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WORLD SWIMMING
MARKS ARE BROKEN

NEWPORT BEACH, Calf, Septem-
her 10 (P).-Three new world records
were claimed by swimmers in the Pa
cific Coast championship meet here
yesterday.
Helen Zabrishie Of the Fleisch-
hacker Club of San Francisco won the
women's 220-yard breast stroke race
in 3 minutes 262 seconds to eclipse
the old mark Of minutes 2S.2 sec
onds, held by Agnes Geraghty.
Marian. Gilman of the Neptune Club
Of San Francisco did the 220-yard
back stroke in minutes "a seconds.
cutting seconds off Sybil Bauer's
record.
Monta Morgan of the Neptune Club
swan the 1O0-meter free style in L
minute "a seconds. The old mark,
made by Ethel Lackey, was l minute
lis seconds.
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A MONG the nationally famous
~ speed boats to compete for
"A the Presidents Cup in the big
4 "A regatta here Friday and Sat
urday, sponsored last year by
President Coolidge, will be Miss Syn
dictate, winner on Labor day of the
famous 150-mile sweepstakes at De
troit; Sister Syn, Solar PleXus, Bot
toms Up, owned by J. Fl. r. Crom-
well, and Greenwich Folly, owned by
George Fl. Townsend and winner of
this years Gold Cup.
In the other classes scheduled for
the famous regatta will be the entire
contingent Of outstanding English
and German speed boats, which re-
Gently competed for honors at the
Detroit regatta.
While no definite word has as yet
been received as to it's entry, it is ex-
pected by officials in charge of the
regatta that Cigarette ". present
holder of the Presidents Cup, and
also holder of the record for the fast
est three-mile lap ever made in the
Detroit sweepstakes, will defend it's
laurels, as well as make a bid for
the coveted Dodge Memorial Trophy.
Gordon Hamersley, owner of the
ClEarctte Nv, Is Sdlu 10 nave spent ii
moderate-siZed fortune on his grey
hound of the water. 1t is made OF
duralumin and was built largely as
an experiment at an estimated cost
of 100000.
Many of the famous speed boats
to compete for the Presidents cup
will also be seen in action for the
Dodge memorial trophy, as the quail
fications for both events are pract1-
cally the same. The Dodge trophy is
recognized as the most beautltul
prize in the speedboat world. 1t is
made in the form of an old sailing
ship and is of gold, silver and bronze.
Besides the Presidents cup and
the Dodge memorial classics, the
Secretary of the Nays cup will be
at stake as we'll as national titles in
two classes of cupboard motors.
Miss Spitfire, which won the
Duke of York trophy in England this
Summer and, is, perhaps, the fastest
little speedboat in the world, will be
among the ranking craft to compete
in the ~gatta. She will show in
the race for ISL boats, t., smallest
boats to be seen. Frank Sioddy. who
piloted her in the English classic. will
drive her here. J. III. Rand, owner of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-12
.RACKETERS ARE NEEDED
TO OPPOSE ORIOLE TEAM

With 10 singles and five doubles
matches booked next Sunday when
Baltimore and Washington Public
Parks tennis teams meet in their
annual matches, Manager M. D. Rath
gober of the local team finds he needs
three more singles players.
The following players are asked to
report at Potomac Park courts any
evening this week at 5 o'clock to try
for the team: Russell, Love, Rich
ardson. Clark Shepard, Phillips, j.
Mitchell. Cornell and Buchanan.
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15O-MILE RACE WINNER
STARTS In REGATTA HERE

Miss Spitfire and possibly Mrs. Rand
also may drive in the ISL test.
In all there will be % races, with
II On Friday and - on Saturday.
The program each day will start at
1880 o'clock.
Color will be added by airplanes
from Boiling Field, which will put on
trick performances, and there VIII be
music between races by the Marine
and Navy Bands. The whole pro-
gram will be broadcast by radio.
Plans have been made by the CO.
rinthian Yacht Club, which is host
for the regatta, to handle a crowd of
100 900. Most of these will view the
races from the seawall along the
Hams Point course, and many will
take in the show from boats.
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LACOSTE.COCHET BATTLE
in FINAL SEEMS LIKELY
French Will Hold Every Major Net Title if They
Retain Honors in National Championship.
Tilden Aims to Win Seventh Time.

2 p.m.-Francis T. Hunter. New
Rochelle. n. Y, VS.. julius Seligson.
New York.
3.pm-William NJ. Johnston, San
Francisco, VS.. DR.. George King, New
York.
p.m.-William T. Tilden, Philadel.
phia, VS.. Fritz Mercur, Allentown, Pa.
5 p.m.-Jean Borotra. France, VS..
Teizo Toba, Japan.
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ARMOUR IN TOURNAMENT

CHICAGO, September II P).-
Most of the leading players of the
Western golf championship, including
the winner, Walter Hagen of Pasa-
dena, Fla, today continued to strug-
gle for golfing honors by entering the
Chicago open at the Illinois Country
Club. Tommy Armour, the national
and Canadian open champion, is
among them
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HARRISBURG WINS FLAG.

HARRISBURG, Pa, September IL
R.-Harrisburg won the 1927 PEN
nant of the New York-Pennsylvania
League, which closed it's season yes
terday. Five and a half games sep
arated the champions from their near
est rival, Wilkes Barre.
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AUTO KILLS STAR ATHLETE.

NORFOLK, Va, September - up.
W. c. Case, Portlock, Va, a star
athlete at the Portlock High School.
died yesterday from a fractured skull
and other injuries suffered when he
was struck by an automobile near his
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-12

Famous Coach, in Midwest Foot Ball Survey.
Predicts Minnesota Will Top the Bunch.
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Outlook Favors Ohio State for Second Place,
With Michigan's Eleven Not Far Behind.
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Illinois and Northwestern Have Look.In and
Chicago is Better-Notre Dame Strong, as
Usual
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A MONG the nationally famous
n speed boats to compete for
"A the Presidents Cup in the big
4 4 regatta here Friday and Sat
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A LII day the feeling of Sally in
IA his arms stayed with him. It
went with him to the florists
shop, where he bought quantities
Of yellow roses to be sent to
Mile at the hospital. 1t followed
him to the Country Club. where
he played IS holes of golf under
a sky that was like white-and-
blue Chinese cloisonne, and it
was still with him when he
smoked his bedtime pipe that
night.
Il had a funny experience to-
day" he said to his father as
they sat side by side before a
fragrant wood-fire in the house
with green shutters. And then
he went on to tell him about
Sally and the check she had torn
up.
There's not one woman in a
hundred would have done that"
answered his father, who had been
hiring and firing people all his
life and thought he knew them.
John puffed away at his pipe
and idly wondered how soon Millie
would be out Of the hospital and
why she wouldn't see him when
he called there. He missed Mile.
CHAPTER XXI
All that long Sunday following
her outburst in JohnNye's office
Sally tried to make up her mind
whether to go back to work for
him on Monday or not.
i've made such a fool of N.Y.
self that I'm ashamed to look him
in the face" she thought mis-
erably. as she cooked dinner for
her mother and Beau and Mabel.
No matter how empty the
family purse might be, Mrs.
Jerome insisted upon having a
roast. two vegetables and a des.
sert for Sunday dinner. She
looked forward to that dinner as
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with us you'd better dry those
tears and get your hat on"
For some reason best known to
herself Mabel had taken to call
ing Mrs. Jerome "Muggsy."
Every time she did 1T Mrs. .Je-
rome frowned and WINGED. but
that did not bother Mabel.
A o'clock. while Sally was
ironing her white blouse. Ted
Sloan came running up the back
stairs, taking them two steps at
a time and making a great noise.
Gosh, it's a pip Of a day! Want
to go for a ride in 'Cheapsides?'
he asked. That was what he
called his car-"Old Cheapsides."
Sally smiled up at him as she
straightened the collar of her
waist before her on the board.
I'D love to go. But you'll have
to wait until l finish this blouse"
she said. And then We'll have to
stop at the hospital for mother
and bring her home. After that
we can go"
: He did not look particularly
pleased. But he said All right"
and went down stairs much more
slowly than he had come UP.
When they got to the hospital
an hour later Beau's little red car
stood in the street before it. Ted,
who knew a thing or two about
secondhand cars, hooted when
Sally showed 1T to him.
ut isn't worth a hundred dol.
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be better just to say she was
going away. and let Ann think
she meant marrying him right
now.
She sat down at the table, and
tried to write. but could not
Tears came into her eyes. Angri-
ly she brushed them away.
crumpled the note into little
ball, and began again. But this
time. too. it was q failure. Yet
she couldn't 60 without telling
Ann something! How was she to
let her know?
CHAPTER "a
A battered.looking copy of a
last months magazine lay upon
the dresser.
George remembered having
brought 1t upstairs to read in bed
only a few days before. She
picked 1t up idly now. Because
she could think of no way in
which to break her news to Ann,
and because she was nervous and
upset. she tried to kill time in
reading.
But the story she glanced at
held her, and suddenly, with her
own life and her own problems
put aside, she lost herself in read
ing the story Of an imaginary
life.
1t was the story Of a girl who.
because she had loved a man and
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a dreadful operation, and it's CO.
ing to take time for her to feel
herself again. She'll be all right,
you'll see."
She's so white and so thin"
sobbed Mrs. Jerome. And she
doesn't seem to have any life in
her. Oh, don't know what TO
do about her, I'm sure"
Mother" Sally said, do you
see that begonia plant over on
the window sill?"
Mrs. Jerome lifted her head and
gave her a startled look. COT
course, / see it." she answered,
plainly puzzled. What about it,"
Sally laughed cheerfully-much
more cheerfully than her feelings
warranted.
We'll. Just this" she said.
That plant was Just nothing but
stalk while ago. and it was
so white and sickly that l thought
1t never would live. And look at
It! Doesn't 1t make you think of
Mile? All pink and pretty.
Pleae don't worry about her,
Mother. know she'll be all
right. I Just feel that she will
be-"
Mabel burst out laughing.
Girl" she said with a sheer.
you're wasting your talents
working around offices. You
ought to turn into woman
preacher or something. Well,
come on, Muggsy. if you're going
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A TALL HANDSOME WOMAN FACED HER

mind you!-'oh, no. I'm not 60.
ing into the country" That's what
she said. and in my opinion ."
George gave a little SILVER. Ad.
ventures-this was what adven-
lures were really like. In the Sun.
day papers with their pictures Of
women who threw away their for
tunes for pearl necklaces, who.
married strings OF husbands. mil.
lionaires. marquises. gamblers,
Oriental princes. you got the feel
ing that life could be varied and
exciting and strange.
Well. she perhaps was going
to live wildly like that from now
on. She and Ernest Ernest. the
well-known artist. her husband, :
1t was dark already, but she
couldn't 90 to the boat yet. and
she did not know how to pass the
time best.
Somehow she wasn't a bit hun
cry. Still it would be easiest 10
go to a restaurant and waste time
there. She directed the driver to
a place she knew. Looking at
her purse. she wished she had
taken AIMS advice and saved a.
little of her money. OF course
Ernest would take care of her
that way, but still it would be
nice to have something OF her very
own.
She bought a paper and read 1t
laboriously, taking care to eat
very slowly. There was a murder
on the front page, two hold-ups,
an act of heroism. an important
political issue. hut George felt not
only Indifferent to these things
hut a. kind of plying contempt.
Imagine getting excited about
other peoples lives when your
own was so much more exciting.
Yet how slowly the time passed
after all. George tried to think
of the colorful furniture. hut some.
how it was vague. 1t was easier
to think about the present. She
reflected that she ought really to
have let her employers know she
wasn't coming back.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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She knew that John Nye had sent
them.
That's some more Of my busi-
ness"' Mile held out her hand
for the paper. "Give me back
that telephone number. I'll have
the nurse give him my MESA ge."
But Sally put the bag behind
her back. mo, III call him. But
it does look funny, refusing to
see the man you've made up your
mind to marry and then asking
another man to come. l think
mother or someone in the family
ought to be here when he does
come, too
If you say another word I'll
get right out of this bed Mile
threatened angrily. Il Just won't
lie here and listen to you rave
minute longer-trying to tell me
what to do and what not to do.
You're year younger than I am
and don't forget it!'
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
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a child might look forward to
Thanksgiving or Christmas.
What are your plans for the
day." she asked Beau and Mabel
as they all sat at the table. hav-
ing the stuffed veal and the
squash and scalloped tomatoes
that Sally had got ready for
them.
'We thought we'd take a ride
out into the country" answered
Mabel, who seemed to make all
the plans for the pair. I'VE
thought maybe we could buy some
and put it away for wild parties"
Mrs. Jerome's whole face stiff.
ened at the mention of the wild"
parties. But she said nothing
about them.
Perhaps you'll drop me off at
the hospital on your way" she
shifted. I'm going to take some
of this veal and dressing to poor
Mile. The nurse says she doesn't
eat enough to keep bird alive
And all at once her face crunp-
And all at once her face crumpled
up and she began to whimper.
At the familiar sound Sally
came running from the kitchen,
where she had been cutting the
peach cobbler that she had made
for dessert.
Whats wrong, Mother" she
asked, looking from Beau's blank
face to Mabeps scornful one.
She wondered if either of them
had said anything to hurt her
mothers tender feelings.
"Sh's crying about Millie-be.
cause she won't eat" snapped
Mabel. my goodness. ! Just
wish I could stop eating. Maybe
I'd lose a hip or two"
Sally put her arms around her
mother. There's nothing to cry
about, dear" she said, smoothing
back her mothers graying hair
and holding her face against her
shoulder. "Millie's been through
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lars" he declared. "And I'm go.
up with you to Miles room and
tell him So"
But he did very little talking
after he stepped into the green
walled hospital room. For the
family was just getting ready to
go, and Mile was sitting up in
bed, watching them listlessly as
she rubbed her nails with mother
ofpearl nail polish until they
were like little mirrors. On the
tiny glass-topped table beside her
was the plate of food that her
mother had brought to her. 1t
was untouched.
Don't bother to come in and
see me. Tel" she sang out when
she saw his red head above Sally's
dark one. But | want to talk
to you. Sally" She was like Du
Barry receiving her ministers IN
her bed-chamber. ordering this
one here and that one there.
Sally stood beside her.
How do you feel today?
"Better?'
Rotten" replied Mile. almost
oS IL sag "IAS 5AAu " OS ASSA-~@S
badly.
MY pep's all gone" she went
on, duly. "I don't know what's
the matter with me. guess
maybe the old hospital gives me
the blues. How can I eat in
place like this with people going
Ipast the door on stretchers?-"
She broke off. gave Sally an
intent look. and then held out
a. slip OF paper. A telephone
number was written upon it.
That's Davy Davidson's num-
her. Tell him I want to see him,
will your"
Sally put the paper into her
shabby, gray leather purse.
Eyes, but ought you to see him
when you won't see Mr.. Nye?"
she asked, her eyes passing over
freshcut roses and shaggy white
chrysanthenums that stood on
the window stills and tn dresser.
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he was leaving her, had cut her
hair short as a boys. put on boys
clothes and followed him out to
the East. It was adventurous
and daring and it ended wonder.
fully enough.
Reading it gave George cour-
age. Why, people did wild.
crazy things all the time, and
here she was, acting as IL the
end of the world were about to
come because she was going away
to Italy with man who adored
her!
She got mp and flung the mag.
aZine in the corner. She went
back to the table with a new
determination. Sitting down she
wrote Ann a short, almost flip
pant note that refused to take
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NOIU Go On With The Story.

CHE was living in a little house
~ now in the suburbs-Georgie
knew the kind. Twenty on a block
and all the same with baby car
riages on the screened front porch,
and a line of washing in the back
yard. The girl was proud of her
new life, and tried to explain
how happy and fortunate she
was, but George looked at her
with wondering eyes.
What an empty outlook - that
kind of marriage-some man who
worked and worked and worked
who bought a cheap little car.
grumbled about his food, boasted'
about his cleverness. never gave
assn half enough money Tor
clothes. never took her to any.
thing except an occasional movie.
Was that all that life offered?
Oh. there was no use fooltng one
self A couple of months of rap
ture and hope, followed by all
that terrible dullness and work
Rnd worry until the end, which
was death itself
II won't" George told her
self. II WON'T Life must be
better than that. must be gayer
and finer and more vivid.
To sail to Italy, live in Paris.
accept adventures on their own
terms, enjoy the unexpected-that
was something, 1t was hers IT
she cared to stretch out her hand.
She was called into the office
Just before noon, and scolded for
some slipshod typewritinE. An
impulse swept over her, and she
followed it blindly.
She walked out Of the office
with a quiet smile. She walked
out of it. telling herself she would
never come back to it again.
When she had lunch at the
little restaurant where she usually
ate she did not go back to the
office. She made her way home
wards. How strange it seemed
to be going home now, at this
time of day! 1t gave her fore
taste of what freedom would
mean-no Job. nothing to bother
her. nothing except follow her
whim and her mood.
She was determined now. but
she would not let herself reason.
She did not dare halt to think or
consider, for fear she might fall
prey once more to those para
lying doubts and confusions.
Deliberately she packed the bag
that belonged to her. She must
1naHSa f1afroOn Ionntnd
But then perhaps they did not
matter. Ernest would see she
had everything she wanted
everything in the world.
How long had she known this
little room? Was it almost three
years? No wonder something
tugged at her heart now, a sense
of grave foreboding. a feeling Of
infinite loss. She was tearing up
stakes. taking the strange oppor.
tunity that had come to her. fac
ing the future with a reckless
spirit. But she mustn't start
thinking, she mustn't start thinG-
ing!
The packing was done so much
uicker than she had planned. 1t
was scarcely midafternOon yet.
The boat wasn't to sail till q.
What should she do until then?
What was there left to do?
One thing. If course-tell Ann.
She couldn't tell her face to face,
but she could write her note.
1t would be better not to tell the
truth, better not to say that she
was going away with Ernest
Brooks and expected to marry
him, later on abroad 1t would
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She would shake her head and
smile. I'm. Mrs. Brooks now,
you know" That would be the
answer. And Ann would look
at her with wide, grave eyes.
She would say in low voice:
You were right, George. How
foolish ] was to try to advise
you about anything"
But at that moment George
heard the footsteps OF real Mrs.
OLeary. crossing from the kitchen
to the dining room. With guilty
feeling that was not entirely UNI
pleasant. she shrank back against
the banisters. holding her breath.
Mrs. O'Learv picked up a glass.
retraced her steps. The swinging
door Of the kitchen closed with a
EwNaSh of air
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GEORGE THOUGHTFULLY WENT DOWNSTAIRS

anything too seriously. What II
Ann did pull a lone face and
sigh. Why that would be just
AIMS way. She wouldn't ever
he able to crop her hair short,
put on a cap. and follow man
to the ends of the world. She
didn't understand those things.
George argued in imagination
with Ann. left her gasping and
defeated, with round. incredulous
eyes, and an opened mouth. 1t
was disappointing afterwards to
realize Ann wasn't even there!
And feeling that she had been
little too callous, she ended her
short note with a postscript:
II love you, Ann. Please for
give me-"
She inclosed n m an envelope,
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Georgia stole cautiously ahead.
opened the front door. Colonel
Montgomery was just arriving,
iauntily carrying his cane with the
air of a man who had conquered
life instead of being conquered
by it.
"Hello-going into the coun.
try?" he inquired.
"Oh. no." she laughed. Nothing
like that"
She went past him quickly,
called to a cab that was going by.
She was in it, and out Of sight of
the boarding house in another
minute.
How Colonel Montgomery would
talk afterward-the last person
to see her.
And she said to me-she said
IN meas cool as cucumber,
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and left It on the bureau. Well,
everything was settled now. And
it was late. Ann might be homo
soon. Before she did, 1t would
he we'll to get out Of the house,
disappear, eat somewhere else.
Going down the stairs, carry
ing her grip, she wondered
whether she ought to say good
by to Mrs. OLeary. But how
could she? How could she say
good by without explaining? Be-
sides it wasn't az il she weren't
coming back. Why in just
few months she'd be back as Mrs.
Ernest Brooks. 1t would be
winter. and she's have a lovely
fur coat.
why George Hastingsm Mrs.
OJeary would exclainn.
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Paste Mondays first picture on the out
side of your book cover. Cut out pages from
strip and paste in your book. Page opposite
cover is page /. Read your story and
color your pictures.
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To "Make-a-Book" of "a pages, cut six
strips II inches by inches. Fold these
like pages of book Cut cover from stiff
paper inches by 10. Sew pages into cover
with big stitch.
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This Day in Our History

THE Tnt British steamship halted by the "San Jano
American vessel November 1861 The American ship took
two Confederate prisoners from the Trent This the be-
ginning of the laundering Trent Affair"
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What DO You KnOW?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

Questions Editorial Page
Artist; Revolutionary general; stateman Navgator
quaker leader; g. William Pitts Poor Richard; reland
Louvre; TO- Greenland H. Texas H. Oliver W. Holmes; 49,
Fonder IA, Head; 15 Long.
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A vitality Human Narrative Based Upon
Dramatic Letters Received By
Miss Beatrice Fairfax
What Has Happened So Far:

Hastings sisters live together Mrs OLearys
George
charming pleads with the
Bill Is mady with to
acquaintance
to
refuses AIMS quarrel
h
Bill the day after the he her have
him. During Ann
asks him why he doesn't call her sister that evening" Bill
boarding waiting
Ernest George vindctiveIy tells Bill she doesn't she
him
she would be willing with him and them
NOZv On On With The NfOru
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A NOUeI Cure for Headache

TN Andia district of Morocco who has headache
himself by having his head shaved and buryg the hair in the
saints An extracted tooth is deposited at
shrine to the other teeth from decaying.