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NOtU Go On With The Story.

you want to hold a man keep q
little ahead; make him trail you.
They don't like what falls in Their
lap"
: The. long afternoon, wearing
away, so slowly. Gay jerked her
head around every time the door
opened; then tears blurred her
eyes and she couldn't look any
more. So
He'd. ask her II ii were for al.
ways-and how soon he'd forgot
tenl Perhaps with him it was
only the moonlight; the summer
night. She'd been right In not
promising finally; In holding
something back. He'd be think.
ing she was just a peter"
Laughing at her, maybe =
All the lightness was gone when
she went out on the street. A
dropping little figure: too miserable
to pretend. Eyes down, she ran
headlong into waiting arms-heard
his voice.
Gay!
A pang Of happiness shot
through her. "You didn't come!
She was half crying, saying 1t
over; giddy with relief.
He led her to his roadster. "Not
in there-not today, sweetheart.
Everybody looking-you thought
I'd forgotten? Little Gay!
He drove her across the ferry,
headed north toward home. There
was al inn with candles In the
windows. They telephoned Mary
and had dinner together there.
"HtAn - something ~ ali, wen,
something I'm afraid to tell you.
So sweet this has been. / don't
want Il to CO."
mot everi Wen keep it as 1t is.
Nothing you can't tell me-"
A Quiet Talk
She talked to him then: made
him understand how she felt about
marrying money. He wanted to
laugh at first; saw her lips CULVER,
suddenly was serious. touching her
dnger.tips across the table.
-:..You don't understand, Gay
darling. Because some marriages
among wealthy people 90 wrong
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for an Unexpectedly small amount
of absence as only ten cases were
noted, and tentative inquiries
show that this phenomenon in.
terferes surprisingly little with
the work of teachers and nurses.
BY way Of professional prepar.
alton strenuous efforts have been
made for many years to treat
painful and excessive menstru.
alton in girls still at normal
colleges, and very few young
teachers are still suffering from
these when they leave.
The change Of life. or 'sthe
menopause," is the period at
which the reproductive organs
cease to be active and the ovarian
secretion stops.
A great deal Of trouble at the
change is simply due to fear.
nourished by q popular superati.
ton, Some women believe that
IL they pass through the ''change"
with no discomfort they must
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child's patients in this series ana
from other physicians shows that
the vast majority Of women pass
through the change with no more
than a transient discomfort. and
little. II any. disturbance Of work.
The usual syndrone consists of
hushes, sweats. headaches, dizzi.
ness and difficulty in mental con.
centration. Anxiety neurosis and
neurasthenia, when they already
exist, are, however, liable to be.
come worse at this time, for NO.
woman likes to be reminded that
middle age Is upon her, and un-
stable and ill-adjusted people find
It difficult to adapt to this new
phase Of life. Fairchlld has dis.
covered no traces OF the ''geyser-
like eruption" of the emotions
which is said to precede the physi.
cal signs. but observes that the
neuroses due to emotional repres-
sion are much more common in
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was fine. It should not be neces
sary for you to entirely break off
the friendship. That sacrifice is
kind but needless. You viii prove
even more kind. wise and gener.
ous II you explain to your friend
that while you cannot see him as
often as in the old days, Your feel
ing for him has not changed and
never will.
Keep In the background as long
as that seems, wise, meeting him
only now and then. perhaps at
luncheon downtown for a chat.
But let the kindly glow OF under.
standing friendship remain in your
heart. Do not permit any circura-
stances to entirely ,'..bust up"
the friendship and companionship
which have meant so much to you
both.
Then even though you only see
each other once a year, you can
always begin your comfortable
companfonship just where you left.
Off. And the wife who seemingly
has tried tn come between you,.
may grow wiser in time and be.
glad to accept her share of this
loyal comradeship. which she can,
earn by generous and tactful toler-
ance Of her husbands old friends,
AnvEhYlseM eNY
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BE A PAL TO
YOUR BOY

66T AM not one Of those who think
i our boys and girls are any
worse than they have BEEN" says
James e. West. chief scout ex.
ecutive Of the Boy Scouts Of
America. in an article In the Jan.
uary issue Of children. the Maya
zine for Parents"
1.-THE main thing that ais our
young people today" writes Mr..
West, ''is the indifference of their
parents q few years ago. And the
thing that will save that boy Of
yours from the follies and ex-
cesses that menace our youth to-
day is for his father to begin to-
day to be his pal.'.. ~
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PARIS STYLE
SHOW
DARIs has a new fashion open.

DAHAS mas new Iasnlon open
i ing. -
The traditional August and
February openings at which the
great French salons for. decades
past have displayed the modes
that are to prevail each season In
the fashion. world. have now been
supplemented by another opening.
says Harper's Bazaar.
It is the Palm Beach Open:
ing" designed particularly for the
showing of advance models for
wear In Florida. The Paris
houses of Lelong and Drecoll have
taken the lead in the radical de.
parture. Ia response to the Insist.
ent demand from American pur.
chasers, Other leading French
establishments have followed.
The Palm Beach opening is not
to be confused with the usual
official ''rnid-season" showinns
which occur in November ana
May; but 10 q distinct conceEslon
to American fashion demands.
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BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the ProblOGm Of
Love and Marriage

Love and Marriage
WE have all heard the story
~ Of Damon ana Pythias, the
two friends OF Syracuse, who
were eager IL need be tordie for
each other:
While friendship Ii not often
put to the supreme test, wherein
Z imam lays down his life for his
friend" yet there are more in.
stances OF heroic friendship all
about us In everyday life than we
perhaps realize,
To give UP q friend. for that
friends good ID a sacrifice that
friendship ana love are sometimes
called on to make. And the sacrl.
flee has been made In countless
cases or which there IL no record
save that Of the recording angels"
II IL well to be very sure, how.
ever. that wisdom ,l0stifieS this
loving sacrifice, for without doubt
= friendship that % ready to eff.
face itself for the good of the
loved one is just the friendship
that cannot be spared.
20. o. W." has given up his
personal happiness for his friend,
Qs related in the following letter:
Dear Miss Fairfax:
"A few days ago I said good.
bye to my best and dearest friend.
1T all began about q year ago,
when he had to spend several
weeks in q hospital. AT this time
some new acquaintances took up
my friends family ana began pay.
Ing them very flattering atten.
tions.
These people are perfectly o.
x. But they are far above my
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DEFENDS THE
PARENTS

G6FTNIE old belief that mother
= love- was a heaven-sent in.
stinct that could not err lie fast
vanishing" avs an editorial in the
January issue Of Children, The
Magazine for Parents"
Both fathers and mothers to.
day are frankly admitting their
difficulties, are asking help, are
eager to learn. They are forming.
child study groups. parent.teacher
associations.
I'm the midst or the censure,.
criticism, blame that is meted out
to mothers. and fathers. we wish
to put ourselves on record In de.
Tense OF present-uay parents. They
are frequently bewildered, often
mistaken. But they are. seeking,
they are facing facts. they are
coming to realizatiol1 that X
there are to be betterN children
there must first be better parents. "
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CHE'D talk with him today, Gay
~ kept telling herself; she'd make
him understand how she felt. Per.
haps there'd be 4 way out, way
70 something like Jamie and
Mary had.
Noon--and he hadn't come. She
was restless. chilled. 81 .
Coming to lunch. Of thingH
Whv the blues''? ty
"I'm not blue, Christy. Ready
In jiffy IL you'll lend me your
powder"
Robbing along the endless rush
hour tide, the two Of them, more
thoughtful than their habit had
been. y:
''Listen, Cay; ! saw you com.
Ing up from the summer house
You needn't turn SO red! You're
not like me: I knew he'd said
something or you wouldn't have
stood for his arm around you. Is
1t all settled? 80
"well, now, wouldn't you IKE
10 know?
A*Nic0 ThlnS
''oh, cut that. only wanted to
tell YOU that you're crazy, 4 you
let him get away. He's O. nice
thing. really. ana any girl would
jump at him. Gee, think o. the
Baird money!
Eyes. That's It,, Christy. n
he didn't have so much, you
know"
II never heard Of anything 30
Wild Why don't you make him
go to work like the rest OF mol.
ers''?
Gay missed the sarcasm. "stAn
! so to work? Well, OF dear,
maybe he would. Maybe that
would be q way"
Christine sneered. Every ~iikAiy"l
Cay kept visIoning Stan waiting
Hor her: leaning on the rail BY
her desk, going away. before she
came. Hurry, Chris. I've got
. lot Of work today"
Christine mocking her with
thin, red lips, Afraid you'll Eniss
him7' That's no way to do. II
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'hould Wife Danish Husbands Old Cronies? Writer

81 am blameless for any Of.
fci.ce toward them and ] believe
I could hold this mans friendship.
But ! am afraid 1t would be at
the expense OF his domestic hap
piness and peace.
''He has been a wonderful holp
and comfort to me in days gone
by, when q. great sorrow came
to me, Giving him up in this
manner Is a tough proposition
for me,
ST. believe I'm right though.
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ADVERYIsEMENT
Rheumatism can't
be rubbed away

. Are You onA Of those unfortunatSs
who suffer with pains In your
muscles and joints. making you
miserable, less efficient. interfering
with your working hours, running
your sieep? -,
You may have tried many things
without relief. Why not try S.S.S.?
For more than 100 years 1t has
been giving relief In thousands of
cases, as' testified to In unsolicited
letters Of gratitude. $780,
II suffered from rheumatism for
4 good many years. At times my
Joints would swell 50, l couldn't
walk. I tried most everything,
Went to Hot Springs and finally I
decided to try s.. Sos. took a
esnrse. In q short me the rheu.
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BY Chas. AL. Reed, Md
Former President OF the Ameri.
can Medical Association

Former President Of the Amerl-
can Medical Association
sE'xPANDING feminism, in the
~ sense Of widening occupations
for women. must find Its limi.
tation In the natural law govern!
ing the physical life of women.
To what extent DO these facts
interfere with or limit their oc.
cupational careers. professional
or otherwise?
By way Of reply an iIlustra-
tive fact that tumor formation in
the ovaries between the ages Of
40 and so seems as yet to. be.
unpreventable. The application
OF this fact IL pointed out by
Fairchild, who found 81 out Of
900 senior teachers underwent
heavy tine.loss from operations
for such growths. Menstrual
disabilities, however, accounted
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friends. but only gain of new
happiness. I win welcome all
your friends to our home, II
only because they are dear to
you" -.
We need every loyal. generous
friend that life brings us and can.
not afford to lose true friends,
whether they are old or young,
fashionable or plain. rich or poor.
Here IL my suggestion to you.
@. o. W.: While your motive in
saying goodbye to your friend
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ADVERTISEMENT

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What do you think? / will be
very glad to learn your opinion
Of this situation and I thank you
In advance for any advice you
may see tit to give.
20. o. W."
Congratulations. 90. o, W."
You have In my opinion, shown
fine courage and loyal friendship
in eliminating yourself from q sit.
uation where your presence SEEM
ed to threaten the domestic happi.
ness Of this old pal Of yours.
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what do you want me to DO? Not
leave your Because ! never will''I
She laughed. her face against
his hand. gladness bubbling In her
throat.
Wei, you see, you're such an
idle young man, Mr.. Baird, Moth.
ing to do Of any ACCOMPLISHING
all day."
my Lordee-you want me 70
work? Listen -" He shook
with laughter. Wants 4 working
man for q husband. she does.
Toting a lunch box and bringing
her his pay envelope Saturday
nightsl
am game! Tomorrow hit the
old man for q job. o. K, slave
driver? Come on. Want you in
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friend and me. both socially and
financially. They are not my
friends and never can be, simply
because their ways are not my
ways and we have not one single
thing in common.
Their attentions have turned
the head OF my friends wife and
she no longer wants me around
with her husband. So a friend.
ship, that has been happy. loyal
and true for many years Is be-
ing busted
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OF his which harms no one and
has proved a source of joy and
comfort to her husband.
The charming, generous ges.
ture Of lovely young woman OF
my acquaintance expresses a
wiser and a very modern. view
point:
Please, dearest" she begged
OF her fiance, do not give up
one old friend because of me. /
like to think that your marriage
will not bring loss to You Of old
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the car. Got 70 have Q kiss for
that! -s
They made the kiss several, there
In the car.
CHAPTER XII
Stanley Baird had been earning
q salary more than q week when
Gay told herself. reluctantly, that
Il was no solution Of the problem
she had set between them.
"How'a the Iaboring man?"
Christine would greet him az he
sauntered In, along toward noon.
with the look Of having just left
the tub.
Bearing up, sweetle-sweet."
He would say that to. Christine
and look At Gay. A nod from the
pale head: a flash Of gray eyes;
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they do when folks are poor. too.
don't they?
ut isn't money makes them do
that. It's what's in the heart.
Real love can stand riches--or do
without"
"But, Stan--but some rich hus.
bands forget their wives. They
find someone else" She was think
ing OF the lavender. lady, wonder.
ing IL he knew. Many Of them
find someone else and their wives
are unhappy"
Her Daughter
"Many, you say? But not all!
My wife won't be unhappy: never
for that. Remember how you said.
4 couldn't take 1t backF Nor ],
Gay! There can be no one else
az long as live. But
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Your motive was generous and
your viewpoint is wise, for q
mans home and wife are and
should be nearest and dearest his
heart and happiness.
II his constant campanionship
with you has been q bone Of :
contention at his home, you will
BE- happier, moving that he win
not be made miserable on that
score any longer.
It IL a great pity that his wife
sees !Git 70 object 70 an intimacy
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pay for it by q breakdown later,
a belief which has absolutely no
foundation. Some suffer from
a special rnenopause- phobia, or
change fear" which aggravates
any existing mental or physical
weakness and may make the
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cial purposes and not regular prac-
tice!
Youth is no longer considered a
libel!
The modern young looking doc.
tor prapces in, setting the fashions
for the male members of the fam
lily!
His first aid kit is a brief case.
the briefer the better. The more
perfect he becomes through prac-
q little smile. That was all. He
couldn't understand it.
mo encouragement for a hard
working guy?" he'd ask her
paintively.
You're not Woodworking,
Stan. You're not serious about.
this at all. Anyway. I'ves got
things to do
Chuck it, Primrose. : Let's
drive down to Long Island and
look at nature"
Then a shadow would cross her
face.
There were afternoons, whole
days finally. when he wasn't at
his desk. Gay began to droop.
But Stan wasn't her only wor.
ry. The friendship between Chris.
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patient seriously III by itself, even
when there II no physical evi.
dence Of the menopause at all.
In the worst cases this dread is
the last thing that the patient
will acknowledge.
Inquiry from the older OF Fair.
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By Fay King

WHISKERS used to be a doc.
w tors chief stock in trade! No
M. D. dared to have an open faced
countenance and look younger
than a 60.year-old gloom!
Young. internes plastered their
hairless chins with medlcated cot
ton so they would look more like
venerable physicians.
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Friendly Skunk

CKUNKs are good mousers. They
~ also eat srasshoppers, cricx.
cts. IocustS, and other insects. says
Mature Magazine. Il ID wise to
bertrand him.
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In the Home

IF cups and saucers and 50
forth get stained. rub the
marks with a cloth dipped Ia a
little. damp salt Finss wen ana
dry fhoEanshly.
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kind Of parties and I'm not
going"
She did go. in the end. might
az well, Buttercup," Stanley said.
wen show UP for few min
utes and then. I'll drive you
home"
"Well-we can take Christy
away, too l hate her to be
there" ..a
such sweet little mother,
she is! Um--listen. Pegs giving a
dinner that night. Suppose I've
gotFto be around. Well, you
and Christye go and; I'll drag Pen
Down the minute We can make i
break. I'm sorry, Ange1-kii.
but"
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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The family doctor had such a
crop Of portiers on his face that
children often mistook him for a
hay wagon and Wished
The old-fashioned doctor was
never. without q frown and started
to practice his scowl long before
he started his practice Of medicine
He approached the sick with such
q visible despair Of their recovery
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tine and Stacia Marinoff had
grown to intimacy; Christine
was spending evenings. some.
times nights, at the studio In
Greenwich Village, limiting after
ward OF revelry; Of free and easy
living.
Once Christine and Stacia failed
to appear at the office until late
In the day. ~.
Couldn't help it, Gay, or dear.
1t was wild, wet night. Who
do you think was there? Ivor
Barclay! Stacia's throwing q big
shindy next week. You've got 70
come. She's going to have Pen
and Stan. / told her It would Ee~
all right with you"
But it won't. 1 don't like her
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The knowledge Test for
Times Readers

# You have vague idea that Nagasah drink that
scarab s disease these tests viii straghten many
families for you.
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=. Warren Hastings governor general Of --.
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with what year do
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" Ts me Thy eompsny and will tell thee what
10. Pa1o Alto = ~
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See tomotFCwa paper TO verify your answers.
Answers to Fridays, test.
Interaken g. sagusnay; Hackensack; Quirnal;
Padua; s. RudyArd Kiping; James Lane Aliens g. Walt
Whitman; g. Henrik Bsen 10, John Keats; IL Wtenbere:
~, bird; IS, Offenbach; ID, yellow; 10 1Sth. Z,
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that IL they did get well II was
considered q miracle!
His. large dilapitated valisO was
and pills 20 bitter they killed or
cured!
But doctors Of today are Just
the opposite.
Boards are taboo!
Few even bother to raise q small
lip fringe and that for purely go
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Hens World Record

CANADIAN white Leghcrn hen has established a world
record by laying les S4Sth egg 1926
produced egg daily for 200 consecutive days. The previous
record held By an Australian hen, S47 eggs IN 1924
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Facts In Brief

Fog alone IL stated TO have no
appreciable effect on the death
rate from resplratory' diseassa
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tice the smaller and more invisible
the kit and its contents.
Some doctors manage to keep
up very large practice with only
a fountain pen!
Instead Of looking upon the
case as utterly hopeless while ns
is still three blocks from the house,
the M. D. of today smiles as II It
were nothing, no matter how
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malignant It may prove. His pills
are Of the flavor of the finest az.
sorted sweets, and his tonics in 4
class with an ambrosia cordial!
One sends for the doctor with
joy now because his ca is 50.
social. He can tell you at once
what is really wrong with your
system whether it's betting on the |,
horses or tips on the stock mai ;
keti
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"A Soul Stirring Story of JubiIant Love
and Bitter RemOrse, Penned By a
Well-KnOWn Author
Read. This First.

Moore, cousin Christine employed
Street Christine
telephone operator Christine with Pennington, called
Penny nates. wealth and pUiOn
love OF luxury Stanley Baird Penny chu and tombstone
Baird with his but knowing the
Friendship existing Baird
Lilac fathers and
doubtful his for Christine the attentions
81 Ivor Barclay to arouse PENIS jealousy.
NOID Tn On With The SfOrU