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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-20
Hearts Of TsOo
CHAPTER 2s7

CE1A1 REIN So6
 RM ARIAN did not voice her thanks I'VE but the look in her eyes said SC
 much that the man had to clear up his throat before speaking again.
 '"The house is in excellent repair. Your father took wonderful care of it."
 "Yes," Marian said softly, "he was fond and proud of it.
 "He had cause to be-" Dixon af- firmed. "It is worth every cent am paying for it."
 Lois glanced at her watch.
 If you will excuse me, I am going down to a guild meeting" she remarked. ''I am sure, MT. Dixon, that you and Marian can arrange all the details of this matter of the sale of the house much more satisfactorily than if were here. Marian has a way with her that l have not"
 She nodded to the man, dropped a perfunctory kiss on her sisters fore head, and with light, "I will be back in an hour or two," left the room.
 Marian sighed. Dixon smiled.
 q never saw two sisters so unlike, he declared.
 '"That is what Harold says to Lois, " Marian remarked dryly. But let us come back to business. George, I am more grateful to you than can ever say T "what for? Buying house that I want and that have always admired Rot!"
 T would rather have you live there than any one else, since we must give it. up," Marian assured. him.
 She repeated the words to herself when he had gone away. Now that the house was sold she could leave Fair town and take up her quarters in New York.
 Only this morning letter had come from Constance Crosby-the second that Marian had received from her. The first had been a note of sympathy for the girl in her bereavement. The more recent epistle had begun on a business note.
 T am writing to tell you that when ever you are ready your class of little folks will be ready for you," Mrs. Crosby wrote. "We can arrange about terms, etc., when you are on the ground. I think it would be well for you to begin teaching as soon as your affairs in Fairtown can be settled.
 "And that brings me to another point. Please arrange to come directly to us for a few days, until you can find such rooms as you will like. You need rest,
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NEGATIVE BEAUTY

Perhaps the most to be aimed at in domestic architecture is negative beauty a condition of things which invites or suggests beauty to those who are capa- ble of the sentiment, because hourse, truly viewed, is but a setting, back ground and is not to be pushed to the front and made much of for its own sake. It is for shelter, for comfort, for health and hospitality, to eat and sleep in, to be born in and to die in, and it is to accord in appearances with hopely everyday usages, and with nat ural, universay objects and scenes.- John Burroughs.
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my former wife, and would gladly do anything for her-in fact, did not pro- test her legal action, and gave her most of our property, hoping in this way that reconciliation would be reached. feel the present situation wolld not exist were it not for the interference of my wife's people. I would far rather be dead than to live without my family-the child needs its father as well as its mother. I want them both. What can do to get them? R. B. T.
 Answer: Be patient for a few
 months, and let nature take it's
 course. Let the hard and bitter
 knowledge sink into your wife's
 consciousness that divorce isn't
 panacea for every domestic woe. Let her realize that the divorced
 woman has no settled place in so-
 ciety, that she is neither maid,
 wife nor widow. Time will fight
 on your side. It will make her
 forget whatever was unpleasant in
 her married life, and cause her to
 think longingly of her husband and
 home, and to ask herself if she
 was altogether blameless. Keep
 alive in her mind the knowledge
 of your love for the child, and your
 longing for it, and her conscience
 will reproach her for keeping you
 from it. But don't wait too long,
 until she makes other ties. Then
 court her as you did when she was
 a girl, and the chances are almost
 certain that you will win her back.
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that was born out side of wedlock. I
 have very bright prospects, but my family and friends
 tell me I will be a failure if I marry
 this young woman. I feel this girl needs a helping hand, and that l am the one to give her the lift. Now, Miss Dix, please tell me what to do, as my family look down on this girl
 and I nm irvine
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The romantic aurora which we cast about the prodigal does not last, dear boy. Their husks are not poetic, seen at close range. They are repulsive and sordid sins. We get tired of forgiving when we nave to do it over every day and we realize that prodigals wouldn't be prodigals unless they were some thing essentially weak or vicious in their characters. And when we have to pay their score for them we are very apt to wish we had left them to settle their own debts.
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dear girl, and freedom from, anxiety. Later you and will go room hunting together. Just believe now that Tom and I want you-and the children do, too. So please come to us as if we were old friends, for we certainly are sincere ones."
 As Marian, Horton re-read this in. vitation, she made a decision. T am going to believe what she says she nut tered. T will write at once telling her am coming early next week."
 (To be continued
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HE'S ALL FOREHEAD

Colette-My daddy knows more than yours does. You can. tell because he's got high forehead; it takes up half of his face.
 Nini-But you've. never seen my dad dy's forehead. Why, it's so high that it goes all the way around and meets his neck behind.--Le Petit Parisien.
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bags that snap shut and stay shut, I'd like to know, and save their money!
 They do make 'em, but that kind never are pretty bags" kindly ex- plained his candid wife, just as u ugh that settled it. All good-looking hand bags fly open every few minutes. That's the way it is p
 Well, can you beat it!" said the puzzled husband despairingly. I'll re- mark you .can'tw
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MRS. PICKENS IGNORED MISS CREWS AT LYRIC

Mrs. Henry W. Pickens entertained with Lyric party Thursday afternoon complimenting Miss Lucille Crews, a bride-to-be of Saturday.
 After the theater an ice course was served the following guests at Marie Louise: Miss Lucille Crews, Miss Lorena Pickens, Mrs. Leigh Murphree Mrs. Fred Murphree, Mrs. Drewry Bea. ton of Atlanta, Mrs. Frank Hull of At. lanta, Miss Mabel Price, Miss Mildred Crews, Mrs. John Conway.
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A couple of the many tourists passing through Georgia on their way to Flori- da came across a road of whose desti- nation they were uncertain. Seeing an old wonman rocking on a nearby porch, they called to her, "Auntie, can you tell us where this road goes?"
 She gazed thoughtfully at the wind ing country road, took her pipe out of her mouth long enough to enlighten them.
 Well, honey" she said, Unit just goes fust one place and then another" :" Los Angeles Times.
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Allied Arts Club To Meet Next
 w eek

The Allied Arts club will meet next Monday night at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Hartley Anderson, PIP Eleventh avenue, south. The fea- ture of the evening will be talk by W. Paul Pim on Cartoons and Cartoon ists," with quick sketches in crayon. The program of the evening begins each week at 9 o'clock, preceded by the busi- ness meeting of the active members at s o'clock. The club is growing by leaps and bounds and it will be neces- sary to close the membership at an early date until such time as the club has it's own club rooms capable of ac- commodating a larger number. The membership is already approaching the century mark, to which it will prob ably be limited, therefore early appli- cation should be made by anyone else wishing to join as active or associate member. This information is given out so that none may be disappointed.
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The. Curious Ways

I6T WAS exceedingly surprised" ad-
 mitted the man who is always
 willing to do a good turn. T spoke and any one can see, hope, that I on the impulse of the moment and am gentfemanw
 Please don't always look" hemined the candid wife. "Who knocked you down, Ipswich?
 You don't get me-" patiently ex- plained the husband. "I was hurrying down. the street and when I saw the woman dangling a plethoric handbag that was swinging wide open natural ly touched her arm. 'Parden me, mad am,' I murmured, but your bag is open.
 While did not exactly pause in mystride, still thenas was an instant when courteously waited to hear her say "Thank you kindly But instead of that she glared at me, grabbed her bag and cried Now, don't you dare move till I see if everything's all right that's an old trick and my husband has told me about it and you just have to wait!'
 "You bet I waited. If l hadn't she'd have called the police, and she had a large mouth and could yell loudly, feel quite certain. Together with about twenty-five other persons l waited while she propped her bag on one knee and hauled out sixteen samples, includ- ing one of linoleum, a necktie, three handkerchiefs, a stubby pencil, two old transfers, some theater seat checks that had been used, a movie program, pow der puff a clipping about somebody's divorce suit and nickel and dollar bill.
 "She heaved a sigh of relief and l perkeds up enough to say lOftily that 1 certainly wouldn't have wanted any of that junk had I really been a pick pocket The crowd dispersed murmur- ing quite plainly that l was desperate looking person.
 My mind being on the subject, noticed in the next half hour that the popular way to wear handbag is open. Its a wonder woman ever has car fare left to get home. Most of them ought to be arrested as public nuisances, because any reformed crook who tried to walk through any popular depart ment store would be so busy saying, Get thee behind me, Satan," that he'd get lock-jaw and just grab wildly.
 At every counter where I stopped to purchase found some woman with open handbag, swinging nonchalantly from her arm. I hope they lost every thing they had.
 T got real well acquainted with the sort of stuff women cart around in their handbags, too, and it is going to oc- cupy all my slippered old age wonder ing what the duce they do with it.
 "An elderly and saturine clerk saw
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Dear Miss Dix-I anu a man just past middle age. A little over a year ago my home was broken up, mainly through the machinations of my wife's family. I had only one child, who is dearer to me than my own life. Fur thermore, l have a deep affection for
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Of course, the girl who has gone wrong may reform and make a true and faithful wife. Many do, but no one can deny that the wom- an with a past is a heavy handi- cap to her husband. She is fatal
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handicap to a boy husband. Her hand will shut many doors of op- portunity to him, and not the least of her disadvantages is that the very fact that her husband mar ried her discredits his judgment. The world cannot forgive him for doing such a foolish and Quixotic act. It is risky thing for even a middle-eged man, and one with a prosperous business established, to marry a woman with a past. It is suicidal thing a boy to do, so I beg you to wait at least until you have taken the measure of your own strength and your tastes are formed before you take the fatal leap.
 DOROTHY DIX.
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And this also will be in your fa- vor-often a family will break up a marriage and urge a woman to get a divorce, and then when she comes back home to live make her unwelcome and her life miserable.
 DOROTHY DIX. ?
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Listening m On Foe

mu watching one airy little creature who was tripping away with her inn ported beaded bag banging by one strap and the top open to the winds of heaven and her head shook soothing ly. He said not to get worried or ex- cited because there certainly W S a batch of special angels who did nothing but watch out for women when they carried handbags. He said all his gray hair had been achieved in his earlier years through his deep concern over feminine loss of fortune, but that after he had noticed several women of the situation he had retired into the back ground and washed his hands of their affairs.
 Most of them, he confided, when told that their pocket-books were open, would look at him indignantly, as though they had a deep suspicion that he had done the opening, and would hurry away, grabbing their belongings to them and staring at him over their shoulders. One woman snapped at him to shut up, she guessed she knew enough to attend to her own business.
 Its just being born with blue eyes or brown he told me. You're that way and you can't help it-and neither can women prevent themselves from go- ing around the world swinging their handbags open. It's quite common, only you never noticed it before.'
 But why, the dickens don't they have
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Dorothy Dis's Letter Boa
Shall "TaUemty-one" Merry 4 Woman With A Past? The Bride Who Resents Being Teased At Cards. The Problem Of Rea0inaimg A
 Divor ced Wife And Regaining Happiness

HEAR DOROTHY DIX-I am NJ young man of twenty-one, and in
 love with girl who has a child
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ACKER.CREW AFTER REHEARSAL PARTY

Mrs. Lula O'Rear Crews entertained informally Friday evening at her home on Fifteenth street, south, honoring her daughter, Miss Lucille Crews, and MT. Joseph Ragan Acker immediately fol. lowing the rehearsal of their wedding plans.
 Mrs. Crews received her guests in black beaded dress and Miss Crews wore Ia blue crepe embroidered in satin flowers.
 Miss Margaret Hanes and Miss Mil dred Price served punch on the terrace.
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Dear Miss Dix-Is it proper for a man to razz his wife hile playing cards against her at the house of a friend? When my husband and his young lady partner make their bids he shakes hands across the table wit hher, and asks me if I don't wish could play as well as they do. This humiliates me terribly. We have not been married a year yet, and am surprised and hurt that my husband treats me that way, as he couldn't do enough for me be fore marriage. I thank you for any advice you may give. THE WIFE.
 Answer: My dear little wife,
 when you have been married twen-
 ty years instead of one year. you
 will know that wife-baiting is the
 favorite indoor sport of many
 husbands. If you will notice near
 ly every mans best stories center
 around some mistake or blunder
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to uphold her, for the Good Book says we must forgive and help those that are fallen. Plse tell me what to do, as l love this girl, and not my snObby re lations. M.W.
 Answer: Wait, my dear boy,\ wait, for two or three years at
 least, before you make the final de
 cision about marrying this girl
 with the bedraggled skirts. Don't
 trust your judgment now. It is
 too immature. You lack expert
 ence, knowledge of women, know
 ledge of life. Wait until you have
 these before you determine on
 whether you want to take the risk,
 and make the sacrifices demanded by marrying a woman with a past.
 Just now you are carried away by the enthusiasm and altruism of youth. You feel noble and chivalrous and like Sir Gallahad when you constitute your self her champion. 1t makes your breast swell with a sense of heroism when you think of rescuing her and her baby, and giving them the protection of your name, and you are filled with the glow of self-riteousness when you think of reforming her and inducing her to walk the straight-and-narrow path.
 All of this is very fine and beau
 tiful, and terribly, terribly danger
 ous, for under the influence of
 these intoxicating sentiments many
 a foolish young boy or girl marry
 the objects of their pity and spend
 the balance of their lives in re-
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SIGMA NUS TO ENTERTAIN AT DANCT

The members of the Sigma Nu frater- nifty of Howard college are entertain ing with an informal dance at the home of Miss Caroline Shields on Fourteenth avenue, south, this evening, including in this courtesy fifty guests.
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Random Notes
SAME AS ALL OTHERS

MT. Jacob Burger has returned from a visit to New York and Atlantic City.
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that his wife has made.

No man ever gets tired of telling of how his wife hid her money in the stove, and then built a fire in it, or how she got taken in in a trade with an old clothes man, or how she signed a check Yours affectionately, Mary Brown" And as for kidding her about the way she plays cards and crowning over her when he beats her, why that is the greatest fun of the game!
 Of course, there isn't much enjoy ment in it for the wife. I have seen women sit up at the head of their own dinner tables and bite their lips to keen back the tears of modification while their husbands set the table in a roar holding the wife's little peculiarities to ridicule. And I have felt like taking the carving knife to the poor, stpuid, dolt of a husband, who didn't realize that he was torturing the wife he loved
 For men really don't mean to be
 unkind when they tease their wives. They have no idea how they are
 hurting them. They are just try
 ing to be funny, and think that
 their wives are taking it in the
 spirit in which it is meant.
 Cultivate a sense of humor.
 Don't take yourself too seriously,
 and if your husbands little jokes
 still hurt you can always stop him
 by coming back with a few merry
 quips at his expense. No joker can
 stand a joke on himself.
 DOROTHY DIX.
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-iE ari.,ArA rhl.MhMaAlN JOuNNAh

ton of the remnants of the crop in which
the borers hibernate"
If the boil weevil, when it first crossed
the Rio Grande from Mexico some thirty
years ago, had been fought with as much
knowledge, efficiency and cooperation as now
are being mustered against the corn borer, a
large part of the Souths incalculable loss
might have been saved. ct is not to be for
gotten, however, that We are compensated
for that pillage by the lessons the weevil has
taught and enforced in crop Investigation
and in general farm improvement.) There
is every reason to expect that the defense
now being prepared against the corn borer
will prove, after its fashion, another Yer
dun, Without the scientist, be it remem-
bered, this would not be possible. To him
the farmer, as we'll the manufacturer,
owes most of the increased wealth and of
the quickened progress which the last half
century has brought.
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Shear;ug Legislative Locks

~ IENNIAL sessions Of the legislature
~ are being urged again in New York,
N~ which tarries with Georgia as one of
the ten states whose law-making bodies
meet every year. The proposed change is
| advocated by leaders as far apart on most
issues as Governor AL Smith and that Mes
tor of Republican newspapers, the New
York Tribune, The Governor is for fewer
| sessions on grounds of economy, while the
Tribune thinks the commonwealth, like the
The latter reason is as true as the former to
Democratic doctrine "The best-governed peo-
pie are the least-governed," is a saying
whose author our Republican friends are
not accustomed to quote. Evidently there
is merit in biennial sessions to win approval
from those who so rarely agree in politics.
Both these arguments are valid. The
economy of cutting the number of legisla-
tive sessions in half is obvious, provided, Of
course a limit is prescribed to the length
of each If hearings and debates which
l1oW consume one hunoreo days could De
compressed within fifty or even seventy
five, the saving OF time and OF money would
be CONSIDERABLE more important "ooIo De
the resultant decrease IN uneSSenIlal OIIlS
ana IN super1Iuous statutes lnere IS no"
an average Oh twelve thousand ne" laws
a year from the legislatures and Congress
tOOpthPr. cOnSld-
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CHAPTER XIV
Christine Makes a Decision
r was significant that Anthony

r was significant that Anthony Breen
could not quite forget Miriam FolweL.
1t wasn't that he remembered her senti-
about her, he found himself thinking abobut
it up. Her curious reserve puzzled him. He
wondered if she treated all men as she had
treated him, and this fact was oddly cOnsO
ing when he remembered the rather vulgar
red-faced person with whom he had seen her
at AbercrOmbie's
1t happened that just at this time Christine
Bennett decided to marry Creighton Leonard
She had always known that some day shse
would take him, but Christine was like a
bird who hates to be shared, and she dreaded
taking the definite step that would make her
a wife. Creighton had been more than Ordi-
narily patient. He had not pressed her, but
he had remained persstently near her, so
that she never able to forget his pres
ence. 1t was inevitable that girl of Chris
tines type would marry, and when she con-
tded the news to Anthony, who was nearer
to her than any man save Creighton himself,
Anthony decided to give dinner for her.
ooh, Anthony, you darling" Christine had
exclaimed, "a real dinner with a real orches-
ira and dancing?"
He nodded.
And l may ask any one 1 please"
"Of course"
How wonderful! Little did I think that
was letting myself in for anything like this
when l promised dear old Creighton Id
marry him."