GAME OF LOVE BY TELEPHONE so By LUCY G. BARROWS a. (® by W. G. Chapman.) CC 0!" SHOUTED Simon Bar clay in a thunderous tone, N crushing out the fondest of human hopes, immov- able as a rock. His pretty nlece, Hetty, covered her face with her hands and broke dewn atterly in a storm of tears. “Cruel—cruel I” she sobbed. “And a last meeting with this gay galllvanting young man—understand?” pursued her callous-souled relative. “You are breaking my heart!” moaned Hetty, and really belleving It. “It isn't because Ned Monroe Is after your little fortune, as most young fellows are nowadays.” “What--what is it, then?" faltered poor Hetty. “It's because he's an maniac. Hubh-—telephone! Who heard of such a thing in my young days? Gossip-breeders, 1 call 'em! Worse than that—catering to laziness. Tried to get me to put one In my house. {'d like to see 'em! Now I've sald my say. Drop this beau, or I'll send you off a thousand miles to my sister, where you can't see him.” Antlquated, narrow-minded Simon Jarclay had Invented a new name for the most estimable young man in Redfern. He hated all innovations, specially a telephone. There was a reason. Simon had bargained too slowly In the purchase of a plece of property he coveted, a shrewd pelgh- bor had got to a telephone and out- bid him. He hated telephones after that, and Ned Monroe in the bargain, for was not that energetic young man the head linesman of the district tele- phone plant? Hetty moped around the house all day. She was disconsolate. If ever a girl loved a bright intelligent young fellow, It was she. As to Ned, sie knew that she was to him as the apple of his eye. She dreaded meet- Ing him, but she was loyal to a prom ise she had made to her uncle that there would be no exchange of notes, no clandestine meetings. Hetty knew that promptly at 5:30 Ned would pass the old orchard road near the farm. Fifteen minutes earller she repaired to the old tree that had been to them a favorite trysting place, Ned came spinning along on his bicycle, not a moment late, a fine specimen of a healthy, buoyant young man interested and happy In his work. He swung a coll of wire and his tool bag to the road and was over the fence In a Joyous leap. “Dear girl!™ he sald fondly, and then stared at Hetty In alarm, for she was weeping. Bit by bit the miserable story came out. He consoled her, he his love, He sald nothing of revenge, elopement or discouragement, “Little lady,” he observed In his hopeful sanguine way, “all right! If 1 can't see you, I can keep on loving you, can't 17” “Yes, yes,” murmured Hetty bro- kenly, “but I shan't hear—those lov- ing words! Why, not to have you tell me how you think of me every day—" "But you shall,” announced Ned definitely. “You have agreed not to write to me. ised not to meet me. Keep word, I'll arrange all that, but—trust ine to break down this wall of preju- dice. Oceans shan't part us, In the meantime, until things settle down— this” Ned drew from his coat pocket one of the tools he used In putting io wires. He waved it buoyantly. “Yonder,” he sald, pointing to the barb wire fence, “is a conductor right at hand. I'll connect up half a mile down the road with Farmer Moore's house line. The feeder will go up there,” and he pointed among the branches of the old apple tree. “Oh, Ned!” cried Hetty, clasping her hands in ecstasy, “you-—you don't mean—"" “That 1 am going to put a tele phone especially for you up In that tree. Why, every evening we can talk over the line for hours, If we want to.” “You darling!” exuberated Hetty breathlessly. “Oh, how fortunate It is that you know all about tele phones [” “I'll be at my task bright and early tomorrow before your uncle Is up and about,” planned Ned. “Come here to morrow evening, climb up In the tree, There's a comfortable seat on the sec- ond branch. Take down the recelver. Call up ‘XX. I'll arrange with the switchboard girls as to what that means. Then-—last kiss here, but I'll send you a dozen over the wires every evening I” Oh, the delight of 1t! That blissful twilight hour! The deft hand of the master workman had arranged the wires so that only a suspicious, search ing person could have guessed the mission of the double wire loop run- ning from the fence up Into the old apple tree, For three consecutive evenings Het- ty sauntered carelessly down the road. Her uncle supposed she was golng to visit the daughter of the farmer just next to them, Hetty had noticed him standing at the door of the house the fast evening of the three, watching her till she was out of sight. She made a cautious detour to reach the old tree. The fourth evening Hetty did not start Away until she saw Mr. Barclay busy {in what he ealled his little of- fice, looking over his business papers. electrical It was quite dusk by the time she reached her destination, She had climbed Into the tree and had herself comfortably disposed, when she was startled by a low quick whistle, A man came over the fence, rough looking and sinister, He stood directly beneath her leafy shelter. It was he who had uttered the whistle and in a few moments a com- rade of the same type slouched Into view. “Well, how's the outlook?" queried the first comer, “Capital.” “Girl gone?” “Half an hour ago.” “And the old man?” “In the room where his safe ls, all alone. There's a rich haul, partner. Come on.” “Mercy I" gasped the startled Hetty, as the two strangers disappeared In the direction of the farmhouse. “They are going to rob uncle!” Her wits worked quick. She was aware that the men folks on the next farm were not at home, Then § bright idea occurred to her. She snatched free the receiver of the tele- phone. “X-X"—oh, quick, please! she breathed frantically. And then as the connection made : help. There are two burglars who are going to rob uncle!” “Will they never come?” please! Then her heart hope. Two distant sparks grew brighter, the lamps of a speeding automobile. Then she could hear the chug-chug of the flying machine. townward. neck scarf. Two town officers accompanied her lover. One guarded the front door of the house as they reached It. Ned and the other man went around to the porch that opened Into the office of old Simon. “Just in time !™ announced Ned, and he and the officer sprang into the room. One of the burglars was guard- ing their victim with a Pevolver, The other had just lifted his strong box from the safe. The officers departed prisoners. Ned explained. “A telephone did it?” muttered old Simon, closely hugging his treasure box. “But for that—Joln hands!” he sald abruptly. “I'm converted, Hetty. may put in a "phone As to coming here he's earned the priv- with thelr in the morning. regular, 1 funcy flege.” And so love by telephone led to love directly under the home roof. Not Easy to Obtain Admission to Tribe Appreciation of the beauty of the ceremonies and the sincerity of the religion of the Navajo tribe led Chisste Nez, a white man, to lovestl- gate the meaning that lay back of what he saw enacted and as a result of his Interest he was adopted Into the tribe. He went to Denver from drifted to New Mexico to find diver sion. Winning the friendship of the Indians, he was asked to become a nember of their tribe and he sub- mitted himself to the nine-days’ cere mony, The candidate for tribal member. ship must first of all be purified. He lies In a trench filled with herbs and charcoal and the steaming Is belleved A dally ceremony Is compass and sand paintings that must be completed during the circuit of the sun are made on three different days in the lodge of the medicine man, The candidate must gain certain things for his fetish bag, Including 24 feathers from a live eagle. To do this he lies in a trench covered with brush, the eagle swoops down, the min seizes it. He also must obtain a deer and kill of white Denver Post, Industry It Is that only that conducts us through any noble enterprise noble end. What we obtain without it is by virtue. stood In all countries and by all na- tions. It 1s the philosopher's stone that turns all metals snd even stones into gold, and break Into its dwellings. northwest passage that brings merchant's ships as soon to him as he can desire. In a word, It conquers all contribution.-—~The Earl of Ciarendon (1727). To Induce Sleep Napoleon's method of overcoming wakefulness is reported to have been as follows: Imagine the Inside of the head as a circular room, the walls of which are lined from floor to celling with small file drawers. In each drawer are thoughts. When sleep will not come, Napoleon fancied it was be- cause these drawers were continually opening out into the room and project. ing their contents, or thoughts, on his mind. To Induce sleep he had to keep these drawers In thelr places, The mental effort used In pushing back the drawers brought the desired unconsciousness to him In a short time. More Important “You say your husband's Mfe Is not insured?’ “No: it takes all our spare money to Insure the car.” HOW TO KEEP WELL ————————— DR. FREDERICK R. GREEN Editor of “HEALTH” (@. 1928, Western Newspaper 'Inlon.) PERNICIOUS ANEMIA [ 7HEN | wos a medical student, over thirty years ago, pernicious anemia was regarded as a rarity. To- day It Is so common that even the gen- eral public knows about It. Everybody knows that ordinary anemia 1s a reduced condition of the blood or of the amount of iron In the hemorrhage or to lack of iron In the blood from insufficient food or proper food. lack of iron in the blood but also a fever, disturbance of digestion and interference with the nerves of the spinal cord. The public generally knows today that while life may be prolonged for years, there Is as yet no known cure and that sooner or later, the disease will overcome the body. While the exact cause Is not known, many facts have been demonstrfted that help in the understanding of thls treatment of Its victims, In a recent Medical Association, Dr. Lewellys F. Barker of Jobns Hopkins at Baltl more sums up What we know about this strange disease, Pernicioys anemia, he says, occurs in all countries with temperate cli mate, but {sg rare In the troples. It is more common SMong men than wom. en among Anglo-Saxons, but more common among Women than Germany and Scandinavia. It is eqoal ly common among &ll classes, although It is generally mon among bruit Workers than among physical laborers It after forty, bein® rare among young people and never found in children. It occur In families, times In three orf four successive gen- men in considered more com is most common appears to some erations, Its chargeteristie destruction of the the condition Is the hiood cells by body itself, accompanied by degenera- tion of parts of the spinal cord. While improvement may take place for some time, months or years, the disease al- ways terminates fatally, Dut after all the principal publle interest In any disease Is treatment What can be done for it? Not much, with our present limited knowledge Present-day treatment cannot cure, but it can prolong life and make the victim more comfortable. Rest, ud- ministration of dilute hydrochloric sclid and arsenic, blood transfusion, regulation of diet, frequent vacations for patients still able to keep up their work are gill useful, persons having family histories of the disease on both sides should not Warry, —————— PREVENTING HEART EASE IN YOUNG DIS- — on to prevent heart disease by con- trolling its causes, much attention lis being given to the prevention of rheu. matism, especially in children, It has long been known that rheumatic chil dren often developed valvular disease of the heart. The poisons In the blood which cause the Inflammation of the Joints also cause an irritation and Iin- In mild cases this disap- valves, These little permanently disabled, the heart effective Way to disease most prevent the rheumatism, important that astociation guard it against become #0 report. The committee recover fully from this disease. this lengthy treatment As Is expensive alent among the poorer classes, the committee urges the need of special those now existing for crippled chil dren. The cases gre much alike. Rheumatic children are erippled—only in many cases the defect Is not ap- parent. But crippled hearts need rest, care and treatment quite as much as Rheumatic children, gays the com. mittee, need rest, sunshine and fresh alr for months. In order to prevent the rheumatism, the committee Urges greater care In the prevention of dampness In dwell. ing houses, the prevention of tonsillitis and, wherever necessary, the removal of the tonsils, #8 wost cases of rheu- matism start With an attack of ton. sillitls, Undernourished children, damp Hving rooms, 8Ore throats and infect. ed tonsils produce rheumatism, Rheu- matism causes heart disease, to pre- vent which We must prevent Its causes, Woolen Materials Offered for Fall Call for Wear During Cold Weather. Considerable shown Interest has lately In volle de lalne, the Bago, the New York Times. cause of the very lovely color com- binatlons It suggests, an Interesting gown of navy blue transparent outer goods is charming. swirls of navy blue sleeves, at the famous seaside resort, used the navy blue volle over a white foundation, There was a vest of white, inserts of white on the lower sleeves, and, most surprising touch of all, a satin underskirt, The wide sash of grosgrain ribbon sashes are, In reality, very wide, but are too apparently so In front, where they are lald In folds. The bow, tied low in the back, Is very stiff and dignified and the ends reach nearly to the skirt hem. Usually these are In has been known this season by the huge bows without ends that cover the front of her gowns, though these are made of the material of the dress being supplied to the houses of Paris by the great French weaving very good idea of what materials are garments Rodler, most famous French wool weavers and the nator of kasha, has a new soft fabrie enlled “ziblikasha* resembling of day. The material suede-like finish of is very this beautiful and prom- duvetyn. An older goods of very much the same weave, broadcloth, seems likely to share in the popularity accorded this new ziblikasha., Many of bloused-back coats shown in the mid season For conts for rough wear, Rodler has a luxuriantly soft, woolly cloth called under surface threads, all standard colors, has an Intriguing is of hard twisted being In a lighter tone than the woof de ponle” designed to be used with the plain trast. This check, which Is quite un. pame from its design. Voile and Crepe Frocks This is an era of sheer frocks. For elegant afternoon gowns a favorite colors. These frocks, though sheer, way or by discreet use of expert as the picture shows are especially pleasing, Red Is Popular Not only is red used alone for many of the smartest evening dresses, but it Is especially favored for sports and daytime frocks In white combinations, The little twoeplece frock of white crepe de chine, tub silk or Chinese damask, with a tie and belt of red, Is among the most successful models. Al most Invariably the hat is also red and the bit of color Is repeated In the hag. Tea Gown A tea gown on the chartreuse shade, is trimmed with green and silver lace, shaped short sleeves, shade from pale yellow (o rose. Practical Dress for Busy Business Girls Bhowing a charming tallored dress for business wear. crepe de chine, with overlapping waist, Decorate Milady’s Gown Paris 1s now sending over such clev- erly made artificial flowers that [t is really difficnit to choose between the natural and the Imitation. As and processes are always being intro- duced, and for the season there will be three types—porcelaln, rubber and waxed flowers—for corsages, boutod- The rubber flowers come In two va- rieties, the single flower usually of the rose family, with stem and follage, small Pink, yellow are colors seen In the roses; in the small bunches which are worn as boufonnleres or made into a very bouquet. These, however, are made up without follage of any kind In the porcelain boutonnieres France's most delicate colors are blended. buttercups, daisies and popples, are grouped in these butonnieres. The fo- lage Is lacquered to carry out the shiny surface of the flowers. Waxed gardenias in almost perfect reproductions of the natural flower button centres. er, and are emphasized by the beads, buttons, that are supposed to represent the pollen stems. In the pink and white gardenlas creamed while In the ones, small deeper shades are centres. The follage natural shades of green. rose and yellow the Chanel Red, Outstanding Color Observed Abroad Chanel red Is without doubt, pecially three-plece { | | i { LIMIT TO GOOD INTENTION The boss was tired of being con- stantly importuned by one of the workers for the next week's salary, and finally sald: | “Mose, you're the limit. Say, what would you do if you had all the money | In the world?” { “Well, sub,” replied Mose, studious | ly, “de fust thing Ah'd do would be | to pay all mah debts—as fah as it'd go.” IN SCHOOL Teacher—What can you say of the | canine teeth? | Young America—Nothing, teacher; | I bave never been bitten by a dog Strength Who battles for the right Needs strength and will He who prevents a fight Is stronger still So Considerate! Even if your friends don't lke Lillie, I hope you are careful not to say anything in her presence to burt her feelings. Elsle--Oh, yes, mother, we're very careful. Whenever she comes near we always move a little way off from ber and whisper. Mother Wise to Him “Your husband seems to be pretty well posted on baseball,” remarked the caller, “Yes,” sald the wife insinuatingly, | “especially for a man who always has { ‘40 work late at the office and keep | dinner waiting when the team is play- ing at home.” . READ METERS Viola—Oh, he's a poet, I'm sure, He says he's an expert at meter read: ing. May—Poet nothing! He works for the gus company, my child. An Artist's Confession There's just one oritic whom 1 held In favor. "Tis Myself so free In criticizing critics bold Who have been criticizing mae. to match. The real chanel red Is not name in this country, but is a deep, rich claret coior, Another striking tendency The entire costume Only the shoes and stock- which is much seen on account of the absence or gown perfectly. Ostrich Leather Used Ostrich leather with its soft flexible of pouch and envelope styles; it Is used In overnight bags; it appears In writing follos, wallets and card cases, and now even In suit cases. Then again with the tendency toward the matching of accessories, particularly in shoes, this leather has become ex- ceedingly fashionable. For pumps or the splke-heel oxford it may be had either plain or combined with a smooth grain leather, making a most attractive and flattering combination, Russian boots are being shown with trimming and Insets of ostrich, the foot part of the boot being of tan kid to match. Chiffon Capes Capes of flowered chiffon are lined with plain colored crepe de chine and A Smile From Spain He (on the balcony)—What an en- chanted night, my love. What do the | stars make you think of? | She (dreamily)—They remind me of all the dlamond solitaires I want so badly, A Sad Tale Here lle the remains of a radio fan, Now mourned by his many rela tions; He filled up his gas tank while smok- ing his pipe And was picked up by twenty-one sta. tions. Explained Girl—She seems to have the utmost contempt for him, yet he adores her. Guy—Yes, she helps him save his | money. \ Girl—Quit kidding. Guy-Honest. She breaks all the dates he makes with her, His Start Lady of the House-—How did you come to get into the trampling habit? Ragged Rogers—I got started, lady, when | became a golfer A Veteran Fighter *1 hear your son is working for Smith, the hardware dealer. Do you think he'll get along all right? “He ought to. He came through the World war without a scratch” Lend Me Your Ears Englishman (who has been served with corn on the cdb for the first time) Poy! Boy! Walter—-Sir? nglishman (dsplays the cob)=l say, old thing, fill it up agnint
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