Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1929, Page 33

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, THE EVENING STORY t the growing intimacy between her i i a Minor Tragedies. ! _|adored eldest brother and her one col- ‘The name of Iphegenia precluded her | jege friend. She could see there was a forevermore from studying the classics. | sincere mutual liking, and, girl-like, When she entered high school she de- | she hoped it might develop into some- termined to specialize in maths. In|ihing more. that way she hoped to evade issues ‘The two weeks passed quickly. On merely ridiculous. the last night of her stay Miss Ford Regrettably Prof. Dray, her father,|found herself by the river bank after had allowed the unhappy infantile ef-| dinner, fort of Ippy to become permanent as|p, tching the lights of the ouses across the water and feeling Dippy. The tesult was a frowning de-| sad that this interlude in a colorless life meanor—what may be called an infe-| was nearly ended. to her side and asked her if she had Poor DIppY | ever wanted to go to South America. Tiority name-compiex. In college it was worse. had good brains, but that awful smile (when her two brothers came to a dance and hailed her affectionately) | Frank came quietly I'd love to travel any- down to wherever we are going fo be directly you're through college and find some perfectly wonderful boy for you— almost as nice as your brother,” she .dm “Phenle” hugged her again, Ski-Cycles Replace Dogs. Motor cycles on skis are replacing Eskimo dogs in transporting mall, furs trips in two days as compared with thiee weeks required by the huskies. The skis are wide enough to support | Service. the rear power wheel of the machine. The machine will also carry the sick from trading-posts. .- COL. McCLURE PLACED ON ARMY RETIRED LIST |5unt Miltary Academy; Lieut, Col Maj. Thomas C. Fain, Infantry, Marks, Gorps of Engineers, from the Ordered From Philippines to Await Retirement. Col. Albert N. McClure, Quartermas- outposts in Army ' War_College, this cit; 1 and supplles to ol e the | ter Corps, at Humphrey, Ky., has been | 7708, Ut plo €8 3828 Indy ‘trom placed on the retired list of ‘the Army! LORciL M- Jtiey, FIele Artoem, peom because of disability incident to the FO% ok CCIRG o rooks e De- Maj. Thomas C. Fain, Infantry, in 1 the weight of the machine and to pack to his | Wali, and Chaplain Edwin Burling, from down the snow to & hard surtace for | e PRODBINGS, 088 R, CCIE Gy yen | Fort Leavenworth, Kans, to Kelly Field, W. Whiteside, Quastermaster Corps, who . has been under treatment D. C, THURSDAY, ‘AUGUST 29, 192¢. Reed General Hospital, has been or- dered to his regular station at the West ferred from Fort Lewis, Washington, to Chattanooga, Tenn.; Maj. Edwin H. office of the chief of engineers, Muni- tions Bullding, to the War Department general staff; Maj. Oliver 8. Wood, In- fantry, from Fort Adams, R. Dl::lhte ap partment, from Dayton, Ohio, to Ha- Walter| Brig. Gen. George H. Estes has been 33 detailed as a member of the Army |Crockett, Tex., to Hawaii; First Lieut. Classification Board, this city, vice Brig. Gen. M. L. Walker, relieved; Col. Al fred A. Starbird, Field Artille ernors Island, N. to the retired list February 6, 1930, on | from Mitchel Arthur M. Parsons, 2: Fort McPherson, Ga, to the Baylor at Gov- | School, at Chattanooga, Tenn., and Sec- . Y., will be transferred |Ond Lieut. Robert L. Easton, Air Corps, Infantry, from Feld, N. Y., to the Pan- his own application, after more than 31 |2ma Canal Zone. years’ service; Maj. Paul S. Wagner, retired, has been detailed to duty at the University of Chicago, vice Col. John L. Shepard, Medical Corps, relieved: Capt. George W. Gering, Signal Corps, at I dian Head, Md., and Capt. Nels J. Tho- Difference in Tea Drinking. In the matter of tea drinking, there is an interesting difference between the habit as followed in China and in Eng- rud, Quartermaster Corps, at Holbrook. land and America. In China, tea is the Mass,, have been placed on the retired | standing beverage. £ because of disability incident to the | service; Capt. Willlam Waite, Infantry, has been transferred from Birmingham, | of the day and night. But whereas the Englishman has a customary teatime, the Chinese drinks his tea at all hours ‘The Englishman t0 the Panama Canal Zone; Capt.| mixes his tea with sugar and milk, the e N. Heisen, Air Corps, from Fort | Chinese would not let anything spoil its fragrance. The Englishman drinks tea to satisfy his appetite, the Chinese meditates over his teacup thé glory of a leisured life. Both the Englishman and the Chi- nese are not hypocritical teetotalers. But in wine as in tea, the Chinese epicurean has developed a fine art. He looks with good humor at the Londoner swallowing his glass of ale over the bar as if to quench parching thirst. He himself would sit comfortably at a table and dream over it. Dr. W. A. Spooner, tragitional origi- nator of “Spoonerisms,” or “bulls” of literature, recently celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday in London. oing: sent her to bed wishing she could pri-|there in two months’ J it's vately poison herself, bribing a recal-|going to be a very sad lea citrant press to eternal secrecy. less I can know I shall have the dear- Then she met a delightful girl—Miss |est girl in the Union to share what Ford. No other name seemed to be|may be rather hard times, but I believe known. Miss Ford was a junior in-|very happy ones.” structor in applied chemistry—a safe| Miss Jord was silent so long that subject, which poor Dippy took. Frank almost lost heart. Miss Ford asked her to tea, brewed at is it to be?” he asked softly. charmingly in a samovar in _a room T think I'd like to go to South that was neither Greenwich Village-y | America,” said Miss Ford in a very e . nor obsolescent. She was friendly. She | tiny voice, Then, half laughing, she 56 contrived to avoid subjects that hinted | whispered: “But, do you see, you are A Satisfying Thirst e / N2 at ridicule. Dippy returned to her|asking a girl to marry you when you Quencher room that night cheered. She liked don’t even know her name!” - Miss Ford. “That's right. I confess I've been 0 The semester passed; the year passed. | puzzled that old Dippy always ad- See it made from 10 . \ Fresh Limes C & » AMERICAS GREATESTEDRUG STORES ized. Dippy shyly invited Miss Ford to it was some kind of queer joke or eti- come for two weeks of the Summer va- quette or something. Please, Miss cation to her home. Anonymous, may I know your name? Size ‘The invitation was accepted. Curi-|I'm sorry, but, you see, it's really neces. 50c Mennen’s 26c 1.50 Agarvol: . ..cse0s: For a Refreshing Shower! ously, the two girls continued to “Miss” |sary when one gets a marriage license. Shaving CreamA kLenzo BATH T5¢ 1 Mo SPRAY 34c 50c Phillips’ Milk each other, a fact noted by Dippy’s| *“Oh, dear!” sighed the little flancee, quite charming mother. Both girls were | “I just hate to tell you. Well of Magnesia. .. Extra large nickel-plated spray heads. Patented clincher ring which] prevents 14th & F Sts. NW. 13th & F Sts. 14th & Irving Sts. 908 F St. N.W. 12th & G Sts. N.W. Cor. 7th & E 64c 39¢c 83c 15¢ 36¢ 86¢ 57c 3lc 21c 63c 63c 78c 29¢ Cor. Connecticut TRY A & Florida Aves. LIME RICKY 1715 Pennsylvania Ave., near 17th Size 1.00 Listerine, 65¢ Barbasol, langew......ons 125 Absorbine Jr... ‘This fact endeared Miss Ford to the|was first determined to know your family, whose formidable cups deco- sister. Because of her cruel name, I rated the old Sheraton sideboard. | mean.” ‘The professor was the first to remark | To the eternal credit of Frank Dray, the unusual formality of the surnames. | he never smiled. - He gently questioned the visitor during | “Personally, I think Lizzie Dray is & a rest interval at the tennis tourna- |tremendous improvement,” said he. ment. And led her through the scented.yard Miss Ford turned scarlet, to the house, where Dippy hugged her, “Prof. Dray, please forgive me if I|the rest of the family showed the warm- ( don’t answer.” est ~mw»yval, and every one was prop- The courteous scholar apologized, | erly happy. wondering greatly When the two girls went upstairs Frank Dray, who was an engineer, | Dippy exacted a promise. obviously enjoyed the visitor. He| “When there are babies do call them showed her an invention of his that he | something no one can laugh at. 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