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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 31, , 1021
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IT CUPID'S CALL
Uy MAY CHRISTIE
XVlII"That Cursed Diamond"
It Isn't Trimmed
AXDAVKWrS nimety over the
tirl mny liao sprmwl tremendous -
If
r-.
1 y ' rW. I
1kflKl
an. 3n n wny, It vn
whrf know whnt
mlBptn't lini)ioti
nt Jtlic coroner's
lnqflost? Tli r
w ejr v nwkwnri!
Tiling, tin-no pub-
lc: quest ioiiiliK"
If tjie whole fnct.M
anj to lljjlit - ns
probnblj the
voiild tlion tlie
Terdlet would bo
one of "nmn
tltufxhter
Alii, nn the
otjer lmncJ. if m.v oiiustie
Mart- didn't ilK the posltl n Mould be
IiIrIJn nukwnrd. m.' Hhc would tell
Illelj ("mnrdln of the blow hr Imd inter
teptfd. She'd probnblv give the chow
nwny at once scream beemne h-ter-ical-hrink
from the nmn who'd in
jureB her ilenounce him there and then
h wtinder. then. Hint Minuuvrri
fneej was anxloin when .ti" Mur
l)re ' rnme to
lint. :. his utter astnm-lniu'M and
rtlnff. Maiv did nothins of tin- sort.
TheS .dow and itpmiImus i-minei'tiil
witlj it I'emi'd to Iiiim- i'nte e.enid
her yi mum
Hl'il heard nf ene. of tii' i"t. (
cnni-c.
Tni'nHi.itel. in"n lie invent, .1 a
flanjobie "Xi'lunation of tne n.'rid"iit
which Mar and her tert evident!)
belnvtd
I5J. low nwliward it won id be when
Mntj memory iaiiie li.T-k to h"r '
ANjcll. ;her" nn tini" "iioiish to tnin
of that xi'iitu ilit 'at"i mi
It. i)el'vi"d Mm no to be n ni'O
to tn "iiiic jirl as jioH-ibl' .
Uy helped her into the front eat ot
the hir thin tl'ey'd been working o"r.
l)ili rliinb-d in beid her. and too
liie wlieel andaveer then attnehed
the )rol"n-iov n i-ai to the otiier "in.
and sfii'eu to "tow" the ninelum- nun
itH Jwo ori'iipantH towurd the niarest
town.
lit f.'eliujs weien't 'livi.lble (In,
what a fin 1 In d In1' n ' When lie had
ntti-lt ptcd to strike PuK. he'd rnill
thoifcht the! Oiek Minte aloni.
Hi hud forcotten Marv)
"That eureii liaiiiond '." he inuiteren
tindir hi bie.ith, i ':iiitiii'ily he drove
Bion'p the icad. ill awing the other ar
behind linn "1 was fool enotiKh to
think thin fate had it la-t delivered
it itjto my hands'" Mere he applied
ertfiii explithei to Mar Drew, wlio'u
foihll hi- "game. ' "Mimi"' the rom
of eXery roil and b!eed if 1 didn't
lienrtv 'ommlt mansliiiiflite- in it.-,
name !"
Tbe diamond wo.ili lie worth how
much': lb. thousand' He Knew its
li'pu'tation I' was the prize pit
liatifil" of tlvr millionaire who iImiik
lmd;beo,iientheil it to '"abirdin Hoiiiih
Kinilierlij it vif spoken yf iN prire!es
Oil. well, he wam't Kim! to give tip
all hope net yet I He wa suing 10
iH Carrlnston Hellaits, uhove conn
Mnr ilied i try tionic would Biioru many oppuriu
' r ' i nltle of meetlne Hick Calardln That
tonnir man wan utaUnr it the ' llnrlt'J I
huili"" Vandaveer had learned that
fact they would mrily meet quite
often '
Id knew, of course, that Cnlardin
leartily dllikiil and distrusted liiir
Hut then, that didn't matter alula
veer had trusty "iatspaw" who
would work hid will
Kismet, 'or inMiitn". Klsmei was n
wilv riniralesi'. who for car had done
Mm imntirV bidding. The Orltntal e
Mtit lit'Tiill. adored his maslir. roi
. 'ars. .in ill lis wanderings. Kismet
I id nMiimp.Hiiled Vandaveer.
, The (. ingalese had once lietore m ui
tant Ivltnhcrlij made .1 de-perute nt
tempi to sti.il the fatu uis dlntnond II.
had broken into Dick Cnlardin's room 1
. ntul tilin st stningled bim D'ek ecn
1 nov b"ie Vnndm pr-r gave a cruel
I ,inir imre round his neck the imprints
'of tlin' life-and-dcatli struggle
' I'.ut Kismet had been frightened off
1 jusi .lim sui'cess wa well within his
grasp. That was the complex tlur
' ncier of the Oiiental.
Viiudiivi r's thoughts 1 anie to a tem
poral". lof when the readied the loi al
garage ii'nl tow-d the broken-down inr
1'isii'e. it iiuirtyard.
"I'll 1 ill for It tomciiiow morning
ne tol. I the sleepy owner of the place
"Th.. m.igneto's petered out I'll bring
11 new one with me."
' Tlisn Vnt..l:r eer turned to Dick and
Mnr The gill was lon'.ing vitv w liif
mrl il. Dii It (.poke. t
"Il.iM ou n ilm'tni in the village";
'lb giirai;e owner serutched his litud ,
"Doubt if h-'ll eci' oatlents at this
Im.r " 1
iViif mil tue fellow! What s he ,
ucre fur'- ciieii HicH t niariliii
"Wbit's b,s address, " 1 uroniisc jon
, I'll r.iu.e him up "
'I lie addris was given fn a short
.,.,... tin. mi n iched the pklie
Tin doctor Inckeil nt Mnrj head
lie was slci and thin belated "ciih"
I wa "hiring An older, wiser
man would immii'iatol? have diagnosed
'the iujuiv is n blow. He would hnr
."'Mil lertam .piestioiis niHistcd on it
. mtisf-ictor. riply.
llnf the o'ing village doctor onlj
wisbe.l 10 iiiirn to his warm, cosy
I I nl This uiiexpected motoring trio
linita-ed him. l'robably the'd been
'imbibing." he told himself impatiently.
The girl had slipped and fallen as
unite nat'.ral under the olreuinstiiiicch.
u. there was imthinj he could do for
.her.
"Oct. home and take a couple of dai8'
ret. Thm ou'll bo .1" right .ik ram.
ii Kn't at all serious " This In
upl. ti DiekV iiiitIou.s interrogation.
"Stick a little mniin on 11 it' It hurts."
And the lii'.toniig trio departed on
their win
Phi. 0 '. I' i M is 11 S
n Ingenious trimming Idea is this
tne of draw lug the threads of silk
irec like drawn work and iniii
blnlng It with sill, volte In a
matching shade of soft pink.
Nothing more than a simple lace
collar Is needed
DAILY XOVEIETTE
A ONE-MAN WOMAN
Uy HAZEL. DEYO ItATCHKI.OK
ropvrfphti lOtl. bu i'ubllo Ltdotr Co.
'
WHATS WHAT
Dr nntEN peoib
"Harry ctt comes home fiom it's
office and trlh his itifc that he has
been accused of rmorrrlitip funds, but
Ihut he is innocent. Harriet con-
cches the idea of slipping aica1, ontl
Aidi'ii; somewhere and later ncttina a
position irtth Harm's concern so that
she may spy on the uiiilty person. She
manages to escape ticjorc mo jioncr
orrii-p and late at night arrives at a
dreary boauling house.
CHA1TEK IV
The Fear of Discovery
frpHIS is the room." and the woman
i- waved her bony hand toward a
narrow little cell of a place which was
hardiv more than a chmel . It lind the
radltinnal iron bed and chest of draw
ers, with u mirror bunging over it sua
.ended on 11 frnjed cord. Th window
'ooked out on the back jiuils of the
houses on the next street Excepting
for itH size it wann't so bad very little
worse than the conditions Harriet had
been nccustotiied to for the lnxt year
while Harrv was trying to make good.
Hut, then, she had had IlarryV coming
'ome each evening to look forward to,
and their love had made the humble
'Ittle lint neem almost beautiful.
"This Is tine.' Harriet said with nn
attempt nt n smile. She had pushed
hack her heavv veil and her face looked
very white and tired. Hut the woman
hardened her heart
"TemiH strictly in advance, ' she re
pented harshly.
"Oil, yes, lion much is it. please?"
Harriet fumbled for her pocketbook. lie
sides the money pinned Inside her dre.su
lie lind home ready cash that she felt
would be enough to pay for 11 week In
this dreary room.
"ronrteen dollars, three meals a day.
This is not a rooming hou-e. We set n
very good table." She softened some
what when she saw that Harriet had
money to pav fot the room, mid even
went so fui as to ntik her with real
xyinpathy if she were out of a Job.
"Yes, but I have some money saved."
And again Hntriet smiled as she counted
out the bills into the womanV hand.
"You won't have no trouble gettin'
another place a likely lookln young
thing like .vim." she vouchsafed, her
lony hand closing over the money.
Then Harriet heard her clumping
down the stnlrs. nml she was alone at
last alone to try to mnke her plans
for the days that were to follow.
After she had tnken off her clothes
and crept shivering into bed her thoughts
kept whirling around in her bend. She
could think of nothing but Harry bow
much she loved him and how much he
meant to her. Denr Hnrry. with lili
endearing boyishness:, the comforting
clasp of his strong arms around her.
shielding and protecting her. '.She
stretched out her arms In the darkness
I and touched only empty space, and she
crico iicineii iiuuiiy 11110 nil cxiuuiRicd
sleep. '
I.nte in the night she awoke nnd
started up in sudden terror. Another
thought had occurred to her. Tomor
row, no doubt, the newspnpers would
be full of the arrest nnd of her own
flight. Hupnosc the bonrdlng-liouso
woman should suspect her nnd hanH
her over to the police? That was n poi
sibilltv. Her arrival nt the boarding
house late nt night would tally exactly
with the disappearance of the wife of
the embezzler. Certnlnly there was lit
tle enough excitement in the life of n
womnn of this kind. She would enjoy
being featured In the tiewspnpers; she
would lose no time in communicating
with the authorities. In sheer'torture
Hnrrict lny there nnd suffered. She
determined to get up ns soon as it was
light and slip awny'. She would hnrc
to sncrlflce, the fourteen dollars, but
that wno very little In comparison with
the dnnger of being discovered.
She determined to stay nvvnke the
rest of the night, but In spile of her
self her eyelids kept drooping over her
tired eyes, nnd when she finally fell
asleep she lny ns if drugged, dend to
everything around her. The milkman
on his earlv trip down the street rat
tled his pnils and bottles, but Harriet
heard nothing. When she tinnlly open
ed her eyes she realized that some one
was pounding vigorously on her door.
At lirst she was bewildered at the
strange surrounding, nnd then sud
denly she remembered everything, nnd
with returning memory came the knowl
edge that she had overslept.
Like a trapped thing she lay there
wondering what would happen now.
Tomorrow A Woman at Hay.
Tomorrow H.ult in Town
Two Minutes of Optimism
Uy HERMAN J.
STICH
it
"Pickinp Up!"
HOW S buMne-s'' I .it-Keil a siioe man me oiner nu.'
'Picking up " he answered cheerfully. ' picking up '
.'"How's business?" I asked a dry goods man.
:- Picking up." he said, "pli king up."
Then, one after another. I sought me our a representative steel man. wilroucl
hon.l num. automobile man. pro.luee man. coimn iiiun, uuni-nis '".
inn it
wholesale man. and a
T.inrt milt. hiilllltllC Illllll. emilllHIIieill i.m.i mail,
dozen other kinds of men. and to each one I put m question:
"'How's business ""
'And in prnoticnlo every Miigle lu-tatKc. the tenet of tbe reply whs
: "Picking up."
S'l'liings are picking up
!Kvcii I'ncle Sam's bu-ine. 1- ' puking up -one of in- men .nisi told tne
ts$ income tax pnvmeiits s far have brought into the federal treasury 5Ks).
OtklHW more than was expecttd
'Anil m friend the farmer icpoiu that while the last season hit him hard.
.!-..... 1 .....-.'i...! I..... ...., in .. 1 ilmt tiith lnt.iir Hoekiiti lint k to the fork aud the
miilv.'I mi... ni.i tit... ...,., ... ... --.... ... - - . iii 1
l.nv in ..,iiltitiu!i-s. nml with tl rtamty of getting expcrlen. eil. skilled men nt ii"lineil his civics
kensjble wages, he sees a strong hnnee for making a more than lomfortable living
00 Die old place
I So it is t.ine the "Cnl. unity nub" realized the foolish futility and
ridiculousness of tts seiwliss worry, and quit howling
The v, orsi lias happened, the tide has 1 hanged for lue better, the darkest
hour has merged into the dawning light and the man who talks gloom and
l.essimisiu is simply advertising that he is deaf, dumb and bl!nd to the signs ot
tue 3irr.es i might to see a psveho-annly st.
' Picking up '"
It is sn vi. 11 1 mi ;.eeo roe bail n-i'ollini; talk it av.i it spread .t.
T'aih ncionling to hi own. bin more emp.oy
morp iminufm tore more 1I0 your bit
J Faith fact and works an kno k the stumngs out ot fuir
-t
more work nioie adveilise
i
TID
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES
TUIfy and the Firemen
Ily UADDT
th.
ever near of a f.v
hri department':
Uu ; .f Peggy and Hilly.
is what Tufty Thomas tli
.11. 1 lie VVIls put Olt like
Jll.lf
th.it;
did.'
too.
"fsiiens-s. .n
Tuftv ami plav tricks o
hint Sneaks "
shoeing off h.s
'Yofe may elnnb
fnuhr and fnrthr
' 'Vuffy didn't
rat 'tall; to linn
taen me and I II -ii...v
ran lind) faun r and
can,' he
rll ('ii tw.
'II -peed
"'ml. I p. up
paulinc behind
ailing
asked
Ve.l
e cat
:i nre
ev . nt. Iii' d t
.V ! CI
t.nsc
'Kesst'
lit V wu
spet il
In t . limbing
fa--, but I 1 1111
than in ' 'an '
l.ke to have in nuey
nut w 1 't'lUiie and
.... l.etlll r von
iiiriuir tiii I
nnswf ri.c
its , in.t. , 'P the trei
TufTv easily took tio
,. vvnt with Sneilts
luni I'll 11. 1. until
I
. i
Tuffv fil 'he top branch b uiding and
swajillg hi in nth his weight He llllit
rcaijln'd the tip if the tiee unii won the
I Ui'lJ
" 'M. ...w ' I to d V, M
yoiij' he sun)
" 'INsst ; Mc-iiw, ' "i
'iii'irnie. but iiniA 11 v to ;
ThuV- answend Sinnks v. no
for Tuffv whs in a nx II
bu 1 up the slendei iip-'op br. n. h
that he couldn'i git down All In- ould
do Uas to hung on to keiqi from folluiB
0 id howl with all his might
''And ho- Tuffv did vow I' '.Mor.ow
ovv '4 Mir-ov. ovv ' Help me down'' he
jovvjed
"lie y.ivvlfd nli d.i" hi' busy pel -
passing uv paiu im atientiou
out of th u noun's to s,.e wiiat uli the
vowing was aUi.it. No mn knew until 1 rtlltH jj,,
then tiiat 1 ally wn iinwiing ijoori 11 u mutu.i! 1 hagrin lie
couHiii l get now 11 iroiu viie irisi
"When thev found what the troulm
was the fnlks tried to get Tuffv down
I'lnv ioaxe.1 mm and tuev si-ohbd him,
but Tuff j didn't dare stir Hoys tn..
0 climb ip to him. b .t couldn't r .11 h
hut
At ins., snme on- tliougiit 01 ti.
liie 1 parinieit mil 1 all'sl tli- rr.
..1..1. I 1 ti.li i.l . r.i r1'ri. l.r, in. ,. . ..
, . .... .. ... .- .- j.. ..- , ..I. i. . ..,,i
'"""I"' a hunv so nding their siren as tne
big ladder in'ok racid tliinugii tl.i
sirntJ I lieu lully tnee'nn to teel a Inr
pin'Kl to think hew he 1. 11. 1 blin.g it nit
tin- lire iep-iitment
' Hut when tin ti.iri.in ti!".l ..
raise 'heir laddrrs tliey found tr.nibl. .
A lot of te!i phone wire run rlmtgh
tin lice in sii.'h a unv that th lad
nf rs Ollldll't be put up
' When TufTv s,t. t.,.s ho -own I
inure dismally then . vi i lie inuiigi.t
he would have to siUi j, iu that tie..
flil'e' T
' At lust I,., ..... "i e , uptn.ll ..f inr
tin men Iimu .in n..i lie teb-plibiii d for
a ho-e uu'so'i tn isime Ami vvlnn tin
llnse wagoil Hue ne I. ail the lllil.nli
fust. 11 ) e 1i..m to 1 ,e hydrant and shooi
n stieaui .if water into the mr
; -i we will et that fonli h ent
id. .'Mi in .1 i.urrv,' said the iiiniam. and
The Jade I'endarit
AtJNE.s HARRY
When two cirls take a si rioiis fnncv
to the sninn fi.n. Innl. ,.n, fni ti'Mihti. I L
And by the same token never under
estimate K.ssibli tiiuinme intiignc. t if
course there was nothing improper
nbotit this three-coi iiered affair: and
perhaps the story wouldn't he worth re
peating but for tue nwkwiiid oversight
of n timid fellow, and 1111 exquisite jiule
pendant intiofent trinkei 10 be sure,
but playing 1111 impiiitaiit part never
theless. Doris .Shcpniil was JL'. and licit ster,
Helen, was just two years her junior.
Doris received nn .i-,iinnnl letter from
Krnnk Halloti. who after having served
eight years in the navy, had announced
his intention of icturnliig to iivil life.
I Hoth girls loved I'niuk, though Helen
bad never ndmilted this. Yet for some
j time the elder udrl bud suspected her
skier's secret trim a woman's Instinct
for that and the tumble began when
Doiis determined to verifv or laugh
own j tier tear.
Accordingly, she liohlly binnr-lm the
subject, whereupon Helen fiaukly ac
knowledged her lovefor Prank. And
why not'' He would be home soon and
must surelv know soi. time P.eside
Prank was not commuted to Doris, nnd
on this important fact Helen based her
right to dispute her sistrr's claim to
both man and pendiim And in passing
It should be remarked that the giils
may tie pardoned for their seeming as
siduity and sensible choice, tor Prank
wns indeed a hnmlsome piosieit.
Following Helen's candid declination.'
there arose between the sstir a tiudt
nnd clandestine understanding that the
race was to stmt as soon I lanl.
In vain Doris pleaded
fur an open held ,v haying that Prank
lover wrote to Helen except on special
occasions, and tin 11 only out of cour
tesy,' Rut sophist Ii nted Hcli 11 could
tell you that smne men have u way of
revealing their love Jjy pretending iu
differenn To this I,,ii- i.ilici that possibly
her ssti.,- was dt awing too freely on
Iter imagination Hut tin- younger gill
merely In. igloo, nw.iy this playful
thrust
How care. ess men aie at times' If
Prank hud niily said 101 whom the
biautifiil stone was intended much of
the fuss that lollowed might have been
avoided And us the girls pondered over
the tun 1 1. r then meditation only
stri ngtln ne, the belief that the Oriental
stone still osse.ssi.d much of the mystic
power of whiih tradition tells so many
wonderful tab- Mischievous pendant !
At h;s hoiiii coming nccption their 1
inbimd elioits 10 please him only ir-
bashful Prank : and 10 their
Please Tell Me What to Do
Hy CYNTHIA
Answers "Dotty L."
Dotty dear. ut.Uss uu have a most
cxtrnortlltuirj talint do not undertake
a Ktagc-daiicln(f career
Omit the Sweets
Dear Cynthia T am troubled with
nbout twenty pounds of excess fat All
llabliy tlesh. Can you tell mo some
thing to do to rcduic ' I don't cat a
whole lot. but -vhat t eat most Is sweets.
Do you think Walking and dancing are
Kood What kind of n diet could you
suggest ' ttl.tn EYKB.
Try doing without sweets. Cut out
desserts except on Sunday, and cat
candy only onco 11 week
Why Condemn. Why Not Admonish?
Peat t'vnthU I liuve been a constant
reader of your column for some time
and I thoroughly enjoy it Some of your
writers condemn the painted dolls."
Why not help them by showing them
their faults Instiad of condemning them"
Some one Is always ready to forgive
nnd help a man. but when a girl is down
nnd out she Is condemned and never
Klven a chance I have known sexeral
such eases
This continu.il t.aRtriiiK at them fur
the use of patnl and powder does not
help them any
If people would express their candid
opinion It would probably do mole good
than Hes Tell the girl she uses too
much roug'e or powder Instead of ad-mirln.-
hir .mil then tnlkinn about her
behind her back That does barm rntber
than wood Maybe some 0 your writers
can belli me out on this. A J I
Clever business girls, teachers and
othcu piofesslonnl women find It well to
adopt the trouble-saving; methods to
which some men aro accustomed In tho
dally turmoil of busy life. For Instance,
n bright girl will notice thnt the averngo
man, when be Is reading Ills mornlnfr or
cvcnlnit paper In the train or street car,
manages to adjust the sheets of the
Journal so thnt be can rend It conven
iently without nnnoylng his neighbors.
In tho Illustration only one of tho two
men Is holding his paper properly.
This Is accomplished by folding the
paper lengthwise nnd holding Jt thu
while he roads. Wlien It Is necessary to
turn to nnother page he does not open
the wholo paper, but merely turnn the
lenves of his Improvised pamphlet until
be has found the place he Is seeking,
then with one motion he opens the place
and refolds tho other pagos. A Ilttlfc
practice will make this easy, nnd will
prevent the discourteous nnd vexntlous
prnctlce of holding n paper so wide open
thnt It rustics Into the face of n fellow
passenger.
A TINY PIECE OF MUD
REMINDED HER OF HOME
It Wasn't Dirt to Her, It Was the Vision of a Southern Road i
' Summertime--Thcre Is No Remedy for Homesickness
SHE
of 1
on ,1 Contributor
-I .no net n regular
did 1101 oiRe mention
several weeks passed
in sight, the sisters
a Humcu Prank was
.. ...i bull
have won
: down! 1
II sllll'kcl , I
ii tut gun
the pendant Thu
with 110 solution
ronieillng that 11
nlanniii.'iv tunic
At lust 111 utter desperation the sis-tii.-
lesolved to finer all avowal from
Pi link he would somehow be given to
understand that the iioiplcnt would lit -fnfli
a sentimental value to the gift,
nnd if that didn't plodilce lesiiltr. well
A good wnv to bunk the ice
would he to picss him tor an explana
tion and iiiiiuliki . he missed the point !
.Multilists and fastidious uiaminiis will
t.rohiihlv siiv that tbe outcome wns a
lifting rebuke, even allowing for a girl's
leap-year prerogative.
"The pendant '" eft used I lie modest
Prank "Win. 1 puichnsed it 111 India
nt th" behest of a nntive. He attributed
ninnv chnrniiiig qualities, to
"Yes, yes!" exililimed Doris, o-tcn-siblv
Impatient
"Put thev do sav then is lonuJiice
11. those stone- Who foi whom is it
intended''"
"Hv (ieorge, how can less of me"
tipliid Plunk. "It's lor your mother ,
of mil
Doris Kiuglieil nnd laughed sardonic
nllv. while Helen covered an imaginary
v.iw n
Rather Hard
De..r CMltlllu-
wrltfr to vour itiltinni but 1 it tn a some
what reciilar reader of It Some of the
nrohlems thonlii . unlnlned arc Inter
1 sting, others are laughable. Hut thero
Is one matter of puzzlement I. e "Why
is '.MoWhlrzhurgh"'
In the art of s.iv Imi nothing" In the
most words (and the longest) he Is
nrobalfb the leading exponent I can
imi.L'ltie him In th.. midst of his "liter
nry" endeavors surrounded ,by dlctlon
uilert. books of synonvms and antonyms
and L.atln grammars trying- tor say
"unnile" 1.0 that D. 11 Webster would
have to thlnl: In. fore he knew what was I ,
meant
If 'brevitv ' the soul of wit. Me
Whlzzburgh" must be an undertaker
Does he Imagine that the use of pon
derous words rnd a worldly-wise attl-1
tude will lend weight to Ins contentions
or "ndvlie '
This Is the 1 lea of the political "spell
binder,' nnd .: nay work out with the
less-eduuited .iis,.N. i,ut it lias never
been usid b modern men who ale sln-i
cere and tiae an Idea to -gei across 1
Their motto -.ems t be "short and to
the point and 1 ot like that of the old
school pedaKogue. who tried to dazzle
with thumb tf.us phrius'K und high sound- .
Ing words . .over his lack of original
ideas of l.'s 11 sire to annear "intellcc- I
tunj ' Wh, .se tin words for what can
be said In h .
As tu if. 'lipt.ng to advise lovers or
the dlsnti i'. d In 'ove, the best way
is "don'' Ti . most orofouiid students
of p'syih..' ,,. and humnn nature have I
failed in ti 1 and the question, "Why ts
love-"" Is 1 in the "fourth-dlrncn-1
slon' aid ... ipitual-motlon" class It
Is uiidoui ttdr "attraction," but win
and how d s n operate Olve It up ' 1
Ah f. r '1 i- 'mlrnblle dlclu In your
last lti- 1 at ate one nnd died, so
do not try to feed it to the Innocent
public As .1 class their digestion, not
being highly cultured like yours, Is often
ruincu uy Hucn aicu "Aliulia.
"Prudence" Is a Bit Abusive
' Dear Cynthia Hy what stretch of tho
Imagination or weird nrocess of loslc
I did MeWlzzburg conclude that my pre
1 vlous letter to your column was In
tended as n satire.' If that self-esteemed
1 pel sou will carefully peruse that letter
I again he may see through the fog thnt
encompasses bin mind nnd awaken to
j the fact that only one small parngrnpli
I In It partakes of the nature, of n satire.
1 It refers to the snob type Portunatcly
that species In tho extreme form I por
tray! d Is rnre.
The letter was written with the object
, of starting a discussion In your column
1 on the modern man. I stated only
t fact tinctured with much and little or
no (.endemnatlon excepting the para-
grapn nircaay mentioned. To me a
good essay on our modem typo of Amer
ican manhood would be deeply Inter
esting nnd If by a keen observer, educn
tion.i) I wish to thank Huck Private
for taking the matter up In the proper
spirit nnd giving such an Interesting
letter on the subject
His Intelligent grasp of the idea con
tained In my letter Is In marked con
trast to the Insipid, meaningless, sar
castic comment of McWIzzburg, who
unsexes me with the same sang trold
easy-going manner that be criticizes
without understanding the object of his
criticism Then he asks mo to "get"
him Yes. I grasp the fact that 1)'"
discernment is ns deep as nny that has
Its origin In vacuity It is accompanied
with the same Inflated conceit that in
chniacterlstlc of hlN type. As to the
humldltv he mentioned It is all In bis
mind in n more concentrated form
The Woman's
Exchange
To "Mary 8."
Iook m the city directory", which you
can lind at the Public Library, for tho
author'H address thnt you want.
You can see an Evenino Pcnuc
Lepokr for any date in January, 191S,
by consulting the files In the library on
the third floor of the Punuo Ledof.u
Building, 60G Chestnut street.
An Offer of Books
To II, i:ditor 0 ll'amai Vaoc:
Dear Madam It really seems use
less. In the year t21. to offer such n
thing, but I have eleven bound volumes
of St N'lcholas. 1881 and 1882, which
I should bo very glnd to dispose of. The
stories aro as good as ever, though
naturally tho articles are just a trifle
out of date. I nm preparing to send
n number of books to be sold, but If anv
one can use either the St. Nlcholns or
the others, they can communicate with
me through the exchange. None of tha
others aro children's bocks,
C G A.
J am perfectly sure that some one will
bo delighted to hae the St. Nlcholtin
nnd the books. Your name and address
will be kept on flic so thnt nnv ono who
writes or calls on the telephone caii
communicate with you right nvvay If
Is very good of you to make this offer
through the column, nnd 1 assure you
thnt It will be greatly appreciated.
Try a Fattening Diet
To th" .'ih'or of iromnii' Paoc
Dear Midum I would nppieclntc
very much your answering the following
questions, nnd will look for my answer
In print.
I have a very thin wrist. The bono
Is very noticeable, and on this account
my hand looks very large What Is a
good remedy to make the lower part ot
my arm shapely?
Also, I have a very small bust, and It
does not make mo look ho well in various
dresses I put on and J would like to
know what tir do to develop It.
Dvery one tells me that cocon buttet
ts verv good, and I have tried same, but
I kept using nnd using It, nnd saw no
Improvement, so have discontinued using
it If cocoa butter Ib good, how long
will it take before it will show nny re
sults" How can I make mv legs shape v ns
they are so thick at the ankles that my
feet are always) nhabby-looklng?
A STEADY UUADEH,
It sounds very much as If you needed
fattening up all over. Can you drink
took her guest over to1 a corner
the nnrch udiern n hitffA not of
flowers stood waiting to be trnnsplnntcd
into the porch boxes,
"Look," she said, senrchtne through
tho blossoms, "where Is that little
piste? Oh, here It Is!"
She turned one flower gently over,
exposing n tiny little piece of dried
mud on the under side of one petal.
"Look," she said ngnln, tenderly
cnrosslnjr the flower. "Bee that little
piece of red mud? That's the way It
is down home."
Her words were very casual nnd she
changed the subject almost Immediately,
Hut the ache that lay behind the re
mark was' very apparent.
Her home wns in the South before
she wns mnrrlcd,
Hhe likes her present home, laves her
husband, enjoys her friends and is quite
content with her lot.
Hut no matter how happy she might
ever become, there will always be some
days when she Is homesick.
A little pin point of dried mud would
seem like n blemish to most persons, If
they even found it out.
It is as precious as n priceless gem
to' her; she will cherish It until the
petal which bears it dries up and falls
off.
FOIt it Isn't a piece of dirt to her, it
is warm sunlight shining down upon
it rough country road that twist laiilly
nlong between shadowy woods and flat
open fields.
It is n little vista under arched
branches, with n group of weather
beaten, crooked mail boxes nt, the end
of It where tne pntn sniiut into two.
It is u rnmbllng white house nenr n
river on which the sun dances and
gleams all day long.
It is home.
U7BRE you ever homesick? Or hm
" you ever long for a place tlut
love, or n person or a state of l,p"
pcrs thnt is lost? ppl
It Is the worst kind of loneline,, u
comes unon von in k. ui.t.. . ' ,c
- -.--.. , ,. ,u1Bc or ft
iuukoiok crowa
My,
You go on laughing over a lumn i.
choke
your throat that threaten. V1
you: you talk easllv nn. iii... lno.n
a. .. "vn
yearning.
your whole being filled with
d,iu men you linn,
point of mud that looks' like the mSs".
"down home." too l.ss, - J"' T0a
with the snme sound as that of tt
one In your ifi(.ii.in..j i.1 0I 'Br
drenms, you find yourself for a
catch n sudden, passing rrsimhl.;.,?u
that face which l JlwV in?
dreams, ton find Totir..iV ln tir
as happy as at that one MlMfVuSl?
It is comfort ng a little .,,..i '
-but then It's orer. and thT,?'p!
comes back ngaln with the UP.-Ck. ?,
mere nni tne desire greater thin .
rnilKHK-H no remedy fr this
A called homes ekneM. You W l"
uui men its otr, and the
mes back ngaln with the ac
ere and the desire greater thi
UIKItE'B no remedy for thli
called homesleknnjt v.. i..
.nit t.a .... . i: '" "". i
ft over. ' "rp "WM' UH It
Hut It's today now. If ii. ,
day with all your soul. looklnV fiU
ward with hope and tru.i lo7no 1
jlny, nnother person, another nlace ,1.
loss of yestcrdoy will be easier to b'c,r
And when you reach the point is.,
you cannot stand It nny longer, the?,
will always be a something- like n tiw
enke of dried mud hidden under Z
petal of a flower to comfort vou
Until thnt petal fades and Wither,
away, you can dream over your !t,,
secret and "enjoy" your misery
It Is misery, but It Is a luiiirr n.
mmint nf h loot n tl..i .? .'.
ulV." "" '"' """ " "'I
nn
Since Ills understanding of satire Is at I milk' If It agrees with you. drink an
fault I will Inform him that this, unllko mu. h ns you can get. and eat eggs, poth.
my other missive. Is a satire, or, to be toes and other fattening foods that will
mon accurate, n personal satire, a Just make you fill out all over At the same
appraisal of an unjust, shallow sar-itlme go on using vour cocoa butter
casm Kurtheimore, that he may this wherever ou think vou aro too thin,
time grasp the meaning of my words I and the massage, will help the extra food
have endeavored to use only those, that to till you out where vou need It You
aie easy to understand. Hoping that ' see the cocoa butter couldn't do Its
this will elucidate my attitude on thelwork without help from vou In the way
subject and convince McWIzzburg that 'of extra "fuel," but If you eat more
there ore some things beyond his ken I and keep on working you will surely get
I am lespecttully, PHl'nnNC't: the lesult you want
l. li, en en did git I urn down in i.
Ii ri v riint s-t r .im of w ater lifted l.m,
.nto tin- uir us though he mid bum a
f. atler. and then ilropp.sl imn
et tomplele Novelette
I'lll- Twills do 10 Wolk"
s. I
sons;
him!
"Jlir nt iiijht. vluu things grew
fmit, Tuffy's vovvl- kept folks awake
Amt when folks are Kept iwal-.e it night
thijr iinw i ross nnd thiov tilings.
11-ilWit's shoes, books and a lot of other
ihiiijcs bigan to Mime Tuffv 'h way, but
lie ins up so high they cotildn t lench
nmn
"After a tnm- folks gm ined ..f
tbriiwing things so tiny shut ilo.r
windows, iiivireil their bends with tne
beiliflothcs and went sound asleep.
"fvl day Tuffv wns hungry nnd
Mimjinil scared so he yowled most dis
uinljv, lull l.ilks never heard. Tli.it
i ight, howev. r, when it grow ipiiet anil
iheyl limrtl Imn again, thev were as
crosf ns they had I n the night before.
They threw more things ut Tuffy, and
one man actually shot at him with a
gun, but the man wnsn t n good shixittr
onil missed, which was lucky for Tuffy.
"T'iffj howled nnd howled and as
morning ilinvntd folks began i, come
1 ' '11.1 er -ovv ' lleie L w h' re I
ne nil of mv nine lives, thougn' 1 ufl v
i "I'M hi- diiin t iTise nil his niii I. vis
' nor anv ol them, for t'le rireiiien Imn u
t i iit spread below and into this ni t
T .ffy feii le was sine, but he was
snvci'. uml he f tit nwny boinc a much
siiddei and iim ial lesolvi-.! tn.T he
never again n mid . limb Into a pl.i .
from which lc co.ihln't . limb oi.t
"loinoriovv I II tell voi ulout Tuffy
railroad trip.'
Things ) ou II Love to Make
Mosquito NertinCjCiu.ain
Garden I'eus
In planting garden peaa first prenart
ti.e soil the snme um for othtr i,roK.
then scatter a llttlu fertilizer where the
row ia to be planted .-uid rake this Into
tho soil .Vext stretch a line and make
.1 deep maru with the corner of tin
hoe Tho bottom of this mark should
be at least thnv Inches acrosn no that
the seed can bo spread somewhat and
not crowded too closely together Scat
ter tho seed In this furrow fifteen or
twenty BeesJa to the foot, then cover
about three Inches deep and slightly
firm the soil owr tho need with the
back of the hoc About two weeks will
generally elapse before thr sprout ap
iears above the grojnd 1
Jjpwmj
a
n,u
(J. Kii .11 . i r i n s in, n
of blacs. mosiiuito netting ut a sttip
of netting tne length and width of the
low r pari of the window allow for
hems Stitch n border design In gaily
colored worsteds Turn In a uuilng at
tho top and bottom and run your
MOSQUITO NETTING l I'UTAIN on to
roda. If properly hung bo that tho cur
tain fits closely to tho top, bottom and
sides of the window casementn It will
serl'e as a screen as will as a pretty
curtail for the summer KI.OR
The Question Corner
today's Inquiries
some novel nnd differ-
i.
elit
llo
Iltt
I ing nrtiliclnl flowers.
s it gingham dress for the
" .'ir'. fashioned that hns the
siniiitn -s ,,f the reully grown -up
i.i r-..n frock'
What is a pretty and inoxperisi '
s ihst.t .ii for the wooden sewing-
libit.. I '
Iii Mint i level vvav um an en-
nu-. in.-iii he announced nt a
I .a 1 1
How .mi a handy arrangement
lo iinshiiig serge or oilier wool
i. .nt. t mis in. made?
What novel touch of uilommcnt
j- 1. 1. .ml on a dainty new pan of
Mill! s ''
cstri day's Answers
H'.illwtig ninety miles on snow
'Im. s v, as nn extremely iinusunl
f. at a. . ompllshed during the last
winter by a Ciitiitdinn woman.
An ii c 1 1 it live new kind of dotted
Swiss ,. a tuiv open-work de
s.gn s, nm red lieu- and there, be
t vviin its dots
jsipiun s and circles of celluloid
tire fashionid into nn original
looking ihain gildle
I' is a good thing to make san
dals out of a pair of rubbers that
aie vvoi n nt the heels, by cutting
aw in tne heels, so that strips of
rubber ute left
A i mivi nient device for the din
ing ioi.ni is made of a wooden
tun with pines apportioned on it
lor sugar, i renin, salt ami pepper
tn'raiigeil to revolve so thnt uny nt
t lose in tieles cifn be reached
easily
fust right for putting honey in Is
the dainty little china Jar, shaped
and painted like n beehive,
which even bos several bees
perched on it.
For the "Lean Season'
For the time of re
trenchment, when the
purse strings must be
held tightly to meet
new industrial condi
tions, eat
Shredded
Wheat
for breakfast with milk, for lunch
with green vegetable;?, .for dinner
with sliced bananas, berries or
other fruits. Try this diet for a few
days and you will be ahead in purse,
in health and in strength. Shred
ded Wheat is 100 per cent whole
wheat, prepared in digestible form.
TRISCUIT is the shredded wheat
cracker, a crisp whole-wheat toast,
coten with butter or soft cheese.
11
PURE, wholesome, deli
cious Medlar Baby'
Sponge Cake, sold to you
by your dealer, fresh from
the famous Medlar ovens,
will afford you a new de
light in cake excellence.;
Buy it today and give the
folks a new treat.
MEDLAR
BISCUIT COMPANY
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MASCO
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Why Have We Grown?
From one little meat market, we have
built a huge chain of 181 Sanitary Meat
MarkotB, with two more opening on Friday,
April 22, We have thua grown in numbers
because from the start we have adhered to
our policy of "the beat meats at the lowest
possible prices."
We never sacrifice quality for price.
Every pound of meat sold over our counters
ia absolutely guaranteed to be sweet and
wholesome. Visit one of our Meat Markets
and see the choice, tender meats we are
offering at such money-saving prices. There
is no obligation to buy.
Any of our managers or clerks will gladly
tell you where our nearest Meat Market to
your home is located.
These Prices in All Our 181
Sanitary Meat Markets'
Genuine Native Beef
to.
The
Beit
Standing Rib Roast " 30
C i
Rump or Round Steak ,b 35c
Thick End Rib Roast '..... Ib 20c
Milk-Fed no""i,,lnF"nr
Chickens ,b 40c
COUNTRY VEAL
Cutlets lb 48c
Loin Roast lb 38c
Rib Chops ...lb 32c
SPRING LAMB
Legs of Lamb .lb 35c
Loin Chops. ...lb 45c
Rump Chops, ,1b 38c
(-0
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City
Drmcd
Pork Shoulders ft 22c
Boneless Breakfast Bacon ,b 25c
Buy it by the whole or half piece
ASCO
Asco Stores all over Philn. and throughout
I'enrmylvanln, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
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