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Evening star., 1926-04-25

about any one in one glance. It's
wonderful"
She shook her head.
'I'd hate to try to fool you," he
said
II hope you never WILL" she replied.
She raised the window a little.
There" said she. You must go
to sleep. I'll close the door"
He watched her go out with the
tray. He watched her with half
closed eyes
We'll" he said, drowsily, III be
darned,"
THE last I saw Of Baron Appleby
l. was in Cleveland. He saw me in
the hotel and said 1t would do them
all good if / would motor out for
luncheon.
II live right next a golf club" he
said. i've been doing well-yes. bet
ter than we'll l bought a little place.
1t was not a bad little place. 1t
was a small house in English half
timbered style, with nice evergreens
and Shrubbery around II and an eX-
panSive view over the links.
He shouted up the stairs: Alice,
oh. Alice. I've brought my old boss
out. / couldn't get you to answer on
the telephone"
We sat in their library. a comfort
able place. with an engraving of a
Confederate officer hanging over the
fireplace. filing the room with his
calm stare.
And there while we waited Baron
told me the whole story. We were
both so engrossed in it that we did not
notice when his wife appeared in the
doorway.
We'll" said Baron at last. there
you are. No other man in the world
would have been jammed into such
foolish situation. Think of it--a rich
countess. And she liked me lot, too.
Well. 1 don't care now. Only, wasn't
that just my luck?"
We sprang up as Mrs. Appleby
came toward us.
I'm delighted she said to me.
I'm glad 1t was surprise. I've been
out with the baby all the morning
That is why l didn't answer the tele-
phone, Baron. And what sunlight"
Only after lunch was 1 alone with
her. She had sent Appleby off in the
motor to buy some cigarettes
Evening star., 1926-04-25

VI ing the charm and beauty OF
/ Potomac Park for the legion
motorists and others who
take their scenic refreShment from
the sweeping waters. wide stretching
green and blowing willows of the Cap
ital's chief playground. A sight that
would have brought eXclamations of
astonishment three or four years ago.
and probably not so far back, is now
becoming a common and expected
one in the park.
Wild ducks, than which there
is nothing wilder when man
shows himself as an enemy and pur-
suer, are coming to recognize the safe
sanctuary Of the waters about the
park, whether in the open or closed
sea son for these singularly piCtur-
esque and graceful birds. Appearing
in any considerable numbers only
within the last year or two. the
ducks, of which half dozen varieties
have been counted. now are to be
seen almost any day, until they start
north for the nesting season, feed
! ing and disporting themselves about
the waters of the Potomac and the
Washington Channel in flocks of
sometimes as many as so or 100.
The wary visitors have now even
taken to frequenting the waters of
, the Tidal Basin on days when there
is no conspicuous show of humanity
around it's sides. One afternoon last
week, looking across the basin from
the northeast rim, one might have
supposed himself in sona remote
haven of the wild flock. At least SO
ducks were sporting around on this
little sheet Of water. right In the
front yard. so to speak, of our throb
bing Capital City. Here is an esthetic
element to brighten the beauties of
our great park space that money can
neither buy nor keep. We can only
hope that the generous mood of ma
ture that has brought them won't
change, and in the meanwhile be
duly appreciative.
One who had only casual acquaint-
ance with the wild duck could dis
tinguish clearly three kinds in that
one flock observed on the Tidal Basin
last week. The full-breasted canvas
back, of menu fame, was perhaps the
most snowy and attractive of the lot,
as he drifted, sometimes laZily, some
times busily feeding, ducking his head,
then showed his swimming speed in
a short squirt. More numerous in the
group was the black duck, and the
other kind identified was the scaup, or
broadbill. Several of the birds. watched
as they came to light on the water
from their bullet-like fight. recalled a
naval seaplane just seen alighting at
the Anacostia station, in the way they
cleave the water in a long glide be-
| fore they come to rest.
Out on the river proper, often with
| in a stones throw of the drive TO
Haines Point. the waters frequently
are dotted with the big game birds
Where there might have been only
| one or two venturesome stragglers two
or three years ago, they often now can
be counted in scores. Probably con,
siderable percentage Of the uninitiated
| who glance over the waters as they
motor along there put them down as
the lowly gull.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

1t was then he recalled that when he
had run out from Alice Featherday' s
house he had sprinted after street
car and nearly run into young
three planted In the sidewalk. Yes
a row of trees.
And here, where he alighted in the
early dawn, was a row of trees. He
passed from one block of houses to
another. They were all alike. There
was one with a light still burning in
the front hall.
He consulted his list of advertise
ments and sighed. A policeman ap-
preached. but he did not move. He
was too tired to care what further
misfortunes came to him.
What's the idea? What do you see
in those houses, eh?"
Nothing"
You look to me as if YOU was
pickin one out. What's your name?"
Baron handed the officer his bust.
ness card. I've got a room some.
where and l can't find It,"
What's the name Of the street and
the number"
This time Appleby was not going to
be trapped. He said Il only know
one person in the house. They just
came here recently. The granddaugh.
ter is named Featherday. She has q
grandmother."
"Yes-Mrs. Martin. You're looking
for them?"
You don't mean---+-'
Certainly. Next block there. No
13."
"My--''
Don't say it," cautioned the officer
Come with me. III see you in. If
that's yOur story"
Baron pressed the electric button.
After a few moments he could hear
feet on the stairs. The door was
opened and there stood Miss Feather
day herself.
For PHYS sake" she exclaimed.
80 it's you! What on earth hap.
pened? l went to sleep at midnight.
Come i'm
Where is she?" he asked hoarsely.
Il don't know" she replied.
"She isn't here?"
"Weli. she was here until midnight.
I never had such time with any one.
I never heard such things said in all
my life. / can cuss a little myself,
toO-especially when I'm alone-but
Evening star., 1926-04-25

"He told you that story" she said
to me. "Oh, dear. He seldom has
chance to tell 1T. But I want to con
suit YOU. l want your advice. Here
is something found in paper year
ago."
The clipping had a Chicago date
line. It said:
Found unconscious in room of a
hotel in the Western Avenue district.
John Golthany, SO, in the plumbers
supply business in Terre Haute. was
later able to tell the police OF meeting
a woman claiming to be one Countess
Abelardi di Vesta, rich Russian. Ac-
cording to his story, she had valuable
old masters. and to gain possession of
them she introduced him TO her al
legged brother law. The following day
Golthany was lured to a room. where
he was drugged and badly beaten.
check for 81 500, taken from Golthany.
was the cause of the arrest of Mon
tana Jack Doranti, who attempted to
cash It, The woman escaped. but the
police, from the description. believe
her to be Maggie Flynn. alias Frenchy
Sara"
looked up.
II would not ask you, except for
the fact that you know Baron. Would
it hurt his self-respect to see this
she asked.
why no." I said Let's show it
to him. Let's see what he will say
now"
When he came he threw the cigar
cites onto the table. He said: Il
hope you like that kind. Well. what's
the matter?"
I pointed to the clipping. AS he
read it his mouth fell open. Finally
he looked up
Now. what have I always said?"
he exclaimed. 'I ask you! Think Of
il, A whole trainload of men and that
woman picked me out. But them
never have any luck"
The breeze blew gently. waving the
curtains and bringing the very breath
of Spring. The awakening baby up
stairs was cooling and gurgling. And
his wife. Alice. sat with her lovely
hands folded in her lap as if somehow
she would always be happy and con-
tented. She seemed so much a person
who always understood.
Copyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-04-25

these foreign ladies-aren't they tenn
peramental?'
Baron stared at her. Gone
Miss Featherday nodded gravely.
Gone where?"
II don't know She wouldn't leave
any address. She left a message for
you, though. She said If l ever saw
you again, as 1 probably wouldn't-tO
tell you. 1t was about a place where
you could go"
Where vas it,"
ia rather not say. l reckon you
know where il was"
Appleby crumpled.
Poor fellow" said Alice. You're
all wet and tired and maybe hungry
Tell me what happened"
He told her. He could see shouts of
laughter in her eyes. But she held
back the sounds of it. She was good
sport-a well bred person. He could
see that and he was grateful.
You believe me. don't you?" he
asked.
"Of course, do" she said. Every
word"
II might have known it would turn
out like this" he said. clenching his
ha nds. just my luck"
"Yes. I think YOU are right. And
| now, see here. You're wet. You're
tired You're cold and you need some
thing to eat and some coffee. You go
upstairs and get off your things.
Crawl right into bed and pull the
| warm covers up. I'll bring you some
thing"
"Oh. l say" protested Baron.
Don't you disobey me now" she
said.
He assembled YEARLY. He repeated
to himself. MY luck. My luck"'
The bed was so clean and so COM
Portable and so warm. The room was
so neat, except for the bureau top,
where the countess had scattered a
shower of face powder. He had dozed
off. And now the door opened and
Miss Featherday came in with tray.
There was steaming coffee on it. He
sat up.
There was a long silence as he
looked AZ her.
You must know people pretty
we'll" he said at last. "T sometimes
think people-some girls-have a
sixth sense-they can tell the truth
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Wild Ducks Making Temporary Homes
Right in Front Yard of the Capital

AZURE is lending a hand her.
self. these days. in enhanc-
ing the charm and beauty of
Potomac Park for the legion
motorists and others who
Evening star., 1926-04-25

A PPLEBY'S was the case. His
~ real Christian name has gone
"A from my mind. He was an
a employe of mine at one time
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
TEXAS MAN in
COLORADO MEMS
SINGLES FINALS
(By Dispatch A. P. Wirel

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 19.-Berkeley
Bell of Austin, Texas, today entered
the finals of the Colorado state mems
singles tennis championship by de-
feating Timothy Greeley of Greeley,
Colo, GO, GA, 6-3.
Z He will meet Ralph McElvenny Of
Denver for the title tomorrow. Nc
Elvenny reached the final round by
defeating Leslie Coleman of Corpus
Christi, Texas, So, 1913, 4-6, 6-4.
Bell and Muir Rogers of Kansas
City reached the quarter finals of the
douDlss by trimming Harper and Pyle
6"1. So Harrington and Harker of
Denver defeated Glow and Weir 6-2
rs, while Colemna and McElvenny de-
feated Coen and Short, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2,
Woody and Evans defeated M. Bell
and Benpctt, GA, Ga
Mrs, 6 l.. Daily of Denver defeated
Miss Conway of Colorado Springs, SO.
60, in the quarter finals of the WON
ems singies. Mrs. C. C. Neville of Los
Angeles eliminated Mrs. Millard OF
Omaha in this round, 6-2, 81, 6-1. Ella
Boiling James of Denver defeated Car1a
SaWn of Denver, 6-2, SO, and Mrs.
Don Long of Colorado Springs defeat
ed Miss Margaret Harrington, GO, e.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
YET
FIGHT TOWARD
WILLS CROWN
(Ry Dispatch A. 2. Wirel

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. 19.-
Absence of vigorous opposition to the
march of veteran favorites stood out
conspicuously today in the steady
march of seven seeded players toward
the discarded tennis crown of Helen
Wills. The protest or youth was
scarcely audible in the clash or rac3
quets as Elizabeth Ryan of California
Mary K Brown and Mrs. Molla Mai.
lory, former champions, and Miss
Eleanor Goss of New York swept into
the quarter finals of the championship
event. Mrs. Hazel Hotchkss Wight,
man carried Mrs. Alfred Fl. Chaplin of
Springfield, Mass, through two Wig,
orously played sets before yielding
6-4, GA while, Miss Penelope Ander-
son of Richmond, Va, barely survived
a long three set match against Mrs
E. H. Roeser, 81, 81, GA. Miss Mar
garet Blake of Boston was hard press
ed to come through a battle agains,
Mrs. Willis H. Pritchard of New York
3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Miss Ryan disposed of Miss Mary
Heaton, New England player, 60, Go.
Miss Browne, who held the womens
tennis sceptre IA years ago, crushed
Mrs. Theodore Sohst of New York 60,
610.
Mrs. Mallory continued her impress
sive march by again yielding only ono
game to her foe, Alice Francis of Or
ange, N. j., 81, 60.
Miss Ryan faces her first serious
test of the event tomorrow when she
opposes Miss Eleanor Goss, number 5,
in national ranking, who today put
out Mrs. Helen G. Lockhorn, 6-3, 6-2
In the other match of the upper half
of the draw, Miss Brown opposes Miss
Anderson.
In the lower half, Mrs. Chaplin will
confront Mrs. Mallory, while Miss
Blake, the only unseeded player tc
survive, has drawn as her opponent,
Miss Martha Mayard of Short Hills.
N. j. The latter today was extended
to turn back the Philadelphia con.
tended, Miss Mildred willard, Ga, Us
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
Tiger Fzouers Defeats Greb and Retains His Title
ARRANGEMENTS MADE.
FOR DEMPSEY SCRAP.

he had already posted 100000 in two
checks of $4,000 each, one with the
boxing commission and the other. with
the Sesqui-Ccntennial management, to
guarantee the holding of the fight.
E. l.. Austin, dlrectorg general of the
Sesqui- Centennial, said the exposition
would receive 10 per cent Of the gross
receipts after taxes had been paid
and that the sesqui, management had
minimum guarantee of 100000.
Approval Of the proposed bout was
given by the State Athletic commits
sion by a vote Of 2 to l. Charles Fred
White, negro member, refusing to give
his sanction, asserting that Dempsey
should first be compelled to defend his
title against Harry Wills.
Indications tonight were that the
proposed hor5 would meet vigorous op
position from church organizations and
other religious bodies, although no
formal statements were issued. Gov"
erncr Pinchot announced the state ad
ministration would interpose no OBJ
iections on the theory that since box
ing was legal in Pennsylvania, /.
championship match was no different
from any ether.
1t will be the first heavyweight
championship ever. held here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
lBy Dispatch A. 2. Wlrel

PHFLADELPHIA, Aug. 19.-Arranges
rlents for the worlds heavyweight
title bout between Jack Dempsey and
Gene Tunney at the Sesqui-Centennia!
tsadium on September 23, were com
leted today. A conference among Tex
Rickard, New York promoter; Jufes
Aronson, his Philadelphia associate
Mavor Kendrick, officials of the Ses,
Out Centennial exposition and members
of the Pennsylvania Athletic commits
sion.
Under the law, it will be 10 rounds
to a decision. Two judges and a ref
cree are authorized to give decisions
In the event that the bout goes the
limit, the referee must first hand ih
his decision. The decision of the
Judges is then received and if they
fail to agree the verdict of the referee
decides the issue.
Characte1izing the fight as the bal
tie of the century Rtckard said it
would draw a crowd of more than 130,-
900, and that the gate receipts would
be in the nelghborhoodd of $2,000,000.
He said the prices for seats would
range from Sc to $275O and that the
tickets would De placed on sale next
Monday. The New York promoter said
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
KAPLAN RIOS EVANS
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

NEW YORK, Aug. 19. = K. o. Phi
Kaplan, New York middleweight
Knocked out Dick Evans of Philadel-
phia in the second round of 10
round match preliminary to the Greb-
Flowers title battle at Madison Square
Garden tonight
Kaplan floored. Evans with right
cross for the final count after two
minutes and rs seconds of the second
round had elapsed. Kaplan weighed
159 and Evans 1561S.
In four-round preliminary, Tommy
Simms, negro lightweight, from Sacra-
mento, Calf, gained a four-round de-
cision over Joe Lockhart of Evansville
Ind. Simms weighed 1877 and Lock
hart 1861.
Make Rosenbloom, New York mid
dleweight, puncehd his way to the de-
cision over Chuck Burns of San An
tonic, Texas, in the semi-final, a slash
ing 10-round battle that bristled with
action from start to finish.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
II By ROUNDS

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Tiger Flow
ers, Georgia negro, defended his worlds
middleweight title tonight against
Harry Greb in a 15-round match be-
fore crowd of $4,000 in Madison
Square Garden.
1t was in the same arena six months
ago that Flowers wrested the crown
from the Pittsburgh veteran.
The champion weighed 1874 and the
challenger 159.
The fight by rounds follows:
Round 1.--Greb was the first to land
leaping in with a left to the body, but
taking a counter to the jaw. Greb
rushed Flowers along the ropes and
they mixed it at a fast pace. Greb
connected with a hard smack to the
head. Harry rushed the champion to
the ropes and the crowd was in an up
roar. AT close quarters, Flowers pound
ed Grebs body. They exchanged lefts
to the stomach and Flowers connected
with a vicious left hook to the ribs.
The Tiger was set back on his heels by
two lefts to the jaw and they were in
a wild mixup at the bell.
Round 2.-Greb jumped in with left
to the body. They clinched' and slug
ged away with both fists. Both were
wild with their rights, but the Tiger
connected with left hook to the body
that sent Greb to the ropes. Flowers
ducked vicious right swing, but took
a. glancing left to the jaw. Greb con-
nected with a right to the chin and
wrestled the champion to his corner.
An uppercut opened cut over Greb's
:;
pion's body at the bell.
Round 3.-Flowers met Greb coming
out of his corner and landed both fists
to the body The referee struggled to
tear them apart from clinch in which
the champion pummeled Greb severely.
The Tiger hooked MS left to Greb' S
jaw and followed with smashing left
to the ribs. The challenger was back
ing away from the negro's furious at
tack. Flowers turned completely
around after taking right to the
nose Greb connected with wild
right that glanced off the champions
chin and danced away from the Tigers
counter rush just before the bell.
Round 4--Greb shot a straight right
to the jaw, but took four wallops to the
head in return. They mixed away at
close quarters with the champion OUT
roughing the challenger at his own
game. Flowers beat tattoo on Greb's
ribs. Harry spared and danced away
from the Tigers attack, occasionally
leaping. in to swing for the jaw. He
laced Flowers with two straight rights
to the head, one of which started a
flow of blood from the champions
mouth. They were pummelling away
when the gong sounded
Round 5.-Greb compiained of hold
ing by the champ, but the Tiger coun-
tered with request for Harry to come
in and fight Greb took right to. the
chin and a two-fisted pummelling in
the stomach as they rushed together.
Flowers complained that Greb stuck
his finger in his eye. Greb missed a
straight right and Flowers blocked a
left Flowers crashed a smacking left
hook to Grebs stomach. He repeated
the punch up against the ropes. Just
before the bell the champion took left
hook to the head.
Round 6.-As they were wrestling
away from clinch, Flowers stumbled
and nearly fell, the ropes saving him
from hitting the canvas. Greb followed
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
ODDS FAYnR nEMpsEY.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Definite Sc
lection of Philadelphia as battle
ground for the Dempsey -Tunney title
fight brought aboutNa revival of wag-
tring today with Wall street quoting
cdds of to in favor of the cham
pion.
One firm of betting commissioners
reported placing $4,000 to $4,000 on
Denpsey's chances on this basis.
Despite strong support for Tunney
It was the opinion in financial circles
that these odds would lengthen in the
interval remaining before the bout.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
DEMPSEY POSTS
$l5O,OOO FOR A
WILLS BATTLE
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)


SARATOGA SPRINGS, N Y, Aug.
19.-The assertion Of Paddy Mullins,
manager for Harry Wills, in New York
today, that he, believed Jack Dempsey
was "bluffing'' in the posting of $780,.
900 for match with the negro.
brought an indignant challenge from
the training camp of the champion to-,
night.
"If Mullins thinks we're bluffing, I"
said Statement, authorized by Demp-
sey "let him bring, his money to
Thomas ]. Shaw, the New York prok.
er, with whom our money was placed.
Shaw wouldn't bbe a party to any
frame-up. Our money consisted of six
certified New York City drafts, each
for $25,0009
The controversy started last night
when Gene Normile, Dempsey's man
ager announced that he had deposited
$15O,OOO with Shaw and requested that
Wills and Mullins post a similar sum
to assure a Dempsey Wills match, the
winner take ALL The money would be
returned if Gene Tunney defeats the
champion in Philadelphia next month.
Normile was away from camp to-
night searching for another training
camp; somewhere in New Jersey OF
Pennsylvania. AS soon as word is
received from him that a suitable one
has been found, stakes will be pulled
here.
Five sparring partners took the ring
oday against Dempsey, and although
the workout was supposed to have
been devoted chiefly to developing
speed, all of his opponents were more
or less battered
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20

Greb, withstanding terrific body
attack most of the way, flashed SEN
sational finish that had the garden in
q frenzy in the last two rounds, but
this desperate rally was not sufficient
to offset the big margin which the
rugged negro had piled up previously
Although a majority of ringside
critics gave Flowers a decisive mar
gin on points, the official verdict was
not unanimous. 1t was announced that
both judges gave the decision to the
champion, but that the referee, Jimmy
Crowley, cast his ballot in Greb's fat
vor. In the newspaper concensus,
however, the Tiger was credited with
winning, eight of the Is rounds, with
six going to Greb and one regarded as
even.
Flowers carried the attack to Greb
for the most part and pounded the
challenger severely about the body,
while also shooting punches to the
head that opened cuts over both of
Harry's eyes. Greb, on the other hand
directed his fire chiefly to the head
landing straight right that fire.
quently brought Flowers up short.
Both grappled and wrestled in the
clinches and while Greb frequently
was warned for resorting to unfair
tactics at close quarters, holding and
sticking his thumb in the champions
eyes, Flowers seemed ready to meet
the veteran at the latter's own rough
and tumble game.
They were evenly matched in weight,
Flowers scaling 159 Ia and Greb 159.
The Official maid attendance was a.
125, and the receipts were $75176.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20

Spots, points VI AHteL
est. stops, etc. Com
plete with "6-color"
maps and transparent
removable map holder.
Carries with it one
years membership in
Auto Touring Club of
America and $1,000
accident insurance.
Don't start a trip with
out one. W9 0E
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
NEGRO BATTLER TOO
FASTFOR CHALLENGER
(By Dispatch A. P. wirel

NEW YORK Aug. 19.-Tiger Flowers, Georgia's
sensational negro batter tonight beat back the chal
enge of Harry Greb regain the worlds middleweight
championship in 15-round match packed with thrills.
crowd of $4,000 in Madison Square Garden were in
almost continual uproars the dusky southern fighter
successfully defended his against savage as
saut and carried off the decision after sashng strug
gle that bristed with rough and tumble action from
start to finish.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
ELKS TO ROML

1t is planned to start the EIks'
bowling tournament in the very near
future and an invitation has been is ,
sued to all Elks, whether local or
visiting, to meet at the Elks' club
Monday, August 23, a p. M, to dis !.
cuss plans for the tournament
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
NUNS OUTS GIANTS.

Preacher" Nuns, elongated pitcher
of the Ell Paso Giants, left the club
Tuesday, after refusing to accept a cut
in salary, past due, according to word
received in the city.
All other players of the Giants ac-
cepted the loss of one weeks pay.
change and had to be pried apart when
the bell rang.
The Tiger did a handspring before
going to his corner.