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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-05
CHAPTER v
ReUenge

&E>O HIS amazemcnt Dick found the
= ~ unnatural bravado that had nerved
Z 3m up to the point Of doing a des-
IN ~ he stood there before the man
3Weo had interfered just in time TO
I. yeevent the catastrophe.
- to Carey Phelps: he had felt n boy
Y admiration for him. and when
S(<k's father had died and Carey had
- appointed his legal guardian. II
ndship had developed between the
~ men which had persisted long
~ Dick had come of age.
Tonight it seemed to Dick as il he
'XrkS once more the boy and Carey
Aecsps the older. more experienced
4fiend; and the reaction that had be-
pun to set in made it impossible for
MIN to lie out of the situation. His
nerves were going back on him and he
ehattercd. and finally. with half
muttered exclamation. he sank into n
chair and buried his head in his arms.
He felt suddenly Careys strong fin
ears on his shoulders shaking him
gently.
Come on. old fellow. pull yourself
;yoeether; you mustn't give way. you
NOV, now that it's all over. Do you
think YOU can tell me about it. Dick? /?
Are you in trouble of any kind
In trOublc?' The boy looked up
suddenly and his blue eyes were stark
with misery. I'm in love with n
woman, Carey. woman who hasn't
ony use for me. I've reached n point
Ihere i don't want to live any longer.
81 tell you: cant live without her {.
Why couldn't you have let me alone?
Why did you have to come around here
fonight?"
Some day you'll thank me for COM
ING here tonight" Carey returned
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Yes. the charming actress. voted b!
artist and lnyman the most beautiful
girl in the world. has her own little
hair troubles too.
To begin with. her hair is of that
extremely fine texture that requires
more attention by reason of its Silki.
ness. 1t Is not of great length. com.
ing a little below the shoulder blades,
but growing quite abundantly from out
her scalp. 1t is quite without natural
curl. much to- the beauty's great sOr-
row. for therein lies most of her trOu-
bles Of coiffure. She has to have it
marcelled frequently. as the curl re-
mains not so long as If the hair were a
bit more wiry or coarse.
She puts a powerful lot Of faith in
the hair brush as a. comeback. She
brushes it morning and night. and II
she has to comb her hair second or
third time during the day she gives it
an additional brushing before it goes
up.
Every Friday morning for years she
has had the hair dresser come TO her
home and give her shampoo. The
ceremony begins with thorough brush
ing by the visiting hair dresser. Then
her head is immersed in bow! of warm
water-not hot. A lather is produced
by reducing white soap to liquid,
pouring IT over the hair and into the
scalp, and rubbing. Three different
lathers and rinsings are INDUCED in.
then spraying with lukewarm water
is given. and n final rinse in a weak
solution of white vinegar. This. she
believes. provides hufiness and luster.
The final rinse with every fourth
shampoo is of different nature. The
hair dresser buys hennn leaves il,
whole quantity. handful Of which
she adds to big pail of water. stecps
it 80 that the liquid has no red or brown
cast to it but an ivory color. which doe.
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Can You Tell?
Rv r. j. and A. W. Bodmer
What Makes Us Hungry

uoro vou ever wondered what causes
the hungry feeling. and 'h~e ~ ,nins We Ms
know as hunger pains: Nhen ."''
happens the stomach is haVins pe''a ,r'.
tic or worn like contracti"hs. "es.
movements or cOntrnctlons ARE Nv. ~
all similar to the muscular cohtr"cuons
which take place in the stomach WY"
fnod il going through the process OF di-
oestion The contractions of the stom-
och during the proce<s of digestion are
comnorotiycly slow. but when the stom-
ach is empty these movements or con
trnctions are stronger. and after little
t;me bcoome &C severe that we become
quite conscious Of them. The first feel
inr we have is one of hunger.
II these contractions increase In So
vcrity. as they will if we do not supply
thc stomach with food. we notice a
feeling of pain. This is caused by the
contraction of the "pylOrus us-the lower
and right opening of the stomach lead
ing to the small intestine. AS n rule
these hunger pains are felt three or four
hours after eating, and disappear very
quickly when food is taken. hunger
pains are sometimes felt early IN the
morning, but are more apt to he felt at
later hours in the day. If we go long
time without eating.
The lower and right opening of the
stomach. called the ''pylorns. makes
from $500 to 1000 contrartiOns during
the diyesting Of meal. These cOntrac- :
tions begin just as soon as the liQuefied
PARTICLES Of food reach this part of the
stomach. Hunger pains can be stopped
Immediately by drinking water. or TAX
| ing acid or sugar into the mouth.
TOmOrrOw-Why Does Blue Serge L0Ol,
Best OH Most Men?
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TIE Oldest Daughter Chose ihe Hay
That She Thought Would Be the. Easiest
But Wasn't Long Before She Found Like Everybody Else
Who Tries This That II Vas Even Harder 4
3 .,. Than the Other Way i,

sire to carry out that idea than II is
faith in the plan that makes us so
stubborn.
Very often It is just an OLE, forgotten
vow made half In earnest, that holds US.
"Well, IL you people move nway. 1
won't 20 with you. No. sir, III stay,
IL I have to live in boarding. house
and 60 to work." we may have said.
And then. when they do move. we
remember that threat which everybody
must live up to 1t.
TT WOULD be so much easier to live
i and move and have our being II we
always did what we know is right, in
stead of trying to do something else and
pretend that we think 1t right.
Half the time we cheat our con-
sciences by making believe that we have
Interpreted their warnings. when oil the
time we know we are just putting our
hands over their mouths and going on
regardless Of them.
The oldest daughter must have known
that she should have gone with the
family, to help them get settled, to
break in the new home. to get &C.
Quainted with the new neighbors along
with the rest Of them.
But she was established there in the
| old home town. she had her friends and
her position all made.
! It was the easiest thing to do!
And how often we choose that in q
weak moment, only to find 1t harder
than anything we ever dreamed OF.
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"Of course he's nleasant that : what
makes me SO peeved when he pulls this
high and mighty stuff
High and mighty stuff
Yes He had some fgurin: 20 do
Today and l went in TO ask him about
getting the mail out to the branch Of
If I was a bonc-and he was bull
dog
Virginia Uttered nervously.
Maybe he was busy-and forgot.
That's just it, said Paul. darkly.
He hasn't any right to forget. Sup
posing l forgot. some time. and when he
came out to my desk ! should sneer at
him or-or something like that?'
The telephone bell. trilling its shrill
summons. interrupted him.
He was engaged at the phone for
several minutes. but when he returned
to the living room he was smiling-and
vet just a little bit weighted with a
certain subtle air of grave importance.
The boss he said crisply. He's
in an awful jam o work down at the
Office and phones up TO ask if I'd mind
coming down TO help him out. I'll have
to ask you to just cook ne up some eggs
or any old thing that's quick. dear. and
III hurry down there He paused as
he rummaged for fresh collar. Gee
whiz. the boss certainly does depend
on me. at that. honey
And Nirginia-well, she just smiled
wiscly-and patted her big little boy
as she kissed him good-by at the door
Tomorrow-!AnOt,er Complex
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not affect the color Of the hair. Re.
specting her hair drcsser's claim. the
actress believes it preserves the natural
tone Of her hair and is healthful.
1T actually takes longer to dry my
hair than to wash it," says the beauty,
because / insist upon its being rubbed
dry after n preliminary procedure of
swathing 1t in hot towels. That's
where my girl gets in her most excel
lent work on my hair. She messages
my scalp until the hair is perfectly dry.
which is equivalent to one complete
and consistently regular scalp massage
every week"
The lovely contour of her head is
due in part to the studied line of be =
coming coiffure. This is how she does
it. She begins by making part from
the center Of her head straight down
the middle of the back. separating 1t in
two distinct parts and leaving the front
hair all free She takes the left side
of the back and pins that pretty well
toward the middle of the back head
Then she makes what she calls two.
inch part on the left front. leaving the
right front TO be taken care of later
From the twO-inch part she weave.
the left hair into becoming lines, pin
ming it here and there as she draws II
back over the left car and tucking the
ends in with the left back. Then the
front right is taken and arranged
down on the forehead first. then drawr
back over ears and over the back hail
to complete the French swirl. Aftel
this has all been pinned down she take,
fine comb. pulls the hair over tn,
forehead. and iluffs il out on the from
part of the head until it assumes JUS
the right degree Of height and line be
fore the net is put over It. 1t ma,
sound much moro complicated than tn,
! procedure really is. and the success o
it is in practicing until you get tn,
! lines that suit your face.
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BIZ Helen Decie

1t is a trite statement to say that
this is a large country. But, because
of its enormous size, it's difference in
it's varied peoples certain little bylaws
Of one latitude are not followed strictly
In another. For instance, In Boston or
Philadelphia 1t Is net customary to Of
fer refreshments to callers, unless at a
tea or reception, although even In those
two cltadels Of conservatism a cup OF
tea may be offered to visitor who
hour from to c'clock).
On the other hand in Louisiana 1t IL
quite all right" to offer coffee to tho
visitor who calls at any hour of the
| o thousand miles for a cupful of that
Louisiana French coffee . Western and
Southern hospitality is more pronounced
AT this date, 30 that lthere 10 no ~.
treatment rule" which pplies with eQual
forcs 70. ali sections Amaeasas
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Remember This

She had cut her finger, and conse =
quently had had to protect it after
ward with adhesive plaster. But. the
next day, when she found it was mend :
ing we'll enough to leave this off, she
trying to remove the marks of the stick
mess. Funny how there's always n
kind friend who comes along with q
suggestion, isn't 1t? But it was rather
nice in this ease, because all she had I,
do was to apply n Hpeck of turpentine
and there was perfectly clean finger
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For the Teeth

70 tho Editor OF Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam would like 10 kno,,
what would whiten yellow teeth. I hSvs
very yellow teeth and have tried an.
one for the teeth. which will clean thst,
without hurting them? >''@"
Can you please tell me the mean,n.
of the following pames? Sarah, NatsiIss
Dorothy. Helen and Fannie? s. D. F'
II you use prepared chalk on yopr
You may buy this at any drug stors'
where they will also recommend to yo,,
a good tooth paste. '~N
The meaning of Sarah Is a princs..
Dorothy signifies the gift CT God, HsIsn
stands for aliuring and Fannie IN
nickname for Frances. which mss,s
free, Does any reader know specisi
meaning for Natalie?
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Things You'll Lore TO Make

Nv VELVET FLOWER BAG is
|3sihins new in the bag field. Cut five
ahmed pieces of velvet. tSee Dia.
.A'O. Line them with silk OF
eolor YOU prefer. Either face them
sftonhole the edges with silk or
Cut circle Of cardboard. The
S6<er of the circle should be about
mo size rs the length of each petal.
7v the circle with velvet Oh one side
TI,ith silk on the other. Shir the
- edges Of the petals. Stitch them
- circle, overlapping the petals at
80 . half inch. Stitch the petals
~ where they overlap. Make two
stitching through the petals
- 70 form q casing. Then
SS hvough to form the strings
lt119 VELVET FLOWER
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Il always thought
you and the chief
were very friendly.
personally
L II at the
trouble. said Paul.
again bitterly. "l'm
too friendly with him.
He-he takes advan-
tage of it
He lapsed into a
moody silence.
I'm sure / thought
he was awfully pleas
ant murmured Nir-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-05

II1HEN the family moved away TO
w another city. the Oldest daughter
decided that her good position and her
friends meant too much to her to be
left.
So she stayed behind. took q room
in a boarding house and held on to her
job.
Her friends were very nice to her'
but, after all. there was no change IN
her condition as far as they were con-
cerned, and 1t wasn't long before things
went back to their old casual state
again. ...
And then she began to realize what
she had done.
She couldn't expect people to treat
her ms a guest always, and.yet when
IL lust happened that there were no
porties to 20 TO in the evening, ana
no friends chanced to drop in, why, she
was the lone!iest person in the world
Whenever she happened to pass the
old house where the family had; oeen 80
happy together she felt as II she were
I Even letters from the new home didn :
cheer her up as they should have; they
onlv made her realize more keeniy the
distance between her and the family,
the difference between room III
boarding house and room IN her own
home.
DEFORE long even the good position
! J ho CON IN mil,
The people in the Office didn seem =
care whether she was unhappy or ~.
thew inst went heartlessly on telling ne,
about what fun they had at nome ias,
night. and how they were p!ahnmR,
!. surprise party for mother on her o'r'"
| day. ,, .,,or n conn
ito the Oldest daughter who thought ne,
work and her friends meant more u
her than her home. A.. ..,,uv tb
news that they had known would com
i've got to come home. can
stand it alone any longer.
What a lot Of trouble We 40 CIV
w ourselves just because we c"ns y
, lbard TO nm idea of our own! =
Sometimes I think it is more the oe
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Evidently the fast.
dissipated, the ma
terialistic young
men whom they find
in modern metro
politan life seem to
them lack ing in
those attributes de-
sirNble in Il hus-
band and father.
Girls. also, seem
to them rat h g r
fresh and bra
zen. in their cater
ing frankly 10 these
ideal : less fellows.
They-thp two sis
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Please Tell Me
What to Do
Wishes Heavens Eyes Some Cheer
BY CYNTHIA

Wishes 'Heaven's Eyes some Cheer
Dear Cynthia--Although I've read
your column for quite some time. I've
never had the courage to write until
saw "Puppys' letter. l pity the future
generation II they have to depend on
good spanking. II does my heart good
70 read a letter like Heavens Eyes" !
think she has a whole lot to be thankful
for. I've always been opposed to the
use Of makeup. the way they smear "
on nowadays. hope 70 hear more from
her in the future and i've no doubt that
there are some sensible men left. l also
echo Mutt and Jeff's' sentiments. A
good. sensible girl Is indeed a great
treasure these days.
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oh. mercy. dear
est. don't start in like
that tonight. l just
know something upset
you at the Office today.
but do try to forget
it: you now per-
fectly well. you old
bear. that fifteen min :
utes after you've had
dinner you'll be per-
fectly all right again.
He subsided. b u I
silrh is the SDirituai
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Paul and Virginia B, HELENA "orr GRANT
'TOmOrrOw-The Plan

Nag you: Why. dearest. never
nag
He threw her hasty suspicious
she was as sober as could
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HARPER COOLEY ters. aged twenty
and twenty two respectively-findt that
they are lonely and forlOrn, because of
their high standards, in spite of being
attractive and we'll educated. What is
the matter? DO girls demand too much.
or are modern boys really found lack
ing?
They tell me that they read my
articles about Western men on the big
ranches being of broad. fine ideals, and
the crowded cities breeding rather
abnormal type. and artificial conditions
not conducive to matrimony.
GAYS the sister who writes: u never
- did like city life-me for tho fresh
air and sunshine. We are much dis.
gusted with the modern man. and the
girls who cater to him We are
anxious TO meet the kind you describe.
We would like real men, the men of
the great outdoors: men who feel and
love, and care. and who know real
girl when they see her.
"You state that such men are to be
, found in the Northwest. Where arc
! they? We are modest girls. but we sec
no harm In seeking fine characters else
where. as modern crowded city condi.
/ lions preclude girls finding such in the
| big. selfish cities. You cannot imagine
the loneliness and stupidity Of the aver,
age girls life, when she holds herself
| aloof from the cheap. gay men,
This fine, frank letter shows grea,
change in womankind. There GER
tninly is something new under the sun
Girls are new. A few years ago. II
the days of our grandmothers or ever
of our mothers. girls would have dice
ro,ber than admit freely and simpl,
that they wanted male companionshil
and love. But why should not woman
seek a mate? 1t is beautiful and nat
ural.
TNHE problem Of finding good hus
i bands is indeed serious one. AM
an outsider is at q loss to advise
Theoretically. one knows of the need
of the thousands of Western men fo
wiyes--but how nre Eastern girls t.
meet them? 1t Is doubtless true tina
there is certain real breadth and
warm hearted generosity in the peOpl
of the mountain and plain. A poer
expresses this rather charmingly
"Out where the skies are n trhe bluer
Ont where friendships little truer
There's where the West begins.
Out where a fresher breeze is blowing
Where there's laughter in ever
! streamlet flowing,
, Where there's more OF reapins and les
There's where the West begins.
] "Out where the world is in the makinl
Where fewer hearts In despair al
rh1sSs siars- ~ West bssiaa-
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The Ess Shampoo

To the Editor Of woman's Page:
Dear Madam--will you please tan
how TO wash the hair with an EGG. Hes
should one do this using only one sSv, ~
Is there any result when using II. ~
egg? should the white be separated frnrs nm
the yolk? A REApEpn
Use only the white of the eer. ava
when you have beaten It with q fn.n' fn'
pour It on the hair Just before YOU rins..
It. One egg. is all that is nece ssarv ''se =
give the hair q nuffiness. Take care 70 70
give the, hair q good many rinsinsv
afterward, and don't use very hot wasss
for this purpose, because that will mar
the egg form into white particles. ""e
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EASY tn USDERsrAND RAn,o

It's simple as A Il q, There's nothing
G,miiHHit aSoSi "e.y dail AZ yoII5 Insia Sy rssd-
entitled ''Rsdio in the Home. Nicely is an
expert. but he explains the details OF radio
!ng ''Radio In the Home" IN ths EvEsiKa
lssc Lz1aEs sysry day. "Asks It .
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How 10 po n

To the Editor OF womon's PAGE:
Dear Madsnn--Throush neslec,
wore dark brown tricotine drcss v,,sl
out shields. Now I find that i,mSsrr ~ ~
arms Of the dress the material w
turned sort Of white. Would You n,.a nss
be 30 kind as to let me know thro"ssS
your, very helpful column II thers
anything 1 can do to remedy this!
JF.
Sponge these spots with plain vs,..
and you'll md they will disappear.
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Grains of Sand

sAxIHAT the trouble is with most
" people, began Paul. frowning
DOrtentously.
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Wanted-"Nice" Husbands

TWO young girls write me that they
l. find no city men 10 their liking.
They are disguised with modern men.
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Woman's Life and Loue nssrSH az %'s;ssss 9"Ses,

Where there's more of singing and less
of signing.
Where there's more Of giving and less
Of buying.
And man makes friends without half
trying.
There's where the West begins
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ONE can only wonder if the modern
" girl. equipped with n business or a
profession. would not be wise to become
a feminine knight errant, and 60 forth
into the broad prairies. seeking a legiti-
mate. wholesome Western existence,
finding friends and work, as seems nor
nal. rather than to die of dry rot in
the sitting Eastern cities, perhaps in
idleness, attending teas and matinees ?
Such break from ones old environ
mcnt involves initiative, and some risk
but the faring forth into the un-
known would have its advantages. and
be great broadener and developer OF
character.
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In Love With Three Men at Once

III @ONC WIN H'S &C WIG" 90 SVSS
Dear Cynthia--I have read your
letters for a number of weeks. SO have
decided to bring to YOU one Of my. per-
Free Age" cynthia. and by the rest Of
my letter you will learn that | am
girl Having thus described myself. l
will proceed.
This letter may sound impossible, Gym
thia, but ] assure you that it is only
too true. Well now. the real problem is
| am in love with three boys The boys
looking. They are all about the same
height. and while their eyes and hair
are not all the same shade. they all have
light hair and blue eyes. Each one
knows that ! go with the other two, and
each has asked me to marry him Now
Cynthia, | love them all, and would like
to marry ali if that We're possible. It
choose one by character because they
are all n man should be. They each have
q college education and each is morally
fine. I do not know II they have told
each other that they have popped the
question" but I do not believe they have
| have given each one two months to
wait for an answer. and the two months
Of the first boy will have, ended on May
20. What am ] to do? Oh, that it were
possible for a woman TO have many
husbands Why is there not state
like Utah, where a woman can have as
many men as she loves? P. /. GEE
The truth of the matter probably IL
my dear that YOU love all three and are
not in love with any of them. There's
a difference, YOU know. You are still
very young: ask them TO wait another
year. But do not let any Of them get
the idea that he is engaged TO you.
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Little drops of water. little grains
of sahd'-no, it is not the mighty
ocean or the pleasant land which they
make nowadays. It's only Il frock
from Patou. and II you do not grasp
the fact from the drawing itself hear
the description.
The mainland of this costume is COM
posed of rand col3red crepe de chine,
which Is partially surrounded by
watered silk-otherwise, Ihoire. In ad-
dition to the combination OF materials,
please note the shape Of the sleeves,
q: Ss:PsS ys!:t US sSS ths dsGHtIas
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TOmOrrOw-WOrk for the long and
the short headed