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Philip Wylie was worried about
his pretty, headstrong, young wife.
Not that he was so much older in
years. rather in wisdom of the
world. He knew Romano when he
first gave him second look. Fran
els Romano might be a stranger to
the smart society he was tarrying in
but he wasn't to Philip Wylie's hard
earned knowledge of men. There
had been gossip about the clubs to
back up his estimate. Captain RO-
maine was one of those rowing pro-
fessional Irish soldiers of fortune
who liked nothing better than laying
siege to a much sought-for womanS
heart. True. he wasn't half as bad
as he generally made himself out to
he afterwards among his intlmates
at the clubs, but he was dangerous
gossip. True, he was gentleman,
but he was too eager to fall into
Filtration with pretty face and a
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Never mind the door, Buxton. I'll
see myself out"
Buxton out, Philip Wylie spoke his
mind. I'll do it," he said to the four
walls. Even if | have to play a
half cad. ! think | know Romano
ard his sort of curiosity. All. could
fan have meant him to read this
He took his letter out of the bas-
ket again. Sat down and wrote an
other. He put the letter in his
pocket, tore the second letter in two,
crumpled it and tossed it in the bas-
ket. first having removed that and
the escritoire directly under a bracket
light. He glanced at the mirror and
smiled
Then he tiptoed down to the front
door, slammed it and quickly made
his way back to the library, where
he hid his coat and hat and planted
himself deep in a great chair in a
far corner. The door was open into
the other room. Out of the corner
Of his eye he could see through the
mirror in his room the mirror in the
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By Maverick and
R. Marshall Terrell.

his pocket. he returned to his deep
chair and watched. He hated to play
the spy but the thing was working
out neatly.
Then he heard Fan calling back
downstairs to Romano.
Just a second captain" she cried,
a new tone in her voice. My gloves.
I'll get them. Walt there, do"
Now Phil could see her Mingled
rage, disgust and astonishment
fought for mastery in her express
sion. She rushed to the fatal waste
basket and took the torn letter out.
She glanced it over.
He did read it," she unused aloud.
The two halves were lying differ
| emily, Phil couldn't have said any
thing to him; he had gone. And I
! though this letter would warn him
TO be more discreet, But running
! away from me, Phil was right. he's
a jellyfishl" And In the doorway.
"Oh captain, don't believe I'll swim
today after all, afraid this must be
goodbye, since you're leaving SO
soon"
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Romano read the note only once but
he understood it twice. His express
sion showed that. A superb rainbow
of wounded vanity illumined his
CT atty face. The sight of Mrs. Wylie
in the doorway as effervescent as a
glass of champagne, cut short Ro-
names emotions His manner
struck her as rather distract, but
what he said was to the point.
Bad news, Mrs. Wylie," he NUT
tered. Il put off telling you during
our game. Called back to Paris. This
Internal French watch on the Rhine
stuff. Must leave Monday. Rush and
all that. Beastly nuisance. What
were we going to do? oh yes, battle
on the beach. Jolly day, isn't it,"
They left the room, Mrs. Wylie
keeping most of her mind to herself.
| His character surmise not quite over.
| Philip Wylie noiselessly slipped back
into the other room and exchanged
the notes in the basket and restored
I it and his wifes escritoire to theil
original place. The new letter il
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

Magdalena Magnoni had made a large
success in London and New York as
an actress. Though she was ITALIAN,
and of the south, she spoke English
like an Englishwoman, or, rather,
with the SoftneSS of an 1riShwoman,
for her mother had been Irish and
so the papers said-the girls first
lispings had been in English l was
busy man, tired at night, and went
seldom to the theatre. / had never
seen the Magnoni on the stage or off.
She burst upon me as the morning
sun breaks into a darkened room
when the shutters are thrown sud
denly apart. She went through me
like an electric shock. l had been a
fool to think that my work had
spoiled women for me. and taken
away their glamour of romance.
Such eyes-such lips--such hair, like
the black purple Ct grapes at night
1t was only when she said she had
heard of my great skill, far above
that of other men, that she was be-
ginning to fade and wished me to re-
new her youth, that l came back to
myself and saw, with professional
look, faint lines under the glorious
eyes, a slight very slight. swelling
of the camelia- white lids, sugges-
ton of loosening under the oval chin.
At the first dazzled flash she was
20. the glmlet sleam OF the surgeon 5
glance gave her 10 years more. and
saw that she would fade early 1t
hurt me to think that such beauty
should be lost. I could preserve it
for years. But why should / save 1t
for other men to love? / wanted 1t
for myself. 1t took two minutes for
me to learn, that.
I talked to her nationally. I told
her, as l had told other women, that
] could turn back the clock for her;
that / could make her a girl again.
! explained the nature of the opera
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she did not leave the stage. Our So

She did not leave the stage. Our So
called honeymoon had been her only
absence from work but, of course,
she gave up her engagements abroad.
Magdalena took a theatre in New
York. and filled 1t every night be-
cause of her genius and the gloriouA
beauty whose bloom l had given
back,
She seemed happy. seemed devoted
to me. She called me her saviour"
After a time l forgot that she was a
Neapolitan. A trusted her. l let her
travel now and then, for short tours,
with her company.
Two years passed. Magdalena was
always more of the actress than the
wife. but l resigned myself to that.
l adored her. No ordinary, sweet
woman, who would have settled down
to married life and produced chill
dren, would have been worth to me
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gentleman, started out for the evil
dence on an afternoon train bound
for Jacksonville. We had drawing
rooms for our rarty.
Somehow, l don't know why. but
this was one of the happiest trips we
had. Antonio, for the first time
seemed to forget, for the time being,
all our impending dangers. l was so
glal to be free for a few days at
any rate, from all the intrigue and
counterintri u of bootleggers of
the lower class, revenue officers,
and other representatives of the law.
l was full of the devil, l suppose,
by that l mean | was full Of life and
good spirits. My philosophy of life
is founded on the principle of enjoy
ing each day md all the happiness
| can.
What is the use of letting things
that are wrong and unhappy in the
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one glance of Magdalenas eyes, one
touch of her hand in passing When
she began to be a little self-indulgent
and put on flesh, so that her chin
threatened heaviness once more,
lost no thrill of love for her. She
had but to notice the change q would
not hurt her by mentioning iD and
/ could again perform what she
called the miracle" The eyes were
still perfect. 1t was only the cheeks
that needed to be touched.
Then. one night. while l was wait
ins for her to speak, she dropped a
letter out of her gold bag. She was
In hurry to get to the theatre, and
l let her go alone. instead of taking
her in the car, as ! often did.
l read the dropped letter 1t was
from Loria. Their intrigue had never
been broken. The letter made an
appointment for day at the end
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only when you are my wife"
She shrivelled visibly. like an or
child of a cold wind. 1t took her
weeks to decide. But meanwhile
anxiety aged that marvellous face
Probably it was a mirror that won
the battle for me.
Our wedding made quite sensa-
ton. No one was able to find out
where we spent our honeymoon. No
one would ever have guessed how it
was spent, But when it was over,
everyone said that Magdalena Mag
noni had never been so beautiful.
had more than kept my promise. She
was enraptured with herself l be-
| lieved that she was passionatelY
grateful to me for the gift which
she valued above all others on earth
even love-and I hoped that she
might come to care for me, as a
woman cares for a man.
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happiness in trying to make Father
pick up his socks. Many others have
deprived us of the chance for the
great American novel by nagginG
him to mend the screen door when
his brain was Matching marvellous
plot. Many mothers have driven both
sons and daughters out of the home
by their insistence on a superhuman
standard of cleanliness and order.
The great value of the home to its
members and to society is the op-
portunity it offers in the way of an
ethical incubator for Matching per-
sonal development and happiness.
Take this away, remove this spirit
and soul of the home. and We have
nothing left but the perfectly or
dered, perfectly managed shell of liv-
ing which we call hotel.
In short, the Individual must come
before system-Father's pipe should
take precedence over the furniture,
polish. and little Willie's wirlesY
junk over spotless room. Home
should be that place which will al
low the greatest freedom for growth
to each individual of which u is
composed. If it serves only to ham
per, impede and strangle liberty in
the clutch of routine, system and the
shibboleth of perfect order. then.
Mrs. Housewife, you are managing a
hotel. and not running home.
For it is the almost divine mission
of the home to stimulate and recuper-
ate the breadwinner from the ex-
hausting competition of the economic
word to lay the foundations OF ethi-
cal training and social adjustment
for the children; to permit the moth
err and housekeeper to realize the
fullest emotional enjoyment and
sense of power and supremacy as
director Of her home and family. No
oil nf
And 50 l ask. is your house a home
or "A hotel
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lions; the cutting and sewing above
and below the eyes; the lifting of the
face which would give back perfec-
ton of contour to the chin; the pain
ltssness and Scarles Sness which L
could promise.
that it's question of money with
me- | would pay anything to save
my beauty. It's my life-more than
my life"
/ thought for few seconds, and
counting on her eagerness, risked
everything. I'm your case l said,
lit is not a question Cf money with
me, either. But would you pay any
thing"
A light of alarm blazed in her eyes.
fastened to explain. "Signorina
Magnoni, many men must have loved
you at first sight. This has just hap
pened to me. If you will marry me,
I'll make you IS again. and the most
beautiful girl in the world"
She was taken aback; but being
an actress, soon had herself under
control She pretended to be flat
tered l realized that she meant to
consent, and then, when 1 had done
my best for her, throw me over.
vaguely l remembered hearing the
name of La Magnoni coupled with
that of a countryman of hers, Mich
aelo Loria. a man of princely Roman
family, who was member Of the
| Italian embassy in Washington. He
was young, but married. and ambi-
tious in his career. Gossip said that
Magdalena had signed for her tour
| of America because of him. l hated
| the fellow. If the story were true,
| this woman would have to choose be-
| tween Loria and her own beauty.
think it over" l said, when we
had argued the matter. But you
| haven't money enough to tempt me
with a fee, and | will operate on you
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PEANUT WATERS

Cream two tablespoonfuls OF but
ter and one-fourth cup sugar and add
one well beaten egg. Silt together
one-half cup of flour, one teaspoon
baking powder and one-fourth tea
spoon salt Combine the two mix
lures then stir in two tablespoonful
of milk and one-half cup finely
chopped peanuts Add more flour IL
necessary. Drop on ungreased tins
one inch apart Bake in moderate
oven from ] 0 to Is minutes
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Experiments by British scientists
have developed a way to freeze beef
so as TO preserve completely the
physical and chemical properties CT
the fresh meat.
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By G.. n.
Williamson

I told the nurse that I would not
need her help in the operation. /
would do everything myself. Mag
dalena placed herself in the chair
smiling bravelY, though little pale.
She knew by experience that she
would not be hurt.
|, too, was pale, perhaps. I did not
mean to murder Magdalena. That
would not be enough punishment for
two years treachery ! meant to
murder her beauty. Slash her face
as the men of her native lands slash
the faces of women who betray them
She would be Sc '-d--hideous. No
surgeons skill help her again.
Let her take tt cory into court if
she wished, Mt care. After this
day | cared 70 .othing.
l had injec' 1 the cocaine. My in
struments V ere ready. bent over
Magdalena with fire in my brain and
ice in my spine. She looked UP at
me-and smiled. Those great, liquid
eyes that | loved-those sweet lips
which | had worshipped as I had not
worshiped heaven. In another mo-
ment-
The picture of what she would be
flashed before my eyes. I sickened.
My hand hand with the knife trem-
bled Could I do the thing =
Yet could I not do it?
Tell me, if you, who read this,
could have done it? Then YOU can
tell yourself whether | did it or not.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

The Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge for one reason or an
other, have been lying rather
low since their return to wash
ington late in November. But
with their reception on New
Year Day their participation IN
social activities was renewed and
Judging from past experience.
they viii have very little OPP
portunity to dine at home dur
ing January and February.
They will be the honor guests
at 4 reception at the Congress
sicnaI Club on January III, the
French Ambassador and Nine:
Jusserand are giving a dinner
in their honor before long. And
after that they will undoubtedly
be taken down the line in the
matter Of diplomatic dinners
since one Of the Vice Presidents
traditional, il unofficial, func-
tions is to .seat the President
dinners for him.
All for the Secretary OF State
and Mrs. Hughes, they have
already begun the round Of being
entertained by the diplomats and
a little later win start entertain
ing for them. They were the
honor guests at the reception
given by the Minister of Colombia
and Nine. Olaya to celebrate the
presentation to the Pan-American
Union of a bust of the Colombian
nero, General Santander big
and brilliant party and gay
withal, since there were a lot Of
young people present and since
there was music by a famous
.azz orchestra instead of the Ma
1lne Band, which is ornamental
out not at its best where dance
music is concerned.
Then there was the dinner given
for them last night by the Min
lister of Guatemala and Nine.
Sanchez Latour, there's another in
the offing, with the Minister of
Nicaragua and Nine. Chamorra
as hosts, and I believe plans are
being laid for another big party
at the Pan-American Union on
January %, at which representa-
tives of the five Central Ameri-
can republics will be hosts.
NIHE tale Of the week just past
l. includes a royal birthday party
given at the Siamese legation,
with the Siamese Minister, Phya
Prabha Karavongse as proxy for
his sovereign; and a dinner which
the Persian Minister gave last
night. =
Then there were balls, a grist of
them. During the early party part ,
of the week they were mostly for
the youngsters, excepting, of
course, the Mclean ball for Miss
Beatrice Pitney, which was at
tended by all the notables in town.
from the Vice President and Mrs.
down. But along toward
the middle of the week the flap
per crowd drifted back to school
and college and their elder sisters
came into their own.
Miss Ailsa Mellon, daughter of
the Secretary of the Treasury, was
hostess at a small dance last night
no dinner beforehand, as she and
her father were. dining at the Brit
ish embassy. 1t was the first
party she has given this year. as
she has been much away from
On Friday evening
there was one of the popular series
or army dances at Rauscher's,
and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth. ir., being the guests of
honor on this particular occasion.
And that was the night, too, of
Mrs. Thomas w. Walsh's ball, at
which the Misses Inger and Laura
8ryn, daughters of the Norwegian
shared honors with Capt.
ind Mrs. Luke McNamee's. twin
1ieces. Roselle and Geraldine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

THE most interesting wedding party rpl1ich has
4 assembled in Washington in many moons
attended Miss Cecilia McCallunl daughter Of
Mrs. Sherman McCallum, on her marriage to
important events of the holiday season. The
attendants mere Mrs Francis Hunter, of Trenton
~. j., n1atron Of honor; Miss Anita Henry, maid
OF honor; Mrs. Charles Carroll Morgan, Mrs
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Curtis Ripley Smith, Princess Bertha Ca1tacu-
zene, Miss Dora Parker Mrs John Sherman
.McCallum, Miss Ellen Bruce Lee, Miss OLyDe
Graef, Miss Elizabeth Kearney, Cortland Parker,
best man; Albert James Redvay, 1. Bysterus
Heemskerk, Richard Davidson Bradford Norman,
Robert J. PoweI James Lee, George Parker,
Alfred Putnam, Mortimer Pratt and William
Mason Wright.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07
BRITISH LION
AS HERALDED
ARRIVES HERE
MOntagu COLLECT Norman, Governor of Bank of
England, Figures i'm Headlines lis Member
of British Debt Commission, Headed BY Rt.
Hon. Stanley Baldwin Albert Thomas and
International Labor Leaders Due january L..
BY EVELYN C.. HUNT

HyHE latest lions in midst-Britsh- haven't done
SO much roaring, but they have caused furore.
- For example, Montagu Collet Norman governor Of
the Bank OF England who has been much of head
inner lately important member of the British debt
commission IN town just now, you probably know The
Rt Hon. Stanley Baldwin chancellor of the exchequer
heads the commission and is accompanied by his wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

On January the official Season--with capital s.
begins and although there viii be entertaining at the
White House this from this time until Ash Wednes
day festivities will have an official cast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07
HOLIDAY OVER
CITY RETURNS
TO NORMANDY
Official Season Opens with january and En-
tertainfng HencefOrth Will Have an Official
Cast Vice President Begins 10 Eat the.
Presidents Dinners" The World and His
Wife Still Talk Of the Diplomatic Breakfast.
BY JEAN LOT

yT7TTH, the holidays behind us and all the colorful
wv festivities Of New Year Day Washington is getting
back to normalcy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-07-05
HOW THEY WOULD
SPEND A MILLION

Chicago, June 4.-What would you
do with a million dollars?
Several OF the Springer heirs, inc"
who claim they are about to inherit
$500, 900 900 worth of Wilmington,
Del, property. by proving their rights
through a title alleged to have been
granted to- one of the original Spring
ers, answered the question in inter
views with the United Press.
There are several hundred of the
heirs" most of whom have lived lives
of hard work. A representative num-
Der of them held a convention in Chi
cago to lay plans for what they said
would result in the $500, 600 900 inner
itance, giving them about 5 loco, 600
each after Expenses" were paid.
with my riches" c. NJ. Crown, Lii
ma, O., declared, 81 will build spirit
uai temples in Lima and Clinton. My
money will be used to lead straying
feet into righteous paths"
Il will buy an airplane, so | can
visit Chicago easily, and | will go in
for raising Belgian police dogs" Mrs.
Emma B Springer, widow, Of Indian
apolis, said.
A home for old maids and bachelors
of the Springer heirs would be built
by Maud Lindley, Chicago.
]. W. Lutes. Chicago laborer, a
he had worked long enough and would
spend the rest of his life in a plush
covered chair with a pipe in his mouth
IF he got his million.
"a tour of the Pacific Ocean islands
and the orient would be the first thing
| would do, and then | would be
ready to die" A. IL. Dennison, who
has farmed all his life near Dunlap,
ILL.,, confided.
J. l.. st. Pierre, Detroit, would help
his fellowmen by loaning his riches
to those wishing to go into business.
81 would also build a castle for my
old father and mother, who have had
to work hard all their lives to get
by" st. Pierre said.
q. c.. Crume, farmer, Flora, Ind.
has aspirations of becoming a rail-
road magnate, and said he would buy
some kind of a railroad in Indiana,
when he gets his million.
Charles w. Dom, Detroit, remem-
bered the fight his parents made in
the struggle for the Springer inner
itance.
IL would build a monument to my
father and mother, because they saved
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-07-05
CLOSING THE YEAR
WITH A SURPLUS

BY June 80, the end of the fiscal
year, the public debt will be at least
1900, 000, 900 less than II was when
the Harding administration took
charge OF the government.
According to an estimate SUBMIT
ed by Secretary Mellon. the govern
ment will close the fiscal year with a
surplus of $125, 900 200. This surplus
is a real one, not a paper one.
These are the two outstanding facts
set forth in a recent letter issued by
Secretary Melloa to the banking and
financial interests of the United States.
In order to fully appreciate what
a cash surplus at the end Of this fis-
cal year means, IL is necessary to re-
call conditions of a year ago. At a
business meeting of the officials of
the various departments, bureaus ard
commissions OF the government, held
last July ii was estimated that the
deficit for the current fiscal year
would be 1923, 100000.
At the beginning of the fiscal year
Of 1922, a few months after the Hard
ing administration assumed control
of the government, IL was estimated
the deficit for the ensuing year would
be very large. But due to the oper-
alton of the budget law, the intro
duction of business methods in all
agencies of the government and the
heartiest cooperation among all ex-
ecutive officials in carrying out a pro-
gram of rigid economy, the fiscal year
closed with a surplus. For the first
time in the history of the u. S. Gov
eminent practically every department
of the government turned back into
the treasury unexpended money which
had been appropriated by Sthe Con-
ress for its use.
Encouraged and guided by this ex-
perience of the first year of the admin
istration, President Harding, Secre-
tary Mellon and their executive as
sociates were not discouraged at the
beginning of this fiscal year by a pros
pective deficit of 1923 ,000,0 1t ra-
Their served as a stimulus to continue
their program of cutting public ex-
penditures to the bone and saving in