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By L. Lamar Matthews

DOROTHY was the first little
~ daughter in the family, and
her father, who was middle-aged
when she was born, Worshipped
the child.
Her pretty young mother was
also devoted, but she tempered her
love with reason. and divided 1t
equally among her three children.
And so it came about that the
mother had to do all the correct
ing of Dorothy while the father
did the indulging.
Then as the child grew older
she began showing the effect OF
the over-indulgence in which her
father delighted. One day when
her mother reproved her for some
misconduct Dorothy gave her a
pert reply and then father roared
with laughter.
"You got told that time" he de-
.clared in teasing tones.
Naturally, Dorothy tried that
trick again, and every time she
said something smart to, her
mother it brought forth applause
from the father.
or course, it spoiled the child
and developed a disposition to be
impairment. Furthermore she
was always sure OF her fathers
support in any difficulty that
arose between her and her mother,
and instead of the affection that
should have existed there arose a
smouldering feeling of antagonism
between the girl and her mother.
Her brothers, sensing this state
of affairs, resented her treatment
of their mother and undertook to
punish their sister in various
methods best known to little boys.
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Is a Disturbance Of True Body Harm Ony

other means of ready intercom-
munication there can be no or
ganized system of preventive
medicine.
The development Of all forms
Of transport and communication
has enlarged the social life of.
the people almost beyond Inn
agination. It has brought them
into sunlight and fresh air, car.
ried them to and from their work
and furnished their tables with
nourishing foods. 1t has spread
newspapers and books before the
people, filling their minds with
new interests. 1t is the first
great contributor to the saving
of human life and the postpone
ment of death.
Every one who helps In this
development is contributing to
build highway of health.
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satisfied with Life?' Asked Richard Otley

ana mockery. "But I'd have to
be aWfully sure"
''Of what? OF me? Haven't
/ proved to you that you can
trust me?"
Very Clever
yves. That was clever of
you. ''Oh," as he made an Inn
patient gesture, I'm not slur.
ring it. That's the kind Of clever.
ness that gets to woman.
land there's nothing in the
world I wouldn't do to win you.
Nothingi You understand that,
too, don't your
what romantic recklessness, !"
she smiled. 1.-THE untrapped
bachelor ready to compromise his
freedom. Am ! ready. yet. to-
compromise mine? I'll
go this far, Dick, you needn't
put the sloop in dry-dock yet"
cit wouldn't be that sloop," he
murmured. 1T would be a yacht
big enuogh to go anywhere"
mo, the sloop or nothing. III
take all the chances If ! take
any,"
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.sThs Place Is Too Public He SAD

he did to conceal the fact
Derry spoke first. With her
best smile she said to OtIeg.
Dick. I've got q rotten job for
YOU =
Draw up the specifi tons.
I've found out about Red.face
so have ]. Mr.. La1rdoE you
two have met, haven't you says
that he Is always on the brink Of
total alcoholic extinction at this
hour. It's your painful duty to
push him over She gave him
3. significant glance which tactily
added. before he gets too talIka-
tive.
This place Is too public, OBJ
iected Landor. after OtIey had.
gone. Aren't there any caves
on this mountain peak
She led him around 8 masked
chimney to the roofs coping and
down u passage which terminated
in q bench and a pinned curtain.
How about this,
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; venomed bitterness that the real
purport Of his trouble was made
lvidly clear to her.
But you have been here" she
cried.
THAT was before"
Before what?" she demanded
as he failed to conclude the sem
tence.
He made no reply.
What have you been hearing?"
Then, as he still failed to answer
she declared, vehement in her
loyalty: whatever 1t is, it isn't
true. How dare you think it,
Blackie?
sI'n come. In an hour!'
Coming out from the telephone,
she was intercepted by Richard
OtIey. He was looking, more than
ever, his impeccable, assured self.
His smile, as ever, reserved some
thing, thereby provoking the
eternal feminine within her to
inquiry.
'sDo you know, Dick, that you
narrowly escape being SNUG at
times? You're awfully well sat
isfied with hfe'
I'm not so well satisfied with
life as l was seven weeks ago"
Important date! Our fatal
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By Beatrice Fairfgx
An Authority on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage

An Authority on the Problems OF
Love and Marriage
IN these days of self-expression
i it is well to be careful to ex.
press cur real best selves.
In other generations girls acted
very much alike. according to
rigid rules and conventions or
decornm. whatever their inner
rebellion may have been. And
the general point of view was
that every girl who followed the
conventions was nice girl,
trustworthy and fitted to head q
home of her own.
In these days OF radical
change, however. you are judged
BY the impression you make.
What impression are your actions
and your conversation likely to
make on the type of man you
would wish above all else to win
~ sweetheart and husband2
This thought is brought out in
the Following letter:
"Dear Miss Fairfax:
at read your articles nearly
every night and although your
advice is more to girls than
men, / think some Of it might
DO them a little good.
81 missed the letter you printed
q few months ago from the Three
Dodos.' But Judging by the re-
plies 1t brought forth it handed
out the good news that there are
many modern young men who do
not value girls according to their
skill as peters.
sd like to say this to girls vino
pet: Not only do you cheaper
yourselves for no reason at all, but
you give men a false impression.
No man wants a girl to literally
throw herself at him, which Ia just
what the peters are doing. He
wants to earn the kisses given him
just as he does the money he re-
ceives as salary at the end OF a
week. He does not want aims in
either case.
NO man who has a spark Of
manhood in him will go out a
second time with a peter when
he knows what she is. Some
men may invite her a second and
third time, but not with the view
of better acquaintance leading to
marriage, which 1 believe is every
girls goal. The girls men marry
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lead to genuine friendship and
usually to the goal of happiness
for both men and women happy
marriage.
Free kisses and caresses to all
corners who can claim acquaint-
ance and possibly treat to soda
or trip to the tl1satcr are not
tho means of making an impress
son that leads to mutual respect
and lasting rasa-d AID love.
How can I refuse to pet with
out giving offansa'" pretty
young girl asked a wise elderly
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Corcoran? Has he been trying to
fasten himself on your
Warned By Instinct
mo. said Derry. and was about
to, add, II don't know him. when
some foreinstinct 81 perilous COM,
plications stopped her. and
don't want him to- she substi-
tuted. He seems an extraror.
binary sort Of creature. =
The only extraordinary thing
about him il that he's sober
enough at this hour to have
speech and motion left. When
in condition he IS known as the
champion bean.spilIer Of New
York and suburbs. AS q gatherer
and dispenser OF social dirt he IS
in class by himself. It's un-
canny the way he picks things
up, and unhoIy the way he ali
ways tells 'em in the wrong
place. Who the devil Is this
butt-5n''3
1t was Otiey returning. He was
looking worried, and seemed en-
noxed at Tony's presence, try as
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CHAPTER IL
nERRY made a strange response
~ to Willowdean's pathetic re-
quest that she call up Blackie.
sOh, you poor damn fool" she
said softly, pitifully. And she
bent and, for the first time,
kissed the other. Like so many
highly feminiaed women. they
were both by nature chary OF
earesses to their own sex.
You'll do it, won't you? I've
done something aWfully nice for
sou tonight, you know"
Derry nodded, hardly needing.
She was troubled for her friend,
perceiying dimly tragic possi-
bllities now in what she had
deemed at most an episode adj
venture.
Over the phone, Walter Blake
iyss voice was so unnatural and
strained that she was still more
concerned. He pleaded stress OF
work.
81 do think you'd better come
down here, If it's only for half
Al hour. . she urged.
Where are your
At Martins party. All of us.
DO you think I'd come to his
placer" he said with such en-
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to create by immunity resistant
body.
The destruction of infective
agents, the segregation of infec-
tious persons, disinfection, quar-
antine, avoidance of splitting or
cough spraying, are methods OF
reducing mass infection.
Medical practice. clinics, dispen.
saries, hospitals, sauatoria and
health insurance are services for
the early diagnosis and treat
ment of disease which consists
in assisting man back to harmony
with his environment.
These are the great articles OF
modern preventive medicine. 1t
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The lIght quIekened IN hls fine

The light quickened in his fine
eyes. ''You adorable thing.
Am I? love to be told SO
1t gives you such a warm. comfy
feeling inside"
She half rose from her seal
as Walter BIakely appeared In
the doorway. but dropped back
She had caught sight of Willow
dean, had seen the light Of
secret fire flash and wane In the
beautiful face. The two met md
passed on into a side room. sup
posedly seeking the host. Then
Derry beheld more startling
sight.
Who" she Intercepted Otley.
SIS the red-faced man that's got
Sara Mcintyre crowded into a
corner?"
Haven't an idea. / never saw
him before"
Haven't you? Well. have.
He's the swimmer from the rock
who tried to race us inn
Suffering snakes! Has he rec.
ognized your
Not yet. And / don't want him.
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and refuse one co TOMB It's
only fair to you both not to kiss
either but to save my kisses for
the man who viii love me most
of all and win my love.
Al girl clever and tactfui enough
to be popular is clever enough to
take a stand and hold it 90
graciously and charmingIy that
she will win. not lose. the friend.
ship OF worthwhile men by re-
fusing kisses And OF course.
her chance Of winning the One
Man who win love her for herr
self alone. will be increased one
hundred fold by her reserve and
poise. Then with their love
proved by betrothal kisses be-
come beautiful and sacred SYM
Dol Of affection that Is true and
endnres.
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Beautiful, WOrldIy-Wise and Eagerly
Seeking FrivOlity, Is Derry
Heroine of the Story
WHAT HAS HAPPENED so FAR

Derry Thomas attractive business girl while shopping per-
whom she has not met to for
He her without learn
Mr. Osrander dealer in antiques, her employer
marry admirers them
Beverley Greenway Smith, New York aderman Dick
OIey wealthy dlettane; Martin Cole PLAYWRIGHT and Prof
Walter Baey in psychoanays cousin OF Green
ways WOwdean French leading lady in Coles plays turns out
be divorce
wife Derry interested in
Baey frequently the Recherche fashionable
he sign of
having Cole jealous of Blakey and
calls office
matter of business and takes her to bali She goes
sailing with Oy They caught fog and forced to
spend the night the boat The next morning Derry seen by
clubs WilOwdean brings
akeIys hypnotic globes Derys Martin
gives party WOwdean implore Derry to make Blakey
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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respect they will tell such men
what they think of them and
leave them alone in future.
THE whole trouble lies in the
fact that so many girls haven't
the courage to tell the truth to
men, and refuse to pet. so they
give in to their wishes. rather
than argue. This is what causes
promiscuouss petting and makes
it hard to- eradicate.
"As you see, my views are en-.
tirely 'dodoistic.' I, also, am look.
ing for a girl who doesn't kiss
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Whatever the benefits Of rail-
ways. roads have always been the
most important means of com.
munication, and with the develop
ment of the internal combustion
engine their Importance has great.
ly increased.
Civilization is primarily depen-
dent upon intercommunicatio
which benefits the country from
center to circumference.
Roads, open markets facilitate
national defense, secure govern.
ment, spread knowledge and ad,
vance science.
In. country without roads or
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man in general discussion Of
promiscuous petting.
The reply was worth repeating.
Suppose Dick asks yoW for
od-night kiss. Tell him that
tomorrow evening or next week
You have a date with Tom and
Tom Is sure to ask for q k:ss.
Ask whether he would be willing
to have you kiss Tom, also. He
will naturally reply No "
But Tom loves me twice as
much as you do, you may reply,
$50 how can / give you kiss
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every Tom, Dick and Harry
"I do not believe in kissing I'M
less there is definite under
standing between the two parties.
Such understanding should be
more than the hollow words, I
love you-you love me-let it go
at that basis. 1t must be based
on real love and sincerity and in
tent to marry, If 1t means any
thing.
"THE FOURTH DODO."
We are all of as making i'm
pressions on others every day OF
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is not a mere Doctors stunt. 1t
springs from deep human in
stincts. 1t is established upon GER
tain broad social conditions. 1t
has it's deep foundation in eternal
natural law.
The health conscience of a PEG.
ple forces attention to four prin-
cipal nonmedical groups of condi-
tions which affect the health OF
every individual and, consequent.
ly, of nation. These groups OF
conditions, according to Sir George,
are transport, political power, eco
nomic development and social GUS
TOM
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our lives. The impression we
make may seem of trifling inn
portance compared with the pleas
ure of the moment. Yet on Inn
pressions made by our appear
ance and character, words and
actions depend, in large degree,
our future success and happiness.
So the girl who is thoughtful
looks beyond quick and fleeing.
cheap popularity, and builds well
for the future by giving true
impression of her lest, most
charming self. Such impressions
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in nine out of ten cases are girls
who do not pet.
$50 the peter is foolish If she
. thinks she is winning any mans
affection by such methods.
But girls are not the only'ones
to be raped for petting. There
are two sides TO every story and
this applies to petting. Girls are
ninnies for agreeing to pet, but
men are the originators. Such
men are callow and not worth
thinking twice about. If girls
want 10 hold on to their self
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It is interesting to have roads,
national and State highways.
country turnpikes and roads taken
up as health problems. Those OF
us who have gone through the
various stages Of road evolution in
the United States know the differ.
ence on health and on the con-
servation Of human energy be.
tween the primitive trail and the
smooth finished highway for motor
travel.
Adam Smith said that good
roads were among the greatest of
all national improvements.
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deep.rootei love of parents for
tkei" children. it always results
in unpleasant conditions in the
home.
The only possible thing for
mother and father to do Is to
have their arguments and dis
agreements, especially where the
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BY the time the children were
in their teens there were two
distinct factions in the house
hold-father and Dorothy on one
side, with mother and the two
boys on the other.
A similar situation exists in
many families: and despite the
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Little Buttercup.
Fill the blanks ~
Major General Governor General of the Philip
pine Islands since 1921.
The dollar gold is the largest coined by this
country
What is the that connect with
Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock.
9. The beginning of the war between Spain and u s.
The first telegraph line in U.
See tomorrow's paper to verify your
Answers to yesterdays test.
l. Scotland; q Norway; g. U. S.; A. England; Germany
true; T. false false true; TO- Haiti; IL oberln;
~ Malta 49, Assouan; L. The Madeleine Is, Trafalgar
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MuscOts and Luck

E bring good fortune is ageod and uni
versa. They element in the OF the Middle
Ages when the knight carried the charm which his lady
love had blessed.
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E14ects of DiscOrd In the Family

children are concerned. when the
young ones are not present..
Children can even interpret
glances and manner. They
know when there is discord be.
tween their parents. and it has
a powerful influence upon their
own attitude and their conduct.
If mothers and fathers do not
agree about the discipline or the
indulgence of their children
and they seldom dot is very
foolish and very harmful to dis
cuss their differences in the
presence Of the children. 1t not
only leaves them puzzled as to
just what course of procedure
is right, but it lessons their re.
spect for both parents.
Women who find fault with
their husbands or correct their
speech or table manners during
family gatherings are lessening
the children's regard for both
mother and father. Men who
criticize their wives so that the
children are aware of their dis.
approval are, doing the same
thing. AS long as. there are
men and women there will prob
ably be disa greements and argu.
ments between them. But it is
only the foolish, the thoughtless
or the ignorant parents who will
reproach or ridicule each other
in the presence of their children.
The fifth and sixth largest
cities in the world are Chicago
(2,701, 7O5) and Toxic (2,27O,0 00).
Australia has eight or more
species Of cuckoo, but not one
has the familiar call of the Euro.
pean bird. -
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The knowledge Test for
Times Readers

You should use these Your Mana seraes
scoring yourself By the number of yo" get T9ht IN
uVeek Check yor By consulting the list each '9h
author do connect
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The fifth and sixth largest
cities in the world are Chicago
(2,701,705) and Toxic (2,27O,000
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apvERTlsEMEMI
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Australia has eight or more
species of cuckoo, but not one
has the familiar call Of the Euro.
pean bird. -
The Bozeman courier., 1926-11-26
Excuse It, Please

Lois went with him into the hall. Ken
nedy's eyes followed her. She was dressed
in serpent green gown cut away from
bare young arms. Her black hair was
bound in something that looked like beaten
gold, and great glittering green hoops
tossed against her cheeks. More like q
sword-crueller than ever!
Left alone, Kennedy walked nervOusly
about the room. It seemed suddenly unfa-
miliar. Linen covers had been put on the
chairs, giving them an air of lOofness.
Some ones roses were making the place
sweet. CarringtOn's, perhaps-pOOr chap.
The French windows at the end Of the
room looked out on the garden-a city gar
den closed in by four boarded walls. A bit
of grass-sOme struggling little shrubs
and a stunted tree.
Kennedy smiled bitterly. A garden only
tesy, too. Such strife and striving and in
the end-a stunted tree
"a stunted treer' Kennedy repeated it
several times with a sort of bitter enjoy
ment.
started! Lois had come into the room.
1t was quite q time before he could make
up his mind to turn and face her. When he
did he saw the guillOtine quite plainly!
Lois held a letter in her hand. Kennedy
flinched when he recognized it. She smiled
little strange sarcastic smile and twisted
the letter in her fingers.
You wanted to see me-" stammered
Kennedy.
She indicated a chair.
"Yes-I wished to see you. Won't you be
seated, please?" The tone was one she
might have used to a stranger.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-11-26

anything in it," he said casually, as he
hung up the receiver Then the sweat broke
out on his hands. There wasn't anything
in it Was that the phone? He turned to
"The president of Continental Wire and
Electric"
Kennedy took his hat.
"Shut him Off" he said, and went out.
Another cannon ball footed day passed
When evening came q feminine voice ad-
dressed him from the other end Of the
telephone wire. The voice was geld.
"Will you kindly come around to the
house at half past eight this evening?" it
said.
kennedy caught hold of the edge of the
desk. He heard himself asserting mechani-
cally. The voice disappeared. He felt sud-
denly queer at the pit Of his stomach. His
knees wabbled.
He had a hard time getting through the
hours until half past eight. Every time the
phone rang he jumped as If a hypOdermic
needle had been pushed into his arm. He
took 6 long time dressing. He tried three
different shirts, and before he was through
there was little rag carpet of ties around
/ his chiffOrODe. When at length the work
was done he looked at himself in the glass.
"POOr fish," he said. Dressing for your
execution
| At seven o'clock he went out and began
walking At a quarter to nine he found
himself in front of her door.
The house looked down at him frowning-
/ W
him-however, that didn't matter. Nothing
mattered.
AS he mounted the steps he held out his
hand and looked at it. 1t was steady now
He was going to meet it like man, what
ever it was. Like a man!
He rang the bell
"In the library" the maid said, in answer
The room was full Of peop!e when he
to his query.
entered it-at least, he thought it was
But after a while it turned out to be only
CarringtOn-a married sister and her hus
band, and Lois mother and father. They
all greeted Kennedy cordially. He haC
: passed the place in life where he wa'
viewed with Indifference by parents. How
> They were a nervous pair. Appealing anC
ever, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen really liked him
proud. Presently they slipped off to bed
= but the married sister and her husband
: fingered until half past ten. Carringtol
stayed on.
Lois was paie-paler than he had eve
seen her, and she talked a great deal
excitedly.
She did not look at Kennedy. He had
mind to get up and go. Why should d
= face the coming interview-should be wal
. to hear her say-unfOrgettable things?
But just then CarringtOn arose! He look
= ed sullen.