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not going to try to eat Doris. are
your"
'ShucksF' exclaimed the biggest
spider Doris had ever seen In all her
life What n horrid mistakei K
thought you were a Humminghiri
babyl OF course I'm not going *
eat her Goodness. SCuecdnei But
linn glad you caught hold XIX her
FOOT
"So am ri" laughed Doris. but r
knew when you took IA good look at
me. yOu wouldn't take ma Cor W bird.
SQueedae. introduce rae. please
Excuse me folks unused Squee-
dee. Strengthening hts hat. Doris,
this II the giant Of all spiders. Mr..
Bird Spider"
Bird Spiderl" exclaimed the as
tonished Doris. Il never knew there
was such a spider. I hope you'n not
think me rude for starinR?"
II should say not" laughed tho
spider good naturediy. and he turned
around and around 20 Doris could
get a good look IT. him.
He was just about the size cr
Doris's Dnddy's hand and nf a red
dish brown color. Al hia legs were
covered with coarse reddish-hruwn
hairs. The poison fanEs that hD
showed 70 Doris were The strongest
fanEs she had ever seen on IA spider.
I'm sorry 10 say. 7 must get my
livelihood by eating BIRDS said Mr..
Bird Spider. $50 folks don't like mo
very well"
That's nothing" laughed Squee-
dee. Doris eats chickens. don't you.
Doris7"
"Of course I do" replied Doris,
and ! guess you can't help eating
birds"
Just then Mrs. Bird Spider heard
the cnmmntinn and came h%urrvin-
Out from her burrow in tha ground
and Squeedee introduced HER t0
Doris.
She showed Doris the haE Of eggs
she was carrying around. under
her body.
There's M least two thousand
eggs In that bag" she said proudly.
Now II youll excuse me. III 70
back into the burr0w."
Doris watched her disappear IN
h hole In the ground. then taking
~Squeedee's hand she hade Mr.. Bird
Spider goodbye. and away they hur-
ried back % her own front porch.
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mixture. Pour into each dish a tn
biespoonful or tomato juice. Bake
for twelve or fifteen minutes. accord
Ing 20 the heat or the oven.
Fruit Roll.
Make the usual pie pastry, a liz,
tie richer than for pies. and ron out
thin. Stone u cupful OF cherries, add
a small cupful OF cut-up peaches. a
small cupful OF diced fresh pineaT.
Pile. a quarter cupful OF chopped nuts
and a small cupful Of sugar. Dis.
solve a teaspoonful ~ cornstarch In
a little fruit Juice and mix with the
fruit. Fill the crust and roll IL.
pinching together on the ends. Make
a small rent and insert a paper cone
and bake as usual. When done
serve with a boiled dressing such as
IL used on q fruit salad.
Peanut Betty.
Mix a cupful or crumbs with a
cupful or applesauce. add two table
spoOnfuls or peanut butter. "A salt.
spoonful OK salt. and the stiffly
beaten white 0e an egg. Fill but.
tered ramekins with the mixture and
put a teaspOOnful OF cream over the
top Of each. Bake a delicate brown.
This may be used as an entree Of a
luncheon dish.
Chicken and Mushroom Pie.
Leftover fried chicken. or broiled
chicken. should be picked from the
bones and chopped coarsely. Saute
a half pound OF fresh mushrooms
and add 20 the meat with enough
cream sauce. or brown gravy. II
muisten. Season with pepper. salt. a
saltspoonful or curry powder, the
juice or a large onion and a teaspoon,
full OF minced red pepper. Line In.
dfvidual dishes with crust. then fFll
with the mixture. Put on the tor
crusts. having vents In them. and
bake until the pastry is a good
brown.
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The Heart Story az n
Sfe0dfnst Woman. n

In theirs lie won't t. there a1l
OF the time. but as much ms I can
persuade him to stay"
I felt an absurd tightening OF my
spirits. IL he were with Harry I'm.
derwood. there would be but slight
opportunity for him to see Edith
Fairfax. first because the two men
are sufficient unto themselves. and
second because Harry does not like
Edith. although he tries 20 conceal
his aversion for her.
Now. my thirdly and I am DONE"
Dicky said. Eide said you asked her
out here and she wants 10 know N
this next weekend will 10 con-
venient."
The housekeeping problems In
volved by the impending visit OF the
Brixtons forced a swift negative
from me.
oh not this weekend. nor prob
ably the next ne. Any one after
that"
why not the week after Christ.
mas or this time next year?" Dicky
demanded truculently. You've got
crust enough for a million piesi Ask
n person out and then when she &C
cepts the invitation IN good faith.
start 90 stall. or course I can tell
her you've changed your mind and
don't want her. And then women
wonder why they're called cnts.''
Curiously enough there was wv
thought or jealousy IN THE quick
anger which girded me for my reply.
IL was the age-old marital battle
over entertaining guests, with its Oh.
posing masculine and feminine
standpoints. into which ! leaped.
Tell her anything you please" I
n Jelly, hut ! think she'll have
sense enough not to believe you
shall call her up this morning and
explain about our expecting a house
ful or guests with no idea on Just
what day they're coming. and about
Marion going orr 10 school within
the next two weeks. Being "a woman.
shell To- able Nd understand. and win
ne glad 20 cone when we can devote
all N attention 10 her as our guest
of honor and not have her crowded.
uncomfortable or neglected."
tT0 BE COntinued.l
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Awakening
MGdOe Flares When Dicky Hints She Is Being "Catty"
TOEUaTd Edith.
BY Adele Garris

HVHERE IL no emotion. I believe.
which SO completely robs one
OF common sense AZ does
jealousy. Edith Fairfax has been
long enough In my life and Dicky's
for me to realize that my husband Is
not in love with her. that he never
has been. and In all probability
never win be. Yet though I pride
myself upon not betraying my feel
inEs. I never hear Dicky speak or
her or refer TO his work with her
without In%vCluntarily vlsiOning them
together In s0ne romantic surround
inEs-
My reaction 20 his proposal 20 take
his car to New York with him was
an instance OF this unreasOning
jealousy on my part. My common
sense and my knowledge Of Dicky
told me that he no doubt wanted the
car with him because he detests sub
ways and street cars. and has the
aversion of most good drivers TO
tnxicabs. RI he did chance to take
Edith out for a drive. my reason
said thai n would mean no more
than II some masculine friend went
with him. Dicky Ii a gregarious in
dividual and Edith ~ good company.
| know that he likes her. and that
their partnership An the art maga-
zine not only provides them with "a
strong mutual interest. but often
makes imperative their ~c0nsulta-
ti0ns outside OF office hours.
Dicky was speaking again and /
gave him all the attention which I
could manage. But my thoughts and
my spoken words were running in
opposite directions.
Il didn't think you'd need H." he
said. "and I sure do. There's a good
garage right near the Kelsey. and I
car chuck II In there when I'm not
using H."
TO drive Edith around" The
words were SO near my lips that \
was panic-stricken for fear I might
Iet them slip But I managed 10 put
an ~inn0cu0us query.
You are going % the Kelsey.
then7-
Yes. but not to our apartment.
Old Harry and I are going to stay
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The Home Kitchen
By JEANETTE YOUNG n
Small Made" Dishes.

FVHE so-called made" dishes lend
themselves as readily 20 left
overs as TO the fresh foods.
Used for Summer luncheons and
dinners, these dishes are nppetizlng
and may be made quite inexpensive.
Also a choice OF fish. meat. vege-
tables and even fruit may form the
foundation OF the dishes. a few
recipes win show the housewife how
left-overs may become valuable IN
this form OF cookery.
Pineapple Fish Rameldns.
Take two small cupfuls of left
owe baked or boiled fish. flake II and
remove all skin and bones. Add 10
the fish q quarter cupful Of very
dry fine crumbs. pepper, salt, a
beaten egg and q half cupfnl OF
grated pineapple. canned win do
nicely Add a heaping tablespoonful
or soft butter and a teasp0Onful each
OF minced pepper and celery leaves.
Fill buttered ramekins with the mix
ture; IL should I'LL four large or six
small ramekins. Rake twelve min
utes.
Liver and Apple Ramekfns.
Take a pound OF calfs liver and
boil until tender, then chop 1t fine.
Add two tablespoonfuis OF butter,
pepper. salt. a small cupful OF apple.
sauce. a small cupful OF dry crumbs
and the Juice OF a gopd-sized onion.
Fill buttered ramekins with the mix.
ture and bake a delicate brown.
Beef Ramelkins.
Chop fine. enough cold roast 70
make a cupful and a half. Add n
half cupful or crumbs. pepper. salt,
a teasp0Onful az sugar. a minced
onion. a tablespoonful or chopped
pine nuts and a tablespoonful OF soft
butter. Wipe the inside OF the rame-
kin dish with a cut bud Of garlic
then butter 1t well and put In the
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Oh, Memory! What Doors You Unlock /!

laughed and how mad il made
you to see rs laugh.
You'd lost your ciothes-and
your dignity and, oh, you had
met teacher right close to home.
Teacher almost tainted and you
turned your head away and
hoped she didn't know who ii
was, and she went home and
telephoned 10 the police and. oh.
IL was terriblei
The rest Of IA laughed and
laughed and laughed-and you
hated us for it-and now you're
grown up and gOod-looking and
respected and you're married
and your own firSt-horn arrived
the other day-but suddenly
there in the crowded theatre, as
we talked together, they were
all gone, the aching years be-
tween-gone and forgotten.
You were a boy again. The
Summer stars were shining in
the sky. The tall cottonwoods at
the gate were whispering to each
other and the Best Boy in the
World-ah, he was with us, too,
with his black eyes and that bril-
liant smile Of his-and now he
has been gone, oh. 20 long. and
all the bright promise OF his
youth has gone with him. What
Is it the orchestra Is playing
there lit sounds something like
a song he used to whistle on the
stairs wonder-do You sup
pose by any chance he is here
with US tonight in this bright
theatre? Harkl what was that
voice | heard? Oh, memory, how
you unlock the doors of timel
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A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE T~HORNCLIFFE
yho Writes inf fbe Gamma PODuf0rifu 0f Treed.
VHEY do say that tweed is to bet

@VHEY do say that tweed Is to be
one OF the most successful Of
~ Fan materials-novelty tweeds
used in walking suits and tailored
dresses and coats.
None Or which I mind. since
tweed. when carefully handled Is
tremendously smart.
None az these Fall models have ar
rived at the top. but our whole
salers do tell us that II won't be long
now. With the thermometer break
ing altitude records, that's q little
hard 10 believe. but ! suppose II
Summer swelters, Fail fashions can't
be far behind.
some Of these advance Fall models
I have seen and think they re a
worry comfortable forecast Of what's
10 come in the Autumn tailored ard
snort field. The suits are similar 10
she spring ensembles that were 80
noDular-cxcept that the fabric de-
s,~ns are more conspicuous. They
boast dresses with matching coats
mostly fuIl-length or three-quarter-
~ skirts combined with silk or wool
blouses-
one tweed dress. designed 20 be
worn as part Of an ensemble Was in
tcrcsting In the manner In which II
used fine tucks. A series OF tucks
made an elongated design on the
hIouse-also repeated on the sleeves
-tucks that continued down the
-kirt where they moulded II snugly
II the hips and ran into smart front
,Icnta. Very cunning and smart.
White picque provided hidden
cuffs and a tailored collar. I forgot
~ mention that the color OF the
dress was that q greige that al
mast everybody Is talking about.
Tortoise shell buttons at the neck
and a similar belt buckle completed
the costume. Excellent accessories
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Seen on SHAVE.
By Margaret Sanyille.

TO tell you some more about Fan
evening mode. TX seems that the
printed fashion has reached the eve
ming nov OF course. printed chiffon
evening gowns are an old story. But
how shout printed lanes. To say
nothing OF polka-dotted lames7 May
be they sound poisonous They are
not. I assure you. Some OF them.
indeed. r quite the loveliest things
I have sect In many a day.
There has been quite a revolution
among the coat designers. Tired Of
the conventional fur collars. they
have hit upon O new and most at
tractive way OF applying fox collars
10 Winter coats. Enormous peits
are used. the head being placed In
the center Of the back. halfway down
20 the waistline-
DO you know. 7 verify believe that
I have neglected 10 tell you about
the new rubbers that are being sold
everywhere. OF very soft rubber,
they are easily folded up 10 infini.
tesimal size TO fit into a tiny holder.
and can be tucked away in a corner
OF your purse. No longer need you
fear sudden showers.
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TO express themselves as freely as 7
provided they can get away with Il
tionships like thaf7 Don't tell me
love has not been thrown to the
merry bow-wowsls
Well, III admit that surface IN
dlcation do not paint a very bright
picture.
II would seem that even young
people, who formerly were so full Of
idealism. are becoming more self
centered and ~self-seeking. more mat
ter OF fact, more independent. less
responsive to motherhood and father
hood-that they have adopted the
policy OF Everybody for himself.
john" and the rest be hanged.
These are. however. surface indi-
cations only.
Get people alone. get them TO talk
frankly and freely. touch the deeper
and often hidden springs OF their
natures and the resultant response
Is something different.
: People do not wear their hearts
on their sleeves after ali. Young
people especially are reticent o
corning the true state Of their feel
ings.
Much OF the hardness one ees and
hears Is merely gesture, just so
much bluff and pose.
Study human nature carefully and
deeply. study both sexes. study the
young as well as the mature and
you are bound 70 feel that there ~
no justification for alarm concerning
tho changes In our ideals Of love.
In point OF fact. the rapid evolu-
ton OF love has been for the best.
Although. specifically considered.
true love Is a thing OF the past. fun
damentally Il Is truer. more noble
and more inspiring than ever.
Let us not, therefore. be too hasty
IN pronouncing Judgment on love.
Love has weathered many a storm
and struggle before. but never yet
has love died.
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By WINIFRED BLACK

TYOR goodness sakei There he stood in the
theatre-tall and blond and good
lookingl Was it possible he was the
same one?
What nice eyesl Yes, that was the same
smile. Come over here young man. and let's
talk it out.
Do you remember, you rascal you, the time
you and the Only Boy in the World went
swimming and didn't come home, and didn't
come home and didn't come home?
And we were all so cross and so horrid and
finally we went in from the porch and sat
down and pretended to read and think about
something else.
And all at once there was a rush and a
tear and up the stairs you flew. the three of
you and il sounded like a troop of horses
And when one of na went nnf infn The
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Love continues to persist as a cardinal trait,
in fact, as the dominant trait The world has
never yet heen able to do without love nor has
it, indeed, ever wanted to do without it.
The reason I stress the fact that love not only
holds its own but is also so essential is because
on every hand people seem to have become
sceptical about love. We're one TO credit the
croakings Of the pessimists and the cynics who
point with scorn at the fads and follies of our
day, one surely would be led tc believe that love
is no more.
They say, in effect: "Can you imagine your
grandparents approving Of a girl with short skirts
and a paint box, taking little or no interest in
cooking and household management, who glories
in a career and being independent and who talks
ghbly about divorce. birth control and COM
panionate marriage? Would they have approved
ally tolerates such standards but even encourages
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This is q persistent and apparently inherited con-
dition, involving the lower limbs. The rest Of
the body Is not affected. but the legs are con-
stantly swollen.
Amy condition In which there il marked swell
ing Of the tissues may be described rs an oedema.
An attack Of giant hives has localized oedema as
the chief outward symptom
The swelling Of the feet, ankles and lower por-
tions Of the legs is known to doctors as "oedema."
This is a rather familiar symptom in women Of
middle age
Milroy's disease is Of different origin, indeed
IL Is not known what really Is the cause of it.
But out of 81 persons, representing six genera
tons of the same family, there were 22 men and
women who had this obstinate symptom
Almost always. in the ordinary type Of
rndawrm +hnwn - rnrwa+hfrw wnr wf#L 49, I~m~A
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in cut Inflammation of the kid
ncys. But In the latter condition
there Is almost always marked
dropsy. This Is an early symptom.
but 1t Is shown more In the abdomi-
nal cavity than in the legs.
What you should do about such
swellings is consult your family doc
tor. He will test the urine TO make
sure there Is no kidney involvement.
III there Is found to be. early treat
ment viii correct AZ.
Sometimes "a weak heart may have
swelling or the legs as one OK its
signs. What we call cardiac In
sufficiency." q failure CIR muscular
power In the heart. may be- respon-
sIble.
The oedema or dr0psy due to this
M disappears almost mt once
when proper medication Is given.
OF course. pronounced 81 require
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Answers to Health Queries

v. b. Q.-Have had a heart affec.
ton and my legs and arms. hands
and feet are swollen. What would
you adviser
A.-Foilow your Doctors advice.
The swelling ~ due 20 the heart con.
dition.
Id. r.. r. OIL have frequent hack.
ache and pains In the chest-wlEat IL
the cnuse2
2.-What can I do 70 gar IN
weight?
A.-Constipation and poor diEcs-
ton would be apt to cause such
symptoms. Keep the system clear
and see whether or not you notice
results. For further particulars send
a self-addressed. stamped envelope
and repeat your question.
Build up your health IN gen.
eral and you viii not only gain in
weight but benefit generally
r. nj. .. Q.-Is conjunctivitis or
the eyes caused by high blood pres.
sure7 What Ls glaucoma7
A.--No. Glaucoma III an eve con
ditiun caused by increased pressure
within the eyehail. causing too much
fluid. which cannot find a way 70
escape This condition should always
have careful medical attention. The
blood pressure may play a part In
this condition
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2" HE garden Of the world-filled with tiny
buds and beautiful blossoms. Some gay
and bonny. others dark and glowing. but
each loveliest Of all to their loved ones.
Particularly when Dan Cupid starts the round
to pick the blossoms for his own Garden Of Love.
When the buds first start to open and show
their cleaning petals. he watches and waits and
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more heroic treatment. but that is
not what we have in mind today.
Sometimes overindulgence In salt
causes the taking OF excessive guam.
titles Of water and other fluids. II
would be well to reduce the use OF
common salt
There are cases where there ap-
pears to be a natural weakness Of
the blood vessels Of the lower limbs.
swelling In not unusual then The
wearing OK high shoes or occasional
periods or rest with elevation or the
feet may help a lot.
But az I have said, let your doctor
examine you. test the urine and then
advise, He will decide what ID needed
In Ynlir n~artlcnlar rnEn.
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You never did find any OF
those clothes again.
How you n a I e d running
through the shadows and hiding
behind trees and how we all
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long before they're fuIl-blown. he has already
made a place for them.
And Love gathers them all so tenderly and
watches over them with such pride that nothing
may happen TO mar their beauty-f0r the buds
and blossoms OF life are the flowers which deck
the garden Of Love, and Loves care il the
tenderest In the world.
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PESSZ1ZSTS FAIL TO
DLSPIRT BUSY EROS
Skeptics CrOak Loudly That Love Is No More, But
the Little God Goes Right Ahead Shooting His
Arrows and Hitting the Mark.
BY DR.. LOUIS Z. BISCH
Eminent PsucholO0isk.

WHAT superlatively beautiful urge to love and be loved has managed
TO weather the storm of progress somehow. It has not yet been
- eliminated from the emotional makeup of the human family by a
long shot.
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OEDEMA OF THE LEGS
SOMETIMES INHERITED
Records Show "MilrOy's Disease" Cropped Out in
Six Generations of One Family, Affecting
~ Out of 81 Persons.
BY ROYAL 8. COPELAND, nj. ID.
United States Senator from New York,

Former Commissioner OF Health. NeD York city
A WINNIPEG reader asks for an article on "oedema in the legs"
u Reference is made TO something I prepared about oedema of
= the lungs and with it comes this request
There Is an unusual form Of oedema called "Mlroy's disease"
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for this number would be tortoise
shell buckles for the shoes and q
shell-trimmed purse.
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kidneys M blood Vessels IT. need not 0e Something Particularly seTT0us
but there - just enough disturbance TO produce the trouble
For instance, in chronic inflammation III the kidneys there may
be slight pufhness of the ankles. There is likely to be more swelling
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Advice to Girls
BY Annie Laurie.

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
H I have been going with a boy
two years. he is the dearest thing
IN all the world TO me. We have
been engaged two days. Last night
he wanted 10 kiss me good night.
but my parents object Is IL
wrong Thanks for your advice.
MARIE.
MARIE: As long as you are en-
4fA gagged 70 the young man. | see
IN harm whatever I'm allowing him
10 kiss you goodnight Goodness.
think Or becoming engaged without
q single kissl However. my dear. III
your parents object. I suppose there
Is nothing else 10 do hut follow their
wishes. But I cannot think your
parents would object knowing you
are engaged.
DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
II win you please state the
language Of postage stamps In the
paper.
4 have seen II before. but have
forgotten the most OF them.
X. ". XII
w ". z.: The so-called Language
As or postage stamps" Il one or
the most foolish things III the world,
my dear. no begin with. II gives the
post office officials a great deal or
trouble In canceling the stamps on
the letter. So be "a wise little girl,
and don't think Of such g thing.