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CHAPTER ~
Worlds Best Husband

SIAkT THIS SERIES HERR
The bride and groom are trying
to maintain individual freedom. But
the groom comes home, after a bad
business day. and Is chained to a
dish towel.
Certainly this is not a cheerful
home for my tired hubby to come
to-" I whispered. Jack, dearests'
I'm 90 sorry!"
know that I have the grandest
husband in this world. Jack at last
became conscious Of the confusion
about him. There wasn't a restfui
spot for his eyes to rest upon and 1t
was 6 p. m. He must have flinched
inwardly. For his mother is a de-
scendant of New England house,
wives. one who has profted by mod
ern inventions. Her home is the
perfect combination of inherited
housewifery with vacuum cleaners
and mangles.
But my adorable husband refused
to be irritated by the upheaval in
our little home.
"Come on. Peggins." he exclaimed.
Let's fix it up together" Let's make
1t an ad~venture!"
And things would have been all
right II Mary Smith had not stopped
with a bundle Of novels for me.
Aren't husbands angels!" 1
glowed. too enthusiastically In order
to conceal by humiliation.
Some Of them are!" Mary shook
her finger fetchingly at Jack. Mary
Smith is one of those devoted wives
who scheme to get away from home
once in a while to talk with other
girls husbands. She's so genuinely
Victorian that she dares to come
close TO coquetry. sometimes.
Jack with . dish towel In his
hand! Have I lived to see that! Why.
man alive, you're spelling Peg! Don't
do your work and hers. tool"
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OUR FIRST YEAR
: BIZ A BRIDE

Then Mary turned to me with.
Peg Take il from me! You can
get away with 1t once in a yearl II
it's your first yeari But be careful
how often you repeat the little joke.
Keep 1t up-and see what comes of
i'll"
1 knew perfectly well what would
come of It: Jack would find out that
his wife was not holding up her end
of the housekeeping business as
Mary Smith and his mother surely
did.
Perhaps II was as well that Many
caught me in the depths of my dis
grace. For then and there / resolved
never again to make such an exhibit
ton Of my W inefficiency.
guess what / need is more will
power. It's easy enough for me to
promise myself to do big things.
Jack Is different. He seems v
to have to call upon his will power
to make himself do anything. He
never has to made a deliberate
choice between right and wrong.
And because he is SO right normal
ly, he has such boundless faith IN
me. Never once did he hold me
responsible for the disorder in my
apartment. He simply concluded
that I had done the best I could. and
| that / wasn't to blame, that it was
unavoidable.
Better hire a woman to help you,
Peggins. Get her several days a
week" he suggested.
"But we can't AFFORD her-if we
J abide by our budget" / reminded
| him. 1T can have her two days a
| week and no more," And I ought to
| have added that that was enough In
a family of two in q fiat of three
| rooms and q bath.
Cant you afford her while the
rehearsals last?"
Oh, Jack is SO thoughtful. so dear.
He must not discover how indolent
I can be, "by fits and starts"
Ito he C~ontinued)
DOWNRIGHT, 1922, N. E. A.
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IDFte QucotiOus
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
acted in the ~silliest fashion.
First II stood on its head, then az
ter awhile, firing OF that. IL spun
around dizzily for several minutes.
When il had righted itself it stayed
put for a few seconds. then suddenly
without any warning. 1t whizzed By
as though IL were on rollers and
stood behind the Twins.
why. we're past it." laughed
Nancy. I'VE must be in the King
dom OF the Diddyevvers at last. The
Fairy Queen said II was just beyond
the Seven Mountains and this is the
seventh"
But Iook," pointed Nick.
The mountain had made a crazy
circle and swung around in front OF
them again. Then It seemed to dis
appear altogether.
"I wish the old thing would stay
away for good" grumbled Nick.
where do you suppose it's gomez"
Nancy pointed to a tiny speck Ia
the distance. There it is" she said.
saw" said Nick. suddenly. when
this old mountain a move around
the way II does how do we know we
were walking all that time in the
risiht direction? We may be ten
mils. too FIR to the right or ten to
the ley. There isn't any path TO
guide us here"
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Kitchen Hints
Tempting Menus

The daily question. what shall
we have for dessert?" 10 always the
cooks hardest problem. Many de-
tails must be considered. Fruit -
always proper to serve with fish or
fat meats Either fresh or stewcd
fruit may be used.
But IL a fruit dessert Is chosen
the salad should not be Of fruit nor
should a fruit cup be served at the
beginning q the meal. A rich,
heavy dessert should never follow
a rich. heavy meal. A fruit leo
or a geiatine dessert served with a
delicate cake is the most satisfac-
tory finish for a ~long-course dinner.
These rules are foY everyday des-
eerts that will supply the average
DINNER viii. tho needed sweet.
Stewed Figs
One pound figs. q cup sugar.
Juice 1 lemon. 2 cups water.
Choose the whole figs for stew.
ing. Wash we'll enrough several
waters. Bring the water to the boil
Ing point and add washed figs.
Simmer over a slow tire closely
covered for half an hour. Add sugar
and lemon juice ana simmer unco -
cred for an hour. Let cool in the
AlIuU. otINo COlu Will OOAlCu Nd9-
tard or whipped cream.
Rhubarb and Prune Pie
Three cups diced rhubarb, IL
prunes. 2 eggs. TX cups sugar. "
teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons sugar.
Wash prunes and soak in cold
water to cover for an hour. Put
prunes. water and rhubarb in a stew
pan and cook until prunes are ten
der. Skim prunes from mixture and
move stones. Chop prune pulp and
return to rhubarb.
Add sugar. salt and the yolks of
the eggs slightly beaten. Stir and
cook over a slow fire till mixture
thickens. Turn into a baked pie
shell. Cover with the whites of the
eggs beaten till stiff and dry with
four tablespoons sugar and put in a
hot oven for eight minutes to brown.
Dried Apricot Jelly
One cup dried apricots, l cup su-
gar, / lemon, / tablespoon granu-
lated gelatine. u cup cold water,
IN cups boiling water.
Wash apricots through several
waters. Let stand in cold water for
four hours. changing the water
every lalI nOur. 0Tdlu anu Pout
boiling water over fruit. Let stand
Ave minutes and drain. Put In q
stew pan with boiling water to cover
and simmer till tender.
1t will take about two hours. Rub
through a sieve and measure. Add
enough boiling water to make three
cups. Add sugar. Soften gelatine
In cold water. Bring apricot mix
ture to the boiling point and stir In
gelatine. Add juice Of lemon and
turn into q mold to chill and become
firm. Serve with whipped cream OF
boiled custard.
Boiled Custard for Pudding Sauce
Two cups milk. s tablespoons
sugar, u teaspoon salt. 8 egg yolks
II teaspoon vanilla, Q tablespoon
heavy cream. -,
Scald milk in double boiler. Mi
sugar and salt with yolks of eggs
Pour scalded milk on egg mixture
stirring constantly to dissolve sugar
Return to double boiler and cool
over hot water till custard coats tn.
spoon. Stir in the cream and cool
one minute longer. Remove iron
hot water and put in a pan OF coli
water to cool quickly. When coo
add camilla.
Copyright, 1922, NEA Service)
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tendance, In the morning. preaching
of appropriate sermons and the urg-
ing of everyone to write or wire his
mother on that day or send her now-
ers.
Mothers Day was originated by
Miss Anna Jarvis. of Philadelphia.
The American Legion Auxiliary Is
composed Of the mothers. wives. Sis
tiers and daughters Of Legion men.
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n you ARE WELL BRED

You will, II hostess. cas- the m
barrassment of one who accidentally
zniIIs something on the tablecloth.
You will, when travelling alone,
preserve your dignity and maintain
reserve. IA.
You will, when travelling with
children, keep them as orderly -
possible and not in other travellers
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~ oI0 WoWEN NOWADAYs

rr,S~rr dresa. hair dressera, faciaI. ex'
rertS ana cosmetics all combine 70 keep
pgnnsn al All ages young n attractive
in appearance. Not until the teiitais
anrs a. some aflment or weakness de-
yeiops 10 drag . woman down does she
really look her age. - -
her family 10 keep herself young In ap-
nsarance' and happy. When headaches.
hacklche or THE blues" develop or
when a m reaches the trying age
81 forty ave to nifty. Lydia T. Pinknam's
Vsretable Compound may be depended
upon OF keep her in health as It has so
many other women whose letters we are
continually publishing in this paper
Adv.
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Wall Paper

Persons who don't know. what
ails them" may find a cure in choice
of a wall paper that suits their
tastes. 1t has been proven that wall
paper can produce nervousness and
irritability, If its tones clashes with
the feelings of anyone in the house.
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To keep cut flowers fresh. clip
their stems. By doing this it will be
found flowers will remain alive sew
eral days longer than usual.
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LAnOlcuIn

Linoleum covering the kitchen
floor can be made to last twice as
long II 1t Is covered with varnish. II
painted early some evening 1t win
be found dry by morning.
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Sewing Machine

Whether your sewing machine
squeaks or not 1t IL best to give 1t q
monthly oiling. This prevents the
wear on small parts and will keep
the machine in tip-top order.
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When there is no upstairs connec-
ton to the cellar light, you will
make 1t easier to enter the cellar
at night by running a cord from
the switch chain to the head Of the
stairs.
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Hair

Hair
To prevent the water drain of the
wash basin from clogging up. loose
hair should never be allowed to
drain through. II the water Is let
of slowly the hair remaining could
be cleaned out and thrown into the
refuse pail.
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Furniture

neutral feeling about the home. try
changing the furniture around. A
change in the setting often renews
yigor and interest in the household
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The best gardens are those with
out weeds. Keep your garden weed
ed. When stray plants are allowed
to grow they take up the moisture
and thus rob vegetable or flower
plants of It.
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Color

Too much color in a room is WORSE
than none at all. Contrasting coiors
in an otherwise dull room puts NE
into the whole arrangement.
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When it IL necessary to use but
half a lemon the other half will keep
much longer If turned cut side down
In the ice box. Leaving the cut side
up dries the lemon out.
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Mud

Spring mud brought in by sonny
can best be cleaned OF by allowing
it to dry over night and brushing II
of at cleaning time In the morning.
The electric suction sweeper would
be even better than brushing.
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By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

AT that the mountain made 4
quick swoop right toward them. dk,
a person on roller skates, or like Al
enormous express train. 1t looked
as though the Twins would be nat
tened out in another minute like two
little pancakes, but II stopped rfGh'
in front of their noses. not . yart
away.
Are you frightened? ?" asked tbs
mountain suddenly.
mo. IL you mean u.s." answered
Nick, bravely.
"Are you mad?" asked the noun.
tain.
No"
what are your"
PUZZLED" answered the little boy
I'VE think you've lost your wits"
That's the answer" said III
mountain kindly. "Only / havon'
lost my wits. I'm wisest of all Tn
here to try peoples patience an
you didn't lose yours at all. Here's
the path. You may 60 safely m
children"
(To be continuedD
Copyright. 1922. NEA Service)
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Humidity

The water trough at h bottom OF
the furnace should always be niieo
with water while the house - pelns
heated. Dry heat is unhealthy. be
sides, less heat Is needed to heat tne
room when the humidity 10 kept up
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-21

Elect Newark Woman
CINCINNATI. o., April 21-The
ladies of the Oriental Shrine Of
North America. last night elected as
first brand ceremonial lady. Mrs. H.
Howard, of Newark, N. ].
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GARBAGE

Garbage
Now is the time to begin putting
chloride of lime into the garbage can
to prevent flies and other insects
from forming. The al should be
kept covered and in the shade. at all
times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-21
Plants

When branches OF q house plant
start to die clip them off. This aids
In keeping the plant In best proper
shape.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

X o s L l. A n ID
WILL HOLD THEIR FIRST DANCE
TUESDAY. APRIL IS
AT MORGAN. n. j.
This Place 10 Under New Management
Dancing Every "Wednesday and Saturday
Niehts After Decoration Day
Music for April 25fh By
GLOSS ORCHESTRA
Managed BY L. w. Straub
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Sterilizcr

Sterilizcr
The tea kettle can be an sflcIeu5
sterilizer for baby's water. n III
mouth of the spout il closed With :
cork. This keeps the steam inoI6t
so 1t will react on the water.
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The Czech Drama (by Paul
Selzer.) Two Cossacks (Basen
j. S. Machara, prelozena P. Sci
verem.) Month in Czechoslo-
vakia. Arbitration Court.
Crank Dolezal, predseda praz
skeho arbitracniho soudu sta
vebniho primyslu.) An Anci-
ent Toast. (Basen j. V. Sladka
prelozena j. Hullou.) Our
Women in Sports. (By Miss
Milkas Havlickovas) Central
Europe of Today. ] (By Ales
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Edward Frank.) In the Cata-
combs. (Basen j. S .Machara,
prelozena P. Selverem.) Here
and There. Current Topics. (By
the Editor.) V tomto elsie jsou
vyobrazeni: Antonin Svehla,
novy premier Ceskoslovenska
Helena Glory miss Kathlena
MacDonel) a Radius, a Ro'
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platne ma Czechoslovak Re.
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PE1lNkAKNIEIA vYJDE VII
SOPADU v PRAZE:

Bude to II. rocnik "RoGenky
s6eskoslovensk6 Republiky".-
.JE /. rocnik vyvolal svou bo-
lhatostf pfijemne prekvapenf a
Ivelikou radost, protoze nam
'nazorne objektivne predvedl
;mezinarodni situaci Ceskoslo-
fvenske Republiky i jeji vnitfnI
stav. Ease prispeli do publi-
kace prednl politikove, naro-
dohospodari spisovatele ce-
Sti a Ease najdeme v nj i pfi-
spevky' ministrd republiky a
Ease il zredigoval poslanec DIR.
HAHN. Co mas Americany test
obzvlaste pri IL. rocniku, jest,
re v mem budou take clanky o
mas Cesfch Slovacich v Ame-
rice; napsali je pan rid. Tom.
Capek v New Yorku a panove
DR.. Stangler a DIR. Sum, oba
u ceskoslovenskeho vyslanectvi
We Washingtone. "Rocenka"
bude stati vazana pouze Kc SO
a kdo naSincd 81 il bude pfa-
ii koupiti, mdze Sc prihlasiti u
nektereho domaciho ceskoslo-
venskeho knihkupce, nebo at
zasle penize ma adresu: W.
davatelstvo "Rocenky ceskoslo
|venske Republiky" Praha H.,
Marianska ul. {. 8: v tomto
druhem pripade must poslati
vice 10-K, tedy dohromady
Cox a dostane velikou kni-
hu, We ktere bude nejrozmani-
tejsiho cteni Ma cely rok.
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Nedoroxumeni.

v Podkarpatske Rusi melo
byti obsazeno misto. Podmin-
kou bylo umet malorusky. Pri-
hlasil sc clovek. "Znate pod
minku? Unite malorusky?"
"Malo rusky? Moe malo, skoro
nic!"
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" obchOde hudebninami.

Sluzka: "Dejte mi sDolarove
princezny." - Priruci: "Ctyf-
rucne?" Sluzka (urazena)
"Copak 81 myslite, re je nase
milostpani nejaka opice, aby
mela ctyri ruce,?"
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"a velkyml stromy, kOnstato-
val, re bylo jiz mnohem vice
casu uplynulo cd pocatku ma
vstevy jeho, jak ami nemyslil.
"U vas, sestfenko, plynou|
hodiny tax rychle, ze by Sc clio!
vek stal snadno indiskretnim.
Muslin vas opustiti."
"Ale aniz byste slfbil, ze O.
pet prijdete?"
"Bud'te jista, ze mne uvidi-
te velmi brzy!"
Doprovodila jej az k mrizi
a utrhnuvsi jednu z krasnych
razi,i ktere kvetly ma vstupnim
pavillonu, podala mu il. Ucho-
pill ruku, jez Sc k nemu vztaho
vala a velmi zvolna il polfbil,
aniz by ona cinila odpor. Lucie
Sc divala, jak vstupuje do fla
kru, ktery wal S sebou a kdyz
odjizdel, pravila:
"Na brzkou shledanou!"
''Na brzkou shledanou!"
Ia okamzik jf jiz nevidel, a.
le mel5v sobe retkoanou' vzpo-
minku ma nj. Myslil jen ma nj ce
II pristi tyden. Velice stezi jen
Sc mohl udrzeti, ably j nepsal.
Postal do Parize stajneho pro
kobylu a sotva prisla do Cra-
vantu, navykl 81 jezditi ma nj
kazdy den. Focal hiatt, kdyz
odpovidal hrabence ma otazku,
odkud je toto hezke zvire, re
je' koupil v prodeji zavodniho
hfebcince. Proc zastiral prav-
du, on, ktery tax slime odpiral
Iii? Proc docela proste nevy-
pravel Mine historii, jak po-
znal svou sestrenku? Mohl sc
obavati odporu sve choti? Ne
lYedel napred, re prvni jeji slo-
va by byla:
"Mate sestrenku? Prived'te
mi ji!'
! Nebylo vse, co tykalo sc Ar
manda, dokonale? A nalezti
prilezitost, dosvedciti O jednou
vice .svemu choti, kolik il lezl
ma srdci, ably Sc mu libila, ne
bylo by to pro nj st'astnou ma.
hodou? Proc tedy Armand MI
Gel? Nehledal duvodl nahl6
dvojakosti. Ale myslil nejasne
be by byl v nesnazich, ably po.
yedel sve choti existenci slec'
ny Andrimontovy. Nevyhnul Sc
| stejn6 tomu, ably rekl Lucii {
hrab6nce? Ami slovo nevyslo /
| jehO ust, jez by objasnilo div
ce jeho spolecenske postaveni
! Mohla jej povazovati "a neze
/ nateho. Neucinil mic, ably tai
nemyslila. Zprvu jakysi stut
mu zabranil mluviti o hraben
: ce pred touto cizinkou, jeji;
| minulesti neznal a Q jejiz mra'
nostihebyl bez pochyb. Pozde
iii, kdyz Sc jeho podezfeni ro'
ptylilo, kdyz Sc mu ukazala p
divinska povaha a jista poces
:. most Luciina, kdyz konecn
podlehl pavabu rozkosne a v
l zmatek uvadeiici bytosti, "a
chovaval mlceni vice nez jindy
: Jakou tilohu Sc tedy chysta
hrati? Jake zalohys cinil pr
: budoucnost? Jak t6lik pretvai
n ky u muze tax pfimeho?
i Drn. cnx N:1n,,, xor;% hn1l0C
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Spojenych deer konfederace.
kdyby teta. Teto, chcete jezditi
ma koni Sc mnou?"
Smala Sc detinsky, upfimne.,
zvucne pri myslence, ze by do
bra pani Mathisenova tocila Sc
ma koni vedle nj. Stara DANA
il mfrne hrozila pro jejf neucti
vost. Lucie il polibila, ably do
sahla jejiho odpusteni a zaha-
jujic pochod, vedla Amanda
do stale, kde We velmi dobre u
drzovanych boxech roztahova-
ly dive rozkosne kobyly mlrne-
no Okla bezstarostne svou sla-
mu. Divka je pohladila rukou,
obdivujic vysku jejich rouba,
jemnost jejich kolen a puvab
jejich size, Sc zkusenou zdrzen
livosti nekoho, kdo stale I'll me
vi zviraty a zna jejich cenu.
"To je Polly" rekla, preji-
zdejic bilymi prsty po chri-
pich zvirete. "Mohu rici, ze
jsem il vychovala. Chodi "a
mnou jako pes. Ale neni prl-
vetiva, mali ndjaky vrtoch. Je
to velka skoda, re nebude mo-
ci mic delati. Bratranku, pro-
kate mi sluzbu, vezmete 81 ji."
Armand neocekaval teto ma
bidky. Rozmachl Sc sirokym
gestem protestu a byl We vel
kych rozpacich, neveda co RI
+. ci, ably neurazil divku a nepfi-
jal prece teto nabidky. Lucie
spozorovala jeho rozpaky. Ia
rdela Sc a oboci jeji Sc z1zilo.
Zmocnilo Sc j zive pohnuti
pri myslence, re by il hrabe
mohl odpovedeti odmitave. CT
tia Sc pokorena, jakoby j byl
dal ma srozumenou, re nema
byti mezi mimi mic spolecneho,
hadala. ze snad ZdyOrileiSi for
mou sdfli predsudky sve rodi-
ny v1ci nj. Jeji srdce, jez Sc po
: cinalo otvirati sympatii Sc bo-
lestne stahlo a Shy j vstouply
/. do oci, podivala Sc ma hrabete
tax zoufale, re byl jeste vice
zmaten. Mel velmi ureity po-
cit, re bezucelne a nespravedli
: We ucinil divce hore, nechtel
: il ponechati casu, ably zadala
"a vysvetleni a uchvacen ci'
; tenn, ktereho sc nesnazil Zadr'
, zeti, rekl:
l. "Omluvte mne, draha Sc
strenko, jestlize jsem zprvl
; Sc zdal trochu prekvapen vas
roztomilou nabidkou. Nemohl
nez byti velmi st'asten, budu-l
i miti toto rozkosne zvire. Priji
! mann je, nepochybujte o tom, a.
: Sc obavam, ze vas no zbavim
Ale vidim dobre, re chcete by
a. ii Ike mne laskava a nechci by
8, ii k vam nezdvorily, kdybycl
a Sc dal prositi. Prijmete ted,
0 me diky a bud'te ujistena, re $
' S Polly bude jednati Sc vsem
a ohledy, jichz potfebuje."
- Luciin oblicej Sc vyjasni
e Spokojene 81 oddychla, podal
k Armandovi ruku s chlapecko
e dhvernosti a rekla:
al "Oh,! Pusobite mi velmi We
o kou radost." s.
n Byla to pravda, zarila. Wa
n la hrivu kobyly mezi prsty
} JENNIE il hladic, pravila:
- ''Budes st'astna, Polly buds
ii NIT dobreho pana 49,"
D., Odesli do zahrady a A,
Il mand vida, ze slunce Sc sklal
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PRODA Sc dobry reznicky OBJ
chod, kde sc trzi 10000 tydne
'hotove. Naleza Sc ma zap.s25.
ulici. Zavolejte tel. Lincoln
242. Tez mann v prodeji pekny
cukrovinkovy obchod {. 1907
Miles Ave., pfi tribe as $400
tydne, proti skole. da Sc LEVINE.
Haste sc tamtez.
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Lucie, zaric a usmivajic Sc, BIZ
le oblecena, s nepokrytou hla-
YOU, krasne White vlasy majic
zachyceny jen hfebenem re sve
tie zelvoviny. Kdyz Armand zd
stal ma okamzik bez pohnuti
radosti mad timto rozkosnym
zjevem, divka ucinila zdvize-
nou pazi rozkosne gesto privf-
tanf a aiukazujic mu 'ddm, rekla
proste: !,
"Vejdete bratranku. We va
81 osobe prichazi dnes ke nine,
celia ma rodina."
Zach, boze! Byla kdysi dosti
tvrda tato rodina," rekla "a
Armandem stara pani Mathise-
nova. "Tva uboha matka mno-
no plakala mdj ubohy bratr
pro nj mnoho trpel."
"Teto!" zaseptala Lucie.
"Ano. Vim. Chces zapome-
nouti a mas pravdu, ale nevzpo
minas, jako ia. Byla jsi docela
mala. Konecne nemluvme jiz
o tom ="
Vesli do rozkosneho salonu,
potazeneho indianskymi latka-
mi $ velkymi kvety a opatfene
no nabytkem vsech slohd a
vseho pGvodu. Lucie usedla ma
malou pohovku rovnym leno-
chem a ukazujic hrabeti ma le-
noSku, rekla: e.
"Byl jste velice laskav, re
jste mne navstivil. Nyni jsem
trochu zarizena a myslim, re
sc mi tn bude libiti."
'Budete tn bydliti tedy cely
rDk?" otazal Sc Armand.
"Ano, cely rok. Vybrala
jsem 81 tuto parizskou ctvrt' k
Will jeji zeleni a svezesti. Po-
myslete 81, re jsem lila az do
sud stale uprostred velkych
rovin ma bfehu jezer a nikoli
uzavrena v dusnych ulicich
mestskych. Maj otec mel pan
stvi ma bfehu sv. Vavrince. AZ
do dvaceti let jsem vyrostla ma
svobode jako divoky kun. Pre-
chod mezi mymi sirymi savanna
mi a bytem beze vzduchu sc mi
zdal trochu prilis nahly. Zde
aspon budu miti trochu prosto-
ru kolem sebe a sousedy ne
prilis blizko. Chci-li ma pro-
chazku, ma mdocela blizko Le-
six a ten je rozkosny. Stale
jsem mnoho jezdila ma koni,
Snad budu miti napad zaclti
znovu, neni-li prilis pohorsli-
We videti v Parizi mladou div.
ku vyjizdeti docela samu ja,
ko Amazonka."
Armand vubec neodpovede
ma tuto skrytou otazku, ale je
no vyraz byl bez pochyby vel
mi vyznacny, nebot' Lucie 81
dala do smichu a pc lehken
preruseni Tekla:
'Ano, bylo by to prilis po
horslive? Neudelam to tedy ia
ko tolik jinych veci, ktere m
byly prijemne zde Sc zdaji NJ
pripustny. Muslin 81 navyknou
ii vasim francouzskym zpuso
bum, ktere nejsou docela shod
ny nafimi zvyky americky
mi -. Ale S trochu dobre vul
a nekterymi radami to dokazi.
"Kdo vam da tyto rady?" Q
tazal sc Armand, "nebot' pri
poustim, re jsou vam nutny."
Pohledla ma neho a rekl
klidne:
"Ale Wy, budete-li tax dc
bry vuci ubohe, docela nezna
le divce."
Byl prekvapen primosti tet
odpovedi, nA kterou Sc VISA
chystal. Uprev pohled ma LII
Gin oblicej, pozoroval il bt
dive, hledaje nejake znamk!
jez by odkryly jeji tajnou m,
slenku. Mel co ciniti cistym
jasnym ditetem, ci spise Sc SIN
lou d chytrou koketou? Cist
cello slecny Andrimontovy, je
jasne oci, usmevava usta, sve
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