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cious looking man in the lobby who
watches her every move. She arrives
at the Divines, dishevelled and late.
She receives a cool welcome but re-
fuses to talk. The next day Mrs. Di-
vine afraid of her flimsy social posi-
ton, has Ellie ask Sallie 70 Ieave. She
and Ellie return home and Sallie re-
ceived a note from Mrs Warren Fisher
saying that she will call for a private
has had detective watching Sallie and
her husband and intends to name
Sall'e in a suit for separation; Ellie
steps in to the defense of Sallie. She
succeeds in convincing Mrs. Fisher that
Sallie is innocent. After Mrs. Fisher
departs, Sallie faces the future, and
sees ahead of her only darkness. She
learns that Ellie's lover had also been
Warren Fisher Ellie announces that
she is through with Married Men
now read:
SalIie finds the following dreary
weeks hard to endure. older hOstesses
cutting her off their invitation lists. and
her younger friends" finding various
reasons for not sticking with her.
Sallie has dinner with Marjorie and
Bob who have remained loyal.
Bob advises Sallie to go to work, SO
she opens a Kindergarten for the poor
children at her fathers plant, finding
n certain amount Of happiness in serv-
! ing others. until. one day, she learns
/ of Anne's engagement to Curtiss. a
/ few weeks later Ellie arrives and wants
! Sallie to go abroad with her Sallit
/ heedS the call to service instead, anC
ministering to the poor Clanceys i!
surprised one day-as follows:
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with vou," he said, "and no wonder"
looking at me with frank admiration
in his eyes.
So he would come here to pay his
pretty lying compliments to me and
tonight would hold Anne Coddington
in his arms. The thought was I'M
bearable.
The unbounded enthusiasm | had
felt at the unexpected meeting with
him gave place to childliness that
gradually enveloped my heart.
"Sallie," he began, there's some
thing l want to tell you. It's most
important to my happiness. Will you
listen 2" There was earnest entreaty
in his voice.
A motherly instinct, as well as my
uncomfortable love for him made me
long to gather him in my arms and
have him unburden his soul. But
there was the thought of Anne ano
that creeping GOODNESS about my
heart.
"I'm sorry but I can't let those
potatoes burn again on your account
You see the Clanceys won't let mt
do anything for them financially anC
the family budget is in my hands
So if you'll excuse me, I'll say gooC
bye"
Ito be cOntinuCtD
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morning without cause he should
overcome his fault. Some men nave
an idea that a women is a buffer 20
absorb all the unpleasantness IN ms
nature. She certainly is not, ana II
your husband thinks SO, you had PEI
er change his opinion right now
Married life is an equal partnership
A wife, as partner in this business
Of marriage should demand coopefa-
ton.
But she should also give coopera-
ticn.
Have you given your husband any
reason for changing from kind, con-
siderate man, into nagging' over
bearing husband? Perhaps IN the re-
adjustment that comes with marriage
YOU have demanded too much. Per
haps YOU have iried to make hlm
over as you would like him to be
Every woman dreams Of a HUSBAND
who is as hard as iron in the woEic
but is as putty in her hands.
Experience soon teaches her ina
she can no more alter her husband
habits and prejudices than she CO
alter the nature of the world. h
has his ways, irritating or not, an,
she can either use tact and diplomac,
in handling him, or be in perpetua
Quarrel with rim-and the latte
method would make nagger GU. 0
any husband. :.
It is just as much the husband
place to read the newest fashio
! books so that he can discuss intelll
: gently with her the latest yles, as
is her place to read up on the subject
, that he finds most interesting.
It is just as much his business
!. deal subtly with her as it is her bus
e ness to deal subtly with him.
q AS yet, no one has been able
r work out a plan for dealing with
e nagging husband. However, as yol
= husband has just developed into
e nagger, there may be some hope *
# him Perhaps he doesn't reali;
that he is making you very unhapp
IS By talking it over with him perhal
c you can pursuade him to try to co
S rect his fault-fnding habit.
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in the morning, nagging and COM
planning about everything in general.
say nothing, hoping that by evening
he will be in abe ter mood, but when
he comes home in the evening ne IS
worse than he was in the morning.
My friends advise me to be tactful,
and say nothing, but / am getting
tired of it. 1t isn't fair tina l should
have all the work to do IN making
our home a happy and cOngenlal che
Please tell me what to Go. Anne.
Well Anne you certainly have my
sympathy, if that will help you any
and the sympa ny of a million other
wives, who want to- know the same
thing. | can think Of nothing worse
than nagging husband. They slmp-
f, " can't be pleased
do think the advise given you BY
well-meaning friends is wrong. The
more you humor a nagglng HUSBAND
the worse he gets. This all fo'
peace" doctrine doesn't appeal % me
Peace at any price would be WORT
achieving il it were 4 human posi-
bility, but apparently, it Is not
Peace can never be acquired at tn
price of justice. Perhaps there ca
be a temporary happiness, bu neve
a permanent che. Permanent peac
means justice and understanding
not self-control on the part of on
and license and liberty on the part Q
the other.
We should not deceive ourselve
when we are faced with domesti
problems. If a man is cross in tn
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A CALL TO DUTY GIVES SALLIE SOME NEW
TJCICLITC
INSIGHTS

With the first frightening shadow,
Mrs. Clancy would begin to antici
pate his Homecoming with shining
.eagerness in her eyes. HER man!
More than ever did / realize how
impossible it is to escape fundamen-
tails, no matter how hard we try. In
the heart of every girl, whether it
lies under bingham CT chiffon, there
must be a primitive yearning for a
very coy nest, a husband whistling
home at twilight and children that
are her very own.
Strange feelings stirred within me
and l longed for Curtiss Wright.
l learned a lot about family rela-
tionship during those days in the
Clancy abode. / compared the home
life of these simple folk with the
married set of my own crowd. The
Clanceys created an atmosphere Of
peace and happiness that completely
enveloped their home, while with my
| friends there was a continual striving
to outdo the other fellow in elaborate
parties and clothes. A tired lot of
people with a common interest to
keep from being bored.
One felt that the Clanceys would be
sweethearts forever and would always
be beautiful in each others eyes.
sent word to father and Ellie thai
would remain as long as I could bt
of any use. Ellie had returned tt
Pensacola to get things in readiness
for her trip abroad l would stay
! with the Clanceys until the new baby
. arrived, at least, until the younges
Clancy was completely well.
My course in Domestic Science
though it had taught me nothing
; more practical than angel food oak,
: and fudge, made it possible for me
7 with the help of the cook book, t,
l prepare the food. AS I went abou
| the evening meal, l fell into the habi
of playing that it was Curtiss VIII
I would soon be coming home.
D One afternoon when l had fnishe
E the last curtains, I decided to hans
them before dark. I stood on the to-
of ladder and put up the first pail
: The crisp, perky ruffles futtered Gu
t over the red geraniums in the sol
i summers breeze. They were prect
= Gus, honey curtains made of shea
e dotted wolfe.
d l was standing with hammer i
hand, few tacks in my mouth an
/ one foot poised in mid air when l ha
# the feeling that someone was watcE
l. ing my every move.
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After Ellie had gone to bed, 1 sat
for a long time turning things over
in my mind. There were more rea-
sons why I should go with her than
stay at home. / might be able to
keep her from the headlong gait she
had planned, besides, father was
most anxious for me to have
change. When l returned, the hard
est time would have passed, for by
then, Curtiss would have married
Anne. l WINGED at the thought. Yes,
I'd &C. 1t was certainly the easiest
way out.
The phone rang.
"And be it you, Miss Sallie? It's
Clancy at the plant Mis- Clancey's a
wantin' yer mae The doctor says
her baby moipHt,'+ ast through der
noight. Could ,ame Ma am? l
know it's asldn' a lot"-.
"Of course, I'll come, Clancy and
thank you for calling. Tell Mrs.
Clancy to be plucky and that I'll be
right out"
Not stopping to change my clothes,
I threw few things in my bag and
was eff. Speeding in answer to the
call of distress, / realized that it
would be impossible for me to &c
abroad. Right now these people need
ed me and my place was here. No
I'd have to let Ellie go alone.
Things were most chaotic when
arrived. The youngest member of tn,
family was indeed quite i'll and Mrs
Clancey momentarily expected thu
stork. Someone had to take charge
Though l worked increasingly dur
ing the next few days, it was mos
satisfying to see the result of my eff
fort in the little home. When | wa
not nursing my patients, was bus!
keeping house and this was a nev
pleasure l had never known. With
little care the flower boxes that l ha'
filled with geraniums, began to bloom
In my spare moments, l sewed Of
white curains with dainty ruffles S
that the house would be attractiv
when the littlest Clancy looked on
into the world.
Mr.. Clancy was one of the fore
men at the plant and his duties ker
him away from early morning unit
dark. He was devoted to his wife
a pretty bright eyed girl whom h
had brought back from the Emeral
Isle.
1t was sweet to see the gentle ter
derness and kindly consideration {
this big, rough and unpublished maj
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SO SALLIE BURNS THE POTATOES
CURTISS-

"Can / be of any assistance?"
Curtiss Wright was standing i'm
mediately outside on the green patcr
of lawn.
| must have looked funny with the
hammer III ont hand, the curtains in
the other and a mouth full of tacks,
which l began to remove. I looked at
tlim across the rows of red gerani-
ums and before l realized what | was
doing, l laughed.
l hadn't meant our meeting to be
like this. But / couldn't help it if
my senses were singing and my heart
leaping with joy. For a brief mo-
ment, l allowed myself the over
whelming rapture which his presence
inspired and then, remembering Anne
my dignity returned.
sat on the top of the ladder and
regarded him with serious eyes.
must have asked the usual platitudes
and then he asked if he might come
in.
Certainly" l replied.
Then it occurred to me to ask him
why he was there.
ooh, I've just returned and longed
to see how things were going at the
plant. The Clanceys are my special
friends so / thought I'd drop by.
was attractd too, by the charming APP
pearance of their window boxes and
the flowers outside"
eyes, Miss Sallie did all of it,
came a voice from the adjoining
room, 81 can't come out Mr.. Curtiss
if yell be excusing me, Sir, but
wont let Miss Salie go unpraised
She's little bit of Heaven, Sir, anC
without her, Lord knows how wee
a gotten along at this tryin' time"
was covered with confusion anC
tried to stop her but she kept right
on. Curtiss seemed to hang on hel
words.
"Her a gcin' both day and night
and a maxim the house a fit place
for a queen" she continued, "and hel
used to a life of 'curds and whey
"Really, Mrs Clancy, if you dom
stop, I'll be very uncomfortable
Please, now, I pleaded, and then I no
ticed that Curtiss was shifting the ali
"Great Heavensr' exclaimed
''the potatoes / put in the stove
Now they re burned" | flew into tn
kitchen and when / came back Cul
tiss had his chair by the bed ROOF
door and he and Mrs. Clancy wei
closely engaged. At my step, a sis
nifcant silence prevailed betwee
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them.
Curtiss came over to where I sat
on the window seat and touched my
apron with his hand. 81 never thot
I'd see you in one eff these. It's most
becoming though"
For the first time l realized l had
on my pink and blue apron. In a
twinkling, my vanity returned.
pulled it off quickly and fiuffed up
my hair.
Besides keeping the Clanceys out
of mischief, where have you been all
Of the time ~
Fright here all summer, l haven't
budged," l replied.
"And you haven't been out of
town." CAS- if l hadn't known it
from the very first day he had gone. }
eyes, but l scanned the papers
every day and I've never once seen
your name"
That was queer. Then he had been
slightly interested in my movements
even though he was engaged to Anne.
1t was such happiness to be with
him again; to feel his nearness and
to thrill to the rich, stirring tones of
his voice. But, oh, / must remem-
Der Anne. Besides, where WAS my
pridc?"
"Did you find California warm this
time of the year?" I asked, trying
to make my conversation impersonal-
j ly polite
Eyes, deucedly so, compared to
Florida. I wouldn't have stayed eN-
cept that wanted to dispose Of my
property there"
"You mean your house,"
shouldn't have asked the question but
how eager 1 was for his reply.
eyes, I have no use for it now
I was grateful for that for I haC
not been able to bear the thought o.
him taking Anne there. We had talk
ed of spending OUR honeymoon il
his house on the Pacific coast. There
was a glass room overlooking thu
ocean. A huge fireplace that burned
great cracking logs. Trees tina
whispered secrets of ancient passion
during storm-tossed days and night
when the moon trimmed the horizon
in a glory of pale gold.
: Then he would take Anne to som
: other home. At the thought of he
a grew strangely silent and all tn
e hurt and disappointment of the pas
: few months returned
4 "The Clanceys have fallen in loS
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rotary of the club. The lo+4
be something like this: '''ef could
Dear Friends:
l was very much pleased ind,
your friendly and generous 'iIeed at
of me and the new baby n n, .nI9ught
very much for giving nc -- lK you
happiness. The flowers wo, - much
full, and although the new b III oeauti-
not say very much about tbos. could
watched them all day long SIN S5a' She
have thought it a very I bee,, must
world. "u'ilul
Best wishes to you all ana
my sincerest hanks for vow ,~ agan
thoughtfulness. wi KIND
Most sincerely vonrs -
A letter Of congratulafion :,
be sent as soon as possible sn nsl
learning Of the birth of a cbild "lOer
Dear Miss Flo: Is it proper e..
gentleman to make calls with bis i s
Gee? When a girls father i ,S 5 Ilal-
and she has no o her near relativooss ae'
it proper for her mother to giy -, ., Is
bride away? L. NJ. ' VIC
A gentleman may make calls w;a
his fiancee only when he is retr,n MN |.
visits paid her by members or fr il,riis
of his family. A lady never cali ie'i u
another under the sponsorship ~, 81 VI 4
gentleman, unless he is her me h
or father (2) The mother NAV , oi~a
the bride away. '
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Curtiss Wright comes to Jackson
Vile, Florida to draw plans for a rail-
road company Of which Sallie's father
is president. He is invited 70 stay in
Sallies home. Propinquity and Sallie's
undeniable charm win MN IN spite of
his avowed aversion to the artificial at.
mosphere in which she moves.
Sal1ie, being Sallie gets lonely, the
ight after she and CurtisS become en-
gagged while Curtiss is away on bust
ness and goes on a cocktail party. Anne
CoddingtOn tells Curtis hoping that Size
herself will find admiration in his eyes
and Curtiss, though he still loves Sal
lie. stays away from her and becomes
attentive to Anne.
Sallie, from pique, starts 70 Miami to
attend a house party being given by the
Divines, who are nOuveau richie. Var
rem Fisher who has made love . Sal
lie in Pensacola. boards the same train
and announces that he too is going to
the house party. He pec%Ua les Sallle
to get off at Hollywood, nd"1 dinrer at
the Country Club and then drive on to
Miami. which he says is pleasant
distance away. But time Slips by and
SaIlie. realizing the lateness OF the
hour anG that she is unchlper led Re
CONS ue~- Gus and insIsts ;dPt they
burr, G. 10 the Divine
The car breaks down and they are
forced to take refuge in an unfrequent
ed Inn in a small town. Before -Sallie
retires Warren Fisher enters her room
and makes desperate love to her She
repuISes him and becomes terrified
when he admits that the car story was
planned so that he might be with hel
alone She rushes from the room and
on leaving the hotel notices a suspi-
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Dear Miss Flo: When sending .5l ga
wedding gift, should the donor ; sb c%IJ
he enclosed with the git, OF Sn o.1n,.
J note be enclosed? ~ Is II PIopei
70 display the gifts at the We ;tI t6o
IF so should the cards be win Iie
off $? Thank you. r. +.
The donors card should be enclosed
with the. gift. Gifts may be dlsplaiy :
ad ot the wedding. However, inc
donors card should be removed.
Dear Miss Flo: When sending
greeting cards, is it correct to au7
dress the envelope by Typewriter /;
121 Are shank you" cards CONSIDERED
good form? F: T.
~ Greeting cards should be very
nor-ona1 and therefore, need the per-
p ponaj to1ch. They should be address
cd NV hand. ~ While the "thani
To,," card should not be used as
shortcut and quickest way OF thank
mo . nerson for a gift, they are OF
some occasions, quite proper.
Dear Miss Flo: Please give me
form, with the proper wording 10 10
a LET er of thanks to a womans GU
| for sending flowers at the time OF
birth. How is it started? To Whor
should it be addressed? How 500
after the birth of a child should note
of congratulation be sent? q. l;
: The let er should be addressed
the person whose name appeared Q
the card accompanying the hover
: If no name appeared on the caro- th
letter should be addressed to the Se'
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autfu and o
tona epuaio of
the lat
and mos
"A
n ing
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Dear Miss Flo:-My husband is be
SO crabby that life with him
is almost unbearable. Until a year
ago he was kind and considerate. Now
he is cross and irritable all OF the
time. He is invariably disagreeable
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-08-28
REDUCED
D0D6E BROTHERS
MOTOR VEHICLES

Lower prices, announced on August
18th, represent the most impressive
values Dodge Brothers, Inc, have
ever offered to the public
Wider markets, mounting sales and
steadily expanding output have
made possible these reductions.
They come at a time when Dodge
Brothers product has achieved
new and impressive standard of
excellence in four basic particu-
lars-in beauty, in riding ease, in
smoothness of operation, in depend
ability.
Consult us today on these. new
prices and the extraordinary
value they represent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-04
CONFESSION
duplicates
GROCERS
Chauffeur Admits Taking
Employers Goods and
Selling to Others.

One of four San Antonio merchants
arrested Tuesday who will be tried
in corporation court Wednesday on
charges of bartering in stolen prop
crty, has denied that he knew gro
cerics which he bought from a truck
driver had been stolen.
The other three merchants made no
statements.
Two of the suspects arc among the
largest retail grocery dealers in the
city.
The merchants are charged with
bartering in stolen property.
Arrest of the merchants was based
on allegations in signed confession
made by truck driver for the Col
Inns company. Wholesale groccrs, who
admitted thefts of groceries totalins
thousands of dollars over a long per.
iod of time.
The truck driver was arrested Sat
urday by Detectives Carver anC
Ruhnke, who began working on tn,
case after the wholesale company had
become suspicious. A large assortment
of groceries which he admitted having
stolen was recovered.
In his signed statement the prisoner
told of having Systematically stolen
supplies of groceries from his employ.
ers, and of disposins them to retail
grocers. He named the four retail
merchants as the ones to whom he
had sold the bulk of the stolen goods
One of the retail grocerymen ha,
denied knowing the merchandise whic!
he bought of the truck driver was
stolen. but the other three made nc
statements.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-04
DRINK MAKES
GIRL SM|ND
co BLANK
Woman Attacked by Two
Men After She Quaffs
Highball.

Deputy shcriffs Tuesday are look.
ing for two soldiers who are absent
from Fort Sam Houston and who are
wanted for having administered an
"aphrodisiac highbGll" to a young
married woman Sunday night, after
which she was mistrcated.
The woman recovered sufficiently
Tuesday morning to explain to county
officers how she had been cnticcd into
taking an automobile with the men
and another woman whom she knows
only rs Kitty"
The soldiers had previously been
introduced to her by her husband, who
now is i'll in hospital.
They called Sunday night and in
vitcd her to take a ride for "a little
fresh air."
She accepted.
A few miles out in the country q
bottle was introduced into which she
saw the men pour an additional
liquid.
Just popping it up" they told her.
She took drink.
Then came oblivion.
She woke upin the yard back Of her
hotel Monday.
Her clothing was soaking wet.
She felt dcathly i'll.
Physicians were called.
An investigation disclosed that a
poisonous love" potion had been ad
ministered to the woman.
If caught the men will be charged
with attempting to poison the woman.
There is a Texas law prohibiting
the use of the drug.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-04
Registrations Near 800 as
Buyers Continue to
Arrive.

An undiminishcd influx Of out of
town merchants continued into San
Antonio Tuesday, second day Of tuc
fall trade meeting which will last
I'll August Is. Registrations at eco
booth maintained in the lobby of The
Guntcr Hotel by the trade extension
department Of the Chamber of Com
mcrcc, ncarcd the 800 mark Tues
day.
San Antonio wholesalers, manufac.
turcrs and jobbcrs expressed salts
faction at TIE continued stream of out.
Of town visitors that poured into San
Antonio Tuesday.
Results of the Monday influx al
ready are visible, many Of the visit
ing buyers having placed handsome
orders with local organizations.
A treat is in store for the visitors
Tuesday night. W J. Kane, system
sales manager for the burroughs Add
ing Machine Company, will speak at 7
o'clock Tuesday at a dinner in the
ballroom of the Guntcr Hotel. Mr.
Kane will speak on Go ordination Of
Sales and Advertising.
Mr. Kane will speak again at Il
dinner Mt 6 80 o'clock Wednesday,
This dinner will be followed at $50
o'clock by reception and dance foi
the visiting merchants, on the Gunter
Hotel roof.
\ cablcgram. extending a welcome
to the merchants Of Southwest Texas,
was received Tuesday by the Chamber
Of Commerce from 4. II. Half. prcSi
Continued On Page Two.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-04
EDINBURG-HARLINGER
EXTENSION PERMIT
SOUGHT BY S.A. APP.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Rail
road. subsidiary of the Southern
Pacific system, asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission today for per-
mission to build 80 miles of new rail
road from Edinburg to Harlingen,
both points in Texas.
No estimate of construction cost
was given in the application but the
new line was declared to be needed
to serve a rich agricultural district
and to open up new route out OF
San Antonio.