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The Washington times., 1923-09-27

IVY HAT a beautiful time we
" had the day we went all
around the Island OF Cat.
alma in glass-bottomed boat!
We could look right down into
the blue, clear waters OF the Pa
cific Ocean and see the fish swim
ming around and study the many
different beautiful varieties Of
plants which grow in the sea near
the California coast.
We were leaving the next day
and as we sat there talking about
our pleasant visit. Bobby said:
Foxy Grandpa, it doesn't seem
right to go away from here with
out trying to catch a tuna fish"
II have been thinking OF that
myself, Bobby" I chuckled. II
wouldn't mind wearing a button
in my coat showing that I BE-.
longed to the Tuna Club"
What do you have to do to be-
come a member" asked Bobby.
why" said I, ''you have to
catch tuna weighing over one
hundred pounds"
So that afternoon I engaged q
man and a boat to take US out
tuna fishing next day.
Bobby was awake the next
morning before the sun was up.
He could hardly wait until il was
time to start.
But we finally got started and
what a day we had!
We threw our lines overheard
when we were we'll out 20 sea
and then we waited and waited.
Occasionally there was a nibble
when we would all hold our
breaths, but it was pretty dis
couraging for a while.
Finally the guide said:
Don't become discouraged.
We're sure to hook one pretty
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
CHAPTER xxxvII.

$1,000 AA-eAe <A<A<asb A1s
Hola p-asstl Allen"
called Marthe Toilet, as Marise
passed through the glass-covered
veranda, on her way to the
street door. In her haste to stop
Marise, she used the abrupt sur
name hail which the girls thought
so very chic and truly English.
which the older teachers forbade
as rude and barbarous, a typical
manifestation Of the crumbling
down Of civilized French ways
under the onslaught Of modern
Anglo-Saxon roughness.
"Eh bien, the little Toilet, what
is it?'' asked Marise in the same
vernacular. pausing in front Of
the concierge's door. Marthe left
the Swedish ladder, where she
was twisting her flexible young
body in and out Of the rungs,
and coming up to Marise re-
marked casually. 'oh, just
thought maybe you'd like to go
to the dornitory and see that lit
tie compatriot Of yours. She's
crying like everything, la pauvre,
and nobody can do a thing with
her"
THE pretty little girl with
&
blonde hair?" asked Marise. some
what vague as to the younger
girls in the lower classes. What
is the matter with her?''
"A perfectly horrible attack OF
Inconsistencies, they say. The Eng
lish teacher is up there-she'g
the only one who can talk to her:
but you know how likely the Mac
Murray will be to put balm on a
sore heart, chr And you cotlid
make wooden man split his
sides laughing, once you get
started. You could cheer her up"
Marise hesitated, looked in at
the clock in the concierge's lodge
and nodded. She started towards
the door Of the dormitory build
ing, stopped and called back: 20
la. the little Toilet, what's her
name?"
Eugene" said the other, ECU
genie Mile"
AS she climbed the dark, wind
ing, well-waxed stairs, Marise
reflected that that didn't sound
like an American name, and made
a guess that. as had happened 20
her before, she would find that
the American girl" was from
Martinique, or Peru or Sac PauIo.
But 1t was English, sure enough,
that Miss MacMurray was talking,
as she bent over the sobbing blue
serge heap, on the narrow iron
bed. She was saying helpIessly,
There now. it's vera hard, I
know, I'm far from home, myself"
pattingh the heaving shoulders
with one hand, and anxiously look
ing at her watch. She was due at
a private lesson in ten minutes,
and private lesson meant five
irreplaceable francs.
She welcomed the tall American
girl with relief, "Ah, that's right,
that's right, you'll know how to
get her quoted down." and fled
before Marise could protest that
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wanted salt she'd find it but that she rc
MRS. GEORGE: 20 into the kitchen.
Does AnnabeI burst into your stody find wire?
MR. GEORGE (obstinately): Anyhow, don't like her. i
don't like her expression.
MRS. GEORGE Then don't go and look expression
Annabe lives in the kitchen. Let her stay peace
sides, do You like well cooked meals do you mott
MR. GEORGE: Oh, the foods all in
fuence don't think it's good for to
people doesn't like. It's depressing the higher
MRS GEORGE: It may be depressing higher mind
but having bad cook would depess So
I'm not going to dismiss Annabe
Mr.. GEORGE: Then shall fire her myself
MRS. GEORGE: Then i shall sack myself.
GEORGE: Don't tempt but don't believe You,
give you week find another After that
must 20.
MRS GEORGE: All right darling, agree condition
that it's YOU who job Of firing Annabe find
the cook You who not grumble
produce your cook to suit yourself
Copyright Syndicate Inc)
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she did not even know the home
sick child.
Rather at a loss, and very un-
enthusiastically, Marise stood look
ing down on the crumpled, untidy
bed, and the mass of disordered
golden hair, noting the fineness OF
the tailored blue serge, and the
excel1ently made small shoes.
They were Enthusiastically North
American in their shapeliness.
Nothing Peruvian or Brazilian
about them!
What could you do for some
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body who was homesiclx2 she Ger
tainIy did not know from exper-.
fence. Nobody had ever done any
thing for her. She sat down on
the edge of the bed, laid her arm
over the narrow shoulders, and
said cheerfully. Halo there,
what's the matter? You'll run out
OF tears, II you aren't CAREFUL
At the sound OF her voice the
sobbing stopped abruptly. The
girl on the bed started. dashed the
floating brilliant hair from her.
face, and turned on Marise, blue
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: moment as irrelevant, AMI said,
"All I want to know from you is
whether you've ever seen a sign
in her to make you think she
had heard anything. Did you
ever notice when she speaks to
she doesn't speak?"
She scorned, as he knew she
would, coloring the truth to win
a point, mo, I never 1id," she
stated honestly.
well, then, that's all / wanted
to know. know you'd have seen
it. IL it were there. she's been
so much with you"
"But I think you ought to tell
her." she persisted.
why. under Heavens. why?"
he asked. why put ideas in her
head, If she's perfectly all ifght?'
Ought to Know.
81 think everybody ought to
know about everything" she an
swered sweepingly. "and they're
not perfectly all right unless they
do. At least, If she has heard
anything, she ought to know that
you don't blame Flora. that you
don't think there was anything
but talk. You could talk 1t
over with her, get It out into
the light"
1T would be poisoning her
mind against. her mother to mem
ton it, S.
ST don't believe" Cousin Hetty
held to her point steadily. pale,
very much in earnest. II don's~
believe that the. truth can poison
anybody's mind"
well, / believe in using ordi-
nary horse-sense about every
thing" he said conclusively, with
a peremptory accent.
Cousin Hetty fen back from
this brute assertion to his au-
thority.
You'd made up your mind
what to do before you ever spoke
to me-" she told him, not without
bitterness
"That isn't fair, didn't know
enough to make up my mind.
You told me what I needed to-
know" he answered.
at wish I could tell you what
you need to know" she famed
out at him.
But she evidently found It USE
less to try any longer, and sank
again huddled in her low chair.
He got up carelessly and shook
himself to start the blood through
his great frame. numbed by Inn
mobility. His eye was caught by
the expression Of the old woman's
face as she looked up at him. lie
stood still, considering her, You
are going to miss Marise," ae
said.
She turned back hastily toward
the fire. to hide the sudden trennb-
ling Of her lips, and presently
said in dry voice: "All want IL
for her to have what is best for
her"
He agreed to this with relief:
"Sure! So do I. Poor kid. She
never asked to be, born"
Later, as he started UP the
stairs, his glass kerosene lamp in
his hand, he said: You know,
Hetty, as well as I do, that 1t
doesn't make any difference what
we do, or don't do for her. She's
got to take what's coming to her
just like everybody else"
His cousin looked down at the
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DiscItaraina the Cook

MR.. GEORGE: I've told
you before / don't like her.
She's got a manner which,
well, a manner / don't like.
# / say something to her
he answers over her shout
Ter. In fact, she's rude.
MRS. GEORGE: How
rude ?
Mr.. GEORGE: Only yes
terday / went into the kitch-
On; I wanted some wire, and
/ asked Annabel where shed
put it. She had the imper-
rinauno IN aavg +ha%
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
By Dorothy Garfield.
whose Novel. .aThe BrimmIng Cur"
Achieved Popularity Through
! cut the Country.

"HE light from the fire on the
hearth set them miles apart,
as she had known it would.
His face closed shut. He would
never mention all this to her
again. He was irritated that
he had spoken. He blamed her
because he had spoken. But she
cared less than nothing whether
she were blamed or not. As soon
as she was able to control the
nervous trembling OF her hands
and lips and head, she asked,
'sHow much does Marise know"
He said impatiently, 81 don't
know. haven't any idea.
thought perhaps you might have.
Why else do you suppose told
you about it?''
What do you think:" she
persisted.
You Never Know.
"Weli. I don't see how she
could. That music teacher had
gone directly to be with her,
and stayed with her practically
every minute I wasn't. and
know she'd never know. You
never know. There are q mil
lion underground ways-in France
especially. You find out every
thing you ever know through the
back Of your head somehow, or
by putting two and two together
that nobody meant you to. Ser.
wants gossip though. thank
God. Jeanne had a stroke of
paralysis just then, that kept
her from saying word till after
We had left Bayonne. II Jeanne
had been able to talk. I'd have
been sure that Marise had heard
forty times more than there was
to know. Damn Jeanne! and yet
she'd have died to get Marisc q
new dress or something good to
eat, any dayi I don't see how
Marise could have heard any
thing. And, OF course, If she
didn't--least said, soonest mend
ed. But if she did, it's a dead
sure thing she got it all twisted.
and suppose she ought to have
e -%yo4cy1.%o,.<,1 ..,.&
His old cousin broke In with
q rush, well, think you'd bet
ter tell her. and felt instantly
that this was not at all the an
swer he had wished for. "You
don't want to do it." she sail.
ooh, I never want to do any
thing" he admitted. TITS al
ways the easiest way"
The easiest way lands you in
some pretty hard places" she
observed.
He made no comment IN this.
but his silence did not save him
from any further going on, Look
where it landed you with Flora"
He was stirred to a moment of
heat, What are you talking
about, Hetty? BY God, I never
refused Flora anything she want
ed. II you call that the castles.
wayg
She nared up In a momentary
impatience at his denseness, but
wasted no words on an issue no
longer vital.
'Well, think you'd better tell
Marise," she repeated stubbornly.
He set this on one side for a
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

l. When did Robert w. Cham
bers write his novel. Cardigan"
2. When did the United States
break off diplomatic relations
with Germany?
3. When did the gas plant at
Open, Germany. explode, killing
hundreds?
4. When did United States
troops capture st. Etienne?
s. When was the battle Of
Harlem Heights, in the Ameri-
can Revolution fought?
ANSWERS to these queries viii
be printed tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
ANSWERS

To Yesterdays Questions.
1. The great flood Of the Ar.
kansas river, which caused $780,
100000 damage, took place June
"a, 1921.
2. Edwin Austin Abbey, the
noted American painter, died Au-
gust /, 1911.
8. James Gordon Bennett tit
ted out the Jeannette polar ex-
petition in 1879.
4. Anti-diphtheria serum was
discovered by Won Behring in
1890.
s. Charles Carroll, signer Of
the Declaration Of independence,
died November a., 1882.
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
TOmbs 81 FanaOus Woman

TN Winchester Cathedral England memorial to Joan
Of Arc was dedicated recently The reredos in the
Lady Chapel carved at ODER Ammergau, is memorial
to Miss Charlotte Yonge the authoress.
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
This Day in Our History

THIS is the anniversary Of the beginning of the siege of
Yorktown in 1871, by the Americans under Washing
tom The surrender of CORVALLIS put end to the War
of the Revolution and insured the freedom of the States
The Washington times., 1923-09-27
The Story Of Two Young People Who We're Destined for
Each Other, Though Every Influence Seemed
To Keen Them Apart

steady, commonplace little flame
Of her own lamp, II don't suppose
I'll ever see her again." she said
in low tone of profound sad:
ness. But she added stoically. as
she began to. climb the stairs
after him, Not that that makes
any difference to anybody but
me-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-14
INTERESTING TO GUESS
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.

Although the grand race for the
White Hous. is more than a year
off, yet folks in these parts are
already in the guessing game.
Now comes D. A. Mcpherson,
the Cuthbert person, who mixes
groceries and politics about half
in his advertisements, comes out
this week in the Leader Of that
town with a guess which is most
interesting. be goes on to tell
that Harding will again be the
choice Of the Republicans and that
as far the Democrats, Bryan will
come back stronger than ever. His
comment on this is most interest
ing and is worth repeating here,
even though it may not tally with
the notions which many folks
entertain, Mcpherson takes his pen
in hand to say:
"As to the Democrats, Bill
Bryan is the logical candidate and
deserves the nomination more than
any man in America, and is going
to get it. And there are reasons
for it, The first one is he is the
biggest man in the Democratic
party and the only one who has
following enough to stand the
ghost of a show for defeating Mr..
Harding for a second term. Sec
ondly, the Democratic party is 60
ing to incorporate q League Of Ma
tons in a modified form and a pro-
hibition platform, and Bill Bryan
is the only man this side Of the
Kingdom who fits in perfectly with
these ideals. More than this, he'll has
the answering courage Of his con-
victions and represents in shis
teachings and his life The loftiest
principle of national righteousness
and goodness. He is not a dead
cock in the pit, as some Of these
one-galIused politicians would have
you believe, but the treasured idol
Of an unnumbered host Of Ameri-
cas- choicest folks"
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OLD DAYS IN AMERTCUS

Glover, w. D. Moreland, T. S. Mar
tin and others
A farmer here yesterday said he
thought seriously Of going home and
planting water hyacinths as it Is too
wet TO raise cotton.
Monroe Adams wants a goodly
bunch of friends to witness his exc
cution tomorrow morning, and yes
terday handed Sheriff Bell the names
Of those thus favored.
Miss Mamie Bailey is at home
again to the delight of her many
friends, returning yesterday from
the Girls Normal and Industrial
school.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Wooten were
congratulated yesterday upon the
arrival of Mr.. john L., Jr,, a promi-
ncnt guest at their home
Mr.. Henry Walker has accepted
9 position as travelling salesman for
Frank & Co., of Savannah, and will
go on the road in a few days.
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- YEARs 80 TODAY
From the Times-Recorder May IA.
1879

(From the Times-Recorder May IA.
Thomas G. Hudson is i'll in Allan
ia with an attack Of appendicitis,
and an operation may be deemed
necessary.
Commencement exercises will be
gin Thursday evening when the an
nual debate viii be held. The de-
baters who viii champion the affirm
ative are Misses Mary Ella Sheppard
Julia Hines and Inez. Mauk. The
speakers on the negative are R. II.
Conner, Dan Chappell and jimmie
Lee Perry.
Leonard Parker, Jr, of Americas,
who viii graduate next week from
the Georgia Military Academy at
College Park, bearing off the honor
of valedictorian Of his class, viii
try for appointment to the vacancy
now existing in the United States
Naval Academy.
Friends Of Willie Dews Miller, the
young son of Superintendent A. G..
Miller, Of the Waycross public
schools, viii be pleased to know that
he has won another medal for eE-
cellence in elOcuti0n.
An attractive visitor in Americas
This week win be Miss Marjorie
Long, Of Columbus, the guest Of
Miss Ruth Hodges.
Yesterday marked the opening Of
the Southern Art Metal company,
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Coue-the daily newspaper receiv-
es through the mail literally doz-
ems of envelopes, fat, thin, small,
large containing publicity matters,
and the Times Recorder along with
the rest Of them comes in for its
share of this firing. 1t is rarely
that this matter has any local in
terest and about 80 per cent Of it
finds its way into the wastebas-
ket.
Millions Of dollars are spent
each year by corporations, NOV
ing picture companies and federal
departments N sending out pub
licity that has little or no chance
of being used. The moving picture
publicity men are the greatest con
tributors to the waatebasket; they
are legion and their monographs
run overtime. Not & y passes but
that the Times-R Recorder receives
two or three envelopes and the
movie press agents are careful as
sure us that "That this matter is
not duplicated in your city"
This certainly is cheering news;
the editor likes to know that if he
runs a two column story about the
mishaps Of Tootsie Fewclothes that
the same story will not appear in
another paper in his town the same
day. Impossible, for We happen
to be the only paper in this good
town-but the editor never falls
for it. There is no local interest
in the matter, for local people are
far more interested in when Ann
Smith is going to be married or
why jim Jones left his job at the
clothing store, or what made Susie
Brown break her engagement than
they are in what happens to
Tootie..
Tootsie is onyI incidental in their
lives; they meet Ann and Jim and
Susie every day; they have known
them since the time they were
in Grammar school. So, as the To-
cal people demand local news
Tootsie win have to wait until she
comes to town. Meanwhile the
postoGice department is almost
paying expenses Transporting pub
lefty through the mails, clutter
ering up the service, delaying more
important matters, and outside OF
the movie industry, Uncle Sam S
perhaps the worst offender Of them
all.
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LIFE AND LIARS
AND THE ARMY.

Life, which was a humorous
publication before prohibition, is
extoemrly irritated at the Board
Of Temperance, Prohibition
and Public Morals of tie Method
list Episcopal Church because that
organization favored and favors
the dismissal of any Army or
Navy officer proven guilty of con
spring with botleggers to violate
the United States Constitution.
LIFE should not misunderstood us.
We did not favor the dismissal of
such officers, if there ara any such,
because they like liquor Not at
all. We favor and favored their
dismissal because, having taken q
solemn cath before God and Gov
eminent to uphold and defend the
Constitution, they would have Der-
jured and dishonored themselves
by conspiring % violate the Consti-
tuition. When a cadet at West
Point is detected in a falsehood,
he is dismissed for conduct unbe-
coming an officer and a gentleman.
The typical Army officer is
man Of truth and honor who
sweareth, perhaps even to his own
hurt, and changeth not. Why
should any exception be made in
the case of a sworn officer who
makes himself a common liar and
perjurer, in order to satisfy his
thirst or crafty q smart Alec
impulse? Of what use to the coun-
try is a defender who assaults the
constitutional has sworn to defend
whose word weighs less with him
than his appetite?
As for congressman: Any
non abtainer who felt that his con-
stituoney was in favor Of prohibit
ton was fully justified in voting
for the law. But he also is sworn
to uphold the Constitution. Wheth-
er or not. he voted for the prohibi-
ton law, he has no right to con
sumo alcoholic liquors unless those
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L E. SIZE

Mrs George Reid Dosier and two
children came Saturday to visit Mr..
and Mrs. J, NJ Green.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R.Pilcher will
leave Monday for Auburn, Ala,
where they viii attend the gradual
ing exercise At Auburn College where
their son, j. z, Pitcher graduates in
Pharmacy
Mrs. ii. G. Blaskshcar and Miss
Mary Ferguson spent the day We'd
nesday in Americas with Mrs. Parret
Pool
Mr. c. w. Weir Of Tallahassee,
Fla, spent the weekend here with
his daughter, Miss Martha Weir who
is teaching history in Union high
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L, Jones are enter
tanning a fine little girl in THEN home
on Wilson street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Jennings were
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Harvey Monday afternoon.
Misses Lissie and jimmy kElor
from near Leesburg spent Sunday
here the guest Of Miss Lois Fergu-
son.
Clyde Harp who has been il with
fever for some time is able to be
out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Deriso from
near Leslie and DR.. Frank Deriso OF
Albany spent the day Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs II. A. Deriso. Jr.
Mothers Day will be observed by
III
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FARMERS, co.oP. ssToRE5

SAVANNAH, May a. a whole
sale company to be capitalized at
$4,000 is to be established in Sa-
vanuah under the auspices OF the
Farmers Union of Georgia, accrd-
ing to announcements here bK
George Davis, Of Valdosla, president
of the organization. The organlza-
ton plans to open various other
stores IN Georgia counties for which
the Savannah store viii serve as q
source of supplv, it is stated
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Tom Sims
Says:

1t was very thougbtlcss of ma
ture to give us spring oniins right
at the season Of love making,
Sad things about Ford being our
richest man is we can't blame him
foc the high price Of anything,
This is the season of couples in
dark porch swings. They say little,
but hold their audience.
The presidential bees are busy
making honey.
Marathon dancing may wreck
the country in time, but we like it
much better than marathon sing
ing.
Average farm in Denmark has
onnly So acres, so farming may be
what is rotten in Denmark.
Susie Hetlock, Of Covode, Pa,
washed dishes 81 hours to get her
name in our paper, and succeeded.
There is big crop Of fried
chicken this spring.
A detroit heiress clipped with the
gardener, and her dad is at home
now just raising cain.
a Philadelphia preacher started
out claiming there was no hell, SO
the people gave him some.
No matter how cheap divorce
gets it never will be a bargain.
Out Of sight is not out Of mind,
Sugar is out Of sight.
Ships are crossing the ocean in
five days now, enabling New York
ers to drink six-day-old stuff
France is turning down notes so
fast she is about six refusals ahead
of German demands.
Who remembers good old days
when men robbed banks without
getting cashier jobs first?
Thirteen stills found in a Nanse-
mond County (Va) cave prove that
still waters run deep.
Scratching your head may not
be sign of good breeding, but it
may be a result Of good breeding.
Since the first four years forms
a cbild's character, there will be no
wild man shortage.
Some senators could be arrested
for contempt Of World Court.
lets hope every knock against
sugar prices it not a boost.
Wasn't it spring when Rip Van
Wrinkle went to sleen and slent %
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SAVANNAH, May 14.-By clos
ing the Chatham county public
schools two weeks earlier than us
ual it is estimated a saving Of SIS
600 win result. The schools will
close June is, according to decia-
ion of the board of education, be-
cause OF lack Of funds necessary to
carry on the work until the end OF
the term.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-14

The average girl in Sicily mar
ries at Is, while American girls