Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1926, Page 22

WOMAN’S PAGE. Plain and Decorative Backgrounds BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. "/ o 2 02272 % ° g g2 o g5 2o 72 » & o 2 & 1% ) 7 A S ——- 2 —— — W___Z | THERE 1S SOMETHING COLOR IS OTHERWISE INT! DRABNESS, Floots, grounds. like walls, arve always back- Both form backgrounds for furniture, which is seen against the former as well as the latter. And so in the consideration of floors as back- grounds we find the same rules are true pertaining to them as to the treatment of walls. They may plain. In wall papers plain means in effect rather than in reality, while in floor coverings it means actually lain. Or either walls or floors may decorative and ornamental in themselves. If a floor is covered with rugs, it may be plain or ornamental in treat- ment, but if the covering is carpet, then the plain ones are the vogue. No longer do we find flowered carpets, whose origin is so interesting. . Those who tread upon the blossoms were supposed to be literally “‘walk- ing on roses.” While the idea is fas- cinating. the resuit proved too bizarre | to stand the test of time in its rela-| tion to the beautiful in interior dec- | oration. Conventional Designs. Realism is not now sought even when, the floor covering s ornamental as instanced when Oriental rugs ar used. . Conventional designs, not n essarily geometric, hut certainly not | realistic, are the mode. The outstand.- | ing exception to this ruling is found in the old colonial hooked rugs. In| most of these the designs are as true | to life as the mukers could depict. However, they do not fit in with mod- ative schemes, but rather rooms done in Carpets. ; | In considering carpets we find that with the advent of vacuum cleaners, these floor coverings are more in evi- dence than during the last quarter of | a century. The soft, gray carpets| made to tit rooms form exquisite back- groufids. Their soft toneg bring out the beauties of line in furniture and the charm of color in furnishings. T mention gray especially because it is | the most popular color of the mo- ment. There are mellow tans, gray | quired to get correct be | | old-fashioned | NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Mary Watkins was sitting on her { frunt steps on 2 c and me and ! Puds Simkins was sitting ron one apeece tawking to her | with each other, awk about the old fashion days wen knites used to fite each other on and argewing ! horseback with lances to see wich one {there is {do it IT thawt I was on s | RESTFUIL ABOUT A PLAIN FLOOR COVERINC 'RODUCED IN A ROOM TO OF! two reasons: first, peck of dust and : and, setond, with it must go such careful treatment of colors in every element of the furnishings that | a skilled interior decorator is re-| bvalance of col- or and pleasing results. Color Valuable. There is something restful about a plain floor covering, but, while: decid- | edly good in itself, it is necessary to| accent color in other eléments of lhc‘ decoration. If this is not done, Yoon are cold and lack ‘“atmosphere. With everything in good taste, never- theless, there is nothing actually in-| fviting about the rooms until color is | introduced. This same thing is llue, when the plain color is chosen in al rug. The most attractive of the plain} rugs have deeper tones for borders. “Safe” Treatment. It is said that plain walls bespeak ! lack of courage on the part of inte- rior decorators, who know there is safety in the one-toned effects. This same idea holds when the plain ef- fects are chosen for floors. They are | safe’” as well as restful. It is when olor is introduced that expert judg-| ment in schemes, in color combina- tions and blends is necessarry. A | motiey effect is disturbing and chaos in colors is tnartistic. Esthetic Treatment. But between these undesirable qual- ities, there remains that elusive and nating charm of the esthetic | into which color creeps with a mys-:| tical beauty. These intriguing and, inspiring elements can be captured in time-worn Oriental rugs rather than In mudern rugs. In selecting the for-{ mer be sure, that rugs to be used to- gether harmonize in shades and do rot consider matching colors or de- signs. In choosing the latter en- deavor to get the color,effects and the designs of Oriental rugs. In do- mestic rugs duplicates are used ef- fectively: in fact, it Is better to choose | duplicates and not m'x styles, But whether the rugs are antiques or choose black, for | greens and endless other tones, even black carpets. It is a mistake to BEDTIME STORIE ' Yowler Shows His Teeth. For people who are filled Wwith e Hhere nothing is, or_can be. right. —O0ld )(olher Nature. Peter Rabbit did want to peek into Buster Bear's bedroom, but of course that wouldn't have been polite. How- ever, it wasn't politeness that lept Peter from doing it. The truth is, Peter didn't dare to. Buster Bear might not be asleep. Even if he wera asleep, he hadn’t been asieep long enough for Peter to dare take any lib- erties. So Peter was satisfled to leave well enough alone and go huni up some one to boast to, Peter is very like a greai many peo- pie in that he dearly loves to boast. te, “NO, SIR! CRIED Pl _ISN'T THERE rER. “HE If he knows something that he thinks 10 one else knows he likes to brag about it seen people lke that. o Peter was very anxicus to tell others that he knew where Buster Pear had gone to sleep for the Winter. 1t never en- tered his head that in spying on Bus. ter he had done a most impolite thing. Shortly atter Peter left Buster Bear's bedroom the snow began to fall. This pieased Peter. That snow ' was covering up Buster Bear's tracks and his own tracks. If it kept on fall- Life is my Friend if I live With covrage and freedom and grece— But sometimes its hard to forgive Thc things that |a certain sheltered plage that he | ter wen I am quite sure vou have ! modern, remember that they are backgrounds, plain o1 decorative. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS ing there would be no tracks to be seen anywhere around Buster Bear's| Winter home. Then Peter would have | that secret all to himself, and it would be something to brag about. At least, he thought he would have it all to himself. So as the snow came sifting down, Peter hurried to get to knew of, *far away from Buster Bear’s bedroom, There he squatted until the storm was over. ' When he finally ventured to look out there wasn’t a track to be seen anywhere. Then Peter set forth to tell every one he met that he had seen Buster Bear make his bed and knew just where Buster Bear was spending the Winter. “No one else knows,” boasted Peter. “No one else knows, for no one else was about when Bys- to bed. “Pooh!” sald Sammy Jay. “I guess the rest of us can find out where Bus- | ter Bear is if we want to. There are not so many places that Buster can bide but that we can find them. He probably is in his usual cave over in the Jedges where he has slept before.” | l“.\‘o sir!” cried Peter. ‘“He isn’t| there.” Then,” declared Sammy, ‘“he’s under the great windfall where Mrs, Bear and the twins were one Wintes “No, sir!” cried Peter. ‘“He isn't there.” That was all Sammy could get from Peter, but of course Sammy's curios- ity was immediately aroused. He went about through the Green Forest tell- ing everybody that Buster Bear had Zone to bed for the Winter, and that he had o hiand-new bedroom. He sald this in a way that led everybody to think that he knew where that new bedroom was, which, of course, he| didn’t. Right away all the other lit- tle people begun to hunt for that bed- | None of them likes to think v one else knows wmmhmx‘ that he doesn’t. Now this was just what Sammy Jay | wanted. He felt sure that sooner or later some one would stumble on it, and that if he kept his eyes and cars open he would find out” where that |new home was. Sammy is a very clever fellow: he is smart enough to make use of other people. Now Sammy gets up early in the | morning. It happened one morning that just after daylight came creeping through the Green Forest Sammy, for no particular reason, flew over to a certain part of the Green Forest that he wasn't in the habit of visiting. As always, he used his eyes. Also he kept his tongue still. He wanted to see pewty looking erl doved the Well bleeve me, if e of horses and a cup- ', Td darn soon show best fiter. and not me, well you cant b W lances- eny 100 ind wats more Id kind of a dool you choose your the Meening himself I sed, O is that s on your horses soon to suit me. {fite you eny other and leeve and weppins. All rite, T choose Fists aint weppins, 1 sed. Mine is, Puds sed. Him having big fat fists to o with the rest of him, nd 1 sed, All vite. lil fite you with if Mary says so. eny not. the ideer, enything so vulzar, wunt to fite in my honor by your own fre Watkins sed. and 1 se bring on your horses and lanc And 1 started to jump arour seback sticking dy. and Puds startec to jump arot s'it he thawt he wa doing th me thing. him not wuni- {ing to fite with fists either on account | | of me having licked him alreddy iatter how big he is around the fists, nd Mary Watkin 1 wile and then she scd good ., Im going in. Wich she quick did, and me and vawked around to the fire house frends insted of 2 enemfifes. fists, Puds sed. § wouldent it you boys | oull haff to will. Mary . Some THE DIARY OF A NEW FATHER RY ROBERT E. DICKSON. Gee, the house is qui 1 took Joan and her gr {and my mother and the baby to the | train shortly after dinner, and they left sharp at 8 o'clock, and this kit chenette apartment seems as big as tall outdoors. When I came home I washed the | | dinner dishes, which we had left be- cause there wasn’t time to do them then, and straightened the place up a bit, and tried to read a little—but it | was too darn quiet. 1 I tried to get hold of some of the fellows to come over and play cards, but I could not raise a gquarum tha late in the evening, and it certainly is loniesome urn\m(l hf\re. body left. The b was hlf*(-pm" ir his basket and 1 guess it's all right | to carry babies that way. le didn't seem to mind. When T kissed Joan gmulh\ 1 said, “I'll be awlully lonely without you.,” and she said, “L'll be lonely without you, tov,” and she looked a little weepy herself. and somehow it made me feel u little better. 't be so bad if the apart- pent ‘wakn't-ao quiet I said good-by to my ! mother and Joan's grandmother, and home myself as soon as possible, and then . the conductor yelled “All aboard,” and I had to leave them. I guess it's time to go to bed I wish it wasn’t so quiet. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDRE Pleasant Meals. One mother say: Every one knows how much good di- gestion depends upon a happy mental state. 1 try to make meal time a pleasant occasion for the children, I never bring up subjects that are like- Iy to make arguments, or take this time for scolding’ them. It is often and we started to| told my mother I would take a trip | DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Something About the Man Who Pays the Bills, Who \\'()rk DEAR MISS DIX: The hoy 1 am and generous to me, and has but he never shows me any of the has never Lrought me a flower or ry, and it s the little | | Answer: vely too much stress on small wke the feiish they do of anniver Of cour is nice and-romar husband alwa and the day he weddin | who ¢ | because wore them the it first time he ever saw | But, after all, | with flowers Yet I have known women who ha, beczuse their husbands had and th 3th of December though their hust . wanted | husbunds had picked out for them Don’t be silly about little perspective. T kind and generou { have enough comn difference whether the man who pays flowers or brings vou candy or no . 1l)r,\n MISS DIX treat nhe as if T were a little child. or even to the movies, have company at want to. T ama sly. I.cry and er. them' that way. Is it fair? home. They will vod girl, but they 1 v time 1 dece and bLecause [ can’ Answer: It isn't fair, enough and is old enough to guide he She isn't a fool, nor a guileles \lmlm\- herself when she went to 1\\.’!\ out with boys. | | I | T am sorry belong to Your time of life, and T alienating vour affection from them, away from their hearts and home. for you, Hair Tonic for Titian Blond. Dear Miss Leeds—(1) I have blond | hair with reddish tinges in it. Wil not darken it nor make it stubborn | and bhard to wi I have heard of containing salt, and am won- g whether they make the hair tubborn, salt air at the seashore es the wave out of hair that i | not naturally cw Is bay rum a | good #air tonic or s+t darken the | | | oz, hair? (2) T have enlarged pores. Do astringent lotions make the skin ‘too dry and cause wrinkles? After ¢leans- {ing one'® face at bedtime should cold | cregm or an astringent be applied and left on overnigh! MISS H. Answer—(1) Since you do not de- scribe the condition of your hair, T cannot very well prescribe a tonic. 1f your hair is inclined to be too oily you may use the following three times a week: Three ounces rosemary water, two ounces: cologne, two drams tinc. ! ture of jaborandi, one-dram boric acid. | If vour hair is inclined to be stubborn | it is probably too dry from much curl- ing with hot irons. If this is the case, rub a little white mineral oil inta the sealp before your shampoo and after vour hair is dry spray on some white briliantine to give it flexibiiity and luster, T would suggest your using a mild bleach with .vour sharmpoo to | keep your hair fair. Dissolve one ta- blespoonful of salts of tartar-in a little water, Add ome tablespoonful of lemon juice and two of rosemary water, then mix in the beaten white of an’ egg. Wet your hair and then apply the mild bleaching rubbing it in well, and allow it to re- main on for 15 or 20 minutes. Now rinse off in tepid wWater and shampoo the hair as usual. It is the moisture at the seashore, not the salt, that takes the wave out of your hair. Bay rum is contained in most hair tonics. It is composed largely of alcohol and does not darken the hair as an oily, tonic would do. (2) Please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope usk- ing for “Care of Ofly Skins” or “Care of Dry Skins,” whichever you think would suit your complexion. The right possible to smooth over a little mis- take without sending the child from the table. (Copyright. 1926.) use of astringents will not cause the blemishes you mention, but, of course, the prolonged use of strong astrin. gents will do so. Pleafit‘ ask also for things I think little lhlm,v count too much with women wic v l»m' mber your little fads : you can say it with nnur thiv nds had given th atten ntions. sense, look at the n I am & girl of 17 and evervthing 1 have. and also pn) The They. will not le 1t is cruelly unfair for | 0. Any girl who has sense enough to hold down a good job has intelligence little baby, cent places of amusement and when she ‘rannical parents who force girls into wrongdoing m would go straight if only they had reasonable privileges at home. my dear, to he cheated out of the pleas (Covrright. 1026.) MILADY BEAUTIFU 4 | you please prescribe a tonic that will mixture, | But Doesn’t Say It With Tokens—The Girl But Lacks Ploper Freedom. going to marry is very good and Kind given me several handsome pieces of jewelry, little attentions that women love. He remembered an women, don't BELLE. box of . candy, that count or with a I think the tokens of affection, and that it is silly saries. to have your sweetheart or your 1926. ‘KITTY McKAY BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM. s—the da Probably there isn’t a woman i e loves send her violets | i . or orchids because she | her. just as well as you can | ve to be and de themselves perfectly miserable | reminded about theff wedding | that Christmas came on the | e big, fat checks that they they envied the women wl gift marked down from § ith. - to see them in their true is getting a man who is good and vou a comfortable living. If you itter fairly. It doesn't make much vour bills without a murmur sends vou DOROTHY DIX. | 1 work and pay for all my clothes my mother board. But my parents will not let me 2o out to parti me have dates. They will not let me t let me even go to the church 1 e driven me to meeting boys on the ¢ them, because it hurts me to-treat t tell my little loves to my mother. _ MISTREATED., your parents to treat you own life to a certain extent. and she could be trusted to ¢ times res that am_sorry for your parents,®who are and who will end up by driving you DOROTHY DIX. ‘lm leaflet on “The Right Facial reatments at the Right Time,” which | explains the uses of astringents, LOIS LEEDS. | Encouraging Long Lashes. Dear Miss Lees -1 am 17 {old, and since 1 was a small ehild 1 tha had very shes. Lately they appe: Hing out quite a | b I use white seline on them at night. Should I c¢lip them? My lips {are quite thin. and I sometimes use lipstick to make them look thicker. Is this co MIRIAM. Answer—Continue with the vase- |line_every night and 1 am sure that results will show in time. Do not clip the lashes. Sometimes when the eye |lashes fall out excessively it is an indication that one's general health is not up to par. If you are suffering strain or are underweight account for the condition ou complaln of. No, you are, too | Young to use lipstick; make-up makes @ girl of your age seem lacking in re- | tinement.” Keep your lips soft and smooth by using cold cream on them. LOIS LEEDS. (Covsright. 1926.) Willie Willis BY ROBERT QUILLEN. ng | “The reason all of our rugs are hangin' out to dry is because me an’ Skinny practiced bein’ plumbers.” (Copyright. 1926.) Steak and Kidney Pie. Cut into cubes one and one-half pounds of chuck steak and six lamb Kidneys or one beef kidney. Roll in thrge tablespoonfuls of flour and pepper and salt to taste. Place in a Qeep dish and nearly cover the meat with water. Cover the dish with pie crust. Bake in a quick oven to cook tho pastry, then lower the gas and cook for one and one-half hours, Hey You! WAIT A winuTe! WA-A-ATT A MINUTE You CAN'T GET AWAY WITH THAT KINDA 6TUFF who might be there, and he didn't want to be noticed himself. Presently he discovered a grayish brown form i sflently and | pos:ible. It was Yowler the Plainiy Yowler the Bobeat was in a tad humor. His stuhby tail was twitching. Every now and then he {he did this he would draw {back showing ull his teeth. It was a {silent snarl.” Once he turned and stood with his forefeet on an old log, looking back along his own trail, and his stub of a tail twitched more than ever. Then he lhcmed hli teeth agein ‘béfore going on his “Now, what can that xnnnt" said 0908 WHILE '8 AROUND DA | GT TWAT ? HEVY ? ! turned to look back, and every time | | IT°S COMEDY FOR SOME FOLKS, B['J’!‘ TRAGEDY TO ME.—By BRIGGS. WHaT'S MATTER! ? HOW LONG HAUE. BEen DRIVING Ac‘ziaukv‘. D'YA THINK TWiS STREET 1S YOUR Own PRIVATE BACK YARD oR WHAT HEY? —_— | Yot may think it is love that makes the world go "round, but before acting | 1 t merely a mild | attack. (Copyright HOME NOTES BY JENNY WREN. 1926.) Colonfal and early ure and still be popular American furni- decorative accessories can numbered among the and useful Christmas gifts for the home. Any the articles pictured here would surely find a warm welcome in the home of arly_Amer! "he Windsor side cl ind true to its traditions, make a good bedroom chair. The butterfly (able is commonly of maple. its name from the leaf support, which recembles in &hape a butterfly’s wing. | The little footstool is a very cozy addition to any room. This one has mahogany legs and {5 upholatered in needlepoint. The lamp resemble ail lamp and has a sh chintz in’ bright vellow red. (Copyright l THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Sunday, December 12. an old \\hale de of pleated figured with 19261 Tomorrow should be a fairly fortu- | most | It would | dining | -l about it. 1t takes | FEATURES. THE SPIDER WOMAN BY HAZEL DEY/ John Henderson married Ford without telling her that he has \tired of her. When they return from their honeynmoon Helena's younger sister, Natalie, marries. On_ their {trip 1o Havana John and IHelena meet a charming tcidow, Nina Price. John shows very evident interest in | her. Helena admits to Natalie that |she i sure Jonn doesn’t love her, and | Natalie advises her to fight for him if |she cares enough. In an’ effort to nold him she begins io weave a web about him. but it seems to do no good. In the Kpring after their mar- {Hage he departs on a business trip | |for the Coast, ana rencwcs his friend- | {ship 1with Nina Price, who lives in | Denver. wa_ encourages him. to {make love to her. and he returns to Helena | definite steps. ‘0 BATCHELOR. I'm sure you'll with me, if you stop to think. “What does your mother think about all this?" “Mother?” Well, to tell you the truth, John, 1 haven't told her. You know how older women are and there's no need of hurting her before it's absolutely necessary. Mother is very fond of you, and I suppose she'll be hurt for a time, that's only nat- ural.” ou told Natali atalie knows. “What does she think “Well, Natalie is pretty well oecu- I New York detcrmined to ask Helena | {to free him. Bfore he can say any- thing to her she springs a surprise | on him by telling him that she n longer loves him. wiich, of cours not truc. IHe tells her about ) land she affects a matter-of-fact att tude that irritates him. CHAPTER XXXVIL The Next Morning. On the morning following Jol turn Helena was up early. 0 one, {to look at her, would have dreamed {that she had cried last night. Her |face was quite radiant as she came into the dining room aud took her |seat opposite him at the table, and after Minnie had brought the scram- | bled eggs and (uan‘t and had set the | coffee pot before I she looked across at him and said, evenly “I suppose one or the other of us ought to make a move of some kin 1 We can't go on living here as usual.” He looked up, startled. “I don’t see why we have to hurr But there's no peint in waiting. Not that I like to go into the details jof the thing any more than you do. |but we might as well be practical | One of us will have to get | | { | | | re- | ivorce. If you want to hurr: right,” John said cross} “T did want to ask your advice about |it.” Helena said sweetly. “I was won | dering what would be best to do.” | “Of course, you will divorce me," |John said promptly | “Of course,” Helena agreed. “But ! where shall I go. 1 don't know the |faintest thing about it, vou know. {you say, however, we needn’t rush {matters.” I'l go out and stay with {Natalie for a time. Minnie will take |good care of vou. And in the mean- | time we can make up our minds about 100X ‘, John sipped his coffee reflectivel. {Of course, Helena didn't want to r | main here at the apartment. It would be much easier for her to see her lover if she were at Natalie's or her mother’s, and much less embarrassing. He wondered what Mrs. Ford thought about all . Like most mothers of her generation she was a {very conventional woman. Did “she actually countenance Helena's rash- ness? Or hadn't flelena told her {about it. 1777 don't want to be selfish,” he said {after a moment's silence. “I hadn't thought of rushing things through, but I might as well be frank with you. 1 haven't settled anything defi- |nitely with Nina. 1 haven't even asked her to marry me. There's only tle understanding here be- {a | Helena returned evenly. i “But that doesn’t alter the situation ( materially. Now that we've had an | understanding, it makes everything esgy. And I don’t think we ought to too long befors we take some nate day, according to astrology, for | Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all in benefic aspect. Under this rule writing is supposed to be well di- rected, but it is well to avoid any letters regarding stock speculation, which is likely to' be, unfortunate. Writers of every sort should benefit tomorrow when the stars are sup- posed to be especially helpful. Fame for new authors is presaged. Advertising comes under a sway that is most promising, and it is to become more and more of a science, the seers predict. Construction work of every sort ap- pears to be well directed tomorrow, when it appears that there will be a tremendous demand for builders, ow- ing to some sort of a disaster. Storms and earthquakes continue to be forecast, and it is probable that the Winter will be gxceedingly se- vere. There is a sign indicating activity for philanthropic and charitable or- ganizations. A great need of more hospitals appears to be foreshadowed. Jupiter smiles on all leaders of thought and action. By thls sign the clergy should benefit tomorrow. It has been prognosticated that many young men would turn to the ministry, and the seers predict that the scale of remuneration from the churches will be raised. Astrologers foretell a revulsion from extremés of fashion and for women more extensive costuming. Surprise is to be a conspicuous element in public affairs, for the un- expected is to happen. Many wedding are indicated from now until the end of Jannary, and of these many will prove fortunate, if the signs are rightly interpreted. Persons whose birth date it is may | have great changes in the coming year, Good probably will come through letters of the columns of newspapers. Children born on that day prob- ably will be fond of roaming over the world. These subjects of Sagittarius are usually idealists who meet with remarkable adventures and much dis- illusionment. (Copyright. 1926.) What Do .You Know About It? Baily Science Six. 1. What is lignite? 2. What Is pyrite? . What is sylvite? . What is graphite? . What is bakelite? . What is barite? Answers to these questions in Monday's Star. What Are Little Boys Made Of? All human beings, all living things in fact, are made of carbon and water. We all know what water is; but what is carbon? It is the substance that will form more different combinations with water than any other/ chemical element known in the universe—hence the complexly varied forms of life. Carbon is not only the lead in your lead pencil but the diamond in your engagement ring; it is the coal in your cellar and the gray matter in the brain of the brightest man alive; it is the pretty flush in your sweet- heart’s cheeks, and at the same time it ia the dust under the bed and the soot in the chimney, Now what do you know about that? Answers to Yesterday’s Questions. A. The volcanoes of Africa are in the eastern central part of the con- dinent. The drlm-t part of Africa is the ahara. 3. The \\e(t?st part of Africa is the ! west coast, from the Niger to the Congo. . 4. The two great rivers of South Africa .are the Orange and-the Lim- popo, 6. The great river of north Africa 18 tlu Nile. 6, The largs r system in Affica .hfl‘ . Obstruct. Rebuff. . Enem: . South American city. 13. Eternity. Public room. . Invest. . Striving. . Inclined. Fish spawn. Give for transportation. . In the interest of. In addition to. Playing card. L Meet by appointment. 3 \'erv ‘thin metal. Exist. . Foolish. . Myself. Bury. . Color, . Colleglate degree. 48. Mineral. Entangles. 51. Small coin. 52. Wile. Down. . Connection. . Submit. Talk lovingly. Answer. . Agile. . Continent (abbr.). 7. Chaldean city, 8. Captured. Answer to Yesterday'’s Puzzle. the thing, all | p 1 Hig 7. af «“ ! | | | | JOHN SIPPED HIS COFFE: REFLECTIVELY. pied with herself just now; but she thinks it's only fair that T should be course, your affair is all set- he said suddenly. “I didn't feel that I could do anything like that to you, not without preparing you for it.” That's why 1 didn't go back to Denver. T felt that it would be besi to come home first and talk it over.” “That was very generous. With me it was different. I was swept off my feet. I didn't realize that I cared until, until—" she paused, and be- cause she realized she was lying most effectively, the hot color rushed into her cheeks, making it seem as if she were blushing. “Don’t bother to tell me any more.” John said sarcastically. “I have some imagination.” T'm sorry John, but you know how these things are. “Are you going to tell your mother immediately? I do want to see the family before things are settled and it might make things uncomfortable i v knew.” “Of course not, if you'd rather wait,” Tlelena said briskly. “I won't say a thing wntil vou want me to, and Natalle won't either. I can trust her absolutely. I told vou last night that we might as well do this thing In, a friendly manner. Neither of us could help it. (Continued in Monday’s Star.) (Copyright. 192 i The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Covyright. 1926.) . Is full of. . Captured. . Each collectively. Higher. . Wrathful. . Negative prefix. Frequently. . Or not. . Vehicles on runners. Fog signal. Vegotable resin. Sumptuous repast. . Remain. Multitude. Born. Surmount. 45. Before. 50. Ejaculation. .P:;zz’;cks" -Limericks o TUnderscoring, Gather ‘round and hear Annabellgw-1— She 1s one you might call fashion’s — In a bobber shop—3— She dozed off, I- Ar;:l the bobber man gave her a—8—! 2. 8. 4. T? express one’s self with pas- sion. Bondsman. Familiar article of furniture, State emphatically. Most men do it every day, Note.—When you've cmpl'hl the limerick by placing the it words, indicated by the numbers, in the cor- responding spaces, you'll ne why An- nabelle was annoyed—and no wonc-r' it was enough to ruin the poor l< whole week. The answer, as well a: another “Puzzlick,” will be here nn Monday. Yesterday’ | A giddy young cat named Maris, {On”the back fence sang higher and higl 'Til she hl! a high note ‘Which got stuck in her throat, She now has to play on a lyre. « &Mflflt 1926.) m mnmmm« in Missouri and bie ada