New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1917, Page 4

HARTFORD & «OK 1026 2:15, 8:16 Dally Kennedy and Jack and a company of ©co- DAYS, STARTIN ONDAY, MAY NW BRITAIN REVELATIONS By ADELE ‘Why Did Dicky Write Lilllan “It’s the' Only Thing to Do”? “Margaret, I have the queerest message from Richard, I cannot make it out.” My mother-in-law rustled into my room, her voice querulous, her face expressing the utmost bewilderment. “What is it, mother?” I' asked ner- vously. It was-late afternoon of the day on which Robert Gordon had re- vealed his identity as my father, and my nerves were still tense from the shock of the discovery. ‘“Why, Richard has left the city, He telephoned me just now that hé bad an unexpected offer at an un- “Illlll to do some work in San Francisco, I think he sald, ahd that ? be gone some months. If he .cc- the offer he would have no time to oome home. . He said he would ‘write to both of us tonight. What do you suppose it means “J—do-—not—know,”. 1 returned slowly and truthfully,’but there was a terrible frightened feeling at my heert. Dicky gone for months with- out coming to bid me good-by! My world seemed to whirl around me. | But I must do or.say nothing to alarm my mother-in-law. Her weak heart made ‘it imperative ‘that she be uhlddul from worry of -any kind, évery atom of self con- trol I possessed. “There is nothirg to worry about, - mother,” I gaid carelessly. “Dicky has often spoken OF A WIFE GARRISON to me. Her voice was gay, but !l who knew its every intonation caught an undertone of worry, “Lillian!” I exclaimed sharply. “What is jt? Do you know anything? The Letter Dicky .Wrote. “Hush, child,” she said firmly. “I know nothing. You will hear all about it tomorfrow morning when vou receive Dicky's letters. ~ Until then you must be quiet and, brave.”-: It was like her not to adjure me to keep from worrying. She never did the usual futile things. But all through my wakeful night, whenever I turned over, or uttered the sligjtest sound, she was at my side ln an in- stant. Never until death staps my memory will I forget that next morning wuh 1ts letters from Diéky. ‘There was one for my mother-ln. law, none for me, but I saw an en- velope in Lillian’s sure was from ‘my husband, even be- fore I 'had seen the shocked pallor which spread over her face as' she read it. “Oh, Llllhn, what is 1t?” I whisp- ered in terror. ““Wait,” she commanded. . ‘Do not let your mother-ln-l‘w guess anything is am Rut® when Mother Graham's de- mand to know ‘what Dicky had writ- ten to me had been appeased hy Willian’s dffhand remarked - that country malls were never Treliable, recently about this offer to go to Saniand that my letter would. probably | SCENE FROM “JOAN THE WOM- Francisco. It was always tentative mm,h:nt he knew that when it did come Wwould have to\ g0 at a ‘migfute’s notice, ‘ways keeps & bag packed at the studio for just such emergencies.” “The last part of my little speech ‘was true. Dicky did keep a bag packed for the emergency summons” he once in a while ‘received from his clients. But I had never heard of the trip to San Francisco. Yet I must reassure my mothern-law in some way. “Well, I think it's mighty queer,” she grumbled, going out of the room. You le little fibber!” Lillia: rising, and coming over arrive later, the elder woman went to her own reom to puzzle anew over her son’s letter, which simply re- telephone. ‘When she had gone Lillian locked | the door softly behind her, then com- ing over to me, sank down by my bedside and,slipped her arm around me. ‘You must be b’rnv,e, Madge,” she said quietly.” “Read this through and tell me if you have any ldea. what it means.” I took the letter she held out to - me, and read it through. 3 “Dear Lil,” the letter began. “¥You ‘have never failed me vet, 50 I know You'll look after things for me now. “I‘am going away forever. I shall never see Madge again, nor do I ever expect to hear from her. Will you look out for her until she 1is free from me? She can.sue me for de- sertion, you know, and get her di- vorce. "I will put in no defence. Most of our funds are banked in | her!name, anyway. But for fear she use that money I ‘a check to you each 5 iich you are to use g, with or witheut her knowledge. I am enclosing the key of the stpdio. The rent is paid a long ways ahead, and I will send you the money for future payments and ts care. Please have it kept ready for | th “JOAN THE WO produced by | (hmlB.DflflOJ YCEUM THEATRE 7th Po lar Prices for This City 25¢ and 15¢ me to walk in at any time. Mother always goes to Elizabeth’s for the holidays, anyway. Keep her from guessing as long as you can. I'll write to her after she.gets to Eliza- beth’s, “I guess that's all. If Madge doesn’t understand why I am doing that I can’t help it. But it’s the only thing to do. Yourps always, “DICKY.” ‘The room seemed to whirl around me as I read. Dicky gohe forever, arranging for me to get a divorce! I clung blindly to Lillian as I moaned: *‘Oh, what does it mean?” ° What Lillian Told Madge. “Think, Madge, Madge! Have you and Dicky had any quarrel lately?” “Nothing that could be called a quarrel, no,” I returned, “and not even the shadow of disagreement since my- accident.” “Then”, Lillian said musingly, “either Dicky has gone suddenly mad—" She stopped and looked at me searchingl: “Or what, Lillian”, I pleaded. ‘Tell me, I am strong enough; to stand. the truth, but not suspense.” “I belleve you are,” sl you: will have to help me find truth. Now remember this majy no bearing on the thing at all, Harry saw Grace Draper talking -to Dicky.the other day. He sald Dicky didn’t act particularly well pleased at ( meeting, but that the girl was, ‘Harry put it, ‘fit to put your eyes she looked so stunning. But it doesn’t seem possible that if Dicky she said, “and ut the had gone away with her he would || write that sort of a note tom e and leave no word for you.” % “Fit tb put your eves out!” The phrase stung me. With a quick move- ment, that lay on the stand by my bed, and looked - critically at the image re- flected there. Wan, hollow-eyed, with one side of my face and neck still flaming from my burns, I had a quick perception of the way in which my husband—beauty-lover that he is— must have contrasted my appearance with that of Grace Draper. \ Lilllan took the mirror forcibly from me, and laid it out of my reach. “This sort of thing won’t do,” she said firmly. “It only makes matters worse. Now just be as brave as you possibly can. Remember, I am right here every minute.” I could only cling to her. There seemed no refugé in all the world for me but Lillian’s arms, You'll Do Better at Wilsons have | but | 1 grasped the hand mirror You knpw he al-(peated what he had told her over the | WWALLACE RE[D IN “JOAN THE WOMAN” To have been leading man for Miss Geraldine Farrar, noted - American prima donna, during an engagement of six months, Yet never to have ap- peared with her on the stage is the remarkable experience -of Wallace Reid, Lasky fllm star. ‘When Miss Farrar decided a year ago to perpethaje her art as an ac- tress by appearing before the motion | N” AT LYCEUM THEATER, MON DAY, TUESDAY A¥D WEDNESDAY. picture camera,| shé chose as her first play a filmed version of “Car- men”. . Mr. Reid, then one of the young-leading men at the Lasky studio was selected for the heroic role of Don Jose. Later during the same summer he appeared - in - principal support of Miss Farrar in “Maria Rosa.” 2 Y When the noted opera singer, who has been actlaimed America’s lead- ing actress, went to California last summer to make a picture version of the story of Joan of Arc, it was at her own request that Cecil B. DeMille, the producer, engaged Mr. Reid again to enact the role of the hero. The film SIDE TALKS BY RUTH CAMERON "Well, enyway, “she's slways good company,” deferfded Molly. “Is that the best you can say of her,” said the Author-Man’s Wife. “L think it's a lot,” said Molly, hotly. “It seems to me more like damning with faint praise,” said the Author- Man’s Wife. With which do you agree? T'm with Molly. Not because she's Molly, but because I think she’s right. “Being good company” hasn’t a very heroic sound, but neither has “the habit of looking on the ‘bright side,” yet you know how highly Stev- enson places that latter gift. She Is Ready for Anything. I am thinking of a woman who has to a rare -degree that gift of be- ing good company. Let me describe her to you, so that you will know just what I mean by the phrase. In the first place, she is one of those people who is always ready to {do things with yeu. She does not have a headache or some work that ishe planned to do and will not put off; nor does she think that she will get too tired. She is a person of abounding health which is, to be sure, imore her good fortune than her vir- tue (at least we so rank it nowadays, | perhaps we shall think differently some day.) She Has the great Gift of Mirth. In the second place, she has an ex- cellent sense of humor. She is al- ~ A “Por trait” ways ready to laugh, and she has, moveover the Magi's gift of being able “to be diverted when other people are annoyed,” at ' inconven- jences or small discomforts. She ‘is an excellent listener- Not just the passive kind, but the kind that stimulates you, makes you wit- tier and cleverer than you are wont |- to be. Yet she is not at all a kilent per- son. She knows everybody in town and can tell you all the latest news,— not malicious gossip,—but ail the in- teresting human ' chit-chat of. the neighborhood. She ‘Brings Up Your Favorite Subject. She has always heard something nice that someone has said about you and nevef falls to repeat it. Also, she knows just what subject you partic- ularly like to talk about and does not oblige you to introduce it for yourself. She ;always has a good time where- ever-she goes because she carries this good-company atmosphere with her and because she knows how to make'| a lot out of small pleasures. This i{s a portrait of a woman who is good company. Ts it “damning with faint praise” to use that phrase of any one? THE AMATEUR GARDENER HERALD’S DAILY ADVIOE FROM WASHINGTON FOR THOSE PLANTING HOME GARDENS. Unless your garden space is large do not attempt to grow sweet corn, advises a bulletin of the National BEmergency Food Garden Commission, which is co-operating with this news- paper in effort to make idle city lands produce food. Corn as a garden crop should prob- abllity not be attempted on any plot of less' than 32,000 square feet As a small garden crop it is wasteful of space—that 1is, it produces a relative- ly small amount of food in propor- tion to the space it occupies, as com- pared with such compact crops as beets, spinach, peas and.the like, But if you have the space—as such space as there is in an average subur- ban or village garden—then there is no more profitable garden crop than sweet corn. No other vegetable gains as much by being fresh. No other loses qual- ity so quickly after being taken from the garden. A city dweller who has not eaten sweet corn freshly plucked from the stalk does not know the true flavor of this delicf%us and pop- “wmlar vegetable. The sunv,« whlehltm a row 100 feet long. givea 1% is characteristic flavor, quick- ly disappears and becomes starch af- ter the ear has been pulled xrom the. stalk. Corn is a weather plant, whlch means that it must not be planted until frosts are over and the ground is beginning to warm up. The seed rots easily in cold or damp ground- At the same time corn cannot withstand drouth,’ so it should be placed in ground that has been deeply spaded 80 that it will hold moisture. Corn requires wide, shallow hoeing about the stalks to conserve the moisture below. Because of the necessity of wide and thorough cultivation during the growing season, corn is usually plant- ed in “hills” 2 or 3 feet apart, the hills being in rows 3 or 4 feet apart. But if your space is limited you can sow the seed in drills (trenches) 2 inches deep and thin. out later to one stalk every 10 inches. \Plan! plenty of seed to allow for dead seedt and those which rot in the ground, a quarter of a pint being enough seed e entitled, “Joan the Woman”, will be presented at the Lyceum theater three days startitg Monday with mat- inee daily. History and tradition say that in the early months of Joan of Arc's me- teoric career, which led her from the peasant’s home to commander-in- chief of the armies of France, she met a young Englishman named Eric Trent who was smitten with her personality and who worshipped at the feet of this young, /feminine leader. This will be the role in which Mr. Reid will be seen and will be the third timé he has played In leading support of Miss Farrar. Menu, for Tomorrow Breakfast Fruit Baked Eggs Potato Saute Oatmesal Geins Coffee Dinner Stewed Beefsteak Spinach Mashed Potatoes Lettuce Salad =~ 1\ ‘Wafers Cheese Fruit Suet Pudding Coftee Supper Potato Salad Canned Pineapple Doughnuts Tea - Fruit Suet Pudding—Sift together two cupfuls and a half flour, /ong feaspoonful' mixed ground spices, one- half teaspoonful salt and one tea- spoonful mixed . ground spices, one- half teaspoonful salt and one tea: spoonful baking soda. 'Add one cup- ful finely chopped beef suet,’one cup- ful chopped raising and ‘mix. Into one cupful molasses stir slowly one cupful milk, add this to the dry mix- ture and work thoroughly together. Turn into two well buttered molds and steam for three hours. 7 Sauce For Pudding—Cream. togeth- er two tablespoonfuls soft butter and one cupful sifted powdered sugar, add one cupful rich sweet cream and -one teaspoonful vanilla. 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For Free Sample Each by Return Mail address post-card: *“Cuticura, Dept, R, Boston.”” Sold everywhere. / LAST SHOWING OF “THE CURE” TONIGHT A final opportunity to see Charlle | Chaplin in his great comedy success, ‘| “The Cure,” will be given to those who attend the Keeney show tonight when the film will be shown for the last # time in this city. The picture has drawn big audiences to the theatet - . all week. The other film feature for tonight will be Irene Fenwick an Owen Moore in “A GirlJddke That”. ;' The vaudeville performers will also bring their local engagements to' & close this evening. Included in the , list; of talent are the Darling' Saxa- phone ‘quartet; Margaret Tantser asd company, presenting 3 sketch, Louis Howe, the famous conto anit BT “MIDNIGHT MAIDS" AT GRAND NEXT WEEK Blutch Cooper considers “The Sightseers” the best of his four at tractions now on tour, and “The Sightseegs” with its all-star cast which completes a week's engagement at the Grand theater today has cer- tainly created a favorable impression i during its stay in Hartford. | Will J. & Kennedy, the noted “rube’ 4mper- | sonator, Jack Miller and other stars | are seen with “The Sightseers.” The | book and lyrics were written by Billy ! K. Wells. ~There is a big asgortment i of pretty girls, fashionsbly " c : Next week's attraction at thn nd - will be *The Midnight Maids.” This . will complete the presentseason at the Grn{n‘l #s the house closes for the summer " after “The Midnight Maids. Fine violin repsiring and bow hairing a specialty.. Over twenty yesrs ex- perience, All work guarantesd, oum kinds of fine repair work, WELDON. Room 3. Asylum Street, Hartford GORHS HURT TODM'? ‘Lire ywr eonn or ca'll.g off with fingers and it won't pain you one bit. You truly can lift off. every nard corn, Soft corn or corn_ betwe: the toes, as well ag hardened callouses on bottom of feet without one bit of pain, L - A genius in Cincinnati discovered freezome. Itis ' ether compound and tiny bottles of this maglc fluld can now be had at any drug store for a few, cents. ‘Apply seweral drops of this freezone upon a ten- der, aching corn or cal- lous. Instantly sll sore- ness disappears and shortly you will find the corn or callous soshrivel- ed and loose that you 1ift * it off -with ‘the fingers. You fell no pain while :p'x;lylng freezone or afterwards. Just think! No more corns or cals louses to torture you and they 8o without causing ohe twinge of pain or soreness. You jwill call freezone the magic drug and it really is. Gen- uine ‘freezone has a yellow label. Look for yellow label. Larsest Sale of Any Modicias fa the World. Sold evarywhere. In homes, 10e. 280, Have you seen the 'Silver Pink, Snapdradons from the Viets Greenhouses, There is nothing more beautiful to send to a friend, and they last so long. VIETS’ GREENHOUSES | . Tel, 1978, 48 CLINTON