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~ the gathering dusk the bank
4 seemed to Howard more than
ever like an ornate mausoIem.
Yet as long as James Woodward
occupied the cage across the aisle,
Howard had no inclination. to
leave. Home on Saturday night
meant nothing more than baked
beans and mother who would
seek to fill her empty day with
questions.
Howard jabbed his pen into the
glass receptacle and in so doing
scattered a thousand tiny shot
oyer the marble floor. James
Woodward started. glanced toward
Howard and turned again to. his
work. Howard hated James
Woodward with the accumulated
hatred of years Everything
Howard had wanted. James had
gotten Only Howard
knew by what trickery. Then
there had been Clarissa Always
there had been clarissa. Howard
had loved her: James had mar
ried her. Clarissa of the clear
blue eyes and gold tinted hair.
There was left now only empti-
ness and hatred of James.
But suddenly, something seemed
about to happen. Perhaps peace
was coming through a strange,
vague revenge. So many times,
though Howard had waited always
!, to fail. At high school. for in
stance, when James had won d
prize with Towards stolen essay,
there had been no way to prove
the theft. In football practice
when Howard and James had
been nip and tuck for quarter
. back, James had broken Towards
ankle by malicious throw. James
had made the team. Howard had
sat bandaged and manned, watch
: ing the schools victory. seeing
!. James carried on the shoulders of
his classmates. Then there had
been no chance for vengeance
but now-now.
From lowered eyelids Howard
watched the cage ;cross the aisle,
James clamped his ledger shut
with a bang that resounded
through the empty cavern.
Settled out but found it,
James snapped nerVousIv
Howard took his cash 10 the
vault; James followed with his.
The quick, heavy steps Of the two
men resounded through the bank.
ascended to the ceiling. descended
TO the floor. Howard trembled
with a fear born Of promotion.
I'm set the clock and close the
vault. You go on" James directed.
James was assistant cashier:
Howard was only a teller. There
was nothing to do but obey. How
ard opened the outer door and
waited. Soft snow flakes, like
cloud of candleflies. brushed his
cheek, covered his clothing. 1t
was logical to so home, but some
thing held him.
A man waited on the corner
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much as before" says one writer.
Their vine growing and wine
making is carried ON much in the
fashion Of the peasants of Italy.
France or Spain. That is, the
grapes. when ripe, arc poured into
great trough, and the peasants
stamp the juice out with their
bare feet. 1t is great sight
these people tra'mping through
great punches of the sweet grapes
and standing knee-deep in the pur
pie juice.
The great abundance OF wine
may be reason for tlAs great num-
Der of feasts these people hold.
His christening, his marriage,
his advent into this world, his so.
ing out" all are occasion for
feast. The spring sowing, the
autumn reaping are celebrated by
more feasts. Indeed, on every
possible occasion the Georgians
will proclaim a holiday, and the
day will be spent in eating and
drinking and merrymaking. And
since the revolution. they have
made merry, indeed!
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As one Of your correspondents
puts it: L want to marry a girl /
can look up to-
For example: Three young men
and myself decided upon arrang-
ing party. l went to a girl /
knew and asked her to get dates
with three other attractive girls
for my friends. They were not
asked to be PETERS.
THE night came and some of
the boys brought booze But it
was decided that none should drink
any of it until we had escorted the
girls home and left them.
II knew the brother of the girl
] was with. He is a fine, clean
chap-a member of my fraternity
so naturally, l expected his sis
ter to be more or less like him.
I'VE went to nearby roadhouse
to dance. The waiter came and we
ordered ginger ale. When the
waiter brought the drinks one girl
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said: I wonder if this stuff has
a kick in it.
Naturally, / thought she would
not want it if it did have. Having
tasted it, she complained in Ian.
guage you would not print that it
was flat.
you can imagine our amaze
ment. One of the men of the party
went to the car and brought back
the liquor.
THAT started the whole thing.
The girls drank, and we immedi-
ately lost our respect for them.
Soon we were all intoxicated.
Everything else that happened
can be blamed to the remark of
that girl, which started the party
drinking. Today the men of the
party laugh when they think how
we were fooled. We have lost
our admiration for every one Of
those girls.
"Why can't there be some girls
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asked to write down faults they
disliked in young men while the
men listed traits of modern girls
that seemed to them Objectionable.
On examining the slips it was
found that both girls and men
listed the same faults.
Excessive smoking, promiscuous
petting, profanity, drinking, ire.
sponsibility, faddish extremes in
dress, lack of serious purpose were
faults to which girls objected in
men and for which young men also
found fault with girls.
1t is easy to criticize faults in
others from which we, ourselves,
are by no means free. Yet discus
sion is desirable, so long as it is
honest and good-humored. because
it brings about a better under.
standing of what young men and
girls are looking for in friends,
sweethearts and life partners.
Here's a letter of frank and hon.
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THE VALLEY OF WINE

SSDE victorious" is the greeting
- Of the Georgian, or native
of Georgia, state in Asiastic
Russia. And MAY the victory be
yours" cries the greeted one.
This mode of address must be a
relic Of by-gone warlike days
when the Georglans were a rich
and prosperous race. Bat that he.
came a thing Of the lamepted past,
for generations their fair lands
have been burned. and their
homes plundered. But this state
of affairs is happily now at an
end.
Since the revolution each peas
ant has his own norm" or parcel
of vine!growing land, for Georgia
is a great wine country. and in.
deed, has been called the Valley
of Wine" Instead of the abuse
which he has enjoyed for cen
turtles, the Georgian is now praised
most vagantly. His 'initia-
tive and independence are laud-
ed to the skies; he has become q.
creator of new world But his
simple daily tasks are carried on
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shown time and time again. until
Mary and George are familiar
with many of the notable spots
in their own and in foreign
countries. Some of the famous
paintings and, some of the faces
of notable folks have been learned
in the same way by these for
tunate children.
Altogether, Mary and George
know a great deal that most chill
dren their age do not know. Why?
Simply because the family has
selected playthings for them that
are instructive as we'll as amusing.
Children like such presents. They
find real satisfaction in acquiring
the information that is to be de-
rived from educational toys.
The stores are full of interest
ing and Instructive tcYs for chill
dren. There are expensive ones
and there are inexpensive ones.
A little compass, whereby your
small boy can tell directions, will
afford him boundless entertain
ment. A dollar watch for that
small nephtw w. Whereby he can
learn to ''tell time" will fill him
with pride and joy. A box of
geography blocks, whereby your
little niece can put countries to-
gether or tear them apart, will
entertain her long after the holi-
days are over and her less valu-
able toys are broken.
No one would provide instructive
playthings to the exclusion of all
others, but when there are so
many to be purchased, there is
certainly room for a few of the
educational games and toys. 1t Is
an easy, pleasant way for a child
to acquire knowledge and one
that he will appreciate and enjoy.
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; who will not just play at love
girls who will kiss a man only
when they really care for him? /
am beginning to believe the state
ment made by a man I know.
There are no girls who are true
to only one man.
JUST A REPORTER"
Since Adam claimed he did
wrong because Eve tempted him.
it has been a way with men to
blame a woman. Girls who be-
come intoxicated and pet Tom,
Dick and Harry are, it is true,
disgusting, But does it occur to
you, my friend, that men who
break. the prohibition law and
urge women to pet are equally
nauseating to right minded girls?
You and the other men brought
LIQUOR. Had you not done so, it
is unlikely that the girls who
were your guests would have be.
come intoxicated. So, IL you
blame them, blame yourselves,
also.
This world is filled with fine;
girls. my friend-girls who are,
loyal, tender and true. capable Of
self-control and delicacy.
Do you young men who are so
pessimistic about modern girls
really look about you to find nice
girls?
Or do you choose as compan.
ions the flashy, obvious, irrespon-
sible type you would not care to
wed? A girN good enough to
marry is good enough to go about
with.
If you will live up to your own
principles and choose as compan-
ions girls with ideals higher than
liquor and promiscuous petting,
you will be surprised to find what
really jolly. worthwhile compan.
ions they can be, and you will
be more likely to find the right
helpmate and win happiness
through marriage.
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turned on the vault light
Against the steel walls James
cringed. stricken eyes staring al
Howard.
Don God Howard - don (
CIarissa. I've got to have the
money. CIarfssa--a baby in the
spring" he stammered.
How much you need?" Howard
asked. He felt drugged. 1t was
q dream-a deliriunl.
"A thousand dollars" James
moaned.
I'll give you the money. CO.
that much.
"You won't
'sI'll write the check now and
give it to you at the door,
Clarrissa in the spring. CIaris
sa's eyea-l1er hair. Clarissa sui.
fering. Clarissa was not meant
for suffering. Howard whipped
out his pen and wrote the check.
Now put that stuff back and
wen set the clock. =
The safe door swung shut with
metallic cIank. The two men
walked together through the de-
serted mausoleum. The front
door snapped behind them. and
they stood together in the DRIFT
ing snow. Howard stared. He
was waking from a nightmare.
What had happened seemed in
credible.
1T forgot to lock the back
door," he said. ''and to tell Gar.
ney / must'Ve been mistaken"
so long," called James Wood
ward as he pushed his way through
the deepening snow. y
Bitterness leaped into Towards
heart as he watched the reced
ing figure. James. by some queer
grace of fate. was always tri-
umphant. but Howard did not
care now. He had saved a man
from crime. mt that the skulkinR
fellow counted-not--it was Just
q small effort. made for the sake
of the woman he loved.
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est criticism:
Dear Miss Fairfax
You are to be congratulated on
treating the subject of promiscu-
Gus petting in your column. Surely
there is not a problem that per-
plexes the average girl and young
man more than this one does.
II am a newspaper reporter, 20
years of age. i am eligible to the
companionship of many girls Of
the better class and from my
association with them find that
too many OF them-woefully too
many-want men to pet them, and
get sore If they don't.
Now, am not saying that men
do not care to pet. But I will say
that the average young man does
not care to marry a girl who has
kissed every man in the commu-
nifty. Nor does the average man
care to have as life companion a
woman who smokes and drinks.
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revealed in, an illuminating flash.
IT was set for o'clock. At that
time the door could be swung
open. Then James would reset the
clock for Monday morning. Howard
crept again through the sitting.
heating darkness out into the
dry-flaked night. . On and on he
walked. All the starved years
had come to focal point. Wait
ing hadn't mattered. Defeats
hadn't mattered. Loosing Clar-
issa hadn't mattered.
Then out Of the blur thoughts
took form. On the corner stood
Carney, a policeman he knew.
Howard stopped in front of hin.
II think there's going to be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-13
BY L. Lamar Matthews

MARY and George Martin start
A'A ed to school this year. 1t is
the first time either of the chill.
dren have attended school. But
they are well-informed little folks
because they have learned so
many things in their nursery
games.
When they were babies they
built houses with blocks which
carried big red or blue letters.
Somehow they learned their "a,
b, c's" from these blocks. Then
they learned to spell a few words
and had a wonderful time do
I ing SO.
They learned to count by means
of little device that kinder
garten teachers use and which
all children love. Colored bills
arranged on small bars that are
fixed inside a frame makes a
number work device that is uni.
versally popular. It also makes
an acceptable gift for little boys
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Gilchrist, the professional gambler.
He was looking toward the bank,
waiting not for Howard = then
for James. Howard rounded the
corner. In a recess between two
buildings he waited. The man
would come this way. There was
no other.
A sound of feet upon the pave
ment. James and Gilchrist APP
preached. Howard listened. He
felt like thief. He loathed him
self
i've got to have the money"
Giichrist threatened.
IN bring 1t to you in the morn
ing" James countered.
Don't believe you can get it"
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Voices were drowned in the
darkness. So James had Deen
gambling Gilchrist wanted his
money. James was trying to get
Il for him. BY stealing 1t of
course. James had waited to set
the time clock. He was planning
TO take the money from the vault.
Towards teeth chartered, and his
blood ran cold. James Woodward
caught at last. Years of this sort
of thing. Dishonest before, GRIM
inal now.
Howard returned quickly to the
bank, let himself in, tipped
through echoing space To the
vault. He pressed the electric
button. The vaults clock was
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locked the door,. Carney was
J waiting in pl1legmatic silence.
Come when ] whistle. !, How
ard directed and again let him
self be enveloped by the dark
ness within the bank.
Hidden near the vault, he
waited. The clock chimed twelve.
forty-five and continued to tick
away the seconds. In the dis
tance the creak of the front door.
A pale rectangle of light from the
street lamp. A step within the
bank. A yellow stream from
something held in a mans hand.
James face, ashen. old in the
wan light. Howard waiting,
breathing, yet dying within.
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trouble at the bank tonight, he
said. Can you meet me in the
alley at l1alf-past tWelye?"
Sure" the man nodded.
Then Howard walked on. -Four
terrible hours to kill. Supper
his nother-he might as well go
home. Yet the time did go at
last, leaving Howard old and
haggard with its passage.
At half-past twelve he was at
the bank again. Darkness wrap
ped him like a cloak. s1nothered
him in its folds. The clock in
the foyer licked thunderously.
Choking, stumbling, breath wrack.
ing. his body, Howard fought his
way to the rear entrance and un-
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Why had he ceased hating james,
"A whirring from the cIoclx1
o'clock Ginning. James Wood
wards hand upon the lock. Tho
great door swinging open. James
stepping within. fumbling coin.
rafting paper. A whistle and all
would be over-old scores evened
at, last. Why couldn't he hate
James?
Howard stepped from the hid
ing place at the door of the vault.
pistol in hand.
James" he said in voice that
sounded queer. There's a police
man outside. This whistle will
call him."
Howard touched the button that
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Who Owns Pole

,WHE North Pole is on the high
l. seas and cannot be claimed
by any nation. according to some
American officials.
OF the approximately 3,4OO, 900
miles of cigarettes smoked in the
United States during the twelve
months ended June 80, 1926, 51O, 900
miles were smoked by women, &C.
cording to Lin Bonner.
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Household Hints

One ten-pound ham, thinly
sliced. will serve thirty people.
If cups and saucers and so
forth get stained. rub the mraks
with cloth dipped in a little
damp :. salt, rinse we'll and dry
thoroughly.
To turn out jelly successfully,
dip the mould in. warm water.
A piece OF muslin dipped in
vinegar and wrapped round a
piece Of cheese will. prevent
mould forming.
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Teach Children With Toys, She Saus

practice in adding when they
learned to- play dominoes.
The most expensive and the
most instructive device that the
Browns nursery affords is a
small picture machine that Uncle
John gave the children one
Christmas. BY means of the
slides in this machine. pictures of
interesting places have peen
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and girls.
One birthday Mary received
little blackboard with a box of
white crayon and another of
colored crayon. The good times
that she and her brother had
writing and drawing the smooth
surface of that blackboard!
Then somebody gave them a set
Of dominoes, and they had good
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often of the frozen places that I'm
seek the icy depths and probe them numerically that
return and tell what they contain and how they
easily be reached!"
Well here's luck to Dan! And the wish that may
discover has oundand that break
the ice around the nnost of mans heart
girl thinks that she has probed the depth of mans affection
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Sea TrnUeL Record

ANE travel is the record of
" Miss Dale of Swansea England. She is her
has for been employed
by emigration and accompanies emigants
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1lAN cUPIDS the person You Of One
minute he's matchmaker; then he's peacemaer;
ne but and always he's Of
Lovers There's problem lovers but that
they put their faith in Dan and have confidence help
them over the rough places. -
And what do thinka going to be an explorer
he's telling his fair subjects 1--WE much 80
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United states Farm Population

POPULATION on country is decreasing accord
ing Department Agriculture, which reports that
number people January 1925, S1134OOO
pared with 3O655OOO the first Of this year,
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she little icebound
chill from which she really You know that's
right Because LoveShoud chill
of the hurt Of locked door, But it does that
have their hearts that they locked and
sealed andk Buebeardforbd the chosen from entering
It's nice feelngthat of being something
particularly when in
And Dan has discovered this going
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By Beatrice Fairfax,

An Authority on the Problems
Of Love and Marriage
MOT so long ago at a party, a
IN QUESTIONABLE was introduced
as part of a game. In this ques-
tionnaire. the girls present were