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to wedding present which she had
received from his cousin. Clement
had said. And somewhere was a pic.
ture Of Denton's father-in the desk
perhaps. Ellen sprang up, turned on
the light and began to search.
She was feverishly seeking when
Clement entered.
"Hello.' he cried. whats up?"
Nothing, | was looking for pic.
turevyou know. that picture of Den
ton Nanhoon's father"
"Tn find it for you" Clement came
forward and found the picture at once.
1t was in a little velvet.covered case.
He snapped the spring and they looked
at 1t together. why did you want
to see it," he asked.
"Oh.-You look like him, Glenn
mentr
They've always told me so. Yet
never saw him in my life. He was
gone before I was big enough to re-
member. Denton is better than mid
dle-aged now. You see, Uncle Clem
was the oldest and father the young
est in family of 12~-What makes
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''What are you talking about? Do
you think I'd ever leave your" re.
preached Clement in his deepest tones.
She fell asleep while he was read
ing to her. When she. awakened an
Hour later she found him sitting be.
side the bed with his lap full of man
which the postman had brought. He
was reading letter and his brow was
puckered.
Dear! What Is it?" she asked.
He turned to her.
IT'S letter from Denton Vanhoon
poor Denton!' he said. do. YOU
know they've found out what became
OF Uncle Clement after aIl these
years? He was not crazy at all: he
was made way with for his watch and
the little money he had upon his per.
son. The man that did it and several
other similar things died the other
day in prison. Before he died he con
fessed. There was no mistake, for
he sent the watch back to Denton.
Poor Denton"
Ellen buried her face in the pillow
and wept.
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you shiver Hike that? You'll take cold
wearing such thin dresses"
Ellen laughed. "Oh, no! I'm not
cold" she said, trying to keep her
teeth from chattering in the nervous
chill that possessed her. And when
Clement put his arm about her and
drew her close to his own warm body
she suddenly flung her arms about his
neck and clung to him like child in
a passion Of fright.
That night she dreamed horrible
dreams of calling Clement and hear
ing no reply, of seeking him wildly
and finding him gone.
Next day vestiges of these dreams
hung about her like hideous cobwebs.
Added to them were a thousand
thoughts. suspicious, fears. She got
Uncle Clements picture out of the
drawer and studied it. Clement had
the same eyes, the same Oddly-shaped
yet beautiful lips. And he might have
the same kink inside that wonderful
head Of his. He. too. might get tired
and go away never to return.
She suffered in such agony of mind
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as exceeds any pain of body. In a
few days her face began to show the
effects of this mental strain. When
Clement entered the house she gasped
with relief; IL, he was a few minutes
late she realized torture. Mrs. ConkIin
grew concerned for her and Clement
began to notice.
"My darling! Are you sick? Home.
sick? What ails you? Go and visit
your mother for few days." he ad-
jured.
mot No! I can't leave you," sigh.
ed Ellen.
There came morning when she
was too sick to rise. 1t was only a
headache, she said. but Clement had
the doctor come, and Mrs. Conklin and
the other neighbors brought in jelly
and chicken broth.
I'm going to stay with you all
day" Clement said, ''Ill read 'Enoch
Arden to you. Enoch. you know
came back, but his wife had found
another protector"
"I never should, not If you stayed
a thousand years" cried Ellen.
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The Menace.

TRHE moonlight was the white
liquid moonlight of June, Eller
Huff had girlishly tested It by
reading aloud from a news
paper which Clement had left
upon the veranda. She had begun
with a sufficiently obvious headline
mysterious Disappearance" and
read on through a few lines of the
fine print. when John Ray walked
out of the house last night his wife
expected him to return in few min
utes. That was the last that any one,
90 far as can be learned, saw him
Why. Ellen's voice came TO an
abrupt stop. How dreadful / wish
] had not happened on that. lit
rather spoilS the moonlight"
She stuffed the newspaper into the
pocket by the wicker chair and looked
across appealingly at her companion,
an elderly neighbor, who had run
across the lawn for a chat.
such things often happen" Mrs.
Conklin said. II knew of a case once
but / guess ] better not speak Of
st.
"Why not?" Ellen leaned forward
resting her bare elbow on her organGy
knee. She had dressed a little more
particularly than usual for Clements
beneft. Even though they had been
married a year he was still her ap-
preciative lover, although growing
rather grave of late. The moonlight
made a picture Of her with her dark
hair and bright eyes and white arms
n picture any man would have loved
to possess. why not?" she insisted.
ITS not linkely to happen to me.
Or you. So 1 don't mind hearing
about 1t. One must talk of some
thing"
''This happened long time ago
said Mrs. Conkiin. Her wicker chair
ereaked little as she settled herself
in its depths. She was a generously
large woman with almost white hair
~ was Just little girl, but it made
a great impression on me. The fami-
Iy lived in the same block with US.
I knew the girl very well. She was
studying music and showed a great
deal of talent, but the thing her father
did spoiled her career and nearly
killed her mother"
"What did he do?''
'My dear, he did just what that
man you've been reading about did
He ate his breakfast one morning and
started for his work as usual. His
daughter watched him turn the corner.
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I'm glad" she sobbed, mo. I'm
sorry. That is-Oh, Clemmy, we must
have her come here to visit US and
stay long time"
1T would be nice," agreed Clement
gravely.
Five minutes later ne wondered why
his darling should feel we'll enough to
get up, dress and cook him as good a
supper as he had ever eaten.
CTHE END)
tCopyright 1927
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Camphor- Yielding Bug Found.

Possibility OF a camphor.bug indus.
try similar to that OF raising silkworms
is seen following the discovery recent
ly by an English naturalist of a small
insect that yields milky fiusd having
the properties of camphor. TIE new
drug producer was found in SUI ttra,
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The National Association Of Letter
Carriers will hold its 1927 convention
at Eel Paso next September.
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Some lady came to see ma this aft
ernoon, me going up to mas room 10
tell her. saying, There's lady down
there to see you. ma, she says hef
name is Mrs. Miller.
Don't YOU believe her? ma sed, and
| sed, Nam? and she sed. Never
mind. so down and tell her Ill be rite
down.
Wich / did, being a kind of a stout
lady with a thin voice. saying, SO
your Pawleen Potsses little boy, are
you?
Meening ma $, and l sed. Yes nam,
and she sed, You look quite brite,
are you?
Pritty, sed, and she sed, That's
good. l like briteness in children,
heers pennies for you.
| aint aloud to take money, / sed.
and she sed, Quite rite. that's way
children should be brawt up. And
she put the, cents back and picked
up a book and started to reed it, and
pritty soon l sed. Ony if somebody
put some in my pockit and l dident
find it out till afterwards, that
Wouldent aXually be taking it.
would it?
Wat say? the lady sed, keeping on
reedinS. Me not saying on account of
not wunting to repeat it, and after a
vile / sed, And of C0rse If somebody
left some on a table or somewares
ware | mite aXsidently see it. that
Wouldent be taking it either, would it?
Watts that, wat? the lady sed, look
ing at me over the top of the book.
Nuthing, | sed.
ANA Jest then ma came down and
went up in my room feeling verse
lnsted of better.
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Everyday Law Cases
WIN Court GiUc WTon OdOer
Benefits of Bankruptcy
ACtP
RY THE COTNsELOR.

Jim Holly was an actor and had
been very successful. The money he
made he spent literally. and then he
awoke to the realization that he was
spending more than he was earning
Jim thought. however. that he could
easily make up the deficit.
The turn in fortune did not come
for Jim. and he launched a company
of his own. To do this, Jim plunged
more heavily in debt His new ven
ture requiring more capital. Jim ap-
preached the officials of his bank for
an additional loan. He was asked to
prepare a statement showing his
assets and liabilities.
Realizing that his condition was
insolvent and that the bank officials
would not lend him the money If they
knew his true situation. Jim intention
ally left out of the statement a mum
ber Of his debts.
Within three months after obtain
ing the additional credit from the
bank Jim regarded the situation as
hopeless and filed a petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy to have his debts
discharged.
But the court would not give Jim
the benefits of the bankruptcy act, a
discharge being refused him on the
following statutory provision:
The judge shall refuse a discharge
if the bankrupt obtained money or
property on credit on a materially
false statement in writing made by
him or by his representative TO any
person for the purpose of obtaining
credit from such person"
(CoDvright. 1927
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CHAPTER XII.
Cherbourg.

To Sally the whole thing was like
q fairy tale. She had so many lovely
inConSequential things filing her
time, and Allen was so sweet. She
was sure he understood that she
loved Tom. And then the night
before they were to dock in Cher
bourg. he suddenly seized her in his
arms.
She was terrified.
"Oh, please, please
"Oh, Sally, Sally tell me there's a
chance for me. l love you so much.
You're so different from other
women. These days have meant so
much to me-"
But | thought you UNDERSTOOD
love Tom. I do. Allen. / do, No one
else could ever mean anything to me
but Tom. Oh. / thought you knew,
| was sure that you knew
He had released her and she stood
before him wringing her hands. She
was aghast at what she had done.
Allen, 1t was almost impossible to
believe. Why she had thought his
feeling for her as platonic as her
own. She had told him-everything
His face wore that ravaged look
that Bills had worn on the day they
had sailed. He couldn't care SO much,
not in such a short time,
The tears were running down her
face. her knees were trembling under
her. And she felt somewhat vaguely
ashamed as though she had en-
couraged Allen, as though she had
PLAYED with him.
lie took her hands in his and
folded them one over the other.
Don't worry Sally. It's all right
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BEDTIME STORIES By y. THGsHSs' 1"HeTss

piled that he would make his nome
there or he wouldn't make it with her
at all. Winsome did his very pest
to induce Mrs. Winsome to come over
to the house he had chosen ana at
least give it a trial. You Will re-
member she did go over long enough
to poke her head inside and then flew
back to the house of her own choice.
Now Winsome's choice was really
the better Of the two. He knew 1t
was, and that is what made him so
cross when Mrs. Winsome refused to
have anything to do with IT. ana
WinSome was more than half right
when he said that the reason she
wouldn't have anything to do with it
was because he had discovered 1t first.
He knew that he had made a mistake
in not leading her over there and
letting her think that she had dis
covered it.
All this caused Winsome Bluebird
to quite lose his temper. Finding that
he couldn't tease Mrs. Winsome into
going over there, he undertook to
drive her over. That was a mistake.
very great mistake. The more he
tried to drive her, the more set she
was on staying right there in the Old
Orchard. And it made a scandal in
the neighborhood. All the feathered
folk heard the fuss and of course it
made a great deal of talk. Some
sympathized with Winsome, but
others didn't hesitate to say that Mrs.
Winsome was quite right. Finally,
finding that he couldn't drive her over
there, WinSome went off by himself
and sulked. Then he flew over TO
Farmer Browns dooryard and perch
ed close by that house he so wanted
to build his nest in. He still declared
that he was going to nest there or
not nest At all. He claimed that
house as his and he wouldn't let any
/ body else even look at it. When
Skinner the Swallow and Mrs. Skim
mer wanted to look at II Winsome
Bluehird sat in the doorway and
wouldn't bulge. And he didn't go
back where Mrs. Winsome was either.
When she finds that I'm not com
ing back, she'll come to me. Yes,
sir, she'll come TO me when she finds
out that | mean what l say"
SO, for two days Winsome Bluebird
remained up in Farmer Browns door
yard and tried to pretend to be happy
ana cheerful and all the time whistled
most mournfully. And over in the
Oid Orchard Mrs. Winsome kept
busily al work building a nest in that
house she had chosen. If she heard
Mr.. Bluebird whistling over in Farm
er Browns S dooryard, she paid no at
/ tentlon TO il. She kept right on with
the work she was doing.
on the morning of the third day
| NlnSome Bluebird could stand il no
! longer. He wondered what Mrs. Win
some was doing and he just had to
hnd out. So he flew over there. and
| as ne drew near he saw Mrs. Winsome
1lsappear inside the house with a bill
| tuil OF straw. This looked serious
could 1t be that Mrs Winsome had
found another mate? Winsome flew
over and poked his head in the door.
| way >'0A
Wei, said Mrs. Winsome sharplv.
ITS about time you came home.
had begun TO think that you were
gong 10 leave me to do all the work
we are going to be very comfortable
Yes. my dear. think we are "
SAID WInsome meekly. 1T really is a
very nice house. On my way over
mere ! saw fine feather. Are YOU
ready Tor feather TO put in the
Copyright. 1927
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THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Sunday, March 20.

Astrologcrs read tomorrow as
rather an unimportant day in plane
tary direction. There is benefic as.
peCt for all who engage in correspond
ence, but there should be special eau
ton in love letters.
The sccrs warn that another period
approaches, when woman will be eX-
cecdingly pertinacious in their pur-
suit of romance.
Again the planetary influences so
apparent in the World War. when
women were keenly emotional, are
discerned by astrOlogers.
There will be many unwise love
affairs and disastrous marriages in
the coming months, it is foretold. The
young will be wiser than their elders.
Women are to be prominent in all
industrial contests, it is prOphesled
and one great leader is to develop in
coming events.
Persons whose birth date it is may
expect good news as a result of secret
plans. The year should be prosperous.
Children born on that day are likely
to he exceedingly easy to mold, aC-
cOrding to precOnceived plans. They
should be highly educated.
fCouvright 1907
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Gaining Weight.

Dear Miss Leeds-I am % years
old, feet tall and weigh only 100
pounds. Every one tells me that ]
am too thin. especially my neck, and
| would do anything in order to gain
weight. I have black hair and blue
eyes. What colors are becoming to
my type and what shade Of rouge
should | use? COLEENE.
Answer--You need to gain about 10
or Is pounds, my dear, and you are
wise to begin gaining now. 1t is the
underWeight girls who fade early and
develop facial wrinkles. Here are
four beauty rules for your type: "a
Eat sufficient nourishing food; GU have
sufficient sleep; 90 exercise moderately
outdoors every day, and az cultivate
a calm, even disposition. Constipation
and nervous indigestion are great foes
to good health and good looks. Here
are some menu suggestions for gain
ing weight: Breakfast, three or four
steamed or stewed figs, three slices Of
whole wheat bread and butter, glass of
rich milk, cream cheese with two or
three dates chopped up in it. Lunch
con: Chicken soup with rice, nut bread
with butter, vegetable salad, small
baked potato. Dinner: Lamb stew with
carrots and potatoes in it, creamed
onions, lettuce with mayonndlSe uFeSS-
ing, custard pudding with whipped
cream, weak tea If desired, or a glass
of milk. Please send a stamped, self
addressed envelope for my leat1et on
How to Gain Weight" and "Beautify-
ing the Neck and Throat" which give
further suggestions for you. suppose
that you have the fair skin which
usually goes with black hair and blue
eyes. If so, you may wear the light
shade Of rouge and the following
colors in clothes: Flesh, dull rose,
peach, red as trimming on dark blue
or black. dull orchid, pink-violet, dark
green, blue-green. dark blue and me-
dunn tones in soft misty shades, dull
yellow, deep cream and black.
LOIS LEEDS.
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SPRINCTIME
RY ID. G. PEATTIE.
The Catkin Tribe.

The first flower to bloom this Spring
and il is always a race between
NAPLES and alders--was neither maple
nor alder, as it CHANGED, but few
bushes of the hazelnut on Pensyl-
yania avenue. Which leads to the
reflection that Spring comes earlier
in the city than it does in the coun-
try, and the only reason that city
people do not realize this is that they
pass by in haste the things that
burst into flower around them. The
shelter that tall buildings provide,
the radiation of warmth from
chimneys and house walls, brings
Floras feet to city pavements and
parkWavS before she ventures into
the windy open of the country side.
The little brave bush of hazel, that
hung out a few slim, timid, taI-lile
catkins, had much in common with
all the other first flowers of the year,
except the naples. Like the poplar,
the willow, the oak, walnut, hickory,
alder and birch. the male flowers of
the hazel are clustered on a limp
ament or catkin QUAINT word mean
ing, obviously, a little cat or pussy
from the soft fuzzy appearance of
these inf1orescences). Hanging out as
they do, swayed by every wind, these
ed to wind pollination as any flower
could be, and plainly, any flower
blooming now would fare badly if
they depended on insects for fecun-
dation. AS a result there are no
showy petals to attract insects in the
catkin bearing families: there is no
nectary, and consequently no real
perfume. 1t is noticeable. too. that
the catkin-bearing plants are all trees
or bushes, and hence they get the ad-
vantage of height, so that the wind
blown pollen has a fallingmargin or
volplaning advantage very necessary
in the business of wind pollinatiOn.
Some alder flowers picked today
and standing in a little vase on my
desk have begun to drop their abund-
ant pollen land a wind pollinated
plant must produce immense amounts
in order to overcome the inevitable
waste) in little yellow pools on the
surface of the desk. The mere stir
of air in the room and slight jarrinG
of the desk as | write has proved
sufficient to shake the pollen out of
the anther sacs. So delicate is the
adler's mechanism.
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lights TO reflect in mirrors or to cast
rays directly on piano music, etc.
When utility enters into a scheme it
accents artistry, if rightly employed
1t is the combination of these two ele-
ments correctly done that produces
the intriguing results sought.
Fixtures in Chambers.
Lights in chambers must, first of
all, be useful. Fortunately it is not
difficult to couple artistry with utility
in these rooms. For instance. lights
by dressing table mirror cannot be
really low, if the glass is to give back
a helpful reflection when used as one
dresses. The fixtures may be wall
brackets, lamp or candle effects, but
they should come not less than half
way up from the level Of the table to
the top of the mirror. Frequently
ceiling lights or bureau chandeliers
are so placed that they throw the
light down before the place where a
long cheval glass or long bureau or
dressing table mirror would stand.
rangement AS the lights are turned
on to such fixtures during the time
when needed, and then off again, they
are practical, a sort of dressing mirror
spotlight! There should be other
lights, as, for example, on the bureau,
the bedside table, etc, that supply the
pleasing illumination of the rooms.
Lights should be rather high in
bathrooms and in kitchens. In both
of these places they should be where
the best light is needed most fire.
quently, as by a. mirror, or near
kitchen cabinet, etc.
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sweetheart. You'll let me call y,
that just once more, won't you?
isn't your fault, it's my own, and
realize il. / don't want you to civ
another thought 10 it."
"Oh, but how can / help #? "
hurt you. But / never meant to
never. l like you too much for that
It's all right, dear, don't worrl
Sally-please-Im pleading with yoU
now
She was young, she was very limo
cent for her % years, but she knew
how much he cared and she was
heartbroken over it. Unwittingly she
had made him love her,
Later, down in her stateroom, she
sobbed increasingly. She had gone
down early and Myra came down very
late. Sally was still awake, and still
sobbing, her slim shoulders rising
and falling. For a moment Myra
thought how much she resembled a
little girl 1t was wonderful to be So
young in ones thoughts, And then
she said smoothly, serenely:
What's all this?'
Nothing"
"Oh, of course not, obviously not!r
ing is the matter. / find you dis
solved in tears, but nothing is wrong.
OH, MSTd.
Yes, sweets, what is it?"
Life is so funny"
That's certainly true. Can YOU
tell me anything about it?'
NO. You SEE
81 think | can guess That nice
boy Leigh is i'm love with YOU"
"Oh, don't-dont."
"Why?"
81 can't talk about it."
Listen, Sally"
Yes"
You mustn't take il like this. dear.
I know you. and know you did moth
ing to cause it, unless being yourself
could have caused it,"
Really"
"Of course"
Sally's sobs were dying down, she
was less hysterical. She was very
tired, too. Her eyelids were dropping.
NIyra sat on the side of the narrow
berth looking down at her little
sister. Fancy being so upset over
the feelings OF a man, She wanted
to think of it as foolish, and couldn't.
CCopyright 1927
Continued i'm Mondays STAR
Evening star., 1927-03-19

The best arrangement of lamps and
nghtinE fixtures in rooms presents
problems. 1t must be right to be pleas
ing or satisfactory. No longer are we
bound by the placing of lighting fix
lures as architectural elements of fur
nishing. With the advent of electric
sockets and fixtures, a revolution IN
lighting arrangement sprang up. Now
Ii depends upon the homemaker
whether a happy development results
or just the reverse. Let US take up
some points for consideration today.
High lights are not favored today
for living rooms. In halls they are in
better taste, though the height Is
often modified and the fixtures are
quaint or ultra modern. For instance,
lanterns. old fashioned in style or
modern in conception, are good. High
branching candlesticks that stand on
the floor like floor lamps are decided
~ decorative These are really fix
lures" and not candlesticks, except in
name. Lamp-posts in miniature are
of this same sort.
Esthetic Low Lights.
For rooms, low lights are more ar
tistic. They do not illuminate evenly
or with a glare. Corners remain shad-
owy with the light indefinite. The pre-
vailing vogue is for many lights of
varying heights disposed about rooms
rather than being centered or group
ed as in chandeliers. This permits of
lights of convenience as well as ar
tiStry, for there can be lamps by
chairs, behind or at the ends of dav
exports, lights as parts of sconces, or
to brighten the ends of mantlepieces,
Evening star., 1927-03-19


The magic of little devices colors
the child's world roseate, while threats
and severe measures often hinder
progress.
Among my encourageme and re-
wards is to be found a box of gold
stars. These serve as little surprise
rewards for good table manners,
thoughtfulness, quickness in dressing,
unselfishness with baby, habitual
cleanliness, and so forth. Sometimes
/ stick the star on a button of the
blouse, or on special place on the
playroom wall. Once when Brother
showed most noteworthy self-control,
! stuck a gold star on my watch dial,
which remained many weeks as Il
daily reminder of the little fellows
own wonderful selfpower. This
proved n powerful incentive in pro
noting more and better self f.control.