New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 27, 1925, Page 4

Wife's Confessional REVELATIONS OF A WIFE This ensemble outfit, worn by Marion Davies, 1s of pearl gray flat crepe trimmed at the bottom of the cont and the dress with ploot- edged petals made of the silk. The | 1ines are straight and youthful, and :"vr only ornamentation allowed Is at The Astounding Quesdon Which | the herline. “Why slhe doesu't say anythin Lee Chow Asks of Madge 1 1 wered slowly, "She only came rself when she saw you that | Where now?" Lec Chow asked | day. Don't you remc mber? You sald | ben the sedan was out of sight, | she had forgotten again, before you “iraight home," I answered, “as | left.” | jast &s you can go." I was wild to| His face was inscrutable, but his examine the tiny cnvelope which groice held something like amused . dropped and 1 had seereted, | contempt when he spoke again. but 1 would not chance the Inspec ‘She forget 1" bit that day, but n of it in the open car where a she no forget all time, No can do, 3 ecze might take trom She remember all ri', ver' bad or where “Steve,” direct- | vgg, that girl. No good. You wateh sedan lo follow us, might her all time ocoking at it. 1 ridiculed Startled, I questioned him mercilessly for the last the- You think she is shamming, Lee but held to my determination. w? Has she been fooling us all for the little envelope had bhecom Gme since she came | sion with me. Not all time. She forget when | frst came to ! But when 1 come, talk to her, she wake up. Maybe she forget 1il' time then, but | not long. remember now, all ri' 1 which an Orlental all time, You watch her. mands, and laughingly I modified | “We are watching her very care- | the command ful 1 answered, nd we also “Go as fast as you think safe, | haYe thought she was shamming | 1,ee Chow,” I amended, “but I am but the nurse has about made up | in a hurry to get to the farmhouse.” | her mind she really has forgotten, All 11’ we go,” he answered, and | “Tell nurse change her mind, 114 not speak again until we turned | L.ee Chow answered laconically, and | \nto the iast halt mile of road lead- 1 choked back a chuckle, “I'll sure- | to the farmhouse, when with a Iy tell her,” I promised, “and we'll | unick glance up and down the de-| keep a closer wafch than ever on 5 o serted road, he drew the car to one | Fanny Powell.” | e 5 side, and stopped it “Lee Chew watch, too, outside," Prooons” Lee Chow get out here,” he said. | he said, wed then as if he settled A bird on the limb is worth any Boss lady drive now.” | the espionage on the girl once and number in the hand, if you are in- “Yen, T shall be all right, now, | for all, he uodded his head in the terested in style rather than orni- thank you, Lee Chow," I returned, |direction from which we just had | thology. Faghionable stockings show but when he had climbed down and | come. bird motif embroidered her 1 had taken his place at the wheel,| “What you want me do with big close to the X but the skirts are he stood besids the car, patently | bad man?" he asked, and something [so very short now, this does not not throught yet with the things he |in his tone told me that “Steve' |entirely conceal it from view. wished to say. | had been right when he said that | I knew better than to hurry him, | either Chinese would heave him off |~ hut T piled mental anathemas upon | the dock if I wished They Add Dash Orlental deliberation as I waited.| “Simply watch him closely,” I re-| Bands of brilliantly fgured silk But his words when he finally ut- | plied. “I want to know whal he|trim serviceable frocks of blue or tered them, turned my thoughts éf- | does each day, and about the slack flat crepe or crepe de chine. fectually away from the tiny envel- | quaintances he mak He — ope which was engrossing them. |come to the farmhouse to g | Hats of Belting “That .girl talk now?” he asked |thing which he may faney 1 have | eavy sil on known as belt- abruptly, and I knew that he re- terred to Fanny Powell, the am-| “He no come” Lee Chow said rlest new sport hats nesla-stricken waif whom Lillian | imperturbably, and then he laid his| had brought to the farmhouse. | hand upon the steering wheel, and | “Yes, she talks,” 1 said slowly, at | with his face close to mine, pecred a loss to answer his question satis- at me solemnly. factorily. “When you goin' start “What he say about boss man?” | boss man?" he asked The Adventureso Kaggedydm cheese and jelly sandwiches, prunc Novel Idea —_— Pt e No good go so fast,” Lee Chow ' she grunte Boss lady spill out on had forgotten the literal way takes com- T TR g I “'& look for| Breakfast — Halves of grape Here we are locked up in this witch thought of 14 witch's squirrel's cage!” Rag- said them gedy Ann said to Raggedy Andy. | Now I will mashed potatoes What shall we do to the squirrel's c and as soon | pineapple sal 1 spect there nothing to do|as 1 get the Raggedys ouf, 1 will | Leans, Washir but to wait until old witch | make them sorry they ever treated | bread, milk comes to take your candy heart, | me so meanly!” Fhelkalna roramalliy then 1 shall say the magical words| And away s ;i whip with custard sauce, milk, tea, Dinner — Broiled sirloin string rye of his. I do not want him there.” in some of the AREDIRY MYSTERY 4 HEADON HILL imm CHAPIER 1 Near horizontal rays of a bright morning sun caught Samuel Honey- bun's rain gauge s he lifted it trom its copper stand on his lawn. A sparkle was created, 1t was a livid, red scintillation— “Blooc screcched Honeybun, “Blood!"” The scream resounded through |the halls and parks of his quict inglish estate Servants, busy with their morn- ing tasks, were startied, The gar- dener dropped his rake, and taking a near course through the yard, came up shortly before the master of the house. “Anything the matter, inquired. “The matter?” Honeyhun repeat- ed dully, “Just look at this stuft in the rain-gauge, Adams, I1t's — it's horrible. Like — like — “Like blood, sir," Adams sup- | plied the | piration face, “And what's more, T belleve it is blood," *he added The rain-gauge Honeybun held In his hand was more than half full | of a ved fluid. It was of the color and consistency of freshly —drawn “Run aroung to Doctol { and him to step over | bun ordered to Adams, “It's hlood, right enough — the blood of a mammal’ was the doc- tors pronouncement. “Without an | analysis 1 cannot ofthand | whether it is human, but T am in- clined to think it is.” Mr. Honeybun was greatly agi- tated. His clean shaven cheeks, usually like two rosy apples, now were ashen white A gray lock of hair, strayed from its usual place. ng Jesquely over one ear. some in the graduated zlass and test it he urged the doo- tor. “In the meantime 1 shall at once communicate with the police. I cannot be burdened with the re- sponsibility of such a grucsome dis- covery 4n my grounds.” Wiih these things attended to, Honevbun returned into his house, 1nd as was his usual practice, rang for his cook fo order dinner. He living alone, and house with a firm sir?" he word as beads of per- popped out on his red Russell Honey- was ‘a widower, ordered but kindly hand Though by {his time all the serv- ants knew of the gruesome find, he letained his co d described the occurrence that had disturbed the plactd life of the Honeybun estate. 1» hoy's trick,” the cook comforted him. “If 1 were you I shonld lie down for a bit and read {he newspaper. You are too good a n to be upset by such fooligh- ness." Two hours later the cook burst into his room with unwonted vio- lence “The most awful news, sir,” she : Lathrop of cried Sir lLathrop Grange has heen found | I'rancis hopped forgetting went to get the key, And the dys slept on and “Can you remegaer them, Rag-|never once dreamed the witch had gedy Andy affyuwdy Ann asked. | worked her magic and w 1 have heen saying them over ing to punish il and over to myself!" Raggedy Andy eplied. ‘Squidglium, queedgilum, Squnk’ and I'll bet I say them so fast, it” will make the ' old witch dizzy when she turns topsy turvey! “Here she comes now, I spect!” Raggedy Ann said in a low volee, ‘I can Thear her slippers going, Clap, clop, clump’ at each step.” The old witch came walking into the room and laughed hars like this, “Heh! Heh! Heh' Now, my| | sweet Raggedys, I spect you know that very soon I shall take you out of the squirrel's cage and snip th candy heart from Raggedy Ann's cotton stuffed body. Then as soon as 1 nibble the candy heart, I will be able to work the most magical | magic in the deep, deep woods!” “Squidgilum, squeedgilum, squnk!” Raggedy Andy shouted as he point- 4 hig rag thumb at the witch. And the wicked creature stood | 4 8o fast which will make her stand upon | her slippers a er head!” “They are, as before, upon her 1 her sliy flaw from her feet, and knocked My! She was ever so much more | excited and angry than she had | been before and she kicked her waved her hands and der than ever feet and howled Now let us cscape xvitch {s standing topsy Raggedy Andy cried to How can we Andy " Raggedy Ann ask should have waited ol ereature unlocked the jear me!" Raggedy Andy eaid w, we eannot escape s he sat down hard on the bottom of the squirrel’s cage. “Why didn't I think of that and wait Raggedy Ann < PIMPLES LASTED - | BrAER Face Badly Disfigured. ' Healed_h_y&xticura. t in blotches 1 don't know < of the mag n a minute!” was nothing aited * Pimples broke Then, ® on my face. Th thought festered and itched bad Andy, so ot hear, 1If we w think to keep her from standing upon her 4. so let us begin singing or king 80 she cannot remember the t magical words Raggedys began e witch all sorts of silly questions such as “What is the difference b tween a Wiggpunkie awhile Sometimes the scrat u eruptions and my face was badly disfigured. Thetrouble lasted about a year. “1 began using Cut and Ointment and in aboul askitis days I got relief. I cor treatment and in abot main quiet of the magic w¢ S0 the five cakes of Soap and three and a half boxes of Ointment.” (Signed) toodle?” and eversthing else Daniel D'Amico, 18 Main St, could think of. And. the m"”h"”'h" Franklin, Mass., Aug. 9, 1924 tions they askeq the old witeh, the ; Cover harder it was for her to think of Use f““‘"""° "”; y Der magie words. Until finally the | [S%PSs g - Vema (sing.) Tenant under R Raggedys grew 8o tired. they foll | Loversiori, Bopt. &, Mabdon Mae *no. ‘s :-]fmomuxu. the | B~ Coticera Shaving s«ra 28c. Sarsiont Predominate dead murdered, they eay —- in his own grounds. The master of the Larches sat up 1 hlinked at his informant with n-open, st 3 Murdered 3 med His mind Jmmediately flaghed back to the bleod in his rain-gauge. | “Thien that must account for the blood in my gauge,” he said, “But how glad 1 am that I gave prompt information to the police. It ought to furnish them with a| zood clew,” he added with satis- faction no such good fortune attend- ¢d the authorities in their endeayor to solve the mystery of Sir Francls athrop's death. The Honeybun es- te was five imiles from Lathrop Grange, and the baronet and the retired London merchant were not cven on visiting terms. At such a listance in the country it was hard- | ly likely that they would have been LETTER FROM SALLY ATHER- TON TO LESLIE PRESCOTT My dear Leslie: I hasten to write you the moment I have a bit of time after gettng here in Hollywood with' Bee Leslie. I am awf8ily worrled about Bee, The girl tried to smile reassur-| 8he looks perfectly dreadful and ingly. she doesn’t seem to be able to shake “I should be more than blind If [off her fear which is an intangible 1 did not know you were suspected, | something which she cannot fight. dear," she sald, “Yet I am as sure | One moment she is afrald she never that you did not kill my father as|will get well and the next she Is 1 am that you love me." afrald that she will lose Dick’s love, “You' a dear!" exclaimed 8ir{Just why T do pot know, for he is | Guy, “We'll stick together and rout | very devoted to her. my accusers. Hounds!" The other day she took me-+n her Sir Guy meditated a moment. | room and said: “Look at me. Look “Still, 1 don't blame them, Every-|at me, Am I not a sight? 1 never one knows that your father was op- | was very good looking and now 1 | posed to our marriage — that his|should think anyone would turn his lite was the only obstacle to our|eyes away.” happiness,” T told her, “Bee, it would be a “Margaret passed her arm pretty poor stick of & man that through her lover's and smiled up [would have that feeling for the at him with brave but troubled | mother of his coming child and I eyes, “Poor father could never for-|think you are very unkind to sus- | give you the fact that some day|pect Dick of feeling anything for vou, not being his own son, would [ you but the greatest reverence and reign In his stead; and his jealousy | most loyal love. of you as his heir made him also| “But Sally,” she sald, “T don't care jealous of my love for you, she|much for reverence and'if a man is | gald. “Guy, 1 hope you won't be!only loyal to me T would be very | angry at what 1 have done. After [unhappy. T want him to love me | the police inspector was here yew. | bécause he cannot help it. T want | terday, putting questions, every one [ him to be devoted to me becauss it | of which was a velled insult to you, | i his greatost pleasure. T wan,—¥ I wired to town and asked Adrian | Wait—oh Sally, T know I'm a fool. | Klyne to come down. T am expect- | T don’t know what T want." ing him every minute." You can imagine, Leslle, how this “Who on earth is Adrian Kiyne?" |surprised me. Our dear old staid demanded the young baronet in |sensible Bee, talking like this, genuine bewllderment. 1 couldn’t understand it at all. “Haven't you heard of him? He is a rctired Indfan police officer who has devoted hhnself to solving mysterious problems. They say that | his talent almost amounts to| genjus,” 1 | “Oh, a private | young man rejoined contemptuous- | ly. "You acted for the best, darling, | of course; but T am sorry. 1 have no faith in those sharks. They are cither charlatans or out-and-out blackmailers.” A well-modulated laugh from the open ball door caused them both to | turn, On the threshold stood a mus- cular man of military aspect, with a healthy. bronzed face and the lissome carriage of one who has | lived much in the saddle, He was dressed in tweeds, and wore a cap, which he instantly doffed. | “1 am Adrian Klyne,” he sald pleasantly. “Forgive my untimaly| merriment, but I simply couldn't help it. The sentiments I uninten- tionally overheard are so entirely my own." (To Be Continued) | (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Ine.) COLOR COT-OUTE Little Bo-Peep detective,” the | FLADPER FANNY says = | Common ailments of middle age lare heart disease, kidney disease, {and hardening of the arteries. greafer toll of fe. n fact, more ‘deu'hl are caused from heart dis- case than any other single disease |in this country., ‘ Yet if a person has heart digease it is net an indication of sudden death. Heart diseage does not mean immediate fatality. : If & person is fully aware of the The master of man is gen-|.ongition of his heart, and the limi- erally a woman. | tations this condition prescribes, he | FABLEr ON HEART WEAK? BE CAREFUL | Of these, heart disease takes the | l Yesterday, however,’1 talked with | her physician and he told me that {women in her condition often ha | these haliucinations, ! 8o that poor little Ellington glrl 1s” ldend. Do you really think she was & member of that band, of thieves? You know 1 never liked her very fwell, She always scemed to me to . | be too good te be true, but now thut 4 she 18 dead and [ know. the stock from whigh she sprung and what her temptations must have been, all alone after her brother's death, 1 find it in my heart to be very sorry for her, ) My dear, do you know Hollywood at all? It is one of the loveliest places T was ever in, with the hills back of It and the trees and flowers —eovery yard is full of roses at the present time, And with the little bungalows that look 1tke playhouses set among The flowers and the climb- ing roses over thelr doorways, it cer- tainly looks Ilke Arcadia. 1 haven't had time, of course,.to get to visit the studios or to meet any of the moving picture people except Paula Perier, Miss Perier and Bee are the greatest of friends, although they are as unlike as the poles, Miss Perier is extremely fin- teresting, 1 shall like to study her, but shall devote myself tp Bee untll after the baby js born. They have just called me to din. ner. Wil finish this lettar tomorrow, (Copyright, 1025, NEA Service, Tne.) TOMORROW—Letter from Sally Atherton to Lesle Prescott. THE END OF THE TALE (This is the last chapter of the story of “Little Bo-Peep.” Watch the Color Cut-Outs next week for the story of “Little Boy Blue.”) Bo-Peep had been afrald to say anything to her father for fear he would be angry, as he had told her that she was.to take all the care of the sheep. I'or her work she was to have all the baby lambs for her very own. “Why, didn't you know?" he asked in surprise. "l locked the sheep in the pasture behind the barn this morning.” Bo-Peep did not wait to hear more, The sheep heard her coming {and rushed to the gate to meét her, and right in front were two old leneep with Iittle baby lambs by {their sides. They were the darling- lest little lambs she had ever seen |and they were all her very own, Then, indeed, did Little Bo-Feep jump up and down and clap her hands for joy, but this time not & single sheep disappeared. For thim was not a dreara! This was really and truly true! | (Copyright, 1925, Assoclated Edi. tors, Inc.) Particularly in Red g Tehe georgette crepe frock with large velvet flowers for trimming i a pépwlar médel for dancing. They Are Cool Too, Two layers of geargette crepe bound with ribbon and belted with a wider sash are used to make \ery |attractive night gowns. HEALTE! ymay live to a ripe old age, providing |judgment is used in his every-day | activities, . Vigorcus physical exercige and |nervous shocks should be avoided. 1 Sometimes it is difficult to avoid negvous shocks. They occyr free | quently in every-day life, and a per- son suffering from heart trouble may be afected by misfortune that | happens 10 a friend or acquaintance. | But one's physical exertions can be controlled, and must be con- trolled if the weak heart pitient !expects to live his allotted time. occupying such different social posi- | | The chief constable of the county did not fail to consider the strange report which Mr. Honeybun had lc fo the village policeman on the morning when the baronet’s body was found; but though the contents of the rain-gauge proved | on analysis to be human blood, he was unable, with the best detective skill at his disposal, lo ¥race any nnection “between them and the Lathrop Grange. Yet a 1 amount of importance attach to the rain-gauge ir because of the medical evi- given at the inquest Sir 0 Killed by a clean in the throat. ction of the coromer the ght in an open verdict of jer and left the police | ieir investigations. | the day after the funeral a young man and a girl in deep rning paced to and fro in the great oak-pancled entrance hall at Lathrop Grange. They were carry- INg on an earnest conversation, and | th bore traces of the strain of last few days. Indeed, in Mar-| garet Lathrop's dark, expressive eyes there was more than strain; was a look of combined grief | var, Her companion's face registered a righteous an- | r emphasized by crvous gestures of his were lovers and also| e girl being the only| the dead baronet, while the man was his Lathrop, who as the re- death had succeeded to and estates phew, now | 1 were not standing by me, leave the was saying 1 know I am suspected of mur- Juestions asked you at the | inquest — the looks of the towns- folk — the stares of the ser\Ants— all tell, that before the world. 1 am would country,” §ir g pack. there would be aothing in life for me," | “The matte! " Mr, bun repeated dully. “Just look at this stuff in the rain-gauge, |Adams, Its—it's horrible, Like—like—" ‘