New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1924, Page 4

A Wife’s Confessional Adele Garrison's New FPhase of " REVELATIONS OF A WIFE fitieiaasiiaasss HatRiB it The Unexpected Ald Marion Brought Madge $e00ieans not mean her small daughter to 'grow up as uscless in the domestic wrts as she was, Not that Lillian is incapable. 8he can cook and and mend, Lut she does not do them nor with any especial skill, But even though I knew of Marion's My confldent promise to Dic thag 1 would manage his motl trip‘to Marvin it he would leave the matter me loomed terrifylngly before me as the door closed hehind him, and I began to look over the garments he had brc mending. With othe 1 dren, Mot v propensity sew to vasily, ooked dublously at her with the re uctance for without conceit T may call my- selt that—to share her work with anyone, I tell Madg Marion urlous pre ‘You just let me mendin of any expert needlewoman and ¢hil- shares the vou what, suid with of try some Auntie the counted ad set her I nee I'hat sh Ma cart upon go Lutton or which isn't import- ien it I don’t do it right, you o ed to let me help any mor Ashamed of my doubt, T put my rm's aronnd winsom: wghter and hugged her tightly hould il “Ther: fsn't anything here so im- portant you ean't work on it, 1 am sure.”” 1 said. “In this pile the things that need hige is the button box “Oh! Good pleased as if T with the most uld not risk the world SR I want ta sew Tunior exclaim g to 1 knew e \ o Lillian's estimated D Once o ave buttons, and she excls had provide fascinating game as el it her into the night, and 1 riving with only two I tiould have to do plied with Dicky's request 1 looked over the clothir odically, putting In garments whicl ) W A hut slight mend- | lifficult 1 for| H(-‘ on buttons, too,” his desire to he an hours it 1 com meth- | new joy. the inother yon shall atmed. “I'll give you a piece of cloth and some buttons, le and thread. get my workbasket." She whisked out room. coming back in a few minu‘es, wit] a fascinating littie sewing-apron tied aronnd her waist, and all the imple ments of needlework in a charming | sewing-hasket which T one | sewing on of those that requi vg, and in a thi things, § sest 1 tears callr of the the possess. 1 Help You?" Marion's knock sounded on the fore I had finished sorting and in 1 se fo my tered, with Junior most 11 “Mayn't door recognized them sum- mons, she e ever close Tunior wants to train, Auntie Madg “and | his grandmother 4 he couldn't | unior did these all himself," she ave it in and that it was [said with pride, and then she in here anyway.” sihreaded a needle for my small son, Unec and provided him with buttons on's i mother-trained | enought to keep him busy the rest exquisite, her |of the afternoon. Mother Graham's | carping tones, and 1 suppressed |task. hut he kept at it as steadily as lLoth a smile at the innocent bur-|djqd Marion at her chosen work. lesque and a sigh at the distraction |my astonishment, T found that the which my small son's imitation of |jjttle girl could turn out the simpler being a railroad engineer would |nits of mending as fast and as neat- Proves Iy as T could, and dusk found us all 0f course, Marion,” T sald resign- | husily working. “hut put it over near the win- | «RBotter switch on the‘light. dear.” I have this sewing over|T said to her. and as she obeyed, for [the switch was nearcst her chair, 1 Her cyes widened at the sight of |was startled to hear her utter a the clothing, and into them came an excited sparkle. “Oh! An Madge!” ex claimed. “Mayn't T help you? You know 1 won a prize at school for mending, and Mother has had me | taught sewing for a long while.” | “A Face—Looking In!” as | presents to her heels. stont plece of muslin, with several with his she said, sprawling stitches. sciously, T knew, for Mari- e a courtesy ways voice reproduced is a all |little scream. “There was—a face—looking in at le she gasped. —the window!" she Turn Bristles Down Never let hair brushes lie the bristles up ghile drying as this “Yes, T know,” I responded, smil- |softens the bristles and also softens ing, and remembering Lilllan’s | the glue which hoids the bristles and whimsical declaration that she did |brush together. 2o Tangle = Ruth, T was absolutely overcome mother's grief.’ There was 2 nothing T could say to comfort her. Ay Dear Rudte 1 hes | There was no comfort to be given time or let-| {5 such devastating, desperate deso- ters, but 1 feel thatyou should know | I I could put my arms vhat {s happening here, | about her and let her feel my phys- This morning mother called me|ical nearness and sympathy. My 1to her room and told me the doc- | ¥eS Were wet with tears that were tor’ had informed her last evening|Funning flown my checks and drop- that dad was dying. Although I had | PIng unchecked. My sobs would not suspected that this wasthe case for | b silenced; but mother stood there, some d I 1 alldw my- ! at her sides, tear- ait to Her face as if carved marble, shock that I ima eeing in the ¢ GHgt Aeainin en she would be alor rob us of one htened me. I not know ave happened if John to the door and sajd e s , John? Letter from Leslie Prescott to Ruth | Burke. | by inclination for yri ion. only ot hands limply she was & w knowleds R L always br to everyone, Poor, first | I poor 1 For the I saw her think and eorre 50, answere s hand almost everyo ¥ own hapd n h as to stoj coming 24, NEA S right, 19 Inc.) " THE YOUNG LADY ACROSS THE WAY g0 out seband g know that with comfort to here wholly desolat “Yes," she a you have yc Mine is over left stranded and beaten wreck upon “Leslie, What shall I do? we are alive ed “but vearily to shoree How can I hold fn he:r arms c one being who has always had the magle power to unlock her heart— euddenly snatch her man from her and throw her bodily into the aw morass of lonellness and despair What willin any way make up for these years of companionship ec¢ mented with the joys a Sorrows of years? “Leslie, Leelie, I can't let him go and leave me! Pray God to take e with Only my. body will Jeft behind, anyway. All my thdughts, all my spirit, all my joy of liviag he will take with him.” | se—closa—the says that she con’ win, with, Proudent Mr. Davis and Senstor La Follette siready @ the field ' Gossip needlework, unusua) for a child, 1| childhood. in | engineer paipably fading before this | sweetheart,” Marion | and al Just walt until T | broid as one of her last year's Christmas | From it she fished out a | butfons fastened to it with immense | 1 expected Junior to tire of his | To | with | e Ay - L e —— NAVY BLUE FROCK' Plaid wool in soft blues on a gray background offers a note of | relief to this navy blue frock with its original neckline and sleeve trimmings. The wide leather belt is in & very deep blue and empha- sizes the slenderness of the line. s Corner w Colors Champagne and putty colors are very much in evidence in coats and two-plece costumes for winter. Powder Compacts Jeweled powder gompacts come in expensive combinations of sil- d platinum or in semi-precious s and silver, Vor Early Fall The tailleur of plaid kasha cloth particularly smart for early fall and is worn with the most severe and untrimmed felt hat, 9 Ostrich Fringe Deep ostrich fringe is used on eve 1ning weaps and evening gowns to give the effect of fluffiness and light- 1wss without any weight. Worn Outside Sleeve Bracelets are worn outside the | slceves of the new gowns, and they |are of all widths and types. Curions Iad Necklaces of pearls with loops of the beads going down the back in- stead of the front are one of the surious fashion fads of this season Embroidered Velvet Bridge gowns featured this on in style pageants, being a are little more ornate and elahorate than the usual afternoon gown ed velvet is liked for ontfits Salt Toughens Meat r add salt to uncooked nicat 1924 t NA Sarvice [nec. BEGIN HERI Malcolm Finley, Japan, is invited to the Raynor, husband of Nancy, who is a former sweetheart of Finley's. Fin- ley discovers that Raynor is tyran- nizing over Nancy and s incensed At Flower Acres are Iazra Goddard, friend of Finley; Nancy; her d voted brother, Orville Ke Raynor; Raynor's sister, Miss Mat- tie, and others, he is regarded with suspicion by Raynor and Miss Mattie because ot his old iove affair with Nancy. —and the c#nstant abuse TONAY returning Flower from Acres, extremely, Raynor conversation between IMinley and Nancy and orders Finley to' leave the house. “I promise that if you will remove your presence I will at onee transform myself into the most gentle, loving and kind-tempered of husbands,” he sneers. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY You can never say another word ® me, of any sort whatever!" And in a fury Finley left them, He was sure he had made a fool of himself Sure he' had harmed Nan rather than helped her. Tinley went to his room, but he did not at once begin to pack his S A LT | i ‘\ | | the tenderest| | | as it toughens even | | Il 1 —— | To Clean Covers ; | The covers of eloth-hound books may he sponged with chloroform if they seem badly seiled, b FABLES “Don’t do this and don’t do that," | were admionitions of the mothers of | Anytown, as well as of any other part of the world. It is quite natural that a mother should warn a child against various | dangers, but to put definite fear | into the heart of the child is some- thing quite different. The proper procedure is to ex- plain carefully, the conditions of a | thing which a child needs to fear— whether it be automobiles or dis- | And it should be a sense of caution rather than of fear that is implanted. The offices of rowded with cases case nerve specialists of ‘“fear ON DESTROY FEAR |it is frequently found that nameless | fears were implanted in them HEALTH neurosi people with |+ nameless fears and when their minds are trailed back to childhood ON TRE FIOOR LA HAOR BR NHAR HIM STOOD FINLEY. for | years. Teaching of caution is instinctive. It is to b¢ found in the lower ani- mals, but the paret should be most careful not to confuse it with fear. For fears are terrible things and lead to depression and general un- fitness for enjoyment, Don't frighten the children threats of the bogey-man. Don’t frighten them with | i and threats, Raynor would wreak on his wife the Instruct them, and there will he |anger he must feel toward himseif, | Finley. A long time he thought and sighed |as he pondered. | And then, instead of packing lis | kit and starting for thé train, he iimhed and dressed and presented | himself on the western terrace just as tea was being brought there, Finley did not look at his host or |speak to him, but as there were | present most of the family, and a things. He sat down by a window and gazed out over the flowers, to the sea and sky, and let his thoughts grew calmer and more practical, ‘Was there no way he could help Nan? No task fould be too hard, Imo service too difficult, if he could ,but make up for the trouble and with |annoyance he had caused her, fears no need for threats and fears. few neighbors, this omission was not »a_‘?\‘ ad 5 by 3o ttle fat . had | Sanky thke the 1 sa and Mrs, ittle house away and dadd Wizard from Walter's| mama and the Raggedys| he asked fog the n cream puffs t nkys had | ( promised 1 [ B 1 of getting them, Mr Sanky m a thump upon his| ick and drive him . inst gav an, selfish people | at 1 helped you at aid. | Mr. and Mrs. Sanky ocked the door,. “We you that time!" And you told me a ot of fihs!" replied. “‘And | o tell fibs always get Into That's w and M eailor Bt Sanky Mr did not re- ‘We will forgive you!" Raggedy Ann told the fat sailor, { disappear and th o this, fc felt s0 they that the righ they sat ery cream puff| Ining room | was and a as upon the old his wife, m puff bushes are | use the | ause the | Just, filled | T'm glad we two!” Mrs leaves just that that only gave Sanky many the | said. That more Ka%gedy Anly | know that the Sankye told so many | noticed, “Oh, yes, then’ you may," she heamed. “After I pass the buns a nn we'll talk it over.” | Finley had seated himself, not near Nan, but where he could watch In fact, he was heside Miss Mattie, whd was more than ready to Entertain him. And it was during one of her long and sambling discourses that Finley, Gruelle for us! And they are very good!" No little fat found out that the mean selfish people, watching Nan, again saw that quick, | furtive motion as of dropping some- [ thing in Raynor's teacup, | Saccharine, sure,” he thought. fool him then,” “But seems to me when the sailor were | sanky & “She thought. he she can he ran right | over to where Walter's daddy ,m,h!.»num fool him oftener and better the Wizard were tied and set them [than she does free. Then he did the same to Rag-| Tea over, they lingered on the ter- gedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. I am|race. Another gorgeous sunsct was sorry that I mistreated you!” under way, ittle fat sailor said. “But T “Rarely does that old sun get a chance to sink to rest in such a bed {of beauty,” said Eva Turner ,who Ragg was always loquacious at tea time. or we are| “There she goes!” cried Dolly, as creatures the last of the great flaming disk dropped out of sight. *“And 1 must “Thank you!" the little fat gailor |80, 100, or mother will blow me up Teplied: it now that the Sankys|Sky-high. Who'll walk to the have the why don't you all[bridge with me?” come with me to my boat? I have| “1 will" said Orry, who was a a lovely boat and we can have lots' born cavalier, and likéwise fond of of fun sailing around injit: gay little Dolly. “That would be lots of fun If we But they tarried until the other only had Walte 1 his mama with Suests had taken leave and then, as ' Raggedy’ Ann said. "But you they sauntered across the lawn, hem out of |40Wn toward the bridge over |tiny brook that separated the two " the little fat | "states, the sinister dusk was creep- re some way we | INg In from the darkening horizon. 2d rescue Wal-| “I'm jealous of your other Prince.” Kent bantered, and Dolly | said, seriously, “He fsn't really mine, he's Nan's. onsense! with Princes?” “Oh, it doesn’t matter that she's the | 1id not | fibs!" We will Ann told the certain that ooled you!" forgive you!" fat sailor. the mean house, ace, we shall have to some way “That is quite tru sailor said: “Isn't the can fool the Sankys ter and his mam: That is what we shall try to do!" gedy Ann replied. “Maybe n watch and when they open the doors, we can rush in al chase Mr. and Mrs. Sanky out!” “That is w Wizard &aid come outside to get water to “Oh! But you forget! There soda fountain in the dining room and they can drink sodas!” | gedy Andy told the Wizard | I forgot that!" the Wizard said. | Finley in the first place.” I tell you what you can do, Mr.[ “Hush, Dolly,” Kent spoke sternly, Wizard!" Raggedy Ann laughed.| "Nan's my sister, and 1 forbid sou Get your magic charms and make | !0 ®O8sip about her.” the little house disappear!” Sq the| “All.right, Orry, T won't Wizard got his magic charms and Mattie isn’t your sister, is she? in two moments he made the house |7 talk about her?” mi Mr and Mrs Yes, if you like,” and the young Sanky and ter and his mama smiled, right upon ground where the' “Well, she's a meddlesome Mattic, howds 34 Moo berore! What dosyou s'pose she's doing now? She's looking down here at e The two were on the bridge Jhe Newtl-‘ireely-l.athefing !m«- littie justic affair that cura had turned and was tooking Shaving Stick| ‘toward the house. “What sh ' i hav ForTender Faces aid, ooking, (00, 1 oo EMOLLIENT MEDICINAL ANTISEPTIC the houss we| What has Nan to do Prince.” | “Don’t, Dolly, it isn't nice for little girl to say things like that.” | “Niee or not—it's true talk. You sce, Nan onght to have married Mr. ink {s the a water Miss ic May Wa now, added Dolly back Kem said, looking, too. “I can v see her. The dark comes Long Island home of Douglas Douglas Pinley realizes that This Raynor heaps upon his wife—anger Finley overhears a | For he had small doubt but that the | at we must do!” the|married to that old hobgoblin. I | For they will have to|Mean that can’t stop her loving, her | . “Yes." Dolly lookted &t her wrist- wateh, “It's just seven o'clock, 1 must run, Goodby, Orr, “Goodby," Kent sald, looking . at| this own watch, n,nl starting off to- ward the house, | [ Meddlesome Mattid ‘had been looking aut her window at the two strolling across the lawn, but there was no more to jt than idle curiosity. It was her habit to watgh every- thing and everybody, in hope of learning something she was not meant to know,, | From her own room, with the windows. all open, she had heard | her brother lcave the terrace and go ‘In(o the sun parlgr—that was doubt- less. to avoid the dampness. She had heard Malcolm ¥inley, at | the same time, leave thoe terrace and g0 into the houséd, walking through !the rear hall, and out on the east veranda. Bhe had listened intently but didn’t hear Nan follow him—a | distinct disappointhient to Miss Mat- tie, Mr. Goddard, she knew, was in his owh room. And Eva Turner was bustling about, now in her bedroom, then on the stairs then to ‘ | Dinner—Noodle soup, roast loin of e e atec U " | pork, candied swoet. potators cream- | - % jed carrots, stuffed tomato salad | Despairing of any further sounds | ol S 1 1} ) of interest, Miss Mattie snapped on | oo\ Wheat bread and buiter, plain &ponge cake, ¥ O Usliced peaches, her lights and looked at her clock. T PR A child nnder six should not he given the dried beef for breakfast. He may have a bit of the jolly parth of the marmalade on his toast, but none of the rind, Two or three flowerettes of canlis i flower should be put aside for a foursyear-old child before'the vege- table is prepared “au gratin, + fio easy to broll a ramb chop for his luncheoy that it's really the only thing to do when the dinner meat j= iplanned to please the man of the lhouse, Meat onca a day is the rule for a child under six, and noontim is the ideal meal for it i Potato And Spinach Ti | Two’ cups hot riced potatoes, 2 tablespoovs butter, 2 cup finely chopped spinach, 4 teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons hot milk Add milk, butter and salt to pota- 1 toes, anr beat well. Beat in yolks of eggs with spinach. Ad wWhites of eggs beaten until stiff apd dry Half fill buttered timbales or cus- Delicious to thel tard cups with mixture and bake 20 Breakfast—Baked apples, rolled ! oats, thin cream, creamed dried beef jon toast, potato and spinach fim Dbales, corn muffins, orange marma- lade, milk, coffee. Luncheon—Cauliflower au gratin, broiled lamb chops, brown bread land butter safidwiches, grapes, milk, 'toa, the (1% mbales years of age | The Fresh Flavor X A reflects the absolute purity of the blend. He17 st drop. - ‘Iryit. minutes in @ moderate oven. Cauliffower an Gratin One medium sized head caalifiow- cr, 1% cupsmilk, 1 tablespoon flour, 2 tablespoons butler, 2 tablespoons grated ch 1 teaspoon salt, 1.8 cup dried bread erumbs, 2 fable- spoons melted hutter, \ Itemove outer leaves and stalks from cauliflow »r P in cold water, head down, for half an hour, Dyain and put in saucepan, head up. Cover with bolling water, add 1 tea. «poon salt and hoil gently until ten- der, about 40 minutes. Drain and separate into flowerettes. Put in a buttered baking dish and cover with the sauc made follows: Meilt buttey, stir in flour, wly add milk, stirring constantly. Whean thick and smooth add salt and cheese and etir until e is melted. Pour over cauliflower and cover with crumbs well coverrd with melted butter, iake in @ maderate oven until nice- iy browned serve at once. Candiefl Sweet Potatoes hree or ffonr sweet potatoes, 2 spoons hutter, 4 tablespoons salt Pare potatoes and cut in halves lengthwise i€ they are “fat.” Cook in boiling water until tender, but not hroken, Add st when pajatoes are about half cooked. Melt butter in a shaflow pan with a cover. Add, potatoes and sprinkle with sugar. Cover and bake in a bot oven 20 minutes. Turn pieces of potatoes at the end of 10 minutes tp be sure their whole surface well coated with the butter and sugar mixture, cheg tahl Operation as Partial Cure for Paralysis Chicago, Oct. 15.—Ah operation which is helieved to offer a partial ure for rigid paralysis was per- rformed here yesterday by Di: J.,G. of a single "Hunter, professor of anatomy, and Dr. N. D. Royle, orthopedic sur- geon. Both men are attached to the University of Sydney, "Australia. Dr. Hunter, who is 27-years-old, is re- puted to be‘ the discoverer of the method wherehy the operation performed. Oh Eddie! OTHER IN' AN UNGAINLY HEAP. It was five minutes to seven then, time to begin to dress for dinner. And then, though not listening in tently, Miss Mattie's cars ‘were startled by the sound shot. Indeed, at first she didn't recog- nize it as a shot. So often a sup- nosed shot had been a blow-out or a burst tire, that now, when it was really a shot, she naturally thonght‘ | it something else, For a moment | 1o sounds followed, and then various light footsteps could be heard below, Still unthinking of tragedy, Miss | Mattie stepped out into the hall, and, | though hali and stairs were as yet | unlighted, she felt her way to the | banister rail and started slowly down the stairs, When half way down she could discern a white figure standing in the door between the hall and the |sun parlor, but as she went on, the fignre which she knew to. he that of 1 Eva Turner went through the door- |way and the next instant the lights of the sun parlor were flashed on, Miss Mattie scurrled the rest of the way down and peered through | the hall door into the sun room. On the floor lay her brother In an | "ngainly heap, near him stood Mal- colm Finley, an automatic pistol in | his hand,and by the door, her hand still on the light switch, stood Eva | Turner, She was not looking,at Finley, but {in the opposite direction, toward the west door of the sun room And at that door, in another mo- {ment, appeared Nan, white-faced |ana terrified. | Then, as Nan steppelle into room, Orville Kent also came ;r-nm the south side, through the |outside door “that opened on the lawns and flower beds that ran down {to the brook. Z “What ia it?" he ecried: then, | catching sizht of Raynor's fallen | figure, and taking in Finley with the | pistol, Kent sprang acrossjthe room {to put his arm round the shaking form of his sister, | “Move, somebody! | thing!” came Trom an hysterical shriek. | "Oh, Douglas!” Miss Mattie cried, and tottered to a chair. 7 | “Who—who did it?" gasped Nan, | her volce almost inaudible. “Who did 1t?" mocked Miss Tur- {ned. “There he stands—with his | weapon still in his hand!"” | “I—T didn't do it,” Maleaim Fin {ley said, and aquickly added, “1 | don’t think T did.” | “Oh, you don’t!” and ner's scorn fell on him, “Well, then, | Mrs. Raynor did it! As T came to this door T heard the shot, and be- | fore T could get the light on 1 saw you hoth—" | “How could vou see without lights on?" asked ~ Orville tsternly. | Fara Goddard came fhen, shocked {and wondering; Hatfield, the butler, appeared, and several maid servants huddled in the background. “Somebody _must take charge here,” Goddard said, going toward | the stricken man; “perhaps he isn’t dead. the in | Do some- Miss Turner in | Here is what {he young man may |or may not wear this season. This | checkered creation adorned the | figure of the Prince of Wales when {he arrived at the National | Park. Alberta, (fanada coat . | was not designed to be restful to the Miss Tur- | eye. 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