New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 29, 1925, Page 4

A Wife's Confesslonal Now Phase o1 Adele Garrison' REVELATIONS OF A WIFE “[feet to the whole. Ot (dress is a deep rust and the em- \e surely | broidery is in shades of tan | clnnamon, “You're holding back somethin “What was in the vallse? Dicky sald after a little pause, in|course Lil opened it. which he scanned my face search-| wasn't sap enough to——' | tngly. "I'm always suspiclous when “Yes, she opened it,” 1 answered | youy are mild and meek in your op- | hastily, for 1 wanted to pass this position to my theories. Your ‘She| point as soon as possible. “It was esn't Jook llke a criminal’ is par-| filled with waste paper.” ticularly unconvincing, Now | I was teiling only the truth, 1 as- pose you st spill whatever you sured myself somewhat ineffectively, (& 0 me, © without vio- although counterfeit money cer- lating the oathi written In blood, | tainly could be defined by the term | w you, Liillan and Katherine |I had used. liave aworn together. “Waste paper Dicky's cves The gibe with w he finished gleamed with interest. “What Kind 1 a hittle of the quality invest-|ef waste paper Newspapers Ing a snee my never mild | €rumpled or smoothed? i stir . It is nc Again 1 adhered to the letter of | e st Dicky has the truth, though the spirit of 1t | mockingly of the strong fled abashed, bor ining Lillian, Katherine and “This House Needs a Man!” a bond forged in our govern- “No, The valise wuas filled with vk togethe Always Le- bundles of thin paper sheets fast- is laughing mo ened together by rubber band has lain something more serious - Blank paper:” \ sul but which 1 always 1 hurricd my answer that he SUSD: I holds more than a might not think me sparring for of je \ time 1 W my head, oponed my “You'll have to ask Lilllan that. lips for a caustic retort; then, with She was the one v a remembranc r ve not Mo interrupted me ruthlessly. further to spoil our wa clred “That means you won't tell,” he; am and cond later sub- said, springing to his feet, his fore- atitu i ous, “I don't head drawn into a frown. “Well, know very much, but T'll tell you I'm sure I don't care, except that| what I ean.” I hope he would not I don't fancy having the house | suspect the mental reservation t turned into a harbor for criminals. T could not tell him that Lilllan Are you sure Lil isn’t putting one did not wish him to know. Appar- over on you? The bag's probably ently he was satisfied, for he put filled with counterfeit money and arms be th his head and the girl's somebody Lil's shadowing apoke laconica 80 at she can get the rest of the “What Was in the Valise?” gang. It's a wonder those white- “All right, shoot!" sald. haired Jads, Allen Drake and Hu'}n(‘ v v words carefnlly, that Gra d, aren’t sleuthing around T might not reveal too much, I told also. No doubt they'll turn up later him of Lilllan's discovery of the and then tho magic circle will be upon the railroad train, and of | complete.” wish to care for the waif il His voice was filled with the dls- should recover her memory or an should find out her identity. lapse into 5 walf's unconsciousness and her recovery was careful not to mention her r ognition of me and her apparen antipathy toward me. But I did speak of the valise chained to th girl's arm, for the Ticers had se that, and there was no hope, there- fore, of keeping it a secret from anybody. Dicky sat up abruptly when 1 came #o that point. “Chained to her arm,” he repeat- ed, “Of all the — how did you get it oft?” “Jim filed the also spolke of the chain,” I answered, 1'll stick around on Jike which always invests it when e speaks of Allen Drake or Hugh Grantland, He always has resented my assoclation in war work under Lillian with the diplomatic agent and the army officer. But 1 was too absorbed in astonishment at his uncanny guess concerning the con- tents of the wail's valise to resent his tone or even to notice his com- ment His next words, however, brought me to attention with a perk. “But until those gifted gentlemen arrive,” he drawled, that what this house needs for the next few days s a man, and T think | e job." Mo Tangle Tetter from Ruth Burke to Leslic Prescott, Continued don't believe you are shocked, becs I am telling you, Leslie, that now 1 think asubconsciously that T was more or less in love with Walter for the last year of my mar- & ase rled life with Harry. I wonder if any person with a de- eent logical mind is ever shocked at the vagaries of humanity, Rather do not these vagaries call forth a great pity that human emotions should be almost always the sport of fate? 1 don't think I ever was as pas- sionately in love with Walter as T was with Harry. I know that Byron was right when he said in effect that tn her first love her woman loves her lover, but ever after ail she loves is love. Walter is perfectly wonderful to me. Hs makes love so beautiful ¢hat T can't help loving him. I think he is the best man I lave ever known, and yet you will re- member that when you first knew him there was much gossip about him as a man about town. 1 have never asked him those years. Sufficient to me fact that I am in all ROW about is the all to him ay, “Stay as you ar voted to sach other.” I think that wo will stay as we are, not hecause we but be- are passionatary in love cause we hoth have the same t we hoth have great tolerar hot v to look at \ave learned that no One of the things that I think endears me ‘o Walter is that I don't d 1 wife that was not the best dressed woman at any p 1c would take her, 1 also know Alice well enough to realizo that the lack of pretty clothes would have the effect of making her most awkward and self- onscious. She has all her dressed life been so ex- that the real wearing so ap, whether it was would take away which is her great- quisitely tion thi seen or all of her p cst charm. (Copyright, 1 . NEA Service Inc.) TOMORROW — This letter con- tinued. Ill\mln ] |I~"lnh|l Tuxedo coats vor straight and 1 collars are liked for costumes, “it strikes me | A Chic Tam Of Straw have no use for a swe oral, = FABLES 0N BEALTH SR et S—— fill their mou h e rsor their finger tips some good dies for choking. Ris s & In bad choking, ere t ef turns dark in the face s to be lost. in U Send for the r n may have to o save the vietim's 1 dow Meanwhile slap the patient the ba back. right betwe ) . T e Open the moutl insert a 4 is s< < ger as far down as possible to try like a ta EMBROIDERY IN COLOR As a trimming for the erepe frock nothing Is more successful than em- broldery in bright colors, This frock combines embroidery and pin ucking most interestingly, and the long tie contributes a youthful ef- The color of the and brown, Gossip’s Corner in Ornaments The evening gowns of this sea- son are rich with ornamentation, so that while the lines are simple, it Is easy to tell the newer models. . Brilliant Red Hat The brilliant red hat, particularly in straw; and quite often untrimmed except for rihbon, s often scen, Yor Afte | For afternoon the smart colors are black, nav gra blue, beige, havane, , red and dull green. Colored Tace Smart Colored lace frocks trimmed with | chiffon or crepe of the same shade | are very smart, | Bow on Shoulder | The bLow on the left shoulde with long ends that flutter down t front or back, 1s more popular than | the flower. | Bands of Marabou | Narrow hands of marabau trim | the ends of the new lacy scarfs of | wool that are to be worn over eve- ning frocks, Coats Made of Yarn Among the interesting new modes are coats made entirely of yarn in many colors giving a tapestry effect, Knitted Golf Vest The knitted golf vest is a new | Very Wide Skirts item of dress that interests the| gome of the newest black lace sportswoman. | gowns have very wide skirts, plain —_—— bodices and draped sashes. Brother and Sister 3 A novel > that is copied from TLots of Color Liuropean fashions 4s that of dress- In printed ' clfiffons the black 'z a small brother and sister in background, with highly colored | similar costumes. | flowers {s Otten seen. CROSSWORD PUZZLE. - | ous of him, | with whom she was once in love, to Beafrice Burton © 1088 A savics me There was a long silence. “T think you're kidding me, Glory," May's volce when it came over the wire, was puzzled. , I'm not. Hanest Injun, Stan Wayburn is coming here this after- noon to have a oup of tea with me,” she said. “What'Ill Dick say “Dick won't know, He's gone out town on business," answered “He's peeved to death at me, just now, because I spent his hoardeq cash. T don't cares what 1 do as long bother him. , ., ." “Well,"” May remarked thought- fully, “your fritnd Wayburn is good. looking, THE STORY S0 FAR: Glorla Gordon, beautiful flapper, marries Dick Gregory, struggling young lawyer. Her fdea of marriage Is fun and fino clothes . . . but no work or children! Dick borrows his mother's mald, Maggle, to teach Gloria to cook, But | she refuses to learn. | Gloria glves & “wild” party, and | asks Stanley Wayburn, an actor | of | Glor; be one of the guests, When Way- burn comes, Dick is instantly jeal- although the crafty ctor devotes himself to Mrs, Myra Gall, Glorfa drinks too much and faints away while dancing with Dr, John Seymour, whoso wife, May, is In Jove with Jim Carewe. The party breaks up when Lola Hough scolds think he as 1 don't ing around about him, The men Bill, her husband, for petting. Mag-| don't like him.” gle, disgusted, leaves and returns to Glory didn't answer, Mother Gregory. “I think 1'll come over to chap- Then Gloria hires Ranghild | erone you, baby,” May sald sudden- Swanson, although Dick suys they fy. “Perhaps I'li bring Jim along, can't afford a mald. And she buys|so it won't look queer to your play- | $400 worth of new clothes, 10ading | acting friend. . . . We'll make it a Dick with debts, About this time | regular, surc-'nongh party.” Gilpria beging to be jealous of Dick's| When Ranghild came upstairs | sceretary, Miss Briggs. | for the breakfast tray Glory jéld Dick sells his old car to buy|her she could have the afternoon Gloria a new one. Gloria goes rid-| off, Ing in it with Wayburn, They are “But before you go make a lot seen by Mother Gregory, who sends | of sandwich please,” she sald. | for Gloria. “And see that there's a good fire | | St 3 s s B LG ,ybmnmx in the living room. And NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY | [hon0™ (10 irug store for some | | the aark | Sleepy Hollow chair before the fire, | | The parlor with its heavy walnut | | snapped. The thin | had in your | this afternoon? Maggie opened the door of Moth- er Gregory's large and imposing | | house for Glory. “How do you do, Maggie?" Glory sald as naturally as she could. Mag- | nodded grimly, cigarets.” Glory couldn't make up her mind \\\M\"h of her new dfesses to wear that afternoon. She stood thought- fully before her clothes-closet. 2 i Not the black velvet, Mrs. Gregory.is In the {ront pas- | wom that the afternoon before. lor, ma'am,” she said. The old-rose? Ne Glory drew in a long breath, as| o e ) | Glory took the peacock blue gown red curtains of the old- | ¢ *iis ot TS room dropped behind| = gne helq it against her, | walked over to the mirror. Yes, she would wear that. It made | her amber eyes look almost green, | her hair like molten copper. Tt was fashioned her. Mother Gregory was sitting in a furniture and ofl palntings was in but I'd be careful if I were | you, There are queer storles float- | She had | and | l\uduhu lnd I nine cases out of ten i lulu Get your bowels'in For mmty-thm years | TRaggedy Ann and, ‘.xml Grampy Hoppytoad ate so | many of the nice, lovely ples back at the ple patch in the deep, deep woods, Grampy Hoppytoad looked as fat as Santa Claus, | "I spect 1 shall have to sit down and rest awhile!” he sald as he sat | upon a log. beside Grampy ~ Hoppytoad and watched Mr, and Mrs. Oliver Oriole ‘hulld!ng their nest way out upon {the tip end of a nice springy hranch. “That is a nice place for & birdie's nest!” Raggedy Ann sald. “IFor when the baby birdies come, |and are snuggled down in the nice uedy Andy idowny nest bottom, the wind will come blowing through the woods and sway the Orlole home up and Jdn\(‘n very pleasantly!" | “What are you watching, Ra | gedy Ann and Raggedy Andy | Charlie Cougar asked as he. and his brothers, Karlie and Kenneth, came_up before the log: DrTruesEhxxr hvcn't "pop." why you suffer from ! igestion, why your efficiency suffers, in 3 'l'nu 's Elixir has been lnlnlln. uIM to overworked lntudnu. It is internationally known The True FamnlyLaxatwe Family size $1.20; other sizes 60c. and 40c. The Advet\turesof KaggedyAm So, the Raggedys saff| shadow. “Did you want me for anything special 2" Glory faltered. She afraid of Mother Gregory as | never had been afraid of any- body before in all her life. “Something very special you call it that!" the older woman | nostrils of her | Roman nose dilated, angrily. “Who . .. who was that man you car out in the country 7" she asked. *“And | what were you doing in such a God- forsaken spot with him was she “Oh, not o God-forsakdll as | all that!” Glory answered with all the courage she could command. “You were theme, weren't you?" “Yes, and on 4 perfectly good er- | rang . .. collecting the rent from | the tenant out on our farm,” Moth- er Gregory answered. Now, I've been frank with you you be frank with me! Who was the man? “You wouldn't know him ... Stanley Wayburn, the actor,” Glory. answered. She lifted her head and went on bravely. I just happened to bump into him ., .. and offered him a lift,” | she said. “What makes ‘OII nl\\n)s' think the worst of me? Mother Gregory looked at Glory for a full minute before she an- swen “Well, on this pnrliculnr occa- | ston,” she said, “the thing that | makes me think so badly of you is | that T plainly saw the fellow's arm | around you, Gloria! I was right hn-‘ | hing vour car for a good half-mile | | did [ stops you! before your frien saw me." “Spying on me:” Glory cried dis- | dainfully, “A fine thing to do!” | Mother® Gregory laughed with | grim triumph. | “Youll stand a little watching, I| gUCSS, yOUng woma she said. | “And now, look bree, T'm not go- “And now, look here, I'm nbt go- Ing to let him find you out for him- | Relf “He wouldn't believe you if you tell him. And that's all that Don't think for a minute 1 don't know it!" interrupted Glory. | “And another thing . ., Mr. Way- burn did not have his arm around when you saw us! It may have n lying along the back of the| | “Be sure | senses for Stanley Wayburn's com- | | with us. So forgive us, dearie! | what May called a “mean" dress!| “\V¢ were watching the Ollver Glory put it on. Orioles building their swlng{n:\ She brushed all the wave from |0est!” Raggedy Ann replied. | her hair and bound it close around “Ha! Kenneth Cougar said aaj ! | her head with a silver-ribbon, he rubbed his chin with his hand. | } “A bit over-dressed, but “Once upon a time I would have 1] stunning just the same.” she said | ¢limbed up to that nest and eaten to the image of herself in the long |the Oliver Ordoles but that was mirror, when I was real flerce and wild!" | “ .o | “And aren't you three fieros wild | § When Glory Ranghild stared. “I've been trying to get the drug| store on the wire, but the phone tralled downstatrs, | o 00 00 “We hardly know, Raggedy Ann!" Charlie Cougar replied, left us bhack at the large patch of cougars wild any more?” Raggedy | “When you | mankind's worst foe. self out! MW-% o ooty by gedy Ann eorrected. them, Raggedy Andy!" “Well sir!” Raggedy Andy said. “I would run back to Toofie's nice tiny town and ask Toofle, the magl. clan to build you a nice cozy cou- gar house there, cause, if you are | nice and tame, now, Toofie will be glad to have you live there and you can have anything you wish at his magic store, free of charge!" “Whee!” the three tame cougars cried, “less run back and ask Too- flel” And, after shaking hands’ with | the Raggedys and Grampy Hoppy- | toad, the three nice’ tame cougars, Charlle and XKarlle and Kenneth, ran gayly back: through the woods | and mever howled once. ! “Ha!" Grampy Hoppytoad said, | “I spect the three nice tame cous gars will ward!” And Fggedy Ann ‘and nggenly‘ Andy sald, “We hope so!” “Now tel. live happily cver afters is out of order, I think,” the maid said, her eyes wide with admiration. | “Shall T go next door to telephone?" ! ‘No, never mind,” Glory told he m RSl )”‘”":Lm.}lhoughl maybe we were not behind you when you go out.” { She went into the living room and | sat before the fire, trying to read. But the words danced Lefore her | eyes. She lovely pies, we were still very fierce and wild, but after eatling sixteen ples’ aplece, my brothers 80 What do we have to do to become | real nice and tame cougars, Rag- | gedy Ann?” “Onh!” Raggedy Ann laughed In reply. “It will be very easy far you |to become nice and tame cougars was waiting with all )\nri ing. | | instead of three fierce, wild ones, After an eternity the bell rang. : . t Glory opened the front door. May A‘enuno it is much more fun being | niece and kind, than it is being fierce and Ji to m stood there, land eruel! All you have to do is “Well, look at you, 1l dressed up i’ |thls: When you meet anyone just| s L:;S.i(nvmannu. cried May 48 |stop and think, ‘Can 1 help this aie grand Iim7 oAnd m"l Im]d | nice person in any way?' and some, miopeda me inmy old yer1o teenyweeny voice inside will i 4 g ; pulled down the belt of her | gyoidy with the person!” wh weater, and ran a comb| “And must we stop howling too?" through her short black hair. < § “ ; o T 1 | Karlie Cougar asked. “I never liked There! I'm all fussed up, 001" ;") 00t charlie and Kennoth Cou- she said in her lively way. “I don't| .0 /% | gar howl, but I enjoyed it myself!" sea your little voy friend 1\'“hf,x.' probahjy they did mot like “And Whero i he . . . g to hear your howls!” Raggedy Ann Glory laughed. ieughad St 3‘“5","{:?"".‘:]' ohieypald. ";"1 “That is quite true, Roggedy 10L qiite Wifee olciac iy anc S19 a8 nni (Charlie ‘and Kenneth Cougari| manners, he has! He wouldn't come oy, ‘ | ahead of time. ably late!” “I suppose Jim and T are gullty | social error, by arriving on|, time!” observed May. “Well, we | 2K brought the lito of the parly along | A" “Oh, my! yet, Raggedy Andy,” Kenneth Cou- plied. He must be fashion- “Then we must all stop Nowling!" Karlie Cougar said. “Did you build a nles at the pie pafch!” asked the three cozy nice, tame She showed Glory what was in- side the crown of the sport hat she | | gar re; b canying @ large SUVer| ®uyyon Tl tell you what 1 would | Glory’s hcart sank. e didn't | l:”l’fr! were you three fierce, wil {want & “wild” party. She had|COnE4rs » nice, tame cougars!” Rag- looked forward to this quiet after-! and I} flerce and wild as we used to be, | s0 we ran after you to ask you.| | tell you just how you can become | house | Raggedy | | We haven't had time, | | The Raggedys sat beside Grampy | Hoppytoad. When love is new, kisses |long and words aye few: wher love is dying, kisses are shox and words are many The famoug animal, 0O, and the | S. Inflammation on eye { geat, but that's all . . . Il tell Dick |are here,” .she whispe shakiog thetic power, od, eombine to % The wing o want seed. about it, myself.” | her head. “They're out in the this puzzie unique in cross- 10. Impudenee, “ga She turned on her heel and went Kitchen . . . mixing drinks.” word There are other words| 11, To sunburn ( of the house. S found enly in dictlonaries and Regions. s 1 crossword puzz! 19. To lay%n « r Glory intended to tell Dick all | “I wanted to see you alone . . . 1o HORIZONTAL 21. Whole quantitics, (hout her chance meeting with [talk to you. ... What did you ask : S ) Therefor Stanley Wayburn, that night, But them Rere for? Afraid of me?" din (eep. Torse's f00d) One snares ani when he came home long after Glory shook Ner head, again. p | midnight, he told her that he was “I didn't ask them, silly,” s Perm | zoing out of town for two or three {said. *They asked themselves, as To ¢ jays on husiness, And she forgot soon as they heard that Dick was One who warble about Wayburn, for the time, i | out of town." . Procreated “I'm going to borrow Ranghild's | | “Dick out of town ...” Way- Matter in aeriform state (pl.).|alarm clock,” Dick sald, “I've got burn groaned. “And we could have Meotal atural stat to get up at six tomorrow morning had the whole afternoon to our-|” To put o I think I'll pack my bag tonight.” selves .. . 1 rty Larg: % f flou Glory watched him sleepily as he | “You weren't so wild for iy 6. To t 1 moved around the room, folding| companionship a year ago when youg {1. Precions of delicate shirts and under-clothing into his | {could have had it, you know. 1ents for rowing calors kit | | Glory said sharply riuiness, 43. To loiter “Aren’t you sorry for the way you | i "Yowl never forgive me for thut, w Hawaijan bird 45. Point of compass Lrtween South | talked 1o me today down in your | will you, infant?” the actor asked Pole and Africa ! office?” she asked. He put one finger under her soft | 16. Sure I'm sorry. I was'a brute,” | chin and raised her face to his, | m (R} Dick said shortly. He did not Kkiss | Just then Glory heard the swinyg 60, arors \er, or. make & move to come near | | ing door of the pantry creak on its 51 her. | hinges. 2. H es In the morning when Glory “Look out!" she whispercd Whose 1 for butter pawoke he was goné. | “They're coming!” kegs While she was having her coffee | ‘The curtains of the living roon} 0 ) 10 rusted r si- | the telephone rang. | parted in. And in marehed May 42, Small & nand ness of “I'm peychic . 1 knew it was { with the platter of Ranghild’'s sand® 44. Hebrew word for God ) m yvou,” Glory lified when she heard | wiches, foliowed by Jim, carrying 45. Hurried Stanley Wayburn's deep volce say- four tall glasses of gingerale. Un 47. Joi two pieces of cloth) To «dovour ing “Hello." g*’;\hl-& arm was tucked the silv 4 R 2 re you going to be home this| 4 5 o S ask. o RS e ;‘,:.::\r..fwl i‘y"-?d:u‘u "AT actor . She showed (_’Io’l“ what ““‘5 Stdn sat down in Dick's favorit 62, To obsers out of @ job is a pretty lonely fel- inside the crown of the sport|arm-chair ow. T need cheering up, Russet.” hat she was carrying .| “This” he said when he ha parsley fam “And cheering up you shall have,” | a large silver flask. greeted May and Jim, “begins 1 ¥ Glory cooed How about three LARRE D o — | l0ook like a regular party. I'm gla a o'clock 2" noon with .. She was sorry that |1 came!” [ “Three o'clock is a long way off, &he had told May that Stan was (To Be Continued Tomorrow) but it will do.” answered $tan. “I'll | coming. 64 sre you then, Russet.” “Here comes Wayburn up th 6 4 Glory had hardly set the phone street now,” sald Jim, as }l'm -u.r\m: > 6. To choose down on the bedside table before its for the kitchen, flask in hand. An s : \ 87 ‘\mmf\ similar to donkey bell whirred again. This time it was in a minute afterward the bell rang, As V'Horllcks 68, To lesse May Seymour calling. May and Jim disappeared. into he ORIGINAL VERTICAL | “What are you doing with your- he kitchen to ma high balls 1. To annc self, old thing?" May asked, “Wanmt while Glory opened the door for 2. Exte s of waste land to go downtown for lunch and a Stan. overlaid w pe movie 7" n »' \ b g To tota Glory giggled Wayburn threw off his top coat as 4. Yargest existing “I can't, darling.” she said. he entered. Then without warning Cheap grade of sk print have a heavy date with the best. he turned and took her in his arms. On board, looking man in the world at three Glory pushed him away h 7.%0 harass | o'clock.” | “May Seymour and Jim Carewe