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The Washington times., 1926-03-22
Story Of Real Life
Complete in This Issue

an infinite variety Of things not
the least Of which was endless.
opportunities for takink leases
upon the eyries in Riverside Drive
apartments consisting Of one
room, mail box, and elevator
service. to be tefianted upon the
duration of the good behavior of
the occupant.
He stopped the taxi and entered
a phone booth, calling up the
chief clerk
Hello, Hopkins, that you? This
is me. I'm going to New York in
the morning. Hop down to the
office, clear up everything, and
have anything that needs my
signature ready for me by or
a. m. I'll. be in then to sign
them-going to take charge Of
the New York office: I'll see that
you are properly reimbursed Tor
this extra work.
Leaving the drug store in high
spirits, he got back into the taxi,
stopping just long enough to say
to the driver:
THE Golden nuck-and hurry.
Which only goes to show that Il
once having been In the newspa
per business, one knows how to
make the best of things.
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: the only things one ever regrets
are ones mistakes"
Miracle
Mr.. Melbourne was 35, and at
80 he had married one of the few
really pretty women left in Chi
cago. After five years of married
life. she was prettier than before
which is, of course, a miracle in
this day ,of cigarettes. subiimated
furniture polish and self-irflieted
st. Nitus spasm called the
Charleston.
OF course. in nobody in the
world did Mr.. Melbourne have
more faith than in his pretty
little wife; but, you see, the trou-
BILE was that he had once been a
newspaper reporter and during
that time had gotten around and
met quite a few people!
In common with all men who
have pretty wives. Mr.. Melbourne
was forced to be very strong. in
theory. for all of the middle-class
conventions. and also in comi1On
with all men who have pretty
wives, he disliked intensely hand
some, wealthy men who had no
pretty wives or their own 10 give
them that "hurrah for the con-
ventions" feeling; hence his anx-
iety at the coming of Mr.. Brice,
whom he must, by some manner
Of means. entertain.
This, however, was most diff
ficult proposition. There was only
one way In which Mr.. Brice could
be amused and that was by the
company of a pretty woman-any-
thing else would bore him hor-
ribly-so Mr.. Melbourne had been
informed by every other member
of the organization with whom he
had ever talked on the subject
And, to make matters worse, he
knew that one reason for Mr..
Brice's forthcoming visit was that
he wished to consider appointing
his Chicago branch manager to
an extremely responsible position
at the New York office. which
position would mean a consider
able increase in income and other
emoluments, in the way of un-
limited authority and prestige ad
infinitum.
Sublime Things
Only too well was Mr.. Mel
bourne aware of the fact thai
one OF the beautiful, not to say
sublime, things that go with being
promoted in any sort OF a large
organization is the priceless op.
portunity 1t brings to look over
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At the station that night, Mr..
Melbourne met Mr.. Brice who
cheered up tremendously at the
sight of Mrs. Melbourne. though
the faintest flicker of disappoint-
ment crossed his genial face when
she was introduced to him as
The Missus.'
Probably he was thinking that
her being a "nlissus'' was about
as fair and equable as the pres
senting of a sunset to one par
ticular sunset fan.
No Explanation
In the car. on the way uptown
Mr.. Melbourne explained that he
had engaged table at a road
house, and that they would go
there Immediately after dinner.
OH! unused Mr.. Brioe, look
ing dreamily at the beautiful
Chicago landscape, consisting Of
elevated pillars, sign boards, mil
lion-dollar movie palaces, and
other exquisite objects of an
equally aesthetic nature. That's
really too bad"
Too bad" mourned Mr.. Mel
bourne in surprise, 'why
thought" Mr.. Brice seemed
about to. explain. but he remained
quiet on the subject until after
dinner.
You know Melbourne he be-
gan, when it was time to start
for the roadhouse. II had fig
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Stipend. This settlement win con-
tinue as long as she conducts her
self with propriety such as have
a right to expect in the woman
who bears my name.
Second shall not interfere
In the friendships Of my wife
and, further will grant her the
privilege Of entertaining any such
friends as she chooses in my
home and at my expense.
Third win put aside my OBJ
lection to women smoking and
permit the Indulgence Of this
habit, with the stipulation that
she shall not smoke more than
four cigarettes q day.
FOURTH shall open charge
accounts in the stores here and
in Los Angeles and shall author
ize the purchase Of complete
new wardrobe with the sole con-
dition that my sister, Beatrice
Murillo, accompany my wife and
advise on the purchase.
II ask in return only that my
wife come back to our home and
that our marriage be resumed.
Sandy went sharply to her
mothers rooms, her head very
high. She dropped the letter on
the little commode, her lips
parted with her swift, flaming
breath.
Isabel reached out her hand,
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NoID Go On With the Story

shawl off as though 1t strangled
hep and said in q high. break
ing voice; We'll. il you're go
ing to sit here ike a mute.
we might as well go on.
He put his foot on the starter.
She became hysterical: Don't be
so ridiculous!i Can't a person
get excited once in a lifetime p,
Il think you half meant what
you said. Sandy"
Isn't it true2 I'm married.
You knew that. can't undo
it. So I've got to endure things.
WIN i do any good to pity
no. II Won't. You were
married last year as well as
the impossible. Only to keep
TO do this.
.You won't see that can't
do it now It's almost
madness to think Of it. oh.
Ramon can't you be glad
for what we've had? Why do
you want to turn Il all into
q tragedy so that we'll regret
we ever started it. And all
those beautiful hours will be-
come hateful -
He pu. his arm about her,
closing his hands over hers. his
head lowered. What do you
want me to do, Sandy? I'll do
whatever ycu say.
Don't ask more than I can
give. Ramon. Don't see me for
a while.
II can write?"
1T would be better il you
And NJ this is our iarewell?"
For now"
And will you kiss me?''
She drew his face TO hers.
And she knew 10y the quiet and
the pallor that he was still
only with deadly excitement.
She kissed him. She asked:
What are you thinking, Ra-
n1on?''
'.Of YOU"
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CHAPTER IS

she doubted her eyes. She
read and began to laugh chok-
ing with hard. hysterical laugh
ter. Ben Murillo wanted her
back. He would even make con
cessions magnificent concessions
to win her return.
This was his letter:
To my wife. Alexandra M1ril-
10. herewith offer the FOLLOWING
proposal, believing that her in
terest even more than my own
viii be furthered BY its accep-
lance. I have s0rrowed during
her absence, regretting the hard
ship and suffering She may have
borne when released from my
care and protection.
My marriage was prompted by
the highest motives, my only wish
being to establish home where
wife and children might be
happy. These hopes are now
blasted and / am permanently
deprived Of these natural joys
unless she win act favorabIy on
this proposition. I therefore Of
fer these concessions, believing
that hereby all causes of friction
between US win be eliminated.
First will settle on my wife
monthly allowance Of $50, which
she may use entirely as spending
money. will ask for no account
ing of this money, and should
she prove wise in its expendi-
ture / will increase the monthly
The Washington times., 1926-03-22
HERE'S FOXY GRANDPA'S STORY

what do YOU think was caught in
it's throat? A great big seal.
"Choked to death on a sea-"
said the man. II wonder what
Well find in it's stomach
They opened the whale up later
on and / nearly fell over wien l
heard what was in that killer
whales tummy. There were
exactly IA big seals and Is por-
poises!
My goodness, what an .appe-
tite" said Bunny when the man
told US.
"Grampuses are bad, / tell
YOU" said the man.
Bobby looked hurt when the
fellow said this, and misunder.
stood him - thinking he meant
something about Grandpas and
perhaps Foxy One. But | ex.
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r KNEW the minute we struck
i that town out on the west coast
that something unusual had hap
pened. Because it was deserted
that is the houses and stores
on each side of the main and
only street.
Everyone was down on the
beach. That was too much for
us. We had to see what was go
ing on. So stopped my engine
and we parked the car in front
of the drug store and down to
the beach we ran.
What is it?" l asked, before
we passed through the crowd.
Whale washed up" answered
the man to whom | had spoken.
There 1t was-a big fish about
20 feet long, lying limp on the
sand with the little waves wash
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planned to the boy that grampus
was another name for a killer
whale, and that sometimes they
are called the Wolves of the
Sea.
II should say they are" said
Bobby.
I'm just as aglad they are
fish and not animals that live
on the earth" sighed Bunny.
That's one less enemy for my
family. I'm sorry for all fish
If there are many of these sea
wolves around"
81 never heard of anything eat
ing so much" said Bobby.
YES" said Bunny, 80 greedy
and such bad manners. If he
had chewed his food instead of
swallowing it whole he might
be a live grampus today"
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ing over it.
Pretty small whale" said
Bobby. rive seen them much
larger than that"
Really isn't a whale at all,
explained Bunny. 1T is really a
member of the dolphin family"
why do they call it whale
then?' asked Bobby.
It's a killer whale replied
the little rabbit.
What do you mean?" asked
Bobby impatiently.
This savage fish should be
called a whale killer" declared
Bunny emphatically.
"Why?" asked Bobby.
Because that's exactly what 1t
does. 1t kills whales"
Just then a man opened the
mouth Of the whale killer and
The Washington times., 1926-03-22
By ElenOre Meherin,
Author of .Chickie, /" "Ann,A
Ann and PhiT' and
@N0ra Lee"

AH, you don't know what
" you're SAYING
No! Don't I?n She flung from
him, going with her quick, de-
fermined step onward, dashing
shoulders. Don't To- But
world isn't sowing roses in our
little garden of love! It never
does for its Red Lilies
Sandy for the love of God.
oh. Sandy. Stop"
But she now felt hard and
bright and reckless: oh. thump
your craw about It. We are
what we are! Why can't you
be sport enough 70 face the
facts"
They reached the automobile
parked In the shadows. Ramon
helped her in, stood with his
head bowed staring down the
road. Presently ne got ir-
began to drive He drove slowly
without speaking once
looking at her.
She was shaking. She went
over the things she had said.
Her teeth chartered with them.
She felt his hands gripping her
wrists. heard his long, rasping
breaths, and drew herself down,
thinking heavily: Why did I?
Oh, Lcrd-I wish he'd talk. Lord,
isn't he ever going TO talk?"
Sounds reared in her ears. but
her mind was dumb and blank.
They came to the Hill where
they had often stopped. He
asked DULY: do you want to
stop? Do you want TO go home
now2''
For long while they sat in
silence. Then she flung the
The Washington times., 1926-03-22

MR.. MELBOURNE was much
IVA upset by the news that the
head Of the firm was to visit the
Chicago branch. Not that Mr..
Melbourne. in his capacity as To-
cal manager. did not have every
thing in excellent shape That
wasn't what worried him.
The fact of the matter was.
that he had everything in much
better shape than It had ever
been before in the whole history
of the business.
1t was the personal reputation
of Mr.. Briee, the president, that
worried him. While an extraor-
dinarily capable business man,
the president had discovered that,
after all, we only live once, and
that not long, and he was quite
determined that he would not, as
Oscar Wilde put it, die Of sort
OF creeping common sense and
discover when it is too late that
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Swift Adventure, TingIing Romance,
ond 4I,o Thrill ~ Y0rIn0


self with proper Wafely 81 gQlty.
She laughed.
yet her whole mind seethed.
Its fire came out and burned
her cheeks She recoiled from
herself AS though she had been
outraged.
Reaching the Ar gton Hotel.
she paused to compose herself.
She shrugged: Oh what do
care about him Forget i'll The
absuriity Of Isabel doing thisE
she wondered 4 her mother
had heard Nosile had DELHI
erately spoken softly sven ii
her rage Remembered to speak
III whisper.
she walked slowly through tho
garden, holding her head back
COOKING herself with the breeze
from the channel. She Jagged.
thinking dun1bly: Lord sup
pose he didn't come bacl1 Lord,
what 4 mess I've made az
tffngsl
sShe had come out blindly, re-
sulning the fear Of the nigh
the fear for Ramon. Only find
out that he was safe that he'd
done no CHASTITY, desperate thing
she crossed the wide lobby
where children were playing and
old ladies sat about the cracking
logs.
She mustered quiet voice and
asked for him.
The clerk turned slowly looked
iii the pigeon holes above tho
desk. He's gone checked out
sWhen2ii
Last night, believe. Mott
may have been very early this
morning.
a furry Of tears came dash
ing to her eyes. She went out,
burning and shaken.
She went to the telegraph of
flee. intending to send q brief
wire. But Sarah Munsing was
at the desk that busybody OF
Sarah Munsing The worst Of
it, living in small place
like this everyone knowing your
business!
So She wrote to him And Tor
three DAYS went about sick with
apprehension. She bought the
Los Angeles papers, scanning the
notices of the suicides.
she dreamed of Ramon washed
up on the beach She saw his
tan. gallant form lying with the
face half buried in the sands
the brown, sinewy hands Gluten
ed. griany with seaweed.
The scene OF their farewell re
Cured. his quiet and deadly ex
citenlent when he asked: And
will you kiss me
She wished now that she had
gone on evading why had she
met the 1ssue2 Issues like this
can't be met
She became intensely nervous.
avoiding her mothers eyes. 1t
was unbearable the way Isabel
looked at her with that gentle.
MISUNDERSTANDING reproach; the
way Isabel once said: You won't
consider it, Sandy You won't
even consider it, He is your hus-
band. Z
No don't talk abort him.
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The Story So Far
Terms OF Luxury

Sandy Mcneil in love with lne marries Ben MurllO
rich Italian to please her impoverished family Tyranny by
Murio and frequent quarres follow dies at birth
Bob Mcneil her uncle aids in plans for Sandy and her
mother take trip to Honolulu There she meets Ramon
Worth who her life in the surf On the steamer
home he declares his love- Muro he will release
her. Judith Moore cousin tells Sandy love is everything
Muro overtakes her she goes for tyst with Ramon
He appears unexpectedly at party she giving for her
friends After the party strikes her She his
house and accepts the kindly attentions of Ramon whose
home she shares She then accepts position in the city and
boards out spending occasional week with Ramon
ing to marry him when she is free he meets her near an
old she'd in the vicinity of their home evening and they
disturbed by some one.
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|9 .
After Severe Illness Gain Strength
Quickly The New Pleasant Way

pecially after the Grippe or q stubborn
cough or cold.
Ask Peoples Drug Stores or any
druggist for box of McCoy.s Cod Liver
Oil Compound Tablets. They cost but
little. are sugar coated and as pleasant
to take as candy
skinny men and women take them
TO speedily put on plenty of gsod
healthy solid flesh and for this purpose
they are so extremely good that chin
men and women often take on pounds
or more in so days. As matter of
fact. your druggist is authorized to re-
turn your money II you don't take on
pounds in 30 days.
BE sure and ask for McCoy's the
original and genuine Cod Liver on Com
mound Tahlets--60 ahlets--6n cents.
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A Romance of Girl Who Was Forced Into LOyelesst
Marriage by Family That Thought Onlyin
Terms of Luxury

She could scarcely breathe.
She put her lips on his eyes and
n1urmured: You were wonder
full to me.
He smiled.
She stole back through the
grapevines. She felt icy. She
stood here, trembling, saying TO
herself q little wildly: Always
like this--one who grieyes and
one who goes! One who loves
and one who weariesi Life is
terrible-terrible ~
Toward morning she iozed. She
awakened with start, remember
ing the white, set look OF HE
face and how he had spoken when
she bantered. ooh. suppose
you would have jumped into the
bayr'-
He might do this! He might
already have drowned himself.
The deadly quiet OF his voice
now laid a terror on her.
She had decided to phone She
got up and stole through the
hall Alice whispered: Who's
there? Sandy?s -
She crept back to bed. just
like that Alice! Why couldn't
she be asleep.
She got up feeling weak ana
dizzy. &
When she went to her mother. j
room, Isabel greeted her with 3
shy smile.
Come here, dear. i've some.
thing for YOU She handed q
letter I'm big. square envelope.
Read it, Sandy, dear, and come
back when you finish.
Sandy turned over the docu-
ment in b stricken astonishnnent.
1t was from har husband from
Ben MuriIlo.
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Sandy ii Movies

Sn1lds soon viii Be seen -
1.osW's Palace. The FOX Film
Oorporati0n aIready Ilas started
production.
Madee Bellailly, sliorn d her
luxurloue treesen his been
eeIscted for tn part q The
rel headed. b6b.Iiafred. flanilig
SANDY
Sandy " win make her screen
debut while the story = RIM
ming Il TIla washington Times
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PIER 90

Sandy turned the ring ii her
palm. she sat down, cold with
dread the suspense Of the last
few days now fixed III appalling
certainty. Ramon was dead. de
had sent this exquisite gift ASK
ing to be remembered and he
was gone.
she recalled him ii GRIM dess
pondent moods especially since
that night when the girl III the
purple kiInono accosted them 1T
the cottage door: recalled him In
moods 0f despairsng and terrible
humility. She now thoughts He
done Il!
There was that other image Of
bronzed and laughing figure riding
the surf. Too vital lae was too
gallant and vital for cowardiy
end like this.
She put the ring on her little fin
ger, turning e back and forth.
thinking distractedly: Men dom
kin themselves for love- They talk
about Ii for awhile they set over
it. He loved before. She died.
He lived through that
The stone was SO beautiful. She
studied It's Iinnpid gIeann Her eyes
filled. How SAD that love goes on
for one and ends for the other
that he would keep on looking
backward, but she could put il from
her
Finally she thought: Its better
ended for him. what could bring
to anyone? Ill never be free. The
longer II, kept on, the more y
happy ii became. e
She went out and took q long
walk in the hills, but she couldn't
shake the cold, sunken weight
from her heart
tTO Be Continued Monday
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Mozart Kne,U Music at Three

MOZART showed precocious
AVA 1851
when the five appeared in public
| an artist
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Killed the Turant 81 athens

and Aristoriton ancient Athens no
I'LL were as close friends as Pyas killed TIE great
tyrant Hpparchus slain by the guard and AIS
t0gito was beheaded
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never want To hear 81 him
mothers pleases'
Yet IL was alfnOst as bad 10.
have Isabel watching her turn
Ing the sweet. shallow eyes sll1
ward pleadinsly
God. where IL l1eI Why couldn
de writeg she said again and
again.
The fifth day word came a lit
tie gray box. Within was b sauare
cut emerald set Id q ring the
! clearest, IoveIiest stone she had
ever seen. The note said. You
like enleralds Wear this darling
Of mine. for remembrance And
sogood-by
New Britain herald., 1926-09-14
CO-EDUCATlON BLAMED
 FOR LOWERED MORALS
Chicago University Graduate Dis closes SCandalouS Incidents
 Among College Students.

Chicago, Sept. 4 LP)-W. O, Cross, .mcmber of the class Of 1926, at inc
 University of Illinois, says in an ar ticle in The Witness. published by tho Episcopal Church Publishing company of Chicago, that increased immortality in American univcrsi- ties is traccablc to co-education. "A novel social situation has come about because of the invasion of universities by women,' Cross as scrts,
 "Drinking is now a minor vice for dating, a comprehensive, diversion which includes dancing, drinking and betting. Women now participate
 in drinking bouts to an extent which is, to the uninitatcd, astounding" He declared co-cducational drink ing has gone so far that back door deliveries Of hugh loads of gin were made, to his personal knowledge, to quarantined sorority house.
 "I know of a trainload Of sleeping coaches bound 10 an inter-uniyerslty football game last fall in which col lcgians of both sexes, most of whom
 were quite drunk, staged a pajama dance in the aisles between sleeper bcrths." he said. Cross, who was graduated in June. contemplates training for the Episcopal ministry.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-14
ALLING NOMINATED ATTY. GENERAL:
 BARNARD SELECTED AS LIEUT.. GOV.
Approval of State and National
 Administration Features Planks

Hartford Sept. 14 OPThe platform adopted among other blanks:
 party party platform or two
 On faithful adherence constitutional rights ton of American principle Of division powers Citizens be best guarded freedom and liberty keeping udical in separate hands Commented Of "whi characterized Admiration the presidents expressed. Approval of actions the
  
 Full confidence expressed executive 
 Approval particularly the Trumbul.
 Opposition 
 Satisfaction "pansaking carrying provisions of the platform 1924" PayasyOugo policy endorsed and continued support pledged.
 equitable opportuni- ties for all children in Reairmation of belief present form of the
 comprehensive preventive program public welfare. executive departments efficiency.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-14
DELIBERATE WRECkING OF TRAIN IS CHARGED
One Killed in Derailing of Missouri-Pa Sun
 shine Special

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. fl LFl- The wreck of the Missouri Pacific Sunshine Special, en route from New Orleans to St. Louis, which cost the life of George Bushey, Little Rock engineer. and severely injured H. J. Munda of Little Rock, fireman was deliberately executed. officials announced today after an investiga- tion of the scene near McGeheo, Arkansas.
 Railroad officials said that rail fastcnings had been removed and spikes pulled causing one of the rails to turn under the engine, A spike butler and wrench were found by the roadbed.
 Bloodhounds In charge of officers were sent to the scene this morn ing. No clue was available as to the identity of any wreckers.