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w ANITY IN the last toible OF
which Lillian could be &C
cusad, but a bit or IL must
nave stirred in her breast when !
told her thai most gratifying or all
things to a fond mothers heart. that
her daughter resembles her. saw
that l had exercised the resentment
~nIch 7 had seer IN her yes when
size learned hat ! had permitted
Marion to urIss ID IN ocean with
Ronald Brixton. and ! realized that
my irritation NJ her had vanished
Il know I'm doubling for the hen
with the one duckling." she said.
and | did not betray that ! had
heard the smile from her two or
three times before. The situation
was still a bit tense. and I did not
wish 70 risk upsetting her temper
again. But l reflected. not for the
first time. upon the undeniable fact
hat brilliant ORR could be abso-
lutely banal when discussing the
things nearest their hearts.
But you see. It's the first time
that anything like this has hap
pened. she went on. SLOWLY
as II puzzled II don't think that
any boy ever looked al Marion twice
before"
That's because no boy mas seen
her" I retorted- And you may be
very sure hat Ronald won't be the
only one. Your troubles. II you
choose "a call them 80. have just be
gun. Marion will meet many girls
with brothers. and a certain per
cent OF them will be interested in
her. The child's a beauty. II you
don't happen 70 know IL"
do you think so?" She was as
avid for a repetition or the compli-
ment as if she had been an ignora-
mus OF her profession
II know q" ! returned shortly.
IF II had been anybody but this
boyl" she said. II would not be SO
upset. But to have Sam B~rixton's
son-that Is what he virtually ~.
for Sam idolizes both OF Helena's
children-Interested in Marion and
she in hlm-ohl l cannot endure Il.
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Proper diet is the essential thing. It is neces-
sary-if there is to be relief Of such digestive
disturbances. Little can be done for those who
are unwilling to make the personal sacrifices
involved in the correction OF the diet.
We are all creatures of habit Many Of our
habits are good and some Of them are bad.
Whether a habit is a good habit or a bad habit,
it is difficult to change il. Ii i'll health ID the
Of a bad habit, he Is a very unwise
man who neglects TO reform
When it comes to food and eating, everybody
is the creature of habit. In early childhood we
learn to like certain foods and dislike others.
Indigestion may be due to eating too much Of the
foods we like. Strange as il may seem, eating too
little may cause it. 1t may be due to denying the
system the good effects Of certain foods which
ave essential m the we'll being of the hodv-
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Helpful Hints

Bedspreads or chlntz or figured
muslins give excellent results. re-
curing less laundering than white
spreads. and also aid TO carry out a
color scheme.
To remove rust from a knife.
plunge the blade into an onion and
leave II there for an hour or so.
Then polish II In the usual way.
A little kerosene poured down the
kitchen sink az night is a precaution
against water bugs.
Meats should be seasoned after be
ing partly cooked. To put salt IN
before cooking destroys the flavor.
A small shelf over the kitchen
range for holding salt. pepper and
spices will be found most convenient
Light woodwork and i~ight-colored
draperies always give the room the
appearance OF being larger than Il
really Is.
a little lemon added 10 water IN
which rice IL boiled will whiten IL
wonderfully. This will also help to
keep the grains separated
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the edge Of the grave? Silly wo-
men who loved to imagine them
selves delicate and invalids,
queer morose little boys who
have to get started" right
and the men doctors who tried
so hard to keep her out OF the
class-how did they feel about
her when she died. anyhow?
They say she was the idol of
her friends-a tower of strength
to every poor, feeble creature
who knew her-and she was a
good doctor. too, ! hear.
A good, practical, all-round
family doctor. without a fad or
a foible in her head.
She saw them all rise and fall,
= hiie glass craze. the appen-
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| wonder If she was glad OF it
all her life-even 70 the end of
her days.
Do you suppose she was hap
pier than she would have been
II she had married the boy who
was so much in love with her at
high school? Then settled down
in a little village and joined the
ladies' aid society--helped raise
money for the minister's vaca-
-innj put up her own pickles,
.nade her own preserves and
raised the family" in the good
old-fashioned way?
Or did she sometimes wish she
didn't have three on four dozen
people hanging on to her for
their very lives? Little children
that she must snatch hack from
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AErNf1AFS Lne eNllrs StOFy may
be a myth. one OF those
legendary tales that come
down through the centuries and are
accepted as truth BY the fact OF
their repetition. But on the other
hand, there may b. more than a
glimmer or veracity in the tale. for
anything was possible In those early
days when a monarch was. indeed.
guilty OF no wrong.
Whichever way il Is. the story OF
Pedro OF Portugal. nicknamed the
"Heron's Neck" and Inez de Castro
Is worthy OF the retelling. on account
OF the morbidly dramatic end TO a
sordid romance.
Inez was the daughter OF Don
Pedro Fernandez de Castro and Dona
Aldonca Soares de vilIadares. she
was educated in the court OF the
Duke OF Penafiel and grew up side
by side with Costanca. daughter OF
the duke and her own cousin.
A brilliant marriage was planned
for Costanca. but after having re.
fused the several crowned heads. she
was at last persuaded 70 accept the
hand or the infante Dom Pedro. son
Of Alfonso the Proud. king or
Portugal. After her marriage.
Costana took her cousin Inez 70
Lisbon with her. and IL was while
b was a member or his own house
hold that Pedro conceived the Illicit
passion for her that eventually led
20 her death.
The example OF the Moors in Spain
and Portugal did much 10
polygamy and the ~looseness OF the
marriage tie and lax morals were
matters OF everyday occurrence.
PedrQ's love for Inez was openly
Haunted and there II nothing TO
show that his actions were resented
by his spouse. or that II affected in
any way her relations with her
cousin. All that - known ~ that
Costanca died In childbirth and that
Pedro contracted a secret marriage
with IneZ in the following year.
However, the Castro family had
risen high IN the political horizon OF
The country and We're both feared
and hated. Probably this accounts
for the secret marriage. The adj
visors or the king. Padro's father.
warned him that a union between
his son and the Castros would be
fatal. and prevailed upon him to take
drastic steps 70 prevent the mar.
riage. The old king went in secret
70 the palace where his son and Tnez
lived. accompanied by several of his
confidantes. The beauty OF Inez and
her tears completely disarmed him.
n he turned to leave her. but one
OF those accompanying him stabbed
Inez 70 death. Pedro fOrswort Al.
iepiance II his father and steps were
taken TO restore peace between them.
On the death OF Alfonso III 1857.
Pedro was crowned king.
Then IL was that drama entered
INTO the story. Pedro had the body
OF Inez exhumed. dressed in robes ~
state and placed on the throne beside
him. The assembled mobiles were re-
quired to pay homage 70 their queen.
and swear fealty on the wlthered
hand or the corpse. An elaborate
funeral was then arranged and the
queen was buried with much pomp
and magnificence fl n tomb of
marble. topped with a crowned
statue OF Inez.
The authenticity or this dramatic
snti-climax TO Inez' life has been as
sailed by historians. but who knows?
II MAY he true and would. perhaps.
he a tit ending n the iifa which she
zen
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Loves Awakening n. s.. s::.. s ss..s :. :
Lillian Is Fearful That a Romance May Derelop Befreen Her
DAUGHTER. Marion. and Ronald.
BY Adele Garrison

\ And they will be thrown together a
great Zeal at vacation time TX Carolyn
and she are room mates-yuu know
how u-nreasonably devoted boarding
school 'room!es' often arc to each
other. Why! Madge you don't know
what might develop. They might
even fancy themselves madly in love
with each other and become en-
Eagedl''
Her tone was 20 Mortified tina i
forgot my resolution 20 tread warlly
and laughed outright
You're doubling another person
beside the lone iucklinE's mother"
! told her. "and that's the little girl
who cried because she was afraid
she'd grow UP and get married and
have children and they'd have chill
dren and one or the grand children
would die"
She grinned reluctantly.
Yes. | suppose | am" she adj.
mitted- And I realize how unrea-
sonable I arm about these Brixton
children. But I can't help ID. Helena
caught me off guard last night. or
| never should have assented. even
tacitly to Marion's rooming with
Carolyn up at school. I've seven
80 VI n nptAbh u ldnEf
Marion's school. But OF course IL
would be impossible to get her into
any really good ore at this late day"
I never had seen her so vacillat.
Ing. 50 incompetent That this az
fair OF the Brixtons had robbed her
OF her usual poise. ever az her COM
mon sense. I realized. and with sud
den determination ! walked over to
her. took her by the shoulders and
held ner firmly OFF from me. looking
steadily at her.
You have something far more i'm.
portant than Marion's perfectly in.
nocuous association with Ronald and
Carolyn" I said sternly. Forget all
that for awhile. and fix your mind
upon the fact hat you have an IT..
terview with Samuel Brixton SEIZED.
uled for today. Before you see him.
! want to tell you some things which
! have discovered about his half
brother"
Continued Tomorrow
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If | Were
A Man
By JILL

merely as an average. two-legged
male. just like a million others or my
species scattered round the surface or
the earth-not as a dashing gay Lo-
thario whom no woman could posi-.
bly, resist. Id nope that the girls
might like me. and I might hope.
perhaps. that one girl liked me a lot.
But Id use the good old bean and
realize that. with AL the competition
around. every girl couldn't be merely
waiting for me 20 lift an eyebrow
before she came rushing 10 my arms.
After all. it's the man who's not too
blatantly sure or his lure for the
opposite sex that q girls most apt
10 like.
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A Fashion Models Diarv
BY RAG THORNCLIFFE.
She Tells Whnt a Difference q Fen CLnthe. Nike.
BY GRACE THORNCI

TVVERY once IN awhile ! walk
down Fifth Avenue feeling
A like the Queen ~ Sheba. Do
you want "a know when7 Wen.
occasionally Madam asks either
Helene or me 70 get dressed up in
some OF our best models and parade
on the Avenue. You see. were fairly
well known around town now. Peo-
pie whisper: There's Grace. hasn't
she a stunning costume on7" or
Look at Helene. Doesn't she look
stunning7 Madame has cent her out
to show off some new clothes
Helene and / generally toss a coin
10 e which Of Us will be the lucky
on. And IL certainly Is a marvel
Gus feel.ng to strut out all dressed
up and x know that your costum Is
absolutely the latest and smartest
available. / usually walk along in
a daze and imagine I'm just a sr1ar
little debutante out for an afternoon
stroll.
| had a perfectly gorgeous time
showing off around town yesterday.
IL was a crisp cold day and / left
the shop feeling that I looked Just
swell and that something nice was
surely going 70 happen. And ! was
not disappointed. ] had hardly gone
two blocks when | bumped into the
Boy Friend. lie vas terribly startled
at my stunning appearance and he
insited on walking with me ! think
he was proud TO march along with
me. so hat he could shine in my
reflected glory. OF course. | have
known for a long time hat he's
been growing serious. but yesterday
he was exhilaratcd TO the point
where he asked me to tea at the
Ritz.
All eyes were turned toward me
as I entered the lobby. And II there
isn't a rush 10 Madames shop this
week. II won't be my fault.
The costume Madame had chosen
Tor me 70 wear was indeed chic. 1t
consisted ~ a nne-nirce roland
~-4rt a ref-f v-.tn N
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Advice OGirlS-
BY Annie Laurie
z a ANNIE LAURIE

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE
~ I am a girl In my tate teens
and am very much In love with a
fellow. He lives away from home.
I met him this past Summer while
on my vacation. He came to see
me once and wrote twice a week
Now he writes once In three weeks
He Is not as friendly az before.
Please advise me what 70 do. ]
love him very much.
LONESOME.
r ONESOME: These vacation 70
- n are not always the rosy
things we would like them TO be- my
dear. The best thing for you e
do Is try to forget the young mar
and interest yourself In the friend:
In your home town After ali. mos
are found with the m
u~n frwpvu Nnr~nwA and hr@f
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| Answers to Health Queries

). r. Q.-what do you advise FOR
rheumatism In the knees and el-
bows7
A.-You are probably troubled with
arthritis. The teeth. tonsils. sinuses,
glands. intestines and kidneys are all
possible points or infection and .
thorough examination would be ad
visable IN order 10 determine the
source OF the trouble. For partic.
ulars send a self-addressed. stamped
envelope and repeat your question.
r. NJ. Q.-What DO you advise for
catarrh7
A.-Special treatment Is necessary
In order to cure. "A nose and throat
spray Is usually beneficial. For
further particulars send a self-ad.
dressed. stamped envelope and re
peat your question.
rrww-4~st ts~K ssw~~H~n. r.eFwrs G.rwt~. rrH
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Did She Sacrifice Too Much for Fame?

dicitis fashion, the don't RI
upstairs, girls. you may injure
yourselves for life" idea-a n a
now If you found anyone sitting
under a blue glass window ex-
pecting to be cured of heart dis
ease. you'd think they were
crazy. and as for the girls just
watch EN- play tennis and golf
watch 'em swim and do the
Charleston, not to mention the
oh well. let's not mention it
and everyone Of 'em growing up
to be oh. eve so old.
wonder IL she really thought
Of the Science" Of medicine, by
the time she came to leave it all
behind her?
Wouldn't il be interesting 10
know
Copyright. 1878. Newspaper Fssturs service. In
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Principal Causes of mdigestion-and Ways to Stop 1t
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
BY Max .Trell
Curiosity Jams Him
Into q Tight Place.

a NYONE will tell you that NJ
"A you have a hole In the so.e "
your shoe. the sooner N "
mended the better. Nevertheless d
hole In your shoe may BE- WI evtra0r.
binary usefulness to-can yrl .m,
agine whom? TO your shadow.
Knarf was playing one night wEt
Nil. Flor. Yam and Hanid-the ul
tie shadow-children with the qurerl
turned-about names-when he ca~a
across n shoe belonging ta
master Frank. Now. having w caI
Gus prying nature and being snr
what less than hlif-ln-lnch h.-h.
ran exritcdly arcunG thr shoe. r
aiming Ii from toe "a heel.
Observing the tip. which
Franks credit was bright Ann sHI
knarf was filled with W desire
slide down A.. and he appealed tn
and Flor to hoist him up. T
shook their heads.
"You'n take of the shine" th
said.
But Ill put II back again later
| replied knarf. who apparently kncvl
little about shines. Then ~ turned
to Yam and Hand. the g~irl-shndawS.
But they shook their heads. too.
THE shoe will kick" they warrF1
him. M
Finding himself forced 10 a.a hlml
self. knarf. by standing on tiptol
managed to grasp the end 0f one IA
the overhanginE laces and drew himl
self up
The sliding was first-r1te and
Knarf was enjoying himself INA
menseiy. much to the envy Uf Min
Flor, Yam and Hand. when hJ
curiosity rot the better or him an
he decided TO explore the inside Il
the shoe
Don't do IT," they all cried.
But without needing them. Kna-i
climbed over the side. lei himself
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By WINIFRED A

0HE died the other day in New York. DR..
Eliza Mosher.
She graduated from the medical col
lege in Michigan in 1875-goodness. | wonder
what she wore the day she graduated.
Let's see, ls75-a hustle. a train. a hair
cloth pettiskirt. a dress lining, sleeves so tight
she couldn't lift her hands to her head to save
her far how did she do her hair?
Over a "rat," in a ponpadour?
And did she wear false braids and false
puffs and try to make her head as big as a
barrel and did her brothers and her cousins
apologize when they told people she was going
70 be a doctor?
Was she awfully ashamed Of It herself
sometimes?
Ard wha. did Ta,cbar .h;rt 20 80 Acd
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down on the tongue and from the|
stepped onto the heel. Just as
did 50 there was u sound or "A
preaching footsteps and. 10 his III
may. he recognized them an n
master Franks The next mcme|
he felt the shoe being lifted up A
before he could escape. saw Frank
foot sliding into IL.
Help. helpI' shouted Knarf. sprir
ing towards the front OF the saoe |
Franks toes came closer and closl
Then. just as he thought he NM
come to the end OF the shoe and
crushed. he slipped through "a sIn]
hole in the sole and landed safe M
sound. if a great deal upset. In n
midst or his companions who, 10 "A
the truth. had already given him \
for lost.
we told you not TO do I'll" I'M
said reproachfully.
But knarf felt very brave aEaiI
Poor. POOH" said he. you're
ways safe I'm a shoe"
rnrv-fFnt HasS. Newspaper Fsstnrs ssFvIrs. Y
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Words of the Wise

One good mother il worth a hun1
dred scboolmasters. -Proverb.
Education ts "a posSeSSi0rl
Thich cannot tc taken drCnJ
from men. -EpictetuS.
Man proposes. but God dIspo,-s.
-kempis.
Pictures must not be too pic1
turesque. Emerson.
The tcise man lores 10 belieri
nothing the simple man 10 Del
iierc all things. The latter "A
credulors 10 Others; the former
20 himself. Cole.
All creeds and opinions ard
nothing but the mere result.
-Shorthouse.
The paths Of glory lead But w IN
grave Cray
But TO 1orOtre our errm "a
riTfErs--th1t " a Crcnft1
miracle. and WI which no lorgcN
happens. -Voltnirr
The house IN "a castle which
the King cannot enter.
Emerson.
Poverty 10 NO disgrace 10 . man. bulI
4 10 ecnfoundedly in~eonvenient.
Smith
All men are liable 20 error.
and most men are. IN m1ny
points. By passion or interest.
under temptation TO IN.
Locke.
Almost everybody II capable
Of thinking he has done more
than another deserves, while
the other thinks he has received
less than he deserves.-Pope.
Never seem wiser or more learned
than your company. Chesterfield
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If | We're
A Girl
BY JACK

WOULD not be
too poppy. Vim
and nerve are all
rig n In their
way. but there's
such a thing an
OVERRIDING I h Q
c I would not
confuse nervous
e q W b pep.
or noisiness with
wit. I'D remern-
b Q I b a { p Q
. etual motion
sometimes makes
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thr sYrrLAtuI Illzy, and I'd subSti-
tuts restfulness for restlessness &C
casionally. i'd cultivate the art OF
sitting still Instead OF ~chattering
ceaselessly. Id play the role OF lis
tener once In a while. and I wouldn't
look on an evening spent in quiet
conversation as Just so many hours
lost. A JAZZ MANNER and a row.
ing loot don't always appeal to the
man with a hard days work behind
him. and the girl who's always bub-
ling over with energy and pep II apt
to be wearing In spots. Id tune In
my spirits with those OF the man I
was trying to please. and I'd bear In
mind the fac that peace and quiet
are first aids to TT"
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sInArtly rlared skirt. With II comes
a Jacket Of gray kidskin. lined with
the bright red kasha- / wore red
suede shoes and a trim little red felt
hat 10 match.
And I want TO tell you tina the
wind certainly did blow around my
is~Nes-hnf fl 7 min37 ' did not.
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N I'D you ever hear the story Of how the first pearl came into
existence? Once upon a time. long. long ago, when mer-
~ maids were happily living in the palaces under the sea,
they led the very merrest Of lives. They played and fhrted and
combed their golden locks all day through and had never a care
in the world.
But one day one Of the little mermaids felt so blue she didn't
know what was the matter. She swan around and around, finding
no pleasure with her companions and wondered what was the
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matter. Going up to the surface Of her ocean home, she found
black waves, and heard thunder and saw lightning and thinking
that her home was about to be destroyed, she went down, down TO
the bottom Of he sea and started TO cry. She va sitting on a coral
branch and right al her feet there was an oyster. He opened his
shell and asked her what was the matter. One Of her tears fell
inside his shell and II stayed there and grew and grew, until one
day when he opened his shell again, there was a beautiful pearl
And that's how pearls came into existencei
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Gas formation, too. is the effect of overeatng or Of an improper
method Of eating II may be due to eating the wrong kind Of food,
OF course / would be a very unscientfic doctor III i contended for
a moment that all cases Of indigestion RI Of necessity the result Of
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DIET IMPORTANT IN
DIGESTIVE TROUBLES
Most of Us, Through Habit. Eat Too Much of the
Foods We Like, Disregarding Those Which Contain
Elements Essential to Our Bodily Well Being.
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, nj. ID.
United States Senator from New York

Former Commissioner OF Health. Nct0 York CITY.
4 GREAT many persons write me about indigestion. They want to
AZ know what diet should be followed by persons who have dyspep-
: sh- The most distressing cases ire those in which there il gas
formation In the stomach. This produces the distress.
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who encouraged her and how in the world did she get the nerve to
60 right on through with it just as If it was the most natural thing
in the world and half the old women in town whispering to each
other about n Scandal3
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Copyright. lbs. Ss~sp.p.r Feature Service. Is..
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Never seem wiser or more learned
than your company -Chea,erfield.
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Almost everybody II capable
Of thinking he has done more
than another deserves, while
the other thinks he has received
less than he deserves.-Pope.
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All men v liable 10 error.
and most men are. IN mann
points, BIZ passion or interest.
under temptation TO IL.
Locke.
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WhenaQueen
Crowned
After Death
(Romances Of Great Lovers)
BY COZETTE DOUGLASS
Pedro Of Portugal and
Ines de Castro.

.ERHAPS the entire story may
be a myth. one OF those
The Washington times., 1928-10-17

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