The evening world. Newspaper, December 20, 1917, Page 19

You WEA CUE tenaing beautifying oder turoat, * for the neck 4 \ and chin te showid be pract on the edge of « hands behind t head backwurd ne fara press forward ae thotigh trying to prevent the head frat going back. Continue until you fave pushed the head well back.| Then relax a minute or two and re Peat the movement ton times. } Many women refrain from practi ing the exercises for head and neck which force the head forward on tho ehin, because they fear thin movement Wil exaggerate the double chin; but this idea is erroneous, because any movements of the face, neck or body whieh bring a different set of muscles Into operation aro always benefictal, and tho extreme forward and back ward movement of tho head on chest and shoulders is @ most valuable) meremeit for either developing the Muscles In those parts or removing excess fat from throat and chin. In ordinary life the head is but elightly turned, bent and twisted about, and therefore more decided movements for the neck should be practised several times each day to keep those muscles nourished and eloped. T havo told you that the muscles of the throat are voluntary ones and can be controlled and exercised at @ill, which means that it Nes within each of you to improve their size, hown to-day, and wd an follows; Mit hate and clasp the the 1. Fores CREAMS FOR DRY SKIN —| MABEL K.: Swe mond oll Is used) th om r us for excessively dry | thin, It frequently becomes rancid, | wever, and must be used with r ingredivnts line, antisepits, for en sand creams, It 1s one of the t Ix to help replace the natural oil of the skin, PAINS IN EYES—1. L. If: Since these pains are noticeable only after eating meals th be caused by andigestion. DRINK MADE FROM BRAN AND RAISINS—MRS. CHARLES D.: The only formula [ know of containing these ingredients is one which also| containg lemon. It is used as a semi-| fast drink by many women trying t reduce. It is nourishing and bonef-| cial to the kidneys: Chop two table- spoonfuls seeded raisins until fine; add to them half a lemon sliced and three tablespoonfuls of bran, Pour Dollar Gifts | For Xmas_| | a Oa I get real nice gifts at $17") | asks a puzzled woman, and the reply 1s, you most cer- Sainty can, For the woman who knits there are Deautiful knitting needles tied into a case bearing an appropriate sentt- ment, or cretonne knitting bags, She might appre those fhogany nut bowls with the and picks In ecnt A copper coffer or tea pot viand might please her, | | | mat cracker ut these are only 56 cents. Those attractive little cloisonne receivers that are so handy for pins or the powder pulf make nice gifts, The | silk or crepe camisole or a flowered erepe schrf are practical gifts, a9 are eiso the voile blouses, ‘The hor ueeper would like one of those f wroof casseroles iu nickel recopiacle these for done ts case ty erves as a contains You can g e doubli y writing ned sity, cents, but an s A milits Khaki and when o, handy writing t vice stationery ing trouser and coat hangers eretonne or khaki cases-—som: onty 50 cents. books ve and aibles'tn pocket ze for trench ser- Prayer vice make good gifta. Then for the boys thor pa Jamas, Indian suits, (boxe ne- ehanical and friction. ws are variety and games, Vor ¢ sh record books, robo holde ecetvipg blankets, silk socks, &c, | Keeping Throat Muscles in Condition Answers to Health and Beauty Questions. | | medical surveillance, or something in silver, as a suger bowl, creamer, ch dish, pearl Gandied serving knife, ludlo or serv (ng spoon. fie young girl would bo delighted | with a bead necklace, Thon there are gold filled bracelets, png in large Nariety, coin purses, vanity ca Ralp ornaments and by utiful buckles, You can cet nice mi bloomers for $1 and for the lit © are middy blouses, i a | wkating cap and scart or amera and it has the cr she will] want one of those nap-shot albums. Bed socks mal able gift 1 th re cents, Most girly like monogramm paper and you can get a handsome box of it at $1 Por the man there ure bill folders, tobacco r desk clocks, metal blotter corner olarm % | flashitgh leather ¢ i $s bottl mutth K ers, ba ometers, mahos nick, serap buaske tennt leather fle books, p harp pin holders (n brown on for desk use, bronze or verde ash trevs or book marke! und laather or stiede book covers It he Mdier he may want a his wateh or a khaki 0 in with a pipe in it. If he $ cigarettes you v cases same In bright silks or iechokl, A treneh mirror is ar HOME PAGE Howto Keep r Youth VAULINE FURLONG'S LTH TALKS Force the head backward against ed hands pulling quality and elasticity. The contour of the neck depends entirely upon the muscles lying beneath the flesh of the throat and chin, and in youth! thesc are firm and solid, holding the’ flosh above them round and smooth. They may be kept in this condition| only through persistent and intelll- gent efforts—oxercise and massage— and not through so-called skin foods, | tissue builders or other things pur chased in box or bottle, one pint of bolling water over these inanearthon bowl. Strain and drink when ccol. MASSAGE TO REDUCE—MRS, H. T. G.: Women who are getting mas- § freatments for obesity should not allow the massouse to apply olls or grease to the flesh. Campborated oll 1s astringent and just greasy enough to lubricate the hands and prevent stretching the flesh, which miakes it loose and Causes it to sag. Do not rest after the massage, but take a warm salt bath and follow tt with a cool shower. Never take salts violent laxatives hasten fy to tiction of flesh. At best they woul only bring temporary resulta (if any), "GZ i TAS + & How a Stroll in Evening World Daily Magazine | Have JOINED RED ERoss WIFey No Exemptions IT MEANS SOMEBODY IN OUR FAMILY HAS JOINED He RED Cio A E HELPS THE ST: 2 Maurice NOW “You CAN PUT THis RED Coss, IN THE WIN Dow WITH THE SERVICE FLAG Ketten ns Nor EVERY Boov | or ARE Ke] EXEMPTIONS jf ME PEOPLE ARE 10 OLD AND Sone AGE NOT STRONG ENOUGH eeoremne! uw Yes, EVERYBODY THERE ARE Led Hollister to a Climax That He Didn’t Expect. (Copyrtidht, the Bobbe-Merrtil Company.) SYNOPSIS OF PRE na Wall Street nan froin dombua WW, Brown, rota ton aie, wit hath “ie does not n by fOWD MukOWD fry DING CHAPTERS, and out, of job, nkiown client, but with the assist aua"t Knows Ni me fads ta ur el CHAPTER XV. ‘om the Hamilton Brees) Worshipful J. L. Tun- bridge heard arguments In the matter of the assault at a well known hotel. Philip Hollister, by his counsel, rep- |resented that he had not been ar- rested, that he had voluntarily ap- | peared before the Court, and that he was entitled, pending the recovery of Constant Diederiek, the tnjured ®,| party, to be allowed to go tn his own recognizance, or in the custody of bis counsel. “Fis Worshtp inqutred if Mr. Dieder- ick had made any statement or accu- sution,and waa told that be had not et regained consciousness, but was ying at the Cottage Hospital under “The prosecutor, however, offered to show that Mr. Hollister had pub- licly threatened Mr, Diederick on the morning before the assault, and that the clreumstances were such as to pulnt conclusively to the fact that the assault could have been committed by no other person than Mr, Hollister. Ho also offered to bring in a tran- script of 4 cable message filed by Mr. Ifollister shortly before the attack, which message, addressed to ono Vose f Now York, was apparently a resig- | u of @ position, He further of- fered the testimony of James Hart- weil to the effect that the position tn question was one of conspiracy. ‘The jnjurles to Mr, Diederick, he aald, Justitiod « charge of felonious assault. “dward Ballin and Peter Kirby of New York, both guests at the botel, volunteered to testify to the previ good character of Mr, Holllaters “His Worship inquired if Mr. Hol- lister could furnlah a bond {n the sum of (500, and sald that if thiy were done, le would r Mr. Hollister in the custody of his counsel to ree main m Bermuda until Mr, Diedertek recovers sufficiently to give evidenc The proseeutor’a argument that Mr, Hollister Was not admissible to ball, 2 aod’ dangurvuely was refused on th und that, no arrest having bern made, or indict ment drawn, the auestion of ball was extraneous, So Mr. Hollister was re- camo a time when Mollister Kirby } ask him que rner and be- Kirby's smile was cherubte. “Phil, it's time 1 T'm going to disgorge. wv to grt togethor, First off, 1 told you in New York that our dis- tinguished fellow townsman and bar- rister thought he'd rathor Ike to take his breukfasts from now to by-and- by with Frances, didn't I?) And we mitted he'd subsidized Miss Rex- ford as a sort of game warden, didn't we? Fine! that Jim had— juley, stuffed whake over tho jolly well shoo: Ho had us wh thing to do flood. All we on ut 7 Now we also conceded Hm usd & dix, b that he could rest _of Us, and he Wo couldn't ytp, there Wasn't any. y for another Li do Was to spar for time and en for the gong, Then you came dashing up to the Aspinwall and we had a breathing er e between roun Then you came tralling down bere. That gave us another one, And Jim guessed you were his d al snd he just naturally laid for y rth Rex- ford lald for you 1 Jim wasn't rough The: Act at the ¢ tirmame Jim's to be didn't Two,” 1 Mi w slave throw veranda that Jim threw a ft to Jim; and stairs, and he caught hin r enougit, } din wot y “'9 no news | sald fh comes away in cabling anybody the way down here. I in unannounced. day and They explalned ew Diederick broke loos, s t It sort of looks ag Pete.” idnight cerulean who's He was supposed w York, and he ose change be was on just breezed up on the uneh, and sed second Out He ¢ afte He ta saw you golng up- dafter you. din had words, s pedigres 1 Jim bawled out something 4, and they both vpened the cut ind the next scene was up in the ha T guess Meutee i Bie Gl ) ituation tha Hl “un hie ime at m * € Where do “You Mt in because Jim is sort of alf-way afrald of you.’ ‘He is?” “He certainly is. And while he ts, ho can't put the screws on tho rest of us too hard. That's how you get your subsidy—If you need it.” “But, Pete! I haven't anything on Hartwell! I can't pry him off! What's the idea! Can't you be more licit 2" Not this afternoon, Phil. giving you an outline. But you have all the free guesses you wa “Confound it, Pete!" rasped He Uster, “1 wish you'd stop making a sensation out of this party! Why in thunder should that lawyer be afraid of me “Yet he wa said Kirby. “And if I jumped to New York, lic could exert influence of some sort to }o—comnpel”——= 14 could have, and he would.” Hollister was uble to reconcile this Blatenent with one which Bull's cousin had 1. and for tits mercy he was very grateful. II didn't notice that Kirby had used Mr to “Did ho do that? ‘Tho old jackars! s-ahem!” Why, if he did that, P) he must have gone off half-cocked. It certainly is @ surprise to mo!" Hollister put away lls pipe, a4 embraced his knees tenderly, “I've been doing a lot of heavy thinking, Pete, and I've Just about decided that the safest thing ts to tell you the truth and ask you what I Ought todo. Did you ever run across another Now York lawyer nial Damed Josiiua W, Brown?” “Oh, yes. He's @ boar!" “The job I've hud,” said Holiiste “was with him; an _ “I know that, Phil “You—you've | known along?” sputtered Hollister ia awed amazedness, ertainly I have!” “And you let me flounder’ “Old dear, I had tot” “For more thun a week | wi fooled completely raid I open eyed Honestly, 1 i thought I had a job—a regular jot And then, of course, [ saw how im- Possible tt was, and cabled him that Td quit. That’ was y day ior I'm only an Cloud ask we ing. I haven't heard from iilin yet Tv ent his money, and’ ‘And at that you hung on twe days longer than I thougot you would, Incidentally, you needu't ¢* ect to hear from him, because you Won't, You see, Phil, the way 11 Were breaking, !t was a cinch t Jim Hartwell would jump at con sions and bo scared to death of » He'd huye been justified in pe afraid of uny stranger who came |! and joined us, And if you'd koown what you do now, you never wou Nave tackivd Brown's job at all, Would you Hollister was thinking backward “Then all that palaver In the nows zs Daper"—~ “That was to reach out and grat You. You noticed {It sounde your biogras Jim was ‘ you because you're w better 4 than he is," sald Kirby, “But that Diederick'y got into the sau a [BY HOLWORTHY HALL! the Moonlight he can pinch-hit for you if you want @ rest. It's certalnly saved our sking for us—and we didn't expuct It. Bo 1 really cams out with you thty morning, Phil, to sound you & bit and to teil you us much of tio inside story as Ned'll let me, and to say that we did need you, and don't any more. I had « word with Diederick yesterday, very doggo, and that re- leases You. Of course I hops vou'll stay with us of your own accord for the fun of the thing, and ll hand you all the money you want. But a4 ng ad Diederick's her “Who's the principal, Pe been paying iny expenses Kirby suddenly raised hiv elbows. “Hore he comes now! o? Who's and why? himself on Thero's your principal, Ask him yourself!" Hollister, turning, saw his friend Ballin hurrying down tha last few ops of the long stairway from the sits. Ballin obviously sl HOU thing on his mind. something hty. Hae didn't ity the ® pair on the beach, be didn’t knowledge Holiister’s long-distance greeting. He came swiftly toward them; and when 9 was elght or ten Yardy away, he 1 harshly: “Pete! T want you! D ederie ~ Ho swallowed hard Kirby scrambled upright. His eyes vere blazing, ‘No hasn't taken It back, Ned! He hasn't Hed to us! Not that!” Hailln shook his head dejectedly No—it's @ lot worse than that! i a yrores than ever, uow. Ho's CHAPTER XVI. LTHOUGH it wan halt elght on a fine and mello evening, Mra. Cloud was f her room. To Hollister, xering by the awitchbourd operator {n the lobby, came the return mea- euge that she begged to be excu' t an interview persuasiveness to tho test he had uttered less than a reupon he put and ed words through the transmitter f the public telephone new that a1 accomplished purpose. tra Cloud would 4 ra in fifteen minutes, And she proved con y that sho wasn't toying with Hollister’s affections, for she wis ap- b nly earlia I loft a wrap downstatre-at th dat ‘-room door, I think Vi get it ald Hollister. i“. know the one Ho was acrony the lobby and hack coin in @ Jiffy, bearing ft ea o ¢ oak, which he placed over ers with sufficiently exag~ ted politeness to satisfy Nimaelf, t without sufictent tenderness to ervo & rebu although — Mrs, oud weighed the niceties of the r ray and seeinc iblous be said wll we start?” vas Dalpitant at the outset, and 1 time they passed te wood. shop on road the t grounds ag intoxicated by own sensations. The world lay sduwy @nd asily and ghost-like A STORY OF THE Will Begin on This before him; the path w. By James Oliver Curwood 4a wide rib- ‘ Tharsday, December 20,1917 The Evening World's Kiddie Klub Korner CONDUCTED BY ELEANOR SCHORER ‘ ~ 4 Deliqhtlal Sleigh Ride naked . ¢ fore . ha tha @ r seed many wntivm ple ‘ on padi pA ‘ fon Aken, por you ar ne ovdare to ey yarda, ond a otee es 7 , awe ful* V thelr anew gov 7 be red trees listening in the aun, Me # munening she when Tor ana a look Ma ou ever be ' t nutes a iaree fi + hirde an thar? Alle Tom, | won't be long” a, May saw the birde the ‘ ared warmly dros 1 beg fy t tie rowdalde, ' a tow 1 Jenne eat While the ground Is covered wit ait we all about ~ UE anew, Tom?” Cae * Me |, cmerme to me they cant find any ine 4 at gueneing | thing at I dont nea how the f vi i barn Hmith | Hive alied ' rin Pp etid | Then Tom oberved May erumotin he ia to dey for |th@ cakes and dropping them fron ; ay of the weigh, saying, “If tne " ‘ * h - | lied! again, they eb bay What a bind old mm ried May. | one good meal leant ‘This world would be much better if] Oa arriving home the obfidre J every one were like Niro thanked Farmer Sintth and assure |S fut come, [hear (he belin; let ua| him that they bad apent a very happ not keop him walting afternoon. ; As Tom amisted May into the; By MABEL HORNER, age twelve slelah, he epied « enall box under ber | Borden Street, Monmouth Beach ern b fCousin Eleanor’s Klub Kolumn * to us. He has given over bin | Dear Cousins o Min | theatre no tat we may have a gree | llow near Christman is All of @| lot of fun and fro’ we Deane 5 Tea Wa Wika sider It to be our Christmas pi [sudden it will be here, we will scar} om him, and must take as goo | por out of ieepytand and run to ae) Core of it an we would of our ber what the Kuod ol jan from way OP) train of cara or most beautiful bly horth has brouxh 4 murprine for | {ral un Then, too, we will Watch to Hee whether our dear friends are pleased with what we ordered for them from Santa, Christmas t# such bully fun, We Consing of tho Kiddie Klub are particularly favored. We are to have than one Christmas, Each of 4 will have @ home Christmas on iristmas Day, and then we will ave our Kiub’ Christmas two days lator Wo will gathor together in the Man-| hattan Opera House at 10 o'clock on Now we big cousins know enoug to be careful, but the wee cousins @ not, and «ince We cannot make sep arate rulings for big and little cousin we must ai] abide by the one law, an that one law will be against eatin candy or gum at our festival, B special order of mine the ushers wi take #weotmeats away from any bo» or girl member who attempts to aat them during the performance. I know that all of my nice cousins will under stand and be glad to do anything t ‘the morning of Dee, 27 to enjoy the tat! r belt ar Jing entertuinmont by. the cleverest | KeeP UP our reputation for being of our cousins, And wo tn the audl-|°r ) vie “omward to seeing you a Will applaud thotr funny skits! |? Srhuneday, 1 am your affectionat and their pretty songs, dances and in El. |the music. Ob, what w jolly purty it Cousin leanor. [ores P. §.—Kiddie Klub Pins wil) adm! Right hero und now I must talk | members to festival, One adult may | quite seriously to you, my cousins, oe een Rtas |About bringing candy’ and ohewing | *ccompany Doing Our Bit. Award Winner. My suggestion is to make trench candies. These candies are very ase ful. They burn for two hours. The | soldiers sometimes use them to cook | cum to the theatre when we have our | festival, [am going to ask you not | to do #o because when youngsters eat candy they are likely to gét thing about them all pasty and sticky. Should we (‘o that it would be a dis- grace forever, We must be most | careful to leave the theatre just as | neat and tidy as we found It | DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING. | "Ste Morris Gest has been very kind} Cyt your old Worlds into stripe along the columns, making these strips one column wide. Thea rol! these strips of newspaper and one a time wind them tightly around cord. Keep winding until the candle is ono ineh thick, (Allow the cord to protrude at beth ends, This centre cord 1s the wick.) Tie Ughtly at both ends and dott tr | paraffine for fifteen minutes. | Trench candies cost almost nothing to make. They are only small things but do @ great deal toward the com | fort of the boys in the trenches, Hy HELEN LOUISE PACE, age ‘thirteen, No, 461 Fort Washington Avenue, FO OO Oneal Contributions From Kiddies BIG NORTH WOODS Page Monday, Dec. 24 you? Your word's 4s good us your a * + bon of whiteness, coal-lrl where bond just about! Christmas. bodies of tropical follao stood “That isn't It 4 Miyy Rexford massed againat the moon. Tho air ahakily, Phat jan't it, and you Pepoenes, Vee ae was clear and vinous, and waturated Know it! You led to moat the be- A RO oe ze with the precise volume of the damp ginning, and you'va Hed to mo ever Lincs pals my’ thites for eae, of night to accentuate the fragrance since! You haven't @ decent thought Sante Claw, all in ped, of roses and honeysuckies fF ip your head you haven't # truth. reggae of ee by trellis and garden. Prom 4 ful word In your mouth’ : Fy ty Oks dey ore P drumming of native banjox i There waa a short cynical lauga | gana” slOGOn, Spee te, eran ten sound of bolsterous mative cos, from Martwell ae, Lrovkiga, muffled and muted by the distan A finw moraliat you aret ‘Two os et ndded the final touch of unroality and wrongs make Eecthatin 3Our Christmas Time. of romance, Hollister's eves iunent 1 Voice changed | — Cirumas time will soon be bare tined and ho inhulsd iniehtily. “I've qharply. Now's your chancel Aad | te gudden ll our beara 4 en trying Bo bard 1 vou" Hn You better think twice, Madleh—it TL Woeu pants jounay starta tid. “Hts been a long tue—terribly kor in duteh, you're In just as deep! sien dag ag long And’ there'll’ be. tile diverence ti | Leone eats ‘tien, ‘ia ley Walked several winutes 10 hive tw pay through the nose to gat ‘Te geaine eS oe Dey olience. ; ‘dirougs the world be Ces. it; but T can pay, and I can gat “Liston,” he @aid suddenly, “there's ut and you cart: Wink it over!” New I hope el rat each Kido mann 8 pict, and you're in It, and it's about ‘em not thinking «bout myself, eS Eos cheer in ore, —I'm"'= Our mafaeaner: Ballin’s cousin exclaimed aloud “Oh, you're not! Great stuff, this SE AS ROA lege tent “In my estate?” golden rule! Went to pburch lxat nme Pact Ateaue, Sew foc *"Yes--your husband's, T mean. Mr. Sunday, didn't you? I euppose Cloud and Mr, Hartwell are the ox- Woront thinking of yourself, wien | Cantatas 062+ eoutors, aren't they? If you can ge" vou flim-flammed Hollister into a| ara Re’imeking St four Sor fomobody to search into it bow-knot right in this same pls Tee't You oear bum tn ‘bie eulah? think you'll find out a queer wers you? Or when you edited Mra eg High ly affairs. Important things are belns Cloud's correspondence for her? Or| ‘our ‘iti bearts with Joy? kept away from you--beoauae the men when you Hed to the Judge—or when | fast Brow tor me who are Your friends ure ufraid you'd yoy boosted inn to Mra. Cloud! Ob. | py (HES Sho ERDETp a Now, me be shocked, or—son Unoonacioumy they bal veered from the highway and taken t bath t the terraces which overinoked the Great Bound and Agurs Ioiind ay the Aquarium, and « yoa proached the familiar w th i chevaux-de-frine of baindo. and Spar inh bayonet and o} y hoar volces, excited volces, soe and & woman's, on the low Ba cousin touched Hollistor's art ‘There's some one there Leva 8 buck before they hear Wait!” objected 1 r “Mr, Hollletert"* "Sh-h-bl" he whispered atiently: Ten't that Hartwell? ‘Mr. Hollister, if y And Mis# Rexford He seized her see ot Anextra hundred @ week—that's | 168 Geamee ateaue, Petersoa, S.J, 1 ul] You thought about! Come down > ty earth—bow much more do you Christmas. > want Be got, Je little buys and girie, Holltatar almont cried out at tha | pt snr tims will on be te Py t hia biceps, Mra. Cloud had | With ts peeenty packed. up bigi . lo erto undiscovered mus. |%,'*t to goons shvgnt (hy medians scopy, 3 cle | aod “with censure will then supply I don't want anything more—I'm | FiOueSCH OMIT, age iirteva, No, magi + at telling you T can't go on.’ | Send Areoue, Christinas Cheer vat ow o and heron One Little Girt ean't tt? dramatico—bra u ? Joan of Are! Well, you will go on!” | usc) No, L won't! was drawing sear and it “You don't seem to remember that | ch vwildren, Walls Uitle girl waves even Tecan inake you mua 10 ted, paver os peice & , tae therm was Ale Age can't 1? You'll goon | faq man ell Thidgs wie w whether T can or not!” — tis | wade ber : : : » altered again, and became| 1 em sla! 40, this bapptnem ha Iren. Mod all from. Satibaloes that ean afford tt wheediing, patronizing. hand and drew her into t What's got into you? You aren't: iy aLPiiG\ KANDFURD, brickton Street Hush! Please!” fentous of Mra. Cloud'-— | Hast Shemuret, L She struggiod turioualy “But Tam jealous, Jim! I'm jeal Any “It's despleable! It's horcld! 'm"— 9 aus 0 procncny From the law’ (iactwellw Dig gutenrenuse Shee got what 1) sow To JOIN THE KLUB AND luugi) boomed omlnons!y, and was What's that OBTAIN YOUR PIN. short as though in # sudden re “A decent man who loves her Beginning wilh any ay rence of discretion, Hartwell laughed mockingly Pes like pe —eoehsabtes “And you call yourself # Srat-c \ith, you can't work any of that | a detective!” he sneered "Yee-and I am! retorted Rexford’s throaty contrat Ballin’s cousin waa sud ter and rigid and the hand sbe arm ps. “I might have known you come through without sald Hartwell contempt ue never intended to pla hare tightened a on mo! You're no, angel eh ae Word. No 68 Park Cut It out, and be sensi; foe yoy. Sad * told you five hundred whieh fst that after this has blown ree # ADRESS oe xh wat you want. Any apart:| 3 callie aaceiere On over fitewn ream gt New York you may aelect, | 3 age may tooaie member. Kesh exmbee Me reais wich a vier grey flu sistaeuttl Inewbersnig certificate. Pleage don't, Jim! COMpPON ntinued )