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Talk

II a muscle is taken from the
body and stimulated once every
second, its contractions will become
slower and slower, and weaker and
weaker. In a few minutes II will
be unable to contract at all.
If these contractions are traced
and recorded one above the other
the curve of c~ontractions at first
Is tall and narrow. As the muscle
becomes tired the contractions get
weaker and slower, until finally
the muscles simply will not move
at all.
The first effect of fatigue is a
slowing of the contractir -ather
than a weakening. Those who have
run long races know that near the
end Of the race the legs do not
seem to be weak but they simply
will net move as fast as we want
them TO move
If the blood supply is cut off
from the one set Of leg muscles
and permitted to 60 on In the
other set, and II the muscles are
then stimulated. the muscles with
out blood become fatigued much
more quickly than those that are
receiving blood. In fact, the muscles
without blood seem TO become
paralyzed in a few minutes.
The experiment can be tried in
a simple way by comparing two
kinds of exercise. If you can chin
yourself on a bar. your muscles
become unable TO respond In a
few minutes in the Ginning exer
else because the bending and swell
ling presses on the blood vessels
and interferes vii the blood sup
ply.
However, II the limbs are NOV
ing freely and the blood circulates
easily through them, violent exer-
else such as swinging Indian clubs
us'ng the weights, or gymnastics
may be INDUCED for a long time.
The important facto- in this con-
nection is oxygen. The muscles
have In themselves enough food
material to take care of that used
up by work. It has been suggested
that the flow Of blood carries away
poisons that az. developed by the
muscles in their work. No doubt,
poisons r carried away. But the
crucial experiment may be made
Of letting two muscles work. one
with oxygen and one without. The
one without oxygen wears out in a
few minutes. The one with oxygen
goes on working for a long time.
When both are completely fatigued
they are allowed to rest. After the
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.Bdrbs

Everything comes 10 him who
waits except, Of course, Prosperity.
A political writer attributes
England's newest crisis 10 SPEND
thrift methods. And the irony OF
II Is the government Is headed by
a Scotchman.
Investment advice IA being Kivek
In New York. but you car Flame
folks there for not bankin- ON IL.
Aviation IA claiming fewer lives
says n statistic. III Always did
have a falling death rate.
Edison took an auto ride
against doctors orders. Conf
dent, OF course. that he could in
vent q fine excuse.
Now that college football has
returned. what will prohibition
politics and AL Capone do for
front page space7
With Gandhi In England, those
swanky London tailors probably
aren't claiming clothes make the
man.
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ANTI-LA TOILETTE MOVE
On Sept. "a. 1917, the expulsion
of Sen. Robert M. LaFollette. Of
Wisconsin, from the United States
senate, was demanded In q petit
ton addressed to the United
states senate by the Minnesota
public Safety commission
The commission made this move
upon the false basis or the report
Of q speech LaFollette made at &c.
Paul. Tie was quoted as sayffAf
we had no grievances at ~
hands OF Germany" But what nv
really said was that we had
grievances"
Formal charges against LaFol-
lette were introduced by Senator
kellogg, OF Minnesota. but the
senate committee which considered
them. by a vote Of 3 70 2, recon-
mended the adoption Of a resolu-
ton that the charges be dis
missed for the reason that the
speech in question doesn't justify
any action by the senate
This resolution was adopted by
a vote or 80 TO III. with Sen. KEEL
logg, who brought the charges,
voting 20 dismiss them
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call an oxygen debt" The tired
ness is due to the appearance Of
a substance called Tactic acid In
the muscle fibers.
AS much as on ounce OF Tactic
acid appears when a nan runs 100
yards as fast as he can. Fatigue
OF a muscle occurs mainly due to
the formation OF the Tactic acid.
The purpose OF the oxygen Is to
remove the Tactic acid.
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rest the one nat had oxygen re-
covers and works again. The muscle
that had no oxygen fails to re-
cover; IL does not contract again.
AS explained by DR.. A. v. Hill.
Nobel prize win-.e r in medicine.
and Foulerton, professor OF the
Royal Society, a good runner OF
the sprint distances, going at full
speed. would need nor than 30
quarts Of oxygen per minute II ne
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were required 70 continue the
speed of the i00-yard dash for a
long time.
It has been found by measure
ment that a mans heart and lungs
can supply hi with about one
seventh OF that amount, so that
he cannot 20 on at such a high
speed for more than a fraction OF
q minute. He gets tired and
acquires what the psychologists
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to spend the evening with her but
the younger girl made excuses.
TT was nearly eight o'clock when
Norma unlocked the door OF her
newly rented room. The first fash
OF the electric light was startling.
Everything looked strange and diff
ferent- Shabby In the glow OF vel
low lamp light. She closed the
door behind her and took OF her
hat.
Across the room, tackled to the
faded wallpaper. Norma saw a cal
endar. She had not noticed II
earlier In the day. The calendar
bore the name OF a coal company
printed In large lettering and be-
meath this the head OF a fiirtatious
young woman dressed in red The
calendar had evidently been added
10 the room rs n decoration. No
n had bothered 10 remove the
November sheet from the pad.
Swiftly Norma crossed the room
and tore or the ante-dated leaf.
Yesterday had been the second OF
December. She counted down four
weeks. That brought her TO the
30th. Four weeks-but IL might be
FIVE, Painstakingly Norma drew a
circle about the numeral 80. II oc-
Cured to her for the first time that
Mark would be away on Christmas.
For a long time she sat and
stared ut the calendar Then she
arose. drew a large cross over the
day that had just ended. There
would be 27 more crosses TO draw
before she could hope TO see Mark
again. Twenty-seven more crosses!
From childhood and Sunday
school Norma remembered a hymn
about crosses. No. she told herself
vehemently. II was not sacrilegious
to think OF sucl thingsi Every day
away from Mark. every "a hours
represented by n cross upon her
calendar. was a literal cross to be
Aol nG Vu utt cuOuluCAts
Oh. what good could telling her
self to be brave do? What good
could anything do?
Norma was 20 years old. She was
very much In love. desperately un-
happy and lonesome. So. as might
have been expected OF any young
girl In a similar situation. she cried
herself TO sleep.
Morning when II came was gray
and dreary. "A sunless December
day threatening snow which did not
fall.
At 9:45 she was summoned 10
the telephone. Chris voice at the
other end OF the wire said brightly.
"Everything's arranged. You're to
come down as SOC as you a and
Dorothyn take you TO Mr.. Stuart's
Office. How soon can you make it7"
Half an hour. I guess. Ill start
right away"
Then step on itt The jobs as
good ms yours now."
Chr1s was n dear. For ner sake
Norma tried TO seem more enthusi-
astic than she felt riding downtown
on the street car. later meeting the
unknown Dorothy and being led by
her to the unknown Frederick Stu
arts Office.
Hallway down the corridor Doro-
thy stopped. wait a minute,"
she said abruptly. You're not feel
ing so high this morning. are you?
Need a little rouge. Here-let's see
what we can do"
They went into the wash room.
From her own vanity case Dorothy
produced rouge and a pinkish pad
with which 70 apply H. Five min
utes or artful ministrations and
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| ing to help me. Chris" she said.
Il didn't know you'd feel this way
about it,"
See here, infant, OF course I
want to help youi I'm just trying
to think what's the best thing to
do. that's all"
Il won't 60 back 10 Marks
fathers house. I tell you / won'ti"
CHRIS sighed. We'll" she said.
- that settles that! AS I said.
I don't blame you much. II you
won't go back I think you'd better
90 to work. Why didn't you come
to my place last night instead of
going to that rooming placer"
"You know you've no room now.
Dorothy's with you"
always have room. We can
double up"
mo. 7 don't want you to do that.
You see things are different now.
Chris. I've got to stand on my own
feet II helps TO tell you about
things. to talk them over and feel
there's n person who understands.
Oh. I don't know what I'd do with
out you! But I'm not going to be
n more to impose on your gen.
erosity-" '
SILLY! Why. that's ridiculous."
Maybe. Anyway. that's how ]
feel about II. This place I've moved
to is all right I'll want to sec
you often. Chris. but I've paid the
rent for a week and I think Ill
stay there"
Suit yourself. I suppose you'll
come to dinner some timer"
Love 10. Tell me about Dorothy.
What's she like?"
"0h. Dorothy's all right. We don't
pal around the way you and I did
but she's o. K. as a roommate.
Say" Chris dark eyes flashed
with a sudden inspiration why
didn't I think Of It? Why didn't /
think"
Think OF whati What are you
talking about?"
"A Job for you, Don't know what
II pays but II would be a lot better
than nothing. Dorothy was telling
me about II last night. A girl she
knows who works for a literary
agent on the same floor we're on
Is going TO quit Saturday. Getting
married. I don't even remember
the girls name. though I met her
once. Lucille something-or-other.
She was going to tell her boss about
1t today. It's ten to one they
haven't hired anyone else yet"
Whats a literary agent? What
kind OF a Job Is it,"
"0h. the job wouldn't be hard.
Just regular secretariai work.
Stuart Is the mans name. Frederick
Stuart People who write articles
for magazines and stories send
them to him. He finds someone to
buy them Dorothy says he's one
OF the best I'm the city"
do you think he'd hire me7-
why not? You're a good secre-
tary. Here-I tell you what III
do! I'll get Dorothy to 20 In and
see this girl In the morning and n
nobody's taken the Job I'll call you
to come right down. How's that?"
Fine. Say, that1l be great.
Christ I couldn't very we'll 60 to
Brooks and weIliver and ask for q
recommendation when I left them
the way I did"
We'll get Lucille 10 recommend
you personally. She'd do that for
Dorothy. I'm sure"
Ten minutes later they left the
restaurant Each boarded q differ-
emit street car. Chris urged Norma
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n% -"
cheeks notably Frightening her ap-
pearance.
THE lettering on the frosted glasR,
= before them read. Frederick j.
Stuart. Authors Representative
Dorothy opened the door and they
entered.
A slim girl, taller than Norma.
with ash blond hair. arose TO meet
them. Hello" she smiled at Doro-
thy. "Is this Miss Travers?"
"Yes. And this is Miss Fenway.
Miss Travers. She's come to see
about the job"
"Of course. Mr.. Stuart's I'm now.
Shall I ask him II he can see your
/ know II will be all right"
Norma said she would like the
interview at once- The slim girl
disappeared She returned and
with a nod invited Norma 20 enter
her employers Office.
Norma passed through the door
marked private" The man at the
desk looked up. Miss TraversG" he
asked.
"Yes. sir. I understand you need
a secretary and I've come to apply
for the position"
Stuart Strengthened back. He
was a dark man and he wore large.
dark-rimmed sp~ectacles. The hair
over his temples was rather thin.
He looked. Norma thought, exactly
like any businessman and this was
something or a surprise. Dimly she
had envisaged n literary agent as n
sort or poetic creature with wavy
hair. Windsor tie and affected.
slouching garments. FrederickR
Stuart looked essentially practical n
sit down. Miss Travers." he said.
miss Fenway tells me you've had
considerable experience. Take die
tation. I suppose?"
"Yes. sir. Most OF my experience
has been in a law Office. I've had
practice taking letters in shorthand
and also on the dictaphone."
4 see. Well. let's have a try AZ
H. Ask Miss Fenway for a note
book"
Norma went for the notebook.
For half nm hour she took dIcta-
ton AZ high speed and afterward
transcribed the notes. Her fingers
seemed clumsy as she hit the type
writer keys but her shorthand was
accurate. IL took longer 10 write
the letters than II should have but
when finished they we're perfect.
Stuart studied the letters care
fully. He chewed the end Of a
cigar that was not lighted. Present
ly he broke the silence.
Report for work Monday MORN
Ing. please. Miss Travers. Nine
o'clock"
Norma hesitated- -About the
salary" she began.
Yes. yes or course. Twenty
five dollars
II was earning $40 on my last
job"
Well. wen make II $3.50. Raise
you after the first on the year TX
your works satisfactory. Right7"
The girl nodded. "It's all right
She left Frederick J. Stuart's ONCE.
In a building six blocks away +.
NJ. Travers shifted 10 a more COM
Portable position In his comfortable
desk chair. He was holding the
French telephone 10 his ear.
whats that7" Travers ex-
claimed. you've found the girlf
Yes. OF course I want TO 10 through
with IL. Take n cab and come over
here right awayi-
(To he Continucd)
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Quotations

Economies is still in the back
ward state and economists have
not yet earned the right to be
listened to attentively.
John Maynard Keynes, British
economist.
We are surrounded by traditions
which were once living and now
are dead. -Havelock Ellis
We. won the war and II be-
hooves us. at this late date. not to
lose the peace.
William Guggenheim.
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IL was really the answer 10 a
buffers prayer. He didn't have 20
wach his form In front OF a mirror.
read. the newspaper golf lessons Of
talk to the club professional 70
find why his golf score always look. FL
like a ticket In the Calcutta Sweep
stakes. When he went into the woods
on his drive. plopped his second
shot into the creek and took sever
puts on the green he could al
ways resort to M alibi-that new
ball.
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In the past eason this spared MIL
lions the ordeal Of trying to dis
cover what was wrong with Their
game. And now the u. S. q. A. has
stepped In and snatched away the
red that comofrted them in the
storm.
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NOW Go ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI

Of1AE EN- AAAik
CHRIS SAUNDERS twisted the
- ring on her finger. II was an
oddly engraved band set with jade.
Chris always wore the ring. She
had worn 1t ever since Norma had
known her.
When she looked up all, Chris
said was, we'll"
"He-he didn't say anything"
Norma went On hurriedly. "Oh. II
was terrible that first night when I
knew he recognized mel I tried
to tell Mark-rd tried to tell him
before but he wouldn't let me.
Mark knows him. Chris. He and
Stone are some sort of cousins.
Mark didn't guess that I'd ever
seen him before thought"
The other girl Strengthened. Her
eyes. meeting Norma's quite leveily.
yer a mask.
Listen" Chris said, you've
done nothing to be ashamed OF. II
I were you I'D save my worrying
until I had something to worry
about Something reall Don't lose
your head. Norma. Tell me what
you expect to do during the next
four weeks?"
Il haven't thought It all out I'll
have to get a Job somewhere l sup
pose. The money I have won't last.
Anyhow I'd rather be doing some
thing"
Again Chris was absorbed in the
ring. Il understand why you ran
away last night" she said slowly.
but 1t might have been better II
you'd stayed"
"oh. I Couldn't Do you think
I'd accept anything from people
when I know they hate me? Just
couldn't do II. Chris. Mark wouldn't
want me to stay there II he knew.
made up my mind before he left
that l wouldn't stay in that house.
couldn't tell him because he was
counting on the trip SO. II he'd
known how / felt about II he
wouldn't have gone. I wasn't will
ing to stand in Marks wayl"
But don't you see, dear. running
away like this Is going to make
trouble?"
Norma's chin lifted but her lips
trembled. 4 thought you'd be will
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But even at that the u. s. O.. A.
by abolishing the ball misinterpreted
the real needs of the golfing world.
What the average golfer needs mere
than anything else for his personal
happiness Is something on which TO
blame his bad golf. In the new ball
he had IL.
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Homes were wrecked, golf clubs
disorganized, locker room harmony
ruined and business conference"
thrown into chaos by the l.68 ball.
They had a reason for calling II the
l.6s-one hole in s~ixty-eight strokes.
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. LAURA LOU
I BROOKMAN
Author OF
MAD MARRIAGE"

Norma emerged. the color In her
cheeks notably Frightening her ap-
pearance.
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The good players continued to get
good scores with 1t, but the rank and
file never got beyond treating 1t as
an abb rather than a golf ball.
Nothing except prohibition. the ex-
kaiser and the European cor b0rer
have been blamed for so much dis
tress.
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But even at It's worst the light
ball wasn't as bad as 1t vas re-
painted.
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This means that next season golt
players will have to 60 back 70
blaming a bad shot on the condi-
ton Of the fairway. the course archi-
tect Or the green's committee.
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This decision that the new ball Is
no good proves that even buffers
al be right at times, and ends n
Of the greatest major disturbances
since the world war. 1t will do much
to put America back on q peace
basis.
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o.s II; o.,

THE NEW GOLF BALL PASSES
The new golf ball Is through. Us
ing q short grip but q long back
swing, the u. 8. Golf association has
smacked 1t into the Greek Of obi
Won. This Is the first time the new
ball ever got any real distance.
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The next ball to be tried by the
golfing solons will be the same size
as the present ball, but heavier. One
of the most common complaints
against the light ball was that 1t
wouldn't carry through the four
some ahead with sufficient force %
hurt anybody seriously.
SEA Stiffness
There once was a frolicsome po--
poise
Whose weight in the hundreds
was four plus;
Once he drove down so low
That his friends had to 20
And release him by habeas cor
pus.
There once lived a bibulous clam
Whose personal life was a sham.
I'm not wet" proclaimed he,
Guy I'm anxious 10 be-
It's just that I don't give a damn!"
There once was a frivolous oyster.
Who woke up one day in q cloister;
His reception was such
That he liked 1t not much
So he fled with a cry, Ship a
hoysterl"
"Bebe Daniels became a mother
today. The child. a girl. weighed
eight pounds n Y. Mirror
Anyhow. it's a girl. and they
weighed her.
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to spend the evening with her but
the younger girl made excuses.
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UNPUBLISHED ROOMS

COLUMBIA I'd N. W.. 13O5-Two unfur-
nished looms for housekeeping. newly
or entire floor with private bath Il desired,
MONTELLO AVE. N. E.. 1220-Three
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NEAL ST. N. E.. 116s--Two rooms elec..
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VA. AVE. s. W., 949-3 rooms, h.-w.h..
elec.. priv. bath.
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MOTORCYCLES AND
BICYCLES
TRUCKS FOR SALE

REQ 2-ton Speed Wagon, 1920, perfect.
$676. 100 FLORIDA Ave. n. 2.
YELLOW coach canopy, Atom. 81, 200.
Sterrett OPP. Service, 80 N st. N. e.
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HOME BARGAINS
DETACHED HOUSES
BIG PRICE REDUCTIONS
1905 Madison st N. "

1905 Madison st N. W.
Half square west of 10th St. Beauti.
full detached home 12 rooms. baths.
porches, double brick garage and every
convenience. Reduced from $25, 900 to
$4,000. Will exchange for smaller
houses or business property. Open.
1877 Upshur St. N. W.
1 y squares west 18th St. rooms
double brick garage, . baths. General
Electric refrigerator. Reduced s. 900.
1920 Hemlock St. N. W.
2 stories, rooms, built-in garage:
Just east of 18th St. and Alaska Ave.
N. W. Drive out 18th St. and turn right
on Alaska Ave. TO Hemlock St.. and then
left 100 feet to house. Reduced $4, 900.
6403 to GAIL 3rd ST. N. W.
New, detached lots Al by 110 to alley.
Drive out Georgia Ave. to Rittenhouse
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pass door. Only left.
4009 21st st. N. z.
Detached brick: very attractive home;
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4710 Chevy Chase Blvd. N. W.
Just West Chevy Chase Club grounds
Drive out Wif;onsin 've. and Just this
side Bradley lane turn west 1 u SQUARES.
530S Illinois Ave N. W.
Attractive new home on this beauti.
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reduced to S7950
Inspect ANY Time. Open Till Pm.
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1915 H st. N. w. DIS O9O8
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ROOMS AND BOARD

LAMONT ST, n. w. 1s22-Nice front rm
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Also single room. reae. Ad. 6223.
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Nicely furnished single and double rms
excellent meals: reasonable rates. -
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GARAGES FOR RENT i

DOUBLE GARAGE, steam
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can be used as repair shop;
can be seen any time; reas.
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J0RDAN-1027, 6-pass. 2-door sedan: one
Of the popular custom-built models:
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North 1904.