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One Of the Worlds Greatest NOvelists
Weayes Wonder Wartime
Tale Of Monte Carlo.

his imprisonment finally galvan-
lied him to action. After all,
why should he not go in quest of
his friends2 Perhaps Il he were
tos take the first step he would
succeed in renewing relations with
them and re-establistf his former
life. He decided to seek out
Spadoni first because he lived
nearest. Besides. the pianist
would surely know where Castro
was staying. Perhaps they were
all living together.
A Lonely Man.
He left the street car In Monte
Carlo and, passing the Casino;
followed the Upper Boulevards.
He had.a vague idea Of the house.
The pianist was the guardian of
the tomb above the sainte Devote
ravine.
He knocked in vain with the
iron dragon that served as
knocker. Finally from an adjoin-
Ing alleyway, between two walls,
appeared woman with disheveled
hair. holding an infants in hers
arms. 1t was a neighbor, who
acted as q servant for Spadoni.
The arrival OF the visitor was OBJ
yiousiy an event for her.
Yes. he is in, = she said. Don't
you hear him2s'
As matter of fact, Michael
had heard the sound Of piano,
deadened by the thick walls.
The woman, convinced that the
musician would never hear the
blows Of the knocIer, disappeared
around the corner. Shortly af-
terward her head and the child
she was carrying in her arms
appeared above the edge of the
wall.
'.Maestro!'' she shouted. "A
gentleman ito see you. A Wis
itor!''
And she came hack again,
smoothing her skirts as though
she had just descended a ladder.
The door groaned on its hinges
as it opened, and Spadoni APP
peared in the opening.
"Oh, Prince Michael!''
In Poverty.
There was no expression of
surprise in his smile. He greeted
the Prince as though he had
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seen him the~ day before, and
guided him through the corridors
and drawing rooms which were
sunk in deep muiticolored shad
ows and smelled Of dust and
mold. 1t had been many months
since the stained-glass windows
were opened or the curtains
drawn. For Spadoni lived MS
entire life ii d single room. It
was the half Of the villa,
decorated with Hindu draperiss
and divans.
sThe Prince saw that Spadoni
had excellent quarters IN this
tomb. Al large grand piano
was the only piece. Of furniture
kept clean In this room invaded
BY dust. On the music rack ssv-
era1 volumes Of music in manu-
script were opened.
Seeing that the Prince noticed
them. the pianist gave voice to his
woes.
His poverty was very great; he
was obliged to give concerts in or
der to live, and found. hipself OBJ
Iiged to study the new operas He
spoke Of his labor as r. II represent
ed the cruelest Imposition ofreal
ity. the greatest degradation iii his
life.
Really his poverty was tremend-s
Gus! He was going to the gambling
rooms only at long intervals. He
hadn't enough money to play even
on the roulette wheel. where the
stakes were but S francs.
His voice traiIed Off in note OF
utter despair.
81 had hoped to meet Castro
here, said Michael, after a mo-
ment.s silence
Spadoni seemed to awaken.
Castro? Oh, yes! He
lived with me for few days. but
he went away"
But when did he go? Where il
her,
He went day before yesterday.
and must be in Paris. A fool trip!
/ think he was going to be u sol
der: he kept talking to me about
the Foreign Legion"
Then he added. with smile Of
cunning:
Go be Continued Tomorrow
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who said so?" asked a happy
voice, and Squeedee. himself, slid
down the limb, Of the tree above
Dotty's head and touched her on
the shoulder. "Who said I didn't
know where to find your" he
laughed.
Again the queer noise sounded
from across the hills. Dotty held
her finger on her lips.
Hush, Squeedee" she whis-
pered. There it is again! What
is that queer noise? Doesn't it
sound like a lot of harps?"
Squeedee craned his little. neck.
then started to chuckle. n
"Well, if it isn't crowd of my
friends! And before Dotty could
ask who they were Squeedee
caught her by the hand and away
they ran. toward the queer, hum
ming noise.
When they turned the bend in
the road a strange sight met
Dotty's eyes. There on the
ground lay a crow6 Of beautiful
white and brown animals.
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WHO SAID IT.
AND WHERE?

Mad as a March hare"
This expression to denote anger
is very old. Haywood has it
among his proverbs.
Counting ones chickens before
they are Matched"
Is very bad practice, against
which Cervantes in Don Quix-
ote" warns his readers.
"Awkwardness has no forgiveness
in heaven or in EARTH"
Emerson, in Society and Soil
tude." is quite harsh In his con-
demnation of awkwardness.
Confederation Of circumstances.
This mouth-filling phrase to ex-
press chain of events was used
by Daniel Webster In his arEu-
ment In q murder trial.
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KEYS TO HAPPINESS
EXACTLY WHAT DO YOU NEED!

powder box-and that becomes
hearts desire. One of your
friends goes abroad for the sum-
mer-and that becomes the con-
summation devoutly to be wished.
A man you know makes lucky
deal in grain-and the gambling
fever seizes you. None of these
things may be a real desire on
your part. But you idly absorb
someone else's desire.
Don't. be child and change
your within to match some other
child's pretending. Lay aside
games and make up your mind
what you want--and want enough
to strive for. Have your. own in
dividual desires and ambitions
and aims clearly in view and
then work honestly to get them
within your grasp as well.
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PREVENTING
DEAFNESS
BY Brice Be,den, M. D.,

- 49, @%S~&&(Ah1 Ana A1S-b
n m OST cases of DEAFNESS are
" preventable, since they
49, usually start in early
childhood when local conditions
are such that curative treatment
is favored \ very decidedly.
Acute diseases of the ear, con-
sequent upon infections either of
the nose and throat. or Of the
whole sys tie m, like measles,
scarlet fever and diphtheria, are
usually taken care of properly,
but 1t Is after the subsistence of
OF acute process that treatment
Is apt to be relinquished. This
is the very time when continued
care will usually insure good
hearing in after life.
1t is safe to assume that every
case of acute ear illness will
show a defect afterward in hear
ing. The child ought to hear the
ticking Of a watch held three feet
from the ear. If it be found that
the child cannot hear the watch
at that distance. don't assume
that the ear trouble will clear
up or that nothing can be done
about 1t. u
If diseased tonsils and ade-
noids are present they should he
removed: cases otherwise doomed
to hopeless deafness are fire.
quently saved through this pro-
cedure.
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Where were, the Enemies '6f
Women now. those comrades Of
his dreamy happiness? He won
dered about Castro especially. He
had asked the Colonels for news
of him twice without getting any
inform tion. The Colonel never
saw Castro any more. in the
Casino; doubtless he was keeping
away out Of fear of gambling. The
Prince had feeling that the
Colonel knew something more and
was refusing to talk from motives
of discretion. G
One morning the WEAKNESS of
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BY Beatrice Fairfax,
Who Occupies q Unique Position IN
the Writing World as an Author
lily on the Problems OF Girls.

the Writing World as an Author
lily on the Problems OF Girls.
- AVE you ever Listened in"
while group of little girls.
III were playing make-believe
gasnes? With a great earnestness
one will tell that she has eighteen
dresses and a necklace to match
each. Another will say she goes to
q party every night and has lots
ofi;beaux. A = third will relate
that she is married to Mr.. Van
: sstprbiit.
Another is eng ag ed to the
Prince of Wales and his mamma
gave her a diamond crown for
present. And perhaps one an
nounces with the same sense Of
reality and of being lost in her
game and that she lives in the
country and has dog and a
gafden and lots of grape arbors
and seventeen children.
Little boys play make-believe
games, too. And in relating what
ne, has-or is-each child tells
what he would like to have or
be. The one who is the general
of a "normous army" is real to
himself as he relates it. So il
the1ad who is an expert mechanic
or an aviator or a good cobbler.
But do you ever wonder how
, much that child, grown up, would
do. to bring about the Gtate Of
affairs which satisfied his youth
full dreams?
Nor can we be at all sure that
the, little girl who says she is
married to a prince and has a
crown of diamonds would be at
all happy if that were her real
fly. Perhaps she. thinks so. Chill
dren have way Of setting their
minds ON some far goal and
fancying that to reach it were
JOY.
.but mature men ana women
have to be more practical In
wishing. They have to know
what it is that would really make
them satisfied. They have to
get beyond the play pretend
stage and see actual possibilities
which they can make life yield
TO them and which will yield joy
insreturn.
] wonder how many of you &C
tuaffy know what you need te
you happy-what you want
Of life-what would be goal OF
ambition and happiness for you.
Someone shows you q gold
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Z the colonelhis only companion
in his solitary life he avoided
making any a1iusion to what had
occurred in Lewis castle. H3
feared the curiosity Of those who.
!. had heard of the duel and its out
come and entertained e. wild hope
of immuring himself at villa 81,
rena until the whole affair should
be forgotten.
But his loneliness soon began
to weigh upon him like n torture.
He was getting tired of walking
about his garden all the time
II. seemed to him. narrow and
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i. his fortune.

nonotonous. Besides. Lewis niece.
abusing her privilege. came every
afternoon, with q constantly re-
newed escort Of wounded English
men. 9,s
She ran about with them
through the avenues amid the
cries OF. the exotic birds, weaving
great garlands Of flowers for her
soldiers. Meanwhile, he was
obliged to hide in the upper
stories of the villa to escape this
cl1iIdlike joy, which seemed to him
to have something q funereal
about it.
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DO YOU. KNOW
THAT

Postoffices were established in
1464. 49,
There are 10000 lakes in New.
foundland. s-
About 10000 varieties of fish
are known.
Doctors and nurses by aero.
plane is the newest medical bene.
fit in parts of Australia, where
families live far from a town.
silk stockings are more hy-
gienic than cotton hose" says
well known doctor;' but he con.
dennis the too light shoes worn
by many girls and women nova
days.
The average age, of Londoners
has increased by two years In
the last ten years.
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The Enemies Of Women be
the great ball by Prince Michael
-.-- lIionel of fortune. -

And then something unexpected
happened. which produced "a long
silence of surprise and amaze
ment.
Michael bent forward. knelt
down. and raised to his lips the
hand he was holding in HIS own,
with the same humble gesture
that the serfs of the steppes had
used in the presence of his power
full ancestors. Then he kissed it.
moistening it with tears.
For a week after the duel, Lu-
bimoff never once left Villa 81
rena. In his conversations with
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
was engaged to a girl
and thought she loved, me. But =
as soon as everything was ar
ranged her attitude changed.
asked for the return of the
ring, and after some hesitation
she consented. Now she has
even broken off friendship.
But have a quixotic attitude
on presents and would Ike her
to have the ring back. I had
only wanted to keep 1t until her
mind was fully made up.
Most people seem to believe
should not let her have it, as
her intentions. may not have
been genuine from the begin
ming. But / feel like the bishop
in Jean Valjean'"-that the
best way is to let people get
away with it. Am / all wrong?
B. B.
ANCIENT and respected custom
dictates that when girl
breaks her engagement she shall
return the ring. The real value
of the engagement ring is sup.
posed to be the sentiment for
which it stands-not its appraisal
value. No woman Of fine feelings
would want to keep a ring which
had once meant SO much in itself
and had promised so much for
the future and which came in the
end to mean nothing.
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An Engrossing Story of Life and Love,
Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
tons From Master Pen.

This famous story has been
Rfeafed into . superlatiye motion
Aseture by Cosmopolitan Produc-
slen direction Of Alan Crosland.
u. win be released ~ - Para.
MOUNT picture.
BY Vincente Blasco banez
Author Of ''The Four Horsernen
81 the Apocalypse" and Other
g3ds Novels Of World RenowE.
- RoUD of his superiority, the
Prince, with a sort Of saw
! ~ age playfulness, postponed
tire moment OF dealing death. He
had his enemy in his claws, and
could toy with him during these
three moments that we're as long
Is centuries.
in the dizzy coincidence .~of
images whirl:ng through his
brain he could see the Prin-
cess his mother, beautiful and ar
rusant. as she was wllen she re-
counted to him as little boy
the, greatness of the Lubimoffs.
Then he saw his father, the Gem
eral, somber and kindly, saying
in rough, voice: The strong
man must be kind" AS he.
thought of his father his pistol
swerved slightly, but immediately
he corrected his aim.
Then in his imagination train
was slowly passing-French sol
diers He saw Castro and the in
soIent red-haired fellow who was
Offering him q seat Another
train advanced in the opposite
direction, an endless train that
kept coming from the depths Of
the ocean. Hurrahs, whistling,
dark biouses, blue collars. little
caps that looked as though made
OF paper. Good afternoon.
Princet' The luminous smile Of
atapale virgin-Lady Lewis with
her two blind men, handsome and
tragic.
His pistol fell. Above It he
could see the entire body of his
adversary. that obscure soldier,
condemned to die before long. no
doubt, from wounds received In
q land that was not his own. for
aerause which was that Of all
men.
q 4Jt
atsThree"' said the Colonel.
but before he could finish the
word a shot rang out. The grass
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By BLANCHE SILVER.
DOtty Sees . Strange Sight.

~ NE day as Dotty was out
walking she heard a pecu-
~ liar sound, and stopped to
see what it was.
"oh. dear, If 1 were only back
home now I'd call Squeedee,"
Dotty unused. He'd know just
what it was. But. my goodness!
I can't expect him to follow me
clear to South America. He
doesn't know where 1 am! How
could he?" Dotty laughed mer-
rily.
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This Day IN History

THIS is the anniversary Of the abolition IN 1s49 Of the
temporal power Of the Pope. Prior to this time
the Popes at Rome had taken leading part in direct
ing the destines Of the nations.
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An Excess of Women

THE dsproportion between the sexes varies greatly
throughout Europe but every country that has been
at has large surplus of On the whole
tinent, statistics show excess Of twenty five million
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LAND G. DREAMS
By HereWard Darlington

"A FINE SERIES BY A FAMOUS PSYCH0-ANALYST
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Desde que recientemente Sc Eevo a
efccto. una reunion en- los salones de Ia
Biblioteca Carnegie, la cual concu-
rrieron numerosos elementos pertene-
cientes al partido republican, Sc de-
sigro una comisi6n compuesta de quln
CO personas residences en- San Juan,
santurce Puerta de Tierra para que
Sc encargaran de escoger los candida
tos que han de ir al ticket en- las cleo
clones primarias que han de celebrarse
en- el entrants mes de noviembre, los
republicanos no han>cesado en- su labor
de seleccionar. entire clos, los mejores
candidates los efectos de asegurar
asf eI exito de los planes que tienen en-
mente para conseguir rescatar en- las
venideras elecclones la. posicion que
durante tantos afios estuvieron denoml
nando Puerto Arturo.
La atenci6n que Sc les prestara a
estas primarias ha de ser para los re-
publicanos una question importantisi-
ma debido a que clio ha de infuir gran
demente en- ell resultado de las eleccio-
mes pr6ximas.
Este nuevo Comit6 que Sc designe
en- estas elecciones primarias sera ell
oncargado de organizar y dirigir la
campafia electoral del 1924 v sobre to-
do tendra su cargo la efectuacion
del entendido que Sc proyecta realizar
con el partido socialista iinico medic
este qte, segun la opinion de casi to
dos los tepublicanos determinaria una
derrota para el partido unionista.
La circunstancia de que Ell partido
unionista local Sc encuentre en- Ell po-
der le pone en- condolences de asegurar
On gran parte el triunfq electoral sobre
sus oponentes debido que ha podido
prestafle atenci6n diaria durante todos
estos afios a, la organization de su cleo
torado v seguramente contara con una
fuerza superior la de sus adversarios
cuando llegue la campafia.
Es por esta raz6n que casi todos los
republicanos con uuienes hemos Gambia
do imrrcsiones acerca del resultado de
estas primarias nos han manifestado
que tienen Ia intenci6n de seleccionar
squelIos elementos que est6n de acuer-
do en- que Sc efectue un pacto politico
con los socialistas.
De un momento otro Sc daran a
la publicidad los nombres de las per-
scnas que han de ir al ticket para ocu
par los cargos en- Ell Comit6 Local Sc
esta tenicndo cuidado ademas de pro-
curar que al ser escogidos los elementoS
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Ante .el mOHdO espeCtdou|O que presenta Ia
Corporation hipca, Sc asegura que nuchOs
duelos de CabaIIOs hal. .exteriorHadO
sus deseOs de hueIga
Gamble de una aRza que no Sc aCep0 Sc OfeCe pagar e
impOte de los dOSaiOs DE- arrendamentO del hp0drOmO

Algunos detalles mas sobre la sitra-
ci6n de los directories del Hipodromo.
Hasta aver, todavia continuaba in
trincado indefinido, ell STATUS de Ia
Corporation hipica. Las entrevistas ce-
lebradas por los miembros de los ban
dcs que Sc disputan la hegemonia del
"Quintana'', menudeaban. FL grllpo
de la mayoria, segin supimos aver, ha
perdido las esperanzas, en- tantc uue la
minoria parece consolidarse en- su de-
recho y, Sc cree, sera la que, finaimen-
to, Sc quede con el Hipodromo.
A pesar de los inconvenientes con
que ha tropezado el reporter en- este
asunto, siempre ha hallado tuna mano
que Sc tienda v una voz que lie cuentc. .
Nuestrs impression de aver sobre Ell
particular es que esta proximo, muy
pr6ximo, Ell desenlace del conficto sur
gido en- Ell seno de la ameritada Cor
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Los rppubiCanOs de esta capital Sc.
estdn mOviendO activanente para ha-
Ger una selection de los candida
los que han de r a las prinlarlas
Sc dard atenci6n preferente la formaci6n de
un comite local que faUorezca la realizaciOn
del pacto republico- -socidlista

Que han de formar este ORGANISING sean
personas cue disfruten de gran arraigo
entire ell electorado repub'icano para
evitar rozamientos y divergeneias que
puedan apagar los entusiasmos y poner
en- peligro Ell 6xito de las elecciones.
Tanto en- San Juan como en- toda la
isla, a juzgar FOR 10 que nos han EXPIRE
sado algunos dc los que forman parte
del movimiento paciflsta que Sc ha ini-
ciado en- el seno de Ia exrresada colec
tividad, el partido republicano va a
jTe arse en- las proximas elecc!ones In
Ultima carta como organization poiiti
ca, russ' la intencion y el proposito que
con e'lo Sc persigue es ell de conquistar
el poder, con 10 cual podrta evitarse Ell
cue fucra necesario ir la disolucion,
Hace algunos dias recognizes de un
republicano amigo nuestro muy parti-
(Contini. en- la pagina 81
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cares a mas de 81, y que los precios
para futures son todav1a mas bajos.
En- terminus generates, cree que 60 de-
be aumentarse la contribution, 81
dejarse la de $500 va que la industrial
azucarera ha sido gravada con tantas
contribuciones insulares y muncipales,
y va que la perspectiva del azlcar no
es nj como la del alo pasado nj como
la del afio en- que Sc origino Ell arnen-
to que intentase restablecer ahora.
Luego hizo rso de la palabra Ell
Lcdo. Coll Cuchf, quien dijo repre-
sentar la Central Victoria, en- union
del Lcdo. Benedicto la Central Jun
cos. Sc basa el Lcdo. Coll Cuchi
para protestar del alza de la contri-
bucion en- que gravar las centrales de
la isla con I'm tipo uniforme es una
injusticia economical y es del TODD ile-
gal. Dijo que conocia una central que
estaba valorada en- un million de d6la-
res, Y su dueho habiase visto obliga-
do regalarla un vecino para que
este pagara las deudas que sobre ella
pesaban. 'sDe modo,-dijo,- "que
una Central que no vale un dollar, por
que no tiene con que pagar sus deudas,
estaba valorada en- un million de d6la-
res.'' Afiadi6 que con ese sistema de
valoraci6n, en- tanto SO hacia pasar un
NAL ratio solamente a unas centrales
ricas y en- buenas condolences, en- cam
bio Sc hundfan otras. Hizo hincapi6
en- Ell punto de que una tasacion ba-
sada en- La .capacidad de moienda de
una central, la cual fuctta, es Illegal
e injusta. Agreg6 que otra cosa muy
importante para considerar al tasar una
central debe ser las. deudas que tiene
esa central, pues de 10 contrario Sc CO
bra contribution sobre sus deudas, ade-
mas del interes que tiene que pagar por
elias. Dijo que con este sistema de ta-.
(Contipila en- la pagina p
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DESEA OTRO
MATCH CON GIBBONS

NUEVA YORK, 27.-Dennsey
ha dicho hoy 10 siguiente:
.ssAhora que me he librado de la
anenaza de Firpo, espero poder
seguir ocupado en- abatir a ;ual-
ouier formidable challenger" que
Sc me presente. Sail satisfecho del
combate de Polo Grounds, pues tu-
We Ia comprehension de que pcr
fuerte que pueda pegar un hon-
bre. jamas lograra que me quede
mucho tempo en- ell suelo. A pc
sar de todo, no dejo de reconocer
cue Firpo me pego como nadie 10
habfa hecho hasta entonces. Su pri
mer punch de derecha la man
dibrla cav6 sobre mi cuerpo con
an poder de dinamita concentrate,
mas tarde, cuando entro al CO.
raz6n. tuve IL impression de que ell
puno habfa llegado la espina
dorsa'.
"Desde los comienzos del COM
bate decidf abandonar toda treta
pugilistica dejar que la lucha Sc
defniera Dor ell predominio del mas
fuerte. Ahora que me he hecho ell
proposito de seguir combatiendo,
solo veo dos rivales dignos de te-
nerse en- cuenta: Gibbons Y Harry
Wills. Desearia medirme especial
mente con Gibbons, pero este no
ouiere decir que no admita un
match con Harry Wills, quien es-
toy dispuesto a enfrentar en- cual-
ouier tempo Y en- cualquier parte.
Sic fuera possible desearia pasar ell
resto del ano 1923 sin combatir
nueyamente, a pesar de que nc por
este dejare de mantenerme en- con
diciones para luchar contra ell que
Sc me presente.'