SIPSTvvw 12 EVEIffiG PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA,, THURSDAY, MARCH M, 1921 Hi a, pi i 'l II I AT CUPID'S CALL By MAY CHRISTIE IV Mary 8 Awakening 1 t -mm MAY CHHISTIK another woman ! possibly be J T'V15 promised to marry Dick On ! a. inruinl" uve's word fell like, a ' thtimlerlxilt on Mary's, cars, lor a brvnthU'(i in o meat she stared I Incredulously a t ( tlic fair lialred i speaker. Then common t fcnRo enme iilek- lr to her ncue. live wn refcrrlni? to noine other mn! The fiance that she spoke of why, it couldn't , posMbly be DIclc! 1 lick, for the last I five hours, Imd ? boon making ile- liberate lore to her. t, The young man couldn't k wen a rogue ana scamp: Kve's light, uffrrtcil tones broke in on ' Mary's meditation. ! "How on earth did you come to meet I Mm? "Meet whom?" (.tammercd Mary, coming back to earth. "Why, the man that I'm engaged to, Dirk ralardin!" remarked five pctu jantly. "Tlie man who was seeing you off just now thu rough diamond from the backwoods!" The heart of Mary sank. Her lip felt dry and stiff an sho made answer: f "Your Riianiiau. .Mr. carnugion ' Ucllnlrs, -ent mo down on a business matter with hit client." Eve leaned forward, curiosity printed on every line of her pretO, shallow t, little face. . "What sort of business, might I l sk?" , Mary assumed a small, UUtnut air that might have made any girl less bold than Kvo feel uwknnrd. ' "1 can't povibh ditcuss buMiness matters outside the office. If you want . Information the proper person to nsk i Is our guardian, Mr. Carrington Hol- 1 Eve made a face, half mockery, half J disgust. Ueally this upstart little see i rctary was too ridiculous, with her airs ,i of mysterj ! She must be put in her i proper place and soon. She had been ' tilrting. too. with the highly eligible I Tltf,b t 'nlarilin ! "I'm an And quite voice was cooing and sweet. Jitter fool over business t naturally rou wouldn't wish to tell me oBicc secrets 1 I upologUc 1 Hut 1 m so crailly fond of Hick Calnrdln that everything concerned with him must necessurily interest me t" Mnrj was quite naturally intuitive. She guessod that Eve was not sincere. She guessed and rightly, too that this pretty ward of Carrington llellairs was an extremely sophisticated and df signing young woman, shallow and Relf nbsorbed. That money and social posi tion were her godi. And that to gain her own particular ends she was capable of much. The news of Kve's engagement to young Cnlardln hud been a blow. Hut Mary wasn't of the stuff that's easily crushed. In her spirit wns n glorious resiliency that wouldn't be broken or defeated. She didn't speak now, but her pretty, foftly'shinlng eyes met Kve's with out ward calmness. Kvo realized that bhe'd been prema ture in announcing her engagement. Kor said engagement hadn't definitely taken place. It would eventuate, of course, in time she told herself. No man, much Ivm the simple type of Dick Calnrdln, could resUt Kve long. Mnrv unless cautioned might ruin everything by blurting out Kve's words to either Carrington Uellairs or Dick Calardin. "And the fat would certainly be in the lire then," thought Kve, biting her lips with Irritation. Mary noticed her action und won dered exactly what wns passing in Kve's mind. "Miss Drew!" Again did Kve touch Mary's knee. "I'm really frightfully worried. It's all because I'm ci'ary over Hick. And our engagement must be kept a secret In the menntlmc. My guardian, Carrington Itellnlrs, would never give his consent to what he'd call a stupid entanglement.' " Mary's smoke-blue eyes opened wide. "Mr. Calardin struck me as a a forceful, energetic man," she bald, in her clear, attractive tones. "I'm sure YOU COULD MAKE THESE Why, hniln t Kve but hc'U make a definite path through life prove himself capable of a great recently seen her gazing into the voting i man's eyes nnd holding hands with him J in a protracted, sentimental parting'. And now this humble Mary Drew was I actually tiying to snub her! J WStn a pretty. Impulsive gesture t one of Kve's principal assets in the great game of camoullage she leaned forward and touched Mary's knee with her ringed left hand. The light from aboc glinted on the diamonds of her" engagement ring. "My dear, I'm awfully sorry!" Her career. hat stupid entanglement could there possibly be, then, in an en gagement with u man like Mr. Calardin?" Kvc mnde n tiny face. Her made-up eyes narrowed in a way that wasn't pleasing. Her "cute," pert features suddenly seemed to grow as old as Egypt. Tomorrow Go Round? -What Makes the World Hero arc some utfraciUc lit t lo Easter favors to use on Easier Day or at the party that you arc planning to Uuti next week. The gentleman carrying the umbrella mid the place rani, and the busy bunny with her bag of jelly beans, were cut out of decorated paper und pasted on stiff cardboard. The bunny In the high collar Is fastened to a paper drinking cup tilled with candy or ntits. The grown-upH.nilsht prefer the daffodil standing on a wired stem and concealing a tiny paper cup In its flower, or the pink and white sfriped lmtbo which holds Caster eggs instead of u hat FIFTY-FIFTY By HAZEL DEXO BATCIIELOIt CoyjriaJit. lill, Ul Pubito Ledger Co. The mar,tagt of Jerry Page and Frances Carter began on a fifty-fifty basis, for Frances teas making pood money and insisted upon paying half tho Wlto. However, it tUdn't xcorl: out well at all for when the Harlowea txui'cil into the same apartment n Clarissa tens o typical cHMfMno vine and vlaycd up to Jerry usith a kind of kittenish softness that icus very flat terino to his masculinity. It was then that 'Frances dlscoicrid that she had been too much the pal.and not enough the woman for Jerry and she set about rectifyinp her mistake. But although she made herself extremely attractive to other men, abort oil to Jim liar Jotcc, she did not seem able to make any impression on Jerry ut all. tii.M'TiiK -vrsxiv Character Contrasts CLAIUSSA was not the type of woman to llo uw.ike and agonize. She u n .,vit nfter eryltiif 1W u- worn-out child but Frances was OIKcr Please Tell Me What to Do Ily" OYNTIIIA GRAY AND VERMILION CLEVERLY COMBINED , Jim had not tmant wliat lie sniil nhmii l-Yanccs. She wanted somtthiiiK Batls . fylncly dcrotratorv tn irinnt nvn,., oi I Wfintifl 1 fnmnrlr fl.n, timn 1.1 ..... 1.....n ces definitely out of the running. She wanted Jim ituilf r.n.i wiiniin..i.. .. her feet, but apparently Jim had no in tentlon of doing anything- of the kind. Uaris?a purposely ate no breakfast Jim nte with the disgustingly healthy appetite of the normal man. passing his. cup- a. second hlme for coffeo nnd not noticing tli.it Clarissa was not eating. After several cold moho3yllablo re sponses to hi tentative efforts ut con versation, ho desisted altogether, but ho was nono tho less cheerful. Ho even U."4 . tn! eff rontory to como over, tip ClarlMa's head back and kiss her lightly before he left for tho ofTlce. Clarissa felt ballled ; all her old-time methods had failed to work and now she was helpless. She did not know what to do to bring Jim to heel. Upstairs Jerry left for the office with his usual formula. "Well. ITOOd-bV. nlll trlrl " nml l.Vonoa with n heavy hirt, went Into her little If I1 Two Minutes of Optimism By HEBMAN J. STICH Let's Get Together HEN we were schoolboys we read the poem ot tue six wise, blind men ot dostan who one day paid a visit to an elephant. t mi remember that the lirst put his hand against the elephant s broad nnu sturdy side and said: "This elephant is very like a wall of the tUMt, aid: "This wonder of an elvphaut is ver J ' Ind luiii-uui. ....... - ---- ... .. , i,nr, , ;.-;. " ," ,""'- "r".'"lu "cr "."" after Jerry was asleep trying to ' thlnlt , Hers was not tlm kind of worlt that Is out things, trying w u.-iuo -. ueuereu wiin suirenng. She had to do next. She. would never lull o de maintain u llglit, breezy column, she was scended to a quarrel, her pride would 0t writing sob stuff, and somehow th. never have allowed her to nionuon uiai cleer phrmes would not come when things were not all rlgnt I her heart was so heavy. Nothing seemed Tho mornimr after the little visit w, winio. sue was not working to the Hariowes she got up tired out. as jaru uny Koai, sue was just wander usual nnd very quiet. The routine of ing almkssly through her days hardly the days stretched endlessly away Into I caring what happened, the future She could imagine morn- Outside Annie was busy about the Inc after morning of the same steady housework. She was humming a little torture with Jerry perusing the news-' turn, which stopped abruptly ns sho went wnir opposite her. of this wide buK that) to answer the doorbell. Then Trances ex sted between them, of living con-. heard her heavy feet coming along the stantly outside herself and trying to be i hall and her none-too-gentle knock at something that sho w.isn i at an. Downstairs it was uiiicicm. very The second. like a spear.' feeling ' The ... ... . .1. l.: ..i.nl. ...Itlitn l.tu linnild cnlrl "Tlin il t.r f I , f unn.nl i tturci. tnKing me uiiuuk """" nii..iu " ........... .--.... ..t .4...-..i ..v...- I very like a snake." The fourth, who happened to feel him about the knee, said: , "It is clear enough, the elephant is very like a tree." The fifth, who touched his tar said.: "Even the blindest man can see that this elephant is very like a fun." And the sixth, who was struck by the elephant's swinging tall and caught ' it, said: "The elephant is very like a rope!" Thi'ie sit men. being men. thereafter steadily and steadfastly insisted each that he knew all about elephants, and nobody could tell him anything about i them ! i Now, each, of course, was partly in the right and all were in the wrong. t And the point of the poem is, that every one of us is influenced in our views and judgments and acts by observation, experience, environment and circumstances. There was a time, and not so long ago, when some of our leading statesmen declared that the black race was ordained by (od to be a race of serfs and slaves, and that it was sacrilegious to hold otherwise. It took a four years' ! Woody war to make them change their minds. t Political parties, all of whom presumably desire the welfare of our country, are constantly bitterly antagonistic and revile and vituperate against the man or J men who will not see or do things according to a particular light. Religious denominations with common aims charity , kindness, for have ever been nt swords' ends. Christians have even burned their fel r-i.-irlssm woke up and found nerseu n, the diiveniinrt where she had gone the door. "A letter for you, Mrs. Page." "All rlKht. Annie, brine It In ' And then Annie waa In tho room h: ,nd- i,,n . .--.,' I., , ,..,... t.i iliwn after her quarrel wltli Jim. ai-, , '"'' t louuli Hhe had cf led herself to sleep Even as Frances tool: the square. list "night this morning she was angry-, heavy business envelope with Its black She tool: U out in slamming thlng In loiters 1? ""f eorner, sho knew some- tle . kitchen, of sweeping around like a how that It was portentous. Her iln- traKedy queen und sho did not answer Krs trembled a little as she toro It open :.i;K iin, JnnkfT tn her and her heart seemed to be beatlnc suf- Wn2 h" mu t colne to her first, and ' focatingly In her throat. ea"nt there' must be u full and complete apol- OBJ- In f.iet, Clarissa wanted .something Tomorrow The wornt thliijr Hint could that would definitely assure her that I happen rgiveness fellowmen at the stake in the name of the Clod of l.ove they all worshiped und -erved. Each of us happens upon a different part of the elephant nnd each of us promptly thinks he knows it all and damns the fellow who dares to differ ! There wa-. au old minister who was making his way along the road through a heavy mi"t when suddenly he saw something that looked like a monster. He whipped out a gun he happened to be carrying and was about to shoot, when coming nearer he saw it was a man. And when be came nearer still and they got close together, he saw it was his own brother! So it is today. Thu workinginan and the man he works for, the Republican and the Demo rat, the Gentile and the Jew, the Catholic and the Protestant, the Christian nnd the Mohammedan all arc separated by u dense fog of anger, hatred, greed, pride or prejudice each holds he knows all about the elephant and each sees ' his fcllowmah as n monster whom ne woum ue-iroj-. 1 Whnt we need is to come 'nearer .to one another to get close together so t'nut we may understand. I Then we shall see one nnothcr not as monsters, but as brothers of one great j J family, all of whom want nothing more thun to live their lives in peace, content- ! ,, ment and happiness. THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE WantsQame, Suggestions Dear Cynthia I tin bevontceh years of ago, and rhllo reading your column tho other night I oaino across a letter about playing kissing, games at parties. That Is all bunk. You said you had sent n list of games, to be' played to the ono who had written tho lotter, , Would you please' send such h, list In tho self-addressed cnvelopo? You certainly have a wonderful col umn, and I am ithnnklng you In ad vance, UOLD13N LOCKS. Games will bo mailed td jou this week by tho ldltor(of Woman's Pago. Help Them If Possible Dear Cynthia I am a young girl In my toens, I mot a fellow who asked me to make It right with a Elrl ha loves. Ho had a ounrrcl with her and he wants tne to speak to her about It, I like him myself. Would It bo rlcht to iret Jnto It? uuown imcs, If you can help the young man by a kind word or two to the girl about htm do so. but do not get Into discussion of It with him or '.with the girl, and do not carry from ono to ,tho other what each says. Simply tell tho girl that he's sorry and Wants to maku up and If ahe says he will' tell him she Is willing, and then let It go at that. Don't talk to either about the cause of the trouble, let, them talk that out themselves. Thinks Idea's Are Narrow Pear Cynthia It waa my misfortune not to seo "Wondcnng's" letter, but I read "Smiles" and several other nnswern to it. Such narrowmlndedncss, as shown by "Smiles" ts a pity to behold. I am not a dance 'hound myself by any means, nor do I approve of freaucntlr.g a popular dance hall' too often, but there are few tnings l enjoy more inan a goou Oance, and be-sldcs being a good excr- olso In Itself It diverts the mind from olio's work or studies or troubles, Prom her letter I ludirc that "SmileH" does not dnneo. How Uien .is she qualified to pass Judgment on a subject she knows noth ing about? She says a dancer cannot bo respected. I certalnry would be thank ful If sho' would prtuent her reasons. Any sensible person Unowa that bucIi a tdatemont is pure Ignorant foolishness and narrow-mindedness. Any cvllmlnded person can take un ovll meaning from many things tn this world Uiat are perfectly proper and correct. Cynthia's advice' to "Smiles" is good, and I hope that "Smiles" will soon get somo sense or she will be In danger of losing some of her many friends because of her fulling for reaching an unwar ranted conclusion before employing a proper amount of gray matter and broadmlndedness, KKLtiY. A Clear-Headed Letter Dear Cynthia --1 have patiently watched thev answers to the assertion of the young lady who claims to prefer the. soeietv or.younir men wno eiincr can not or will not dance. Once before, uyntnia, x wrote to mis column und frankly stated my opinion of those fellows who apparently crave noth ing better than the distinction of being good dancers. There are 'many of them and this letter will not be Inconsistent with my Initial one. The profession of this young lady was prompted without serious consideration as to the scope of her remarks. Per sonally, 1 am Inclined to doubt her broad mindedness, and 1 think most of the fair mlnded readers will agree with me In this respect. Theie Is no possibility of my identity being disclosed, so I shall tell a few things nbout , myself, simply to prove that one can dance und have still u de sire, or ruther a determination, to suc- At the ago of fourteen I reluctantly WHAT'S WHAT lly IIKI.EN llKCirj DID YOU EVER WATCH THE GIRL AT THE KEYBOARD Nothing Disturbs the Smooth Serenity of Her "Hello, Hello" and Even Her Sympathy With a Bereaved Friend ' Must De Sandwiched In Learning to Bake Tn (I,, r.-ii.for of the Woi.ianV fatf Dear Madam 1 for advice again. to eadi and everv one nt no Mis take tho opportunity to ask you several OUe.StionS Which ;Lrr; pn ImnnHunl tn m. t oinlng to you i ! LOUIU VOU nle.'thA full (tin tlir. trim ,i rt .1 nlnte not far Pullman ratea from Philadelphia to Losl frnmVl ero i live where I could learn I Angeles, Calif. V Also, toll me the tlmo t make Kood cakes lind pastry? It t t takes to get there? How far Is Hoi ? mv amblUon to lean? I am a fair ywood. Calif., from Los Angeles? Is InWmJTpin. liakl- pretty well, but not' it a separate town or a suburb of Los soexr" TwoSdllCto learn, ho that. Angeles; How far Is San Kranclsco, r.-aninake a little money out of it. p"1."" fro,m LoH Ae'es? Does the, I tan iiukc a nine MRS E T traln mnke ootinectjoni, nt Chicago !,,.., .(f tin Y ' Bl''g fjUt llnl then does It pass through ...T!V P'SSnlSy.l- .JI1""J Would it be possible' . .. .1 .1 - J ;,,," " ,,, vnur' w set a siop-oii at Mt 1'aur: uvmM lie the nearest place to jour home where you could learn what ui young lady who has a lot of dra wish to know. They have a rauno "', matlc stugo e.xperlenco would lllce to cooking there on jionnuy """""", Know now sue would go ntio-ut getting and Monday een!ngs, which Includes j,, Wth' a stock company or something nastrv and caue niauniB. To California To tl.r r.A-tcr ' tl.n Woman Vaar: Dear Madam You are such a help of the sort in tlie West. A VOICE. Tlie fare from Philadelphia to Los Angelos Is Jlli.Ou and tho charges for a lower berth would bo nbout S3! extra. These rates nre for the direct mute, which Is from Philadelphia toi iIIIkIII i I v??&bWWBWfiftK 'III' I z, :('' : WWSmSXtw iMSLaUH Muny brides who would prefer a vlo- let-ami-whlto liaster wedding eschew violet liecuise purple, a mourning color, and also the symbol of mortifica tion, Is supposed to bo unlucky ut a bridal feast. Hose weddings are for Things You'll Love to Mahe Chicago- and from there straight out ' u"e- h0 'he springtime bride chooses West, .Going Oils way the Journey I . m a :l-Zly'!.l Desk Cmer irom Old Blanket 4 i .. .,.... IJTi-t-1, . Duaa ' icsist tliemV The come in ,1 nice vpmre AdventweS WITH a I'm 8C ,,0 with shredded paper tm a mllKltE was u time, when in fact I ! comfortable X was a little girl, when tho proper gift for little people on Kaster was nice, hard-boiled eggs, brightly dyed with gay colors. But nowadajs it seems that novelty inudicn are much more accept able And no wonder, lor instance, there is the rabbit family. Who could way can what an at- -i. The Question Corner Today's Inquiries When a small screen is needed, in what inexpensive thl be made? Instead of a leather belt enc rcles the waiht of tractive tun sweater' Describe u new table lump which at the same time carries out un old-fashioned idea und a modern one. In what wuy can tho growth of n geranium plant bo improved, so that, in a short time, the leaves have a much fresher, greener appearance? Hhould u longer sleeve be do- sired in a serge dress, in whut pretty fashion cau this bo ar ranged? What makes a quaint bit ornament for the fish-bowl? nest, und there are n.ipu i and mamma rabbits and six little bah) labhits, all of pure, chocolate. This, nice Kaster box can be bought for forty cents. of Yesterday's Answers 3. Tho walls of a small hall will look larger if they ure finished in long, narrow panels. 2, Itub vaseline over the metal parts of on umbrella to prevent them from rusting. . A dainty centerpiece for tho Easter table is a glass bowl with n gilt llower holder filled with pink nnd while wect peas and long ends of smllnr, with four little yellow chickens nestling around it. 1. A new shade of the glass bowl type, for an electric light, is made with two surfaces, und spaco be tween into which to slip a cover of cretonne. ,,,, R, Coronndu is n soft material like tweed, only softer und lighter 0. To get the effect of u coquo feather drooping ofr ue edge of a hat without pay'mc the price of,it use uu end of fluffy, thick fun" or marabou instead. Speaking of Kaster reminds me of gloves. I suppose there is no real rea son to ussume that the minute the Kaster season approaches every one dashes right out and buys a new- pair of gloves to wear with it new Kaster outfit. But, Just the same, I know I that some people do. And another thing, , I believe that most an one even the woman who does not mill need gloves this minute will be interested in this glove hule. One shop has just a table ful of odds and end of gloves in broken si.es. Among them are some white kid gloves, some of grey nude with bluck stitching, some black kids, some of washable kid and a few pairs of chamois gauntlets with Inserts of leather. All have been repriced to I nlnety-tive cents u pair. Another shop hxs just a large card board box filled with odds and ends of nickwear. I was particular!) Impressed , with the long straight collars of white I satin, well llucd und perfectly tailored , These bore their orlginnl prices of SI 50 e.ich and have now been repriced to fifty cents. If you need a nice w hit I satin collar, here U certain!) an on-! portunity to buy one. l-or lumM of fthom uddrrux H'nmnn'i, rutt J-uuor or pncnr iini lP? al n.K-fi ,vi dJ I iou how to mane I :roni old blanket-. ' wouM take Ilvo days, for very (rood con1 neitlous cm be made. It you wanted to go up to St Paul from Chicago and go on out to Los Angeles from there vuur fure wofuld be about $20 extra and about $10 more for a lower berth. It would take at least a day longer to go this wny. You could nrinnge no slop-over at St. Paul, but would have to buy a ticket here and a ticket there. Hollywood Is a suburb si'x miles out side of Los Angeles. This city Is 24U inUes southeast of San l-'ranclsco. You go about getting a stugo position .n the West in exactly the same wuy .is ou do in tho Kast Apply to a stage manager or to a theatrical agency. conventional blossom-white, her brides maids In pcuch-blossom pink, and her little pages und flower girls in harebell blue and daffodil yellow. At a country wedding or an elaborate city wedding, the house anil church may bo decorated with peach, cheiry nnd apple blossoms and with floral bells. An Kaster wed ding Is any wedding celebrated during the Uaster season which season ex tends through the whole month of April. As noted In a former "What's What" paragraph, wedding Invitations should be sent out at least two weeks In ad. vanoe 1'or relatives und friends, wed ding breakfast und "at-home" cards aro Inclosed with the Invitation. By COBINXK LOWI3 Wc sometimes have a clear vision of what the poet meant when h'c spoke of the glory that was Greece. For Greece, as far us our classical reading has taken us, wus without taffutu costumes. Ueally, jou know, U- is appalling to be a fashion writer and lo be confronted with ut least n thousand new models of taffeta or part taffeta. Your taffeta adjectives just give out. Consequently, we absolutely refuse to say anything about the nbove costume beyond the necessary dlagrunt of its parts. The corsage is mudo 6f vermilion taffeta, and the skirt, of plaited gruy crepe do chine, is bordered 'with bands of tho same silk. The sash, of gray crepe do chine, is embroidered In vermilion silk. left school, but immediately entered eve ning grammar school, from which I gruduuted. I then entered evening high school nnd studied here for three years. My work Interfered with mv attending this schol and made it necessary that I discontinue my studies there. T then enrolled with a prominent correspon dence school und have studied at home for the last three years. At the present time I am tuklng two correspondence courses which make It necessary that I study at least four evenings per weeit and not for un hour or so each evening, but for a week's average of fifteen hours. i I am Intensely Interested In most sports, especially football, canoeing not bv moonlight and racing, swimming, basketball and several others, Including wrestling. 1' find time occasionally to play the banjo, and nm I to be con sidered morally deficient, because I dunce? Dancing Is a most Innocent und beneficial form of diversion, and It can not honestly be condenined, FRANK. Making More Money "rersoimlUj- Cupn" Her name Isn t "Airs. Jones." but Hint's what wo will have tor call her be. cause, now that the necessity for mak ing money by doing homo work of. her own bus passed, slin doesn't oaro to have people know that there was a tlmo when tho dinners would have been slim und the house unheatcd had It not been tor tho expertness of her lingers, After all, It's tho success of tho Idea thut counts and "Mrs. Jones" is perfectly willing to udmlt that tho sledding might have been pretty lough If she hadn't tnken up tho Idea of the "personality caps." The whole thing started ut a church bazaar to which Mrs. Jones donated sev eral extremely pretty boudoir caps, made up according to her own ulens unu I distinctly off the beaten track followed by the manufacturers of such in tides. The caps sold almost Instantlv. but Mrs. i Jones thought nothing moro of it until, . shortly after the crash which threatened the complete ruin of her home, sho re- I ccived a note from the purchaser of ono of the caps ut the fair. Inquiring whether if would be possible for her to mnke sev eral more ror a daughter who was soon to oe married. Mrs Jones' first Impulse was to decline the offer. Then the thought camo to her- "Whj not make up a few of the cups on individual orders, fitting them ,-Bpoelally to the personality of thn perton for whom they aro Intended?" Accordingly, she re quested a photograph of the brtde-to-be und, with tho picture us uu Inspiration, made half a doeu boudoir caps and Instilled Into each of them the Individ uality of tho girl who was to wear them. Her charge for the woik was so high that, as she says, she "wus afraid the hill wouidn l im paid." nut hack came a check, almost by leturn mull, ucfom punted by four other photographs of forthcoming brides who insisted upon having "some of those very unusual cups" In their trousseuuv The wliolu thing worked like un endless chnln. Each customer brought four oi fie others und, long before the llnanclal crisis passed, Mrs. Jones had moro orders, than she could possibly hope to fill Till' girl at the telephone board In tho railroad station looked lip. with nu inquiring smile. "i'HOOV" she repealed after somo one. Shu held out her hiiud for the nickel, dropped it in n bds, w'roto down the number and pulled out a plug. ' "Gieendulo three-onc-o-slx, oper ator," she remarked looking down at tho receiver, which seemed to sprout out of the secoftd button of her wulst, "Hello, hello " No. 1! fdr Ontario, please; hello, hello, what is your mini? ber. please? hello, hello?" A woman came up on the outside ot the counter nnd drummed, impatiently with her fingers. "I can't get that number,' sho said, severely. "I'll try them again," replied the operator, calmly. "Hello, liello listeu, operator, I don't get any answer on that Chestnut number, ilvc-two-uyun-one ,1 Hello, hello dumber four for flrentiilnln tilenKe li'pllil luillnV" Always that running accompaniment of "hello-hello," which doesn't seem to got any unswer, but Is very musical if tne operator has u picasutit voice. ANOTHKU operator camo in to re lievo tho one at tho board. ' "Well," exclaimed the first oher "What's the 'matter with you today? You're about, fifteen minutes uhcad of time hello, hello two-one-threc-nyuii, operator hello, hollo 1 like your now hat hello, hello." It goes on all day long; tho same thing. Nothing is allowed to interrupt the monotony of that "hello, helfo." which always ends frith an upward lilt, A friend arrived ut the counter be fore the fifteen minutes were up, while both operators wore there together. Her eyes we,rc red-rimmed, and her mouth had that drawn expression which comes from continued suffering. "Oh, when do you go, Bessie, dour?" i leaves in ni,,..., '-,. imvtTcd Bessie tLia"" ' pluckr smile.' ' good-by ." . W't 'I'fw. irlfl 1., .1... 1 " . . ys and lugs.for aiXi.?' r o put both uniiu about BiCr'. ,?tF0r asked the girl ut tho kevlwin.,1 ' . Ins nu to lake tier lisntf .'.. JX"' cniiy. . vi.uintti. My train leaves in iiiimiies, I1I1MWI Keep, up nor wanted to suv The girl lit thr K jo wit both ami nbout .IieWrteVK "Bless your heart!" she .flf.i v . vently-, lis she kfssed her. " '' 'A ND then BesslThurrietl away, ,,j. AU,. operator picked p htJ ttM funeral hello. l.nll """a- in... tm .-. :. .. -'-" iwi jin-uni j. u irj them UMin. cent &! i.ili. I ".,-. -..." " iieuo ncr- moi uer tlloil verv n,l,t-i ' hello. hello-Isn't.iit awful" m'nl'- i urciuy wirco-n.vun.uyuii.0ne.,u, do-u? Just a minute, bm mo ?"; liavij u booth-heljo.'hcl lo-poor ni l &"$ 'tcrrlblu tr,l) tot ?'"r-''S Kvcn bereavement nnd snrrnu- v. tzxzm nsldc for "t'sss.is! It's only when tho fifteen minutes..,, tip mid somebody else takes her ni.2 for u while that the rirl nl "the $ board goH.n chance lo et her cmotS and her thoughts tako charge of hcr'S if she, were n regular human being ! All the rest of the time she seenia W n voice saying "Hello, hello," aiV2 I eating your number uftcr you. ! " - - " A S FAU as yoii know, she is. -fl- But the next tfme you miss a train t and have to wuit n long time for ihi next one, go in and sit in the wtltlir , room near her. You'll find that she has, after all t ', im llm lilt- nf Iipi. rnU .h.H A.. .... ..... ....... ..v. .u.iV 11CU BU iieuo, neuor e tin E Uust ivcii I told aharniinn mshiouti Toda I shou a DKSK COVKR to match ; one of the cushions (A tablo cover a be made in the same way ) Cut un ul- long to fit the top of tho desk. Dye it a dark color that will looic well with ih color sehenu- of tho room. Cut trlang'cs i seven inches on eaeh sldo to fit eao'i , comer. Iy these a much lighter shade Stitch the lines w 1th "lllc or worsud. Cut tho fruits of gayly colored silks. Ap-pllqu- the baskets and fruit to the ob long eotr Line the cover with silk or pa tern and it Is ready to grace an pri-tt) table or deek l''LOR.. liuit or M.iln J0(M) A Seed Catalogue Hava you received a new r-eed cata logue? Oet one from a reliable firm for It will help you In planting our garden nnd prevent you from overlook ing something you may otherwise forset, suy specialists of the United States De partment of Agrtculturo Straws & Panamas Cleaned and Remodeled In I lie nrnrt liiinr fur Niirins nndNumairr, Our 10 yrum of ex. Iirrl-nrr In ut our STEINMAN ntACTIVAL HATTEH ' lilt ' IvF ' I , ! ) O ' (J u I Now that the Rush is Over We can give you quick service on Imported ENGLISH TWEED or Home Spun SUITS V ur alsiiiK at almost un-hfrd-of prli'e, v lin vou eon hl.lti the tailor- nif und tnA-i-rl.l!. 55 To Your .Mfanuro WARSHAV 1307 Walnut St. Matrtiuii Stuur'j Tailored Breakfast ? A Duty or a Pleasure? Tfieres real joy in the morning meal.and genuine preparation for the work hours that follow, when the menu includes GrapeNuts Trie full nutriment of wheat and malted barley in this unique food provides unusual nourishment with out burdening the stomach. Ready to serve from the package with cream or good milk. Sweet with the natural sugar of the grains, self-developed in the making; If your breakfast isrit a pleasure.try GrapeaNuts "There's a Reason" Made by Ibstum Cereal Co,Inc, Battle Creek, Mich. !& c-' J THAT "BUSINESS BRAIN" will not function when the stomach is overloaded with indigestible, starchy foods.Thats the reason that breakfast and noon day lunch should consist of ShreddedWheat Biscuit. It supplies the maximum of nutriment and leavfes the brain clear arid vibrantready for any task. Dorft di your grave with your teeth. Avoid hardened arteries and auto intoxication -these come From, too much meats Two Biscuits with hot milk make a warm, nourishing meal for afew cents. N3 Jl Making Fine Cake is a Fine Art MEDLAR Baby Sponge Cakt?' is the crystallised result the true perfection of theexperienco that is only gained by long years of application to an ideal. For fifty years the Medlar Biscuit Company has been supplying the particular people of Philadelphia with a better cake Try Medlar Baby Sponge Cake to-day You'll like it You can't help it Your dealer has it. Ask him how good it is he knows. Baby Sponge size six slices. Tlilt Dtfit ulill wit' oil An excellent cottl.'e P nu ll in IE en ! iiiNdb,llci.e Medlar lliby SlluIiC c' Mild covering Willi vll.. etrewberry or lemon earn:. Comllu-e jrewr. elf-Trr It 'tor.lu'l'' 1' dinner. MEDLAR BISCUIT COMPANY -..... llniMliniM ,X!X ii.i.w.-, ,i. n.iivw .ATtaltutf A&vii- J-.t.fcy."Ur ial.t.',i- I rtf , t , t" t 'y&piWj r &,&. tJc,&h,.'M fiUiH: 54 N. 7th. St. Phone, Mirket 2437 J '
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