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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22

: said in a voice that was jocose
instead Of tender:
want to tell me about the
secret sorrow that was eating
your heart out this afternoon?"
mot now, JIM" gasped. mot
while you're in this mood. It's a
big sorrow--something that makes
it harder, than you can dream
for me to be dining out like this.
But I'm doing it for you because
you want to see your sister.
Please leave as early as possible.
And when we get home-promise\
that you'll stand by me and help
me all you can. I'm nearly at
the end of my endurance"
'By jingo!'' Jim exclaimed.
''You sound darn serious. Well,
you're good little sport to put
me ahead Of yourself tonight.
And when we get home I'll let
you cry over rpy shoulder IL you
want to. Only no waterworks
during the evening. I
'tNo-I wouldn't do that on
Jeanie's account" I said gravely.
What do you mean?"- de
manded JIM,
And then in a flash realized
that he didn't know Jeanie's Sc
cret, and that If he found out
!. that she had .confided in me be-
fore she had told him, he might
get into a mood Of annoyance
which would >cost US all dear.
When I'realized that Jim didn't
know. Jeanie's precious secret and
that I'd almost betrayed my own
knowledge, hauled myself UP
short. / feared that however
much Jim longs to have me on
good terms with his sister, he'd
resent her confiding sp me before
telling him. And I can't have
MIN getting into any bad moods
just when I so long for his ten
derness to help me to bear the
agony Of wondering and waiting
for Ralph Lacy to prove the
falsity of the anonymous letter
saying that Neal is dead.
So I managed a plausible ex-
PLANTATION Of my saying II would
not break down on Jeanie's &C.
count"
II wouldn't be so tactless, as
to spoil one of Jeanie's rare eve
nings in town by clouding it
with my own-mood." 1 said
carefully.
II should hope not" Jim
agreed.
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? on the edge Of the bowl, and I
shrieked with laughter when I
saw what the little rascal did.
There was the fly and >there
was the fish. The fish swan up
to the surface of the water, and
as straight as an arrow out of
his little mouth came fine
stream of water. Clean as a
whistle it struck the fly. stunned
him, and he fell laundering into
the water. Quick as a wink the
fish gobbled him up and went on
swimming about his own business.
mo wonder the Japanese have
them for pets" I chuck1ed.
What fun we had watching our
new pet. But must confess that
Bobby didn't have so much fun
as result Of watching him. Ore
day he was very late coming
home from school. Finally when,
he did arrive, looking very much
depressed, asked:
whats the trouble, Bobby?'
"That fish got me in trouble"
he replied.
Now" said I, "how under the
sun could a fish get you in
trouble?" laughed.
WELL" said Bobby, looking
rather ashamed II just wanted
to see IL I was as good shot
with blow-gun as that fish Is.
So I bought one. Then 1 filled
my mouth with water, and must
say 1 am good shot. 1 hit a
boy right in the eye, and was
kept in"
Bobby" said L, don't TAX, a
hoy's eye for a bulls eye the next
time you want target"
I'm Saturdays Story Some Lit.
tie Friends Warn Them Of q
Stormy
Copyright, 1924. by International
Feature Service, Incl
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URRY home this after
noon, Bobby" said I,
' - land We'll go fishing"
We were in Japan and Bobby
was going to school there, be-
cause you know we travel so
much that whenever can put
Bobby in school do so. / must
say he has got on very well.
So Bobby hurried home from
school and out fishing we went.
It. was hardly a moment after
Bobby had thrown his line over
when he had a big bite.
Pull her i'm shouted.
Bobby pulled his line in, and
there on the. hook was the most
beautiful fish! He was black
and yellow and he glistened in
the sunlight as If the yellow
scales We're pure gold.
"A Chaetodontina!' / shouted.
tive wanted to see one for years.
"a what?" asked Bobby.
."You could never say It" I
laughed. 1T is two Greek words
which mean hair and tooth. Look
in his mouth and you'll see that
: he has several rows Of tiny teeth
like bristles."
Bobby opened his mouth and
sure enough there were the tiny
teeth-and such tiny funny little
teeth you never saw.
He Is such a beauty / would
like to take him home and keep
him in bowlv' exclaimed Bobby.
Il wonder if he would live in a
bowl and be happy there"
Il believe he would" replied.
Just as long as he has all the
lilies he wants to eat"
Sure, he would be happy"
echoed Bunny. you know the
Japanese often keep these little
Fellows for pets. They do such
funny tricks.
One morning soon after we had
put our little fish in his new bowl
Bobby came running to me and
said
Look, Fooxy Grandpa!' Come
and watch this fish. He's the
funniest fish ever saw"
And l must say that when /
saw what had surprised Bobby
80 q did make me laugh. for there
were several flies buzzing AROUND
his bowl. Suddenly one III right
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
By Maria Jeritza,

"o possess strong. shapely
ankles is a natural and
II praiseworthy desire. Ankles
must be strong to support the
body properly and enable their
owner to move, and especially to
walk comfortably and well. And
they should be slim enough to
carry out correct proportions.
+. It too often happens that wom-
en- with awkward, fat ankles feel
that there is nothing to be done
-, about 1t, and so resign themselves
to this handicap. But as a mat
ter OF fact, ankles, like every
other portion OF the body, respond
quickly to proper care and grow
graceful, strong and; symmetrical
81 tIisT so much easier tor walk
and move about 81 without the
weight Of superfluous. fat on the
ankles and calves Of the legs that
the exertion of reducing their
size is worth while from the point
of view Of common sense and eff
ficiency. And OF course slim
ankles are essential to beauty.
: Care Of the general health viii
build up the - strength OF the
ankles just as it strengthens the
entire body. Measures that, are.
designed to slenderize the ankles
at the expense Of their strength
are mistaken. Among these erro-
neous measures is that. Of tightly
lacing high boots over them. This
practice by impeding free circula-
ton Of blood through the feet and
ankles indirectly affects the entire
circulation and SO impairs the
health on which beauty and grace
are founded. .. .,.-
Tight lacing over the ankles
will also tend to weaken them
through depriving the muscles Of
their natural function Of support.
ing themselves. And weak ankles
are a positive menace to safety
and health as we'll as fatal to
graceful movement.
. So be careful to reduce your
ankles in a way that will not in.
terfere in the least with circula-
ton. In fact, active circulation is
the secret of slim symmetry to
the extent that it burns up super
f1uous fat.
Swimming, dancing, fencing,
tennis" and long walks will help to
make and keep your ankles slen-
der, yet strong. And here is an
exercise that should bring about
the same good result:
Choose a book that you do not
value too. highly to step on, Place
it ON the floor in the morning BE-
fore you take your bath, and. of
course, before you don your shoes,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
A Delightful Sequel to when Girl Marries" Which
Scored Such Tremendous Success Throughout
IS the Country.

; And so In an, deliberately sus-
tanned imitation Of good cheer. I
sat through the supper at Pats
club trying hard to do my share
toward making the meal merry
one. Things went on so well that
Jeanne suggested suddenly:
why can't we go to the thea
ter? Pat, dear, don't you want to
telephone and see II you can get
good seats? ia love to see a
good play and I'm choosing Jim
for my theater partner. and I'm
going to have a fine talk with
him between acts. For, unless
there's something to keep you two
occupied, you'll always be talking
along, and I'll never get a chance
to have a good old heart-to-heart
chat with jimmie
MAY come along with You
when you go to telephone for
seats, Pat?" I asked. I've a
" telephone call I'd like to make
myself, and then Jeanne and Jim
can put one over on as by get
ting an extra chance for wee
chat right now"
Pat agreed to take me with him,
and Jeanne beamed approval. I
could, see that something had
made her all eagerness to confide
In Jim. And I knew that Jim
would get great joy out Of the
feeling Of sharing a secret with
the sister he so admires.
My telephone call was to Ralph.
found him at his club, and with
out waiting for me to question
him, on the subject so near his
heart he said:
when I couldn't get you at
home I laid a bet with myself
that you'd call me. I've started
working, Anne. And the more I
get into the thing the clearer it
becomes that someone is trying
to put something over on us.
Keep up your courage. Can't
say much now. But 1 know that
document is an asset to us, no
matter how it was meant. It's a
cruel lie, I'll take my oath! And
II you let yourself believe it you'll
be playing into our opponents
hands"
"I'm trying hard. but I'm pretty
near the black pit" I confessed.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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kind. It isn't tickle and selfish.
But it has been called these
things for so, long that It is
choked up In the. witch-grass Of
all these superstitions and tradi-
TONS and It doesn't seem to con-
slider 1t worth while to start weed
ing the garden. Instead, it let's
the garden grow into thickst Of
weeds and go to. waste.
When you plant a garden, you
put ip the seeds, Of beauty with
full confidence that they are 60
ing to flower and bring you fun
reward for time, effort. faith and
attention. But when you are
dealing with your own nature,
you don't cultivate 1t along the
same lines. Nor do you treat
other folks as IL their hearts were
garden spots in which to expect
flowers.
But there. is no obstacle, that
can prevent most Of the seeds Of
good purpose, and the bulbs Of
beauty from Towering. They push
up through the dark soil OF
doubts and fear just ais seeds
grope through the dark earth on
their way toward sunlight, Every
= thing in creation has the instinct
to grope toward the light. But
we humans have a way of bur
rowing like moles and getting our
! selves so mtred with darkness and
Crime that we can't see the sun.
light. And so we begin to say
there isn't any sunlight.
Who wants to be a mole bur
rowing in the dark until his eyes
cease to function from lack Of use?
Who wants to cut himself off
from beauty by turning the other
way and facing all darkness and
despair which win blind his eyes
and mire his feet? -.
When friends seem to fail you,
when love appears. to desert you,
when success elndes you, there is
nothing to prove that the circum-
stance which appears cruel and
defeating has not in itself some
seed of beauty you have never
seen. You may be cultivatine
: strength and patience and lowell
ness In your own soul when. you
stand fast with abiding faith that
the evil seeming circumstance
but for moment. and that you
can eventually rise above it. You
can bring beauty. and happiness
into your life and into your re-
lations with people Just as you
can bring beauty to a garden. !:
Your life Is bound to flower II
you treat 1t as you would a gar
den.s Dig the pebbles of suspicion
out of the soil. Soften the ground
by gentleness and kindness. Plant
the seeds of generous thoughts,
warm with the sunshine of love.
Water with the moisture Of sym
pathy. And wait with patience
and faith and confidence FOR
beauty to flower in the radiant
/. colors Of love and friendship.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
BY Beatrice Fairfax,
Who Holds q Unique Position in.
the Writing World as an
Authority on the Prob !.
lens Of Girls.

wv :: $s's !; ; a. :. :, ~: e:
character created by a famous
author a few years ago. And I
have often wished that this
might be everyone's slogan. )
II we put the same amount Of
faith and love and confident hope
into cultivating the gardens OF
our own natures that we put into
making little plots OF earth
flower and blossom, what happy
lovely creatures we would all be.
:. Why. then, when you plant
kindness and sweetness, and gen.,
tie thoughts and devotion and
love. and understanding in the
garden plot Of your own nature,
shouldn't the flowers you have
encouraged come into being ?
There doesn't seem much argu-
-ment against that. But the ar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
By Ann Isle,
Whose Serials Of Married Life
Have Won . Big Popular
Copyright, 1874, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.

CopyriGhGs 1874, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
XII UTH would understand"
y said Betty, "and it would
only give her weapon
- use against you IL she hap
pened to be In one of her pitiless
moods, I'll tell Walter to call her
studio and ask for Jim.''
In a few moments the tele-
phone bell on my desk tinkled
and Jifn's / voice came over it
with an impatient:
; Hello, who wants me?,''
"It's me, Jim I answered. my
heart humping with mixture of
chagrin and relief at having
located him. GIVE. had a smash
ing blow or I wouldn't be trail
ing you around like this. You
don't mind, do you? I've been
% frightened and hurt i had to
find you"
''That's all right" Jim replied
% amicably that I felt at once as
M were a prisoner who had
Just been given reprieve. 81
hope you haven't had a'bad upset.
Want me to taxi around and get
you now?" ~
mo. I feel better just hearing
your voice." laughed unsteady.
.;:And. If 1 am sure you will meet
me at home for dinner tonight,
III manage to pull myself to-
Gether now"
~ "Can't be- so--bad them" Jim
j said with touch Of curtness
which frightened me-. His next.
words restored me again: "But
] I'll be there all right. Seven
sharp. Now I'll have to get back
on the job while daylight lasts.
/. So long"
Forcing myself to the greatest
effort of will, managed to get
! down to work again. Though I
, didn't succeed in losing myself
even in attending to business,
still the hours went by somehow
! and at last it was time to go
home and prepare for my meet
ing with Jim. made myself as
/. dainty as possible in my dress Of
F., orchid georgette, knowing that
even II Jim didn't pay any partic-
. ular attention to my appearance,
he would be sure to notice it.
+ Just as I was in the midst of
/ dressing, Jim came dashing in
breathlessly to tell me he'd
stopped in at his office. on the
way home and had found mes
sage there telling him that Jeanne
was in town and that Pat wanted
as to join him and Jeanne for
dinner at his club.
. ''Must we go?" I asked in great
disappointment.
BEST thing in the world for
you if you are feeling down." in
sisted Jim jovially. "And as I
haven't seen jeanne for a blue
moon, I'm not going to fall down
on this thing at the last minute.
You're all dolled up for a party
anyhow. Just put the studs in
my shirt-there's a dear-and
call a taxi while I'm shaving"
AS soon as we were in our
taxi, rolling along toward the
club, Jim took my hand with a
gesture which missed ALI the cleo
Z. trio warmth i wanted to feel
coming from him to me, and he
NORTHUMBERLAND
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
Odd Facts

Remains of oyster shells and
other saltwater animals found
deep down in the excavations
made for some of its slyscrapers
show that once upon q time Man
haitian Island was cOvered by
"Old ocean
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22

to haunt him.
Alas jazz and modern sophsticaon have of the
glamour off of marrage but the evidence
is thrilling and romantic and full Of fresh surprises
When gets "Oh-wha feeling she PUSHES
out and gets hat and fresh marcel oul3
when feels it coming he rushes new
hearnterest fresh enthusiasm tonic to his vanity
married doesn't mountains for "soi
tude" and ucomunon she find hours
hours Of it right in her little city apartment.
Scarlet stockings be the wearing attract
mans attention is using mouserap to catch mosquito
Copyright
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
Me DIT A MS
MARRIED I WOMAN
BY HELEN ROWLAND

GONE rush into marriage at the speedm but of
them ahead" at the critical moment and have to be
~ TOWED in.
knows what's in mind because before
marriage he listens to her "ony with his eyesand
riage, with only half ear-drum .-s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22

woman MUST have sweet words and pro-
testations but to a man, the mosl intensive flat
terry is the eloquent silence of the girl who can
sit and gaze at him worshipfully, while he Guilds
himself up"
After marriage so many women exchange the
hook for a time-lock, twist the net into a moose.
and throw away the bait.
A man can go on declaring that he loves a
girl, or that he takes cold plunge every morn
ing, until he begins to believe it himself
A woman sometimes discovers. that her love
has been buried alive, and resuscitates it; but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
LACK OF COLOR DON'T
MEAN A GIRL IS SICK

\. Oft WhGt seems i.
"A tritle, mere nothing BY itself,
In some nice situation turns the
of FGte, and rules the most iHa-
portGnt actions
Shakespeare.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.

Edward Everett Hale wrote
"The Man Without County" in
1853.
1.-The interstate commerce act
was passed in 1887.
3-Napoleon defeated the Aus
TRANS at Eckmuehl, April %,
1909.
4--The French revolutionary
song. Ca ira" was first sung i'm
1889.
s-CaIro. Egypt, was founded
in s7a. A. d.
Copyright 1879 r'-g g a'u---
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was Democratic ma.
tional convention last held in
New York city?
-- 2-When did Adam Smith, the
great English political economist
live?
S-When dido Leonardo da Vinci
d complete his famous painting,
1.-THE Last supper"
4-When did the vandal leader.
Alaric, loot Rome?
5-When was the naval battle
of Chemulpo, Korea, between
Japan and Russia fought?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22

DRECOLL creation (eft) Of pretty coored wool with
~ a~strped combined with plain material
At the right gown of black velvet crepe de chine
with velvet bows front simple but smart and unique
dress See the of Good Housekeeping for other
upto-date models from the most famous designers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
No More Gray Hair
Says Sciences
Wonderful Clean,
COLorless Liquid
Restores
Original Color
Results. in a Week

:, Results i'm a Week
Science again. has scored a tri-
umph in the discovery Of q very
remarkable liquid known as Kolor-
Bak. If you are gray, just apply
this liquid to the hair and SCALP
and your hair will soon take on the
actual color ithad in the past. Not
a trace Of grayneSs via remain.
~ Kol0r-Bak comes in the form Of
q clean, colorless liquid, con-
tanning properties which quickly
restore the lost color to the hair
and give it renewed vigor. And
note that the one. preparation is
for all colors Of hair. No special
solution required for each color
no samples of hair required.
You will find also that with
KOlor- Bak the hair hasthe same
shade throughout. = Itedoes not
appearstreak ed, fadedor "dyed."
Every scientist, every physician.
knows that gray hair ID hair that
has ceased to receive its normal
supply Of coloring matter or pig
ment from certain tiny cells
(called follicles or papill@) in the
scalp, because these cells have
become inactive from illness.
shock Of some kind, scalp disease,
dandruff, infection, neglect of the
hair or lack of circulation, etc.
But no matter what the cause of
the grayness, it is simply amazing
to see how it disappears when
Kolor- Bak is used. It is q proved
substitute for the natural pig
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
BOBBY INITIATES A FISH AND IS KEPT IN AFTER
SCHOOL afs
SCHOOL

<<TTURRY this after the Of bowl
noon' Bobby" said l. shrieked laughter
~ IL aaud Uuo1uOo fichino |
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ADVERTISEMENT.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-18
One Does Not Haze to Wait Until Sunday to Hear
Sacred Church Music Played Upon a Pipe organ

CT Golden Sunshine" and Charles
ton Cabin"
Gerald Griffin singing ireland Is
Heaven to Me" and The Fairy
Tales of Ireland"
Clarence Williams, pianist, play.
ing my Own Blues" and "Gravier
Street Blues"
( T. l.
New bill opens today at the Pal
ace with Hank, the Mule as one
Of the attractions. Other acts in
clude Eldridge, Barlow and Eldridge;
Mellen and Rem, Browning and
Weir, Tyre1l and Mack and a movie,
Roulette"
Other theatrical bills include: "Syn-
~copating Blue Jackets" at the Lyric;
Wine, Woman and Song" at the
Capitol; 1.-The Covered Wagon" at
the Ohio; Revelation" at the Apollo,
and THE Left Hand Brand" at the
Isis and THE Sea Hawk" at the
Circle.
The Indiana Indorsers Of Photo
plays indorse as family pictures:
1.-THE Sea Hawk" at the Circle;
THE Covered Wagon" at the Ohio;
Napoleon and Josephine" at the
Crystal, and The Reckless Age" at
the Colonial; adult, Sea Hawk" at
the Circle; Covered Wagon" at the
Ohio and Revelation" at the Apollo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-18
c. OF. WASTEFUL
OVERHEAD CITED
BY MCULLOCH
Democratic GubernatoriaI
Candidate Scores Office Of
State Fire FarShaI.

By Times Special
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Sept.
1S.-Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch,
Democratic candidate for Governor,
scored extravagant overhead, un-
justifiable lists of employees and I'M
j~ustifable, incidental and travelling
expenses of State employees as among
the cause of high taxes under the
Jackson-McCray Republican admin
istration, in a speech here Wednes-
day night.
McCulloch was accompanied by
Meredith Nicholson. author, and
Democratic candidate for State Sena-
tor from the Seventh District.
McCulloch analysed administra-
ton Of the State fire marshal's office
as showing improper expenditures.
SAP, 900 Increase
1.-THE fire marshal's office which
in 1920 had Increased it's expendi-
ture SIS, 300 over 1916 continued
without a thought Of the taxpayers
ability to pay until at the close Of
the last fiscal year the increase had
amounted to $4,000 or o than
$25, 900 greater than the two years
previous" McCulloch said.
practically all of the increase in
expenditures are due to additional
or increased salaries and travelling
expenses, and this without regard
to legislative appropriation-for in
1921 the fire marshal drew on the
Governors contingent fund for So.
276.64, and in 1922 for s~1.22S.32. Not
only did he exhaust his appropri
atoms and call on the Governors
contingent fund, but during the same
period he expended "s2.74431 from
the receipts Of his office, which were
paid in upder the dry cleaning act
without reporting the same either
TO the State auditor or the State
treasurer.
ONCE Could Be Reduced
"In a report OF the State board
Of accounts opinion was rendered
the cost Of conducting this office
could be reduced considerably. The
report OF the examiners has not beer
needed, it seems, for one Sept. 1 ap
propriations were exhausted and al
the present time the fire marshal is
seeking to mandate the State auditor
to pay his bills without an appropri
atom"