New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1924, Page 11

e — | | REVELATIONS OF A WIFE PIVVIVRIIVI I TVIITIIRPI TV RN IVV TNV T VITTII NI R T PO eee to be eruel? It'a tee much of shock to people who argue (ro that that you're gentle, tender and too Kindhearted to wound auyone's feelings as you're huding mine," His voice held u theatrical tremolo, and | laughed openly at him as | firmly unswered: “Nevertheless, even if you threat. en me with the Cruelty Hociety, must ask you to take me home | Nirst,” The Mescage Harey Underwood sent 1o Lilkian Hympathy was the last emetion 1 ser expected to feel for Harry Un- lerwood, Binge our first meeting, be- tween the acts of & play Dieky and 1 altended just after our heneyl,mon. (his reereant husband of (Allan's al- ternately has repelled and (ascinated I have admired him, despised Jim, felt gratitude for his strength wnd resourcefulness which have been | spent magnificently in my sorvice In & number of instances when I sorely eeded them,* but he never has wppraled to my sympathies, Suddenly, however, beneuth (he sudinage=-indeed, the apparegtly cals ous crudencss—of his message (o Lillian, 1 seemed tg sce for an in- stant an inercdibly lonely figure, who, for some reason, meant to cherish his | Isolation, | was sure of one thing, however, e did not wish sympathy even |If his allusions to his feeling for me had not m@ide my proffer of it im- possible, There was but one thing for me to say. * “l will deliver your message (o Liltian,* 1 said reluctantly, *“Al- though, you must believe me, she sent no such message to you as you have Inferred, She did. want me to find out if possible whether you were 25 1 stopped at sight of the grin that crept over his face. Clearly what- ever of regret or sadness the lgst few minutes of introspection had held for him, all suah emotion had now vanished from /his mind and he was his old mocking self again, I'or the first time in an hour 1 breathed freely. Harry Underwood in a mocking mood, I knew and unterstosd, But the man of the 1ast few minutes 1 did not under- stuny at all, although 1 had within me the shamefaced consciousness | that if 1 dared 1 should have liked to try comprehening his serfous 100d, Madge s Sleepy “What a conscience-ridden little Puritan it fs!” Mr, Underwood said teasingly, *“She wants to gect every 4" dotted and “t” crossed, doesn’t she? Well, to ease your mind, let me assert solemnly now that you haven't given me any message from Lillian, nor have I received one ex- cept from the astral sphere, or what- ever you call it! And as for what she wanted you to find out—too much knowledge isn't good for women, you You have read what happened haven't yo | shrugged my shoulders philo- souvhically. 1 had failed in my effort to take to Lillian the information she wished, I could not take the man by the throat and choke his secrets from him. There was no need, however, for him to guess my chagrin and 1 smiled saucil; back at him, “Also Adam,” 1 retorted. “But T have one bit of knowledge which I'm going to pass on to you. I'm too sleepy to be good company any longer, so if you'll take me back to Lillian—-"" ell Her to Be Carefu)!” “I see,”” he said slowly, “That's to be part of my punishment, cur- tailing my evening in this fashion. Don't vou know a little girl with eyes and lips like yours has no right trs LR REES ST Ty a8 MY HUSBAND'’S LOVE cup spinach with 3 mushrooms, ounces curly endive with lemon juice, 2 tablespoons prune whip, 1 cup skimmed milk, Bedtime—One cup skimmed milk, Total calories, 1023. Proteln, 322; fat, 234; carbohydrate, 477, Iron, ,0208 gram. Don't forget to use prunes during the summer months, When so many fresh fruits are at hand humble prune is likely to be Desserts, salads and sand- wiches are enhanced if prunes are added. & If you are the type of person who perspires freely durlng' hot weather you!may find it necessary to in- crease your number of daily calories Do this with fresh vegeta- looked. by 100, bles and fruits, Don’t drink too much water, A good drink of cold water the thing in the morning and the thing at night by all means, but three or four glasses of water with Phase o He bont his head courtcously, “As you wish," he said with touch of the formality which he can y when he so wishes, 1o the walter who | hurried te his side, “Check, please,”” he ordered, and in less than five minutes we were again In the luxurious limousine and the man, Pete, was whirling us through the strects back to the | apartment, |( Neither of us spoke during that \-pld ride, but when Pete had drawn the car up to the curb, Mr, Under. wood forestalled my movement fo rise with a restraining hand upon my |arm, “Just a second, please,” he said, “I'm not golng in to see Li) want you to tell her from m thing far more important than any- thing about me, Tell her to be mighty careful not to let her heart get tho better of her judgment in | that little matter of the fi 80 effectiv hen he beckor % WEIGHT Breakfast-—One cup berries, 1 slice whole wheat toast, hot water. Luncheon—One cup shrimp salad, |1 thin slice gluten bread. Dinner—Two eggs scrambled, 1 lioTangloxn Letter from Leslie Prescott to Leslie Prescott, Care ot th# secret Drawer Continued. L was silent for a moment, little | Marquise. 1 could not accuse my own sister, neither could I let poor Karl be blamed for something I knew he vould not do. “But Jack, you must remember that Karl is now ecngaged to my sis- ter and the preparations for the wedding are all made—the invita- lions are out, everything—"" ! “That is just it. Whitney has found he could not go through with it, con- sequently he sent me this letter.” “l do not, I can not believe it, Jack.” “Well, you will believe it when 1 take those damned beads and go over and twist them around his throat and ‘choke the confession out of him.” 1 could sce, little Marquise, that we were not getting anywhere, so 1 #imply said: “Jack, do you realize that tomor- row night we're going to have a party in celebration of our third anniversary, and we are at this mo- ment in the midst of the worst quar- rel we have ever had? “We've got to scttle this thing some way, or at least call a truce until after. then.” Jack turned toward the window. He had been standing the entire time since he came into my room. “Of course you can do what you please, Leslie, but I shan’t be here for that cclebration. I'm taking those | pearls back to Whitney as I told you | I would do—tonight. I shall expect you to glve me that six thousand dol- lars 1 sent you, and with what I have in the bank which I intended to in- vest very shortly in a splendid profit- making concern, I think 1 will be able to make up to him the amount of money he has spent. At least 1 can give him my note for 30 days for the remainder.” > “Suppose when you told me about little Jack, when you told me that thechild 1 loved as my own, was your child and its mother was Paula Perier, suppose when you told me this afternoon. celebrate my third w sary alone. “However, 1T may as well tell you that you cannot take my pearls back {arl. They are neither your nor hif—they are mine, and I'm going this 1 had sa ‘All right, you do what you please. Today 1is my day tions, either by telephone or wire, I'm not going to cdding anniver- keep them. I may as well re- mind you, also, that little Jack is also mine, and if you find it will be impossible for yourself to be present tomorrow evening, there will be no party, then or ever after as far as you're concerned, “If you're not standing beside me receive our guests tomorréw night, whatever direction your rage and jealousy may’ take afterwards, will never speak to you again,| Jack Prescott. “I acknowledge I have made a mistake, many of them, since our marriage, but you of course under- stand that I had no more idea than| you, when the pearls were put | around my neck by my sister on my | Raggedy Andy finally satd. wedding day, that they were real.” (Copyright, 1924, NEA" Service, Inc.) ~ GOOD MANNERS™ Bouquet to This is ene of the first winter coat meodels 1o reach us from Parls and fur will be used in The surplice line but the low it indicates that generous quantities. new and altractive belt is the most hopeful sign of all, We are all a little tived of the wrap |that has te be held together, and here {is @ return to the fastening that res lieves us of this respo | model is of biege wool with fur a few | shades darker your meals and several move frem your cool cors | harm than good. Breakfast-—0ne cup berries, 4 cup % cup creamed !salt codfsh, tablespoon butter, hot Midsmorning Ancheon—0ne eup cream soup, 1 cup of shrimp salad with 8 tablespoons NPOONA croutons, 2 hot rolls, 1 table tahelspoons steamed tablespoons | whipped cream, tablespoons orange sandwiches, ~One breaded veal cutlet, cup cream sguce, mushrooms, irly endive -with spoons I'rench dressing, 4 tablespoons 1 nut cup cake, 1 slice whole wheat bread, 1 tablespoon but- marmalade; potatoes in and 1 some- prune whip, One cup whole milk. Total calories, 3796, fat, 1366; carbohydrate, 2028, L0218 gram, yourself carefully are eating to gain are not. overeating. much you eat, If you cannot digest | and assimilate the feod you will not weight that you you more harm than good. (Copyrights 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) Gossip’s Corner Colored ¥acings Colored facings are one way of in- troducing color on a frock that must NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1024, NEW COAT MODEL Shart Hand| Il ones, Dinner Gown too is very popular. Black Fingernails palm and fingers a deep rose pink. Wash Dish Towels Reed and blue The white facing on black 3 DON'T COOP YOURSELF “Now, don’t get yourself imprisoned You might just as well stay home in your 8x10 city apart- ment,” warned the physical instructor the over- | when Mrs. Mann was packing up for her vacation. “Most people think that tenting out is a healthful “Well it is, if But most people don’t know how to tent out and you have to be careful old-fashioned tents as though HEALTH allow the freest circulation of air. “Tents, when entirely closed, little or no air to enter and sin fresh air, why coop yourself up night ? “It's far befter to use the tent as a storm cenier and slecp out under | the sky — there's a kick for you if | M¥Self in the rooms which I had you've never tried it. “There are many tents heing made now, however, that lend themselves people freat they were dog kennels in first Y last and Kfi Raggedy Ann and Raggedy great castle in the center of the deep, deep woods. the other beautiful men had long ago gone to bed and there wasn't a sound through whole beautiful castle. The Raggedys were quiet long, long time, their little shoe but- ton cyes looking happily up at the ceiling and their cotton stuffed head filled with pleasant thoughts. witches, the two princes, Raggedy Ann? could do it very easily with our two| magic books “Nope!” Raggedy Ann said. I al’'spect we had better not wish that, | We will just let| ve find it here and | 1 am sure this adventure will end in as much happiness for others as it| Ragged overything be as has been for you and me! little red magic book, Raggedy Ann?" “Do you mean, did I wish great castle to be here and for the! two fne princes, Bill and for them to fall in love with pretty| Minga and Munga Witch, them to make the nice poor man their 2" Raggedy Ann asked. ! “Yes, Raggedy Ann!" Raggedy An- replied, “Did you wish for all of | Yh, no indeed!” Raggedy Ann re-| | 1 wished for the | witches, Minga and Munga, to change from old witches young ladies, and for the poor man to change from a fat, poor man into a handsome young man! That is all 1 Raggedy Andy! i the magical house on wheels stopped at the gate of the castle, I was as sur- | prised (0 sce the castle as you. | When we all went inside and had our dinners in the great banquet hall and easily to opening and these are pref- | which te [erable to those of an nt vintage.” The Adventures o RaggedyAm gedy Andy my Gruelle “It makes me feel that Raggedy Ann!” Raggedy Andy Andy Is not so practical, but is very lovely. | At this very moment the police of The smart handbags arc nearly all envelope shaped but they come in all sizes, A very small monogram of | brilliants is permissibla on the silk The black lace or chiffon dinner gown s seen as the standby in the wardrobe of the woman who must | wateh her expenditures. Dyed lace | The women of Paris are said to be | dying their fingernails black and then | giving them a very high polish, An- other fad Is to tint the inside of the | Wash your dish towels at least once a day in hot water and soap. Hang out of doors if possible, if not on a| rack in the air and light. They should be boiled at least once a week, |doned. I had made my stake. 14n- ~~ |tended to sail for Australia, In a erawl. Unless the weather is stormy the tent flaps should be kept up to allow > you go inte the vacation country to get |aguin for at least two years, It | ground of trading or speculation, | people, And so, despite the fact that | tion of Raebert Stickney, John Ainsley | | dincd at the Trevor, | | taken no risks whatsoever, And cor- | tainly it would be madness of me to | add to the risk already run by in-| | | truding upon the young couple who | %aid sat at a table in the alcove diagonal- Iy across the Trevor dining room, too, ! said. Shall we wish for the two pretly Minga and Munga, to marry| We think that T could lift the weight from another she looked like a girl whom 1 had |, : known a dozen years ago, a girl with | ¢ hour was late. whom I had gone to school. fhe had bheen erying. AS & matter of fact, she was weoping now, raves Iy | wor manner, upon her fuco==that despair And she was pa- spair of age was the type of fuce that mirrors the innocence of childhe folk, But even these can suffer, Per violutor of the laws of man, wanted %o go over and pat her hand, and | wipe away her toars, T smiled as 1 plctured myself doing this, Her young escort would doubt- luss resent such an action, for 1 have not reached the age when T may ven- ture such benevolence, I am young ~not as young as the youth who ac- companied her, but still of an age when women sometimes glance my way.s Partly, too, my smile was sar- donie, T was not the person to offer chivalrous sympathy to weeping maidens, with or without escort, New York were scarching for me, As 1 have recounted in a previous chapter, one Swede Thomassen, a brutal murderer, had been killed in my apartment by the White Eagle, that great I'renchman whom I would rank as the foremost eriminal genius of his time, did not truth compel me to admit that T have defeated him on numerous occasions, The newspapers were fillc accounts of the finding of Thon sen's body, and with tales of the traordinary eilorts police were mak- newspapers did not condemn Stickney. They said that he had rendered a servicg to society in ridding it of Thomassen. Nevertheless the police naturally desired to int _ow M, Stickney. And it Mr. 8t © oy were captured by the police, it would transpiro, possibly, that he was a gen- teman of fortune, who had hecome a professional despoiler of the too had created, Now I, John Ainsley, had no wish to disclose my identity, my means of likelihood. In fact, that means of ilelihood, T hoped, had been aban- couple of years T would return. 1 would go to that native town of mine where the Ainsleys were known and respected, and would take up again the lite that I had led be- fore the war and the crash of my fortunes. Five days had elapsed since the dis- covery of Thomassen's body. And during those five days I had secluded taken in a modest hotel, But I was always a restless person, Tomorrow, at five in the morning, the Celeste sailed from her dock for simple matter for me, having paid my hotel bill, to step across Brooklyn Bridge to the steamer. But 1 would not ‘'see New York would take me that long so to estab- lishg myself in Australia that if, in the years to come, some one should ask if John Alinsley really had made a fortune in the island continent, it Wwould be possible to point to a back- I felt homesickness before 1 had left my country's soil. 1 wanted to drink in, for the last time, the vital air of Manhattan, to see the hurrying policemen were armed with a descrip- | It was a time when 1 should have There was plenty of room for me heside the youth, but not mueh welcome, hand to stop his angry was cndeavoring to hide her | | emotion, Indeed, vmotion I8 not the | , for that word connotes a cers |expostulaiion. tain agitation thut was lacking in her | want to talk to Bheer hopelessness was written | f youth [be replaced by so infinitely more tragie than the |eredible “If you try to arvest thetically young, In years, perhaps |KiN you first,” ho suid quictly {#he had reached matureity, but hers | a detective ! 1 asked Neither | 1ime nor exporience can ever age such | haps, indeed, they suffer more than the calloused of soul, 1, a eynical [ | not, why do you intrude | with ? “I'am a friend,” 1 told him. ' he asserted, he girl's face lost the expression |him the twenty bills, of horror that the youth's words had She reached the table and touched his hand ing to find Robert Stickney, the ten- | ant of the apartment, Indeed, the | “It can do no harm.” 1 bowed to her. I turned to the “She's worth ually, worth living for." Your opinions are undesired and impertinent,” he said. numerous profiteers which the war! | kindliest,” I r'etorted, don’t be a fool threatening silly to think of conventions. Do T seem the sort to do an unconventional “Young man, Men in fear of ar- “I have been | people,” T satd. | table I heard you'- the girl,—"ask him not to kill him- Here is danger. coward that I must rcfuse to obey the ordivary dictates of humanity and save a life?" The young man sncerad. ers give their lives for strangers, hut not their money.” “How much “Ten thousand dollars,” he replied, | Mim to give way to the inclination to “I suppose you havt that your pocket?" “I have,” I told him calmly. matter of fact, I had at times that amount in cash upon my Also, I had, in in securities that would be negotiable in Australia_as they were in New York, somethiyg|"® | hundred thousand dD“Ms‘;\uh her gratitude. But as we put and 1 looked at Am ] such a in| Sydney. My baggage was already in | my stateroom. It would have been a | | like “And 1 suppose that you would risk your life to save a drowning man, you will gladly. hand me over the ten thousand dollars,” His lack of bellef was understand- | “Wait a bit,” I suggested. leap into the drowning man, he is really in danger, hysterical from fright.” The boy's eyes were but the girl anticipated his refusal, contemptuous, “It can do no harm, is not a detectiv I bowed to her, “Thank you," 1 | | Who was I, bearing my burdens, to | | shoulders? And yet She was a pretty girl, Her hair was golden, her complexion pink and | f1Ve-hundred-dollar bills, white, her mouth sweet and gentlo, | and her nose was stralght and small | AMAazement enough to add a touch of rogishness 'to her countenance—although, in- " “And do you think that the nice|deed, her present mood held no|® Bif gayety, | HerMompanion was about twenty. | 0TS | rour. flHie was good looking, and .m‘ ! an o seemed ingenious. This was no lovers' quarrel; this was no grief of |the ordinary sort which they were ® §tranger had been my friend, had Only some desperate tury |900¢ for me what 1 am offering you. the tide of their affairs could ro- | that—well, there might have been a | duce these naturally buoyant young |EIfl as there is a girl with you.” present. condition of |1 sharing, in | people to their nine times out of a thousand, the | person to whom such a question is | addressed has not the slightest inton- the prince said that the poor man wae | to be made King, 1 was more prised than ever!” “I 'spect the castle Raggedy Andy wasn't, how did all the that we were coming here and that!one! we would have the nice poor with us to be made King?" “Dear me!” Raggedy Ann laughed. | anyway, and being with so many more After the wedding reception, the | “Don’t you ask me too many riddles, | happy people, he will become still the nice poor man was poor man will be happy in being| | King here in this great, lovely, mar- a Magical [ ble castle, Raggedy Ann?" Raggedy | “It it Andy wished to know. ople know | “Oh! I'd mostly met a n for washing our dirty linen in pub- bridesmaids gather At the foot of the | Raggedy Andy cause 1 can’t answer | happler every day!" lic and 1 am ‘going to proceed 1o stairs as the bride goes up to her | any of them! All | know is that thé do it room. About half way up she throws “1f you thing vou Prescott, 1 will « threatened, Jobhn jt way things have tvrned out has made upon doing Lhis her bouquet. and they all try to catch | me feel just iike | was stuffed with The one 1o whom it falls is sup- | su ali ali tie Wvila- posed Lo be the next married. hine instead of clean elif 1 had Raggedy ‘Ann replicd, “For%ou ! man | sce, Raggedy Andy in the first place, | #0, acting as always in my lifc, upon | CRUSC {impulse, 1 dropped into the seat be- side him. very happy ion when he was less har- assed than now, his face would have | SUessed. | despatr. Well, under all the circumstances, | 24 die. lit was no business of mine. 1 paid | my eheck and started from the room. | | Tt was neceseary for me to pass their table. And 1 heard the girl say: “Frank, you won't kill yourseif?" Now, nine hundred and ninety- [tion toward self-destruction. But | | there is always the thousandth case. Such a These alcoves in the Trevor weve furnished with broad benches whese And Raggedy Andy, knowing that|cushions wouid accommodate two |* Raggedy Ann always knew, for she|persons on ecach side of the table. | had a candy heart, said no more, but | The girl and the man sat, as though | tor. wiggled his rag arms under his head | for the extreme priv and in a few moments was fast asleep. that the re- he said harshly, “And discove “Is certain by tomorrow morning, he declared, I glanced avound Most of the pa- trons had left, I produced a pocket- | His eyes widened; ot | clenched teeth, “Do you suppose 1 can ac 2" he whispered, as though the ‘smln of the money had hurt his vocal death casier twenty-five,” “lLet us assume that T did ot always have a pocketbook filled Let us suppose that if “Take it and live, or refuse Do 1 have to beg you to ac- cept what 1 do not need?” “I said that 1 was a thief, | he | employer will find ten thousand dol- lars missing from his cash-box.” I tapped the noetes in 1 suggested “It will be years, if ever, before 1 “I never lend; 1 give,” 1 told him. % 1 am no senti- This boy had pride; It was legible | Mentalist, but I tell you that 1 saw a in his lips, in the gleam in his eyes, the thin Jine of his n | porson might readily be proudly wn- able to see any way out of a diffi- | culty but the doorway soul cross from must know of person to whom you are making to death. And | the ift” he said, liked him be- no pretense; not cringingly swear that it sacred obligation. “Go on,” I encouraged him. My name is Frank T rt of confidential clerk for Phincas He is a trader and specula- Garbon. consists of oneé room on foor ‘ & dilapidated old buliding on | We roadway, He has no regular office hours, | knew nearly as mueh of his affairs as he does, Also I have & key to his safe, In that safe he frequently keeps as much as Afly thousand dollars in cash, This s in order that he may not lose any bar gain because of delay In getting his hands on the setual money needed to olose & deal, “He I8 a great gambler, Me fres quently s me of the big poker | games in which he plays, He also {bets heavily on the races, He In about sixty-five, He is thin and |shabby, He is & bachelor, He is al the meanest man that ever lived, I was working, three years a for a ship-brokerage firm, Mr, Gars [bon did some business with us, aps The anger died out of his face, to | parently liked me, and asked mo to hardly | work for him, He promised me that he would take me into partnership, Whenever | remind him of his prom. [1ee, he evades the issue Times are “Do 1 look like | not too good. | have not been able to leave him, | Boveral times | have heen with him when he plag on the races with a couple of handbook men numed Hareis and Poganni, Yesters | day an acquidntance of mine gave | mo a tip on the rac He has glven me many 4ips before, but 1 never d teem , Always his tips have Toduy 1 asked Mr, on when he was golng to muke his promises to me I have mged for two years to Rose | The girl touched his hand again, and T knew that she was his flancee, “Mr, Garbon laughed at m He told me that if 1 didn’t like my Job T | coutd quit, He left the office about | ten, saying that he would not be back until morning. 1 suddenly | went insane, That's all there is to |say about it, 1 opened his safe, took |out ten thousand dollars, and placed at five to one, with Harris and Po- ganni, on the horse that my friend had told me about yosterday, The horse finished ffth, | “That's)l. Do you still wunt te | give money to a thief? Now, If one judges Tirrcll by his | bald confession, one finds little ex- tenuation, But 1 saw the girl, T knew how the broken promises of his employer must have galled the youth. my|And I am not one to say that one error mukes a criminal, I handed “Put it back in the safe, and all will be well.” T told him, He was too proud to hreak down, although his lips quivered, he girl | put her hands before her cyes. 1 myself felt a lump in my throat, It was worth ten thousand dollars to gain the fecling of godlike benevo- lence that T possessed at that mo- ment. “What can I sa y?" asked Tirrell, ‘Nothing,” I answered. “Only, for the sake of Miss Peters, who seems (o be standing by you—" The girl lowered her hands. i - told him that even if he went to jail,” she said proudly, “I'd marry him.” “He won't go to jail,” T assured her, “And so help me God, I'll never do anything again that's wrong,” vowed Tirrell, I rose to leave, but the young man | clutched at my hand. “I don’t even know your name,” he cried. “And besides, 1 want you te go with me to the office, ] went you to see me put the money back in the safe,” He had restrained himself so long that a breakdown was near. I know something about the nerves. I know that to refuse his request might cause hysteria, “My name doesn't matter. Some day, when you are rich, I shall look you up and ask repayment, Untit then my identity is unimportant. And of course I will go with you to your office.” I stepped out of the alcove; I did not wish the girl to cmbarrass me ler into a taxicab to take her home, she threw her arms around my neck and kissed me. Had T earned with the sweat of my brow the money which I had just given to her lover, the kiss would have been worth every penny of it. I saw ther go. I wone [dered if 1 would evqr see her again, the | Then T shrugged, Why should 1? assureé myself {hat (Continued in Our Next Issue) SCHMIDT YO Will Begin Work in Western Assocts ation Today. Tope Kas., July 29, — Charley Schmidt, untfl Saturday manager of the Springfield team of the Western association, is (he association's new- est umpire, according to word re- M{PIRE. [ceived here. He will umpire his first ame at Bartlesville, today. Schinidt, who was'a catch for the Detroit Tisers for many years and who is still remembered for a ma. moriable fight he had with Ty Cobb while beth were Tigers, began his baseball carcer in the Western associ- ation 22 years ago. THE YOUNG LADY ACROSS THE WAY The bulk of higlperations have to cess afforded, against the wall, op- But he also takes flings in anything