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Evening star., 1926-09-20
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Us fellows was sitting on my frunt
steps and we started to tawk about
which one ever had the meenest trick
played on them. Sid Hunt saying One
time | was running to beet the band
trying to get SomeWareS in a hurry,
and some guy stopped his horse and
Wagon and sed. Hay. do you wunt a
ride. and stopped running and sed
sure, and he sed, Well slip on a ban
mamma skin and you'll get a ride on
your ear G wizzickers hows that for
a meen trick? Sid sed.
Well holey smokes, once a guy gave
me tickits for a minstril show Sat
tiday afternoon. and ! invited some
other fellow and We had to waWk
about mile, and heer the takits was.
ent eny good unless you gave 10 cents
with them, if that's not a derty meen
trick wat is? Sam Cross sed.
Well how about the time Puds Sim
kins bet l couldent draw a reel circle
with my eyes closed and after I had
drew about 20 found out he had bin
eating gum drops all the time and
that was jest a Excuse not to give me
eny, If that waSent hecky trick wat
was? Leroy Shooster sed.
Well watts that compared to the
time l had berthday and nobody in
the family gave me enything except
something to wear and handkerchiffs,
wen your whole family plays a meen
trick on you at the same time wat
could be verse than that? Glasses
Magee sed.
Wich nuthing couldn't, and we got
up game OF cops and robbers
Evening star., 1926-09-20

really didn't miss her as much as she
missed him. He spent most of his
time along the edge of the salt marsh.
He felt more comfortable; he felt
more at home. The open beach was
no place for timid mouse, and
though he did venture out there at
night once in a while. it was not
often.
But il was very different on the
marsh. He had cut nice little run
ways through the grass in all dlrec-
tions. and in these runways ne felt
fairly well hidden. Sometimes ne
went quite a distance. Sometimes he
went away over to the big creek that
wound through the marsh. II was
while he was over there at sun-up one
morning that he received one OF the
worst frights he had had for great
while.
The water was low in the creek and
that made a high bank where Danny
was He had "A little path that he had
cut through the grass right out 10 the
edge of that bank. for he liked TO SIT
there and look up and down the creek
and see what WAS going on there. lie
had been there many times. This
morning he had almost reached the
edge Of the bank when there came
I'D in his mouth Anyway, that is how
It felt to him. Yes. sir, il felt just as
II his heart jumped right up in his
mouth. He stopped short and held his
breath. Again he heard il. He turned
and ran back along his little path as
fast as his short. little legs could take
him. After going little way he
stopped TO look behind him. There
was no one there. Nowhere could ha
see an enemy. Bu; he could hear that
noise again. and every time he heard
II his heart jumped. So Danny ran
little farther and once more he
stopped. BY this time his heart didn't
Jump every time he heard that noise.
He sat down and listened and tried to
remember when lte had heard a noise
like that. II hal familiar sound.
Yes. sir, it had Familiar sound.
1--WE heard something like that be-
fore" said Danny 10 himself. Il GER
tainly have Now. 'wher4 did | hear
II. and when dfd near it, and what
made it,"
Danny scratched the tip of his nose
That didn't help him any. so he
scratched his right car. Then he
scratched his left ear. Whether or
not this had anything TO do with it
cannot say, but when he scratched his
left ear he remembered something. He
remembered that once Farmer Browns
Bov was over in the Green Meadows
driving some stakes. He had a great
wooden hammer called maui, which
he would bring down on top of the
stake with all his might 1t made
noise that was almost exactly like the
noise Danny was listening to now.
There must he some one down
Evening star., 1926-09-20
By BRIGGS

sion of quiet strength from him that
made her feel frivolous and foolish.
II never thought of it that way"
she said little lamely, but If you
mean symbol of love, l agree. OF
course The value of gift means
nothing"
But even. as she spoke, she knew
she wasn't telling the truth, and as
for Amos he was thinking of her as
he had seen her on that first day. The
operating room, and a little girl with
the shower of golden curls, lying on
the table. Betty in her crisp white
uniform standing beside the surgeon,
so very white that 1T was the first
thing about her he had noticed. And
then those greenish blue eyes of hers
wet with tears. and the surgeons BAN
tering remark:
I'm surprised, Miss Ames, and you
an old veteran"
And her quiet reply:
81 know. but somehow l can never
bear to see an operation on child.
Silly, isn't it?"
He had loved her from that day and
he loved her now in spite of the fact
that she had changed,
Copyright. 1926.l
Continued i'm TOmOrrOw's STAR
Evening star., 1926-09-20
CHAPTER KIN.
Betty and Amos.

Betty hesitated before the telephone.
conscious Of the fact that she was
trembling all over. She couldn't be-
lieve that Jimmy had done this thing
to her. that he had deliberately hung
up the receiver without saying good
by to her. It was too cruel!
The temptation to call him back
was almost overpowering, and yet
pride kept her from doing it. Surely
he was in the wrong and sooner or
later he must realize it. He would see
that she had done the only thing pos
sible. He would call her up tomorrow
and tell her so, and although it would
be hard to wait, there was nothing
else for her to do.
AS 1t happened, Betty's case was at
St. Martins, the first she had had
there since Jimmy's. Everything re-
minded her of him. and she was on the
same floor, so that the first person
she encountered was DR.. Craig. He
seemed different, somehow. Was it
because of the glamour that always
surrounded Jimmy, or had she never
noticed that he was SO quiet and self
contained? There was something
about him that made her vaguely sor-
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Freckle Lotions.

Are your Midsummer freckles still
with you? If so, they are probably
down to an unbecoming yellow by this
time, and you will be doubly anxious
to get rid of them.
I can suggest one very good but
rather strong treatment. Take fresh
peroxide Of hydrogen of the best quail
ity-test it by putting some on your
tongue, if it fuzzes it is good. Paren-
thetically, this is an excellent thing
for both tongue and teeth. Add about
an equal amount of ordinary house.
hold ammonia-goOd quality again.
Keep this mixture corked In dark
bottle. Apply with a soft brush, or
saturate a piece of cotton and put this
all over the skin after it has been
washed and dried. Don't use it after
a hot rinse, or it will sting. And don't
use it over makeup or powder, be-
cause it is astringent.
If this stings-I don't think it Will
if your skin is cool or if you have
given 1t cold rinse-Wash it off after
a few seconds. 1t Is q very powerful
bleach, even a few seconds will help
whiten the freckles. If it stings only
a little, let 1t stay on quite a minute.
then rub some cold cream on and wipe
this off. The cream will take away
the sting and soothe the skin.
Besides this, you have the whole ar
ray Of milder bleaches-lemOn juice,
cucumber juice, tomato juice-whlch
Evening star., 1926-09-20
BEAUTY CHAlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES.

can't be bottled; you must rub slice
of tomato over the skin. There Is also
the mild old bleach. buttermilk. which
is so good for the skin in many ways.
And there is starch, melted with water
to a paste and then spread over the
skin to dry on.
c. H.-If yours is a case of general
thinness Of the body, it would be well
to undertake q nourtshing diet and q
certain amount of healthful outdoor
exercise If only your legs are thin.
however, try walking barefoOted. on
tiptoe, around the room 10 minutes
daily. Dancing would be very bene-
fetal, also the leg exercise of running,
which can be taken in your room on
one spot without advancing.
E. MO gain weight eat little
more in quantity. but increase the fat
tening quality of your food, otherwise
you'll have indigestion. Try two ta-
blespoonfuls of olive oil in a glass OF
grape Juice just before each meal
Evening star., 1926-09-20

ry for him. and she could not help
wondering if she had hurt him very
much by not loving him. At the same
time, Jimmy's treatment OF her that
evening made her perverse. She felt
like hurting some one else, as Jimmy
had hurt her. And so she greeted
Amos with a charming smile and held
out her hand to him gaily.
you're looking WELL" he said
briefly, land happy"
This was just the opportunity that
Betty wanted in her present mood, and
she said quickly:
II am happy, terribly So"
when are you going to be mar
ried?" Amos asked, as though 1T were
the most natural thing in the world
to ask here that question. AS mat
ter of fact, it was a natural question,
but Betty had subconsciously alb
sorbed Jimmy's constant postpone
ment of the event and any mention OF
it was bound to rankle.
"Oh, some time" she said very
lightly, her head perched on one side
like bird. You haven't seen my
ring, have you?"
She held out her slim hand with its
incOngruous gift upon 1t. Somehow
in this gray place of illness and acci-
dent the diamond cluster seemed al
most fiorid and certainly out of place.
Bettys hand, too, emerging from the
starched white cuff of her uniform,
seemed not the hand to wear such a
beautiful thing, and she thought sud
denly and enviously of the soft, white
fingers of Mrs. Arrowsmith. Almost
GROSSLY she waited for him to speak.
IT, ho od
ventionally, and then with a laugh.
Such things make a great deal of
difference to a woman, don't they"
Betty shrugged, even while she eyed
him curiously.
What do you mean by that?"
II mean that women take symbols
very seriously. It's part of the game
to have a ring and all that. isn't it?'
His eyes as they met hers were
very level, his expression enigmatic.
In that moment she, had an impress
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Mrs. A. Fl. L. writes: You have
helped me before. 1 wonder if you
will again. My 6-month-old son fell
out of his crib onto his head. OF
course. it hurt and he cried for a
while, but soon stopped after / had
comforted him. Could there be any
serious after effects from this? He is
always pulling himself to his feet and
standing up. I am afraid or his oelng
bowlegged. He is too young to 40
that, isn't he? Another thing-he
wakes from his sleep with a scream.
Could it be his teeth or bad dreams or
some other cause? He fights sleep so
that 1 know he doesn't get enough,
though he is very active and strong.
He has been teething for the last two
months, but they are not through yet.
| Is there anything l can do to help
them through to give him something
| hard to bite on?"
| Answer-As long as the baby showed
| no bad effects of his fall Immediately.
| there is no reason to worry about
after effects. If he had been badly
| hurt, he would have shown it right
| at the time. Babies get bad falls, but,
| due to the softness of their bones,
|
If he pulls himself to his feet of
his own accord, it is plain that he has
the necessary strength to do this.
Don't encourage him. but put him on
the floor on a clean comfort and let
him exercise by rolling rather than
standing erect.
Some babies are very sensitive to
noise and easily frightened. Perhaps
it is noise that wakens him and this
| causes him to scream. If he wakens
| at night suddenly, 1t might be indigeS.
| ton, or, in the case Of older children,
nightmares, due to terrifying stories.
| There is nothing that can be done
| for the teeth except to relieve the pain
| by giving the baby something to bite
| upon. Teething lotions other than
| cool water, which is soothing when
rubbed over the hot gums with hit
of absorbent cotton, are not advised
| by me.
Mrs. r. L.-Your information Is so
| vague that it is impossible to tell you
| why the child gets sick in the Spring
and Summer. The most likely guess
is that she is being fed at that time
on foods which, due to heat, are not
as easily digested. Or your milk sup
ply Is not good, or you don't use ice to
keep it cold. Overripe fruits, un-
| washed fruits, too much food Of any
kind will cause illness more readily in
| the hot weather. The bad breath may
come from the same cause as the i'll
ness, or may be due to decayed teeth,
| infected tonsils or adenoids, sinus
| trouble, etc. Why not have her nose
and throat examined?
Refuse to let her play with her
small brother when she mistreats him.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
EggleSs Pudding.

This is a good Indian pudding which
requires no eggs. Put the quantity
of milk you wish to use in a pudding
dish on the stove. and while 1t is heat
ing pare and add several apples cut
i'm quarters Add a pinch of salt and
sugar to taste, and when scalding hot
stir in corn meal in the proportion Of
seven tablespoonfuls to each quart Of
milk. AS there is a difference in corn
meal, try it after it has baked a cou-
pie of hours, and add milk or meal,
whichever it needs to thicken or thin.
Bake about five hours.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
VEGETABLE SOUP.

Start piece of beef or soup
bone in cold water. When meat
is done take it out; then take
2 onions, 2 carrots. parsnips,
half a turnip and 8 or pota-
toes, peel and scrape them. Put
them all through coarse meat
grinder. Put it all into water
meat was boiled in. which
should be strained. Some of
meat. finely chopped. may be
added. also rice or barley. Sea-
son with salt and pepper.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
BEDTIME STORIES BY y TMoSYTS" sTscTs2

there in the bed of the river driving
stakes" thought Danny. I'm go back
and peep over the edge of the bank
and see who the stake driver is."
Now. Danny didn't run right
straight back to tie edge of the bank.
Goodness, no. His bravery wasn't
quite equal to that. He ran a few
steps and waited Then when he had
gained a little courage he ran a few
steps more. SO little by little he cot
back to the edge OF the bank. And
all the time the stake Griver kept on
driving stakes. Anyway, that noise
continued.
(Copyright 1926
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Betty Ames nurses James Cornell
through pneumonia and they fdH In
lore. DR.. Amos craig is in lore With
Betty and Is hurt aohen he hears the
nocS. lchtle Alice Griffith, a girl Jim
n,y has once been interested in, is
more than surprised. Jim is the type
of man acJto Is dl,cdyS talking about
achat he 1ciU do aOhen he makes his
million, and Betty soon realizes that
she mast learn to dress smGrtly and
Glso like the people he does. She Is
somewhat at a loss among the smart
people tcho are his friends, and a.
though she Is ddzzled at the future he
keeps talking of constantly. she Is
often hurt at his criticism. One night
she is forced to break an engagement
nith him because she is called on q
case He is furious and shoTS 1t
ODPnIU
Evening star., 1926-09-20

K7OMEN have been
w quick to appreciate the
marvels of this New Easy
Washer. They are buying 1t by
the thousands each week And
no wonder.
The New Easy Is really two
machines IN one, because It
does two things at once 1t
washes one big batch Of clothes
and dries another batch just as
large at the same time. The
two operations proceed to
gether, and 90 time Is cut m halt.
There are no lost or broken
buttons after the Easy's dryer
gets through. Not only that,
but you'll find no hard-tonon
wrinkles in the clothes. Neither
the washer nor the dryer ever
tears or Injuries clothes.
The New Easy has a marvel
Gus new water-circulating sys-
tenn that makes thick soap
suds in forty seconds; saves all
anAnw WASHING MACHN
Evening star., 1926-09-20
NEW WASHER the minute Aey see
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that nnasbes and d,1es at the same hne

the suds and potcs them hGA
into the washtub; taAes the
rinse and the blue wates souk0
the dryer and pours them heo
the proper laundry Tub: nd
last but not least. eznpes dhe
water when you're thruugh
washing.
See this ssesO marvel u
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Just phone any Easy deaaes, Or
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Evening star., 1926-09-20
Checked, Plaided, Dotted Stockings
2Y MARY MARSHALL.

An ambitious French actress re-
oently landed in this country, bring
Ing with her 16 large trunks. That
wasn't SO many for an actress, per-
haps. The important thing was that
she didn't have a single pair of stock
ings in any of the trunks. Don't
imagine for minute that she was go
ing to buy her stockings in America
no, indeed. Stockings simply aren't
included in her list of needfuls.
A French actress in search of pub
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Cut some corn from the cob and
cook it until tender. then put it
through a colander Moisten with
milk and add a little grated cheese.
Beat in the yolks of two eggs and
add the whites, whipped separately.
Add seasoning and plenty of pepper.
Fill green peppers from which the
tops have been cut, and bake in the
Evening star., 1926-09-20

clocks at the sides that have been so
much worn in Paris for some time.
These are really no less expensive
than high-class silk stockings, but
they do wear better and are chosen oy
French women for street wear Tor
that very reason.
All manner of checked, plaided and
dotted stockings are shown in the
shops, and one sometimes wonders
who will buy them all. There are,
however, numerous women VINO
choose these for sports wear.
(COpyright 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Bacon and Okra.

Cut the ends of "a pods of okra.
Take three good slices of bacon and
cut it up into bits. then place in two
cupfuls of water or stock and cook for
20 minutes. Then add the pods and
cook until tender. adding more water
if necessary. Season to taste. This Is
also good served in q rice or hominy
border
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Little Plum Cakes.

Mix together one cupful of sugar
and one.half a cupful of butter beaten
TO a smooth cream. Add three we'll.
beaten eggs. one teaspoonful of va
nilla extract. four cupfuls of sifted
-four, one cupful of raisins, one cupful
of currants, one-half a teaspoonful Of
baking soda dissolved in a little water,
and milk enough to make stiff bat.
ter Drop this batter by spoonfuls
onto well-buttered tins. and bake in q
quick oven.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
cORNED BEEF HASH.
PINEAPPLE FRITTERS.

Cut pineapples (peeled) into
rather thick slices, cut out core.
Put slices into batter made Of
whites 2 eggs well whisked, 6
ounces flour. bit of butter and
sufficient milk to make it rath-
er thin. When quite smooth,
add small pinch salt. Fry in
boiling drippings or lard, and as
they are done drain in front of
fire on blotting paper or sieve.
Serve very hot with powdered
loaf sugar.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
The Stake Driver.
Run first and then investigate

Run hrst and then lnVestlgate.
For thus you'll neer be tempting fate.
Danny Meadow Mouse.
Danny Meadow Mouse. who, you
remember, had been brought to the
seashore in what he called IA big man
bird" but which you and l call an
airplane, had been having a very
comfortable Summer. True. at times
he missed Nanny Meadow Mouse, but
there was so much to see that he
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Willie Willis
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

THE reason Pug don't come out
when l holler for him is because he
give me leave to throw at him an
moved a-purpose SOS I'd bust win
dow"
Copyright. I926l
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Prices realized on Swift 4 Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington. b. G.,
for week ending SATURDAY. September. 8.
1928; on shipments sold out. ranged from
averaged 1906 cents per pound.-Advertiss-
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TWO TUBS

lWO lON
Oue dyis vkAxthe Other <unshes
WasheA rinses and dries an q
eiae same time. .. Dries ready
fur the line without a wrineex
observation-disclosures
handles an the water .. Returns
all soapsuds 10 washtub
Returns rinse and blue waters
from dryer % rinse and bluins
tubs When through wash
ins. empeies ifsef o. Does .
complete wash faster than any
o<her washer ;. Dries clothes
without wrinkles saves ironing
time ". Safeguards buttons :.
Gas heater keeps water hot ..
Washes more gently and thor.
oughly than human hands =. {.
Does al these things 50 simply
and easily :. just touch 4 but
ton, move . lever, and lis done.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

NcitY cannot set a fashion. however,
and there is no danger that stockings
will go out of fashion. The fact is
that women at present are spending
proportionately more money on stock
ings than they ever did before. Even
women who shun the elaborate sort
Of fancy stockings find it necessary to
spend a good deal on stockings if they
wish to look well dressed.
Stockings of clear pinkish cast
are gaining in Importance. The pink
ish beige shade is not so well thought
Of There are light, pure beige tones
and there are light pink flesh tones,
but there is less demand now for
stockings that combine the two tones.
Gray stockings are also important, but
they are usually fairly dark-dark
enough to be called gun metal. Many
women prefer those to the beige tones
for wear with black shoes. For eve
ming many women choose the lighteSt
weight flesh pink. Very sheer black
stockings are still permissible, but
they are certainly not gaining ground,
I'm spite of all prediction. Mauve
shades usually very delicate. are also
considered appropriate for evening
II is now possible in many Ameri-
can shops to buy the fine grade very
thin Isle stockings with small lace
Evening star., 1926-09-20

~ i the Eansoes EsV
waalssr with o<O-pSeoo
al0usinum WfinSos.
zhe hssz,<freds Of khou-
sas,ds of fhese Waalsers
in use today have orc
ated q permanent de-
naaxsd for this model.
We a{aaU co1ltinue TO
make it, en,bodyinE
tIso sa11o fine work
nanEsalatp and materials
- hsretOlore.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

BREAKFAST
Dry Cereal with Sliced Peaches.
Corned Beef Hash.
Hot Corn Cake.
CruIlers Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cheese Souffle.
Sliced Tomatoes.
Hot Graham Mullins.
Pineapple Fritters. Fruit Sauce.
Tea.
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup.
Filet of Beef.
Baked Potatoes.
Creamed Turnips.
Banana Fritters. Lemon Sauce.
Pumpkin Pie. Cheese.
Coffee.
CORNED BEEF HASH.
Mix together ~ cups chopped
corned beef, cups chopped
cooked potatoes, chopped
cooked beet, l large chopped
carrot, teaspoonful grated
onion. teaspOonful table sauce.
u teaspoonful salt and u cup
ful stock or water. Melt two
tablespoonfuls beef drippings in
frying pan. add hash; cook
slowly until rich brown crust
has formed underneath. then
fold and serve on heated dish.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Peppers With Corn.

Continued i'm Tomorrow Star
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-27
FOR
 RESERVE UNIT IS
 UNDER WAY, SOUTH
PROPOSED BATTALION WILL BE PART OF RESERVE CORPS
 OF THE U. S. ARMY

Government investigations as to the advisability of forming an Or ganized Reserve in the 9th Corps Area are now we'll under way, according to a statement made to the Juneau En- pire by Maj. H. D. Sanborn, of Ketchi- kan, who was recently in Juneau on a personal inspection visit.
 Maj. Sanborn said that the proposed Organized Reserve would be a com bination of the Enlisted Reserves and Officers Reserves. There will be no compulsory drill and troops will not be available for state duty as in the National Guard unit. This new branch of the army will be known as part of the Reserve Corps of the regular U. s. Army. It has not received sanc- tion by the War Department as yet, but it is thought that it soon will.
 It is proposed to form one company of the Battalion in Juneau and one in Ketchikan. Company will be organ ized with a combination of those en- listed in Wrangell, Petersburg and Cordova, and Company will take in Anchorage and Fairbanks. A machine gun company will be divided among these different posts and will form the machine gun company of the Bat talion.
 Maj. Sanborn also stated that there are 26 Reserve Officers in Alaska at the present time and that the Off, cers personnel will be announced as soon as formed.