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} the cigarettes and stuck one be-
tween her lips.
Roy flushed darkly and slowly,
but said nothing to her. He turn.
ed his shoulder on her, after a
moment, and began to talk to Gus
on the other side of the table.
1t was early in the evening-not
more than a quarter after six.
The restaurant was only begin
ming to fill, and the orchestra
had not come in.
Bobbie sat, half listening to
Gus and Roy, and watching the
people who came in, usually in
groups of two or three or four.
Suddenly she Strengthened up in
her chair and gave a little gasp.
Lottie Schultz and little Jolly
stood in the doorway.
As If she were watching people
in a dream, Bobhie watched the
dark commissioning head-waiter
bow to them and then lead them
to a table beside the high windows
that were still azure.blue with the
fading daylight.
Lottie was in a brown linen suit
and hat. the plain kind of clothes
that she always wore. Clothes
without frill or a furbelow.
Clean unscented crisp clothes.
Skin without a trace of rouge or
eyebrow pencil or vanishing
cream. Clear cool Hooking clean
skin. Clear eyes, with a clear
clean mind behind them That
was Lottie Schultz-Lottie who
was neither a vamp or a gold.
digger.
Comparisons
Seen beside Monica, she was
like a trim white yacht beside a
gtlded, noisy excursion boat.
Roy Bobbie spoke low across
the table where the blue spirals of
ci9aret smoke hung in wells. Roy"
His eyes followed her to the
table by the blue window where
Lottie sat with her little girl.
They had not seen him-those
two-and they were smiling across
at each other as they decided what
to have for their early dinner.
There was something lonely.
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"How's her head?" Arson
growled the question.
SCOUT east, sir"
Where's the officer of the
watch?"
"Forrad wit der Teddy, sir."'
Arson frowned and came out
of the gangway. Glancing over
the intervening houses. he caught
sight of Lucille conversing with
the second mate. Something in
the animation of their colloQuy
caused the frown on his face to
deepen. He was still staring
when she turned and caught
sight of him.
Good morning. captain-you
see I'm an early bird"' She
came striding toward him, smil-
ing, her face aglow with the cool
vigor of the morning air.
I've had nice little prone
made while you've been wooing
Morpheus" she continued. II
am taking an interest in my
ship" She emphasized the word
significantly. And I made your
officer explain some of the para.
phernalia which goes to make
up this wondrous fabric Of rope
and poles and sails.
"Oh, by Jove" he calculated,
leaping over the washboard. st
forgot ] wasn't dressed. I'll be
up in ten minutes for Z walk
around before breakfast.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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THE HOLLYWOOD GIRL = By Beatrice Burton
A MOMENT later she waved him
"A back.

! A MOMENT later she waved him
"A back.
Look here" she said to him,
leaning toward him across the
table, couldn't you manage to
get us a little liquor? Just
enough for "a highball all
around?"
Roy was making violent signs
at her to be silent, but she pre-
tended not to see him and went
blithely on.
Mr.. Schultz here would be
glad to give you twenty dollars
for yourself. If you could get us
little something" she half
whispered.
mo, no, madame The waiter
shook his head. IT would surely
lose my job if should get you
liquor. Anyway l would not know
where to go to get any," --e
looked appealingly from Roy to
Gus, shaking his blond head all
the while. THE gentlemen know
that"
Roy and Gus nodded, but Monica
was not to be stopped now.
"Oh, don't you try to kid us
now" she said playfully, you
know you could get us some if you
wanted to! I'll bet if you wanted
to you could get us something in
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NOlO Go On With The Story

lie re-entered the cabin before
- she made her appearance. He
began to wonder darkly what was
keeping her so long, when a door,
opened and she burst upon his
vision like sunrise. The gown
fitted her to perfection, simmer.
ing and cleaning in the glow of
the lamps. setting off the pleasing
curves Of her figure, with the
gifted skill of the modiste. His
head swan at the radiant sight
of her.
"A kiss-a kiss. heart of my
hearth he cried catching her
within his embrace.
You'll crush and spoil this
dress" she protested weakly, but,
as she spoke, her bare arms Slip
ped up on his shoulders.
II love you--love you--love
you" he cried in voice vibrant
with emotion, and showered her
face with wild kisses. Then with
q gentle sigh, he released her.
You mad lover"' she exclaim-
ed, breathless. You are all fire
and flame"'
"Aphrodite lives" he cried
breathing deep. the ardor of his
1nfatuation shining in his dark
eyes. "She never dies!"
She smiled at him witchinSlv
and glided to the Uttered
sideboard. Let me mix you one
Of those drinks you liked so much
when last we were together"
Getting Tight
The liquor was commencing to
take charge of him. He picked
up a cigarette. ignited it, and
blew forth great cloud Of smoke.
She busted herself among the bot.
ties, her white shoulders gleam-
ing like ivory under the soft
lights of the swinging lamps.
To MISUNDERSTANDING to the
Sea- he toasted her in the glass
she proffered.
While the ship. canvas clad to
her skysails, ambled lazily east
ward in the falling wind, her
timbered fabric staged incongru-
Gus contrasts. Forward upon her
forecastle-head, a ragged sailor
kept lookout, trudging monoton.
ously across the deck, eyes peer.
Ing into the darkness, and occa.
sionally hailing the direction of
the pinpoints Of colored light
which stabbed the opacity.
In the foreeastle, a motley
crowd of cosmopolitans slumber.
ed in their frowsy hunks. their
srentorous breathing reminiscent
OF shore revels not yet overcome.
Aft on the poop paced Mr..
Mooney, thinking less of the trim
of his sails than he did of the
happenings in the shippers cabin.
Every once in a while, the Sec
ond mate was conscious of music
and singing. Sometimes it was a
duet, at other times the sweet in.
spring harmony of a woman's
voice came muffled to his ears,
causing him to grin knowingly
and pass comment to himself.
This fellows a bird, I'll declare
"a nautical Don Juan! / reckon
ne knows more about the cut of a
skirt than he does of a rops'l
and he carries 'em to
sea, so he does. And I'll say
he's got an eye for prime stuff,
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milo caro?' she asked softly, her
face upturned to his, her mouth,
enticing. half-revealing the pearly
teeth within.
"Despise you?" he repeated We.
hemently. He swung her off her
feet with sudden strength as her
hair, fragrant with its exotic per-
fun1ing, fell about his shoulders.
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lea asked him sharply. She reached
over, took one of the dollar bills
from him and Tipped it down on
the girls tray.
my stars! Not even tipping a
cigarette girl! What a tight-wad
you are, Roy Schultz She glared
at him as she-opened a pack of
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ping to the cadences of a song
she was playing.
1t was THE Mistrial''-a recent
piece of Nietzsche's-and the wild
abandon OF the words were in
accord with her drumming and
poetic pcsturing, the twinkling
of her silver slippers.
do you despise me very much,
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He.Man Stuff

THE shrek of the gale in the
i tOps'ls; the bIOod.tingling
tang Of salt air; straining,
sweating, cursing men, and the
haunting, s1eeriIIg fare of the
buckle skipper of the trim
clipper. That's Captain Sal.
vatiOn," the story OF a man
who found God after he had
reviled him. It's playing this
week at Loew's Palace Theater.
Read the story first in The
Washington Times, then don't
fail to see the picture at the
Palace.
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whether it's ships or women
a rare birdr'
But all these were extraneous
and out of Anson's thoughts.
The ship, her company, Mary
Phillips and all, were detached
things. Lucille was dancing now,
playing his mandolin, swaying
sinuously around the room, a red
rose entwined in her raven hair,
her nimble feet rhythmically step
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chose six packages Of the long
Russian kind that have slender
gold tips and cost a dollar a box.
Roy paid the girl with a SO bill,
and she handed him back four
ones.
Here! Aren't you going to give
her something for herself" Mon.
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under a cloudless sky. From his
position, he glanced aloft, vision.
ing the tall spires of canvas
hanging lstless in the MINDLESS
morning. There was a sailor
perched up on the mizzen-sky.
sailyard, overhauling the gear. A
man stood by the wheel, staring
alternately at compass and sails.
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on figured silk dressing gown,
strobe across to the after com.
panion and mounted the steps,
pausing when his head and
shoulders appeared above the
coaming, to scan the ship and
sea.
The wind had died and the
ocean was as smooth as glass
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TOURISTS IN
EUROPE

MORE than 1000, 900 tourists
AVA visited France last year.
Tourists from the United States
numbered 157,6S0, in addition to
$4,000 that travelled third class.
Many of the 1929 from Great
Britain were Americans who Wis
tied England first. Some of the
4e1,S32 from Spain were from
Great Britain.
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Woman, love you, Adore you,
Aphrodite, my own
Arson awoke at the stroke of
seven bells. The sunshine was
streaming in through the silken
curtains Of the ports and the
ship seemed very quiet and still.
Rolling out of bed. he slipped
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CHARITABLE
ENGLISH

DEOPLE in England spend $780,
4 100000 yearly in general char
tiles. These figures do not include
the $15,000,000 subscribed by Lon.
doners annually to their hospitals,
the proceeds Of church offerings
and fines, nor the amounts raised
by Flag" days-Lord Haig's
Poppy Day raising 1,400, 900
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Queer Doings

Bank savings in France now
total more than 10000, 600 600
francs approximately $640, 000,-
000), or an increase of nearly 100
per cent since 1920.
Canada is populated by 1855, 800
inhabitants.
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CAREFULLY be alert progress Improvement
She should read and know what going in the world
though she has discovered that good listener popular with
than brilliant talke she must know that listen
more charmingy when she knows what is being discussed
She should study dancing for the and pose gives she
should study herself from angle until has achieved
lection of her good points and cevery
not have to work has the time make of this!
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aton to compete with others in that field
work out in the world
No girl wants to be married just for her money family
connections.
Every likes to feel that she is
girl who does not have worry about making living
and who knows that she will always have home ample
means to enjoy the good things of e
slide back into bored and unterested attitude
It even for such girl plan her
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Read the Thrilling Account Of How
Arson, the Atheist and
Wastrel, Found God.
Read This Firaf:.

Arson Campbell abandons the study ministry 60 sea- He
arrives at Anchorvie, his Nova
drink to gOodby to Mary Phillips daug
nashes the young with whom she is walking
ms scOtfng at religion a
kEs Crosby an old carpenter Campbell that
real vessel it, During
n nEsn and wins promotion Inheing back
c .i ne b buys an interest in ship from her father In New
c to meet her escorts her home and
b @ She sails for Europe without telling him
vain He orders ship fgurehad phrodte modelled from
painting OF herself which Lucille had shown ship is wrecked
put he saved by Cinging
IN new York with $50 and his certificate
lottery to
shocking the ownspeOpe BY inviting
ana He
spatons and proudly calls pagan He unexpecedy runs
across MARY Phillips and hears something O
NOU Go On With The StOrU
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BY Fay King

BY Fay klng
OFTEN think the girl who to work has the
hardest job of ALL
For she must make a of herself!
She relies alone her personality and
people like and admire her she has made
of herself! - - ~
Marriage her much time and concen-
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OHIUK6 USeU TOT ALFpL0Ne OLgn0LLLng
RMY airpanes equipped with smoke candles which
a forth smoke easily from ordinary
fire smoke that they may signal
country and be seen for many miles around
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app lying =
never-ending list
Of skin beautifiers
is tireSome as
we'll as trouble
some Ensemble
proves itself as
an all purpose
cream. Quick and
easy to apply,
and such exquis-
lite results.
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beach. Did you? Yours - al.
"THE SAME OLD ED"
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BANK BANDITS HIDING
N Devil SCAVE

boy until he went to Washington
and got mixed up with a fast
crowd" the mother sobbed when
questioned early today by Sheriff
Borden. The Dellingers are con
sidered well-to-do in this section.
John Cooke frankly told the sheriff
that he had heard his daughter,
Helen Cooke, whose real name is
Elton Cooke, was with the bandit
gang.
She was home last April"
Cooke told the sheriff, land gave US
her address as $40 North Capitol
st. After she left she wrote n1e
one letter, saying she was going
away on a long trip and advised
me not to write to her."
See Long Seigs
With hundreds of square miles
Of rocky and rugged country,
broken by range after range OF
mountains, dotted with caves, and
covered with tangled forests and
brush. the four fugitives will be
able to elude capture until driven
out by hunger.
The country in which they are
thought to be hiding is a part OF
the Shenandoah National Forest,
which extends more than 80 miles
along the North Mountain range.
Except for one new forest road
which was opened last year from
Columbia Furnace. Va, into Trout
Run Valley, w. Va. crossing North
Mountain just north of the rugged
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BUD ST|LLMAN
Webs LENA
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elaborate ceremony ever Witnessed
in this part of the world.
In the midst of a virgin forest
that abounds in wild game Ut every
description, the Rev. Ephrem L'Ami
and his assistants will unite bud"
Stillman in holy wedlock with his
northland princess.
The dove Of peace has spread its
wings over the course Of young love
as the wedding dag dawned over the
mountain tops Of Meckinac. After
days OF plot and counter-plot.
jealousy and intrigue, Lena's parents
are recopciled to the wedding.
The success Of the affair had been
threatened for q time because of
their resentment over the elaborate
preparations for the ceremony made
by Mrs. Anne Urquhart StilIman,
Buds" mother.
A Strange Panorama
No word picture can possibly de-
pict the panorama of this old world
valley today.
1t is Park Avenue and the back
woods merged and welded. Here a
rude lumberjack's mackinaw, gaudily
checked, greets the eye; there the
short sports skirt of q society leader
furls in the breeze to shock the
north country peasant and his lady,
Ankle-length skirts of the timber
cruisers wife swish against the plus
fours Of Long Island and west
chester.
At tho Anse all the luxuries of
Southampton or Newport are seen
on lawn fringing the virgin
forest. Today the effets and the
primitive meet on the stillman
lawn.
New York looks at the quaint
folks Of the North and calculates
aren't they oddv'
The North country looks at New
York on the hoOf and doesn't know
what to think. But through the
frantic cubisIn Of the picture that
il tho Stillman- Wilson wedding,
Two happy ana Hght-hearted young
Sters can be seen.
Bud IL Overjoyed
"Bud" is overjoyed that all is
well with his mother.in.law to be.
He asks only that he and Lena be
permitted to seek happiness but
knows that there isn't any happi.
ness for q bride whose mother is
estranged.
81 am the happiest fellow In the
world" he said today. "EVervthinE
is going to be fine for all Of us
from now on
Like the young Princetonian.
Lena is blissfully happy. The
charming little wood nymph WIN
speaks English haltingly. chattera
joyously in fascinating patois. and
becames gravely intense when far.
ing problem, Is overjoyed at the
apparent reconciliation between the
two families.
Actually, however, there remain
daggers Of discomfort which NAV
thrust through the surface at any
minute. But the Stillmans have
steeled themselves to hava M
trouble with the Wilson's and tna
wilson's have put on smiles to hide
the embarrassment Of uuarrelS with
their millionaires-in.law. So the
stage is all set,
Park Avenue will step to the tuna
OF "Alouelle" and other French
Canadian folk songs, scraped on a
rustic fiddle.
Then Bud" and Lena will mska
Ihelr getaway for the outside
world by launch and automobiIe
and board = train 10 New YorL
They will sail on the olympIe fcr
thsr honeymoon abroad.
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hounds to put on the trail of the
two men and two women who
pulled the job at Mt. Jackson.
Sheriff Borden's all-night inves-
tgatlon and search revealed, he
says, the names of the party Of
two men and two women who held
up the bank.
From letters found in the aban-
doned automobile. from information
gained from two families at Lib
erty Furnace, the sheriff stated he
believed the party was made up
a. follows:
Kirby Dellinger, leader, for
Maerly Of Liberty Furnace and
Washington, ID. C.
Cecil Wilson, Is years old, also
6R WaFdensViIIe and driver Of the
study" Wilson mo relation to
Cecil WILSON,. Of Washington,
Elton or Helen Cooke. whose
address was 1919 Ninth st. N. W.,
but who told her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Cooke. of Liberty
Furnace. that her home was at
6lO North Capitol st., Washing.
ton. ID. c.:
Evil companions were the un.
doing Of Kirby Dellinger, leader of
the gang, according to his aged
mother, Mrs. Paul Dellinger, OF
Liberty Furnace.
'Kirb' was always q homs.lovins
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Sunday Il seemed ~ though I
had just turned over.
''WelI, / left the office Monday
1t 6, went home. ate supper, and
crawIed into bed.
Believe me, / sure did some
tan sleeping until I this morning.
Well, darling, will write you q
much longer letter tomorrow to
make up for this short ono. I
hope you had . good time at the
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Clerk in Baltimore
Store Identifies Two
Girls in Bank HOId-up

BALTIMORE. July 26.-The two
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crest OF Devils Hole Mountain,
the entire area of hundreds OF
square miles is travOrsed only by
rocky and winding trails.
Even If surrounded, members of
the posse declare, the robbers could
defy capture as long a. their am.
munition holds out. taking refuge
In any number Of places having a
single approach which one armed
man could hold against a score.
The little band will be forced to
remain in the loWlanda to obtain
drinking water, however. most Of
the mountainsids springs having
dried up.
Guard Every Road
Eheriff's posses and the constabu-
larry Of two States are guarding
ing from the mountain country and
are confident they will be able to
trap the quartet IL they leave the
mountains,
After q wild dash into the noun.
tains by automobile over rough ana
rocky roads, the quartet ESCAPED YES.
terday afternoon. Their car, aban.
doned when the motor burned out.
was found late in the afternoon on a
mountain road. The occupants fled
on foot into the mountains near
Wardensville, W. Va
Abandon SuitcaseS
They are thought to have carried
only their pistols ami ammunition
ana the loot from the bank. The
suitcases Of women's clothing were
found in the abandoned car
In one Of the suitcaSss were found
two District of Columbia and one
Virginia automobile license tags, an
OF WHICH are said to have been regis.
tered under fictitious names,
The posses are prepared to fight
pitched battle IL the robbers
refuse to surrender once they are
located.
A posse Of 20 men, mostly NOM.
talneers, continued the search all
iast night through the mountains,
while guards patrolled the roads.
me searching party was increased
to 50. shortly after dawn today.
They are operating now in a wilder.
ness more than 10 miles from the
nearest sign Of civilization.
Gov. Howard M. Gore, of West
virginia. today offered the Virginia
authorities any assistance they
might need, even to the extent of
calling out the militia to aid in the
search. The offer may be accepted
it the search does not bring re-
suits by nightfall, it was indicated.
Letters From Ed
One Of the letters found in the suit.
case was dated June s. 1t was as
follows:
Dear Helen:
"Just few lines. darling, before
] 60 over on the ship to start my
daily grind, which don't mind .
bit, as / have expectations of see.
ing You tonight. This is Just in
case don't. Well, old top, i got
two letters this mOFnind and there
fore start out today in the best of
spirits. Pleashe don't Cuss me be,
cause this letter is so very short,
but you know my time il limited
ON Mondays, and am just taking
. few minutes to remind you Of
the fact that still love you as
much as ever. You better had be.
cause you know / love you so
much. Well, honey, will write you
moro tomorrow. With moro love
and kisses. Always,
"OLD ED"
Another letter was found dated
June 81, reading as follows:
Darling Helen: Just = few
lines to tell you / did not get .
letter from you yesterday or to.
day. What il the matter? Get.
ting Writer'S cramp? / trust you
will excuse the typewriter, but I
will have to make this short a.
l have lots Of work on hand.
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PickpOcket Indicted
For Store Theft of 81

George Brown, alleged colored
pickpocket, was today indicted by
the District grand Jury, charged
with the taking OF 81 from a mans
pocket in q downtown department
store.
He was discovered with his hand
In his victims pocket, when q
woman shopper, percieying the act,
screamed and Brown fled, being
captured after a two blocks chase
He threw the money to the street
as he fled.