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Invitation to Call.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Is 1t proper for a young
lady, upon meeting a gentle
man for the first time, to in
vite him to call on her, or
should she wait for him to ask
to see her again? 1. B.
THIS depends largely upon cir
cumstances. If the young
man has shown friendly inter-
est in you. 1t is courteous anu
considerate to say something on
parting which will establish II
clearly that he will he a well
come visitor Mt your homo. Make
the invitation sufficiently In
formal and casual 20 tho man
won't feel under obligation to
follow 1t UP. Yet be digntried ana
friendly enough 40 he can avail
himself OF 1t IL no chooses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
BY Ann Lisle,

<<xY OU'VE said it once too
often! sneered Virginia.
I'm tired of the way
you throw your benefactions in
our face. Pat has offered to
pay"
"Jeanie!" cried Jim sternly.
Don't let your natural rancor to-
ward that boy turn you against
Anne. No matter how wrong she
is in her idea Of him, I, for once,
admire her tremendously for her
efforts to clear him in our eyes.
It's splendid! Respect her loyalty
even If you have to despise the
object of it."
"Despise" I repeated, dazed by
the cruelty of what was meant to
be a defence Of me. "'Despise-
oh, how can you judge Neal so
cruelty! You don't even listen
when I state facts. Don't you real
ize the ugly possibilities in his
cisappearance?"
ITO well, Alanna," murmured
Pat gravely. "Tis you who refuse
to recognize that we've big things
under way"
flung out my hands in de-
spair. The mercenary. cold-blood-
edness in the air froze me.
1--WE tried not to acknowledge
the truth to myself" cried.
"Ah, we have it now" Vir-
ginia murmured suggestively.
you've forced me to open my
eyes to new-horrors," I gave
hack bitterly. 1.-THE most terrible
things may have happened. Neal
may have met with foul play.
Now, while you accuse him-and
get rich on the success, he built.
for you, the brother I love, may
be lying-dead." ~.
ANNE! You can't think that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
TO THE
LOVELORN
To Get Him Back
BY Beatrice Fairfax
MISS FAIRFAX:

TEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
About three months ago
I met a young man. We were
both attracted to each other
and went out together occa-
sionally. Then he made an ap-
pointment with me for a GER
tain day. The afternoon Of the
day I was supposed to meet him
he telephoned and I was out,
but he left a message with my
mother and said it was impoS-
sible for him to see me that
evening because he had to go
out of town. When I heard it I
was rather vexed and thought
it was an untruth. Two days
later he telephoned again and
asked me when I cared to see
him. I spoke very abruptly to
him and said when wanted to
see him I would phone him.
Then. realized that jerhaps I
was unjust to think he was not
telling the truth SO about two
weeks later I phoned. him at
his office.
He was nice to me, but I, on
the other hand, was still very
abrupt. He then said he would
call me that evening but as I
could not wait for his call I
called him the next day to make
my excuses. He said he did not
get a change to call but would
call the following evening. He
did and we made an appoint
ment. Then he called every
night that week, and he was
supposed to call the day of the
appointment and he, never did,
and I haven't heard from him
since. All this happened about
a month ago. The other day
called him and someone told
me he wasn't connecGod with
the firm any longer, out that
he goes there occasionally.
didn't give my name but from
what I told them IT would be
easy for him to guess who
called. .
Now, Miss Fairfax, I am very
fond of this fellow and would
appreciate it if you could pos
sibly give me some advice.
C. r.
MY first advice is for you to
conquer your tendency TO
suspicion. Uuless you are dis
honest yourself, why should you
be so ready to doubt human ma
ture? Perhaps he broke his ap-
point in order to discipline you
for your due treatment of him.
This may have destroyed his
interest in you. If you want
to make amends and to feel that
you did your best to make up
for your conduct why not send
him a friendly little note in
care of his old firm? It will be
forwarded, and your generosity
and courtesy may revive the in
terest he once felt in you.
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WAYS OF A HUSBAND
A SEQUEL TO "WHEN A GIRL .MARRIES."

what do you leave me to
think?" I gasped.
Then I turned desperately and
fled from the room.
I ran blind1y from Pats office.
Pat and Jeanne, even Jim, seemed
to me like voracious creatures,
thinking only. OF business, and
Indifferent Of the tragedy which
was related to their success. I
was half mad over the cold
blooded intentness on the option
and the deal it would swing, and
even more utterly desperate be-
cause the family had forced me
to acknowledge my fears concern
ing Neal.
For days I had been bIindly
clinging to hope. Now they'd
forced me to open my eyes and
realize the facts.
If Neal were alive, he'd come
back. That seems the cruel solu-
ton of his absence.
Neal went out in the early
morning hours with great roll of
bills. He had no escort to take
him and his sixty thousand dol
lars safety to BARLEY Tompkins'
office. He went alone.
AS reached this point in my
thoughts, I hauled myself up
short and looked around. I was
amazed to find myself down on
!, the street. Abruptly I realized
that, after racing from Pats Of
: flee, I'd just caught an express
elevator and that I had escaped.
Escaped! The word made me
stop and grimly face what I'll
gone through in Pats office and
how I'd run .away-even from
Jim.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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THE LOVE GAME
A ROMANCE OF CITY LIFE.

; til she was sure that her charge
was all right.
"Have you had a nice evening,
Miss WINNER" she asked now.
Eyes" wlnifred replied briefly.
"But am tired and sleepy. So I
will say goodnight and let you go
to bed"
"There is nothing can do for
you, my dear?"
Nothing, thank you"
The girl breathed a sigh Of re-
lief when she was again alone.
She must understand why she had
been almost afraid to hear what
Richard had to say.
A few minutes reflection con-
WINGED her that she had not wish
ed him to tell her that he loved
do this because she did not know
whether she would ever love Don
aid enough to marry him. One
reason Richard did not want to see
Muir was that he was not certain
that he could return the rich mans
loan promptly. That other reason
might be because he, Richard,
loved Winifred so much that it
panied him to witness her guard
ian's air of authority over her.
Richard was exquisitely sensitive.
Only a sensitive nature could un-
derstand him.
But she was sure she under
stood him. Lying awake in her
darkened room she smiled dream
lily as she remembered the won
der Of that waltz with him. Don
aid could never awaken such senti-
ments as this artist aroused.
Yet-which man did she care the
more for? The question tormented
her. She tried to fancy life with.
out Donald, and a wave Of loneI.
ness swept over her. Yet when she
thought of banishing Richard per.
manently from her presence. her
sense of pity for him was almost
like a physical pain.
To Be- COntlnued)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
He Mistrusts Her.

nEAR MISS FA1RFAA:
Can this be love? I have
been engaged for two years to
man who has as yet not
learned to trust or believe in
me, although he says I am
everything to him. I have
never given my sweetheart
reason to .mistrust me, yet he
does. I do as he dictates, be-
lieving it Is all for our future
happiness. 1 try to please, yet
it is the same thing week in
and week out, MISTRUST.
Kindly advise me. M. B. F,
EIND out what bitter experience
it Is that has made your
fiance cynical about women. And
then teach him through love and
devotion and good humor, even
when he is most unreasonable
to conquer this fault which prob
ably causes him far more suffer
ing than it does you.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
By Virginia Terhune
Van de Water.
Author Of Nationwide Reputation
and Writer of Popular Novels
and Short Stories.

and Writer of Popular Novels
and Short Stories.
Copyright. 1929. by Star Company
" HERE was a long silence.
She was remembering that
- her birthday came in Oc-
tober. She would be twenty-one
then - the age at which she
was to become her own mis-
tress-to handle her fathers
money as she pleased. If Don
aid were not willing to wait
for his money Out of course he
would beD she might Perhaps
offer to pay it, always supposing
that all those tedious preliI1-
inaries about the viii were set
tied by then. If not
Don't you go to worrying about
it:' Richards voice interrupted
her confused thoughts. 1T will
come out all right some way. 1t
must. For 1 have done my best
and right must win"
What beautiful faith he had.
1t would be cruel to destroy his
confidence in what he called
the ultimate justice of things"
Of course it must come out
right" she declared "And now
what is the second reason you
hesitated to see Mr.. Muir to-
morrow"
II tried to tell you n while
ago. when we came out here" be
said. Il was carried away and
spoke before I ought to. May
go on with what l started to
say, or would you rather nave
me waltz"
She had sudden sense of
shrinking from what he might
tell her.
Wait" she exclaimed, start
ing to her feet. II am so tired I
am going indoors. Good night"
And before he could say more
she was gone.
Mrs. Bates was awaiting her
when Winifred entered the room.
Tho widow never went to bed un-
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Thrilling and Gripping Serial of Married Life From the
Pen of Successful American
Novelist.
Novelist.


skin, with suggested horns in his
hair, carrying a set of Pans
pipes made. from the graduated
lengths of a broom handle. He
leaped about the dais with wild
antics, and flung himself, finally
exhausted, at Marjorie's feet. Tic
applause evoked by his exhibit
ton affected the young sasyrs
sense of propriety, found him new
energy, and melted him to seize
the enhroned Ormuzd in his arms.
Philip reached for him with one
hand, caught him by bare ankle
and flung him halfway across the
room, and in sullen anger took an
impressed and frightened Marjorie
home.
There We're no more artists
9aries after that, but the
episode was far from bringing to
an end Marjorie's intimacy with the
Norths and Fishers. Philip would
would find them at his house for
dinner, was forced to accompany
them to the Orpheum and later
on to sleepy supper. at a cafe, or
to join exploring expeditions into
Chinatown. At 10 o'clock, or
even later, the Norths or the
Fishers would stop at the Bald
wins flat and persuade Marjorie
to go downtown with them or to
Fillmore street for beer, cracked
crab or an oyster loaf. If Philip
declined to go, Marjorie went
without him. Her husband did
not know how to handle the stu
alton. He could not bring him.
self to say Marjorie had no right
to be intimate with these people,
whom he was learning to detest.
Trouble Ahead.
Nothing was satisfactory about
the existence they were. leading,
to Philips thinking. The house
ran along in slipshod, haphaz-
ard sort of way from day to day,
the slatternly woman in the kitch-
en- cooked in a slatternly fashion
and Philip suspected, sent a gen.
erous bundle of food and other
supplies away two or three times
a week by her slatternly daughter
who appeared with compromising
regularity. The bills grew stead
lily larger and an increasing num-
Der of them month by month re-
manned unpaid. Even the baby
began to lose the weight and
bloom which Constance had la
bored so hard all summer to gain
for him. Philip could plainly see
Marjorie neglected him. The old
crying and fretting spells ret
urned, and his father was obliged
to resume his nightly vigils.
Matters came to a head sudden
ly when a collector from one of
the largest downtown stores called
at Philips office, presenting him
with a bill of staggering proper
tons for goods purchased by Mrs.
Baldwin and charged to an &C.
count in his name Of which he
knew nothing. Marjorie was
startled by her husbands demand
for an explanation, and burst into
voluble and nervous self Justifica-
ton.
Virginia arranged the account
for me, Phil-she persuaded me
to charge few things / actually
needed and I've had to get few
things more from time to time.
I had to get them, Phil. told
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
By Charles G. Norris.

SOh as ne was Well
IA enough to stand the long
voyage, he had been order
ed back to the United States, to
De mustered out. After he was
discharged. Philip insisted upon
MS making his home temporarily
with Marjorie and himself, and
persuaded MIN finally to go up
TO the ranch for a long rest.
Philips mother and the Judge had
frequently inquired about ''fidus
Achates," VINO had spent one va
cation with them, and theic son
could assure him of a warm well
come. He was deeply concerned
over Wilburs appearance. His
friend looked haggard and a great
deal older. Though only twenty
four, Philips junior by two years,
his hard service in the army had
aged him impressively, but he was
still the same ardent, impetuous
youth Philip had always loved.
The opportunity for renewing
his old intimacy with Wilbur
meant a great deal to Philip at
this time. for he felt he was
more or less excluded from the
charmed circle Of Marjorie's new
friends The telephone rang con-
tinually in the flat now, and he
nffon ffniSaod h;z Hs--@- -
while an endless giggling CONVEX
sation took place over the wire
between Marjorie and Virginia
Fisher or Lillian North. Half the
time his wife was out when he
reached home late in the after
noon. and on such occasions she
usually arrived late for dinner.
Frequently she persuaded him to
take her to noisy, long-drawu-out
meals at Coppa's restaurants
popular resort Of artists and news
paper reporte--where Roy North
and = crowd of his extraordinary
tntfn1ates surrounded Marjorie,
hung over her chair and whis-
pered In her ear between guIps
Of red wine and long inhala tons
from cigarettes For some rea-
son. Marjorie was christened by
her admirers '-Ormuzd'' and poets
wrote sonnses about her, while
artists begged her to let them
paint her picture. Philip made
IN honest effort TO like his wife's
new friends He made little or no
protest when she coaxed him to
these restaurant gatherings. She
accused him Of being dull, and he
was aware the accusations was
more or less just. He trie1 to
get the point Of view of the poets
and artists, to drink his share
OF red wine, and he often laugh
ed uproariousIy with the others
even, when the point OF their
nirth escaped him
A Studio Orgy.
On one particular evening,
after an unusually hilarious din
ner at Coppa's, the Norths and
their friends declared against
bringing the festivities to an end.
and decided to adjourn to the
Norths' studio on Russian Hill,
where they proceeded to enthrone
Marjorie upon a dais. to put vine
leaves in her unbound hair, and
TO drink themselves into a state
Of seni-intoxication. A long-leg-
ged, blmd-haired youth with a
Wasp's waist and a feminine voice
created a sensation by suddenly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
Secrets of the Earth's Crust,

VERY delicate piece of apparatus which be used
"A for dvnng the presence of metals under the ground
has been invented of heavy ore, buried,
affects the pull of gravity on the instrument.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
The Origin of a. Word

THE meaning of the word "curate is, nowadays very
different from that of former times. Previously
the curate the person responsible for the of
souls of the parish today he is the assistant clergyman
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-07
JACK FROST DOES
NO DAMAGE HERE

Reports from different parts of
the valley Indicate that Monday
mornings frost 40 little~pr no dam
age to growing crops. The Their
mometer TOOK quick and unex-
pected drop to SO, a March record
for Imperial valley.
Squash, peas, tomatoes and other
early vegetables sat up and took
notice, but no particular harm was
done.
Lettuce was helped by the cold
spell, us the recent warm weather
has been responsible for the small
Shiny condition of some shipments.
Chntabupes are not injured, as
most of them still have their might
caps" on.
Hill Bros, at Sargent s office,
will make your income tax report
ready to mail. SOP Main st. ADV
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-07
Drink Water to.
Help Wash Out
Kidney Poison
If Your Back Hurts or Bladder
Bothers You, Begin
Taking Salts

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore don't get scared
and proceed to load your stomach
with Tot of drugs that excite the
kidneys and irritate the entire uri-
nary tract. Keep your kidneys
clean like you keep your bowels
clean, by flushing them with mild
harmless salts which helps to re-
move the body's urinous waste and
stimulates them to their normal ac'
tivity. The function of the kidneys
is to filter the blood. In "a hours
they strain from it 500 grains Of
acid and waste, so we can readily
understand the vital Importance of
keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of good WATERFOWL
can It drink too much; also get from
any pharmacist about four ounces
of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful
in glass of water before break
fast each morning for few days
and your kidneys may then act fine.
This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with Ethia, and has been
used for years to help clean and
stimulate clogged kidneys; also to
neutralize the acids in the system
so they are no longer source OF
irritation, thus often relieving
bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure; makes a delightful, effer-
vescent Whitewater drink, which
everyone should take now and then
to help keep their kidneys clean
and active. Try this; also keep up
the water drinking, and no doubt
you will wonder what became OF
your kidney trouble and backache.
By all means have your physician
examine your kidneys at least twice
a year. ADV
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-07

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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court Of the State
y Of California, in and for the
Gonnku NJ 1mnor{o1

In the matter Of the estate Of
Hugo Hiroto, sometimes known as
Yoshizumi Hiroto, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned, L. P. Sargent, as admin
istrator Of the estate of Hugo Hiro-
to, deceased, to the creditors Of,
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to file
them with the necessary vouchers
within four az months after the
first publication of this notice, in
the office Of the Clerk of the Super.
ior Court of the State Of California,
in and for the County Of Imperial,
or to exhibit them with the neces-
sary vouchers within four a.
months after the first publication
of this notice to the said admins
traitor, at, his office No. 592 Main
Street, in the City of Ell Centre,
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia.
Dated and first published this
21st day Of February, 1923.
l.. P. SARGENT,
Administrator of the estate Of
Hugo Hiroto, Deceased.
Feb 81 20 Mar Z IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-07
CERTIFICATE OF Co-PARTNER'
SHIP TRAN6ACTING BUS1-
NESS UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME

We, the undersigned, do hereby
certify that we are copartners tran
sacting general meat market bust
ness, including buying and selling
meats and meat products, fish,
dairy products and other goods gen.
orally carried in public market,
under the firm name and style Of
Gel Centre Market" that the
principal place Of business Of said
copartnership is at $50 Main
Street, Ell Centre, California; that
the names in full of all members
Of said co-partnership and their
respective residences are as follows,
to-wit: Mrs. c. j. Ritz, residing at
No 691 Olive Avenue, Ell Centre,
California, and George r. Morrison,
residing at III Brighton Avenue,
Ell Centre, California.
In Witness Whereof We have
hereunto set our hands this 18th day
of February, 1923.
MRS. G. J. RITZ.
GEO. r. MORRISON
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, }
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL )ss
On this 18th day Of February, in
the year one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-three before me, Bur
rift s. Allen, notary public iD
and for the State and County aforc.
said, residing therein, duly commits.
stoned and sworn, personally ap.
peared Mrs. c. j. Ritz and George
R.. Morrison, known to me to be
the persons described in and whose
names are subscribed to the within
instrument, and acknowledged to
me that they executed the same.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my han1 and affixed my
official seal, at my office in said
County Of Imperial, State Of Cali
fornia, the day and year in this
certificate first above written.
BURRITT 8 ALLEN,
Notary Public in and for the
County Of Imperial, State Of
California.
(SEAL) 49,.
Feb IA q % Mar 2.