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HER3 B Nv. WAY
~oYa Girl of TODAY

for me, she would hasten to get her
version of what she and mother both
deemed Il scandal out before anyone
from the other side told his.
Because | kept my swollen ankle
under the hot water faucet most OF
the day, was in pretty good shape
by dinner time and determined to go
down for that meal.
had heard father come home at
least one hour earlier than usual and
| knew ! was in for it, but knowing
that | would have to face his wrath
some time, ] made up my mind to
take my medicine and get it over
with rs quickly as possible.
Besides, I was hungry.
Father never looked at me as
entered the dining room. His face
was like thunder cloud. wouldn't
allow myself, however, to pay any
attention to him. l hobbled over to
my chair and was sitting down when
a remark from him made me straigh-
ten myself up so quickly that my
ankle gave a sickening twinge.
81 am sending to the papers right
after dinner. Julia, the announce.
ment of your engagement and early
marriage ITO Charles Beckcr!"
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ADVENTURES
aMe TWINS
% OIW5 ROBRRTS RARToE

When Mister Snoopsy, the Shad-
ow Man, rushed out Of Hidy Go Land
the sun was shining brightly.
But when Mister Sprinkle Blow.
the weather man, looked down and
saw what was going on, he rolled a
cloud over the sun and put Mister
Snoopsy out for good and all!
Eyes, sir! That was the end Of him,
SO Mister Havalook saved his pen
MES after all, and hope he built his
fully with Sniff Whisker, the mayor
Of Ash Can Town.
AS for the umbrella that Mister
Snoopsy threw up at the moon with
all the dolls and other EHdy Go pco-
pie tied up in it, ia. Ading the Twins
well!
umbrella was heading straight for
the sun, because the moon was in
China at that minute.
the sun because Mister Sprinkle
Blows cloud was in the way. That
jolly fairyman was just about to fill
up his barrel marked Regular Pour
downs" when pop! The big umbrella
came bursting through the cloud and
landed right at Mister Sprinkle
Blows feet.
by all the little rain-toads and
trce-toads and hop-toads!" he cried.
"Such a big fat umbrella! Really
never saw such fat umbrella in my
life! It's even fattcr than the big
umbrella ride down 10 the earth on
when | 20 on my travels"
Just then he heard voices crying
family. "Hclp! Help"
"Why, It's talking umbrella"
said Mister Sprinkle Blow. 1T must
have Il radio in it,
So he united the string at the top
and out rolled Nancy and Mick and
all the dolls. The Gingerbread Man
was nothing but crumbs, alas!
whats all this?' cried the jolly
old wcathcrman fairy. "Whcre have
you been and where arc you going
| my dears?"
"Don't you know us?' cried Jhe
Twins. Were Nancy and Nick and
we've been down to the Land OF
!! Hidy Go helping poor Mister Hava-
look. These are his subjects, the
Rag Doll, the Crinoline Doll. Black
Dinah, Calamity Jane. Miss Tootsie
Bobb, Belinda, Mrs. Jiggs and Miss
! Pithers. Also Sailor Sam. the Tin
! Soldier. Teddy Bear, Timber Long
Legs, Jack the Box and what is
left Of the Gingerbread Man."
| "How do you dO?" said Mister
Sprinkle Blow.
How do you do?" said all the dolls
| solemnly.
won't you sit down. said Mister
Sprinkle Blow.
."No, thank you. We must be go.
ing" said Miss Erinoline.
"Back to Hidy Go Lsnd?" sale
Mister Sprinkle Blow in surprise.
mo-" said Miss Crinoline, Back
ta epH. mistresscs. We shouldn't have
f4efo hDMss IN the first place. Say
She Sid turning to the Rag Doll
"how did II come that found NJ,
1skirt on the WISH line after dis
tinetly sew you walking of with IT.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
III DTER WI

DaTry COHtlHucUs Us, jim, Ou
Of the past. Somewhere in your
fathers life is somebody who hac
an object in getting him out of the
way. Perhaps, he didn't know him
self that he had any enemies, but
he had them.
"Good Lord, man. YOU don't thin.
for minute that this thing wa:
done on impulse? 1t was CAREFUL,
planned. Why, they almost sue
cccdcd in making it. look like sui
eide. Why would anyone do it, Jim
What possible motive p
II don't know, Barry" Jimm!
shook his head.
"Could it have been money? Lett
get at this thing"
dad didn't have any money
No"
"Blackmail? Jealousy? Fear
Jim, I think someone was afraid o
your father"
"You know better than that. Barry
Dad wouldn't have scared cat"
"You don't get me. Either he hat
something on someone or that per
SON was afraid he would find i
out. They're evidently afraid you'll
find it out, too. Now yon take 1
FOOLS advice and stay out Of Mans
field"
u will not. I'm going back to
night"
You're just too stubborn to admi
you're in danger. You're in some
body's way in Mansfield. That
why you got that note, and the phone
cali, and the telegram here. Sta!
home and let the police find the mar
you're talking about. The Maynard
girl can help them.
"If you don't" he shrugged
swell. they didn't stop at murder be
FORE" !.
,, ssNonsensc,- Barry. This thing. j
, all a bluff. You mean to say tina
someone is going to take the trou
BILE to kill me if don't leave Mans
! field?"
"Whoevcr did that thing to YOU
father knows you're staying IN Mans
field and probably knows why"
"Well, let them play their game
with me. If they show their hant
! it will make it that much easier t.
nab them in the end. I'm going bacl
and intend to stick close to. Olg'
MAYNARD in the hope of running ont'
! the fellow she described. The polic'
| wouldn't do as we'll. for if he's tn
F. kind of man I think he is he'll b.
able to spot d policeman mile off
even in plain clothes.
"And now, Barry, shut your head
BY the way. how are you gettini
along with. Janct?"
II haven't moved her an inch.
Jimmy laughed. He saw Barr!
stiffen, and hastened to grab nj
arm. ~,
"Forgive me, Barry. I know IT.
no Joke" He became very serious
II think 1 know how you fccl.'
| "YouIl never know how | feel
Jim. till you're in love yourself
~ think" said Jimmy, turninl
away, Il think ] know Barry"
"Janet." said Jimmy. his hand o.
1 her shoulder, "why don't you Gu
out all this nonsense and put Barr
out Of his misery
aYou know why, Jimmy, and Barr
knows why" 49,,
| Sis?"
She avertcd his eyes. "Of cours
von,rc not" he said abruptly an,
| turned his back to her. Janet. h
went ON, staring into the fireplace
"thcre isn't any too much Happiness
in this world at best. Don't pass an
Of it up. We're fools if we don't gra'
all we can"
He came back to her and locke
earnestly at her. "Janct, don't spoi
this-this beautiful thing betwee
!
She would have spoken but he GU
her short. II know what your
going to say-that it's just for
while. You don't want to inv0lv
Barry in this-this tragedy.
"Janet. I Believe kn0w-ths
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TOMORROW: Fathers Solution

81 was only trying it on for fun
to sec how looked in hoops" said
the Rag Doll. II took it back and
hung it up again."
"Then you're forgiven said Miss
Crinolinc, kindly. 81 forgive every
body" and with that she jumped off
the edge Of the cloud, her hoopek:rt
spreading out like parachute.
That gave the dolls an idea, and
holding tight to the big umbrella
they had arrived in. they sailed gent
Il down to the earth. And they all
went straight back to their homes
and have been living happily ever
since.
"Tingalingaling! went Mister
Sprinkle Blows telephone.
1t was the Fairy Queen calling the
Twins.
(To BE Continued)
The Panama Canal has summit
Tf oh 1ovr,1
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Every man hopes his radiator
won't freeze until it finally does.
Old friends are thei best. because
new ones make you think.
If you are wearing your bathing
suit for underwear little talcum
powder will keep it from scratching.
Won't be long now before the
weather will be warm enough to
leave off couple of pairs of socks.
So live that the sound of the post
mans whistle brings JOY instead of
the dread of bills.
Work hard and save your money
so there will be long line of high
priced autos at your funeral.
Water would be considered our
most refreshing drink ifsit weren't
so plentiful. II 4a
The organ being played upon the
most right now Is the nose.
Most of US owe SO many letters we
Just decide we won't write any Of
them until tomorrow.
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Want Better Juvies

Many students are Discussing the increase Of
crime. its causes and many are the remedies pro-
poset Assistant District Attorney Pecora Of New
YORK cry gives Jury lodging as One Of the rea-
I soas Why s. many criminals escape punishment
tendeucy - ynltx tiiiyt duty ~ sitissaship i
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MOUSE STOPS WIRELESS

Davcntry.A baby, mouse, weigh
ing less than u quarter Of an ounce.
caused IL minutes silence that was
"hcard' all over England. Creeping
on TO one Of the main condensers ut
the wireless station here it prevent
cd the oscillation necessary for the
transmission Of signals. :
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A THOUGHT

These filthy dreamers defile the
flesh, despiss dominion and speak
evil Of dignities.-Jude LIS.
Who darcs to say that he alone
has found the truth ? Longfellow.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

HENRY RAND, IS. a business
man, il found murdered In =
cheap hotel in GRAFTON. 70.
lice find 4 woman's handkerchief
and q yellow ticket stub from q
thcater in MANSFIELD.
JIMMY RAND, his son, goes
to Mansfield. The stub II traced
to q THOMAS FOGARTY, who
says he gave It to OLGA MAY.
NARD, a cabaret singer.
Jimmy meets and falls In love
with MARY LOWELL. Later ne
encounters Olga Maynard. and
she faints when he tells her she
Is suspected Of murder.
Mary, out with SAMUEL
CHURCH. q wealthy lawyer, sees
Jimmy lift Olga into q taxi and
misunderstands.
Olga il arrested. She tells po-
lice the ticket stub and handker.
chief might have got into posses.
sion OF b man who picked her
up" two nights before the MUIR
der. She doesn't know who he
was and police scott at her. Jim.
my believes her and goes hack
to Grafton to persuade the dis
trict attorney to release her.
BARRY COLvIN. in love with
Jimmy's sister, JANET, asks
him IL there was anything in
Henry Rand's past that might
give Z clew to the murder.
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The Panama Canal has a summit
elevation Of SIS feet above sea level.
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The organ being played upon II
most right now Is the nose.'
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Sugar cane now can 81 hsrv(Stsd
u; Z @2t4filad gash!ns that dcsl ths
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Won't be long now before the
weather will be warm enough to
leave off couple of pairs of socks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-13

Water would be considered our
most refreshing drink if.sit weren't
so plentiful n ~.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-13

Every man hopes his radiator
won't freeze until it finally does.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-13

If you are wearing your bathing
suit for underwear little talcum
powder will keep it from scratching.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-13

So live that the sound Of the post
mans whistle. brings JOY instead Of
the dread of bills.
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Old friends are the.yibcst, bccaus,
new ones make you think
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e FyuAdtpf. DiyI.bt nv Parent. rsatk-
throughout .taS ttats and ~ IT,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-12
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY
ON-CONTINITEn

You see, sgd, I have found out
there is such a thing as TO be suf-
located with great comfort and lux
ury, that always to be sure of per-
feet ease Is not always conducive to
the greatest happiness.
This Is not treason to Leslie, sgd.
It's just a yearning for the old rest
feeling that all of my life Is not
settled--for the old expectation that
GUST around the corner I'm going to
find something new and thrilling
something that have never known
about before.
At last, sgd, as I see It now. my
road is perfectly straight and 1t
stretches out such a long ways
ahead that 1t makes me tired and
Tn weary Just trying to find tho
end. It's straight, shady. beautiful
road, sgd. ! know that. One over
which ! sahll roll along until I am
old and gray and can go no further.
! hear you say that no one such
h fool as /. You've told me that a
good many times, old friend, and
you were always right, but you
must remember that perhaps no one
has been so foolishly confidential
with you as l. Consequently you
have never known what the others
have had in their hearts, You have
never known what others have done
II ~
only man you have known as he has
known himself. I am the only man
who has told you things that he
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took a corncob pipe out of the desk
drawer and fileG 1t lazily. If he
saw the fury in Barbara's eyes. he
made no sign.
I've Just quit the Telegram"
Barbara struggled to keep her voice
McDermott did not lay down his
pipe. Instead, he put it In his
mouth and puffed lcisurely several
times before he looked at her. When
he did. his eyes were cool.
$50" he inquired.
Barbara bit her lips YES" she
said and made for the door.
McDermott smiled when her back
was turned. But he called after her.
How important is this flare-up,
Barbara"
She turned back. mot particular
ly, perhaps. from your standpoint.
But from mine, it's rather import
ant that I shall be free from tho
thanliless grind. In fact, it's the
incest thing that's happened In a
rather dull year"
You're quite sure you are not
lust acting on the spur Of the mo-
ment Barbara" McDermotts face
was grave. I've rather counted on
you, you know"
Barbara melted somewhat. IL
know you have, Mr.. McDermott.
And that's the only thing that
makes me sorry to leave the Telc-
graph. You have been consistently
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pudding, bran rolls. milk, coffee.
The vegetable soup is made with
out a meat stock in as much as q
hearty salad is served.
Date Salad
Wash dates we'll and drain.
Make thin syrup using 2 table
spoons sugar to l cup boiling wa
ter. Add , or 8 dates for each per-
son to be served. Dip dates into
the syrup and then place on a
shallow pan. Put into a moderately
cool oven to plump and dry. Re-
move stones. To / package of
Philadelphia cream cheese add 4
tablespoons finely chopped nuts.
Work In cream until the mixture Is
smooth. Season with salt and pep
per to taste while mixing. Fill the
prepared dates with this mixture.
Arrange on a bed OF lettuce. Drop
spoonful Of mayonnaise in the
center of each plate and top with
a teaspoonful Of whipped cream
lightly seasoned with salt and made
a bit pink with paprika.
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Inc.)
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you that there can he very little
danger from anyone In this short
trip, But we must be back in two
hours or the rector and Lee Chow
will start IN search OF US"
I'VE can easily make IT," he said,
releasing one OF my hands and draw
Ing the other through his arm, as
he wheeled me toward the other side
OF the hill. I'm afraid | sha'n't be
OF much use TO you except IN show
ing you the way; for seem to have
lost my strength somewhere. You
started after ] did and yet you beat
me up the hill by several minutes. "
There was the humiliation OF a
man unused 10 physical weakness
in his tone and FASTENED TO offer
what balm ! could.
81 always find it easy 10 climb a
hill said lightly, but l am a
coward going down"
They Reach the House
There, at least, can help YOU"
he rejoined In relieved tone, and
we set out upon our toilsome de-
scent OF ono hill and the ascent OF
another.
That the journey taxed his
strength ! guessed, but did not dare
to suggest that he rest. feared to
humiliats him: was In a hurry to
get back TO the rectory. and, most
potent reason of all, after a few
minutes OF struggle through the eve
greens I became obsessed with the
idea that we were not alone upon
the hillside, that furtive steps were
logging ours, and keen eyes observ-
ing our movements.
] had no reason whatever for
such Il feeling. and tried TO tell
myself that, In Dickys parlance. my
Imagination was working overtime"
but could not resist an occasional
quick glance over my shoulders.
tagging back of Hugh when I gave
them that he might not see.
Relieved indeed was | when we
reached the crest of a second hill
and saw just below us preten-
tious white house
This house possessed a pictures
que but homogeneous wing of stone
covered with Ivy, extending back of
the newer structure and being in
turn backed by the hillside. In
deed its rear wall seemed to be n
part of the hill itself, so near did 1t
seem.
| That Is the wing my mother
loved" Hugh Grantland said reve-
emily. Her room Is In 1t. and my
old room"
We scrambled down the slope and
in a few more minutes he was fit
ting the key In the front door, while
turned my head to scan the hill
side, still with the fantastic Idea that
some one was trailing us.
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Feature Service. Inc.
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tients often have the germs upon
their hands. They pass easily to the
hands Of others and thence TO the
mouth. Tuberculous cooks deposit
the germs upon the food that they
handle. Tuberculous butchers and
bakers do the same.
Children crawling upon dirty
floor get the germs upon their hands
or they may get the germs form
marbles, balls. and other playthings
that have been in contact with spu-
tum upon the street deposited there
by a tuberculous person. The germs
are also obtained from the milk of
tuberculous cows.
5-How long after the germs get
into the body before one develops
tuberculosis?
Not all persons who get the germs
into their bodies develop active
symptoms of the disease. II is prob
able that most Of the germs enter
Ing the body are destroyed before
they do any harm. On the other
hand, the germs that lodge in the
body live and to a limited degree
multiply and even In such cases
never give rise TO active tubcrculo-
sis of the lungs.
The enlarged glands so often seen
in children are frequently due to
tuberculosis, yet the child may never
| devotion an active form of the dis.
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Who Was cpying on Hugh
and Maugc?

There was no shaking Hugh
Grantland's determination 10 go TO
his old homo. ] could sec that plain.
ly. To his naturally strong will had
been added the obstinacy engender-
ed by his obsesson that the wild let
ter he had written and which his
stepmother had concealed IN her
wall safe might prove a source Of
embarrassment 10 me, There was but
one thing for me to do,
~ cannot go back to the rectorY"
I said quietly but with determine
ton. but / will so with you"
mo. MOI" he said vehemently:
then into his face flashed an eager
expression softening the stubborn
determination which 1t had mirror
ed but instant before.
ITO see you once in my moth
ers room!" he murmured as II TO
himself. and then he put out his
his hands and took mine into them.
II don't suppose am quite sane,
yet" he said huskily, "else would
never permit this. But II what that
woman says is true, and my moth
ers room Is as she left It, l have
now the only opportunity I shall
ever have TO see II. I-l--worship-
ned her, you know, and ] was not
permitted to see her even when she
was dying and called for me-"
He stopped fighting for control OF
np,otton rapead hy those hitter
memories. His craps upon my hands
frightened. and his voice softened al
N ost to a whisper.
"What Is This Danger?"
"There is no use trying to keep
my feeling for you a secret any
longer" he said. you must know
how II 10 with me, how 1t has been
ever since I first saw you. But I arm
not going to annoy you with 1t. ]
ask nothing. expect nothing, for /
know that your heart is entirely
bound up In your husband. But It
would comfort me immeasurably II
I could have you with me for the
sacred moments I shall have In my
mothers room. Thought not to
let you come with me, but I do not
believe anything can happen In so
short time. What Is this danger Of
which you speak,"
] was infinitely glad that his
bark of thought had drifted into
another current, for ! had no words
to answer his hating declaration OF
his feeling for me. 1t had stirred mo
unaccountably and l found myself
catching my breath as If I had been
running when I answered his query.
II cannot tell you now" I said.
realizing that whatever lay back of
his flight had not yet found Its way
into his memories. Mrs. Underwood
knows all about 1t and will tell you
when she is better, But | agree with
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day can act out the story at the end
of the week.
SO the prince went TO seek the
beautiful maiden whom he wanted
for his wife
For a long time he journcyed and
at last came to the sea without a
shore. On an island in the sea lived
three sister, and from the third he
obtained three lemons. She said:
Return TO your own land. and at
the first spring - water, pause and
cut the first of the thrhe LEMONS. A
beautiful fairy With miik-white skin
and lips as red ~ blood viii spring
forth and beg yUa for a drink Of
wafer Give /. 20 HEY immedla tcly,
or she will vanish. II you do not cap
ture the first, try the second. and II
she escapes, IL. taird. But II you
lose al OF them. I :annot help you. "
(The princes tnnic is green this
time, with hat 20 match. with Il tall.
yellow feather 10 tho hat The
princes gloves and girdle are vel
low,
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loci
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would hardly confess to himself.
We are all fools, sgd, more or less
you for rushing away and / for
staying at home while all the time
we both are more or less unhappy
because, with all our hearts, with
only thing we want to do Is to get
away from ourselves. There! You
see what you have brought upon
yourself by making me write a fare
we'll letter, but l promise you that
| viii not grow mawkishly sentimen-
tai again.
/ haven't seen Paula since YOU
left. She Is not in New York. ! wish
to God that moving picture bust
ness was over. ] don't think ! ever
dreaded anything more In my life.
But, whatever happens, ! will talk
to you over long distance before you
leave. However, I will probably say
nothing Of any consequence. No one
ever does when he has so much TO
say that never can be said.
But want to hear your voice
again, old friend. before you go on
that long journey into the middle Of
Africa. Good Heavens, sgd, I didn't
dream you we're SO sick of civiliza-
ton as all that.
You can make up your mind to
one thing though. When you get
back, even II you decide to live
abroad. you won't he able TO lose
Leslie and me. Wen come 10 you
even If you Intend 10 pass us up and
now, goodbye, until talk to you
little later.
JACK.
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Inc.)
TOMORROD: Clipping from the
Pittsburgh sun.