Des Moines Tribune from Des Moines, Iowa • 4

4 SATURDAY The Evening Tribune Has More Subscribers in Des Moines at 2c Than Any Other Evening Taper at lc -MAY 0. 1022. THE EVENING see an array of work, which, under most one would havo to travel far to see. By EDGAR A. GUEST rpRIBt'NE readers are cor- 1 THE THRILL THAT COMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME ByH.T.

WEBSTER i t. mi JUST FOLK PtiMmhM mvry rvnnr Sunday Copjrt.ht, 1.31. kr Ed.ar Ouaai at th pun. off. Hi an wctifxl cint tier-.

Moin, In, dhilly invlterl to vlnit Th KpglHter and Tribune bulldlm? Ht 2 o'clock any afternoon ex-: ctpt fcunda.vs and holiday and bee the ftefual making of a modern city tiwpaper. A. guide will be provided. IUGHTR. Bill wa.

fellow who knew hit BUI was whooping uj ona Nfiw York of fir- Mirpohln Towi Culeago Trthum ItPlrmt of fit "nl K'irtI UullilUiif. St. Lrfjuin office- itu yiotM'-Jjcinoernt and knew them from A night when a neighbor liari. Recently the head of the art department at Drake university, addressing a group of business men, referred to a fine collection of work at the university which the department is glad to have people come and see. Other De Molne.

studios also take a keen intercut In visitors who have any Interest in art. It Is a fine thing to raise more He'd reacl''the book, and he'd read th. law and rightful chap waa he; He walked the street, with hi. Dead up high and he Jostled hi. seldom kill a king, but often fought among themselves to see who should control him.

The baronial system had to fall In Europe. There had to be na- hi lih KM'I IO.N KATt 111 MAIL IX IOWA. On ywir. tut Thrti monlha. .1.20 Six month 2 4titoi.

Ol'THlPK iK lott'A. Rate furnihft on un. Th Kvntnjr nnd The Unllr and Sunday UBimr p.M' rl-l vt-r-Mj by ir 1 I Mom for 4tt 'til Tit hvtiitrni 1 ribunw ami Htiiuiy iiciair, tlcUvwt by carrier in le aToIikm fin- 15 tciil a Vak. Tt-nowman, For Bill didn't know that hi. own right ceased where the other chap's right begun.

rnrn uiirl tlonal coheslveness and authority. I cattle. It is splendid to see Indus- "Thl. I. the land of the free," jioneit In And asked of him Jn a friendly way to the dreadful din; "Some of us wish to sleep," sulil ha "Pray, why should I BUI; "'I've right to do a.

I please at home, and you may Be sure I will." The neighbor dented Bill', braejv chaek and flattened his stubborn nose. And he said: "We've a rglht to a peaceful day and a right to a night repose, And I'll leach you now," and h. shot a blow to the left of big foolish chin, "That your right, end at the verv line where your neighbors rights begin." The same needs exist lit China, end Hill, a. he Btruttetl nis way alnnff. apparently tire being; more and "I've a right to live as I please and more reencnlzed.

Out of the con- SATURDAY. MAT fusion will yet come a fairly well be the iiflge or wnut a ngut and wronc." try and commerce developed by a great people. But we must not forget that reul progress Is measured also In culture. Dea Moines has been more favored In cultural opportunities than many of her citizens realize. JET PAID lilUTLATlON FOlt organized single nation, with a And he laughed whenever his APKIL.

neighbor, frowned, ana little he seemed to rare. a jwl ii a "ob l.iv wbv hi. government that counts for something. That will materially alter the complexion of International politics in the far east when It comes. nornooa ana nonony linen nim there, DOUBLE EFFOBTS Daily Register and Tribune.

6tate of Iowa, Polk county, aa: Vc. A. CwdiOKlrv, circulation manarr of Th and Tribune. do mkmii-ly iHar that ihe following la a trua and corrart etalement of the net paid circulation for the month of Aortl. 12- All unpaid cltculiWHin tiaa bean deducted, liate.

I'itv. Total, i Data. City. Total. I lull Sunday Suil.lav T.7S is.

lilO.onti 4.1 San rj.8i.j i 43. 44; WAIT" 43 3t linen 4S U'TIMI l41 ISIf an ID AUTHOR More Accidents. Forty-seven accidents, Including one fatality, was the total for Des Moines In April. In the same month a year, ago there were forty 7.. 44.0S1 1JM7I i 22..

42.SO 1J4.S..4 ..42 3.S4 111:. 33 Sunday i(4. lM.l.v. 'Was ud Dnmttlt Stoy ffundav 10... 43 404 12X210 12..

.43.223 12IU: 13. 12A.KIII 124.01). 1A. .42. IH.SH7 2 2T ,4.1 Hi 1J" .4 2S.

I2S.2211 3 4.i,3JT Drunkenness continued on the increase in Des Moines during the past twelve months, despite everv effort of local, state and national authorities to curb the sale of intoxicating liquors. Average Paid lx-s Miiincs. 43,310 accidents, including two fatalities. Communities have been aroused for some time to the great Increase In the number of accidents, and "safety first" has been preached rather consistently for a number of years. Railroad companies, and Average I'aid Total 126,042 Average I'nimid Cirrulntion 2,213 A report submitted by Chief of Police Hammond to Councilman John MacVicar Saturday shows an increase of more than twenty-five per cent in the number of those arrested for fnioxieation In the Vtrrlnla Ftlrffti, dauahter of ne of tha rlrat fkuiiillea of AirKlniia, roliela ttaalnat tha iurlt4titiol ntle of the Kmndfatner.

lutcl liirad bv rilmland. ratia to baioma motion pic ture aetreaa. Arrivtiuc In Ijt Anaelea. alia aiARla filorija Kuiuntera. who la In the moil.a.

Thav bwirnir warm frlanria. Ili.y a Herbert llicluir.l-aon, who liaa been Interealrd In lie miu-rlea l.lorU, Newt romea of tha aerloua lllnaaa of kllly DaJloil Ilia dire! reault of a wlTd imrty. To tjlorla oluHtered to hltK wut of low mjhJ care for raroecra. Vlrainla. nieeta I dure titraitun tha aroat nmilo After a acvere lllnre- rlurlnc which kitty woo Virainla'a aincere tircillla recovereil.

Thradoro 1 4 "1 Average Total Daily. 128,255 The Suntlity lleglster. rat. litv. Tnl.il i last twelve months over the yesr even street car companies, have produced a reduction in the number of accidents while carrying in Sunday.

Anril a 30.123 San-lav, April I 13ii S7n tunday. April IK 30 SurtiUy, April 23 aiW April 31) 3.JW 47. AvttrHirn IW-a MaineH. creased numbers of people. Yet piraiion tuta Bramiaed liar a place la ilia cuat.

Averace Paid Total 120,842 in sPite l've done, Vlritlnla found heraelf alren a vary that would only need Mr. Strat-tomorrow?" She changed the subject. "I am not going to the studin tomorrow. The director told we ton and Mis. Sanson tor a coupic of days and that he would telephone when he wanted me.

There will then be a day when Tommy Curtis and I have our scenes together. "Ob, i Tommy Curtl. the Juvenile? He is vary handsome, isn't hel I don't know. I did not notice him. When they don't work, Kitty, do they take out the salary for the day?" "No, my dear, a contract mean.i you are on the payroll until you are out of the picture." "I am glad of that.

I want in pay you back your money a. soon as possible." ''Don't be a goo.e. Take your time." I filled In the time before my studio call with letters to Aunt Virginia and Naomi, my childhood chum. I told her that I was really a moving picture actress! How the important viae In tha Slratton pic our streets grow less safe. ture.

preceoing. The total number of those arrested for this offense during the twelve months ending March 81, 1922. was 2.109. In the twelve months ending March SI. 1921.

1,437 men. and women were arrested for intoxication. In the same period In 1920. 1.3!t4 persons were placed In Jail Averajte I npniil Circulation 1,312 Average TotaJ Sunday 131,354 V. A.

ordingley. Circulation Subarrlbfl and anorn to bfora thla fifth day of Mav. 1H22 H. Ruhinlan.i Notary FunUe. ly.

again arruaed Vlrflnla with helm la lora with stratum and warned her. Kitty eanfeaaea ber lore for John "ana. the niuil.ter. Mir raila at the altitude at ihe aorjil ahlrh riindrmna fter nnn eoiulonaa Hlralton ard aed. duulile alaod- Laiiii fianaon qaarrela fiirleualy with Theodore rt ration.

She rhamea him with hein In lore with Vlrilnia. Ha deniea it and aaeerte ahe mtiat et orer tempenunent and proceed alth tha fiiia nr quit. Maud Kan.on ad Theodore fMralton are reeonilled. VIRGIN I A'gTlRST KISS. "Kitty, I think we are both getting into hot water," I said, a.

I Metnhr of 111. Avoriated Treaa. Th Aamialed Prcaa i. exciuaivfiy rn-titted to thf us9 rtnibluauon of all mm dlpaich cicdlied to It or nil otherwise clsditfd In thia paper and tha local nsca puhlishti herein. All fight of repuiih.

on special 'lis-patoliea herein are also rcae-rved. We can claim little for the efficiency of our public safety measures until we begin to at least hold our own in checking accidents. Libraries and Economy. William F. Riley, president of the Iowa Library association, warned a district meeting of librarians here that municipal economy programs may fall rafher heavily on public libraries during the coming two or three years.

This is because reductions in appropriations for such purposes are expected to arouse less antagonism than curtailment elsewhere. -ed on mis cnarge. Persons arrested for violation of traffic laws numbered 2.697, as compared with 1.500 persons 1021 and 1.329 In, 1920. There were twenty-six attempted suicides, twelve accidental poisonings, thirty-four aasaulu and twenty succenstul suicides during this period. There were also 861 persons injured in automobile acciden's.

nine killed by automobiles and trucks, three killed by alcoholic poisoning and six accidentally ohot during this time. THE Pav vcu made the. HIGH STRUTS' AnD VrVAtkDOVE.R. ANO NONCHALANTLY SATOnThE ROOFDFTE CHiCn COOP One doesnt hear of many cases of rheumatism of the tongue. kissed Kitty', tear stained cheek.

And we will probably stay news must have tnrilied her in the little town. At last the summons came. When I heard the assistant director' voice over the phone 1 aimrw cried, I was so happy. I had been very much disappointed that I iia.i not heard from Theodore "Stratum for the few days that I had not been at the studio. I had not yet learned that men can be periodical where love is concerned.

They can detach themselves from any woman whenever there until it scalds us," she added. "By the way, John said he would send his car in for us on A lot of fellows who used to line up at the bar now line up at the employment offices. E. E. Baker, Grocer Saturday night so we could get an early start Sunday.

1 think we had better leave about 7 o'clock." Kome men can see the wrong in everything but the height of their own daughter's skirts. ii mini nsv nnvn "Oh, bo. Miss Kltir! it is John with you as as well as Theo and Detective, to Run for Sheriff they like and there is nothing By RUBY M. AVRES witn me, is it He of Marry wicklow- easy lor a man as jorgettiug. f.

"It has been John with me! There is a danger here. Libraries stand in a peculiar way for community culture and community progress. Probably most citizens would rank them next to the public schools in importance. Vet because so few of us. relatively, make use of the library facilities which The "regulars" in the republican party are still busy reading "the handwriting on the wall." ui 1 iiui: iu tuiU" i since th1 ffrst moment I saw him.1 Kitty's faoe instead of blushing, crew a little paler, she looked me' shovel full of tiirt ou the grave vt a dead love before he is off after another.

Remember during the Fosdick murder case how the murderers1 SYNOPSIS. straight in the fac as though she i 1 e. i ,1 1 1 Hulhert drew out his case and selected a cigaret; he thought he had put his proposal very neatly. havo thought of you every The war in China over and a truce agreed So in Ireland? Looks like a dull week ahead of us. you going to wear at the studio Vh A a LiTT irVn are ours, we fail to realize nhat retrenchment may mean and may stanl longer than necessary.

"Thir that he would do anything for money she believed that he had married her for monev so, of course, he would be willing to let her go for money. And It was all Norman's fault curse him! curse him! Someone tapped at the door. Barry roused himself with an effort. were caugnt? Recall the detective who; played 'drunk' for a week, lolling in the: place has been a wilderness with- Uhen Aarnee Uunaay aent rejtrete for theater. Hurry aent.

anyway, tie offered hia box to a pretty nnknowa country rlrl and her mother, umible to at aeata. lien lie went to so a taxi they hud sttie. Hurry towed he'd find the airl. tlarry Roea ui iletlmnnd to try to win tha air! from He seta Hrdaina at a farm holier, the a.rl of the theater. flmU ahe la Hnrel Bentley, Norman's rirl.

He la atunoed. ttarrr find Nurmun haa lied to the iand without name being mentioned either. "I haven't tame here on my own initiative." he said complacently. been well talked over first, land your wife He looked iup at Barry and did not finish. out you." The weather man apparently lacks the courage to make a forecast without adding "probabiy showers." BIRKHILL GOMES TO MEREOITH'S PIPER rutty naa foitj me mat tony had seen Theo and Maud Sanson at the Cocoanut Grove the night after their quarrel.

I was not abie to accept his protestation, with the tome in. Hu housekeeper en 1 Barry was deathlv white; he was Jfirl about bim. tla drcidre to eicn ar aooui uiin. lie ueciuea 10 ...1.1. 1 1 1.

i iciru. euc n.uacu lUUHQ mr muni acore, ilia Ultereat la Haxel deeaelia. Standing Wltn hllln hands grl ppll) 0lofret! a Tllen lie mxulb jcalou. of hi. chit i r-fiack his head 8 little.

I 'I hpa vftlir tiarHnn air hfl have cousin. Haael'a uncle Jue diatruata Deg OUT pa rclon. Sir. DU1 tlaVe utni. i lorwara.

Vou seen tha evening naner?" We'll never believe the Max and Mathilde match has been broken off until the price of gasoline starts downward. faun that 1 would have reallv I liked. But, like all women. I ex-j eused Theo to myself by thinking uncle offera to aRr hie debt. east side door- way where, and Cross passed, over hearing guilty ad mis-1 slons i fi led to the ar- of the men later con-' victed of the Chicago Man Advertising Man be led to atquiesce in economies which will prove almost disastrous.

Library support really involves a very small percentage of public outlay. Probabiy the waste which is taken as a matter of course in almost any other city department would cover it. For that reason, any economy in library funds which would produce a saving of consequence would seriously cripple' the library. Cities and towns of Iowa will do well to make sure of their ground before acting on any proposal to Huioert threw his cigaret away. Barry echoed her word, vacantly.

Look here, he said, with a "The: evening paper? No, I sudden change of tone, "its no haven't got one why?" use beating about the bush, toure, she came a further into a man of the world, and so am the room, she had been holding a ager of "Fruit, Garden and Home." triai na naa 10 00 la make up with. Maud. And at least I was there, within sound of bis voice, within touch of his hand, and I was deliriously happy. "You are seated on the garden seat. Miss Winston.

Turn a little The radio craze has not yet affected the joy riding to such an extent that the filling stations are raising a howl. and ill, him o.utK) nounda If hc'li atep in and end a Inte attuir In which, hi roualii urmun ia involved. IJelia invitee Hazel ho viit in l-on- don. Ifarel'n uncle forl.ida her to ao. Hurry unexpectedly flnda himaelf de- efannx hia love to JJiuel.

hue aaja ahe lute him. "I'ncle Joe" dial rusting Harry, ordera him tark to 1-ondun. liaael fearful he will foraet her. He praiuiaee to come for her aoon. A acene follow Harry decidea he lovea Uaiel.

Before he can ko to her. him are mar. liAKKH. uni. i iu sums iu laia tu papor behind her back, jiraignt.

on married your wife, "There's something I think vou for reasons I know nothing about. ought to see, sir I can't beiiwe and it's no business of mia; but jt myself, but I thought if I what ia my business is jitst this, 1 showed it to you" she doesn't care for you. she wants Rarrv took it from her Impatient- killing? olaved dead" in Roy w. Barnhill of Chicago nearer the camera. Look soulfully The man who By wiping out a bandit gang in a gun battle, 'the Canton, police have almost revived our faith In the power of the law.

rietl. I nexpecte.il they ineet or- to tie rul ot you. ell. give her.K-, he glanced casually at the para- the doorway, and was granted his share in the reward offered for the Fosiliek murderers, was K. E.

Raker, east p.itia grocer, who is out m.tn and Ii revt-itU Burrv tmrt tn the her freedom and name your own graph she indicated aiiiair. jiazr l. lupartlirtiKHii ana uv Hhl.innMl him her wrtl- i price," cut down library funds. diiia dy. Sb kops to l.fr ruln.

Jclia, licliu itxre to WAteh her tot "We much rngret to have to etate that a bad accident oteurred at Guildford this morning owing to two motor cars colliding, resulting "My God!" said Barry hoarsely, He swayed a liitle where he stood; i his face was livid. "And you daro has been made advertising manager of E. T. Meredith', new publication. Fruit, Garden and Home." Mr.

Barnhill arrived in Des Moines last week to take charge ot this work. Ha wa formerly director for six years of the American Fruit Growers. Chicago, and before that was president and manager of the Roy Barn-hill. of New York Cliv. action into ihe fountain Hiere.

Tha; made me smile. "Hre. here' That js not looking I want to make the contrast of the when you hear Allen coming." For the life of me I could not compose my face into anvthlng like solemnity. I was too huppv. But in a moment got hold of and I knew I was an actress because the director said: "Fine.

Now they're organizing a "widows' league" in Los Angeles. That may compel the widowers to organize for self protection. uarry mr imv. Jtw Ounlpla, tlie unrlf arrive at larry uiit.HN'li-11v. tlarrv takft nim la DHia' tn hlw nt He tfll her thnt her ruh nutrrluse lm kitted her muiher.

to come here to me and make this in the death of one of the driver for sheriff. Baker has opened offices at 403 Observatory building. Kaker was also prominent in the news several years ago when he shot and killed two bandits who at-lempted to rob his store. Crowded Prisons. A total of 936 prisoners at Ana-mosa reformatory is the largest in the history of that Institution.

Four years ago there less than half proposal? I don't beileve that (Mr Norman Wicklow, the only son Hazel knows. I don't believe it; i of Mr. John Wicklow of Ereebie you're an infernal liar!" He flung ha 11." the chair away from bim and Barry's big figure looked as if it CONTINUED FliCM YESTERDAY One beauty authority advises girls to take long hikes and cut as special representative for eev-1 hold he said after forward with, clenched had turned to stone, as he stared "To beein with "Now. Stratton. vou brush aside era! papers "Liked My Looks," out the rouge.

Somebody always tha' number. At Fort a moment, "though I consider that you treated me rottenly about-. adding to the worries ot me arug store proprietors. Viiic Ho-Vnmn IVllOm wife- Very well. I'm not go- where three years ago there only there are now about 700.

uuto a a eiif say any more, 1 Aside from Mr. Barnhill'a qualifications as an advertising expert in nursery, seeds and horticulture, he is a golfer and plays around 76 to 80. He took part In a golf match at the Hyperion club last Saturday Vou'd better not, and if that's 1 uu oi imc v'oi-i 111 me iiotiti. Hulhert did not move; his eyes Norman dead! Oh. it was im-met the other man's steadily.

possible, preposterous! He could "It's the truth." he said. "Your i not believe it. fionieone would wife knows I was coming here this 'have told bim if it had been true: evening. I am here with her full they would never have, left him to consent. She wishes to he free of find it out in this fashion, vou.

that is all." There was a Norman dead! And they had tragic silem-e: it was impossible Parted in anger. At the moment not to tell bv Barry's face bow he 1 Barry could only remember that for Women Gave Money you ve come for, you neertn ait. I've nothing to say to you." President Harding has met the bonus problem so often that we won't be surprised if we hear of him taking it with him on a fishing trip this summer. Hulhert rose to his feet. Mater, "he-vamp." 68 1 It's not all, I've a great deal afternoon, playing with "Tip" Harrison.

Ross Morrow and M. A. years old. pleaded not guilty to oh- 'to fay For oue thing you years thev had been like brothers was SMtfering. that bough, making a little noi.se Doris, you turn quickly.

You, see Allen, there, coming toward you. Now you can smile." I not need his command. Tbeo sealed himself beside me and took my trembling hand in his. raressing my fingers, one b-pne. and saying under his breath: "Oh, Virgle, VIrgie.

I missed you so. It seemed to mo that I would never feel the touch of your band again." "Here. Tom. draw hair across Allen's cheek. Allen, yoi put up your hand and bring the strand down to your ilp.

"Oh, baby child. 1 never thought that rehearsing pictures would be taming money nt owe me money A hundred little incident, cf their Humeri looked at him, and Mr. Barnhill will move to Des tense before Judge i nompson Rat- 1 -'Which vou'H be- hoyhood came back to him as he re urday morninu. following his arrest 1 lavert-t em it" Barrv snruggefl his sliou tiers Recently the Nebraska penitentiary was so crowded that the pa-roif hoard admitted it was moved to liberality in the matter of paroles in order to make more room in the prison. A reformatory is now being built to relieve the congestion.

Rut let us turn to the state of affairs in reform schools and other institutions to which misbehaving children are sent. aliped that he would never see hi. so by police and inriiciment uy ine froke in shortlv. You'll be paid. cousin again.

Me was big-hearteri tedera! court grand lury. if evfr the nl()ney. but you An agent with about forty-seven lodge buttons on his coat was working a certain territory this week, but he made few Folks don't fall for buttons tike they used to. badly," he said: but you must have guessed all along what was enough to forget the last weeks: to Maver va remanded to the covin can 1 et oioou out ot a simie. remenmer Norman only as he had jail to await trial, rte is cnargcu I'm not going to try, I've come coming.

The marriage was a mistake from the very first, and she neen oetore eitner or tnem knew ti'h soliciting funds for charitable can see it now. r-he'a'got a future Hazel Bentley. He was aroused by the soft shut- before her, and she's wise enough I Moines with his family this fall. Cripple Seeks His Missing Wife and Baby; Asks Help Have you seen the lost wife and baby of "Warren Ha.tie? Hastie, a cripple, living at 1003 South East Allen street, I it vn 'r ho ho inu. niiK 01 ine aoor.

nn nouseKeen purposes. lie approacneu ine Methodist Deaconess home. Authorities thert notified the police and he was arrested. Maver says he was getting the monev for charitv. hut declines to here to try and settle the thing amicably.

Business is business, after all. Wicklow, and if you'll just listen to me for a moment." Barry scowled. "Well go on: I'm In a hurry." Hulhert returned to his chair, he looked at Barry rather uneasily if vou let her go; I'll see to that. I pr had gone away Barry sat down don't bear vou anv ill-will: Ibf PaPer 8111 fn his hand. He A marked decrease in the num ber of boys and girls in such places neaven: "Stop your talking, Stratton.

Your emotion Is too great. Doris, move your face toward Nearer than that. Now, Allen, push her back. Look into her eyes. Spcsk your subtitle: 'Child, child! It Barry moved violentlv, Salc? inexpressibly the chair over with a crash.

He -shocked. A momwnf since he had strode to (he door and flung It wide. bep.n f.ur.s,nf. Norman in his heart. specify the exact beneficiary.

He. claims his personal mdgiieuhm and deprecatingiy. "You owe me money," he said He could hardly speak; he ran an." me time ne was aeaa. a finger round his collar as, if he There would be sorrow down at were choking I Ereshie hall. Normans mother "Get out," he said in a strangled 'fdored him Barry could not bear ii.

th ink of What hr eriof unitlH Ua eit.t.'icrt nun p. womt'ii before he asked. "Thev liked my looks." he says. He is unable to give bond. presently.

"Well, I'm willing to take quid pro quo for It. Do you get me?" Barry stared. "I'm afraid I don't. There's China's Need. If the fighting in China emphasize anything it is the need of a strong central government in China or any other country, a government strong enough to avoid being the football of provinces.

Perhaps the best sign is that all the contending general3 have professed their purpose to be the uniting of China and the setting up of precisely such a worthwhile central government. Whether they mean what they say or not, it is significant that in order to win popular voice, ami uieti itga in cret out i. 7 innifod fainttc- niaemorf If it had only been himself Instead "Mv dear ehan. oh. all riehf.

I'm i Nobody have cared much if in Iowa is reported. A constructive effort at reform without hustling offenders off to the reform school is one cause ot this. Then, too, in spite of complaints against the rising generation, police officers say that bad boys and bad girls are relatively fewer than they were a few years ago. A recent report in New York state disclosed a marked falling off nothing in my possession that would he worth a quarter of the going;" and the next moment Barry luid died, and it would have been ia way out for Hazel. CHiLD STUNNED BY BOLT OF LIGHTNING Lightning, which struck the home of Karl Clendf-nning.

several mih'3 west of Valley Junction late Friday night, completely tore the plaster from one room of the house ne wonuereu vaguely it sne to marry Hulhert. If only he had been in a position sum 1 owe you. He stopped: tic 1 He went over to the mantel-shelf caught his breath suddenly. fd leaned his elbow on it, you better e.p!ain?" he jng at himself in the class asked in a deadly quiet voice. This was the end of it Hazel Huihert half smiled.

would never come back to him. to pay Hulhert back the money he owen nim ana leu mm to go to tne ft possible you loae me?" Never had I heard such music Never had I dreamed there coull be such an emotional thrill when Theo said: 'Child, child! It possible you love me? And forgetting ail else, said: "Better than all the world." It was perfectly natural for is-f head to sink upon bis shoulder. I felt his fingers cup themselves under my chin and I raised mv lips to his. For the Instant before h'; tnouth met mine it seemed to me that I was floating in space. sonl was drawn out of mo and rested on mv Hps in nassionate anticipation of his soul that, as hi face lowered, seemed to meet mine Nothing that I had ever Imagined or conceited wa.

like this- -my first kiss of love! Ptlla r. has appealed to Evening Tribune readers to help him find trace. of his mhsing family. Without taking any extra clothes for herself or the baby, Mrs. Hastie left home April 24, and ba not been seen since.

She is described as being very small, with light red hair, blue eyes and fair skin, height about feet and weight 103 pounds. The baby is 5 nionth3 old, with light red hair and blue eyes, "It is very hard for me to get around on crutches to look for her," writes Mr. Hastie, "but I want to locate them. There wa. no domestic trouble of any kind, and they had plenty to eat and wear." devil! "I don think there any And in answer to his letter she And ann temporarily stun 11 en r.isie.

a ho sairi then suddenly a thought 1 tniiiK you unoer- had sent Hulhert Hulhert of all in the number of commitments to penal institutions for the young ivprirs wilo was arilcen in the It-fanit imi-n to make this infamous prop- a 'nougnt mat made osifion! He supposed Hazel thought him catch his breath and clench 1 r.mm th i 111 There was an absolute silence; and a decrease in the number of young prisoners in the penitentiary, i (( ft J. 71 rni rl -T tits misers r.aru over tne paper he held. If N'orman were dead! Now Norman was dend. John W'irklow's money was bound to come to him. laps when we get rid of the 1 III OILH, IU UVillll UI 1 MS 1UWII Willi IIS KrUeilU when we get 1'erhaps 'Hi i and Scandal," Says Peggy, Sailing for the U.

S. present generation of adult lawbreakers we may begin to show a decrease in crime. A.TVH. Hazel received Barry's leiter the morning of the day he came back ity they have-to say it. That shows the Chinese people want unity.

Wanting it sufficiently, they will by and by get it. It is to be noted that the Pekitie government as a government took no part in the recent fighting. It simply stayed cooped up, some members of it praying for Genera Wu to win, no doubt, and others for General Chang. Now that Wu tins established his military mastery, he proclaims the purpose of letting the government function, of caiiina; a constitutional MISS AMELIA HILL THE FIVE W'S DIES IN ST. PAUL Letellier Kisses "Million-Dollar DoW Goodby; She's Off to Home and Mother.

to town- it was waiting for her on the table in' tha new flat when she came in (o breakfast. Hazel always got up to breakfast, which was oae of the many things Delia had quarrelled with Cultural Opportunities. An art exhibition at the public library just now is accompanied by an artist who is at the service of all interested enough to come and see the pictures, it Is said to contain many things of great value to those Miss Amelia P. Hill of fit. Paul Questions Appear Today! An swers Published Id Follow-lag issue.

grabbed Peggy in his arms and squeezed her repeatedly in bear hugs for which he is somewhat famous in feminine circles. Their Farewell Pond. The tearful good-bys of the couple supported Ihe report that they have been engaged to marry for three years, despite tiieir feeble denials. A report was printed here that Pierre Merillon, former suitor of Peggy and one time for many years a resident of Des jber about. I Moines, died here thl.

week fol-J lowing an illness of several years' "It's absurd to get up to break-I fast," Delia declared pettishly. "I the world early in the morn convention for all China, and of i who would gratify or cultivate I'ari kins s. May Tetgy Hop-oyce, who left for the United S'ates her hushand-to-be. will accompany her to the I'nited States, but this could not be confirmed. Merillon was not a passenger on the boat train, although he may have gone to Ocher-bourg last night.

Jack Dempsey overslept this nu rning owing to a late dancing party and was not at the railway station to s.ee Peggy off. In response to queries regarding the report that Peggy and Jack will appear in the movies together In the United States Peggy said: (ioing: to Mother. "My trip to America moeh simpler than lhat. I am going because my mothor i. fck.

The movies have nothing to do with my departure, but of t'ourre. I am willing to see any of (he producer, in New -York if they want to see I want to get bark to Paris just as quick as I can. I expert to ne back here before the middle of June." auravion. Miss Hill lived (n De Moines during fhe pastorate of her brother, the Rev. M.

L. P. Hill, at Central Presbyterian church and later lived in the F. M. Hubbell home, when she wag governess to Beuiah HubbelJ, now the Countes.

Beuiah Warhmeister of Paris, France. She was alio instructor of a large Sunday school cl.s. for young women. ing. Why ever can you atay in bed and be comfy?" She herself never put in an appearance before about noon, unless something very special claimed her attention.

Barry', letter wa. propped up against the teapot, and for a moment Hazel at looking at it with apprehension. 8he knew quite well taste for fine art. Before the present collection was brought here from New York there was an exhibit of the works of Henry 0. Tanner, recognized in European capitals as one of the greatest of living artists and including CHICKENS.

HOGS AND HORSE DIE IN FIRE uniting the southern provinces to the northern. A few Chang partisans drop quietly out of the Peking government, and that is all that happens. Such developments, which would seem ridiculous in any western country, arise because the real rower in China, especially the military power, rests with the individual provinces. It is like the condition in medieval Europe when the kin? ter merely Fhaduws. and the 1 arons were the real powers, each Fire resulting from a defective kitchen chimney completely de DO VOU KNOW WHO discovered the south pole? JJ'HY do witnessus in a court of law remove their gloves when sworn? WHAT Is hyssop? WHEN Is metal said to be welded? WHEKE Is Westmin.ter Abbey? Answer to Teatrclaj-'a Queries.

Croesug, the richest man of the ancient world, was King of Lyilia. Asia Minor. "Sierra" i used In eonnection with the names of a number of mountain chains because It. Bpanlsh meaning Is a long jagged mountain rnge. "Mother's day" is the Bunrtav In Mav.

The "tendon of Is a large muscle leading from the heel up the back of the lee. Capjri.iit. IV 22. PutJlie Ledger Co. '4 A a y.

motored to the I.azaire railway station with Henri Letellier. newspaper owner and noted as the richps: man in France Henri is young and handsome. ignoring the crowd of cur- FOUR DECREES GRANTED. pictures which have wen unusual recognition in some of the greatest I exhibit ions. And before that there was a col-1 lection brought here by the Fine Arls society which led a well known I New York artist to congratulate ithat the week wa.

up today. She jbad awakened that morning with a little quickened heartbeat, won-(deri'ng what would happen, what ihe would say fo her, what he would i expect. i Her hands shook a. she opened (his letter- He had never written ito her sines their marriage. She flushed as he red the fir.t word.

Four divorce decree. were granted by Judge Lester Thomnson stroyed the bouse, barn and out- i buildings on the I'nah Mcintosh farm south of the city early Satur-j day morning. Four hogs, a horse and several hundred chickens perished. An 'automobile wi. destroyad.

The loss, estimated at 12.000. I. 1 jonly partially covered by iuiarauce. Saturday morning. They were to Sadie Travis from Joseph Travis; Joseph E.

Drollenger from Edith Maude Drolllnger; Rosa Elder from Theodore Elder; Oeorae A. Thnmn. jotve. ious spectators at the railway station, wealthy Frenchman in his own domain. They would I Des Moines on having a chance to I jiy oarnng wire.

CONTINUED AI0NDAT. leou from Myrtle Thompson. -a..