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Laura Bradon halted in almost superstitious amazement.
 "Berthal' she gasped. Come here! t's-happened-ag
 Bertha dropped the letters she was sorting and hurried to the door.
 "Laura!" her tone expressed awed unbelef. Are you sure-?" Perfectly. Aren't you?"
 Bertha's eyes narrowed reflec- lively. "Yesl"
 For a moment the two stared at each other in tight-lipped silence
 Did you see anyone when you came to work?"
 Bertha shook her head. Not soul The building was locked"
 If it weren't so near Christmas and the whole force working over time, it would be easier to imag- inc"
 From her brown curls and spark ling eyes to her slim ankles Laura was beautiful and genuine. Be- cause she never posed she wasn't self-conscious. That may have been her charm, and why-in spite of her youth-Culver had elected her postmistress.
 Imagine young girl running a post office,' some said. But imme- diately they added, Laura can do it if anybody can!'
 And Laura had been doing it. She had to. Aunt Juicy had left her only small annuity and the use of the old residence for five years, at which time it went to some charity That was all No, it wasn't quite all. And strangely this task, this legacy to another, was apparently causing all the trouble. Even the office mystery had begun at about the time of the disappearance of the grandfather clock. Laura loved that clock It recalled childhood asso- ciates Maybe that was why per- verse old Aunt Juicy, dying, had made her promise to repair it for an Ernest Hamilton, the son of Aunt Juley's girlhood chum.
 "The boy was always good 10 me when I visited his mother Aunt Juicy explained.
 Restoring it would cost unbeliev- ably Aunt Juicy hadn't provided
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GUESTS OUT OF THE SKY, N MOTHER CARTS CHRISTMAS

"Mother" Gary was the little woman who lived all alone on the prairie raising bees. This year the snow was deep and hard crusted. She was lucky to do the essential chores about the place and it surely seemed she would spend Christmas alone.
 Cheerful soul that she was, she decided to pretend she was going to have a guest. At noon a good dinner was ready, cheerful fire was burning in her fireplace when suddenly she heard the whirr of an airplane motor-then it missed, sputtered and stopped. She ran to the window to see forced land ing almost at her very door.
 The man and woman in the plane were safe and when they came to the door, she knew them at once from pictures in the pa pers Its lucky for you to land safely and lucky I was childish enough to pretend Come in, your Christmas dinners ready"
 A grateful pair. they were and Mother Cary a happy little old lady. She has never tired telling the story of how she expected a guest and two came out of the sky-for Christmas.-Noni Clack Bailey.
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a fts good friend. And Laura tried to make herself regard him in as calm a light.
 Three mig h ts, without telling either Bob or Bertha, Laura had hidden in her office.
 Then it had happened. The light burning over the safe had thrown everything into grotesque shadow. Great heaps of Christmas packages became vague ghosts. Into that si- Hence, a soundl Laura drew back. The door had opened!
 Slowly a circle of light advanced. Behind it shadow. It reached her desk. Laura suppressed a scream. She switched on light.
 In horror and amazement, the two faced each other-speechless He dropped his flashlight.
 50, Robert Howard! You :. A common thief"
 "Laura-!"
 Tell me, now about my clock. You're the only person"
 All right" The man before her frightened his jaw
 How did you get in?"
 That night you left your purse in my car. I had keys copied after yours. I'm really Ernest Hamilton"
 Laura gasped. "Then why steal it-?"
 After you'd told me how you were saving, and I saw how deter mined you were to keep your prom ise, I thought I'd get it restored, pay the bill, and return it without your ever knowing who'd done it. I couldn't bear to have you spend your money that way. D
 "But-l"
 You said, once, the old descrip- tion of the clock was in your desk. It's all done now, but one detail. I was trying to find it for the man"
 UEbelief and relieved hop e played over Laura's face. If you're Ernest Hamilton, why come to Cul- yer as"
 Resolutely the young man reach ed into his pocket. You never saw your aunt's will"
 No The lawyer said she asked that it be shown to no one for a year or"
 He nodded Here's why-a copy of it. She said you were stub born"
 Laura read, C. If Ernest Hamilton will marry my niece be- fore the year is out, my entire es- tate will go to them instead of to charities"
 T wanted to see you. And after had, and knew you for yourself, I couldn't even ask you until that year was up. I wanted you to know that I didn't"
 Again Lauras heart sang. The radiance which returns to youth SO easily reflected in her eyes.
 "Bob!" her heart spoke the name. "I'll be busy Christmas, but what plans have you for the Sunday be- fore New Year's?"
 Why, none. l."
 She threw back her head and
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smiled happy eager smile. Neither have T."
 Ernest Hamilton stood bewil- dered for moment. Then over his serious, handsome face moved the comprehension of a great happi- ness. He opened his arms. "Laural Laura, dear!" And it was his heart, too, which spoke.
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conspicuous than one that was very
long.
And then. almost overnight, short
skirts went entirely out of the picture.
so much so that the woman in a really
short dress, save for sports, is positively
conspicuous And that is why We say
now that almost any method of letting
down the too-short skirt Is better than
none at all.
The printed silk dress shown in the
sketch is one of the seasons newest,
but it suggests to us a way that any
dress with pleated skirt might acquire
needed length. Here the print shows
green and brown figures on a beige
background. with brown band about
the hem of the skirt. A navy blue
silk with colorful figures should be
heightened with navy blue silk, or bet
ter still. with ribbon about four inches
in width, which may be simply stitched
to the edge of the skirt and should
then be sent to the pleater's to have
the pleatS reset.
From a little extra ribbon you may
make flowers FOR the sleeves and the
front of the bodice.
tCopyrieht, 1900
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NANCY PACE
Good Telephone Ways
AS Sign of Manners.
By FLORENCE LA GANKE,
By FLORENCE LA GANxE.

The members of the Good Taste
Club were all dressed up in their best
clothes. They had been invited to
Nancy's home for an evening party
They understood that Mr.. Page, whom
they thought was quite the most Won
oerful man living. would give an Illus
trated talk on famous gardens. After
the talk there were to be dancing and
refreshments.
They did not know that Nancy was
planning a cooling drink of her own
concoctlon. It was made by combining
lemon ice and ginger ale in a punch
bowl and letting the two stand until
the ice had melted to snowlike or
frappe condition. Then 1t was to be
served with individual jelly rolls.
One of the girls was all dressed up
for the affair with her new short-length
velveteen evening wrap, her soft chiffon
dress and her long gloves of pastel
shade worn wrinkled at the wrist.
While the lecture was going on one
OF the girls was called to the telephone
Nancy heard one end of the converse
ton. Later, while they were having re-
freshmentS, the guest told the club
about the call: IT was so mortified
When I went to the telephone, a voice
said sweetly, You can't guess who this
is. can you?' I guessed one name and
was wrong. Then the voice said, oh
no; so that's who you expect to have
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LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PARE.

Ma was sewing on her sewing ma
chine and her box of chocklit mush-
mellows was on the edge Of her dress
ing table in back of her so she would
ent see them too plane and eat too
many, on account of chocklit mush-
mellows being fattening, insted of thin
nening, and sed, Can have one, ma?
Yes, and don't forget that one meens
one and no more, ma sed, and I sed,
Well G, I'm glad it don't meen any less,
anyways.
And took one and started to eat 1t
with small slow bites, thinking, G, If
she upset the box when she reeched
back for one and the mushmellows
went all over the floor, maybe she mite
give me more for picking them up
for her
And I wawked pass the box and gave
it small axsidental push littel fer
Their lords the edge, and I wawked
around the room and back again about
8 times, axsidently pushing the box
each time went passed 1t, and at last
1T was so far over the edge it was a
wonder it dident fall Of its own free
will. and ma reetched back for another
muShmellow and hit the box with her
nuckles and it went down on the floor
and the mushmellows went every wich
way, ma saying, Aw shaw, now how did
that happen, could of sworn that box
was nowhere neer the edge. It Just
goes to prove how our senses deceive
us, she sed.
Ill pick them up for you ma, can I
have for myself If do? I sed, and
ma sed, Don't you dare put those derty
hands on my chocklitS.
Their not so derty. meen Ill wash
them ferst, ma. I sed, and she sed, Go
out of the room before you tired on any.
WITCH I did, going out in the hall.
and what was way over by the stairs
but a chocklit mushmellow, me say
ing, Hay ma, shall I hunt out heer?
and she sed. Don't be silly, it would of
been impossible for any to go that far.
Me thinking, Well G., If its impos-
sible then this one must of came from
somewheres elts and maybe nobody
won't claim it before I eat it.
Wich nobody dident, one reason be-
ing because I ate 1t on the way down.
stairs.
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A DAVIS Diet.


If you must take off weight, why not
try this type of diet for few weeks
and see the results?
First day, two glasses of hot water on
with hot milk in it and no sugar, and a
glass of orange juice Midmorning and
lunch time, small biscuit and a glass
of buttermilk. Mid-afternoon, one or
two cups of hot weak tea with lemon
In. Dinner time, a large cup of hot
beef tea and biscuit, and (unless you
sleep badly a cup of coffee with hot
milk A glass of buttermilk at bedtime
And in between, as much water to drink
as you wish.
This is an almost all-liquid diet, of
very small caloric value. But there are
not very long intervals between meals
might as we'll call them thatD, so you
will never feel hunger to any really great
extent. If you do, drink more water,
which is good for you. And by mid
afternoon and dinner time, when you
feel most the need of stimulation, you
have tea. beef tea and coffee, all hot
and all stimulating.
This Is an excellent way to rest the
digestion, clear the system of waste
matter, and to give the liver a chance.
Buttermilk is wonderful for the liver,
you know. give this as first days
dite. AS matter of fact, if you keep
1t ZIP for two or three days IL is even
better for you. Your skin will clear of
spots and your figure will measure a
little less than before.
You could live on a day or two days
on this diet once a week, or once a
month, to avoid getting too stout, or
Won could Use this as an iDtrOductiOp
to a complete reduction diet, which
would give you more in the way of
-nourishment and still reduce you. ANY
diet is better and more effective, if pre-
coded by a partial fast like this for a
few days.
Middle ged-There. is no reason why
gray hair should not have permanent
wave If the hair is in condition for it.
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BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

Go to a place where your hair will be
examined and where competent per.
son will tell you whether or not 1t will
stand the process without injury to the
hair. This precaution should be taken
even by young person before having
an artificial wave given the hair. How
ever, it is an exceptional case now that
heavy to use on face or throat of any
one who has any tendency toward
superfluous hair
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Spanish Beans.

Put small amount of shortening In
a frying pan and add one large onion
sliced. Fry until brown, then add one
can of tomatoes, three or four table
spoonfuls of chilli powder, salt and pep
per to taste and cook for about 20
minutes. Add four cupfuls of brown
or pinto canned beans that have al
ready been cooked and cook for 20
minutes longer Serve hot.
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PRINTED SILK DRESS WITH
PLEATED SKIRT HEIGHTENED
WITH A RIBBON IN SOLID COL
OR, WITH PETAL FLOWERS CUT
OUT OF THE RIBBON TO TRIM
THE SLEEVES AND BODICE.
better to wear the shorter skirt than
TO fuss with ruff1es, f1ounces or facings
70 add the inches needed to bring it
Gown to the most recently approved
length Many women still wore short
skirts from preference, and skirt that
was a trif1e too short was 10 more
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made from sugar and water which I
boiled until it spun thread When cool
enough to handle. I shaped it over a
buttered form. I used pink coloring in
the sirup and the children thought they
were very pretty. If handles are de-
sired, they may be made by running
fine wire through the popped kernels
and fastening to each side of the
basket
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SERVES 4 PORTIONS.

Put a thin layer of cooked,
seasoned spinach in the bottom of
a well oiled baking dish. Place
f1llets of cod, halibut or founder
over this and dust with salt.
Pour ever this milk. Cover top
with sliced cheese and melted
butter. Set in hot oven and bake
for about Is minutes. The cheese
will melt, making a delicious
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liner Bel brosilsJ esrrH
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DIET NOTE.

Recipe furnishes protein and
some fiber. Lime. PHOSPHORUS,
iron, iodine and vitamins A and
B present. Can be eaten by
normal adults of average, over or
under weight.
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call, is it?' tried to get out Of it, and
then this person identified himself and
went on and on talking and saying
nothing"
Nancy and the girls agreed that any
person who started a telephone con-
versation in that way should be an
swered courteously, NO; and I'm not
interested in guessing" If the person
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
FILLET, GREEK STYLE.

Fillet, one pound; spinach,
one-half pound; salt, one half
teaspoonful; milk. one cupful:
sliced American cheese, one-half
cupful; butter, two tablespoonfuls.
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Needed Length for Present Skirt
BY MARY MARSHALL.

There are ever so many ways OF
lengthentng the skirt that is too short
ana almost any one Of them is better
tnan wearing the skirt in its abbre-
Nlated condition. A few months ago
We might have given different advice
we might have said then that is was
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still persisted. the group agreed that
the person called should hang up the
receiver. And they also were unified
in their belief that telephone CONVERSE
tions should be brief. not chatty, long
drawn-out affairs that had no excuse
for being.
(Copyrsht, 1900
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MOTHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

Popcorn Nut Cups.
One mother says:
1 made some pretty nut cups for
Mary's party, which the children all
liked, as they could be eaten popped
some corn and mixed it with a strip
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Marriage Licenses.

na Hso st. Rev Hsnyy g. wo sad Mary
George 7. O'Brien, -3l.-and Margaret G.
o'Leary. 20: Rev. F. x: Cavanash;
A9s arl I Hsim. IS, this cffS Rev Rich.
John Z Duncan. 81. and Mary G. Jalser.
"a; Rev. James W. Morris.
p. eRaFs 5eva S'3 f. pas a'' S' Rs Ra
N Harry w. ccihadduck, jr.. %. this city.
Rev. Thomas A. j. Walsh.
ws sSe9 a. J %"R Robert "e Mattinsy s "
walton M. Tibbs, %, and Mary E. Mar
shall. 30; Rev; Aaron A. Wood.
wallace Walker, %. and Forcelia Venton,
90: Rev: Aaron 4; Wood.
20; Rev. George O. Bullock.
Maurice D. wilmore. "a, and Leila l..
Davenport: a.. both of Richmond. Va Rev.
A Carroll a. Russell. 10. and Mary white,
10; Rev. shelton Miller; -. On.
IS, both q Baltimore Nd; Judge Robert
E Norb ssts +. sherman. q. and Emma H.
Benjamin Fennell. 81, and Eva Colman,
49, Rev. D. T. Wiseman
A. Ashton Read. 80. and Mary z. Biagi-
otti. 80. both Of Richmond, va Rev. Henry
James A. Martin. 2s. and Inez, J. Taylor
q, both of Richmond Va; Rev. Henry w.
Geor1e W. Harlow. 20. Philadelphia. Pa.
and Cecile w. Florey, SO, Crimona' va rev.
'o Amther Norris. 81. and Lille Grimm, "a;
Rev. James L. Lewis.
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WOMAN IS KILLED
AS AUTO HITS TREE
Three Others in Car Escape
With Slight Injuries.
Driver Unknown.

Martha johnson, colored. % years
old. Of the 100 block of N street south
west, was killed last night when the
automobile in which she was riding ram
into tree. glanced of and hit lamp
post on Half street between N and o
streets southwest. The woman was
taken to the office of DR.. Henry G..
Hadley, 1852 Sixth street southwest,
who pronounced her dead.
William F. Brown, colored, of l2229
Union street southwest. took her to the
doctors office in an automobile.
The driver of the car in which the
woman was riding left the scene of the
accident before the arrival Of police, 1t
was reported at No. precinct Police
there later arrested Ernest Adams, coll
ored, Is years old, of 231 @ street south
west, VINO they had been told was driv-
ing the car in which the woman was
riding when killed. Adams denied at
the precinct that he was driving the
car at the time of the accident
Information furnished police at the
precinct later showed there were four
persons in the car at the time of the
accident, and Willena Edwards, col
ored, 18 years old, of 1912 Delaware
avenue southwest, one of the other oc-
cupants, also was slightly injured at
the time. She sustained cuts on the
elbow, wrist and head. The Edwards
woman was treated at Providence Hos
pital, and later walked into No. po-
lice station.
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THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Fair and con-
tinued warm today and tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and continued warm
today; tomorrow fair, followed by local
thundershowers in extreme west por-
ton in afternoon or at night.
West Virginia-Fair and continued
warm today; local showers tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair and continued warm
today and tomorrow, probably followed
by showers tomorrow afternoon in ex-
IRENE west portion.
Record for Twenty Four Hours.
Midnight, 10; 2 am,
II; am, 70: am, 70; 8 am, "a;
10 am, 80; IL noon, IS; 2 pm, go:
4 pm, 90; pm, go; PM, 86; 10
pm, n.
Highest, "a; lowest, SO.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, IS; lowest, SO.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today--Low tide, 9:56 am and 1905
pm; high tide, 3:0S am. and 3.37 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1855 am, and
11:02 pm; high tide, 4:03 am. and
4:3l pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 500 am; sun sets
tbs pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises $40 am; sun
sets TIT pm.
Moon rises 3:14 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather In Various Cities.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
g the Health Department during the last
Cioe O. Colvin. 81. Roosevelt Hotel
., Stephen X. Radford, 70, st. Elizabeth's
Hospital
Cecilia searle. 10, Garfield Hospital.
'Marearet w. La Mothe, 66, 1917 Wis. ave.
Otto o. Carr. 81, Emergency Hospital.
Richard Marshall, So, St. Elizabeths Hos
pital.
John T Cassa6v. So Potomac River.
Edward p. Collins, 81, Walter Reed Hos
pital
Frank e Adams. As, 100 10Th st..
Emory r. Hull, SO, u. 8. Naval Hospital
Mary r. Rosenberger, IL, Providence Hos
pital.
Paul e. Auguste. IL Potomac River.
Theresa G. Verzi, l. Children's Hospital.
Lawrence Carter, "a, Home for Aged and
Simon williams 10, st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
Richard James, So, Emergency Hospital.
AIlin Chestnut, IS. 304 New York ave.
Mary G. Greenfield. IS. 1881 18th st.
Lottie Coffee, so, Home for Aged and In
nrTf1.
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1rt Mrfttnrfattf.

BECKER, IDA E.. IN sad but loving re-
membrance of my, dear mother. rDA Z.
s s1eass J. We isSs. DIED two years ago 'o'A
LOVING DAUGHTER, MAY.
BUsEY. WILLIAM, In loving remembranee
atSsr os %faM susEY sho dsd one
yssr age age tSday AI I ; -u lS2s; Ann
GRANDcHmDREN
DOVE. MILDRED MARIE. sacred TO the
memory q our dear dsushse. r! M I'LL NJ
Tee aSo TO-DAY ASsE Yst.s z 1877
sh Not v lost WITH Put US so IN MEMORY,
And will forevermore.
Your heart was the truest in all the wide
Your love the best to recall
f' You no a 2e' ss zen sss a H.
FEIGHENNE. JACOB. In sad but loving
FEfoHHaRG O Of ny se fsai Ma
passed away four years ago, July 70, 1875.
The moon and stars are. are sh .InE!
Beneath lies my dear father,
DEVOTED DAUGHTER ELLA M roy
LOOMS. JOHN. L. In sad but LOVING re-
q ny son son a nss,s our .E esS'a az:
years ago today, August 8, 1925.
The moon. and stars are shining
On the lone and silent crave,
Beneath lies one we always loved,
But whom we could not save
LOVING MOTHER AND SISTERS, KATH-
RYN LOOMS, DOROTHY z. WHISKY.
MILE" d..l su a.SsY HENRI aR Svaf h 9
parted this life two years ago today Au-
have only. your memory, dear husband
To remember my whole life through,
And yours is one will never forget,
For am slways thinking Of YOU
HIS LOVING WIFE.
NALLY, IDA. In loving remembrance OF
my devoted mother. IpA NAILY; Tno rho
passed away SO peacefuily nVe years $50
today, August 3, 1928
Dearest mother you have left us,
And our hearts are lonely stu,
But in heaven we hope to meet you
Where we will never know no. parting
LIVING 1S% Nc MOTHER MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
THOMAS. EDITH In sad and, loving
memories of our beloved daugntsr ano
sister. EDITH THOMAS 9nee Fi zee ,oS Tno
August 3, 1925.
Often we think Of you. dear dauEntef'
And our hearts are sad with pain.
oh, this world would be like heaven
Could we hear yoar voice again
Our hearts still ache with sadness
our eyes shed many tear, ..t-
God only knows how We miss you
Al the end OF four saddened years
The years may wipe out many things
Rut this they wipe out never.
The memory of those happy days
When We were all together.
No one knows no how ., gs s giss YOU
Life has not been the same 70 US
since, Won were called away.
HER DEVOTED FAMILY