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CHAPTER XXI.
A Novel Idea.

Things went on as usual for the
next few weeks. excepting for the fact
that Helena was no longer glum and
depressed. She would not allow her
self to be- She fought her unhap-
piness with every ounce of strength
that was in her and after racking her
brain for excuses to keep from spend
ing evenings alone with John, she
adopted novel plan, an open eve
ming at home.
John liked the idea. .
"You mean to just circulate the
idea among our friends that we are at
home on a certain evening"
Exactly. Don't you think 1t would
be fun"
Yes; 1 do. I think it's a peach of
an idea" He was really enthusiastic.
Wed get a lot of interesting people
to dropping in on us informally. i
like that"
On the first evening there were
about 10 present. They cleared out
the living room and danced and had
punch and little cakes. One of the
girls brought a well known writer.
who had been much lionized, and the
other people who were doing more or
less prosaic work were thrilled by his
presence.
Natalie and Fred came because
Natalie insisted on 1t, and Doris was
there. almost II, and thrilled by her
first sophisticated party. 1t was a
gay, lovely affair, but it was Helena
about whom the party pivoted. 1t
was February. but she wore a simple
Summer dress with white shoes and
stockings. She had grown very slim
since the time she had married John,
and the skirt Of the dress was quite
short, showing her slim legs and
ankles There was a lovely spirit
about her, too.
She darted here and there, supply
ing punch in her little cups, stopping
for a minutes conversation with this
person or that. Every one was crazy
about her, and the famous writer,
Mark Sands. waited his opportunity
and then got her into a corner for a
chat.
He found her responsive and intel
ligent. Her opinions on his last book
were constructive, and they argued
spiritedly, even to the point of quar-
reling briskly.
It was very exciting. Helena was
conscious that the eyes of most of the
people present were upon them. And
yet, even then. when she was having
q really good time, the knowledge that
John had no interest In her. that no
matter what she said or did would be
received without comment or merely
a mOnosyllable was with her.
She was carrying out the cups and
emptying ash receivers into the scrap
basket when John followed her into
the kitchenette. Doris was to remain
all night with them. but she was in
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THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Thursday, November IS.

Mercury, Venus and the sun are all
in benefic aspect tomorrow, according
to astrology. Jupiter and Saturn are
adverse. 1t is a day propitious for
the pursuit of the finer interests of
life. Music and the arts are well
directed.
The theater should benefit from this
planetary government which indi-
Gates the rise to fame of actors and
actresses now little known.
Changes are to be definite in the
management Of theaters, 1t Is fore
told, and they will reach a new
eminence in public esteem.
Again women benefit from the
aspects, for Venus smiles on the peo-
pie of the earth and encourages ro-
nance as well as the lighter forms of
hospitality.
This should be a particularly happy
wedding day. since it appears to pre-
sage many benefits from the families
Of brides and bridegrooms.
Persons prominent In the world of
society or finance should profit greatly
under this sway. Many honors are
indicated for those already in the sun.
1t is foretold that there will be a
period of religious fervor and moral
aspiration.
The sun and Mercury are in aspects
indicating a period of big achieve
ments in religion, science, law and
inventions.
This is time in which all should
use supreme energy in developing
talents or performing public service.
for all the planetary influences aid
intellectual achievement and large
undertakings.
Men must use all their best ener-
gies, the seers warn, or women will
occupy all the seats Of the mighty.
Persons whose birth date 1t Is should
avoid hasty decisions in the coming
year and should be careful in making
journeys.
Children born on that day probably
will be generous and high-minded.
They will prosper. but they will de-
sire to follow their own impulses and
tact will be necessary in guiding
them.
fCopyriRht. 1926)
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BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

Weasel doesn't come along l shall be
quite safe there for a while. I'm not
feeling very we'll, and just can't run
much longer. That dreadful gun hurt
me-"
Mrs. Grouse jumped up on the top
of Il little stump at one side of the
path. From this she jumped as far
as she could, and then ran a short dis
tance until she came to the hollow log.
Into this she crept. Meanwhile Mr..
Grouse had kept on. SO it was that
when Reddy Fox came along he
missed the place Mrs. Grouse had
turned aside; and it wasn't until he
came back SO carefully that he dis
covered the trick that had been
played.
OF course, it didn't take Old Man
Coyote long to find that hollow log
and to find that Mrs. Grouse was in
it: and also to find that there wasn't
any possible way for him to get at
her. But he didn't lose his temper.
You'll have to come out some time.
Mrs. Grouse. said he, land when you
come, I'll be waiting right here Tor
you"
Copyright. 1926i
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the living room at the time. so that
they were alone.
II thought it went off very well.
didn't you?" he queried.
IT certainly did" Helena responded
brightly. Excepting for the fact that
people do get carried away with en-
thusiasm and leave their wet glasses
on polished surfaces. How did you
like Mr.. Sands?"
"Oh, all right. l wonder where
Dorothy picked him up. Is his stun
any good? I've never read any OF 1t.
Doris came dancing into the kitch-
enette.
wasn't it gorgeous?" she blazed,
as fresh as she had been when the
evening started.
John turned to her eagerly.
Ibid you have a good time?'
II should say did"
Come on into the living room and
tell me about it, he suggested. re-
lieved to be getting away from
Helena. and feeling guilty at the same
time. 1t wasn't her fault that he no
longer cared for her. that she no
longer meant anything to him. And
wasn't it exactly like her to make that
remark about the wet glasses? lie
was glad that fellow Sands had paid
some attention to her. OF course she
read lot of fiction and was generally
up on the latest book.
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REAVCIY CtAlo BY EDNA KENT FORBES

cause. If you are to stout, even by
a pound or so. the extra flesh will form
pocket under the chin, gradually
expanding the skin, and weakening all
the muscles there. You must reduce,
even II you 60 below what the insur.
ance tables tell you is your correct
weight-these tables are always gener-
GUS. And you must go at that chin
line with massage and with ice. Mas.
sage will break up the flesh under tho
skin and scatter it, ice will draw up
the lax skin and muscles to a proper
firm line. Give Is minutes every day
to this.
If you are getting stout, and don't
mind. keep the flesh from under the
chin by wearing a chin strap at night.
And massage and use ice as directed.
Wherever the flesh goes then, it will
not be here to mar your profile.
Chin straps are valuable in reducing
or keeping firm this part of the face.
because they hold the muscles in place.
They are a temporary support, like
crutches, or corsets. but still, they can
hold against the skin rastringent oint.
ments or nourishing creams and
they'll help mold the flesh. But mas.
sage and ice are the best things to
use.
A. A. Airy cold water and stimu.
lation by using a coarse bath towel to
get the muscles over the abdomen
firm again. You can eat less Of the
fattening foods. such as potatoes and
white bread and still nourish yourself
properly while nursing the baby.
Miss B.-Massage your legs or take
any kind of exercises In which you use
the muscles of the legs vigorously and
either way will help rid you Of the
extra weight. Kicking is such an
exercise for reduction.
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keeping them awake In order to tn-
tertain them. A mother has plenty
Of chance when she Is bathing the
baby and during his legitimate wake
ful hours to- cultivate his social in
stincts.
If the mother is aware that his cry
ing is just a plea for attention it
should be ignored. In fact, one sensi-
BILE mother said she took the baby up
and played with him when he did not
cry and never went near him T!hen
he did. providing. OF course she knew
that all was well with him. Ger
tainly. that baby would not cry fer
attention because his attention came
when he was good.
All babies need water. 1t should be
given between meals. but giving wa
ter between every meal usually means
that the baby is being fed water in
stead of the amount of food ne reeds
At this age two ounces a day should
be sufficient
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Where Did They Got

In the Bible we read about the
plague Of locusts that descended upon
Egypt. They still do this. though
there is now no wicked Pharaoh to be
punished. They arise in the Atlas
Mountains and sweep across northern
Africa in numbers that darken the
sky. devour1ng every green thing In
their track. Nothing is able to stop
them except sometimes a host OF
birds.
When the settling Of the Plains
States began, farmers were terrified
by the onslaughts Of locusts that
came out of the Rocky Mountain foot
hills. spreading destruction on the
crops. Then suddenly, about 1860,
they came no more. and from that
day to this they have been practically
unknown as serious pests. Science
cannot yet explain this sudden dtsap-
pearance.
Now. what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
!. Delhi is the capital Of India; It
was formerly Calcutta, which proved
to be too hot, unhealthy and far from
the center.
2. Oslo is the capital Of Norway:
formerly this city was called Chris
tiania, but as this was a Danish name,
the Norwegians changed it.
3. Bohemia, with some additions, is
now Czechoslovakia.
4. The Independent states appearing
since the war are: Poland, Lithuania.
L.atvia, Esthonia. Hungary, Czecho-
slovakia. Jugoslavia. Albania. Finland.
Ukrainian Republic. Republic Of the
Far East and the Free City of Dan
zig.
s. Serbia and Montenegro are now
part Of Jugoslavia.
s. The ancient capital of Russia
was Moscow.
(Copyr1ght. 1926.)
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John Henderson mdrTies Helena
Ford 1tithout telling her that he has
tired of her. When they return from
their honeymoon her younger sister
Natalie is married and Ndtdlte IS
clerer enough to realize that some
thing is uron0. She tries to get
Helena to confde in her, but Helena
is epGsire. Nina Price. charming o
,cidotc. uho made the trip to Hdrdnd
uith Helena and John, comes to tO1cn,
and John shotcs rery erident interest
in her. At q dinner party, hocever,
Natalie firts deliberately acith John
and prOreS to Helena that 1t IS not
Nina but any acOmdn 1chO interests
him. she ddriSeS Helena to take dr1S-
tic steps to lcin back his lOrc.
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word. but it means simply knowing
Just what to do without having to
think about II.
When the terrible gun banged
behind Mrs. Grouse she felt one OF her
wings become useless. 1t had been
struck by some of those shot. 1t was
a dreadful feeling-that feeling that
she could not move that wing. But
as she fell TO the ground her wits
were working, and she wasted no time
In thinking how dreadful il was that
she couldn't fly. The instant she
touched the ground she was on her
feet and running as fast as those
legs of hers could take her. and that
ts pretty fast. And as she ran she did
her best TO keep ferns and bushes be-
tween that hunter and her.
AS YOU know, the hunter saw her
running, and shot at her on the
ground This time he missed her
wholly. but at the shot Mrs. Grouse
fell and fluttered her wings for mo-
ment. The hunter ran forward to pick
her up. But when he got there Mrs
Grouse was nowhere to be seen.
Now Mrs. Grouse has wise little
head. Instead of scrambling to her
feet and keeping on running, she had
crept under some young hemlockS.
and there she had flattened herself
close to the ground and had kept per-
fectly still. If she had run, the hunter
would have heard her and would have
been able to follow. AS 1t was. he
tramped around useleSSly for While.
and finally gave 1t up. He didn't dare
10 stay there to hunt very long. Tor
he was afraid that Farmer Brown or
Farmer Browns Boy might have
heard those shots and would come to
see who was hunting there. He had
seen the signs warning against hunt
Ing in the Green Forest, and he Knew
that he had no business there.
AS soon as the hunter was out or
the way Mr.. Grouse came back look
ing for Mrs. Grouse. She Joined him
At once. She told him that she
couldn't fly. and, Of course. Mr.. Grouse
felt dreadfully. What are we going
10 do. my dear? What are we going
10 dor" he kept saying over and over.
we've got to find a safe place for
me to hide in, and then II anybody
comes near, you have got to lead them
avay." said Mrs. Grouse.
So they started at once with Mrs.
Grouse in the lead. Mr.. Grouse, fol-
lowing behind, left the fresher scent.
Presently Mrs. Grouse stopped. NOW.
INV dear" said she, you go on.
I'm 9oing over in that hollow log. It
is INST big enough for me TO squee1e
into h,,t Il isn't big enough for Reddy
Fox TO get into. If Shadow the
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NV Neighbor Says:

To keep apples through the
Winter bore holes in the bottom
and sides Of a barrel and store
on a dry platform a foot or more
from the ground. Where only a
few apples are available for
storage good plan is to care
fully wrap them singly in paper.
then pack them in layers three
or four deep in shallow boxes
and place them in the coolest
position in the house or out
building.
Plaster casts may be cleaned
by rubbing them all over with a
mixture of beeSwax, turpentine
and ammonia. All the dirt will
come off when this polish is re-
moved, first with a brush and
then with a soft cloth.
When tea Is spilled on a table
cloth cover the stain at once
with common salt. Leave for a
little while, and when the cloth
is washed all stains will have
disappeared.
If apples or tomatoes are
pricked with a fork before bak-
ing they will not break open
while cooking.
When baking potatoes cut a
snip from the end of each. This
will let out the moisture and
make them mealy.
When steel becomes rusty rub
it with Il piece of emery paper
that has been dipped in turpen-
tine. Polish with a fresh piece
of emery paper and you will be
delighted with the result.
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DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY r. T.. DICKSON.

Tuesday midnight.
Well, l am a glutton for grief. When
came home tonight Joan had two
letters. one from my mother and one
from her grandmother-her mothers
mother-and each of them said she
was coming to visit us. Both will ar
rive Friday night! My mother SAID
she wanted to see our baby, and
Joan's grandmother said she did. too.
and since she had been intending to
20 to visit Joan's mother, she might
as we'll stop off to see us on the way.
said. II wonder how long your
grandmother intends to stay? 1t will
be kind Of crowded here, having two
visitors at once" and Joan said: II
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hope that doesn't mean grandmother
is not welcome for as long as she cares
to be here?" and started to answer,
but Hilda was listening. and she said,
"Well. guess I had better hunt an
other Job again"
said, whats the matter with
you?" and she said. THE last time
there was a mother-in-law here l got
fired, didn't II" and l said, You
won't have to leave just because my
mother is coming" and Joan said, Il
suppose that is a dirty dig at my
mother"
Finally, we argued that all out, and
then we decided that Hilda will have
to go home nights and mother will
sleep on the cot in the sun room and
Joan's grandmother on the lounge In
the living room dining room.
ought to lease a hotel.
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"Puzz7;cks"
-PuzzIe.Limericks-

a certain small boy named i
Once carefully slipped in the ?
OF his pa large ).
And the small boys 4
Was thereafter ..
l. Masculine Christian name
2. An article of wearing apparel
that comes in pairs.
8. A small sharp-pointed nail.
4. Rear.
5. Colors of the American flag
(Note-Complete this limerick by
placing the right words, indicated by
the numbers, in the corresponding
spaces and you'll see the reason for
the somewhat drastic action taken by
his father. The answer, as we'll as
another "Puzzlick." will be here to-
morrOw.)
Yesterdays "Puzzlick.''
There was a young man so benighted
That he never knew when he was
sighted;
He went to a party
And ate just as hearty
AS If he'd been really invited.
Copyright. 1926)
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Chin Straps.

II your chin line is sagging, you
must do something about it at once.
Your age Is immaterial, the chin line
can begin to sag and look old with
girls of 1S, if they are to stout. or
if they hold their heads incorrectly.
BY the time they are %. their faces
will have lost half the charm Of youth.
But being young and with an elastic
skin the chin can be restored easily
to it's proper slim line-with an older
woman this Is more difficult.
If you have this trouble. find out its
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gets rested life will be less crowded
with work which then seems cease
less and mountainous in proportions
To attempt to rest when the brain
refuses to let one take nap because
it is bound up in activities Is 1utlle
unless it is encouraged to turn away
from ideas of industry. Because read.
ing is one of the quickest ways OF
diverting attention 1t Is recommended.
Try This Method.
Try this suggestion to accomplish
the result: Sit or lie down In com
Portable chair, davenport or bed. De
liberately relax-that is, make Dusl-
ness of knowing when tenseness is
loosened. Your hands will then rest
heavily and your body naturally press
with added weight against the cnair
or bed. So conducive to sleep IS TINS
that in a few moments you may De
in the land of Nod! If not, have some
reading matter within reach. III you
are fond of poetry or essays. books or
travel or biographies. these subjects
will entertain without squirting the
energies too much for restfulness to
result. They should engross the at
tention. however, so that after a IT.
tie while you can resume work with
the feeling that you have been IN
another realm-one where physical
alertness was eliminated SO far as you
were concerned.
Recharging the Power.
It is surprising what invigorat1on
a short rest will bring If it Is taken
thus. For the few moments you leave
behind every thought of work-or you
should. The rest gained Is in pro-
portion to the letting go of thoughts
of immediate activities. The more
completely you give yourself up to
the genuine pleasures Of relaxation
and reading the more energy you
unconsciously regain for work ahead.
1t is like recharging a battery that
is run out. When 1t Is recharged.
what power it has. And after such
a time Of relaxation as has been de-
scribed there is an amazing restora-
ton Of physical power of accomplish
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HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

When you are making up. your
Christmas list this year, don't forget
your home. 1t surely is entitled to a
shelters. Choose something rich and
beautiful that will give you lasting
pleasure. If you have no desk in your
living room that would be an especial.
ly happy choice.
This small and graceful desk Of the
knee-hole type has much to recon-
mend it. 1t Is exceedingly practical
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Avoiding Fatigue at Thanksgiving
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

The day before Thanksgiving is so
ull Of household duties that relax.
ton Is what homemakers need more
nan hints on work. even though they
impltfy tasks. And how better can
est be had than by throwing ones
eli down on a comfortable lounge or
! a luxurious chair and reading, pro-
iding the book or the article brings
.appy thoughts and a cheerful out
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'ook? Such literature is reviving
without being too stimulating.
At a time like this the woman does
not need to be reminded that further
efforts will be essential, but to be
.'eassured that comfort and pleasure
form a part of a we'll rounded life.
When a person is weary work presses
80 heavily on the mind that unless
one's thoughts are diverted the mus
les and nerves of the body continue
o be tense even though one does take
ime to relax.
1t is well for the tired woman to
appreciate that when her physique
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One mother says:
When / have several little duties
for the children to do on Saturdays
or in a busy season I write the name
Of each task on a slip of paper and
let them draw. There is a spirit Of
sacrecy about this which always ap-
peals TO them and puts them in q
cheerful attitude. They are not to say
what the task is that they drew. but
are simply to go and start doing 1t.
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on account of it's many drawers. With
so much storage space the desk top
is much less apt to become cluttered
This desk Is Of walnut, with inlaid
drawer fronts and fine old brass key
plates and handles. 1t is particularly
to be recommended for the small home
or apartment on account of it's space
saving qualities.
Copyright. 1926)
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The little people Of the Green Forest
and the Green Meadows often have to
act quickly. They do not have time
to think things over. They must do
something at once. and ii must be the
right something, or they will not live.
SO they act by what is called ''intui-
ton" Intuition is a queer sounding
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Where Mrs. Grouse Was.

In time of stress the quick OF wit
Are those who prove themselves most fit.
old MOTHER NATURE.
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Continued I'm Tomorrow Starr
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Demonstrates
H0,c Hard n
IL to LAUe WD
to "NGms.
Evening star., 1926-06-07
Poster Beds

Good-looking four-poster
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wood; reduced to......... PAd.CV
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Fine old Four-poster Bed
,Ils! with rea":sa pinssppls to tops; full $41.5O
Evening star., 1926-06-07
FIGHT FOR STATES
RIGHTS IS PLANNED
Nicholas Murray Butler and
"SentineIs" to Conduct
! Series of Congresses.
By the Assocdated Press.

By the Associated Press.
: NEW YORK, June "A series OF
congresses will be held in eight cities
of the country, 1t was announced yes
terday by the Sentinels of the Repub'
lie. national patriotic organization,
in "a determined drive against Fed
prai bureaucracy, communism and the
.s1dency Of The Federal Government
r6 oncroach upon the States and upon
Individual rights"
2 Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. presi-
dent of Columbia University. and
chairman of the committee arranging
tho meetings, said in a statement Is
sued today that Federal bureaucracy
and various forms and varieties of
communism are threatening to change
the whole form and spirit of our Gov.
ernment."
He urged a rally to the defense of
"the fundamental principles of the
American Constitution" asserting that
the alternative was a political revolu-
tion ending in socialism and ultimate
u, in dictatorship.
1 The following cities have been tenta-
lively chosen as meeting places at
dates as yet undecided:
: New York, Boston, st. Louis. Balti.
plore Philadelphia, Washington, Nor
folk and Topeka.
? Among those associated with DIR.
Rutler on the committee are: Former
Secretary of War John w. Weeks.
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, jr.. wife
Of the New York Senator: Julian
street, novelist: Representative Henry
st. George Tucker Of Virginia, Maj.
Gen. j. G. Harbord, as treasurer of the
committee: Thomas r. Cadwalader Of
Baltimore. Samuel W. Fordyce of St.
Louis and d. w. Mulvane of Topeka.