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had such frosty, unsmiling face. Sht
held herself SO proudly.
Carlita watched him as he tied ur
her package. Suppose he didn't come;
It was so lonely In the big apartment
Perhaps, If he knew what it was like tt
60. night after night, without any one tt
talk to, he would not disappoint her. Sht
would tell him something of how 1t felt
and make him promise to come.
Il" she began, III try some Of thai
powder, tool" After all, she was the
last Of the Egenhoffs.
* X X \
TOMMY and Ca.lita were playing
! chess. At least, Carlita was playing
chess. Tommy was moving chess mer
about. His instructress had told him tc
take all the time he wanted before his
move. So Tommy obligingly stared al
the board, counted 200 very slowly to
himself and changed the position Of q
bishop that had been doing nicely where
it was.
Thanks for letting my knight out Of
that hole" said Carlita.
"Oh, that's all right" said Tommy
81 always like to help a fellow out of q
tough place."
This was the third time they had
played. Three Wednesdays Tommy had
come dutifully to apartment D II to
take his chess lesson. After the second
session he had felt that the hospitality
was too ofie-sided. Carlita was always
the one to serve coffee and sandwiches
Would you go to the theater, Miss
Egenhoff, next Wednesday night?" ne
had asked.
There has been a death in my fam
fly" she reminded him. Besides" she
added, you wouldn't let me pay for the
tickets"
A quick flush leaped to Tommy's
cheeks. They don't pay drug clerks SO
bad" he said.
"You need to learn more about chess. "
So here they sat playing chess.
IN make some coffee" she said pres
emily.
please don't bother"
'I'll have coffee anyway" she said.
They had Sardine and cheese sand
wiches and a cake.
Where do you live?" Carlita asked
him.
81 have a ROOM" he said. There's
a lady has a big apartment on Academy
street and she rents out rooms"
Where do you eat?"
I'm the restaurants around"
II have dinner alone every night. Why
don't you have dinner with me?"
II will some time. Thank you"
She hated to see him go. She stood
talking to him at the door. When he
took his hat to go, she did not seek to
detain him. Perhaps he was bored. It
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! sat drinking her coffee and crumbling
thin slices OF toast and talking gayly.
She wore maize chiffon neglige and
her black hair was a mass of tunabled
curls about her small, heart-shaped
face.
Carlita sat across from her with q
stolid. unencouraging countenance: her
own breakfast was before her-a break
fast that irritated Erminie. Fried fish.
, a little pat Of cream cheese, rye bread.
A heavy, peasant-like breakfast, the
taste for which often made Erminie
wonder what the Egenhoffs had been
before they distinguished themselves.
DO you know" chartered Erminie,
"Tommy's really an awfully good kid?
It's a shame that he's only drug clerk.
There really can't be any money in that.
think I'll try to do something for him.
! You know. there isn't any limit to the
money q young man can make in the
MFR. Rogers about him. Tommy could
sell bonds. He has such an honest,
open face that O person would trust him
without investigation"
is that necessary to the success Of
Mr.. Rogers bonds?" asked Carlita.
"Golly, you're nasty" said Erminie.
Carlita said nothing more She re-
tired to her room to dress. It was Err.
mines turn to do the breakfast dishes.
Carlita planned to take a ride up to
Connecticut for the day. She was Just
leaving the apartment when Erminie
called:
Tommy said for me to ask YOU II
you want to 60 with us to show next
week.
Carlita answered, over her shoulder,
mo, I'm going out of town Monday.
III be gone for the week.
She went, too. She had said the words
unthinkingly, but they would have to be
made good. Carlita packed a valise and
went to town, where a distant relative
owned hotel. 1t was good hotel and
he would welcome her as a guest. It
had been folly enough to go away, with
out adding the extra folly of extrav-
agance by going to some town where she
was not related to hotel.
X X k&
ERMINIE gave a party in Carlita's
absence. Carlita knew it the min
ute she walked into the apartment.
Somebody had dropped a cigarette on
the sofa tapestry. Somebody else had
had set-to with the antique glass
lamp in the music room. There were
here and there other little indications
that good time had been had by ali.
Erminie came in an hour after Car
lita arrived. She was looking very love-
ly in satin coat that traiied short.
stylish cape.
Carlita stared coldly down &C her.
She felt very heavy and clumsy In her
tailored clothes. This girl had ever had
the knack Of making her feel huge and
graceless: Before Carlita could speak.
Erminie led her trump.
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II don't know"
He took a swallow Of coffee, then
pushed the mug from him. Somehow"
he said. Il don't feel like drinking that"
He got to his feet. He put out a hand
to steady himself, but not in time. He
fell back weakly against Carlita.
Pardon me, Miss Egenhon, can't
SEEM"
His voice traiIed vaguely away. Car
lita put her arm about him and marched
him out.
She got him home. There was no
nonsense or false modesty in the Egen-
hoffs Quickly and efficiently she got
him into grandmother bed and phoned
doctor.
This is terrible" moaned Tommy,
What about your reputation, Miss
Egenhoff2"
Don't be a greater fool than neces-
sary, Tommy, and, by the way, don't
call me Miss Egenhoff," said Carlita.
We'll be married as soon as you feel
better, If that's satisfactory to you. Now
try to get little Sleep"
Carlita went out and turned OF the
light. After all, she said to herself, there
is no sense in wasting electricity.
(Copyright 1921
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Our World Series With England

Well, we was just getting over the
excitement Of all that in the papers
when away out in Aurora somewhere
they shot . woman, beat up her hus-
band and then their little boy shot
one Of the officers. Well that caused
more arguments than the boat sink
ing. don't know which side your are on
In that argument But you got to ad-
mire the kid. He come through when
his parents were in danger. Whether
your parents are good or bad, that's not
your business, but stick with 'em when
they are in trouble.
Well then to cap 1t all and make
1000 prohibition week why bunch
Of Congressman landed In New York
from Panama Canal where they had
been at Government expense to see If
it really did connect the two Oceans,
or was It just propaganda. Well they
got back here to New York and they
only searched one OF their baggage.
Then all this was no more than hap
pening than this fellow Wesley Jones
that put In the 5 and 10 bill GIVE years
in jail and 10 thousand fine), he up
and says that he has never seen any
drinking either among Congressman or
too much drinking even among Sen
atorS. Some young lady interviewed
him In washington and what the man
fadent seen is almost remarkable.
On the same day our great author
and dramatiSt, Booth Harrington, had
admitted that he was blind and had
been for some time. Well to read Mr..
Tarkingtons statement and to read
Wesley Jones (author of the Jones bilD
you would have thought that 1t was
Jones that was blind, and had been for
the course of his natural life, and you
would think harrington was the one
that could see.
And by the way wasent that wonder-
full what he said about the blind q
mean Harrington, not jones'. He said
1t was so wonderful to be blind and not
have to look at q lot Of things that ne
dident want TO see, waSent that great?
What an encouragement to the blind!
What q real love for his fellowEnan!
Well Jones Is all right too. He wants
to give this fellowman free room and
meals for I'VE years, and all he has u
pay for 1t Is ten thousand bucks. That's
two thousand q year. Well that's about
as cheap as you can live outside. Course
what I have always thought was that
Jones could have improved on his Dill
by making It ten and five. You see II
you get ten years in jail and only have
to pay five thousand why you get your
rent and board i've thousand cheaper.
Its q gerat world though. watch her
60 by.
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Brightwood's History

dates back before the Civil War ana
also contributes to the history Of
Brightwood, having been used between
the years 1861 and 1865 as signal
station, and also as the headquarters
of Gen. D. N. Couch and Of Gen. +. A.
Walker. 1t was the writer's pleasure
some few years ago to dine under
these sturdy old oaks with some very
nice people, including the late Vice
President Marshall, who entertained
the party with some wonderfully good
stories for which he was noted. What
a shame it would be TO see this beau
tiful place. with its magnificent trees,
turned into building lots! Let US hope
that such a time will never come.
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~ 4CdQ III bAlC RuPCIos GOAAtACo,
w 1nauguration e.,,, Base a Ball
sworn, Indignation over
Vanderbilt book In Reno, Mexican per-
suit race, and all those things are all
as nothing in the, press the last week
or so compared to what has happened
along the prohibition enforcement
lines Sinking that Boat down in the
Gulf Of Mexico come pretty near being
another sinking of Tea in the Boston
Harbor. You know we had World
Series with England over that little
incident, and when we sunk this one 1t
looked like the Dollar year men would
be out again.
The whole argument was How far
out away from land was the boat when
they first took after it?" The old time
law said three miles was the limit that
Country owned from its shore, then
when Prohibition come in we wanted 20
take In more territory. We was en-
forcing it so good out as far as three
miles that we had Treaty made with
England. For 1t has always been con-
sidered that England practically owns
the ocean. So naturally in dealing with
anything that comes up regarding
water Especially If 1t is salt water
why we have to confer with England.
Not on account of her Importance as a
Nation, for perhaps they are no more
important than France, or Germany,
but its their Navy that makes the diff
ference. It's like rich man in Town,
he may not really be as important, or
know as much as dozens of others, But
its his dough that makes the difference.
You give Ecuador Englands Navy and
right away Ecuadors ambassador
would be seated next to the President
at oficial functions, and England would
go to the foot where Ecuador Is now.
A country is known by its strength,
and Man by his Check Book So we
met England and made treaty with
them that would give us about IL miles
to enforce In In other words We were
just enforcing so good that we figured
in order to keep the boys from just
laying on all the time why we would
give them nine more miles.
Well we took care of that so well
that we met England again and asked
for some more of their Ocean, so we
drew UP q Treaty that give us some
thing like this, Its our Ocean out as
far as Boat can 60 in one hours
travel" Il dident state how the boat
was to travel. It dident say whether it
was as far as q sailing boat could 60 in
an hour with no wind, or whether It
was as far as the same boat could 60
IL It had IS Wright Whirlwiild Engines
in it. It was Just to be an h9brs travel.
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was not in her to urge him to stay. She
stood now, as always, with her head
held high. She was so tall that her
eyes were on a level with his. They
were lovely eyes, he thought, but cold.
His mind began to run, ridiculously
enough, over other girls to whom he
had said good night in Railways He
had always kissed them. They would
have been hurt, If he hadn't. But
they were different type. This was
lady with money whom he was Wis
iting. She wouldn't stand for anything
like that.
We'll, good night, Miss Egenhoff."
Good night"
The door closed. Carlita went back
to the library and sat down. She did
not feel sleepy.
TT was that week that Carlita discov.
cred that talk was going around
about Tommy's visits. It hadn't oc-
Cured to her that there would be talk.
Mrs. KeiSel stopped her for the sole
purpose of telling her.
"Now, you don't know me, Miss Egen-
hon, and I don't know you. I don't
know thing about your habits, but I'm
never one to be mean. So, the minute
heard this talk, I says to myself,
That girl ought to be warned of the
things people are insinuating.' Now
it's this way, Miss Egenhoff, I mind
babies at so cents an hour for ladies
In the neighborhood and would, for
same price, chaperon you during your
extra cent, I'd be pleased to tell all the
ladies they were wrong when they said
things about you"
Carlita looked down at the dumpy
little woman in her greenish black
coat. There was something not quite
kind in the sweet smile she wore.
What would you be pleased to tell
all the ladies, If you and couldn't do
business?" asked Carlita
Mrs. Keisel shrugged her shoulders.
II could only say that you didn't want
a chaperon," she replied.
Carlita laughed little. Meat" she
said, and walked on.
The outcome Of this incident was a
neat advertisement:
Young lady wishes to share large
apartment with another lady. Refer
ences exchanged"
Four ladies answered Carlita's adver-
tisen1ent. One considered Carlita's rent
altogether too high. The second Carlita
thought feeble-minded and was afraid
to take her. The third insisted that
the apartment was altogether too large
for two. The fourth was Erminie Ram
dolph. She was q dark, sparkling-eyed
creature, year or two older than Car
lita She wore bright green velvet
suit that dripped mink at the collar
and sleeves. She was an expensive
woman. She did not quake when Car
iita, during the first second OF their
acquaintance, mentioned the rent.
would you agree" asked Carlita. ito
arrange your engagements so as to be
at home on Wednesday nights2
II could do thai" said Ermtnie.
Gould / move in tomorrow"
So Erminie moved in. She took the
room grandmother had had. She un-
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Carlita would have no objection to his
coming to dinner. Also Carlita was
such good cook, would She
Carlita would. The eminent financiel
arrived. His name was Rogers. He had
a red face and he called Erminie grille
He wheezed heavily as he ate.
On the Wednesday that followed, Err
ceeded. When the first game was over
she said to Tommy, Il don't believe you
really like to play chess"
Yes, I'm very much interested In
it," Tommy said, but Carlita did not
ask him to play again.
Erminie was wearing a lace dress on
that occasion. 1t was cream Colored
and against her cream colored skin II
created an alarming illusion. Tommy
kept staring at her.
Cant we three see show some Wed
nesday night?" he asked.
I'D love to-" said ErTninie.
what would you like to see, Miss
Egenhoff?"
81 couldn't CO." she said.
why not?" asked Tommy.
II told you before"
II guess we'll have to 60 alone" said
Erminie. looking at Tommy, with mock
forlornness.
"Oh, come ahead, Miss Egenhoff -
Tommy's tone sounded desperate. Car
lita said no again. Who would 60 to
the theater with fellow in shabby
coat. when tickets are three thirty
apiece?
60, on the next Wednesday night,
~ Carlita sat alone, with a book. She
couldn't read and she wasn't sleepy. 1t
was an uninteresting book. It couldn't
hold her attention for a minute. She
kept looking at the clock. At last she
undressed, turned out the light and sat
at the window. watching.
Tommy and Erminie came along.
Carlita was too much of disciplinarian
to eavesdrop, even If she had been close
enough to hear them speak. But she
was surprised when Tommy kissed
Erminie. He did it as simply as he
would have shaken hands with Carlita.
It occurred to her at o'clock that
it was an odd thing for a girl who
could attract men with money to be
bothered with Tommy, unless it was q
case of love. At she decided that
Erminie was not the type to fall in
love. Tommy was probably recreation
for her. At 3 Carlita thought that
Tommy had showed poor taste in kiss
ing Erminie where people could see him
doing it. 1t was after 4 when 1t came
to her that Tommy was probably mad
about Erminie. After all, Erminie was
very pretty. Then, too, while Erminie
had pretty clothes and that sort Of
thing, nobody had ever drawn a prickly.
poisonous circle about her and con-
demned her as the lady with money.
At breakfast Erminie had much to
say on the subject Of Tommy. She
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Movies in Antipodes.

A USTRALIA is the second best mar
"A ket for American movies, accord
ing to survey Of the Department OF
Commerce, which amplifes the state
ment by saying that. with the possible
exception of the United States, the
Australian fan is the most ardent.
The average weekly attendance Is
2,250,000 at the 1000 movie theaters
In the country.
The total footage Of pictures shown
varies between IS and ~ million feet q
year, and of the 1000 Aims brought into
the country during 1927. 80 per cent
were of United States origin. OF the
feature films, 90 per cent we're from
this country.
American-built organs supply the
music for most Of the theaters, and
now the talkies are making their bid
for support. Already 20 of the theaters
are equipped for this type production.
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Fur.COat Market.

DESPITE the comic artists depicting
of the average young man lost
somewhere in the depths Of q huge
raccoon coat, the total number Of fur
and fur-lined coats for men produced
during 1927, as contained In q survey
by the Department of Commerce, indi-
Gates the fur-clad male was not present
in any great percentage. Only 47,424
coats and overcoats of this nature were
produced, but their value was fairly
high at $3,869, 238.
Women, on the other hand. found fur
coats available to the total Of 1858 ,043,
with value of $156,851 IA.
The total fur bill for the year was
$299, ,047, which represented an in
crease of nearly Is per cent over the
total of 1925,
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Millions in Teeth.

tTEfTH to the value of $6,494, os2 were
Produced In the dental laboratories
OF u Is country during 1927, figures OBJ
tain4d by the Department of Commerce
indicate. This was an increase Of near
~ 10l per cent over the previous census
of 1925. Dental gold increased 1876 per
cent In the same period, reaching q
total OF $13,5i5. 4O6, while the grand
total Of output for all dental goods was
81, eos,2S2.
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Now evidently this II am Alone this
one they sunk could travel pretty far
in an hour, for II went so fast that It
took our Coast Guard Cutters the big
gest part Of week to catch up with
It and sink It. Well they shot at him
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COMING HOME FROM PANAMA.

for days before they could sink the boat.
II they had taken all the BULLETS they
shot at 1t, and put them on the boat It
would have sunk Immediately from the
weight.
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BY WILL ROGERS.

Wv YELL, all know is just what
read in the papers, Politics,
wv Inaugurations, Base Ball
training, Cabinets being
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TOMMY HAD NOT PREPARED FOR ERMINIE SHE BURST
UPON HIM JUST AS CARLITA HAD CAUGHT HIM A FOOLS
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THE neighbors thought that Carlita
= would move from the house. She
didn't. She stayed.
MY goodness, q. young girl like that
In such big apartmentP
And the expense of it,"
'Yeh, that must be hard on her, with
out the old lady'S money"
And then suddenly it dawned upon
the ladies Of Inwood that the money
that had made possible a seven-room
apartment, glittering black automo-
bile and the smart clothes was now
Carlita's.
The money Grandmother Egenhon
had left, however, was not staggering
amount, but In Inwood, where nobody
was financially secure, CarlitA became a
creature apart, the lady with money.
She had not shed tear since that
night in the drug store, but she missed
the old lady. Many night she would
look up from book, and her eyes would
rest yearningly on the box OF idle chess
men.
She was an eficient person, sensible
person, so one night she said to herself,
Look here, you're getting old and NOR
bid and yet you're not "a. Youth have
to get company for yourself, or youIl De
d very old lady In no time"
When she was in the drug steer again,
she spoke to Tommy O'Dell.
"Do YOU play chess?" she asked him.
mo, Miss Egenhoff."
.T'll teach you. Which night are you
off?"
"wednesday night"
"Come over at 8.
He looked up at her. He wanted to
smile in friendly. sociable fashion, but
somehow the smile wouldn't come; she
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16
FATHER ANDSONBANQUE
HELD BY ACCIDENT HIGH
Number of Interesting Talks
Heard by Those Present

Accident Chapter of the Future
Farmers of America held its annual
Father and Son banquet Thursday,
May 8, in the high school auditorium
in Accident. A large number were
present. The Browning Brothers rem
dered a number of appropriate old
time selections on their fddles.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the girls of the Home Eco
Monies department of the school.
John Speicher, president of the
club, was chairman for the evening,
and Harry Beggs, vocational agricul-
ture teacher of the school, was toast
master. Mr.. J. D. Blackwell, Direc-
tor of Vocational Agriculture, was the
chief speaker. Interesting talks were
given by the following:
Mr.. H. A. Loraditch, president of
the Board of Education; Mr. Miller,
chairman of the board of trustees;
Mr.. Speicher, member of the board Of
trustees; Mr.. Lamar, principal of the
local school; Mr.. ]. H. Carter, county
agent; Mr.. o. T. eraser, Mr., Emerson
Bishoff, Mr.. John Leatherman, voca-
tional agriculture teachers of Garrett
county.
The talks made by the above named
were interspersed with music, which
added interest and entertainment to
the meeting.
Mr.. Miller, chairman of the board
of trustees, presented $3.50 to John
Speicher for third place in the State
Dairy Cow Judging Contest and $1.00
to Ralph Buckle for third place in the
County Dairy Cow Judging Contest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-16
DIET D..
MISS NELLIE JARBOE

Miss Nellie Jarboe, daughter of the
late Capt. John M. Jarboe and Vir-
GINA Baker Jarboe, died on Tuesday
May IA, after an illness of sixteen
months, her death occurring at the
residence of her sister, Mrs. Charles
F. White, Liberty street.
Funeral services will be conducted
this afternoon from the family resi-
dence on Alder street, Rev. Bernard
Gibbs, Terra Alta, and Rev. B. T
Trevey, Oakland, officiating. Inter
ment will be made in the Oakland
cemetery. The pallbearers will be
Messrs. J. E. Harmed, A. D. Naylor
H. C. Sincell, C. H. Loar, c. A. Elliott
and William Weber.
Miss Jalboe is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Charles F. White, Mrs
Nye Duvall and Miss Sara Jarboe
and by one brother, Mr., John M. Jar
Doe, all of Oakland.
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st. Marks Lutheran Church.
"The Friendly Church"
Rev. C. A. Shilke, Pastor.

Sunday school at $50. Every boy
and girl and man and woman is ex-
pected to be in their place for the
splendid lesson. Let US keep on grow
ing.
Divine worship at 1O:45. The ser
mon will be preached by Rev. Loyal
T. Riley, a recent graduate of Get
tysburg Seminary, who will be or
dained as a minister Thursday even
ing.
Luther League at $50 with Miss
Helen limbaugh as leader. The topic
will be "Holy Spirit and Leadership"
Evening worship at 1880. Sermon
subject "The Brotherliness of Jesus"
This will be the seventh of series of
sermons on the characteristics of the
Nazarene.
st. Marks will entertain the West
Virginia Synod Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of next week. We es-
pecially invite the people of Oakland
and community in general to attend
the evening sessions beginning at S
o'clock.