“1 DON'T BELIEVE IT” 8 By R. H. WILKINSON ©. Boll Syndicate. ~~WNU Service. US WILLIAMS has a habit, when some one Is telling a story, of saying, “1 don't be lieve it." Gus doesn’t mean anything by it. He doesn’t intend to be rude or con- trary. It is just an expression which, for some unexplainable and forgotten rea- son, he has adopted and injected into his casual conversations, Gus says, “I don't belleve It,” quite in the same tone and manner as other folks exclaim, “Is that so?” or “Oh, really I” or “Do tell I” 3ut despite the fact that all the above statements are true, Gus' “I don't believe it” Is a source of annoy- ance and exasperation to Lacey Rog- ers, who 1s Gus’ cousin and with whom he frequently in a social way. Lacey Is a great story teller. He prides himself on being a good spinner of yarns. He loves to talk. And to make things pleasant and In- ducive to his story-telling inclinations, folks like to hear Lacey tell stories. Whenever the Rogerses attend a party, Lacey is always called upon to tell a story. He expounds a great length, He is a much traveled young man and has many interesting tales to tell concerning his own experiences. He recites these tales In a modest sort of any possibility associates way, thereby dispelling of boring his listeners, . » - Gus Willlams Is tener to man. And fact that Gus and his wife and Lacey and his wife are very friends, it naturally follows that the two couples are in at- tendance at many and the same par. ties, of Lacey's stories have been heard by Gus and his wife on more than one occasion, In spite of this, however, Gus and Jertha always sit and listen attentive ly while Lacey unfolds what to them is a twice-told-tale. In fact, Gus makes it a point to dis play his appreciation and Interest by interrupting the story-teller at inter vals with, “lI don't believe it." When this happens Lacey Is apt to pause, try hard not to glare or curse, wait until the ripple of laughter dies «down, and pick up the thread of his tale at the point of interruption. jut always after Gus’ “I don't be- ieve it" has severed the continuity of Lacey's theme, his tone somehow lacks in enthusiasm and interest. The donouement is inclined to be flat. Of course, Gus is all unsuspecting of the annoyance he {3 causing Lacey. No one has ever suggested that he is being rude. His whole purpose Is to be conge nial and helpful. Hence It has never once occurred to him to substitute, “my, my!” or “dear me,” for his, “I don’t believe it.” - Na - Recently Lacey reached a point where he found himself fighting a de- sire to leap at Gus and plant a well- directed blow across his mouth, to tear his hair and scream curses that would give full expression to the annoyance he felt. But Lacey is a well-mannered man and travels In correct society, hence convention and propriety forbld such an outburst However, convention and propriety cannot prevent Lacey from thinking, from grinding his teeth and muttering foul oaths when in the seclusion of his own bed chamber, He has, also, taken to brooding about the matter, Of course, he realizes that the thing has become an obsession with him; that he has allowed it to magnify it- self and assume large proportions, The fact that he alone is disturbed by Gus' “I don't belleve it” 1s the one factor that restrains him from giving full leash, to his feelings In the form of a physical assault upon Cousin Gus. For Gus by no means confines his “1 don't believe It” to Lacey. He encourages every one with the same remark. and nobody but Lacey is bothered by it. But the thing Is settled now once and for all as interested a lis Lacey's stories as the next because of the close hence most Last week an old friend of Lacey's, Miguel de Gomez, an adventurous young Mexican, with whom Lacey had shared some exciting times during a recent sojourn below the border, ter minated a motor trip from Sonora at the Rogers homestead and, being warmly received, succumbed at last to Lacey's urging and decided to remain a week. Of course, the Rogers were delighted. To begin with Miguel was a direct de- scendant of a great Spanish family and was considered one of the wealth- fest men in Sonora, He was also extremely handsome, and possessed of charming manners, immediately Lacey and his wife be. gan preparations for a series of din. ners and parties In honor of thelr dis tinguished guest. The first affair, a formal dinner, was scheduled for the Tuesday evening fol. lowing the Sunday of Miguel's arrival Of course, the Gus Willams were invited and displayed as much delight and interest In the handsome young Mexican as any one else, The dinner was a gay affalr, and when, following the dessert, the gath- ering adjourned to the library for cof- fee, every one was In a gay and con- genial mood. It was summer, but a chill wind blew outside the house and rain lashed against the windows. Lacey ignited the fire In the library's open grate, and the guests found it cozy and comfortable sitting there sip- ping their coffee, It suddenly occurred to some one that here was an Ideal and proper set- ting for the telling of one of Lacey's storles, At first Lacey. surreptitiously glane- ing at Cousin Gus, was inclined to refuse, but when Miguel joined the urging, he laughingly condescended to oblige, » » a Lacey's story on this night naturally concerned one of the numberless ad- ventures which he had experienced | with the guest of honor, i And before the tale was scarcely launched, Miguel's face began to glow with pleasure and deep Interest, You could tell by the expression in his eyes that he was delighted with Lacey's selection, and was following every incident of the adventure quite as much as If he were telling it him- self, The story concerned an incident in which he and Miguel had barely es. | caped with whole hides after eutwits | ting a Lalf dozen desperadoes during | a ruld on a remote ranch house in th fastnesses of the Sonora hills, The two young adventurers had tak- | en it upon themselves to lend a help- | ing hand to the rancher and his fam- | ily. | Lacey reached the point In his story | in which Miguel had successfully and i single-kandedly put to earth a palr of | the blood-thirsty bandits, when Gus | Willlame Interrupted with, “I don't be- | lieve it." i Lacey stopped talking. A flutter of laughter went around | the circle of listeners, i Miguel's black eyes left the face of the speaker and darted across the room to where sat Gus In a comfort. able armchair. Gus grinned and nodded affably. Lacey gulped, cleared his throat and picked up the thread of his narrative, | Some of the enthusiasm had left his voice, but he did a creditable Job of explaining how, after Miguel had suc- cessfully disposed of his two assall- ants, he turned and raced across the courtyard, arriving at the ranch house door just In time to fell a third des. perado as that worthy was about to blow Lacey's brains out with a carbine. * * » At this juncture in the story Lacey paused for breath, and in the dead si- lence of that brief Interval, Gus Wil llams sald: "I don't believe It.” Tae dead silence was prolonged. And this time the flutter of laughter was only a whisper, Miguel's eyes comfortable armchalr, And this time those eyes were smol- dering with an emotion that seethed and bolled inside the man's breast. Lacey foresaw what was about to happen and tried to prevent It But be moved too late, Miguel leaped out of his chalr, crossed the room In two quick strides and before any one knew exactly what was taking place had slapped Gus a stinging blow across the mouth. i After that he stood back, folded his arms, regarded Gus with utter cone tempt and scorn In his eyes, and said: *S0? Zee Senor no believe, eh? Well, my fren’, let me tell you eet ees ze truth. Eet cannot be said that | Miguel de Gomez ees ze coward, I de | mand satisfaction, my fren'.” At the conclusion of this little speech there was a great, long, drawn. | out sigh. Lacey glanced around the | circle of faces, saw the expressions | written thereon and suddenly realized that every one present had derived a certain satisfaction from seeing Gus get slapped across the mouth for say- ing “I don't believe IL" Which, itself, was a great rellef to Lacey, for Lacey had thought he was the only one who had been bothered by the remark. Of course, the thing, despite Miguel's | puzzlement, was explained and the Mexican retracted his wish for satis | faction and was profuse in his apo} | ogles, However, the incident was not with- | out its benefits, From that day forward, Gus Wil | Hams, after five minutes of deep | thought, has never since sald “I don't belleve it,” no matter whether he did or nol Mongolia Gets Russian Aid In far-off Mongolia religious feasts and festivals are of frequent occur rence. The common religion of the country is a corrupt form of the more orthodox Buddhism. Although the Na tional Republie of Mongolia, an inde- pendent state set up since the World war, enjoys political autonomy, It actually is a protectorate of Soviet Russia. Long before the war Mon. golian princes, fearing aggression by Chinese war lords, sought and received the friendship and suport of Russia, and this friendship has reulted In a dependence of the Mongollians upon the Russians for ald. Speed of Electrons In one second there pass through the filament of an ordinary 00-watt electric lamp so many electrons that if all the people In New York were to counting them and if they count. out two a second without stopping day and night for 10,000 years they would still have a few to count! - T'S smart to be windswept, Hither | and thither the winds of fashion do blow until most .everything In the summer mode Is being made to express a very poetry of mo tion. The amusing part about the hreezes which waft through fashionland is that they are so well tralned, blowing ever forward during the daytime hours while at night they completely reverse the order of things, it is all due to the artful manipulation of pleats and flares and various other devices which designers position at the front of or dress or hat to be worn during the day until you look as if the wind were earrying you for ward, while smartest evening fashions take on airplane draperies at the back or fan-spreading trains or similar de Of course, the cont the winds Even fabrics themselves are yleld- of fashion's elusive breezes, There are the new “windswept prints” for instance, which are cer tainly a step forward In this current These perfectly fascinating of the new florals previous seasons. In “windswept” versions ghown bending over on and those of the modern lowers are slender stalks breezes, You'll love these swagger windswept prints. In the new chulla construction they are as practical as they are good. looking. And do they wear welll There's scarcely any “wear out™ to them. Neither wiil the delicate color fade or run In washing and they perfect just like Another grand thing about crepes of this type Is that they are such a joy to work wit texture is so firm and dependable pulls out at the seams and stays “put,” which makes it for the home-sewing woman fron smooth ane magle. IOV er easy to handle, are made of the new windswept prints, Those dainty white accents at neck. line and now, we ask you, aren't the frothy, filmy neckwear fashions simply thrilling this season? The print to the right is that glori- colorful a word picture cannot do it and when one stops to think that this print will wash like what more is there to be desired In the way of a perfect print? The filmy organdie roll-edged petal collar and cuffs add the climax- ing touch, The self-fabric stitched belt drawn through a gay colored ring 1s worth noting There is a modest beauty about the thelr delicate ten drils so gracefully windswept in the print to the left which will carry espe cial appeal to the woman of discrimi. nating taste. In any of its color com- binations this print is charming, but in pavy with a strain of lighter blue running throughout, together with flut. tery white spring posies splotched with fresh light green, it is Irresistible The ankle-length frock with contrast. ing fitted jacket admirably solves the problem of what to wear for semi-for- mal occasions. Worn with its Jacket of solid color you have the feeling of being correctly attired most any hour of the day. Remove the jacket and the dress goes just formal enough to tune in to most any afternoon occa- sion, It has quaint drop shoulders and cunning wee puff sleeves. The piquant little velvet tie about the throat is reminiscent of the “gay nineties.” The windswept print which fashions it car ries a very animated patterning. © by Western Newspaper Union, sleeves—well ously mere justice, new, white spring posies with ON EVENING DRESS A new evening frock which August crepe marocain has a daytime neck line and short sleeves that are gathered The front of the bodice is draped Into a full-length panel, caught under a rhinestone buckle at the right side Lelong fashions the skirt and jacket of this, an evening suit, of black wool, and the latter has revers of sable and gleeves that are unusvally wide be tween the deep-fitted cuffs and the el. bows. The skirt 1s a simple ankle length mermaid skirt. The blouse of this suit is made of flowered satin, ground, Grand New Nighties of Satin in Floral Prints A visit to the shops will disclose lots of new ideas. A few minutes in one shop showed grand new nighties of heavy satin In floral prints, so well done that the result looks like pan- ties, Then there fre tailored pajamas of heavy crepe de chine with threequar- ter length coats of similar fabric. These are done In white or pastel shades and are piped In a contrasting color. Modern Jewelry Adds to Attractiveness of Costume A leading sportswear shop shows costume bracelet and belt sets tricky enough to renew any costume, These come in narrow and spacious widths, one set In coral, natural color, others in either silver or gold mesh, The silver combination is accented with white metal trim, Another clever ornament here is a dog's head clip—to be attache? to one's hat, neckline or walst. - EXQUISITE LACE By CHERIE NICHOLAS The summer program heralds a widespread vogue for lace, with spe cial emphasis placed on the gown which Is fashioned of the finer sort of lace of delicate cobweb mesh, Moly. neux creates this lovely dinner gown of black lace, with its subtle tracery of flowers and leaves on an enchant ingly sheer background, The gown gives delightful expression to the new silhouette which calls for crispness and animated lines (the lace ls stiffened with horsehair), knee-length tunle, and fullness which Interprets a fan-spread- ing movement, just now so much mired, toward the back, - That Body of Yours By JAMES W. BARTON, M. D. Making Hair Grow COUPLE ot years ago Dr. B. N, lengston In the Journal of the Awnerican Medical Association gave a list of # oumber of people on whose head ne had been able to induce a new growth ot hair. that the these were Bair had gradoally but cases due to iliness or shock, seiged people, thousands of by by and hundreds of others it to the world. made no secret of his method, He simply stated that he used the extract er than a pea, which is gitvcted in the floor of the skull Since the announcement other in. vestigators have been using this plitul- tary extract on ordinary cases of loss of hair without any real SuUCCess. In cases where the loss of hair came in others. . recommended by skin and halr special healthy. be such as or wound the has its teeth hair comb tear the A good “ir scaip. The brush should P'rof. William A. Pusey, University of Illinois, says that brushing the hair is of first importance in the tollet of the scalp and hair, It cleans both; It makes the halr smooth and glossy and it stimulates the scalp. The halr should be brushed twice dally; this brushing should be continued for a few minutes at is smooth and glossy and until there is a pleasant feeling of “life” In the scalp. The Sinuses LMOST every day ble is now quite widespread. fore not blocked. What sre the sinuses? volce. wind pipe from the against the vocal cords and nolse or volee occurs. The voice however needs it the proper tone or expression, and this is the purpose of the sinuses, You get an idea of what value the sinuses are to the volce when the si nuses are blocked by the common cold, or If you close your nostrils with your fingers and speak. There {2 simply a flat sound without any ring or reso nance to it There are three sets of sinuses on each side of the face adjoining the nose, opposite the cheek, the eye, and the forehead just above the eye. The malin point to remember about these sinuses is that they are all con- nected with the nose by small open- ings, and have the same lning or mucous membrane as the nose. in fact the easiest way to get the idea is to think of the lining of the nose extending into these sinuses, just as the floor of a hall In a home might extend Into the rooms adjoining the hall. Now just as water spilled on the floor of this hall will flow along the floors into the rooms, so a cold start ing on the lining of the nose extends along this lining into the sinuses, and causes sinusitis, A change of temperature, change from the outdoors to the indoors, the eating of certain foods, the pollen of plants, and various other Instances, in- flame the mucous membrane or lining of the nose, and the individual devel. ops a “cold” Fortunately, In most cases, the cold simply {irritates the lining and in. creases a flow of water, If this water is dammed back, thickens, and organ- isms increase within it, pus is formed. This Is really sinusitis, {Clonvright. ) = WNT Bervice. Weight of Ice Cream The weight of a unit volume of ice cream depends upon the character of the ingredients and the proportion of alr incorporated in the product. 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