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Another Busy Bargain Day---Ant
Hosiery

-S8 Pure Silk Chiffon Hose
full fashioned with plain and
picoted tops, and contrasting
soles, heels and toes. Broken
sizes and colors. @7 G0
$500 value. Pair. -.
100 W0men'S Silk Hose-full
fashioned + K en-
sizes and colors. Q7 90
$165 grade. Pair.
-s25 Children's Half Socks,
with plain and fancy tops.
Seamless feet. Broken sizes
and colors. csc and 35c 7E
qualities. Special, pair. A
kann s-Street Floor.
Art Goods
81 Oilcloth Pillows, in blue
and black only. $l.00 SOc
value. Each ..........
Royal Society Embroidery
Cotton, in broken ~colors. l.
Special, skein ............. ~
Odd lot of Wire Lamp Shade
Frames, in various sizes 7On
and shapes. Each..... ~
kann's-Fourth Floor.
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-1,oO0 Handkerchiefs. of nov
city linens, cottons, voile and
pongee. Slightly mussed. Per-
feet and second qualities of
csc grade. Special, 12hc
each ...............
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1927-08-18

A nice assortmet of Ribbon
Remnants in light and dark
colors and plain and fancy
effects. Desirable widths and
lengths. Suitable for lingerie.
trimming dresses and for fancy
work. 15c to 39c values. IN
Yard lUc
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1927-08-18

$I.00 Toilet Goods
75c Ea.
You ha We a choice
OF Djer.kiss Bath
Salts and Dusting
Powder at this low
price Friday.
Street Floor.
Silk Pongee
sac Yd.
Natural color silk
pongee, the well
known 12 monte
quality, SO inches
wide. Nice for dress.
es, mems shirts, etc.
Street Floor.
Evening star., 1927-08-18

Kann's-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1927-08-18

A handy set. Of
fered to Fri d ay
shoppers at a most
attractive low price.
Easy to put on.
Street Floor.
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Now Go On With The Story

) his shoulder, "There's no one like
you, Michael-no one on all the
wide, green earth!"
They went down to Thirty
fourth Street together and spent
hours choosing the pattern lit.
tie puff sleeves. a wide, snug
girdle and long sheath skirt.
They rushed home and laid the
tissue on the lustrous fabric.
I'm cutm said Michael.
ooh. no! Be careful Read
the directions first"
A Warning
They agonized over it. She had
never owned anything so lovely.
When it was finished and laid
on her bed the night of the ball.
she felt certain that a queen had
never more wondrous robe.
She had Just tossed the white
gloves over it carelessly as though
here was q person who went to
balls every other night, when in
sauntered Evvie Royce. Her
eyes cleaned. seeing Roen's dress.
She went and rubbed the silk
USLWCSIl klSE lAIlScIS. oLuulfTI1ts'
I was dying to know what you'd
wear"
"How did you know I was go
ing?"
FATTY told me. It's about time
you were taking in some of the
college hops. I'd like to see me
let him go alone"
Hes never been. either"
"Ha. ha! Innocence! Do you
suppose gay chap like Mike is
twirling his thumbs at night?
Keep your eyes on Susan Kurtz
--Fatty's taking her. She's got
an awful case on Mike. She
means to cut you out"
''Who is Susan KurtZ?" asked
Roen coldly. From the heights of
her sublime, luminous faith she
regarded her cousin pityingly.
Evelyn was a tawdry-minded little
thing. Much she could understand
a being like Michael. AS much as
an insect scurrying about for a
crumb. And how absurd to sup.
pose that she, Roen. would even
listen to such petty talk.
ooh, she's a stunning creature
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suite in this place. while we're
waiting" Bobbie said presently.
Gus thinks I ought to have .
flat of my own"
''Why don't you take this one?"
asked Monica eagerly. Il have
a lease. and If you'd take it off
my hands, it would tickle me to
DEATH"
Then. before Bobbie could refuse
her offer. Gus came in with Ted
Piper and the minister who was
to marry the happy pair.
Gus, I've just been talking to
Bobbie about taking this flat
Monica began, rushing up to Gus
before she had shaken hands with
the Rev. Simeon Scarsdale. or had
even kissed her best-beloved. With
Monica business always came
before anything esle and If she
could save a penny she was per-
fectly happy.
And in three minutes, every
thing was settled. Bobbie was to
take this cluttered-up little flat
that she did not want, and move
in tomorrow.
Winnie will be glad to. stay
right on here and do your work
for you," Monlca's coarse soft
voice ran on. arranging every.
thing, settling everything.
Bobbie looked appealingly at
Gus, who was saying nothing. He
evidently had had drink, and he
was in an affable too-cheerful
mood.
Sure, that's fine. Bobbie will
have everything ready for her"
he kept saying, as he nodded his
head up and down.
Then they look their places,
and the minister began to read
the words of the beautiful mar
riage service. They seemed curl
ously out of place here in this
nat with its cigarette boxes, ash
trays. whisky decarters and floor
cushions upon which sat Monica's
foolish-looking imported dolls.
And as Monica said II WILL"
Bobbie wondered whether she
realized what she was saying. She
wondered If Monica had it in her
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THE HOLLYWOOD GIRL : By Beatrice Burton

66TTELLO, Handsome" she
H greeted Bobbie, holding out
one hand. The other one was
being given last polish by Win.
ME, her darby maid.
did you hear that Roy Schultz
and Lottie were going back to
each other?" she asked. and at
once Bobbie knew why she had
decided to marry Ted Piper. after
all.
Husbands mos always goes
back to their wives" remarked
Winnie wisely. II been married
and separated three times myself.
Men is like street cars. There
always will be another one along.
and if YOU wait long enough the
same one will be comm back
'''r ont md see If the ice
cream and the cakes have come.
Winnie" her mistress C o m.
manded. and when she was. gone
she began to tell Bobbie all about
her marriage.
''You see. Roy's the only direc-
tor in Hollywood who thinks I'm
any good" she said. land il he's
going back to that dill pickle Of
his, she'll never let him give me
another job You can just bet on
that! So I Just made UP my mind
to get married and get out of
Hollywood. Ted has scads of
money, too. and your little Mon
lea always said she'd marry glue
or die an old maid! / thought it
over for long time, and finally
! decided to take a chance on
Ted"
Don't make me laugh" inter.
'rupted the buxom Winnie, COM
ing back into the little room.
Once you got your hands on
Mr.. Ted Piper. you knowed you
was goin' to marry him. He had
no more chance to leggo of you
han to leggo of an electric wire,
Miss Monica" She laughed wildly
at this until her fat sides shook.
and Monica laughed with her.
Il think I'll go down and ask
the janitor IL there's an empty
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that time. shes bin ashovin' in
on the coast all the time -"
The other was absorbed in n
yellow-backed French novel and
did not look up. "All right" he
answered absently. Keen her
away from the rocks
The mate regarded him curl
ousfy. Still, I'd like eff YOU'D
check up the reck'nin'. sir. It's
bin left entirely to me sence that
Mooney went forrad. Crosby's
no hand at navagatfn'." His tone
was grumbling.
the page and raised his ewes.
And how is my friend Mooney
these days?''
"Oh, he's quiet enough an dom
his work" growled the other off
handedly. But I'd like YOU to
check up the ships position, sir"
Arson waved his hand. you've
been in the business long enough
for me to trust you. Don't bother
me 1ust now" And he applied
himself to his book again while
the other shuffled grumbling away.
On the 40th day out from New
York, the mate was cat-footing
around the poop like a restless
animal. The DAYS reckoning had
put the ship close in on the Bra
lillian coast--so close that he had
clambered to the royal-yard that
afternoon to see IL he could sight
it. Like all deep.watermen, Mr..
French had little use for any land
save the land-fall of a destination.
and his captain had given him no
satisfaction. Get her away =
and don't bother me-" was Anson's
reply.
He hadn't been on deck all day
but iounged, pyiama-clad, in his
cabin. reading a German volume.
1t was a treatise of ruthlessness
wherein the writer extolled the
dominance of the male and de-
plored the civilization which raised
the status of woman and the
weaker masculine. Woman, he
declared. should be completely in
subiugation to her master. She
was created for his pleasure. to be
his slave. They of the Orient are
wise-they still maintain it, he
aVerred. 1t was brutal. cold
blooded philosophy succinctlv en-
bodied in the Nietzchean phrase:
Thou goest to women? Do not
forget thy whip
Mary served him with his meals
in his own quarters and her COM
ings and goings as she carried in
the food seemed to excite his In
terest. Usually, he paid her but
scant actically ignored
her presence. But this day. he fol.
lowed her with furtive glances
as she worked around his apart.
ment. making his bed, busting and
tidying up.
Ito BE Construed TomoETOw1
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steady. but it was very cheer.
full.
"Lissen," he said, "I got the
grandest little idea. Let's get
married tomorrow and spend our
honeymoon in Monica's flat. Wha'
you say?''
For just a second Bobbie hest
tated. Well, why not get married
tomorrow, just as well as any
other day? What difference did it
make? They were going to be
married sooner or later, any.
way.
All right" she answered. "You
come around in the afternoon,
and we'll hunt up a justice of the
peace"
After that there seemed moth.
ing to say but "good.by'' and she
said it.
I've everything I want at
last" she thought, turning away
from the telephone THE job I
want, the kind of salary l want,
the kind of home want, and
man I want"
What, then, was wrong with
her? What made her want to sink
down on the bottom step Of the
stairs and cry and cry and cry.
Tired, I suppose" she ex-
planned it to herself. and went on
up to her room to pack a suitcase
with her prettiest clothes.
This" she thought, lis about
as romantic as a Kewpie com.
edy! Honeymooning in Monica's
jazzy flati Who ever heard of
such a thingr'
She had felt twice as thrilled
about packing up to come to
Hollywood as she felt now, toss.
ing linen and silk and toilet articles
into her small black suitcase.
CHAPTER LxVI
Bobbie opened her eyes the next
morning to world that somehow
had lost it's brightness, although
the sun was shining.
A dull heavy feeling lay upon
her, like an iron weight on her
chest
She wasn't utterly unhappy, but
she wasn't at all happy. That was
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} certain. In short, she didn't feel
breathless and ecstatic as a girl
should feel on the morning of her
wedding day.
The door opened and Mrs. Man.
gan peeped in.
well, I thought I heard you
moving in bed" she said, push.
ing the door open a little wider
and coming in.
Along with her came a delicious
odor of fresh coffee and toast,
rising from the little tray she
carried in her horny hands.
THE last breakfast Miss Bobbie
Ransom will ever haver' she said
with an attempt at cheerfuIness.
Tomorrow she'll be Mrs. Angus
MacCloud."
Bobbie gave little gasp as she
sat up and pushed back the bright
hair from her forehead. That was
thought to begin the day with!
That she never would be Bobhie
Ransom again--free and care.free
with all her life before her, and
the right to do anything she
wanted to do with that life! To.
morrow she would be married. and
she was the kind of girl who
stays married. Aunt Gertrude had
taught her that divorce was q
wicked and abandoning thing.
What good toast--all hot and
buttery, the way / like it, she
said to Mrs. Mangan with a small
smile. But she ate only two bites
of it, and drank only a half cup Of
coffee.
Lets see, there are couple of
things I've got to do" she said,
more as if to herself than to Mrs.
Mangan. "I'll have to phone Roy
Schultz and tell him / won't be at
the studio for a couple of days. /
suppose he'll have fit, but I can't
help that. You call him up. will
your"
Mrs. Mangan said she would be
glad to. "Any you'll have to get
some kind of a wedding dress,
too" she reminded her as she
turned to go.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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" IL right" he returned I'M
"A abashed. Then a proposition
of marriage would you enter
tain that?"
EMO"
''Why not?"
Because don't love YOU" she
answered dispassionately.
But what does that matter?"
He made a gesture with the cigar.
81 don't believe in that sort of
love anyway"
''Well. l do" came her firm
declaration.
do you think you are too good
for me?" There was an ironicaI
tone in his voice.
mol have no illusions regard
ing myself. I don't love you. that's
all"
His gaze was derisive. you're
an odd mixture" he commented
cruelty. II offer you marriage
something that win ensure you
protection, comfort, if not happi-
ness, and you refuse it. YouL-
a young rascal's cast-off. Then
SUA VIC OCC4 A4NA1lEs Will
your Indian engineer--the Pericles
to whom you played Aspisia-
and when he passed out of the
picture quien sabe?--" He
paused suggestively, watching her
like a hawk as she leaped to her
feet, her face suddenly white,
her ordinarily placid eyes bright
with Indignation. With her hands
S4In 1I11 1.
as he lolled lazily in the deck
chair, smiling as though idly
amused. the cigar in his teeth,
the smoke for it weaving
slowly upwards in the MINDLESS
air.
Il know what you are limiting
atr' she burst out, "but there
was nothing like that! lift l
were a woman of the kind you
suggest, do you think I'd be here
depending upon your charity?
Taking your abuse. your scorn,
allowing you to harrow my feel
ings?" Her voice contained a
wealth of bitterness. you're
hateful, despicable a--a-" She
stamped her foot as though to
emphasize the words so forcibly
intoned, then she paused. STAN
mering, and the anger vanished
from her features.
She continued in a new and
calrner tone: "And yet you have
been kind. / am grateful" She
clasped her hands together and
looked out over the quiet CLASSY
sea.
Her show of temperate flash
of fire from her cool, self possessed
placidity-rplease him. and there
was hint of it in his eyes as he
gazed upon her standing face
averted before him. But he re.
pressed the desire to apologize and
gave half.laugh instead. IT think
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Frederick William Wallace

apathetic as the weather. He
lounged and lolled about, laziy
reading or idly dreaming. The
tremendous vitality of his former
sea days seemed to have left him.
he drank steadily. beginning from
the hour he awoke until he rolled
into his bed, and the quantity
consumed daily would have
stupefied an ordinary man. Its
only effect upon Arson was to
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with heaps of red-gold hair and
those black sensuous eyes the men
all love. She wears earrings that
reach to her shoulders and she's
got all kinds of a way with her.
Capricious as an actress.
Fatty told me that one night
he brought her box of candy
that cost him $3.50. He happened
to say something she didn't like
as she was opening it and she
flung the whole thing on the floor,
and didn't pick it up, either.
"Of course, can see through
posey stuff like that, but you
know the men, they just eat it
up. Fatty thinks Susan is divine.
so look out for her, Ron. You
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fessed to himself that its founda-
tions were set on shifting sand.
The calm weather continued for
a week and the Aphrodite swan
listless in the mirror-like sea-
loafing around to grasp Boreas in
his vagrant fittings much in the
manner of small boy awaiting
chance to steal ride on the tail
end of a wagon.
Campbell appeared to grow as
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culiarly long eyebrows of a dark
reddish brown in marked contrast
to the inky black of her lashes.
These with the softer glinting
brown of her hair and deep warm
eyes gave an almost startling
color to her face.
Roen stacked hairpins neatly:
What would you advise, Evvie?"
'Ridicule--it's the surest way
to kill budding love. Just ridi.
Guile her earrings, her awfuIly
long fingernails. Ridicule espec.
tally the stupidity of the fellows
who fall for her tricks. Do it
gayly as though you were in
spasms OF laughter at such antics.
And never let him dream you
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SWELL could 7 wear this?" She
W pulled open her coat as
though he did not know by heart
each ruff1e on the little white
goila.
"oh. not that exactly"
''It's the best I have. Oh,
Michael, couldn't dare take
money for an evening dress. I'd
have to get gloves. too
He took hold OF her arms and
looked at her in a hot moodiness:
swell, we're going! I've bought
tickets and I'm filling out your
program. Look here, Roeny,
you're past Fl AMI you've never
been to q real. stunning affair
get"
She gave 4 little fluttering
laugh that might have been a cry
and tossed her head back: why,
] don't even feel sure that I can
dance well enough
Well, here. then; Wen prac.
ticep' He caught her hand and
made her follow him. Thew
danced in the shade under the
trees. He laughed softly hum.
ming in that rich, sweet tenor
that Dearie called his brogue.
"Ah, your holy delicate white
hands, my dark Rosaleen-my
own Rosaleen."
She closed her eyes. her heart
bn fire.
Early the next afternoon, a Sat-
nrday. he appeared with box
under his arm. In it were seven
yards of shinmering jade green
satin. Get your hat. Ashore.
wen go and choose the pattern"
She shook out the silk. 1t rip
pied Ikea sunlit sea. "You
9 houldn't have done this.
Michael"
But he was delighted that he
had been inspired to think of it.
And there are the gloves-twenty
buttons, ma'am"
She flung back her head and
laughed long time with her
eyes closed. There were too
many tears to be stopped even by
the shut lids. She said softly,
hiding her face suddenly against
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bet I'd cut the pins from under
her.
why don't your"
"Oh, as though care for Fatty!
He's just a convenience. Besides,
she doesn't take him seriously.
But shes had a case on Mike for
the last three years, and she
thinks it's mistake for girl to
pack the family with her every.
where. What chance has a man
got? And 1t makes the girl seem
so deadly reliable and kitcheny.
How can man get palpitation
of the heart over a girl who's al.
ways where he expects her to be;
and always does what she should?
That's why Susan gets by. You
bet she keeps them guessing.
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Gives them all kinds of chill and
fever. I'll bet Jimmie Burton
would have asked you to marry
him long ago il you'd ditch Dearie
and Jackie and play up to him
a little"
Evelyn's Advice
Evelyn stood aside and smil-
ingiy surveyed the impressive
couture. You'd make a lovely
bride, Ron. And I'm just itch
ing TO be maid OF honor"
Roen dreamily regarded her
image, the shiny puffs and braids.
She was overjoyed with the effect
and thought with a sigh of rap.
ture, He'll be speechless"
The green dress intensified her
look of vital ardor. She had pc
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CAPTAIN SALVATION Frederick

) that will be enough for today, -
he observed nonchalantly. You
may retire to your pantry, Miss
Phillips" And when she walked
suddenly away without word, he
regarded her receding figure with
some measure of appreciation in
the holiness of his stare.
Such discourses were samples
of his moods. On these occasions
his manner would be that of the
cool, calculating. mental vivisec.
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and declarations and allow that
they were inconsistent and ilogi.
cal. He had gorged himself on
too varied diet and much of his
ideas and philosophical reason
ings were of hybrid nature,
ephemeral, unconvincing. and he
acquired feeling of mental petu.
lance at the shakiness of the
structure he had reared. Many
times. of late, he grudgingly con-
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think he could possibly fall for
her."
"You think that'l do it, Ev?
Well don't think I'll bother.
Ii Susan or anyone else can cut
me out, they're welcomed"
Don't get naughty, Ron.
was only giving you a tip. Oh.
are you going to do your hair like
that? You'll look stunning
You do the braids Let me
fix the puffs know just
how / was so afraid you
were going to wear the same old
psyche knot.
Evelyn set the puffs in a burn
ished row above the thick coronet
braid . Isn't that lovely,
Ron? It's a shame you don't get
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out more. Making any progress
with Jimmy? Loretta Lent saw
you riding last Sunday. He must
be awfully slow"
"Where'd you get the dress?"
asked Evelyn wonderingly.
II made it."
you did! It hardly looks home
made at ALL They wear perfectly
gorgeous things. You know
went to the prom with Blinn Stern
once. When / left the house /
felt like the Queen of Sheba
But when I got there and saw the
creations other girls were wearing.
| wanted to sink in my shoes
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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make him languorous and indff.
ferent and. at intervals, satani.
cally cruel.
We're agoin' to git damned
daown on Cape San Rogue, I'm
thinking. Cap'en," remarked Mr..
French one swetering day after
the noon sight had been worked
up. Arson hadn't taken a sight
himself for three weeks. had
scarce glanced at the chart in
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zionist, heartless in his probing
and careless as to her feelings.
Yet she stood it bravely--her
fend to the barbed shafts of his
questionings being her equable
unruffled temper. her freedom
from rancor and her strong faith
in the magic quality of spiritual
love.
In his more sober moments An
son would review his arguments
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to love, honor and obey" any
man for very long. She doubted
it.
She was listlsss and silent all
the way home, and when Gus
asked her to have dinner with
him somewhere she said no.
I'm blue" she told him, ST
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) never knew a wedding could
make me feel so down-hearted."
He laughed. you'll feel pretty
fine when 1t comes time for
your own. young lady," he said
and drove away.
A half hour later he telephoned
her. His voice was thick and un.
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If we are GAME along GOOD LINE we NEED have no FEAR!
Be SURE FIRM and JUST in all things, KEEP YOUR
WORD!
Use your HEAD your EARS your EYES watch your
MOUTH! THAT "U" in it isn't always WISE
WE m heirs to TINE!
1t all that of really have! And longest
TIME walk this little way together called LIFE!
So quickly WE ARE GONE! Why waste minute of it in
HATE?
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weight many that important
little!
All lives much the same!
We BORN.
and battles of life don't get
bound into the encyclopedia like generals do!
We RICH-we POOR!
We GAIN-we LOSE.
We RAVE and RANT and RUSH little while then we
REST FOREVER!
If we be SANE and CALM about things we can SAVE
much TINE!
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VTOLUMES volumes have been written about lives
that have been lived.
But life, good bad, great small be summed
for against, in short scroll of short words.
Don't worry can't spell these hghpowered
words so often employed in prasing condemning
Be satisfied live avoid the small words that
confuse and point but way a fact!
LOVE, HONOR, HOME, but
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THE coolest period of the day usually
sunrise According the leading scientists Europe
is due to the fact that when the first strikes the
causes the evaporation of chilling atmosphere.