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The Washington times., 1922-04-12
The Delightful L0Ue Story
of q Quaker Maid
Follow This Serial Here, Then See ]
in Motion Pictures at the Leading
Theaters Soon.

interest lay sn the directions Il
Miss Cole.
Wont you Join usY- asked
Henry. unbending 70 the artist
for the first time since his ar.
rival at Haven. q
Why notf" answered RCvetn.
pleasantly. as he moved his camp
chair nearer and listened to the
chatter about him with an arnns-
ed smile. E'
You're magician, Rovein.'.s e
said Henry; you certainly work.
ed miracle last night"
just you wait little while; In
the languages Of Broadway, you
amt seen nothin' yet"
The sight OF figure emerging
from the hotel caused him 20 rise.
Az he moved away. Amy could
not repress her feeling. 'soms
awfuily queer people have wan.
dered into this place lately"
But Henry was not the usual AT.
tentive slave; his eyes had foi.
lowed Royein. and as Prudence be-
came the target OF an eyes Miss
Tfllson flushed and subsided. -
Rovein. standing apart, watched
the play and enjoyed It. The young
lady. walking to the edge of ths
pool, and nodding to the various
bows bestowed upon her. hssitated
moment before discsrdine the
cape that had formerly hidden the
most grotesque bathing suit Havss
had ever beheld.
Slowly the garment fell from hsr
shoulders. and she stood revealed
in a creation that would have dond
credit to the beach at Deauville.
Rovein noted with a grin the
amazed look on the faces Of the
society seals; the rush OF the
younger men to Miss Coles vicin.
ity. and the glare Of envy that
sweIled into Amy's face.
II Miss Cole had made a hit In
the pantomimes she had made an
equal hit now. Henry was sazins
with the rest. Mrs, Garrison
hastened forward TO congratulate
.fer for the tenth time ON her sue:
cess last night and 20 wonder
with renewed astonishment wherA
Henry's eyes had been. 4:
She turned TO the lady who had
made remarks before the chsr:
srdes and dared her to repeat thern.
but that lady. like the Others:
had nothing to say, and Mrs. Gar.
rison took TO herself all the credit
for having brought Prudence out.
as she expressed It.
Go BE Continued Tcuscxrswy
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guessing was the order Of the
evening.
Mrs. Garrison, more and more
satisfied with the showing her
protege was making, confessed
herself unable to hit on the word
OF two syilabies, And yet It was
not hard 20 guess; her companion.
more quick Witted. suggested that
undoubtedly the first pantomime
represented 'Bve" and the second
''Don" and still Mrs. Garrison
could make nothing Of It.
AS the third charade was TO rep
resent the complete word she did
not trouble TO puzzle, and the
speedy darkening OF the room
rivetted all eyes again on the pan
tomimes.
The first two scenes were simple
but the last was a fit crown to
the entertainment. II represented
a court Of Oriental splendor. such
court as the ancient queens OF
Egypt might have known or zeno-
bia might have bcasted in the
zenith OF her glory.
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; or pains. nor dizziness. Now what
was that7 M. z. f.
IL was nothing to worry over.
I'VE are all subject at times 10
illusions which we are puzzled TO
account for. A psychologist would
probably give you a name for the
disorder that temporarily affected
you but technical terms only
classify and do not explain. II was
a mental mood playing its fantasy
upon the nerve chords. Had you
been dwelling in your mind upon
the subject of bodily size and
form7 The sense OF shrinking may
have been. the effect OF self hyp-
nosis. The fact that in the mirror
you seemed unchanged shows that
there was no distortion of vision.
II was subjective phenomenon, a
sort OF resurgence from the mental
center into the nerves OF sensa-
ton.
As you have stated II your case
differs from that OF DIR. Santee in
that the apparent shrinlzage af-
fected yourself only. He saw
everything around him, including
the earth and the sky diminished
In about the Same proportion.
while. as I understand you, your
sense Of vision was not directly
affected. but You had an internal
feeling of "evaporatingT and ''fsd-
ing away" which was contra
dicted by the evidence OF your
eyes when you looked st your
image In the mirror. Your case
seems possibly allied TO some OF
the phenomena OF day-dreaming
and Of somnambulism.
But you were more like "Alice
In Wonderland" since Il was
yourself rather than the things
around you that varied IN size.
There was some temporary dis
sociation I'm the brain which elm.
mated the action Of the judgment
upon the mental suggestion that
you were shrinking.
You were virtually in a dream.
with the reins OF control re-
laxed. II was an interesting ex-
ample of what the imagination
can sometimes DO in governing
the action OF the bodily functions,
for your nerves of internal sensa-
toin were completely deceived.
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much as TO say that ail was wen
with the world.
And Prudence Cole was the Pier
rette: could this be the little
Quaker girl they all had thought
so sweet but rather plainf AS the
curtains shut out the escape Of
Pierrot and Pierrette and the lights
revealed the audience TO them
selves, speculation ran high as TO
the meaning OF the pantomine.
do you get H. Henry7' asked
Amy Tillson. a little absshed at
the ease and grace with which her
rival had carried through the Inn
personation.
TITS eye all right" ventured
Tommie--.the eye Of the moon,
isn't itf''
II guess you're right. Tommie.
but it's all Greek to me. anyway.
here's the next" ~
Again darkness; and this time
the lighted stage revealed Christ
mas scene; tree decorated in
holiday fashion sparkled with
hundred and one oddities. And
seated on a small box sat dou
all IN white. her hat edged with
white fur and q white fur wrap
falling from her shoulders.
On her feet sandals prettfly tied
and In her hands q muff OF the
Same fur as the wrap. Her golden
ringiets hung low.
Sprawled at full length ON the
floor was toyiand man in a ging-
ham dress. unoouth shoes and gro
tesque gloves. His head was sup
ported on his elbow and his eyes
were raised IN adoring fixity to. the
fair face of the doll.
A toy soldier in kits stood near
by, and shouldering a muslzet. a
French grenadier watched motion
less. Then the characters came to
life and under the giistening deco
rations of the Christmas tree they
bowed and scraped and did their
little tricks. Into the box on
which the doll had sat went the
tack-in-the- box stuffed down and
closed In. q In awkward attitudes
the kiltie and the clown made love
to the girl with the ringiets and In
. pantomime they moved and made
themselves understood, until the
magic moment for silence came
again and they found themselves
once more lifeless things. the sem
blance OF the creatures they were
supposed to be.
A murmur of approval ran
through the audience as the lights
again came up and once more
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Y kzls "A .z

And Tommie7 Gone from kis
heart was the picture OF Amy
Tilison and installed therein tn
stead the vision OF Prudence Cole.
Comments Of: "she's stunning"
"why don't you introduce me to
her9" 'wIn she be around ip the
morning7' greeted Amy's ears as
she tried TO smile.
Henry was dumbfounded; he
walked about trying to remember
what Il was he had promised 20
tel Prudence in the long ago.
few days ago II had seemed foolish;
now II seemed 10 be the most Inn
portant thing In his life.
what did you think OF herr
asked his mother. beaming.
Wonderful"
"Mabye after this you1i give me
credit for knowing beauty when I
see IT," said his self-satisfied par
ent. IT wish you would pay more
attention TO Prudence after this.
Henry"
Henry did not have to be urged;
he became suddenly aware that
The Washington times., 1922-04-12
MAKING OVER
A BOY
by w. A. McKeever-

~ Ess than a year and a half
ago a lean nabby, hollow
chested. eleven-year-old boy
was sent home from school with
the following note:
Weight, II pounds; twelve
pounds under weight; should have
immediate care"
The parents In. this case were
sufficiently aroused and at once
began vigorous treatment, with
the results at present an given
below;
weight, 100 pounds; chest full
and rounded; tissues firm and
elastic; face plump and rudy;
grades improved more than ten
per cent.
The. first step in the regenera,
ton was an improved dietary; Re
duced amount OF sweets, less cat
ing at odd hours; less enforced
feeding without an appetite 20
make the call; the avoidance OF
heavy dinners, especially at night.
The second step was bed time
and morning exercises: Brief calls
themes with facial and spinal
massage at retiring hour; deep
breathing, naoe and chest mas
sage. and frequent complete rub
down at the time OF riEing. The
evening exercises induced full
respiration and more complete
elimination of poisons during sleep,
and the morning treatment toned
the body and mind FOR a bigger
load during the day
The third step was athletics;
Vigorous activity on the school
playground and especially daily
basketball practice.
But the significant point here fs
the marked Improvement In the
mental quality. the cheerfulness,
the moral responsibility and the
win power Of the young subject.
Spiritually he has been trasformed
from a puny, whining baby boy
20 a happy, courageous champion
Of athletics and Of classroom
work.
90 after an Increased cfrcula-
ton OF blood through body and
brain and this In turn win create
physical and mental life in abun-
dance. Discontinue foncing the
appetite and wait for that 20 speak
for itself DO not drive the mind,
drive the red blood corpusclea
through the brain by proper care,
and the mental appetite" Will
then also lead without any whip
ping.
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Prudence was sns one shining light
In the Stellar company at Haven
He wondered how he had been so
blind. and the general anxiety OF
his friends to make closer acquaint-
ance with this new paragon only
whstted his desire TO press his
own claims
ssay, Garrison" said ons man.
'Td nike awful wen to meet Miss
Cole. shs's the most beautiful
gira here all right"
Henry headed for the door. he
was stopped again. ooh. CARR
sen. I want you to introduce me
TO Miss Cole; she's some idol. IN
say"
Rovein ana Prudence had seen
him leave the astonished Amy with
out a word OF explanation. Rovein'
remarked; 'sYou must have been
beautiful TO make him do that. but
II he could see you now neo taii
down and worship you"
Prudence made her escape to
follow the artists advice and TO
leave a free field for conversation
70 the smart set OF Haven.
Rovein was much lauded per-
son the following day when he
appeared at the swimming pool
Nothing succeeds like success Is
an axiom that only needs prov
ing TO make the proven marked
object
nut the artists presence among
the gay butterflies OF fashion was
not traceablc 70 any yearnins for
prai.e, but rather that he might
be a further witness Of the all
conquerinE progress OF Prudence
Cole.
Henry and Amy. atttred in bath
ing costumes. were discussing the
charadas; Tomrnie's eyes were
turned toward the hotel as though
expecting ths goddess Of the even
ing before 20 appear In q cloud
OF glory, and Peter was waiting
Rovein's word to start along the
shore for a painting expedition
Instead. Rovein looked at his
watch. and sauntering over TO his
faithful attendant, suggested that
he might tell Miss Cole that all
was in readiness for her advent.
He said this quietly and further
intimated that Peter might alb
sent himself with the chess play
ing Jane until Miss Coles return.
Then he resumed his seat and
waited. He was conscious that
Henry Garrison was watching him
ana he guessed correctly that his
The Washington times., 1922-04-12
HATS FOR THE
BALMY DAYS
by Rita Stuyvesant-

THE advent OF Spring turns
Milady's thoughts to pretty
hats. And there are hats for
all-around wear. sports hats and
dressy hats for tea time, lovely
flower-laden hats and elaborate
models for evening affairs,
= To accompany the swagger
tweed suits there are smart hats
OF the same material, fashioned
on tailored lines decidedly becom-
ing.
Sailors of black, brown or nat
ural italian straw are well liked
by the strictly tailored type and
are most attractive worn with the
tweed suit and sports suit
To accompany the one-piece
frock or more dressy suit there IL
a good looking hat of hemp straw
shown In navy, brown, henna or
taupe with a silk tassel at the
side in black. This hat has a
soft crown and rolled brin, and 10
fashioned on graceful, soft lines.
Flower laden hats in cunning
models turn their brim abruptly
back of the fRoo, and then group
bunches OF colorful flowers on the
front Black or brown satin IL
desirable with flowers OF water
melon pink OF pcrhaps bfu@
Perfwtnkls blue "a unusumi1y
becoming 20 both blonde and brr-
nette. These hats are made from
fatlle silk. and when one oonn-
bines small berries Of lettuce
green and lavender the result IN
ravishing.
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Screen vsrsiom NoveRsed,
BY Jane Mclean

REv HE night OF the charades ar
rived with the largest attend
ance ever recorded I'm the bali
socrn of the Haven Hotel An
fsnpromptu stage had been erected
and the guests were openly curl
GUS as 20 what word had been
chosen.
"T do hope ft's something easy
90 guess.- said one nnatron; my
Hnind never works fast after a
sneal.s
Mrs. Garrison had high hopes OF
prudence; her companion revert
ing 90 the key.word OF the char
AIDES suggested that Il must be
very simple
''whyT'' asked tho seif-possessed
Society leader.
MY dear, because that simple
little country girl OF yours is
taking part"
MIRA. Garrison smiled. ''Remem-
Asr that afterwards" she said
Henry and Amy passed. Let's
sst up nearer" said Amy. II think
I'm going 70 have good laugh
and I don't want to miss any
shing."
The appearance OF Rovein on
ehe stage was signal for silence.
He bowed 20 the applause.
Tho word you are asked to
guess IA a word of two syllables;
the first pantomime represents
the first syllable; the second pan
tominas the second syllable, and
the third the whole word"
His sxit was Followed by all
lights out; the curtain rose slowly
and the stage set for the first
pantonirne was brought into vivid
relief.
A charming little chalet occu-
pied one corner Of the stage; a lad
der led 70 a balcony from the win
dow Of which a lovely Pierrette
looked down upon a starilt scene.
From the distance came Pierrot
Cor his Lady love; silently but
swiftly he helped her to escape
by way OF the ladder ana pausing.
held her in his arms and vowed
eternal love. The big moon rose
with red splsndor and. surveying
the two, silently winled an eye as
The Washington times., 1922-04-12
Alice in Wonderland In Re Real

until I seemed to be Just half as
tall and half as wide.
II looked into the mirror and
saw I was the Same size as usual.
and yet felt like a string bean. I
had a consciousness that I was
evaporating. and 40 ran out to the
farm where my husband was work
ing and started TO cry, and told
him was gradually fading away,
for ! still felt myself dwindling in
all directions.
II wondered whether I would
fsde out of sight. just so 1 felt.
My husband said, you're getting
crazy. and laughed at me. But Il
was a horrible ceiling and lasted
about fifteen minutes. No aches
The Washington times., 1922-04-12
BY Garrett p. Serviss,

gKy HE following letter, like good
4 wine, needs no bush"
was interested in your
article about the doctor in Penn
wyivania who saw everything in
IaiIiputian size. II reminded me
OF an experience I had last sum-
nsr. I live with my husband in a
secluded place on Long Island.
One day, while standing at q side
board reading a letter. suddenly
feet five inches and weigh $50
pounds. yet In this shrinking state
] felt as though I were growing
shorter and shorter and narrower,
The Washington times., 1922-04-12
Rhyming Optimist
by AIins MichaeIls-
Pluck.
Pluck.

MAJ HAT does a fellow need the
Wv most Of all In making good4
Should fortune be his
proudest boast. or IL Il saving
wood7 So many people vainly try.
as through the land they prowi, 20
make their batting average high
by fair means or by foul. They
want to nab the sunny seats and
In their plans TO rise they do a
flock OF startling feats, both wise
and otherwise. Some wear a meek
and humble mien. while others run
amuck, some try the middle ground
between; but bright boys stick TO
pducki For pluck IL hereby guar
Rnteed TO mark the winners way;
Il fills the bill I'm every need, today
and every day. A lot OF fellows
carry on with loads TO swamp a
truck, right on their Jobs from
break OF dawn, their motive force
is pluck. Most any one can pass
the test when things are all o. X.
when life n fun OF smile and lest
and sunshine all the way But
wait until his little boat rides
plump into a gale that makes Il
hard 10 keep afloat and riddles
every saiil A gale that cracks the
The Washington times., 1922-04-12
BEAUTY'S WORTH
A Fascinating Romance i'm Which an
Ingenious and Beautiful Girl
Finds the RainbOw's End.

fsT3eauEy's worth has been ere
ase6 into . Photo Play By Cosmo-
poIitan Producers; story by
Sophie Kerr. scenario by Luther
Reed direction OF Robert q. Wig
n~&a- rs VIII be released as y
%Mr8@1ouus ufcxur~.l
The Washington times., 1922-04-12
This Day in Our History

THIS Is the anniversary of the birth, In 174S, of
Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United
States His influence In democratizng American
ideals was far reaching. He died In 1926 on July
Smyrna times., 1922-05-24
JUNIORS IN COOKING CONTEST
Continued from first page)

senior girl who can in the shortest
length of time, from the materials
provided, prepaGe the most appetizing
and attractive meal. The girls who
will compete in this contest are the
champions of their respective districts.
They already have met and vanquish-
ed the best in their home sections,
thus making them eligible for the
great event. The contestants will be:
9lartha Pepper, representing the
Georgetown High School in one sec
tiOn of Sussex County; Iva James, of
the Laurel High School, representing
another section of Sussex; Helen AL
bers, of the Caesar Rodney High
School, representing Kent County;
and the girl selected to compete, rep
resenting New Castle County. The
judges in the contest, as we'll as in the
noon contest, will be Miss Katherine
Wood, director of the Home EconOm-
les extension work for the State; Miss
Laura Clark, head of the Home Eco
nomics department of the University
of Delaware, and Mrs. R. w. Helm,
wife of the director of vocational edu-
cation, and herself Home Economics
graduate. Other contests which will
be decided this week will be for the
High School Home Economics depart
ment putting on a play that will best
show the ideals of hOme-making
training, with prizes of $50, SIS and
so; the department putting on the
best clothing exhibit, prizes, $50, SO
and $5; for the individual senior girl
whose clothing work for the whole
year shows the most improvement,
prizes, 500, SIS and SO; and for the
individual freshman girl whose cloth
ing work for the whole year shows the
most improvement. prizes, $5 in gold,
$3.50 and ST.
Smyrna times., 1922-05-24

Smyrna-ClaytOn vicinities are en-
titled to some consideration at the
hands of the State Highway Commits
sion and the Kent County Levy Court
in the matter of good roads. The
contracts so far let have been around
Dover and the lower part of the
County. Smyrna and Clayton vicin-
tiles yields large revenues in taxes,
our farm communities are among the
best to be found in the state; our in
dustries are live and to the front.
Good roads to Smyrna-Clayton mean
as much as any place in the county.
Some good roads should surely have
bbeen provided for in the 1922 budget
but so far Smyma-Clayton has failed
to get anything. The road from
Smyrna to KentOn to Hartly and
Marydel, the most direct route for the
Maryland pike to the north was de-
feated. Now citizens of Clayton and
Smyrna are asking for a road to Mil
lington. The project has been rec
commended by Kent Levy Court but
according to the State Highway De-
partment the funds for this years de-
velopment has been exhausted. In
the meantime Smyrna-Clayton citizens
are keeping up the agitation. Let us
hope it will come sooner than expect
ed
Smyrna times., 1922-05-24

1t is welcome news that our local
American Legion, Post No. ID, is 70
take up the custom established by the
Grand Army Veterans, which organi-
zation in Smyrna is almost extinct, of
holding ceremonies at the cemeteries
on Decoration Day. This annual event
IS looked forward to and the spirit
fostered by the American Legion
veterans to keep it alive is beauti-
full to see. Memorial Day is becoming
more and more a hallowed day and
Memorial Day without the ceremony
of veterans would be a distinct loss.
We are glad to- see our Legion boys
J are to observe the day.
Smyrna times., 1922-05-24

'To the plain men and women of
the business world" says the Milford
Chronicle, "the fact has been firmly
fixed in their minds, that the sooner
that this country restores to the rail-
roads of the United States, the right
of self-gOvernment and regulation of
traffic, just so soon will business again
become normal and the country start
an era of prosperity When the cam
paign for regulation of railroads star
ted under the guidance of President
Roosevelt, there was much need for
regulations-but the effort to remedy
every trouble presented to the consid-
Grafton of congress, the public now
firmly believes that injustice was done
the railroads thru radical legislation.
and regulations made by the commits
SlonS. Government management of
railroads would create more troubles
and greater hardships for the people
at large, as we'll as the stockholders
of the railroads. With liberty to di
rect and manage the railroads for the
benefit of the business world and the
welfare of all the people, more rea-
sonable rates for passenger travel will
come into effect for purely business
results. That freights are beyond
reason and are curtailing business
projects all over the country, there is
no doubt in the minds of the people.
Those who have invested in railroad
stocks as fixed sources of income.
have every reason to ask, that their
investments be made safe. Let the
railroads have a square deal and re-
store business in the whole country"
Smyrna times., 1922-05-24

The Service Citizens of Delaware
are doing a great constructive work in
our commonwealth and the annual re-
ports made so interesting and ex-
haustively, should make interesting
reading. despite the depressed
times" pertinently says the Morning
News, 'the Service Citizens has gone
ahead constructing new buildings for
schools and doing other things of ma
terial and spiritual value. A list Of
buildings that have been erected shows
an accomplishment not equalled in any
other state. And the new work plan
ned is in keeping with the ambitions
of the Service Citizens.
zone thing mentioned in the reports
which should not be overlooked is the
splendid labor of the organization re-
presented by its director, DR.. Odell,
IN the public employment service, and
his at critical time when there was
desperate need for every kind of effort
to relieve the distress.
Among other things the Service
Citizens proposes to have a new his
tory of Delaware prepared and placed
in our public schools. This is a wise
step. Our pupils do not know as
much about the history of their state
as they should know. A few years
ago the ordinary Delaware pupil was
taught very little indeed about his
state. 1t is better now, but there is
still room for improvement. A child
familiar with the glorious history of
Delaware becomes a better child and
should become an alert and patriotic
eitizen."
Smyrna times., 1922-05-24

That the new law which went into
effect at the last legislature requir-
ing owners of cars to have them titled
is proving a good thing, is becoming
more manifest as the new law is en-
forced. Two more stolen cars, de-
tected through the titling department
of the State Automobile Department,
have been recovered, one car being
turned. over last week to the owner.
Another car, still in the possession of
the State authorities, was stolen from
dealer who had had the possession
Of the car but two hours. He was on
his way to Philadelphia and stopped
in Dover for some supplies and on re-
turning for his car found it missing.