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The Washington times., 1922-10-24
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaefis-

- WISH I were q diplomat.
abreast with current topics;
u equipped to settle every spat
in northern zones or topics. II
I were versed in subtle arts re-
lating to the nations. II I knew
much Of foreign parts and our
own lands relations, with all this
knowledge stored on tap how
proudly I'd go prating, for then
I'd be the very chap for whom
the world Is waiting! I'd tell
folks how to Danish war and how
to settle quarrels, and. clear from
here to Zanzibar. I'd write their
codes OF morals. But. first Of all.
I'd set at rest one problem most
vexatious. that keeps the finan.
ciers oppressed and makes them
cry: Good gracious"'' I'd tell
them what is wrong with gold,
/the thing all nations covet; my
perfect plan ! would unfold and
how the world would love IL!
For gold has made a lot of woe
through all the passing ages:
it's caused the Russian tears to
lIOW DtBtcIOu SNiuCoO ooHSN''
But in this diplomatic dream on
which I often ponder I'd furnish
up some splendid scheme with
gold for an to squander. 1t would
be fine and yet, these days, when
autumn's hand Is lavish, can't
be bothered with the maze of
troubles. Jap or Slavish. Fer me.
the minted gold Of leaves on vel
low grasses cleaning, the shin
ing gold of garnered sheaves, the
suns gold banners, streaming.
Sometimes think we'd know
more bliss. more Joy that living
offers, II all thought more OF gold
like this and less Of gold in cof.
fers. I'm not a diplomat OF
note, but Just plodding bump.
kin, and 30 on autumn's gold I
gloet, the gold Of corn and pump
kim
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of justice, yet on the whole much
more like Q committee.room. In
stead of the impressive judges
seat, there e-Sas long semi-circular
desk at which three justices sat,
tables for counsel and solicitors,
and gallery running round the
side. This latter, already held a
number of spectators. Joan and
her companion were given places
in the body of the little courtroom.
The three bewigged judges hal
only just taken their seats, and
were,discussing, some case that had
nothing to do with Joan. She al.
lowed her eyes to travel round the
gallery. and at once, with little
shock, recognized a face that she
knew. It was Vaille's. He sat
silent and impassive at the far end
Of, the balcony. and as his gaze
met that Of Joan. he gave a grave,
faint little bow. She responded
with a-sull fainter one.
S"Whots that?" whispered Lady
DuplGee.,
IAN acquaintance OF mine," re
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-. By ANN Isle.
whose Present Serial Has Scored
n Big Popular Success.

@~sS VpuE0A DuCCeSS.
MY office ran on a perfect
W efficiency" basis during
Az the day Mr.. Lacy was
scheguled to visit II for the first
tumes Miss May settled down to
business almost grimly after she'd
. exhibited her first amazing bust.
ness,ike attitude on the score cf
my visitor.
Lacy came into the office.I was
at the telephone. so ! could only
look up long enough to smile ami
wave a friendly hand. But with
u return Of greetings, Mr. Lacy
proceeded to march over to Miss
: May with his hand held out and
his face as ingenious and friend.
ly az childs -. ..
Good afternoon. Mrs. Harri.
son." he said, coming over TO
shake hands. Then he returned
10 Ids chair by Miss Mays side.
and smiled at her as he spoke
"This partner of yours has an ex-
aggersted idea Of your import.
ance. She wouldn't cast one
glance at the proofs live brought
an till you'd seen 'em. How do
you get folks that way?"
"I sometimes wonder" replied.
.You told me that your part
nef was. a MARVEL grinned Mr..
Lacy, with a boyish impudence
wnich made Miss May smile
shyiy and uncertainty. But I
didn't grasp II. You know men
always discount feminine enthu-
eiasm about 20 per cent"
Mrs. Harrison's very sincere
md conservative In. all her state
.fnents,c 2 began Miss May with her
usual ready defensive for me
"You said Il yourself-as should
n,t." twinkled Mr.. Lacy so Sstiy
that Miss May ventured a little
.iesle IN response. Her re.
marks In re partner were abso-
iptely correct. You come up to
specifications, madame" E%s
he rose and made n quick how;
to the .drab little woman. Them
With a Difference all the sweeter
because Il was clearly nothing
more than youths chivalry to,
.if you're both ready, let's get
down 10 brass tacks. I'm not Fo-
!, tng to make a habit OF costing
vo,, YOUR dinners, Mrs. Harrison.'
Miss Mays expression became
,rif7e puzzled. and she tried for 4.
,ook OF weli.bred deafness 10 what
nrobably wasn't meant for her.
Mr. Lacy came to the rescue and
sayed her from the ugly feeling
that comes from being shut out OF
n secret others share.
.Mrs. Harrison was shamefully
de,ayed at my office a few eve
uings ago and" a,
Then he stumbled and Grim.
soned. no doubt realizing that he
couldnt save one woman's peace
of mind by airing another's views.
90 \ rushed ahead Of him:
And I'm an old-fashioned wife
las you know. Miss May. 20 we
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.LOVELESS MARRIAGE
THE ETERNAL QUESTIONS ARE HERE AGAIN
.By Beatrice Fairfax

10 demoralize her outlook upon
life. SO much 30 that everything
beautiful seems just a withered
form Of what might have been?
1--WE all make mistakes. have
made a grave one, I admit, be-
cause fearing death by the hand
of the man who was my lover
I married him, learning after.
ward that his threats were
'feather-edged.' But does this
Justify making a mans life miser-
able; letting child grow up
amidst bitter surroundings and
rcibbing myself not only Of iove,
which am willing to believe I
shall never know, but also of
peace, that I would undoubtedly
enjoy, In seclusion7 q.
"Il have endeavored in every
mistake. praying nightly to learn
to love my husband. but it, never
came. Should I go on living In
dreams that perhaps may never
materialize. with nothing to call
forth what lies dormant in my
soul?" '.....
The first instructive reaction to
a letter like this Is an impatient
adjuration to make good at the
Job. After all. when a woman
goes into q marriage such as
"weary's' isn't an emotional
curiosity part OF the driving
force?. Doesn't she drsmatize her
eager lover and find herself swept
along by his elaborate gesturesp
Then, why should she revolt
when she finds life humdrum and
not the. sraud pageant Of feelings
she expectedf -. -. ~ -
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whom l shG~ 1--we the order
for Brandon's IS.c.s5c, and when
should go to London to bring him.
What was my surprise and dis
gust when Mary told me she had
not yet seen the King-that she
had waited to eat. and bathe, and
dress" and that "a few. moments
more or less could make no diff.
ference"
MY God! your highness, did I
not tell you that the man who
saved your life and honor-who is
covered with wounds received in
your defense. and almost dead from
loss Of blood. spilled that you might
be saved from worse than death
is now lying In a rayless dun
geon. a place OF frightful filth.
such as you would not walk across
for all the wealth Of London
Bridge: is surrounded by loath-
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some, creeping things that would
sicken you but to think Of; is rest
ing under a charge whose penalty
is that he be hanged, drawn and
quartered? And yet you stop to
eat and bathe and dress. In Gods
name, Mary Tudor, Of what stuff
are you made? II he had waited
but one little minute; had stopped
for the drawing of breath; had
held back for but one faltering
thought from the terrible odds Of
four swords to one. what would
you now be? Think, princess,
think" a. v
was a little frightened at the
length to which my feeling had
driven me. but Mary took 1t all
very well. and said slowly and abb
sent-mindedly:
You are right: will go at
once; 1 despise my selfish neglect.
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Greenwich that Mary might tell
the King. On the road over, l
stopped at Newgate to tell Bran.
don that the princess would soon,
have him out. knowing how wei.
come liberty would be at her
hands. but l was not permitted to
see him.
l swallowed my disappointment,
and thought 1t would be only a
matter of a few hours delay
the time spent in riding down to
Greenwich and sending back a
messenger. So, light.hearted
enough at the prospect. I soon
Joined the girls. and We cantered
briskly home.
Caskoden Is Angry.
After waiting a reasonable time
for Mary to see the King. sought
her again to learn where and from
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OUR FAILING
EYESIGHT
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

|" HE eyesight of savages Is
much better than that OF
u civilized men. The native
hunters Of wild tribes can see
game at distances quite beyond
the capacity Of civilized sports
men.
Old writings reveal that the
eyesight Of men in ancient times
must have been better than ours.
for they record the viewing Of
one Of Jupiter's moons. which is
not visible to the unaided civil
lied vision.
Some time ago a French as
historic drawings made by cave
ten stars instead of seven; only
seven can be seen by us.
What do these things mean?
That there has probably been
some deterioration in our eye
sight.
Assuming. then. that this state
of affairs may fairly~be suspected,
how can we account for II and
what can we do to meet this par
ticular form Of human degeneracy
by which rather unpleasant name
the solemn biologists insist upon
calling Il?
Well, In the first place. investi.
cations show that defects Of eye
sight increase In proportion as a
child advances in his studies.
The most glasses will be found
In the upper grades. Civilized
man uses his eyes for near work
vastly more often and more in
tensively than savage man.
In the second place, civilized
man Is far more open to intoxi-
cations and infections Of various
sorts than are barbarians, and
such conditions frequently involve
the eyes In one way or another.
1t Is, Of course, also known that
decay Of the teeth and diseases
and deformities Of the bones are
more common in modern than In
ancient times. The tendency
seems to be toward a general de-
terioration OF structure.
II Ia mainly through a knowi-
edge Of the laws OF personal ny.
siene that we can conserve our
bodies, IN spite of the trying con-
ditions Of civilized life.
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See This Romance Of Princess Mary
Tudor Starring Marion Davies as
the Princess in Melton Pictures
at Loew's Columbia Begin
ming October ~. r

fold than the breath of my nos.
trfis2 And was he not suffering
at that moment because of this
great service, performed at my re.
quest and in my place? II my
whole soul had not gone out to
him ] should have been the most
ungrateful wretch on earth. But
II did so out to him, and j believe
I would have bartersd my life TO
have freed him from another houf
In that dungeon. --. ..t..'.
He Tells Mary. = -
:. As soon as the prison gates were
opened next morning, I again I'M.
portuned the keeper to give Bran.
don a, more comfortable cell, but
his reply was that such crimes
had Of late become SO frequent in
London that no favor could be
shown those who committed them.
and that men like Brandon, who
ought to know and act better, de.
served the maximum punishment.
told him he was wrong in this
case; that ] knew the. facts nd
everything would be clearly ex.
planned that very day and Bran
don released. ola. =
o. That's all very WE'LL" re-
sponded the stubborn creature:
nobody is guilty who comes
here; they can every Eone
prove innocence clearly and at
once. Notwithstanding, they near.
ly all hang. and frequently, for va.
riety's sake, are drawn and quar-.
tered" ...-
waited about Newgate until 9
o'clock. and as I passed out met
Buckingham and his man John.
son, a sort of lawyer-knight. going
in. went down to the palace at
Greenwich. and finding that the
girls were still at Scotland Palace.
rode over at once to see them.
Upon getting Mary and Jane to
myself, I told them Of Brandon's
arrest on the charge of murder,
and Of his condition. lying half
dead from wounds and loss Of
blood, in that frightful dungeon.
The tale moved them greatly, and
they both gave way to tears. I
think Mary hadheard of the arrest
before. as she did mot seem sur
prised. , !
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HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL
- SATISFACTION IN LOVELY; HANDS
BY Lucrezia R0ri..

wrtnkled before their. time. Keep
your circulation brisk and your
muscles young and healthy, and
your hands will retain their. youth.
ful lines. -, o..
Here is an exercise which is one
of the best to keep the hands N a..
condition. In which you can ,feel
proud OF them. With u bit OF Tin.
agination, you will find the follow,
ing exercise easy to do and delight
full in its results:
Hold your left Just rs you would
IL you had slipped a glove on anf
were ready to fit the glove fingers
down over yours.
Now, with the thumb and fore
finger Of your right hand, work the
imaginary glove into place. From
the tip Of each finger, stroke down
about twice. Then come back and
, do II over again, so that each I'm.
ger gets at least four massaging
strokes. Remember to make the
downward movements slow and
forceful, just as you would II you
were really putting on a new stiff
kid glove.
Now, change hands. and adjust
the glove on your right hand,
working with your left.
There Is no better exercise to
keep your hands, well rounded,
with capable, firm lines. ~ "a
Feeding the skin of your hands,
too. is. Just as important as feeding
the skin Of your face. Here is a,
good cream for the purpose: a.
Almond oil. IN ounces: -. ~.
Cucumber Juice. | ounce:
White wax, 1 dram:
Spermaccti, ounce:
oil OF neroli, s drops.
Rub this well into your hands be-
fore retiring at night
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Remarkable Deduction.

The secretary Of an Anti.Tobacco
League said In a recent address:
Carefully compiled statistics show
Ius that for every cigar a man
smokes he shortens his life three
days. A physician prominent IN
local circles rose with the question:
Are those statistics quite accu.
rate7" quite. sir" replied the
secretary. 'Why7" Because.
replied the NJ. ID. causticaIly. III
they are, I've been dead over two
hundred years" ~
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<<vvY HEN woman has
wv made a terrible mis-
w take in life, by marry.
ing a man she does not love and
10 positive yshe never can love, Is
It. right and proper and Justice to
all concerned for her to struggle
day. by day with that man In nc.
,carda nee With his wisheszf Have
two wrongs ever made d right?"
asks Weary. II
with greatly developed con-
sc]ousness' of right. duty. truth.
and I, fslscbood. -. rendering the
woman so. mtfch more susceptible
ID the irritation: and living DEATH
As 1itt were, is. this not sufficient
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HEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWE
\ World Famous Story Of the AllCon.
quering Power of,aLeye Over the
Heart Of the Willfill and Beau
tiful Sister Of thesAato- II,
cratic King Henry VIII. 81

don from the Tabard Inn one, hour
hence" -, s S4a.
= Could o.; command to duty have
come at, 4 more inopportune time,
II was distracteds and ppon leaving
the king went at! once to seek the
Lady Mary where ! had leftaber
in the eanteroom. She had
gone. so ! went to her apart-
,ments. but could not find her. I
went to the queens salon. but she
was, not there. and I traversed that
old rambling palace. from. onss end
to the other withous 1hding her or
Lady Jane tfSg T.
The king hid told me- the, em.
bassy woul& besa secret one. and
that I. was u speaR Of it to nobody.
least Of all to 4he Lady, Mary No
one was to know that I was leay-
ing England, and I was to comniu-
nicate with no one at home while
in France -~s.. ~
The kings command was not to
be 'disobeyed; to do 50 would be Al
much as my life was worth: but be-
sides that. the: command Of the
king served was my highest duty,
and no Caskoden ever failed in that.
/. 1 may not be as tall as some men,
. but my fidelity And. honor4bdt you
WIFI sayI boast. . - 20, =
Ready to Start. T.
|, was to make ready my bundle
and ride six miles to London in one
hour; and, almost half that time
|: was spent already. I was sure to
be late, SO ] could not waste an.
other minute.
I went to my room and got to-
sgether a few things necessary for
ssns journey. but did not take much
in, the way of clothing, preferring
TO buy that new in Paris. where
could find ths-iatest styles in pat
tern and fabric. atsaN 4
I tried to assure myself that
Mafys weIid ses the iSng 1T dnce
and temnfnf an. but dot allow my
Hear friend Bfandon To- pc I'm jthat
terrible place another, night; vet a
persistent fear ,Hehawed at .:my
heart, and a sort Of intuition, that
seemed to have the very breath Of
certainty in It's foreboding,; made
me doubt her. = =.
To Be Continued TomorroR9
! =, tcepyrisht, Hose.-Merrtn COY
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Not Eager to Go.

DO you think he will tell the
cause OF the kiiling?" she asked.
II know he will not" answer.
ed: but ! also know that he knows
you WILL" and looked straight
into her face.
Certainly we will" said Jane.
1--WE will 60 to the King at once"
and she was on the qui vive to
start Immediately.
Mary did not At once consent to
James proposition, but sat in a
reverie, looking with fearful eyes
into vacancy. apparently absorbed
in thought. After little pressing
from us. she said: II suppose II
will have to be done; can see no
other way: but blessed Mother
Mary help me-"
The girls made hasty prepara.
tions. and we all started back to
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Household Hints

Never leave the jam spoon in the
jam. This is invariably done IN
some houses. The habit is a very
dangerous one, almost as bad rs
leaving the pickle fork In the
pickles.
Russian vegetable salad provides
an excellent way of using up rem
nants Of vegetables; peas, diced
carrots, turnips or potatoes and
scarlet runners are. however. the
best combination for this salad.
Garnish with sliced heetroot and
chopped hard boiled eggs In the
form OF n design.
Iron handkerchiefs when wet,
and they win have a slight gloss
and keep clean longer,
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PrIma donna OF the Metropolitan
Opera, and noted for her beauty rs
well az her art5

well az her artJ
TyO gain our goal in any direc-
tioh Il is best to keep a.
Il constant reminder Of our
aim before us. The best incentive
to any kind of personal beauty Is
the realization Of the JOY that 1t
brings us.
Applying this fact to the par
ticular case, what could bring
more constant pride and personal
enjoyment than the possession of
beautiful hands? Any woman
whose hands are well-groomed
and lovely as thoughtly care can
make them, has her ample reward
in the personal, satisfaction they
give her.
In other words, when once you
have acquired the habit Of caring
for your hands 80 that, they
always appear in the pink of con-.
dition you would, be miserable IL
you saw their beauty deteriorate,
through neglect. ..
The important thing, then, is
to realize what a full measure Of
satisfaction lovely hands give
you. After you have kept yours
in this condition long enough to
be assured that glance at them
will give you a feeling OF pride,
the rest Is easy. You will never
neglect them.
And another thing YOU will have
learned In that very short time
spent on the care OF your hands
will yield abundant result. II
really takes such few minutes
each dayl
Now, first Of all, you shoul: un.
derstand that hands In which the
muscles shrink appear old and
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Do You Know

Larks are only birds that sing
as they ny.. .'r'1Is.' = ~
Rust and corrosion, Of metal In
responsible for an annual world
wastage Of $500, ,0oo, 900.
- =
People over seventy in England
and Wales number 100000, OF
whom 100000 are over eighty.five
years Of age.
- - ,. .
Thc srborigines inhabiting the
Malabar islands speak to each
other. at a distance by whistiing,
the whistlers being selected for,
their ability TO whistle loudly.
They make this their livelihood. r
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<<TTOw thrilling!" she whis.
I'll pered. AT last shall

k<" OW thrilling she whis.
I'll pered. AT last shall
- have my portrait in
the Mirror" Front page, with
any luck. For years have dream
ed Of this. You treasure, how can
ever be thankful enough for hav-
ing met your
Joan laughed merrily, Her host.
ess was a perpetual delight to her.
Nothing would satisfy Lady Dun.
luce but to be present at the in;
quiry.
II was the sixth day of the Tall.
bois peerage case: vet this was the
first time that Joan herself was re-
quired to attend in person. The
, whole affair was utterly unlike
anything she had expected. After
q short interval In a waiting-room,
an official led Joan and her COM
panion. to the chamber where the
girls fortune and future life were
TO be decided.
This was a comparatively small
place in the right wing, with the
appearance of a miniature court
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BY Charles Major.

"HlS, OF course, silenced me,
as II did not know what
- new danger might create,
nor how might mar the mat
Ter I SO much wished to mend.
did not tell Brandon that
the girls had left Greenwich. nor
Of my underlined, and, perhaps, un-
founded fear that Mary might not
act as he thought she would in a
!, great emergency, but silently'helped
him to dress, and went to London
along with him and! the sheriff's
sergeant.
Brandon was taken to Newgate,
the most loathsome prison in Lon
don at that time, II being used for
feions, while Ludgate was for
debtors. Here he was thrown into
an underground dungeon foul with
water that seeped through the old
masonry from the moat. and alive
with every noisome thing that
creeps. There was no bed, no
stoob no floor. not even a wisp of
2 straw: simply the reelxing stone
walls, covered with fungus, and
The windowless arch overhead.
One could hardly conceive a more
horrible place in which to spend
even a moment. I had @ glimpse
OF II by the light Of the keepers
lantern as they put him In, and 1t
seemed to me single night in that
awful place would, have killed me
or driven me mad. protested
and begged and tried to bribe, but
1t was all Of no avail; the keeper
had been bribed before I arrived.
Although 1t could do no possible
good, was glad to stand outside
the prison wallis in the drenchine
rain, all the rest of that wretched
night, that I might be as near as
possible to my friend and suffer
q little with him.
Was not I. too, greatly indebted
TO him? Had he not imperiled his
life and given his blood to save
the honor Of Jane. as we'll as Mary
Jane, dearer' to me a thousa nd.
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This faneps story has been
ereated. Into : superlative photo.
play By Cosmopolitan Produc.
lions, direction Of Robert O.
yignola, IL twill be released as .
Paramount picture. -:
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An Urgent Errand.

After we had waited a few min
utes. one Of the kings pages came, ,.
up and said he had been Looking ells
over the palace for me. ana: That
the king desired my presence irnr
mediately. I went IN with, The
page to the king, leaEing MARY
alone and very melancholy In the
antechamber.- ;.' b
Upon ,enerins the kings pres
'ence he, asked. Where have you
been. Sir Edward?- ! have almost
killed a good: hajfdozen, pages
hunting you. : want you to pre-.
pare Immediately to go to Paris
with an embassy to his majesty.
King Louis. You will be the in
terpreter. The ambassador you
need not know. Make ready at
once. The embassy will leave Lon.
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There is no other way; ! have
racked my brain--there Is nc. other.
way. It must be done, and I, will Z,
go at once and do IT." j .,}.r,
9And i will go with you." said I.
They Go Together. ~
II do not blame you." she said,
for doubling me, since have
failed once; but you need not doubt
me now. 1t shall be done, and
without delay. regardless Of the
cost to me. I have thought and
thought to find some other way to
liberate him, but there is none; I
will go this instant" ''.:
. And ! will go with you, Lady
Mary. said I. doggedly.
She smiled at my persistency.
and took me by the hand. saying.
Gomez '''.
We at once went off to find the
king, but the smile had faded from
Mary's face. and she looked as II
she were going to execution. Every
shade of color had fled, and 4.her
lips were the hue, Of ashes.
We found the king in the midst
OF his council, with the French
ambassadors, discussing the all.
absorbing topic; of the marriage;
treaty, anSHenry!! fearing an OUT
break. refused to see the princess.
As usual. opposition but spurred3
her determination. so she sat down
in the ante-room and said she
would not stir until she had seen
the king.