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tatssses Wife’s Confessional Adele Qarrison's New Pbase o REVELATIONS OF A WIFE g How Jim Sllenced the Gossipy Conjectures of Sam Ticer T hurried to ®earch Jim re of him I Besiiiistsss a2 5000824 | man his volce, only the bluster of the principle always squelches any independent observa- tion upon the tend who on out the barn The in slgn of 8 1 1o part of his offspring own affairs yit I guess. What's eatin’ you, anyway? Didn't I expressly t Mis' Graham was ail right fight man for the Grahams as quick as you would 3ut wouldn’t tie up that | yours for 'em,” Jim t likely to do harm you could in g Sundays. | les ye * off your hout and two outside, und reached the door wh Bam Ticer's drawli Lillian's name h no inclination to cay my mal but 1 k hooved me to know w ‘but goss! g about my “How do Underwo elatming, late ) had u sound of I to my awhile, Jim, y th any keup, rthy as saying my w W you n loose tongue 0 retor ‘em than o flght more » know what that Mis' to ba is u Sam was ¢ Kk mo pains to m 1're Gra Mis' erwood know cpped in sho the best | ( has on earth, | been for years, Dye | Mis' Graham would ids it wuz g crool Sam's v was | placating “there hain't no use of | gettin® all up like this. I lidn’t mean no harm, butj can't you see for yourself that this bringin’ home an )us woman with a satchel chained to her arm, some- hody nobody's before, mighty fishy? Don't you think so, honest 2" | ke a Frog in a Puddle” ! paid to think about that hain't none of my busi- | > Jim retorted, “and if 1 did, | I'd say to myself that hecause we | hadn't the woman before was no sign Mis' Graham and the rest didn’t know all about her. You're like a frog in a puddle, Sam, think- | in' it's the ocean. There's things goin' on in the world outside this; neighborhood, you know.” 8, NOW, mof and Mis' you a finer st of leather. 1on Then Mis' have t too, 1 rization nks the up and they're m | Under- a they mear have mixe 1 wood Mis' right right over bay, it Mis' U whether & not foxy p vast tones. w 1 wit whatever hey all g0 r s h any into rois 1 Peconie told her to, ' you het or terwood is a m unconsci “Know the Breed” “It don't look ri In' & woman the house with to her w 4 ¥ Bickett along, too. A voice betrayed tl distrust with which of countr: r es and hospitals, “I know that hra21! You eouldn't get me into a hospital with & pair of mules and a de But T can tell you, there's crooked work goln® on o here, and it's up to ¥ou, Jim, to nose around and find | “You bet there is,”” Sam retorted out what it fs. You're right on the with dignity, That's just my pint. ground, a0 to speak, you've got the | Now- opportunity, and it's vour dooty to| “I don't care w! the community, that's what it {s.” |Jim interrupted, *“You mean it's my dooty to your go around turlosity, Sam” Jim returned with where it'll do a lot of harm. Ef T the slow, deliberate utterance |wuz you I wouldn't say nothine svhich is always his. “You haint be- about this queer visitor to nobody llevin' half what you're sayin’. Ef I outside.” thought you did it would he my| “D'ye think I wuz goln’ to?" Sam | dooty to hust vour head open with | demanded virtuously, “I guess I| the handle pitchfork. No- | know which side my bread is but- | body kin use the word ‘crooked’ tered. But I don't sce the harm of about the Grahams or any of th talking %o you 1t | friends when I'm around. So I'm | “Welll there’s one thing,” lookin’ for you to take it back.” | d decidedly. “Outside the There was a significant pause, | family there's only your family and and I wished T could see the faces me that kno bout this. T hain’ of the two men. goin’ to say nothin' and your wi Jim, Paw a mighty close-mouthed woman. put So 1t I hear about this visitor out- | “He's always— side Tl know vou or Jerry| You shut our mouth,” Sam that's spilled it, and I'll know what Ticer said, but there was no anger to do.” l hel chatne " that M crate n type seen gard gn hat your pint is, ust so you don't | tin' it promiscuous | | im | | | dldn't mean in pacifically. " ‘s o Tansles said John to see me one, you to my Letter from Mrs. Joseph Graves Hamilton to Mrs, John Alden Prescott, Continued Yor the thousandth timwy, Lesl told myselt that the telep the most impertinent thing on earth as well as the nt when id came to tell 16 yor had with i scott to b i as tho P most insist Jack that he not writin, “You go t he would finish the conversation when he re- turned, he left me. He was gone fact, he Ald not ting room for at le and he was looki *“You kne Mo that my mother sald, “Well, yo it 1 must say Ir own motice r first remark. long while, Tn come into my sit- t minutes, ann H in to a was phoned me from downstairs ough I tried to explain to I would meet her in the lobby, she insisted upon coming up her I called a vaiter and had him place two more plates on the table, This was hardly fore Miss Andersor getic, and Jo! very belligerent, can Mrs, Prescott had evidently expected to find me with her son Morn for she 3 find you alone, “That is w mest you in moments to t r thin} s old as I am, b older. It is pre Rerbinet all eslie t is because no on e the wo round me senile old As T watc g1 looking age, not wonder You probably TOMORROW — This letter con- llluuml. FLAPPER FANNY FLAPPE e gt X T‘—‘f""“' %-Xu._n_un XCICT Here is one ¢ tailored as car cloth, that will L spring. The are bound wit turns over ke fashion one of the spring. \While n sity, such s ful in our ¢ ive In appeara underst | . Gossip’s Corner . NEW; BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1925, DAILY FASHION SERVICE HANDKERCHIEF POINTS Fashion is fickle, no doubt, but sho does remaln true to handker. chief points on dancing frocks. Un. doubtedly, they make the most flat- tering hemline there is, which f{s excuse enough for ler constancy, | Crystal beads and silver embroidery falso embellish this lovely Nile green creation and give it a moon- lght effect. Vegetable Hint Noever add salt or soda to vege- tables until you have put them in ! water in which they are to be ed. 1 Don't Like Water Turnips, s and should thoroughly never wllowed to lie parsnips washed but in cold watcr, Chiffon Coats Lovely coats are made of geve thicknesses of chiffon banded with | soft fur. Plain and printed chiffon 1s equally smart soda sod Add apricots a pinch of to dried when they are nearly stewed and you will need very littlc sugar for swectening them. Cleaning Gasoline ing gasoline for cleansing strain it through filter d it will be clean and ready | another time. After 1 purpos paper a for use Mending Carpets When a hole occurs in a rag car- pet mend it by stitching back and forth across the hole on the V- ing machine. Good Soap Solution A very good soap solution is made | by shaving one large bar of soap | and letting it simmer in three quarts of hoiling water until it is ntirely dissolved. | FABLES ON Lace Nose Veil Quite a novel departure in the realm of fashion is the use of the noss veil with the small felt lace hat. HEALTH HEART WEAKNESS There assoclated with re e Mann single nsation | al heart d ich may not caused by other Mr. Anytown learned. | 1t is because of this t many persons gi much useless worry to | mptoms which the heart has abso- lutely nothing to do with. | Regardless of this, however, any painful sensation, that seems to have its origin in the heart, should not be ignored. Often if the heart is slightly af. fected, the disorder may be re moved, or If not removed, the pa tient may pe his mode of living to enahle him to live to a fairly- ripe ®ld age, despite the disorde Syprptoms of heart d e sease disorders, of have two distinct sources, those which de- velop in the heart because of its intrinsic damage, and those which develop in other parts of the body becaus diseased heart is un- able to maintain an adequate cire culation. 1t the heart does not give enough blood to the brain there is dizziness. When the lungs are affected, there ortness of breath and cough- When it is the stomach or intestines ,there are symptoms of indigestion. When it is the legs, the swell. could be lengthened to organs of the body, but enough I been eaid to indicate why a at variety of syvmptoms may develop as a result of leart weakness, ankles 1is list include all { | comfiture, now looking bad only by e Advesturesd Raggedyh gely Anly 2 By sufiag by Jok 1 found at I Willie Wolf pleased to meet Raggedy Andy U1 ouderful you coul coms true!” v thought my you Know had a v with whic wishes “Does Willie Wolf want nagic ay from e thought agaln. “No! a stick a “T am so glad T founa lome, Lady Lindy.” Yom » ¢ anted to take he a we came from old hed to bite not, for away from me, t the mom: it 1 k wou said to Willle I agical stick, but it does not m tr it come my wishes cc many you a great What did will want?" Lady Lindy* “W, Wor you, 1 r swamp roots and A and & rn tea, .but th ot seem to help her even a three little smid e baby = small to rk ght maybe s W Aow offic 1 take the w n you could |a hired | Gruelle a hired girl ur Mrs, s to Winona Wolf ave m atraid 1 could never n that wish come true, Willle Woif! L y Lindy said. dear me! What Willie Wolf asked. “If to work at my office, able to make money enc food for my little fam shall 1 do? “Let’s all sit down and,think real hard aggedy A gedy Ann can think very, very well even it her head is ton, so if w shall T do I do not go 1 won't be gh to buy W said Lindy went to t} board and got a doughnut for ea of her 1s and t t dov to nibble their doughnuts and think. After awhile Raggedy Amn hopped “I have it!” she crled “If the magle stick will not make girl by wishing let's wish for & magic medicine to make Mrs Winona Wolf real welll” ‘Whee!" Raggedy Amdy cried as ed up is just as up Willie 1 aggedy cried Ann a hug 8o Lady stick and ma of real nice m he R r magic a bottle licine, the sugar and good for she ha no re water almost any 1 er made th the bottle stood There s0 1 is so 500 than on the was ir Lindy Ann and e Wolf all ery good, 3 1y | | | | r | and Oats rushed out Will ran ove, just S Iy 1 r home > the wolves sa.ed Raggedys from from Mugguns, And h to thank they wa Mister turned ar could I as old an=® as fast as saw em knew it | admiral. [In the bow perched | confu: CAPTAIN A.E.DI T’{G 24 b, B2ENTANO'S NG Af) Q1 PN s by A SERVIC| e BEGIN HERE TODAY Alden Drake, formerly a sallor, grown soft and flabby through a life of idle ease, ships aboard the clipper Orontes as “boy,” under the command of-— Jake Stevens, whose enmity he quickly incurs because of a mutual | love for— Mary Manning, daughter of the | owner, who is a passenger. At Cape | Town, Stevens Is superseded as cap- | tain by Drake, whose lawyers have | seen to the purchase of the Or- ontes during its crulse. Stevens is reduced to the rank of chlef mate. | The Orontes fs becalmed fn the | Straits oft Java, Mary slips away from the ship with Ike, the stew- ard, and later Jake goes to foin her ashore. Part of the crew mu- tinles and sneaks ashore too. Drake goes to bring Mary back. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Dra ralsed his brows and smiled understandingly. “I sce. But suppose Mr. Stevens prefers not to go to Batavia to face an inquiry for stranding my ship?” “Then I prefer not to, Captain Drake!” she retorted. Jake held his rugged blond head very erect. There was amazing fire in his blue eyes. It matched the ocean decps that glowed in her own | for color, and far outshone them in BUT — BUT — JAKF, 1 g SNN QESERVED INC. was already herding his prisoners inside, Two sgllors were haltway aloft on elther side of the main rig- ging to bring down the terrified terrors, Jake turned again to the poop. and the orders rang out for getting under weigh, Then Mary stood at the ladder head. Bhe was rosy and bright eyed. She avolded Drake's eye; but as she started to run down to where Jake awaited her with stern ques- tion In his face, she flashed a swift glance towards Drake's averted fig- ure, and there was something of shy respect in the glance. “What's the bad news, Jake demanded. “Oh, Jake!” she whispered, glancing quickly around. “I can't tell you. I'm not to, But — but — Jake, it's unbellevable!" CHAPTER XXIX Salt of the Wide Waters “Ho, 'e got th' ship afloat though ‘e'd on'y arf crew yelped Joe Bunting. “Hey, ho, the wind and the raln!" roared the gang, “An’ 'e 'ammered seven-bells outa Sims an' Tubby, too!" “Hey, ho, it raineth every day!" The maln upper topsail went aloft te that holsterous chantey. Jake Stevens, standing at the break lass?” T'S UNBELIEVABLE!" Eglltter. There was a fire in Drake's eyes, too. “You think again, Cap'n,” said Jake, proudly. “That inquiry can't do a thing to me but ruln me; but [if you think I'm not man enough 1to face it, you've got the tarry end lo' the Come, 3 . . lass!" . ck. Fat little Joe Bunting sat up in lis stern sheets like a baftle scarred Beside him sat his crew. ke saintly, holding his ax iike a scepter “Myke 'em work, th' blcedin' rot- ters’ wheezed Joe. The bad look- ing gang who had followed young Tubbs and Sims to their own dis- reason of their scars, tolled at the| oars, and made confusion doubly 1 because there were twice' as many of them as there were oars, “Fust one as sojers, stooard, bust Im over th' callybash wiv yer chop- | per!” said Joe. On the beach Jake Stevens stood ready to hand Mary into the other Doat. Drake was watching the laden , and his face had a funny ex- pression, Had he not been so bruised and cut, his expression would have been simply a mixture of admiration, warm-hearted appre- | ciation, and fun. There was fat lit- Joe Bunting, his very first ac- ntance of all aboard the Or- he could not count his first ing glimpse of Mary Manning acquaintance. Acquaintance came later; and Joe was so proud cf his job df °r over the most antankerous members of the fore- castle crowd that he had bundled every man Jack of them aboard the , leaving not éne pair of arms to pull an oar in the captain's boat And he had been obliged to dou hank every oar to make work ja for e damn imead loon's taken every man Jake. “Ahoy the boat! Bunting!” “let 'em go,” said Drake laugh of pure joy. “We can handle this boat, I'm sure. T don't want to waste any more time.' Jake Stevens put his shoulder to the atem and they shoved the boat fairly afloat. Mary was already sit- ting at the yoke lines. They pulled casier and mors than the confused mob overmanning the , and rapidly overtook it. s came into view, swing- to her colr hawser, her top- sails hanging in the gear. But Jake | Stevens, rowing bow oar, facing Drake's sturdy back, keeping time | with his perfect stroke,' was not | looking round at the ship. He was sometimes glancing over Drak shoulder to catch Mary's eve; for the greater part of the time he was fixedly regarding Alden Talbot Drake himse And when at last they drew alongside the ship's la der, he just had to let go his breath “Mister Adams opened the eail room, sir, to put the prisoners in, He's he jabbered about g rats. He has been, too. | ed up. But he’s mad- | the Doctor forgot to| him since yesterday. Say's he'll | e Doctor's liver! Oh glory!” handcuff dangled from 'Erb's 1t had been unlocked fo him eat, and the careless cook now paying in wholesome laziness. was lo Twining exc with a as strongly but | He e He's all gotten. bitt tting en ause wrist let was fright Rut no tragedy up there. | headed, and the fore yards | to Batavia. "there with him, much to lke's dis- —— of the poop with Mary, wore an un- casy look, as if he wanted to jump in end help, but no one asked him to, and he would not even seem to | feel that he ought to, particularly | in view of Mary's mysterious hint, | When all six topsails were mast-| laid aback to cant the ship, a jib was started up the stay, and the full gang galloped around the capstan, reeling in the hawser. | The ship was moving by the time | the anchor came underfoot, Then a furn taken in time ripped the light hook out of the ground, and a| short gallop brought it up to the bows. The Orontes was on her wa LI Ike Saintly kicked the Doctor out of his pantry first thing. Then he burned some sugar. 'Erb Oats was gust. But Mary had brought him. “I gits shut o' a dirty slush cat, 55, an' ‘ere you arsks me to tyke in a bloomin’ murderer!” Ike pro- tested, looking flercely at the Presently Drake appeared, | sheepish 'Erb and carefully mo ing some cutlery out of reach. | Mary sciled at him, and patted him on the back, “We have been talking about it, | Tke. T know you'll do this for me, Let Oats help you until we get into port. The captain doesn’t want him to be shut in with those really bad men, and the other men don't want ' d. Come with me, and u about | She drew Ike into the saloon by | a shirt sleeve, holding one finger to ' her red lips. making the little Cockney glow with the fecling that she was confiding in him, Then she told him, in a vibrant whisper, that | €aptain Drake and the officers and she had dectded that 'Erb had been d into desperation, and had Tony in shecr terror. He was log, and that conld not be But they all feit sorry for poor creature, and it Ike would help, and Keep silent about it after- | 1l would give 'Erb the| e to run the moment the ship | docked. Tke thrilled. He was being ade the prime conspirator In a conspiracy mightily after his own Mary gave him some money to in the hely the wards, they Erb, and from that | moment 'Erb Oats was as safe as ' Cockney cunning could make him. (To Be Continued) | For the Coming of Our FOOT EXPERT Vogue gl:;e Shop 236 Main St. [ i e Cuticura Talcum Unadulterated Exquisitely Scented e - v o Dr.TruesElixir aids Nature by cleansing as It clears out your digestive ;vnut .l:nl upmnuhmdlnwnuudmn':bd 1] again. 2’.' T'l'i';f.:"b".‘.'.." a herb laxative; as gentle as It Is t for ty-three and In over- coming constipation In el\m and l"‘{l:. ;l' has won an enviable reputation through four generations as The True Family Laxative Family size bottle $1.20; other sizes 60c. and 40e. CROSSWORD PUZZLE Al SEERE aEn . 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RESINOL in 1-4 teaspoon salt, 1 3-4 cups sugar, 1-2 teaspoon soda. | Cook taploca in water with salt until clear. Pour boiling water over rhubarb to more than cover, and | add soda. Let boil up once and| drain. Add to bolling tapicea with sugar. Cook a few minutes. Turn into a mold to chill and Vecome | firm. Serve with sweetened whipped cream or sugar and cream. | Brglled Halibut Steak with Ogster Sauce | Two pounds halibut steak, lemon | Juice, 1 pint oysters, 3 tablespooum | |