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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

half so glad as I am. How I would
hate, hate to be connected with-with
any of your family" she ended fiercely.
Nicholas took a hasty step forward.
"You mean that" he demanded un-
steadily You really mean that. You
cannot forgive me then
Lefty, who had hidden her face, re-
NAMED silent and Nicholas watche
her with wistful eyes, till suddenly to
his CONSERVATION, the girl broke into
a perfect storm of tears. The sound
of her weeping seemed to drive away
his last remnant of self control
"Letty!' he cried frantically. Let
tyr The girl, sobbing harder than
ever, retreated a pace.
How dare you call me Lefty" she
gasped. You have no right. I for
bid it,
Miss Ferris then. Only stop. please
stop. ] will go away, 1 will do any
thing, only stop. Oh, Lefty, can't you
forgive me. do try. You say you don't
care for Henry"
mo"
Then there is such a splendid way
to prove it to him. Only you'd have
to forgive me-"
"But 1 won't" came the voice, still
muff1ed behind the handkerchief.
well, don't forgive me then. But
marry me anyway. That will show
Henry his mistake"
Marry you'll"
Just give me a chance" begged
Nicholas. with you to reform me
ia be a perfect angel Won't you try
it? Since you won't be my sister, won't
you All, Lefty, won't you be my
wife,"
Marry you, when a moment ago
you wanted me to marry your broth
err" sobbed the voice, still unconvinced.
Wanted YOU to!' cried Nicholas.
Wanted! Oh, Lefty, you cannot i'm
agine how / have suffered at even the
idea of your marrying any other man.
For 1 love you so dearly, sweetheart.
Surely you know that, you must know
it; everybody else does. But your hap
piness came first and for that. But
you say you don't care for him: then
isn't there a chance, just the least
chance for me? Do you. can you love
me, even the smallest bit? Lefty" in
his excitement he gave her little
shake Answer me. Letty!"
That night Nicholas and 1 composed
a letter to Henry:
Dear Henry
81 am sure that you will be inter-
ested to learn of Miss Ferris engage
ment. While not yet formally an
nounced, she wishes her old friends to
know of it and. of course, you.
THE Kid is perfectly delighted, as
she is to be bridesmaid; already she
and Madge and Lefty are quarrelling
over the shapes of the hats: but the
wedding is not to take place until
June, for although I cannot see any
thing unlucky in May-except, per-
haps, it's length-girls are supersti-
tious.
II hope you will be back by then
and ready to act as best man, for the
groom, l believe l forget to tell you,
is your tremendously lucky brother
Nicholas"
But he never would have told her if
1t hadn't been for me.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

! caught Nick's voice first and took
a furtiye peek.
II want to tell you something
he was saying, and his voice sounded
queer. And yet I don't know that
you will ever forgive me- Though
about Henry" he went on, you see
he-that is, I" The girl started and
glanced up swiftly.
If your brother has anything to
say to me, cannot he say it himself"
she asked, with some spirit. Nicholas
groaned.
But it's my fault" he starnmered
80 even at the risk of your anger
oh, I have acted like a cad" he burst
out suddenly land l cannot hope that
: you will ever forgive me. But. You
remember the day that Henry sailed.
the flowers you received-and the
message"
Yes" murmured Lefty. She had
grown very white. Yes, go on"
Tit was not Henry who sent
them" confessed Nick desperately.
ut was I. I meant it as joke on
Henry, never thought of you And
then, when l met you. All, don't look
to come home; he will, he must
Don't look so, please" he begged.
Lefty, her lips quivering pitifullv
lifted wide grieved eyes.
YOU" she whispered. "Youi And
I thought. But why should he come
back. What do you mean?"
"Ivhy-why didn't you expect him? %
blundered Nicholas, too earnestly to
be tactful. Don't you care for him
them" a flash of hopefulness illumin-
ed his face. Don't your" The girl.
trembling and indignant flung up her
head
'I-care for him she cried, her
voice shaking. And he thinks 50. too
OH" with sharp little cry of distress
You are quite mistaken" she went on
after a pause. II care nothing for
your brother" with icy precision.
Nicholas drew long breath.
lin mighty glad to hear it," he
said sincerely. he's not half good
enough for you. No one is for that
matter, but"
Glad" interrupted the girl with
passionate haste, glad! You are not
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

Madge smiled in her superior way.
What a temper that boy has.
pity the woman who gets him."
Nicholas is a brick" 1 retortad
hotly, land worth a, dozen of you and
Henry" But she only laughed the
more. Madge can be awfully aggra-
waiting.
A few days later came a letter for
Nicholas from Henry, at which he
looked first surprised, then furious.
About two weeks later another letter
came, and this time he STROBE off
to the library before opening it,
was dying to follow, but didn't quite
/ dare. When, at last, fortifying my
self with the thought that it was only
Nick, I ventured to open the door,
the sight of the detected looking fig
ure in the big chair made me forget
everything else. Running TO him l
flung my arms around his neck.
What is it, Nickies?' l asked, CIV
ing him a sympathetic hug. Nicholas
tried to smile.
Nothing, Kid Don't strange me-"
he responded, patting me on the back,
tits only Henry"
lis he mad" / demanded. Nicholas
stared.
About what?'
"Why-about the flowers" said I,
timidlY.
"The flowers! What do you know
about the fowers?' he began, then he
remembered. Oh. you were with me-"
Tell me, Nick" I begged. You
know / never repeat things. Did
Lefty write to him"
Yes" groaned Nicholas.
And Henry?"
"Henry's frightened" said Nick, Bit
terly. frightened! Good Lord!"
What did Lefty say?"
Thanked him for the violets, it
seems. and then added that she would
answer his message when he came
home. So he wrote to ask what the
deuce 1 had said. And now-now he
writes that he won't come home; says
/ have got him into the scrape and
that must get him out. And after l
told him that he must come" broke
off Nick despairingly. looked at him
in surprise.
"Why, do you think Lefty cares for
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

ed with a rubber stopper
No medicine closet should be with
out it's jar of carbolated gauge for use
next to wounds. and its roll OF absorb
ent cotton, which has Uses too nunler-
Gus to mention. After applying sooth-
ing oils to severe burn, cover with
cotton to shut out the air
A bit of absorbent cotton is used in
stead of powder bag for puff, since IL
can be discarded after using once. and
fresh bunch used each time. Wrap
small piece around the point of an
orange wood stick and dip it into the
bleach when manicuring the nails. 1t
is easier to reach under the cuticle with
the cotton. and is not so apt to bruise
the nail, causing the white spots to APP
pear that dislgure the nail.
When the eyes are tired. saturate
bits of absorbent cotton with witch
hazel and lay them over the closed lids.
Lie down for half an hour and the eyes
will be rested and strengthened: and
noticeably brighter
If any poisons are kept on hand.
they should be turned into dark blue
bottles, and labeled plainly. with Poi
son" written in large letters at the top.
Keep all poisons at one end of the
closet. on the topmost shelf. and then
keep the closet locked, so that no MEM
Der of the family can use any OF the
contents without the knowledge OF the
house-motfer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

per-for Madge says that during the
dancing Nick only stands in the door
way and looks bored. Any way he
was cross as you like next morning.
And as time went on, and Lefty and
Madge struck up quite an intimacy, he
only seemed to get crosser and
crosser.
Il expect it's on Henry's account"
explained Madge. she always
bushes when 1 mention him, and the
other day asked me for his address
Do you suppose that he is serious this
time? Or is it only that she thinks
so?"
Nicholas kicked the fire angrily.
Hasn't she told you anything" he
asked sharply.
mot a word"
But thought that girls always
told each other everything
Nonsense" shifted Madge mot
Letty's kind anyway. But do you
think that Henry is really serious ?"
going back to her point.
"Henrys a cad,' broke out Nick sud
denly. Then, as Madge and l started,
surprised he quoted down a bit. Il
Henry may some day go too far and
hurt somebody's feelings" Henry's
| sister laughed.
ut seems odd to think of anybody's
taking Henry seriously" she scoffed.
But girls are geese"
We'll, I'll bet Miss Ferris isn't"
declared Nick, and if she believes in
Henry it's somebody's fault. And
| thoughtlessness in no excuse either"
he added, giving the fire another vic
| ious poke. 1 had never seen Nicholas
| so upset.
! You ought to know something
about it," remarked Madge. You've
seen a good deal of her lately Are
you trying to take Henry's placer"
"Henry's place, indeed" cried
| Nicholas. 'Henry,s," and without
another word he turned and dashed
out of the room like a young lorna
do, slamming the door behind him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18
HANDY HOUSEHOLD
REMEDIES FOR THE
MEDICINE CLOSET

The up-to-date architect when PLAN
ming a bathroom is almost sure to
make room for a medicine closet. 1t
is high enough to be out of reach of
childish hands, but low enough to
be accessible to the busy housewife.
In these days of telephones the medi-
cine closet seems a superfiuity, but
experience teaches every mother that
judicious use of it's contents may
obvlate too frequent calls for the
doctor, and furnish the ounce of pre-
vention which is worth a pound of
cure.
If there are children in the house
do not on any account, fail to have
on hand a bottle of syrup or wine of
ipecac. When symptoms of Group
are apparent, give the child teaspoon
full or half teaspoonful doses of ipecac,
according to it's age, until vomiting is
induced, and breathing is no longer
difficult.
A bottle of camphor, well corked.
will be found useful for many pur-.
poses. A headache is relieved by bath
ing the forehead with camphor.
Toothache will yield to a bit of cot
ton saturated with it. and pimples end
blackheads will disappear if the af-
fected parts are frequently bathed
with this remedy.
Alcohol is useful for bathing parts
affected by neuralgia or rheumatism.
and arnica is comforting for bruises.
sprains and Jumps of all sorts.
Pure turpentine should be kept on
hand for cuts and scratches, and all
sorts of injuries when the flesh is
torn. Before doing up the wound in
gauze pour on a little turpentine, and
it will heal much more rapidly.
A packages of ordinary cooking soda
(saleratus) should find a place in the
medicine closet, for many are the
uses to which it can be put. A hand
full, placed in the hot water in which
the feet are bathed. will do much to
relieve tired or blistered and aching
feet. A teaspoonful in half a glass
of cold water will relieve a sick stom-
ache, and little of the soda, used in
stead of tooth powder, will keep the
teeth free from tartar and beautifully
white. Every trace of the soda should
be well rinsed off the teeth each time
II is used. a generous ndndIul OF
soda in the bathtub will remove the
odor of perspiration besides strength
ening and toning the system. 1t will
also remove blackheads, If the parts
affected are first moistened, and then
covered with as much of the soda
as will stick. Leave IL on the face
until the skin begins to smart, and
then remove by gently bathing the
face with Warm water and drying it
with bit of soft old linen.
A pinch of soda will often relieve
toothache, and when applied to the
sting or bite Of an insect will allay
the pain or itching and heal the slight
wound.
When glycerine is used for chapped
hands and lips be sure to dilute it be-
fore applying, especially for the ten
der skin of a child. Clear glycerine is
much too harsh for most skins and
proves injurious rather than healing.
II there is no rose water at hand, or
binary soft water will answer the pur-
pose, and equal quantities of glycerine
and water should be used.
During cold weather, and, indeed at
any season, one should never wash the
face with soap and water just before
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

IN his going away. Everybody went
N March. 1t was the proper thing to
Do.
30 Nicholas and 1 went down to see
aehry off. I think that he was half
s1Iry when he really got on board the
salp' he fdgetted so. He always did
nIate the water. And his stateroom did
s tooK so small. Just as the bell rang
aY' Us 10 go ashore he called Nick back
~ sand something in a low voice. l
heard Nick answer "all right" and
s .neA we started to descend the steep
eoaas5eWay. Half way down Nick stop
~ ana looked back to where Henry
SSuou leaning over the rail. Shall 1
Yelled. ''4 VIC
Henry. 'ou iiNe' "iiouteu
mat how the thing started, and 1
p, Pm II was very itnprudent of Henry
Az l suppose he hadn't time to think,
81 u Nicholas fairly pulled me away
cbo, mat Henry might not have a
w r"i'te TO change his mind before it
vas as too late.
lao. come along, Kid" said Nick, as we
nv the dock-it's most undignified to
fftoCdl led Kid" when you're nearly
VIZ s,teen' l know. but what can you do
sor ,i Nlck-and then he called n ham
Tbn a and told the man to drive to
lets >, want to see your freshest vio-
tba,'. he said TO the fiower-man. And
fra We're We're just lovely so sweet and
sens ant hope that someone will
PM me Vlolets when I'm grown up.
thir,, mother says little girls shouldn' t
picEsa OF such things. Well, Nick
next out six great purple punches,
cards ne produced one of Henry's
and heavens knows from where
back wrote something on it in little
rvs "'Nq 4i writing just like Hen
Sent ;, Ihen he ordered the whole lot
have 70 6o Lefty. How pleased she must
know, [hose days Nicholas did not
then Ltttty, he went out to little and
tint q9nly under compulsion. But now
that N2e5ary was gone. Madge insisted
and SLchoias must take her about,
met Tfoot.l1s'esquently before very long he
xnLettyy. 1t was at some dance, and
'S'' IL must have been during SUI
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

rho whole trouble was caused by the
!. that at the last moment Henry
..,aded the matter to Nicholas. There
l,rs it was Henry's own fault, for who
-. would have trusted a person
,,own in the family by the soubriquet
VOL deserved, too-of THE Terror. :"
Fancy anyone being such an ass. Hen
:, was "a and cautious, as against
yick's twenty-five years and reckless
.,;rits. Henry was susceptible and
artatious, to Niclz's soorn of girls and
onenly expressed preference for mems
.ociety, and Henry never would stand
nm for anything if he could help it.
While Nick defied the whole world to
.on,A on. I know: for I'm sister to
Them both.
an that winter Henry had been quite
saIoted to Lefty Ferris. one of the
oaason's prettiest debutantes. Really
Ne had been nice to her in every pos
chile way, and though l cannot see
what she wanted in such an old man,
shp appeared to like it extremely. En-
outraged him." mother declared one
dav But Henry pooh-poohed the idea.
apebutantes are not dangerous" ne
said: they scatter their attentions SO
widely. They are not bent on getting
married like the older girls. And be-
sides they all know, that l am a con-
frmed old bachelor"
AS Lent drew near, however, Henry
hogan to get nervous. Girls We're
sometimes unreasonable creatures. And
then one night at dinner he announced
that he was sailing on the next Sat-
urday. We all exclaimed. even father,
and Nick laughed.
He who courts and runs away.
May live to court another day."
he quoted disrespectfully. Eth, Hen
~"
But Henry got quite stuffy and said
that there was nothing extraordinary
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18
CARPENTRY WITH PAPER
AND T00THPICKS.

With scissors for tools and paper and
toothpicks to take the place of lumber
and beams, boys and girls can get lots
of fun by making little objects. To
make chair, cut the figure (a) twice
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

VLOHIIIlueu IIOHH FdSt IWEHIy-sIH.J
within a hundred perfect pearls.
Where the chief had found the
pearls and who the owner Of them was
no one ever knew. Dick often wonder
ed IL his old friend was aware of their
great value.
However, the pearls took Dick and
his parents to Boston, and Dick lived
to see the day when he, a noted judge
sat in his elegant home, and watched
his father take snuff from a jeweled
snuf-box, and saw his mother cad
in velvet. silk and lace, with gems
blazing on the faithful hands that
used 20 be so hardened with toll
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

out of a cardboard or a playing card.
Where the design is marked by dots.
bore small holes and stick the ends of
toothpicks through them. allowing only
the extreme ends to stick out. and the
chair is ready OBJ. The same way you
can make a cradle (c).
A double ladder ID, a rocking chair
(e), stretcher (f), a push cart (g). a
sleigh CHI, wagon %, house Ck), a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

bench (m). can be made by the same
simple means.
A table (n) is made by bending a
square piece of cardboard as shown in
the picture, and inserting four toot-
picks into the two places where tbs
paper is bent under.
A basket is made out of a. round ring
or a square Or and 50 and a smaller
round or square piece of cardboard, as
shown in the illustration.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18
DICKS INDIAN.

Continued from Page Twenty-six)
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-30

worn about the neck, and of course
the lower part of the arm is covered
by white glove which reaches to the
elbow.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-30
Answers to Those Who Write.

To Letter Writer: Your pimples
can be removed by rubbing your face
with a cut cucumber. Be sure that
your skin is thoroughly clean. Then
go over it with a split cucumber, let
ting the juice dry on. Before going
out use a little face cream, and dust
little powder over your face.
To Anxious: Why not let your nose
alone? The more you massage it the
redder it will be. Wear your clothing
moderately loose and apply pore food
to your nose. Dust it with powder 1t
will not be red long.
To Mrs. X: The adipose tissue melt
ed away, did it not? And are you not
sorry that you weighed 200 pounds for
so long a time when you might have
reduced long, long ago? 1t is an easy
thing. is it not, to reduce the weight?
To G. Y: Rub your lips at night
with clover cream, the recipe for
which was recently given. 1t makes
the lips red and smooth and young
looking. Shall l repeat it for you?
70 Inquiring Reader: The massage
roller and the electric needle can be
bought at any electrical supply house
To Wrinkled: Treat the wrinkles to
liberal doses of the special cream re
Gently advised in this column.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-30

brooch and pair of long earrings
which they gave me ct the time Of
my marriage, and which 1 count
among my most valued possessions.
My childish reeollections are chief
ly bound up with my father and moth
err whom 1 fairly adored. No man
could have surpassed my father in
courtesy and goodness, and as for my
mother, there are few like her nova
days. She was always most devout,
and never missed going daily to
church whatever might happen.
Years later, when 1 appeared at
Convent Gardens to sing as 'Amina ,
Lucia, and other characters, with the
success that you know, it touches me
to remembers how my mother would
attend each performance. and after
wards offer me little hint here and
a little encouragement there. This
mother of whom 1 had once stood in
awe of as a great artist, ended by
standing little in awe of me.
But now. you see, 1 have reached
the period when was eighteen years
old, and a full fledged prima donna, so
l must talk of childish recollections
no more"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-30
WOman'S World. ~ o e5sss sea

girl, in loose garb, kimono or jacket,
can sit or stand by the window and
let the air fan her headache away.
And here are the rules for getting rid
of a summer headache Put on slip
pers and loosen your clothing. If the
day be warm, hang wet towel in the
window through which the air can
play Take down the hair, or arrange
it so the pressure will come in another
place upon the head. Battle the wrists
with cologne water that is neither too
hot nor cold, but just pleasant.
For tired feeling that is produced
not so much by exercise as by brain
flag, there are exercises that will cure
the summer girl. Let her put on
something loose, be it gymnasium
suit or pajamas, and let her stand at
the open window Then let her bend
forward, as far as she can, until her
finger tips nearly touch the floor.
When she has done this ten times she
can rest.
Her next exercise will be to take a
pair of dumbells, or a flatiron in each
hand, and to reach forward until they
touch the ground. Let her do this ten
times, or until she feels the fiatirons
or the dumbbells, as the case may be,
come down with heavy thud upon
the floor. She will find that there is a
certain satisfaction in the physical
vigor required by the exercise.
Her next exercise can be that or
trotting. Let her trot up and down
upon one spot upon the floor. But, In
stead of standing upright, let her bend
slightly forward trotting with her
feet back of her as though she were
running. This is difficult, but it gives
the lungs good practice.
The summer girl who has to stay in
the city will notice that she grows
tired early in the day, and particularly
is this true if she rise early, as one
does in the summer time.
For this there is nothing as resttul
as loosening the clothing and lying
upon the fiat of the back for a while.
There is something in the position
that rests one Immediately, and if
the summer girl with weak feeling
across her lungs and a bad feeling
across her shoulders, will lie down fiat
on her back for fifteen minutes, she
will rise feeling as though she had
slept for an hour or two. 1t is one of
the most restful Of al positions one
can assume.
Another thing for the summer girl
to remember is that the warm summer
air is good for her entire body, and
thai she should try to battle in it daily.
And the Importance of this sun or air
BATH can hardly be fully estimated. In
the great sanitariums of Europe,
where wealthy invalids go to recuper-
ate, and where royalty builds up the
system for the hard work of the
throne, there are great sun parlors,
where the patients sit daily, dressed
only in loose flannels, and where they
bask until they feel rested through and