The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-14
+ XVI (eontlnued)
Copyright 1928 b!

actly what was passing in their
minds, continued placidly: almost
suddenly at the end of the fourth
Or fifth week, 1t seemed to me that
1 an actual physical weight that had
depressed my brain lifted. and
experienced q decided activity OF
mind and body, foreign to both TO,
many years. Nevertheless, the com
plete re-energizing OF both was very
slow. the regeneration Of appear
ance slower still. Worn-out cells
do not expand rapidly. The men
tai change was pronounced long be-
fore the physical, except that
rarely felt fatigue. although l spen,
many hours q day at the relief sta
TONS"
She paused and let her cool
ironic glance wander over the In
tent faces before her. mot only
she went on with a slow emphasis
which made them prick up their
ears. was the renewed power man
ifest in mental activity. in concen'
tration. in memory. but that dis
taste for new ideas, for reorienta'
ton, had entirely disappeared. Peo
pie growing old are condemned fol
prejudice, smugness. hostility to
progress, to the purposes and en-
thusiasms OF youth: but this atti
tude Is due to aging glands alone
all things being equal. They can
not dig up the sunken tracks from
the ruts in their brain and lay them
elsewhere; and they instinctively
protect themselves by an affecta
ton OF calm and scornful superior
fty. of righteous conservatism
which deceives themselves: much
as l had sumed-and learned to
feel-an attitude of profound indif
ference to my vanished youth. and
refused to attempt any transparent
disguise with cosmetics"
Intentness relaxed once more
Twelve pairs of eyes expressed at
least half as many sentiments
Mrs. Vane gazed at Mary Ogden
whose insolence she had never for.
gotten. with indignant hostility;
Mrs. Poole, who always dressed as
II she had tumor, but whose rem
nant Of once lovely complexion
indicated perfect health, maintained
her slight tolerant smile; its effect
somewhat abridged by the fact that
the small turban Of bright blue
feathers topping her large face had
slipped to one side. Mrs. Goodrich
looked startled and gazed depre.
catingly at her friends. Mrs. Law
rence's eyes snapped, and Mrs. de
Lacey looked thoughtful. Only Mrs.
Tracy spoke. ....
wonderful! feel more like
! Methuselah than. ever. But it Ger.
tainly is a relief to know, what is
the matter with me-. Do 60 on.
Mary-I may call you Mary?
only came out the year you were
married-and you cannot Imagine
what satisfaction 1t is to know
that ! am younger than you-were
once. I've never done any of those
things one reads about to keep
looking young except cold cream
my face at night, but I've often felt
as IL I'd like to-
"Do stop babbling, Lily Tracy"
exclaimed Mrs. Vape. who, how.
ever disguised, was quite as curious
as the others to hear the rest of
the tale. And Mrs. Goodrich said
softly: <..t st'E a.
yes, go on, Mary. darling. lam
sure the most thrilling. part. is yet
to come. You see how interested
your old friendsfall are.r
4 =
Madame Zattiany moved her cool
insoleut eyes to Mrs vane's set
visage. 1.-THE time came when
knew that youth was returning to
my face as well as to the hidden
processes of my body: and I can
assure you that it excited me far
more than the renewed functioning
of my brain. The treatment induces
flesh. and as l had been excessive.
~ thin, my skin, as flesh accumu.
lated. grew taut and lines disap.
peared. My eyes, which had long
been dull. had regained something
Of their old brilliancy under the
renaissance of brain and blood,
and that was accumulated. Ny
hair
DO you mean to say that 1t re.
stores hair to its natural color?''
demanded Mrs. Tracy. who had
been plucking out bleached hairs
for the past year. THAT would
1T does not. But my hair is the
shade that never turns gray: and
Of course my teeth had always
been kept in perfect order.
| should never in any circumstances
be q fat woman. but the active
functioning of the glands gave me
Just enough flesh to complete the
outer renovation. Ny complexion
after so many years. OF neglect
naturally needed scientific treat
ment Of another sort. but that was
still to be had in Vienna"
"Ah!" The exclamation wal
sharp. Here. at least, was some
thing they knew all about and sys
tematically discountenanced. dc
you, mean that yoy had your Skin