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Alabaster
Lamps
By Margaret Turnbun
THE STORY

CHAPTER with strange
shom he introduces as his nephew,
Ned Carter. Claude Melno,,e Oahbs
returns from New York 20 his gen.
aral grocery. at Peace Valley, Pa.
To Aunt Llddy.- his hou.ekeeper.
he explains that Carter is a chance
acquaintance. veteran Of the World
war. whom he had met and taken .
liking 10.
CHAPTER I1.-car.er tells Aun.
Lyddy he has broken with his
family and his sweetheart because
Of his resentment Of their ultra
pacific tendencies. With Dabhs Ned
visits C.oper Hollow. abiding place
of collection Of good-natured
ranks. according 10 the grocer.
They a'r,os: run over a dog be.
longing 10 a girl whom Carter ap-
paren:iy recognizes. Ned delivers
a grocery order and in his absence
The girl. Dorothy Selden, reveals
that she knows him to be Ned
Carter Rangeley, son Of Loren
Rangeley. New York banker.
\ CHAPTER III. : Mex, day Ned
commences work as "grccer's
boy. Al residence. the White
House. he delivers an order marked
Johnston" There he meets q girl
wno tells him she and her mother
are alone in the house. the servants
having left them because Of the
loneliness He promises 10 try TO
procure household help Arrange
men; ) made for cook 10 go TO the
Johnstons.
CHAPTER Iv-The cook being IN
able 10 begin work a: once. Ned Wis
Is ehe White House 20 inform Miss
Johnston Of the fact. Explaining
the situation 20 her mother. the
gill Mary" IS astonished BY that
lacy's emotion a, the mention Of
Mary. with Ned. goes 70 the village
Dorothy Selden.
CHAPTER N.--here is sou-e.hing
about Mary vaguely famil:s. 20
Dabbs. anG he IS highly interested in
village gossip concerning the mother
and daughter. Mrs. Johnston ae-
companies Mary 20 an inn for lunch
con Dabbs sees Mrs. Johnston. is
his wife. Polly" and is disturbed.
He informs Ned he has something on
his mind tha, he would like 20 tell
him.
CHAPTER Vi--ClauGe reveals 20
Ned or.ance OF his early life. He
had married. wife It college, and
under peculiar Circumstances, and
MS wife let. hiA1 the day after the
ceremony. He is convinced Mrs.
Johnston" j. his wife. Polly" aud
naturally wants 10 know, who IS
Mary a.
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BY Aliene Sumner

CHAPTER Nv
Washington, March 25.--Evcn the
worm turns. And women of offic .ai
Washington.
They couldn't have gotten away
with X years ago, but they do today.
And II anyone tried 10 make them
do differently, there would be no Of
fetal wives in Washington. II would
be only great see:hing city of bach
eiordor. if any.
! am referring to the almost cx-
t!nct custom OF official women hold
ing public "a, homes" on one speci-
fled day every week. to which the
world and his wife came to see "wha,
she's got in her house"
The Curious Came. Too
The wives Of the judiciary had to
hold open house" on Monday Tues
day was allotted mere congressmen's
wives. Wednesday fell to the cabinet
women. On Thursday senator's
wives were at home and Friday be-
longed 20 the diplomatic set.
Not only women in official life
paid their calls. bu. the rabble came
out of curiosity.
Insurance and real estate and auto
mobile statesmen who found the ladies
inaccessible at other times took this
opportunity TO enter their homes.
trusting tina, they would AZ least
have the chance OF making later
appointment.
Girls Schools En- Masse
Girls schools throughout all Mary
land advertised in their catalogs the
cultural advantages of meeting prom
.nent women of Washington. They
treated at homes" as course in the
curriculum. Teachers were assigned
10 differen. homes and plan of TAX
ing groups of from - to 90 girls to
various homes was so we'll mapped
out by so many schools that no Of
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Editorial Comment
The Third Stocking
{ MINNEAPOLIS .Jo,lrnalI


1t remained for mere man--and an advertising
man, at that-to figure out that stockings ough. to
be sold in sets of three. instead of in pairs. The
simplicity of this grand idea is like the simplicity Of
most great inventions
II one needs spare tire on a lar. or if a man
finds the two-pant suit real economy why not !,
third stocking for perplexcd women? Why not this
insurance against runs and tears and ladders in the
rai texture OF the ubiquitous silk hose Of the day
Probably, It would take an actuary to calculat.
JUST now much the life of pair Of stockings will,
On the average, be prolonged by the addition Of
tnird. Experience will give much more dependable
answer. But there can be little doubt thar tho mo-
longation Of hosiery expectation by this expedient
Will be notably greater than an increase in price Of
fifty per cent.
we are lost in admiration for the ingenuity Of the
tnird stocking man. and not little proud Of the
glory ne sheds on the whole masculine gender.
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Old Masters

Death, be not proud, though some
-. hare called thee
MiRhtys and dreadful, for thou art
not SO;
For-those whom thou thinkst thou
dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death: nor yet canst
----- chou kill me.
From Rest and Sleep, which but thy
- picture be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much
more must flow;
AndsyOonest our best men with thee
do go
Rest of their bones and souls de-
Livery.
Thou'rt slave to fate, chance, kings
and desperate men.
And dost with poison. war and sick
ness dwell;
And -Aoppy or charms can make us
sleep as we'll
And better than thy stroke. WHY
swelPst thou then?
.0ne short sleep past. we wake
And Death shall be no more;
Death, thou shalt die.
ehnF Dome: from Holy Son
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ReyOlutiOn-Far Off

Charles Ruthenberg is dead in Chicago The way
the country greets the Of his passing Is, per-
haps. the best sort Of evidence the failure Of
his life's ambition
Ruthenberg wanted to revolution He Il
of the reddest type. A few years ago
his name made many people SILVER.
But news Of his death received quietly
Many people. perhaps people. even asked
Who is Ruthenberg?" and let i. go at that
II the nation were anything bu, prosperous and
satisfied his passing would have made stir. The
public apathy is good sign tina, the revolution
Ruthenberg sighed for is long. long way off.
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Ten Thousand Pies

4 western gentleman has just been awarded a
medal by somebody other because he has baked
his ten-thousand.h apple pie
We don't know jus, wha, kind Of medal he. 60.
but 1t strikes US the reward all wrong The
man who has baked 10000 apple pies deserves
either far more than that or far less
II they were coed pies-well hardly any sum *
too great to be given the man who has spread tina.
much Joy IN this sorrowful old world And if they
were bad ples-by the token. he who would
profane the name OF apple pie with soggy. pas.y
connection and repeat his offense 10000 times over
should be flung at once TO the lions.
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AT THE MOVIES
CAPITOL. THEATRE


Tom Mix. famous ace of the
West" the star Of Fox Films YER
sion Of Zane Grey's THE Last Trail"
proved more than popular with
the first audiences to see il at the
Capitol Theatre when il started a
three day engagement yesterday.
The screen adaptation of the popu-
lar novel retains all the dash. action
and thrills of the printed page. Lew
Seller. who directed the picture.
crasped every opportunity offered by
the book ard made the most of it.
Like other Tom Mix pictures. "The
Last Trail" has more than its share
Of scenic beauty. Exterior scenes
were made in the famous San Bern
ard.no Valley of California.
In the early part of the film Tom
is seen as an Army scout of the Da-
kotas during the last uprising Of the
Sioux Indians. Later. he is seen. as
the hard-liiing. quick-on-th the trigger
foe foe Of a desperate crew of stage.
Supporting the Mar are Carmelita
Geraghty, William Davidson. Jerry
the Giant. Tony, the wonder horse.
and others.
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CHAPTER VII

NJ. RS. JOHNSTON, having some
AvA thing rather disagreeehe 10
tell Mary. KEEP, putting OF the evil
day and hour.
Sooner or later X must be told.
bnt Polly Johnston. though by no
means q fool, was Of 4 kinguiaSly
sanguine temperament. She still
hoped that kind fortune might in-
,eryene in some miraculous man
ner and save her the trouble and
necessity Of telling. II not. |, would
have to be done but not this day.
il she could belly 1t. Having come
to that decision. il behooyed her
TO keep away from Mary.
She could refuse 10 60 out. plead
ing q headache, thus removing her
self from Mary's presence and
scrutiny.
When the girl presented herself.
fresh. smiling. and ready for mo
ioriBg. she found her mother iy-
ing down. She did not see the
novel that her mother had poked
under her pillow when she heard
Mary coming. Explanations were
made. received. and then came ST.
lence.
Mrs. Johnston wriggled herself
into "a more comfortable position.
ard the novel fell TO the floor.
Mary restored it To the couch.
Mother never read when she had q
real headache. The situation be-
came tense.
Come. Mother" coaxed Mary.
what's up: You've been Crouch
ing sweelly for several days. you
know. I've got 10 know sooner or
later. SO let 1t be now"
Mrs. Johnston sighed. made
swift mental calculation that she
first. and began:
II can't keep II from you for
ever. but i did want To keep ii
just = little longer. However. here
+ il Is. Mary. haven't any money.
Not a cent And the dividends on
/ the stock. payable this month. just
aren't going 10 be paid"
Mary gave little gasp Of aston
ishnent and sat down on the floor
by tie couch. do you mean. Moth
er. that we haven't any money at
/ all. or that we're JUST facing pc
Rod Of depressed finances aud will
have 10 tide over things until the
: first Of next month. when you'll get
! something from somewhere: Tell
me the whole thing. The very
worst"
Mrs. Johnston saw instantly how
useless 1t was 10 keep anything
back from Mary. "It means the
very worst you ran think. l drew
the last money ! had in the bank
/ to come down here. ! expected.
/ Of course. to have Colonel Ritten-
hauser send me enough money 10
carry me along for another three
months.
well. my dear. he's been specu-
lating with MI available money and
securities. He lost mine along
with those belonging to, other peO-
pie. and he's IN jail.
| The rest ~ my money II tied up
In stock that Isn't paying dividends
that n. all except money invest
ed by my unelo n Russian Securi-
ties. which are now worth nothing.
I. There's some land here, In this
country, but can't raise money On
II Of Z moments notice
poor old nOtherl Have you
any cash at allf'
Mrs.. Johnston laughed. About
thirty cellars left. / said ii sent
4 ~ 1arvaafs. but 4 haIea.t QGB'
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= OMISSIONS sMaslis86ta 8lAysS s
being Intimate Stories Of - ltd1RI1:sM;Ag ~
the M ": a is s'a 6,e Of 9f' Ga

fetal home escaped without at least
"A dozen such. delegations a year.
The boys school didn't advertise
SUCH cultural advantages" But the
merry. merry school boys themselves,
quite without pedagogical guidance,
gave the buns rush" to the lat
homes" consuming all the refresh
ments while the hostess sent out an
S. O. S. for more sandwiches and
petit fours.
The boys learned. which houses
gave the best feed and the word
passed from one school to another,
with the eventual result that the
chicken salad hostess became
wafer-and lemonade one.
Collecting Souvenirs
Souvenir collecting" was the fad.
I. was such fun to exhibit the spoils
back home and say. II picked up this
spoon at Senator McWhorters." or
Here's fork from the beautiful
home of the secretary of state.
Reformers There. Too
THE reformers cape to snoop," a
vivacious senator's wife from the
ives, told me- "They had the idea
that we westerners served whisky
straight at our teas, and they came
to find out.
"A woman of this sort deliberately
spilled her glass Of lemonade upon
my oriental rug one day, turned on
her heel. and said. 1t is such homes
as this that pollute our nation at its
spring" She hadn't even tasted her
lemonade-jus. took it for granted
that il was an iniquitous cocktail"
It's a Duty
But all this, for the main, was in
the past. To be sure. few brave
souls still put the lat home notice
in the papers and trast that what
with such modern distractions as the
movie and radio and auto, the jams
won't be so great. They feel it their
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Romance-Close at Hand

VIVA, With the coming on of spring the gold
rnsh in Nevada the discovery of pirate gold IN
Panama and the treasure hunting expedition 70
Cocos Island. well may be pardoned Tor
feeling revival OF the ancient urge 20 go out ana
see whether or no the nils beyond the horizon are
as fair they seem
Editors wonder, now and then. if the printing
OF all these stories subjects such these men
toned above isn't going 10 wreak havoc among the
.embattled family Of this country.
Undeniably, they promote wanderlus.. There Is
no question but that many staid and respectable
burgher will feel once more dim, cloudy desire
for romance and adventure. For all Of us know
that, a, bottom. We are gay blades; many book.
keeper bank cashier would have made an excel.
lent mate pirate ship.
Those who troubled by desire for romance
which can't be fulfilled may comfort themselves,
however. For romance, a rule, doesn't come to
those who seek it. 1t discoses itself rather an
unsolicited gift Often. if we only look about US.
it lies close to daily pathway, unsupported but
radiant.
Close to us? Indeed, it really lies inside Of US
If man hasn't romance in his own heart he will
never know what it is, if he spends his lit.,
in the heart of the south Ii is the seeing
ey1 and the understanding heart that make romance;
the external trappings are non-essentia
Look about you. Your own street may be mean
and insignificant enough; yet it leads to the ends
of the earth Your home may be ever so SMALL
in IT if you can only see it, all the romance
and wonder of the world The sun shines as bright
~ for you it did for Drake and Magellan; the
midnight sky is as vast and amply dotted with
stars Pittsburgh or Des Moines as over the
Spice Islands.
All OF us are adventures. in reality. We strug-
gle through life, often enough against long odds;
and We make discoveries about ourselves, and about
llfe that are as noteworthy as the finding of the
Northwest Passage. Sooner or later, we reach :.
pinnacle Of thought, untrodden hitherto, from which
we can see plainly that we are immortal souls. with
immortal possibilities and endless futures. We
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MORE @DAKOTANS"
HEARD FROM

Recent good news received from
former pupils Of Dakota Business
College. Fargo. now in big cities:
Nymer vennerstrom, Is now secre-
tary to the editor Of : railroad mag
azine in Chicago; Myrtle Anderson
Is nicely situated with the First Ma
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renee Lowther has ! fine position
wah the Aetna Insurance Co, ,
chicago. Wherever you GO, YOU 4
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GS : !! t.; y: \ ( ;;ii!,y,e:r@|

Mary Kearney's story. frequently
interrupted by District Attorney
Banning. was substantially the same
as she had told at the inquest, ex.
cept for one important addition.
when you were listening a. the
closed door of Mr.. Cluny's bedroom
while the defendant, Mrs. WILEY. was
talking with Mr.. Cluny. just what
conversation did you overheare"
Banning asked.
well, sir. | heard Miss Cherry
say first, I'm going to marry Chris
and you can't stop me! won't mar
~ you. ! won't. say! You cant
force ME to. III kill you If you
dol"
For the first time that long, ter
rible day Cherry showed emotion.
Color flooded her pale. delicate face.
her golden eyes shot forth lightning.
Before Faith or Churchill could re.
strain her. she had half-risen IN her
seat. screaming out. That's a lie.
A lie."
Pandemonium broke loose in the
courtroom. even as the judge pound
ed with his gavel. Jim Lane rocked
back and forth. grooming aloud, "My
God! Ny Cod" Faith pu, her arms
about Cherry. held the Historically
sobbing girl against her breast.
u don't care what they say as
long as it's the truth" Cherry moan.
ed over and over. But that's a lie.
q lie!"
"Mr. Churchill. you will instruct
your client 10 restrain herself" the
judge Numbered. "And Il the audi
ence cannot control itself, will clear
this courtroom and proceed with the
trial. Bailiff, remove that woman
who screamed"
When order had been restored
Banning turned again to Mary Kear-
ney. who was covering. in fright
ened heap in the big witness chair
"Now. Mary, you have testified
that Miss Cherry cried out, You
can't force me to! I'll kill you if you
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BARBS
GOING ACQUIRING


Your blade Of the gay nineties
used to pay court to his lady. Now
adays he pays the court costs and
alimony. Alimony is derived
from the pygmy, meaning "all the
igan man was too jealous 10 let his
wife 20 out for groceries. she
charged. Every time she brought
home q cucumber he saw green.
A Chicago man committed suicide
because his wife wouldn't believe
him. But no general mobilization Of
the marines to stop a national wave
Of this sort is expected at this writ
ing. The Chicago Judge who
has heard $4,000 divorces ought to
conduct column of boxing gossip
for the Congressional Record.
In some parts Of Africa a man has
to kill five jaguars to marry two
wives. a What's that for-prac-
7tnt Coolidge is reported to
have n slight sprain in his right
wrist Justice" say the farmers.
The general assembly in an east.
ern. state il considering taxing
amuAements. II this il carried along
further perhaps the various state
legislatures can be made to pay their
wsy. 1t
Senator BoFah gave his pay raise
back to the government. II was re.
ported about the same time that
several old Roman ruins were badly
SHAKEN up, supposedly from Diogenes
getting uneasy in his grave.
A the famous governor would say
absut April 4: ats long time be-
tween backfires."
i bill 70 sllow III kinds Of swear
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ChicagO-Stranpe Civ

Chicago mus, be rather a strange sort OF city il
some ways.
Every so often there is gang murder there
And always afterwards the police announce tha.
the slain man was lieutenant or something in
some big beer ring other
Very interesting. II the police knew it. why
hadn't the man been arrested for his par. in the
beer rings activities.
Maybe the Chicago police work on the theory tina,
II they leave EN- alone they'll kill each other off
and them the trouble
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ELTlNCE THEATRE

4 guaranteed gloom chaser il
nlavin~ at the Eltinge Theatre. II
is Colleen Moore in "Orchids and
trm.ne.. thoroughly satisfying
story Of what happened to a little
telephone operator III the lobby
switchboard Of a big New York no.
tel when she came into contact with
a real young and handsome million
aire. some butter and-egg men, a few
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glimpse the far mountain peaks of undiscovered
continents and feel the wind that blows from be-
yond the last horizon; and we know that all the
power and the glory of the earth will some day b,
our very
That is the adventure that all Of may have.
That is every mans romance.
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90. Are you sure that you heard
these Words"
Yes, sir" Mary Kearney whisper
Did you 80 testify at the meet
ing Of the grand jury By which the
prisoner was indic,ed,"
You know did. Mr.. Banning.
Mary retorted.
We must get it into the record
here. Mary" Banning smiled. Now
Mary. tell the cour. and the jury
why you did not give a complete re-
por, on Miss Cherry's conversation
before the coroner's inquest. Tha.
Is. tell why you did no. a. that time
testify that Miss Cherry said IN
Kill you Il you do
Mary Kearney clasped and un-
clasped her black-g!oyed hands in her
lap. why. sir. il was like this: !
was always mighty fond Of little
Miss Cherry. remembered she had
said the words. but I didn't want
to do her no more harm than could
help and so didn't mention i. til
! go, to the grand jury room. and
knowed was swearing q Bible oath
to tell the truth and nothing bu. the
truth"
Until Banning refreshed your
memory" Churchill grow!ed audil,lv.
Banning sprang toward Churchill.
like fighting bantam. brandshing
his. fist in the heavier LAWYERS face.
Il demand an apology before this
! case proceeds. Your honor. de-
mand an apology from--from this
man who calls himself an attorney"
And H. Churchill shouted. ode
| mand an apology from the honorable
| district attorney for those las. insult
ing words Of his"
And H. Judge Grimshaw said
sterniy. adjourn court until tomor-
row morning"
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ing has been brought before the
British Parliament. They're taking
their golf more seriously over there
since the American victories Of last
year, tbs said.
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gold diggers and other Broadwayites.
Colleen never was more chic than
as the little plug-pusher who turns
things upside down after she leaves
her job in dusty cement factory
and wins the lofty social position of
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Umbrellas now are being made
with life-sized parrots heads or large
c0lnred fruits az handles.
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TOMORROW: 4 pair Of gloves as
sumes enormous importance in
Cherry's fight for her life.
Copyright, 1927. NEA Service. Inc. }
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Chose awful constituents. always
the wrong time Told tomorrow

operator in the hotel.
Endless sparkling fun has been
packed into the screen story which
contains dozens Of real New York
scenes Jack Mulhall heads the sup
porting cast.