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CHAPTER LIN.
InnrneY's End.

As Leila entered the ships dining
room people stopped eating 10 stare
at her There was a kind of breath
less beauty about the girl. That small
head with it's close rings of curls was
set so proudly on her slender snoul-
ders, her gray eyes were starry bright,
and as she took her seat strange
thing happened.
The ships orchestra which had been
silent when she entered began to play
that haunting thing of Laurence
Hopes "Pale Hands," 1t was the first
time Leila had heard it since the
morning Mona had hummed 1t care
lessly while she made hooking re-
marks to Richard about the beauty
of Leila's hands.
Pale hands I loved beside the Shalmar
Where are you now, who lies beneath your
Whom do you lead on Rapture's roadway
far -
Before you agonize them in farewell?
The violins walled out the melody,
and a man seated at a table on the
other side of the dining room stirred
uneasily, and half turned. He was
very striking looking with piercing
blue eyes under heavy brOws, and a
stern mouth. His hair was quite
gray at the temples. After eight
months of travelling here and there.
Richard Kingsley was at last return
ing to America.
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
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LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE,

Mr.. Parkins came to see my sister
Gladdis Sundey and he stayed for din.
mir. being stuff chickin and mash pota.
toes with chickin things In the gravey
and they was tawking about different
subjects sutch as the F1,entch frank
not being werth SO mulch eny more,
and I sed, Is it werth more than a
Chinee cent. pop?
Me having Chiree cents with a
hole in them. and pop sed, bleeve so,
but you had better not Join in on
financial discussions until your educa.
ton catches up with your curiosity.
And we Keep on eating, and after
vile sed. If you see a hair in the
butter is it polite to mention it,
Nobody saying weather It was or
not and ma and Gladdis starting to
look nerviss, and pop sed. Mr.. Par.
kins. let me help you 70 some more
chickin-
l still have an intire leg heer clam.
oring for the sacrifice, Mr.. Parkins
sed.
Because if you don't mention II
somebody is libel not to notice it and
eat 1t, sed.
Still meening the hair, and Gladdis
sed. Benny will you eat your dinnir
for goodniss sake? and mad sed. Yes.
my lands, don't tawk wen others are
tawking.
anyways there izzent eny hair
axually in the butter ony was jest
wondering for the future. sed.
For this relief mulch thanks, as
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pop sed. Another peep out of YOU on
eny subjeck and you can start to
worry about the future insted of won.
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Franklin and the Lightning.

Everybody knows that Benjamin
Franklin was the first to tickle the
toes Of the thunder clouds by sending
a brass key up into an electric storm
by means of kite. Everybody jeered
at him, as always happens when a
scientist begins to work, because the
experiment seemed to have no prac.
teal use. He may not have foreseen
all the developments of modern cleo
tricity. but he guessed some of them,
for when somebody asked him what
use his pranks with the lightning
were. he replied:
of what use is baby when it is
first born?"
Now, what do you know about that /?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
/. Mercury is generally obtained by
separating it from gold or silver, with
which it SO frequently occurs.
2. Gold in this day Is generally OBJ
tanned by the hydraulic method
washing it out of the hill with pow
erful hoses; being a heavy metal, it
settles, while soil and gravel wash
away.
g. Salt is generally obtained by min
ing it.
A. Platinum is more precious than
gold.
5. Fools gold is iron pyrites.
s. Sulphur in the United States is
mined chiefly in Louisiana.
fCopyright. 1927
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Pale hands pink tipped like lotus buds that
float
The music walled on and again
Richard half turned. but this time his
attention was caught and held by
party of three at the other side of
| the room. One of them was Il girl.
a girl in white satin. girl who
| looked like Leila. so like her that II
must be Leila, and yet how could
| that be possible? He imagined II be-
cause of that Internal song. When-
! ever he heard it the memory or Leila
was more poignant than ever. lie
was going home now to hunt for her
He would find her if he had to turn
the city upside down.
| But it was impossible. this girl
, couldn't be Leila. and yet as ne
fingered over his coffee he could not
| take his eyes from her face. lie
waited until Leila and the Phelpses
| had finished dinner and as his eyes
| followed the girl out of the room.
even her walk was the same. 1t was
with a feeling of suppressed excite
ment that he rose from the table ana
made his way above.
At the head of the grand staircase.
he encountered her. She was alone
and she stood with her head slightly
turned from him so that he could see
the close little curls at the nape or
her neck. He felt the blood hammer
ing in his temples and for moment
he almost yielded to the temptation
to seize her in his arms. Then sud
denly as though she felt his gaze
upon her. she turned and their eyes
met.
Her eyes seemed to widen and the
pupils dilated curiously. Her lips
| parted softly as if TO enable ner 10
breathe more easily.
Leila" his voice was horse, 1T Is
you"
She did not speak. but her hand
went out toward him. The next
moment he was sweeping her OF to-
ward the deck.
Out in the cool darkness with the
water swishing beneath them. he
caught her up in his arms. There
was a savageness about him that was
almost terrifying, and when his lips
touched hers it seemed to Leila as II
| the world were crashing through
space and the stars reeling in the
| heavens.
At last he raised his head and
looked down at her. In the moon
light her gray eyes looked up into
his and there was something almost
like alteration in their depths. II
maze MIN want u hIlcci 'tiC AlCL iCCt
IT didn't know you loved me, he
said unsteadily. I'm so much older
than you are"
She laughed then, a clear laugh,
unafraid and young.
"All | want, is the chance to make
you happy"
Nothing else" He was young
| now, as young as she was and as
happy, and as sure.
"a little house in the crazy part
of New York with people dropping in,
real people. friends. Somehow | think
you'd love it."
Anything else?"
81 must help Mr.. Phelps to finish
his novel. I'm his secretary, you
know"
But you'll marry me first, and
finish that afterward," Richard said
quickly "Promise!"
II promise" Leila whispered family
and then more daringly, las IL /
wanted anything else"
THE END.
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What Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow planetary aspects are
benign, rather than actively favorable,
and are especially suitable for Sun
day observances and recreations. For
about two hours after noon there are
indications that your temperament
may be unfavorably affected. Any
outward evidence of this untoward
condition can be counteracted by a
small measure of Self.discipline. The
evening influences will contribute very
largely to peace and harmony in the
home.
Children born tomorrow will not
cause, on physical grounds, much
worry or anxiety until they pass the
age of years. and then the all
ments from which they will suffer
will tax patience and demand care to
the utmost. Once this stage is pass
ed, they promise to develop along
normal lines and attain a vigorous
adulthood. In disposition they will be
vivacious. They will not apply them
selves very enthusiastically to their
studies. but their alert minds will en-.
able them to pull through. These
children must be taught early in life
responsibility, and some means must
be devised whereby their ambition ia
awakened.
II tomorrow is your birthday YOU
derive little or no pleasure from out.
door sports or pastimes, and, If left
to your own devices, would rarely
participate in them. You are fond
of music, travel and art, and derive
your greatest joy from intellectual
recreation. You are very thought
full and serious.minded possibly too
much $50, and object to wasting YOUR
time and energy on frivolous things.
This attitude does not make you un.
interesting or uncongenial On the
contrary, your friends-and they are
nearly all of cultured tastes-find
you. at all times, both interesting
and congenial.
You form very close friendships.
and this is largely the result of your
inclinations being SO different from
those OF the ordinary man or woman
You do not seek material rewards.
nor are you ambitious for them.
Your reward consists in the glory
of achievement.
Wen known persons born on that
date are: Oliver Wendell Holmes.
physician and author; Anna Ella Car.
roll, strategist; George f. Hoar. Sen.
ator; James Proctor Knott, legis-
lator; George w. McCrary, jurist and
statesman: Davil B. Hill, politician.
of New York
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
What a Bouncer This Is!
Copyright. 1926.l

Mrs. j. c. writes: MY baby wor-
ries me an awful lot. though I can't
see anything wrong with her. She is
10 months old and weighs "a pounds
and is 80 inches tall. She does not eat
at all, but nurses every three hours In
the daytime and at 3 o'clock at night.
Put do not understand why she gains
so and is so fat. Her flesh Is firm and
solid. She has only fruit and not
very much of that. Her feet and
hands and head are small. and she is
always good; hardly cries at all. If I
need advice about this. will you let
me see your answer in the paper?'
Answer-The baby is tremendously
overweight. though she is unusually
tall, too You could cut down on her
diet with much benefit to her now by
nursing only once every four hours
during the day and not at all at night.
The baby should be weaned, too.
though it would be hard to say that
she wasn't being we'll nourished. But
she does need vegetables and fruits
and cereals now, as well as cows
milk. Won't you please write for the
weaving and feeding leaflet, inclosing
a self-addressed and stamped envelope
with your request?
just the Right Weight.
lis my boy. years and months
old, underweight? He weighs 20
pounds. When may he have fresh
tomatoes, fresh peaches, pears. peanut
butter and canned vegetables?"
Answer-The boys weight is just
right. He can have all the foods men
toned, with benefit. Be sure to peel
the fresh fruits and tomatoes, and
see that they are ripe enough without
being too ripe.
Mrs L. B. W.-There IS much to
| criticize in your present formula, and
there seems to be a good reason why
| the baby is not satisfied. Here is the
proper formula for the age and
| weight: 18A ounces of whole milk
! 16% of boiled water. three tablespoon
| fuls Of some form Of sugar. You are
now using two sugars-one to sweeten
| and the other to help digestion. There
| is no such thing. We add sugar be.
cause so much of the milk 8 own sugar
Is lost by dilution and because cow
milk doesn't have as much sugar as
mothers milk. 1t isn't put in to make
| it taste good or to help digestion, but
| to increase nutrition. He should be
| fed absolutely regularly, and when
| his diet is improved by this better
| formula he should easily go three
hours without a feeding. The eczema
should be helped by the small amount
| cows milk that Is causing 1t, and
| then have the baby vaccinated against
milk protein.
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really hungry. He was more curious
than hungry. 1t was fun to poke
about and see what he could find.
Presently. as he was trotting along,
he came to something that seemed to
him very queer. 1t looked for all the
world as if somebody had dropped a
saucerful of rather soft lemon Jelly
on the sand. Reddy shifted at it, but
that didn't tell him anything.
This is queer said Reddy 10 him.
eelf. Now. what under the sun can
this stuff be- | never have seen any
thing like 1t before. Hello. There is
some more over there"
Reddy walked over to examine this.
II was just like the other. The only
difference was that there was little
:1ore of it,
What are YOU looking att" in
auired Jimmy Skunk. coming up be-
hind Reddy.
II don't know" replied Reddy. Il
don't know what it is. What do you
think 1t is?"
Jimmy walked all around it and
eyed ii suspiciously. Then. rather
carefully, he put out little black
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BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

paw and touched it. 1t felt just as
it looked; that is to say. it felt just as
jelly would feel If you should put
your finger in it, OF course, Reddy
and Jimmy didn't know anything
about jelly. If they had known any.
thing about jelly, am quite sure that
they would have suspected right away
that somebody had been along that
way and spilled that jelly. But after
they had travelled along the beach a
little farther they would have won
dered where under the sun SO much
jelly could come from. You see, the
beach was literally covered with these
little jelly masses.
that they were more than clear jelly.
He discovered one that was lying on
the sand perfectly fiat. and he could
see something like cross on 1t, Just
as on the Sand Dollar he had seen q
star. This led him to suspect that
perhaps these masses of jelly were
not at all what they looked to be. He
went down to the waters edge to see
if he could see any in the water. At
first he didn't. Then he saw one
just being washed up by little wave.
He hurried over to it. 1t looked just
like the other little jelly masses. 1t
uiuii iilOEc, Dut lay pcIlcCIly Sllu just
where the wave had left 1t.
Reddy sat down and scratched his
head thoughtfully. Could it possibly
be that that thing was alive or ever
had been alive? Jimmy Skung joined
him. Then they talked it over. They
looked all around for some one to ask
questions Of, but no one was in sight.
Finally they decided that it was a
waste of time to just sit staring at
these things. SO they went off to
hunt for other interesting things.
But all the time in the back of his
head Reddy was thinking about those
jelly masses. They perplexed him
and they vexed him.
II certainly have got to find out
what they are" said he.
Copyright 1921
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SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Ida Likes Everybody!

"Oh, she makes me tired" declared
Ruth, vehemently; that Ida Lake, |
mean. She likes everybody. I've
never heard her say a word against
anybody. She thinks everybody In
the whole world Is simply wonderful
A girl like that can't be sincern."
And yet Ruth is devoted to Pamela,
who likes nobody at all. to Judge from
her conversation Pamela has never
been known to speak a really compli
, mentary word about anybody. She
can't discuss the slightest acquaint'
ance without mentioning at least three
reasons why they're impossible.
Why is it that we're all just little
bit inclined to laugh or sheer at tne
people in this world who find some
thing good In everybody? What's
more natural about an attitude OF
general friendliness than about the
usual one kind Of criticism?
"Henry's a perfect scream! as
serts Doris. II wish you could have
seen him initiating the dreadful way
Gertrude dances. And can't he be
catty when he wants to? He's awfully
witty and everything he says is sim
Ny blasting. I adore him.
Henry is a male cat of the most
dangerous type. He simply loves bit
ing criticisms-of ot.ers. He never
misses an opportunity to get the old
hummer out and knock-hard. And
III his foolish girl friends just dote on
lin. gurgling with laughter over bis
allies, never once stopping to realize
hat probably when they're not pres
INT his remarks about them are just
Is bitter and cutting.
We've all got so in the habit OF
hearing one another knock everybody
hat the spectacle Of girl whose
criticism is always of the kindlieSt
fills us with amaZement and wonder.
She can't be sincere. we tell ourselves.
But why can't she be sincere?
We simply let ourselves get into
the state of mind where the logical
thing to do is find fault with all those
we meet. 1t never occurs to us for a
second to try to find something pleas
ant to say about our friends and ac-
quaintanceS.
Now. If we'd just reverse the
process and get our minds into shape
so that 1t would seem abnormal to
find flaws in every one. we wouldn't
do ourselves any harm at all. We
ought to be glad when we find among
our friends a girl who really likes
people. We can be sure that such a
one will be a loyal, true and devoted
friend. We need never fear that in
her love of criticism for it's own sake
she'll go behind our backs to say
catty things.
Ida, who likes everybody, should be
sought after as friend. She'll be
worth more in the end than all the
clever, catty chums whose chief de-
light lies in discussing others unfa-
vOrably.
Copyright 1920
Send for Minis Fashion Hints Inclose
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BROOKLYN Camp in Peril.

BROOKLYN, August %. 1776.-The
losses In yesterdays battle on Long
Island, according to the most reliable
reports, were, on the British side, 63
killed. 2S3 wounded and 81 missing;
on the American side, about 1000
killed and wounded and ! ,097 taken
prisoners, including 81 officers.
But this Is only one measure of the
disaster. The American Army is left
in an absolutely untenable position.
Gen. Howe has today laid seige to
the American camp. establishing his
lines only 900 yards from Port Put,
nam. Remembering Bunker Hill, he
has no heart for an assault on our
breastworks. His tactics are to wait
until the wind shifts, when his broth
the East River. There would be no es.
Gaping such bombardment except in
the direction of the enemy camp
which would be the same thing as a
complete surrender.
Gen. Washington has passed the
| whole day in camp. The morning
| weather was unsettled. In the after
noon, torrents Of rain descended. Rid
Ling constantly about the lines, and
from redoubt to redoubt. thoughtless
| OF the downpour, the general found
that many points in the camp are d.
rectly exposed to enemy fire. He also
saw hundreds Of his soldiers without
tents or blankets, in trenches f11led
with water, with nothing to eat ex
cept hard bread and raw pork. and
with most of their firearms useless
because they could not keep their pow
der dry.
BY his own example in scorning the
weather, his readiness to endure any
hardship or encounter any danger. as
| well as by frequent words Of cheer
and praise, he drove away the hopeless
despair which must have otherwise
overcome his soldiers.
While the scattered fragments OF
the regiments, which were all but de
| stroyed yesterday, were reforming un
der new officers, the general further
raised the spirits Of the camp by bring
| ing over from New York 900 fresh
men, under Gen. Miff1in. including
Glover's renowned Massachusetts, fish
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"PuzzEcks"
-PuzzLe.Linlericks.

a hairy old chap of i
Who never would go TO >
Once said; Whats the s.
Let my whiskers run 4
And they'll soon round my face form
an s."
]. Town in New York.
. Tonsorial artist
3. Employment.
a. Without restraint.
5. Bower
(Note-Male "PuZzlick" fans will
find in this limerick one way of reduc-
ing the II. G.. of L.. but 1t won't help
female readers much. In the event
that you can't find the right words.
look for the answer and another
"PuZzlick" on Monday.)
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
There once was q young lady Viking
Who worked off her energy hiking:
Then she took to the sea
For a life that was free.
And found ii much more TO her liking
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PALE HANDS
nv HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

Leila Marsh, 1pho has dltcdps 0een
accustomed to idleness. IS left actth-
out ,noney so that she Is obliged to
take a position as lddy's maid TO q
rich and beautiful trOmdn. Mona
KINGSLEY. In the family are Rtchdrd'
Mona's husband. and Barry. the son.
Barru persecutes Leila 1Ctth ms at
tcntions, and Mona Gmuses hersctt
bv hun,iliGtin0 the girl. R'chdrd,
,cho has learned long ago that Mona
does not lore him, begins on patD'ng
Leila, and then discovers thdt ne
cares for her. Barry finally comes 10
the conclusion that he must mare
Leila, and decides to mdrry her. 70
his dmoSement. she refuses Nun
scornfuTlv and later Mona discharges
ber but mot before Leila realizes that
she has fallen In l0Ue aCtth Mona
husband. During all this time Mona
has been flirting uith yohhg
bachelor. Ronald Cameron. aoho Is IN,
fntuoted ,cith her. At Long isidnd
house pdrty he. persuGdes her to run
a1cny 1cith him. Among the quests IS
a poung girl, Frttzie Lang. 1oho. Uhen
she DISCOVERS Ronnys infdtudtton Jor
Mona. shoUs her ScOr7l openIy. rms
bothcrs Ronnt and on the dag SET
for the elopement he realizes thdt ne
is making mistake. On the ndy %
the city there Is an accident. ana
Mona is killed. In the meantime
change has come oUer Barry dnd ne
acts a job selling bonds. He ana
Richard hare come closer tOgetneI
than they haze in gears. ana Uten
Nonn's death Richard sails 1of
abroad. After her discharge Lettd
takes a position as assistant to MdrD
Rrnndt 1rhO manages an emptOy-
ment agency. Mary is interested in
Leiln. and it is through her that the
o;rI later takes a position as priudte
Secretary to Emerson Phelps. a 'ceI
Eno1rn 1uriter. Both Emerson ana
Era. his acife. become deroted 10
Leila. and auhen Emerson goes dofodd
to act material for a book. Leila goes,
too. They sail for home after f'oo
months.
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Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Don't say "3
o'clock pm. Saturday afternoon; say
"3 o'clock Saturday afternoon" or 20
pm. Saturday"
Often mispronounced: Awkward.
Pronounce last syllable as ward" not
as lard"
Often misspeplled: Asparagus;
three as
synonyms: Calm, serenity, tranquil
lily. stiffness. peace.
Word study: Use word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Todays word:
Emaciation; reduced greatly in flesh
He was marked by the emaciation
Of his Imprisonment.