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~ HERE was a sureness Of con-+

llElAL was a SureneSS OF con-
viction about Lillian's words
which quieted my nerves and
enabled me 10 obey her command 10
relax and listen to her explanation
OF the imitation Jewel episode as she
saw X.
I had unquestloning faith IL her
keennsss OF perception and accuracy
Of judgment. And she had spoken
but the truth Ehen she said she
thoroughly knew Dicky. Edith Fair
fax and the magazine game. That
her version OF the episode would he
one to which I could give fun Gre
dence. | was sure.
Il shall Be glad 10 listen." told
her
That's more than most people tell
me-" she retorted. with a grin. 'Rmt
Ill try not To talk you 10 death.
However, there AK several things
10 be said"
She bent toward me and waFged
an emphatic forefinger.
In the first place" she said. Il
am holding no brief for Edith Fair
far. She's getting harder end more
interruptions every minute. that
dame. Did YOU see that cool smirk
upon her face when you and I
caught sight of her prinktnr In the
mirror over those ornaments7 Id
have liked n have spoiled that grin
ming map OF hers right there. but I
remembered that my parents taught
me- 10 he a lady. no matter what the
temptation. and I held my hand.
Her tone and pose were irreHisti-
bic. Up through my misery came
an involuntary chuckle which
brought an answering comprehend
ing grin from my friend.
You're rounding TO-" she said an
provinEly. then went on with her an
praisal or Edith.
A Woman's Was.
shed have liked YOU 10 believe
those things were real. a friEhtfIllv
expensive gift. and that Dicky had
just bestowed 1t upon her. She
wouldn't have cared what sinister
inference you drew. Just 50 she
could drive into your soul the iron
Of jealousy and disbelief in your hus-
band"
LIllian's voice had lost its light
ness. and fiippsncy. IL was As sol.
M as an old-fashioned preachers
as she finished. and I shlvered in.
voluntarily AZ the picture she was
drawing OF the wcman who once had
,aunted me with the boast that she
loved my husband far better than /
could.
That's right" Lillian said. break
ing off her diafribe against Edith.
III want YOU 10 quake IN hid. Tor 4
want YOU 10 know what you're ur
against with that LADY. Not that
she has n hundred 70 crs chance
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Fresh Air!-Get Your Share During the "Shut-in' Months
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
i. BY Max Treu
F~rigliens HIS Mnsler
10 Make Him Brush His
Teeth Regularly.

AE II Knart. Flor. Hand and
I'LL Yam. the five little shadow
AA children with the turned
about names, were boasting about
their masters and mistresses. the
little real-children.
MY master Jim ha5 the best teeth
~ the world" declared Mii. proudly
lie brushes them twice a day"
Rolf brushes them after every
meal exclaimed Flor
$50 does D.nah." exclaimed Hand.
And so docs May Yam fastened
70 add. Knsrf. the last shadow.
didn't saw a word. In fact he tried
70 run or and hide himself behind
the clock The others caught him.
Your master Frank doesn't brush
mis- teeth at all. does he" the others
asked. 'Oh. yes he does hnarf
feit obliged 10 say. for he wanted 10
defend his master as much as pos
slble. he brushes them whenever
his mother watches him."
"Humph," said Hand. and no
stops tho minute she walks away
Moreover broke In Mil. he
never uses tnothpaste,"
And he doesn't brush them hard
enough" asserted Yam.
And he has a missing tooth right
IN front" Flor pointed out.
Al this. nv YOU may well imaEV F.
made knarf very mournful. Tic
wanted x boast of his master Frank
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and set H. couldn't. lie felt so
ashamed that no made himself mi
small ais "A match end and crawled
into a bottle Of medicine. You a
judge from that just low miserable
nc was.
The next morning all the children
We're Weakened for school Every
one popped out az bed on the dot
except Master Frank. who had TO
be shaken three times before ha
ewes opened his eyes. When M
length he was up and dressed his
mother said. Nov. frankie. don't
forget 10 brush your teeth"
"Aw. Ma" he complained, IT
brushed my teeth yesterday. DO I
have "a do II every day?'
do YOU have 20 eat every day.
asked DIS mother. Frankie saw the
point al once. Nevertheless he made
a WY face and said. That's differ.
emit"
tit isn't different at all. IN you
don't eat every day your stomach
Will ache. m YOU don't brush your
teeth every day your teeth VIII
ache"
Your mother AZ right" cried
knarf. who was standing beside hiE
tAA~A~T El AMN WHILE 1O IN anu
brush your teeth al once" How
ever. Frank didn't notice him and
despite his mothers warning alto
Gether neglected a. brush them. liz
don't care In they 40 hurt me- he
bcaHfed
What viii you chew withg'
cried hnarf. The had boy not mere
In failed To hear his shadow but iAu9
the affrontery 40 drop IA shoe oil
head. This vexed Knarf no much
that he determined to teach him n
lesson.
Accordingly. that night. after
everyone was asleep. knarf, who
was lying at the foot ar FrankIe'H
bed. EtHalthlly rose There waT
his master. sleeping with his montil
half open. The moon shono
through the curtains. Knarf stool
UP against the wall and began 10
grow ana grow and grow. Soon hs
was as hlg IA the entire wall and
stretched out onto the ceiling.
Now vel see whether you'll
brush your teeth or not" lie cried.
And with that he reached out n tre-
menlnua thumb and forefinEpr and
ETaspiuE Ia tooth. squeezed N with
an hi~ might. "Ouchf'' Fhryaked
frankie. waking 40 with a tart.
He vas terror-strtcken when he be-
held the gigantic figure on the wall.
Don't h-hurt m-me. ple-ee-eaAa"
he begged
do you promise 10 brush your
teeth every day7' demanded Knarf.
This time Frank heard him.
"I promise. nv blubbered. ~
p-promisa-' Tho moment nv said
that. the ~ passed behind "a
cloud and knarf became very small
again. frankie rubbed hts eyes. 1T
must have been N dream -
thought.
Nevertheless he took No nance
and brushed his teeth regularly
thereafter.
C~ovgsishL 1913. Ssssgsrsr Tsatsrs serrIcs Inc.
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haven't always stood by my
friends as | should. I've laughed
when | should have cried; I've
cried when if | had had any
at all i would have laughed.
II have INDUCED myself in
weak self-pi:y; have forgotten
when | should have forgiven.
al have judged people too
harshly; l have misunderstood
the simple, and ! have flattered
the wise.
II have let myself be carried
into the whirlwind of life until
l didn't have time TO think of
the little kindly things that
would have made life easier 10
other people. ! wish ! had il
all to do over again. I'd be
kinder and more generous and
more forgiving and less exact
inE.
And I'd believe that people
were trying to be good; I'd be-
lieve il in season and out of sea
son, and maybe when they saw
me believing II they really would
try, just for fun.
And I'd never speak an I'M
kind word TO a little child or
have an impatient thought about
a careless little boy or an odd
little girl"
Oh. Id love to preach my own
funeral sermon, only I'm afraid
there'd be somebody there who
loved me and they wouldn't be-
lieve u word OF ii no matter
how true IL
Copyright 1919. Newspaper Posture Service. Inc
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husband Chilperic.
Fredegunde was OF humble origin,
but like so many others who In after
years. attained high fame. was the
possessor OF great beauty. She was in
the service OF the first wife Of Chill
peric, the Queen Ansowere. and
probably IL was while serving In this
mental capacity that she attracted
the kings attention. At any rate.
the story goes that she obtained a
strong influence over the king.
probably using the age-old lure OF
beauty 20 attain her ambition She
plotted against the woman 10 whom
she had sworn f~aithrulness. and the
king finally was induced TO confine
his wife in a convent.
Fredegunde probably thought that
she would then be placed on the
throne, but instead the king married
Galswintha. the sister or Brun-
hide. Thwarted in her desires,
~F'redegunde determined that she
would be queen. end consequently
sometime later Galswintha was
found murdered IN her bed. Frede-
gund. then married the king.
As a final step IN this sordid 70
nance. F~redegunde, in order 10 make
sure OF the succession 10 the throne
for her own son. Clotaire. assassi-
mated her stepsons and poisoned their
mother. Ansowere.
Ambition and love. How closely
they are associated but how fire.
qnently they are misdirected. eve
which masluerndes as a tender
thing 10 hide a hlackness ri heart
that stops at nothing. is not true
love. But the omsnc which
spring from IL have made history.
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It's no mans idea Of n dats to
spend the evening listening to the
sirl friend relate all the things that
happened in the office during the
day. IL there Is any job-taIkinx to
bs done. he IL the one Who wants
10 do IT, In fact. 10 expects "A g.rl
10 ask him about his work and to
listen with GREATNESS. wide-eyed ct
tention while he tells her OF all the
mastery strokes he has put over.
lie wants her 70 admire his bust
ness genius and 10 hand out SYM
pathv when he IL not being o.
eTly appreciated by the boss.
4 who is so absorbed with her
job thai she can't take time out to
tel a mar how wonderful ne n viii
soon find herself free 10 devote her
evenings. as well as her days. to her
work.
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Help Your Children Find
the Land O.

<NHILDEi'N live 81 q land %
make-helieve. 1t is and should be
their natural habitat. II Is al
ways 50 unless they are rudsly awak.
sned by luxury. Too many and too
elaborate toys. too much waiting
upon and ooddling. too many don'ts
and can'ts. life made so safe that
even the tamest adventure has not
h ghost OF a chance. Poor little
rich children. who sit and watch mo
chanical toys operate under their
power. without needing even the
smallest helping hand.
There are travelling TOYS. seashore
toys. mountain TOYS. house and gar
den TOYS. seasonsbis TOYS that are
started and stopped in their antics
by nurse or Eovernass. What chance
has a lively Imagination % exert
and develop itself III preparation for
the adventures Of life2
Gone are the DAYS when mud pies
were made and dried in the sun on
an old piece OF board that In child
ish ewes shone with the brilliancy or
tha bakers cake pan. Houses no
longer r built of shells and peb-
bles. peoPled and occupied by other
shells that in imagination represent
ed the family. or formed around tree
roots. where tho earth Is soft and
sandy. and twiE people live wonder
ful lives. with furniture OF different
kinds Of leaves and a smooth pebble
serves as a grand piano.
Play homes nowadays are not made
among the ccrnstalks. houses or
many rooms with nursery chairs FOR
furniture. and apples and pears cut
up 10 make roasts and buildings set
forth on chip dishes.
BOYS once loved 10 make SPOOL
wagon wheels Tor soan-boZ wagons.
break and bundle chips 70 help
mother" and a dozen and one things
that occupied brain and fingers.
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On this account the living an
cool. Most writers mention os oe-
rraes as the proper temperature
That Il too low 10 suit me. For my
comfort and happiness 10 or ~ &C.
Erees Is about right.
Not only is temperature important
hut the moisture or humidity or the
asr must be considered. IL the AIR
A. 700 drv Il n irritating me dis
,ress,nr. The skin and other tissues
az the body lose moisture, because II
e. axpelled MO the air. In conse'
nuence the nosa and mouth feel dry
and parched.
"A pan or water placed on the
stove. the radiator. or In connection
with the hot air furnace, VIII help a
lof 20 give moisture 10 the air. open
windows overcome the drying effects
RI heating. A narrow space al top
cr bottom 81 the window VIII 40
much 70 give the proper mount OF
humidity. II this IS covered by q
screen OF cloth IL Will break unpleas-
ant drafts Of air.
Free movement Of the air ~ IN
rortsnt. This stimulates the skin
and does much 20 prevent unpIeas-
ant effects or n warm atmosphere
Sunlight - essential. Dust ana
vnnors should be guarded against.
Give thought TO these things ano
she Winter will pass the ~
effects II may have produced IN
pfher wears.
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The Stars Say
For Thursday. Jan. 81.
By CENEYIENE kENBLE.

"HE auSuries for this day. &C.
cording 10 the lunar mutations.
poin; 10 very active and salts.
factory conditions. Buainess and
finance should flourish. especially
those occupations relating 10 writ
tngs. letters. mail order, promotion
and publicity. Industry. labor and
new projects should thrive, and also
speculative enterprises, providing
The inclination 10 exrravaEance ~
suppressed. IL n a propitious time
Ter renewing contracts.
These whose birthday Il is NAV
look for a fortunate year. with al
business moving In lively and graft.
Tying grooves. IL il = lime for new
contracts and launching new under
takIngs, but funds should he han
died p~rudsntly. A child born on this
day may be talented. brilliant. in.
d~uetrious and ambitious. he should
attain ucres and accumulate
money. which. however. ne nav 81
inclined 10 spend freely and exceed
his income. he should De grounded
IN thrift.
The means that hsor'n Yields
must be embraced. and not
Observation-Disclosures.
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over that my sole desire IN life was
to he permitted to follow her around
and be Of service.
/ wouldn't meekly sta for one
broken date after anol and
swer each half hearted a. -
the fatunus statement: Is Z
you do Is quite all rlght inc.
I'm here merely 10 give you pleas
ure."
Any man who invites punishment
i sure 10 get plenty. No girl enjoys
ahject devotion. Its the attention
she has 10 work for that she values
most. The cheaper a thing comes.
the less excited she's apt TO get over
IL.
II n man deliberately makes n
dcrrRat az himself. she'll wipe her
feet on hlm-but she won't have
much respect for tbs dooTn2t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-30
Awakening
Fhe Heart Story % q
SseadfGsf WoHsan.
LdIicn ErPounds Some Comforting Theories Concerning
Dicky's altitude Torrard Edith Fairfax.
BY Adele Garrison.

with the Dicky-bird. IL you and he
were 20 part forever tomorrow. the
Fairfax woman would not have "A
chance 10 grab him. not IN a thous-
and years. But though I think she
knows that little thing. down In the
lump of adamant SHE calls her heart.
set that won keep her from pulling
any httie-or hig-stunt she can
which would widen the breach be-
tween YOU"
1 scarcely heard her last word.
10 intent was / upon the assertion
she had made concerning Dichyis In
difference 10 Edith.
But" I said trsmulously. didn't
you hear him when he answered
her protest against taking the nrna.
mentS. and when he pulled her
around facing the mirror. and told
her to look al herself. His voice
sounded so-so-
Dicky the Cavalier.
so sugary affectionate.' Lillian
finished. ar my oic traIed AVA.
"Of II did. You ought 10
know by this time that the Dicky.
bird can no more help ~softening his
voice % that saccharina Jelly when
ne speaks to a good looking woman.
than ne can keep from breathing.
IL doesn't mean a darned thing"
l made the dreary mental CON-
ment That Il "a a long time since
7 had heard that particular inflnr-
ton In my husbands voice. but some.
way | knew that Liil4an's theory
was the correct one. and thar there
had been nothing unusual. nothing
20 cause me any unaasiness IN that
coilcquy or my husband and hs bus
mess partner.
There's one thing certain Ill
Han went or THAT yarn about the
designer. and the ad and the story
Edith ~ writing for the magazine.
and the offer an the firm to give
Dirkv the lawelrv iH al true.
haven't listened 10 the Dickv-blrd
tel all kinds-trus. half r and
made UP from the whole cloth-all
these years without knowing ahso.
lureiy when he's lying. I know that
side ~ him better than YOU do. And
this one was the goods absolutely.
About the rest Of IL, I'm not 81
sure" she went on slowly. That
Edith admired the things. and that
nickv rnod-naturedly dug down in
his scans and paid Tor one for her
r. most probable. He'd have done
the same thing for anybody work.
Ing with him. you know that. And
then. no doubt Eide did a particular.
NY good piece of work on the stunt.
and he thought she was entitled To
one OF the things. But that he
" -Er-a
he staged tonight. 7 very much
doubt. incidentally. that was "A dis
tinci tribute 10 ycu. ola dear"
Continued Tomorrow
c7pTrfshL. is2s. Newspaper Tslfsrs ssEElss. In1
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A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE THORNCLIFFE
She Discusses a Stunning Sports Ensemble.
By GRACE THORNCI

NEAR PAM
So you're finally leaving for
home. l bet you're sorry-but
since everybody win be leaving soon.
You probably find il very dun any
way. And then you write that your
favorite boy friend lives within mo-
trfinE distance ~ your HONEYWELL
Nnu certainly are lucky AZ have found
rue who lives 80 close 10 home. !
d,nt want 10 discourage YOU. dar-
Inns. but YOU probably won't find him
., enticiuE whom YOU Get back 10
vyur own little town-NOuh lind ths-
h1,-you- left behind more fascinating
man ever. Even if for the first three
q. four DAYS you can't discover what
&nu saw .r him before You lett. you'll
come arrlni To a httle while %
thinking he's the grsndest thing On
earth. Perhaps I'm wrong. But !
riuzys find that these vacation
ehelks lose their Eiamor when you
zet them az IN familiar surround
ner. The OLD reliable IS always the
best.
Helene ard | are more than glad
that YOU and your aunt are gong
"a visit ~ our town for "A few DAYS
IrTnNN ANAft- iNAA4ts AAR ~ tA4WA+
IA A fairy godmother 20 You and I'm
SONS to see II | can't ~ingratiste my
rrif With her 20 such an extent that
saau adcyt ms a. a niece. Imagine
having been treSted 10 such q
marvellous vacation down south
md then 10 a final fling IN the biz
rWse It's almost too good % ne
true. But then you always were
lucky. Pam.
Noa say YOU don't know what
you're EeinE 20 10 for clothes.
You're coming hack with trunk
fun N summer thinSs. NJ don't
WORRY, sweetest. theN re- ng 20
stara YOU in good SfHci men the
good old summer time : around
m here. In the meantime. maybe
Nou can inNeigle Aunue into buying
Sou one az W. things while ycu re
IN town. We've put in some stun
n!ag models lately. and I'm sure
there arc some things YOU could do
= grand rave on. For !nsta
there's one ensemble that's ter
attractive and would be cutra
oasly becoming 10 you. I'm sure
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else could ever say the night thing Tor him.
So a month or two ago, while he was ~.
he got a record and dictated his own funeral
sermon.
sermon in the church, and 1t began like this:
81 have guided my own soul through life, |
have kept it in right channels and have lived
the right life. I alone feel qualified to give
my soul its departing message"
Well, I'd like to feel that way about il,
wouldn't you? Now, if ] preached my own
funeral sermon, I'd begin, "l'm preaching this
sermon because I want somebody TO tell the
truth about me-for once.
course / can't tell it myself, really
always excuse myself for everything mean /
do, and pardon myself for ali my very worst
faults-but anyway, | know something about
myself and I'm going TO tell it right now.
I'm susnirinns and inalnns and nYartin~
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II OVELY pieces Of furniture are a perpetual
temptation to the home furnisher. or
course, where one is fortunate enough TO
inherit some rare old pieces, they should be
priced above everything. We are too prone to
discount the things with which we have lived
most OF our lives, and a search of attlcs would
undoubtedly reveal almost priceless pieces that
would delight the heart of the collector.
Just as you would deliberate over hanging a
fine painting, so must you weigh the pros and
rare old furniture. Otherwise lis beauty is en-
tirely lost.
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hat when you see u. you'll want 20
travel home in q.
Its an ensemble OF rose tweed.
with a darling little short double
breasted coat and. falling from the
graceful cane. Yes. capes are
going 10 be the rage again. Edgiug
ne cape ia a gorgeous tuxedo COL
n q! lynx. The skirt. a. course.
hoX-pleatei Its a very chic cos.
tune. Fam. See what you a d
with Aunt!s about 10.
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as your family would, but II you exercise
common sense in such matters, you and yours
will thrive.
| cannot resist saying that man does use COM
mon sense in almost everything except the care
of his health. 1t would seem the natural thing
10 look after the body, to give it the same atten-
ton that plants, the automobile and the golf
clubs have. But the body does not get one half
the attention that most of our material posses
sions receive
Endless experiments have been made in an
attempt to find out what degree Of temperature
is best for health. AS in almost everything else,
science has forced us to revise a lot Of our old
ideas.
1t is believed now that what we usually de-
scribe as over-heating does not decrease ths
mower to work. The ability to do hard work is
present, but the inclination to do it is not there.
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Some lovely pieces are shown here which had
been in the discard for some time, and finally
dragged forth to beautify the home.
The Hepplewhite sofa with its eight legs and
upholstery Of striped, flowered brocade in a dull
gold would be lovely placed before a fire place.
The Hepplewhite chair makes an admirable
desk chair, or could be used in a hall.
The Chippendale table is a joy TO the hostess
who delights in serving tea II Is sometimes
called a tea-kettle stand, j. almost always Of
mahogany and with its carved coat of arms
forming the center piece is a most hospitable bit
Of beauty.
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Ii | We're
A Man
BY JILL

w o u II
b = a d o r
a
I wouldn't let
q girl walk all
over me. a n q
then expect her
to like and a a.
m Ire N L
wouldn't bore her
10 death with a
constant reiter-
alton Of my de-
Nouon. and tell
N e over and
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Ii | Were
A Girl
BY JACK

o " T
use my Job as
a topic OF con-
~versatIon when
I was out with a
man.
might be ire
m~endouslv inter
ested in my work
and find 1t all
absorbing. b u I
nv Job Is the
last thin l
would talk about
with men.
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YOU PREACH
YOUR OWN FUNERAL?
Winifred Black Wonders How Many of Us Would
Tell the Truth About Ourselves Even at Death
And Whether Friends Would Believe 1t.
By WINIFRED BLACK

Wv THAT would you say if you had to get in a pulpit tomorrow
Wv and preach your own funeral sermon?
Oh, yes, you could.
A man has just done il, the Rev. z. H. Morrill, He said nobody
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Answers TO Health Queries

p. X. Q.-what do you ADVISE
for superfiuous hair'
What should a girl weigh VINO
a. II a old and 5 feet tall!
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In either case the result IS ~ same, IL ~ TOT % SHaIaCIeT
for = man ~ work when he doesn't feel like it. 1t requires the shmu-
col air. gives the skin, to whip the unwilling spirit into eager
ness to work -. x.l.
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Words Of the Wise

4 thought is an idea In
transit. -Pytha1oraz.
Lore r0nicF unseen. re orTy
see q 90 -Dobson.
10 s~ufices not that beauty
should keep solitary festival IN
life; II has become a festival wv
every day. -Aaeterlinck
Make yourself nm honest nran
end then YOU may bf sure fhnt
there ts one rascal less iH fhe
uorId. --CoyT,,,e