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The Washington times., 1924-10-15

in bantshing this demon Of home
sick loneliness.
Dicks salary was not large. but
his prospects were bright because
he was more than making good
with his firm. Expensive trips to
theater. or opera, with supper and
dancing afterward. were. Of course.
out Of the question, except at rare
intervals. But he. managed a good
movie every now and then as well
as candy ana flowers to prove his
appreciation Of the compantonshIp
Of both girls.
YES" replied Dick to Bess'
question. How did You know !
was at Louise's? ! thought you
never had happened to meet
Louise. "
II don't know her, but q friend
Of hers Is d friend Of mine. Then
after a strained silence. 4'Why
didn't you tell me you were calling
on her?"
because / didn't suppose you
would be interested 4 replied Dick.
She's just another friend OF
mfne-a mighty nice girland 1
had no special appointment with
any one else" he added quickly.
DO you think bringing me
candy makes up for spending
sunday evening with her instead
of me?'' asked Bess.
For an instant Dick thought
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|tNF course there was not q
nook or crannie in cur yard
~ that Bobby did not know.
And if Bobby was toe big to get
into the very small places Bunny
investigated those thoroughly.
SO one day looked down irto
the yard and there were Bobby's
two feet sticking out from under
4 bush. and in moment I saw.
Bunny's white tail back out.
Then a consultation was held.
In moment. Bobby came runh.
ing INTO the Rouse, lifted the.
sheet of flypaper carefully ami
ran out with it. holding it 50 It
wouldn't touch his trousers.
Now what's up?" laughed
!. to myself.
After while the two little
friends came in and ! heard Bob
by say:
THAT win hold. her for q while,
Tomorrow we'll have a fresh
supply" and he spread the fly.
paper smoothly on the window
sill from which he had taken it.
f What will hold who?" I asked
"Toady;" replied Bobby.
who under the sun is Toady.
may /. ask and why is Toady in.
terested in fIyraper?" l inquired;
"Oh, she loves flies?' answered
Bunny,
Eyes" echoed Bobby. You.
should have seen her gobble them
up. / do believe she likes them
kind OF sticky
who is this myster Gus.
ToadY2'' i asked.
"Our toad down under the lilac
BUSH" answered Bobby. showing
great surprise that l didn't Know
that Miss Toad lived ana croalsed
there IN peace and contentment.
This is the first I've heard Of
the young lady " said Il. Z
"Ws must Introduce you" Bob,
by smiled. "Shc'r be sleepy just
now after we've fed her so maay
flies. But you just wait until
tomorrow morning. Then you'll
see what a very nice toad she is"
SO the next morning after
breakfast, when l was looking
over the baseball scores Of the
day before, Bobby came running
to me and shouted: ee. :,
Come out. +. Foxy Grandpa!
Toady's doing something funny.
I can't make it OUT
'Iu come right out" Z IN
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TTAVI you ever, as you
watched the construction
- Of a neighboring building,
noticed the men coming to work
with the boxes Of carpenters
tools? Have you ever watched
an artist lay out his brushes and
paints? Have you ever noticed
the busy housekeeper as she col
lected her utensils for the bak-.
ing Of cake or pie? II 80. you
can readily conclude that 1t Is a
poor workman indeed who does not
instinctivaly respond to the thFill
that comes when his fingers close
about the tools with which he is
to do his work.
AS a good craftsman, then. So
lect your tools discriminatory.
Be sure that your scissors are
sharp. your needles bright and
shiny, your tape measure accu-
rate, your sewing machine Well
oiled and clean.
The most precious possession
to the home. to the authors mind,
however. is the sewing machine
a trustworthy one, which, with
its many attachments for trim
ming and fancy stitches, can be
7 figured as worth while posses
sion.
\ The first machine, we supposes
probably was :, sad affair; it un-
doubtedIY had many ailments,
dropped stitches. broken threads
and kept the mind Of its opera
] tor in Al trying condition. But
today II a wcIl.knowH- machine
becomes & part Of the home and
be depended upon to run smooth
" and behave Well--as it should
do If it is a standard machine
1t surely should be reckOned with
and considered as part Of the
necessary expenses Of the house
hold, as much SO, indeed. as the
kitchen table.
A list is given below Of the
things you viii need, and also q
few little guide boards OF direc-
I ton relating to- these same things.
A sewing box or basket (aIl
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THEY SEE ToADY CHANGE HER DRESS

: swered. laying down my paper
and taking off my laorn.rimmed
glasses.
I walked, down to. the lilac
bush, lay down on your tummy
and .crawled under the lowest
branches.
Look at her. said Bobby.
She's so busy and interested"
Bunny declared, that she, wont
look at even fly"
"Just like all ladies' ! laughed.
S'More interested in their ap-
pearance than in food"
What do you mean?" asked
Bobby as We watched Toady'
reaching her arms over her head
and pulling something. over it.
for all the world like a lady pull
ing off a one-piece dress, or
man shedding a sweater.
= shes changing, her Dress"
answered. This dress is worn
out and she can hardly wait to
! see herself In the new dress,
underneath
''ohl" gasped Bobby.
Toady had. removed her old COW
ering, which was worn out. and
there she. sat in a new bright
green suit. And even II she was
only a toad. j thought she was
very pretty.
Nov try her with a n.y."
said T.. As*
Bobby, lifted a fat fly off Of, the
fly paper and held 1T 8 toward
Tcady4 !, Out SHOT Toaiy's long
red tongue and into her mouth
went the fly. Then she blinked
a thank YOU"
Her apes teFs returned" said
Bunny as Bobby offered Toady
another, fly. ~
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By Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Holds 3 Unique Position as
IN Authority on Problems 81
Love and Marriage.

Who Holds = Unique Position as
an Authority on Problems 81
Love and Marriage.
~ A FRIEND Of mine told
ne she saw YOU a
- ALouiss's last Sunday eve
ming" remarked Bess.
Dick looked quickly at her. Was
this the secret Of the arctic man.
ner that had greeted him2 Even
! hiG box OF candy received q hardly
audible Thanks" and had not
been opened.
Dick had drifted into the habit
Of calling on Bess Sunday eve.
nings, but had a message Tor
Louise the night before. and. call
ing to tell her about It, had lin
gered over the piano trying new
music, with her until he decided
It was too late to can on Bess. So
he came over Monday evening in
stead.
There was no particular reason
why he should make q point Of
visiting either girl on any stated
evening. But Diclxy had been lone
" since his transfer . few months
before to the big city office Of the
corporation Tor which he worked.
And his letters Of Introduction to
Louise and Bess proved a godsend
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Of the ''FIapper. =

held ct the waist with broidery
Of pearls II had been in the
French room Of one Of the shops
that time they went for the dress
that Margaret wouldn't buy.
The saIesgirl had brought it out
just to delight Nora Lee and her
mother had tried 1t on because she
insisted.
She had turned with an arch
smile, not quite able to hide the
thrill the wondrous gown had
given her. And Nora Lee had
stared at her entranced because Of
the lustrous pallor in her skin.
the star-lil1e beauty OF her eyes.
She had cried, 'oh. take it. mother
take it!''
She remembered the half wistfuI
gayety Of Adargaret:a smile as she
put the, thing away. Hundreds Of
dollars Tor = gown such NONSENSE!
But she should haven't now
She went out into the sunny
morning relieved to do this final
service. She heard q woman laugh
Ing ON the ear, How odd that
people laugh and the sun shines
and bells jangle when one who is
beloved and beautiful has
she became frightened as she
walked to the shop. Suppose it
was gone.
But the same girl came toward
her as she stepped from the eleva-
tor. 'Yes-they had the gown
and II was reduced one-thfrd. !"
Nora Lee waited in a sdazed
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GRATEFULFOR
| CABINET

To the Editor, Orange Prize Con-
test: !. W,
The recipe cabinet, which you
SO kindly sent me, has been re-
ceived. .3te
tits q deep pleasure, and con,
slider It an honor TO he one Of the
fortunate prize winners in the
contest held by your very inter,
esting paper. s"t4
To you I extend my sincere
thanks for the cabinet, the pleas.
i're II will always afford me by
possessing Il. and the, enjoyment
had In answering your call to
the contest. >,..--. - ----.---,.-- -...
MRS. b, FRANK MEYERS,
n @1OS3 Park road northwest.
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FIRM STEPPING -SI 10 NE TO LOVE
Cultivate The Gift Of Being Apprecatye There No Quail
ity With More Magic Power to Win and Hold Both
Friendship and Love.

Bess couldn't be in earnest her
attitude was 60 unreasonable ana
unfriendly. Then he saw that
her eyes were filling with tears.
Now. II made Dick uncomfortable
and unhappy to see Bess weep
ing. HIS instinct was 70 taire
her in his arms and beg her tp
stop crying. But he knew this
would lead to an emotional
scene and that Bess was the kind
Of a girl who might misinterpFet
his sympathy and look on him
hencefofth az her particular
property--her. steady.
So Dick did his best to change
the subject and start the CONVEX
sational ball. rolling toward less
personal subjects.
But Bess remained moody and
Dick left early with q feeling
that she considered him An en-
tirely unsatisfactory friend.
He felt 90 uncomfortabie ana
conscience -stricken although ne
assured himself that he was NOT
to blame for Bess's critical statt
OF mind that he dropped in Ill
Louise's home the next evening
just to cheer himself Z little.
Louise was delighted to seo.
him and she made great fuss
over few flowers he brought
her from the stand at the corner.
They were placed in the most
becoming vase in the house and
Louise said over and over:
How sweet Of you, DiclZy!
How did you know love
dahlias?'
m tive just learned. r beanied
Louise later in the evening; be-
tween dances to photograph rec
ords, ''that friend Of mine d la
friend Of q friend Of yours Bess.
I'd love to meet her. / hear she's
lovely. Won't you bring her up
to call?"
Dick was feeling more ana.
more that everything was az 1t
should She, under the radiance of
Louise's good cheer and the de-
licious fudge that he had helped
her make.
When she called out rs he was
soillg. Thanks again for the
flowers. picky. and don't forget
20 bring your nice friend over
some. evening" Dick departed
with q warm glow in his heart
for Louise.
There's a sirl!' he thought,
She appreciates every little
thing you do for her. She's even
ready to like your friends just
because you like them"
And needless to say it is
Louise. not Bess: who is at pres
ent receiving most Of Dicks at
tenttOny.
Bess e wondering why she
cant hold The interest," Of her
men friends. she doesn't realize
that she il utterly lnappreciative.
! Just Little approximations what
. long way 1t goes..s The sum
shlnes brighter, the sky is blusr,
there Al aswarm5 glow. in our
|, hearts because we IRE being ap.
prscTatedE
You may not be beautiful You
may lack. br4IiiAHts wit, soor the
radiant personality that always is
THE center of its group.
But you can, If you are willing
to 90 to the trouble cultivate the
gift Of being appreciative. And
there is no quality with more
magic power to win and hold
both, frfendsifD and Iova
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As far as man Is concerned, woman is always
q crusader: she Is forever trying to Save him.
either from himself or from some other woman
ess@ @E f4.
Sef-expression is the first duty Of life; but th
trouble IS that most Of US get it mixed up will
self-assertion self-importance and self-indnlgenc
that the results are awfully hard on the family
{ Most girl-charmers do not deliberately break
woman's heart; they just chip it off, little by
little, until there is nothing left of it but hare
little lump.
Every woman knows intuitively when she has
passed that psychological moment in a love affair,
where man should have 'signed on the dotted
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When In Doubt
When WalLias With Ladies

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Is, i correct for gentleman.
when walking with two ladies
to walk between them or on the
outside near the curb?
VERA.
LIE should walk on the side Of
"A the pavement nearest the
curb.
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RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS
Orange Sauce.

Mix two teaspoons OF arrowroot
or cornstarch with one cup
sugar and (. 6. Of salt, Add
gradually two cups boiling water
stirring constantly. Cook over
boiling water twenty minutes.
Add the grated rind and juice of
two oranges, one tablespoon Of
lemon juice and one and one-half
teaspoons of butter. Mix
thoroughly and serve hot.
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Improves Flavor

QEFoREf frying cold potatoes
~ slice them and well dredge
with flour. This not only causes,
the potatoes to brown more
quickly. but also improves their
flavor.
"a 4
~ ---E-- Y. "a 4r stHA
ITO prevent fakes burning,
grease the tins with lard
not butter-and sprinkle lightly
with flour.
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leanlInusd Frons! Ys.tardayl


Then i'm his, sinighf not have
halpsasa me thought went with
. Iitting violence through her
mind. she sobbed ia . panic Of
anguish and rernorse a'Oh, mother
mother ,darling!"
The nurse came in then as she
was half-staggering to the bureau
pick up the magazine. Why had
she not brought It to Margaret
why had she not given her this
little. little joy2 How proud that
would have made herwhat q
gladnsss to carry with her through
/ the silence
She said to the nurss quietly:
Il left my mother alone. yester-
I day. That's why she fen on the
\ grass
The nurse smiled sadly: Must
L you torment yourself, Miss Mead
ows? Must we all have regrets?
Your mothers time had come.
Il You could not have stayed it.
No power on earth could"
In Deaths Presence.
s'She is beautiful now.
Would you like to liz her hair7"
s'Oh, nor
'sYes, do 1t VIII. be u thing to
remember you win want her
lovely-
she said easily: why, Of course
mo one else could do IT,
And she went smiling into the
living room, where they had. laid
Margaret on a bier, q gray chit
fon covering on the still form.
She pushed the nurse from her.
Moments passed. Nora Lee stood
on the threshold unable to force
her steps across the room, The
sun. In a long golden beam,
flashed slantwise through the low,i
cred shades. Her mother, who
loved the sunny morning, lying
there unseeing oh, she could
never look in the still, dead face
she must run away from this
Then a great pity swept her.
She went with little sobing rush,
and shutting her eyes, touched
Margaret's hands. Cold-they
were so cold,
s but the lips were parted warm.
seductive, smiling all their beauty
carved anew and the lashes of
her full. deep eyes made shadows
on the pale, sculptured features.
Nora Lee bent down and kissed
her mothers forehead. She muir
mured: Oh-yon look SO beautiful
what would you say-wlat are
yeu. thinking
She brushed the rich, lustrous
hair. When her tears fell on it, it
j shone. She. smiled. She turned
SHARPLY with an overpowerinig
sense that Margaret was standing
nearwas watching sand think.
ingglad to see her strong.
In Gray Chiffon.
She sank on her knees-her
cheek resting on Margaret's hands.
She whispered: Il love you, moth
orSoh,' !. love you So
She half expected an answer
half expected the lips to move.
1t was SO quiet in the room. She
waited, staring a long time at
Nargaret's face and the cold and
the terror went dumbly through
her heart. rs.
they We're parted, She had gone
her separate way, They would
not meet again.
/, Suddenly she noticed the gray
chiffon. She, pushed it from her
mothers neck. Margaret hated
fray Why had they put this
thing about her. xs
It Is only for the present.
She answered crisply, as though
itswere q gown for some great
feast.
she loves layender--laven-
der" and she remembered an
exquisite thing Of shaded orchid
hues with long epanniers pIeated
and falling from the shoulders,
RRRH -
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By EIenore AIelAeliA.:
Tie Biggest and Best Story d
Her Career. ].
aYN0PaIs.

MGrOaret Me0dO1Ds married win
Zee at seventeen. HIS dies0Isito
edbits made her nttserGbIs, bit abe
endured him for three gears.
EargaTet supported her daughter,
Nero, w teaching school ~ FGsrd0le,
SOhere she met AAdretD.
N0rG: gr0acn 70 a0ons0Hho0ol. read
MdssoM LescaMt, and be1dM 70 IN
aeysfqnd, tho l01es ols AmdresU AID her
esos Moro at seventeen. snet
D0sse egytclss q college boy of Mine-
ssesl c6ag III bed .to feaJ love
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managed TO escape without committing nnlse
It's rather dheartenng have the promised
all his joys YOU act injured when ha has
to share the morning paper and the reading lamp with
The girl who arries prince good fellows usually finds
herself playing the part Of his valet and hwaings
Copyright Inc1t
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Sayings Of Mrs. Solomon
T0DAYS PHILOSOPHY IN Yesterdays WORDS
BY Helen Rowland
As the RIB Sees It

As the RIB Sees It.
WOMAN really somehow always gives her
"a little glow Of comfort to that old flame has
= married unhappily."
Apparently, the only of the buttons mans
clothes provide for wife who might otherwise
be amusing herself. 8.s
Many man has been by Central in the mi1yt Of
phone realize what fool he making Of
I'M him backOn The y Fl
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was Lexington. Mo-,
besieged by Union troops?
EWhen was the League Of
the. Public Good" in France
formed?
S-When did Bulwer Lytton
write The Last Of the Barons?'
when was Lambeth. palace,
residence of the Archbishop OF
Canterbury. begun?
5-When was the treaty of
Lahore, between England and the
Sikhs, signed?
ANSWERS to these queries win be
printed ton1Orrow.)
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ANSWERS.
To Yesterdays Questions.

AO0UOHN luy WutSLIDnS.
The first aeroplane flight
across the English Channel Was
made by BleriOt. July 25, 1909.
2-Yorktown surrendered to
Washington October 10, l7si.
s-San Martin began his cele.
.brated march across the Andes
January II. 1917. 1@
The Scotch attempted 4 set
i'emen- on the Isthmus OF Pana.
5-West Virginia was admit
- $780,, Otl.Oa an June. 1859.
tCopy right, 1924, King Features
4 Syndicate, Inc.l -.
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

EyHESE two typical models Of the things in
coats from the Paris ateliers The the left Is
of brown velour -delaine with stitched blonde
fur and tortoise ssheel buckle. u go
Thecoat 70 the right Isl Of dark brown velour deaine
trimmed with kolnsky The checker collar effect is notice
able in both models. 80
Evening star., 1924-08-23
DECLARES u. S. FLEET
MUST KEEP UP RATIO
Wilbur Says That Is Present Pol
ices of Department at Great
Lakes Inspection.
Ry the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, August 23.-Curtis D..
Wilbur Secretary of the Navy, last
night left Chicago for Des Moines,
Iowa, on his coast to coast inspection
of naval stations. Before leaving he
paid his respects to Mrs. Charles u.
Dawes, wife of the Republican vice
presidential nominee, in Evanston.
Following an inspection of the
Great Lakes Training Station, Secre-
tary Wilbur declared that the station
surpasses, in equipment, any on the
East Coast It's the best I have
seen on my trip" he said, although
it probably is not better than the
station at San Diego, Calif.''
1t is anticipated that the inspection
trip will be completed in time to
enable the Secretary and his party
to return to Washington by Septem-
Der 20.
The program at the Great Lakes
station in honor of the Secretary in
cluded a special drill and review
ter which the Secretary was accom-
panied on an inspection of the station
by Capt. Waldo Evans.
'The policy of the Navy Depart
ment," Secretary Wilbur said, rs TO
keep our Navy on an absolute parity
with that of Great Britain on all
matters covered by the treaty for the
limitation of naval armament, and
build up the auxilaries not covered
by the. treaty, SO they will be at
least equal to those of Great Britain.
In short, to maintain the 5-5-3 ratio
as to the treaty limitations. and also
Evening star., 1924-08-23
Luxurious Floating Bar Story
FAXED, Gotham, Reporter Admits
Told to Get Yarn Concerning Huge Cabaret Said to
Be Off Shore, He Turned to IMAGINATION
for His Data.

Scribed the ship, her crew. the habitueS
and even gave her exact location.
In fact he described everything too
well too accurately. Captains of
vessels who had passed that spot on
the night he said he spent aboard
the craft, when Queried about her
said they hadn't seen a flicker of
light anywhere near the spot where
she was supposed to have laid at
anchor. This despite the fact that
he had said she was brilliantly
Illuminated.
Cutter Searched I'm Vain
The captain of the Seneca, the rev.
enue cutter that was assigned by
the Government to run her down, after
searching the coast for miles around
reported that he had found no trace
of her.
Suspicious were aroused and the
Herald Tribune instituted an inde-
pendent investigation. Soon it be-
came evident that the story Of the
floating cabaret was only a fable.
The reporter was sent for and
closely questioned. At first he main
tanned an air Of injured innocence,
steadfastly asserting that his story
was true. Following the question
ing he left the Office, promising to
return the next day with corroborat-
ing evidence. Instead he wrote a
letter, rendering his resignation. and
admitting the yarn was false.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Old sea-
farers, bootleggers and prohibition Of
ficerS smiled cynica1ly this morning,
and said, Il told you So" whenever
the 17,000-ton floating cabaret was
mentioned-and it was mentioned often
For the famous rum ship was admitted
last night to be a phantom ship that
sailed only on the nebulous seas of a
reporters Imagination.
The reporter that perpetrated the
hoax has been discharged from the
staff of the New York Herald-Tribune,
which published the story on August
16 and the paper has printed a retrac-
ton of the article with an explanation
of how it all happened.
1t seems that 10 days ago some one
whose credibility was respected told
the Herald-Tribune that a large ship
was anchored IL miles off our coast
between Bayshore and Westhampton,
and was dispensing liquor to all those
who had the hardihood and the where
withal to board her.
Described Too Well.
A reporter was assigned to "get the
story" and after two days absence
from the office he reported that he had
it. He wrote a graphic description of
a sumptuous floating bar, with luxuri-
Gus appointments that would put to
shame the grillrooms Of the most ex-
elusive continental hotels. He de-
Evening star., 1924-08-23
Told in an Epitaph.
From the Kansas City Star.

There had been a motor car accl-
dent resulting in injury to the driver
and two passengers. The magistrate
conducting an investigation of the
matter summoned several witnesses,
among them farmer living near the
scene of the accident. There was a
great deal of testimony offered re-
garding the high speed at which the
car had travelled. Witnesses, more
over, said that the road was in bad
repair The magistrate finally reached
the farmer, who lived near the scene.
What would you say about this
accident, Mr.. Gatley?" he asked.
well, eff I was writin' the drivers
epitaph," drawled the witness, I'D
say he died tryin' to get 60 miles out
of a 10-mile road"