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AU CTIONS THE EVEN MUTT AND JEFF—Mutt Simply Had to Do It. G _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, (Copyright, 1924, by H. O. Fisher. Trade Mark Reg. U. 8. Pa T OUGHT T® HAAND MYSELE A SWIFT Kick!t LIke A FooL T swoRe OFF SMoking: on) NEwYEAR'S DAY S\ AND T'm SiMpLY CRA2Y For A PlLL ALREADY! I kKnow How You Ceect T SWORE OFE CHewine GuM AND ('S AwE vl ofF A smoke SCADS ME WILD - BUT I AIN'T GONNA GlUE INL T'VE GOt WiLL PoweR: FOR SALE—HOUSES (Continued.) $14.250. MT. PLEASANT This properts must be 1 the room): two complets vith shower: hardwood pantrs: breakfast eral added ¢ fontures 4 bullt-in garage. E ondition. Ea Phone Service ntil 9 P.M BOSS & PHELPS Realtors 1417 K St .1 Main 9300. T _THE BEST Bl New houses, 1218 : tello ave.; tapestr bright ar water heat; floors and trir built-in heatc front and ublc porches. Price terms Fasy 10 a.m from CHAS. W. YINE. 20 Mon- : 6 nice, Y rooms and elec built- Open 9 pa D. SAGI “BARGAIN Near Oth l HWEST rice, $5.250. v 't e “time for $3% Payments Shapiro-Katz 1400 L N.W The Better Price You $10.500. $1.500. & rooms and tiled hath ar_garage; 2 bl The ew Spanish Type Bungalow. COLORED-—NOR A BARGAIN near an sttractive six-room a. brick home, In_excellen with donble garage Priced right, With easy te JOHN QUINN (0: Main 435, THWEST, 1 and You sts. n.w. e bay winiow paved & act_quic iNed ANY AN NORTH CLEVELAND PARK. Large semi-deta residence, only from car line. Splendid room with aised brick place; nicely arranged with large pantry and b ice chest, one-piece porcelain | sink, etc.; three bedrooms with roomy closets; two tile baths, hed one-half a fire; and a glass and plastered sleep- ing porch; attic over enti house; oak floors; electricity; h.-w.h.; Pittsburg instantanec heater. Fine yard with a p.l\\‘rl alley in rear. Priced at only $12,950. Direct car service on F st. line out Wisconsin ave. to Warren st., or drive out Mass: chusetts ave. to W thence north to property. Open daily 9 am. to 9 p.m. See Mr. Lawler on premises. WM. S. PHILLIPS, REALTOR-BUILDER, 1432 K N.W Phone Main 4600. EAR 17th AND COLUMBIA RD. N.W. TWO-FAMILY BRICK DWELLING Five rooms and bath on f Bix rooms and bath on e Flactricity and furnace © Live 1 one flat wnd res PRICE, § Let us show this prope JAMES F. 634 Louisiana Ave COLORED. us scons the other. I have several desirable homes | located in the best sections of the city, having 5 to 8 rooms. Price, $4,250 to $7,950. Terms very easy. B. B. PINN, Col 58]7 712 Ken)on St. N'W. TION. \e\\' Dclmhed Home~ 3843 to 3859 Chesapeake St. Exceptional Buy asy Terms 6 large rooms, bath, attic, oak floors, mod ern heat, electric lights: lots 45x9 vation; bet. Wis. and Conn. aves of Chevy Chase, D. C.; near cars and sto Phose for auto ‘to_inspe FOR BALE BY ANY BROKER OR ROBT. B. KLINE ]r., OWNER, MA Evenings, Phone Clev. 2053 o; NORTHEAST $500 Cash and $65 Per Month. Six-room and bath brick home, located In & good section of the northeast. 'Vacant and in frst-class condition. This house is 20 feet wide, and considering the low price and terms, should sel immediately. Deep lot to with plenty of room for two or three garages. Address Box 475-J. Star office. AUL’S ADDITION. Convenient to 14th St. and Ga. Ave. Car Line. Semi-Detached. Modern home of 6 roows and tile bath; all modern _improvements; onial front 'and double beck porches;, metal weather stripped and screencd _throughout; awnings; o paved alley: Jcar garage; eriis, pridol R g F AR Il\‘(’..] FOR SALE—HOUSES. | CORNER HOUSE—NEW. | 335 W ST. N.E. { Only $8,950. | (th and W sta.. close to cars) Every ‘convenience. @ rooms, bath and garage TERMS. SMALL CASH Pa¥M Any Broker or THRIFT BUILDING CO.. Owner. Phone Main 768, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 86.500—8500 Cash, $60 Per onventent to Paciosea "pich o an alley, witl first-class condit Tio\ 4017, Star office. ORED HOME St rooms and batl Tric niz monthly paym AU ©ASY Mo. lines th. from builder. an SALE OR RENT HOUSES UL 10 7 ROOMS. REC. HALL VANTED TO BU WHITE i DINOWITZ iN YOUR HOUSE INC., 736 11th s AL EQUITY ath dwellin DOWN ny w0 PAY ALL will 11843 H nw | 8 10 10 ROOM {s.e. section: hav substantial SoN WILL coloren CaASH FOR HOUSES FOR any sect city n 4045, Main HOUSE 1N N good cash onthly payment R OR nd can n Room ental Trust Bldz WINTER CAMP! A WEEK 1IN THE Wo AUCTION SALES FUTURE DAYS. TFHON. J. OWEN & 0N, AUCTIONEER TRUSTEES' SALE OF Y BRICK EMISES N T ST TWO VALUARLE TWO DWELLINGS, BEING S 520 AND_ & PHWEST THI 0 ahd mbin NINTH DAY OF FOUR P.M., the f; premises. sitnatg in the Dist and designated a3 and being lots McGrann's sab t recorded width Terms: Each s l' ust for $2,500.00, | chinse rlor deed of rs of whicl the pu Trost s paid in .00 on_ each property g and revenue duy wise de- perty may be ad discretion of the E haser ost. Terms 1o \ ed with within thirty | Bowit forfeited and' the g vertised and resold at the ROBERT 1. FRANCIS M EVANS, LE, rustees. NEER. Trustees’ Sale of Valuable House Business at No. 701 | North Capitol Street. of a certain chattel ber 29 4 1024, records for the D the request of the party the und 2 trustees wiil Wuct'on within the above prem. 6, 1025 CING Cashi deea & i o District of secured thereb; by_public Trns, res. Cooking Ute: also Miscellaneous Ete. The first be of satisfactory ediately sold Ete., Carpets property toget of premises w Trade’ er s 108 NICHOLSON, WILLIAM N. NICHOLSON 5 Trust: SON, AUCTIONE VALUABLE THOMAS 1 TRUSTEES' SALE STORY BRICK PREMISES No. 82 WEST By virtue of a dec of t offer | the premise: { OF OWEN S TWO- BEING P NORTH of the Supreme Court THE 14th DA CR 0'CLOCK P nd prem | ives, 5 . Dis t i < and part of ot numbered fifty (50) us Martin's subdivision In square num twenty-eight (28), as said subdivision is orded in the office of the surveyor b District of Columbia, Kk H. D. ¢ described as follows’ nning for the sume the southeast corner of said lot and run | ning thence north along said street tw 1) feet nine (8) inches: thence bundred and eight (108) feet to the of said lot; thence south along said rear line twenty-one (21) feet nine (9) inches, and fhence enst one hundred and eight (108) feet to the line of said street and place of be: ginning. Terms of sale: One-third of ey to be paid in cash and the balance in two equal installments. payable in one and two years from the date of sule, and to be re purc per centu west ane rear line the purchase the opt Dosit of $100 re All conveyanc and notary dnte of sale s the right sk and cost of the de. after five days’ advertise- ment of such resile in some newspaper pub- lished jn the city of Washington, D, C. ‘WILLIAM H. RICHARDS, Trustee. ja2-d,ex5u,118 525 Florida Avanus NoWa fanlting purchuser, JUST THE THOUGHT 15 of the Lunchroom and Rooming{ the | A BAD HABIT'S AN AWFUL CURSE! TREWING GUM WAS GETTING THE BEST OF ME SO T JusT UP AND QUIT! SPEAKING ABOLT WILL RIDAY, JANUARY 2 1925 By BUD FISHER AUCTION SALES THIS AFTERNOON. AT WESCHLER, AUCHIO; TN EER. T : Trustees’ Sale of Valuable Two- | | Story Brick Dwelling No. 2322 H Street N.W. By virfue of a certain deed of trust, dated | Avizust 1921, and _recorded S ber 24, 1924 fstrument No. 190 of the land rec: [ oras of the Distriet of Columbla, and at the Fequest of the parts secured thereby. the un- ders gned trustees will offer for sale bs public avetion, in front of the premixes. on FRIDAY, | THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY, 1925, A'T { FOTR 'CLOCK P.M.. the following described nd and premises, situate in the City of cton, District of Columbia, to-wit: riginal lot 9 in square 42, beginning 1 northwest corner 81 feet, the feet. thence wes sing, Improved two' prior decd: which: will be R be Sold subject particulars of of sule. ot made said trust, cash { the prchaser convesaneing, recording. otarial foes at the Terma of sule to ) days from day rustoes reserve the 15 At the Al Gl R B I N 50380 A2 ins TOMORIOW. C. G. Sloan & Co. Au 715 13th St. Large Sale of Household Goods Of Every Description At Public Auction At SLOAN’S 715 13th St. SATURDAY January 3rd, 1925 At 10 AM. And at 12 M. dxon Touring Honorable Frank der of W, Bank and 1921 the estate B. Brandegee, Don Lundy, and the 0f Commerce Conn.. Administrators Kulght Touring Car, of 1. S Marshal, S CASE €. G. Sloan & Co, Dodge of orde TER Inc.. Aucts. ADAM A WESCHLER AUCTS Large Sale Household Furni- ture, Player and Upright Pi- anos, Talking Machines, New Electric Lighting Fixtures, etc. By Public Auction At Weschler's 920 Pa. Ave. NW. Saturday Commencing 9 A.M. nut 10 plece Dinj & SON, Room Sianogany ere, Overstufted Chifforohes, Mahog- B maar Saes Tockers: 1 Fiber Suite; Writ ak Hall Rack, Brase e RAfteen Fixturen, Pic ; At 10 AM. Automobiles, including Packard and Locomobile Limousines, for charges, Ford Sedan and Ford Light Delivery for U.S. | Marshal, etc AT 12 NOON and Upright' Pianos, Cabinet, ete. ting | Several Pa M Cas ADAM A Talking WESCHLER & SON 10LD GOODS, FOR PERSONAL | STORAGE that 192 be on SATUR- AT 10 sold ‘at_pub: oms of C."G. Sloan & Tne,, 715 ‘13tn st n.ow.. Washington, {s enforce liens for storage charges. due and unpaid, all household goods, | personal effects,” efr., ‘stored with us 1h the i ollowing names: Hester Powell, Mre. Rachel Kiunard, Mre. C."R. Street, . I1. Hauss and { Mire, Jamerose | AFETY STORAGE & TRANSFER CO. i 630 Massachuseits Ave. N.W. L = ____Washington, D. | T ADAM A WESCHLER, AUCTIONEER. Valuable Unimproved Lots in | Business Zone, Corner Penn- i sylvania Avenue and Ellicott | Circle, Twining City, D. C,, 1 by Auction. i By virtue of authority vested in the under- signed, 1 wili offer for sale Ly public auction in front of the premises on TUESDAY, JANUARY SIXTH, 1925, AT FOUR-THIRTY OCLOCK P, lots 13 and 16 in square trontiug about 80 feet on Pa. ave., con- [ taining 603 sq. ft. more or leas, being the tirst lots on the right after crowsing Pa. ave. bridge improved by frame buildings. Terms: Cash. Deposit of $200 at sale. 't be complied with in 30 days. Con: incing, recording and revenue stamps &t vurchaser’s coxt: OF Lereby RY AN, the auction, in ‘the given + 0 CLOCK | | Co., ip.c WESCHLER, Auct 'EES' SALL ORY DWELLING, 2 14TH STRE Ry virtue of a certain October 7,0 1924, belng instrument N recorded October 9. 1924, records of the District and_at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned trustees will sell at public’ auc- tion. in front of the premises, on FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 1925, AT FOUR O'CLOCK PO, the foliowing Qescribed land and premises. situate in the Dis rict of Columbia #nd designated and being lo? 150 in Abraimm Furman ‘and Fannie Far- man's subdivision of lots in square 1026, per plat recorded in the office Of the surveyor for the District of Columbla in Liber 71 at folio 187, improved as above. to be sold sub- ject to prior deed of trusf, particulars of 11 be made known ut the time of sale. of sale: Purchase price above sald o be pald in cash. Deposit of $200 re- 1. Conveyancng, recording and. revenue at purchaser's cost. Termd to be wich within"irty duye: “otnerwise ocfeted and the “property may adve rtised and resold, at the diserction of e of Colum | 1 ! | futl widtn of said parce | | and by ; Sanitary | paid b i among the land | {roied bia, {Ave., N.W. {Commencing 11 o’clock, A.M. { unferaigned trustees will sell. AUCTION SALES FUTURE DAY! ADAM A. WESCHLER. AUCTIONEER. Receivers’ sale of valuable real estate, imachinery and equip- ment of ‘“Capital Ice |Cream and Ice Manu- facturmg Co., Inc.,” at No. 4515 Wisconsin By virtut of an order of the Supreme Court o e Dixtrict of Columbia, passed in Equity s No. 43385, the undersigned recelvers AL orer ae e o e e By Public Auction Monday, January 5th, 1925, The valuable Equipmert. Machiners and Real Estate of the ahove 1 Including Real Estate Part of a tract of land called *'Friendship.” bed as follows: Beginning for the same a bound stone the east 1i Georgetown the northwest corner nud running | ther e in Aegrecs woet grems west 2807 d thence along § feot to th « being designats 0.4 feet ke degrees of beginntag. fh assment and tax purposes nx parcel Excepting ail At part of said “parcel 85737 which was n for the widening of Wisconsin avenue eedings I District Coart Cause twenty-seven fret part of said fract of land called wndship’ described ax follows: Reginning r the «ame At the northwest cormer of part | of said tract conveyed to Helen M. Burrows | by deed racorded in Liber No. 1073, at follo £ the District of Columbia Land Records thence northerly with the castorl of Fil Riley's and Joseph W. Harrs's | weat line of Paxton's lot) 120 feet 5 | tone fn the ne of | th line of Paxton's lot): | line of the French place | "t to & stone: thence | with the first mentloned | clies to & stone and thence | westerly 1n & strafght line 84 feet to the place of begiuning. heing designated for taxation purposes as ‘parce 5.7 im- proved by stores and manufacturing bulldings, fo be sold subject. however. fo & deed of trust for $15.000 at 8%, due November 22, 1925, Machinery and Eqmpmenl Improved York Motor-Drt Machine, about 13 fons Driven York 50-ton Tce M Motar: ~complete Can ¢ ing 204 30010 Cank with Pumps. Brine Cooler. Condens board: 15-h.p. Steam Boiler Recelver, Can Washing 3 1th Motor. Triplex Water Service Pamp with Motr. Centr: Phmp, 150 and ‘other Eleetric Motors, 2 300KAL Milk Cooting Vars ‘with Motors. Milk Pump with Piping, Ice Crusher, Scales, Copper atting, Delting. etc. Supplies Fiavoring Extracts, Colorlng, Gelatin, Custard, ice Cream Botes. Thermopak, Ice Cream Containers Large quantity of new and used Tubs, Cans and Pails from one to ten gallone, about 130 Tce Cream Cabinets of varions sizes. about 40 of which are said to be in Doswasion of cus: fomere Office Equipment Wales Adding Machine, Cash_ Register, Desks. Metal File Cabinets, Safe, Typewriter. Counter, ete 4 Automobiles 5 Trae Trucks with Delivery and Ice Serv- Todies and Ford Truck The ahove real estate, m being the front by Converted Plant Kettles, Frait ete, hinery and equip. first be offered as an entiroty. and & cafisfactory bid iy received will be ediately sold in detail beginaing with the 1 estate: Possexcion of equipment to be delivered upon ratification of sale by the court Terme: Deposit of $1,500 at. wale. One fourth of purchase price’ (over trust) to be | piirchnser upon ratification of sale by alance in 30 days therea application to wa the court Tnspection upon premisex LAWRENCE KOENIGSBERGER, Woodward Building, VINCENT L. TOOMEY, 338 Indlana Ave, N.W. JAMES A, TOOMEY, Atty. for Receivers, 138 Indlane Ave. N.W. ADAM A, WESCH SALE OF CBRICK - DWE TRUSTEES' STORY NOR By virts October 7 certain deed of trust, dated being instrument recorded : 1924, among records of the District of Columbia. he request of the party secured thereby, the | at_public’ aue- | tlon. in front of the premises. on FRIDAY. { THP NINTH DAY OF JANUARY. A.D. 1825 AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M.. the following de- | #eribed Tand and premises, situate in the Dis. | {trict of Columbia, and designated an and | being lot 158 in Abraham Furman and Fannie | Furman’s ‘subdivision of lots In square 1026, | a8 per plat recorded in the office of the sur- veyor for the District of Columbia in Liber 71 follo 187, improved as above, to be sold subject to prior deed of trust, particulars of which will be made known at time of sale. Terms of sale: Purchase price above suid trust to be paid in cash. Deposit of $200 re- quired. Conveyaucing, recording and revenue stamps at purchaser's cost. Terms to be complled with within 30 days, otherwise DOsit forfeited and the property may be a vertised and resold at the discretion of the trustees. HARRY E. GLADMAN ALBERT N. WILDMA) de29-d&ds exSusdan. Truste TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE TWO- STORY BRICK DWELLING, BEING PREMISES 808 14TH STEET NORTH- By virtue of n certain deed of trus October T, 1024, being instrument 3 recorded_October, 8. 1024, among t Tecords_of the District of Coummbia, the request of the party secured therebs undersigned trustees will sell at publi tion, in front of the premises, on FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY, A. D). 1925, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following | Gescrived land and premises, situate in the District of Columbia, and_designated as and being lot 157 in Abraham Furman and Fannie Furman's subdivision of lots ii square 1026, s per plat recorded in the office of the & veyor for the District of Columbia in Liber 71 at follo 187, improved as above, to be soid subject to prior deed of trust, particulars of which will be made known at time of sale. Terms of sale: s price above said trust_to be paid h. Deposit of $200 required. Conveyancing, recording and reve- Rue S(AMps At Durchaser's cost, Terms to be complied With within thirty days, otherwise deposit forfeited and the property will be ad- VePiisea und resold. at"tbe Mibcretion of the HARRY E. GLADMAN, ALBERT N. WILDMAY, de29-0&ds,exSujal Trustees. RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. e WILTSHIRE et botel {rom Bosrdwalk on Virgina Avenue. Ramniog water. ite baths. Elevator o st American ',u B0 ap weekly. Caveclty w2 Gonsler. - Far wnes STEAMSHIPS. West Indies Cruises January 22 +February 25 WH'TE STAR LINER MEGANTIC 20,000 tons displacement Over 25 years experience in West Indies Cruises Ample time for leisurely sightseeing Rates: $250 (up) WHITE STAR LINE R. M. F Miami. Only Three Days ks, Mgr., 1208 F Street N.W., Washington, D. C.; or any authorized steamship agent. -Land of Enchantment From Baltimore $45.00 fncludes mesls and staterc Jan. 5, 8, 1 Next Saill _¥or particulars address Baltimore and Carolina Steamship Co. 1008 15th St. W (Investment Bidg.) Fraoklin 139, Weemn Satistactory Line nce 1817 EDUCATIONAL. ©LESSONS n mahe graduate 1408 Hopkins wt Term 2, 1 Winter Law School ftienl Theo Ittenl Science Amerlean Ameriean Palitic Geography Economicx 1 Investments Public Utilities Economics 1 English History Modern Mixtory Rhetoric Claims Fconomicw 111 Short-Story aw of Sales bracing: Real Estate Secretary's O Regixtraiion Building, h Street N.W. 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Owen. pt.—In Bankruptey Notice by given that the above-named bankrapt has filed his petition praving for a disch from his debts in bankruptes ditors and other persons in interest are to enter their appearance in of it any so desire. in the Clerk! said_Conrt. on or before th duy of Januars, 1823, RALPH D. QUIN ‘n»m» in_Bankrupter | MOVING, PACKIKNG & STOB.AGR | CLEAN. DRY, STOPAGE TOR FOURNITURE || ama pisios. Estimates checrtully given Temient Toraton. “WERCHTER'S, STORAGE KRIEG%EXPRESS RT OF THE DIS- a Bankruptc ACE INSTITUTE Accountancy and Business Administration Graduatesof the Institute are found eve: Inproferrional ‘Accoumancy” practice (3 xe0 tive positio ot eany arenTn clissst Hrsaralleh Telephone Main 8260 for STRAYER COLLEGE “For Business Training” 721 13th Street All sessions reopen Monday, January 5. for registration. MIIII 3430 Office now open lnd 7654 STENO EXAMINATION, APHEKS AND TYPISTS® JANUARY 13. PREPARE AT | Temple Main 3238, School 1416 K St. N.W. H.nn W MOVE Somitle pers Fackers Tar shin | or 1] REvoricn Rvome or Risk, Re. oo—Low Rates. 100 ma. aad NORTH 104 for hauling to warehouse. LEFIELD ALVORD & CO. Telephone Main 8280, MIT H*S VWV FIREPROOFU | CRATE AND PACK BY -xr i 1313 YOU STREET | PHONT NORTH 3343 NATIONAL AL STORAGE NG 5o, Lokl and Loag Distance Mortar ance Moving. EXPERT PA( S & SHIPPER te Rati Good Work. Free Estimates e N Fol. Nath 484D, | 2,000 LIQUOR ARRESTS. Two Dry Squads Have Busy Year in Baltimore. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 2.—Prohibi- tion enforcement last year resulted in the arrests of 576 persons by agents Storage Housel EMERSON INSTITUTE Fr. 4463 1740 P St. N.W. New Semester—January 2nd College Preparatory—all subjects Day d Evening School for Men and Boys Evening School for Women Special Day Classes for M April_Service Exam ons ch and - MUSICAL INSTRUCTION FIANO, SAXOPHONE, BANJO ¥ In,l Jazz, I;m"" hMulllt in ”oulu:nl, F'ree lessons you buy imstrumen re. Bend, free bookiet. _ Christensen —School, un"n.n Main 1276, Easy termsy |LANGUAGES teachers. and_Even'ng Clusses. BERLIT 816 14th St. N.W. All_modern languages tanght Couversational by native Method. Day Free Trinl Lesso SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES Tel. Fr. 2620 under Edmund Budnitz, director for Maryland, while F. T. Rose, head of the flying squadron from Washing- ton, said his force has made about three times as many arrests. His ex- act figures are not yet available, but may reach about 1,500, making the total arrests about 2,000. Statistics of the police on arrests show a decrease. Approximately 5,- 1600 arrests for drunkenness were made last year, while in 1923 there were 6,235, The various concoctions of “hootch” and bootleg liquor ped- dled in the city, fn 80 per cent of the cases, make the drinkers violently ill. T e Louis Cantenot of Dijon, France, at 14, is & recognized estronomer. given that the sbovenamed bankrupt has fled | BY VICTOR Copyright, 1924, by ‘ The Ark of the Covenant A Story of Mystery and Adventure MacCLURE. Harper & Brothers. (Continued from Yesterday I turned to Miss Torrance, and it came to me that she was just the| prettiest girl 1 had ever seen. There ‘was a little faint flush on her cheeks | and her eyes were shining. As If she | were a little breathless with some | excitement, her lips were slightly| parted “It’s mighty kind of you, Miss Tor- rance,” I mumbled, “to take so mur‘hl trouble for me. I don't know how to| thank vou.” “Don’t try, ken— “Millike; “Milllken and the Merlin—and, oh, the whole thing!” she cried. “You two and that lovely plane—and that modest little man, Mr. Lamont. 1 envy you, all four. Next to being a man myself and joining you, the best thing I could do was to see your chance. You're lucky triends, Mr. Boon.” “I am that!” I said warmly. clally if I may them?" Then 1 felt my ears grow hot and my neck go red at blurting this. It seemed so gauche after all she done for me in friendship. “That sounds ungrateful and silly,” T stammered “But 1 only wanted to hear it from you— She was a little bit rosy herself, but she held out her small fist in a frank way and her serene eves looked right into mine. “lan’t that the American way?" she smiled. “To shake on -~ “Sometimes,” hand. “I'm green with envy your luck,” she sald, “though you deserve it every bit, but I'm with you and the crew of the Merlin, heart and soul.” “That's just fine'™ said I, and wish- ed that kissing a girl's hand was still the fashion. Presently I took my leave of her and her uncle Sure enough, when I got back to the hotel, Dan Lamont was waliting for me in the foyer. He Immediately dragged me up to his room to look at the new xit he had bought. There were bags of it. He must have about cleaned New ank “Say, Danny,” T ren “what do you think you're making the trip on—a cargo steamer” “Aaw, Jimmy! he pleaded. “I Just a few little things I thought we'd find useful—-" “I gave you a list, “And T stuck fully T got thing you said. | throw it some Milliken please; it was Mr. Milli- in your “Espe- number you among ked to hi didn't 17 to it Jimmy—faith- three or four of every- Then T got them to extra comforts for you mforts that will appreciate, a few extra or another liter or two of | gasoline. You'll have to leave five- | sixths of this behind, Dan.” “I know I'm a goat when it comer | to spending. Jimmy,” he said. “I get £0 blamed enthuslastic.” “Well,” said I, “when Mil- son, bands of and I 1aybe tken are you bought |our |four guns. you got | had | I said, and took her| was better to wait for the next move on the part of the ralders. The Merlin was ready for action by the middle of the week following commission. The fighting top was fixed, and we had shipped all stores and ammunition. She carried We had dispensed with two of the smaller, 60 that we now mounted the fore and aft guns firing half-kilo shells, aud a machine gun on elther quarter. The arrangement was that Milliken or myself, which- ever of us happened to be plloting, should handle the bow gun, while the other should work that at the stern Dan Lamont, if not occupied,in scien- tific observation, was supposed to turn his attention to the quarter guns, firing on the side handiest in any encounter. Incidentally, he proved an apt pupil under the in- struction of Milliken and myself. We arranged the ammunition bands for each of the guns with great care, 50 that there would be no hitch in & crisis, and we put the spares where they would be handy for fitting at once. Dan make it his job to render us as |immune from the raiders’ gas as he |knew how. On his advice we laid in a cylinder of oxygen and fitted air- | tight covers on all openings. The gun |embrasures we filled with fabric, dou- ble pleated like camera bellows, and pierced to take the barrels and tele- scopic sights and fitting tightly to them, but flexible enough to permit & good arc of fire. The material was some close-woven asbestos stuff of Dan's own choosing, and he said it would not only keep out the gas, but | would resist the heat of the gun- barrels after heavy firing. Our gen- ral idea was that should we get into ction with the ralders we should im- mediately close all apertures, turn on a thin stream of oxygen and do our fAighting from a hermetically sealed cabin, a quicklime apparatus absorb- ing the carbon-dioxide. Dan also had caused to be fitted un- der the hatch a bottle arrangement for automatically tuking a sample of the gas, should we get into it During the fortnight in Washington we frequently met Kirsteen Torrance, and her uncle, the President, less often. She was inclined at first to |think us a trifie slack about getting own to business, but the President persuaded her that we were doing he right—and harder—thing in waiting. Kirsteen took a deep 1 terest in our preparations, and often in the Merlin's shed. She re- newed her acqualntance with Milli- ken, who greeted her every appear- ance with his widest grin and de- |lighted to explain to her the smallest |detail of our outfit. We thought of her as ou We had idea that the next of the |raids would most likely come on the Great Lakes, and we decided that if we g0t no news by the evening of the first Sunday in May, we should make a hit-or-miss start for the Buffalo d of Erie on the Monday morning. News came to Washington by radio his lot you certainly £ depression:” He looked at touch | he bright b el iyou “We'll leave land draw on new outfits.” 1l I took | my pocket | him | “Then,” said T, t were in no fit o the collection with a despalr for a minute, -d up. how this it he our we Jimmy,’ stuff at whenever said base want Tetter of and my marque flipped it over to “perhaps we'd bet- | ter have the President alter this so that you'll be definitely commissioned | qQuartermaster general to the force.” He read the President's letter with growing excitement, then danced ut the room. for you, I knew Jimmy!" he eried | “on, | the badge. “Consider yourself under arrest,” I " he gasped. the y “You've gone and ined Hicksville Temperance Cadets!" So I put him in one of his own kit bags Next morning Dan and I collected Milliken, who had returned to Wash- ington late the previous night with the two new busses, us then went off to the address given me by the President. It turned out to be a modest little office in a back street. With its window een of colored b: boo beads and its brass | plate on which the name had been made undecipherable with years of rubbing, it might have been the office of either an attorney or some old- tashioned importer. the presence of a qulet, gray-haired man in a nondescript gray suit, who presently was chatting to us in a pleasant, flat voice that seemed to have no high lights to it. He spoke of nothing much except the weather and the prospects of business during the year. “Business 1s likely to be a little upset by these raids” I ventured, apropos of the last subject, trying to give him a lead to our particular af- fair. “Ah, yes” he said softly annoying—most annoying. rose and held out a limp hand. “Glad to have seen you, Mr. Boon— and you, Mr. Lamont—ah, Milliken,” he said, quietly dismissing us. “Ah— if In your travels you should have any affairs with my firm, just look up the local agent for Aunt Mandy Soap. You won't forget—Aunt Man- dy's Soap. Buy a packet. We are running that line pretty strongly at the moment. Branches everywhere." And with that he gently shepherded us out of the office. ‘Well, said Danny, when we were out In the street, “what do you know about that? Aunt Mandy's Soap— buy a packet!” “When in doubt we buy packet of soap, and 8o find the nearest S. S. agent, I take it,” said I. “Queer sort of fellow that—doesn't seem to have energy enough to wink: “Got us weighed up all right” grunted Milliken. “Daren't breathe but he saw it. Stringy guy, too— wouldn't like to fight him.” “Quit joshing, Milliken!" I protested. “Why, he's like a wet rag.” “Don't you believe it,” Milliken said stolidly. “Chest like a barrel. Arms like a monkey. Notice when the pen- cil rolled off his desk?” ‘Not particularly. Why “Never reached the floor,” Milliken sald, gazing at the sky. “Caught it ny noise. Quickest reflex I Most e Which shows, I suppose, that if Milliken spares his tongue, he makes full use of his eyes. Danny and I had noticed nothing about the chief—as the quiet man in the back street might be called—except that he seemod bored to death with the mere effort of living. In. The next 10 days passed slowly. Mil- liken and myself were engaged in demonstrating the new Merlin to the Government flying men, and at the me time we had to oversee the re- fitting of the armament to the old machine, with other alterations nec- essary for our campaign. Dan La- mont was kept busy collecting stores, and on his own account he was mak- ing a selection of instruments which he thouwht might help him in solving scientific problems connected with the raiders. With all three of us dead eager to be setting out, the delay was irksome, but we consoled ourselves that we were doing good work in putting the pllots wise to the efficient use of the machines, and that, in any case, It then | you'd pull it off” | I folded back my jacket and showed and the three of | ‘We were led by the doorkeeper Into | that ecrapped our plans at Dan and 1 were having tea with Torrance at the White House the President came into the with a flimey in his hands. “Flying orders, boys” he said Ships have been stopped today on the ape route from England.” “At what p 1 asked, and got to my feet in y. “Northwest tween M davlight | Miss | when Africa—be- adeira and the Canarles. B too.” on, Dan 1 ght away. “You'll Funchal by | get ot | fasting | morrow Quick work! | approvingly Good-bye, e brea said the President ; Miss Torrance. Good-bye, sir- “Nay, nay.” said Mr. Whitcomb. steen and I will see you off. an automobile. We'll go togther.” It was close on 5 o'clock when we took off from ', basin by the Potomax {and a clear “Godspeed!” from a brigi eved Kirsteen, a hearty “Good luck, boys!" from the President, were the last rds we heard as we set out on our venture Night came on us very quiekly, we were flying toward It, | light lasted Dan R T'll ring fo: for but while the took a final lesson or the machine gun from Milliken. Wit \the dark we hit into a severe stor: which tested the Merlin very thorough- 1. We had to climb high before we got out of a heavy driving rain, and when we had avoided that we came into elec- | trical disturbances that piayed the vers | devil with our compass. It was tricks and difficult fiying, for the lightning flashed above and below us, dazzlingly brilliant, and the atmosphere was ter- | ribly pocketed, so that we pancaked in | a most sickening fashion. The smash of the thunderclouds was deafening. There were times when only the fact | that Milllken was standing on his feet persuaded me that we were not flying upside down. The disturbed area must have covered 10 degrees of longitude, for we were In it close on two hours. At last, however, we passed out of the storm belt and could see the stars, and Wwe were more sure of our course as a consequence. Milliken and T spelled each other every two hours, while Dan, once the interest of the etorm was over, slept peacefully. It was bright day when wa sighted the Azores, though our clock showed only half-past 2. Three hours later we were swaying gently on the swell in the very exposed Bay of Fun- chal. Milliken cooked breakfast on the gaso- line stove, then after a visit from the port authorities Dan and I went ashore. We could get no officlal information about the raids that was worth con- sidering. The Portuguese did not seem to care a red cent about the stopped liners. We had better luck at Blandy’s, where Englishmen were in charge., There were three acts of piracy on the Sunday, two Unlon Castle liners and one belonging to the R. M. §. P. Co. being the victims. In each case the strong- rooms had been the objective, specie being taken from all three ships, and from a Union Castle liner, which was homeward bound, the raiders had made a considerable haul in diamonds. The method of attack was similar on each ship; a sudden descent from the sky by the airship, swift and unexpected, and almost immediately the anesthetiz- Ing of every soul aboard, close on a brief period of terrific panic among the passengers and crew. This last was a ghastly feature which had been missing from the night raids. For a week, the weather being fine enough to permit a stay in the exposed harbor, we made Funchal our base, and we haunted the shipping routes from the coast of Spaln to the Cape Verde Is- lands. But we had not the luck to sight our quarry. The following Sunday, while we were making toward the Azores, we intercepted a radio which told of raids on the North Atlantic shipping. We filled our tanks at San Miguel and cast a wide circle north into the sea lanes, flying until dawn on the Monday morning, without result. We returned to the Azores. (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) Ritchie Paroles 174 in Year. Spectal Dispatch to The Sta. BALTIMORE, January 2.—With the exception of the record established in 1921, Gov. Ritchle granted more paroles during 1924 than has ever | been granted in the history of the parole system, according to statistics given out by State Parole Commis- sioner E. N. Parrish. There were 174 paroles granted during the year, 28 of which were on account of Christ- mas. During 1921 179 paroles were granted.