New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 12, 1925, Page 18

o - AR i S ' A Wife's Confessional Adels Oarrison’s New Phase of a REVELATIONS OF A WIFE e Chow's Toving |little maid loves me better, I think, than any other woman, yet her ad- | miration for Lillian’s brain and | judgment lea in sec- ond place As the atraid 1 as 1 should Madge Healizes 1 Espionage e of Lee Chow, the s The countenant Chinese servant of Hugh Grantland used to call “0ld pre his master * g not a particularly consclousness of all t | Indeed ame to me, 1 am arly possessing one mi scarre esplonage wa so grateful Instead, for | irritat and njuries ke & c mask, whose origln wi , always the moment he Orfental. his fa rot so much at Katie a d by But a Joment, when for was actuat App which had drawn up beside my own, sight 1 of the sedan absent master, | But Lillian, 1 said in lending herself yeme, was permitting Trented were o little cbild with a ity for away, It W myself grimly ne tn a tree on the la put ty to his Hugh Grantland crossly to myself it was the m yuld have imagh welcome ed. stopped My care In obed his signaling and. He was seated in the tonneau of the sedan which had trafled Lil Anianidime ho n had 1 of him, ed, ingratiat 1 nie 1o br Funning 1 said (o it tie as o wonder that they did 1 the ; i for the exercise laug! st the It ¢ ade m it was able to choke 1 it ing st | al- been Lee |though I bach before Lee C au ad And | ebs from | Rut a few seconds U Chon's emissary fo m abse 1 had not the dav of h te Lee Chow the h cleared co with Lillian the seen since my b fore ealed to her 1 had heen wishing for protection in Hugh ¢rrand, undenfably dangerous, secretary. At considering “Stege's” cl up- 1 me that "Miss on which 1 was bo And here 1 was caviling fore Janny Powell, the om aracter, smart as hoss la at loving had aid to me memory Svery- | tha wh sont I tell m ovg, I had con- ¢ ad figured Li- was protection could of look ieh Hugh Steve's’ face as my imperious the Durkee fresh i he The of after dismissal him in woods was menacingly 1 also recalled his appar “T'd lke to have the gentling of you, lady 1 realized that T was estremely glad of Lee Chow's appearance upon the nees he turned away S e of the task my | weltare wh merory 1214 npon him ently light words however my He pearance of his, must have trip to inter- “yes, Tee Chow, T No Need Help.” ould he of this mpton ew “Steve” when 1 had Known it myself The i suddenly upon me of Katie's o0dd me and the glimpss running along the Ies ("how must have ace with her, impressed and she reports at him “Yes, 1T sald who cpe that man Tee Chow. T “T am going to was troubling ms few minutes? 3 mother Iaw friz him “Lee € “He hear von sav v Lee Chow watch of her furtfiely ned m tn et mad her Clee must he g0 ta be on of making constant ms T repressed a smile at his inter ‘e tn him is moveme Puzled polation of American slang and r¢ . pressed also the refs to Katie's aid of h 1 guessed that his fove of af re was hut t lay The wily Ori- f have omnipotent knawledge of my of materializing | s0 T ch whereabouts and efore me to a ar- k you, Lee my | grateful for your care of me cter and in- | sndden indorsement which into a most fan. TFor while sentence hasty hut Tee -~ The Adventuresd Chow Raggedyhm By wfaggedy Anly 2 ggedy Ann and 1 heir magic scooters away fro {he place where Mr. Tinkie and Mr. YGrabby were thumping each other, for, as every one knows, it isu't fun watching people fight Y And, preeently, the Raggedys.came $to a nice little house, A white twith a red roof and cunning windows. And, because they after ding their mag far, the Raggedys went up knocked at the little door. by Johwy ggedy A any E t is just w v 1 before Mr. Tir v knew tle lady took the biroom scooters so | the ddor and | Grabby upon Mean ereaty . ning out of f A cunning little man afd a eun- | (oo o jauen Sning little lady out with |, che miles and greeted the Rag- gedys, “Good they one little wished 1o rest came y said morning e a nice cup of nice hana i wit hipr two selfish, 1y Ann and Raggedy A magic &cooters against the side of the cunning little house and went inside Now, if the Raggedve had enly taken their magic scooters ar back of cunning little ho Tinkie and Grat prot would haie gone right by the h and never have known the Ragge were But Grabby leaning azal ning little Mouse, eaid, “Ha' The Ragge sde S0, they cama B9 the front run for we them even a &peck S0, while Mr Grabby peeped i home their howled at thelr them, nd i two new delightful little Mr. nkia Mr W and Mr agic seooter they immediately are in- 250 and into k into a house without knockin know, that it t knock h mora {ll-manner ompir por wal Of course, you wal k e withe and for Mr. Tinkie and Mr. Grabby t know o this s 1 liths man and lady Neaw we have Grah! , Raggedy And,” he continied Ann and . Raggedy And “While we Are resting befors we take you Pack home with us, we will fust have a cnp of that nice chocolats!” little 1ady e man 4id not know what to but Raggedy An asld, “Thess two sel e Mr. Tinki» & and because, they have heen Ragged 4 me &0 take and puft same magle powder on us and make at this rudeness, epoke np and Aol sy Mr 0 1a men thev are trying to fy ean © 1928 Y wea crmvicE mC. e do a1l their work while they just Some wive Mr husbands and jrabby and T are alwavs too tired o do the work The fdea!” tha Mtttla 1ady exclaim 1 had no tdea the ereatures in Tinkie said ittle ladry, A Good Thing - DON'T MI Send your name and address plainly written, together with 10 cents, stamps or coin (amd_ this slip) to Chamberlain Medicine Co, Des Moines, fown, and re- ceive in return a trial pack CHAMBERLAIN troubles, indigestion, gass) crowd the heart, bilicusness and constipa tion;, CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC AND DIARRHEOEA REMEDY for pain in eto- mach and bewels, intestinal cramp, eol were two lazy ou'd better be careful v vou tatk to us!" Mr. Grabby Mr. Tirkie and T can give the little nan a lot of hard thumps and make vou pusoners as weit a3 Raggedy Arn and Raggedy AnAy!” Oh! 1T tall you wh by!" Mr. Tinkle itla house i8 ever so much nicer than either your house or mine 1et's puff the meagic forgetfulness powder upon the Jitts lady and the| e world.” lesa do, M ’ eriad 3 needed in every family for burns, scalds, wounds, piles and ekin affections. Try these vaiued family medicines for only 10 cents. Don’t miss it. and disrrhoes; CHAMBERLAIN'SSALVE, | "Overhanging Veil Chic ; One of the smartest touches tashion this summer will be the g brim of now so popular, of vell fust the over Gossip’s Corner | Comes in Handy | Always keep cheese on hand in| the ice ‘box during the summer. With crackers it makes the ideal dessert after a light meal. Turtle Neck Sweater No sweater is more popular now than the turtle neck model worn | with a skirt of matching color. Trimmings Scarce g dresses continue to be itrimmed, for the most part. made | of lovely coloreq chiffons and crepes, | and cut with an irregular hemline bage Pail r pail with sal | with hoiling water | Sernb ( Always Measure i all ingredients for pase | t of the failures are due to| prop | improper yrtions, | Use Little Ammonia | t th tub frequently | \ a few drops of | nia has been added, himioloth Wash ot houseliold ) Vipe dry w mmes Stain stains Potato ¥ obstinate on steel knives and kitchen spoons, rub with a cut potato dipped in powder, Fyening Wraps Evening wraps are showing & tendency to be more talloreq than aver before, with closer no voluminous effects, ® Clipped Ostrich Used Clipped ostrich 18 very much in evidence on the bottom of coats and capes Novelty Fabric Bordered bengaline fabric this season and is cut to ex- cellent advantage in the modern styles Inverted Pleat The new skirts often have one in- verted pleat in the front and one on each side of the front to add ease in walking Cover While Sweeping Always before you sweep ses that food is laft uncovered fin room no Make Fine Dessert Halves of muskmelon filled with Jee cream make a very substantial dessert that should he served only after a very light lunch. She’ll Get Fat Three square meals a day, with- out charge, was the prize awarded Miss Agnes Moran of Covington, Ky., who won a crossword puzzle contest held by a Cincinnatl res- taurant. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ¢1 this puzzle take you any ) an 15 minutes. It's so of the majority of in it. Adepts should 4 in less than 10 minntes HORIZONTAL f the senses ng to a title Persion coin g for a eoin. g nations for carrying dimension lumber ng slender sticke. VERTICAL Carried A One Bust Sever tn cards (pl) note in scale To fin Twitching. Prepositior 8. Plec 4 5 8 of plase of meat back of the up per part of sirioin Olive tree . To make lace Repaired Organ of hearing Point Nefunded money. Inlet T.arge bird related to cstriches, Male child Rowing instrument T"pper human limt Sun Seed pouch. ('law of an animal Negt of an eagle Forbidden. Evergreen trees Witticism Bush To cut down grass Oriental guitars Games p five cards. To marry Humor . To turn as on a pivet. Griet. Meadows. . Assiste " Tpright shast Terrible Duration . By. To knock light!s Naked Atmogphare Bench in a To drink Aog . Angry Melancholy shureh fashion nate AlV] [Rle FICIAID] | [OISIMMIA] 15| aom [CIAIME O] lines ang s a novelty | the | ncour\n:‘ THE STORY S0 FAR: Glorla Gordon, beautiful flapper, marries Dick Gregory, a struggling | lawyer, Her idea of marriage is | fun and fine clothes . .. but no | work or children, She refuses point blank to do her own housework, and hires a maid. But Dick has let the maid go, be- cause he can't afford her wages. Gloria has éwamped him with debts for her clothes and a new automo- bile, 5 | &he becomes Infatuated with an | out-of-work actor, Stanley Way- | burn, When he leaves town to go | to New York, she follows him, But | he spurns her, Then she tries to | ind a job as a chorus girl, ang fails. | Gloria begins to realize how lonely | she 18 for Dick. But she is afraid | to go home to him. 1 At last, however, she does go. Dick takes her back, but not as his wife, Gloria wonders if he is not in love with his aecretary, BSusan Briges. Dick stays out late one night. | Gloria 1s sure that Dick spent the evening with Miss Briggs, But next morning she learns that he was at the home of Dr. John Seymour, who | had killed himself because of his wife's love affair with Jim Carewe, | The breach between Dick and Gloria widens. She learns that Miss Briggs 18 in love with Dick, and begs him to discharge her. He re- fuses to. Gloria makes up her mind to re- gain Dick's love. Ehe tries to keep the house clean, and to cook at- tractive meals. But she is careless. and one night when she burns up all the meat, Dick has to take her to a restauraht. Glorla tells Dick | that their marriage has becomse a | farce. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY | the paper he was reading | “This s the tenth of June he | said. “Seven months ago today you | and T were married. We were pretty | good triends, then, weren't we?" | Gloria nodded. What was Dick driving at? | “And tonight we haven't a word | to say to each other'’ he went on. “We're miles apart. ... We're strangers.” In her mind Gloria furiously de- bated that. She denied it ... ridi- culed it. She had plenty to say to | Dick But she didn't know how to say it No." she began. “We know each other too well . . . that's what's the matter with us. You know about me and Stan Wayburn. And I know youre in love with Miss Briggs, . . | She waited for him to say that he | was not in love with Susan Briggs. But he buried himselt again in his newspaper. In silence they drank their coffee. Tn silence they drove home. Ang in silence that shricked al- most, they settled down in the liv- ing room to wait for bedtime to come, ... Somewhere in {he neighbor- hood a radio set eent forth a silver soprano through the still night alr. “Somebody loves me, 1 wonder who..." TUnable to sit there facing Dick while the song went on, Gloria got up and went out doors. Tn the back- vard the wind stirred the leaves of the popular trees along the fence. Behind them was a theatrical whits | moon. | “Somebody loves me . .. | T wish T knew ... Maybe it's you." | The song died away wisttully in the air, But it had confused her . saddened her. Love! That wag all there was that counted. When you had lost that, you might jugt as well he dead. . . . The whole world was Love's foot- stool. Tt was a hackground for love. Without it thers need have been no heart-breaking musle, no white no beauty at all ... any- | | | moons, where . Glorla did not look at Dick as she went into the house and up the stair where her ropm waiteq for | lonely room her , .. her The nest morning Gloria went to | sea Mother Gregory. Her mother-in-law was just leav- ing to go downtown on a shopping trip. In her black straw topped with three plumes she 100k- ed lke the pictures of the Black Prince. And what a warrior she was, thought Gloria! “I won't keep you Mother Gregory,” a minute, Gloria ®ald to her as they walked out toward the side. “I just want you fo Tet me Maggie for a week or g0, to teach me to cook, Will you?” Mother Gregory shrugged her shoulders. “It she'll go," she an- swered, “But I don’t belleve she will. Let's run in an ask her.” They turned back to the house. Maggie was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. She sat back on her heels, as the two women enter e Maggie” Mother Gregory began timidly, for Maggie was the only uman being in the world of whom she was afraid, "I wonder i vou'li to Mr. Dick's house again for a few days. Mr. Gregory wants yon to teach her to cook. .. ." Maggle scowled. “Indeed I will not!” she announceq flatly. I went thers once to teach her, and she wouldn't lsarn . .. wouldn't even try to learn. She's had her chance. And depend upen 'it, ma'am, she doesn’t want to learn to cook now. All he wants is someone to do her dirty work for he 20 over Mother Gregory held up one of er large, gloved hands to stop the flow of Maggie's words as they came thick and fast 3 That will do," she gaid sternly. Then she turned to Gloria. “I'll teach you to cook, my dear,” | she offered generously, “We'll start today 1f you like, Just wait until I run upstairs for a housedress, “But your shopping trip.” remindeq her. 1t can wait swered eadly, | stairs, Gloria ' Dick's mother am- as she rustied up- e i i B At Dick looked at the date line 0?1 helmet | Glorla wondered afterward why Mrs, Gregory had bothered to bring @ houseuress aiong with her, Cer- wainly sue dluw't need At, for she diun't Lt her Hand to do a bit o work all day, “We'll go to market first of all,” @he said to Gloria, “But 1 always telephone gracer,” the giri objected, . Mother Gregory's lips tightened. “Luat's no reason why you should keép on dolng it,” she salg firmly. “Luv only way to get tresh food is Lu go Lo the stores, yoursel!, and loox around, To telephone is a lazy woman's way." Blie showed Glorla how to pick out @& young chicken, and how to Lest the tenuerness ot the asparagus the freshness of the- spinach. She was kind and talkative as they rolled humeward in her car. Lut when she stood in the hall ot the house, and looked around her, all the kindness faded from her face. \ “This place 18 a sight!” she ex- clalmed. “My stars! when was it the Gloria said in a low tone. “You ought to be ashamed to admit it,"” :\Iogher Gregory answered in her decided tones, “It doesn't look as if it's been touched for a month of Sundays. ... Let's go upstairs and put on our working| clothes and I'll show you a thlnl; or two about cleaning!" . “ oo There began the first day of real | work that Gloria had ever known. | Mother Gregory kept saying | | “We'll dust this-root now,” or “Now | we'll scrub out the bathtub.” But what happened was that she did all | of the directing, and Gloria did the | actual work . . . the scrubbing, the | sweeping, the polishing. | By noon her back ached, and her head throbbed with weariness, "We'll have something to eat| now,” Mother Gregory sald com- | fortably when the twelve o'clock | whistles blew in the distance. *. I never eat any lunch to speak of."” Gloria made the toast and the tea while Mother Gregory cut a bouquet | of roses from the bushes at the| back of the house. | | “You must have let the tea bal]"" she gald as she tasted the cup Gloria get up hefore her. “It’s bitter.” Gloria's face showad no more ex- pression than that of the Sphinx. “I'll make some more, she sald. Not to save her Ilife would she | have admitted to Mother Gregory that she had thought that you boil- ed tea just as you boiled colfee . . | for seven minutes. The afternoon was worse than the | morning. Mother Gregory sat on | the high kitchen stool and show- | ea Gloria how to clean a chicken. | | She did net touch it herself, { | “Most ‘terrible job in the world | was the girl's comment when it was | | over. “Like a class in anatomy Rut picking over the spinach was | almost as bad. What {& came to | the asparagus, Gloria let the knife ! | slip in her biistered hands, and cut | her finger and her thumb, “Thank goodness, it's done, any- wayl” she said, when the last of the | asparagus was in the colander. | “How about salad and demvrw”‘ asked Mother Gregory. “Do I have to have them?”| Gloria asked pathetically. She was | | %o tired and hot that it seemed to | her she would have to lis down | ... or she'd drop. | Mother Gregory raised her eye- | brows. “If you're going to do this home- | making job at all, Glory, you'd het-: ter do it right,” she sald. “We can| make a salad and some chocolate custard in ten minutes!"” “We?" thought Glorla. “What | you mean by ‘we' is that you' sit| | there resting your face and hands while T do all the work!" She was furious with M Gregory. other . As soon as the custard was in the oven Mother Gregory suggested that | “they" set the table. “I couldn’t have done a better fob myself,”” said Mother Gregory as che took the custard from the oven “I'll go out in the yard and cut some more roses,” she added, brisk- |1y, “while you're putting on the | dishes.” “Her {dea of a busy day seems to cutting roses and ordering me around like a slave!” sald Gloria to herself as Dick's mother disappear- ed through the back door. “Now, let's get out thehose ana wash off the Seont porch’™ was Mother Gregory's Dext suggestion when she came into the house with her armful of roses. Gloria gritted her teeth together. But she lifted all the chairs down from the front porch and went to | work with the hose apd an old broom. Presently Mother Gregory came around the corner of the house from | the backyard. She had put on her | hat and street drese. “Goodby, my dear,” she sald, 1 guess I'll have to be on my way. | You've done just fine all day!" She kissed Gloria and patted her weary shoulders. When you want any more help | you know where to come, my dear, | don't you?" She beamed at Glory. “Straight to me!" eah, an old day I'll .come to | vou for help again!" Gloria thought | resenttully. “I can work myself to | death without your help, thanks!"” £he went into the heuse, as soon | as Mother Gregory’s neat little car | had disappeared around the corner. | She threw herself down upoen the davenport in the living reom. and | tell asieep at once. | Dick 4iq not see her | whén he came home at | ix | He stood In the hall, and looked | atound him, with a sense ot fore- { boding. . The house was filled with tmn pungent smell of a thorough | cleaning, mingled with the oder of roast chicken Gloria must have hired a new mald! Not In a hundred years could she have cleaned the house as 1t had been cleaned And that tan-| | be at once half past talizing smell of baked ghicken! ‘HBe1 . is cool, delicious, satisfying. So easily made. — Try it. 2o Tangle s GRAVES HAMILTON TO LES- LIE PRESCOTT Surprised and concerned you, Anxiously awaiting letter. Karl took care of the matter you asked of him immediately, He will write you anything he discovers. Love, MOTHER. Telegram From Richard Summers to John Alden Prescott Papers here carried story of big robbery and perhaps murder at your home. Says Leslie s prostrated from the shock. Have kept news 50 far from Bee, as she s in a very precarious condition mentally. Wire me immediately, so that I can tell her before she hears the other side. DICK SUMMERS, about to Melville Sartoris My Dear Mr, Sartoris: Mr, Pres- cott and T thank you so much for vour kind inquiries. Nothing has been found yet either of Miss Elling- ton or Mr. Carton. The jewels of course are still gone, but that is a secondary matter. I am afraid the papers made me out in a more precarious condition than T am but T appreciate most sincerely your eolicitude. It seems such a long while ago that T danced that tango. So many things have happened since If you should come to Pittshurg, Breakfast — Strawberries, cereal, thin cream, crisp rye toast, soft | cooked eggs, milk, coffee, Luncheon—Baked Timbale of car- rots, graham bread and butter gand- wiches, rhubarb taploca, milk, tea. Dinner—Mutton and vegetables en casserole, _creamed chard, molded beet :mlad, pineapple layer cake, white bread, milk, coffee. iss chard {s a delicious veget- able too seldom used. The firm cen- ter of the leaves taste much like asparagus when cooked separately, The whole leaf is cooked and served like spinach and the uncooked “'greens” are served like lettuce or romain. Children four or five years of age may be served chard as they would be spinach or asparagus, FABLES ON ]{onl much hurt if we did not see you, | Sincerely, LESLIE PRESCOTT. Telegram From John Alden Prescott to Richard Summers Miss Ellington and Mr. Carton still mysteriously missing. Leslie's jew els not found yet, Police up in the air. Leslia perfectly well, however, |aithough worried over Zoe and Syd. |Tell Bee she must name the boy |atter ma and not to worry over us. Little Jack and the baby as fat and cunning as can be, Regards. ‘ JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT. Telegram From Paula Perier to | John Alden Prescott I am o worried about Leslie and Little Jack. Have just read account {of Lesliz losing her pearls and that Sydney and a Miss Ellington are | Note From Mrs. John Alden Prescott | missing. Wire e immediately about Leslie and Little Jack. Bhall await | news with impatience. Address ms care of Lyola 8tudio. PAULA. | Telegram From John Alden Prescott | to Paula Perier Mrs, Prescott and the children all right. Mr, Carton and Miss Elling- ton still missing, Jewels gone. News- | papers exaggerated astory of my wife's indisposition. Thank you very much for your kind inquiry. JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT. (Copyright, 1025, NEA Service, Inc.) TOMORROW—Clippings from the little toast and tea will do for ‘"’-ihm. Mr. Prescott and myself would | Pittsburgs newspapers. Baked Timbale of Carrots Two cups minced cooked carrots, 1 tablespoon minced parsley, 1-2 tea t, 1-8 teaspoon pepper, 3 cges, 2 cups milk, salt and pepper, 1 boullion cube, Rub cooked carrots through a co- lander or put through the fine knife of the food chopper. Season with =alt and pepper and parsley. Beat eggs slightly with salt and pepper. Heat milk and dissolve boullion cube in it. Add to beaten eggs, Stir in the prepared carrots and turn into a buttereq baking dish. Bake in a pan of woter in a moderate oven for thirty minutes or until irm. Serve in the dish in which the timbale was baked. 3 (Copytr " EA Service, Ind) ight, 19 HEALTH HOW TO FIGHT MOSQUITOES Not only is thers danger of com- municable diseases from the bite of mosquitoes, but there {s quita a bit of unpleasantness connected with the process. Mosquitoes breed in dead, #Hll water, - Often this water is in empty tin cans in the back yard, a rain barrel, or tile on the roof of the house, Tin cans should have a hole punc- | tured in their bottoms before they are thrown away 60 they will not hold water. Gutters, spouting and tlle roofing (should be water, Mosqui do not travel far from their breeding places. However, they are driven by the winds, and jare carried on persons sometimes* for quite a distanc any solutions prepared to kil} 1 mosquitoes may be purchgsed at drug stores. A good old-fashioned preventive against their crawling through ths screens is a woolen rag, soaked in | kerosene, and hung in the center of [the screen window or door. examined for estagnant “1 couldn't have done a better job myself,” said Mother Gregory as she took the custard from the oven. actually have of baking Gloria™ couldn’t gone to the trouble chicken Just then - ehe came out of the Jiving room. Her hair hupg dankly ' about her pale face. Her lips drooped. And the bungalow apron she wore was dirty and covered with grease (To be Oontinued), gaust spots .