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she had loved Larry. and couldn't
bear to talk of him because he
had married Germaine. The hot
blood rushed to her face. She
half rose from her chair. ''t0hw
she cried pitifully. all the happi.
ness drained out OF her, "Oh. how
can you ask? OF course / didn't
There wasn't anything between
us! / just went there for tear
He didn't answer. Instead. he
reached for her glass and filled
it and his own.
She could feel his unbeIief.
Was there no way to tell him, no
way to make him see? Her
fingers closed around the glass.
1t was cool in her grasp, the
color of sunshine. ITO usr' he
said again. Aren't you going to
drink my toast?"
She lifted it to her lips. "All
right" she said, the enthusiasm
gone out of her.
The waiter was coming. He
tapped on the wooden door frame.
Then he cleared his throat and
pushed the green curtains aside
with flourish. He was bring
ing their dinner.
Life is just one dinner after
another!" she sighed, looking at
her heaping plate, when the obse-
quious boy with the gravy.
splashed white coat was gone.
and the green velveteen wall had
shut them in again.
Rosemary" he began.
She bit into an olive, desper-
ately. The cocktails had made
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One of the Most Remarkable Stories of LOveMad Pleas
ure-Mad Conyention-Defyi Bohemia
Written in Recent Years

into her mind, forcing its way In.
slowly. surely. agonizingly. This
place-a sort OF inn
do you means" she stopped
quickly. She knew. She saw Il
all now, no need to ask, but he
mustn't know that she knew
he must never, never
know, for IL he did she would
have to give him up to keep her
self-respect, and she couldn't
give him up now not
even for that
She was making frightened lit
tie motions. calling him back to
her. She ought to hate him, she
ought to get out of the car, and
walk proudly away. She ought
to loathe him, and despise him
and she did. she did! What right
had he to think she
covered her face with her hands.
'Oh, stop your acting" he said
roughly. ''I won't argue with
you. Yes. or no-quick."
She didn't answer, but her
hand came out and clutched his
coat. She hated herself for Il.
for staying there and trying to
patch it up.
"Shut up, for Gods sake?' he
cried, getting into the car.
There's nothing to cry about"
Nothing to cry about? When
the man you loved can plan
thing like this and you
go on loving him and wanting
him, when you know him for
what he is?
He started the engine, shifted
into second with a grating and
grinding of gears. Without an
other word he began to speed
crafty for the city. Fifty-five,
sixty. sixty five, seventy the little
black hand of the speedometer
wavered at seventy and chung
there. Wen be killed" Rose
mary thought, DULY, "and III Be
glad"
But they weren't killed. They
drove up to Gertie's door at half
past two, and Whitney helped ner
out as he might have helped q
sack of flour. Mrs. Merton had
promised to telephone Gertie that
Rosemary would spend the night
with her.
I'm go to the door with you"
he said with an icy politeness
that hurt her more than she had
ever been hurt before.
TO be continued Monday.)
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Haze Manu- Definite Duties to Perform In Political LITE

read and keep posted on politi-
cal questions. Voting takes but
a few moments. Then when years
of leisure come, after the children
are grown, many a wife and
mother may find herself well
qualified to help in shaping pO-
titical events.
We live in an age when women
no longer peer wonderingly and
ignorantly at life from behind
closed doors. Instead, they take
their places side by side with
men, bearing the worlds burdens
and doing the worlds work.
Submitting good.humoredly TO
the will Of the majority. toler-
ance. and the spirit Of fair play
are qualities women need. TAX.
ing an intelligent interest and
part in political life should help
girls to acquire these and other
characteristics that count for
successful marriage.
AS long as home-making and
motherhood are woman's jobs;
there will be a woman side" 60
politics.
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By Chas. A. L. Reed, MD. 4

YOU read on all sides of the
u dangers to health arising from
dead teeth and diseased gums.
A dead tooth is simply a poi
soned splinter in your jaw.
From the poison, in the form
Of germs on this splinter, your
system may become infected with
resulting Illness more or less
severe. with the possibility of fatal
termina ton.
The role of the dead tooth
has been gone over very care
fully by A. NJ. Nodeni. a distin-
gulshed dental authority of Eng
land Medical Press and CIRCULAR
He at once attacks the belief
among dentists that a tooth from
which the blood, nerve and lymph
supply were removed did not die.
or that, If it did, it could be so
preserved and fixed as to make
it permanently innocuous or near
ly so. Some even alleged that
since the removal of the pulp
eliminated a source OF infection
and pain it was beneficial.
OF course X-ray examination
has, however, completely upset
this nonsense. 1t has shown that
80 per cent of canals that are
supposed to he well-filled have
either no filings at all. or incom
plete ones. and that 40 per cent
Of these teeth have areas of bone
destruction about their root ends:
and. furthermore that many have
lost parts of the jaw bone as the
result of assesses.
DIR. Nodeni has also shown that
apart from the main canals, there
are in about So per cent Of teeth.
accessory canals. which extend
either lateraIly or through the
root end. and which. especially
il even the main canal cannot be
filled. it is obviously impossible
to block
In view OF these facts 1t is
clear that when the pulp is re.
moved, the tooth is a dead tissue
The mere fact that it Is attached
to the living tissue Of the jaw is
Of no Importance.
In spite of the fact that the
tooth Is a hard structure 1t con.
tains about % per cent of decom-
possible tissue, which is in COM
munication through minute tn.
bules with the circulation on one
side and with the mouth on the
other. 1t is quite impossible to
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Rosemary Merton the Heroine of This Remarkable Serial
of Bohemian Life, Finds Herself in the Midst OF
Avery Difficult Situation

; her dizzy. and she'd heard that
food helped
Why, she was hungry! She
broke off q big piece OF French
bread and laughed at her own
panic. What crazy thing had she
imagined? What made her think
all those silly. morbid things2
They were all in her own mind
Whitney wasn't thinking them.
you could see he wasn't. Little
bubbles of happiness came spark.
ling up from the depths of her.
driving away the despair.
That's my own girl again"
Was there really a little tremor
of eagerness in that bored. NUT.
tering voice?
The food was warming her.
The little bubbles OF happiness
were rising in her, like the bub.
bles she had once seen in a glass
Of champagne.
Happy" he asked.
There were hot specks OF light
in his eyes. His voice was diff
ferent. The feel OF his hand on
hers was different. too. A pound.
ing, frightened joyousness stirred
her. Happy? OF course she was
happy.
Gaiety. the gaiety that bubbles
from golden glasses, spread gos-
samer, glittering wings around
her. She heard the tinkiing
sound OF her own laughter. She
hadn't known she was laughing.
1t was because she was so happy.
so happy.
The meal was ended. "I ought
to be making some move to 60"
she thought, and dabbled her fin.
gers in the clotAy glass finger
bowl. Il
''Sloan," she began what
was it she was going to say?
There was such a pleasant lazi'
ness over her. I'm so glad !
don't have to go home early
her voice sang dreamily.
His strong hand closed tightly
over her fingers. He stirred rest.
lessly. Lets CO." he said. mo
use stayinA here. Come-we1l
ride again, y mt you want to ride
again, Rosemary"
Eyes, Sloan," she said in the
submissive. husky little voice he
liked so much.
So they left the shabby grill
and went smiling into the dark
together.
She leaned on his arm. Her
head was aching little, and she
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member. But he had seen enough
that first day In the studio.
That was evidence enough. And
this very night she had said she
wasn't going homeland still she
slept there. breathing Softiy, IKE
a young baby. with her poor little
neck nearly broken.
Rosemary, wake upr' He lifted
her bodily into his arms, and
shook her gently
She opened her eyes, and looked
up at him blankly for a moment.
Then she was suddenly wide,
struggling to be free. Let me
CO." she whispered. ''Sloans let
me go!'
Her eyes were like black pools
in her white. pear-shaped face as
he carried her toward the inn.
Her breath came In frightened,
choking gasps. He could feel her
heart beating crafty against him.
With sudden, unreasoning anger
he dropped her brutality back into
the seat. "You little fool" he
whispered through clenched teeth.
You little foolp'
She shrank from him in terror,
terror of him, terror Of the wild
beating of her heart. why did
you do tf1at?" she painted. What
made your"
The mask of well-bred boredom
settled over him again. He
paused to light cigarette before
he answered. az beg your pardon
if 1 seemed violent. I made two
polite and Intellectual efforts to
wake up first"
''Yes, but where are We? Why
are we stopping here?"
His scornful gaze rested on her
for the fraction of a minute.
That was enough. He saw the
way the wind was blowing.
Piker!
He got out, and walked around
the car, kicking the tires, re-
flectively. one by one.
"Well." he said at last. ARE
you going to get out. or have
you got cold feet?"
what do you mean?" She
was leaning out, holding out her
hands to him. "Oh don't look
at me that way, Sloan-as if you
hated NELL
ST hate piker,' he said. biting
off the words shortly.
A piker. A sickening thought
was pushing itself like some
blunt edged instrument of torture
had said exactly? He couldn't re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-16
NEW CORN RECIPES
BY Hannah Wing

TOWARD the end of the sea
- son green corn Is not quite
Of the quality most desirable for
use on the cob. There are, how.
ever. many dishes in which this
corn may be used and still retain
the flavor Of fresh corn.
Green Corn Fritters
One cup of corn pulp, yolks
of egg, beaten light, II teaspoon
full Of salt. "a teaspoonful of
baking powder. 2 whites Of eggs,
beaten dry.
Score the kernels with a sharp
knife lengthWise of the cob, then
press out the pulp. Add the
other ingredients, the whites of
egg last. Take up the mixture
by tablespoonful and with a tea
spoon scrape it into hot fat; let
cook until brown on both sides.
turning several times during the
cooking. Drain on soft paper.
These are especially good with
chicken cooked in any way. This
recipe makes eight large fritters.
Sweet Corn Mexican Style
Ia cups corn pulp: 4 eggs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-16
A Word to Wives

Don't ''high hat" others II you
wish to be popular; but, If you
want to be stylish. you must
adopt the high hat yourself. The
higher the crown. the more chic
the hat, whether it is of velvet.
velour or lustrous antelope felt.
Small brims vary in their trend
some turning pertly up and
others shading the eyes. but this
season the modes browning
glory Is vested in the height of
the crown with a backward drape.
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NOW Go on With the Story

StnF course it's powder" Rose
~ mary murmured, confused,
shut just rice powder. and I don t
pairt-real1y"
He smiled. $50 it isn't really
bloom. / have it by your own
confession" and he took the
silver flask out of his pocket and
weighed it in his hand.
you're making fun of me-"
she said, flushing. A vague uno
easiness crept over her. He
shouldn't keep referring to Larry
that way.
She visualized Larry trying to
push Germaine aside to make
room for her, and telling Whitney
about it. He even borrowed
money from him-because Ger
maine was going to have a baby,
and he wanted money to send
her away! oh" she suddenly
cried out, don't talk about Larry
II can't bear itr'
why not?" he asked very
gravely.
She shook her head wordlesslv.
"Why not, Rosemary? Tell
me-
'Oh. because it was all So
30 mixed up, and it turned out
90 terribly =" She stopped
and took a drink of water. "Oh,
well, she finished listlessly, "it's
ali over.''
did you care very Inuch?'' he
asked in a. low, constrained voice.
He was plying her! He thought
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whispered. bending down. How
sweet and little she was, curled
up beside him!
eyes, but I've got to get back
early"
az know. DEAR"
He had called her dear. He
knew she had to get back early.
Everything was all right, more
than it ever had been before. She
sighed. contentedly, and the car
leaped onward, gathering speed.
whitney glanced at his Watch.
It was getting late, 1t was foollsh
for him to decide on Taylor's place
there were half a dozen road
houses nearer in that would have
done as well. They'd have to make
an early start in the morning.
would she quit IL he asked her
to? He'd like to carry her Off
for a while, well, one thing at
time. and no use getting too deep.
He stole glance at her niue
relaxed figure at his side. what
a shy. quaint little thing she was!
II ne Ildu 4AASI ASA q -
ago - But a few years ago
she was wearing rompers ana ne
was marrying Coralie-anotheT
shy, quaint little thing, Coraiie!
But not too shy and quaint to
forget her marriage vows and run
off with the first shavetail aviator
that showed after he sailed for
France! He stepped savagely on
the gas, the car hurled itself on
into the night with lightning
speed. And now Coralie's image
faded, and in her place came
Rosemary again--so sort. so
Young! His mouth softned. Poor
little thing.
He stopped the car. Wen.
here we are" he said, and turned
ia Rosemary. The light from one
of the lanterns shown full In her
face. She was sound asleep, in the
most uncomfortable position, her
dropping head bent forward pa
thetically, one hand still clutching
his coat.
Here we are" he repeated
little louder, and touched her
shoulder, gently. She only sighed
and slept again.
He swore under his breath. II
was ridiculous, the way she was
acting. If he didn't know women
so well, If he hadn't been mace
a monkey of before, he'd think
Larry had lied, or he had made
mistake. What was 1t that Larry
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beaten; "A teaspoonful paprika;
2 tablespoonfuls green pepper
pods, chopped fine: IA cups milk:
Y teaspoonful salt.
Score the kernels on the ears.
lengthwise the rows. then with
the back of the knife press out
the pulp, leaving the hulls en-.
tire on the cob.
Mix all the ingredients together,
adding the milk last. Bake as all
custard mixtures. Serve from
the baking dish. This may be
baked in individual dishes.
IA cups sweet corn cut from
the cob and cooked until ten.
der; 3 tablespoonfuls green pep
per pod; Il teaspoonful salt; n
bud of garlic or shallot; table
spoonfuls butter; 1 tablespoonful
flour; / cup thick cream.
Cook the pepper and the onion
chopped fine, in the butter until
softened. Add the flour and cook
until frothy. Add the cream, and
stir till boiling. Add the salt
and corn and let stand over boil.
ing water to become hot.
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By L. Lamar Matthews

MONA was lonesome, She was
AVA so lonesome she didn't know
what to Go. She said so.
why don't you go out and
play with Elizabeth?" asked her
mother.
"She isn't at home. She went
on Girl Scout hike and will be
gone all day." replied Mona sui
Ienly.
We'll, get your book and read"
I'm tired of reading. May l
go to the picture show? There's
nothing else to do"
Eyes, go on. Anything to stop
your winning" said the mother.
l hate to have you to see that
sort Of picture, but you seem
determined to get away from
home
SO Mona hurried away to sit
in darkened hall where an or.
chestra played sentimental tunes
while six reels of love-making
held the l@fle girl speIl-bound
during a slMshiny afternoon.
And all that time Elizabeth,
with nine other girls and their
leader. exercised their minds and
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An Authority ON the Problems
of Love and Marriage

An Authority ON the Problems
of Love and Marriage
"WHAT! Bring politics into the
w homer This Mortified ex-
exclamation expressed the old
fashioned view of women toward
politics.
4 But times have changed Today,
women take an active part in
political campaigns, do jury duty.
vote, hold office.
What is the effect Of this
change? How do women affect
politics. How do politics affect
women? Is there any vital rea-
son why women should take keen
interest in political issues? Is
there a woman side" of politics?
The dictionary defines politics
rs the "science of civil govern
ment," a rather forbidding def
milton. But, after all, what does
It mean except that politics is
housekeeping on large scale.
including the management: OF
city, State and nation.
Does it not seem absurd to
imagine for one moment that
women should not be interested
in proper inspection of food and
: milk, the maintaining Of first
class public schools, regulation Of
sewage and drainage, pure water
supply. safe traffic regula tons
and countless other details of
politics, which directly affect
home and child welfare.
81 fail to see," writes Ellen
Key, why woman's hands
! need be more soiled by a ballot
than by a cooking recipe"
If the word politics" has come
to have a sinister meaning, be-
cause in too many cases graft,
1nefficiency, neglect and other
forms Of corruption have been
ellowed to creep into municipal
government, isn't it because able
and honest men and women stand
aside and leave the city, State
and national housekeeping in the
hands of INSCRIPTIONS politicians?
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left so abruptly in the dark
started next day TO pay court to
the young chairman Of the meet
ing. and after years time he
succeeded in winning her as his
wife.
When a girl marries, her first
duty from that time on is to her
home. But even the busiest wife
and mother can find few
moments each day in which to
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Now remember that outside OF
tuberculosis and syphilis, prac-
tically the only source of gross
damage to the human body in
temperate climates is provided by
focal Infections.
Remember also. that infected
dead teeth may cause no i'll eff
fects for years, and in this they
are like many other insidious dis
eases which only show them
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felt as though she were walking
on air. The ground wasn't firm
under her feet.
The night air was cool and
brisk. She drank it in thirsitly.
Maybe it's the cocktails" she
said uneasily, as she stumbled
climbing into the car.
Nonsense! You only had two.
Nobody gets set up on two cock
tails?'
But If they're your first two?"
He did not answer, but she was
quite sure the 49, Solden little
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ing old snags and, by adding
to your health, add vastly to your
appearance of youthfulness.
Even when dead teeth are
pulled out, roots are very often
left behind. Since infection from
dead teeth is a very serious and
frequent source of trouble all
over the body, it is obvious that
dead teeth and dead roots must
be sought for and eliminated in
the most thorough. careful and
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Try to take a course of study
through your club, college or
night school which will explain
simply and practically, the
science OF civic government"
You can procure books that will
help you to understand politics
and economies if you will go to
the public library and explain
what you want.
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Fortunately, the civic con-
science is awakening today. Both
men and women are beginning
to realize their duty as voters.
That women can fill offices of
trust in political life with honor
and distinction is proved by the
example of such leaders as Gov
ernor Nellie Ross of Wyoming.
Judge Florence Allen of Ohio, and
Lady Astor.
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render this substance innocuous.
Even if it were, the tooth would
still be a foreign body in the
economy and a constant source
of irritation to the tissues whose
work 1t is to try and absorb all
foreign bodies in contact with
them.
Every tooth from which the
pulp is removed is bound to be-
come infected in a short time if
it is not already so.
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bodies in the great outdoors:
sung their own happy songs,
and then cooked their dinner over
an open fire.
There was no reason why
Mona should not have been with
them. None except that she was
not especially interested In scout
ing, and her mother had never
given it a thought.
Leaders in educational and
civic betterment work have pro-
Vided many organizations for the
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glasses had gone to her head.
They swooped down hills, climbed
sturdily up other hills. turned
corners. and swept down straight,
cleaning roads in silentI rushing
speed. They were going SO fast
There was a glare OF head
lights bearing down upon them.
He slowed to let the other car
pass in safety on the narrow
road.
'Where are we going" she
pulled at his sleeve. anxiously.
1.-THE Sunset Inn, Remo.'s he
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Through your interest in poll
tics you can do your share to-
ward bringing about clean, whole
IL. some living conditions and better
opportunities for all. This will
mean more successful marriages
and homes and will indirectly aid
romance.
Turn out the lights" ordered
the young woman who was acting
as chairman Of a certain meeting
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The Poisoned SPLINTER in Your Jau Is a Menace

complete manner. A considerable
number of doctors and dentists 20
not appreciate this. The man
who wishes for health and who
possesses these essential causes
of disease should therefore choose
a physician who is alive to the
danger, and who knows the best
methods of removing it.
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purpose of safeguarding the boys
and girls of this modern age.
There are other youthful or
CARNATIONS that are doing the
same thing for children that the
Scouts are bodybuilding them
up physically, developing them
mentally, and protecting them
from the immortality that threat
ems every home in the land.
Parents who haven't the time
or the talent for directing their
children's activities should at
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OF "suffragettes" shortly before
Congress granted the vote to
women.
Now a certain statesman had
been addressing this meeting or
women, demonstrating with them
because of their stand on a polttl-
cal issue. He made his speech,
debated the question, and the
meeting was duly adjourned. But
still the gentleman fingered, try
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selves when it is too late to cure
them..
The chief reason why foolish
people insist on retaining dead
teeth is the Disagreement which
they imagine may result from
removing them and the trouble
of replacing them with artificial
teeth.
This Is all nonsense. Artificial
teeth are much more attractive
than your stained and bad-smell.
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ing by his arguments to convince
those listeners in his presence OF
the error of their viewpoint. Then
it was that the young chairman,
realizing that further discussion
was out Of order. summarily ended
the arguments and closed the
meeting by turning out the lights;
mental alertness, firmness ana
earnestness? Evidently not, Tor
the prominent politician who was