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Quite Puzzled

"Do you think I ought to take
it?" Raquel asked Greta. IT
didn't really buy the tickets
and I lost tossing coins" She
had accepted money from one
man-Farrell. Money she still
owed.
Greta groaned.
Honest" she said, II don't
make you at all. You get a
swell break. and then you won
der If you ought to take it.
And me! I had two chances to
your one, and I drew a blank.
With your luck. and my tech
nique, dearie - can you ina
gine?"
1T just happened"
Eyes. So did the flood"
Greta sighed diSconsolately.
"Of course, the tickets didn't
cost me anything. I couldn't
lose, but think what / might
have won"
BERTHE put some money in
RaquelS hand. She did not
know how much until Sne went
to her room to dress for dinner.
TITS enough" she said to
herself, to pay the lCan. I
win send it as soon as I get
to Paris. Then I will owe
Jack Farrell nothing"
She had not assured herself
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At Her Side

Berthe Adams did not leave
RaquePS side during the eve.
ming. His presence there aggra.
waited the envy she could see In
women'S eyes. He drank q great
deal. Thirstily, Is IL not only
his throat, but his very soul,
was parched. She remem
bered the BoSart bali. When
Ellsworth. the pink pig. had
taken too much to drink.
II feel tired" she said. "If
you'll excuse me"
He insisted on seeing her to
her door. Nonchalant. The
steel blade was stronger than
the wine.
Raquel retired. She was hov.
ering on the border where trou.
bled reality meets peaceful OBJ
NviOn when, suddenly, she was
wide awake. Someone was In
the gray room. Not 0reta. In
Stinctively she knew 1t was not
Qreta.
There was a dressing gown at
the foot Of her bed. She
wrapped 1t around her. Pushed
open the door to the gray room.
A diSheveled figure stood by
the table under the dimmed
lights. BERTHE Adams. He smiled
at her. A grave, tired smile.
Cant find my bally state
ROOM" he said. Not q trip In
his tongue. Only his Offering
eyes told RaQuel he was as q
man In q trance.
What can I do?" she asked
blankly.
Her mind was q crystal
maze, struggling wildly to find
its way out. Should she call the
steward? No. She couldn't do
that. With him here. in her
room. Should she order this
man to leave? He wouldn't even
hear her.
Alphonse! Down the corridor.
"Tll find a room for you"
she said, as II she had offered
to get him his hat. Its just
around the corner"
He took her arm. Correctly,
almost CALAMITY.
Monsieur AlphonSe!" Her
hand was a beating Of impera-
tive wings against the door of
the cabin.
MA petite
This man, he can not find
his room. Look to him. Look"
With a strength that sent the
dazed BERTHE Adams stumbling
across the threshold she pushed
him from her and. turning, fled
like a bright leaf In q breeze
to the safety Of her cabin.
Continued Monday
Copyright, 1880. METROPOLITAN News.
paper Service, New York;
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TELL IT TO ELSIE!

Want to see a lady cooking
herself up q nice mess Of trag-
edy? Then listen in on this.
It's about Mary and Elmer.
Mary knows her hero is mar
ried. And she knows he's fond
of his wife, because he has told
her so. But does this discourage
her grand paSh? No indeedy.
For, once in a while, he says he
loves her. too. And immedi-
ately all her hopes revive.
Mary has no need to waste
her time on this hunka dog
meat. She's an attractive, pretty
girl, and she has plenty Of boy
friends But whenever
she's out with one Of them, she
just can't help wishing he
would fade away, and she'd find
herself smuggling up to her
elderly Elmer.
And as for the idea of never
seeing Elmer again!
Well, at that thought, Mary
could just die!
Dear Miss Robinson:
III read your articles every
night, and you always seem to
tell people just what you think,
so now I wish you'd tell me what
you think Of me.
81 don't know just how to be-
Gin this story. It's . long one.
But here goes.
'T'm In love, and have been
for the last three or four years.
And although Elmer is married,
and / know II Is wrong
I keep right on loving him more
and more, just because can't
help II. He hasn't any children,
but 1 know that he thinks very
much Of his wife, and IL very
good 10 her. That is whyI can't
understand why he ever both.
cred with me.
Work In Same Office
"Hc works In the same office
I do, and that Is how It started.
/ always liked him in . friendly
sort Of way. / don't know how
/ ever started going cut with
him, because / always, !, thought
such q thing was terrible
but / did it. Not often. Just
maybe once in . month or two
mOnths. But I got SO / loved
him more than anything In my
life. / don't know whether he
loves me or mot. Once IN q
while he says he does, but I
don't suppose he could think 80
much Of his wife, and love me,
toe. 1 f0rgOt to tell you that he
10 about IS or 1e years older
than I am.
"NOW / knew yea will tell me
10 quit my job here and try TO
forget him, buG when I even
think Of never seeing him again,
] could Just die!
Why, EHiOa 8vo1 Whsa ] -
The Washington times., 1930-06-14
GROW VINES
ON TRELLIS

Much better results may be
obtained with q vegetable gar.
den if the vines are grown on
trelliSeS instead of being permit
ted to run along the ground,
says Lee McCrea in the current
issue Of Good Health"
CantaloupeS, squash and GU.
cumberS - even tomatoes, he
writes, prefer to climb instead
OF Sprawling over the ground as
we force them to do. Even
pumpkin vines hunt for q corn
stalk when full of energy. When
space Is limited, the trelliS will
permit US to have q larger crop
as well as q decorative vine for
our backyardS. Not only Is
space economized, but the plants
are more easily enriched and
the fruits cleaner, more easily
picked. Home owners may well
take notice and follow suit. A
sunny back porch or q window
that needs a leafy awning may
just as well have the shade fur
niShed by q thrifty vine that
will supply lima beans or cucunl-
bers or tomatoes as one that
devotes all its juices to mere
foliage.
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By Elsie Robinson

= lot Of them, since I've been in
love with him.
Not . Bad Girl
please don't think I am q
bad girl, because, really, l am
not. But when / see other girls
falling In love with other boys,
and marrying them, I just won
der why it is that / had to fall
for him. When It's such a hope
less trap t. be in.
"Why do things happen like
this? I hope you will print this
soon, and give me some advice
and help, for I just don't know
what to do myself. / feel SO
blue. Why did this have to
MARY"
Why did it happen, Mary?
I dunno but I have a
hunch that it happend because
you allowed that imagination of
yours to wander around loose,
noSing into pastures that looked
just too thrilling because they
were forbidden.
And now, suspect, you are
deliberately maintaining this
hopless position you find your
self in. for the same reason.
You love the thrill and danger
of it.
Snap Out Of 1t
But if you don't want to ruin
your whole life, and destroy
every chance you have of ever
attaining happiness, you'd bet
ter snap out of 1t pronto!
It's perfectly plain that this
man is not in love with you. He
probably leads a life as dull and
colorleSs as your own, and he
gets mild kick out of making a
pass at you now and then. Makes
him think he's a regular devil.
But dynamite couldn't jar him
loose from the wife whom he
loves and reSpectS-and who is
probably ten times the man he
is!
And in order to satisfy your
silly desire for a "thrill' apd
crafty this messy males conceit
you're passing up your chance Of
real romance and clean adven-
ture.
We make our own hells, Mary,
and you're certainly cooking up
a blistering one for YOURSELF!
Get over this sick addictionl
Quit picturing yourself as
heroine, suffering for love.
You're not suffering for love.
You're suffering for darn foolish
ness. And II you don't snap out
Of Il you'll soon be suffering q
lot worse than yOu are now.
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Under poor plump-GrIs, too luxurious padding is
usually fairy yframe-wtness her small hands and
feet, and nose And in this fairyframe beats just
gentle and romantic heart the slim girl has, and
just hungry tummy calls for the delicate eCstaces
Of food.
Before her sits hard. brown, curled and warped
bit Of toast immaculate plate-and cold,
clear, austere. thin. glass of water. And even
Luxuria stays FAT. Before Nymphia is q regular
trenchermanS feast. And she eats it ALL daintiIy,
but surely. And she stays thin-as a wand.
Why that is is Luxuria's mystery of life! She
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CLEAN YOUR
NEW RUGS

When moving into q new
house your new rugs may be
slightly thicker than the old
ones. To have a vacuum oper.
ate at its greatest efficiency
and remove not only surface
dirt from the rugs but also
deeply embedded dirt, it is nee
esSary to have the floor noz-
zle Of the cleaner properly ad-
justed. When the cleaner is to
be used on rugs Of different
thicknesses, the floor nozzle
should be adjusted for each
rug to obtain maximum clean.
ing efficiency. After the nap
Of the new rugs has been
pressed down, one adjustment
Of the floor nozzle will be
satisfactory.
Most vacuum cleaners have a
thumb screw which. when
turned, raises or lowers the
floor nozzle. This thumb screw
is usually located on the rear
wheel or near the back Of the
nozzle. BY turning the screw
UP or down, the floor nozzle
is adjusted to the proper
height above the surface of
the rug. The following method
OF adjusting the nozzle may be
used If the manufacturer has
not supplied directions.
The cleaner should be placed
in the center Of q rug with
the motor running. The nozzle
should be raised or lowered I'm.
til a point is reached at which
the rug beneath it rises slightly
off the floor and up against
the nozzle. 1t should be re.
membered, however, that q
high cleaning efficiency does
not depend entirely upon a
properly adjusted floor nozzle.
The bag should always be kept
clean. and the cleaner should
be fabricated frequently.
The Washington times., 1930-06-14
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-I
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
June IA

June IA
II today is your birthday
during the coming year the
general conditions are apt to
be normal and quiet, unless
your birth date is one that is
quite inharmoniouS with the
present year. You may be-
come interested in writing or
studying and could travel some.
Don't waste energy or overtax
yourself. Important dates:
Avoid excesses of all kinds.
take no risks and maintain
routine from July 2 to 8. Au-
gust 16 to 20, September is
to 1S, October 3 to 10, Decem.
ber Is to II. December 81 to
January z, March 13 to Is.
March 80 to April /, April S
to Z. Good for general affairs.
make efforts to advance your
interests from June II to 20.
July Is to II, August 81 to
September 2, october 18 to %,
December % to 81, March Is
to II. Contradictory dates
show two opposing influences.
A CHILD born today will be
progressive and in his desire to
learn he may attempt to forge
ahead too quickly. He will
gain through education and
should be able to talk and
write well. He should make a
good journalist or publisher, or
succeed in work connected with
transportation.
TENDENCIES FOR TOMOR.
ROW (June 15). The Moon
is friendly to Ursanus, caus-
ing a beneficent influence on
Journeys, changes and unusual
Investigations. The adverse as.
pect from Mercury to Nep-
tune is distinctly unfavorable,
however. for matters connected
with writing, the law, or spirit
ualiStic or phenomenal inVesti-
CATION. Neptune, when i'll as.
pected seems to cause delusions
and frauds. Be careful of the
diet.
The Washington times., 1930-06-14
DAILY ANTIQUE
No. 60

This drawing knife, and the
pair of fire tongs, are at least
200 years old. According to
history, they were owned by
King Carter, of Corotoman, Va.
They are made entirely by
hand. They are now the prop
erty of Miss Ida P. Beall, who
lives near walkers Chapel, Va.
The Washington Times iOtl
publish from day to day inter.
eSttng specimens OF authentic
American origin or OF historic
antiques. Readers possessing
genuine antiques. particularly
articles OF Colonial or early
association. are tnvited to for.
tOGrd photographs and records
for publication. or notify the
Antique Editor and q phot0g.
rGpher tDtlI be sent.
The Washington times., 1930-06-14

She Played Ruthlessly the
Game of Love

entirely that her debt TO Far
rell would be. paid with money.
Didn't she owe him something
more than a mere roll Of bills?
He had stood by her. Had
been willing to marry her that
night she hid In SAN JerOnimo
Mission from Pancho. her
father. and from Bill johnson,
the man to whom she as az.
fianced, Farrell had promised
her Adventure, the thing that
was to fill her world. Until
she met Beauty.
She could not pay Farrell
except In money. He was bet
ter OFF without her while this
hunger for Beauty was In her
veins. In her soul.
Alphonse joined her and
0reta at dinner. He had put
In Q fun day over his sketches.
He would remain for the con.
cert after dinner. Then he
must finish his work.
"You need not stay for the
dancing, Mademolselle RaQuel,"
he told her, hopeful that she
would take advantage Of his
thoughtfulness.
Sure, she'll stay" Greta in.
sisted. II can't show your
whole line alone"
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"HOw she does I'll" The tOO-pIump woman and
GIRL the girl with the luxurious "Overstuffed" body
knocks her poor head that always looks too small in
comparison to the rest Of her. with padded fist
whose bOneS-worst luCl-are almost always small
and dainty. and wonders "HOw she does N!-That
ether girl"
How can she eat those gorgeous affairs. flet Of
tender steak new pOtatOes-fouf Of them, peas. lima
beans, flooded with gravy Boston brown bread,
bread white bread hot rolls tipsy with butter dessert
smOthered In whipped cream like Desdemona under
the pillows and candy-after. Tuck away all this
and still stay elfinthin. HOW?
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They Don't Go Out
Together Now
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a daily reader Of your
column. I am 20 and madly in
love with a young man who
works in the same place I do.
I've been out with him three
times, that's about six months
ago, and he's never asked me to
go out with him since. He
speaks to me whenever he sees
me, and he doesn't act as If he
had anything against me. Do
you think nationality has any
thing to do with it? He's En-
glish and I am Italian. Or edu-
cation? He's a high school
graduate and I didn't even
graduate from grammar school.
I am not what you would call
good looking. but they all con-
slider me attractive.
BLACK EYES.
If the young man objects to
you on account Of your nation
atty he is hard to please. italy
is a glorious country, rich be-
yond measure in art, beauty
and history. No cultured per-
son could resist the appeals Of
Italy. The trouble may be, as
your letter, suggests, q slight
difference in educational ad-
vantages. Some young high
school graduates are very Sensi-
tive about the use of an un-
grammatical word or two.
Frankly ask someone in whom
you have confidence if your
English passes muster. If it
doesn't. brush it up, get a book
and correct your own speech If
you haven't time to go to q
class. In the meantime, keep
up your courage, go out with
other young people. girls and
boys. At 20, no one should be
really cast down.
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CORRECT
MANNERS
MRS. Cornelius Beeckman

Mrs. Cornelius BeeckmanI
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
|. Is 1t correct 10 cut waffles
with q knife?
2. Who should help the lady
with her coat In q restaurant,
the waiter or her escort?
3. Is 1t correct for the lady
to hold the gentleman's hat
while In q theater?
SHIRLEY.
/. Yes.
2. The girls escort should
stand beside her chair, before
he takes his seat. to assist her
when she takes off her coat.
And, when they are ready to
leave, he goes to her chair tc
help her put on her coat.
It is extremely poor form for
him to allow the waiter the
privilege that is his privilege
and duty.
8. No-never.
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Just Teasing

"Yes. we ought to-" Raquel
welcomed any chance to delve
into the, closet with the yards
of beWildering clothes. Al
phonse would want them to
Look their best.
Greta thought Rauuel should
try q frock Of black and white,
striking creation that carried
out the idea Of the ModerniStS.
And a svelte black coat with .
silver fox collar.
"In wear this periwinkls
blue" Greta said. 1T makes
me look as If q swear word
would cause me to swooH."
She hailed BERTHE when they
Joined him on deck.
Wouldn't you think Kris
Kringle had given us q mil
lionaire for q bangle?" she
asked.
You'll do" he said to Gre
ia. But Miss RojoS-if Kris
Kringle ever got a peep at her.
he'd hang himself on her
Christmas tree"
Hes teasing you, Greta."
Raquel was not accustomed to
banter.
"oh, no. He's just got bad
eyesight. AS I said to the Prince
Of Wales when he insisted on
having my picture autographed
- Dave I said"
What number are you play.
Ing today?" BERTHE cut in.
Exactly what I asked the
Prince" said Greta. But let
my girl friend here, who has
probably never played the
ponies before, have first choice"
The races were a disappoint-
ment to RaQuel. Miniature
wooden horses on q long board
or track. One chose q horse that
was numbered, then bought
slips marked with that number.
A man rolled dice. When the
dice turned up, the horse cor
responding to the number rolled
was moved forward. It did not
appear to be exciting.
your NUMBER" Bertie asked.
"I'll choose three"
"I've got a hunch on five
and seven" said Greta. Then,
while BERTHE went for the tic.
kets, why didn't you take two
numbers, old dear?"
Buff I lost"
For the love Of Pete. you
don't think we are paying for
these bets, do you?"
Number three won.
Come around again tomor.
row, Lady Luck" Berthe urged
Raquel. II trailed you on that
three and I've made q cleaning:
First race ever won since I
began buying bungalows for
bookmakers. Wait here till
get our money" He was off to
cash his tickets.
The Washington times., 1930-06-14
In The Home

Something new in sandwiches
is suggested in the current issue
Of Successful Farming" Cut
slices Of white bread two inches
thick and trim to size Of your
waffle iron sections: butter
two slices on the outside.
Place plenty Of cheese between.
and press the waffle iron down
over the four inches Of bread.
The heat viii force it up again
into . light toasted. waffle
sandwich with melted cheese.
The Washington times., 1930-06-14
AdDice for
LODeLOrn
Youth
By Beatrice Fairfax
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

AS4AAAAW ANAAASASS - 4hAsAsA 4AAA +
/ have been reading your
letters for q good many years,
and please let me say that they
represent all the romance ]
have in my life. An uncle's job
Is mine, two sisters made bad
marriages and I've had to help
rear their kids, who are now
kids no longer. but are thinking
Of marrying and making homes
of their own. It's too late for
me at so to think Of asking
any woman to share my
bachelor whims and crankiness
but there was a time when
my hopes were high, but stern
obligations to my family sent
them glimmering. Now / enjoy
reading the letters that boys
and girls send you. And II
they want to take an old
bachelors advice, tell them to
marry young. It's very lone
some growing old and being
the family.
UNCLE TIMOTHY
I am doubly glad, my dear
Uncle Timothy, that you get q
little CHEEKY satisfaction from
this column. The nieces and
nephews, to whom you have
been a father win, I'm sure,
always make you welcome at
their firesides. But with the
papers full Of the marriages Of
octogenarians why should you
take such a gloomy view Of
your prospects at sixty?
The Washington times., 1930-06-14

on my vacation, I keep wishing
was back at work, just 50 /
could be near him. whenever
/ 90 out with other boys, which
is seldom, now that am in love
The Washington times., 1930-06-14
Continued from Yesterday,
CHAPTER 2S

CdArIEfS 30
When BERTHE Adams threw off
his ennui and ceased being .
scoffer at life, he could be very
attractive. Raquel decided. He
was likeable. He had in in
fectiops laugh. He reminded
her Of q finely tempered steel
blade; sure of himself. even
when he bent.
Wen dress for the races"
Greta told Raquel. Exactly
as If we were going 10 Long.
champs or one of the other
swell French tracks.
The Washington times., 1930-06-14
Timely Topics

By jumping the rope one can
Jump fat off legs and increase
the chest dimensions. Turning
the rope is a perfect exercise
for torso, arms and shoulders.
If you don't want to jump, play
that you're turning the rope.
Lungs will fill and expand and
pink blooms will come into
yoszx cheeks.
The Washington times., 1930-06-14

with him, I am always thinking
Of him. Wishing it was him be-
side me. / just can't see any
one else. I've quit most Of my
other friends, and used to have
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What Do You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

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wishes that Jymphia could be harmlesSly taken
apart. and peered into, to solve it ALL
And then walters matter how swank the place
and how discreet, always have remote rumor Of a
smile on their faces when they put down her warped
bit Of lonely toast! Never mind, plump girl; YOU
are the who worries most about It. Cupid hasn't
passed you by that have noticed The chubbest
girl know, when she goes a-yistng her parents
gets letteraday from her jurist husband impIoring
her to hurry back because nothing is right and he
misses her beyond anything. And she studies the
letter and marves; saying, 81 don't see he can
but amt Love wonderful" NELL BRINKLEY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-19
NEW YoR STOCKS

NEW YORK, u 1S-tP- The
Bear crowd, after ham ering at
the stock markt for two full ses-
sions, hurried to take their rather
I sagre profits In the last hour Of
trading today, after a fresh n
slught during the early transactions.
Prices dropped moderately, oLly
to rebound under the influence OF
short covering, and closed Treg-
ularly higher. J.
The price movement remLned
narrow and unimpressive. Today's
price index OF 80 leading stocks
showed a gain OF only clio OF one
point ' e yesterday.
Announcement Of the filing OF a
~receiverShip petition for Fox film
appeared TO give the signal for the
coverin~ movement. This unset
ting deve.opmC had been expect
ed for more than a week, and with
the bad news on Of &c way
Bears withdrew. Fox film A drop
ped ABA points 10 Is, then quick
IN rallied. CLOSING at 20 5-6.
There was a fresh drive against
he utility shares during the first
hour. sending several issues down
a coup, of r. nts or so, but ,ost
Of these losses wer y gained IN the
late trading. The drive was APP
parently based n the efalne pub
lie utility commissions unfavorable
decision on central Maine powers
petition for a stock issued. The
days OF over capitalizat! 4 are not
SO far behind U.s." stated the deci-
sion, "as ID permit US TO forget the
evil effects that followed he I'M
restricted floating Of securities"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-19
n. O. COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. an. 1877
The shot weekend session In the
cotton market proved to be about
the duIlest Of the season with no
disposition [ t14de and price fluc-
tuations confined 10 very narrow
limits. The trenr was slight down.
ward due more to lack Of tuying
support than any other cause. Liver
pool came In z to s p--nts lower
than cue and Is res nsibls for
the opening decline Of 5 70 7 points.
After the start III ,tuations we're
confined [. 3 TO 5 points ard AT
the lowest prices were 2 TO 3 points
under the vious close. There
was a slight rally at the end on a
little weekend covering. March
after trading down to IT'S, down
z points. closed at IT'S. 4 pets
net lower for the day. The general
market closed steady at net declin-
es of 4 to 6 poin'-.
Trading at the opening was con-
fined to March and May. March
gradually eased off to l7.l3 and
May to 1876. c. 2 to 9 points be-