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81 MELwoOp AVE. CHERRYpAIE. Va
Large. beautiful bungalow: nicely Furnished
ami: piano: | acre: garage So mo Mr.
LEWIS. or East C,u'tni 6'
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3a45 CONN. AVE. CORNER TILDEN ST.
Entrance to Rock Creek Park
One. two or three rooms and
kitchen. with reception hall and
bath: unfurnished S45 to 500.
Furnished apartments for short
periods at reasonable rates. At
tractive building and location
elevator and switchboard serv-
ice. Resident manager.
BETHESDA. MD.-New. . rms. Kit,
bath. ami Inviting. suburban. reasonable
THE RoCEsBoRo-1717 R st. n.w-one
$40 Apply early
1898 PHELPS PL., WOODROW APIS.
rooms with bath and real nssble reception
hall: Only one vacant elevator service
e4e NEWTON ST.
Near Georgia ave trolley modern. new
apartment building.
One room. kitchen alcoye and bath SIS
Two rooms, kitchen. hall and bath. $50
CLIFTON ST. NEAR 14th.
s95. Choice location
THE GoRGAs. GA. AVE. AND. ASPEN ST
Modern. new four-room Housekeeping
apartments. with reception hall and bath
Very low rentals. Inquire on premises or
MADDUX. MARSHALL. MOSS &
MALLORY. INC.
923 18th st. NV Main 1O134.
COLONADF..
1922 VERNON ST. NV
sonable rent: frst-class service.
l244 11th ST. NV.
Apartment 2 rooms. kitchen and bath
rent. $4,000.
Apry-
s. BELOFF.
a03 n Y AVE NV
1901 MASS. AVE.
room. kitchen. bath. porch
and reception hall.
w. H. WEST CO..
o16 18th St. Main 1000.
CoLoRED-f76s fsfK Nw-3 R. B.
oa. EpwAgD P. SCHWARTZ INcs
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Observation-Disclosures
THE WILLSONIA,
1880 K St. NV.

room, kitch. and bath.
2 rooms, kitch. and bath.
Murphy beds, porches, tele-
phones, elevators.
Very reasonable rentals.
HEDGES & MIDDLETON, Inc.
14l2 Eye St. NV. Frank, o503.
1725 LANIER PL. NV.
Very desirable 5-room and
bath apartments in this first
class building may be secured at
unusually low rentals.
HEDGES & MIDDLETON. Inc.
l412 Eye st. NV. Frank. o5O3.
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FOR SALE-AUTONfOBILES.
(Contiuued.)
INVESTMENT BUILDING
GARAGE OFFERS

Terms-See Mr.. Bruce.
Basement of Investment Bldg,
18th and K SITS. NV.
Franklin 1901.
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1872 r ST. NV.
Elegant square room end floor one or
two gentlemen: every comfort; reason able
''N
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PACKARD.

No matter how much YOU
want to invest, we. can meet
your needs in unused transpor-
tatiOn.
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Fords
ALL MODELS
Choice

These cars are selling at
SALE PRICE with terms that,
make it easy to buy.
TRIANGLE MOTOR CO..
AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERS.
\. y. Ave. at n. Capitol st.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

HARRY A. KITE, Inc.
Main 1916. 1914 K St. NV.
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RENT ROOMS-FUR. & UNFUR.

a13 10th ST. NE-2 large rooms, with or
without housekeeping electric light and gas.
3646 GA AVE- large. / small room for
light housekeeping. Col 5235-J.
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WANTED-APARTNENTS

TWO ROOMS. KITCHFNETTF AND BATH.
by employed couple: Mt Pleasant or Pet
worth: reasonable. Address Box 312-X. star
Office
NAVAL OFFICER DESIRES FURNISHED
apartment for self. wife and child: period Of
occupancy will not he over three rnoths
Call North a0S0 Apartment 123 4.
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200 CONN. AVE. NV.
A few apartments available in
this most attractive building.
Three rooms and bath. Rent,
$65.OO to $4,000 per month.
Twenty-four hour service. Man
ager on premises. Your inspec-
ton invited.
HARRY A. KITE, Inc,
Main 4S46 1874 X St. NV.
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WILL SHARE NEW GROOM HOUSE WITH
married couple: house completely furnished
reasonable. s3l Decatur St Adams 4I7s
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18th AND Z. CAPITOL SITS.
3 rooms, dining alcove and
bath; rents, $3.50 to $45 per
month.
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HERE'S FOXY GRANDPA'S STORY

. little fellow would have his wish
and by sun-up we we're down by
the bank of the lake and Bobby's
eyes were dancing with pleasure
as he sat there holding his fish
ing rod.
But Bobby didn't have much
luck. He fished and he fished,
but he hardly got bite. was
just about to suggest going
home when a great big native
came walking along the edge of
the lake and slung over his
shoulder were a bow and arrow.
He's going hunting" whis-
pered Bobby. II wonder what
he's going to shoot"
The big fellow came up to us
and of course we couldn't speak
his language and he couldn't
speak ours, so we just all grirfned
at each other.
He sat down for a moment and
watched Bobby, and then he be-
gan watching the water. After
awhile he took the bow and
arrow from his shoulder, ad-
justed the arrow in the bow and
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now locked thoroughly alarmed.
Well !. don't get excited.
It's lucky you happened In here
just as you did. You hurried quite
a bit this morning, I take it?''
Yes, sir. / did. ! rushed
some"
"Sit down." said DIR. cressy
gently, try and relax. I'll get
you something that'll buck you
feel?''
Queer said the youth. Jaw
fully queer, Doctor"
The physician shook his head
gravely. He went into the inner
room and came back with hypo-
dermic syringe.
A shot Of this'll fix you. Roll
up your sleeve"
But instead of "bucking him
up" the contents of the syringe
which he received into his veins
seemed to relax the young man
even more. He sprawled out in
the leather armchair; his eyes
grew heavy and dazed. He was
not unconscious; rather he seem
ed like one nicely poised on the
verge between consciousness and
unconsciousness.
DR.. Cressy looked at him with
satisfaction. Standing behind him
he began to stroke his forehead
with long, even strokes. He NUT
tered something softly, monoto-
nously. He had learned this in
France: he had seen French doc
tors practice it behind the lines
to relieve desperate pain when the
anesthetics gave out; he had in
vestigated it more thoroughly
later. The youth relaxed more
and more under the Doctors rllyth-
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mic strokes On his forehead and
his mOnotonous, softly uttered
words, as il he were calling to his
subconscious to manifest itself.
At last the physician said, still In
his monotonous, half -singing voice:
Where is Lecay?"
The young man began to stir
uneasily in his chair and drew
his muscles together as IL he were
about to try to rise. His lips
were held firmly together as II to
prevent himself from speaking.
Never mind = never mind
never mind" droned the
doctor. He again began stroking
his forehead. The young man
sighed deeply and again his body
sprawled out in utter relaxation.
II am Lecay. / am Lecay.
am Lecay. / am Lecay." DIR.
Cressy repeated the strange as
sertion over and over, monoto-
nously but distinctly. Finally he
asked:
who am II"
"Lecay." The messengers voice
formed the whisper.
"Lecay. am Lecay. am
Lecay. Where am II"
AT the apartment.
"Where is my apartment"
The Correct Answer
The messenger again showed
signs OF uneasiness. but not so
pronounced as before. DIR. Greasy
again asked in his monotonous,
sing-song:
"Who am I?''
"Lecay."
Eyes, Lecay. want to know
where my apartment is?"
stockton, near California"
Yes yes that's
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THE BLUE BEETLE

his erstwhile patient. He had
removed his cap and muffler. He
was clean shaver, with blue eyes
and brown hair.
Where did you come from?"
The youths lips closed.
II was instructed to answer no
questions"
80, it's OF no Importance. But
you'll have to wait few mo-
ments," he temporized, until /
get the thing you are to take
back. It's in my safe in the in
ner room
He started. whistling softly
tune to himself, toward the door
leading to this inner room, but
as he passed the messenger he
stopped abruptly in front OF
him.
Good Lord, man. what makes
you so pale?"
"I don't know" answered the
youth, amazed. Am II"
Let me feel your pulse?"
The young man held out his
hand. AS the physicians fingers
held his wrist, his face became
graver and graver.
The ProbeF
Ever have any trouble with
your hearth"
''N-no, SIR"
Ever have it examiner"
''N-n-never." The messenger
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: muffIer and glasses and stood ps'
fore the mirror.
Five minutes later young man
wearing an overcoat, his cap
pulled down almost to his tortoise
shell-rimmed glasses. knitted
black ana white muffler well up
around his chin, stepped out OF
the Powell Street entrance Of the
Fairview Hotel. He walked along
California to Stockton, and down
stockton until he came to the
tunnel. which he plunged into and
went through. He came up the
Brush Street steps to the surface
again. and loitered slowly along
stockton Street, going north. On
the first. corner he came to was
a small ice cream and candy store.
He glanced at it and passed on,
carefully scanning all the apart
ment houses on each side OF the
street.
At length he stopped in front
of one. It was a brick building,
not large, but with an air OF be-
ing expensive and exclusive. Over
the entrance in gold letters were
the words: "Albatross Apart
ments.'
The young physician muttered
to himself the words the messen-
ger had spoken when he asked
his subconscious mind the num-
Der:
"A bird wide wings"
At the Apartment
He went up to the brass plate
containing the row of bell-buttons
and the speaking tube up TO the
apartments. There were 20 apart
ments. No. had Manager" after
1t. It wouldn't be that. so he be-
gan with No. 2. A woman's voice
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NOU Continue

around and around Peggy's liv-
ing room.
Fay's arms-both of them
were wrapped around Ranny's
neck and his hands were on her
slim. curving waist.
AS the pair of them turned she
saw Peggy watching them from
the dinnness of the dining room
Peggy standing like Lots wife,
turned to pillar Of salt rock.
She laughed carelessIy. This
used to be quite q habit of ours,
you know. Peg" she lifted, and
kissed Ranny square on the
mouth.
Having done It she started to
hum again and the two went on
with their tango. They danced
beautifully together, dipping and
swaying like single figure around
the little room.
Peggy could hear the sound Of
their humming as she went down
the stairs and out into the darkness
for the ginger ale that was
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! right that's right =
that's right. How do get into
my apartment 2"
You know Below: Your
automobile lights still burning.
Above: Two, three, two, !"
"Yes and what's the
street number OF the apartment? z"
The young man again moved
uneasily, but this time from a
different cause. This time his
subconscious did not know the
number.
"A bird" he whispered. wide
wings" Then. evidently satisfied
with his enigmatic answer he
slumped down again.
DIR. Cressy again stroked his
forehead with his rhythmic palm:
Close your eyes close
your eyes : close your eyes
F" The young mans eye
lids fluttered. Sleep
sleep sleep sleep
until awaken you
again.
The youths head dropped
against the back Of the chair. He
shifted himself around into a
comfortable position, and in a few
moments was breathing the long,
regular breaths Of sleep.
It took DIR. Cressy only few
moments to strip his overcoat and
the suit underneath it from the
young man. He wrapped him in
an overcoat Of his own and de-
posted him, still sleeping pro-
foundry, on an operating table.
He busted himself few minutes
in carefully doing UP a, couple of
small packages, which he placed
in the pocket of his-or> rather
the sleeping youth's-overcoa
Then he took up the cap and
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WE were down In Panama.
w and we thought we might
as well visit Costa RIGA, which
is known as one of the most
picturesque countries in Central
America.
Port Limon is where we landed,
but we only stopped a few hours
and were soon on our way to
San Jose. the capital, and what
a gay city that is! You know
the people there are Spanish,
and on every hand we heard the
Spanish language spoken. don't
believe in little boys staying up
late at night, but / had to make
an exception in San Jose because
the streets were crowded with
people and it seemed a shame
for Bobby not to see 1t.
After a few days we went out
into the country and there we
saw miles and miles of tall sway
ing banana trees, and planted in
the same groves were thousands
of little trees with beautiful
snowy white blossoms growing
Ia prOGlsion. They looked like
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sat there with it aimed at the
water.
I looked at Bunny and Bobby,
and Bobby and Bunny looked at
ME, and all of US wondered what
under the sun this Costa Rican
was thinking about.
Then 1t happened. Like a
shot he drew back his arm and
zip went the arrow right into
the water, and in moment it
came floating up and what do
you think it was pierced
through? A great big fat fish!
The Costa Rican leaped down
into the water, grasped the
arrow and the fish in his hand.
clambered up the bank, loosened
the arrow from the fish and
presented the fish to Bobby with
a smile on his face which showed
every white tooth in his head.
II guess I'll have to take a
bow and arrow down here. Foxy
Grandpa said Bobby. taking his
fishing rod apart while he kept
his eye on the shining fish.
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The Story Thus Far

PEGGY STARR engaged to RANDALL PHELPS
for nearly suddenly asks her to free him from their
with brutal frnknss that he has fallen
IN love with friend, FAY SHIRLEY.
Peggy who that these happy
stunned But she gives Ranny
much the satisfaction her AUNT AGONY hrewd spinster
who brought She calls Ranny Phelps
and her beautiful niece to marry PETER WLk sober
bachelor who's in love with her.
As the time for Fay Ranny Fay tells
Peggy that they don't for each other quite much they
thought did, And Peggy discovers that she secretly
seeing great deal of her old beau, EDDIE CARTER.
On night Peter Peggys
birthday Fay and Ranny feeling hilarious arrive late
Ranny Peggy Fay having
along the road to celebrate the end their The
people de-andseek like children
woods and Peggy and Ranny find themselves paired off Ranny
tells Peggy that after all she's the only girl for him. and she
So they do
town. She finds letter from Fay Shirley in his clothes
throws without reading it, She makes
Jealous But few nights later when she and Ranny having
him flirting in mirror the wall of the restaurant
sitting at the table Disguised verge
Peggy hands Ranny pencil sarcasticay asks him
he wouldn't like the for her name and address
and become acquainted with heri
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''Purges' ? and
'.Physiics" Bad
for Old Folks

While DIR. w. B. Caldwell, Of Mon
ticello. ILL.,, a practicing physician
for "a years, knew that constipa-
ton was the curse of advancing
age, he did not believe that
purge" or ''physic" every little
while was necessary.
To him, it seemed cruel that so
many constIpated old people had to
be kept constantly stirred up" and
half sick by taking cathartic pills,
tablets, salts, calomel and nasty
oils.
In DIR. CaldwelI's Syrup Pepsin
he discovered a laxative which
helps to regulate" the bowels of
old folks. DIR. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin not only causes gentle.
easy bowel movement but each dose
helps to strengthen the bowel
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big bouquets and Bobby said
that cherry blossom time in ia
pan must look something like
that.
why do you suppose those
little trees are planted there and
what are they?" / asked our
chauffeur.
They're coffee trees" he an.
swered, land they are planted
with the banana trees so that
the banana trees will shield them
from the hot tropical sun. You
know the whole business of this
country is bananas and coffee.
If the crops fail the banks fail,
and everyone is in great trouble"
We passed many huts where
the black natives live and / do
believe that they are not very
different from when the first
Spanish explorers fought their
way through that wilderness.
We stopped at a town by
beautiful lake and / knew, the
minute that Bobby saw this lake.
he wanted to go fishing. So ]
arranged that the next day the
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can make man over ~ giving
him halls Columbia every time he
does something you don't like.
But You can't You Just make
him hate you
And with nod of his fine blond
head he disappeared into the
bothroom with 3 Turkish towel
over his shoulder. a moment
later there came the splashing
sound Of the shower and above II.
his voice singing i've Been Work
ing on the Railroad, very loudly
and cheerfuIly.
Peggy turned down his bed.
climbed into her own and pre-
tended to be asleep when he came
hack into the room. She felt his
eyes on her face for g minute or
two. and she hoped with all her
heart that he would come and
kiss her good night Then she
could put her arms around his
neck and tell him that she loved
him and hadn't meant TO 80
him, and the quarrel would BE
over.
She waited for him to speak, but
iii vain.
Then she heard the click Of the
reading lamp on the table between
the two beds as he switched the
light off.
she lay awake, listening to the
sound of Ranny,s measured
breathing until she heard clock.
somewhere across the roofs Of
the town, strike Then b
then 4.
Against the darkness Of the
bedroom two figures seemed to-
dance before her Wide-open EYES.
The figures OF man and q slim
girl. locked together In IN enl-
brace Fay and Ranny
she tried TO shut the sight out
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You Will Want to Know Beautiful Peggy Starr Heroine Of
the Most Interesting Story of Young Love Ever
Penned By Beatrice Burton

parked in Ranny's car. She could
hear the rhythm and the beat of it
in her brain. long after she was
out Of the sound of it.
She stood in the darkness, quiv-
ering all over with misery, with her
hands gripping the ginger ale bot
tie tightly for just a minute. Then
she ran back upstairs to The Nest.
When she opened the door she
was singing, too--bravely, and at
the top Of her voice.
She had d lovely voice-clea
and sweet and smooth as honey It
was. And that night there was a
little breaking note In it that made
il. even sweeter than 1t usually was.
sounds G. me as IL you'd been
crying, !. Eddie Carter said, close to.
her ear, as he danced with her, an
hour later.
Peggy laughed and went on drag
ging him around in time to the
music.
what would / be crying for?
Don't you know that brides are
supposed to be the happiest women
in the world?'' she asked him
lightly.
Hungry Again
At midnight Eddie declared that
he was hungry again.
Get some sandwiches or some
thing Ranny said to Peggy, and
we seem to have run out Of ginger
ale. too. Bring In q couple Of bot
ties"
Peggy shook her head at him.
We haven't any, darling" she
answered. and there's not q thing
in the house to make sandwiches
with--unless fry some eggs
Il hate eggs Fay broke In vio-
lently.
At / o'clock Eddie went to sleep
on the davenport and Fay made
up her mind that it was time to
take him home. She and Ranny
managed, after q struggle, to get
him downstairs into Ranny's car.
Alone In The Nest, Peggy threw
the windows wide open to the clean
night air, letting out the reek of
stale liquor and cigarettes. She
emptied all the cigarette stubbs
into the waste basket into the
kitchen, cleared away the remnants
Of the ruined meal and sat down to
walt for her husband.
She lay hack In her chair with
closed eyes. feeling the tears that
pricked along the edges or the lids.
She knew that If she ever let those
tears force their way out she was
going to break down and have a
good cry.
So she kept her eyes tightly
closed.
When she opened them and
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By STELLA WYNINE

. The elevator was an automatic. He
pushed the button Tor the third
floor. Nc. i 4 would be on the third
and top floor OF house Of ~
apartments, he figured
1T proved to be back apart
ment. From the window at the
end OF the hall he could see tlt
brick fire-walI Of the apartment
house close up against the one lle
was In. He stood for 4 noment
III front OF the door marked
to be- sure he had right the mes
senger's instructions: Above
two. three, two. Then he rang
the bell : two rings, three
rings, two rings.
no he Continued T0morToW
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Ry Stella Wynne
Whose Stories Of Mystery an
Love Are Causing Wide
spread Comment

"noN'T think so" answered
~ Cressy's prospective patient.
~ got a note that goes along with
It. They told me to give the pack
age first" He rummaged in his
outside coat pocket and produced
o sealed letter. DR.. CEsssy broke
IL open. his heart beating thickiy.
Dear Ralph:
Send the Blue Scarab to me
by this messenger. It is mat
ter Of life and death. Don't try
to follow or find out anything
it would be as useless as
dangerous to me.
KATHLEEN.
DIR. Cressy's first feeling was
relief so great that 1t left him
relaxed and tremulous. She was
at least still alive! His next
emotion was chagrin and appre-
hension. He no longer had the
Blue Scarab! He had broken his
word to her; he had put 1t in the
hands OF another, even though
that other was dying = and
now he no longer had it! And
she was calling on him to make
good his trust "a matter
OF life and DEATH He turned to
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Tense Situations, Thrilling Cimaxes and the AmOurs
Ot-Headed Youth Feature This EngrOssing
and Exciting Serial Novel

ii ner mind, but Il would ne|
be shut out.
Finally. toward Is o'clock Pee
rot up, put ON her slippers @H4
bath robe and went into the iA*'
ing room.
Gets Up to Read
II I'm going IL spend walte
night / may as well spend 81
reading. she told herself On:
patiently, ana opened scott lz.
geraldss Great Gatsby.
she tried to read, but hetr "a
her eyes and the printed ~
two figures seemed To dance one
more Peggy and Ranny thest
faces pressed close To each IS
on the table behind the Dir wen
port was q photOgs pa Of hli1.
an enlargement of snapshot
that Peggy had taken more tl1H
q. year ago. 1T showed hin IA
tennis cIothes with y racket una 81
his arm.
She picked II up, looking q 4
closely.
How much better looking As
was than other men, she fh0uH lat.
No wonder that girls made fqoA1
Of themselves over him. 4he*
always would probably
And / just won't be jealous
I Just won't let myself be 1ea toalS
Of him, Peggy told herself
He must care more for me han
FOR any other girl he's ever seen
or he wouldn't have married Ne.
That's certain
Hugging that conifortne
thought to her bosom, she tiptne4
into the bathroom 10 battle and
dress Tor the day
But III was only d few days
later that she began to wonder g
Ranny really did care 50 vert
much for her.
1T was Saturday night, AZ hHl|
mast seven.
Thev mad finished Peggy's ain
ner of steak and fried pota tef'
and tomato salad and were &t
tied down for the evening
Ranny rustled the pages Of Zee
paper as he lay, stretched out ~
his long chair under the laN4a
Three feet away la her Nkx.
rocker. Peggy was crying QN#a
the last pages of THE Grea
GafsbY
she realized suddenIy tHal
Ranny was yawning and strekcA
fng himself.
Whats the matter sleepy
she asked, looking up AZ him
He shook his head and pulled
out his watch, looking down &C q
thoughtfulIy.