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New Britain herald., 1926-04-21

jellied fruit salad. milk, ginger bread.
 l Dinner ---~, Broiled lamb chops potatoes au gratin, buttcred spinach, new onions and radishes whole wheat rolls, strawberry shortcake, milk, coffee.
 The luncheon menu is planned for "company." Every hostess likes to lserye an attractive luncheon to house guests but sometimes if small Ichildrcn must be provided for the grown-ups' meal is sighted by ne CesSity.
 Crab Meat in Tomato Sauce | Three medium- sized onions, large green sweet pepper, ( table spoons butter, tablespoons flour. 2 cups strained tomato juice, 1 tea spoon salt, 1 cup crab-meat. pepper.
 Melt half the butter and add on- ions cut in thin slices. Remove seeds and white fiber from pepper and mince flesh. Add to onions. Cook over a low fire until onions and pep per are tender. In the meantime
 melt remaining butter, stir in flour
 nd slowly add tomato juice, stirring constantly. Bring to the boiling point and boil three minutes. Add
 crab meat to onion mixture and
 when very hot add tomato sauce. Serve on trianglcs of hot toast.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21

"No one will think to look over here for my nest" said Mrs. Grouse. "because l have never nested here before, II is a very nice place. I Iam quite sure I shall have no trou- ble here"
 The more she looked the place over the better she liked it.. So she went 10 work 10 make her nest at he foot of the big tree. Of course, her nest isn't very claborate--it nev- CT is. II usually is made of leaves and lined with q few feathers. But , Mrs. Grouse was so pleased with this place that she took particular pains with this nest. In fact, it was one of the best nests Mrs. Grouse ever had made.
 My, how proud she was when the | first egg was laid in that ,pest. She was still more proud when the last egg was laid. There wasn't room for another egg. You See, Mrs. Grouse was preparing for the largest fam ] fly she ever had raised, There were fourteen eggs in that nest. Yes, sir, there were fourteen eggs in that nest. Of course, Mrs. Grouse had 10 leave those precious eggs long enough to get something to eat. She always was very careful about eat ing. She always made sure that no one was around 10 see her slip away; and when she returned she always came back in just that same 1 careful way. And always she stop ped and looked at that nestful of , cggs and her heart swclled with pride.
 For several days after the last egg ! had been laid Mrs. Grouse had noth- ing whatever 10 disturb her. Then as she was returning from her breakfast. she saw coming along through the woods RinGneck the
 Pheasant, He was stepping along in a very stately way. The sun coming down between the trees
 made his beautiful coat very won, derful. It was the first time Mrs Grouse had seen him close. Sht
 stood stock still 10 admire him. Sh,
 couldn't help it. He was headed
 straight toward where she wal
 standing. Ii was quite evident tha
 he thought himself a most import ant person. Suddenly Mrs. GrousI remembered her precious eggs, an,
 at just that instant Rmgneck th
 Pheasant saw her. Right then Mrs
 Grouse prepared for trouble.
 Copyright. 1926, by T. W. Burgess
 The next story: "The Secret o Mrs. Grouse is Discovered"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
Quicksands of Love
 Adele GarrisOn's New Phase of
 --Repelations Of q M

hands"
 "she only said that you had de- cided to be on Marys side of the question: l returned, demurely.
 "Decided' is good" Dicky com. mented with grim little laugh. When old Lil begins twirling her lariat, you might as well stand still, for you're hobbled before you can start running. We'll, so long. I'll be here when you call up"
 I left the telephone booth with an exhilarating little feeling of tri- umph. It did not need 8 Sherlockian brain to deduce what had happened in the office. Carried away by her enthusiasm for her new work, and her ego bit inflated by the novelty Of being a success and a parsonage for the first time In her life, there had been in Edith's manner to Dicky and her assumption to speak for him. a hint of the dictatorial. I could have told her that nothing could be more disastrous to any hope Of gaining whatever point she wished to make. for no high spirited colt in the world is more restive at the slightest touch of the rein than my Peter Pan.
 The salutary effect of my little victory remained with me as went to the wallboard in the station where the time Of the train ar rivals was being posted. I realized that l no longer dreaded Harriet Braithwaite's arrival, and when I found that her train was more than half an hour late I bought maga- zine and sitting down in q comfort able waiting-room chair became ab- sorbed in the contents of the period ical as if there were no doubtful and ve1atious problem before me.
 Suhconsciously however, I must have been uneasy, for ten minutes before l needed 10 be there l found myself again before the walboard and finding that there would be no more delay I made my way to the designated exit for passengers from the great western train and stood there waiting until the sight of the | first hurrying travellers brought me 10 attention.
 But thc~c was so great crowd that l could not distinguish my sis ter-in-law, and my first intimation that she had arrived came from the quick, impetuous seizing of my arm, and Harriet Braithwaite's voice, raucous in anguished query:
 "Oh! Margaret. is she all right 2"
 Copyright, 1926, by Newspaper
 Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21

Morton reached over, took the painting and regarded it thought fully.
 himself has let her See him with MONA. a New York stage girl who loves him. and with other girls.
 For Is years Morton has been d mystery | New Britain, where he has spent much of his time in handsome home. He also maintains q costly apartment in New York. They are in New York when to- days chapter starts.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY (Thc names and situations in this story nre fiCtitious,) CHAPTER NNI Parrish was young and big and strong but the blow staggered him.
 He stepped back a pace or two, covered his mouth with both hands, and stared at Audrey aghuSt.
 Don't you do that again." he said, his voice muffled by his l fingers.
 You unspeakable cad." she cried, Her slim body was taut, as if she were about to spring on him, He retreated another step. Slow anger was taking the place of astonish-
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
NO WOMAN CAN KEEP
 HOUSE EFFICIENTLY
Without Good Health

I was on a visit to my sister In Utica, Michigan. and she had taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Con- pound. Her husband got me bot tie and I took it and felt so much better that l got a second one. Now, whenever l feel rundown I take the Vegetable Compound and soon feel all right again. have had three little girls in the last six years and do all my housework, sewing, wash. ing, and ironing. My time Is pretty well taken up. but I will answer any letters l receive. Mas. FRANK DIN DoRE, S23 Pierve Avenue, Lancaster, Ohio.
 SturgiS, Michlgan.--"I am very thankful for what your medicine has done for me and have recom- mended it to others. I took it to give me strength before my baby was born. I would have to stop work and lie down sometimes all the after noon. felt as if I did not care whether anything was done or not. l got tired out so easily. One day I found a little book on my porch and that night I showed it to my hus- band and he went down town and got me a bottle of Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound. The medicine has helped me so much that was soon able 10 do my work. and wnen my baby was born, my nurse. Mrs. Forbes, said it was tho easiest birth she had ever attended. will he more than pleased fl I am helping someone else by giving my testimonial. ."-MRs. EDWARD PER SING, 20S Surprise Ave, Sturgis, Michigan.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
BRANDING THE LION

For anyone who has lad to earn her living since she was twelve, Ma lnle Riley is a singularly innocent creature.
 She didn't for one moment think that Jerry Hathaway had used his own money for the bag and its con- tents.
 WAS frankly suspicious and I did not intend to accept that beautiful bag until ! was sure that the restau- rant l,~t. paid for it. It was too good for mo anyway. l was sure that it and it's fittings had cost at least a hundred and twenty-five dollars.
 ''I' Jerry Hathaway thinks he is going 10 take this out of his own pocket and give it 10 me" I said to Inyself-"and if looks mighty like that is just what he has dorc-he's s got another think coming. I'm cer- tainly no gold-jigger even if h" thinks so."
 didn't say 8 word of this to Ma mic, however. l simply let her go to inc restaurant and then looked in tJl" telephone book for the address of Mir. Hathaway S"nior's office ana hini myself thith"r. ..
 Quirc q suprroilious young woman m'p mo in the outer office and ask "d m" whom l wished 10 s"c.
 "Nr. Hath.Way." ahsW,r'd with lh' mos, disurming smile lad on tau
 Ii Lad no effect. for she iuQuircI ,ulily:
 "Who. do you want to see liu. "hou, 9"
 "Thn r'turn of Somo stole goods" answered calmly thought that would fetch her and + did.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
HER}!QzWN R}':!Q ,! WAY
 o1a Girl of TodaX

What is cr name," she inquir. cd quickly. "Tn take it to him."
 "Mr. Hathaway probably doesn't know my name but I think he will See me if you mention that his son. MT. Jerry Hathaway Junior is in terested in the matter"
 The girl looked at me with q great deal Of curiosity. She wanted to ask me more questions. I knew, but l only smiled at her in a way which gave her 10 understand that would only say what I had 10 say to her mployer.
 Immediately she went into Mir. 1 Hathaway's office where she was gone quite while. She returned saying:
 "Mr. Hathaway asks if you will dictate what you have 10 say to m" and l will put tt in writing. He will read it at his leisure and let you i know if hc is interestcd.' Copyright, 1AGG, NEA Service, Incl
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
Soft Corns Money Back Says Fair Drug Dept. If MOOue's Emerald Oil Doesn't Do Away With All Soreness
 and Pain in 24
 Hours.

Get bottle of Moone's Emerald Oil with the understanding that it it does not put an end to all the pain and soreness and do away with the corn itself your money will he promptly returned.
 Never mind the cause, how long you've had 1t or how many other preparations you have tried. This powerful penetrating oil is the one preparation that will make your painful aching feet so healthy and free from corn and bunion trou- bles that you'll be able 10 go any, where and do anything in absolute feet comfort.
 So marvelously powerful is Moone's Emerald oil that thou sands have found 1t gives wonder ful results in the treatment of dangerous swollen or varlcose veins. The Fair Drug Dept. is sell | ing lots of it.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
Madgcs Little Triumph Before Meeting Harriet,

There was something In Dicky's voice which made mo stay my ungry judgment of him. This was 10 pre-occupied executive such as Edith Fairfax had pictured, too busy to answer his wife's telephone message. His mandate 10 wait until he could get on the booth gratified me meanly. for it meant that Edith was excluded from the conversation. But l was not yet completely restor- nd to good humor, and when he cheerily asked, What's on your mind" I could not quite banish the trlgdity from my voice,
 Nothing but Harriet" I returned, "l'm afraid she's going to be hurt v hen she finds out that you cannot see her this evening, and"
 What the devils eating you now?" he Interrupted impatiently. "Of course, I'm going to see her this evening. Iou said you didn't want me to See her until you had a crack at her about Mary, but I'll be faith tul Fido on the rug before the door whenever you give me the sig nal after that"
 "But Edith said--'I began faint ,y and Dicky gave a disgusted snort.
 "Edth says q lot Of things be- sides her prayers" he retorted im- patiently, and l was afraid he could hear the quick exultant breath ] lrcw at the unexpected words.
 She's got a yen on about this conference tonight" he went on, but it's nothing she cant take care oi--the things over one of her own pet ideas anyway, so I can get away Just as well as not Give me < ring whenever you're ready. IT he right here. How about it? Shall We take her out to dinner some where, or shoot her straight over tc the hotol""
 "Is She All Right?"
 There was such good-naturcG ramaraderie in his voice. together with so strong hint of annoyed tolerance toward Edith, that all mJ resentment vanished.
 'rd love 10 go 10 dinner" I said but cant decide until I've sect Harriet and talked 10 her. She may be too upset for an appearance il any public place."
 "Yes. that's so," he agreed. "Well Io as you think best, and I'll fol low the bandwagon. suppose Li told you that she pulled two gun, on me in the matter of Mary's an swer, and that threw up two
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21

Parrish stood watching her, until she was out of sight. Then, with several Of the more enternrising members of the volunteer group fol- lowing him. he plodded away on foot toward Morton's office.
 Audrey siormed into her drawing room, q small whirlwind of wrath, and tried to reach Morton by teic- phone. She was told by the clerk in his office that he had not yet come in.
 "Too soon" she said 70 herself, as she hung up the receiver.
 She ran up the stairs, and woman fashion, she released her nerve ten sion by unnacking and repacking
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
BEGIN HERE TODAY

When todays chapter opens, AUDREY MORTON has just slap. ped JOHN PARRISH in the mouth.
 She is in love with HARRY MORTON. her handsome, middle. aged. wealthy guardian. Parrish is Morton's secretary, Parrish dissap- proves of Morton's association with gay young women, and has just ad- vised Audrey 10 live elsewhere than with her guardian.
 Morton himself in an effort to avert Audreys love for him, has thrown Parrish in her way, and
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21

1 ago. The background and garments were in the gloomy coloring of the older masters, but as Audrey looked more closely she saw that the paint was not cracked with age.
 He was right--he ALWAYS knows" she said, aloud. | She tilted the picture until she Icould see the back of it. Heavy yell lowed paper was pasted on the 1 frame, covering the rear of the can vas. She inspected the frame itself with dissatisfaction. Ripping off the held the canvas in it's frame, and pulled the picture from the old gilt molding. She held it up level with her eyes.
 Then she gave sharp exclana- ton. She was looking at line Of small lettering. in the lower right hand corner of the painting. The letters were in red pigment.
 I'll. Morton, January, 1901," they read.
 She looked again, to make sure. Then, with a choked ejaculation, she ran to her closet. hurriedly donned her coat and hat, and with the pie Iture under her arm, ran down the stairs, into the hall, and without waiting for the elevator hurried by the stairway to the street, five floors below. Dancing with impatience, she waited on the curb until a taxicab appcared. Into this she climbed with her picture, and ordered the driver to go as rapidly as possible to Morton's office.
 When the taxi pulled up at the building, she leaped out, threw a fiv- dollar bill to the driver, and without waiting for her change, ran inside. Upstairs, she brushed aside a clerk who was standing at Morton's door, and rushed into his private office.
 He looked up with a smile. Then, noting what she held under hes arm, he tilted back in his chair, and his eyes half closed.
 Shaking with excitement, the girl stood the picture on edge upon his table.
 Morton nodded. "You have been Investigating already" he said quietly. "So you liked my picture?'
 Did you paint it?" she cried.
 Morton reached over, took the painting, and regarded it thought Iully. His voice was little heavy as he answered, "A quarter Of a cen. tury ago!'
 He laid the picture down, and turned to stare out the window Audrey was on her knees beside him. her hands clasping his arm. "Oh. daddy, I never knew you painted! Where did you paint It. Why didn't you ever tell me, yor were painter? Why did you stoI painting?"
 He patted her head, absently , After long pause. he said: 'l never intended to tell you. But ! was an odd little trick of fate : wasn't +, that you should like m, ; painting there in the art store? , hadn't seen it for nineteen years. : She shook his arm. But tell me daddy-tcll me all about it,' He still looked out the window . his eyes fixed and apparently un . seeing. "I was an artist oncc-a kin, , of an artist" he said. But I ha' p hoped to keep all that buried in tn 1 past buried in the dark, darl s past"
 { Audrey put her hand on hi . cheek and turned his face towar c her. "But doarest!" she exclaimed l If you saw that picture the las e time nineteen years hgo, that mus ,. have been about the time 70
 adopted mel Did see 1t when va ) a baby?"
 f He arose hastily, and went 10 th window. His face was close to tn
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of illness
BY DIR. HUGH S. CUMMING Surgeon General, |. $. Public Health
Service,


 How 10 keep the baby well is a problem that is particularly pressing during the hot summer months. To keep a baby well is much easier than il is to cure him when he be- comes sick.
 When you are not feeling up to the mark you not only know the re- zion in which the pain is located but often you are reasonably certain of the cause Of the trouble. You can make you symptoms and wants known 10 those about you.
 Baby Can't Tell.
 Not so, however, with baby. Ii is not such an easy task to cure that helpless, inarticulate, suffering, bit of humanity. Every mother should, therefore. take precautions against exposing her baby 10 disease and should take the time to familiarize herself thoroughly with symptoms and simple preventive measures.
 In a room crowded with strangers there is always likely 10 be someone who is suffering from a contagious disease or who may have come from 1 a home where such a disease is present. Ii is for this reason that . he may be protected from exposure ! to disease. that a little baby should he kept away from crowds and from crowded places.
 Grown persons carry disease , germs in their mouths. They are very serious invaders when they get into inc system Of a baby,
 Against Kissing.
 Kissing a haby on the mouth even by his own mother should not be pcI mitted. If you allow your baby 10 bC kissed qn the mouth these moutl germs may be transferred 10 haby': tender mouth and may mak" him il or even raus, his death. The first rule Of health, therefore is: allow no one to kiss your bab! on the mouth.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
The Picture

Yr ambitions souls who would prattle knowingly of art would en- iov now volume called "Pcrson- alities in Art" by Royal Cortissoz, W. k. art critic As for instance; Empress Eugenic, looking at tho canvas Of Rosa Ronhcur's Horse Fair" was told that the horses were pcrcherons. F,ugenie next viewed Courhet's Fathers" a can yas of brawny females, and inquired and are those. too, Porcherons?
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
9) &{Eile) 9&t{il) THESE WOMEN (t$I@s|) tIzs|) (tz2)

lher wardrobe drawers, refusing the assistance Of her maid, This done, she changed her dress, and care- fully reapplied the rouge and mas cara that had been disturbed by little tricklos of angry tears.
 Her eye fell upon the painting that she and Morton had bought in their stroll around town. It had been unboxed, and stood In its fram on the floor, against the wall of her dressing room, She went over and examined 1t. It was portrait of a plump checked girl, in the lheaddress and garb of two centuries
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
Menus for he Family
pN SISTER MARY

f;r,akfast -- Baked rhuharb, c"r- ,l. thin cram. broiloi vacon. soft cooked .G-s. rrlsp bran toast, milk, roftee
 Iunch.ou - Crab meat in tomato s.auce. clover leaf rolls, jellied fruit salad. cheese cups, coffee.
 Childrcn's luncheon - Baked po- ltatoes, tomatoes with toast cubes,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21

mont in his eyes,
 "lf you do that again, I'll shake you!" he told her.
 Just you try it! Just you try It." she shrilled,
 A sound from the rear caused her to turn. For the first time she saw 'that a knot of spectators was rapid ly gathering. Delighted applause was in their eyes, and words of en- couragement arose.
 She looked back at Parrish, swept the interested crowd with scornful eyes, and turning her back, almost ran to her own apartment building.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
Gossip's Corner
{ Thing or Twoi

The fashioned chorus girl Of Action who accepted diamond 1iaraS and orchids from baCk-stage John nirs has made way for modern chorus girl "of high ideals" This according to Ncl Wayburn who has directed 800 Broadway choruscs. They must be getting higher salaries as well as higher ideals"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21

would rather be near the edge or
 the Green Forest. So, when she
 thought no one was watching her she looked about near the edge of the Green Forest until at last she
 found just the place she wanted. Il
 was very pleasant spot. The
 ground was covered with brown leaves that just about matched ncr brown cloak. There vas n big tree with just the place al the loot of ii 10 put that nest, Some little pine
 trees were coming up all around.
 and she felt that she would be quite hidden there. and very much pro iteeted.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
MRS. GROUSE PREPARES FOX
 TROUBLE
Bv Thornton w. Burgess

By Thornton w. Burgess For trouble always be prepared, For few from it are wholly spared.
 Old Mother Nature.
 Dainty little Mrs. Grouse gay" considerable thought to the matter of her nest this spring. Ii was her very own secret. Not even Mir, Grouse was 10 know where that nest was. The only way to keep Sc cret is to keep it secret" says Mrs. Grouse. "As long as only one per son knows it, it is a secret. When two people know if, ii may still be a secret. but it probably isn't secret; and if it is, it won't be long, So no one is 10 k.ow where my nest it.. That is, no one is to know, il ] can help it."
 She spent considerable time look ing about in the Green Forest in places where she had nestled before, Somehow they didn't suit her this year. Finally she decided that she
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
WOman's Progress

Two Italian feminists, Ada Ne gri and Grazia Delcdda. poetess and novelist, gain chairs in that nations n"w political academy. And as recently as 1917. Italian women could neither buy nor sell their own property.
 That's no,hing. Less than loo years ago girls could only go to school in this country in summer when the schools were not needed for the boys who were working on the farms!
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
Four Walls Can Make . House, but it takes a Wom-
 an to Make a Home

To be successful homemaker, a woman must guard her health. When mother Is not well. the home is up- get. Women everywhere are learn ing through their own personal ex- periences, as these women did, the merit of Lydia E. Pinkham's Nege. table Compound.
 Lancaster, 0hio.-"For ten years after my marriage, had poor health,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-21
The Book

Can you imagine anything more stirring in book than this? The White-faced descendant of great great-grandfatho missionary who started q half-breed line by mar r,ing kinky-headed Hottentot in order "to get next to the people and be one of them" 1narrics % girl in England without telling her of the spot In his blood. And 1t is not until he has brought her back 10 South Africa on q visit that an aunt forces him to do so. The DOCK closes with all concerned grouped about the pure white wifes bed wondering whether the to-be-born child will be white, black, or crcam-colored. The book is God $ Stnpchildrcn" by sarah Millin, whose Mary Glenn" is even bet ter.
 Tho author Of new novel called 'Possible Husbands" aged %, sin gle, buys q new car with royalties from his novel, and all alone, ut fcrDy unattached. glccfully and jovuusly sails for years worth of world -wandering In spite Of mod ern womans much-tooted "inde- pcndcnc"," how many women could truly have a good time alone and with no fairly close human attach ments? Partly because, aside from rhe emotional phase of it, society makes things so difficult for tht woman alone. recognizing her as unna ural. abnormal.