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WOMAN’S PAGE. New Fashion Fro women talk glibly of the silhouette without bother- Many “paga-boy ing their heads to inquire the reason v for the name. The close-fitting THE PAGE-ROY SILHOUETTE AS WORN BY A MERICA BY MARY MARSHALL. m Medici Period ent from that of the short tunic that was such a popular feature of the fashions of about 1912, Only the source is different. Of all the new fashions from Paris few have received more widespread sponsoring than this page-boy sil- houette from Martial et Armand. Apparently in the estimation of the importers and buyers from this country it is especially suited to the taste and figure of the American woman. Some of the new jumpers the new tendency—with a short circular flounce let in at the lower edge—glving a straight, slender line from shoulder to lower edge of the skirt, save for a very short flounce Jjust below the hips. In some of the original page-bhoy designs the skirt is now stralght and scant but re- peats the flare that occurs in the short peplum. It will undoubtedly be the page-boy jacket with straight, short, seant skirt that will gain a definite place in American fashions for Spring. Now that we have had pageboy frocks and page-boy suits, he pre pared for a showering of pageboy things in general. The pageboy hat Igs appeared—page-boy collars, shoes. belts, blouses and jewelry will prob ably follow show MENU FOR A DAY. Creamed Scallops on Toast Fruit Salad Chocolate Cup Cakes Tea BAKED B Prepare beans WOMAN, SHOWIN SMOOTH LY FITTING CASQUE OF BLAC TAFFETA WITH A FULL PEP LUM. FASTENED WITH WHIT CRYSTAL BUTTONS 1 WORN WITH A | AR FETA SKIRT. with short, flaring peplum looks the part. There Is something youthful | about the name and the fashion and | so we adopt them both without | further to do. Still, the fashion ought to tuke on | new interest when you know that | the French designer who orizinated | it and named it derived it from the | costume worn by the page boys the relgn of Henry IT and (il o Medicl in France—costumes with | which this desizner hecame familiar through studying old portraits in the galleries. When vou know that this Is in reality a revived fashion of the sixteenth century—ihe age of higl adventure—then vou ought to find it especially interest ot %2 the time had to be ripe for such a revival. As a v I fact, it was. Doucet of el tously shown close-itting jackeis | with godet peplun the leading designer shown rufties and the hips of silhou . very or suits, as a matter e is differ- 4 BEDTIME STORIES An Exciting Moment. and then a thri!l or 'n0d for me and gond for vou —Peter Rabhit. | is Peter's life is full of thrille. If Peter doesn’t have a Narrow escape or two each day, he thinks there is some- thing wrong. But the sume thing i< true of most of the little people of i Green Forest and the Green Meadows They have a lot of excitement. Yes indeed, they have a lot of excitement But, as Peter says, it is a good thing, beciuse it keeps their wits sharp. 1t happened one day that Peter over to the bank of the h; zone 3 River. Mr. and Mrs. Quack spent co siderable time on the F Rive; @Peter had just curiosity erough to Lwant to find out if there were any other ducks over there. o he taken this oppartur the bank of the R: up the Rig River the Big River. e —‘m:’ ad it over River. He looked | e lookad down | He Jooked across the | f Hiaot o ' HBE_CAME OUT OF TIS HIDING PLACE AND DANCED UP AND | DOWN ON THE BANK. Rig River. But nowhere could he see Mr. and Mre. Quack. Peter was dis- appointed. But having come so far | he decided that he would wait awhile. Sn he made himself comfortable in a bunch of tall, dead grass.that grew al- | most on the edge of the bank. From | it he could look up the Big River and | down the Big River and across the Big River. He looked until his eves | grew tired and he began to nod. He deoided it wes time to take a nap, and he took it right there in the middle of that bunch of grass. It was only short nup. When he awoke the first Time sorts pecple out Whatever they 1l pretend, jv:t the fame theyve exrned { It gives them in the end. | go faster still, and so he beg | limerick by over night and boi 1 t for pint of beans, Put over easily W one lasses, more if | lic and refill in be; spoonful 1 cover with m! cooks awa, ive 9 to 10 hours bakir bw oven and vou will s b and h FRUIT COCKTAII Make bas} 1 | truit pulp, sliced e sliced kuw straw berries, amount sugar. When sugar thor- oughl dissolved rub through str and pour over fruit FRUIT SALAD. Prepare two cupful white grapes. two cupf ped apple, one cupful ¢ celery. one cupful chopped one cupful marshmallows cut | | pieces and onehalf cupful wdic vies. Mix all to gether Whip one pint | | Cream ten slightly and juice one lemon. Pour dress ing over salad ju Lefore BY THORNTON . BURGESS He saw two dark specks a lit. | above the surface of the Big hey were moving very they came and nearer. and Mrs. Quack med Pete! “My, my, how Quac! n move. 1 don’t believe there is anybody else who can fly quite as fast as they. I zuess they don't have to worry much about getting faught.” Just then Peter noticed another above and behind Mr. and At first he didn't pay to it.- Then he realized attentic it was moving even f nd Mrs. Quack. It w: mem Peter stared of the Hawk family. r Tt was a stranger to hin ddenly it came to him that the | stranger v after Mr. and Mrs, | Q <, and that at the rate he was go- | ir he would soon caich one of t With a liftle shiver o him who this be Kiit he Duckhawk,” he exclaim ed under his breath, Peter had heard | dreadful tales of Killer. He had heard, but he hadn’t believed, that Killer could fly so that he could ch a Duck in a straightaway race. Until now he hadn't believed this, but here before his very eves the thin was happening. My, how that Hawk was moving! Peter wondered if Mr, and Mrs. Quack knew that they were being chased. If they didn't, Killer the Duckhawk would be sure to catch them, So far as Peter was concerned, it looked as if it were a sure thing, anyway Peter began to dance with excite ment. He came out of his hiding place’and danced up and down on the bank: Mr. Quacl Fly, Mrs. Quack!” he cried, just as if they could hear him. It seemed as if they did for they moved faster than ever. But Killer the Duckhawk is not one to be easily fooled. He knew that he could n to Pater shook Would he ‘Which one would quicken the pace a little. all over with excitement. catch one of them? it be? And under his breath all the time Peter ving, just as if they could understand him, ID-‘“I?'M(: Fly, Mrs. Quack! il! (Coprright, 1926.) “Puzzlicks” Pussle-Limericks. Said a gentle old man *—1— I ought not to wear my best —2—, But what can I I have only —4— ¢ And these are no better than —5—." 1. Presume. Attira, Preform an act. . A pair. 5. The others referred to. (Note-— U'nder the circumstanc what was he to do? But you can't an- swer that until you've completed the placing the right words, indicated by the numbers, in the corre sponding spaces. The answer and an | other “Puzzlick” will appear on Mon- day.) Yesterday's “Puzziick. There was an old man of Madrid Who ate sixty-five eggs for a quid. When asked, “Are vou fain | | He replied. “No, T ain't, But 1 don't feel as well as T did.” (Copyright, 1926.) . Under the new § can now get a separation order on the rounds of he hushand’'s cruelty ’ 3 children Instead of ¥ to her nglish taw a wife BREAKFAST. Stewed Rhubarh Oatmeal with Cream Broiled Meat Cakes, Chiii Sauce Baked Beans, Brown Bread Doughnuts Coffee DINNER Fruit Cocktall Clear Soup Roast Capon with Dressing Giblet Sauce 1 Grilled Sweet Potatoes Stuffed Tomato, Salad Ranana_Ice Cream Coffea SUPPER THE SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY “My gracious! bones in her legs! (Copyright, 1926.) She isn't got any What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Aries. orrow's planetary aspects, al- though benign, are not actively orable and while they would not well for any radical changes or new undertakings, they are par- ularly suitable for a Sunday. Be- ween the hourse of noon and 2 ther re indications that a vous restlessness will be sensed, d unless this is counteracted there probably arise some degree of iction, which might lead to_ re- cettable results. On the whole, however, the day promises a great fund of quiet, enjoyment and happy soclation. A boy born tomorrow will be nor- he: during infancy and the period of adolescence is rding to the signs, to serious ailment. This ty hut need not give A girl will be sub- ny infantile aflments, cuccessfully outgrow 1 normal girlhood and In character and dis- hoy and girl promise to possess Er courage, mental ind physical. They will have very decided convictions combined with a keer sense of justice. At all times will be amenable to suggestion, will never do anything that is rise to @ ted to ma it_she will hede and at womanhood. position both but yposed to ihe principles in which liey belleve and to which they will wilhere throuzh thick and thin. It tomorrow is vour birthday vou ke jus matters lightly and eiy, if e stop to weigh the onsequenc efther speech or fon. In the former you are some. hat fiippant. In the latter, indif- at. You show this same tend- eney in your affections, and are ap- parently incapable of a great and passion. You are naturally <, and while you believe in vour own sincerity others doubt it Your knowledge is superficial and - no means profound. You are not <tudent but rather trust, in order “get by,” to a somewhat spec- ular manner of treating subjects n to anv intimate knowledge You possess a certain degree of charm and capitalize this to the nth degree. In vour home life your mate, if horn in January or March, is rather dazzled by vour surface brillanc and thls makes for a & happiness, although it would be bet or vour own development, if the truth were hammered into you that “gall that glitters is not gold.” Your Baby and Mine RY MYRTLFE. MEYER ELDRED. When a baby Is from § to § months of age hd arrives at the period when thinz he did was to look up the Big | o River : st any strange phenomenon 18 at- buted to teeth. If he has a cold or cough the mother says: “Babies al. ways cough when they are teething.” if he wakes up at night and cries, it is again because he is teething. Now the fact is that a_ baby is .othing from the time he is born. At age of 5 months a tooth may be dy to erupt and if the child is nervous, it he is badly fed, he may have a fever, he will be “off his bottle™ and show other marked signs of dis- turbance. This condition will last per- haps three days and then the tooth will come through and he will be over it Concerning Teeth. It is a mistake to put all baby ail- ients at the door of teeth because then one lazily refrains from hunting out the real cause, which most lfkely i= bad feeding or bad habits in gen- eral. The healthy baby, who has been well fed from birth, sufférs very little discomfort from teeth, other than per- haps a slight loss of appetite. Some babies display a fine, new, glittering edge of tooth and the mother has been entirely unaware of its coming. The poorer the child’s physical condition the more violently will he react to every natural allment, and for this child convulsions, high fevers, com- blete loss of appetite, etc., are not un- common Look to Diet. If the child is extremely late in get- ting his first two teeth, don't try to put the blame on his ancestors; or his father, who also got his teeth late, but look to his diet. Rickety bables teeth veryelate. Children who have failed to gain properly in weight will also fail to show signs of teeth at the normal period. When the child arrives at one year of age and has no teeth there is some- thing wrong and that wrong should be righted. When the child is fussy and cross; fails to sleep and gnaws his fists; don't just say “It's his testh,” and let it go at that. Remember teeth come in with little trouble for the healthy baby, and go about making vour baby healthy rather than slough. bout his condition and “I told mamma about lickin' Red for sayin’ his mother was prettier'n mine, an’ she forgot about whippin' me like she sald she would next time’ It you need work, read the want mns of The Siar EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, The Repentant Wife Who Allowed Her Family to Break Up Her Home—The Beau Who Speaks of Love But Not of Marriage. JDEAR DOROTHY DIX: My husband and I quarreled whenever my family came to see me. He sald my sister's three children tore up the house, my brother he hated and my mother made him nervous. Consequently, about a year dgo, we parted. My husband worshiped me, waited on me, and did everything for my comfort. I had a fine home, a good car and pretty clothes. Now, I put in seven days & week walting on my mother. My brother and sister have their own familles, and I hawe nothing of my own. I realize what a fool 1 was to leave my home and husband. Don't you think I should go back If he would take me? JENNIE C. Answer: I certainly do, and if I were you I should put ashes on my head, and go back and ask my husband to give me another trial, while the going was still good, and before some other woman stepped into my shoes. Your experience, my dear Jennie, is a very common one. For, curiously enough, although many a family will foment a quarrel between a wife and her husband, and egg her on to leave him, they give her a very cold welcome when she finally does leave him and comes back home to live. Between Jennie in her own house with a husband to support her, and Jennie who is dependent upon them, and whom they must feed and clothe, there is a vast gulf fixed. They may have been willing enough to pity popr Jennie, and weep over her sorrows and bolster her up into making a stand against her husband, but when it comes to dividing the faniilly money with Jennie and having her as a hanger-on in the family circle, that is something APRIL 10, 1926.' SUB ROSA [ BY MIMI Looking for an Exouse. Don't like to put a disagreeable idea in your heads, girls, but some of your letters lately make me think you all need a' bit of warniag. F. T. writes this morning: “I said something rather catty to him— although I didn’t mean it in the least and passed it off laughingly. But he flew up in a perfect rage about it and left me right then and there. Well, Mimi, T knew I was in the wrong, so 1 wrote him a nice note apologized wholeheartedly, explained that 1 hadn't meant a thing and wanted to be friends again. Since then he’s been to see me once or twice and we're on the best of terms. But he doesn't seem to be in love with me any more. I don’t scem to interest him the way I used to. Isn’t it ridiculous for him to act this way, Jjust ov a silly slip on my part? What shall T do?" . T. is only one of a hundred. Every day some poor girl is amazed to discover that her man has drifted away over some perfectly trivial in- cident, which didn't amount to any- thing.” And every girl, thus deserted, feels that if only the unfortunate in- else yet again. The woman who finds that matris her husband is not a pin-feathered angel, but an ordinary being, often throws up her hands and g0 back home, and be the pampered Then she was the center of her little world. imony is not a bed of roses, and that v, faulty human quits, because she thinks that she can darling that she was in her girlhood. The best of everything was hers, and father and mother and sisters and brothers were the slaves of the young lady of the family. But when she returns as a divorcee, she ascertains with surprise and chagrin that she occuples a different status. She 1s looked upon as a failure, Father and mother feel that she has had her show, and that she should give way to the younger children, and return, that she has jumped out of the frying Apparently, that is your case, Jen my peace with my husband, I would family, and that henceforth their visits EAR MISS DIX: I am a widow company for more thdn a year with an eligible bachelor, who is very devoted, and speaks often of love, but never of marriage. older, and my chances for marrying his intentions? the younger children openly resent her Everybody “poor Jenn'e's” her, and nine times out of ten she realizes pan into the fire. nie, and so if T were you when I made tell him that I was fed up with my would be few and far between. DOROTHY DIX. 48 years old, and have been keeping I am growing How can I find out WIDOW. are diminishing. Answer: It doesn’t take any seve answer that question. committing matrimony. He enjoys your company. bestow upon him. He enjoys having The gentleman has nth daughter of a seventh daughter to no intentlon whatever of He likes the affection and admiration vou somewhere to spend his evenings, but as for curtailing his liberty by getting married and burdening himself with the support of a wife, never. Jamals! The man who is a glib lovemaker, but stops short of popping the question is a philanderer, and any woman is foolish to let him waste her time and keep marrying men away. enough to know this. And 1 am surprised that a_widow isn't wise DOROTHY DIX. (Copyright. 1026.) FLAGSTAFFS OF WASHINGTON BY JENNY GIRTON WALKER. The Quetzal of the Republic of Guatemala. This national fiag conelsts of thres vertical “stripen of ‘equal width, blie; white and blue. In the middle of the white stripe is imposed the coat of arm: of the republic, the scroll being su mounted by the national bird. The date upon the secroll the national holiday upon which the flag is flown at the resi- dence ‘of the Minister from Guatemala. 521 New Hampahire avenue, and a: ths n-American Building. The bird which Guatemala has chosen for her national emblem is peculiar to Central America, but it is familiar to all collectors of the older postage stamps. The Indians of early days gave it the name of Quetzal-totl, and as the eagle in Roman mythology was the bird of Jove, so the Quetzal of Indian tradition was sacred to Quentzal-coatl, the ruler of the air and god of the realm where the sun shines at night. He was the “fair god,” whom the Indlans were expect- ing’ when they welcomed the first Spanish adventurers to Mexico and Central America. Only members of the royal familyv were permitted to wear the Quetzal's | plumes and hence it became an em- blem of state in very anclent times. “Quetzal” is a word whose meaning is connected with sunshine and green. growing things, and it s said that the royal bird aiways dies when made & prisoner. It has a small body about the size of a pigeon’s, and its beauty lies in the gorgeous coloring of red and green and the splendid sweep of the bluish green tail feathers, which often reach a length of over two feet. Other features of the coat of arms are the crossed muskets and golden Stammering. Little children,. in their eagerness to tell their story, often stammer. They seem to lose their place, as it were, and repeat the same word un- til they find the story again. Mothers are afrald they are acquiring a bad speech habit or that they are stutter, ing because of a speech defect. Any one of these fears may be justified, but the chances are strongly in favor of the normal cause, eagerness to tell the story in the time allowed. A child learns soon in his career that grown-ups are in a hutry and have little time to spare for listening to stories. The little one feels he must talk. You see it is his talking time. He is growing his speech pow- er and its quality and flueficy are de- pendent upon its timely growth. A delayed speech power is never quite the same as that which developed at itw proper season. Talking demands a llstening audience and, as I have waid, that audience is very limited. Grown-ups have 8o much to do. The young talker discovers a dog fn the vard and forthwith is pos messed with the desire to tell some body about it. Mother is beating up a cake and keeping an aye on the heating oven and hoping the grocer wiil come in with the sugar for the fcing. Sandwiched between are the thoughts of mending, shopping for Spring clothes, lots of things the baby needs; Aunt Hettle, who is lke. ly to come in any day and the stuff not ready to sew; so much to do; so much crowding. “Mom, momma, look. There's a big goddie in the yard. He's— “Yes, dear. Say doggle. h: 'Ilr;lll :'o.dd:"h; the yard an’' ' & big, & big, big, bl g-—" Mother has rememberad the oven n the meanwhile and s absorbed in Our Children—By Angelo Patri swords and the hranches of laurel tied with ribbon. September 15, 1821, is the date of Guatemala's declara- tion of independence from Spain According to the Pan-American Bulletin, the republic has had many difterent flags in the succeeding cen- tury. For a few months she adopted the Mexican flag. In 1823 Guatemala, with the other provinces of Central America, declared independence ‘“‘from Spain and Mexico and from any other nation, whether of the old or of the new world.” The flag chosen by the united provinces had three horizontal stripes of blue, white and blue. The same colors in the pennants were used as vertical stripes. April 17, 1839 Guatemala became an independent re- public with a national flag of seven stripes and four colors, blue, white, red and yellow. The present flag was adopted under the regime of President Garcla Granados in 1871, who restored the blue and white, and the number of stripes was fixed by the National As. sembly of 1823. Tt was President Granados who also decreed that Sep- tember 15 was the on]y truly national anniversary, because other dates which had been celebrated com- memorated revolutions which were either political or fratricidal. Another national holiday unique in Guatemala and known as’the “Fes. tival of Minerva' was origined in 1899, when a decree was issued that one day in October of each year should be set aside “for the worthy celebra- tion of a national holiday dedicated to the promotion of education.” testing it. “Too hot,” she murmurs. “I do hope the grocer’s boy doesn’t go to sleep on the way. He's the worst— The eager child sees his audience slipping from him and he grasps anx- fously at it. He tugs at his mother's dress and stammers, “A-a-a big, big, a big goddie.” “Don’t pull on me so. I see him. Don't talk so fast and rou won't stutter so. Now go and play. Get your toys or something and play with them. You see I'm busy. That's a good boy. Now run.” A child’s story is short. He rarely puts a sentence together and more rarely gets two in sequence. He has to acquire language power and there is no other way for him to get it than by talking, talking, talking, end being listened to and talkel to in re- turn. . Give him the sense of having all the time there is in which to tell his story. Look at him as he tells it and be intelligent about it. A big doggle? Well, well. I wonder what his name is. He looks like a kind doggle, doesn’t he' A The delighted youngster will talk some more and some more, and his auditor will listen patientlv and in. telligently until the subject fs ex hausted, which will be the sooner he has an opportunity to talk it out. Glve the stammering child all the time he wants and lend him ycur wel- coming ear. Mr. Patrl will glve personal attention to 1) rfl.lunnu or school teachers on Nelopment of childre Yo "ot ihis pap st self Inel is _paper, stamped envelope for rep) (Copyright. 1020.) Designed especially for emergency use In lifeboats, & small radio trans. mitter has all parts carefully Inclosed #0 that they cannot be damaged by Water, cident_could be sufficiently apologized for_all would be rosy. Take a tip from those who know. The boy who won't accept an apol ogy and come back on the old terms doesn't want to come back. 1t a boy is really crazy about his girl, his hurt pride won't keep him from her very long—especially if she handsomely asks his forgiveness. If your man stalls and hesitate and comes back with a different make up your mind to the cruel hard truth—he was tickled to death for the excuse to leave you. And he's not ready to forgive you- simply because that would necessi tate renewing old relations with you, which he's anxious to break off. Don’t misunderstand me. The most sincere lovers in the world get peeved now and then when we women hand them a razz of some sort. They pick up their toys and go home and re- fuse to speak to us again. But a little softsoap, a_tender note, a plead- ing telephone call, brings them back forgiving and forgetting # they want to come back. The kind of boy who goes away mad and stays mad in spite of all endeavors to appease his wrath, either has a cast-iron, nasty dispo. sition or is grateful for a reason not to_see you any more. In either case, you don’t want him. So don't fall all over vourself apol- ogizing for something that happenéd two or three months ago. Make your little speech once or twice, and if he doesn't respond don't try to_any more. You can’'t take him back doesn’t want to come back. 1f the girls who wrote to me on the above sublect will sent a stamped. addressed eo- Velope, T'Tl anewer personally. (Copyright. 1926.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. it he The Weakly News. ‘Weather. Partly diffrent. Intristing Facts About Intristing Peeple. Sam Cross has lost his appetite for saving money but he cant get his 36 cents out of his iron bank without un- locking it and he dont feel 1iké asking his father for the key lecause he knows he wont give it to him, so all he can do is get a little plezzure out of his money by lissening to it rattle. Reddy Merfy spent all day Sattiday witewashing his celler, being a good Job in spots. Benny Potts has a ideer to ralse pideina in his back yvard but the rest of his family consider it one of the werst ideers he ever had. Sissiety Page. Mr. Artle Alixander felt so bad last Thersday he thawt he mite haff to have his appendicitis removed, but it was ony a short stummick ake caused by eating a combination of froot. cake, peenut butter, hot dog sandwich, sour pickle and lemmin merrang ple, proberly. Pome by Skinny Martin. The Ony Trubble. 2 boys went into the lumber bizniss And did as well as they could, Wich wasent very well because They dident have mutch wood. Avvertizement. Pomes rote on eny subfeck, rain or shine. See Skinny Martin, Lost and Found. Nelther. SPRINGTIME | BY D. C. PEATTIE. Maples. with the ever-return- ing miracle of Spring, the maples have bloomed, spreading their glory up.and Once more, down city streets as impartially as in the country lanes. Lovely things, the maple flowers—some red, some yellow, some soft shades of vermilion. At a distance one hardly realizes that they are flowers and not merely the rising of sap into the reddening twigs, 8o soft, so subtle a haze of color are the clusters of flowers high in the tree tops. People often think that because one maple tree blooms now and another beside it comes out two weeks, even three weeks, later, they must be different species of maple. But this is not true, or not necessarily. No one has explained why it is that two maples of one kind, under the same conditions, will vary so in their time of flowering. A difference of color in the flowers is often noticed, too, but there seems to be nothing important in this variation, either. The Norway maple and the syca- more maple, European trees often planted in our streets, have not bloomed yet, nor will they till the warm days come. But our own well- loved native trees, the red maple and the rock maple, are now in full tide of- bloom, first trumpeters of Spring, blowing ‘oa horns that sound, indeed, a delicate note, but an entrancing one. Listen, and you will hear the promise of Spring’s full orchestration. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. ‘Words often misused: Don't say “In so far as I am concerned.” Omit “in.” Often misspelled: Hundredth. Pro- nounce “dredth.” not “derdth. Often misspelled: Primiti not ma. Synonyms: Impromptu, impro- vised, extemporary, extemporaneous, offhand. ‘Word study: “Use a word three times and it is you Lot us in crease our vocabulary by maste: ing one word each day. Today's word: Mediation; the act of Inter ceding. “The mediation board is to be appointed by the President.’ ' In Bavaria teachers and s 1 the J-uhll« achools mvm -n: aeetdent insuran t pomi, by the guvernn FEATURES. | Across. Act of seeking. 5. Beg. | . European deer. ). Propel a boat. . Handcuffe. Very fat. Particular thing. Drag along. | . Path worn by wheels. Paradise. Employs. ‘onclude. Answer to Yesterday’s Puzzle. BY H ZEL DEY Martha Speaks. Martha Dennison at i1 faces the fact that her Ausband has drifted away from her as well as her two children. Nata and ~ Arthur. an_ airac hachelor, Perry who at ¢ pays her conspic later falls in love i ie fancies herseif in lore i meantime, N with Lucien arilert, a married man Rates Perry for his interference. Art is making a foo! of himself over Mi @ dancer, and ‘one a’ternoon when he on_her he sinds her alone u ane man. A Jight ensues, after which Arihur Teares ‘the. stranger uwnconscious A% Dennison w rumors about all Lappenings, and ¥ e first time i life realizes that s @ Jamiiy_and s responsible for it. He accuses Martha of meglecting the chiidren CHAPTER XLIL Hot words rushed to Martha's lips, but, in spite of her eagerness to tell John what was in her heart, she real- {ized the necessity for calmn She must not_be hysterjcal, she must pu her case before him as could. He despised an was {liogical. She must be careful or she would get nowhere at all “I don't want you to think that I am trying to excuse anything that I have done, John,” she bezan very slowly, “but I'd like if possible to make vou see my side of it. I wonder it you realize that for several year: have been lonely. You have been to me. By that I mean you have = me everything that I needed or want- ed—everything but vourseif. It v so bad while the children were unger. I was interested in their af- fairs then, but the time came when they began to put me out of 1t lives, when they resented my int ence. 1 made an effort to hold them, but T saw the same thin; every famliy, and after a them drift .away from me because there dfdn't seem anything else to do She paused for a moment what effect her words were havi John gave no sign of what was in h thoughts. His expression was in scrutabie, nor did he make it easier for her by making a comment of any kind. He eat there ilent and aloof, and after a time Martha went on speaking: “1 suppose that sounds like a weak excuse to you, but, as I said, I'm not Justifying myself. 1 want y know the truth, that's all. Well, seemed that after the children had DAUGHTERS OF TOD. vondering | 29 The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1926.) | 23. Come to a & v, 30. ain n . Japanese s Free fr 39. Affirma 40. Jumping 41. Scandl 1. Twentieth part of a ream. oothed irregularly. le child. Iry out. Front of a vessel . Toss. Wat, . Prescr! A color. sult agains pitchers. ed course of 0 BATCHELOR | practically s« ed you m { yvou, but | You were as fo endship with I rother you don't has as a preamble it it is make you ohn, listen to asked you for a great t n the | en to me nov John ignored this, a peculiar on face. ‘Are vou so mu man? Is that why 1 me all this com want m that vou can ma | | fore him ‘“I'm not in love brought out the word 1 was in Jove w gave me, something that you w {w 1 to give. T was in love w | fact that he Itked to be with | he saw something in me orth while. It colored my whole it gave me back romance. It made me | feel young. “All very pretty. reeringly, “but John interposed muck sour is very realize. Martha shook her head “Oh, no,” she sald after n “1 don't-—and If I di1 lany good. He has | Natalie (Copsricht, 1 (Continued What Do You Know About It? Daily Science Six. . 1. Do comets travel around the sun? 2. Of what are comets’ talls composed? 3. Are any than the earth? 4. When will Halley's comet, which last appeared in 1910, be seen again? 6. How close did Halley's comet come to the earth? 6. Have any comets ever fallen to the earth’s surface? Answers to these questions in Monday's Star. comets larger Fear of Comets. Biela's comet that appeared in 1826 was calculated by estronomers te be pursuing a course that would cause it to pass through the earth's orbit. The announcement gave rise to @ panic. People thought that the comet and the earth would collide and every one would be killed. They prepared themselves for the next life, and some were even persuaded by craftier persons to part with their worldly possessions. People did not stop tof inquire through what part of the earth's orbit the comet was to pass. The French astronomer, Arago, calmed fears by showing that at the time the comet crossed our orbit the earth would be 50,000,000 miles away from that spot. Now what do you know about that? Answers to Yesterday's Questior 1. 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