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eS” SATURDAY, OCTOB CAPPY Ricks |Cymthi He Discourses on the Value of Belligerence Written for The Star by Peter B, Ky ks sat old gen had spoiling the boy ing him parties?’ a voc Cap t up like in and beh en trance to his office, his son-in-law, | president and Cappy’s Blue are they ded | old Jack-| spoll-| guilty and who dema’ an gener 5 ping Navigation tion, t »mpa Alden Ho is mollycod, daught aged 10 made a and my partie entered ley being dle of, and you are the responsible Matt ey down. 1 any spoilin withering! *You'n ht, I never affirmed stoutly “rm hb to with the fully as I-nuts,” hiss “When I mar Cappy Ric i that I have be iy ever since, “That $s an un Matt. Women aro But a male baby is born free that blemish and acquires it krows older. Matt, why dor take a firm stand and urge son—and my grandson—to ¢ strate to the world that he is one hundred per cent masculine. All of his male ancestors, on both sides of the family tree, were able men with hair on their breast “What's your bill of particulars.” Matt demanded interestedly. “I'm| so busy with business matters I've been letting Florry look after the kid's upbringing.” “That was all grandson grew big enough to be gin to yearn for long pants and feel the urge for masculine society He's 10 years old and still Florry dresses him like a sissy erted ‘and refused to speak to me for week when, on little Abjen's eigh birthday, I sneaked up to the nt ery and sheared off his curls. W don't you asyert yourself, in y own home, you big boob, and ri your son mian fashion. Can that nurse and that him to a school ¢ man talk. me of i good for but he learn it or suppose is yourself, py dally grac te from as he you your emon- right until my earn him, sooner later, py. Florry sent him up to a sum- mer camp with about 59 other boys from the private school he attends and the boy tells me he bad a good time.” “He lost 10 pounds,” Cappy chal- longed. “What dy’e suppose I have a fine, wholesome, male grandchild for, if I do not keep an eye on him? Did you and Florry go up to that camp to give it the once over while it was in operation?| Did you visit the boy and see to it! that all was well with him? ‘No, we didn't. We thought !t! would do him good to be free of his parents for three months. Besides, you went up to see him fre- quently.” “You bet I did. And I discovered that five of those dratted boys were gang jumping him and pick- fng on him and hazing the heart out of him. They wouldn't let him} sleep nights. He was nervous and apprehensive and lonely as a loon, and full of bruises. He couldn't eat and he had lost 10 pounds.” ‘Why, Cappy, this is news ™ “They called him teacher's pet. The head master happened to state| to the class that my grandson was the maniiest, best mannered toy in the camp, and that was his un doing.” | “I think you're unduly exercised about the boy, Cappy. He'll get over it. A little rough stuff will do) him good.” “It will do put over the But if other stuff over on him good if he can rough stuff himself. boys put the rough him and buffalo him to the extent that he takes it ly- ing down—well, I don't have to do| any crystal-gazing to see the Rick enterprises without Ricks blood at the head of them 25 years hence.” Cappy leaned forward and laid his hand gently on his big son-in- law's knee. “I'm in frightfully Dutch with your wife,” he confess ed. She's given her own father! strict orders to leave her son/ alone. Between ourselves, Matt, I fust can't do that. I've got to fi terfere.” What have you been doing, Cap- T've lectured the boy. I've heartened him up. I've tried to sell him the idea that he can lick any boy in that gang that picks on him, for they live in our neighborhood and they have continued to pick on him ever since the camp closed Bit Alden Ricks Peasley doesn't believe me. Those other kids have! him bluffed. | Matt Peasley “Won't Florry stuff, Cappy?” “No,” Cappy wailed. “She tells} my grandson that it is undignified to fight; that only ruffians and muckers brawl. She quotes hin that old Sunday school bunk that if thy neighbor mites thee on the concerned, do your was let you | that | dormant | tian | well | Skinner was | total failure as a salesman. }my no— Another Coming Next Saturday righ Wa ek turn 1 sophy, Matt? 1 80 T told little Alde all right In ida’t_ understand and I offered him $25 ‘d Mok the whey out tormente cline housand give nousand him. y a battle er fellow locked him. Hell fight," sald Matt Peastey "I'm gc to warm his tall every night until he to stand up for him Don't give him money Cappy. You'll ruin him." “If you want to let me dle hap- py, back up my play,” Cappy ple as Matt Peasley took down the teleph and even the learns ok up one called wife Send my ry, dear,” notion I ¢ son down to me, Flor ho ordered, “I have a ht to associate with n I do.” ur later appeared of his afaring tunt Ald the of- young in arKe and Matt took son eated him to t of all the spankin: atil you've home—and If you what I've done t you again.” That night tained, torn pony to his grandfath I he sobbed and threw understanding old “I knew you would, Philosopher soothed him. wasn't hard, was ow be a brave another of the gang will ¢ you alon the following Ricks blood, no longer in Cappy’s grand: ed a bloody draw w of his enemies. Cappy to the office as h fox. warn rn grandson, Hed, blue Cappy's repe licked hii,” himself on heart the old nd it boy an you od gerent day the ar can’ achie down and listen to are alread: I hope vs pirts,” Some pped with of you boys Girls, 1 > pour typewriter all of your t some ¢ mothers their own t the job bi reading you men. ttles, and early day an minent psychologist st and he declared formed after the age of are seldom broken. 1 don't advocate teaching a boy to 50 around blackJacking people, but while engaged in the gentle Chris- art of teaching him to lov and respect justice 4 kindness, I would also teach him to demand and see that he gots it. Otherwise liable to go shy. If a boy arns to stick up for himself | his boyhood he will have ts bettém chance of escaping the odium of wearing some other man's col- Jar in his mature years. Teach him to resent, instantly, any unkind aggression, and, if he to, to fight to make good his bi Teach him to attack first. He may licked, but the, psychologic fect of the initiative, of the assaul will demoralize and disarm ponent, not only then, future. Ho will be sure of himself, he will know his own power so he will the men who are al ways casting an anxious eye around market for men who can fill big jobs, The only people who ever anywhere are those with cour and a lot of boys with natural m't know they possess it occurs to scare it seven a age, courage di until something jout of them. “Reminds me of a nice, lady-like, mild and extremely likable man Mr. Skinner once hired as a lumber salesman. You could travel a long way without meeting a more likable fellow. His personality was charming, he knew the lumber business backward, practically as as theoretically, and Skinner had high hopes of him. But—he couldn't seem to land any orders. wonderfully patient talked to him, argued with him, tried to find out alled him, but in the long run he had to admit his prize baby was a He was about to fire him, but I interfered and begged an opportunity to try my hand at making a salesman out of this apparently waste material. It was getting along toward the holidays anyhow and I hated to set such a nice young man adrift to look for a new job at Christmas So I sent for him the day before Christmas and when he camo to office he was horrified to find, standing beside the chair I Indi- cated he should sit in, a little tin bucket containing the things our cook had removed that very morn- ing from the interior of a coup! of turkeys we were having pr pared for Christmas dinner at our h with him, Mr. do Ricks,” with those od gracious, raid, “what do you things?” To Lend Flavor "SALADA" Tei A. H387 ORANGE PEHOE BLEND Ask your grocer for a trial packet. R. & H.C. COOK, WE st-4073,' EL iot-0350, Distributors his|" ted) F his op-| but for the, young} what} he| that You Are Planning to Here BY Halloween host. wish ideas decoration ents at once, by printing con party. Please clip them now i not be reprinted this year. Decorations—Halloween nately, comes at when the wood: of colorful a for the oceasior deluged and hoste I an very a time of the year » full appropr pump: and the red and will make the h color. h rty is held rations, There harvest field f jack o' lanterns, full gloriou: aves which shucks in the * woods are of yellow le ‘coma glow rooms wh be decorated d autumn flowers mums, asters, and ason. Jack re the 7 should vutume others that are In aterns made from | uld be used as eft Corn Ad uge pumpkins at of the Hehting and hen lighted and us er possible. 'T Rive the effec Vest scene, dim’ ns wher should toor har nd ready nge com lighted y asic of Invitations be e made nvitations can Cut f es of witches heads, writing sil and in or grinni ote., the follow s pu It and gnome Mar Ha nak and be a spook to Join the f © tor ¥ method or cardboard with he announced | * ¢ creased to me into the spirit Irean Hins, or which ¢ gre an be gotten up at home, gu may be met e door by three strange creatu: The first a. very tall person who is ec sheets, and holds stick on which is a grinning pump. kin head. This makes bim about three feet taller than he really ts, land gives a most surprising effect. Beside him is a little person, who is natural but has padded him self to such an extent that he ap: pears many times fatter, and hence shorter. The little ghost also has a pumpkin head, but this is best made of cardboard and paper, and ts ¥ large and rests about hia nec at he is not made any taller. Wit h | these two pumpkin heads, there is| 1 gloomy figure dressed all in black black mask, etc, who greets each} guest, offering a hand which is a rubber glove wet and stuffed with meal, As the guests encounter the| wet and sticky band they are likely | to scream with surprise. } After the guests assemble, they are asked to join in a grand march, and two they do to @ funeral march. If may be appointed the mes, and a to the best ‘This dds to interest in getting up grotesque costunts, All guests should be masked and asked not te reveal their fdentity to anyone thru-/ out the evening. | Fortune telling Is always one of the most important parts of a Hal loween entertainment. If an ama teur palmist can be found, or one who tells fortunes cleverly with| cards, this will add te the amuse-| ment. If not, there can be all sorts of amusing. fortunes written, and there a number of ways of ar ranging the fortune teller’s tent. If the party is large, thero should be several fortune tellers, The tent may be made of sheets and decorated with etc. In front there is a huge pot which is the witch's cal dron. The witch, or one of her black elves, stirs the contents of the pot and says welrd words, or Incanta- tions, over the caldron, and from the contents draws slips of paper on which fortunes are written. The fol- lowing may serve as examples, and others can be written with local hits, and to suit certain ones of the guests: Beware of a man with large blue eyes, A woman with red hair And If you're not married by 1 nay to you beware in any in! above hi aa shor yar the strains of sired, judges pass on ee are cats, witches next year There ts a fortune fair for you Honor, Joy and fame Wealth Is coming your j__ And & mont, diatingy way ed name “I looked him the eye very| |coldly and I said, ‘Jim, my son, we make salesmen out of stuff lk You'v got to the first of February to make good. Shoot Luke, or give up the gun. Merry Christmas, my boy. Good after- noon. As you pass out, drop in at Skinner's desk. He has a month's alary for you with the: compll- ments of Cappy Ricks.’ ” Cappy paused and looked around! at his employes. “And if you want| to know who that boy is, I'll tel you. He's a $25,000 a year sales manager for a competitor of ours and they stole him from mo be-| cause T was wise enough un- earth some latent guts in a nice) be Cappy smiled amiably. “Yes, :| know I'm a wicked old man,” he declared, “but Sf you folks really} want to know who's boss around! this shop walt until my grandson! gets on the fob.” | END | Copyright by United Feature Syndicate, Inc, All Rights Re: Reproduction Prohibited, in | served. parle Entertain Are Some P tations, other jgiven word have th ia Grey: Halloween? ‘arty Suggestions on CYNTHIA GREY with queries for from prospective Some party 3 games uggestions , and still others, for going to answer all of these correspond- Hallowe'en| plete plans for a f you wish them, as they will ¢ you love the beat You have a trip You have a ¢ talent. You wind there is no one el You will tomorro: work bt tn Be a of musical u KO natairs. at deal pa Vi » there to do it when be leader of many will be the ou have very taking way you carefully 1 of riding on a car a give the con exact change. Ther Y Alway tor the 1 have a great future ahe ah ad of tunes is by old witch ¢ them sta her arms under the ar other girl. In this manner her bar nd arms are the hands and arma the figure. ri in front wears hoes on bi * and places them the of her, ith na are the legs When the fal and feet of the wit cand wig of girl in and she is dreased in what appe: to be @ dress the effect is grotem There is raplete little very sm 1 weird Jooking girl behind hidden. by another sheet stretched between the two girls but which allows the girl behind to get her arme under, The little old unes in a high, ing with her size. are put on front woman, Th voice, in sized nail driven in door Jamba a low frames, so that there wi & line completely across the room At intervals of two feet tle an apple attached to a cord, that is, about five feet and a half from the floor. At a gueats each at Hands m The person tempt to ent be k an appl behind backs @ prize. A good stunt game ta played by having the hostess writ ders on slips of small p. them, and putting them | ylantern. Each person sho’ structed to march past lantern, while the funeral march ts being ed, taking a slip of paper. ‘Then all the guests are seated, they should read their wloud and proceed to carry out the orders of the aifp. The orders should be some wh." ke the following pla as slips In Give an ovie villain. Bark like @ dog. Whistle “The Old Gray How will you walk 50 years from now? Demonstrate how would pla: poker Tell a story. Imitate your favorite opera sing Walk around the room backwards. Give an lllustration of the happiest day Sing “Yankee Doodle.” Bitte... ete. Bobbing of ate the gitt you like best mitation of your favorite for apples In a tub water, is or basin a good old-time sport So Is popping corn over an fire, if you have a fireplace Halloween isn't properly brated unless the girls have had an opportunity to pare an apple and throw the peelings over their left shoulders in order that they may see the Initial of the man th will wed. 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AND PIKE ST, ing his or her apple first receives | “Look here, ladies,” he said wer part of the neem to be sus ax in blood on the | tims oor and the poor v who are hanging there keep up an 1 keleton can p ner, it adds gre > the the room, isit this pr a constant gr ery in horror ade tol a time. | are m t ntories ts al loween party.” old ta © parti ing, the: person ah xperience to him old games ¢ find iding in ring th room, 1 E » finds the ts promined thimble der t dness, and the penny marriage, life . promises there | thin | EXTRAVAGANCE OF KING APPEARS IN | FURNITURE |. Louis XIV Style Developed During | 1 | Perlod of Reckiess Spending, | By MARIAN MOORE Louls XIV b to rule France | about the time our early American | colonists wage devising means of | getting along with the Indians with | | the least possible bloodshed. The | extravagances of Louls kindled aj} flame of hatred among his subjects | that led to more bloodshed than our Indian wars! | Furniture was one extravagance | of Louls XIV. The greatest artists | and craftsmen of France pitted | their genlus against each other In|... carrying out his royal orders. His | idea of good furniture may not ap} The Ornate Louls XIV peal to us, but 1 | grandeur! | Take this dresser, for example, which is an adaptation of a Louis XIV suite made sultable for mod- | ern use, It fs of mahogany, with panels in lighter colored wood, out- | lined with raised molding, The up- | per corners have gilded leaf fe: toons and a column effect orn: mentation, while the mirror is of heavy French plate glass. The} | feet ure in the shape of a claw and | are likewise gilded, while the han- | dles on the drawers and the medal- | Hons at the corner of the panels are of metal molded Into shape | and heavily gilded. The top of the | mirror and the apron below are | also decorated with gilded orna- } ments In an acanthus leaf and} scroll desizn, A few pleces of silver | are decoratly (Write to Marian Moore, care of | this newspaper, for advice or infor- | mation about home furnishing or | decorating, sending stamped, ad- | dressed envelope for reply.) Question: My parlor sulte ts blue | tapestry with gold figure, rug blue and tan, Should my drapes be blue \or gold?—A. K, Answer—Blue. 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