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can Be made into paper, FIBRE Al
profit The nbrS Il q tough sub
stance that can be used for InBui-
ating purposes, and seventy pounds
Of hbrs c1n be manufactured from =
ton Of pinsApp1s, leaves,
II II estimated that there are
t.4z4 languages spoken in the
voTld-1.s24 in the Americas. s17 ir
Asia. SsT in Europe. and 17s in
Afriea-some OF these. no doubt. be-
ing dialSotss and not distinct Ian
EuAEeA
EIectroiysed sea water posaesssa
Hntissptie properties. and an Appara-
tuG has been perfected which, At
small cost. slectrolyses sea water
ou-shipbosrd SO that IT can be used
10 dISinfSct the y ssssI.
Concrete piles have been driven
nine feet into coral rock, at Homo
lulu WITH three thousand one hun
drsd blows of an ordinary drop
hammer.
A DdntSh physician. who formerly
Manufactured ARTIFICIAL legs out Of
pGpisE mAohs, now makss artificial
feet cut Of paper pulp.
An s6oFt IL being made to revive
the Chinese porcelain industry,
which was At one period OF great
artistic valus.
The production Of rubber 10,
among the large possibilities in
the Philippine IslaudA
BraHing solder for brass Is usual
~ nftT per cent copper and nfty per
cent sine
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friend and to Be able TO d, things
that she liked to DO with Aths
But to 20 TO Cedar crsSt vNars
the other girls would have Aerfset
w1rdrobes for every Hoccasionl and
to Aaurt before The syss q thsA1A
she wanted TO think her peIfS6t, her
own poor little supply Of made OvSE
clothes would never do. Don't blArnsN
Molly too severely. you readers vino
are probably saying to yourselves,
that she should have had better
sense. II you are young you know
how ssssntI&li pretty clothes ere to
. girl and how foolish q gin can
be over the lack Of them. and II
you are not 30 young, perhEpS you
can remember back far enough TO
admit the truth.
But Molly. after . good think
about II. had given % the trip TO
Cedar Crest cheerfullY enough II
was only in the still watches ofIths
night when she had poured oue3 her
heart to LueIlA. that Aolly's real
longing had been voiced and then
she had accidentally left the ls6tsr
in g library book
The library was one Of tho8esnow
nction libraries, wherein the novels
Of the day are circulated. .. Nelly be-
longSd because evenings WHEN aha
had nothing to do she read Sofs life
and romance and lots OF things that
she secretly crAVOd, and the books,
although light did their part In
passing many lonely hourslfor the
RfrL HurTyinG around tot the L.
6rary, where she was WE'LL known,
Molly made Inquiries about her
prse4oas lSttsE HAD any one re-
turned It? Oh, she did hops gots Il
was such an important letter and
ought 10 90 on At onoe
Here's something ethatTwHs left
for you. Miss DavsnportSaa3d one
Of the young woman atssodantG
Mrs.. Order left It % iyou know
herr"
Molly took the thick sureIopa. the
blood burning In her chsoh6t No,
she sdid not know Mrs Cridsr, fbut
she knew one thing, she ~wHS Ldis-
EuStingfy rich and disGugtinEly sell
nsh- OF course 1T had been Molly'S
luck to leave her letter In tha5book
NlAN SLAuOI hhu N1Agh. Jul
With trembling fingers Molly drew
out her own letter ana another that
accompanied e. The lstosr wa from
MrL Order herself and1 ran as fol
lows.
Il know who you ara. EChflds BE-
cause knew your father. People
think don't know muoh.i but DO
know gtrls.- I was q ndolIsh girl
mySsh onoA You are going to
Cedar Crest after all. ysnd / am
sending you SomSthinG- fer your
wardrobe Come and sol me when
you get back. you can, tell me all
about the engagement II you have
any ideasof sending the,oheck back.
remember that I read all. Of your
letter and know q lot about you.
But TIL never tell any one II you-re
good girl and follow out the
scheme Of q lonely and cranky and
very rich old lady
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Stories of Interest
Cocoanuts. for Gathering.

About twenty years ago the
oussnEland Government undertook
the experiment Of planting cocoa
nuts. on several Islands OF the
Queensland coast The young trees
vers looked after for . year or
two until they had struck "on
. recent visit to the islands OF
the whitsunday and Cumberland
oroupA onssnnlAnd correspond
emit writes, 7 landed on Share Isl-
and, near MAckay. where At = place
called Mex Bay there IL . very me
plantation. Of treess in full ma
turity and bearing Underneath
each tree were the ripe nuts a. they
had fAIlen for several years past.
II has occurred to me that, II these
nuts could be used rs seed and
planted out to the number Of. say,
one hundred or two hundred per
annum on this particular spot. after
i've years. further work the Gov
eminent might look forward to
having a grove of close upon one
thousand trees in this particular
island. There would be a satlsfAc-
tory living, for those who cared to
take IL up and a reasonable return
in the way Of royalty to the Gov
ernmont"
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Are you q lawyer, vhenayoun in
terekts are in medicine?
Are you a laundress, when your
ambition bids you be a lteaoher7
Are you a carpenter. when your
zeal and devotion counsels the min
istry7
Are you q motoruIan. when you
should be q concert singerc
Are you a housakeeper. when
your executive skill proclamsF you
a confidential secresarye
Is your employmentithe source of
your tagging eforts:N II 50. make
the necessary sacribos to, attain
your desires, Observation-Disclosures are
potentially NJ to enJoyNthe' life to
which you aspire.
What Is the trouble WITH, your
self? Here is a chance toStkAnk, to
reason, to investigate, to1conect,
to prevent
Know yourself and yourAlknsita-
tionA Learn what you can from
your industry.
Study your work-you areSstudy-
ing yourself. Does itImirrorthealth
OF mind and body?
Be Well-work we'll
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Antiquity of the Emerald.

The emerald has been known
since early times both in Europe
and IN certain parts Of the Orient.
where it, attractive color and rarity
have endowed It with the highest
rank and q varied lore Its name
, may be traced back TO an old word
which appeared in,Greek as smAraK-
dos. mentioned by fheophrastus
over three hundred years before the
Christian era, and again in Latin as
! smaragduE. seen IN the writings Of
Pliny. who partieularised somewhat
on its properties and supposed med
icinRl virtues. and was even shrswd
enough to suspect its Identity with
the much more common beryl. al
though eighteen centuries elapsed
before this suspicion was verified
by scientific proof
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laborTN Do yous enjoy the sensa-
lions Of tbusinC SIS, manual work,
mental, occupatio NJ
Do you work with q will and
good will? ArG6you unwillingly
willinE7 !
Do you PUT thought effort, soul
into wisely ol'derIsd actionf Are you
Indifferent, ca relkss, unconcerned in
your enfortsHi
The work. off your hands and
mind is yourAimsge-your likeness.
Are you satisfied TO be Judged
by your accomplishments. your
methods. yourS attitude, your ambi-
lions?
Do you revs'tAsyEtem5 foresight,
thrift, strength determination, CO.
ordination. end france, optimism:
Your habits of thought, your
Judgment, your physical state are
expressed In ypur application to
daily work.
by the ~erks one knows the
workman"
Your eyel eophitions your acenr-
acy. Your GEAR limits your useful
nesA.
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Battles on Sundays.

II Ia ., remarkable fact that some.
Of the most Important battles.
recorded IN the history OF warfare
were fought on sundsyA The date
Of the battle of Salamanca was Sun
day. July 4. 1919; vimIero. Fuentss
donor. orthsz. Toulouse. and Wit
toriR were also contested on what
we're known as --wellington's Red
Sundays" n was on a Sunday az
ternoon that the Iron Duke issued
his famouB order. "Ciudad Rod
rlgo must be carried BY assault
this evening" and Waterloo was
won on q Sunday. In more recent
timer the great attack on Cronje's
trenches at Paardebers was made
on . sunday-Fsoruary IL, 1900;
and one Of the Germans hottest At.
tacks On thu AisnS was delivered
on Sunday, September 20. 1914
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Ais Well. That. Ends Well
By JANE MCLEAN
The Story of Lonely Girl WhONeft' a
Letter in Library Book,

80 NusT have left It In that book
took back to the library
Molly exclaimed suddenly re-
nsmbering that she had been, read
Ing It the day she returned her
weekly supply Of books. The thing
IN questioH was q letter, an i'm
portant letter thar she had written
to her dearest woman friend Molly
was n lonely little thing and lived
a.Ionely life. She had Just one dear
friend-who taught school in ManIlA
and bscause' the distance between
them was' 50 great they had clunR
% her, and their letters were al
waye Fat and each was filled with
the heart secrets of the other.
OF course don't suppose any
one WIN READ f." Molly rumInated
Mercy hoDe-not: should hate to
think that anyone would be able
% believe me- SO utterly foolish.
Hhat difference does II male II
dont 80 to Cedar Crest I can have
1ust a. good . time on q farm"
Nelly had not always been Door.
AID because Of that, It hurt worse
When she had to 70 without
pleasures. And Molly stfI1 kept nm
Appearances and went about WIN
her old friendA for she was q
very Important little person, in
deed. and was genuinely liked for
herself alons, Everyons knew that
the fateful Davenport pride would
have been up in arms II II had bean
ever 90 lightly suggested that she
was an outsider. and therefore
Molly was treated just like the
ethera, and no one but LuslIa- way
out IN the PHILIPPINES knew how-EhS
pteced and patched ana wore her
cid clothes. but nevertheless al
v1ys managed to look wen.
This year she had saved up all
the small earnings that came to
her quarterly from what was left
from her fathers estate. and she
was going 10 spend every cent on 4
real vacation. She FWAs going away
where her wardrobe wouldn't mat
ter and whsre she could rest For
Molly Davenport was q secretary
hsF one OF her fathers acquaInt-
anosA. Unused to hard work, there
we're times when she never wanted
to re q typewriter again
She had been contented with the
idea Of going away'by herself where
she could be natural. when the
wonderful Invitation had come TO
spend q month at 7CSdsr Crest. That
Invitation changed her entire
scheme. To 90 TO Cedsr Crest and
zee ~ much As she wanted to Of
BArtly Coombs. that was the most
wonderful thing that could happen
20 her. For Molly had 'sesnR great
deal Of Bartly Coombs Of late. and
- she was q lonely little thing at
heart, Notwithstanding her many
friends. there had been something
about this man that had attracted
her deeply. She felt that they
might get ts'bssreal friends. as abe
and LusilA were and Il would be
sod perfectly splendid to have a maj
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A. CORRESPONDENT In TszAS.-
~ who lives =. little north Of
latitude 90 degrssss asks. II
Albright star which. heshas admired.
HSort-4 .. m, on October mornings.
Timing Just on the verge. Of the
southern horizon and. close to the
msridan- line, can be- As. he. hopes)
the brilliant and prodisious cano-
pus, famed among astronomers -.
possibly the mightiest- orb that.
burns In AL the vast. sIdereal en-
pire
Because. Of the cerebral sEeite-
nent shown In his qusstion-liks
that Of q traveller who thinks, he.
has just caught sight Of. thu. dis
tant white form Of Mont B4anc-lt-
is . Satisfaction to assure this sky
Watching, Texan that ths>star, which
SO fascinated him In hlSr early Au-
tumn- vtgilB- wac really the great
Campus. the lucida OF, the heavenly.
Ship ArEo," and a. recent invsstI-
CATION hasu proved . master sun. in
whose presence the blasting Sirius
himself would. be but a.. . candle
beside an, electric ara
soms.estimatss-o of the aotuai nght
power Of Campus make II. sauaI. to.
$4,000 suns. while Sirius, Il. squiva-
lent to- only thirty. suns. The gues-
ton has even bson RAISED WHISTLER
cAnopas may not be the. csntrAl star
ef-thS 1nivsrssz BnL unfortunaksly
for this ErnndiosOr idea. Astr0nomI-
cal facts do not Indicate the sxis-
tsnes OF any great central stan The
centre Of the universe more prob-
ably resembles the middle Of q
cloud. The. stars are more IKE the.
molseniss- Of an expanded go. than
the planets Of solar system
But cAnopuG- may b the. esntro
Of vast solar domain. sxtsndinr
over an snormous radius IN that.
part Of the universe. wAsrss e. ahinsa.
- - 49, nv Ino14Moo hLooa' -
much light A. thu sun, and if wS
aasums- that its, surfAoa hril1iancy
In unit per unit the same - the.
suns then its dlanstsr mus. b
two hundred and twenty-five timss
that OF, tina sun. and It's mAss. -.
Stunning equal mean density ten
million times the sun'A
This L. the a&ns. ~ saying that
its, grHvitattvo- Dows1 or fores. Of
attraction Ia ten million timss
greater than that Of the sun Give
It q system Of planets on the same
relative scale a. onr solar. systaras
and the planet reprsssntfnEt the.
earth WSuidbe nearly 100000. 100000
(sa.ooo'ooo multiplied by the sqnarst
root Of 1o.ooo.oooO miles from
cAnopnS. while the plknst repre-
SsntinE Neptune would BE- nearly
S'ooo;oo0Ooo.oo 900 miles distant or
more than one-third A. far away,
from its sun CCanopus) a. the, star
Alpha Centauri To- from usi
In solar system Of that order OF,
magnitude thers would be- room for.
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Round Towers of Ireland.

II does not appear to. be known
when or why the round towers in
Ireland we're built hut acme be-
lieve that the natives erected them
as vatch-tewsrs and places TO
which to go for safety in time of
danger. Many of the towers have
thsstops broken OF. and those which
show the cone-tops intact have
mostly been restored. There is no
door on the ground. the doors being
purposely built at about ten or hf-
teen feet from the ground and were
reached by ladders After the pso-
Pile had climbed inside they drew
their ladders up after them and
thus were out of reach Of the Danes
who. frequently invaded the coun-
try. The tiny windows OF these
towers are far up towards the top
also. About eighty round towers re-
main IN Ireland. but only . few 81
them are perfect
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When q up Of st-onE ia h ~
CURED Instead OF putting an extra
spoonful OF tea In the pot, add one
lump of szgaE, II opens the leaves
and wiz make the tsa mach stronger.
An e1csIlent way to use asher IN
20 MIX them with about an equal
quantity o. small coal and then weu
damp with SoApy water A fire made
UP with two or three Jumps Of coal,
we'll backed with this mixture, Lasts
q long TINA.
PlaD . week's tea ieG~Ss in .
pail, and pour over them q quart Of
boiling water. Leave for ons- hour.
then strain and bottle. This liquor
Is eEcelleut for cleaning Vanished
wood and linoleum. md when used
for cleaning windows or u4srnss
gfVss them . ma poliah.
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In Our Wonderful World.

A sub-SeH magnet inverted IN
Japan promisssfto be Of crest as
sistanes' in locating sunksn- vessels.
IL reooverWhich salvage operations
On . big scale are expected after
the war. Tests on this magnet have
recently resulted In bringing mp
Thousands Of JapenSss shelis. arsd
IN practise At sea. and it 10 novun-
dsrstood thAs7it win be used in ez-
tracing she'll scraps from European
hattlshelds. The value Of the iron
At present Is hugG
Ne substanoS that refuses 70 dis
seivs in wHts- has an odof. II 10
the actual substance Itself. hoGtfnE-
In particles In the air. as in thu
ease, of light and sound. The damp
er asthing7is the more powerful the
edorn Il gives OF. A pleasant proof
ef the fact can be had By walking
IN .. garden after rain. II Is the
vnpor of a liquid that smells and
net thu Liquid in the mass itself.
ZiAe- Is dDetfls between III and
sea degrees Fahrenheit. and can then
be shaped AZ required. But when
either above or below these limits
Il bscomer brittle and unpIiant, and
therefore not adapted for treatment
II nIslts at about Tss degrees Fab
rsnheit II veIatili1Ation is guarded
against
Static charges Of electricity Of
considerable magnitude may be pro-
daeed when petrol is Uttered through
ehAmois skinGnd other insulating
Offering mediums
BY new preosssy pineapple
leaves which were formerly waste,
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By Ira S. Vile, M. D.
(AHsOcAate Edifor5 HAnerIean MedI-
etneS and Member n. Y. City
Board Of Education.)

w OK s:; s :: @ manifesto 's
Every organ of the
body has work to perform. When
It fails to work it Is I'll. II It over
works II becomes exhausted and its
power Is weakened.
II you fail to make use OF your
muscles they lose strength and de-
terforate.
Bodily activity maintains life.
Death is Inactivity.
Industry is q means OF securing
health, and It Is an evidence OF
vitality.
Are you industrious or lazy1 Are
you vigorous or weak?
Do you react promptly to the de-
mands OF your occupation and IN.
terestsi Or are you hesltant, dila-
tory. unwillingf
Are you alive to the dement's Of
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Missing Members.

The cheerfulness of MANNED and
wounded soldiers is provsrbiaL One
evening an invalid Tommy was ly-
ing IN bed in = ward of a military
hospital watching a nurse dissriba-
ting number Of hoe-watsr bottlsA
with the view to the prevention Of
cold feet. When the minIstering
angel approaching his couch he ask.
ed with q smile
How viii you manage about
mine, nurse, seeing 7 left one In
France and the other tn London 7.
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II Household Suggestions II

>Tapioea pudding 10 delicious eeld
II an egg is added the last thing,
stir In the yoik 10 the boiling mix
ture, beat up the white 10 q stih
ffoth ana pour On. ThSsresuIt is=an
excensnt creamy dish, ins1penGIVS
and very nutritious.
To remove match marks from
paint rub them with a slice Of
lemon. aSd Afterwards wash with
SeNo and water.
eeueezs few drops- Of lemon
tuio into tie water in which YOU
are Soi!inE odapotatoss, and Il viii
keel them Witt.
lNouF hhErTf are fruit-statned
s4t cooking soap your hands
thosghiy before yoN Lea any water
70 tnem Tvs VIII taxa AWaSL
$3.50 At on
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By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

to do It without max nE your pos
ton clear to him Tell him you
are not SURE of yourself YOU want
time. to decide. and then fAos the
situation. Are you afraid ITO send
him away lest you get ny one in
his place and so be lonesome? Or
are you afraid OF the reSIbonsibili-
ties and duties OF marriag ; and SO
unwilling to settle dow The
fact that you are thinking 50 seri-
ouSly about the subject andkare not
plunEing into marriage as lightly
as II II were q Gays trip to the
beach. shows yod are caSEabJe o.
serious thought Be hon-Er -
yourself and make your'oWn dsci-
sion
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A Girls Good Times.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAXi

DEAR MISS FA1RfAA!
~ We are three business girls
and very seldom go out Sunday
Is the only day that we can GO
cut for q little enjoyment, and
then we are just permitted to go
to q picture show or theatre. We
would like your advice 10 to how
we can persuade our parents that
q little enjoyment Is needed.
We-AFe very coed dancers, bat
never 20 TO dances unless accom-
panied by our parents. We
would like to go to the beach or
island this Summer, az We are
very tired Of the theatres, but we
are positive that We will not be
permitted to go. Your advice as
le where we can GO would De
very much appreciated by
THREE CONSTANT READERS"
YOU are not going to like my an
swsr. think you are a very
fortunate GIRL Your paTsRts are
guarding you from the dangers
which beset girls. OF course. you
mustn't go to a dance unless you
are invited by people you know or
escorted by young men your par
ents know very well. Then you
hardly need the chaperonase Of
your parents. II you are sensible,
weII-bshaEed girls who will not
speak TO strangers, who do not in
tend TO abuse freedom and who can
be trusted to ehaperone yourselves,
do not see why you should be
FORBIDDEN 10 spend your Sundays at
Ia .AeHeaAs this s4mmeE. But .
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The King of Suns
RAeARsEfr4P srEHzs
Canopus WaaId\ Make a'Comet of
Our Own Sun \if the Earth's
Luminary CaWeN Close Enough.

/ (IltssaIlyl millions Of r1HneeS snA
Y fpilnons- q comets and sEarms q
\Afeiing meteors eutnumberins the
.Ands Of the ssa In eomparissn
Wa our solar systen. With Its poor
pom latiOn of eight planets. psrhaps
= ,th usand asteroids and > few
huSartN comets and companies %
met.er,N It would be a. New Tara
or ohicaIN TO a country village
80 EiganA e would BE- TIE poEsr -
such . esnA al nass that our sun
v.uturiur bin = hundred thou
sand million "a lies Of It would -
captured. liz. " wandering comet
switched int am elliptic sreft. ana
compelled to rsturA again and again.
through all future me. to The With
sring embraces of-itA mAstsr Thsre
Is ne suggestion of = this In the
beautiful slus-wAlts .r.Nys q Cane
pus - It sIlttsrs. darn on n ths
depths Of space. 1t - Hsrior IN
apparent sriliiancy to sirisN ? sdmpiy
bscauss While Sirius - snA- soma
nifty million miles away. canA7Hs y
% immensely remote that BoeAtata
measure. er-sstimats. q 1ts AtEtA7cA
has ySt bsen. maAA
Il - DEobAblAs that Ehs ORA
whIoA cur rszan frisnA szpSx3SassAA
when he suspootsd. that ie wHSsf
CaDopus that he sHwi nAShlnG ia
diamond rays through TIE aswI
morning cir. 0riginAtsa In some
eomprshsnst0n- on. HE part Of what
that giant star stAnAS for among
Tie celestial hostA Il wa a. n
HE sys had essSht- tbS DEAN 81
the arneF Of Achilles n. Stsry 81
ths hssvSas ~ thu IliAA e scientific
Iftsratuys. snd the Astromomsr- re-
hsarsins It 10 . Homer "a. thA+
imagination or mankin6. But thinR-t
Of the human sohiSvODsnt dsnotS4 :
~ ne acquired fAstS ofs eatFOD0my. s
II you ned . proof - divinity -
nan. whore can you. nDA Sursr one
han IN his kn0wlsaEsr - ne Etar.. I
mpsrfoet though that kno~1adEs be-
Would the ant, with an his cunning.
na<nifsd thSusand-f0id. notice the
b summing ftss4f on TIE lsGf 81 = tree
rHvinE over his,nsst. GndannS means
o MEASURE its d1stAncS7 Have ths
IsomstrieH operations Of the 49,
iuIldinE Its wHxsn city, LED III IN
honsGnds Of gsnsrAttOn3 = single
rep nearer 70 eomprshasnsion ofWhAt
hsxAgon o. circle really iSA or
That magic lies in ealeuletion andNin4
easGning from thS Known to ths, m /
Inown9 How nsseh doss Ne most IN.
animal ever learn about
hings. that lie beyond its rsaeh7 +
But man. confined 10 the. EurfAeS
u . little globe which circles through
npty space has through the marvel
Gus powers centsrsd In his brain.
cached out and measured. weighed
analysed ann, moon and stars A.
a. II he could have drawn
hem down into hlsz hands, For him
ray of light has become a. .
measuring rod. and an electric undu-
alton - the voice Of a spirit In
he image, Of God created He him
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Marry, but Not Secretly

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been going about with
a young man for the past year
and. have learned to love him.
Now. IN account o. TIE Wv. he
wants to be married secretly bs-
fore he rs called away. saw
we should wait until he comes
back and then have grand weu-
ding Don't you think II risky
marrying now, secretly. as nv
mother would never forgive me
for so doing? I. myself. would
do so. but do not wish to- worry
my parents s. G.
MARRY him, but not secretly.
You owe II to your parents to
take them into your confidence;
you owe II TO the man you love to
dispense with your grand we'd
ding" and let him feel suue % you
before he goes 20 offer himself
freely TO the country that RsadS
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Are You ay"Slacker ?"
MISS FAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
IL In the pas few months I
have been going about with a
Young man care a great deal
for. I knew him two years be-
tore H mas / Ie'T 7sk-d Nc o
bscems his win, like him very
much only I hfnk ! do not like
him enough to marry him. Shall