New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1922, Page 4

The Mental Relicf Madge's Father Gave Her. My father gave Allen Drake's proposal In the hall instead of the library for| quick approval to that I stand Katie. | | the purpose of rack of “That Keey 1t hie dear, | station | will be much b said decidedly, Daughter you would better take your i at once. The lights n in this in another you don't want to be stum But there is nnot sit 1 unti You can easily rise without making room any noise g nod Mr ather the clear lifted a corner the and om the side “There ! commented. that.” He had seen that I was having rather a sad time in winding the motor veil arot my head, fingers deft as a milliner's from me and would it head and face until only wege Visible, ve dark gloy he asked, Iy held up a pair with which 1 had provided myself “Put them on,” he said, "‘and seat yourself here. I will turn this light off now and move with the aid of my pocket flash Ready “Yes," I whispered, for the bizarre preparations, the prospect of sitting in total darkness waiting for som thing evil to come into the house made me instinctively hush my voice A Poignant Fear “Very well.” My father's calm voice held no hint that he had divined my feeling as he turned the light, then made his wa, the hig room with his pocket light illuminat ing his path. Close to me, he shut it off and stood silent for a moment, then spoke relievedly. » “I cannot see you at all,” he sai “1 was careful not to look in vour di- rection before I switched off the light, | 60 that the test might be fair. DBut you may be tirely invisible in this He switched on the came to r side, and, stooping. e tenderly. “My 1 set it down. s far better " he Let me help you with 1 with took it ound my my eyes out again, kissed ve girl!” he whis pered v you're going through with this without a tremor. And re- member that Allen and I will be very near you all the time.” “Where?" 1 demanded, with a sud- den fear clutching me. “On the veranda.” The fear materialized poignantly The veranda was the place where Smith was to be told by Katie that I was a P o be the scene of his capture had spoken of couch hammock n the shadows cvanda,” but I had not drea my father would be one of n in that post of ex- treme All Set, Chief.” was brave, as resource- | brilliant as Allen Drake, I knew, but—he was an old man. A post like that was for youth and brute trength as well as skill. Smith was a big, muscular chap, skillful and des- perate. No rat ever cornered would fight more dangerously than he. I tried to put something of my fear into words without betraying any doubt of my father's physical strength, a theme which is distasteful to him, as to all aging men. He put his hand gently against my lips be- fore 1 had uttered but a sentence. “We're not going to rely upon an old man and a convalescent for the capture of a desperado like Smith," he said, with a trace of bitterness in his tone. “We are to be on the vef- hat | have it! I can furnish you with plen-| | china eggs.'” His footsteps were as noiseless as if he had worn moccasins “All set, Chie he reported, “and| think we'd bett adjourn to the eranda, It won't be very long now | until the party begins.” Afterward I checked the time and found that the minutes I tat motion- | in the darkness were but ten, but! they seemed a hundred times that| number hefore I heard stealthy foot- 'ps in the front hall, and Katle's ibilant whisper. T TR TR SO BALEY, ALL ABOUT CUPS AND SAUCERS. Hurrying along the bank of Blwk | Creck, down near Cedar Swamp, Jim my Rabbit paused when he cayght! sight of Unecle Sammy Coon sitting in | front of his eating house, looking mr_\'i glum. “I wonder what's the matter with | him,” Jimmy muttered. He called to Uncle Sammy. But the eating house| keeper never even glanced up at him. Hopping nearer, Jimmy Rabbit read a notice upon Uncle Sammy's loor: GONE OUT OF BUSINES: | “What does this mean?"” Jimmy in- | quired. “It means,” said Uncle Sammy, “that I've broken all my cups and | saucers. And of course I can't run an eating house without any. How | I'm a-going to get more is something | I don’t know." i “Now, that's a shame,” said Jim- | my Rabbit. “Let me think a mo-| ment!” And pretty soon he cried, “I| saucers Wait right | here and I'll be back sometime.” Then he hurried away. | ‘Humph!” Uncle Sammy grunted. | ‘A tric. or I don't know Jimmy: Rabbit.” He moped around the place | all day, growing glummer and glum- | pier all the time. When evening | came he had forgotten all about| Jimmy Rabbit and his promise ! But Jimmy came back about dusk He was carrying something. And| when Uncle Sammy spied him he sat | up with a start “I declare,” he exclaimed, “I be- that voung Rabbit knew what| he was talking about, after all."” When Jimmy Rabbit set his burden the grou Uncle Sammy was both disappointed and pleased He | had expected, for a moment, to sce see some cups and saucers; and he ty ‘of cups and eve on | For Uncle 8S8ammyg Coon had hurled a chira egg at his head saw none, any eg and he saw six. Now liked eggs. And he intended to eat the whole half-dozen as soon Jim- anda, certainly, but we will have the|my Rabbit lett him | shadowing | | thank Jimmy for the eggs. operatives who have been him there, too.” However, Uncle Sammy Coon didn't Instead, | present styles |and |at almost every meal NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1922. ing. ' And soon he came hopping up to see what was the matter, Uncle Sammy Coon was furious, “1 knew you meant to play a trick on me' Uncle Sammy stormed. “These eggs aren’t good to eat.” “I never sald they were,” Jimmy reminded him. “I didn't bring them for you to eat. I told you to keep them warm." “Well, what good would that do?" Uncle Sammy asked him. “They're “Certainly! That's why I brought them to you. Just keep them warm and after a while they'll hatch out cups and saucers for you.' Then Jimmy Rabbit dodged nim- bly and ran off as fast as he could go. For Uncle Sammy Coon had hurled a china egg at his head (Copyright 1022 by Metropolitan Newspaper Service. Gossip’s Corner Brocades. Brocaded chiffon velvet is to be very popular this winter because it adapts itself so admirably te the Frequently the pat. terns are outlined with beads for ex- tra elaboration, For Negligees. Tie-dyed fabrics are much in de- mand for negligees and house frocks. They may be had in different mater- | lals, including crepes, radiums and satins. Middy Blouse. A flannel middy blouse has a collar and cuffs of checked gingham, which gives it a distinctive air. The acces- sories are detachable and correspond with the color of the blouse. Lace Fans. Fans in black lace over metal cloth which brings out the design are shown for fall. They have a certain Spa teeling which harmonize with the high combs and lace and emmbroidered shawls. Marriage a la Mode. In parts of Central America mar- riage and superstition are closely in terwoven. The night before her mar- riage a girl builds a fire, using a cer- tain kind of twigs, gathered after nightfall. Then she concocts a fluid which iz said to exercise a certain charm over marriage. She pours this on the fire If it extinguishes the flame her mar- riage will be unhappy, she believes, but if it burns to ashes, that augurs a happy future. If You Are Well Bred. You know it is decidedly unconven- tional to permit men to call at your room {f you are staying at a hotel. You go down to the hotel parlor or reception room and receive them there. If the visit is of a purely personal nature you may go without a hat, but if the call has any business sig- nificance you wear fit. FRIED TOMATOES ON TOAST BY BERTHA SHAPLEIGH Of Columbia TUniversity Now that tomatoes are at their best cheap, one should use them often and serve them cooked or raw When a toma- to is stuffed with meat, or egg, or | fried and served with a cream sauce | it is & hearty dish for either luncheon The following recipe sup- is needed except or supper. plies all that sweet: 6 large tomatoes Butter or bacon fat slices toast cups milk tablespoons butter tablespoons flour 1, teaspoon salt spoon pepper Wash, cut tomatoes in halves, roll cach piece in flour seasoned with ealt and pepper. Fry in butter or bacon fat until a nice brown, and soft but not broken. Make a sauce by meiting butter adding flour and seasonings; add milk and cook until smooth and thickened Toast bread quickly on either side Dip each slice in the sauce, and place a 6 2 4 3 makes them | DAILY FASHION SIRVIC) Silhouettes Variable skirt side raight or Someone (Mr. Kipling?) once said |bodice with the long, there were “four and forty ways|varied with drooping panels of writing tribal lays; and every| 13755 single one of them was right.” Ithere is the up-and-down silhouette He will, perhaps, forgive the more!with the blonsed bodice This usual- leadly of the species for adopting ly exaggerates its sleeves for fashion- this slogan to the fashions. able eftect. There is the basque silhouette with| ILast of all the fuil skirt. It has been edging buy a gunny ck, cut a hole for your into popularity for the past three or head and tie girdle about your our £easons, The women to whom waist. TIt's all, all right! Just carry it is becoming insist upon it. it off with an air and you'll find Then there is the slightly fitted | precedent aplenty. f vou wish, you may e ip Launching theMarriage Sh BY ZOT BECKLEY. SWEET RECONCILIATION QUARREL'S WAK FRED, auto galesman for the y Motor company, has quarreled with his young ide, IN IE, fresh from the country, over tha| artment he has picked as their home. | He rushes from the hotel to return three: liours later repentant canwhils Con- | nie, worried, lias telephoned to po hezdquarters i NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.. ' It was with thumping heart Fred managed to reach his floor and room. | He lunged in, his eyes prepared for| leath and the end of everything. | From the telephone a disheveled! figure turned its face to him, ghastly| white and tremulous. Connie stared | through misted eyes at the man still| ‘linging to the doorknob. ! For an instant, each waited for the| other to speak. Then, with a sob and | a cry, they were clinging together, shaken, incredulous, feeling the whole spisode was a nightmare, I'red could not find strength enough to press her to him as tightly as he longed. Connie burst into wild tears of anger at herself. | “Oh, don't Fred—don't feel sorry me. I don't deserve pity, or your loving words,—or anhything. I'm a pig. I'm-—oh, Fred, if you hadn't 0 vl e AT 7 “I'LL BE ;::!,;T..\\llén you did, I'd—I'd have 1ANY\\'HEUE." Fred put back the hair from her| wet face and kissing her tenderly,i murmured: | He held her a little away from him, “Dear little old kid, there's nothing as something inexpressibly miraculous to torture yourself over. I love you and precious —-you know it, don't you? I wouldn't “You didn't! Why, my darling, you touch that apartment if they gave me know I don’t want you to be anywhere for HAPPY WITH YOU =\SATURDAY < SPECIALS ™ Columbia Grafonola at Reduced Prices New Model F-2 Grafonola Save $40.00 on this new model Grafonola, fully guaranteed with non- set automatic stop. We have a full line of Columbia Vocalion and Perfect Records. Come in and hear the latest. Grafonola Department. { John A. Andrews & Co. 132 Main St. The Big Furniture Store P. S.-—Expert Phonograph Repairing And by way of a little more variety | |8 Lidicuted, Lieau el WoUets i teviens L1 LRIy coluun wo wiitten spective nmusement company, Unless viherning by the press agencies for the play presents Rudolph Valentino and on in Elinor Glyn's “Be- nd the Rocks,” a story that will ‘n.flte many new admirers for these two st “SERENADE"” AT PALACE. The present bill at the Palace which will be shawn tonight and Saturda contains many good features both i vaudeville and photoplays. George Walsh and Miriam Cooper are starred in the R. A. Walsh production “Ser- crade,” a romantic drama of the anish province of Magdalena in which political trouble plays an im-| portant role. The story is fascinating| and fast-moving and contains a very| interesting plot. One of the attrac- to be bribed. The cogmpanion tions that made a hit with the audi-| I 5 in addition to Ruth Roland ence yesterday was the revival of[in "The Timber Quéen" serial, is Dus- Mary Pickford and King Bagot in!tin Farnum in “Oathbound.” “Going Straight.”” ‘This picture was| “":fi':n:'r‘fl“ 9;@3“‘ fl::g fgn:il:iuinz made 12 years ago and it is now be-|2ll next week, with an mented or- (2 Rean by e e Haren b e testpat i) be D. W. Griifith's “Or- the old-time pictures to those of to-| {’::&i '*('h"h;‘ i'or(n :sp,(;‘fr,"""e lay. The Keith vaudeville bill is|KNOWS, this is a story adapted from made up of four good acts with Lowe| 1he Two Orphans' which itself is and Stella in an excellent variety Of'ltal tale ’Flrn':h ;:f-u_'h- x‘vrpnch revolu- fering which includes singing, talk-‘“_‘(’)’;-d",”‘}' (""j < zf‘ “““ ff_‘f“”fl Gl ufg and some clever dancing; Dorothy| HERTEH <‘:11:wl e l:»’“ 2 DNoyle is a pleasing singing come- | {¥P=H0" W el AR o dienne who possesses an excellent| S WU L LS b volce; Clift Nazarro and Co. present| o I SRE ot 0 ie one of a fine singing and piano act with the |\, =GR B RS PIEITE L £ imaginable. “THE REFEREE"” AT FOX'S. “The Referee,” the blood tingling drama. tured at Fox's today and to- morrow, is a gripping tale of the prize ring and concerns the fortunes of Johu McArdle, a referee who re- inging of Mr. Nazarro one of the! hits of the bill. He is accompanied | by an excellent pianist; Gordon Bros. | 'nd Kangaroo show a distinct novelty with their bag punching and the box- ing kangaroo Starting | | inday night the Palace will usher in the first big attraction | Following “The Orphans of Storm’ comes "The Fast Mail” and en the wonderful Tox feature, “Tony,” a picture in which Tom Mix's lLiorse is the principal actor. the THEY WILL HAVE FUN he began to grumble |on a platter. On it put the fried to “Where are my cups and saucers?” ! mataes, and pour around them the re- he complained | mainder of the sauce, The dish may hey'll come, all in good time,” | pe garnished with strips of bacon fried said Jimmy Rabbit cheerfully. “Just|crisp, and parsley. surprised, later.” “Forgive me.” I pleaded contritely. “I should have known—" If it had not been for the flash of the light in his hand I woulfl not' have known of Mr. Drake's approach of the new season and the special grand fall opening bill will be one of entire excellence. The feature photo-| the whole house for nothing.” you won't be happy and—" pressed her face hard to his.| "I'll be happy—with you—any- -1 telephoned there, asking for where. The rest doesn't matter.” she told him brokenly, her' She hid her face against his coat. speech shaken with after-the-storm A sweet calm enveloped them. sobs. You weren't there—but I told! “Listen, dear,” Fred said softly, them—iwe'd take the—the apartment e're going out into the suburbs to- It's ours, dear.” morrow morning and find us a little Knickers Invade Tennis Court National Horse Shoe Pitehing Tourna- ment Started Today. , la, Sept. 1.—Sixteen v pitching today in the round of the annual national e shoe pitehing tournament Sixty-four other contestants been eliminated. C. C. Davis of Columbus, O., world's champion, Frank Jackson, of Kelter- ton, Ia., national champion and a number of state champions are among the 16 survivors, who include H. J. IFaylor of Akron, O. Des Moine white colonial cottage with shutte W just like you want. “It was Cunningham made me look | at that apartment. It's full of jazz| folks who'll buy Gypsys. But, I'll get ‘em anyhow. You don't suppose I'll live anywhere if my own girl—" She sat upon his knees—they'd been in the one big chair the room af- forded—and took his face solemnly between her handg. “I don't suppose any such thing, Freddie!” She spoke firmly, eagerly. | “But I do know we're going to live| wherever there's the best chance of your selling Gypsys. What's more, I'm going to help you." { Fred called upon High Heaven to witness that he possessed the only real, genuine, absolute angel on earth. But into the minds of both there came up unbidden the unwelcome thought of the over-gilding, the over- decorated halls—and the over- dressed, over-painted woman that be- longed to their future home. Art | Uncle Sammy was s | when Jimmy left ]‘soon as his caller was out Columbia Record 75¢ 5”‘,?"’"};“?”"25 and bi S ai o Grafonola Department | 10 This is hard as . B b a rock. It's a wonder I didn't break | FRBN fi&:‘ :l\az\“it‘;:‘& CO. Bla tooth on it Ho, there! Come back here, Jimmy Rabbit!" | Well, Jimmy Rabbit heard CONNECTICUT FAIR AND GRAND CIRCUIT RACES! CHARTER OAK PARK, HARTFORD SEPT. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 DAY AND NIGHT RAIN OR SHIN —FREE CIRCUS — WALTER L. MAIN'S MAMMOTH TENT E.\'PO_SITION AND DOWNEY’S WILD ANIMAL SHOW WONLZRFUL EXHIBITS—THE BIG MIDWAY AUTO RACES (Sept. 9) ADMISSION—DAYS, $1; NIGHTS, 50c; CHILDREN, 25¢ At Al! Times CIRCUS FREE To All Who Pay Admission To Fair LET'S GO! grumbling ped as of sight, HOT LIPS have Special Fox Trot Outstanding Figures in Game to Hold to Hold rd Annual Contest in Kentucky Monday. | Louisville, Ky. Sept. 1.—Seme of BIM| the outstanding chess experts of the | United States will compete in the 23rd o g | ual contest of the Western Chess | Association which will begin in Louis- ' | ville August 28 and continue for ten | days, it was announced here today by O B (). T Beckner, president. ‘ Among the contestints will be Ed- | wara Lasker of Chicago who won the | championship at Cleveland last year | for the fifth time. | Others who already have signified their intention of being here for the tournament are: F. W. Gruer, of San ! Francisco, Norman Witaker of Wash- | ingt D. C.| winner of the second | prize in 1915 and 1018 and victor in | many tourneys in the east; Jackson W. Showalter of Georgetown, Ky, dean of American chess players and prize winner at Budapest and Nurem- berg in 1896 at London in 1899, JY‘ Parfs in 1900 and at Cambridge Springs in 1904; Alex Conen and J. T. | Beckner of Louisville; J. W. I'ry of Charleston, W. Va.,, champion of West Virginia; J. H. Norris, Hoopertown, 1il., and B. B. Jefferson, Memphis, Tenn., winner of the Western cham pionship in 1918 and 1914 Piles Disappear Peterson’s Ointment “Please let me tell you,” says Peter- son, “that for instant relief from the misery of blind, bleeding or itching piles, there is nothing so good as Petérson's Ointment, as thousands! have testified.” Best for old sores and itching skin. All druggists, 35¢, 60c, $1.00, $2.50, $5.00, he cric 28 i T | B TONIGHT AND SATURDAY George Walsh ‘SERENADE Don’t Miss MARY PICKFORD in STRAIGHT” (To Be Continued). (Copyright, 1922, NEA Service). NOW PLAYING DUSTIN FARNUM in “OATH BOUND" CONWAY TEARLE in “THE REFERE RUTH ROLAND Timber Queen, No. 8 “GOING KEITH VAUDEVILLE 4—Good Acts—4 Starting Sunday e RUDOLPIN VALENTINO % | o | 3 ) | Starting Sunday ' | D. W. Griflith’s Masterpiece ORPHANS OF THE STORDI S“BEYOND THE ROCNKS” Spectators at the famous [Forest Hills tennis courts sat up’ straight in their chairs when Miss Hattie Rurke appeared in white knickers. They were something new, but Miss Burke says they allow her to play tennis better, Gloria Swanson in