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course DEAR they're all much alike get to
know them you begin talking about IDEALS
you talk the rot I've heard Men aren't
seeking for woman make them fahfu they're seeking
the who keeps them amused Mans idea Of perfect
wanted available when wanted be vamp yet thoroughly
domesc if she achieves these countless
virtues her at
about to how he IAN deceive her.
MR.. GEORGE AS usual! Exaggeraon1 Getting from
the point.
MRS. GEORGE: What point?
GEORGES My point that if faithful it's
their fault fail hold them. Man
held, and his sins lie at woman's door,
MRS. GEORGES You're really rather practical. only
because the of
that she'll never become competent.
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he and Father took q stroll along
the nillbrock that Father and
Mother wanted to know how he
felt about it and would not do 1t
II he very disliked the idea OF hav-
ing no home nearby. This aston
ishing fact became apparent to
him along with another matter
even more astonishing. that APP
parentIy the Union Hin house
had been arranged largely for his
benefit: - that he could have the
STABILITY - home atmosphere
we always wanted to roam.
rather" explained his father cas-
ually. I'VE were pretty young
when we married. Your mother
was only twenty and was twen-
ty-fOur. We had talked q good
deal Of cutting loose and seeing
the world. But-well, you were
born the first year afterwards,
and we thought probably there
would be other children. It seem
ed better to put it off, settle down
till we had raised our family
though you turned out to be the
only one"
In the twilight Of the naples,
Nealo was doing some thinking.
Mother had been married when
she was his age: with all her
life before her, and she'd never
had a bit Of It till now; only
Union Hill. And Father, too
He murmured something muffled
and inarticulate, which made no
particular sense to the ear, but
which Father understood, and an
swered with some vehemence, mo.
Great Scott, no. Nealei Don't
think that! Heavens. no! T.
didn't mean we'd sacrificed any
thing for you've just got into a
rut, the way people do. and stay
ed there 90 long we began to
think we couldn't get out and
now when this opportunity comes,
your mother wanted to make
sure it's all right with you, that's
all! Your mother and /, you've
been q great comfort to us. We
don't WANT"
Man to Man.
He was almost as mufned and
inarticulate as Neale. but Neale
understood him, and reaching' for
his hand, gave it q hard grip. He
did mot try to say anything now.
The two men, silent under the
old NAPLES that had sheltered
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-12
TR Y THIS
r ECIPE
Oyster Toast.


One egg, 1 cupful milk, 4
tablespoonfuls flour, 1 cupful thin
cream, n teaspoonful white rep-
per, slices bread. SO oysters, 3
tablespoonful butter, ia tea
spoonfuls salt, teaspoonfuls fine
ly minced parsley.
Beat the egg slightly and add
the milk gradually, while stir
ring constantly. Dip the slices
Of bread in this mixture and
saute to golden brown I'm a
frying pan. Drain the oysters
from their liquor and place in a
saucepan with the butter. When
thoroughly heated through add
the flour gradually while stir
ring. Last. add the cream, a lit
tie at a time, and stir until
smooth and we'll blended. Add
the salt pepper apd minced
parsley. Then pour over the
toast and serve while hot.
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By Dorothy Garfield.
whose Novel, 'aThe Brimmins Cup
Achieved Popularity Through
out the Country.

T dances, sometimes he
N stood aloof, trying to
look Byronic to save him.
self from looking wisful; some
times he danced steadily, al.
ways with a calm exterior, be-
meath which weltered q confused
mass Of bewildered uncertainties
and longings that rose choking to
his very throat; and yet not a
word of It could he ever get out.
Questions.
What was it he was missing?
Moody, out Of humor with the
bright, warm May sunshine. he
put the question to himself as he
sauntered aimlessly down the
library steps. Why, he was miss
ing everything that made life
worth while! Was he always to
live alone with most Of him hid
den and silent? Would he never
find his crowd, or at least one
other person, to meet whom he
could go forth, all OF him. light
and free, without the ball and
chain of his endless reticences?
Other fellows seemed to find
something satisfying in life. Why
not he? Was 1t his fault, or LIES.
that he walked in inner black
ness? He was framing. a sweep
ing indictment Of life as he
passed the gate to South Field.
Somebody ran out and grabbed
him by the neck, tall senior.
!" Kings Crown playing the
Deutscher verein." he explained.
speed up and get In, Crit. Get your
coat off. Never mind your toys.
You've got to catch next inning.
Purdy can't hold the ball if put
O hop on it, and the Dutchies
are swattipg my slow curve.
There you go, that's the third
out. Get busy. Give me one
finger for a fast one; two for
m out: and the closed fist for
the drop"
The pessimistic philosopher,
exiIed to eternal solitude, shed
coat and collar, put on mask
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HeLity and Married Men.
)SS THE BREAKFAST TABLE

one woman al CHrOu&n MS
life. It's a natural instinct.
We're not Don Juans, but
our difficulty is that the
girls so charming during her
engagement, but soon stops
being a goddess when she's
married, and gets down
from her pedestal.
MRS. GEORGE: No won
der, poor thing; She feels
lonely sutck up there by her.
self, and she comes down to
Join the man.
Mr.. GEORGE: Any man,
MRS. GEORGE: Well. of
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WHY 1T TOOK FOUR EYES TO FIND HIS PEN.

anything. Then that little fish
swan right over into the bushes,
whisked his tail around and then
darted out again.
Right where he had turned
around something caught my eye.
It was my precious fountain pen!
Wasn't I happy! reached
down and picked it up out Of the
weeds. I was so glad to have it
and 50 astonished that hardly
noticed that I had soaked my
sleeve.
"well, that beats allv I cried.
Imagine that little fish finding
my fountain pen. He must have
two good eyes"'
"Two!" shouted Bunny. He has
four!'
"who ever heard of fish with
four eyes" I chuckled.
"Well-look, Foxy Grandpa,
there he is again" as the fish
swan to the surface. And sure
enough that fish had four eyes
double eyes-two looking up and
two looking down.
mo wonder he found my pen,"
said I as we started home.
"But wasn't he kind to tell you
about it, Bunny. And wouldn't
he look funny if he ever had to
wear glasses
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Feature Service, lnc.)
I'm Thursdays story they see
curious bombing brigade.)
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TELL THIS AT
DINNER

The old Scotch butcher noticed
that one Of his customers had not
been visiting his shop lately. and
so he made up his mind to ask
her the reason for her falling Off
when he next saw her.
why do We no. buy your meat
off me noo?" he asked when he
met her a few days later.
"Weel," replied the old woman
1.-The last / got frae We l could
haze soled my butts wi it"
can why did We no., them
asked the other sarcaStically.
$50 I wild if / could haze got the
tack to go through it!' was the
sharp reply.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-12
WHEN DID TT HAPPEN?

1. When did the Wall Street
bomb explosion, which killed
thirty persons, occur?
2. When did the nationwide
strike ofthe steel workers take
place?
.. When did the Balkan war
start?
4. When was the conquest Of
England by the Romans COM
pleted?
s. When was the New England
Confederation Of Colonist's be-
gun?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tomorrow.
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and NIT. A ball, q strike, a
high foul. AS he sprinted be-
hind the backstop to get under
it, Neale sloughed off the parch-
ed skin Of introspection. From
that time on, he forgot every
thing but the game. He ratified
off encouragement to the pitch
er, Keep worlkin', old nan
that-a-boy, make him hit 1t!
Got him swinging Wild" lie
imprpvised wild flights Of kid.
ding to get the goat Of one bat
ter after another.
After the game when he and
his pitcher were shaking hands
and grinning at each other, he
became aware Of Berkeley and
Berkley's girl. What was her
name? He met her at the
Junior Ball-oh; yes, Miss Went
worth. They stopped to con-
graduate him. Neale was con-
scious, wretchedly. unphilosophi-
cally conscious of a very dirty
face, a more than dirty shirt
and torn trousers. But Miss
Wentworth didn't seem to no.
tice. Perhaps she was q good
sport. It was conceivable that
q girl might be. She made a
sensible comment on the double
play which had saved the game
in the eighth. Why, she was
intelligent as well as cookbook
ing. Neale fell into step, for
getting his disheveled looks, and
walked along to the drug store
at 120th Street, where they all
had sodas.
The Meeting.
He met her again that spring.
in the waiting-room Of the 125th
Street station, Of all prosaic
places! He had stopped In Cor
q timetable to see about getting
up to West Adams and she was
evidently waiting for a train.
He touched his cap, She smiled.
He stopped to pass the time Of
day, Vacations almost here"
he said.
what are you going to do
with it?" she inquired.
He hesitated. She wouldn't
understand. But he was never
very good on quick bluffs, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-12
Vim and vigor Of Youth
In ''AfiCan Bark"
Scientist Produces m InvigoratOr
Superior to Gland Treatments
Wonderful Power of q Bark
From Africa.

Have you lost your youth. vigor ana
pep" Docs life seem dull and work
a. grind? Don't worry. Science has
produced a new formula said to be
superior even to the much discussed
gland treatments. Many men and
women are now quickly and easily re-
gaining lost vim. vigor and vitality In
the privacy OF their homes.
The principal ingredient rs An ex-
tract from the bark Of an African tree.
re IL said to be q most remarkable in
vIrorstor. Combined with It are other
efficient tonic ana vitalizing elements
Of proved mort. In many cases the
compound produces marked improve
ment in "a hours. In a short time tho
vitality is usually raised, the circulG-
tion improved and the glow Of health
is felt in every part.
The laboratories producing this new
vitalizer which is called Re-Bild-Tabs,
are so confident of its power that they
have authorized the Peoples Drug Stores
to sell q 81 box at the special intro
ductory price OF 81 for the next five
days, and on the guarantee that 1t will
give results in "a hours or your money
back. If your local druggist cannot
supply you write to Re-Bild Labora-
tories Kansas City, Mo, or to the
Peoples Drug stores, Washington, D. c.
nE DIT TADC
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WHO SAID TT
AND WHERE?

taking the year together,
there isn't moro night than day"
There IL a. much happiness al
sorrow in life Alice Carey tells US
In her poem, Don't Be Sorrow
full, Darling"
Prom the looks, not the lips,
Is tho soul reflected"
Character IL reflected IN out
ward appearance, as Macdonald
Clarke, ''the mad poet 179S-
1s42), has well said in THE Re-
jected Lover"
81 have the courage Of my
opinions.
This phrase Of viseount Goschen
proclaimed in Parliament Febru-
ary 10, 1884, is the basis Of the
much-used Courage Of his con-
victions."
Copyright, 1928, King Features
Syndicate, Inc
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KNOW THAT

During recent tests an ant car
ried q lead shot 800 times its
own weight. To equal this feat
a man would have to move along
with fifty tons on his back.
Rust that has obtained firm
hold may be removed by rubbing
with a piece ofemery paper that
has been soaked in paraffin. In
very obstinate cases the affected
part should be wrapped in par
affin-soaked rags and left for a
day or two.
Insects which live on vegetable
foods are slow and inoffensive.
while those which feed on animal
substances are very active, pitt
less and Quarrelsome.
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ANSWERS
To Yesterdays questions.

1. The I. W. W. was formed In
Chicago July 81, 1905.
2. Raphael painted his first
great work in 1903.
3. Maria Montessori opened her
first school in Rome in 1902.
&. George Washington advanced
with the Colonial forces against
Fort DuQuesne In 1854.
s. Col. James Fisk, ''King Of
Wall Street." was fatally shot
January 8, 1872.
,(Copyright. 1928, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-12
The Trial By Ordeal

THE ordeal which consisted Of testing the effect Of
fire, water poison ETC.. the accused person ives
introduced England by the Saxons It abolished
in Britain in 1918 and trial by jury was substituted
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WOMEN OF MIDDLE AGE
MuchInterest Being Shown in the Large Mum.
Der of Women Safely Carried Through the
Change of Life by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound


Owing to modern methods Of. liv-
Ing, few woman approach this per-
fectly natural change without ex-
periencing very annoying and often
painful symptoms. Those dreadful
hot flashes, nervousness, headaches,
melancholia and irritability are only
q few of the symptoms incident to
this trying period of a woman's
life, and the following letters prove
the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to overcome
these abnormal conditions.
Baskerville, Ky. For several
months / was under the doctor care
rs he said my nervousness, chills, hot
flashes and weakness was caused by
the Change of Life, but did notseem
to get any better. Twas not able to
work and spent most Of my time in
bed. A friend called to see me and
asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and l cannot
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every woman passing through the
Change of Life to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as
itdid 90 much forme. MRS. EDWARD
B.NEAL, Star Route, Baskerville, KY.
Wvdio Il Piukhau,sS priv
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ADVERTISEMENT.


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te Textbook upon "AilMents
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Lydia e. Pinkham's Private Textbook upon "Aments
Peculiar will Write
TO Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn Massachusetts,.
This book contains valuable Information
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In the afternoon he worked at
the mill, or lay around and read.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-18

One day Nancy and Nick and Mis-.
ter Dodger. the fairyman. were
walking thru squealy.Moo Land TO
see II everybody was safe and
sound. when they came across Kitty
Kat Kitten In a stubble field. crouch.
Ing down between the rows OF stiff.
yellow stalks and looking like a III.
tie gray stone
Mister Dodgcr pulled the Twins
aside "Watchl' he whispered. "She's
after "A fiold.mouse. And II you look
over 10 tho old hickory tree. you'll
see Missez Owl watching. toor'
Just then Kitty.Kat Kitten began
10 move. crawling slowly on her
stomach toward the old hickory
tree.
Missez Owl sat there staring. She
couldn't see very well in the day.
time. but her four babies weren't
big enough yet 10 hunt for their
own lunches and she had TO catch
their mice for them.
All at once she spied the tiny gray
figure right under her.
"Ahnr' she thought. There's one
nowl An unusually large one. I'll
have 10 be quick"
And she swooped down without
q sound. In two seconds Kitty.K1t
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nae oMaa,tL woscEsrthsMha


Kitten flor that's who II was was
being carried up TO Mlssez Owls
nest.
"Miewl New she called in
tiny frightened voice. Help
Mister Dodger and the Twins were
about 10 climb up and rescue her
when there was a flash and Missez
Tabby streaked past.
She was up the tree before you
could sneeze almost.
And then such a feather scatter
ing and Purifying as there was for
d minute.
But Kitty.Kat Kitten was rescued
and brought safely TO the ground
and the four owl children had no
lunch after all.
This strangest part Of the whole
thing was, that after everything
was over. Missez Tabby gave Kitty
Kat Kitten a sound box on the ear.
TO BE Continued
Copyright. 1929. by Seattle STAR
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Kitty.Knt Kitten was soft bah
Of fur, She looked like silk and felt
like silk. all but her claws--and they
looked and felt like sharp curved
needles.
She was very proud OF her claws.
khty.Kat was. because she was just
learning how 10 use tirm. Her
mother. Missez Tabby. had showed
her.
Besides. she had sat for hours
and watched Thomas MouseF at
work
She had learned how 10 flntten
herself out on the ground like he
did. and crawl along on her tummy.
without anybody seeing her
And she had also learned how 10
climb hair way up "A tree without
falling off And she had learned 10
Use her eyNH. tool one minute they
would loo like large blue moons. and
the next minute they would look
like bits Of green nteel with siits In
ihem. especially II she saw bird or
n mouse.
what she would have done with
thorn had sho caught either one.
goodness only knows. because she
wns too little 10 cat anything but
milk.
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lContInued From Yesterla,l

Tho cruel Jaws snapped with n
elang OF iron and tho crunch of
flesh. The shock. more than any
human framo could endure. hurled
Doomsdprf 20 his knees; yet so
mighty was his physical stamina
that no was able 20 retain his Strip
on his rife. And the instant that no
went down New turned. leaping
with savage fury 90 strike out his
hated life before he could rise again.
He was upon him before Dooms.
dorf could raise his rifle, As he
sprang no drew his knife from is
sheath. and Il cut white path thru
tho gathering dusk, And now their
arms went about each other In a
final struggle for mastery,
Caught tho he was in the trap,
poomsdorf was not beaten yet. Ito
met that attack with incredible pow.
or. His great hairy hand caught
Ned's arm as /, descended. aud tho
he could not hold Il. no forced him
10 drop tho blade. With tho other
he reached for his enemy throat.
This was the final conflict: yet OF
such might were these CONTESTANTS.
so terrible the fury OF their on
slaughts. that both know az once
that tho fight was one OF seconds,
These two mighty men gave all they
had. The fingers elutchcd and closed
at Ned's throat. The right hand OF
the latter. from which the blade had
fallen. tugged at the pictol butt at
poomsdorr-s holster.
Bess leaped In. like a she.wolr In
defense Of her cubs. but ono great
sweep OF Doomsdorf's arm hurled
her unconscious in the snow. There
were to be no outside forces infiuonc.
ing this battle. The trap az Dooms.
DORIS foot was Ned's only advan.
taEe: and he had decoyed his enemy
into IL by his own cunning. IL was
man TO man at last; cruel war set.
tied for good and all.
II could endure but an instant
more. Already those iron fingers
were crushing out Ned's life. so
closely matched were tho two foes
so terrible their strength. that
their bodies scarcely moved AZ all:
each held tho other in an iron em-
brace. Ned tugging with his ieft
hand at the fingers that clutehcd
his throat. Doomsdorf trying TO
prevent his foe from drawing the
pistol that he wore at his belt and
turning n against him.
II was the last war; and now II
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taken ship with her. on the head
long Journey south 10 spread the
word OF their rescue. OF their hating
al the first port 20 send word and
20 learn that the occupants Of the
second ifeboat had been rescued
from Tar Island months before. OF
Godfrey Comets glory NJ the sight
OF his sons face and tho knowledge
Of tho choice he had made, Of the
light and shadow Of their life trails
In tho cities OF men. there n moth
Ing that need be further Hcrutinized.
To Hell Island they were forgotten.
Tho windy snow fields knew them no
more.
Yet for nll they wero bitterly
cruel. tho Wilda had been kind. too,
They had shown tho gold from the
dross They had revealed 20 Ned
tho way OF happiness-and II led
him straight into Bc's arms There
he could rest NJ the end OF his days
TOLL there ho, found not only love
and life. but the Huatenanee OF his
spirit. tho soul Of strength By which
he might stand erect and face the
light.
Thus they had found safe harbor
where the Arctic wind might never
chill them: hearth where such ter.
ror as dwolt In the dark outside
could not come In.
THE END
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Captain Blood" a tale Of
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EDITOR.
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would meet strange. great shadow
on the snow fields. but IL so. il was
only tho one.time master OF the Isl.
and, uneasy in his cold bed. and IL
was nothing they need fear or 10
turn Thorn from tho trail II was
just n shadow that hurried By. a wan
figure butfeted by tho wind. In tho
ecrlo flare OF the Northern Lights.
And even this would pass In time.
lilo would ho content to sleep. and
lei the snow drift deeper over his
head.
Even the squaw had gone on the
Intrepid 70 join her people in a dis.
tant tribe. But there Is no need TO
follow her. or th0 three that had