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$17,75O.

Chevy Chase, D. {.
Convenient to Conn. ave. activities. Nearly
new detached home on generous sized lot
This house is of Cypress aiding conetructio',
las is the garageb and has 8 rooms and =
baths: is Of very pleasing architecture and
ing plant. electricity and oak floors.
Owner occupant must sell and the price
fixed Is below that OF any similar nearby
property
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FOR SAIE-u0V'SFS

FOR SALE-HOUSES.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTs-S8.5 300. DETACHED
nome OF rooms and bath near 10th and
farK I'd. this Is real value and will sell
DONNELLY & PLANT. INC.
3123 14th 81. NV. Col s3s
SEVERAL CHOICE BARGAINS
MOODR1DGE. d. c.. and VICINITY.
$3.50 to $500 cash S4O-S6O monthly
4-rm. bungalow. modern, new $4.g5n
5-rin. bungalow, beauty. new .....Sb.950
6.rnI. house. new. handsome ....S795O
JOHN VI. KING & Co
2212 X. l. Ave. NE. Pot. 376
Open evenings until g.
"JAMESON-BUILT HOMES"
1901 TO 1888 L ST. NE.
8 large rooms, tile bath.
shower, built-in tubs, built-in
ice box, double rear porches.
wide front porch; deep lot to
wide alley.
Built, owned and for sale BY
THOS. A. JAMESON CO.,
900 New York Ave. NV.
Main $50
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Barcroft Va. go minutes to city,. on MO lot
50x20o; contains large living room thas 3
windows, dining room talso large 3 win
dowsi.- {" nice bedrooms leach has closet. one
closet has clothes chute 10 cellar, bathroom
or s pieces with imitation washable tile has
fuil sized mirror door fl. long also built-in
mirroE,,door medicine cabinet and one small
general untility closet) kitchen. 9 large win
dows and door opening to side screened
porch, 1-piece sink. splendid white enamel
eiectric range. huilt-ln ironing board. large
floor all hardwood oak floors 2-colored
shades IN all windows. nice electric light fix
lures all lights controlled by switches: all
full cement cellar, laundry tubs, pipeless fur
mace. electric hot-water heater latest thing
for heating water quickly during Summer
months; large fioored attic has windows,
house screened ful-length screens. also side
porch screened: front porch sx22: one block
OF new $50. 900 school near bus and car
lines Best OF materials, used IN construc-
friend, carpenter architect or builder to
pass on house as to construction. material.
etc that's far proposition: Price only
covers everything The two nearest houses
to this property which l also built. paid
both well satisfied clients With cash pay:
have bought in almost any subdivision. /
personally supcrintend construction and have
lived for the past ~ years in this subdivi-
take Columbia pike. bus at sth and Penna
ave. NV. and get off at end of route. or run
out in your own car after work hours.
house always open and | will be glad to
way over Columbia pike. Turn in to right
at top of hill when the concrete road stops
MY sale sign on house located on High Ter
race. Bancroft. Call and see photo at office.
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NEAR CLARENDON. VA

-NT--NN 1L1NINL4N DCIN, ~
5 rooms gas, electricity. nice lot, close
to 5 stores, bus trolley and schools Price.
So. 500; $500 down. balance $35 per month.
New. 4 rooms. bath. electricity. heat. eel:
lar, lot 5Ox145: close to store. trolley and
school price. $4,000; $500 down. balance
S}5 per month.
I have lots of 5. 8. and room houses
for you to choose from; also choice lots in
Clarendon; $3.50 each for cash, or 1885
each terms.
I specialize in Clarendon and Arlington
County property.
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$3.50.

American University Park.
Brand new. = rooms and bath detached
heat oak floors and electricity-5 rooms
and bath on the first floor. In the District
rar line. The price. location and terms
ought TO interest one seeking northwest
home at bargain figure.
Easy terms of purchase
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SALE-SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

NEW BUNGALOW FROM OWNER. EVERY
convenience: u acre lot: location ideal;
monthly payments less than rent A bar
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WIN. H. SAUNDERS CO., INC,
Realor
Phone Service to PM
1888 St. NV. Main 1867
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S14.SOO.
I-anier Heights Bargain.

One. Of the best locations in this select
neishborhqod and Convenient 20 the Conn nm
alter. A well-built brick Tapestry house
With rooms and baths and having a
All modern features, including oak floors
hot-water heat and electricity. Reasonable
terms of purchase.
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$3.50.
Cleveland Park.

Nearly new tapestry brick home: built
amt dne condition. Cement front perch ,,1c,
bath with built in bath and shower; outside
pantry With bnilti1 Sefrigera,,2re double 'lt,
and down: hot-water heat electricity, etc,
and a price materially under other similar
homes in the immediate neighborhOod.
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Main $3.50

Must Sell Immediately
my beautiful corner eight room and bath
nome located IN good northwest section .
hot-water heat, electric light. hardwood
floors. open fireplace. screened porches
metal weather stripped. House in perfect
condition. Will accept any reasonable offer
for duck sale. Terms 10 responsible party
Phone Adams $40 At nnnn
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REAL ESTATE LOANS

MONEY TO LOAN or D c. REAL ESTATE
In any amount at prevailing interest JESSE
L HE1SkELL. 1l15 Eve 81. NV
MONEY TO LOAN IN ANY AMOUNT ON
hrst and second MORTGAGES Lowest interest
rates. Quick action. CAFRITz co. INC.
1900 st. Main o0SO. Telephone service
evenings until nm
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II Ledgell would lease the second and
third floors advantageously. I talked
with Ledgell about it and he said he
would reconsider that point and NIGH
make lease IL Beckwith would agree
to buy the property on that condition.
Beckwith did agree and the price was
finally settled upon. Ledgell signed
up both your lease and my agreement
at the same time this afternoon. |
was-in his office at the time. He
called you up right away"
stage. But his spirits were extraordi-
narily resilient, and the habit of self
assurance soon broke through the
thick mist of his depression.
"Steve my boy" he said finally with
gathering vigor, I'm mighty glad
was able to put you onto that lead
and Bill Pratt and they have both
made good. Now I've got you started
/ and you're coming along. It's one of
my weaknesses that when / get
good lead I'm apt to pass 1t on to one
of the new men. think you're going
to succeed in this business, Steve {"
Then he added with superb irrele-
vance. II lay my own success in real
estate entirely to two things, the
ability to form correct judgments of
men and the imagination to work out
any given problem"
These were brave words bravely
spoken. but as Monty turned back TO
his desk Steve thought he heard
sigh.
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It, because I've been pledged to
secrecy until it should be all buttoned
up. But now it's signed
He took from his pocket a pair of
blue documents, the familiar purchas
and sale agreements, used by the
Hamlin office, spread one of them out
before Monty's eyes and allowed him
to read. Slowly Monty's lower jaw
dropped. He trembled a bit with half
suppressed emotion. Then he stared
at Steve.
do you mean to tell me-" he said
in a hollow voice that did not sound
like his, that you've sold the build
ing-that same building-to old Beck
with-for $680,000?"
Yes, Monty" said Steve rather
apologetically. :.'Beckwith runs a line
of high-class cafeterias in Chicago and
St. Louis and Is worth a lot of money.
AS for this trade, the trustees are
taking back a big mortgage, you see
$3.50 900. Beckwith only has to pay
5000, 900 in cash. And the Pierce and
| Van Dyke store lease has less than
two years more to run"
Monty was still fighting for breath
And what-put the idea into his
head to buy it. Steve"
We'll, he didn't want to buy it at
first. But it was the only way he
could get it and 1t was just what he
wanted. He figured it was a much
better corner than the one opposite
because SO many people turn up
Thornton street to Warrington on that
side. Finally he got so interested
that he said he'd consider buying it
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Good work, Monty. Great work.
| congratulate YOU
Pooh. It's not so much. But
will say, Steve, that it's beautiful
illustration of what I've been trying
to tell you. You don't take offense
at my preaching, do you, old thing?
Course not. You know I'm just try
ing to get you started. Listen. then
In the first place, | picked my Gus
toners. spotted them right off as live
ones, leaving the dead ones to drift
by. You can only develop that sort
Of judgment by practice and expert
ence. Then. having my customers in
hand, ] got my Imagination on the
trail. Nothing seemed to happen, so
| made it happen. See? / dropped in
on old Ledgell just at the psyche
logical moment, got him going and.
presto. good lease-comish of twelve
hundred and some dollars! There you
are, Steve. Judgment and imagina-
ton. Just what l was telling YOU -
That's mighty good dope. Monty.
Sure is
Steve seemed agitated and a little
embarrassed. and presently Monty
said, "What're you fidgeting about?
Got anything on your chest? Any
thing / can help you with? Come on,
out with it,
why not exactly that, Monty"
said the other with increasing en-
barrassment. "All is. I've put through
a deal, too. I've told Mr.. Hamin the
whole thing. of course. But / haven't
been able to tell you or any one else
except Mr.. Hamlin everything about
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that belongs to the j. Pierpont
Morgan collection. though it is not
among the Morgan things exhibited at
the Metropolitan. The necklace falls
IN cascade of tiny golden cupids, all
hanging from broad and beautifully
woven band. Like all the best en-
amples Of the goldsmith's art. it is not
defaced by a number of gems Jewels
in bracelets and necklaces are a sign
of decadence. When the goldsmith no
longer has the skill of weaving deli
cate f1ligree or forming patterns Of
almost microscopic grains he calls for
the help of a handful of jewels
But the greatest goldsmiths in the
world weren't Greeks at all-they
were Etruscans: 1 have counted
$500 separate little grains on an
Etruscan ornament no larger than a
finger nail. all of which had been put
on by hand, one at a time Naturally
to do such fine work they must have
had very powerful magnifying lenses.
England has the best of the Etruscan
work: there isn't much of it to be
found in America
On the whole, says DR.. Hirsch.
Americans are inclined to follow the
stars in the guide books abroad and
to ignore the many beautiful museum
treasures to be found in their own
country.
DO YOU know where to find the
most charming piece of Byzantine
ivory carving in the world-a piece
which connoisseurs have crossed the
ocean to See?" remarked DIR. Hirsch.
1T is in the Detroit Museum. Every
collector in Europe envies Detroit the
possession of this delicate ivory Virgin
and Child, yet doubt if more than a
small proportion of the inhabitants of
Detroit know that 1t is even in the
city.
And how many Americans who CAL
ious their feet annually in European
galleries have ever journeyed to Bos-
ton to see the Ludovisi throne? Yet
this is the loveliest piece of marble
that has come down to us from the
early part of the fifth century B. c..
and if my list of treasures included
more than six, the Ludovisi throne
would stand seventh. Books and ar
ticles without number have been writ
ten about it; hundreds of European
artists. collectors and connoisseurs
have made special Journeys to the
United States just to lock at 1t, and
yet great numbers of Americans don't
even know of its existence"
We might explain parenthetically
that 1t is not, strictly speaking, q
throne at all. Most modern author
tiles agree that the beautiful sculp-
tured reliefs came either from a giant
couch that was used in q temple of
/ Aphrodite during the Adonis festival.
or else from stone screen that once
stood before an altar. Other Ludovisi
! reliefs are in Rome.
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Yes. sir. he was in pretty good spirits.
Finally It came to the point of draw
ing the leases. They were drawn in
Ledgeil's office, hacked to pieces by
the New York attorneys for Messrs.
Pilchard and Abrams, redrawn in the
Ledgell Office with slight concessions,
again slaughtered by the clever at
torneys. until it appeared that the
whole trade would fall through. But
MeSSrs. Pilchard and Abrams had set
their hearts on the location and Mont
gomery Lubbock worked early and
late to smooth out the difficulties, and
finally d compromise lease form was
drawn up and agreed upon and signed
by the lessees.
At this point there was slight
delay which had Monty on tip-toe
with anxiety. He was confident old
Ledgell would sign. but the delay.
slight as 1t was, worried him. Old
Ledgell did sign, however, and Monty
came into the Office one day shortly
before Christmas waving the leases in
triumph. Steve had come in only a
few minutes before and had been talk
ing with Mr.. Hamlin, from whose
office he had just now returned to
his own.
Hey, there. Come in here a min.
ute. my boy" called Monty.
Steve went to his mentors office
Take a squint at that. old boy"
said Monty in triumph. waving the
lease before Steve's eyes. Take a
squint at that. Signed on the dotted
line by all parties. Little red seals
n everything. Ready to be delivered.
What do you think of that?"
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Valuable Mistakes.
ERRORS in printing postage stan

ERRORS in printing postage stamps
often cost governments thousands
Of dollars, but they sometimes put
small fortunes into the hands Of the
stamp collectors, who value the mis-
printed tokens for their rarity. A few
months ago Great Britain issued
sheet Of stamps which was so placed
during the printing process that the
glue was spread on the wrong side.
saws Popular Mechanics. An Ameri-
can dealer obtained possession Of few
Of the stamps, the others were de-
stroyed. The few that were saved now
are commanding a high price.
Another mistake that benefited the
collectors occurred in connection with
the changes in postal rates in this
country. Dies were sent to the various
post Offices for restamping old 1-cent
envelopes to " cents. in accordance
with the revised tariffs. BY error.
about 100 AGENT envelopes received
the surcharge stamp. These arc now
being eagerly sought by collectors and
are said to command q high figure at
fg..l
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ourtesy of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art:

and the glory of the golden age Of
Phidias.
Last of all DR.. Hirsch named the
bronze charioteer of Delphi, who still
guides his non-eXistent horses in the
small Greek museum near which he
was excavated. To us, as to many
other more laymen who gained their
chariot ideas from "Ben-Hur," the
gentleman from Delphi is disapopiIit-
ment. There is no more strain about
his posture than there would be If he
had been engaged in turning fapjacks
at a restaurant window. His robe
falls decorously from his neck to his
heels and leaves not one indiscreet
trunk muscle in sight. II he hadn't
been caught with some reins in his
hands, one would be inclined to doubt
if he ever saw a horse. Yet DR..
Hirsch is by no means alone in his
opinion. Many classical authorities
have proclaimed this sculptured figure
one of the greatest treasures in the
world, and the guide books star 1t
with a whole constellation.
Patriotic Americans may have noted
by this time that not one Of the six
greatest classical sculptures is to be
found, in the United States. But DIR.
Hirsch says that in the Metropolitan
Museum of New York is what he con-
siders the finest terra Gotta vase Of
Greek origin to be found anywhere
in the world. It Is a graceful white
jar in which q member of the gay
Athenian younger set once kept her
face powder. Paris sits on a cairn of
rocks, while sedate and bearded Mer-
curry brings him the lady competitors
interested In the golden apple. The
hair Of the figures is painted a hen
naed brown, and the robes are a pink
ish tan with purple borders. All three
Of the goddesses are fully and extern
sively dressed.
1.-The finest example of the Greek
jewelers. craft is also i'm New York -
Saiu Dr. H.ysch. III is i neIl.-a~e e
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BY ELSIE MCCORMICK

- UPPOSE a new Attila should
gallop out of the grass lands of
Asia-an Attila with a taste for
~ destructiveness that would do
credit to his flat-nosed ancestor.
Suppose he should promise to spare
only six out of all the classical art
treasures in the world. What six
would be most worth choosing for
the honor Of preservation?
This is the theoretical query we put
to DIR. Jacob Hirsch, who, besides be-
ing one of the most prominent author
tiles on Greek art, has bought and
sold more costly archaeological OBJ
jects than any other living man. He
arrived recently in New York for his
first visit in 25 years, accompanied by
head Of Hera, q head of Ira jan and
spread winged marble eagle that
once poised on a temple at Alex
andria.
The gray.haired connoisseur settled
back in a priceless antique audience
throne and began picking from the
deep recesses of his archaeological
knowledge the six objects Of classical
art which the world could least af
ford to spare.
First of all. naturally, comes the
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frieze Of the Parthenon." DR.. Hirsch
Explained. 'sEven II nothing else was
left to us out Of all the treasury Of
Greek art, we would not be entirely
poor IL we still had the great swirl
ing procession of youths and maid
ems who brought the new vestments
to Athena. Besides being an unpar-
alleled work Of art. 1t is a marvellous
and complex historical document
the very life Of ancient Athens moves
in stone before our eyes.
And the strange part of 1t is that
the British Parliament knew so little
:;Lou. Gl..H az t.la, ~ was in.,.lc i
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SYNOPSIS.


Richenda Peterson. London Office girl,
cides to spend it in travel, The east coast
venture to her. and she books passage for
Port Mombasa When the boat stops at
Gibraltar Richenda sets off alone to inspect
who frightens her Angus Brodie. one of
her fellow passengers, rescues her from the
4. Arrived at Mombasa. the first person
Rlchenda sees Is Brett Pathways. noted eN-
plorer whose face has haunted her dreams.
Q widow. who has deliberately sought her
ACQUAINTANCE. Mrs. Davenant and Pathways
invite Riehepda to Join them on hunting
interior. Rlchenda grows suspicious OF
Brett tells Richenda he loves her. He is
moody, and acts strangely, but Richenda
trusts him completely, even though the init
Suddenly he tells Richenda i- 4 . want to Be
me At once" ana Riehennda feeling Size s. IS
Brodie pays surprise visit and cautions
Richenda to go slowly. He asks her to
promise to come to him if she ever needs
The marriage is performed and a few
hours later Richenda overhears Brett and
fusing bride and accusing him of bgamy.
Brett .retorts that his first wife has been
az oea a. for some time Lucille FURIOUS because Use
what she viii take to disappear Lucille ad;
mlts, - she is in difficulties about q forged
for her.
Stunned and disillusioned. Richenda fees
r,ehm rem her promise TO Angus, and directs
from camp, follows her to Brodie's ranch
and demands that she return with him. She
refuses.
Continued from Yesterdays StarO
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'OH" CRIED RIcHENDA, TERRIFIED,

Richenda sat wrapped in a whirling
emotion of thought as the road few
under the tearing rush Of the car.
There was no battle left in her now.
Something of the determination of
this man, whose name she bore, had
come home to her, something OF his
sheer physical strength. She wondered
vaguely what would be his next move.
In these few short hours since she
had stood by his side in the small
church he had become the veriest
stranger to her in the realization that
SO much lay within him which she
could not understand.
Gradually she sank lower into the
cushioned corner, curled her bare feet
closer into the huddle of the blankets,
breathed more quietly, and at length
the gracious miSts of sleep crept over
her again.
Pathways, with a face of stone, sat
at the wheel. Not once since they had
begun their return journey had he
flung word or look to the woman in
the seat behind him.
Came the clank of brakes again, a
jerking halt, which brought conscious
ness back to Richenda.
I'm sorry" his voice came at her
side. "I'll have to trouble you to get
AS he spoke he tucked the wrap
pings more closely around her. Then,
without another word, she was hoisted
into those strong arms again, and he
was trudging up the steep incline.
There is no need for this sort of
thing" she began angrily. II prefer
to walk on my own feet"
Bare ones!" She could sense the
sneering smile that came with those
words.
What does that matter to you,"
she fiared.
ooh, quite lot" he answered cool
ly. You see septic poisoning is not
an easy thing to treat. 1t would take
up a great deal of my time. So please
don't make any more ridiculous sug-
gestions."
She lay quiet then. No, one couldn't
quarrel when one was lying powerless,
hoisted a yard off the ground, in
mans arms, ones head pressed close
against his shoulder.
Continued tomorrow
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The Misty Pathway
By FLORENCE RIDDELL
Copyright. 1924. by Florence Riddeill

make the ideal motoring kit"-she
could have flown at him then, dug her
pink nails in undignified rage into his
fiesh-"but We'll borrow couple or
blankets from Alis bed as travelling
rugs so you won't get cold.
He took her by the shoulder, guided
her stumbling steps into the living
room. Then it was that the flood
gate of sheer temper opened within
Richenda.
I'm not going" she sobbed in
futile rage. II will not go with YOU
you. Beast
But Pathways threw back his head
in an amused laugh and made no
answer, only urged her firmly on
wards.
See here" Brodie's shorter form
barred their path, light of deter
mi1lation shining in his fierce blue
eyes. you can't do this sort of thing
nowadays, man. If she doesn't want
to go" he had fastened himself on
Pathways arm now, trying to tear
her free.
The next few minutes passed In
a swirling maze. Richenda Stood
petrifiad as the men swung to and
fro, gathering against the rickety ma
tive built furniture of the small room
Brodie had no chance against TINS
Younger giant who was her husband;
that was apparent from the flrst,
though the little Scotsman fought
gamely as a bantam cock, but in
few minutes he was weakening, pant
ing under the undue strain of the con-
test. Then came the sudden collapse
the silence, and Pathways was stand.
ing triumphantly, with flushed cheeks
and ruffled hair, above the form that
had sagged at his feet.
"Ohr' cried Richenda, terrified, you
have killed him.
"Divil a bit," came the answer back
to her. "Hes merely winded."
Brodie was trying to struggle to
his feet now.
"a game little beggar," said Fair
ways But he should have had more
SenSen'
He turned on her then, caught her
bodily in his arms and strobe out to
the waiting vehicle, wrapped the blan.
kets round her, placed a cushion be-
hind her head, jumped into the front
seat of the car and took the wheel
without another word, the amazed Ali
Mutagayo sitting by his side, a wide
eyed toto balanced precariously on his
dusky knees, and they were rushing
along the narrow track that curved
across the weld.