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EW BRITAI Quicksands of Love Adele Garrison’s — ' YoHur Health | ow to Keep It— New Phase of Causes of Illness ——Revelations of a Wife——"| »:»r wous Surgeon General, Madge Public Heal dents Bares o the Suspicious Inci- Lucia’s Husband Many people suppos spreads that plagu Hke wildfire, as we say once it As said form may, and sometimes does spread with great rapidity among people who llve under overcrowded and other insani that fe, wl sonal contaet. Under favorable conditions pneu monic plague along the rall T appears in ocallty READ THIS FIRST: SYLVIA STARR I hen expres- pref a5 been engag ly a year when he asks break their engagement. He per. |that he's in love with |FAY £IIRLEY. Heart-broken, Sylvi {up, greatly to the AUNT AGONY, the aid who reared her. says that Ranny never to woman, and that he's thing, fa Hal adily Right—" weren't so well bal he . "I could 1t—T don't you ood Mer ATy €0 is close tions — here “If Your Theory is satisfaction shrewd Aunt will be tru sald eads human beings mode of bubonic rat goes a n beings from the n epidemics of t of plague of insofar as ca outbreak In Ou several ago started in the following way: A hunter of ground | shooting thess animals ained which sick of plague. It is probable that a fiea from this animal bit him, most likely on | the the arm, and he developed the bu- ftime bonie tvpe of Refore lied, however, secondary plague ot 3 is not true no cts—you v any m iftless good-for And she urges & PETER WILK, a ho adores her But Sylvia less Ra ly de other goes where the s besid woman hum rning ¥ to pneumor bt are animal ori- g gin we | cares Whe 1de 1 enough ont n he t they don't o marry back and for the s and Fa and with tow: an pace up halted abruptly years love after squirrels in ntly takes hi avi one was | clope | Ranny seems married 1 almost honeymoon's end. And by Sylvia has rished t—The Nest, call i layin trailir r queries to the u they he developed pneumona. his illness The { possibly by coughing ng in closa .proximity. Or a smail, an invisible quantity ot from the lungs of patient might have reached tb fingers and from the fingers be transferred_to mouth or nose. Th is sufficient to cause the disease After the pneumonic form veloped from this first case, it on from one er until 14 persons died before epidemic was checked. Two of who dled in Oakland at Y doctors and two e a | Ranny of is rig okcr drinking " he said : During others, sne more very, seeretion the going to RAND ron ally admit Nt o0 of hom woul con- with Ty en t “1 Don't “I don't k eried denly the me to ad inadequate T had mad everytl What T Mean!" ar Know rust upor ek said. “Was el person 1o 2 e the ndship” really GO ON CHAL o Sylvia o ng stree owner o those time nurses. What the United States? T prediet. The 0 countries Approximately lion cases of reported from year. Rats adily earry from one count®y to board ship and there ships bullt that do not in 1 umbers, FASHIONS By Sally Milgrim that a love a WITH is | (xow of pla in s is hard to | is present in present quarter of a mil- human pl: were all countries were vour ayes had heen ted entered ing THY XVII was out STORY) door Surely hily. And no sooner is wife day first o 10 1 plunged dire tion Lu effect that she had cause her undergoing t is futu o had it slowly, alienist aking nto the room. 26, hy stealt s had than 1 endoes narr ning ant : s pase morn in th orf a's innt - oic t She the t Ranny Junior's and purk and no ¢ P a husba n 1 e dis Cewspaper St Service, Inc. ast 81 the discase on few harbor rats another lead itul arge moti mot For knew t ud Ranny who « do about newest heart affair ¢ < in't “Give she conle For i go to Moth som: | running \stane GHER oth me anny. He's er women, it's wrong, doing it. What kK to him, aithf supposed to Ips a advies around with e admits that Z vs he can’'t help it | | shall T do, leave } myself to HUNT FOR And You | PETER'S PERFUME, e W. Burgess W \ catch blinding his un Iness? W whe her b By Thornton el at is a wife shand it of either could for lely w 1 b 1l Tov Agony Aunt A etheart know of |tiage and of heartbreak? Noth | No, Sylvia knew that she had whole it for ri a lite possibly of mur- sw in ing geto R I ly Tivesh' the o self. Her 1 nny, as failure-—had from the he- the end of the isitin saw it, was s iterflies. if they ng way of I en a ghastly fai nning—almost from peameijas honeymoon. “And it's my mind to run told herself, as nnder lilac by {corner of the park o make wild effort at holding him—he love with me once. Why can't fall me high time SHHHeE o around as about 2" | Iking | s car, and [1as st in front of | 7 2 cnas iy clothes Aunt Agony wear 1o Iay thing she th white that ade for her to wedding was the only new ‘had had her marriage Wy fourteen months ago! never cd to pop into when he bought himself and ties and shirts that needed new clothes, too. And Sylvia s too proud to ask him for ther Heaven alone knew hard it is|to ™ him give ler money to keep the house going hill! Tr. coutd have erself 100k dress find out ion't you And then | went te “Why and find out? Ry -flutter-flitter. by T. W. rily nce to most saucily his ne Tt mind cocks a BUrges) | gand-Painted Trocks Are Fashion's Latest Charming Fancy. Dame Fashion, the moods of the mode, Is ever finding something fresh to please our fancy. |One of her inspiration the ¢ pa d flow- frocks. Charming extremely d story: “The Perfumed Z creates how ake enoug summer and motifs on fabri orative was!—an E held r ers on colors Gossip’s Corner The 1d northwest e Buz thoug bill would send them for the are ard Ideal House! Joth sheer kitchen exposure, din- e frock is east, living |georgette inted t, with two win- S h room. This tin edged onstration de- and bottom. The colle wder lines roo; licated only 1 bo decorat- nd colors of mauve, and yellow, tan or red ) room seem have a with a [heavy, it of white |baby flam- sli fon at gown s and th height s of the K back has an extremely long point in front and it large collar rippling cape in at nded by poin in n running 8 dle . hought her with ch sf ro: swift n and out of of top cou 5 focks. of s 1t ome ock litt As time and tuke care ing self, t00, all—not even nothing for Ranny or nine ehirt He had t vaist is ir v the s0 de had harely her housework of the godets set in both sl vivia 3 of his for she skirt. The neck line, hi in smal had laundress to the no he and 1 have wash nice at lowing it is vas eight in every bow in colors mal should alls floor front he office Sylvia sighed uipped off and rolled up the fin socks. Her eyes lifted is encir. wistfully ac ST valvei reaches of the ¥ nd Ranny had th rful hours in those enc : months before their marriage Then suddenly from acros bed flowering Peter Wilk cor th sun ana |streamers 1o skirt Charming wit as &l is & hat | Diece of yar large I8 frock hed pair of s. 1 looke arlet a Tablc = 50 Service for silverware - i a formal 1 epoons all laid the outside 1l pre & oyster course for the il spent les of |ana loops of nd Jower ias on w ernoon (EFS) s a at plate forks at Ao £ to the its i and vl Thus. Don't Crowd Today! ede the iry on the were is that crowds do i not laid on to see any of them Johnson, recogn foremost beautie nat om the ad comme beauty lay's woman block stres Justine A of not face He .ad a couple of hooks one arm and was ¢ in his hard. Beside him t disreputable looking bull wered to the name of “Durham.’ “Well, of things! To find you here!” Peter said, coming up to her nd speaking very low s0 as not to wake the sleeping baby. “I haven't seen you for years and years, have ying his cap rotted s one o at if pointers. “T use " writes she m on the bath water which the body, Just il e o alp. T clean onr even if not of the sort to see, gives all ted oll in my makes a | clings making it and before m shampoo |1 rub ollve oil into my with a very » usual ome thrifty w e left- t nner. skin any left- fine. Beat the wdding a little 1 tablespoon of | greasy cold nilk. Beat egg |covered an eye lotion h1 1 in. Melt table- {nsed four or five times 1sual way. momile add fish, | boiling apply is way ¢ 1d haye been put into a |this lotion to my eyes whenever <nn M | t varie AN appe soft s and it n smooth up b and nd 1 m with smiled onths and bench baby, him, wake Sylvia glanced gray-blue ¢ for months # for him An't know T'd Here a don’t touch him or you' him up! Isn't he wonderful?” There was a caich in her lovely- my ves dls- to not Ay answer day nd put had a look & 1 buy ter r e worth of ¢ flowers take t ce you T to fold the them in ST e e ed to RANDALL PHELPS for near- her to explains her chum, gives him of old Agony marry bachelor y bored before eir liv- birth of the | R HER MAN (Iustrated and Copyrighted by Joh nson Features, Inc., 1819 Broadway, New York City) she said it that gl bent over to push back the baby carriage. and Peter But his Sylvia's av have, you care of asked wonderful,” trou rted fa been doing b this wonderful they Bettled yivia bench 1 up a second pair and of R ed her shoulc to think that washing and ironing is mere child’s play, lightly et me tell 2 full-time job, and no mis- had plenty to keep me taking car ooking: were ha her if he anything so slender 1ld do family w on answered, as won- and shin, Hav kept. up your music?” was 1 singing lessons you mear haver I reall Aunt to send to atening ) Her ut volc up your voicr make anything you go on 1t's nded across him and grass wom @ man hush helieve very women ever or Men, fall new i of ¢ in mor 1 one ma re They ourse, ¢ seo a 1l loyally 1 nothir you en man,” ¥ pai..ful silence. bit moral lieve that a for his woman, women Iy said long e usug to one Men are as as vho T wife ever nd when every you're looks at they 1alking throi He raised the old brown, Bangkok wearing for dropped to {wo Fears old, to her patched Th thing But Sylvia and long after Peter sat, hot with shame, at her old shoes print dress that had and washed until it 1 in it! 2y Jderells o8 T money love ne your to Sylvia's hat time I his eyes rain-stained hat of had black straw that s n then was two years. her 00 and they down shoes, i second. glance one, sh down Wd the faded been washed 1 no color left was ove a had seen had ¢ 1o0ki a Cin- a kind h her. some money, getting to b hought, with - sweeping throu have to ask Ranny for tonight-——some real clothes c for some ne She it that night after suppe! en the baby had been put to sleep, and The Nest was d him wrapped in quie “You see, 1Y clothes bhefore,” sitting on the arm conldn’t go out much when was coming, but now I'll ing out a little, I suppose Without looking he answered her: “All right, don't have to preach a sermon t it—my bill- fold is on my dresser, with my kewy Bripg = here.” was Iving open on tha and fitied into pshot of slim 1ittle he pose lly needed d to him his chair. “I baby rt go- v n't e fibl up you and watch His wat top of the of of lure *h in sand. “Who 1 self, picki There about the little with its upturned en st ced her- g was miliar nd bee- )\ to her cunning, right here in girl was Sally it seen idenly e had cc where sauey before this v The March's little sister, “Pus Ah, was she who owned the blue handkerchief, embroidered with an “M.'—“M" for “March!” | Sylvia stood looking down at the snapshot for a full minute, then picked up the watch from the dress- er and carried it into room where Ranny was. She placed the keys in his right | vest pocket, opened the watch and looked squarely i:to his ey | She had mace a sudden decision that was going to change her whole life! Pale and shaken with that de- cision, she went back to Ranny and at down before him. “I want to talk to vou,” she said, and something in her made him lower his paper and look at her. to talk to you as if we were friends—instead of enemies. | Do you realize that we aren't friends jany more?" roor voice $L |breathed regularly and audi living | ,Beatrice Burton fessdzesead Author of “Love Bound,"” “The Flapper Wife” | XXVIH Ranny's dsome face sulky child" answered, s a sure, 1 know that W aren’t friends any more,” he agreed You're so wrapped up in the words I'm [driven to of home for human com panionship- tmes. Sylvia could believe her Had Ran forgotten ts and ¢ the haby two out of you outside kind of my good any h wrs. wait from hour, to remind decided to rying over t said ed every at ple but nig of timc al- you're to want you 1vS gone m her o stay why should ‘1 you?" he v wi You ple don't ings ¢ « m o1 to be 0 UPS tho s i on bravely: I'm 1 went ot very A tiffin overloc irangeas. sand big glass bowl, and cake with choco- frosting as black as night. sward the end of the meal Syl- screwed up her courage and i Sarah the -question she had there to ask her that day. 1 vith slic fresh iced tea going to give music id, with her ing her eye: you'd see it pupils. Will Sarah taught a 8§ slars and she did charitable There was no end to the people h knew. And Sylvia was sure if could find pupils iat person would be Sarah ne some you work. of eight brought for two sist Their mother a and waited car fall she by Thanksgiving had And her earni dollars a month hu a the thing right along, happened. Au came in one afternoon when t twins practicing t duet—a simple thing call- 1givi she were trops.” ou was going door of and sit down only how up by iches 1, and that | had four more puplls, | dropped dow ortabl g And him," on the bac used to do you turned her on on with *“Dew-drops never knew how she ma teach the twins nythi All time s rked angry on bac went the W eyes back, like e instant into the a twins speech, she burst | “Well, what are you doing, porting yourself?" she asked And without walt she went o I*lways tell you you'd it if you 1.arried that scally a Ranny? Here you are, tal f a house and a bab 1 living besides! 1 sup ng for Sylvia to : care rning your own won't have it! I'm going straight his her about it! If Randall Ph won't take care of you they'll ha e to do it—his family Sylvia could only stand and look her with her deep s1 that > were times when it no talking to Aunt one of th o to 1 1ps eyes. s good Agony—and this was listen said help hear most not to kind things . but couldn’t of m, and e only too frue, used to be sorry for my I was an old mald wound up, “but T be 1€ 1 haven't been very after alll You look as if yo crying for a week! Well—" ¢ paused a momer vent on: “Well, I'm II's father about all A vonder going going now, . 0 BE CONTINUED) Aunt Agony threate steps which will plun.s 8v greater muddle than ther disclosure witl r regard consents me. Ranny shoulders. | s to- them i n for stood rubbir fi tryir anted to over. He be o his own way way. He had ma As if to make g0 ry plair still more plain should s | neve houg! only anny love n life, until from this 1 retu fair of own money, t00. She couldn’t take money from man who had fallen out of lave wit her. True enough, it was little t he gave her-—barely for upkeep of the tiny baby's food and clothing “But I won't let him b s or do anything for me, up her mind, shu er lovely lips firmly and staring straight ahead of her into the dark- ess of the bedroom. In the bed beside gh the and eng for the y me any her, Ra he in knows that goodnight he e wonder it kissed G hasn't weeks,”” Sylvia thought, listening to | sound, “I think he’s ay."” low and believe forgotten me, in a P regular he does. 1 S don’t just she wheeled k street to ask old Steinway The next morning the baby over to Ble Aunt Agony for her piano 4r as they parlor, e old she sald in the dim ining bulk. hate to ask for stood together looking at its piano seemed so much & part of the old house. It had be- longed to Sylvia's mother and it had stood in th particular corner of the room for it, hat almost thirty vea | don’t mind play the I'm 50 to go on Ve to less your Ithing,” glad you're going vith your singing lessons. You ¥ a lovely voice and it's a shame bury your talents. Sylvia lips. “I'm sure I taking it. 1 er she answered, “and ne that about her knew that furiously that she lessons. she stopped in sajd nothing for the plano. She Agony would ngry. if found tended to give music On her way home to see Sarah Wilk. Peter's sister was just person everybody went r troubles, as Sylvia to her now. | she she out in- 1e sort of to with and black the short her face was plump and was a twinkle in that gave her short friendliest sort of expression. Sylvia {1oved her. “well, if this isn't nice—to see yvou again! And that blessed baby!" she squeaked with pleasure when she saw Sylvia standing front porch. She stood on tiptoe and kissed her, and then picked up Ranny, Junior. “Come right | breathlessly, * |a cake and six loaves of bread—and |it's lunch time and we'll just have |a bite right out here on the side | porch! Where will we put the baby? Up in my room—he’ll never roll and Ifall off the bed, will he?” | Chattering like a busy little {brook, she led the way upstairs to her bedroom—a big, cool room with half-lowered blinds and snowy white muslin curtains that billowed out like sails in the breeze. | They laid the baby in the center {of Saran’s white four-poster bed, |where he went promptly to sleep. in* she went on Aunt Agony pursed up her color- | going | just finished baking | A GENEROUS OFFER It is a all dor tired 1 et think the price. villirg to . told id i thinking d en 1 resolved vould I find who did vould 1 circumstances Mamie me hat never criticism And never mysel{ that which again for the again gir pay say to any 2§ g to p satd willi to An matter. 1 what 1 diffe ed bucking up. i ¢ stopped short Miss ( M ou whole about leaver that had o m times not h or was going to make not.” I nued not, say, 11 cont I think ¥ am or choicr go- choose her 1 never well at of her rig the reel. choose Joan You can Horton with depending for mother throw for a Wasn't to me first sight. to be s0 nice t off Yes, I'm going to at, said Angie “You have on vou. 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