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! was twenty-five. just out of col
lege; then ! fretted away year in
New York, trying to paint great pic
lures, finding out l couldn't" He
brushed his free hand across his
eyes, then looked at the girl beside
him with a sudden vivid smile that
made his homeIy strong face al
most handsome. "And SO came
back to sell Wholesale groceries.
And then l found what / had been
rushing all over the world for, look
ing for like crazy person
"Y6n found yourself" Faith said
gently. "That is the only real PEI
You took the true measure of your
self, and have come home to live
to live really, deeply, from within,
not to rush about, chasing will-o-the-
wisps. You may sell Wholesale gro
eerics. or radio receiving sets, or
Ford parts, or do any one of a hum
5dred, things. but you hold fast to
'youreelf. feed dreams to your soul,
worship beauty p1nySrfully-"
How did you Know ?" he asked
wonderingly, his freckled, broad
hands gripping the wheel hard. II
wonder Il you know something else
that ! found myself BY losing my
SELF"
Hasn't that been the way, from
the beginning Of timer" she asked
gravely. though she knew very we'll
what he meant, what his eager eyes
and his trembling hands and husky
voice were trying to tell her. '.Do
you mind If we don't talk for
while? want to think--there's
something ] have to work out, II I
can, alone"
She wss thinking Of Cherry, Of
that mysterious packed and locked
suitcase, but George Pruitt thought
she was searching her own heart
for the exact truth about her feeling
for him.
When they arrived at Sulphur
Springs, q popular resort in the
mountains, George ordered lunch
served at q secluded little table on
the veranda Of the rambling. rustic
hptel. She found herself studying
him intently as he gave the order to
the waiter, in his friendly, courteous
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~ Ton Slno
We all cant be president, but
most OF US can have = better time.
Even though you hear q lot about
seIf-made men, you can't think Of
any men who are not that.
Friday is unlucky. It usually
comes the day before payday when
you are broke
Every man is entitled 70 q living
wage, but this doesn't seem to apply
to the women.
Bad luck il usually cussed for bad
luck, while good luck is usually
taken for granted.
Footballs here. We heard quar-
terback telephoning and he scared
central calling the signals.
Sometimes talk. Is cheap. Some
times it isn't. There are times when
little Of it costs man y lot of
money.
II takes two to start fight or
family and too often there isn't SO
very much difference.
Only few more weeks until time
to start wishing It was summer
again.
Il It takes all kinds Of people 10
make world, this one certainly Is
we'll made.
D..
Plenty Of footprints on the sands
Of time show holes Ia the shoes.
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way. He knew so definitely what he
wanted, but there was no ostentation
in his manner. He spent money in
diligently, like man who has al
ways had it, whose family had al
wavs had it.
While they were waiting for their
food, he drew thin, leather-bound
book Of Shaw's epigrams from his
pocket and read aloud to her. his
rather thick lips tasting the salt Of
the humor with relish, his small
keen eyes boring into hers occasion
ally. as If anxious to see if she
got" it.
"You know" he threw the book
down as the waiter came up with a
covered plate Of fried chicken. -
wanted to read poetry to you today,
but ! didn't dare. These potatoes
au gratin' look good. don't they! Do
you know, ! love to see you eat! You
never make coy remarks about
calories and starches and carbohy-
drates and all that rot. You never
fish for compliments, do you !? Every
other girl know remarks prettily
that she oughtn't to touch potatoes
or white bread, and that's my cue to
say. "Oh, MY deari Why should
you diet? You're exactly the right
weight don't have to listen for
cues when I'm talking with. YOU
Lemon for your tea? We're going
to have some deep dish green apple
pie and cheese for dessert, If that
suits you. know their cook here
she used to work for us-and until
you've eaten some Of Elsie's green
apple pie you haven't really eaten
pie"
How comfortable It would be TO
live with this man who had made an
art Of living, who had money, had
always had it, would undoubtedly
always have it! How kind and
thoughtful he was! What o charm.
ing companion he made!
He treated her az q mental equal,
despite the fact that he had trav-
eled, had gone through college, had
lived in Paris and New York while
she had spent her life in q small In
land city with only few high
school honors to prove that she had
any brains at oil.
No one else Rad ever read Shaw
to her, or had dreamed that she
would be interested in him. No one
else knew that she had read count
less books in the public library, that
she was starved for someone to talk
books with.
"You look Is II you're doing .
weighty problem in mental arith-
netic," he told her.
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Editorial Comment
Dawes Plan and Debts
(ChicapO Trihrlnel

reports from London and Paris saw that British
ard French financers think the Dawes plan will not
wtik much longer. The Dawes plan provided ma
cnnery Tor stabilizng German currency and collect
ing PREPARATIONS. The plan accepted not becaus.
the fnanciers thought well Of it, but because sonc-
thing had to be done to avert economic collapse in
Europe Germany's power to buy from hor neigh
bors had to be restored and reparatons had to be
paid. As soon the plan was put forward the
economists found plenty Of arguments to prove that
It could not possibly work.
Now they are complaining that It is working too
well. Germany is paying all she agreed to pay and
tne German market for foreign goods is restored.
out Germany is paying her reparation by means
81 heavy exports. and these exports II is contended
are proving runous competition for industry in
the allied countries This ay be true, and II is,
constitutes an argument in favor Of cancelins the
PREPARATIONS clause in the Versailles treaty. Britain
ana France believe it is an argument In favor Of
canceling the debt they owe US.
We 20 not reach the same conclusion Germany
said 20 De prosperng because Of the load she has
70 bear It has stimulated her industrial life ct the
expense Of the allies. The debts the allies owe u.
tnen' ought 70 serve Is the same sort Of stimulus
q our expense Il the theory Is sound. tie allies
snoua view their obligations 70 ~ = their economic
salvation. "a
Nov they ore complaining that Il i working bet
g tnan most Impartial critics expscted Il - The
.ssson = that the critics took no account of human
ingenuity AZ long as German finances wsrs IN !
chaotic state. industry finance and esasaercs were
olsadvantake Once tie situation was stabilized
iSanldoal Initiative ~ encouraged Foreign capt.
= 11wed into Germany. Th6 rssul0 hAve bssn
Iltts saorf Of aateuishins. X franes aeespts ~
0qbt tettlement withis country. - nay lcok ~.
N1n eDflI ~ ~ ,Aana kin1 - Aesnaineenpo.
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RightS of the Air

"A NEST interesting lawsuit is being tried ut Chi
cSgo wherein it will be determined, in the view OF
this particular court, just who the air and how
much right he has to it, from a radio standpoint
il seems q by the name Of Bremner enjoyed
al the privileges Of radio fan until Markoe "a.
do engineer, moved into the same apartment house
With transmitting set. Then Bremner could get
nothing while Markoe was transmitting
Matters stood this way until Bremner complained
Il ths- landlord. Then Markoe bought" the al,
from the landlord, as far that apartment house
w4s eoncerned and tore down Bremncrs antenna
Now Bremner aided by the Broadcast Listeners' As.
sSciation. Is suing for damages and for On inter.
probation Of the old adage that the "air is FREQ"
1T Is, Of course, only one Of the new situations
that the developing Of radio has brought to US and
ithss some interesting qualifications For instance
IT " assume that radio could not have developed II
u had not been for the expermenter, typifed By
arroe. Let rs assume, then, that in the beginning
q easthe was entitled to the "air" because Of his
service . civilization.
sDut, - radto became pcpularzed and hroadcastina
s$panAa1 ths RADIO hsrisou enormously 70 tie point
whs1S Almost everyops has : radio set, the perscr
- listened N. Whs did not experiment. BEGAN u
Squire certain rights also. Thus, today. Il mr.,
vpiGht - numbsn ~ : majority rule s. ceusid.
80, ~ bfpadcast lstsnsr has more arishtss u
~ ~" tAoa - ~ asslj0 ensinsss.s
tDpk 4 does ~ seem loG1eels that slt1er sho,ld
J0au aeist ~ 1tlte ~ pastieulsr eass
= s - ny - $3.50 - - eome1 iaaue, 49,
f1l st G1nel "a r. - i ~ auauG.
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Her OW11 WQu x: :! 4S s!sE

pie. She said that she was afraid a
foursome would make the party al
most too. intimate. 10 she had per-
suaded Jerry 70 attend and suggested
that he should bring me. Are you
glad came, Judy r.
"very glad, | answered, for saw
immediately that the presence Of
Mamie and Jerry would effectuslly
put q stop to any more lovc-making,
however sprreptitious. had reck-
oned; however, without that feeling
that seemed to be hanging over John.
He had evidently laid himself and
his affairs on the knees Of the gods
and determined to be happy in his
own way for that one evening.
His hermit.like life had made John
Meredith perfectly .oblivious to
everyone but himself, after the first
moment when he got over his self
consciousness. With . glance around
the room he dismissed everyone ex-
cept himself and me from his con-
seriousness. ! had . feeling that to
him there was no one else in that
vast dining room but myself.
A. I had requested Jerry, We had
very conspicuous table. and yet Il
was arranged in such. q manner that
no one was very near US. When we
started down the long room, John
had possessed himself Of my wrap
and putting his hand upon my bare
arm he led me without any feeling
OF the Internationally Of it to the
gorgeously flower-decked table. and
the others followed. John placed me
on his right and Jerry appropriated
the chair at ..inx asthowiths Mamie,
next him. ..ga LaG eroe1sI asn
Mamie was gowned, in, N orchid.
chiffon, which with Joan's. xseen
made my white costume very CON.
spicuous. ! could not be Obvious
to all the attention we were exciting,
especially a Mamie leaned across
Jerry and said "There II Mrs. Buddy
Tremaine, and she is talking about
u.s."
TONORR0w-Aa Angry Woman.
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(Dy Asseciated Pressl

(By Associated Press)
WAshtngton.-TWo prohibition en-
forcemsnt officials are. trying that
Nebraaka bread and wa&er diet Just
for the fun Of Il. Howard Jones and
Arthur Henderson, assistants to Will
Brant. merely are Interested 70 see
how severe II IT, No rscoumenda-
ton that the dit y imposefen 9th
ers Is contempaate1s =
New York.-Bootl eegeFs are starv-
Ing to death. AYERS one James Kelly.
pjnched by the customs patrol with
his motor boat. and "any guys who
say tha4 hee*legesrs are. making
money are eoek6ysd liars."
New. York.y,(f. Cash Pyle, the
sport trust. 10 seeking 70 add skaters
70 his string Of football and tennis
stars. Joe Moore. indoor. speed
champion, 10 negotiating with him.
London.-Drummers and reporters
IN lS6 B. C., must lave been Just HE
they are nowadays. An expense ac-
count Of that year, one foot long, has
been found In Egypt. II 10 being
taken to the University Of Michi-
gan.
TIE longest river In the world IL
The Nile., which runs for $50 miles.
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JOHNS NIGHT

i
For moment there was an awk-
ward tension and then ! said, Come
on, I'm hungry. ljust remember that
haven't had any luncheon today.
Whether I am more like an angel
or q chicken may be discussed and
disputed, but there can be. only one
thing about my healthy appetite, and
it's. making . noise just now like .
tiger which must be AppeAaed."
heard Joan soy to her brother
when we arrived at the porte cochere,
u am afraid you are learning very
fast, Buddy" for he had calmly taken
seat beside me in the town car and
left his sister and his friend 10 take
the other seats,
II he heard her he made ~ fgn.
I could not help looking Ut him. Il
seemed to me when ! thought after
ward about il and him that John
Meredith had some queer feeling that
only that night was his and he in
tended to let no one spoil il, not even
himself.
Consequently, when he sat beside
me he threw his arm about my
shoulder in , perfectly matter Of
fact way and drew me up to him.
nestled down beside his heavy Eng
lish coat and seemed to myself
quite happy.
When We arrived At the Beaux
Arts Restaurant found much 70 my
surprise that Mamie was waiting
with Jerry.
"Were you the girl that Jerry vas
going 70 take out il ! didn't 60 with
him?" asked.
mo, my DEAR" that was just Jer-
RVS bunk. ! hadnt expected TO go
anywhere with him. but Miss Mere
dith called me up late this afternoon
and asked me il would let Jerry
call for ME and bring me down here
to dinner. She explained that her
brother seemed to have taken great
fancy to sou and for the first time
in his life he had arranged . public
party at which he was making his
appearance among number Of peo-
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NOW CO ON WITH THE STORY


Snatching up the white felt hat
that had been crushed under q corner
Of the heavy suitcase. Faith adjusted
it at Chcrry's mirror and FASTENED
to the living room to rescue George
from the embarrassing questions Of
her mother.
"Hello, George!" She gave him q
comradely handshake. where's Jun.
Tor, Dad? want to speak to him
before ! leave"
/ "Out in the back yard, tinkering
with his Ford" her father told her
want to come with me and sec
Juniors store on wheels I" she in
vited George. "He's awfully proud
Of being an automobile accesso ries
salesman. He sells to the garages
al, over the county, direct from the
wholesalers, on commission basis
Be sure to tell him his truck body
is artistic. He painted IL himself
They found Junior in khaki over.
alls. industriously asserting his
stock. which he carried in . big
green-andrcd striped box set on the
stripped chassis of an old Ford tour
ing car. After George Pruitt had
paid the requested complimen ut
Faith drew Junior aside, with smile
Of apology to George.
Junior. promise me you'll not say
word to Cherry or to anyone else
about this" she began In q low voice
then told him of the packed and
locked suitcase in Cherry's closet
u want you to get that suitcase out
Of the house without anyone seeing
you, and lock It up II your car until
get home this evening. You're
not going TO use the car, are you ?"
mo, going out with Fay In her
bus" he told her, frowning with be-
wiiderment. Say, what's the kid
up to! You'd better tell Dad"
mo. there may not be thing
wrong, and ! hate to have her mad
1T me-" and Faith shook her head
determinedly. "Just do that for mo,
won't you, 'Long'?" she coaxed, cali
Inc him by the nickname he adored.
She was very silent and thoughtful
- Pruitt drove out Myrtle street ia
the state highway. He glanced at
her once or twice, his small. bright
brown eyes = little uneasy a& first;
then some Of her calmness and bie-
ness Of spirit seemed TO enter his
own turbulent heart. Once ale
caught his eye and smiled slowly
first with her wide mobile lips, then
with her. eyes, that met hls 50 frank
ly-too frankly.
There's peaee IN just being with
yeu," be told her after d long whlla,
during which they haA not spoken,
DE you know, I've never been real
u IT peaeA before ID my lifef Ever
slneo Wa u bor.ely, rcd hea1cd
|Sftssla -fneod littla- Kid, I've heen like
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sue SalQ SLOWLY. anu now ! tTAVc "
do another in subtraction"
II hope your heavy mental labor
isn't going to keep you from your
fried chicken and asparagus" He
kept his voice gay but his eyes were
startled, apprehensive.
HE is all that companion, q
mental stimulus, charming, culti-
waited man, able>to give me all the
things I've never had and that every
girl wants, and-I don't love him"
She concluded her problem in "men-
tai arithmetic" by making that fatal
subtraction. And it's all nothing.
if I don't love him. Oh, wish |
had never met Bob Hathaway" she
told herself with such fierceness that
she was afraid for moent that
she had spoken out loud.
WAS the answer-wrong Pruitt
laid down his fork and leaned across
the table to gate compellingly into
her eyes. -s So 20. y -.
"No, got the right answer. I'm
sure it was the right answer" Her
voice shook y little. "Oh, George,
we're playing q foolish game Of cross
questions and crooked answers. Let's
sbe sensible: Where are you going
10 Sketeu tUl6 0BSSEuOOu
There's u litele mountain stream
and . three-foot waterfall, about q
mile up that road" He pointed Oft
to the right. "Good enough for
sketching. But what I'd like TO do
Is to start portrait Of you---sittins
on Q great bald rock, petched on .
observation-disclosures you see it over
there r.
She strained her eyes, shaded them
with her hand. ], A boulder that
looked as il It had merely hesitated
on its plunge down In the mountain.
side. was etched sharply against the
intense blue Of the sky. She shook
her head slightly.
.Cherry needn't know" be urged.
.'lll even paint her. to keep her
from being jealous. Oh. she's pref
y, beautiful; ! suppose yo1'd Say: ..y
you-like this" he sketchsd rapidly
She leaned forward to watch him:
almost touched tho rsss-fed shock
look bigger than il really WAS. He
ccvt..t "a r.. h.nS 1902 4 NM
= Il l.cf TX. /. feminine edition Of
Robins @The THINKER" she laughed
any idea was something like
that" he acknowledged, sbut more
specific. You see-the pleasant green
mountains Of adventure-girlhood's
adventures-in which she has been
happy, carefree. She has come to
the jumping off place. literally
riage, you know. And as she sits
there, on the rock her last foothold,
she broods, yearns toward what lies
below and beyond. Children. fulfill
ment Of her nature. the lush green
meadows Of motherhood and wife.
hood and complete womanhood, pro-
vided she doesn't break her fine,
splendid body TO bits in the plunge. 4
sDo you see! I'm not much rood
u putting things into words, or int
colors, either, Tor that. matter. But
I believe I could do this. picture ~ IT
should be done, but. there's only one
model In the world that could make
the picture Come alive under my
Aands. Please, Faith. please = his
voice rose on pleading. Questioning
Again she shsok Aer AsiA dpms-
". II she allowed Elm to taink her
like that she vDu0 % eiv9ne
him the answer he WANTED, and
which she knsw abe ,leoutd never
give. t.s::l
terfaii," sAe told him AG42Il esionate-
u. II she had not met bob Hatha-
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ment house before that Of Markoe. Perhaps the
court will prescribe "sient nights" for each Of the
parties to the suit and thus dodge the rather diff
cult decision that confronts him.
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WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

Cherry Lane il utterly differ.
ent from her sister, Faith. who
stays At home and does all the
work for the family of six, i'm
Guiding
Her semi-invalid mother, her
father, who IL = carpenter and
contractor in a small way: her
brother, Junior, or Long" Lane,
II. and Joy, nine.
Cherry. the flirt, IL carrying on
affairs with . dozen admirers, In
elnding Chester Hart, formerly
suitor Of Faiths; Bob Hatha.
way. young architect; Albert
Ettieson, q married traveller
sa!esman: old Mr.. Cluny. CIseS-
rvs present employer, and Chris
Wiley, over whom q girl has com.
mitted suicide.
George Fruitt, rich man. son
and amateur artist. falls In love
With Path, but she cares only for
hob Hathaway, who Is infatua-
ted with Cherry.
Fruit showers Faith with at.
tentiOns and the family badgers
her about him. She protests
that she does not love George
and will not marry him II he
askx her. Preparing for an all.
day Sunday date with George,
Faith, In hunting for a hat In
Ghers3's closet, finds Cnerry's
suitcase packed with nearly all
her clOt..es and locked. The
memory Of . mysterious tele.
gram received by Cherry from
Albert EltlesOn fills Faiths mind
with tormenting suspicious, but
since George has arrived, she
has no time to talk with Cherry.
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Police Workmanship

Every policeman carries a gun. Yet that gun.
in the hands Of the average policeman. is dan
gerous than the guns Of all the hold-up men to-
gether, for man knows where cops bullets will
fly. This is reflection the average policeman
but system that does not include systematic
pistol pratice 50 that when officer shoots at a
fleeing criminal he does not spray lead over an area
big barn door. crippling all the innocent by
ISLANDERS in sight.
II is undoubtedly true that seventy five per cent
Of the policemen who carry weapons couldn't hit u
target, mind a bull's-eye Consequently, they
at immediate disadvantage in any contest
with criminal. This is percentage of inefficency
that should not be tolerated.
II used to be that policemen wore their revolvers
carefully tucked under their blouses and shirts so
that it good two minutes job to free them
for action. By that time the criminal had de-
parted for places unknown and there was no need
for weapon anyway. Then the various state con-
stabulares appeared, wearing their side arms in
plain sight Sam Browne belt nicely decorated
with large calibre cartridges. The moral effect
was splendid, and that, coupled with the truly excel
lent craftsmanship of the troopers, soon gave them
prestige that may well be envied by all city police
forces.
Now many municipal organizations Of police are
wearing the guns the outside Of the Uniform and
it is an excellent idea, since officer may grasp
his weapon more quickly in an emergency
But why have gun If you can't use il? That
is the question that has not been answered. Rookie
policemen are given gun and sent On the streets
to endangcr everyone with poorly aimed bullets.
Why wouldn't it be wise for every police depart
ment to have pistol range and regular hours when
all members Of the force shall be required to prac-
tce with their weapons? Certainly time spent in
that way would be well spent.
Most ct US think we could do much Better il we
only had the opportunities which we don't realize
we have.
Contentmcnt is merely the victory of mind over
what's the matter
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The harvest is on and there are farmers who wer
perfectly right when they raised howl.
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Most ct US think we could do much Better il we
only had the opportunities which we don't realize
we have.
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and dares to forgive an injury.--F
H. Chaplin.
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C"ntentmcnt is merely the victory of mind over
what's the matter.
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TIE longest river In the world IL
tie Nile. which runs for $50 miles.
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Every man is entitled TO q living
wage, but this doesn't seem to apply
to the women.
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Friday is unlucky. Il usually
comes the day before payday when
you are broke.
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~ Ton Sluo
: We all can't be president, but
most Of US can have . better time.