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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-02
Miss Belinda's Man
RMTSS BELINDA and her brother I'VE Ben were sitting on the porch at

RTTSS BELINDA and her brother lV Ben were sitting on the porch at
 Hilltop in the moonlight. He had just returned from a few days stay in the city.
 'tDid you notice any ghosts as you drove in, Ben?" asked Miss Belinda.
 "I'n say I did, in the young or chard The white boles of those trees certainly did suggest a regiment of lit tie wraiths. I didn't know you be- lieyed in whitewashing the tree trunks, Belinda. You never did it before"
 q never did it before, I didn't do it this time, and you may be sure I'll never do it again" Miss Belinda laughed a little grimly. Do you know, Ben, I think I shall have to get rid of poor old Tim2 He's growing more impossible as thee time"
 i've heard that before" u5sl4- ;.
 But really, I can't trust him with any job and more. 1 told him to white wash the henhouses and when l came home from Jasonville the other day, where I had gone to buy some plants at the nursery imagine my feelings to have all those calcimined trees burst upon my astonished view. could have cried"
 q suppose you gave him the very dickens"
 "Why, couldn't say hardly any thing, for he was so pleased with him self. I knew, Miss B'linda, you'd be glad not to have all this here lime wasted, and it's mighty good for them young trees,' he said proudly. Why, Ben, he actually whitened that beauti-
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whose attentions are without intention, and who merely hang around her be- cause her living room is good camp ing place and she is agreeable com pany., Also there are men whose wooing would charm the very birds out of the trees, who do not mean a word they say and who merely make love because they enjoy enacting the Romeo role.
 There is no sure way of judging
 the sincerity of, mans love-making;
 but, generally speaking, the worse he
 does it the better it is from a mat
 trimonial standpoint. Distrust too
 glib love-making. If man quotes poetry and says lovely soulful things
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-02
Hearts Of TaUO
CHAPTER 14S DUT no! Lois would have spoken ND some word of warning! Lois was her own dear sister.


 her own dear sister.
 The swift revulsion of feeling made her laugh in sudden relief.
 What are you laughing at?" Lois demanded suspiciously. "Oh !" her eyes flashing with anger, q can guess why you are giggling. It is because you think am a fool and don't know that Harold Sumner has been soft on you, and you flatter yourself that he has made as big fool of me as you have made of him!
 Well, Miss Smarty, you are mis- taken! It is he who has been fOOling you. I am the one he cares for, in spite of all your efforts to catch him. Did he trust you with his plans for tonight? No, indeed And he did not keep the truth from you, because he knew he was at DeLisle's. He had no idea of it. But I was the one he told his plans to. Now, do you think he cares more for me than for you?"
 "He told-yOu-of his plans for to- night?"
 Marian's voice was hOarse and strained
 "Les," Lois said ,triumphantly, 'he told me! Nowthat the thing has hap pened, I am willing to admit that he did, since it is not secret any longer. Does that convince you that he trusts me more than he does you?
 What's the matter?" as Marian did not speak. Don't sitthere looking at me like that If you did not want the truth you should not have asked for it."
 T did want the truth" Marian said, still in that unnatural voice. Had any one else spoken it to me I would have said he lied. You, my sister, knew what was to happen tonight knew that might be arrested as a woman of the town because I was at DeLisle's; knew why I had to be there,
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you may know he is flirting. But if he gets red in the face and looks as if he were about to choke on his Adams apple whileshe blurts out a bald statement of his affections, you may let your thoughts daily with the problem of whether you will have a church wedding or be married under a floral bell at home.
 It is also useful for young girl to remember that there are just as many varieties of masculine flirts as there of feminine vamps, and that it behooves her to be on her guard against these.
 The most common of these is the masher-the vanished haired, pinched- in-waisted, overdressed Lotharios that you may see lounging against store windows and hanging around the lob bies of the theatres, ogling everything in skirts that passes.
 The masher's methods are simple to the verge of childishness. He does not exert himself to charm the fair sex He does not have to. He has merely to "give them the eye," and the treat of looking at him, and the trick is done
 It is sometimes said that the masher is dangerous. This is rank flattery. No woman is so plain as to be pleased by his notice; no one so unadmired as to be flattered by his attentions. Don't worry about him. The masher is no menace to your happiness.
 Next in point of numbers is the uni versal flirt. He makes love to every thing between the cradle and the grave He starts out on the primitive prin ciple that the only way to entertain {
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woman is by talking sentiment to her, as one would shake a rattle to amuse a baby.
 This is a good theory, but it fails in the application because repetition makes him too expert. Beware of the man who knows the business" of love-making too well-just where to take your hand, Nst when to draw your head down on his shoulder and call you my Own," and whose kiss flutters down on your lips instead of hitting the back of your head or the end of your nose. He is not an amateur, he is a professional.
 The universal flirt's twin brother is the "love-at- first sight" man. Five minutes after you have met him he tells you that he was thrilled by a strange presentiment of fate the min ute he saw you. In ten minutes, he is confiding to you that you are the ideal for whom he has been searching for weary years. In thirty minutes, you are hearing the sad story of his life that he has never confided to human being before; and within the hour. you are aware that you have inspired a deathless passion.
 Shut your ears to the 'love-at- first sight" flirt. No affidavit goes with hils love-making and no mention of the altar.
 Another male flirt who is very dangerous, especially to young girls. is the man whose long suit is his sins. He talks darkly of lurid past. He never had mother, but if some angel woman would only put her little white hand in his she could lead up to the higher life.
 Goodness only knows why. but the temptation to make a reformatory of herself is almost irresistibly fascinat- ing to young girls, so walk wide of the man who shows symptoms of
 making you his mother confessor. There is regiment of other flsppers praying for him, too.
 Equally dangerous is the serious flirt who never compliments woman about her face. He brings her books instead
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and did not warn me! Never, never. as long as live, will I forgive you !! Now" rising and pointing to the door, T must ask you to go to your own room and leave mes here, with my fa- ther."
 Shrinking in sudden fear before the commanding figure with the white face and tragic eyes, Lois crept from the room. Springing forward, Marian closed and locked the door; then, dropping on her knees by her fathers bed, she buried her face in her hands.
 (TO Be COntinuedl
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Alas, daughter, there is no she-Sol- omon who can ans wer your question. Men are deceivers ever, and there is no acid test that you can apply to either their words or deeds that will i'm fallibly enable you to know the gold from the pinch beck.
 There are men who go to see a girl six times a week, who feed, and ride her, and toLA ha. k4 -la-,,
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What a difference
 a few changes make

our new home SO much better than any others we have seen that, in spite of many good of- fers, we wouldn't sell it at any price.
 Get the Barrett Book yourself
 Your lumber, hardware or building supply dealer has this book-or send 10 cents to The Barrett Company for a copy. Then talk it over with a local builder. You'll be surprised how quickly and inexpensively your old house can be transformed into a modern, attractive home.
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of bonbons. He has long talks with of life, but he never asks any woman to discuss with him the problem of the high cost of living and how two can live as cheaply as one.
 Watch out for the married flirt. Especially if you are business girl, get out your life-preserver when your boss or some fellow employe confides to you that he has a secret sorrow and is married to woman who does not understand him. The trouble with him is that generally his wife understands him too well, but that's none of your affair. You don't hold the job of public consoler, any any way, there is no use in wasting your. time, your youth and your beauty on d man who is already taken. The most dangerous of all flirts is the platonic flirt. He is a hard-boiled proposition. who goes into the game fortified at every possible point against matrimony.
 He serves notice at the beginning that there is nothing doing in we'd ding wells, and then he feels he can go as far as he likes. If a woman is foolish enough to let him monopo- lize her and keep other men away it is her own risk.
 The platonic flirt is great fun be- cause he is past master of love-making, but don't play around the fire with him unless you have an asbestos heart.
 But the proof of the pudding is the eating, daughter. Never believe in as mans love-making unless he back it up with a bona fide pro- posal of marriage.
 DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-02

A YOUNG girl wishes to know how "A to distinguish genuine love from
 spurious; how to tell whether a man is merely flirting or means it when he tells you that you are the only girl, and that he never loved before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-02
Dorothy Dis's Letter Box

Watch Out For The "Nisunderstood" Married Man, The At-First-Sight Artist, The Sira- mer Who Craves To Be Reformed And The Pld- tinoc Lover-BelieUe In No Mam's Lovemaking
 Unless It's Bdcked Up With 4 Marriage Proposal
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This Book did it. This fascinating book Better Homes from Old Houses" shows many practical, eco nomical ways to trans form old fashioned houses into artistic, modern homes. Get this book from your dealer, or send us 10 cents today for your copy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-02

OURS was good old house. O We'll constructed of hon. est materials-but in design, completely out of date. So much so, in fact, that when we tried to sell it we found we could get very little more for it than the value of the lot alone.
 Then my wife sent for the
 Barrett Book
 Better Homes from Old Houses" solved our problem. It is chuck-full of suggestions for alterations which work wonders with old houses. And we like
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
AMERICAN AQUATIC
 STARS ARE READY
Miss Ederle Alone Is Showing
 Poor Form
lsN The Assoeiated I.Irss.

i By The Associated pruss
 1 Paris, July i0,-fhe American
 olympic swimming team which has
 snrmouhled irving obstacles in pre-.
 pairing for the Olympic eompetitnon.
 today completed the trials 10 ieleF- mine which Of it's members will be
 starters in the championships which
 will begin sunday at Les Tourelles.
 The most severe blow which has
 been struck al the prospect of a sweeping triumph is the poor eondi- lion of Miss Gertrude Ederle( women's swimming association of New York, Miss Ederla who IS conceded t0 be the worlds greatest woman performer and the nee of the American feminine cons tingent. is slowly getting into form after having suffered from serious muscular trouble,
 The chief eonse of the general lack of good condition on the part Of the swimmers, Of which Miss Ederie is but one example. Is said by the coaches 10 be inc strain Of several hours Of bus riding daily from the Roequeneour camp at Les Tourellcs. The trip is made over rough roads.
 This condition has been partially remedied by quartering most Of the swimmers nearer the pool and there IS confidence that improvement will be rapid under the altered conditions.
 Miss Ederlc. who has been swim ming far below her usual worlds record form, today showed she was nearer her true self than at any time since her arrival in France. Miss Agnes Geraghty, Amorica's premier breast-stroke performer. also has been seconds behind her best performances
 Despite their se,backs, the Ameri- cans are confident they will make a close clean sweep of the women's events and expect the strongest op- position in the mems events only in the | distance races in which Arne Borg, the | Swedish star, and Andrew Charlton, | the Australian, are the chief menaces.
 Johnny Weismuller, Illinois A. C., has never been in better form than now and he is expected to add to his brilliant record Olympic triumphs in the 100-metre and 400-metre events.
 Trials were held today in the relay events. Among the men Ralph Brey- er Northwestern university. Wallace OConnor, Venice Plunge, California. and Harry Clancy Cincinnati Y. NJ. 2. A., won the right over Sam Kaha- Hawaii, and Richard Howell, Northwestern university for places with Weismuller on the 800 metre cam.
 Among the women Miss Euphrasia oonnelly, Indianapolis A. C., defeat- d Miss Helen Wainwright, U. S. A., md Miss Martha Norelius, U. S. A., or fourth place on the women's 400- metre relay team. Other members of he team who have already been picked are Miss Ederle, Miss Marie- ,hen Wehselau. Honolulu. and Miss Ethel Lackie, Illinois A. c.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
LEG IS WEAK, NOT HEART"
Hon, Unable to Pole Vault, Sadly
 Watches Others Qualify.

Colombes, France, July 10.-(Asso. clated Press) "A tall, lean blond ath. iete with leg bandaged sat on the turf near the pole vault trials yester- day. watching the American vaulters Spearow, Graham, Brooker and Bar nes, qualify for the finals with jumps Of 12 feet. A wan smile played about his features as he walked away from the pits.
 You would have no trouble in ne. gotiating twelve feet to qualify, would you, Charlie"? one of the by-standers remarked. T suppose that is what makes you so downhearted
 Charlie Hoff, Norway's world-re- cord holder in the pole vault with IS feet 3-4 inches, stopped and turned gloomy face upon his questioner.
 "No," he replied, T am sore be- cause I just heard some one behind me say that quit because feared the American jumpers. Look at this leg!"
 He exhibited badly swollen ankle. "It is the leg that's weak" he said, mot the heart"
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
S6O0,00o FOR MISSIONS
Philadelphia Woman BequeatIls Large Sums For Individual Missionary So- oieties an9 also to N. Y. Charity

Philadelphia, July 10-Miss Charles anna L. Huston of this city, who died last month in Atlantic City, bequeath- ed nearly $600,000 for missionary and welfare work in many parts of the world. This was disclosed yesterday when her will was probated. Of this sum sS0,000 was bequeathed to New York institutions, the American Bibe society receiving s6O,00O, the Walden sian Aid society s5,OOO and the Ma tional Bible institute s15,o00.
 The largest bequest goes to the China Inland Mission, which, accord ing to the will, receives the sum of s150,000, of which the income is to be used to support missionaries and the mission hospital.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
THAW TO GET s60,000
 A YEAR FROM TRUSTS
9700,00O In Securities Go Tn Hin,
 Also, Besides An Additional Million Later On

Philadelphia, July 10.-Harry K Thaw receives yearly income of nearly 96o,ooo from two trust estates and the alienists who testified in his behalf at his recent sanity trial when he was adjudged sane and liberated from the Pennsylvania hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases here, will receive fees of from $1,5o0 to s2,- 900 each for their services.
 These facts were brought out today in common pleas court No. 5, when Judge Martin and Judge Monaghan sat to confirm the report made by the committee of Thaw's release. The trustees of his estate, Dr. Walter Rid- dle of Pittsburgh and Howard Irish of this city. who administered his financial affairs while he was in the West Philadelphia institution, pre- sented an accounting which was sat- iofectory to Thaw. and they asked to be discharged from further duties in the estate.
 They had charge of securities be- longing to Thaw which amounted to nearly s7oo.ooo.
 h the future, 1t Is said, Thaw will get $1,Ooo,ooO more, when the pro- visions of the trust have been car ried out.
 Arthur S. Dickson, attorney for the committee of Thaw's estate, explain ed that neither the trustees nor Thaw could reach a satisfactory understand ing with the medical experts as to what they should be paid for their services. They, therefore, submitted the proposition to the court.
 Judge Sidney Stone of Pittsburgh, who represents Thaw and his family, thought they should be paid on the baeis of $200 a day for the actual days they attended the trial and $500 ad- ditional for their examinations of Thaw and their reports to the com mittee.
 Some of the doctors were not satis- fled, and after an informal conference on both sides a compromise was ef f.cted and each will get, it was said, between $1,500 and $2,000.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
Gourdin Sets World Mark
 Leaping for the Movies

n |72F "1E7T IaITU FIVe1-
 eel0mbes Stadium, July ia.-Nsd donrdin, former Harvard athlete. whs tinlshed seeond te De Hart Hubbsra In the Olympic running broad iump. yesterday. cleared ss feet, s inehs2 today, in demonstrating the Amsricsn style of broad jumping for the mesiss
 That mark is fourteen inches better than Huhbard's winning jump and two inches better than the worlds record made by Bob La 0endre in the penlathlon competition an Monday.
 inasmueh as this jump was not made under competitive conditions it will not be allowed as new worlds record, according to American oni- eials,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10

The girls quartet seems almost eeT. lain ei lowering the worlds record sei by the paited States team in inc 1890 olYmple games, as il has hepA per- forming six or eight seconds faster than The record consistently,
 The water polo team which already defeated Great Britain and Greece in practice matches Is expected 10 mal.s a strong bid for inc title. playing iis first match against France on sunday. The other apenins events on sunday include the mems i,509,metTa trials and the Women's t00-metFe elimina- ti0n,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
S p e a kin 6 of Sports

The official scorer. clerk of the course or whoever had charge sf the sports events at the city fathers out ng yesterday must have been cock eyed, for of all the freak decisions oI 'he day, the one awarding nrst prize 10 Cyril Curtin of the electrical de- paFtment was the eraziest,
 Cyril was announced as winaer of ihs first prize and none was more surprised than he, Cyril had not even entered the race,
 In several other races also, the railers were adiudged the winners md that accounts for Public Amuse. nent Commissioner Bernard krano- wl's coming home with frst prize,
 Chief Hart of the local police dept, went all the way down to Meriden yesterday to hurl down ihe gauntlet lo the Meriden hueeoats. When he arrived he found he had left his, gauntlets back home. so he hurled q defy instead.
 Now things are working lip for the annual New Britain. .Meriden game, put probably everything would have fallen nat if the chief had been un- able 10 ind the cute little defy which he tossed at Meriden's finest.
 Meriden is out for revenge this year. not having forgotten the heart breaker they lost a year ago when Slim" Politis won his own game by knocking in the winning run with long tripla
 Shrimp" Foley. Colgate star, Is in charge of children's athletics at Pope park in Hartford this summer.
 Tonight at o'clock the Mohawks and Fafnir team of the city league meet in combat. The Fafnir boys will have to be careful not to offend the tempera- mental Mohawks. lest they call their team from the field again.
 manufacturing concern paid Walter Hagen s15,ooo to adopt for three years one of its new-make ball, as his favorite.
 Jack Dempsey eays the report that ne had lost considerable weight in the movies grew out of the fact that q newspaper man saw him wearing some bagsy. loose-ntting clothes while on location.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10

Cincinnati 100 900 05y-6
 Two base hits Burns. Pineli; three base hit Rousch. Duncan, Harper: stolen bases, Rousch, Pinelli: sacrifices Hargraye; dou- ble plays. Caveney to Daubert; Ford to Sand to Holke: left on bases, Philadelphia 4; Cincinnati 5; base on balls, off Mitchell struck out, by Mays g.; by Mitchell 2; hits off Mitchell in q; (none out in Sth); off Betts in 1-3; off Pinto 2 in 2-3; hit by pitcher by Mitchell tCaveney): umpires
 Hart, Mccormick and Pfirrnan; time 1:40.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
f0iUb GdulQ of this ddle
July l0, teia GIANTS WINNING STREAK IS STOPPED

A winning streak in which the Giants eopneh li straight victories and MathsNson seven straight came to an end al the Polo Grounds on July 10, 1918, Charlie Smith, veteran pitcher Of both big leagues, was Matty's Nemesis, The dialls were ahead un- til Miller's triple bored Evers and Safer in the siktli9 The score,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
PITTsRIlnaII

Two base hits, Cunningham. Bamhart, Carey, MrInnis; three base hits, Wright home run, Tiorney' stolen base, Tlernay Fncrifice, Smith, Genewich: double plays. Smith io Padgett to Mrlnnis; Maranyilie to Grimm; Stone 10 Maranyile to Grimm Melnnis fo n, Smith, left on base Boston (; Pittsburgh hi base on balls off kremer 1; Stone .. Genewich 1: struck out by Gcnewich 2. hits of Kremer In 2. Stone in {; Cooper fin I: hit by pitcher. hy Gcne~ich fGooeh); losing pitcher Kremer; umpires, klcm and Wilson. time 1 aG.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
NATIONAL L-AMERICAN
 LEAGUE BALL GAMES
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New Britain herald., 1924-07-10

First on errors-Chicago ]. Three base hits-Saier Miller. Sacrifice hit -Mathewson. Stolen bases-Burns 2, Murray Fletcher. Left on bases-New York G, Chicago 6. Double plays Miller Evers; Corriden, Evens, Safer; Evers, Safer. First on balls-Off Smith 4. Struck out-By Mathewson 5. Smith 4. Time-1:45. Umpires-Rigler and Byron.
 Tomorrow's score:-Babe Ruth breaks into the big league.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
RITOLA IS "IRON MAN"
Finland's Nfainstay in Athletics Is Running Every Day, Setting Very Fast Pace.

Paris, July 10.-(Associated Press) Willie Ritola, beside proving inc of Finland's main. reliance in the dis tance races, will also capture the Olympic iron man" title, if he keeps up the pace in which he started. Ritola, who has run every day thus far, Is entered in five events alto gether and if he competes in them all will continue to be a daily figure on the Colombes Stadium track until the championship close. The Finnish star, who gained his track experience in the United States, already has won the 10,000-meter run over the flat and 5000 meter steeplechase, both in worlds record time, and has quali- fled for the 5,000-meter run besides which he is slated to participate in the cross-country and 3,000-meter team races.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
Baseball Review
EASTERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

ttsfhate AtcsMts Pittsneld ., Hartford lhHst,l I'itt sfield le, Hartford { lseeondl } Waterbury 3. New Haven 2, lfirst, IA innings,)
 Waterbury 8, New Haven 1 (snd,l Springfield g, Worcester [, lfrst,l Springfield ?, Worcester l, f2nd,l Albany $, Bridgeport o, lhrs,l Bridgeport 2, Albany 1, lsee0nd.l
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10

Among cattle and beasts nf hur- den the tail is weapon Of defense against flies and other insects
New Britain herald., 1924-07-10
Standing of Clubs

Games Today Baltimore at Buffalo. Reading at Toronto. Newark at Rochester. Jersey City at Syracuse.