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Evening star., 1924-07-16

descript figure. But the third, the
leader, was q big. hefty fellow with
strong frame and broad shoulders
"A formidable chap. All three were
dressed in dark lounge suits. and all
three wore caps, we'll pulled down
over the top edges Of their masks.
During all the proceedings that
followed, the only one OF these three
men who spoke to US was the leader,
though the other two occasionally
whispered to him. But from the
start he was spok he lost
no time in getting to work. And as
1 had guessed, tho man he wanted
was me.
Your name Is James Cranage." he
began.
THAT is my name" answered
promptly.
You're the man who was in tenn
porary employment at Holliment's,
in Portsmouth, for q day." he went
on.
Il don't mind admitting that" said 1.
You saw the attack on Holliment's 3
by 4 party of men late at night?'
Evening star., 1924-07-16
AMNESTY BILL VOTED.

PARIS, July 16.-The chamber of
deputies, with only about 20 members
present, worked over a score of
articles of the amnesty bill most of
the night, and yesterday passed the
measure just before dawn broke
The 20 devoted deputies were enabled
to take final action through holding
the proxies Of the other deputies. who
had gone home to bed. The chamber
adjourned until July 30.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
RIPPING RUBY
A Thrilling Mystery Story
By J. S. FLETCHER
Sy p. 81


make a close examination Of our
kidnapGa 1t was impossible, Of
course, to sec anything OF their faces,
for each was closely masked with
black in such a fashion as to leave
nothing but q point Of chin showing.
But / could estimate their figures,
and studied them closely. One was
q shortish, stocky man: though
that he might be . Chinaman in
European clothes- Another was
somewhat taller, and lankier-a non
Evening star., 1924-07-16
CONTINUED from Yesterdays star.)

Our captors said nothing when
Walker, at a signal from me, sat
down, nor when seated myself They
sat down themselves. facing me. It
was, as L have said. moonlight
night-a particularly brilliant night
and the old tower being roofless,
and there being several ruinous win
dows and apertures in its walls, we
could all see each other with q fair
amount of clearness. And my first
Evening star., 1924-07-16

CONTINUED in Tomorrow's Star.
Evening star., 1924-07-16

Prices of Brunswick phooosraphs range
from 445 % 477Y. Over ~ models from
wt,leh % ehoosA ineaudins supesistively
bsanei6ul psRiod and console types. Your
dealer WIN srfsnes terms 70 suit your -
quirs0aneS and eonvsnienee.
The Washington times., 1924-08-14

Her clothes may be six months behind the ast wordbut
don't need to be buepned make them shine
moonlight and glow in the freight sparkle after dance
She know the ecstasy Of getting Closeup" of
of the celebrities whose pictures she the magazine
she worship the from aar just ecstaticay
the B. T. G. worshps the latest matinee idol And
lot thrill the dumb the
young clerk at the New Emporium. ~ -. II
She may pocketak enaneled cigarette
holder and wouldn't know what d. with them debut
doesn't need that Of artificial stimulus in order reai
kick" out Of life
She capture platinum wedding ring limousine
anything better than steady income and brown andhe
bungalow.
Off the screen isn't much perfect profile perfect
Zine" that makes perfect lover. One beg kiss
way make girl feel that playing her.
other kiss make feel that he's comforting
honor upon her.
But after a love isn't LOVE unless kiss Just thrilling
in an old Flivver as in 1924 eight.cyinder.
And perhaps there "thls" In being
Podunk than in being supernumerary Broadway
Yet the Big-Town Girl pites the small-Town Girl
wonder why?
Copyright Features Syndicate rnO1
The Washington times., 1924-08-14
Orange Recipe
Contest

JUDGING from the variety and
- number Of orange recipes
which the Orange Contest Editor
is receiving, a great many Of
Washington housewives have
learned the value Of the food
content Of the orange.
This morning recipes were re.
ceived for orange soup. orange
jelly. orange jelly roll, orange
paste, orange butter, not to men.
ton a number Of the more popu-
lar recipes for orange cake,
orange ice and ice cream, orange
pudding and orange pie.
Only two more days left In
which to try to win one Of the
attractive prizes offered by The
Washington Times for the best
orange recipe.
Prizes are: First prize. three
boxes Of oranges; second prize.
two boxes Of oranges: third prize.
one box Of oranges. For the ten
next best recipes ten beautiful
oak recipe card files with a set
Of illustrated cards: for the next
five best recipes. five glass orange
and lemon juice extractors. In,
addition. every. contestant win re.
ceive q booklet Of delicious Cali.
fornia fruit recipes.
The rules of the contest are
simple: Write ON one side Of
paper, with name and address in
the upper right hand corner.
Do not send more than five
recipes Mail them to the Orange
Contest Editor. care The Wash.
ington Times.
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SOME BIRDS THAT LOVE ONE ANOTHER"

; legs and lifted him over the rock.
There he hung head down az he
put his pink nose right into tho
nest.
AS I lifted him up and set him
down right side up he said:
"You really can't blame them.
They're not at home very much.
Yet they like the same old nest
and add to It year after year."
who do all this?" asked.
The Noddy family" replied my
little rabbit.
"Oh! .oh!A-said I. ITO what big
family do they belong, may I
ask?"
They're . as " allow an
swered, Bunny. They're really
seagulls, but are called sea-swal-
lows because they have a split
tall like ordinary swallows"
"I'd like to sec one" said
Bobby.
Just then we heard a loud
screeching and crying. We looked
up into the sky. and there we saw
several big gulls flying very close
together.
They're making an awful rack
ct. aren't they, Foxy Grandpa7"
exclaimed Bobby. do you think
it's a fight?"
Doesn't sound like q fight 20
me-" said Bunny. IT believe It IL
a cry Of pain"
We watched-nearer ana near
er came the trioIfor by now we
could see that there were three
gulls flying together. Closer, and
closer they flew. and when they
came so near to US that I could
see what was going on, I all but
dropped off the rock into the
Pacific, so create was my sur
prise.
For one OF the gulls had a
broken wing, and the other two
were helping him fly with the
one wing he could use. They got
under him, ana then they steered
him. cooling to the sufferer all the
while.
Then, what do you think they
did. They piloted that poor bird
straight to the nest under our
rock and lowered around him
until he was comfortably settled,
where he could rest until his wing
was we'll and strong again.
"And yet some folks say THERE'S
not enough room in a birds head
to hold a brain that will think!"
said Bunny, shaking his head.
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~ YER the rocks we scram.
bled, Bobby scratching his
" knees, Bunny getting his
coat rumpled and me gasping for
breath, as / pulled myself up
from one big boulder to another.
On the very top Of a high
promentory Bobby finally stood
with an air of conquest that
might very well have been Bal.
boa's when he first viewed the
majestic vastness Of the Pacific.
"Whew!' breathed when after
a herculean effort I reached the
pinnacle Bobby had gained.
Were pretty high, aren't wer
the boy laughed proudly.
High enough to find noddy's
nest" suggested Bunny.
Moody? What's a noddy?"
asked Bobby.
"a bird" answered Bunny.
closing his mouth with a snap
and setting his jaw until his.
whiskers stod out straight on
each side. BY his expression I
knew there was no use in ques-
tioning him, so I Just chuckled
to myself.
At this moment Bobby decided
to have a look round 30 he lay
down on his little tummy and,
peeked over the side Of the great
rock. He only took one glance
and then wriggling back got up
and said:
: "Lok down here under this
ledge-there's a great big nest"
Carefully I stretched myself
out and leaned over the edge.
ut is certainly a big nest! But
what untidy housekeepers the
owners must be! I've never seen
such disorder in all my life."
LET me have a look, Foxy
Grandpa" Bunny urged. as he
crawled to me.
grasped him by his two hind
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WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE

"A suppressed resolve will be.
tray itself in the eyes,"
The eyes never fail to reflect.
In some way, ones thoughts,
George Eliot declares in THE
Mill on the Floss"
: "Wero not this desire Of fame
very strong, the difficulty Of
obtaining It and the danger of
losing it, when obtained, would
be sufficient to deter man.
The observed Of all observers.
So Shakespeare describes the
fashionable person in Hamlet"
The Washington times., 1924-08-14
Anew Novel Of Modern Life, Centered
on the Heart and the Mind
Of the 'Flapper.'

little. "You won't stay away any
more. will you, Andrew? We al.
most died without YOU"
Nora Lee was the happiest Of
the three that night. She had
emptied her heart Of pain, as
youth can. So all was as before.
She no longer felt resentment
to her mother and Andrew. She
identified them with all the sad,
beloved people of fiction-Anna
and Vronsky; the dear, appealing
Isolde and Tristram, but espe.
cially with Jane Eyre and Roch.
ester.
Nora Lee was sixteen. She had
just finished this tale and was
tremendously stirred by the po-
etic gloom of James lover. She
thought Andrew was very like
Rochester, only finer That white
old wife Of his was just another
Grace Poole. So it was romantic
to forgive and love him.
She took a vow about 1t all and
wrote in her diary: "Why should
any one be so shallow and care
for what others think? Why did
hurt the best friend we have
to win the good grace Of a mere
casual like Connie? I will not
be swayed by public opinion again.
Never"
One other thing made It easy
for Nora Lee to look with kind.
tolerant eyes on all who love. Ro-
nance delicate and light whir-
red with pearly wings about her.
Her mind was filled with dreams,
with vague, sweet longings.
These focused always on a face
"a young, merry face with deep.
set, twinkling eyes and such a
manly chin. Nora Lee thought
Dane Herrick the handsomest.
noblest, finest thing in all the
world.
She had met him twice at Con.
MES. He was a freshman at
college. When she went walking
with Margaret she thought of
him. She would say Ito herself:
"As though NE would look at me
with all the stunning girls on the
campus. l suppose he thinks I'm
too young. Oh, II I weren't such
a homely person"
She searched the mirror for
some traces of beauty. Margaret
caught her. She said: II have q
sore eye"
Margaret burst out laughing.
She said, teasing: "You're coming
around, my dear-youn be lovely
never fear!'
The dance was on a Saturday.
Andrew came and brought her a
string Of the tiniest seed pearls.
They just set off the dress.
Both Of them looked at her.
She said humbly: "If I were only
pretty"
Andrew whistled: Hell think
you are! I'll lay a dollar on that"
Her heart flushed. She was
stepping into the world Of youth
and gaiety. She was leaving Mar.
garet and the old ways-the old
standards
But this she did not know.
CHAPTER XII.
Nora Lee Has Her Glorious Hour
Dane, the Very, Very
Desirable.
She had wondered and wonder.
ed about the strange ways Of life,
and why the beauty was 80 hid.
den. Then she loved-the flame
transfigured all. Oh, she thought
that If Dane Herrick took her
hand she would follow him all
over the world-she would wipe
out everyone
And this tremendous emotion
was built Of SO slight a thing as
a smile-a few gleefHl words
the pressure of her hand
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
Tell your friends that the back
chapters OF this great story can
be had free at The Times office,
Call, telephone or write for them.
Main $3.50.
The Washington times., 1924-08-14

Santa Claus on Main Street, after all.
But that all depends on what you. call fife
The Small-Town Girl may never be dazzled ty
the glitter Of the Great White Way through the
windows Of jolting taxicab, but she can stroll
home from the dance in the glamor Of the moon
light, with the stars winking down through the
trees
She may never hear Symphony Concert or
see the Russian Ballet or go to a Revue, but If
she's looking for real Sensation" she can sit on
the plaza beside a Nice Boy, with the honey
suckle vine sweetening the air and no jazz orches-
ira to drown the music of the spheres in her heart
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<<D EAR ANDREw-Why
don't you come to. see
40 Mnfher saws you've

don't you come 70 500
a us? Mother says you've
heen away, but haven't
noticed any letters you've writ
ten. oh, Andrew, my mother Is
the saddest person in the world.
She pretends to laugh. But my
heart Is just broken, and could
die on account Of everything. You
had no right to go away as you
did. It's a pretty cruel way TO
give me a lifelong punishment
lust because have a mean
quick temper. Ithink you ought
TO come next week. Oh, Andrew.
darling, won't you please?
don't know what I'll do il things
70 on as they are. Your awfully
afflicted friend,
MORA LEE"
Saturday afternoon she took a
walk, not stopping till she came
20 a bald hill that rolled out
blocks and blocks. Sometimes in
the evening she and Margaret
walked there. Nora Lee thought
Il was like the dark heath where
the tragic and beautiful Eustacia.
we was prisoned.
Now she picked a yellow lupin
and pulled the buds to pieces
saying, mechanically. "Oh. he's
coning-heIl have to come."tYet
she was afraid to return to the
house.
BY s o'clock it would be set
tied. She would have to bear.
She went tearing down hill.
At the house was Andrews car.
She could see into the living room
from the walk. He must have
lust come, for he and Margaret
faced each other. He had her
hands in his. Margaret's head
was lowered. Then he put his
arm gently across her shoulder
and there was a look in his eyes
that went piercing like dagger
into Nora Lees heart. Oh, An
drew was glorious, He was! She
didn't care what he did.
She ran into the house, crying,
"Oh, you darling. Andrew" and
flung herself into his arms.
When she saw his kind, hand
some face, not one bit Of anger,
not one hurt look, she wanted, to
cry. She held his hand tight.
you're so good to me, Andrew.
/ don't know why"
He laughed. IA little old at.
flicted friend like you, Nora Lee"
"oh. wish you'd kiss me. An.
drewi'
When he put his head down
she wound her arms about him,
The Washington times., 1924-08-14
Wild Roses

WILD ROSES Of many varie.
w ties are found in abundance
in practically all the temperate
regions Of the earth.
The Washington times., 1924-08-14
MEDIT MS
Of ii.
MARRIED WOMAN
BY Helen Rowland

THE Big-Town Girl pites Smal-Town Girl, Just the
Broadway actor pes the roadar who banhed from the
- glitter Of the white lights
Her life must be so dull without any real "thri1sl"
And sometimes the Small Town Girl pits herself and wonders
fa Ne uassiuO hu
The Washington times., 1924-08-14
WHEN DID 1T
HAPPEN?

when was the Bering Sea
dispute decided against the
United States?
when did Robert Schu.
mann, the composer. marry
Clara Week?
S-When was Stephen Crane.
the American novelist. born, and
when did he die?
when did the Duke Of the
Abruzzi attempt to reach the
North Pole?
5-When did James Lane Allen
vrite THE Choir Invisible?"
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1924-08-14
sYNoPSlg.
( By Elenore Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story Of Her
Career.

: y
MGFgoret MeGdoaDs married Wtn
Lee st seventeen. HIS dtsSoIste
habits made her miserable, but ebe
essdWred him for three years. The
Mtgktske raised his hand to his tico-
Ve6r-oH child In a drunken rage she
clipped from his home tcith her baby.
MdrCGret supported her daughter
81 teaching sohooI IN FGirdGlea tohere
che met AndretC. She 1OGS ttDeNtys
Ot1 and he tcGs ttcenty-fthe. Andrew
T6s t0eIlto-do and popular. but had
an InUcltd tctfe, victim OF nerves
GNd bod disposition.
He SoGs attracted to MGrgGTet:
Their friendship tUGS plGtonto and
their meetings tnfreQWemt until their
IoVe insisted upon being recognized.
Nora and Ndr0Gret tcent to ttmv
01oURtGiN t0tON, tChere tUtnterS tcere
tFightfUI and summers pGtHfuL An
dretD tCrote regularly as the seasons
passed and then come q time Ichen
he ceased 70 uTite.
Margaret faded quickly. Moro
Lee found her lying IN the sHoD one
day GImost dead and tCrOte to An.
dreto to come. Andrew had been
Very tIL That 4oGs iOhy he had not
tcrittem. He came quickly. Mar
ouret recovered. In her tCedkNeSs
she consented to Andrea providing
for her aud her daughter. They
NUed for some gears in a pleasant
oottu0e, Where Moro Oreto to young
4DoDsds.hood. Andrea UGS q frequent
Oisltor.
The Washington times., 1924-08-14
ANSWERS
a.

80 ANSWERS
TO yesterdays questions.
1-Charleston, S. c., was visited
by an earthquake in 1886.
2-The second Riel Rebellion
In Canada took place in 1885.
3-The Franco-Russian alliance
was proclaimed in 1897.
THE. European. powers inter-
vened in the Chinese-Japanese
war in 1896.
5-Pierre Curie. discoverer Of
radium, died April 10, 1906.
Copyright, 1924. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc
The Washington times., 1924-08-14

engaged opened Of glory that otherwise would
have been closed to them forever.
Everything is brighter more glorious as they see through the
and the golden and the tkng naugh
in the these Twto the dazzling flashes Of that wonder of
wonders THEIR Engagement Ring!-WALT VAN ARSDALE.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
BONEHEADERS

Hello. Ella! Did you hear
about May?
Hear about May, Maize? Die
! hear about May? No. indeed,
what is it? lt
Why, Ella, she's gone and
got herself engaged to one OF
them fellers that flies. around ii
the air.
!. You don't tell me! So MAY
has got herself engaged to one
of them aviaries. Well, we'll
Can you beat it! I'll say you
can't. What do you suppose
she ever done that for, Maize?
What did she do it for? why.
to marry the guy, l suppose.
What do girls go and git them,
selves engaged to any bird for?
know, Maize, but wouldn',
you think that a good-looker like
May would use some common
sense in gittin' herself engaged
to a guy?
Common sense! Don't 70:
think it's a good idee to gf
yourself engaged to q felie
that runs one of them airyo
planes? He might git himsel
made famous by some stur
and look how that would re-
fleck a lot Of credit on hes,
bein' engaged to him and ev'rg-
thing.
o, I don't know about thu
Why should she git herself e,
gagged to a bird that is alwa
off somewhere foolin' with o.
of them balloons or someth
and FLYNN around and likely
break his neck If Iiothin' .woi
long before she gifts a char :
to git her hooks into him a: r.
lead him to the altar?
Well. 1 think it's good stur
to land an aviator myself. The,
fellers is always gittin' their
names in the papers and the :
picters and all like that. $1,000.
Yes. and their obituaries, too
don't think it's a very goc:'
stunt to tie yourself up to on
Of them flynn guys. Gimme .
man that stays onto the grouni
and goes to the movies. That's
me!
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
COMING EVENTS

2020-New fish and game laws.
Brides cannot buy a can Of sar:
dimes for hubby's supper more
than once a week.
197O-Passing of law by Gems
gress appointing national censor
for circulars sent out by sea.
shore vacation resorts. Entranc:
ing descriptions of beautiful
scenery, golf courses and wonder
full accommodations must be veri.
fled before being released to gull
lible patrons. go.
..,,..-t
20l5-President orders one week
out of each year to be set aside
as Pedestrian Week. For sever
days no automobiles will he per
mitted on the streets, enabling
pedestrians to walk in security.
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F A M O u S
CHI A N G E S :.

Loose change. Quick change.
Changing your heavies. Small
change. Changing your tire.
Needing change. Fair exchange.
Change at next station. A wom-
ans mind.
- hEH
PHng-Did you have a good
time at the Ma Jongg party?
Chow-No; only speak Eng
Ish.
First Speed Fiend-Have you
seen any cops along the road to-
day? .~s.
Second S. F.-Yes; / ran across
one while ago. @
DORADO her hands show the
marks of hard toll?
Flora-H you don't believe 1t,
look at the size Of her engage
ment ring.
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BORES ARE SO.
COMMON
BY John r. Medbury.

BY John p. Medbury.
- ORES are getting 50 com
mon lately that ab6nt the
only protection You have
against them is to take chloro.
form when yous seesone coming.
No matter how big q pest
man may be he can't bother you
while you're unconscious.
One woman had a friend who
was such a bore that she used
to feed ether to the whole family
every time he came to see them.
She had ten children and II
there wasn't enough ether to go
around shed call the balance Of
them over the head with
hammer.
He used to visit them so often
that she has worn out seven
hammers.
Her husband told her it would
be cheaper to buy 9 baseball bat.
i, She finally did this. but the
bore didn't take the hint. He
even helped her knock the chill
dren unconscious.
s He said that while it was no 10
Of his business. he thought it was
d funny way to put the kids to
sleep.
But she told him they were too
young to stay awake and suffer.
The average bore wouldn't know
when to go home even il he had
: = home to go to.
4 1 He comes by his watch and
leaves by the calendar.
The only way to cure him Of
calling is to make him sit on your
billiard table and charge him 80
cents an hour. -
You can't act glad to see him
because If. you do he'll send home
for his baggage. r ~.
Once bore gets comfortably
settled in your parlor you havs 10
build fire under his chair before
he'll move. >.es-
And you can only fool him this
way once. The next time he
comes to see you he'll wear, as
bestos trousers.
A bore accidentally fell asleep
one evening and the guy he was
calling on got out his revolver
and said he'd shoot the first one
who woke him up. X
It seemed so odd for him to
stop talking that everybody
thought he was dead.
The hostAss was afraid he was,
but her husband was afraid he
wasn't. Ire
You, yourself, may be a, bore
and not konw 1t. So whenever
you go calling and your friends
begin to yawn, close their eyes
and fa1l asleep, the chances are
< you're beginning to tire them.
: Copyright, 1924, by King Features
a's% Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
You get the first kiss from her.
LOST LINKS

A radiator without any news.
papers behind it.
The wife who says, Never
mind, John, I'll mail that letter"
An Alpine climber. in a frock
coat. ~
"A playwright who refuses to
talk about his play. y
Getting every match in a box
to light. ~
A standing Room Only sign
In the waiting room OF 4 dental
office. go
A sixty-year-old haifpif.
A telephone desk pad with no
scrawls, scratches, or scribblings
on 1t. ,,@% - 49, +. : {, {
An alligator In the \ Rocky
Mountains, iI'1.s n .s,af \ I
A dressmaker who sends back
leftover materials.
-
The landlord who before caIl-
Ing on the tenants sends up his
card.
4 dumb katydid and a digni.
: :. - i 4
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HOW Do. YOU
FEEL WHEN
You view q. long wooden box.


You view a. long wooden box.
At track practice. you run your
fastest. mile and discover that
the coach has forgotten to time
you.
You have waited a half hour
on a theater lire for tickets and
then discover you have left your
wallet home.
You have tipped your hat 10
the girl who you thought smiled
at you, but instead smiled at her
husband who was walking directly
behind YOU.
You get the first kiss from her.
You're out with your best girl
and bunk into friend from
whom you borrowed 500 three
years ago and who has been
hunting you ever since.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14
THE OPPOSITE
SEX
BY Mary Steele.

y -
~ ONE women take business
course so they can learn Is
~ sign a marriage contract.
A mans idea Of a highbrow
woman il one who gets bored
by him.
A girl doesn't mind her man
being a thief so long as he steals
his kisses only from her.
From . Feminine Notebook.
"Burying ones nose too deep in
books is apt to brush the powder
off,"
A woman is as old as her
makeup. III
If you really want to interest
man in matrimony, girls, laugh
at his jokes.
1t is much harder for woman
to forgive II she knows she Is In,
the wrong.
Why don't we ever hear any
thing of the wives of self-madS
men? 5,7a
1t is a clever woman who can
remember where she puts her
money.
Men whose wives won't let
them talk at home go to the
movies and read the titles aloud
for spite.
The Washington times., 1924-06-14

Why don't we ever hear any
thing of the wives Of seif-naadS
men? ,7a