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you'd change your mind about our
coming here. / know. After all,
you don't want me to spend all
my life shaving in a two-by-four
flat, while you and Dad rattle
around in this big place, do you?
And we could pay some board.
Her voice died away on plaintive
note, and her eyes pleaded with
her monther.
She might have been spoiled
little girl once more. begging for
the toys and candy that she
wanted in those long ago days of
her spoiled childhood. just as she
was begging now for a home for
herself and Pat here in her faith
er's big, comfortable house.
Mrs. Lexington shook her head.
"Come into the room and shut
the door" she said. 1T want to
tell you something"
Lily obeyed here.
Then she dropped down into a
lowered silk chair, just inside the
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here by the Star--and I'm the
Miss Manhattan" Dolly's voice
became jubilant again. There!
What do you think of that?"
They had entered the Park by
this time AMI were slipping along
one of its cool. curved, rustic thor
oughfares. It was dim in the
Park after Broadway and the glare
of Columbus Circle. Other cars
stole by them. dark, bulky ghosts
with phosphorescent eyes.
"Who-eee!' they sighed as they
passed.
Il think tt's--remarkable news"
said Jerry Davis.
Dolly was too engrossed in her
tale to analyze this answer or to
note any lac kin it. She hardly
heard It. II started to tell you
when first went into the thing"
she resumed, land then / thought
/ wouldn't till afterward. There's
something so conceited about en-
tering beauty CONTEST thought
you'd think / was an awful fool.
/ didn't have any idea ia win.
Honestly. Jerry, didn't have any
idea | had a. chance OF winning!
1t was all sort of a joke between
Nick and me. And when they told
me Id been chosen"--she shook
her head. smiling mistily at the
windshield-"yo could have
floored me with your little finger.
can't quite believe it, even yet.
She turned sideways in her seat
and drew her knees up, smoothing
her brief skirt modestly over them.
And now" she crowed. Imagine:
| get a week at Atlantic City,
where I've never been. and stay at
one of the very best hotels, and
nv expenses are all paid, and get
Il lot of wonderful new clothes that
| can keep afterward! And the
store will give me time off on full
--Jer.ryw
He had stopped the car with. a
Jerk that threw her against the
windshield.
I'm sorry" he said gruffly.
Dolly righted herself and sat
very still, round alarmed eyes
searching his face. Jerry she
said, 'I--are you angry? You are
angry. Oh. why?-when ! thought
you'd he so glad for me"
They were wen lHto Tue pdih
now. Darkness lay over them.
Darkness and quiet. Only the
bright rim of a tall building, the
marching words of an electric SIGN
across the sky, the vague and dis
tant surf-like monotone. betokened
a. city beyond these dim green
woods.
Jerry slouched motionless at the
wheel His chin dug his chest,
his unseeing eyes we're fixed on
the dashboard where dozen little
dials and disks winked, captive
under glass. He still held the wheel
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Her mother shook her head.
That's not a very nice way 10
talk about q fine chap like Staley.
As,T was hoping you had come
TO your senses about him"
"weH, / haven't" Lily said. II
feel about him just the way l al
ways did. I just adore his money
and the thought of the wild good
time I could have with it.
But Staley, himself, is about as
exciting as a glass of luke-warTn
water"
An. hour later her mother. COM
ing back to her room for a nice
motherly talk, found her packing
q suitcase.
She had taken off the expen.
sive black dress that she had
bought with Staley Drummond's
money. and she had put on an
old light.colored suit that was part
OF her trousseau.
The suitcase was filled with the
old things she had brought with
her from the little honeymoon
flat. and she was laying the hot
water bottle on the top of them.
She stroked II with her fingers
lightly, as if she were very fond
of It.
"why. where ARE you going?"
asked Mrs. Lexington, her bosom
suddenly heavtng hike a storm at
sea. She knew.
Back to my husband" Lily
told her very quietly. IT had
Just about forgotten how much
/ cared about him until you
started talking about him again,
ana calling him that France
He's not that France He's my
husband, and ] love him. I'm
going home" She snapped the
case shut.
Then, at the door of the room,
she turned and looked back at
her mother. "You wouldn't let
both him and me live here. would
your" she asked wistfully. at
would be lovely. Mother. Really
it would. And Pats hardly
ever at home during the week
You'd hardly have 10 see him
around the house, just hate the
thought Of going back tn .ha:
oil. cook stove and washing ma
chine, and the food chopper and
the ice.box'"
CHAPTER L
Sometines-but not so very often
Mrs. Lexington was too upset to
speak.
This was one Of those times.
For b full minute she stood
facing her only daughter with her
eyes as cold as Jumps of gray ice
in her face and her mouth open
Ing and closing without making
q sound.
Then her words came with the
force of a small explosion: Bring
your husband here to this house?
Well, just guess not" Her lips
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room, beside the painted door, and
waited for her mother to go on.
After a second he did. You
know, Lily she said. "that your
father has not been well, and that
is Why we went away. But you
don't know just how serious things
are with us. Didn't it strike you
as odd that / would have ser.
want like Hester Belle here to look
after the house while your father
and ] were away?"
Lily nodded. She never had
seen a slattern like Hester Belle
/, her mothers house before. The
household help had always been
clean and up to date, and far
above the average servant.
"Well, hired her because /
could get her for ten dollars A
week her mother enlightened her.
"Ten dollars looks like lot of
money to me these days. You
see. your father has lost prac.
tically everything he has in the
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world, and when he went away he
was in terrible state, Just this
side of being insane with worry,
besides being so run down physi-
cally that ne was tit for the hos.
pital. And then you come home
to me and suggest that we take
you and that good.for-nothing
you've married into the house"
She threw up her hands.
We've got to sell the house." she
said. We've got to take q little
flat somewhere and try to get to-
gether some savings to take the
place OF what your father has lost
on the stock market, that's what
we've got to do. And it would be
4 lot easier to do It If we knew
that you were well taken care Of.
That's why hoped that you and
Staley would make UP your differ.
ences. and that you would get rid
of that taxi driver She shook
her big. handsome head in scorn-
Of him.
Lily jumped up. wen, I'm
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Love in a MiIIiOnaire's Mansion or In a
Poor Mans Flat Is Lily's
Problem of Future
Read This First:

LILY LEXINGTON spoiled daughter Of the C1RUs LEANGT0Ns
her mothers chauffeur PAT Trance Her family and friends
month after month in the little fiat Pat has taken Tor her
ROY JEFFERSON rent tiny shop where they intend to make IT,
card and when she finds she has nothing to wear she
clothes the AngOue
with the aid Of Staley who for them with his check Later
and knows who bought her the clothes But
nothing Pat about It,
Then Pat. old sweetheart ELIZABETH ERTA nnrss sees LMy
In his does Roy Jefferson SADYE his wife,
at the flat day when some flowers come with Says card In
but she IL silent about it,
IGNORANT Of what is going Pat Is snnGd on Shrsas eve
gift Lily They quarrel and Lily goes back to her
fathers illness The house in the care Of pshod servant Who
Christmas Day Lily telephones Staley Pat calling
her from his fathers house. hears their ne hangs up
after telling Lily what fool he been to trust her. she
with StaIey party Sue Gains where she becomes sy
of Lily decides that money
hOnneNtO Pat
As this determination the door bell
loudly.
Lexington full Of Iys belong
will Pat after this
Hot Springs
in with maid Her
impaired
asks her mother she
can't him big house to live.
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CHAPTER XIII
The Great Chance

For a. long as 1t takes to snap
fingers Dolly was rigid, blank as
she pondered Jerry's question as
to whether she was going to marry
Nick. Then she relaxed, and
laughter trilled from her throat.
"Of course not! Why, you crazy,
he's married already! I've told YOU
that. And anyway" She
peered back over her shoulder, and
changed her tone. But do go on.
Jerry. We're holding up at least
10 cars, and they're furious"
Both were silent for many blocks
thereafter.
Whatever made you think of
such a thing?" Dolly queried curl
ously at last.
Il don't know. My natural
pessimism,. I suppose. 1t would
be-the very worst thing that
could happen--to me-"
He said this so low that Dolly
fancied she must have misunder-
stood him. She looked up quickly,
and his eyes busily watchful Of
cops and cross streets, she was
sure she had,
NO" she said easily, relieved,
mo wedding bells. Nothing like
that for years and years and years.
It's" She emitted a little half
rueful chuckle. 81 was going to
make it a great story, Jerry. hut
you spoiled it by thinking 1t was so
much more important than 1t is!
SO I'll just tell you. The paper
Nick Standigh works for-that's
the Star-held a contest to find
five gir1s to send down to Atlantic
City IN September for that Ma
tional Beauty Pageant they have.
You know, where they choose
q Miss America every year? Well,
Nick persuaded me to enter, and
did, along with loads of others.
And they picked out a Miss
Greater New York and a Miss
Manhattan and a Miss Bronx and
a Miss Brooklyn and Miss Coney
Island. all to be sent down from
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NOIC Go On With The Story.

came down on the last word like
a hammer blow.
Lily shrugged her shoulders
Cali right, mother, I just thought
you and my father might like to
have me here instead OF our never
seeing one another, as we have
been doing she explained. II
can't be happy living away from
Pat. But ii you knew how hard
I have to work when I'm with
him and how little money I have.
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started forward. "Oh, let's watt"
said Dolly. wait till we get
where you can listen better"
Then, because Jerry made no
move to put his car in gear and
send it after the taxis into Broad
way. she shot him an obliquely
questioning glance His face was
set in stern lines. His eyes we're
very black and shiny, staring
down into hers. He appeared
not to notice the fretful yelps Of
the horns Of machines behind
them.
You're not" He covered
Dolly's hand with one of his and
squeezed it till she WINGED.
You're not going to marry him?"
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the very table upon which he
had found Lily's watch that
Christmas eve more than month
ago. He looked up as she came IN.
and frowned as IL her coming
either puzzled or annoyed him ex-
tremeIy. His hands were in his
pockets and he did not take them
out. He just stood and looked at
her.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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She opened the door and stepped
back. in amazement. For Pat was
there ahead Of her-and such
Pat. A Pat she never had seen
before. A very well-dressed and
well-groomed Pat In a Light gray
suit and blue shirt and collar. He
was standing near the window,
with his back to the fastfading
light, looking down at q newspa-
per opened on the table before him
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Fill I'm
Coupon
and Mail
Today!
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This Dan in Our History

On May Horace Manu. founder of the American common
system humble parentage he was sue
cessv student scholar lawyer president Antioch College
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What DO You KnOW?
ANSWERS TO TOCAY'S TEST
Questions on Editorial Page

Cecilia Mr.. Squeers. g. $40 L. Achilles; Aurora
Potato Because contains little sulphur which at temper
boiled will the water upon the
spoon and produce gas arnish silver Lip Brave
10. Star. II. Bridge r. Frog. 49, Painter a. River
15 Pentagon
Seward daily gateway., 1928-06-16
SPARED FROM CHARITY

CARABANCHEL, spain,, June 16 F}-The government is studying re- education of maimed workers >to r-- store men cast by accidents on p,o lie charity.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-06-16
GIRL FOR CURTIS

A fine little seven and ore half gir7 was born yesterday to Mr. Char les Curtis, wife If tLe wireA5' oper- ator on the s : s'arr, reports pr Paughman, attending physici2-. The mother and baby al doing nice'g.
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cHAPERonEs RETURN

LONDON, June 16, (P)-The chape- rone, seldom seen in London .o.iety functions since the world war, b in evidence againbut less grimly thaa oi yore.
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WEEKEND AIR TOURS

BERLIN. June Is, R-Summer Sunday flying service has been in- aGgurated between Berln and Vienna and Berlin and Paris as the start of 8 general Sunday air traffic.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-06-16
NINE TURNED OUT

Nine men turned out at the base ball grounds last night and held | short workout It is hoped that the Seward team can find someone to play tomorrow and also on the 4th. of July.
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HOW TO BE HAPPY

CHEAM, England June Is, (R- The secret of happy marriage, says Ms. Harriet Hewetson, wed 50 years, IS for wives to do as they please. but keep quiet about it.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-06-16

DEVELOPING PRINTING AND ENLARGlNG FOR THE BEST RE- SUITS AT sehalisrer's Aiaska sneP
Seward daily gateway., 1928-06-16

Don't overlook hearing the new f'Okeh" records at Sylvia's. You'll be surprised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02

buns" and the gunner. taking Of
Tense, began firing promiscuously
George approached from another room
and fired several times before he was
killed. The gunmcn then sauntcred
to tho street and left in n waiting
automobile.
Patrons and employees told the
police that George fired point blank
at one of them and apparently hit
him.
Deputy Police Chief Frank J. Carr
said he knows who the men are.
Patrons Seek Shelter.
At the sound OF the first shot, girls
screamed some tainted. men sought
shelter under tables, while others ran
into the rear booths. barroom and
Kitchen.
Miss Gaiscr went to the inn with
Paul McCarGar, her tiancc. They had
been In the inn only n short time
when tho gunner entered.
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business men and more than six times
ms much as farmers contribute. In
like manner there are three times as
many salaried men and four times as
many business men paying income
tax as farmers.
This inequality between business
and the farm long has been n sub jcct
Of controversy in parliament. but
country votes always have been able
TO defend the farmer with the argu.
ment that he does his duty In feeding
the people.
a further compa rison between
classes OF taxation. cited by business
representatives shows that business
and salaried men both pay - little
more than their propnrtonate share
Of the income tax. while farmers. con.
shutting 1l.75 per cent Of tho 1900 900
Frenchmen paving the tax furnish
only 6 per cent Of tho total
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02
HY KENNETH j. DOTY.

written exclusively for The star and North
Ansrfcan New>rarer Ahange 'HnNIl.sa,,
NewSpaper Alliance.
Nhie at Ezra, first met John
Harvey. lie was in the Legion cay
AIRY, and he is the EnGlshman who
later on was 10 get in the same fix
did
While l was at Kahoh was told
there was 4 BritlshCr III the cavalry
who had sent his regards, and asked
me 10 look him up n; Ezra. ! found
him TO be likable chap bat very
moody.
Harvey had fought through the
World War with the FIRST South
Wales Bcrderers. He was struck in
the head with 4 small splinter at
Npres. think that accounted for
same of the experiences / had with
him later.
Tired Of civilian life Harvey had
Joined the Legion al punhilk for a
iive.year term. He trained n the
cavalry quarters At SouSSc. in Tunisie.
Friendship Formed.
II was at Ezra that the friendship
was formed that developed SO dr3-
matically later. Harvey was ordon-
nance, which in American Army
SLANG is dog rohber." or more fer.
had plentiful supplies If food. butter.
canned milk and coffee. and other
tieliCacies unknown to ordinary lie.
sion fare.
While ! was eating with him in his
tent | met man named NciSScr.
lie had fought Wit the Germans dur
ing the Big War, and had been wound,
c9 by a Seneealese at Nerdun. He had
n long scar across his forehead where
the black mans ''coup.coup" had cut
WeisSer as he stuck his head over a
trench. This "coup-coup" Is lcnG
knife carried by the SeneSalese soldier.
1t is his favorite weapon. Ne!sser had
no love for our Senecaiese Infantry.
Still another Legionnalre ] met at
Ezra who was TO figure in my later
adventures was W.liam Lass, an.
other German. He had been in the
Germany navy during the war, on a
DESTROYER He had been in America
and spoke good English lie was
known as Little Willie lie was joint
cock and mule driver.
This time the French government
was determined to reduce Sucida com
pletely. Our column moved of from
Ezra At the same time, another
moved northeasteriy from Doera. on
the frontier between Syria and trans
;ordania. which was controlled by the
British.
Back we went over the familiar
route 10 Muusseifre. Natives We're
peaceful enough along the way. The
village behind Mousseifre, where the
18th Company had had its row al
most a year before. was flying white
flags. kicked a skull out of the road.
q grim reminder OF my first fighting
70 Syria
This time we camped on the crest
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Director Of Battelle Institute.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. January .
ND.--Dr. Gerald Wendt, dean of the
School Of Chemistry and physics A.
PernsyIva mia State College since 1924
announced Yesterday that he had ar.
ceptcd the post as director Of the
nnwiy orga niZed Rattelie Memorial In
Stttute for scientific and Industrial 70.
search ~ Columbus. Ohio. He will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02
Bank Burglar to Testify.

BUFFALO. n. g., January 2 up.
Two officers from Highland Park,
Mich, arrived last night 10 take
back Clarence Reault, confessed bank
burglar and escaped convict, arrest
cd here recently.
Rcault, the Michigan officers said,
will I've used as witness against an
alleged hicherup who is accused of
planning several robberies carried out
by Reault and his accompliCcS.
Rcault escaped from Jail while await
ing sentence after pleading guilty to
participation in four bank hold-ups.
British autoists are just taking to
closed
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BUSINESS MAN BEARS
INCOME TAX BURDEN
French Farmer Escapes Lightly,
While City Dweller Pays
Heavily.

Correspondence OF tho Associated Press.
PARIS. business men in France
pay nearly nine times as much income
lax ms farmers, although France is
regarded as an agricultural country
Salaricd men. although In the minor.
ity, pay three-fourths MS much as
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DOTYS REGIMENT
CAPTURES TOWN
Legion Takes Sueida After
Fierce Fight-American
Meets Harvey.

This is TIE fireiffh % a series of ar
Si,feS ~ HfHAcft Dom 4pler3Cda boy
1rhose 1a9inaf Scrrice ia he French For
ssaR eeioa and kis SnbSeaHtn' de>fF.
fsoa iIs g,siSoamsa2 ard release hare
sa,gis ham a nCkFe ~ 3roF5> 14fcrcSf
psfs rrt6feS k(S remarkable "a pcf}fncFS
oa6 describes }jff fH me 'GnlnBs i-c1toa
fsnsn nc INSIDE as ~ IS 'lrCd ~ ne
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remain here until June 30. Dr. Wendt
Is known for his researches on the
chemical action Of Tsdium rays. The
active forms Of hydrogen, nitrogen
and chlorine, chemical action in eIec
trical discharges and the thermal he
composition Of tungsten into heliufr
------~---s -
Nine Of every ton lodging houses IN
London this Winter are for men.
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POLICE ON TRAIL
Of RESORT KILLERS
Girl, e, on First Visit to Cab
aret, Fatally Wounded in
Buffalo Gang Feud.

Ky the Associated lfcss.
BUFFALO. \. T., January .
Police today were on the trail of three
eunmcn who shot mp the Peacock
Inn, a cabaret, carly New Year morn
ing. killing Michael George, 81. the
proprietor. Charlotte Gaiscr. %, n
StcnoGraphcr. who had gone To the
place for the first time, to celebrate
New Year. is dying aud three other
man guests are in hospitals. wounded
George WAS shot through the heart.
The gunner. two of whom were
masked. entered the inn in search Of
Roger Lawn. with whom they had n
dispute earlier in the night. they
said. LAWN, former puSilist, was
not i'll the place
Guest Draws Fire.
During the search for him, however
one Of the guests shouted;
Get out Of here. YOU bunch of
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AUGUST WETTEST
MONTH SINCE 1905
And With Is Days Left, All
Records May Be
Shattered.

with IL days before September
Genes, this month may go down in his
tory as the wettest calendar month
ever recorded by the Weather Bureau
here Since August ! the total RAIN
fail in this city has been i15S inches,
which is $50 inches above the normal
rainfall for the first 10 days of August
Even though not another drop of rain
falls the rest of the month, August,
1898 will go down as the third wettest
month here since the establishment of
the Weather Bureau.
The wettest month ever known here
was August 1906, when there was a
rainfall of 1896 inches for the month.
In August. 1875, the total rainfall was
1898.
On July 81 the total precipitation in
this city since January was 5.67
inches below the normal for that period.
BY virtue of the heavy rains this month
the precipitation to date for the year
is 3.l5 inches above the normal,
That the month is in a position 10
break all previous records IS attested
By the fact that more rain Is expected
here late this afternoon and tonight.
The rain. however. is expected to be in
the form of local showers and may not
be very heavy. No damage Is expected
unless the rain should be Unexpectedly
heavy. as the flood waters in and
around Washington were subsidIng
today.
The Potomac River was nearly normal
today. according to Harry c. Franken-
field. flood and river expert at the
Weather Bureau The gauge at Key
Bridge registered only 80 feet above
the mean low tide mark at high tide
this morning. This is but Seven-tenthS
of foot above the normal high tide
mark and shows that the river here
hes subsidized more than a half foot
since yesterdays high tide
East Potomac Park remained flooded
today, pools of rain water standing in
all the low places. The golf course Is
out of use. Base ball diamonds, tennis
courts and other recreation areas in the
local parks were to be reopened for use
at o'clock this afternoon. Rock Creek
which was IN flood yesterday. has gone
down considerably today and all roads
in Rock Creek Park are open.
The flood waters at Bladensburg. Md.
which reached the highest point at
tanned in IS years yesterday. had reced-
ed today and the Washington Balti-
more boulevard and the Defense High
way. which were under feet of
water yegterGay. were reported entirely
dry and reopened to traffic this morn
ing.