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THE MAN ON Stills

Iwich. Il Just found a fine ham.
sandwich tree and can't think TIN
i've eaten something. THERE one
bite gone That's one thought Two
bites gone, That's two thoughts
Three bites Fonsl Now I've got an
idea. III coure right down"
So he hoped Off his stills.
ny the way. what's In your
hasketT'
Eggs" said Nancy.
Ham and eggsl Fine cried the
man. Together We should make
our fortunes. Now here Is my idca.
Dare Jack Straw to put his ring on
hts right thumb He doesn't know
IL. but II he does no. everything viii
Be set 70 rights again and Mix.Up
Land will become Apple Pic Land
and King Even.stgvsn viii be king"
How do you known asked
Nancy
II heard the wizard who made y
tell the witch who stole Il. who told
the magician who repaired q.
Who"
II guess We cent wait 10 hear
the rest" said Nancy politely.
Good day. sir -
Go Be Continued
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Dear Miss Grey One your correspondents asked read
or opinions 10 whether bachelor Of 40 might make suit
able husband it, because Of his he might be set in his
ways and selfish
When was II years old married bachelor Of 40 and
have been happily wed for nearly 10 years From my
experience should say that depends entirely upon the
man. and the woman too If they truly care about one an
other and have similar ideas do believe age one way
the other, makes a whit Of difference
My husband and went about together for nearly three
years before married-we threshed all our
difficulties before and had thoro understanding 90 the
course we would sail matrimonial ship consequently we
have mutinied.
The chief trouble with many couples that they not
honest and sincere with another before marriage Take
for example the girl who oahes baseball games but will at
tend them regousy because she knows her sweee is
ardent fan As the ceremony read she voices
true feelings and fatty refuses go again and her
ball-ian husband 10 go TO a movie instead.
Then there is the common of the who does not
naturally for dances and becomes interested in girl
who fond of readng the light fantastic In order make
Int with her he nearly dances his fool head of-un after
the ceremony.
could write book the real reasons so many married
folks quarrel and separate but the above the principal
II Sarah, the girl in love with the f0-year-old bachelor
VIII put in the next few months in effort 10 find out his
likes and dskes and whether they coincide nearly enough
with hers TO produce harmony there on earn
why they should not be happily wed
HAPPY MARRIED WOMAN.
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The Kiss of
Judas
BY E. PHILLIPS oPPENHEIM
Copyright. 1899. by Z. Phillips oppeuhclm
Arrgt n. Il. A. Service. Inc.

myself, she stirred In my memory
faint suggestion OF rominiscencc. She
listened 70 the few words with which
l introduced myself, and smiled
dcprecatlnEly.
1T In true that l am very foolish"
she admitted. but then / have nj.
ways been n person OF Superptitions.
| have owned my necklace for some
years. and have had Il with me in
quite lawleSA places, ! have never.
however. felt just the same amount
Of apprehension aa | do at the pres
ent moment"
Sho came over to my eide, and
without uuclasping the necklace. let
II rest in my hands. Tho pearls
were all marvelously matched. all or
considerable size, and with that
milky softneas which she pointed out
TO me AS being a proof OF their great
perfection. 40 wo stood there. necss.
sarily close together. a wiap Of her
hair touched my forehead. Some.
thing In the timbre Of her low hugh
as she brushed II back induced mo
TO look up. There were qualities
about her smile and the peculiar ex-
preston OF her eyes which gave me a
momentary thrill.
do you admire my pearls7" she
asked softly.
They are very WONDERFUL I ad.
mitted.
She moved slowly away. 1
breathed more easily as the distance
increased between us She looked
over her shoulder Unexpectedly, and
/ believe that she realized my sensa.
ton. The slight frown passed from
her forehead, She was obviously
more content.
Tell me how you propose TO guard
my treasures, Sir Norman" she in.
quired as sho sank into an easy.
chair Shall you stand behind my
chair at dinner, disguised as a
walter, and lie on my mat at night2
1t givea one quite "A shlvery sonsa.
ton to think OF such espionagew
Believe mo-" | assured her, IL
shall not be In tho least obtruBive. |
understand that you send your
pearls down every night to the hotel
safe"
81 have always done So" SHE an.
swored. DO you think 1t would be
better to keep them UP here? VIII
you promise to sit In this easy.chnir.
with revolver on your knee, all
night, II / do so2"
mot for the world" / declared.
THE hotel safe Is much the better
place"
II am glad TO hear your decision"
she said with slight smile. "I
should sleep very little II I thought
that my pearls were near me-and
that you were sitting here, on guard.
Tho idea would be disturbing
Ono cannot guard against mir.
acles." observed, but | think you
can make your mind quito easy
about the necklace. II you should
need me at any time. the number OF
my room Is 432."
con this floor?"
ION this floor"
TELL me-" she asked little abb
ruptly as | rose TO take my leave.
who was the man with whom you
were talking last night in the lounge
IA slim middlc.agcd man with n
very hard facc2 ! am always seeing
him In the INT"
"A man ! know scarcely anything
Of" / replied. "HiS nama. / believe,
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TIKI OLD, OLD LEGEND
fChapter y

SO a great silence fell over all
the people and the medicine man
spoke.
The Great Spirit ia dispIeased
with my medicine He answers
ns not at all. He hides his face.
He gives me no council.
ut is because / have not gone
10 the top OF high mountain.
There he would hear my voice and
my medicine"
stay here. Go not down to
your hiding places. In four days
| viii return"
All night long he struggled up
the rocky slopes, ard down the
slippery trails. never stopping for
moments rest.
Thru the softslghlng pines he
went, keeping his eye fixed on
star which hung low over Ger.
tain tall peak.
All about him we're the long.
drawn howls Of the wolves and
cries Of panthers. and the mourn
ful hooting Of owls, but the te.
watty wasn't afraid; he felt no
fear Of anything and no wearineBs
In his bones.
And Just as the sun sent her
first pink rays into the sky. he
reached the mountain top and
strnightaway began 10 dance ana
make medicine for the Great
Spirit
And sure enough this time the
Spirit heard and o thick cloud
sWlried round him 0nd he felt
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THE ONE-MAN WOMAN
NY RUTH AGNES ABELTN0
CHAP. 7O-BUT WIN on DAN9

II was an clear now Alice had
accepted tho woman's role IN iife,
Sins had taken upon her shoulders
The burden OF sacrifice and regard.
ed explanations as Bupcrfiuoua.
She had had 30 sincere an affcr-
ton for }, -. O.. whoever tho man
was. thnt whvn his lie stopped shu
felt no further puposc in her own.
And sht had ended IL
but Just how far Kate wondered,
had she told the truth on that first
visit1 Where had hvr life croasoi
Dan Wardsf OF ono thing Kate was
sure, and that. that Dan had not
been tho man Alice loved
She looked toward the bed wlcrg
Dorothy was breathing regularly
could Allce'H story Of the child pos,
sihly he true7 Was Dorothy Dams
daughtgr or had Alice been willing
10 sacrifice herself for tho purpose
ahe had IN mind7
Kate blew out tho candle. crossed
tho room Sho stood silently beside
the sleeping child and studhd her
features.
In tho s~miliEht tho clfin beauty
OF tho child fascinated her. She
loved the delicate shadows under
the closed llpa. tho suggested cufla
around the plquant little face. tliv
curve u the lovely little arms.
Kate realized. az she looked at the
little form, that II would ~ easy
10 love Dorothy. Indeed. she al.
ready had come 10 30 a part OF the
cottage lifo.
She dreaded thv morrow, with ns
duty of telling the child that her
dos ~ the laundry with Alice had
come 10 an end.
She was eager 20 talk tho thing
oNNr with Justin-Justn. who nj.
says seemed % know Just what 10
say 10 ret ones heart ana mind At
peace. From the very beginning
that man Of tho Illinois prairie had
b~cn a sort OF eon,cusor 20 his daugh.
ter Kate wondered n Il had been
his contact with tho soil and his love
for growing things which had made
him 20.
She was glad. the next morning,
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Now that the Twins were past the
fiery mountain and over the wide.
vide river. thry went on toward
Jack straw's domino house again.
II was so near now that they
could So the double five where the
door was.
But their adventure was not 70 be
ended so soon. for other things were
10 happen.
The FIRST was man on stills. eat
Ing his lunch out Of a birds nest.
Hello. there he caisd down.
who are your"
Nancy and Nick said Nick 20
hteiy.
We'll. / dsclarer' said the man.
"And where arc you goinE?"
TO Jack s;raw's house to put
him out" said Nancy. He's mixed
Up everything in Mix.Up Land and
put out King Eyen-steyen. We're
going to put him out"
Why. he's out now said the
nan. II Just saw him"
Then welI fix u so he can't get
in again." said Nick Wen knock
down his domino house and he won:
have any place TO live"
Excuse me- said the man. TAX.
ing large bite out OF ham sand.
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sh' Ead morning Oopyrrht 995 By seattle sun

that had been laid up In lavender
10 long that II had refined itself
down into sort Of pattern. nav
what no meant b. lutss and PINK
brOcado,
lie played two arias and q chorus
gu, Of the first act. jumping up and
down upon his stool. Wild with excite
ment lie kicked the piano after
breaking down In the middle Of tho
quintet a, the end Of the second act.
where more solid note was found
that I'D not "grt me-" until he played
what he called tho 2oth-t7th century
music Of the third act. II was per-
frc,ly delicious ! can define Il only
BY calling Il ragtimc arranged by
Bach he had picked on, the synco-
patton BY means OF successive
trchirs, INTERPRETING az intervals what
cannot explain because know no
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TRENT
A Novel by w. l. George.
copyrishI 1881. b. Harper a BROTHERS

a. a rcpo-dc-Chino petucoat Julian
made mo shy hy carrying Il about
for several days ana showing Il TO an
cur acquaintance
Look AZ little Bears Invention. 20
he would FAY. THE blouse chrmiar
Put on a skirt and there you arr.
ready 10 lunch az Jules Take OF
the skirt ana there you are, stin
ready
Don't can Il the blouse chsmiso. %
said Ar a Mo-. rCali II A Little
Bear; that Il he complimentary and
trtie
Finally the doll was given 10 a
charity haEaar and realised an cnor-
nous price, thanks 20 lulians slg.
nature didn't like that much
Julian had made friends with the
art editor OF an illustrated weekly A
few weeks later there appeared a
full- pagr set of photographs Of Julian
engaged In dressing a statue OF Diana
IN modern clothes The FIRST picture
was awful He vas standing by tho
statue. holding her hand. and looking
a. her with an air o. idiotic adora-
tion. tWaz little ioalousfl 10 tho
second he Was making tho goddess
absurd with chcmise and stays Can't
sole and pctticoat followed. then
dance frock. But the ufth picture
was just dreadful; he was making
her M In tho sixth. the goddess has
eyebrows, flushed cheeks "A salyed
mouth; on her scragscd hair rested
onr OF those lovely little shiny Etraws
that look like a mans bowler hat
Don't sou like ~" asked Julian
As did not reply, -Doat you think
she looks charmingf'
Yea
mot exactly the virgin goddess.
don't you think Then he per-
ceiyrd my Irritation and pressed me
20 confess 40 last he found out that
! ala not like public mummcry That
was all he could understand I could
not manage 20 get out that the Trcnts
Of CHER Court don't like being ad.
vertiscd
CHAPTER "
Suspicion
As We were walking along Picca-
diiiy one Saturday afternoon. We met
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himself being lifted far up and
into tfe Great Spaces. and after a
little while there he was safe as
could be right In the Spirit world.
II was all so beautiful that he
wasn't thinking Of icing startled
or afraid, when all at once, right
close behind him, he heard a
sound, and turning quickly, he
saw a huge mountain lion looking
NJ him with eyes like the eyes Of
man. And Its foIefeet we're like
q mans hands, not like lions
paws at all, And his voice was
deep and sweet.
~ am n spirit" he said "None
In greater than !. save the Great
Spirit Himself Once ] was chief
Of all the animals that lived in tho
beautiful valley.
mo man can look upon tho face
Of the Greht Spirit and live. "
you have words TO speak. I. tho
great lion beast, will hear"
80 the medicine man toll him
about the warlilss white mon and
about all tho trou bieB tho Indians
wcro having. and the mountain
Hon said
90 back 10 your people. but
first promise for yourself that
you Will never XIII or hurt
mountain lion, q wolf. a bluoJay
or q white dove, and make that
al - N.fI
ono must fall 30 promiBe. For all
they are spirits such an l.
When he finished speaking,
quick as thought. the cloud
wrapped itself about the Indian
and be vas borne baca to his
people
CTo lie CoDtiouedJ
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BEGIN rERg TODAY

bfNtiN tifAb ibbAh
SIR SoRMAN URENEA, formerly Of
scotland Ysrd. l. dayotlug his Tins TO
tracking deNh an arch criminal Of
many dlsEuiHsu kuown 20 him a.
MICHAEL aATEHH
JANET AoAlsE. maid Ia Harnrs' cottage
IN England. u in iovs with her mas.
ter Hhs shoots dpua a police officer
Who had tracked Michael TO his abode,
Hayefu, known AZ tho self rlub - AR,
stanfsia. plays game with SIR Norman
durinE which the suspicious 81 tho lat
to- are aroused a. TO Mr.. stAnfisldS real
identity.
Aftsr a three. months vacation. oreyes
meets atanfsld tn hotel lobby, An In
suFancs compRny Asks Sir Norman %
al the hotel. regarding = pollcT Of = hun
dfsd thousand pounds carried on hsr re-
mArbabls rope Of psarlS
SOW GO on WITH THE STORY
Have you had any lntimation OF
thieves working IN this neighbor.
hood7r | askcd him.
None whatever he replied. II
will bs perfectly frank with you. II
ia not an ordinary robbery OF which
we are afraid. For some reason or
other. our inquiry department has
formed a dubious opinion OF Mrs. De
Mendoza herself"
Il see" remarked. You are
afraid Of fraud"
Precisely! Directly we received tho
letter from the hotel detective. we
rang up the manager here. All that
We could learn was that the Illness
was altogether unexpected, and that
the man had been compelled to 80
home AT moments notice. In reply
to our request that n trained dotec.
tive might take his place, the man.
aRoment assured us that they consld.
cred nothing Of the sort necessary.
No robbery OF Jewels had ever taken
place from this hotel. and they con.
sidered their night porter fully com.
petcnt TO watch over tho interests Of
their guests.
"Sir William Greaves, our mana.
ger. desired me TO suggest a fec OF
two hundred gulneas," my visitor
concluded.
IL viii accept the commission. I
promised.
The next morning interviewed
the manager of the hotel 10 whom |
was well known. lie showed some
irritation when | spoke of Mrs. De
Mendoza's necklace and her nervous.
ness concerning H.
ITO be quite frank with you he
confessed, "altho Mrs. Do Mendoza
is good client and pays her nc.
counts regularly, am inclined to be
sorry that We ever let her the rooms"
"Why2" / asked.
People with valuable jcwclry
should accept It's possession with a
certain resignation" nc replied.
This In the lnst hotel In London
where jewel robbery would be like.
~. The lady herself, I understand,
takes every possible care and eau.
ton. She wears her necklace mo-
whore except In the restaurant and
lounge, and every night II Is depos.
tied In the hotel safe. However. you
may rely upon II, Sir Norman. that
every facility will DO given to you in
your task. | would suggest that you
pay visit TO the Indy herself"
The idcn had already occurred 10
me, and later in the day sent up
my card to Mrs De Mendoza and
was AT once invited TO enter her ait.
ting room I found her writing let,
ters, simply dressed IN black
ncgligcc and wearing tho pearls. AZ
she turned and invited mo 10 scat
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Ncrc funny, wc women. In tho
tvcnlnE Ne uear as little as Nc can.
and vc'ru offended h anybody no.
ticcs h. We pnd q mans eyes rest
ms upon uA and mere or less say.
"HoW dare sVug View oNtraordi-
nariy modest until convention legal
i1cs a new exposure, For instance
az my coming out hall ~ years aEo,
did not sec a single frock that no..
vealed tho armp't. I would have
been horrined II The new frocka
stopping halfway up the flank. had
then been shown me. I began by
hsinE sslf-conscious when wore
them. hut a. the others wore the
same ! thought no more about e.
II isn't fair 60 The mcns II makes
them shy, And were 80 unrcanon-
able; Ne cut our frocka down 20 the
waist, after that We tel one another
n Mortified whispers; Don't dance
With that man. 10 you know H.,
he had tho cheek 20 put his hand on
my hack what an outsderl"
slys the other woman. am not
sure that man isn't the modes, ssx.
whatever medcsty may ~.
Even Julian was embarrassed "
STAYED IN the nom while he was
dressing FOR dinner. They're not used
10 a. supposr or perhaps they
don't trust themselves a. We DO;
they aren't 80 sure % being agree
able 90 our eye, We arc always quite
sure; often it's a pity We are
III
thought ! knew my Julian nov.
He seemed dnEic-minded. and 20
havc very little In his lie except his
Nork and me, lie played no games
IN fact he cared nttlo Ter eXerclsr.
HIS work was his main pleasure. the
nat was perpetuaily Uttered with
strips o. material that he was expert
msntinE with. designs, and fragments
y trimmings We worked with the
help u dolls and I think Ne came
closer together becaus, I entered into
this pastimc and worked with him: /
made fantastic clothes for these crca-
lures is inches high
II was rather exciting. and l had
a success with an undcrgarment that
hersn with lace a, the TOP and ended
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harmony joyful and unexpected
chorda tie ended up msgninocntly
with a combination Of crashing bass
notes tpreHumably btRas). heightened
up by trumpctH ~ least 20 he
shouted cKcitsdly. while ho played.
pcrnplring abundmtly. and AZ last
leaplng of the piano stool 20 collapse
In an armchair. wiplnE his head and
hya,orically begging US 10 say that Il
Vas all right
Il think it's lovely" l said. And
10 fresh"
DO you think they'll stage III"
Anyhow. lis original" said Julian.
do you think thcyn stage ur'
repeated Mecrbrook. taut with
anxiety,
''Oi course Il n get on" said
After all. you're very Wei known. +"
Continued Tomorrow)
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in a small town like Kent. OF Auburn
than In the city OF Scatter
MRS V. &.
N depends largely upon the gttjr-
Hcv tSh0se Scrrices DoH SECURE. 1he
State Bar association. ! bcIierc. fircs
a FEE 10 BE- charged for diuorccs and
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when Htv found him in the kitchen.
with fragrant coffee on the stove
and some strips OF bacon sizzling Ia
the pan
Il heard you come In last night,
daughter" be said. uH Kate appeared
In tho doorway.
II wanted 20 speak 10 you, but l
thought you were asleep"
Kate smiled.
There are some things I particu.
'larly want 20 talk over with you. /"
she said
Justin looiCrd mp
Nothing happencdy' be- question.
81. seeming 90 sense tho I'm.
usual
''Yca-Allre died yesterday. Killed
herself" quietly
(Tn BE Continued
Copyright. 1923. by Seattle star
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Asks for
Soad Recipe

Dear Mlss Grey. Not long ago
noticed a crab salad recipe ~ the
film star, Doris May. 1 should Ike
very much 10 have u n possible.
~ b.
Here q - Graf Salad De Lure
To thick layer Of crisp. toed let
tuce Leaves add secti0H Of ftHeiD
shrsa0sd lettuce and finely CHOPPED
green onions. diced tomatoes and
Cucumbers iced, Pour 0Usr tina tho
Juice Of one ripe tomato. ada crab
meat finely chopped and seasoned
GarHish tSith WnyOHuatse and seTus
tCith not cheese crackers.
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Cynthia Greyss

Many Unhappy Marriages Result From Girls Who
Loathe Baseball Pretending They Are Fans, 10
Attract Some Man Whom They Fancy - Vice
IN Lone Win Girl Who Adores It-Tbey Discard
Mask Of Deceit only After Wedding Ceremony,
and Then
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no attorney - bsDD0srd 10 charge
less BccGurC II fhts. do NOT be-
Here Bou might secure dtU0rce
ohsaprT IN one place Than 81 another.
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Alias Grey VIA receive callers
Ia her OfnCs Monday. Wednesday
and Friday. from 70 2 .. m,
and on Tuesday and ThurBday
from n a. m 10 ~ m. each
week. Please DO not come AZ
other umea. o. u seriously inter
fere8 with her writing
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Asks About
Coin Book

Dear Miss Grey: where may I
get a coin book and, viii It give value
Of old coius7 Thanks
A READER
You may purchase cOin books at
any book store AZ small cost rs
purpose 4 70 giUe uaius Of oid coins.
You iciH find q number Of these
books IN me technology department
Of me public library
What caused the death u the ex-
kBiser'8 father
Frederick M Of Germany. father
Of ne er-haissr, died Of generous
throat trouble.
what is the explanation Of the
craters and mountains on the moon2
The lack Of air on the moon Is con-
STIRRED bV many 10 exDiain the enor-
nous cTdtsrs Which pit the moons
surface. the theory being that the alb
seHcc Of belt Of air 10 break the
shock caused meteorS and meteor
ties 10 splash into The stul molten
mass Of the moon Others think tiey
arc gigantic bubbles raised In the
moons skin. sheH the globe tods stai
molten. by uolcantc gases from bcIou.
How many patents are credited to
Idison7
Ne h1s receiUed patents for moro
th1H 1000 inueHfionA
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Divorce
Query
Dear NlsB Grey; Can you advise
me " Il IN cheaper 20 get n divorce
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As We were walking along Picca-
diliy. one Saturday afternoon. We met