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/ICmQa3tne Ipage Eleventh Installment WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE The Sheridar Drunatk Ciyi, oi which j The Sheridar Drunatk Uni. of which ] ton. Bilbeck, the narrator, the i aid he cares for, *.to Jin: y»C?j«r, r-ts | r.val, are member., wart : pwrfoimanca of j Pygmalion and Galatea at the Old Sol is iai s' Home, but are ln(«rrud^« b» a tire. Puung the rchearaais jJ°® *• *v irtSuyTstc/« s3utb Riding away bx>tp the ««*»*. the fll cHJx vi&srT^iSv ^ CTM ' ryoj. of Player, u Md t}P W**S fd convict., one of *iaotn u olfterad r jJlbeok liter a rtr«*4r*; . . The oartured thiaf »a tied tea chair at «hc Old Soldier s Home. Unable to leave |hr home a. the car refu^. to budgt. .the slaver. muet .tay there, and Mr Hesisag *ay, hew W this over 'he phone, *iy» he la com i us rifot to the home—a» he 1. .uapiewu. of his wife and Bilbeck. Meanwhile the Sheriff arrive*. . . . _. Hemmiagway arrives ju.t when uiiDeoa r^ciimiimwtty «*•»»« - --- — ir. assisting Mr*. Hemnnngway, who ha. tainted, and of course tUaks the wofit. Meanwhile a diiturbxns* » be.rc In the jueujiwuiiu • VT . —^ * , _ cellar, and all In the house ru*t down tl The Sheriff's horse ha* broken J«*e Meanwhile Heramiiurway suspects Biloecfc more and mote, ana Jim Cooper mixes in i, tell Bilbeck he has arranged that the Hemmingways be divorced and that niioeca is tc marry Mrs. Hemraingway. To get back hoipev Heir.rnmjway ^must travel by ft»t, and Bilbeck offers to go with him. In violent disagreement, tney nevertheless start out together on suowshoes ana skis ana soon Filbcc* tumble. over gleiumfngway. ri.e going being flithcult. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. CHAPTER XL THE SOUP-BOWL. My skis went under him and I went over him. It hardly seems pos sible that an object moving as rapidly as I was could have beer, brought to a full stop in so short a distance. Hemmingw’uy made a wonderful buf fer. I was hardly hurt a bit. and was very glad to cease moving for a few moments with more parts of me resting on the ground than just my feet Hemmingway scrambled to his feet. To my amaaement, he held one snow shoe in his hand and while 1 looked he Brought it down over my head. "You dang murderer: ’ he shouted by way of emphasis to the blow. "vV hat’d you try to kill me for?” “Wh—what’s that?” I ejaculated. "Do you think I did h on purpose?” "Of course! Otherwise why didn’t you slow up or jump ouer me?’ I maintained a dignified sUenoe. What possible answer could I return to ti fool t^uety like U»*t? Why I "No. Every 8^ I take makes &e hole larger.” 1 began to see the advantage of snowshoes and akis for winter travel ing. It seemed hardly possible that the same cruet wirich held us eo easily- with them on would prove *o treacherous when we vere deprived of our wide toots ear. “Sec If you can't give a lift of mjk Dec ix yvu win i wy~“ sort,” uiggeeted Hemmingway. he went he carried me with him. We landed in our usual position at the bot tom of the bowl, hopelessly tangled up as to arms, legs, skis, and snow shoes. I got to my feet as soon as posihle and moved the point of one of my skis from John Hemming way’s stomach **1 hope this isn’t broken," I said, ex amining it carefully. “So do I,” groaned Hemriltngwa^, “for I want to break it myself!” He rubbed the spot where the ski Had mimim ii sin iiiniiimif MU' llfl 1 • ISPr At last, that was on.y supreme cftort, I scrambled over the edge into the snow moderately deep._ _ “Reach down with your hands and help me while 1 scramble up and get back on niv snowshoes. This seems to be son ol a hoi** in the ground I am in, and I think the snow isn’t 60 deep where you are.” I acquiesced in his plan, as I could think of no other. Reaching down 1 gave him my hands and began to pull Vip while be scrambled wildly with his I sincerely believe that the scheme would have worked if my sk» hadn't begun to slip. As it was he was nearly half way out before my fact sbtot out from under me and I landed solidly at the bottom of the pit he had made. How I managed to end up under neath Hemmingwav I can’t imagine; but I did with a lot of snow anfl his saowsjwfi ou top of btftte pf W _ rested. We tried the same trick again and again, and always with the same result. One or the other of us would slip and it would involve the entire party ia disaster. After we had done that for quite a while we desisted. We didn't have any more wind left, anyway. As we sat there panting I tried to rack my brain as to where I had been in a similar situation. At last I remembered it. It was in a summer amusement park years ago. There had bees a depression in the floor of ooe of the concessions called 1 the ^Seup Bowl," out of which it was eery difficult to extricate your self after you had once got in. There was a trick about it —the trifk m tfrt SPb xm SUT oo tid '• jttmr over him? Why 3o«.sn*t Taft hold the pole-vault receril.' When my ski* were readjusted v!»•**< ! bad strained tlx- footstraps 1) |i ... . \t ■ 1.,nt ptooeeded u»e rtst of »i • >v . ui-WU ilitl. I i iiiniir.gway joined me a little lai. . ! »at t.ig c a lout stick dragging it: the 8ii« n to make them go sktur,’ .'k- • - it* ol contemptuously. II low do you know?" I a *;c * i'ictures,’ Pt ttiplaaad itisciy. i recollected something like that nn sell, now timt he laid mentioned it ^ »>u remember the photograph—a graceful young man in a tas^r,! cap ami sweater jnrised in mid-air luilt w.->y from one rise of ground to auotlter, in liis hand a long pole, on his fact a non chalant smile? t\ l*>le was what 1 needed most. I thought I could manage the nonchalant ami.c myself. 1 tut myself a branch of a tree. It was a great help. I used it in climbing up the next incline and leaned heavily ext ii coming down on the other side. l*ur the most part we traveled in si lence. Once we had an argument as to vliether or not we were proceeding in die correct direction. I thought we were right and he maintained that we were bearing too far to the left. “To go due east,” he insisted, “we ought to head directly toward the sun.” “.No," I argued. “Not at this time of year. In the winter the sun is quite * ways south. So, to go east, we ought to keep the sun a little to the riffht. I finally convinced him, or he got tired of arcuing. Anyway, we went «ay way. I still maintain that we Would have reached Fair Oaks in that Srection had it not been for the ac icot. We passed through a S'ddy grown qp t waj a oarrc ldl« of snow muffled cry of rr around. Henuningway was nowhere in sight I Slightly puzzled, I went back. He had certainly been clpfe behind me. I found hipi in the (roily up over hit head in snow. Hi| j^owshoes lay on tot. melancholy monuments o! his whereabouts. I looked down at aim m amazement “\Vhaft happened?" I asked. "How 3 you get down there ?** did “I fell on my inoi^j plained briefly. plained briefly. A trying to save tnys^f the loops that fastened ,,_ on my feet. I didn’t realize how thin a crust it was hefe or how deep it was rdemeath it It wouldn’t hoi a me and fell through; thaVs all.” As far as my experience went h was an mpfreedented situation, k. outr | sdni ; ‘What are yw d-nng down liere?" I nc asked petulantly. He sprite as t! il was iiis hole a;:C no cue else had any i .gilt t< !<' in it. "1 didn't v. ant :o come ir," I te J turned angrily. "1 was trying to help ! ';>l. The next tune :oc fall off you: I old snow sl.cor you c«n gel hack on I'hem all by yourself. .\cw mat w*. me j here, how are we going ;o get out?” "Wc might runnel.*’ W suggested. “All the way -,o town?*’ i nskcd. "How 'veuH t. be if J stoo l on your i slanderers,’' hi so; tvvied, "ani climbed |oUt?” ! nvi, shcoletos?” a . TT.ty you on nty ' skeii. “ Why do 1 get the star oart in j tins acrobat’C ac:? If you 4jct out, j what happe ns to me? 1 suppose 1 stay ! doner V-c until it gets spring." "Yu: could wot until 1 got help,” he offered "And tr;eae to death in the mean time, 1 suppose. Tins is a nice little ice box you chose tor a homt anyway. My fingers feel as if they are going to break off now!” Finally wc evolved a scheme of tramping tlie snow under foot in each direction until we discovered what the confines of our prison were. It must have taken us an hour to do it, but it kept us wanner and gave us the feel ing that we were at least doing some thing. We found out that we were in a howl-shaped depression with steep sides and a rounded bottom. It looked as if it would be a comparatively sim ple matter to climb out under ordinary conditions, but with the snow over everything it proved u impossible as ior an insect to get out of the funnel J pit of ac aot-lipa, Tve got it/* Hen an tag way roar scheme?* I asked, down here, i sides. The a little fugs! f until top. You’ve seen on motorcycles haven’t you?” I admitted that I had, bqt doubted whether we could go fast enough to raise us up to the top. However, it was worth trying, and we started. I had to carry the skis in my hand and he had his snowihoes strapped over his shoulders. »o that when wt got oyt we would have with us our means hi proceeding further. He started out ahead, and in order to keep out o>f his way I had to follow. We were getting along fine and were half way ttp the side of the bowl, when Hefnmmgway. who was traveling faster than I, tried to pass me. Hooeguy I didn’t trip him on cuntja sVJt M It to lever get out. | I racked ray brains to remember | that trick. At last I did. i “K»ep a little bit to one side,” I told licmmingway, and wondering but docilt. he obeyed. I ran up the side of the bowl as far as I could and then turre! any Iran straight down again and up on jt'ne other side. I repeated tl/is pre jeess several times, the impetus car Irying me higher each time, u.itil at llast by a supreme effort I scram bled over the edge into snow that was only moderately deep. A few moments later Hemming way worked the same trick. After we had put on our skis and snow shoes we started off once more. “We were there so long," I 9aid, "that we have probably missed the train.” “1 suppose so,” Hemmingway as sented gloomily, "But there will be another train some time, I guess, and if we hurry we may be there before it goes.” So we pushed on. We had been traveling in the woods, so we were a little doubtful about our direc tions, but as soon as we emerged we found the sun again and headed in that general direction, bearing a little to the left as before. I was getting hungry, but Hem mingway vetoed the idea of stop ping at a farmhouse for lunch be cause, as he suggested, we could probably get a better meal in town. He thought we must be almost there, as we had been traveling quite a while before we found the soup-bowl, and it was only about eight miles all told. So wc puttied oa At the top of every hill we expec ted to get oaf first glimpse of Pair Oaks, but efery time we were dis appointed. It seemed incredible that we had not come eieht miles. We had been walking k»r hours and were all worn out. Still we were headed in the right direction, due east, toward the sun. It w*« only when the sun set that we realized our blunder. While we had been in the soup-howl the sun had passed overhead; and when we had taken our bearings again after coming out, we must have headed southwest when we went toward the sun asd a little left. It was absurdly simple when we came to think about ft, but 1 doubt If any one not trained in woodcraft would have done differently than we. Centfaned Next W«*b I With summer days just ahead much thought will be given to the best way to protect summer foods. Ami more than usual interest seems to center around automatic refrigt ration. Small wonder—slaves to the ice cream freezer that we arc! Quite aside from the necessity of pro tecting buoy's milk and common place provisions—who could re main indifferent to the prospect of endless frozen dainties had with out even a turn of the crank? With the growtn oi amyiiwui refrigeration have come many changes which bring it closer to the average household, the latest development perhaps being the combined stove and refrigerator, both of which are operated by gas at a low’ cost per month for re frigeration which makes this com bination a real economy. • . v New home-makers iust outfitting the home find the combined units 1 space and time-saving, and a great convenience. For established homes with perfectly good gas stoves the refrigeration unit may be had separately. 4 Cream of celery soup 1 -»mh chops Au gratin potatoes Tuna fish salad * Muffins A Special Luncheon 'Strawberry Shortcake Iced Cofiee^ __ Pimiento— Cheese Roast ’ ) Run 2 cupfuls of cooked lima, beans, */i pound cream ; licesc and 3 canned pimientos through a meat chopper. Mix thoroughly and add^ bread crumbs enough to make a stiff roll. Brown in oven, basting, occasionally with butter and milk.] • — * j ^ Water Lily Salad ^ Take hard-boiled eggs, cut the* petals from the whites; mash the yolks and moisten with mayon-^ naise. Form centers of flowers with the yolks, lay on .lettuce, leaves and serve with piniientoj mayonnaise. I i ^ Mock Charlotte Russe Line a dessert dish with halved lady fingers, fill hollow with the de-, sired fruit, and top with whipped j cream. Garnish with chopped nuts, and a cherry. j Keeps Twine Handy Have a small funnel mounted at a convenient spot in the Kitchen and place in it a ball of twine with) the loose end extending throught the spout—and you will not have to search for a string when wanted. J Gives Raasts a Brown Crust To give your roasts a deep gold in brown crust, have the oven very, hot when the roast first goes then lower the heat. This pro-, luces a beautiful, rich browD crust ind keeps the juices in. - Hanging Pictures 4 j Many prefer fishline to wire for j .1 hanging pictures, but whether you . 'J use wire or cord, hang the picture < perfectly straight, then turn it around so the wire or cord is twisted—and the pictur| will al* ways hang straight. m -‘ I «'AVU ' ■SY'rJU »-f f't.fkJA'T'iZ S* r* ■* "Ob'*. Jj&Mty j \ •#- ✓v . Uv*- ir S!r«€lWf»/ tV Iktata RufittslWi Oj sd'-scr.ic color L ha hui: Whether i.nfoldcd or in tlliuc*. Heigh-ho, fair Rosaline! —Lodge The feminine rairdress calls f;.r more than distinctive style to he p<r fectly successful. It calls for texture, gloss and finish as well. And this is not alone to be attained through purely aitificial means. The credo of hair beauty is the belief and the practise of the (tremendously im portaiu) daily brushing. There is no better way to develop hair beauty. The softness and lustre which coir.e from (his regular care cannot be duplicated, aot even with a pint of brilliantine. It is more than merely surface beauty which brushing develops. It is £e sheen of health and scalp activity, and no artificial aid can stimulate this, i The most successful way to brush tbe hair is with military brushes. When wing hand brushes the pressure falls directly on the hair instead of being distributed between the scalp and the iiandle of the brush. Also, the military brushes make for an even regularity of movement. After one week of regular brush ing you won’t recognize your hair. I carui' it understand why so many women neglect this so easily cultivated part of their beauty. t Next in importance in developing the loveliness of your hair is the fre quent use of a good tonic. Many of you, I find, ask me about hair tonics when there is definite injury to he cor rected. whether it be premature gray ing. falling hair or broken dry strands. A hair tunic should be more than a corrective to you. It is first of all a t 01 prevent-ve or .'ll? tee: hair ill health. There are three «: s of liair--the normal, the dry an-’ oily, and the tonic >on select .*1' - d be specifically suited to your particular type. Rub it well .into the scalp, a drop at a time, u in.’ the very ends of your fingertips, not the cushioned pads of the first joint of your fingers. Not only will the tonic stimulate hair growth and strengthen the roots, but it will help along the good work of brushing until a line, natural gloss has become a permanent feature of your charm. The third important unit in cultivat ing the high lights of hair beauty is that much used, often abused product —brilliantine. There are certain ar rangements of the hair which demand the maximum of lustre. The satin smooth bob is one such style, and to those who wear this type of hail dress, I address the caution—a very little brilliantine goes a long, long way. One single drop in the palm of your hand and then rubbed briskly into the hair brush will be more than sufficient for the average person. Another method of applying brilliantine is by placing a drop or two in the palm of one band, rubbing both hands topetlic-, then smoothing on the hah'. — M PRELECTION DAY SCENE IN r10K. | In Japan as elsewhere, the modern girl seems to have ar-i$ " rived. The National Kimona has been discarded by her andj ^ she has gone into politics. Perhaps in the very near.future* | the*ancient and still semi-feudal Empire of Nippon will ex-j | tend suffrage to the women of the Kingdom.«The»photo j $ shows some of the ardent women workers in the suffrage j | cause dressed in modern frocks, coats and hats. They are ex* | ^ pounding their demand for votes during the recent municipal $ | elections in Tokio. The large statue of Saigo Takamori, the | | great national hero, can be seen in the background. (Herbert )j V .tt r> » • r • try ; iur-tien Partus . .0: ( . For Entertaining Guests '*'1 * f fUTCHtf* **#TY NEW YORK—“Kitchen parties" art ■ the latest rage at the 400’s social gatherings with both hosts and guests ! m the role of hired help tolling over the gas range with pots and skillets, ! tinkering In the butler’s pantry and mixing with toothsome tidbits. With • aprons covering expensive gowns and afternoon coats, the hosts and guetta * of co(h sexes make the kitchen fa stead of the drawing room their "whoopee” haunt. "Guests at a kitchen party must kn w their groceries.” said a society matron here, “for they will he called v^n to perform culinary stunts in preparing salads, toasting cheese rdo crac’ rrc r.vrung a rarctlt. eroklwe i lobster a U Kewburg. frying tmab t .u-'O'ref:, «•;—ire cold ments. maKlna Ua o< assco:" hiu’ fudge short cake. •"/« gvou panuy man amm.g ti»» SEND USSiYOUR ORDER FOR Wedding land Visiting Cards The Planet, 311N. Uth St., Richmond, Va. males will find more fnror with th« indies than a sheik who dances cc distraction. A womau who aurf oo«v jure up a recherche heart et pain salad rates more social prestige thwr | an expert highball eoncoctor or s 'shark' at bridge. “Tea Is the preferred beverage at these parties, becuuse of 1W delight ful and refreshing qualtttoa. The recipe for a cup of tea that will boost ones social stock is quite simple, but j the directions must be Implicitly fo1 'owed. Bring fresh cold water to a bftil. Use a heaping teaspeon of tea ■ 'or every cup. Put the tea in an earthenware pot which has been heated by rinsing with boil.ag water. Pour In fre«h totlln" water ano let ihe tea steep four mir'.es Then you will have a * evi at will insure VOU a (1...,..^ .Hi* 1-i l-t aO».»a! IMPROVE YOfl'R^'VijRYDAT s BY JOINING THE Forum Class One hour per week will accomplish good itesults in a short time. Many have been benefited by our method. Lack of schooling is no bar. We can help you. On the other hand, high school graduates arid school teachers can be helped In the per fecting of a smooth use of English and a useful vocabulary. VISIT DEMONSTRATION NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT In Choir Room of Fifth St. Baptist Church, from 8 to 9 o’clock. Special Classes for coaching High School Pupils. See R. e Mitchell, 515 N.Third fit