Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1927, Page 20

WOMA Glass in Summe N'S PAGE.' r for Decoration BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. COLORED GLASS GESTED_COO OF FLOWERS. It is interesting to mnote the sonableness of various decorative ele ments in the home. Certain thing eppeal in Winter that do not i Sum- fmer, partly because of the power of suggestion. And certain other things {invite us to an atmosphere of cool- ss in the Summertime and are 'welcome to the eye on this account. dn a room where such things are istressed one has the impression that jthe thermometer has not reached the ‘high mark that it registers outside ~—whereas in a room filled with things suggestive of warmth one knows, lonly too well, how hot it is, and the oppressive sensation is increased ‘rather than relieved. So much are we creatures of im- agination that there is an actual j#timulus to such suggestions— : wble or unfavorable. The home-maker, wealizing this, knows how she should ‘select from among her household pos- sessions differently at different sea- ‘sons. sea- | Crystal Texture. Glass for instance is something to featured in Summertime decora- Rion and on the table. This is because the texture of it is something like water or crystal, and therefore is cool “4n appearance. Even colored glass, ‘which has not the pristine beauty o clear glass, still may give the im- {pression of coolness, as of colors re- flected in some cool spring or placid " Colors and Coolness. Of course even in the featuring of in Summer. discretion is to BEDTIME STORIES ‘Winsome Searches in Vain. Eo matter how you've schemed and planned, still is sure to take a hand, 3 —Farmer Brown's Boy. " Winsome Bluebird and Mrs. Win- Bome were never so upset in all their lives. Their three white children had disappeared. Yes, sir, those three white children had disappeared com- ‘pletely. But in place of them were g:te of the strangest blue Bluebirds t ever lived. It was plain that they ere young birds and ‘it was certainly In that they were blue. But in all experfence Mrs. Winsome never MBERED HAVING MIES AROUND. had seen quite such blue Bluebirds. | You see, these birds were biue all over #nd no Bluebirds of Mrs. Winsome's lecquaintance were blue all over. Then, 100, it wasn't the same blue as the coat that Winsome wore, or even the Pne that she wore, It was a lighter blue. And the queer part of it all was that these three young Bluebirds claimed that they were the white children of Mr. and Mrs. Bluebird— ghe albinos who had caused Winsome and Mrs. Winsome much worry awhen they were discovered in nest. **Those three children certai hot hide,” declared Winsome. going to look for them. So Winsome went looking for three white children. He asked meighbors if they had seen anythir ©f the three whi “I'm lof the young Bluebirds to Mrs. Win- | " { wasn't the | y can- | e children and all the | is the least ve in hot weather, for its tone warmest of all glassware, although yellow might be supposed to hold this character c even more. But as the vellow ton are on the amber and lemon shades, they sparkle more, and in this sparkle is the sug gestion of sunlight on ice crystals. Red seems to dull the glint, yellow to accent the shimmer. Blue is cold and in the lighter shades through which the light can penetrate has a refresing quality. In the deeper hues the coldness of the color itself is sufficient. be e Red glas! att is the Glass Tableware. Glass lends itself to tableware, and veral shades popular today high. It has a cool and cris as restful to the eye as Summer foliage. Therefore it seems to enhance the foods served upon it. g lights that filter through s sunshine or shadows kind of vitality ing to the senses. Some of the e glassware is as clear as ice, or it may resemble frosted windowpanes, according to the finish. Glass on Window Shelf Glassware used merely for decora- tion should be placed where it will catch and filter the light as it changes during the day. A shelf across windowpanes or beneath a window sill serves well to display a quantity of such pieces. If the win- dow where it is placed has a white frame the effect of reflected color is increased. play BY THORNTON W. BURGESS ask questions. “Where have you been?’ she demanded of the three young Bluebirds. “We've been taking a bath,” replied one. “We found a new bath and it was great fun, for we had it all to ourselves.” “Where was that new bath? Show it to me,” demanded their mother. So the young Bluebirds led the wi over to Farmer Brown’s dooryard. Just as they got there Mother Brown came out of the hou She didn't notice Mrs. Winsome and the young Bluebirds. She walked straight over to a4 dish of water on the ground. There wasn’t much water in it. No, sir, there was very little water in it. “I declare!” said Mother Brown. “I left this dish of bluing water out here when I ran to answer the telephone and had forgotten all about it, For the land’s sakes, what has become of it?” Then Mother Brown began to laugh. AIll around the dish the grass was spattered with blue spots. “I do believe,” said she, “that somebody has taken a bath in this. I wonder who it was. Whoever it was, I guess their friends won’t know them now.” ‘That is the bath we used,” said one some. She looked into the dish as Mother Brown picked it up. She saw the blue water in_it. Then she understood. She, 100, began to laugh—the Bluebird kind of a laugh. “All right, children,” sald she, “I know you now. That supposed to he a bath: fo birds, but 1 guess it is a lucky thing vou found it. You are not dressed just | right for Bluebirds yet, but vou are blue and that is the most important thing. I must find your father and tell him what has happened. Now 1 guess we shan’t have to worry for a while.” And this is how the white Bluebirds finally started out in the Great World, no longer white. (Covyright, 1927.) DAILY DIET RECIPE Rhubarb Jam. Rhubarb, five cupfuls. amon, one-quarter teaspoonful. r, two cupfuls. TWO AND A HALF 8.0Z. JARS. | hadn't No one reme any en meighbors said they and joined in the search. dbered havin seen s mround. Bl Pussy hadn't been about. None of the Hawk family had ‘heen scen, so there was no accountin, for the earance of these youns birds. Vinsome looked and looked and the neighbors looked and looked and finally they Meanwhile M Z bird, white, some remembered this s When life seems blank and empty And every interest TO m\n‘lcur: nails. 1 Rhuba fron Cut off leaves of rhubarb, as they | rim root ends. Wash | y small pieces with- | out peeling. Put into a cepan { with just enough water to cover the | } bottem (about on rter cupful) and | | simmer for 4 minutes until the | | juice begins to run from the rhubarb. | iThen stir and make the flame hotter Cook until tender and mash with a| sher as it cooks. ar and cinnamon | thick DIET NOTE, contains some lime be eaten in mod dren over 8, by -normal those ~wishing to rb n | welght. —— Peach Butter. Wash the pe: by rubbing them with a damp , but do not peel them. Place a granite kettle, add a little and stew them until they are Run them through - colander to remove the Put the pulp in a kettle and sweeten Boil ur f i rich col Pour into ¢ while boiling hot new rubbers. ily considere does not contain Use gr ca in making the but Stir constantly and viguoously, 5o that it will not burn, tender. P stones and rs [ be bett | of s and remove the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1927. LITTLE BENNY || [WORD GOLF—Everybody’s Playing It BY LEE PAPE. Me and ma was starting te come home from down town and some lady across the street started to wave to ma, ma saying, Thats Carry Rennels, now wat was it I herd about her dawter, Im sure I herd that she either graduated from college or elts went under an operation, I cant re- member wich, O deer 1 dont know wat to say to b she's so touchy she'll never forgive me if I make a mistake, I well, 1 sippose Il haff to use a little diplomacy. Wich jest then the lady came over, aying. Well well Pawleen, I havnt 1 you in a coons age. . it seems a blue moon, ma How have you bin? she sed nt complain, outside of a cold have you bin keeping well? she sed. yes, in a genrel way, nock wood, ma sed. Mrs. Rennels not say- ing enything back, and ma_sed, the way, hows your dawter? As well as 1 be ixpected, thank you, Mrs. Rennels sed, and mad sed, | 1 sippose =0, well, Im glad she's com- it must of bin ing around all rite, pritty hard on you. Well, I don’t know, I take these things as they come, Im not a grate fuss maker, Mrs, Rennels sed, and ma sed, Yes, 1 know your not ixcitable, but jts too bad the whole thing had to happin, Why the ideer, wat a remark, its a itty state of affairs if a woman cant be presented with a bewtiful little grandchild without being sim- pathized with instead of congradu- lated, the ideer, well I never, Mrs. Rennels sed. lent meen that, T ment some- dy different, O goodniss, heavens, ma sed, and Mrs. Rennels sed, Well watever elts you ment, you dident sound like it. And she walke a indepeentent 1 short lady with a SUMMERTIME BY D. C. PEATTIE. 1 v quick with ression, being a tall hat. Skeleton Weed. Refors 1 came to Washington 1 never beheld the skeleton weed, but 1 had heard of it, and one look at its rattling bones was enough to tell me what it wa With its dry, wiry, knock-kneed stems, its practically leafless branches and its wan, yellow flowers that last so short a time and then turn into a dandelion-like, ghost- pale head of down, it is assuredly one of the strangest plants that grow. Although this little plant has every means of getting on in the world— abundant seed, strong roots and tough stems—it does not segm, after the 50- odd years since it first made its ap- pearance here as a waif from central Europe, to have got along any farther | than it did at first. It is still confined to a small region around Washington, along roadsides of Maryland and northern Virginia. It is like one of those foreign col- onies in great ports that never spread into the interior. Science has yet to explain what hostile forces are at work that restrict its spread. There is no obvious reason why it should not cover as much ground as the dan- delion, to which it is most closely related, or its other nearest kin, the goat's beard, which is like a bigger, newcomer is making enormous strides as a bad, beautiful weed. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON ‘Words often misused—"Only" should generally precede the word or phrase that it modifies. “We remained only for a short time.” Often mispronounced—Cafe. Pro- nounce ka-fa, first “a” as in “ask,” stcond “a” as in “day,” accent last syllable. Otten misspelled—Vacillate; two 1's. Synonyms—Powdery, pulverulent, dusty, flocculent, granular, farinace: | ous. Word study—"Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word, Prudence; discretion. “Her own sense of prudence cautioned her.” NANCY PAGE Nacy Makes Waste Paper Basket in Her On Home. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Nancy was at it again. She was enjoying her favorite indeer sport of making something for the house. This time it was a waste paper basket. She purchased an oval, smooth tin basket, a sheet of imitation parch- ment, a roll of gummed gold-pebbled, e partout paper tape, some pome- nate red enamel or lacquer, some ige shellac. She hunted up two ghtly colored old-style maps of jrida. These came from the pages a mi The b brij ¥ enameled inside and if | J a: top and bottom, | the pomegranate lacquer. ent outside covering was xactly and held in place with jon the outer rim | The parch fitted e | the gummed tape. This was put on | top, bottom and at lengthwise Join- ing. A duplicate joining was simu- lated exactly opposite by means of a | strip of tape. This gave two panels on which were hen the whole out- | side cov was given a coast of shellac. When dry the basket looked as professionally antique as if it had ome from a specialty shop. | glued the maps. j: Solutions of Today’s Word | Golf Problems. lets, lots, loss, lost— r, porer, plots, preys, pores, plats; press r.| | 36 rite, white, whine, shine, shone, phone—five steps. 35. Go from PAPER to PRESS. less than 12, you are good! 36. Go from WRITE to PHONE. your number. BY JOHN KNOX. HERE'S WHERE YOU GET IT! 34. Go from BETS to LOST. That's what some people always do. We'll tell you one thing—if you do it They say it's quicker—after you get PRINT your solutions here. CORRECT SOLUTIONS ON TH (Copyrighf BY WILBUR C. HAND NO. 118 A AK9 V982 0865 &»J973 ! G AQ52 VKQJ103 OK93 S&KQ é MNT643 QA54 OAQJ104 »A AJ10s V16 0172 »10865 42! South is the dealer. What is the proper- bidding and play? In the next issue Mr. Whitehead will explain the salient points in the bldding and play of the above hand. Fill out your own chart and compare it with his method. These hands must not be bid or played “Double. Dummy, though all four hant J NOTE—In recording the Auct iay. use “S" for Spades. “H” " for Diamonds. and * * for No Trump, REDBL" for redoudle. Yesterday's Hand as Played by Mr. Whitehead. ion, or the Jor Hearts. v Clubs, Usé doudle, 01 “DBL" for S—-4KJ73 Q W—aQ1060J N—AA864 VK E—-4929010 0K THE PLAY (Bracketed cord shows lead to each trich) ==ll=l==='===ia Salient Points of the Bidding. While the double indicates greater strength than was required for the original bid, and while the suit con- tract that may result from a double in this situation may often be de- feated, there is usually a greater op- portunity to score game at partner's best suit than at No Trump. In this case there would have been game at No Trump had East not made the lead-directing bid of Diamonds. As it is, South has recourse to the double, hoping to find his partner with a four-card Major. East's rebid of Diamonds is with a view to saving game at comparatively small cost. Salient Points of the Play. South’s double is informatory, since his partner has not yet bid. Trick 3. Declarer sees that he must lose one Diamond and one Club. He must also lose a Spade, unless he can successfully finesse the Jack and find a 3-2 split. He might also lose a second Club if compelled to lead that suit. By conceding one Spade to the adversaries, game can be made SOUND AUCTION I8 PAGE OF TODAY'S STAR. t. 1027.) BRIDGE WHITEHEAD The World’s Greatest Authority INNNNE e card led to each trick) Opponents Club finesse, by forcing a Club lead from an adversary Accordingly the Spade finesse is not taken. Trick 8. East is put in with a Diamond in order to force a third round of that suit or a Club lead. Trick 10. Although fairly sure from the bidding of the location of the Club Ace, Declarer puts West in the lead with the Queen of Spades to make him lead up to the Club King in Dummy. Mr. Whitehead will answer questions con- cerning your bridge problems. Write to him care of” this papr, inclosing self-addressed stamped envelope. (Cooyright. 1927.) THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Sunday, August 7. Early risers probably will not bene- fit tomorrow, for, according to astrol- ogy, adverse influences are strong in the morning. The planetary rule is favorable to serious thought and to mental recep- tiveness and should benefit the churches. Widespread interest in religion and philosophy is foretold and a spiritual awakening is prophesied. From now to the end of the year reactionary influences will be strong, the seers prophesy, and in the United States life is to be less hazardous in many ways than it has been in recent years. The planetary forces probably will encourage introspection and a desire to organize personal affairs in a sys- tematic manner. This is an auspicious direction ‘of the stars for men of positive nature, for they will be inspired to plan wisely for the future. Governors and all who are intrusted with public business should benefit. The aspects appear to foreshadow for certain States successful campaigns for the reduction of crime and the stimulation of high ideals. This configuration is believed to cause civic consciousness and a desire to work for the general good. It is most favorable for appeals in be- half of charities or philanthropies. Missionary work is to center in big cities where the inhabitants of the under world will be helped wisely. The stars appear to augur success for conservative policies in political as well as business matters. Appreciation of public service will be shown by voters, the seers proph- esy, and re-election will be attained by high officlals. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of gain through inherit- ance and success in high ambitions. Children born on that day may be impulsive and difficult to guide, but they probably will be rarely lucky all without risking either a Spade or Things You Can Do. If you can believe that doing these trivial little things for yourself, such asg cold-creaming your face, using hair tonics and such trifles, will really make you better looking, then you can change your entire outlook on lite, then you can be happler and make yourself more beautiful. More than half must be a matter of faith, in beauty culture as in so many other things in life. Not that a course in scientific or at least reasonably intelligent beauty cul- ture wouldn't improve you, anyway.| You'd probably acquire the faith part way through. But get it first. You'll work harder over yourself, feel better rom the start, and it will do you good that much sooner. Anyway, try it for a month. That isn’t long, and this is late Summer, and every one works less during this | part of the year, so you'll have more time to spend on yourself, or waste on yourself, it you choose to call it that. You might begin it during your vaca- tion. You will ask, What shall T do? Well, start off with a very good halr tonic, a very good face cream, a small tube ‘of vanishing cream, a cake of cold cream soap (so good for your skin), a face bleach, a bottle of very good astringent, a skin patter if you happen to have double chin = or wrinkles, as well as your manicure articles. Use them all daily. Massage your {scalp and use the tonic. Try having | your hair cut a new way, too, just to help make you feel different.” That | will do a lot. Steam vour face daily with cold cream on it if you've coarse | pores; rinse, use the astringent, use ice for 10 solid minutes, rubbing it over and over your face, chin and throat, Get a more expensive pow- BEAUTY CHATS through life. (Copyright, 1927. BY EDNA KENT FORBES der. Use cold cream just before you gO to bed, rub in and wipe off. In the morning your skin will look softer. Use the vanishing cream on your el- bows daily. A. M. C.—Massage a little cream into the rough skin every day and give your face and throat an ice rub several times a week, or whenever the skin appears to need a freshening treatment. Rose L.—Many women keep their skins cleared of superfluous hair by using the tweezers for the single coarse or conspicuous hairs and leave the finer hair alon G. K. 8.—You can color the tips of the lashes with cream In which a little soot has been mixed. You could only do this of an evening, though, so it you did not mind going for a time with shortened lashes you could have these faded tips clipped off. Most people are developed more on one side than the other and it does not detract from their appearance. There is noth- ing you can do to change this. ‘Worried W.—You could have your hair permanently waved and it would not have the bad effccts your own waving has had on it. The color of your hair will be improved if you give your scalp some stimulating treat- ment, such as a daily, vigorous mas- sage, or massake and a tonic several times a week. Scalloped Cabbage. Cut a small cabbage into quarters and boil until tender in salted water. Set aside to cool, chop and season with salt, pepper and butter. Stir in a beaten egg and a little sweet milk or soup stock. Put in a casserole and sprinkle crumbs of bread over the top. Bake for 30 minutes in a mod- erate oven. Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. Mrs. E. P. G. offers the following suggestions to mothers whose chil- dren are disobedient (they are sen- sible and to the point): “When a_child is truly disobedient, the first thing I find out is why he did wrong. Was it my attitude? Did 1 say so much about what he should not do that 1 actually pointed the way to it? Was I so bossy that I made him_deflant? “Stubbornness is a child’s spirit try- ing to prove that it really amounts to something, after all. In that case I correct myself. Perhaps it was some- thing in his environment, A mother s her child not to go out of the ard. Yet, if everyshing interestifig is outside and nothing inside, the child cannot be blamed if he goes out of it. e 1 correct the environment. aps it was something in a previous experlence. For Instance, there is one home at which I visit where 1 can never take my daughter. When she was small 1 took her there and appeared anxious about her con- duct. Of course she was troubled and acted ‘naughty.’ When I gol home, I punished her by making her wear a dress she disliked. On ac- count of my stupid mistake she never acts natural or pleasant in that home. 1 now know better than to put such a strain on a baby—but the damage is done. “If T can't ind any cause for the child’s misconduct I try to find a pun- ishment that shall be a training for better conduct in the future. My lit- tle girl has lately annoyed me by run- ning in from play, shouting for me and slamming doors when she goes out. Talking did no good. So today I made her leave her playmates for about 20 minutes and practice coming in and hunting for me quietly and cheerfully. She did this many times over, in various parts of the.house. Twice I played ‘taking a nap’ and showed her how to tiptoe out with- out disturbing me. Then we had an opening and closing door drill. “During the whole performance no- body got out of temper, and we both learned a lot. Sometimes I can’t find a punishment which fits as well as that, but usually 1 can, if I take the trouble.” DIARY OF A NEW FATHER BY BOB DICKSON. Friday Midnight. Tonight Joan and I and her brother Bill began to get ready for our auto trip down home, and, from the amount of stuff Joan has packed to take along, I feel sorry for any bur- glar who gets into our house while we're away, on account of she is not leaving him anything but the built-in features. Joan said, didn't b realize we would have to take so much, We ought to have an auto trunk,” and I said, “We ought to have a trailer. We're not going to make our home down there; it's only a vacation trip.” She said, “I have to take the things we need, don't 1?” and I sald, “The trip_ itself isn't something we need to take, but did T win the argu- ment about that?” Bill said, “We'll be there Monday night, woo't we?’ T sald, “Leave here Sunday morning and travel 500 miles by Monday night with a load like this, to say nothing of the baby? Am T the air mail?” He said, “Well, I simply have to be there Monday night.” Joan said, “Is it something im- portant, Bill?” and he said, “Im- portant? I've just got to be there. You see, when I was planning to take the train home I knew I'd have plenty of time if I left Sunday, and then after we decided to take the car I forgot that I wouldn't be trav- eling ro fast” 1 said, “You might take the train, as originally planfed, and not have me in tears. Joan said, it's so terribly im- portant, I don't see why we can't make it by Monday night” and Bill said, “It's the most important thing in my young life, I'll guarantee that. I've just got to be there.” Joan said, “We can do it, then, can't we, Bob?” and I said, “Since you two agree that we re going to do it, I guess we will 'n well have to.” 1 said, “By the what's hap- pening Monday night that is so im- portant?” Bill said, “Do you prom- ise to do your best to get me there on time?” and I said, “Yeah, I promise,” and he said, “Well, it's an engagement I've had for weeks. I'm going to take my best girl to a big HOME NOTES BY JENNY WREN. One of the surest methods of suiting a house to its surroundings is to build it of native materials. Thus in the stony country the house of field stone and rough timbers is desirable, while for a woodland setting a house of logs is picturesque and beautiful. This little log cabin has the true out-of-doors spirit and is so carefully designed that it is really very good- looking. Nestling close to the water’s edge, with tall pines for a background, it makes a picture to linger long in one's memory. Indoors the picture is carried out by rough waHls of logs with plaster. The fireplace is rough stone, and " FEATURES."' The Daily 1. Capriclously. 10. Help. 11. Make a mistake. 12. Snake. 13. Constellation. 14. Born. 15. Membranous pouch. 16. Exists. 17. Chinese river. 19. Puff up. 22. Pleasure. 25. Nothing. 26. Aurora. 27. Dark brown. 30. Spread. 32, 550 (Roman). 33. Conjunction. 34, Siamese coin. 37. Brown. 39, Crash, 41. New (combining form). 42. Southern cuckoo. 43. Openings. 44.- Pertaining to a Roman festival. Down. 1. Members of a religious sect. Hurry. 3. Artificial language. 4. Percelve. 6. Wrath. Men on boats. Pounds (abbr.). 8. African insect. 9. One who salls a yacht. 16. Pronoun. Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright. 1027.) 18. Toward the top. 20. Falsehood. 21. Swiss mountain. 23. Over. 24, Deer of Europe. 28. Unit of germplasm. 29. Place of sacrifice. 30. Girl's name. 31. Initials of a President. 35. Beverage. 36. Child. 38, Girl's name. 39. French king. 40. Southern constellation Answer to Yesterday’s Puzzlo; WEDLOCKED Nan Hartley, an_ artist’s model, chooses between wealth and semi-pov- erty. Martin Lee is rich and Tom El- lott poor. After the wedding to Tom, a struggling artist, she goes on posing in order to augment their finances. She is frail, however, and during the hot days her strength gives way. Then she discovers she is to have a baby. Helen Sheridan, @ wealthy woman Nan has met shrough posing, invites her to the seashore for a brief vacation. There she meets Martin Lee again. He still cares for her. She returns to the city, and in the Fall Tom takes a terrific cold and dies of pneumonia. Nan struggles on, but the fight is too much for her frailty. One day when she is posing she faints, and when she returns to the cold and cheerless apartment that night Martin Lee is sitting on the stairs. He helps her inside and telephones his doctor. CHAPTER XXIV. The Blow. Lying on the couch, Nan heard voices apparently from a great dis- tance, They were talking about her. She tried to make out the words, but she was too tired to concentrate. Then there was a silence, but she didn’t even notice that. It was so wonderful to_be warm again. The coal in the grate was glowing into a ruge red heart. She liked a quiet fire so much better than one that crackled. A coal fire just seemed to spread and spread and spread and it was so warm! She didn’t know when she had been so warm. Then the different voices began to distinguish themselves. First, Martin Lee's, arrogant, dicta- torial. Sometimes he frightened her a little. He was so sure of himself. His sense of values seemed o perfect. “I want her to have expert care and attention. Yes, I'll attend to all that; you do the rest. Where do you think would be the best place?” Then a woman's voice, a nice thick contralto—Nan liked her at once. “Maryland, of course, don't you think so, doctor? There's so little of the hospital about it. It's a new sani- tarium, several of the doctors are interested in, Mr. Lee. I think she'd be_happy there.” Dr. Mathews had not spoken, and now he came over to the couch. Nan felt a flame of hot color rush up into her face and her eyes. There must have been something in their depths that interested the doctor, for he turned abruptly. “Would you mind leaving the room a moment, Lee, I want to examine Mrs. Elliott?” The moment Mr. Lee's back had disappeared into the studio Nan strug- gled into a sitting posture. The nurse, a jolly comfortable-looking woman of about 45. thought she had never seen anything so lovely in her life as Nan's face in_ the firelight. Nan began passionately. “I should have told him, but some how I couldn’t. Somehow I am never | quite myself in his presence, I feel so small. Do you understand?" ‘ The doctor and nurse exchanged glances. They understood. “I'll explain things to you,” she went on hurriedly, pushing her hair oft her forehead with small nervous fingers. “You see—you see——" her volce trailed off and she bit her lip. Then she went on determinedly. “I've only just lost my husband. He was an artist, and he died of pneumonia just a short time ago. I'm going to have a baby.” The effort had weakened her and she sank back on her pillows. Once more the doctor and exchanged glances. This was rather interesting. What did it mean? Was old Lee caught at last by this beautiful little wife of a penniless artist? And did he know the complications? If so, he must want her a great deal, to be so generous. Not that he didn't have plenty o money, but he was known as rather cold, repressed man who had never cared a great deal for women. “Does Mr. Lee know this?”" Dr Mathews asked kindly. . | nurse lt‘ould have cried |1 ever done BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR. Mathews found Martin Lee vainly fumbling for an electriclight switch. He had just located it as the doctor entered the room, and the two men looked around for a moment in silence. The big north room seemed filled with the_spirit of the boy who had died. Unfinished canvases wére stacked against the wall, things that Tom had never had time to work at, because he always had to do some- thing that meant sure money. Finally the eyes of the two men met. There was something about the expression on the doctor's face that HIS HANDS CLENCHED AT HIS SIDES. A BLACK FURY SWAM BEFORE HIS EYES. turred Martin's blood to ice. “What is it?> What have you dis- covered?”’ His voice was so sharp with feeling that the doctor's eyes narrowed. “It's very simple.” “If it's so simple, why do you look like that? “I was just would take it. have a baby. Martin felt a stab of pain in his heart. He had never experienced such pain before. His hands clenched at A black fury swam before wondering how you Mrs. Elliott is going to baby! A child to remind him of other man! From the depths of his aloud, to deser th Outwardly, however, he unless the doctor nof fists. Out of a fog art hs What have ! seemed to surround him he hea doctor’s inflection. “Mrs. Elliott wanted you to knos all this, but she didn’t want to tell vyou herself. he feels that under the circumstances your offer would he too much.” There was a long silence while the two men faced ewch oiher Both men in their different prof sions had learned to control their ex- pressions and neither betrayed any- thing. Dr. Mathews was waiting for Martin to speak. The wind whistled outside the sky- light, little puffs of air stirved the partly drawn shades. The room looked silent and sepulchral Finally Martin spoke. was stiff, “I am surprised. of course, doesn’t alter the circumstances in the least. T am interested in the girl and I want to heip her get on her feet. Go right ahead with the plans we have made, Mathew But even as he spoke he realized voice, smooth and without but it “No, he doesn’t, and I hated to tell him. I can't bear to talk about it. He mustn't be allowed to do this thing. It would never do. But hated to tell him myself. You tell him for me, won't you? I'll manage, heavy beams show across the ceiling. The furnishings are substantial but thoroughly comfortable. To be pic- turesque at the expense of comfort is inexcusable, particularly in a house built for recreation. Tt is better to ghow vour neighbor how to live than fe tell him, says the Boston Transeript. all right. He's very kind, but you see how impossible it is for me to accept it.” Once more the doctor and the nurse exchanged glances, and then Dr. Mathews spoke. “You stay here with Mrs. Elliott, Miss Marshall, will you?" In the cold, drafty studio the wind whistling around the skylight, Dr. that Nan had been happy here with Tom. Love minds no hardships. This blow had been almost too much for him. He hadn't expected it. Had she loved her artist husband so much that he could never win her for him- self? Oh, well, he had taken this burden on his shoulders and he was going through with it, no matter what happened. (Continued in Tomorrow's Star). (Copwright. 102 - Government efforts to relicve the unemployment situation in tircece have not been. successful.