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se1 and stand silently for hours. He
was too poor 10 even afford boat.
Many boats passed him all sorts
OF boats, but most OF them filled
with oyster shells.
THE poor fisherman knew that
there were fortunes in these boats.
for the oysters they we're filled
with were not ordinary oysters.
They were pearl oysters.
Beyond the place where the
fisherman stood every day was
place whore men put on Divers
suits and Owed into deep water and
brought up buckets OF oyster shells.
These were taken TO shore. opened
and examined carefully for the
precious jewels
You know. my dears." said MI
o. Nj. that that Is where these
gems are found, in oyster shells at
the bottom Of the sea.
We'll. tho poor fisherman got TO
figuring as the pearl boats passed
him.
"What Is this boat WORTH" he
woulG guess. Perhaps 100 yon--or
perhaps 1000, 900 yen. Who knows?
At any rate, II must be great for.
tune.
Then he took 10 figuring how
large the pearls might be. Perhaps
in yonder boat is pearl rs large
as q pigeons egg, he would say
II may be set in the middle OF the
empcror's crown
NO one noticed the poor fisher.
man in his funny straw coat like
A bundle Of hay balcd for market
80 he fished on for his herring
and dreamed thoughts OF pearls.
And then one day the poor China.
man had an adventure"
What was ~" asked the Twins
excitedly. Did the boat run into
him."
MI o. Nj shook his head. mo,
that's the queer part OF IT," he said.
After spending almost all OF his
waking hours in the water, the poor
fisherman had an adventure on the
land. n happened one day when
he md caught four extra herring
and was taking them TO market To-
exchange for a bowlful Of rico
grains.
"Thc Chnaman passed jewelers.
ftall on his way Now he had
passed this Icveltrs stall many
times with out stopping But today
sudden thought popped into his
head and he stood still"
ITO BE ContlnuedA
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called In a fcw minutes
what would II cost TO get up a
midnight supper for about 30 pco
ple;" she asked when Maggie stood
before her Chicken salad. sand
witches, French pastry and coffee,
And how much help would you need
70 serve such a supper
"oh. J wouldn't want 10 be both,
cred having any hired help around
Maggie said with fine Hcorn. Lets
sec II l make the pastry myself. I
think We could do Il Tor about $40
Wen, I'm thinking u having a
little party next Friday nigh,
Gloria told her. 50 20 ahead and
make your plans.
She spent the rest Of tho morning
at the telephone She ordered six
dozen pink roses, and as many daffo.
dis She called UP May Seymour TO
ask her the name Of tho Jazz orchss.
ira she had had at her New Year
party last ycar.
What do you think you're tearing
or regular party7" May asked
slaugily. We'll. YOU want 20 re-.
member one thing when you're got.
ting your crowd together Any
party Is absolute zero IN entertain.
ment to me unless Jim Carcsc is
there. Get me. denrc2"
Il do" Glory answered. I'm call
him right up and invite him"
She did
CHE wondered whether she ought
~ TO ask Lola and Bill Hough. Bill
vas a good mixer and heaps Of fun.
Of course
But L.ola was such a trump She
wasn't pretty any more. She
wouldn't take cocktail. BE
sides. she watched Bill Ike a cat Tor
fear he might happen to have little
fun. And she would telephone her
house two or three times during the
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/ NICK Was
IL nfwhf

NICK Was much better Friday
~ night.
II want sou 10 80 down IN the
kitchen as soon as you're dressed md
mix The punch. darling Gloria lifted.
The pineapple juice and All The res,
Of the things Tor Il are ready IN hig
crooks IN the pantry And tho wash
tub is on tho floor IN the corner.
what 10 you mean waHhinbT"
Dick asked. battling with his shirt
studs
That's what we're going 70 make
the punch IN his wife laughed.
This liant going to he Sunday
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TuE >roRl ~ r,u

Rsautiful GLORIA GORDON mar
ries DICK GREGORY, n lawyer for
tho money shg thinks be has Her
idea on married ltfr is 90 live tu Luxe
ury aud style and never 90 have
children
After the honeymoon Gloria re-
fuses point -hlaHN 60 do any house
work DICK borroWs ais mothers
maid, MAGGIE Tor her.
GLORIA meets STANLEY WAY
BURN, an actor whom she once
Lowell, WAY burn calls on her Dick
sees him leave. But Gloria tells him
that Wayhurn was only an Interior
decorator
Next day Dicks mother Insists
that Gloria leave restaurant with
her, when she finds her luuchiuE
with MAY SEYMOUR married
woman, and MAYS lover JIM CA
REEVE. Tho senior MRS GREGORY
and Gloria have pitched battle
over this Gloria returns home 20
fnd Dick ill The next morning
"a hile be Is sun sick Gloria suggests
= party NagEic interrupts 10 tell
Dick that a MISS briggs wants 10
sec him. Gloria asks who Miss
Briggs is
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school festival sucstio peach It's
going 10 be- a real live party with a
kick IN ii' And / want the punch to
bc ouetbird fruit juice md two.
thirds sin. Now remember
Dick didn't Say "a word Ills wife
had Just come into his range Of
vision
lie had never seen anyone 30 beau.
tlful in AN hia NE. ilo was sure no
ono else ever had either
Gloria VIA all iu white that flDated
around her a. sho walked acrosa the
bedroom There were strands ~
pearls around her neck and bracelets
OF them on her arms
You look Ike a snow queen. "
Dick told hor Remember The Snow
Queen in Andersons fairy iHlesT
well, then. don't touch meg
Gloria put up one rosy palm M be
eamo toward her I'm made Of lee
and IN freeze you 90 death
but Dick had her IN his arms
"Oh. Dick. leave me nlone" she
cried. wrenchlnE herself away Look
there, You've ruined my hair "
browning she sat down before the
dressing table and began 10 smooth
her soft shining curtis
Glory" DICK said suddenly Don't
you think wo'rs making uNo much
punch FOR this crowd1 They're likely
20 get sick dancing ln this warm
house II they drink TOO much
"Oh no. they won't Glory ~.
sWered sercnely They're all used
10 IL al except Lola Hough
Come on, lcrn so downstairs. IN
set out tho ciEarrtz while sou mix
the punch"
She had finally asked Lola and nill
Hough. Dick had insisted upon H.
He liked the Houghs. and didnt want
70 hurt their feelings By leaving
them out he sid
TT was almost midnight
i In tho sun room the ittis jazz
band had just swung into the sofi
melody OF Il Want TO BE Happy"
oh. don't play that thing Play
\ Couple Of Cups Of Tee for Two.
called nili iiough. lie and Gloria
were dancing together
Gloria left him and went over TO
tho leader
"Will you please play Tea Tor
Two AGAIN." she asked him. lie
had played Tea for Two" dozen
times before that evening BIN
iioush had insisted upon H.
Come on. Glory" Bill called now
across the huhbub OF the room.
Come on Strut your stuffr'
Gloria returned 10 him. They be,
San TO dance
She wished nill Hough weren't 30
loud. She could sec the cold. gray
ryes ~ Myru Gail fixed on him with
sort Of disgust a. he danced mHdiy
around the room.
she wanted 20 mako good i'm.
preston upon Myra Gail She
wanted TO be friends with her.
Because. II she could make Dick
Pas Tor II, she intended 10 20 20 Eu.
rope next summer with Myra.
Thru tho smoky haze of the living
room she suddenly sav Stan Wayburn
standing in tho doorway. She had
not seen him como ia
She started toward him Then she
ttit a. hand on her arm
Dick,
There's your interior decorator
man. he said. How In tho world
aid you happen TO invite him to-
night
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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NOW co oN wrrn rur sronY
CHAPTER VI.
aMISS BRIGGS Is my secretary.
4'l Dick answered.

A'l Dick answered.
Please ask her TO come upstairs
Maggie he went on. II told her
yesterday when left that h / wasn't
able 10 come 20 the office today. she'd
have To bring my mail out here this
morning, Is there any kind Of a
table around that she could use for
her typewriter"
Il suppose she'll have 20 use my
spinet desk hope she won't
scratch d. Gloria said.
She was taking the ornaments and
blotter from u when Miss Briggs
knocked on the door.
She Was a small. plain woman o.
20 or so. Her one good point was
her eyes, Gloria saw at glance.
They were black-lashed blue ones.
tired and shadowy.
How do you do. Mrs. Gregory. /"
she smiled when Dick introduced her
10 Gloria.
What a marvellous voiccr' the girl
thought. Miss Briggs voice was low
and silver.swces as a flute. sho be
gan 10 unpaek her typewriter.
Gloria had never thought Of any
other woman being Ia Dicks life.
And set. this Miss Briggs saw
more o. Dick than she herself suw Of
him.
She was all alone with him eight
or nine hours every day. in his Of.
flee
And Gloria could tell. from
The way she had looked at him when
she came into the room. that her
whole LIE was bound up in Dick She
wondered II Dick knew IL. Probably
not
! Probably Dick didn't want to know
~ Men were not interested in plain
little women OF thirty. ~. What
they wanted was the Glorin kind Of
Girl the ones with scented
FURNISHED hair. skin like satin. and
, little useless, pink.tipped hands. Tx.
snisite toys Of women. And
shs was going TO 20 on being that
Kind. !.
WITH sudden determination.
. W Gloria went TO the telephone
and called an employment agency.
Pardon me. ma'am
r. II was the voice Of Maggie behind
her. Gloria wheeled sharply.
Pardon me. but II that :. the Fin.
ntsh employment agency you're call.
/ ing. there's no need for H." Maggie
went on. MIR. Dicks mother phoned
, me first thing this morning and told
. me was to stay on here as long
T as you needed me particu.
larry as Mr.. Dick was sick"
Is that so?" Gloria dropped the
receiver in her surprise Then she
put II back on its hook and walked
J into the living room She was think.
: ing hard
please come here, Maggie" she
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untii after the show STAINS
voice replied
I'm expect you about hslf'paA'
eleven. then Don't forget" Gloria
said
SHE thrilled with excitement az she
ran upstairs 10 Dick
"Hurruhr shr cried. opening the
door % their room. Everybody can
come! And I've got everything OF.
dersd FOR Friday night. even the iuzz
band Oh, i,'s going 10 be a knock.
out Or a party
'Do sou mean 20 say you've gone
ahead and asked people here Tor a
party Friday night Dick exclaimed
why. sou don't even know that I
won't bs In bed ailh pneumonia by
then. I'm as sick "a dog. ntu
Ask Maggie to make me nomo more
hot lemonade. will your I'm going
% take a hot bath and go back TO
bed
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evening 20 SEQ II the children were
al risht and bore every
body 10 death telling what cute
things they said and did,
No Gloria made up her mind not
10 ask The lloughs Ia her party
As she started up the stairs 20
Dicks room. Gloria heard Miss
Br'sga coming down,
Work all donsg Gloria asked
Ehily sho was happy now that shs
knew sho was going 20 hayo her
party, Everyone had accepted D.
even 10 tho Gals. tho most hlghbruw
Of Dicks hlghbruw friends. The
Calls went to Europe every year or
two. and Myrn Gail spoke OF the
Avenue Dc ropera as II II were Main
Street.
Gloria went 10 ihr door 90 say
goodbye 20 Miss HrlgEu. a. she
watched her so down tho street. she
remembered tho day she had watched
Stanley wayburn walk swiftly
away.
She laughed. shs would
ask Stan 10 her party
CHE telephoued his Third ave. no
- tel.
This Is Gloria Gregory shc said
softly when she heard hts voice at
the other end Of tho wirc. I'm
having a few friends In Saturday
night. and I want you 10 come, WIN
your"
There WIS silence for long min.
ute
you know I couldn't get there
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CANADA

There IS less drunkenness. fewer
murders and robhcrlea and more
obedience TO law generally In our
nolghborlng cities Of Victoria aud
Vancouver British Columbia, whore
they have no volstead law and
no saloons. than In tho cities on
Puget Sound this side OF tho
Canadian line. Yet millions or dol.
lars arc being spent monthly by
tho Federal Government on land
and sea 20 shut Off tho importa.
ton OF good wine and beer from
canndn and foreign countries;
thereby multiplying Illicit whiskey
stills and increasing a hundred.
fold the patronage OF poisonous
and binding liquors.
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GUNNAR KASSON
DEMANDS PAY
Says Man Who Hired Him
and Noted Dog Owes 81, 1892

los ANGELES, May ls.-Gun.
mar kasson, the heroic mushcr
who Won a couutrys plaudits by
bis gyCat race TO Nome with anti
diphtheua serum. applied TO the
state labor department here Mon.
day 90 hclp him collect hack pay
nom Sol lesser movie imprcssario.
who brought linn from the North.
hand.
kaSs0u declares Lesser was TO
pay him $500 week 20 appear az
local theaters with his famous dog
team and champion leader BALTIC,
lie claims StgSs II due him.
Tho hero of Nome made IL known
that he was hroko aad didn't have
money enough 10 Eet hack TO
Alaska.
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FUGITIVE SLAVE Law.
voLsTEAD LAW

There Is a striking analogy he.
tween the attitude OF the oppon.
ents Of Tho Fugitive slave Law
in the last century and that OF
many or the opponents OF the Vol
stead Law in this country. sena.
tor Sumner OF Massachusetts.
Henry Ward Bccchor and his sls.
ter. Harriet Beocher Stowe. Wen.
dell Phillips. and many sincere
God.fearing men and women Aboll.
uonis,a. declared onpenly they
would not obey the Fugitive
Slave LAW OF 1850. or tho decision
OF tho Supreme Court in tho bred
Scott oase; on the ground that
both wero contrary TO personal
liberty and individual conscience.
Even Mr. lincoln himself refused
TO abide by the Drcd Scott decision
aud severely criticized Chief JUS
iieo fancy, who delivered the opln.
lon OF tho court.
Today there arc Jus, ns many
equally conscientious citizens who
feel tho samo way about tho Vol.
stead Law For when a part OF a
law declares something to 10
fact which is commonly known to
10 false. whether IT DO the Slave
Law or tho volHtcad Law. Il
causes such feeling against the
whole law as 10 make effective
enforcement impossible. Unfortu.
nate! Wrongl But n condition
that must be faced. Tho volstead
Law should DO enforced because II
is tho law. But wo should not
hesitate 20 advocate openly
change in tho law whom expert.
enco has so clearly shown the
need.
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CANDIDATES
other.

Then nominate candidates for
President and vioe.Presidcnt whose
economic and political views agree
In fact as we'll as in name. John
w. Davis with Al Smith us his
running mate would have been
logical ticket, with great strength
In the East. The nomination ~
McAdoo and Bryan would have,
been consistent, with great strcngt p
in the West. But the DemocratISr
Party cannot win by sidc,stoppiTS's
the Volstcad Law, the League =
Nations and the Ku Klux issuII-
and then nominating candidnIh.
whose viewpoints arc as far ap6fRt
as those OF Davis and BRYAN.
Their nomination did to the Demo.
cratic Party what the nomination
of Coolidge and La Toilette on thev
Same ticket would have done to
tho Republican Party. Bryan
scared away tho East and Davis
tho West.
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WILSON'S VIEWS

Tho veto message should 10
read hy every citizen. President
Wilson favored tho prohibition OF
intoxicating liquors. but was op.
posed TO 80 much OF tho volstcad
Act az falsely declares TINT every
beverage containing over Il OF /
per cent alcohol is Intoxicating"
when Il is not so in fact, He
realized that tho volstcad Law.
hastily drawn at tho close OF tho
World War. went as far beyond
tho intent OF tho 18th Amendment
ns tho old Civil Rights Law In
Reconstruction times went beyond
tho intent of tho auti.slaycry
amendments.
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& OR G PER CENT

Having served on federal juries
and watched tho working OF the
volstend Law at close range, II Is
my honest conviction that II the
Volstead Law should be 30 amend.
cd as TO raise tho alcoholic con.
tent as o or pcr cent, instead OF
tho ridiculous limit OF part alec.
hol to 100 parts water, not intoxl.
eating TO a child. tho law would
then be taken seriously by all law.
abiding mon and women and DO
generally respected. II President
Wilson'S advice TO Congress had
been followed. u would 10 possible
for tho Prohibition Department TO
wipe out tho stills and Joints
whore whlskcy, gin and really in.
toxlcntlng liquors arc sold, ns the
great majority Of people would UP.
hold such law In IFS entirety and
jurIcs would be moro disposed 90
convict. Respect for' other laws
would DO enhanced instead OF low
cred and tho whole country would
DO better off,
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Volley. of Bullets
Halts Moonshiners

A volley OF shots over the heads
~ two moonshiners brought them 10
a quick halt in swamp near pes
Mones last night Earl corwin and
a squad OF dry agents cropt up on
the still whero the two men were
operating. As tho agents appeared
tho two started 20 run. hut the gun,
play soon brought them back About
20 gallons OF moon. 5ogallon stin
and 1900 gallons OF mash were found
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BOMBERS
GIVEN DEATH
Sofia Court Condemns Man
Who Killed 160

SOFIA. May a-leiEht men have
baln sentenced 20 death ana two 10
INA resentment Tor completely In ulr
bonn bling ~ syeil Kwt cathedral
last month with "a loss ~ more
than 100 lives.
THREE Of tho condemned men.
Zagoiaky. tho saorlAlan. who per-
mitted tho plottefu 20 place the
bomb mi tho ,sthcdrpl roof. Fried
mann ard Kooff viii DO hanged
Tuesday or Wednesday,
Some u tho others already are
dead and those who stiii 1.-Two VIII
be hanged N captured
a court martial tried tho men.
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EXTREhiISM BREEDS
REACTION

Tho brewers, distillcrs and sa-
loonkeopors by their course when
I'm political power, caused n reac.
ton and did moro TO bring on Ma.
tional Prohibition than the regular
Prohibltlonists and Anti. Saloon
League combined. Just as tho
slave owners and trnders Of tho
Cotton States while they were in
the saddle from 1850 TO 1860 and
trying to force African slavery
into Kansas and FREQ territory. did
moro TO bring on Abolition than
all tho Abolltlonst orators and
pamphlotccrs put together. Later
Thnddous Stevens, Ben Wade and
Roscoe Conkling, by their oxtrom.
r5ns, caused another reaction which
soon mndo tho 18th Amendment
u dead letter. But they wcro no
moro obllylous to state rights, or
fanatlcal In their support OF tho
carpot.bng governments In tho
South than Senator Sheppard OF
Texas, Congressman Upshaw OF
Georgia and tho Southern Prohibit.
tionlsts arc today on tho subject
of tho Volstcnd Law aud federal
enforcement in the North.
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MIDDLE GROUND

The volstead Law Is making US
a nation OF hypoorites. II is sim.
ply playing into tho hands OF tho
moonshinera ana worst type OF
bootieggeu. Their profits natur.
ally make them as strong for the
volstoad Law aa any fanatic ever
was. But between the combina.
ton OF fanatics and bootleggers
who ao against any change in
tho volstead Law and tho reaction.
aries who ARC against the Prohibit.
ton Amendment itself. there is no
organized body standing on middle
ground. There tho Democratic
Party should stand today.
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Robber Displays
Millinery Taste

A thief with a taste for spring
millinery robbed Miss Evelyn Cuddy.
Liberty hotel. lies Fifth ave. OF -four
hats and si25 cash The burglary
WIS reported Monday.
Six cases OF dates were stolen from
the California Commission Co. 1907
Western ave, Monday night. The
thieves broke open the screen door
in order 10 carry or the fluit.
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Appropriate Cash
for Stadiu m Line

An appropriation OF $4,000 TO con
struct the Montlako bridrA university
stadium street car extension loop
waa unanimously voted be tho city
council Monday afternoon. II Is *
pocted 20 have tho loop ready for
ears by tho latter part OF Jun. when
tho knights Templar from au over
the nation convene here.
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Filipino Knifer
Gets Life Term

LOS ANGEIlgs, May ii-Timothy
g. Yatko. Fnipitsp convicted OF stab
hing Harry ltidhr 20 death with "a
holo. was sentenced 20 lifo imprlson'
mont here Monday,
Yatko testified he killed lSidder. a
dance. hail pianist. t-'tor he found his
white wife In tho ms as apartment
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Tho voting public IN this age.
especially on tho Pacific Coast,
wants 60 know what "a political
party stands for now' Not what
Il stood for in days gone by. Tho
Democratic Party can no moro
win elections IN tho future by IN.
yoltlng the memory Of Thomas
Jefferson and Andrew Jackson.
than tho Republican Party can
succeed by appealing 20 tho
shades OF Abraham Lincoln and
General Grant. Tho Democratic
Party can win in tho State and
Nation by applying 10 present day
problems tho political courage
which Thomas Jefferson showed
in graphing with the problems of
his day.
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PLATFORMS

What part shall we play
Let US do what we can in the M MAJ n y
TO come in state aud national 2 ,s ~
tics toward adopting pia.for--r.,
which take a definite stand on FIX
Nigh
live questions OF tho day. ms;
OF dealing with Greece and Has On On.
and matters about which there 10
no controversy. and loading tl,a,-
platform with lot OF gencrallticsS,
eulogies OF Democrats and criti-
cism OF Republicans. as we did ~
tho convention IN New York last
juno, VIC should deal only with
measures which the public is
thinking about today. we should
also have tho political couragc.to
take stand In favor OF ameuw
law. which would send to Mo
Neiis Island both Thomas Jcffcr-
son and George washington, for
what they had at Monticello and
Mount Vernon. Win or lose. the
Democratic Party would have ag.
gresslvo instead OF half.hearted
support. As Mr.. Lincoln and this
Republican Party OF his time stood
midway between John Brown aud
tho raiding fanatics at ono ex-
trcmc and Jefferson Davis and Tho
slavery interests at tho other. 50
tho Democratic Party today should
stand impartially between the Vol
stead fanatics on the one hand
and the whiskey interests on tho
other.
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aqua pua
Lotus u ono OF tho largest bopo
potaml In tho world. She u Win
tho Al o. Barnes circus coming 70
Seattle soon.
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CONCLUSION

Tho Democratic Party should
cut loose from fuslons with Ia
Toilette and other parties and fac.
tons OF parties. II should 30 it
alone A short and cleor.cut plat.
form OH u 1.-Two issue like the Vol.
stead Law, viii do more to CON-
tho porty's next nominee to ~
White House than all the harmony
conferences OF factionul leaders
from New York TO san Francisco.