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)EN LIPS ~ By Robert Terry Shannon

told him penetratingIy. ''You
have crossed Lupino's path, and
you1l be lucky II you come out
alive. mean that, Mr.. Ware.
You don't realize what you're
up against. I do. God knows
how all Of this is going to end:
We're all looking down a black.
bottomless pit -"
Schemes
Overpowering tmpatience swept
Tom Ware with a fiery gust.
"Give me that note. Here comes
the waiter with our chatting dish
when he sets It down
=" A casual movement Of
a napkin-the helpful activity Of
the waiter, and the exchange was
accomplished.
Only a small card with q few
words scrubbed In pencil. Con.
cealed In the palm Of his hand,
Tom Ware managed to read the
brief message:
Darling: All ia we'll with me,
but fear for you. Believe me,
trust me, don't ask questions
only obey. / can't rest secure
with you in New York. Please,
please get out Of town for a
month at least. AS soon az can
I will communicate with you.
JACQUELINE.
This was hysterical! Panic-ab.
normal. unacceptable fear, had
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4 SMILE, family derisive, curved
"A on the .rouged lips. Don't kid
yourself, Mr.. Ware. You're up
against a tougher proposition
than you realize in Lupino.
know him better than you do,
and God knows what he would
do to me If he found out I was
crossing him. We're pretty safe
right now because he thinks I'm
kidding you along, but II you go
too far with him he'd have you
knocked off with no more con.
science than you'd have in swat.
ting a fly. Watch your step. Mr..
Ware I" +" for Gods sake"
The smashing music of the
Jazz band threw a protecting dis.
traction Of sound around their
Votcess in the center Of the room
the dance floor was milling
throng Of swirling, shifting fig.
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FASHIONS
FANCIES

Stepping Further than the fam
Gus Medusa, who, fable tells US,
wore snakes upon her head, the
fashionable woman wears snake.
skin from the tip Of her shoes to
the crown Of her hat. The en-.
semble effect In developed by
patent leather slippers with
snakeslSin inlayg, handbag and
belt Of the same combination and
snakesISin patterned ribbon trim
ming on the straw hat that tops
the costume.
Growing Quite Snobbish cling.
ham tries to. forget the days
when it served so humble a use.
az material for kitchen aprons!
Now It has risen to the fashion
able heights Of q really smart
costume fabric, many striking
ensembles for Summer showing
Jacket OF plaid and accompanying
fock Of solid tone, or the reverse
effect. These jackets are also
81 rharn-lined-p plaid ones taking
9 plain lining OF the predominant
ing shade and solid tone coats
being lined in plaid. correspond
ing to that Of the dress.
All Comes Out In the WasIl---Is
the easy.going philosophy OF the
new washable kid purse, Of white
or the same light shades as the
gloves with which they are car
ried. Usually seen in the new
flat pouch shape, with a simple
strap handle on the back, they
have seIf-covered frames,
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in the world" she repeated firmly.
II suppose not" Bobbie an
swered, and after that there was
q long pause filled by the low
humming of bees and the sound
OF the garden spray on dripping
plants.
do you know anything about
Gus?" Lottie asked suddenly. and
Bobbie shrugged her shoulders.
mot very much" she answered.
81 know that he's been married,
and that he's getting divorce-or
that his wife is getting one,
rather"
"She has it." Lottie broke In
quietly. Gus has been a free man
for a week or two. He told Roy
so, at any rate. But he never
mentioned it TO you, did he?''
Bobbie shook her head with its
shining mass Of hair. The toe Of
her slipper moved restlessIy, nerv.
ously in the gravel path, making
little circles and squares.
ITO be Continued Monday
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pen that day. Then, as she reused
herself, she remembered. She was
going to Laguna Beach that day
with Gus.
Across the room, her handbag
stood already packed. on the
dresser. Pale pink, sky-blue and
delicate mauve derthin gs
cleaned back from the backs of
chairs where they had been hung
the night before. Stockings were
rolled neatly on the writing desk.
And Bobbie's face, under it's
astringent and cold cream, looked
just as it had looked the night be-
fore. No better and no worse.
well, suppose I've got to
call up Lottie Schultz" Bobbie
thought. She hated to do 1t.
She'll have to find somebody else
to teach her wild child her A B C's.
Thank fortune, I'm through with
herr
Lottie herself answered the tele-
phone.
"Laguna Beach?" she repeated
when Bobbie told her where she
was going. 'Well, that's funny.
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By Chas. AL. Reed, MD.

~@V @SSS~@9 @s1s@~s
Former President of the American
Medical Association
You may be- so unfortunate as
= to have either the regulation
or supervision Of the diet OF .
dying patient. such as a hopeless
case Of cancer or OF tuberculosis.
This Is not much of a problem
as long as the appetite ana the
digestion hold out. but when these
falter or fail, as they always do
before the end. the situation be-
comes difficult.
Milk may or may not be an
excellent food at this time, &C.
cording to the peculiarities OF the
Individual. It may be given in a
multitude Of combinations: hot or
cold, sailed or sweetened. plain or
diluted with barley water or soda
water. favored with a few drops
Of strong coffee or fresh tea.
It may be given as junket, with
or without cream. sweetened with
sugar or vanilla. favored with
grated nutmeg. coffee, chocolate or
salt.
Bread and milk can be made in
various ways. with or without
crusts, smooth like bread sauce
or with large pieces OF bread.
Patent foods should be varied
ana the favorlte not oyerworked.
Raw eggs beaten up with milk is
extremely valuable; IL can be fla
vored In q great variety OF ways.
There are innunerable patent
cereals, some Of them very excel
lent. An example Is pancreatised
lentil flour, which may replace
patent invalid foods or milk.
Broth made with milk and beef
extract IL delicious.
A little cheese often helps down
q good deal OF butter toast or bis
cult. There Is a large variety be-
tween cream cheese and parmesan,
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she was for any length Of time
there was also a pot Of coffee.
Hello, infant" she called out.
II suppose you think I'm crazy,
asking you not to go down to La
guna today, don't your
Then she lowered her voice, and
glanced across the garden toward
Gus MacCloud's house. His cream
colored roadster stood cleaning in
the sun. beyond the pepper trees
and the beds Of flowers.
"Sit down and let me talk to you
like your Dutch aunt" she said
quietly, and she put her arm
around Boobies waist as they sat
down on the bench.
No Reason At All
II found out from Roy that
some Of the company really are
driving. down to Laguna today"
she went on, and, of course, Gus
has to go to pick out good loca-
ton. But there's no reason on
earth why you should co."
She shook her head and looked
squarely at Bobbie with her big
honest brown eyes. mo reason
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seductive scent made from white
gardenias.
It was midnight when she stood
In RS. Mangan's bathroom wash.
ing her hair. rubbing it to dryness,
brushing it until 1t was like little
gold-tipped feathers all over her
shapely head.
1t was ] o'clock when she got
into bed and pulled the covers UP
around a face that was shiny with
cold cream and scented with a
special astringent that was sup
posed to give beauty its last
touch.
AS a matter Of fact, she needed
neither the cream nor the as.
tringent. But she felt that she
did-and she went to bed, sure
that they would make her pretty
as she never had been pretty be-
forei
All women always feel that way
about all beauty treatments. Their
faith in them is a pathetic thing.
Pleasant Thoughts
The next morning, Bobbie woke
up feeling vaguely that some
thing wonderful was going to hap
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ures under changing streams Of
colored light. The gin that Tom
had ordered preceded the food
and, as he poured it, it reeked
distastefully in his nostrils. For
his own part he ignored It. but
May Desmond, with an appetite
that demanded stimulation, stead.
lily absorbed the contents Of her
glass. Dozens Of times Tom
Ware had sat through such eve
nings - but that was before
the amazing tragedy that had
risen about, him swiftly like
tide and engulfed him.
Grimly. he refused to permit
the poignant grief Of his blasted
marriage to tear at his heart;
like a swimmer in distress, he
could only keep his eye on a
distant shore and pillow ahead
with all Of the strength and
courage at his command. Yet,
In the midst of all of this, some
inherent strain Of philosophy in
his nature came to the surface
he was able to specul-
late Observation-Disclosures the
oddly that such grotesque events
could touch his life. He glanced
around the room before his eyes
returned to May Desmond, and
wondered If the other lives about
him had ever been shaken by any.
thing equally impenetrable 81
i've got to see Jacqueline, do
you understand? You've got to
take me to her."
81 can't do that!''
why can't your"
"You don't understand" she
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Of yours until your wife gets her
divorce. I don't want you to
kiss me until then. It's not
right"
She felt him move away from
her ever so little. But she felt
as II he'd slapped her across the
face.
IAN right" he said, ''have It
your own way"
His voice was cold, sulky brute
that he was. And as she looked
at him, the thought struck her
that he wasn't the kind Of man
who'd live like q monk. He liked
women more than most men
cared for them. He couldn't do
without them and their COM
partnership.
''I'l go to Laguna," she said.
That night she washed out her
silk stockings, and her silk under.
things. She ironed them, and
sprayed perfume all over thern--a
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Read This First:

Jacqune Kay 10 and attractive, New
idWestern town and obtains
She'll night club. The proprietor
friendly interest in her She meets Tom Ware and they fa In
one else viii have chance e do Leaving the club evening
accoed BY ruiian whom LupnO kills He arrested and
public sympathy Jacquene
LG % nr post &C the sea smell ware warns he
learning this marry him. she refuses and
leaves the Sea Shell LupinO follows They
MAPPED BY the RED Suggs The hdnapers lock
pnOs liquor store after stealing the
has difficult time Outwittng Lupino, ultimately
him. Jacqueine following night.
LupinO. by Tom his
the notifies Jacquene
Tom Immediately he will have him killed
LpnO When Tom returns to the apartment him
telegram to her mother As he this Jacquene
LupinO Is . 70 be trfIed -
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waited there for her, didn't your"
"Oh. hell-of course I did"
when you got in the taxicab.
where did you Ro?"
May Desmond took a long swal-
low from the amber drink before
her. ''I'm not on the witness
stand" she declared resentfully.
1--WE got to look out for myself.
I'd like to help you out, honest,
would, Mr.. Ware. but things
viii just have to work out"
Her nervousness. her fear, and
her stubbornness rose up like an
impenetrabIe wall that had the
effect Of checking any immediate
progress. In her very weakness,
there was a strength Of resistance
stronger than might have been
found in q man.
Behind IL All
'Lupino, in some way, Is be-
hind all of this" Tom Ware
stated to her. 81 wonder IL you
could see your way clear to tell
me exactly what he had to do
with it."
Even before she spoke. he had
a premonition that she would lie.
He tried to penetrate her with
his eyes, striving to fathom the
secret that she so evasively con.
cealed.
"Tell me about Lupino. What
does he mean to >you personality"
Swiftly her whole expression
altered, became more remote.
you've got q nerve, trying to
pump me like thatw she declared
colby.
A tingIing sensation OF help
lessness assailed Tom Ware-a
helpless that had the effect of
sending cold fury through his
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NOuO Go On With The Story

e A Ill RIGHT. saint. We won't
"A go I'M" he said with a short
laugh. ~ forgot that / was out
with Purity. herself. Won't drink
any more. won't pet any morei I
might have known she wouldn't
gamble"
I'm not going to Laguna Beach,
either
A Big Chance
$50 you said five minutes ago."
Gus answered. "But why not? I
thought you were crazy to break
into the rnovies-and I offer you
one slick chance to do It, and you
throw me down."
Bobbie had nothing to say to
that. She knew that Gus under
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BObbie Ransom Is the Pretty Heroine
Of This Delightful and Gripping
Serial Of Studio Life
Read This First

B0nBE RANSOM teacher anything but
ne TIP sort Of girl whom
nSMesr She tries to borrow
GESItuDE to take her to Hollywood
They both purpose
him. 81 = " - - - -
Finally borrows PARKTNs,
father Hollywood
Roy Through Stella she lands few days work at the A!agniCa
take some interest IN her, GUS aCLOUD the assistant d.
rector, falls In love with her and she with him.
Of many loves Stella hints that he in love
before successful MONICA MONT,
another movie actress who comes to live at Mrs Mangan runs
and promises help her make good in pictures However time
Gertrude dies and leaves her brooch Of old diamonds and she sells
she'll 10 of him until he's Free
without him, especially
flat Of her when she gets Schultz
to at
hOe gladly That night Stella boarding
commits suicide and leaves behind her B0bb
it, rather than make him unhappy BY showing
LOie Schultz offers
teaching small spoiled daughter JOLLY, Bobbe accepts
She spends terrible morning with the little Jolly and
starts out for drive with GUS whom
home
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ana clear out for a while.
know it's tough, but you don't
know him YOU don't
know him!"
He became aware that May
CHAPTER FIFTY.ONE
Beyond any question, Tom
Ware had made up his mind the
time had passed for any indie
cision. Jacqueline's fears and the
fears of May Desmond, however
real to the girls, had no place in
anything, he meant to do. With
Jacqueline in distress, in danger,
the last moment Of hesitation had
passed.
"I'm going" May Desmond
told him with q note Of finality
In her voice.
'Not yet. You've got to tell
me where Jacqueline. Is before
you leave" He could feel the
fear around the girl like a mist.
through which it was almost i'm.
possible to reach her, to batter
down her resistance.
'I've told you too much al.
ready" she said, nervously.
you met her outside my apart.
mentr' he pounded at her dog.
gedly. isn't that true?"
"Yes, 1t is"
"It wasn't an accident. You
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veins. The trouble was not a
lack OF power or decision on his
part: simply. he could not get
hold Of any leverage to exert his
pent up determination
the situation kept slipping through
his fingers
"All right, Miss Desmond" he
said with poignant ring in his
voice. Il appreciate all you have
done so far. Later on. IL you
change your mind and decide to
tell me where Jacqueline is, you
can call me up on the telephone.
NY names in the book
erO Be Continued Monday
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give fried eggs, nor the solid al.
bumen Of poached or hard.boiled
eggs. Onaelettes are seldom well
made, nor are they well borne for
long. but for q time. if savory.
they can be tempting. The usual
baked or boiled custard can be
varied in the same way as 1unket.
Az long as the patient likes
sweet food there Is no great
difficulty. Jellies with fresh fruits
embedded in them may please,
and palatable fruit Jellies, also a
delicate but slightly sweet punch
jelly. may be had from big
stores.
When sweet food Ii refused.
home made or bought calls foot
jellies or chicken jellies are q
change from the well known
ready made ones. Bouiliion can
be made from these jeIlies or from
q beef extract. Homemade veal
broth with rice win provide .
variety.
Savories are often taken long
after sweet food causes nausea.
A touch Of such appetizers as
aTlchovy, bloater paste and so on.
are . great help when spread on
dry toast, plain biscuits or rusk
and tickle dun palate.
In the same way, when grapes
and oranges become Insipid, grape.
fruit, fresh pineapple Or peaches.
are enjoyed. II only Inouthful at
q time.
Bottle delicacies such as aspara-
gus are often a boon.
For a dry mouth good acid
drops are often more comforting
than chemical mouth washes.
Slices Of lemon or grapefruit
sprinkled with salt are particularly
useful.
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stood perfectly why she didn't
want to go. He knew, just as
she did, that there was danger
for them in days and days Of
loneliness on the beach at La.
guna. In the moon-silvered
nights.
She put her head down against
his shoulder suddenly, and held
his arm tight with both of her
hands.
"Gus! You know don't want
to be down there, practically
alone with you!" she half-whis.
pered, her lips against his sleeve.
''You know / don't want to"
She didn't know how to say It,
but finally she got it out: Gus,
I want to be just a good friend
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and the whole range of biscuits
should be explored: for q time the
patient will like biscuits made with
cheese flavoring. IL
A few patients can swallow raw
fresh eggs whole, and most Of
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them like a little salt on the
tongue first and sometimes few
drops Of brandy on the surface Of
the egg, which is taken from a
small glass. or cup. Unskilled at.
tendants must be warned not to
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NOID Go On With The Story

, Desmond was preparing to leave
the table.
II can't stay any longer.
Lupino'll get suspicious. You bet
ter take Jacqueline's tip, though,
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robbed Jacqueline, he realized
sinkingly, of the ability to think
In g. straight line. She was no
more able to protect herself, to
make decision, than q child.
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CHATTER XxxN

There was a walled garden be-
hind the Schultz's big pink stucco
house, and in It were all kinds of
lovely old-fashioned flowers that
Lottie raised.
She was at work in It when Bob
bic got to the house that morning.
She stood up, shading her eyes
with one cotton.gloved hand. and
smiled at Bobbie as she came
toward her between the Towering
hedges that bordered the path.
On a stone bench against the
sun-baked wall was a coffee tray
and q folded newspaper. Lottie
was q coffee dend, and wherever
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Roy isn't going up until Thurs.
day."
And this was Tuesday.
YOU'D better come up here and
let me talk to you, Bob" Lottie's
gentle voice came over the wire
not so gently as usual, before you
make up your mind to go down
there with Gus. Hop into a cab
and come along"
She hung I'M.
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This Day IN Our History

HE American Association Of founded and
constitution adopted at meeting held in Washington,
On May Il 1881 Miss Clara Barton its first president
II Is now an international power for good.
, 1927-04-13
POWELL PLANS BETTER
HOME WEEK In APRIL

Practically all. the organizations
of the town of. Powell are joining
in a movement for home improve
ment to be launched April 25th,
the week following that date to be
observed as Better Home week.
Friday night of last week F. A..
Chisholm, farm bureau agent, and
Miss Eells attended a meeting
there when great enthusiasm was
shown. Local speakers discussed
various phases of home improve
ment, Mrs. Charles Barnett telling
of "Trees and Shrubs that Grow
in Wyoming; VIM. Roach discuss
ed Eradication of Red Willows
that grow along the bitches, clogg-
ing them and the drains. Miss Eells
talked on Home Conveniences."
The girls glee club of the high
school gave a few numbers.
The assistance of the Boy Scouts
has been secured to help with the
cleaning up of the town. A COM
mittee meeting was held Monday
night at the home of Mrs. L. e
Peterson, to complete the arrange.
ments for the observance of Better
Home week. The farm bureau
agent and home demonstration
agent will attend.
, 1927-04-13
UPPER SAGE

The snow storm of the first OF
the week is fine for the fields and
range but is not so nice on the
young lambs which are arriving in
large numbers this month.
Mrs. w. A. RAIDER called on Mrs.
A. c. Brown Wednesday.
Mr.. Moore and son Herbert OF
Bolton. Mo-. arrived in Cody last
Wednesday and will make an ex-
tended visit with the formers
daughters. Mrs. W. A. RAIDER, Mrs.
Albert Schultz and Mrs. VIM.
English.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Brown and
children called at the A. L. Pearson
and VIM. Hutchinson homes Friday
evening.
Jim Bales, ditch manager ex-
poets to Iut a crew of men to clean
this end of the canal within a few
days IL the weather permits.
John Mclaughlin and Bernard
Blackstone were busy last week
doing some fencing on the latter's
ranch on Skull Creek formerly the
jeff Chapman ranch.
, 1927-04-13
WINTER SECURES PENsION
FOR SAGE CREEK RA-Ci

Congressman Chas. e. Winter
advises that he has received word
from the Commissioner of pensions
that a pension has been granted TO
William A. Siddle, who is one OF
the ranchers of the Lower Sage
Creek section. Mr.. Siddle served
with the 10th Iowa Infantry rs
First Lieutenant and Battalion Adj
jutant in the Spapish-American
war. His pension begins November
10. 1926.
Although the owner of a ranch
east of Cody. Mr.. Siddle for several
years has been able to do only e
limited amount Of HIS home work
Rheumatism has given him cons,-
derable trouble, and he certainly
has ever reason for securing a pen
sion.