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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
In-LaWS SPOIL MARRIAGE

Dear Miss Lee: 1 have been married to
man l love. But my people were deter
mined to wreck my happiness. and his people
did not want him to marry me. but to marry
a wealthy girl Consequently.
divorced. 1 don't think 1 ever shall be
We have baby girl 2 years old My
father has whipped me with chains. lie
has custody of my little daughter. He
teaches her to swear although / beg him not
to. He collected the ailmony and banked it
In his name and uses 1t for his own pur-
pose, while I work out TO support the child
Did he have any right to do this without
my knowledge? Can l go to the courts and
make him give up the childf
A year ago 1 met man who has asked
me TO marry him. l do not love him and
have told him so. But l have promised to
give him his answer in week. Shall l
marry him. He could not make life unhap-
pier than II 10 now. | might learn 70 love
him. He Is very fond of children and says
UNHAPPY
You know the difficulties of mar
riage, with love When surely you
would not marry man you do not
love.
You can force your father to give
up your child. and you should be able
to recover the alimony. Consult Ju-
veuile Court authorities regarding
these matters. Were you considered
incapable of caring for your child. that
you let your father have custody of
1t? I cannot understand this sItua-
ton
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24

the regular meeting of the Sesame
Club Mrs. Charles Trotter read a
parer on Women of the Bible" Re-
sponses to roll call were made with
quotations on women from the Bible.
Mrs. o. r. Clements, 1885 Park
Ave, entertained the Park Avenue
Neighborly Club this afternoon. She
was assisted by Miss Lula Brown.
Mrs. Simon P. Baus. 26 n. De
Quincy ST, was the hostess for the
regular meeting Of the Arbor Vitae
Club this afternoon. Mrs. Roscoe
Rosenbarger. of Montreal. Canada,
who has recently come to Indianapolis
TO live. was the guest of Mrs. Orville
Davis.
Alfarata Council, No. 3, Daughters
of Pocahontas. will entertain with a
euchre and lotto party at $50 p. m.
Friday in Red Mems Hall. North st.
and Capitol Ave.
The Jolly Ten Euchre Club will en-
terrain with a l o'clock luncheon in
Machinists' Hall, 81 S. Delaware St,
Friday.
Passyuk Council Of Pocahontas, No.
S43. will give a card party Friday
night in the G. A. r Hall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
WOMEN ARRANGE
c. OPP. RECEPTION
Club to Hold Open Meeting
Jan. 81.

An open meeting OF the Indiana
Woman's Republican Club Jan. 81
was discussed today at an executive
committee meeting at the Claypool.
Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler, new presi-
dent. presided. She appointed com
mittees for the open meeting, st which
Judge Clinton Givan will speak.
Plans, also were discussed for an
informal reception at the SEVERN the
last day Of the convention Of Indiana
Republican editors, Feb. 7-S. Mrs. w
o. Bates viii be chairman.
Tentative arrangements also were
discussed for a glee club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
Valuable Gift

Dear Miss Lee I am a girl of Is. a
sophomore IN school 7 never have had a
steady fellow. but Just go with different
ones. This Christmas a boy who eeems to
admire me a great deal gave me a wrist
watch He placed this watch on a Christ
mas tree at school. l had not gone with
him for about two months and he was going
with other girls.
7 Offered this watch back but he said he
would not take it He wanted a date for a
class play. but my father objected
Shall 7 keep the watch or force him to
take IL back DIMPLFS
the watch. and have an idea insists
that II 'be returned. At least, he
should insist. Explain to the boy that
you appreciate the gift, but that you
are too young to accept anything Of
such great value from a boy friend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
With the Legion
Auxiliary

apolis; Mrs. Cyril Ober, vice president;
Mrs. Floyd Hoover, secretary; Mrs.
Lula NJ. Smith, treasurer; Mrs. E. l..
Porter, chaplain; Mrs. Alkaline Nord-
| holdt, historian; Mrs. w. G. Yeager,
Mrs. Ruth Monks and Mrs. j. E. Bar
Gus, executive committee; Mrs. Kath-
ryn Tomlinson, chairman of memorial
committee; Mrs. Cyril ODER, American
/ ISM Mrs. D. B. Darnell, unit activi-
ties; Mrs N. T. Claridge, reconstruc-
ton; Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Claridge and
Mrs. Yeager, finance; Mrs. Wheat,
chairman Of membership, and Mrs.
Barcus. poppy and legislative.
Robert E. Remington unit No. 81
of Indianapolis has changed meeting
unit will meet the first and third Fri
/ day of each month. The unit Is caring
! FOR the needy family Of an ex-service
man, including six children.
The next meeting of Hayward Bar
Gus unit will be Wednesday evening,
Feb 6, at the Third Christian Com
munity house. A rummage sale and a
benefit party are planned for Feb
ruary.
An aloha" fund will be established
by the auxiliary for the benefit of dis
abled ex-service women. The fund will
! be handled entirely by the organiza-
ton known as the Past Presidents
Farley The fund was named out of
respect for Mrs. Dorothy Harper, ma
tional treasure, eX-service woman and
1 first president of the department of
| Hawaii the first department organ
lied.
| April Of each year units, through
the departments parley, will put on
a drive or entertainment. Funds de-
rived will be apportioned as follows:
The unit will keep one-half Of the
profits and forward the remaining
half TO the department Aloha fund.
! the department to forward one-half
of her portion to the national Aloha"
fund. The national executive com
mittee, in session in indianapolis,
ruled that the hospital and welfare
| fund be given a new name, that of
/ rehabilitation fund By action of the
executive board the poppy money
from 1923 was turned over to this
/ fund. which win be entirely at the
/ disposal Of the rehabilitation commit
/ tee, subject to the approval of the
national treasurer. One-third Of the
/ fund is to be at the disposal of the
national welfare committee. one-third
| for child welfare activities and the
other third to be held until the
Aloha" fund has been established.
John c. Peterson Unit No. 80 of
| Warsaw has twenty members. Two
meetings have been held during jan
uary. A social function is conducted
| twice each month.
! Inquiries from Mrs. Floyd Sothern
/ probably will result in organizing a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
School Near Bedford Burns

BIZ Times Special
BEDFORD, Ind, Jan. 24.-CLasses
for children Of the Fostoria school will
be opened Monday in the Baptist
church Of Buddha, 1t was announced
today.
When children appeared at the
school house site near here Tuesday
morning they found fire of unknown
origin had destroyed the building dur
ing the night. School will be held at
the church until a new building is
erected. Loss is covered by insurance
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
Diving Love

Dear Miss Lee: / am IS years old and
have been engaged to a fellow of 81 for
year. He tells me that he loves me, but
can see him growing more distant.
He admires other girls before my face and
tells me that am not half as good-looking
as they. He is going to quit me. | am sure.
Would you let him do it, would you quit
him frstY 1 don't want to have it said
that he Tilted me-
Time and again. have set our wedding
day. but he always puts IL off. making all
sorts of excuses. l am getting very tired
OF this. He used to be jealous of me, but
now he does not love me enough to be the
least bit jealous.
I got him some expensive presents for
Christmas. but he never got me a thing.
Still he has enough money to buy other
girls presents
really love this fellow and don't want
to lose him, but have no hopes of regatning
his love. Do you think it best 10 be in
dependent? 1 make myself as attractive as
possible. but he doesn't seem to appreciate
my efforts. What shat! I do;
NINETEEN TWENTY FOUR.
How fortunate that you learned this
mans character before you married
him, OF course you should break
your engagement; the sooner, the
better. You are too young to be
engaged, anyway.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
Too Much Popularity

Dear Martha Lee: We are two girl
chums. We are considered good-looking and
are very popular among boys. We are 1S
and are known as vamps among the girls
but really We do not firt. When We meet
boys they keep coming up or calling US up
Some girl who lives near us told lice about
rs because her steady asked one of US for
a date. We never went out with him Please
advise us what to do
POPULAR TWINS
The most effective way to treat a
girl like that is to ignore her And
as you know that some girls would
be delighted to get something on
you, - be especially discreet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24

Girls! Try thisi When combing
and dressing your hair, just moisten
your hair brush with a little Dan
derine' and brush it through your hair.
The effect is startling! You can do
your hair up Immediately and It will
appear twice as thick and heavy q
mass of gleamy hair, sparkling with
life and possessing that Incompatible
softness, freshness and luxuriance.
While identifying the hair" Dander-
ine' is also toning and stimulating
each single hair to grow thick, long
and strong. Hair stops falling out and
dandruff disappears. Get a bottle OF
delightful, refreshing "Danderine" at
any drug or toilet counter and just
see how healthy and youthful your
hair es.-Advertisement.
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ME
A X M

One of the most important phases
of American Legion Auxiliary work,
is the child welfare, which is carried
en- largely among the World War
orphans throughout the country. Re
pert of Mrs. w. H. Morgan, chairman
of the National committee, was
adopted unanimously by the Nationa.
executive committee, in Indianapolis
Jan 1911
The Legion $40 and 8" and the
Auxiliary "8 and 40" have offered
their services in an intensive cam
paign to be inaugurated soon to pro-
cure a fund to establish homes for
World War orphans in different parts
of the United States. Past Legion
National Commander Alvin NJ
Owsley, will be in charge The chill
dren will be taken care of in their
own homes whenever possible. When
removal is necessary the mother will
If possible, be permitted to go with
the child or children and be given
some light duties to perform, in the
cottage homes.
One Of the members of the Legion
committe has nine children of his
own, and four legally adopted war
orphans.
One of these homes already has
been established at Otto Lake, Mich
The department Of Kansas Legion and
Auxiliary have pledged $4,000 each
for another.
Two women in the two largest cities
S,F ~, IT,
will arrange a big meeting to be held
in each of these cities.
Each individual organization will be
asked to take an active part.
Any member or organization in the
department of Indiana wishing to send
an advance contribution, please COM
municate with Mrs. w H Morgan,
512 National Bank Bldg. Edwardsville,
Ill The Indiana chairman of this
committee in the auxiliary has not yet
been appointed by Mrs. J. c. Glack-
man. president. Mrs. Norma Roster
of indianapolis served on this com
mittee during 1923.
Dues for 1924 members are coming
in to Indiana headquarters rapidly.
Glen Owen unit, at Peru, has fifteen
new members; Carlisle unit. sixteen.
Mrs. Eliza e Fuller, treasurer of In
dianapolis post 4, has sent in ten
names; Gillen No. 33. at Bedford. six
teen; George Hockett No. 127 of An
derson. sixteen; Harrison No. 1913 Of
Corydon ten; James D. Goliday No
6 of Kokomo. twenty-four; Whiting
unit No. so. thirteen; Dubois County
No 147 of Jasper sixty; Franklin No
POS. nineteen: Keith Ross No. 231 OF
Aurora. thirty-one; Funkhouser OF
Evansville. three; Harold NJ Fockler
No 326 Of Atwood, nineteen; Aaron
Sissinger No. 17S of Garrett, ten.
Mrs. Lucy Wheat is 1924 president
of the Hayward Barcus unit Of Indian
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24

Not the least is this last courage.
1t is easier, often, to shut ones eyes
and drift with Fate. But nj problem
was ever solved by drifting.
Better TO face The situation. make
a decision and act accordingly. There
is satisfaction even in that.
a girl, engaged to man she knows
no longer loves her, hangs on to him.
She lacks the courage to face the
truth. She lacks the courage of her
love
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
CAR LINE REDUCES FARE
Beech Grove Company Cuts to Meet
Auto Connection,

The Beech Grove street car line
has reduced its weekly pass ticket
from 81 to so cents Sunday in effort to
obtain. more revenue. Tickets are
transferable and valid for any ride
between Beech Grove and the Shelby
St. junction with city lines. The fare
was reduced to meet automobile COM
/ clifton. according to receiver
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
Old Vegetables

To freshen old or wilted vegetables
soak them in very cold water two or
three hours before they are TO be
cooked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
Household
Suggestions.
Worn Blankets

When a pair Of blankets are badly
worn and thin in spots, tack the two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24

ITT HE material should be flannel.
The color blue or peach. The
- style, the one pictured here.
Combine these three and you have
the popular flannel frock. 1t is
seldom that fashion is so reason
able in choosing three such practical
and becoming features and combin-
ing them.
The skirt is box pleated and the
long-waisted blouse effect joins the
skirt with a narrow hip-band This
is an excellent style for the college
girl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24
Martha Lee Says-
Courage Needed to Hold
or to Relinquish Love
Martha Lee Says

Love takes courage The to out and win it.
7he courage to fight courage to give up
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24

Inquiries from Mrs. Floyd Sothern
probably will result in organizing a
new unit at Bloomington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24

John c. Peterson Unit No. 80 of
Warsaw has twenty members. Two
meetings have been held during jan.
uary. A social function is conducted
twice each month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24

Mrs. Lucy Wheat is 1924 president
of the Hayward Barcus unit of Indian
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-24

Mrs. L. NJ Poarch, 4241 Guilford
Ave. was hostess this afternoon for
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ing voice from the past, came this
letter from across the sea.
She felt a curious repugnance in
opning the envelope; but she forcd
herself to do it, and slowly drew out
the many sheets.
Dolly began.
Dearest Maryland the writing
was very scrubbed and blurred, as if
she had written in a great hurry
1 haven't written to you for some
time because we have been in such
fearful trouble. Oh. Mary, it seems
as if my luck will never change; just
when 1 was so happy, too! Robert
has had bad accident, and they say
that he will never walk again. We
haven't a shilling in the world ex-
cept what he had saved, and that
won't keep us>for more than a few
weeks.
So I am going to write to David
Bretherton. After all, I have some
claim on him, and he was always
stingy with us even when Nigel was
alive, and he has so much money
himself. He can't refuse to help me
little-even hundred a year would
be better than nothing.
| don't know if he has found out
that am married again, and I don't
very much care. I always loved
Robert, and 1 still love him, though
l suppose he will be an invalid all
his life.
am sending this letter to the old
address, and hope it will find you.
Write to me as soon as you can, and
say what you think about my
chances with D. B. Have you seen
him?
1 haven't heard from you at all
since / left England. If you sold
our furniture and things, you might
let me have the money for them
after all, as really am most fear
fully hard-up; and it's terrible being
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She had wronged a dead mans
memory as much-more than the
wife who had so soon forgotten him.
and now she was cheating his living
brother.
She raised her eyts to Davids
face; but he was no longer looking at
her; he was staring out across the
room with rather sombre eyes.
Mary rose to her feet.
II think I will go and find Miss
Varney." Shit hesitated, and added
nervously. You wont-you won't
tell her that-that L have been so
silly?"
He looked at her then.
You have not been silly, and, any
way, shall not tell her,
Mary went away then. She went
to her own room, and bathed her
face and smoothed her hair. She
was ashamed of her emotion; she
thought she had behaved like a
coward, and yet-sht could not be-
lieve that that shadowy gray figure
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CHAPTER XXXVIII
DaVid's Suggestion
David. DAVID

David! DAVID
She could not believe her ears
when his voice came in answer to
! her cry.
Mary! Good heavens! What has
happened?" And the next moment
his arm was round her, and she was
sobb.ng Historically on his shoulder
Take me away! Take me away |
can't stay here; I'm afraid Of this
placer
My dear childr
He half led. half carried her back
to the inhabited part of the house;
he took her into his own study and
shut the door; then he put her gent
ly into an armchair and knelt beside
her, keeping an arm round her shud-
dering frame.
you are quite all right nothing
can hurt you. What frightened you?
was only gone a moment; couldn t
find the light I wouldn't have left
you for worlds if I'd known you were
nervOus"
Something in his voice stopped her
sobbing; she looktd up at him, try
ing to smile.
You were so long, and I got lone
ly. Lob, I believe I saw the
ghostr'
"Nonsense? He laughed a little.
TITS just your imagination. I am
sure you never saw any ghost; it
must have been the moonlight"
His quiet voice treasured her; she
wiped her eyes vigorously. Pres
emily David took his arm away and
rosc to his feet.
He had turned on all the lights in
the room; now he stopped, and poked
the fire into a blaze.
And a few moments ago." he said
whimsically, you told me that you
would like to live in that part of the
house."
Then I have changed my mind; 1
shouldn't like it at all
He stood with an elbow on the
mantel-shelf. looking down at her
with thoughtful eyes. Then:
do YOU think you could ever care
for a man who was not-Nigel?' he
asked suddenly.
The startled color dyed her cheeks.
I-L-care for a man?''
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Yes"
Il don't know. II haven't
thought. Why do you ask mt?'
Because l think you would be
much happier if you were to marry
again" The last word sounded like
an afterthought.
Mary said nothing; she sat screw
ing her wet handkerchief into the
pal moi her hand; her fact looked
somehow pathetic.
Il hope you are not angry with
me?" said David gently.
She shook her head.
With everything he did and said,
he seemed to nail her to her lie, she
thought wretchdly. She had not
imagined it would be so difficult to
go through with it when she first
started on this venture
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-12
HOOSier Briefs

Boosters Club. faculty members
and students of Jefferson High
School, Lafayette, will give a
banquet for athletes of the school
Wednesday. More than 400 are ex-
pected to attend.
Capt. r. R. Lukens, graduate of
Purdue in the class of 1908 is one of
the searchers seeking Maj. Fred
erick Martin lost American around
the-world-fight aviaters. They were
classmates at Purdues
Casket containing the body of
Cleo. Irish setter dog, buried in 1909.
was unearthed by workmen excavat-
ing for the basement of the Green
castle Masonic Temple.
Barefoot and without a coat,
Donald Turner, 6-year-old son of
Mrs. Ernest L. Turner. Kokomo,
spent a night huddled up under a
street light. He just got lost and
couldn't find his way home. he told
his mother.
While John Purefeerst was look
ing for mushrooms on a farm near
Covington, he found a land turtle
on which his brother. c. T. Pure
feerst, had carved his initials in
July. 1918.
Frank Cash, for the past three
years director of athletics in War
saw High School, has resigned to be
identified with the meat packing in
dustry at Austin, MINI. Warsaw
business men presented him a gold
watch.
Plans have been completed for re-
building of St. Johns Lutheran
Church, Kendallville, recently de-
stroyed by fire.
Monroe County commissioners
have appointed a committee of four
teen men to investigate proposals
for a county memorial TO World War
veterans. Request of S15.0 900 from
estate of Capt. w. A. Alexander is
available for starting the work.
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and Ernest G. Hesser, who was in
charge of the contests, escorted heI
to the stage.
Nine. Schumann-Heink had a kiss
! and hug for the girls and a hearty
handshake for the boys.
Il would like to kiss the boys
too" she confessed to the audience
Don't waste your time with cheap
music, play the classic" she told the
school children.
7 Proud of This Country
During the concert, the singer said
that she loved the United States and
that in this country we had the very
best artists.
when Miss Smith is just Miss
Smith, she can't sing her." Madam
told the audience. "She must go
across and change her name to Miss
Hunklebink or something. Honor
your artists and stand by them in
this country.
And let me tell you that in your
small cities and towns you have
LIlC IliOSL col ilCoN A4luSAC ICc1CLiCISy
she said: These people who
charge $25 or $50 for a few minutes
singing lesson is all wrong. 1 say
it isn't worth it. They will be all
over my neck for saying this. But
don't care"
1t is not ne cessary to say much
about the talent of Nine. Schumann-
Heink. She is still the leader in her
class of singing. She cannot be
equaled nor even approached. When
she sang THE Rosary" and There
Is No Death" with so much feeling,
I am sure that there were few dry
eyes in the great tabernacle. No
artist could desire a greater com
pliment. Nine. Schumann-Heink is
supreme both as an artist and as a
mother-cit
Wounded war veterans also pre-
scented the singer with flowers.
I have only the highest praise for
Florence Hardeman, violinist, and
Katherine Hoffman, pianist. Never
has a soloist brought to this city
such talented assistance as Nine.
Schumann-Heink revealed in her as
sisting artists.
The sweetest night of melody ]
have ever experienced.
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CHAPTER xxx
DEIga oAAn,s

Miss Varrey was not very dis
corning. Sc never noticed the pal
lor of the girls face when presently
Mary made some excure, and went
off to bed She kissed her affec-
tionately, and went on with her eter-
nal knitting, quite unconscious of
the tragedy in Mary's heart as she
sat down on the bed behind her
locked door, with Dollys letter
clutched in her hand.
In the last few days she had for
gotten al labout Dolly. Her old life
seemed to have slipped away from
her so utterly since she came to the
Red Grange; and now, Ikea menac.