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n ATHERINE'5 comment upon
Llliian's feeling Tor her hus-
band came back 20 me forci-

IL ATHERINE5 comment upon
La1iian's feeling Tor her hus-
band came back to me forci-
bly, when within the hour Dicky and
Harry Underwood drove into the
farmyard There was the look I'm
her syss the lit In her voice a. she
greeted him which . woman accords
sniy 70 her best beloved
The revelation was emily q matter
Of tone and look. however. Outward
" her greeting of Harry. - mine OF
D1cky. was casual. while theirs YVES
equally nonshaiant. tngsd with the
nonsense % frsQusatiy investing tina
speech q both man
But thsrs was no mirth In sithsr
mans voice when after dinner they
Eanosuvred IN opportunity TO speak
TO me alone
whats this dope about the B-1x-
ton girl going TO Asrion's schooir'
Harry dsnnandsd- Il didn't say
much to LII about IL, for I didn't
want to- upsst her. but IL doesn't
look good 70 me q little biz"
Looks like q put-up Job" D1cky
said- II wonder you stood for it
There was in his voice. or GO r
faneied. the eternal conjugal tan
dsncy TO blame any untowart hap
pcninG on the other half Of the mat
rtnontal Partnership. sttffened TO-
ssntfully. though ] kept my voice
calm
A Devious Scheme.
Il don't know what We could have
done about t." I aid. although
Katherine and I share your opinion
that either Mr.. Brixton or Mr.. Owen
probably both-found cut what
school Marion was attending and
then entered Carolyn there But IL
II almost impossible 20 change
Marions school now. and IL you had
seen Helena Brixton and her chill
dren you would have acquitted them
Of any anderhand dealing. They are
~ ansuspecung as Lillian To- aueurA
" enough she hasn't thought of n
possible scheTning In that direction
On Sam Brtxton's rert-and Carolyn
II the dearest little trick imaginable.
Shs would b an IDEAL friend for
Marion"
"As IDEAL N her brother" Harry
Underwood drawlsd. and I suddenly
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Loves Awakening ' :.. .;s. : %... . :
IL Threatened.
By Adele Garrison

found myself ranged definitely on
Ronald Brixtcn's side as ] heard the
sighting note In the voice Of
Marion's s~fspfather. But there was
no resentment Cor him In my heart
knew. that. never having had a
child Of his own. he was sxpsrienc.
ing paternal jealousy OF Marion's
first admirer.
she couldn't be better" ! retcrtsd
warmly. Both Ronald and Carolyn
are wondsrful-wen bred. clean cut.
charming-exactly the types that
any mother ought 20 Be overioyed TO
have a. companions for hsr young
people"
Pafernal jealousy.
That's al very WELL" Dicky
struck In Wen oonceds that you
can see the pin feathers sprouting
on their shoulders. But that doesn't
alter the fact that Marion viii be
thrown into intimate contact with
the whole Brixton family. Harry
tells me that there tn an arrange
menf already for Marion to take In
a football game and dance with the
boy. and II the girl 10 her room
mats. can't you sec
II zee perfectly" i returned. "and
] am rs worried yer the possibilities
Of Samuel Brixton's taking advan-
tage OF this close association as you
possibly can be- But what can H.
done7 We have only conJecturea
70 work on. anyway. There isn
the slightest proof. only u W
lunches. that Samuel Brixton mears
any mischief. And it's u certainty
that his wife and children are limo
cent Of any scheming. All we cAo
do In to keep watch OF Samuel Br1x
tons activities and those OF his half
brother"
you are eninentiy correct. Lady
Fair" Mr. Underwood said. and the
first REQUESTS OF success for that es
plonags In that they DO not know me
or tie Dicky-blrd- They'll al b
down at ths school tomorrow Il
cad % weu Just change om plsrs
p.on-o. We'd planned * hive tine
old aaar+et escort tn. ks down tc
school. at now the Dscxy-oird ana
I nAn 30 conspicuous for our alb
sence. Yyu and Iii can manage the
boat, car Z you
tCsrfnned Tomorrow
CrsyrEnL. ABA. assspa2sr Essesss ssTics. Inc
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: A Fashion Models Diary
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE.
She Discusses q Sports Ensemble.

HXTELL, I certainly was glad to-
wv have this week over. We've
all been 90 upset. Helene
Nas hsd a terrible cough for weeks
and wouldn't do anything 0 H.
She's been coming 10 the shop every
dsy In spite OF Madame and my
s~nslstence thai she stay home
take care OF herself. But. nc. she
insisted that she Was al right end
that We were too busy to have hsr
let us down.
difficult day. she simply faintsd
away. We were scared TO death.
when she finally came to. Madame
In .ls;ed that | take her 10 the doc
Tor that nixhs. | did-and waited In
hss office while she went through
ths customary examination.
never VAS In such terrific sus
s%npa. vas sure there was some
thing really terribly wrong with
Helena. And che hadn't been dolnS
anything TO help herself
After what I thought wa. two
rears. but vas really thirty minutes.
the doctor came out OK his office
with Helene. He was smiling and
NV relief was immediate. He said
Helene was just q tired little sir
with a bad case OF bronchitis and
shs'd have 10 so swav for a week
or 90 for a complete change and alb
so,ute rest. II she wanted 10 get rid
or II. And then she'd be all right.
but II abe didn't 60. he said there
were liable to he serious compiled
ticnA
on the wsy home Helene and !
tried 10 figure out where she could
so and get the needed res on the
least amount Of money. for Helene
A always broke and she refused -
borrow money from me. We
finally hit non just the thing.
. Helene's grandmother lives on a BIG
<srrn upstate and she simply dotes
- Helene She fuses over her
whenever she gets the chance.
Helene generally hates 10 so up
there for. ~ course. the life isn't
very exciting. But she admitted.
fnr what she wanted now. Il was the
ideal place.
Madame was perfectly sweet about
N She told Helene 10 20 and stay
ra.ii every last trace ~ the cough
vas gone And what's more she
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the first sign OF paleness indicating that the
bloom OF youth has blown to the four "Wintery"
winds.
II you'll follow the method I'm going to out
line today, You can 20 for hours on end without
even worrying about your rouge. certain that the
cheeks are Is rosy as when you first tripped out
into the wide, wide world. It's q neat little trick
and ! stumbled on it quite by accident recently.
Most Of VI apply some sort Of cream as a
base for our rouge and powder. There are q
number Of these protective or foundation creams
on the market and most of them are exactly the
creams are highly improved, but then the vanish
ing creams are far better today than when they
first made their appearance. But whether you
use vanishing cream by that name or vanishing
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what the boss ser 60 me- making
myself the hero OF avery encounter.
the fearless knight without reproach
who stood up for his rights no mat
ter who might try TO trampls on
him
wouldn't listen frnpatientiy while
someone else told an sxperience. and
when he had finish "a zap II off with
n helittinx. 'rOh. that's nothinxl LIS
ten 20 what happened to me
Other people like to hold the floor
occasionally. and they also like 20
listen 10 something else besides the
one Ril-important subject az what
I'VE bean doing and thinking and
feeling al my life.
Women may Get away with person.
%aiities. but me are expected 20 bring
forth something more interesting
oncs IN q while.
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Advice to Girls

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

DEAR ASNiD LAURIE;
I am q girl sixteen years old
and need your advice
Ny girl friend and ! have been
going with two boy chums. Re-
Gently the boy ] went with told me
be was married and had three
children. This was very hard to
believe.
Should ! quit going with himf I
a hardly forget him. as he told
me to.
should I tell my girl friend about
this or not1 PEG.
DEG: Perhaps the young man was
j kidding" you. my dear. ! shoulc
certainly inform your friend Of whai
the young man had told you. fol
maybe she knows definitely whethel
II 10 the truth or not At any rate
you should make every effort 60 FIND
out whether he In married or not. foi
II would not BE- wise for you 70 b
seer with q married man. And II
you find that he In. drop him tn
m~ediateiy.
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vince her otherwise. While they
were arguing with her. a little flufk
OF feather floatad by and KnRTf
promptly caught hold on It. Now
well take a ride around the room"
he announced The suggestion was
greeted with shouts Of approval from
all save Yam. who tried her best to
escape. They set her securely ON
the feather. climbed on beside her
and pushed off. The feather sank
down 20 the floor.
Its too heavy. Yam viii have To-
get off" said Knarf. Yam sprang
off with Joy. She sat down on a
thimbie and watched the others go
floating gently towards the ceiling.
Aren't you sorry you're 20 big"
they shouted to her. She shook her
head "Oh no." she shouted tick.
Just then an alarming thing &C.
Cured The feather suddenly took I'M
sharp upward turn and befors the
little shadows knew what was hap
penfng. 10 Hwtrled into a spiders web,
tearing some OF the strands before IA
came 70 n stop. Out rushed the
angry spider. ARE you q fly7" she
demanded In fury.
We're shadows, N yoai please
replied Hand mildly. "Shad0wsIr
screamed the spider. Then what
right have you TO fall into my web"
1T was an accident" plead ed Mlt.
"Sn-ho. An accident. indeed Well.
my good shadows. the accident wiz
bs yours az wen AZ mine. for I'm co
ing 10 eat your"
Now Yam. who had seen All this,
.renhled with fear for the safety of
her companions. What could shs
dor She sprang into the lap Of her
mistress. May. "Lock. lock- she
exclaimed But May neither looked.
nor heard her. Then she Jumped on
her shoulder and with all her might
pushed her mistress In the direction
on the web. May looked Mo.
''Oh mother" She called Come
and look at the big sp1der-web on
ths ceiling"
Mother hurried I'm with "a brnuFn
and swept u down. The HpldHr
scampered or and the shadowchIl-
drea were saved. You're a hravs
GIRL said Nil. Flor. Hand ard
Rnarf. But Yam didn't believe thern.
csoyr1EAL. ISs. N~ssspaDsF rspfurs SERVES. Ina
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he can't very well carry On an
animated conversation with her
when abe bursts forth every minute
with Here. FIdo! Lie down. That's
the boy-nice boz. Now Do q good
little dosgis.- and q lot OF such fool
ishnss- He doesn't get any par
ticular thrill out OF neartng sweat
notnings bang poured into Fido's
ears.
III any cooling n 70 % done. hs
would like 10 b the object of n.
And. IL any kisses are 20 be handed
out ne thinks himself a more logical
candidate than q fuzzy haired. fIoppy-
cared dog
Love me. love nv deg ma BE-
al right. but the girl friends deg
should b loved from . distance
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save her a perfectly stunning en-
ssmhle "a travel IN. Helene said IL
almost paid 10 get sick. It's a rose
tweed sport suit. with perfectly sdor
able diamond shaped afpliques on
the skirt and coat. Brown carscul
10 used for the collar and cuffs. The
rosO beige crepe blouse with It's chic
scarf IL trimmed with chsvrcn tuck.
ing ana tailored bows
It's 80 fiattering 70 H-lena't Etyls
~ beauty that nobody would ever
sueSs that size Is sick.
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TLEAR the feidl It's time for the Winter
barragel And there's no limit to the rangei
So watch out. for you may be the first one
70 be hit True. it will be only o SNOWFALL. bat
in the center Of each you'll fnd-if you take
the trouble to look-a wee. warm hearth And
each SNOWFALL viii find a target and hit the
bul's-eye every time.
Even Dan Cupid joins In the fun. for that
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Al a matter OF TACT, was . DIT surprised 70
observe how much was known sixty years ago.
Perhaps ! had better say | was reminded of what
We commonly forget We have made wonderful
progress in finding out the reasons for things.
but the bare facts relating to health we're pretty
well understood a generation or two ago
The chapter on sunlight was a sensible outline
Of the value of sunlight ard health. Our grand
mothers or great-srandmothers had never heard
of germs, but they did know that exposing the
bedding and the milk pans 10 the sunlight did
something that was positively beneficial Sun
ming things was the practice then. as il is today.
During the past several years there has been a
growing conviction that the formation of acid in
the system IS an important factor in disease pro-
d~uction. The blood is normally neutral or very
slightly alkaline in its reaction II anything
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If l Were
A Man
By I'LL

WOULDN'T talk
about myself al
the TINA
wouldn't 70
count. q. great
length and In de-
tail. Ill the uttis
appsnirgsart the
office In which I
figured during
day. 4
wouldn't tell
what II sea 70
fha brxwfs
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il all il is. but il rapidly develops into a sure
fire barrage Of Love. So. II you don't want
Love, watch carefully for the barrage which
will surely find you il you're not careful
But you shouldn't seek TO avoid it, for with
out it there can never be any true happiness for
you. And you know way down in your heart
that you want love, only up to now you've been
scared to death Of him. So when the soft snow-
ball hits you plopi then you know that your
hearts gone forever.
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z ANNIE LAURIE:

am going to give my Girl
an engagement ring. WIN II b
proper to give her Just the ring OF
should I give her another present
besides7 A READER.
A READER: The ring In suff1.
"A Gent. Reader. and may i offer
my congratulations and sincere
wishes for happiness 70 both your
and Yourself.
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IF l Were
A Girl
BY JACK

w q MT
~sntsrta,n . des
and . man A
the same time.
Z don't know
how Q dog fsals
about II. but 7
DO know how q.
m . feels He
doesn't like g.
w . man
calls On . girl
he wants her IN
divided attention;
uHf uf~zn1 49,
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n NEW BASE
FOR THE DA US
Miss Huddleston Finds That Applying Rouge First
and Then Blending 1t with Cleansing Cream,
Protects 1t From Wintry Blasts.
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLEsTON

on al know how disconcerting L ID to start out with cheeks agow
knowing that you'll need to check into the service station for
" repairs within q few hours Always the thing hangs over ones
cad 30 that frequent glances into the mirror are necessary to catch
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IMPORTANCE OF ACID
IN o EXPLAINED
DR.. Copeland Compares Modern Scientific Know
ledge with Theories Held in 1866, Showing That
They Agree on Value of Sun Treatment.
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, ~. ID.
United states Senator from Sew York.

Former comrhsione Of Health. NeU York City
A S write am on a train gorg to Washington. The dining car
4 steward just showed me a book on hygiene. written in 1866.
While waiting for ny meal. read a few pages Of what might be
regarded D an obsolete work
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Usually this base cream Is smoothed over the skin after a thor
ough cleansing with cream and a skin tonic application all before
applying rouge. My system calls for putting on the rouge directly
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esuses II 70 become acid, there Is tToube-
VINO would think Of sunlight as q of the agents 70 overcome. or
To prevent zcidty? | doubt If DR.. Draper or any writer for half a
century aner him eve fhourht of surlght In that connection
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AhN
Here 10 an interesting statement
which I read IN . new book. lust off
the English press:
That juices Of fruit ana vege-
babies 10y virtue ~ their visamins,
probably also or their organic acidsl
and sunlight are the great 'talancers'
against excess OF acid or alkali In the
body is suggested not only by mod
ern discoveries OF their effects on the
organism. but also BY the benefit that
sccrues from their use In the treat.
ment OF diseased conditions"
To under stand fully the siEnifi-
eance az this statement, you must te
reminded that fruit acids do not so
through the system as acids. They
are changed by the chemistry OF the
BODY into alkaline substances
These particular acids. then. and
the sunlight. balance the Diet and
guard thu system against excessive
acidity. They help to make Us
healthy and long-iiyed.
cannot do better than To quote
again from the new book. DR. Draper.
who wrote the old book mentioned.
did not know lust how valuable sun
iisht was ard what IL did. but he
knew Its Importance TO health. Here
u NI1f SHc INV 1hNA"'
about this:
The sun il the vital factor Tor
existence. IL not only supplies light.
heat, ana vital energy TO the body,
but Is directly responsible for all our
food through the agency OF the green
plant. Moreover. there In good rea'
sen 10 suppose that II becomes
stored In the body; and that It's radl'
ations permezis every tissue. and IN
sxays which are becoming more clear.
sncoura ges growth and prevents ara
neutraiizes nietsbolic and other pois-
ons, particularly that common ten
dency in disease. excessive acid
formation"
we should not fan 20 make use Of
sunlight. We should use II TO get
we'll from disease. We should use u
90 keep well.
ANSWERS TO Health Queries
I. N. Q.-what will help neurius.
have taken medicine TO no a
A.-Ffrst Of all try 20 locate the
source of infection causing the trou.
bic. Baking. electricity. baths. diet
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c-sriss. iss. s--,p-s.r r-aiars s<ri-s. Ia
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ANSWERS to Health Queries

I. N. o.-what will help neuritis.
4 have taken medicine TO no availR
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
Galveston Banker
Given Five Years

GALVESTON. Tex. Dec. T.-tPl--
Ed Mccarthy. ~. Galveston bank
er, was convicted OF a charge or
receiving deposits while insolvent
and given a five year suspended
sentence by n jury in tiie 56th dis
trict court this afternoon.
The verdict came IS a bitter blow
to Mccarthy. Trembling from head
to foot. his face haggard with an
guish. and with tears in his eyes
he stood by the side or -. ID. Nc
Donald, one OF his attorneys. as
Deputy District Clerk william
Worst read the iury's verdict and
as Judge M. 8. Munson OF Angle
ton pronounced sentence upon him.
His face frightened when Judge
Munson expressed his sympathy for
him.
No motion for "a new trial was
made by Mcdonald as is the usual
custom following conviction in
criminal cases. No appeal from the
verdict and sentence can be taken,
1t was said.
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MORROW QUIET

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Dec. 7-tF
Dwight II. Morrow. ambassador to
Mexico. this morning passed
through San Antonio in q special
car over the Missouri Pacifis lines.
The Ambassador received repre-
sentatives graciously. but declined
20 express opinions on the outcome
OF the disarmament conference In
London which he will attend, the
rumored Vasconcelos revolt or the
New Jersey senatorship vacancy for
which he has been mentioned.
The ambassador was accompanied
by Mrs. Morrow, his daughter Eli
zabeth. A. II. Springer. his private
secretary. and Mrs Springer. George
Rublee. legal adviser or the embassy.
and captain Lewis Mcbride. naval
attache and unofficial financial ad-
wiser. and Mrs. Mcbride.
Regarding a revolt which defeat
ed presidential candidate Jose Vas
concelos. ~ purtpoed TO be plan
ming. Rublee said the recent Mex
ican election was the fairest ever
held there ard not more than five
percent or the republics population
was dissatisfied with the results.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
GHOST WALKS
FOR RLABORERS
Many City Employees Still
Without Paychecks
For Work

The ghost walked for laborers on
the city payroll Saturday as usual,
due 70 a lucky break in that enough
money had come in from water and
light plant receipts TO cover the
amount. Other city employees did
not have the same good fortune,
however, and the salaries which
were due on Dec. are still unpaid.
Arrangement to make payments
were made by Mayor A. B. Cole
Saturday afternoon, after efforts 70
have a meeting OF the city COM
mission had failed both Friday and
Saturday. Receipts from the plant
were transferred 70 the general fund
to make the payment.
Mayor Cole stated Thursday prior
TO the regular meeting. which was
to have been held on Friday, that
he hoped some steps might be TAX
en- to cover the clerical. police and
fire department payroll. He and
Commissioner Arthur Hipp were
the only members OF the commits
sion az the city hall for the Friday
meeting. and as three is required
for a quorum to do business, no
action could be taken.
It Is unlikely that anything will
be done about this matter until
the new commission takes office
Dec. I6, II was said.
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OPEN HOUSE IS
BIG SUCCESS
Estimated 5000 Attend
San Benito Fete

SAN BENITO, Dec. 7-San Be
nito's open house Friday was q
great success, drawing more people
to the town than any previous at
traction in Is history. A crowd es-
timated at $1,000 by vic Mertz,
chairman Of the committee which
put the affair.
More than 5000 gifts were dis
tributed among the children, and
the dance that was advertized for
the adults was gratifyingly sue
ceSsful. The High School glee club
toured the town. singing Christmas
carols.
Music was furnished by the high
school and Municipal bands.
we are more than pleased with
the result obtained from the Open
House." said Mr.. Mertz, "and the
Retail Merchants Association. spon-
sor Of the idea. feel we'll repaid for
its efforts. We intend to make Il
an annual affair"
The pine trees and juniper
wreathes. scattered over town and
decorating the interior OF the diff
ferent business houses. will be left
up until Christmas Day.