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The Washington times., 1928-08-25

tory because / never learned how
to do Office work, or to teach,
or to do any OF the hundreds Of
things that girls have opportuni.
ties to learn nowadays she said,
You see. Mr.. Westcott, my life
!, hasn't been as easy as yours.
I've had no rich father to pay
for college education, to pay
for
She caught herself just in time.
She was going to say she had
had no father to pay for es-
capadcs as his father had done
WIS doing, for that matter.
II have nothing to conceal.
nothing to pretend. she said.
II was born and raised in Apple
ton, Wis, and came down here
with few dollars In my pocket,
and q letter to you from John
Blair Here I am. Not a very
thrilling story, Is it,"
Then. for some reason she.
couldn't have explained. Nancy
started telling Howard Westcott
the real story Of her parentage.
MY real name isn't O'Day," she
began. Ny real name is-
The name Deane was trembling
on her lips whep she thought bet
ter Of saying 1t.
well, what does 1t matter what
my real name liz. I'm the daugh-
ter of a Milwaukee man. He's
dead now. He was the son of a
we'll known family here. He mar
ried a performer in a circus. My
fathers people disowned him.
Nancy's eyes began to moisten.
She swallowed hard.
Il was born in Appleton while
my mother was on tour with a
show, eighteen years ago. Ny
father was dead when ! was born.
He had been killed. Well, l was
left with the O'Days. I've been
with them ever since. 1t was only
recently that my mother returned
to Appleton. I had never seen
her since could remember. She
was killed in a circus right before
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John Blair would come from. she
thought. There was something 50
real about it. plain and whole
some. The garden. riot Of SUM
rner flowers, the graveIled drive.
the look Of the building and
grounds told Nancy OfDay thar
John Blair came from q hofua
every bit as fine. as aristocratic,
as that Of the man beside her.
They had driven BY too swiftly.
She would have liked to stop. To
sit in tile car and feast her eyes
on the garden. on the peaceful
ness OF II all But there was no
stopping. In aefeW moments they
ever back on the city streets and
Howard Wsstcott had deliberately
gone out of his way TO drive down
Prospect Avenue. As the ear
swung past the houses on that
street he started to name the.
people who lived in them.
The Goodriches. the MitcheIIs,
Benjaimjins. Kingsburys, his own
home. y
When thew passed the Westcott
home Nancy noticed that 1t was Or
q dark red brick, built after the
style Of the English country home.
The Harringtons. the EsgIes-
tons. the Deanes-
Nancy looked over the big house
which he pointed out as the
Deanes. She let her eyes rest
upon it as casually as she could,
wondering IL Howard WesfcOtt
heard the pounding Of her heart.
Passed it yetg he asked.
No. not yet" Nancy lied.
As Howard Westcott's ear swung
off ut Prospect Avenue Nancy
looked at her wrist watch. The
watch, with its leather strap, was
Christmas present from Mrs.
O'Day the year before. The hands
pointed to three. Three hours for
lunch, the very first day she
started to do office work. was
pretty generous treatment, it Oc-
CURED to her; and it probably
would take Is minutes more before
they got through the traffic to the
factory.
She was wondering what kind
of an expression Harriet Crosby.
would wear when she entered with
'the boss" at that hour. She won.
dered IL Howard Westcctt would
be bold enough to drive right up
to the door with her IN his car,
help her out. and walk into his
own private office with her, past
the hundred or more clerks, ste
nographers and bookkeepers in the
outer office.
The thought amused her. The
tender and sympathetic treatment
Westcott had accorded her that
day seemed to make her feel safe.
For the first time she began to
really. truly feel the ''indepen.
dence" she was trying to school
herself to acquire.
Let them think what they
want to-" she decided.
To BE Continued Monday
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horror Of the story IN the after
noon papers now.
a poor but proud golden haired
Girl. the daughter Of one Of Mil
Yankees black sheep, working II
knitting factory
Howard Wescott was talking
more to himself than to Nancy,
his face glowing with interest.
must know your grand
parents" he said, IL they've lived
on Prospect Avenue for the last
is years--or however cold You
/, are, must know them well, Let
me See
rs It the BroWnings?"
mo"
81 The Hathaways? No, 1t can't
be the Hathaways. they never
had any children =
The Morrisons? No, know
their family history almost a. well
AZ / do my own
The Deanes?'
When Howard Wesc0tt started
to recite the names OF the people
he knew on Prospect Avenue.
Nancy resolved that IL he said
The Deanes'' just AZ he had,
that she would make no sign. not
even flicker an syelash. Though
the name, spoken by him, was
like a needle thrust into her
heart, she made no sign whatever.
Me-,
THE Singletons?"
No"
She begged him not to guess
any more names because she
wouldn't tell IL he did mention it.
Il ask no favors of my grand
parents" she said. they are
nothing more than q name to me.
/ have never seen them. They do
not know that I'm alive.
II knew there was something
different about you, he answered.
Il knew there was some kind OF
mystery about you. that you were
no ordinary factory girl. And my
bunch has turned out right. But
heavens. girl. do you know what
you are doing? DO you realize
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SHAPING ON
THE PAINT

Women who slap on colorinE
matter with no attempt at sub
tlety are treating their faces as IL
they were barn doors, points out
Eileen Bourne In an article in this
weeks issue of Liberty Magazine
There IS a difference between ar.
tistic makeup, Miss Bourne in.
sists. BE sure to choose a tint
Of rouge and powder which blends
with your natural flesh tones" she
warns women. Never use white
powder or bright pink rouge and
lip stick. Always aim for a per.
fectly natural effect. For example.
some women must rest content
with faint suggestion of color.
For evening. Miss Bourne con.
tjnues, women may heighten
every application. Nevertheless
stay your hand from any lurid
effect. Don't let your eyelashes
drip nor paint pin wheels on your
cheeks"
The Washington times., 1928-08-25
HOW TO KEEP
CLEAN


Skin cleanliness is partly q mat.
ter of bathing and partly 4 mat
ter OF exercise" of the skin which
is accomplished by surface mas
sage or skin friction, advises Di-
ana Price in the current issue OF
Physical Culture Magazine"
What most people do not real
ize," she has found, lis that there
is more to skin cleanliness than
mere soap and water. Real skin
activity is the important thing and
that Is accomplished by sufficient
friction of just the right kind to-
stimulate activity OF the pores and
to remove the waste Literally
thousands of dead cells may be
rubbed off the skin every day
along with its secretions. and the
benefit arises not only from the
removal OF their waste matter but
from that Improvement of the cir
culation that naturally goes
with IL,
One may use either flesh
brushes or Turkish towels. Per
sonally, / like the type 6f exercise
one gets with the right kind - =.
towel"
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Its a shame the way that man

''It's a shame the way that man
neglects his dog"
He don't neglect him. miss. He's
away a great deal on business"
THE dog looks thin and un-
happy"
II takes him to the roof regular
and he gets fed on dog biscuits
Onct day, rain or shine"
'Still, he looks anemic."
No, ma am. He's a thorough
bred"
A slight shrug or the shoulders
and Florence Widdimer stepped
from the elevator at her floor A
faint whine followed her.
Wait. Charlie" she commanded.
HE is lonesome. Dogs die. they
even commit suicide in such moods.
] will take him into my apartment
for a little visit"
The man sullenly released the
leash. Miss widdimer grasped it.
unlocked the door and led her
guest into the room.
She pointed to cushion beside
the fireplace. Good boy! Co"
The dog obeyed and crouched on
the maroon velvet, watching her.
She lit the gas logs. poured wa
ter into the tiny copper kettle. then
opened the small side board, sliced
some bread and thrust into it's
thin heart long toasting fork.
While she held it above the blaze
she looked at the animal. They
exchanged a long gaze of under.
standing.
"A Gordon setter" she re-
marked THAT means that you
are sensitive 10 word as to
whiplash. III means that when you
are left alone you fancy yourself
deserted. II means that you wor
ship your owner as heather does
his idols. You are as sensitive as
woman. and as loving. but you
are without her modern philoso.
phN."
When Florence had buttered her
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20, thank you. It's just across
the park, st. Mary's, you know"
The uniformed man at the door
cast glance of derision at the
girl and the limp cared setter.
Dogs ain't allowed in hospitals"
THE master OF this one sent
for him. I'll be answerable for
the dogs good conduct. The doc
tors name is Allston. The nurse
Is Miss Boardman."
A telephone summons and
brown-eyed woman with clear skin
and in the cotton uniform of the
fraternity came smilinGly into the
picture.
I'VE have suspended the rule
against dogs to- obliSe Mr.. Palmer"
She explained. He would like
you to come up. too, II you will. "
Florence was like a glowing bit
Of the out of doors as she stood
for second at the threshold of
the room. her eyes exploring the
twilight, her Gloved hand holding
Pals leash close.
At the sound of his masters
voice. Pal broke bis leash and
sprang with a grunt of delight
upon the bed.
Wont YOU sit for while and
tell me the news from our sky
scraper home? / hear Charlie
has influenza. Sorry. The boy
was Pals companion until you
aIienated his affections. Charlie
was little jealous and SO was
l, for a while"
Only 10 minutes for the visit,
But those 500 seconds were
crowded with wisdom for Flor
ence Widdimcr. She learned not
to Judge a man by the lonesome
ness of his dog.
She learned that Richard Palmer
was the Junior member of
downtown firm. That his father
had died and his fathers partner
had proved dishonest. He had
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} undertaken. to rebuild the BUSH
ness. For six months the young
man had opened the office at 5
and locked it at midnight or later.
pal may have been lonesome.
but think he understood. didn't
you old fellow? And now It's all
right again. You're sure to have
all the bones you need If you
live to be u dog Methuselah. .
In contrite spirit Florence Wild
dinner led Pal forth by his mended
leash. A dozen times while Rich
ard Palmer was recovering she
took Pal across the park for
visits TO his master.
During their last visit the pa
tient was permitted to walk with
her to the edge of the lawn.
When he turned to go hack to
the hospital Pal was in a guam
Diary. Then in what seemed
delirium he ran hack and forth
between them. barking wildly.
He crouched at Miss Widdimer's
feet, then dashed after his mas.
ter. Then back to her. He trem-
bled. At intervals he lay quiet
like beaten thing.
Palmer called. a taxicab. He
helped the girl into it, then, left
ing the dog in his arms. said:
old chap, try to understand
this. It's only for little while.
Then We'll all be together again"
Embarrassment hung its ban.
ner in F'lorences cheeks. The
young man cast her smile of
depreciation.
I'm blunderer. But please
let me think that ! have been
only-premature."
Her dark eyes were yelled by
their lashes. But she gave him
her hand. He pressed 1t in both
of his. Pal settled contently on
the cushion of the cab Richard
Palmer waved them goodby.
"Au revoir. Pals pal-and
mine" he added naively.
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Westcott, I've only just met him.
"Well, can't e. girl care for
man at one meeting. It's been
do YOU think?''
He accented the you, a.
though her opinion was the most
important in all the word.
II cant think, Mr.. Westcott.
That is Howard, ii you want
1t Howard. I'm too hungry right
now"
1'he waiter appeared with q
tray carrying two cups OF de.
licious looking bOuillon. The in.
terruptiOa came 10 her az 4 re-
lief from his burning eyes. She
started powdering her Rose and
peering into her little silver
compact, by way Of distraction.
What was 1t you said?" West.
colt asked as soon as the walter
had gone, what was 1T you said
about caring for man at the
first meeting. about love at first
sight?''
II haven't said thing about
either vet, : she said. I've
neve. given the question =
thought"
In that case. I'll have TO let
you think it over for q night.
he replied, and then asked her
to tell him something about her
self. where she came from. and
why such an attractive, f'glori.
ously golden" girl as she should
seek work in a knitting factory.
II know many a fine lady, >that
is, so-ca1led, fine. Well. sup.
pose they are fine ladies'. they
have the fine feathers at least,
who would give 10 years Of
their lives for that head, for
your looks" he said.
Nancy blushed and being only
human, was thrilled. He seemed
so earnest. She tried to tell
herself that he probably had said
exactly the same things to hun
dred other girls. to the Argentine
woman, only he must have talked
about raven locks then. instead
of "gIoriously golden hair.
Il asked for job in your far.
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Can a Girl Be in Love With
Two Men AT Same Time?

, chose to tell. not what she was
asked.
Now as. she sat across the table
from Westcott. his black eyes
seeming to look right through her
as though he could read her
heart, she felt 1t would be useless
to tell a falsehood.
For the first time since she had
learned OF her real parenthood.
Nancy had a desire to tell some
one Of her true self and history.
Howard Westcott Wis the fjrgt 1.
son, outside Of John, Blair, who
she felt might unae- ss1M
position, who didn't seem cheap,
who might not make some remark
that would make her sorry she
had revealed herself. Yet How
a ard Westcott, she had been told.
was q philanderer, heartbreaker,
a man OF many affairs and one
burning to make new conquests.
Nancy looked at him. wondering
If she could read in his face any
of the things she had heard, IL
she could explain why Ginger had
said 1.-The big bum on hearing
she was to work in his office. All
that she could see were two smoI.
dering black eyes -- that he was
leaning over the table toward her.
And she knew that she was float
ing on clouds, that she was giddy,
that she was captive to A new sen
sation she had never felt before.
/ don't care If he's Don Juan
himself. he's the handsomest
thing | ever looked at. That
was her thought, hard as she
tried to drown 1t.
this business? Is 1t customary
for a girl who has Just come
to work in your office to tell
her life story the very first
day? Is il business etiquette
to explain her friends and TO
tell where she met them, how
long she has known then?"
Business be hanged" he an
swered; business and are
compatible when we're IN the
office, togetherr and I'm not IN
an office now. I'm interested
in You. I'm frank to say 1t.
You are a type I've never seen
before, with your gold hair and
your dark eyes. why. they're
sort Of gold TOO, at times, aren't
they?"
Mr.. Westcott-"
Don't call me Mr.. Westcott
Call me Howard, and I'll call
you Nancy. May I, Nancy? It's
an oId-fashioned name. like
1t. Now, how about F'leInming?
How did you happen to be with
him At the Golden Pheasant last
night
Nancy knew she'd have to fib
a little.
Il met him through some
friends. They invited me to
go for a ride and, well--we finally
stopped at that roadhouse. You
know the rest"
Nancy found herself fibbins
AZ gracefully as though she
had always been used to telling
plausible falsehoods. A little
catch came into her voice. too.
Just out of nowhere, the most
appealing note of hesitation that
many more sophisticated girl
had assumed to win favors from
men.
I'm getting to be a regular
DR.. JekyI and Mr.. Hyde" she
t hot & h t, but whatever she
thought, Howard Westcott, right
then, was adoring her.
II see. and do you care much
for this Victor Flemming who Is
SO ready with llfs fists?''
Care for him? VIM. Mr..
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that ,sou are turning down your
own birthright because Of little
false pride rs
Lets not talk any more about
ii Nancy said. You had better
drink your soup. its getting cold. {
With the confession Of her true
parentage, Nancy felt more free,
more on q plane, somehow, with
the handsome, dark headed man
J OF the reputed hot blood so far
as women are concerned, who sat
across from her. She felt that III
her veins there was the blood OF
the aristOcrat, too, though Nancy
WAS no snOb. She simply eouIdtl t.
be. She only believed that IL
Howard Wescott knew that she
came at least from one side 81
family. came from his own kind
Of people, that he might not be so
ready 70 force his attentions upon
her
She was not posing when she
refused ia Clivulge the name oe
her grandparents. She. herself
had developed no curiosity toward
them. She only knew that Muddy
ODay was her mother and that
no wealth or family could buy
her away from Mud and Dairy.
After she had told her story
Howard Westcott became more
silent. Every little while he would
look up to shake his head quiz
ideally and saw:
Can't understand it, or I'll
be da-,
On the way back. Just on the
outskirts OF the city. ne pointed
toward a large and rambling white
house set back from the road and
shaded by huge elms.
That's John Blairss home. 2 he
said. that Is. it's his mothers
bone. I used to think it was
wonderful to come out here when
was a youngster. 1t seemed
away cut in the country then.
and now the city's crept out to
the very doorstep"
Nancy looked, at the house. 1T
was the very kind OF a home that
The Washington times., 1928-08-25

toast and made here tea she shared
them equally with her quiet visi-
tor. His brown eyes lost some Of
their sadness. They reflected the
glow of the freight. His plume
like tail waved his approval. It
thumped the floor in token OF graf
itude.
She stroked his head, ''Poor
lonesome doggie. Wen have an
other visit some day, maybe,
while your neglectful master Is
away"
Reluctantly he followed her
lead. SuIIenly ne permitted him.
self To be placed again in Charles
custody.
Next morning she sang as
she dressed. A whine from above
answered her. She sang some
more. There was faint. joy
Gus bark Of recognition.
lis that dog alone AGAIN." she
asked as the elevator shot down
from the peace of her apartment
toward the turmoil of the street.
Yes. ma'am. but he gets his
exercise on the roof regular and
his dog biscuit"
Hasn't his master been
homer
Yes, ma am, but"
THE man must be a brute"
''He goes down town early TO
business"
And stays up late at pleasure.
I know his type" Miss Widdi-
mers lip curIed
She was %. Six years ago
when she had left the polytechnic
school she had become a designer
for a textile manufacturing house.
Each year she had been promoted.
with an increase in salary. MOI
loss of lob" nor sickness held
terrors for her. She had fortified
herself against these states by a
snug bank account. She thought
she disliked men. She knew she
liked dogs.
Her four.footed friend greeted
The Washington times., 1928-08-25
What Do You KMOIO?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

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The Washington times., 1928-08-25
This Day II Our History

on August rs Aviator York after
flight ST Louis which took q hours n minutes
III days, three minutes marvellous the
days Of aviation.
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Nov Continue

Mr.. Wescott." Nancy said I'm
laughing at nyself--at you. Being
grabbed and twirled about until ]
half stagger into the arms of you
men Is getting to be quite conn
mon experience with me. It's the
a-...4n -. RsR
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas 6s B-$1OO at 1O534,
$1,000 at lot.
Capital Traction Co.'S at 106, 10 at
106.
Chestnut Farms Dairy pfd.-1O at 1O9.
Potomac Electric so pfd.-6 at 1885.
Riggs National Bank warrants war
rants at 295 for one share; 1926 at
295, 20-265 at 295, 25-265 at 295. 20
265 at 295, 5-265 at 295, 1926 at
295.
Mergenthaler Linotype-5 at 1oo34, S
at 100ss.
Sanitary Grocery Co. pfd.-1o at 1914.
AFTER CALL.
Capital fractions at 106, SO at 106.
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. pfd.--5 at 100X,
IS at 1902.
Merchants Bank & Trust Co.-IO at
1874.
Potomac Electric 515T pfd.-10 at 10e.
Riggs National Bank warrants-65-265
at 2o5, 200-265 at 295.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
IRREGULAR
At SHORT SESSION
Market Closes Strong-0iIs
and Utilities Are Fea-
tures of Trading.
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 3-Irregular
price movements characterized trading
in the stock market at the end of the
week With only one business day to
intervene before election there was some
easing up of accounts, and yet there
was little sign of nervousness on that
account. Nor did the Stock Exchange
brokers' loan statement arouse much in
tereSt. The increase was no larger than
expected, If as large. In other words.
it was week end session such as might
have been witnessed on any Saturday
for the past few months.
The two groups in greatest favor
were the oils and the utilities. Buy
ing of the oils was continuation of
the movement started on the day be-
FORE The leaders we're Marland, SIM
clair, Pan-American Petroleum B and
Amerada Corporation. Gains were not
large, but the activity seemed to in
dicate there was something to the vari-
GUS merger reports with which the
Street was filled.
Power Stocks Strong.
Electric Light & Power stocks, espe-
cially those of the holding companies,
were outstandingly strong. American
Power g. Light was conspicuous with
a three-point gain as it crossed SO
Electric Power g. Light, Commonwealth
Power, American Water Works, Public
Service of New Jersey and others par
ticipated. Two explanations we're of
fered, one of them the demand for
power from the railroads for electrifi-
cation, and the other a favorable polti-
cal outlook AS a matter of fact, the
utilities were in position to respond
to buying, as they have been compara-
lively neglected of late. The commune
cation stocks were we'll supported.
American Telephone g. Telegraph and
international Telephone.
A few of the lower-priced rails were
in demand Buffalo S5 Susquehanna,
about the rise in which there was much
mystery, made new high on the move
ment Gulf, Mobile & Northern ran
up a couple of points easily. Western
Maryland was higher and so for time
was Kansas City Southern.
IndustrialS Irregular.
Standard industrials were irregular
General Motors started in higher, but
soon lost all the gain, while United
States Steel fiuctuated through mar
row range. The best showing was made
by Woolworth at a record high above
Evening star., 1928-11-03

NEW YORK, November 3 R-
Stockholders Of the American Depart
ment Stores Corporation Of New York
today approved increase in authorized
capital to $l0.OoOo0o first preferred.
$5,o0o,00O second preferred and 700, 200
common shares.
Seven new stores are to be acquired
The company operates stores In the
Middle West, New York, Virginia, Mary
land and West Virginia.
The authorized first preferred now
totals $l,OOO,0O0. the second preferred
$4,000. 900 and the common 225 900.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

207. On the other hand, Montgom-
cry Ward and Sears-Roebuck yielded
sharply.
The close was steady. Public Service
of New Jersey assumed the leadership
of the electric light and power stocks
toward the end. Special buying ap-
peared in Colorado Fuel and Woolworth
added to its early gain. There was no
important change in the motor or the
steel stocks.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

Secured by arst deed Of trust on real estate
Prevailine interest and commission.
Bldg., 9th q NV
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Foreign Trade Heavy.

Some American industries have found
real foreign market, the Department
of Commerce says, pointing out that
so per cent of the domestic production
of motor cycles is sol dabroad as well
as 40 per cent of the typewriters, 25
per cent of the sewing machines and
IL per cent of the automobiles.