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EVEIffiG PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA,, THURSDAY, MARCH M, 1921
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By MAY CHRISTIE
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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-
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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.
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We can give
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service on
Imported
ENGLISH
TWEED
or
Home Spun
SUITS
V ur alsiiiK
at almost un-hfrd-of
prli'e,
v lin vou eon
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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.
!&
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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
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54 N. 7th. St. Phone, Mirket 2437 J
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