous
NJ hts Va vor to the author.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Saturday, August II. 1872.

Jupiter, Mars and Neptune are in
benefic aspect after the morning
hours. according to astrology.
The early hours are the time to
sell and the later hours bring good
luck to buyers.
This Is a rule under which to
push all ones business affairs,
since Jupiter Is in a place encourag-
ing to the best results from enter
prise.
Again honors are indicated for
college professors or university
heads 1t Is foretold that a famous
educator will be called to Wash
ington.
Great increase of travel in the
Orient is indicated and despite con-
ditions in China that country will
be the goal of many Americans, IL
Is prophesied.
This should be a fairly lucky
day for transactions In oil stock.
Discoveries of new wells in resi-
dence districts will change the ap-
pearance of certain western~cities.
Under this sway bathing in oil /.
held to be a great restorative of
beauty and youth.
NONos DC hCtH
and intuitive. giving the strongest
and most reliable impressions.
1t is one of the prophesies of this
time that keenness of judgment
will mark many men who will be
less easily deceived by women than
is their customary experience.
With the autumn there will b.
much speculation and again the
misfortunes and distresses of ma
tions will furnish wealth for men
who know how to grasp oppor-
tunity.
Many reckless financiers among
women are to develop in the next
few years
Children should be watched with
especial care at this time for they
may be extraordinary impression
able.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the augury of a prosperous
year. but they must not take any
financial risks.
Children born on this day are
likely t, be Industrious and sue
cessful. They are subjects of
sign making for open-handed gem
erosity that may be carried too
far.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12

has completely punctured the lii
erary South Sea bubble. and that
booksellers report the falling of of
public interest in all bona fde
south Sea books since its pubiica-
ton. However. there are still parts
OF the world into which the Kawa's
destructive prov has not penetrated
and which can still be reported by
the grave or gay traveller. Hough-
ton Minlin Company announces four
new books of travel for the fall.
They are: The Soul of Dorset. -
by L. J. Darton, charmfnrly
sympathetic study of pieturesque
Dorset: Three Asses in Bolivia !"
by Lionel Portman. a lively. ANUS
ing narrative of three young Eng
lishmen 1.-THE Three Asses) and their
adventures in unexplored parts of
Bolivia.
A. S. NJ. Hutchinson is one Of the
anomalies of modern literature.
After two years work he has fol-
lowed III Winter Comes" the
greatest popular success in a de-
cade. with The Freedom" TO be
published on September by Lit
tie, Brown and Company. In its es-
sentials study of married life. like
its predecessor, yet Hutchinson is a
bachelor and a man of reserved,
even shy temperament. living a re-
tired life with his mother and sister
This Freedom" is the story of a
happy marriage. blessed with chill
dE- lNIaU
depicted in IF Winter Comes" His
problem in this case is graver. and
is development of the modern
status of women. Can a married
woman have a business career and
still do her duty by her husband
AVID her children? The sincerity in
the woman's cry to be accorded fair
consideration as a human being.
without prejudice of sex. is shown.
but there is also shown the inevi-
table responsibilities of her sex.
Stokes announces for publication
during August a unique biograph-
ical study entitled The Home Life
of Swinburne. II IS an intimate
record of the last thirty years of
the poets life when he lived at
Putney with his friend. Theodore
Watts-Dunton. 1t is written by
Clara watts-Dunton, who came TO
Putney as a young bride and knew
Swinburne intimately as her hus-
bands best friend.
Stokes will also publish Jane
Austen's newly discovered manu-
~crgpt epfit1ed "f f.ova ana Friend
ship" on September Is. This de-
liShtfully amusing work is creating
a literary sensation in London.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
The Drug Clerk Blushed.

While waiting for my prescrip-
ton to be filled in one of the drug
stores the other evening. a stylish
ly dressed young lady came and
said to the clerk: ~ would like a
box Of four roses" the clerk went
back Of the prescription counter
and came out again, and said
What did I understand you to ask
forr' And she repeated, "A box
of four roses" He looked at her
and smilingly said. Don't you
mean Three Flowersy' The young
lady blushingly admitted 1t was
face powder she wanted. and not
c. H. W.. 400 L
street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Real Love Stories.
Out Of the Past

1t would seem that In our town
there was no romance. for 1t Is an
old, old town in the northwoods Of
Wisconsin. On the one side rises Rib
Mountain and on the other there are
tamarack forests that supply the
paper mills. People are matter Of
fact, practical.
In February, 1920. came a girl to
act as city welfare worker. Her office
was in the city hall. and she was i'm
mediately popular with her associates.
Where she hailed from we must as
certain: that Is the way of the woods.
The men in the city hall cared not
from whence she came. She was
there and that was sufficient.
She was lonely. On Sundays she
tramped out to Rib Mountain or sat
I'm her room and with eyes on a book
thought Of het dear old home: of the
father and mother. now dead; the
brothers. married. But she was brave
and worked on desperately.
And then one Sunday when the
gossamer web of October EMBODIED
Northern Wisconsin and she Jared
in hiking clothes to climb Rib Noun
tain. she ran into man talking to
his stalled car. She offered her aid.
He accepted. Began a strange court
ship. He was lumber king. 35.
unmarried. and she wondered at the
women of the entire world for not
attaching him.
Roberta was not a raving beauty
neither was she ugly. She was not
a model for the latest clothes. Still
she was the lumberman's ideal. He
told her so; told ,er she was the
most wonderful girl he knew; that she
was a good pal; and then, because
he invariably closed his lumber deals
directly. he told her he was going to
marry her on Thanksgiving Day. And
he did.
They travelled about: came back to
us, where she became active in COM
munity work.
In August. 1921. she had the Girl
Scouts out on hike. They struck
camp. lunched. and decided to swim
across the river. She was a good
swimmer. In midstream she came
close to a boat in. which were two
men.
Hello. Bobby" greeted one.
She went down. came up, went
uo"": i"e siKls were alarmed and
swan toward the spot where she
had disappeared. The man who had
addressed her was now in the water.
Repeatedly he dived for her. None
saw her after that A searching party
soon assembled. In two hours they
brought her body back to shore.
The man who had tried to rescue
ner said she was his wife. The lum-
herman would not listen to him and
buried her with due honor. The other
was insistent. In a little battered
trunk they found the marriage GER
tificate. 1t was dated nine years pre-
vious. But the lumberman was her
husband lover, He spoke no word
even to his own father of her first
affair. Towering high above ali the
monuments In the cemeterv i, .her
tombstone. inscribed:
ROBERTA r
BELOVED WIFE OF
JAMES LANE ALLAN
Born July II. 1884
Died August IL. 1921
E r. ]. p
And James Lane Allan. lurberr,.n
has enshrined In his memory his won
der woman. his wife, whom he thinIs
of with loving charity, for lie a old
fashioned enough to believe God e.ve
her to him and God took her away.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Hood
.xMQInMg5
n
BY RUDOLPH PERKINS

Jim Tayor said that Nettie Smith.
his sister-in-law. fired a pistol In the
air to scare him and then slammed
him on the wrist with a brick.
Nettie said that Jim tackled her
first. knocked her down, dragged her
a short distance and then cracked
her on the ankle with some Hibernian
confetti.
Mary Taylor. wife Of Jim. said that
he started on her first and then went
after Nettie when the latter tried to
stop quarrel between her and her
hubby.
The judge said Case dismissed" !"
and let Nettie go.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
A Pig Race.

Several mornings ago while walk
ing along C street northwest. near
Twelfth, 1 was somewhat startled
by the sudden noisy yells of severai
men who were running up Twelfth
street. A large pig had broken
away from its pen" on Louisia ana
avenue and was escaping in the d.
rection of Pennsylvania avenue 1t
seemed that the squealing Of the pig
was louder than the noise made by
its pursuers. which was finally cor
nered on the north side of c street
near Twelfth.-CHARLE E. WON
ERSLEY. 4122 Eighth street nortn-
west
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Continued from Yesterday.


Gloria. having attained sentiment
tai comfort. retired into her doze.
Five minutes licked away on
Bloeckman's travelling clock; ST.
lence lay all about the room. over
the unfamiliar. impersonal furni-
ture and the half-oppressive cell
ing that melted imperceptibly into
invisible walls on both sides. Then
there was suddenly a rattling flut-
ter at the window, staccato and
loud upon the hushed. pent air.
With a leap Anthony was out OF
the bed and standing tense beside
II.
who's there? he cried in an
awful voice.
Gloria lay very still. wide awake
now and engrossed not so much in
the rattling as in the rigid breath
less figure whose voice had reached
from the bedside into that ominous
dark
The sound stopped: the room was
quiet as before-then Anthony
pouring words in at the telephone.
Some one just tried to get into
the room! -.
There's some one at the win
dowr' His voice was emphatic now,
family terrified.
"An right. hurry" He hung UP
the receiver; stood motionless.
There was a rush and COM
motion at the door. a Knocking
Anthony went to open ii upon an
excited night-clerk with three bell
boys grouped staring behind him.
Between thumb and finger the
night-clerk held a wet pen with the
threat of a weapon; one of the bell
boys had seized a telephone direc-
tory and was looking at II sheep
ishly. simultaneously the group
was Joined by the hastily sum-
moned house-detective. and as one
man they surged into the ROOM
Lights sprang on with a click.
Gathering a piece of sheet about her
Gloria dove away from sight. shut
ting her eyes to keep out the hor-
ror of this unpremeditated vista
tion. There was no vestige of an
idea in her stricken sensibilities
save that her Anthony was at
Rrievous fault.
-. The night-clerk was speak
ing from the window. his tone half
of the servant, half OF the teacher
reproving a schoolboy.
Nobody out there" he declared
conclusively; my golly. nobody
could be out there. This here's a
sheer fall to the street of fifty feet.
1t was the wind you heard. tugging
at the blind"
'Oh."
Then she was sorry for him. She
wanted only to comfort him and
draw him back tenderly into her
arms. to tell them to go away be-
cause the thing their presence con-
notated was odious. Yet she could
not raise her head for shame She
heard a broken sentence, apologies,
conventions of the employe and one
unrestrained snicker from a bell
boy.
I've been nervous as the devil
all evening" Anthony was saying;
Somehow that noise just shook me
Il was only about half awake"
sure. I understand" said the
night clerk with comfortable tact:
been that way myself"
The door closed: the lights
snapped out: Anthony crossed the
floor quietly and crept into bed.
Gloria feigning to be heavy with
sleep. gave a quiet little sigh and
slipped into his arms.
What was it. dear?"
Nothing" he answered. his voice
still shaken: II thought there was
somebody at the window. so 1
looked out. but I couldn't see any
one and the noise kept up. so I
phoned downstairs. Sorry II dis
turbed you. but I'm awfully darn
nervous tonight"
Catching the lie. she gave an in
terior start-he had not gone to the
window. nor near the window. He
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
The Auto Owner Smiled.

A new use has been discovered
for the headlights of automobiles.
One day two girls. passing by a
car that was parked at the curb.
stopped and one OF them stepped
in front Of the headlight, and gaz-
ing into the polished glass used 1t
as a mirror to fix her hat and hair.
The man sitting in the car paid
very little attention to the pro-
cedure.
As she walked down the street I
heard her exclaim. It's. all right
now."-RAY SPEER. 1925 X street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Address "The City Editor"
Homage and Alimony.

1t was heard at the storytelling
hour on the Brookland playground.
And so the king of the big hob
goblins had to come every year to
pay homage to the fairy-queen."
Small Tommy: Miss Lizbeth. Is
that anything like alimony?''-
NENA NJ. GARDEN, 1876 Thirteenth
street northwest
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Wealthy Widow Dies.

CHICAGO. Aug. 11.-Mrs. Eva M.
Gleason. rich. handsome, middle
aged widow Of Los Angeles, died at
the Congress Hotel, today. from an
overdose of sleeping potion. Mrs.
Gleason had property worth about
s12s,4Qo Ii. Los Angeles and valu-
able holdings In Saginaw Ms~h,
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
Held on Larceny Charge.

Joseph Rollins was held for the
grand jury yesterday by Judge Nc
Mahon in Police Court under $1,000
bond on charge of stealing SIT
in cash and jewelry valued at $117
belonging to Miss florence Miller.
Of 1901 c street northwest on June
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12
FEATURES, FICTI(
II SATURDAY. AUGUST Il. Isas
faSeMeAeaMzzMN
NllkkzkzDAnzned
HFA 3eF SOFT FITZGERALDe>e IN
THE STORY TO DATE.
NoF SOFT FITZGERALD 60

hntony Patch dsseendant of weahhy Ner York sioek
from Harvard His candaser refoyme issi.
Profession hony decides history of The
Of 's ,sth uO eogegefrsds MoHy Noble
Caramel ensaged tring noei Upon nucefng Coromes
eousin Gloria Gilbert and modern g falls
10 her. thcryn.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-12

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