Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1922, Page 34

OFFICIAL NOTICES. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE District of Columbia, Washington. D. C.. June 12th, 1922 Notice 'ia_hereby given that the Commissioners of the District of Colun bia in- tend to make the following named improve- ments which are, in their judgment. necruars for the public heaith, safely and comfori. As- sessments for one-half of the cost of the sawm~ wilt be made as provided in publle Act. No. 171, approved August 7th, 1894, Al persons intérested in the proposed work are sotified shat the Commissioners will give & pudlic hearing at the District Buildiog on Wednes- das, June 28th, 1922, at 10 o'clock a.m., i the ‘Board Room of (e said Commissioners, to any and all persons who may desire to object thereto. Northwest Section: Set mew granite curb on the north side of Park road from 19th streot to 20th street at an eatimated cost $300 to be astessed agaiust all lots in squa 2417 aburtiog said work. On the west side of 19th street from Park road south to alley and oo the south si 101 streat west to alles at t 5360 1o be assessed again 2004 abutting said work. i9th street from C street to estimated cost of $2, all lots in squares 124, ting said work. On both m Woodles road to Cathedral avenue at eatimated cost of $2.300 [0 be assessed Again: all lots in squares 2109 and 2111, Set cement o on the north side of Newark stivet from 144 and 145 abut es of 28th stre Hightand place fo Conuecticnt avenue at an estimated cost 0f $1,200 1o be wssessed againt all property abutting said work. On both sides of Yuma street fiom 35th street to 30th stree: At an estimated cost of $LI20 to be assessec against all lots in squares 1534 and 1535 abut ting sald work. On buth s.des of A th t from 0 39t xireet at an ated | cost of $1.320 to he nssessed againat all lots | in squares 1885 and 1536 abutting said woik. On the east o 30th _street f.om 8 suld w On the north sie | ce fiom 39th street to 40th street | nssessed g inst all | T abutting said | uma street {rof sad work (1 | 1 stroet to {one beaten egs. ES Muffins for Summer. Fresh muffias on cool summer mornings are delicious. Even on hot mornings, muffins that have stood ten minutes after coming from the oven, as mufiins always should stand— are not too hot to be tempting In ap- pearance, temperature and taste. Here are recipes for various ‘oodl ones: Bran Muffins—-Mix together with- out sifting one cup flour, a cup and & quarter bran, three teaspoons baking powder, teaspoon salt, two table- spoons sugar. Beat an egg and mix with it one cup of milk and one ta- blespoon ‘of butter. melted, and add to the dry ingredients. Beat well and bake in muflin tins for twenty- five minut Whole Wheat Muffins—Four cups whole wheat flour, one teaspoon sait, one tablespoon sugar, three cups milk, one tablespoon lard, one yeast cake dissolved In one cup of luke- warm water. Heat the milk, cool, and add the other ingredients.” Form into muffins, let them rise for three hours, and bake. If you make them the night before, place then in the ice box when tiey have risen and bake them in the morning. Graham Gems.—Three cups of sour milk, one teaspoon of soda, one tea- spoon of salt, one tablespoon brown sugar, one table; good hatter. Have gem pans very | hot before filling, flour to make in a_hot oven. a Rice Muffins.—Dilute two cups cold boiled rice with & cup of warm milk, stirring until free from lumps. ~Add W tablespoon melted butter and the well beaten volks of three eggs. Sift together oné pint flour, a tublespoon sugar, a teaspoon and a half baking powder, znd a half teaspoon salt. Add to ‘the rice and milk and beat to a smooth, firm batter. Have the muffin pens hissing hot, fold the whipped whites oi the eggs into the batter, turn at once into the hot pans and bake in a hot oven for bhout fifteen minutes. PROPOSALS N OF A "ARD HOUSE, Hospi Sealed pro- posals in triplicate. will be received at the o e uf the construe ) . C.. room ail wo k. £rom 1 square On the west side 5 street to Jeflersou stieet mbntiing Lt an es mated cowt of agninst all ot 1a square | N Pave with cement | <t of §3.847. Puve aliey in aq estimated cost of $3.440. Pave « 1749 at an estimated cost &3, in square 1233 at an estimated Puve the unpaved alley in square an estunated cost of $3.406. Pave the et stovet o 18th streel £ of $13.000 to he assessed 2ns nt 1 siie o Kenllwortl avente « Stieet sonthward to alles adjs. | t 10 sehool groupds at au estimated cost of | $484 to be :ssessed mzninst all lots in squa abutting said wo.k. On the west s de of | T plice fom Glrand street to Hamlin street At an estimated cost of $376 fo be as- locsed againat ull property abutting said wo:k. | On the notl side of Monrce street from 20th | Mirect to Zud s'reet at an estimated cost of | 5504 to he aseased ngainst all lots in square | 42 butting said wo.k. On the east side of | + avenve from Dean avenne fto Hayes | &t an ‘est mated cost of $1.600 to be perty abatting a1 Tith street from | stre sesessed ngainst On the en 5 to 3960 abu- | the east side of 14th | Tk Ltreet from Trv ng strest northward to existing | ting said w cement sidewalk at an es‘imated cost of $182 to e assessed aganst all lots in square 40 Abutting said work On the north side of Jawrence street f..n 14th steet westward to the west line of lo' 3, squaie and on the o be nssessed against a:l lots in xquare 3963 | b side of | side of Rhole Island | fiom Monroe street hwvard to the | o n esti- | lots In squares 1071. 1 id work. Lay cement sid Wallc on the south side of East Capitl streat from 16th street westward to alley and se new curb and lay cement sidewalk on the west | side of 18th street from East Capitol street ! southward to the south line of lot 801, square | 1071, at an estimated cost of $900 to be as- | wexsed against all lofs in square 1071 abutting | safld work. Lay cement ewalk on the esst ! of 10th place from A'abima avenus to'| Savannah st an estimated cost of st all lots in square On the north side of place eastward to line of <ubd vision at an estimated £ 8220 to bo assessed agaiust el lots in 4 abutting said work. On the south iah street from 10th place enst- st line of subdlvision in sqnare 583% abntting s H. RUDOLPH, JAMES F. OYSTER, KELLEK, Commissioners, D. C. = STEAMSHIPS. nigfitlv ‘New York By ‘Boston ARGONAUT TOURS 402 Kiesge Bldg.. 1lth and G. Tours—Trips—Individuals- e Nag: Fails three-day trips ‘h week. ty week end lrl.ll. 14th and N. Y. 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ST Apply to iocal agents or Empress of Australta Empress of Asia AN PACIFIC \ C. E. PHELPS, ClgBPlsl. Agt., 1419 N. Y. ave., Washington. BING, Gen. Ag. Pass. . - Madison ave. at {4th st., New York City, ; 3 THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY. JUNE 23] '1922. T T G T T T T T T A e e A T I | THE ELIXIR OF LIF " By Arthur B. Reeve. One of The Star’s Week-End Fiction Series. Each story complete in three installments. T e T e e T Y 0SS SR s e The story thus far: m, faithful chef to the miillionaire Em- ery Pitts, is found murdered in Mr. Piita diet kitchen by Edward, his valet. Pittx is trying to fight off 1ii health with the aid of his doctor, his diet kitchen and bhis young Eets Edward (o wateh every ong i wite. en Cralg that comes to the house, and he rel A note hes come to Mrs. Pitts. Questions Mrs. Pitts. € HAT woman is concealing something.” remarked Ken- nedy to me as we lft the house a few minutes later. “She at least bears no marks of ‘iolence herself of any Kind” I com- s d Cralg. “no, you are “No,” agreed Cralg, “no. Fight so far~ He added: “I shall be very busy In the laboratory this aft- erngon, and probably longer. How- ever. drop In at dinner time, and in the meantime don't say a word to any one, but just use your position on the Star to keep In touch with onything the police authorities may be doing. It was not a difficult commission, since they did nothing but fssue 2 . the met import of which TasTtocTet the public know that they Were very active, although they had report. O &y "Whs il busy when I © Joined him, a_little late purposely, since [ knéw that he would be over his head in work. “What's this—a 300?" I asked, look- ing lh:ll? me ‘ll 1 entered the sanc- t that evening. u%er: were dogs and guinea DI‘H'. rats_and mice, a menagerie tha would have delighted a small boy. It 24 {id not look like the same old labor- atory for the investigation of crim- in lylelellc' though {ll' on a sec- ond glance that it was the same, ‘hat there was the usual hurly-burly of microscopes, test tubes, and all the paraphernalia thit were so mystify- ing at first, but in the end under s skiliful hand made the most compll- ated cases seem stupidly simple. Craig smiled at my surprise. “I'm making a little study of intestin-1 | polsons.” he commented, “‘poisons pro- {duced by microbes which we keep under more or less control in healthy life. In death they are the little fel- lows that extend all over the body and putrefy it. We nourish within ourselves microbes which secrete very virulent poisons, and when those poisons are too much for us—well. At least that is the we grow old. theory of Metchnikoff, who says th:t old aj is an infectious chronic di eage. Somehow.” he added. though fully. “that beautiful white kitchen in the Pitts home had really become & tactory for Intestinal polsons.” There was an air of suppressed ex- citement in his manner which fold me that Kennedy lwas on the trail of " he cried at what was being “that was done in that wonderful kitchen vou know, the scientific siaving of human beings has far exceeded or- ganized efforts at detaction? O icourse you expect me to say that {you ik 1 look at such ~things hrough colored glasses. But it is act, : “It mple matter for the police to apprehend the murderer whose weapon 8 a kni 2 gun, but it is a different thini when they Investigate the death of {2 person who has been the victim of the modern murderer who slays. let us say, with some kind of deadly ba- cilli. 'Authorities say, and I agree with them, th:t hundreds of murders are committed in this country every year and are not detected because the detectives are not sclentists, while the slayers have used the knowledge of the sclentists both to commit and_to cover up the crimes. 1 tell you. Walter, a murder science bureau not only would clear up near- i1y every poison mystery, but also it among would-be murderers that they I'would abandon many attempts to jtake life {1 had ever seen him. Indeed it was one that evidently taxed his utmost powers. "\\'h;t have you found?' I asked, use of the startled. “You remember my sphygmomanometer?” he asked. “In the first place that put me on what seems to be a clear trail. The most dreaded of all the ills of the cardi and vascular systems nowaday seems to be arterio-sclerosis, or har- t is possible for a man of forty-odd, like Mr. j Pitts, to have arteries in a condition | which would not be encountered nor- { mally tn persons under seventy years of age. “The hard or means Increased blood pressure, with |a consequent increased strain on the {heart. This may lead—has led in this case—to & long train of distressing symptoms, and, of course, to ulti- mate death. Heart disease, according to statistics, is carrying off a greater percen*age of persons than formerly. This fact cannot be denled. and it is attributed largely to worry, the ab- normal rush of the life of today, and sometimes to faulty methods of eat- ing and bad nutrition. On the sur- face, these natural causes might seem _to be at work with Mr. Pitts. But, Walter, I do not believe it, I do not believe it There is more than that, here. Come. I can do nothing more tonight until I learn more from these animals and the cultures which I have in these tubes. Let us take a turn or two, then dine, and perhap: we may get some word at our apart- ! ment from Edward.” It was late that night when a gen- tle tap at the door proved that Ken: nedy’s hope had not been unfounded I opened it and let in Edward, the i valet, who produced the fragments of a note, torn and crumpled. “There is nothing new, sir.” he ex- plained, “except that Mrs. Piits seems ey more nervous than .ever, and Mr. Pitts, I think,. Is feeling a little brighter.” Kennedy =sald nothing, but was hard at work with puckered brows at piec- ing together the note which Edward had obtained after hunting through the house. It had been thrown into a fireplace in Mrs. Pitts’ own room and only by chance had part of it been unconsumed. The body of the Inote was gone altogether, but the {first part and the last part remained. Apparently it had been written the very morning on which the murder was discovered. i "It read simply: “I have succeeded lin Laving Thornton declared * * *" iThrn there was a break. The last words were legible and were, “* * * confined In a suitable institution where he can cause no future harm.” There was no signature, as if the sender had perfectly understood that the receiver would understand. | “Not difficult to supply some of the {context, at any rate” mused Ken- jnedy. “Whoever Thornton may be, some one has succeeded in having him declared ‘insane,’ I should sup- ply. If he is in an institution near New York we must be able to locate him. Edward, this is a_very impor- tant clue. Theme Is nothing else.” Kennedy employed the remainder of the night in obtaining a list of all the institutions. both public and pri- vate, within a considerable radius of the city where the insane might be detained. The next morning, after an hour or s0 spent in the laboratory apparently in confirming some control tests which Kennedy had lald out to make sure that he was not’ going wrong in the line of Inquiry he was pursuing, he siarted off in a series of flying visits to the various sanatoria about the city In search of an inmate named Thornton. I will not attempt to describe the many curious sights and experiences we saw and had. I could readily be- lieve that any one who spent even little time as we did might almost think that the very world was going rapidly insane. There were literally thousands of names in the lsts which we examined, going through them all, since Kennedy was not at all sure that Thornton might not be a first name, and we had no time to waste on taking any chances. , It was not until long after dusk that, weary with the search and dust- covered from our hasty scouring of the ocountry in an automobile which ) Do | | ol | would inspire such.a wholesome fear ; He was as exclted over the case aslon him, sir’” hardening artery | Kennedy had hired after exhausting the city institutions, we came to a small private asylum up in West- chester. 1 had almost been willing to give it up for the day to start afresh on the morrow, but Kennedy Seemed to feel that the case was too urgent to lose even twelve hours over. It was a pecullar place—isolated, out of the way and guarded by a high brick wall that inciosed a pretty Ilond-alird garden. A ring at the bell brought a sharp- eyed maid to the door. “Have you—er—any ane here named Thornton—er—?* Kennsdy paused in such a way that if it were the last name he might come to a full stop and If it were a first name he could g0 on. “There 1s & Mr. Thornton who came yesterday.” she snapped ungracious!: but you cannot see him. It's against the rules.” “Yes—yesterday,” repeated Ken- nedy cagerly, ignoring her tartness. ‘Could I"—he slipped a crumpled treasury note Into her hand—‘could I speak to Mr. Thornton’s nurse?" The note seemed to render the acidity of the girl slightly alkaline. 8he opened the door a little farther, and we found ourselves in a plainly furnished reception room alone. We might have been in the recep- tion room of a prosperous country gentleman, so quiet was It. There was none of the raving, as far as I could make out, that I should have expected even in a twentieth century bedlam, no material for a Poe stor) of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Feather. At lengtb the hall door opened and & man entercd, not a prepossessing man, it is true, with his large and powerful hapds and arms and siightly |bowed, almosz bulldog legs. Yet hc Was not of that aggressive kind which would make @ show of physical strength without good and sufficient cause. “You have charge of Mr. Thornton?" inquired Kennedy. “Yes was the curt response. I trust he is all right here? “He wouldn't be here if he was all right,” was the quick reply. “And who might you be? “I knew him in the old da plied Cralg evasively. vy friend here does not know him. but I was fn this part of Winchester visiting |ind having heard he was here thought I would drop In, just for ola time's sake. That is all*” “How did you know he was here?’ iasked the man suspiciously. ! “I heard indirectly from u friend of m'!r(l)e Mrs. Pitts” The man seemed to accept the ex- planation at its face value. “Is he very—very badiy7" Craig with well feigned interest. “Well.” replied the man, a little mollified by a good cigar which I pro- i duced, “don't you go a-talling her. but if he says the name Minna once {a day it is & thousand times. Them drug-dopes has some strange delu- slons." asked . Strange delusions?” queried Craig Why. what do you mean?" “Say,” efaculated the man. I don't know you. You come here saving you're “friends of Mr. Thornton's. How do T know what you are | “Well” ventured Kennedy, “sup- | pose I should also tell you 1 am a ',ll;lrnd of the man who committed him." { “Of Dr. Thompson Lord?" “Exactly. My friend here knows Dr. Lord very well, don’t you, Wal- ter Thus appealed to. I hastened to add: “Ineed. I do.” Then. improving ! the opening, I hastened: “Is this Mr. { Thornton violent? T think this is one {of the most quiet institutions 1 ever isaw in so small a place.” The man shook his head. “Because.” I added, T thought some drug flends were violent and thad to be restrained by force often.” “You won't find a mark or a scratch replied the man. “That aln't our system.” “Not a mark or scratch on him. repeated Kennedy thoughtfully. wonder if he'd recognize me “Can’t say,” concluded the man. | iWhat's more can't try. It's against the rules. Only your knowing so many he knows has got you this far. You'll have to call on a regular day or by appointment to see him, gentl men."” There was an air of finality about the last statement that made Ken- nedy rise and move toward the door with a hearty “Thank you for your and a wish to be remem- ‘poor old Thoraton.” climbed into the car he *Just as good jfor the present as it we had seen ihim.” he exclaimed. “Drug flend. friend of Mrs Pltts, committed by §Dr. Lord, no wounds.” Then he lapsed into silence as we sped back to the cit Pitts house” ordered Ken- nedy as we bowled along, after not- ing by his watch that it was after 9. Then to me he added: “We must see Mrs. Pitts once more, and alone.” We waited some time after Ken- nedy sent up word that he would like to see Mrs. Pitts. At last she ap- peared. 1 thought she avoided Ken- nedy’s eve, and 1 am sure fhat her intuition told her that he had some revelation to make, against which she was steeling Lerself. Craig_greeted her as reassuringly as he could, but as she sat nervously before us, 1 could see that she was in reality pale, worn, and anxious. “We have had a rather hard day, began Kennedy after the usual polife inquiries about her own and her hus- band's health had been, I thought, a little prolonged by him. “Indeed?’ she asked. wo poked me in the ribs. “Have you The Wife Who Wouldn’t Settle Down! A Sequel to “Brides Will Be Brides™ By Lucille Van Slyke. ~ Brass Tacks Up to Date. HE head waiter and the table waiter and the alsle walter and the bus boys in a smart Park avenue restaurant were fluttering about with {ll-concealed subterfuges for shooing the last two luncheon customers from out their elegant domain. Of this the last two luncheon customers were blissfully unaware. “There ees no fool like the old fool,” the French-accented Swiss spoke under his breath, “when there ees a pretty woman about.” The woman was undeniably pretty and young and a triffie shabby, but very, very interestde In what her companion had been saymg. White-haired and ruddy-cheeked, looking affairs that he was, ward, still speaking elogueatly. But the situation was not alV/ that the intrigue-loving waiter thought. For the white-haired man was no old fool. Though he rather loved the pretty lady, he loved her because she was the daughter of his very dear friend. He loved her for the plucky way she loved her husband and her bables wRhout letting them entirely blot out her chlrmlng individuality. But mostly he ioved her because he understood her. And he understood her because his own very dear wife loved her with the peculiar affection that a deeply maternal woman has for a girl who has always been motherliess. For two solid hours he had been slashing out counsels and scoldings to the pretty young womaa, who had brought it upon herself. “Check,” he howled, suddenly glancing at his watch. “Whew!" breathed the chastened young woman. “If that's what you call getting down to brass tacks. Uncle Thorne! Goodness, 1 feel pricked by every point of 'em!™ He patted her hand reassuringly. “And now that I've shown you the error of your ways." he chuckled “don't lean too far in the other di- rection! Just because I've suggested that you show interest in John's job, don’t you come hanging around our factory at all hours' You're much too pretty! \'o‘il’dd upset the whole works, you would'™ Pondering deeply over all that he had thundered at her. she wandered a trifle absentmindedly up 5th ave- nue. Her hopes ran high, even though her spirit was subdued. She felt no- ble and uplifted and fmportant, as though she had a profound mission in life. She had actually come to town that morning to buy underwear for her twins. but that lowly eyrand was lost sight of in her rapt eoa- emplation of her new role in life “which was to be inspiration ex- traordinary to a piodding and dis- couraged young husband: Scowling, she paused before a mil- liner's window. To succumb to—a mere hat! Nor was it any transitien from a sublime mood to a ridiculous that led her into the shop. No in- deed! The hat that she bought was a symbol really, a symbol of the great success in life her Johnsy would be now that she understood how she could put her shoulder to the wheel! It was a rather provocative-looki; hat. It was small with an upturn brim. Just a shade darker tham her shining bronse hair. Just a shade saucier than her pert mouth It had a dashing bow lashed to fts stay- e, the sort of bow that gave its wearer the delightful effect of sailing buoyantly before the wind. All unheeding rocks ahead, she swept along almost into the arms of a young man who called out: *hat blessed luck!™ She paused. She bowed with much P— ] come any closer to the truth?” Kennedy met her eyes, and she t d away. u":%eel. Hr.’llmuan and I have t in the better part of the day in go! from one institution for the insane to another?” He paused. The startled look on her face told as piainly as words that his_remark struck home. Without giving her a chance to reply. or to think of a verbal means of escape, Craig hurried on with an account of what we had done, sAying nothing about the original letter Which had started us on the search for Thornton, but leaving it to be in- ferred by her that he knew much more than he cared to tell. “In short, Mrs. Pitts,” h firmly, “I do not need to tell you that 1 already know much about the mat- ter which you are conceallng.” The piling up of fact on fact, my tifying as it was to me who had yet no_ inkling of what it was tendin toward, proved too much for "t woman who knew the truth, yet did not know how much Kennedy knew of 1t. -Minna Pitts was pacing the floor wildly, all the assumed- manner of the actress gone from her, ye With the native grace and feeling of e born _actress playing strained In her actions. “You know only part of m; she cried. fixing him with concluded unre- story,* Chase & Sanbormss SER EAL BRAND is the very want for making iced tea. Its exquisite flavor and strength overcome the dilution that results from the ice. You get the troe tea taste with the refreshing coolness of the drink. Seal Brand is a perfect blend of the choicest teas grown. Try it today, iced. - For a bappy disposition on the hottest day—try a frosty glass of Seal Brand iced tea. When iced, Seal Brand has the body and flavor you like to taste in good tea. It is more than delicious— it’s healthful and re- freshing. i ighbor- = oo ':! comes blend you " screwtop caste ters. (i She tried to pass on. He step beslde her. don’t bisme you for trying to 1 don’t wr snub me.” he sald humbiy blame you for not answering my let- ter. But, dear, dear Mrs. Lindsay, don't you think It would have been charitable of yow to have sent me Just a— Chin high, her breath coming quick- 1y, she refused to commit herself. “r muste’t let this persuasive ! Gresham persou make angry.” she found herself thinking absurdly, “because always, when I get angry; with anybody st , I get sorryt afterward, and am much too nice 10} them—and—a! kaow perfectly well that he's kind of person one shouldmw’t risk ng even a little nice to™ “Don’t you think I've been punithed almost enough?’ he continued. “Can’t you guess how uml I bhave been over wince that ]l night, when I made such an unmitigated fool of mysel You better believe I've stayed on the water wagon ever since.” “I'm not interested in what wagons you stay on,” she retorted. “Not even when It's a soda water wagon?' he asked, suggestively, haiting outside the smart confec- tioners’ shop they were passing. She struggled with a grim determi- natien mot to laugh. It was a very warm afternoon. She was a very thirsty young weman. And, after all, it was no crime for & young matron to let a penitent young man buy her 50 Innocent a thing as & fresh straw- berry sundae. -tete at & shiny black glass she only half listened to the contrite young man Bhe was eying some doll bonbons at the counter beyond them. “Did_you ever ses anything cun- ninger?” she exclaimed. “I'm going to buy some for my o He bought dosens and dozens of them. | The impressed clerk tied yards of pink ribbons in appreciation of =0 rodigal a er. g customer. “T'm such a flighty old tbing!” she chattered when the young man ‘had | seated himeelf beside her in & Pennsy bus, with s vague murmur thathis destination was dGowntown. “You'd aever guess it, but I came to town this mernimg to buy socks for my twinses aad happened to meet Jerry Blalsdeil’s father, and he taock me to luncheon.” "Why did you go with him?" asked Gresham, a trifle ntly, “Just to talk about brass tacks,” she anewered demurely. He let his arm slip over the back of the meat and leawed forward to twist the ribbons on the box of lolli- pops. “If you ever Nomored me by lunching with me” he remarked, “I'd find something more entertain- ing to discuss than brass tacks.” She stiffened. “Never lunch with any men except Uncle Thorne and daddy,” she tried to lightly. But she stam- ‘mered slightly. For from the corner of her eyes as she turned from him she suddenly saw, three seats behind them, with his arms grimiy folded, J & now tearless eyes. “It is only a question of time when you will worm it all [ out by your uncanny, occult methods. Mr. Kennedy, I cast myself on you.” (Concluded in tomorrow's Star.) . | | her irate young husband, *Hello, johnsy,” she called with & gayety she di “I didn’t not feel, T e e Hoosier And, why a Hoosier and not some other cabinet? Be- o) ~ FEATURES, know you: were in {own We'll just make the five-ten! He lifted his hat gravely when young Greshum bade them farewell at the next corner. “Johnsy,” she remarked in her smallcst volce, “I do wish you wouldn't act so plumb down on me. How could T help it if T happened to meet that awful Yale man” He helped her from the bus with elaborate courtesy, but the beribbon- ed box fell with a crash to the gut- ter. “Oh!” she flamed suddenly at him. You did that purposely! And you make me s0 angry with you that— that I could just bite Uncle Thorne's old brass tacks! (Continued in Tomorrow’s Star.) (Copyright, 1922.) What fun! Vwgd o fea Every red-blooded boy likes good butter “spread on thick” — in fact that's what helps to make him, or anyone else, healthy and strong. Meadow Gold butter, made from ricn, pure, pasteurized cream is the most nourishing of foods. Meadow Gold Butter is triple wrapped and sealed at the creamery to guard its delicious flavor and purity. Buy a pound of Meadow Gold butter. 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