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have that quiet end. Things were bad
sometimes: men cruel, the best Of
them. I've broke my heart, as often
as they broke theirs. And you can
lose your looks, and die poor, or you
can have an accident. / was
always afraid of-things-things hap.
pening to me. But none of them did"
Didn't somebody once say. I've had
lots of trouble, in my life, but most Of
it never happened'?" asked Ireland,
idly making conversation.
She took no notice. I'D have liked
to go quiet" she said heavily, and
flung her arms about. The unkind
forties had treated Black-eyed Susan
not SO unkindly; her wrists, where the
lace fell away, were white. round, like
ity in her yet, life. burning strong, not
readily to be extinguished.
You may very we'll have your
too black a view. There's no use
but you may last week or two, and,
for all you or can say. the volcano
up there may hold off for longer than
that. hope it does"
1t was plain speech. but here on the
hip of the burning mountain, alone
with Suzanne. the sleeping native and
Death, smooth sayings seemed to have
no place.
Don't 1 know that?" she answered
him sharply, almost fiercely. Don't
l know / could hold on; l could have
the sun. the smells and looks of things
maybe bit longer"
She fell silent. Ireland looked at
her, somewhat puzzled.
She had been lying with her head
turned toward the shadows. Presently
she moved a little. He could see her
eyes. There was an indefinable
change in them. Since she last looked
at him something had gone out of
Black-eyed Susan, or was it that some
thing had come to her?
"I'll put 1t straight" she said. care
you going or staying?"
Staying. Va arranged that al
ready, and you greed"
''You won't go and leave me?"
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"You know / won't" he answered,
uncertain as to her meaning. but sure
of his own.
81 told you," she warned him, that
it's a bad world for young widows"
He WINGED at that, but answered
patiently: "She has her child If any
thing happens to me-"
81 had mine-until the lawyers took
her and gave her to an old woman to
bring up away from her mother.
Well, don't you mind me; have your
Sleep"
II can't sleep"
81 can; I'm going to. You go on
reading. Read me wherever you are;
It'll help me to go off.
LIE took the book again and read of
the death of Oates, the very gal
liant gentleman: of how he went
forth, silent, into the snow and laid
down his life to save those who could
not be saved; of how Scott and his
other gallant gentlemen died also; of
the records found long after.
1t was getting very late. Ireland
laid down the book. Was she asleep?
She had been moving restlessly for
some time, dragging at her red chain
as II 1t oppressed her-the mascot tnat
she had carried through so many
stormy years; that had surely brought
her in the end no great luck. For
some time, however. she had been
quiet. He looked at her. She was
certainly asleep now.
He yawned. An immense fatigue
had seized him. Above Compass
grumbled unavailingly. The firepot
underfoot boiled unheeded as he
dropped on the sofa and sank to sleep.
He woke to a raw glare Of daylight.
and MAMMA wailing like wolf beside
him.
"O-hoo, o-hoo,'' she cried. heating
her head upon the mats. why Ma
hina sleep? Why Mahina not look
out? She die, she die"
"Heavensr' said Ireland to himself.
He was on his feet in an instant.
Suzanne was not lying as he had left
her. Her body was twisted oddly and
her face set in mask Of agony. Her
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eyes told him that Mahina had spoken
the truth.
whats happened?" he asked,
dazed by the sudden shock.
Mahina. still crying. thrust her fin
gers between SuZanne's rouged lips
and pulled forth the end Of broken
necklace. From the corners OF the
mouth, like drops of blood, there fell
two Black keyed Susan seeds.
"He poison" she sobbed. HE very
bad poison. Every one know that but
the white man. All the white man
fool Yesterday I think she want to
drink too much medicine. l take him
away. Den she want to take this,
think. SO 1 try to steal him. but she
not letting me. O-hoo, oh-hoo!"
What was left of the mascot" that
Suzanne had carried through her
stormy days, that had enabled her to
keep constantly at her fingers ends
the keys of life and death, dropped
rafting on the floor.
About it, before she went where the
gallant gentleman Oates had gone,
she had twisted a scrap OF paper.
Ireland unfolded the scrap and read:
"She's my daughter. Go back and
take better care of her than they ever
took of me-
Ireland and Clarie. his wife. are
station people" now, than which
there is no prouder position in Aus
tralia. Mahina they have made a
princess among her own island folk.
For the will of Suzanne, found among
the papers that Ireland hurriedly
collected and carried away, left to her
stranger daughter all she owned. and
that included Plummer's 'shammy" of
gold, besides his properties of various
sorts scattered over half the Sullivan
Islands.
In North Queensland the grass that
carries the beautiful. deadly seeds of
the Black-eyed Susan is common, but
not a leaf is ever seen about the Ire
lands homestead. The master has II
constantly rooted out. He says 1t Is
dangerous.
On Compass Island the house that
was Susan's home and grave is sealed
with lava.
tCopyriEht. 1917
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all the clothes, all the chair, the table.
Mr. Plummers boys they stay down
below; they take care for the boat for
him. Two weeks ago we go out to
look at this mountain; she start to play
up; she shake all the road, all the
stone of the road. Road on top fall
down on road at bottom. Mrs. Plum
mer. she was hit. Mr. Plummer, his
head broke and he killed. The boys
were very much frighten', and then
they takes the boat and went away.
Me, l stop; ! don't like to leave Mrs.
Plummer.
She took up the fan which she had
laid down, and went on tanning.
Heavens" said Cantrell compre-
hensively, hopping his brow. The
heat. the black, brooding heat of the
afternoon, was terrible. What's the
matter with her?" he asked bluntly.
1t was Black-eyed Susan who an
swered him. my backs broken" she
said.
There was a dismayed silence.
Through it, the black woman
monotonously tapped her fan; the
sound of waves, a long way below,
came family through the opened shut
tiers. Underfoot, one could feel the
island boiling-boiling-
gentleman who spoke first, and what
he said appeared barely relevant
I'm going to be married next
month" was his remark.
Mrs. Plummer." sharply demanded
Cantrell ARE you quite helpless?
Could you stand it If we carried you
| to the
my good man." she replied
slowly, for the drops of night and sleep
were still in her brain-"Ive never
moved my legs since the landslide, and
| just didn't die when the boys carried
me in"
IF you'll pardon me-" said Ireland
suddenly. Pm only commercial, but
l did a year at doctoring, once. Let
me have look at her."
They withdrew little way, stand
ing among the scarlet flowers outside.
The captain simply waited; he was
used to waiting. Blackett lighted a
cigarette with fingers somewhat un'
certain and. to an entirely inattentive
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Gross Exaggerations in the nb-Waiter:
Chiltelike Marriment Witt Feitlebaums
BY MILF GROSS.

- ECOND FLOOR-Mrs. Yifnif-
HIM, so to where do you gung,
Messus Feitlebaum?
~ THIRD FLOOR-Mrs. Feitle-
baum-Hm--so me witt mine
Mowriss we gung by hitting wot is
allowt to be dere honly pipple wot
dey conseest from perrents wot dey
idder de fodder odder de modder odder
liant witt a honcle witt a goddian
from cheeldren odder tweens odder
babizz odder huffspreengs.
SECOND FLOOR-Mrs. Yifnif-So
is why dees?? HIM is a VERY eventual
affair."!
THIRD FLOOR-Mrs. Feitlehaum-
spitch wot'Il be a advice de perrents
from de hoppbreenging from chill
dren.! So come on irrigoddless-wholl
gonna take dere a inventory If you
got habizz-Come alung. Geeve
leesten-ItIl Gust you free!!!
SECOND FLOOR-Mrs. Yifnif-
Nup!! Goot pye-Enjoin yousalf
gradually-Goot pye. denks..-Goot
pye, goot pye.
POT TWO.
hitting From de Ripple Wot Dey
Perrents.
SPEAKER-(geeving gradually a
clear de troat)-Aham!!-De leetle
dem!,-tiny helfes,
dollink ones Tipping wit prencing.
skeeping witt dencing hitter witt
titter--opp wit don-too witt frau
feeling opp fool de houze witt gud-
geous sonshine-witt lettering lenter,
it should bobble, it should teenkle--
seelvery NUTS from chiltelike marri-
galurr joy witt
plasure-like fieeting leedle ferriz-
petit ones-ewoking in de hotts JOY
witt blees witt happiness witt con-
temptment!!!-
Mrs. eitlebaum-Gudgeous
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
Speaker-Tander tweegs it should
materrilize from dem triZz beeg ones
-heppy hacorns-dollink ones dey
should grung opp strung ukks-
mighty ones!,! precious sidds we
should norrishing dem-we should
f1dding dem we should charishlng
dem, dey should grow up install dey
should be in de golden from ire
widds-it should be itch wan a not.
houZe witt ruzzes!! Goot'nite. p1ppie!
Mrs. Feitlebaum-Mine dollink Isl
dore!!!
Mr.. Feitlebaum--Looy Is a goot boy
(Sneef) (Snee)
Mrs. Feitlebaum-You hoid-Isidore
Ia a tWeeg!!!-Sotch a dollink-Sh-
wukk witt de teeptuzz we should
waking dem-hm--hollo, Meesus Klep-
ner-Goot -ivning--we jost coming In
by mine dollink-Isi---
Mrs, Klepner-A dollink. ha.-Does
1t tie dollinks mine Sidney by scale
from a hice weggon he should gassing
de weight-it should ronning away de
husses-ha-It should be vat next
dent hat is---
Mr. Feitlebaum-Sh!:! suftly. Meesus
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THE PHILIPPINE OYSTER.

INVESTIGATIONS have been made
by our Bureau Of Fisheries of the
fishery resources of the Philippine Is
lands, with a view to ascertaining
which, If any, species Of animals ma
tive to Philippine waters may be in
troduced with advantage into our own
rivers, lakes and estuaries. 1t has
been suggested that we may obtain
in this way some desirable fishes and
mollusks. with possibly an aquatic
reptile or two.
In the molluscan line, the outlook
seems somewhat promising. There ex-
lists in Philippine waters giant oys-
ter that Is very good to eat, and this,
1t has been pointed out, might appro-
priately supplement our own bivalves
of the Chesapeake. The Philippine
oyster In said to weigh. when full
grown, about four rounds, hut the
flesh Is not so abundant as one might
expect from the size of the mollusk.
Its thick and heavy shell ia deeply
ridged.
In addition there is the hammer
head oyster, much priced by the Fill
pinoS, smaller tn size but more deli
cious In flavor. Its name Ia held to
describe its shape pretty accurately.
Then, too. the Philippines have q spe-
cies Of mangreve oyster. I'm ~
larger than. = silver dollar -
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Sesquipedalian Words.
MARX TWAIN was not the on

MARK TWAIN was not the only
Ava person to find amusement in the
German language. A foreigner thus
accounts for the elaboration with
which the negotiations recently had
at Locarno were carried on.
Our interlocutors cannot end their
explanations" said this foreigner.
with the best will in the world they
cannot pronounce rapidly such words
as this: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Observation-Disclosures stenvoranschlagp
rufungscommissionsversammlungeinla
dungskarten."
This little word means Invitation
cards for the meeting of the commits
sion for verifying the accounts OF the
expenses of printing the list of mem
bers OF the anti-alcoholic congress"
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esteemed most highly by good livers
in the islands.
Most remarkable of the Philippine
mollusks is a species whose shells are
used in the islands for window panes.
1t is bivalve. six inches in diameter,
somewhat like clam. A living speci-
men freshly taken from the water, is
so fiat and thin that. by holding 1t up
to the light, one can, 1t is said. look
through it.
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dolby ones ha-meengiing (SMACK)
in de sugar bowl salt ha tSMACK)
Spreading hall over de houze de shoes
witt de shots witt de clothes (SMACK)
you should val in de monnink "AIom-
ma. where is mine gotters. ha?"
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House of the Black-Eyed Susans
By Beatrice Grimshaw
Ieaveor Cque Every
ELAN o ThughIIe

consorted badly with rose, but it
was always there Once in a music
hall another entertainer had said
sneeringly, looking at the chain, that
she understood the fine points of adj
vertisement better than most. Su-
zanne had slapped the woman, but
she had gratified nobody's curiosity
about her mascot.
Mahina, who was faithful, if occa-
sionally ill-tempered, bent to pick up
the chain and gave it back. Suzanne
replaced it carefully. She breathed
hard as she SAN. back on her pillows.
She was growing very weak.
Not gone yet, though" she told
herself. Not by a good sight.
And she cast a hungry glance at
the sky, the palms in the window
openings. Suzanne, the great lover,
loved life, else she had parted with 1t
long before this day.
1t was on this scene that Cantrell,
Blackett and the third man, Ireland,
came from a pathway so overgrown
with weeds and grasses as to suggest
almost irresiStibly emptiness and de-
sertion.
About the door of the house the
wild scarlet Powered saliva and the
scarlet-Seeded Susans struggled un-
checked. No one had passed through,
it seemed, for weeks. If Mahina
wanted water, she got it from the tank
at the back. The food was all stored
in the house. To look at the house,
you would have thought no soul sur
ViVed.
Empty, ! reckon" declared the
captain, crashing through the weeds.
"All the better--listen to that" he
added.
The men following him had already
listened to it, 1t was a shot from the
crater above that, with its sheer de-
tonation, had loosened hundreds Of
big stones and set them rolling.
Next might come a lot nearer" he
said. "They did we'll to clear out"
He entered the suffered room and
came straight upon Mahina and SUI
Zanne.
had heard them coming.
~ With the ineradicable instinct of
the woman who lives to please, she
had reached for a hand mirror, patted
her livery smooth cheeks with pow
der puff and drawn a red stick across
her lips. Powder and lipstick brought
out in startling contrast the lime
white palenesS of her face. the amaZ
ing blackness of her deeply-hooded
eyes Cantrell was new on the run.
He had never seen this woman, but
instantly he knew who she was.
my word. you're Black-eyed SUI
SAM" he said to her. What are you
doing here?"
He was in the doorway; the other
men stood punched behind him, look.
ing over his shoulder. All three were
equally amazed and appalled, to find
two women left behind on Compass
Compass. which was playing up"
"Mr Plummer, he stay" volunteered
Mahina, crouching beside Suzanne. and
mechanically, pandanus far.
ME stay, too. We have to pack up
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(SMACKGTiny frrizz, ha? (SMACkD
1t should teenkle from de closet
broken deechesm ha? (SMACKEI'n
geeve dem a spitches!-Ill-
Mrs. um-Mowriss-Not in
de head!i
, 1927-06-22

chicago, june ZJEN. -J000 AeTT0gG,
for ler President OF The Armour Grain
Company, was found guilty by the Cover
nors Of the Chicago Board 81 Trade on
charges Of oisbooourabje conduct in
grain trading 90 the Exchange. The
verdict carries suspension from the Elk
change for two years.
Picking June 20th.-Marshal Chang
Tso Lin, most powerful militarist of
China. has been i]nau4ura0ed a Civil and
Military Dictator in the North, with
headquarters at Picking.
, 1927-06-22

New York. June 20th.
Flour s.ardard export grades S7.50.
Corn meal yellow kiln dried per BAG Of
1876 lbs SIS SO.
Pork 5.aEy mess old per barrel $500.
Pork sho.r clear medium quality per
barrel S37 90.
Sugar centrif basis So deg, test per
100 lbs s. rs.
Exchange sjoht ST.. SIT
Exchange 90 days S4ol4
, 1927-06-22

dian National Railways have ratified an
appropriation Of $50, 200 dollars to be APP
piled towards the construction of a new
hotel in Halifax. The hotel is to be
known as the Lord Nelson and viii
be erected this year.
Gibraltar, June Goth. Lieut. Austen G..
Dufield, has been convicted of murder
for killing his Commanding Officer,
Colonel James S. Fitzgerald, here on
April 18th. The conviction carried d death
sentence, but a strong recommendation
for mercy was made.
Martlesham, England June 10Th FLIGHT
Lieuts. Carr and McWorth, who hoped
off from CranWeIi at II. Al ocIocG,o Sat
urday afternoon for a flight to India,
were forced down at the MartIesham
Heath AarOdrOme in Suffolk The ayia-
tors were forced to descend, because of a
minor dafect5and despite the great load
which their bombing plane carried for
its long flight, landed successfully.
The airmen were uninjured. The plane,
landed at the aeTOdT0me at 205 o'clock.
Trouble had developed 10 the olijng syst
EN- Of The motor and Lieut. Carr decided
that it would be unsafe 10 leave the
coast
London, June 20th. The question of
reform Of the House of Lords viii be
revived IN series of private debates 10
the House of LorGs today by Vjacount
Fuz4la. 1t is understood that Lord
III zaland will introduce a scheme here
10y a certain number of members in a
reconstructed House OF Lords would be
selected by The Peers themselves. am
other proportion would be elected by ma
chiuery, which he is expected To outline.
while a lhird proportion would be APP
pointed by The Government oil the day.
London, June Goth. Picking jeIegr8ms
state that Marshal Chang Iso Lin has
assumed the title of Geueralissjmo of the
Northern Chinese forces, taking the
oath TO establish a Chinese republic,
develop the rule Of the people, reorgan-
IL domestic affairs and maintain iurer-
|natiou0I peace and harmony HaukoW
teIegrams report an acute rice shortage
imminent, also that supplies from up
and down the river are being blocked.
London. June 20th.-King Fau] of
Egypt viii be accompanied by bis p .me
Minister, SarWaJ Pa5da. or bis visit TO
London. which begins on July Alb. He
will be the guest Of His Majesty the
King at Buckingham Palace during a
part Jf his stay.
Londcn. June 10Th. The 51st Lawn
Tennis championship meeting begins at
Wimbledon today in good weather. The
temperance of VIM. Iilaen, after aE
, 1927-06-22

was then taken up item by item.
Colonial Council:
1st Mamber for Ch~ristiansted Town
@(C1aegatq) remarked. Mr.. Chairman.
under Miscellaneous for Tie Colonial
Council it is proposed to add Frcs. 500
That recommendation is made for his
reason; There are several pieces of FUR
niture Of the Council that are in
very bad co9dition and the Municipal
Committee feels that rather than let.
ting these things 60 to the dogs to repair
them.
TO Be c-ontinued.)
, 1927-06-22
Shipping News.

The S. S. HAITI 90 her way to New
York is due At FrederiksCed at noon 70.
day.
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TRADE BOARD FETE
PLANS COMPLETED
Every Available Ticket Taken
for Annual Function Set
for February 5.

Arrangements have been completed
for the annual Midwinter dinner of the
Washington Board of Trade, which
will be hald at the Willard Hotel the
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MAYOR CANDIDATE
QUITS CHICAGO G. O. P
Robertson Charges Great Frauds,
and Says He'll Make Race
Independently.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 24-The Re.
publican alignment for the coming
mayoralty race was changed with the
withdrawal of DR.. John Dill Robert
son from the primary. coupled with
an announcement that he would rur
as an Independent candidate at the
April 5 election.
The action Of DIR. Robertson, who is
backed by Fred Lundin, formerly the
political friend of William Hale
Thompson, was variously interpreted
today.
In some quarters belief was ex.
pressed that the move was aimed at
former Mayor Thompson, one Of the
Republican primary candidates, to
throw strength to Edward r. Lit
singer. candidate of another Repub
lican faction, or, should Thompson
win, of providing another opponent
for him at the election.
Lundin, once the warm friend of
Thompson. now is bitterly opposed to
the former mayor, who several times
has exhibited at political meetings
two rats which he named Fred" and
Doc"
DIR. Robertson gave as his reasons
for withdrawal the possibility that the
primary law might be declared uncon
stitutional and that great frauds,
which he said had been perpetrated al
recent primary elections, endangered
his chances of nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
us. WOMEN LEAGUE
VICTIMS, IS CHARGE
Refusal to Renew Miss VIII
sons Contract ConSid-
cred Discrimination.

By the Associated Press
GENEVA. anuary 24.---It is be-
ause they feel the League of Nations
mas disseminated against American
women, although not against Ameri-
cans as a whole. that the international
Nomen's organizations recently pro-
ested against the refusal of the
4sague to renew the contract of Miss
florence Wilson of New York as libra
ian of the League. Miss Wilson is
distant relative of Woodrow Wilson.
Women Aid League.
Correspondence now available shows
hat the London joint standing com
nlttee in letter to Sir Eric Drum
lond, secretary general of the League.
aid 1t wished ito draw attention to
ne fact that most Of the women's
EXAMINATIONS in the United States
ave been doing active propaganda
or the League Of Nations and ii will
lake a very bad impression there if
i!ss Wilson'S services are dispensed
With solely because she is a citizen Of
hat country"
The letter continues:
THE women'S organizations will
Ell 1T all the more because since
ne rule was made whereby nationals
.eague are not to be appointed the
cfetariat contract with an Ameri-
IN man, Arthur Sweetser of Boston.
IS been renewed"
Sweetser Goes Back.
Mr.. Sweetser is assistant director
the information section and he is
bout to resume his duties after a
ears leave.
i.-
ations that Sir Eric Drummond will
.ssure the signatories that absolute
quality of treatment, as between men
md women, has been accorded Miss
Wilson, as TO all members of the
.oague staff in conformity with arti-
ie, VII of the covenant.
Acknowledging receipt of the letter,
liz Eric declared that he had given
areful consideration to the case of
Hiss Wilson and that the covenant
@quirement that all positions in the
league should be open equally to men
nd women "has been and will be fully
espected."
Many Sign Protest.
The protest is signed by Mrs. Ogilvie
GORDON, vice president Of the Interna-
tOnal Council of Women; Lady Par
moor, president Of the World Commit
tee Of the Y. w. G. A; Mrs. f.. NJ.
Iusson, treasurer Of the International
council of Nurses; Mrs. Margery Cor.
bett Ashby, president Of the Interna-
ional Women's Alliance for Suffrage
md Equal Citizenship; Miss Katherine
courtney, chairman of the Interna-
ional League for Peace and Freedom
lara Guthrie Darcis, president of the
World Union of Women for Internal
Concord, and DIR. Winifred Cults, vice
PRESIDENT Of the International Fedora
ion of University Women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
First Prohibition a Failure.
> Adventure Magazine

From the Adventure Magazine.
Prohibition was given it's first trial
in this country 1914 years ago. In
1878 the trustees of the colony of
Georgia, without consultation or de-
bate and acting on the grounds of
public health, resolved to prohibit rum
and brandy. Although the law was
not particularly drastic, wine and
beer not being affected. the law was
found difficult TO enforce. II raised
troublesome questions through it's in
reference with the commerce of the
other colonies, and after a trial of
nine years its sponsors themselves at
tempted to have 1t repealed. But the
King refused TO permit the repeal.
The trustees discovered that it was
easier to get a law on the books than
to get it off. However, they made no
further effort to enforce the act Not
only did they wink at fragrant vic.
lation. but the jury at Savannah
ceased to indict offenders.