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OF his handkerchief and grinned at
us as he spoke. But / had noticed
the tiny beads upon his forehead and
knew that the gesture was no
theatrical one. He was distinctly
uneasy at the thing which had come
to us so suddenly.
"There'll be no more trouble to-
night" he said. "Jim's going to
stay awake the rest Of the night,
and so shall L. I wonder if Mary
can tell US her version Of the thing
now"
"Ill see," ] said promptly, and
hurried down the hall to my room.
Yes, she's all right" Katherine
said when / had put the query.
Bring them in. but don't linger any
longer than you have to. any Of
you"
/ went back with my message and
the Underwoods came quickly with
me to Mary's bedside.
I'VE won't stay two minutes"
Mr.. Underwood assured Katherine.
II just want to ask Mary a question
or two"
Go ahead" Katherine said. and
he turned to Mary. looking up at
him from her pillows.
What first drew your attention
to the Window" he asked. WAS
there any noise Of anybody climbing
up?"
Mary shook her head.
Out of the Night.
mo, the first thing / heard was
the sound of scraping against the
SCREEN" she said. II didn't know
what it was at first. thought 1T was
a cat or something. But when i
looked toward it I could see a hand
-and-a knife or shears or mn
thing cutting at the screen. and a
face looking in the room just as If
it were hung there in space"
She shuddered, and Mr.. Under
wood put the next question quickly.
Gould you see the face? Would
YOU know it again? There was a
light in Lillian's room at the end
n we left-which threw a ray right
outside your window"
Yes. / know Mary said. 1T
picked out his face. so Id know 1t
again anywhere"
What was it like. Nary" Lillian
asked. and I knew that imperceptibly
her husband had siGnaled her to
take up the inquiry.
1T was a terrible face" Mary
said. like a rats. a low forehead
with sandy hair, partly gray. all
tumbled ove it, and a scar like a
comma across the cheek"
Just one thing more, Mary" Mr..
Underwood said, and I knew that
her answer had satisfied him.
did you scream before you got
out of the ROOM"
Continued Tomorrow
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AS / view It, you have no moral
right to hazard your health. 1t is
wrong to take chances on your
physical welfare.
No one lives to himself alone.
There are dependent members Of the
family who will suffer, if the bread
winner or housekeeper becomes i'll.
If you are a w~age-earner you are
not honest with your employer if
you lack physical ability to do your
work thoroughly. You are cheating
If you make a p~retence, going
through the forms of work without
accomplishing a full days work.
Wet feet, cold hands and shivering
body, loss OF sleep, abuse Of the di-
gestive organs. lack Of fresh air,
sunlight and exercise, exposure In
infection-these are important fac
tors in the production OF colds. 1t
is probable the list is not complete.
but it embraces many things that
are disresarded BY too many persons
who are willing to take a chance on
taking cold.
The skin has several functions.
1t is q sort Of thermostat, acting
nIOuSn the nerves anu DlOOQ NeSSeIS
to control the circulation Of the
body.
If the feet are wet and the hands
cold, or if the whole body is shivor-
ing with cold, the blood vessels Of
the skin are contracted. The sur
face Of the body is white and cold.
The blood is driven into the interior
Of the body. The nasal tissues. the
throat and lungs are congested, TAX
ing up the extra blood which be-
longs in TIE skin and outer tissues.
This leads to trouble.
When I was a boy they talked
about Hardening the skin" There
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the street. In one Of the tents
an Arabian barber. He was shavifiS
a man, who was sitting on a little
bench. In the next tent was a
dentist. To show everyone how skill
full he was at his trade, he made a
heap in front OF his tent Of all the
teeth he had ever pulled. In other
tents were merchants Of various
sorts. At five o'clock, they all closed
their tents and ate their dinner.
That's what 1 saw today"
Flor was the next to speak. II
walked into a street where there was
a fountain. At the fountain were
Arabian girls and their mothers.
some OF the girls were barefoot.
some Of them wore wooden sandals.
Their mothers all had their faces
yelled with white or black silk. Not
even their eyes could be seen. They
carried water from the fountain into
their houses in tall earthen Jars. The
little girls played until five o'clock.
where they all hurried home. That's
what ! saw today"
Then Mi said: II walked down q
street until I came TO a long low
building with a white dome and a
high tower. Everything was white.
Ills was q mosque. "A mosque is a
Mohammedan church. Inside the
court was a garden with palm trees
and a fountain. The walls were light
blue. The inside Of the mosque was
LAID with rugs and the ceiling was
hung thick with lamps. All those
who wished to enter. had first TO
take off their shoes. At five O'Clock.
a priest, who is called q muezzin
climbed UP to the top OF the tower
n sang out in a loud voice. This
was to call everyone to prayer. All
who heard him instantly Stopped
what they were doing and ave-
that's what 7 saw today"
Just then Knarf came running IN
GREATNESS with excitement.
What did YOU see?" they ali ex-
claimed. Il can't tell YOU until 10
morrow" he cried. 1T will take too
long"
Please tell u.s." they begged.
I'm sorry" said Knarf. "bUt +
simply can't. I'm very, very sorry"
The others gazed at him sadly.
Tomorrow: knarf's Story1 !,
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Advice to Girls
BY ANNIE LAURIE

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ AS a family we are coming TO
you for advice.
Jane the married sister asks: I
have been married about two and
one-half years. We have no chill
dren. Ours was a happy marriage
until about five months ago. My
husband started going out nights,
and returning about midnight.
When I ask him where he goes he
tells me Ii is none Of my business.
He is good TO me otherwise. l am
rather afraid to stay alone, 80 re-
Gently an old friend Of mine called
and took me to a show. / told
my husband and he said it was
o. K. with him. Since then i have
been going out with this friend
once or twice q week. Am / doing
wrong? Please advise me. / am
very perpleXed.
Kate and Betty. the twins, ask:
We are engaged t two wonderful
fellows. We are to have a double
wedding in the Spring. About a
4AALAlLAA o5O 1AIAC dA-Al IDill Iil d
little quarrel, but it was soon
settled. Now Betty and Tod
have had a word. An old friend
of the family said no love is. COM
plete without a quarrel. Is this
true?
Jimmy. the kid brother. asks: I
60 with a sweet little girl. and I
love her. But we are not engaged.
fnTu~ I01-- ~ -~a- -. "
town. and my buddy took nv girl
to a dance. l know it was all right
since we are not engaged, but I
am jealous. Were men ALWAYS
jealous Of their sWeethearts? WHY
is 1t? How can 1 overcome this?
Please advise me- FAMILY.
EAMILY: Wherein have YOU failed
4 your husband. Jane? Surely there
must be something to M him to
want TO 20 out. Search your heart
and see what has happened to cause
such a drift. Then take immediate
steps to correct things. And you
are doing something that is not
right in going out with another than
your husband. Even though he
agrees. there is bound to be gossip
and talk which will pile into a noun
tain some day and spoil your life.
Some girls as soon as they marry
forget to be the sweethearts they
were before marriage, and this is
what causes SO much unhappiness.
I'm sure If you try YOU can win your
husband back. Indeed. you should
spare no pains to do so. And good
luck to you.
AS TO Kate and ELECTROMAGNETIC
tions! And keep the quarrels as far
away from you as YOU can. They do
much harm and little good. so steer
clear Of them.
And rs for Jimmy. well a little
bit Of jealousy is bound to show
occasionally. But don't let It master
you. Use common sense and good
judgment and don't be foolish. For
this is what jealousy amounts to.
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Making Spinach Popular
with the Family

the leaves will float on top and the
sand will be piled on the bottom.
Lift out the clumps OF spinach,
then dump the water and sand. Re-
fill the container with cold water.
Cut off the tips OF the clumps so
that the leaves separate. then throw
them into the fresh cold water and
let soak 10 minutes more. Then
lift out the leaves. Put into a ket-
tie, without adding any water. The
drops on the leaves will supply
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II q fully twenty minutes be

T was fully twenty minutes be-
fore I was able to rejoin the
U~nderwoods. Mother Graham
suffered q natural reaction Of nerves
when I finally got her into bed after
her fright at the unknown ma.
RAIDERS attempt to get into Mary's
room. and II required all my ex'
p~erience to get her quieted so that
vas sure she would fall asleep,
When she finally professed herself
ready to let me go. she put out a
thin trembling hand and clutched
mine.
"Mr. Underwood Is very clever
and kind" she faltered, "but he
isn't Jul own. Promise me that
you-"
Her voice died away but I pressed
her hand firmly.
II promise that no harm shall
come to Mary" I said. with the
sensation Of making a VOW, and her
hand relaxed.
II a sleep now" she said. and
stopped and kissed her with a con.
~striction in my throat at her trust in
me, her inclusion Of me as "our
own" Not always had my mother.
in-law thus regarded me.
Lillian was alone in Mary's room
when l went back, and something
tense in her attitude told me that
she was nervous and alarmed. al
though her face vas composed. and
her voice wen nonchalant.
Harry has gone outdoors to see
what traces he "A discover" she
said. He went directly after you
left. so he ought to be back any
minute"
But the minutes heightened into
another quarter OF an hour before
Mr.. Underwood appeared. 1t was a
tributes to his powers of moving
noiSel~~fy that we heard no sound
OF closing doors, or even OF his foot
steps until he was at the door.
Lillian remained almost motionless
as he came in, but her eyes were
suddenly starry with relieved glad
ness, and I realized that she had
been numb with terror for him dur
ing his absence.
Terrifying Memories.
THE fellow came in through that
wood road which leads to the shack
where me and me accomplish hung
out last Spring" Mr.. Underwood
said, and l felt suddenly cold at his
reference to that time Of sinister
menace, hat international plot
against governments which had in
volved the Princess Dina and nearly
ended Mr.. Underwood's adventurous
career. i've had Jim out and we've
traced his footprints-gee,-if this
keeps UP, I'm going to hire out as a
movie sleuth," He wiped his fore
head with q melodramatic flourish
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Fl HOME KITCHEN.
By ALICE LYNN r

enough moisture for cooking. Cover
the kettle. Cook for 20 minutes over
a medium flame. Stick in a fork to
make sure 1t is tender. If not, cook
few minutes longer.
Add salt at the last. after the
spinach is finished. Don't throw
away the juice. even though there
will be little liquid when spinach
is cooked in this fashion. 1t can
be served with spinach, or as fol-
lows:
Minced Spinach in Cream.
? lbs. Of spinach.
. tablespoons Of butter.
y cup Of thick sweet cream.
l teaspoonful of salt.
i teaspoonful Of pepper.
Dash Of grated nutmeg or mace.
Cook the spinach as described
above, then remove from the fire
and chop fine. Melt the butter in
q saucepan, add the spinach and the
other items and cook together a few
minutes. Pile into a hot dish. Spin
ach should be kept very hot and
served that way.
Spinach in Lemon Butter.
2 lbs. OF spinach.
4 tablespoons of butter.
2 tablespoons Of lemon juice.
u ~teaspoonful grated lemon rind.
! teaspoonful salt.
ls teaspoonful pepper.
Chop the cleaned spinach, cook 10
minutes. then add these other in
gradients and cook 5 minutes longer.
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Helpful Hints

Old silk garments cut very fine
make an excellent stuffing for Pill.
lows. They are cool and soft and
easily shaken out. The pillows
should be summed occasionally.
If there Is a beautiful view from
the dining room. be sure to plan the
windows low enough to set the bene-
fit Of it. A pretty scene while eating
adds to the relish for food.
The addition OF a little kerosene
for washing windows gives a brilliant
polish. 1t is especially good in Winter
as the oil prevents the water from
drying before the cloth can be
brought into play.
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The Stars Say
For Wednesday, March Is.
By KEMBLE.

YENHE astrological forecast for this
day is not very important, the
lunar transits being rather
negative. With the luminaries in
semi-sextile aspect, It may be con-
coded that those in the employment
OF others may expect slight benefits,
favors or preferment from their
su%periors. Nevertheless, there IS a
sign OF small receptions or treachery
and it would be well to be on guard.
Those whose birthday 1t Is may
not look for a very important year
Things may o along in routine
grooves. excepting that those in the
employment OF others may have
some recognition or favors from
those in authority. There is some
menaces OF treachery or deceit, and
1t would be wise to be on guard. a
child born on this day may be
equipped for success in employment.
However, it should be disciplined in
straightforward ways In life.
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
The Shadow-C Children Tell Of
Their Adventure in Tunis.
By Max Trell

IIic OHduOW"LIlllCren leII or
Their Adventure in Tunis.
MM II. Flor. Hand. Yam and
Knarf-the five little shadow.
AA children with the turned
about namcs-were taking a trip
around the world. They were ncrt
in Tunis. Where is Tunis? Tun,y
my dears. is on the Northern coast
Of Africa.
Five minutes after they reached
Tunis, the little shadow-children did
a very curious thing. They scat
tered in five directions. Why? JUST
to see the city. Before they scattered.
they promised to meet at five o'clock
in the evening to tell each other
what they saw.
At five o'clock sharp Flor met Mil,
Mil met Hand and Hand met Yam.
But none Of them met knarf. This
was scarcely odd as Master Knart
hadn't arrived. They waited until
Shall we wait any longer?" The
waited long enough" they said. Let
do LCA OdNh OIAACL what n0 SdW
today"
Yam was the first to speak. when
I left you," she said. Il walked into
the market-place. There I saw the
merchants and their carts. The
merchants were Arabs. They were
dressed in long white robes with
turbans. Some of them had boards.
All Of them We're dark. In their
carts were oranges. dates. figs and
candies. In other carts were combs,
beads, hair-plns and shawls. They
all cried out their wares in a loud
voice as though they were singing.
After staying for a while in one
place, they moved on to another. At
five o'clock it grew dark. AS all
the buyers had gone homo, they
went home too, wheeling their carts
before them. That's what I saw
today"
Then Hand said: II walked and
walked until I came IN the centre
OF the town. There I saw tents along
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VI CIlS dILlStS WllOlU iS duIllI6Q.
Poor fellow, he was like a
fish out of water, something
wrong with him somewhere.
Now, if he'd only had a good
old uncle, wise in the ways of
humanity. And the uncle had
Just said to him: "See here,
boy, you're going to be an artist,
all right, but first get out and
see something of the world, 60
out West-into Arizona or Mon
tana or any Of those States
where there are still a few cow
boys, and a few men who ex-
pect to wrest their living out Of
the world with their bare hands.
Throw in your fortune with
them! Earn your own living as
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Ey Vera WinstoR--

w and the consequent arrival
Of the always smart costume
for this season Of the year-ths
tailored suit-we find innumerable
chic versions Of the costume blouse
on display.
The models illustrated today all
have a claim to individuality and
style. In the upper corner is a
blouse fashioned Of beige satin.
trimmed with tricky bows and fin
ished with a snug hip line.
The center drawing shows a black
satin blouse, stunning in its SIM
plicity. and its unusual draped col
lar Of flesh sheer crepe.
Last is the polka dotted blouse
navy dots or white crepe-with
softly feminine ruffles of solid
white.
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" ~ urrIJ ~ CVt1y IHuIVTUudI.
Government spends lots of money to control
the corn borer and to exterminate animal and
vegetable pests. I don't b~egrudge such appropria-
tons. But when it comes to human diseases,
particularly SO common a disease as the cold,
it is extremely hard to get money.
Will you explain to me why men will spend
endless sums Of money to protect property, but
are so Indifferent to disease?
To "take a chance" is almost as natural az
breathing. But it is more difficult to get a man
to take a chance on his property than it is on
his health.
| am told that the owner Of ~"pre-war liquor,
guards it as carefully as his wife guards her
diamonds. He takes no chances on losinp II Tho
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anIe-TOOIl, Wien no one was tnefe, snOt NM
self.
He was twenty-eight years old, he was the
son of a rich family and a family Of the utmost
social prominence.
Nobody can think what was the matter
with him-except that he wanted to be an
artist and nobody took him seriously.
The people in this world thought he was "a
little bit off, don't you know''-talking about
painting and music and that sort of rot all the
time, and The artists he knew thought of him
as a society swell and laughed at him behind
his back, and sometimes before his face, too.
And they thought he was too stupid to I'M
derstand, but he was not stupid at all, and he
understood quite well. and he felt Ike a fish
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kind Of refreshment may be had.
from powerful liquors, matured with
herbs. TO mild sherry, called in
Spain distilled sunlight"
Picturesque restaurants, where
the gourmet may find exotic and
unusual dishes, are to be found
everywhere.
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Words of the Wise

One moment may with bliss
repay
Unnumbered hours of pain.
Campbell.
Economizing for the purpose Of be-
ing independent is one of the a~ads,t
indications Of many character.
-S&il.s.
The subtle man Is immensyr-
ably easier to understand than
the natural man.
-Chesterton.
1t is great, and there Is no
other greatness-to make one
nook of Gods creation more
fruitful, better, more worthy of
God; to make some human
heart a little wiser, manlier.
happier-more blessed, less
accursed. -Carlvle
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Answer to Health Queries

Q. f. Q.-What can be done for
hot flashes?
2.-What do you advise for dan.
druff?
A.-See your doctor for treatment.
2.-Brush the hair daily and use
a good tonic.
H. c. T. r. Q.-What should a
girl weigh who is Is years old and
4 feet II inches tall?
A.-For her age and height she
should weigh about LOT pounds.
x. z. z. Q.-I had a fall, strik-
ing on my left side. I believe that
the muscles must be torn and the
shoulder blade bruised. What would
you advise?
Al would suggest strapping Of
the muscles.
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out of water, bored and unhappy at home, bored and unhappy in
the alumni club to which he belonged. He wasn't mad about foot
ball and he simply could not get up any great excitement about a
college yel,-and sort Of out of place and snubbed in the company
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was sense in that idea. BY accus-
toming the skin to reasonable tenn.
pe1atures, it does not suffer un-
pleasantly when exposed to the
weather.
II you live all the time in an over
heated atmosphere, you become like
a hot-house plant. Such a plant
willis and dies If placed in the cold.
Ii you are accustomed to high in
side temperature, YOU are chilled at
the slightest exposure.
| an sorry time and space do not
permit a little more discussion Of
this subject. Blu. IL what I have
said sets you to thinking. / am sure
you won't have so many colds.
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BREAK THE SHACKLE1S
OF A
Famous Writer Tells the Tragic Story Of the Rich
Young Man Who Thought His Goldfish Bowl
World Was the Only One.
By WINIFRED BLACK.

ESFHTIRED of being useless"
That's what the rich young man wrote in the note he
left on his desk at home.
And then he went downtown to a smart restaurant and in the
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yKIAITING: I shouldn't do any.

w thing at al, we're I in your
place. my dear. If the young man
prefers the company Of another. I'm
afraid it would be a hard task for
you TO get him back again. So try
TO interest yourself in your other
friends. Don't show him that his
actions have any effect on you. Per-
haps indifference Will work the mir
acle you hope for.
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HEALTH AND WEALTH.
PROTECT THEM BOTH
DR.. Copeland Amazed at the Number Of People Who
take Chances with Common Colds, But Who
Never Fail to Safeguard Personal Property.
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND. M. D.
United States Senator from New York.
Com m missioner OF Health. Mem vork: Cit,

Former Commissioner Of Health, Neu York CWv.
OOLDS, colds, colds. Everybody has, or Just has had. or Is about
to have a cold.
To my desk come great numbers Of letters. MANY Of these
ask about colds and how to avoid them. 1t is a subject of inheritance
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NEAR ANNIE LAURIDe

II Up until a certain time a boy
acted as though he cared for me.
Nmas he went to see another girl.
Since he has been back he hasn't
called or asked for a date. What
should I do to learn if he still
cares for me? / still care for him.
WAITING.
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business man VINO suddenly realizes he forgot to close his safe. will
walk back two miles to lock it. He vii. take no chance o. a robbery
But the poor body! Everybody takes a chance on what may hap
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Copyright. 1928. N-w.paDr rsstur. Service, Ina
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|L0ve's Awakening n: s.. ";;: s ~:s. IT. .
By Adele Garrison

presides at a "Councl Of Var" called to protect Mary
from the ploffers.