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surd determinations Of Fate.
Might he, Prince Michael. not
fall with all his skill. 1T the poor
lieutenant's first shot7
He held out his arm again. AZ
before. looking at his clenched
fists. Then he smiled. with the
smile of his ancestors. which
gave his features . Monaghan
ugliness.,
A roaring sound coming from
the railway line drew him from
his thoughts. It was o train
load Of soldiers approaching, ike
all the others, with an ovation Of
shouts, acclanations and wlnis-
Ting. It was rolling along to
wards Italy, in the direction
opposite to that Of the M.
merous trains coming to the
French front. The Prince walked
over to q garden terrace. the
flower-covered stone wall Of
which descended to the track.
The cars seemed to pass OF their
own will before his eyes, show.
ing him one side, as they round
ed q curve. and then the other
as they reached another curve.
where they were lost to sight.
The uniform OF these com
batants puzzled the Prince Tor 4
moment. az an unexpected now
city. They were dressed in
dark blue serge. with the blouses
open at the neck. and sleeves
rolled up. On their heads they
wore white caps with the brins
turned up all around like the
little paper boats that children
make.
He finally recognized them:
they were sailors from the
United States. a battalion Of
Marines from the fleet, which
was going to Italy 50 that the
Stars and Stripes might repre-
sent the huge republic on the
Icy submits Of the Alps and on
the hot marshy plains Of Venetia.
The sailors, after passing
through the city OF Monte Carlo,
where they were greeted with
cheers and waving flags, were
entering the open country. where
their shouts faded away with no
answering echoes:~ For this rear
son their attention was attracted
by that Towering terrace and the
man appearing about 1t. It was
like q procession on review: the
carriages, one by one. came 70
life as they passed the Prince.
CTo be Continued Tomorrow
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next morning and find an old
doctor in Monte Carlo who visited
the Prince from time to time.
He needed powder and balls; he
proposed to go in quest of them
tomorrow also. He needed two
cases of pistols and he had only
The matter Of the two cases
he considered essential. The
other mans seconds did not know
where to get theirs No matter;
he would find them one. The in
dispensable thing was that there
should be two, so that Fate might
decide which they should use.
without that, the duel would not
be equal. And he spent the time
until about o'clock in the morn
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One of the Worlds Greatest NOvelists
Weaves q Wonder War Time
Tale Of Monte Carlo.

the lonely mystery of the small
hours Of the night. which puts q
certain vagueness into things and
IDEAS, he felt an enormous self.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. No: his world
had not changed 20 much az he
thought. The proof was that he
was there, cleaning weapons for
duel.
Sure of Himself.
The next morning Prince Mich
ael wakened early and, after q
light, solitary breakfast, he
walked about the gardens. Only
q few hours remained before he
would find himself facing that
young man whom he 30 hated.
He was going coldly to do away
with him, in order that he might
not continue to be a nuisance.
The conditions planned by the
Colonel were sufficient Tor q
marksnan of his skill TO bring
down his adversary. He needed
only q single shot.
For moment he thought OF
going to the end Of the gardens.
where he sometimes passed the
time shooting. It was a good
idea that he should practice
steadiness Of hand; the pistol is
full Of surprises. Then he de-
cided not to. as 1t seemed un-
worthy that he should add these
preparations to his evident su.
pericrity. His mediocre adver-
sary could not be practicing. He
had no facilities for doing so In
Monte Carlo, where he had no
other friends than his GONZALES
cent comrades and q few ladies'.
He. on the other hand!
He held out his muscular arm,
keeping 1t rigid for q few seconds
with his eye glued on his fist.
There was not the slightest
tremor!
Michael's consciousness Of his
own superiority was so great
and his certainty in the results
so absolute, that he finally be-
gan to feel some doubt, that feel
ing Of uneasiness which is in
spired by the mystery of things
still to be accomplished. Sudden
~ there came crowding. into his
memory stories Of combats in
which the weak unexpectedly tri-
umphed over the strong, through
an obscure mandate Of inherent
justice.
Pistols are capricious weapons,
and lend themselves to the alb
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An Engrossing Story of Life and Love,
Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
i. tons From Master Pen.

of them syn3bolized a great deed.
But when the lieutenant pre-
sented his seconds the bewilder-
ment of the colonel was some
what relieved. They were two
extremely young captains, prob
ably twenty-five of twenty-six
years of age. Their uniforms
fitted very tight about their
waists, their kepis were of the
latest style; their neatness and
I elegance pleased the colonel, who
Immediately took them to be pro-
fessional soldiers. They must
have come from the school of
Saint-Cyr; his professional eye
could not be mistaken; they were
of different stock from humble
Martinez.
One OF the captains had had his
face burned on one side by Ger
man liquid fire; the others face
was furrowed with a network of
scarlet threads, which were the
remains of scars, and they both
limped.
Their first words were rather
embarrassing for the colonel.
What was the meaning OF this, a
civilian daring to insult a soldier
who was recovering from his
wounds? What was the idea, in
proposing duel in the midst of
war? Any one who wanted to die
himself or kill some one else had
only to go to the front like the
rest.
The captain and the colonel
were the only ones to do any
talking. In the beginning the
captain had had an air Of jest
ing, with a Partisan sense Of
humor, at the solemn high-sound-
ing terms in which Don Marcos
treated questions Of honor. But
the colorels reserved and per-
sistent grandiloquence finally got
the better of the others inclina-
ton to banter. The young cap
tain took the same tone as the
colonel, finally becoming inter-
ested in the affair and recogniz-
ing its Importance.
And when the encounter was
arranged for, in its slightest de-
tails. this young captain summed
up his impressions with a sim
plicity that made the blood of
the colonel run cold.
Zone or both, perhaps, will be
wounded. There is nothing ex-
traordinary about that. Who isn't
wounded these days? Surgery
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WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE

'Cobbler, stick to thy last"
It is related that Apelles, who
was a contemporary of Alexander
the Great, thus spoke to a shoe.
maker who undertook to point
out flaws In the great painters
work.
"The knight without fear and
without reprOach."
This appellation, given original
ly to Chevalier do Bayard d47B.
1920. is often applied in eulogy
of some man of notable achieve
ments.
copyright. 1888, King Features
Syndicate. 1Ro.l
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DO YOU, KNOW
THAT

Capable Of travelling at forty
miles an hour with a driver and
a passenger, aeroplanes are being
designed which will cost about
$500 apiece.
Little larger than mans
watch, new type Of thermome.
ter works with a special metal
spring, and indicates all degrees
Of temperature from 10 degrees
below zero to 100 degrees above.
Spectacles were invented in the
thirteenth century.
A girl will often forgive
young man more quickly for kiss.
ing her against her wish than for
not being keen enough to try.
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Company.
By Maria Jeritza,
Famous Beauty and Prima Donna
of the Metropolitan Opera

Company.
YOwADAYS one seldom sees
III a woman whose hands are
Il Y not fairly well-cared for.
This is partly because almost
every woman has learned how
easily her hands can be protected
from CRIME and grease even when
they are used all day in perform
ing household duties or office
tasks, and partly because prac-
tically every woman has acquired
the. good habit of using one or
more of the excellent soaps and
cleansing creams and lotions to
be had at a reasonable price.
Really, very little time and
very little money are required to
keep your hands soft and smooth
as well as daintily clean. That
time and money are indeed well
spent, for apart from the ques-
ton of cleanliness, which is of
hand is beautiful.
If you have homework to do.
keep an old pair of cotton gloves
at hand and also a pair of rubber
gloves, which may be bought at
little cost at any department
store. The cotton gloves will
protect your hands while you
dust and clean, and the rubber
gloves while you wash dishes or
wash seiled clothes.
Tight sleeves or tight bands
anywhere in your clothing will
cause red hands, but in these
days of comfortable fashions YOU
are probably not troubled by any
such impeachment to your health
and beauty.
If your skin is thin, your
hands may chap easily in winter
winds. There are many lotions
and creams on the market to
remedy this. If you are wise,
you will experiment until you
find the one that meets your
need perfectly. then apply 1t
faithfully at night just before
retiring and oftener during the
day il needed.
Perhaps you would like to
make your own beauty prepare.
tons at home. II that is the
case why not try this simple
and excellent formula:
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GOOD NIGHT STORIES
BE SURE TO READ THEM TO YOUR CHILDREN

the quilts that do stick into
them?" Dicky asked. ''I should
think they'd drop right out
again"
Say, what do you think, these
quilts are?" asked Porly Porcu-
pine. They're not bone. They're
nothing more than strands Of
hair packed together 50 tightly
that they look like bristles. But
let me tell you, once they get
into fellow.s-skin they don't
drop out but keep going deeper
and deeper into the wound.
Zone day I was. attacked by a
tiger. When he stuck out his paw
to strike me turned my back
and backed into him. and he ran
away bowling with pain. I saw a
friend Of mine several days later
and he said his paws were still
too sore to attack anyone else"
The Washington times., 1923-02-05

has made great progress: it is
quite different from what it was
at the beginning of the war. If
man doesn't die on the spot, he
is nearly always saved. Besides,
they will put them to bed and
they won't remain abandoned on
the field for days and days, as
happens in war"
But the placid expression with
which he talked about wounds
was clouded over, giving way to
a grim look.
II am assuming, Of course" he
continued, "that no one Is killed.
Because if, for example, my COM
rade Martinez, who is as gentle
as lamb and Of whom I am
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ing asking hotel employees, rous-
ing people out of bed. going down
to the rooms Of the Sporting Club,
until an American whom he knew
gave. him a note for a certain
fellow countryman, a gloomy,
half crazy fellow. who lived in an
isolated villa on cap-Ferrat. He
thought he would complete this
negotiation the following day,
and to do So he had rented an
automobile.
But now he was in villa Sirena
at 2 o'clock in the morning,
slowly cleaning the pistols as
though they were fragile Jewels.
In the silence of his bedroom,
far from mankind, influenced by
The Washington times., 1923-02-05
YOUR BEAUTY
les OF PRACTICAL VALUE

Compound tincture lavender, 8
drachms.
Citric acid, 10 grains.
Alcohol Ohave your family doctor
give you a prescription for pure
grain alcohol, / ounce.
Water, / ounce.
Glycerine enough to make four
ounces of the lotion.
Rub this preparation into your
hands until it is completely alb
sorbed. The movement for this
should be the same you use in
trying on a new pair of gloves.
Rub the fingers and wrist of
each hand with soothing,
downward stroke. The massage
not only rubs in the cream, but
it improves your circulation and
helps to smooth out any rough
ness about the knuckles and
wrists.
There is no reason why every
woman in fairly good health
should not have lovely, express
sive hands. because the actual
shape of the hands is a second
airy consideration. 1t is their
clean, well-groomed condition
which makes them attractive.
In my next article 1 shall sug-
gest to you, if 1 may, a few
little ways of identifying that
most important item Of your
dainty attractiveness, your fin.
ger nails.
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very fond, should die in this farce,
I'll kill your Prince on the spot,
without any rules whatsoever.
the way we kill a Boche at the
front"
The tone in which he said these
words was SO sincere that the.
colonel, deeply impressed by
them, did not observe how
strange they sounded in the
mouth of supposed expert in
the laws of honor.
A New Angle.
On finding himself alone. the
colonel began to make prepare
tions for the encounter. He
needed a doctor. He would go
The Washington times., 1923-02-05
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD |

II hard-boiled eggs are plunged
into cold water the instant they
are taken from the saucepan. it
Will prevent that discolored line
between the white and the yolk.
Tea cups that have been in
long and constant use sometimes
become stained dark brown.
This is unpleasant to look at, and
the condition may be remedied
by vigorously rubbing with a tea.
spoonful Of salt.
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'"rhat served him right"
laughed Dicky. We'll. I'm glad
to know you don't throw your
quilts through the afr, for that
seems to be a towards way of
fighting. admire you for doing
It the way you do"
''It's the best way In the
world. laughed Porky Porcupine.
''But you'l have to excuse me
nowhere comes my dinner"
And Dicky turned to see the
keeper toss Porky Porcupine's
food over the bars, Nodding his
head to his new friends Dicky
ran on out of the zoo.
Copyright, 1893. by Newspaper Fea-
: turs Syndicate. InC.)
Another Fine Story TOnAOrr0W.
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created into q superIative motion
picture BY Cosmopolitan Produc.
eion direction Of Alan Crosland.
H win be released as . Para
mount picture.
By Vincente BlascO Ibanez
Author Of ''The Four Horsemen
OF fhA Apocalypse" and Other
Novels Of World RenOwn.
NY HEN he asked the heute-
VA nant what arms he pre-
" ferred the yound soldier
yeas at loss
IT am acquainted with so
fmany! he exclaimed.
In an attack he had wounded
with the point of saber gil
gantic German who was threat
ening him with his bayonet. The
thrust had met something hard
that crunched and spurted a
shower of blood into his face.
He was somewhat familiar with
SAO ACNO1NC1S OuI was ny HO
means a marksman. He was
more expert with other weapons
the hand grenade, which re-
minded him of youthful ball
games the machine-gun, which
he had handled as an aid; explo-
sive hurled with a sling. He was
even fairly skilled in artillery, par
ticularly trench artillery, the load
ing of short-range mortars, and
firing torpedoes and asphyxiat-
ing projectiles into neighboring
trenches.
A Scornful Smile.
He smiled scornfully when the
colonel insisted on the fencing
formalities necessary to an en-
counter with sabers. Marines had
his own style OF fencing-to go
straight up to the enemy and strike
first. But in hand-to-hand fight
ing he preferred the knife. With
q revolver he had never bothered
about aiming. He didn't fire until
he found himself close to the en-
envy and was sure of his shot
And >the dueling pistol?f'
asked the colonel.
81 am not acquainted with it
at all. I should like to see one,
though; it must be something
curious"
Toledo's hesitating glance wan
dered over the officers breast,
as though making an inventory of
his decorations, pausing at the
stars that dotted the striped rib
bons of his war cross. Each one
The Washington times., 1923-02-05
This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary Of the discovery in 1889
Of the bacillus Of dphthera at the Pasteur Insti-
tute in Paris This scientific triumph has resulted
in the saving Of hundreds Of thousands of lives.
The Dolores star., 1923-06-22
WAS KNOWN
TO THE ANCIENT INCAS

rapid calculation in subtraction. muI.
tiplication and division.
The muster quipu" discovered nv
Loaysa consists of cord about ~
yards long, containing 100 knots. These
Knots are divided into 10 UNEQUAL sec.
tons by as many silver beads. renre.
senting the odd numbers from to 10
Inc sections are of different colors in.
ciudihg brown, yellow, blue and green
The colors are important factors IN
the calculating process. The silver
Deads placed between the groups rem.
resent the even numbers from to 20
by counting according to the rules dis.
covered by Loaysa, all aritbmeticoI
operations can be carried out in n
rapid and mechanical manner. Calcu.
lations involving tens, hundreds and
thousands are possible by this device.
Many simple forrn7 Of "quipus, have
been found in Peru, but this ia the
only highly developed one yet discoy.
The Dolores star., 1923-06-22
Titled Woman Praises
Sahara Desert Sheiks

London.-The Touregs Of the Sa-
hara, writes Lady Dorothy Mills to the
Daily Chronicle, are handsome men
and devoted to their women. "Aristo-
Gratis of the sand" Lady Dorothy calls
them. 1.-THE men live by bloodshed and
pIllage and are the handsomest crea-
lures alive-sllm, amber-skinned ana
muscular. They hide their aqulline
features behind n black or dark blue
veil that leaves nothing visible but
their bright eyes.
Their women are very good look
ing, though among the richer classes
beauty is measured by weight and
young girls are subjected TO fatten-
Ing process something like thnt of the
Christmas turkey. Often by the time
they reach maturity they can only
move by the aid OF two or more
slaves"
The Dolores star., 1923-06-22
1,8O4,187,631
People i'm World

India Is credited with 80 large cities I;
China has 20. so far as available rec
ords show. and Japan numbers ~
including three in her foreign posses
sions.
United States Leads.
North America follows Asia, with ~
large cities. Four of these-New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia and Mexico
City-are placed In the million class.
OF the nations on that continent, the
United States leads with Us large
cities. u of which record more than II
half-mIlliOn Inhabitants
Twenty-four large cities are located
In South America, Brazil having IL.
Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro are
the only millIon-resident centers.
Australia counts eight large cities,
none of which runs up into a million
The Dolores star., 1923-06-22
Seven Per Cent of People Live
in Cities of More Than
100000.

Berlin.-Scattered over the face of
the earth is total population of
l.s04, 49, .63l, only per cent of which
is in cities of more than 100000 In
habitants, according TO statistics com
piled here and based largely on 1872
census reports. Only thirty of the
seventy nations listed have cities OF or
above the 100000 class, which is the
lowest counted within the classified
ton of large cities"
Approximately 100000 Of the
globes inhabitants live In the eighteen
centers having million residents or
more each. About 100000 live in
the smaller cities. OF which there are
only 1893 In the whole world. The
average large city is said TO number
some $4,000 souls. From these fig
ures, IT is stated, every forty-tifth hui
man resides In a city housing millions,
while every fourteenth finds his home
In large city OF some sort.
New York Biggest City.
New York Is given as the largest
city In the world. with population Of
$3.50 O4s. London is second with
4,4S3.249, and Berlin third with $685.
10.
Europe leads the continents in point
Of population. II has six cities in the
million claSs-London, Berlin, Paris,
Glasgow. Vienna and Moscow-and
1873 with more than 100000 inhabl-
taEts OF the European countries,
England has So large cities, Germany
-, Italy 10, France 10 and Russia u.
II Is considered surprising that Asia
has more large cities than North
America. SIX Of the o. Asiatic cities
house more than a million apiece.
These are Shanghai, Hankau, Calcutta,
Bombay, Tokyo and Osaka. British
The Dolores star., 1923-06-22
Existence of We'l-DeveIoped
System Of Figuring Proven.

Lima, Peru.-1'he fact that ancient
inca civilization in Peru possessed an
efficient calculating machine has been
established by recent discovery of
Francisco Loaysa of Lima. The in
strument consists of knOtted cord or
"quipu," unearthed In q prehistoric
tomb near Cajamarca.
While II has been well known that
ehe meas made use of "quipns" in
common with many other aboriginal
peoples In the new world. Loaysa Is
the FIRST historian who has been able
TO Interpret and describe fully the use
TO which this device was put. His
studies show that the incas had n we'll
developed system of arithmetic, based
on the decimal system, and that thew
employed the "quipu" for purposes OF
The Dolores star., 1923-06-22
Home of Annie Laurie
in Scotland for Sale

Edinburgh.-The estate Of Craigdar-
roch. Drumfriesshire, Is for sale. This
historic ground. which embraces 200
acres. has been in the hands of one
family, the Fergussons, since 1898.
The mansion house at Cralgdarroch
was the home of Annie Laurie, whose
name is forever preserved in the ballad
that extols her. She married Alexan-
der Ferguson of CraigdarrOch, and on
her death in l76l. at the age of seven
ty-nine, she was buried in the ancient
graveyard OF Craigdarroch.
AT Craigdarroch has been carefully
treasured for more than a century
'the whistle" contest for which in
spired Robert Burns ballad of that
name. 1t was brought from Denmark
by Dane of gigantic stature and n
The Dolores star., 1923-06-22
Soviet Is Winning
Fight Against Wells

Moscow.-CommunIst party workers
say they now are at last having some
erect in their campaign to riodernlze
the Moslem women of the Near East.
1t took hundreds Of communis, "m,s.
sionaries' nearly two years In some To-
caiities to persuade the women to re-
move their high wells and participate in
politics.
NOW, in Adjerbijan alone, however
more than 1000 women have organ.
lzed In Industrial activity, while work.
shops for feminine Mohammedons
where they are taught that the role n,
woman Is far different from that of the
usual Moslem conceptions, have been
established by hundreds in Turkestan
Bokhara and elsewhere.
The Dolores star., 1923-06-22
Eye Hazards
i'm actories

national committee for the prevention
Of blindness. The study covered every
state in the Union and every Industrial
occupation in which there Is an ac-
cident hazard.
The report points out that much al
ready has been accomplished toward
alienation of the eye accident prob
lem in industry, but all this is merely
Il beginning.
Many Hazards Existing.
There are still countless plants
whose operations present serious eye
hazards, in which no goggles or other
protective equipment are available
There are many plants where work
men still keep goggles in their peck
cts except when they are watched.
There are still plants in which tooth
picks, matches, handkerchIefs, pocket
knives, and even the tongues of work
men, are the instruments employed to
remove cinders and other particles
from the eyes of fellow workers"
Industrial accidents, the report says,
are responsible for an injury to n
human eye every two and one-half
minutes, day and night, 1865 days a
year.
The solution Of this problem" the
report says, depends upon three
forces: Legislation. education and &C.
tual accident prevention service to In
dustry.
Suggestions Are Made.
1t makes the following general state
ments:
]. The elimination of eye hazards
IN Industry is not only a moral oblIga-
ton, but good business proposition.
2. Goggles at best are a handicap:
the first effort, therefore, should be
directed toward the elimination of the
hazard itself by changing the proc
esses of manufacture, by redesigning
machines and tools, or by guarding
machines and tools at the source of
accidents, usually the point of opera
ton.
3. Few people have perfect vision
to start with greater attention should
therefore, be given to the examine
ton OF the eyes of employees, to the
correction of defective vision of in
dustrlal workers and to consIdera-
ton of the condition Of the ewes NJ
the individual worker with relation to
the visual requirements of the work
that he is to do.