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amos and AbranOveI and bis
little lot as rnakeWeigl1
His words were as strong wine
ID Shirley, intoxicating her with
the 10y of achievement Alan had
definitely asked her to help him
had accepted her ~ partner
n the rough.all tumble o1
running the camp.
He had mounted and tr0tted
AWay to Abran1ovel'a quarters.
paying her the compliment 81
leaving her to tackle the dif.
ficnIt Job of picking out the fore.
lnan and arranging for the dis
tributiOn of the boots.
III the event she was more
than ! little disappointed with
the easineHs az the work he had
given her. The cOmitad5I ana
labOrers alike, II they paid no
respect To her womanhOod ais
such. &C least accepted her as
the EYES and ears 81 Alan.
Al ten O'Clock approached and
work stopped, be came to fetch
her and t0gether they walked
back To the shack.
AbranoyeI II 10 fool when It
comes to scouting. Neither Ste
pianos nor anybody else can set
into this camp without our know.
Ing IT well lii advance.
~ they walked slle noticed
that he lagged bit
You're tired ont. aren't ypu2.s
she asked.
could Id with rest he
answered. I've been on NY
feet ever since We said good-ky.
I'll ret six hours sleep now any
way.
q can't sleep in the day It's
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lcOnsInned fnoln L.ocsI -,

9woukAMMe0 AkOtkl Local q T. -
got To keep this thing quiet,
dom you see
He stopped As though to put
his hand on her shoulder. But
Linda sprang from under hi0
touch and stood facing him. You
! low coward she cried. You
say you love me, and then you
threaten to pin 4 murder on
me BY perjury.
81 don't care how much you
talk. I don't care how much
trouble my talking gets you into.
I'll not be bound by your viii
any longer. At first, II was the
Mansion House you held over
my head Now its this.
.sWeli, ii won't work, tell
you. It won't work. TO her
horror. there was q sob In her
sign Of weakening and hastened
to press his advantage.
DO as you like he said,
swinging JauntiIy away from her,
to pick up the oxfordB that
lay on the floor ana then reach
ing FOR the goloshes. really
would make an impressive wit
ness on the stand, you know.
My fathers q man Of sub.
stance in the State"
She gazed at his malignant
smile. then turned and fled.
Her sfockinged feet made not
a sound OH the polished floor. nor
on the tiles of the corridor.
And Leonard Van Horne, saun-
tering out Of a Horace class
with q bulky Harper's Latin die
tionary under one arm, had no
warning as he turned the cor
ner of the hall that he was about
to be engulfed BY the flying
figure of shoeless girl.
He grunted a bit, unbeautifully,
as she hit him, and staggered back
against the wall. The fat diction-
airy fell In d little furry Of leaves
and lay open on its face at his feet.
Even before he looked ut the girl
who had struck him, he stopped
to pick up the book, with little COO.
ing sounds Of distress. He pulled
his body upright again, with the
book in his arms, and turned re-
sentfuI face toward the cause Of
the disaster. 81 should think
you'd -" But he saw that It
was Linda, and stopped short.
She was leaning against the wall
with her eyes closed. He steadied
her with his arm. Oh, 1 say,
Linda, are you hurt ~ he asked
her, and when she did not answer,
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NoIO Go On With Tie story.

kind Of stupCr and was reused BY
Petroa bringing her q meal. At
was 10 o'clock and the gangs
were ceasing work.
L .sThe heat Games. h said petron.
sskFa danae w6,sld AZ weII r 80
800 $500, 1880 ~
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pu1zea apouk net Ao0e sgsn Vile
she WaS CONVEYING y from kne
piate ma hhs saNe ~ ~
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ne sNllthO e i
down under ~.
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~ .s ~. ..as 80 80 a,l.
ILL., IL nsaL $3.50 .0 " FsssA
on ner lre.a lne iron hDDh " ~
1ta1ss Assilh9 sne W0lla 81
4ns Men1 out sc the 800 s .u.sl4 "
pe $3.50 Da.sA IV tne pkVesss ~
It ~ .ne at. $3.50. 10
liislllls Stan 1u = ~
,cool nenssil shes lay ana e ~ l.l..s
lne nOpLs q &c., a11.ns ~
staftlns Io Wiser nAnesA q TINS
nope LlaaI sne nad ssleps TOT nou!A
ma Ilnalng InaL scaEeeiy 9 coupis
o. minutes nag passeo:
~ g clock Lnere We :. 1slasl ], !.
iessenlne ok hns hSdt anu sne Len
asleep, fo awake couple ok hours
/ later cool ana FeLresned py s1s
breeze. Such was the oistortine
1eALect oL ner urrounnlnes knat Ans
events Is me early morning. Alans
departure. ADranlovefs duel. aiike
seemed alar OH
sunset Lne foreman cane
% the snack with the records oL
the days work lt took her nc
more than lew minutes % nnd
out that Alan made records q
these in a account book ana
vastly relieved af some klnd of 0c-
csipatioil, she set herself To copy
them out.
When darkness mad 1ailen tnere
came to her from the camp Lne
sound az reed instrument ana sihe-
ingarid this time the singing vas
rhythnnicaL She looked out across
the clearins-
a Dig IRE nad peen pull near
the tents and round ~ the men
were dancing. Her curiosity was
aroused but instinct warned ner
not to leave the shack. She picked
up pair oL Held glasses ana
watched them
she saw a score OF 80 oI I'LL,
{ linked Dy tnsir arms INTO slnsle
me Wnlie 1hsy pe. .a.' "a sle 80,
Ing m0venenls VIII tls II, 80 80.
would be motiOnless, then It would
move q dozen or so feet In one di.
rection and then back again.
~ she watched, Aians Woros
came back 20 ner sometine 3.
they dance Ike savages, only
worse. Shirley understood now.
In the dance was the hldeous
animal outline that had shocked
her when Abramovel had sprung
upon his comrade. It was the
dance of a people whose religion
II blood And she was alone
with them in the heart OF the
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and ! cannot praise them enough. i
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When yOz1
Children Cly
for 1t

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All your care cannot prevent them.
But YOU can be prepared. Then Won
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lily way because
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every day.. Ny
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Thrilling Romance Of High Courage
and Of Two Who Gambled for
Lies Highest Stake
Read This First

Alan Bsennassys s. g New York after yea
sost ~ With whom Re + + love- ENGAGED Roger Ken stock
Kson ssu. Alan TINT shhleys swept away
fraudulent
Dnsnogn g Shirley Alan lends Kelton million
kgn follows The fraudulent pracice of hs her Shirley learns
q -
In
She decides
mind TO IN
effort the Alans
They arrive Saona together Shirley ayeing II eAIfs
ana p6merfu
Shirley feels uncomfortable
~ not AlanN wife,
Alan with
military
without
attitude 60 see
concession Tearing Alans
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
CHAPTER IN. :;

Patricia, curled comfortably on the
window seat in a heap of pillows
gazed lazily out upon the garden In
the court where the last flowers OF
Autumn were making n. final 1tliscon
ISOLATE hattie against the rigorous at.
tacks of the frost.
Poor things" she thought, "they
look as il they knew they We're
beaten"
MARY Harris came in with her
usual cheerful greeting. "Ypu look
energetic" she remarked as she
sprawled at the opposite end OF the
window seat. What might you have
on your mind?"
well, to tell you the truth, ! was
Just thinking how hard we had worked
TO make Louise vice president and
how we keep on working so hard for
everything we set and in the end
We shall all he quite as dead rs those
flowers out there. What do you sup
pose il is all about
Greater minds than yours have
passed up the answer. old dear. 50
why worry your head about il? My
idea il TO take what comes and do
leave the rest so. Nothing more is
humanity possible, 10 my way of think.
ing. The more YOU ponder over the
why's and wherefores the more puZ.
sled you are about the whole thing"
"Yes, I suppose you're right, hut I
would like to know what il back Of
the plan and where it Is taking us.
] have always gone TO Sunday school
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I Wen have TO warn Bill, for Ripley
will be guarding him tanight.
| Just letthefn= get rough" sco6ed
Red. we can do a little Of that our.
selves"
;"'Oh. I don't mind II they're rough.
hut they'll be dirty rough" protested
Bob. And we won't do that"
Let's so skating" broke in Perky.
THE ice on the river Is fine."
e Holy Peter' gasped Red. That's
the first time I ever heard you sug-
gest anything that required action"
"a II like to skate" said Perky. It's
so much easier than walking. And il
I fall down l don't chip the Ice, like
you skinfiints do"
Red was about TO make a hot retort
when the door Of the shack vas
pushed slowly open and Bill entered.
The other three boys, about TO shout
greetings. stopped and stared at him.
"Bin"' cried. Bob. Where did you
get the black eye: Oh. what q
beauty"
Bill slowly closed the door and
walked into the shack. Something
| In his face kept the others from in.
+! duiging in the kidding that the oc-
| casiuu seemed 10 call for.
| II had a little argument, with a fei.
low last night" explained Bill in q
| low voice
"A fight" gasped Red.
| who was it" burst out rorky.
Bib Did he lick your" exclaimed
| Rob anxiously. Bill was rather slight
/ In huild and peaccable by nature. II
was not like him 10 he fighting.
| I'm telT YOU about It," said Bill.
HrAn4Nfner han ~ n
10 the varsity game last night. you
know. Well we were on cur way
home when we passed three or four
fellows on a corner. Frank Ripley
| was there. and Pete Price. and two or
three others. As we passed they start.
ed to kid me. and Ripley said some.
thing ! didn't like. So after l took
Ruth home l went back"
What happcneds" cried Pcrky. his
eyes cleaning
We'll. / told him what thought OF
him." said Rill. and OF course We
fought, That's how l got tho black
eye"
Bob uttered an exclamation. II was
going In tell you 20 look out for him."
he cried. Did he hurt YOU much."
Bii; smiled gently. meanwhile care.
fully feeling his black eye. Not
much" he said. In fact. they had
10 rub snow on his face To bring him
to"
way" yelled Red. Jumping To his
feet. Nice work. Rsil' Roy. wish
I'd been there"
But tho other fellows started on
me them" continued Bin, and Ia
have had bad time IL some men
hadn't come along and stopped It."
The towards" gasred Rob "A
bunch OF them picking on one fellow
Just wait til we Set those boys,'
Ito be continued next Sunday.)
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/ ouch. you're hurting my apple. ="
protested Perky. .|.'
Thought you'd eaten st." said Red.
easing the pressure little.
Il mean my adams apple" sighed
Porky. and Red paid him for this re.
. mark with sound clout. Then he
arose and Perky clambcred tn his feet.
Bob. who had been watching this
byplay with a grin. now three another
stick into the old stove that heated the
shack.
Il sure hope we can beat the A,niors
| tonight" he said, They've got the
best team among the classes. and II
we take the game we're set
We'll. we're leading now, after
beating the freshmen twice and the
seniors once." pointed out Red.
But the juniors haven't lost a
game. either. you KNOW" contributed
| Porky
As the class league was organized
at F'errlsion High School each team
| played each of the others twice. The
games were played on Saturday night.
- that they did not conflict with the
varsity games played on Friday night.
and they were causing much excite.
ment In the high school Bob had
gone out for the varsity team before
| Christmas. but he was not good
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FIRST PRESIDENTS ANNIVERSARY.

btirg's history. Either 70 the ban or
the reception Mrs. Washington came.
leaning on the arm Of her son, 20 meet
the foreign officers. but she went nome
before 10 o'clock.
Probably the first President did not
come TO Fredericksburg again until
he came 10 bid farewell to his mother
a. the end OF his first term as bead
OF the new nation.
Capt John Smith. Col. wf.larn'
Byrd. Patrick Henry. George Mason,
Thomas Jefferson. James Mcnrce.
John Paul Jones, John Marshall,
Prince Murat. Andrew Jackson. In.
fayetie. Mathew Maury. Thomas
Moore. Washington Irving, John G.
Calhoun. Charles DickenS-the pro-
cession % distinguished figures n
interminabie across the Pages er
Fredericksburg's history. Even
partial list easily would overrun 4
newspaper column.
At the head walks the erect. mill.
tary figure OF George WASHINGTON. IT..
Fredericksburg boy.
The Citizens Guild has been tnccr.
porated under the laws cf Virginia TO
Keep the life, character ard achieve
mentS cf George WASHINGTON before
the world. and especially before the
youth. OF America. 70 the end thar h;s
power. influence and inspiration nav
continue 10 lift TO greatness all those
who come into intimate personal cen.
tact with him
The directors ot the guild are an
cit1ens OF Frederic&sborE-JuSg Al
win T, Emorsy. 5arist. leasirx a:tcr>
nsy: Alex. Berger. retired Capitalize.
Frank G Baldwin. chairman Of ths
hoard cf trustees OF the Ksnu,crr
Association ard former vice rrssiSen,
OF the American Institute % Archi-
teets; 3 III, Janney. former prestser.
% the Chamber ~ Commerce: %. q
Mason Smith. direc: SeScecssaat A.
Thomas Jefferson and Of GecrSv Ma
sou author o. the Ein ct Rights. a.
- founs. trustee 81 the Mother Lrssge
AssossAt.on; ". W. Eraxecr. era rssSr
or Chief Justice John MarShsO srs
W. J. Ferd. rsesiden, q the F:aatsrs'
National Sank.
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enough to beat out. any OF the veter-
ans. and so as president of the sophie
more class he was leading it's team IN
the school battle. Bob played center.
Red was a guard, and Bill. who had
been in the habit. OF giving most OF
his time TO the studies until Bob
showed him that he was an excellent
quarterback on the foot ball field. now
surprised everyone by proving TO be n
lightning like forward on the basket.
ball floor. With his studies. his par.
ticipation In athletics. and his atteu-
ton TO Ruth. Bill was very busy
young man.
The other two regular members of
the sophomore team were Ed Hixon
and Jimmy Favering. They were both
clever players. and together with the
three Conquerors. had won their ftrst
three games. The league battle looked
like IA fight between the juniors and
sophomores. and the first game be.
tween these teams. scheduled for that
night. had the students at fever heat.
II particularly want TO beat the jun.
Tors, because ! don't like them" said
Bob. after moments silence. Frank
Ripley Is a dirty player. and Pete Price
isn't much better. The game will he
rough with those two boys In there.
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Posers.

IL swo q YOU readers read ,nes.
pesers toSesAer. wa Nigh, try -
stunt % each answering hall ~
ousSttcnS--cae she odd numbers anA
the other the evsa numbers.
!, AZ wha; temperature ac>s
water become s;samc
:, VIA, IS the Sclsn,ice name fcr
quicksilver
J. Who wrote "NarmsSa"c
In wAS; recSss mythology
1ces TAor appear
) wha; trade AID Fsa, Revere
pxaeticee
s. What famous cathedral IS noted
fe< It's sarSeylese
:, Name the ave Great Lakes.
\, In what country - the Lean.
lnS Tower ~ Pisa heated
AnswerA
I, n; sie dsSr~Ss SsArsnaest. Z.
Mercury, J. SIR Walter SSsegt L
Scandinavian. ! he WAS an en-
Sraver, l. The Cathedral ~ Ncsr~
pame. In Paris :. Sapert>x. NicAk
san. hurNn. Ncse and Ontario &
Italy.
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Educating Patricia"
Bl. .cORNELIA H. MILLER.

I the river. A schedule was an un.
heard.of thing. II IL made the hoped.
for connections with the trains, well
and good; IL not-wen and good also.
Away In the distance swept the Hud'
SON, already showing promise with the
fainteSt tint of rose. of the glory
which it would reflect at sunset. when
the hills, the water and the skies
would vie in outdoing each other in
the swiftness of changing Colors. each
one seeming more breathlessly lovely
than the last Stin farther in the die.
lance nestled the greenroofed white
buildings of those modern farms that
are such miracles of immaculateness
and efficiency. And in and out went
l'the white roads. dotted with cars. un'
folding the beauties OF the country.
side.
'~"It i. lovely. isn't it," sighed Pa.
trieia. lets stay and watch the
sunset. 1t must be simply gorgeous
to see It from here. Even from down.
stairs it Is always so wonderful. but
the trees shut off some OF the color.
ing. Here we can see for miles"
What a place this will be to drag
the club. We can come up here on
Sunday afternoons during quiet hour
and no one will ever hear u.s." Mary
pranced about 1ubiiantly over the
angles of the gables that formed
copious hills and valleys Of bright red
tin. Who'd ever have thunk that
our alma mater wears red tin hat"
Let's call Louise and tell her to
get all the Miners and come up here
right now" suggested Patricia.
Mary hung her head precariously
over the edge Of the gutter and
whistled in shrill call. Louise. Oh.
Lou-ee-ee-se." she called.
Louise. sitting quietly studying in
her room. heard the call and looked
about her. puzzled to locate 1t. II
seemed to come from the ceiling, but
Louise knew there was no room above
theirs. Hearing it again. she went to
the window and looked out and up, at
last discovering Marys head hanging
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helpless condition Of the youns man,
stole the garments. George was mad.
The clothing was traced. and the two
girls were arrested. One was sen
fenced to 20 lashes and the other 70 Is.
To Fredericksburg may be traced
some of the stories OF his earlier love
affairs. The plantation adjoining that
Of the Washingtons belonged 10 the
Strothers family. and little Jane
Strothers was his sweetheart OF calf
love days His first schcolnlaster was
Master Hobby OF Falmouth, q short
came TO Parson Marye in Eredericks-
burg. HIS first cousin. Lewis Willis.
testified to his industry and assidu-
ity" at this school. While hfs-hrother
Samuel and the other boys were at
their games. young George was be
hind the door cyphering." His romp-
ing once with one of the larger girls
excited no little comment among the
othe lads"
In l7i.. Augustine Washington was
elected a trustee or feo-fee OF Ereder-
icksburg. At that time he purchased
several building lots in the town The
next year he died. after 4 brief illness,
OF rheumatic govt
George left home when he was Is
years old. but he often returned As
a visitor. II Is believed that he re-
manned in fredericksburg almost con-
tinuously from the death Of his half.
brother Lawrence until the death Of
Vernon. where he made his home for
the rest az his life.
THROUGHOUT the Revolution.
Washington kept in touch with
his mother In Fredericksburg. These
were anxious days In the little vir.
gina town. There was one great
scare In the Spring Of 1881. Corn
wallis was threatening Richmond.
Lafayette. with a handful Of ragSed
militia. was in the field against him.
lie succeeded in turing the British
commander away from Richmond.
across the North Anna River. Then
came word that Fredericksburg Was
threatened. The town would have
been prize for CORVALLIS. IL con.
tanned q small arms factory ard q
large supply Of military stores. Gen.
Weldon. acting on Lafayette's warn.
Ing. gathered the local militia on
Hunters HUI. above Falmouth. TIE
Inhabitants fied. carrying with them
as many as possible ~ their belong
tnEs. The town was deserted and the
little militia on the Falmouth hills
waited for hattie that never came
n lew months later CORVALLIS. badly
outmaneuvered. surrendered at York.
town and the war for independence
was over.
Then came the great peace hSli--A
welcome home IN The hoys who had
been az war. The exact date ~ this
cannot be ascertatned. Some au,hori.
tics place II on the evening Of Sevefn.
Der II, 1851. Washington arrived With
his stan OF French and American Oh,
GERS on his way trom Yorktown ~
Philadelphia. This, however, s~Ay
have been merely a reception, Among
those present were Kochameesu. CN,an;
D'Estaing and Admiral Ne GraSSs.
Others believe that the actual hail
took place In the assembly recm ~
the market house In December. 1853,
WhateW was the date. the hail was
one cf Ne high points az FreAertcks,
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THE PUZZLECORNER.

about bowling. another Winter spore.
Change one word to the other. let
ter at time. making q complete
word with each change.
Change SHOT TO GOAL In hve
moves.
Change BOWL to PINS in Ave
moves.
In a word square the first word II
flying creature. the second .
thought, the third means the pack,
and the fourth means a small arrow.
Can you guess it?
=
Here's a real mystery puzzle. The
problem in addition below Is easy,
but the answer doesn't look right.
does il? But il can be shown TO be
absolutely correct. Try IL.