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no one. I walked out of the house and
closed the door behind me. and | didn' t
leave a note pinned 70 the pillow as
women generally do in stories. I had
nothing to say TO Dane: there was no
reason for writing Il note. II afterward
he remembered the things he had said
to me he would understand why ] had
lett without saying a word.
went down in the elevator with
my bag, ard was thankful for the fact
that the regular elevator boy, who knew
me we'll, was off duty He would have
been sure to notice that ! carried n
bag. and inasmuch as l had often
talked and laughed with him. he might
have asked questions. I wanted no pub
licity for Danes sake. for knew how
ne would resent anything Of the kind.
In the street did not hesitate. I
knew where | was going. and at that
moment I was thankful for Janet as I
had never before in all my life been
thankful for her. Shame surged over
me when l remembered how had
neglected her. how plainly ] had shown
that Danes interests were all that /
wanted. or needed. And Janet had
never rcproachcd me, it was only that
Sh" had ceased trying to see me sc
often, and she had felt intuitivcly that |
no longer needed her.
] knew before | reached her apart.
ment that she would not ask Cmbarrass
ing questions. that she would not secl
70 know moro than cared 10 tell, an,
all these thoughts went through m,
mind SubcOnsciouSly. for actually I die
not think deeply enough to feel any.
thing. | was too tired to care.
Janet was home, and was so tirec
after / had climbed the three fights o
stairs to her three room apartment
that when she opened the door for me
/ almost fell into her arms.
She took in the situation at a glance
and il was like her to pick up my suit
case without a word and carry II in,
! followed her, and she led me dircctl,
into her big studio.
Six weeks had gone by since ] had
visited Junct and yet it might have
been yesterday from the way she treated
me.
I'm having a lonely dinner" she
said brightly. There's an extra cbor
for you, and lot of everything else u;
come along.
shook my head.
II don't want anything 10 eat. ,IInrr,
really \ SOB chOked in my throat us
-, spoke. and suddenly ! knew that
was going 10 cry.
Tomorrow-The Dam Bursts.
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A YARD and q quarter Of ribbon. five
n inches wide. is used for this bag.
Cut the ribbon in four lengths. Sew the
four edges together, starting one inch
and half from the top. With the ma.
terial wrong side out. pin the centers Of
the four adjoining pieces together at the
bottom, with scanned edges outward, and
sew diagonally up from there to the
outside seams two inches from the bot
tom. Cut the material away from the
diagonal seam. leaving a quarter of an
inch. Turn the bag right side out and
press the seams with a hot iron, so that
the opposite pieces form the back and
front. and the other two fold inward.
Outline the back and front Of bag
with small beads, starting one and a
half inches from the top. Sew the
beads on one sixteenth OF an inch apart
and one sixteenth of an inch from the
edge.
Follow the same directions for the
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CHAPTER NIN
Breaking Audy

EMBER that even il my
l numbed condition felt a hatred of
taking ANYTHING that Dane had given
me out of the house. left all my
iewelry in the box on my dressing
rablc. and grca, many of my clothes
IL the closet.
hacked only ny simplest things,
some lingerie. and took only part OF ny
allowance. The rest of this put in tn"
iowel box where Dane would be sure TO
find it.
When vas all ready. looked
around the room for the last time. l
never expected TO see it again. and |
had come into it first with heart
full of dreams of happiness. But not
cvcn the thought that ! was actually
leaving it forever pierced through the
drllnoss that was cnvcloping me. and
nv hand was, quite steady when |
cncnod the door softly and stepped into
the hall.
7 could hcar sounds from the dining
room beyond.
Dane was at dinner. II" had gone
inro the dining room and was actually
oating the evening meal as though moth .
ing had> happened. Men arc that way.
the best of them. Habit always asserts
itself and no matter how miserable
they are. they can mechanically 60
Through the ordinary processes Of life
while women wiring their hands and 20
throuph all kinds of emotional phases.
No one stopped me. II :act l saw
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Would Make Friends

Dear Cynthia would like 70 know
II you will please answer these questions
for me personally. Gnclosed find post
age Of the answer to me.
I am boy OF nineteen years OF age
who has just come home from the navy,
and everybody in my home town seems
TO be against me. Since my arrival
home I have no friends at all l mean
boy or girl friends. l am not lazy at
all. I would do all can TO meet some
nice friends J. J. G.
When II Is possible TO answer letters
IN tho column Cynthia does not send
personal answers. DO YOU not think
you are sensitive and expect 70 make
intimate friends at once Be nice 10
every one you meet. and yoU'N soon
make friends
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Woman's Life and Loue
What the Ancients Thought of Women
by wINIFRED HARPER COOLEY

disgusted when q baby turned out 4
| be a girl that they are said to have
thrown many of the infants into the
rivers.
( THREE Of the most notorious male
Il grouches who especially delight in
venting their spleen on women we're the
pessimists Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
/ Of Germany, and Strindberg, of Scan
dinavia.
Two of these died insane, and one. at
least. has been regarded as degenerate
yet they are considered as very famous
philosophers.
Strindberg hated women with the in =
tensity that is born of perverted love.
He could not keep away from them.
While vilifying them, he married three
Of them. The modern psyche analysts.
and all students of sex. undoubtedly
could tell US just why his attraction to
women took the form of revolt and vio-
lent antipathy to them.
NTTETZSCHE raves of the feminine
~ corruption Of the instincts" and
declares that nothing is more hostile
to woman than truth her great art is
falsehood. He insists that all men
should regard women as the Orientals
do-must Conceive of them as a pos
session. as cUnfinablc property. prcdes-
tined for service and treated
as some wild or domestic animal
No wonder many blamed him for a
criminal part in the late war, because
he trained the German military mind to
regard male physical prowess as above
any gentle moral code. He surely was
an enemy Of woman.
The ancient proverbs reflect the opin-
ion Of men regarding women. for pro-
verbs are universal and eternal. because
they are supposed 70 embody truth. "A
good wife Is rarer than white crow,
said Il Roman. at is easier to take
care of a peck of feas than one woman
said another one.
SCHOPENHAUER was so hideously
- pessimistic regarding the maternal
AS the modern Schoolboy would say.
'7Iow did they get that wayf'
1t Is rather strange that they wrote
impassioned love letters. and indicted
sonnets and came near dying of the ten
der passion. if they believed us soul,esS
devils. As far as we know. the fair sex
had little opportunity 10 get back at the
grouchcs in ancient times but nova
days. many are speaking their minds
quite freoly Gnc Young woman has
spent fifteen years tand made good
living ju.t writing sarcastic cpigrams
against the men In the meantime, in
ordcr'tO have an experimental labOra-
tory always AZ hand. she has married
three of the brutoS,
TTHE mora. my cntiurc!.. seems 10 be-.
L in ancient and modern ages, that
IN 10
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ShOp managers. cost experts. apd---
Say" he interrupted loudly, II
surrender. | surrender.
But Virginia went calmly on.
And since the poor Old political
partie, have turned TO the wretrhed
weak women for help. and they have
women in Congress, and in the Dis
armament Conference. and in all prob
ability in the Cabinet before long"
II" jeored. positively. impoIitcly. in
solenty jocrcd.
yah :" he chucklcd vulgarly. Yah
III bet you imagine that before long
ther"Nl he q woman President. Oh:
Yes. sir, III Just bet an appl" that you
and !of Of women have got crazy
idea that the next President will b" a
woman. Ell: y woman will b" in tho
White House and running the Nation
\ woman in the White House. Yes. sir.
I'll just bet that's what You think.
Virginia sidlcd UP to bis chair and
ingratiatcd herself in his lap.
"Why. you silly old snookums. you.
she whispered in his ear, you poor.
silly, old husband don't YOU know that
there is always n woman in thc White
she lets him wear the silk hu- and bow
and smile ut the crowds, but honest,
dearest. don't you know that the woman
runs things;
Their eyes met for an instant and
Paul'S nimblN mind loaped 20 the lofty
peak.
BY 'ioorgc. aoncy. Id ho' mIgon
you re dead right Ht rha'
Tomorrow" Ambition-or Unrest
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p.p,,n -, $50 the primal curse.
having listened to d boa constructor, anC
tempted her trial husband. so that theii
hin not only resulted in their own down
fan. but that of all mankind.
nTHER ladies of pre- historic and re
~ 1fgious ages were equally crring,
and responsible for all human ills. They
were the vampires Of the deepest dye
put singularly. men Of all times seemed
willing and anxious TO be vamped
Golden Greece gave the world tht
most marvellous sculptors and statesmen
and philosophers and dramatists ever
known. Yet the latter speak thus
slightingly Of the fair sex:
Aeschylus:
.'Ne'er be it mine, in I'll estate or good.
To dwell together with the race OF
women"
Sophocles:
There is not anything, nor will be ever
Than woman worse. let what WILL fall
on man.
Euripides
Dire is the violence ui ocean waves.
And dire the blast of rivers. and hot
flames.
But nothing is so dire and dread as
woman:
NO painting could express her dread
fulness,
No words describe it :"
TF THIS is the way the noble tragic
i poets felt, what could have been the
opinion of the common Athenian man
In France. centuries afterward. the
noble hearted Victor Hugo put himself
onlrecord thus:
"Dolls are tho playthngS of children
children. of men: men. of women and
women are the playthings Of the devil 49,
Balzac said. Woman is a perfected
devil
More modern English poets deal
scarcely more gently. Byron said that
Hell hath no fury ike woman
scorned," and Kiping called her "a rag
and bone and hank Of hair. and re-
marked that the female of the species
is more deadly than the male.
Hindus insisted that women had no
souls, and the ancient Chinese were 50
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The Woman S Exchange

Christmas OS co4'>c on..dr, e.
anything TOO expensive. ]? you could
give me few suggestions rsOuetH!ag
about $3.50 or So 7 woH.d APPRECIATE II
very much p A. T.
I sincerely hope r.a' t1" will no,
c2rresponderrs are always we.come. Lut
they prove their rrieudllness when they
come hac,, the second and th!rd times
so hope YOU viii become a real friend.
II you can Aad out by carefI! prob
ing In yOur conversation some Bew
book that this teacher Is specially III
teres,cd in am slre she will appr"-
ciate your e ying her that better than
she would like something more personal
\ teacher is in rather an awkward posi-
ton At Christmas. She cannot show
that Oh, Hhes one Rrl more than an
. other, Df COUys", and %"t T. & CIR.
gives h-r 50 ncthng persouH. aud she
s fond Of her she would Ike 20 express
her own feelings, TOO. So. II ~ really
kinder II you limit your gifts 70 an
lmDcrsonal thing like Il book.
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Aduentures With
dPurse
DLEAsE read this Adventure very

DLEASE read this Adventure very
i carefully II you have any soft spot
in your heart for Airedale puppies.
But there, let me tell you. A. little
shop was in just the other day has
collection of tops for children. Ana
among them is the toy Aircdale dog
And L give you my word, you give one
glance at Laddie Boy. and instructive
~ you put your finger on his little black
nose, fully expecting that it will be
cold and moist. He is the realest look
ing puppy have ever seen. lie almost
out Airedales the Airedale. His hair
is funny and matted looking and he has
entrancing shOe-button eyes. Iaddie
Boy Is. the sort of cuddly person that
the Httlest girl will want to take to
bed with her. You will find him in
three sizes--at $3.50. $3.50 and $50.
This is just suggestion that YOU
might possibly have overlooked. II
you need a gift for an invalid friend,
or for the woman who likes to keep n
little light burning at night, what
would you think about giving her thisf
II looks like one Of the white ivory
candlesticks. Only 1t is hollow and
has wick. One flls it with oil. and
it will burn all night. The price OF
the standard is $3.50 And a pink or
blue shade could be bought for just u
little extra. People who use these find
them most satisfactory. And as far as
appearance goes, you would think that
it is just the regular plain candlcstick.
For names Of shops address Woman's Page
Editor or phone Walnut 5000 or Main 1901
between the hours Of and B.
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Read Your Character
By DigJy Philips

Horizontal Wrinkles
Wrinkles belong r. the classification
Of acquired character indications.
Babies. whose characters are not yet
formed. and whose mental possibilities
arc no. yet developed ny use, have no
wrinkles.
That is why, as you read in a for.
mer article. the wrinkles face on a
person moro or less mature in years
indicates the sequestered. quiet and
often Self-centered life. lacking either
in emotion or the capability Of it.
Most Of the wrinkles of the forehead
are indications of thought. Those of
the eyes, nose. mouth and chin tell
things about dispositions. inclnations
and tenupcramcntS, just ns the shape Of
the forcpart of the head tells of mental
abilities in contrast to the facial i"a-
lures which denote physical and tenn
pemmental traits.
Horizontal wrinkles across the top
rart of che forehead indicate an active
intellect and clear thought. Mark this ::
They don't merely indicate tendency
toward these things. They Indicate the
custom and habit. the actuality, the az
complishmant. A mere tendency or
undcvclopcd canability would not pro-
due" wrinkles any more than lacI; Of
physical exercise would produce hard
muscles
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There Is a John Brown

Dear Cynthia-May ask you a ques
ton? In your column I have read the
letters answering "A letter supposedly
written by John Brown. wrote letter
to your column which might bring forth
the answers which were given TO John
Brown. and I signed myself ROLAND. l
have read no letter in your column
signed John Brown.
Have made mistake? Or am |
stepping in and taking the reproaches
to myself when they were meant for
another" Was there John Browns
letter In your column which I missed,
or was Hollands letter the one which
met with such disapproval"
Enlighten me, Cynthia.
ROLAND
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6nH. DEAR
~ abscntly.
f'\ow what:

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This is the Time Of Stress and Woe
For Poor Little John J. in the Stores
He Is Taken around See the Christmas Decorations but
He's Too Little to See and He Gets Too Tired to Care

works upon him. until lie ceases 10 find
amusement in anything.
He gets hungry and weary. and n.
cant run. because mother won't let
him. lie can't stop and stare, because
mother won't let him.
There's no use in asking questions
because mother won't answer them, And
by the time he gets home he's so cross
and disagreeable that mother swears
she won't ever take him shopping with
her again.
If only she would keep that vow!
There are lots of mothers who can.
poor little John J Or poor little Susv
But there are lots more who don't
have to take them. but just do to l.;
them "see the stores.''
7 Ell them see the stores by all means
- They may as we'll get rs much
beauty in their young souls as possible
and there is much beauty to be found In
the Christmas decorations in the stores
But park them somewhere: LEI
them play in the playrooms provided for
them. let them stay with n delighted
relative or kindly friend or day nur-
sery or somewhere. while you shop.
There IS nothing SO amusingly ne.
thctic as poor little John J. tired.
bored and unhappy, dragging along In
the midst Of huge crowd Of shoppers,
too little to see above them. and too
utterly exhausted TO care, being taken
around to "see the stores
LIE MUST be glad when Christmas
l. comes for more reasons than Santa
Claus could possibly bring in his pack,
And he must be gladdcr still when he
gets old enough to go 'scc The stores''
himself If he wants to. or else stay out
OF them
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Things You'll Lore 10 Make
RemodeIed Patent | eothe;.

Here is darling way to REMODEL.
\ PATENT LEATHER BELT Cut a
band of felt ouc-quartcr Of an mch
narrower than the belt. Ilav" il Of some
yivid color that will look we'll with th.
skirt with which it IL 10 j." worn
Crochet or embroidcr worst"d flowers o.
d!ffcre.t colors; and leaves Of shades
Of green. If crochctcd flowers. sitter.
them to>the felt strip. Then stitch the
ornamcntel band to ihc belt. RE
MODELLED PATENT LEATHER BELT
Of tins sort gives q very smart touch
20 q dark skirt. FLORA.
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TOmorrOw-f'alling Hands
Use for Sealing U'ar

II you want an edge for the ends Of
your ribbon gird'c. try sealing wax,
Just melt 1t and dip III" ends gf the
ribbon in. The result will be tip Of
wax that looks very much like leather,
weighs the ends down in just the right
way and gives distinctive touch to
the frOCk.
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lining. making IL the same width as the
bag, but one inch shorter. Fit the lin
ing inside the bag with the, top edges
even and baste the two together TO hold
in place. Cut the top of front and back
Of bag and lining in five one inch tabs,
one and half inches deep. Turn IN
sides and top Of tabs one eighth OF an
inch, and overland lining to bag with
fine stitches. Buttonhole space between
tabs (made by turning in edges. Turn
in top Of side pieces one inch and a
half, and overland also. Outline the
whole top of bag with beads,
Sew celluloid rings inside top OF
front md back pieces. through which
to run a ribbon or cord, and buttonholc
n three -cighths of nm inch slit in top
corners Of tic side pieces. to let ribbon
out. 4 yard and half of narrow
crosgrain ribbon, cut into two pieces. Is
used to run through the rings, and q
bead tassol at the bottom Of the bag
gives finishing touch.
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grow up, is IT worth taking q chance
with health whom bodies have
grown up2
You can have that delicious and
satisfying cereal beverage, Postum,
with any meal, and be safe-you, and
the children, too. There's charm with
out harm in Postum.
Postum comes in two forms: Instant
Postum I'm tins) made instantly in the cup by
tho addition OF boiling water. Postum Cereal
Tin packages OF larger bulk, for those who
prefer TO make the drink while tho meal is
ne'ng prer'red) made by boiling for 20
minutes Sold by all grocers.
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Pa i >tammerod and
flushed.
"Wc.l. I didn. .
mcnu it Just that way.
| in"ant--
You pro b q y ! Y
meant that now that
women are cxcelling in
art, music. dram9
literature and the
lessor vocationS. like
SaleSmanagers. office
clerks, cashiers. book .
keepers. accountants.
travelling SaleSagpntS.
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Shall She Give Presents?

sixteen and in tho third year OF high
school. I also have a sister in the
fourth year. and my sister has n very
close friend who Is q girl This girl
has introduced to me three young men
of ages; one Is sixteen and two OF
seventeen years
These men are very geatlemanly in
manners and wish TO state that fell
In love with one. and as Christmas Is
70 give the three each present" or
'ust ~. one fell for" As they have
an called on me once a week. my
paleuIs do not object. Also what ,s the
correct time for them to leave"
"BOBBLE."
TO not pick out one 10 give a present
unless lie has shown you more special
attention than the others. Better send
chem all good-lookng Christmas cards.
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Please Tell Me
What to Do
BY CYNTHIA
To strawberry Blond"

Your friends make very sweeping as
sertions about the young man. Such
persons are by no means vicious. In
every nationality there are vicious per-
sons, OF course, but to say one nation
is composed entirely Of vicious persons
Is decidedly wrong
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way the most IA
nous men of tho
most enlightened
nations Of the
world vi1ifie G d
women. It is a
mystery that any
of them married
us and left prog
eny TO tell the
tale
Most of the an
& lent religions
made woman the
sole cause for the
fall of man. land
the primal curse
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For Christmas

10 ths Editor o. WomaH's Pog'
Dear Madam--This - tho hrst tine !
ave ever como to you FOR aid, and as
you have helped others, wonder II
you could solve my problem.
Could you suggest some inexpensive
lifts for my mother ard my three
irothers, who are between the ages OF
tfteen and seventeen" BUSY BEE
Einco you sign yourself "BuSy Bee
heIieya YOU would like to make your
nother's present. You could embroider
Ier centerpiece or make bureau
scarf for her cut of some white material
,eenblinE linen, with a small cross
Fitch design In one corner and finished
glth crocheted edge or o hem held
.e4rn By cross-stitches.
HOW about nice memorandum books
tox your brothers? Boys of that age
Generally like TO carry them, and they
won't make expensive gifts to buy.
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Where They Can Be Found

Where They Can Be Found
70 the Editor Of Wou.o,'s Puyc'
Dear Madan.-Wiu you N!1d.E give
me the names and addresses Of fac
tories or firms that would sell rem
nants OF dress goods in bulk: am
opsning a dressrnaklug shop and wish
for the goods. MRS. N. y.
BY looking in the business section Of
he Telephone book, under the heading
Dress Goods" you will discover q list
OF Arms which you can consult in look
ing for the materials you wish
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For a FaVorIte Teacher

he fhs Editor Of WomdH's Pa6c,
Iser Madam--This is The first tine
III have cDne TO YOU for advice, but /
,1af suppose II Will be. the last
4 am In the flrst year OF high school,
~ or the teachers I had last year
IA have become quite friendly Now
~oQ,d ,tk1<o buy her something fer
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YHE things they thought and said
- about us In early centuries really
- not fit to print Judging from the