m jjggjjMoJl tive llPjPf " When a Girl " By AX.V LISLE A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing Problem of a Girl Wife CHAPTER CCCXXXVIII (Copyright, IDI9. King Feature Syn dicate, Inc.) Mason's dinner for Irma Warren and Mr. Haldane followdtt hard upon my unhappy experience •with Virginia in the motion picture theater. I decided, however, not to tell Jim about it until the dinner was over. Jim, as experience has taught me, is always upset at the mere mention of Anthony Norreys' name. Whether it is because he hates to remember the days when he was struggling so hard for a place in the world, or whether the embers of his Jealousy are ready to fan to a blaze, I can't decide. But I felt it best not to risk any discussion that would put Jim in a dangerous "mood on the eve of a dinner where my friends were the guests of honor. Off we went, therefore, with the incident involving Virginia, Carlot ta and Tom all untold. In the back of my mind was the wish to make our social life cfnter about some other group than the one composed of the Cosbys and the Pettingills, since they hurt me too much by making me realize it was Jim they liked, and I—l was only a secondary consideration. They made me jealous and bitter, and in order to avoid those ug!v feelings I felt I had best avoid Val and Aunt Mollie. The incident of their snubbing me in the shop remained also un told. But this I decided to bury for all time. 1 wouldn't let myself tattle. To defend me, Jim would be compelled to quarrel with people he liked. Not to defend me meant a quarrel between us. It would make me very happy to be free to tell Jim all that happens to me. But life seems to insist on silences and secrets between we who love each other so dearly. The dinner was charming, and the evening passed delightfully. One in cident occurred which colored ev erything for me. Tom. Irma and 1 were chatting with the adorable little old white-haired lady who keeps house for Tom.—"Souny," as she calls him. Jim and Mr. Hal dane were deep in A conversation which seemed to absorb both. Sud denly Jim called Tom. and a few minutes later he and Mr. Haldane were seated on opposite sides of a chess table. "Oh, how wonderful of your hus band to remember the thing Uncle enjoys most in the world!'' cried Irma Warren with great delight. "Xot many young men would be so thoughtful." "I didn't even know my husband played chess." 1 replied carelessly. "I knew he liked cards" Mrs. Hill put her blue-veined old hand over mine gently as if she felt the bitterness that was creeping into my voice. "None of us know all about the people we love most," she said gently. I looked at her in amazement. Either she was a witch or the nerv ousness to which I always fall prey when I see Jim crouching over a table in the posture he takes for all games betrays itself clearly. I gath ered my faculties for a laughing rejoinder: "I suppose, then, you don't know all about your 'Sonny' even to-day?" "He surprises me every day with new kindness, new thoughfuiness," replied the old lady gravely, and, turning her faded blue eyes from me to Irma Warren, she said: "My dear, you were telling me that you • "11 V v . ■ // I tali THE THREE MINUTE DESSERT. Everybody —from the baby of the family up to grandma loves Puddine. It's the whole family dessert. Just add sugar, milk—either fresh or condensed —and boil for three minutes. Puddine is the sure dessert, too —always turns out right. Whether you want a rich, brown choco late dessert, a mound of creamy vanilla, orange, lemon —with Puddine, you can have it! PUDDINE Puddine is an economical dessert. A 15c"package will serve 15 people. And of course, you can use as little of the box at one time as you need. Use Puddine to flavor your cake —makes it rich, and adds to its nourishing value. 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The only thing I've evfr | seen to equal it is Jim and the old ! gentleman. Jimmie sure has a way i with him." "Jim has charm," I said gravely, j "My friends all take him on sight. 1j wish I had the same happy faculty i of making good with his." "You made good with me all right—on sight." said Tom. "Are you flirting with me?" I asked, refusing to take fright as once I had done at the slightest sound of hidden meaning in Tom's voice. "I'm done with flirting," said Tom in a tone that sounded like a vow. Then he jerked himself round !to something else. "Anne, I told : you once long ago that I am your, ! friend. More and more I see I real i ly meant that and—deeply. You've i brought a lot into my life. I owe | j you more than I can repay. Will i you think I'm making a bum re | turn if 1 take a high dive right in ! to the middle of your private con | cerns?" "Dive in," 1 replied unsuspicious- I iy "lts about Pat Palton. He s a • darn good friend of mine—always j was. Sometimes I think it was his j friendship for me that helped get I him in wrong with the haughty Virginia. . . . I'd rather not tell the I story if you'll just take it for grant led. Will you?" "I haven't the least idea" —I be ; gan, but Tom waved his hand in a j large gesture which he seemed to I think covered the case. "Oh, the usual thing where a ' couple of young, wild devils of our j stripe were concerned. Well, I've I changed. Completely. And finding out whaj the right sort of woman can mean to a chap. I feel darn sorry for poor old Pat. But I trust him. Think he's man enough to come out top-whole in the end, ! however. It's another matter that j worries me." i His tone was heavy with mean ! ing. "What worries you ?" I asked . with a sudden gladness that chess : was as completely absorbing to Jim 'and Mr. Haldane as line;* seemed !to be to Mrs. Hill and Irma. "What worries me is Sheldon Blake," replied Tom. "Shelly's a wild 'un. And I see him travelling all his well-worn paths with Vir ginia." To Be Continued. Advice to the Lovelorn i A BIRTHDAY GIFT DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: Kindly tell me what would be a suitable birthday present for a I girl of eighteen to give to a young man of nineteen. We have been friends for two years. PEARL. Find out what his hobby is and perhaps you can give him some thing in this line—books, tools, a kodak, a silver pencil, a picture for his room, a pair of cuff links —any simple gift which isn't too personal and represents one of his prefer ences! will do. Bringing Up Father -*- Copyright, 1919, International News Service Bg McManusA §] OH-HUM I'M qONNA Tr~fnnn= l_ ~ i J ||( JUMP UP AND TOO BAO|| JwS
OF THIB AN' I J DOWN THE "STREET NK.HT - I'M VERT ' TO DAT "bo I Rp/k. \ i THE office: \ 'I'LL FEEL LIKE A I W ti AND I KNOW HE FOND OF IT! -> TOO COUL&, I J NEW MAN- J TO IN ~ p CO- J TIIE LOVE GAMBLER By Virginia Terhune Van de Water CHAPTER LXXVI. (Copyright, 1919, Star Co.) The trip from Washington to New York took six hours. Almost one half of this time was .spent by David DeLaine in composing the rough draft of a letter he proposed to send to Desiree Leigliton upon his arrival in the metropolis. He .'-ad made his plans definitely. He would go to a hotel; register there as David Smith, send his note to Desiree and await her answer. He had never found another epistle as difficult to indite as was this short one to the woman he loved. He was a victim of conflicting emotions. At one moment he hoped that, with her charitable nature, she would consent to see her father's ex-chauffeur. But by the time that he had laid this flattering unction to his soul he was assailed by doubts. Perhaps she would con sider David Smith inexcusably im pertinent in seeking her out—lie, an ordinary chauffeur who was no longer in her father's employ, and who had left in direct opposition to his employer's wishes^ If she were to consent to see him would he have sufficient courage to tell her the truth about himself? And would she, in indignation, order him from her presence? Of one thing he was certain. If she did consent to receive him, she would plan to do so when her father was to be out of the house. There would be no danger of DeLaine's meeting the proprietor of the Leigh ton mansion. When David came out of the Pennsylvania station in New York a persistent rain was falling and it was very cold. He shivered slight ly as he settled back in the taxi he had summoned. He might have been so happy re turning to New York a rich man after having worked here as a poor one! But happiness could not be his until he had had the Interview which he dreaded yet longed for. In his hotel room he threw oft his hat and coat and glanced over the last tentative letter he had written on the train. Then, with an impatient ejaculation, he tore it into Daily Dot Puzzle ~ It 4 I ,z r. - ,fe ! 2 10. *" 7 ! " 2o 0- 8 * a' - n • # I .25 • 27 *3° 5 . K 31 • • * 3 •A • 29 4 23 32 ? * \ y • Ao 2© • *4i • 52 . *4^. • 45* •4< 49 51 . 48 .47 b4- • .5o % • *55 • * 4,1 *57 !sV Draw from one to two and so on to the end. BEAUTYSPECIALIST TELLS JSECRET A Rcauty Specialist Gives Ifome- Made Recii>e to Darken Gray Hair Mrs. M. D. Gillespie, a well-known beauty specialist of Kansas City, re cently gave out the following state ment regarding gray hair. "Anyone can prepare a simple mixture at home that will darken gray hair, and make it soft and glossy. To a half-pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum, a small box of Barbo Compound and M ounce of glycerine. These Ingredients can be pur chased at any drug store Rt very little cost. Apply to the hair twice a | week until the desired shade is ob [tained. This will make a gray j haired person look twenty years , your.-ger. It does not color the scalp, is not sticky or greasy and does not rub off." fiiBRISBURG 1&&S& TEEEGIOCPH bits and tossed these into a waste basket. lie Writes to Desiree Seizing a pen, he wrote rapidly the following note: "My dear Miss Leighton: I am taking the liberty of asking you to spare nie a few minutes. I have just returned to New York for a short time and desire to speak to you about a little matter that is of importance to me. Kindly set your own hour for seeing me. I will make my plans suit yours. "Respectfully yours, "DAVID SMITH." He did not re-read the note. He was afraid that if he did so he might not have the courage to send it. "Deliver this to Miss Leighton," he directed, "and bring the reply as soon as possible." When the boy had gone David walked up and down the room a half dozen times. He felt slightly dizzy and remembered that he hail eaten nothing since his light break fast. "Ye gods! lam in a nice state of nerves!" he muttered. "This inter view has knocked all other thoughts out of my head. And no wonder. All my future happiness depends upon the outcome of it!" Which soliloquoy shows how much in love David Smith DeLaine was. Nevertheless he ordered some supper brought up to his room. He was averse to going into the public diningroom. He might meet one of # the Leighton's acquaintances there —someone who would recognize in him the ex-chauffeur. But he must sustain his strength by food. So when his dinner came he forced himself to take enough to stay fainting nature, and drank a cup of strong black coffee. He had just finished this when the mes senger knocked again at his door. David DeLaine opened it eagerly. The boy held a letter out to him. "You got back very quickly," David approved. The boy gasped at the liberal "tip" paid him in addition to the regulation charges. Quickly Answered "Thank you, sir!" he grinned "thank you ever so much!" "Oh, that's all right," David re joined, eager to be rid of him. Yet when the door had closed be hind the lad the man stood for a full minute before opening the letter. He noted the heavy white paper, the strong, yet feminine quality of the handwriting. It was almost as DAILY HINT ON FASHIONS A SMART LITTLE FROCK 2972 —Here is a pretty model with attractive lines and pleasing features. The fronts open over a vest, which together with collar, belt and cuffs, may be of contrasting material. The pockets are joined to the belt. The sleeve may be finished In wrist or elbow length. Blue and white check gingham, brown and white striped galatea, likewise plaid or cheek suit ing, repp, poplin, or gabardine ate good for this style. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, 4. C and 8 years. Size 4 requires yards of 27-inch material. A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10c in silver or lc and 2c stamps. Telegraph Pattern Department For the 10 cents Inclosed please send pattern to the following address: Size Pattern No. Name Address City and Stats ................ if he were touching the garment of the girl he loved. When he at last tore open the envelope, the brevity of the mes sage startled him. It was almost blunt. < "You may come this evening about eight forty-five," he read. "I shall be alone at that hour. D. Leighton." She would see him! He drew a long breath of relief. Then he read the note again. There was not an unnecessary word in it. He could not guess if the writer was displeased with him or not. She was to be alone. Probably this was one of the nights on which her father went to his club. David Smith had driven him there upon several occasions. He wondered vaguely who was driving him to night. And, with this wonder, he appre ciated—his heart sinking as he did so —that, after all, he had been Sam uel leighton's chauffeur. And be had written to Miss Leighton ask! ing her to allow him to call upon her. What colossal impertinence! How could he have had the effrontery to make this request! | He glanced at the clock. He had just time to get into his dress clothes and reach Mr. Samuel Leighton's house by eight fortv flve. (To Be Continued.) Scientific Discussions by Garrett P. Serviss The hand of science is almost on the key of an amazing revelation which may make the mechanical miracles that have lately swelled U3 with pride seem like the invention of children at play, handling materials of whose real qual ities they have no conception. This premonition of a vast discovery cannot but be felt by anybody who keeps his mental eyes open and seeks to put together the indications that come from so many quarters where the best minds are driving their way into nature's secrets. When science ad vances, everything advances. It is the march of God. leading the human soul. Take, for instance, the experiments of Professor Francis K. Nipher, of the Washington University. St. Louis, on the relation of gravitation to electric charges. No investigator, tied by acad emic restrictions or restrained by scien tific caution, would care to dwell upon the tremendous consequences that may be involved in these experiments, which show that by means of electric charges |it is possible not only to nullify the gravitational attraction between the suspended balls used in the well-known Cavendish apparatus for ascertaining the density of the earth, but actually to convert that attraction into repul sion, which may be several times great er than the original attraction. Professor Nipher first announced his results nearly a year ago and now he follows with a statement of observa tions since made which show that even the daily variations in the electrical potential of the earth cause measurable increase and decrease of gravitational attraction between the suspended balls. Here, then, we seem to have nulli fication of the greatest law of nature, the constitutional law of the universe, which holds worlds and suns together with tyrannous power, suggestively placed within our control through our ability to guide the flow of electric currents and to manipulate electric charges. It would not do. of course, to jump, to the conclusion that in a few years we shall be making regular jour neys to the moon or summer trips over the cool ocean of the ether of space, while the engineer, with fearful hand, reins in the subdued, but yet protean and capricious, giant of electric-gravity. But who can avoid guessing what may come? 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