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GIRL ALONE

CHAPTER XV.

Ross Willis, awkward

and embarrassed, shuffled to the canvas chair which Gus, the crier, whisked forward, Bally re- flected that there was no need for her to remember any of the multi- tudinous instructions with which Mrs. Bybee had primed her for her job of "seeress."*

She curved her small, brown painted, gilded-nafled hands over the crystal and bent her veiled face

low. In a seductive, sing-song voice she began to chant, bringing some of the words out hesitantly, as if English had been recently learned and came hard to her

"Turkish” lips:

"I zee ze berg felds-wheat fieldu, corn fields-ces it not zo?" She raised her shaded" eyes toyly to the face of the young farmer. The crowd pressed close, breathing

hard, the odours of their breath and perspiration coming up on hot waves of summer air to the gayly dressed le figure on the plat- form.

"Yes'm, I mean, sure, Princess," the Ross Willis stuttered, and crowd hughed, pressed closer still. Two or three women waved quar- ters' Lo atirart the attention of Gus,

the crier, who stood behind her, to aid her if weessary.""

By ANNE AUSTIN, Author of "Suint and Sinnar."

For her cyrs had caught sight of a name which had been

merged in her macmory.

"You are--what you call it? farmer," Sally went on

in her she grandly promised nothing panpunt the narrow steps., seductively deepened voke. Uh, less than the presidency of the ingly she did so, and the was fun to play-act" and to be United States, as well as riches and introduced her

a.beautiful wife. paid for It! "You va-ry reach man. Va-ry beeg farm. You have mother, father, li'l sees- ter." Thank heaven, ker cars had been keen that night of Pearl's

young

than ever.

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green satin tunic.

FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1928.

ABLE TO STAMP OUT LEPROSY.

REMARKABLE DISCOVERY WILL REMOVE SCOURGE,

AMERICA CO-OPERATES

Leprosy, scourge of the human race from the days of the Old Testament. can be stamped out entirely in all territory flying the Brkish flag, according t Sir Leonard Rogers, honorary secre- tary of the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association and one of the most famous of British medical research scientists...

Sir Leonard. In an interview, described, how teamwork between American and British doctors and research specialists has produced

ECHO OF YANGTSE DISASTER.

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notified the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs that the owners of the Ateuta Maru had agreed to a fifth member of the board of

arbitrators.

No Compensation?

The Japanese communication, however, specifically stated that the arbitrators were not to deal with the matter of compensation for the relatives of the victims. The board, it was set forth, was to having nothing to do with the matter.

In his reply Mr. Quo stated that public opinion would be aroused against the Japanese if the matter of the dead were neglected in favour of the claims of the ship-

a treatment more efficacious thanning company. anything used before.

We have touched goal," he as- serted jubilantly.

Sir Leonard pointed out that

A

Que Makes Requests. Mr. Quo also asked the Japanese

lowing:

for half a century, acientists have Consul General to agree to the fol- known that leprosy is a bacillus disease, caught by Infection

1. If the Japanese ship is found

through close contact with a lep-by the arbitrators to have been res ponsible for the disaster the in- rous person. fi

demnity for euch life should be not less than $1,000.

2-If the Japanese ship is held not to have been responsible, then the Japanese will pay a certain amount for condolence fee only. and nothing more.

Start Toward Cure.. "Our start towards a real cure," he said, "was when we began ex- perimenting with chaulmaogra oil, which was obtained from a tree. that grows in Burma. For cen- turies the natives of India had

The Shanghai Sunday Times was used this oil for leprosy caacs,informed yesterday that the re- Whether they obtained actual quest of the Commissioner of For- eures is unknown, but they cereign Affairs has been transmitted Įtainly had an idea of its medicinal by the Japanese Consulate to Tokyo, and that a reply will shortly be re- "Dr. Mourt of the Indian ceived. Medical Service first introduced this, all to European medical Acience in 1864. It was then ad- ministered as the natives of India took it by swallowing. But it aickened the patient, and had other bad effects.

values.

1;

"The first big advance was

PRINCE'S WISH IS FULFILLED.

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"

made by an American, Dr. Ralph Landon district collections in- Hopkins. at the Louisiana state leper settlement, who procured an clude the following:-Kensington Wandsworth £3,496, ipproved chantmoogrn oil. Then £3,789,

our Indian Medical Service dis-Marylebone £2,019, Chelsea £2,399, covered that an oil could be ob. Hampstead £2,059, Ealing £1,436, tained from the fruft of the hyd- Willesden £1,221, Wimbledon - Smilocarpus tree in India, which had 292, and Finsbury £1,008, crier the same curative properties as vhauimoogra oil, yet lacked some

1.

Over £2,000,000 Rnised,

1

The late Field Marshal Earl "Here she is, boys-the Princess of its ill effects.

Dr.. llefser's Work.

Haig took the keenest interest in Some of her prophecies, such as | Lallu of Canistan-ti-no-ple, the pret-

"Then came a tremendous step the growth of his "Poppy Day" twin babies for the newly married tiest girl that ever escaped from forward. Dr. Victor Heiser of the Appeal, and it was very and that couple, brought shouts of laughter the

Sultan's harem! Princess from the crowd, and some of her fail, foveurite, crystal-gazer to efeller Institute went to the he did not live long enough to see vague guesses as to the past went the Sillas of Turkey before she Phillippines to fight leprosy. For the first half million reached. The very wide of the mark, as the appli-escaped from his harem, will tell the first time, instead of making "Poppy Day" appeal, since its in- party, even if she had been patient swallow the

injected It intra-muscularly. articulate with shyness "You the old maid, for instance, who men! Princess Lalla

all. sets motherly that Sally knows all Just one of the scores Great results were obtained. Amately £2,353,000 for the cause of distressed exservice men, and has Dr. Heiner ar-re in love. I zee a 'gir-rl, looked so

of year later, in 1915, lavishly endowed her with a hus-of attractions in the Paluce

amount of beneficent beeg, pretty girl with red hair band and three children; but early Wonders! Admission 25 cents, one came to see me in Calcutta and been the means of permitting an

expressed the belief that if the enormous an' blue eyes. Ees it not 20?" everyone who paid a quarter for quarter of a dollar; two, bits !”′′

hydnocarpus oil could be obtained work to be carried out on their Her little low laugh was a gurgle, what "Princess LaBa" could see in

the magic crystal went away woll- Sally bowed, her little brown in the form of soluble anlis it could behalf.

The totals for each year since which started a shout of Mughter dering and thrilled and satisfied.hands spreading in an enchanting be injected into the veins instead in the crowd.

gesture; then she skipped down the for the muscles and would be far 1921 have been:-1921, £100,000; During the first lull between

1922, £204,000; 1923, £259,000; wound with strands of imitation “Yeah, I reckon so," Rosa Willis performances, Sally slipped out of steps, the great ropes of black hair, more effective.

"On this I worked for Ave 1924, £350,000; 1925, £395,000; admitted, blushing more violently the "Palace of Wonders" and dur-pearls, lapping, against the vivid years, and finally secured all the 1926, £436,000; 1927, £604,000.

ingly mingled with the crowds out-

The total quantity of poppies active principles of the oil in side. It was all beautiful and won-

soluble form. We tried the in-sold on Remembrance Day '1927 She was very tired when the suptravenous method suggested by was approximately three millions voiceerful to Sally, who had been to a

cireus only once in her life and per hour came, but the thought that Dr. Heiser and cleared up 41 per more than the corresponding never to a darnival before.

she would soon see David again "You marry with the gir-rl, Before the tent which housed feut wings to her sandaled feet, cent, of the leper cases in our figure for 1926, and it is gratify- ing to note that this increased de- the big glass lank into which She was about to hurry out of the hospital. have three vn-ry nize childs,” Sally "bathing beutic" dived

"The next advance was made by mand for poppies, as well na for and in Pulace of Wonders, released at last went on. delightedly. After all, which they ate bananas and drank by the apparently indefatigable Americans at the Honolulu leper Flanders Poppy Wreaths, has per- why shouldn't Pearl marry Road pop under water, she encoun-crier, Gas, when a tiny, treble hospital. Drs. A. L Dean and mitted the engagement of a fur- Dr. Hoomann got an improved ther twenty severely disabled ex- tered WinGeld Bybee, enormous, voice called to her:

solution they called ethyl esters. service men at the British Legion majestic, benign, for it was a good

**Princess Lallu! Princess Lallu! This drug could be used on aPoppy Factory at Richmond-the crowd and a tine day, and money Would you mind carrying me to large scale in intra-muscular in- Factory of Remembrance. was pouring into his pockets,

the ears?"

jections, thus avoiding clogging

Each year the demand for poppy at her, "1 hear from Gus that you're Sally, sturtled, looked everywhere up the veins.

"Then, within the past two wreaths has grown and the de- Ross Willis thanked "Princessnocking, em cold. Better run about the tent that was almost em- Lalla" awkwardly and dropped along in now, wad you might see ptice of spectators before it dawn-years, Britain took up the search mand now is not only for wreaths be Armistice Day'ceremonies, but, for the platform to the grass how many of the crowd you can ed on her that the tiny voice had again and got a soluton of the for placing in connexion with stubbled ground, entirely aware make follow you into the Palace of come from "Pitty Sing," the hydnocarpus oil, which ean

We don't want to give smallest woman in the world," sit produced much more cheaply than despatch at all times of the year that the marvellous seeress was Wonders.

and for the funeral of any ex-Service little Sully Ford.

en too much of a free show. And ting in a child's little red rocking anything hitherto known,

which can be injected Intra-ven-man in this country, or for placing remember, girlie, for every quarter chair on the platform.

Dusly without pain. We have now in War Cemeteries overseas. These Wreaths can be placed on

"Oh, you Pearl!" a girl's shrilled from the crowd.

Willis, since she could not have David? "Zo! That ces all 1 zee," she concluded with sweet gravity. "Zee creestal she go dark now.".

from

"Well, well," he grinned down

."

Confidence and mirth well up Princess Lalla carns as a fortune- All of Sully's passionate love for touched goal. in Sally. She began to believe in teller, little Sally Ford gets a nickel ittie things-especially small chil "In the old days, the method any British soldier's grave over- herself as "Princess Lalla," just as for herself. Don't takte many dren-surged up in her heart. of treating lepers was to segregate seas at an additional charge of she had always more than half-nickels to make a dollar."

She skipped down the steps of her them in colonies, which was tant-only 2/0d. A fully illustrated belleved that she was the queen or "Oh, Mr. Bybee, I'm so happy own particular little platform and amount to life imprisonment in price list may be obtained from the the actress whom she had imper- sonated in the old days so recently I'm about to burst" Sally confided ran, with outstretched hands, to a limited aren. Now our associa-leadquarters of Earl Haig's Bri- rash of gratitude. the midgat. "Pitty Sing" was intion is setting up leper treatment tish Legion Appeal Fund at 26, ended forever, when she had play in him in a

"But do you think it's very wrong deed a pretty thing, a very doll of stations throughout the British Eccleston Square, London, S.W.1. acted" for the other orphans. of me to pretend to be a crystal a woman,, the laxen hair on her empire.

The next seeker after knowledge

of "past, present and future" was not so easy, but not very hard

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

Here is the solution to the

gazer when really 1 can't see a small head marcelled meticulously, In the old days terror of the her little plump checks and pout-leper colonies and shame and fear thing in it to save my life?"

ing, babyish lips tinted with rougeof the disease itself kopt people Bybee bellowed with laughter, so in her miniature hands she was away as long as they could con- either, for the anolleant was a girl, that the crowd, veered suddenly holding a newspaper, which was sceal the disease. Naturally, we a pretty, very unban-looking girl toward them. He stooped to whis big in comparison with her midget only got them when they were in who wore a tiny solitaire ring on

brown-size that it served as a complete the advanced stages. Now we are her engagement finger and who had per closer to her little

getting them in the earlier stages, been clinging to the arm of an ob-stained ear: "Don't you worry screen. viously adoring young man. For sister. As old P. T. Barnum used

"Of course I'll carry you. I'm when a cure is more easily effect-puzzle on another page. the pretty girl Sally obligingly to say, There's a sucker born

every minute," and old Winfield so glad you'll let me," Sally glowed ed. foretold a happy marriage with a "durk, tall young man, va-ry hand- Bybee knows that they like to be and dimpled. "You little darling, some!"

a long journey, and two fooled. You just kid 'em along and you!" children. The girl sparkled with send 'em away happy and I reckon pleasure, utterly unconscious of the the good Lord ain't going to waste fact that "Princess Lalla" had told any black ink on your record to night. It's worth a quarter to be her nothing of the past and very told a lot of nice things about your little of the present,

self, ain't it?"

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"Even in the wilds of equatorial Africa the natives are beginning to show confidence. In Nigeria" "Please don't baby me!" Pitty there was one station which had Sing admonlahed her in a severo 350 cases. A year later it had little voice. "I'm old enough to be 840. The lepers are beginning to your mother, even if I'm not big report themselves freely and hope- enough." And the liny, plump fully. hands began to fold the news-

Early Examination. "Directly a case is found, Quarters were thrust upon her As she tripped swiftly across the papers with great definiteness. thick and fast. Because of the dusty lot toward the Palace of Sally's eyes, abashed, fluttered

examine everyone in the house brisk demand for her services, Sally Wonders, the crowd following her from the disapproving little face gave only the briefest of "read-grow larger and larger, Becoming to the paper, Odd that so tiny a every six months for five years.

tact савез. ings," and only a few muttered an- balder because she felt that she was thing could read-but of course Thus we get in touch with all con- This clears up 80 per grily that it was a swindle. To a really Princess Lalla" and not she was grown up, even if she was

cent. ofthe cASCA. middle-aged farmer she gave a timid little Sally Ford, she deliber- only 29 inches tall-

"It is now possible for medical bumper wheat crop, a now eight-ately flirted with the men who "Oh, please!" Sally gasped, go-] cylinder car, a prospective aon-in-pressed close upon her, even waved ing very pale under the brown pow. services, such as you and we pos law for the girl whom Sally had a little brown hand invitingly to- der. "May I see your paper for sess, to stamp out all leprosy in

territories under our flags."

the Philippines and 2000 in the just a minute?"

Sir Leonard pointed out that Hawaiian Islands. England te bo- un-ward the big tent.. unerring picked out na his

For her eyes had caught sight of 'married daughter, and the promise

When she reached the tent door, a name which had been burned in leprosy is a more pressing prob-lieved to have between 400,000.

America. There are To a freckled, open-faced, engag-the erier leaned down from his to her memory, forever, indelible lem for the British than for and 1,000,000 lepers in India alone,

·1200 with perhapa 150,000 more in the Ing youngster, of 10, thrust upon booth, behind which was act a small the name of Carson

lepers in the United States, 500 in African colonies. the platform by his adoring mother, platform, and beckoned her to

of many splendids grandchildren.

(To Be Continued.)

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