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after correspondence extsndin9
over several month"; should her
interest suddenly begin TO wansf
That might be due to two or three
causes II 10 po&sshle. of co~r,a
that during her absence abe met
someone she liked better. IL that
10 true, there Ia nothing for you 70
DO but gracefully to retire.
Another hypothssts is that your
letters to her may have heen -
worded that she became convince
yeur interest In her vas pureH
friendly. and that may have p4qus1
her.
And. as . third suppositsen %.
may not have let you know Of h>r
return because she wanted TO exec
csse her natural coQuetry and -
what you would do. II so, you vt1l
eertaiply hear from her axaAn. aHe
VIII not willingly let you enttrsay
escApe- =
But what do you gain sy thas
stand-on. Independent attitu0e 1f
YOUR? Why do you not TO To her
and ask her What IL was that tn
eerfered with the very pleanaut
frtenashtp that existed between
you! You know yVSr side Of H.
question, but you do net know
hers. her,: and you may be jsdssn5 ~
fou do not know what 10 In her
mind She NAY have miscos-
strued something yeu said In ose
or your letters. or . malicious p~r-
son may have tried TO make trouble
between you, or perhaps some CON
munication from her to you has
gone astray. Those are all posssbih-
oea II 10 just a. well to seek "A
opportunity and In q frank talk -
the matter cleared up.
hoo are one of thoe< m<p -
lRe and understand other men. 80
know how to get aloag in husipesa.
but you know very little Of women
i think your idea that they ahun
yes 10 entirely IN your own MAJ
Women are not apt to turn q GOA
snouioer to man who In euccpnp-
fui In his work, and is liked end
admired by his fellows. They are
perhaps III at ease with you. BE-
cause they think you % not like
them You are more or lcxs shy
win them. and they probably con-
st0er you distant In manner and m
oinerent TO their attrzcttona
II yoQ would realize II, wGmsa
and meD>4re very much alike May~
or female. we always respond u
those who like us and have no hesi-
tation about showing IT, What kind
OF a manner have you with near
"A friendly, good-natured one, Of
course, or they would not enjoy yUur
society. What kind of q mann~r
have you with women? A very dif-
ferent one, I am sure. You are al
ways on guard with them You are
polite, but very aioof.
Try meeting them with the sasns
genislity that you do men. ga -
whether or not they shun you.
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When a Girl Mnrries
An Interesting Romance of Young Married oomn,e
By ANN LISI.E.

ner In actual loneliness vIotA only
far-away monosy1abies from him
TO help me keep up q convsrsatioa-
Over the coffee Jim brougAt hin-
self back apologettcAlly:
I am afraid Tn not very eooh
company, Anne; but Tn fat6ome
deep In a stock we're tryfAx d
make q market for. Got 90 per esn&
OF II locked up In the treasury,
and before they start selling they
have TO get the price up. Excuse
me for boring you like this. i for
got you wouldn't understand"
But I'd love to undergtADA d
explain IL to me. Jim" proiested.
Jim shook his head weArily.
A Dad - CA Wsses.
1T would take too long. You
haven't q head for such things-and
it's bad for me to talk shop. Tell
you what I'll do: TIL call the Css-
bys and then you won't have sucA
q slow evening. Old married felix's
Hike us need q little pep furnished
now and then-as wen a. . eood
dinner"
"Jim,- said. leaning across ths
table toward him and letting -
note OF tenderness that seemed -
termined to come into ny voeee
weave its way through my vogGn.
cant we Be contested eneetAer
Just this one evening-our Arst IA
the new home j purposely dsAAr
ask Virginia and Phoebe. Tn looe-
some for you. Lonesoms'-
Jim pulled his cigarette. stared
at me for a moment through tho
swirling smoke and then something
kindled in his eyes as IL they had
taken FIRE from mine. He flung hie
cigarette into his coffee cup. 1t fell
with a plop. sputtered. sent up .
thin. gray spiral. and then Jin's
ngure blotted out the details VIII
which / was eusyfng myself - ]
shouldn't Be too conscious Of ~
humping heart
There were hanAs o. my sho0-
ders- They drew me to my fssl 4
rose unsteadny, and thsu NM
arms went round me and I felt hi
lips ON my hair. / lifted my facs
for his kiss, and then-the shriIl
peal of the doorbell rang through
the room. 1nstinctively Serked
back and Jim's lips brushed my
cheek. -
an 60" I said self-consciously,
raising my hand to brush my hair
smooth.
you are a cool one" he said Al
most grimly. I'D have let that
blooming bell 20 on ringing
1T startled me-" ] said. defen-
sively. wondering just how / had
failed.
sure" Jim laughed derisively. as
he shook out the match he was stin
holding. You're an icicle. as I've
said before. II you ever had deep
feeling II would melt you You're
afraid of that / suppose there are
women who really could care 80
much for man that Sey'd forget
everything in his srms-oh. 60
ahead-you started for the door.
you know"
(Te BE ConfinuedD
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A Hint to Help Sslve
The Lunch Problem.

DEAR ELIZABETH LArr1NER:
Several of my family carry lunches
each day and consequently IN the max
ing thereof gate an accum ulation of
slices and bits OF bread are left over
l md IL quite a saving to use these
left-oyers In various ways and to not
iet particle 90 to waste The follow
Ing recipes may be helpful to Others
especially those confronted daily By
the II. G L.:
Crume Batter Cakes-eoak about .
quart OF oread In milk or water over
night and the next morning beat up
very light. add a teaspoonfni of bak-
- cg powder. . tablespooafui Of sugar
~ laspoonfu Of salt and . cupful Of
-, our, making the batter to have the
y snsistency Of the usual batter cake.
French roast-Use thin slices of
kead and DIP them In batter made OF
1ne egg 4 cup of sweet milk teaspoon
ful OF sugar, half teaspoonfui of salt
And l taaSpoouful of baking powder
Brown qu1ckiy In lard and serve a.
/, tou would batter cakes very eco
AomrcAl Urup to use both with the
Cakes 10 one made Of brown sugar
We use this home-made syrup all the
srfme and ind IL better and much
scheaper than bought syrup To make
sthe syrup. take I pound Of brown
sugar add IL cups of boiling water.
boil for few minutes and add q few
drops Of lemon juice to prevent sugar
ing
Another very good way to use up the
bits Of bread is to cut them up into
mail cubes and use them In soup In
stead Of crackers. BY using the above
the bread. too. I and that I save many.
many dollars in a year and all the
dishes are very palafaoie and whole
some MRS. r. b W.
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For a Humble
Christmas
BY DR.. VIM. A. McKeever.
Prsfesssr In the Univerxity Of kan-
sas and m Authority on
Child Training.

TOR the sake Of our children.
their health, their deserved
4 rest for tense nerves, their
future as good citizens, let us all
plan q simple and humble Christ
mas.
hereby plead that governors.
mayors, heads of big church organi-
zations, lodges and the like, will
attempt a sort OF drive for a sim
plihed Christmas celebration. Let
the parents take up the idea and
try to impress its meaning upon
their family group.
Just now the world is short of
quiet religion. We need more rever-
ence. Our children need to be asked
to consider what a tremendous thing
Christ did for humankind. Even
those parents who Insist on regard
ing Jesus as an ordinary human
being can do no violence TO their
creed or to the belief of their chill
dren by explaining to them the ex-
traordinary achievements OF the
Man Christ.
Another real tustircati ton for
planning a quiet and simple Christ
mas season is the fact of the ex-
treme nerve strain under which we
ing recent months-the strain of
getting food and clothing, and
sometimes decent shelter: the strain
OF a tense uncertain economic an
political situation; the strain of :
confusing, overloaded. under-paid.
under guided school course,
Determine TO draw the minds Of
the children away from their feast
ing and presents at Christmas time.
Sensuous indulgences should now
seem Aoit coarse and uninteresting
to them.
Remind them of the great hordes
OF mothers IN the Old World and
some here at home who are clothed
in rags and stepped in wretcheSness
because OF the madness of this
after-war period.
Remind them of the vast troons
of men struggling to find a safe
way in the world and one that
promises some hope for the future.
Remind them of the many hun
dreds of thousands of small bows
and girls, homeless, pennilness and
i'll provided. whoNare likely to ex-
perience not even simple reminder
of Christmas pr a slight touch Of
it's warmth and heart cheer which is
normal for our own boys and girls.
Parents, let us determine in ad-
vance on this policy Of simplicity
for our greatest holiday. What is
your budget for Christmas indul-
gences? Cut that in two and take
one-half for reverence SAKE, for
charity, for some missionary cause
or for making glad the hearts Of
some little ones who are homeless
and in want. Our own childtsn
will fall into the plan willingly II
we prepare them in advance.
Therefore, make the lesson con-
crete. Picture actual suffering and
need. Point out in the back alley
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Ma, the flyer il a wonder, riding
midst the clouds and thun-
der, hoping OF from coast to
coast Just like bird. When I read
my morning paper / digest his lat
est caper and by pride and admira-
ton 1 am stirred. He can breakfast
IN montana and can dine in Tar Ha-
wanna; no, the dyer does not lack
Tor change Of scene. He can view
the Artic ocean any time he takes
a notion; that Is IL he does not
land upon his bean. When he sees
the bill collector he can seek an
other sector; he can leave his little
cares far, far behind. He can heat
IT to the mountains, he can fee to
helds or fountains with a speed
that mocks the rushing of the wind.
He can hustle up and hurry from
the place that gives him worry. If
Tor instance, vifey wants a Winter
nat He can expedite his leaving so
she IL nave no time for grieving,
ana. in fact, will scarcely know
Where she is at. II his baby has
the COLO and insists that he shall
irollc up and down the floor with IL
St a. m, ne can hasten to the
hangar and ny of to sleep at Pan
"4iC Calls lnlS an un-
worthy strategem. Yes, the airshfp
Is a treasure, and 'tis worth its
weight in pleasure when the mother
OF his wife swoops into sight
when the flyer sees her snoopjnp
ne can also do some swooping and
ne scars into the air much like a
KITE. Oh, long to be a flyer. but
~ seems they go some higher than
- wise for any fellow OF my weight
III Is true they journey faster. but
they often meet disaster. so think
sllli viii travel on a freight.
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B OOKS S

THE RED MARX By John Russell.
New York: Alfred A Knopf
The East has always possessed
fascination for writers of fiction.
Kfpiirg, Conrad, and Jack London
drew Inspiration for many Of their
best stories from that land of mys-
tsry, and now comes John Russell,
Conrad, nor yet a London, has,
nevertheless, produced in ''The Red
Mark" a very creditable collection
OF tales, all located in the islands
of the Pacific.
The first story in the book, "The
Red Mark" is an unusual narrative
story OF the French convict settle
ncnt in New Caledonia, related in
the first person by one of the con-
victs, concerning the doings of a
very. talented and mysterious Mon
sieur de Nou. The wicks OF Ma
cesar" and The Lost God, are the
best stories Of the collection, the
former being a highly dramatic ac-
rVAnN o. now stiG0LlSI fOQnd a
grim but novel method OF keeping a
beacon fight burning when all the
wicks were exhausted. "The Lost
Cod tells of a diver who appeared
in his diving dress among the eanni-
bal Papusns. THE Fourth Man"
and The Price OF the Head" are To-
Gated in the Poiynesian islands. OF
ihe other nine stories contained in
the book -Amok." East of East
ward" and The Passion Vine, the
latter a weIl-toid romance of
missionary's daughter and a Ha-
. wsiian chieftain, are all stories of
much plot and incident.
The author, who Is the son of
Charles Edward Russell. leave. San
Francisco the 18th of the month for
tour OF Samoa. New Zealand, and
the Dutch East Indies in search Of
material for another volume of
stories.
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~ ~noos butter substitutes, with sad re-
~ NO matter how attractive they
,te MADE to appear with the addi-
ton OF coioring matter the first tasts
proe,aimed the deception
n Visions OF our Rman patrimony
sy, put surely. merging itself with
the capital of the crean1ery 1, O.
cured to me to try combining the two
resort BY way of expert
ment 1 used only one-half pound Dor
IONS, allowing the two to become soft
snougn to blend well together and then
Seaung weIl with an egg beafer. The
blended MIXTURE 1 mouided in snail
un IN, cans which produced a convenient
ron from. which to economics still
turnher In cutting individual portions
Tne result was well worth the small
amount of trouble Involved for q, rar-
issenteo az just one half the price Of
the Ereamery product, q fun pound of
ekceIent butter, entirely free of the
oeefy taste which characterizes oIsoe
,irs in; ana when served to my fam
ny tne deception was complete
MRS. e. NJ &
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'"te Than One Way
! Save an Old Suit

FAR ELIZABETH LArTrMER:
9ysd considerably more than 81. %
entity by camourfz ging, not a recipe,
Z q skirt:
had a blue serge suit that had
We good service. The coat was still
ID. but the skirt had gotten shiny
ross the back This skirt was one
those two-piece affairs with inset
ckets in the front width. I had
ard of skirts being ripped and turn
q, but that involved quite a little
work and moreover I felt that I could
never take out and turn those inset
pockets without stretching them and
spelling the set OF the skirt. But one
day II suddenly struck me that IL
you'd be very simple matter to rip
out and turn the back gore wrong
sioe out and replace II In the skirt,
leaving the front of the skirt with It's
troublesome pockes untouched / did
80 and now have a perfectly good suit
MRS. A. H. C
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Mrs. WOOdr0lD Writes of
BeUiIderment of Men
IOluard Eternal Feminine
By MRS. WILSON WOODROW.

SS A ND / learned about wsm-
~ en- from her."
Killings line came
into my head this morning when
! read . letter from . poor. be-
wildered young man who apparently
Knows lss than nothing about the
whims and vagaries OF the eternal
feminine.
He h evidently q ~man's man.
for he says that. although he has
many good friends among men. he
has none among women, and they
seem positively to shun him
In my line Of work. he corr
tinuea. II am forging right ahead.
and have been promoted much
faster than many Of the men who
started with me.
II we're q man of low ioeais.
and only sought acquain4anees
among the other sex for the pur-
pose Of making conQuesta ! would
consider that was receiving just
what was coming to me- Instead
have always had . high regard
for women.
mot long ago met q girl who
seemed to think quite a lot of me.
But suddenly shs gage me the cold
shoulder without o. word of any
kind. and ! am too independent 10
run 9fter her and ask her TO cx-
plain her aetionse.
She Keeps Hin
Puxz2eA
Soon after I had met her she
left home for several months. Al
most immediately she wrote to me.
and I answered her letter. We
corresponded some time. and then
noticed her interest was waning.
At last ! had q letter frpm her.
saying that she was coming back
sooner than she had expected. I
know that she II now At home. but
she herself has not informed me Of
the fact.
1T leaves me much puxsled. I
think her family must have inter
fered. But whyf I have a good
snar.essr char and Am .s honsst ..
IF she thinks she can treat me
A. IL ! were simple-minded she is
mistaken Somehow I feel n II II
may be my fault: but IL 1t ia I
would Hike to know in what way.
Ny heart 10 not 30 set on this girl
that 1 can't let her 60, but would
Ike to know how to avoid such sx-
periences in the future.
Since am expected to play the
part Of Mrs. Sherlock Holmes. I
VIII have to Try to reconstruct
the case out of the few clues fur
nished me.
Let US set down the facts IN due
order. The girl certainly liked you
wnen she went away. for she was
the nrst to write, thus plainly in
Vitin& letters from you. Then why,
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81 PAID FOR EACH
DOLLAR SAVED
How / Saved q Dollar

Here 10 chance for every ona
70 earn a dollar by telling how
sne has saved Dollar. It may Be
q dollar or more. 1t may have
been saved In . day or q week.
however, All that matters II HOW
1t was saved.
u saved and 81 earned by tho
telling of the saving makes 81
HOW about IL? Be brief and write
only on one side of paper.
L Win award . prize Of 81 each
day for one Of the suSsestioos
which ! print
ELIzABETH LArTIMER
p. A-If you want /. prt,e. you
must be willing to have your name
eod address used, because that 10
only .air to other contestants, who
nave . right to know that each
eays prize winner 10 an actual per-
on However. j am deIishted to
nsse All sorts Of ideas sent In,
wnicn, II not given q prize, will
oe printed with initials only and
neip the other readers.
II yo1r nrst letter doesn't get
.prixe, try again. Even II IL does.
tnat Is no bar to your getting an
oener IL your idea 10 worth It
f. L
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Now She Has
Two New Skirts.
ELIZABETH LATTTMER.

DEAR ELIZABETH LATrrMER:
School was starting and my ffteen-
year-old daughter needed a new skirt
did not know what to do, as could
not buy material Just then. or could
not buy skirt One day, going over
the rag bag. / found q navy blue,
pieated serge skirt, that had been my
daughters, but was too short for her
I took the skirt, ripped IL up and now
my daughter has two beautiful blue
skirts OF course both skirts were
snort. SO taking some other blue serge
1 made cuffs for them, and they 1T her
nicely MRS. N. @.
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CHAPTER cCx.
Copyright 1913, King Features
Syndicate, Inc

Syndicate, Inc
TaE day We moved into our new
apartment brought me face to
face with . side Of Val Cosby
] hadn't known existed. That
spoiled, luxurious young beauty
showed she could be generous and
thoughtful too.
At half-past 8, just a. I was
planning to wash on the CRIME and
make ready to go out with Jim to
dinner, the house phone rang.
Hello. neighbor: this 10 Val" an
nounced An unmistakable voice of
rich creaminess. "Of course, the
cook and waitress you were prom
ised for this noon misundersteed
and will arrive tomorrow.
That's true" ! managed to say
with . laugh. How did you
guessr'
Il also have moved. / alse have
vantage in coming into an apart
ment until it's settled So I'm send
ing you down your evening neal
1t will arrive in half aa hour. to-
gether with my maid and . table,
CLOTH
How charming!. / can't begin to
thank you,7 ! said. feeling grateful
for the thoughtfulness that sent US
a meal to enjoy quietly in our new
home rather than drag us up to the
Cosby apartment for a party.
After We had said goodby I rar
TO tell Jim OF our luck. and then
hurried on to freshen up q bit. /
wished had something very f1ne
to wear At our first meal in the new
home, but my new clothes weren't
finished and was too tired to
grope around in my trunk. So I
freshened mp my blue serEs With
clean collar and cuffa sadly reAffYr
ing that Jim probably wouldn't no
tice what had on anyway.
A SanD4vS0s Feasa.
Hardly was dressed when vars
maid. arrived. carrying a basket
full to overnowing. Following her
came a supercilious butler burdened
with a tray. Before they vanished
they had worked such magic that
it seemed the fairy tale Table deck
yourself" had been acted in my
home
The table was covered with a
damask cloth inset with filet and
Point Venise. In the center was a
silver vase with crimson roses and
white and green orchids-Vafs
flowers, not mine. as lilacs or car
nations would have seemed. There
were Enormous ripe olives. salted
pistache nuts and white and green
mints in silver completes. At each
plate was a squad with wild rice
and souffle potatoes, an artichoke
bollandaise and a roll. On the
serving table We're two individual
strawberry shortcakes and a coffee
service There was nothing to
serve. A chicken 10 carve and
share would have seemed so much
more intimate to me. But Jim was
delighted with his dinner and cried
out boyishly."
Good little Val, She knows
were tired and wanted 70 stay
home, and she doesn't make me
exert myself 10 dissect a streak or
fowl Artichokes, too. my favorites
No frills, but a substantial de-
licious dinner. Isn't that petted
child of luxury a real woman,
though. Amer"
This certainly is neighborly." I
replied, hating myself for the jeal-
ousy that made me sound luke warm.
We'll, rather-' said Him. airgins
himself upon squat 20 whole
heartedly that had to eat my din
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beautiful presents are coming In to
make their own hearts bound with
glAdness.
Now, all together, President. gov
ernor. mayor. bishop-let's tone the
entire country down for quiet
Christmas with love and sacrifice
and sympathy and religion in it.
And let us use all due diligence
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Nellie, whose grandfather began
life as an office boy and finished a.
"A millionaire. was paid by her
mother one penny a dozen for pins
picked up from the carpet, TO keeD
the baby from getting them.
Nurse" said Nellie. as her stock
OF pennies increased. do you know
what l am going to DO when / have
10 cents"
No" answered the nurse.
Il am going TO buy a packet OF
pins and scatter them over the
floor. and thea pick them up re-
piled the Young nnancier. who wao
barely I'VE years old.
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Scared Them Off!

Iomorrow's my birthday" said
the man in the trench coat, "and 1
shail get the usual very welcome
oox OF cigars from my wife,"
welcome" jeered his friend.
III bet you throw them away
NOT much | give them to my
Irrends- They remember the horror,
ana later when I offer them a cigar
thats really good they decline. I
ten you. my wife's gift means dol
iarse IN my pocket every year"
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Coed Neat
FroU Cheap Cuts,

When the housekeeper attempt.
20 reduce her meat bill by using the
iess expensive cuts, she commonly
mas Two difficulties to contend with
tough meat and lack OF flavor.
Frolonged cooking softens the con-
nective tissues of the meat. Pound
ing the meat ani chopping it are
also employed with tough cuts To
neip break the muscle fters. The
fiavor OF meat, even in the least de-
siraoie cuts, may be developed by
c3reful cooking. noticeabIy by
browning the surface Other fla
Vors may be given by the addition
OF vegetables and BY seasoning with
condiments Of various kinds
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or elsewhere some tumble-down,
leaky shack, the like OF which is
the regular home of many. many
little ones in foreign lands. Then
explain how these boys and girls
must eat, sleep, study and play in
such dingy places. Especially con-
trast the scenes easily imagined
there at Christmas time when the
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RABBIT

Skin- draw an1 cut q rabbit into
pieces put into stew pan and cover
with boiling water. Cook until
very tender. Remove meat from
the broth and concentrate the broth
TO about one-half. Pick the meat
from the bones In as large pieces
as possible Thicken stock with
one tablespoon flour per CUP Of
broth and pour over meat. Add
Two teaspoons salt and one-eixhth
teaspoon pepper. Line the sides OF
baking dish with crust, either a
rich baking powder biscuit doarb
or pie paste add meat mixture
cover with crust and bake in hot
oven thirty minutes.
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Baby Clothes WINS
ToAay's Eeonomt Prize.
AR ELIZABETH LArrruvp.

EATTrMKR.
Having nine-month-oId babv who
needea winter gowns I stopped in the
store to price thern.- found thev were
cents apiece, which I considered
years ago bought a flanneIette HI.
mono which had fadeed white in wash
ing The material was not worn and
/, made her three gowns. thereby saw
ing me sZzo- MRS. B. I'll
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Stretching 0ne Pound
OF Butter Int Two
DEAR I

DEAR ELLZABErH LATTNER:
Butter. With -. is one Of the prime
requisites OF Afet and one with which
ve could dispense less than any other
article Of food with q view TO econo-
my. however. I tried in turn all the