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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

,ratlons OF either OF the two phyal.
clans practlcing IN BridEs,own. Then
the governors lady had desired him
10 attend her for the mcErims. Mr..
Blood had found her suffering from
nothing worse than pcevishncm tho
result Of = natural petulaneo AGRA.
waited by the dullness OF life IN bar.
hados 10 q lady OF her social aspira'
tons But he had prescribed Tor her
none the less. and she had conceived
herself the better for his prescrip.
ton. After that the fame OF him had
gone thru Bridgctown. and Colonel
Bishop had found that there was
morc profit 20 be made out OF this
now slave by leaving him 10 pursue
his profession than by setting him q
work on the plantations. for which
purpose he had been originally nc
I quired
1T IL yourself. madam. ! have q
thank for my comparatively easy and
clean condition said Mr. Blood ''anf
7 am glad 20 take this opportunity Of
doing 30.
The gratitude was IN his word
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

rather than in his tone Was he
knocking. sho wondered. ana looked
az him with the searching frankness
that another might have found dis
conecrtlnE Ito took the glance for
"a question. and answered u.
~ some other planter had bought
me" he explained. 70 Is odds thni
the facts of my shining abilities
might never have been brought 10
nght. and I should be hcwing and
hoeing az this moment like the poor
wr,teheu who were landed with
me"
And why DO you thank me for
thaiG IL was my uncle who bought
YOU"
"nut he would not have done so
had you not urged him, perceived
your interest AZ the time ! resent
ed a."
you resented itf' There was a
challenge IN her boyish voice.
Il have had no lack of experiences
OF this mortal life; but 90 be bought
ana sold was a now one. and I was
hardly IN the mood 90 love my pur'
chaser"
III urged you upon my uncle. sir,
u was that commlscratrd you"
There Was slight severity In her
tone. as II 20 reprove tho mixture Of
mockery and flippanoy In which he
seemed TO be speaking,
She proceeded TO explain herself
"My uncle may appear 20 you a hard
man No doubt he g. They are all
hand men. these planters II II the
life. suppose. Hut there are others
here who are worse There - Mr.
I Crabaton. for instance, up at
/ spelghiNown, He was there on the
mole. waiting 60 buy my uncle'a leay
ings. and n sou had fallen into his
hands A dreadful man. That Il
why"
lie was a little bewlldered
This interest In a stranger
he bryan. Then changed tho dlree
ton of his probe 'But there were
others a. deserving or commisera
ton"
you did no, seem quite like the
others"
Il ana not said he
! "ohr She started AZ him. brldiinE
a little you have a good opinion
OF yourself"
ION tho contrary The others are
all worthy rebels I am not, Thai
Is tho difference. ! was one who has
not the wit 20 see that England re
aulres purifying, WAS content q
pursue q doctors trade IN Bridge
water whilst my betters were shed
ding their blood to drive out an nm
clean tyrapt and his rascally crew"
"slrr she checked him. Il thinl
you are talking treason"
u hope am not obscure said he
There arc those here who woul'
have you floggcd II they heard you.
'~rhe governor would never alloy
J u. He has the govt. and his lady ha
J the megrims."
do you depend upon that" sh
was frankly scornful
you have certainly never had IN
govt: probably not even tho ms
grlms"
, She made = little impatient NOV,
! ment with her hand. and looked ava
from him a moment. out 20 sea Quit
I suddenly thc looked at him agar
land now her hrows were knit
: CONTINUED Tomorrown
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

him Il was moro by virtue OF his nat,
ural grace than by that OF tailoring
His stockings were OF cotton. harsh
and plain. and the broad castoor.
which he respectfully DOTTED as he
came up with her. was an Old one
unadorned By band or feather What
had seemed 20 be a periwig az a lit.
lie distance was now revealed for the
mans own lustrous eoiling black
hair.
Out OF a brown. shaver. saturnlne
face two eyes that were startlingly
blue considered her Eravely. The
man would have passed ON but that
she detained him.
II think know you. sir. said she.
Her voice was crisp and boyish.
and there was something OF boyish'
ness in her manner--lf ono can apply
the term 10 80 dainty a lady. IL
arose perhaps from an Ease, a direct.
ness, which dtsdained the articles Of
her sex. and set her on good terms
with all the world To this Il may be
due that Miss Arabclla had reached
the age OF five and twenty not mere
lly unmarried but unwooed. She used
with all men a slsterly frankness
which in Itself contains n quality OF
aloolness. rendering Il difficult for
any man 10 become her lover
Her negroes had halted AZ some
distance In the rear. and they squat
ted now upon the short grass until II
should be her pleasure to proceed
upon her way
The stranger came to a standsiill
upon being addressed.
a lady should know her own prop
erty." said he.
"Aiy property"
Your uneie's. leastways Let me
present myself am called Peter
Blood. and am worth precisely ten
pounds know Il because that Is
the sum your uncle paid for me. II
Is not every man has the Same oppor
tunitlcs OF ascertaining' hts reaI
value"
She recognized him then. She hae
, not seen him since that day upon tbs
mole a month ago. and that shs
! should not instantly have known hin
; again despite the interest he had iher
] aroused in her Is not surprising. con
c siderlng the change he had wrought
G in his appearances, which now wa.
/ hardly that OF a slave.
: My Godf' said che. And yos
, can laugh
3 TITS an achievement he admitted
1 But then. have not Jared as IN Al
| might"
II have heard OF that. she aid.
( What she had heard was that thi,
6 rebeiconvict had been discovered /,
D be physician. The thing had com,
I TO the ears Of Governor steed. whi
!. suffered damnabiy from the govt
!. and Governor Steed had borrowe,
+ the fellow from his purchaser
r Whether By skill or good fortune
{ Peter Blood had afforded the govern
!; or that relief which his cxcellenc,
n had failed to obtain from the minis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

lie may be lean. but he's tough;
tough and healthy, When half OF
them was sick and the other half
sekenlng this rogue kept his legs
and doctored his fellows, But Tor
him there'd ha' been more deaths
than there was. say rs pounds for
rim. colonel. That's cheap enough,
Hes tough. ! tell your honor-tough
and strong. tho he DO lean, And he's
lust the man 70 bear the heat when
il comes. The elimaten never XIII
him"
There came a chuekle from Gov.
ernor Steed. "You hear. colonel,
Trust your niece Her sex knows a
man when IL sees one" And he
laughed. well pleased with his wit.
But he laughed alone. A cloud Of
annoyance swept across the face o.
the eolonel's niece. whilst the colonel
himself was too absorbed In the con
vibration OF tbs bargain 20 heed this
governors hurnor. He twisted his lin
4 little. stroking his chin with his
hand the while. Jeremy Pitt had al
most ceased 10 breathe.
"I'l give YOU ton pounds FOR him.
said tho colonel at last.
Peter Blood prayed that the Offer
might be rejected. For no reason
that he could have given you. he wa
taking with repugnance at tbs
thought Of becoming the property o
this gross animal. and In some sor
the property OF that hazel-eyed younl
girl. But IL would need more thar
repugnance 70 save him from his dss
tiny. A slave Is a slave. and has NJ
power to shape hts fate. Peter Bloc
was sold to Colonel Bishop--a dis
dainiul buycr--for the ignominiou
sum Of ten pounds.
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ADVENTURES
OFTHE TWINS
SOlive Roberts Barton

Good evening. M dearsr'
The Twins looked around but
could see nobody. The voice seem.
cd TO come from the pond in front
Of them. But nothing appeared but
dim light, which glowed over the
water.
Good evening" said Nancy. But
We can't see anybody. Where are
you and who are you?"
''Guesss' said the voice. At the
same time the light came nearer.
Suddenly a thought popped into
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

piled aud ionited AZ the bottom; The
heat penetratcs u sloleiH. and az
the sulphur gradually melts u runs
10 the bottom, iohero u Is collected
aud cast into tHolds.
what Is the largest and what Is
the smallest thing?
The largest Is The star Betei0elr,
and the smallest an clectroH. the
smallest knoica manifestation Of
matter.
What should one say when in a
crowd with a person one has never
met and no one notices the fact?
When a pause comes In the con-
rersgtion. you might say, II hare
neuer met Hiss Blank, 'front.' some
one present mef"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

II the word apparatus the Hame
for singular and pluralf
Yes. the same form Is commonly
uscd. "Apparatuscs" Is rare.
when CUES, comes in late for
dinner. should he be served with
the first COURSE. or begin the din
ner at the same course which Is
then being served
IL g. best 10 make the situation
as sasy as possible for nc lnf,
comer. no not make any comment
on his fsrdiness. and LEI him b.
pin dinner 10Th the course then IN
progrosL
who was called Fuss and Fra.
TIERS
General Wiufield scott
what viii remove deposits oI
lime from the inside OF a tea ket-
] tio7
a solution Of 50 grams Of bora
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

50 said boiling n Jcle SiOlks Of rhu'
barb IN me Kettle pAi hare The
same effect.
How IL sulphur refined from ore
The ore. after bciaO carefully
hand picked iodS formerly heated Ia
heaps beneath ichleh the liquid suI-
phHr collected IN a trough. tohence
u icas ladied out; but as this pro-
cess icgs tcastcfd. kilHs came in
10 Hsc. IN tchich sulphur orc Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

Cynthia Grey viii receive call,
ers on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday from TO p. m. and on
Tuesday and Thursday from II 10
IL a. m. at her office in the Star
Bldg, 1909 Seventh ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

IN I quart Of trater containing a
icir drops Of aqua ammonia Is said
10 rcmore the hme deposit from
the inside Of a Tea kettle, n Is al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

The little suit shown may be
made OF serge or tweed or flannel
aud is Just the sort OF costume for
chilly fan days over IL for rainy
weather such a cape as the plaid
ono skctched may be worn. Down
In the corner OF a sleeveless Jacket
that can be OF flannel too II may
serve as a light coat now and be
worn under a winter wrap later
Evening star., 1923-10-23

players and actors whose names and
faces we keep in faithful memory. We
had fine hotels, for that time, where
board and room could be had for 81 a
day. We were even prouder of our
street car system then than we are now.
We understood that it was the best in
the country. On some of our lines were
cars drawn by two horses and hav-
ing conductors to ring the bells, sell
tickets at six for a quarter and take
up fares. We had steamboat eXcur-
sions to Glymont and White House
Landing and Fourth Of July picnics
on AnaIostan Island, at Custis Spring,
at Green Spring above Georgetown, at
the spa" at Bladensburg, in PARROTS
woods, where Oak Hill cemetery is
now, and in Pencote woods, where
Congress Heights has grown.
We went to horse races at Bright
wood and Ivy ]~ity and at the National
City race course beyond St. Eliza.
beth's. Some or us used to take a ride
in the family carriage as far out in
the country as Mount Pleasant or Ten
leytown, and we went a-sleighing on
the Avenue in winter. The young folk
had balls and parties, and we played
croquet, euchre and casino. Altogether
Washingtonians believed they were
living in a pretty good sort of city.
Perhaps fifty years from now the flap
pers and jazzers of that time will be
telling stories of what somnolent folk
we are.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

jected to a like test before being al.
lowed in the streets the sidewalks and
the crossings might become as lonely
on a sunny afternoon as now they are
on rainy Sundays. If an intelligence
test were required before a man be
licensed to practice politics or engage
in learned pursuits IT Is feared that
many would be hard hit.
The Wisconsin professor is quoted
as saying: Native intelligence, apart
from education or other acquired
knowledge, should be sought in the
tests He seems determined to 'e
rough on mankind. There is no mercy
in him. He prescribes the test that
most men would find hardest. A con-
siderable number of men could get by
on what Is called an educational test,
which would give them credit for de.
grees taken at college, for ease In
writing, reading and public speaking
and for fiuency in discussing subjects
about which nobody knows thing,
but relatively few men could get by in
an examination on native or natural
intelligence. The professor picks out a
subject on which many learned men
would fall down.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Confusion in Germany.

German news continues to present
many conflicting phases of the situa-
ton. The compleXity increases daily.
In the Rhineland the separatist move
ment advances steadily. But now
comes the statement that it has, in
the Judgment of some well posted OBJ
servers, spent its force, and that while
no serious opposition has been encoun-
tered thus far, later stubborn resist
ance to the revolt will be met. Cob
lentz, chosen for the capital Of the
new republic, is reported to be unwill-
ing to hold that post. But the sep
aratist leaders are proceeding to take
possession, nevertheless.
From Paris comes a report that 'it
is understood" that Premier Poincare
doubts the success Of the movement,
and apprehends serious difficulties for
the allies if it should succeed This is.
of course, unofficial. 1t may be only
diplomatic intimation, to serve as de-
, fense against the charge, already
tentatively brought by Berlin, that the
French are promoting the revolt. This
charge finds support in some Of the
dispatches, which tell, for example, Of
the issue Of French army order in
the occupied area that the separatists
! must not be fired upon, which puts
the police in helpless position.
One dispatch states that Hugo
SHINES is opposed to the separatist
movement. If this is true the Berlin
government may gain his support.
Apparently Berlin is doing little or
nothing to check the separation. 1t
can, however, do little in the circum.
stances. 1t cannot march troops there,
where the French and Belgians are in
force.
One Of the reasons why Berlin can
not act effectively is that Bavaria is
on the point of departure from the
reich. That is, indeed, a more serious
menace even than the Rhineland re-
volt, which may possibly collapse
through lack of local support. Yester-
day the reichswehr division command
ed by the mutinous Gen. Won Lossow
was placed under allegiance to the
Bavarian government At a formal
dinner Prince Rupprecht was saluted
as king by those present, including
the chief officials of Bavaria.
To make matters worse there is a
threat Of general strike in Berlin If
the wages of workmen are not put on
a gold basis within three days. The
economic conditions are becoming in
tolerable. The latest quotation puts
the price of loaf Of bread at five and
a half billion marks. The mark has
become worthless.
Out of all this confusion must come
action or order. Action probably
means disintegration Of the German
republic. Order may mean civil war,
followed by the coalition of the in
tegers of the republic once more into
compact state. In either case Ger.
many is for the present and near fu-
ture in for a very bad time.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Test for Marriage,

A member of the faculty OF the Uni
versity of Wisconsin comes into pub
licity by saying that within ten or
twenty years an intelligence test will
be required of persons before they will
be allowed to marry" A sharp
tongued person might say that such a
test would discourage matrimony. He
might say that anybody who could
pass such test would have no in
tention of committing matrimony.
There would seem to be some exag-
geration in such a statement. It is
believed that considerable number Of
persons whose mental state was equal
to a reasonable test have gone into
the marriage state. They may have
regretted it, but that is not the ques-
ton. The proposed test would not dis.
courage matrimony, nor would any
other.
. 1t might be argued that an intel.
ligence test would show deficiencies
in other persons than prospective
grooms. For example, IL automobil.
lists were required to pass an intel.
igence test worth mentioning before
getting licenses there would be fewer
motorists. If pedestrians were sub
Evening star., 1923-10-23

mercial flying in the United States
may still be considered in the initial
stages. In this country ii Is
continual fight to persuade Congress
to make minimum appropriations for
the air service"
AS an Indication of what already
has been accomplished and what still
can be looked forward to the New
York Evening World recalls only q
few years ago we marveled when
railroad trains and the Early RI .ing
automobiles went one mile minute.
Lieut.. Williams. who Travelled at the
amazing rate of 243.67 miles an hour,
reported that he got terribly sleepy,
kept nodding and went cut cold
around the pyfons, which would seem
TO indicate that Mr.. Curtiss speaks
with knowledge of the limitations Of
man and machine. We recall, how
ever, similar comment in earlier
automobile racing. Yet men -vero
found who managed to train them
selves to greater speed and greater
resistance to fatigue than seemed
humanity possible The LynchhurE
Advance, entertaining somewhat
similar view. suggests there may be
reason to believe that the ;peei limit
attained by Lieut.. Williams will not
an hour failed TO prove an undue
strain on another flyer. Can a plane
be constructed that will stand up
against the terrific friction of the ali.
as we'll as an aviator? That seems to
be the vital question as to future de-
velopment of speed in aviation" The
Flint Journal, in turn. recalls the
British government right now is CO.
operating with private owners in
bringing to a reality Great Britain's
cherished dream of rapid contact with
the distant parts of the empire
This emphasizes, as the Lima Re-.
publican Gazette sees the outlook. the
necessity of this government to ex-
pertinent, because man is destined to
master the air. making that element
safe and expeditions in one way or
another. London and New York
should be. and will be, brought within
two days of each other The dirigible
balloon. in spite of it's comparative
unwteldinesS and great size, has GER
tain substantial advantages. If the
best dirigibles that modern engineer
ing can produce prove UNEQUAL to the
and concentrate on big airplane liners.
which have already reached remark
able development in cruising range.
carrying power and dependability."
lnuOfSlnR tnlS statement the Man
chester Union points out "it may be
that quite as much will result for
commercial progress as for military
advantage from the construction and
operation in this country of the great
lighter-than-air type Of vessel" while
the Norfolk Dispatch ADDS
that 80 far the cCnques; of the air
reads like a romance and the next
few years will undoubtedly bring
many other marvels to light. The
government of the United States wtlI
be gravely censurable If II fails to
lend all aid possible to this wonderful
work"
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Art and Washington.

Washington 8 progress toward en-.
inence as an art center has been noted.
Perhaps 1t will become pre-eminent as
the American art center. Perhaps it
will come to be as Florence and Venice
were Of old, and as Paris and Rome
are. At recent artists breakfast in
Washington attended by 1870 painters
and sculptors one of the speakers,
George Julian Zolnay, said: There is
nothing between us and success in
making Washington the focal point of
the worlds artistic and intellectual
endeavor. This will come about as
soon as we free ourselves from the
fallacious notion that whatever is to
be will be. because we and our city
will never be except what we make it,"
1t is a prophecy with a qualification,
but there is faith that 1t will be made
good.
The Corcoran Art Gallery is grow.
ing in the number and character of it's
exhibits. A biennial American salon
Is held there to the credit of Washing
ton. The National Gallery Of Art has
come into being. and is developing in
a healthy way. The F'reer Gallery has
added and will continue to add to the
richness of our art hoard The frescoes
in the Capitol and the Congressional
Library are becoming mellower, and
frescoes will no doubt be embellish.
ments Of public buildings that are to
come.
Fountains and statues, some of them
splendid works OF art, continue to be
unveiled and dedicated in public parks.
The government is always adding to
its collection of portraits distributed
through public buildings. Art schools
multiply and flourish, and more men
and women are. taking up palette,
brush and chisel and making living
with those tools. Nearly every home
has pictures, and some of them are
good. Everybody Is interested in pic
lures of one kind or another, and the
number of men and women who use
terms of art and insist that they know
something Of the subject is increasing.
There is no doubt that Washington
has already become an art center, and
that it is on its way to becoming the
art center of the new world.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

that practically all of the bankrupts
in his state nowadays are farmers.
After his arrival In Washington Mr..
ask how many petitions In bank
ruptcy had peen filed in North Da-
kota thus far this year. The reply
read: Eight hundred and forty-fve,
and S19 of them by farmers" The
congressman says that tells the
whole story. Depopulation Of the
farming country e almost as menac-
ing a situation, he adds. He knows
a man who has given UP In despair
after forty-thr years as q tiller OF
his own soil.
Horace Lee Washington, veteran
American consular officer is home on
leave from his post Of consul general
at Liverpool. Washington by name,
birth and education. his career in the
foreign service dates from q clerk
ship in the State Department in 1892.
Egypt, Syria, Spain, South Africa and
France. Mr.. Washington became con-
SUI general at Liverpool in 1909 Dur
Ing the war he and Mrs. Washington
fathered and mothered hundreds of
thousands OF doughboys who passed
through Liverpool on the way to
France.
Nobody bankers for the return Of
Congress so anxiously as the retail
merchants of Washington. They tell
this observer that life. In + and q
streets is entirely different when
the flags are flying from 10th wings
of the Capitol. It's not unly the
presence of senator's and representa-
trade bristle. It's the thousands of
fok from all parts of the country
90 congressional affairs bring 10
Washington throughout a session
.,I44-sS .Vn stores and shops now
rank with the finest in the country.
Increasingly it's become the fashion
for winter residents to shop here and
not before they reach here.
II r 4
October IL. Columbus day" this
year for the first time will be cele-
brated in every national capital city
of the two Americas, win women of
the Pan-Amerlcan Congress as the
sponsors. Mrs. Hughes is chairman
of the women's auxiliary committee
responsible for the approaching joint
celebration. All but seventeen sta ties
of the United States treat Columbus
day" as a general holiday. Every
American republic. except Bolivia,
Haiti and Venezuela, observes the day
as a legal holiday. In California 1t
is one of the gayest holidays of the
year.
Copyright, 1921