The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 13, 1925, Page 10

STORY so FAR ! { : cost" | / 1 he laughs at her ) ON WITH THE sTORY rn walked Gloria “You nag me about other women,| lege together four years ago. some new girl on your was playing solitaire in tho living ing this A wild passion of shame and self-| disgust swept over her, warmer for you,” she sald. 0k @ A minute later she was sorry she| She went upstairs an shad lost her temper. wraps. With She violently wished that Stan|she powdered her nose and fluffed | Would call her back, or come after|up her hair before she went across her. But he did not. |the hall to see Dick unfal She walked on toward the center; He was lying in bed, perfectly The second was the Mire-of-Mud | | “How do you do?” sho said, when “Load ‘ad ceg oid and his wooden | she saw the children. “I've cut {cucumbers since 6 this morning and » The third was the Cucumber/7 haven't found the red seed yet.” "Patch that belonged to the Pickle) ‘what red seed,” naked Nick. sWoman, “Oh, any red seed,” said the wom. © The Twins passed the first two of|an. “I have every color in the “these safely and came at last to the| world except red, and when I find a Cucumber Patch, jred seed the spelt will be broken. Here the cucumber vines grew so\If I don’t find it I* shall have to thick and so tall that it appearedto| Stay here all my life and raise the children like a huge forest tow.|Cucumbers. I've been here for ering over their he: | 444: yours! here was a tiny path leading}, “That's a long time," said Nick. n't we help you?" Fight thru the vines, however, with | feucumbers growing on either side vas large as watermelons. Each cu- Yeumber was covered with sharp (prickles that stood out like long ‘thorns, and the children had to be “I think you will have to,” said the old woman, “It is 4 rule that | whoever comes into thia patch must |spepd 100 years helping me to find the seed. If he finds it before that |he may go.” ) fvery careful indeed, not to touch ‘ * esd "| Sho gave each of tho Twins a them as they passed. knife and they set to work cutting Indeed, it was their magic shoes Jup the huge cucumbers Into pieces sorting out the seeds, But all seeds were either white or yel Yot a red seed among them I don’t know how long they would have stayed in the Cucumber Patch if a fairy had not appeared when the old woman's back was, turned The fairy flew to Nick's shoulder and whispered, ‘"Take your magic jkey and unlock the little door be hind you.” | The fairy disappeared, but turned and © {that made it porsible for them to move at all, No person could ever 4n the world have made his wa thru such a place without magic. At last they came to a house of Durnt orange with a purple roof pnd 4 pink lean-to. Tho last kind Callouses Quick, safe, sure relief from painful callouses on the feet. Nick aw a tiny door in the olf’ lean-to that he had not noticed be. VA ed: Putoneon=the |fore. Ho put the key In the lock, ino pa S__painisgone |i door flew open, and there lay a large cucumber. | "What are you doing?" |the old woman, turning |("That is 2 magic door, I was told never to open it," | Without shouted Athletes know.... that this magic powder answering Nick tdok his broken tho «pell,”* “Now way you may go safely on your to Pixie cave (To Continued) (Copyright, 192 Hi, A, Horvies, A KPA i} Ae . Beat WER ‘ ( V3 ee CaPe, = At 5) ae / = TH OTHER \ MIs 1od Lamp | . amy id vin yuinysniell $83 8 Ralbaaberartta 1 ; - c tho,” Wayburn said, “and I don't} “And here ‘<ehlantad to just is looked down at her intently. deserve it. I'm no shelk.” }Gloria sald to hi “and I'm iA enbvernent 40 you know you're an awfully » Gloria brightened. here in the same old rut, wonder w him. bin © kid?” be murmured inte “You do like me, don't you?’ she|ing w it's all about! But as he grew stronger he call fe 3 @aked, comforted. o § poked ly at Ki ed for booka. “Ho Mothe Kory |, Fo y ; here ; Wayburn nodded. “And there’s| ture, wishing her c were in its and Mra O'Hara took tur MONET cant “het pee a Something else I want to say to you,| Place. Then she raised her eyes te al ions tha it onen*th Russet.... You know, I have athe mirror at the ck of the soda Salen 4 down tt 4 hin arm: Tiunch that you care for this hus- | fountain po She pa aw J nad his ary and of yours a lot more than you} Her. own reflection smiled back a te . pP think you do. What you haté is/ adorably opm " 8 f f harried lite—be tled i sae . I'm twice as good looking What's your wonderful) errr. ia ear Ks from that so?” he as’ | * sho told herself. “ri bet| News?” Gloria asked. be asked. Gloria brous oH cele 1 P'* Gloria stopped dead. She turned i land a job on Broadway | 16.3 ts ; 5 \ to Wayburn in a blaze of a: 15 minutes, if I half tried lighted up as she came nearer. His Z ar {DoD i pe “So that’s it! You're tired of} The was comforting moved. But he was too wea alt 2 : os ea Zz z me!" she declared. “You want to|/her wounded vanit She || kid of pin 18 en : iy a {CONT CHR IT TRAN, NGA ALL kid me into thinking I'mcrazy about; maich better as sho left the di on the edge of} ite + ff 4 ed thought-| 5 ower ; / 1 CAN THIS GOMMER-'N .GEE-1 GET Dick, so I won't bother you any| store and stepped out into the da took one of K'*) tully at hin 25 96 OFF ON EVERYTHING | BUY HERE - “more, don't you? ... Well, may-|ness She walked home, trying hard |" f hers. Her heart His respons he I am crazy about him! But/not to think of Stanley Wayburn.|*hed with pity for him. ened every da: (You, you oll can. I'll bet you have) When she got home, Mra. O'Hara| She leaned ov nd kissed HIM | poet 7 on the for much as a mother minute . . ¢ cheap Sonya Cho-|room. She looked up as Gloria came |™Msht have kissed her sick child. | tek or other!” in. | Dick» etc his syea con : was what he had wa tanghild left your supper in the| That | In a few minut | She turned to run away from| “I don't want it I just had a| OM tho table beside Dick's bed was Wayburn. But he caught her by| malted milk, and I'm so afraid of)* Jaf of heavy roses that were be ene arm and drew her to his side|getting fat,” Gloria answered, | #'9ning to wilt, STwith a strong steady pull. “How's Dick tonight?” | As Gloria looked at them a petal * “You young wildcat!" he laugh-| “He seems a little better,| fll from one of the T ‘ €@ “Who could be tired of you?"| Wouldn't you like to stop in a min.| ther, and anot down} But Gloria was not td be soothed.| ute to see him? He's awake,” sa pes the polished fof th) ohone rang, at that moment stan She jerked herself from Wayburn, | Mrs. O'Hara in her sweet v that | ‘able : ' Sg ni AA oe : and dashed furiously down the| was so like Miss Briggs’ lovely ac-) ° Life was like that é street. cents. fone the petals fell from it. See ee ee ae a “I think I will,” the girl answered. ,'* around, | | | | knife and out into the cucumber. It prevents skin from get- he full of red seeds ry H Instantly the old woman tr ed soreduring exercise ten tingsore 6 |Into a beautiful maiden, the Httle| = = mmr am house turned into a palace, and the| Cn Pn Cucumber Patch into a bower of 1 Fi . |bine-bella and roses | | on “Thank you, my deary, You hava| (\ tald tho maiden, | Ine.) ' Y THE SEATTLE STAR ALESMAN $AM wR MONDAY. JULY 1%, 19 BY SWAN (4P4- WHATS TH’ BIG IDER Veaut \(WHU-HE CHARGED ME Ho-Ho-Ho-. {MOUR CLERK MADE 2 WHAT WERKE THREE DOLLARS FOR WHY HPSS HoTHinge! MGTAKES WHEN He WarkD THEY 7 THi> 325 ¢ OIL TO GET (RD PBouT- ON PR THIS MORNING J Lane? WE ALL MAKE. St) ~ MISTPHES Once IN A WHILE WHAT WAS. HE 50LD ME ZW \\ ( 7 WHAT \- HE DID! TLL) PUT PR STOP To THis MIvTAKE_ \ BUIINESS RIGHT AWAY — OH 9AM— nd Waybu on Jy vis sums FY Tb *~ Im silence for a fow minutes. ee 1 never i] + * Then Wayburn spoke again Y except from | Br! a2 es ae Finan O NGS WY MER SORE Ime “Look here, Russet! What do|_.7h® sun had set. And the ehill| = : cea aediPegeele” nat 8) of early evening crept into the still I can’t | 75 ae = “3 + aes gee want to bother with, me fori. | yviestins BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES rel with me all the time we're to-|, lore went Into a drug store and n the arm of her chair and sobbed 4 7 Ss : imather, anyway. It doesn't make|POUsht © theatrical magazine. | She Her heart seemed to be brea 1 OOkSS {h, 906 TAKE |] ceRTAINLy / GEE, CORALL. GO STRAIGHT OP WHEN You happy to be with mo any more, | The aie dened a eheeite ee | tan). cathe over to, her) and THESE FIVE Toay BRAID: THEY ||| SEE SERS EM — Maes | BETTER does it? | milk her head. He looked into her oe YOU HAVE ‘EM ARE EXQISITE, ray ert Rann ; crane seer Gloria frowned thoughtfully | On the cover was a picture of Kit Sree : aod a ave a S\ SPECT. “It makes’ me awfully unhappy!Cameron, a Seattle girl, who had Bs yet”; he? mare AWAY Mot to be with you,” she said sim-/ become a Broadway chorus girl. fae ie rot : ee im oy, J ply. “And Stan, I don’t quarrel} Gloria knew Kit Cameron Sho} + anor e ney ae With you.” jand Kit had gone to business col his chalr beside the a 20 OVP Me Bittle, Cont You gold he » n asleep First love and h ut moment? Gloria was sure >piness, (Continued Tomorrayw) own WUS' GETTIN’ A FEW THINGS WOULDNT AMOUNT TO MOCH- BOT IF 1 GET A LOT OF THINGS, OMM- | CAN SANE BY MARTIN that life was a sad*thing. She got Brit Ea ee [up and intond out of Dic’ room. MUDD CENTER FOLKS BY SMALL —— os Shi sassecmaman |bed and cried asst her heart. would | BLES? FRECK LES AND HIS FRIENDS j break, bac she’ had lost Stan 4 SS of town with her head held high.| still. Only his eyes moved. Tey, 7 } od —+-- THATS STRANGE! TY Hot tears stung her eyeball, But| They turned to look at her as|Wsyburn. . . « se a Ao Gos#! I'D ie | WHY” Don't You WALCaD aie ees eile SAY, CAN You TELL. Bhe bilnked them away. she came Into the room. THEY | sored Had he pours honuetly-“cared T’ TRY THET | TRY SWINGIN’ AND I HAVENT BEEN, AXE THE WAY 70 THE honestly cared Lhe aa YT BEE 1 aalt, hadn't she, hers See ral ANLAXE ? { aw BES POVERHURES | in ne hat a WE rattan : Ke e had. . : |She would never. telephone him & Olive Roberts Barton again, or meet him again, a s |where! ... She would not eyen NO. 11—THE CUCUMBER PATCH speak to him jf she met him on the | street! SFPHE Sour-0id-Woman-Who-Lived of a house one would expect tole waar g * Under-the-Waterfall told the road Sent eam Dick’s recovery was very slow hy it was looking as tho all the paint-|ne town was gold and green Sytwina that three things would stop} ory in the world had dumped thelr| with Apu Vato ache hevadt allowed them on their way to pixie Cave, | paintpots there. | ta Sat | The first obstacle was the Pebble-| On the porch an old woman was| Giyall of th» Bean-Shooter-Man. jcuene cucumbers and counting the) FLAPPER FANNY says | seeds. rp ana TH STREET! MA SLUPE THINKS THAT. NEW. GoLF Course i IN THE NEXT CounTY IS JUST To PRovipe ANOTHER WAY FOR THE MEN FOLKS To WASTE THEIR TIME — SHE CLAIMS THAT WITH A Good DARN - ING NEEDLE. SHE CAN Do MORE HOLES IN & DAY THAN ANY GOLFER EVER CouLD — xv, i The woman, MOM’N POP ‘ WELL CHIEF WE'VE CERTAINLY Gor A LAT OF BOOSTERS FOR ouR NOCAL MUD = HERE'S ANOTHER TESTIMONIAL LETTER THAT JUST CAME IN master of man ta generally | © 1925 BY WEA SERVICE, INC Gets Results With Magie Mud ) Hearing of your Vocal Mud # dacided, to take up ringing, JF practiced, might amd day, using your mud wants amd, to yy que AWiprce- a bay J AOean Mr umn: J have Aum tying to acquit mow fad purrounding my home for yeano but without puckiaa. The prices aaked were too High. IMPOSSIBLE aL CAN'T PAY THAT PRICE TUL SELL YoU MY HOUSE NEXT DooR FOR $5000 TA-LA-A-A PEE-€ DA-A*A f} = DA-A-A DE-E-E-LA-A-A 50.000 FOR MY PLACE AND Lt SELL tt © 1028 ny NEA atAVICE, INC eraser atapet oe gen sented btsnkeahatetibns teint | YOU 60 DOWN THis | STREET AN’ THEN TORN To TK RIGKT UNTIL You KINGS SODA Py COME 7D A BIE AN 7 coeee POLICEMAN IS RIGHT AcRoss