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dress for the first time that night. The neck of 1t was cut square and low. And there was a white gar denia fastened on one shoulder.
 No black pears" May decided as she dressed, She unfastened the string of imitation one from her neck and flung thom down on the dressing table.
 She stepped back and looked at her reflection in tho long mirror of the wardrobe. Her eyes met hers. They were brilliant, and they look ed happier somehow ., than they had looked in many months.
 Herbert Waterbury remarked upon that radiant look when she sat at his right in the dining room of the Ambassador hotel later that night.
 You're radiant, tonight" he said to her In an undcrtone. Your eyes are like stars.
 May thrilled to his words, to his eager tone, "That. Is because they arc looking at you" she answered. quietly.
 "l should love to see you sitting at the other end of the long table in my house in Pittsiield," Herby said, presently. "I can imagine you sitting there in the light of tho tall silver candles, smiling. and talk ing to my guests"
 May caught her breath Was he proposing marriage to her?
 What would life with him be like. she wondered.
 She looked at him sharply, but he turned his head and said something to Carlotta. The plump little woman dimpled up at him.
 You do say the funniest things. Hcrby Waterbury," May heard her say in her babyish voice.
 She wondered what Herby had said 10 her.
 And she marveled at the lightning change in him. One moment to be making love to her! And the next to be joking with little Lotta
 T wonder if he means anything he says , or if he's only kidding me along" she thought.
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after a four-course meal!" Her bert assured her, You eat too much"
 Well, who bought her the four course meal? You!" May reminded him sharply. You haven't any right to jump on her for having in- digestion!'
 There was annoyance in her voice, But she was not irritated with Her bert for buying too much food for them. What worried her was tho episode of the glass,
 He really had stolen the glass from the people in the fieldstone house.
 A strictly honest man would have borrowed it and returned It. She was sure of that.
 She glanced upward at him, His blue eyes met the world with q frank and honest look. He had the aggressive nose of conqueror and fighter. And yet wasn't there something weak about the slack mouth, the cleft chin of the man?
 At that moment Waterbury look ed down at her and smiled, He slipped his arm around her and held her close to him,
 Are we going to have another walk tonight . ., you and 1?" he asked. lips to her ear.
 Do you want 10 take walk with me-" May whispered. "Truly?"
 You know I dol he answered, pressing her close to him, In the purple twilight he kissed her again and again.
 "AlI right, then" May answered, softly. tenderly. And she kissed him back.
 Wait a minute, and I'll ask Lot ia and Dan about it." Waterbury said. He leaned forward and spoke about the sound of the wind.
 Do you feel well enough to eat dinner at the Ambassador with the rest of us, Carotta?" he asked
 Don't ever mention food to me again." Carlotta monned. But if l can lift my head, I'd love to come to your party"
 May wore her new black velvet
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fesson takes him into all sorts of wild places where l cant go along Just now he's in South America, and as couldn't stand It alone out West where We were when he startetd, 1 came back to Jacks cousin, Mrs Graham. who happens 10 be my dearest friend, to stay during his absence. Just how 1 shall explain to Jack that l couldn't stand being idle while he was gone and so went back to nursing, don't know"
 How delightfully."- archaic you are dear" Lucia Meredith eX- claimed, rapidly shifting her line of attack from one which katherine's defense of Jack had made untenable. Don't you realize that women never explain nowadays?"
 Its a lost art, Mrs. Bickett, assure you" Dr. Meredith inter posed with a twinkle in his eyes which l guessed masked furious anger at the woman who bore his name.
 The Claws Are Unsheathed
 I knew that Katherine still cherished the love for Jack Blckett which had led her to join her life 10 that of my war-torn cousin. I was equally certain that Hal Mere dith held a feeling in his heart for the beautiful little Comrade of his hospital days, which he would be loath to submit to the inspection of his wife, or indeed 10 anyone else. And naturally, as corollary of that feeling, he hotly resented the bait ing to which Lucia Meredith was subiecting her.
 ''I can't blame you for wanting to nurse, though, Katherine" Mrs. Meredith purred. Tt certainly is the thing you're just cut out for. I never have had anyone that suited mo the way you did"
 She was deliberately speaking in the exact manner in which she would have addressed one of her servants, and I saw Katherine catch 'ANt H~iINt'tC iNhNl llp Dtl " NttIl IlbT teeth.
 Has she told you that she saved my life with her nursing?" Mrs. Meredith cooed, turning to me.
 "I do not remember that she has mentioned it," I prevaricated, filling my own voice with the implication that the preserving of Lucia Mere dith's life to this planet vas piffling thing indeed. "But how remiss l am. Please pardon me while l order tea"
 For furtime glance at Dr. Mere dith's face had told me that he could stand very little more of the sort of chatter his wife was nttering and l realized that l shared his feeling.
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Not all the huffing and all the ruffing and all the blowing in the world by the Merry Little Freezes could get Danny Meadow Mouse and his raft, which you know was a piece of old board, any nearer to the shore. There were too many big green lily-pads in the way So at last the Merry Little Breezes had to give up huffing and puffing and blowing.
 I've are so sorry" cried the Merry Little Freezes to Danny Mea- dow Mouse. I've thought we could blow you way to shore. We didn't remember about these big green lily-pads. We are so sorry"
 Never mind" cried Danny, Tt really doesn't matter at all and I am ever and ever so much obliged 10 you for blowing me over here. It was ever so good of you. And now I'll show you why you needn't worry because you couldn't blow me way to the shore"
 Danny ran along to the end of the old board and jumped 10 the nearest hiC green lilv-pad and away he went, run, jump, jump, run, from one big green lily-pad to another big green lilv-pad. He was using those big green 1ily-pads as sort of a bridge,
 At last he reached q big green lt'vrad which did not have another one near enough for him to jump to. Danny simply plunged in and swan, When he reached the next big green lily pad he climbed out on it, and once more began running and jump ing And so at last Danny made one final jump. and there he was safe on shore,
 The Merry Little Freezes had fol- lowed him all the way, and now they gathered around him to tell him how glad they were at last he WAS on shore again safe and sound.
 Now" cried one of the Merry Little Freezes. Eve hope you ~~ill 20 right straight home, Danny Meadow Mouse, and never again on 90 fool ish."
 Danny looked a little puzzled. 1T don't know just where home te. But I guess I will he able to find It." said he.
 And then if came 10 one of the Merry Little Freezes that they had blown Danny Meadow Mouse ashore on the wrong side of the Smiling Pool. His home. the home where. he had left Nanny Meadow Mouse. was on the other side of the Smiling Pool. How those Merry Little
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were in love with each other, CT nt least that we Were more than ordi- n5rily interested, I Lont' know what NIT. Summers said or did that gave her this impression, for l am cer- tainly not interested in Richard Summers except as a friend, liked her very much better than did him.
 Since she came here as Mir. sum mcr's wife, we have been very good friends, The other day before she died-Sho lived only ten days after the baby Came-she called me into her room one afternoon and told me she wan'ol me 10 take the baby and bring if up.
 I didn't know what 10 say. It seemed unfocling to refuse the re quest of q dying woman, especially 1s I love babies SO much, and have bcon saying all along that would like to adopt one,
 However, I know that if I adopt Bee Summers child, I am going to shake Hollywood 10 it's center. Re 'iI'.H "iI lIIlH, Hp uO' hlIpW II diil prepared to have this bond between me and lick Summers. Perhaps his @lfo was right about Dick, and shs wanted 10 make if easy for us 10 drop into that intimacy which ends in marriage
 Rut. Syd. T don't want 10 marry Dick Summers, or for that matter any other man. I'd love to havA the lahv. but I do not want Dick. What shall l do, mon amiH
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 Tomorrow - Letter from Leslie Prescott to Ruth Burke,
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on the right side of 1t in the stomach of Longlegs the Heron. or Snapper the Shaping Turtle, or that biz fish. l guess I'll find some way of getting back across the Smiling Pool, or across the Laughing Brook.
 When the Merry Little Freezes saw that Danny really didn't feel so badly they felt a great deal better about 1t themselves, and they once more began to dance. One after another they rumpled up the hair of Danny Meadow Mouse, and then bidding him goodby they danced away to see what more good they could do in the Great World. As for Danny, the very first thing he did was to go look for something to eat. He really didn't seem to be at all worried because he was on the wrong side of the Smiling Pool.
 Copyright, 1925, by T. W. Burgeksl
 The next story: Danny Finds q Bridge"
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ON HEALTH

ach lies just beneath the heart and when filled with gas 1t is like a small balloon. 1t lifts up until 1t interferes with heart action.
 To overcome the obstruction the heart must exert itself in proportion to the Interference.
 When this happens larger quan- tity of blood is sent 10 the brain, vessel often ruptures and apopleXy s the result,
 %hcthcr this is the explanation for Bryan's death is a question, The fact remains, however, that heavy eating often does cause apoDleXy and death, and persons with hearty apnetites should he careful,
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LEITiR FROM PAULA pERKIEig
 TO SYDNEY CARTON.
My dear Sylr'g

My dear Sy1r'}.
 You know I cla. 10 you once when l was in lgsot trouble. IoI were 90 kind ul sympathetic at that ttmn that 'pl saved my 1ls and also th" h." n. my child. r1 at thls tune am r2m,aE 10 you I=Jjn.
 am not in n,at trouble nov. S,d. but I have a '.r} serious p,ob- lem to wor1, ou'. ard ] don't know ,What ro do. No1 ho'r prolahN hcarI Leslie rrosco't sp,ah of Hrc Summers. and I suppose 1ou have heard of her 1o1tH.
 Mir Summers and ! ta2o been very good ffion Is o'cr since came out here. as ho Hg the 'rs' one 10 really enccUeaEe a.. in my m ma work
 His wife in son, way ao' # into her hcad that r.~ rnsI3n1 ni l
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Freezes did wish that they needn't tell Danny. But they had too of course. There was nothing else for them to do.
 Such a funny look as there was on Dannys face. Then he grinned. Never mind" said he. Tt is 6 whole lot better 10 he on the wrong side of the Smiling Pool than to be
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TELEGRAM FROM LESLIE, FRLSt OFT TO SALLY
 ATHERTON;

Will you please give to some charity in Hollywood one hundred dollars in memory of Bee? Check in the mails. l did not send flow CTS because l knew there would he more than could he taken care of. If possible l should like the rronpy 70 go to some rooc young mother 10 help her cure for l"r cmld and keep if with her. Give my sheer est sympathy 10 Dick and keep some for yourset I know how much you thought Of Bee and ho~ much you will miss her.
 LESLIE.
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Velyete Covered Claws Co Scratch
 Katherine
"Ah! Mrs. Bickett!"


 Katherine
 "Ah Mrs. Bickett."
 Dr. Meredith sprang 10 his feet with alacrity-a little too much ot it, l told myself, as l tnrtlVely watched his wife and saw tiny lines suddenly etch themselves around her mouth and nostrils. Not that l was wasting any sympathy upon Lucia Meredith. was still breath less, like a spent miler from my own encounter with the pampered, beautiful woman who had come to eratify her curiosity concerning me wife of the popular artist. But tho glimpse of Lucia Meredith s capabilities for mischief which l had had made me fearful for Katherine, should the former decide that he was too interested in my little kins- woman.
 "How Many Years It Has Been!'
 Katherine nodded to him brightly but carelessly and walked toward Mrs. Meredith with outstretched hand, which the other woman grasped with every appearance of cordiality.
 Katherine Sinnot." she exclaim- ed. How many years it has been since l have seen you."
 "Yes, it is a long time, Lucia, " Katherine returned, and as l saw a tiny frown involuntarily contract Mrs. Meredith's forehead, l realized that she resented Katherine's use of her Christian name, although they were almost contemporaries in age, and had been closely associated in their youth.
 You are married, Hal tells me, '' Mrs Meredith said, and something in her intonation gave me a subtle warning of some Catty unpleasant ness to come. Do tell me all about him! He must be wonderfully modern to let you go on with your professionl I wish Hal were as broadminded,"
 Her look of appraisal. sweeping Katherine from head 10 foot, as we'll as her tone, conveyed an incom- parably insolent message of com- miseration to her old friend for marrying a man who could not af- ford to support her. The aristo- cratic little head of my cousins wife lifted itself at the challenge, and her voice spoke incieiyely in defense of her husband.
 T am afraid I cant claim that distinction for my husband," she said. Tn fact, he's terribly set against any leaning of mine toward my profession, even in spirit. I'm not sure that he wouldn't divorce me"-seh laughed lightly-"if he knew what I was doing You see. in courteous explanation, his pro-
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When the children saw the Nater- snritc coming close 10 them again the little girl threw the brush over her shouuder. Al once II grew and became thick, dense foresf. through which the vater-spritc could hardly find her way.
 But her cloak of switfnoss helped her and at last she succeeded in getting through U. r. was not long then until she was again at their heels
 And noN we have only one thing loft 10 save us" said inc brother. as he threw the mirror be hind him.
 tHerc arc the magic comb. brush and mirror. Color the brush and comb cnlden The frame of the mirror should also he FoliD Copyright. 1925. Associated Editors,
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ON HEALTH------- Over-Eating Causes ApopIexy

The death Of William Jennings Bryan at Dayton, Tenn. a few days ago causes Chicago health author ity to comment upon the relaxation of heavy eating to apoplexy,
 Bryan ate his noon meal and died while sleeping few hours later,
 Anoplexy is caused by q blood clot on the brain, resulting from a burst ed blood vessel
 And ruptured blhNd vessels often are caused by an overactiyity of the heart, following heavy eating.
 The heart is a very sensitive or gan and the stomach seems 10 be the hearts worst enemy. The stom-
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ITO me the interesting places are the out-of-the-way ones, where ! lonesome travellers sometimes meet ... and go on their separate ways, " he said, Cities like Bokhara and Budapest and Leningrad,'
 May quivercd with excitement. "lust 10 hear the names of them thrills me-" she cried, "Oh, I can hardly wait until I see them"
 How is it you've never travelled ?" Waterbury asked
 May dropped her lashes becom- ingIy My husband my hus- hand WIS much older than l. He didn't care for travel" she sighed. But all my light l have longed to 20 .. 10 get away to see wonderful strange sights, And now, at last, I'm going,"
 Horhy took both of her hands in his, then, He held them, gripped them until Mays flesh hurt
 T don't want you to go. I don't want to lose vou," he said savaeely. "l feel as if I'd just found something precious that I'd been hunting for all my life. YouH' May drew in her breath with a signing sound.
 DO you honestly feel that way about me-" sho asked.
 She turned her face up toward his. 'Bocause,' she added simply, That is just inc way l feel about you"
 And in broad daylight, in an oprn motor speeding along q much-trav- 1 eled road, Herbert Waterbury kissed May Seymour as if they had been alone in a primeyal forest.
 Herbert ordered a wonderul )Hnch"on at the Bellevue -Stratford b.. Jollied consomme, breast of guinea hon. mushrooms, under glass, salad with Russian dressing. stuffed celery, meringue glace and coffee. Tho tour of them were very gay over the meal.
 1 Bnt Carlotta ate too much, and writhod in agony all the way back 10 Atlantic City.
 "Iouve got to stop somewhere and get me some baking soda, or I'm going 10 die. I tell you," she kept saying 10 Dan.
 Well, where am I going to get if .. cut here in the country, miles from drug store?" ban asked her over and over.
 "O-oo-ooh! Stop at a farm house." Carlotta finally told him. "They're sure 10 have some country people live on soda biscuits q. Oh"
 So Dan stopped at g long field stone house, sci hospitably near the road, and Herbcdt ran in to ask for the soda, He returned with a large hoY of If, and a tumbler of water
 "All right, Dan" he said, climb ing hack into the car. Straight ahead We want to make Atlantic ! City before dark"
 1 And almost instantly they were under way again.
 "Fut the glass, You forgot to re. turn it!" May reminded him. And it's an expensive one etched you see" She held it up to show him,
 Waterbury took if from her and tossed it over the side of the speed. ing car. "Oh. what's a little glass. ware among strangers?" he laughed 1 carelessly. Those people will nevel l see me again. And they probably have plenty of glasses, anyway
 How's the pain, Lotta?"
 Carlotta groaned. Going. going 1 almost gone" she admitted. "But | fl was terrible while it lasted. I sur thought was going 10 die,"
 Yes, and some day you're goins to double up and do that very thing
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CT, tO sell for her. And she hoes Dick to sell her stocks and bonds at once for whatever they will bring, All she wants. she explains. is enough money to dress the part of a wealthy widow for the next few months, so that she can Hand" rich husband,
 A week later with $8,00n in her handbag, May goes to Atlantic City for a rest before sailing. There she meets divorce. Carlotta FrolllIine, and her two friends, Herbert Watcr- bury and Dan Sprague.
 One night the four of them go 10 Adoree's supper club May acci- dentallv drops her bag and the money falls out. Waterbury offers 10 take care of the huge roll for her, but May refuses to let him. That night on the way back 10 the hotel he makes violent love to her, And May feels herself powerfully attracted to him.
 Next day she buys some wonder- ful new clothes and a $Co0 black pearl ring. She wears an expensive gray chiffon froCk and hat the ncHt day when Waterbury invites inc foursome to drive to Philadelphia 10 lunch, with him, On the way he shows May a snapshot of his town house and tells her he has a coun- try estate in Massachusetts, whcro his young daughter lives, May asks him if he has wife, too.
 My wife died fifteen years ago when my daughter was born" Her bert Waterbury said quietly. There was hint of melancholy in his tones.
 May was nled with a sudden, m reasoning jealousy for the dead woman whose memory could still bring that note of sadness into hls voice.
 And since that time I've scarcely looked al a woman until you sat down opposite me in the train the other day" he went on, taking her gloved hand in his.
 May trembled a little, Then she drew them gently away.
 Tell me more about yourself ,' she said, unsteadily.
 "Theres nothing much 10 tell, I'm a sort of vagabond. suppose" Wa tcrbury answered. I'm never at peace with myself unless I'm on the go. California in the winter, Maine woods in the summer. Atlantic City in the spring and tall. -. Last year l took my daughter 10 Europe"
 "That's where I'm bound for, May told him.
 Waterbury looked al her sharply. "Whon are you saiing?' he asked.
 May shrugged her shoulders. { Pretty soon," she said vaguely. 1 I'm like you sort of Naga- bond. I don't want to stay put anywhere. My motto is Tootloose'"' Waterbury showed his white teeth in a grin "DogEonc good motto" he said. T thing I'll have 10 adopt i it for mine, loo. Will you let me?'
 May looked up at him and smiled . for answer,
 That's the way you looked at me last night when l held you in my arms" Waterbury said in low voice He took one of Mays hands in his, stripped the glove from it. and Kissed the crumplcd pink palm
 Hello. what's this" he exclaim- ed. examining the black pearl that gleamed on her third finger. "The ring that Carlotta said you bought yestorday2"
 May nodded. Pretty little thing isn't it?" she asked. carelessly. She wanted Herhy Waterbury 10 think that. for her at least. expensIl black pearls grew on bushes.
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THE STORY so FAR:

Moy seymour whose husband. Dr. John Seymour. killed himself because of her love affair with Jim CarcWc returns to her home after years absence.
 She comes late one night to the home of her lawyer, Dick Gregory, and Gloria, his wife She tells them how the ugly story of her past has followed her everywhere. And so she has made up her mind to go to Europe where no one will know her
 She turns over her house to Ulysses \, Forgan, a wealthy widow
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Wash p,achos and cut in halves. Pare or not us preferred and re- move stones, Place in shallow ran, c9t sii" up. sprinkle with sugar and rour q little boiling water about 1 tobIoS0ooufuls, over fruit. Add lemon juice and bake about 1 rour in moderate oven. Baste frequently with tho juice in the pan. The nutmeg is adlai with inc sugar,
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"You say you're a vagabond." she changed the subject adroitly. "Tell mo about the world that lies over the soa I've never been out of this country"
 Waterbury took another long look at inc black pearl before he spoke, That's an interesting ring" he ob- served
 "Wcll, now, what do you want to know about Europe?" he went on after a moment. "rho interesting places,
 May hooded. She laid her glovod hand over Herbert Waterbury's in a little caressing movement.
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Helpful Hair Hints

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RreaEt7s' Baked r,.cf.s, puffy omcre', crcamc7 potatoes. hran and rats7 mullins, milk ronee.
 Luncheon --- Onion soNf+'a. rye bread and cottage cbofse sand wches, arrlc sauce moDass.s coo6- iae. milk tea
 Dnner-Coli sliced l7mh. ,t-. 'a- bic salad in lettuce cups. Sa1o.%d macaroui and tomatoes. brown bread sarInicbes, blackberry mcuss". drop cakes. milk, roffee,
 This dinner menu vas 9lnnod particularly for porcn cr garden dinner. The lamb ant vegetable salad are served on or. arge plat Ter. the scalloped dtsh keeps hot most satisfactorily aad is the only hot dish in the monh the sand wiches make flo serving Of butter unnecessary. and th, desert Of mousse and cakes are sorved on one plate in individual ser ice The des- zert might well he served on paper plates. This means that the dish washing will he reduced 10 one plate for each person and the serving dishes.
 Baked Peaches
 Six peaches. E cup sugar. i table .--r. 1rr-1, 4,,t-- fr-rr r-,s+3r~e mt
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The tam-o-shanter made of rows Of narrow. silk ribbon in shaded ef- 'octs IS a novelty for sport wear.
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AnIlnrn NnlhIinr

The square neCkjinc IS gaining favor, and Is shown in an exaggrrat- cd cut for evening.