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lies mind. At first she was indig- nant. She resented it as an i'm thoughts that raced through Mill pertinence. He had his nerve" she said almost aloud a dozen times.
 but she smiled when she thought that nerve was the very thing that Tom was supposed not to have.
 She liked Tom, and if he had come
 cut .bcldly and proposed in the usu- sal way she did not know what she
 would have done. She took up the note again, but she could only see
 the, last line-"this is an honest effer, from Tom It smote her
 with it's straightforwardness and
 simplicity He is honest. she said Ito herself She resolved first one
 thing and then another, but always 5came back to that last line--the honest offer The last line won, r When Tom, the preacher and his
 wife arrived, Widow Millie had the stockings filled and dinner was well under way. The minister's wife finished it. Bob and Jim were in time for the ceremony, and of course they stayed for their Christ mas dinner.
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Widow Millie Filled the
 Stocking  By Wm. L. Gaston
< < s's ss sss yS S 9ss sss s He& s!s yYs Ys NAl

Widow Milhe lived on a western farm and with the help of hired man-a slow-going man named Mike-nobody ever heard of his last nSmo-managed to grow good crops and maintain the appearance Of thrift.
 Five years before her husband, Wilson Macy, had died and she had been left alone to carry or the wcrk of the ranch. Mrs. Macy was an attractive young woman whose age would have been guessed some where in the early thirties. She was plump, good-natured and gen. orally liked in the community. Somehow she came to be called Widow Millie by the neighbors, who used the name as much to express their kindly feelings as to distinguish her from other people
 Bob Ramsay and Jim Walden were both eligible widcwefs and each owned quarter section of good land adjoining Widow Mill lies land, one on the no1 | and enc on the cast. Each seemed a trifle more than anXicus to have everything go right on tine widows ranch and neither was backward in the proffer Of adv,ce or offers to help. To do thig properly re- ouired a call and neither was averse to calling on the widow.
 Tom Moulton was a bachelor-a timid, bashful bachelor who could blush better than he could talk, in the presence of ladies. He own ed a good ranch and was one Of
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certain that before Christmas Ned Traverse would ask her to marry him. But Christmas had come and gene anC he had not spoken. Then she heard that he had gone to South America Just yesterday she heard that he was again in a neighboring city living at his old club.
 She had been grateful for the work as postmistresss that had been given here, for the last few years would have indeed been lonely. But how she wished that she might go with the letters which she had just. given to the man for the night air mail, and fly into new scenes and experi- enceS.
 Feeling around in the storage box to be sure that she had left nothing, her hand struck a loose board. Then she felt something like a letter. Frying it loose she held it up to the light, and to her astonishment she saw that it was addressed to her.
 q am sailing for South America in two weeks and shall expect an answer before I leave No answer will mean no to me" Then she saw it vast poSt-marked three years before.
 Rushing to the telephone she called the club in the neighboring city and heard the dear, familiar voice It might be belated Christ mas letter by several years, but both Ruth and Ned agreed the next day that it was Better late than never.'
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1t upstairs to Louis Smiths apart ment, knocked and ran back down, where she locked her door and threw herself across her bed to crJ.
 A knock on the door reused her. She opened it to handsome young man. Lois darlingl" he cried.
 "Well?'
 Tt was so wonderful of you"
 What was?"
 "Oh, don't pretend. I was just coming in and saw you running down. And then of course, I found the candy and the"
 But didn't you find the letterf','
 What letter?" He stopped down. "IS this it?"
 She nodded. q must have drop ped it."
 Oh" he said My mistake, sor- ry."
 She watched him go and then ran after him. Tt isn't your mis- take, Louis. I've made some candy, and-I-knitted you a tie long ago ,
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not think Of a word to say when 5Ic conversation was directed to him.
 On the night before Christmas beth Bob and Jim called and Wid- cw Millie proceeded to entertain 5ath in the parlor. She managed conversation and kept 1t going in the general direction while the visitors fidgeted and squ.rmed, 2ach hoping that the other would soon leave. Millie was sure that Tom was in the kitchen. She could hear the nuffled conversation of two slow speaking men. Millie extended an invitation to come over the next day and have Christmas dinner with her. This was the signal for
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A Belated |Chriistn,as

Christmas should be a happy time for very one, but in Ruth Kenfield's heart there was little cheer. Every one seemed to be receiving gifts, she thought, as she sorted the mail in the little sub urban post office. She had receiv- cd a goodly number herself even now the day before Christmas But although there must be many beautiful gifts in the unwrapped ones, the one gift for which she had looked for three years, letter or just card, had never come.
 Three years ago she had been
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Christmas Boz
 FrOn, Home

The package bearing a holiday label with the inscription Lois Smith, Argyle Apts.," signed for and the expressman gone, Lois sat down on the floor to tear off the wrappings. Inside she found a store of gayly wrapped packages. The first contained a knitted tie.
 "Feven's sake!" she said, and opened the second one It contain ed home made candy. That" she thought, lis more like it." The next parcel contained handkerchiefs, a neat T., S." in the corner, only they were mems handkerchiefs. The other item, she could tell, was fruit cake and under it she found what she was looking fora letter.
 My Dear Son Louis" it began. "Feven's sake" said Lois, "Of course! It's for Louis Smith"
 Now if all Lois Smith and Louis Smith had had in common had been their surname and their choice of an apartment house, it would have been relatively simple for Lois to take the box upstairs and explain.
 But they had also shared 51 full moons and 45 other moons, some 30 odd shows and several Sunday afternoons in the park. They had shared secrets and tea in Lois apartment; a promise, several kiss es, and one quarrel So now they were mutually miserable, sharing a pride that forbade attempting re- conciliation.
 Lois put the things back in the box, jiggled the candy to hide that three pieces were gone, and retied the tinsel bows. Then she carried
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piece of note paper protruding from one of them. She pulled it out hastily and excitedly read:
 Widow Millie: have hung these stockings up here for you. I want you to fill them and wear them tomorrow. I have hung up a pair for myself at home. I will fill them and wear them over here tomorrow noon. The preacher and his wife will be with me. fixed up everything else at the court house this afternoon. I can farm better if I do not have to cook. You can cook better if you do not have to farm. This is an honest offer, from Tom"
 It would be hard to describe the
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the most thrifty farmers in the community. He was good looking and very obliging. He was we
 liked but no one believed that he could ever muster the courage to propose marriage to any woman. He often slipped over to the wid- ow's farm, to see Mike, of course. He gave his farm advice to Mike. Sometimes he exchanged work with Mike and on these occasions there was an extra white cloth on the table and the biscuits had an extra flakineSs. Tom liked the biscuits. Tom ate the biscuits but he could
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HOW TO LIGHT THE TREE

To combine in equal proportions red and green liz hts of equal brightness on your Christmas tree is an assual on the eyesight. The result suggests traffic signals gone mad Two parts of green to one of red may be used more effectively
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both to leave
 After their departure Millie went to the kitchen but Tom had gone and Mike had retired. But hang ing on the kitchen wall just oyer the stove was a pair of ladies silk stockings. She looked at them in amazement. They were not hers
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Yuletide
 Joy

--as the bells of Jolly Old Kris come tinkling across the sky bringing joy and gladness to so many homes--we pause for a moment to wish you, our customers and our friends, every happiness and thank you for any service it has been our privilege to render.
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lhe Dagger B ' May D.h 1ts,s
CopyriEht. 1880, BY Dufield and Company.

"Climb down, Uncle jim" she retorted
airily. IT heard shooting and talked
Jose Martinez out of working the ley
fuga on this gentleman here, Mr..
Howard"
"Yeh?" he drawled, sardonic glitter
in his steel-blue eyes. WALL, yew1l
get the ley fuga worked on yew one oil
these days, II yew don't lay on mon
keyin' with them Greasers."
Here we are, Mr.. Marley" said We'll
ling, as the rest of the riders drew up.
This is Mr.. Howard of New York. ]
fancy Dagger has told you of him."
Uncle Jim offered q callouSed hand.
"Only lowed he wore q strange Gringo
Jose Martinez aimed to work the ley
fuga on"
Indeed, owe my life to your niece,
Mr. Marley" said Howard.
WALL, don't shoot craps with her or
yew'll owe her a damn sight more" adj
vised the old ranchman. Come in,
and have snort of ticker, sir. Glad
to see yew."
Thank you Mr. Marley" replied
Howard He studied the wide, low-ceiled
room appreciatively as they entered. 1t
was q mans room, with a saving impress
sion of feminine influence. No ranch
man, he knew, would have hung that
Blue Boy print over the nnantelpiece.
He glanced again at the slim figure
of the girl. Her graceful carriage made
her look taller than she was, and the
breadth of her forehead and the candid
expression of her eyes were at odds
with the rosebud curves Of her child'S
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SAll?" There was irritation in We'll
hng's tone. IF catch jose
I'm afraid I'm responsible for the
whole business" interpoSed Howard.
yelling glanced at him keenly.
Been smuggling?"
"Oh no." the girl spoke up. "Mr.
Howard Is a newspaper correspondent,
and Pancho wouldn't let him go-'fraid
he'd give away their border connec-
tons"
And our friend Jose would have had
me cold, if this little lady hadn't APP
peared," amended Howard.
I've promised Mr.. Howard some
polo" said Dagger. Couldn't we &C
eommodate him?"
yelling surveyed Towards rangy,
horesrnan's figure. play, do you?"
"A bit"
"Ahl Any particular club?"
"Meadowbrook, when I'm at home.
The Englishman stiffened in his sad
die.
Are you Blaine Howard, sire"
Guilty" admitted Howard.
YOU" yelling broke of his re-
mark, then continued with slignt
flush: You're the nine-goal No. 2.
aren't you?"
Il used to be-" corrected Howard. II
haven't played much lately"
yelling seemed about to speak again,
and again checked himself.
Heard of you, of course" he said
finally. fiddling with his bride. But
It's odd to find you way down here"
And who found him?" crowed Dag
ger. He knew who you were as soon as
! mentioned you"
wellings flush deepened.
That's an old story" he demurred.
"I-I don't think we ever met, Mr.
Howard-But forgive my rudeness. You
must feel like bite"
He waved the cavalcade forward.
How'd you happen to be in Mexico?"
he added.
And this time it seemed to Dagger as
II it was Howard who stiffened slightly.
"Oh, got tired of civilization" he
said, land pal Of mine offered me this
chance to see how the Greasers fight.
But I'm for France, now"
A big, stoop-shouldered old man,
whose leathery features were adorned
by ragged, walrus moustache, stood in
the doorway as the cavalcade approached
the ranch house with Dagger in the van,
What yew been up to, Dagger" he
demanded. I'VE heard shootin over by
the river"
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mouth. Certainly she was no ordinary
child of the plains.
you like the Blue Boyp" he asked.
II love himl sent all the way to
New York for him."
Some day you'll travel" Howard said
Perhaps you'll come East, and see my
collection"
Perhaps we can persuade Mr.. How
ard to stay while with u.s." suggested
yelling
Shore" Marley assented. Admire to
have yew. sir"
"Im afraid +" Howard checked
as he perceived the pleading light in
Dagger's eyes-"yes, I'd like to stay a
few days, if may"
THAT viii be wonderful" sighed the
girl. You've been places, haven't you?
You know what the worlds like--out
there"
Marley poured four glasses of the oily
spirits-three stable ones. Howard OBJ
served, and one half as full. This last
he extended to Dagger.
"Yore good health, sir" said the old
ranchman, bowling to Howard.
Hear, hear" assented yelling.
"Mr. Howard" added Dagger, and
tossed of her portion without blinking.
Say, that--that's whisky"
yelling smiled, and old Marley re-
marked dryly:
Good whisky don't hurt nobody, sir.
I always aimed to bring up Dagger like
she wore a boy. Wall, drink up,
Howardl"
With zee dropping Of the prefixed
title, the New Yorker realized ne had
been accepted by his hosts. He was
amazed to discover himself feeling very
much at home, as II he had known
Casa Blanca and the Figure in years
past. Continued Tomorrow
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SYNOPSIS; Dagger Marley, hiEh-spirir-
ed young niece OF Texas rancher; hears
shots across' the Rio Grande while she
Is inspecting her uncle's fences. Push
Ing hNR horse through the shallow river,
She rides fearleSsly into hail of bullets
to rescue an American who is fleeing
from q band of Mexican Insurgents,
Knowing the leader OF the guerillas,
abe argues him into releasing the Amer
lean, Blaine Howard, who says he has
been q newspaper correspondent with
Villas army. Dagger is impressed by
Towards self-assurance and nonchalance,
while he admireS her courage and spirit.
AS they talk on the. river bank. caYal-
cade approaches from the ranch in
search OF Dagger, having heard the
shooting. In the lead is Dick Welltne,
n famous English polo player until he
lost an arm, and nov. q foreman OF the
ranch. II develops that Howard also
has been q polo player and knows OF
yelling.
Continued From Yesterdays Starr
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%HE leader of the cavslcade waved
a hand in reply, and 1t was easy
for Howard to see that 1t was
4 his only hand. yelling was a
slim, bronZed man, his light hair
burned lighter by the sun. his blue eyes
vivid against the tan, the hardness OF
his expression minimized by mouth as
tender as woman's.
What mischief have you been up TO,
Dagger" he hailed I'VE heard shots. ="
Jose Martinez and n bunch Of Willis
taS were chasing Mr.. Howard, here,
Dick. That was all"
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CHAPTER III.
NO ORDINARY GRE.

(Continued From YESTERDAY
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Save 21c q yard on two of
the lOveliest printed sheer
fabrics that you could want
for Summer frOcks. Filmy,
cool and exquisite--yes you
can launder them perfectly,
for the eOlOrs are guaranteed
fast. Beautiful array OF
dainty floral and conventional
patterns with white, pastel
or dark grounds.
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PARLEY
OPENS HERE
SEPT. 23
Delegates From 26 States to
Attend; Governor Pollard on
Program to Make Talk

Consumer credit will be ex
plored In many aspects in ad'
dresses and open forum discus.
sions at the annual convention Of
the American Association Of Per
sonal Finance Companies in
Washington from September %
to 26 at the Chamber of Com.
rnerce Of the United States. Del
egates will be present from the
% states in which the uniform
small loan law, sponsored by the
Russell Sage Foundation, has
been enacted. Merle Thorpe
editor Of Nations Business, is
conspicuous in an impressive list
Of speakers, who will address the
convention.
Governor Pollard of Virginia
will speak at the opening session
on the Social Responsibilities OF
Business"
A. F. Whitney. president Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, will speak on THE Social
Aspects Of Perso'SSl Finance"
DR.. Williford =. King, of New
York, Secretary of the American
Statistical Association, will speak
on How to Survey the Rusines:
Facts" Dolf Nugent, Assistant
Director, Department Of Rem
edial Loans. Russell Sage Founda
ton, will discuss THE Scope oi
Service of Credit Unions"
The practical operation of the
small loan business and the cost
factors in personal finance man
agement will be discussed and q
review Of personal finance de
velopments In the last year will
be presented.
DR.. John r. Commons, professor
of economics. University Of Wis
consin, will deliver an address.
At banquet Thursday, Septem
ber IS, Merle Thorpe. editor Of Ma
tion's Business, viii deliver the
principal address on The Drama
Of Mass Finance"
DeWolf Hopper will headline q
program.
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Here and There

63CA . 0k1O 4A0AO
Radios action the last few days
suggests that it is about ready for
it's long heralded move. Bearish.
ness of the rank and file Of the
trading community on radio is
likely to help the advance. Rise IN
Simmons is due to short cover
ing and the general market
strength. Interest close to the
company knows of no develop
ments to warrant higher prices
of the stock.
National Supply seems to be
waking UP. 1t is buy at cur
rent levels. My bullishness on
Chesapeake Corporation and AL
legheny will go. along with c.
and o.
Atchison and Columbian Car
bon are two high priced issues
that seem ready for a whirl.
There has been good buying
in Underwood Elliott Fisher. ]
hear insiders are picking up the
stock. The company has q high
investment rating.
Byers is being tipped around
the Street. I advised purchase Of
the stock several points down
They are talking Of much higher
prices, but I advise waiting only
for a fair profit. Byers is highly
speculative; and is near the OBJ
jective of the present move, !
understand.
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Natural Gas Firm
Formed in Indiana

CHICAGO. Sept. 8.-Central
Natural Gas Corporation has
been incorporated in Indiana as
a subsidiary of the Central Public
Service Corporation to take over
the latter's neutrality-suspicious. pipe
line.
The Central Natural Gas Cor.
poration will engage in both the
producing and piping Of natural
gas, taking over contracts pre-.
viously held by the Public Ser,
vice Engineering Company, 1t
has a nominal capitalization of
1000 shares of stock authorized
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[2&8 WASHINGTON TllllEi8l 81 q 81 llCLAL NI
re Set for Rally Week. The Spectator Points Out Traders
Business Recovery
Sign Is Stabilizing
OF Commodity Marts

greater strength in the markets
for such things as hogs, lard, cot
ton cloth, and steel scrap is per-
haps significant.
DeflatiOn In Some
So many CT mmodities now show
wholesale prices which are at or
below pre-warI levels, and below
cost Of production. that we may
reason that they are thoroughly
deflated.
I do not maintain that all
wholesale price declines are go.
ing to cease at once. Nor do ]
think that retail prices have yet
come down sufficiently. 1t must
be admitted that part OF the price
advances have resulted from the
drought and these are not as
beneficial as would otherwise be
the case.
Would Aid Buying
But it is highly probe that
improvement in business will be-
gin not long after commodity
markets have become stabilized
and the prices Of basic raw ma
terials have turned upward.
We should therefore watch this
development closely. If the re-
cent halt in declining prices
should hold. it would do more
than anything else to brighten
business sentiment. Unquestion-
ably much buying Is being post
poned until the prospective pur.
chaser is fairly sure that prices
are not going lower.
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CAUTION SHOULD Be USED
IN COMMITMENTS
Reaction Will Follow Advance in Securit,
Prices, Expert Advises; Profit Taking
to Be Big Factor
By THE SPECTATOR

The market looks all set big party this week Stocks
turned about sharply Friday and Saturday most at the
expense Of It looks though the public is
taking few nbble for Saturdays volume OF l4o4OOO
shares the largest for short session in long time
There doesn't seem be anything to worry about for the
time being provided bought good stocks at recon-
mendation. At that it is wise to strike note Of caution
Business to be the Of its ongawaited recovery
Stocks however. already discounted good deal Of
improvement. .,a .
believe those profits would do well to take
part them further strength in the next two days
The market isn't going to away the upside ana
you will probably be able to get stock back cheaper
the inevitable reaction.
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Local Stocks
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SALES
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, Is, 81, ,o00@89A.
Capital Traction Company, 10
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Anacostia and Potomac r. R.,
IS, $1,000 1924.
Potomac Electric, 51as. pfd., S
@1O81a.
Washington Railway and Elec-
tric. pfd.. 5@98.
National Bank of Washington,
100 $50; 10@25O.
Washington Loan and Trust
Company, 2@480.
Columbia Sand and Gravel, pfd.,
10@89A.
District National Security, pfd.,
5@72.
Mergentha1er. Linotype, s097.
National Mortgage and Invest
ment. pfd.. 10005; 100@5: 100@5.
The Carpet Corporation, 50@24;
10000; 65@24: 65@24; 5O@24A.
AFTER CALL
Washington Cas-. 5@12412; 40
12412.
Chevy Chase Dairy. pfd., 100
1O3.
Potomac Electric. 51as, pfd., 4
@10812.
Peoples Drug Stores. pfd.. SO
1O1A.
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Moon Motor Sues
Former Officials

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.-Three
suits totaling $536,0O0 were filed
in the Federal court here today
against the former officers Of the
Moon Motor Company by the
new management which recently
secured control.
On April IL the board Of di-
rectors of the company ousted
c. w. Burst from the presidency.
Several other executives of the
company were ousted at the same
time.
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COTTON BALES
FALL SHORT

A cotton crop Of 14,340,000
bales was forecast for the United
States today by the Department
of Agriculture, based on a condl-
ton of 53.2 per cent of normal
on September l.
This is $4,000 bales less than
were in prospect a month ago,
488, 900 bales less than last years
crop, and $4,000 bales less than
the average crop of the five
years-1924 to 1923. Average
yield was forecast 1892 pounds
per acre, which is 10 pounds
less than the average for the past
ten years. The condition Of the
crop is % per cent Of normal
below last year on the same date.
Abandonment is less than aver
age in all States except Arkansas
and California, in which States it
is slightly more than the 10-year
average.
The Department said:
During the past month boil
weevil activity has been gener-
ally held in check by relatively
hot, dry weather, and the pres
ent prospect is that total loss
from weevilS will be less than
in any year since States in the
cotton belt proper have been in.
tested with weevilS, except 1925.