New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1924, Page 4

———— 2L8535588338882588888.13 MY HUSBA ND’S LOVE } Adele Garrisen's New Phasw of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE SPPPPPIRRIPRITTIIIT T IR TR PP IRI IR Why Madge Decided to Startle Lillian With the News About Grace Draper “HBe ready to turn on the electrie Nght switeh when | saw ‘Now LA K18 han whispered, and though 1 barely | that | could see her, her voide told me she was bending over the slecving Mamie, With tensed Angers | (um bled for the ehain of the light 1 st 1arned off and wien | clasped it wed for Lilllan's signal ‘New!" she whispered, and as (h Mght sbove my head svddenly floods el the room with by I saw that villian at the same Instant hal tumped the rays of the powertul fashlizht directly into Mamio's face, I expected the girl to acream In terror, but she only grunted, owled, threw up her arm acro her «yes, and turned on her side, all without awakening, Lilllan st htened her- self, snapped off the flashlight, and turned to me. Lillian Keeps Own Counsel Put out the light, and come back fnto the other room,” she sald, and when I followed her back, closing the door behind me In obedience to her nod, she returned the flashlight to my desk with a satisfied little alr. “ghe's all right” she sald, “No matter what happens, she'll sleep straight through it which is better all around. Bhe lsn't clever enough to play a part, but I would have to do the best T could with her If there had been any chance of her awakening." She sank into ths nearest chair and motioned me to another while 1 wondered anew what she was ex- pecting to make her take such queer precautions. But apparently Lilllan sras nmot yet ready to enlighten me as to the reasons for the odd ncl- deat she had just staged, for the extra nightdress she had secured from me or for her mysterlous telephone message concerning “a silky blue black one with two long braids.” Instead, she drew a long breath, and smiled affectionately at me. “I¢ you ever want to patent and incoporate that tea brewing of yours, Madge,” she said, “T'll beg, borrow and steal all the money | can get hold of to back it for I'll |questioning. 1 looked away instants {13, but net before I thought | recog- nlzed In the depths of hers a starts ling truth, Lillian had known satisfactory answer from Harry Uns derwood, Hhe simply had wished me out of the way while she busied her- self with some activity that eoncerned the fur eloaks | had found hidden iIn | the farmhouse attie, my empty trunk | from the basement of the apartment building, and Mrs. Marks in the rear apariment “You are right = and Wwrong, Madge," she sald‘suddenly, with the payehie understanding of my thoughts | whieh often has proved most embar. rassing to me, "l did want you out of the way, for good and sufficient reasons that 1 will explain te you later. But 1 also wanted to find out whether or not Harry s connected with that bootlegging gang, although =1 must confess 1 didn't have much | hope of your success. But perhaps | you were suceessful,’” | | “No, I distinctly was not,” 1 re- | turned, and T told myself that I was | to be pardoned If my volce were a | trifie sharp. Really, Lilljan some- times carries: a trifile too far In her desire to bé unhampered in a plece of work even by her closest asso- | clates, Tt made of me a mere ma- chine—T was indulging in a fine fit of self-commiseration by this time, When I looked up to find Lilllan's | eyes looking at me with distinet amusement in their depths, T yielded | to a ehlldish desire to startle her, | and spoke aloud the thing with | which a few minutes hefore T had determined not to trouble her, “Mr. Underwood refused to give me any iInformation whatever on the point you asked,” T sald a bit frigidly., T thing he might have dene 80, but he was very much excited, as was I, to find Grace Draper at the restaurant.” 1 would get no | Gossip’s Corner E——4 Tapestry Material | chamois skin, sald the physical summer vacation. to a healthful end. - | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD,WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1924, BAILE FASHION SEERVIOR. EXCEPTIONAL FROCK' This is exceptional Sis handkers chiefs have been used by & elever young Paris dressiiaker to make this smart afternocon froek. It is a Faul | Caret model B —— good dessert with mayonnalse or Vrench dressing Plan for Week Plan a week's meals at a time, A meal that is planned with reference to others has better food values and mere raricty at less expense than one planned with reference to only one serving Loft-Over Lggs It have boiled or poached eggs left over from hbreakfast they may be utilized for sandwich Allings, with soup or salads or served with spinach you Silver and Gold Keop silver or gold ehains bright by covering occaslonally with paste of sifted whiting and ammeonia, then brush off with a séft cloth or & crackers, crisp attractive Home.made oatmea and wholesome, make Junches, when spread with honey, A paste made of milled raisins 1s al- an acceptable spread for bread and crackers Keep in Cool Place Btore lemons in a cool dry place, If each one is wrapped in dark paper it will keep longer, Safeguard Against Moths Sunshine and air are the best safe- guards against moths. Garments that are worn frequently ars less | llable to he eaten than those left | undisturbed in a dark closet | FABLES ON HEALTH RETURN TO BOYHOOD “You know {t isn't altogether the mere fun of Ashing that matters," director to Mr, Mann, when the latter started on his “Whether you follow a trout stream | or sit in a boat, fishing is a means | “Suppose you go trout fishing. | “Now suppose you had stayed at the hotel or camp. You would have lolled around, and your mind might have wandered to affairs at home; and the flies would have bothered you, and maybe you would have found a newspaper and been bothered by a market report. “Instead of that you are out in a - BIGIN HERE TODAY fally Meorgan has to go miles from her father's ranch te cateh a train for the ea Sheriff Bob Wells, her fiance, is unable to ride with her to the station, ®o the “Nervous Wreck," an eccentrie you terner visiting at the ranch, off to take her to the station in his little auto- mobile. The sheriff ridicules the suggestion, but Sally and the Wreck set out any» how over the reugh, narrow trail, The ear is stuck one night in the middle of a stream,|and next day they run out of gasoline As dark- ness falls, they see the twin lights of an approaching car, The Wreck takes & six-shoter out of his machine and waits 11} NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY “Don't leave this car,” he com- manded, “I'm going to attend to whatever has to be done, going to get hurt, But I'm going to find out something damn quick."” He was gone again, hastening the road toward the lights, up CHAPTER V, The Nervous Gunman It was a big black machine, long and squat and heavy, with luggage on the running-boards, luggage on the rear, three spares, and four occupants, one of them a chauffeur in uniform. The Wreck ignored the chauffeur, al. though he kept a furtive eye on him He stepped close to the side of the tonneau and addressed _himself to one of the three persons who sat there, “I'm asking you again for a few gallons of gas,” he sald, to have it; that's all. You can spare me some without any trouble.' “And I'm still telling you to go to the devil,” answered a heavy volce from the central figure “We haven't got Any gas to spare, And better get busy and roll that flivver out of the road and let me get by, If you need any help my driver is here.” “I don't want that kind of help" sald the Wreck, still controlling his voice, "I want gas.' The heavy voice laughed. “We're not running a tank wagon' i Nobody's | staring head- | “I've got | VOUS ©1924 -1v NEA ce 1t I gave him a small thrill of satis. faction to fin himself smartly obeyed, Then he marched the chauf- feur ahead of him, back to the big car, As he passed the greup in the |road he tossed them a eheerful word | of eautien “My partner,” he said, ‘“noticed one of you didn't keep his hands in plain sight He says he wouldn't like to have it happen again,' The Wreek and the driver went di- rectly to the rear of the gas-eating monster, “How much in manded the wreck, “About fifteen, sir " “Pet-cock In the bottom? You'd better have, if you don’t want me to shoot a hole in the tank." “Y.yes, sir, We got a pet.cock,” “Stick that can under it and let her go." | Presently the driver’ announced that the can was full, and the Wreck that tank?' de. “STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND SAY NOTHING.” o verified the statement. B BEECHAM'S | PILLS EAT AND LOSE WEIGHT Breakfast — Two fresh plums, 3 thin erisp pieces whole wheat bread hot water Luncheon =~ One eup August fruit salad, 2 thin sliees gluten bread, 1 eup skimmed milk, Dinner — Eight tablespoon melted chips, % cup vegetable salad on 2 ounces lettuce, 2 tablespoons canta- loupe ice, Bedtime—One cup skimmed milk, Total calories, 1058, Protein, 209; fat, 210; carbohydrate, 637, Iron, 0147 gram Angnst Froit Salad One and one-half cups watermelon marbles, 1'% cups cantaloupe dice, 1 cup peach matches, 2 tablespoons sugar, % cup orange juice, 4 cup |Pn|¥r‘d dressing, | The watermelon s marbles with a French | cutter The cantaloupe | halt-inch dice and match-like strips land sprinkle with sugar, pour over |orange juice and let stand on fce until very cold, two or three hours at least, Drain from fuice and save julee for summer drinks. Combine with ealad dressing and serve in a | nest of lettuce hearts. | Total calories, 661, |fat, 146; carbohydrate, 1.6013 gram This recipe s0ns gererously . steamed clams, 1 butter, 10 potato cut in tiny vegetable Is cut In the peaches in Combine fruit Protein, 480, 26; Iron, will serve four per- FAT AND GAIN WEIGHT Breakfast—Two fresh plums, 4 ounces smoked herring, 2 potato cakes, 2 graham muffins, 1 table- spoon butter, 1 tablespoon marma- lated, be a billienaire in no time. I was & wreck, no—nothing a0 dignified—T was a mere plece of jetsam, until I @rank it, and now—behold me!” She pointed a dramatic forefinger at herself, and T gave her an enig- matic smile, I knew that the tea was good and had refreshed her, but ¥ also knew that only the prospect of immediate exciting action of some kind had brought that rejuvenating flush to her cheek and the light of combat to her eyes. T suddenly felt as if the electric wires of her excitement were reaching me, and unconsclously my own nerves tensed to meet whatever emergency was at hand. | primitive occupation; yon return liter- |ally to boyhood—and that's what you | need on a vacation. “It you go boat fishing, you are Itkely to get the exercise of rowing nd the relaxation of lying in the sun It's hard to beat 1 enp cocoa. Mid-morning lunch—One large glass orange flip, 2 whole wheat bread and cream cheese sandwiches, Luncheon—One cup eream of car- rot soup, 4 toasted crackers, 1 cup August fruit salad, 2 slices nut bread, 1 tablespoon butter, Afternoon tea—One glass chocolate malted milk Dinner—FEight steamed clams, tablespoons melted butter, 20 potato chips, 3 slices fried summer squash, 1-2 cup vegetable salad on 2 ounces lettuce, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, 4 tablespoons cantaloupe fice, 1 large piece sponge cake, 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 tablegpoon butter Redtime—One cup whole milk, Total calories, 4182. Protein, carhbohydrate, “We people with flivve: de- clared the Wreck, slowly, *ara not gas hogs. If T had as much gas as you've got in your tank T could run from here to New York, You're what T call a damned hog. All I'm asking is five gallons and I'll pay for it. Do,I get it?” “You %o not.” There was an abrupt change {n the Wreck's demeanor He etepped back a pace, pulled his cap close over his eyes and brought to view an object he had been concealing behind his back. Even in the gloom it was possible to get an idea of what it was. “Stick 'em up!” he barked. hands. Be in a hurry now."” There was a feminine shriek from You're all a‘ingle to land one of the babies, aren't you? And you start following the stream. Your mind is twenty miles away from care and you walk and walk — and lose all | track of time and distance. With- ja out knowing, you cover seven or eight | waiting for a bite. miles. i Coats of tapestry material beauti- fully lined and equipped with fur eol- lars and cuffs are extremely esmart when worn over plain frocks. “All right. Dump it out in the road." ’ The driver stared through the darkness, “Dump it out!™ And the Wreck executed the order himself by kick- ing the can over “Now fill it again,” he commanded. ‘The second filling was accom- plished. “That'll do. That leaves you five gallons. It's to6 much for a hog, at that. Come along with the can, now." They made a second trip to the filvver and emptied a second dose inte the tank under the seat. Now we go back again,” said the Wreck. “And when I tell you to do something, I don't want any ques- Lacy Frills The most feminine and lacy of frills and cuffs are shown to be worn with garconne frocks of alpaca or flat crepe. & fishing vacation! Imitations Pearls and emeralds, both frankly imitations, are combined to make the smartest of necklaces and earrings. T S Black Coats The smartest of black coats have two scarts, one of black and one of white. “All “Did You Find Out?” That she was not ready to en- 499 2061. TIron, 1699; lighten me yet, I saw elearly, how- ever. But I did not expect her to couch her next inquiry quite so casually. “Well! Did you find out anything from Harry?” she asked, as ca™®- lessly as if the inofrmation she eought had been the price of a theater ticket. i Before I could control my eyes they had met hers in” astonished Large Mellons Best Large Honey Dew and Castaba melons are usually better than the smaller ones. The test for ripeness is the same as that of smaller varie- ties. With Whipped Cream Apples, dates and oranges make a Glant just as you ald!"” Raggedy Ann Toe Adventures o Raggedydun and you “It was a good thing that the worked your magic on Gerald gedy Andy by Johmy Gruelle beside a bubbling fountain, the Rag- gedys and the hobby horse and the little old woman ran out to enjoy six- teen ice cream sodas aplece, for as the tonneau, and the Wreck then and there first learned that one of them was a woman, But it was no time for courtesies, “All up—everybody! TYou there, in | the front seat! That's the idea. T want to see eight ‘hands up all the time. And I don’t want to see any funny movements, either, He had to take it for granted that eight hands were up; | count them very clearly in the dark, particularly as his eyesight was none too keen, But that, of course, was something they did not know. “Listen hard, now,” he said, brisk- ly “When T tell you to do some- he could not | tions asked.” “N-no, sir."” Once more at the side of the big car, the Wreck ordered his servant to lay aside the five-gallon can. “Got a tire pump on that engine?” he inquired. “Yes, sir " “Rotten luxury. save your back a lot of work, Get busy now and let the air out of those tires, All of ft!" The driver hesitateds from bewil- derment rather than insubordination. But he jumped to the task when the Wreck prodded him with the muzzle But it's going to | fat, .02 gram. This fruit salad i garnished with 2 tablespoons whipped cream, season- ed with sugar and paprika with a bit of salt. Orange Flip One-half cup orange juice, 1 eg §pOONS SURAT, Beat volk of egg with orange juice |and sugar. Beat white of egg until frothy and beat in orange juice. Pour over crushed ice in a glass and serve with a sprig of mint. Total calories, 216. Protein, 82; fat, €8; carbohydrate, 116, Iron, .0014 2 said to the little old woman as, sitting inaide the little house on wheels, they sped down the path through the deep, deep woods. “Well sir!” the little old woman laughed, “I knew as soon as I saw of Sally's six-shooter. The tires flat- | tened themselves under the wheels, each with a long shrill sigh. “Open up those valves spares,” directed the Wreck, The spares also sang a swan song. gram, (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) LIGHTNING HITS SHED you surely must know, their exper- thing, do it quick and don't giv fences with the Glant had made them |a; " S WS Dt any back talk. I want everybody out of that car, on this side of the road. And just keep those hands up; I'll open-the doors, It'll be awful e could have written that letter, but Yebter from Teslie Prescott to Ruth Fllington, Continued. Alice has systematically kept away from me. I have not seen her alone sines I arrived. She looks haggard end worn. I think she is frightened to death. Bhe probably eent that let- ger on impulse. I can see, too, that Xarl is not very happy. v What do you think I'd better do, @ear? I'm almost sure that if T tell this thing about Allce, Karl wlill never marry her, and on the other hand T am almost sure that if Karl marries her, ke will be perfectly un- bappy. Waile Allce is my sister, she has doss me a great wrong, and r«l‘l hag ever been kind and sweet me. By the way, there's another com- plication in this tragedy of errors. Alice (you eee, I keep saying Alice, elthough the letter was anonymous, for I know no one except Karl who | L ‘THE YOUNG LADY ACROSS THE WAY The young lady acrow the way says tion of crops would armers and the often thinks Allce) did not put “personal’” on the | outside of the envelope, and Bally Atherton opened ft. I know you don't like Sally, but, my dear, in this case she certainly was a brick. When Jack handed the letter to me, I found a notation on the bottom of it from Sally. It read: “This letter was not marked ‘per- eonal,’ consequently I opened it Now that I have done 8o, I cannot help saying that no one should pay any atteption to anonymous letters. I think this note especially dam- nable.” She not only did this, but she called me up and told me she had opened the letter, and exactly what was in It, ‘@0 that 1 was warned be- fore Jack got home. Surely, yeou must like Sally for this. ‘Of course, after Jack heard my| version of the story, he knew that only Alice or Karl could have writ- | ten the letter, Naturally he did not| dream that my sister could have done it, consequently he jumped at the conclusion it had been a deep- laid plan of Karl's to get me back to | him even though 1 was Jack's wife.| Poor, aimple-minded Karl! He| wouldn't have thought of such a thing in a thousand years. He's not | elever enough. | Have you seen the accounts of the| wedding of Beatrice Grimshaw and | | Dick Summers? There's a couple| | whose married life I shall follow | with great interest. Beatrice, of course, you know, 18 & young woman of great common sense, but Dick Summers is even more erratic than | Jack. They are going out to Holly-| wood, where they are mora pretty girls to a city block than anywhere elge in the world, and Dick is right in among them | Truly, Bee will have a splendid op- | | portunity to exercise that common senge if she remains normal and happy. Give my regards to Walter, dear, but don't, for the love of me, lell" him that 1 have at least by impli-| eation advised you not to marry him | or any other man | 1 don't know when T will be home. When you have dseidad what to do, | write me, and we will talk about the shop. Just now, with my own af-| | fairs in such a ‘tangle, and my fa-| ther in euch a serious conditfon, T/ am not much account. T am only | Your Alstractsd friend, LESLIE. ) (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) the Glant following us that he was charms ready and made the wish that it he trled to harm any of us he would' turn topsy turvey and stand upon the crown of his head. course, if he had not tried to harm us my magic would not have worked, for 1 would not wish to harm him if ald the Giant has only recelved what | agreed. “We must just make all | Gian bent upon mischief, so I got all my And of he did not intend harming us! “That is quite right!” Raggedy Ann said. “And 1 am sure that Ger- he surely deserved and I hope that it will teach him a lesson!" “He must have taken lots and Iots of things away from people Wwho passed his house!” Raggedy Andy sald. “Oh, yes indeed!"” the little woman agreed. "I have known Gerald the| Glont for years, but I have always| been careful not to pass his house| when he was at home until the other | day. Then he took my magic charms| away from me!” | “Maybe it would be a good plan| for us to send all the 'people who| have lost things by passing the| Giant's house back there and make| the Gilant return the things!” Rag- gedy Ann suggested. “But that would cause all the peo- ple a lot of trouble,” the little woman | sald. | “Wouldn't it be better to make the| Giant carry all the things to the peo- ple from whom he took them, Rag- Ann?” | fou see,”” the little woman con- | tinued, iit was really not the fault of | the people who passed the Giant's| house, it was the Giant's fault, and| he ahould be the ons who has to 2o/ te the trouble of returning the, “8till!" Raggedy Andy hastened 101 y, “If the Giant returns the things, won't he frighten some of the people | very badly?” “That is Ann! the things return to their rightful owners | and in that way we will satisfy every- one!” | “Everyons except Gerald the ! the magical horse laughed. | es, averyone except the Glant!” | the others agreed as they laughed too. ! £o Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and thel jttle 614 woman got out mm[ magie books and magical @harms and | wished the things the Glant had taken | from the people who had passed his house to return. house on wheels had come to a stop| true!” Raggedy | cream sodas. The little house had come to a stop beside a bubbling Fountain, all very very thirsty and nothing is qnite so good for thirstiness as ice Especially those which come from the magical ice cream soda water fountains found growing wild in the deep, deep woods, filled with Fairies 'n everything. * ~ GOOD MANNERS™ Paying the Expenses All the expenses of a wedding be- long to the bride's parents; the invi- tations are jssued by them, the re- ception is at their house and the Then as the little|groom’s family are little moré than | ordinary guests. {mind shat I'm nervous. | get excited. | one wearing skirts. good for your health it yon bear in I'm apt to Everybody out, now; one at a time, Line up!" The driver came first, his arms stiffly aloft, Then three figures in single file from the:tonneau, the last | The person with the heavy voice coughed nervously. “We'll give you five—' “Shut up!” commanded the Wreck. “You'll give me anything I want. You three—" He indicated the pas- sengers with a wave of the gun. | “You three step out in front of those lights where T can keep a good eye on you That's business, Stay | there, Now, driver, got a can?" | "“Ah—ah—yes, sir.” | “Get it—and be careful you don't get anything else.” The man in uniform moved cau- tiously to the side of the car and | unstrapped a five-gallon container from the running board, “Tt's full sir,” he said. “I‘ull, eh? Carrying extra gas and | wouldn't give me a drop, eh? All | right, you pick up that can and {marrh—slraight up the midlde of the road."” I*or a. few seconds it puzzled the | Wreek what to de with the trio who | still stood with their hands up in the glare of lights. He solved it by | ordering them to a point midway be- |tween the two cars, where he made {them sit down and told them not to | budge, . N partner up here in the fliv- ver,” he explained, “is looking at you {over a_pair of sights. He's a pretty | good shot. ~ He’s nervous, too.” The man with the five-gallon can walked ahead until the Wreck haited him within half a dozen paces of the stalled car. The Wreck stepped |ahead to speak to Sally He found |that ehe had dismounted and was standing by the roadside, beyond the ou crazy— He placed a hand her lips. ] “Shut up!” he whispered. | where you greé and eay nothing. running this.” Sally was boiling, but she obeyed. 1t seemnsd the only way to keep him | trom some other wild folly. | The Wreek called to the man with the can and, as he reached the fliv- | ver, told him he would find a funnel | on the floor. “Pour that stuff into the tank, and 't spill any of roughly across “Stay I'm | see to it that you don “There. That'll keep you busy for a while, Come along.” They joined the group of sitters in the middle of the road. Standing with his back to the headlights and gurefully shielding his own face from Hllumination, the Wreck contemplated his victims for a moment “You!" he said, suddenly, with a significant gesture of the gun. “The big one who dign't went to sell any gas. Stand up!" The owner of the heavy tvoice rose slowly to his reet, looking slightly anxious, Most of the belligerence had departed from him, “I've a good mind to give trimming,” said the Wreck, “but T haven't got time to do it right, I've | met all kinds of hogs in my time, but |you're in the blue-ribbon Maybe you don’t know you're getting off light, but take it from me you are, |1f you think a flivver is funny, I'm |going to give you a -chance to play with it. Humph yourself!" He urged the large man in the di- rection of the Sally had climbed back into the seat, and the Wreck joined her, He switched on his headlights and took the wheel, but he s&till had the gun in his hand, “Now, you just lay hold of crank and get to work, hog."” The gentleman with loud signs of wealth seized the crank and yanked it violently ‘ Spin it,” ordered the Wireck. He spun it, but there was (answer from the engine, “Spin it more.” Not even a sputter. “Spin it again—harder." Still there was no tesponte. The large man panted heavily and wiped his forehead, “You going to keep me here night?” demanded the Wreck, you don’'t spin that crank—" There was another furious epsll of whirling. Sally pinched her panion. “How can he start it when you haven't turned on the ignition?” she | said. 1 “He can't,” said the Wreck. “Dog- |gone it, what did yeu butt in for? | T wanted to see him spin it * you a that no all "It (Continued in Our Next Tss Pry Tin Thoronghly Always dry tinware thoroughly so it will mot rust. class. | group behind h!m.l com- | BUT DIRIGIBLE IS SAFE 3 7R Nearing Completion in Ger- meny, Has Narrow Escape From Destruction 2R its Friedrichshaven, Aug. 6.—~The 3, nearing completion here for trans-Atlantic fiight to Lakehurst, N. J., had its first shock from the ele- ments recently, and ‘came through un- daunted, During a thunder storm the huge Zeppelin shed in which the giant dirigible is awaitiog installation of her five motors was struck by a bolt of Ightning which shool the entire build ing from end to end and all its con- tents. There was but little damage to the building itself, and none what- | ever to the framework or the gas vad | ot the ZR 3 Thunder storms have been particu- {larly trequent and severe this summer {in Southern Baden and Switzerland American army and naval officers, as- | sjgr:ed here to watch the progress of the dirigible, say the lightning often | has been so spectacular as to remind | theni somewhat of home. Chafing, Rashes, Itching and all Skin Irritations of Infants, Children & Adults. Healing Toilet Powder Gives Instant Relief. There's Mothing Like 2. All druggists — askfor Horlick's The ORIGINAL Malted Milk For Infants, Invalide, e t Lunch bstitut | Digestible—No Cooking. A Li B&" Avoid Imitations =