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The Creator of Romantic Opera
BARON KARL MARIA VON WEBER, celebrated German com
poser, is regarded as the creator of the romantic opera. “Der
Freischutz,” his famous opera, was first produced in Berlin, June
18, 1821. Weber died in London, 1826.
LOVE BOUND - - O fw a &on
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Does "a Girl
Ever Know
Her Mind?
Read This First
FLOSSIE and MART ROSE
MIDDLETON are two pretty
sisters, tlie daughters of a
widowed mother. They both
work for the Dexter Automo
bile Company.
Mary Rose is secretary to
the safes manager, JOHN
MANNERS, and is in love witli
him, although the office gos
sips say he is engaged to a
girl of wealth, DORIS HINIG.
Because of her feeling for him.
Mary Rose refuses a repeated
offer of marriage from DR.
TOM FITZROY, who has long
been in love with her.
Flossie, a born flirt, helps'
keep the office files under
MISS MACFARLANE?. She is
engaged to SAM JESSUP, sec
retary to the liead of the com
pany, HILARY DEXTER.
When Mary Rose discovers
she is carrying on a flirtation
with Dexter, a married man, ,
she forbids her to go out
with him and insists that -she
return some jewelry he’s given
her? Then, for a long time,
the affair seems to be ended,
, but one day she comes upon
> Flossie in Dexter’s arms, and
he is making desperate love to
her. When Mary Rose scokls
her about it, Flossie gayly says
it’s not her fault men find her <
alluring!
She quarrels with Miss Mac-
Farlane, who complains that
she’s lazy, and when Dexter
takes her part, Miss MacFar
lane quits her job. Dexter
makes Flossie head of the de
partment, and hires her chum,
ALICE JAMES, to help her.
She continues to meet Dexter
outside the office, and one
night she comes home from a
party where she’s been with
, him, Alice James, and some
other people, much the worse
for drink. When her mother,
MRS. MIDDLETON questions
her about it, she criek. to avoid
answering.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE
STORY.)
JOHN MANNERS.ltLamatch and
held it to the tobacco in the
bowl of his pipe. Mary Rose liked
the little “put-put” sound that he
made as he drew on it. Sh*
liked everything about him. There
was nothing that he nothing
that he did that wasn't wonderful
and fascinating to her.
Terrifying Thought
She wondered what would hap
pen if she should tell him the
truth —if she should say. "I like
my work because it’s work for
x you. And I love you.”
The thought was terrifying.
She picked up her papers and
turned to go. But he held her
With another remark:
"If it's Just a question of work,'
or marriage. I should advise you
to get married. Every woman
should be married, and have her
husband and her family. That's
.Nature and God and wisdom."
He laughed, and went on, "I
may sound like a dictionary' or a
sermon when I say that, but it’s
the truth just the same. You're
the type of girl who should be
married, Mary Rose.”
“Who knows that better than
I do?” thought Mary Rose, but
aloud she said:
"It isn't just a question of
marriage or work. I'm not —1
don’t —I don’t believe I care for
Tom —quite as much as I should.
I think -we ought to wait a
while.”
Manners got up. fidgeted with
the window shade and walked
back to the desk with his hands
in his pockets.
“You think; then, that you will
care for him later on?” bd” asked,
looking down at her.
Mary Rose faced him bravely.
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ALL the fairies, they say, this one and ♦ while they scowl at the naughty old fairy r 4 girl, very soon after she has made her 4 keep my eye on her.”
that one, those who bfring beauty, sue- and promise her that they will stay right courtesy to this world, while still her hair is And every time you see her after that,
cess, contentment, genius—beautiful, with the little potential heart-breaker and try unbelievable infant down, her eyes, two if you are smart, you will find somewhere
good fairies, and that one old bad fairy who to put a monkey-wrench in all her (the bad round peejis of heaven, her -interests all in the picture the same fat figure—watch-
brings along Pandora’s box full of the petty fairies’) bad works. wrapped up in the comfort of this moment, ing, waiting, patient, elated—his thoughts
troubles that get loose and cloud the sun- We know of one person who is there, even there peers—for those who are lucky enough ' all on the gold clamor of wedding bells? He
shine for a girl, all are present beside the if there are no fairies and that part of the to spy him —the round, pink, speculative never leaves until then. «,
cradle of a- new baby-girl. And they smile tale is all a fabrication. And that’s Love. face of Daniel Cupid, his round eyes bent on And then, alas, sometimes he does and is
on her, and shower gifts on her, and the air Through, the shiny panes of the twilight the cradle. never seen in the picture any more!
is full of the gold-dust of their good will, window of the cottage that houses a baby- He sayss, “By my bow-and-orry I must —NELL BRINKLEY.
“I never will.” she said clearly.
“I’ve fallen in love with some
body else.”
Sorry
After she had said it, she was
sorry she had. She felt • a hot
blush of shame ■ run her,
and with her knees shaking, she
managed to get herself out of the
room. She sat down at her own
desk and covered her face with
her hands, thankful that the big
outer office was deserted.
Presently from the tail of her
eye, she saw him come out of
his office with his hat in his
hand, and a light overcoat slung
over his arm. She dreaded to
look at him. but he came and
stood beside her desk.
“Why did you tell me that, just
then, Mary Rose?” he asked.
“I don’t know,” she answered
in a muffled voice. “I wish 1
hadn’t.”
“Why?”
She put her hands down from
her face then, and looked squarely
at him. “Well, why should I?”
she asked him. "My troubles are
my own, and I ought to keep
Look Out for Danger Signals, Warns Dr. Reed
By Charles A. L. Reed,*
M. D fc
Former President American
Medical Association
IF you have arrived at middle
age—forty to sixty and be
yond—it is time for you to be
gin giving some thought to the
things that are
more liable to •
happen to you
then than in
earlier years.
It is then Ft
th a t yo u F
should begin R tSg?
to out
for' danger jfe- j
signals which. k
if detected
early. may
Seep you from
isaster.
of the
frequent dan- ■By,
ger signals at
this period is B
the tendency ■ "
to take on fat On Cma » A l REeo
or obesity.
The commonest cause is over
feeding, combined with lack of
exercise. Not many cases of
obesity are due to a deposit of
fatty tissue laid down by an
abnormally large intake.
The commonest type of so
called simple obesity occurs in
beer drinkers, but even then not
until they have broken down
their glands that control their
nutrition. Whenever food is
given to the body, unless vom
ited. it is digested, assimilated
for a "rainy day.” When rainy
days fail to appear and the in
take is not reduced, the food pro
ducts pile up and cause vary
ing degrees of grossness. Fast
ing and purgation are superior
to any kind of gland therapy.
It is not normal for people be
tween 50 and 60 to put on flesh,
though very common. A i*erson
200 pounds and over generally
In the Home
, If boiled beef, ham. or bacon
is left to get cold in the liquor
in which it has been boiled, it
will not be "dry.’ If the meaj is
to be used hot, replace it in the
liquor as soon us it leaves the
table. •
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them to myself. 1 don’t need any
advice. I know my own mind!”
He laughed. ‘\l wonder if a girl
ever know's her own mifid,” he
said. “A certain- young lady I
know, was six years making up
her mind to marry a certain man.
She only made it up the other
day.”
Mary' Rose knew' that he was
speaking of Doris Hinig and him
self.
“And was the man in love with
her all that time? Six years?”
she asked. "Was he glad when
she said she would marry him or
sorry?”
Do Nothing
She watched his gray eyes
grow hard and pold looking. But
he didn’t answer.
“The thing that worries me is
this,’’ she said, quickly changing
the subject. “If I don’t marry
Tom—if 1 stay here and work,
I’m so afraid that I’ll turn into
another Miss MacFarlane —that
I’ll just slowly dry up and fade
like one of the leaves I saw in
Lafayette Park this morning. I
sometimes think that marrying
has a quantity of fat around his
heart that seriously obstructs its
action. He also has fat around
the liver that partly interferes
with the action of that organ,
and that is almost as important
to elderly people as circulation.
If a person over 60 does not
diminish in weight it is a bad
sign. Dry bodies endure, but
obesity in middle age is a disease
that requires treatment.
To resist this tendency the diet
should not be severely restricted,
but should be intelligently regu
lated. Massage, exercise in open
sun baths, etc., are good.
Another danger signa! is an in
creasing blood pressure. This is
a serious danger, due chiefly to
toxaemia of over-feeding. It is
often unsuspected, and for this
reason you should have your
blood pressure tested. An adjust
ment of diet, the inclusion of
vitamines and suitable chemical
salts, fresh air and exercise will
greatly minimize the danger.
THE TIMES
DAILY SIX
1. Science.” How is the area of
a circle found?
2. Law. What are kin?
3. Civics. What are the two
methods of proposing nr amend
ment to the United States Con
stitution?
4. Art. Which is the best
known painting by Leonardo da
Vinci?
5. Music. What manner cf
singing did Richard Wagner de
mand?
6. Health. What is the best
way to remove food particles
lodged between th f e testh?
Answer*
1. Lierature. .Jonathan Swift
(1667-1745). an Englishman born
in Dublin.
2. History. Aaron Burr (1756-
1836).
'TI. Geography. Rivers tend to
shift their courses from time to
time.
4. Business. An increase in
the supply of money tends to
raise the general level »f prices.
5. Mankind. About 25 per cent.
6. Human nature. A person
who is habitually expediu£ thing*
to turn tout all right.
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the wrong man would be better
than that, don’t you?”
She waited for his Answer. “I
think —that sometimes, it’s better
not to do anything in a hurry.’’
he said, f “You know the saying.
‘Do nothing, and all will be done?’
Well, do nothing for a while.
Maybe everything will come out
the way you want it to —the way
I want it to, too, Mary Rose.”
A look of shining happiness
came upon her sac passed.
There in the doorway, across the
big, bright, empty room, stood
Doris Hinig, quietly watching
them! <
CHAPTER XXXI.
Doris came slowly across the
space that divided her from John
Manners and Mary Rose. Her
cheeks were pink with the cold
outer air, and her blue eyes
sparkled coldly in the glow from
the green-shaded lamp above Mary
Rose's desk.
There was a yellow chrysan
themum pinned on the mink coat
she wore, and a gold-colored satin
hat was crushed down on the
metallic scallops of her hair. As
Fasting is extremely useful if
cautiously practiced at the start
of a change in diet. A fast of
from one to three days once a
month will make purging un
necessary. No food at all should
be taken; it should be started by
a purge and ended by a very light
meal.
A tendency to kidney trouble
goes with the two conditions 1
Contrary to Environment
OVERCOMES ALL OBSTACLES AND DRAWBACKS
A LAD who had an environment
which encouraged him to be
come almost anything in the world
except a great musician overcomes
all obstacles and drawbacks and
masters the viola and is now
playing with one of the great
symphony orchestras of this coun
try.
That is the chapter on heredity
and environment which is lent to
the argument by Mrs. N. Lands
man. till Rock Creek Church Rd.
N. W. She declares that the
things which we make up our
minds to do can be accomplished,
whether heredity or environment
are with or against us.
Mrs. LaiWsman's letter, which
earns today’s award of one <*opy
of Harold Bell Wright’s novel,
“A Son of His Father.” follows:
"I would like to relate a little
experience along the line of your
argument, ‘heridity vs. environ
ment ’ of which I have personal
knowledge. Several years ago
my family lived with another
family in another’city—this fam
ily being very lovely, but very
pooi-.
“The father, having come over
from the old country, could hard
ly read or write. And with his
limited knowledge of English he
had to be satisfied with taking
a job with a tailor at a very
low wage. The mother at home,
worked very hard to make ends
meet, and being so poor, the’
parents could not afford to edu
cate the eldest boy in anything
in particular.
“But the boy himself, always
wanted something to study, or do.
At the age of twelve, he told his
mother he wanted to master some
instrument of music, apd that he
wanted to make something of
himself some day.
“With a great deal of financial
she moved, a soft fragrance of
rose perfume came from her
clothes and her hair and her pow
dered skin.
Everything that the dressmak
er, the milliner and the beauty
specialast could do for a woman
they had done for her. And they
had done their best. They had
given her a beauty that nature,
had never given her.
Mary Rose looked at her, and
then she glanced. down at her
own grubby hands and the white
Vestee of her dress. It was not
so white as .it had been that
morning. It z was impossible to
keep clean in this dirty office.
"What chance had she, she won
dered, against this tall Sswaying
flower of a girl wno could spend
all day and a small fortune in a
beauty shop if she wanted to?
This girl had nothing to do
but make herself beautiful and
attractive for John Manners?
“Hello, John-John!” Doris greet
ed him gayly, .and she walked
past Mary Rose as - if-she had
never been her. “I left Muriel’s
have just mentioned.! It is first
indicated by the appearance qf
albumin in the urine] A slight
albuminuria is fairl]y common
and not dangerous. Very often
to drop meat and excessive sugar
for a brief time will ur the
when the Quantity of
albujnin is high. Peas, beans
and lentils contain no renal irri-
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effort, his parents secured a
teacher for him and with all of
their savings they would secure
instructions on the viola for the
boy.
“That was six years and more
ago. Well, a couple of weeks
ago, he came to my home in
Washington quite unexpectedly.
He told us he is traveling with
one of the finest symphony or
chestras in the United States.<
He reserved seats for us at the
Auditorium and we were very
glad to go to hear and see him
play in this orchestra. The en
tire organization played wonder
fully and received prolonged ap
plause from the ..-audience. The
following day they were off to
play in New York.
“This boy. who had little to
start with except determination,
has hut one ambition now—that
is to become a great soloist and
at the age of 19 he is well on his
way to that mark.
“My opinion is that if a child
wants to make good, nothing can
stop him. The parents may be
poor and uneducated but that
does not keep the youth from
bringing out any talent he is
born with. There is none to
blame at any time, parents or
anybody else —it is up to our
selves.”
Whether regular subscribers or
not, all readers of The Times are
inv.ted to discuss the subject of
heredity. A copy, of “A Son of
His Father,” Harold Hell Wright’s
new novel, will be given every
day for the best personal experi
ence on this subject. Address
your opinions to the Heredity
Editor, Washington Times. Write
on one side of the pipper only,
please.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1925
bridge party early, ao I could
drive you home.”
She laid one of her hands, in
its spotless glove, on John’s
shoulder with a little caress.
"That was awfully nice of you,
Dora, but I have my own car
downstairs,” he answered stiffly.
Doris /shrugged her shoulders.
“What’s the diff?” she asked.
“You don’t have to drrve it home.
What’s the use of working for
an automobile factory if you
can’t leave your car there, once
in a while? Please be nice to me,
and come along.”
Her eyes pleaded with him,
and there was a look of fear' in
them—fear that he was going to
refuse her. That look told Mary
Rose just how uncertain Doris
Hinig was of this man she was
going to marry.
“She knows he doesn't care for
her the way ne should!” she
thought. "And that’s why she’s
so jealous of me.”
For there was no doubt that
she was jealous of Mary Rose—
bitterly jealous. As she walked
out of the offic®, with her two
■ tan is and, as they give plenty of
protein, they lessen the necessity
for meat which ought to be dis
continued under these conditions.
Gout is another member of
this family of danger signals.
Gout of the foot is rarer than It
was, probably because people
drink less alcohol and eat less
meat. Its forms now are usual
ly digestive and circulation
troubles, skin troubles, neuralgia
and chronic inflammation of the
joints. s
pout is due to intestinal pois
oning, and can be countered by
the same dietetic and hygienic
measures as the other troubles
of middle age. The poison can
be excreted through the skin,
which explains the success of
baths and massage. Gout is
largely due to deficiency in vita
mins and natural a nat
ural diet, one with plenty of
acid fruits and fresh but not
raw vegetables, will keep it at
bay.
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN
1— When was Nlblo’s Garden in
New York city first opened?
2 When was Antigua, W.I I.(
discovered?
3 When did the .siege of Eland
er’s river, in the Boer war. take
place?
4 When was the Kohinoor dia
mond presented to Queen Vic
toria?
5 When was Russian Poland
deprived of its constitution?
Answers to these queries will be
printed Monday.
ANSWERS
To Yesterday’s Questions
I—The battles of San Juan and
El Caney. Cuba, were fought July
1 and 2. 1808.
2 Isabella. Haiti, was founded
by Columbus in* 1493.
3 The "Society for the Diffu
sion of Useful Knowledge” ended
in 1846.
4 The famous .Montecassini
Monastery, Italy, was founded in
529. ‘ __/
5 The "Original Chronicle of
Si-otland.” by Andrew of Wyn
toun, was completed between 1420
and 1424.
This Day In Our History
THIS is the anniversary of the birth of George Dewey, the third
•admiral of the United States Navy. He was bom at Montpelier,
Vt., and entered the Navy in 1854. He won the battle of Manila
Bay in 1898.
hands clasped around John Man
ners’ arm as if she owned him,
she shot Mary Rose a blazing
glance that was an open dec
laration of war.
“Just you. try to start any
thing with this man I’ve made up
my mind to marry! And I*ll show
you whom he belongs to!” that
glance said as plainly as words
could have said it.
John’s Benefit.
“Good night, Miss Middleton?*
she lilted sweetly, for John’s
benefit. Only another woman
could have heard the note of
hate that underlay that lilting
sweetness. Mary Rose heard it,
and understood it perfectly.
For however much of a mystery
women may be to men, they are
as clear as glass to each other!
Mrs. Middleton had supper
waiting in the hot closet when
Mary Rose got home at 7 that
night. She put it on the kitchen
table and poured herself a cup
of tea.
“I’ll just sit here and keep you
company while you eat,” she
said as Mary Rose began her po
tato soup and hot roils.
For Mrs. Middleton this was
the pleasantest time of the whole
day—the time when she could
sit down for a cozy chat with
her "chicks” as she called Flos
sie and Mary Rose.
It was then that they told her
all the little happenings of their
day—how they had found a new
place to eat lunch, and how good
the food was; how an unknown
man had tipped his hat to Flos
sie on the way home; or how Miss
Minnick had “talked back” to
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to study spelling.
But lately Flossie had not sat in
on those cozy little chats.
She seemed to have drawn
away from her mother and Mary
Rose—ts» be living a life of her
own that neither one of them
knew anything about.
Tonight, as she ate, Mary Rose
could hear her moving about up
stairs, singing a song about —
“Sunday school scholars, every
one,
Follerin’ in the steps of Wash
ington!”
- “What's Floss doing?” Mary
Rose asked.
“Dressing to go but,” her
mother with a sigh.
“She didn’t tell me where she
was going. She never does if
she can help it. And I never ask
her. She just snaps my head off
if I do. I never thought a child
of mine would talk to me the way
she does!”
She lapsed into a brown study, • v
but roused herself after a minute,
to get up and pour the tea dowrt
the sink.
“My, but that tea tastes just
like brass tonight,” she said, with
a faint shudder. "Flossie brought
home a big box of candy r that
someone gave her and I ate too
many of them. Listen, isn’t that
the phone?”
Mary Rose listened to the faint
“Br-rr-rr” that came to them
through the. closed door. Then
she ran to answer its summons.
As she took dowh the receiver
she noticed Flossie’s box of candy
on thettabl a five-pound box
of the kind that costs a dollar
and a halt a pound.
(To Be Continued.)