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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
FRIDAY
CHAPTER CCXCIII~

While Jim went to get rid of the detective he had summoned to help US solve the mystery Of my beautitul pearl rings disappearance l sat down and marshaIled the facts of the case. l wanted to go over everything thor oughly and make up my mlnd just what I must do. 1 hadn't doubt that Jim would insist on an explana- lion of my sudden determination to dismiss the detective, and while l didn't want to tell Jim all Ot the truth I had to winnow out the wheat of what he must know
 When my maid Bertha asked me to come into the hall l had crossed hastily to the table where the ring box lay and had slipped the jewel from my finger and into the box ana hurried out into the hall. The phone had summoned first Jim, and then Carl. That meant that Daisy had been alone for perhaps three minutes with the treasure box And she had been Eery uneasy on my return To get away at once.
 Her desire to run away without a word to Carl, her uneasinesS and her previous admiration of the ring and jealousy of me pointed all too clearly to her guilt I hated to believe IL, but what other solution was there ?
 True, both Carl and the maid had later been alone in the HvinS-roon- But Bertha had convinced me of her innocence. and I could never for a moment entertain an idea, of Carl $ guilt
 That left only Daisy. I had to suspect ner-or black magic But however guilty Daisy appeared to me to be- I didn't mean to let her suffer Tine poor little drab thing was Kate 8 sister, I had sadly neglected my o!d friend Kate. Kate was dead d ma he it up to her through the little sister. who had fallen prey to envy and the love of beauty. Just as l had got this far Jim returned
 I faced him quietly smiling as na- turaIly as I could But back ot that smile was a determination to play my game cleverly. had to save Kate's little sister. And I knew husband in particular, to look for little sympathy in what l could al most hear Jim calling my maudlin SentimentaIity-
 ..I sent Wadley along about his business And ifa he doesn't think I'm a nut. he's dead sure I'm a sus- p:cious character. I'll take my oath to that said Jim.
 "Why?'' I asked, seemingly with idle curiosity, burt sparrinS desperate ly for time and an opening
 Why? Because man has to DC q nut to call off the Sleuth hounds when there's a thousand dollar pearl at stake'' replied Jim impatiently-
 'AS much as that2 Oh, Jimmie you darling eXtravaSant boy! Had YOU any right to spend such a for tune on me?" I gasped-
 'Ou the finest little lady in the land? I sure had! Wadley sus- pected little high finance and was ready to balk, but when he found that I hadn't insured the jewel and stolen it for myself, he just put mo
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

There are always times when the hair seems dead and dull. when it hangs Imply about the head and can never be brushed into any be- coming fashion. It isn't that the hair is too oily or too dry, although present, it simply is that the hair has no animation of it's own. It's lustre and all the richness of it's coloring is gOne-
 Whenever this happens I advise a henna shampoo. This is not to change the color of the hair. only henna shampoo. It is simply to give the hair the lustre it likes and ot supply it with new life.
 The first thing to do is to massa ge the scalp with hot crude oil or hot sulphur ointment This had better be done the night before the sham poo, because the scalp needs to take up this extra oil
 If you wish, you can buy henna shampoo already made up, several concerns manufacture it. Or if you wish you can make the powder your henna with three ounces of powdered Castile soap. This gives you enough for several shampoos.
 Take a heapinS tablespoonful of the powder, mix it with a pint of hot water, then cold, and if possible dry amazed at the fluffiness and pretti- ness of your hair. The old lustre will be restored, and all the rich taints will be present again The best part of it is that this shampoo is very good for the health of the scalp.
 H. V.-If you have been i'll and are run down. as a result, the oil bath should be taken every night but for a general building up, two of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
LIVER BLAZE
PART SEVEN

a mile, but only to pick them up once more quite close to Mapleton. It was Holmes who saw them first and he stood pointing with a look of triumph upon his face. A mans track was visible beside the horses.
 The horse was alone before" cried
 Quite SO. It was alone before. HulIo, what is this?'
 The double track turned sharp off and took the direction of Kings Py- land. Holmes whistled and we both followed along after it His eyes were on the trail, but I happened to look a little to one side, and saw to my surprise the same tracks coming back again in the opposite direc- tion.
 One for you. Watson said Holmes. when I poirted it out You have saved us a long walk, which would have brought us back on our own traces. Let us follow the return track
 We had not to go far. It ended at the paving of asphalt which led ur to the gates of The MapIeton sta bles- As we approached, a groom ran out from them
 we don't want any loiterers about here" said he.
 .I only wiahed so azk q quessaon..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

But it falls away toward Ma@pleton, and you can see from here that there is a long hollow over wonder. which must have been very wet on Monday night. If our suppositicn is correct. then the horse must have crossed that and there is the point where we should look for his tracks,
 We had been walking briskly dur ing slis conversation, and few more minutes brought us to the hollow in question. At Holiness request I walked down the bank to the right, and he to the left. but I had not taken fifty paces before I heard him give shout, and saw him waving his hand to me The track of a horse was plainly outlined in the soft earth in front of him. and the shoe which he took from his pocket exactly titted the impression.
 ,"See the value Of imagination. said Holmes Tt is the one quality which Gregory lacks We imagined what might have happened, acted up on the supposition, and find ourselves justified. Let us proceed
 We crossed the marshy bottom and passed over a quarter of mile of dry. hard turf Again the ground sloped. and again we came on the tracks. Then ve lost them for half
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
What Paris Is Wearing

Very smart the new sports suits having brightly colored jackets with white skirts trimmed with wide bands of the colored material, so as to match the coat.
 Attractive afternoon summer dresses will be made of printed chiffon. This new chiffon very striking, decor ated with huge flowers and queer but terflies worked out on a rather dark background.
 The Egyptian sash tied in front and held in place with a jeweIed orna- ment is still seen on some imported evening frocks.
 Bright gold braid is featured trim ming on many dark blue coat dresses
 Fluffy tulle gowns are shown for the benefit of the bridesmaid.
 Black is still considered the formal, most elegant and dressy color.
 Ribbon trimming is the rage just now in Paris.
 Cherries. fruit and foliage enibel1- ish most effectively some of the pret- tiest :'dressy'' hats. The foliage en- circles the crown, while the punches
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

Fat people are frequently subject to very irritating skin diseases - the bull-neck boil, for instance; and ec- ze1na, which is so exasperating and intractable a ma1ady. Why is It that stout people are so much more frequently afflicted than others?
 From a study of the diet of such stout sufferers, it was discovered that their food was not essentially differ ent from that of other people, except that they were accustomed to eat Supera bundance of bread. It was learned that many of them, indeed, seemed to think it impossible to con sume too much of the staff of life" Not only was the amount excessive, but much of the bread was poorly baked, causing indigestiva disturb lnceS which, in their turn, reacted badly on the skin.
 All good things can be overdone. Beware of too much bread-especial- " if the flesh is beginning to be too much in evidence
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

This particular blouse was made of voi1e with the little collar and cuffs daintiIy edged with narrow laee- Sec illustration No. l.
 After purchasing a pattern of this type, cut the material, following tae cutting guide on the pattern. Before beginning to cut your material, iden- tify each piece of the pattern and get & clear idea of the construction of the blouse by reading tho tnstruc- tions carefully. This care at the beginning will avoid mistakes and consequent waste of material.
 After cutting out, haste the should CT and under-arm seams toward the outside. Then try on, tapping the fronts. (The collar and sleeves are not placed until after the first fit ing)
 If there are any alterations neces- sary they should be made at the shoulder and under-arm seams, and never at the front. Very often q little adjustment at the shoulder seams will correct what at first ap- pears to be an nl-dtttng blouse
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

of fruit hang as low as possible on each side.
 The new blouses are of unequal length-longer on the sides than in the front.
 The 'tbackless gown seems quite paSSe,' for which let us all be thankful. It was as unfeninine as 1t was, as a rule, unbecoming.
 Goats are much stradghter and have departed altogether from the loose lines of the dolman-
 Sport hats of Canton crepe em- 0roIdered all over in bright metallic iozenges a-S quite the deernier cri
 The craze for metal trimmings is as much in evidence now as it was six months ago.
 Printed calico and plain linen com bined in a slip-on frock with a ser rated trimming of the plain goods seems a favorite porch or garden model.
 Smartness may be won my the sharp contrast of black and white. Very chic is a new coat of black Can ton crepe combined and piped with white Canton crepe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

New York, June 3.-Thirteen baby Pilgrims from England were among the passengers on the big Gu nard liner Aquitania. They are to be adopted into homes under the auspices of the British-American Adoption committee. There were ten girls and three boys, ranging in age from four weeks to three years. in the unusual party of immigrants.
 The "Pilgrims' were under the care of Mrs. V. c. Allen, of the Eng fish Adoption Society, and three nurses, and occupied a de luxe suite
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of three rooms-an apartment usu- ally set aside for distinguished pas sengers.
 Captain Sir James Charles skipper of the liner, found time among his m multifariouS duties to wander down to the suite de luxe and hold the nursing bottles for the little travellers and he pledges his word that for once there, was superior authority to that of the captain aboard the inn mense liner. The babies command ed the ship and took especial delight in Sir James'S gold braid
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
A HEALTH TALK.

For that tired feeling, to prepare for the Sabbath, to relieve the body of aches or pains, to cleanse the blood and relieve the system of acid ity, for bfllioushess or indigestion, there is nothing so effective as the Turkish, the Roman or the Russian bath under the hands of experts and manlpulators of great experience.
 All these are found at the Atlas Bath, day or night and in addition on Ladies Day. today, there will be a corps of expert swimming instruc- tors. Scores of women, many of them leading lights in Bridgeport in the social. business and professional world, avail themselves of the faciIi- ties.
 Today the baths will be open for women between the hours of 10 a. m. and D. m.
 Seventy-five per cent of British cigar makers are stated to be unem- ployed.
 The loss of population in France due to the war has been estimated at 100000.
 The only pure white monkey known D exist was recently brought to Lon iCn-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

All inquiries addressed to Dr. Hu- Der in care of the Health Talks de- paEtmen- will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable time however, owing to the great number received. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired. a stamped and self-addreSSeed envelope must be enclosed with the question: EYdit0T
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
On Baking Day.

Here is great help to mothers on oaklnS day If out of bread and near meal t-me Take a piece of brea d dough. roll and cut in squares; anG fry in hot grease will take n1ace of bread and will be quite a change for the children
 MRS. EARL I>.T-HINSON
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
Household Hints
Pants for Creeper.

Take a pair of stocking legs and cut a slit in them half way down from the top. Then sew them to- gether so they from pair of pants, and then run tape through the top. They are the finest thing for the baby that creepS. Saves on the baby's stockings and keeps the dress from being in her way when the child is on the floor.
 MRS GEORGE MUELLER
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
Gard Table Cover.

Sanitas cloth. such as is being used for doilies, bound with wool skirt braid and with some appropriate de- sign painted or stenciled on, makes an attractive cover for a card table and can be wiped off. Saves a lot of washing and is novel.
 DOROTHY MACRAE,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
Mark PIn1tS op SJ-;rt

A pleated skirt of wash material will iron much more easily if in fin ishing the skirt the folds of each pleat are marked by a knotted thread in the hem The knot will not be noticeable if the thread corresponds in color with the material.
 MRS. J. c. STOCkDAIE
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

Make the closing for the box platt on the right front and hem on the left front as shown in illustration No. g. "A- shows the making of the box pIait and 'tB'' the finished effect of the box plait closing The but tonI1oIss are worked up and down through the center of the box piatt
 Finish the bottom of the blouse with a waist-band- One might use a few strong snap fasteners to attach the skirt to the waist-band of the blouse.
 If would require about 2A yards of 30 inch material for the eight year old
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
Han Hinf-

Take slices of fresh ham and place Tn a dish and cover with milk. Let stand for an hour or more. Most of the salt will fall to the bottom and leave the ham sweet with i1rst the amount of salt to make it delicious.
 MRS. HARRY MYERS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
To whitcn Clothes

To whiten clothes that have be- come yellow wash in usual way, soak over night in clear water into which teaspoon of cream. of tartar to one quart of water is used
 MRS. FRANK MAILMAN
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
Old Hot Water Ba~s.

When hot water bags leak don't discard them. Cover the hole with ad- hesive plaster and use them filled with hot salt or sand. They will re- tain the heat better than water.
 MRS. CHARLES c. PAUL.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
Lesson No. 3
Blouse for a Little Girl.

For the little girl who has not the jumper dresz is @ pleasant cofa- promise. And it Is easy to keep fresh and tidy if one wears simple, youthful blouses of dimity, swiss or organdy with a pleated navy blue serge skirt and a jumper waist,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

To place sleeve in garment measure ons inch from under-arm seam to the front Hold the blouse on the table with wrong side and lower part of the annhois toward you, placing the sleeve 50 that the seam comes to the point marked for 1t and pin sleeve in- By using this method, one can ease in extra full ness at the top of the sleeve Baste and then sew in with a French sesIn-
 Enough emphasis can not be laid on careful basting, for next to cutt- ing it is the groundwork of dress- u1alSinS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
JUNE 3, 1921

Stitch A Of an inch outside Of the basttng on the right side Of the garment at the shoulder and u- u-.der arm seams Then trim off the etlseS close to the line of stitching, turn blouse to the wrong side, and stitch again, making a French seam BastA seam of sleeve.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

Answer-Corns and cal1ouses are difficult to cure. They are due to improper shoes. Wearing proper shoes is the first necessity For a callous, soak the feet in hot water containing boric acid, 2 teaspoonfuls
 sisting of 3 drams of zinc oxide, 1-2
 dram salicylic acid and 1-2 ounce
 of vaseline Do this every day. Corns may be treated in che same
 way but it is necessary that they
 should first be scraped or curetted, and this should be done by foot doctor. After this has been done,
 the base should be cauterized with
 silver or potash caustic and the use
 of paste commenced the next day.
 Further information sent on receipt
 of stamped addressed envelope. Obesity.
 Will you tell me a diet to reduce fat as I have been suffering from it
 for a long time? I had the flu last winter and ever since I have been getting Stouter.
 Answer-Obesity is treated by mo-
 derate eating always. Starchy foods and sugar must be avoided. A great | deal of exercise is required to burn | up the fat. Rapid walking is benefi- | cia1; you should walk at least two | hours a day. More complete direc-
 tions will be sent if you request same | and enclose a stamped, self address | ed envelope.
 Nodding Spasrr1 A young man of 22 years has a nerve twitching to his head since a boy of years. He does not drink l or keep late hours Could you give some advice for that?
 Answer-This condition is called a ftnoddinS spasm.'' It occurs chiefly in anenic children and may be rheu-
 matism or due to digestive troubles
 bad teeth or to some trouble within
 the skull. It is sometimes a habit
 chorea. If the cause can be deter
 mined cure may be expected. When the cause cannot be determined, cleo
 tric treatment should be tried I re-
 gret to say that a positive cure can
 not be promised.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

peppers and beans are heated through add salt and paprika to season (haVe Q separate saucer with a clean spoon on it for tasting, so that you need not use the large mixing spoon and in this way don't have to put back into the mixture a spoon from which you have tasted) then serve the hot mixture on toast We have an eiec- tric toaster on the dining room ta- ble, as we'll as the chafing dish tray, and I always ask one of my guests to do the toasting as l cook This recipe will serve six people and IS a satisfying one to go to bed on- generally serve cake with it ana sometimes grapejuice also"
 Bride: Among my culinary we'd ding presents was a cheap little strawberry huIIer-but it has been worth more to me than good many more expensive gifts. l not only use it for hulling strawberries, but also for plucking the pin-feathers out of chickens, for clipping the eyes and brown spots out of potatoes, for talk ing the eyes from pineapples, and for rem owing decayed parts from all kinds of fruit. They are worth having.
 Mrs. A: 'In such places as under radiators, washtubs and bookcases, where a broom cannot go, l have Of course always used whiSk broom until just recently when I happened to think of buying a child's toy broom. This little broom saves me from getting down on my hands and knees many time.
 Tomorrow-SundayN Night Tea on the
 Chafing Dish
 All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirlzman in care of the "Efiodent Housekeeping" department will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable time. however, owing to the great number received. So if personal or quicker reply is desired, a stamp cd and self addressed envelope must be enclosed with the queStion.-Edi- GOT. ..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

Answer-Digestive trouble. Full information will be mailed on request accompanied by a stamped, seIf-ad- dressed envelope.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
What The Bridesmaid
 Should Wear
>EpCJDES DEVRIES-S1fk-hiA

hS lot ,1s forget-for a snort
 course-our little prosPeC,- Hri5e We must today I to ++antion to the sweet GlEl ~onder- 1iav the second role III tLt ~ brides- sedding ceremony-the - bor id 1ul How happy she IS! 1eI a,L,s+ n SI ;s a pretty hard one. oue ti.iI-e of course. look charmlls. +iI,e S-+ mind YOU, not too atI +o puti tIar toilet must be lovely so ho h + Of the picture, but as lncoii- ;dIons as possible under lle tt,,I sPtsnces She must be tact tt'i ud remember that the priue , ~I ~ ,,nst be-the star Of the roAi1'iA tlc Pgttoi lPSfato comes to the help of the ,I1IaS bridesmaid. Taffeta dresses Ere this year just as popular as 'ihe' llo' were last season-and tne c1n
 noa,ober This crisp materlal mas been chosen in preference to 5cs other by many charming prla 1 Its,5 c
 Al attractive frock may De lllSiue naach-coIor taffeta, the bodice eN- caedingly snug, with an lSSo nech 1ine tiny puff sleeves, while the sklrt has long panels that turn pach oit f themselves, ending in Ii,vep pu.gi gfrdle of s.asattes of silver ribbon form the only trimming
 Tho bat to go with this gown must e oourse he of the same taffeta. A erarIand of small roses enc1rcleS the low crown and in the back there IS d rather wide bow of silver rlppoh "A'll long StreamerS. , +,,i, other model boasting a pale blue sat. in foundation and an oNerdresS ol nale lavendar chiffon? The under skirt is quite plain, straight, although not tight: the overskirt made of tier upon ter of sruffles. each curV1nS up ward on the sides and ending m uuaint little bouquet. tiny gar land of these same miniature 1loW- CTS encircles the waist and trims all the edges
 Of Pale Green,
 Another charming model Is faSh- toned of pale green taffeta and white net It is exceedingly simple in line, the taffeta foundation being cut che mise style, while the net oVerdress re- minds one of the models worn by the Victorian belles-
 uuaint little tucked and puffed sleeves of net. The overskirt is very wide shirred around the waist and edged with narrow silver fringe
 The hat to match is very large and should be qualified as ''picturesqus d1 the extreme It is made of shiTr~ ed white net over pale green taffeta md trimmed with a crown of pale yellow '-rose pompoms." You know hose tiny rosebuds2
 A Taffeta Cape.
 To wear to and from the party a mart cape of taffeta is made with Iree crisp flounces- The deep yoke fits the shoulders snuSly. The lining pale pink mousseline de soie over fellow. The tint thus achieved by this llliance is simply exquisite. This Iovel cape fastens all the way down he front, with flat bows of green Felvet ribbon.
 Very chic this frock composed of a nelange of rose crepe de chine and dlver giace- The bodice and under iirt arc of crepe de chine, while he three wide nounces of the skirt md the tiny puff sleeves are of sil- lace Each flounce edged with . narrow ruche of nattier blue vel et ribbon The waist is encircled " garland of roses made of old rory chiffon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

Holmes thought a little and then burst out laughing. 'fNo, don't" said he: ''I shall write to you about it. No tricks, now, or
 "oh. you can trust me, you can trust mer'
 ''Yes, I think I can. Well, you shall hear from me tomorrow. He turned upon his heel. diSregardinE the trembling hand which the other held out to hirn, and we set off for Kings PyIan6
 TomorroYzzfver Blaze. continued.
 FACE THIRTEEN.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03

Could you kindly recommend cure for corns and callouSeS on the soleS of the feet?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-03
LentiI Soup (F'rench) |.

LentiI Soup (Erench).
 Soak l 1-2 cups 1entils overnight in cold water. Drain and boil in quart fresh water until tender with ? onions, carrots, 2 leeks and ta- blespoon salt. Press through sieve. Br-ter or oil several pieces of bread, toast slightly and pour the hot soup over the toast, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.