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and watched ths rear wheel spinning
In The stream.
lie stepped out again and trampra
around in the water for while.
Cold water Is great staff Tor the
nerves, said the Wreck. looking up.
She glanced AZ the sky. then al her
watch, and there was dismay IN her
eyes.
DO you know that II will be dark
In about half an hourg' she Dc,
mandcd.
lie also took an observation OF the
shy. and nodded.
And that train went long ago
and that we're nowhere near any
ailruad or anything
II don't admit that we're nowhere
near the railroad. ho said we've
made a lot Of progress But IN al.
mix we're not right GA top Of a."
Then what are sou going 10 dor''
she fairl shouted.
lie sloshed hts Iegs about in the
stream in q tentative. exploratory
fashion.
The bottoms hand enough" he
said. "but there's a lot of slippery
stones She won't take hold. And
tho way things arc. can't set tho
chains on. She won't 80 forward
and she WON'T hack She needs a
chance 10 cool out, anyhow.
lie seemed 20 be actually con.
tented n fact that was no lcss amar.
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LETTER FROM SALLY ATIIER.
TON TO BEATRICE SUM.
MERS. CONTINUED

But there's some more mixup
about Il that / don't just under.
stand, ana his hiehncss. Gentleman
Jack. imagincs he has been very
much abused. He's such boy.
Bee. that can't help liking him, nj.
tho all the while / feel like box.
| Ing his cars. He ought to have a
woman like me to tell him where he
would get off. I rather imagine that
friend OF his. who was hero at tho
wedding. Sydney Carton, docs this
very often.
By the way. Mr.. Sydney didn't
care for me "a bit. He seemed TO feel
that was vamping poor little Jackie
boy. oh. we'll. one more person whs
doesn't car for me doesn't matter
much. presume / am woman
with the greatest number Of haters
in her train that any ono knows
and rather like them. They amuso
me.
Yesterday ut luncheon ! went 10
rather smart place that tx much
patronizod by society women. As
usual. got a table that was right
in the middle of lot OF cacklors,
| They, one and all, were talking
about Mr.. Prescott and his going on
with that moving picture actress,
Paula Pcrier. IL seems he had had
some sort Of affair with her before
he was married. and they seemed to
think II was perfectly terrible that
he should stay here and escort Paula
Pcrier at your wedding when his
wife had gone to her sick fnthcr.
or course, being one OF that kind
OF people who never think like any.
one else. was rather tlcklcd at the
whole affair. could just under.
stand how that pretty little French
woman enjoyed coming back here
where It seems she had been pill.
loried by all the society women in
town. and politely, altho metaphor.
ically. telling them to go TO
7 don't think II would hurt Leslie
very much. She has sense OF hu.
NOR. Between you and me. lima.
gino that she and Mr.. Prescott have
had row, and that her fathers III.
ness came as n provldcntinl inter.
ruption TO what might have been n
quite serious quarrel. AB It is, I
am sure they have not made up,
for Mr. Prescott has not dictated any
letters 10 his wife.
Don't look shocked 1.-The modcri
man always dictates his letters TO
his wife
Boslic'B friend, Ruth Ellington,
too. 10 out Of the city. heard ono
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The garden ana every thinE.'
Besides. have no guest room.
went ON MIR Camel not paying
any attention. and mind you. che
didn't even say I'm very Borry,
but
''rhe very thinEf cried Weeny
we DO love fresh air. don't We.
chlldron' We can sleep under the
tree and count the dates and smell
tho stars. ] mean, smell the dates
and count the starr
"Sure We can" said sick ia
like that
THE baby has the measles, &"
went on Mn Camel. as tho that
ended Il.
Then can help sou TO nurse
him." said Nancy eagerly.
Hes Eot the mumps. toor' said
Mrs. Camel "and us very catching.
"And the chickcu.pox and tho
whoopinE cough and wo think he's
getting rosiola. too That's three.
day measles"
"oh. dear" said Nancy. That's
TOO badl ] don't $50 how you can
nurse him and clean house. too
II can't" taid Mrs. Cmael. and
have company hcnidesr'
After that nobody could think OF
another word 10 say, and IL did
seem AZ tho the travellers would
havo 20 10 going along 20 the next
place.
But wccny finally thought OF
something. Tho desert send had
been hot on hly feet and tho nice
green grass was cool and comfort.
ing 90 stand on, Tho longer he
talked tho better his feet felt.
Would you mind giving ua n
drink. Mrs. CnmeiT' 10 asked.
Were pretty thirsty
But he couldn't have said worse
thing.
DRINK cried Mrs. Camel AS
tho VIC had enough drink for our.
selves And I lived IN a circus long
enough TO know how much water
elephants take. Why. wouldn't
have enough water 90 cook or wash
with for two weeks. air. n you were
10 fiil yourself up. Waters scarce
hcrvaboutA This r. tho only water
hole for 30 miles"
why. tho books all gay that
camoln can go without water for
days and days" said Nancy.
Books exclaimed Mrs. Camel
In surprise. rs my name In u
book
YES, Il r." said Nancy. "Dldf't
you know"
Never knew a word about u"
said Mra Camel IN pleasant voice.
Isn't that lovely. thor
And I think II says that eamols
like 10 have company" urged
Wncny.
Then do stay" smiled Mrs.
Camel. stay rs long as ever you
can. Tho bahy'a been sick. bat hos
over at his grandma's. and as for
tho housc.clcaning. Il can wait.
And 90 show how much She
meant II. she took the sa,ehcl into
the house herself
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an instant later Hhe heard him slosh-
ing IN the stream.
You going TO try TO sleep In that
carr she called because you'll
never set any Aleep. trying 10 fold
yourself up In that
"fm not going 90 sleep" came his
voice. irrltahly. II never do sleep.
I've got insomnia I'm Just going
10 sit hero and keep watch. that'a
alt II you want anything. boiler
"ili hollcr." uho promised. and
smothcrod a laugh.
a few minutes later. "a sho was
becoming drowsy. she was aware
that he had switched of the lights.
After that u was very dark under
Tho cottonwoods. and very quiet.
save for the cool rustic % the
stream. which was ccaselcss ana
soothing. sally's last conscious men.
tai effort was a dim hope that some
thing would come along 20 give him
a good scare. she wanted 10 find out
how he would react. Perhaps coy
ote might bark. hut II a single coy.
oto lifted his muxGle and howlcd
within "a milo OF them. Sally did not
hear It. She slept like Is healthy
young animal.
The Wreck felt something punch,
Ing him between the shoulders. lie
Strengthened up In tho seat. slowly
opened his eyes. bllnked them and
found me glare Of sunlight dazzling.
Tho thing punched him again. and
no turned around. Sally was stand.
ing on tho bank. prodding az him
with n long stick.
III. your ahe called, do you
know it's after ucycn7"
&C morning" said the Wreck.
why didn't you call me9"
Call your I've been fairly yelling
at you. I've scared every Jaek.rab-
bit in the country. but you never
budEcd Is that what insomnia does
to your
II mus, have just dozcd Off" he
mumbled as he yawucd and stood up
10 stretch.
"oh. ycs"
Continued In our next issue.)
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Missionary Society
Plans Park Picnic

Women of tho University Congro.
gational Church Missionary society
will hold their annual picnic at Vol.
unteer park next Wednesday. August
49, Dinner will be served ut 1880
p. m. Mrs. Martha Jacobsen,
IKE nwd.4951 and Mrs. j. Il. Jacob.
son, IKE nwd.12S5, are In charge of
the dinner plans.
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The Tamgle
innate emotions revealed letter.,

OF these women that I wan telling
you about say 10 another that she
had gone 10 New York TO meet per.
haps tho most eligible man that
had ever been In Albany. She IS
going to marry millions, my dear.
She's another one Of the people
who seem to think that / am going
TO vamp poor Mr.. Prescott II all
these people don't stop Wishing u
on me, perhaps I'll have TO do Il.
Tho power OF thought. YOU know.
Boc--the power OF thought
Mr.. Prescott is wandering around
this office liko lost soul. II we
could only make man understand
how dependent he Is upon his wife
after he has lived with her for five
years. | think VIC wouldn't have MS
many divorces.
Wei. l guess I've written you
enough TO mako you IVORY about me
and my ideas. Every time / write
you. Bee. wonder why you love me.
Don't you stop It. dear. for all tho
friends you have in the world. |
would be tho best. SALLY.
Copyright. 1924. y. u, a. scryIce, Incl
TOMORROW: Letter from John
a q
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Mo longer had she any idea that
~ they would find the railroad and
the water tank az which Il was pos
sible 10 signal the train. when seven
o'clock came sho dismissed that from
her mind. an that was now icft was
10 set back 20 the ranch, The sher,
ift was right. a could not be done.
as the Wreck said n could
She felt a sharp sense uf humilia,
ton IN being lost on tho range; that
was trick Tor dudes. perhaps. but
not for "a gtrl born and raised within
half day ride. n only she could
get glimpse u Black Top. they
could walk 10 Il. even II they had 10
abandon the fllyvcr. But Black Top
had vanished In mysterious way.
somewhere behind miles Of hum.
moclSs.
There's water here somewhere. "
she called suddenly. Watch your.
sclfr'
The Wreck elreumnayigatcd a tree.
steered straight for "A barrier OF
young alders and sent tho machine
crashing magnsicantly thru. The
front wheels dropped sharply. tho
fllyyer tilted forward at ain angle Of
IS degrees. plunged. fiattencd out
again and came 10 a stop. hub deep
In stream.
There said Sally. Il told you
there was water"
Il never denied H." said tho
Wreck.
Nov what are you going 20 dor
lie stepped out on tho running
board and descended hriskly into tho
stream. which cooled his legs pleas
antly. NVadiug around 20 the rear
OF the car he fumhlcd In the lug.
gage compartment. then appeared
with a canvas coutraption which,
upon being unfolded. was bucket.
I'm going to fill the radiator" he
said. Water Is exactly what we
need"
sally made a gesture Of helpless
evaporation. and watched him MS
he went msthodicaiiy about the task.
Inc fltvver drank more than n buck.
etful and be nodded in a satisfied
way when at last il ovcrflowcd at
the orifce.
And now WHAT she demanded.
Now we drive on. OF course.
He climbed back into the seat.
after returning the bucket to its
place, and jamnlcd his foot on the
pedal that engages the clutch. The
flivver trembled. moved. stopped
Sagain. There was a terrifying rae.
fing OF the motor. lie did something
pnore TO the pedals and tho gears
were in reverse. but still the motor
sraced without producing CORE
spending movement in the car
NO traction. remarked the
Wreck. as he glanced over the side
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ATTRACTIVE FIREPLACE
FROM A COL 0nIAl ROOM
Spirit Of Puritan Days Even Shown
In Radio Cabinet.
sy MARIAN MOORE

little Miss Muffet sat on a tut
fet"-you know the rest. And IL
she had been sitting on the lovely
old haksock perched right before
this fireplace and the spider had
come along, she probably would
have been frightened into jumping
into this more protective armchair
which is nothing more or less than
Windsor armchair with uphol.
stored seat and back, disproving
the common belief that Windsor
chairs are for dining room use and
for the extra" chairs In the living
room. This one stands up by the
fireplace as righteously as an old
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Everett's School
Bonds at Premium

EVERETT, Aug. "a sas5. 600
issue OF school bonds was awarded
yesterday TO tho Seattle National
bank, a. y. Leach & Co., William
Z. Harper & Sons and Baillargeon.
Wlnslow & Co. The bid and award
was made jointly and the purchas.
crs arc to pay si01.71.
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for secretary Of state 90 cIiG
whole sea and then give half IL
Il away? Well, our secretary OF
state did. ana Do got sway aI,a
Il. too.
HINHEN my schooner arrived on
w the sealing grounds, rev.
enue cutter captured her. she was
connseated and sold and didn't
get the money either. The captain
and crew were imprisoned and ].
as her managing owner. had 10 pay
a fine VI $4,000 in lieu OF two
years n a federal pcEitentiary.
Being convicted feion. as 81
were. ] had 10 resign from all my
clubs. in case some enemy should
put the board OF governors up 10
throwing me out first.
About this same time our gov.
eminent and Russia captured and
connscatcd some British seaiers.
what happened? The British lion
roared aud swlshed his tail and said
there was cloud on our title 20
the Boring sea, and we gave him
back lbs ships and apologized. But
nobody ever apologized TO me.
Recently. congress passed n bin
which gives me the right 10 sue
my government and recover on that
old Outrage. II appears now that
Il was all hideous mistake. and
OF course. by the time my old claim
IS allowed ana paid III be just a.
dead and just as eternaliy right as
tho smart autoist who knew 81 the
rules OF the road and obcycd them.
even 20 the extent OF dispu,ing the
right OF way with a haif.wittcd
butcher boy in delivery truck.
Ny motto is Live and learn :"
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Dragged by Horse,
Youth Nears Death

YAKIMA, Aug. .. - Unconscious
since tho accident. young Edward
Burton Croxton was feared near
death today from injuries received
Sunday when he was thrown and
dragged by horse mt his ranch
home in East Sclah valley.
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The next place the Twins went
with Woeny. tho elephant. on his
vacation was 10 Mrs Camcls house
Mrs. Camel lived in green spot
In the desert under "a date tree
Hello. Mrs Camel" cried Wccny
good naturcdly trotiinE right up 60
where shc was, company cume
$50 ! See. said Mrs Camel. eye
Ing Nancy and Nick and Wceny us
tho she wasn't tlckltd go death
about o. Next she looked az the
sire % their saichci 10 soc how long
they were going 10 stay II was a
pretty sood.sirod sstchcl shc
thought 70 They must be going 90
stay a long time.
I'm cleaning house" she said
kind Of sonly
"Oh. no. You are. ure your said
wccny That's rae We can help
Ike everything. can't NC. Nancy
and Nick3 I'm fine squirtcr and
l can scrub your porchca and water
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table Compound advertised, thought
it must be good, and brought it home
to me and advised me to try it. After
taking one bottle was able to cat,
and after six bottles ] was doing my
own work, which j hadn't been able
to do for years. | have new baby
who is doing nicely, and / am still
taking the Vegetable Compound and
feeling better than / have for four
years. The medicine is surelywondcr-
full and a good thing to have In the
house. Mrs. GEORGE SPHINX, Min
nesota Junction, Wisconsin.
A countrywide canvass OF pur-
chasers Of the Compound reports 9S
per cent, benefited.
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Friends Rescue Him
From Cowlitz River

KELso. Aug, s.-Haryey Meciel
Ian was saved from the Cowlitz river
yesterday by two friends after he
had dlved into a shallow spot and
hit his head on a rock. lie was w,
able TO move his arms and was sink
ing IN deep water when rescued.
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PUT IN NEW SIDEWALKS

Work has begun on new cement
sidewalks that arc being built along
tho west sIdo OF Wcstlako ave- from
the Fremont bridge TO the intersoy.
ton Of Roy at. to Wcstlnltc. Dirt
paths on each side OF the boulo,
ward havo served for pedestrians
In the pat.
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IMPROV EMENT CLUB

Tho Tenth ave. N. V. Improvement
club win meet Tuesday evening, Au'
gust IL, Mt s y. m. In the commun.
Ity room Of tho University branch
library. H. 5Oth st. and 10th ave.
". u.
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REMARKABLE
RECOVERY OF
MRS. SPHINX
Gives Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Full Credit
Minnesota Junction, Wis.-'T was
under treatment, but nothing seemed

ITO help me, and l
was rundown and
so weak that I
had to remain in
bed much of the
time and was like
ON invalid. / had
pains in my abdo-
men and in the fe-
male organs, and
my stomach both
cred me. My hus.
band saw Lydia e.
|Pinkham's Vepe-
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CD ENGINEERING he was my
~ relative. the repentent mate
hove life presorver after him,
That was as much loyalty ns he
could hope to express, because he
remembered next that the Tilllcum
was my ship and he wasn't going
10 risk her coming about in that
sea. neither was he going TO risk
the lives OF boats crew trying
10 pick my relative up.
"Ho continued right on bic
course. ana for that he's In line
for the first captalncy that occurs
after no gets his ticket
"All this happened n year ago.
Upon his return from that voyage,
the master and the mate came up
and told mo about It. SO ] advised
them to stick to their entry In tho
log. TO the effect that the young
man had committed suicide.
And yesterday TINT worthless
boy showcd up. by the holy pink.
tocd prophet, he camo to IN tho
water. after that poke tho mate
handed him, and just then tho life
prc9cfyor smpckcd him In tho nose
lio climbed into 1t and drlfted
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lafound among the sharks and tur.
ties for &c hours.
Unfortunately, down IN that lati.
tude he didn't suffer very much
and the following dag a schooner
picked him up. He's been ramming
around In the South seas ever
since. but yesterday an hour after
he landed on the dock. he filed a
suit against the master. the mate
and the ship. Iie says they tried
to KIN him and that they did heave
him overheard: the sailors union
lawyer Is back Of him. what do
you think OF lt?'
81 think your relative has a lot
Il Of native Yankee Initiative. Cap.
py. You think today you're going
20 fight him, but really you aren't.
You can't afford 90. You1l worry
that good mate and the first thing
you know he's liable 20 get think.
ing OF that lawsuit instead Of his
nhlp and pile her upon reef.
Cappy you're going TO send for
that boy and his lawyer and set.
To with him FOR say $3.50"
Cappy reflected "A moment, then
sighed deeply. well. II tho scoun.
drel VIII accept t." he began and
was silent again
Then: yes. he'll settle for that
I'll send up 10 the bank and get
tho money in Is gold pieces. spread
them out on my desk and let this
busted would.bo mariner get an
IeytfuL Ito hasn't brains enough "a
visualize check as money, Ills
kind Of moron would turn up his
nose q liberty honda
HMHAT's your other sult7" I'd.
w die Smith, the marine insur.
anco broker asked
We'll. II resembles the first suit
In that II ~ "A suit for revenue.
only. altho we'ro claiming Justice IS
really what we're after. However.
NO swallowed our dose OF injustice
30 Yeas ago and forgot t. The
hth AtAttAiAhihl Ah.o VIC iluUc ttieu VIC
charged off 10 profit and loss and
forgot a. and. OF course. ono hasn't
ever really lost anything II he lost
II 30 years ago.
However my attorneys tell me
/ ought 10 insist on justice. even
II never realize it's full value. so
we're going 10 IL.
Thirty years ago the Blue Star
Navigation Co. owned a little old
two.legged schooner, and one sum.
mor when there wasn't anything
else 10 do. outfittcd her. put a
worthy man in command and sent
her. into Boring sea TO do some
pelagie sealing This funny gov.
eminent gave me clearance papers
for the avowed purpose OF the
cruise, and about IA week later the
then secretary or state, Mr.. Blaine.
made deal with Russia 20 split
the Boring Sea between them and
divide the seals.
Can YOU imagine the number OF
cubic feet OF initiative It requires
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"IMELL+ gentlemen. some time
w back l had one OF my own
relatives turn up and jimmy n Job
out OF me as cadet. He proved 20
my satisfaction that he was a third
cousin. once removed. and. aitho
lie was wecdy.looklng young
wretch ! had never seen or heard
OF before. know he came from a
race " sailormen. SO / bought him
n mess OF uniforms. gave him a
lot Of cage advice and n $50 bill.
and sent him 20 sea In tho S. S.
Tlllicum.
Everything went along as usual
until the vessel was down in the
Gulf OF Tohuanapac. with heavy
sea running Tho decks being cant.
cd, first Is degrees TO port and sec.
ond. 10 degrees TO starboard, my
relative concluded tho time was op.
perfume TO go one round with a
holy.stono handle against tho mas.
ter OF tho ship, who had told him
that unloSs he learned to hold the
vessel steadily on her course he
would be denied shore leave at Val.
pafaiso.
We'll. he succeeded in laying the
skipper cold on tho bridge, but he
failed to reckon with the second
mate. who was ON watch at tho
time, 80 tho second mate knocked
my relative for n loop, just as the
vessel canted to port, and my rola.
tive went clear over the end of the
bridge and disappeared In the foam
and darkness.
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Written ior The Star BY Peter KneAnOer Coming Next Saturday

w drli one day recently. as the
old gentleman took his place az the
luncheon table u tbo fhlgowstsr
club. "huw are they coming
They re coming Boa pllto0nH and
I'm lukiug them over the bows.
Cur" Cappy replied brakly.
ANY new suits been flied against
sou recently seems 10 me /
haven't seen the Blue Star Ssylga.
tion co figuring prominently ln
the shipping news Of late"
Watch the papers tomorrow. 4"
Cappy answered "Thereu be-
news OF two lawsuits ono against
the Blue star Navigation Co. and
one By the Blue star Navigation
Co.
sometimes II seems 90 me !
Just can't dodge them and I give
you boys my word that the sight
~ u compiaiEt iu action. whether
signed by me or come other fel-
low, gives me much the same sort
OF creepy feeling that ! Imagine
must come over member o. the
hn kluX Kan aa be approaches d
Jewish banker for loan. fearful
hat he isn't going 90 get n and
Will In addition. be thrown out on
his ear by an Irish Catholic special
policeman 5ilor being whanged with
a duiy mop by tie colored porter.
But for an that we're going
20 light the two suits I mention
and fFht them 10 a knockout. after
the knockout we're going 90 come
10 snd appeal We're fighting for
principle
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nGGlN mIHE ronAN

sally Morgan. daughter OF the
owner ~ tho Rar-M ranch in Non
tana Nas o. So distance ~ a5 miles
from the ranch 90 catch train far
the East "a here she intends 20 has Al
truussraH Tor her wedding 90 Shrr-
iff Bob Wells Wells ia unable 60
ride with her 90 the station. go shr
Nervous wreck an eccentric
Young Fastener who rs Nlstlng al
thc ranch offers Go take ser 20 the
station fn bis little automobile
The sheriff UdlCuies the sugges-
ton. but sally and thn Wreck set
cut ans over the rough. narrow
trail. The trip Is hard one. and in
time they arr completely lost sally
begins 10 regret that thCy attempted
10 make Tho tourney
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