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By A. M. Crawford.

~ HE faced him cha1lengingly,
red lips provocative. Movie
~ stuff" she said when greet
tngs were over and his mother,
her hostess, had dscrcetly with
drawn to make an opportunity for
them to become acquainted.
Shall we play up 10 expectations
or give our designing, honorable
ancestors a good jolt?''
Andy Marshall gave start of
surprise. What do you mean?"
he ventured, looking intently at
the slim figure OF the newcomer.
Twentieth century, aren't you,
or are you made up to represent
, YOUTH It's done so skillfully
nowadays that sometimes even
wise one is fooled She pulled
off her soft felt hat, disclosing Il
. head "f hohhed blond hair. You
, know why I've been asked here?
We're supposed to fall in love-
at sight, J think. Your mother
and my mother have been groum-
ing us for the parts since we
were babies"
, "Oh. come, Miss''----
cut out the fornrality-T'm
. May. You're Andy. Whats the
next mover" .s'-.
Mrs. Marshall appeared just
then, and if was almost pathetic
to see her keen eyes go darting
" from one to the other TO see
what might have been accom-
plished in the brief span of time
she had. left them together.
Friends already, aren't you?"
she beamed. '
And suddenly the lurking devil
that is in every girl reared his
horny head. 'Friends." cooed
May, getting up to receive an
apparently expected kiss from her
hostess. ,''Andy wants TO. marry
nc.
Children" she cried in her
delight, We've dreamed. we've
wanted it so--you aren't teasing
me, are YOU" she demanded,
suddenly skeptical.
Andy rose to the occasion,
hlavely, as he had once faced
hattery of German sharpshoC RS.
He was no gutter. and no chit
of girl could get away with it.
He masterfAllly took the aston
ish"d May right out. Of his;
mothers arms, and II afx girl,
ever Received demonstrativea
aVo"al ,of love, May had no fea.
son TO- envy her, For Andy's
caresses were long and. ardent
and must have convinced his
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memory with some ghostly asso-
citation which eluded explanation.
Then, of sudden, it came home
to him. That undetermined re-
minder of the past arose from moth
ing more nor less than Russian
cigarette. 1t was a fragrance that
took him at bound back to New
ski Prospekt and the Moika, to
Contant's and Pivato's and to Ma
ritania and Moscow and the cofs
fee houses of Kherson on those hot
August nights when certain Asiatic
fortress-plans had been lost ana in
the end found again.
Kestner knew that he was sniff
ing a cigarette which had been
bought and made in Russia. And
the thin and exotic odor of that to-
bacco suddenly stirred him beyond
reason, disturbed him more than
he would have been willing to ac-
knowledge
He stepped gropingly toward the
door from which the sound of muf-
fled voices still came. But he
could hear nothing clearly. So he
crept still closer, until his body
was against the door-frame itself.
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THE RHYMING
OPIIMISH
Hiran's Hints.
Bx sAline Michaelis-

TTIRAM HAYsEED used to
say: sun can't always
shine, bit / like a rainy
day now and then, fer mine.
Folks who howl when. aeipuds. ,ap-
pear oushtt,tos,stop it, quick, if
the sun shons ali the Year, mercy.
how . theyeed, l. ldsll: :'s, Fer they d
never get a chance. at. ans idle
:, day. soon and slate they'd wildly
pranee, gettin' SIN the hay Time
they'd get their fruit all, picked.
trees would start to bud. Har-
vest seasons would conflict. then
they'd want a. flood 1Yes.stlIey' Il
gladly build an ark II they could
, but Know in its shelter they
might park forty. days or Sc. :
Hiram, HaNseed used to :. say:
"a sfIAke my weather mixed: now
IAN. then a>rainy day, anyway It's
fixed. Schedule suits me mighty
fine, just ths%wsy- it goes Suits
me when the sunbeams shine.
suits, me twhen It SHOWS. Makes
no difference where folks are,
what's the use to fret? From
Oshkosh to- Zanzibar some days
must be wet: When the rain
comes pouring down. you can
take your choice: foolish fellows
grunt and frown. wiser chaps re-,
joiees Greet; the rain with who6ps
OF glee, that's rhe better. pIan;. all
depends on you an me, not the
weather man. Were there more
of Hiramsr mind think what
earth would gain while they
grinned through rain and wind.
stoFm and hurricane. Singing
when the weather's rough. same
AS when it's. fine, Hiram Hay
seed knows his stuff, sun can't
always shine!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

TT1RAM HAYsEED used to
Ill say e., Sun cant a. always
shine, bit ! like q rainy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
BY Ann Isle, /
Whose MarsisS Lie Serials Have
Won. a NaticIsysitle,. Success. r
sTcopS xiglft: 1863 - International
NnWen SAPvtNo \

: - n 49,
- 6oarasrs Mgs, Harrison, :"
:. he said suddenly Even
If you find ]. me in the way.
II: suppose you have, to stand
for me on account Fof that
poor scared child. who's clings to
me because my. hair grows back
from my forehead the way Meals
> does" 4.;,f-t -
Z she stakes d great GaeaIs6f com.
fort from. rfsat4a1id other things.
I. replied, suTnr1oning the smile TO
ssnide tfIest; droepi into which r4sfind
my race falling the minute I re-
lax. az
II wish, r<coufd make 1t easier
for yea" he said. ruefdIIy.
: .tYou : d6-by giving Ph0ebe
!: ! someone on whom t6otssiiiean.f lThe
poor child rs to: pafBktie she al.
: most ff4shtshs me
shes ssscR "a little young
thing, replied Mr.: Lacy delicate
". Il guess its natural enough
tor her-to want to hage some
one to t6ld tight TO her hand.
You're : brick to forget your own
pain and smile. for her. But you
would You always have done
things that way
Thank you. 1t makes It easier
tor me to know that I seem
strong and sturdy-from the on
lockers point Of view feel as
II Iin' just wanting for Jim to
econfe; back SOL can pat my head
|. down on his shUa16er' ana have. a
,eood srty .'Afs.e = fs{t $50 sss.
= TT must be wonderful I'd .be
: missed ike that ~. replied Mr..
Lacy in 4 tone which madef me
suddenly sorry for this strong
and competent friend. = But 5 sbe-
fore i could answer tl1sfes'was a
sudsTens interruption. 1t came
tom Rose cordoVa, WHO hads evi,
DENLY riung the door belf and
been admitted BY Phoebe without
our hearing It. 80 i Z. . -
Put your head on his shoulder
and havssS4he SO tssA good eery.
White; Lilac :, she 2. knocked III
Il axngunhappysSand Iainess. shonl-
!, der isselose-e' ] know that is::.how
h. would s4n1ake ato7 cheer. myself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
By Virginia Terhune
Van de Water,
Author of Nationwide Reputation
and Writer Of Popular Novels
and Short Stories.
CHAPTER Xxx.
co F course, If you do not
like it. / suppose will
" have to look somewhere

else" she remarked ndently.
What does Mrs ' think
of it?'' Muir asked.
she likes it. But you and I
are the ones to decide the mat
ter" she reminded him.
81 will call for you and look
the place over tomorrow-Sun-
day afternoon" he said 81 wish
could make things easier for
you" he added.
oh, that's all right she re-
Joined YEARLY.
She had hardly left the tele-
phone when she was summoned
back to it.
Her sense of WEAKNESS departed
as she heard Rankin,s voice.
2 he vas taking the liberty of
Calling her up, he explained He
! had not heard from her since his
visit Of some days ago. The
weather was lovely. and, as it
was Saturday, he had the after
noon off. Would Miss Scott care
to 70 for walk with him-or
was that asking too much Of her?
{; YsTf T.were ior,1y rich siye addad
with little laugh 3swould
come for you, il, my car
Such happy idea seized her
that she ca,,ehtE Ia, 4, bre.tb5 in
deHgN4. h.. =. Il 81 s. s. ~.
why MOI go drivi9e; sv6sitk: sneor.
she aakeeI I r.,,ictcIv. i. ~ o., al,
up tbks cIiauffe,r1 at f,nse Ard we
can take ME ridns AN. tba
,,,i,,n,,,t: t..G b - 81
His texclamatior, ! OF Measure
brought a gratjffed sr1iIe- TO her
lfDS 'sy' = 4 ss.5E,t.E
. m a.. -. sh,s, > o.cl-,cl, .,..ha ,a,a
81 ,,;,,. ha r..dy - h,fh,,.
), v.r.o,.r..,,.u - .,;<,,, 5,,l.
So. -, ~ & "a. 1e
VIZ e CONF =" Sout 1ous a.
"e' "' U -. = S!9AiAH
w.! - -. .,,,,. ,,,,,, :. 49,,
-. & 800.
-,
w " Po"
nv :"
''"S '""s"' VI "@v'"e '''7'S
"o' a ioVeiy Iaoy' ana you are
NV imposing upon my h'hohess.
wen get All '"@ eooO
"'e car '"
and 90,
"ei ons tS''S
.oLw m -.
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Thrilling Story Of the Secret Service, Daring Band OF
5.,A Counterfeiters and the Love of a Brilliant
As and Beautiful Girl: Hss4z na4

He was about to reach out a eau
tious hand and grasp the door
knob when he became suddenly
and tinglingly aware, that he was
no longer standing in darkness
The electrics had been switched, on
behind him..
That discovery !. brought. him
wheeling about as though he had
been shot. He found himself, ever
as his hand went to his hip. stand
ing face tos face with a straight
bodied and youthful-looking. ,Japa.
nese in a service. coat. This was
the valet. ,Kestner surmised. Of
whom Sadie Winqpel. had spoken.
And here, he further surmised,
was as pretty kettle of fish, as
a man could stumble into.
You wish TO see?''-the imper-
turbed voice inquired in excellent
and most crisply enunciated Eng
lish. He spoke very quickly, with.
out surprise and without appre-
hension, with a ,fortitude that
seemed reptilions. in its casual in
tentness..
(TO BE Continued TomolTow.l
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Bless you my children. Go %
it.'
Good evening, Mrs. cordova."
smiled Ralph Lacy, quietly iapor-
ing Everything but lief pr9ssAcs,
: ass ne sestafed aief wofdApRAl1e.
s1n merry mood: desra Ady.
Tkat means your % TRIP wasiA sue
cess scougrssaiations.g a
Hello. Rosa manage Ahid-
ing my annoyance as 1ese 4
could. but knowing she'd iJhn-
aged 10 achieve her Spurpeaef4nid
make me feel seIf-consciouss and
cheap I'll. slip off MN AKRON
and wen. so into the living Eppra
for your visit. II was ttHes4 Of
you to come so soon" - -
.oh. don't fIatter ,yogTssitr'
s laughed Rosa, just managing, to
take the edge off her .woydaa b
her bantering tone. F.. came be
cause the naive Aunt MsX,C9lys
told me shall probably ina ERE
our friend Ralph ,s.-,,,,ts:
Her .ir1pertinence ganed me.
But Mr.. Lacy took It eapaoIy,
saving.
And what can friend Ealss DO
for your
''s>ssYon can tel me where lsll
find the nice Park. 50 q
Parks ont at 7the AEafforl mr.
|. ranging for soma. w@k.eha
|. guests, The place. mas. sslnesi
shut up for "a while, 80 igrgibe
the telephone IS disconaeSaed.
Did you try. telephonins? sa1sa
Would xou maybe driFv me
out there tonisht7'. askedf Rose
with supreme impuAence bhe
cannot mind since, 1-ssorbc tor
Jaime. . 3. -sssl4ue
Won't telephoning s.do2;H Mr..
Lacy asked, It's possibisi,ahat
Park. isn't staying alone ins
zig place nights -.,.a
'Telephone?1 demanded Rpaf, I
would have done this fr1ysekE bllt
that he is at his country place ]
have netsknown Raease Telephone
at once
"Of course | cannot refuse q
ladys binding. : smiled sEalph
Eaey, bowling with q certain al
liant yielding TO the iuevitsE
But when he reached PAIR Stsr
the Telephone Rosa, 4sfIy
snatched the receiver fronf HE
hand and flung out in staEeAto
jerks: slo1
mr.. Wayne Parkinson. itsE is
Mrs Rosa Cordova who sp6essais.
Perhaps you remember herg
L. smiled at the little dig Rosa
was managing to give the man
who had evidently gone out Of
z her fifeS after coming into that
of my group of friends 'siap sun
day visit to Dreamwold on Rosas
Isdnvitationys His replies must sMEaSe
been suave. enough 10 nl4eats
herr: for Rosa on turning fr9p the
telephone cried tn us merriIy:
Il do not have to 60 out 10
the. country tonight. The Px1tce
Park say shall not boil eF. I
am to meet him tcrnorrew Tor
lunch. That is nice I1otss e.
She seemed to be denia ndIdF a
reply from me- so Il said laHi&ty.
with a feeling In the DaclE sasTAlS
mind that this was far efls1hn
mice. ',e =. a1s-,.. $, 44n4bsi
=, tie Be Continued TomOrFew.l
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WAYS OF 4 HUSBAND
I. x..AI SE0UE LsE a:esslVhEN "A GIRL MARRIES' 4

So sayT--how you always shout:
Bless you my children. Go %
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. OR the documents into which
he had peered at haphaz-
ard were labeled as follows:


ard were labeled as follows:
Baker, Fort, CAL fWest Dept
RR.S. Sausalito-T. NJ. Weaver
maps.
Dept Winthrop Branch, Boston
-denend on Screven for CODE
wires and data.
"Barrancas, Fort. Fla. East
Dept Tel. and P.O.. same; SIN,
Pensacola-Leavett or Riley safe.
Barry, Fort Cal
Kestner would have read more,
for that list most acutely APP
pealed to his professional curios-
Ity. But the chance to delve
deeper into the package, he saw,
was suddenly lost to him. His
first instructive movement was to
ouench his flash4light. His next
was TO crowd close in under the
velour hanging and stand there
holding his breath. There had
come to him the distinct sound
Of a door opening and closing
again, the fall of quick steps
along the floor. the rustic OF
drapery; and the tap of hurrying
heels on the polished hardwood
treads Of the stairway A mo-
ment later he heard the snap Of
n switch He could tell, even
from his hiding.E ace, that the
upper hall had been lighted. i
Kestner waited moment and
then slipped quietly out from un-
der his covering. He crept for
ward to the foot of the stairway,
keeping close to the shadowy
NSainscoting. Then he peered UP
the stairs. 70 where the light
shone strongest.
There, in front of the great
old-fashioned. GRANDPA theirs clock,
he saw Sadie Wimpel She had
swung open the clock-1oor and
had dropped on one knee before
could see her as she reached
carefully into the clock, with one
hand, and he knew that she had
either just concealed something
in that untoward hidBg-place or
had just taken something from it.
kestner watched her as she
rose to her feet. busted her fin
ger tips by brushing them lightly
together. and then carefully closed
the clock door. Then she looked
quickly to the right and the left,
to. where the divided stairway
Jed to the floor above Appar,
emily satisfied that she had. been
quite unobserved from that QUAR-.
ter, she stepped Z forward: and.
turned out the lfslH at. the wall
switch ON the tandtnga -
Kestner stood 3 listening as she
made her way on up 4i,s stairs
and Keeper inte the house He
hesiI3 y sdoof open and close and
the sound or STEPS and another
Ger4 EN- Rsuss stEol al. slrtq, Isl :I.fts
dnor being opened, T1en<cane the /.
seiifsf o vefces: THU ana far away,
from an inner room, the dim echo
of.s5 girls laugh. an answering,
more g1stteral laugh, and then the
soft .thud OF Closing door again. :
Kestner tiptoed back. to, the safe,
closed the steel door, restored 1he
imitatlon velour drapery to it's
place. and started cautiously up
the stairs: He moved quietly but !.
quickly, taking the turn to-, the
right as the girl had done. He did
not come to stop until he had
passed portiere and found him.
seh in utter darkness. a little p,Iz-
sized as to which way 10 proceed.
As he stood there in doubt, he
beard the, thin sound. of voices
eaEain. Then~he made still another
discovery. For several seconds he
{ had rema med stationary, puzzled
BY the faint aroma which filled the
darkness about him, assailine his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
This Day in History.

il the anniversary of voting nj 1894 byf
French Natiopaf Assembly s6f g belief in suprends
Being and IN the taity of the SOUL This action
followed reign Of atheism and excess after reyolun
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Answers
TO Saturdays Questions.
1--Shakespeare's comedy ANS
Well That Ends Well was. first
played in. lqol. = III
. 2-The. revolver wasS& invsfted
IN 1885 by Samuel Colt. -,
a-Iiot Springs, Arkansas, y.was
made a nanonal park in fS99. /
- - ia fayette revisit ed Anlerita
fhi. 1919 i q" :
.sS--.I.ondon Bridge was; built
ar'5ut APO. tr5 ~ ~
:, Copyright, ittas2. by King rsatGfSs
Syndicate, Incl -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
WHEN DID 1T
HAPPEN?

!. When was the steam locomo-
tive invented?
.. When did modern. Greece he
come an .independent': kingdom?
.. When was the famous Don
,- QuiXote" written by CcrVan-
, tcs?
4. When was fire insurance
boGun2
S. When. was the .JungfTau,. one
OF the highest peaks in the
Alps. first assembled? en-.
answers to these queries will
be printed tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
SnLnnOn's Scales Reveal Age.

THE salmon's scales viii tell you it's age. When
viewed through microscope, the scale will reveal
tiny lines which have developed at the rate OF sixteen
year Lines crowded close prove the fish has lived we'll
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-23
SCHOOL BOND VICTORY

1HE fight school buildings in Indianapolis
been won. Unless something unforeseen happens
be started those buildings very
The Times is proud had leading part in that fight
The fight has been long and bitter The Times the only
newspaper that continuously and consistently kept the battle
More than years ago the proposal made that bonds
be issued for school buildings Immediately opposition started
The opposition largely from agencies which sought control
had failed They sought dscred
the board at the expense of innocent children.
A fled. A taxpayers league
formed and organized effort against the building program
conducted Charges extravaganza One of
petty objections given great publicity
the iron work of school building had
painted with gilt paint when they would have
purpose without the paint
So bond
But the battle The Times took the fight
again last fall buildings The
board discouraged by previous defeat hestated but finally
agreed to try again
Again opposition started, opposition
cult by this time Public sentiment being aroused and
ents Directing their children being housed in miserable
shacks
committee of the Chamber of Commerce was appointed
look into the program report derogaory the school board
made nothing about it Chamber
quickly part controversy APP
parently forgot it.
Things progressed smoothly Then when the board
about ready ahead and the bonds fourteen
only of whom has children of school and of whom
does not live in the city signed remonstrance
But by this time public sentiment fully 1t
quickly became apparent the would be
cessful
hearing held before the board Wednesday, Not
of the appeared where the previous
they had been force with lawyers who spoke
for them This time they did face public opinion The hear
ing lasted less than hour.
The school buildings will solve entirely the prob
lem of providing for Indianapolis children Building has
stand long for project remedy the situation
present program will problem eight
munes where it the pressing 1t
pupils will have well heated well lighted and well ventilated
buildings
indianapolis making constructive
forward.
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Science

A giant tortoise. Weighing 400
pounds. has been captured in the
Galapagos Islands. 500 miles of the
coast Of Ecuador. by William Beebe
of the New York Geological Society.
This tortoise represents former
geological era. 1t lives 10 a great
age. and feeds on a cactus peculiar to
the islands. Darwin, founder of evo-
luton, visited the islands and tells
Of these strange tortoises in the
Voyage of the Beagle"
Tortoises are among the most per
fectly arm pred animals They are
nearly invulnerable; very slow in
growth and movement and perhaps
the most enduring of all animals.
They are famous for their tenacity of
life. A turtles heart will beat for
several days after he has been killed.
The head will live for hours after
being severed from the body. This
is due to the great hold on life that is
shown locally by the tissues. The tor
toise attains a larger size than tur-
tie. 1t is a vegetarian.
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Family Fun

Cole Black had fallen afoul Of the
law and was having a preliminary
conference with his attorney.
Can you prove an allbi?" asked
the latter.
"Al-says which boss?"
"Alibi. Can you prove where you
were at the time the offense was com
mitted?"
"Lawdy, boss; OATS 1es' what Abs
skeered dey's gwine to don'-Amert.
can Legion Weekly
Little Barbara. aged 4, was getting
undressed for bed when her father en-.
tered the room. 1t was the first time
she had seen him in evening clothes,
immaculate from crown to shoe-tips,
and the child was strongly impressed
by his appearance.
Daddy, you are the very prettiest
man 1 ever saw" she conhded, snug.
filing in his arms for a goodnight kiss.
Il think you are the prettiest man
there is"
"Babs, you're a fatterer," he
laughed, by no means displeased by
her appraisal. Surely not the hand
soonest man in the world"
We'll. daddy" she replied, as one
who desires to be Just above all else, -
"Of course I haven't seen God yet. -
Boston Transcript.
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The Lesson

BY BERTON BRALEY
He seemed to be a sissy-boy,
A prissy boy,
A silly boy;
His hands were white,
His figure slight,
His voice a trifie shrill;
He seemed a good example of,
A sample of
A "Willie-boy"
In every way
That one could say,
He seemed to ill the bill!
The boys began to joke with him,
They spoke with him
cutie airily;
He FLUSHED bright pink
And seemed to shrink
Within his girlish skin;
Till some one used a blighting
word,
A fighting word.
Then, verify,
All in a jiff
1t seemed as If
A cyclone started inl
The gang that had been Gliding him
And riding him
All lay about;
And much amaze
Was in the gaze
OF every battered lamp:
My words" the kid said, prize
or not
It's wiser not
To play about
With any gee
Who is. like me.
At present-lightweight champ"
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service. IncO
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Indiana
Sunshine

Any one raise any that's taller9
Fred c. Bieber, a farmer of Tippe-
canoe, says that he has grown a stalk
OF corn measuring thirteen feet and
five inches in height
The stronger sex broke into the
bathing beauty class at Washington
Park beach at Michigan City. The
"Sheik of the Beach" was the title
contested for by male bathers when
they recently paraded before a large
crowd
No longer will VIncennes streets be
used as private garages. A new ordi-
nance which prohibits the parking
OF machines on the street all night
long is being enforced.
Bermon Hailfy Of Ft. Wayne was
to be tried for speeding. He asked
for a continuanAc of the case in or.
der to get marrNd. SO the Judge
gave him a wedding present ana con-
tinued the case Indefinitely
The Upton County Historical Asso-
citation, which Is making an effort
to mark spots of early history in Tip
ton County, have placed a huge
bowlder on the site Of the log cabin
in which pioneer residents met and
organized the county in 1874.