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his arms. dropped his burden sudden
fly. SO that the little figure sprawled
IKE a broken doll on the gravcled
path. Still eXerting all her strength
to keep her father from taking shot
at the fleeing figure. Faith saw the
man leap'lnt0 his car, start the en-
CINE with Incredible swiftncss, and
roll away.
jim Lane dropped the pistol to the
floor, looked at Faith with wild, bag
gard eyes, in which murderous anger
was still glittering, then ran, on his
bare feet, to where Cherry was still
prone in the gravel, sobbihx like Il
child, with pitiful, choking gasps. :
"What was that Hathaway rascal
doing to you, honey" He lifted the
girl in his arms. "Fll kill him for
when he was running away, hut
this! I'd have taken shot at him
Faith wouldn't let 80 Of my arm.
lsFell Daddy, honey"
The girl, crying hystcrically,
wound her arms around her fathers
neck, but did not correct his mistake.
ut wasn't Mr.. Hathaway, Dad
Faith cut in sharply. CHERRY"
Il don't know who it was" Cherry
shuddcred. 1T was so hot couldn't
sleep, and was lying in the deck
chair on the porch--oh, Daddy! Hold
me tight! Pm scared, I'm scarcd!"
"Y0u don't know who it was ?" Jim
Lane demanded incredulously. Faith
what do you know about this ?"
He turned on his older daughter.
Il tell you / don't know who it
was!" Cherry protested quickly, her
breath coming in sharp gasps. IL
was just lying there, half asleep,
when suddenly man picked me up
in his arms, screamed
II heard you!" Jim Lane cut in.
You didn't recognize him?"
ut was someone l never saw be-
fore in my lifc," the girl sobbed. but
she reached out a hand and seized
Fieith's and pressed it warningly. II
trid 70 talk, to ask him who he was,
but ! was-just-just paralyzed. He
said he had been watching me for a
long time, that he was in love with
me, that he was going to take me
away with him. pleaded with him,
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Sept. 17-Scattercd notes
from \ ramb1e about Manhattan:
The produce market wharves q
midnight. The food Of city ID
coming by ship, rail and motor.
A million dollars q day in vegeta-
bles alone. ALI in two blocks
on the west riverfront. *. 8 Black
figures swarm about the crates like
nk-stained bees. :. The night IL
just struck. : Long, Sayernous GU.
sheds open their black mouths TO lei
In and out the swarm Of spectral
figures. /. Lights flash in and out,
falling upon huge crates. ,Son sacks,
on trucks, on scurryfng humane.
The city seems Tar away !.
somewhere behind the black noun
tains formed BY 'tht silhoueted sky
scrapers Of the downtown section.
=. Slowly the city drops off to
sleep. Is. One o'clock! Two! Three!
IS. Things pr just getting lively
6 = couple Al ;nieht elnks.
sleep just bsgtns I: sEa IVY else
ret liveliest along the sMhilvee Il. !.
Food 10 coming Tor breA1A1E
u the morning the women win 60
with slips and market baskets.
viii not occur :, e then to question ion
fruits and vegetables viii be there
washed and polished and shining and
inviting. .s.
For the world has been coming In
at the docks over night. -. Red
ptrsimmons from the Orient
the ROldan lamona ~ IkA1w
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Her OlUn Way x: !: Z!ss SKI


I knew I had 10 be flippant for II
was not. should break down and
sob.
"When was : very little girl.
my mother told me thst nothing
would 90 out Of my life that some
thing better would not como into it.
That may be . sophistry or false
philosophy but it has been . great
comfort to me.
III 90 out Of your life. John, /
am sure someone else will come into
It who will make you happy" A I
said this. my heart grew heavy. for
! was beginning to feel that no one
could come into my life who would
However. continued rrsvcly.
"you know, John dear, there are
many other things that you must find
and keep and the greatest Of all
these IL to find and keep yourself"
While We had been talking. had
an uneasy feeling that Mr.. Syming.
ton had been. lowering about near.
and was greatly relieved when
heard him walk across the drawing
room and enter the hall where We
were standing.
knew I had TO be flippant, for IL
was consumed with curiosity Is to
just what his friend and patron had
been saying to me-just what VIC had
bccn talking about
TOMORkOw-Jsdy Wonders.
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JOHNS TRIBUTE

John Meredith sighed. hadn't
answered him rs he would have liked
me to.
Il expect you are right, Judy. You
have shown PIE that II instead Of be-
ing 50 cowardly and self-contained I
had stayed in town at my mothers
home and taken my medicine stand
ing, 1t would have been much better
for everyone concerned.
II certainly would have kept my
sister from the great sorrow she Is
going through. But, Judy, have
one excuse, l was very young, mere
" child when I had to make my
great decision, yet I am ashamed OF
all those years that was skulking
behind my crippled arm and leg.
while left Joan to the temptations
Of the world after our mother died.
IF I had had only someone like you
then, to show me the right wny, Il
would have seen what weakling
and coward I was.
"Judy. dear Judy, you have taught
me more Of life in the comparatively
few hours that have known you
than I have learned In al the years
that have gone before.
"Oh. l don't want to lose you now,
just when have found you."
"Don't worry. John. you won't lose
me-"
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lions. When the door is raised
there will be rush and bcdlam
Of voices.
One-two-three O'Clock! And . gong
sounds in the night, ~ though for
time out for the tired fighters. !.
In rush the consignees. $3.50 is
their appointed hour. :. Buying,
buying, buying! Traders of the
night. Barterers Of the pre-
dawn hours.
All around the city sleeps. !.
Bidding, bidding, bidding! !.
There is chaos Of voices. In
congruous, strange in tho mid Of
the night. Millions being
shouted while all about is darkness
and sleep. ;.
Bye and bye the city will waken.
rub its eyes and look out its win
dows. :. Carts will be going by
with hucksters selling their vcgc-
tables and fruits. The corner
stands will be alive with life. !.
The black cavcrns will have become
wooden sheds. =. The night trad
crs will be sleeping sound. !.
While all the city wakes.
GILBERT SWAN.
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We Eat Less Bread

Consumption of flour in the United States has
declined "a per cent since 1879. says the depart
ment OF agriculture, and in seeking the reason it
1lnds Tor one thing, the increasing ability of the
American people to have more varied diet-Amer.
leans 40 not live by bread alone and they are now
eating less bread than they once did
The departments figures show that in 1904 each
American used 5.4 bushels OF wheat, but that the
average current consumption has shrunk to IA
bushels. The bare figures do not make clear that
Hour Is now used more efficiently, and that
the quality Of wheat has been steadily improved
TWO circumstances to explain the baking Of bread
with less flour than "the kind that mother used to
make As the department puts it, other ingredi.
ents than flour may now form larger, proportions
N the composition Of the commercial wheat LOAF,
On this point definite data are not available Il Ii
worth noting. however, that according to the GEN.
sus Of 1923, the baking fndustry, besides consun.
mR Sl,OOO.O0O barrels Of flour valued 1t 321SO0O..
OOO, used other ingredients undoubtedly tended "a
satisfy wants which otherwise would have meant !
sareer draft on the flour supply.
Ihsrs need Be no misgivings about the place Of
oresA y the American home. whatsvsr the figure.
20 sugxest. 4sr it still fortifes plain and fsncy
fars, and wiu continisNto pass n any eousYany.
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but it wasn't any use. Then hi
stopped talking. just flung me across
his shoulder and began to run down
the walk with me. Oh, Daddy. dar-
ling, I'm glad you came-in time
Faith. go phone the police!" Jim
Lane li(ted the weeping girl into his
arms and started toward the house
IL never heard Of such an outrage in
my life. Phone for the police,
say" he commanded sharply, Il.
Faith stood hcsitating beside him.
"Oh. Daddy, don't get the police!'
Cherry begged, shuddcrihg. "Yo,
scared him so badly he'll never come
back! And I'd be disgraccd: The
newspapers! Oh. Daddy, couldn'
stand 1.-THE disgrace, the police
askinr me qucstions--plcasc, Daddy
darling!" She began to sob more
wildly than ever, and her little rec
mouth nuzzlcd her fathers haggard
cheeks with frantic, pleading kisses
II don't think it would be wise
Dad" Faith managed to say at last
81 think we had better let the matter
drop. 1t was dark, and Cherr,
probably couldn't give y very accur.
are description Of him. It. woult
just stir up mares nest Of no
toriety and trouble"
When. fifteen minutes later, jim
Lanc reluctantly went back to bed
after locking the front and bacl
ddprs securely. testing the hooks or
all tho screens and commanding
Faith to stay with her sister for the
rest Of the night for protection, Cher
ry flung her arms about Faith''
neck and kissed her with frantic
gratitude.
YOU'RE IL darling to me, Filth
and I'm such little beast to you
Forgivc- me for what said about
your being crazy about Bob Hatha.
way. won't you. honey? l DOM
know what gets into me-"
But Faith for once was unbending
He scornful brown eyes looked into
the pleading, pale. lovely little face
without mercy. "Now, suppose you
tell me what happened, Cherry.
don't know what made me let you
get away with It. Chris Wiley de-
served to be shot. and Dad has q
right to know that you've got your.
self into this mess through disobey.
ing him. I'm ashamed of you. Cher.
~. If it weren't for waking Mother
up, I'd give you the whipping that
Dad ought to have given YOU"
"Oh, no, you wouldn't" Cherry
laid her cheek AGAINST her sisters
cajolingly. "Oh, Faith, he was try.
ing to abduct me! He was going ia
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Anne Austin,

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
Faith and Cherry Lane, sisters,
arc utterly different. Faith. tall,
wOmanly, not pretty hut rather
handsome, stays at home ana
keeps house for the family of
SIX, because Of her mothers i'll
health, while Cherry. tiny. beau
ttful, works as a stcn0graphcr
and Is the pcttcd darling Of her
mother.
Cherry Is INSCRIPTIONS in her
methods with men whom she
vamps for the pure. love Of con-
quest. and Faith is continually
worried that the girl may bring
.sgracc upon herself and the
whole family. When her father,
u carpenter, asks Bob Hathaway
to dinner. hoping to win his
friendship SO that Hathaway will
give him a small job of con.
tracing 10 do. both Faith snd
Cherry are instantly attracted to
him. hut he has eyes for no one
bat Cncrry, who whisks him
away to movie show. after
stealing all the credit for the de-
siciOu3 dinner from 1hc hard
working Faith.
Faith, stung by her sisters
tactics. has tried 10 flirt with
Bob. hut despiscs herself for her
cheap effort, and refuses to ac-
company them. While Cherry Is
nut with Hathaway. q call comes
for her from Chris Wiley, u
man Of unsavOry reputation, to
whom Jim Lane has forbidden
the house. Faith tells Cherry on
her return and later hears
cherry stealing out into the
night 10 keep a rendezvous will,
Wiley.
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Cancellation

) Perhaps few subjects have been dgnifcd with SO
much earnest thought and discussion as cancclla-
ton Of the foreign debts owing to this country.
Various groups constantly and vociferously de-
handing that cancel the debt to their individual!
.favorites among the nations They call the United
States Shylo,k. seeking its pound Of flesh for
money loaned when tho whole world was in danger
Of the Prussian heel
And yet how grossly the facts misrcprcsent-
ed For instance. the French people up in arms
: because we do not cancel the war debt The war
debit There is no such thing any more. That was
: wiped out long ago. The debt France owes us now
rs for money advanced since the armstice for re-
: Mobilization purposes. In fact it cannot but be
thought that NJ. Clemenceaus ill-tmed and remark
able letter to President Coolidge was sert not SO
much for its effect upon America but for the effect
It would have in strengthening the French illusions
that we arc cast in Shyock role in the matter of
international debts. NJ. Clencnceau was not after
direct effect but indirect one, in which the
pressure OF French public opinion would force Amer
lea to more generous policy in the matter Of the
French debt.
But the device is too transparent In the first
place, Clemenceau had no legitimate place in the
ns41ssaon whatever, It was under his regime that
much OF the debt incurred and the only explana.
o9 his intrusion in the discussion is that he is
using It as smoke screen to cover unwise expend-
lures during his incumbency.
Senator Capper Of Kansas former leader Of the
farm bloc in the senate says There will be no seal
ing down Of the foreign debt-funding agreements
remaining. They will not be Cancelled They
should not be-"
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Are and the Vote

The legal voting age in the United States being
srenfx-one years there would seem to be only one
Ipn Of 80 that is relevant to the franchise and
are you twenty-one years old II you are
ny vote and you are not you may not vote.
eSly the number q years BY which you miss
twenty-one Or the number 81 ySars ~ which
lvs LETT that milsstone behind. win mot o,,.l;S,,
i sult 81 sinele hair
3z then. the scesn Nv Miss Belle Sherwin presi.
l.k SW - National Lsegus Of Women voter,. 81
! EaAo consider thsir age personal matter
- - vital intprsst y impsstanes 70 tie pubiic
sxespt - i eoncs1ns beir arrival y LEGAL yotInr
800 ~ this - q prolenesd ysuthfulnes.. vhy
aIss1ld sYeras 81 Sssnals, s. r.nrire6
dselass ~ nysabsr 81 ysars whieh nave
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Shall Curfew Ring?

Chicago, one of our most progressive cities. has
turned back generation in frantic effort to pro-
tect its young girls. Those under l6 must keep
off the streets between 10 p. M. and a. m. It,
the old curfew law.
Youngsters must do their petting in the parlors
at home after this" said Chief Of Police Collins.
1t will be quite hardship upon those who fire.
quent dance halls and enjoy parking along country
lanes
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER v

when forty-fivc long minutes had
been tolled off by the loudly ticking
alarm clock beside her bed, Faith
rose. thrust her bare feet into her
old blue felt bedroom slippers, flung
. cotton crepe kimono over her night
gown, and was about to tiptOe out
Of her room, in search Of Cherry.
1t was after one o'clock. Her
sister would be furiously angry with
her for interfering, but after all she
owed her loyalty to her father, and
he had had good reason for ordering
Chris Wiley off the premises.
She was just opening her door
when a shrill scream rang out, start
lingly loud in the deep silence Of the
hot night. Cherry! What had Chris
Wiley done to her. to make her risk
exposure like that? Faith was run
ming noisclessly through the dining
room when her fathers low, harsh
voice stopped her.
WAS that you, Faith? | heard
someone scream He snapped on
the dining room light and stood re-
veaied in his sweat-dampened night
shirt, his dark, thin hair rumpled
out Of its careful, day time parting,
his thin. hairy legs and bunioned
feet grOtcsque in their nakedness,
But Faiths eyes were fixed in horror
upon the heavy. .s0ld-fashioned re-
hand.
Il thought l heard q burglar, !"
Faith lied with stammering quick
ness. Oh, if he would only 20 back
to bed, SO that she could Investigate
without getting Cherry into trouble.
where's Cherry? Home yet 2" he
lowered his voice. 80 as not to dis
turb his wife, who was sleeping
heavily under the influence Of bro
nlide.
Before Faith could reply, the
scream came again, loud and sharp,
but ending abruptly, az il the
screamer's mouth had been suddenly
muffled.
Mr.. Lane brushed Faith aside, ran
into the living room. Faith heard
him stumble against the old wicker
rocking chair. which he cursed as he
flung il aside. Almost paralyxed with
terror, the girl at last forced her un.
steady legs to c&rrv her. "Oh. Cherry
little Cherry" She was sobbinr as
she ran sigzaggedly, following Mr.
Lane TO the porch.
put that girl down, or ri shoot! ,
she heard her fathers usually mild
voice roar out.
Faith seized his right arm. strur.
9lsd with him desperately. SO that
the pistol pointed harmlessiy toward
the floor of the porch. But she did
not take her ewes from the drams
that WAS unfolding before her
amazed eyes.
In the faint light from the distant
street lamp, the man who had bcen
| ruaaing toward . car parked a. IN
curb, : struggling, kicking girl d
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make me marry him tonight--l'vl
been engaged to him for months
you know. thought was crazy
about him. When Dad ordered him
off the place. I simply went wild
"You know good and we'll why
Dad did it," Faiths voice was still
stern and uncompromising. "Chris
Wiley admitted on the witness stand
that the Bailey girls baby was his.
If she hadn't committed suicide, and
killed her baby with her. he'd have
had to marry her. How can you
have anything to. do with q man like
that I"
"For just one very good reason,
Faith Lane" Cherry's lightning.
like anger struck again. Hes plas-
tered with money. and I'm SO darnell
tired Of living like we do, from hand
to mouth---havcn't even got car
when every family in town has nj
least a Ford. I'm sick Of it, ! tell
you, and I'm going to marry man
with money, even II | have TO take
Chris Wiley"
"Then why did you scream?" Faith
asked with quiet scorn.
Goodness, forgot to cold cream
my facet" Cherrv jumped up out Of
bed and ran lightly to her dressing
table. Pushing her tumbled curls off
her forehead, she began to dab q fra
grant lemon cleansing cream Ovcl
her checks. on which spots of rouge
showed wildly because of her pale
ness.
"Why didn't I run away with
Chris Wiley? He was drunk, and
wasn't absolutely sure he'd manage
to get q marriage license. didnt
want any Helen Bailey stuff in my
young life. Oh, dear, I'm nearly out
Of that tissue cream. Have you got
any. darling?"
"You know | haven't" Faith an.
swercd bitterly. sThat jar you're
| using was mine. and ! haven't dol
lar to buy any MORE"
"Dont be SO crabby. Til bring
you u jar VI cream tomorrow. It's Q
:: good thing can vamp the men
honey-spcaking Of Bob Hathaway
he's going to get me wonderful
!! new job in his uncle's offices. You
know, the law firm Of Cluny and
Nef. Old man Cluny's his mothers
oldest brother. He says they're look
. ing for q stenographer and they pay
| twenty-five dollars week. He's
going to see his uncle in the morn
ing, and give me recommendation. =
II hope you'll try to see that old
Mr.. Cluny doesn't get fresh with
you," Faith said nleaningly. "Oh.
wish to the Lord could 20 out and
work! I'm only twenty, and I want
pretty clothes and men friends and
q little excitement, just Is much as
you dol" Faiths voice broke, melted
into tears.
"Course you do, you old darling!"
Cherry rushed to where Faith sat on
the edge Of the bed and laid her
cheek caressinGly~ against her sis
tcr's. "Tcll you what saw some
lovely printed chiffon at the Banner
store today, and III get you enough
for dress, If I get that job with old
Cluny. You haven't had q new dress
in coon's age, honey. Will you
make me one, too? Different pat
tern, Of courseT The lovely, musi-
cal voice was very sweet and coax
ing.
"Of course!" Faith choked. and
kissed her sister shyly.
snow do you want to hear what .
certain awfully nice man said about
you. honey?" Cherry whispered
ooh, you're blushing! Faith. Faith,
! believe you're in love! Well, lis.
Ito Re Coatinsed.) :
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~ Toa Sins
There arc 366 days in q year. This
gives you .365 times when you can
start upon the road TO success.
Don't depend upon the bars in the
Jail windows to keep you out.
Lying about your age is like set
ting the clock back to keep the hour
from being 50 late.
The way to get even with an
enemy is BY learning something from
him. - 5st7.6s
A couple without children always
manages TO find trowbles Of some sort
to fill the vacancy.
! Bootleggcrs are about the only
ones who can afford to drink and
most Of them have better sense.
. II you'll keep quiet you'll learn
that you at least had sense enough
to keep quiet.
Marrying for money is ! hard lie.
When you make love you shouldn't
mean business.
Rolling hoop, spinning . top, or
playing marbles are better exercise
than golf, but less expensive.
When man 10 wrong he usually
tries to dodge the blame by think.
ing the world is wrong.
Many tenant gets more out Of
life than his landlord. s.
You could bet . million dollar, on
the Dempsey. Tunney battle IL you
trained for your business Is hard as
they train for theirs.
Those who have the things we
want never seem 10 appreciate them
~ much Ms we think We would.
Ambition Is great stuff. but pse
your head. A grasshopper shouldn't
try to learn to be kangaroo.
He'll hath no fury like Z woman
who has broken . fingernail wash
ing dishes.
Leaving footprints on the sands of
time 10 hard because You can't keep
off the rocks.
There really isnx any use in think
ing there isn't any use.
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The betting is about 100 to that tho league of
nations never tries to butt into any North. Central
South or insular American international cOntrovcr-
sy without the United States approval which it is
precious unlikely eyer will be forthcoming.
Nevertheless it was quite inspiration on the
part Of General Chamorro de facto president OF
Nicaragua, to complain to the league that Mexico
they say he limited at this country, TOBIAS been
helping Nicaraguan revolutonjsts' attempts to
overthrow the government.
Chamorro, n smooth diplomat, we'll known IN
Washington, doubtless was well aware as the
next man that the league would think long time
before defying the Monroe doctrine. However, nc
placed it in position where it had to 90 through
scmc motions.
Technically, from the leagues standpoint. he has
a strong case--assumng, of course, that he can
prove it. The league can hardly its face with
out giving due attention to his appeal and yet what
can it do about it? 1t would have to resort ''
force, if worst came to worst
Imagine the league Of nations landing troops in
Mexico! Imagine any world league, crazy enough
to think of such thing, in the face of the thrice
blessed Monroe doctrine! Nobody understands very
clearly what it is, but that is just the troubcits
SO elastic.
The league simply will sidestep. 1t can't do
otherwise no matter what Chamorro proves.
AS between the United States and Latin America.
tho Monroe doctrine is not very popular with Latin
America. But as between Latin America and Eu-
rope, it is exceedingly popular with Latin Aneri-
Guns.
Carried too far Latin America might fight it
against this country Let Europe challenge it and
they'd be behind it to the last republic. As neigh
sbor the Latin Americans afraid of the United
States. AS protector, they know which side their
bread is buttcrcd on
General Chamorro is nobodys fool. lie wanted
publicity. As a petty president-ony dc facto, at
that--hc found difficulty in getting it. BY getting
the United States and the league Of nations into
jam, over his case, he turned the trick neatly
: The United States refused to recognize his gov
eminent. lie has forced it to become, in sense, his
protector. Maybe he has been bothered by u GER
tain amount of filibustcring from this country and
Mexico. II he has made it noticeable that it
cant well continue.