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Old Lure of Home Is Still Strong, Winifred Black Finds
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MODERN YOUTH FEELS
HOMESICKNESS STING
famous Writer Tells of the Young Man Who Is
Tired of the Unfriendly City Where Nobody
Cares Enough About Him Even to Dislike Him.
By WINIFRED BLACK.
BILLY-BE-GOOD is homesick.
So homesick that he’d rather die than stay away from
home a minute longer.
He’s homesick for the sound of the frogs croaking in the old
pond down at the foot of the hill—for the
wind swooshing in the telegraph wires along a
certain street of Meadowland, when the wind
is out on a spree and doesn’t care who
knows it.
He’s homesick for a little black pond with
deep, still water and a rim of white ice around
the edge of it. »
And for the tracks of the cattle in the
half-frozen ground; he’s homesick for the
hired man’s whistle when he goes to and fro
in the barn.
He’s homesick for the sound of sleigh
bells, for the little school teacher and her
laugh, for old Deacon Homespun, and the deep
creases in his cheek, and the solemn way he
walks, as if the weight of the world were on
I WIflIFBEDBt/CK his shoulders.
.Homesick for the old hymns in the old
fchurcn, for a church social with oyster stews and scalloped oysters
end everybody grinning and wondering how few oysters the Widow
Boggs managed to put into her “scallop.”
He’s homesick for a cranberry pie, with ridges of dough criss
crossed—ior tne sound oi tne
I hens talking to each other
| when the sun streams down into
the barnyard *nd the frost be
gins to melt.
He longs to hear the drip,
drip, drip of the water from the
long icicles that hang from the
roof of the front porch, and the
Bound of corn popping in the
old-fashioned popper, and he
wants to hear the old stories
he’s heard over and over a hun
dred times.
He’s homesick—for home.
He wants to feel important; he
■wants to have people think
about him and wpm^er what he’s
■up to; he wants to be teased
About the school teacher, and
w^nts to “kid” the school
"teacher’s kid brother at^out the
little Edack-eyed girl that sits
across the aisle from him jua
school.
| He wants to feel loved and
Vecognised and either liked or
1 hated; he hates to live in a place
where nobody cares enough
.about him even to dislike him.
pte'a^rofn the country and he’s
;tired of the «ity, tired of the
crowds, the rush, the commo
tion and the noise—tired of be
ling a nobody and a nothing,
^ tired of elevated trains, tired of
garbage pails out on the side
t-vvrlk, tired of swells, tired of
; women you never heard of and
men you never want to know—
poor thing, homesick for horn*
►—where he’s somebody.
! And he lives in a nice, com
fortable little hotel and has a
good bathroom all to himself
and a steam-heated bedroom,
and he gets a fairly good salary
and has better things to eat
than he ever had in his life—I
iwonder if he went back home
if he’ll soon be homesick for the
! city?
What do jbu think?
Advice to Girls
By Annie Laurie
Dear annie laurid:
I am a fallow in my late teens.
And have been keeping company
with a girl fclso in her late teens.
Now this is the question: I made
a date with her, forgetting I
had another engagement on the
same night; I had some work to
do. So I let her know I could not
keep it, and made a date three
days after. I kept it but she didn’t.
I haven't seen or heard from her
since; that is about two weeks ago.
I am positive she loves me, for
she shows it in many ways, and
even told me. Do you think she
still cases for me?
LONESOME ED.
LONESOME ED.: Why not see the
young Lady and explain matters
to her, Ed? It would be best really
for you to do this, as it may be that
at present she thinks you purposely
broke the engagement. And the
next time don’t be so forgetful.
Dear annie lauriio:
I am to be married next May
and would appreciate your advice
very much. My question is. would
it be proper to eat our wedding
breakfast in our own home and
invite our friends. My fiance
and I think it would be nice, as
we are building our home and will
have it furnished before we are
married. Our parents are living,
but we would like to be in our
own home, if you think it proper
kindly advise me as to what I
should do. UNDECIDED.
UNDECIDED: While It Is a very
lovely thought, still It is not ex
actly what good form dictates, my
dear. The wedding breakfast should
be served In the home of the bride.
After you are settled in your new
home, then you may invite your
friends. But I think it best to have
your wedding breakfast in your
mother’s home.
I THE LIVES AND LOVES OF
GREAT STAGE BEAUTIES
Charlotte Cushman—Who Gave More Farewell Performances
than Bernhardt.
By RUTH MORRIS
HARLOTTB CUSHMAN was'
the first American-born actress
to attain an important position
|n the theatre. Sha did not first
find honor in her own country; for
Ihe very nature and fineness of her
hrt delayed recognition in America.
It was not until she had Journeyed to
London, where her excellence was
quickly discerned, that sha received
ponor and prestige that were to
firing her back to her own shores
Reclaimed a9 a great actress.
This fact is not surprising. Amer
fw in ISIS (the year of Miss Cush
fr.an'a bir.h) had no fixed standards
Df acting. Life in the States had
evolved no native drama worthy of
the name. The stage was as ingenu
ous and unsophisticated as a childish
charade, with histrionism that relied
upon ranting, superficial portrayals
rather than true interpretation. Like
the French Rachel, Cushman's art
was too advanced for immediate
recognition.
It is astonishing that Cushman
Should aver have been drawn to the
stage. Nothing could have been
more remote from it than her en
vironment. She cams of sturdy Puri
tan stock, abominating the theatre
and anything connected with it. Yet
from tie earliest beginnings in Bos
ton, it was apparent that the child
possessed undeniable talent for Imi
tation. Even more than moat chil
dren ehe loved play-acting, and be
came the dominant managerial force
in her own theatrical company hold
ing clandestine performances in the
attic of the Cushman home.
As she grew older it became ap
parent that Charlotte possessed a
beautiful rich contralto voice. She
was permitted to study so that she
might be allowed to sing in Boston
church choirs. She soon aspired be
yond the limits of solemn ecclesiasti
cal chants and persuaded her family
to consent to an operatic debut in
•‘The Marriage of Figaro." Fair suc
cess met tliis endeavor and Char
lotte journeyed on to New Orleans
with the company.
But in that Southern city a hor
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'rible tragedy occurred. Charlotte’s
singing voice, fatally injured from
straining the upper register, failed
her. Voice specialists pronounced
that she would never sing again.
But fate had not destined Char
lotte for obscurity; it had other
plans. ThQ heartbroken singer was
offered an engagement with a New
Orleans stock company—and a very
successful one it turned out to be.
But New’ Orleans was not New York
and Charlotte, anxious for bigger
worlds to conquer, set sail for the
North.
A bit cocky from her recent suc
cess, the Cushman flounced into the
Park Theatre, in New York, indicat
ing that she might condescend tc
accept an engagement. She was In
formed that she would be given e
'’trial.”
This was annoying but, in the end
acceptable. The trial resulted In an
engagement at $25 a week. The
debut was marked with only mediocre
success. Illness interrupted her
career at this point—an illness from
which she had not sufficiently recov
ered before impatience took her back
to the theatre. She suffered a re
lapse and during this second ab
sence the theatre burned doum—
completely destroying her wardrobe
and voiding her three-year contract
Another engagement was not
found easily, and Cushman finally
accepted “general utility” parts with
a New York company, serving n
three-year apprenticeship, during
whloh. she gratefully declared later
she learned the mechanics of her
trade.
In 1843, influenced by the famous
MacKeady, she decided to try her
fortune on the London stage. The
suddenness of her success was start
ling. She returned to America e
renowned and much-feted actress
This success lasted throughout e
series of threatened retirements.
Cushman gave more farewell per
formances than Bernhardt and Sir
Harry Lauder combined.
Final retirement came in 1875,
after which Miss Cushman lived in
Boston, a greatly respected and
heartily loved actreas.
Introducing Embroidered Crepes!
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This Most Attractive Fabric
Is Used to Charming Effect
In the Latest Frocks.
By Marie Marot
OF course, it’s not a new
material, but one which
has been in disuse for
such a long time that it had
almost been forgotten. But with
the return to favor of the
prints, and the figured and flow
ered materials, some enterpris
ing manufacturer decided to use
the embroidery which has been
so popular to good advantage,
and therefore the charming
effect achieved in this lovely
material.
The gowns pictured here are
for afternoon wear. On the left
is a graceful gown in chiffon
with a bodice of the embroidered
crepe. . The attractive pleated
inserts in the sleeves, down the
front of the bodice and skirt,
are most attractive and grace
ful. A beautiful blue is the
color in which this has been de
veloped, with the embroidery in
shades of beige and tan.
The frock at the right is, per
haps, more mature in design,
but none the less lovely. In
this case, the material chosen
is the new banana beige em
broidered in shades of tangerine
and rose. The combination of
materials in developing the style
of this gown is particularly at
tractive.
There Is no doubt but that this
will prove to be one of the most
popular materials for late Spring
and Summer wear. It has been
shown and worn for resort wear,
which is ever the criterion of
“What will be worn” later in
the season.
Pastel shades sprinkled with
designs in contrasting or self
color are most attractive. Some
of these frocks depend for their
color note on the embroidery,
which is perfectly fascinating
when don® is designs of shaded
wool.
For the more dressy occasion,
we find the materials embroid
ered in silk or metal cloth. How
ever, the small design is the one
which is most used.
Morning Exercises as an Aid to Beauty
By JOSEPHINE HUDDLESTON.
KNOWING the importance of proper breathing to the general
physical condition, and, knowing full well that everyone doesn’t
like to get out of bed to stand before an open window and
exercise, I’m going to suggest some exercises that you may do before
rising.
Tight clothing such as girdles, belts, and tight
collars for men, cause the unused muscles to be
come weakened wherever the pressure is greatest.
Therefore these muscles are slow in developing.
Before starting these exercises, remove all
tight clothing or such clothing as interferes
with the action of the body. Pajamas often have
tight waist bands that should be loosened when
these exercises are taken in bed.
In normal breathing the spine is straight, the
body held erect, and the entire torso (chest,
back and abdominal walls) expands with each
inhalation and contracts with each inhalation.
In recent articles I have suggested the best
methods for breathing correctly while standing —
in an erect position. However, we 6hould be so JOSEPHINE
thoroughly trained in proper breathing, that even HUDDLESTON
during our sleeping hours our subconscious minds
will continually carry the thought of inhaling and exhaling with a true
rhythm.
Throw the covers down over the foot of the bed, and, lying flat
on your back, place a book or 6ome other object, weighing three or
tour pounas, on me anaomen. The*
arms should then be stretched down
at the sides. Relax ail the muscles
and inhale througrh the nose, slowly
and easily, so as to avoid any muscu*
lar tension. If relaxation Is preserved
you will notice that the Inhalation
causes the abdominal muscles to ex
pand. raising the book. Make no
Home-Making Helps
By ELEANOR ROSS.
For Cocksure Results—Measure!
H % O business women make good'
I W cooks?
I know any number who.
after a few months of housekeeping,
are quite expert—to their own as
tonishment, as well as that of hus
band and friends. One girl who had
been very uppish in her big secre
tarial job confessed that she lost her
nerve completely when she faced the
task of preparing her first dinner
for two.
In a short time, however, she has
become as competent in the kitchen
as she had been in an office. And
thorough, too. Her dinners are
delightful, and she swanks a bit be
cause she cooks every tiling fresh,
md doesn’t merely reheat prepared
foods. She even goes in for home
baking, and in her larder there’s
always sure to be a cake or pie,
hand-made on the premises. She
says she haa very few cooking fail
ures, “and I never took a lesson in
my life.”
The explanation is simple enough.
A business woman who is interested
enough in cooking to want to do the
work, goes about learning in busi
nesslike fashion. She has the ad
vantages of training in accuracy, in
ibsorblng instructions carefully, and
•arrying thsm out intelligent^. No
stenographer depends on memory or
.nstinct in typing a letter—she reads
her dictation and follows her notes.
So the same girl, transplanted into
■* kitchen, reads cooking directions
carefully and does what they de
scri've.
It’s In the business woman’s
kitchen that you are quite sure to
see the equipment for accurate
measuring. Only a few are needed,
but these few are the best kind of
insurance against cooking failures.
Here they are:
First: A set of measuring spoons.
'They come in standard form, five to
a set. They have round Instead of
oval bowls, and there is a small hol6
in the handle so that they can be
kept tied together and hung up con
veniently over the kitchen table.
The largest of the five Is a standard
tablespoon, next a dessertspoon,
then a teaspoon, a half teaspoon,
and the smallest is an accurate quar
ter teaspoon. There is only one wa>
to measure correctly—scoop up tht
flour or sugar or whatever it Is that
you require, then draw a knift
across the top to remove the excess
mounded over the spoon edge. You
then will have left In the spoon whai
is known as a "level spoonful”—and
this is the Quantity meant b>
modern recipes. In some of the old
oookbooks one occasionally runs
across the words "a heaping tea
spoonful," but this phrase Is now
abandoned. Because you can "heap’
a spoon so that it contains two ot
three times as much as a level one
But the level spoonful is always thr
same.
Second: A tin or glass measuring
cup. These cups are ridged at the
side to indicate half, quarter, and
one-eighth cupfuls.
Third: A quart measure. This
also is marked with ridges to show
what is a pint, a cup and a grill.
When measuring any dry lngredi
ent in a cup or pint measure, level
off the top with a knife just at
one does for spoonfuls. • Liquids
of course, level themselves.
Fourth: A kitchen scale. This is
a useful time-saver whan recipes call
for sticky ingredients in pounds or
ounces. It is then easier to weigh
than to press into cup measure
ments. Also there are slight varia
tions in the number of cups to a
pound in certain items, and if your
recipe gives ingredients in weights,
it must be followed according to
weight.
■ attempt tm liold the breath, but ex
hale Immediately through the nose,
and, as the air escapes, the abdomen
contract* under the weight of the
book. This may require a little prac
tice, but continue doing these ex
ercises until the book moves freely
with the inhalations and exhalation*.
In the same position, remove the
book, and, holding the knee rigid,
raise the right limb up as high as
possible, pointing the toes upward.
Hold for a minute, then release, low
ering the heel to the bed. Repeat
with the left limb. Than raise and
lower both the right and the left
limb* at the same time five times.
Remember to keep the knees rigid
and the toes pointed.
Come back to the original position
and, placing the hands on the abdo
men, raise the upper part of the body
until you are in an erqct sitting
position. The hands should be kept
on the abdomen and the elbows
drawn close to the sides of the body.
The heels must NOT be raised from
the bed. Repeat ten times.
After going through these axer
cises, you will find a real Joy in get
ting out of bed and doing the usual
setting up exercises before an open
window, or If they are being dis
pensed with this morning, the tub or
shower will serve the purpose of
toning up the system for the dally
j tasks.
Helpful Hints
A never-fall ant trap Is mad© from
a large sponge. Wash the sponge
well and squeeze It dry. This will
leave the cells open. Sprinkle on It
some fine sugar and leave where
the ants are troublesome. They will
soon collect on the sponge, which
can then be plunged In boiling water,
and the ants will wash out by the
. thousands.
• • •
A handy little dieh washer for the
milk bottla which Is too narrow for
the hand and cloth la made from the
wire handle of a grape basket, If It
Is straightened, and the hook Is lefi
on one end.
The Stars Say—
For Saturday, March 9.
By GENEVIEVE KEMBLE.
A DAT of excellent opportun
Ity and advantage Is forecast
by the Interesting chain of
sidereal operations. The energies
ind faculties generally will receive
high stimuli to initiative and enter
prise, and all should flourish if a
''ertaln aspect of subtlety, menacing
negotiations with large and secret
bodies, be heeded. Personal affilia
tions also present happy phases
despite an inherent tendency to in
dulge in sarcasm and pointed speech
Those whose birthday it is may
mticipate a very lively and enter
prising year, with a high spirit of
initiative making for constructive ef
fort, hard work and even subtle
manipulation; but be on guard In
dealing with large and close corpora
tions or "rings." Personal matters
are likewise prosperous. A child
born on this day may be versatile,
enterprising and practical in many
directions. It may lean toward liter
ature or some unusual pursuits, hav
ing many-6lded talents and tenden
cies.
Nothing 1$ denied to well di
rected labor, and nothing is ever
attained without U,—Sir Jothua
Raynoldt.
DREADFUL PAIN FELT
IN ANGINA PECTORIS
Chronic Heart Ailment Most Distressing of
Human Ills Because Intense Physical Suffer
ing Is Accompanied by Mental Fear.
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner of Health, New York City.
NO matter where the severe pain is located in the body, it seems
to the sufferer tkat he is worse off than anybody else ever
was. It is the present pain that seems hardest.
I have seen many a person in terrible agony. Headache, ear
ache, the eye pain in glaucoma, the suffering of
sliingles, inflammation of the stomach—any one
of these may be terrible. But to my mind the
attack known as “angina pectoris,” angina of
the heart, is the most dreadful of all pains.
When the agony of this ailment comes on,
the bravest and calmest of strong men will roll
on the floor in his distress. Every line in the
pallid face shows the terrible mental fear and
physical suffering. There is nothing else that
can approach its agonizing effects.
One writer describes it in these words: “A
heavy leaden weight lies upon the patient’s chest
and he dare not try to breathe because of ex
cruiciating pain, and without breath he must
die.” Indeed, it is a state of misery without
equal.
Some unfortunate persons have a tendency nr> rnpr, iVn
to this disease. They suffer recurring attacks.
Every few weeks, or perhaps only once a year, they appear.
Usually the angina comes on after severe physical strain or
emotional disturbance. Anger, sorrow, disaster, or some similar ex
citing cause may bring on the attack.
Ail at one® tnere is a pain in ines
heart. It feels as if that vital organ
had been seized and vai being
squeezed in a powerful vise. The
pain does not stop here. It fills the
chest, runs into the shoulder and
down the arm.
The face is the color of ashes.
Sweat pours from the forehead. The
victim is sure he will die at onoe.
He looks and acts and feels like a
dying man.
Th® spasm may last but a few
minutes. It may continue for a
quarter of a* hour or even longer.
But usually the pain passes off after
a few seconds. Indeed, it is so un
bearable that death would com® with
out speedy relief.
Of course. I have been describing
the violent, the worst forms of an
gina pectoris. There are other forms
in which the agony is less pro
nounced and th® symptoms disappear
quickly.
Not every pain, by any means, that
Is felt under the chest bone, is an:
gina pectoris. There may be severe*
pain in some attacks of indigestion
with gas formation. But then the
agony is less sever® and usually
more prolonged.
Sometimes in high blood pressure,
associated with kidney disease, there
may bo attacks of pain in this region.
It is important to have your doctor
make a thorough physical examina
tion to determine exactly what is
wrong.
There ar® remedies which control
the pain of angina. Your doctor will
prescribe them. By us fig them at
once there Is every prospect of speedy
relief.
It is a good idea to carry a supply
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of the medicine. It la likely to be
needed when it is difficult to get the
doctor in a hurry.
^Answers to Health Queries j
MRS. A. D. Q.—What do you ad
vise for anemia where the patient’s
body swells? 1 have been taking
lemon juice with a view to reducing.
A.—It would be unwise to take
too much lemon juice since you are
anemic. Lemon juice taken in ex
cess will tend to thin the blood and
is not weight reducing. You should
be under the care of your doctor.
Have him prescribe'for you.
• • •
A. E. O. Q.—I have a friend and
the slightest touch oh any part of
her body leaves a black and blue
mark. What causes this condition?
A.—This is probably due to a cir
culatory disturbance.
• • •
J. P. Q.—-How can I gain weight?
A.—Proper dieting and deep
breathing is the secret. You should
eat nourishing foods and have plenty
of sleep uad rest.
• • #
J. P. R. Q.—What should a boy
aged 16, 5 feet 5 Inches tall weigh?
2.—Can I reduce my height?
A.—lie should weigh about 125
pounds.
2.—Cannot be done. You have
several years in which to grow.
Copyright, 1829, Ntmpapar Ftaturo S«nk», Inet
Love’s Awakening Steadfast Woman. j
———*-By Adete Garrison
Harry Is Surprised to Find That Madge and Lillian Knoic As
Much As He Does About Prince Georges9 Plight.
u HI1 wife is a good reporter," 1
It I Harry Underwood said
X with a wide grin at Lil
lian when I had set aside the dishes
of our Impromptu supper and de
clared myself ready to hear the rest
of his exciting story concerning
Prince Georges. “She’s given you
nearly all the dope, and it took b
fast talker to do that in the time 1
had Noel and Mary away from the
car. You must look to your laurels,
Lady Fair. The wife may decide to
enter the tongue-wagging race with
you some day.”
I made a wry grimace at him In
unavailing protest, for the volubility
of Lillian and me when we are to
gether has been one of his pet jokes
since our first acquaintance.
“You make that face just once
again—* Mr. Undnrwood threatened,
but he did not finish the sentence.
“If you can bring yourself to
shelve that cherished comedy line of
yours for a few moments, Harry,"
Lillian drawled, “and get down to
cases, Madge and I may have a
chance to get to bed tomorrow—or
rather today. Look at the clock, old
dear!”
Her husband eyed the clock con
tritely. Its hands pointed to an hour
past midnight.
“I’ll mortar up the chinks as fast
as I can,” he promised. “It won’t
tako long."
He settled down in his chair,
lighted his pipe and puffed at it for
a few seconds, the invariable prelude
of speech with him.
ftoyaJ Intrigue.
"The rascals behind this," he be
gan, "have had almost as long a
time between drinks as the Carolina
governors. The old King of Trees
is a rotter as far as his personal
life Is concerned, but he's been a
good king, and the strong-arm
grafters have had pretty poor pick
ing during his reign. The king’s
brother and heir, the Invalid, Is a
nonenity, and the present king has
manouevered so that a wise and
strong regency would be set up upon
his own death, until his sick brother
follewed him and Georges came to
the throne.
"But, as Lil has told you, that
doesn’t suit the book of Georges’
cousin, the next in line. He’d have
slit his cousin's throat years ago if
he could have gotten away with it,
but they know him over there, and
watch him constantly. And since ths
boy’s been over here, he's surely
played in lurk. It isn’t often that e
prince of the blood can drop out
of Right for as long as he has. I
imagine at that he has a confidant
•fit court who will le! him know If
the king and hia Invalid brother kick
off. But he has everybody else, in
cluding the king himself, completely
up in the air about him. That little
thing has saved his life so far. I'm
afraid I’m losing my pep. I knew
all this, knew what those gunmen
of his cousin’s would do when they
found him. and yet I’ve been sitting
back with my knitting and the idea
that the country is so big that they
couldn’t find him except by a lucky
accident. At that I’d like to know
how they got tipped off that he was
down in this neck of the woods. 1
haven’t had any details of the plot
from the man who sent me an under
ground tip that tonight somebody
would try to get him. Hello!—Lady
Fair—what do you know about this?
And Lil—have you been holding out
on me. too?”
Tangled Threads.
His keen eyes went from one to
the other of us, and there was an
noyance—almost resentment—in his
glance. He had seen the involuntary
look I had flashed at Lillian and
had Interpreted it correctly. For in
his own parlance we had been ‘‘hold
ing out” on him. I was sure that
Lillian had not told him of the en
counter of Prince Georges with
Charles Owen upon tho night of the
Brixton’s party. And vividly before
my eyes was the venomous though
cowed look in the eyes of Samuel
Brixton’s half-brother as he cams
out of the library after his enforced
interview with Prince Georges.
Lillian’s eyes held her husband’s
steadily,
“Yes. you’re right," she said. "’We
have a link lr. this chain, but I
haven’t given It to you—tonight be
cause there wasn’t time, and it was
dwarfed by the necessity of finding
Mary and Prince Georges. But my
reason for not telling you before
that was your own prohibition.”
He stared at her in amazement
tinged with irritation.
“My prohibition!” he exclaimed.
“That’s a charred one! Come again.
Elucidate!”
“You told me that you wanted to
hear nothing whatever about th«
Brixtons.”
The lines of his face tightened.
"You’re eminently correct there,”
he said. “I didn’t. But what in
the name of the three-toed sloth
have the Brixtons to do with this.”
Lillian nodded to me. “You tell
him, Madge,” she said, then sprang
to her feet at the sound which also
brought her husband and me out
of our chairs—a terrified scream
from the upstairs—Mary’s.
(Continued Tomorrow )
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GGOD-NIGHT
STORIES
mmr ■ By Max Trell — ■■■
Being Marooned On a Cloud
Is No Joke, the Shadow
Children Learn.
TO BF3 lost on a cloud Is no
laughing matter as Mij, Flor,
Hanid, Yam and Knarf—tk’A,
five little shadow-children—soon d?l| /
covered. They reached the clouar
you remember, by riding on a wisp
of smoke. This is an excellent way
of traveling. All you must do is
make yourself as light as a shadow.
The wisp of smoke Boated off. how
ever. and there they were, marooned
on a cloud.
"How can we get home?” asked
Yam anxiously, casting a frightened
look over the aide of the cloud. Far
below were the houses and people
and trees, all appearing smaller than
they had ever seemed before. The
cloud was sailing along gently in
the breeze. It was soft and fl'uffv,
like cotton and the sun streamed
down upon it. AH this didn’t reas
sure Yam in the least. "How can
we get home?” she kept cn repeat
ing.
"I think we ought to let ourselves
down with a rope-ladder,” said Flor.
‘‘That's just the thing,” exclaimed
Mij, who, being Flor's twin, was
always ready to agree with him.
"Silly," said Hanid, "there aren’t
any rope-ladders here.”
"Of course there aren’t,” said
Knarf, trying to appear wise. "All
the rope ladders are on the other
clouds. We’ll have to take an eleva
tor down." At this they all looked
at him In amazement.
"Where will we find an elevator?*’
they exclaimed.
j
It Was Fun Rolling on tho Cloud.
•‘■We’]! find It wherever it Is,” hs
said, "All w* have to do is look for
It." He started to leap lightly along
the billows of the clouds, peering
under each one. As there didn’t
seem to be anything else for the
others to do, they followed after
him. It was very pleasant walkinrk
on the cloud. Whenever they c fllff
to a particularly high billow, tjla
rolled down it, which was moW
pleasant of all. But they found no
elevator. All at once Yam, who was
lagging behind the others, gave a
ehout of surprise. The others ran
over.
"Look at this,” she exclaimed,
pointing to a large silver patch oa
the surface of the cloud.
“It’s the silver lining,” they ex*
claimed.
•’Hooray.” shouted Knarf. “Now
we can get home. All we have to
do is take this silver lining and jump
off the cloud with it. Nothing can
possibly happen if we hold onto the
silver lining."
They tried to take it up at once,
for they knew that the silver lining
meant good-fortune.
"We'd better get it up before ths
sun goes down.” warned Hanid.
"Why?" asked Knarf. “Because
something is sure to happen to the
silver-lining after dark." "Humph.”
said Knarf, "sliver is always silver.
We don’t have to hurry at all.”
Knarf seemed right so instead of
taking it up at once, they rolled
down the billows until they were
tired. Then finally, they picked it
up. The sun was about to set.
“When I say three. Jump." said
Knarf. "One, two ...” Just as he
was going to say three, the sun sank
and the silver lining turned black.
The poor shadows were disconsolate.
"It’s not silver any more," cried
Yam, "and you can’t get home.”
Hanid shook her head. “I told you
something would happen to the sib
ver after the sun went down." Tbey
all glanced reproachfully at Knarf.
“Hanid was right," said Yam.
"We can’t have silver-lining . • ."i
began FI or.
"Unless the sun Is shining.” con*
eluded MiJ.
(Tomorrow: How the Shadow
Children Got Home.)
Ccpjrtfht, 1929. NtwtpapM leatur* Seme*, tn«,
Words of the Wise
There is but but one straight
road to success, and that is
merit. The man who is success
ful is the man who is useful.
Capacity never lacks opportu
nity. It can not remain undis
covered, because it is sought by
too many anxious to use it.
Cochran.
For wicked mirth never true
pleasure brinqs,
But honest minds are pl'^.d
with honest thlnqs.
—iFletctker.
He is ungrateful who ex
presses his thanks when all wit
nesses have departed.
_ —Seneca.
In idler is a watch that, wants 3
both hands; ^
As useless if it poos as ‘when it I
stands. —Camper. |
People who wish to make 1
nothing of anythin* advance
nothing and are good for noth
ing. —Beaumarchais.
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