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By Adele Garriesn Amasing That saving. In true feminine fashion, my hus- band's Jovely young niece was ‘‘wan- Story to She Over- to Noel more imperative | w wits than = when | entirely unexpected ning my knnw_lodn “But — were you — did Noel — know?”" I askel, bewildered. ‘He didn’t know = what 1 was planning, but I was sure he' ‘know | the proper lines the minute I set the istage. But I waited too long, want- fed to save more money before I sprang it. It's a scream, ‘sm't it? Beautiful embryo stage star gives {up new gowns, and plans to sacri- dering sreund Cape Horn,” to use fice career for violinist—then gets my. mother-in-law's expressive par- lanee, in her attempt to give me the background of the astounding news she had given me concerning the cngagement of Noel Veritzen to El anor Lincoln. 1 was perfectly will ing that she should be aware of my conjectures concerning Philip Verit- sen's ultimatum to her, but I was panic-stricken at the idea that she might, discover we had spled upon her melodramatic sequestering of tier savings under the name of Jan- <t Rawdon. With the remembrance of her escapade as the masked dancer before us, we had known ourselves justified in our esplonage upon her, but I was not particularly proud of the sanction I had been -ompelled to give to Katle's “detec- tive correspondence school” work in sstablishing Mary's identity as the mysterious “Janet Rawdon.” But as yet Mary had not uttered that name, and with the feeling that T was walking gingerly upon & nigh and narrow ledge, I forced an answer to her query. “I've always known you as a wonderful manager, my dear,” I said truthfully, “and if 1 thought of it at all I suppose I must have seen that you were not spending all of your allowance upon your clothing and petty expenscs. But as to the reason for your saving, it might be for anything—a piece of jewelry—a trip—-"" “A wedding trip?” Mary gibed with apparent gaiety, but with such bitterness in her voice that my heart | ached for her patent suffering. “Well! you weren't so far out of the way at that. T was just big enough fool to thing that even if Noe! and I both should get out of jobs at once after we'd trotted up to the minis- ter, I could have money enough saved up to last for a few weeks even though his father did put us out into the snow.” So this was the solution of the Janet Rawdon mystery, this fantas. tic childish scheme of a lovely, lov- able but harebrained girl !My voice was tremulous with my struggle be- tween laughter and tears as I asked in amazement: “You were planning to get mar- ried 7" "Surcst thing you know,” she re- plied flippantly. euchered out by what Katie calls ‘a ‘boonch of soup greens' like Ele- anor.” There was s0o much misery be- ineath her flippancy that I could not 'laugh. But I did venture a smiling remonstrance hoping that it would switch her mind back to the yet un- told, story of her discovery of the cngagement between Noel and Ele- anor. “I hardly think that description quite fits Miss Lincoln,” I said. She grinned reluctantly. “Why don't you say ‘meow’ and be done wth it?"” she asked. “But T'll bet you'd double for a Maltese yourself if you'd made all plans for ;an altar walk with a lad, and then i heard mome other dame call hiw |down from the Christmas tree without &sking your permission — or even his.” 1 stared amazedly as she spoke the last words slowly and signifi- cantly. 2 “You don't mean—" I began. “That she did the proposing?"” Mary finished. “I certainly do. That is if you would call it proposing. It sounded more like a command or the bestowing of a title or some- |thing like that.” She stopped short, and I saw sud- den conjecture in her eyes, won- dered how far it would lead her. “It was this way,” she said slow- ly. “I went over to The Larches to jask Eleanor for an embroidery !stitch she had promised to teach me. I hadn't an idea Noel was on the place; his car wasn't parked {anywhere—I suppose she'd had him out driving, and brought him home. Mrs. Ticer wasn't to be seen anywhere, either, and I didn't want to call for fear of disturbing that sick woman. Bo I went outside and ‘around to the larch walk. 1'd gone ‘past the Summer house without looking in—why, I don't know—an4 when I was coming back without | finding her, I suddely heard Elea- nor’s voice. I was just going to cail out to' her when I heard her say: * ‘But, Noel, you do not seem to understand what I am sayltg to you. I love you. I wish to marry you.'" (Continued Tomorrow) Copyright, 1929, Newspaper Feature Service, Inc. A P R et The Price of Heedlessnoss By Thornton W. Burgess When you've bezn heedless once or twice You've learned you always price. —Danny Meadow Mouse pays & Danny Meadow Mouse has had many narrow escapes and many great frights, but never was he more frightened than now. Blacky the Crow had him by the tail. It was only the tip of the tail, but that hurt. However, Danny wasn't thinking of the pain, He wasn't suffering from the hurt, but Irom fright. Blacky the Crow was trying to pull him out of the snow. You see, Danny had dived headfirst into one of his little tunnels leading down from the surface of the snow on the Green Meadows. Now he dug his claws into the walls of that lit- tle turnel and held on. Danny knew perfectly well that he was paying the price of heedless- néss. Had he heeded the advice of Nanny Meadow Mouse he wouldn't be in any such difficulty now. No, sir, he wouldn't be in any such dif- ficulty now. But he hadn't heeded Nonny's advice and he had been carcless and heedless and now Blacky the Crow had him by the tip of the tail. The tail of Danny Meadow Mouse is, you know, very short. That meant that if Blacky could just pull him out of that hole, let go for just a second and strike again, it would ba the end of Danny. Danny felt his claws slipping. It was a dreadful feeling. He dug them in frantically. It was no use. They were slipping. slipping, and in a second or two they would let go altogether, Blacky the Crow braced himself and gave an extra pull. This was too much for Danny. Out he came! And then a funny thing happened! Blacky was pulling so hard, and Danny let go so suddenly, that Placky half lost his balance and he ¢t go of Danny's tail. He had ‘erk- 4 Danny out so suddenly that whca Le let go, Danny went flylng over behind him Now, d-spite his fright, Danny iidn’t lose his wits. This was all as inexpected to him as it was to y the Crow, but Danny didn't any time. The instant he touched the snow he was on his «t and scurrying for another little a hoarse "Caw! Caw!" after him, But Blacky 1t the only one who was after Roughleg the Hawk had dis- covered that sometning was going on and he had come over to see what It was all about. He had ar- rived just as Danny was pulled out Ly Blacky, but he wasn't set to swoop instantly. Blacky the Crow hadn't noticed Itoughleg. He had but one thought and that was to catch Danny Mead- ow Mouse. S0 he started after Dan- ny half-flying, half-running, just as Ronghleg made a swoop to try to pick up Danny. The result was that Black got in the way. Blacky was knocked flat and Roughlcg, of ourse, failed to catch Danny. My. my, sueh angry birds! Roughleg blamed Biacky the Crow and Blacky ‘he Crow bLlamed Roughleg. Black; ilac aste Blacky the crow had him by the tall declared that that was his Meadow !Mquse, anyway, and he called i Roughleg a robber and a lot of un- pleasant names. But he took pains to do it from a safe distance. You see, Blacky had no desire for a fight with Roughleg. He knew he was no match for him. Roughleg looked at Blacky as if he were thinking of attacking him. Then he ichanged his mind and looked {around for Danny Meadow Mouse. Meanwhile, Danny had made g00d his escape. By the time Blacky and Roughleg were through quar- reling, Danny had joined Nanny in thelr snug little home down under the snow, and was telling her all labout his terrible experience, Nanny didn’'t say a word until Danny was all through. Then she sald, “It served you right,” and not another word more. Danny had looked for isympathy, but when he thought it !all over, he had to admit to himself that he didn’t deserve any. Copyright, 1929, by T. W. Burgess The next story: “Danny and Nanny Decide to Move.” RICE CAKE A smal quantity of ground rice added to the flour you use for mak- ling cake will give you lighter cake. 1 Fashion Plaque | | An umbrella that typifies the | modern mode has a carved wooden | fish tor a handle. i It you are one of the mo-called) lucky individuals, enjoying singular blessedness, then you are also No. 39 horizontal. 1. 5. 11, 14. | Menas for the Family tered carrots, cel cookles, By C. D.. Bauhelx [T'S SMART TO BE PLAIN - L - IN THE DAYTIME “You should have stayed at the Ritz, Fred. You do understand T-bone steak.” T T AT T T4 | 171 » H/dEEEN// T | % NN/ dEER/ ddd H7dEEEN/ dEl 7ildmn unmarried and | [BIOIN[OBAR|1 [MPAF [OIC IH] AIR] Al ZoiBlofe] [BIAlLIDEANTO[Y ll!llg [ERRZZAC ARIEITZZ JE]AlS [E] ZAAIs [o[0le e [LIAIC[ER RIAPIEMZAEINTER| 77,/ RBANZ7 /8 VIAls [T o R[S RgR [oTAM] N Io[e]APAAlG [EPRT | HORIZONTAL Metallic alloy used when melt- ed to join metallic surfaces. To offer. Age. Utn. Unit. Boy. A flat surface. Geographical drawing. To sour in the air. | Inainuation. | Infant. | Securely attached. Warble. Half-melted snow. Gloss. To place in line. Stalk. To fetter. The swell of the sca which thick, 1-4 cup flour, 1 teaspoon sa.t 11-4 teaspoon pepper, 3 tabiespoons ! chopped onions, 3 tablespoons fat, 3 | tablespoons catsup, 1 cup water. Wipe off the steak with a damp cloth. Pound the flour into the meat on both sides. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Place the fat in & frying pan and when eot add breaks upon the shore. {the meat and brown well on both Not bright. | sides. Add the rest of the ingredi- Hail! [ ents. Cover and boil for 3 minutes. Principle. Place in the oven and bake for 1 Type of poem | hour, or until very tender. Baste Ocean, several times during the baking. DBlackens with writing fluid. rry and Apple Salad, for Four Adverbial negative. cup diced celery, 1 cup diced A special business entrusted 1-3 cup diced marshmallows, a messenger. aspoon salt,« 1-3 cup salad Opposite of married. ing. VERTICAL | Chill all the ingredicnts. Mix and j serve in cups of crisp lettuce leaves Oatmeal Cookies, Five Dozen cup fat, 2 cups dark brown i sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 tea-| | spoon cleves, 1-2 teaspoon salt, 1 g% 1-4 cup milk, 1 cup oatmeal, 2 1-2 cups flour, 1 tea spoon soda | Cream the fat until soft. Add the | sugar and beat for 1 minute. Add | the st of the ingredients Bn(l‘ break off small bits of the dough 5 s jand flatten down 3 inches apart on Act of stealing. £ Eans! Dakincshisets) Bake ina Splinter Ereed aking lieck Resembling a line, [y eaeh TR 12 minutes. To place emphasis on { To humiliate. Submerged in fluid To deliver The deep sound of w large A false god. To allot. Baking ¢ to | apples Ego. Verbal A well-bred Gusto Wigwam Before. Landed estates To make possibl: To resist. To require. An aspect. Edge. A sum of money woman 3 cup raisins, 2 Hearts cut from green peppers, 1 3en beets, pimentos, plum or currant or maraschino cherries can be beqy | Used for garnishing and decorating |appetizers, salads and desserts. The | vegetables, of course, are used for !the apoetizers and salads, while the [ Jelly and cherries are used for sal- | ads and desserts SHIRRI For Sunday b €gg into each of the of a muffin pan. of cream, some Kfast, break an bu red dishes Add a tablespoon butter and season. oven and then brown under the broiler, By Mrs. Alexander George Menus for Dinner Swiss steak, baked potatoes, but- Cook in the bran muffins, butter | slightly apple salad, oatmeal coffee lery and = - MORE JUICE Both lemons and oranges give jand compared | hlood \cubic centimeter of blood as eon- YOUR HEALTH BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hy- gela, the Health Among modern methods of diag- nosis in disease, the examination of the blood is of great importance. The effects of poisons, of para- sites and of bacteria of various types are promptly indicated in the blood stream. Not only does the blood respond by changes in the number of the cells, but also in their character. Investigations indicate that anemla of various types 18 more frequent In the south than in-the north. Tulane Experinrent Before any definite fact can be derived as to the value of the study of blood in disease, it is necessary to have a conception of what the normal conditions in- clude, N Physicians in the department of medicine of Tulane University, New Orleans, have recently made an extensive technical study of the blood of one hundred men be- tween the ages of 19 and 30 years, presumably in good health, their observations with figures for a similar group in Oregon. Number Red Cells average number of cells was 6,850,000 The red per trasted with 5 390,000 group in Oregon. The amount of red coloring matter was 15.87 gram in 100 cubic centimeter for the southern group, as compared with 15.76 for the Oregon group. Thus normal people living the south seem to have more red blood cells than those living in the north, whereas the red color- ing matter is about the same. This fact is of great importance in studylng such conditions as anemia and the parasitic infec- tions which are extremely fre- quent, for the in Q.—1Is It harmful to lie down and sleep immediately after eating? A . Some people feel that light exercise, like walking, after eating makes them feel better. If they wish to, there is no reason why they should not do so. NEAT DRESSERS way to facilitate neatness in the dresser drawers is to fit a few separate boxes in, for ! handkerchlefs, gloves, trinkets and undies, and task them all down to the drawer with thumb tacks. PPER FANNY S Swiss Steak for Four 1 pound round steak, cut 1 more juice if heated before squeez- ing inch Talk isn't “‘cheep” with a parrot. delicate hints a! dbut you can also get warnings as to what net to wear. The Horrible Ex- ample flourishes here in tropical abundance. 1 often think ameunt of money to great handicap to the woman whe has not excellent taste, because expensive ' mistakes are usually more glaring and less forgivable than cheap ones. Pure Colors Smartest ¥or instance, for day wear here, nothing is smarter than the well- cut dress in white or in a brilllant, pure color. For day, linen dress- es, or even gingham ones—provid. ed one is young enough and slim enough, worn with plain white shoes, of conservative cut, m to me {infinitely more charming than these trailing printed chif- fon affairs, with points and ruffles, and crepe de chine shoes. I have no complaint to lodge against chiffons, plain or printed, or against silken shoes, but I am convinced they are not at all smart for day wear here. Embroidery, spangles, and gad- gets are entirely out of the pic- ture for morning or for afternoon —and yet you see them down here where you see the best dressed women in the country. Spotty Effect Undesirable And I do believe, too, that a spotty effect is very ineffectual against such a background as Palm Beach. Colored bags, hats, ties and bandings have to be used with great discretion, not to be tiresome. As an example of what I mean, let me call your attention to the outfit Mrs, Cornelius V. Whitney wore when she flew off in a plane plloted by Col. Lindbergh, and see if you don't agree that it is just as smart and chic as is possible. The dress is just the simplest affair of white, with box pleats in the skirt, a tailored belt and a simple V neckline. The dark blue cardigan jacket i3 bound with white, and just & suggestion of white appears around the hat band which just matches the cardigan. White pull-on gloves, and simple white shoes with blue tips, com- plete the ensemble. Not an un- necessary gesture anywhere, and the result is perfect. And you can believe me when | say that is the ‘ype of day frocks that the smartest and prettiest of the younger set are wearing in the southland. They are leaving the frills for the evening — and for the dowagers. Mrs. Martin Johnson, wife of the explorer, was a model of sim- plicity, when she also was a pas- senger on the Lindbergh flight over Florida. The skirt of her frock was very plain, and was split in the front to reveal a pleat- ed insert. ‘8he was all in beige from shoes to hat, with a small sable scarf about her throat. ¢ White for This Deb . Mary Gelst, that happy looking deb from Philadelphia, has some charming white linen and white pique morning frocks which she wears with bright colored belts, and sometimes flaming scarfs. Mrs. Willlam C. Langley look ed very attractive at the club the other day in a rose beige frock with an overblouse and a skirt that was finely pleated in sections ahd was plain over the hips and directly in front. There is a tendency to prefer a combination of pleated and plain sections to the solidly ac- cordion pleated skirt — the effect is newer and smarter, I think. Mrs. Warner Jones has an at- tractive sports dress—one of these French hand-made affairs, with much fine hematitching horizon- tally placed on the blouse, and with a skirt finely pleated on each side, with a wide panel in the front and the back of plain mate- rial, Gloves Protect Hands Bhe usually wears sleeveless frocks, but protects her hands with short white pull-on gloves. The craze for the sunburned effect is so0 prevalent here that many of the younger women wear low-heeled sandals, socks and bare legs. The well tanned leg is Mrs, Martin Johnson where along Rio's miles of ccean front, and the costumes are just the same as one sees at the Lido or Atlantic City. Women may go through the streets of Brasilian cities unaccom- panied day or night without being stared at by men after the fashion of Madrid and many other cities in southern Europe. In shops and offices ' there are women employes everywhere. They are in the banks, export houses and travel agencies. live in the past. They are banting and dleting just as women are in the United States, and their make- up suggests a Fifth Avenue beauty parlor. Parisian imitation diamonds are just as numerous in S8ao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro as they are in Man- hattan. The young men of Bantos take their sweethearts to the movies without any chaperons. Most of the films are Hollywood productions. Beggars are not encountered. Loafers are scarce. Men and wo- men alike have caught the spirit of modern trade which. has invaded Brazil. Everyone stepa with a live- lier pace than is" general in many parts of Latin America. One, must step lively in Rio de Janeiro to keep out of the way of motorcars and motorbuses. GOING TO BED By Alice Judson Peale In many homes the children’s bed time is an hour of friction-and un- happiness. Even when the routine is carefully planned and !M_lhrully fol. as much desired as the back that 1s a rich ecru in tint. Berets are scen - everywhere for informal wear. I have noticed that many of the dancers pin up the brims of their large brimmed hats with. a brilllant pin, when dancing, so that their partners may have the pleasure of looking into their eyes—and so that they may return these ardent glances. BRAZILIAN WOMEN THROW OFF CHAINS 0ld Customs and Standards Fall Belore Modernity Rio De Janeiro, Feb. 11 (M— Women in the commercial citiés of Brazil have escaped completely from their cloistered past. There are no more barred windows in Brazil sug- gestive of Portugal or Spain and no swains chant their love songs from the street. Brazil is the New World. Its women do not wear black gowns and black veils, and there are no women with lace shawls over their heads. The ancestors of Braslifan women from the . Mediterranean countries and central Europe may have clung to European customs when they first came to South America. But, this generation has shaken off all Old World trammels and seized the freedom of a new era. Bobbed hair, short skirts, snake- skin slippers and small felt hats— in spite of the brilliant sun—are seen everywhere, Smart girls drive their own sport cars. Women ride cross saddle on the bridle paths along the beautiful beaches. There is mixed bathing every- Brazilian women clearly do not. | wrong doings, and gain from Mrs. Cornelius V. Whitney lowed it happens occasionally that a hitherto sweetly obedient child will suddenly refuse to go to bed at the uspal time or will invent any number of ingenious stalls for hold- ing off the hour of his exile from the family living room. It does not generally improve the situation to enforce the bed time rule by main strength, but it often does help to try to see the situae’ tion through the eyes of the child, and handle it accordingly. Perhaps he senses the fact that his parents are eager to be rid of his presence in the living room. Perhaps he doesn't like the way he is hustled tnto his night clothes and unceremoniously popped into bed. Perhaps he jhas recently had some frighfening expericnce of which ha. has not been able to speak so that the sudden dark room is full of ter- rors for him. Perhaps he has some unhappy thought on his conaciences In such situations it helps to see to it that the child has so much lova and interest shown him during the day that the doings of the grown ups hold no promise of giving him something he crayes apd would otherwise miss. = He would probably be fess unwills ing to say good night it his mother would make going to bed a happy proceds enljvened by a song or a story or a confidential chat. Hee friendly manner should invite him te unburden himself of any troubles of the day. When the parent main. tains an attitude which inspires trust, the child can speak frankly of his fears and humiliations and the talk the relief which always follows confession. JADE-WHITE A new evening gown of the latest stiffened chiffon is of inde-white, a formal evening shade. It has a shoulder cape and a two-tiered skirt that trails the floor in the back.

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