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Evening star., 1926-11-28

cepted. at the October meeting. r. n.
White was appointed representative
to the District Of Columbia. Public
Schools Association. The association
reafflrmed its Endorsement Of the
Gasque bill for an elective school
board. Mr.. Shreve. manual training
instructor OF Wilson Normal, gave Q
short talk on the course in manual
training In our schools, and asked
support and cooperation in this work.
An entertainment was furnished by
the pupils of the schools. There
We're four selections by the Blair
School Glee Club: piano solos by
Genevieve Spence and Leah Effen.
bach; violin solo by Bennie Rubin and
a piano duet by Rose and Leon Levin.
The fifth grade Of the Hayes School
gave two short plays. after which re-
freshments were served. Miss Cas-.
tells class (5-A) won the attendance
banner in the Hayes School and Mrs.
Youngblood's class (S-B) In the Blair
School.
The Kenilworth Parent-T Teacher As
sociation met November II. The
treasurer reported the luncheon No
vember 8 a success. Mrs. Jennings
was appointed membership chairman.
The school children gave a program.
The Brookland P. T. A. met last
Monday night. T. Littlepage gave an
address. A new set of bylaws was
adopted. The luncheon and reception
which were to have been held in the
near future were postponed until jan
uary. The prize for attendance was
won by Miss Dice's and Mrs. Brun-
ner's rooms, who were tied. The next
meeting of the association will be
held December II. at 2:30 pm.
The Bryant Parent-Teacher Asso.
citation met November Is. A rising
vote of thanks and congratulation
was given Mrs. Titlow as chairman
of the lunch committee and the grade
mothers who assisted her. Frank
Scrivenor, a former Bryan pupil. give
saxophone solos. Mrs. b. s. Barnes.
school psychologist Of the District Of
Columbia public schools, gavs q talk
on Mental Testing"
The Emery lexington Parent
Teacher Association met at the Emery
School November 10. Mrs. Jones. first
grade teacher, demonstrated methods
employed In teaching reading. Mrs.
Roop gave a talk on Social Hy-
giene."
The John Burroughs Parent!Teach-
er Association met in the school No
vember 1S. Twenty-four delegates
were appointed to attend the Mothers
Congress. A uniform dress for chill
dren of all grades was discussed, but
decision was held over until the next
evening meeting. Motions were passed
as follows: Payment Of expenses for
showing educational moving pictures
at the Woodbridge Presbyterian
Church, purchase of caps for the kin
dergarten chairs, purchase of two new
cupboards for the school. Mrs. Brous-
seau, teacher of singing. rendered two
solos. Mr.. Fast entertained with read
ings. The principal address was de-
livered by Miss Lewis, assistant di-
rector of Girl Scouts in Washington.
A march song. "P. T. A." written by
a blind man, Allen Spur Of California.
was sung.
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BERLIN MAY CURB POLICE.
Political Meeting to Have Less Su-
perVision In Eutura.

BERLIN. November 81 OP).-The
Reighstag proposes to regulate what
Is called unnecessary muzzling Of free
speech by the police. A bill of the
coalition ministry provided that not
more than two officers may be sta.
toned in a public political meeting
and that no special seats need be
provided for the guardians Of the law.
Heretofore 1t has been customary,
especially at Communist mass meet.
ings, to have as many as q dozen uni.
formed police sitting in front of the
platform ready to nab the speaker
when in the Judgment Of the com.
manding officer he attacked the con.
stitution or republican officials. The
Liberal parties asserted that the
mere presence Of uniformed officers in
the front row of hall interfered with
freedom Of speech.
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II ssitN bACk hukIS
FLUSH n'IT KIDNEY
Drink Lots of Good Water All
Day, Also Take Salts
Occasionally

When your kidneys hurt and
your back feels sore don't get
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the entire urinary tract. Keep
your kidneys clean like you. keep
your bowels clean, by flushing
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which helps to remove the body's
urinous waste and stimulates
them to their normal activity.
The function of the kidneys is to
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and waste, SO we can readily
understand the vital importance
Of keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of good water-you
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from any pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts; take
tablespoonful in glass of water
before breakfast each morning
for few days and your kidneys
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ize the acids in the system SO they
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ton, thus often relieving bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; can
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which everyone should take now
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also keep up the water drinking,
and no doubt you will wonder
what became of your kidney
trouble and Observation-Disclosures
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FRENCH POTATOES SHORT.
Crop Declared About Half Of Aver
age Production.

PARIS, November ~ On. R.-This
years potato crop is the worst on rec
ord. the yield being about half the
average. The failure Of the crop will
be seriously felt this Winter.
In addition to forming q large part
or the diet of the Door. potatoes are
largely used In feeding pigs. and tfe
dearth will send up not only the price
of the tubers but also the price OF
pork.
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Just as transportation in Colombia
was resumed recently. following a long
drouth. and boats began TO carr
freight to the interior railroad, one or
be leading inland roaIs hal 10 sus
and operations for lack vi luei.
Evening star., 1926-10-03

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by distinctive pointed cuff
and collar of Eastern Mink.
Hand-embroidered lining.
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-10
Christmas Gifts

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Every department is provided with wealth of attractive
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This is really treasure house of Christmas gifts
You will find gifts here that within your Christmas
budget whether the sum be large small.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-10

$1,000 in Gifts FREE $1,000 in Gifts
THIS IS OUR REWARD TO NEW BRITAIN FOR ITS
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Everybody should parake in this joyous Christmas feast
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On Friday, December 24th at P. M Mr.. T. F. Jackson
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custom of former years. the of those who will receive
of these gifts, which SO in number
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-10

QUALITY CREPE-DE-CHIN
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-10

BIB STYLE, and many other
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aprons. Lace trimmed. Made
of fine muslin, dimity. or dotted
Swiss. A gift that will please
many.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-10

BEAUTIFUL SILK UNI
BRELLAS. Each has a COL
ored border to match the
color of the umbrella. Made
with 16 sturdy ribs. Tipped
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effects, g.
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lives with Miss Crawford?' ne
asked in grave concern.
Eyes, sir!' Rosie's eyes were
wide, expectant. She liked the
way the lads brown hair curled
over his forehead. She thought
he had the incest teeth, and such
merry eyes!
"WeIlr Apparently he did not
quite know how to begin. I be-
lieve I've got something belonging
to you
OH Rosie gasped when he
handed her the unmistakable
packet containing pair OF French
nude silk stockings. "Thank you,
thank you, so much"
He tried to explain II found
them on the street. you see. Just
keep them for wanting to know
what else to do with them. Today
I happened to be in the grocery
store. Old Smaltz was saying to a
lady how badly you felt and ALL
That's how / found out"
"Oh. really?"
Miss Crawford called disturb
ingly from above stairs, but Rosie,
in the spell of the visitors gaze,
held the door ajar.
I'm Bill Bostwick, from the
garage. you know. Say. are you
going to the dance tomorrow
/night?" She nodded. Say.
couldn't take you? Kinda fun
like an adventure takin' the girl
belongings to them stockings,
what? Will yo' come-with me?"
Rosie stammered something
about O'Clock. Yes, she would
be ready by o'clock. She could
say no more for Miss Crawford
stood perilously near in the hall
beyond. She Shut the doc" = -
litely.
All afternoon Miss Crawford
complained about The
had blown in while Rosie held
open that front door, bis R"s''@
scarcely heard. She had found
adventure, an adventure as m
triguing to romantic young mind
as the very adventure of ancient
Cincerella, only this time, instead
of a glass slipper, Prince Charm
ing came th---well-Cinderella
stockings. What did 1t matter
that Miss Crawford fussed--in an
other hour Rosie would be start
ing to dress-waiting for her
beau" and all-what did any.
thing matter?
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of marriage had been. She turned
with a mutinous resentment from
the convention that would white
wash the ignominy Of these years.
She told herself: I've done it!
I'm free Of them ALL She
closed her eyes and laughed hotly.
wondering what Alice would say
what her mother would say.
Definite Letter
One day she wrote to Isabel
a long. tender letter. but very def.
ite-alnost stark in its emphasis
- odd. childish phrases crept
into its finality.
ooh, Isabel, ! don't see how you
can say such a thingsay 1t in
that cold. ruthless way. Yonwould
take stand against me You
want me to go back even knowing
that he might kill me. He might.
It's not Lysterical to write this.
We'll. ifayou stand against me.
then I'll have to bear it. Because
I'm never returning to him
never. I'm out on my own now
II can earn and that's what I'm
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THE next day. What shall 7
do aIone?"
Quiet Austerity
So he put it off day after day.
i A week passed. Sunset. They
stood on the cliff against the
gnarIed, lone cypress tree. Far
out, the sun was a blood red
chalice floating on the sea. He
held her in his arms. He turned
her face upward, kissing it.
His bronzed. happy face had a
quiet austerity-a drawn suffer
ing look. The farewell moment
here now with the hush of the
twilight folding down and about
them from every he'll and tree.
Promise me, Sandy Sandy
darling, that you won't re-
greet you won't give way
TO sadness when I'm gone"
II won't
When you're a1one-but I
won't leave you very long. I'm
afraid of that for you. III return
soon to stay--to stay always.
wish it were / that were to bear
it all. 1 could fill the time. 1
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day, she reasoned, Prince Charm
ing would come dashing up, in
motor car, maybe, then size would
be- a great lady in a house of her
own. Perhaps she would meet
this fanciful magician at the
church dance next week. Who
could tell. Anyway, the coral
pink frock, created from a length
Of null long hidden in a Crawford
trunk, was ready. She had fash
ioned it dexteriously, and sewed
it diligently.
A child heart thrilled in antici-
patton of its first party. No other
girl would look as nice as she!
How could she? Rosie Rugged
the pink frock close against ner
slender form, and reveled in is
soft lace bertha. it's little touches
at the cuffs.
She had not intended paying Sc
for the new satin slippers, but
they were SO pretty! Two scant
dollars remained in. her shabby
purse, and there were stockings
to be bought and a pretty hand
kerchiefi But the next day Rosie
compromised on the kerchief
and spent her final two on a
pair of stockings, silk of texture,
French nude in tone. Would
Miss Crawford sneer and say
they were vulgar? Would she
send her scurrying back to ex-
change the lovely things for a
pair of sombre black?
Poor child nearly forgot to-
bring home the groceries-rnost
forgot all about the bundle Of
things at the cleaners. She
wandered from shop to shop tense
in the thrill Of excitement. Why,
she scarcely knew what she was
saying to the grocery man, be-
cause her mind was so crowded
with thoughts. secret thoughts,
her very own. Would any of
the boys ask her to dance? Sup
posing they didn't? Oh, that
would be too embarrassing. All
dressed up and a wall flower!
Well. If no one asked her, why,
she'd just slip out unnoticed like
Cinderella before the stroke of
twelve.
Rosie blushed and giggled.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a
beau to take her to the festival.
Fancy walking in to the church
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66T ET'S seer DR.. Tom Knoll
Asketched roughly the process
Of an. operation whose details he
had just finished reading in a sur
gical review and bent eagerly
over his work. "The operation
failed" he muttered. mot if
that fellow had cut there-and
there" His pencil dug into
drawing Of the human torso. IF
he had been quick as lightning
he might have succeeded. But
one little slip--Well. you would
be just about worthy of being
called murderer If. you took a
chance like that. The way he
went about it was techpically
right with fair chances of sue
cess; the other method would be
CHASTITY, heart-breaking, unfair
experiment for the best man who
ever used a knife. Ye gods, I'd
never want to try it."
Knoll knew he lied to himself.
He was a born experimental. The
prospect Of performing that opera.
ton and succeeding in it Fascinated
him beyond belief. 1t would be
so quick, so decisive if it worked;
II passably sure, was certainly
slower and more complicated. And
he knew that he did want to try
1t; that the love Of experiment
was as deep within him as his
passions.
I'D never dare" he told him
self as If to quiet the urgings of
desire, to fight subconsoious
yielding to unreal temptation.
The prospects of making a go
OF it are infinitesimal. / should
say about one chance in a thou
sand. If I should fail I would be
ruined professionally. I'd be fin
ished just when I'm coming along
well. And Aileen-"
He smiled at the inanity of his
musing all over a supposed
case. And here was he thinking
of what failure in an imagined
experiment would do to his future
and that of the girl he hoped to
marry. Really, it was too ridicu-
lous.
An inferno. nervous, breathlesS,
shaken out Of his youthful cal
lousness, burst into the room
without the formality of knock.
Guilty. Knoll crumpled up the
sheet he had been marking on.
He would not wish anyone to
know he even dreamed of expert.
ment. He had growing, reputa-
ton among his colleagues
a reputation for reliability and
conservatism-to think about.
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All the deftness, skill and speed
that years OF study and expert
ence had given him went into his
work. He seemed to have the
power Of a god. He felt like a
god and no fear of failure came
to him. He manipulated his tools
with tensioned concentration that
was a terrific strain on nerve
and body. He put his soul into 1t.
And when all was done that could
be done, he threw aside the warm,
glistening tools and went blindly
from the room without waiting
for his own verdict-failure or
success. Either way he was
guilty He shuddered at the
thought Of what he had done. He
had not had the right to-He
was trembling even as he bumped
into an anxious man in the corri-
dor.
sHow is she, doctor? For
Gods sake-Tom Knoll! Was it
you who operated"
DR.. Knoll reeled against the
wall and looked with tortured in
credulous eyes into the beseeching
face of Aileen's father.
mo, no, no. no. he mumbled.
mo! It WASH 't--wasn't Aileen--
that"
Eyes, speak man! Is she?"
"I-don't-know, God help me,
l don't know" Knoll dashed off
down the corridor to his own
room, rushed in like a mailman
and banged the door behind him.
On his desk to mock him lay the
crumpled paper of his temptation.
Five minutes-ten minutes
ages of agony and torment OF
soul-long years of recrimination,
OF living over and over the events
of the last hour. Aileen. Tiff
she died he was her murderer, he
who loved her better than life.
1t was Aileen he had used to eX-
pertinent with, to match cards
with death. Why did they not
come? Why did they leave him
in torment? Yet he dreaded TO
hear tap on the door, to hear
someone open and point at him
and ay--'murderer!"
All, at last they were coming
coming to tell him of the result
Of his experiment. He averted his
face when the door opened. He
waited like a criminal for sentence
of life or death.
It was Stewards voice. 1t was
Stewart who~walked to him and
slapped him on the shoulder.
wonderful, Knoll The best
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Undernair1es
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could I'LL an eternity thinking Of
you--longing for you, Say you
care like that-say you care
almost like that. Do your"
II care for you. Ramon"
And you will marry me, San
dy?"
How can I? Oh, you know"
IT don't care for myself. Only
for you. / want you on any
terms. Any at all. And your"
She reached up her hands, held
his face q moment, then drew it
down to hers. Don't look so,
Ramon. You frighten me. Laugh.
like you most when you're
laughing. won't regert. Why
should /? It's better and sweeter
and finer than anything I've
known"
You mean all of that, Sandy?
As though we were married? As
though you are my wife?"
She kissed HIM with white,
son1ber lips. She silenced him
with her lips on his. They walked
in silence back to the house.
Alone again. The nights with
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hall linked on the arm OF a big,
tall fellowr Would he let any of
the other boys dance with her,
or would he drive them off with
a dark look? Rosie blushed again
and glanced down at the pack
ages clutched tightly against her
body. She stared. Her face
blanched. She counted the bags
and bundles. The groceries-the
box from the cleaners-the little
packet containing the stockings
her stockings. 1t was gone!
Trembling, the girl retraced her
steps and began a frantic, but
futile search. Tradesmen said she
had not left any such bar upon
their counters. She scraped
among the litter of the gutter
with the heel of her shoe. Slow
ly hope waned. She swallowed
hard to dislodge the swelling in
her throat, but when the kitchen
door at Miss Crawford's banged
behind her, she gave way to
wracking sobs. Miss Crawford's
high staccato, demanding an eX-
PLANTATION, hammered cruelty Hbove
her head. When she learned
what had happened, she said
people always paid for their
vanity in this world.
Certainly not" the mistress
flared in answer to Rosie's humble
petition. for a tWo-dollar loan on
next months pay. Throwing
money away in the street like
that-no head--no head at all"'
All life's gold faded As days
crept by and a young dream Of
first dance vanished. The green
black cotton. stockings in hel
drawers We're out Of the question.
Why, they simply laughed at the
loneliness Of her new slippers,
and screamed a protest to the
pretty pink of her coral frock.
Yes. she was punished for her
vanity, just as Miss Crawford
said!
But while this little Cinderella
groveIed amid the arid ashes of
despair in Miss Crawford's base
ment. cloud slid across the early
summer sky. Sunshine caught it.,
flecking it's leaden fleece with
shafts of silver light. A young man
ran up the Crawford front steps.
He smiled reservedly as he pulled
the bell. Rosie answered his sum-
mons.
. Are you the young lady who
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Doctor Knoll, Stammered the
inferno. You're wanted. Oper-
ating-room 80 immediately"
but what 80 where is
Stuart? It's Stuart's job :"
Doctor Stuart won't touch It
for some reason. You know he's
been off color these last few days
nerves shot and 1t
is wicked case automobile
smash-up = ribs STAYED in.
What? What? Wait IN be with
YOU"
THE patient is all ready. Stew
art started in, but he could not
go on" volunteered the inferno.
AS they hurried down the long
corridor, he began to detail
Stewards diagnosis.
Knoll listened impatiently TO
the outline of a case exactly like
the one he had been sketch1ng'
the one which would give OPP
Dortunity for experiment.
Temptation tugged at him like
a million furies. Right into the
hushed stiffness of the operating
chamber where a broken figure
swathed from head to foot in
bandages except where the spot
was cleared for the knife lay
waiting-right to the crucial mo-
ment temptation haunted him.
Stewart was helpless. He looked
at Knoll with an odd mixture OF
pity and dread. in his eyes. gave
his opinion and stepped aside.
Plainly he was out of it. It was
Knolls job now. And Knoll, torn
this way and that, wished he
were a thousand miles away.
Should he do the right thing,
the conventionAl?, Certainly it
was what any of the others
would do without hesitation.
There was little signs of life
about the woman. Her face had
, been badly scratched and Jealous
nurses had covered her with ban
dages and gauze. The snapped
ribs were pressing in almost to
the heart. What should he do?
A few swift, sure strokes? A
long, laborious cutting. One way
a delicate, doubtful experiment:
the other a fairly sure process.
Oh, why did he hesitate? Why
was he internally tempted? Could
he do the risky. the reckless
thing? But it seemed so quick.
so simple. He thought of what
failure implied. He thought Of
what it would mean to hts future,
of what 1t would bring to her who
loved him. Even as he took the
knife in his hand he thought oe
that. And he experimental.
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CINDERELLA'S STOCKING

TIER name wasn't Cinderella,
IL really. But the neighbors
called her that because Rosie
Jensen came from an institution
and worked for Miss Crawford,
woman as mean as either Gin
dereiIa's sisters. Then, too, size
did all the scullery work in MISS
Crawford's big house. A regular
servant cost too much, so the
prosperous spinster managed
things nicely. with Rosie, just to
help.
But Rosie did not mind ner lot
hard as it was. Even the empty
house seemed home beside the
orphanage which had swallowed
her for IL years. She had time
off every Wednesday and Satur-
day, it was such fun, doing the
shopping, all by herself. Some
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the dog coming up with an In
quiring bark, resting his head for
an impulsive moment on her
knee-the days walking along the
beach, staring at the dazzling blue
ness-sitting on the white, gleam-
ing dunes.
1t seemed to her that she could
never draw a free, easy breath.
She moved about frightened burn-
ing and excited.
She flung her head back and
said aloud: sim glad. / dom
regret. / do not.' And she took
refuge in the memory of Raymon's
eyes, worshiping and tender.
When had any other ever looked
at her so? When had any other
been all sweetnessall gentleness.
She asked with trembling Lips.
She said: Trey want me to go
back to him. Because he's my
husband. And that makes any
infamy respectable. But l won't.
/ know what a fine. beautiful love
can be. / knowr'
And then she felt whitening
scorn for the sham her two years