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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Sattiday morning ] started to won
der weather ma would leeve me go
around to see the kut Up komedy
at the Little Grand in the afternoon,
me having my doubts on account of
having bin to so meny movies lately,
and / was starting TO go down to
brekfist and l herd ma tawking on the
telefone, me thinking, G, this Is a
good time to ask her.
And 1 went in the living room and
ma was saying, Why yes, why GER
teny, why certeny not, that would be
redickuliss, and I sed, Hay ma, can
/ go to the Little Grand this after
noon?
I'm 'telefoning,s wat did you say,
.Blantch, o / see, why no. o, in that
case, why yes, eny news from Emily,
no, / haven't haven't you? ma sed,
and sed, Can /, ma, cant / go to the
Little Grand today? and ma sed, Wat,
wat. for GOODNESS sakees why don't you
bother your father occasionally, wat
did you say, Blantch? And | looked
for pop. and he was in the bathroom
shaving his face, me thinking, G, her
ray, he's bizzy. And ] sed, Can ! go
to the Little Grand this afternoon,
pop?
Heb? pop sed keeping on shaving.
Can l have money for the Little
Grand? / sed.
The wat, heb, go ask your mother,
I'm in the mist of a very important
conference, pop sed, and [ sed, I did
ask her pop, and she sed you was the
one to ask. WITCH she practically did
and pop sed, 0, for Peet sake feel in
my pockit for the money before / cut
my throat and regret it for the rest
of my life. Wat kind of time is
this to come around asking for things?
he sed?
Being perfeck time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
CHAPTER III.
The Dancers Unmask.

"But YOU may be mistaken. The
boy may be sincerely in love with
her" Mark was somewhat bored with
the whole thing. He had his own
affairs to consider. He had really made
up his mind to settle down. He was
40, and it was about time. Besides,
he had met a woman who interested
him. They had things in common.
Why should he be bothered with Jes-
sicas problems? And yet his friend
ship with Morgan Bartlett had meant
a great deal to him. Enough for Nor
gan to appoint him guardian for his
daughter. At least he ought to seem
interested, and. of course, he would do
what he could, although he doubted
whether it would do any good.
What was Jessica wearing to-
night?" he asked abruptly. II watched
the dancers for five or ten minutes"
she wore a Pierrette costume, :"
Maude said eagerly, land Raymond
Townley was a Harlequin. They
planned to wear those costumes.
and l suppose if YOU remember her at
all you saw that they danced together
constantly. They always do. Oh, no,
Mark, I'm not mistaken. / know I'm
right. / know the reason for his di-
vorce from his first wife. Now he's
paying attentions to Jessica because
he thinks she has money"
Mark remembered instantly the little
Pierrette, a tiny, dainty thing with
slender legs and a frou-frou of tarle-
tan skirts. He remembered the wide
generous mouth beneath the small
black satin mask, and he remembered,
too, the Harlequin in brilliant colors
with thin lips. The eyes of the Harle-
quin had been masked. but he had
thought at the time that even when
he smiled they would remain cold.
But what do you want me to say
to her?" he asked. "She's sure to re-
sent interference"
"Well, of course, don't expect you
to do anything until you've been here
for a time and she grows to know
you. Then, after you've observed
things for yourself. you can handle the
thing. Morgan would have wanted
you to do this for him, you know
that"
Mark hated to be reminded Of Nor
gan because he knew that he would
have to do everything in his power TO
protect Morgan's daughter if what
Maude said were true. OF cours, it
might not be true. Maude was apt to
exaggerate. She herself had never
been married. 1t was natural for her
to be somewhat intolerant of the
younger generation. Well, he sup.
posed there was nothing else to do
about it but remain here for a time.
He would have to put off his own
affairs until later. 1t oughtn't to take
him long to size up the situation. And
then he would be free to settle his
own life and be happy.
He had finished his cigar, and he
said suddenly. I'D like to meet Jes-
sica. I wonder If she remembers me.
The last time saw her was just after
the funeral. She was such funny,
gawky little thing"
"She's anything but that now"
Maude said grimly. "All right, We'll
go down. Supper is being served at
1890 so they'll be just about to un.
mask. I hope she'll treat you civilly."
They went down the wide curving
staircase and paused In the door of the
living room. A dance had Just ended
and the dancers were standing about
in couples. Most of them held their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

know what it means. One of those
two-legged creatures wants to catch
us. He knows that we will repair that
dam. He knows that we must repair
it,
But what I don't see is what he
cut that hole for in the first place, y
declared Mrs. Paddy What good did
it do? What good can it dor
''No good" replied Paddy, because
he doesn't know that know what he
is about. But if young Beavers with
out our experience We're in our place
it might do him a great deal of good.
You mark my words, my dear, there
is trap somewhere around that open
ing. That fellow wants our skins.
But he'll keep right on wanting"
So II was that when Paddy and Mrs
Paddy went over to repair the second
break in their dam Paddy insisted that
Mrs. Paddy should not come too close.
He himself, taking the greatest care
looked that opening all over At first
he found nothing suspicious. He found
nothing suspicious, yet he was sus-
picious all the time. He couldn't get
it out of his head that there was a
trap there somewhere Again he went
around slowly, carefully, swimming
back and forth in front of that open
Ing, but taking the greatest care not
TO step down on anything. He was
just about to give up and decide that
after all he had been mistaken when
he discovered, cleverly hidden at just
the point where he would be most
likely to step in repairing the hole a
suspicious bit Of iron.
Paddy got stick and carefully
poked 1t over that bit of iron. He
brought another stick and did the
same thing. How he worked Pres
emily he had that place well covered.
Then he and Mrs. Paddy worked as
only Beavers can work. They buried
that trap, for a trap it was, where it
could not possibly harm any one. In
fact, they sprung the trap with one
OF the sticks they We're pushing
down. They heaped up the mud and
piled it in and packed it in until that
trap was so deeply buried that they
knew that trapper would have to cut
the dam wide open in order to find il
again. Then they filled in the break
i'm the dam, and tired, but happy
and once more safe, they returned To
their house.
This time the trapper did not an-
noy them again. He gave up. Per-
hapS it was because he found out
that Farmer Browns Boy had dis
covered what he was trying to do.
Anyway, no more traps were set for
Paddy and Mrs. Paddy,
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went over her head, 7 guess, because
she did not laugh or anything. and ]
said, "Wait until / can take out some
more insurance, dear; it would be
terrible to leave the baby unprovided
for,' and Joan said, You keep your
eyes on the road and give your sense
of humor rest"
So we were just driving along and
Joan said, "Slow down. You are
driving entirely too fast" and | slow
ed down and pretty soon Joan said,
II didn't tell you to come to a dead
stop" and Hilda giggled and I said
well, let's be getting along home"
and Joan said, "Oh, certainly: as soon
as you see me enjoying myself, you
want to go home, SO we drove around
some more, and after a while Joan
, noticed the baby wasn't sleeping so
well in Hilda $ arms and she said.
! Well, let's go on home, then, if you
really have to"
/ let Joan and Hilda and the baby
out in front of the apartment and
drove around to our new garage in
back. and they ought to make garages
bigger, because / bent a fender get
ting in, and | don't know whether
| it would be worse to tell Joan now or
wait until she finds it out for herself,
but will take chance on the LATTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused-Don't say,
"She writes to me every once in a
while" Omit every" or say Now
and then
often mispronounced - Unlearned.
Pronounce un-learn-ed, not un-lernd.
Often isspelled-Disfranch not
''ze.'
Synonyms--Promote help. aid, as
sist, advance, exalt, encourage, foster.
Word study-"Use a word three
times and it. is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word,
caustic; burning, hot. sarcastic. cut
ting, singing. 1T was a caustic re-
mark"
The rapid rise in the price of
vanilla, so popular as flavor in home
cooking and at soda fountains, has
brought prosperity to dusky growers
of the vanilla beans in Madagascar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05


effect of accessory ensemble is to
buy one of the sets already assem-
bled for you. You may prefer to
buy the different matching accessories
separately, feeling that the effect is
more subtle when there is nothing
too obvious about the matter.
You may get the effect merely by
means of" color, only you must be
sure that the colors really do match.
Not all cherries are the same shade
and there are wine reds that swear
at other wine reds. But with patience
and a good eye for color you can get
the accessories to match. You buy
a cherry colored felt hat. Very good.
Cherry-colored felt hats go well with
black or beige or gray costumes. But
your task is not over. You pick up
that note of cherry in some other part
Of your attire. You may choose tan
suede gloves with narrow cherry
cuffs, or you may buy cherry-colored
patent leather shoes, with stockings
of beige with a cherry cast, or you
may buy a cherry-colored handbag.
In Paris-possibly in this country,
too-one may buy leather hats with
leather waistcoats to match.
Copyright. 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

BIZ OF 1HtON
IS the price of constant watchfulness:
and that only the smartest live,
which is quite as it should be.
Man alone, among all the hunters,
has ever stopped TO unfair hunting.
Man alone has ever set a trap. The
trap is unfair. 1t is a deadly enemy,
living in wait at a place where no
enemy is TO be expected. 1t is mer-
CHESS. If it does not kill at once,
it still holds on. The hunters in fur
and feathers Kill at once. The steel
trap seldom Kills. So it is that all
the little people of the Green Forest
and the Green Meadows, all the
little people who travel up and down
thex Laughing Brook, around the
Smiling Pool, and along the Great
River, look on the trapper as one
without honor and without justice
or fairness.
Now, Paddy the Beaver Is wise in
the wisdom of the trapped and hunted
The moment he discovered that break
in his dam he suspected a hunter
Until well into the night he and Mrs
Paddy worked to repair that dam. And
when he next day they found it cut
open again, Paddy was more suspi
cious than ever.
II know" said he TO Mrs. Paddy. 81
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masks in their hands. AS 1t happened.
Pierrette stood quite near him. He
saw Jessica for the first time In 10
years.
Under her left eye she wore a cres-
cent of black court plaster. Her eyes
were no longer too beg for her face,
but they were wide and sparkling and
Of strange intangible color between
a hazel and u gray. Her nose was
tip-tilted, and her hair, bobbed of
course, was clipped very close. Bee
side her stood the Harlequin, and as
Mark eyed him narrowly, he saw that.
what he had imagined might be true
really was.
The Harlequin, or to call him by his
name, Raymond Townley, was very
good looking in a sleek, modern way.
His black hair glistened, and his fea-
lures were regular. But his eyes were
set too close together, and as he>smiled
down at Pierettc, wore a cold and cal
culating expression. Mark took an In
slant dislike to him, although he said
nothing to Maude about il.
Copyright. 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
Accessories Complete Ensemble
BY MARY MARSHALL,

Accessory ensembles-that is what
they cali them, but they take a few
words Of explanation. The original
Idea of an ensemble---or. rather, the
idea when ensemble became a popu-
lar fashion term in this country--was
costume consisting of frock and
wrap or skirt, bodice and coat to
match. The idea was that the wrap
should match or go with the frock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
(. The Lost Trap.
The trapper does ner neres fee4tssaDr1.
Z Who sets the vicious, tran of steaL3e
Old Mother Nature.

As you know, certain of the
people of the Green Forest are hunt
er% They live almost wholly on
smaller people of the Green Forest.
and these smaller people of the
Green Forest are always in fear of
thEse fierce hunters. But there is
onEx thing that is understood among
air the people of the Green Forest,
little and big, and that is that the
hlff1ter hunts only that he himself
may live. He hunts fairly. 1t is
hi$wits against the wits of those he
seeks. 1t is understood among all the
LITTLE people that the price of life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
THE DIARY OF
A NEW FATHER
BY ROBERT e. DICKSON.
Tuesday NIGHT.

We have the car. I drove it home
this evening and after dinner-it
wasn't much of a dinner, because
Jean was in hurry to go riding
we went out for our first family
drive IIilda sat in the back seat
holding the baby and Joan sat in front
with me, so that she could tell me
how to drive, although she does not
know how herself and we got along
pretty well, considering that | had to
obey both Joan and the traffic ordi-
nance at the same time, which can't
be done
Joan said. Tomorrow night you
can teach me how to drive" and l
said, You tlatterr mo, but the joke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

=,
I've come down for some 3
For to wrap up the =,
And to hear you remark, sir, how
>"
J.. City in Italy.
.. Father tcolloquiaI; the person
addressed; form of the verb ''to be"
0hree words.
3. They hold things together tenn
porarily.
4. They're generally totally unex-
pected.
5. Happy; last two words Of second
line three words.
(Note-G. s. x. of Boston, Mass,
sends in this "PuzZlick." and with it
the statement that it's one of the
best threeword rhymes for one word
I've ever seem Fill in the missing
words and you'll probably agree with
him, or if you can't locate them look
for the answer here tomorrow
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
There was d young fellow of Glou.
cester
Whose wife ran away with a coster;
He traced her to Leicester
And tried to arrest her.
But in spite of his efforts he lost her.
Copyright. 1927
Taxirmeters have just appeared in
London. and they are from America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

l always keep iodine at hand for
instant use when the children, cut
themselves. One day when / poured
it on a hurt finger q drop fell on my
little girls pretty white dress. / knew
starch would take it out, but 1t just
happened | had none in the kitchen.
| quickly found raw potato, cut off
slice and rubbed the spot well with
it. Most of the stain disappeared. and
afterward came entirely out with soap
and water,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
MENU FOR A DAY,

MEN U EUh a UA1.
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Apricots.
HomLny with Cream.
Dreamed Goldfish in Potato
Cases.
Toast
Buckwheat Griddlecakes. Sirup.
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Oyster Stew.
Crackers.
Cinnamon Buns
Tea.
DINNER
Onion Soup.
Pork Chops, Brown Gravy.
Dreamed Potatoes.
Escalloped Corn.
Lettuce, French Dressing.
BUCKWHEAT CAKES.
Dissolve l cake yeast in |
quart warm water. Add | tea
spoonful sugar, | cupftl wheat
flour and enough buckwheat
flour to make nice batter. Set
in warm place and let rise for
several hours. Just before fry
ing them add level teaspoonful
soda and salt to taste, dissolved
in little warm water. a little
of the batter may be saved and
used instead of yeast for start
ing next batch. Sweet milk may
be used instead of water. Serve
hot with maple strip.
OYSTER STEW.
One quart milk. AS soon as it
begins to boil drop in | pint
oysters. Add salt and pepper.
Boil 5 minutes or until edges
curl. Pour into bowl and add
butter. Simple, but real nice.
DREAMED POTATOES.
One quart finely dried, cold
boiled potatoes, tablespoonfuls
butter, 3 tablespoonfuls flour, y
teaspoonful salt, pepper, . cup
fuls milk, l teaspoonful grated
onion. Melt butter, stir in -four,
the seasonings. and gradually
the milk. Bring to boiling
point; add potatoes and onion
and cook slowly 20 minutes.
Most Of sauce should be alb
sorbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

The worlds smallest engine,
measuring less than a quarter of an
inch in any direction and having n
cylinder One-twentieth of an inch In
diameter, is claimed by Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
| Homemade, but Ends
Coughs In a Hurry !
A family supply of dependable cough |
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saves about 81:

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tickle, hoarseness or difficult III
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This recipe makes a pint of really |
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and lasting relief.
You can feel this take hold of a
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tickle. and soothes and heals the
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! Pinex is special and highly |
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which is probably the best known VI
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

Marx: Burton returns from. ABROAD be.
cause Of q letter reeeiped from Mdude
MAYNARD. tie aunt Of MS tcdrd, !essica
ne principal Of her fathers estate and
Maude Is afraid fortune hunter is
preyiR1 on her affections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
"Puzz1;cks"
Puzzle. Lfmericks.

Said a lively young nurse out in =
To her master, Please, sir, you're a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

Continued in tomorrow's Starr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
The Art
Of Winning
q Woman
DorothyDi~
Any Man Who Is Willing to Take the Trouble
Can Be Popular with Women, but No Man
Can Win Woman's Love Alone"
Says EUery
Man Can Be
PopulGr--but
LoUe Is q
Miracle

women? Can
- a correspondent asks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

I've come down for some >
For to wrap up the =,
And to hear you remark, sir, how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

Taxirneters have just appeared in
London. and they are from America
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09
GIVES GIFT WARNING
Postmaster Says DeadIine
for West Mail Here.

If you have a sweetheart or
friend in west coast States to whom
you intend sending Christmas pres
ents. get that thing DONE" warns
Robert H. Bryson, Indianapolis
postmaster.
parcels intended for points in
Maine, oregon, Washington and
southwestern States should be
mailed before Monday to insure de-
livery. before Christmas" said Bry-
son.
Packages travel west slower than
letter mail. Redistribution at term
inal points, fewer deliveries, time re-
quired in reaching smaller towns of
the main trunk lines and the fact
that all trains do not carry parcel
post matter tend to make delivery
slower than persons expect.
1.-The postal service is doing all
that it can to handle great volumes
of Christmas mail; it cannot do the
impossible. The public can aid the
service and themselves by mailing
parcels early enough to insure their
delivery before Christmas"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09
WILL PROBE LIQUOR
Federal Grand Jury Starts
Work Monday.

Investigation of the Muncie liquor
situation, a gigantic counterfeit
strip stamp and liquor label con-
spiracy and other matters will face
the Federal grand jury when it
meets Monday.
The grand jury investigation is ex-
pected to include charges of alleged
grating by Muncie officials, made
by liquor defendants. Nearly sixty
are under arrest.
The strip stamp conspiracy. in
vestigation of which started here,
spread to Chicago, where fourteen
tons of counterfeit stamps and labels
were confiScated.
Forty names were drawn for the
grand jury. The jury is composed
of not less than seventeen and not
more than twenty-three members.
1t is expected to close it's in
vestigation a day or two before
Christmas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09
NO MOVIE THRILLERS
FOR GREEK CHILDREN

Under 10 They May See Education
al Films; IL to Is, Need Guardians.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Children
in Greece can't flock to the movies
as they do in the United States.
Children under 10 are prohibited
from going to picture shows, unless
special educational films are being
shown, under recent regulations
sent to the Commerce Department
here. Children between IL and is
may go only if accompanied by
parents or guardians.
Every moving picture show OPP
orator is required to show every
week short historical film, or one
featuring contemporary events. Be-
fore a picture may be exhibited in
Greece, it must, be filed with the
chief of Athens police and licensed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09
LINDDERCH TO
FLY TO MEXICO
Accepts Gales Invitation for
1000 Mile Trip.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. - Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh began max
ing preliminary plans today for his
2,OOO-mile fight from here to
Mexico City.
He announced Thursday night he
had accepted the invitation of Pres
ident Gales to fly to the Mexican
capital No definite date has been
set for his departure.
1.-THE flight will not be nonstop
necessarily, 'Lindbergh said, though
it is possible I may decide to fly to
Mexico without any stops.
"In any event, will not cross the
gulf en- route. 1t is only 100 miles
longer by way of land"
Lindbergh said he would use the
Spirit of st. Louis, the plane in
which he flew to Paris and later
toured the United States. He said
his st. Louis hackers are interested
in the fight, but not the State De-
partment or the Guggenheim Foun-
dalton, with which he is associated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09

high speed. one going and ore
coming. On these a speed Of sixty
miles an hour would be MAIN
tanned.
On the other two lanes, one 60
ing one way and one the other,
speed of about thirty miles an
hour would be the rule.
On any single lane, there would
be no passing of traffic going in
the opposite direction. Each lane
is a one-way road.
Every two miles, there would be
an entrance from the low speed
lane into the high speed lane.