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ly debOnair, a trim, little sandy moustache, brown eyes that twin kled and wide humorous mouth. You felt that his clothes had been very expensive once, but it was a long time ago. There were hand some links in his frayed, blue cuffs His glance met Venice's with un- expected directness and she felt herself blushing uncomfortably.
 "Parlez vous francais?" he asked with such a nunmistakable Ameri- can accent that Venice smiled and answered, No, not very well"
 Without so much as a by-your- leave he slid over into the chair beside her.
 That's relief. iim tired of struggling with this appalling tongue
 "Youre and American, aren't you?"
 "Yes. And so are you. We can't disguise the twang, can we?"
 No"
 What are you drinking? You must have another with me-"
 "A champagne cocktail"
 It all seemed quite natural and easy. Venice did not feel in the least embarrassed or nervous. He was a nice, every day fellow-coun- tryman and she knew tremendous relief in exchanging words with some one who was not later to re- ceive tip from her.
 "Whoops, dearie, an expensive American"
 He laughed and hailing waiter, ordered her a cocktail and beer for himself.
 Are you on holiday?" she asked.
 NO, I've been over here for sev- eral months. And now I'm too hard up to go home so I'm staying. l came over to take position which they didn't hold for me. haven't been able to get anything else"
 He spoke cheerily. His dilemma didn't seem to matter much to him one way or another.
 Hard luck" said Venice. You couldn't feel sorry for him some how.
 But Paris is a grand town. Who
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uADyu1Ma e RASN
 BY HARRIET HENRY

envelopes into the mail box she felt as if an important step in her future was definitely taken.
 This sense of something about to occur was all very well, but after a week of wandering about alone, not speaking to soul except the coinceierge and the maitre dhotel at the Louis-Le Grand, a clerk or two at the Bankers Trust, and to walters who served her at this or that cafe, her heart began to sink. She began to feel herself caught in a blind alley from which no open ing led to the things she wanted to achieve. When she returned to New York she wanted to be able to talk casually about Pigalle'S, Flor ence's the Peroquet and the Flor ida, races at Longchamps and Au- teuil, Count So-and-So and Lord This and-That. But how could she?
 Walking slowly along the Place de rOpera one afternoon she null ed over these unhappy thoughts. She must shake them Passing the Cafe de la Paix she sat down bit wearily and -heartedly ordered a champagne cocktail. She eyed the passing throng with forced in terest. Here was life, movement, colour.
 Venice began to absorb it all with genuine enjoyment and to forget the slow sense of unavoidable stag nation that was creeping over her.
 Finally her gaze swept her com- panions at the neighboring tables. On her left an English couple quite evidently indulged in heated words over something that had occurred the previous night
 My word" he exclaimed, you are nagger"
 That's better than being im- moral" she snapped, s
 Venice's eyes meandered to the table at her right. A young man shabbily but neatly dressed, vague
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Cotton Strains Sought in
 Oklahoma Test,

OKLAHOMA CITY Okla, Dec. 16.--Like scientists mixing chemi- calls in a laboratory in search of a new formula, workers at the Ok lahoma experiment station are crossing, and segregating strains of cotton in an attempt to find types with longer lint, higher yield, uni form fibre, large bolls and resist ance to drought.
 In the gigantic cotton laboratory this year are 1,160 rows of plants undergoing experiments. Fourteen strains of Acala cotton, none of
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Synopsis: Suddenly left alone in Paris by the death of her mother, Venice Muir decides to make a drastic change in her aelf.. Several seasons of un- popularity in New York have given her a keen desire to go back and prove herself social success. She has been self conscious at dances and tongue tied at teas. Watching other girls, she has discovered that mystery holds a high allure for men. This knowledge aids her planning in Paris. She resolves to stay aboard for six months and return with a manufactured past. She will hint at her experiences, and her naturally reserved conver- sation will secm a curtain for mystery. She can pay back Ronald Wainwright, who snub- bed her, and surprise Drake Farrelly, who pitied her. The decision makes her happy, but has yet to work out details of her campaign.
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The idea leads Venice to Ciro's, in the next installment, where she meets a marquis.
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cares about being exiled in Para

cares about being exiled in Para dise!"
 T love it too. There's something well, you can't put your finger on it, but there's a fascination, an allure about Paris. It's like wine In your veins. Once you've caught the glow of it if you're slightly intoxi cated"
 Nicely put. You're bright girl"
 "Oh, po."
 Are you over on your own?"
 Yves"
 What are you doing with your self?"
 Everything"
 That sounds sweeping and ex- citing. Another cocktail?"
 Are you going to have another beer?"
 of course"
 The people passing. Couldn't you watch. them forever?" Venice made comprehensive gesture to- wards the street. They lapsed into silence watching the parade.
 Venice looked at her wrist watch. Its almost seven. I must go," she said.
 What for?" You should never hurry in indolent Paris"
 Tt doesn't quite fit, does it? But must go."
 "Garcon," he called. Then he turned towards her with a smile that lit up his entire face and pos itively charmed the cookies of the heart. Look here, could you pay for this binge? And I had two beers at my table. I'm stony broke.'
 Venice laughed. You couldn't re- sent him. 'Q4Ns
 "Is that why you spoke to me?"
 Primarily. But I'm glad I did anyway. You're nice girl"
 She handed him fifty francs. Suddenly she caught his arm.
 Wait a minute" she said ex- citedly. Lets have another each. There's something I want to talk to you about" Her face was vivid with an unexpected idea. B
 Tho idaa Ioade Vapica fn
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which has been placed with grow CTS, are being developed.
 One of the chief accomplish ments of the station, which has been in existence 20 years and is assisted in it's work by the United States department of Agriculture, is the development of the famous Oklahoma Triumph A strain by the individual plant selection meth cd.
 While the experts employed by the state and Government cross the strains, Dr. L. L. Ligon, head of the station, urges farmers to keep the types pure after they have been developed.
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Chapter 18

Chapter 18
 THE START OF VENICE'S PAST
 Venice awakened the following morning to a benign day of warm, early summer sunshine and gentle, friendly air Opening her eyes she knew that quick, excited feel ing of something pleasant and un- usual about to happen.
 Of course She was going to stay in Paris and launch herself, a gay and fascinating butterfly. After her petit dejeuner she wrote a letter to uncle Livingstone and one to aunt Laura telling them of her de- cision to stay abroad for several months, She put it down to the desire for change of scene and faces. Later with the slipping of the
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BUILDINGS BEING REPAIRED

The store room on Front street where once the Little Douglas" saloon flourished and later the home of the Cable Office, is being repaired by E. Uberti, owner, for the tenancy of Tom Haine, as a barber shop.
 Mike Pusich, owner of the cot tage on Second street, recently vacated by the Stevens family, is having it reconditioned for future tenants.
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GUILD TEA WAS SUCCESS

The Tea sale of fancy work, which was held in the League rooms yesterday by the St. Luke's Guild, netted a neat sum and the affair was considered a good suc- cess.
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DOUGLAS NEWS
wAHTos RETURN TO DOUGLAS

Gust Wahto and family removed to Douglas the first of the week after several months residence in Juneau. They have moved into the former Christoe house on H street.
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Cherry trees which bloomed once this spring for E. G. Boyles of AL liance, O., and then seed their leaves after the fruit was picked bore leaves and blooms again this fall
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Taxes on nearly 7,118,000,000 gall Ions of gasoline were levied in the United States during the first half of 1881.
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Socid|Nlotes

Miss Julia B. Whiting, Of
this city, took a prominent part
in the horse show held in War
renton during the past week
when she won a number Of
prizes with her thoroughbred
hunters. She entertained a
party in her box at the show
Thursday, when her guests in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland
Smith, Miss ClarisSa Fleming,
Of The Plains: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis w. Whiting, Mr.. william
Bowie Clarke, and Mr.. John B.
Cochran.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Aubrey
Hastings, of this city, are spend
ing the weekend in New York
city at the Hotel Astor. Mr..
Hastings, who is Administrative
Assistant to President Hoover,
is attending a meeting Of the
Presidents Committee on Social
Trends.
r 4
Mrs. C. Robinson Clark, wife
of the Treasury attache at the
United States Embassy in Lon.
don, accompanied by her daugh-
terS. the Misses Doris and Au-
drey Clark, will be among the
passengers on the Cunard liner
Caronia, sailing tonight for
London.
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Better Than Virtue

quoted the other day letter from woman who was
angry because her virtues wife were not so highly
rewarded as she thought they should be. Today have
letter from woman in Washington whose suffering
have apparently made her happy and amusing Others
Most OF the letter suggestion made by another
correspondent who wanted to take over all the
privileges of men-and to do all the mems work; it is
somewhat ironc about "men who want women to have
place." which is called purely masculine bombast"
(Yet friend of yesterday would certainly say
that she prefers to have place. and that place
decidedly not the love-nest.)
Life History
Skipping Mrs. Bedsoe's epigrams about men and
women (which good as most, and like most unnn-
portan come to the paragraph of autobiography which
absolutely essential in letters from women Yes
terdays life history parade of moral righteous
ness, delivered a complaint Todays is different:
Speaking for myself, have never yet seen the man
with whom l would care to change places and that's
not appesauce either. Was born in abject poverty,
reared in Orphanage married before knew what it
all about to a man twice old myself (my
beauty and -ignOrance-attracted), the
cInging vine type, have been widow thirteen years.
Must get my breath Had money but had to
two children and, incidentally, had training. Went
to night school, worked all day in office cooked washed
my children might be well dressed. Had to
Shoes cotton stockings and my clothes to frazze
NV women friends jealous Of me-what Of don't
knOw-nO man ever noticed / a widow, but not
merry Well hit bottom in adversely, but found my-
self mentally sitting framed among the asOnshed stars
and nothing could hurt me-"
That strikes me as pretty fine cts great to up
hill in reverse" is the conclusion of the letter I'd never
thought of it before, but it must be.
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Aerial Honeymoon

Miss Kathryn watson, Of this
city, was the maid Of honor
at the marriage yesterday Of
Miss Eleanor Hoyt, daughter Of
Mrs. K. Stone Hoyt and Mr..
Richard FarnSworth Hoyt, Of
New York, to Mr.. Alexis Felix
du Pont, jr., which was an i'm.
portant event, Of this season, in
Marion, Mass.
A large wedding party at
tended the couple, and follow.
ing the ceremony, Mr.. du Pont
and his bride left on their sea-
plane, a gift from the brides
father, to fly to a secret deSti-
nation. The bride is the only
aviatrix, except Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh. to have piloted
Colonel Lindberg. She and Mr..
du Pont are ardent devotees of
flying.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ter
rell Henderson will sail from
New York today on the s. S.
Franconia to spend some time
In Bermuda.
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DougIases Due to
Arrive Wednesday

Mr.. Charles A. Douglas and
his daughter, Miss Patsy Doug
las, a popular subdeb In Wash
ington. will arrive in New York
Wednesday aboard the S. s.
Homeric. accompanied by Mr..
Douglas brother. the Rev. DR..
John w. Douglas, Of Roland
Park, Md.
During the past summer, Mr..
Douglas and his daughter, and
Rev. DR.. Douglas travelled ex-
tensively in Sweden and Nor
way, going as far north as
Spitzbergen.
Miss Douglas has been abroad
for a year, studying music and
the languages, IN London and
Paris. She made many friends
while in England, and prior to
leaving was entertained at
house parties at several coun-
try homes there,
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Plan Party fo'
Debutantes
Tonight

The Belgian ambassador, Mr..
Paul May, and the Argentine
ambassador, DR.. Felipe Espil,
will attend the ball to be given
tonight by Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel
AtwilI, at Rainbow Hill, their
country estate in the Green
Sprirty Valley, in compliment to
the iatter'S debutante daughter,
Miss Louise Brooks, and Miss
Nancy Gordon Carroll, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Gordon Carroll, who made her
debut in Baltimore last season.
Among the other guests from
Washington will be Mrs. Arthur
Macarthur, with her daughter,
Miss Mary Elizabeth MacAr-
thur, and her son, Mr.. Douglas
Macarthur; Miss Marion Jar
dine. daughter Of the United
States Minister to Egypt and
Mrs. Jardine, who will be &C
companied by Miss Mildred
Huston and Miss Catherine
Huston, daughters of Mr..
ClaudiuS H. Huston, and Mr..
Horace Peters and Mr.. James
Peters. Miss Louise Gwynn and
her brother, Mr.. Henry Bell
Gwynn, will be house guests Of
Miss Brooks for the occasion.
Miss Brooks has many friends
among the younger set in
Washington, where she has
been q frequent guest of late
Of Mrs. Arthur Macarthur and
Mrs. William c. Gwynn.
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Little MARINES" u
Pay Respects to
Gen. Fuller

Four little Marines" as they
.fondly called, are now visit
ing the commandant of the Ma
rine Corps. Maj. Gen. Ben H.
Fuller, U. S. A., and Mrs. Fuller,
at the famous old Command
ants House" at Eighth and G
Streets Southeast. They are the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Fordney, Of Saginaw, Mich.
son-in-law and daughter of Ma
jor General and Mrs. Fuller.
A Charming Quartet
Katherine, II; Mary, 8; Ed
ward, S, and Ben, seven months
old, make up the quartet OF
charming little visitors. who are
? turning the quiet old house
quite topSy-turvy. Major Gen"
eral Fuller was appointed by
President Hoover, August 5,
1890. He is the thirteenth COM
mandant of the corps, and has
been in service for 46 years.
His duties including duty in
China, the Philippines. Hawaii,
Panama, Cuba, Haiti, and Santa
Domingo.
An Old House,
The delightful old house occu.
pied by Major General and Mrs.
Fuller, is one of the historic
landmarks in the Capital. It was
built in 1903, Of hand-pressed,
red bricks brought over from
England.
In the war Of 1912, it was cap
tured by the British who used
it as an official headquarters
for a time. One of the inter-
eSting features of the house is q
collection Of portraits Of former
commandants Of the Marine
Corps, which adorn Its walls.
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Betrotha! of Mrs.
Everard Announced

Capt. Charles J. wynne has
announced the engagement Of
his sister, Mrs. Ruth wynne
Everard, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert j. Wynne,
Of this city, to Mr.. Marsden j.
Perry. jr., Of Providence, r. I.
The wedding will take place
in New York, in october. Mrs.
Everard'S father was Postmaster
General, during the Roosevelt
administration, and was later
Consul General to Great Britain.
Mr.. Perry is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marsden j. Perry, Of Provi.
dence and Newport.
\ y
Mr.. Henry L. Doherty has
arrived in Washington, where
he will be Joined in September
by Mrs. Doherty and their
daughter, Miss Helen Lee Eames
Doherty, who are passing some
time at the westchestsr.Bilt-
aAOre Club in Rye. New York.
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Mr.C,C.Long Will Be
Host for Ohioans

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rath-
burn, Of Gallipolis. Ohio, and
Mrs. Robert H. Ruddell, Of
Columbus, will arrive in Wash
ton today to be the guests
over the weekend of Mr..
Charles Colfax Long at his
residence, 2558 Massachusetts,
Ave.
Mrs. Long, who has spent
the summer at Bass Rocks,
Cape Cod, Mass, will return
to Washington early in Sep
tember.
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TO Honor Diplomat

The Minister Of Bolivia
senor DR.. Luis o. Abelli and
Sonora de Abelli, will entertain
at dinner Wednesday evening
at their home in Wesley
Heights, in honor of the retiring
Minister of Bolivia, Senor Don
Eduardo Diez de Medina, and
Sonora de Diez de Medina, who
will leave Washington the latter
part of next week for New
York where they will spend
some time before sailing for
their home in La Paz.
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Visit Point Lookout

Captain Mishtowt, former
naval attache Of the Imperial
Russian embassy, and Nine.
Mishtowt are at the Point
Lookout Hotel, Point Lookout,
Nd, with their sons. Nine.
Mishtowt, who has Just re-
turned from Paris, joined Cap
tain Mishtowt last week.
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Nine. May Plans
To Return Here
September 20

Nine. May, wife Of the
ambassador Of Belgium, Mr..
Paul May, will return to the
Capital September 20, after
spending the summer at their
home in Belgium. The ambas-
sador is still occupying the cot
tage near Annapolis. on the
Chesapeake Bay, which he
leased for the late summer,
and he will remain there until
he is joined by Nine. May.
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The second secretary Of the
Belgian embassy, Count Fran
co.'s de Buisseret, who left for
the West q week ago, is now
in California, where he will
spend several weeks before re-
turning to his duties at the
embassy.
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Will Rejoin Envoy

Sonora de Teller, wife Of the
Ambassador Of Mexico, who
has spent the summer in Mex
ico. with their three young chill
dren, will return to Washington
about the middle of September
to rejoin the Ambassador at
the embassy for the winter
months.
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At White Sulphur

The italian Ambassador. No
bile Giacomo de MARITIME, left
by motor yesterday afternoon
for White Sulphur Springs
where he will spend the week
end,
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Marriage Plans

The marriage Of Miss Jose.
phine Louise Laimbeer, daugh.
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
William Laimbeer, of New York,
and Mr.. John r. Fell, jr., son Of
Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, wife of the
Undersecretary of the Trea.
sury, will take place in Decem-
Der in New York.
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Lady Herbert Feted

Lady Herbert, widow of the
one-time British Ambassador IN
washington. was entertained at
a farewell luncheon yesterday at
Newport by her sister, Mrs. T.
Shaw Safe, with whom she has
been spending the summer.
Lady Herbert is leaving today
on the s. S. MinnewaSka to
return to her home in England.
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Luncheon Hosts

The Minister Of Greece, Mr..
Charalambos Simopoulos ans
Nine. simopoulos, entertained
at a luncheon today at Cliff
Lawn. the summer legation at
Newport.
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Senator Is Guest

Mr.. James W. Wadsworth,
former Senator from New York,
has gone to Newport, to be the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Of Washington, at
Berry Hill,, their summer home.
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Washington Fashions
BY WILMA LAvILLE

Drastic change is the key
note Of the fall millinery mode.
Everyone admits that the new
hats are the newest things
they've ever seen, and every
woman who hasn't already
bought one is just living for
the day when she can try them
on, and see how she looks in
them. But their newneSS and
their interesting fashion are
only half the story, for before
you buy your hat, you must
learn to put it on right.
Over the Eye Tilt
The hats Of the past year so
have been best put on by grasp
ing the crown or the brim on
the sides, and pulling it on
with q backward movement, so
we wouldn't spoil all the hair
that had to show. The system
is entirely different for the new
Empress Eugene hats. Take
them carefully by the front
and back, as you've seen men
do, and pull the front on first.
adjusting 1t carefully over the
right eye. And far enough
down. Don't compromise with
yourself in the tilt it should be
over that eye. Then pull it
down as far in the back as it
will 60, but not far enough
to pull 1t back off your eye
brow. Because we've worn
hats so snug on the back Of
the neck, we feel undreSSed
with our back hair showing,
but we will get over that after
wearing q new hat a few
times.
Change of Couture
The way you wear your hair
now may be all wrong for the
new hats. That's diScouraging
news, but not really bad, as
almost any hairdreSS may be
changed just slightly so that it
will look we'll. Some hair, in
fact a good deal of it must
show on the left side, and it
must be at least a little curly
or wavy. 1t mustn't come far
over the face, but should be
loose about the ears, and there
should be good bit Of hair
to show at the back, either
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Cen. Pershing Sails

Gen. John j. Pershing is
sailing for America today from
Cherbourg aboard the liner
Geviathan. He has been In
france as head Of the Battle
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field Monument Commission
during the summer, and he
will come to Washington upon
his arrival in New York.