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The knowledge Test for
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Do you know:
l. What department Of the United States Government In
charge of prohibition enforcement?
2. What is q mosque?
8. Who the first obtain medical degree in
the United States?
4. Who painted Mona Lisa?
s. Who the only Englishman who became Pope?
6. What is meant BY Sanscrit
II. What
Label each statement true false:
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g. "Ivanhoe written by Henry Wadsworth Longfeow!
10. Milwaukee is in Michigan.
IL Theodore Roosevelt Presidential candidate from
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By Elenore Meherin

Nothing could give Mark back to
Claire. She had never truly
possessed him.
And now the prospect Of ending
their love seemed to her weak
paltry and weak-a thing that
one who cares for himself-who
would save himself might do.
Not thing she, Roen Ross,
would consider.
She thought distractedly: I'm
pay! I'll suffer! Anything
All at once she grew quiet
she said aloud and quietly: Il
deserved better than this"
Better than to be put in q class
with Florie Fisher!
She stood before the bookcase
absently--vaguely turning leaves
OF the books. Down there on the
last shelf was the tattered leather
volume of Burns. Bobby.dad used
10 read her those poems. Those
and the old English ballads. Later,
she read them all to Jackie, low
ing their haunting pathos even
when she didn't understand the
words. Edward" and Waly Waly'
and Helen Of Kirconnel."
On the second shelf was the
Yeats that Michael loved. For
the first time in years she took
It and turned to the poem he
quoted her that Christmas night:
zone man loves the pilgrim soul
in you and loves the sorrows OF
your changing face
For the first time In years
thinking Of Michael, tears flew to
! her eyes.
She felt him looking at her.
From his eyes both he and Mark
looked out.
Suddenly she recalled a phase
from Michael's last letter. Il
would send one to comfort you,
dear, dear Asthore!"
She covered her face. She was
bereft of thought.
CHAPTER 43
"Roen,' said Mark with an
intuition that often startled her,
you are regretting today"
She answered sadly. glancing to
the water that was now a lake of
gold: II can not regret"
Could she lament Marks love.
and her acceptance Of II? She
recalled her distraction Of the
afternoon; her decision: Ell go
away And saw herself walking
back to the empty alonenessto
that bleak quiet.
She glanced quickly to Mark
and said sharply, with d touch of
fear: mol don't regret"
And thought pathetically, "for
the present / can postpone. We
do not need to think yeti"
As long as they could sit here
on the rim OF this vanishing
world--just they and the sunset
sea, there was beauty-there was
peace.
They could look in each others
eyes and feel proud--feel un-
ashamed. They could say TO each
other with trembling happy lips:
only you and II We tw0--the
world shut QUITE
To Re Continued Tomorrow
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what difference does that
maker"
"If she cared for him and the
affair was inevitable because of a
great love, then it could only be
regrettable. sorrowful. Florie has
not this excuse. So It Is repel-
lent!''
Morse shrugged. Angry wives
don't inquire for motives. 1t may
justify a woman to herself that
she loves man. 1t doesn't justify
her to the mans wife nor to the
world. She rates a whipping just
the same whether her motive Is
love or avarice."
Roen drew her pencil down the
page. 1t made a long, shaky
line.
DO you think" pursued Morse
idly, irked by the whole occurrence
his zest for work gone that a
wife should resign her husband
to another when the other loves
him and has won his lover"
81 don't know she said. with
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med in the dressing room. Civ
ing excited, dramatic versions Of
the beating.
Half a dozen had seen Emily
Barrows as she strobe to the ele.
vator. muttering, folding The
horsewhip. They said her face
was purple. They said she was
going to kill Florie IL she ever
entered Ned Barrows' office again
Iii she ever looked at him. They
kept opening and closing the
door to see IL F1orie might be-
coming out.
Then they saw Gregg Morse
: leaving. And a moment later
came swooping upon Roen.
You saw F'lorie! Was she
much hurt. Come on, Ron, don't
be a piker. How did she look?
What did she say?"
sShe asked us to leave her
alone. She's not going to come.
out Of that office till every soul
is gone. She doesn't want any.
one to see her. Who would! So
it's no use to wait. She kept
her back turned to us and all
she asked was to be let alone"
Opinion divided sharply at this
some plying, others caustic.
Too bad Florie didn't get exclu.
sfve sooner. Haunting her con.
quests in everyone's face!
Poor kid, bet she feels cheap.
Hate to be in her boots. Hate
to take q horsewhipping for the
likes Of Ned Barrowsr'
Hum Barrows may not be
worth q whipping, but the sable
coat he gave Florie sure is!'
IL she wasn't such a fool she
might have had the coat and
escaped the lashing. She didn't
show any finesse playing a mar.
ried man right out in the omen.
Why didn't she use her magma.
tion and see where she was head
ing?"
"A girl who goes out after an.
other woman's husband has no
imagination or she couldn't 20
on with 1t, said fortnight Alice
Rich. If she had imagination
she could see the wife's side of
things. But all F'lorie Fisher can
see IS herself"
Roen stood on the fringe OF
all this hot.cheeked excitement
mute, stormy, sickened.
She, Roen Ross, proud, strong,
unassailable, had taken another
woman's husband.
Il did not matter that the man
was Mark; who loved her and
whom she loved.
It did not matter, though they
were drawn together by the finest
and tenderest emotion-the mo.
tive was nothing: the fact ALL
q wife was wronged.
And they two, though their
love was a thing to astonish
angels with its beauty, were shame.
ful--iestitute Of honor.
Their love, as Gregg Morse
said. might justify them TO them.
selves. II would not justify them
to the mans wife nor TO the
world.
And MrFk's ehaIlense-"all
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Grieving yet because OF her
pride. relinquishing Mark.
ROen. who all her life had been
the one effaced: who since she
was a little girl just Is had sac
raficed her own fulfillment. now
found it unbearable, even in.
imagination, to blot out another.
She walked about the living
room. touching things-the old
drapes-Bo bby- dads picturesz-the
dusty books. She thought mutely.
I'm go away"
No sooner did this idea take
shape than Mark came before
her. Go away and leave him?
send him back to Claire: to that
pallid home where all that was
joyous and living and vital about
had no being? Send him back
to destitution Of heart and spirit
more chill than death?
Send Mark, who was hers by
every instructive right. back to
this? And why?
To save Claire?
Sacrifice Mark. whom she wor.
shipped for Claire? Deny him
crush him?
She felt his eyes touch plead
ingly on hers. Her steps Jagged.
She could not hurt Mark. She
would never hurt him!
Now the prospect Of returning
him to another who had only
robbed hirn--only thwarted him.
grew monstrous and impossible.
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fingers of one hand moving
nervously. She pitied her. Poor
thing poor thingl And how
hate hinp'
1t was like Shevlin to be frank
when it was least expected. He
said dryly to Sally:
You have arrived at a great
domestic crisis. We happen to
be broke, wiped out. Now lust
how soon do you think you can
marry a millionaire. It would be
very helpful and accommodating
II you'd pick out one tonight, !"
Under his satiric voice there
was something like a thread of
seriousness, something menacing
even.
I'm afraid don't know any
Wei enough, she said eyasively.
coolly.
'You don't? what about
Adrian Martini"
I did what you asked me to.
I met him."
Yes. ! know. i know. And
visited him the same night alone
in his house"
A quick catch Of breath In her
throat = how did Sheylin
know that. how had he found
that out? She had said nothing
to Carlotta nothing to anyone.
He was grinning at her, in his
hard way. enjoying her surprise
and fear.
I-I-welI, you must know that
OnlV--1
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Where did 1t happen? Come on
now!"
Dan, don't!' CarIotta had
stirred in her chair with a. little
frightened movement.
When did 1t happen?" he re-
peated.
LAST year, think. / don't
know
He flung question after ques.
ton at her. sharp quick ques-
tiOns that went to the root of the
story, and pressed on every side.
she told the little she knew, only
leaving out Jerry's name.
Then Shevlin leaned back, smil-
ing broadly. He mapped his fin.
gers with sudden cheerfulness.
ION the WHOLE" he drawled,
you may be right. / don't sup.
pose should ask you to try to
marry a man who's done a thing
like that. 1t wouldn't be
fair"
His eyes went to Carlotta. She
sat like a woman turned to stone,
with something anguished in her
face and bearing.
tried to understand. She felt that
she was only step away from
understanding everything.
CHAPTER "a
The dinner table again-The
dinner table with its soft candle
light. its delicate English china,
its antique silver service.
And Carlotta sitting quiet. bit
ing her lip. thinking hidden
thoughts. Sally, silent. too, won
dering. But Dan Shevlin talked
for both. constant stream Of
dry. cracking phrases that would
have been funny II they had not
also been cruel.
Sally had never seen him 80
gay, in such high spirits. But
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NOIO Go On With The StOru

Sally wished she had not couna
cut, but 1t was too late now to
return. They must have seen
her for all that they talked so
frankly. Money Shevlin was al.
ways talking about money. But.
what was 1t Carlotta had said
shout Tubby Wells? once again
sally had the feeling OF being shut.
out from an important secret.
Shevlin glanced up. Don't
make me tired. he draWled. His
eyes fell upon Sally.
But what am / going to do
IT'S CHASTITY! haven't got a
penny to meet things-and the
bills are coming in right and
left. How much longer do you
think ] can, stand"
Not much. Not much longer
than can stand hearing you
complaint
oh, you-you--."
Don't be a fool--any more
than you can help. WHY did
Mrs. Brooke let him drawl his
deliberate insults? She had FOR.
gotten everything, carceIy
seemed to realize Sally was there.
Only Shevlin's eyes peered at
her from the shadows. He
laughed shortly.
. The little duchess Is present.
7 shouldn't advise you, Earlotta,
to use coarse language"
Mr.. Brooke half turned to.
wards Sally. She was breathing
unevenly. Sally could see the
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whitening dryness in her heart
but the other woman's state is
pitiful-it Is surely pitiful. Posses.
sion of another without love,
though 10 times married, is i'm.
moral, is sordid--"
'oh-let the letters co." said he
abruptly.
She went over to the mirror and
reached for her hat. She said to
herself with a clammy, shivering
oppression, IT guess this is the end
~ guess it's ended"
CHAPTER 40
Roen. putting on her hat, care.
fully and slowly tucked in fly
ing strand of hair. She was
moist with MISUNDERSTANDING
to enter the hall. AS though II
were she who had been whipped:
she would be stared upon.
Girls from other offices were
covertly sauntering back and
forth, waiting for Florie Fisher
to come out. Others were lam.
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there was something nervous ID
him, as il he. too. were plan
ming sss
It had been q long day. Sally
was tired. Besides they did not
want her around. She murmured
something about going up to bed
and reading.
Halfway up the stairs, she
halted and came back for a book.
Shevlin was over at the writing
desk. opening a drawer. Mrs.
Brooke was watching him speech
lessly. He took something from
the drawer.
Sally gave a little start. He
had taken out a black automatic
pistol, and was filling the clip
with cartridges. She backed away.
stole noiselessly up the stairs
again. A low murmur Of words
fioated mysteriously to her ears.
Dan : Don't. I'm afraid
Adrian Martin--won't stand for
anything. tell you know
what he's like -
A heavy laugh was followed
by something muttered, some.
thing that had q boastful ring.
Then the slam Of the front door,
and q deathly silence.
Sally stood In the center Of her
room. not moving. Scraps Of
phrases. little. unexplained Incl.
dents, things seen and heard and
felt--they all came crowding into
her mind now.
Dan Shevlin loading an auto
matte - Carlotta's terror this
mention again Of Adrian Martin
what did it all mean?
Suddenly. so clearly and WV
Idly that she wondered she had
not guessed before. Sally read
the riddle.
(TO BE Continued Tomorrow
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BY Fay King

was leaning forward across the
iron table, studying her in the
dimness, not moving.
Il can't"
Why cant your
II don't like him.
What has that got To do with
It? You like his money, don't
your
Dan, leave her alone"
He threw Mrs. Brooke a single
glance. Not a word spoken, but
1t silenced her.
A pause Of further silence, while
Shevlin scratched match. well,
I'm willing to be reasonable" he
said at last. What's the matter
with Adrian Martin? Come on,
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let's get to the bottom Of this.
Why don't you like him?a
III just don't"
Suppose l told you didn't
care whether you did or not?"
t0hr' Sally felt her self-contrOI
deserving. her. What right had he
to badger her like this? Badger.
ing women, taking advantage of
people who couldn't fight back.
She struggled helplessly to tell
him what she thought, to tell him
how she detested him. But could
not. She could do nothing.
Well, what about it?"
She couldn't stand 1t any longer.
II tell you, won't" she cried.
her voice breaking now. You're
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Shevlin vawned. "Why apollo
gize? 1t was what I wanted you
to do. But-to get down to
cases why not marry Martin?
Can you?"
81 can't. wouldn't IL I could.
but / can't
Don't be too sure. A NAH who
has had three wives Is probably
not incurable. I'd like you to
try"
"I-but it's impossible."
Carlotta's hand strayed over,
and her fingers clasped Sally's as
II for comfort, as IL saying: Its
your turn now. Never mind.
"Well?" Shevlin's inquiry came
out of the darkness beneath the
trees, like a rasp of command. He
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-you ask too much. / did what
you said. And-and I'm not go
ing to see him again. He's-why
you don't know what I know
about him."
'Oh! What do you know that
/ don't? HE was looking at her
with sharp interest now.
Confused. unhappy, anxious TO
escape, Sally poured out what
Jerry had told her about Adrian
Martin.
He-he even killed a man once.
In South America, it was. / know
1t. The makes me afraid.
What! Killed man -
killed? Tell me more. Where was
this South America? When?
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Life, Love and Adventure Are the Lot
of an Obscure Girl in
High Society.
Read This First !:

Sally March, to thousand dollars and
tenOgraphy decides
IDEAL al To in
0duce
VIII him
4ceafes and Sally
ana VIII the
mrs brooke she buys pays Mrs.
brooke
MARX IreaW. cripple She rich Tubby Wells
discovers
SIS Shevin Mrs Brooke Coniesses SheVns power
louis man. who greatly attracts her She Tubby
be OF the boat and rescued BY Jerry who
she realizes she il In love
Cir Macy Snt ne puades her e meet the rich Adrian
Msr n poor as he Under unusual circumstances
ma s Io M Sa ne can to help Jerry along calls
leaves the
ssFrys aunt gives her q lift back to town. - 1870
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St. Louis did when Lindbergh pioneered flight!
Next day the kite there usual but not alon
Pink kites and white kites blue kites and yellow kites also
flying from every direction
So had this youthful kite fier inspired his neighbors
counted no less than is kites and one balloon!
spent hours should have working watching those kites
dancing the air. and than that felt fash
ion a kite Of my and join the air rage!
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Some day. doubt these little guiding
through the air will guide panesl Such is the beginning Of
idea hope, and finally it reaches realizationl
The small boy who sails his little
is going to be captain day!
The small boy who flies his kite today circle
silver wingsl
the kite the little much as the dreams and
ambitions that fly and sail with them!
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When Baby Complains.

There are many ways baby has Of expressing any pain or
heguay or DEPRESSION from its normal condition Of health
and happiness short ahap cry prolonged ritatsd cry
ReegSness constant turning Of the head Of the whole
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scmethng wrong Most mothers know that disordersd
most Of babys guengs call for the Doctor Is the frst
thought but in the event Of any delay there should be ready
at hand safe remedy such Is Fletcher s Oastoria.
CasOa has been used for ailments for over so years
and has mered the good viii Of the family physician in
not equaled by any other babys medicine because Of
IS harmlessness and the good results achieved.
And remember this Castoa Is essentially baby remedy
and not cure all for every member Of the family What might
help you i too often dangerous when given 70 babe
10 avoid limitations always look Tor the signature Of ZEA
Proven directions each package Physicians everywhere reccmmend
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This Day IN OR History

lHE death of 9Kng' Philip chief Of the Indian tribe Of
Wampanoags August 12 1876 ended the first great
confederay Indians against the white settlers Of New
England. He shot by renegade Indian Of his tribe
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TEASERS
POPULAR
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You can find out every day in the
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You can tell Just how much or
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by reading the questions in what
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and then turning to the magazine
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Here's how you can see Just what
you know.
One hundred per cent Is college
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Seventy.five per cent Is average
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Sixty-five per cent is eighth
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Tifty,five per cent or less is
lower than sixth grade education.
Educators Approve
Incidentally many of the lead
ing educators are approving these
What do you know?" tests.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin.
tendent of schools of Washington,
says they are stimulating. They
help to popularize education. DR..
Eallou says that questions which
are fair and make people think are
distinctly worth while.
Now be fair with yourself. Read
the questions. Answer them. Turn
to the magazine page and grade
your efforts.
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. LIVES SAVED
BY PETS
Continued from Page ~

the cellar. jumped on the bed and
aroused them by scratching at their
faces. The couple were trapped in
the bedroom, temporarily established
on the first floor because of Mrs.
Braxter's illness. Braxter wrapped
his wife in the bedclothing. grabbed
an armfnl Of his own clothes, and
carried her out the window.
He was able to save nothing but
his clothes and the bedding, the
flames bursting into the bedroom
and through the roof just after he
got out.
AS the flames rose above the
house, which is located near the top
of Good Hope hill, they were visible
for miles and a large crowd gath.
cred.
An alarm was turned in by neigh.
bors but the fire had gotten too
great start to be checked and vir-
tually burned itself out. Only two
Of the walls were left standing.
Braxter carried his wife. who has
been i'll several months to his
fathers home at the corner of Ala.
bama Avenue and Good Hope Road.
about half mile away.
,tt One Dog Hero Dies
Left alone in the house when
members of the household went out
last night. a police dog succeeded
in arohsing neiRhbors when the
home of John L. Stewart, 6O36 Dan.
fels st, N. W.. his master. caught
on fire. but was burned to death
before firemen could release him.
The fire started from a short cir
cult and had gained such pronor
vions before the dogs barking was
Eeard that fiTemen were unable ~
save the house or anything in It.
Park Policeman John Sheady was
burned on the face by chemicals and
was treated at Emergency Hospital,
His condition Is not serious.
Nos. 90 and 22 engine companies
and No. Ia truck company answered
an alarm, but found no water avail.
able, so had to resort to chemicals
alone.
The charred body of the dog was
found among the ruins.
Dogs played the parts of heroes in
both OF the citys week END fires.
4 A pet dog was responsible for the
rescue of Freddie and Mary Jane
johnson. 4 years and 10 months old,
respectively. when the former il
alleged to have started fire with
matches.
The two children had been left
in the care of their brother, Durant
johnson. ~ years old, in their home
at POS d st. N.
Durant II said to have become
interested in other activities, leay.
ing the little children to shift for
themselves
Fredie, police say, found some
matches and set fire to the couch
cover.
He then became so frightened
that he was afraid to unlock the
Aa0r that he had secured before the
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IS SHOT
BY COUNTESS
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told the police. But did want to
kill myself. I had planned for a
long time to kill myself but / really
don't understand the motives for
my act. He didn't want to abandon
me. He assured me he INTENDED to
return from London"
The countess, who Is critically i'll
from her self-inflicted wounds, made
inquiries concerning De Trafford,
who also is on the verge of death.
Count de jane. husband OF the
countess, called at the hospital to
see her today, but was unable to
because of her critical condition.
Although we have been separated
for some time" the count told In.
ternational News Service. land even
though a divorce was pending we
were, nevertheless, great friends
knew OF her great love for De Traf-
ford. but I am sorry she acted this
way. 1t was a very foolish thing
to do"
The police were investigate a
report that De Trafford came to
Paris to inform the countess t.lat
he couldn't marry her after ilsr di.
yorce, because his family was In.
sistent upon his marrying q wealthy
English girl.
Joseph Duvivier. attorney EN-.
ployed in behalf of the countess.
revealed that she had filed suit
for divorce in the Seine tribunal
some time ago. The formalities of
attempted reconciliation" which is
preliminary in French divorce
actions, had already been com
pleted.
The countess, who il a cousin of
Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, of Chicago
is technically under arrest at La
Riboisiere Hospital, although the
seriousness of her condition makes
1t unnecessary for a police guard.