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/ your heart-and then-T give you
three Jumps of sugar. Life's sc
comical!"
She laughed nerTously. 81 sup.
pose-if we weren't so polite-yoU
YOU'D beat me soundly. You
don't hate me, Craig?"
He shook his head.
"I-I think I'll go away next
month" She pressed her fingers
to her mouth to quiet the trembling
of her lips. until May"
ITO him?"
ooh, no no! Craig, you
don't understand. He doesn't know
1 haven't seen him-since Havana
I don't want ever to see him again.
They were quiet then.
people will probably say dread
full things" she hazarded, at last.
"I suppose So" he agreed.
LIE was thinking of their crowd
l. L Dolly Weston and the Gray
sons. Valerie and her friends, and
the righteous Mr.. West.
And all the drinking, loose clique
at the country cub. People who
commit only conventional sins are
always intolerant of the unconven-
tionaists.
"You poor little kid" he said, as
he thought upon their wagging
tongues.
"Oh, Craig, you're wonderful!
You're so good you hurt. I'D al
most rather you slapped mel"
Sybil was trembling violently.
IN my teeth are
CHI chat tering. I'm SO
shivery!"
Nervous reaction he told her,
and bundled her into her coat. Then
he called a cab, to take her home.
He tucked her in warmly, and
gratefully she pillowed her head on
his shoulder. His arm about her
shoulders held her close.
The steps at her house were icy,
and, lest she slip, he carried her to
the door. There he shook hands,
and stood for a minute, speechless,
with barred head, and his face as
wintry as the night.
Aren't you going to kiss me?"
she cried.
She raised her head, and he
touched her lips lightly with his.
Good night, little girl
CHE let herself in quietly. The
~ house was lark and cold, and
cherries. She tiptoed upstairs, and
down the hall to her room.
Undressing in the dark, she
crawled into bed, and curled up, to
keep warm, like a child, with her
arms about her knees.
Then, in the cold and the dark
tears came-and all the bitter sor-
ro-7 and regrets that come ct mid
night to tired women, alone with
their thoughts.
u ! ALEF1E suggested Trip 10
' South Carolina. Sybil herself
felt that it would be better to GO
away somewhere. But Mrs. Thorne
after consulting Mr.. Crandon, felt
that nothing would be gained by
secrecy.
At 8 p. m. on Jan. 81 Mrs. Thorne
told her psyche analyst all about
it. She had gone to him directly
from the store, where she had or
dered, of a discreet clerk, 500 be-
lated announcements of her daugh-
ter's marriage. -. Mrs. Edward
Thorne announces the marriage of
her daughter, Sybil. ."
Don't you think we had better
date them July?" she had asked
tearfully of Tad.
"But Mother" expostulated Sybil
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couldn't fall seriosly in love with
me?" Harry Blaine demanded in
dignantly. Nov my feelings are
hurt! Let's get ready for our
swim.
There's the moon. Talbot and
Crystal brought their bathing suits,
too, so the curtain will now go up
on the little comedy-drama you've
been writing tonight Me in the
hero role! Me-a hard-boiled news
paper reporter!"
ITO Be Continued
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PERFECTLY SOBER MEN
TELL OF BIG SNAKE
Latest Huge Reptile Story Comes
From Jennings County.

From Jennings County.
BIZ Times Special
COMNISKEY, Ind, Sept. 81. -
This section of Jennings County is
now competing with the Sauers
community in tales of a monster
reptile.
J. E. Mcguire, resident of this
community, in a letter to a news
paper declares that while he and
Charles Wykof were looking for
some strayed sheep they sighted a
snake which was twelve or fifteen
feet long and could raise its head
three feet from the ground.
Closing the letter Mcguire wrote:
81 might add that we both were
perfectly sober and in our right
mind at the time"
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(To Be Continued)

MRS. ThOrne and Mr.. CrandOn
discuss inhibitiOns-and Mrs.
Thorne reaches a decision regard
ing SybiI-in the next chapter.)
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Sybil gazed refectively at the
swirling snow that beat against the
windows. "Therell be a smash-up
there, NAB" she predicted, "as sure
as you're a foot high"
YTHAT evening sybil met Craig.
a It'd rather be cut in little
pieces" she told Mabel. I'm hav-
ing dinner with him at the Copley
1 don't know how I'm going through
with it."
She wore black dress. with
/ pearls in her ears and at her
throat. She was deathly pale,
though her lips were scarlet, and
the dark circles beneath her eyes
gave her tragic loneliness.
Like all beautiful women, Sybil
was appreciative, in life's darkest
moments, of effect.
II look like Mona Lisa" she
thought, and smiled sadly in the
mirror.
She took a taxi down, and found
Craig waiting in the lobby. In eve
ming clothes he always struck her
as being rather magnificent.
n She greeted him gaily, Hello,
Handsome!"
Hello, yourself" They clasped
hands warmly. "Sybil, you look i'll,
%arling!"
His concern was reassuring. She
forced a small smile, conscious of
the fitness of the thing-a tremu-
lous little smile.
"I've something awful to tell you,
Craig"
what is it, dear?"
He drew her to one of the broad
seats in Peacock Alley.
mo. Let's go in the dining room.
I want music-and people around
and nice, hot smells. It's sort of
barren out here"
The head waiter led them to their
favorite table, in E, corner removed
from the orchestra. and lit the cam
dies, and brought pink roses in a
silver vase.
Sybil leaned her elbows on the
table.
"Craig, I'm going to hurt you aw-
fully"
She cupped her chin in her hands
swallowed resolutely-and began
again.
"I-I-Craig, I was married last
summer"
LIE had been searching her pale
4 Il features with a puzzled, kind
concern. Now it seemed to her that
his face grew hard and cold, as if
it had been frozen, or carved from
stone.
Brave1y she held his eyes with
hers. Her throat was dry, and
somewhere in the back of it was a
great choking lump.
She moistened her lips with the
tip of her tongue, and they felt
parched and dry like chalk. Her
tongue was dry too.
And her mouth filled sickeningly
with saliva that flowed from inside
her cheeks.
Craig, across the table, never
took his eyes from her face. His
cheeks were white. The seconds
dragged like minutes.
And now," she said, Tim 60
ing, to have baby, Craig"
What does Craig say? And
what does Craig do? The next
chapter. for details of his reac-
ton to SYPHILIS startling news.)
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(TO Be Continued
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
Bluege Brought Into Consultation

which in the which has been described
by step the proposition for Myer paraded all the
Toronto Chicago and back Washington before he
finally landed Bluege consulted and
he will be "at home" short
Boston the fans believe Carrigan Sucked in the
which them five players for and here Wash
the deal looked kepcay by and avora6
by Both Johnson plenty for
scheme which being
here the investment will be too great
doesn't other combination will be effected but both
the Washington president and knew the former alliance
done much winning and they decided
what them to be plausible and effective
substitute for the old order.
Incidentally the thing the Washington heads pointing for
this year pennantnohing less They have elevated their
of third fourth
the club playing its best baseball during the last
weeks of the late of the five
sent to Boston essential and dayout
afire thing whch
he didn't do here, the trade will still be to Washingons
If Myer clicks third and Buege at Short because
these two with Hayes give the local ned punch has
lacked for long, long tinae>
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|1'TODAYS
opORTORIALI.
Bl KIRK MILLER -

many hearenng indications for the baseball fan who
analysis of the Washington Griffmen they
expected field April 6 and considered
certainly impressive under the attack
as al defensivey. =.
Gradually President Clark surrounded himself with
what for the young ball club Rice and Judge are
veterans of experience should say
steady the machine which viii forth in quest OF the American
Assuming that (8oO Myer (s1s); Rice (s2s: Goin
(379 Judge, (3O6 Buege 297); Hayes C257l, and Rue
will batting order the Griffmen
swing action next spring the Washington team will have
hitting the apple for Of
last An offensive like that almost sure to
make trouble for the Yankees Tigers Indians SO Tar
runmang concerned that by of counting the
Brown or White the either.
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Myer Deal Well Thought Out

Deensivey combination will let beneath
considered They
ball where is needed nothing of
along in the business Barnes still
oud and Stewart and Cronin for the
quanttd which Walter Johnson
calculate this advance of the opening of the
and without yet having seen his rockies.
The bringing Washington of Mye which, the face of
things appeared onesded deal in which the Gfs
matter fact we'll thought
plan the part Walter Johnson and Clark Griffith to give
first questions Johnson
asked Griffith coming here was-"Where weak?
"At shortstop" Griff's reply.
Gall right said Johnson, "es look around and where
can find a shorsop!
There were none to be
paucy good shortstop The dh in short eders has
been Philadelphia has the best
regular shoop Joe Boey and he not for sa the
Athletics have battle of their to make yea"
Every we'll, then," said the Washington mogus will have
to do Juggling trying back Buddy Myer put
i'm on andsh Bluege to the short field"
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Basketball Results

Eagles. 30; Harrimans, 9.
Potomacs. 81; West, 12.
Phoenix, 81; Pierce, %.
Marines, 34; st. Martins, Is.
J. c.. c. Flashes, 81; Senators, 81
J. c. c. Flashes, 80; Ravens, 20
Phoenix. 43; Red Shields, IS.
Aztecs, 26; Fort Myer, II.
Aztecs. 36; Hornets, IA.
J. c. c. Whirlwinds, As; DE
Luxe, 21.
Company r, 33; Hoffmans, 2s.
Berwyn, 27; Company r, Is.
Stanleys. 81: Young Friends. 10
Petworth. 81; Trinity. 21.
St. Paul's, %; Hamline, 10.
MT. Vernon. %; United Breth'
arn, 20,
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
Lassman Has Clot
On Brain, Doctor
Not Alarmed

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-In q
letter written to Albert Nixon.
graduate manager of athletics at
New York University, DR.. Percy
Turnure today said that Al Lass
man, football captain. who was
injured in the Carnegie Tech game
at Pittsburgh, was suffering from
q blood clot on his brain. but that
his condition was not critical.
DIR. Turnure is the senior at
tending surgeon at the French
Hospital, where the grid star is a
patient. The letter was designed
to clear up rumors that Lassnnan's
mind was affected and that he
was near death.
Coach Chick Meehan has said
that Lassman would be out of the
hospital in 10 days.
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GRID SURPRISES
EXPECTED

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. "a
A Pandora's box of new wrinkles
in the gridiron industry will be let
out at the annual conference this
week Of the National Association of
Football Coaches and Rules Com
mittee. -.
The conference will be held in
the southern metropolis from
December n to 20, inclusive, and
will bring together 200 coaches,
physical directors, sporting edi.
tors and sporting goods repre-
sentatives.
Pop" Glenn Warner, the famous
Stanford mentor, is reported on his
way, intent upon offering the pro-
posal that as a means of eliminat.
ing tie games, that the team making
the largest number of first downs
be declared the winner.
However. knute Rockne, Of
Notre Dame, and other coaches
who stress the defense and the
offensive spurt. are reported to be
lined up in opposition to the plan.
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Smith practically coasted to vic.
tory after holding a two-stroke lead
over the. field at the start of the
final 18 holes. His victory brought
him check for $500.
However, it took Walter Hagen
to furnish the big thrill OF the last
round. With but nine holes to go,
Hagen was but four shots behind
the leader. 1t was then that he
started his spectacular attempt to
overtake Smith. The "Haig" was
even par to the sixth and finished
the last three holes with a thirty"
to take second money of $500 and
wind up but one stroke behind the
winner. Hagen had an aggregate
Of 246. ...
Fay Coleman, southern Cali
fOrIIfa amateur champion, was
the low amateur of the tOurna-
ment. He tied for third place
with Dan Williams, of West
field, n. j. They both had 256.
Smiths cards for four roundA
were 63-58-6l-63. Hagen's cards
were 62-62-6O-62.
Henry Cuici, Of New York, George
Martin and Tom Stevens, of Los
Angeles, split fourth place money
with PSI.
John Rodgers. long driving pro-
fessional. Of Denver, was next in
line, with 258. His cards were
66, 81. 60. SO.
Other low scores were: Johnny
Jones. Seattle. 259: Mortie Deutra,
Seattle, Tony Manero, New York;
Eddie Loos. Pasadena; Gym Gowen,
Portland. Ore, and Tony Londo, Mt.
Vernon, n. Y. All had $50 to divide
sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth and
tenth place money.
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Emo Many Of Uben1=

The Times Sporting Department extends to its friends
and followers the Fluctuations of the Christmas
Lovers of athletics find much the field of play which
typfies the spirit of the day through which about
to pass.
Christianity could stand for nothing it did not en-
brace fairness toerence fellowship and whoesOmenes
Those qualities too are the elements of sports and
So those of us who toll in such sphere gladly say
"A Merry Christmas You All"
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
ONLY ONE LEFT

OF the famous three fighting
Shade boys only one is still at the
boxing game. He is Dave. George
and Billy. the other two brothers,
have given it up and are working
at their trades in San Francisco.
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HUDKINS WOULD
BACK HIMSELF

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Ace Hud-
kins, the well-known Nebraska
wildcat, has $4,000 worth of conf
dence in his ability to beat Rene
De Vos, crack Belgian middle
weight, in their much-postponed
bout now scheduled to be held at
Madison Square Garden next Fri
day night.
I'm ready now and I'll he
better by Friday, and I'll bet
$4,000 on myself IL i can get
odds Of to l." quoth Ace
today.
Hudkins pointed out that for
the first time in a fight here, he
will not be under strain in
making the weight. In his pre-.
Vious bouts here in other classes,
he was forced to resort to strenu.
GUS reducing methods to get under
the weight limit Ace weighed
only 16S pounds yesterday.
Tickets for the bout are selling
ike hot cakes.
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
WILSON STAR AT SO

Fred Wilson. VITO at the age of
36 is the star of the Regina Rough
riders amateur football team, has
been identified with the team for
more than a decade. He Is the
best kicker turned out by western
Canada in years.
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
RESIGNS CONTRACT

VILLANOVA, Pa, Dec. 22.--Ed-
ward T. Hunsinger, former Notre
Dame football star, yesterday
signed a contract to continue for
three years as assistant to Harry
Stuhldreher, Villanova football coach
for the next five years.
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
WELL STOCKED

The Mclean stable Is we'll sup
piled with riders for the winter
season. Tony Pascuma Is first
string jockey with Nick Huff and
Godfrey to help out.
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
WOMEN MAY REFEREE

Women referees are being urged
to officiate in the games of the
Ladies' Ontario Basketball Associa-
tion as a result of the scarcity of
officials.
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
SOCCER TEAMS
BUNCHED

The closest race in the history
of the Washington Soccer League
today finds four teams punched at
the top. Clan MacLennan and
Rosedale are tied for first place
and the British United and Concord
teams are deadIocked for second
position,
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Kid Star Wins, But Haig
Furnishes Golf Thrill

AVALON, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, Calf. Dec. "a
Shooting 72 holes the tricky little nlnehoe Avalon
in IL strokes under par Horton Smith, 2lyearold
professional of Joplin, No. finished with grand total of
245 the winner today of the first 500 Catalina Open
Calf in hnId
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Among the hundreds who watched
the mans antics was John w.
Gates. Sfern-faced, unsmiling, en-
tirely unmoved, Gates counted his
winning tickets. The other man
rushed up to him and clapped him
..How much did you win. john"
he inquired.
''Forty thousand dollars"
The hilarious one stared IN
amazement.
Forty thousand dollars" he said.
'sYou won forty thousand dollars
and you're sad because 1t wasn't
twice as much. l won five thousand
dollars. and I'm enjoying myself
more than you would over million.
II took my betting as seriously as
YOU do John, I'd never come near
the race track again.
He meant it, tOO--fOr the
speaker was James Buchanan
Brady. the happiest plunger who
ever raided q bOOkie's bankrOll
--the most picturesque, most un-
usual character who ever doml-
mated a Wall Street market OF
had n front row seat at broad
way first night performance.
James Buchanan Brady gambled
because he enjoyed 1t. 1t amused
him to place bet, even as II
amused him to see a good show or
have supper with a pretty girl. And
winning or losing. it was all the
60 me to him. If ne won five dollars
or five thousand it brought the same
thrill. If he lost he could laugh at
his adversitv and smile at his los
inos He played the ponies with
the same Joyous abandon that ne
tbrew supper parties; won or lost
his money with the same relish
with which he wined and dined his
friends.
was the toast of every night ciuo
nm Broadway; his effervescent gooo
hunnor. his bombastic dress, MS
extreme taste for the unusual ana
the bizarre were the foundatlon
for jest and comment. the world
over
Yet James Buchanan Brady was
a business man at heart. Start
ing life as a telegraph messenger
and baggage smasher, he literally
n,IIled himself up by his own
bootstraps to a position OF power
and prominence in a world or H.
nance. He had genius for organ
ization: a flair for salesmansnip
and promotion. And he played II
Tn the nish-accumulating mil
lions in endless chain, and plilng
nm dollars more rapidly than even
he could spend them-and he was
the greatest spender OF his era.
He gambled-but gambling was
a thing apart; a whim he could
afford to appease and did. he
owned a huge string of horses
some of them champions. Gold
Heels was one of his stars. So
was Major Daingerfield. In part
nership with F., C. McLeewec, he
raced his colors at all the metro
politan tracks and won fortunes.
Like a meteor he flashed across
the racing horizon. coming out
of oblivion to startle a blase racing
crowd with his daring. And ike
a meteor he flashed out, too--sell-
ing his stable at a moments no
tice and at the height OF his
career, simply because the fancy
which made him a racing man
lust as suddenly turned the other
way.
In the final season of his racing
activity his horses won $S2,2S0 in
stakes-not to mention the count
less thousands that came in wagers.
YsI when the action came he
The Washington times., 1928-12-24

teams are deadIocked Tor second
position.
Clan MacLennan climbed to
even terms with ROsedale by
playing a 3-tO.3 tie with Con-
cord, a half point being
awarded for q drawn game.
ROsedaie idIed. British United
defeated Marlboro, to 1, to
create the second place tie.
AS matters stand, the two lead
Ing teams have eight points apiece
and the runnersup seven.
In the Capital City League the Ar
cadians defeated the Marlboro Ju-
niors to tie the latter for second
place. Failure to assign referees
caused the postponement of the
Army Medico VS.. Silver Spring and
Gaithersburg vs.. Germania games.
Expert play Of the Clan Mac
Lehman forward line STAYED off
defeat. The COncOrds held a
2.tO-1 lead at half.time. MalIOch,
Mclean, Dryden and Gallagly
were Clan stars. Beyerlin, Den.
hotter and Louie kOnnel shared
Concord hOnOrS.
The British United team had a
softer time with Marlboro than 1t
expected, taking things quite easy
in the second half.
Rockville strengthened It's hold on
first place in the Capital City League
by whitewashing Fort Myer, P.
Waters and Candy leading the at
tack.
Even the fifth-place Marlboro team
had q chance for the Washington
League title, being only three points
behind the leaders.
Five teams have entered the annual
Washington and Southeastern Dis
trict Soccer Association cup series.
They are Clan MacLennan, Concord,
RosedaIe, Marlboro and British
United Play will start early in
January.
The Washington times., 1928-12-24
BRAVES EXECUTIVE SAYS
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
TALKED GRAVY

BOSTON Dec 24-Charges of alleged bribery today had
entered the hue and cry the failure of the Boston
ftv Council to adopt Sunday professional sports BILL
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ordered the horses SOld as MOuChA-
lantly as though he were selling
hundred shares Of stock on his steel
car corporation. The racing world
gasped-for the racing world isnt
accustomed to the thrill OK man
who can toss off the racing fever
as he would toss off a cocktail. But
Broadway only smiled Broadway
knew James A. Brady for the ire
pressible, impulsiye. whimsical crea-
ture he was. He said he was
through with racing and Broadway
believed him. Had he suddenly an.
nounced a nonstop flight to China.
or a weekend trip to the moon.
Broadway could have believed him
just as readily.
There was no gauging the
things Jim Brady would do. no !
estimating the limitations Of
his Imagination or the whim-
sizes which might dominate hiss
action I'M
Jim Brady made millions as a
promoter and an organizer; ne
made millions as a Wall Street
gambler, specializing in an age
when speculation was frowned on;'
he made other hundreds Of thou.
sands in his racing activities. Yet.
when he died. these things were
forgotten, and Jim Brady's memory
endured for the man he was.
His appetite and his ability to-
consume enormous quantities OF
food; his bizarre dress; his love for
diamonds and rare jewelry that was
almost a passion; his inordinate
fondness for night life and the
theater and Broadway-these were
the things which New York re-
membered most. They are the
things which Broadway still re.
members even where the financlAf
and gambling genius Of the man
is forgotten.
Diamond jim" Broadway called
him. And never was man better
named. For Jim Brady had rather
acquire a new and precious jewel
than reorganize a railroad; he had
rather spend a fortune on a bizarre /.
scarf pin than win two fortunes
on Wall Street. $50
And what he bought he wore:
At the time of his death he had
in his possession 81 complete sets
of jewelry-one for each day in the
month - and never did he appear i
unjeweled. He was ridiculed az :,
times; scogged, scorned and beht'
tied. But what the public thought
or said interested him not one whit.
He loved jewelry beyond anything
else in life--and he paraded that
love constantly before the public
gaze.
Them as has 'em wears EN- !
was his laconic reply.
Vulgar? Perhaps 1t was. accord
ing to the lights of some folks
who didn't have 'em. But then
looking at it the other way, Dla.
mond Jim thought it rather vulgar
to drink alcohol and inhale tobacco
smoke. He did neither. Al eA'
when he died, he had yet to taSIet
of wine or know the lure or
bacco. He would buy wine anu
cigars, and the best, but he wouloh
touch them.
And. he used to point out, II ne
cared to wear jewels that was ms
business. How thofoughly ne went
in for his fad is shown by the race
that at his death he possessed lz,vu"
diamonds alone, valued at $ToO'VVy:
not to mention other rare gems ln.
Guiding emeralds, rubies, pearls ana
set pieces that were almost pricg
less.
The Washington times., 1928-12-24

Furnished or unfurnished apartments
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listed for rent In the Classified ads.