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NEW DRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1025.
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A Wife's Confessional
AUcle Conison't New I'tuue ol
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
CROSSWOHD PUZZLE
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Mlllon Inquins ANmh Hull's
Dlgctlvi; I'llli W."
Over tli cherubic face of tho lit
tie rector of Tynduti swept a liorrl.
fit J look ut Lillian's injunction to
"tell mo every (-InKlo thing In lln:
medical case" which he hud said
Hugh Granlland haj brought Willi
him to tlio rectory. I saw th pro
test which was in Ms mlml een be
fore ho spoke.
"Oh! Mrs. I'ndiTwood!" ho fine
tinted, "you surely do not think niy
dear lad Is a drug use r, do you?"
"I haven't liiiit to think," Lillian
snapped, tli'ii relent id enough to
add, "No, not In t lie sense you mean,
but. tell me, please, what 1 have ask
ed you.'
Willi a meticulously painful effort
to forgot nothing, tlio old man li cit
ed the usual contents of a email
first aid kit, added tho names of a j
headache remedy and a specific for!
colds and finished his recital by
laying: 1
"And that's all except for a box
et small digestive pellets, which
iic " .
"Digestive pellets, Lillian re
'peated, then more sharply. "What do !
you mean by 'regularly ';"
"Every morning and every eve
ning." Lillian stood prrfi ctly still for a
lone minute, and there was some
thing tn her tense attitude which
kept, the rector's eyes and mlno fas
tened upon her. Then sho spoke
quickly, incisively.
"Dr. Douglass, this is no time for
conventions. Hugh is in grave dan
ger, and there are things which
must be done at once. We must com
bine forces. How many bedrooms or
rooms which could bo used as such
have you at the rectory? Enough
to accommodate our party tonight
tf wo brought over some bedding
from here? We would need three
beds, two for ourselvcB and the
children, and one for Dee Chow."
The rector considered a moment.
"Yes," he said. "I can manage If
Ie Chow will take a shakedown in
the kitchen."
"Of course," Lillian said. "Then
If you don't mind, we'll move right
over. Mrs. Graham and I have to go
to Binghamton and back tonight,
and we shall feel safer it the chil
dren are in your house, with Dee
Chow to mount guard over both
them and Hugh."
I was proud of myself that I
gave no start of surprise at Lillian's
announcement that we were going to
Blnghamton. That no such thought,
had been in her mind five min
utes before T was as sure as I was
(hnt her sudden decision had to do
An intimate story or innermost emo
tions rcxealcil in uiuiH: letters
lKI'lLK ri(l SVDNKY CAKTON
TO JOHN ALDLN l ltl.SCOTT
Sorry, old boy, I had to come
home and leave you, but 1 know that
vou did not iv ed in", and some busi
ness has come up In connection with
an expedition I am joining that
needed my attention Immediately.. 1
know I am breaking lb- news to you
rather abruptly, but not even to you.
eld friend, could 1 tonlide the secret
intention 1 have had for over a year
..r Ininint- If nosslllle. tllO Mailt
,1
..vnedliinn Into Africa in sear
of
t-omo sign of the traditional pygmy
life.
I'm glad, however, I was ov
.rtiir boose and saw you, .lacl1
r at
for
thin last lime without either of us
knowing it was a farewell
f:nod. bves of any kind are
visit,
such
ghastly things.
I think that, at Inst, .lack, yon are
realizing the responsibilities of your
position. You will not. need mo as a
balance wheel in the future. .Seeing
1'avila, too. has rhar. d up a great
mnnv things in my mind that I had
been pretty hazy abou'. mi" of which
Is the confirmation of my theory that
In this world most of us have nil
other chance 1(, re.-tify any mistake
we may
i:,ve nad. . linn seveiny
times seven we .1
means not oniv
11. asked to forgive
foririving our en"-
rules and tie
but out -eiv , s
S we'!.
Tf, after
takes. Me CI
this end m"
thnt have hurt us.
id our own mistakes
e these mis
al -a a
iv dis
S relllellU)'
1 and!
mnnir
oi nit in-uii
Cosette's Christmas
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THE STKPMSTI K S DOI Ij
Thia oo da a ooukUr
.win, tho lltila rector's infntlon of
tho digestive pellets whli-h Hugh
(iruntland was taking,
"You cannot know how glad I m
lo share niy house with you 119 veil
as lliia terrible r sponsibllli y con
cerning Hugh," Dr. i'mi-liiSK xitM
unii-stly. "What can 1 do tlrsl?"
"Take I.e., Chnw hack villi you
1, 11. 1 1 a 1 .- I lor tin' children."
! Hlii' turned 10 ni". "We'll tilrk
I Junior In with Marlon until w
: back. Then 1: lie wakens h'
' I'OIIII'
won't
be irighteiii d."
1 nod b d In (ii!ck assent, and she
Went on: i
"We'll bo reudy to come over In
a very fc.v jiiiuuloos. i-ueuuy we
have only unpacked the children's
right things. Hut there is one t!lng
I want you to do I efore wo get
there."
"Of course," I'r. Douglass said
simply.
"1 want you to procure a half
dozen of those digestive tablets for
mo. I'uii you get them without wak-
iiifr him';'"
... ', 11111,. r. cl.ir re
plied. Uo was so cxnansteu wiien
he finally caliiie, down tonight that
1 am sure ho will sleep soundly.
"flood." Lillian said. "Now,
Madge, will you call Lee Chow in
and give him his orders? You know
ho will take them concerning Hugh
110111 no one but you."
I went into t lie kitchen and brief
ly informed tho 'Chinese of Our In
tention to move over to the rectory.
"You are to go over with the
rector now and get a bed ready for
the children," 1 sail. "You need not
put on your mourning disguise. Dr.
Douglass knows who you are. lie
orten has heard Major Orantland
speak of you."
"Lee Chow know who he. Is. too,"
the Chinese returned, "Big boss man
always have picture old preacher
man and nice old church and house.
Lee Chow hunt, till he find."
Ko this was tho reason of our
parade up and down tho streets of
'J'yndan! 1 mentally saluted the in
genuity of tho Chinese but wondered
a bit at. his persistence in maintain
ing his disguise, for he was invest
ing himself with the. mourning cfcs
tumc in which he. had come to Tyn
dan. I made no oral comment but
he answered my unconsciously pro
testing look.
"Lee. Chow no put there on for
old preacher man," he said, "but for
somebody else ver'.ver' bad man
nobody know how soon come Tyn
dan. Mnv bo here now."
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le'ive up, but. begin again, no- '
1 would be landl bi, t.ter.
I I was indeed very glad to see
il-aula, although, .lack, I'm not sure
T was the sensible ihing to open the
! doors of memory so widely as her
stay In your city for a considerable
) length of time must do. I'erhaps,
however, yon have both grown
strong enough not to be in any wav
swayed by tie: old sentiment III"
old thrill, of course. I know you
have, only seen In r one : except that
time von took her through tho mill,
Ibul I also know that you cannot keep
minds apart, nltiiougli contincuis
separate homes.
If. however, she eventually finds
someone she ran think of as the
father of her ehllden. I hope she
will marry, for then she will at least
be, comparatively happy. 1'aula l'e
rier has more of the mother in her
than tho wile.
I'm Mil,! Ih:,' I.'Slin is to be back
before Paula leaves. It sm ins to nie j
that those two women were destined
to be friends, although, according to
conventionali'y. it would seem the i
Inst, thing possible. There are sone-
memories 'l'"'- nin n' v' r 1,lr'"'"1 j
out.
The other day when Mrs. A'her'on
was with you looking over the morn- j
lug's mail 1 went into the nursciv I
and found Paula with the children. ;
Little .l.n k did nothing during mv j
whole visit except to talk of bis I
! broken Paula's heart and yet I could
se,- that sh- was very proud of his':
alh cianee and loyalty to Leslie. '
Tomomiw : This letter continued.
I
(""naottA'B CbristinilS. Have you
! been saving tl ptiprr dol's? If so.
VOU Will have a Complete S"' C'f
i-h.'iroeters at the end ot this week
with which to .v t it this .-tory.
j No one was wa.'clune, ami with n
! stealthy tiioiMii'tit, CoseM reached
out and drew the doll In'o her re.
treat. Now the ,;id sword was cast,
j .'side, n Cos,-!'' , for the first time
in ner
.,1:11s.
fe, he;, a i-e, doll in her
S ,e wav almost wild wi'h ley
n-r-Iy '' tnuehing the sa'iast
! ins-. Her !it'!e face, which until
M. 11-11- had seemed plain and in-
.; '-li e, k-iude d WVh delight fill I
s "eh a- r so 1 1 . r 1 1 it seemed almost
esr-al. N'e up. ia,: "lv strand' r saw
la r, ai- l 1:1 h- r iis'asy sl"e did not
me 1. : ;,i 1 a" si.-t. r had return'" I
, ..,1 m 1 looiiiiig tor their doll. They
1 di 1 see it at tir.t, for Cos- tte's
1 a w is dark. ".In n the youngest
pnd the fiii k' r of firelight on one
"a of tie" d.d, which extended be
! o!id Cos. -tte's arms.
j This cro-s land.ady Is wearing
a gray lr's with a w line apron, ner
hair is light brown.)
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Inc.)
1II'IIM:S MIOHT-l.l t i ll
Lis Is one day's chapter of "Co- at ' h ol the struct ures 111' -dived in
a s t'h" is" mas". Have you been sotn. -hm of r-itai" 1 ii,nlrcB the
ir tivs" paper dolls? If so. you'servlcs of an expert and des not
: ill have n
1 ,.eters at th
which to : :
complete set of eh.ir-"-n-l
of tills week with
out th.s story.
The si-t r i:,rii"diae!y ran up to
her nio-hrr. find palling at h'r
1-10,1. sail. Co.-tm had taken our
- -l"il fr -111 t.sl"
1 It was enough. The woman looked
'then sn1 siw Cosette with the dolljand the extent nt the trouble and
k.r MX014. As quickly as ah could prtsenbe U.e Necessary treatment
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i-letter words galore
easy and Interesting
make i
puzzle 1
for you to work out.
IIOIMZO.MAL
1 Amphitheater for a bull fight.
,i One who is paid money
s Morlndln dyo
Hi To breath
1- Printer's measure
1 4 To perish
15 Exhibits indignant displeasure.
1 6 Boy
IS To dine
10 Farewell
22 Aspect
2t) Itodent
28 Writing instrument
2'J Soeial Insect
30 Drone bee
31 Night
32 Lnvelops
lit Fruits
a ti Ta X
,'!7 Average
3 Kills a person deliberately
41 Spotted
4 1 Portion of a circle
45 Kvergrcen tree
in P.efore
17 Anger
4S Tiny golf mound
49 Walked noisily
51 Venomous snake
52 Also
fil! To put on
afl Answers
(!i) 'free with tough wood
112 Negallvo
05 A want of understanding
111 P.ehold
UT) To hesitate
f,G Leaf division of tho calyx
vi:ktu AL
1 Pevernge
2 To sin
3 Horn
4 Declares
5 Spanish mackerel
0 Work of genius
7 Affirmative
reach her, sho snatched tho play
thing and began to vent her rage
011 I'oSelte. '
"Wretched orphan' Is it not
enough that 1 give you food and
lodging. that you must rob my
daughters?" Her tone was so angry
and her look so fierce that C'ose'te
began tfi cry. Then the woman gave
her a cuff on the side of the head
and left her, alone again, with only
1
the lend sword. But Cosette did no:
play with it non. for h'-r loss only
seemed tie gr' aii r since she had
held .a real doll.
(Th.ia is the inn !l:tdv Christmas
,lr,.,. It has :, laven-b r skirt with
yellow beiliee and wiiiie co.lar end
ruffles. Th" cap
vellew roses )
is lav.-nd
w it ,1
Your Health
How to Keep It
Causes of Illness
By
DR. J. H. CI'MMING
Surgeon General,
I". S. Publle ! alth Service
You .should find utile difficulty In
cognising the symptoms of chronic
n.-c il e.itarrh. To ih ti rmine acrur-
ie within the provir,
:! the
1111
trained Individual.
It is sufficient for the individual
to rr-eognlz" the far' that there are
certain mark"! Mmplonis that indi
1 ate chronic nasal ali'ectu-n. and call
for the att.-ntlon of a trained phjsi-
c:,,n. It is the province l the phy-
sician to tind out the r xart location
Snake-like fish
Three-toed slofh
Tiny green cgetabb s
.Mother
To arrange cloth
Similar to fi;;s
To attempt
To compel
Vales
To complete
Correlative of neither
Travelled on foot
Symbols of royalty
officers of a kings stables
Ancient
fluster of fibers
Paired.
To soak flax
Fly killer
Exiles
I 'art of verb to be
l'rofoundin ss
Heavenly body
I'pon
To how
pattering machine
Similar to an ostrich
To bind
Fluid In a tree
Every
Therefor
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If you lii'el that you have a cold ii
tlie head which poiVsts for sonn
little time cr occurs frequently with
out, apparent provocation, or upon
slight provocation, you may take it
Mor grunted that, there is something
wrong with your nasal passages or
I in their vicinity. If you find that
I you tire unable to breathe freely
through one side of your nose, you
.should take steps to ascertain if
I there is any underlying obstruction
inside the nose or behind it where
lit should open into the upper part
of the throat. !
I If yen have such a, condition and j
it Is accompanied with mucous se
eretions from the nose, you should j
immediately suspect that the oh- I
! st r net ion may be caused by inllam-'
I mation end swelling resulting from a
jraiarrhal condition,
j A pro; use discharge from the nose
I which persists is very apt to bo a
chronic catarrhal iiitlaminatlou
Iv.'hlch lias extended to oto- or more
'of the cellular spares connecting
with the nose and called accessory
sinuses. j
1 Foul hrenth and impaired si-use of '
smell .should cnu.-e yon to consult a
.physician though a foul breath may
be due to some condition affecting
the mouth or ba ili. IP member t t I
a headache is by no means an un
common symptom of serious disor
der of the nasal passages or their
'accessory sinuses. Especially is this
;the case when the p-iin is severe
above the eyebrows or .hep in th"
j bone beneath the eyes. 1
If any one offers io treat your
easo by mail, just, remember the '
'complicated nature of a catarrhal ,
condition, the can -f til examination '
and study requited of anv physician j
lv-tnre your res, can be diagnosed!
properly and the folly of wasting j
,yonr money on tp -fitments by mail '
will be readily apparent.
Nor should you fit t, nipt to treat
I yourself. There are many people
who are chronic invalids today sim
ply because they at some earlier time
have indulged in the practice of
tnatirg themselves for disease.
Years of painstaking study and
M '' partition tire required before a
; physician ran ninki
an
curate
ientilic
dia
"nosis nnd prescrlb
. atment.
Leaving It to a Doctor
It would lie far bettor for all con
ic, rued If tho layman would leave
1 the practice of m ;-,icine to those
"who have tr.ed by ye-,r of en leaver
i to lit themselves foe the prncticl of
jmediiine.
1 It is nhvays the ceursr of wisdom
10 conU:t a specialist wlun serious
disorder in the nose and throat is
sustained but bo sure Ihe man you
c( nult is a specialist in these dis
eases and not a quack. This is usu
ally easily determined tf you can
find out. w here the specialist receiv
ed his medical education and how
much time he spent In the process.
Perhaps in only one other branch
of medicine has there been more
abuse of the liheraltty of laws than
in this field which pertains to tho
nose and throat.
Ib-member, In conclusion, that
catarrh if properly treated ran be
cured
nd that proper treatment of
ra'arrh requires careful diagnosis
and the aid of a reliable physician,
and preferably one who litis special
ized In diseases of the nose and
throat.
MX.W HLIti: TODAY
llAltlJAUA HAWI.KY, ;,, self,
lllcd, gives up her fiance, Dlil'CK
' It il Y NOLDS, an architect and gets a
,:uh oil too N w liritalii Teh traph,
in order to see life.
A.NDliKYV McDL'KMOTT, nianag
ing editor of the, Telegraph, is u
ioniii'r friend of her I'cthet's.
I Shu intiki'H frlcn In with lii i) ,1F,r-
IT. IMS, pollen reporter, and has
litany thrilling aihcnlures, including
a dinner party at. the Lighthouse
Inn, on a night, when a prominent
man commits suicide lucre. Durham
..Hers the story and picks up u led
siarf left In the room by tin: diad
man's unknown woman companion.
At tlio roadhouso she also makes the
. evialnlaneo of JKKO.Ml-J DAI.L,
man about town.
Mrtiee has joined the real estate,
nan of .Manners, Slono and 1 1 -y -...Ids,
.vhhh is pruiiioling the Vale
Aries section of town, a mammoth
chic enterprise. Jtriicu becomes ac-
.. :.:...,e.l wit h M1IS. I.VM.i STACY.
I'ch widow, who refutes to lnvist .11
Yale Acres wlu n Druco fails to res
pond, to her love-making.
I'.arhara re?"ivc and prints in tho
lovelorn column many letters from j
a girl named Moletla, who wishes to 1
know how to attract a "jOung gent i
socially superior."
On Christinas Day, Parbara is
handed a clipping to follow up for
the paper. H tells of the jainriiage
of Bruce, to YTOI.ETTA CRANUY,
an employe of u box factory.
Parbara rushes 'or the flic of the
Telegraph and begins to read the
lovelorn column for weeks back.
Sho discovers that she has herself
c ngineered Yiole'.ta's campaign to
catch Pritcc.
Parbara goes home ene night mi l
finds Mrs. Pryan, a neighbor, Com-
ing down the stairs. She tells Par-
nara inai nor momer nas nan
a
stroke.
NOW GO ON WITH THi; SiOIlY
CHAPTER XXVIt
"A stroke?" Barbara's voice was
icarcely more than a whisper.
Mrs. Bryan nodded. "The doctor
hasn't come yet. 1 had just com:
ever to borrow and egg and found
her lying on tho kitchi n floor. She's
coming to now, and 1 think she'll be
all right."
Parbara brushed past her and ran
up the steps. In tho hall outside, he
niother's room sho paused, then
opened the door softly.
Mrs. Goodhue, another neigh
bor, bent over the bed in which her
mother lay. Someone had tied a
piece of paper around tho light bulb,
so that it cast a circle 'of shadow
across the bed. Parbara could no'
.tn her mother's face.
She tiptoed to the bed. Tho neigh
bor turned and put her finger on her
ips. .Mrs. llawley lay wi'.n tier eyes
losed, her face while on the pillow.
Why Yonler Yowled
By Thornton W. Burgess
If Nature meant that you should
yowl
How foolish if you try to howl.
Yowler the Hob Cat.
Yowkr the Bob Cat was; crouched
on the top of a big. gray rock mid
way in the dam of Paddy the Beav
er, It supported and strengthened i
that, dam. Paddy had been smart
1 n o ugh to build his dam so that it
would. Now, as Yowler crouched
there, he was so nearly the color of
the rock that had you happened
alone- there vou 1 11 1 trlit. have, "missed
dose to him and not seen him at
You see it was night, and tl-
t hough the moon was shining it was
difficult to see outlines clearly.
Yowler was facing down the
Laughing Brook. lie was watching
tor tho return of Poddy the Beav
er and his family. He was sure that
they would return, for it "was still
arly and he was sure that they
It was straight into (lie water, and
Yowler hates water
would try to get some more logs
from that new pond down to that
old pond where the winter food pile
was. So he kept his fierce eyes,
those glaring, yellow eyes, down
stream. "If one of those Beavers will cross
this dam within jumping distance
what a feast I will have," thought
he. "I have a feeling that one will.
With this fine place to jump from
I can jump a long distance. I don't
like to think of getting wet, so 1
must wait until one ts wholly out of
th- water and then jump PO straight
and true that I'll pin him down
rieht there. It wouldn't do to allow
him to gel in the water. I might not
be ahle to hold him there."
So Yowler laid his plans and
dreamed of the Beaver feast that
would be his if everything went as
he had planned. He paid no atten-
tion to other things. So it was that
he didnt see Hooty the Great Horn
ed Owl alight cn his watch tower,
a tall dead tree, near at hand. He
didn't see Hooty, and of course he
didn't hear Hooty, for those wings,
iy2? by NEA SEUV1CS INC
The neighbor beckoned I'arbara
out of tho room, In tlio hall, Dur
ham, grasped her arm. "Is she
dead'."' she choked. The woman
diook h. r head. "Don't be frighten
ed, dearie. She's coming around i.ll
right. Had her eyes open u moment
before you came in. We've sent for
:r. Graham. Mrs. Uryun thought
he wa'i your family doctor.
"Maybe l;'s just a faint. Comu on
down now and I'll give you u bite to
(it v.lillo we're walMiis for the doc
tor." They found airs. F.ryan already
bending over the stove, stirring n
kittle of soup. "Your mother was
making this for dinnc, wdien she
was taken slek." she said to Dur
ham. "You'd better take some of it
right away. You look as bad as she
does,"
Harbnra shook her head. "1 can'',
eat, Mrs. F.ryan. When will Dr.
Graham get lieie'.'"
"Any minute now. Ho said he'd
come right away."
Parbara to I herself marshalled
to a chair and fed a bowl of steam
ing soup against her protests. When
she had taken the last, spoonful at
'!: ir im.is'.eni. urging, sho started up
and ran to the front of the house,
The doctor's coupe was just, pulling
up.
Parbara met him at. the door. Jle
put his band on her . hoiilder an I
smiled. "Don't look like that, Par
bara, It's probably nothing c nous.
Your mother's never been to see me
about it. anyhow. Maybe she's just
in er-tircd."
He want on up tho slal;.j. 1 U'a
sal. down on the lowest step. For .
long time the did not move. She
could lieiir no sounds from above.
At last Dr. Graham canm down.
Sho sprang to her
it. Her eyes
it.iostioned him
"Don't worry too much, my dear, "
he said, drawing on his gloves. "1
can't tell yet what it is, but I'll have
a specialist come around tomorrow
and look at your mother. Don't bke
the color of her skin much. Lut
there's no immediate ilan; r. You'd
la tter go up and get. ready for bed.
l'.o given her a sleeping powder, so
sho won't be able lo talk to you to
nigh'." When he was gone, Parbara cross
ed the hall and picked up her coat,
where sho had thrown it across a
chair at Mrs. pryan's first alarming
iH Hs-. As sho picked it up, two thea
!. r tickets fell out.
Sho stopped, aghast. It was al
ready well "past tluator time. She
ran to the telephone and gave a
number. "Hello, Hob, this is Par
bara. My mother is very ill and 1
forgot all about the Lyceum story.
Ho vou suppose you could run down
nd sen the last act, so there will be
,1:01110 kuki or gtory in xne joiegrapn
; tomorrow '.' I'm sorry to ask you, but
those great broad wings, are r.oise
1 less. So Yowler knew nothing of
llooty's presence. It would have
I made no difference if he had known,
i lor Yowler was not afraid of Hooty.
Of course not.
j Peter Babbit, sitting si ill so that
Hooty would not know that he was
about, wondered how long it would
lie bctore Paddy and his family re
1 ierned. Peler was fairly burning ill
! with curiosity. You sec, he had
heard Mrs.
Paddy when she gave
the, warning after she had heard
Yowler in the tree above her. Inn.
Fetor hadn't seen Y'owler and was
celling to know what had happened.
So when he saw Hooty he was
luiiitn unset. He wouldn't dare show
I himself lo ask the Beavers what the I
trouble had been about. How Peter j
did wish that Hooty would fl
away.
P.y and by Yowler saw far down
the Laughing Brook a silvery mov
ing line. Then he saw another silvery
line, and then two more. Y'owler
I grinned. Those Beavers were return
i ing. Nearer and nearer they came
I and the fierce glow in Y'owler's yel
1 low eyes became even more fierce
It was all he could do to keep r-till.
He couldn't keep wholly still. Yon
know ho has just a stub of a tail.
Is isn't enough of a tail to call a
tail. But it is enough to twitch, and
when Y'owler is. excited he twitches
that tail. He began to twitch it now
as he watched those Heavers draw
ing near. The nearer they drew the
la ... ho twitched that tali. I friendly talk h-lpe-1 to j. assure n r
Suddenly Yowler yowled. M.yjapd she push,: 1 back her chair l
goodness, such a yowl! At the same ! most ,.aiiy.
time he made a mighty spring. But "Say, Babs," said Bob. s they
it wasn't on one of those Ut avers. nicked their way through the
Oh my, no! No, Indeed! It was
-traight Into the water, and Yowler
hates water. That Is. he nates to get
in it all over. Y'ou should have seen
him turn and make for that dam.!
Y'ou should have scon him scramble
out shake himself, and then sneak
along that dam for the shore. And
as lie did it he kept looking over his
shoulder as if he expected pome ene
my to spring 011 him from behind.
If ever there was a scared Boh Cat
that one was Y'owler. Yes, sir, he
was one scared Cat.
What had happened? ;:ven't you
guessed? Why. Hooty the Owl had
seen that twitching tall without see
ing what it was or whose it was. On
silent wings he had tlown over and
struck at what he was sure was a
prize. Too late he had d If covered
what It was. But by that time those
great, sharp, curved claws had
sunk in Y'owler's flesh : t the root of
his tail. That is what had made him
yowl and spring straight into the
water. And by tho time ho had turn
ed, thoe silent wings of Hooty's hnd
taken Hooty away. So to this day
Yowler doesn't know what hit and
i-.urt him that night by Paddy's new
dam.
vCopyrlght, 1925. hy T. W. Burgess)
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Uai'bara sprcml Hie bills on the desk, When MoDcrni'iit rami' out ol
lib office, she was leaning; n one rlhow, staring hopelessly at the 11111--of
papers.
t simply can't go myself." Mrs. Ilawh'y gaze. I at her from
Dob's voice was sympathetic, time to tint., with peace In her eyes,
"Surely, Palis, I'll go. Time 1o rp'lt Perhnra was not giving way under
up lh'': poker game over here, any th" anxiety an her mother had
way. I'm losing. Put I'm mighty 1 i eared she would.
sorry about, your mother. Is It scri- Several weeks after the begin ninij
ous?" of her mother's illness. Parbara re-
Parbara. sobbed. "I'm r.fraid so. reived a summons from her mother'
And nil, Fob, I was saying to you j hav.wr.
tonight that 1 could always deper.il "Your mother's property h; a
r,n ii r. Just suppose ),. died:" 1 dwindled to practically nothing," he
"Oh, now. Dabs. don't cross" told her. "I suppose ou knew." thai
arldro-s. Mav'he she'll be lots belter ;,.,,, tul( 1ct.n living 011 the principal
In t he morning. Try to go to bed : this last year."
and get sonic sleep. Y'ou looked half ParU'.'.t had not known. Sho wen'
sick ynwtf today." 1 back to tho Telegraph office and
Parlura hung up the receiver and opened a drawer in her des-;. It, was
climbed the stairs. She looked In 11 1 j fu 0f bills. She miSM them
her mother's doar. -Mrs. Pryan wa:
sittirr: in an armchair by the bed.
f-Iio runic, to the door.
"Go on to bod. dearie," she whis
pered. "Your mother's sleeping nice
ly and I'll watch her for a while.
Then Mrs. Coodhne promised '.0
come back and sleep on the couch
j in re, in case Mrs. Hawley should
wake. You can't, slay up all night
nd work nil day. And It your
s'otber is sick long, you'll need your
alary."
Barbara thenked her with a pi "a
ure of the hand and w"cnt on to her
.wn room. Her bed was not turned
ack as usual. She undressed find
raw led into it. Then she cried her
eifno sleep.
Dawn found Mrs. Hawley sti!
.'l.eoinsr. Barbara crept down to 1
cheerless kitchen and made herself !
1 cup of strong coffee, and a iic"
of burin d toast. She ate at the i
kitchen table, .taring out across the
snowy back yard, with its dirty pud- 1
.Ib-s. in the hollows, and its sprawl- ;
ing. bare grape, vines. j
She could see the dining room In-
Mo. from where she sat. It, was bare 1
:nd lb" room was dark. She turned I
1, or ey;:- away shuddering. I
Having told Mrs. Goodhue that
she would gel. a nurse before th"
hay was 'over, Barbara left lor th"
i ilerur'nn .statin:'..
W.lls gri'-lod "m r with a glower
ing fact. "Didn't. see you at. the
1 how last, night. Miss Hawley.
Thought, you were going to review
Pie show for us. Wife and I Hit.
tight behind the press seats and thy
Were omply."
Batbara turned a while fao lo-
ward him. "1 wasn't ther:, .Mr
I Wells. My mother was taken very
in vesterdav and 1 couldn't leave the
1 1)on,P. 1 iisked Bob to see part
of
the show and write a fit).
She
was speaking defiantly.
Wells gave her a short nod "On,
very well,' he sain. "I'll write the
story myself.'
Bob Jetfrks came pt-aigh'. to her.
"Come, out to breakfast wiih no,
Pah. You could siand another C'-P
i of coffee, I know. You sneak out
land meet me in the lobby downstairs.
I We'll fool the old boy."
I "I'd like to," answered Barbara,
j "He's been -most heartless about
; mother."
I Waffles and coffee brought tack
- tho sparkle to her eyes. Bob' ;
1 ,-rov -led street.? back lo the It
j .......ni, r.ff ce, "are you watching that.
innners outfit? I think ail is not
gold that glitters there, and tf I were
you and had started that story, I'd
follow it. up by hunting down the
nigger in the woodpile."
Barbara frowned. "What's the
use stirring up trouble, Hob?" fhe
queried.
Oh, well, that s just a worn 10 1110
wise. Thri-'s going to be some kind
of story. I'll bet my hat, and if the
opposition gets it. first, .Mcuermou
may blame you.
Barbara's mother did not Improve.
The house became a hushed place,
wiih two nurses moving about si
lently, their white garments flicker
ing on the dark old stairs and in the
halls.
It seemed to Barbara in the days
that followed that her home had
never been without those flickering
white uniforms. The specialist had
said something vague about hoping
that something was not pernicious.
He took some tests to find out, and
refrained from telling Barbara the
results.
Barbara found to her terror that
Dr. Graham was also becoming more
and more evasive. She mastered her
fears to the extent of being calm
and sunny in the sick room.
St . ! ':.
art
3 " Oj X '
A- vV t,y
ut and spread ihem on ti:o desk.
When McDormott came out of his
office, she was leaning o.t one elbow,
staring hopelessly at the Muss of
papers.
He called her into his office a lit
tle later. "You will find an increase
in your envelope Sat unlay," ho lold
her. Not before In the annals of the
Telegraph hud a reporter been giv
en two increases of salary in to
months.
The offica of Manners, Stone on 1
Reynolds was in an upheaval. Stone
and several business associates ptoo-l
in the outer office, talking earnest
ly. Office boys and stenographers
answered telephone calls continunllv
and ushered new callers into the
j .ri ato rooms.
I Barbara opened the door and
1 wv.lked into the outer office. "No,
j Mr. Manners is not here," a steno
grapher was saying over a teh -1
phone. "1 cannot give you any iu
, : urination about him. except that ho
j said lie would be back ill three days.
I Been goii" three days now. Y'es, I
will as!; him to call you."
Tim woman turned arid recognized
Barbara. She greeted iier coiuiy.
"What ran I do for you'.'"
"I came to see Mr. Manners," re
plied Barbara. "I've been told to get
a p'ory from him."
"There is no story for the papers."
said the woman, still more coldly.
"And Mr. Manners is out of town."
Barbara looked around. Btone wa.
talking busily.
.Nobody seemed to have time for
her. She went, out into the hall and
down tho elevator.
In the street outside, sho turned
back toward the Telegraph office.
She wondered whether sho had foil
ed in her duty by not pushing the
story farther. McDermott might not
lie satisfied with her report.
She went back into the building
nr.d climbed the stairs Instead of
waiting for the elevator. On a land
ing she stopped for breath. The fire,
escape ran past the window on the
landing, and on down the rear side
of the building. Barbara started.
A man was coming stealthily down
the fire escape, carrying a grip and
a brief case. Barbara jumped bock,
startled.
It was Manners.
(to Be Continued)
Menus for the Family
Breakfast Slewed prunes, cereal,
top milk, broiled bacon, creamed
1 potatoes, crisp whole wheat toast
milk, coffee.
Dinner Roasted chicken, giblel
gravy, mashe.l potatoes, creamed
onions, cabbage-celery-pepper Bal
ad. pumpkin pie, whole wheat bread
milk, coffee.
With the exception of the chicken
and perhaps the pie this dinner
menu Is made up of foods that are
1 inexpensive. If one must watch her
food budget closely this is one of
1 the easiest ways to make a "treat.
possible occasionally. 11 in? mrai it,
high in price choose cheap vege
tables. Even the plebeian onion Is
delicious if carefully prepared and
served.
Grapo Tapioca rmlding.
Two cups grape juice, 4 table
spoons quick cooking tapioca, 1 ta-
"despoon lemon Juice, H cup sugar.
1-8 teaspoon salt, 1 egg white.
Tour 1 cup of cold water over
tapioca and let stand while scalding
grape juice. Pour hot Juice over
tapioca and cook over hot water,
stirring constantly until transparent.
Add lemon juice, sugar and salt.
Beat white of egg until stiff and dry
and fold into tapioca mixture. Turn
into ft mold, chill and serve with a
custard sauce made with yolk of the
egg.
(Copyright, 19:;, NEA Servic- Inc.)
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