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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-05

Az her age most women were COM
tortably married and had homes Of
their oWn--a husband 20 wait FOR
NJ nish,fall. a child or two 10 ouddlo
or else they had Jobs, and were well
on their way 10 sueevts,
"But l have nothing nothing
az all.' Alay thought at,eriy
Her past seemed 20 pass before
here eyes in the dim. sIisery depths
OF the oil mirror hor unhappy
marriage ending in her husbands
auieiIe. tho scandal OF u all. tho
lovers who had deserted her. cheated
her
II must 30 hoodoocdr' May went
on thinking bitterly 7 don't have
ans luck o, all"
The ringing Of the telephone on
the wall startled her brought
her hack % tho hopeless present
CaFlOttaa voice. s,ill thick aud
shaky. greeted her when shg an.
swcrcd Il,
MAY darling" il said so rapidly
that all the words seemed 10 run
together like ono long word. I'm so
sorry about last night. l must have
been awfully. awfuiiy sian,ed 10 10,
you 20 out Of This house In the
middle OF the night. the way didl
Won't you forgive me and come
backT''
All the time she was listening. May
was shaking her head as II she
thought carlo,ta could SOC her.
NO. she answered with cold Dr.
cielou. when Cnriolla had finiAhed
NO. | can't cnms back and cat
your bread and butter without pay.
Ing for a. And I haven't enough
money 10 do that. No thanks. Car.
Iotta. won't be coming back.
Bat thanks for being so nice TO mo
those 10 or II days. Goodbye"
Without waiting for carlotta a
answer her. she hung up the re
ceivor.
As II tho telephone call hid filled
her with sudden life and courage.
che dressed quickly and went down
stairs.
I'm checking out. she told the
clerk IN the lobby. win you please
give me my bill. and send my truni,
down TO the station? And when
is there train for Los Angclss7"
on the afternoon before Thanks.
giving Day. May Seymour sat alone
in another hotel lobby the wide
and ornate lobby OF the Alexandra
hotel in Los Angeles.
May was always alone these days
Alone she breakfuSted on crackers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-05
IEAl6W3N ReSY
.2u @S FGT3 FNUNJ ~
. ~ y Olive Roberts Bartor> IN
SO THE END or ME WELDON CAR

Uncle Rtngtaii. your spsedometer
nays IS miles an hour" cried Corny
Coon to his uncle. Mister Ringtail
Coon.
Not that Corny was worried. be.
cause he and Colby. his brother.
loved TO 80 fast.
But Mister Coon had distinctly
said. when he started out with his
new yellow car. that no didn't be.
lIeve In fast driving. Twenty or
Is miles Is fast enough for any
body" he had said. II never in
tend TO drive fast and what's more
il I ever let my nephews drive my
car. il is to 10 plainly understood
that they drive no faster than
do. shall take them out and give
them a lesson in safe and sane
driving"
So that's what they were doing
now. And the reason that corny
aid anything at all about the
speedometer was because his uncle
had said. Tell me II ! 20 faster
than Is miles, boys. Keep your
sye on the speedometer every min
ute"
So that is why Corny called out.
You arc going IS miles, Uncle
RingtaiI. Honest, You areF'
THE speedomster isn't set exact.
" right" said Mister Coon. We're
not really going more than Is miles.
/ am sure. Besides the road is so
straight and level and there's not
another car in sight. We're per-
reciIy safe. Were not going SO
very fast. boys. / don't approve
Of fast driving. and you know"
"But il says 80 miles now, Uncle
Ring" said Colby. who loved TO go
fast. but who felt II his duty to
tell his uncle all about II.
Mister Coon did not answer.
The road was smooth. and MS
straight as a cane. 1t seemed as II
The long yellow car had wings and
was going thru space.
The air whistled passed their
heads and the joy OF moving along
30 evenly and swiftly made Mister
Coon forget everything else in the
world.
THE spec dom eter is surely
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-05
NsIlAN0I.E
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES.
COTT TO THE LITTLE MAR
QUISE. CARE OF THE SECRET
URA,yER--CONTINTED:

was in somewhat Of duandary.
Little Marquise, for II Sally didn't
understand that / was making my
objections TO Maggie Simpson, i'm.
personally, / was very much cha
grined.
However, knew that II allowed
myself to think, was lost, 30 |
plunged into what / had to say:
1T was about that girl. Sally, that
you put In your place while you we're
away"
MAS she been UP TO something
more than have heard?' Interrupted
sally. God knows, that Is bad
enough. Have you seen her, Les
lley
mo. but tried to get call in TO
nv husband today at the plant. IL
vas the first time that | Ind had
,ccasion to call up the office since
YOU went away. or course. she did
not recognize my voice. j could not
blame her for that. But even when
told her I was Mrs. Prescott, shc
refused TO call Jack, saying, i don
know that you are his VIE. fou
might be some other dame sh'
caves the office tomorrow"
"she leaves tho office tomorrow,
waa Sally's terse comment.
II don't want you TO discharge hel
IN what / have told you, Sally, bu
h she speaks in that way 10 me, ah'
has evidently spoken the same way
70 others" -,
"sho's o. little fool" said Mrs
Athcrton. ~ bad n letter about me-
from Jimmie Condor last week, an'
had about determined 70 dlscharg'
b.r al the end Of two weeks notice
yyhnt you have told me, however
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wroas.~ ne said 10 himself we
don't secm 10 be moving 50 very
fast"
''uncie--that sign there said -is
miles an hour" said Corny. pulling
az his sleeve You said 20 watch
for signs and tell You"
II know I know nodded Mister
Coon. That's all right for careless
drivers. but not for me. I'm a care
fui driver. \ We RY careful driy.
err"
SAY. Uncle. ii says 50 miles
now said Colby. YOU'RE going
90 miles an hour"
surely not. said Mister Coon.
I'M have to slow down"
But no didn't slow down. He
kept on going. He put his foot on
the acceleratcr--and 'lct her Eor'
And then something happened. II
always does.
Right out OF a side road that
nobody knew was there. came n
li,t1o black car. II came putting
out onto the other road without
even blinking might say.
There IL was like an ugly black
beetle. right in front OF them. II
was really going. but SO slowly that
II appeared 10 stand still.
1t was right in the path Of Mister
Coon and me big yellow car.
Mister Coon remembered one
thing from HIS Lessons. In case
Of danger. push down both pedals
hard and stop your car.
50 he pushed down both pedals
hard. But right there the road was
damp and he skiddcd into n mud
bank.
Bang. sash. Crash!
Mister Coon flew out ono side
into sycamore tree and his two
nephcws flew right thru the wind
shield and up onto a barn roof.
There wasn't enough OF the yel'
low racer left to pick up.
Il believe In slow driving" said
Corny and Colby up on the roof.
80 do r. Colby. "Lct's so and
tell that to Uncle Ring"
ITO BE Continuedl
! Copyright, 1875. y. y. 4. Service, Ine.>
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-05

That morning May had
gircn The chambcrmdid the
last quarter she had IN the
worid for a tip.
terror that comes to tho heart OF
every woman when she sees her
FIRST wrinkle
Then suddenly she remembered.
To-day was the 18th Of Ney-
cmber. her birthday She was IS
years old!
MAD you can't expect a woman
OF IS TO look like flapperg' May
told herself. trying 10 he cheerful
and philosophical about Il.
But gloom settled down over hsr.
in spite Ok her effort 10 Keep the
stiggcst sort Of upper lip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-05

TOMORROW-Iettcr from Leslie
Prescott 10 The Little Mar1nlsc. carc
Of the Secret Drnwcr--tontlnucd,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-05

cIinchcs me in the determination. ]
shall let her 30 tomorrow and give
her two weeks pay In lieu OF notice.
wow, that's settled, Leslie, tell me
about yourself. You must forgive
me II tell you that you are looking
thinner than think you should"
II am feeling all right. There rs
not much to tell about me. Life goes
on In the same old ay-sometimes
gay, sometimes sad. expect that
is the way Of life all over the earth.
II was heartbroken, Sally to hear
about poor Bee. DO you think that
Dick Summers will marry Paula
Perier?"
NO, dear" answered Sally. de-
cidedly. 81 am quite sure he would
marry her II no could. But II 7 know
her at all Paula Pcrier win not marry
anyone for n long while, and even
then she certainly would not marry
Dick. She rescnts these jealousy ar
fairs and rs quite sensitive to what
people would say. altho everyone
speaks very we'll OF Paula. and am
sure they would understand that he
had no cause TO be Jealous OF her.
by the way, Leslie" Sally aald as
we we're eating tho dainty dinner
that had been sent 10 sally's apart
ment, you surely made n conquest
Of that Mr.. sartoris. never heard
even your praises so enthusiastically
sung before"
Aud 40 VIC talked on, Little Mar.
quise. neither OF us really saying the
+, things VIC wanted 10 say and both Of
us keeping back tho things we would
have liked 10 have said.
All nt once ! looked nt my wrist
watch and, 10 my CONSERVATION, I
found II was after o'clock As I
did 30 the telephone rang. Sally an.
! swered and gave little gasp,
Copyright, 1926. NEA Service, Inc
TOMORROW--Jettcr from Leslie
Prescott 10 The Little Maramisc, car'
az IA. Gesrrt Dfnv cr--.f ioutiuugu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-05

was on her way back "a tho board
ing house. n suddenly occurred 10
May that she might have asked the
GrvgoryH 10 send hrr the money.
A. "a matter of fact they were The
oldest friends ahc had
~ should have asked them FOR tho
money" aho told horaclf.
And yce somehow, she WA gihd
sho had asked Ulysses Tor A. Why
she didn't know
Alone In her room that night. after
tho boarding house supper Of meat
.,alls and boiled potatoes. Mny rat
down to write 60 Ulysses.
NH0 thanked MIN Tor tuU money
$50 sure she was that he would
send Il az once and told him
that aho was in need OF work,
''unco upon IA time I was very
good private secretary" she We
I'm sure that. with "a little prac.
tice. | could be very good one.
again So II you're IN need OF such
"a lfiNNh IN iAA Hfii
Then she ruiaed her pom from the
cheap tablet paper ana looked out
into the darkness beyond her win
dow. Goodness she couldn't
ask "a man for "a job. when she had
refused 10 he hb wife. the mistress
Of his home, aud his heart, And
yet why notg .t
May could imagine nothing more
interesting than 20 he ulysses sec
Rotary ,,, that is. 20 long ~ she
had 90 work FOR someone! When Il
camo 10 that, no work was Interest
inE
Il bate the thought ~ ~ May
said truthfuliy 10 herself
Finaily shc tore up the letter ana
threw the scraps into tho waste
basket Then. with her pad on her
knee. she wrote 10 Gloria Gregory
and asked her II sho might come 70
ylsit her Tor a Few weeks.
I'm 30 -~despefutsly tired. she
finished tho letter II didn't know
that anyone could BE- 30 tired as ]
am
Aud set shc lad done nothing TO
make har tired
In ten years she had worked very
little. Tho few days she had spent
in ifarktr Hnd Hhrker's real estate
OFFICE represented tho only rval labor
shr had known since her wedding
day back In 1915
"Mayte It's just batting around.
doing nothing. tha, makes me feel
this way" sho decided YEARLY AZ
last. That must he u having
no real purpose in living. no ineeh'
tive. no reason Tor being alive
III only l had something Of my
own child or husband
someone. somewhere. who belonged
20 meF she cried silently into The
darkness,
For the frat time In her life Hhe
lonKrd for Motherhood for thc
feel ~ a warm little head against
her shoulder. Tiny hand fluiirrinE
on her breast
Rhr stood az tho window and
looked down into The street, All
,heao little homes with their tiny.
lighted windows there were poos
pie In them who cared Tor each
other People who could face poy.
erty ana sopiidncsa teeaust they
cared for each other
May laid. her head against Tho
window frame. and an she stood
there khe remembered a night n0t
10 long ago. when bho had laid
her head on the rough shoulder OF
Ulysses ForEans oycreuat and cried
she remembered the sense OF com.
fort that had stolen over her al the
touch OF his coat tho sense
Of peace that had come to her with
hia letter
Il wish could sec him now
Tonight for Jus, a sceondy' she
aohled aloud. For Just a second
The tears brought her relief as
team do. Tho despair that had
becn damned up in her soul flowed
away iiko water Presently she
went 10 he'd and slept drcamicssly.
no he Continuedl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-05

NAY SEYMOUR. xhoso husband
killed himself because of her love
affair with another man. returns 90
her home town after a years alb
,S ,s she rs ,. "a nFq 4ss.Sss and "a
cash. sets cut to find and marry
AZ Atlantic City she meets HER.
BERT WATERBURY, and DAN
SrRAGuE thru a divorce Mrs,
CARIoTrA FRoi.klNG, Both men
pay suit 20 MAY. greatly 60 the
distress OF CRrlottA. who has been
Ia love with Dan Cor mnay years.
She aud May become great friends,
however. aud she invites May 60
winter with her In California,
May sets her cap for Waterbury,
whom she believes 20 be rich, lie
finally proposes and May accepts
him. Later she turns all her money
over 20 him 10 invest for her and
he disappears with Il!
renniless. May sells her tewelry
TO buy ticket 10 California. where
Cariotta has bungalow In Los
Altos. on the way she stops orr
10 visit the DICK GREGoRNS Ia
widowsr. ULYSSES FORGAN lie
fails In loye with her and asks her
10 marry him. hut she refuses.
explaining that she likes him too
we'll 70 marry him without love.
In California she tries 10 break
into the movies and fails, Then
she gets Job selling real estate.
and quits because her employer
makes love 90 her Finally she
decides 20 rest Tor a while at Car
iottA's house.
But Carlotta asks her 20 leave
one night after q drunken party.
when she aud May have q tlft over
the handSomest movie actor on the
at midnight May packs up and
leaves for the hotel down near the
railroad station. "Footloose again
she thinks not with triumph but
with despair.
NON go ON WITH THE sr0RNl
UyITELIA where do we so from
w hereY'
May asked the question OF her
own reflection in tho mirror the
next morning. standing before the
oak dresser in her shabby little
hotel bedroom.
II was dim old mirror, But Il
was not too dim 10 show May She
two lines that were beginning to
mar the smooth. white beauty Of
her forehead and the shadows AZ
the drooring corners OF her mouth.
Good heavens. was she getting
old2 She leaned over and studied
her face with ;hat cold and panlcky
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10

The wise man doesn't wait for for
tune to knock at his door; he goes out
to meet it.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
Important Things to
Remember in Soldering

When soldering connecting wires
TO the terminals Of jacks for making
connections TO the telephones. 1t is Inn
portant TO keep soldering fiux from
running down on the insulating seq
ments which separate the different
spring contacts. If the f1ux runs down
into the insulating segments it causes
leakage, and ii is to this that many
experimenters owe the trouble they
have with their homemade sets. Use
only enough fiux for the solder to take
hold. A thin film is enough. Another
point TO remember is TO be sure that
the contacts make and break properly
when the wiring of the set is COM
pleted. Sometimes they get bent out
of position slightly and do not touch
properly: 1t may never be discovered
and the new set may never work right.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance
Often Rejected

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview of the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
SO many applicants for insurance are re-
jectedSis because kidney trouble is 90
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose spplica-
tons are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root is on sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention this paper.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
laps Learn English
as Matter of Course

English is taught in the public
schools all over Japan. Later, when
came TO travel widely in the interior, ]
often found bright schoolboys four
teen or fifteen years old who would
volunteer as interpreters, Theodore
Godfrey writes in the Saturday Eve
ming Post.
In another generation English may
be a second language for the Japanese,
even as the Dutch today are competent
linguists, because the world cannot be
bothered to learn Dutch.
English, unless a japanese has been
educated abroad, becomes rather pc
culiar in japanese mouths, for &C.
cording TO japanese custom, every con-
sonant must be followed by vowel,
and there is no 81" or ''v" or 9Th"
Thus beer" becomes "bieru"; glass"
"gurssu," and hotel" "hoteru."
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10

wires are as short and direct as pos
sible. In no case should the grid
wires come near a plate wire. II 1t
is found necessary to cross grid and
plate wires there should be at least
an inch between them and In no case
should they run parallel.
This circuit will operate equally well
with any of the standard hard amplify-
ing tubes now on the market. The
201A and 301A are particularly recon-
mended. Best results should be OBJ
tanned when using a plate voltage OF
about 80 volts.
The set has been found to have the
quality Of being quite selective. II
good grade of crystal detector is EN-
ployed very little adjustment will be
necessary.
Particular stress should be made
on the point that the performance Of
the set depends largely on the wiring.
Wires in the radio-frequency circuit,
especially the plate and grid wires,
should not be run parallel. If these
points are observed the builder ought
not TO have any difficulty sn making
the set operate well undE favorable
conditions.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
LiUe in Present,
and Liue Long

II read the news TO keep young,
Chauncey Depew told the reporters
who interviewed him on his ninety
FIRST birthday.
And that. In the Technology OF
nippant generation, was not apple
sauce" for the young men Of the press.
Chauncey Depew not only reads the
news, but continues to be a part OF
the news. He Is active and alert at
ninety-one because he always has lived
In the present, the Minneapolis Jour-
nal says
In youth Depew did not sit around
dreaming of an impossible utopia and
neglecting the opportunities of the
present. In age Depew does not Sit
around mourning the passing OF the
good old days and scorning the oppor-
tunities of 1925.
When the threatening infirmities of
advancing years demanded certain
changes in the diet and habits OF this
remarkable man he made the changes
without a murmur, nor did he let fear
betray him into a state of near-invalid-
ism. He merely followed his life rule
Of accepting uncomplainingly what
ever time might bring him.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10

was surely the right thing Tor me;
took four bottles then and In the fall
of the year / took three. / had been
treated by doctor but he gave me an
iron tonic and that did not help me. It
seemed that the tonic did not have in it
what the Vegetable Compound did That
gave me the strength and ambition l
needed and have gained in weight
This year before started to clean house
l got four bottlesof the Vegetable Com
pound and am taking it right along. l
tell all my friends aboutit and how much
good it does me. They can notice it be-
cause I have gained in weight. l weigh
118 now and do all my work myself
again. Mrs. EMIL o. BRANDENBURG,
65l 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
Advice on Hook-Ups for
Builders of Radio Sets

In attempting to try out some new
hook-up the fan often makes con-
nections rather hurriedly with any
scraps of wire that may be left over
from some previous experimental
work. Frequently one or two connec-
lions in the circuit hooked up l.. this
way are so poor that they affect the
working Of tie circuit.
If you have much experimenting to
do. it is wise to cut number of pieces
Of wire, varying in length. and solder
clips on the ends. Then when you
want TO make up new circuit II Is
helcng with the assurance that all
,xn nections are tight.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
One-Tube Set That VIII
Give Surprising Volume

Here's a mighty efficient little one
tube set that will give surprising vol
lance that will astonish you. 1t has
but one dial, something that will ap-
peal to the feminine portion Of the
household which sometimes has diff
Guilty In fathoming the mysteries Of
the extra dials found on many sets. 1t
is easily constructed and calls for
parts that can be found in any radio
store. Careful construction and good
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10

parts, Of course, are essential to sue
cess.
The tuning coil can be made at home
by anyone of average skill. 1t is wound
on a 31a-inch tube, inches long. The
primary CID consists of II turns Of
No. % dec. wire. Half an inch away
from the primary wind a secondary
(L2) of Al turns of the same size wire.
CT is variable condenser of COOS ca
pacity, preferably low-loss. CO is a
.00025 grid condenser and CO Is .0O1
fixed condenser. Regeneration is con-
trolled mainly by the rheostat. This
hook-up could be used very nicely in
a portable set, as it will work effect
lively with dry-cell tubes.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10

get WtdA epSilS ddlu
terrible headaches.
/ felt 80 badly last
year that / could not
do any houseclean-
ing. The minute I
would lift or stoop
it seemed as if I
was going to fall to
pie &c 8. I told a
neighbor how 1 felt
and she said that
Lydia E. Pinkham's
VegetableC compound
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
Freshen q Heavy Skin

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cut-
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented, economical face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume.
Renders other perfumes superfuous.
One of the Cuticura Toilet Trio (Soap.
Ointment, Talcum) Advertisement.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
Luck

Ray Long, editor of the Hearst's
International Cosmopolitan Magazine,
tells why he doesn't believe in luck
He thinks every man gets about what
he deserves. In proof he tells story
In which Sam Harris, theatrical pro-
Queer, points the moral:
Luck may be per cent of life,
but the other e5 per cent-which is
what's in the man-always decides
the outcome. I've met thousands of
people everywhere, in every walk Of
life, and 1 never knew one who got
much more or less than he deserved
When a chap knows medicine and
Europe and five languages, and still is
a waiter, something's wrongl"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
NOW DOES
ALL her WORK
Has No Backache, No Bad Feelings
Because Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound Drove Her
Illness Away

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 81 was IN .
badly rundown condition and / would