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CHAPTER XXXI.
Pleading for His Son.

At Leilas words, Richards heart
ieaped exultantly. In that moment
lie almost yielded second time TO the
impulse to tell her what was in his
heart. He had never wanted anything
in his life, not even Nom, whom he
had loved with a boys alteration. as
he wanted to take this girl in his
arms, to protect her against the world.
but his hands were tied. Besides, what
reason had he to believe that she
could ever care for him
He was only 40. but to a girl of her
age, 40 was not young. He had lived
half his life and hers was all before
her. And yet having lived, wouldn' I
he know better how TO protect her?
Lets be sensible about this thing, =
he heard himself saying. Perhaps
you don't care for Barry now, but you
might learn to care, In the meantime
your position in this house would
change. For the present you could
live with us as a sort of adopted
daughter. You would be protected
from the world"
He wanted to cry out, Don't you
see, my dearest. that what l want
more than anything is to take care of
you. only ] can't tell you how / feel?"
But, of course, he didn't speak the
words. People seldom do speak the
thoughts that cry out for utterance
Since our talk" he went on quick.
ly, Il feel that ] know you rather we'll
If | thought that you could take any
place in Barry's life it would make me
very proud. / know Barrys limita
tons, hut ! feel that with you in his
life he might change. He says he lie
willing to go to work and try to make
something of himself. It's because OF
the change In him that I'm talking
this way to you"
As he spoke the scorn died out OF
Leila's face; her features softened al.
most to tenderness.
81 understand" she said softly
Perhaps understand more than you
think do, but it's impossible. could
never care for Barry, and unless
cared, l couldn't undertake his refor.
nation. When love, 1t must be a
man who Is strong. not weak. l don't
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SUB ROSA
-----~----------------
BY MIMI.
Jef's Complaint.
BY MIMI.

jeff thought he loved Dorothy. He
really did. When they started going
| together life seemed very wonderful.
She was just what he'd been look
ing for--lnd he was tlckled to death
that she seemed to like him too.
After a while he got so serious
| about the matter that he began to
| save money with one eye on very
| neat bungalow in the nearby suburb.
To save money he and Dot had to
give up all their usual evening amuse-
ments. No more expensive night
clubs for this serious.minded young
couple.
No popular shows at first--then the
| movies had to go too. He and Dot
took to meeting each other in hotel
lobbies and sitting there most of the
evening.
Dots family lived way out in the
country and she had TO stay in town
with girl friend who had one room
for her--consequently she had no
place to entertain her man.
Wen the two young people met
| each other and gazed long and solemn
ly into each others eyes for about
two weeks.
Then JEFF began to groan. Don't
know what's got into Dot. She's de-
veloping a habit that sets me crazy
Never stops asking questions. Four
teen questions to the square inch
Every time I open my mouth with a
remark like: I had a letter from
| mother today she. asks: Why
When 'How?' until / want to kill
her. She seems 10 have the most
Unsuitable curiosity. I couldn't live
with a girl like that l hate inquisi
tive people,
That seemed rather funny. Dorothy
| isn't bit the inquisitive type. Shed
| never wearied any of US with con-
slant questions. We wondered what
had hit her.
Then we got her side OF the story.
1t was very sad too. JEFF Is driving
me wild" she told us fatty. He is
getting so tiresome. I don't think
can go on seeing him any more. We
spend hours every night just looking
at each other. He never says a word
mot a word. He seems to have
changed since first met him. Then
he used to be SO jolly. Now he just
sits and looks gloomy. Unless l ply
| him with questions, | can't get
word out of him. We might be a
couple of strangers the way we act
! toward each other.
Which shows that JEFF is the one to
blame. He's cutting down on ex-
penses too drastically
He's making 1t necessary for
| Dorothy and him to spend long, horri-
BILE, duh evenings together.
| Feeling rather blue and dull him.
self. because of his straitened circum.
| stances, he makes no effort to help
her out. Just relapses into a sulky
silence that gets on her nerves. And,
| of course, in his state of mind, he's
quick to pick on the slightest thing
| she does. No wonder she asks ques-
| tions, if that's the only way she can
make conversation!
| Is your girl annoying you with
| some persistent little trick, boys,
which seems uncalled for?
| Before you raise the roof about 1t.
| find out whether it's your fault.
| fCopyriEht. 1921
| Mimi will be glad TO answer any inquiries
directed TO this paper provided a stamped
addressed envelope 10 incioeed.
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Hair Health.

Many babies come into the world
with a heavy head of hair, q matter
over which most mothers feel r. great
deal of pride. Personally like bald.
headed babies, 1t being practically the
only time In any ones life when he
can be both toOthless and bald headed
and still look adorable.
This first growth of hair seldom
lasts. The restless infant soon has a
gay bald spot on the back OF his head
and the hne new hair gradually falls
out and Is replaced by the stronger
growth.
Some children never seem to lose
the first fine fuzz and they are the
type whose hair stays the same length
and the same consistency for years.
Hair has direct relation to the
general health. There was more than
a., good rea son why Samson, being
such a strong man, had such a fine
growth of hair. II was because of
his supreme health that he did have it..
Children whose hair is thin and
brittle, iifeless and lusterless, are suf-
fering from lack of proper nutrition
and the way to help the hair is not
by external applications but by in
ternal ones.
Take the incest plumpest rat (no.
you don't want him ?-and feed him
on an inadequate diet and his coat OF
fine silky. glossy hair will set brittle
and thin. AS soon as his diet is COM
pleted by the proper foods his coat
of hair will return to normal.
So. instead Of pouring oil on the
children's heads, pour some cod liver
oil into their stomachs. Milk, fruit,
vegetables, eggs and cereals every day
will grow hair on their heads. Isn't
it foolishly simple? And that's why it
is 50 hard for people TO believe ii.
They would much prefer to buy an
expensive bottle of useless tonic and
rub it into their scalps than to bother
about what they eat.
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Bunion's Progress.

In the days news I note with dis
may an item telling of the new Fall
fashion in shoes for men as this has
been fixed upon by the London boot
makers. We're gonna have pointed
toes, a revival of the dainty tooth
nick last Of fathers day, with. cute
little heels inches high. The
women are to affect rather broader
toe and a lower heel than even now.
It will be more difficult than ever
to distinguish 'em this Fall.
If these dainty creations do come
hack. in this country, the bunion
business will no doubt experience
revival. If / have to go to work
again believe ! shall go in for ortho-
medic surgery Recent tendencies to-
ward a wide, roomy last threatened 10
make bunionS extinct.
A good many people think bunion
IN iugt a large or hospital size corn,
and they assume that a good corn
remedy is likewise a good bunlon
remedy. The speak of the removal
Of a bunion as though 1t were an ex-
crescence or growth upon the foot.
Bunion is a dislocation. complete or
incomplete, of the great toe joint. 1t
is invariably an acquired deformity or
disability. Never congenital; that Is,
never present at the time of birth.
II bunion were only q complete or
incomplete dislocation, it would be
paiMasss, though unsightly and annoy
ing. AS q rule, the head of the larger
bono Of the joint (metatarsaD becomes
more or less thickened and enlarged.
and the little bursa or friction pad
over the Joint becomes infiamed and
finally infected, so that suppuration
and perhaps more or less purulent dis
charge occurs. This infiammatory
complication is responsible for the
pain Of bunion. OF course, 1t is all
due to the pressure and distortion
produced by shoes which are too mar
row, tno tight, too pointed and too
widely divergent from the proper
straight inside sole line.
The soreness and pain of acute in
Illumination about the bunion is best
relieved by q. large moist dressing of
alcohol or some simple alcoholic To-
ton, such as toilet water or witch
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Bags for Town, Country and Shore
BY MARY MARSHALL.

The cheap--palpably cheap hand
bag mars any costume, ana most OF
the best dressed women at present
are avoiding any OF the too obvious
ensemble effects in bags. To be sure
for occasional wear during the sum
mer you may sport parasol with
handbag painted to match. You may
have a hat trimmed with the inquired
material from which your bag Is
made. But usually there must be a
rather subtle harmony between your
bag and your costume. The time mas
passed when women wore green calf
shoes with green calf bag to match
with steel buckles on the shoes TO
match the clasp on the bag.
Very smart for the time being are
bags made of fine quality printed
linen or chintz Heavy printed silks
are also used--a pleasant change
from the silk brocades we have been
carrying One OF these printed SILK
bags is of lovely Chinese fabric -Nith
a background of Chinese blue and
white and floral pattern in Jade, cop
per and canary yellow. Shoe calf in
various tan shades or in brilliant
green, red or other bright hues has
been awarded a good share OF favor
of late. Many women feel that bags
of this substa ntial leather are better
suited to the tailored costume than to
the more elaborate costume.
There are bags for all occasions
bags for town, country and seashore.
For rainy days there is a new bag
called in France the Fin Tout Cas-
Pochette." 1t is made OF fine leather
in various hues-and contains beside
the usual places for money, handker-
chief mirror and powder, a small
umbrella, folded up. The umbrella Is
not large but surprisingly large cen
sidering the light weight and small
dimensions of the bag that contains
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LITTLE BENNY


was late for dinner this afternoon,
being the 3rd time lately, and pop
layed down his nife and fork saying,
Well, little stranger In our mist.
Well @ WIZ pop, ! couldent help
it, wait till you heer, / sed.
Did 4 berry ruffians. enemies of the
Potts clan, lay hold of you and detain
you by force? pop sed.
No sir, ] got late trying to md out
wat time it was to see II II was time
to start home yet, l sed.
zee gods, a bran new one, pop sed
Does an explanation go with that? he
sed, and I sed, Yes sir, me and Pubs
was having a catch, and all Of sud
din ! thaWt, G., ! wonder wat time IL
is, / don't wunt TO be late, and asked
Pubs If he knew wat time IL was and
he sed he gessed ii was about 6, and
! sed, Well G WIZ l could CESS my
self If / jest wunted TO CESS. but
wunt to be sure, I don't wunt to be
late, holy smokes. So I asked some
lady going pass If she knew wat time
1t was and she sed she would Of II
she had her watch with her, ony she
dident, so asked some fat man carry
ing a lot of packages. and he said,
Ask me some day wen my hands are
free, and then Pubs sed. Why don't
you go up to the toolry store and look
at their clock, joolry stores haff to
have the correck time according TO
law. So me and him wawked up to
the joolry store and hser II was
stopped and wasent even going at all,
after me wasting all that time going
there. G WIZ so ! started to ask some
more people wat time II was.
zee gods, how meny more did you
ask? pop sed.
more. sed, and pop sed, Well
spare me the ixcruciating details. you
have made out a very strong case
altho l cant decide at the moment
weather IL Is a good one or a bad one,
as ] am slitely dizzy, sit down and
eat your dinnir.
Wich l did. being lam stew with
out dumpiings.
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EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

phosphorus, lime and other mineral
elements and the essential vitamins
They also supply residue.
At least a quart of milk a day
should be taken. This will give the
absolutely necessary calcium.
IL the mother it not well the milk
may be and usually is imperfect If
the baby seems undernourished or
suffers from collie, diarrhea or other
digestive troubles it is well TO have
The mothers milk analyZed.
Contrary to old-time- belief. Just
being a mother gives no endowment
of knowledge of the care of babies.
And also being a mother does not
always mean being a fountain of
good milk for the baby. The mother
must have rest, sufficient water TO
drink and plenty of wholesome, nour-
ishing food TO produce good milk
A breast-fed baby gets the best
start in life. The mother must pro-
duce plenty Of good milk.
Mrs. D. It'd Is grapejuice fat
tening? (2l What is maize?
Answer-4D Yes. Contains large
amount of sugar. ~ Indian corn.
Mr.. l.. M.-Please give me a diet
list of food for one subject to rheuma.
tism
AnsWer-Be sure your rheumatism
is not caused by bad teeth or tonsils
or other pus infection. A laxative
and anti-toxic diet must be used.
Constipation must be eliminated by
fruits, vegetables. bran. mineral oil
or an enema. Potatoes and root yege-
tables should largely take the place
of cereals. Fruit acids are particu-
larly valuable. Rheumatism is often
aggravated by meat. Sugar should
not be used
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The Nursing Mother.

Summertime is bad time to wean
the baby. The nursing mother must
carefully guard her diet so that her
milk will be adequate.
Should it be absolutely necessary to
give artificial feelings the mother
should see doctor experienced in the
care and feeding of children. A bah,
specialist who specializes only in CHI
drens needs is by far the best. Do
not take the advice of well meaning
relatives or friends. No two babies
are fed lust exactly alike. Though a
first baby gives the mother some
knowledge about artificial milk prepa-
ration, the formula for the second baby
may need to be very different.
This piece of advice was a turning
aside from suggestions about the diet
Of the nursing mother. but 1t is sound
warning to all mothers who for any
reason at any time find it necessary to
wean the baby.
A wholesome diet properly balanced
and supplying all the elements OF food
is necessary TO produce an abundance
of good milk.
Milk, vegetables and fruits should
he the main articles of a nursing
mothers diet, together with moderate
quantities of meat, fish and egg.
The green vegetables are particu-
larly valuable because of their whole
someness and the mineral salts and
Vitamins which they contain. They
also furnish cellulose to offset consti-
patton.
The whole grains, both as cereals
and in bread form. are far superior to
the refined products. The whole grain
contains considerable quantities Of
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PALE HANDS
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

think anything else would matter. but
l would have to respect him"
Something snapped in Richards
brain and his next words rushed out
before he had a chance to repress
them.
do you respect me. Lelia?"
Her name on his lips was like
caress. and Leila's heart leaped. She
was suddenly afraid. afraid OF Some
thing that as yet she had no name
for. She twisted her fingers together
nervously, and then realizing that he
was waiting for her answer, she
raised her eyes to his face.
Yes"
And I respect YOU" he said, his
voice deep and not quite steady.
VIII you always remember that"
Yes" She didn't seem able to get
beyond that one monosylable.
lie took a step toward her. and
very gently, az though he did not
want to brighten her, he lifted her
hand in his. That slim, white, ring
less little hand was somehow sym
bolic more of her loneliness and the
fight she was making. but it sym
bolized more than that TO Richard
Kingsley. 1t was the hand of a
woman, and a woman who for some
strange reason had crept into his
heart.
With a muttered word he stopped
suddenly and crushed his lips against
the palm OF her hand twice. For a
second he fancied that her fingers
curled up against his face in a mute
response, but he couldn't be sure He
would have yielded to the temptation
to seize her in his arms il with a
quick movement Leila hadn't snatch
ed her hand away and rushed out Of
the room.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. d.

hazel. which dressing should be worn
overnight.
Adopting and never relapsing from
proper shoes, or, better, no shoes
whenever the shoes may be dispensed
with, will prevent the progress of bun
ion from bad to worse. if this reform
is not too long postponed. The cure
of established bunion requires removal
of the thickened portion Of the meta
tarsal bone, perhaps removal of the
infected bursa and reduction of the
dislocation. This keeps the patient
off the feet for two weeks.
If you are developing a bunion or
If you want more detailed informa.
ton and advice about shoes and the
care of your feet, I'll be glad to mail
you a monograph on the subject
which hope you will find helpful. Do
not send a clipping, but just ask for
the monograph, and inclose with your
request a stamped envelope bearing
your address.
Copyright. 1o26)
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"PuzzEcks"
-PuzzEe-Lip,ericLx.

There was young fellow who i
Great pride in the way he could p
A man in the >
And tell him a =
But now he's in Jail as a -.
/. Carried.
2. Stare
8. Optical organ.
A. Falsehood.
5. Lawbreaker (colloquial).
Note-The moral of this ''Puzzlick,"
as you'll find when you complete 1t, is:
BE careful what you take pride In. 4"
There'll be another "Puzzlick, as well
as the answer to this one, here tor
morrow.
Saturdays "Puzzlick."
A certain young man from Atlanta
Fell in love with a girl full of banter;
I'D Just like to see
The man who'd kiss me.
She said, and he did. instances.
(copyright. 1920
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Declaration Now Signed.

PHILADELPHIA, August ., 1776.--
The Declaration of independence
which was adopted by Congress on
July was signed today by the mem
bers of Congress now in Philadelphia.
In accordance with the vote of July
10, this charter of our new nations
freedom had been handsomely en-
crossed on porchment, and the sign
ing took place after the parchment
had been carefully compared at the
table with the original. The only sig
natures which had been placed on the
original on July We're those of PreSi-
dent John Hancock and Secretary
Charles Thomson.
Fifteen members of Congress who
had a part in the preparation and pas
sage of the declaration were not pres
ent today. They will be permitted to
sign at some later date. Several mem
bers who were absent on July 4, as
well as others who have since been
sent to Congress. will also have the
opportunity to sign. John Alsop has
resigned since July because the
Declaration is against his judgment
and inclination. He will never put his
name on the parchment. On the other
hand, Robert Morris of Pennsylvania,
who refused to vote for the Declare
ton, has now signed it and will sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused-Don't say
Shall we proceed further" Use
farther" to express distance; fur
Their" that which is additional.
Often mispronounced--C Pro-
nounce "kol-um," not yum
Often misspelled-Table d'hote.
Synonyms-Crowde packed, full,
filled. brimful, jammed, crammed, re.
plete, overlooking.
Word study-"Use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word,
visage; the face or look of a person.
His visage was scanned with scars"
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cUstomed 10 idieHess 10 loft sritkoUt
money. sac finds her. rich friends are
o. the fdir-teedther udrietK. and because
lqaEs aatd tsi,h None Kn0siey. ,sry
NenGs husband and Harry the son.
iions. aad Mona emHsss Asrssb By IA
learned Jono 900 thar MoEa does NOT
lore Aim begins BY pifyfR0. the Girl. aHd
fAea discopers tar she has stirred
Mona 10 amusing herself toith a young
bachelor. Ronald Cameron. trho, is IN
loue lcith Der; Barry persists r. NJ ner,
Ae car oct EoF1sre tHith her By tAis
lime he is .yesoiUsd to get Der al any
ard sends for leila tGAo tn n bprsf Of
Indignation tells him that shs dssDises
RnfrN
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One Mother Says:
Children will not appreciate the
things that are given to them II they
have to make no effort of their own
to get them When our young sor
wanted a bicycle, we told him that he
could have it as soon as he earned
half the cost. He performed vari.
GUS duties around the house and for
the neighbors, saving all that he
made, and before long he had the
necessary sum. He certainly realizes
the value of his bicycle more than if
we had given it to him outright, and
/ have followed the same plan for
many other things that he wanted.
In this way he learns the value Of
money and realizes that the things
he wants cost something
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Custard Apple Pie.

Have ready a quart of unsweetened
apple sauce. Beat in. with IL g. cupful
of sugar, the yolks of three eggs,
two tablespoonfuis of softened but
ter, and a pinch of salt. Pou1 1t into
lightly baked crust and bake
slowly. then add meringue made of
the whites of the eggs and three
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Brown and
serve cold.
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Pastry Shells.

Take leftover pastry and make into
tart shells Save from each baking
until you have enough to serve a
meal Roll very thin, prick gener-
ously. put in tart tins, and bake
quickly When ready for use, set in
the oven just a few minutes to crisp,
and they are ready for use. Fill each
shell with peas, asparagus, or what
ever vegetables you wish to serve.
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Caramel Pie.

Cook until thick four eggs. two and
one-half cupfuls of brown sugar, one
tablespoonful of butter, one and one
fourth pints of sweet milk and one
and one-half tablespoonfuls of -four
Pour in crust and bake. Cover with
meringue made with the whites of
four eggs and five tablespoonfuls Of
sugar.
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Watch
Your
Breakfast
Eat food thatsupplies
balanced" ration
after nights fast

LOW you feel all morning de-
i i ponds largely on what you eat
for breakfast. Thousands have un-
energetic forenoons because of wrong
breakfast eating.
To feel right, you must have q
well-balanced, complete breakfast
ration. At most other meals-lunch
and dinner--you get it But break
fast is hurried, often badly chosen.
Thus Quaker Oats, containing 1876
protein, foods great tissue builder;
$3.50 carbohydrate, its great energy
element, plus all-important vita
mines and the bulk" that makes
laxatives seldom needed, is the die
tctic urge of the world today.
1t is food that Stands by" you
through the morning.
Don't deny yourself the natural
stimulation this rich food offers you.
Get Quaker Oats today. Grocers
have two kinds: Quick Quaker,
which cooks in 8 to 5 minutes, and
Quaker Oats.
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WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN.

ateness of the design and color. Small
designs for small rooms, remember,
and light colors for small rooms.
Don't get hunting scene to hang in
a bedroom, nor group of lovers 10 dec
crate your dining room.
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Lamb Leftover.

Cut some cold lamb into rather
thick slices, dip them in olive oil, and
sprinkle with salt and pepper and a
good bit of curry powder. Place in
a broiler and broil over a good fire.
This makes delicious dish.