New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1929, Page 14

By Adele Garrisen Madge, Lillien and Mr. Undorwood Visit Dicky's Ofiice and Overhear An Intevesiing Comversation. The offices of the art magazine in which Dicky and Edith Fairfax are partaers have spread out since Dicky took over the venture. A well-ap- pointed reception room is at the front, while the private offices of Edith and Dicky are at the rear, with desks of a clerical force be- tween. On the floor above are a photographic studio and rooms for the st artists. The whole interior was much different than when I had last seen it upon the day when I had found Dicky heartbrokenly confiding to Edith his terrible suspicion tha: | 1 was trying to polson him. The remembrance of that day came over me vividly as I stepped into the reception room. 8o vivid was the memory that, for a second or two, my dry, constricted throat refused me speech. I was relieved. indeed to hear Lillian’s volce. “Are Mr. Graham and Miss Fair- fax here?"” she asked. The girl she addressed, a trim effi- cient young person, sitting at a deak marked “Information,” looked at us attentively as she rose. I had the feeling that in the second she had classitied and indexed us. re in the studio just as she sald, “and they ar: extremely busy. But they will be down shortly. This is Mrs. Graham is it not?"” She looked at me, and T nodded, | forcing a smile in lieu of the words | 1 could not utter. But I wondered | how she knew. | “If you'll come back with me,” she said, “into Mr. Graham's office, it will be pleasanter for you. As soon as they are through in the studio T'll let them know you are here. I'd ,vather not disturb them now unless it is very important that you should dee them.” “Nothing important about it" Harry Underwood rumbled. “We'll just wait until they como down. You |don’t even need to tell them we're here, We'll just say, ‘Surprise, sur- prise’.” The girl's composure was proof against his nonsense, but I caught an appreciative twinkle in her eyes as she answered the sally demurely. “] may not see them before you do,” she said, “for the stairway is at the side of their offices, and they 0 there before coming out ere “Well! we'll make a stab at intro- | ducing ourselve: Mr. Underwood gibed, and then she ushered us into | one of the two offices at the rear. 1t was unmistakably Dicky's room, iplled high with manuscripts and drawings. and & motley disorder of pamphlets, magazines and books But his desk was comparatively clear and upon it—T felt my pulses leap at the sight—was the framed picture of Junior and me which Dicky had !had taken several years before. Why I should have expected the picture to be gone. I do not know, but the surprise and pleasure of see- ing it sent a queer little glow over me which lasted until we heard Edith | Fairfax's voice in tremulous, excited expostulation outside In the corridor. “Oh, Dicky! these are too much! |1 can't take them from you." “Ot course you can.” my hus- band's voice said in friendly, affec- tionate gibing. “It isn't as if they were real, you know. And they make you look like a million dollars.’ (Continucd Tomorrow) SPOOKY MAKES HIMSELF AT HOME BY THORNTON W, BURGESS Who would his health and vigor keep Should get his full amount of sleep. —Bpooky the Bcreech Owl. Never in all his life had Spooky the Screech Owl been more thank- tul. You sce, he had almost given up hope of finding shelter from the snow and wind, when he had actual- ly been blown against Farmer Brown's barn and had accidentally | discovered one of the little doorways which had been ,cut for pigeons away up near the roof. No pigeons were kept in the barn now. Spooky had hung on with all his might and finally pulled himmelf up and through that little doorway. Such a long breath as he drew then! It was warm in there. Rough Brother | North Wind could not reach him. He was out of the wind and out of the snow. , For a few moments Spooky sat quietly just inside. He was trying| to get his breath. Also, he was try- ing to adjust his eyes. You see, he had been more than half blinded by the snow. Spooky's eyes are made for seeing in the dark. Of coursc, he cannot see in absolute darkness, | but he can see in darkness that you ! and I cannot see in. Bo after a few amoments 8pooky flew over to a rafter high up in the roof. i “All I want now is to rest and eep,” thought Spooky. He forgot | that it was a long time since he had had anything to eat. He for- got that there was such a thing as unger. Rest and steep were the | two things that S8pooky wanted more | than anything else. This was a| ‘wonderful place for both. He fluff- .ed his feathers out and shook out the snow that had been driven into Athem. Then he settled himself into | & comfortable position and almost | @8 quickly as you could wink your | eye he went to sleep, | Bpooky slept nearly all night. That | was because he had been %0 thor- oughly tired by his fight against the wind and the snow. The truth is, | had he not found that refuge when | he did, the storm probably woull have been too muca for Spooky and he would have died out in it. So | o slept and slept, and it was net ‘until morning that Spooky awoke. | Btrange sounds awoke him. His eyes | flew open in startled surprise, For & moment or two he couldn’t imag- | fne where he was. Away down be- low him there was a stamping of | hoots. Farmer Brown's horses were fmpatiently awalting their breakfast Farmer Brown's Boy was moving about down there. He was getting hay and grain for the horses and eows and doing his regular morning work. He was whistling, for when he is working Farmer Brown's Boy delights to whistle. Spooky could sce all this very clearly, for up where he was the light was dim, | whereas down below it was not so | dim. Outsid, progre: : sl ‘n Spooky could hear Rough Brother North Wind howling around the barn. When “armer Brown opened the barn door and entered Bnow blew in with him. But insi that big barn it was as if there wr no such things us storms. It was warm and comfortable and peacetul Spooky suddenly became aware that he was very, very hungry. It seemed to him just then that never had he been quite so hungry. “If only I had something to eat,” thought Spooky. *I would make myself at home here. Yes, sir, that s just what I would do. 1 guess Tl have to do it anyway, for I am | @ertainly not going out in this sto ow. But 1 do wizh there was som- ing to eat in here. As If In answer fo ooky heard a Jaint squeak, but wondertul s of Spooky's heard it. Such a t was a mouse,” said Spooky nnder his breath hange came over Spooky then! | e turned his head in the direction m which that sound had come d hia eyes were very round and | that wish, It was a | measure to keep tiem filled. \ A “That was a mouse,” said Spooky under his breath. *“That was a mouse.” Just then there was an answering squeak. Spooky half lifted his wings and leaned for d to hear better. “Another, mouse,” he muttered. “T certainly am going to make myself at home here.” (Copyright, 1920, by T. W. Burgess) The next story—"Why Black Pus- =y Falled.” Talks to Parents BOOKS VS. PLAYMATES By Alice Peale “My boy Freddy,” sald a proud father to me recently, “doesn’t care about playing with the boys on the block. He says it's a waste of time. He'd rather spend his time reading. He reads good books, too, I can tell you.” It Freddy were my boy I should be worried rather than pleased by his stated preference of books over com- panions, to the exclusion of the lat- ter. It would be better if it were the hooks he found unnecessary. The child who excludes compan- ions is losing an essential educational experfence. We may be sure that the child who aggressively says that he would rather read than play with his fellows is really trying to hide some- thing from himself. Very likely the truth is that he is unable to get on with them or that he feels inferior to them. The child who tries to bhully the other children into always playing the game his way or who would rather run away than fight when somebody calls his bluff, finds in reading a blessed relief from sit- uations in which he feels frustrated and inadequate. The boy who can't vlay ball, who s physically awkwa-d and undersized, may well tell him- selt that playing down the street is stupid, not geared to such superior intelligences as his own. Certainly his absorption in books is no cause for parental pride. It should rather be regarded as a symp- tom of an inadequacy which the child must be helped to overcome. Reading and day dreaming are a natural part of the life of every child, but when these are indulged at the cost of wholesome physical activity and normal companionship they are harmful to the child’s de- opment. The child who runs away from playmates should be brought into supervised play groups and should be taught enough physical skill so that he will learn to tak unprotected play of down the street. the children FILLING CREVICES There 18 & liquid cement on the inarket mow that is excellent for filling crevices around the bath tun or on the tiled floor. Putty fills in wood cracks znd can be painted s0 it Is perfectly ¢ra waled. Cracks ah- sorh molsture « it is & sanitary NUTMEG APPI Grilled apples, flavored with nut- his part in the | meg. are an excellent addition to & dinner wirh of grilled ham, sausagw, dinner dish of grilled ham, sausage, { A ¥ N A W N _‘ AN 2N\ ) N NEW BRITAT{ DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1929, “Sumpin’s goin’ to happen. I feel it in me bones.” Long Center Word EENERA” AN 'V | 11| 7 | | The nine-letter center word holds the key position in this puzzle. The questions are only moderately diffi- cult. HORIZONTAL . ‘What city is the capital of Ger- many? In what principality is Monte Carlo? Melody. One in cards. Verbal. To bew. Blade of grass. To finish. To harden. Measurs of cloth. Social insect. An outfit, Eon. Preposition. To reproach. Myself. Rodent. 39.37 Inches. Tin container food. To eject. To be victorious. What two brothers developea the famous hospital clinic at Rochester, Minnesota? Portion of the mouth, Kettle. Half an em. In what country Is Amater- dam? Becond note in the scale. What is the plural of “genus”? To plague. VFRTICAL 1. 6. 11, 2. 14, 15. 16. 17. for prepared Curse. God of love. Jockey. Bixth note in scale. Back of the neck. Dinner. Negative. Central theater. Slang. Ancient. Heavenly. Twitching. Part of verb to be. Front leg of a quadruped. Jowel. Before. Indicates. What caused the brothcrs of Joseph to go to Egypt? Recent. Fwer. Who ix the chief city? (Plural). To tilt. Headgear. Because. Collection of facts. Masculine pronoun. Minor note. Exclamation of surprise. Abbreviation for “doctor.” part of an amphi- official of a Y T ISWEINEE Hic [m| Menas for the Family By Mrs. Alexander George A Cooking Suggestion ‘When bolling rice for a meal cook a double amount and there will he some left over to quickly make into riée cakes, escalloped rice and cheese or tomato rice puddings or soups. Preserve the rice stock and useit for part of the milk cal ed for in rice recipes. Menu Breakfast—Stewed prunes, wheat cereal and cream, poached eggs on buttered toast, coffee. Lwicheon—Cream of pea crackers, baked ~apples, ginger cookies, tea. Dinner—Escalloped oysters and celery, baked potatoes, bread, cur- rant jam, pear salad, caramet cream cake, coffee. Baked Apples, Surprise (8erving four) 6 apples, medium sized, 2-3 cup light brown sugar, 1-4 cup chopped dates, 1-4 cup nut mcats, 1 tea- spoon einnamon, 1 cup water, h and core the apples. Mix the dates, nuts, citnamon and 1-4 | the sugar. Stuff this mixture into the apples. Place the filled apples into a small pan. Sprinkle with the remaining sugar. Add the water. Cook in a moderate oven for 30 minutes. Baste several times during the baking. This will moisten and flavor the apples. Serve warm or cold. Plain of wh cream may be dessert. Walnut Layer Cake (Broken pecans may be used) 1-2 cup fat, 1 1-2 cups sugar, 2-3 cups sugar, 2-3 cup milk, 1 tea- speen vanilla, 1-§ teaspoon salt, 2 1-3 cups flour, 2 1-2 teaspoons baking powder, 3 cgg whites, stiffly nuts, soup surprise ‘ fee this ped cream or served with Cream the fa* and sugar thor- oughly. Add the milk, vani'la, salt, flour and baking powder. Teat for 3 minutes. Fold In the egg whites 'lnd add the nuts. Pour into 8 layer | cake pans which have been fitted with waxed papers. Bake in moder- ately slow oven for 30 minutes. Cool and frost with foamy icing. ~ YOUR HEALTH BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Fditor Journal of the Amcrican Medical Association and of Hy- gvia, the Health Magazine In the Unitel Btates there are 48 states with 48 different laws regu- Iatipg-the practice of medictne. At onc tlme there were more medical colleges in our country than in all of the other countrier combined. Conditions have improved, so that today some of our states have laws which would be a pro. tection to the public against in competent and irreaponsible doc tors, If the laws were properly enforced. Moreover, practically al' of the low grade quack medical colleges have been abolished, and the vast majority of those ‘urning out doc- tors of medicine today graduate 8 high-class product. The period has been one of evolution. Unquestionably * there are men in practice in many states toda: whose grade of competence is not up to the average. Competence itself is not, however, the onlv lcriterion, since & patient might be safer with a doctor relatively less competent whom he could trust dmplicity as a man of re- pute. One of the greatest life insur- ance companies of the country has recently issued to all of its policy holders a statement under the ti- tle, “Your Friend the Doctor.” It suggests the following ques- tions to be considered the icholce of a physiclan: | "1—1s he liked and trusted w the kind of people whose opinlon you respect? 2—Is he a graduate of a rec- ognized medical school that re- | quires at lenst four years of thor- ough training? 3—Has he had broad practical experience or training in a first- class hospital, or both? 4—Does he keep in touch with the most recent scientific discov- eries? 5—Does he belong or national association of medicine? 6—When in doubt, write to your city, county or state depart- ment of health, or the sccretary of your county medical soclety. 7—A specialist is a man who in addition to a regular doctor’s training, has spent several years studying one branch of medicine | or one orzan of the hody. As & rule it is' best not to go to & sie- cialist until you have secn a reg ular doctor for a general exami nation. He can tell whether or | not you need a specialist and ad- vise you as to the best one to con- sult. Furthermore, the policy holder is warned to beware of five types of docters who are likely to be quacks. These are: 1—The doctor who Lis metheds or *“cures” in papers or gives out handbills. 2—The doctor who posts advertising signboards outside | office. 3—The doctor can cure serious and easily. 4—The traveling doctor moves from town to town. 5—The doctor ors who have discovered some new “cure” that other physicians do not know ahout. No great discovery oi science is kept secret. in to a local of doctors news- who claims discase he A tarty supper or luncheon dish !slices of toast, hot string bea covered with rarcbit sauce, advertises bix | his quickly | whe or group of doc can be made by scrving, upon thin SO--WOMEN ARE PE BY JULIA BLANSHARD New York, Jan. 22.—Feminists would get little encouragement from a talk with Hallie Flanagan, Direc- tor of the Vassar College Experi- mental Theater. “In all the places where women are taking increasingly important part in the theater,” Mrs. Flanagan observes, “they are impertant as people who have something definite to contribute—not because they are women.” Mrs. Flanagan has made an ex- tensive study of the theater abroad as well as here. She spent 14 months abroad in a Guggenhein fellowship. Every night in the theater, watching a play, every morning observing a rehearsal, every afternoon studying stage set- tings, tightings, costumes and other phases of stagecraft—that was her schedule for 14 months except when she was on a train going from Mos- cow to Berlin, Paris to Milan, or somewhere else, New Socictics—a New Theater The countries experimenting with a new social order also are making the greatest original contribution to the theater, in her opinion. “And in these countries—such as Russia and Czecho-Slovakia, no dis- tinction is made between men and women, in acceptance of whatever valuable they have to offer the theater,” she remarked. Mrs, Flanagan found Russia fas- cinating, especially 1ts theater move- ment. She spent most of one winter in Moscow, “Russians regard the theater as a necessity of the larger life they de- sire,” she expliined. “Yet they re- fuse to have the same tealism in their theaters that they see in every- day life. The theater must comple- ment their lives, contribute some depth, richness, beauty and enjoy- ment they would otherwise mnot have. Therefore they are achieving tremendously important and origin- al results. “In Russia women are {aking their places with men in all lines of theater work though there are only two women with important direct- ing positions and one serving on | the committee that selects plays. But none of these women are there because they are women. They hap- | pen, as persons, to possess qualities that fit them for their work. “In France, on the contrary, where women are Aistinctly women first of all, they take practically¥®no interest in the thcater movement. Every woman, in France, it is said, is 80 interested in her own particu- lar triangle that she has no time for drama in the theater!” Loug Assoclated with Theater Mrs. Flanagan herself has been interested in the theater ever since Mrs, Hallic Flanagan . v « she was a little child. For. the past 10 years she has been connected first in Baker's famous 47 then teach- with it, Workshop at Harvard, ing at Grinnell before she went Vassar thrce years ago. In h book *‘Shifting Scene: about her 14 months abroad, 14 countries. Of this trip and her reactions “In when coming home she said, many foreign countries I could n understand the language and threw into high home, and in addition to the stag Marriage of Year Finally Revealed New York, Jan, 22 (®—The mar- rlage more than a year ago of Miss | Yvonne Heckscher to Norman Vin- cent Deucl, at that time a senior &t Princeton university, was made known today by the bride's father, James Heckscher, a vice president of the American Exchange-Trving Trust comapny. He said the couple were married at Elkton, Md., on Dec. 31, 1927 and be only learned of it three months ago when his daughter said she no longer could keep the secret, Mrs. Deuel, who is 21 years old con- tinued to live at her father's Park avenue home until a few days ago when they went housckeeping. Mr. Deuel is now connected with a brok- crage firm. | PRINCESS IN SICILY Palermo, Sicily, Jan. 22 (P—Prin- cess Francoise De Guise, daughter of the pretender to the throne of France, arrived today to complete rrangements for her wedding to Prince Christopher of Greece. The marriage will occur on February 11. The princeas 18 occupying _ the Orleans family villa where the Duke | and Duchess of Guise are expecte to join her shortly. Prince Christopher was the hus- band of the late Mrs. William R. Lecds, widow of the Cleveland tin plate manufacturer. HANGING MAT Hang the bathroom mat high i you would keep the floor tidy. A zood way to encourage the family in this habit is to ecrochet two | rings the mat's color, attach rings | to corners of the mat and screw two hooks into the back of the bath- room door to hang it on. WHIPPE! A Sometimes cream that is too thin for whipping can be whipped stiff after it ig chilled thoroughly and the unbeaten white of an egg or a few drops of lemon juice has been added. Typical Co-ed | Kelly Robertson of € freshman at Mississippi State Uni- versity, was selected as the niost typical “Ole Miss” co-ed in a pop- ularity contest. irksdale, Miss,, | In Congress NEA Washington Bureau a ' Just after she learned that she had been chosen to succeed her husband first congresswoman. | baking a cake, to make thin sand- us Arkansas’ Mrs. W. Oldfield posed for this e: clusive ()PLE »_NOW!' written she contrasts the theater movements in this relief the tech- nique of the plays. When I came 5o ¥ % women are fmportant as peopie.” craft of a play I could get the language too, it all seemed obviows to me. “But certainly no country with such persons as Theresa Hepburn uand Eva Le Galllenne inte ested in the theater can fail to make some contribution. The seriousness with which my own pupils devote theme selves to the stage makes me hope- ful for its increasing important in- fluence in our national life, in spite of our musica\ s.ows and revues. But I insist that women interested in. the theater will function as in- dividuals, not because they are wo- men.” to er ot e- Police Hunt Woman From Reformatory Bherborn, Mass., Jan. 22 UP—Po- 'lice today were searching for Mrs. Jean McCord, 27, who escaped last night from the women’s reformatory {here where she was serving an in- definite sentence imposed at Ded- ‘)mm on September 12 last for lare {ceny of a $2,000 automobile by means of a worthless check. Her escape was the first from the reformatory in many years. Mrs. McCord, who hi altases, maintained an expensive apartment in Brookline. Her theft of the automobile, for which she was larrested. at Kingston, N. Y., while endeavoring to effect its sale, was isaid by police to have been made 'n an attempt to raise baill money for {her husband. The latter had been ‘nrrened in Los Angeles for stealing an airplane from Curtiss Field, N. | T., in which the two had flown west |to get married. ! According to District Attorney | Wilfield Wilbar of Norfolk county, |Mrs, McCord has served time in {several states and jumped bail in Portland, Ore. many SANDWICH BUTTER Work butter soft, as you do when x- |Wiches. To speed the process, pAd NEA Service picture—the |a few drops of hot water before first she has had taken in 11 years. Working. el e who Lol ik Fashwers Wheo Wt on a' Wo P TG Aemfifid? owt a WeALE jundcy wlt-oov, with h’MOfWJ M%TMM- P R,