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The Washington times., 1923-07-20

The furniture stores were ran
sacked: mahogany for the parlor,
mission oak for the dining room,
bird's-eye maple for the bedroom.
They haunted the auctions of Tur-
kish rugs. and had great jog in
bidding for those they fancied.
They acquired, as great bar.
gains, such woven treasures as
were assured by the auctioneer to
be genuine Khivas, KAYAKS or
rare specimens from Beloochistan
and Cabristan. They liked to roll
these mouth filling names under
their tongues. They bought sill
yer, china. bed and table linen,
and Philip enjoyed most of all
selecting some standard sets OF
books for the mahogany book
case in the parlor: Kipling, Stew
enson and a slightly rubbed"
set of the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA, considerably reduced in price.
Mrs. Jones offered to let them
have her piano; Marjorie was the
only one who ever touched it, and
its presence in the old home, her
mother declared, would only serve
to remind her of her lonliness.
BY the end of October every
thing was complete and Marjorie
was as childishly happy as little
girl with her first dollhouse. A
little after three in the afternoons,
a school-boy Jap came in. and
for ten dollars a month did dish
washing and heavy cleaning.
Nothing seemed lacking, and
Philip and Marjorie settled down
to comfortable married life in
what they both considered per-
feet home Marjorie experimental
I good deal in the kitchen, al I,
though she knew little about
cooking, but she learned from
her sister and mother how to
make simple things, and Philip
thought proudly that she man.
aged astonishingly well. Mrs.
Jones, Constance, Stanley Trevor
and Wilbur Lansing took Thanks
giving dinner with them and
everyone was full of praise and
congratulations, although the
cranberry sauce was burnt, and
the turkey, much too large for its
platter, slipped from Philips fork
hold onto the floor.
CTO Be Continued Tomorrow
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stand but what's the matter? What's wrong with it!
MRS GEORGE: Oh, don't be Dense darling. What Mrs
Wilson is that Louise hasn't for her health
but that she has found the North who is great
attraction.
MR. GEORGE How perfectly ridiculous! never saw such
moehii made into mountain After all it's quite possible
that Louise has friend up there having been there before
And Mrs. Wilson's remark to quite innocent I'm
rather surprised myself her alone So dull for
her, poor DEAR
MRS. GEORGE (exasperated): Then why does Mrs. Wilson
that Louise takes her children with her cloak? That
she to the White Mountains at time when else
Why Singer it, And why does she
"Of course, it's nothing to do with me-?
MR. GEORGE These questions for to
especially don't know Besides you've only just
thought of Mrs Wilson saying that Louise takes the children
cloak Why it you didn't mention it before? And also
that though Mrs. Wilson be gossip
is gossping about her-and that's you.
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inspecte where the rent was but
twenty-five dollars a month. It
was situated out on California
street near Broderick-an ex-
cellent neighborhood. It was a
lower suite of rooms in a new
building of flats, and had curved
glass panes in curved windows,
colored loaded panels Of glass in
the front door, and a fancy fig
ured tiled fireplace in the parlor
that delighted Marjorie's heart.
Then there was the furniture to
select. Philip sold his bonds, put
the money in the bank and pro-
ceeded to spend all but five hun
dred dollars Of 1t. The oak furni-
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II" HERE'S one thing would
like to see before I leave
u Scotland, Bunny" 1 said
one morning when we were in the
highlands. "An eagle"
They're pretty scarce, Foxy
Grandpa. You'll be lucky If you
see one. You know, there are few
eagles left in England and they
say there are very few here in
Scotland. But if you are going
to see one, this is the kind of a
place where you will-high up here
in this rocky, craggy country"
Look at the airplane, Foxy
Grandpa" Bobby shouted. why.
there are twor' he added breath
less with excitement.
I looked up into the sky and
there, sailing around and doing
nose dives and all kinds Of fancy
tricks, were what I was sure were
two flying machines.
Bunny cooked his head on one
side, shaded his eyes with one of
his long. silky ears, and studied
the sky.
Then he announced:
you've got your wish, Foxy
Grandpa! That's an eagle and his
mate"
You don't mean it, Bunny I
exclaimed.
Sure as I have four feet and
IKE carrots, that's a pair of
eagles"
Let's sit up on that rock and
watch them" Bobby suggested
So we climbed high up on a
cliff, sat down and watched the
two graceful birds circling over
our heads.
Bunny, as usual, scampered off,
but returned IN moment.
Their nest is right over here"
Bunny whispered.
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NEW DEVICES
FOR KITCHEN
By LOrettO C.. Lynch.
A Recognized Authority on All
Matters Pertaining to House
hold Management.

" HE novelty shops are show
ing a variety of household
- helps which the housewife
would do we'll to look over. For
instance, there is a continuance
in which she may inclose the onion
she wishes to chop. A few pushes
Of the plunger will chop the onion
as fine as one desires without
single tear.
Then there are the poultry
sheers. With the aid of this one
may cut out through the largest
bones of turkey. It makes serv-
ing much easier and gives great
er variety Of kinds of meat that
one may serve easily.
There are, too, the tiny molds.
Just the size the confectioner uses
for molding bonbons. With these
and they are very inexpensive
the housewife may mold that por-
ton or aspic or tomato or mint
jelly that makes the plainest meal
appear catered.
With the aid Of the fancy vege-
table cutters, the commonplace
vegetable-carrot, potato. turnip-
assume the role classique. With
a single turn Of the cutter, one
may obtain pretty scrolls, lattices,
tiny balls and so on.
There is an excellent can opener
that looks like a pliers. 1t is op-
Grated with two hands and opens
the largest and toughest tin cans
with the minimum of effort.
Every kitchen will look the bet
ter for having one Of the lovely
clocks that come from Holland.
They are Of white china with many
blue windmills. They are delicious
~ clean-looking and most appro-
pirate for the kitchen.
A tiny pepper grinding mill Will
give you pepper that is really hot.
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
BY Charles G. Norris,
Author of Nationwide Reputation
and Writer of Popular
Novels.

~ HE dilatory clerk fussing
with ferns and tissue
paper. exasperated him
with his Ieisureliness, but pres
emily he was back at his pos:
with the be-tissued bundle held
carefully out of sight between his
big frame and the window. He
had no definite plan. 1t occurred
to him, Enthusiastically, to drop the
flowers at her feet as she ap-
preached, and then dash madly
away The blood was still
pounding in his arteries, and his
muscles were tensed against a
nervous trembling Of the knees.
When finally she appeared. walk
ing slowly, unconcernedly toward
him, she was looking idly at the
street, her library book neatly
tucked beneath her arm. He
turned as she approached, but
she did not see him, and would
have passed. had he not found :
voice enough to utter her name.
He stood hat and flowers in hand,
his eyes, his face, his whole
loose-jointed figure glowing with
tinid eagerness and hope. He
saw the shock that staggered her
as she met his eyes, the quick
warm color that flooded her
brown cheeks.
Marjorie - Acknowledgements
Hurrying men engaged upon
their affairs, sauntering women
leisurely shopping. the turmoil of
the cobbled street, swept past un-
needing of the man and woman
who stood with throbbing hearts
beside that florists window gaz-
ing into one another's eyes. There
by the flower. shop on crowded
Post street in the pale afternoon
sunshine and flying dust, the des.
tiny Of two souls was being
swiftly determined, the happiness
of man and wife hung in the
balance.
Philip held out his flowers clum.
silly toward her, but at his move
ment Marjorie dropped her eyes;
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; words, he drove his argument OF
love and entreaty to its triun1-
plant finish. A tear trickled
down the brown cheek he loved
so dearly; eagedly he covered the
little hand beside him.
'Margie-Margie-I love you
love you. Don't you love
me?"
The red lips trembled and with
the words, the voice that had
haunted his dreams, the voice he
had waited all the long weary
months to her once more. the
voice that for him held all the
music and beauty in the world,
broke piteously.
Twelve always loved you-
Phil-I've never stopped loving
you-a minute!
A rush of tears came then; the
pent-up struggle in her heart
gave way, and in that quite cor
ner of the deserted little candy
shop, their happiness came flood
ing back to them, richer, deeper,
and more wonderfully glorious for
the very barrier that had
stemmed the tide.
Flames of Love.
They lived over again the ex.
element, the wonderful joy of
their first days Of love-making,
but now it was a thousand times
more thrilling, a thousand times
more poignant. Their love famed
like fire. They drank deep Of
an ecstacy that whipped their
pulses to mad gallop. Secret
telephonings and secret meetings
lent flavor and magic glamor to
their love; they managed to see
one another every day and often
lunched together, Mrs. Jones be.
ing persuaded her daughter was
with Virginia Parsons. They
slept downtown at one of the big
hotels and in the morning had
breakfast in their room.
''Phil-just suppose we weren't
married at all-and couldn't be
married-wouldn't loving each
other this way be perfectly ter
rible?"
He was full of plans for home,
and one day coaxed her to visit
with him a flat he had already
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Narrative of Compelling Interest by the Author Of The
Amateur" and Salt, the Education of
Griffith Adams"

to their secret AMI obtain her ad-
vice. The sisters extravagant JOY
when they walked in upon her rat
the store attracted the attention
Of several people in the aisle. Con-
ME insisted at once upon going
out to lunch with them, and they
were seated in the restaurant but
a few moments when they were
joined by Stanley Trevor, to
whom Constance had telephoned.
Philip had not met his prospec-
tive brother-in.law before, and he
greeted him now warmly.
Her Future Husband.
Constance's future husband was
a lantern-jawed young man, with
lean cheeks, thin lips, q sharp
pointed nose and beetling brow.
He had quick nervous blue eyes
which had a way of focusing
themselves with penetrating in
tentness. He had reserved man.
ner, a judicial air, and a trick Of
nodding encouragingly at whoever
addressed him, pursuing his lips
the while, considering what was
being said with affected gravity.
Philip was prepared to like him;
there was every reason that Con.
stances husband should be one
of his intimate friends. But in
spite of this predisposition to
friendliness, in spite of Stanley
Trevor's interesting and likable
face, Philip was conscious of
vague disappointment. There was
a stand-offishness about him, an
air of MISUNDERSTANDING
about-being-too-in that halt.
ed Philip in his brotherly over.
lures. Trevor, he decided, was
shrewd to the poiot Of being cal.
culating.
They will be interested in de-
Gliding how best to approach Mar
jorie's mother, to reconcile her to
their plans. Philip was for rum
ming away with his wife to Del
Monte for Saturday and Sunday,
leaving Constance to break the
news to her mother as best she
could. Marjorie proposed that she
pretend to be sick-she was conf
dent she could dissemble suffi.
GENTLY to alarm her mother-and
when Mrs. Jones' anxiety was suf-
ficiently aroused, insist on her
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ture-Mission style-the warm
thick rugs, dainty china, the
linen, towels and pictures they
enchanted his little wife. He en-
couraged her to buy whatever she
fancied: her childish delight, her
affection, her wild gaietys more
than satisfied him.
Mama suspects something,
Phil" she said with a troubled
air one day when she met him.
"She questioned me terribly about
where I was yesterday, and she
wanted to come along today. I
don't know what I'm going to
do
They decided to admit Constance
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was the famous Coun.
Gil Of Trent held?
2-When did Caesar cross the
Rubicon?
3-When was the Samoan Con-
ference held?
4-When was the University of
Princeton opened?
5-When was the Geneva Con-
vention held?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS.
To yesterdays questions.
1.-The monasteries in England
were closed by Henry VIII in
1889.
2-The first negro slaves were
brought to America in 1919.
3-The British evacuated New
York November 25, 1888.
4-The novel David Harum"
was first published in 1898.
5-Madame Curie. discoverer OF
radium, was born at Warsaw,
Poland, November Z, 1867.
Copyright. 1923, King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
A Happy Couple.

~ NE boy, sixteen. with broken

wrist.
~ One boy, seventeen, with
arm in sling.
One boy, seventeen, with Shout
der out of joint.
One boy, eighteen, with thigh
muscles badly sprained.
There is wrestling craze on
among the younger boys and
youths. Tens of thousands of
them are getting into the ring
or else helping to form it.
Unfortunately, this younger crowd
is going into the game soft and
green, and many Of them are get
ting hurt. What can be done
about 1t?
If wrestling is a. legitimate
sport the younger generation has
a right to it. Indeed. the age of
keenest emotional interest in
feats of strength is probably sew
enteen or eighteen. 1t is then the
youth experiences what seems
like superhuman power Of mus
Gle and limb, and his whole being
cries out for a chance to exploit
his new energy.
However, wrestling puts a
greater strain upon the body than
even football, which until recent
ly was our most dangerous popu-
lar game. But, after manning
many green youths with football,
we have finally learned how to
bring the players to their posi-
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Mountains and taken ner
children with her? Well,
Mrs. Wilson informed US
in a stage whisper that
"cf course Louise says
she's going for her health,
but what / can't under
stand is why her husband
lets her."
MR.. GEORGE (obtuse):
Lets her what?
MRS. GEORGE: Lets
her go away alone, of
course, don't you UNDER
stand?
Mr.. GEORGE (enlight-
anAJN. Vac x5Sikx. 11ndaNs-
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sending for Philip so that recon
Citation would be inevitable. Con-
stances earnest advice, however,
that the two sisters face their
mother together and win her con-
sent and approval fairly and hon.
estly, finally prevailed.
"You and Phil don't understand
Mama Constance said to her sis
ter. YOU have some crazy idea
she'll be furious and raise the
dickens, but I tell you she'll be
perfectly all right about it. Mama
amt so unreasonable and the
thing she wants above everythin'
else is for Margie, here, to be
happy, and If we can once con-
vince her Margie really and truly
wants to go back to Phil, she'll
come round and won't make any
fuss at ALL
Constance's faith in her moth
er's tractability was entirely justi-
fled. Mrs. Jones cried generously
and kissed both daughters at fire.
quent intervals, but in the end
was prevailed upon to admit that
perhaps it was wiser for Marjorie
to return to her husband.
IT don't know what's to become
of me when you're both married
and we got homes of your own"
walled Mrs. Jones in fresh grief.
You'll have no use for your poor
old mother-either of you"
"well, for Heavens sake, Ma
MAJ" Constance exclaimed. "Why
don't you go on to st. Louis and
see your sister? You've been say
ing-for / don't know how many
years-how you'd like to go and
see Aunt Abby, but that you
never could on our account!
'Well, Connie" Mrs. Jones
wiped her long nose and shifted
reflectively, ct don't know but
what that's a good idea: 1 haven't
seen Abby or Frederick in sixteen
years.
A Happy Couple.
OF all their happy times to-
gether Philip and his wife knew
none so perfect in felicity as
those spent furnishing their new
home. Marjorie had never had
so much money in her life. and
she was intoxicated with the
pleasure and power it gave her.
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SMILE AT THIS

Father (angrily)-"You have
been In the water! You were
fishing" Son-"Yes, was In
the water; but l got boy out
who might have been drowned"
Father-"Indeed! Who was it?"
Sone4prMyself."
The Washington times., 1923-07-20

In the kitchen a little borax in
the washing-up water is a splen-
did grease and stain remover,
and it should always be added to
the water in which teacloths are
washed.
The Washington times., 1923-07-20

A few drops of Oil of cloves on
the ankles and back of the neck
two favorite spots for nosqui.
toes-will keep the pests away.
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
EVERYDAY MISTAKES
in Speaking

; Squad" IL a collective" noun,
one that represents a group of
eprsons or things considered as
a whole, and takes a singular
verb.
WRONG.
Formidable" pronounced "for-
mid-a-abl," with the accent on the
mid"
RIGHT.
Formidable" pronounced "for-
mi-da-bl," accented on the "for."
WRONG.
Johnny throwed the ball
away"
RIGHT.
Johnny threw the ball away"
The past tense Of the verb ito
throw" is threw"
WRONG.
THE workman was not pleased
with the tip that was gave him"
RIGHT.
1.-THE workman was not pleased
with the tip that was given him."
The past participle OF give" is
given" not gave"
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SO far as 1 am concerped, this
Will do" so far as" is complete
without lin"
copyright. 1929, King Features
syndicate. Inc
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
The Ponder Puff Swar,.

young cygnet. The principal supply comes
from Norway and about 10000 birds are killed yearly
for the purpose and the price has risen steadily.
The Washington times., 1923-07-20

THE Japanese government au-
thorized subsidies amounting
to 6'545,S27 yen, or $3,272,913. to
ships under the Mikado's flag for
the year beginning April ].
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
This Day In Our History.

THIS is the anniversary of the passing of the forts at
Vicksburg in 1862, by Admiral Farragut This feat
left the New Orleans free and clear and did much
to help Grant in later operations.
The Washington times., 1923-07-20

Pans of water covered with a
little hay placed in the room
where painting has been in prog.
ress will absorb the smell. Or
the hay may be put in boxes
which can stand about on the
floor.
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II said to him, I don't believe
it," Says" is the third person
singular, present, of say" and is
dramatically incorrect with "I."
Moreover, since the time when
the statement was made is past.
tense said" should be used.
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WRONG.
RIGHT.

I'm so far as l am concerned,
this will do
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". L. George and His Wife
ACROSS THE BREAKFAST TABLE
Gossip

Rs GEORGE (righteously) I'm not going to the WOmans
wi Club They do nothing but talk scandal The
last three times been there it's been perfectly dreadful
and yesterday they really reached limit George How
stop talking about You know she's to the White
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
CLEARS COMPLEXION
AS IF BY MAGIC
No Longer Necessary to
Be a Victim of Unpopu-
larity on Account of a
Bad Complexion.

Very often a pimple, blackhead or
Irritation Of the skin is simply natures
way of warning you that you are care
less. and is reminding you that you
must take care of your skin, clean 1T
of the dust and grease which collect
in the pores, they can throw off i'm
purities from the system, which other
wise collect, and then Tester causing
bIackheads. pimples and other face
runners.
Women who endured these distressing
things for years and who never seemed
to be able to find anything which would
really get rid Of them are now using
Black and White Cleansing Cream be-
cause IL really keeps every one of the
little pores cleaned out. healthy and
active in getting rid of the things which
ordinarily cause pimples and skin.
BY using Black and White Cleansing
Cream regularly you make your skin
of putting on just face powder in
the mornings. first use the Peroxide
Cream, which keeps the skin clear. free
from surface grease and makes your
Black and White Face Powder stay on
evenly instead of making your face
look "pasty" and "oVer-powdered"
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WRONG.
RIGHT.

81 says to him, L don't believe
it >"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
GOLF is FASTEST
GROWING BRANCH
OUTDOOR SPORTS
Young Men Are Taking Up
Game And Leading
Old Heads

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 23.-tBy
Associated Press 1.-THE worlds fast
est growing branch of outdoor ath-
letics That's golf, according to the
opinion Of many leading sport
writers.
IT'S a game where youth will tri-
umph just as in all other sports. The
belief that golf was more of an older
mans game is gone. Youth has DEM
unstrated that uncanny skill con-
nected with bewildering chances will!
get the better of the more conserva-
tive style of play sport writers say.
In the south where the game has
been growing by leaps and bounds
for The past few years, the premier
golfers are many of them mere lads,
others in their early twenties.
Bobby Jones. Perry Adair, Bobby
Baugh. Glen Crssman, Pollock Boyd
and others are still we'll under the 80
mark
In the southern states. the golf
clubs have already been well filled
and expansion and formation of new
clubs has been going steadily for
ward.
Colleges are taking up the game
and this spring dual meets and inter-
collegiate tournaments were held in
the south, all of them resulting sue
cessfully. reports read.
While the south has yet developed
no national champions, the "old
heads" are predicting that no many
years will pass before a national
open crown viii rest on the brow of
some Dixie youth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
RAANGFzAM SIGNS NEW 4LRLER LEA We FOR SOUTHERN TRIP
Idaho Rancher Offers
To Stage Next Battle

SHELBY, Mont, June 23.-Another
championship battle for the west
doomed Saturday night when John
H. Sexsmith, wealthy ranchman of
Alan. Idaho, offered a purse of $780,
of the Dempsey Gibbons bout and
the winner CT the Willard Firpo bat
tie.
Sexsmith told Mike Collins that he
would put 100000 in the bank be-
fore the men signed articles. He
wants a 20-round decision go and
prefers to stage the fight on Labor
Day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
Torn Gully Hits In 81
Games In Florida Loop

CLEVELAND, June 22.-(By As
ISOLATED Press.)-Tom Gully, who
was released by the Cleveland In
dams to the Lakeland (Fla.) team.
hit safely in "a consecutive games,
establishing record in the Florida
State league, according to special
dispatches received here.
Gully is right fielder for the Lake
land team. He was left in the. south
ern city by, the Indians, but they
still hold an option on him. He
heads the league in batting with g.
hits. IS OF which were triples. in IS
games.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
Fred Toney Quits
When Jeered By Fans

ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-Fred Toney
voluntarily left the game in the sec
ond inning of today's Chicago St
Louis Nationals contest, and an
nounced he was quitting baseball. He
said his action was due to jeering
of spectators when he reprimandcd
Torporcer for not following his sign
to play close to third base while
Heathcote was at bat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
BEARS WIN TWO
FROM TRAVELLERS

MOBILE, Ala. juno 23.-Mobile took
double header from Little Rock today
by the scores of to and to 0. The
first game was a hard-fought affair. the
locals outhitting the visitors in the
pinches. The second contest was easy
for Mobile, three pitchers being used by
Little Rock, none of whom We're effec-
tive The second game was called at the
end of the fifth to allow Little Rock to