Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1927, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 1927, 23 e s tled herself comfortably in a chair by church, as T told you, and all very “Oh, Miss Palliser, what did you Miss Palllser got up reluctantly. I've thought he was one, and some- | with startling suddenness a figure of the fire. proper and respectable, Henry being | gjgn?" “Well, so long,” she sald. “Henry's|times another. That's the gospel |malestic woe. Even the fact that the coat which T . l “Well, dear, I'm a widow this time, ja sidy wan and taking round the ba “Well, secing it was all so uncer- | waiting for me to go and choose a ear- | trut A § - le O4l‘lla'ZIllg Chance and no human doubt about it. ~Andjon Sunda Kling | taIn, 1 put Pearl Palliser.” pet with him, and I'd rather he was ('-,.r,.t'.h {",}:n".":flré" {s:»?’ I'm €0n“| ho had Jeft in the hall was both ol A Mensed to henr that my | She went off into deep, chuekifng | Wk ) RO TP UGN g in the |In . good temper for it. 1t might| “ile may bo Jim Laydon or he may | £n4 shabby 4id not Impair her dignity. unns are out to marry Henry Cowdry | lnughter. “Now, dear,” she said, “I'm | ; e aur Ml ok €50 alffitarce fbe e L din oraba ey Berdtne She assumed the garmens after the a month from today.” coming to business. lud\;l"lll““"j]"] “Don't ask me, dear.” the price—you never know. I'll gend | Fleld, which I've put my name to.|MAnner of a tragedy queen and de- By Patricia Wentworth I hope youwll be happy.” sald|here to talk about myself, but (o L | «But you must know vou a card about the wedding. And|Whichever of the three he is, he's not | Prted full of Inward satistaction. elyn. She tried to keep her fas-you 1'd had No: Parker round| wCqp't gy I do. But it was some- | here’s luck to you.” my husband. thank goodness, for I| velyn stood in the middle of the cinated gaze from the black kid gloves | again . thing about recognizing you know | She went toward the door, but|want to settle down comfortably with | TOnm. auite still and the folds of the widow’s veil. Mr. Abbott? w Abbott, Oh, he|Who. and being sure he was Jim Field turned as Evelyn touched the bell, Henry. And you're free to take your You're free to taks your pick.” Palliser nodded comfortably. 2 arker ot eata | the first time T saw him. “Look here, dear,” she sald. “I don't|pick, dear. Well, cheery-o!" An anger that was iike fce and a too! And Um araid M S0 BT Tt was no good | mind telling’ you' now that, honest,| She opened the door, waved affably | Prid® like fire fought in her. inued from Yeste star) | tak p i i a he — o Y eterday e ) | O et e v Taadon [ Youre looking ut my mourning. |\ \'le nngry with me, dear, but he |y i L, o . . e @ Pt marist sim Laston | Manor i response 1o & rather ursent Nice, lsnt it? Makes me look | eried me into it [ being don’t know which he is. Sometimes'and, encountering Porson, becamel (Continucd In Tomorrow's Star.) 0 (the war Her frien ay that | 5 i too. A bit extravagant perhaps, bu “ hat?’ : vl - - 0! 01 r Co 0| nto i? Evelyn's tone was Was in _Jove with Jim cousm, | ”“}‘"” n from Sir Cotterell. £ 0 v Het traig ay when the Int e 2 ::'a'& T oas, i ylove with Jimscousn | 'y elvn went hack 1o her flat to pick | Tl t0 Henry stralehtatny KN aid: | alarmed. wedding. The sameday both men kot 8 up a few thin . s R ke 5 SUCH T Miss Palliser nodded ruefully. Sal, t0_the fromt. “and. a ahort ‘time Tater. | "Il FOU T e Lag.| Poor Albert’s gone. and Tl mar s T bt L you Were reported. missin ime later; | "She had spent a fortnight at Lay- | o0 FOET S an et the banns e worried m . you &ir engagement. Evelyn donned widow's |don Manor in May every year for the L as like as not he would. And he Jeeds. bat there wav _. - gk A, the 114t up: but I'm not going to he done f ¢ ° ! e . ‘6 2 g Whispered amon, -~ e llast nine vears. This It ol ST 2 anv one | did. First thing 1 know, had a k h F l R L e et “hs ot of my weed' for vou. or, any one | L 4 KL, il img “my. . e Family Looks to ‘“The Family cousin. Jack. ) Cars " thought. since Laydon would as a5y, ol oh, Miss Palliser, don't! What did . < ot T i e | matter o course Do chere i (0 e | o e Shem or "Tod hwarde, B | YL SNy paieer 1 or Winter Footwear Necessities! matout ke thie: Mai. Man | with him among the old remembered i T w e o Ausiralia | tones of gloom. “lie took it down Cold weather, and the constant threat of snow, slush, sleet and rain o A e B A I e on & | Places. was an ordeal from which she| 7ol 1 was married to Jim Field, or | and wrote it out, and put the pen into | a . g o G P i wx:a":f«"‘ ‘nreie help fo remove s sioray | Shrank. e L O e Togkcd a | my hand, and next thing I new 1 5 hrings with it the real need for Winter footwear. Right now the entire ied tn omi the rond ohta g O p b 5 : s s : A e ask . . . Jolied tree srom the road and ohlmns 1f| The Mannings had been asked in e queer it 14 come out a widow— | Was signing my | ., naane ek el - K store is devoted to just this necd. Every member of the family, of whatever Anton By B I e "o | Order to make the situation a little |5 nit' sudde ¥ Eht 5 E : g Bas Been cared for Dy bix aqnt. anha fer. Lacy, gratified and impor o “""““',‘,,,;,\ e el i nek : said, ‘Lord knows," . 3 age, can prepare his or her feet for Winter—correctly! Put in doing S0 fs knocked senseless Because, of course, Evelyn darling. | gign't seem to have the heart to the road. Ae e recains conse s fit's a very delicate position: and ¥ & Wi ONSY ¥ MF T.IN T As resains conscl s lit's g ery de © pos ; and | g tit. Yo ay believe me || ! ome: Children, Frects ‘Bim_snaaenis "with s CHullo T'm ot at all sure i wouldn't_be [0 ot S8 Uinaivou Hice! bt T did ory N' ht COII llS x g ,;" G Dbl C STAN €0 ORY IN WINTER £ him by an old e | wiser for you to e up your visit| T o out over th A36 hoya. and lg uckle: kind. J / 7 o Known omix #o his intimates. Startied 00 | thid year. 'm'.;f 1':1": e Anmne cares. he in: | this vear I didn't scem to have the heart to . . to mE home. A he is muread | » surveyed her with a_smile. | (i abont being dressy uickly e 1eve 1t Re e none | ; e dragon® s rved. o took a St mew handkerchief Children's Sizes, 8 ¥ Fone. he was | rizhtfully edifying, but itll give | wigy a black border and applied it to Stopped in 15 Minutes Sl Rubhers e Family ha Realth: but 1t took the | § < and turn you into a frump | ey oyes. A N .o :;‘HA'L.:” Deine Bis S0 beiom | 1€ You o on with it- o | Tovelyn found herself unable to think | with Thoxine 95 to $1.65 N v n “Which All the same, Evelyn darling——"|,¢ anything to_say. § red Most coughing is caused by an Hoots, $2.35 to $5.00 S e e O it said EVeIVD. | pathetically at Miss Palliser, and after || irritated, inflamed throat or bron I'm not taki ny. | % moment the black-gloved hand with- || chial tubes which couxh syrups and nstant Comfort Oxford “wCemstant Comfort” TweStrap ONVORTAREE 'in | Souss several anter new Lavdan. ok he handkerchief and disclosed ! | patent medicines do not touch. But LACK kidskin with t CK kid. turn sok P 3 e wne | ) rew the handkerchi v : K kid. turn sole, 2 vet. Black kid with B o e 5 elyn was consid- | \[i & Palliser's naturally cheerful ex-|[a famous physician’s preseription || ’B"uz::‘- ool shan, B ttrap, rubver she would pack her | pression. recently discovered called Thoxine her " hegls. $3.50 heele."AA o : Wl T'm a fool to ery, to be sure— | [ zoes direct to the cause, relieves + gown that the front door- JT'ms ; i | S o I”" r“"";l“h'l and when A drop of waters ruin to [ the inflamed membranes and stops f | vang. Ponson, pausing 5 e the cough almost instantly. one || |l crepe and all ih h almn 7 - i 1 . and the re- ’ 1R ~N D e, ,“"‘,‘.C‘-h”, inquired whether she was at| “\Vell, where was 1? ; as| [ swallow does the work e | had vocably | home. and elvn, after saying “No.” | talking about bein, 3 4 markable thing about it is that it e Y o i i (LA 1ok 15 Ly bONL It O ina nniidone. ahiprotorin (oF y SHOES FOR BOYS sudde: ol ed her d and said | Henry :-\.‘ai‘ hanged her mind and 2ald} ;¢ vou think 1 was right, dear r harmful drugs. Pleasant tast 1t might. of course, be Cotty or Mrs. [not to xive way, 1 me 1t | Safe for children. Onee used |1} \/ ? Bors GRIDIRON ey N ol i it Hi D Wa el er, y o ole family will rely n it 0 HERE you have the disk,” | Cotty. But on the other hand it might | as if.it'd all go to waste, eithet. the swhole Jfamiiy o . : Soo l. Anna. “Open it and!be Marcia Lane, whom she really&loves, and the collar and cuffs, 1] 350, 60c and §1.00. Sold by Peoples \d the name. wanted 1o see—or it might be Laydon. | crepe I grant you: but there’s a fr Drig res and all good drug Evelyn made no move-| The bare possibi was_enough to|of mine that'll be glad enough to have || stores.—Advertisement b it to take it. She lifted ke her revoke h o [ $ wow Bair = - 9 Infants’ Footwear <poke very gently, but | ent into the drawing reom and | nd as to the i Girls’ Oxford [YFANTS ant Children's Shoes. in 'm a distance: caited, furous with herself because |he didn’t know what he was talking \ golden-brown elks) " wide! vaciaties: Dui gt I don't lf—i‘i? ::;-en 1 don't eks were hot. She bent over|about. I can put a touch of mvll-'r Do o 'L‘:--‘:f.'".::.‘. in (2ide variaties: pumpe and boots want to read the name. | the fire to provide them with a legiti- | on the dress and w U of the word. AA to D wide. and_field mouse kid: narrow a Something In Anna responded. She|mate excuse, and heard behind her the | afternoon as easy as casy. And, 7| i 1 to 2 ow S ) to' A and 8'3 nodded et ot the epening door and Pon.|rather thought of putting that mice| | L e - “$1.00 0 “What then do vou want?” son’s voice, very carefully restrained: | Fir&e Paste ornament T had on_ the| | 2 . 2 00 to $4.5 it for his family—for Sir| M aye 3 other day right across the front of th: it for his family—for € .. one ! 1l Laydon. I don't want it for! The door was shut n. and F i /T ® oESs. wwself at all; 1 want it to use if there | lvn found herself g ellbound at | ¥ ;’r:;-‘:‘.i’:\;hfl i B ":"‘y“‘hf“ “’l‘"“;";‘ E T\ y : 7 sturdy as & pirskin is trouble about the successien’ 4 in_mournin b s ut e | : 0 v * 4 vo ¢ e fanls took her breath | the more fuss they kick up. | o P s : B s hich wae| She stopped. displayed a momentary gt bt dier] Ao 7 Stk rstifng Gheps | embarrassment, fidgeted with her | s 5 | veil. ler nands were | handkerchief and then said, rathe - ¢ ki . | abruptiy: cant_to take it like that. | incas ok kid gloves. and B o bl L liix for e Wore the'swilleat: and most inoticeable | 7L SupboBe, now, you wouldt come it s 1 b b Albiece | ofdawmicoliStwand culfs. A/ fet chain | a0 Ses fne marr uld you | YW you do 12 ! to her knee _“Oh. ves, 1 would,” " said Evelyn. | e Ik of SouiptebsnMon elvn found herself & ¢ | “1 will 1if I'm in town. { Anna's eyes. She nodded Well, ]du said 2l "tl>r s |‘.’ it hadn’t bee: af CHILD'S Sport Shoe, GROWING Girls' ultra IRLS' High Shoes. Every ut the disk back on | “¥ou see how it i kind of ent, as you may vou | b o iahs calfs o £irl needs these lone- pigagacarr ey said Miss Palliser. Her|ding as a connection, so to speak. | L TR RTL L D In tan calt biack calt of 1 have been patch ful, but she raised her | But as I was married to Albert Lay- | leather soles. Specially 11 ¢ 2... 8150 8% to 11 the last of my grandmother’s sheets Fes It is good md linen, now there is none | Copsright, 1927, by J. B. Lippencott Co. GRIDIRON SHOES, eves perfunctorily to the ceiling. cock, why, then, of course, I never Sk o s 1 Tk “The cable came while you were was Mrs. Jack Laydon, though 1 :‘:’"" Sizes 5 §295 =t B $550 21570"s. away. Very prompt, I'm sure, and | thought o at the time and for 10 . only goes to prove what I've always | years after. e e e inen and cut | Said, that it's a real blessing to be| “But, of course, I'm not asking you a" square. - Then she threaded a lVing in uptodate times, where|to come for that, because I'm not a o e | vou're not kept waiting months and | family connection any more, and never Peedie, turned the edge of the Une% |\ . a'to hear a bit of news. | was. It's just a fancy I've got, to EST. 1879 n neatly and ran a drawstring of i3 :lnu'. };h;ugrz:’.lrr‘:und it W hm’:u". She paused to take breath, and set-| have you there, dear. And it'll be in disk was in its linen bag she fastened it with a few strong stitches and' put! it into Evelyn's hand. e . g g 2 As their 2 touche: Anna 1 “ ”» #aid sharply ® $1 Outing | Bflgr\Ross Belsy Ross” “Is he well? Ts he happy? You | K| @ ATIO; 16 - BUCKLED ¥ 5 Gowns Bloomers | ey e SHOE STORE CRASTons Bl G Pir She pressed the paper close about hax» told me n A The linen was e 33¢ PRy 31012 Seventh 5t.XH And happy”” Anna's n e X Se e 2 8¢ Yeats of Satisfactory Service s accused her 3] Striped Outing Biack 3 AA 10 E & 0. he isn't happy.” Rioosssrs il cut X v:;"]”“. up to 81 .00, il PR gt 1316-1326 Seventh St. N.W. reed seat. All omething fierce came into \r.r\':'n weice. “He was happy here where he had | e s i ",'1, Your Unrestricted Choice of Our ] tha i ] “No one has everything, Frau| ; * ’ 3 Blum" n sthing, Frau | - Elltll'e StOCk Of Men S f 5 J See Opposite Page for news of A Evelyn turned to the door -ndl our great Year-End Saturday! opened it. The sun streamed in. It| dazzled her, and she turned back Anna had not moved. There was a | § o of un have nothink.” she said. | B FASHION INSTITUTION I¥n had an extraordinary im- (o Darts Washington, New OB pulse of understanding and pity: her | heart went out to Anna. She kissed ber aquickly on the cheek and ran | through the open doorway into the | ¥ - S an lown the windin 2 b’ i " ong e treen | Extraordinary Purchase of Fine . One of New York’s fine bag manufacturers has just sold us nearly 200 of his fine bags at almost our e el e S0 B O §)5200’coats. . .$10 | $350’coats$17.50 |} own prices. Our buyer, choosing the psychological L ¥ou can say ‘what you like, Sor- " moment after Christmas and just before his inven- Bodier 3t 1 bad come with vou an 1 8| v $250°coats $12.50 | $400’coats.. . $20 | y , tory, secured the best handbag values of our history! suggested. Suppose Evelyn had faint P - | g ) ) 0 Bought for Tanuary el $300°coats.. .$15 | $500’coats.. . $25 s b batlelalidy then 1 should Lave been there. 4 shopping. All grouped in three pyhow 1 should have insisted # ) . o . Sering What Snd; W Our entire stock, consisting of hundreds them! Sl songrbubge sl and hundreds of fine coats must go, including |& PotNBs T blues, blacks, browns, grays and a wonderful i« ',m,,',‘, selection of mixtures. There are styles and | ’ $5 to $8. Beraa s ) { madels for every man and young man, and at Handbags— this reduction we advise you to look them over. A varied assortment of hea '”_‘ s e I,li‘-‘-_ Gives 33 to 48, bags, patent leather bags, velvet J 3 r Microleen bags m hlack All Men’s Pants Reduced f v iy frames of selt mate $2.95 —$3.95 —$4.95 —$5.95 g Lot No. 2 i $8.50 to $12.50 Women’s $1 Hnndbags«— Silk Hose | 3 100 Party Dresses [ T, 150 Street Dresses M| .. r;:;:..}.lm R TN $12.50 to $18.50 Women’s 75 ; Unde:wea: 10 $ 6 .9 $12.95 e Handbags on her st lines on his fare deep ” ber ae many questions as 1 i ing went « A the dour behind Gquer the evenis R R AR RTE S B ik striped N M preces g styles Bk atriped Values Values Real choice pieves-- g stle el Do c A styles—antelope bags, ga t call, ot st sy e site trimmed frames—Dutch silver—the popu g S : et ' Fa . imtation tortoise shell- hlack. tan, hrown and far i Just in time for New Year and they're French brocades for New Year Eve wear OF course, values ke these are $1 8],‘90 great values—fine quality sati, crepe, geor- | bags: ate one:ot aicolor and K Sheets pette, taffeta and velvet combinations in a [ pertect, puad preat assortment of styles and sizes for wom - f?'“., ; cgc enand misses, e right,” wan the o EO BEBID BOW Y Men’s Goodyear Welt Boys’ and Girls’ Sturdy High and Low Dress and Work Shoes | HIGH SHOES Many deshiable atylon bo tan i Whack Alws with faney contiasti Maifie with stenig and st with durable s dew and rubier beols, Bl T and 11% w3 i s o Nandbag Shap-—-Street Floor Sne returned W the chirge & Bweeiners didn’t get anything out e of this “D you mind " alter | ' | | o really no more 1 b w:awmwmfimsfiw Mapning bad Jeave beluie