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sho1e through the long French
windows. The brassee cleaned,
the bright bits OF pottery glowed
in the darak corners. &c looked
just as It had always looked. It
smelled just ais. It had always
smelled, Of sunshine and fresh air
and the faint woody smell Of the
cedar logs stored on the porch.
She looked at the floor near
the bookcase, where that great,
bloated body had LAIN. A bundle
of chartreuge greer chiffon ana
real lace that writhed and Ieayed
with gaspfng snoring breaths, and
then lay stil1 and stark and never
moved again She almost ex.
pected to see some sign Of vio-
ience on. the rug. But there
wasn't anything. Nothing TO
show, nothing TO mark the spot
where sudden death had been. It
was all just as Il had always
been, mellow, and warm and
peaceful In the, sun.
The Empty Chair
Sloan's chair, the wing chair
near the fire, wl1ere he had loved
to sit, was stfll there. not moved
BIT. The book he had been
reading one Of Sherwood Ander-
sons old ones, still lay open on
the little table by its side.
He was gone, too. Gone as
definitely. as tragically, as the
poor green chiffon thing they
had carried away on the
stretc1aer. He'd never come
back 2 = never
She went over and touched the
chair gently. Here his head had
rested. Here his hand
II haven't much time, Mr..
Partridge said nervously. 81
wouldn't mind helping you pack,
Miss Merton. Or maybe. II you
would excuse me. Iseould get the
janitor's wife. =
I'm not quite ready to pack
vel" she said absently. her hand
still on the chair.
'1But Miss Merton
GO in-you don't have to wait
for me. III pack up and come
later
II hate to leave you" he said.
why? 's
Mr.. Partridge was elderly and
nervous. He suffered from & nttle
rniirnur IN the heart. The doctor
had warned him not 70 OVerdO.
He thought he could feel the MUIR
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muir now. He put his hand over
IL. and backed toward the door.
You can phone down Il you want,
anything
He was gone. but Rosemary
didn't turn to see him SO. She
knelt by the chair, pressing her
cheeks against II.
After 8 while she got up and
walked into the bedroom With
swift. def fingers, she crowded her
things in the trunk. She even went
back into the closet to see that
she had not forgotten nothing. Al
the panic had gone, al the fright,
and superstit iCus fear.
Il mustn't forget my old blue
trfcotine, she thought. It'll be
good to look for work In. Most
81 my things are too elaborate. :
She pressed the old dress In, and
closed the lid. Funny to be going
to look for work AGAIN and not
having anything common enough
to wear Last year I didn't
have anything good enough. 7
thought. =
She snapped the clasps. turned
the key.
The light was fading. How long
had she been! She went over to
the chafr-a last goCd.by.
1t isn't the things you did, =
she whispered. No matter what
you did. I'd always love you. cot
started and / can't stop A.
passion Cf tears took her. she
clung to the chair. shaking pitt.
fully, q thin, coIorless, shadow Of
the Rosemary OF 3 week ago.
Its what you didn't do, Sloan.
It's not coming to me when !
needed you so. That's what hurts.
It's sort of-sort Of the unfor-
given sin, failing someone who
loves you, isn't it?"
The light grew DINNER. and
still she knelt there, saying
good-by.
And suddenly the room seemed
alive. The chairs creaked. the
windows ratified. In the corners
shadows crept gfostlilSe into the
retreating light. Gray, moving
shadows, the shades Of half-1of-
gotten people. half forgotten
I'm afFaidg she cried I'm
afraid tits fuII Of ghosts! Sloan!
where are yOu?'
Her pattering feet echoed tn
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NOuD Continue

The manager turned around.
''Did you say something. Miss
Merton?''
''Why don't you hurry?" Her
voice rose high and quavering.
s'That wire may be important"
After all, it wasn't from Sloan.
It was from Nina, cable.
A long. happy cable, telling
her not to worry, that everything
would come out all right, and II
she didn't want the apartment
any longer, to rent it furnished,
or sell the stuff, they'd never
want it again.
Shocked, but oh, so relieved"
Nina concluded without regard
for expense, will never be able
to thank you or express regret
you should be dragged into our
trouble. Stop. Cable If you need
money or friends. Nina CuVler."
Nina CuyIer. So they were
married. Already!
Things happen so FAST" she
said, unsteadily, trying to smile
at old Mr.. Partridge, and having
to stop and reach for her over
worked handkerchief instead.
WAS it something I should
know?" he asked. a little self
consciously. having read most of
it over Rosemary's shoulder.
Yes, about the apartment. Mr..
Cuyler says lam to do as I like
about It.
you wouldn't want TO go liv.
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Every Father and Mother Whose Young Daughter Is n
clined to ScOh at the HEARTFELT Advice Of Her
Parents Should Read This Narrative

! the hall III you didn't fail me-
where are your Where ere you9
why don't you come9's
A. she gained the elevator
tail. hrcnzed figure graaped her.
Rosemary. darlipg, what idiot lsl
You come here7 Poor little sweet
heart
Her dilated eyes. dark with
terror. tested stupidity upon him.
Then, IN i weak little voice. she
gasped, .Phil-oh. Phil"
His arms closed about her.
Honey, j Just cot here jnst
heard. Oh. my poor sweetie
You know an about itand
you sffIl like mel"
Like you! Why. you're mine
girl! Didn't I ten you? say
DID you get my letter. Wen. fCr
the
eyes, l got It Oh. phil yon
didn't fail me, did your
He looked at her bIanIxlv.
Fan your Me, no don't
] love your
she smiled atshirn through her
tears Nobody ever fails any.
one they really love. DO they
And them in b terrible choking
voice. full Of the misery that
overfl0wed her heart. she said
"But ! failed yCli. Phil. III for
got all about you when YOU
were gomez
Phi held her III his arms while
+ ~ .avsfe.f4 S.S~k
his rough sleeve.
Poor Rosemary poor Atkle
sweetheart! Don't cry. honl I.oQl
I'm hereFs
The confidence. the re
him. She couldn't hg1re nl1,....5s.ssst
couldn't tell It all to lnil1ls ~. 81
tell him she had f,prg o.sel,fssl sslr
about him. thar shek ios. 81.
spring-tinie idyi in thu sVs 500
passion .of her love "a = s,s,rt
It wouldn't be fart Won
him 60.
she looked into his face. {
clear tut. buyish face. With the
laughing eyes 50 tender npW
Didn't you know I'd come back
and set your he was muir fls
Didn't you know ! loved ven.
I1on2''
You shouldn't have gone that
timer she cried. That first time
Phili r. you'd 0nly stayed every.
It's too late now
His hands frightened on her
shoulders Too late. Rosemary
3 What do you mean
Il got to love somebody else
/ forgot YOU. PHIL forget yOtf-
didn't ] tell Won thar IL failed
your
Failed me?' The boyish look
was fading. He was holding her
tighter. s'How did you fail me.
Rosemary
81 forget you'll feII in love
with somebody else!''
To Be Continued Tomorrow
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Your Children s Table Manners

bread was cut in triangular shape
and neatly stacked on the plate.
The potatoes were creamed to "a
snowy wilderness and the milk
was placed ready for the children
to drink. To the pudding was
added tempting meringue and q
bit of fruit. That was the bin of
fare to which the family was in.
yited.
: It was really what they had
eaten many times before, but to
them II looked like feast.
Seeing the attractive table, the
boys slipped out to wash their
hands. Mother smoothed her hair
and took off her apron. Mar.
garet powdered her nose and
Susan smiled happily and kept
quiet. Time, after they were all
seated, the children watched big
Sister, and tried to eat as she
did.
During the weeks that followed
they gradually and cheerfully
adopted the good manners that
she taught them.
New ways Of preparing food. so
that 1t was healthfuI and pal
aCaDLe were lnIEOOuCSu III the
Danley kitchen and welcomed by
the entire family. At the end
Of the month the mother realized
that the new dishes and pretty
touches had not cost a cent extra,
although it had changed meal time
in that household into joyous oc-
casion instead OF a feeding contest.
So much depends upon the
preparation and the serving of
food that the subject needs stress.
ing. Health, disposition, manners
and conduct Of the children are all
at stake, and each one is Of vital
importance.
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By L. Lamar Matthews

Dy LIE A61Ll0E M16GJAtEWS
JEANETTE DANLEY sat in her
q old place at the family table
and suffered in silence, while her
younger brothers and sisters moi.
silly consumed their food. The
girl had just come home from col.
lege, where she had almost for.
gotten the discomfort Of her own
home.
She watched Jack reach a long
arm across the table and spear
a piece of meat on his fork. She
saw Susan spill milk on the cloth
and she wondered how Baskin
could possibly eat with such dirty
hands. She noted the fact that
Margaret had set the table just
as she had done herself before
she. went away to school. And
last, she noted her mothers flush
ed face, tired eyes and untidy
dress.
That night jeanette lay awake
long time thinking; and the
next morning she had a quiet talk
with her mother.
81 might as well begin using
what. learned in the domestic
science class az ScnoOt' Sne con"
cluded. "And If the table is at
tractive I think the children will
behave BETTER"
The mother agreed to allow her
ambitious daughter to make any
changes she wished.
Jeanette began with the dining
room. First 1t was thoroughly
cleaned and set In order, Then
from her trunk she brought forth
dainty white curtains for the win
dows and a cretonne cover for
the old chest in the corner.
Vases were filled with sprigs NJ
green and a few wild flowers
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By Chas. A. .. Reed. Md.
Former President Of the American
Medical Association


Medical Association
noN'T be the victim Of just plain
~ "heart scare"
Many people think that all heart
disease is fatal, that they have
heart disease and that they are
going to die when, as a matter OF
fact, they have no heart disease
at all.
OF course there is such thing
as heart disease, and all heart
symptoms should be brought to thu
attention Of your physician. But
don't be scared about it. The
majority OF chances are, first, that
you haven't heart disease, and
next that, If you have. you will
get well. Most Of the symptoms
that the general public consider
signs Of heart disease are due to
indigestion. The stomach lies close
to the heart, and so pains in the
left breast, fluttering feelings in
the heart region. and a feeling OF
discomfort or construction in the
chest are all signs Of stomach
trouble with flatulence.
Heartburn, which is now recog.
nized by most people to be a
digestive symptom, shows by the
meaning of the word how intt-
mately the heart and the stomach
are connected in the public mind.
Palpitation is an irregular or
- forcible action of the heart that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-19
WINTER SHOE
FASHIONS

NNHE following outstanding fea-
= lures viii mark this win
ter's fashions In women's shoes.
according to q forecast published
in November Harper's Bazaar.
Cabled dispatches from the maya.
zines Paris bureau confirm The
new trends:
The vogue of boa and other
serpent skins IL about over In
Paris.
Lizard and alligator viii be ex.
tensivelN used, but owing to .
threatened shortage of these
skins. will be employed more for
trimmings than for entire shoes.
Many Of the walking and semi.
sports shoes will be trimmed with
lizard. It will also be seen on
smart patent leather afternoon
models. either sandals or modified
pumps. It will be used both In
matching and contrasting colors.
In spite Of the protest against
the pump, on the score that 1t
widens the foot. 1t Is still being
worn by many OF the worlds
smartest women.
Brown patent leather will be
used with semi.sports costumes.
Dull enamel Is being shown In
Paris in combination with color
ed kid or patent leather.
For sports, travel and country
wear, the oxford or the strapped
model has become well established.
It's heels are growing broader and
lower. Brown tones In calf or
colored kid are the favorites. with
neutral shades In preference. Vel
lowish shades are not good.
For afternoon shoes, sandal
models will continue popular with
several new materials appearing.
Among these are ottoman silk ana
a new heavy moire.
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AIR AND YOUR
PLANTS

TN winter, whiting Of plants is
i avoided by increasing the
amount of moisture in the afr.
It is not necessary to keep the
plant roots in water or to soak
the soil continuously. To keep
the air damp, nothing has been
found which equals a pan Of
water set on or near the stove,
register, or radiator. says Nature
Magazine.
The water in the pan is evapo.
rated and distributed through
the air. reducing the transpira.
ton from the plants. Spraying
the leaves with water every clear
day also increases the moisture
content and acts as a general
tonic to the plant. Watering the
plants two or three times q day
@ not good practioA .--A-.-s
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nOSEAIARY halted sharply at
II the broad marble steps Of the
Nelson Arms! The place where
Nina ard Cuyler's wife had been
happy. Where Cuyler's wife had
died. Where all the hope and
: beauty and love in the world had
died
She stood on the stairs, little
trembling white thing, peering
fearfully into the black grill or
the post box under her name.
From Sloan
There was something inside.
A Ietter-a letter from Sloan! 1t
much bel She tore the little door
open with frantic fingers.
Sloan. knew You wouldn't
fail me. You couldn't stay away
when you found I was in trouble.
Oh, Sloan, dear. you did come
back! She held the letter in
her hands, loving it, dreaming
over it-and alas, poor cowardly
Rosen1ary-not daring to look.
The. big front door opened. Mr..
Partridge, the manager, stood
there In his striped pants, and
coat tails, relics Of former splen-
dor. Rosemary used to giggle in
Wardly, at so much dignity, in one
small man. But she didn't giggle
now. She waited, neryously, for
what he had to say. In one short
morning she had learned that
4rick-Waitings nervouslys for what z
people had to say.
81 have a wire for you. I took
the liberty OF signing for it."
ssWho-who was it from?" The
words Just flew out.
ssI haven't the least idea" he
said, reproachful1y. "Come in,
I'll get it for YOU
As she followed him into the
hail she looked down at the letter
in her hand. 1t wasn't Sloan's
writing.
She tore it open.
Dear friend" she read. Our
annual shoe sale
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PARNASSUS
ON WHEELS

Oo.CALLED "hook trucks" Oper-
~ ated by men who know the
reading tastes of the people along
their routes, are now an impor.
tant and promising means of ex.
tending the service of libraries to
homes remote from towns and
cities. What will you have to-
day?" politely inquiries the bust.
nesslike operator as he displays
his wares-"Soma nice fresh
novels, a good thick biography. a
few flavory short stories, or a
tender piece OF verse;"
The trucks are virtually Sec
tional bookcases on wheels.
If a book is requested that the
operator does not have, he takes
the order and mails the book on
his return to the library or brings
II on his next tripa
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most distressing sensations Of
throbbing and pumping when all
the doctor hears with his stetho.
scope Is a regular normal beat.
Palpitation generally indicates an
oversensitive nervous system, and
appears at the sexual crises Of
puberty, menstruation anu the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-19

also women architects, lawyers, dem
lists, executives, and legislators.
But all too often a woman wins her
economic Independence at the cost
OF her health.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chamberlain who
works in the UnionalI factory max.
ing oHeralls writes, that she got
wonderful results" from taking
Lydia 2. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound. Mrs. Chamberlain lives at
500 Monmouth ST., Trenton, N. J..
She recommends the Vegetable Conn
pound to her friends in the factory
and will gladly answer any letters
she gets from women askingaboutit.
Are you on the Sunlit Road to
i6nttaru Health2
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the patient notices, and, although
often a frightening symptom. it
is hardly ever a Sign that the
heart has anything wrong with
it. The real irregularities Of
beat, caused by organic disease,
generally pass unnoticed. But
people frequently complain Of the
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ARTICHOKES
DELICIOUS
0ARTIcHoKEs Bearnaise"
"A mako good vegetable

G6ARTIcHoKEs Bearnaise"
"A make a good vegetable
dish.
Prepare with care the hearts
of artichokes and let cook in
boiling salt water. Drain and
place carefully in the serving
dish. Do not put one on top Of
the other.
Make a good Bearnaise sauce.
Put into a casserole the yolks of
three eggs and a good piece Of
butter. Place it in boiling water
and stir well until the sauce is
thick but do not let boil Add
q little meat-juice or bouillon, and
just before serving the juice of
b lemon.
Cover the artichokes with this
sauce and serve Immediately.
ADVERTISEMENT ~a
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menopause. It Is very common
in hysteria and neurasthenia, es-
peciaIly the neurasthenia that
goes with indigestion.
Strong emotion, such as fright,
can cause it. Like most nervous
manifestations, 1t Is more com.
mon in women than in men. Tea,
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school, some did
hOusework, some
found work to do
athomeandafew
took up nursing.
Today tn er e
are very fewoccu'
pations not open
to women. Today
tn ey W ork in
gre t factories
with hundreds of
other women and
girls. There are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-19

coffee. alcohol and tobacco often
cause paIpitation by their action
on the nerve centers.
These forms Of imagined heart
trouble are, therefore. usually .
sign that the patient has been
leading an indiscreet life. He need
not fear FOR his heart, but he
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She kept looking at him ali the
way up, pleading with him.
Don't go don't leave me
alone
AT the door he took the key
from her hand and turned It IN
the lock.
The door swung open. The sun
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Help mel Don't so away and
leave meg' her eyes said.
And he answered. Haven't. you
done enough damage? Haven't
you cost me enough time and
money, without dragging me into
this disagreeable duty?"
But she wouldn't let him 60.
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Do You Know

A few years ago a complete"
hardware stock included something
like 1850 kinds. types and sizes of
hammers and axes. Due to stand
ardization this number now has
been reduced by more than two
third& ~. 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-19

It was jeanette who dished up
the food from the stove and ar
ranged it on the table. A leaf
Of lettuce on the meat dish gave
It q festive appearance. The
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from vacant lot nearby. The
silver was polished, clean white
upon the table, and then It was
properly set.
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The Story Thus Far

Rosemary Merton independence Of her family
quits college following with Philip Eames nelghbCr
hood sweetheart Cerkng bookstore she meets Larry an
artist Whitney, the world by whom she IL
fascinated She Larry Nina, employed in the
store Spain Stanley Cuyer old friend Of her
father and married Rosemary is given the use Of her
the mysterious masculine stranger
interviews Rosemary concerning Nina Clarke and then shadows
Rosemary Mrs. Merton dies Rosemary encounters utter
arrangement he her. but asks
her to 20 abroad with him. time think Whit
private roof of ROsemarys apart
She ans hurt in falling Whitney nurses her She
breaks with him. He dis
appears Cuys wife, mang Rosemary for Nina menace her
with revolver and drops dead of apOplexy
NOlU Continue
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A Magic Umbrella

OWNING apparatus made Of the whalebone ribs
n brea is being used hoard Of gold
hidden in Douai France by Benedtne Monks
during The Revolution.
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GOOD HEALTH
NECESSARY
Many Busy Women Owe
etTheiF Health to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound

Fifty years ago there were few
OCCUPATIONS for women. Some taught
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$500. Ladies' Dress.
Cut in 6 Sizes: "a. 36, 30, 40.
~ and A inches bust measure.
A 3$-inch size as illustrated re-
quires 81 yards Of 40-inch ma
terial, with y yard Of contrast
ing material. If made without
the jabot Is yard Of contrasting
material is required. The width
at the lower edge Of the dress is
IN yards. Price 1Oc.
5242. Child's Coat and Cap. y
Cut In Sizes: 6 months, l,
2 and years. A Agar size re-
quires TX yards of 54-inch ma.
terial for the Coat and y yard
for the Cap. Price 1Oc.
Send Zoe in silver or stamps for
eaci, Of , these pHttsEcns t. TIE
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Send IOc in silver or stamps Zoe
our UP.TO-DATE FALL AND WIZ.
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The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30

dents, both in wholesale and for
family use, and there is no doubt
that further reduction will be
made in the course of short while
after the service is inaugurated, it
has been figured by the city of
ficials.
The municipal ice distribution
business is to be handled from the
city hall out of the office of City
Clerk c. L. Murphy, who was au-
thorized by the council to make
preparations necessary to take over
the business.
The council also decided that
payment for ice to the drivers of
the delivery trucks will be made
by coupon only, as arrangements
to distribute coupon books to all
consumers has been made, and in
order that an absolute check be
kept on the distribution Of every
thing will be handled by the cou-
pom system.
Service is to be started Satur-
day morning, May 1st by the city,
the contract with the Santa F'e Ice
company to be effected at once, it
was announced, following the cOun-
cil's action.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WILL HAVE SPECIAL
2 WEEKS SERVICE

A comprehensive Evangelistic
service which will take the greater
part of two weeks, with services
every night except Saturday, from
May 4th to May 18th, is holding
the center of the stage at st. Paul's
Episcopal church here. The pro-
gram, which is being promoted and
supervised by Rev. Tracy Walsh,
consists Of sermons on live sub
jects, special music, and several
pageants.
Such sermon subjects as what
and Where Is Hell?" Sugar Coat
ed Religion" Homeless America, y
and What Is Life and Why?" give
fair example of the interesting
talks that will be given, and the
pageants will lend an added attrac-
ton. Large crowds are anticipat-
ed, since the general public is in
vited to attend.