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CHAPTER VII.

RIZoNA PENITENTIARY,
"A FLORENCE, Ariz.. March II.
Estelle's voice seemed super
naturally loud. as voices often do
over the telephone when one fer
vently wishes otherwise.
II can't come tonight" de-
ciared desperately ''I have-I
have company and can't get
away"
Company" interrogated Es-
telIe. "Well. you come over right
now, company or no company
A rather lengthy conversation
followed, Estelle insisting that I
come over to Oakland at once and
demanding to know who was with
me. was terribly embarrassed.
"It's a womanss voice broke in
the mother. "Who is she?"
placed my hand over the re-
ceiver, feeling like a man who
had just reached the end OF
pirates plank in midocean.
"oh, it's a queer character who
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Foxy Grandpa's Story
THE CAT CAME BACK.

, ''and you've quite cheered me up.
I've been very lonely Becky
vent away three days ago"
We walked out into the hall
and were standing there in front
Of the door. saying good-by and
telling our hostess what a pleas
ant time we had had and she was
asking us to come soon again
when there was a scratching at
the door.
Whats that?' ! asked.
'If Becky were still here l
would think it was she" answered
Miss Arnold, walking toward
the door.
Then was certain / heard a
"meouw'' ard the looks which
Bunny and Bobby gave me indi-
Gated that they had thought the
same thing,
Miss Arnold opened the door
and stood back. And what 10
you think happened? Right into
the halfway ana rlSnL up 10 MISS
Arnold walked the most. bedrag-
gled.looking cat have ever seen!
Becky" gaspped Miss Arnold.
And she leaned down and picked
up Becky, held her close and
stroked her, while Becky gave
forth a pitiful whimpering coin
bination of cry and a purr.
Becky" we all echoed.
Weir said Miss Arnold. DO
you realize that this poor pussy
cat has travelled twelve miles III
three days to get home?"
Extraordinary" / said. What
are you going to do about her
new" / laughed.
She'll never be sent away
again." said Miss Arnold, strok.
ing the tired pussy affectionately.
II don't blame Becky for want
ing to get back to that nice
mistress and good home" said
Bunny as we went down the
front steps. "They were the
most delicious radishes l ever
tasted"
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(6NooD AFTERNOON" said
N Bobby politely. taking off
his hat and bowing low over the
hand of the lady at whose house
we were to take tea.
Bobby only waited until Bunny
and / had spoken to our hostess
and then he asked:
"Is Becky around, Miss
Arnold?"
Miss Arnold looked sad for a
moment and then she said quietly:
Bobby. l am sorry to say that
Becky isn't. had to send her
away, because she was killing all
of the birds in my garden. /
knew that she couldn't help it.
because that is cats nature, but
YOU know l love birds and am
making study of them. SO al
though it made me feel very
badly to part with my beautiful
cat, whom 1 had brought up since
she was fluffy little kitten, l
simply had to find another home
for her.
"Oh," sighed Bobby. Becky
was such a nice cat"
Bunny shook his head in ap'
proval, because Becky had never
tried to annoy him. and he said
that she was one of the few cats
for whom he could have any
friendly feeling whatever.
where did you send her% l
asked
ITO some friends Of mine who
live about twelve miles from
here" replied Miss Arnold. "They
have other cats and so If the
birds are bothered there 1t won't
be entirely Becky's fault. She
will have a very good home, !
am sure" added Miss Arnold
with sigh. But I do miss see
ing her curled up there in front
of the fire
The maid brought in the tea
and we gathered around Miss
Arnold for a cozy visit. She even
had a plate Of radishes there for
Bunny.
We talked and laughed and
were having such good time
that I didn't notice that it was
growing dark outside: Then
looked at m wrist.watch and
said:
"Oh. Miss Arnold, Tn afraid
we're keeping you. We have made
a long visit We must be going
now" And | arose to get my
hat.
i've enjoyed your visit so
much" : smiled our nice friend.
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TO PREPARE
SPARAGUS
BY Hannah Wing
A Recognized Authority on All
Matters Pertaining TO House
hold Management.

Matters BegBanalMg bO nVaASO
hold Management.
nVHE finest asparagus is that
i which comes earliest. One
may count on the eagerness Of
the gardener. to pluck the first
shoots as soon as they fairly
emerge from the soil. What
shame it is. then. that so much
Of the delicate flavor of this early
vegetable is lost in cooking!
Asparagus Is one Of the most
tender OF vegetables and must
not be overceoked. II the butts
OF the stalks are woody, cut them
off UP to the tender part. and use
them only in soup stock. The
tender tips need nothing more
than steaming. To secure the
best results tie the STALKS loosely
in punches and set them in boil
ing water, leaving the tips well
above the water. Cover and boil
for about twenty minutes. Less
will do IL the asparagus be really
fresh from the garden.
Fresh asparagus served in hot
i, cream is indeed good, and any of
several sauces may be served
with it If desired. In addition
to straight asparagus there are
many dishes in which this deli
cate vegetable may be used II It
has been properly and not over
cooked. When cooked until soft
and mushy asparagus will never
give the desired, effect in any Of
these dishes.
Chilled asparagus with vinal-
grette sauce may be sent to the
table on a folded napkin with the
sauce in q bowl. or the chilled
stalks may be placed on lettuce
and the sauce poured over them.
For the sauce take one-fourth
teaspoonful each Of salt and
pepper, one tablespoon vinegar,
and one-third cup salad oil.
Beat thoroughly with a small egg
beater and then beat in two
tablespoons of finely chopped
parsley and chives.
Aspasagus omelets are one Of
the delicacies Of the season.
These should be made from the
FRENCH omelet into which chop
ped tips of cooked asparagus
may be stirred when the omelet
becomes creamy. Or a French
omelet may be served with a
cream sauce made with part as
paragus stock into which the
tips have been gently stirEed
just before serving. In this case
the asparagus is spread with the
sauce and the Iemainder is
served around it.
The Washington times., 1925-06-01
By Beatrice Fairfax.
who Occupies d Unique Position
In the Writing World as an
Authority on the Problems
Of Love and Marriage.

MARK TWAIN once jestingly
V4 remarked. that he was
never happy until after
he killed his conscience.
Making due allowance for hu.
morous exaggeration. the fact
remains that many persons SUE
fer needless and futile mental
agony because Of what may be
termed an 'ingrown conscience"
It's fine to try to live up to ones
highest idea of what Is right,
But occasionally girl becomes
$50 fearful lest she infringe some
ethical or moral code, that she,
reproaches herself constantly
even, when she is doing all that
is right and reasonable,
She worries lest she may do
something not quite fair and
square and kind until she misses
the peace Of mind to which her
honorable life entities her.
This is the difficulty expert
enced by my correspondent who
under the cognomen Worried"
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J has written me the IoliU"ins
letter:
Dear Miss Fairfax:
IT am nineteen and have been
going about with man for not
quite two years. MY friend and
discontinued going about to-.
gether about six months ago.
..since. then. Of course, in spite
OF my hurt, rye gone about with
many other young men. but with
out the least bit Of affection for
them
about one month ago, ! was
introduced to a young man who
invited me to go to the theater
with him. When we reached
home he asked for kiss.
Il fatty refused. He apollo
gized and asked whether he
might see me again. replied
that he. might and saw him IN
all about five times. Now he
!. wishes TO so about steadily with
me.
what worries me Is whether ]
am playing fair. still feel
little longing affection for the
Young man with whom ! broke
off. But, everything considered,
can honestly say that ] like
4t.f. r6ur. friend.
DO you think ] am right IN
encouraging him when I've not
entirely forgotten the young man
/ used. to love or thought ! loved? !?
Do you think time viii change
me. and help me to fcrget?.
IT am very much worried. as
wish to play fair and do what IL
right.
won't you please give me the
benefit Of your kind and con-
siderate advice?"
MY dear. IN your desire.-to play
fair with your. new admirer, BY
withholding your friendship i
need be because you still rennem-
ber an old. mistaken love, don't
lose sight of the fact that the
only way to forget is to fill your
mind with new interests.
To become engaged to your
new friend would be another
matter. You well might hesitate
to pledge your life to him while
you feel reasonable doubt Of
your love.
But you are not pledging love.
You are merely agreeing to ac-
cept him as a closer. more inti-
mate friend than he has beer
heretofore and to go about with
him more steadily. How else
can you two become better ac-
quainted and grow to understand
each other?
Far from wronging either the
old or the new attachment, far
from acting unfairly toward your
frier.d or yourself. you are show
ing yourself wise and kind by
encouraging q friendship. that
promises well.
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A TICKLE
ADMIRER
Beatrice Fairfax
NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

AEAH MISS Al tGE AK:
About two years ago l met
certain young man. i was out
with him and his cousin.
About seven months ago, 1 met
him again. We have been sweet
hearts ever since. But of late he
makes dates and never shows up.
Two nights ago / had a date
with him and he didn't keep it.
| love him dearly and ! think he
loves me, because he did every
thing to show he loved me.
Please tell me what to do.
HEARTBROKEN.
A SIX him frankly when you next
"A see him, why he doesn't keep
the appointments he makes with
you. Tell him how disappointing
and humiliating it is for you to
wait for him and then find that
he is not coming.
If he apologies and promises
to do better, give him just one
more chance. But unless he stops
this inconsiderate, rude habit of
breaking appointments you will
Go well to drop him from your
list of friends and treat him
when you happen to meet him
merely as casual acquaintance.
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oNG after dark I left her. just
~ few PAGES from the entrance
to the comfortable looking private
residence that was hers. She hesi-
EAted as I released her hands.
ssfWhen-when shall we meet
akain?" she asked with h1lf
aterted face.
."Tomorrowy' / exclaimed. IF
ypu'n come. I'll meet you half a
block below Blanco's at o'clock
--lf.you know-where Blanco's is"
Yes, she murmured. 1.-TWO
o'clock sharp She ran off with
q laugh.
In the privacy of a pretentious-
II appointed suite at Blanco's the
next afternoon tried to make
Edith take back the $40. but she
declined fatty.
II know you can't afford to pay
for luncheons like -that-nor. for
this" she added, making a sweep
ing gesture to indicate the room
we were in. .sYou must let me
hold up my end. I can afford it.
And if you DON'T" she added
quickly as I started to object,
''I'll elope with, someone who will.
So therer'
was about to continue my OBJ
lection when suddenly a picture
Of Estelle's crowded little room
and tiny oil stove obtruded. 1t
occurred to me that Estelle could
use the twenty to advantage
All right. wen say no more
G4out 1t Just now" 1 said.
A New Liaison.
It was thus that I formed
econd liaison-so different from
The first-and in doing so lost
what little self respect I had.
Also, before long. Estelle, Edith
Ad others grew suspicious of
my fidelity. and a number OF
awkward and semi-serious situa.
lions resulted. But / mustn't get
ahead of events.
Late in the fall my mother came
Al the way from New England 20
4lsit me. It was the first time we.
lad seen each other for twelve
Sears. and she was to stay week.
Ny good friend. John Barry, who
Ras special writer on our paper,
1noughtfully engaged a small
housekeeping furnished apartment
Tor US IN the Mob Hill apartment
house where he lived, and gave
me acknowledgement sur
prise when he enticed me to It on
d pretext, showed me through, ex-
piaining everything, and then
ghanding me the keys.
II shall never forget Barry for
k,1at. though he afterwards exasp-
erated me terribly by interfering.
As / thought. with my personal
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PLAYING FAIR IN LOVE
The Famous Writer Solves Problem for Girl VINO Is
Puzzled Because She Still Has Lingering Liking
for Man She Once Knew.

So rejoice III your cofnpanlou-
ship with the man yom like. But
inst one warning be quite care
fuI not to nake any pledged. any
promise. To give Up Al compan.
ionship of other friends, for tn
stance, would be folly.
For you two may discover that
you are after all not 50 con.
geniaI.as you thought and hoped.
How much better for you both.
in such case, to still have the
friendly cofnpanionship Of others
to turn to. Sharing Friendships
il a good test of generosity,
toIerance. and freedom from base
and petty jealousies.
Go about steadily with this
young man you are commencing
to like and who takes an interest
in you. But keep up other friend
ships as wen. Don't try to
nonopolize his attentions aud
companlOnshtp. asy
UntiI an actual formal be.
trotf1al exists between you two
IL ever it should exist-the only
way to play fair Is to enjoy his
friendship and also the friendly
companionship Of all the other
men yoH know and ike.
Encouraging new friendships
win enable you to cease brooding
over past regrets. So be true to
today's affection. Don't refuse
present affection becat
tsken loyalty to 4 memory Of an
outgrown past. Today's friend:
ships and affections All hold the
possibility OF future lasting love-
and happy marriage. 81,
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By Himself.

: freedom. I'll tell Of that later.
Flowers had been sent to the
apartment by other friends who
had learned of the approaching
visit, so that when mother ar
rived that night 1 was able to
take her direct to a cozy, com.
Portable abode. a veritable haven
after her long trip across the
continent. We spent a delightful
week together and before she left
she persuaded me to keep the
apartment. so that after she got
home she could picture" me in
surroundings with which she had
become familiar.
You can get some nice young
man to take the extra bedroom,
she advised. THAT will reduce
the expense, and getting your
own breakfasts will be fun" 1
readily agreed to the plan.
During the week of her visit l
abstained entirely from drink. 1t
had not secured a strangle-ho!d
on me at the time and she had
no. inkling that was not lead
ing a normal. clean life. But I
had one or two narrow squeaks,
at that. One night the telephone
rang at IL o'clock. It was Estelle!
She had secured my new home
telephone number from the of
flee.
Where have you been?" she
upbraided. Come over here at
once and make it snappy. I've
been worried sick over not seeing
you, and-I'm broke-dead broken'
Mother had stopped knitting
and was much interested. felt
like a culprit about to be hanged.
The Washington times., 1925-06-01

HELEN ROWLAND all those little
romantic acts of devotion wIch
which a man won her; but. alas,
the average man gives his las-
performance in the role of lover
just before the lights go out en-
his bachelorhood
X
A newspaper is like a mans
heart; just because you occupied
lot of space in it yesterday is
no reason why you should expect
to be a headl1ner today.
X X
It's g. wise woman who gets
somebdy outside the family to
teach ber how to drive the motor
car. 1t is better to kill few
chickens than to kill your nus.
bands love.
HammeTing a conventional de-
sign" out of an inflexible piece
of metal is a raw material you get
nowadays. Man may have been
made of dust--but most of them
seem more like brass or pig ir )n
when it comes to "molding'' them.
4
At twenty, woman NAV keep
track of her husband without
glasses; but at forty she needs
bifocals to watch him around the
house and keep tabs on him away
from it.
\ X
The most lasting form Of pla.
tonic love is not that which ends
in a wedding-but that which be-
gins there.
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| MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
Bv Helen Rowland
This Marriage

This Marriage
T OTIS of marriages are just
~ running along on the rim"
after having punctured the pa
thence and exhausted the endur-
ance of all the domestic tires.
X
1t fills a man with chagrin to
find out that, after striving to be
"a better man. to satisfy the
ideals of the Rotary or the
Masons.- he has yet a long way to
go to come up to his wife's ideals
of a better husband"
X X 4
Some women are successful In
getting a good photograph or a
The Washington times., 1925-06-01
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

~
when was the original
Louvre IN Paris built
When was the Congo Free
State, Africa. set up?
SWhen was the Satsuma Re,
belIion in, Japan put down2
When did Gutenberg. the irls
ventor of printing. dieg
5--When was Guy FaWkes exc
cuted?
Answers to these queries win b.
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS &.
To Saturdays questions.
The ship Fortune" reached
Plymouth. Mass, November IL
1921.
DARIUS was King Of Persia
from 521 to 4ss B. C. A
Sswift published "Gulliver'e
Travels in 1876.
4-The Spartan-Athenian sea
fight off Naxons took place SIS
B. &C.
I 5Queen.s College. Oxford.
was foundede in 1870. III
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haa written me the following
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Rose Culture

DOSE culture has. in recent
~ years, become the leading oc-
cupation in parts of East Texas.
Some rose farms in these dis
tricts have as many as 500, 900
bushes, which are in bloom Le-
tween March and November.
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good husband
at the first try
out; but, most
of them have
to submit to
one or two
" retakes /" co
have any luck
at agl these
days. y IS
Every gfrl
expects a icon.
tinuous per-
formance" of
The Washington times., 1925-06-01

ToWN of cloth of gold (stt) comolned with fine lace,
made gold threads and emerald green threads The
apron the lace corresponds with the line Of the
cape back this novel; for It is hung from oval Of the
lace way There band Of the lace around the
hem and another like belt around the hips.
charming frock for afternoon or morning wear Is this
crepe de chine dress the right all hand made trimmed
with real edgng hemsttching and embroidered dots
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
SOVIET UNION WILL
SEND STUDENTS TO
AMERICAN COLLEGES

MoscoW-(6 Tass)-Prof. stew
en- Doggan, Of the Columbia Uni
versity, New York and director of
the International Education Insti-
tute, is negotiating with the U. S.
S. r. Association of Cultural ReIa-
tions with Foreign Countries for the
exchange Of students and professors
between the U. S. S. r. and Amer
lea.
It is being contemplated to send
five or six Russian scientific work
ers for carrying on their scientific
Investigations at various UNIVERSE
ties Of the United States in the sec
ond term Of the. coming college
year, and two learned pedagogues
to get an insight into the question
of education Of the U. S. A. Stu
dents excursions to America will
also be organized next summer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Soviet Russia Kept
Up Art Studies in
Spite of Hardships

PRINCETON, N. J., Sept. lin a
lecture delivered by Professor Alex
ander A. Vasiliev, before the Harvard
Princeton Fine Arts Club, on Bryan
tine Studies in Russia, Past and Pres
ent, the professor told the students
that Russia has done much to advance
the systematic study of Byzantine
history after the revolution and has
given to Russia the reputation of &C.
cupying the first place in the history
of Byzantine art.
Professor Vasiliev said that his pu-
pills worked hard and willingly in a
cold room, in spite of famine, and
that, after one year, the members Of
his group could go to the Crimea
and be able to intelligently study the
archaeological remains Of the Middle
Ages in the Crimea. This summer
three Of his students visited the Cri-
mea, one Of whom has already meas
ured all the Genoise Notifications and
made new copies of all Italian in
scriptions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Restoration of
Water Transport
Planned by Soviet

MOSCOW, (Tass.) 1.-The state plan
ming commission is reported to have
approved the draft five years plan of
restoration of the U. S. S. R. water
transport by the Peoples Commissar-
lat Of Communications. The scheme
provides for a series of measures to
be effected in the course of the years
1925-1930 and calling for allotments
of rs million rubles for the full re-
storation of the waterways and 96.5
million rubles for the complete recon-
struction of the river fleet.
This scheme, however, provides
only for the restoration of Russian
water transport conditions up to the
pre-war level, so that the state plan
ming commission has simultaneously
decided to draw up a plan, and have
the draft ready before the first of next
July, of new construction on the union
waterways such as would raise water
transport conditions in the U. S. S. R.
above the pre-war situation. This
new scheme is naturally to be linked
with the union railway development
program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
BELGIAN LABOR
GROUP REPORTS
ON SOVIET VISIT
Greatly Impressed by
Good Conditions
Especial to The Daily wOrkerI

ASkNNidt " tHN DHA'y NFS'NS'b
MOSCOW, (Tass. 1.-The Prayda, or
gan of the Russian Communist Party,
reproducing the reports carried by the
Brussels papers whose representa-
tives interviewed the Belgian labor
delegates on their return from an ex-
tended trip in the U. S. S. R., lays
stress on the generally excellent i'm
preston made on the delegates, who
more especially noted the rapid i'm
provement materially and morally of
labor conditions in the Soviet repub-
lies.
1t is also worth noting, remarks the
Moscow paper, that the Belgian work
ers not only could visit different CEN
tiers and other places in the union,
but were also given ample opportun-
ity to see for themselves the actual
conditions of labor and could talk, I'M
impeded, with Russian workers in the
factories.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
LAUNDRY CO. OPERATIVE
NEEDS MEN TO BUILD
INDUSTRY IN THE U. S. S. R.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1o.-A few
days ago meeting of the laundry
cooperative progress" was held in
the office of the central bureau, 79e
Broadway, Room 4o2, where plans
for the future work have been dis
eussed and accepted. The laundry
cooperative has decided to send In
the near future delegates to Russia
for the purpose Of selecting a pro-
per place for such a cooperative.
This cooperative has great field
Of work In the Union Of Soviet Re-
publics, as this will be the first CO.
operative Of this nature In Russia.
The cooperative needs men ex-
perieneed in wet wash laundry. For
all Information regarding joining Of
this cooperative apply to the Gen.
trail Bureau, 799 Broadway, Room
4o2, New York, N. u, or to the
secretary Of progress" N. Robin
sky, SIS East Ave-, West Haven,
Conn.
Every applicant. before applying
for membership, must know that he
Is going to the Union Of Soviet Re-
publics in order to help to develop
and upbuild the industry In the
Union Of Soviet Republics. He also
must be ready to overcome all diff
fieulties that the cooperative may
be- confronted with. Only class
conscious and hard workers need
apply for membership.