The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 7, 1921, Page 11

HURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1921. me nthia | A Bachelor Husband || bY RUBY M, AYRES Copyrieht, 1921, by W. J, Watt &@ Oo Parental Training if Average Girl Handi- ap Her? Have Boy Babies More Than an ven Break With Life? hope It's a boy.” wish, expressed by comntiens nds of parents the world over, Deon the greatest handicap to joceas of a irl in life. A boy Welcomed by a fanfare of fam mpets; a girl is accepted, but 4s handicapped before she ts by the fact that her parents & boy. fare some of the Interesting sions reached by leading #0 fare workers of the Pacific when they placed the modern the “dissecting table” recent. carefully study her chances of in business are, of course, exceptions to brule, the conference agreed, but Dig percentage of cases, 1t was 4 out, parents apply a strange ine standard of training to d expect them, somehow , to enter the business world, UE BOYS y" n ~ time a male child ts old to undertsand anything, be ructed that “little boys don't * the social workers noted. T girl, however, is almost expec cry. Small wonder, then, it pointed out, that later she turns asa natural weapon. little brother ig taught, almost birth, to carry his share of burdens, while the girl is t Iittle or nothing about bust B responsibilities. J. Lubin, prominent tn social service work and & of the California immigra mmission, directly blame for the condition. He — a pare: { the nation to keep ‘ed hein normal, by treating as a human being and sec y as a girl 1 LIES are some of the “radically things pointed to in regard training of a girl: of the first things a growing (Continued From Yesterday) Feathers watched him for @ mo- ment with Beaten eyes, then he said Jerkily: | “You @idn't—didn't care for her when you wore married, Chris? 1 thought—wasn't it—just to get the/ money ™ To get what money? he asked vaguely 1 waa told—I understood—that the money was left to your wife— | to your wife alone I mean, unless she consented to marry you, and that then... then you divided it.” | Chris laughed mirthlessly | “Good Lord, tt was the other way }about,” he said in a hard votce “Her father was always a crank and he never forgave her for not being a boy—that was why he adopted me, He left every farthing to me—and I knew how proud ehe| Was—know she'd never take a #hilh ing if she was told the truth about | the will, so so I married her to| jwettlo it! It seemed the best way jout at the time," he added hope-| lessly. “I thought I was being rather clever... I know now what a 1 was.” Feathers got up etowty and, walk. | ing across to Chris, put bie hands | heavily on his shoulders, looking at him with desperate eyes. | “Is that the truth? he, asked hoarsely, “Will you swear that it's the truth?’ | | Chris stared at him tm blank | amazement. | “What on earth do you mean?! Of course {t's the truth, Ask Miss Chester if you don't believe me jshe's known about it all along. It |was she who first suggested keep Here, I may wh | * . I wish I'd known | Zi al” He laughed grimly “Aston Knight told me a very different yarn,” he broke out with violence after a moment. “He! said that the money had been left| to your wife, which was why you married her—and I believed him My God, what a fool! | Chris was watching him with | Angry mystification “T don't know what you're értving at.” he said shortly. “But I'm much ‘TOM, | WISH YOU'D LOOK THROUGH ‘THE FOR-RENT ADS AND SCE IF YOu CAN FIND ANYTHING -YEAM, AN “TUEN WET WRL Rossy DoTATORS AN'=—"THEDE'S’ VER. POP CALLIN’ You. ite cs * THE SEATTLE STAR Thoughts of Spring ey SCR 9 "7 HUM, HERES SOM! LOOKS PRETTY THING THAT Gooo {| 1 WOULD 1920 - SIX CYLINDER - WIRE WMEELS AND Cond Tres! FARL)Y-DAY HOTELS “And then, @nddy,” David was “He wan traveling In a cance Gre, HERE'S A Goon BUY! +) 1921 DEMONSTRATOR Li NEW-CORD TIRES HELEN, HERE'S A BARGAIN FOR $1200% « MUST WANE BEEN UD To ALL SORTS oF MISCHIEF WHEN BET fs taught is to play fair—be 3/ obliged to you for the compliment, winner or a good loser; to 6IV€limm sure Marie hadn't a farthing | take. But let a girl play marbles) wren 1 married her—but I sottled | “fudge.” is she given the ®8M*/ nat of everything on her on our! mying, “after Kitmg died was 8nd he war a real tenderfoot. Seattle the test chieft landing at ‘Whisky Fiat,’ he ron pares spoke to a rough-looking man “I think when the settlers came| who at on the beach. 2 She is not. She is probably by her brother and L aha erying. Then the boy is proty told that SHE IS A GIRL and a as to others. However, tt is fect that the roving habits of the ta circumvent the enforcement these laws to a very large extent. eee Railway United States ‘ D Miss Grey: What Is the old- Rt railway in the United States and is the largest at present? P.O. faterstate commerce commis- | Peports the oldest raihoay im the Btates ia the Baltimore @ It was first operated in 1827. targest at present is the Chi- Mitwaukee 4 8t, Paul, ger Dear Miss Grey: WIN you please me if Alma Gluck Is still sing If 0, is she expected to ap in Seattle soon, and if not, what her present address? 4 MR. P. RC. Alma Giuck ts not coming to the this year, 20 far as I have able to learn. Her address is W. 84th at., New York City, N. Y. pat WAS ALWAYS TIRED 4 ‘right Tremaine who lives § No. “2604 Konwuth st, Lafayette, describing her iliness and re c 1, Sy: PT was so weak I could hardly around and would have to lie n frequently to recover my rength. I had ‘hot flashes and ches, and pain and gas in my h. I couldn't sleep well and owe tired out in the morning. Any tion made me short of breath. “I saw a newspaper announce mt of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills d procured a box. I followed the lirections carefully and in a few ye there was so mucly improve- nt in my condition that I kept p the treatment. I have regained y strength and can perform my ‘ork about the house Peulty. I no longer nave stomach ins or hot flaxhes and I sleep #0 ‘eu that I am rested and re shed in the morning. My nerves er bother me now. I have rec , ded Dr. Walliams Pink Pills o my friends.” , A valuable booklet, “Building the Blood,” will be sent free pon request. Dr. Williagns’ Pink Pilla are sold by al! druggists or be sent postpaid, on receipt price, sixty cents per box, by Dr. Williams Medicine Co., @chenectady, N. Y.—Advertisement. out dif-| wedding day.” Feathers turned his white face “Why didn't you tell her the! truth?” he asked with difficulty. | ubterfuge and deceit laughed grimly at his own words!) “I dont know that it matters about not telling her,“ Chris said the God alone knows who told her.” ‘I did,” said Feathers quietly. 4 it z in an “Good night.” he said gruffiy. Feathers held out his hand, but Chris would not see it, and he went out, shutting the door hard behind him Feathers stood at the window and Ustened to his stepe dying away down the street. It was the end of their friendship, he knew, and the knowledge cut him to the heart. He waited till 10 o’cloek the fol- lowing morning and rang Chris on the phone. The servant who answered !t mid that Mr. Lawless had gone out “And—Mrs. Lawless?” Feathers asked. “She has gone out, too—for the |day,” she said It was impossible to stop her now. He would have to go and meet her, as they had arranged last night. He had-told her to meet him at o lttle nn on the Oxford road. He had nged to drive the car down in the evening and take her away! Twice during the morning he| rang Chris again, but each time he! was still out, and finally Feathers | wrote to him. He sent the note by a boy who lived in thé house, and went round to the garage to fetch his car. Chris. woke to daylight and the tramp of feet on the road outside. He started up and stood listening and shaking in every limb. He knew what it meant—they were bringing Feathers in... . ‘The innkeeper's wife came tiptoe ing to him across the littie landing as he stood looking out of the win- dow on to the road. She had been up with Marie all night, and whis- pered to him now that she had fallen asleep “Such a lovely #leep, bless her?’ she said, with pride. “And if you was to be very quiet...” No more words were needed. Chris went past her and into the| room where Marie lay. “I love you, I love you,” he said| aloud, as if she could hear,but ehe| did not move or stir, and presently | be went away again. ‘The dottor came again, and was} very pleased with Marie's progress. | “I think she could be taken home today,” he told Chris, “It will be| |just as well to get her from this | piace.” “I see. Thank you.” Chris went! upstairs slowly. He stood for a} liong time at his wife's door, not | jdaring to knock, but at last he) surrmoned his courage. She was dressed and sitting up in a big chair. She did not look wo ill las he had expected, was his first relieved thought, and yet in some strange way she #eemed to have! changed, Was it that #he looked! lolder? He could not determine, but | het eyes met hin steadily, almont as it she did not recognize him, and| her voice was quite even as she an. wwered his broken question, (To Be Continued Tomorrow) to Alki point, won,” daddy replied. | “Seattle was the greatest living | chief on this const.” | David thought a minute before he spoke again; then he maid, “Duddy, where did people stay in| the early days when they took trips? With the Indians?” “No, There were hotels after a Uttle while,” daddy answered. “A funny.lot they were, toa, both the hotela and their keepers, and the those days along about 18¢¢ and "G1 the saw milla were the center of everything. Yenler’s miN at Seattle, the mill at Dungeneen, the big saw mills at Port Blakely, Port Discovery and Utalady, “Back from the ports were the new farms and timber lands and all up and down the const plied | the early day vesele—barks and briga, schooners and canoes, “A man would cut his timber, make hin log boom, sell it, then his ambition, every man's arm. bition, was to go to Victoria and spend his money. “A stranger coming in thru the straits one day tn the yoar 1861 had some interesting experiences. He stopped first at Dungeness, “Tt am a gtranger,” he sald politely, ‘Woul€ you be kind eh to direct me to the best “Old BM (that was the man's name—Bill Law) scarcely looked up, but jerked. his thumb toward a shack, back @n the beach— without saying @ word. “Ah! Aw-—-Ah— the stranger mid. ‘I do not quite understand. Perhaps you will tell me where I can find the hotel keeper.’ ‘Hotel keeper? mid OM Bill ‘I guess I'm the feller you're looking fur.’ Then he eaid noth ing more. “The stranger steed ercund awkwarily for quite e while, and finalty asked another question. “Might I ask when you will serve ainner? “"Well, you might ask,’ Old Bin @rawied in his high nasal voice, ‘Guena you can have it any time you want it" “That sounded encouraging, bot nothing happened. The poor fel- low wan getting very bungry and he waa more and more uncertain of how to act “Will you te me,’ he tried once more, ‘just how I car get some dinner? “Old Bill looked up at him side wide and said, ‘Why, dern ye, go right in and help yourvelf. There's kindling by the fireplace and a hunk of bacon hanging on a nafl, matches and butcher knife Go on in and eat what you want'* (To Be Continued) RaRPonh QPL ETUERS OF GENE TWIN Mr. Seal Felt a Little Ashamed, Mrs. Sitky Sea! said to Mr. Silky Seal: “Ob, pshaw!’ Then she yawned. “Why? said Mr. Silky Seal to/and settle down, he kept the whole | They held nothing more dangerous | his wife. “Because? “Humph! said Mr. Sifky Seal. Mrs. Seal got mad. Then she got sad, and real tears trickled down her | cheeks. “You're the most under standingless person I ever saw,” she said. “You don't care a bit whether | I'm lonesome or not,” Mr. Seal felt sorry and a Mttle bit ashamed, “Are you lonely, my love?” he asked. “What should you like to do’ “I hardly know myself,” answered Mrs. Seal brightening. “But I get tired of diving and catching fish, and swallowing stones and running races. or even a stick, or a lighted torch, and do all sorts of tricks. But when he decided to thing from his wife. He knew she'd want to go if she knew too much. He said “Ahem! a third time, trying to think of some excuse. (To Be Continued) Bordens EVAPORATED se s Won't you tell me a story about the €his pure | cireus you used to be in?* it, rather. Then he put down his newspaper and crossed his flippe: before he answered, for he had @ pected Mrs, Seal to say exactly what | ghe did, and he was uneasy. | When the gnomes had let afl the circus animals out, and he had pad. ! dled home along the ocean as fast as his flippers could push him, he had let it out to some of his friends that circuses were wonderful places, with music and people and lights and real thrills. He had even boast ed that he had learned to beat a| drum, balance @ ball upon his nose, | Mr. Seal suid “Ahem?” or barked country | Confessions of a Bride JANE’S BOOK MORE DISCOVERIES | woman's contralto whieh I heard below the voices of my oom | reser Hae ieryen ge dre plano cut short sudéenty. I knew the lovely note t my} sorrow. Onty Katherine Miller’ could laugh so. I strained my ears te catch it again. | It came from far away, and this time Dr. Spence looked up alertly I was gind when Daddy Lorimer spotled his interest by addressing him. I heard the sentences they exchanged, but caught only the bare Ideas: | “Spence! A fortrem—" Referring to the machine guns packed in thelr cases. “In the heart of the citp—" “Must be 10 acres of it—* “Now look at that stuff" Bpence }looked, Daddy continued: “Ours! |Made by the Lorimer Chemical | | Company” | Well, the hoard of manitions| might be of tremendous significance, | |but im that particular hour it did not interest me at all. I could keep my mind only upon strictly personal matters. That shred of laughter—it had come from the lips of @ witch! It was subtle —ailluring—e laugh which would tantalize @ man and lure him to a Precipice—and to his destruction! And as her victim fell, the music of her voice would change to the shrill, triumphant rasp of the witch! the witeht The old myth was true! Bob was the victim! I could not save him! Daddy spoke and compelfed me to | wrench my mind from reverie. “Cap Jane, we've geen enough of this precious collection! Some find, all due to you, little girl! Now let's | celebrate! Lead on—to the cham-| pagnem™ “All right, Daddy! I guess we'd better try the next room.” With an effort I spoke in my natural tone I could have gone directly to the wine cellars, but I dared not over look a nook of the place in my search for what I did not wish to find, It was a strange hunt! I must come face to face with whoever had preceded us in the cellars, in order to be sure that it was not my hus- band, In the next’ chamber, we came upon more boxes which the men in vestigated, I looked into several than Iron seraps. “Just remnants of old war ma ‘aged “Hidden under the city’s heart!” | said Spence solemnly. “A fortress in the hands of the enemy! And stuff enough to blow us all to the (To Be Continued) (WRG, HAYDOCK SAVED) FROM AN O"ERATION Followed Advice of Her Druggi: i terial,” I remarked. But Daddy and Spence were getting more ex- cited, “Bombe! 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