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The Washington times., 1928-03-03
In This Story Of Girl Torn Betwixt Two Great Desires
Beatrice Burton Has Woven Vibrant Serial
Pulsating With Romance

kisses. ''What time win you b
home? All day."
"AlI day." Lily answered Wait'
ing to hear from you.
He left her then and she Went
thoughtfulIy up the stairs 70 pea.
The little card that had made
40 much mischief was still lying
in the bottom OF her handbag.
She took it out and propped 4 up
against the mirror of her dress
ing-table while she brushed her
hair and coId-creaned her race.
She was looking at Pat Frances
pictured face with dreamy EYES
when the door opened and her
mother came In. She often
dropped II this way for q coy
chat on the rare evenings that
Lily spent at home.
Who's picture Ii that" she
asked. az the girl swept the ideHti-
ficatfon card into the pocket OK
her combing Jacket.
Its Just d picture of = man 4
know, replied Lily airily, mo.
body that matters"
well, I think he must matter
a very great deal il you have to
hide his picture from your own
mother And anyway / don't
know what you're doing with II,
when you're engaged to marry a
fine chap like Staley Drummond.
ANY other girl we know would be
tickIed to death to be in your
shoes, and here you are incoming
over another mans ph0tOgra pll
What's tls matter with you. Lily
Lexington? What ais YOU"
Lily flung her tortoise-shell
brush down on the dresser and
jumped IN. she faced her mother
with an the irritation she had felt
an day burning In her scarlet
cheeks and bright eyes.
tOh, don't know what's the
matter with me-! she stormed.
Except that ! don't want to
marry Staley Drummond. and |
don't know how to get out Of IT.
/ don't ike him. wish I'd never
seen hirn--I wish you hadn't been
ding-donging ii into me for
whole year that he was the only
man in the world for mei-n I
marry him. you can just congratu-
late yourself on spelling my life
for me And she flung herself,
face down into the pillows OF her
bed. and sobbed and sobbed and
sobbed.
Mrs. Lexington couldn't rennenn
Der her having . tantrum Ike
this for Is years-not since 2
long-ago summer day when she
had wanted to 20 to a circus and
couldn't 90 because she had the
three-day measles.
She stood looking in helpless
anxiety at the supple slim figure
across the bed and made q move
ment as IL she were wringing her
fine big hands.
Go be continued Monday.l
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A Story of Wild Youth

$50 long as have yesterday.
eco take your damned tomor-
row'w
From the door che blew him
kiss:
I'D like that better at closer
range, Jerryw
Gone are the SHOWS of yester-
Yearr With her hand on the
knob and her face averted, so
that he, reaching her side. saw
only her snug blue hat and the
black curl trailing saucily up
from her ear: Saxon, good luck
to you! I'm glad you're into
it all on your own. I'm awfully
thrilled about that"
Its harder but it's better"
"Yes-the triumph is complete"
She felt happier than in all
the months since their parting.
She had seen him again as he
was when she first loved him:
when the dream of him-young.
strong, beautiful. going onward,
upward and onward, had filled
and inspired her thought.
This dream was real. He was
all that she fancied him or he
could be all this. She believed
now with the eternal faith OF
the woman in love that he would
be this. And she was glad.
Even though she lost him.
Maria was sitting at Stephanie's
bed. She reached down and
smoothed the rich, red-brown hair,
twining a strand of it musinRlY.
What a comfort to have this dear
being close at last after all the
troubled years.
What anguish, yet what joy, TO
find his eyes with all their laugh
and beauty living in another. She
never wearied of tracing the fea.
lures of the father in those of
the child. So like him-so ach-
ingly like him that he seemed
lying here in the bed. it was
Stephen lying here so calamity
and this was Stephens hair.
Then she would be hurled back
to the CHASTITY day of his dying;
killed so terribly like that. For
months she had not accepted it;
had not believed him really gone.
never returning.
She would sit hours and hours
reading to his child; talking to
Stephanie, adoring her.
And Stephanie, hungry for in
forma ton, listened burningly: ''He
was awfulIy bold and gay, and
you loved that much, Marza?"
THAT much"
"And I'm part Of iL"'
They were a joy to each other.
You'll miss pettin2 me, mother,
when I'm on my pins again.
Yes. But l had years to make
up"
Stephanis lying flat on her
back went off into bl1ths. wing.
ing dreams. -. 80
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end of his nose with one playful
finger. SILLY Stilly!'
He took her in his arms again
and looked straight at her. You
do care for me, don't you, Lily"
She laughed again, but this
time she didn't meet his eyes.
"I've been wanting you to ask
me to marry you for months
and months" she said.
That was the truth, at any rate.
She had wanted him to--tust as
prRyerfully as her mother had
wanted him to.
She had wanted to he Mr.. Staley
Drummond. She still wanted to
be!
But as she sat there, with his
arms around her, looking up at
him from under her thick. curv-
ing lashes. she was thinking about
4 cab driver who was working
on some kind OF an invention for
automobiles.
And, as IL in answer to that
thought, the door of the living
room opened and Mrs. Lexington
called to her from the threshold.
Lilly, there's cab driver out
here on the porch. He SAYS he
must see you about something"
she said. IT can't get rid of
him."
CHAPTER III.
Lily's big eyes grew bigger still
with amazement.
"A. taxi-driver to see me!' she
said quickly. "A taxi-driverw
She knew, of course, that it
must be Pat France. But why
on earth had he come here to
her fathers house? What did he
want to see her for?-Insisting
upon seeing her. too.
1.-THE cheek of him" she said
to herself, and then another
thought came tumbling into her
mind. He had come for
that card she had taken from the
cab that afternoon! The card
with his name and his picture on.
1.-THE card that was lying in the
bottom of her handbag upstairs
this very minute!
With a nervous little laugh
she cot up from the lowered
chintz cough where she and
Staley were sitting, and he got
up too. He looked at her with
a twinkle of amusement in his
eyes.
what have you done? For
gotten to pay cab fare. Lily?"
he asked good-humoredly.
And then Lily did foolish
and senseIess thing. She said
the first thing that came to her
lips, and it was a white lie. A
lie that was going to breed a
great deal If trouble before it
was forgotten.
''Yesr' she said. almost with
out thinking. If she thought
about it at all. it simply seemed
the easiest thing to say-the
easiest explanation of this un.
expected visit from a taxicab
driver.
She walked slowly out Of the
room and into the big hall of
the house that was more like a
friendly room than just an en-.
trance hall, with its coal-fire in
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'Too quickly when it's silk
stockings"
"And other things"
"Such as love in bungalow"
said she, whistling merry Hello,
Cutie"
"Yes-such as love in London.
] heard you and Hugh Hammond
are engaged. Is that true?'
Engaged! Why, my dear be.
know better than to clutter up the
world with needless activity. Didn't
you tell me girl doesn't need to
marry today? The game is hers as
we'll as his. She may play. She
need not pay!"
Not you"
She gave him a haunting smile:
rs that tribute or INSULT"
Mere truth. Jerry, am l com.
plete fadeout?"
She stood at the draughting
board where his papers were
neatly arranged. He stood beside
her. holding to her hand. His eyes
against his Drowned skin were
lighter, more intent and now fixed
eagerly on her warm, singing
mouth.
We'll" said she, pursuing her
lips and blowing upward a long,
delicate curl of smoke: It's this
way. as Dorothy Parker puts it:
Woman wants monogany:
Man delights in novelty.
"'Love is woman's moon and
SUM-
MAN has other forms of fun.
Woman lives but in her lord;
Count to n and man is bored.
With this, the gist and sum of
it,
What earthly good can come
of it'?"
Clever. but what DOS it make
me. jerry"
She laughed and pulled from
him, quoting with a shrug:
Free. my love, to seek your
newer way!
"'I'll not be left in sorrow.
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the crate and its big bowl of
daffodils on the center table.
Just inside the door stood
Pat France. He had his cap in
his hand and under the artificial
light his blue eyes looked even
bluer than they had in the
Lily was struck with his ex-
ceeding good looks again as she
walked straight UP to him and
said What do you want?" in
the coolest tones imaginable.
My Identification card" he
told her quietly. "You took it
out of my cab this afternoon,
and I'd like it,
His eyes swerved from her
face as he spoke, and turning.
Lily saw that StaIey had come
up behind her and was stand.
ing at her elbow. with his hands
in his pockets and his lips
pursed UP under his little mus
tache.
please let me take care of
this. Staley," she begged him.
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Jerry? And this one Of Maria
and me? She gave it to me to-
day."
Jerry took the three medallions
framed in small, jeweled circles
not much larger than a dollar.
The face of man about Saxon's
age with laughing youth upper
most: the haunting face of a
beautiful girl with troubled,
passionately Turing eyes--Marza
in the charm and wonder of her
twenties: and the face of a child
about three--a little girl with
merry lips and elfin sweetness.
Three figures in the tragic ro-
nance.
Jerry, lost in fascination and
stirred to her Utmost fiber by this
flash into Marza's thrilling and
terrible secret, absently took
bit of paper that stephanie now
offered.
Read THAR
She gazed at it and sat stiffly,
trembling upright.
Maria gave you this! She's
known this all along?"
"She didn't mean to give 1t to
me, Didn't know it was in the
box. 1t was hidden in this en-
yeIope and dropped out. There
are others of later date.
"Jerry--I wish / knew what
to do about it. What would
your"
The notice was a clipping from
the personal column of a news
paper. It was yellowed with age.
Across the top in Marza's hand
was dated: September IA, 1911.
With quick and almost choking
breath Jerry read:
"Anyone knowing the where
abouts of Stephanie Marsh, 5-year-
old daughter of Stephen Marsh, jr..
please communicate with STEPHEN
Marsh, First National Bank Build:
ing. New York. Liberal reward
"And this one, Jerry. a month
later"
Twin Maria. the mother of
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Bv ELENORE MEEIERIN

Stephanie Marsh, please com
municate with Stephen Marsh, or.
She will learn facts OF the great
est Importance to herself and her
child"
''Jerry--they ran that in the
Sunday papers for months
Jerry closed her eyes imagining
the terror of discovery Maria
must have suffered. Her friends
may have seen that notice. May
have twitted her.
1She never gave any answer.
Stephanie?"
"No! She was in mortal fear
they would find me and take me.
She even feared they would kid
nap me. / suppose you don't re-
member that she went to Chicago
and stayed for months when that
notice was running? 1t was Just
after stephen was killed. She
came and lived at the convent
with me-"
'.How did they ever learn or
you? And Of her?"
Nara isn't sure. But my
father had a set of these medal
lions. My name and the date of
my birth were written on the back
of mine. And some love message
on the back of hers. That's how
they got her first name. It's all
they seem to know. Maria thinks
that Stephen left these medallions
with some of her letters in safe
deposit box when he came West
for that last visit. He may have
left some notice of my existence,
may have made some will asking
that / be cared for in case Maria
also died. / don't know. Anyway
they found out.
"Here-look--this Is the best Of
them! It's only three years back.
And~they're right near us!
You see. they knew Stephen
came to California. And perhaps
some of Marza's letters were dated
from here. Anyway. they seem to
have looked mostly in the West
The notice read:
(TO BE Continued Monday
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,JFRRY
GLE can't. He's tied up in the :
H .o,,tt, -

GLE can't. He's tied up in the
Ii south"
"It's going to take a heap Of
money, isn't it? With three men
working? You shan't have to
mortgage your soul for it, I
hope"
"It's going to cost plenty" said
he slowly. I've got it figured
out to the pennies. l think I've
Just about enough to get by"
All on your own. Saxon!'
He reached for a pad and paper
and began to figure-smiling as
he did so. Lady Luck was with
me last year. / made some. good
money. And despite my wild
ways, saved most Of it."
He set down initials and OPP
posite these were figures. Some
nice juicy jobs that / landed my
self in the last year and a half,
Jerry. I've $500"
"oh, you've $500 all your
own"
And / figure it viii just about
squeak me by. If L lose, I'll be
cleaned. But Jerry. if 1 VIM
He grinned down at her with
eager, exultant youngness. do
you think me a fool to have
gambled 1t all, everything on this
one CHANGER"
oh" said she, trimming with
relief and hypnotized by mis-
fervor, you won't lose. Even IL
you lose. you win, going into it
like this"
1t could scarcely be palmer.
He had IS 500 of his own. He
would get by on this and no
thanks to Mary Pennings!
Perhaps Mary wanted to back
him Perhaps Mary hoped his
funds would dwindIe SO that she
could furnish money and share in
the glory OF victory. So that she
could go about saying: I'm going
to make Saxon the greatest archi-
tect in the country. He has the
stuff and I'll bring 1t out"
Jerry was convinced that Saxon
knew nothing of these feminine
dreams.
well, glad to see you up and
at it, ole dear!'
Whats your hurry?" said he,
grabbing her hand as she turned
to leave. Stick around a bit and
let's chat. I've a minute. How
are things going with you. Jerry?"
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NOU Continue.

CHE had just time to slip it into
~ her handbag when he opened
the door and handed her the fare
slip. She did not tip him, as she
certainly would have tipped any
other cab driver in Christendom.
she had feeling, somehow, that
he wouldn't take tip from a wo-
man.
And when the orange-colored
cab backed out of the drive and
started back to town, she stood
watching 1t from the top of the
stone steps and wrote its number
.'15''-on a page in her little
gold leather address book.
Late that afternoon Staley
Drummond came to see his bride
to-be.
In his eagerness he came at
instead of 5, and he came bear
ing gifts. He broughtly Lily a
box of white orchids, delicately
marked with color: He brought
her a five-pound box of candy
and glazed fruits. He brought
her five new novels, and box
of silk-tipped cigarets.
Mrs. Lexington met him in the
hall and gave him a motherly
kiss. although she couldn't have
been more than 10 years older
than he.
There's no one Cyrus and ]
would rather welcome into our
family than you, Staley," she
said warmly-so warmly that If
Lily's welcome was a little cold
he did not notice it.
She came downstairs, pale and
bright eyed in a black satin dress
that was a perfect background
for Staley's white orchids. But
after dinner she took them off
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and put them in a bowl OF water.
They were too lovely to wear, she
said.
They made me think of you
when bought them" Staley said,
holding her in his arms and kiss
ing her tenderly as If she were
some frail bit of statuary that
would break in his arms IL he
held her too tight or kissed her
TODD hard.
They sat down on the big deep
couch before the fire and he held
her hand-the hand that wore his
ring like a glistening tear-drop-
in both of his. He told her how
she had made every dream of
women that he had ever had
come true.
I'm happier at this moment
than I've ever been BEFORE" he
an evening like this together.
won't we, when we're married?
Not junketing around, but just
sitting before our own fire. You
and mo one else"
Lily nodded without enthusiasm.
Somehow or other, it didn't sound
so alluring-sitting before the
fire in Staley's big beautiful house
with only Staley for, company.
Staley belonged in a crowd, laugh
ing and talking, cracking jokes,
lighting cigarets, playing cards,
dancing as no other man could
dance.
Whats the matter with you
tonight? You don't seem happy.
he said to her now. Are you
sorry you've promised you'll marry
me in June? Is that what's
wrong?"
"Silly" said Lily, and smiled
into his eyes. She flicked the
The Washington times., 1928-03-03
YEAR OF THE
DRAGON

MYTH the Japanese the year
1928 is the year of the
Dragon, which demands that the
first temple visited to pray for
good fortune during the year
should be in southerly direc.
ton from the place of abode.
On New Years Day, the railway
and traction lines running North
and South did q record business.
The Washington times., 1928-03-03
HELPS DRY
HAIR
ONE of the most recent aids for

ONE of the most recent aids for
" the hairdresser, introduced at
a Paris beauty exposition. is a
helmet for drying the hair, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Used after a permanent wave or
other treatment. it is said not
to disturb the locks. and to save
time and reduce the danger Of
taking cold. It. fits snugly but
without discomfort so that 1t
helps keeps the hair In order
after q treatment,
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Love in a MilIiOnaire's Mansion or In ;
Poor Mans Flat Is Lilys
Problem of Future
Read This First:

LILY LEXINGTON only child Of the CYRUS Lex
beyond their
thoroughly useless her highest ambition
aIized STAIEY DRUMMOND q
bache
him, he telephones to
that afternoon
Lily begins TO look ahead and TO wonder
what had eat dinner with Staley every
thought OF money
moro thought to her But she wonders she really
to Then MRS. LEAlNGTON starts
and veil and the
of thought big wedding
She starts ask Chum SUE CAIN to be her
maid o
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But I shall so love being a
wild and gay one like you and
Jerryv'
Often Jerry coming into the
room and sending Nara horne
from her long vigils would find
Stephanie with this reckless beam.
ing look.
1t greeted her now as she came
this this happy day. to stephanie's
We're all high and mighty"
said Stephanie, winking at Jerry
and kissing Maria Eoodby. For
I've planned the seven vast and
deadly sins I'll soon commit
The moment Nara was gone
she turned fevered eyes to Jerry.
what the heck kept you! It's
nearly six. Jerry-tonight we'll
know! Well be almost sure.
Whether walk or no!
Il didn't tell 1t to Maria for
she'd be in anguish. She feels
more than other people. But
they've taken the X-rays. And
by them they should be able to
tell. Ten weeks! And in ten
lAVi lLOIus
The doctor promised to bring
me the plates-to let me look at
them myself. But OF course I've
not the remotest doubt
not the remoteSt Z"
The door opened. Stephanie
turned white. She turned dark,
blazing eyes to the doctor and
gave him a panicky smile. She
said bluffly-gallantly: well
what is it? Yea or nayv
CTo be Continued Tomorrow)
copyright. 1927, by Call Publishing
Co. Distributed by King Fea-
lures Syndicate, Incl
CHAPTER ST
The doctor took Stephanie's
hand as though she were a very
little girl.
he was a man of forty. slight
or stature, with small but terrifi.
cally powerful hands and g.
roughly sculptured but note.
worthy head. The eyes, which
were large, dark and appraising,
now smiled at Stephanie:
YOU We no doubt, have your"
OE course not! But didn't YOU
bring those plates?" she asked
with accusation and a lurking
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What DO You KnOW?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST


Questions on Editorial Page
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This Day in Our History

an March 9 1s47 Alexander Bell inventor of the tele
phone born Edinburgh Scotland He came to this
country has rvoutionized the industry OF
the world.
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HOP
FERRY

OATMAN, Ariz., March 12.--"Good-
by. California; hello. Arizona" G. G.
rCross Country'O Pyle's marathon
ers shouted today as they essayed
the role Of the vulgar boatmen after
a scramble to the banks of the Colo
RADIO River and started the climb
that will within 10 days surmount
the Continental Divide at Thoreau,
Z 900 feet above sea level.
Mojave Indians, those desert
tribesn1en who waited through the
hours to welcome Quomawaf1u, Hopi
brave of Arizona, ferried the runners
across the stream to the Arizona
side. where they headed for Oatman.
the mining camp and the ninth con-
troll of the race.
Arthur Newton. 44-year.old Rho
desian rambler. retained the lead in
the race when the party left
Needles. He was hours A. min
utes and seconds ahead of his
nearest rival. Andrew Payne. OF
Claremore, Okla. Newton's time for
the 1854 miles from Los Angeles
was tabulated as A hours 4S min
utes and 20, seconds. He finished
the So miles from Dandy in 1880.
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BOB CONS|DINE
TAKES TITLE

Bob Considine, Washington's ris-
ing tennis star and student at
George Washington University. an
nexed the Maryland indoor teAnis
championship yesterday afternoon
by beating Elmer Rudy. Of Balti-
more, 60, rs, 60 on the Fifth
Regiment Armory courts at Balti-
more. Considine is the first Wash
ingtonian to gain such an honor.
Earlier in the day the lanky Dis.
trict youth had disposed of Billy
Jacobs. United States boys cham
pion, in two easy sets, 6-3, I'll.
COnsidine disposed Of Rudy
because of powerful backhand
drive which bothered the Ori0le
lad considerably. He was also
the better in the vOlleys and
& his Iobs gained him needed
points.
The winner settled the argument
in the first set by taking six
straight games after Rudy had
COPIED the first two. The Balti-
MORGAN never recovered from this
shock.
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on the battle-ground five days be.
fore the fight.
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y. Football Players
Start Spring Work
This Afternoon

Coach Jack McAuliffe, who has
been resigned as football coach
at Catholic University, will send
his Cardinal gridmen through
their first workout of the spring
campaign this afternoon. Nc.
Auliffe arrived In town a few
days ago from his home in Fitch.
burg. Mass.
The Cardinal gridiron chieftain
will have numerous holes to fill
next fall, and he wants to utilize
this period in discovering any
likely looking prospects.
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University OF Maryland Team.
Brodt,s. Inc. washington, ID. C.
VOLTS WaIk-Over Shoe shop,
Washington, ID. G.
b. \. p. U. Boys, Team. Wash
nf 5. : .. General ONCE. BATH
Lancaster Iron works. Lancas-
Indian Tribal Claims, washington.
DOUBLES, 0:1H
Louis Taylor-JOhn Tinker. Bait.
Albert Reetor-George W. NaEIer,
jr.. Baltimore, Md.
L. Seine. Schultz. Baltimore.
4. e. Thain-w. n. Rydstrom.
baltimore. Md.
SINGLES. 1905
Louis Taylor, Baltimore, Md.
Elmer Cashmyer. the Gainesville
bowling Inagnate. flashed new star
on the Arcadiass select lineup the
other night. He's an unshayen kid
named Henry Giese.
The youngsters set for five games
was only 567, but it was among the
best of the night With nobody set
ting the alleys ablaze, it made Giese
look right sharp.
However, judgment of Giese's
ability was not based altogether on
his team performance. It was his
The Washington times., 1928-03-12
Central Girls Net Play
Is Listed After Easter

The Central High girls double
tennis tournament will start after
the Easter holidays according to
an announcement from Lillian
Breckenridge. manager of the girls
net team. The tourney Is open to
all semesters. but partners must
be from the same year. The Mary
Virginia Hardesty cup will be pre-
scented the winners.
Helen Louise Duckett mad Eleanor
Vandoren, who won the event last
year. will not defend their title
as they have graduated. Mary
Detwiler, singles champion, has also
graduated.