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Jonathan and Jennie Bryce, loves Bar
ry Dunno. young lawyer with Tufts
8 Lennox. Wealthy jake Munson,
friend Of Janina Knowles and Amy
Heaton. sends ChiclSie @ costly pin
with love note and arranges SO her
father does not lose on his oil invest
ment. Jake tells Chickie he considers
Barry's feeling, only a bc.y's love.
~ has ited T her cSiekie ur Mss Barry
20 think of their marriage as a pres
ent possibility, even though he be-
lieves he cannot afford it. He IL hope
full when lila Moore's father expects to
Gulf Steamship Company of San
Francisco. and writes for him. Barry
returns with the deal unsettled. and
Tia invites him to tour the world with
her party. When Chickie accuses him
he leaves on the trip. In despera-
tion she telegraphs him when she real
ICES she must endure the conse-
auences Of her love Her parents,
a0or 81 6sf blight 10 fs re the Jake o1 as
ion of kind Mrs. Blake. Chickie tells a
false story of girl in her own pre-
dictment. In Barry's absence Jimmie
Blake renews his attentions. When
Barry tells Chickie he has been mar
tries to drown herself, but is rescued.
She refuses financial help from Barry.
takes the name of Mrs. John Clayton,
to the country home Of widow. Mrs.
Agnes Robbins, for a months. vaca-
tion,- Dorothy Wrenden. a hotel clerk
at Lancaster, agrees to forward
name. The month over she writes
co ON WITH THE STORY
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CHAPTER q
Jennie Calls

IN HICKIE took her fathers let
ter and hid 1t under her pill
IL low. When she slept she
dreamed of her mother. She saw
her lying with half-closed eyes. the
faded haid across her forehead. Jen-
ME called and called: "Chickie here?
Tell Chickie to come"
Those soft, gentle cries stabbed
into her heart. They left a wound
that spread. Each day 1t spread; it
ate in frightful pain upon her.
But she let the time pass, ignor-
ing Jonathan's plea. After four
days she wrote:
What do you mean, the two of
you, DESIRING your only darling?
Almost ten days of the new year
gone and haven't heard one
blessed word from either Of you.
Oh, you're not angry with me, are
you? 1 wrote you after Christmas
when I thought I was home for
good, but 'they bounced me off again
without a moments notice and I've
been all through the wilderness and
couldn't get a word to you.
Now, I'm jaunting over the ruts
and boulders Of these country roads, 3"
wrote Chickie. only the Lord
Himself could gouge such fancy
twists. I may write a book on my
deep and delicious experiences and
make you both famous, dear dar-
lings-
I'm two or three weeks I'll be
completely finished. THEN home!
And CULVER himself and all his
travels never will lure me off again,
I'm telling you
"Now-write and write-or else
I will go into exile and you'll never
see the sweet face of Lucy Gray no
moren
These letters CALLED her spirit; they
brought to death the sweetness in
her. Oh--she wouldn't write an
other-not a single other! Let it
happen-anything that would! oh
she might as we'll take a hammer,
pound out their trusting hearts.
Agnes Robbins noticed her red
eyes, She made Chickie come into
the kitchen where it was warm.
They sat at table near the win
dow. Agnes poured coffee and
stared at the dreary, level acres.
The wind swept dead leaves upward;
and the leaves made little forlorn
rushes and dropped along the
ground. Agnes shivered: What a
God-forsaken place this is in winter!
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BY Gilmore Meherin
CHAPTER XCIX
Jonathan's Summons

% HEY wanted her home for
Thanksgiving. They didn't
k-1 know how they'd get through
the day without her. Would she
come?
Chiclzie packed turkey that she
herself had fed. She packed grapes
and winter pears with many gay
messages all in a holiday box.
She said to them: "Now what
do you mean asking will be home
and here I am millions Of miles
away and no chance to get back
before the middle Of December. But
there's Christmas coming and just
you watt
She told them how she would hang
: her stocking above the CRATE in the
living room and she wanted it filed
to bullying. And-oh such things as
she was making for them between
times-besides they knew in the
very beginning that she would be
on this inspection trip for two
months-so hush now and have a
Christmas tree all ready
When she wrote letters like this
to them, she felt as though she
were twisting their hearts in her
hand. For she could hear Jennie
singing in the high, tender falsetto;
she could see Jonathan square his
massive shoulders. They'd believe
they'd wait
Agnes Robbins taught her how
TO knit slippers and silk ties. So
she began to make gifts for them.
She tied them in green and red It's
sue paper. She bought beautiful
waist and sheer stockings for Jen-
ME and gay handkerchiefs. Early
in December she had an enormous
box filed with treasures for the two
OF them.
At night she lay awake turning
holly from side to side. What
would they do when she disappoint-
ed them again? What excuse must
she make this time? She got up and
sat at the window. The sky was
blacl1-it was quiet and dark. Her
heart beat louder. And in the ST.
fence and the dark, horror of her
self rose like a frightening shadow.
1t bore slowly upon her.
It came close and put hands on
her shoulders-breathed in her face:
flushing red-hot images into her
mind They were images Of herself.
She, sitting at q window, blithely
flirting, thinking herself all stars
eIo cite IND fn hA efit
rups, waiting till he kissed her
twice; and she. that night Of Bess
Abbott's marriage, carried out on
that deep tide of emotion whisper
ing: ibid you wish it was tonight?"
Then other images-a canoe
Swimming down the river, darkness
closing like a tomb, bleeding hands
clinging to a cross beam.
Now this-now this.
But she kept writing the happy
letters. She was in the country
odd people she meningitis that
they stayed in the villages-days
travelling to different towns.
Two days before Christmas she
rode into Middleboro with Billie.
She sent a telegram not caring how
the words ran:
Darling Jonathan and Jennie
We're snowbound. Can't get out
can't hang my stocking. Make
Christmas keep a week or two or
I'll be broken hearted. We have ev-
erything here, but it's lonely. Jennie
dear, don't weep about it and I
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CHICKTE Her father sends letter saying
MI 11OIA11 her mother is i'll.

won't. I sent a Christmas box a
week ago and hope you get II in
time. When I get out of here all
| the Jobs and salaries in the world
won't fetch me back. want to be
home like anything. I'll be down
mighty soon, and 1t will be for
good"
| She was afraid sending that. II
they should trace 1t, If for one In
slant suspicion leaped into their
minds and they began to question.
Or If Jonathan should show that
message, say to Jimmy, the whole
fimsy .pretxt would be barred.
Now, looking back she could see
hundred flaws in the moves she
| had maze Oh-she should have
| gone much farther away; should
| have put a tn )usand miles between
her and the chance Of return-the
| chance of discovery.
Christmas day she was awake
early. 1t was cold. The cold bit
| into her flesh. She sat UP in bed
and could see her face in the mir
ror. There were black lines under
her eyes-and q pinched look at her
nostrils. She sank back under the
| covers and the feelings Of strange
ness or not knowing this person that
was now she, made her SILVER.
Then she laughed: "Oh. no-not
you'll Somebody else! Not you at
ALI"
No rain-but the wind swept with
a chill, dismal cry about the house.
She pictured Jennie putting the
turkey in the oven; Jonathan walk
ing about restlessly-
| She went with Wilde down to the
stream. The water was brown,
heavy with mud; the trees stripped
Of their leaves had a bleak, desolate
aspect. She touched the naked
branches. She leaned against them.
Suddenly she began to cry and the
dog whined. He jumped up and
licked her face. She put her arms
around him and cried more.
And she didn't try to calm her
self--didn't fight against the out
burst. She gave in to 1t and finally
sank down on the damp earth,
mute-apathetic again.
She wondered vaguely If she de-
served to suffer soft 1t was right
that she should be exiled here and
not a chance in all the world to
escape; not even a chance to meet
the future. Oh-she had no idea
what she was to do.
III THEIRS went free. She was
IN ] the one to be branded. Mar
jorie Abbott could escape.
Her baby was born dead. Janina
wrote this bit Of news with many
caustic comments. Marjorie could
have taken care of her child. She
was married; she had money.
She-Chickie could do nothing for
hers. But it would live and she
would live. The child would grow
to hate her; to ask her how she
dared to bring it here, knowing
what it must meet. Oh-the child
would turn furiously against her the
child would be her judge.
Now, she imagined 1t a. son, with
mouth that was full and sweet;
forehead touched with glory, red
hair brushed back. She was afraid
Of this image. When it confronted
her she twisted her hands. If she
had son to look like him-to grow
tall and question her with quiet,
doubling eyes? She prayed that it
would never be son
Then she fancied 1t girl-the
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i, face like hers. She saw the bright
thing standing before a mirror In
a dress of green. She heard this
girl laugh with Joy finding herself
so pretty; life so glad.
Chicl1ie. seeing this, grew cold
grew utterly cold. She heard
cries Of anguish. They were her
girl-never girl to suffer So
The week after Christmas there
came a letter from Mary. Mary
wrote to her often and often there
was a sting in her words, like this
one: IT dropped in on Christmas
day to see your mother, Chickie.
She did nothing but talk of you
and the wonderful job you had re-
ceived-the big future and the big
salary. It's pathetic. She was
talking her heart into the words.
Well-the $500 may be a good salary,
but you're not the only one paying
for it, Chickie. I think it's just
cruel to your parents. If you're
going to be there much longer you
| Detter stop ana THINK.
1T suppose should mind my
own business, but Jennie is looking
very old and thin. She shows her
age and she never did before.
Jonathan didn't say a word the
whole time I was there. He just
chewed his cigar. Finally he asked
me to come in for a while at dinner.
We were eating at four so I could.
1t was the saddest thing in the
world to see those two sitting there
alone making a show Of Christmas
spirit with your place all decorated
| in holly, and Jennie wiping her
eyes all the time. I don't know
how you can do 1t, Chickie. It's
selfish and nothing else when you
known their whole life Is centered in
you"
And in the next mail there came
a message from her father. "Ch.ckie
girl, 1t was no Christmas without
you. Jennie is getting too lonely.
She's not so we'll. 1 hope you'll
! come very soon. That's all she
needs 20 perk up again. Poor mother
she dreams about you every night
and wakes me up, crying. Now
that's all foolishness, I tell her-but
just you hurry up. Ch;ckie girl, or
We'll come up and fetch you"
She took these two letters and
read them till terror liks a poison
filled her veins.
She sent no answers.
Time-she must fight for time.
And now 1t seemed to her that her
mind was paralyzed. When she
tried to think 1t was numb it was
a frozen thing. She said to her
self again and again-"Another
month-another month"
Then she was wild with fear that
there might be delays-that this.
date for the end Of January that the
doctor had given her might be mis-
taken. She herself felt that it would
be a week, or maybe two, later
than that
She wondered how soon she could
get up-how soon she could race
down there-free again-where she
"OOAA Pob IiO~l 1bllO 1OT JuSC a
while
After New Years she wrote. She
had just come back. Oh, the time
would be a jiffy now till she was
with them again. Oh, they were
clearing up all the work here and
the office would soon be ready in
the city. She'd have to wait-they
were working day and night. But in
a few weeks she'd come flying in
upon them. Wouldn't they make
up for lost time, though.
Jonathan answered: Come now,
Chickie. Never mind about this
job. Your mother is sick. She has
been In bed almost since Christmas.
She calls for you. I ask you to
please put everything aside now and
come"
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"Merle"-this was the name Chiolxie
had given "Dearie-what
makes you want to stay up here?"
IT don't feel equal to moving.
like you, Agnes Robbins. And with
my folks all in the East-it's better
here than anywhere else could be-"
''Oh dear! 1t gets me in the
winter. I want to be away. I wish
the place was sold. 1 can't stand
this monotony. When was young
like you, Merle, the heavens
couldn't chain me-"
"Oh-some things could, I guessr'
1--WE must make the arrange
ments. You haven't much longer"
They're all made. Didn't I tell
your"
"No-you'll go down into town,
will your
HICKIE nodded. But this
IL was not the truth. She had
LII been deliberately. vague with
Agnes Robbins as to the date, set
ting it later than the time the
doctor had named.
She did this because she was stub
BORN and determined to remain on
the farm. She was afraid to be sent
from it. Chickie had trembled dur
ing the whole time she talked to
him, fearing door might open and
someone she knew would appear.
Oh-she'd run into the fields before
she'd take such a chance now!
(To Be Continued
Copyright. King Feature Syndicate)
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Roots and Herbs Used in
Medicine

The Lydia z. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Of Lynn, Mass, is recognized as the
greatest user of roots and herbs in the
world. Over half million pounds are
used annually in manufacturing Lydia
e. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound.
These herbs are gathered with the
greatest care at the season Of the year
when the medicinal elements which
they contain are at their best. This, in
part, accounts for the wonderful eff
cheney of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound in restoring ailing women to
health and strength.-Advertisem
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Puzzle a Day

Given four cuts, make two crosses,
the first to be exactly Il the size of
the second but don't waste any of
the paper square.
Last puzzle answer:
One machine cost $3.50 and on this
he made Is per cent or $3.50. The
other cost $3.50 and he lost 10 per
cent or $3.50. $3.50 minus $3.50
equal $4,000 profit or 6 per cent of
$500. his original cost.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Prosperous 1926 for Capital Seen
In Comprehensive Study by C. of c.

people. We should proceed in our
customary. cautious. prudent and con-
servative way, and ] am reasonably
sure that the future will demonstrate
the wisdom OF our course.
We feel that some method OF an
nouncement should be sent broadca st
through the newspapers to let the
shopping public feel that the low prices
have been reached. for there Is no ad-
vocate so powerful as ''printers' ink
We recommend that the $4,000. 900
now in the hands of the Treasury De
partment from the 2h per cent col
lected from Government employees Is
a sufficient amount to make us feel
that the clerks on the retirement list
should receive "A decided increase. as
the small amount of $50 Is nothing
to what they should receive. These
retired clerks are fully entitled to at
least 81 200 annually, as they have
given up the best years of their life
for the Government and should be
properly pensioned for the faithful
service instead of receiving the Mig
cardly pension that Is being given to
them now.
We feel that the Auditorium has
met with success, and the fact that II
has brought many conventions already
which formerly could not meet here
because we did have a hall large
enough Is encouraging We also feel
satisfied that Washington is fast be-
coming the center of art, music and
literature.
With all of the above in mind we
feel that Washington will be in a
prosperous condition during the com
ing year.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
REAL ESTATE BOARD
WILL RENEW FORUMS
Prominent Members Will Discuss
Important Questions at Week
ly Gatherings.

The Washington Real Estate Board
will renew its weekly forums on Jan.
uary at the Wardman Park Hotel
A number of talks on important sub,
jects will be made by men prominent
in the National Capital. The forums
are being renewed, due to the almost
those who attended them before the
holiday season.
Among the topics to be taken up
will be the Zoning law. the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission
the construction of well built dwell
ipgs, obscure historical spots In
" aShington, etc.
G.. II. Lawson of the associate di
vision of the board is chairman OF the
forum committee
Evening star., 1925-12-26
BUILDING PERMITS
SHOW OFF WEEK
Eighteen Total $460,7 $50 to
Thursday, Against 80 at
$771,O0O Last Week.

From Saturday Of last week to last
Thursday the Office of the building
| inspector issued Is permits for prof.
! ects valued at 81 900 or more, which
totaled $460,75O. This is a decrease
OF $310250 from last weeks total.
which was s771 900 for 80 permits.
Three projects were authorized.
which are valued at $4,000 or over.
The largest of these, for s1T0. 900 was
| issued to Y. Weller. who will build
seven brick dwellings, 254s to 255s
! Massachusetts avenue, to cost that
amount. Smith 4 Minkoff Co. was
granted a permit to build a four story
! brick apartment on the southeast cor
ner Of Fourteenth and Allison streets.
valued at 800, 900 Price d Barber
We're given permission 70 build 10
| brick dwellings at 4425 to &4t3 Fes-
senden street. to cost $4,000.
! Other Permits Issued.
! Other permits for new constructions
or alterations valued at $1,000 or
more. issued by the Office of the build
| ing inspector. are:
Florence +. Buckley, to repair 2912,
| % NJ street: $4,000
s. J. Brinkley. to build five brick
dwellings. 1l10-111S Chicago street
southeast $50 900
Charles D. Taylor. to build two
frame dwellings. 3S27-61 Holly Terrace
southeast; $4,000.
b G. Ellis. to repair 2l22 Four
teenth street: 81 600.
Ida Rattstatt. to build 47l9 Con
duit road: s11, 900.
E. l.. Patten. to build two brick
dwellings, 10000 / street southeast
s12 900
Col. f. G.. Brown. TO erect private
garage. 1910 Nineteenth street; $1,000
A. c. Bayleys. to repair 725 Seventh
street: $1,000
h. NJ. Herriman, to build, s12 Fern
street; $500.
T. Armat. 10 build three brick
stores. 1857. 1859, 1861 kilbourne
street: 10000.
j. Carey King. Inc. to build a steel
and concrete mill Sligo Mill road and
Il. and O. Railroad: $40 900.
Shannon 4 Luchs Construction Co.
to erect private garage, 3700 S street;
| 81 900.
| w. G.. Irwin. to build two brick
dwellings. 3409-1l Thirtieth street;
| $40, 900.
| w. y. SpicknaH. TO repair 631 r
street northeast; $4,000
A. Marks. TO erect private garage.
! Gas 4 street northeast; $3.50.
The widow of the poet Bjornson has
Evening star., 1925-12-26
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Continued from Thirteenth Page)
reductions to be made, is a paradox,
TO say the least.
There is a. stability in Washing.
tons mercantile life that is not nj.
ways seen elsewhere. The merchants
look ahead. They are liberal in their
attitude. They prefer solid growth
TO spectacular adventures. Their es-
Establishments have become widely
known for their reliability and per-
manence. Washington's traders
proved long ago their close identifi-
cation with the prosperity of the city.
Hence it has never been to their In
terest to take advantage of passing
situa tfons at the expense of their eli
entele.
Conservative and Solid.
This is conservative and solid
city which is immune from violent
fluctuations between the prosperity
and adversely which sometimes mark
the progress of other American cities
Your committee well realize that
Washington should be made and kept
a beautiful city in every sense of the
word: in fact. as the Capital of the
greatest Nation of the world IL should
world. But your committee is not in
sympathy with the attitude that in
order to make Washington beautiful
manufacturing and industrial business
must be kept away. Your committee
sees no res son why manufacturing
and industrial plants and business can
not be; located along the railroads
leading into the city and on the river
banks below Washington in adioin-
ing Maryland and Virginia counties,
without detriment to the beauty of the
city itself and certainly in the inter
ests of the growth of business here.
If only the proper spirit is shown and
an efficient plan adopted and carried
out.
The commercial strength of any city
is measured by its density of popula
tion. its financial position and its dis
iributins facilities, and these three
combined, when rightly employed.
make for its industrial development.
The population of our city. as stated
before, has now reached beyond the
100000 mark. number certainly
large enough for foundation upon
which to build an industrial growth.
The resources of our banks are suffi.
clent for any reasonable demands to
be made upon them, and our transpor-
tatpn facllltleS, both by water and
railroad, can he made second to none
in the country. Situated as the gate
way between the North and South,
Washington enjoys location which
ot Itself should open possibilities of
development denied 10 many other
cities.
After all is said and done. the com.
nlttee is strongly of the opinion that
there Is nothing in local conditions
that should disturb the serenity of the
Evening star., 1925-12-26

board a number of well known speak.
ers will address the board. A speaker
prominent In banking circles will make
an interesting address. Besides the
regular members of the board a num-
ber of ranking officials of the local
and Federal Governments will be in
vited. A buffet supper will be served
following the meeting.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

or" Mr.. Hamilton will be
found at the Sample Home
every day and Sunday: or
phone him. Cleveland 1870,
for appointment.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
On 18th St..
Car Line

Ride to Kennedy st. and 3 squares
walk brings you to 8th st. Or Ga.
ave. cars to Gallatin and walk one
square east. Or we will send auto.
Open from 8 Am. to 8 Pm.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
ELABORATE PLANS MADE /.
FOR REALTORS MEETING
Prominent Banker and Government
Official to Address Boards
. Monthly Meeting,

Elaborate plans are being made by
James p. Schick for the regular
monthly meeting OF the Washington
Real Estate Board at the Wardman n
Park Hotel January Ia.
Besides the usual business OF the
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Stainless Steel.

Stainless steel is the invention OF a
Sheffield worker, who got on the track
OF 1t while studying the effect Of ex.
ploSions on gun barrels
Evening star., 1925-12-26

The widow of the poet Bjornson has
just celebrated her Goth birthday an
niversary at her home in Norway.
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