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WAYS OF A HUSBAND -:- By Ann Lisle
A Delightful Sequel to “When a Girl Marries,” Which
Scored Such a Tremendous Success Throughout
' the Country. z
A By ANN LISLE,
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Syndicate, Inc.)
HE CAUGHT Mabel’s hands
in his and his voice rang
out:
"What luck it is to find you
here! Are you well? Are you
•a—contented as you look?”
As Ralph closed the door, I saw
the radiance on Mabel's face. And
In this moment I knew how much
more than contented she was.
“Give them one moment to
gether,” murmured Ralph huskily.
"Think what it would take out of
tty life if I could never have a
moment alone with you."
I looked up at him with a
Sense of choking. Something in
the voice of this wonderful, loyal,
Unfailingly helpful friend startled
me. I put out my hand gropingly
made her again and completely
grasp.
Then he released it as sud
denly.
I shall never forget the picture
that flashed across the screen of
my conscience as we stepped back
into the room. •
Mabel was standing outlined
against the light of the window.
Her head was flung high with the
■unlight-bronzed tendrils of hate
brushing her cheeks and floating
Out from under her hat. Her pose
maded her again and completely
the Goddess Girl of the old day.,.
There was something in her face
as rapt as the soft light on the
face of Joan of Domremy.
And Park, standing on the other
■ide of my desk and leaning for
ward with Us weight on hands
that were white at the knuckles,
gave a strange impression of be
ing on his knees to her instead
of on his feet.
Ralph’s voice rang out boy
ishly:
"I have a grand -view of the
bright blue sky out there. But
I can’t stand looking at It all
afternoon without being reminded
that evening comes apace and the
dinner hour comes as swiftly.”
Stilted language from Ralph is
■o amazing that it becomes hu
morous. Park laughed. Mabel
came out of her trance and
laughed, too, though a bit uncer
tainly.
"Are you planning to ask Anne
and me to dine with you?” she
asked almost desperately. "There
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wouldn’t be any reason for refus
ing if we were invited, would
there?” she added, turning to mo
with something at once pleading
and challenging in her manner.
"You’re all invited up to my
house—up ’to Old Aunt Mary’s,’ ’’
I flashed back quickly, quite for-
MEDITATIONS
of a
MARRIED WOMAN
—By HELEN ROWLAND
THE Prayer of a Wise Woman, which is Mrs. Solomon's:
O Lord, in Thy mercy, grant me this one thing—the power to
hold my TONGUE!
Deny me wit, if need be; yea, stay me from trying to be
“funny;” for an epigram in the mouth of a woman is as vinegar to
the teeth of a man. But she who speaketh in
pleasant platitudes, and whose words are sweeter
| and more innocuous that a maple-sundae, shall
never lack a listener.
Keep me from the temptation to tell a man
; “all about myself;” for half a man’s love is curi-
B ■ osity. And a woman is as a guessing contest,
■ /'W*' ■ wherein he loesth all interest when he hath found
the “answer.”
1 ask not srreat beauty, neither perfect ankles;
L r but only give me self-control, that I may keep
my lips closed amidst the multitude. For a little
“talking-machine” at a party is a terrible thing!
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.Stay me from the impulse to “confess” my
frailties to my Beloved. For confessions are as
strong wine, exhilarating for the moment, but followed always by
remorse. And that which a man forgiveth, wheh he is tender, he
useth as a weapon when he is wroth.
Restrain me from the rash desire to confide my secrets unto
the sympathetic woman friend; for in time of boredom, these make
"interesting conversation”—and what woman can resist that lure?
Keep me, O Lord, from the folly of discussion and the madness
-of ARGUMENTS. For a woman’s arguments fall upon a man’s
ears as water upon a cat. He waiteth only for them to “dry up,”
and thereupon goeth his OWN way.
Stay me, I beseech Thee, from the foolish yearning to express
mine opinions; for that which a man seeketh from a woman is not
“opinions,” but applause.
From the desire to “answer back,” oh, deliver me! For the
struggle to have the “last word” is the brand that keepeth the home
fires hot, and what profiteth it a woman though she win her point
and Jose her man?
Keep me, yea, keep me from the temptation to tell my Beloved
the TRUTH about himself! For that which a man calleth “refresh
ing frankness” before marriage, he calleth “nagging” afterward.
Verily, verily a woman’s eyes are the weapon wherewith she
vanquisheth hearts; but her tongue is a weapon wherewith she
cutteth her own throat. , *
And she that knoweth how to hold her peace can hold a hus
band, a cook, a job and ANY man’s love!
SELAH!
(Copyright, 1924, by Premier. Syndicate, Inc.)
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getting in my agitation and
stress that Jim had declared
against having Mabel and Park
together in our home. "I’ll run
out and ask Betty, too. This
is a —hard time for me, and it’s
none too easy for Jim, trying to
meet my mood and my needs.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
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A DRESS (left) of heavy crepe marocain in green and
white stripes. The cravat is of bla<ik ribbon and the
buttons are also black.
A dress of white wool fabric (right) with orange, yellow
'end brown insertion and a brown hat of ribbon.
BUNNY ENGAGES A SECRETARY *
WE WERE nicely settled in
our camp in South Africa
where we intended mak
ing our headquarters and from
which we had planned many ex
peditions to see animals.
It was in a rather wild place
but, of course, we are used to
that. In fact, we all —Bunny,
Bobby and I like it. But I won
dered myself if it was quite all
right. I had a strange feeling
about it and I was not surprised
when one of the natives who
spoke English, came to me and
said:
"Cobra!”
Now, a cobra is a huge serpent
and very dangerous, and it didn't
make me very happy to think
that we had chosen a place where
such an unwelcome visitor might
make us an unexpected call.
I was turning this over in my
mind and considering moving,
when Bunny looked up in my
face and said:
“What’s worrying you, Foxy
Grandpa?"
“Oh, nothing,” I answered.
'Tthought I might be able to
help you out. Would you like to
tell me what it Is?” he asked
tactfully.
"Well, I will tell you,” I said.
I hadn’t wanted to say anything
about it to Bunny, for I didn’t
want him to feel nervous or
frightened, because a fat little
white rabbit would just make a
nice meal for a cobra. But then
I reconsidered and thought I
could be frank with the little
fellow. So I continued:
“Bunny,” said I, “I am afraid
we’ll have to move. I’ve just
been told that there are some
undesirable citizens ih this neigh
borhood.”
“What?” asked Bunny.
Cobras,”! replied. *- >
“Is that the reason you are
thinking of moving?”
“To be perfectly honest, yes,”
I answered.
"It isn’t necessary,” announced
Bunny.
“What do you mean?” I asked,
looking very puzzled.
“I’ll speak to the secretary
about it.”
"Secretary of what?” I asked.
“Oh," said Bunny, hopping off,
“just the secretary.”
“Now what’s ha up toF* mid I
to myaalf.
► I went off for a walk, and in
the afternoon when I returned I
heard a noise up in the tree by
our house. I looked up and there
in a lofty crotch in a big tree
were two big birds building a
nest.
Bunny was sitting under the
tree watching them and chewing
contentedly on a carrot. When
he saw me he looked up with a
twinkle in his eye and pointed to
the tree.
"See them?*.’ he asked.
“What are they?’’ I asked, look
ing at the slate gray birds busily
working away.
"They're the fellows that are
going to protect us and eat up
any kind of snakes or reptiles
which we would not like to visit
us," announced he.
“Tell me about the ‘ secretary
that was going to attend to this
for you?” I asked.
"They’re the secretaries," Bunny
laughed. "Secretary birds, and
they like to eat snakes as well
as I do carrots.”
"Why are they called secre
taries?” I laughed.
“Because.” said Bunny as one
of the birds flew out of the tree
and lit on the ground near us,
"they haye feathers growing back
of their ears which look like a
quilled pen resting on a person’s
ear.”
. "They do for all the world,” I
laughed. "I’m glad you knew of
such a useful secretary, Bunny.
Now we have nothing to worry
about and can stay here as long
as we like.”
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In Thursday’s Story Bobby Finds
a New Pet.
Household Hints
A pinch of salt put into a pot
of coffee will improve the flavor. .
Ninon or other thin fabric will
machine perfectly if you machine
it with a piece of tissue paper
over it. •
When soup Is too salt, It is
well to stir a little coarse brown
sugar into it. as this will greatly
‘ mitigate any saltnoM.
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A CASE OF MENTAL SUICIDE
A Romance in Which a Supposed Strong-Minded Man Proves That
He Is Not All He Thinks He Is.
By GALE SMITH.
MIRIE was in a huff at me,
James A. Archer, bachelor
lawyer, age thirty-four and
I was in love with Marie.
For ten minutes Marie had not
seen me. This was extraordi
nary, because I sat directly across
a little table from her on the
portico of Sam Wincher’s Sum
mer home. Os course Sam and
Avanelle sat on opposite sides of
the same table, but they didn't
count. At least I thought they
didn't. Later I found out that
they did.
I drummed my fingers on the
table, hummed a little noise—
which I rashly thought .was a
tune—and finally picked up a
newspaper.
At last my eye caught an arti
cle, which I read aloud to Marie:
“CASE OF MENTAL SUICIDE.
Philadelphia, Aug.—The widow of
Banhan Carter, of this city, has
filed suit for SIOO,OOO against Dr.
Paul Dockery, a prominent phy
sician, with offices in the Gas
Building. Mrs. Carter alleges that
fear induced by her >usband tak
ing a dose of medicine from a
bottle labeled 'Poison* caused his
death. The medicine, which was
afterward found to be harmless,
had been prescribed by Dr. Dock
ery. The case is unique, and Dr.
Dockery, when interviewed today,
declared that the charge against
him was preposterous and that
he would fight the case to the
end.”
‘•There,” I said, "is the most
absurd thing that I have read in
a long time."
“Absurd? It's perfectly possi
ble," said Marlet
"A man's mind is his own,
isn’t it?" I asked.
"Sometimes it is. What would
you do under the same circum-
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?
1. When did the Aroostook
War over the Maine-Canada bor
der occur?
2. When was Darwin, author
of the theory of evolution, bom,
and when did he die?
3. When was Elijah P. Love
joy, Abolitionist, shot to death at
Alton, Ill.?
4. When was the monarchy In
England restored?
5. When did the Orleans family
accede to the French throne?
(Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.)
answers
to Yesterday's Questions.
I—The first American clipper'
ship was launched at New York
in 1845.
2—Thomas Cromwell, acting for
Henry VIII., began the suppres
sion of English monasteries in
1536.
3—The Hapsburgs began to
rule Croatia in 152?.
4—The first “Black Monday"
was April 14, 1860, during the
siege of Paris by the English.
s—The American eagle $lO gold
piece was first coined in 1795.
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■ stances as that poor fellow?” -
“Do? Why, drink the medicine
and go right ahead.”
“Couldn’t anybody influence
you?" asked Marie.
"I should say not!” I said posi
tively, feeling that I had the upper
hand now.
"In that case Jimmy wouldn’t
make a very good husband, would
he?” said A vanelie sweetly.
I returned to the city on the.
next day without seeing Marie.
The third morning after my re
turn I met Sam. I was in a des
perate hurry because I was work
ing hard on a case and I had to
get shaved before court convened.
_lt seemed that Sam was going
to a barber shop, so I went
with him. I was not much im
pressed by the Interior of the
shop, but I climbed into the last
chair.
“Howdy,” the barber said famil
iarly, as he laid me down. I
looked up into his face a bit sur
prised.
“Good mokiing," I said, trying
to be cheerful. He was a thick,
heavy man with big shoulders and
a big jaw, and as he lathered
my face I felt that his hands
were enormously large.
“Ain’t you the State’s Attor
ney?" he said, running the razor
down one side of my face.
“Yes—the deputy,” I said,
somewhat annoyed.
"I’m Harry Adams—l thought
everybody in town knew Harry
Adams—you sent me to the ‘pen’
once for stealing a man’s watch.
Oh, I ain’t forgot it, either,” he
said.
Instantly I became horror
stricken. His razor was plying
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right at my throat now, back and
forth, up and down. ;
"Don’t jerk that way," he said j
unpleasantly, “or I might cut you.
I knew a fellow once, back where
I come from, that got his throat
cut that way, from ear to ear.”
Then my imagination broke
-loose. His razor was still on my
neck. I broke out into a cold
sweat. How easily it would be, I
thought. A slip of the blade, a
slight turning* of .the/sharp steel,
all an accident.
I was in deadly fear. My limbs
seemed paralyzed. Os course, a
million things trooped through
my head. But that deadly
weapon in his hand!
Presently I felt that the razor
was gone. With a spring I landed
in the middle of the floor and
grabbed my bat. I had presence
of mind enough to throw the bar
ber some money, but I couldn't
speak, for my tongue stuck to the
roof of my mouth.
I rushed past Winchel and out
of the room. I lost my case that
day and in the evening I was
highly excited.
I was determined to find out
who my tormentor really was, so
I went to the clerk and asked for
the records in the case of State
vs. Harry Adams. We searched
through the big volume twice —
there was no such case.
That evening I answered a tele
phone call. It was Marie’s voice
talking:
‘‘Sam and Avanelle are here.
Won’t you come over, Mr. Strong
Minded man?’’
I went.
And needless to add, I took my
medicine—like a man.