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; " When a Girl Marries"
| By ANN lilSIiK
A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problems of a Girl Wife
CHAPTER LXIX
By tne time Sbelden and I returned
from our drive twilight had deepened
to dunk. And both of us were in a
subdued, before-dinner mood as we
left the gray car at the curb and hur
ried up to my apartment.
Candle-lit dusk greeted us when
we entered^—dim lights and a hush
that was almost startling. It seemed
toibe that absolute quiet that follows
some electric movement.
"Hello, the house! Do Rip Van
Winkle and the Sleeping Beauty abide
here?" called Sheldon banteringly.
I felt grateful to him for breaking
the spell. But it could be banished
only by dispelling the shadows and
mystery of the room. So I pressed the
switch and flooded the place with
light. Then Evvy laughed nervously
and cried:
"Say, you two barbarians from the
outer world, don't you know a glare
like that is bad for Rip's eyes?"
Then something In my brain went
"click." Evvy, it seemed, was loath
tc have the lights go up until she and
Jim had a little time in which to col
lect themselves —to adjust themselves
to our presence. Again she made me
feel the intruder, the outsider in my
own home. For a second I was actu
ally heartsick—and then I remem
bered Sheldon's hand on my hair. If
he would play up to me now, perhaps
Jim would notice and recognize that
"what's sauce for the gander may le
very saucy for the goose.
I turned to Sheldon:
"This isn't as Inspiring a lighting
scheme as that wonderful sunset—or
the dusky little path in the park, is
It?" I said in a voice I hoped was
provocative.
Sheldon got his cue.
"Hush! That's our own special path
—l,ady Anne—and we don't want to
share it with the world," he mur
mured.
"Our path—all ours? You haven't
showed it to another soul?"
As I asked it, I whipped oft my hat
and fluffed up my hair with my An
gers, smiling with a little of that
world wisdom that'probably was born
in Mother Eve.
"It's all ours, and if you'll only
stand with the candlelight on that
wonderful hair for a minute more, I'll
be tempted to offer you the world —
not a mere path."
"And if I pose in the candlelight for
an hour—" I asked, daringly, "will
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you promise to stay and keep me from
"getting tired and—lonely?"
"You try me!''
As he replied, Shftldon came to my
side and slipped a supporting hand
under each elbow. His eyes sparkled.
Evidently this was a game he liked
playing. Truth to tell, it made me
most uncomfortable —but to counter
balance that there was the hope that
Jim would notice how the man In the
case was "playing up." Instead, he
called in great amusement:
"You look pretty enough to kiss,
kiddie —all flushed and wind-tossed!
It's a pity I can't run over and do It,
but I refuse to appoint Sheldon a com
mittee of one to attend to It for me.
Instead, like a dutiful wife, you come
to Friend Husband."
"How disappointing you are, Jlm
mle," cried Evvy with a quick flash
of her eyes at Sheldon. "Any regular
husband would be jealous of our
handsome Shelly. Can't you see how
dangerous he is?"
Jim laughed, and Sheldon Joined
him. But in that laugh of Sheldon's
I rend full consciousness of the thing
Evvy had tried to convey—namely,
that I wasn't thinking of him at all,
but was using him to make my hus
band aware of the charm I might
have for other men.
When I reached the couch, .Tim drew
me down to his side, gave me a care
less kiss, and said:
"Anne, I want you to persuade Evvy
to take the money she won. Twice
we played 'double or quits,' and both
times that clever child defeated me
utterly. Some checker-queen, Evvy.
Take your money, lady champion.''
"Jim, how often do we have to go
over that?" Evvy's voice was sharp.
"I won't walk out of here with about
ten dollars of yours, like a regular lit
tle card shark—that's all. I won't."
"Don't be silly, Evvy. You won.
didn't you? Well, believe me, If I'd
won I'd be taking the spoils. And
also, believe me, next time we play
I'll rake in my pile If "I'm the winner.
Otherwise, what's the use of playing?
How about It, Shelly?"
Sheldon looked uneasily at Evvy.
"Oh, why all the fuss, Jlminle-boy?"
broke In the girl before Sheldon could
reply. "You don't have to call in
Anne and Shelly as referees. This is
between us. I came to amuse an In
valid, not to fleece him. You weren't
playing your usual game, and all bets
are off. If I hear another word about
this filthy lucre, I'll never play any
games at all with you any more!"
Was this the cause, the only cause,
of that strange silence when I came
In? Still questioning, I began me
chanically to insist that Evvy take
her winnings, but she waved me aside
almost angrily.
"Stop bickering over a trifle!" she
cried with utter Indifference to tho
money.
Then ahn. allppad Into her motor
ooat and 4rKged Sheldon of C with
an Impudent little parting shot.
"If you'd behave, Jlmmle-boy. |
I might have suggested sending
our two fresh-air fiends out to dine,
while we had a cosy little party In
the candlelight."
Before anyone could reply the door
slammed. j
"Would you have liked that—'party
in the candlelight?' " I asked breath
lessly.
"Yes, with you," murmured Jtm.
"You darling!"
I flung myself at his side, and there,
staring at me Insolently, was the pile
of bills and coin Evvy had refused to
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take. For the second time In my brief
married life a hoard of winnings
grinned at me from that refectory
table as If It were my evil genius. I
touched the money with an experi
mental forefinger as If I expected it to
snap at me.
"Jim, you can't let her fling back
the money she won like this. Why
don't you buy her something?"
Jim pushed the money to a corner
of the table.
"When I buy any gifts they will be
for you. In his voice was a note of
the tenderness I loved to call up.
Then in a moment he went on almost
brusquely, "I'll find a way to square
this with Evvy. Now for some more
double-entry."
And picking up a volume from the
couch at his side, Jim went back to
his bookkeeping.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Etter
Give Dinner to Family
Union Deposit, Pa., Dec. 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Etter enter
tained as guests on Sunday their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pat
rick and children of Campbellstown;
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Etter, Mr. and
Mrs. John Etter and children of
near Sand Beach; Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Miller and Mrs. Andrew Kreiser
and children of Union Deposit.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pelffer and
son Harold of Steelton spent part
of the week with the former's
father, John Z Pelffer.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stoner and
children of Penbrook were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gensler and
daughter, Miss Edith Gensler, of
Hummelstown, visited the former's
sister, Mrs. John Wagner, on Snu
day. . .
Preaching services will -be held
in the United Brethern church
tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock
by the pastor, the Rev. J. R. Mc-
Donald.
Henry P. Pelffer spent Tuesday
at Steelton.
John Bolton and son, Ray Bolton,
of Harrlshurg, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. David Hanshue, on
Sunday.
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
AX EMPLOYER'S ATTENTIONS
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a girl of 20 and considered
good looking. I have a fine position
as a stenographer. My employer is
unmarried and about 40. Lately he
has begun to make me little presents.
I shouldn't think anything about this
if I hadn't heard so much about girls
having to be careful In regard to their
employers. We don't have much con
versation except on business, but I
know he likes me. What shall I do? I
don't want him to think me old-maid
ish.
E. F. G.
It is quite true that you must be
on your guard In a case like this. I
suppose you understand that you must
not accept presents of any value
either from your employer or from
any other man to whom you are not
engaged. But if these gifts are of
merely trifling value It is probably not
worth while to take a stand in regard
to them. Discourage him indirectly.
Instead. In such a way that neither of
you will become self-conscious. A
girl is of course at liberty to accept
presents of flowerß and candy.
.SHE I.OVES A SOLDIER
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
A gentleman I know very well has
asked me to marry him, telling me
how much he loves me. I told him to
wait for an answer. He is very kind
to me. but I do not love him, for my
love is in far-off France. This sol
dier I ldve very much, but he never
said a word that would make me. know
he loved me. Still, when I said good
by to him he said, "Remember, I
wish to see you the same as I leave
you when I come back." I did not
get this meaning. Do you think I'd
beter wait for his return and see how
things turn out, and tell the other
one I have no love for him?
MAY.
You will make a serious mistake If
you become engaged to your present
lover while you ure so deeply Inter
ested In the soldier. Even if the sol
dier is not in love with you, you must
recover from that attachment before
you can promise to love anyone else.
Why not tell the man who Is now
waiting for your answer that your
heart is not free?
A DANGEROUS PROXIMITY
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am 18 and deeply In love with a
married man. and, furthermore, he
pavs very much attention to my com
pany. so I ask you to please let me
know in what way I could forget
him, for we work together.
HEARTBROKEN.
I understand how difficult this Is
for you. But it Is surely most inad
visable for you to continue seeing
this man every day. whatsoever your
good resolution as to forgetting him.
So my advice Is that you find work
somewhere else as soon as possible.
Don't you see that this is the only
effective way of getting him out of
your mind and heart?
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with the Belgian government for the
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vessels will sail from Southampton
and Grimsby shortly.
It Is hoped that Belgium's Internal
condition, Including road and rail
transportation, will render the repa
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Making the Most
of Our Children
By
Kay O. Bocry, A. 8., M. A.
President of Purents' Association
Since most of us are right-handed,
it looks slightly awkward to see a
person eat or write with his left
hand. •
Parents realize this and therefore
prefer that their children should be
come accustomed to use the right
hand instead of the left.
But when a child has practiced
using its left hand for a while, it is
not easily changed, and the question
often arises as to whether it really
is wise to attempt to change after
the habit is firmly established.
For example, one mother writes:
''My little 3-year-old daughter is
left-handed. From the start I have
tried to correct it by suggesting that
she use her right hand, and show
her the right way to use her spoon,
pencil or whatever she happens to
pick up. Some one said I was doing
wrong to try to change her. Would
surely appreciate your advice on this
subject."
Since your daughter is only three
years old, you can easily teach her
to be right-handed. For the most
part, it simply is a matter of habit;
and, while for some reason, your
daughter may have started out to
use her left hand more than her
right you can encourage the use of
the right hand in a way that will not
handicap her development in the
least.
When you have something Wi your
hand to give the daughter and she
puts out her left hand, withhold the
object, firmly shaking your head
once or twice, making a Jesture indi
cating that you want the other arm
to be extended. The moment the
child starts to reach the object with
her right hand, smile immediately
and give the object to the child. You
first use the principle of expectancy
and then that of approval,
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Another mother writes:
"L have a boy six years of age who
is left-handed. He writes awkwardly
with either hand. Do you think I
should discourage him in writing
with his left hand altogether?"
There are varying degrees of left
handedness. If a child is left-handed
in everything he docs, it is not well
to compel him to write with his right
hand. If, however, he is left-handed
in some activities only and right
handed in other activities, he may
well be taught to write with his right
hand.
In order to teach the use of the
right hand In writing to a left
handed child, begin -by drawing the
outlines of various birds and animals,
making them several inches across,
and ask the child to blacken these
animals with a lead pencil or color
them with a crayon. Bet the child
pay attention only to how the pencil
or crayon is held while he is filling
in these figures. Have him continue
this dally exercise of filling in forms
always holding the pencil properly
until the habit of holding it correctly
is established.
Begin the penmanship with the
easiest oval and loop exercises, but
always holding the pen correctly;
gradually all the letters may be
formed without losing the habit of
the proper manipulation of the pen
or pencil.
When attempting to change a
habit of this kind, it is wise to keep
on the good side of the child and
show him that you expect him to
make rapid progress. Then, when
you see the first signs of improve
ment. tell him so at once, and thus
encourage him to put forth con
tinued efforts until the new habit is
entirely formed.
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St. Louis —At a meeting of the Cen
tral Trades and Labor Union, a res
olution was referred to the legisla
tive committee to the effect that fu
ture improvement work by the city
of St. Louis'should be done by the
city, that union Jabor must be em
ployed, and the contract system aban
doned. Mayor Kiel has announced
that it will be necessary to have the
work done by contract.
Special notice to officers and mem
bers of Irish organizations. Next
Sunday's New York American will
contain special cable news about the
fight for self-determination for Ire
land. Also full text of Cardinal
O'Connell's Madison Square address
on Irish freedom. Please notify
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LITTLE TALKS BY
BE A TRICE FAIRFAX
Are you afraid of life?
That is are you afraid of love,
marriage and motherhood? Or, If
not precisely that are you afraid
of the responsibilities and the often
tiresome duties that these other
great privileges are pretty sure to
entail?
Are you very proud of your inde
pendence and security and thrift,
and do you value that weekly pay
envelope of yours almost more than
anything else in the world? And
somewhere In the back of your
mind, as black and heavy as an
Iron ball and chain, Is there a dread
of becoming a captive of the kitchen
and the motive power for a baby
carriage with no evenings out or
Sundays off and no pay envelope
whatever?
I wish that I might personally
persuade every girl who supports
herself and is justly proud of doing
so that there is a larger way of
lookng at life than the way to which
she may have accustomed herself.
1 wish X could make her see that
the ability that brings a market
price is an asset that counts in
marriage and not a merely maid
enly attribute that fades out of
sight with the slipping on of the
wedding ring. ,
Work by all means, if you can
and will, and somebody will enjoy
you. You will be a wiser and more
practical woman for the experience.
But don't let this deprive you of
your woman's heritage. If a man
loves you and you love him, don't
let the thought of your present pay
envelope or of that future dish pan
prevent you from marrying him.
What would become of the homes
and the children of the future if the
strong, self-supporting girls avoid
ed marriage and it became the ref
uge of the weak incapables.
Every girl's problem needs a
special solution. Nobody could be
wise enough to give advice which
would apply to all cases. But there
are some general considerations that
all girls will do well to remember
when they find that their lives have
reached a turning poist, that there
is a decision to be made.
Danger of Cynicism.
First, don't let any job come to
seem to you more important than it
really is. You may have a remark
able talent for bookkeeping as well
as for order and system and neat
ness generally. It is quite likely
that all your superiors in the office
have assured you of this and that
you have come to feel pretty cer
tain that the work of the office
couldn't get on without you. This is
a very pleasant feeling and there
is something almost intoxicating
about it, too. You know yourself
how it often leads you to work
overtime and sometimes even to
give up your Saturday afternoons.
Then it may be that during your
childhood you shared a sordid fam
ily struggle with poverty and that
you got bitterly tired of disorder
and overwrought nerves and of
there never being quite enough of
anything to go around. And the or
der and independence you have
achieved are so precious that I
know you are often a little cynical
about mere sentiment.
All this is quite natural. And one
admires the girl who respects her
self and likes her job and excels
• in it. Only, don't let it lead you to
! despise love and lovers. Don't be
i afraid to let yodrself love the man
who has chosen you and needs
you. All the great realities-"of life
are within your reach. Perhaps you
could never love this particular
man, in which case you wijl have to
let him go. But listen to your own
heart and let that decide. And
have the courage and womunliness
to accept its decision.
Now you have all along taken it
for granted, perhaps, that you
couldn't work after marriage. But
don't let any old-fashioned coun-
I seller, even your fiancee himself,
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persuade you that this is neces
sarily true. A husband's dignity
Isn't In the least impaired if the
wife chooses to contribute the
contents of a second pay envelope
to the family purse. If she has a
talent for bookkeeping and that
dread of the dlshpan I have re
ferred to, why not continue with
the bookkeeping, married or not?
Her salary will make It easily pos
sible for her to pay some one else
to do the housework that she is
obliged to leave undone, and the
family sitting room at night will
be a far more cheerful and interest
ing place than if she had forced
herself to do the work that to her
Is merely hateful drudgery*
1 know scores of homes where the
husband and wife each start out for
their day's work with positive gay
ety, like two comrades, shoulder to
shoulder, and at n'.ght return with
more to tell each other than there
Is even time for. Does it work? Of
course It does. Not only with the
wife, but with the husband. In fact,
it is especially educative where the
husband Is concerned. And you may
bo sure that a wife who preserves
her independence is no less likely to
keep her husband's love than the
girl who is a little too eager to
make it plain to her acquaintances
that she Is entirely supported by a
husband and Is proud of the idle
hours that every day affords her.
XVhcn the Baby Comes
Somebody will say that a home
Isn't a home without babies and
that a mother is obliged to stay
there. That her children demand
her, If her husband doesn't. And
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to a certain degree, that is true. In
a home where a baby is expected,
or where there is a baby of nursing
age, a mother must place her
mother's duty above everything else
in life. This doesn't mean that she
need be an utterly idle parasite
merely that she must place the
baby's interest first. But this Is,
after all, a brief period. For, to my
mind, It isn't always necessary that
a mother take all the care of her
baby after It is a year old. But that
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is a question that every niother must
decide for herself, and that I shall
discuss at length in another article.
Think your own life out for your
self. Don't be Influenced too much
by any one person's advice. Re
member that It's every woman's
right to be a wife and mother, but <;
that there's no reason in the world
why she can't be a wage earner also .
if she chooses to. In fact, that It's
a case where she can have her cake .
and eat it, too.
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