New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 5, 1925, Page 4

How Tanny Powell Eluded Tee # lown Cho bre ny Tonlg W Chow's Grasp Powell's wake met con n at 1 and tire big qr Dr. Wait!" time, He shook his : plenty adq fired. T arguing silent his ing Any here and not was no with roud 1 ro Chow s protest 2 to hust might before Meredith's 1 said f &0 halting 1 time e Tust enty shadow of use hin Tk | m r “She Hit on Head" "Lee ( how think maybe faint, but in second she up a and Chow, 1 sh help me ret Mig ray ay wh terrupted my I'h le his lee it v Tetter from Leslie Prescott to the Littte Marquise, RS We of fust krio has 1 nd ad narr Chow now it she m et like, ‘Oh! I 0w you scar me! But you | Chow please from Greh: Lee Chow please excu; ' the Chinese * apology. sitate impression t} omething out from | my say. ‘Plea dol tonigk ri’, be you fifty w York Al get in car, s hart, she 1d come | ap, not remained | vils— | tell in- ind 1 nodd ht | given me, cau can find out whe stoop (8 HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1925, S CROSSWORD PUZZLE fix floor hoe, ; while | Birt @ Chow He closed h that for the moment lLe Iy It was howe oW was utte when he un opened them op | “You Know Tyndan?" n Lec Chow wake up le sald, “he ask ! know, Polica find of road, car gone eting tribute to Fa fron ne ahody &l L Al Tie by esolution her, killed him for | dragged his body ar, and driven the ma- | with which she was un- | away into the darkness of road. But I was given no admire her exploit. Lee en pe saw the ck down which my train of ought had run, and resented it “Missee G m listen with a subtle note of authority on his voice, “tell | Missee Underwood what Lee Chow The vertical s definition the word unkey glyen also. It's ¥ to get it HORIZONTAT that the ) please nov said, 1 Stag 4 Eon say | 7 Magnituds to tell me |10 Indicted as if you were|11 Correlative I interrupted hasti- | 18 Digit of To accompligh Deadly “Mrs. you Underwood ed that vou nd | everything, just | talking to her,” bade me to were of| "« """ he responded, but there N cvasiveness about the brief r which told me would me Jjust as much information chose and no more, 1¢ also wanted me to find out be able he in ] when you would ourney,” T went on, | That I had startlea | his apparent stolidity | nis ating the words, “a jour- e | ney hough they were Nl in hig usual monotonous ton “Tell her,” he hesitated, | think maybe tomorrow, ma Tlbe two days. He ask doctor. But|® her then Lee Chow T|go sleep t strong for journey. | Tell her, send out, find whera girl oe ed|leave car, then hunt New York Bile ‘grass then look Tyndan. You know Ten. | 4% Sécond note in s b s 3 Proelaims it With Auction 80 To attempe Portal to tak re Long Lair Bad Aurc To L him pointed 1 knew to a pro Percei To come Covetous sound in person this, now, 3 remembered se. | tllated postal card in Hugh T8 [ land's writing which Lee Chow VERTICAL Horn covering upon whiet muc | trouble, T had deciphered the name Tyndan, Copyright | s : ment | D i 4 To detour after lack Care of the Drawer—Continue understand you, Lc What Mob in action 7~ coLon Miles Standish CUT-0UTS ——— not to he morning T h from Melvillo 1 am zoing Syd » said 1l alter el nights upon his yaeht, ide the hoat 1dian called radia cold me ontentment evening of yon, our hus think 1y fascl inyone TOMORROW — TLetter Teslic Preseait to the Marquis from Litth FRIEAD'S REQUEST be M@flhfl‘; Jor a F Fasted Rhg cor stantly 444 bolling y the fourth ry of Miles adventures Chain The Good Cook proper seasoning wi ’ give it savor. 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Brooke, widower and | rdw it starting on a| ss trip, arranges | iciency englinecrs | 18 houschold during | His three grown chil- | are lefl without | is u al & They are Constance, 2 of the trio; her brother and Alice, of high school 1 evening ventful the knowledge vo ment us Bi age. One . uder that they into Hedge, taken cificier ousehiold, ¥ their father's suite an | library into an office. Only a | by since Hed | “You don’t mean to say you've linvited people here at keven- | thirty?" | {introduced of scientific nanagement the Brooke home, {but in that time he has obtained | a declaration of war from the com- | | hined Brooke children and all the its from the fur > man to the butler, 30 ON WITH THE STORY h such | with | answer. { prove J W.J%/att 5 o\ard Co, silent three and swift approach that the) Brookes were not aware un- til it was falrly upon them. Then they gasped at their own unpre- paredness, Christmas was always a ceremony in the lirookes' mansion, albeit an expens But the Brookes were in though they were admiral the spirit, “Well, w} re cach other Jemanded whose mind was normally of tical purpose, “Greetings,” eald his pockets inside Constance frownel. "At least we will Lave the usual tree she re- marked with finality, “We have a tew traditions 1 t g We ar re ton affirmed Billy. awfully weak on the You can't buy anything dition.” “Except happiness.” “You can't buy ten of that,” from Alice. tree." sald Constance, hing—but he won't."” hat,” Billy observed Blly, out. turning ng on tradi- But we are other stuff, with a tra- ents’ worth “We can't savagely. Cons I could had been smiled reminiscen! not deny that the an achievement, “Tut,” she counseled. “lLet's in the spirit, anyhow." | . always in the spirlt, they a ed H. Hed on the subje Christmas, “I do not approve of Ch gifts,” announced the efficiency man. | “There won't many gifts,” said Constance sadly. “But there is| \ways the Christmas spirit.” “Yes? What is the Christmas spirit, Miss Brooke?" Constance stared. “What {s it? T efficleney man waited tiently for the remainder of but Constance had lost her wonderment at the answercd, she gaid, | ¥ regard a tree as the Christmas spirit?” 5 41, remarked Billy off-! who was so pleased with y the word rolled out that sald it again. “Symbolical.” Alice nodded, “It may symbolize something." admitted Hedge, “but I do not ap- of a tree.” Thz Brookes drew from him “We always have ance. nd it 1s always decorated with | andles and we always hang up stockings,” supplemented ha P of Uil the | ques- | voice in siightly awa) a tree,” said have no obhjection to your hanging up your stockings ob- | wina served the efficlency man judicial- “1 cannot see that it does any| harm, except to lend encourage- Nanny fety first s life's great law in dread of tooth & Has an Adventure of Her, Own | [hornton W Burgess | For thos claw Danny M Mouse. | ados Nanny Meadow Mouse had been st frightened as Danny. had seen all that When Black Pusey first time Nanny squeal right out. as sure that Black | Black | n- at all. She as know, nhappened jumped the wanted fo ad heen almost ny would be caught had bheen. When che v had had no hope 1, wuldn't sce Black Pussy could | | possibly miss Danny a sccond time She shut her eyes so as not 1o see | Black Pussy pick up Danny's limp ittle form in her teeth, She kept shut as long could, ich wasn't long at all. She em as she just Three times Nanny dodged. The knew though what was going on ¢ she opened them she Danny had she hadn't fdea Black Pussy's tall was twi rily, and Black Pussy her- working at an old fallen Then Nanny guessed that t was a hole in it and that (Danny was inside, safe and sound. all this time Nanny had so intent on Danny's troubles she had forgotten to watch trouble for herself. That is thing that no littie person in n Forest can ever afford anny this out now orrow what made Nanny ocsn't know to this must ha been the least found look up day. 1 't you? Any she did 1p. and it is a good thing for Nanny and for this story that she did, It she hadn't looked up just ay | or this story. | dodging she | soon have | a vain hope. Killy saw Black Pussy | all the time Nanny Meadow Mouse Rath nent to a foolish myth and possi- bly to breathe the fallacy of ex. pecting gomething for nothing. But as to a tree and candies—no." “What's the reason we can't have a tree?" demanded Blily, “They're uneafe, for one thing. There is a labllity to fire." “We uso electric candles." A waste of current. A tree also entalls an unnecessary amount of cleaning in the house. [I'urther- more, it {s wicked, because it rep resents an attack upon the natural resources of the country., The decorations that are tawdry and without artistic merlt, Such gifts as are hung upon ' it or placed under it are almost in- variubly foolish and unnecessa The entire custom and pract T lating to Christmas trecs is w ful and extravagant and scrves no useful purpose. No tree. The Brooke children creature who had thus a newly horrld aspect. Alice, still secure in her daily pittance, rallied. “Very well,” she sald haughtily. “If you will not get us a tree, 1 will buy one." “You may buy it."” M. Hedge in- formed her, “but it will not enter the house.' ’ “I cannot into the hous “No.!" “Why, tree You one." “You ste- tudied the bring my own tree we have always had & right in this very room?! can’t have Christmas without can have the 25th of De- without it, at any rate” 1 the efficiency man. “That we will have — the 25th mber.” the poor have ve're entitled to added Billy with fine irony. “No tree.” CJust e Alice littile onel” pleaded o “Why, even the gervants have a tree!l” “Do they? I'm glad you mention- ed " said Hedge, making a me- morandum, the sinister character of which the Brookes understood. “This Is the ve last straw eried Constance. “Well, it shows which blows,” returned ency man brutally. He wanted to end the argument and he succeeded. The thre Brookes, as had becoma thei habit under such circumstances, retired for conference. As an finter- change of counsel and advice it did not amount to much; but as an fn- dignation meeting it was a superb success. Everybody made a gpeech and some of them were delivered in unison. way the the effici- As a Christmas morning resolu- tion, H. Hedge decided to square himse!f and when he decided anything, 1t was equivalent to do- ing it. He summoned the threc | Brookes from the gymnasium. Con- | man told | upon | little hook, too. did there would have been nothing left of either Nanny She looked up to gee s reaching for her. &he dodged Had she jumped straight | would have been caught. dodged to tt when she d she £he claws missed and in a ir again, ked himself moment was up in the ready to swoop once more at Nanny, His sharp little | eyes saw her running through the grass, and he hovered over her and then dropped. Again he missed. This was because Nanny had kept 1 was ready for him. She had had experience and she knew how to dodge. Three times Nanny dodged. Of course, in couldn’t keep track of where she was going. just happened that this third time brought her over near Plack Pussy. Black Pussy heard Killy's shrill voice and looked up jugt in time to see Killy make the third attempt to cateh Nanny. Black Pussy didn’t see Nanny. All she saw was Killy drop down Into the gra Now her eyes him actly and it Black Pussy had just as bird dinner as a nice mouse dinner. Killy the Spar- row Hawk was so near that Black Pussy couldn't reslst the tempta- tlon to run swiftly toward him in hope that she would be quick enough to catch him before he was fairly in the air again. But it was a nice ind you should have heard him shrick at her. He hovered over her, only a little way up, shrieking and scolding. Black Pussy glared up at him and lashed her tail, and was making her ghort legs work as they seldom had worked before. Straight she ran for the point where Danny Meadow Mouse had disappeared. She knew that there must be safety there. ®he knew that there must be a hiding place. Sure enough.’ there was. She darted through the little hole which had meant safety for Danny. “Danny!" she squeaked. “Darny, | then. oh Danny!” and raced along inside that hollow limb. Nanny!” squeaked Danny jo. ously. A moment later two little noses were being rubbed together, which is the Meadow Mouse way of kissing “I knew you'd come,” ny “I knew vou'd wait,” erled N ny, and then they rubbed noses again (Copyright. 1825, by T. Burgess) cried Dan- w. The next story: k k's Footstep: « nee was flushed from a vigorous «ession with the punching-bag, al- | she was breathing easl coniitlon,” the efficiency himeelf as he looked with frank approval. “Sound wind —- and a remarkably good short-arm punch. Choppy ¢ she would only extend her efficiency!” “Well, what's the particular crime now?” demanded Billy. “We are giving a party,” said H Hedge, coming out of his reverie. The Brooke children flopped into chairs. “A party December the efficiency man. “0-oh!" exclalmed Year's E “I believe so—yes." “What sort of a party?’ asked Allce, “Is there more than one kind?” “Several,” affirmed Constance, finding her voice, “There are bridge parties, dancing parties—" “This will be a dancing party Remember, December 31. Party. 0. K." He made a memorandum on pad. “That's all,” he added. “You may go." The Brookes arose from their chairs and the efficlency man dis- mi: 1 them with a wave of hi: hand. The Brooke children filed out of the library and went back to the gymnasium. Billy tapped his fore- head knowingly. Balmy,” he sald. The three Brookes walted for H. Hedge to say something more about the party, and in vain. They were afraid to bring up the mat- ter themselves, for fear of an ar- gument and a clash that would lead to cancellation. They simply knew that invitations had gone out, for Horace mailed them. Who had heen asked and who omitted they did not know; the efficlency man had possession of the soclal list and had used his own judgment. “I hope he didn't forget to in- vite us” observed Allce, “so long as it's ng to be in our hous “He said it was our party,” Con- nee observed, “although hough ‘Fine her 31,7 added Alice, “New with it. Still, T don't want any- thing to do with it, because he'll do what he pleases anyhow. This is hie last chance, so far as I am| He concerned. stands or falls on this part “He's been falling for eo long that it doesn't seem to make any difterence whether he hits bettom or not.” complained Alice. “If he fell a million miles Nhe'd still be here, 1 guese.” . . The Brook: children went for a long walk on the day of the party, returning only half an hour before dinner. They found the efficlency man in evening dress. “You'd better hurry up,” he sald, glancing at watch. “You'll have to dress before dinner.” “Before dinne echoed “Isn’'t there lots of time wards?" “Dinner at seven; party at seven- thirty. Hurry.” Constange feit that she was go- Billy. after- are placed on it | developed | one,” | L3 we | t seem to have anything to do Ing down In a run-away express alevator, You don't mean to eay invited people here &t thirty?" she demanded “Cortatnly!" Why, no party begins b nlne-thirty at the very earlies | “This one does . | “Why, 1t'll take three-quarters of |an hour for my hairl" “Takes elght seconds for mis remurked H. Hedge. “Four mi and forty seconds to shave. Shi 1o dress. And you don't shave. No reason why you can't be ready.” Constance fled, followed by ler brother and sister, Next Chapter: party. Your Healt—}; How to Keep It— Causes of lliness By DR. HUGH & CUMMI Surgeon General, United | Public Health Sorvies Do you know what to do in your baby {8 burned or scalde | For other than small and light | burns send for a physielan. The | child may dle from shock. The emergeney treatment lionld | be to remove the clothing by cut- | ting where neeessary. Avold divty |ointments or ofls. There is always | danger of infection. Apply to the turn as quickly as possible several layers of soft cloth wet with a go- lutfon of baking toda. Keep air away from the burn, Aa soon as the pain s al! ply zine oxide olntment and dage. And remember, send for | doctor at once, unlese the burn is slight and covers only a small sur- | face. | Do you know what to do in case of colds”? Kecp baby in bed as long as there is fever. Give 1ess tood anid Imore water, lse an oll laxative, Apply a few drope of vuseline o the nose every few hours, For old- the nose and er children sp | throat frequently but gently with an ofl spray or one-fourth tea- | epoonful each of baking soda and common salt in one cup of warm water, Consult a surgeon for ade- noids and diseased tonsile, Do you know what to do for con- stipation? The diet or habite are lat faull. Do net give laxatives | habitually. They make the condi- tion worse. Milk of magnesia may | be used in emergencles. An enema of one-half to one ounce of olive ofl may be used occasionally, Here again it is better to con- suft a physician at oncs. ~Proper diet will go a long way toward cor- recting constipation, Do you know to do | s of convulsions? Without etop- | ping to undress the child, unless this can be done very quickly, place him in a tub bath for at | least ten minutes. The water should |be at a temperature of 98 degrees { Fahrenheit, Always test water with your own bare elbow., Keep 2 cold icloth around the baby's head and | neck, . | 1t you know that convulsions are | caused by eating improper food, |give an enema promptly and a {warm water emetic. Keep the child |in bed until he recovers from the shock. Send for your physician al | once. Do you know what to do for coughs? You shonld avoid cough | sirupe. They are dangero A very little plain honey in’' water or | stewed fig juice is soothing, Apply | vaceline in the noss at night and a cold compress or mild mustard poultice to the throat and chest. Do | not let the mustard poultice stay [teo long. Ask your doctor to find |the cauee of the cough and follow the doctor's direction. | Do you know what to do if baly hag the ecroup? If breathing is dif- ficult give freely of warm water containing a little salt and cooking soda as an emetic to induce vomit- ting. Apply heat to the chest for ten minutes, followed by cold com- prese. Tf the croup is severe, throw a light blanket over the child’s head, insert the spout of a kettle of boll- ing water under the blanket and allow the child to inhale the steam. | Do not allow the kettle to be placed near enough to the body to be un- comfortably Lot or burn. No tima should be lost in calling a doctor. What do you do when baby crles? When baby is sick there ia low moaning or wall with some- times the turning of the head from side to side. A whimpering, crying baby may be hungry, A fretful, cry- ing baby is sleepy or uncomfort able. Lusty crying may be temper. | Crying with tears iu the eyes and clenching of fists indicates pain. Irritable erying in the night may be & symptom of scurvy. Nigiht crying is sometimes due to frights received during waking houys. Every mother should learn to re- qognize the rature of her baby's ery. Do you know what to do for bowel disorders? Stop all food for twelve hours. Begin again to feed with diluted milk. Give no solid food for several days. Give baby |all he wants of cooled bolled wa- ter, < Do not give him patent medi- cines or mixtures advised by the neighbors. If relief is not prompt send for a doctor. What do you do for baby in case ot earache? Do you know the symp- toms of earache in bables? Crying, turning the head from side to side, trying to put the hand on the ach- ing side are some of the symptoms. While waiting for the doctor you apply hot, dry heat, a hot wa- | ter Dbottle or dry salt heated and placed in sack. Drop into the ear a few drops of warm (not hot) lycerin. Never neglect earache. What do you know about fever? Tou should know that fever is not A disease but a symptom, Undress the child and put him to bed. Cut down on the diet and give plenty ot drinking water, Keep the bowels open, Apply cool cloths to the heada and neck or give cool or tepid | sponge baths. 8end fér a doctor. vou've seven- 1es A germproog G Rtates od ap- ha the what in Natural Yee Box During the cold wintry months the ice bill can be cut down. If the air is cool enough to keep butter | from meiting when you place it in {the window ice box, you can safe- xi}' e, ve any féods exposed outside a4 they will mot spoll