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Now Go On With the Story

She told Mrs. Dack aad Mrs
Rcddick that she had received q
cali to 60 to Los Angeles at once
Terry was out OF danger. but his
arrns around Mems neck were
withes she could hardly break
= The soft hands, the dewy cheeks
tie loreiy eyes of the child were
tc.ters cruelty tyrannous, but a few
days later taxi deposited her be,
. fore a tiny place Of four or FIVE
! rooms. This was Leva's home. A
servant who opened the door said
that she would not sit back from
tie studio befo' six or happast:
She was glad to relieve Mems
loneliness with chatter, She eX.
Z he'd that Miss Lemaire lived
:-.e with three other ladies', all o.
4 IN in the movies. but none Of
I. ID getting their pictures took.
ey lived here with no more
- ,C:t OF chaperonage than
- sa Of bachelors.
A'hen Lcva and her friends came
l. at dinner time they came like
ing business men home iron
. IS, tired OF shop, yet full OF IT'S
tax; eager for amusement know
inc no law except their own self
,respcct Tor health or reputation o.
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~ N&RCN. M@I'Rs. ., -,
xcs ASss

One of our foremost decorators
whose rooms at exhibitions receive
special mention FOR their fresh, clean
cut color and composition, sends an
interesting message to hone-makerS OK
II. gdcSt means.
She urges them to create beauty IN
the home by easy stages, adding mere
a little bit and there a little bit, IN
stead OF longing vainly for the time
when the room can be re-done as a
whole, or costly new pieces bought
One beauty spot may make an entire
room inviting, as she plans it. Let
Us say the room lacks decoration. She
will place a simple console table be.
fore a window, give it a cover OF
silver fabrikoid, perhaps, and plan
there a group of exquisite though
simple things. One such group in
cluded a quaint colorful porcelain
figure standing in TIE shade OF smart,
notwithstanding cacti il yellow
pottery Jars, with related plants in
colors harmonizing with The dress OF
the figure. Beautiful shells, old
colored glass, small collection OF
pewter or porceiain-all these treas
ures when staged effectively do much
to make an interesting room.
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shreds and danced together all day
long 10 pass the time away.
Young men who had no money
to spend on excursions came to the
house of evenings and helped to
dance away the tedium.
II became a commonplace for
Mem TO jig about in young mems
arms. She learned to dance. She
learned to play little golf, little
tennis. She went on her first beach
picnic. And a little later Mem
might have been seen in a bathing
suit Of popular breyity, substituting
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paries were laid off. The labor
atory force was reduced to a
skeleton. ,
and now the dark room that had
come to be a prison cell was as
dear a home as the shut cage OF
a canary that cannot get in again.
Pay day came around no more.
She had debts to absolve fo- clothes
no longer fresh. She had tomor-
rows and next weeks hunger
dread. The girls at her house wers
equally idle and their hospitality
lost it's warmth fc- lack Of fuel.
They tried to make the best OF
id!eness. They wore the records to
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NL2H2aI &xTRN%xsycVSJ
BY AsIeEQ RubiNSEeRs

course great deal depends r'>a the
operator.
If you are thinking OF waving"
be sure, first Of two thingS--that
your hair and scalp are in healthy
condition, and that you know skilled
operator who can be trusted to do the
work well. The hair should rot be
twisted in wrapping it around the
little rods that are baked to give the
wave or curl 1t should be wound
fatty and smoothly to insure, d per-
fectly natural, smooth, fat wave.
When it is twisted frizzy, irregular
cur! is the result.
Before you go to nave your wave
prepare your hair tor the event by
giving it several weekly, or semi
weekly, hot-oil treatments, using
sweet oil or olive oil or a specially
prepared balsam oil. Part the hair
into sections and massage the oil
into the partings thoroughly. Then
brush the hair vigorously to slim
ulate the circulation and strengthen
the tiny muscles at the roots of the
hair. This will Gourish the scalp
and prepare it for the hect of the
waving process.
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The upper left shows Xynine young
Van Skies of Venice California who celebrated her birthday ny
deem sea swim of fifteen miles against strong udes ana Wu
covering the distance in oneha hours the Dig gun
is one that guards harbor OF New York City II sps OUT
shell at placed twenty miles away me youhs a vi.
the right is the of Sachn and the ruler OIL he
state in the district Bombay presidency he IS
being only hansomest native ruler IN the Wora p
also mutimionaire has area OF only ~
miles hut its popuaon numbers 10000 At the lett we see VIZ
liam Arnold the high stted traffic cop of Cincinnati III tne %
pays little attention traffic directed by Arnold
sick thinks of Arnods ability in directing uac S st
bero AT the right is shown enlarged photograph ol
destructble fly SO destructive IS t us P indies
cold have been brought this country from inc
b hooegger that the fruit growers OF Florida nave w
Farm Board to come relief The fly mas peeh h h
science for hundred 1t only oneiet Tue r %
IN tbe photograph has left millions OF
nronerty damage wake The Department vi the citrus
by instrucng them how 10 spay
nian TO avoid invasion the fly All these 'eS photos
rting their share to the events OF the Day
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-31

A strip Of chicken fence wire nailed
in the top Of radio cabinet Is max
ing the favorite copper wire aerial
look to its laurels. Long distance
radio reception without the aid OF an
outside antenna was found successful
for the first time when McMurdo Sill
yer began to use s-point soft iron wire
mesh to receive signals in his newly
created sets. Miss Ardette Cadwallader
demonstrated this inside antenna at a
recent convention Of radio men in
Chicago.
The wire used for the anSenna is
timed. instead Of galvanized as
chicken wire, since tin is a better con-
ductor OF received signals than zinc.
Every point where two wires cross
forming the mesh is carefully SOL
dered together" with TIN foe good ether
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was so worrit not having had
no anser to her letters she was
comeing out on the first train
and would reache Palm Springs
day after tomorrow. Hopping
to see you soon ether there or
here, Mrs. P. Dack.
P. S. Both I and Terry send
you lots of love.
Mem was petrifed. Nothing
could stop her mother from coming,
The first blaze of Joy at the thought
of the reunion was quenched in the
flood OF impossible situations her
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! g general coat of tan for the forty
/ blushpover she had abandoned.
Her soul and her body were her
own now No, they had gone be-
.yo-l even that. Her soul and body
were the rublic's. Beauty was COM
muaigy properly. She was COM
wirted to their fullest development
Into such Joyous acrobatic agility
and power that they should give
10y and a delightful sorrow to the
public. For which the grateful pub
lie would pay with gratitude and
fame and much money.
One day in Westlake Park she
sat down on 4 bench and by and by
was hailed by sturdy mid-Western
voice.
well, as I live and breathe! II
il amt Miss Steddon!"
why, how do you do. Mrs.
Sturgs.~
It was mid-aged woman who
had been a member of her fathers
church and had come West because
OF her husbands lungs.
Mems first impulse was to well
come anyone from home. Her
second was to fear anyone from
home. Mrs. Sturgs' life in this
Babylon had not changed her
snall-town sosI, body, or preju-
dices.
Mems wits scurried in vain to
bring up protecting lies. Mrs.
Sturgs was too full of her own
opinions and adventures to ash;
any embarrassing questions beyond
hasty take-off for her own biog-
raphy: and how's your father and
your mother and your whole fam
lily, Well, as | was sayin' ycst'day,
everybody on earth gets to Los An
geles sooner or later. IT, a nice
city, too, full OF good, honest, plain
% course those awful moving-pic-
turs people have gisan the town a.
Such stories as they dc tell
about their Why, that Hollywood
Is just plague spot ON the earthl
Ard the women-little pink ninnies
that don't know enough to come In
when it-tliey get fortunes for just
making eyes at the camera, and
they rent rice respectabiomes ard
hold-well, orgies Is the only word
orgies is just what they are. y
ITS sin and a shame, and If
something isn't done about Ing
Why, young girls flock there in
groves, and sell theft souls for
It's simply terrible, Every one Of
them has to pay The Price to get
there at all, . 80: ;.s?g j IS: 81
e! declare It makes my blood run
cold Just to Don't It yours%
u don't beiieye It." said Mem.
She had heard a vast amount Of
gossip, but she had not heard Of
anybody paying such an initiation
fee. She had seen no vice at all.
Mrs. Sturgs fared up. There Is
nothing one defends more zealously
than ones pet horrors. - y
Don't believe iti Why, it's true
as gospel They self their souls
tor breads Any girl that's too
honest to pay the Price don't est
sRssgraathah aIzfbs jues ao4t
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get engaged. Oh dear! that's MY
car"
X d X
Next day the slail brought her a
shock in a letter from Mrs. Dack.
It said:
Dear Mrs. Woodville: was
awful glad to get your Letter.
Been meaning to answer it but
trying to fix up my Affairs SOS
l and Terry could come up to
your city. Yesday was to
Mrs. Reddicks and she said she
had a Telegram for you but
had no address, and SO could not
forward it. It said your mother
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-31
Refurbishing the Velour Hat

For rain-spotted hats of velour,
try the following method OF restor-
ing the nap to its original softnesss
Set hot iron on hand and over
it place a wet cloth, keeping it wet
to supply good flow of steam
Hold the hat down over this steam
ing iron and brush it vigorously
with a good bristle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-31
Italian Rice

Mix 4 cups cooked rice with ~
cups tomato juice, q cup grated
cheese, 2 teaspoons salt, p cup
chopped pimentos, Is teaspoon pepper
and pour in butered baking dish.
Cover top with pulp left from strain
ing tomatoes. Bake for 80 minutes IN
moderate oven and serve hot.
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efficiency.
y.
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VIC next morning Mem acquired
uck the brief rousseau OF a
J.. ~ business bride. Then she
y III to the studio with Leva and
v.s assigned to the laboratory pro-
lection room at TWEEN live dollars
d week.
i hundred pretty actresses got no
jobs .t ali, Tor they were seeking
glory and wealth.
an day she sat in 4 dark room
ard ran d little projecting machine
that poured forth moving pictures
l..ore her on 4 little private
s--,lu. She must watch out for
biographical errors, 3 to- for q
800 a slip OF grammar, a mis-
t..,c in an actors or character s
name.
Ter common-school education
wls good enough for this, though it
v.s by no means so marvellous as
l.e.a had told her employers it was.
Z he artistic beauties OF the pic
tu-cs made her inarticulately happy.
Fer a time she was in heaven Of
tuuultuous ecstasies. But grad
ua,iy the delight turned to torture,
the torture of envy.
She was young and she had been
told that she was beautiful If
God made, her pretty It was be-
cause He delighted in beauty and
wanted It known. He did not
grow flowers in cellars. He was
no, afraid to squander sunshine.
If the art Of minicry was a God
given gift, it must be meant for
use. She had acted once before a
camera, there in the desert. She
had brought Gears to the eyes Of
strangers. she WAS an actress by
divine intertion.
Sic sat in 4 dark room and
watched ether peoples pictures flow
By, II seemed wrong, wicked,
sT1,el She was plad to act.
~ On the lot Mem saw children, and
hey were always happy. The
mothers were with the little ones.
Going to work was going to play.
They lived an eternal fairy story,
she was told that fYe-year-old
Jackie Copgap had made his mother
"A present Of a big touring Car
Costing seven thousand dollars; that
| ne bad a salary Of seyenteef hun
are9 and sfty dollasa a Yeeki -
She thought Of little Terry Qaek
and bis seeohd-hard express wagon,
helping his mother to pack her
bundled wash home to bitter tqil.
She wrote Terry's mother, urging
her to come to Los Angeles with
ont delay; to beg, borrow or steal
The necessary funds; to seize the
chance to rescue the divine child
from poverty and oblivion, and to
earn luxury by giving the world
the sunshine of his irresistible
charm.
And the day after she mailed the
letter she lost her Job,
! 1.-The tide of hard times had en-
quilted the studio where she was en-
gassd AZ but I've q tasss con-
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Sixth Instalment
What Happened Before

Remember Sseddon comes West to avoid
seV saltng the result CT an unfortunate love
affair 20 her father. =,
The Rev. D.. Steddon, clergyman o;
ki.5 heart but marrow mind wHo. attributes
niu,h Of the evil OF the world 10 the
"rocies" aud constantly nveighs against
the-c. Meya, her love: Elwood FaEnaby
hang died IL an accident, a the advice
OF ~. Bfethe-ick gives her bad cough as
ar excuse 70 get 20 As.zonA and from mere,
y-.,cs tonI that she has met and married
1N Woody,lle," wholly magnify per
yc:. L.,4g she writes agaa 10 say that her
|hus07ud" aas DID in ne des;r!. She
salrs 4 jeb rs 4 souestjc 10 avoid beng a
suttsS on 'er ,1.os1ts. a AL prevents her
becoming a i:otaei. IN Arizona she mad
met
rom Hobby, leading 7 n IN motion
r.c. - corlpaay, ard through him gets the
opportunity % play A par: IL desert
d. IA. With he company IS
ElDila 1eele, 4 Sta. tcld .! holly and
7 ,vc I ernaige, an extra woman. Atet
he accident, Nerl becomes friendly. with,
FRS Dacl, . poor woman OF Palm
S. .ugs, Arizou1, and 'akes an inte:ss:
IL re- lc,sht little son.
~ Dack, who has great gilt o!
u..aic,y Inspired by letter from Lega,
N IN placs 70 so 20 Los Angeles 70 take
4, 80, :y eir, labSr1.Ory
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Plum Conserve

Cook 5 lbs. plums until tender "A )
hints water. Strain through colandef
and measure. Add u lb. broken
English walnuts, juice and pulp of 5
oranges, 2 lbs. chopped seedless raisins:
Add "a ID. sugar to each pound OF
fruit; cook until the consistency OF
marmalade.
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wave contact. A lead" wire connects
this inside cabinet-antenna with tho
antenna binding post In the chassis
AS a result the set is simply plugged
into the lighting outlet like a floor
lamp, and no further installation Is
necessary.
LESS static is picked up by this
newly devised type Of antenna on the
inside Of cabinet than by an aerial"
Mr.. Silver, president Of Silver-Mar-
shall, Inc, explained. Engineers have
been working for years to eliminate
the bother Of outside antenna Hon-
nections. This has been accomplished
by the exceedingly high amplifcation
in this set. which makes piece OF
chicken fence wire inside the cabinet
the only contact necessary to receive
broadcast programs. even from dis
tances OF thousand miles OF nora
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presence wouid crsatel
Old Steddon HAD raised a fami'y
and been habited to mother
slumber, light and broken with ir--
quent dashes to bedsides troubl /
by bad dreams or imagined burgla
or mere thirst or cough. If her
hasty feet found both her slippers
or one or neither, she fastened as
she was. She would not have
paused for wolf, an Indian, muir
derer, a fire or an earthquake.
Mem was still her baby in the
dark, and it did not matter whether
she lay needful and terrified in the
next room or beyond the deserts or
the seven seas. The mothers on,
business was to get to her. Her
telegram was her old night cry:
I'm coming, honey. Don't worry.
Mammals coming to her baby"
She shot this cry across the con-
tinent and called Mem baby" al
though Mem felt as old as night.
When Remember learned that
her mother was already on the
train, she could devise no plan for
turning her back. Somehow she
had to be met and provided for.
Every one of the women OF
Mems Hollywood household was
out of work. She who bad savings
was lending them to her who hal
not.
And now her motherl
| IN,EL, fa,,, <JAliarc frO-,, 7 ~,
waning resources Mem took Inc
train to Palm Springs.
With Mrs. Dack and her boy sire
stood on the platform of the little
desert town waiting for the up
train, and when Mrs. Steddon
dropped off the steps Mem put her
right back on again.
Mrs. Steddon had been prepared
to find a scared and sickly child in
a shack in Palm Springs. She had
come as a rescuing angel. She
found that her wings and halo were
old-fashioned!
When they reached Los Angeles
they left Mrs. Dack and Terry at
the home Of cousin, then sped on
10 the bungalow, where Leva made
Mrs. Steddo1 welcome. -. y,
-
And now Mem recalled MR
Sturgs and her statement $50 giibly
lid she substitute faith facts) that
"ssYefy one 81 them has to pay the
NTH 81 .Hsv S,.i s;1si4 q p she med
ltatsd. "fhe Pnce"-it was only a
vague phrase, But she was ready
| to pay It, whatever II wasl The
Question was, to whomf
She brooded long while before |
she thought of shop to- visit. She
smiled sardonically as she remem-
lbered The Woman's Exchange at
| home where women sold what they
made = painted china, hammered
brass, knit goods. cakes and candies.
ssa = s>H = -; wv rs : ID
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Removes Lime from Kettles

A solution OF 80 grams Of borax
IL quart OF water containing a
Jew drops OF ammonia will remove.
tire i;fnl deposit from the inside OF
kettles o. pans.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-31
When Sealing Jellies

Melt your paraffin in an old enamea-
ware teapot it is handy to pour over
iellies and can be set on stove TO no
heat each time without waste.
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Raspberry Julew

To cup water add ! cup crushed
raspberries and sprig OF bruised
mint. Stand on ice for 2 hours. Take
out mint, strain and serve over crushed
ice.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
BLANK SECTION
|SPRESSED

Blank Section is leading the G,
P. O. League by two games. with
Monotype. Miscellaneous, Press
men-Joh section tied for second,
and Pressmen and Proof room
tied for fifth. with the last two
teams only three games behind
the leaders.
Talk about your well-balanced
league. try and match this one.
The scores are notable, too. Cur.
tiSS has 1927 to lead in individu-
al averages, with Barnard right
behind him with 1924.
High set is 1856 and high game
STA.
Curtiss. who seems to be the
individual star of the league, be-
sides high average, also has high
set, 1893; high strikes, II. and high
spares, II. Conner managed to
garner high game, $50.
Records follow:
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
Martin Says He'll Pin
Freddy Meyers to Mat

Bull Martin. whose vicious
wrestling tactics have gained him
widespread fame. has stated in
strong words that he plans to
pin Freddy Meyers shoulders to
the mat in their graphing, entan-
clement Thursday night at The
Strand Theater. These heavy
weights are to feature an all-star
card that will also include Joe
Turner and Dick Gravely.
Martin and Meyers have
clenched here several times in
the past and both have following
among District wrestling fans.
Meyers has been absent from Dis
triet mat arenas for nearly Is
months. Ladies accompanied by
escorts will be admitted to Thurs
days show free.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
S1515'iR .! "a !;

sure winner to me, but I was
broke. I didn't have a dime
and hadn't in two days.
But lust before post time /
got a happy idea. I remern-
bered my Sunday suit was not
working. I hurried to my
room, wrapped 1t in a piece of
newspaper and sticking it under
my arm ran swiftly to a nearby
pawn shop. 1 battled to get
SIS on it, but the best l could
get was 50.
With my bankroll rushed
to a poOlroom. and to my dis
gust Roseben was only one to
two on the blackboard. I
wanted to win 81. but at such
odds the best I could do was
win a dollar, because the room
wouldn't handle odd change.
Il was perturbed and about
to leave and have a good meal
when a fellow standing near
the door asked what / had bet
on. When I informed him that
liked Roseben, but wanted
2 to 3, instead of / to 2 he
graciously said he would oblige
and lay me those odds.
Il gave him my So. Roseben
won, but when the race was
declared official my obliging
friend had disappeared. I was
furious. 1 hunted that town
for him for hours. In my
eagerneSs to catch him I for
got my hunger. visited
practically every saloon, pool
room and billiard room in
town. But my search was in
vain. He had disappeared.
II was in desperate shape.
Nothing to eat. cold. and my
room rent overdue. Next day I
went in search of work, I
found q place that needed a
bricklayer, and when I asked
for a job was told to get my
tools and get busy.
But l had no toolS-all ex-
cept my trowel were in the
pawnshop. I explained this to
the boss and he had pity on
me and lent me his. worked
all day, and as soon as the
whistle blew I hurried to the
poolroom where I had lost all
my money. I asked the owner
for the loan of a dollar so I
could eat. He replied that he
didn't give money away.
"One Of his clerks heard my
tale of woe. and, having won a
The Washington times., 1929-11-26

How would you like to wait
30 years to collect q race horse
bet?
Chicago Tom O'Brien. noted
turfman who wins and loses
thousands on every race every
day, has Just collected a 30
year-old race bet that he long
ago gave up as lost.
The horse ran that many
years ago at SheepShead Bay,
N. Y, but O'Brien collected at
Bowie. He says it is the Incl
dent at Prince Georges Park
gave him the greatest thrill OF
his track career.
En- route to Bowie the other
day, O'Brien's eyes wandered
from the form sheet he had
been studying as the train
bumped along, to the face of a
fellow passenger whose physlo-
gnomy seemed to be familiar but
whose identity he could not
quite establish in his mind.
The mans presence haunted
him, but try as he might he
was unable to place him.
Throughout the remainder OF
the journey, he tried to 10
cate" the man. but in vain.
At the track, O'Brien bet on
the first race and. when in line
to cash, noticed the man whose
identity was bothering him was
Immediately back of him in
line. He turned to get a good
look at him, and mutual recog-
milton was the result.
1t was q fellow he knew
many years ago in Chicago who
was already smiling at O'Brien
and reaching for his b. r. to
peel off a $5 note with this ex-
planation:
well, Tom. I'm glad to see
you. 1 owe you a little money
and here it is," handing him a
30 OIL,
1T seems we missed our last
appointment; I have been look
ing for you for 30 years. You
look just the same as the last
time I saw you"
Pressed by his friends for the
story behind the incident,
O'Brien told this tale:
1T all happened 80 years
ago, when Chicago was a real
. town. Things were going bad
for me as a bricklayer and
worse in the poolrooms. One
day I got a straight tip on
Roseben. Familiarity known as
Big Train and owned by Davy
Johnson who was running In
New York. He looked like a