The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 5, 1935, Page 4

4 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1935 The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper | THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER |; State, Clty ana County Official Newspaper (Established 1873) State, City and County Official Newspaper Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- fmarck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck #8 second class mail matter. } George D. Mann President and Publisher ; Archie O. Johnson Kenneth W. Simons Becretary and Treasurer Editor Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck) os Daily by mail, per year (in state outside o! Bismarck) .... Tet chore kta Daily by mail outside of North Dakota Weekly by mail in state, per year .... (a ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, pel ORE ie civasiass ss. sa ttep pas Weekly by mail in Canada, per year. 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T A * } Inspiration for Today i He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; | for he giveth of his bread to the poor.—Proverbs 22:9. | ll Prayer carries us halfway to God, fasting |]! brings us to the door of his palace, and alms-giv- ing procures us admission,—Koran, | Fire Prevention Week \ Fire Prevention week, opening Monday. | should command the enthusiasm and, interest) of every American, It should bring home to} us the terrible toll in life and property which annually is taken in this country because of stupidity and carelessness, | The property loss is estimated at some- thing more than half a billion dollars annually, but who can fix the value of the lives lost, the| bodies maimed and the lives ruined? Next to our mounting death rate in motor accidents, the fire record is our greatest national scandal. It would be bad enough if there were noth- ing we could do about it, but the fact that 90 per cent of the fires which occur in this coun- try are preventable gives us the key to a solu- tion. Who can say that poor electric wiring or the accumulation of trash in which spontane- ous combustion may occur are really acts of God? There is an old saying that “cleanliness is next to Godliness” and this holds true in full measure in the field of fire prevention. There! are few better ways of reducing fire losses | ‘ than that of keeping premises clean and free from litter. The battle against this red menace should} be kept up throughout the year. The educa-| tional effort against it should be maintained at all times. Yet this one week serves a very! real purpose. If it does nothing else, it calls to our attention the effects of our own care- lessness and ignorance. It emphasizes our! Jaxity, spurs us to new consideration of this menace which saps continually at our national| wealth and well-being. The Community Chest Jf America needs proof that man does not live by bread alone let it take note of the work done annually} by the organizations financed by local community chests, | such as that which now is being subscribed in Bismarck ‘and for which a general solicitation soon will be begun. During the last few years the character of the work i done by this agency has changed as its budget has been Yeduced. In this respect, the record in Bismarck is simi-| i Jar to that elsewhere in the nation. 4 Community chests came into being, it will be remem- ered, in order to give system and direction to the char- itable impulses which swell in every human breast. The giver constantly was confronted with the necessity of | supporting or rejecting the appeals made by a horde of} solicitors, not all of whom were working in the public interest. The average individual had little or no means of knowing what each organization was doing. The donor of a small contribution could not afford to make investigation to see if a cause were really worthy. His charities were costing him more than they should. The community chest was organized to do this work for him. Examination of each charity involved is made | on a hard-boiled basis. The record must justify the| donation, Those who cannot make a proper showing are not permitted to solicit the public. This is both neces- sary and advisable. as the occasional stories of beggars; who die and leave fortunes can testify. | At one time the community chest contributed to the physical welfare of the unfortunate, but as the burden; became too heavy for it, this task was transferred to| agencies supported by tax monies. There remains, however, the financing of so-called character building organizations, the Boy Scouts, Girl | Scouts, Red Cross and the Salvation Army. In addition to these, there is the necessity of extending a helping | hand to the erring and distressed as represented by the | ;, Florence Crittenton home, the North Dakota House of | Mercy and the North Dakota Children’s home. The doc- | trines emphasized by the Divine word, “Let him who is without sin cast the first stone” and “even as you do unto the least of thgse, My brethren, you do also unto Me” still finds answer in the human heart, ‘The individual who turns to.them the deaf ear may well be given up as lost. They are the essence of the few of us really try to bring into existence. | investments. This nation spends annually more than $300 each on those individuals who are sent to prison, @ few cents each in trying to keep them from going there. If by increasing the one we may greatly reduce the other it is a very real economy, to say nothing of the improved stétus of our citizenship. In Bismarck a system has been set up which operates ‘nd girls morally straight and physically less important than to see that these -girls have food to eat and clothes to I hardly seem so. i skp ebaeodegreg omega dpa 4s one of the finest in the nation. It speaks volumes for he quality and character of our citizenship. It indicates ‘as nothing ‘of the spirit are as important as those of the , that. our record The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts constitute sound; else could our recognition of the fact that: | Behind the Scenes | in Washington i By RODNEY DUTCHER Washington, Oct. 5—The men who run the Repub- lican party are a close-mouthed crew. It is virtually un- heard-of for @ correspondent to be able to get one of them off to a quiet corner and persuade him to spill | party secrets under the mellowing influence of distilla- tion or brew. § Democratic politicians incline to be a bit more chummy. . Just the same, there is news to be had out of the secret sessions of the Republican executive committee here: The G. O. P. machinery is in the hands of the same staunch crowd, which in type has changed little since the Old Guard steam-rollered Teddy Roosevelt out of Chicago in 1912, on the theory that it were better to lose an election with Taft than to lose grip on that party ma- chinery. This means that another conservative “back to nor- malcy” campaign is much more likely than a candidate and platform tainted by liberalism or compromise with the New Deal. The party chiefs are obsessed with the idea of rais- ing a walloping big campaign fund. Some of them are sure it will be the biggest ever collected. Tentative plans call for heavy expenditures in indi- vidual congressional districts with the aim of recapturing the house. (The G. O. P. knows it can’t possibly win the senate next year.) H CUT BAIT FOR JOBLESS The unemployed, who have been something of a prob- lem, will be told they're the victims of Roosevelt policies which are bound to keep them in the serfdom of work re- lief or the dole unless Republicans reassume command. Second place on the ticket will not be given to a Democrat, barring a sharp reversal of sentiment. Most of the big shots in the party seem to be aim- ing for another “smoke-filled room” nomination. At least, few minds are 'now made up. The candidate will have to be one who will repre- sent the dominant forces in the party and yet not con- firm the impression that the party is primarily represen- tative of huge corporations and multimillionaires. It's yet to be decided how much independence and progressivism he should be able to profess. At. this writing it doesn't seem that Borah will enter the pic- ture formidably. ‘The platform will be largely one of protest. Attack strategy as to specific New Deal measures is largely de- TO HOT TO HANDLE Chairman -Henry P. Fletcher, reporting on committee sessions: “Yes, we gave the potato act an honorable mention in our discussions.” Girl correspondent for Maine newspaper, ex- citedly: “Tell us about it!” Fletcher: “Did you ever drop a hot potato?” And he did. pendent on supreme court decisions and there’s still an aching space for the bright boy who can think up a good plank for the farmers. eee KNOX TO BE HEARD FROM One heard plenty about the candidacy of Col. Frank Knox of Chicago, but what one heard oftenest was that the party wasn’t very likely to nominate a man who hadn’t held public office. Nevertheless, Knox has what looks like an active, widespread organization and will figure in the con- vention. wae GHOSTS IN CORRIDORS Various “ghosts” of other years were flitting on the fringes of the G. O. P. meeting—Larry Richey, Man Friday; ex-Senators Jim Watson of Indiana, Dave Reed of Pennsylvania—now a national committeeman— | and Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, and such once | puissant congressmen as John Tillson of Connecticut and Flanklin Fort of New Jersey. | Conspicuous insiders included Committeemen Charlie | of Connecticut, who owns utilities, insurance companies, and banks—the two most powerful Republican bosses in | the east. . ‘ | . NEGRO VOTE IMPORTANT delegates. Perry presumably was looking for money with in 1932, Judging from his complimentary references to “General” Knox, he’s also drumming up trade for the Chicago candidate. He had been in 22 states recently, mixing his business as national attorney for the col- ored Elks with Republican politics. The colored vote is so important in many states that he’s likely to be a considerable campaign figure. “Yes, sir,” said Perry. “The boys are anxious to come home if we give them a good candidate. They all know this party is their home.” (Copyright, 1935, NEA Service, Inc.) With Other DITORS Informal Suasiveness (New York Times) Mr. Roosevelt's little informal speech in the Los Angeles Coliseum yesterday was perhaps more effectual in making friends of the audience, if there were un- friendly persons in it, than a labored address swarming with figures and reciting achievements. California, espe- cially southern California, loves to praise itself and to be praised. Gracefully and without excess Mr. Roosevelt testified to the liberal spirit, the desire for self-improve- ment and the improvement of others, the zeal for social justice of the Californians. This testimony is the more gratifying because the conservatives used to be strong in a state now thoroughly redeemed. If anybody needed material proof that the depression clouds were lifting, how neatly and simply Mr. Roosevelt gave it. As he came across the continent he had been “heartened, more than anything else, by the look on people's faces.” This was plain ocular evidence that the storm is over and the bright days come. In this ful- Reprinted to | show what | they say. | We may or | may not {| agree with them. | 8. | fillment of hope, who is to be thanked but the people? Their courage has been “the greatest factor” in the up- ward and onward movement now in progress. This is not flattery. It is a deserved compliment. The president waves away bouquets for himself and his advisers. With- out the people's help “our labors would have availed far Whether or not the skies are flushed with rose as Mr. Roosevelt believes, his thanks to the people are more ac- ceptable arguments and more easily kept in mind than tough hunks of statistics. He must have charmed his hearers too by the assumption that they were all “lib- erals,” and therefore hard to keep in leash or step because they are far-seeing folk whose vision is not limited, like that of hunkers and reactionaries, by the end of their noses. Good is multiform. Evil is one. So reactionaries brotherhood of man of which many prate but which too |°Nd other stick-in-the-muds have no trouble in agreeing with one another. They stay where they are. The liberals want to go forward in various directions, Mr. Roosevelt wisely refrained from defining “lib-. .” That word may be said to cover a multitude of chins. Many liberals may not know how liberal they are or what they are driving at. The name is enriching. And Mr. Roosevelt was careful not to draw any map or plan for the brethren traveling on. common ground and a Toad.” A farmer says, “The larger crops profit we make.” The moral seems seeds into a flower pot and retire. The males are not what How Much Chimney Smoke and How Much Pipe Smoke? . | ae é 7d ' i} | | - at the - By HERBERT PLUMMER Washington.—The inside story of Hi Washington for a fishing trip with “the boss” is a good one— They have Comptroller General | McCarl (a Republican, incidentally) | to thank for their outing. The mass of PWA and WPA proj- ects approved by the president be- | fore he left Washington must pass | Hoover's | the scrutiny of McCart’s office to de- |Site Kitchin. termine their legality before actual | work can be started. There are more | than 30,000 of these projects and it| requires on an average of around 10, days for each to be cleared. self is credited with making the orig- inal suggestion, “let’s go fishing.” * 8 © LYNN: ‘CAPITOL CZAR’ “on a plateau 88 feet above the level which to wean back colored voters who left the party|of the Potomac river and covering approximately three and one-half acres” has solved a ticklish problem. Scattered throughout the house wing of the capitol are busts of for- mer members of the house who have figured large in the nation’s history. Niches in the chamber of the house have been provided, but no one has been able to agree as to which should have the place of prefermnent. Act- arranged the following tableaux to greet members of the house when they return in January: Lynn. lican floor leader available. The PWA and WPA administrators Hilles of New York, who wants the candidate picked at|can do little until McCarl has given | the convention and not before, and J. Henry Roraback | pis rulings. Hence, and F. D. R. him- ing on his own initiative, Lynn has At the back of Speaker Garner on the Democratic side of the chamber will be the busts of Champ Clark B!of Missouri, former speaker, and {Oscar Underwood of Alabama, one- OLITICS | | time Democratic floor leader. In the i ;same position, but on the Republi- can side, will be busts of Nick Long- worth of Ohio, former speaker, and 2 namiows carro, | 32 & Si sri cbas- de Republican floor leader. In the rear of the chamber on the Democratic side Lynn has placed the lbust of Claude Kitchin of North| why the two busiest of President /Carolina, Democratic leader of the Roosevelt's aides—Secretary Ickes and |house in the Wilson administration. larry Hopkins—find time to sate ee eeectited 8 ped ate drags There just wasn’t a Repub- Lynn compromised. He placed the bust of Martin Madden of Illinois, one of the most outstanding chair- men of the house appropriations com- mittee in history, in the niche oppo- se ¢ HE MEETS ’EM From Senator Ashurst of Arizona, one-time cowboy and that state’s first member of the United States senate, ‘comes a new wrinkle in campaigning. For two hours every day the senator stands on the principal street corner in the town or city in Arizona he |happens to be, in company with the jeitizen who knows everybody. As i they come along Ashurst has the chap David Lynn, architect of the capitol |itroduce him to those he doesn’t Then there was Committeeman Perry Howard of|and czar of that part of the District | Mississippi, colored, long an expert deliverer of southern |of Columbia, officially described as know. “Excellent campaign idea,” says the senator. “Excellent and most pro- ductive.” ey If most persons were half as nice as snakes, this world would be a bet- ter place.—Mrs. Grace Wiley, ex-cur- ator of reptiles at a Chicago zoo. + # We stand at a decisive turning point in history. 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AIRIMYT IMIAIYIOIRS LLIEIE'S) 31 Distant. 17 Nay. 32 To piece out. 18 Worshiped. 44 More fastid- 57 The monster 34 By. 21 Granite ious. was really a 35 Being. 3 pornhiry. 4 Data. —— prince. 37 Climbing plant 25 Nal igures. 47 Flavor. a % 38 Group of eight 26 Obese. 48 Makes lace. VERTICAL 3) Prottike pert 29 French soldier. 49 Those who 1 Short hair cut. 41 Knock. 30 College girl. inherit. 2Mooley apple. 42 Molding. 31 Smoker's 51 Flower. 3 Sloths, 43 Breast. match. 52 Northeast. 4 Said. 45 Bronze. 33 Close. 53 Untidier. 5 Coupled. 46 Melody. 34 To share. 55 Behold. 7 Phantom. 49 Pronoun. 36 One who runs 56 By doing this 8 Stir. 50 Measure. away. she saved her 9 To stitch. 53 Myself. 40 To attire. ——'s life. 10 Light brown. 54 Road. tions are doomed to perish like an- cient Rome and Athens.—Dr, Alfred Rosenberg, Nazi philosopher. | Fishing provides the only oppor- |! tunity for modern men to do real thinking undisturbed. It offersa real escape from the complexities of modern life.—Dr. George B. Cutten, president, Colgate Universtiy. xe * The truth is, the Germans prefer German individual happens to be a brunet. in the Negro it is commonly called terpret it as “turning white” white blood in the family. Of cause of the Lovage Sige tena’ know, r, that there sea white Blood.-n0 scientific test can determine whether blood is from a Negro or from a white person. The only difference between a Negro and a white person is in the amount of pigment in the skin. should be ‘any one who purports to have a “cold” should be regarded with suspicion. Heaven only knows what such a scoundrel may spread among all who are so unfortunate as to come within range—conversational range. channels of the nose! and vinegar do you good? (C. P. H.) By William Brady, M. D. ; th but not dis- Dr. Brady will answer questions Lepalailll tf to healt 4 Or, i ‘3 briefly ai in ink, Address a Wace ne Tribus All queries: Shust be accompanied by addressed envelope. Brady in ca a stamped, LEUKODERMA, ALIAS VITILIGO arance -pigmented areas in the skin is striking when the vihaot 5 be ot ‘When this leukoderma or vitiligo occurs piebald skin, and the superstitious in- or even as a-stigma indicating that there was course that is nonsense. Nobody: knows the of pigment from the spots of skin. We difference at all between Negro blood ‘The areas of skin are milky-white in leukoderma, not natural white or flesh color. They are surrounded usually by a border of increased pig- increased 5 it the normal pigment but something prevents the pigment son seasbtag ne tie spot, so it is left at the border. The white patch may be a single small one, face or any part of the than the mere absence of the normal pigment. that the white patches stand out by contrast. This ring of tation around the non-pigmented area suggests that nature several small spots, or one large irregular area. The t body may be affected. There is no other change The cause of leukoderma is unknown. A paint which temporarily conceals the white patches is made by mixing from one to four drams of glycerin with 1% ounces of zinc oxide and 1% ounces of calamin in a pint of water, then adding, drop by drop, till the desired tint is obtained, ichthyol. From 10 to 60 drops of ichthyol may be required to give a tint resembling the normal skin. Of course this paint is merely a cosmetic to cover the white patches, and has no remedial effect. Dr. M. H. Cohen of York, Pa., reported apparent cure of leukoderma from application of 10% alcoholic solution of oll of bergamot twice daily, ultraviolet irradiation with carbon arc lamp for three to five minutes twice @ week, and intravenous injection of gold sodium thiosulphate, that is about 1% grains once a week. Within two weeks the areas on the face began to coalesce and in six weeks the face was completely free from any evidence of the disease. The patches on the thigh and belly were also lessened but did not become pigmented again—the ultraviolet irradiation was used only on the face. Treatment was discontinued after fourteen weeks. A year later the patient’s face was completely free from any sign of the disease and the patches on the thighs and belly were improved but still lacking in nor- mal pigment. ‘One swallow never makes a summer, but if any treatment can relieve this not uncommon and extremely embarrassing condition it is worthy of a trial. qi QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Stomach Rash, Eh? One little girl came to school with what the doctor called a stothach rash, in a note to the teacher. Next day it proved to be scarlet fever. We recently had a serious epidemic of measles because of that sort of diag- nosis... (C. H. M. W.) Answer—Some doctors can't learn in an ordinary life time that there is no such thing as “stomach rash,” that “scarlet rash” and “scarletina” are | only other names for scarlet fever, that the most dangerous time, as far jas spreading the disease is concerned, is in the first two or three days before the rash is well out. Likewise in measles, the disease is most likely |to spread in the first three or four days, before the rash appears. Incident- | ally, no child should ever be admitted to school who has anything that pur- inside slavery from a government Ports to be a “cold”—and no teacher who purports to have a “slight cold” that is willing to rescue them from joutside slavery by the entente.— |Frau Schirmacher-Oncken, woman visiting United States. se faulted to remain in school a moment. In any circumstances Horseradish What effect has horseradish on the heart? Is it good for the upper Is it true that strong horseradish, mustard, spices Answer—These condiments are mainly irritants and all do you harm (Copyright, 1935, John F. Dille Co.) rather than good. “Te BLUE DOOR Rachel Mack. 1935 NEA Service, Inc. BEGIN HERE TODAY spirited girl of the mid-w. work, is pat tle town ef Ny am pretty, 19, travel veh ef BER’ alse known as “PENNY.” JOHN MeNEILL, joer. 7 believes Muth to ELAINE CHALMERS, grandfather built the he Elaine, meanwhile, at Graycas' Collese, vows in a sorerity meet- ing te win the love ef John Neill, her first sweetheart. She jorthvill His car blows out a tire and, Hendin recaraing frean. a” bmsle mess help. Smith dismisses him. Later both men mrender where they have the thinks Girl be calls “Elaine” and resi ‘that he her. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XV §o0n after Penny's return from town the groceries arrived. Ruth helped her put them away on the pantry shelves. . Studying the am- ple outlay, Ruth suggested: “Sup- pose I make you a eake, Penny? A - day-late birthday cake!” “My!" exclaimed Penny in sur- prise. “That would be grand. 1 can't recall when I had a cake— but cam you cook, Miss Elaine?” “I can cook better than I can play golf,” replied Ruth impres- sively and with secret humor, “I learned it at school.” Penny ventured timidly, “Could you somehow make the icing pink, Miss Elaine? I always thought it would be elegant to have a cake with pink icing.” “Why, yes,” Ruth answered, after thinking over the pathetic request. “I can color it with a little of the water you're cooking the beets in. At least I'll do my best.” In an hour the cake was cooling and waiting for its di Ruth contrived to color the icing by boiling the sugar.in beet water. . The result was such a delicate pink froth as to giadden Penny's heart. Tears of pride came to the old woman's eyes as she surveyed the beautiful, three-story structure which had been made for her with such infinite pains, “I never thought to have the like!” she ex- claimed. “We'll cut it tonight after sup- per,” Ruth said. “While it’s still soft and fresh.” Later, after Perfny bad served Ruth and had cleared the supper table of the simple one-course meal, the cake was brought om. Since it was Penny's cake, Ruth felt it was ridiculous that it should be served ‘by Penny rather than shared with Penny. She thought: “I know Elaine would never do it, but I’m going ask her to sit down at the table with me, so we can eat it together.” She did. The old woman, after @ bili ef demurring, drew up a ehair to the big walnut table and eagerly held sut ber plate for one @f the soft, thick elites HE had just begun to eat, wear- ing a blissfully happy expres- sion on her face, when there came echoing through the house the sound of a knocker striking a door. Her jaws stopped in mid-air, as it were, while she hunched forward to listen. The knocking came again. Old Bertha laid down her cake and got up. “I'll go see who ‘tis,” she said. “It’s likely a peddler. ‘You wait here—” She lighted an extra candle and went out into the hall, closing the heavy door be- hind her. Ruth tasted the cake critically. It was light and fine textured and utterly delicious. She ate a second slice, glowing with innocent pride in her culinary accomplishments. ‘She thought, “I wonder if John Me ‘Nefll likes cake?” ‘When she realized that she was day dreaming in this sentimental fashion she blushed furiously and jumped to her feet. “I won't!” she told herself sharply. “I'll like him and enjoy him while I’m here. but I won't fall so hard I'll have a broken heart to carry away with me!” She began to collect the dishes and to take them to the kitchen. She forced herself to stop thinking of John. Instead, she disciplined her mind by recalling the most ab- sorbing book she had ever read. The book was a fairly old one— Beau Geste—and if one of the at- tractive young men who faced peril in the Foreign Legion had John MeNeill’s face, she let it pass. At least there was no heroine in the story who looked like herself. She drew hot water and Washed the dishes. It was not until she heard Penny’s returning footsteps in the big butler'’s pantry that Ruth realized how tong the old woman had been gone. During the past haif hour she had all but for- gotten Penny’s existence. “I saved your cake for you, Pen- ny,” she said. “It’s there on the plate. Whatever kept you so long?” eee BERTHA GIBBS made no answer. She looked blankly at the plate which Ruth held out to her. It was as if she had never seen the cake before, the beautiful cake with the pink icing, made especial- ly for her. ? Ruth felt a surge of irritation. “You'd only taken'a couple of bites, Penny,” she reminded her. — her eyes. “Yes,” she said, “a telegram. A body never knows what to expect these days.” “Was it bad news?” asked Ruth anxiously. “Was ft about your job here?” “Not that,” replied the old wom- an harshly. “Something else. Some- thing I've hoped for for a long lime. And—and dreaded.” "Q6!" said Ruth. She wondered where the telegram ny’s apron pocket, perhaps. She asked, “Would it help you any to share the news with me?” Bertha Gibbs shook her head, seemed to draw within herself. “T'll share the news with nobody!” she said defiantly. “Don’t keep at me!” She was @ changed person. Before that knock on the door she had been merely a pathetic, dingy little old woman, eagerly happy over a cake with pink icing. She had returned from the summons like a weird old witch, suspicious, baleful, remote. Ruth shivered a little. Darkness had fallen outside and a drizzling rain had set in. wind sent the leaves scurrying. The McNeill house was dark across the lawn. John had told Ruth that he would spend the day in Akron and that he was having dinner tonight with one of the men in his firm, a man named Bennet. Mrs. Bennet’s niece was visiting them and John had been asked to make a fourth at dinner and bridge. eee Roe thought, looking across at the dark house, “I guess he's terribly in demand because he's so terribly eligible.” She wondered if Mrs. Bennet’s niece was attractive and tried not to hate her. She turned from the window and lighted another candle, a thick one that stood in a heavy holder and gave off a light that was strong enough for reading. She would go into the library, she decided, and choose a book to read in her room. Something heavy. Something that would make her sleepy, so 8! wouldn't le awake through the long evenin, aiting for John Mc Neill to leave Mrs, Bennet’s niece. Ignoring Penny because of her strange rudeness, she left the room, went té the library and carefully selected her book. It was Haw- thorne’s “Mosses From an Old Manse,” certainly a sleepy title. She came out into the hall again and as she was going toward the stairs she was arrested by her own re- flection in the tall pier glass that stood against the wall. But suddenly the mirror showed her something else of interest. An- other picture. It ‘reflected the shadowy dining room behind her. At the table stood Penny, her ac tivities etched by the light of s feng that stood on the table be- side her, She was cutting aw: half the cake and wrapping it rey napkin. She was doing it hastily ans slyly. fell!” thought Ruth. “of al bal ad her own cake, why on 8 she have to act me. about it?” ae ¢ went hurriedly up the stair: as if she had scen nothing, aq ree tani gained her own room and ¢! er door, fa Sees loor, she carefully She thought, “It’s just as John told me. Old Bertha Gibbs i Maybe waiee” is queer, 5 Femembered how the ol creature had acted about the blue paint on the door. How she hag said, so queerly and senseless)y, that she couldn't toyeh brush to it “because the quarter moon's past”! ‘Tt doesn't make sense,” Ruth ad mitted thoughtfully as she un- dressed. “Furthermore, Leena ber about ¢ onight she looks ccae eae ed at me sense either.” (To Be Continued) Sudden gusts of & Your Personal Health | te