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HEN Mary Leesmith an-
nounced to her family that
she was thinking of running
ap te New York, Jerrod Lee-
smith, her husband, put his cup down
90 hard that the contents splashed
ut on the tablecloth. Not so Eddle,
‘he son.
“Why, mom!” he exclaimed, reach-
ng out to fling his arm about her,
“Won't that be scrumpiious? New
York's only fifty miles away from
fairview and I reckon you ain't been
that far away from home this long
ime. What got you into the notion all
of a sudden?”
Mrs. Leesmith flashed a grateful
glance at her big son and drew a let.
er from her apron pocket. “I've heen
Ahinkin® I'd accept one o' Margie New-
on's bids to visit her. She's that girl
hat spent all last summer at Comp-
on's. ‘Member how she liked to run
sver here for some o' my doughnuts?
Aell, we got real friendly like an’
ve been correspondin’ all winter. The
nvite this mornin’ seemed toll'ble
sarnest like so I thought I'd run along
ap there for a week or so.”
In spite of the glowering displeas-
are of her husband, urged on by her
fevoted son, Mary Leesmith left the
ittle farming village of Fairview a
fay or two later, bound for the great
netropolis,
" “Don’t forget to feed the settin’
gen in Dobbin's stall,” she called back
0 her husband, as Eddie put the car
m gear.
Settling herself in the train, a little
feeling of panic swept over Mary Lee-
smith, She wished she hadn't been
juite so daring. The city was an aw-
‘ul big place. Suppose Margie should
10t meet her? But all her anxiety was
lor nothing. Margie did meet her and
she was whizzed along the crowded
streets in one of the most luxurious
notor cars she had ever seen.
“My!” she sighed, leaning back com-
fortably. “This sure is fine. I never
#111 be able to stand the flivver agaln,
0 say nothin’ bout the old buckboard.
Now Margie, you begin to the begin-
ain' and tell me all ‘bout the fuss
with your beau. I was that upset
when I got your letter tellin’ how
sroke up you was that I ‘lowed I'd
some right up to town so's we counid
mlk it over.”
“Oh, it's terrible, Auntie Leesmith!™
the girl answered, trying to check the
gulvering of ber lips. “I—I've broken
my engagement and I've broken my
feart doing 11!”
“What come twixt you, Margie, and
fim, such a likely chap—if it's the
me that was out to see you last sum-
mer?”
“It's the same one. We-—we quar-
reled over a mere trifle and I got furi-
susly mad. I told him not only that
{ didn’t love him any more but that I
aever had. 1 threw his ring on the
Yoor. 1 ram out of the room but not
sefore 1 heard him call after me. ‘In
a case like that, I've no choice. Good
aight and goodby."”
“You do love him though-—you know
sou do, child. You couldn't have
stopped off sudden like that!”
“Of course I do, but it's too late to
talk about that now. My horrid old
emper has gone and killed all my
shances for happiness. Oh, Auntie
Leesmith! I'm so glad you could come!
{ never wanted my mother so badly as
{ did the night after the quarrel.”
Mrs. Leesmith folded the suffering
girl to her motherly bosom and let
her cry there: undisturbed until the
sar stopped before the door of her
nandsome home where Margie lived
with her widowed father, Then she
helped her dry her tear-wet eyes and
assured her that she, Fairview's be.
foved Auntie Leesmith, who had
helped adjust more than one rural
misunderstanding between lovers, was
sure she could act as efficiently in the
sity.
That night, alone in the room as
signed for her use, Mary Leesmith
gave a great deal of consideration to
the trouble . Margie Newton had
osrought upon herself. Along toward
morning she had mapped out a p'an
and early the next day she set the
wheels of her plan Into motion. She
learned the name and business ad-
dress of Margie's young man and fate
played nicely into her hand when
Margie ordered the chauffeur to take
Mrs. Leesmith for a nice long tour
about the city, while ghe nursed a
sickening headache,
The first thing Mrs. Leesmith did
was to give the chauffeur Crane Wil-
mot's business address, which she had
carefully written down upon a plece
of paper. She found her way into the
tall building without any trouble and
to Crane's office,
“You don't know ime,” she began
without previous Introduction, “but
I'm a friend of yours and I want you
to do something. Your girl's in trouble
and she needs help. Will you forget
your pride and come with me?
“Is it serious? he asked, breath-
fessly, jumping up.
“It may be. You can go In the car
with me.”
Tense and white-faced, he followed
her out of the building and into the
fimousine. Not a word was exchanged
on the way home, Hurrying up the
front steps, Mrs, Leesmith bade him
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wait in the drawing room for a me-
ment or two. She returned almost
Immediately with Margie’'s hand In
hers. When the erstwhile lovers saw
each other they all but collapsed.
“I thought you sald there was some-
thing: the matter with her,” Wilmot
sald, trying to gain his composure.
“There 18,” answered Mrs. Leesmith,
holding fast to the squirming Margie.
“She told you a fib and it's killing
her. She said she didn't love you
now and never had and she's owned up
to me that that ain't so.”
Margie wriggled, trying to escape,
and then turned to bury her face on
Auntie Leesmith’'s ample shoulder,
Auntie Leesmith beckoned to the man
standing like one frozen in the middle
of the floor. A flush overspread his
face as he shook his head. Mrs, Lee:
smith gave him the look she was In
the habit of using on Eddie when he
was minded to disobey her, and in
another second she was slowly push-
ing Margie into her lover's arms.
“You're two of the headlest children
I ever saw and I've a mind to spank
you both!" she sald as she left the
room. Two hours later they came in
search of her,
“I see now It was all my fault”
Margie admitted. “I can hardly believe
I was willing to allow such a little
thing to destroy my whole life's hap-
piness."”
“It's always the little thing, honey,”
Mrs, Leesmith sald sagely. “And now,
that I've tended to the business that
fetched me, I reckon I'd better be get-
tin' back to pa and Eddie and the set-
tin’ hens, 'Spect that place is no end
of a sight,”
“But you'll be sure to come back for
the wedding, won't you?" they cher-
used. “We couldn't get married with-
out you."
“If that's the how of it,” an-
swered, putting an arm about éach, *]
Just reckon I'll have to.”
she
Pretty Cactus “Gardens”
From the heart of the desert coun-
try of Arizona comes a story of a
woman's success in a singular indus-
try, one indigenous with those thirst.
ing deserts, Confronted with the ne-
cessity of earning a living for herself
and three children, Mrs. May Pitts of
of miniature cactus gardens as a pos-
sible source of Income, Her resource
and Ingenuity met with financial re
ward.
Her story told in her own werds
has the ring of sincerity and the
stamp of experience, It is In part:
“I was left a widow with three
small children, and almost penniless,
I tried everything from jelly making
to mending clothes and could make
only enough money to exist.
“One day 1 was walking down the
street and looked Into a florist's win-
dow. The florist had a dozen or more
small cactus gardens in the window,
the kind that have been a fad lately.
I bought a few dozen cactus plants
of all varieties. They were very beau-
tiful. I added those I could find from
the country about.
“Then I bought a quantity of gaudy
dishes and bowls, mostly Chinese In
spirit. I advertised my little gardens
when they were complete and in less
than a month I had sold 20 of them
and had ofders for more. All the
gardens were small and sold from $3
to $5 each with the dishes, and with-
out the dishes I sold them at $1 each,
“Before 1 advertised the second
time | made some more elaborate ones.
This time I bought small Japanese
pagodas and bridges and little Jap-
anese figures in gay clothes and placed
them under the little green plants. |
had one little Jap lady with a red
parasol flirting with an officer on a
bridge. Many of my customers fell
in love with the garden with the little
Japanese lady and wanted one like it.
I used moss for the grass, and have
made some really picturesque gardens,
“I am now making a good living out
of the cactus business. I am thinking
of making more elaborate rock gar
dens and cactus borders for some of
the big estates that fringe the suburbs.
It is pleasant work and 1 enjoy it.
And, best of all, It has banished want
from my door.”
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Evolution of “Stateroom”
Doctor Vizetelly says that the evo.
lution of the word “stateroom” on ™
boat may be cited as follows:
state cabin, stateroom. The
ritish navy. There Is a note In
Pepys’ Diary which gives a clew to
this (April 24, 1660) : “Very pleasant
we were on board the London, which
hath a stateroém much bigger than
the Nazeby, but not so rich.” Anoth-
er Svigenee of this use Is to be found
in the London Gazette for 1600, No, 2,
982: "The yacht having lost in this
encounter but three men, who were
rdom.” By the time the Hanoverian
THE CENTRE RE
Dame Fashion
Smiles
By Grace Jewett Austin
Look like sports In the morning,
look like a party In the afternoon, look
like a million in
the evening—seems
to he, when boiled
down, the agree-
ment of many fash-
fon dictators.
This does not
mean at all that
suits will not be
entirely proper aft-
ernoon wear in
these spring days,
but there Is a soft-
er, wooller, more
Grace J. Austin. 4t ease and com-
fort look to the morning suit, and the
blouse has more simplicity. Dame
Fashion has noted with pleasure that
many of the sports or husiness suits
still are shown with the over-blouse,
rather than the tuck-in, for there i8 no
question about it that the over-blouse
attends to its own business, and does
not need the care and attention to
keep it in Its place which is needed
by the tuck-in.
Some have mourned that the pros-
pects for the use of summer felt hats
are not so good as in several recent
years, But why mourn? Summer time
is straw time, after all. Nevertheless,
the summer felt hats have proved
their worth so fully to womankind
that it is doubtful if they are ever
really banished,
wonderfully
88 BOON 08 A
Gloves are beautiful
just now. Just re-em-
phasis is given to any type of wearing
apparel it seems to put such hope and
zest Into manufacturers that thelr
products bloom like well-nourished
roses. And that isn't a far-fetched
figure, for surely ycu know that the
beautiful rose is about the hungriest
of flowers and the heartiest eater of
any of the blossoms.
The little silk worm wlll have to
be industrious throughout this entire
summer, Silk suits, silk gowns in floral
patterns, silk sweaters and silk jersey
curious print pattern has been noted
with many little elephants in its de-
sign, as a change from so many flow.
ers.
Berets promise to be as good as ever
for hat wear. Like the little girl with
the curl, when they are good for one's
style, they are apt to be very, very
good; giving to the face just that air
of the jaunty, gendy-fora-good- time
disposition which is attractive. If a
melaticholy person should put on a
beret, one of two things would hap-
pen. Either she would at once auto
matically cease to be melancholy—
or, involuntarily, the clash of mood
would make her pull off the beret with
haste,
One garment that each woman fond
of sports will be quite likely to In-
clude In her wardrobe for spring and
summer will be a leather blousejacket
of suede or some shiny leather. Dame
Fashion has never lost the memory of
the exceedingly “chic” appearance of
a group of women she once observed
in Michigan, apparently on their way
to hunt. No ermine mantles could
have been more becoming than thelr
leather jackets,
And speaking of travels reminds
Dame Fashion that several friends,
with tours and cruises In mind, have
sald that two kinds of costume only
need to be provided; the sports type
for day, and evening wear. The typlenl
“afternoon dress” has not much place
on a cruise,
(1930, Western Newspaper Union.)
Matin Frock Has Longer
Skirt, Normal Waistline
established in the language, for Smol.
lett used it In “Roderick Rahdom,”
which was published In 1748:
cabin was made for him contiguous to
the stateroom where While slept”
Concealed Diamond Source
In ancient and medieval times the
most Important source of diamonds
was the great Golconda mines of India,
The Hindus showed excellent business
Judgment by never revealing to for.
elgners just how they obtained the
precious stones. Far Eastern travelers
were told that the diamonds floated In
from the sea. Until It became known
that the Hindus were toying with the
truth, thousands of people sat up night
after night to scoop hopefully at the
phosphorescence,
The Matin frock features the longer
{ skirt, molded hips, normal waistline
and soft lingerie of the new mode.
When to wear it varies according to
the material from a day in the house
to an outdoor activity or luncheon in
town, This dress made in Nashua
broadcloth; a new striped cotton
would be very effective but it would
also be smart in satin.striped spun
silk or a plain flat crepe.~The Wom.
ans Home Companion,
Mew Gloves
The six or eight-button length, ele
gantly plain, suede glove is the ac
cepted one for dress wear, Colors are
soft and In tans and browns, mostly.
Two-Piece Ensemble of
Figured Pussy Willow
Te
Showing a smart two-piece spring
suit for afternoon wear-—of figured
pussy willow. It has a two-thirds
length jacket and a full skirt,
Smooth Fabrics Appear
for New Spring Outfits
Woolens that silks, and
silks that look like woolens, and cot.
tons which can be substituted for both
make the fabric situation at the same
time Ioteresting and complicated,
There are numerous novelties in which
silk and wool are combined, wool and
rayon, silk and rayon, and cotton and
rayon. Another striking characteristic
of the spring fabric collections is the
widespread use of faconne
look like
neat self-patterns,
In the new tweeds nubbed
have largely disappeared.
edition has =a
thinner and more tightly woven,
effects
men's sultings.
Wool crepes have all
and lend themselves to the same treat.
ment, The newest versions
seys are like wool lace,
many different patterns.
for sports shirts and short-sleeved
tuck-ins.
The insistent demand for the tallor-
made suit
serges, (wills and tricotines. Mannish
shirtings are competing with shan
silks.
sports dresses.
Silk Is also exploited In the tailor
type suits, especially crepes. The new-
est of the prints are lace designs
printed in black on very light-colored
chiffons,
upon for formal afternoon and eve
ping costumes,
Cottons, too, are woven to look like
woolens and are handled like woolens
in the same way. Crash tweeds, shan-
tungs, piques, both plain and printed,
sudanette, and heavy linens are made
up in severe tallortype suits and
dresses, Organdie, handkerchief linen,
batiste, particularly eyelet embroid-
ered, printed nets and the sheerest
and finest of cottons are blossoming
forth in picturesque and dainty formal
afternoon and evening dresses.
Small Girls’ Silhouette
Shows Only Slight Change
The silhouette for little girls shows
less change for spring than one might
expect. Skirts are, fortunately, still
short, and it is doubtful whether there
will be any effort to lengthen them to
keep pace with the longer skirts for
women.
Waistlines, when Indicated at all,
are well above the hips, and some
times attached to a yoke to give a
really high-waisted silhouette, A
charming dress for the four-year-old
is made of fine white muslin with scal-
loped border. Th» straight-bordered
material Is used for the skirt, with
straight tucks three or four Inches
long providing fullness. These are
attached to a plain white muslin yoke
or short bodice.
For party wear there are charming
little dresses made of white net, the
snug bodices being made of net mount.
ed over white, with skirts consisting
of rows and rows of narrow net frills,
Sometimes these little dresses are
sleeveless and again they are com.
pleted with very short puffed sleeves.
Handkerchief Linen Is
Used for New Lingerie
Handkerchief linen in rose, pale
green, and violet, makes up some of
the new French lingerie. The slips
and chemises have edges scalloped or
cut in points and trimmed with edg-
ings of val lace. The step-ins are
cut on bloomer pattern, not stepin
pattern at all, and while the slips and
chemises have only a narrow band of
colored floral embroidery, the bloom
ers are embroidered all around the
knees and half way up the sides,
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(©), 1930, Western Newspaper Union.)
“An a star from the sea new risen
As the waft of an angel's wing
As a lark's song heard In prison
As the promise of summer in
spring.” .
HONEY AND CANDY
Honey, sugars, dried fruits and
!andy, the purest that can be made,
are all quick ener-
gy foods, The tired
shopper, with a
chocolate cream or
two or any like
amount of candy
will take new hope
and plod on. Our
physicians now are
recommending ecan- |
dy as an essential for children: we
ire advised to remember “to treat |
candy and other forms of sweets as |
food.”
They have a place in every well-
balanced diet, just as all other vari-
eties of food have. Pure candy is a
safe and requisite food for children
a8 well as for adults,
The fondness for sweets Is a nat-
aural craving and should be indulged
wisely, as it is an expression of a
bodily need,
Leaf t
ielinite
The wise parent will glve the child
candy for dessert, or far enough from
the meal to not
nd allow the child to refuse the
satisfy the appetite
food
as been found
form Is
1 assimilated,
most
thus giving quick energy.
Tuck In a piece or two of candy in
ciate the .kind attention.
Our manufactur
that peppermint flavor Is cs
all
AR one has
tell us
led for in
other flavors
several flavors
and many va-
or hard, he Is
indeed hard to please who cannot find
kinds to suit.
One need never hesitate when de-
bating about an appropriate gift, for
a box of candy Is always in season
Therefore when
candy
more than
1
from which
rieties of candles, soft
to choose
in doubt, give candy.
With bridge such sn everyday af-
fair, we find even the cubes of sugar
in dainty boxes, formed in diamonds,
or coffee more attractive and
The daughter or son of the house
today who reaches twelve and is not
peanut brittle or molasses candy is
poorly equipped for being an enter-
tainer. A candy pull is enjoyed as
much today as it was In grandmoth-
er's time. If you don't believe It try
having one soon.
FOR SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER
What can be more appealing to the |
appetite on a cool night than hot, ap- |
appetizing sand- |
wiches. They may |
be made as dain- |
ty as an after-
noon tea sand
wich or ag sub-
stantial as a main
dish,
Mock Crab |
Sandwich.—To one-half cupful of |
grated cheese add one-fourth cupful of
creamed butter, one-half teaspoonful
of made mustard, two teaspoonfuls of
anchovy paste, a few drops of lemon
Juice and a tablespoonful of chopped
olives, Spread on slices of toasted |
bread and place in the oven until very
hot. Garnish with parsley and nar-
row strips of canned sweet pimentoes,
Serve with celery.
Prune Sandwich, Fried. — Cook
prunes after soaking well, pour off the |
sirup, stone, put through the food |
chopper and add sugar and cinnamon |
to taste, Cut the crust off of sand- |
wich bread, slice thin and spread with |
the mixture and cover with another |
slice. Dip the sandwiches in a plain |
pancake batter and fry like french |
toast or in deep fat. These make a |
delightful breakfast toast.
Salad Beaucaire.~~Chop celery and |
endive rather coarsely, season with a |
snappy (rench dressing, adding a bit |
of mustard; let gtand an hour before |
serving. Just before taking to the ta- |
ble add chopped boiled has, a sour |
apple diced and moistened with a 1it- |
tle tarragon and mayonnaise. Sur.
round the salad with a border of small
potatoes which have been marinated
with french dressing for an hour or
more; alternate with the same sized
beets or sliced beets.
Hot Egg Sandwich.—Cook six eggs
in the shell until hard, remove the
shells and chop fire. Add pepper and
galt and a teaspoonful each of chopped
parsley and capers, a tablespoonful of
butter, a teasposnful of cornstarch
mixed in four tablespoonfuls of light
cream, Cook until slightly thickened.
Have ready slices of buttered and
drawn butter or cream sauce. Garnish
with sprigs of parsley. Add half a
teaspoonful of curry powder to the
creamed mixture If desired,
Perle Magner |
. . .
Many Weddings in Sight
When some girls are
already thinking of the
wedding ring their
health fails, they be-
come nervous, high-
strung, irritable,
and through this
loss of control
many a young
woman loses her
future happiness.
yd As a tonic at
this ti motherhood or in mid-
dle life, there is nothing to equal Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
One woman sald: “When I was around 16
years of age I suffered from functional disturh-
ances, was terribly nervous and emaciated, and
the family physician recommended Dr. Plerce's
Favorite Prescription. I took six or seven bot-
ties of it and developed into a normal, healthy
girl" ~Mr, Helen Rompf, 23 E. Fifth 8,
Frederick, Md.
Write Dr. Pierce's Clinic, in Buffalo,
N. Y,, for medical advice, free.
Cat's Long Journey Home
A pet cat owned by Mr. and Mrs.
George Birdsey of Elma, Wash, has
Just completed an 80-mile trip on foot.
The Birdseys went to California for a
vacation trip and they decided to
leave thelr cat with friends in Au-
burn. The eat did not this ar
rangement and In a few days covered
the 80 miles from Auburn to Elma,
like
European scientists have worked out
tables by which the height of prehis-
toric can be estimated by
measuring one or two bones,
persons
rad Witheut Poison
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K-R-Ocan be used about the home barn or poultry
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K-R-O is made of Squill, as recom.
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the Connable process which insures maximum
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When Jou have decided to rid of worms,
use Shot,” Dr, ey Vermifuge.
One dose will axpul them, All druggists.
CHILDREN WITH WORMS
NEED HELP QUICKLY
Don’t delay a minute if your
child has worms, They will
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beware! These are worm
8 Disordered stom-
en
Immediately give him Frey's Vers
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