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Evening star., 1927-08-20
DELI 1NlL - lO1O1LO ". BURGESS

ende everybody excepting Farmer
Browns Boy, Old Man Coyote, Reddy
and Mrs. Fox; and some Of the smaller
people who were hidden nearby watch
ing all that was going on were so
startled by the rush Of Mrs. Bear
that they, too. took to their heels.
Farmer Browns Boy didn't know
what it all meant. But 1t was
enough for him that Mother Bear was
gone This was his chance to help
the poor little cub caught by a foot
between two roots. He jumpted to his
feet and stepped out into the open.
The little cub heard him and began
to whimper and cry. At the first
sound of that whimpering cry there
was a sudden loud snort and Mother
Bear stopped running Farmer
Browns Boy stopped, too. Once more
he was uncertain.
Meanwhile, the Merry Little Breezes
continued to blow freely from the East
and to carry with them the man smell
straight to Mother Bear. If Farmer
Browns Boy could have known how
little cold shivers went up and down
her backbone, and how she had a
prickly feeling on the top of her head,
just as he had had only few minutes
before he would have felt easier in
his mind But he didn't know and
couldn't know, so he stood still wait
ing to see what would happen next.
Then once more the wind changed.
Those tickle Merry Little BreeZes no
longer carried the scent Of Farmer
Browns Boy to Mother Bear Her nose
was no longer filled with that dreadful
man smell. The instant she no longer
got that smell her thoughts went back
to that baby of hers who was in such
trouble. She no longer thought of
| running away. With loud "Woof.
Woof"' she started back. From where
| she was she couldn't see Farmer
Browns Boy. Farmer Browns Boy
| couldn't see her either, but he could
| hear her coming. An idea came to him.
| He must frighten her. Yes, sir, he
| must frighten Mother Rear. If he
| could frighten her sufficiently she prob.
ably would leave him alone. But how
! could he friehten her? There she was,
/ coming nearer and nearer. He could
/ hsar her and he could see the bushes
, moving.
| downright. 1877
Evening star., 1927-08-20
w E. DL OCK E d
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

and combed it through her marvellous
crop of dark hair
On her white forehead the widows
peak became more clearly outlined.
and when she took a brush, her hair
J.>,tened as If oil had been poured
upon it. How beautiful she was!
lie had never thought he would love
Il woman like this.
Always he had been rather cold and
reserved where women were con-
cerned. No one had stimulated his
imaEina ton until he had seen her liz
tie heart-shaped face across the table
from him at dinner that night long
ago. But even then he hadn't dreamed
he would love her like this. His love
for her had become an aching want.
Sometimes in the office. during the
busiest of his days, her face would
arise before him. She had no idea that
he wasn't able to concentrate on bust
ness as he once had. Te wondered
sometimes if she realized what an iron
control il was necessary for him to
exert constantly in order to keep from
touching her. He loved her so much,
She turned about to make laugh
ing remark OF some kind. and saw
his face. The smile that she had been
wearing vanished. Her lashes dropped.
He had no clear idea afterWard why
his self-cOntrol slipped from him at
that moment, hut ii seemed TO him at
the time. that her small face wore an
expression of allure.
He was half crazy anyway. II only
he didn't love her so much'
But in two strides he was across the
room and had gathered her up in his
arms.
At that moment Nan had no feel
ing. Sensation was temporarily para
| lived. She had known. Of course. that
sooner or later this was bound To hap
pen. She had married Martin Lee
knowing it and she had no intention
of cheating.
But she hadn't known how fierce
his arms would be around her, nor
how insistent his lips.
She did not resist him. She lay in
his arms with her hcartshaped face
upturned to his.
Over and over he kissed her fore
head where the hair grew in a wild
oW's peak. Over and over his lips
touched her cheeks until finally they
came to rest again and again on hers.
But her resistlesSneSs beat through
to Martins consciousness. 1t aroused
his pride and he released her.
He was still breathing hard. but
facing him Nan was quite calm. al
! though her eyes wore d frightened
| look.
I'm sorry" he began abruptly. And
| realizing the futility of words, he
turned and stormed out of the room.
Left alone, Nan stood where he had
left her. She felt as cold as A stone.
She touched her fingers to her hot
cheeks, and they felt like ice. Then
| the tears came.
1t wasn't that she disliked Martin,
but she did not love him. In her own
| way she had even tried to play the
game, she had not resisted him. But.
of course, he was much too clever not
to see through her.
And then she was suddenly indig-
nant.
What did he expect? He had mar
| ried her knowing the truth. He had
known how much she cared for Tom.
How could he expect her to respond to
him? How could he? And yet deep
within herself she felt feeling Of
shame. How sweet he had been to
her an how patient!
(Copyright. 1927
Continued in Mondays Starr.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
THE WOMAN AT THIRTY.ONE
BY CLYDE CALLISTER.

When Charlotte Bronte became 81
she might have and probably did con-
slider herself failure. She was the
daughter of poor widowed clergy
man in Yorkshire, England; her health
had always been poor and her edu-
cation irregular. From her ninth TO
her fifteenth year she had been
obliged to act as her fathers house
keeper Two of her sisters had died
in their youth and an only and prom
Using brother had become a drunkard
Twice she had tried TO hold Il position
as governcss. only to find herself un-
fitted to the task. She had lived for
two years i'll Brussels. i'll order to
learn French, SO that she and her
two remaining sisters might open Il
girls school of their own. But the
brothers. unfortunate condition had
brought this plan 10 naught
Charlotte and her sisters had al
ways been fond of writing. and ii
occurred to them to write each one
romance--secretly. of course. for their
father would not have approved. The
works OF the two sisters were accept
ed for publication though they met
with no success al the time--but Char
lotte's WAS refused on all hands.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Mrs. f. c. writes: "At what age
can the 10 o'clock feeding be elimi-
mated? My baby is 8 months DID,
weighs IS pounds and takes formula
of 80 ounces of milk, 10 of water and
2 ounces of sugar. In addition he gets
cereal, vegetables, yolk of one egg,
prune juice alternately with orange
juice, bread crusts and cod liver oil.
He sleeps out of doors and has a sun
bath for Is minutes twice a day. Is
he getting along all right and is his
weight normal? He has six teeth. Is
it necessary to keep shirt on baby?
During the daytime he only wears
band and diaper"
Answer.-It depends entirely on how
we'll the baby is progressing how soon
the 10 o'clock meal can be eliminated.
If the baby is being fed once every
four hours it is better to continue the
10 o'clock meal a little longer than
with the baby who gets five meals
during the day. / think it is safer to
say that generally the baby should get
five meals a day until he is one year
old After that he can get along on
four if he is we'll nourished. Your
baby is the right weight and has bet
| ter than the average number of teeth.
One and one-half ounces of sugar is
enough in one day. Your general reg
| linen is excellent, which no doubt ac.
counts for his splendid condition.
When the weather is hot only band
and diaper are necessary. Add more
clothes when the temperature drops.
Mrs. l.. w. P. writes: my baby
weighed a little over pounds at birth
and now at 512 months weighs 81
pounds. Is he overweight? / nurse
him every three hours and give him
orange juice once day. The last two
weeks he has been waking up at 2 or
o'clock in the morning. Is this n
sign that he is not getting enough to
eat in the daytime?"
Answer: Usually when a child who
has been sleeping well previously be-
gins to waken at night 1t is a sign
| that he needs some addition to his
diet. Sometimes the coming of teeth
may make baby temporarily wake.
full Your baby now weighs as much
as the average baby of one year. l
would advise feeding only every four
hours in the daytime and begin sereal
feelings as we'll as cod liver oil now,
Such large baby will need more food
to nourish him than smaller baby.
Evening star., 1927-08-20

wooden besteads are becoming again
vogue, the solid headboard supplies
protection. The material at the head
of the brass bedstead ssetched is run
on a stout wire with a Reading stand
ing perkily above. The ends Of the
wire are fastened to the outer posts
of the bedstead. This backing of ma
terial should not be too full, but
merely gathered so that it falls easily.
The plain bolster or pillow covering
is relieved by the covering Of the pat
termed goods for the wee head cush-
ions. This is a smart touch in the
treatment.
Other Accessories.
Figured curtains of matching ma.
terial may have a plain valance, If
one is desired. A dressing table with
a valance to match the one on the
bed employs a plain scarf of the con-
trasting plain material to cover the
top. The chairs, if they are small.
may have seat covers of the figured
material.
Slip Covers.
If chairs are large they should have
plain material for the main covering,
and only cushions of the figured goods
A floor cushion Of the combined fig
ured and plain materials is placed at
night where the feet will rest on it
getting in or out of bed, giving a lux
urious and welcome softness to the
tread.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Sunday afternoon me and pop went
out to the park and l sed, G pop. /
got a ideer.
Well, I'm an open minded man, so
| wont veto it until hear it, pop sed.
Meening wat was it, and sed, Let's
hunt for 4sleef clovers and be lucky
if we find eny.
Signed by the governor. pop sed.
Meening he would Wich we start
ed to, and l found one almost before
| started looking, saying g, herray,
pop, l got one alreddy, G. l certeny
feel lucky today.
That's a conincidents, because you
look rather lucky today. I've noticed it
all afternoon, pop sed AS far as I'm
concerned / could look till l have a
permanent wave in the neck without
finding eny. that's how lucky l am, he
sed.
Wich jest then l found another one,
and in about more minutes l found
another one, saying, G wiz, pop. |
jest find them and find them, don't L?
That jest describes it. pop sed, and
| Sed. | certainly aWt to be lucky after
finding all these leef covers.
Wich jest then wat did ! do but
trip over a stick up root of tree,
sknning the skin off Of one elbo and
humping my nose agenst the ground
one of the fearsest bumps l ever
bumped it, and l quick threw all the
4 leef Clovers away, saying Gosh
shang the luck, who sed they was
lucky? Id like to catch the guy that
invented that ideer. ] sed.
Another superstition Exploded. pop
sed. From now on III never hunt for
another leef clover because Ill real.
ize that nuthing can bring me luck eX
cept sweetness of hart and tranquil
lity of mind. he sed.
And we kepp on wawking, pop feel
ing better instead of Verse and me
telling worse insted of better.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
BEAUTY LEAlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

little bit of meat or fish, and dish of
cooked vegetables, such as carrots,
beets, peas. cabbage, cauliflower. spin
ach or any greens, string beans,
squash or turnips. Butter them if you
want. 1 am allowing you most every
vegetable but potato. For dessert,
fruit, ice cream or a simple pudding
made with milk. Bedtime, two glasses
of water.
Meantime, dash cold water over the
face in the morning, to make the skin
feel fresh. Some time during the day
take very hot, soapy bath, scrubbing
your body all over. This clears the
complexion, because 1t drains all the
surface of the skin, so no part is called
on to do extra work for the other.
Hold hot wet cloths over the face, then
rub in cleansing cream. or if there are
pimples as well as blackheads, zinc
ointment or sulphur ointment. Throw
towel over the head and let tho
steam from basin of hot water open
the pores, so the ointment does its
work. Wash off and rub with ice.
Evening star., 1927-08-20

Suiting the decorative fabrics to the
decoration of a room is not always an
easy matter especially where a rather
large amount is needed. The saying
''the more the merrier" does not nee
essarily apply in the use of cretonnes
or printed linens particularly, for in
them design is apt to be pronounced.
But if some plain material that corre-
sponds in texture with whichever fab
ric is employed is combined with the
patterned goods. delightful decoration
can result.
To use the identical gay material to
some extent on a number of furnish
ings is to give to the room a sense of
unity. To know how and where to re-
lieve what would otherwise become
monotonous by introducing the plain
goods is the problem. An interesting
mingling of the two materials is in
dicated in the room pictured. You will
notice that there is plenty of the Gre
tonne to add gayety. but that the plain
goods strikes a restful note.
Headboard Arrangement.
The cover for the bed with its plain
top and figured deep ruff1ed sides is
pleasing. Special attention is called to
the use Of the cretonne at the head of
the bed. Those who find open head
boards draughty are recommended to
use this treatment, for it does away
with such an annoyance. Now that
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Astringent Lotion.

Discouraged Charlotte was. but witt
what ambition and determination she
.still possessed she set about to write
another tale. This book-written and
published when Charlotte Bronte was
still 3l-was Jane Eyre" AS one
cotemporary said: mo such triumph
has been achieved in our time by any
other English author" 1t has been
said that in a few weeks the author
of this book gained a wider reputa.
ton than Thackeray had achieved
after years of work.
It was in 1922, when she was III
years old. that Maria Louisa. the
widowed second wife of Napoleon
Bonaparte. married Count Niepperg.
and at the same age Parepa Rosa.
popular opera singer. married Carl
Rosa. German opera manager and
violinist
Mrs. Harding was a woman OF this
age when she married the President
to-be, and Susan b. Anthony was 81
years old when she called the con-
vention of women.
6Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-08-20
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
FRIDAY NIGHT
BY BOB DICKSON,

FRIDAY NIGHT.
am on my way home after vaca-
ton, and l allowed myself three days
for the trip. and I guess l should have
allowed a week, on account of it is
500 miles and left at o'clock this
morning and now it is 9 o'clock at
night and l have made so miles, and
IS Of them this afternoon.
After l said good-by to Joan and the
baby and everybody 1 drove to a fill
ing station and then l was on my
way. and I had just got past the city
limits when the old heap went dead
on me.
So ! wasted Is minutes wondering
about it, and then l saw a garage sign
little way ahead and l called for
help.
l said, II don't know what's the
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Lubricating the Dry Complexion.

Dear Miss Leeds: u My complexion
is very good but it is rather dry. When
powder it appears scaly. / have
been using theatrical cream for cleans
ing and l do not wash my face with
water. l also use cold cream as a
powder base. Will this cause en-
larged pores? (2) How can l bleach
hair on my forearms and lip?
MARIA D.
Answer-(D The facial treatments
you are using are good for your type
of skin. After cleansing your skin
with the cream, wipe it off carefully
and pat on little witch-hazel to close
the pores, so that they will not become
enlarged in time. 1t is likely that the
dryness of your skin may be partly
due TO internal conditions. Be sure TO
include enough dairy products. such as
milk and butter. in your diet. If you
are underweicht. build yourself up to
Evening star., 1927-08-20

Cream two.thirds cupful Of butter
with two cupfuls of sugar, add one
half a cupful Of sweet milk and one
cupful of hot mashed potatoes. Sift
together two cupfuls Of Hour, two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder and one
teaspoonful each of cloves, cinnamon
and nutmeg, and add to the first mix
ture. Then stir in four eggs, one cup
full of chopped walnuts, one-half a
cupful Of melted chocolate. and some
vanilla extract. Bake in a moderate
Evening star., 1927-08-20

If you have muddy, blotchy skin,
you can clear. it up in a few weeks,
no matter how discouraging it looks,
if you will follow this advice. This is
a treatment covering the entire day,
to be followed every day for three
weeks, unless the skin clears before.
And it will, if it isn't in very bad
shape.
When you get up in the morning
drink down two glasses of hot water.
II you don't like the hot-water taste,
put salt in it; hot salty water tastes
good. For breakfast, eat fruit, an egg,
one or two slices of toast, not more
than one cup of coffee or tea. Mid
morning a glass Of colo water. Lunch,
a large salad of fruit or mixed vegeta-
bles. with plenty of dressing or may
onnaise, and either milk or tea and a
small piece of toast or roll and but
ter. Mid-afternoon, two glasses of
water.
Dinner-A clear SOUP a very, very
Evening star., 1927-08-20

found slanting shelf built near the
floor in a clothes closet. A cleat was
nailed on to the shelf four inches
from the top. Heels of shoes were
placed on this cleat and the slanting
shelf held them in place off the floor.
The same idea may be worked out
with metal shoe racks on sale in
department stores. Or by buying
two curtain rods with ends bent so
they extend out from the window
frame, it is possible to get the same
effect. Nancy purchased one set
for glass curtain and for valance,
thus giving her two depths. These
were attached to door.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-08-20

Nan Harrry m artists model mar
ries Tom Elliott. q DOOr artist. h0rin3
hdd chance 10 lHdrru Ndrtin Lee.
rich iaWDer. Tom and Nan are rerp
hdppv. but then Hdren'f been married
long irhen Tom dereIopS pneumonia and
difS. he leareS Nan nb0Ht TO hare .
habg. she meets Martin Lee 01a'H and
he SfW torres her. For the S0he 0f her
chid she MdFFieS him. lie does ers5V-
hin1 for her. surrounding her tcifh
iHrHries. but she feefS trapped. Or
course she adoreS her bdbV. Nuriei. bHt
rs WdFtjnS iCife. she has certain coHyen-
fioHHiihes 10 obSSrCe she cOmsS in one
AFTERNOON TO find Martin holding the
hnbY.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Peach Mousse.

Soak one tablespoonful of gelatin in
cold water and dissolve It over hot
water. Cut up one quart Of fresh
peaches, cover with one cupful of
sugar and one-fourth cupful Of lemon
juice and let stand for one hour.
Mash, rub through coarse strainer
and add the dissolved gelatin. Place
in the refrigerator or pan of cracked
ice and stir until the mixture begins
20 thicken. Add one cupful of cream
whipped. Turn into mold and chill
thoroughly. Pears or any other fresh
fruit may be used instead of peaches.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Scalloped Potatoes.

Place a layer of diced cold potatoes
in baking dish. Cover with cream
sauce into which dried Clipped beef
has been stirred and a few chopped
peppers. Repeat until the dish is
nearly full, then cover with buttered
crumbs and sprinkling of cheese.
Let remain in the oven for 80 minutes,
or until thoroughly heated through.
The sauce will not need much salt
added to it, but add a little pepper or
paprika.
Evening star., 1927-08-20

ming any risk. He thought OF going
back home and getting help and also
OF getting his gun. so that in case
Mother Bear proved ugly he could
protect himself. But somehow he
didn't want TO go home.
Mother Bear had once more given
all of her attention to the poor little
cub. She WAS 10 longer suspicious
She had quite forgotten that she had
caught q Whif of the man smell.
She was licking the little cub and try
ing TO comfort il.
Meanwhile the wind was changing,
The Merry Little BreeZes, which had
been coming from the West, now
danced around behind Farmer Brown S
Boy and then came back from the
East, They danced straight from Far.
ner Browns Boy to Mother Bear, and
they fairly filled her sensitive nose
with the smell of Farmer Browns s
Boy, the dreaded man smell. 1t was
all so sudden, so unexpected, that the
result was exactly as if a gun had
been fired. With a frightened "Woof'
Woof"' Mother Bear suddenly dashed
away. crashing through the bushes.
one little cub at her heels. 1t was so
sudder. so unexpected. that it fright.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
NANCY PACE
Nancy Finds Novel Way to
Store Shoes
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Storage of shoes in clothes closet
was a disturbing problem to Nancys
order loving soul.
She had been brought up on the
wall pocket of cretonne attached to
the closet door. But she discovered
that the toes of the shoes got out
Evening star., 1927-08-20
MlLADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

My complexion is very sallow. ~
Could you give me some information
about the care Of the eyes? BERT.
Answer-(D You need to gain about
10 pounds. The blackheads may be
prevented from appearing by keeping
the skin scrupulously clean. Wash
your face with soap and warm water
every night, using a complexion brush
to work in the lather. Rinse in clean
warm water and press out any ripe"
blackheads. Rinse in cold water, dry
with a clean towel and pat on some
boric acid solution or witch hazel, al
lowing it to dry on your skin. You
may then apply the following salve
and leave it on overnight: One-hah
dram ichthvel; 1 dram zinc oxide; 1
dram starch: 112 drains petrolatum.
When you have rid your face of black
heads of the pimples will probably go.
too. For other treatments for this
skin condition see my leaflet on Com
pleXion Ills," which 1 shall be glad TO
mail you on receipt of stamped, self
addressed envelope. Young people
often have these complexion troubles,
but If proper care is given to the skin
these blemishes will disappear in time.
You should consult a physician about
the boils. They usually result from
wrong diet. A local treatment for the
sites consists of bathing the eyes in
warm boric acid solution and then ap-
plying a little yellow oxide OF mercury
Il per cent? to the sore spot. The
presence of both sites and boils indi-
Gates that your physical condition is
poor. You should have a thorough
overhauling by physician. (2) and (O
Please send for my leaflets on How
to Gain Weight" and Beautiful Fea.
lures" The latter gives directions for
care of the eyes in general, but if you
are having any trouble with yours
you should consult an eye specialist
about them. From your description
of yourself I judge that you do not
eat wisely nor get enough active out
door exercise every day.
LOIS LEEDS.
Astringent Lotion.
G. W.-You ask for a recipe for an
astringent lotion for large pores. Here
is good one: Four ounces rosewater;
ounce alcohol 10 drops tincture of
benzon; "A dram spirits lavender.
LOIS LEEDS.
tCopyright. 1877
Evening star., 1927-08-20
The Wind Changes.
Beware Beware The wind may change
And all your plans may disarrange.
old Mother West Wind.

Farmer Browns Boy was hesitating.
He didn't know whether or not he
dare let Mother Bear see him. He
wanted to go to the help Of the little
cub which was caught by one foot.
but he feared Mother Bear might
misunderstood it, and he knew that
one blow from one Of those big paws
might easily kill him. So he hesitated
and tried to think Of some plan for
helping that young Bear without run
Evening star., 1927-08-20

Of shape when they were rammed
into these pockets unless care was
taken to slip shoe trees into the
shoes first.
She found collapsible shoe cabinets
Of cretonne which looked like hang
ing shelves. These were attached
to closet doors or walls.
In a new home Nancy visited she
Evening star., 1927-08-20

On cane made from discarded
billiard cue man in Birmingham
Ala. has carved 266 minute figures
of historical perSonaGes, birds, ami
mails and various emblems.