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The Washington times., 1928-06-21
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SUPERIOR, Wis, June 21.-Ex-
traordinary precautions are being
taken to see that no toes are trod
on socially as q result of Presi-
dent Coolidge's summer vacation
at Cedar Island Lodge on the
Brule River.
Word has been passed out from
the temporary Executive offices
that social invitations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Coolidge will be frewned upon:
The Superiorites have been advised
informally that the President ana
his wife cannot accept one bid with
out being liable to innumerable IN
yitations. and that, therefore, none
will be accepted.
"Wait for a few weeks" has been
tha answer to all such proposals.
Today weather permitting, Mr..
Coolidge will make mis- long de-
ferred visit to the temporary execu'
five offices in Superior. AT least,
so Secretary Everett Sanders says,
he will find quite little work
accumulated.
The first authenic fish story
OF the Presidential vacation mas at
last broken. The President caught
sly fish yesterday, according to Off
ciaI announcement from Sanders.
The largest, so Sanders informed
newspaper men, was a Lochlaven
trout. weighing ~ pounds. An
other was a rainbow, topping the
scales at IN pounds.
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JUN|ORSCHOOLS
GRADUATE 800

More than 800 children were grad
uated from four of the city's big
sest junior high schools yesterday.
Harry o. Hine, secretary of the
Board of Education, made the grad.
uation address at the Powell Junior
High where 100 diplomas were
awarded. Betty Mae Weist de-
livered the valedictory address. and
Helen Waters made an address well
coming the guests.
Assistant superintendent OF
Schools Robert L. Haycock delivered
an address to SO students at the
mcfarland Junior High. Diplomas
were awarded by Chaplain r. w.
Shrum, u. S. n. The invocation
was delivered by the Rev. n. j.
Smith, pastor Of the Petworth
Baptist Church.
Henry Gilligan, of the Board of
Education, made the graduation adj
dress and presented diplomas to
50 graduates at Langley Junior
High. The ceremonies were marked
by the farewell address of G. D.
Baker, principal of the school, who
has resigned.
Francis Junior High School gradu-
ated its first class yesterday. Leon
L. Perry, supervising principal, pre-
scented diplomas. All addresses at
the exercises were made by gradu-
ates.
Dorothy Love Clark was saluta-
torian. The class grafton was de-
livered by Aaron Beberly. Charlotte
Dorothy Woodbury. delivered the
Valedictory.
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!" Success-I wonder what It's
made Of. There's probably lot
Of luck III it. S.u-c-c-e-s-s-!'
He nearly jumped out Of his
seat. He had counted the letters
IN the word and there were seven!
1t meant that the world was his
oyster.
At the next corner he left the
trolley and hailed a taxa more
fitting vehicle for a man Of his
destiny. shortly he was before
the portals Of an imposing office
building.
The first step IN selling bonds
to 4 man like b. j. Bissington
was. st course, getting tbs audi
ence-a difficult, not to stay al.
most impossible. problem. But
Steve didn't hesitate. Weren't
there seven letters In "success?"
The dOorman asked his pleas
ure. Steve said he would like to
see the office manager, and
n1lmbled something about Tony
Bissington. He was ushered to
desk at which sat a little man
with rather owIish expression.
Are you Mr.. Bissington, Tony's
father" inquired Steve.
The office-manager, not dis
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ladder. to sit thirteen At table,
or to get ont OF bed on the wrong
foot. Chiefly, though. he believed
in the strong magnetic influences
that the number seven exercised
over his existence.
He had been born on the sew
enfh day Of the seventh month.
There were seven letters In each Of
his names. At the age Of seven he
had been tn only occupant OF
railroad coach TO escape death or
permanent injury in an accident.
IN his not far distant crap-shobt-
Ing days he had once rolled a
seven for seven consecutive times,
and seven days later. on his birth
day, had duplicated the feat. How
could one deny such evidence that
seven was more than mere
nHmeral?
Steve was a bond salesman and
for the last few months had had
hard shedding. Old customers de-
clared they had no funds avail
able for investment and new ones
simply weren't to be found. His
firm, one of the largest and most
8SAOSb1A4 LAnAts app GL4CLSA A1tG RsAbGeAr
ton and had been really decent to
its men during the dun period
stfll. you couldn't expect house
to carry you indefinitely.
Looking over q. little college pub
lication that somebody had left
on the trolley car seat, Steve
noticed that student named
Tony Bissington figured pronni-
nently in its pages. Besides being
an alI-around athlete the young
man was taking high honors in
scholarship. He was, the mag.
azine said, the only son OF 3. j.
Bissington, president of the Del
aware and Northwestern railway.
''Bet the old man is tickled
pink" unused Steve. $50 many
rich mems sons aren't what you'd
call shining lights. guess they
feel that the dads success Is
enough for one family.
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The Narrative Of Girl Who Cast Aside Her Husband and
Reputation to Enter The Isolated House 81 Her


Is pomeone office Kslton q
course. Eforn lerc eltcn.a
voice was spsa
scali It half niilion. chi -
rairiaf lust as well have been
million IS Ear IS I'm CONCERNED.
YES Alan understood very cieafs
III what he HAD really been dreams
fIig ali these seven years But
he must 80 slowly. NO leapinE
Ill the dark
slton. you've told me 50 much
YOU may as wei tell me the rest
Have you any idea what he did
with the money!
eOh. I know lie didn't spend 4
on women but how does that
help me II
What did he do with it7
Ele sank Il ali III . wildcat
financiaI scheme There's com
uarfv with some absurd name oh
ves. tIle Macedonian velopnaonta
ID which he holds pretty vel
all the shares olne million ana
y quarter sheer waste paper
macedonia echoed Alan It's
wonderful country with vast
possibilities Have YOU get any
81 the papers handy
Kslt0n went ~ the safe which
was unlocked He paused sig
nificantly before 4 as e n invits
Aians attention to the fart That
II was no longer necessary 70
keen III locked Then he took out
Il folder and gave II to Aian "a
five minutes Alan had made
lightning study of the prospectus.
He came to the mineralogist re.
port, SAW that It was 1ayorables
then noticed the name.
BY joVes that report was writ.
ten hv Norlandl know HIM
he's laundering good man.
There might be something ii tlliA
IEeIt0n
I'm afraid there's no chance.
oE course know nothing shout
this sort 81 Thing, but got one
Or two expert opinions It was
told there was 40 hope 81 auyons
being abs to do anything with
these shares. I have tried ~ sell
them again and again
ia Be Continues IolnotE6M
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am keeping steady company
with Bob. lie is jealous OF Jack
and Jack IL Jealous OF him. How
can make them like each other
Jack wants me to stop going
with Bob. like Bob because
my parents like him. I would
IKE to go out with Jack for some
reasons. / do not wish to lose
either one. IL stop going with
Bob, I know / will lose his friend
ship.
Jack is seventeen, and Bob is
nineteen. Jack says he loves me
and wants to go with me.
NY parents have never met
Jack. They say If / drop Bob,
can keep no more steady COM
paIly.
What shall do, please.
STEADY AND UNSTEADY.
You need not drop either Bob
or Jack As friends, my dear, pro-
yided they are reasonable and do
not try to dictate your friend
ships. There is no reason why q
young girl should Ego steadily"
with any one young man until
she becomes engaged to him.
Keep both young men, and any
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Advice to LOyelOln
BY Beatrice Fairfax

others you know and like. on
your list OF friends. You cannot
make Bob and Jack like each
other, OF course, but You can
treat both with loyal friendlineAs
and courtesy.
A Delicate ISituatiOn
Dear Miss FaiIfax:
am i young married woman
/ have been separated from my
husband for over two years. I
am not divorced yet, but have
started divorce proceedings.
Have the right to 80 out
with other men? Or should |
wait until 7 am divorced? Some
people say It would cause trouble
for both myself and the man |
90 with. ! want to do the right
thing.
I thank YOU. PUZZLED,
wait until you obtain your di.
vorce, my dear, before accepting
invitations and companionship OF
other men. Until your divorce,
you belong legally to your hus-
band, and it is wise and discreet
to conduct yourself accordingly,
so far as accepting outside atten-
tions II concerned.
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that gentleman made q reference
to college activities. This subject
steve seized upon with an en-
thusiasm that seemed To annuse
ana please the older man.
After 20 minutes OF valuable
time had sped BY, the magnate
hinted gently that perhaps there
was some particular business On
hand. steve immediately looked
apologize, In the manner Of e
green salesman, and admitted that
he was selling bonds. Mr.. Blis-
sington assumed a tolerant smile.
Steve knew his job and as he
talked HIS prospects smile grad
ually altered into an expression
OF surprised admiration.
Probably any friend Of Tony,s
could have sold Mr.. Washington =
couple OF sound bonds. 1t would
have meant nothing more than q
kindly gesture from q pleased
father. Steve, however, in hastily
running over 81 list Of holdings
that Mr.. Bissington showed him,
was actually able to point out
three weak spots. The adVisabinty
a
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Hills Of Macedonia

! had one too and read 1t aloud,
SO as to give you, suppose, e1-
ira strong evidence for the action
The club was buzzing with ~,
when came away. ! don't know
the, fellow who wrote 1t.
AZ he spoke. Alan produced the.
postcard and handed it over.
Kelton took the postcard, read
ii. then stared back il his chair
ana stared al the ceiling
.rYon realize why / brought you
that Kelton- aud why Colm0re
asked ma TO tell you bout his. it
WIS simply Is matter OF letting
Won know As soon a. possible
sim Kelton made no answer.
Alan looked st him oddly.
IA thing like that is bound
tt make man feel pretty rot
len lie said sympathe ticallys
And somehow 1t doesn't seem
very friendly 10 do wins I've Jtlsr
done This Sort of thing rs
not my province, Of course bur
agine 1t doesn't do to lose an
hour III taking action.
Az length Kelton spoke.
IL Il
way. But I'm afraid you'll be
sorry you stood up for me n pub
lie to that extent. n
What the devil do YOU mean
What's the matter"
There viii be no action for
libel. 1T isn't q libel. God help
me. it's true thanks to my
father.
Alan had risen from his chair.
He was staring down ak KeItOn
KeltOn was sitting now with his
face buried in his hands. IF II
was theatrical pose It was nm
consciously so: but Alan found
time to wish Kelton,s unconscious
ness did not express itself with
quite so much abandon.
You're raving, Kelton. If yon
have II hate to use the wordif
you have been gsliIts Of embezzle-
nlent what can your father have
to do with it,
II haven't ellabezzled penny,
Kelton's voice was thick Be.
Iieye that or not a. you ike,
BrennaWayyou will soon know.
There Is no question Of 4 criminal
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sticking to me. she would do
that if would allow her
i quite see that you win feel
bound to release her
of course. But that's not my
CHIEF worry about her tell you,
i haye not even thought much
about losing her.
What then
Keltons gesture implied that II
would be futile 70 explain The
next moment however he ex-
plained-
She's an orphan She's the
chief creditor Of the firm he
one we've robbed most Now,
perhaps You are beginning to
realize what my father has done
to me-
Alan paced the room
Cant anything be done
KeltOn shook his head
had sort ar idea thai
with little time We might Be
able To ADJUST things bit-
cIutchinS 1t straws you know.
But Random has made that inn
possible and 7 am almost crate
XII 10 IltAA4s Aeztk4r4 A4cttA75
thirty tlicusand of his. Also lt's
doubtful whether any adjustment
would Be possible.
NY father would have settled
Random BY giving him the cash
value az his securities before he
left the office but 1 could only
DO that BY doing just what my
father would have done naely
realizing someone eisess secilr-
lilies to pay for ii And that
I'm damned II I'll ID.
Alan grunted. KeItOn got up.
He was obviously scfambling
back to his first manner the
manner that Alan could not quite
like.
Somehow you have made me
talk when ought to have shut
lip. It's ali ifnpertineuce MI my
part apologize. Thanks for
LISTENING. BrennawaN. but YOU
had better leave me- shall
file my petition IN bankruptcy At
once
Alan stared out ok the window.
How Auch are you IL for
altogether?7
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Former Lover

NOW tha you ask me
really don knew Atopped
counting at shout $250sO00 the
thing had becons fantastic.
Here's the list. II SOU care IL
add Il m.
Alan, turning, took the Iist; Il
consisted Of 3 column Of names
and figures
You stopped counting about
halfway Alan said moment
lated You're III for 5000.
Call II 4 half million
Idly Alan's eyes wandered down
the column. $40 000 $3S,000;
SIS 900. Mostly sInallisn AMOUNTS.
People living on small incomes to
whom this would mean total
min, no doubt. Widows and or
pflail the kind Of people who
left their affairs wholly ~ the
hands of trusted firm One lllg
amount caught his NJ 00sgee.
Then opposite the amount, ne
read the name:
Miss Shirley Dan 200ss 090
Slowly as II seemed Alan
ptsced hts facts together el-
tons greatest single creditor was
the girl to whom he was secretly
eiaga ged. The areateet sirele cred
itor WAS Shirley Theretore Slals-
ley WAS secretly engaged to Ikels
tom Kelt0n waE the naf Wl1Ose
name Shirley would not give him.
Incidentally and, seemed.
separated BY hours of thought.
came the reflection that SHIRLEY
was entirely penniless But now,
Of course she could not marry
Kelton Ke7ton himself had said
50. She would be sorry but she
would be free.
His pulse Ieapt AZ the thought
of her freedom. As 10 the fortune
she had lost. he would settle twice
that on her when
He pulled himself up What
had lle really been dreaming Of
alI those seven years when he
had thought Of that appealing
fair face against i background of
darkness2 Now suddenly for the
first time he understood
He found himself being wkirIed
from fathomIess depths Of intro.
spection back To reality S WaA
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gaged?' asked Alan. That's
tragic
well : My father died
suddenly, you know. had asked
her the day before We could
hardly announce it then We.
agreed to wait for Bit not
necessarily the usual year. And
now sl1e-welL ~ course she
waiting FOR me To ask her for
formal announcement she e really
In false position.
Shell stick to you Il she's.
worth anyth4ns. Ksiton. "
I'll isn't only q question cf.
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Serial Of High Life in New York's Gided Society and
Thrilling Adventures In the Bandit-Infested
6#N Hills of Macpd0nia

/ charge being laid azaillst me per
scnally. All the same. the firm y
now about to 60 bankrupt
II don't follow. said Alan Inn
patiently.
Kelton removed his hands and
stared at the floor.
II didn't know for certain until
about q, week ago, but / began to-
suspect about three months after
nv fathers death. Az It isl
shall leave the bankruptcy court
without q stain on my character
EXCEPT the stain that VIII result
from being the bankrupt son or q
crook.
'sDo you mean to tell me- :
ssIt's asking you lot to be-
1ieye it isn't Ill? 1T took me
long time to swallow ftnearly
a year, but the securities have
gone. Such reserve as was left
WAS slipping away now. Even
now when !. think Of him. find
myself thinking of his kindness.
God, how he deceived mel
THE figures show that for 20
years he had been swindling our
clients. I've been educated On
stolen money The clothes I'm
wearing are stolen the very food
I've been eating.
For several seconds Alan could
say nothing. The postcard had
not prepared him for this. He
had thought Of II as an act of
malice on the part Of q mentally
feeble man with grievance.
The conception Of Kelton and
Rood fraudulentIy bankrupt still
seemed ridiculous. And what
could be say to- young Kelton2
ITS no good dwelling on the
personal side Of it.. he said
presently. 'If he was good
father while he was alive
IL he VAST The distraught
young face was ravaged with bit
terness. Look at my irlheri-
fancel oh. I am no nloralist
don't think that BrennaWas.
But even the ordinary crook has
some kind Of feeling for his son.
Oh, don't know why TN telling
you AL this, but somehow one
feels
Wait i minute, let's think,
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IContinued lroll. Loci PIG

lContinued from, Local Pagel
xefy pleasant to me. YOU know.
Is helped my old father 4 great
Seal too.
Eeltcn moved sharply. He said:
sXou viii find many changes
nince you left.
Small talk followed. Alan let it
run its course. In the meantime.
he went % studying Roger KEEL
ton.
TO Alan. Kelton at ~ seemed
% be much the same kind Of
young man that he had been at
90. There was the same slight
preci0usness of speech offset by
and ease and originality OF phras.7
InS that was not without charm.
He had gained assurance and a.
certain suggestion Of experiences.
a phrase 81 Sairleys came hack.
IsEis young man was uf the high
world There was The high
world I'M his clothes. which we're
tlisEins uielled yet strictlv converi.
ticnaI. Even his physical appear.
eEre bore the same perpeptible
eaehet.
e was athletic ana almost IN.
eredibly clean and his face. IL not
that OF an intellectual was GER
kaiuIy not that OF tool.
His clear-cut features promised
much, but the big brown eyes
were the eyes of d sentimentalist.
Probably 10 women who thought
IN such terms he was hand
soRle manor ct least interesting
looking.
Kou have your hands pretty
fun now that are ut the helm, I
suppose. suggested Alan.
Oil, 1 don't know, Weh !
suppose one does have to slave b
bit now and again. admitted KEEL
ton.
Look here, Old Man. meant
- come and see Won pretty soon
nsDat Job az my own but that
ean wait. a very unpleasant little
incident has OCCURRED: I've had =
fiHeloue postcard about YOU ad-
dressed to me At the Luke.
sIaibelols Achoed Kelton. He
atiffSnA0. then smiled family.
Nay Sc it2''
ssox ccureel I've come here to
skte 1t you - the way, Colnaore
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Of taking advantage Of con-
version privilege was indicated IL
one case, and the others had to do
with exchanges that would give b
greater possibility Of apprecia-
tion with no lessenfng of safety,
As Il CONSEQUENCES. he phoned
an order into his firm that was
for $4,000.
Taking up his hat, Steve con
graduated Mr.. Bissington upon
and mentioned that he had read
Of them In the college nlag azine.
What You mean to tell me
you aren't acquainted with my
SOM" roared the railroad presis
dent.
why, no, sir. / haven't had.
the pleasure Of meeting your
son. Were you under the inn
preston that was 4 friend of
his2''
''T certainly was young man
I certainly was.
Stoves cOuntenance fell with 8
thud that was almost audible.
He was all contritiOn I'm sorry
for that. sir. 1t must have been
my fault. Tiff that IL. i value
your account very highly, but il
you gave me the order because
you though was your sons
friend then probably you'd like
to have 1t cancelled. slowly he.
started toward the telephone.
No need of that. son. No need
OF that, growled Mr.. Bissington.
Let it stand keep In touch with
me now and then. Good 4by.''
As Steve walked along the
street he had difficulty keeping
his feet On the ground. Al man
could live fairly vol on the com.
missions from Bissington's ac-
count alone. 1T was one OF the
kind that all bond salesmen dream
about and few ever actually find.
THAT magic number seven! 1T
was all due TO the seven letters in
success. Sweet mineral!
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PRISONERS
SONG

Prisoners in Burma are placed
on their honor and allowed to live
practically free lives. About 5000
convicts are being tried out and
are engaged In road making and
other public works near the
Chinese frontier.
They are being paid full wages
on pieeework and live In their
own huts. They are also allowed
to wear civilian clothing chosen
by themselves.
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said Alan. As you say You
can show that you are not per
sonally involved.
I'm not involved criminally
but I'm pretty thoroughly done
for IN every other way n he'd
been 4 good father he would
have kept me ont Of the business
put me into some other firm.
As it was, was brought up 70
believe that this place WAS what
everybody else believed 1t to be.
I had con ernplated marriage.
do YOU mean you re en-
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Seated In i big upholstered
chair that had been drawn up
Tor him ana smoking q special
Havana that had been presented
TO him, Steve didn't plunge at
once. al was his usual business
like method, into the merits OF
the securities and service his bond
house offered. In fart, he allowed
Mr.. Bissington 10 open the con.
versation. and quite naturally
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WATCH YOUR
FIRES!

Going camping? Safe fire build
ing Is one Of the first essentials
for trail builders. says Nature
Magazine. A camper should be
able to select a safe place to build
a fire, put fire out properly,
take the wind into account, gather
the right kind OF finder, have re-
serve material, lay fire COR
reetly, light it with ease, use good
judgment and adapt himself to
circumstances.
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stephen 3eanlisl1, who was
twknty.ftve hut looked younger,
w01ild have ho0fed at the idea
that he was stlperstitfous. He
merely believed that ii was bad
luck to light three cigarettes on
one match, to have black cat
cross your path. 70 walk under q
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pleased at being mistaken for the
president Of 3 great railroad,
beamed upon this young fellow
who was doubtless classmate OF
the big boss son. He left his
desk and personally led the way
to door marked president,
and while Steve waited without,
iii all probability informed Mr..
Bissington that one Of Tony's
friends was there.