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light with the grave butler serving
at the sideboard, she was too tired
to sit up, even too tired to sleep.
She lay looking into the darkness,
thinking of the things that had
been bought, with little shivers of
delight and fear.
The next day, the next, the next
and more shopping. Sally no
longer protested it. 1t would be
impossible to pay for what had
been selected already--so now it
didn't matter. She moved in 4
dream, trying on things, seeing
great leather wardrobe trunk with
heavy stripes of canvas, tapped
with pencil. picked out with a
glance. hearing Mrs. Brooke pause
TO finger some stockings with 'Oh,
six dozen of these-all shades.
Wen give away the ones we don't
like. So much easier than pick
ing them out here. We've so many
things to do STILL"
And the evening gown-that one
special evening gown like nothing
else she had gotten-coral chiffon,
pale, elusiye-could anything be 80
beautiful. Sally, her dark head
held on one side, advanced slowly,
gravely, yet trembling the least at
tie Bit Never, never could any.
thing touch this moment.
CTO Be Continued Tomorrow
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iACkIED SOULS = By Elenore Mehern

OF course it was impossible to go
" any further. Why not say
90, and be done with it? Why
sit here, fold your hands, be in
suited? Because-well, because
it would be better still to pretend
to be eager. and then when every
thing was settled, polite little
speech. bow. few words about
ones own sense of humor, and
then she would go away, leaving
Mrs. Brooke a bit surprised. She
wopld so away, back to the apart
nhef1t where you climbed five
flights of stairs, and the chest of
drawers would wohble so, and the
carpet looked sad because it had
seen better days.
Yes, that was 1t. She would
be mean, sit here and make Mrs.
Brooke think she was eager, while
Shevlin pushed the thing through.
Ehevlin did what he wanted in
this apartment. That was strange
but so. Then-then-the right
. words would come.
It was hard to listen, thinking
of that, hard to listen to Shevlin
marshalling plans, directing this
Fate she was never to have.
Newport-yes, Newport would do!
Carley? And right away. Clothes
all the clothes she wanted-but
the right things-quiet things, be.
longing to her type. Then the
season--introduce her, at a dance.
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it back. / am your grandmother"
Another store, another one. A
riding habit-boots of English cut,
shoes, white shoes, suede shoes,
two pairs of oxfords, evening slip.
pers. A morning frock, cut in a
quaint way-"the sort Of thing,
Madame, not everyone can wear"
of golden linen. Then tea-gowns,
filmy things. a negligee of rose
silk, mules to match.
And, oh dear, I'm so tired
what a nuisance shopping is! Elk.
cept that it's been fun to watch
your face, my dear"
Going home together through the
velvety dusk. Through the win
dow. Sally could see other girls, re-
turning from work, returning from
desks. Why was she here? This
was so unfair. Then all at once
she remembered. You had to pay
for everything-everything. She
hadn't begun yet. 1t wasn't all go.
ing to be so simple. She would
have to marry an old man with a
wig and sunken cheeks and a voice
that was cracked-brr! No, she
wouldn't, she'd marry his son, of
whom everyone said how could
such a handsome man have such
a hideous father.
That night at Mrs. Brooke's
apartment, after dining by candle
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Old Folks Say Doctor
Caldwell was Right

The basis of treating sickness has
not changed since DR.. Caldwell left
Medical College in 1878, nor since he
placed on the market the laxative
prescription he had used in his prac.
tice. known to druggists and the
public since 1892, as DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin.
Then, the treatment of constipa-
ton, biliousness, headaches, mental
depression, Indigestion, sour stom-
ach and other indispositions that
result from constipation was en-
tirely by means of simple vegetable
laxstives, herbs and roots. These
are still the basis of DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin, which is a combina-
ton of SIENNA and other mild Taxa
tive herbs, with pepsin.
The simpler the remedy for con.
stipation, the safer for the child and
for you, and the better for the
general health Of all. And as you
can get results in a mild and safe
way by using DR.. Caldwelfs Syrup
Pepsin, why take chances with
strong drugs?
A bottle of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin win last a family several
months, and all can use 1t. 1t is
good for the baby because pleasant
TO the taste, gentle in action, and
free from narcotics, In the proper
dose. given in the directions. It Is
equally effective at all ages. Elderlv
people will find it especially IDEAL
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just the same! Why, I'd rather
have you near me-where at
= least / know what's happening.
Sally started, stared, gazed
unbelievably. The intensity of that
voice. the hurt and jealousy that
had leaped to fire in those eyes.
Why-why Mrs. Brooke was des.
perately, hopelessly, madlv in love
with Dan Shevhn, hence suspicious
of everyone fearful of everyone.
why" Sally stammered, why,
Mrs. Brooke, I-Mr. Shevlin and
I've hardly know each other.
He doesn't like me-he really
doesn't like me. And I--why l
can't even speak because it's so
80 impossible"
A long silence, long searching
gaze, then all at once the tension
vanished, the hostility, the fear,
died out. And there was only a
woman facing her with a trem-
bling smile, unutterably relieved,
talking, talking in q voice that
was not too steady.
IL couldn't help 1t. If you
well, If you were in my place,
you might understand. Oh, my
dear, you're so pretty. and 90
young. Why shouldn't you have
chance. mean-to marry we'll.
I'd love to help you. / really
would. You're not afraid, are
your"
A swift moment of kindness. of
understanding warmth, and Sal.
ly's hesitations were uprooted,
tossed away forever. Their hands
met. She laughed happily, OK.
citedly.
well, il you don't think It's
just-well, just mad, ibid like
to, Mrs. Brooke"
CHAPTER Z
Don't ask me a thing. Not a
single thing. For won't, !
couldn't, can't 1 shan't tell
your
Sally danced around the apart.
ment. Her eyes were very bright,
and rattle of gay nonsense was
in her voice and heart.
Soberly Ruth Irving studied
her, Florence Clark frowned
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No, too formal. More quietly at
tea. scare all the fat women
with manageable daughters into
Narragansett Bay-a quiet demure
girl who had been educated in
France.
A whirl of pictures. Sally's
dark head, pressed back against
the big chair. was filled with a
longing. sad little longing. She
would never have anything like
that, never have anything to re.
member. And there was Mrs.
Brooke biting her lip. looking
queerly tense.
Sally Marsh said quickly: "Oh,
but Mrs. Brooke isn't anxious to
do this, Mr.. Shevlin. Can't you
persuade her. make her feel how
important it is to me?'
She feels it perfectly, don't
you, Carley?"
Does it matter?"
'Not bitw Chevlin answered
that in his dry, hard voice that
seemed to bite his words.
Then Sally could see Mrs.
Brooke's face change, look stricken
and hurt and miserable for one
flying instant, so that when she
looked again she was not sure It
had looked like that. Only it was
time to tell her now. Why be so
mean? I'm ashamed of myselfr'
Sally's inner voice declared round.
ly. Ashamed! If were Mrs.
Brooke, would like to be asked
10 lie about someone stranger?
Would | like to do anything as
mad as this for a stranger? OF
course, I wouldn't. And I'd be
mueh horrider-oh, muchr'
sThe butler stood in the door.
way. A grave. elderly butler.
From somewheres within those
soft silent rooms a bell had runs.
and Mr.. Shevlin was wanted on
the phone.
Sally was alone with Carlotta
Brooke.
Tim sorry. meant to tell you
right away. OF course I'm not
serious about this. 1 never really
thought of doing it, So you see
everything's all right"
But no look of relief there. M
sudden warmth lighting up the
tired, handsome face. Instas6 a
voice like a whisper, tinged with
bitterness and unfathomable
regret.
DO you think that makes anv
difference! Do you really think
that matters? AS IL you and he
won't keep on seeing each other
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miss you more than anyone
else,
Her face paled. She said in an
eager, frightened note: Are you
going away, Godfrey? Where?"
Afterward she remembered and
with cruel shame that she leaned
down and touched his shoulder. re-
peating or that quick. frightened
note: you're going away, Geof-
frey? Where?"
The freight threw shadows on
his face. He leaned down and
raked the haring Goals. Yes, I'm
going away, Ron-going home to
get married"
She swallowed quickly
We've been engaged since be-
fore we grew up"
"Oh, l think that's beautiful,
Godfrey. l think there's nothing
in the world sweeter than a young,
first love. I'm SO glad you'll have
yours"
when we come out here on a
visit, can l bring my girl to see
you, Ron? Perhaps you can give
her few pointers"
She laughed and ran both hands
through his hair. Yes, bring her!
Don't be cynical of love with your
tongue, Godfrey. None Of us is
when it touches the heart"
She sat long time motionless
after Godfrey left. She felt cold
and detected.
She wondered why she felt so.
What had she expected from this
friendship with a man seven years
younger than herself? Nothing!
Just to be included; just to have
one young and arrogantly joyous
thinking Of her.
So she could escape the sense
of lonely isolation that came
upon her when she saw little
children playing and when she
held Evelyn's babies in her arms.
Her work wasn't engrossing
enough. Her garden, though she
tended it fervently, was too
small. She decided to take up
athletics and went swimming
every afternoon. She bought
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Clothes-such beautiful clothes
so many clothes-clothes for heri
Mrs. Brooke had taker her
shopping. A little town car with
a chauffeur in front, and a small
tonneau black as patent leather,
upholstered in pearl grey. And
great shops where enormous men
hur. led out from under awnings
to open the door of the car as if
they were privileged beyond hui
man happiness to serve a princess
Of the blood royal.
No longer just quick, envious
glances at the polished windows
where all those treasures lay, but
hours of inspection. where quiet
and respectful managers took
orders. And Mrs. Brooke demand.
ing this and that, turning away
from something with little
murmur Of rejection, and buying
more and more.
mr.. Shevlin's account. Charge
to Mr.. Shevlin. Mr.. Shevlin's
bill"
"Oh, Mrs. Brooke. stop, you
really mustn't. / could never
marry any one in a million years
who could pay for all we've
gotten. Why, there isn't that
much money in the world"
Sally's whisper was low, and her
eyes wide.
"Stop calling me Mrs. Brooke.
I'm not your grandmother. I'm
really not more than 1000 years
older than you" But Mrs. Brooke
was smiling. "Carlotta to you
I hope you'll never call me any
thing worse. Oh, dear!' A sigh
came from her, sigh of some
thing deep and impenetrable, so
that for a moment there flashed
across her face one of those many
moods that followed and alternated
without warning, without any
plain reason.
She was studying Sally, max.
ing little comments. your type
now that blue-black hair. No,
that black black hair. HIM! Green,
I think. Oh, that hat Is perfect,
perfect! If you only knew how
jealous I am of you. Sally, take
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fully-and counted on the day
when they would have plenty.
They questioned the right of
parents to bring children into
the world, but had the names
already chosen for the son and
daughter who might, perchance.
visit them.
This Saturday. Jackie, who was
just entering on his first years
internship, was not home.
soul clamors for feminine talk.
I'm glad" said Virginia. MY
Ron, do you think any girl who
really loves a man believes that
bunk about not having a right to
bring children here?''
NO. Any more than a tres
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NOU Go On With the Story

0NE evening Godfrey came un.
~ expectedly and announced that
he wished to stay for dinner.
There was no bread, Roen made
biscuits. She took off he ring
as she worked the flour.
That's wonderful stone. Ron.
May look at it," He picked it
up, absently read the inscription.
"oh, I'm sorry" said he. 81
thought it was an heirloom"
at isl
"But the last inscription is
1912, Does ashore mean your"
"Once it did"
where is he?"
/ ''He died"
"oh."
Afterward when they sat at the
fire, he said: Now, I understand,
Ron"
"What?"
why the perfect companion is
@AII4iAS lSIC C1IdIlIuS WlCn me-
You've mystery, Ron. I've won
dered how you escaped. And If
men were really that stupid.
Ron, do you suppose marriage
could ever give the stimulating
companionship of such a friend
ship as we had?"
why can't it,"
Il suppose because we fall in
love first and get acquainted sec.
ond. Usually there's nothing to
get acquainted with"
mo Cleopatras left in the
world?"
PLENTY fascinating enough for
an hour. I'm not speaking of in
tTigues, but of marriage. / don't
know a single couple married more
than a couple Of years who are
really making a go of it; who can
cit hour after hour just talking to
each other as we've done. And
finding it exhilarating-finding it
wonderful
I'm going to miss you. Ron
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stopped, as was her custom, at
the candy store and bought three
clubhouse sandwiches and q
dozen pastries. They expected
this and eagerly awaited her com.
ing. They would sit in the
kitchen, or If the day was fine,
in the garden, eat their lunch to.
gether and talk endlessly.
They were very blithe, very
sophisticated, very skeptical.
They talked of free love and
quoted Bertrand Russell admir-.
ingly, admitting with a grin that
their case was an exception--a
miraculous exception.
They spoke of money scorn.
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tickets for expensive shows ana
treated the girls in the outer
office.
To these girls, Roen was an
immense personality-highly paid,
Independent, earning $3.50 a
month and free to leave any az.
ternoon at o'clock. She was
handsome, breezy, full of color.
Imagine living alone in that coy
little cottage, taking in all the
best plays. riding home in taxis-
having no one to criticize a thing
you did-go and come as you
please! They envied her.
1t soothed Roen's pride to give
out this impression. She wished
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Jackie and Virginia also TO con.
slider her strong, contented, most
happily self-sufficient.
But she did not fool herself.
Her love for Michael had given
her a dream Of a richer, deeper
life-a complete and to her beauti-
full life. She had seen herself
as Michael's wife-children com.
ing to her. Without this she
was mocked-she was meaning
less. She knew 1t.
She longed insistently for the
child she might have had-now
irretrievably lost.
One Saturday in late summer.
she rode out to Firginia's. She
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-25
APES MIGHT
TALK

A CHIMPANZEE might be
"A taught to talk with it's fin.
gers, as deaf and dumb people
talk. more easily than 1t could
be to initiate sounds of human
speech, in the opinion of DR.. r.
M. Yerkes and Margaret 8. Child,
psychologists Of Yale University.
Perhaps the chief reason for
the apes failure to develop is
the absence of q tendency to imi-
tate sounds" DIR. Yerkes sug.
gests In Popular Science Monthly.
Seeing strongly stimulates imi.
tation, but hearing seems to have
ne such effect"
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wonders whether it should bud.
/ think it repellant and mark
of racial senility when emotion
marks time to logic. Imagine a
pair of splendid savage lovers
mincing words with the future
and their unborn childrenl If
the children don't like it when
they get here, they can leave.
The fault is theirs, not LIES"
Virginia's eyes lighted eagerly:
And you've had a tough time, Ron
If you could have foreseen
everything. think you would still
have come gladly here?"
Il wouldn't give up certain things
Yes-Td have come :"
Well" said she. carefully un.
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HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
For Dirt Walls

For Dirt Walls
When wall papers are not wash.
able, a good plan is TO use a
gasoline dough ball. Take two
ounces Of white snow flake and
dissolve in a quart of boiling
water. Allow 1t to cool. Then
remove into the open air, where
add a quarter of a pint of gasoline.
Finally stir in flour till the mix
ture may be kneaded into a ball.
Take care that it is not sticky.
Clean the paper with this dough,
rubbing in one direction only,
changing the surface of the dough
as It becomes dirty. After treat.
ment with the ball, 60 over the
paper with a clean, dry Goth.
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wrapping the wax paper from the
sandwiches, personally. I think
life's pretty gorgeous and Jackie's
the gayest thing on the earth :"
She laughed and raised her eye
brows.
"Oh, already" said Roen prayer.
fully.
It's not so soon, though Jackie
thinks I'm rather young. He would
have waited. I don't believe in
waiting, do you, ROM"
"No! Now is the only time
we've gotv'
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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Labor Savers

When a cake sticks to a tin.
stand it over a vessel containing
boiling water. The heat will
loosen the cake, which can then
be removed without breaking.
II YOU have beetles In the
kitchen sprinkle the floor around
their holes with q mixture Of
sugar and soda:
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the lady order will only But you can't blame
for getting if she orders lot of stuff and picks
around it. sending practically all of untouched
impression dantiness artistic dining she thinks she
making lost him because he hates for lot of
stuff she's wasting.
On the other hand lot of girls practically themselves
when they have for their food Then when they
booked dinner date they appear positively guttonous
mans they dive into the nourshment at last!
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her best while dining
with a she wishes impress, would eat before
hand and therefore not being hungry toy with her food
in delicate and attractive way!
WELL right bird buying the beans doesn't mind
seeing the toast troted back with only wing
missing.
ANY with sensible ideas about and food would
rather ordered sandwich if that's all feel like eating
but he'll gladly order steak it and enjoy it!
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By Fay King

THE advertisements in the magazines inform that dame
orders the same dish twice she herself to be limited
in the experience of dining QUIT
That's bunk. If orders other dish every
time dimes with the it.
she will make of hit than if she orders lot of stuff and
only nibbles at it,
A does not mind paying a good meal of
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All drug stores have the generous
bottles.
We would be glad to have you
prove at our expense how much
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin can
mean to you and yours. Just write
Syrup Pepsin." Monticello. illinois.
and we will send sou prepaid
FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE.
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This Day in History

THOMAS KEMPIS, religious writer died July 25 1471.
He German mystic ascetic writer and is generally
regarded the author of the Limitation Of Christ He the
superior Of the Augustnan convent Zwone.
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Life, Love and Adventure Are the Lot
of an Obscure Girl in
High Society.
What Has Happened So Far

wonderful education she learns stenOgrap keeps house with four
decides
nut FIRST she has to pick out the She thinks Of Rob Saunders
meets Shevin
ShO has the air Of man Of ths world She leads Rob and he
her own work Sally has further for him Her
mates discuss buying beauty shop for $4,000 Sally thinks she
financial independence
takes her to lunch and asks why
offers to stake her and Sally "al right"
a
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Picture Made of Postage Stamps

PICTURE made from minute pieces Of postage stamps by
London housemad has been presented to Queen Mary It
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