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The Washington times., 1926-09-22

the act. Get cut while the get
ting's good!'
But, Tony"
His/WaTning.i
Listen; you think you'll get
away with the innocent racket?
Not any. dame! We're all to-
gether same as one family and
don't you forget it! I'm grab
bing the next rattler out and
you get going-I'm telling you
like a pal. D. AS probably on
his way up there now. Remem-
ber-one false move and you'll
wish he'd got your
The wire clicked and Clare
knew Tony had gone to grab
the rattler." What was it all
about? What was this man
telling her mother like a pal"?
Why were they "all together
same as one family?
All she could get from it was
that Amy seemed to be in dan
ger. Tony and has gang had
stolen the pearls and wanted
to get Mrs. Dean out of the
way to make it safer for them.
selves; that was what he meant
about a false move. Amy could
go to the police, but If she did
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, A lawless way. Why. 1t was
stealing!
fault; she was in their hands
and didn't know what she was
doing"
She said to the cringing shat
tered woman, Hurry. Amy.
We've no time to lose"
Clare never remembered how
they got through the hotel
lounge and into a taxi. She felt
numb and already beaten. Yet
it never occurred to her to quit.
Where are we going?" her
mother demanded as miles slip
ped by.
II want to see Mrs. Wood.
She'll let you stay there"
mo. 1 can't stand them. I
won't go. Clare-I tell you /
won't"
yes you will" 1t was the
first time in her life she had
used that tone with her mothe".
It brought about astonished
silence.
Amy waited in the little living
room while her daughter talked
to Mother Wood in the kitchen.
And since Clare stumbled
through only part of the story
only the part she herself
wanted to believe-the gray
haired woman was all sympathy.
She established her unlimited
guest in a room upstairs and
said she might remain as long
as she pleased.
In Great Haste
Then the girl rushed back to
the hotel and began franticaily
to packing Amy's things. They
were so charming and unsuD-
owner-that she all at once saW
the pathos of her mother.
A loveable woman who just
had missed being great; a woman
whose complete surrender to the
time in which she lived had
caused her to fear woman's re-
sponsibility-all the normal con-
ditions of life-and had made her
a thrill hunter. A woman who
had defeated hevself at every
turn.
1t occurred to Glare that Tony
had been right; that Amy's best
chance for getting out from un-
der the consequences of her
folly lay in running away. She
would have to go secretly; trains
might be watched. Bob Satterly's
car was high-powered; perhaps
he would speed Amy beyond
danger.
She telephoned him and knew
at once he had been drinking
She tried to explain the situa-
tion a little, but he seemed to
know all about it.
"Old stuff, Princess. What do
YOU want me ~ do?'
Drive hen out of town, Bob.
Tonight. Will you?"
"Well-I could be bribed. How
about it, baby"
He was asking her to marry
him again! But she couldn't-oh
she couldn't do that! She and
The thought Of Ted recalled
Daddy Paul's twisted face; Daddy
Paul's voice pleaing in agony
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now; I'll be ready. In a minute
I'll be ready to CO."
She was clawing at things in
the closet, throwing clothes out
into the room.
What are you looking for,
Mother?"
"Why, the necklace! It was
here. Listen" she stood up, eyes
blazing. WAS that crook in this
room today? Did you see him?
Don't stand there goggling.
Don't you hear? l said"
"You knew it was here, Mother?
You did know?".
Amy waited suddenly and began
to sob. II might have expected
it! They've double-crossed me,
that's what they've done! Double
crossed me and run away?
Clare hung to a table, praying
for strength. Amy knew! Tony
had the pearls and Amy knew
he had brought them back to
her! But what was the object
OF it all?
Then she remembered the in.
surance.3
She also remembered a news
paper phrase, staged robbery"
Amy had wanter money and
Tony had pointed q way to it.
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Read How a Beautiful Girl Rebels at
the MOnOtOny of a Drab Home
Life i'm the City

think you could do better in an
office, lovey. And / don't like
the idea OF your being a sales
lady. For college graduate
I'm not a college graduate.
I'm not even an experienced ste
nographer or a business school
graduate-or anything. wish
you'd see how hard it is to get
anything and how far
Tears of hurt and disappoint-
ment overflowed Rosemary's eyes.
When she'd come home so happy
and had all that wonderful luck
- and they couldn't see it
+" Oh, 1T was so disappoint-
ing so hard
She covered her face with her
hands. They all tried to comfort
her. Even Pa. And Joe gave her
SIS. But it was no use. She went
to bed and tossed wakefully
through the long hours Of the
night.
One o'clock. Two o'clock. She
drowsed a little. Heard the clock
strike three long ways
And it was morning. ''YouA
have to hurry, Rosemary
well, how did I know what
time you wanted to get up? But
it is just z, you have a whole
hour. Isn't that time enough?"
Gertie was so calm Rosemary
wanted to shake her. She wasn't
starting on her first day in the
city what was time to
her?
Rosemary took the pink sport
suit, the only really perfect thing
she had ever owned, out of its
tissue paper swathings and laid
it on the table.
You aren't going to wear that?
On a day like this?' Gertrude
was disgusted. 1T looks like
rainr'
What can I wear q
middle blouse?"
'The blue charmeen looks awful
ly nice on you, and you can wear
my red hat again. They can't
expect too much when they pay
you so Hitler
Out came the blue charmeen.
The strong morning light showed
it in all its shabbiness. The
shiny place in the back. The two
little spots in the front.
1t looks awful!'
Copyright. BY Call Publishing Co..
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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scrubbed with a brush or q
piece Of sacking on a handle
and disinfectant solution. All
town houses should have water
closets, of which the best type
is the wash-down short hop
per. Before complaining Of
smell of sewer gas the tenant
should first see whether the pan
is clean. A thorough scrub
bing with a strong alkaline
salt will often remove the smell.
If the closet leads into a cess
pool the latter must be at
least 100 feet from the dwelling
and be quite water-tight. COW
cred. and not allowed to over
flow. To prevent sewer gas
coming into the house. the closet
must be trapped from the drain
and the drain disconnected from
the sewer by ventilated in
spectlon chamber. The soil pipe
must be ventilated by bein" car
ried straight up to the caves
of the house at distance from
any window, and the opening
should be covered by a wire
cage to prevent it's becoming
blocked Plumbing should never
be built into walls or run
under floors. but should be "open."
so that leaks may be easily de
tected.
Whether water is laid on or
not, there should be a sink in
each house to prevent the hoor
or walls becoming cOntG NINA d
or remaining permanently damp.
The sink drain should discharge
into the open over a gully.
When a house receives pubic
water supply, drinking water
should be direct from the main
and not from the house system.
Cisterns should be tolerated On!V
in the country or small villages
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be theatrical, child. What's the
matter now"
Its Tony's gang. They're
desperate. He's gone away, but
he left a message"
Amy laughed, and Clare
thought, "She doesn't want to
laugh at all and she's afraid"
and listened to her say, "Therel
be no trouble from that boy.
You're mistaken, my dear"
But he said the D. A.-the
District Attorney, you know
may be on his way here"
Amy sprang up, white to the
lips. "Oh, Lord! Oh, my Lord,
What'u do?"
Her Determination
I'm going to take you some
where, Mother. I'm going to
hide you until I can tell him
the truth"
"The truth? Tell whom what
truth?" Amy was shaking so
the words came out in discon-
nected sounds.
"I'm going to tell the district
attorney that Tony's gang took
the pearls and are trying to cover
their tracks"
"Well-that's right. You tell
him that, Clare; you tell him
that's what they've done. Wait
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to learn to be lovely and smart
and poised like Nina-and this
wonderful thing had happened to
her.
She ran into the kitchen where
ma and Gertie were getting din
ner. Threw her arms around
ma and hugged her, laughing.
Look at your baby! She's got
a job. It's true. Bertie-Pve
"Lovey" Just that one word
from ma, but oh, the wealth of
love and pride in her eyes.
Whats that?" pa, washing at
the sink hastily turned off the
faucet and reached for the roller
towel. What kind of a job?"
"a book store?" Gertie was
puzzled. And what could Rose
mary be doing in book store?
Who Is He?
''Now. Gertie, dear, let Rose
mary tell u.s." Ma put down the
potato masher and numbered over
to the rocking chair she always
kept near the stove. 'FYou tell
us, lovey-my feet are killing
AAS"AIO are SOO BO4A6 ~ DS
secretary to? Here, sit down,
dearfe. Pa, WILL you stop in
terrupting? Let Rosemary talkr'
"Well, it's this way I'm
going to do little Of everything.
You know, cataloging and type
writing and selling
"SeIling?"
Selling books"'
ST won't have any daughter of
mine selling booksr' Pa, bang
ing the table, making the dishes
jump.
Pa, for Gods sake she
don't mean she's a book agent!'
And there was Joe, making Pa
A great lump rose in Rose
n1ary's throat, choking her. She
groped blindly for the door.
They didn't understand
you couldn't make them under
stand
But at the door she turned.
She'd try again she could
not bear to have it end like this.
"It isn't behind a counter! And
it's a beautiful place. You just
talk to people
How much?" Gertie was al
ways so practical.
"Seventy-five. +"
Ma rocked fast. "It doesn't
seem much, with all your educa-
tion," she began slowly. II should
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NOU Continue

DOSEMARY'S heart was pound
~ ing. They entered the store to-
gether. She had a confused i'm
preston of high shelves Of books
closing in on her from all sides.
The ceiling was so high, the
store so long and narrow. Tables
piled high with latest fiction
nearest the door, then more
tables-art books in soft-toned
buckram covers verse in fooled
leather, wine-red and soft-hued
green.
A group Of men at a desk in
the rear, smoking, talking to-
gether. A well dressed woman
turning the pages of a huge
book Of etchings. Two younger
men talking earnestly in another
corner. A faint leathery, inky
smell-the smell OF old books,
and newly cut pages-and just
outside, the avenue - alluring,
promising.
Graham is back at the desk.
Just sit down anywhere and wait,
Rosemary, while I take off my
InlngS ana Wnen get Cndnce
III speak to him. Rub in that
part about knowing how to type
and being a stenog-that'n hit
him where he lives"
Nina disappeared down the
stairs that led to the basement
and Rosemary sat down to wait.
She felt suddenly very young
and shabby. She wished she'd
worn the pink sport suit instead
of this makeshift outfit, half Ger
ties.
''Mr. Graham! Telephone"
One OF the younger men called
A tail middIe-aged man, i'm.
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maculately tailored, detached
himself from the group at the
the desk. He had the Inwhole-
some, pale look. of something that
has been grown under glass. A
carefully trimmed Van Dyke and
horn-rimmed glasses gave him a
certain almost vicarious dignity.
You wondered how he'd look with
out them.
Eyes, indeed, Mrs. Alexander"
His voice was ingratiating, eager.
"I know just the book. Now,
leave it to me. I know exactly
what Mr.. Alexander enjoys. In
fact, 1 just put two under the
shelf this morning-two late
novels that just came in today.
Thank you, Mrs. Alex
ander; thank you. I'll send them
right away"
Very Jolly
The group at the desk had their
heads together. their laughter
was missing the fun. He
snatched two novels from the
table and handed them to the
young man who had called him
to the phone. Charge and send
to Mrs. Alexander-rush!'
The young man looked at them.
Hes read those-had them both
"a long time ago."
He has," Mrs. Grantham was
disappointed. well, try him on
Send three: sheu stand for it,"
He dashed back to the group at
the desk, rubbing his hands,
clapping them genialIy.
Nina came back, moving grace
fully, slowly. Her ash-bIonde
hair, unbobbed, was swirled
round her small, well-modeled
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DUT the room already was filled;
- more people came in con-
stantly and every one seemed bet
ter able to get to the inner cham
ber and get out again quickly
than she did.
The fact Of the matter was
that she expected some one to
ask what she wanted and, since
no one did, she just waited while
her courage ebbed.
Finally she felt watching eyes
and turned to meet a look OF
such malevolence that she shud-
dered. At first she thought the
man who appeared to hate her
so was Tony; then she saw that
he only looked like the dancer.
Apparently he had no special
business in the place unless
general alertness to everything
that went on could be considered
business.
When it was almost noon Clare
fled the watching eyes and the
confusion. She planned to return
later in the day, but felt she
must be more calm when she tod
her story.
But her plans went wrong. AS
she hurried to her room she
saw her mothers door was ajar.
Amy had gone out and left 1t
unlocked again; Tony or any
evil-intentioned person might en-
ter. She stepped inside as the
telephone began to ring.
The noise startled her so that
she answered in a hisper.
Listen" il was Tony's voice.
'You better beat it"'
He thinks I'm Amy" she
guessed, and whispered, "Why?"
THAT brat of yours" he began
and released such a flow of
profanity that she was stunned.
"Brother tipped me-" he was
talking on. Knew she's crab
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control of their cleanliness and
proper upkeep. If two or more
neighbors use the same, none
of them will hold himself re-
sponsible.
The closet should be we'll
lighted and ventilated, and
should not be used as storeroOm
for tools, Washtubs, etc. Earth
closets can be perfectly salts
factory in the country, but
only in the country, and they
should be really earth closets
and not merely pans or pals.
Plenty of dry earth should be
used and the receptacle should
be emptied frequently and
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head. Her yellow eyes rested
upon Rosemary for a second,
then she, glided over to the
woman who still fingered near
the art books.
Rosemary heard her voice
low interested, family per-
suasive.
Near her the young clerk was
talking smoothly about Bjornson,
Strinberg, Schnitzler.
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At last the way has been found to
combine Pepsin with other corrective
stomach agents so that it will do the
most good in the shortest possible time
Why bother with slow actors when
one tablespoonful OF this splendid and
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bIoating. heaviness, heartburn or any
upset condition OF the stomach to speed
fly vanish
And why should any man or woman
suffer another hour with indigestion
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edy that acts almost instantly can be
easily procured?
But there is more to say about this
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Your Well-Being Depends on Wdte1

and even then should be easy to
inspect and clean. and should
have ain overflow pipe opening
directly to the outer air and not
into a drain.
Many houses in the country are
supplied from wells. Deep wells
sunk through impermeabIe rock
are relatively safe, but shallow
wells. which are the more com.
They should be frequently in
spected, and nothing should be
allowed near them that is likely
to contaminate the water. A
pump over a surface we'll should
be surrounded by concrete sloping
to a gully, to protect the supply
from surface washings. Suspected
drinking water should be boiled
or filtered through unglaZed porce-
lain.
Not all houses have baths. but
1t is possible to bathe quite salts
factorily in a basin of hot water.
Everybody should bathe all over
every day, and even the ordinary
person requires about two hot
baths week.
Carbonate of lime causes tenn
porary hardness in water, which
can be removed by boiling. Sui
phate Of lime causes a hardness
which nothing will affect very
much. Hard water Is extrava'
giant on soap and coats the. in
sides of boilers and kettles so
that they require more heat to
boil them. Since it may cause
intestinal disturbances, it is not
good for cooking, either.
Twelve springs, some horiZOnta,
md some Verticle, support the seat
# a new office chair that is claimed
o prevent its users becoming tired
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walk quietly out, and go home
and look for a job another
day :.
She rose to her feet. Mr..
Graham was coming toward her.
He was looking at her, search
ingly, curiously, intensively.
i've got the job! Ma! Every.
body! l got it" Rosemary burst
into the house, shaking with ex.
citement.
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By Winifred Van Duzer

She hung up the receiver as
someone knocked, and threw wide
the door. A man said, Lively
now! D. AS waitin'p'
(TO Be Continued TOmOFrow.)
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"save Amy from herself! Promise,
Clare-promise"'
She cried, "It's all right, Bob!
It's all right! You'll go tonight?
I'll see you tomorrow then; to-
ward evening I'll come"
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1t seemed to her that she was
hours getting home.
A job! A real job, with a
salary and exciting, mysterious
duties. In a book store where
celebrities came and there was
smoking and laughter and long,
thrilling discussions about life
and books and art and philosophy
and interesting things like that.
A chance to be with Nina Clark
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The woman was leaving
Nina was talking to Graham
about her
Her knees felt weak. She
could never do it! Never talk
books like the young man
never be persuasive and interest
ing and charming like Nina
never fit in! If it weren't for
failing and all the questions Ma
and Gertie would ask, she'd just
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Wireless for MOuntaineers

who cannot obtain telephone
facilities experimenting with radio transmission and
ton keeping touch with civilization Some diff
cuies re being encountered
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By Chas. A. L. Reed, MD.

Former President of the American
Medical Association
A LII tenement houses should
"A have sanitary conveniences
for each apartment. unless the
administration assumes complete
AnUEpTIcCMENT
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Automatic Fog Signals

MIXTURE air aceyene is used in device just In
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Twelve springs. some horizontal
and some Verticle, support the seat
of a new office chair that is claimed
to prevent it's users becoming tired
at their work. * -.,...,.. /,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-07
DON'T GET TOO RICH,
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUsoN-

The much envied -Four Hundred" must be an
awful SET If we to believe Mr.. Park BENJAMIN.
long a member, who is transcribing for the Sunday
papers his view of high society.
This blue blooded world is certainly not place for
anybody with common intelligence sense of humor
according to Mr.. Benjamin. There where grand dukes
and princes, society matrons and lovely exwaresses
brother. and no brother seems to have sense
enough to see it.
Perhaps great deal of his tale is exaggerated for
1t is foolish to suppose that everybody with money and
position is either wicked foolish but must be
plenty of truth in the narrative.
Money is delightful commodity. All of us are
out after more Of it. 1t makes world pleasanter
ana more comfortable 1t smooths the path of life for
tender feet. But in great many cases 1t works ter.
rible havoc with men and women.
When you have more money than you know what
TO do with, unless very strong character
you are apt to mix the values of life You will in
nine out of ten, regard the false for the true
Some way money makes you morally crosseyed
Success ruins more than failure has ever done
The most of us stand up under the blows of for
tune but 1t is only the finest among who can keen
his head steady under her smiles.
Many has attained wealth-his hearts de.
sire-and become too fine for his friends and SO lost
that which no money can ever buy. Many wife who
has onged for gold has lost her after she got
it, and so been deprived of love which no wealth can
procure.
Character counts most whether one is rich or
poor Unhappily, the majority of us are weak wIed
men and women to remain happy and sensible when
they have too much wealth. is not that the money
makes us foolish, but that constituted that
breaks down morale.
Moderation in wealth as in all things else is the
secret of happy living
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-07
NeIU Features Shown
on Midway at Fair

Noise, hot-dogs, color and a sweep
ing variety Of shows.
Such is the midway of the Greater
Sheesley Shows at the State fair
ground this week.
Also it seemed as if everyone in
the State Of Indiana who could get
away from their jobs, let the dishes
go or manage it one way or another,
had hoped into some sort of con-
veyance and decided to hold one big
reunion on the State Playground.
Claude Ellis, publicity agent for
the shows, said pair of interesting
freaks had jast put into their col
lection. 1t is another pair of
Siamese twins, excepting that this
couple are joined together in a diff
ferent manner. Where the original
twins were joined so that it was pos
sible for both to stand upright this
pair is just the opposite, the head
of one being at the feet of the other.
Also on the grounds is a new
thriller a "Teeter Coaster" new from
Coney Island, the Hey Day Thrill
err an English device and Of course
the Ferris Wheel and the girl shows.