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PALE HANDS
BIZ HAZEL pEyo BATcHELoR.

Marie's information set Leila to
wondering about M0na's relations
with Richard. How could any man
help but love her in spite OF the fact
that she was spoiled? She was so
beautiful, so desirable. No one knew
better than Leila how absolutely ex-
uilisite Mona was, and yet there SEEM
ed to be no feeling OF any kind be-
tween. her and her husband. When
Richard waB in the house his faee-eel-
dom relaxed into a smile. excepting
when there were guests present. Al
WAYS his brows were drawn together
n 4 scowl. and when he spoke his
Ia ndsone mouth wore a sneer. there
was about him cynical air, and Leila
felt that he was unhappy. And yet OF
the three people In the household ne
was the best. At least he had some
aim in life, even IL 1t were no moro
than to make money for Mona to
spend.
" without purpose in the way they
lived. They all had plenty OF money
and vet seemed bored and restless.
Few of them were happy, and LEILA
began to wonder, as in odd moments
she wrestled with the curves and INES
and dashes in her stenography note
hnok how her own life would have
turned out IL she hadn't lost her
money. Would she have been bored
and restless and unhappy? Had there
been some purpose in her being left
without funds? Was she to discover
some meaning to life that would
bring her ultimate content?
Already she took childish delight
IN receiving her salary. 1t was money
that she had earned. She wouidn y
have been entirely unhappy I'm the
Kingsley menage, either, 1t hadn 7
been for Barry. He seemed determined
TO make things uncomfortable for ner.
Copyright 1921 49,
CONTINUED in tomorrow's start
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Detachable Tails D

Try to- cat lizard and vow will
SOons know how fast he can runs and
under how small 4 crack In the rocks
he can hide. However, some animals
that are closer TO the ground than
we and con also move very fat are
fond OF eating lizards and can catch
them quite easily BY: the long tail that
the lizard trails behind him. Az II to
provide against this, the lizard IL pro-
vided with detcllahIe tall IL caught
by the tail the Hard can BY q sud-
den snapping ~ III break = brittle
joint between the yeftebEAe. The tail
.bony and skinny. remains In the
.en4my's mouth. while the juicy lizard
acraInbies on. In a short time ne
erOwesa new tail.
Now what DO you know about that2
Answers TO Yesterdays Questions.
j. All animals are dependent al.
.rectly or indirectly on plants Tor food.
2. Many plants are insect-eat ting
pitcher plants, bladderworts, snndews
etc. -
&. A biennial IL a plant that forms
its roots and shoots the first year
flowers the next, and dies.
g.. The extra petals OF doublf
flower are stamens and plstils turned
to petals: for this reason double
flowers set little or no seed at all.
6. Plants do not, as Is often sup
posed, produce thOrns in order t.
keep enemies away; thorns are 9
reaction to excessive heat and dry.
ness and are mostly found on desert
plants (where = plant has few
enemies); they are inrolled and hard
ened leaves or young shoots.
Copyright. 1921
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BEDTIME STORIES :, ' .s.s,..
n. BURGESS

Tattler Is true to his name. II IL, OF
course, a nice kind Of tatthng. pc
cause It Is doing his neighbors
good turn. 1t has, however, made MN
greatly disliked by some who misa
dinner because bf his tattling.
Danny himself decided that as long
as he didn't know what the danger
might be, the wisest thing Tor MN Hna
10 do would be TO get back home: Eo
away he went as fast az his snort iess
could take him. Just as ne reacneo
the hollow log in which ne naa msus
his home a familiar voice salo . aeiao'
So this is where you are hvlns
nanny cave a little squeak OF star
t,eS sunrise. Then. he found his voice,
s.TIelIo." said he. Eyes, this is where
Il am living. NV, how you stRrtled me
I,mmv Skunkv' For 1t was his oid
friend Of the bathhouse, the DlacK
Jimmy Skunk. - $. 5.
"What were you running ~ lay
for?'' inquired Jimmy. ar
nanny looked q wee bat I0ollsn.
Amt Know he confessed. Talller
the yeIloWlegs gave an alarm anA
s,,srvhody seemed to take IT as 2 na lIi-
ee,. signal. so / ran home.
Jimmy grinned. III you run every
4,raa Won hear Tattler down there ~
the marsh, you'll spend q good sde ..,,.' ~
vo,,r time running, saio ne. -
fler Is a good Waterman All risns, w y
he whistles when there - no neea ~, =
II He is such a timid relloW nll ...s.a.
and a. 50 very watchful that ne wills q y;
ties an alarm at the leas. -, unsA trave,'
ar unusual thing. Hes 2 sres1. .ts.s -. n
=. ..Is Ne any greater traveller than the
a.hsr feathered folk who go south N
the Winter2' inquifed Danny: q
sn @r1s travels twice as far az most q
49,, d., replied Jimmy. At least
t INA thai there are very few birds
go 70 as far South az he does Y tn. ths
y = y, North. Perhaps II is the dangers
y - i these Ell long journeys that make hin
n watehful and suspicious BY the
way. I thought you were going to LEI
me show you things. Why NOT come
aver to the beach with me tonight
f(Opyright. 1920
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CHAPTER XIV.
Getting Adjusted.

Ieila's plan for remaining with
Mona only until she could train her.
self 10 take q better position received
a serious check when she discovered
that she had only one evening a week
to herself. At that rate It would take
q long time to complete a course In
and typewriting, but
nevertheless she went brayely to work.
Ii wasn't easy. She was at Mona's
beck and call all daysand sometimes
until very late at night. Then Wnen
she wasn't waiting on her there were
other things to be done. Monas WARD
robe had to be kept in perfect condi-
ton. Runs IN stockings had to be
mended, snappers sewed on. ribbon
run through delicate lingerie, and y
was Leila's lob to see that things were.
sent TO the cleaners at the proper
time. Mona, had fits of temper when
things didn't suit her for some reason,
and she was always difiicult to please,
EVERYTHING that, went on her beauti-
fsii body rad to be perfect.
Once when she had stepped into "a
beautiful cobwebby garment and as
covered that Leila had overlooKed a
small rip In the Lace, she pulled II on
50 savagelN that she tore It In several
places.
reminded Leila OF a beautiful. purring
cat. At these times she would try 70
draw the girl out. get her to taik
about herself. But Leila was wary,
ahe had no intention Of letting Mona
know anything about her past NE.
Her answers to. Mona 3 pointed ques-
lions were guarded in the extreme,
nor did she let her employ r know that
4 she was trying 10 At herself Tor g
better position
FROM Ker first day IN the house she
had evaded the gossip that went on ~
tire servafsts' quarters. She herself
took no. part I'M it.s but It was impos'
sibieS not tosovsrhear what was said. 4.
Ii was Marie who told her about
Ronald Cameron. the man Mona had
addressed as Ropny on that disastro
afternoon when she had served tea IN
the drawing room.
She's crazy. about him, Marie mad
observed sageiy Most of the time II g
the latest one with her.. and she lett
him rush her around till she is tired
81 him. But ever since she met this
'Ronny' she hasn't been able to wee
any one else. John could tell you q
mouthful. He drives the car, and, be
lieyes me. i think he has eyes In the
back Of his head"
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nv Neighbor says:

AIWayssrinse silk stockings In !
water Uf the same heat as the
suds I'D which they were washed.
Adelted parafIin poured over
the top Of paint will prevent its
hardening
Knitted MIX underwear should
be pulled and stretched by hand,
not iiuned.
"A siphon' of charged water il
an excellent fire extinguisher, as
the carbonic acid gas la. the
water helps to stifie the flames,
the eiphon can be tilted. and
the fluld VIII carry to a consid.
cradle height, such as the top
Ola blazing curtain.
10 remove lims which accu.
maflateh ON the inside Of a. tea
kettle, boil q strong solution of
vinegar inside OF the. kettle,
then rinse thoroughly before
putting water IN. 4.
TO Increase the amount of
frosting for custards, pudd ings,
etc, without increasing the
amount Of material used, take
the whites OF the eggs you
saved. beat as usual, adding
three. teaspoons sugar and drop |
the mixture into q saucepan of
! boiling water. It win instantly
rise to the top and win make q
Z large amount Of very light
white frosting. Spread at once
and serve.
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Fried Foods.

DO you think it Is unhealthy to
eat fried foOds?"
II the attorney who asks the Ques-
ton pins the witness to a definite
yes" or mo-" the answer will commit
the witness to statement which is
not complete. The whole truth can
not possibly be stated In ives" or
no."
First of all, It must be recognized
that fat Ia a very important. neces.
sary food. it Is very concentrated in
energy. The energy requirements Of
each Individual on account Of the
muscular work performed, the degree
Of exposure to- cold and the state Of
health govern to Il great extent the
amount of fat each person needs and
can digest. a
However, many persons Ind DIM
Guilty in ldigesting TAI. They are the
people who e. mot eat fried foods. n
When food Is fried In clea III tat
which - not rancid. and ats q tempera,
turee which does mot permit the TAT To
burn Or deconpose. 1T III as whole
some - any other food rich IN fat.s
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EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diee
The Right Food /. the Best Medicine

There Is vast difference in looks
and digestibility between fried eggs.
one Is a slithering mass, greasy and
lndfgestible. unappetizing and noxiOus,
with the burned fat showing in black
particles like heavy dust. Another
egg has been subjected to proper fry
ing and Is as delicate looking as a
poached egg and delectable in taste.
As general thing the vegetable
fats are best for frying. as they do
not soak into the food 30 readily as
animal fats. The resulting food is
more appetizing and digestible. Olive
oil has high food value and gives a
distinct flavor. Bacon fat Ii good be-
cause of its food value. q 1t is very
/ good for meats, hut eggs fried In
bacon grease are very likely to look
brown and dirty.
It should be remembered, that sins
OF frying must be charged. against
the cook and not against the fat
itself. Properly fried foods are tli-
gestible by normally healthy persons,
If fruits are eaten III the same meal
with fat-ricfl foods q II. often possible
to eat Aylarger amount OF Int than IL
the fruit were not also taken. u
| To Try or not to fry, each house.
keeper must answer personal ly after
weighing the facts as to are and
health condition Of the members %
her family and her own ability 10
fried concOctiOn.
conc0ction.
Il 4 baked potato d balanced food?
Answer Yes. The mineral salts,
which are alkaline IN reaction. have
been retained byS the PROCESS 0f cook.
ing the potato in its skin.
Readers desiring personal enAMets TO their
Questions should send AAlf snddr6need stamped
envelope % Dinnh Day. care OF The star.
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$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
Story of the U. S. A.
BY JONATHAN A. RAwsON. JR

how to direct him. The officeri said
that they knew and laxnented it and
again repeated his wish that the let
ter could be ,reeefyed. Whereupon
Col. Reed told him that proper "a:
dress would do away with all DIN;
cuIties, adding TINT this was no new
matter, the subject having been fully
discussed before, as Lord Howe must
certainly know. The officer then De.
parted. =
Commenting later upon the incl
dent, Gen. Washington said:
III would not npoH any occasion.
sacrifice essential 40 punctiIi0. but q. q
deem 1t q duty to my country and
my appointment to insist upon that
respect which In any other publiek
view I would Willingly have waivedk
Nor do I doubt but, from the sup
posed nature OF the message and the
anxiety expressed, they will repeat
their nag, or fall upon some mode to
communicate the import and conse-
quence of It.
While these things were happening
Lord Howe sent a portly packet Of
circular letters to the royal governors
south of New York, with copies OF
his peace proclamation. There Is no
longer a. single royal governor on the
continent. His letters got no further
than Perth Amboy, where they fell
into the hands Of Gen. Mercer, who
will send them to Gen. Washington.
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In this connection q story comes to
mind which some of you may re-
member. A king who had no appe.
lite offered to Knight the chef who
could prepare a meal that he could
eat with a relish. Failure In the at
tempt meant death. However. there
was no compulsion about trying.
That was voluntary. Each one who
felt 50 certain that he could succeed
with his gift for cooking and p1'epar-
ing food failed and was beheaded. At
last one chef told the king that he
would give him a dinner. TO tempt his
appetite, and that without fail. The
only stipulation was that the king
must eat 1t In a certain castle of his
some distance away. To this he
agreed. land on the morning of the
day set he had his chhise come for
him, In ample time for him to arrive
at the dinner hour He was doomed
to disappointment, however, for the
chaise broke down after he had been
driven for several miles.
Chef Was Knighted.
1t took a little while to mend IT..
and the king waited in the coach. To
his great annoyance the coach or
harness broke several times, and the
king would get out and tramp about.
storming with impatience. When he
arrived and sat down the dinner was
perfect, and he ate with tremendous
relish, without appreciating that the
chef had purposely planned the break
downs so that the king would have
to be out of doors and would be like
" to exercise. The chef knew that
hunger Is the best sauce" and that
exercise out of doors would bring its
beneficial results. So he became a.
knight. What housewife will not
agree that he really earned his
knighthood? He was a thinker as
well as a cook.
Need OF Rest
There is another group of people
who need rest, not exercise, before
eating to insure relish for food,
These are the persons who get too.
much exercise indoors. not out.
housewives often are included in this,
group. They work so hard about the
home and In preparing the meals that
when they sit down to eat they have
no appetites. A few moments rest
before a meal may be all that Is re-
uuired as an appetizer. Persons
with weak stomachs frequently need
this treatment. Take the time to
read the daily papers. and so keep in
formed about what Is going on. You
win be able to talk intelligentiy with
your husband on current news and
issues of the day. incidentally he
viii enjoy the meal more when the
wife is rested enough to converse, and
when he finds her eating WE'LL too.
Persons who are fatigued. unless it
comes from going too long without
food, should relax q few moments be
fore eating to prevent Indigestion.
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Your Baby and Mine
NJ MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Clothes.

u
This rightfully should be called
lack of clothes, instead of clothes, De
cause If We could, for the Summer
season. convince the mothers that
their children would be better on
dressed a la savage, we would reel
as IL we had accomplished something.
The tiny baby needs warmth. For
the newborn, then, in spite OF heat,
one mifst provide sufficient clothes so
that the bodily warmth be preserved
and not wasted in the effort to keep
the child warm. A part.wool band
a binder for the first six weeks Is
in order, and then the band, a. thin
shirt of cotton, or even a tiny bit OF
wool and cotton, diapers, cotton hose
and a petticoat of flannel and slip
are not too warm just at first.
When the baby is weeks old. IL
the temperature warrants, during the
heated parts of the day the infant
can dispense with everything but the
band and diaper. When sleeping ne
can be covered. but he won't get cold.
and he will stay comfortable. and
minus prickly heat.
Older children can be dressed in
this manner during most OF the sum-
mer. When out of doors one must
conform to custom and use more
clothes, but to bundle child, of any
age, into woolens and stiff cotton
dresses and petticoats is almost in
human. Keep cool Is a motto that
should be in the forefront. The fewer
clothes the better. and these should
be soft and unstarched, especially for
the baby. The addition of starch to
the lace of the slip may be SUFFICIENT
to keep the baby crying all day. be
cause he can't. get away from the
needlelike pficks of the stiff lace
about his tender throat. - II
The part.wool band will not make
the child too hot and 1t will protect
him both from the chilling effects of
perspiration and from sudden cold
breezes which might, when he is
lamp with perspiration. cause a cold.
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Him. tfs5st
pose do. look a. good deal like
Giant Sandpiper. However, my name
is Yellowiegs, so don't forget; Tat
tier the Yellowlegs."
Just then Tattler stretched his neck
I'm and looked over the marsh. Then
hastily he took to his wings and away
he went, whistling as only he can
whistle. Danny could hear that whis-
lie when Tattler was 50 far away that
he couldn't be seen. Everybody else
heard II. too. That Is, everybody around
that part of the marsh heard 1t. Up
from the bed Of q creek snort dls-
lance away few Longlegs the Great
Rlue Heron. A little farther along
Blackcrown the Night Heron Mapped
his way up into the air. Peep ana MS
friends came elximming past Just over
the tons OF the grass. Without being
told somehow Danny knew that II
was All on account OF Tattler.s WINS
tie. Being SO little and short hirnsel,
he couldn't see over the grass. so ne
couldn,t know what was the cause OF
ST all. But he had feeling that lat.
tier had seen danger Of some KING
and had given warning,
This is iust exactly what had hap.
nehed. TatfIer Il the Waterman Of the
marshes. wherever he goes he Is al
ways on the watch, and the instant
he sees anything suspicious ne gives
the alarm. Because his whistle can
be heard so far all the marsh folk
have harmed TO look on him as sort
I of watchnnan and % - On galaEd
Ifwhensver- theg hear that whistle. so
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True to His Name.
A tattler sometimes haG his use.
And for his being there's excuse.
Did Mother Nature.

Danny Meadow Mouse had just made
The acquaintance of Tattler the yell
ulowiegs down on the salt marsh, where
Danny was now living. That is. he was
spending much of his time on the
marsh, although his home was on
THE high land close to the marsh.
DANNY quite admired Tattler do
Mou know" said he, 81 thought you
Were g. giant? Yes, sir, / did. thought
nrou were Giant Sandpiper."
Tattler laughed. I'VE do belong to
The same family said he, land l sup
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they are in danger of not eating
enough, to keep the body in good con.
dition. OF course, it is possible to
eat, even though one has no relish for
the viands. Still, life is inclined to
lose it's zest, and the housewife who
caters to a faulty appetite in fam
lily has an unenyiable job. 1t mat
ters~ little how good the table she
sets, it does not satisfy or please.
Fortunately there are agreeable ways
of stimulating appetites, and these
should be tried before resortfng to
medicines. The latter may react dis
agreeably on the rest of the system,
while the former are along the lines
of natures own curative methods OF
helping q person to be hungry.
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LeiIa Marsh. scA0 has aisraEs been
1cehsfOHte4 10 idleNess. u left tgtfh0Ht
n0neE. She finds her rich fdeHds Of
ehg has neUer been taught 10 10 any.
hing. ~ forced TO take q position O.
,SSes a n:g,d ,sItA MSas kings!sE aa1
FAIRY fAe son. Mona realizes thai. sare
for money. Lefla u az good az sac -
coassanflt before Others B0ryp because
Of Lejfd's beauty. persecNfes her In
another tran. and Richard. frhose mar
ria9e iDiiA MsnG Aas been ~ HHadppy
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Whist Do YOu Know
About Ii?
Daily science SIX.

Daily Science SIX.
4. TO what class of animals
do lizards belong?
2. Are lizards poisonous?
B. What class OF dangerous
water animals most nearly re-
ssemble iizardsa
\ Vi Why are some lizards mis-
taken for snakes
81, Are, lizards cold 1hI0oded?
4. Are nevis lizards7
! AAswera to fhese Hsfesttens in
9tonaorrows star.
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or With Tcmat ces.

Wash ~ pods OF otra and slice
thin peel four tomatoes and Sciit In
Slices Put into an allsphinsim sauce
,pan. add salt, set over the aiIe9 70
q tablespoonful OF butter with q dash
OF cayenne pepper and serve.
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ionable Just now can be. used Ia com
gbinafiOn with the floral patterns to
lend q cheerful variety to- the dec0ra.
tive scheme.
The sofa shown here 10 covered with
a glazed chintz In lattice design ex-
pressed In cool green tones The cur
tafns are Of gay and aforementioned
lowered chintz. They have sa cream
ground and are figured In all the
fresh, glowing coiOrs Of i an English
rose garden pink, rose, tllallve, blue,
yellow and green. 81 : 5.
The grouping of the gilt. med mir
ror and the simple little silhcuettes
over the sofa Is properly reserved ana
creates q srestfn1 eject.
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Home Catering to Faulty Appetite
b. LYDIA LE BAfoN wALKRR.

Persons who have pooh appetites
may not be sick in the least, but UNI.
less they can regain the desire for
food they are likely TO become so, for
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any green eoap, Of repreeented ~ Of
palm and olive oils, Is the same.
Remember that before PAlmoliye-
came, wonen were ted. Ause no
s0op on your faces. Soaps then
were judged too harsh. Paimoiiye
i beauty soap made for ore pur-
pose Only: to safeguard y0ur com.
plexion. 80 years Of soap study stand
behind Il. Millions Of pretty skinl
prove, its effectiveness beyond doubt
BE SURE YOU GET THE
REAL PALMOLIVE
Ii costs but Zoe the cakel -- -
little that millions lei il do for their
bodies what 1t. doea for their faeea.
Obtain Palmolive today. Note what
one week Of its use brings ron. The
PzImoiive Company (Dek Corp1
lic.so. IIlineia a. e:
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Lessons in Englisll
DE- y. .. a0RDols.

Often nispronounced legend
Pronounce lej-end; both e's as in
men" preferred. s
often nlisspeIled kbscess. Note
the sc.
Synonyms Happiness joy, con-
tentment, gladness. pleasure, enjoy
ment, ecstacy. felicity.
Word study" Use q word three
times and It Is Yours. Let us In
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today.s word
Profuse: excessive. copioiis, overflow.
ing. aThe profuse loss or blood had
produced 4 state OF unconsciousness.
a system Of musical stenography
has been devised BY which the full
orchestrated score can be til zen down
as it Is played.
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HOME NOTES.
BY sENNYs WHEN.

Many. cool and Summary effects may
he econtrived. in the living room by
use OF some OF the new chihtzes. The
conventional designs which are fash
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MOTHERS
ANp MN cMILDREN.

One mother says:
His small ajesty may be kept busy
and happy by suspending the little
comeback" balls 30 popular at fairs,
can keep them swinging hack and
forth. Small rubber toys Of various
kinds, suspended from rubber. keep
them amused and help in the deyel-