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The Washington times., 1923-04-28

Babbs. Bless you for the sweet
est sister a man ever had"
His hand seized mine and held
it tight SO that it seemed as If
Meals strength were flowing
from his strong young fingers to
mine. And bravely, with his
head flung high, my gallant
young brother went off smiling,
so Phoebe should feel that we
were not worried and there was
no hidden terror to haunt her.
The moment the door was
closed let go to emotions
had been holding in check. But
suddenly with the tears running
down my cheeks and sobs shak.
ing me, pulled myself together
and began clearing the table
Dry-eyed grief like Meals shamed
me for my own self-indulgent
emotionalism. What I owed him
was a tidy apartment waiting for
Phoebe on her return.
Finding big bungalow apron,
slipped it over my suit. Thus
protected, 1 whisked the soap.
holder through a pan of boiling
water until I had a frother of
bubbling suds. Somehow, as I
plunged the dishes into the
creamy froth and shook them out
into the rinser, 1 found my
nerves steadying under the blessed
tonic of having something to do.
A peal at the door-bell inter
rupted me. A terrible Fremont
ton came to me that I'd open the
door to find a blue-coated mes
senger bearing bad tidings. WHIP
ing my hands on my apron.
forced my tagging feet to cross
the rooms and take the message
1 dreaded. But when I opened
the door there stood Pat and
jeanne.
"Annev' clattered jeanne in as
tonished staccato. What are
you doing here? Things can't be
so badr'
Before / answered I registered
a little prayer of thankfulness
because I hadn't gone away and
left Phoebe to Jeanie's brittle
methods of meeting fear and pain.
1T would have been too much
for Phoebe to bear If both Neal
and I had gone,"> I said gently.
Good evening, Pat. Come in and
get comfy. I'll finish the dishes
and be with you in just a little
while"
you're Strengthening up against
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY AIine Michaelis-

time has come when
forth 1 fare to sit upon the
bleachers, rejoiced to see
the old mob there, to join, the
lusty screechers. Hip, hip, hoo
ray! for April days, for spring
times sunny weather; hip, hip
for Casey's winning ways, see
how he swats the leather! All
winter I'm demure and staid,
serene and steady-going; but by
the time one innings played my
blood is quicker flowing. And
gosh! but life takes on new zest,
the scheme of things seems plain
er with Murphy pitching at his
best, the home team still the
gamer. I'm always glad to greet
the spring when wild flowers
start to blooming, when little
birds begin to sing and Casey's
score is booming. The garden
waits for me to hoe, the lawns in
need of raking, the weeds upon
the terrace grow with speed
that's record breaking. My wife
regards the scene with pain and
often she implores me. to get to
work on my domain, but how the
prospect bores me. For, 10! the,
diamonds splendors wait and all
it's lures are calling, a husky
batter at the plate, the umpire
loudly bawling. The happy time
has come, hobo, when on the
bleachers sitting 1 tell the pitch
er how to throw and knock the
batter's hitting!
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
THE WAYS OF A HUSBAND

; the Homecoming of little Phoebe,
aren't you, Alanna?" smiled Pat
with warm understanding. Ills
Jeanne and 1 will put your dishes
away and I'll WELD a broom--or
shall 1 be chasing to get some
flowers to cheer things up a bit
hereabouts?"
Whats the use Of flowers
when Phoebe's coming right along
home with us in the carp" asked
Jeanne.
1t seemed to me that the glance
that Pat sent me was full OF
understanding. I also felt 1t con-
veyed a message that he'd be
on my side If there was anything
I wanted to go into with Jeanne.
So 1 ventured bravely, hoping to
save Phoebe from any discussion
with jeanne.
"Phoebe wants to stay here
that's why 1 didn't go with Neal"
"Nonsenser' Virginia protested.
"Phoebe's best off with me-out
in the country where she can be
waited on hand and foot and
where everything won't remind
her and stir her up. She needs
a change of air. Dreamwold
the place for her"
mot if she's after wanting to
stay in the Nest she and Neal
are making for the little one"
said Pat tenderly.
Don't be sentimental" Virginia
broke in at her most practical.
you'd both give in to Phoebe's
whims. She needs to be managed.
The child has less judgment than
ever now"
The hard finality of it hurt
me. 1 thought it best to termi-
nate the argument before Virginia
got any more "set." So l sug-
gested we'd better hurry if We
wanted to get the apartment
straightened out before Jim
brought Phoebe home. We fell
to work at once and converse
ton was desultory.
We had no more than finished
when Jim came in, bringing with
him a little red-eyed, exhausted
looking ghost of Phoebe. Vir-
ginia's stately magnificence looked
like a milkmaid's robustness next
to her sisters fragile dropping.
But at sight of the older sister,
Phoebe's quivering lips became
thin line. She reached for my
hand and held it.
CTO Be Continued MOnday)
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
TELL THESE
AT DINNER

Father was very long suffering
and patient, but. sometimes even
his nerves gave way under the
continual questioning of his sew
en-year-old son.
From the time he work up in
the morning to the time when he
went to bed, he was pestered with
questions upon every topic under
the sun.
dad" said the -oung hope
full one evening, just as his father
had settled down comfortably
with his pipe and book, dad,
it says here Back to the dust
Am / made of dust?"
Il think not, Thomas" an
swered the weary parent. IF
you were, you'd dry up now and
then"
The Washington times., 1923-04-28

mend the Vegetable Compound tony
friends as it has certainly given me.
great relief: "-MrsJG. B. ROBINSON,
COS N. Lincoln ST, Amarillo, Texas.
The Vegetable Compound: ID q
splendid medicine for women. tire
lieves the troubles which cause such
symptoms as backache, painful times,
irregularity, tired and WoTn-out feel
ings and nervousness: This is shown
again, and again by such aetteIssas
Mrs. Robinson writes 3s well as BY
one woman telling another. These
women know what it. did-4or them.
tits surelylworth yeEE trial.
Housewives nnakea great mistake
in allowing themselves to become so
i'll that it is well-nigh impossible for
them to attend to their necessary
household duties.
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
THE HAND OF PERIL, By Arthur Strine
A Serial Replete With Romance, Adven-
ture in the Worlds Capitals, and
Stirring Situations

. man marry your she FepeaCeu
with a note of incredulity.
Sure" was Cherry's airy reply.
us that any worse than bein'
that dasen't stick head out o.
the shell without havin' a federal
slooth starin' it in the eyer"
''I fancy that federal sleuth will
be out of the service before we
are much older" was Maura Lam
bert's reply.
well, / can't live on promises.
I've got. my chance with Uncle
Updyke, an I'm goin' to take it.
An he's no piker. Why, the first
thing he does is to stow a bond
safe in under the stairs as big as
a movin' van. l amt the rub
BERN kind, but 1 would like to
know how much junk he's got in
that stronghold o. his. An that
oil guys got Japanese valet who
can talk in seven different Ian
guidges! An me still wrestlin'
with stage-English an goin, to
the mat with the broad A's!'
Sadie, why should Mackinaw
lumberman have q valet who
can speak seven different lang
uages?" demanded Maura Lam.
bert.
"Dearie, don't worry about
Uncle Updyke. I'm the down an
outer in this deal; an that's why
/ got
you on the wire this mornin'.
You gotta help me out. You
gotta dope me out some phoney
paper from me Mother-Superior
know you hate doin' that pen
work, but I gotta have somethin'
ito clinch me past. You gotta
forge me a couple o. family
charts to steer by!'
A moments silence ensued in
that strange conversation. Then
Maura Lambert spoke again.
Sadie, where did you meet
this MANI"
Jus, a minute" reprimanded
the other woman. 'I wantta put
you gerry to my name, from now
on: Nix on the Sadie an the
PIGGY an the Wimpel. I've
canned that -low-bfow monacker.
After this I'm Francine Florette.
Get so you won't be gun-shy to
that. An remember I'm a movie
actress temp'ry laid off with
water on the knee. An I've got
the knee to show for it. Francine
Florette, remember, educated at
Ann Arbor an from an oil south
ern family that lost everythin'
in the Galveston flood. AS for
that Uncle Updyke of mine, /
met him through Madame De
Martinette. She's the astrologist
off Herald Square, the fleshy
dame who gets fifteen a crack
at the crystal, an fifty for a
full readin'. I grubstaked her to
tip the old boy off, so things
would fall easier for me! An
now he thinks the stars got to-
gether an kind of wished me on
him an calls it Kismet an spiels
about me bein' the reincarnation
of his first rag buried out in
Kickapoo. How's that for finesse?
I guess poor oil Uncle Updyke's
been stung by SO many female
grafters maxim a straight head
dive for his dough, he's got to
dreamin' I'm an angel from above,
JUS because / never once squeal
for a rake-offn'
"And still don't see what YOU
expect out of all this?" was the
somewhat scornful conclusion of
the other woman.
"As 1 said before, I'm goin' to
make that OF guy marry me.
Then I'll have him nailed for life!
If he has the nerve to renig on
the splice, I'll cinch him in the
only way that's left. I'll clean
him out, the first chanel that
comes.
TO Be Continued Monday
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
6 r

ing, tn robins in their copper-colored waist
- coats are back, the south-wind is waking the
sand-iies the wide prairie everybody who has to
work living is getting restless and wondering how
long it has been since they have been on boat or
train, the days coming where the sound Of
bee against school window can summon dreadful
maase the breast of the tiny scholar and along with
these signs you may know that only birds
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when did General Lafayette
die?
2-When was the Evangelical
Alliance organized?
3-When was Elton College
founded?
4-When did the great Boston
fire occur?
5-When was the first Ameri-
can created Cardinal?
ANSWERS to these queries will be
printed MOnday.)
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

AS an offering to the Pain god.
a native was publicly burned to
death in Rhodesia by the elders
of his tribe. By q coincidence
rain fell almost Immediately after,
-
wards. :
For a matchless pair of Id. and.
I'd. post Office" Mauritius stamps
on one envelope, $4,000 were
paid.
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
E<wT OU'D get over havin'
hear4 il11re eU'rv. time

you hear a bell ring.
Hully gee, woman, don't you
know that shown the queer is
a felony in this country an good
for fifteen years with hard labor?
D'you expect me to keep me
beauty an have a thing like that
to brood over? It's too wearin'!
An if 1 was in your place, with
your looks, I'd sure tie tin can
to that nutty parent o. yours! I'd
get a smooth talker an go into
suburban real estate. or open a
swell little bucket-shop, down in
the Wall Street district
Cherry, you're talking nom
sense, and you know itr' reproved
the fuIIer-toned voice.
mo, I amt. An 1 mean it.
1t don't take me a year to crack
wise to a fightin' chance. You're
a boob to stick to a nut who hasn't
q show in the runnin'. He's in
bad, an you know It. An that
Quincy Morello's as bughouse as
the Gov'nor hisself. He'll hang
the Indian sign on you. An when
them dagoes git to maxim love, I
want somethin' to back up against
so 1 won't git knife in the back
for staIlin' him off when his zooin'
bug gifts workin' overtimei They
amt safe, deariei An he's so
stuck on you he'd file his way into
Sing Sing-if they sent you up!''
Cherry, you're not telling me
the truth about that lumberman.
from Saginaw
$50 help me Mike, dearie,, got
that old pineland fossil so he'll eat
out O. my hand! An I breeze
into that house o. his just off up
per Avenoo an tell the butler I
want covers laid for four an hol-
Ter for a Glover Club quick before
pass away! why, all 1 gotta do
is dust the cigar ashes off that oil
guys vest front an. feed the gold
fish,
And what is this going. to lead
tor" was the other woman's ques-
ton. What do you expect to get
out OF it?"
''I expec' to git took care Of, /"
was the deliberate answer, AN I
expec' to eat regular an to be able
to hold my head up when I walk
into a Winter Garden first night
and show them lobster-palace
breads what year in Paris can
do for a girl who keeps her eyes
open!'
"And you intend to biackmail
that ridiculous old man, the same
as you blackmailed Novikoff
and
Have heart, woman. have a
hearth broke in the other voice.
1--WE never so much as lifted a
baroque-pearl out O. that old guys
stud-set! I amt even pinched
coffee spoon. I've got a bigger
scheme than that, an a neater
one, an I'm goin' to land it, or
I'm all to the Camembert as
Lambert gang capper"'
You mean that when you
make your haul it will be
big one?"
NIX on the rough stuff, lady!
/ amt goin' to loot no Fift'
Avenoo home an I amt goin' to
have van back up to the curb
an crack that oil geezer's faith
in me. Not on your life. I'm
goin' to make this a home run or
nothin! amt going to crab
a nickel from him. I'm goin' TO
make that OIL man marry me, an
I'm goin' to make him do it of his
own free wiIl"'
CHAPTER II.
There was silence for few
moments before the deeper-toned
voice of Maura Lambert spoke
again.
You are going to make this
The Washington times., 1923-04-28

ut would almost
KLINE andIwould'
have crampsIsuf.
fered in this way
about three years.,
then a lady friend
suggested that J.
try Lydia EPink-'.
hams Vegetable
Compound / have
had better healths
since, keep house /;
and am able to do .
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
LITTLE BOY
WHO NEVERs
WAS,
BIZ "a. Maxon sprague.

~ HE lay gazing, between halls
closed lids straight before her.
Long ago: when she was4a
little girl, she had seen a great. n
golden star like that. !,
There was sudden soft rustling.
Between her and the star woman
stepped. She knew now. Thesstar .
/, was the shaded night-lamp in her -
dressingroom; the woman was her =
nurse.
She heard the door open. and 5.
then a mans voice:
well. Miss Bingham?'' -
''still in the stupor, doctor. She .
has been this way. since midnight. i
"Ah?'
She felt cool fingers touch her
wrist, yet she made no sign. She
smiled in her heart. They thonghts1
her unconscious, but her mind, was !
as clear as theirs
The mans voice. stiIl muffIed,
broke in upon her thoughts.
IF she regains consciousness be-
fore. dawn 1 think there !. is hope.
, There will probably be no change
for an hour" =
The nurse and doctor passed. !,
into the outer room. For a mo. =
ment she heard them speaking in !.
low tones; then came the faint !,
click of a closing door, -, :,
She turned her head until. her. 4
cheek lay, in the warm hollow. Of I
the pillow. Then--then she knew =
why she had come back.
How glad she was. "A joy .tfatsA
was passionate in its intensity
leaped up in her. heart and giowed q
on her smiling face. for there in, 4
the doorway stood the Little Boy !
Who Never Was. i
She had never seen him before, %
but talh VS., always her heart had "a
known him. There could be no 4
mistake. She knew 5l1e would s
have just such curly black hair, =
just such grave blue eyes. Then -
as she watched him he smiled,
] and she knew, before she saw it,
that there would be the dimples -
in his cheek. Dps Sas -.
He moved quickly toward her, =
and she saw with a sudden rush !
of tenderness how fine and sturdy -
he was. .
'eYou called me baek-why?.' =
she asked him. as she lifted cher
hand and touched his hair. She
wanted to hear his voice.
THE hills were so, dark and ,
cold, and wanted to take care,
of you-always.'
With his hand in hers, she. !.
rose. Hand IN hand they. went.Ao
the door. There she stopped and,
looked back. In the outer room 2
the shaded lamp glowed family, -
the nurse still sat- with dropping "a
head.
Then something in the attitude =
of the beautiful figure struck .
her. She bent forward. The joy. p
in the white face held her spell
bound, and silenced the cry on
her lips.
Out in the fragrant garden the =
Little Boy Who Never Was said -
softly, as they turned their faces :
to the dawn: :.
ct shall take care OF you al
ways, Little Dream Motherp'
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.

40 AoSCCAudy > QUcSUAOAASs
lin 1927 George Simon Ohm,
the German physist, propounded
the law regarding the guam
tity of electrical current which
bears his name.
2-No Mans Land-now Bea-
yer county, Oklahoma-was coded
to the United States in 1850 by
Texas.
3-The Norman Conquest Of
Italy extended from 1915 to 1866.
4-Martin Van Buren, was Pres
ident of the United States from
1887 to 1841.
5-Vanderbilt University, for
merly the Central University,
Nashville, Tenn, received it's
present name in 1873.
Copyright, 1928, by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
This Day IL. History.

THIS is the anniversary of the SALE 1861, of the
copyright of the famous epic Paradise Lost" For
this colossal masterpiece dictated while he blind
John Milton received the paltry sum of $25.
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
BACK ACHED
TERRIBLY.
Mrs. Robinson Tells How She.
Found Relief by Taking Lydia E.''
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound !

Amarillo, Tex.-"My back was my
greatest trouble. It would ache so that
The Washington times., 1923-04-28
The Worlds Big Bells.

MOSCOW boasts bell of 10 TONS and others of
AVA fty-seventy, twentyeght and seventeen tons. Rus
sia's heaviest mcracked bell weighs Ill TONS Great
The Washington times., 1923-04-28

ing the s. Ath but the seCrens WELL riding their
seahorses coming up .om the sirensles in some pur
pie Summer play and shout in the surf around
Northern shores call to the lover Of the to
on in, the waters fine!
Already you trying to remember whero that bath
ing suit IT, and mother extracts from the cedar
chest, wrapped and labeled mothers and label
things-label = "Jimmys dark blue bathing suit"
For is already beginning to call, ard all the
New Britain herald., 1923-07-06
DEMPSEY HIT Low,
7IMEKEEPER SAYS
Gibbons Black and Blue in Groin
From These Blows
BY The Associated Press.

Glacier Park, Mont, July g.
Richard 7. Burke of New Orleans
who acted as official timekeeper for
the Dempsey-Gibbons fight, made the
statement that as result of Demp-
sey's body blows Tom Gibbons bears
on his groin black and blue marks as
large as a mans hand.
Burke said however, he did not be-
lieYe that Dempsey Intentionally
fouled Gibbons.
The only words spoken by the
combatants during the fight were
uttered by Gibbons. Timekeeper Burke
said. 1t was in one of the early
rounds and Gibbons while exchanging
blows with Dempsey addressed him
self to his opponent saying:
Jack, get 'em up" He was re-
ferring to three or four body blows
struck him in the groin Burke ex-
planned.
II saw Gibbons this morning before
left Shelby for Glacier Park"
Burke went on, land Tommy showed
me the black and blue marks on his
groin, l Immediately said: why
Tom the press ought to know about
this, whereupon Gibbons beseeched
me not to tell the newspapermen. I
don't have to have any abibis in this
fight, Gibbons said"
New Britain herald., 1923-07-06
Unique Records
on Ball Fields
Made up to Date

Joe Dugan, Yankees-Played &c
consecutive games without making an
error.
Cy williams, Phillies-Cracked out
three home runs in one game.
Everett Scott, Yankees-Passed the
1000 mark in consecutive games
played at shortstop.
Grover Alexander, Cubs-Pitched
81 consecutive innings without giving
base on balls.
Adolfo Luque, Reds-Won seven
consecutive games in staging great
comeback after bad season in 1922.
Dazzy Vance, Robins-Struck out Is
Giants in 1 Innings, IA in 9 innings,
yet lost his game.
Phillies-Cardinals Made a major
league record of o home runs in one
game at the Philadelphia park.
Rolly Naylor, Athletics-After being
in the majors six years registered first
shut-out of his career over Chicago
White Sox.
Charley Grimm, Pirates Batted
safely in 25 consecutive games, getting
one or more hits.
New York Yankees-Suffered only
one defeat in the first swing around
western end of American League cir
cult.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-06
KEAR1KS GRASSES COLOR LINE
AND SAYS THAT DEMPSEY Is
READYTOBOX HARRY WILLS
Would Prefer Giant Negro
to Return Fight With
Willard Mentions Labor
Day as Possible Date
More About the July 4th
Fiasco.
BY The Associated Press.

by me Associated Press.
Great Falls, Mont, July 6.-Harry
Wills, the negro heavyweight, prob
abIv will be Ioox Den,nsev,. na~t -
pon' $40 u.s. lnanase tho
neass"elsn1 ehaiiip1on' saiu touay
,'1. no 'aiu he eApeo'eu " iiiii'n nis
BUSINESS heie louay anu "ouio ieave
.i n..-.. iof tNe" ioin " viose
a.'on' ~, iiiatch Win WINS ~
NC ueoiueu prooaoiy on Laoor LAY
isn' AFRAID Oh nun
We want " ooA Wills II tor noun
ne ~ tlan " oohs4noe tne puDitc
mo, .na' Dennpoey ooes hot ora" Inc coiof
iias aAiu 49,. mas nv lear Vi MN, learns
salu ne n,alch was req not q rev
lnon'ns aso pu' iur SOME reason -
was siue.racheo. ~ IS my opinion
'ha' ~ VIII IRA" petter than return
Win "ilara. dempsey
Nnooneq nm over seven tlihes IN one
iou,.u anu ooulu 40 II again SO
uoii see ihuch OBJECT IN hentins
hin. ....
rictures are fer1ect.
hearns revealed that ne stlli retains
q 90 20 per cent interest IN Inc mo-
.ioii p.c.ure riShts Oh tne Sheioy pat
We uipoons mas 20 per cent IN.
seresI "nlle 10y >. Moiumpy ana
Mayor jim Johnson nave a 20
per cent interest IN the pictures.
1 iahs are peihs maze 10 EXHIBIT tnem
New Britain herald., 1923-07-06
TWO GAMES In CITY LEAGUE UNDER
REVISED SCHEDULE SET FOR SATURDAY
Berlin VS.. Falcons and st.
Mary's VS. Rangers Are
Scheduled for 3 p. M.

The New Britain City league base
ball schedule has again been revised,
following the shake-up of a week ago
when several teams were unceremoni-
ously dropped and as a result there
will be no more Thursday evening
games and but two Saturday after
noon games. Tomorrow, at 3 p. m,
on diamond No. !, at Walnut Hill,
the Falcons and Berlin will clash,
while on Diamond No. st. Mary's
and the Rangers will mix it up. These
should be hot games.
The revised schedule for the re-
niainder of the season follows:
July 14-Pirates VS.. Rangers, Car
dinals VS.. Falcons.
July 21--Falson VS.. Pirates, Berlin
VS.. Rangers.
July 2S-Berlin VS.. Cardinals, St.
Mary's VS.. Falcon.
Aug. cardinals VS.. Rangers, Ber-
lin VS.. st. Mary's.
Aug. 11-Berlin VS.. Pirates.
Following the shake-up. the games
played in the league now stand with
the Pirates leading, having defeated
ST. Mary's 10 to and the Cardinals
II to 0. st. Mary's have won one
game, that from the Cardinals to 2.
The Rangers have been defeated by
the Falcons, 10 to /.
Monday night at 1880 the league
council meets at room 207 in city hall.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-06

In Brooklyn the Braves BANKED the
Dodgers when Jess Barnes served his
second shut-out within six days and
Boston walked away with the game,
3 to 0.
Johnny Quinn, the Red Sox cata-
putt, hammered single in his game
against Philadelphia, at Boston, scor-
ing two runs and winning his own
game, to S. The Philadelphia
swingers made IS hits to Bostons 10
but got the habit Of staying on bases.
The st. Louis Browns playing on
their home grounds won the final of
their five game series with Chicago
by q slim margin of, 4 to 8.
In Cleveland the home teams
evened up their series with Detroit
and stuck In the first division by win
ming, 10 to 0. Smith held Detroit to
four hits against Cleveland's -. 9th
er teams in both leagues were not
scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-06
BESSE-LELAND PLAYS
Will Go to Holyoke Tomorrow and
Sunday the Meriden Cutlery Nine
Will be in this City.

The Besse-Leland nine plays two
games this weekend, one tomorrow
in Holyoke against the Falcos, and
the other on Sunday when the Meri-
den Cutlery team plays at st. Mary's
field. Tomorrew's game Is a return
contest for the one a couple of weeks
ago when the Holyoke boys defeated
the locals 30 in ten innings. The
team will leave the corner of Main
and Church streets tomorrow at noon,
and all players who are to make the
trip must be there on the dot, Man
ager Campbell says.
Those going are: Schroeder, Ray
and Nom Begley, Hyland, Gregory,
Greene, Weber. Fortier, Pohlson,
Steve and Bill Dudack and Travers.
Should the weather clear, there will
be practice at st. Mary's field this
evening.