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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11
By GEORGE GIBBS
"Martelli," said the ITALIAN, bowling

"Martelli," said the ITALIAN, bowling
stifay.
If signor Martelli will permit"
1t was awkwardly done at best and
to Cherry seemed too pointed to be
quite agreeable. That was the trouble
with dad, he always had to be offering
people on the altar Of business ex.
pediency. What affair was It Of hers
If goggle.eyes was mixed in some Of her
fathers business ventures? And yet
she was not too dull to be aware Of her
fathers insstence. So she preceded
them to the terrace. acquiescept but
bored and-a little angry at having let
herself in for such an unpleasant after
noon. It was almost enough to have
been cheated out of her fight In the
airplane with Dicky without having this
dry .as dust philosopher thrust down
her throat. Now. probably. she would
miss her ride on "Bramble" into the
bargain. But she felt intuitively that
no matter how boring, she must do as
her father wished at lenst this once. for
he did look tired and worried. 1t seemed
SO strange that neither her mother nor
her brother Bob had noticed It.
Outside, upon the terrace, Jim
Mohun pointed out the beauties OF the
place, indicated with a wave OF the
hand the sunken garden now aolaze
with his prize dahlias and chrysan,,
themums. the wide lawn now steeped
Oh ,,tk sk vytn ~ 0n1inn
through the bordering forests.
"Old place I picked up-only the
buildings and gardens are new. You
can't grow woods like those over
night" -,
Handsome" muttered Sangrec, his
gaze on Cherry.
Hard job during the war to keep
enough people on the place to look after
things, but we've managed somehow.
These are the stables over there-the
garage beyond. Are you interested IN
horses? We have few good ones.
Cherry-my daughter-rides to- the
hounds--rides straight too. they tell me.
Eh. my dear?" He patted her broad'
cloth shoulder affectionately. suppose
you take DR.. Sangree out and show
him around.
Having thus carefully destroyed his
daughters hopes Of retrieving her lost
afternoon. her father left. her with the
unwelcome guest on the terrace and on
the plea OF letters to write went up
stairs to his own room. ..
Cherry stood in a moment OF doubt
beside the unfamiliar tweed.clad
figure.
"I'm afraid" she heard him say,
that I'm taking you away from your
friends"
'.Oh. they're not my friends" she
ike %n and oxs sSsls down G%s tSs stsp. Of the
terrace to The lawn, hsr 1.-THE young
Aguss y " ssdia6 esaA beeh aAa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11
By Irwin S. Cobb
One the Series Euenng Public Ledger Original Short Stories
. on Married Life by the Best American Fiction Writers

He stared at her, pussled.
ARTHUR" he echoed. who's Ar.
thur"
MY first husband" abe explained.
ARTHUR looked 20 we'll in his evening
clothes"
"Oh." he said, like that. That was
all he said for minute or 30. He was
thinking.
She was thinking, too. Practically
all women are popularity supposed to
have intuition. and certainly this par.
ticular woman had her share Of It..
Probably 1t was In that very moment
Of reflection that the lady decided Oh a
future plan Of action.
A T ANY rate, this was the BEGINNING.
"A Eventually. Mr.. Balm awoke to a
realization that he was. the victim Of a
gentle tynnny--that he had fallen cap.
tive to combination enemy made up
OF an affectionate, II somewhat master.
full. lady and the memory Of a dead.
and-gone personality. Mrs. Bain's first
husband was persistently dogging Mrs.
Bain's second husband. Daily. after
one fashion or another. the latter was
reminded Of the late Arthur. Arthur,
1t seemed. had never lost his temper.
What made the comparison hurt the
moro was the indubitabls fact that Mr..
Balm occasionally did lose bis. Arthur
had never raised his voice above the
low. pitched key Of innate refinement
no matter how irritated he might bs.
Arthur had been 20 tidy; never left his
clothes lying about where he dropped
them. Arthur had not given her
cross word in all the seven years Of their
life together. Arthur invariably had
been SO considerate Of her feelings. Il
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breeches seeming very straight and
rather scornful. Against his will
Sangree followed her, obeying the in.
junction of his host.
| lie YVES very uncomfortable, for be
wss sure that she did not mean to be
polite. On each occasion when they
had met she had given evidence of
strong distaste for his society, in no
case more marked than at the present.
He wasn't sure that he did not share
her feelings. and yet the enigma she
! presented still interested him. 1t was
difficult to believe that any young fe.
male person with 90 Aowerlike face
could be so lost to all sense of conven. .
tional morality as had been indicated to
him. He Joined her in a moment.
"You ride!" she asked indiffere ntly.
"Oh, yes. I had to-a good deal
In the East. That was the only way
to get about"
"stupid--unless you're going across
country. That's good fun. but it's not
thousb m .nte0ans %s ymsh And hsn
| t'"e" o"s'SAPuluB Su0 uau0pPo!ntInent
in his reply. "Have you ever aownY'
"Oh, It's gorgeous. isn't IT."
"Oh. yes, but It's very alarming, -
ened?'
"Yes, always. OF course when its
necessary one does such things. but
! cant see the slightest need OF riskins
ones life when there's nothing 10 be
"Oh!' she said with q shrus, az
she compared him with the magnificent
Dieky. ,".Of course II you're fright.
"I've never gone up without thinking
Ia come down in mess, and 1t went
against the grain when you sent the
ether ether fellow down that way. 1t was
..You mean, you fought-that way?"
Yes. We had q voluntary squadron
against the Turks. They bothered us
a, great deal. But we managed to stop
She turned a glance Of curiosity vary.
ing between dubiety and respect.
Tell Inc more. please
mo. I'd rather not" he finished
quietly. "I've never found much pleas
ure In killing or In telling Of it,
She gazed at him, gound.eyed with
amazement. The dry, matter. OF. fact
tones OF his voice taxed her credulity.
They differed 80 greatly from those OF
Dicky Wilberforce, whose casual refer.
ences to death and destruction filled
her with an abiding admiration. And
her loyalty to Dicky challenged the ret
ircnce Of her present companion. whose
appearance colnported 80 little with his
half mentioned deeds Of adventure. liz
was 80 little heroic. Her Argus glances
saw only the goggles, the bent shoulders
and the shambllng gait OF this queer
Gestssa, g @ o;bied 10 boClds 81.
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ws should employ it. Her dvantagc
was u very great one. Her criticisms
of Mr.. Balm took the form of measure
ing him off against the conceived pic.
ture Of her first husband.
And her first husband was dead. Now,
in common decency. an honorable man
and Mr.. Balm was an honorable man
may not speak i'll Of the dead. What is
more, had he. under stress Of provoca :.
tion, been minded to retort that after all
Mrs.. Bain's first husband was not
exactly perfection either, he could have
produced no proof to support the asser-
don. For he had never seen ms prede
cossor. He knew nobody who had
known the deceased. The present Mrs
Balm had been for three years widow
Vhen first he set eyes on her. She had
lately returned then from Honolulu; it
vac in Honolulu that she had been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11
Uncommon Sense rh. Treasure Hun.
THE writer has lately looked over the
L record Of a remarkable treasure
By JOHN BLAKE

TNdE writer has lately looked over the
L record Of remarkable treasure
hunt, made nearly thirty years ago.
A sea captain, man OF seventy, had
told a number of acquaintances that,
as a boy, he sailed on vessel in the
South Seas, and had seen deposited
many millions Of dollars OF treasure,
taken by pirates from vessels that were
bearing to Europe the gold taken from
the mines which short time before
had been found in Australia.
lie at last made party of perhaps
fifteen men believe his story.
These men raised money, bought q
schooner, and sent eight of their mum.
Der with the old captain to discover
the treasure. which was supposed to bc
on one of the many islands in the South
Pacific Seas.
VNiiE treasure was not discovered
l. The captain showed Indications ~
having lost his mental balance, and was
taken back to the United States n priS.
Oncr.
And the fifteen men. having lost their
money and two years OF their tina
went back to useful work, S'
Ihus most treasure hunts end. The
saaaess es andiAs tAs tssaSpro Of Can.
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a Guam to Bed Story -sy*' "eEvoY

auto, "because ! think, and you don't.
You have one track mind. But me,
! am free. / 90 everywhere and oh.
serve and reflect And, besides, my
brain isn't muddled listening to all the
dumb conversation you get all day long.
day after day"
"pEopLE who ride in automobiles
L talk Just as dumb as people who
ride in street cars
"Yes. but there isn't 80 many OF
them. Think Of all the dumb dialogue
you drag up and down the streets all
day. All the fiat heads standing on
their fiat arches, making fiat converse :
tions. No Wonder you have Hat wheels.
There's only one live thing about you.
That's your current. Everything else IL
dead. Even your motorman md con .
ductOr. they stopped living long ago.
They holler 'C'mon. step lively and
'plentar0om up 'front.' and ring bells
and make change ns mechanically and
fiat as machines. What fattenpd them
out? Conversation. And I snys and
he says and then ! says and then he
says. I'll say you said II, I'll say ! did
you sure did Well. I'm glad I don 4
have 10 carry them around" snid the
automobile. and off he went blippety
blippety down beautiful boulevard
through the park. while the poor old
street car went bump, blump, blump
on Its way to work down town.
There's an awfully sweet moral In tbii
story, dear children, but somehow
don't seem to be able to And It. That
oil, Gwan 70 bed. ~.
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nNCE upon a time, dear children,
Othere was big street car fat.
wheeling it down the street, BLCMP,
8LUMP, BLUMP, and alongside OF it
eeooted an automobile. BLIPPETi.
SLIPPERTY, BLIPPETY. And as
they bumped and blippetied they talked.
"Whaddye making such n racket
aboutf" said the auto. sounds terri.
BE. You don't see Inc running when
II have to run" replied the street
car. proudly. III I didn't how would
people get down town."
''suppose they didn't get down town,
then what?'
"Why-why. they have to get down
"Why?"
"Why. they just haveta, that's ALL"
NI1ELL," said the automobile sar.
w castically. "that's good rea .
IN % they can think ukS0. But u
N we're you Ia stay in barn just
n same. 1t wouldn't ~. vauch dit
1Sesnce II the people SsYstk down
toWn stayed home or not y9Sfhe ones you
tSke down In the morning 20 to make a
~ o. things nOb1dy needs. And the
Saes you take down in the afternoon GO
(4un to buy them with the money the
\ 80 who went down In the morning
o bring back that night. It's all very
+ y and useless
That's what you think" said thl
Sss VIA. ! .AiaL. ;" ,,sli.a Il.
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toward a laundering Niagara, and she
didn't renlize It, and he, thoroughly
under the dominion Of forces with which
lie found himself somehow powerless to
cope. only dimly and duly appreciated
the peril. He wanted, above all things.
to have and to hold his wife until death
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11

And for all that he naturally was q
sunny tempered and companionable per.
son, Mrs. Bain's second husband was.
at the end Of the first year Of his mar.
ried life. in fair way to become a
NAL craft was sliding down the rapids
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was Arthur this and Il was Arthur that.
She realized her power and she used 1t.
Mrs. Bain's first husband was ever, 70
to speak. at the elbow Of Mrs. Bain's
second husband, by proxy chiding him,
admonishing him, correcting him, scold-
inR him. even.
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SYNOPSIS

CHERRY MOHUE. daughter Of q money!
mckin0 father and soctdlIv aspiring mother.
moods but oiso on othisttc oiri. not alto.
Qssher spoiled bv realth and odulation. DR..
Ddrd Sdn0rec. q vouno Am .ertcan ethnolo-
IN the country on his rctMrn from a long
scientific expedition. Sneets her through
Cherry Is bored bv the sauant. and Sc Il
startled at her aud her set. Cherru Is
rites. where Son0ree makes bio impres.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11

10 there any one in this
country pho does not knoc the
ndme Of Irwin s. Cobbf Or
1hat that name stands for in
American Hteraturef
He has been aud done many
things; nelcsp0perman, tcdr
correspondent, author. play.
( scrighf, etc-there isn't space
enough to chronicle all the
ground he has covered, but
from the time he first began
scrtting he has been claimed by
? his jello,c- -countrpmen in ray
that seems to make him belong
to his admirers indiridually.
It has been said of him BY his
friend, Robert II. Daris: "In
COBB zee find Mark Train.
Bret Harte aud Edgar Allan
Poe at their best" but to as
pho read him he Is just him.
self. Irrin s. Cobb. the most
popular humorist IN the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-31

in the famine district may receive
blanks by calling on Mr.. Gerteisen,
who also will explain any matter not
clearly understood.
Frequent letters from these people
are received by Topeka relatives, and
they invariably tell of the fearful con-
dftions there, whole villages being de-
serted, the living leaving their dead
who have succumbed to starvation
In other hamlets the people are eat
ing horses and dogs, while less for
tunate villagers are reduced to a broth
made from the leaves and bark of
trees.
Notes and Personals.
The condition of a. J. Berry, who
is seriously sick at his home, 1916 Ty-
Ter street, is slightly improved.
Donald Pitts, son of Mrs. and Mrs.
H. E. Pitts, sos Quincy street, is quar-
anuned at his home, suffering from an
attack of diphtheria. Mrs. Pitts is
also SICK but not with diphtheria.
S. S. Myers. who has been sick with
influenza at his home in Oakland, is
slowly recovering.
Mrs, Dan Finne of route left to-
cay for California where she will visit
relatives for an indefinite length of
time
Mrs. W. H. Graves is sick with in
fluenza at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Liittjohann, 935 Jackson
street.
Mrs. C. I. Lamb and little son, John
Edward, who have been visiting Mrs.
Lambs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pratt, will leave for their home in
Denver tonight.
Mrs. John Jenkins, who has been
| seriously sick with influenza at her
home in Harrison street, was slightly
better today and hopes are held for
her recovery.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Myers, who has been sick for the past
few days, is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Lamb of Herring
ton, who attended the Kansas Day
meeting and while here were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs J. D. Pratt,
! S33 Jackson street, left for their home
last night.
| S. r. Dexter, undertaken, S23 Kan
| sas avenue.-Adv.
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OAKLAND NEWS
Notes and personals by MrG. H. d.
wadIeigh. Call Blue 1921 or $3.50.

Mrs. Chas. Ash, Mrs. J s. Swogger and
Mrs. NJ. 7. Kelsey of Oakland attended
the Kansas Day meeting Monday.
The Delta Alpha class of the Oakland
Presbyterian church will meet Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. John Dunn
in Freeman avenue
Mrs. Lauren Kelsey and little daughter
spent the day in Highland Park the guests
of Mrs. e. L. Jones'
The Women's Missionary society of the
Oakland Christian church will hold a meet
ing Wednesday evening, February 1 at 8
O'Clock IN the church. Rev. E. w. Harrt-
son of the Third Christian church will be
the speaker of the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. ASH and son. Chas.
Jr. have returned to their home in Ar
ter avenue from Kansas City where thew
convention held in the Muehlebach hotel.
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How Soldier
Dispersed Attacks

For two years my stomach
trouble was very bad, my doctor had
to inject morphine on several occas-
ions when I was stricken with these
attacks. Since taking 4 bottles of
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy I have
been entirely well and am serving in
the artillery, having been pronounced
in perfect health by government
physicians" 1t is a simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the Inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and in
festival ailments, including Appendix
citis.' One dose will convince or money
refunded. AT all druggists.-Adv.
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WANTS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka State
journal is 1 cent word each insertion
minimum 10 cents; by the week ) cents a
word minimum 80 cents.
OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be
accompanied with cash or check in full
payment of the same. Note the foregoing
Journal.
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads to be
classified properly must be in The State
journal office before 10 30 O'Clock. Want
Ads received after u 80 till rs p. m. will
be inserted under the head: ITO Late to
classify"
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ASSESSORS TO TOPEKA
County Officers in Annual Conference
Wednesday and Thursday.

Wednesday and Thursday.
The county assessors of Kansas will
be here for two days, February and
2, upon call of the state tax commits
sion, for annual conference upon mat
ters pertaining to the assessment of
property. In but very few counties
the county clerk is the county assessor
ex officio, which means a two days
session of the county clerks of the
state.
Incidental to the meeting, a supper
has been arranged for by the officers
of the County Clerks association at
Pelletier's tea, room for Wednesday
evening. An impromptu program of
speaking, Ray Halls orchestra and
Mrs. Catron, the talented reader and
imitator. will enIiven the occasion.
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LOST AND FOUND.

STRAYED on Friday afternoon female
Airedale terrier, probably dragging piece
of broken chain. For information as to
whereabouts please call 6375 ].
LOST-Female Scotch collie.~ Answers to
the name Of Laddie. Please return to
LeRoy Vogle, 610 Douthitt and receive re-
ward.
hand. Phone 621S w. Reward. 125 West
Curtis. Margie White.
LOST-Bunch of keys with chain attach
ed. Finder please call phone Blue 1887.
Lady was seen to have picked them up.
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Mrs. Ida Ruff will be the hostess
for Victor council No. 4, S. B. A, next
Thursday evening at the hall, S3l
Kansas avenue. Following the regu-
lar business meeting programs of varl-
Gus kinds are given by different mem
bers. DR.. Miriam Swift was hostess
last week and a most enjoyable eve
ming was spent. Gladys Ruff won the
prize offered by H. H. Baer for the
correct guessing of the name of the
hero in a story he told recently, when
taking his turn as host. The name OF
the hero, and the book in which the
story was found, were required. me
prize, a book, was won by Gladys
when she named the book as the Bible
and the hero as Samson.
The Foreign Missionary society Of
the Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church VIII
meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:5O
o'clock at the home of Miss Clara Hol-
man, 116 Evelyn street. Miss Ada
Morrow, a program reader VIII be
present and requests that all members
bring with them the December ana
January numbers of the Missionary
Friend"
Charles Gerteisen. formerly station
agent in North Topeka for many years
for the Santa Fe railroad, is perhaps
in closer touch with the Russian ele-
ment in Topeka than any other man IN
the city. Thru his assistance aid has
been sent by Russians living in Topeka
to their relatives or friends in Russia
or Germany, who have written them
of their woeful need. This aid was
sent in the form of foreign exchange.
Those in Russia were sent English
money, and those who had managed to
make their way into Germany were
sent German marks.
doubt as to the best manner of
sending help to these starving people
resulted in Mr.. Gerteisen writing to
Herbert Hoover, secretary of the COM
mission Of foreign relief. A reply
from Mr.. Hoover stated that all re-
mittances for this purpose should be
sent to the American Relief Admins
tration, AZ Broadway, New York, n. Y.
The Relief Administration had been
given Mr.. Gerteisens name, and 100
blanks have been sent him, which. if
filled out plainly with the names and
addresses of persons in Russia, en-
closing check New York exchange,
and sent to the above address. sup
plies in lieu of money will be fur
nished these persons in Russia, thru
the American Relief stations in that
country, of which there are twenty
five. In this way aid sent to relatives
and friends is assured of reaching
them.
There are 425 families of Russians
in Topeka, the majority having rela-
tives in the old country. Any of these
wishing to send relief to their relatives
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

(First published in The Topeka State Jour
nal, January II, 1921
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

-|@~~~~|-0~>~7@~|~-@-77-7
Z. S Wilder and wife to w. A. Rich
ards, pit. lots 203-5-7-9, Byron ave.,
Byron Place add. ......,...........$
J. d. Hartzeu and wife to- L. A.
Etschied, lots 3S-40-42, block I,
Wayne ave, MiIler's College Park
H. w. Han 10 H. Kuenzii, lots 1913
81, Clay st, block 3, Steele's add.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

EYE GLASSES. spectaeles, at pre- war
prices Highest quality Latest styles
Thoro examination Phone 1851 for ap-
pointmenf. Dr.. Geo. B. Emery. over
Kresge's Ten Cent Store.
PROTECT YOUR HOME-Positive burg
lar proof window lock. Call Melvin
Parsons, 5SSS J.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE
Suitable

For large family or extra roomers
On the boulevard LOT. all modern house.
oak, large garage, $4,000.
Another Of IL rooms, all modern, $4,000.
On Tyler. 10-r. all modern. hot water
On College, S-r. and finished attic, $12,-
Another on College, 9 lg. r, 81. p. for 4
beds, garage. A good one for $1,000.
On West Sth, S-r., hot water heat, Sc, 800.
On West 10Th, close in, 8 lg. T., 81. p,
lg. dbl. garage, $1O.500.
On West 10th, 7-r all modern, g1assed
81. p. cistern, 2-car garage $500.
Detailed Information at the office.
LOWMAN HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT
III lots, Broom all modern house Full
basement with new furnace. Hot and cold
water on all floors. Barn. Fine old shade.
It's real buy at $4,000.
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ED. F. GROTE

In rear of Kansas Reserve Bank,
824 Kansas Ave.
Phone at office 1898 or call after 6
p. m, 1920.
Trego Co. 1910 under plow
1,000-bushel granary. good well, mi.
north of Brownell. Price $500; will
trade for Topeka house. Call
COTTRELL CO.
112 w. 9Th. Phone 3408
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NORTH TOPEKA

Items for this column may be left
1t PetrO's drug store, or telephone
Eleanor KlrabalI. 1881 after O'Clock.
Other hours, 35Se.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

Party with $1,000 cash and fair
knowledge of real estate values can
make good connection with local bust
mess organization. ADDRESS E. J.,
care Journal.