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hurry you had forgotten them. OF
thinking We were going to sail -
soon you had decided it would be bet.
ter 70 send your more formal ward.
robe directly TO the boat"
"You may tell Miss Meredith that
I will wear the white chiffon embroid.
cred with pearls and rhinestones, I'm.
less she is going TO wear white"
said, taking it from the girl.
mo, I'm sure that will be all right.
I know that Miss Meredith il going
to wear green and her emeralds to.
night"
Il WIS sweet OF Joan to savs ny
face before that rather snobbish maid
Of hers, 1 thought, after the girl had
left the room She knew. I had ne
evening gown thst would be elabor.
ate enough TO 60 with anything that
she would wear and she 10 unselfish
enough always to want me to look
my best.
Quickly I brushed my bobbed locks
into place after my rather hurried
bath. for it was growing late. Then
I picked up the beautiful fyock and
drew it over my head. It fell into
place and looked 1t myself in the
full length mirror. I had never had
on such an expensive dress in my
life and none 80 becoming.
Again there was . low tapping at
my door and Joan's maid again made
her appearance with = white evening
wrap which seemed almost entirely
made Of ostrich feathers.
"Miss Meredith said she had for
gotten to send this wrap which goes
with the gown" she informed me.
TOMORROW: A. EfHn Hiaa
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Editorial Comment
In Northwestern North Dakota
(NinneaDClis JOurnall

minneapolis JOurnalD
Word comes down from northwestern North Da-
kota that is encouraging In all the state there has
been steady diversfication going on since James
J. Hill organized his famous campaign nearly twen-
ty years ago. This year more than eight thousand
sheep have been placed the territory adjacent to
Mnot, running about eight counties.
The crops not entirely favorable in six Of the
northwestern counties, but they are excellent in
four.
The rains have been extensive, and have reduced
the grade Of wheat, but there is compensation in
the tremendous improvement in pastures, giving
practical that the buying Of feed will not
be necessary
North Dakota can be happy that she escaped land
initiation and is today sound basis.
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Third Degree Methods
(Grand Forks Heraldl

Representatives of the state in the Hall-Mil
murder mystery in New Jersey are reported to have
obtained from man examined as witness an ad-
mission which they hold materially strengthens
their case against the persons charged with the
murder. That admission, it is said, was obtained
after something like twenty hours of continuous
questioning in which the detectives worked in relays
the proceeding beng arranged as to keep the wit
ness under continuous bombardment Of questions
during all those hours. The theory Of the detec-
tves was that the witness knew something Of i'm.
portance which he persisted in withholding, and
the purpose of the long session was to wear the
man down until he was powerless to resist longer
and would disclose the information which he had
insisted he did not possess
We have all read descriptions of the application
OF what is known as the third degree by means OF
which confessions have been expected from prison
ers and in which gross physical brutality was FIRE.
quently practced. The courts and society general.
~ frown upon such practices and it is believed that
they are less common than they once were But
while physical violence was absent, the New Jersey
case seems to have been one in which q refinement
OF torture used, the one practice being as rep
rehensibe as the other
It does not appear in the published accounts Of
the affair that this witness objected to the treat
ment given him, vet one can scarcely imagine one
submitting voluntarily to such IN ordeal Obvious.
", Il questioning were continued long enough and
by enough people, the victim would b reduced 70
mental state in which he would not b responsible
Tor Whist he said, and might be induced to make
whatever statement his tormentors desired to wrina
frcm him.
Undoubtedly valuable in1ornaticn hss been ex.
tseeted from unwilling witnesses ~ ths application
cf mental o. physical torturs but ~ prsetes can.
net = Justified On tint ground. Ths witness musi
have some nghts. y.
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other guests arrived, didn't he?"
If it's George Pruitt, can't see
him, looking like this!" Faith lifted
a corner Of her kitchen apron, which
she had not had time to remove, and
wiped her eyes, "Tell him I'm sorry
to miss the party. ! don't suppose
he'll mind" she added, with a tingt
Of bitterness.
1t was George Pruitt, and Faith
her hand to her throat, listened al
the closed door between dining room
and living room as Cherry's subdueG
voice explained.
"Ani Faiths awfully sorry sh'
cam. come. George. wanted I,
stay with darling Muggy, but Faitl
says I'm 80 little L couldn't .lif,
Muggy if she needed turning over il
bed or anything like that. Faith.
such a big strong girl, you know
Isn't it awful to be little and good
for-nothing like me :"
s".And planned this party for her!
George Fruits words sent the bloos
into Faiths cheeks. But, oh, VIII!
couldn't it. have been Bob Hathaway
who had so quickly and unaccount
ably taken n real liking to her? Ii
her humbleness. Faith did not dar'
use the words "fallen in love-"
When at last George Pruitt hat
gone and Chester Hart had come II
his roadster and taken Cherry away
with him, Faith refilled the ice bal
and placed it gently on her sleeping
mothers forehead. Then she slipped
noiselessly out of the room, to hel
own bedroom. whom she flung he
arms about the pretty new maize
chiffon, with it's great, silk-petales
crimson flower, and gave herself vi
to grief.
At half past ten she heard cal
stop at the curb, but she, did no
leave her vigil ut her mothers bed
side. Two minutes later her fathe
came tiptoeing to the door. becko,
inc Faith to join him In the hall.
Its young Hathaway, Faith. H
wants to see you--comc from tn
party specially to bring you SOM
Of the refreshments. Pretty white
Of him, Ell -
"Tell him I'll be outright away,
Faith gasped, her eyes widenini
with incFedulous joy. talk to hin
till change my dress, Dad. Moth
er's sleeping"
Obeying a. sudden, mad impulse t,
make the most Of this momen
vouchsafed her by fate, Faitl
stripped off her bungalow apron
utilitarian white slip and underwear
and, with hands that trembled will
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RAR.ID|S

~ Tea olmo
"A salesman has to strike a man
right to make hit.
When It comes TO getting there
Precipitation beats Inspiration.
The time to hsepdeeoi over the coal
situation Is past. We must warm
up to It before long.
Some people could say what thew
think and still be quiet.
American jazz Il invadins CA.
many and she may demana -Ehnt wv
pay her an indemnitxx i vIIllliINIh'
All Of them Hike Is be fair And
Just. put Just try telling One she is
Chicago - planning q three.ievel
street. Perhaps the two upper levels
VIII be for the crooks.
There are several American ~;r,.
abroad who haven't fried "a s-ir
the English Channel. Perhsn. -.
cause they can't swim.
Perhaps mans wife IL his better
na!i because she always says, "Detter
not do this. Better 40 that:
Civilization advances. Now and
then someone finds = less painiess
Mctnod OF killing murderers.
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TOMORROW: 4 rr4 Eisso ri,

indeed. One dramatic writer is
said to have her confidence and to
have material for IN authorized auto
biography to b. issued after her
Her business life Is carried on
with equal mystery. She is known
to have some film invention which
is being experimental with. $50.
A year ago she went to England to
watch the filming Of Kipling's story,
"Kim," in which she is interested.
She took passage on the boat
under an assumed name. Re-
porters who went to the stateroom
were greeted by kindly lady who
denied that she was Maude Adams
and. hence. would not be seen.
One bright young reporter ex-
plained that he had been too young
when she was upon the stage to see
and appreciate her, but that he felt
he would know her anywhere.
He could not be mistaken. This
must be Maude Adams. He felt
that it must. :. The aging lady in
the doorway merely smiled sadly.
A few tears overlooked her eyes.
She thanked him, banged the door,
and was not seen again.
In Europe she appeared from time
to time at the film studios. Her
arrivals and departures were always
furtive. And, just as furtiveiy.
she returned to America. Again
under an assumed name. Il am
told that only few, who kept il
close secret, knew Of her 7resence.
~. OF, the hundreds aboard ship,
many her ardent admirers in her
stage days. not one knew her.
You see she must have changed.
-. She must have become . myth
icaI figure. -.
The same IL true in New York.
=. She Is reported going to cer-
tain laboratories from time to time
to watch the film process in which
she is Interested II she an.
pears publicly she Is seldom recoe-
nized. 3. Those intimates who see
her do not talk about the visits.
Certainly should never have
known her had she not been pointed
out BY . friend and, like Pete. Pan.
when reacher her side she was
gone. "A most mysterious and
baffIing figure. -. Perhaps she has
become Peter Pan and darts only
through windows Of memory. plead
ing with You to believe in the fairies
OF bygone year, elss she will perish.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright. 1926. NEA Service. Inc.)
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But They Never Tell

How ordinary and human the great people of the
land must be, under the skin, is best demonstra-
ted by the pains they take to prevent the world
from finding out the least thing about how they
look and behave off dress parade.
There died in Washington recently an old negro
Arthur Brooks, who had been valet to four presi
defts-William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson,
Warren G. Harding and the present White House
tenant, Calvin Coolidge. Undoubtedly he knew
mere intimate details Of the personal lives, in tho
executive mansion. Of the four men than any per-
s1n in the world outside their own respective fam
lies.
Such information may seem trifling. Perhaps It
is, but it's interesting There were many more i'm
portant things in the life Of Napoleon than the mea!
he Ats on the of Waterloo But it disagreed
with him, his stomach was upset. SO he lost the
hattie. This was trfling detail, which Napoleon's
chief unquestonably did his utmost to hush up. but
it sheds flood Of light on Napoleon He was
greedy Indeed it isn't trfling detail 1t reveals
his whole character.
Arthur Brooks probably held the key to MANY
riddles OF the Taft, Wilson and Harding administra
items. It wouldn't do to refer to the administration
Of President Coolidge. for he's contemporary. But
Brooks key was buried with him.
Brooks laxative old chaplin all canac;.
tieG but as presidential valet He could tell 4
good story. He had sense of humor and a nose
Tor the newsy. but what he knew as valet, was as
sacred to him a physicians knowledge Of his
patient He didn't tell his closest friend. or his
wife, or his children
brooks wasn't unqiue Who ever heard of a presi.
dentia! private secretary who made any indiscreet
disclosures? Or chief clerk Of the executive o.
fices! Or White House chief usher? Or door
keeper! Or secret service attendant! Or any,
body. connected with the White House?
NH
dents-even our present one
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A Cincinnati girl, &c. eloped with a l9-year-old
boy the other day. The two were married, and
came back to face the world stogether in all their
youthful, helpless ignorance.
The girls mother, while refusing to interfere
with the match once it was accomplished was bit
ter against the public schools.
II the schools; she said, would devote less time to
"eye and ear" stuff and time to teaching chill
dren and young people how to live, her daughter
would have realized that she wasn't ready for mar
riage yet
Perhaps she's wrong in placing all the blame on
the schools It's possible that parents, too, have
responsibility there. But her main point is correct.
Our children aren't being taught how to live.
To be sure, imparting that bit of information is
rather large task Perhaps there very few
Of US who really know how to live ourselves. But
it's something that must be taught. You can al
ways learn it by bitter experience, but that's hard
way. and your life is apt to be just about by
the time you've learned.
To learn how to live! To learn, in the morning
Of lfe how to tackle the WORLD how to bring reality
to those shifting sunit visions that youth engen-
ders; how tc make life something rich and full and
complete, instead Of letting it become mere proc
ess OF eating and sleeping and working and get
ting; to learn that life may be joyous and exuber-
ant instead Of cramped and narrow-those are a
few of the things for which youth is hungering.
We all know that life meant to be beautiful,
free and Drumming with zest. Yet somehow it so
often fails to become any of those things And the
fault-nearly always-lies in the things that the
older generation chooses to teach to the younger.
We were sinned against in youth, and we in
turn are SHINING against our children We don't
really mean to- and try teach them the best we
call
But mostly we fall down on the j1b.
Maybe the remedy is simpler than 1t seems.
Maybe-this is just supposing, of course-maybe if
we older ones really learned the meaning and i'm
portance Of words like freedom and kindness and
love-
Our children would have a better chance to learn
how to live
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1Official City, State and County Newspaper
We Can't Believe Him

A voang student ut the University OF ILLINOIS,
pardon u.s. he is ex-studcnt, because OF certain
deficiencies in grades-publishes an lmpassioned
wall in "a denominational publication declaring UNI
ycrsity undergraduates are on the whole, rather
so,ldens lot and that the blame must rest chiefly on
the shoulders of the goods.
drinking, he complains, is very prevalent Dances
are simply terrible. There is much pettng Every
thing is wrong.
And the girls are to blame. They are, he CRIES,
descending to the level of the men, and it is due
tn their example that the general moral tone OF
undergraduate life has sunk so low. The boys mean
we'll but they simply have to keep up with the pace
set by the girls.
This sounds very, very bad indeed; but maybe
there's bright side to it. Indeed, it is just barely
possible the young man is talking utter nonsense.
Somehow we can't help suspecting that this is
the case.
II happens that we know quite few young peo-
pla in various colleges and universities. And they
aren't dcpraved; not noticeably anyhow. They're
ambitious and full Of spirit, very eager to prepare
themselves for encounter with whatever life has
to offer, very sure that after they graduate they
can't possibly make much more Of botch OF the
JOB Of running the world than the elder generation
has DONE
And them when you stop to think about lido
yosa really believe that the men in our universities
are 50 spneless and simple that the co-eds lead
ing them around by their collective nose, forcing
them to drink drinks and dance dances that thei:
collective soul revolts against? Poor boys! It's
wonder the colleges find any men with backbone
enough to play football. And yet one way or an
other, they still do.
oh, it's really too silly tc talk about. 1t is TOT
bad that this particular young man has gained sucl
a warped view Of life. But after all, that's hi
a., L: -;
ously.
Some rich man could do great service to tn.
nation by leaving a substantial fund as endow
nent for foundation whose sole duty should be
at regular intervals. to hire \, go about tn,
streets shouting:
THE younger generation is worse than tn
cider generation in its day.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII


ITS too long. Faith!" Cherry wall
just to my knees, and it's two inches
below them"
Faith, on her knees before the
little figure in the new printed chif-
fon, pushed damp wisps of hair from
her perspiring forehead with a weary
hand. But keep telling you that
bouffant skirt can't be clear up to
the knees, Cherry! When you dance,
it would swirl way above your knees
Besides. there isn't time to do q
thing to it now. It's half past seven
and I've got to battle and dress yet.'
mo daughter Of mine is going to
wear dress shorter than that
Jim Lane walked from the cluttered
dining table into the living room
spectacles pushed high on his fore
head, the sheets Of the afternoon
paper trailing from his hand. "it's
9 sin and shame the wag you fool
flappers are dressin' these days
"A lot you know about it, jim,
Lane!" said Mrs. Lane. waddline
heavily into the living room. waving
palm leaf fan to cool her face.
III you're going to sew for Cherry,
Faith, should think you'd make her
dresses like she wants EN-"
"Oh, Lord!" Faith Rroaned. sink
ing back upon her heels and fiinging
an arm across her eyes, a. If to shut
them all out. Here I've worked all
night and all day to get her dress
ready. and this is the thanks / get
for II! ! wish I'd never stuck the
scissors into i'll"
Faith Lane, how dare you talk
10 your mother like that" Mrs. Lane
bent over the girl and shok her fan
in her face. 'I've a good mind to
slap your face for you, ySung lady,
But the sentence was never fin
ished. Mrs. Lanes voice thickened
queerly. then suddenly her big body
lurched and fell, knocking Faith flat.
The girls arms went out, heaved at
the fainting woman's body. jim,
Lane was tugging, too, with ali his
strength. Between them, Faith and
her father got the heavy, inert body
into bed, while Cherry stood By
yringing her hands helplessly.
II was eight o'clock. when the doc
tor arrived. and Mrs. Lane was con-
scious again, her lips purple, per-
spiration ice cold upon her brow.
Faith had worked over her mothet
steadily the half hour before the
doctors arrival, With Jim Lane awk.
ward!y assisting. Cherry had fled
weeping hysterically, into her bed
! room. with one last violent charge
hurled at her sister: "Now Look
49, you've denss" Junior was sost,
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That Inland Fleet

For nearly decade the United States govern
ment has operated fleet of barges and steamer.
on the Mississippi river, where river traffic was
supposedly than Samson.
The annual deficit at first was enormous. Then
year by year, it whitfield down, due to business
like methods. Now it has been wiped out.
The government barge flcet-operated by the In
land Waterways Corporations making a very neat
profit. And the outlook for the future is very
promising.
There are lot of remarks one might make about
it. But-well, don't you suppose that pretty soos
the country will be hearing loud clamor to the eff
feet the government now should retire from bust
ness and sell its river fleet!
Government operation always is inefficient
you know
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bond Of common knowledge. Day after day, in all
sorts Of weather, he plays vital part in rural COM
munity life.
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WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

Cherry Lane, Is, tiny, beau
tiful, cOppcr.haired, il as differ
cnt from her sister. Faith. u
two girls can be. Faith il com
PEELED to stay At home and keep
house for the family of six he
cause her mother is a semi.in-
valid.
The other two children are
Junior. nicknamed Long" Lane.
Joy, nine.
Cherry's long list Of admirers
includes Chester Hart, formerly
an admirer Of Faiths; Bob Hath
away. young architect for
whom Mr.. Lane, carpenter and
cont ractOr in a small way, is to
build two bungalows; Albert Et-
tIesOn, q married travelling sales.
man: her present employer, old
Mr.. CIuny, whom Faith surprises
In the act Of making love to
Cherry. and Chris Wiley, over
whom q girl has committed sui
eide. and many others.
George Pruitt, rich mans son
and amateur artist, falls in love
with Faith, whom he compares 10
the Venus de Milo, hut Faith
has already lost her heart to
Bob Hathaway, who has eyes
only for Cherry.
Fruitt invites the two girls ia
studio party In his fathers
garage loft. Faith works all day
and most Of the night to maze
. party dress for herself and
cherry.
While Faith Is sewing late at
night, Bob and Cherry return
from . date" and Cherry sue
ceeds IN making Hathaway Kiss
her. She admits ~ much TO
Faith. who begs her to play fair
with Hathaway, but Cherry i'm.
p0dently replies that she will not
marry him II she can get Pruitt,
WAA Ia fMfAvAuAAA L. NASAA
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Chicago y planning q three.leyel
street :. !. Perhaps the two upper levels
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season, understood and mercifully re-
manned as silent as she.
"It is going to be not later than
Christmas, isn't it, darling?" he ask
ed after long while, and Faith knew
what he meant.
IT must go to Cherry now" she
parted his question with long kiss.
Poor Cherry! 1 wish-but it's too
late to wish now"
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He's Backing Out

Dear Martha Lee; Are all men alike?
going with a man. for, over a year, until
Oct 20. Then l found out he had been
went to basketball games etc. Instead he
would go to dances and parties and take
We were supposed to get married in
June. He bought me a diamond ring and
now he has sent men friends of his around
TO see me to try to get the ring. / love
him very much. and 1 would like to have
Too bad. F. z. s., but it certainly
looks like there is nothing to do
but to work out of the memory of
the young man.. He has evidently
grown tired Of the romance. You
can congratulate yourself that you
found out he was a deceiver before
you married him. Let your pride
come to your rescue. This seems
hard now, 1 know, but for a man
of his evident caliber, you~need have
small regrets, and you'll see this
before a great while.