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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16

She had stayed behind In the
hall. waiting for Sally to so and
find out what had happened. al
by herself.
Sally lifted her father to the
bed. He was singularly light
and easy for her to pick up in
her strong. young arms.
Poor Dad" thought Sally. and
as she held him. she suddenly
felt closer to him than ever she
had since the long-ago days when
he had been q gay and clipper
young man who had taken her to
picture shows and the circus
1t seemed to her that she had
forgotten how much she had
loved him, all through those
years, when he had left all of
them alone to shift for them..
selves. But now it came surg
ing back to her-that love for
him. The love she had had for
him when she was nine years old.
She was crying softly as she
picked up the telephone on the
stand beside the bed. and gave
DR.. Ambleside's number.
While she was speaking to him
her fathers eyelids fluttered up
and he looked at her. His hands
moved, locking themselves on his
thin chest. Sally gave . great
sigh Of relief.
Guess I must have got a little
faint" he murmured thickly az
she hung up the receiver and
turned to him. 81 thought I'd
get up to get q drink of water.
The thermos bottle was empty"
MY FAULT" Sally blamed her
self. It was the first time she
had forgotten to keep the bottle
filled with the special mineral
water that DIR. Ambleside had
ordered for Mr.. Jerome.
But. somehow. 1t was easy to
forget important things lately In
The House by the Side of the
Road. For there were so many.
many things for Sally to do, and
all Of them important ones. =
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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He put his head down and would
have kissed her but Mrs. Haiden
rose. -
Emily turned back at the door
and looked out over the river. A
freighter was going up stream,
lights about the pilot house like
cleaning jewels. Another swept
downward; their whistles spoke az
they passed.
She glanced at her yellow
flounces and the night wind
seemed cold suddenly.
CHAPTER 20
Three little girls were rushing
down Main Street again, fleeing
before long rays 0e light thrust far
out by the sinking sun.
Three heads nodding, the black,
the brown. the red; three pairs of
eyes darting this way and that,
coming together, glanclng away.
Three pairs of scarlet lips-too
scarlet for young fares smiling
at anything or nothing.
People turning. Some saying,
There's the Brent kid. They're
telling how her sister-m
Some asking. who's the little
devil in the middle; one with the
bright hair?"
One who said nothing but stared.
Not tall man, but one woman
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} the table, and her feet resting on
e stool under it.
No one knows how sick / am"
she often walled. I'm just as
sick as your father Is, but I won't
give in to 1t. He's well enough
to be out Of bed-and he could
get up Just as well as not"
Sally was desperately sorry for
her.
But there came day when
even Mrs. Jerome could not say
that her husband was well enough
to be out Of bed.
1t was cold and rainy day In
the middle of the month. All day
rain had Come down in sheets. and
brown leaves had come blowing
down from the trees.
At 1870 Sally was practising the
Savannah Stomp in her room. and
talking to her mother at the same.
time. Mrs. Jerome was COM
planning about a brand new pain
in . brand new place.
II never had one before in the
small OF my back" she groaned.
And it's such a different kind Of
pain. 1t lust takes my breath
away" She caught her breath to
show what she meant.
Maybe q cup OF hot tea would
do me good" she went on. and
then stopped suddenly, her mouth
open, her eyes fixed with ques.
tioning fear.
From Mr.. Jerome's room there
was the sound OF q long-drawn
gasp. and then q thud-as II q
heavy body had fallen to the
floor.
What on earth Is that noise?"
asked Sally. stopping midway in
her dance. with her arms still
flung out at her sides. and her
toe just grazing the floor.
CHAPTER LvI
CALLY thought that her father
- was dead when she flung
open the door OF his room. He
was lying on the floor, and his
hands and face were the same
shade as the bathrobe of gray
Turkish toweling that was wrap
ped around him.
He must have tried to get out
Of bed by himself" she walled
aloud, although there was no one
In the darkened room with her.
Mrs. Jerome, who avoided all UNI
pleasant things as she would have
avoided the black plague, had NOT
followed her at the sound Of that
heavy fall.
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his voice a bit husky, that she
turned her head.
Why did you do that, Emily?
Don't you like me?"
OF course do
He moved abruptly. But she
sat there with the soft light on
her fairness, a silver creature,
infinitely gracious. He tried to
look away but his gaze came
back.
III I'm not satisfied with that,
dear? Not just your liking? Have
you ever been in love, Emily-of-
my-heart?"
''Oh. love!' She smiled, think.
ing backward.
You don't believe in love? You
don't think it the greatest thing
in the world? After waiting long,
being deceived many times, you
think a man can't find it at
last?"
Kingdom Soles rather liked to
dramatic himself. Not insin.
cerely; he truly saw himself as
the hero of situations and this
was his scene. 1t rolled along
smoothly:
The first moment saw you
Emily-heard you speak--beauti-
full, so different, from every other
woman in the world! Cant ex.
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topped off by a spoonful of fluffy
salad dressing.
But Sally shook her lovely,
dark head. 'Oh, no! Not me,
Aunt EmT' she cried, with deter.
mination in the very ring of her
voice. I'D have to he dragged
by the hair of my head into that
dining room tonight! I'm net
going anywhere near John Nye
and his crowd. Not q chance"
With an outraged snort, Aunt
En- piled tray with salads and
bore them off to the dining room
at high speed.
IF you're ashamed Of this job
you'd better go back to petting a
typewriter" said she, when she
had dashed back into the kitchen.
She always spoke her mind, no
matter how many people were
around.
I'm not ashamed of my job!
You know l don't mind waiting
on table most of the time" Sally
came back at her holly.
We'll. then, what's the matter
with you tonight?" Aunt En-
wanted to know, rapping the
table smartly with her knuckles.
Il just don't want to go in
where John Nye is" Sally began,
when her aunt broke in once
more.
"You don't know what you want.
to dor she declared. You act
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SALLY'S SHOULDERS :. By BEATRICE BuRTo

GSNTEVER felt better since Hector
IN was a pup" Sally went on,
with blithe slanginess. She GER
tainly never had looked better.
well, then, what's the big idea
of staying out here in the
kitchen?" her aunt went on.
When she set her mind to find
ing something out, she went right
to the bottom of things. A dia.
mond drill was nothing to be
compared to her, when it came TO
digging up the truth.
well. If you must know"
Sally finally blurted out, John
Eye is here tonight-and l don't
want to dance in front of him.
''Ho--hum" Aunt En- was
thoughtful. so that's the way
the wind blows, is it? Well, I've
thought that right along"
Sally knew she had thought she
was in love with John ever since
that long-ago day, almost year
before, when John Nye had come
to the house to take Mile for a
drive. She said nothing, but went
calmly on piling lettuce leaf upon
lettuce leaf. and scooping out a
hollow in the tomatoes before her
on the table.
Set those salads on the serv.
ing table in. the dining room"
commanded Aunt En- when the
last of them was finished and
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NOU Go On With The Story.
CHE hummed to herself:

CHE hummed to herself:
~ For to admire and for to
know,
For to be old this world so wide
And invited Emily for dinner.
s'Wear the yellow frock, dear;
the one with the frills."
ITS going to be q party,
Frances?"
IT don't think So" Rather glib
this was; in her present state Of
high resolution Emily would have
refused a party. Its a pretty
frock and you never put it on"
Which was true enough. The
dress was a copy of the one she
had worn that night when Kent
followed her into the garden: the
night when they had stood above
the river watching ships pass and
he kissed her good-by.
She loved the pale gold flounces,
but kept them hung away. She
felt almost that she must save
the dress. That night could not
return; never again would Kent
sit beside her, smiling. saying with
the small break in his voice that
she was sweet.
Yet she dreamed of this; having
the gown almost made it seem not
altogether a dream.
She put 1t on tonight and called
q taxi. An extravaganza she con-
sidered that, but told herself she
was entitled to something. AS
they spun through the River
Road and on down Lowland Drive
toward Great View she saw with
q twinge Of longing that this was
another such night as the lumi-
nous one she remembered. The
moon hung low on the river and
rose hedges were fragrant all
along the way.
Frances called to her from the
garden to go in; she would fol-
low shortly. she. said. AS Emily
stepped into the drawing room,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
HAIR MUST
BE @. K.

NtHE actress for the motion-pic-
ture part may be beautiful
and screen well. but is her hair
the proper color? The question is
a very important one in the minds
OF the moving-picture photog-
raphers, and to answer It, q spe-
cial color-testing chart has been
devised. says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. The candidates hair is
quickly and easily compared with
the samples on the card, all Of
which have been photographed to
determine their values in the fin
ished picture. In this particular
case. the performers hair had to
be as light or lighter than color
No. on the chart.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
THEIR QUEER
WHIMS

CERTAIN things seem to be
" taboo in official circles. One
is to smoke at a formal meeting.
But Vice President Dawes upside
down, pipe and Secretary of
Commerce Hoover's big black
cigar frequently ignore this GUS
tom. Senator Smoot OF Utah once
astonish the French debt commits
sion by putting his feet on the
conference table. At the opening
OF a local theater President Cool
idge, testimony says, had his feet
on the rail OF the Presidential box.
"Jim" Reed chaws and makes the
women folk shudder with his un.
erring aim.-The Pathfinder.
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sheik. All the swells crazy over
him. What you sore about, Kit
ten? Sure gave you a tumble. he
did"
''WiIl you shut up? Talk like a
rubber dumbell. I'm not going in
here with you."
"Ah, we didn't mean anything
Kitten. C'mon now"
.No. Listen. Dottie; sneak home
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Continued TOmorrow.)

the back way 30 EN- won't ses.
you. If she snoops over stay out
of sight. I'm with you, see? How
about it,"
"oh. Kit, tell Us! Is It q dateI
Listen"
Maybe I win sometime. You'll
do that. Dottie? Ems that
grouchy."
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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An Intriguing Serial by the Author Of
Golden Roads" Thrill Hunters"
and Other ROmances
WINE Has Happened So Ear:

sister d
factory
Kent
speakeay' is
to
whether
picnic .
who meets her. risks his life to gather leaves for
might been killed.! she cries. I'D than that
EN-" he replies.
She friendship with rich
orator who talks to her about beauty and color and presents her
with Emily frequent visits
Dukes Stephen Day for making trouble at the factory He predicts
Areda which she Raggedy She discusses the
Of blue blood with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
This Day in Our History

THE first deliberately militant of hs American Revolution
took place December is, 1773 Boston
Tea Party which marked the end Of peaceful egal opposition
Of the Colonies TO the rule OF King George H. Of EniIsnd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
A Record for GrolOth

THE record for speedy growth belongs to the
bamboo, which, during the rainy almost be
grow New shoots win rise at the rate of nine inches in each
"a hours.
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What DO You KnOlD?
\ ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
Questions on Editorial Page.
Answers TO Today's Test:

- - .AnsweEs TO Iodays Test:
Actress Out Of the depths Behold the Nam BY the very
fact ITSELF Fore the time being; TO- Because
Heavens IL Forward; 49, Cora H. Sweeter Is, Lover; is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
COAFFEE IN FRONT
IN 100-YARD DASH

BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Ontario, September g.
Cyril Coaffee of the Illinois Athletic
Club won the feature event of the
Canadian national exhibition track
and field meet today when he de.
feated Dehart Hubbard. former Michi-
gan University star, and Chester
Bowman, United States national
sprint champion, in the 100-yard in
vitation dash. Coaffee's time was
9 As seconds.
A nnix-up occurred in running the
12-mile modified marathon, IN which
r McEIugh of Chicago was declared
the winner by officials. Harold Web
ster of Hamilton claimed to have been
first, and Charles Smell OF Toronto
insisted he was among the first three.
but neither claim was allowed.
Ethel Catherwood of Saskatoon
failed in her attempt to set up a new
world record in the high jump. but
bettered her Canadian record by
inch in clearing the bar at feet 2
inches.
Phil Edwards of New York broke
the Canadian record for a thousand
covering the distance in minutes
10 2-5 seconds, against the former
mark of 2:l5. The winner. however,
was Douglas Brown, Timmins. On
tario. who started at so yards. Ray
Watson was third.
James Russell. Detroit, came sec.
end in the hundred yards for boys
under IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
NAVY SHOT IS BEST
IN I.ATIONAL MATCH


CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 8.
Leo Mlynczak, United States Navy,
from Winona, Mimi, won the first
stage of the individual rifle match
today, fired at 500 yards as a part
of the national rifle and pistol
matches under way here.
Mlynczak. with q possible score of
rs and ii "Vs," the official desiGna-
ton for part of the target within
the bulls-eye. will receive the Wright
memorial trophy, awarded for the
leading marksman in the first stage
Of the match. There were $50 con-
testants,
Corpl. D. r. Schwartz, 18th United
States Engineers, Fort Humphrey.
Va. who also had possible and IA
US" was given second place, as
Mlynczak had a ''V' in his last shot
for record, while Schwartz scored a
five Capt. w. A. Wood, goth United
States Engineers, Fort Humphrey
was third, with a possible and 13
Tvs"
The match will go into the 900 and
1000 yard stages Monday. Both the
riflemen and soldiers detailed to the
camp had a half holiday today, and
many of the contestants are spend
ing the week end in cities and resorts
nearby. A new team appeared today
when Is civilian rifiemen arrived to
enter the matches as the Michigan
civilian team. with Payson D. Foster
of Pleasant Ridge as team captain.
The small-bore ranges will be
opened tomorrow for the first pre-
liminary tryout for the Dewar team,
which is to participate in the inter-
national bore team match to be fired
September IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
WAR WHITES AHEAD
IN POLO CONTESTS

War Whites won major honors in
the roundrobin polo tests staged yes
terday on the Potomac Park oval
among War Department and Fort
Myer teams.
Two victories were registered by
Whites, their victims being Sd Cavalry
Of Fort Myer, who were BANKED
to 0, and 10th Field Artillery,
another combination from across the
Potomac, which was on the short end
of a 80 score. In other clashes Ar
tillery downed War Yellows, 4 to 0.
and Sd Cavalry and Fellows fought
to a tie at points.
Mai Woodward, who accounted for
five of Whites seven goals, was the
big gun of their attack. Capt. Tom
Hasty, who recently arrived here from
Texas, and the ever dependable
veteran, Col. Margetts, got the other
two.
Lieut.. Mcclure, who has been show
ing consistently well since joining
10th Field Artillery, again yesterday
performed cleverly. Twice he zoomed
the willow through the posts. Lieut..
Van Wyk and Lieut.. Palmer also dis
played an accurate eye, and each ac-
counted for a pair of tallies.
Lieut.. Guy c. Benson, who has been
holding forth with the Army team
that recently won the junior cham
pionship, was back in the 10th Fields
lineup today. He alternated with
Capt. Sharpe at back, and, though he
did not score, showed to good adj
vantage.
The line-ups:
War whites-Maj. woodward, No ]:
Capt Hasty, No 2, Capt. Roughton. NO. d
Sixteenth Field Artillery-Lieut Mcguire
No. /: Lieut.. Van Wyk No. ?: Lieut.. Palm
err No. g. Lieut.. Benson. back.
Third Cavary-Lieut Deylne, NO i
Lieut. Elms No. 2: Lieut.. Pence, No. 8;
O" War Yellows-@Mai THONGS. No /; Maj
Hoyle, No 2 Mai. Chaffee, No. g. Col. Nor
ris back. ,,,,., tz,.
Capt Hasty, Col. Margetts; 10th Eleid AT. AZ
tiIiery. Lieut. Mcclure t2l: Lieut.. Var, Wyk
(2) Lieut.. Palmer t2i: Bird Cavalry. L,entt'
Devinc Lieut.. Pence: War 1eliows MAJ.
h? Standardization fl iH6th Field Artillery Capt
Sharp for Lieut.. Benson. , .,-,
Referee--Gen Booth Time of chukkers,
minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
BY VINCENT RICHARDS.
ampion and Former Davis Cup Player
A MERICA will be successful in

champion ana FORMER Davis Cup Player.
MERICA will be successful in
" defending the David Cup.
"A / make this prediction know
4 \ ing there are many who will
disagree. There is plenty of
room for argument.
For instance, the Davis Cup selec-
ton committee will be using William
NJ. Johnston, popular little Cali
fornian, in the singles matches, with
out the slightest idea whether he is
in shape for such a grueling en-
counter.
They will favor Little Bill over
a younger player because of his re-
markably successful record in inter
national competition. He never has
lost a Davis Cup match. Still, it must
be admitted that this year he is an
unknown quantity.
Reports have come East that he is
in good playing form. and that he
weighs 1873, more than he ever
weighed before at this time of the
year-but there is one alarming thing
in connection with Johnston, and the
alarmists will point it out with gusto.
He has not had any real competi-
ton from first-class men this year.
Ihat, the SkepticS Will tell you, Is la
tai when player is to meet men of
the callber of the French players.
However, they should not forget
Johnston will have had five or six
days of severe practice before the in
ternational matches at the German
town Cricket Club next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
He will have had the benefit Of play
ing against such stars as William T..
Tilden, r. Norris Williams, and
Francis T. Hunter. These practice
sessions will not, of course, be actual
match competition, but there should
be enough real play in them to put
Johnston in shape.
French Fear Johnston.
There is a far more important item
that should not be overlooked when
Johnston faces the French players.
He is feared by them much more than
Tilden is, because his style of play is
so much more effective against either
Henri COchet or Rene La Coste than
that of any of the other Americans.
incidentally, while on the subject
of La Coste and Cochet, 1 understand
that hey will be used only in the
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WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

Washington Barracks and will accept
them also at the tee.
This is the first tournament or 1ts
kind for women in Washington, and
if it proves popular it is apt to be
the forerunner of many pleasant az
fairs for the fair golfers whose nus
bands are stationed in this vicinity,
as the officials of the officers club
at the War College are inclined to
favor the encouragement OF COM
petitive play among the women.
An entry fee of 81 will be charged
Prizes will go to the winner and run
ner-up and for low medalist in the
qualifying round.
Tuesday will be devoted entirely
to the 18-hole qualifying round.
Match play will begin Wednesday
morning, according to the COM
mittee.
Mrs. Ruth Britt. director of Rose
dale playground, will give a theater
party in honor of her victorious track
team, winners of the interplaygrOund
championship for 1927, at keith's
Theater Tuesday afternoon.
The fair stars brought back the
first city track championship which
has ever come to Roseda,e, and Mrs.
Britt is planning to celebrate the
winning of the laurels in an appropri-
ate fashion.
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BRIGHT HOLIDAY PROGRAM
FOR DISTRICT LINKSMEN
Many Clubs Arrange Special Events for Golfers on
Labor Experimentation Has Attractive Card
Pros to Play ON Baltimore Course.

err and NJ. f. Slindee. The event Is
open only to members of clubs affili-
ated with the Middle Atlantic Golf
Association and specially invited
guests.
Unless the District Golf Association
withdraws it's ban against George j.
Vogt, the District championship to be
played at Burning Tree September 30
and October will be certain to crown
q new champion, or at least man
who has not held the title for more
than two years. The tourney is ~
hole medal play affair.
One of the curious anomalies of the
competitive game will make Tommy
Armour, professional champion of two
countries, qualify in the Professional
Golfers Association championship
medal round, to be played near Balti-
more on September 16 Even though
he holds the United States and Cana
dian open titles, Armour must quail
fly in the p. G. A. event, and there is
just a chance that the open champion
may not be one of the two selected to
represent the Middle Atlantic section
in the professional match play tour
ney. This section is entitled to but
two qualifiers by reason of the small
here.
Junior golfers of Washington will
gather at the Town and Country Club
next Friday to compete in a 36-ho1e
medal play tourney for the Albert r.
Mackenzie trophy, emblematic of the
District championship. The title now
is held by Frank x. Roesch of the
Washington Golf and Country Club.
At the same time several Of Wash
ington's leading amateur players are
to compete this week in the first an
nual tourney of the Shenvalee Golf
Club of New Market, Va, to start
Wednesday and run through Saturday.
Indian Spring golfers two weeks
from today will end the qualifying
rounds for the club championship and
on the same day will play T., first
match round. The tourney is to be
concluded by September 25 and prizes
will be awarded at dinner to be
held that evening