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CHAPTER XlI-Continued.

Edith Wayne was a patrician bru-
nette, a serious, soft-voiced woman,
sweet and kindly, despite rather bit
ter experience that had left her world
ly wise. Mrs. Carrollton Beck,
plain, lively person, had chaperOned
the party. The fourth and last of the
feminine contingent was Miss Dorothy
Coombs-DOt, as they called her-a
young woman of attractive blond pref
tiness.
For man Castleton was of very
small stature. He had pink-and-
white complexion, small golden mus
tache, and his heavy eyelids, always
dropping, made him look dull. His at
tire, cut to what appeared to be an ex-
aggerated English style, attracted at
tention to his diminutive size. He was
immaculate and fastidious. Robert
Weede was a rather large fiorid young
man, remarkable only for his good ma
ture. Counting Boyd Harvey, hand
some, pale-faced fellow, with the care
less smile of the man for whom life
had been easy and pleasant, the party
was complete.
Majesty, have you planned any fun,
any excitement for us?" asked Helen.
above all, Majesty, we want some
thing to happen
My dear sister, maybe you will have
ycur wish fulfilled" replied Madeline,
soberly. Edith, Helen has made me
curious about your especial yearning."
Majesty, 1t is only that l wanted
TO be with you for WHILE" replied
this old friend.
There was in the wistful reply, ac-
companied by dark and eloquent
glance of eyes, that told Madeline of
Edith's understanding, Of her sympa-
thy, and perhaps betrayal of her own
unQuiet soul. 1t saddened Madeline.
How many women might there not be
who had the longing to break down
the bars Of their cage, but had not the
spirit!
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JUDGE HAS SENSE OF HUMOR
English Legal Luminary Might Have
Made His Way If He had
Broken Into Print"

Judges are supposed to be most
solemn and dignified, but Justice Oar
ling of London is bright exception
to this rule. Indeed, his friends claim
that he is in class with the late
Mark Twain and should properly have
been a writer.
Illustrative of Judge Darling's turn
of mind is the case of certain wit
ness who testified that he went into
a saloon called The Elephant Inn,
to use the telephone
"a trunk call, / suppose" flashed
the judge.
On another occasion, when chauf-
feur was on the carpet for reckless
driving, Judge Darling asked:
do you think that you can get a
license and then, not knowing how
to drive, careen about the streets as
you like?"
Eyes, sir" replied the chauffeur.
Il only wanted to know" explained
the judge, because | sometimes have
to walk on the streets myself. Lon
don Tit-Bits.
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A Few More 1rillions.

That old conspiracy of science to
make man feel like very small flea
crawling upon an understood ball of
earth, lost in nightmarishly huge
universe, continues. Hundreds of
stars 10000 times brighter than our
sun have just been reported by the
Harvard astronomers who spent last
summer in Peru. This milky way of
the southern hemisphere is so far dis
tant that its observers turn to trillions
of miles to express its remoteness.
Man ought to have been crushed long
ago by these trillions. Science has
magnified the universe beyond all be-
lief or comprehension. Man remains
the highest achievement it contains,
so far as we know. Why should he
worry because few trillions are add
ed to the domains at the end of the
telescope with which he has fabulous,
ly strengthened the eye that nature
gave him?
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big black horse had surmounted the
rim of the mesa and was just breaking
into run. His rider yelled Sharply
to the cowboys. They wheeled to dash
toward their grazing horses.
That's Stewart. There is some
thing wrong" said Madeline. in alarm.
Castleton stared. The other men ex-
claimed uneasily. The women sought
Madeline's face with anxious eyes.
The black got into his stride and
bore swiftly down upon them.
Madeline divided her emotions be-
tween growing alarm Of some danger
menacing and thrill and quickening
of pulse-beat that tingled over her
whenever she saw Stewart in violent
action. No action of his was any
longer insignificant. but violent action
meant so much. 1t might mean any,
thing. For one moment she remem-
bered Stillwell and all his talk about
fun, and plots, and tricks to amuse her
guests. Then she discountenanced the
thought. Stewart might lend himself
to a little fun, but he cared too much
for horse to run him at that speed
unless there was imperious need. That
alone Suffced to answer Madeline's
questioning curiosity. And her alarm
mounted to fear not so much for her.
self as for her guests. But what dam
ger could there be? She could think
of nothing except the guerrillas.
Whatever threatened, it would be
met and checked by this man Stewart.
who was laundering up on his fleet
horse; and as he neared her. so that
she could see the dark CLEAN of face
and eyes. she had strange feeling of
trust In her dependence upon him.
The big black was so close to Made
line and her friends that when Stew
art pulled him the dust and sand
kicked up by his pounding hoofs flew
in their faces.
"Oh, Stewart, what is it?' cried
Madeline.
Guess 1 scared you, Miss Ham
mond,' he replied. But I'm pressed
for time. There's gang Of bandits
hiding on the ranch, most likely in a
deserted nut. They held up train
near Aqua Prieta. Pat Have is with
the posse that's trailing them. and you
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PoWhattan Conceived 1t to Be Beneath
His Dignity to Go to Receive
Them.
@X&Z@X:

The Indian name of the sycamore
or ruler who figured in the disputed
story about John Smith being saved
from death by Pocahontas, one of
Powhattan's daughters, was "Wah-un-
so-na-cook." In zoos Captain Newport
came to Virginia with a gilded crown
and orders from the king of England
that POwhattan be crowned and de-
clared Emperor of the Indies" Cap
tain Smith was then president Of the
Virginia colony, and as special embas-
sadOr of the British sovereign sum-
moned POwhattan to Jamestown TO
undergo the ceremony of coronation.
According to the story, Powhattan
with dignity refused, saying Il also
am king; and if the king of Eng
land has sent me gifts they should be
brought to me. l shall not go to re-
ceive them"
Newport, it is said, carried the
crown and gifts to Powhattan, but no
persuasion could induce the Indian
monarch to kneel to receive the crown
Only by two Englishmen bearing down
heavily on his shoulders could he be
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ly announced this momentous news to
his team and supporters Monty and
Link were striding up.
Both were diminutive in size, bow
legged, lame in one foot, and altogeth-
er unprepoSsessing. Link was young,
and Monty's years, more than twice
Links, had left their mark. But 1t
would have been impossible to tell
Monty's age. He was burned to the
color and hardness of cinder. He
was dark-faced staggering, for all the
world like a barbarian chief.
THAT Monty makes my flesh creep"
said Helen, low-voiced. Really, Mr..
Stillwell, is he so bad-desperate-a
I've heard? Did he ever kill any
body?"
"Sure. Most as many as Nels," re-
piled Stillwell, cheerfully.
"Oh And is that nice Mr. Nels a
desperate, too? l wouldn't have
thought so. He's so kind and old-fash-
Toned and soft-voiced."
"Nels is sure an example of the
dooplicity of men, Miss Helen. Don't
you listen to his soft voice He's real
ly as bad as side-winder rattlesnake."
One of the cowboys came for Castle
ton and led him away to exploit upon
ground rules.
The game began. At first Madeline
and Dorothy essayed to direct the en-
deavors of their respective players.
Rut oil fhay said and did onlv Yno1a
their team play the worse. At the
third hole they were far behind and
hopelessly bewildered.
Madeline and her party sat up to
watch the finish of the match. 1t came
with spectacular suddenness. A sharp
turned attentively in it's direction. A
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Limited knowledge.

ing trouble with his go-cart and
neighbor who came along stopped and
said to him:
why don't you take it to your IA
Their? He'll know what's the matter"
"Oh, daddy won't know" responded
the little fellow in disgust. Daddy
don't know anything 'cept about God"
Boston Evening Transcript. 3
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THE VISITORS

YNOPSIS.-Arrivi at the
lonely little railroad station at
Ell Cajon, New Mexico. Madeline
Hammond. New York society girl.
finds no one to meet her. While
in the waiting room, a drunken
cowboy enters. asks If she is
married, and departs, leaving her
terrified. He returns with
priest, who goes through some
sort of ceremony, and. the cow
boy forces her to say Isl" Ask
ing her name and learning her
identity the cowboy seems dazed.
In shooting scrape outside the
room a Mexican is killed. The
cowboy lets a girl, Bonita, take
his horse and escape, then con-
ducts Madeline to Florence Kings
ley. friend of her brother. Flor
ence welcomes her. learns her
story, and dismisses the cowboy,
Gene Stewart. Next day Alfred
Hammond. Madeline's brother.
takes Stewart TO task. Madeline
exonerates himSof any wrong in
tent. Alfred, scion of a wealthy
family, has been dismissed from
his home because of his dissipa-
ton. Madeline sees that the West
has redeemed him. She meets
Stillwell. AIS employer, typical
western ranchman. Stillwell tells
her how Stewart beat up the
sheriff to save her from arrest
and then lit out for the border
Danny Mains. one of Stillwell's
cowboys. has disappeared, with
some of Stillwelrs money. His
friends link his name with the
girl Bonita. Madeline gets a
glimpse of life on a western
ranch. Stewart sends Madeline
his horse Majesty. She buys out
Stillwen and Her Majesty's
Rancho" becomes famous. She
finds her life work under 1.-The
Light OF Western Stars" Learn
ing Stewart had been hurt in a
brawl at Chiricahua. Madeline
visits him and persuades him to
come to the ranch as the boss of
her cowboys. Jim Nels. Nick
Steele and Monty" Price are
Madeline's chief riders. They
have a feud with Don Carlos
vaqueros, who are really guer-
rillas. Madeline makes Stewart
promise that peace is kept. They
raid Don Carlos ranch for con-
traband arms. Madeline and
Florence. returning home from
Alfred's ranch. run into an am
bush of vaQueros. Florence de-
coys them away, and Madeline
gets home safely. A raiding
guerrilla band carries off Made
line. Stewart follows alone. He
releases the girl, arranging for
ransom. Returning home with
Stewart. Madeline finds herself
strangely stirred. Madeline's sis
ter Helen, with a party of eastern
friends. arrives at the ranch,
craving excitement.
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1t Sounded Well.

G. III. Manley, Kansas pioneer,
tells this story of homestead days.
One of his neighbors, who could neith-
er read nor write, asked him to write
letter back to the old folks in Yer
mont. Mr.. Manley got the ink and a
homemade quill pen ready, and sat
waiting. His neighbor made no move.
what do you want to tell them?'
queried the scribe at length.
"Well,' Grawled the old man, mot
withstanding' is a pretty good word.
Put that down.
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on his game, an he mad to have it out
with Monty. Wal, Monty beat him
bad. Then one after another the other
boys tackled Monty. He beat them all.
After that they split up an began to
play matches, two on a side. For a
spell this worked fine. But cowboys
can't never be satisfied long onless
they win all the time. Monty an Link
Stevens, both cripples, you might say,
joined forces an elected to beat all
Corners. Wal, they did, an that's the
trouble. Down at the hunks in the
evenins it's some mortifyin' the way
Monty an Link crow over the rest of
the outfit. They've taken on superior
airs. You couldn't reach up to Monty
with trimmed spruce pole. An Link
wal, he's just amazin' scornful.
want to say, for the good of ranchin',
not to mention a possible fight. that
Monty an Link hev got to be beat.
There'll be no peace round this ranch
till that's DONE"
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six bottles, and by taking it am not
troubled as was. / am gaining strength
and getting fleshy. My female troubles
have vanished and have never felt so
well. The Liver Pills are the best / ever
took. If you think my letter will en-
courage other sufferers you have my
permission to use it as an advertise
ment. Mrs. SARAH BLAIsE, Box III,
Keeseville, N. Y.
Doing the homework for the average
American family is some task, and many
women lose their health in so doing. IL
you, as housewife, are troubled with
backache, Irregularities, are easily tired
out and irritable, or have other dis
agreeable ailments caused by some
weakness, give Lydia E. Pinkham' s Veg
etable Compound a trial. Let it help you.
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Summer Girls.

Summer girls have the faculty Of
breaking engagements without break
ing hearts,
The reason girls learn to swim
more easily than men is because no.
body ever has any fun teaching a man
to SWIM"
The summer girl is perfect
enigma. She keeps us guessing all
summer, and we must give her up In
the fall.'-BOstOn Transcript.
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BABIES CRY
FOR "CASTOR|A"
Prepared Especially for Infants
and Children of All ACES

Mother! FIetcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years as a
pleasant, harmless substitute for Cas-
tor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and
Soothing Syrups. Contains no narcot-
les. Proven directions are on each
package. Physicians recommend it.
The genuine bears signature of
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INSISTED PRESENTS BE BROUGHT

brought to something like kneeling
position to receive the crown. The
act finished, pistol was fired, and
was followed by salute from the
boats in York river. POwhattan ruled
over 80 Indian tribes, numbering about
5000.
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A Lady of Distinction

Is recognized by the delicate, fascinat-
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy kin-Advertisement.
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pound too highly Tor
the good it has done
me. / was so much
troubled with female
weakness / could
hardly do any work.
Isaw your advertise
ment in the paper,
and read it to my
husband. He said,
you had better try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We g e t a Bile Com
en- I bounht
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COULD HARDLY
DO ANY WORK
Since Taking Lydia E. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound This
Woman Feels So Well
[iIIIlIiIIILluIIlIII

Keeseville, N. Y.-''I cannot praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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Premier a Miner at Eleven.

John Storey, the premier of New
South Wales, was working in the
mines at eleven years of age and later
followed the trade of boiler maker.
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"That gang of bandits Pat
HAVE was chasin'-they're hidin'
in the house."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)

Possible to Be 90 Critical.
1t is most unhappy and unhealthy
thing TO have too critical eyes for
others.-J. II. Neesima
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BneathOd0rs

D AID BREATH is usually
II caused by a bacteriOlogi-
cal condition of the mouth.
ZOnite can be used freely i'm
the mouth at great germicidal
strength. Its effect is far more
thorough and lasting than
pleasant tasting mouth washes
heretofore used for this pur-
pose.
Zonite is non-poisonous and
nOn-irritating. 1t has greater
germ killing power than pure
carb0lic acid and las more
than seventy-ffve times the
germ killing power of peroxide
of hydrogen.
Evening star., 1923-01-23
WILL SPEAK ON MEMORY,

Miss Mary Sandal of the League for
Pilitical Education. of New York, will
lecture at the Washington Club, 1701
X street northwest, Thursday morn
ing at l. o'clock. Her subject will be
Memory"
Evening star., 1923-01-23
SCORES THE SPONSORS
OF WOMAN'S CONFERENCE
Leaders Of Industrial Farley, Re-
Gently Held, Guilty of partisan
ship" Henry H. Lewis Saws.

Sponsors of the national women's
industrial conference held ten days
ago under the auspices of the wom-
ems bureau Of the Department of
Labor, were guilty of deliberate par
tiSanship" in permitting only three
representatives of employers to speak,
while nine members of the National
Women's Trade Union League were
given the privilege of rebuttal." ac-
cording to a letter submitted to Sec
retary Davis today by Henry Harri-
son Lewis, editor of Industrial
Progress.
There are sinister forces at work,
forces which penetrate even into the
machinery and functions OF the gov
ernment itself" the letter says. land
it is heartening to believe that one
Of the worthwhile results of the re-
cent conference Will be the words of
warning carried throughout the land
by the great majority of the dele
gates to the conference
Delegates to the conference the
letter said. learned that in govern
ment departments ''it is possible TO find
elements Of Dalpable unfairness; that
the aggrandizement of one class
above another was here all too ap-
parent OF far greater Importance
howeved, is the undoubted impress
sion that an element which should
have no part in an American confer
ence was exerting a subtle influence"
Russia, prior to the world war had
an area of 8.64T.657 square miles and
was the most extensive dominion in
the world.
Evening star., 1923-01-23
DETECTIVE BRINGS BACK
ALLEGED CHILD SLAYER
Makes Record Trip to Bessemer,
Ala, and Returns With Andrew
Griffin, Colored.

record trip to Bessemer. Ala. and
return with Andrew Griffin. solored,
alleged slayer OF his child. Wilbur
James Griffin, five years old. in his
home at 1606 Chase court. last week
was made by Detective Patrick
. OBrien. The trip included three
hours spent in the county Jail at Bes-
Semer, where Griffin was arrested at
his former home.
Detective O'Brien reached Besserne er
Sunday night and found the town in
darkness, storm having put the elec-
trio company's plant out of commits
sion. Having but three hours to wait
for a returning train. O'Brien de-
clded to take a nap in the prison
rather than go to Il hotel
Griffin did not know of the death
OF his child until his return. The
prisoner is said to have told Detective
ORrien that he had been drinking
corn whisky the night of the trouble
with his wife
Following the shooting. he stated.
ne crossed Georgetown bridge threw
his pistol into the river and then
headed for Bessemer A coroner's
'"d Griffin as tho alleged
Gayer, but as he was not in custody
g.. inquest Was held, ii was
necessary to have him committed TO
Jail on a charge filed in Police Court.
Evening star., 1923-01-23

the District who should or should not
a private citizen may have as guest in
his homo.
Burden Up to District.
At the, office of Lieut.. Col Sheriff.
attention was called to the fact that
District of Columbia taxpayers bear
the burden of so per cent of the cost
and maintenance OF Conduit road
as 1t falls within the scope pf the
o6-4e plan upon which the nderal
and District governments divide the
costs of local expenses To order
or to keep District motorists off of
Conduit road. unless they buy Mary
land tags, it was pointed out, would
be equivalent to charging d license
fee before a man could cross his own
property.
States Attorney Thomas l.. Daw-
son and John A. Garrett. counsel to
the com missioners Of Montgomery
county. have had the matter Of en-
forcing Maryland motor regulations
on Conduit road under consideration
for some time.
They haye now reached the con-
clusion. il is reported, that laws JUS
tify their taking over police patrol
on the highway, and this view is said
TO be shared by Attorney General
Alexander Armstrong and other law
yers with whom they have conferred
Sheriff Alvie A. Moxley had been i'm
formed some time ago that the COM
miSsioners intended assuming juris-
diction over Conduit road and he
now has plans ready for taking con-
troll the minute he is authorized,
which is expected to occur not later
than the end of this week
Evening star., 1923-01-23
BLAME GARAGE MAN
IN SHOE FACTORY PLOT
Haverhill Police Arrest John Z
Merrick, Alleged Communist,
for Attempted Dynam ting.

By the Associated Press.
IAYERHILL, Mass. January Is
An attempt to establish responsible
ity for the recent attempt to dyna-
mite the Knipe Brothers shoe fac
tory here was made with the ar
.raignment in court of John Z. Mer-
rick.
Merrick. who the police said was
formerly financial secretary of the
local branch of the communist party.
conducts an automobile repair shop,
where he was arrested In the shop
the police claim to have found parts
Of a lock which fitted the contriy-
ance found fncloSed with dynamite
in a suit case placed against the
knipe Brothers factory on January !.
Thousands of sheets Of radical lit
erature were discovered in the shop,
police said.
The dynamite was found two days
after the state supreme court su-
stained an injunction forbidding the
Shoe Workers Protective Union IL
interfere with the activities Of the
Knipe factory. Merrick, police said,
was formerly member of the union.
Evening star., 1923-01-23
THREAT TOCLOSE
ROAD TOD. c. TAGS
Fight Looms on Proposed
Move at Rockville on Con-
duit Highway.

Conduit road, which was built and
Is now maintained by the federal gov
ernment and District of Columbia
taxpayers, is 10 be closed to motorists
who do not possess Maryland tags.
unless the War Department succeeds
in thwarting plans of the Montgomery
county authorities to enforce Mary
land laws along that highway.
Despite the fact that the federal
government owns Conduit road and
that the circuit court here once de-
clared it not to be a public highway
within the meaning of the Maryland
statutes; arrangements are nearing
completion at Rockville for the coun-
" police to assume complete criminal
jurisdiction and enforce all state and
local laws.
Move Causes Surprise.
News of this latest move of the
MARYLAND authorities to close that
state to District motorists who re-
fuse to pay high fees for additional
Maryland license tags was received
with amazement at the Offices OF Maj:
Tyler. engineer officer in charge OF
Conduit road. and Lieut. Col. Sher-
rili. engineer officer in charge OF pub
lie parks and buildings.
Mai Tyler declared he thought the
Montgomery county authorities would
reconsider the stated intention be-
fore taking such drastic step n
the face Of the decision rendered in
the Circuit Court here in 1907 by the
late Judge James II. Henderson, def
initely removing the highway from
the Jurisdiction of Maryland. While
Maj. Tyler expressed "A belief that
Maryland might enforce its criminal
code along Conduit road without in
terference, he declared that any at
tempt to extend such regulation to
vehicular traffic would meet with
prompt resistance by the govern
ment.
Ground Z. 8. Property.
He pointed out that the federal gov
ernment had purchased the ground upon
which the road is built and constructed
the highway SO that officials in charge
Of the Conduit system would have easy
access to the numerous buildings il has
become necessary to construct along the
property in connection with the Dis
trict's water system. The Conduit road
is just as much private property as amy
mans home is, Maj. Tyler said. and
while he admitted the rights OF the
Maryland police TO prevent the commit
ment of a crime on the property he de-
MED that it had any more right to tell