New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1917, Page 4

News By ADELE GARRISON A — P i : Madge Sadly @ “Never My} hatted, ready for the taxi which was Whl’! Again, ,.s;lu TdlHan.” 34 to take her t!}‘fl:‘. station. Katie was e s : S to go into New York with her, and The ‘Weeks Immediately following | gee her safely on the outward bound Dicky’s departure are almost a blank | ¢rain, Her face was pale, and I to me. I seermed stunned, incapable | noticed listlessly that her eyelids were of action, even of thinking clearly. | reddened as if she had been weeping. His abrupt departure, his inexplicable | She bent and kissed me tenderly, and letter to Lidlllan ' Underwood saying |then she put her arms around me and that he should never see me again, | held me tightly. . | and that he would put in no defense | “I don't know what it is all about, it I sued him for divorce, was in its | dear child,”, she said. *I hope all is effect upon my brain and will power | g8 it seems outwardly. But remember almost like a paralytic stroke. /| Margaret, I am your friend whatever If it had not been for Lilllan, I do| happens ,and if it "will help you any not know what I should have done.|you may remembeér that I, too, have She.cared for me with infinite tender-1 hag to walk this same sharp paved ‘ness and understanding, she stood be-| way * tween me and the imperative curiosity | Then she went away. I remem- and bewilderment of my mother-in-| pered that she had said something of law, and: she made al]l the arrange-| the kind once before, giving me to un- ments necessary for my taking up my | derstand that Dicky’s father‘ had Mfe as a thing apart from my hus-|caused her much unhappiness. Did band. she believe, too, I . wondered, that <'It seemed almost like an . Intér-| Dicky 'was with Grace Draper, that position of Providence that two days | his brief infatuation for the girl had after Dicky’s bombshell his mother| returned whén he had seen her again? received a létter from her daughter| For days after that I drifted—-there Eilizabeth asking her to go to Florida | was no other word for it—through the for-the rest of the winter. One of'| hours of each day. When it was ab- the ‘children had been ordered South | gplutely necessary for Lillian to know by the' family physician, &nd Dicky’s| gome detail, which I alone.could give sister was to accompany her little | ner, she would come to me, rouse me, daughter, while the other children|and, holding me to the subject by ‘the remained .at home under the care of | gheer force of her will, obtain the in- | thelr. father: and his mother. Mather | ro; ation she wished, apd then leave Graham dearly loves to travel, and I|mel to myself or rather to ' Katie 'knew from Lilllan’s reports and the|again. Katle was my devated ‘slave. few, glimpses I had of my mother-in-| She waited on me hand and f6dt, ahd law that she was delighted with the | made a most admirable nurse when . before her. Lillian was compelled to be absent. /. ‘How: I4llian managed to quiet the “Then—You—Know—" elder ‘Wo! ’s 'natural worry about Wh i 5 i ¥ that Vhen I thought about the matter Dicky, her half-formed suspicion at all, I realized that Lillian was pre- For , T]zeatergrs -and something was wrong, and her con- viction that without her to look after me I should not be able to get through the winter, I never knew. [\ I do not remember seeing my motheiin-law but once or twice in the interval between the receipt of Dicky's letter ,and her own departure. . The paring to have me share her apart- ment in the bity when I should be strong enough to. leave my home. Harry Underwood had gone with my Tather to South America for a trip which would take many months, so I made no protest. I knew also, be- cause of questions she had made me " . Twice Daily, 2:15 and 8 P. M. At LYCEUM THEATRE | ‘memory of her good-bye to me, how- | ever, is very distinct. \ She came into the room, cloaked and answer, that she had arranged with the Lotus Study club to have an old teaching comrade of mine—a man- whao had experience in club lectures— take my place until I should. be well i enough to go back to the work. IO T SRR A GRAND In so far as I could feel anything, P the knowledge that I was still to have Tel. C, 1026. my club work gratified me. .The $20 a week which it paid me, while not Ladies’ Mat., except Sat., 10c. THIS WEEK! ' ] large, would preserve my . indepen- dence until I could gain courage to go “MIDNIGHT ) MAIDS” back to my teaching. For one !ulln( obsessed me, was lérong endugh to 'penetrate the le- thargy -of mind and body into which Dicky’s letter had thrown me. I spoke of it to Lillian one day. “Do—not—u iny—of—Dicky's— ‘money,” T said ‘slowly and painfuilly. “My—own—bank-—book—in desk." Sh took it out, and I also gave her the bank book and papers my father CLEAN UP! Yes! Clean House e g necessary to tell your mother-in-law or Katle, unless, of ‘course, you want me to do so.” Her smile was so cheery, so infec- tious, thad I could not help but smile back at her. There was still some- thing on my mind, however. “This house must be closed,” I told her. “Try to find positions for Katle and Jim.” 7 . “I'll attend to everything’ she promised, and 1 did not realize that her words meant directly opposite to the interpretation I put upon them, until r myself and all my personal belongings had been oved to Lil- lian’s apartment in the city, and I hed thrown off the terrible physical weakness and mental lethargy which had been ming. ‘I had to do.as I thought best about the house in Marvin Madge,” she said firly. “I thoroughly respect your feelings about using any of Dicky’s money for Yyour own expenses, but you are not living in the Marvin house. It is simply Dicky's home, which, as his friend commissioned to see ‘after his affairs, I am going to ‘keep in readiness for his return, un- less I receive other instructions from ihim. Jim and Katie will stay there s caretakers until this horrible mis- had siven me the day before he left |. for Sodth America. i “Keep—them—for—me,” 1 whis- pered, and then, at her tender, com- prehending smile, I had a sudden revelation. “Then—you—know—"" Astonish- ment made my voice stronger. What Lililan Did. “That Robert Gordon s your father,” she returned briskly. “Bless you, child, I've suspected it ever since 1 first heard of his emotion on hearing the names of your-parents. But no- body else knows. I didn’t think it FORGET YOUR™ RHEUMATISM! Not Necessary to Have Your Troubles ‘With /)!on Any Longer Don’t suffer when yéu get | “Neutrone Prescription 99". -1 Rheumatism, one of the most com- ! mon aflments is one of the hardest to cure, because of its being a blood disease. Any remedy to be effective must purify the blood and kidneys, | common sense teaches you this. That is why “Neutrone Prescrip- tion 99" is so successful, it is a com- bination of blood purifying agents prepred from the prescription of a specialist. 5 It relieves those ' sore, inflamed joints and muscles, “It puts out the fire”. It does all these things, re- stores your health, makes you happy and free from pain. X Go to your druggist today and get a 5Oc.or $1.00 bottle, then say, good- bye Rheumatism. Mail orders filled on $1.00 size. Seltzer Drug Co., druggists everywhere. can and leading . 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 | d l tainment in j artist. LiMian,” I said sadly. “JOAN THE WOMAN” AT LYCEUM TONIGHT The principal achievement of Cecil B. DeMijlle as a motion picture pro- ducer and director is “Joan the Wom- an,” a massive ‘eleven-reel spectacle photoplay, in which Geraldine Farrar appears as Joan' of Arc. It is found- ed on the story of the immortal Maid of Orleans, and at this moment is the most talked about and widely dis- cussed amusement and artistic enter- the land. ‘“Joan the ‘Woman” has raised the whole stand- ard of motion picture producing. It has taken the sting of childishness from a great art apd clothed it with reapectability and power. And back of it all stands the genius of one man, who has learned to use the working tools of motion pictures with uncanny effectivenese. There is only one other photodrama in existence that may (equal it for perfection. In arrange- ment and artistic beauty it stands alone. The men who cut this film and fitted it to its varlous scenes is an The credit for this, as well as for the wonderful direction, must be given to Cecil .B. DeMille, who ranks among the greatest of our pro- ducers and who, by this picture, hag proved my contention to be cprrect. The average director finds it diffi- cult to stage even an ordinary battle scene correctly. These battle scenes are anything but ordinary.. The least slip or mistake could easily have ‘changed their ‘atmosphere into one of comedy instead of dramatic. The bow and arrow soldiers are so far back In the distant past that in these ddys of sixteen-inch guns it is hard to grasp the fact that their winged shafts were as deadly and almost as acou- rate as hullets. The heavy and un- wieldly swords would seem sadly out of daté were it not for the fact that the excéllent direction of this picture brings forth their real deadliness in itrue form. g The. character’ portrayals are won- derfully carried out. It is by far the ! greatest piece of acting that Geraldine {Farrar has ever done upon the screen. {No one could have filled the place in photo drama of Joan of Arc as this weondefful actress has done. Her long. Tel. 1973, VIEIS GREENHOUSES Tel. 1978. 48 CLINTON ST. ! e T R WEDNESDAY Ievsry motion is displayed with star- i tling vividness, and her self-sacrificing 'spirit i» shown through it all. Tn ,costume as well as ‘manner she lives fup to all ideals built around the his- torical character. In her love scenes she is sublime. Where sHe abandons love to duty, she shows, without over- doing the part. just-how greatly she is torn by conflicting emotions. And when she dies in the fire one’can al- most hear the crackling of the fagots as the flames leap up about her. DO YOU WEAR YOUR TRAIN TUCKED UP? ‘| it does seem to me that it must bo | Women Readers. ( PAY A DOLLAR A WEEK) SUITS . FOR YOUNG MEN The kind that possess “style”" and “snap” and give you the reputation of being a ‘“good. dresser.” We also have the 86rt of clothes preferred by men of quiet tastes. We ‘ar- range Convenient Weekly Pay- ments on all purchases, a dollar a week if you'wish. NO - charges” for any reason ‘Wwhatsoever! N\ SUITS AT ......$10.00 SUITS\AT ......$12.00 - SUITS AT ......$14.00 SUITS AT ......$16.00 And up to $32.00. SIDE TALKS / That's Entirely Different That subject that is always so close to the surface nowadays,—this cruel rise in the price of the necessities of life—came up the other day. We spoke of that atrocious abom- inable practise, the destruction of food in order to keep the prices up. It is almost unbelievable to me that anyone would do that. If the stor- ies are true they make my blood boil and my heart ache. I realize fully that one must go lightly in laws re- lating to economic conditions, but ‘] possible to frame some law that wiil * A REAL PICTURE. Nothing but georgette crape would fall so gracefully as this drape does. The color is a begonia red against Wwhite crape richly embroidered on sleeves and bodice. When the two points are unconfined they fall in a fascinating train, MABEL McKINLEY , ON KEENEY'S BILL Topping this week’s vaudeville pro- gram at Kdeney's theater is Mabel M¢Kinley, niece of the late President McKinley, who is one,of the fore-. most singers of character songs in America. Old Homestead quartette and other acts of merit will also be teen. Fannie Ward in “Bétty to the Rescue” “will be the leading screen prevent the destruction of food while S0 many go hungry. If the owner does not want to harvest it he should be mede to turn it over to others. 4 She Blamed the Milkman But-— However that is not what I started {to talk about. In the course of our conversation a an complained have tqg have, too” had gone up an- other cent. She is & woman who keeps hens and had just been teling us that the price of grain had gone up. I men- tioned this fact to her and asked If that did not justify her milkman. She reddened and bridled. “You don't understand. You never kept hens”, she said. “Egss are entirely differ- ent!” bitterly that milk, “a thing. babies \L‘ Even As You and L % She was right. I never kept hens and I don’t understand much about the matter. But I do know this— that anything which touches our self interest i entirely different. In my acquaintance.is a certain fine young man who is open hearted, < sympathetic, generous to.a fault. He has many progressive ideas about gov: ernmental functions 'and yet the mins ute the government reached out ‘& hand toward his business,— That was entirely different. g It was & great disappointment t§ me the first time I discovered how totally different he could be when seif interest was touched. s I Realize Noiv That I Expected Much, ‘ But that was fong ago. I’ realize now that it Is only those who have climbed tp the very pinnacle of ths finest kind of altruism who are able o see things with even approximate . justice when their\own interests sre: concerried. ¥ Even when one has climbed to that height, the clouds of human weak- ness and selfishness sometimes gather - and obscure our vision. - o Out of these conditions grow graft and privilege and-all the strensth of ncient wrongs and injustices. Your case and my case always are tirely different” and always win be until we really léarn thé ] lesson ‘“To love thy neighbor as thy- self” and its great corollary “to guarfl his interests as thine own”. ' Pineapples, nuts, celery and ml.r-l@ mallows make a most delicious salad ‘When clothes are removed from the line after washing, they should bl folded so ‘that there will be no use necessary wrinkles to froM out.. 4 THE AMATEUR GARDENER A HERALD’S DAILY ADVICE FROM WASHINGTON FOR THOSE! PLANTING HOME GARDENS. E feature for Monday, Tuesday and . Wednesday. On these three days a SADSIFY. chapter from the universa] serial | Idke parsnips, salsify, or vegetable “Purple Mask” will slso be shown. | OYSter as the root is more commonly Wednesday and Thursday “Mystery of |'called, is improved by freesihg, and the Double Cross” with Molly King |the roots may be left in the garden and Leon Barry in the leading roles |all winter. It is an all-season crop will be featured. A Red Feather |Which cannot be.followed in the bed feature in'five parts will be shown | by any second crop, says today's bul- on Thursday only and on Thursday, |letin from the National Emergency Friday and Saturday the presentation | Food Garden Commission of Wash- of Irene Fenwitk and Owen Moore’in |ington, which is co-operating with this “A Girl Like That” will be the main |PaPer in urging the planting of hqme attraction. gardens this year. 7= Saisity also is like parsnip in that A new idea in neckwear is to have |it 18 not adversely affected by hot the edges of the collars and cuffs | Veather, or even drought, although bound with a (bright-colored checked |its growth is checked at such times. material. Collars are of rose color, ivory and blue rather than white, and are fre- quently more becoming than lingerle It grows slowly throughout the entire season, and is ready for use late in the fall. From then on until spring it furnishes a steady supply of food. collars, It is a root which : deserves wider Close-fitting bodices cut square at | planting, because most tastes are fond the neck with a pleated and paneled |of the oyster-like flavor of this veg- skirt of chiffon give a very pleasant |etable. Dutch effect. - The seeds are large, lops and hard; \ . like sticks. Most of the seeds arp fertile, 30 that {n plinting salsity ft is not necessary to overplant in order to allow for seeds that will not sprout. This plant too, does away with the necessity of thinning out the rowm Plant the peeds:half an inch deep wherever you want plants to come up—plants every 2 to 4 inches are at the correct intervals—and do not thin out, one ounce of seed will plant 100 feet of row. ' ; ‘As for parsnips the soil should bh deeply broken up so the main rooth will not split or, branch. The pl puts out nuimerous side roots, 8o th when it attains eny size it becomes firmly fixed in the ground. g Harvest the roots by trenching on both sides of the row and pulling out the plants by their tops. Where the ground freeses so hard that digging s impossible in winter the roots should be put pit and covered with sofk Roots lgft to w_the se a¥e 'apt 5 bel d M