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r DID not dare look directly at Lii

- DID not dare look directly at Liz
Ian when | said that her hus-
IL band would "play second fiddle"
TO no one else but his young step
daughter. But beneath my lashe 1
saw her face flush violently-an al
most unprecedented breach OF her
iron poise-and l quaked for fear
that I had sorely offended her.
Did Harry tell you that?' she
asked after a long second.
There was no anger In her voice
but a faint note OF surprise which
made me lift my head and look at her
yes. he did" | said. before
juniors accident when he was debat.
ing whether il would not be best for
him to disappear again-best for
YOU and Marion. he meant"
She leaned toward me with face
suddenly white.
Harry Il thinking OF disappearing
AGAIN." she said. "Oh! / was afraid
of that. l should have known that
no one could hold himi The wander
lust has himi'
do YOU know that II would give
me the greatest pleasure in the world
% box your ears?" I inquired with
an exaggerated sweetness OF manner.
''If you will kindly curb your imagi-
nation for a minute or two. / would
like 10 tell you a few facts about your
husband which you evidently do not
know. In doing this. ] am in a
hetraying his confidence. although he
imposed no promise OF secrecy on me.
But I know that II he could see how
YOU were twisting his motives he
would wish me TO tell you"
She did not attempt to answer me.
only Eazed steadily at me. her eyes
Swallowed with pain.
I'm the first place." said. Harry.
whatever his sins OF the past. now
deeply and sincerely loves you. I'm
not going TO tell you the glowing
romantic terms in which he spoke
or you-he can do that himself-but
his feeling for you is n OF which
any wife might be proud"
Her eyes were suddenly starry. the
shadows fled. I had done wisely. j
saw, in sounding that note first.
I'm the second place." I went on.
'the only reason he had thought Of
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exactly fits the purpose for which It
IS written?
Or. do you carelessly scratch of
whatever thoughts you wish to con
vey In the quickest and least trouble
some name possible7
Bear In mind that whether your
letter be formal or friendly. whether
II be an application for a position and
written 20 a complete stranger. or
an intimate chat with your dearest
chum. the letter will represent you.
our personality. your own special
self.
Therefore do not try TO initiate
standard letter forms. except per-
haps. in sending a strictly formal
social invitation or acceptance in
which the third person Is used
Re yourself. az the saying goes.
when you write. Only be yourself
on paper as you would be yourself
when in conversation.
Avoid flowery language. Be simple
in your choice OF words and In their
arrangement Say what you want &c
say in as few words as possible. BE
free and easy and avoid pretense.
a letter which IL expressed In
straightforward Anglo-Saxon idiom
will have a more telling effect than
one In which e-xtravagant language
obviously has been used TO create q
favorable impression.
Unfortunately. the telegraph. teie-
phone and post card have more OF
less ruined the art OF correspondence
The typewriter also has helped &c
undermine the Importance OF hand
writing.
Still. a good letter always has and
always will enhance -four worth
social. business or otherwise.
Read carefully the letters you
yourself. receive and see how much
they influence you regarding the
writer.
Note also the letters that appea
TO you and why they do.
What appeals 10 you probably alsC
will appeal to others and in this way
you can learn how best 10 improv,
your own letter-writing performance
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two legs rew out there. Now hd
had four legs. His body seemed td
change and Gil out and one day.
a breath OF fresh air, for he beganl
to need fresh air. Tippy them lost
his pretty long tail.
Now what shall I dor" he walled
IAN the other Tadpoles have taild
and I have lost mine" \
The very idea" laughed Croaker1
Green Frog. When it's time for
Tadpoles to get out and work. theyi
always lose their tails and eproud
legs. I'm quite sure you are a Toad
instead OF a Frog. Let me e your
mouth. Open Il wide"
Tippy Tadpole opened his mouth
wide and Croaker Green Frog looked
IN ard nodded his head
Yes. you're Tippy Tadpole Toad
now" he croaked. IF you had been!
a Frog. you would have some teeth
on your upper jaw. But toads have
no teeth at all. It's out In thu
meadows to join the Land ARMY
that you'll have to go. You must do
al that you can TO keep he bugs
from destroying the flowers
Land Army exclaimed Tippy
IACDOle OdO. Anu Ilu@l 4 WI n
"Of course you must" replied
Croaker Green Frog. and he called
to Mother Hoppy Toad. who had
lust returned TO the mill pond 20 lay
some more eggs. He introduced
Tippy Tadpole Toad TO Mother Hoppy
Toad and the two Toads vent of
into the meadows. their arms around
each other. Mother Hoppy Toad
show ed Tfppy Tadpole Toad all she
knew about Kidding flowers OF bugs.
And would you believe II. Tippy Tad
pole Toad has grown to be one OF
the best bug eaters in that part or
the country. He Is now living under
the stones in an old well in the
garden CT the great big white house.
and morning. noon. and night he Is
busy cleaning the injurious bugs
from his Mistress's garden flowers
Tippy Tadpole Toad. Is the happiest
~ Toads and eve once has ne
longed TO return 10 the old mill pond
to live. He often goes there for a
swim on hot DAYS, and Jokes the
Tadrnle boys about their long tails
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EE TE'NE been rather busy these
W. days Quitting young
w things fer return 70 college
and prep schools. It's always rather
f,n. The kids are 80 thrilled al p
,hourht OF new clothes. that they
have a perfectly grand time. and
their good humor becomes infectious
Bat they are amusing II their
mothers weren't along to guide their
tastes. they'd al get rugged out like
grass widows. Black evening dresses,
SOPHISTICATED and slinky-mature
hooking afternoon gowns-everything
| Guaranteed 20 make them look as
though they'd just gotten their first
divorces and were contemplating an
other Immediately.
r.hel r. was brought In by her
fond parent the other day-and her
salaction-or what would have been
her selection II Mama had not oh
4ected. occasioned these remarks.
Even sports clothes had 70 look
n rakish. before the child would
avsn consider them. And she's 50
sriahtfully spoiled that she got her
nu-, wav-and ordered a perfectly
screaming wardrobe for a sixteen
Il did talk her into getting a suit
.hlA evening dress. however, by ex-
nisining that rather ingenious dance
t-aets were considered ultra sophisti-
.a.ad Ethel instead Of turning up
ser nase. pricked up her ears. and
nna,'y agreed 70 take the frock-in
which she looked darling.
WI was a lowered chiffon. with a
.ailoyy and scarlet design on a white
Background n had a rounded deool-
,stage and two lovely shoulder flares
,hat dropped most gracefully. me
so5ice was rather full. gathered into
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judgment of your correspondents character by
what he says and how he says it?
In similar fashion are your own letters
judged. The impression you make with the letter
you send has a lot to do with your success with
the particular person you are writing To-.
[ am not referring here to character analysis
based upon an Interpretation Of ones penman-
ship. Except in a broad way it takes experiences
to do that.
Neatness or slovenliness, Of course, Is telltale
in every case. If you write with a free, bold hand
you are likely to register the impression Of frank
ness, honesty or generosity. A contrary idea may
be given when your hand is small and cramped.
You may be considered nervous and erratic if
the strokes are uneven and you scribble all over
the page.
But. what is Of much more significance is the
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The Stars Say
For Tuesday, Oct. 9.
By %GENEvIEyE KEMBLE.

A DAY OF peculiar or erratic ex-
a p~erlences is toretold from the
AA dominant place or Neptune.
both BY lunar and solar aspects. AL
though subtle and possibly sinister
forces may strive for power. with
craft and intrigue actuating circum-
stances the favorable force Of Mar
tian stimulus may result in driving
such Vaccinations into the open. In
all affiliations it would be well TO be
fortified by a strong and candid
front. Withal there may be some
leaning toward spiritual or artistic
activities.
Those whose birthday II Is may
be prepared for a year in which sub
tie or crafty situations will be upper
most or may be brought 10 a head
BY courage and straightforwardness.
Precaution as TO intrigue and stra-
tegem is wise. A child born on this
day may have many singular or err
ratio proclivities or talents. which
may be diverted and developed into
either high or tr~eacherous uses.
Where natures end of language
is declined and me talk only to
conceal the rliHd.-foung.
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ANSWERS TO Health Queries

w. r. Q.-What causes split fin
ger nails and what can be done for
the condition.
A.-Usually due 70 p circulatory
disturbance. Try rubbing a llttle
cold cream into the nails at night
and cut them carefully. Improve
your health and your circulation viii
Improve. For further particulars
send a self-addressed. stamped en-
velope and repeat your question.
A. r. Q.-what do you advise
for removing wrinkles?
A.-Massage lightly. using any
good cold e
]. s. Q.-Iow al ] reduce the
blood cells in my body? ! have l.
BOO. 900 more than | should have.
A.-This cannot be done. There
is no reason for t..
Y. q. Q.-What viii increase the
growth OF my eyelashes?
A.-Use 10 yellow oxide az mer-
curry ointment and apply TO tie
lashes nightly.
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Some Odd Facts

Trained rat-catchers who work on
ships in the London docks must be
able to estimate the number OF rats
in a ship before beginning their work
OF determination. The figure is later
checked by the number or rats
found.
Shillings minted in South Africa
and Australia are only worth 10
pence in England. as only English
minted coins are current IN that
country, and Colonial silver has TO
be shipped back TO the country
where IL was made.
About $50. 900 Londoners. OF whom
nearly 100000 are women. are en-
ployed in hotels. restaurants and
domestic service.
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heart has been awakened ana Is
pounding away at A splendid job
cleansing and purifying your whole
body. The blood is clearing the cob.
webs from your brain and preparing
your digestive organs for the
energetic task your increased ap'
petite will give them.
But | am not telling you all TINS
merely because II is advice which. II
followed. will make YOU feel good. l
have a much higher motive than
thai. TO follow this suggestion VIII
adj years 20 your life.
The trouble with most OF you Is
that YOU don't exercise. How can
your lungs and chest develop unless
you breathe deeply? How can you
have firmness and plumpness or
flesh. not fairness, unless you get
plenty OF oxygen? How can YOU
have sweet. clear skin unless the
secretion Of the sweat glands washes
away impurities?
Think over what / am telling you
today. Make up your mind n a you
will try this prescription. You don't
need 10 20 20 a drug store 70 have
~ filled. II costs no more than a
little daily effort and a good pair OF
shoes.
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Gold! Therein Law the Miser's Joy

spent the money as he earned it
who knows?
After all, it is the mind which
is rich-or poor.
Not the body.
The poorest pauper can find
shelter, warmth. food and car
in the public hospitals-what
more could his money buy him?
But independence, pride. a
kind of secret delight in his own
power-these things are not SO
easily won.
Perhaps the cold blooded.
scheming miser was happier than
his brother, the spendthrift son
Of a millionaire.
Who is wise enough to tell?
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to think of the shining silver and
the bright gold and the crisp
bills that were his - all his.
locked away in the secret box.
Luxury. rich food, soft com
fort and flattering friends, yes,
and Jealous enemies, too, he
locked them all up in a box and
lived without them.
Maybe he was just as happy
as he would have been If he had
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lar ~exertion and outside activities to that one
brief season.
OF course. | have city jewellers in mind when
/ say this. Country people are out-of-doors every
month Of the year. That is why they are more
hardy and sturdy in most respects than town
folks. They make their mistakes. too, but that is
another story.
Too many persons are thin blooded." They
hate exposure and cold. easily chilling to the
very bone.
Do you recall how you feel on a cool morning,
before furnace heat is supplied regularly and
you get out Of a tepid bath? You shiver enough
Rut nv the time Won have GIVEN vonrseIf a
brisk rubbing with a crash towel you are in a
glow Of warmth and ready for anything. All
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~ O-O-O-Hl She's found a new SPORT And
SUCH a fascinating one tool She's dis
covered that her hands are quite adept
when it comes to the art of juggling. so she's
practising with all the poor little hearts that have
been laid at her dainty feet.
Look at theml She gathers them up in her
cruel little hands and throws them every which
way. Juggles them all around until the poor
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Il could buy you q beautiful
fur coat If | wanted TO, my lady,
and | could buy you a limousine,
or a little bungalow in the coun-
try, and you look down on me,
and smile at a mar who has not
n single penny in real cash,
and has not the fortitude and
the cunning to get it, either"
How rich he must have felt,
this poor. f%orlorn creature when
he Rugged his rags and laughed
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Words of the Wise

He !, no, poor who has The use Of
necessary things. Horace.
Everything Advances bv an an
chdnge1ble l1t1 through the
eternal constitution aud dsSociC-
ton OF latent causes, Uhich hare
been long before predeSttned.
Rufus.
ifany strokes. though with a little axe.
Hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd
oak. Shakespeare.
Example Is the school OF man
kind, aud they uiH learn at no
other. Burke.
By time and toll we sever
What strength and rage could never.
La Fontsine.
Three spdrks-prtfc. erry and
drdrice-hdrc been Eirdled In
oil hearts. Dante.
So many men. 90 many opinions;
everyone has his own fancy.
-Terenes.
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By WlNIFRED A

TTE died the other day. the poor man, died
a Oeggar.
For weeks he had lived upon bread
and water, but when he was gone and his poor
starved body was laid in the earth to 20 back
to earth again in the good old fashion-soma-
body looked through the rags left behind him
and somewhere in the rags there was a key.
The key, it was found, belonged TO a safety
deposit box and in the box was a little matter
of $25, 900 in silver, gold and currency.
He had been saving it for years. wonder
what good it did him.
He went cold and hungry and in rags-to
save it. What do you suppose he thought when
people were sorry for him for his poverty-was
that the secret of his life?
Did he love to look at Woodworking, anxious
men and think "You look down on M because
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A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE THORNCLIFFE
She Discusses Youthful EUening Dresses.

"a nodded hip line. The skirt was
circular. with irregular length in
back. Mrs. =. heaved a sigh OF re
lief when Ethel finally decided 10
take il instead OF the black satin.
complete III silver fringe.
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NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ | am a woman thirty-three
year old and | am divorced from
my first husband. | have met a
man who Is fifty-six years old and
I love him dearly. lie loves me
too but he thinks he Is too old for
me. Do you think IL would be n
happy marriage? | DO not care
for dancing or parties. all | want
Il a good man and a home. one
whom | love and who loves me. I
love this man dearly. II. d.
III B.: OF course. you should think
He a long time before mar
rying a man so much older than
yourself. You belong to different
generations and your tastes are apt
TO be widely different However. II
you are willing TO give up your good
times and settle down 10 a quiet
life. then / see no reason why you
should not marry this man. That Is.
Of course. provided you love him
enough. But you see. II might be
rather difficult for both Of you. You
are both more or less settled. and II
might be hard for both OF you TO try
70 live up to what the other
expected. So think a long time be-
fore you make a definite deGision.
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LETTER. WRITING ART
o u BE
Impression You Make and Your Success Often
Hinges Upon Clarity of Expression and Sort of
Language You Employ in Correspondence.
BY DR.. LOUISE. BISCH
Eminent Psychologist.

r INTERVENING 10 an art. But, contrary to most other arts,
4 it has a distinct personal value.
- Have you ever observed your own reactions when you re
Give a letter? Have you noticed how you try to form a
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hearts are so dizzy And she laughs! One by one
she drops them and breaks them to bits!
But just watt Someday someone will take
her heart and play with il awhile before casting
it asidel She wont be so happy over that I'm
sure. And il will serve her right Cupid has no
patience with those who play with his hearts.
They're precious possessions and should always be
treated carefully. So if you seek love. don't be
a juggler. Remember that turn about is fair playl
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The sllvers have been IOrEOIJen y you sing TOT nee JOY.
If you will try outof-door exercise, such as brisk walking, no
same pleasant glow. That is good for you. II means that your sluggish
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Advice to Girls
BY Annie Laurie.
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ am a girl IN my early teens.
1 have been going with a boy two
years my senior.
He used TO come down to my
house. but he does not any more.
lie acts as II he is mad at ms.
A few weeks ago he moved away.
He has not written me a letter
since ne moved. Shall / write TO
him first?' WORRIED.
WORRIED: No. my dear. don't
w write to him. II he truly cares
for you. he'll write 10 your first. In
the meantime. don't sit around and
NOPE over things. but Just try to &C
around and forget all about II.
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O HIKING SHOES
ON BRISK MORNINGS
Too Many of Us Play Outdoors Only During Vaca-
ton Time, Foregoing the Pleasant and Healthful
Benefits of Cool Weather Exercise.
By ROYAL s. COPELAND, Nj. ID.
United States Senator from New York

Former Commissioner OF Health, NeW York City
n AVE you stored up strength and energy enough to last through
n the Winter? If SO, do you intend to trust to your reserves and
do nothing to keep them intact?
One objection | have 70 vacations is that " e ~ apt to limit
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DO you misspeii words? Do you Us bad grammar? Dc you violate
In short. do you know how TO write a good letter. letter that
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you think am poor, and have more money hidden away in that
deposit box than you have, with all your airs and graces."
Did ne like to look at a vain, pretty woman. peacocking by in
ner satins and furs and jewels and think:
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TyHE modern ironing day has be-.
come one or real Importance
to housewives. Formerly n
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w. r. Q.-What causes spit nm
ger nails and what can be done TOT
the condition?
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Copyright. 1878. Newspaper F.aarr. Service. Inc
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Gray Hair on Young Heads
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON

VO have gray hairs appear long
before one expects them Is often
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~E7EVE been rather busy these
W. days Quitting young
w things fer return 20 college
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NOTES OF SOCIETY

the British Embassy. On Mon.
day evening he will dine with
Alexander Kirk. of the u. S.
Foreign Service.
4 y
Mrs. Chauncey Depew has ar
rived in Washington and will be
at the Carlton Hotel until the
house she has leased for the win
ter at 1855 Massa chusetts Ave. is
ready for occupancy.
Mrs. James w. McAndrew,
widow of General McAndrew, U.
S. A. is at the Aston Hotel in
New York en- route to Washing
ton from Quebec.
Mrs. r. S. Reynolds Hit will
sail October 20 to visit her s11
in.law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andor de Hertelendy, in Bud@.
pest, Hungary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle +. Reed,
Of Columbus. Ohio, are spending
a week or more at the Grace
Dodge Hotel.
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Distinguished Do.uagers
Hold the Fort Against
InUasiOn of Business
CONTINUED from Page 6.l

CONTINUED from Page 81
nue. and Seventeenth, each OF
which has had an interesting
social history.
One, which was the home of
Vice President Fairbanks, Is now
the Washington Club-but how
long its present occupants will
remain in the face of the on
slaught of business is a ques-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c.
Glover's town house next door is
for sale. And the Club st.
Marks. with bank. tea room
and other business houses. occu-
pies the third of the trio. This
Is the Draper mansion ong
the home of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
William F. Draper. There the
famous Draper ball" was given
every winter for a score of years.
There Miss Margaret Draper
made her debut and there she
was married To Prince Andrea
Boncompagni- Ludovici, scion of
a house which had given two
popes to Rome.
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Final Festivities
For Bride-tO-Be on
Calendar for Today

Miss Mary Madeleine Conley
and her fiance, Lieut.. Thomas
Morgan Warrington. jr., U. ;.
A.. are having today the final
round of festivities before their
wedding tomorrow. They will be
entertained at dinner this eve.
-. - Miss M'rtha Wrenn.
And earlier in the day they were
Ia III Il pUffet lunch
con by Col. and Mrs. +, T. Con
ley. parents of the bride elect, at
Green Ridge. their country es
tate near Silver Spring, Md.
where the wedding ceremony will
he performed Other guests at
the luncheon were members of the
bridal party
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Here for Conference

Judge Georss H. Bingham, of
Manchester. n. H.. is passing
few days at the Willard. having
come TO Washington to attend the
conference of Federal judges with
Chief Justice Taft. other Federal
Judges attending the conference
and staying at the Willard include
Judge N p. Bryan. of Jackson
willie. Fla. and Judge Kimbrought
Stone, of Kansas City.
Mrs. Arthur Amory Houghton,
of Corning. n. Y, is a guest at
the Mayflower.