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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
THE STRANGER = D 5ss5''H

: know who you're against? Sam
Taggart's nephew, that outed the
Chatham Chicken in the fourth
roundp
$50 I believe. I remembered it
as soon as / heard your name.
was runner-up for the amateur
championship the year after
came down from Magdalen," said
Philip, but / cannot pretend to-
be In your class. When you are
ready, Mr.. Blodmore.''
''I'll show you the sort o. meat
I'll make Of your kindw said Alt.
his face darkening again. He
took his place and put his hands
UP.
"I find you much more interest
ing, Mr.. Blodmore. than I
thought should replied Philip,
and the next moment ALI was
upon him..
He did not pay Philip the COM
pliment OF testing him, or looking
Tor an opening. He led with q
whizzing left and followed 1t with
slam after slam. Evidently he ex-
pected swift victory. He was
not going to waste ring-craft on
such an opponent as this.
The thudding Of the gloves
echoed round the whitewashed
single blow came fully home.
Philips guard changed and shift
ed with deft speed. stalling off
the straight-handed drives that
would have sent g. lighter man
flying back against the wall. All
became aware of q cool. wary
blue eye watching him above the
guarding arms. The eye annoyed
Alt. He dashed out with his right.
a full body swing. Philip side
stepped it and came in with
short,arm left jolt that landed
fairly hard under Alf's jaw and
made the teeth rattle in his head.
The blow should have steadied
All, but it did not. He saw that
Mottisfont was smiling slightly,
and at the sight of that face before
him, which epiton1ized everything
he hated in the world, the demon
in Alf's soul broke loose. All the
teaching Of the trainer, the iron
lesson Of self-command. was flung
away. He came at Philip with
fists driving like the pistons OF
racing engine, every blow with the
full force of the body and arms
behind it. A red mist swan be-
fore his eyes,
If the first attack was a whirl-
wind, this was a hurricane. It waA
blind smuggling of the most fero.
cious kind; his one desire seemed
to be to drive Philip into the wall
and finish him. To avoid those
perpetually whizzir1g, gloves was
impossible, but Philips elbows and
forearms guarded his body, and
though he seemed to swing and
sway under the tornado Of blows
that beat upon his guard, Philips
footwork was marvellous. He did
not attempt to reply till, forced
back toward the wall. Philip side
stepped deity. brought his right
over in a terrific cross-hit to the
jaw. .Alf's back and shoulders
struck the boards with a bump
that made the dust fly.
(Copyright. 1892. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
Go Be Continued TOmOrr0WQ
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A Refreshing Novel Of Youth and
Mystery Written By One of Amer J
ica's Foremost Story ellers

: talk around this table-how I
knocked 'em for a goal in Philly,
and how Branwyn's been after
me for seven months to get me
to sign ascontract, and how Bruce
F'airchiId got company Of his
own because he was jealous Of
the way I was stealing the film
from him after q little Of that.
anything sounds clever. Dance,
Florine?p
Back in Zenith. Ike Weber,
even If he'd been the biggest
business man in town, would
have hesftated to ask Clancy
Deane so casually to dance with
him. The Deanes were real
people In Zenith, even though
they'd never had much money.
But great grandfather Deane had
seen service In At In Mexico,
had been wounded at the storm
ing OF Chapultepec; and grand.
father Clancy had been Phil
Sheridan's aide. That sort OF
thing nnattered q whole lot in
Zenith, even today.
But Clancy had come to New
York. to Broadway. with no snob-
berry. All her glorious ancestry
hadn't prevented her from feeling
mighty lucky when Mr.. Frank
Miller made her his stenographer.
Shed come to New York, to
Broadway, to make q success,
to lift herself forever beyond the
Mr.. Frank Millers and their
factories. So It was not dis
inclination to letting Ike Weber's
arm encircle her that made
Clancy hesitate. She laughed, as
he said,
Maybe you think. because I'm
q little fat. that / can't shake
nasty toe, Florine?''
Tim awfully hungry" she
confessed. "And-what are these
things?''
She looked down at the plate
before her. on which were placed
almost a dozen varieties of
edibles. most of them unfamiliar.
Weber laughed.
F1orine, I like your he de.
clared. why, I don't believe
you know what a four-flusher is.
This your first Broadway party?"
Copyright. 1921 COSMOPOLITAN T.ook
Corporatton.l
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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CHAPTER LVI.
"Mam fn Man -

II reckon ALI said with dead
ly earnestness, I'm goin' to kill
you afore leave this room. You
need it. It'd be good bit of
work."
r 1T might be satisfactory in a
way replied Philip, but incon-
venient for the survivor. Instead
Of a wedding he would find him
self in the Old Bailey, with an
eventual two years fore man.
slaughter. These, Mr.. Blodmore,
are the disadvantages of the times
we live in"
He saw that the man was not
himself, the lust of killing glared
from Alf's eyes. Philip reached
down the set Of hard and bIacken-
ed four-ounce gloves that hung
on the wall. and tossed a pair to
his opponent.
"Mufflers?" sneered ALI fero-
ciously, frightened eh?''
Philip laughed.
Consider, Mr.. Blodmore. One
of us is going to be married in the
morning. A bridegroom does not
look well with black eyes and an
enlarged ear. Imagine the scan
dalized fate Of the registrar"
The insane fury in Alf's eyes
gave faint chuckle.
"Funny bloke for q lawyer, you
are" he said, running his eye
over Philips superb proportions
and ripping muscles. "D'you
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by HereWard CarrlngtOn,
Phi. d.

Writer Of Wide Repute and
Author OF Books ON Psy-
chO-AnaIysis.
7 has been said that almost
every person has dreamed.
at one time or another, some
or all OF the following dreams.
It Is remarkable, In d way, that
30 many people should dream
the same dreams, and yet they
do' and think my reader win
agree that he, too, has expert.
enced such dreams when he reads
over the following list Of the So
called Seven Common Dreams"
They are:
1.-The falling dream.
1.-THE flying dream.
3.-The dream OF Inadequate
clothing.
4.-The dream of not being able
to get away from some beast.
or injurious person or thing, that
is pursuing.
5.-The dream Of being drawn
irreSisttbly to some dangerous
place.
e.-The dream that some dart
ing wish has been gratified.
THE dream Of being about
to go on a journey, and being un.
able to get your things into your
trunks, etc.
These dreams are very frequent;
there must therefore be some law
at work, which operates, to pro-
duce these dreams so often. There
must be some uniformity Of men,
tai and physical conditions which
give rise to these similar dreams
In so many different persons.
What is this law? :
Like causes produce like effects!
This seems to be as true in the
dream world as IT is in our every
Gay lie. The effects are the
dreams. What are the causes at
work which produce them?
NASSO A4AACA III. the OlIIGEGnE IN.
stances, and cannot all be ex.
planned here. The dream of in.
adequate clothing, for example. is
almost invariably caused by too
little .bed-clothing; the surface of
the body becomes chilled and the
dream consciousness naturally
translates this feeling Of insuffici.
-ent clothing into an elaborate
dream, with its usual dramatic
imagery.
The falling and the flying dream
are closely related and In many
instances the two are but yaria.
lions OF the same dream. But
whereas falling is unpleasant, the
flying dream is usually delightful.
These feelings correspond with
what We would feel in daily life,
One explanation OF the falling
dream Is as follows: BY lying
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RY .IohIl Goodman.
"A STORY OF MYS.

''It is obvious" said Philip.
that one Of us is wrong"
You're wastin' BREATH said
ALI quietly. II got her word
Mine is the prior claim, Mr..
Blodmore. Do you care to listen
while I tell you why?"
'Listen?'. he said hoarselys ito
you? You swine. When you
and your kid-glove crowd have
done her down! An even now
you can't let her alone. I've
wanted ter get you to meseIf
like this-Gaw! how I've wanted
it,"
He. strobe swiftly past, kicked
the door to, turned the key. and
flung it into corner. Then he
came back to Philip, his hands
twitching suggestively.
She might ha' been happy
long ago-if it hadn't been for
YOU" he said thickly. ALT paused,
and his lips drew back from his
teeth in a savage snarl. ''You
dog! There's a quick way out o.
this. I'll fight you for her."
Philip smiled happily.
NOW that" he said pleasantly,
seems to me an excellent sug-
gestion." His hand slid to the
top button of his coat.
ALT tore his jacket off and
flung It down. In a few seconds
they were both stripped to the
buff. ALT frightened his leather
belt.
Strange" said Philip, ''how
: much more simple sense there is
in Lambeth and Hackney than in
Mayfair or the courts of Justice"
ALT advanced toward him.
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SMILE AT THESE

Wife-"What do you men know
about women's clothes?" Hus-
band, solemnly, 1.-THE COST"
Hill-"If your car has been
stolen, why don't you ring UP
the police?" Parks-"I'm not
worrying about the car. I'm
wondering how the thieves made
it CO."
An English clergyman recalls
one occasion when 1t fell to his
lot to marry his footman to his
cook. The footman would persist
throughout the service in putting
his finger to his forehead every
time his master addressed him.
The reverend gentleman remon-
strated in an undertone. Don't
touch your forehead, Martin, but
say the words after me-"
Then aloud: wilt thou take
this woman to be thy welded
wife?" Martin, bearing in mind
his masters hint, AFTER you,
SIR"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
THE RHY MING
OPTIIMIST
BY AIine Michaelis
Monsieur Coue.

49, M getting better every
day, I'm getting better
every way They try
this plan on every man who sees
the magic Coue. These magic
words they make HIN say: I'm
getting better every day and
soon, in sooth, it is the truth:
his thought has chased his Ills
away! Monsieur Coue resides in
France; he leads old Gloom a
merry dance: his simple soul
bans grief and dole and, gives no
microbe a chance. He looks
upon some deadly crew who seem
to be as good as new; he says:
They pass!'' and Of that mass
not one survives the interview.
It seems an easy thing to say:
I'm getting better every day."
yet it takes grit to stick to it
while twinges round your joints
play. Although he's been misun-
derstood, Coue has done q world
OF good: no man is fain to suf-
fer pain, we all would dodge it IL
we could. So. brave Is he who
dareS assert, however much your
head may hurt. why fret and
sigh? Pains passing by; you'll
feel fit to dance and flirt." I'm
getting better day by day." those
words shed sunshine ON the way,
grim grief and care dissolve in
air before the method of Coue.
How fine to feel that every dawn
sees some old woe or worry gone,
and as your fear shall disappear.
to know you're truly moving on!
How strangely sweet the old
earth grows, to him who In his
spirit knows with each day less
of strife and stress and more of
gIadness and repose! I'm get
ting better every day." it seems
simple sort of way to leave
life's gloom and find life's bloom;
SO why not reason like Coue?
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BY Ann I.isle,
Whose Present Serial Has Scored
Big Popular Success.
fCopyrisht 1928. ~ king Features
Syndicate. Incl

Syndicate. Incl
E<9ryIIAT Parkinson boy is
AFTER being the finest
lad I've ever met, =
cried Pat, wagging his head sage
" as he shot the bolts IN the big
old fashioned front door Of Dream
void.
s.And I say that Ralph Lacy is
my idea Of 100 per cent Ameri-
can manhood, n asserted Virginia.
blowing kiss ii the general
direction In which the two guests
were speeding back toward town
after their visit with us.
think Anne gets vote Of thanks
and three cheers Tor bringing
them here.
II think maybe you forget
me, pouted Rosa, ignoring the
fact that in her so-calIed Joke
she had done her best to dis
credit Park and me by her iIlrlr-
endoes In connection with Lennie
Stone. 81 am the one who intro
duced to this house Wayne Park
inson, Third. He Is, Az our Pat
says, thorouG hbred But I am
surprised that our dear Jeanne
is--hOw you say ken III by
the gatherings Of q person like
that Lacy
.Scurry along to bed. girls 7 sd
monished Pat, sensing storm In
the offing Those are two fine
lads. Park Is to the manor born.
and so our guestssg aristocrafic
leanings will be toward him. But
I'm thinking that my democratic
Jeanie likes the man who makes
himself into the fine outstanding
gossoon Lacy's after being. And
you're both right, 50 off with You
and dream about nothing more
substantial than angel cake and
whipped cream e
We ali laughed but Virginia
and were amused more than
Rosa could dream at the idea OF
Harrison,s natural 1eanings be-
ing toward g. seIf-n1ade man. We
hurried upetairs, parting with b
friendly good night. But by the
time arrived at the hair-brusI1-
ing stage there was quick tap
on my door and hard upon her
summons Rosa strolled into the
room.
You brush also the hair, she
said. tossing back q name Of
curly black locks and flinging up
the sleeve of q magnifi cently ems
brofdered crimson gown to show
a brush Of ivory initiated in gold.
Il think may be It IS pleasant we
shall together, like two girls, talk
over the 50 jolly evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

WHEN did the famous ride
Of Paul Revere take place?
2-When was the statue of
Venus de Milo, now in the Lou
vre, Paris, discovered?
3-When was the House of
Seven Gables" published?
4-When did Herod reign as
King of Judea?
5--When was matchmaking in.
vented?
6-When was the patriotic song
Hail, Columbia" written?
When did the famous Irish
Potato Famine occur?
8-When was the arch at Wash.
ington Square, New York City,
erected?
9-When was Ulysses s. Grant
President Of the United States?
10-When was the Phi Beta
Kappa Society founded?
ANSWERS to these queries viii be
printed tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
LAND O. DREAMS
WV SERLES BY A NOTED PSYCHO-ANALYST

the blood supply is cut off from
the under surface Of the body.
Partial insensibility results; this
in turn gives rise to the idea OF
non-support-since the bed can no
longer be distinctly felt. But If
you are not supported you fall:
hence the falling dream!
This is one theorv. based upon
physiological data. Newer psy-
Geological theories have largely
supplemented 1t. But it is Of
value SO far as It goes.
A discussion Of the other dreams
must be left until another time.
In his next article the author
will discuss Dreaming true"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Women are said to be more
adept in learning foreign lam
guages than are men.
In Moorish cafes green tea is
served in a glass Of mint; to the
European it is said to taste sour.
. -
When plates and dishes have
to be warmed in the oven, If a
newspaper is placed underneath
it will break the heat and prevent
the plates from cracking.
.
France has about 600 civil aero
planes, the United States 1900,
and Germany 226. a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
WHEN "a GIRL MA RRIES
An ABSORBING SERIAL or EARLY WEDDED8 LIE
After an Exciting Evening Rosa Refers to
Dad Lee and Asks an Insulting Cues
ton Of the Amazed Anne.

take my cue from R0sa ana to lie
as friendly as suited her mood.
Let's talk things over
TALKING m OVER
Are YOU not curious to know
how much of my joke II ~ joke
i and how much II is true De-
1nanded Rosa, perching on q
straight desk chair and cooking
her head at me like q gay little
parFakeet.
what do. You nean i asked
Z suspending my brush In midair
and giving my whole attention to
the matter De handling Rosa and
whatever situation she Intro
dlced.
]. About Lennie stone, Tor m
stance. said Rosa lightly. With
him ] am finish. He Is no gentle
man. He presume From him
did run away as told you. Per
haps you thought that was also
joke like the red paint On my
ikreaead p
II wasn't sure, / confessed
He is rotter and cadg' insisted
Rosa, her lips tight after she had
shot out the words. You know
how he run away ana leave me 10
bear the brunt Of IT when you
came upon us III the summer
house. How doe That IooIg q,
you? Very had But j am clafV-
aIrOus enough to- hold me my
tOnge while he runs. re ne
stay and hold the grounds, YOU
% not think 50 badly Of me
verdad r,
That's quite true. i agreed.
the air 81 gcOncludfng The s.Ifierf
Y and hainrnering home her Doiat.
Now Won know what re Il tl1ia
] Lennie Stone. SO you pay alever
any attention Ia anything he shall
say. do YOU ~ g
~ So that's ii, shot through NV
mind R0sa,s trying Is take tbs
wind out of Mr.. Stones sails he.
cause she's q bit AFRAID 81 MIN. FL
think he has something On her q
the saying goes. =
But aloud, I circunspectly said:
Mr.. Stone and are not on
confidential terms; Mrs. COrdOva.
dom suppose he ID any more In
cllned TO cultivate my society
than ara TO cultivate his.
think he knows that the way he
: ran from the summer house put
an ugly light on an otherwise
harmless situate No Alneri-
can woman would like him after
ne had done that.
Rosa shook her head sagely.
gave myself mental pat On
the back For once 7 had handled
Rosa Cordova without acrimOny
ON either side
80 1922 IS you musl Tell me more
ABOUT the ~ silly way YOU all act
tonight when 4 make the 50 IL.
nocent suggestion that we shall
play bridge. IS It really SO ter
I1pIe 20 You
We don said quietly.
ne nats al: We Just don't
H0u VIII have 2 high old time
making Jamie ct home again.
chuckle0 Rosa, iI11p1shly, but With
- great deal Of truth. as I tried
to recognize In my reply.
1T was the realization Of that
which prompted me.
For Rosa you would not have
done 1t, then? she pouted.
Only in so far as you are my
husbands friend and my friend
and stranger in q strange
land, said with what tried
to make q very gracious intona-
ton. But you are woman
enough to know none Of that
would sweep down my prin-
cfples. For me to be willing to
do something I don't approve Of
must have. some tremendous i'm
pulse hack Of itnotiiing could
be big enough except my intense
love for Jim. I'm being very
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
THEN AND NOW
By Les COnklin.

rr ELEM led astray by wicked
Paris, 1876 B. c. Paris has
III same effect on American
art students, 1870-1922.
New calendar divides year into
twelve months, ITO B. C. Mar
ried men say it doesn't make any
difference.
Cleopatra commits suicide, 80
b. G. Antony wishes he had. in
sured her.
Manufacture of silk introduced
into Europe, 551. First silk stock
ing Joke, 552. 70,
Dublin becomes an active city.
082. Still active, 1923.
First steamboat built, 1910.
Picnics and moonlight sails be-
come popular. 1911.
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there momentous nstansave those OF birth
DEATH naybe-han which circle Of the
- eager HE from HER her rst"YES!"
There's something great with promiseso almosheart
oddly
banishes sngleness from two and
solely imagination BIRDS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE

Sunset and evening star and ono
clear call for me"
Is from Tennyson's famous
poem' Crossing the Bar"
Ono flag, one land, one heart,
one nation everYmOre"
Wrote Oliver Wendell Holmes
in the Voyage of the Good Ship,
Union"
The bravest are the tendeTest-
The loving are the daring"
Bayard Taylor uttered a great
truth when he penned these
Camp"
"Oh friends are best" =
Everyone will agree with the
author Of Friends" John Sell
den, who made this Just obser-
walton.
I'm one ear. out the other"
IhlS is saying founded in gen.
eral human experience. In
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales we
read "One ear it heard, at the
other out in went"
Second thoughts are the best"
We all know by experience Dry.
den was right when he wrote
those words in his play, 1.-THE
Spanish Friar."
"A bird I'm the hand is worth two
In the BUSH"
Another piece OF the crystal
! lied experience Of generations,
which appears in Heywood's col
lection Of English sayings.
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then
others And that herald shouts aloud the
peculiar emphasis that points at
though with Cupds straight their hearts
IS thing imagination Yet could there
imagination than that which makes
happy plghted the
wide. wide world that enves them their 4aDzGhass7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04

Father, what is an average
man2"
An average man, my son, is
what we all think we are not, but
mostly are"
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9B : 8; = .. ss:i ' %'' si,s q:
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49, M getting better every
= day, I'm getting better
every way, They try
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21

AMUSE EN- ENTS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21

"Step Along" as presented by the
company of burlesquerS under the
management of Sam Morris and Ben
Bernard will prompt laughter at the
Broadway, where it opens April %.
Jules Howard in the role of an &c
centric German and Max Coleman in
Hebraic role are the leading fun
makers. Ida Bernard will sing and
dance, as does Eleanor Wilson and
Nina Bernard. Other principals are
Edward De Velde, Charles Harris and
Jerry Turner.
nonsense the musical extravaganza
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
Indiananolis Cooreration

Talbot Mundy, whose novels of adj
venture in India and Africa are being
widely exploited by the Bobbs Merrill
Publishing Company, is collaborating
with Bradley King Of the Thomas
Ince writing staff on a new novel en-.
titled The Cloak of Morality" Mum
dy and Miss King have just COM
pleted work on The Devils Own. a
striking story dealing with the power
Of the American Prass, which Miss
King has adapted for the screen under
the name Of Her Reputation"
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love story. ana some well drawn

love story. and some well drawn
characters.
Ming Toy is a lovable girl who
adds quaint air to the story with
her innocent remarks and UNI
sophisticated attitude. She charms
the audience as well as the young
American who falls in love with her.
At the beginning of the play, she
is about to be sold by her father to
the highest bidder, who happens to
be a merchant with several wives. She
is rescued by the American, who is
attracted by her personality, and is
brought to America, where the rest
of the story takes place.
In addition to Miss Oliner, the cast
will include Eddy Waller. Idabelle
Arnold, Alice Mason, Maralyn Fink,
Larry Sullivan. James lie Roy, Earle
Ross. AL. G. Wilson. Norman Wen
dell, Alec Hartford, and Jack Martin
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great male chorus Of Murat Chanters
and the instrumental part OF the per
Torrance will be in the hands of
Murat's band and orchestra, greatly
augmented for this occasion, assisted
by Murat's saxophone sextette. George
Kadel. John ". Applin and Louis G.
Heinrich viii be the balladists.
Beautifully cOstumed and with elab-
crate stage effects, "Murat in Egypt"
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New Musical Show
at RiaItO Next Week

almost Married. a new musical
comedy will be the chief Offering at
the Rialto next week. The story con
Germs a young woman who inherits
81 900, 900, but before she can get
the money she must secure a divorce
and remarry. There are numerous
principals and chorus.
The movie feature of the bill will
be Constance Talmadge in East Is
West" a film version of the Fay
Banter success. Miss Talmadge is
seen as Ming Toy. The bill includes
several vaudeville acts.
+ + A.
step Along" Due at Broadway
for Next Week
Astounding in songs, dances and