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The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Helene S Married Life
XVIII = Alice's Confession
Copyright 1890. Mocur. syndicas..,

thing was dark and dreary and i'm
possible.
Except the one outstanding fact
that Jim was on the mend.
When I give way to tears / am
no longer pretty. My nose takes
on pinkish hue. In fact look
ridiculous.
But cry ] did-torrentialIy.
oh. the queer kinks and twists OF
fate! I-who through my own un-
reasoning folly had lost my hus-
Alice >Anstruther--loved by a splen-
| did husband--could yet stoop to
fiirt with a ne'er-do-well like Tony!
It's a hateful world" 1 bitterly
remarked to the tear-swollen image
In the iooking-glass; Il wish that
1 were dead"
A light, knock sounded on my
door.
Helene. dear-open! IT'S only
Alicer'
Only alice,
mo. don't come in! Please don'tw
/. 1 cried. / was in no mood for con-
| fldences. Besides, / felt 1 hated
Tony and Alice and their miserable
Irritation Together they had spoil
ed my happiness.
"Helene" Before / could pre-
vent her, Alice had popped her head
inside the room. Great guns!
Whatever Is the matter?'
Alice had reason for her exclamation.
For indeed ! looked n sight Swollen
nose and redeemed eyeiids. and a
trickle of tears still on my much
flushed countenance.
! She slipped across the room, real
/ CONSERVATION in her eyes.
Helene, you care for Tony! 1
know il. You-you're angry-be-
cause I'd planned to meet him for
| a moment
swung around to face her. was
furious now.
"You little sentimental gooser" I
cried. What do care for either you
! or Tony, You two can fiirt to your
hearts content. for all I mind Just
because ycu happen to admire a
worthless man is no reason why I, too.
should suffer the same hallucinations
Please make a note OF that"
This terse criticism pulled Alice back
to earth. She flushed uneasily.
Helene. please don't be spiteful"
I'm not spiteful - only truthful
snappiIy / answered. Alice, you
! make me sick and tired! I don't
give two pins for Tony-never did
and never shalli'
My words carried conviction. A
relieved look came into Alice's blue
eyes. But she remarked, inquisi-
lively:
Then what on earth are you cry
ing over?"
The general rottenness OF life"
answered, grimly, wiping a few
refractory tears away. "One must
be an IDIOT sometimes. 1 suppose"
"'And you don't care for Tony"
Alice asked. with eagerness.
! "Of course not-goosey!"
Alice sank down on my bed. With
a weary little gesture. she put a
hand across her forehead.
Helene" she said. Il am awfully
frightened. Tony's got me in his
power"
Tomorrow-Return Good for
EUf1
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it easier for him If you will ex-
press a choice in some things.
Sally Lunn.
Dear Miss Lee: My mother used to have
good recipe for Sally Lunn but have been
unable to find one. Can you furnish me
with one SALLY
l Use the following ingredients to
prepare Sally Lunn: Two cups of
Hour. one tablespoon sugar, two
tablespoons butter, one egg, two
teaspoons baking powder. one cup
milk, one-half teaspoon salt. Mix
and stft dry ingredients. Add milk
slowly. Add egg we'll beaten, then
melted butter. Beat well and bake
IN muffin pans in a quick oven.
Seth Thomas.
Dear Miss Lee: We have an old clock I'm
our family--a Seth Thomas. Il Is over 100
years old. Can you tell me whether this Is
an English or an American make ?S.
This is an american product, Seth
Thomas was an Amegican manufac-
turer born in 17SJ. With two part
ners he began making clocks in a
small Connecticut town. He built up
one of the largest factories in the
world.
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By May Christie

! could scarcely believe the evil
dence OF my own ears, so astoundeo
was over Alice's announcement!
II was obvious that she didn't
notice me. She was much too i'm
tent on Tony. and her meeting with
that worthless youth. to have eyes
TO spare Tor his companion.
When I emerged. then. from the
shadows. materializing by Tony's
side. she gave a small, affected
scream.
Good heavens. Helene! How you
did startle mem Embarrassment
and a hint of anger mingled in her
tones. IL didn't see you
"Quite evidently not!" I answered.
was tired OF AIice's ridiculous In
trigues. With a handsome. kindly
husband who adored her. her fiirta-
tions simply couldn't be condoned.
And Tony Lascelles was such q
worthless objecti
IL just wanted to tell Tony
about our patient" stammered
Alice, considerably disconnected. II
thought he'd be Interested"
"He will be-" I emphasized my
Interested in the patient-and with
you or I, Alice!"
Ny voice held a mysterious note.
Tony no doubt wouId guess that
/ knew more than I cared to say.
wished to keep his mind on ten
tcrhooks. I had him in my power
now and ] meant to use that power
for his discontinue.
Helene. what do you meanT'
Alice cIeverly seized OF my rema'k k
to draw attention from her own
compromising position. What ON
earth are you insinuaang?" The
baby stare--of which she was past
mistress-came into her blue eyes
again. Her voice held a childish
note.
ASK Tony" said briefly. And
don't lot me interrupt your little
tetc-a-tete.'
sped across the lawn toward
Alice had but recently emerged,
The hall was empty. l crossed
it's spaciousness. and ascended the
shallow staircase to the upper floor.
Involuntarily my feet led me
toward Jim's room. oh, how /
yearned for him, my husband.
AldS- ne uOOE was ClOSCO. MS
mother and his nurse were with
him-and /. his wife. shut out!
A mist of foolish tears blinded
my eyes. l. hurried down the cor
ridor toward my own apartment.
Dinner would be ready presently
and / must dress for it. I shut my
bedroom door behind me, and was
quite alone.
Helene observation-disclosures st.
Aubyns," I remarked to my tear
fpl image in the looking-g glass.
For heavens sake, do be cheerful,
Make the best of things. Buck up"
But naturally am not philosophic.
My heart rules my head-in the most
foolish, painful way.
No woman who is in love can be
quite logical. I'm no exception to
my sex. I'm not strong minded,
resolute. On the, contrary, I'm
dreadfully feminine.
And so 1 yearned for Jim. /
wept I saw no light ahead. Every
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and pugnaciousness. II those who
have this sort of chin are not ac-
tually headstrong and combative, at
least they look as IL they were and
in this world of ours. that is said
to be man-made.. the woman who
looks as IL she were pugnacious and
unyfelding is not so much in de-
mand as Is the man OF this charac-
ter.
So the ideal woman must net have
too broad or too heavy ~ chin. On
the other hand. her chin must be
the right symmetry to the perfect
sufficiently well defined to furnish
the right symmetry to the perfect
oval" so much admired in a wom-
ans face. Lacking this she seems
to be deficient In delicacy and dain-
tiness.
Except among the works Of the
most markedly realistic artists, 1t Is
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
:: Excellent Advice ::
By DOROTHY DIX,
Highest-paid Woman Writer.
How to Break Off a Match.
By DOROTHY DIX
Highest-paid Woman Writer

ner own. the scales fell from his
eyes and he was disenchanted.
he perceived what no argument
could have convinced him OF, that he
would be eternally ashamed of her.
that they had nothing in common, thar
she did not belong to his world. She
did not even know how to hold her
FORK. or eat. soup, Still less how TO
dress, or talk like a gentlewoman. And
Wi.'abella was as bored as the bow.
and glad enough 10 return to her own
kind.
Another mother. who has saved sew
eral of her children from making fool
1sh marriages, claims that there Is no
other such cure for love- sickness as
giving the couple an overdose OF each
others society; Especially in hot
weather. She AYERS that three days
OF uninterrupted talkfest will break UP
any match.
Still another mother, whose daughter
Vas fascinated by an undesirable
suitor. brought her batteries to bear
upon the man instead of the girl.
1T is such a comfort to me to think
OF Maud marrying a man who will
cherish her as I'm sure you will"
mother confided to him, "for Maud
iSh oN Gil suOHS, anu COuluu pos
sibly attend much to the housekeep-
ing, or worry over the prices OF things
as so many men expect their wives to
do, and 1t would be quite out of the
question for her to do such a thing
as cook.
"In fact she doesn't know the first
thing about any housework, or sew
Ing, or anything of that sort. am
afraid 1 have rather spoiled her by
always letting her have her breakfa st
in bed. And the dear child Is so ex-
travagant Really her bills are some-
thing awful. but know you will want
to indulge her in everything. And you
are so patient, and Maud has such
a quick temper. though she has the
best heart in the world and never
means the dreadful things she says
when she is angry
But. somehow. after this little con-
fidence, mother says the man seemed
reconciled not to being her son-in-
law
These few suggestions are offered
for what they are worth. Perhaps
they may throw some light on how
to break or match.
Copyright, 1920. by wheeler Syndicate, Incl
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senly speaking. I'm Just Squeakie-
Wiggily came over and got me. af-
ter he fixed up the little house'for
you. He told me to put one one of
the celluloid dolls dresses and to
come walking out of the doll house
natural like to surprise you"
We'll, you certainly surprised
me-" laughed Susie. You're so
small and cute. You seem just like a
little doll"
And then Sdueakie-Eakie played
in the doll house with Susie. Lulu
and Alice, and they all had a fine
time, and they thought Mr.. Long
ears was very funny to mink of
such a joke. 8,ss
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Nv@Ay~A Ss
TEA LEAVES REMOVE
STAINS FROM WOOD

Tea leaves may be used to reno
yate painted wood which is stained
ana marked. The leaves taken
from the teapot after tea has been
made should be placed In a BASIN
and soaked for ten minutes in boil
ing water.
A clean piece Of fiannelJ dipped
in the liquid and rubbed over the
stained places. will remove the
marks. The surface of the wood
should be rubbed again with a dry
cloth, and with q small appiication
OF sliquid vaseline, thorourhly
rubbed in. Tor the fnsl polish.
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t Fiction
IS THIS, YOUR TYPEp
BY MARIE La ROGUE
Copyright lssa BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
4wlss The ideal chin .asssgs
The Ideal Chin
BY MARIE LA ROGUE


The ideal for the feminine chin
has varied but little through the
ages. at least SO far a. the white
races are concerned. To be sure. the
red man adn<res the broad chin be-
cause that IL the kind that he fnds
In the most beautiful Indian maid
ems and doubtless the Chinaman is
content to admire the smooth snub
'Mongolian chin But for the Aryan,
from the days OF ancient Greece to
our own. IL has been the small.
round. definite. but not large. chin
that has been usually most admired
on woman's face.
The idea is that the rather mas
sive chin. the chin that Is broad, In
dicates considerable determination
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Dinner Neghge" Offered By Famous Designer Is Graceful
Compromise BehDeen Dinner Frock and Go,on sIntrne :
By CORA MOORE
New Yerk,s Fashion Asthsrity.


New Yerk,s Fashien Asthsrity.
New York.-The dinner negIige"
is the latest fashion offering Of FAM
GUS designers. It Is q cross between
regulation dinner frock and a
room gown as neglige.
Premet In Paris and Grinaser hero
make a point Of the perfectly cor
seted foundation. for the neglige
that is an alternative for the hos
tess" gown is In no wise intended TO
countenance lounsing or carelessness.
ness.
The first Of the gowns illustrated
is of blue changeable taffeta. The
yoke. sleeves and banding at the
foot are of novelty lace with the de-
sign overworked in blue worsted.
The frock is cut straight all around
and takes shape only from the belt
or sash which crosses. and holds In
the back.
The second of the models is OF
pink chiffon. figured gray and pink
chiffon and crepe de chine. First
there is a skirt Of the plain chiffon,
accordion-p plated, and a round bod
ice OF the crepe with a band of the
fisured chiffon at the top. Over this
falls the crepe in considerable full
,pess. caught In at the waistline with
a crepe twist. The scarf that Is
hung over one shoulder is OF the
plain chiffon plated diagonaliy. first
one way then the other, forming
checked effect.
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In Ordering Dinner.

Dear Miss Lee: When having luncheon
or dinner with a gentleman should he select
the meal or should the young lady make her
sholee separstely7 Any hints along this line
will be greatly appreciated.-sUBsCRIB
Either way is proper. The young
man generally asks IL you have a
preference or you can suggest that
he order. 1t will no doubt make
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
New Hair Remover In
Demand, Say Druggists
(Pheiaetine Removes Roots and AM

Since the virtues Of phelaetine a. q hair
remover became generally known, druggists
in this country have been having q really
extraordinary demand for this remarkable
product. The fact that Il actually removes
sponsible for its large and increasing sale.
The new method Is not TO be compared at ali
with the usual depilatory, electrical or other
processes.S II Is entirely safe, nou-irritating.
non poisonous, odorless-and instantaneous.
A stick Of phelsctine. used In accordance
with the simple instructions which accbm-
pany Il. is certain to satisfy and delight the
usef.-Adv. y
The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

To most of us the very idea of doing without
traffic policemen, seems absurd. With their
whistles, snappy uniforms and majestic gestures
they arc the idols OF small boys, the torment
of wild drivers, and the protector of the rest
OF us. We just simply can't see how we can do
without them.
But at no crossing crowded street in
Washington is traffic thick and congested as
at many similar places in Paris. And yet there,
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and continually, there authoritative traffic cons
Every driver his foreigner understanding the Ian
euage might suppose that the dialogues take place between
tnee u'ers Trying TO use the the
SIMPLY apologies for having driven way French
men IN books and the always beg you first
monsieur, II you please But AS
through hardly wide MOTORCYCLE
all DINERS to dodge and his to bow
"u suggest pohte that after gentlemen all
Could we handle traffic fail in man,
ne! We could Then agree Private Doupbbo,
IN MS epic remark that he French people"
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Branch 15s-W.
SALESI.ADY one with experience in drug
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-01-01
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright by A. c. McClurg & Co.

CHAPTER LIN 1882 Lieutenant Knox
Or the regular army Is on duty at Fort
Athrmsteoag' r. Rock %6,a dsiands LII i,nd II ! 5err't T6s
commandant sends him with dispatches
to st. Louis. He takes. passage on the
steamer Warrior and a the %acquaint;
Of Joe Kirby (the Devils OWN. notorious
gambler.
Beaucaire has q daughter, Eloise, and a
granddaughter, Rene, offspring. of a son
whom the judge has disowned. Rene's
daughter, never having been freed, are
slaves under the law, although the girls
CHAPTER III.-Kirby induces the judge
to stake his plantation and negro servants
On q poker hand unfairly dealt by Joe
contain ave aces, and Kirby accuses the
arises to attack Kirby, and drops dead.
CHAPTER WIN the confusion Kirby
and Carver are enabled to steal away:
stolen winnings. Kirby refuses and after
Knox overboard: The lieutenant swims
ASHORE apd reaches a hut
CHAPTER y.-Bn, lies unconscious
1sr ten days. Recovering, he finds he is
Who had shot him: mistaking him Tor an
enemy. His dispatches have been for
Xarded: He sends Pete to bring Haynes.
Beaucaire's lawyer, and they orange,
with Pete's help, to get the women to the
cabin Of an abolitionist. Amos Shrunk,
Before Kirby comes.
CHAPTER Wat the Beaucaire place
Knox overhears a conversation between
the sheriff and his deputy, and learns the
house he, from a balcony, is Witness to
an interview between Kirby and Rene
Beaucaire. Kirby insults the girl, and
Knox attacks him.