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the snow had been trampled down. In
their eyes was fear. Farmer Browns .
Boy could see it even at a distance.
When he snapped little twig ac-
cidentally they all jumped. Then they
stood trembling. shaking with fear.
Farmer Browns Boy knew at once
what that meant. He knew that they
had been frightened by Puma the
Panther. and he wondered If Puma
was near at that moment. Farmer
Browns Boy stepped out so that
l.ightfoot could see him. for he knew
that Iightfoot was not afraid of
him.
Almost at once Lightfoot came to-
ward him and the other crowded
after Lightfoot. and as they came
they kept turning their heads to look
back. Nearer they came. and nearer.
Farmer Browns Boy was their
friend and they knew IT, Just few
feet from him they stopped and
looked back again. then stood there
with their great soft eyes wide with
fear. He could see little shivers run
all over them. Those little shivers
were shivers of fear.
Farmer Browns Boy moved swiftly
in the direction in which LiEhtfoOt
and his family We're looking. He held
his gun ready. There was a thick
mass of low growing hemlocks over
there--a wonderful place for hiding.
With his eyes fixed on that. Farmer
Browns Boy moved forward. lie
had almost reached it, when he
caught glimpse of a great catlike
form. 1t was only a glimpse. but II
was enough. Like a feeting shadow
it disappeared.
THAT was Puma himself" NUT =
tered Farmer Browns Boy under his
breath. Il guess ] got here just in
time. He was after those Deer. and
he had them cornered there. lie
had them We're they couldn't get out
without going into deep snow. My
I'm glad l came over here when
did" And then, what do you think
Farmer Browns Boy did? He pointed
that gun in the air and shot. Bang.
roared the gun, Why did he do 1t:
He did it to scare Puma. He knew
that Puma would not come back
right away after hearing that gun.
(Copyright, 1926)
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Acids and Oils.

Among the liquids we find acids and
oils prominent. Acids eat away the
stuff that occunI,lates on certain met
ais and at the same time he .ghten their
hrilliancy. That Is why vinegar Is so
effective in clea ming brass, copper and
nickel. 1t is one of the few acids that
can he used WITHOUT great precautions
by housewives.
Furniture POlishes.
Oils are among the chief polishing
agents for unpainted wood. such as
that in furniture. hardwood or stained
floors. trim in rooms and all articles
smade Of wood. whether they have
varnish or oil finish and whether they
should have high gloss to the sur
face ~ a soft. dull finish. There are
various other liquid polishing agents
for wood. hut they are closely allied.
such as varnSh in various forms.
namely, "oil varnish." eggShell var
nish. spirit varnish. Shellac. etc.
Every home decorator appreciates the
necessity of the oil polishing agents.
Solidified Agents.
Wax is the chief among soliditied
polishing agents. 1t is one of the
hardest to apply, requiring good
muscle and elbow grease. To make
il less difficult a very little turpentine
is sometimes mixed with it. However,
il must he rubbed in taS OLD until the
wood has absorbed all that has been
put on. or results are not satisfactory.
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SUB ROSA
by MIMI.
"LAt Me Do It!'

Val pushed her hair back from her
forehead with a weary gesture. sat
down Imply on the edge OF the Ded
and grOaned inwar0ly.
She, with lot Of her pals, was at
tending ~ college house party Ihey
had all dawdled through a long, pleas
ant day and were rushing to catch the
train home.
Every one had packed her bags
every one but Val. Clumsily, hope
lessly, she was struggling with sew
eral bulky articles which refused to
go In her overnight bag.
June turned from pOwdering her at
| tractive nose and gasped: I'VE gods!
Aren't you finished yet. Val? Oh.
for PHYS sake, let me do it,
Valerie gratefully let her do 1t. The
bag was packed and the girls rushed
off to the station "Val, you rush
down and get the tickets" Peggy com.
manded. Here's the money-and
hurry
Valerie returned breathleas and
thrust the pastebOard slips at her
friends. ..'Oh. gosh. Val.' walled June.
you are the worst. These are regu-
lar ordinary tickets. You know we
want Pullmans.
oh I'm sOrry.' Valerie vas Grim
son. "Ill change them
Mo time now" was the crisp re-
tort. Here. give them to me. Let
me do it,
In the Pullman the girls decided
that food was their greatest need In
| life. They must get a table. must
order dinner before the dining car
was full.
shall ! go and put in The order?''
asked Valerie. readily.
| mo; for goodness saK-. let me do
| it" advised Julia. You never get
things right, Val You're as helpless
as baby
Valerie wondered why was she 80
| incompetent. SO inca apable OF doing the
simplest things?
All her life long IL mad been that
| way. Her mother would never let
her work around the kitchen-never
teach her anything about the art OF
| domestic science
| Good land. no. child" she used 70
| exclaim. You're worse than no help
| at all. Don't try to make your own
bed. You make such mess out OF
it. It's better just to leave it To me.
work than any other Young girl
, gladly slipped out of the task.
SO, as she went through life. and
| her inability became known. people
did things for her. She was keenlN
conscious Of her clumsiness and her
! incompetence, but somehow she could
! never get started. People always tool,
things away from her and did then
| themselves.
All Walls friends laughed at her he
! hind her back. argued that she ought
to he ashamed of herself. but they
only furtheied the bad work already
| begun.
If they had truly wanted to hell
her they should have let her do things
| for herself, no matter how badly she
she did them.
No mother should allow her daugh
ter TO grow up helpless and clumsy
through want Of practice in doing
things for herself
l. And the girl who finds that she is
| in a dreadful state of incompetence
because other people have pushed her
aside nd insisted on doing her work
for her should take firm stand and
refuse to allow some one else t"- d.
her job.
When she hears the familiar cry
let me do IT," her wisest course IL
To shout. No and stick to it.
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"puzz1;cks"

A CHEEKY old fellow of i
| Who made his man diet of =.
When asked ny j.
DO YOU eat to the -"
He replied. only down 10 their =.
/. A par, of Great Britain.
.. Gastrppod molluScs.
3. one who cheriShes regard for an
other.
4. Final portion.
D. Caudal apprendag ges.
Mote: To have been quite happy
i'm his die: this CHEEKY old fellow
should have moved across the cha nDel.
Why? You'll see. when You have com
pleted the limerick by placing the right
words. indicated by the numbers. in
their corresponding spaces. The an
swer and another "PuZzlick" will ap-
pear tomorrow
Yesterdays "Puzzlick.''
A modern composer named Brahms
Caused in music the greatest of
Qualms:
His themes so complex
Every critic would yex.
From symphonies clear up to psalms.
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CHAPTER \X.
Progress.

WITH Natalie and Arthur each pur-
w suing separate walk of life,
and with John Dennison living at the
Madison avenue apartment. and vet
seeing almost nothing of his wife
and children. SO absorbed was he
with his business and his golf. and
his own way of living, there re-
manned Martha and her growing
friendship with Perry.
Since their talk At lunch when
Martha had so daringly abandoned
some of her reserve. there had been
Il steadily growing intimacy between
them. Martha was seeing Perry sew
eral times week. either for lunch.
or in the evening. or late in the af-
ternoon for tea. Perry allied st the
house only when Martha was sure
that Natalie and Arthur were out OF
town. or when John was away on
business trip.
She did not want it talked about :;
she did not want 10 see Eatalie's s
upra ised brows. or Arthurs quizzical
glance. she wanted to keep her fee
ing for Perry to herself.
This growing intimacy between
Perry and Martha was a subtle
rather than "a definite thing.
They talked more openly and
with less reserve. and then. too.
Perry dared to do things that he
would not have attempted earlier in
the game There was a night when,
in holding Martha's wrap. his Sarm
had fingered about her shoulder.
She had pretended not to notice
this hut then there was the time
when she had dropped her handker-
chief. and Perry had picked il ur
and refused to give it back.
She had laughed at this. pretend
ing liChtness that she did not feel
Don't tell me you're sentimental
WHY. aren't you?" he had asked
UNjcklv
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

| was thinking about doing my les
and ma WAS reeding the paper. saying
to pop. Did YOU bet env money on the
tte. Willyum?
Wat tites that? pop sed.
wy. the Dempsey Carpenter fife. Of
corse. iZzent that the fife everybody
has bin tawking about? ma Sed.
| haven't herd enybody tawk about
it for several wears, pop sed.
Now Willyum how can YOU ixagger-
ate 50 wen the fite jest took place and
this evenings paper Is full of it? ma
Sed
Full of wat, wee gods pop sed.
Well. | wont say it's absolutely full
of 1t. hut at leest heers a fun com
rleet account of it on the sporting
page. ma sed.
Account of wat. not the Dempsey
Carpenter fife, for Peet sake? pop
Scd
WY certeny. wy not? ma sed. It
says Dempsey won and it tells all
about the diffrent rounds and every.
thing. its very iXciting, did you think
Dempsey was going to win? | was in
favor of Carpenteer he has sweeter
face. ma sed.
Am l alscep or jest slitely dizzy?
pop sed.
You look the same as usual but your
certeny taWkins crazy, ma Sed, and
pop sed. You must of got hold of a
paper about i Neers old.
| did nuthng of the kind. this is to.
, mites paper. | took it in from the YES
terhule myself. heer it is If you don't
hleeve il. ma sed. and pop sed. Yes.
lets have look at it before l go bug
house. And he took it. saving. Yee
gods. Crate Fites of Bygone Days
Number One. Dempsey and Carpen.
| teer, give me water, somebody, fan
| me.
o. l see. | didn't reed wat IL sed
on the top, ma sed.
| III see you later, pop sed. And he
| got behind the paper and STAYED there
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living in yard in the Green Forest.
He knew that they could not leave
that yard because of the deep snow,
and he knew that this meant that
Puma the Panther would have a bet
ter chance to catch one of them than
If they could run freely.
II must get over to that Deer yard
and see how Lightfoot is getting on, ~
said Farmer Browns Roy.
II think it would he a good idea. p"
replied Mr.. Brown. when YOU go.
take your gun with you. ] think per-
haps this afternoon I can spare YOU
for a little while. That Deer yard
isn't so very far from here. is it?"
No" replied Farmer Browns boy.
at is only little distance from here.
That is one reason l am worried. be-
cause Puma the Panther has been
around here so much that I am almost
sure he must have visited the yard of
Lightfoot the Deer
So late that afternoon Farmer
Browns BOY took his gun and on his
enowshoes< he tramped over to the
yard of LightfoOt the Deer. At first,
he could not find Lightfoot nor any
Of Lightfoot's family. he found where
they had been eating, but there was
no other sign Of them. OF course,
those paths went crisscross. this way.
that way and every way, and so were
dificult to follow. Slowly Farmer
Browns Boy tramped around. stop
ping often to look and listen, and by
end by he spied Lightfoot and Mrs.
Lightfoot and the twins. The latter
were you know nearly grown. In
fact, they felt themselves to be quite
grown. All four were crowded 70
sethsr In Q uttls epen space whsre
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with intelligence. although you. on all

with intelligence, although you. on all
occa sions, display good degree of
common sense. You are not gushing
or sentimental. Your affections, how
ever. are deeply rooted and i'm
mutable Your conscience Is your
mentor, and You have Il high sense of
honor and integrity. Your friends
trust you implicitly, as YOU are never
disloyal in thought or action.
Your home life. especially If YOU
are mated with one born in June or
September, should he ideally happy.
as such a combinatio should engen-
der mutual fOrbearance and unselfish-
ness-twO attributes essential to the
success of married life.
Well known persons horn on that
date are Emily Sartain. artist: Henry
W. I.awton. hriga dier general: Clara
Morris. actress and author: Charles F.
Brush. electrician and inventor: Rabbi
s. S. Wise, Cora May Harris. author.
Copyright. 1921
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Fish Patties.

Pour boiling water over dried
haddock, let it stand until coof re-
move the skin and the bones. break IT
in pieces. then put 1t into dish with
two potatoes mashed smoothly. Make
and cut out some rounds of pastry
with tumbler, two for each patty.
Mix up the fish and potato with one
egg, a little parsley and pepper. Put a
piece of the mixture on one round Of
the pastry, wet the extreme edge OF
the pastry, cover with "A second round,
press them well down at the edge,
put them on baking tin. and bake
for 20 minutes in Il moderately hot
oven.
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RIB THE FURNITURE WITH A
CLOTH MOISTENED WITH A FEW
DROPS OF POLISHING OIL

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sort of polishing il is intended to do
according to the suhsta nee or material
It is to he used upon. Sometimes one
variety of polish can he used accept
ably on articles in more than one
classification.
The first division of this sort In pol
ishing agents separates them into dry.
liquid. solidified and paste. Dry pol
ishes MAY he used with or without
moistening with liquid, according to
the particular preparation, to what
use II is being put and, also, some
times following the preference of the
person using it. For example. there
are powders for polishing silver which
may he used effectively when rubbed
on dry. Then the application of the
powder and the polishing with it are
done at the same time. If, however,
the powder is mixed TO a paste with
water or some other liquid, then the
best results are obtained by applying
the paste, letting it wholly or partial
ly dry on the article and then rub
bing 1t off. In both instances there
should he a nal brisk rubbing with a
soft cloth to heighten the polishing
Silver Poiishes.
Silver Is one NJ the metals that re-.
spond we'll to any of the three types
of polishing agents. Not only are dry
and liquid agents popular. but pastes
vie with them also. The liquids usual
~ have to be shaken before applying
SO that the mixture is held we'll in
solution.
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DAUGHTERS OF TODAY
Ry Hazel. DEYO RATCHEIOR

"Oh. YES. hut sentiment II always
expected from a woman; q man usu-
ally scorns the very idea Of such q
thing
He had shrugged his shoulders.
smiling that adorable lazy smile of
his.
Not II he's truthful" he had OBJ
served after a moment, and Martha
had thrilled to the look In his eyes.
She was sailing along on cloud OF
ramance. living only from day TO
day. Nothing mattered but TO he
able to drink deep of Perrys admlra
ton. his response to her moods, his
appreciation of her
But, Of course. romance. that de-
lectable thing actually experienced
only I'm fairy tales. cannot he cap
tured for long. Marthas romance
had to develop into something else.
or stop altogether. and there came
night when after An evening TO-
gether they were saying good-by I"
each other Martha was standing
very near him. SO near that the IN
tangible fragrance of the perfume
she affected drifted To his nostriis.
and she seemed suddenly very des1r-
able. and mysterious and feminine.
Good night" he said softly. deep
note creeping into his voice. Ana
then. quite suddenly ana uUeNpeV'-
edly. he was reaching for her. Mar
tha s quick and startled impulse to
draw hack While there was yet time
remained only an impulse. There
was something so infinitely tender
about the way he drew her Ia MN.
something so sweet in the ability I"
drop her head against his shoulder,
that Martha did not resist bun.
Then. too. Perry did not make the
mistake of spelling the moment. lie
contented himself with holding her
lightly and touching his lips softly
to- the soft mass of rlsset hair.
Afterward when she was alone IN
her room, Martha faced herself in
! the glass and smiled little wonder
/ inglv at the radiance of her face. she
tooked uncannily young. almost as
! fresh as Natalie. Rut not even then
/ did she realize the danger into which
/ she was drifting. nor did she ar-
| preciate the fact that things mns'
naturally co backward or forward :.
,hey cannot stand still.
ropyriCht 19"s.'
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Just in Time.
With danger all the world is rife.
Because il is law OF life.
Old Mother Nature.

Farmer Browns Boy hSd been
thinking Of Lightfoot the Deer. In
fact, ever since he had known that
Forest. he had worried about Light
foot and his family. You see, Farmer
Browns Boy knew that there is moth
ing that Puma the Panther so much
likes for dinner as Deer Meat. He
knew that Lightfoot and Mrs. Light
foot and the nearly grown twins were
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Martha Dsnnison at 81 faces the
fact that her husband has drifted
array from her. as reH as her f,ro
children. A Arthur and Natalie. She
meets an attractive bachelor, Perry
Macdonald. and accepts his 0tfen-
ti0ns uithOnt realizing the danger
in such an attachment In the
meantime Arthur is infatuated
u1th Mimi. dancer, and Natalie
half in lore tCith Lucien bartlett,
u married man
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Asparagus Creme.

Put one cupful Of cold. cooked
asparagus through .a sieve and then
add five cupfuis of !, chicken stock
Bring to the boiling point. Beat the
yOlll of one egg and add Heat
tholpnghly. seasoning with salt, pep
per and one cupful of cream -
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BANANA FRITTERS.

Mix and sift one cup -four,
two teaspoons baking powder.
one-half teaspoon salt and one
tablespoon powdered sugar.
Beat one egg until light, add
four tablespoons thin cream and
add to dry mixture. Beat until
free from Jumps. fold in three
bananas pressed through sieve,
then add strained juices of one
half small lemon. Fry in deep,
hot fat. drain on soft paper and
serve with lemon or pineapple
sauce.
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The body colOrs vary from rich
wine red to palest peach pink-from
midnight blue to heavens own tint
from tawny yellow that rivals the
deserts gold at sunset to the rich
brown of earth herself
The rug shown displays the famous
lotus motif. symbol of happiness, in
pastel shades of cream. green. rose
and yellow on a soft peach pink field
with Nile green border.
These rugs are really a sound in
vestment, for they last a lifetime
The 9x12-foot size can be purchased
in most large stores for about $500 or
$400.
Copyright, 1920
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Various Kinds Of Polishing Agents
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

The kinds OF polishing agents are
almost endless. They can he sub
divided into groups. however. each
group having to do with the particular
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HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

The mystic symbolism of the East
finds full expression in the great lum-
inOus rugs of China. Deep piled,
richly tinted, they rank high among
the artistic achievements of the ages.
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the seal of certain chic. For the first
game in early Spring when the air has
still a tipge of frost to it YOU will
fortify yourself against quick tempera-
ture changes while out on the links by
wearing such an outfit.
The under sweater-eton cOllared.
and separate skirt are both of wool
and very often match while the outer
cardigan Jacket may be in effective
contrast NARG ETTE.
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MODE MINIATURES

Now comes a vogue that the woma n
golfer may wisely adopt-that Of the
double sweater costume built around
the idea of comfort hut stamped with
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CHICKEN CROOEETTES.

Melt one-half cup butter.
blend in one-half cup -four
mixed with one-half teaspoon
salt. one-fourth teaspoon celery
salt. one.eighth teaspoon white
pepper and grated nutmeg,
then add slowly one cup chicken
stock and one third cup thin
cream. Stir and cook until
thick. add two cups finely chop
ped chicken and one beaten egg,
beat thoroughly. then remove
from fire and chill. Form into
cones. dip in beaten egg, roll in
fine crumbs and fry in deep hot
fat. Serve with white sauce.
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RICE, WAFFI.ES,

Beat, one cup milk gradually
into one cup cold boiled rice.
add one tablespoon melted but
ter. one half teaspoon soda dis
solved in one tablespoon hot
water. two eggs we'll beaten and
enough -four sifted with one tea
spoon cream of tartar to make
thin batter. Bake in hot, we'll
creased waffle irons.
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,Con,inued in Tomorrow's starr
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MENU FOR A DAY.

RREA FAST.
Oranges
Dry Cereal With Cream
Shirred Eggs
Toast
Rice WaffieS. Maple Sirup
Coffee
LUNCH
Chicken CroQuettes
Green Peas
Crisp Rolls
Spa nish Cream
Date Cookies. Tea
DINNER
Almond Soup
Baked Virginia Ham
French Fried Potatoes
Creamed Caulifiower
Panama Cream F'ritterS
Lemon Sauce
Asparagus Salad
CornStarch Pudding Coffee
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Husband Whose Poor Sport Wife Blames Hin
for Business Reverses-How to Treat
Fault Finding Sister-n-Law.

I q and four children
Y is furious the all the
/ make.
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~ ~ A
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WOMEN'S BUREAU
BILL IS |NDORSED
Officials Win Support for
Measure in Clash at
City Club.

over the dissent of q number Of
members who sharply criticized pro-
visions of the measure, the Women S
city Club ast night adopted reso-
luton indorsing the bill now before
he House District committee TO give
legal status to the Women'S Bureau
Of the Police Department and define
its powers.
The bill was defended at the meeting
by Lieut.. Nina Van Wrinkle, chief of
the Police Woman's Bureau; Judge
Mary O'Toole of the Municipal Court
and Miss Pearl Mccall, assistant dis
1rict attorney.
Replying to the criticism of oppos-
ing club members that provisions OF
The bill are too indefinite, and part1c-
ularly the assertion of Mrs. John NJ.
Dyer that private social service agen-
ces are opposed to the provisions for
preventive and protective work. by
the Women's Bureau, Mrs. Van
Winkle declared that private agencies
are Jealous of the work of the bu-
reau." They feel. she said, that we
are cutting in on their prerogatives.
Another objection that the bill would
create a conflict of authority between
the Juvenile Court and the WomenS s
bureau was denied by Judge Mary
O'Toole.
over the demand of dissenting mem
hcrs that action on the bill be deferred
until IL could be more carefully con-
Sidered, the resolution of Endorsement
WAS finally adopted