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in the scene to remember Oar.
land. Sophie Carey, apparently,
knew nothing of the man. The
snow had been swept from the
veranda only in front Of the door.
1t muffled the elevator mans ap.
proach to one of the French win.
dows in the living-room, off the
hall. in which the three stood.
Garland crept to the door. sized
up the situation, and, with a
bound, was at Sophie's side. He
leaped away from her, flourish
ing the weapon.
IS all right, Carey! we got
emf he shouted.
Clancy. had become used to the
unexpected. Yet Carey's action
surprised her. In a moment when
danger menaced as never before,
danger passed away. Carey had
been born a gentleman. He had
spent his life trying to forget the
fact. But instinct is stronger
than our will. He would lie,
could murder, even could kill a
woman. But a gutter-rat like
Garland could not lay a hand on
his wife.
The elevator man, never having
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1aCharm and Beauty, Magic and Intrigue,
Temptation and Triumph In Man
hattan's Exotic Whirlpool

; Clancy understood how tremen-
.dous has been. the strain, not
merely for her but for Sophie.
The older, woman would have fall
len but for. the wall against which
her shoulders :. struck. But her
voice was steady when she spoke.
!, 81 suppose that there's some
explanation, DOM"
Clancy wondered If she would
ever achieve Sophie's perfect
poise. She wondered If it could
be acquired, or IL people were
born with it. 1t was not pretense
in Sophie Carey's case, at any
rate. The casualness of her tone
was not assumed. Somehow, she,
made Clancy think Of those
grandes danes of the French
Revolution who played cards as
the summons to the tambrils
came, and who left the game as.
jauntily as though they went to-
the play. :
For Clancy. knew that Sophie
Carey, had forgiven her husband
the other day for the last. time;
that hope, so far as he was con-
cerned, was now ashes in her
bosom forever. TO q woman OF
Mrs. Carey's type, this present.
humiliation must make her suffer
as nothing else in the world could
do. Yet, because she was herself,
her voice held no trace Of pain.
Explanation Carey was
mastered. by her self-control.
"Why-course there is! why
He took the refge of the weak
He burst into temper. - Course
there ISL he cried again. DIRTY
little spy! Trying to get me in
bad. Stopped her-wanted to
scare her.,
Don" His wife's voice stopped
his shrill utteranee.
She Strengthened up, no longer
leaning against the wall for sup
port. You stopped her? Why"
She raised her hand, quelling his
reply. mo lies, Don; 1 want the
TRUTH
Carey's mouth opened; it shut
again. He looked hastily about
him, as though seeking some road
for flight. He glanced toward
the revolver that his wife held.
For a moment Clancy thought
that he would spring for it. But
if he held such a thought, he let
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Boobies AND
HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

~ EER me, sed Ma, wish the
world wood quit Jangelling
~ & get down to hard work
onst moar, sed Ma. Is thare
newer going to be end to AN
this Bickering?
What is it, Bickering? I sed.
Quarling. Bobbie. sed Pa, going
to the mat.
Why does peepul go to them
mats? sed
1t is newman natur, sed Pa,
ever since the days of the old
caiv men. Bobbie, sed Pa, it has
been discretionary for men to.
fife ahout sumthing, moastly
about sum dam, sed Pa
have often herd you say you
would fife the Wurld to keep me,
sed Ma.
I used to feel moar like fiteing
the Wurld befoar I went on the
Vaughn, sed Pa. That maiks a
lot Of differns.
Maybe. sed Ma, but it has always
been a part of Mater that the
Mails Of the Speeshies flies for the
Femails Of the Speeshies, sed Ma.
I had a fife yesterday about a
gurl, / sed, I was walking hoam
from skool with a gurl & Skinny
Tracey kidded me about it. I
peaked him in the beezer,~I sed.
Well aimed, Bobbie, sed Pa.
You are a trew man Of yure sire,
Bobbie, sed Pa.
He talks after our side of the
family, the little dear, sed Ma, I
remember how all the men on our
side of the family was vary quick
to talk up our trubbels & quarls,
sed Ma.
Is that so? sed Pa. Any quicker
than I have been? sed Pa.
Much quicker, sed Ma. They
made you look like a snake, sed
Ma.
Is that so? sed Pa. You are
joaking now, sed Pa. I'm dedly
as Dinner-mite wen anybody dares
to hurt any Of the fare Sex in our
family, sed Pa.
Then Ma laffed. guess II
everybody was Ike Pa the wurld
wuddent he quarling & Bickering
vary much. Pa would rather
maik munney than maik trubbel,
here too, also.
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\ Refreshing Novel Of Youth and
Mystery Written by One Of Amer
ica's Foremost Story TeIlers

, Sophie" he told her. .'Juat let
me have this. From her unresist-
ing fingers he took the revolver
He put it in his coat pocket He
shrugged his shoulders rive
had lucid moments, even in the
past week. he said, land IN one
of them knew what lay ahead.
It's all written down-in the steel
box. upstairs. Sophie. Tit viii
save any one else from being
suspected" He turned and his
hand was on the door knob.
"Dong' sophie's voice rose in
a scream. The aplomb that had
been hers deserted her. Strange
", Carey seemed the doni-
mating figure Of the two, and
this despite the fact that he was
beaten--beaten by his wife's own
sheer stark courage.
He turned back The smile that
he gave to his wife was reminis-
cent Of charm Clancy could un-
derstand how. some years ago. the
brilliant and charming Sophie
Carey had succumbed to that smile.
Slowly he shook his head.
Sophie, you've been the bravest
thing in the world. You aren't go
ing to be a coward now"
He was through the door, and it
slammed behind him before his
wife moved Then she started for
the door She made only one stride
and then she slumped, to lie, a
huddled heap. upon the hallway
door.
How long Clancy stood there she
couldn't have told. Probably not
more than a few seconds yet, In
her numbed state. it seemed hours
before she moved toward the un
conscious woman. For she thought
/ that Sophie Carey was dead. It
was a ridiculous thought, never
d the1ess it was with dread that she
finally bent over the PROSTATE fig
ure. Then, seeing the bosom move
she screamed.
From. upstairs Ragan, the chauf-
feur. JaclE-of-all-trades whom she
had seen at the Carey house in
New York the other day, came run
ming. His wife followed. Togeth-
er they lifted Mrs, Carey and bore
her to a. couch in the living room.
ITO 30 Continued Tomorrowl
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a moment on the veranda. Then
he was gone.
Thank you. Dom" said Sophie
quietly.
It was. Clancy felt, like a scene
from some play. 1t was unreal,
unbelievable, only-it was also
dreadfully real.
Don't suppose the details in
terest you, Sophie?" said Carey.
She shook her head.
I'm sorry, DON"
He shrugged. That's more
than have any right to expect
from you, Sophie
His enunciation was no longer
thick; it was extremely clear.
His wife's lower lip trembled
slightly.
There there isn't any way"
He shook his head.
1--WE been drinking like q fish,
and thought there was. I'm
not murderer, Sophie. al
most was-a few minutes go. But
Beinerjus a rat who Interior
ed win me. I-I-you deserved
something decent, Sophie. You
got me. ] deserved something
rotten, and-T got you. And
didn't appreciate-oh, well, you
aren't interested. And it's too
late, anyway"
He smiled debonairIy. His lips,
Clancy noticed. did not tremble in
the least Though she only
vaguely comprehended what was
going on, less she realized that,
in some incomprehensible fash
ion, Don Carey was coming into
his own, that whatever indecen-
cies. weaknesses, had been IN the
man, they were leaving him now.
Later on, when she analysed the
scene, she would understand that
Carey had spiritually groveled be
fore his wife, and that, though
she could not love him. could not
respect him. despite all the shame
he had inflicted upon her, she
had forgiven him. But of this
there was no. verbal hint. Carey
turned to her.
insanity covers many things.
Miss Deane. 1t would be kind Of
you, IL You were able. to. think Of
me as insane"
He stepped toward his wife.
She shrank away from I1im.
I'm not going to be banal,
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it go, conquered by his wife's
spirit.
1.-THE TRUTH" He tried to
laugh. "Why-why, Miss Deane's'
got some fool idea that killed
Morris Beiner, and l wanted to-
1 wanted to"
'Beiner?' Morris Beiner?'
Sophie was bewildered
Theatrical man. You read
about it in the papers" Again
Carey tried to laugh, to seem
nonchalantly amused. Because
/, had an office in the same
building she got the, idea that l
killed him. 1 just wanted her to
quit telling people about me.
Just a friendly little talk-that's
all / wanted with her
Friendly With tnls?" Mrs.
Carey glanced down at the
weapon in her hand.
well, l just thought maybe
that she'd scare easy, and"
DOM The name burst en-
plosively from his wife's hrs.
Her breath sucked in audibly
through her parted lips.
Carey stepped back, away from
her,
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"Why-why-
"a murderer" cried Mrs Carey.
TITS a lie" said Carey. I'VE
had q III fight, but"
Mrs. Carey glanced at Clancy.
"How did you know" she whis-
pered.
Clanch shoop her head. She
made no reply. Sophie Carey
didn't want one. She spoke only
as one who has seen the universe
shattered might utter some ques-
ton.
"Why?" demanded Mrs. Carey.
"He butted in on some business
Of"
II don't mean that" she inter-
rupted. "I mean-isn't there any
thing of a man left in you,
Donald? don't care why you
killed this man Beiner. But why,
having done something for which
a price must be paid, you attack
a woman"
She slumped against the wall
again. The hand holding the
revolver dangled simply at her
side. So it was that it was easily
snatched from her hand.
Clancy had been too absorbed
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
GOOD NIGHT STORIES
BE SURE TO READ THEM TO YOUR CHILDREN

Mrs. Dor Beetle-and her rela-
tives are one of the best street
cleaning gangs we have"
'Street-cleanersH' cried David.
What do you mean? ! never
knew they were good for any
thing at. ALL"
Indeed, we are good for some
thing" protected Mrs. Dor Beetle,
"even If what we do looks rather
selfish. You see, we roll all the
offensive stuff that we can find
lying around loose into a ball.
And iatos this we put our eggs
and then bury it all under the
ground. Now, don't you think
that's a great help?"
well, guess it is" replied
David I'm sorry / called you
good -for-nothing.' Mother says
I'm always speaking too quickly
saying things before 1 know
whether they are true or not. 1
just saw you flying around every
evening and thought that was all
you were good for"
Z my goodness! In Europe.
where we came from in the be-
ginning, they think we're fine"
laughed Mrs. Dor Beetle. That's
why Squeedee calls us dor
Beetles Here in America they
call us 'June bugs I, for one,
rather like the foreign name bet
ter. It sounds more distinguished.
But, goodness! I mustn't waste
so much time talking" And with
out another word. Mrs. Dor
Beetle spread her wings and sailed
away.
David turned around to say
something to Squeedee, but he,
too. had disappeared. chuckling
to himself, and David hurried
home. .~....
Copyright. 1929, Newspaper Feature
Service, Incl
Another Fascinating Story
Tomorrow.
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the man, in crooks jargon as he left her
too startled to either accept or refuse the bill.
The sudden twist Of events had left the little
country girl fashionably clad as she was,
speechless
81. A first Grannis had threatened her with the
police When she had accompanied him to the
restaurant he had at first questioned her as to
her knowledge of one, Ike Weber. She replied
truthfully that she had never met Weber before
attending party composed of theatrical peo-
pie. You'll stick to that in court?" he asked
And she nodded.
Apparently misunde rstanding her, believing
she was not telling the truth; Grannis had then
left on the table the money and departed
Clancy's adventures started the moment she
landed in New York from the country. She
made two good friends, David Randall and
Mrs Carey. The aBeiner death cut short her
theatrical ambitions but she became connected
with real estate concern and because Of her
business ability was rapidly achieving success.
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REPLACING
CHIN A
BY LorettO C. Lynch

IA W ANY a woman who would
NV not think of wearing one
AVA black shoe and one brown
when she steps out, does not seem
to realize that it is decided re-
Election upon herSif she will toler
ate in the sacred precincts Of her
home the sugar bowl with one
handle missing, the handleless cup,
the nicked or cracked plate, the
presence of a conglomeration of
drinking glasses all on the same
table, one perhaps with a stem,
another of utterly different shape
and the next one may be one of
those abominable souvenir colored
glasses with Martha" or Joe"
or Merry Xmas" on it.
Now if your china or glassware
is anything like the above, plan to
take advantage Of the price con-
cessions the better shops are Of
fering in the way of these necessi-
your stock at any time, by buy
from what is termed "open stock"
If you wish to add to or replace
your stock at any time. buy buy
ing at a reliable shop keeping
"open stock" it is a very easy
matter to replace that particular
glass or cup which has been acct,
dentally broken.
With summer but a stones
throw away, perhaps you will want
to look at those charming iced-tea
sets which the advent OF prohibit
ton has developed to nicely here
tofore unknown. The shops are
making huge price concessions in
the way of glass punch bowls, and
the woman who entertains will do
well to consider purchasing one of
these and as many little punch
cups as she desires.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
By Maria Jeritza.

f" oDAY let us consider the
natural beauty of slimness;
- and the enjoyable exercise
that helps TO bring it about. And
let US more particularly dwell
upon the importance to beauty
Of slim hips and thighs.
- All the great sculptures--the
Greek Venus of Milo, the Winged
Victory Of -Samanthrace and
many others-portray the ideal
woman with straight back, flat
stomach and hips slightly curved,
but not rounded to a degree Of
fitness
The same exercise that has
: helped to strengthen and straight
9 ren your back, stomach and alb
Aomen-I hope you have adopted
that already discussed-is also
improving the shape of your hips,
be sure Of that! But here is an
!; other especially for that purpose.
You will thoroughly enjoy this
J exercise, but please remember
the caution / have suggested be-
, 1ore-use It with moderation I'M
til your muscles become strong
enough to endure repeating it
ten or twelve times without
strain. Twice with the right
twice with the left and twice
} with both legs are enough the
. first few days. Then increase the
: number Of times. ....
Here Is the exercise:
= Lie flat on your stomach on
the floor or on your bed with
- your arms parallel with your
( sides. palms down. Now lift your
) right leg up and back as far as
: you can without bending your
knees. Try this several times,
=, then alternate, lifting your left
leg back and up in the same way.
Finally lift both legs back and up.
=. Be careful not to move the rest of
o. your body, including your head
and arms. This exercise may be
.. comfortably taken ten or twelve
~ times when you become accus-
toned to il.
20 On the other hand, If you are
90 thoroughly exhausted for any
-, reason that exercise is painful
Dc In other words, If you are not
IL well-do not force yourself to take
Is this or any other exercise. Fol
low the dictates of your own
- common sense If you would gain
D. Ill the good from exercise.
You win find that your daily
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- UT now q normal color crept
into her face. Not really
- normal. but induced by the
1s5enotions that swayed her, it was
DC the color that should always
have been hers. 1t took years
o%from her age. Her figure had
Sc seemed heavy, matronly, a mo-
ment ago. But now, as her mus
or cles. stiffened, it took on again
ns that litheness which, despite her
IN plumpness, made her seem more
ms youthful than she was.
But it was the face of her hus.
o, band that fascinated Clancy. Be-
al low his left eye, bruise stood
is cut, crimson. Clancy knew that
st was from the blow that she
sc had struck with the butt Of the
tive pleasure at the sight of it.
Carey's mouth twftchedt His
= blond mustache looked more like
straw than anything else. Ordi-
4, nariiy. it was carefully combed,
= but now the hairs that should
- have been trained to the right
=. stuck over toward the left, rend-
=, ering him almost grotesque. Be-
n low it, his mouth was twisted
- in a sort of sneer that made its
: weakness more apparent than
= ever.
Ell His hat was missing; snow was
son his shoulders, as though. in
his pursuit, he had stumbled
= headiong into the drifts. And his .
= tie was undone, his collar opened
A. rs though he had found difficulty
70 IN breathing. The hand that held
the revolver shook.
rs Before the gaze Of the two
women, his air of menace van
ished. The. intoxication that,
:; combined with fear, had made
him almost insane. left him.
% why - why musta scared
~ you,". he stammered.
Sophie Carey stepped close to
him. Her fingers touched the re-
volver in his hand. Her. nus
band Jerked 1t away. It's muzzIe,
for . wavering moment, pointed at
Clancy. She did not move. She
was not frightened; she was fas-
cinated. She marveled at. Sophie's
cool courage. For Mrs. Carey
reached again for the weapon.
n This time, Carey did not resist,
he surrendered it to her. Then
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
BY Blanche Silver
David Meets a Queer Little Street

Cleaner.
KIN EFT out Of my way, you
crazy thing!" David ex-
" claimed as a large,
black beetle circled around his
head one evening. ct can't see
what good you fellows are, any,
way. I'd kill every one Of you
If had half a chanceP'
my goodr1ess!' shouted a merry
voice. and Squeedee, the little ell
fin from Joyland came tumbling
down beside David. 'fWho is it
you're threatening? Surely not
my little. watchman friend here"
he said, pointing to the large,
black beetle.
Indeed I am" replied David.
'Of course, I'm not going to kill
her, because I've never harmed
anything in all my life. But I
just can't see, for the life Of me,
what good those old beetles are
anyway. All they do is to fly
around your head every night
and make you dodge to keep from
getting hit in the face"
"Wellr' laughed a squeaky
voice, and a large, black beetle
flew down beside David and Squee-
dee and held out her hand. 81
it isn't my old friend. Squeedee!
I'm mighty glad to see you. Hello,
there, David" and she held out
her foot to shake. Whats that
l heard you say about my being
a good-for-nothing?"
'I guess David is honest in that
remark" said Squeedee. I'm
sure he's like a good many other
children. He doesn't know Your
worth or the wonderful work you
and your family do. You see.
David, Mrs. Black Beetle. or
should call her ny her real name
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BEINERs GHosT HAUNTs FAIR CLANCY pEANE

CHE was only twenty, was Clancy Deane,
- pretty little country girl who had come
to New York to win fame and fortune
as a film actress And yet she almost imme-
diately became woman with past;" and her
future peace of mind depended on the clearing
up Of the murder of Morris Beiner, moving
picture producer, who was killed few minutes
after Clancy had slapped his face and left his
office hurriedly.
Strangely enough Clancy became friend Of
Vandervent, the wealthy young prosecuting
attorney engaged with the police in the search
for Beiner's slayer. Clancy had shaken her
assumed name Of "Florine Ladue" and dis
owned her theatrical ambitions. She had
thought the past buried until Grannis recog-
! nized her.
!. Grannis had taken Clancy to fashionable
restaurant and given her a banknote, the big
gest she ever had seen in her ife $1,000
''There's more where that came FROM said
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WHO SAID IT, AND WHERE?
IAN Ornament to Society"

IAN Ornament to Society"
Charles Lamb Q775-1S34l paid
this compliment to Captain
Starkey in one OF his poems.
death Hath Many Doors to Let
"WOOlG Gathering"
This expression for day-dream-
ing or heedlessness is found in
THE Family of Love-" by Thonn-
az Middleton.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Below 1000 fathoms the tenn.
perature of the ocean never
varies.
An ordinary thimble will hold
100000 of the smallest screws
used in watches
There are II 900 rooms in the
Vatican.
More than ! 900 varieties of
WN are known,
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There are in Sweden sixty-four
telephones per thousand people;
Switzerland, thirty; and in Ger
many, Twenty-Five. For England
the figure is nineteen. France,
however, Is a long way behind.
She can only boast nine tele.
phones per thousand persons:
while Italy has only three.
St. Paurs Cathedral covers an
area of two and q quarter acres.
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There is nothing SO power
fuI rs truth-and nothing 80
strange" are words from Web
ster's argument at the trial Of
the murderer of Capt. White.
I'VE Cannot Serve God and
MammOn."
Christ in these words warns
His followers that they cannot
serve two masters. Matthew
v. "a
The Washington times., 1923-02-23
Worlds Worst Prison

THE worlds worst prison is described by an explorer
from Mongolia In dungeons into which light never
penetrates are piled wooden boxes, feet long by 2la
feet high. These collins are the prisoners, cells
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YOUR BEAUTY


regime OF twenty minutes active
work before an open window
gives you an excellent appetite,
and this is as it should be.
There is no reason why you
should not eat as much as you
feel you need, provided you
choose simple, nourishing food
and do not eat too fast.
OF course, you are too busy at
your own particular, interesting
work, in this world-whatever
that constructive and fascinating
activity may be--to care to eat
between meals. Food is not your
main interest in life.
If your breakfast is sensible,
consisting, let us say. of fruit and
cereal.; toast, whole-wheat muf-
fins or rolls. possibly an egg and
the hot drink that agrees with
you best, you will need only a
light luncheon-perhaps just a
light broth and bit Of green
salad, daintily served. Then you
will enjoy your hearty but plain
dinner at night, and even a piece
% or two Of candy afterward.
With such simple, active hab-
its you need not fear obesity
for one moment, unless you are
SO abnormal as to require the at
tention of your physician. But
keep active mentally and physi-
cally, and do not forget your mo-
ments of exercise before your
window each day.
The Washington times., 1923-02-23

Why Adam Left Eden
CLAY tablet recently translated asserts that Adam
"A driven from Eden not punishment, but
to prevent him from obtaining knowledge which would
make him into god
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The next article will dwell on
the Acquiring of Grace in Sitting,
Resting and. Rising)
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