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BY BEATRICE BURTON

puffed cigaret smoke out into
the room. Doubtless she was the
first woman they had ever seen
smoking a cigareti
The winter sunlight, pouring
tains, showed up the heavy coat.
, ing Of paint and powder on
Bab's face. 1t showed up tine
brows.
1t brought out all the fine
lines that sprayed from the cor
ners of her eyes and mouth.
Looking at her Peggy wonder.
ed how Ranny could ever -1ave
fallen in love with Babs. She
was stunning and she knew how
to wear the clothes, but she had
no claim to real beauty. And 1t
was beauty that Ranny wor-
SHIPPED in women.
Hello, Babs," she said in an
ordinary tone, as she came into
the door behind her.
Looks at Her Colby.
The other woman looked at
her In surprise. She had ex-
pected Peggy to revile her, or to
burst into tears. This cold calm
ness startled her.
For minute she forgot what
she had planned to say, and
when she did speak she stam-
mered a little.
'R.Ranny was here this morn.
ing, so. he told me" she said
unsteadily. "He says you re-.
fuse to divorce him."
There was the tiniest hint
of a smile on Peggy's face as
she sat down on a needle point
chair beside the fireplace. She
"Why should I divorce Ran
ny?" she asked. lifting her eye.
brows.
Babs looked down at her elab.
orately nanicured hands, as If
the answer we're written on
Them perhaps. She struggled
for an answer.
IL love him" she said
finally.
Peggy shrugged her shoulders,
under the blue dress that Ranny
liked to see her wear. She was
quite cool.
But love him. too, you see"
she answered quite simply. you
seem to have forgotten that.
haven't your"
Babs flushed under her rouge.
But you don't want to hang
onto him when he's lost all his
love for you, do your" she asked.
She seemed to be almost be-
side herself, suddenly. She flung
her half.burned cigarette into the
CRATE, and went on shrilly: Its
wicked for a wife to hold onto
her husband when he's in love
with another woman! You don't
understand Ranny! You give him
no sympathy. no comfort You're
not the woman for himr'
That stung. But Peggy gave
no sign that 1t did. She even
managed to laugh little.
"That's what Elsie Leopold
told me" she said quietly.
ELSIE Leopold was the last girl
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; see you. Get UP. Get up this
minute"
Peggy came back from the
farthest outposts Of sleep unwiil-
ingly. She didn't want to come
back to face her unhappiness 1t
had taken her hours to fall into
that n1erciful forgetfulness.
With a long sigh she sat up
and looked across the room at
the mirror above the dresser. Her
face was wrinkled where Ii had
been pressed into the pillow. Her
eyes were swollen by tears.
Look at me, I'm a wreck"
she said. IT can't see anybody,
the way / look. Who is the
woman?" She couldn't imagine
who in the world knew that she
was at Aunt Agony's house, un-
less 1t was Babs Delano.
Why, of course, that's who it
must be.
All right, aunt. I'll go down."
she decided suddenly, and went
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..Alone?p she said. Gee; this
Is third act stuff! ALL right, I'll
spare you two minutes. Lead the
way
Jill stepped forward rather
anxiously.
'Maffie. where are you going?
she said.
Quinn turned to her.
Miss Jill Seaton? j shall be,
very glad If you viii accompany
your sister; / wish to speak to
you also. 2 saidshe. Zone moment,
he added, as the young men
showed signs Of following; you
will excuse me gentlemen?
He passed In. closing the door
In the face Of the astonished
brothers.
We'll. said Maffie, '.got an
offer for both OF us, have you?
Mr.. HyaTns Ross Is already one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-06

/. LITERATURE. Which Ger
mai drama is considered the
most wonderful work of poetry
of the Nineteenth Century?
2. HISTORY. Which is the
most famous of the old frigates
of the American Navy?
8. TOPOGRAPHY. Which is
the largest city in the Dominion
of Canada?
4. BUSINESS. How much but.
ter do the American people con.
sumo annually per capita?
s. MANKIND. Which country
has been the most progressive
nation OF history?>>
6. HUMAN NATURE. Who
was the author of the popular
saying that "it Is best not to
swap. horses while crossing
stream?
z. GENERAL SCIENCE. Which
birds are often protected by law,
In warm countries, because they
act as scavengers?
s. LAW. What is an sex post
facto" law?
8. CIVICS. What is the func.
ton of the Federal Farm Loan
Banks?
10. ART. Which painter was
the most famous colorist Of the
German school?
II. MUSIC. Which Austrian
composer has been called "the
father of instrumental music?"
IL. HEALTH. Why does a
cold in the head frequently i'm.
pair the hearing temporarily?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions
/. LITERATURE. "Brevity ia
the soul of wit. shakespeare.
2. HISTORY. Traveller" Rob.
ert E! Lees famous horse, has
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into the bath room to splash
water into her tear-streaked face.
Not for words would she let
Babs know that she had been
crying.
Why should she cry, anyway?
Ranny had love affairs before
and would probably have them
again, but he would always come
back to her, wnen they palled
on him, as he always had. The
thing to do was not to let him
break her heart in the meantime.
With her head high and her
lips firm, Peggy went down the
stairs to see what ID was that
Babs wanted.
Babs looked more artificial
than ever as she sat In the
middle of Aunt Agony's poison
neat" parlor. She was as out
of place there as a cabaret
singer at a revival meeting.
The family portraits frowned
down upon her severely, as she
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-06

to that question. She knew that
he did.
He sat waiting for her deci-
sion. every now and then flick.
ing his ash off onto the floor
of Aunt Agony's spotless room.
From sheer force of habit,
Peggy found hefself brushing
Them up into the palm Of her
hand and carrying them to the
fireplace.
Babs wouldn't do things like
that for him. she said duly to
herself. Babs wouldn't lay out
his clean clothes every morning
and spread his bath mat on the
floor beside the tub. Babs
wouldn't darn, his socks, and
steam his ties and press his
trousers. Babs wouldn't forgive
him when he came back to her
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3. GEOGRAPHY. Prague is
the capital of Czechoslovalia.
4. BUSINESS. The price of
bread is chiefly determined by
the price OF grain.
Day Adventists is religious sect
which believes in the second APP
pearing Of Christ and in the OBJ
servance of the seventh day as
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6. HUMAN NATURE. Esprit
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individuals. which makes them
strive to uphold the honor and
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Z. GENERAL SCIENCE. Paris
Is the only city where By means
Of the regular telephone lines and
a radio loud speaker, theater
and opera programs can be heard
by the subscribers.
8.<LAW. "Liquidated damages"
is the sum Of money agreed upon
in advance as damages in case
of a breach of an agreement.
8. CIVICS. /. C. c. Is the
abbreviation for Interstate Com
merce Commission.
10. ART, A monument, cost
ing $750,OOO, has been erected by
the Cubans In their country, in
memory of the Americans lost In
the blowing up of the battleship
Maine in 1898.
II. MUSIC. The instruments of
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one reed each.
~. HEALTH. Unclean food is
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digestion.
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Ranny was in love with. she
added. with utter sweetness,
He's been in love with quite a
few girls since / married him.
Let me see-one, two. three.
She began to count them.
Bab's lips were shut tight to-
gether and she had 'wopsed's
down in her chair. Peggy could
see that she was listening in.
tently..
II hope you aren't foolish
enough to think that you're the
Great Love of Ranny's life, my
dear Babs, she said to her.
Fanny doesn't know what
great love. Is. He goes around
having little thrill here, and
little thrill there-and then ehe
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DANNY Jerked his head back de.
N family and told her what he
had come for. 81 want you to
divorce me-" be said shortly.
Peggy gave a little gulp.
''Divorcep she. repeated the
word slowly, as IL she had never
heard It before, and couldn't
imagine what it meant 'Divorce2
lou wanf diyorce2"
RAINY nodded. Il said so. he
answered with that smile Of his,
and took out cigarette.
She tried to think of some
thing she could say to him, but
all she could see was Babs De-
lano standing in his arms. under
the living room lamp last night.
you want to marry Babs"?
she said to him. and his silence
was all the answer she needed
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comes back to me. He always
comes back to me.
Feeling not ike herself. but like
a woman in problem play, she
sat back In her chair to see how
Babs took ii. But Babs' face was
like the face Of the Sphinx It
told nothing
There are other things about
Ranny that you don't know"
Peggy's low voice went on, things
that I'm not. going to tell you.
But when you say that ! don't un-
derstand Ranny, It's not true.
know him better than he knows
himself. And that's why I'm go
ing to stick to him, whether he
sticks to me or not.
60. Be Continued Tomorrow
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NOlC Go on NTH the Story.

MAFFTE continued: Trained.
WI trained myself. before
looking glasses, ever since /
was nine, But It's not the train
8 ing. Mr.. Ross When I'm acting
I'm just myself that's all An
that's the only way can put 1t
over.
You are rightr said the film
nagnate. We find them like
that once II a blue moon, and
when we find them they leave all
the other stuff guessing. Talent?
can get talent by the bus1lel. /
don't want IT.; Turn II away. You
have genius. Mi~s ,Seafon, but
genius Is no use without business.
You know me? / am Hyams.
Ross. WIN you come and see me
1T my studio tonlo-row-yes?
Maffie looked at him and
laughed.
win bring her. Mr. Ross.
aid Frank.
Sure. said Maffie 'TII come
Unless get batter offer. S
No Better Offer
You win. need no better offer
than ] can give you, replied
Ross. You WIN come to me at
II e. M
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"What game Is this? who are.
you?'
II am Il detective" said Quinn.
II have question to- ask you,
Mrs. Parker. When did you last
see your husband? ~
Matte moistened her dry lips.
MY husband = she said. nv
husband?'
Quinn's eyes searched her face.
"The body OF Mr.. Terry
Parker, he said quietly, was
found in the river this morning.
Jill sank into a chair, where she
sat huddled, wnite-faced nd
stricken. Mafalda remained motion
less.
Dead" said Mafalda at last.
There is no room for doubt, .
said Quinn, that your husband
died by violence. have no choice
but to ask you these questions. Z
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-06

/ don't mean that every man In
fancy neckwear and swivel
chair Is on q merry go-rouTid and
won't get anywhere, but ! 40
!. mean that it's big mistake for q
girl to kid herself just on account
OF the collar!
Believe me, when the riVet
pitcher and the plumbers helper
do doll up they can make some
OF these office sheiks look weak
and shopworn!s -
Hosting steel Orders and doing
real manual labor give a guy
good lines that no coat and vest
finishef can furnish!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-06

Certainly" she said pertly.
"You liked my show. eh?
1T interested me considerably,
said Quinn gravely. Il want to
talk to you about IT,
This Is where we play en- off
against each other said Maffie.
'Come on, then we were just adj.
1ourning to the buffet You can
join US.
II should prefer replied Quinn
quietly, ito see you alone. There
Is a room opposite which. be-
lieve, Is empty. Shall we step in
there?"
Maffie stared at him. He spoke
politely, but there was an. under
current in his voice that made
the request sound like a com.
mand. She was aware OF. two
hard blue eyes looking into hers.
Maffie laughed
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Many girl has gone com
pleteiy loco in love over some
ankle wit that she meets In q
night club. and nlarries him. oh!
what blow when she sees. him
I'm need OLA shave and without
I the white neckWear!
What a flop he is under the
pink piano lamps and he goes
lame when you mention hard
work.
Take away. his dancing pumps
and tuxedo and what have you?
Al mechanic may not be so
much where trick ankles count,
but remember HIS headWork il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-06

better than HIS footWork. While
most Of these other birds are.
spending the noon hour on q
manicure, he's mastering the
next boost in his line Of business.
Al few hours In the .barberss
chair and q few weeks with q
good tailor can do wonders to
any guy.
A lot of these grimy jobs amt
so sweet from social angle dur
ing working hours, but they lead
right up to big business.
Many a man In mink-iined
oyercoat and limousine today
started without q dress suit, and
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up, but I'll hear what you have
to say. Shootg
Quinn was standing between
Mafalda and the door. She felt q
faint CULVER Of uneasiness az she
met his eyes.
II addressed you" he said
quietly. as Miss Mafalda Seaton.
But l should have said, to be
legally accurate, Mrs. Terry
Parker"
Maffie drew in her breath
sharply; her eyes dilated. Jill
turned white.
Quinn produced a long hatpin,
Its onyx head set with, little
brilliants, from his breast pocket.
"This Is your property, / think,
Mrs. Parker"
Mafalda's face had turned
asLefl grey.
Here she said hoarseIy.
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9 ~ ) u, 4 y ~
His voice was remarkabl bly, gentle
In contrast to the expression of his
eyes, which scanned Mafaida,s
face witk a hard, penetrating
watchfulness. He waited for her
to speak.
BY this time Maffie had con.
troIled herself
This is a strange way toto
bring me such news, she said
slowly You come to me here.
and tell =
I have my duty to do, inter-
posed Quinn, very quietly. and IL
is also my duty to warn you to be
careful what you say. =,
Detective Quinn was thinking,
J at that moment, that Or All the
women he had dealt with. AIafalda
was the most interesting. She did
not faint. shrink lose her head, or
do any Of the thingsa girl might
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-06
By FAY King

MUMMY how some girls win be
influenced by a white collar!
They'll overlook good guy
with q great future just because
he wears a flannel shirt and
oyeraIls!
They can't seem to see that a.
lot OF these wllite-collar guys are
Just swiyeIchair chauffeurs dry
locked to a desk for the rest of
their lives, and will still be taking
Office orders off the cuff when
the guy with the grimy mitt owns
the works!
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An Absorbing Romance With a Mystery
To Which the Moving Pictures
Furnished the Solution
What Has Happened So Far.

JIM seaton les a haIfsiste small fiat g Green
atten
building fo John arkers
Heatheredge
md him and he win explain The next day
cheek $780,
Heaheredge he her he 3 really Parers Terry
Mda the with
nhe eOped with Heathedge She knew him Berkeley
after the Pete pulls knife
but the latter escapes he plans to brDe Naiaaa not to reveal
@ leaving her nat and MISLEADING her for Maiada tooN J e
her 60 keep his identity J finding the lawyer out
wharf the River; Pete
shaaeng her follows them both olfes J money e keen
Limits with Terry hus him into the river fries to find
ea e pntoas party at the Ritz On the morning 81 the
Terry found
Ien e iii By Matada Henry Quinn detective has traced
follows
~ peendlng that he Is friend Richard Pebton.
g tneh er who appears favOabIy impressed notably with
ne m her features resemblance wife.
Eves ~ him memories OF an old love- Jill the gathering
singing. followed
g pantominies hi imitation of movies.
NOlD Go on NTH the Story.
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the girl that got him II wearing
platinum and diamonds now.
While the other dame that fen
50 hard for these Arrow collar
guys are wishing they had cuitI-
waited the boss apprentice In.
stead
man Sundays lib II his swell
clothes he makes some Of these
sl1eiks and society men look sick.
So don't marry fellow just
because he's got al dolIed-up job.
A white collar costs little and
counts less In the money!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-06
Fish That Climb Trees

IN the great mud flats along of the Malay Peninsula
there are fish which live in holes and for relaxatcn climb
trees from the tops 81 which they wink deliberately at
the observer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-06
Eurth's Lowest Spot

THE Jordan valley is the depressed spot OF the earths
surface-oyer below the level OF the sea
vegetation characteristic not OF ASIA
but Of Africa. @-.s-1a.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
HONORTNG HER FINE WORK
MRS. GOLD REELECTED
PRESIDENT WOMAN'S CLUB

Mrs. Frank M. Gold was unani-
mously elected president Of Flagstaff
Woman's club, for her second term, at
the annual meeting Saturday after
noon at the clubhouse. There was no
other nominee for the office as Mrs.
Colds work for the past year was so
successfully planned and carried out
that there was common sentiment that
she should be prevailed upon to hold
this office another year
Marked progress has been made
this past year in carrying out the
aims of the club-the improvement of
the town and of the individual. Lee
turers of worth addressed meetings,
notably successful social events were
given and the debt clearance campaign
carried out as scheduled. The aim fl
nancially, for the remainder Of the
club year which ends June / is to
clear all Indebtedness outside the main
mortgage on the club home, to leave
more time next year for cultural and
improvement activities.
Other officers elected were Mrs. C.
E. DeVaney, first vice-president; Mrs.
j. c. Clarke, second e-president;
Mrs Henry L. Albers, recording sec
retary; Mrs. Tom o. Bellwood, cor
responding secretary; Mrs j. ]. Britt,
treasurer and Mrs. T. Al. Stahl, trus-
tee. All take office on June /.
For so important session it was
most informal and enjoyable. While
election tellers were busy, Mrs. Grady
Gammage amused with readings from
Mr.. Dooley, appropriately chosen for
their timeliness - Elections" and
"The Grippe"
A vote of thanks was given a self
appointed committee and a motion
made for their continuance in func-
Continued on Page 14)
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
SNOWFLAKE Is CHAMPION
NORTHERN ARIZONA H. 5.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

In a spectacular finish,
Snowflake basketball team
won from st. Johns in the
fourth annual northern Ari-
zOna tournament held in
Flagstaff, and is entitled to
hold the Z. E. Pollock cham
pionship trophy during the
coming year. Had St. Johns
won the trophy it would
have remained in st. Johns
permanently, that team hav-
ing won it the last two
years.
The t. D. Jessuppe sportsmanship
trophy cup was awarded to Prescott
and the O. B. Marston individual tro-
ply to Tom DAILY of Jerome.
The two day tournament provided
plenty Of thrills. Two most spectacular
games were between Prescott and
Jerome and Prescott and St. Johns, in
each of which first one team forged
ahead and then the other, keeping the
spectators, even those from other
towns and not acquainted with any of
the players on the teams in frenzy
of excitement
Awarding of the craftsmanship cup
was not easy. Sportsmanship, manly
and clean, was the order throughout.
There were no violations of basket
ball ethics or those of craftsmanship.
nter-scholastic sportsmanship IN
northern Arizona has reached a very
high standard The awarding of the
sportsmanship trophy to Prescott was
influenced as much, perhaps, by the
fact that that team after nosing Je-
rome out. in heart-breaking contest,
lost its chance for appearance IN the
finals by a narrow-margin to st.
Johns-and stood the catastrophe
without murmur But there were
nine other teams in the tournament
and the judges would have felt lot
better had there been nine other
sportsmanship trophies.
In awarding the individual trophy,
Continued on Page Fifteen)
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
Mrs. CHARLES GR0LICh
WON 1925 LOWELL PRIZE

An interesting and comprehensive
review of the foundation of the Lo-
well annual prize was given Monday
morning at Flagstaff Teachers col
lege by Miss Dorothy jake, herself a
graduate from the institution and
first winner of the prize. The occas-
ion of the address by Miss Jake was
the awarding of the prize for the past
year, the recipient being Mrs. Charles
Grolich of Cosnino.
Dr. V. M. Slipher, aide to DR.. Lo-
well before his death and since then
himself chief Of staff at Lowell OBJ
servatory, this city, also spoke in con-
nection with the award.
Miss Jake first gave a brief re-
view of the life of Dr. Lowell, reading
extracts from some of his writings
and addresses especially applicable to
the school and to Flagstaff educa-
tional matters.
In 1918, during Miss Jakle's third
year at the school, Mrs. Lowell de-
cided to give something commemmor-
ating the birthday of her husband.
"His chief interest among the multi
plicity Of pursuits of his versatile
mind was the subject of mathemat-
ics," said Miss Jake, and Mrs. Lo-
well consulted E. F. Honn, then head
of the mathematics department and
it was decided to award the prize to
the student holding the highest aver
age in mathematics for the past three
years"
In 1890, Mis- Jakle said, there was
change in the scholarship require
ments and it was decided to award the
Lowell prize to the student making
the highest average for the entire
two years in the professional course.
The winners of the Lowell prize:
1918, Miss Dorothy jake.
1919, Charles Pierce.
1920, Miss Edith Harrison.
1921, Miss Fay Lawhead.
1922, Mrs. Francelle Robinson.
1923, Miss Flo Dele Davies.
1925, Miss Minnie Anderson.
1926, as noted above, Mrs. Charles
Grolich.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
TOUGHEN THE SKIN WE
LOVE TO TOUCH GIRLS
WE ARE WHISPERING

Henry Albers, newly elected ex-
alted ruler of Flagstaff Elks, also a
past exalted ruler, is chairman of the
Fourth of July celebration committee,
his fellow workers being Ray H.
Simpson, Secretary Tom L. Rees, Past
Exalted Ruler Loren w Cress, Frank
Goodman and Fred Browning.
The committee merely reported pro-
gress at the meeting Of the lodge on
Tuesday night, but it is understood
will make more detailed report at
next Tuesday nights meeting.
Probably the celebration will be
similar to the one so successfully
pulled off here last Fourth, lasting
three or four days and depicting the
days of 40 Very likely whiskers will
be the order again. Whiskers surely
will be the order in case the 40 brand
Of celebration is decided upon, as
seems to be the universal demand.
So Flagstaff BARRIERS have ample
warning-it's lots of girls heads to
bob or bust.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
HARRY (NDIAN) MILLER
DENIED BAIL CHARGED
WITH CUNDIFF MURDER

Harry E. Miller, Cray
Thunder), the Apache chief,
was held without bail for SUI
periOr court to answer to the
charge of the murder of
Earl NJ. Cundiff at the pre-
lirninary hearing last Satur-
day afternoon before Justice
Of Peace Tom Pulliam.
The defendant was accompanied by
his wife and sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter. He had been in Jail since the
preceding Monday, when, following
earlier exoneration by the ccroner's
jury, he was arrested on a complaint
sworn out by Cundiff's widow
Defendant was represented IN the
hearing by one of his attorneys, W
E. Ferguson of Holbrook, his other
attorney, Blaine B. Shimmel OF Flag
staff, being south on business. The
state was represented by County At
torney Frank Harrison and Assistant
County Attorney Frank NJ. Gold, tie
latter acting in an advisory capacity
only.