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ssarched-to no avail.
He had followed Dick and Mary from
the moment of the girls arrival in town
that afternoon. had seen them enter
and leave the register Office and had fol-
lowed them by taxi to the park.
Here he had been discovered hiding
behind a tree. 1t wasn't in his scheme
Of things TO be discovered, He had very
quickly crawlcd out Of sight. Unfor-
tunately, he had missed the train they
had taken TO the country. Otherwise.
he would have chanced making mn at
tack upon them both on the lonely
roads. For one or other Of them had
the diamond. that was certain.
He had observed the girl giving the
stone back to Dick Calardin. He had
no idea that the stone had been again
returned to her.
Dick stirred and moaned a little.
htsmet grow alarmed. Perhaps the
white man had been badly injured?
Who could tell? 1t was time to take a
hurried departure.
But he could not resist taking a fur
ther peep at his fallen enemy.
He approached the bed. He turned
The light on Dick. He found tho Young
mans eyes were vide open, fixed on
hlm. Dick was unconscious There
could not be doubt of It, Kismct was,
therefore, more than startled when Dick
took one flying leap clear out of bed and
landed on his opponents chest.
kismet went down with heavy
hua; DICK was on top Of him.
- SO you thought you'd killed me. you
yet! Not yet! You've played this
game too oftcn--" '''''
His breath was coming in bcovv
pants. A great mist was wslling mn
before his eyes. The whole room went
HIS grip on Kismet vas almost SUI
perhuman in it's strength. Dick was
a powerful fellow. His muscles had
been tremendously developed in n
school OF life and death. He vas more
entail. way ''
Mercy! Mercy Kisrnet pleaded
Ine life was being choked out of him.
On, Why had he delayed beside the bed
nde OF this monster of a white man?
his narrow, Oriental eyes were pop
ping out OF his head. AZ though pricd
out by the terrific force of Dicks grin.
Then suddenly the white man q
hold relaxed. Dick gave smothered
sort of groan. He slipped back on
the floor, unconscious. Kismet didn't
wait for Dicks recovery. Giving tho
PROSTATE figure one well directed kick
Fandaveer's servant leaped through the
window and slid down to terra hrmn
making OF as fast as his skinny legs
could carry him.
He didn't stop until he'd reached a
woodland path which adioined the
grounds OF the White Lodge Then
be stopped and hesitated, looking round
for something. Yes, there 1t was-the
glow Of ,igar.
fIs that you, lord and master?"
Kismet WHISPERED in his native tongue
sit Is. What news" The heavily
built figure of Julian Vandaveer came
quietly down the path. Have You got
The goods this time?'
Kismet broke into voluble lamenta-
tansa. and explanations. The diamond
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Aduentu res With a pu,,.

HAVE VOW ever held a msvns, u.
- pin aSpd seen the min A.. @ o'1
by an invit ible force? An etsn avn ~
that Is too u bwerful for the min ~ 'sctica sa
wen, you should see me mass w reslN
stors-an nvisible force draws ma ass sss
ward the display, an attraction ~ a,e %.
too strong, for me to resist u.. ~.
riches UNFOLD. I'd probably swans so Y
sell with feathery toques and my my.
tailored hefs. And so, / wos a.. smat
a display !of hats in one of Tho avn W.. 9
shops VIII ich Is having a sale Tysu1
was one with tangeriae colorea .,asn ras!s
crown, md turn back brim aw uN
formed b ! soft, tan crepe do china VA WA
hat was priced at SO. And there v.ss rM
so many more attractive models r ~.N
ing 'front.' So to S5 in price. aug
with every one in the house ,.....
showeryj and cold plunges. an eYtrs ,au mn
ply OF towels Is needed. Tber.'s
constWAt demand on the linen closss
neverJ ending call for fresh towels ~
this weather the heavy bath towels ~ .v.
reallI, not needed and there IL beins nv
a sn kcial sale Of lighter weight NM
towsls that, is we'll worth your cSss
sidei htion. The towels are pric.S :.
lowl las seventeen cents to S1.60.
F5f names Of shops address woma,,. -.
Edit br or phone Walnut 5000 or Mair taSY
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Would piocuss Why Of kIs.,no

Dear Cynthia-Vith your kind per-
mission would like to start little CON
tah in which would like to hear the
opinion OF various people concerning n
tuhject which could be entitled. kiss
ing Why, when, who and where?'
There are many arguments to be put
Tor and against this subject in the form
of debate. Every one has a different idea
to express concerning kissing For In
stance, some people actually consider
kissing as insanitnry (yet most of them
kiss), some people kiss because Il is
quite natural. while there are others who
kies unnaturally.
why is It that two ladies' enjoy kiss
ing each other7 Why do the men with
attn blood running through their veine
| find kissing moro favorable form OF
salutation than handshaking or other
wiseo
Is it instructive for a child to kiss
stranger? Why do the young folks at
their parties take" to kissing games
| and contests rather than other forms
Of entertainment? Is kissing immora7 2
Is kissing merely a salutation? There
are hundreds OF other questions Of tho
same nature which might be asked, and
answered.
Come now, all ye upholders of the
| deadly kiss" and those who are ready
10 put UP any argument against it, we
want to hear from you all. Sincerely.
! hope our friend, Cynthia, will be kind
enough to give us little answer.
| DARLINGTON.
kissing has been discussed almost ad
nauseam in the column.
| There is no argument against pro-
priety in kissing kissing seems almost
an instinct for showing affection. Women
who care for each other kiss when meet
| ing. and in some countries even the
\ men kiss each other. kissing is not
immoral unless made so by those who
! kiss. Just as II Is not wrong to eat and
drink. but very wrong to be a glutton
or a drunkard, 80 Is it wrong to use
kissing improperly. Every one knows
the right and wrong of It without going
into details, so why discuss It?
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to talk TO me. have great deal to say
to you"
The door swung to with a bang, and
they stood for moment under the
great hall light.
eff you won't come to my rooms, per.
haps you will come in here moment. "
he went on opening the door Of the liv-
ing room.
Nancy stood heeitating. With all her
soul she shrank from any further con =
versation with Bruce Henderson. His
bitter sarcasm affronted her, and she
hated him for what he had done to little
Trix.
Nothing you can say will have any
weight with me-" she said quickly.
"why do you prosecute me like this?
Surely you must know how feel to-
ward you"
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Disapproves Of Jazzers

Dear Cynthia -- "whatweused tobe's"
letter certainly impressed me, and,
must admit, not favorably
! am young girl, but not a "jazs
baby" / dance a little. use powder, but
no rouge or lip stick. I would not like
70 be In the class that. does for flnd
that little respect is paid TO girl of that
type. True enough. she may be popu-
lar with crowd and many a fellow
may fall" for her, but l would like to
ask-what kind are they7 What girl
would like to settle down with a 10 ~ boo
FOR husband, or what man would want
a shimny doll to be the mother of his
children7
No girl need give UP her self-respect
TO have friends. am engaged TO be
married 10 young man, and I did not
nave to use bangs or spit curls to get
him, either. How l pity the girls who
nave that mistaken idea You NAV be
all right on a dance floor, but when II
comes to making a home for the right
ono you are as Ash out Of water ~
TAMRESPTCTA
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For Wilted Flo,uers

Garden tells Of experiments which prove
that cutting the stems OF flowers under
water will revive them when they have
started to wilt. II seems that when
flowers are cut certain amount or air
enters the tubes of the stems and re-
mains there, cutting on the passage of
the lfe-giving water to the flower. But
II the scissors are reached into the vase
under the surface OF the water and the
stems cut about an inch shorter these
tubes will be opened so that the water
can proceed and the flowers will stay
fresh several days longer. Try IT, the
next time you have flowers from the
garden on your table and see II you
aren't more successful in keeping them
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e,.oL Marks on White Shoes

tn tbo Editor Of Womdn's Page;
Dear Madam-Could you tell me how
rouid take black spots off white buck
skin pumps? 1t looks as though | rubbed
them along n railing or some'hihs niaCh,
and the mark is permanent suppose
"ou understand what 7 mean, In fact,
l. looks like pitch on them. Please tell
me what you would do. NJ E NJ.
Marks Of this kind have been removed
or rather covered over with the regular
,ubita shoe dressing that you can buy at
tbs stores. Make very thick paste
OF the cleaner and apply it smoothly.
then brush il off when 1t gets dry, II
this does not remove the stain and you
ide' ether or turpentine- I hope you
vii be successful, for 1t is not p lensan'
to nave a perfectly good pair OF white
shoes ruined
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The Boy Who Goes to See His Nlother
Spends Most of His Time Out4of Ho,,.
IL Isn't Because He Isn't Glad to See Her. but lie Is
to KnoO He Is Near Her,

%NTELL, I'm going home to see my
w mother" announced the man In
the next office.
And everybody was delighted.
It's so nice to hear of n grown, busy
man, all filled with business cares and
interests. who pushes them aside early
on Saturday morning and takes a long,
stufy train ride just zee his mother.
And so the women In the office be-
came all sentimental and touched be-
cause this man was going all that dis
tance to see his mother.
When he got back on Monday morn
ing they pounced on him to know
whether he had had a good time.
There was scarcely one Of them who
wasn't imagining the soft music by
the orchestra scenes which must have
taken place at the reunion.
"VEs, I saw my mother" said the
L returned prodigal, ''and 7 had a
fine time-went fishing all day Sun
day"
BY careful calculation Il was discov-
cred that out of the day and half
which he spent at home he had had
most Of the half with his mother.
This was a come down from those
sentimental pictures Of the wandering
boy come home at last.
But it needn't have been.
Nine times out Of ten this is what
happens when boy comes home after
a long absence.
All the time he Is away he wants TO
see his mother; his greatest hope is
that vacation, short or long, which will
give him chance to get home.
And home means mother
MTHEN ii arrives, he catches the first
w train out. and almost runs from
the station to the house, he is 80 crazy
to see his mother.
Having seen her, and heard all her
news and told all bis, he eats the best
meal he has had in ages, sleeps In his
own bed IN his own room for the first
time in ages, eats a huge breakfast the
next morning-and goes out.
He may 90 to attend to some bust /.
ness, he may 60 to the movies, he may
90 to see his best girl--or he may 20
fishing.
But he goes out--and he stays out
until time for the next meal.
Unkind? Selfish? No, he doesn'
mean to be.
Coming home, even for short time,
means just that to him; he loves 10
think that he's home now, and he can
do anything he pleases.
LIE HAS his mother right there where
IL he can see her and talk to her any
time he wants to.
1t is a very nice, comforting feeling
and all he needs, all he has wished foI
during the long weeks Of his absence.
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PremOnitiOns

II the church Is too warm during the
ceremony a quarrel will cnEue; II too
cold. friends will prove false
II II rains on the bride as she goes
to be married. she will see pleasure come
from all her present trials
An evil spirit is going 10 destroy the
love life of the couple II a door squeaks
abou. the time of the Ccremonv
Loud laughter heard near the time o.
tho ceremony IL the prcmOnitlon Of tears
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Bedsvse she Is disappointed in one
@cn, Ndncp Hathacnp decides nerer
8tss TO little child in u lonely house
~ the Massachusetts coast, aud from
Re Fret dau Of her arrival. she iedrns
Aat Bruce Henderson. iittio Trir's
EHcle, has q sinister Influence over me
child. Nancy, in defving him. in
ours his enmiip. aud phen he fdkcs
Trir out for horseback lesson ard
brings her home IN dead faint.
Nancy is fearful Of the outcome. That
came night Bruce sends. for Nancy,
SSt she refuses to 90 10 him. aud he
edpioys her on her return from
s~utt
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she would have
hurried upstairs,
he paij quickly.
Just a moment.
Miss Hathaway, |
want to talk to
you"
She g W u n G
around on him
then.
'I bel We
Ellen gave YOU INV
message she said
coldly. There is
nothing we can
possibly have to
say to each other. ~
"Ah," he said
suavely. there |
don't agree with
yeu, for although
vo,, ynar pnt want
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DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
The Spdmp Pirates
by DADDY
CHAPTER v
How Help Came

"uELPi" screamed Peggy.
II But who was there to give helpf
She and Billy and Folly Wisher and
the two African ssvages were smother
ing in the smoke-f filled wigwam. There
were no other humans on Twinkling
Isle. Even the friendly fairies were
far awny, hiding from tho swamp
pirates.
Help" screamed Peggy again. II
wish somebody would come to our
rescue"
And somebody did come In answer
to the wish-a whole army Of some.
bodies. The somebodies were the
monkeys. They had grown tired Of
whacking each other with the fly
swatters and had gathered around tho
wigwam to see what had become OF
their human friends.
They couldn't understand what wis
tho matter when they found the door
way stuffed with leaves and branches.
Neither could they understand what
was the matter when they saw smoke
from Billy's smudge sitting through the
wigwam's wall Of leaves.
But when they heard Peggy call for
help they understood that. Peggy's
screams were IKE enc s1ledlns ing.
trouble. They knew something was
happening to their friends inside the
smoking wigwam.
Now when monkeys hear screams
shey uoh usuais n, ,nnA w. Jop,ar LIS
s"n'nth;na SrruaM, ''v%n frn, wSicb % tn Ace So
,,.hnn n a ,sorLcx bears .creoms be starts
t,r tba tn,lest tree TONS es fast as he
car 20
But monkeys are curious az we'll as
cautious. In this case they wanted to
see what was going on In the wigwan,
more than they wanted TO run away.
"a after their first scnmper Of alarm
they crspt back to the wtgwam:
They tried TO peek through the
holes from which the smoke was com :
ing, and got their eyes flled with
singing smoke. That made tht1n angry
and they tore at tho branches through
which the smoke was sitting. In thi'
way they opened up large holes In tht
wigwam. The smoke poured, Out
raster tHnu eVtT iEOnl tu'se utbS h'i'"
and made the monkeys eyes smart
more thnn before. Then the monkey
tore at the walls an the harder, , u",, =,
they had stripped inc "iB"am uo"" y
its bare poles.
The choking swamp pirates were thus
set free They fed blindly, desperately
rot knowing which way they went.
But Peggy, Billy, Folly Wisher an'
the African girl and brave lay on th'
ground as IL dead. The smoke ha'
filed their lungs until they hat
tainted.
Monkeys don't know much about get
ting person out of faint. In fact
they lon't know anything at all nhou
It. So far as they were concerne'
they would never have figured out
way TO bring the humans back to thei
senses.
But the sight of the fire made tn
monkeys think of one thing-that wa
how they had become hre,nen at tn
turning of the house OF iarriso'
Crusoe. They did as they rad d1n
then. They got goufds ana the
formed line from tbe nttle prook Z
The wagon. Along TINS ime the
rassed cold, clear water. Nnu WIZ
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OF course 4 isn't fall she want, :.
sne needs, she woH Id like to has bss.o OF "a
so that she can. range thinu
But It isn't ally Jays possib,. -.
to be satisfied. se' and II
FvEN If thel visit isn't v.,,
- forting to b rr as far as ,.., cons
son long enou gh is concsrness eisns her
knows that he, has been as ane, vI, she
get home as SHE was To bav0 dhniSious 70
And that the most importann,t" mn, como
being home is in being near IAN. n,,l part Of
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admitting girls
into public schools
on the half holi
days when boys
did not need the
building, war has
waged over cdu-
eating them.
To cultivate the
brain is to think.
and to think Is 70
abhor husband.
babies and nome.
seems to he the
male logic .
In China, All
old mandarin told
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Things You'll Loue to Makey
6 Ooll PincuskIon

II Dottys little dolly byeaks or she
tires of it you can put II tb good service
by making this darling little DOLL PIN.
1t will be nice for her rSom or even for
mothers boudoir Cut kmono style
dress from silk or satin. Seam the sides.
Stuff 1t with cotton. Shir the neck open.
armholes around the arms, and the bot
tom edge around tho legs If ruffies OF
lace finish the neck sleeves and bottom
your DOLL PINEUSHION will look
even sweeter. CA, small sawdust body
doll makes a very good foundation, as
you will not need to stuff the body of
the dress) FLORA.
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WHAT'S WHAT
BY HELEN DFCIF

The cylindrical glass or "tumbler" is
not seen on modern dinner.tables In
stead the crystal goblet or glass with a
stem ana base is used for water drink
ing. At family dinners the carafe or
water bottle Is rehlled and left on the
table after the goblets have been flled
with iced water. but at a company
dinner with service, the carate Is placed
on the serving table and the waiter re-
nils the glasses as needed.
Glass finger bowls are used after a
fruit course at breakfast, luncheon or
dinner A plate. with a small dolly
upon II, serves to hold the finger bowl,
which is half.filed with teptd water. 1t
is rather sybaritic taste TO put rose
petals. geranium leaves or slices OF
lemon into the finger water and this Is
rarely done nowadays When the fruit
is finished the tips of the fingers Zone
band at z & ,.ms) are DIPPED in the ,,ns finger
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=.
( he intr u d er
quietly searched
the room.
This Oriental
was determined TO
gain possession OF
the famous dia-
mond. His mas
ter. Julian Van
daveer, desired il.
A n d h is-Kis-
met 50 W n re-
wsrd would be a
q large one.
Industrio,,slr he
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The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries

/. What rather gruesome article "a
worn by one woman as a charm;
2. How can wornout automohil.
tire be used as a comfort for ths
children on a picnic or a summer
camp? -
8. Describe an easy way to make /,
pretty bookmark.
4. What flower means 'I Iovs
you'f?
3. How is new corset made wb,ch
is comfortable for sports or hot
weather?
6. In what different way Is straw
used to decorate black frock?
Yesterdays Answers
1. Telephone girls in Pueblo rose
nobly to the occasion by sticking
pluckily to their posts and warn.
Ing every one until the water cut
off all connections. 80
2. Keep electric light bulbs cleaned
in the cellar or any room where
they collect dust and SCOT quickly.
since II the heat is held in II be.
comes too great and may explode.
8. A checker block. made by cuttinr
out of a piece of stencil paper Or
some wood, and painting through
the hole Is an easily applied de.
sign for the amateur painter To-
use. - ''NI
4. The single China aster means 'I|
will think of it..
5. A striking trimming for sweater
which would be easy to copy Is
shown on a gray tuxedo sweater
which has a border of blue wooden
beads down the, side and around
the bottom.
6. Make a soft. pretty finish for the
baby's cap by adding a double
ruffle of the material, with
casing in the middle, through
which satin ribbon is run and
tied in a bow on top.
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A Birthday Gift for Him

To tbe Editor Of Womon's Pane
near Madam have known a young
man for about the last six months, but
tyo months ago, when l started to go
ont with him and have been going out
fUo ana three nights a week ever since,
not any place where It is expensive as
he has been out OF work for three
I would like TO give him some useful
glft and would like you to suggest some
thing through your wonderful column.
A. NJ. Il.
Unless you are engaged to this young
man il would not be proper to give him
anything more man a book or eome;;
be better Just 10 infite him 10 your
house for dinner on the evening OF his
birthday or something Of that Kind.
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Woman's Life and Loue

y WINIFRED HARPER COOLEY

C1NCE the early days, not more than
~ half century ago in America. when
the startling innovation was tried OF
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To Anxious"

There Is no harm In sending a man
you know we'll postcard from the place
where you are visiting. II you do not
know man we'll don't do It.
No. do not ask a man TO come in when
returning rom n roof garden II II is
after II o'clock
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CHAPTER XXI
The Second Warning

&C A LLOw me-" he said mockngly.
~ swinging the heavy door omen for
her to pass in ahead of him. But as
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Please Tell Me
What to Do
VIII Not Print Advice
BY CYNTHIA

Sic Clayton-While some might safely
do to make such suggestions broadcast.
Flirting of the kind you mention is q
dangerous pastime. Better meet girls
ather ways.
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The Homan's Exchange
n va,I.v Force by Trolley

r. III. Editor o. VVcmdn'S Pace;
Dear Madam-Can you tell me II can
go to valley b0ree bor viii il 7 goo?
VALLEY FORGE.
Won cannot get nearer than Norris.
iuu TaIIev Forge by trolley, but you
con do that and take a train from there
o% a bus The easiest way, to 60 from
PhiIadeiphia is to take the Reading
Railway on which a train runs right
bave ~ change at all " you went that
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LIE HAS his mother right there where
IL he can see her and talk to her any
time he wants to. |!
1t is a very nice, comforting feeling y
and all he needs, all he has wished foft
during the long weeks of his absence. !
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