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q black hole in his shrunken, pasty-white face.
The prison pallor was still on him. What he
looked like really don't know. In those fash
ing glimpses of him, when everything suddenly
leaped out of the dark, his face seemed like
hideous mask, contorted and triumphant.
After you,' he said grimly and pushed the
bottle across the table. must have come out
of my paralyzed state enough to pour myself
a drink. When the room blazed with light
saw him with uplifted glass Here's to your
dead carcass, and may you roast in hell!' he
announced. Mechanically I raised my glass
and tasted it. I suppose my dislike for Scotch
whisky dates from that moment
Mr.. Smith took up his glass, slipped 1t, and
smiled dismally 1T brings back everything"
Don't drink it." I iuterposed Let me get
you something else" But he shook his head.
He was silent for some moments thoughtfully
turning the glass in his fingers and watching
the ice dissolving in it. Suddenly he looked up.
What would you have done in fix like
that?' And without waiting for reply, he
went on: 1T seems simple enough now. I
should have told the fellow at once that he
had got hold of the wrong Smith. Nothing
easier. But at the time it wasn't For one
thing, my tongue seemed glued to the roof CT
my mouth. 1t was like a jelly. Frantic
thoughts whirling in my brain until it almost
If only Wilcox would stroll over from the
lighthouse. Which, of course, he was not per-
mitted to do at night. I even prayed for some
miracle to intervene and save me- And in the
meantime I sat in that hot, dreadful dark
ness, braced against that recurrent, measured
moment when, like lash across the eyes,
would come that swift, splintering light. And
the horror of it all would once more stand re-
vealed like noonday-that brutal villainous
face, whisky glass in one hand, revolver in the
other.
THE bottle went again across the table. I
managed to find my voice at last didn't like
the stuff, protested; I didn't want another
drink Only to be overwhelmed with curses.
His language in moments of special irritation
like this was really quite dreadful. He swore
I'd drink with him or he would blow the-I
believe he said the everlasting daylight-out of
me- then and there. When the flash came
again saw that he had lifted the revolver.
He informed me that had always been a
timorous little white-lvered skunk. Felt my
self too good to associate with common people.
If he had only realized it 10 years ago. fool that
he had been to fall for me- However, the
reckoning was at hand, and tonight all old
scores would be settled
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was like gaunt, lonely obesk with single
fiery eye that revolved endlessly.
For an instant the room was like day, and
then We were plunged again into complete dark
ness. For IL long seconds. During which the
ray transcribed its vast circumference, and then,
with startling suddenness everything in the
cabin once more leaped out into binding reality.
I can shut my eyes now and still see it all
the heavy round table at which we sat, the
ancient chairs the Uttered shelves OH the
opposite wall where were ranged some birds
Donaldson had stuffed, looking down at US with
beadlike, unblinking eyes. Everything became
visible for an instant and then vanished.
Twelve seconds of utter blackness Each time
it seemed like an eternity before the flash came
|again.'
|MR. SMITH broke off and sighed over the
" recollection. He even drew out handker-
chief and passed it over his face.
IT never could tell you all the weird insane
talk that followed in that intermittent dark
ness. 1t seems now like nothing but a night
mare, quite incredible. / sat there in a cold
|chill, helpless to move, if could have moved,
while the light came and went, and that re-
7volver continued to point at me. And with
the growing certainty that he intended pres
emily to empty its contents into my body He
#tldQ WdllcO years LOT tN.S chance, i
He had been confined all that time in prison.
for which apparently was to blame and there
were others-a gang of ruffians it seemed
who equally thirsted for my extinction. At
first thought that the fellow was drunk or
put of his head. My own head was in too much
Of whirl to get it all clearly. But after a
while concluded that there was really some
fhing in it. must have sort of double;
There was another Smith, and down there in
santa Clara-of all places!-I had been mis-
aiken for him.
But my visitor was in no hurry Like a
Eat with mouse in its clutches, he proposed to
avor leisurely the delight of making an end
me. He had looked forward too long to this
noment-to have it all over with one quick
ang of that pistol He wanted to gloat in his
orrible way over what was so obviously COM
hg to me. And he had, suppose, what YOU
hight call a sense of the dramatic. For when
lie caught sight of a bottle of Scotch whisky
n the shelf beneath the stuffed birds he
rought it to the table with couple of glasses
Well have a drink he announced in the
arkness. 1T will be like old times And he
hughed hideously.
Gust then the flash came again. and got
yvid sight Of an, his mouth wide open, Ike
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By WILLIAM BRADY. M. D.

Vermont; Adirondacks, New York;
Santa Cruz, Calf; Pocono Mountains,
Pa; Silver Plume, Colo; Salt
Lake City, Utah; Black Mountains,
N. c.; Hot Springs. 8. OAK, and a sea
voyage, while it lasts, Is probably the
best of all.
Sufferers are learning that it pays
to undergo the necessary skin tests to
determine which pollen is responsible,
and then q course OF tmmuniZation
against that pollen. The treatment is,
OF course, most effective II started sew
eral weeks before the usual season; but
1t Is beneficial even when not started
until the individuals attack is on.
Every good doctor Is competent to ap-
ply these pollen skin. tests for dag
nosis and to administer the immuniza-
ton treatment.
Palliative remedies that deserve men
ton are adrenalin solution spray, which
must be prescribed by the physician; the
use OF boric acid solution in preference
to most remedies for nasal spray or
gargle; the use of the new medicine
ephedra or ephedrine as an internal
remedy or q local application, and a
course Of calcium lactate treatment in
the first three or four weeks Of the
season-say 10 grains Of calcium lactate
swallowed with q glass Of water after
each OF the three meals daily.
Hay fever victims should beware OF
taking alleged hay fever remedies, which
are nothing but connections of coal tar
sense deadeners, such as acetanilide
antirprin or phenacetin.
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Your Baby and Mine


Mrs. M. B. writes: II read your coll
umn daily and feel that we have you
to thank for q good and happy baby.
Not realizing the value Of strictly regu-
lar hours, we did not have success with
our little girl until she was about four
months old. She Is almost four years
now and robust and self-reliant.
what would you consider an ade-
uuate allowance for her and should q
portion of this be saved? If she saves
some, should it be for some long cher
ished project or for Christmas presents
and so on?
perhaps some Of your readers would
be interested in the way give baby
his cold shower. I put his tub In the
big bath tub and after he has been
bathed I let cold water run into the
tub. He Just loves It and can stand 1t
pretty cold now. have never used
powder on him, but oil him and It keeps
his skin in such good condition. I
used the minimum amount of cloth
had scarcely any prickly heat. wish
you continued success"
Answer.-What a nice letterl Letting
the water chill gradually Is the best
method Of giving cold shower as 1t
isn't q shock to the child. Most moth
ers, I find, use oil daily, instead Of
powedr, though II baby has very oily
skin the powder should be better to use.
AS in all things, one must consider the
individual baby.
The four-year -old needs about S cents
O week as an allowance, given IN pen
MES, since five pennies seem more ade-
quate than only one nickel at this age:
Then she may have a penny bank and
be encouraged to save at least a penny
a week. Too much should not be ex-
pected Of the child with so tiny an al
lowance. The main object Is to let her
become acquainted with an allowance
as q regular thing, so that she may
learn its natural limits and also the way
to spend in order to get the most out
Of 1t. So long as generous relatives or
parents furnish the child with all their
pennies or reward them with stray
nickels and dimes, the child has no
conception Of money. It has no more
value than the cookie a kind ne1ghbor
might offer. This leads to avaricious-
ness and to the picking up Of tempting
pennies or small change, which practice
is looked upon with real horror by the
family. If money pours in from every
source 1t has no meaning to the child,
so that allowances should never be too
generous or the child cannot possibly
learn to economic.
with such q limited allowance as 5
cents weekly the child shouldn't be ex-
pected to save for Christmas presents.
It Is almost as unproductive Of knowl-
edge to make the child save constantly
as 1t Is to give him more than he can
possibly spend. Neither method teaches
him anything.
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Attractive Rainy-Day Outfits
BY MARY MARSHALL.

shoes when the rain Is light. And on
q rainy day you should wear Isle stock
ings-not silk stock.ngs-because spots
of rain do not show on Isle, but dis
figure silk. It Is possible to buy Isle
stockings Of sheer quality that are quite
as dainty as silk and much more APP
propriate for rainy days.
"Will sun-burned makeup be In good
form this Autumn? Is 1t considered
really smart to use lipstick? Do smart
women use 1t In the daytime or only
In the evening?"-M. C..
Pronounced sun-bufn makeup Is
rather passe. Lipstick Is not In 30
much favor now as 1t was o year ago,
though many smart women use 1t. As
q usual thing 1t is more acceptable In
the evening than in the daytime.
There is . clever new slip with Q
wrap-around skirt portion that you will
find most convenient to wear under one
of the new longer, fuller skirts or
dresses. This weeks circular gives o
diagram pattern. with directions for
making. II you would like q copy. please
send your stamped. self-addressed en-
velope to Mary Marshall, care Of this
paper, and q copy will be sent to you.
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-04
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

before the camera and removes them
promptly when the lights are turned on
and the clicking eye has ceased. Great
Greta gets into O makeup for street
appearances which def1es the detective
art Of even her most enthusiastic adj
mirers. One of her Aims recently ran
in boulevard theater. She bought .
All about her were men and women who
would have mobbed her had they recog-
nized the tall girl in tweed overcoat
and beret standing among them.
Eve Southern's eyelashes have been
the source OF too many arguments TO
start another one here. Lupe Velez
tells the story Of neatly ripping them Oh
one evening. But Eve Southern was
publicized as the girl who had to have
her eyelashes trimmed before she could
appear before the camera.
Some Of the handsome males Of the
village spend as much time at the mas
seuse, the cosmeticians and-horrors!-
the toupee makers as any village belle.
Lace pieces" supplement the scanty
locks of the male heart-breaker when
the forties encroach. The waist line
may be kept down with steam baths and
exercise, but the hair cannot be kept
in by the same methods.
One of the cosmeticians Of Hollywood
has invented the lace piece" Hair Is
tied into q fine, net-like arrangement.
The net result, so fine and skillfully
constructed that it Il like bit Of lace,
Is glued to the scalp with spirit gum
and may be brushed briskly into place
with the remaining hair.
Getting ready for Hollywood open
ing is more of O ~chore than preparing
for a soirie in other cities. While the
lady CLUES on her lashes, the gentle is
hunting frantically for his lace piece"
which has fallen under the dressing
table.
First Blond-Did you read where
louise Dresser saws in an interview that
tits loads of fun being forty?"
Second Blond-Yeah, 1t musta been.
(Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance)
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Nut Honey Cake.

Mix two cupfuls of brown sugar with
two cupfuls of honey and the yolks of
six eggs and beat thoroughly. Sift to-
gether three cupfuls of -four, a speck
Of salt, one and one-half teaspoonfuls
Of baking soda, three teaspoonfuls of
ground cinnamon. half teaspoonful
each Of ground cloves, ground nutmeg
and allspice. Combine with one cupful
Of chopped raisins, half an ounce each
of citron cut in small pieces and can
died orange peel cut in small pieces, and
half a pound of coarsely chopped al
monds. Beat the whites of the six eggs
until they are stiff and add them last.
Pour the dough to the depth Of about
half an inch into well buttered tins
and bake in a slow oven for half an
hour.
Use the following frosting on this
cake: Boil one and one-haf cupfuls of
white sugar with three-fourths cupful
of water until the sirup forms q thread
when dropped from a spoon. While
still hot pour the strip over the well
beaten whites of three eggs, beating
the mixture until it is of the right con-
SiStency to spread,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-04
Manicuring.

Manlcur1ng.
A great deal about ones general
health and habits may be gathered
from The appearance Of the nails. II
they are brittle and furrowed it may be
an indication Of tubercular trouble,
sluggish circulation or q lack Of GER
tain mineral elements In the system
due to wrong eating or other causes.
There are also various diseases OF the
nails which, Of course, are cases for
the physician to diagnose. The cause
must be removed before local treat
nents will give results. Heredity also
plays q part.
Nail biting is a nervous habit with
q great many girls. and women, too.
judging from the letters I receive ask
ing for advice on this subject. The
first step In the cure Is to realize Just
where these habits are leading one.
Nervousness or irritability, If allowed
to continue, will rob one of the Joy of
living and may lead to serious mental
arrangement. The next step is to make
up ones mind to overcome this an
noying and unsightly habit, then have
q thorough physical examination by a
physician and find out the cause of
this high-strung condition. The third
step is to cultivate poise, relaxation
n4i0 ulCiitd4 cCICI1Jy ny I6"CQuCdJulB
ones self to more hygienic ways Of liv-
Ing. The fourth step Is to consider
the nails as a beauty asset and treat
them correctly by projecting them from
irritation, injury, strong soap and by
keeping the nails smooth, nicely filed
and polished.
Having determined to get rid Of this
nervous habit, one will find that the
nails will respond to regular local treat
ments. Well-kept, nicely manicured
nails are one of the chief character
tstics of the well groomed woman.
There is nothing quite like the salts
faction Of knowing that one's finger
nails and hands are well groomed.
Nails are meant to protect the fingers,
also. but when they are too long or
too short they cannot fulfill this func-
ton. They should be kept moderately
long In an oval or slightly pointed
shape.
The nails should not be cut with
scissors. but filed from the side toward
the center. Wash and dry the hands.
Draw the file across with a single
stroke edo not file back and forth).
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, October 4
(N.A.N.A).-A select inner circle has
turned thumbs down on powder and
paint.
So we find Virginia Valli, Natalie
Moorhead, Mary Eaton and Eleanor
Boardman going about facially un-
adorned. It's something new, and this
section of America just dotes on that.
Enthusiasts in this new art Of being
beautiful look pretty much as any
American women of their respective
ages would appear without artificial aid
to pulchritude. Now and again nature
molds and colors a human being per-
fectly. In the main she has made q
haphazard job Of creation.
Article, artistically INDUCED in, adds
iuster to nature. The vogue will prob
ably not last long. Ladies Of Hollywood
have been too long accustomed to being
stared at to relish being ignored. Few
of the local lights unadorned stop the
traffic with their pulchritude. They're
just nice-looking girls.
While some of the nice-looking girls
are going about sans artiflce, others
rarely appear without full war paint.
It takes about two hours to really put
on a village face.
This process includes coating OF
grease paint so carefully applied that
from 2 feet distance it appears to be a
smooth, velvety, unlined skin carefully
powdered.
Some ladies never face the public
without their false eyelashes. The stu
do product is as artfully made as can
be imagined. Mounted in f1Shskin and
carefully graded in uneven lengths, these
lashes are daintily mascaraed to give
the final effect of naturalness. Irene
Rich more often than not wears hers.
The public is accustomed to seeing her
with them in pictures, and she's quite
frank about them. She would be. She
Is one of the most thoroughly f1rst-rate
persons in motion pictures. One Of her
greatest assets is her hair, which, simply
coiffed and exquisitely cared for, en-
phasizes her true femininity and grace.
Great Greta wears artificial eyelashes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-04
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

Make your own cleansing cream, using
this formula; white wax, one ounce;
spermaceti, one ounce; white mineral
oil, f1ve ounces; rose water, one and a
half ounces: Borax, thirty grains; per-
funed oil, fifteen drops. Melt the wakes
in the oil, remove from the fire as soon
as they are blended. Warm the rose
water, stir the two together, stirring
and beatign until the mixture begins to
not have q better quality cream than
this. II you want massage cream,
you see the same formula, merely sub
shutting olive oil or almond oil for the
mineral oil. This Is slightly more ex-
pensive.
Don't buy expensive face lotions, get
little bit of tincture of benzoin and
make thick milky emulsion by adding
q few drops to q bottle of clean water.
Use this on the face after washing, to
bleach the skin and refine coarse pores.
Shampooing is expensive. do this at
home. using an egg first, and liquid
it Is wet and setting It under a net to
dry In shape. A hose attached to your
bathroom faucet to mix the water will
be O great help in rinsing the hair free
Of soap.
A. M. THE best way to remove
cosmetic from the skin Is by a generous
application Of cleansing cream. These
creams are very thin, so there is very
little need Of massaging, because they
get right into the pores and dissolve
soil, rouge or anything you have had on
your skin previous to this. After work.
gin the cream about for q few minutes
all over your face and neck, wipe 1t
all OF with q piece of tissue, or an old
soft piece Of muslin. Battle with warm
water and fine soap, rinse in different
temperatures Of water, making the final
one very cold. II your skin feels dry
afterward massage very little bit OF
fine cream into it for q few minutes,
and wipe OF the surplus. If this is al
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Homemade Creams.

The price Of ordinary good cosmetics
continues to soar to fantastic heights.
Personally, I have an old fashioned
sense Of economy, and hate seeing 50
much money spent for beauty prepara-
tions by business girls, who obviously
stint their lunches for a week to afford
an expensive jar Of cold cream. If you
are rich these delightfully."- scented and
beautifully packed preparations are all
right, they look nice and Of course they
have their value. Also you're better of
with none than with cheap prepara-
lions. But II you must economic learn
to make some of these things yourself.
Use lemon Juice as q nail bleach, and
powdered pumice as Guticie remover.
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Should Know Their Ragweed.

One in every so or go persons has
hay fever. Some subjects Of pollinoSts,
as we doctors call it, do the bulk of
their sneezmg-for which don't blame
'em at all-in the Spring Of the year.
If it is in the very early Spring, March,
April, they are probably sensitive to
some tree pollen. If 1t Is in May-June,
more likely they react to plantain, Ber-
muda grass, red top or orchard grass.
The most popular season for sniii1ng'
red eyes and moist noses, not to men
ton general cantankerousness and mis-
cry, Is August. In August the dear old
goldenrod blooms everywhere, no less
than 1875 species of it throughout Amer
lea, and board and room at the hay
fever resorts sells like hot cakes. Yet
goldenrod in any species is rarely re-
sponsible for pollinosis or for running
noses. Sometimes suspect the bril-
liant goldenrod Is Just another instance
Of natures. protective coloring-it at
tracts Ike victims watery eye, and, be-
ing ubiquitous. it seldom fails to excite
suspicion, while the equally widespread
k;;c far less vivid ragweed escapes no
tice.. Ordinary ragweed or giant rag
weed Is unqueStionably the most COM
mon cause of Autumn hay fever, from
August to frost. In at least 8 out of 10
cases Of Autumn hay fever east of the
Rockies ragweed will incriminate it
self when the patient is given the skin
test; the few who do not react to rag
weed pollen are sensitive to pigweed
sagebrush, cocklebur. marsh elder, Rus
sian thistle, goosefoot or some less IA
miliar pollen.
No use running away to hay fever
resort unless you are fairly sure your
particular pollen does not hoat about
In the air Of the vicinity.
No matter which pollen 1t happens
TO be, one way to get away from 1t is
trip to the Great Lakes and maybe Q
stay at Duluth, Mackinaw, Two. Rivers
or somewhere about the lake. All hay
fever resorts are more or. less gam.
ble-that is, for relief in your particular
season. Roam Mountain. .Tenn.; Moose.
head Lake, Me-: Banff, Muskoka region
and Nova Scotia: Green Mountains
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edges and hang nails. The nails are
then smoothed with an emery board
and nippers may be used to remove the
hard skin at the corners. Then the
nails are dried and polished. A liquid
polish may be painted on evenly with
a small brush kept for this purpose.
It is good plan to get into the
habit of pressing back the cuticle and
applying a little hand lotion after
washing your hands. It takes but
moment or two to do this and it will
help to keep the base Of the nails In
a presentable condition all the time.
Manicure your nails thoroughly once
or twice a week, or have your mani
curist give them a thorough overhaul
ing at regular intervals. It is an easy
matter to keep the nails well groomed
once you get them into good condition.
It Is unwise to neglect the nails for
months and expect results from an oc-
casional manicure.