Copyright by Bobba-Merrill Co, WEYMOUTH JACKSON WWNU Service CHAPTER XIII—Continued |, Ernestine rose abruptly and went to tier room to change her dress before the children returned to climb upon fier. Her mind went reluctantly to Will, as though forced against itself to consider dangers. Perhaps he jeeded mothering. He was subject to periods of nervous and mental depres. sion because he could not remember that he had a body long enough to take care of it. She wondered if he were worried about money. They were spending it like water, but there seemed so much of It. The children came In, rosy and {aughing from their walk, and crowded upon her. She loved to have them close. They chattered eagerly as she sat down with them to thelr simple, appetizing supper, the nursemald smil- ing and talking to her with a pretty deference. She and Will had dinner together, later, after the children had fiad half an hour with their father, and gone up to bed. But Will did not come in at their bedtime as he usually did. Disappointed, they finally trailed off up the stairs, and Ernestine won- dered if she had missed WIIL “Has Mr. Todd been in, Molly?” “He's in the garden, ma'am,” maid replied. Ernestine went out through the din- ing room windows, across the tiled west porch and paused at the garden steps, to stare. Will stood about fifty feet away from her, leaning against the corner of the garage, his hat off, his head tilted back and his eyes fixed on the one tree that stood on the lot, a tall narrow poplar tree. Ernestine had never seen him look ilke this. The slight habitual twist of satire that had become set on his mouth was gone. Kis lips were re- faxed and full, like a child's. His black eyes, always so bright and alert, were soft now and strangely luminous in his pale thin face. And in his coun- tenance was such yearning, such poignant beauty, that Ernestine could scarcely forbear crying out. He had not noticed her, and silently she turned back to the house and si- tently closed the door behind her, For what was Will hankering there in the dusk? What did he worship? Some- thing she did not know, see nor feel, Something beyond her. Again, in the absorption of life he had slipped away from her, into some secret path he had to follow alone, Again his mind had escaped while his body only remained by her side. The poplar tree—he was ailing, as he had ailed before. She gathered herself together with a spiritual gesture. She strengthened herself, Something was imminent, something was to befall them. She realized with horror that they had not saved a cent, in all thelr new pros. perity. She was confronted with the necessity to cease her butterfly whirl ing and turn squirrel galn. For Will's run of luck would Inevitably end in disaster of some kind that she could not even forsee. Thinking of the longing and the sorrow of his face, Ernestine forgot for the moment how but a short time ago she had loved her house and blessed her possessions. Was there nothing she could do for Will? Noth. ing. She had learned this hard fact once, and let her not forget It now, Was he always to be lonely? Could not her body encompass him, her love enfold him? At times she could be close against his heart, At other times he would be remote from her, from all of them, Her spirit erled out in protest against the sense of aliena- tion that was sweeping down upon her, Her throat ached bitterly. She shook herself. This was non- sense. Because Will stared at a tree and a star she was invoking disaster. He had come In early and gone out In his garden to enjoy the evening, and the light had made him look wan, But these thin mental comments died unheeded. Nothing could shake the deep fatalistic conviction that had taid itself upon her heart, . \d . » » * ® Ernestine watched Will during the winter months that followed without making much headway In her efforts to understand him. His abstraction at times was so intense that he moved like a somnambulist. The children bloomed. Peter was a tall strong boy with a lively mind and body. It was evident that Elaine would be able to start with her lessons In another year. The baby would be three in the sum- mer, and he was every one's darling Mamma was always sending him things from New York. She could not shop without remembering him. But none of Ernestine’s joy in her <hildren could compensate for Will's strangeness, Sometimes he came out of his absorption and was feverishly bright and active. He was guarded with her, and put on an artificial non- <halance, She accepted this casually, without the irritation that had almost disrupted them before. His whole alr and manner were the alr and manner of a man who is pursuing a secret love affair, but Erdestine knew that Will's grief was not so simple as that. Nevertheless, she began In a qulet unobtrusive way to spy upon him, be. tog compelled by the need to know the something more, His habits away from home were revealed to her by small patient inquiries, He spent every morning at the Sun office and kept his strip well ahead, did his work in an orderly, workman- like manner, In the afternoons It was the common bellef that he went to the small outside studio where a young- ster named Hobbs worked on the movie cartoons for him, He spent some time there, and then either played bridge at the Press club, or at one or another of the clubs on Mich. igan boulevard where men had money and leisure to spend around the card tables In the late winter afternoons, One day, downtown shopping, Ernes- tine went over to this movie studlo, Pe \ \ 0 i The Office Was Empty and She En. tered and Shut the Door Behind Her. but the boy greeted her Inquiry for Mr. Todd with such astonishment that she knew Will was seldom there, “But the movies?" “He comes in once a week or so and works all afternoon. He can do more work in an hour than anybody 1 ever saw. We keep them up, Mrs. Todd” “I'm sure you do," sald Ernestine, smiling at him, She talked to him for a while about his work and told him how Will had received his traln- ing doing just such chores for John Poole, was little more than a legend to this youngster, she saw, but he was interested and flattered by her confidences. Ernestine went away, filled with con- viction, without more logical reason than the Instruction of instinct. Li- lian had seen Will on North Clark street. He was not spending his time at the outside studio, He was prob. ably not playing cards as much as she thought. He had opened the old studio where he and John Poole had worked for over two years and he was working there now, nearly every afternoon and sometimes probably at night. What was he doing? She thought she would ask him, but that evening when he came In she was just coming down the stairs with Elaine, naked, on her arm. She was going to the kitchen to get some olive oll to warm, for she had found the skin dry on the child's arms. Will had come In the front door and stood, drawing his scarf from within the collar of his great coat, staring up at her. His face flashed at her and he sald Imperiously: . “Stand still.” She stopped, In amazement, and stood poised on the stairs, the child on her arm, her simple house dress falling against her long limbs, and Will looked up at them with concen- tration, power In his eyes. After a strange Interval he began to fold the silk scarf about his throat, to button his coat, to draw his gloves over his fingers, still staring at them, and then without a word, but with a smile of excitement, he turned and left the house, It was very late when he returned, but Ernestine was awake, waiting for 1 Poole him. room, and his face was like a drunk- ard's, flushed and relaxed and happy. her passionately. “Will—where have you been? are you so strange?" she asked him, For answer he pressed his lips against her throat, he put her short dark halr back frem saw, “You're so lovely,” he sald, “so beautiful, Ernestine. Not even the old masters have a face as lovely as yours, Your eyes—your eyes are sad, my sweet, Why are you sad? He derfully. Ernestine felt as if her heart would break. “Will—tell me. What alls you? she implored him, “You haven't me for weeks and weeks—all winter you haven't even seen me, and now-—— you come in like this” He moved away from her... He was erect, triumphant, under the Impulse of strong excitement. “I've done it, Ernestine, “What have you done?” He made a gesture with his fingers —a stroke in their air, her with brush or pencil. “I've made something new and dif ferent. Something I've wanted a long time. I'll tell you about it some day when I'm ready. But now, don’t ques tion me. Just love me. As you to, Ernestine. Can't you come to m¢ as you used to come? My love, and mine alone? eit used He wooed her, and she ylelded t« him, finding an instant’'s hurting joj in his old eagerness—his old flaring enthusiasm. This tide of human love was not new to her. Its sameness was like an enchantment, But after he was sleeping by her side, she wep! secretly, He was so strange. Even in his ardor, deep honesty warned he that not her beauty, not her love, not her deurness had allured him- been impelled toward her by within himself. His deep and secret springs of artistry awakening stirring. Solitary even In his pas sion and his love. he somet were The next morning she rose with hes heart hardened with determination hunted out among her possessions the old office key he had given her, so fong ago. She took the bus and went bach to Erie street, walked the old familia) way again and came to the old office fitted her key In the lock and opened the door. The office was emply, and she entered and shut the door behind her. The light in the place was fine. 2 room, and stool. Ernestine moved to thls hunt for Will's secret. She had n« more scruple about it than she would have had If he had been her son ant in some trouble she must learn abom In the middie of the drawing board on white rice paper planed down witl tacks at the corners, was a sketch Only a few strong lines In charcoal She saw herself, coming down ths stairs, the naked baby on her arm, om hand at the balustrade. lines of her limbs bore a subtle am flowing exaggeration. It was beautl ful. It was alive. It moved and in it motion were poetry and sound. It wa new, work of a kind she had neve seen before. But she understood it work had authority, else had made a picture like this. Un derstanding filled her. Last night Will had not loved her. told her truly. It was this picture- this bright mental image of woman hood that he had loved, had taken ints his arms and caressed. “No, no,” she whispered. morbid. It 1s I whom Will loves, only his way." On the corner of the sheet, like gignature, were the round har splotches of tears, irnestine wept tog, standing there and looking at this new work and thinking of Will—an the Todd cats, (TO BE CONTINUED.) “That Poland to many travelers Is a coun- try unknown. Yet to the tourist it of- fers much In the great variety of scen- ery, the richness and color of its na- tive peasantry, and the charm and beauty of its myriad churches and an- cient ruins. [ts art treasures, its archi tecture, its numerous museums, com- pare favorably with those of other Eu- ropean countries, Warsaw, the capital and largest city, has a population of over 1,000,000 per- sons and a history which dates back to the Thirteenth century. Since that time it has seen many changes and events which have helped to make the history of Europe. During the latter part of the Eighteenth century the eity experienced a period of great splendor. It was then one of the largest citles of Burope and It became the very cen- ter of artistic, literary and scientific activity, and had also a brilliant court of life. Gracow, only a few hours’ ride from the capital, 1s really the heart of Poland, although Warsaw is the seal of government, Beer as a Cosmetic Gallo-Romans were almost modere in their use of cosmetics, They recog nized the value of cold water to re. fresh the skin, To preserve the com plexion, however, they bathed the face in the froth of beer or with chalk dis solved In vinegar. The eyebrows they dyed with a juice takon from the sea pike. Auburn or yellow hair was greatly admired In women and those who were unfortunately and unavo!d- ably brunette either limed the halr, dyed It, or wore wigs.—Detroit News, Fur Wraps Shown for Winter Wear in Win- some Designs Displayed; Muffs to Be Used. | Advance Models i winter mode is the { wrap of fur. It will be oniy a short { time betore we shall, alas, actually { be weuring these stunning wraps and | Jackets, observes a fashion writer in | the Cleveland P’luin Dealer, How the fur wrap has changed! Not so very long ago It was a slightly { ungainly garment designed to keep Its wearer warn while not imparting { the least bit of style. Today It has all the flexibility of the wrap of | cloth, with the added note of luxuri- | ousness, a note which the latter gar- | ment, unless it is elaborately trimmed with fur, cannot attain, The use of flat furs such as caracul, | krimmed and lamb have greatly alded { the fur designer in his quest for line | and style. These flat furs are us { easily manipulated as cloth, lending | themselves delightfully to the present silhouette of fitted lines and flares, A chile An advanced | day model of lapin in a blue- gruy was fashioned with a bloused back and a skirt which flared slight. i ly, the narrow belt of kid confining It to the natural waistline, Brown Is of course a favored color for the winter wrap of fur, and there Is enough variety in (ts lovely { to keep it fron becoming monotonous, There are cufe nolr and mauve browns as well as those which are black snd verge on beige und tan ton, is of the full and As to furs there are caraculs and Persian tones chocolate, almost those which Black, in hoth frock. importance the fall employed, lambs in black, gray and brown, with beaver and nutria for the wrap, Mole Is dyed In colored effects, while great wrap the or street hinck and Alaskan seal in sports a deep hrown is also sponsored, Hudson Seal Coat Longer Than Last Year; Has Greater Lap. Fox In blue, beige, brown and black for trimmings, while and dyed furs such as The length of the fur wrap is varied. There is the short coat which allows a gener ous length of skirt to show, as well as the more formal wrap which | marten, fitch There are little hiplength jackets there are jJaquets of fingertip it would seem that muffs will have They made an appearance last season but They will be accompanied by neck. suit. companied with muffs which match the fur collars, the little football or pillow muff being the preferred type, mull or not, as fancy dictates, Says New Fashion Edict Long skirts are oot the only new method of concealing woiaen's legs which have so long been exposed to view—and eriticism, Fashion dictators, according to Woman's Home Companion, have add- ed a device which tends toward the old decree: “The queen of Spain has no legs.” The new, dull colored stock. ings is the first step. For now the shine that used to attract attention to silk stockings is no longer smart, for daytime, at least. A flat, luster less effect is achieved by knitting with twisted thread or a special stitch. Some women are reversing their stockings to Zain the same ef- fect. In other ways stockings are becom ing more inconspicuous, even in color, Dark browns and off blacks are high in the autumn mode. Pink-Blue Motif A white organdie with pink dots Is made over a pale blue slip and has a pink and blue grosgrain sash and bows on the puff sleeves. [Mink and blue kid makes suitable slippers for it. THE PARENTS MAGAZINE no right to teach their children creative, to have Initiative, they are nnxlious to dren do creative things at home, education Is not something a child constructs In a schoolhouse, and which he stores In a locker there un. tli such time as he 8 ready to leave both and school and go to work In the world on his own Iinitia- tive. Teachers live in one world, and parents in another, jut the school child has to live in both, and few teachers and almost no parents real- {ze the gulf between these two worlds which the child has to cross twice dally, going to school and coming home, Pasteurizing milk means the sub- jecting of it to a temperature of about 145 to 150 degrees for a period of time (20 to 30 minutes) so as to destroy common disease organisms, (diphtheria, scarlet fever, tubercu- losis, and so forth) and to delay spoil. age processes, without making any marked change In the taste. In the home the milk may be pasteurized in the bottles which are used for the feedings or pasteurizers may be bought, If the bottles are to he used, fill them with the required amount of properly prepared milk, in the correct amount so that each botue contains one feeding, stopper them with cotton wadding corks or rubber corks, set in a wire rack in the pall, fill the pail with cold water to a line above the milk In the bottles. This is permitted to come to the bolling point. Then remove the pall from the fire, cover to keep it warm, and after 20 minutes cool cold water and hin 24 hours. ask a to be unless chil- An Parents have school to gee those home the botties In put on lee, Use wi if making a indoors window, It Is portrait better to chalr, placing it at the right ~gbout three feet from the window — and in a position to the Highting. Then child down snd he or she will probahly sum natural and che by a the "pose dista give have the en titude, the mother who wn her youngsters playing and splasi in the water, She cannot swim self, and she sits in lest they far, or step over their depth while she sits there helplessly. There is her. agony venture loo If only she could join them and enter warn them should instead of of eautlon fram the hench, tion to they overdaring calling which hampering to thelr play. teh her with the idea of learning and rather from ahsorbing some of thelr daring fdas 9s trying to she will, before long. be to = by example will backed Yho can bl BOW and be with more for one authority, hail rebelling who od ame a child aguinst advice given by not know the subject which upon The more a soungster does for him- Some mothers when the bed is too climb found that for the two-year-old to the provision of a little #8 a step makes the scramble Into bed something of an alluring accom- plishment. With some encourage ment children of oursery school ange will take pride in pulling the covers about themselves and in not throw. ing off the cover after they are asleep. One mother tells how her little girl gradually won from the state of being pinned securely Into her bed clothes to the point where one pin, which was used merely fqr psychological purposes, was enough. In this case the encouragement of her mother and the child's pride in her development were responsible for the progress, Fashion From Filmland Shows Black and White have high hox Black and white Is smartly com. bined by a prominent motion picture actress in this mixed tweed suit for sports wear and she also carries out the color combination in her black and white sports hat, gloves and slippers. (The Kitchen Cabinet (&, 1920, Western Newspaper Union.) You rising moon that looks for us again How oft hereafter, wax How oft hereafter, risin us through this same And for and wane look four garden one, in van, ~ymar Kha FAVORITE SANDWICHES During the late summer and early fall when the of the wild fills every heart, we need pack the lunch box with tasty, nourishing foods, As sand- wiches are one of the important food combinations, a va- riety from which to choose ds desirable, Sausage Sandwiches—For a bunch of husky lads with good digestions prepare rolls with small fried sau- sages placed inside. Or cut the cooked sausage into very thin slices, add a dash of mustard, horseradish and a lettuce leaf and cover with a slice of plain buttered bread. Bermuda Onion Spread thinly sliced bread with but- ter or mayonnaise, balf the slices with thinly sliced onion, Tcia- kie with a bit of salt, cover with { leaf of lettuce dipped into mayon- naise and finish wity a buttered slice on top. Cut into triangles and sprin- kle lightly with paprika. Beach Sandwiches Pass beef through the meat chopper twice, using a fine knife ing. Season with salt, celery salt an tomato and grated horseradish; Spread call to Sandwiches. (over ( 2 ‘ cold rare for the second grind catsup, worcestershire sauce moisten with bread with it- d pinch of mustard and cover with the seasoned beef, and top with a slice bread. Cut mayonnaise, into of buttered serve with ripe olives and sour pickles. Lobster, Eggs and yt ry fine P very un Cucumber Sand. the meat from 8 3 finely chopped thiree JH ’ ia eges and sized and add *n with mayon medium d: if fresh ot 1 ol + wt peel ; one for white bread and covered risp leaves. Cut inte SEASONABLE GOODIES All fousls 4 irmuat J Punch and Judy. boil cupfuls of sugar ut & quart of straw- berries or one of raspberries through a sieve and add to the two-thirds of a cupful of lemon the juice from a can of grapefruit, Chill thoroughly and serve, The grapefruit may be kept on ice for another meal, to be served in a fruit salad or cocktail Peach Dainty.—Line six glasses with coconut—the freshly grated is best when obtainable. Place a halved peach which has been dipped into lemon juice on the coconut cut- side up. Cover with any fruit juice sweetened and fill the cavity with a spoonful of orange marmalade or any preserve. Cover with whipped cream and top with a bit of the marmalade. ice Box Pudding.—Roll one-half pound of graham crackers on the bread board. Cut two cupfuls of dates into small pleces with wet scissors. To the dates add one-fourth of a cup ful of milk, a pinch of salt crackers, one teaspoonful of vanilla, two cup- fuls of quartered marshmallows, one- half cupful of chopped nuts and one cupful of thick cream whipped. Form into a cylinder shaped loaf, roll In graham crackers and wrap in waxed paper, let stand twenty-four hours. Serve cut into slices with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry for garnishment. This serves twelve, Fruit Cocokies.—Sift two cupfuls of flour with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, add one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, one cupful of sliced dates, one. half cupful of shortening and two- thirds cupful of sugar well creamed to- gether, one beaten egg, two to four tablespoonfuls of milk and one-half teaspoonful of flavoring. A mixture of almond, lemon and vanilla is good. Mix well and drop by spoonfuls on buttered baking sheets. Bake until a delicate brows and firm to the touch. This recipe makes three dozen cookies. Golden West Cake.—Cream one-third of a cupful of butter with one cupful of sugar, add two well beaten egg yolks, Sift one and three-fourths cupfuls of flour with two and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one fourth teaspoonfuls of soda and one. fourth teaspoonful of salt. Add the dry Ingredients to the creamed mix- ture alternating with one-half cupful of grapefruit juice and one-third of a cupful of the pulp freed from the membrane. Fold in the stiflly beaten whites of the eggs and bake in two layers, Put together with lemon fill. ing and cover with powdered sugar. butter, icing flavored with the grated rind and enough juice of grapefruit to make of the consistency for spreading. Newese Mager two |irur » i irup L004, sherbet
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