New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1924, Page 4

S e s AT REVELATIONS OF A WIFE FPPPPEPT I PIPPIRE TN TP T T I VIO PRI I PP RO eeseey The Surprise Harey Undorwood Gave Madge At something in Harry Underwood's volce a warning little bell tinkled away down in my consclousness, and in obedience to its signal 1 smothered upen my lips the bantering reply 1 bad meant to make to his admiring Jittle eomment upon my flaming color It was one thing for a fow fecting hours thi outing at Lilllan's thet 1 might find out My Underwood’'s e« the bootlegging gang #0 spectacularly had rescued me It was another, 1 told myself, to s my own zest in the evening hamper my ability to the game of wita strictly In my hands, to enjoy unexpected peyuest, in order just what was nnection with from which he enjoyable keep own Teases Madge There Is no man of my acqua ance quicker of brain, more fasci net'ng or more disconcerting than Harry Underwood, and while 1 was sure that, as Lilllan had sald he never would be “unmanageable,” vet 1 was equally sure that, to quote her again, he would be “flamboyant, sentimental and theatrical, Indeed, his eyes had betrayed his verging upon the second emotion, and 1 knew that were I to justify Lilllan's confidence in my “ability to handle any eituation,” I watch my steps warily, Therefore I made no direct answer to his comment, but hurried out of the door and down the broad stair- way to the first floor of the apart- ment building. But without actually running, and thus attracting unde- simble attention, I was unable to keep ahead of my escort, and bhefore 1 reached the street door his hand was upon my arm protectively, and bis deep voice was murmuring in a tone, half bantering, half earnest: ‘What a startled fawn—with the wolves baying—it is! Must great big man not say what is In his heart in first reel? Must he talk only ahout weather and high price of politics?"” The desire to laugh clutched me again, but I suppressed it herolcally. “I do not mind anything save per- sonal comments,” 1 said, so primly that I did not blame my escort for faliing back a step when we had reached the sidewalk, and taking off hia hat with a ludicrously mocking pretext at reverential relpect, heed- lers of the round eyes of the passing pedestrians, mercifully few, “Why, good evening, oral that for & man who professed as he did to consider Dickens relegated to a back shelf in the literary ranks, he often betrayed his close reading of the immortal characteri “Have Yon the Scarah?” “I didn't know you had arrived in our midst. If you will honor me."” He gestured to a luxurfous limou- sine, which T saw at once was no hired machine, and the door of which Pete, now most cofrectly attired in a chauffeur’s uniform, was holding open. I preceded him into the car, glad to get anywhere away from the cu- rious eyes of the passersby, and Mr. Underwood, with a low toned direc- tion of Pete as the man closed the door, went on with his nonsensical pretense. “I have wanted Mrs. General, to Harry Mrs, Gen- &0 many ves hear your famous slogan from your own lips. 1 al- ways get it twisted. Tell me, is it ‘Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism,’ or should ‘poultry’ be left out? I have heard it quoted both ways.” “You might read the book and find hg ejaculated, while I reflected | must | [the beaten white of an egg and NEW BRITAIN DAILY HER BAILY FASHION ALD, WEDNEbL SEHVICE JADE GREEN CREPE, erepe 1s the material gown. It braid trime neek, sleeves and pocket. You lean eopy the ef- feet on any frock and have something distinetive and smart, If you prefer a bell you can wear a narrow white ribbon or leather one This type of gown will be excellent wiyle all fall and as far ahead in the winter aa style artists can look. Jade green used for this introduces the wming in ractive popular the white on selfde of my breaths irresist almost been banally I snapped, In sheer rebellion walting Wi inst the risibles, Mis air of essly for my ibly ludierer fense ag decision when In any one else It would ha\e A — - Hresome Beat Sance When @ soft custard or eream curdles in making, set it in a pan of fee water and heat with an vgE heater until smooth, k as if [ had struck you!" he pe. SANe traglo mien slowed up to the eurh at a spot less blocks away from the | apartment we had left, his pol suds denly lost its lanter anfl beeame orisp with authority, “Have you that scarab with you $o demanded For an instunt 1 give him a negative mutely 1 took it from its fastening just below my throat-—I1 never have travelled without it since the day he s0 impressively warned me of the | advantage Its possession might some day glve me from witl Himousine and drew W (hiat Saving Way Utiliae «the short ends of parafin eandles by whittling over a floor that |is to be waxed two Worn Blankets When blankets are very badly worn after soveral seasons of service, put two together, cover with silkolene and tack with worsted to form a com- forter was tgmpted to answer; then To Clean Candles Candles for decorative purposes thut have become dingy and discols His fa lightene flashingly, and fored may be made to look like new his volee was warm with approval, | by sponging with ahsorbent cotton “I'hat's the gif!!" he sald, “Now, | wet with alcohol, do you see where we are" 1 bent forward and looked the window, “On“the street that crosses ours, I/, answered, “Yes, and with that little pawn- shop of which I told you only three doors behind us. Don't look so startied!” he chuckled, *“I'm not go- Ing to take you for a call on the pawnbroker's." Ivory Handles Avold putting ivory handled knives hot water, as this will turn them yellow, from Sandpaper Cake You can remove the burned por- tions from bread or cake my rubbing with a fine sandpaper, Lard for Pitch You can remove pitch from cloth- ing with lard, Then sponge with turpentine, hang in the open air un- til all odor has been removed. , For Fly Paper Remove sticky fly paper from fab- rics by saturating with alcohol, kero- sene or turpentine, Gossip’s Corner Stiffen Straws After a straw hat has been cleaned and dried, sponge it thoroughly with let stand on a cone of cardboard to dry. | This will stiffen it. For Rhubarh Add a pinch of soda to stewed | rhubarb when nearly done and much | | less sugar will be required for sweet- ening. “What most men forget as they grow towards 45 or 50 is that they Fan Dries Clothes {require less food to maintain an or- On a rainy day when you have to|ganic equilibrium,” Mr. Mann’s phys- [dry the clothes inside, an electric fan |50 [1s most useful in directing air cur.|icdl director pointed out to him one rents, day. “It's difficult to realize, particularly when you're around 30 and have led a pretty active life; perhaps even an athletic life—T say it's hard to real- ize that less food is required. “His habits of eating, acquired Stockings | Add a little brown dye to the last | water in which you rinse tan stock- ings and they will not fade to a yel- lowish brown in laundering. Orange Tea To add a delightful flavor to tea keep a little dried orange peel in the canister in which you keep it, and ladd a piece when you make the tea, Boil Milk Cans Milk cans should be bhoiled occa- sionally in a strong solution of wash- ing soda. Clean Ash Trays Ash trays of antimony or brass that have become blackened from use may be cleaned by applying denatured al- cohol, then washing in hot vinegar and salt. Vinegar.in Clothes A spoénful of vinegar to each quart of rinsing water will revive faded colors in wash materials. They should be wrung and dried as quickly by Johwy as possible, o Tanglo Istter from James Condon to Sally Atherton. Continued. But T must econfess, Sally dear. that T aleo had a rather caddish de- gire to still listen in, and so I kept still “Mrs. Atherton is friend wife's dearest friend,” said another man in @ sarcastic tone of voice, “Same old story,”" remarked an- other sapiently. “A man will hreak up the friendship of any two women." “How ahout a woman coming he- tween two men, old chap?” inquired | most unwilling to even let you know the youngest member of the party, who hadn’t said much. “Well,” remarked the man had spoken first, “all I've got to say s that Prescott is fce with that woman. There I8 &omething about her—an intangible something—that will make any man All Ways who | walking on thin| hurt ir | | | | | restaurant when we were daneing to- | he owned | | talking like a father,” and for once | I'm glad to be able to do so, as you The nice poor man had pust res- cued Raggedy Ann from the ice hox in the home of Minga the Witch after he had locked Minga in a closet, “We must think of some way to rescue Raggedy Andy! the poor man sald to Raggedy Ann. The poor man had washed his hands and face in a brook &0 the witch would not know him and in and mother, and Jack of the most suscep- lvave home I'rescott is one tible of men.” “Sure-——don’t you remember his af- fair with the little Perier girl—I'll bet he's sorry he threw her over now. They eay she's drawing dawn three thousand a week in the movies." By this time, Sally, I could stand it no longer, and I left my dinner half eaten and got out eof the res- ¥ taurant, poor man dress up in* Minga's clothes 1 did not tell all this to you, dear,|and then Raggedy Ann cut his when I was with you, for I was| Whiskers off with the witch's acissors and put one of the witch's bonnets on him, in her house and put her in the closet. “I shall get one of the witch's dresses and disguise myself as Min- ga!" the nice poor man said. “Then 1 shall go to Munga's house and fool her too!" So Raggedy Ann helped the nice name was being coupled - Prescott's. I know that your work, and 1 was sure pride would be greatly you thought for a moment that anyone had the temerity to misunderstand your motives. Oh, my dear, my dear, don't put yourself in a false position. The | world Is still censorious of a woman's {actions, even If those actions are of the most innocent intent, I know you're saying: that your with Mr. ou love | that your “Jim is have thought I wae too young. Dont" always be angry at what Il've writ- ten, 1 thought 1 would warn you botter of Jack Prescott by telling you what other people said than to give you my opinion of him. I've clways felt serry for his wife, and especially so since 1 found him glowering at us that night in the The clothes fitted the nice poor man well “Nopa!” Raggedy “Ann sadly said as she etood off and looked at the man 0| pic poor man. “You don't look own you, not even myseif. You're|gven a smidgin like Minga! Minga is ton splendid in your own beautiful | (.. 1nin, waile you are very fat and strength and independence, and 0 1) that makes the buttone ready to pop only want to 1ove yon—love you bet|ceam the dress:” ter than all the world heside. “It does feel very tight and un- T can't do it, Sally. I must keep| comfortable!” the fat man said, “but loving you. You have made your-|ir 1 can just get Inside Munga's part of me, and whether Ifpauge, 1 can fool her and rescue Rag wish to or not 1 shall have 10| gaqy Andy. carry you around in my heart as| - «f kpow it,” Raggedy Ann agreed, tong as I ehall live | “put we must find another way to JUST JIM. | gisguise you.” (Copyright, 1024, NEA Service, Inc.) | go ghe hunted around through the - { witch's_house and up in the attic she Sydney | found a euit of clothes “That is |just the thing!” the nice poor man Why, he acted as you, Hally Dear, I don't want any gether, though on self a Tomorrow: Tetter from Carton to John Alden Prescott. FABLES ON HEALTH LESS FOOD AT 40 The Adventuresf RaggedyAun waKaggedy Andy this manner he had been able to get@Raggedy Ann as he left the house. | when he not | | changed. “And the advance in life and become more | comfortable economically they in-| dulge themselves in food; acquiring | (more luxurious habits of living, they/ ;mvrclse seldom, if at all. - | _“It has been found out by sclence | (that more than half the disease | ;whirh embitters the upper and mid- dle classes is due to avoidable errors lin diet.” was younger, are trouble is that, as men | Gruelle said. “T have always wanted to wear knee breeches with silver buckles and a red coat!” The clothes fitted the nice poor man well, and he did not even look a smidgin like a poor man, for the breeches were of silk and the coat was of velvet and the hat was of silk too. “Ha! Just you peek from the window and watch me fool old Mun- ga!” the poor man whispered to When the poor man knocked at Witeh Munga's house and she came to the door he asked, “Is this where Munga the witch lives?"” “What a nice rich man!"” Munga thought to herself, but out loud she said, “Yes, I am Munga the witch. What do you wish? The poor man took a paper from his pocket and said, “How would you like to buy some magic powder which will tell yoh just where things are hidden?" “Huh!” Witch Munga thought to herself, “I would be foolish to buy it of him when I can take it away | from him for nothing!"” And with| that she grabbed the piece of paper, thinking it truly contained the magic [ powder. | “Ha! You have fooled m the witch howled, “Who are you and | what do you #ant? Tell me before | T work magic on you and change you into a monkey!” “Then 1 shall tell you who I am!” the poor man eaid as he gave the witch a thump, a very hard one, with his cane. *“I am a friend of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, that's who I am!” And he thumped ;‘ her again. *“We are tired of you two witches bothering us so much and I | have d | ided to put a stop to it!" | “Oh!" You have, have you?” Mun- | ga howled. “We shall see about| [that!"” and ghe tried to get her magic charms ont of her pockethook. The nice poor man was too quick for her; he gnatched the pocketbook away and pnshed her into a closet. Now we shall 16t you stay there a while and think it over!" he laughed as he went to the ice box |and 1ot Raggedy Andy out. “I have the two witches locked in the closets and Raggedy Ann is waiting for ue cutside with the magie hobby horee!"” | the nice poor man said as he took Raggedy Andy's hand and ran out of Muanga the witch’s tumbled down shanty | A farmer at Lichtenburg, South | Prinee; | the JAY, JULY 16, 1924, BEGIN HER! John Ainsley, & wan of education and breeding, becomes a masl crook preying upon other thieves, Al Monte Carle he develops a desire to meet the elever thief whe stole a pearl necklace from the throat of the Haronne d'Esterelle in the crowded halls of the Casino, g At the roulette tables Alnsley watches & young Knglishman and s strikingly pretty Ameriean bride lose all thy meney they have Bes urging them on, “Unless the Prince lends meoney, we have nothing,” says the young husband, glancing at the black-bearded one, he wife looks accusingly at the “You vncouraged Jack,” she ed man, declares, NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY “Because 1 know that his luck must turn,” said the Russian He smiled “You hesitate to borrow from me? It is nothing, In a little while you will make some successful coups; your husbi will repay me; we will order champagpe and laugh together at your moment of despair,” Teily contempduous, she disdained him. She laid & stimp beautiful hand upon her husband's shoulder, Jac she said again, This time the young man obeqed her. He rose, and they walked off together, jut I noticed that the Russian accompanied them, I feit a pang of pity for the young English- man and his American bride, 1 could guess it all so easily; & hone moon trip to Monte Carlo, the fas- cination of roulette; the unantici- pated losses, the plunging to recoup, the sinister friend who encouraged them to wager more than they could afford. It is a story that has always been told, and always will be told, when wealth craves youth and uty, Sometimes youth and beauty ese , but how frequent are the other times! But after all, it was none of my business. I should have liked to drop a word of warning in the young man’s heeded by him, of what avail would be the word of a stranger? So 1 returned to the game, The little incident had passed unnoticed. They are a sophisticated lot at Monte; and everything, even death itself, is dismissed with a shrug and a smile, And now the red returned. I lost thrice In sugcession, shifted my al- legiance, and beheld black turn up. In disgust I rose and walked to an- other table. I arrived in time to see the Baronne d'Esterelle being paid off. She had backed seventeen for the maximum in balf a dozen ways, and was receiving from the admiring croupiers, always insolently solicit- ous for tips, nearly ferty thousand francs. The spectacle was disgust- ing. 1 had just seen a woman of rare beauty suffering because her hushand had lost a sixth of what this profiteer's wife had won. My sym- pathy is with loveliness and charm. So I went to another table, Fortune eluded me, I sought her at every table in the Cercie Prive, and then I looked for her in the public rooms outside, But still she escaped me, Glancing at my watch, 1 found that it was 10 o'clock, and so decided to try my luck at the Sport- ing elub, that other establishment maintained by the Casino authorities, where the fashion and wealth of the world assemble. And if 1t be won- dered at that I had secured entree to this place, let wonderment cease. One merely mentions the name of a well-known club, anywhere in the world, claims membership therein, and is elected to the Sporting club. 1t calls itself exclusive, but no temple of vice—and gambling is a vice—can be too rigorous in its scrutiny of ap- plicants for admission. After all, the ultimate test of Mashion, or society, is the possession of money. With enough money one can ruffle it with the King of England. With the ap- pearance of money, one can #iffle it with the King's cousin at the tables of the Sporting club. So 1 descended in the elevator to the underground passage that leads from the Casino, through the Hotel de Paris, to the Sporting club, and in another elevator rose to the gambling rooms, Duchess and quis and munitions- cesses, entreprencurs, lionaires, royalties, ‘actors, authors, chorus girls, and perhaps cven such others of my own profession as may be found in any cosmopolitan gather- ing—they were all in the Sporting club. 1 went first to the cosy little har, with its inviting tea-tables at which 50 little tea is drunk, I ordered a glass of milk. I find that the bever- age is soothing to the nerves, an nerves need soothing when one gambles, even though for small stakes. While I drank it, I surveyed little’ room. And there in the alcove 1 saw the American girl, her husband, and the hig Russian whom he had called “the Prince.” They were evidently ending a discussion. For I saw the Russian hand the young tan a sheaf of bank-notes, saw the girl's expression of despondency, and noted the grin of trlumph on the Prince's face. The jaws of the wolf demimondaine, mar- maker, prin- brewers, mil- | were near, 1 felt, to the white throat of the quarry. Then the young man leaped to his feet, and rushed for the roulette-room. The girl would have followed, but the Russian whispered to her. His thick, hairy hand rested on her wrist, She stayed. Well, once again it was no busi- ness of mine, I wandered into the Salon de Roulette, and at the table began backing the first dozen. For half an hour T had varying luck, and then the young Englishman came to my table. His face was hag- gard. Evidently those successful coups which the Prince had men- tioned had not yet bean made by him. And within the next ten minutes T saw him lose as many thousand Africa, recently found a erow that had | ene] to “death on a 7% -carat dia- monad. francs, rise from the table, Rn‘ with a curse, leave the room. . v o Bhortly thereafter, fAnding that Urthur Copyright 1994 NEA Sewvice Inc. hind them stands a tall, black-beard. | “Come, | ear, but if his wife's caution was un- | §he shuddered, but— | end | \ I had no cigarettes, and not seeing an attendant at hand, | started for the bar In the eorvidor | eame upon the Englishman and the Prinee, The | Russian was speaking, "I am sorry, my friend, but T have no more money with me. Perhaps, ton, it is as well that yen cease gambling tonight. Luck is not with you" The youth's face hecame “But T must play tonight,” he tested. Now,' envesdropping, save In ling of business, is not a habit | mine, 1 trust that it is not ne | for me to repeat with frequen save where it conflicts absolutely with my profession, 1 am a gentle. man, Rut I was strangely Interested in the drama heing unfolded hefore me, The beauty of the American | ®irl had won my heart, ®o I stepped back into the roulette-room, An Italian was making some scnsational whiter. pro- the winnings, and no one clse would leave | |the room until his spectacular luck changed, T could listen un cad. | *“But why not tomorrow | salles de feux will be open tomorrow," smiled the Russian, I could no longer sce the man's face, but his tones told me that its pallor had been succeeded by |the crimson of shame, | *T'he hotel, Prinee,” he | *The bill was presented | | faltored, yesterday. ROOM, OPEN MY SH-BOX." | "GO TO MY | TRUNK AND They asked me ahout it tonight. 1 dare not return—’" “Then perhaps Madame, your wife, who has returned there, will be sub- jected to annoyance,” said the Prince. “Then of course you must win. And I have money in my room. But T cannot go there just now. a gentleman awaiting me downstaiss. It is a matter that has to do with statecraft. You will understand. You know the troublous condition of Russia. And T shall be engaged nearl$ all night.” | His voice grew uncertain, as though | he were choosing his words with diffi- culty, uncertain of what he was about to say. ¢ “It has to do with the overthrow of Bolshevism, this little meeting of tonight,"” he went on, “In fact, 1 | may not be back until morning. But even so! His voice grew suddenly assured. “Here are my keys, mon- sieur, See, this is the key to my apartment. This other is the key to my trunk--the big trunk ‘that you will find behind the screen in my bedroom. And this tiny key will un- lock a steel cash-box that you will find in the top drawer of the trunk. Go there, monsieur, to my room, open my trunk and cash-box, take from the latter what you will, and return here, | And if good fortune does not come your way, 1 e enough to pay your resume play in the morning. “You are a friend!"” cried the En- glishman. “Why not?” laughed the Russian. T heard him slap the young man on the back. “Go by the elevator and the underground passage, My apart- | ment Is Three-twenty-two. You will | be back here in ten minutes, No, ;su,\' no more, Thank me when for- | tune has Been good.” I came through the doorway then. It was all 1 could do to restrain my self from apologizing to the Russian | for my base suspicions of him. 1 |saw the young man turn down the | corridor toward the elevator. The | Russian went down the stairs, and I followed bLehind him, reclaiming my hat and coat from the vestiaire where I had deposited them on arriving, and descended the outer steps of the club. 1, too, had rooms in the Hotel de Paris, but I wished a breath of fresh air before I turned in. | But to my surprise, I saw mount- |ing the hill toward the hotel, hurry- |ing at a great rate, the figure of the | Prince. Vet 1 had heard him say it he was to meet some one down- stairs in the Sporting club. I was | surprised at seeing him now . Also |1 was surprised to find that the stars had disappeared ,and that a cold rain was proving the fact February is not May, even though it counterfeits the | gentler month "ccasionally here upon the Riviera. So I gave up my plan to obtain fresh air, and started for the hotel. A belated cabman hailed me, It was only a few hundred yarde, but one can he thoroughly wet, by a Riviera rain, in a few feet. . (Continued in Our Next Issue) SECRET OF HAPPINESS The greatest menace on earth to happinesa is the ill health with which so many women are afflicted. The oung woman is subject to pain and irregularities, the mother to the tor- tures of displacements with conse- quent pains, aches and nervoueness, ~the middle aged woman te the un comfortable conditisns eaused by this critical age. The one remedy to con- trol these conditions and restore the system to a normal healthy condition ‘a Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which for fifty years has teen restoring tick and alling women to health and happinesa, young | There is.| hotel bill, and capital with which to | BEECHAM'S PILLS R S M TER Sow FAT AND LOSE WEIGHT Breakfast—One-half cantaloups, 1 toasted gluten pop-over, hot water, Luncheon—One cup jellled tomate boulllon, 1 whole heart of celery, 2 saltines, 1 cup skimmed milk, Dinner—One cup eream of spinach #soup, 2 slices cold roast lamb, 1 table. spoon mint jelly, 2 tablespoons new peas, cup fresh cherries, 1 gluten roll, 1-2 cup frosh cherries, Bedtimoe—O0ne cup skimmed milk, Total ealories, 1121, Protein, 272; fat, #08; carbohydrate, 541, Iron, L0182 gram, Any muffin or gem o “quick’ bis- ouit is delicions toasted and toast in villuable, especially because you must Hexe " when you eat it, Jellled tomato boulllon has the same food value that hot bouillon has, The amount of gelatine used is too small to make any appreciable differen The protein calories are increased a little but the fat and carbohydrate remain the same, A cold soup requires more seasoniog than a hot one but this.has no effect on the calork y Six blades of celery are calculated as 1 "heart.” The tender leaves should be eaten with the stalks, FAT AND GAIN WEIGHT Breakfast alf cantaloupe, 13 cnp boiled r 6 raisins, 1-4 cup cream, 1 poached egg on toast, hot water, Mid-morning lunch—One cup whele milk, 2 rolled oats cookies. Luncheon—One cup jellied tomato bonillon, 1 heart lettuce, 3 ripe olives, 2 saltines, 4 tablespoons creamed eggs and mushrooms on toast, 1 glass iced tea, Afternoon tea—One glass lemonade, 8 brown bread sandwiches. Dinner—One cup cream of spinach soup with 2 tablespoons whipped cream, 2 slices cold roast lamb, 2 tablespoons shoestring potatoes, 4 ta- blespoons new peas in cream, % cup shredded cabbage, 2 Parker House rolls, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 cup fresh cherries, 4 tablespcons -vanilla ice cream. E Bedtime— One eup whole milk. Total calories, 3933, Protein, fat, 1740; carbohydrate, 177 .0203 gram. Whenever possible and agreeahle uge cream in place of butter with fresh vegetables, The flavor is more delicate and delicious and more than that, cream {is easier to digest than butter. The peas should be cooked in as little water as possible and cream added to cover them when ten- der. Do not let the cream boil. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) One- 412; Iron, Tf all the eggs of a single codfish were hatched into fish, which should in turn hatch all of their eggs, in a very few years the whole - earth would be buried under many feet of codfish. The young lady across the way it awtol’ T way vl contn fo ves with powonous luor whenif gugdfin&.mdmnfldwhm ~ Q00D MANNERS ™ 1t is proper for ths bride to go with the groom when he purchases the, wedding ring. She should seléct the eize and styls.