New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1926, Page 4

A Wife's Confessional Adcle Garrison's dew Phase of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE Mrs. Grantland Speaks Loudly of scandal | The doorstep rying toward the staircuse, intent upone summoning comconc to take | the authority for ul'n\ ing her. But| ¥ never reached it door be! 1 aro e sound of the cd e u;unn in the house, and rector, and Lee Chow came into the room almost simultanconsly, “There's a woman ou said in a hurrled wh looks as If she might be Lilllan interrupted me with @ erisp, low direction “Dr. Douglass! Pleas: look from the window and see i you Know her!" The little roctor tiptoed to the window 1 had left, pe it with much the a 1 robin eyeing and turned | back to ns Vv upraised in & gesture t “It is M re caid H “1 thought so," Lilliun returned “Is there anyone with lier or any one in along the strect | “] didn't see anyone,” Dr. Doug fass sald nervously. “There {s no one on the veranda with her,” I interrupted quietly, “but a little way down the strect, there {8 o small sedan with a colored chaut-| geur.” Lillian looked at me eomprehension w enotgh to bring a dif- , and then | came from with quick der “Dr, Dougla it is imperative that Mrs. Graham and 1 sce and hear this woman without her know ing it. Jt's lucky you have portier ingtead of doors leading out of this, room. I'll go into the alcove by the bay window; and Madge, you go in- to the little hall leading from here o the rear stairway and the kitchen. Lee Chow, remain with Mrs. Gra ham until you have scen Mrs. her voice Grantland's face and b then go and keep the children away from this room. Is Hugh awake”" “Ne,” returned Dr. Douglass, *but even if he awakens he will not eome down. He has the instinct to hide whenever he hears the bell." “Then we are a!l ready for you to go to the door, Dr. Douglass,” Lilllan sajd. “Let her do most of the talking and do not admit that Hugh is here, under any circumns The little rector wiped his damp forehead nervously as he went to the IR FROM LESLIE PRES COTT TO LITTLE MARQUISE, CARE OF THE Skt DRAWER — Continued “Leslte, darling,” he finally sald when he had kisced me again and again and told me how glad he was that I was home although he hast- ened to add, “I was really ver glad you were not here the day ! was burned because you must knc that while that confoundcd sore has never been dangerous has been damn uncomf and 1 known you would have worried over me much more than you should.” Of course we had all sorts of things to talk about, Little Marquise. It really does a husband and wife a great deal of gootk to be away from each other for a while. 1 had to tell Jack all about Ruth and Walter and slthough I wasn’ 1 with th news 1 had to tell Jack must have seen after a while that T want- o4 to sce ehildren. He rang the | ball and asked if Mrs. Atherton had | come. | ‘Q‘ e has just this minute entered, e door bell, she issucd quick or- $31e331ER0aa T2 430 R EERRIS RS AT REAA Y ] il H i i &i H FLassEes Rttt el b batiaitasadi et s bt ab door after we had retreated behind the curtains, and 1 bacw that he ewildercd and upset by the or- leal fore m But t slervo- typed courtesies of his calling stood him in good stcad, and th most captious of women could Jave found | [ | 10 fault with his welcome “My deur Mrs. Grantiand,” he! aid unctuonusly, “this i fndeed an expected pleasure!™ He got that v i his ac patter and n fl in rtled, | 1 on and K . lenly had ronembered the and the serious ac ¢ hal made ag this | nan t his ¢ v had served him, | woman, had seized his | yand in both Wik 50 ot her You oug old 1 me with ; 1 en feartully re misa in not h, and 1 not sent you m il contrf- bution to your work. I have hrnm' t it with me, though, today." e dropped his i her ntly a ¢ not capahl wiiich led him ¢ vords without ot found, scandal, Doct of a Mrs. Richard s if somcone suddenly had 1 th b ath from my body. « it did the woman ner luily to doctor, 2 10 pay at I should ke for such may I she?” agked oticed. She is most uninte me and 1 am sure she must m for she hus spent her dressing a burn and listening to ne swear while she has been doing it dear, T have been mighty glad you were not here most ol the time, for I assure you I have mot been at my best efther mentally or phy th a bum and the knowledge that I v up works both at the mill and with potion pic producing company.” e nurse at juncture and Jack said: ou go and sec the 1 were going with s 1 told t leg 15 holiding up the ire this an- nounced Sally, n bes . Prescott,” answered the nurse v vour r to me 1 i ill want I exclaimed impul- | to see her alone while I talk over | u been sick enough |t Mrs. Atherton How to Keep It— ad not seen | Rl Tne.) A1l this young wo- | TOMORROW: This letter contin® that the dressings | ued. e [Your Health | 5 our ca |l tha deaths which occurred during Causes of lliness of sci [ down : . truth that conquered workers In gerve a tion on t Did realize « the c may t 1 task of ir of public lighter propo spect Discase is s} tne turnishes ar the 1 worker. E: ! indifference that much m v ready overbur . tho: o health © Sugzests Re-olutions In this New Year's r Gesired to suggest a few resolutions. ' ! mall pe lessly, or in lally or by th rtment. 1 ¢ to avoid excesses that ' the vitality and e 1 resolve to keep regular habits ¢ the proper amount of exer- {n a sufficient amount ‘ acks the mem- Forlnfants, Invalids, b TheAged Nourishing—Digestible— No Cooking. 1e rector ochoed, | corest elr- | The Home Food-Drink for All Ages | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, [crOSsWORD PUZZLE | rry 1 1 13 tain- 14 Jewel 16 To divide 17 Painful Perstan money wked cluy Night Of the nature of & slarry mus: Jockey Meadow 26 Perched venth note e Viscuons fluld Beeurc A2 Tiny green vegetable 4 3.1416 41 a conta 186 4 p at sea 10 19 a0 e of the Bultan 1 of busines 2 whose name day is Wed. neslay Hi 33 Boundary Wand h4 Rental contract Morocean cup Z6 Person to whom a gift is made Inicts 7 of wood To it up 50 ¥ 60 oworm b Having a bistory Givont . Men collectively 63 ot 65 gumen | | 5 or | [RI 59 y counet; v 1 | A i ish o) Veriical »l "!'r) overtuin I 2 To viet [a's 2 50) h ) | [ER : | [LE | ,—— COLOR CUT-OUTS ——— % A Willer’s Daughter nothing of het strange adventure at |the Kking's summerhouse, but a few days later the second daughter hap- pened to take a walk along the same {path and she too, came to the sum- merhouse. The notice was &till upon the door, and, like her sister, ehe paused to read it Mysterions Writing It told of how king's son had his i the fifth chapter of a story jvanished and of a great reward of- about a lost prince. When the set of | fered for any news of him. lolls is complete at the end of next | *How I wish that T might have week they will make fine actors with this reward aid the sccond daugh- which to play the story over again. ter. “I would wear nothing but ailoiy beautiful silken gowns all the rest of The miller's daughter had just my life, and T could have many rich | wished for the reward in order that friends.” she might have a fine dowry, when a Then she aighed again and great surprise came to her. A €0y thought she would rest a few min- fire was burning inside the summer- |ytes in the summerhouse before house on the King's grounds and tyrning back. was a little table all set with (The miller's second eldest daugh- n food. There was Writing top } a lavender glip. Her halr rved into the stone of the fireplace 'ghould he colored yellow.) and this is wha : (Copyright, 1926, Asscciated Edi partake, but of tors, Inc.) ited her 1 suw 4 young man ~ ony sossip’s Corner nding at the door. “For wh are the fire and food and couch?" he asked 4 | “For myselt,”" she answered. L Tongue for Suet | For an Instant his face bore a Use tongue in place of euet in troubled look, then he vanished. |mince ptes. The tongue, while rich When the girl turned ngain to the |in fat, does not become “tallowy™ b ton was gone and all the |When cold, and makes cold mince when hot. pic as good ther comforts. (This dres s belones to the miller's \est daughter. It is brown with Strain on Warp L blue apron and ec Hor shoes | When hanging clothing to dry ith blue let the sirain of the weight com her .) on the warp threads not the woof This is especially important with The Sceond Dauzhter table and bed linens. This pler = privee A novelty for Palm Reach use is 1 : hav the par of flowered organdie. pap 1 s t v Tie of \\h te organdie ,mm)l t It is lined with shell-pink LRI silk which casts a lovely light on The miller's eldest daughter sald |the features. MONDAY, e ©) 1925 by NEA SERVICE INC, ssmms BEGIN HERE TODAY Durbara sends for Ball, and Fancy | up ‘Im apartment steps one night| The trip was th 3 BARDBARA HAWLEY, 25, proves | walks iy as the two are talking the depurture, her arms | one that 1 t her s i and ind p wecures Barbira of trying to ste Al ot packages : e S PR by fiting her flanes, BRUCIT REY- Jerome for herself to keep from 1 Wiyt llibe st lahphod hthet it uy pusit dusaseh B1g ‘ NOLDE, architeet, and ge'ting w old muid, but after a short taking some of them from her, | ton platform and waich 1u el fuh on Liritain Telegraph spa » {1y a reconciliation ght out the town." | moon come up far across the hiil Mer dusire to see lif 1| MeDermott asks Darbara it sho | ra's bedroom they un- | Toward midnight s ot promytly, OB JEPIILS wants 10 cover the convention of the | dresses and shoes, thel i o Lt e reporter, takes her to a roadhouss, (iencral Fedcration of Womer RO b O TR : dinner and introduces her to JER- | ehbs, htof wil look like a grand- ©d from the knowicljge 1 | OMEE BALL, man ahout tow Ag NOW GO ON WITH THE STORyY duch once removed, when you de- | iew he U no bunny g {they are talking @ prominent man CHADPTER XXXVI scend upon thal convention,” | sy waiting for her copy eated nearby kil himaclf, Barbara | Marhara gasped. “The bk women's | laughed fancy. “Honesily, Babs, ¥ou | jircakfust was a1 ol | plcks up @ searf dropped by his nn- convention? Not really | ought to buy out tho town every!parbura ordercd frult and eggs an | tnown woman companion. MeDermott smiled. “Yew' he waid, [once in o while. It glves you such # [ ooy and mafiins and sat peveling Bruee, meanwhile, enters the firm | “Give us interviews with all the fe- | pretty color." Tl the glemming Hnen and sthverwar handed 2 s crawled nessa (o the man behind Tn a moment Bar! she said. . ' minine cel: & and brit itious ad and » prefimin conventio about the efiries will n on all t 1y through 1 only huve to worr views and o forth. ‘m thrilled overd 2o alc : {8 crookedness in s, con- | g other duti O course 1 col nd glves | mott,” ans to a cotecspondent, “Viei owing: ; I? oclally su- out two weeks” was nee marric Al OLITTA CRANBY—the one | The time passed g Barbara \ heen giving advies lothies — striking white yred hats and sho r dinner and Iunck dr beyond hares an MeDermott is in love wi her her as ghe struggled! s none of his cnemies would | road, Jumper Laughs at Reddy 1ox By Thornton W. Burgess When Peter awoke the nest morn- | ing snow was still falling. By this to | time it had pretty well covered the | 0ld log in which Peter was shelter- ed and, of course, was growing deep. Advantages to cach 1 give That each may have the chance live. —O014 Mothor Nature. Jumper the Hare has big feet. Yes sir, he has big fect. His cousin, Pe- ter Rabbit, often had thought about those big feet of Jumper's and ge n’t until the middle of the afternoon | that the storm ended. Peter had to dig his way out. That wasn't much { of & job, for the now was soft end lcretly he had laughea at|very light. Peter soon had dug it them and been glad that his own|away from around the opening in feet were not so big and awiward- the end of the old log and climbed up on the latter for a look around. Peter sighed. Yes, sir, he sighed. “I've got to stay here until this looking. Jumper's feet were too big| to look well. His footprints were| | big enough for some one twice his| L ‘1; Reddy I'ox used to lauch .wsno:\" pack down or there ‘S,B ‘Jump.sr and peer at him for having | (rust sald h«: talking to hy\ms“‘-!‘ S0k biE fhet DUt Jumpar din't|'l can ses thatcleacly enotgh. This S o rcally alan't care about|SnOW 18 €0 goft that I would sink in his looks, 80 it didn’t trouble him at | With every step and I couldnt run all becaise his feat, especially his|if 1should try, Here 1'm reasonably et e ol katiook el | ace e adoxg theWeasaL 18 e ouly ReaivhTimeerk s Callinatinip| ce wiolcoulaigeiiatiing fn this ho! teet were big. \lo“ log, and somechow I don't be- e el Betor/was over tniiicve meilind aralnalhere 80 there the Green Forest a snowstorm start- | There was nothing at .xll‘ o for him to fear, So he slept soundly. | er and decper all the time. It was- | the counter “Rush that through,” the mirror. 1t | ol younger and | y mont t clotiy for ma ider{ul wl Jo for vou.' wil ' she said. "I realized how few of them till 1 got these and began to get the “It's also wonderful wha ness will do for yo remarked | Fan on look now as if neihing to live for. got up and around on her es, 10 evident gatonishment. “T have. more ¢onld 1 @sic thi A'A(hml‘x' to over this Worges icration con- vention? Iy the ehunce of a life- Far shook her hea ‘m atraid I could ask more of life than a tircsume old convention, with a lot of upsi wonen to interview. “Bat,” brightciied, “maybe you'll m f fascinating | wan on the train. With that white ] suit and that geeen hat, you ought ‘0 have the pick of 'em.” bara langhed. “Honestly , one would think you haudn't | world for anything | L tho except men, , Lt not more than one or two. You might as well ad- it 1here’s noth se as intercst- ing. trying on one hat ! after another and pirouetting before the looking glass, That's a broad statement, * answered Barbara, Faney took off the green hat and came back to hop in the middle ofi the bed among the new clothes. “Look here, Babs, why don't you try | falling in love? It's wonderful. And you're such a peach, almost any man would be glad to have you. I cant’ see why you've never tried it. young | | Barbara's fuce w: sober. “Per- haps I have, 5 5H8 o The day came at last. Barbara| found herself the center of interest | in the Telegraph staff, as she closed her de: Dadger was studiously regarding .| page of copy. She did not look up | when everybody elese shouted fare- | wells to Barbara. McDermott came to the outside gate of the office with her. "Keep a stiff upper lip, Miss Hawley,” he sald. “There'll be terrible confusion. | And you'll be lucky if the hotel holds that room we reserved for | you. Rooms will be as scarce as hen's teeth this month. But if you| is nothing to fear. But I'll hn\e 10 get In troubls of any kind wire me.” | hungry, and I don't like that." : ed in. It enowed and snowed and|°, Barbara bade him goodby and | snowed. The alr was so filled with | That night wes @ mooniight night. | caught a taxi to Roxbury Road. | Show that Peter could hardly see |iust the kind of a night that Peter gne found Fancy in the kitchen, em- | over his own whiskers. 8o he wisely | hunted up & hollow log and fn this | he made himself comfortable and { | | | Jumper was moving along just a 1 little ahcad of Reddy |see he had slept all climbed up on the roof of his house, about. He had been squatting moving n and out of the shadows | Fox. Reddy was having hard work | getting about. “He must be hungry.” thought Peter, “to be hunling while this snow {s so soft. I am (lad 1 :hnd sense enough to stay here.” Just little way in front of Reddy. At the | [ tirst glance it world like a big lump of snoéw mov- ing along. It was a minute or two before Peter recognized his cousin, | ter Jumper's coat {s pure white. Jumper was moving along just a lit- tle ahead of Reddy, and looking at Reddy Fox. | hoped that little Mrs. Peter over in| “You have laughe at my big feev, the dear Old Briarpatch would not | Reddy Fox. worry about him. The snow alfted | laugh at you.” Jumper eried. lown through the bare branches of | you wish you had feet like them? If the trees which had dropped their you did have you might get a dinner leaves in the fall, and piled up on|sooner than you are likely to to- broad green branches of the ev night. Why don't you catch me, Red- greens until they began to bend|dy rol’ Why don't you? Ha, ha, ha, w 'h the weight of {t. [ “I'm glad I filled my ®omach be-| (Copyright, !fore this began,” thought Peter be- fore he went to sleep. He had no fear, for he knew that in a storm The next story: selt Away." “Peter Gives Him- Jumper the Hare. Yéu know in win- | | dearly loves. He conldn't sleep. You ployed in the unace | 80 to speak, and there squatted and | tered, | wished and wished that he could run every | Bavs,” there & | determined you shouldn't long time when he saw something stand out here over this stove after | | then Peter's attention was| nine o'clock. { caught by anothér movement just a | | her packing and was ready to leave looked for all lhv‘ about, | while I'm gone." back and laughing. He was laughing | | ow it is my turn to' “Don’t | stomed work of | day. S0 he gotting dinner. | The girl blushed as Barbara en-| “I think I've burned nearly | hing, and this gravy's curdled, | she apologized. “But I was| have to| ou got home. You must be too e‘(-‘ and presently he recognized Reddy| cited to breathe.” “Too tired to breathe instad. \ think I'll slip into a negliges for din | ner. You're a deéar to think of me | this way, Fancy." Barbara's traln was to leave at| She dressed, finished the house at eight. visibly Fancy hung struggling egainst | tears. Barbara stopped once and laugh- ed. “Really, Fan, you act as if I were going to die or something. e e Don't be foolish. I'll be back in a few days and you'll have a good rest An almost imper ceptible shadow passed over Bar- bara's face, but Fancy saw fit. You necdn't worry, Babs," ghe cried. “I won't commit any crimes while you're gone. I'll not see any- body you don’t want me to see.” Her face childish and woebegone, moved ara to pity. T know you won't, dear,” said, as she went out to the "l(fln‘ |taxi. As she went down the steps a 1926, by T. W. Burgess) | | of flowers. boy rushed yp and handed her a box In the taxi she opened them and found Jerome Ball's card with the single word, “Apologies.” | Au | met severs | never lyoy, 1 k and turned to leave. Miss |, she | Jost lier I's e diner hut & She won S5 did not o tete ipped a oie France i her purs Was too happy to read. dered it pecieet happin Nl L 8 consist of ane long journcy Hke tiis after anoihier, But the Jadod 1o ) uroun 1 dresses and lay There would b morrow, At dinner in the | othier ne noihing to do (il 1 bronze sp: rooin, & Lper Woten, Freat pienic, done |t 08 10 me il ml tohahly per . The older womau “No special paper now. I'm a fre: land gsat she caught o amusement aeross e o women who oy heard th aark After dinner, the women mpori went sight seeing. They wandered jthrough the otd public square, wh | foun yed and ran down little o over prds. The { green was shut iy high gi dings. Molly Parking, woman, wi talked co quoti on Jite, witl defiant lpa tened, wonde Part of the maotion pictures o always a fuint docio. Barl 1 declded entert upon for nment. tra and eeveral others 0. ome heck to the Lot I with me, \'lw Haw said Mis 1 H]\ll\’ “We'll go up o my room and 1 la good talk.” Larbara asseuted, somewhat willingly. Miss Perking' room proved sma. It was cluttered with pond..- un 3 \seript articles. There were two mug- nificent Spanish ellk shawls, a milk bottle, an array of high-heeled slip- pers, a broken fan on a echair and a much battercd old trunk corner. “You sce before you the kol fruits of a misspent life,” said Miss Perkins. in onc “Anybody th.xld choose newspaper work descrves wha: he gcts. That's all 1 say. Though it isn't 80 bad for those of us who make a success.” Barbara looked at the woman's shabby shoes and at the lines be- tween lhe gharp black eyes. " continued Molly, It's going | to bu a grval game this time. 1 can show you the ropes if you like, I'll (sell my stuff to several of my reg- ular magazines and syndicates. ways a market for it, you know. “And if you wish, I'd be glad to conduct you around.” Burbara fidgeted slightly, fear you'll bother with me. But help.” The woman brightened. “I've been in the game 20 long years, my dear,” she said. y Again Barbara glanced at the clut- tered room and the old trunk. The shivered ever so slightly and roge to go. “I think I'll go to bed, Miss Perkins. I'm very tired.” Molly Perkins reluctantly followed her to the door. As Barbara put her hand on the knob, thé other woman sald, “Oh, by the way could you |lend me ten dollars untfl Saturday Al- “lhang be too busy to 1 may call for ’l ought to have a draft that hasn't got here yet." Barbara looked in her purse. “1 haven't it in cash but I'll go down and gcl a traveler's check cashed for you." The woman's smile was brilliant, “Thank you so much.” Darbara caught an elevator. The lobby was still crowded with laugh- ing groups of women. Barbara caught glimpses of several faces known to the natienal eye. She walked along, fascinated with the novelty of the experience. As she neared the cashler's win- |dow, a man came hurrying around a corner. His face was sleek and his eyes were uneasy. Barbara stared at him. Then she hastened to the hotel register. The clerk openéd the recent pages for her, and she ran her finger down the column of arrivals. Ehe stopped at the name, throp R. Mannering.” Then she rushed to the telegraph booth near the elevator. She found a pad and pencil. a moment she handed a scrawled message to the man behind the counter. “Rush that through.’ she sald “Win. (To Be Continued) No Cold | Fever neadache or grippe ~ Colds break in a day for the millins who use Hill's. Headache and fever stop. La Grippe is checked. 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