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on the edge of the bed, her arms fold
ed. She was shaking as though sht
had been slapped.
After a while she got up and
looked into the dreary back yard. II
was a deep hole of darkness. She
pressed her face against the cold
glass. 1t was like the shivering sick
mes sin her heart.
She stood almost an hour without
the will to move or to think. Finally
she said with a grim quiet: I'm
glad"
Then her thoughts let loose. She
needed this-just what she needed
She would not forget again. She knew
the way she must go-stick to it
With a cold, pitiliss pride she re-
garded herself and the flush of emotion
that had stolen through her. In that
moment she was relentless enough,
and harsh enough to have slain for
ever a gladness in her thoughts.
She needed no onei Wished no
one! Her way was clear before her.
No one would ever be hurt by her !;
no one should ever be allowed to stoop
to her-patronize her!
With an abnormal sensitiveness she
imagined David had realized the folly
Of that moment and regretted it. He,
too, had gone over the scene of the
night; he had been carried away By
the charm of trees and water and a
face that glowed palely in the dark.
Afterwards he had been cool enough
to consider and to repent.
Afterwards he was calm enough 70
realize the impetuous blindness of this
friendship for her; and to acknowl-
edge the hurt it could do to himself
and his future. So he was avoiding
her.
She sat down before the bureau,
slowly took off her cap. He would not
be troubled by her.
In the next few weeks she hid be-
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her and with his face, kindled and ten
der moving down to hers.
She said to herself in a frightened
way: Il don't want this! have moth
ing TO do with this :" But when she
was in the room of one of his patients
and the door opened she grew breath
less with excitement and found it hard
to raise her eyes.
The image of him, tall and gallant,
as he reached out from the machine to
call: Lonesome, girl? Take q
ride" came to her a dozen times.
The lean face was laughing. She
thought it handsome because Of a
warmth and because the gray eyes
we're understanding, but mostly be-
cause it was clean-cut and vital with
the winning glory of youth about 1t.
She heard him saying: "Since you
like me very, very much and l like
you. what has the world got to do with
it? Don't you think I'm big enough TO
look for myselfT" He turned her
hands and looked at them, musing,
half hooking
Against her will these scenes re-
turned; against her will there was an
expectance and a half fearful glad
ness running like echoes OF a dis
tant song through all her thoughts
At the end of the second day, as
she was coming down the steps of the
hospital she saw him getting into his
machine. 1t was s o'clock, the night
still and dark, the languor Of summer
in its breath.
He regarded her q moment as
though hesitating, then he swept off
his hat and drove off. A chill cut
through her. Suddenly her eyes were
smarting. She walked around the
corner to the Nurses Home, her head
very high.
After she reached her room she sat
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hind a smiling and gracious reserve
Once when it was near Christmas time
he stopped her in the hall: MAKE
an exception for once, will you, and
come to the symphony with me
please?"
mo, / can not"
"You really mean to keep this up,
them"
"Oh, yes! I quite mean it, She
said it in a tone Of ice, and for an
instant he looked down at her with
an astonished doubt in his eyes. His
mouth had grim look.
"Well-very well-I guess I'm a bit
thick now and then J"
He left her with the uncomfortable
feeling that she had done a cruel and
needless thing.
And she remembered his many ser
vices; remembered his bigness, COM
ing that day when she had reached
the end of her hope-insisting SO that
she keep on-she must-then waiting
for her afterwards and seeming so
glad for her triumph.
Well-no matter-some things must
be done! No choice at all!
She used to wish that the years
would hurry-that she was finished
and out-that she was 80 or 40 and
settled in old, quiet ways.
In these days she wanted so often
to cry. Her spirit was forever put
ting up its hands to push away mem
orics-to force itself to look with
straight and quiet eyes onward-and
only onward
Once after a very exhausting OPP
Grafton he said to her in the genial
way he had: "Well-you're a good
little nurse! It's almost two months
and nineteen days-do you know
that"
She pretended to have forgotten.
He added, I'm to hear few things
then"
She smiled, saying evasively: "Much
may happen in days and weeks"
He answered shortly, well, lady,
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She came out here and sought the
meeting"
He asked with an eminous con.
troll: "Why?'
"She had some things she wished
to say to me-"
when was this I"
an the end of August or early In
September-Pm not sure"
Yes? And so you wrote q note
to me and Cancelled datesT'
Il did not write it because Of Mrs.
Burdell!"
"You didn'tl What did she say
to you, Helena?"
at doesn't matter what she sAid.
1t is of no consequence to me. AS
far as am concerned the matter is
closed"
as this true, Helena. It means
nothing to your
Yes, it is true.
"Well-it means something to me.
WHAT she said is of great conse-
cuence to me"
She smiled-loohing at the white
walls before her: Then it must DO
between you and your aunt. II you
want TO know what she said, you will
have to ask Ter. 1t is of no mean-
ing to me-non.-"
He looked at her until her face
stained. Then he said: "We'l see
about that"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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WESTERN KENTUCKY
HAS FIRE MYSTERY

MAYFIELD, KY, Aug. 1. = What
is believed to be an echo Of western
Kentucky's most impenetrable mys-
terry and most horrible crime, the
burning to death of eleven people four
years ago, is the burning of three
dwellings and large stock barn. The
scene of the burnings is Rileytown, a
thickly populated area.
The four fires, occurring within
two weeks, are all apparently incen-
diary, and the structures attacked
were owned or occupied by close rela-
tivcs of the victims of the holocaust
four years ago this month. Whether
the time of year, the approach of the
anniversary brings to the criminal
il such there was-memories which
cause an attempt at repetition of the
earlier fire is for psychologists to de-
termine,
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DIR. David Offers to Help
Chickie in Her Work to.
Relieve Orphans

I please come. You've not talked Il
me in weeks. ! wonder why-yoI
really haven't the right TO end {
thing in this Queenly fashion with
out by your leave, or go TO he'll
or any little gracious word ne
that"
For the first time in weeks a
merriment rippled from her heart
"Oh, come on, then-won't you,
Helen-there are some things you
ought to say to me. I've been
hungering for them"
She wanted to 70. It was dark.
No one would see them.
She went-it was a fragrant In
dian summer night though the
time was November. The wind
was soft and the moon yellow as
old gold.
Chickie said it made her sad to
look at moons that trail their shiny
wells on waters-and skies that are
a thousand colors-to look on these
and know that one who has re-
joiced so much may not again behold
their beauty.
He said "Yes-but in forty years
Jake lived more deeply than another
in 200. There's something in that"
Il didn't think that he would die.
He seemed so filled with life. /
thought even at the last minute that
he was getting better. Didn't your"
'No-as soon as he was on the Ia
ble-well-there was the one chance
sometimes a miracle Il granted. We
always hope for that. :"
why, even then, you knew
81 feared"
"You didn't act II. You fought
as though you were going to win"
did II"
Don't you know that you did?'
She suddenly saw him more intently
than at the time as he had worked
as he had watched-as he had done
so many things through nights and
through days.
"Yes-I know that 1 debut I
wondered if you thought so. Well
I think 1 wanted your approval,
Miss Nurse" ---
my approval Her tone curved
and suddenly the blood raced TO her
cheeks. what could you want with
my approval?" 80 ~.
"Do i get it?' So
"0h, indeed you do
He reached over and took her
hand in his quick, domineering way.
He said, That's one of the things
I've hungered to hear. Girl"
She said aloud, Ooh" and would
have pulled her hands free-he
would not let her.
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4 DAVID went on
And another thing I want 10 know,
Helena, is this-do you refuse my
company because you don't like mei"
'tOh no" 80 p '7;7sii
~Do you like ner ~
"Yes-very much"
Don't say itsin such a remote way,
IL yCu please, as though speaking of
snow covered mountains"
She kept her head down, her thought
repeating with astonished delight, He
wants my approval! Mine! Oh, think
Of that"
And it was sweet 10 have his hand
clasped so on hers-he had such strong
and vital hands-and TO feel his eyes
full Of eager warmth. She wished he
wouldn't speak-just sit and watch
the crimson flame steal back into the
clOuds-watch the pallid fogs come
with sad dreams and munnur to the
mountains.
The said: 81 love this scene at night.
You know I've never Travelled, so /
feel very thankful life dropped me on
this doorstep, with the water and hills
and trees flung out so royal like"
Twas kind in life to drop us here.
VIII your poetry keep, Miss? As /
was saying, since you like me very,
very much and / like you and want
your company, why are we deniedl"
Are we? We're here, j thought"
Then she added. family sensing her in
/ sincerity: well, we aren't alone in
the world. There are many things to
think about"
Lets think Of them. You won't
come out with me. I'm just conceit-
ed enough to be irritated by this. Why
shouldn't you 60 out with me? I'm
a nice. sober young man, rather pre-
sentable, don't you Think Now /
want 10 knOw-I demand 70 know
why I'm turned down. If it's because
OF my own shortcomings then ] sup
pose III have to stay down, but if it's
on the worlds account-weU see.
What do you mean saying we aren't
alone in the world! Do you think
didn't know that"
She considered a moment. fearful
Of choosing the wrong word ooh, well
you know how people talk Of doctors
and Of nurses. And you're just start
ling out-yOu should be careful
Just starting out, Now 1 thank
Iyou for that word Of gTace!"
u mean, sir-that the biggest things
are all before you. Il is the world
who will bring these TO you. So
you're bound TO consider the worlds
opinion. Your success depends on
lit"
1T does? And ! suppose my friends
are going TO demand a squirt at my
family crest before allowing me 10 put
a knife in them? ] don't have TO
worry about the worlds opinion. I've
seventeen cents or so on my own ac-
count. So I'm really not dependent on
large private practice. And at pres
lent, I'm more interested in hospital
work.
whats your next argumentT
She felt oppressed chill stole over
her. She said in q quiet, beaten way
oh, ! think you know exactly what
| mean. I've chosen the way I have
10 20. I'm not going 20 turn from it.
And you're not as immune as you
think. The worlds judgment cannot
always be scOffed into silence. 1t is
a bitter thing 10 bear"
He opened her hands and looked at
them, musing-then at her face. There
was a tenderness and a light in his:
| Don't you think, Miss Nurse, that
I'm big enough 10 look out for myself?
4 Do / need g thin slip like you are
10 fight my way?"
"N0-you don't, Mr.. David. And
you may think I'm slim, but even 50
1 know what / should do and what /
wish 10 do and what ] have 10 do.
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CHAPTER LXXXIH
The Snub

Fof two days she didn't see Da-
yid. She was aware that she was
waiting for him.
She argued eoldly with her own
thought. Every argument ended with
the memory Of his arms reached about
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Chickie Says

"You know people talk about doctors and
and just starting out you should be careful
"Well people will see me out with you. They will
think it quite out of order. They will talk of me and
that left one hospital and then they will talk Of
you. don't think you should want to be put in
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such position -of well of interfering with your
"All right, il interferes with my Happiness to be
regarded who hurts others-
1.-TWO months and nineteen days from tonight
But it's true about Jake. Did you know he gave me
$3O,O0O?"
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CHAPTER LXXxII
Confession
David went on {:

David went on:
And another thing want TO know,
Helena, is this-do you refuse my
company because you don't like met"
saOh mn -sssyr - iss-ssf
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that clear transparent, healthy look which you de-
sire unless you breathe properly. Deep breathing
will fill out the hollow necks and give rounded con-
tour and glowing color to the cheeks that amount
of massage could do"
Mildred Davis, wife of Harold Lloyd, who re-
tired from pictures year or more ago, but who is
back again, took nearly forty pounds of flesh dur
ing her rest from work She probably faced greater
battle than anyone to regain her figure not
cepting Nta Naldi, who took off twenty pounds by
cutting out spaghetti, highballs and all meat save
chicken. Mildred still has seven pounds to lose to
get back to normal weight. Orange juice for break
fast; chicken sandwich-without butter-and black
tea for lunch, then very light evening meal, sans
meat, potatoes, butter and sweets.
To obtain the figure of movie STAR dieting and
strenuous exercise is essential for most of them Here
few Of the menus, showing the amount of daily
sustenance taken by some of the stars who have
anti-fat clauses in their contracts:
Anna Q. Nilsson-Breakfast of orange juice.
Luncheon at the studio, pineapple and cabbage salad,
with special dressing prepared by Madame Helene,
who is in charge of the restaurant With this the
star is allowed two graham crackers. Having taken
two very light meals, she is allowed whatever she
likes for dinner.
Dorothy Mackaill-For breakfast, coddled eggs
with cup of hot chocolate. For luncheon Madame
Helene especially prepares for her toasted sand
witch of minced green olives, pimento and American
cheese. Her favorte dinner is chicken pie
Colleen Moore-A glass of buttermilk for break
fast. Luncheon consists of avocado salad, with
European dressing the recipe for which she brought
from Paris Her desserts are seldom more than
lady-finger macaroon. However, luscious straw
berries tempt the little stars appetite.
Corinne Grffith-Grapefruit for breakfast, and
for the rest of the day bit of pouet de rice seems
to be all she wishes An apple day drives her
weight away.
Blanche Sweet-For breakfast sliced oranges.
For luncheon, spinach grown in Madame Helene's
Rose Villa garden in Hollywood. For dinner, a veg
etabe plate of carrots, eggplant, artchoke (hot),
cottage cheese and Italian squash topped with dainty
fresh asparagus.
Barbara La Mari retains her syph-like figure by
taking eggs Forentine for breakfast. Her luncheon
drink is large glass Of fresh tomato juice. With
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and Keeps Under the Weight Her
Contract Specifies
time ago. it was noticeable that the far-famed "Hal
Roach sextette" was growing fat Blanche Mehafey,
Kathleen Grant, Fay Wray Kathleen Collins,
Martha Sleeper and Margery Whites getting
heavy. Miss Mehaffey, in particular, was assuming
proportions not exactly in accord with the needs of
grace. An imperative order went out for the
tette to don track suits and it was to be part of
the daily routine that all should work out strenu-
ously in the lot back of the stage. Miss Mehaffey
put heavy wooden sweater for her part and tried
to keep pace with "the gang" She rather numbered
along for little while got tired and quit. Then she
got the shock of her life.
Get up from there!" the director ordered, "and
get some exercised!
"It's too hardw she walled
But she was kept at it till her muscles were
strengthened, the surplus fat removed, and to-day,
playing in Pola Negr's latest picture, she has of
the most attractive figures in pictures.
The truth of the matter is that most of the cinema
queens take hard exercises all the time, but don't
The entire amount of food she consumes in one day
would not make fair breakfast for grocery clerk.
"If you ever are invited to lunch by Jackie
Logan, you're just plumb out of luck" said Madge
Bellamy, as the two sat in the restaurant at the
William Fox studio Gust look at what is spread
before her! Aren't they some banquet?"
Miss Logan smiled. What she really had was
slice of pineapple and couple of prunes No bread,
no butter no meat, no milk potatoes. And as for
piece of pie cake coffee with the tiniest
the question! 1t couldn't be done. But Jacquene
is four pounds overweight. Normally she tips the
beam at IS, but now she registers 1922,
Justine tombstone, who has one of the most ex-
quisite compilations watches her diet, but is an ar
dent advocate of deep breathing.
"You may pat pounds of cleansing and nourish-
ing creams into your unoffending face" Miss John
stone says, but nothing earth will give your skin
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this she has a cup of mushroom soup Ia duchesse.
Joyce Compton-For breakfast, glass of cold
milk. For luncheon, usually lettuce salad, with
dressing. When she desires more nourishing foods
she gets a French lamb chop with black currant
jelly.
Seena Owen--For breakfast orange Juice, slice
of toasted whole-wheat bread and imitation coffee
made from cereal. For luncheon, vegetable salad.
dried figs with raisins dates dessert. For din.
ner, fresh fruit, salad, slice of tasted whole
wheat bread and occasionally lamb chop, broiled,
Alma Rubens-For breakfast, fruit cereal. toast
ed whole-wheat bread and half cup of coffee. For
luncheon, vegetable salad, whoe-wheat bread and
one or two glasses of milk. For dinner two cooked
vegetables uncooked (either carrots, celery or
tomatoes), glass of milk, whole-wheat bread and
dessert but not pastry.
Pola Negri-For breakfast, fruit, dry toast, small
black coffee without sugar. Luncheon, tea and gra-
ham crackers Dinner, fruit, cocktail, salad, lamb
chop, two vegetables, toast, hot tea. No dessert
Creta Nissen-For breakfast one-half grapefruit
(wthout sugar., cereal, dry toast, hot water with
dash of cream. For luncheon, nothing. For dinner
anything which contains neither acids nor excess
of starch, two vegetables and occasionally small
pieces of meat, salad, toasted bread and for desl
sert sliced pineapple.
Madge Bellamy-For breakfast, nothing but
fruit. For luncheon, salad. For dinner, moder-
ate meal of cooked vegetables with hot tea and toast
Vivian Rch-For breakfast sliced orange and
cereal: For luncheon, toast and tea usually with
honey or JAM For dinner, fruit cocktail, lamb chop
cooked vegetables and toast. Occasionally she eats
a small portion of dessert.
The greatest hesh-reducing food, it is asserted by
many of the stars, consists of grapefruit cut into
bits-rnd and all. Over this at night is poured two
cups of boiling water Next morning the liquid is
drained off and drunk for breakfast This destroys
the Hesh-buildng nutriments the system has ex
tracted from food during the night 1t is ''the best
bet of them all, they say, for removing fat.
However, the movie" stars aren't taking for
granted anything at ALL They have scales in their
bathrooms at home They keep in close touch with
the scales at the studios Some have charts which
they record the fluctuations And if half-pound
suddenly accumulates, harder work starts and
sandwich is cut out Their daily lives require that,
they stay ''in training
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olive Borden explains her system thus: Never
|all you want when you sit down at the tablet"
|says. Never! It's better to eat just what you
q. then quit, then to fill up and say to your little
Rrnie, Now, go to work I've done my part
| cut out the sweets, too! There is sufficient
r N fruits to supply your system with what it
s."
Seena Owen is an advocate of uncooked foods
fresh vegetables. Like Lillian Gish she believes
raw carrots will keep nervousness away and do
) to give one lovely complexion than all the
betics in the world.
Fresh fruit should be part of at least one meal
" day." Miss Owen says. But this should be
b before the meal instead of afterward. Water
N is particularly good to eat in this manner.
r drink water, milk or any beverage with meal,
or at least one hour afterward | eat meat three
bur times week, usually broiled lamb chop.
! is enough for the average woman. The great
complexion aids are raw carrots, cold slaw and
bach"
but at the Hal Roach studio in Culver City. some
Evening star., 1925-07-27
Wash Fabrics Will
Go at Low Prices

PRINTED SILK AND COT
TON CANTONS, in pleasing
small designs suitable for dresses
and larger patterns for kimOnOs.
Regularly Sl.00 yard. 7Qc
Yard ~
PRINTED SILK AND COT
TON CREPES. Multi-colored
effects. Makes very pretty
dresses. Regularly S1.50 2Qo
yard. Now, yard ...... Wv
THIRD FLOOR
Evening star., 1925-07-27

Big Values Now in
Handbags
n0 NOVELTY ANITY
CASEA silk. imitation shell,
fitted with chain purse
and mirror. Were Sl.95 QSc
(6I BLONDE COLOR SILK
POUCH BAGS, were C1 OK
S2.95. Cleanup. ...... =
C7S CHILDREN'S VANITY
BOXES, assorted colors. 0SC
Were S1.50. Now. ..-... ~
I'D CHILDREN'S HAND
BAGS, silk and feathers, in blue,
brown and red; were 100
S1.00. Cleanup.
81 VACHETTE v A N ] T y
BOXES, were $2.95. 81 0S
(0 NOVELTY S RIP E
BROWN SILK UNDERARM
B A G S; were $2.95. 81 OK
Sedn-up
Evening star., 1925-07-27
Great Values in
Popular BlOuseS

TUNIC BLOUSES, of pleasing
quality crepe de chine. Only one
or two of a style. Plain tailored
bIouses, button trimmed, tucked
or beautifully beaded dressy mod
els. Round and turn-baCk collars.
Long or short sleeves. Light and
dark shades. Tan, blue, rust, rose,
navy, black and combinations.
Sizes 81 to A i'm the assortment.
Were S9.95 to $3.50. Q7 OK
ANOn
SILK TUNIC BLOUSES. Odd
lot of crepe de chine tunic bIouses
In plain colors and printed COM
binations. Not all sizes in every
style. Embroidered or plain mod
els. Sizes 36 to 46 i'm the group.
COlOrs: Black, navy, tan, gray,
blue and white. Reduced Cd OK
SFCnNn nnR
Evening star., 1925-07-27
Prices Tumble in
Corset Section

LANSBURGH SPECI AL
SPORT GIRDLE. Made of satin
stripe material with elastic in
serts over hip. Fasten i'm front
with hook and eye. Flesh and
white. Originally s1.5O. 81 O0
BANDEAUX. De Bevoise and
Memo stylish stout and X c mod.
els of broche and mesh. 40
Slightly soiled ...&...... iOS
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Think! Only Half
Price for JeWelrY

Price for Jewelry
CLEANUP OF A VARIETY
OF ITEMS. including rich COro
Pearls in different lengths and
grades; were S295 to $500
cleanup at S1.47 to $3.50; others
include:
Novelty Bead Necklaces.
Plain and Fancy Combs.
Silver and Gold Plated Mesh
Bags.
Blacelets, Bar Pins, Brooches.
Imported Ornaments on SOutOir
Chains and other small items,
only a few of each-alI go at
Half Price
(0 SEVEN-JEWEL SWISS
MOVEMENT WOMEN'S WRIST
WATCHES, fitted sterling case
with ribbon bands; were Cd AZ
$685.. Cleanup. .. ~
TW e IT Y FOUR INCH
FRENCH MFG. INDESTRUCT-
IBLE PEARL NECKLACES with
gold filled clasp; were QSc
S1.95. Cleanup ..... Nv
\ lot of Fancy Pictures. S0c
Each ............ Nv
Book Ends in two 81 0S
styles. Pair. VA'oO
STREET FLOOR
Evening star., 1925-07-27
Radical Reductions
On COrsets
Aprons and
kinOnOs

(9O0) BUNGALOW APRONS,
broken sizes. A num-
ber of desirable models. Ct M
iUE
FIRST FLOOR
(6O CREPE kIMONOS, an as
sortment of colOrs and Ct 40
sizes. Now only. ..... PA' -
.(75 WHITE BUNGALOW
APRONS, large, small Ct 90
and medium sizes. PIsO/
THIRD FLOOR