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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

Please. forgive me-" he said. II
am-not quite myself. But-I'm all
right now" He drew q long. shud.
dering breath. Tell me-what il 10
you wish me to do"
Nothing" ] returned. with delib.
crate explosiveness. except 70 rid
your mind Of all the rubbishy fears
which appear to be obsessing IL. !
can e that there is something In
your fathers letter. some threat or
other. which you are taking seri-
ously. Now II you viii forgive q
fling at your reverend parent. I'd
like TO tell you that he Is acting Ike
a spoiled little child who lies down
on the floor and kicks and screams
because no one viii give him the
moon. Mrs. Underwood SAYS that
he will not stay away from his be-
loved theaters very much longer,
and when he does come back some
one or us will deal with him, find
out what he Is trying TO do-and
e that he doesn't do IT,"
There was distinct terror in Noei's
face nov
Mary Mustn't Know.
mo. no. you mustn't ask him
what he means. You-dont-know."
l shifted from high TO second i'm.
mediately.
I'm promise you this" I said
slowly. NO n viii say anything
TO him unless you sanction the a
ing"
The tension around his mouth less.
ened and he looked at me with re-.
lieved eyes.
THAT helps" he said simply, land
! can't. help. feeling a little less
hopeless II you're going TO talk to
him"
He stressed the pronoun. and I
choked back a hasty disclaimer that
/ personally was TO undertake the in
terview with Philip Veritzen. There
was no use in ~upsetting the boy. I
said TO myself. eve though I was
not yet ready 70 accept Lilllan's
dictufn that ] must be the one 10
breach the subject Of his treatment
OF Noel TO my employer when ne
should return from his theatrical and
self.imposed exile.
"Of course. all this Is academic
80 far" I said. evading a direct an
swer to his last words. What
want OF you Is a promise TO stop
worrying about this whole thing,
az least until I come back and can
talk with you again about II. Won't
you believe me when / say that ali
OF us here are on your side, and
We are quite resourceful-some OF
US Won't you trust US 10 do every,
thing that il possible to straiKhter
matters out for your"
He put out his hand impulsively
and ! took II In both Of mine.
II wia trust you 90 do everything
but the impossible" he said slowly
land ! am afraid that Is what viii
confront you. But at least I have
your blessed word about Mary
and ] am 80 asharned-"
'Of doubling her even FOR a sec
ond?' ] retorted. You have meek
to be. Would you like TO tell her ss
yourself? I'll delay our going FOL
three minutes-"I looked at my
watch-"and send her in to SAY
Goodbye. II you wish"
He shrank back AZ II from ar
actual blow.
mo. no." he said. 81 mustn't
/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS father"
Continued Tomorrow
! ccrrssht 1853. Newspaper Feature ssrvics me-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
HOme-Making Helps
BY ELEANOR ROSS

and retain heat In Winter. Inex-
pensive wallboard. with decorative
strips and light cream paint, made
the room as bright as any or the
lower floors. "A few base plugs with
little floor ard table lamps placed
near couch. chairs and a big table.
seemed o coy than a central
ceiling light. Painted wooden furni-
ture. rag rugs. and a few pieces on
wicker. turned the old garnet into
a honey living-room "a place OF
comfort. not too elegant for play or
careless lounging.
The cellar. too. once N damp or
dark cold storage spot. except IN the
Winter when IL was sooty with coal
dust. has now been glorified. Fur
naces need not he dingy. d~ust-spread-
ing objects. There are other WAYS
OF heating today. Gas or OIL dis
pense with the coal and ashes prob
lem and make IL possible for the
cellar 10 look immaculate at all
times. Just "a corner Is all that's
needed for the furnace and it's
not allowed TO spread elsewhere. The
rest OF a roomy cellar can be built
and furnished for comfort. Nothing
like a cheerful, sturdily furnished
basement for the billiard or ping
pong table Or as a pleasantly $50
lated spot for the younEster who
mus. have his Jazz good and loud.
Or il can be a quiet retreat il the
family is making too much noise in
the big hving-room for the comfort
or d one person who at that mo-
ment wants quiet
But there are smaller spaces in
many homes, now wasted. which
might be converted into little living
rooms. some OF the o~ld-fashioned
homes have a~lcoves. or superfluous
halls. good for nothing except 70
gather dust or to store unneeded OBJ
jects. The use OF a high screen may
transform a waste spot into a coy
little retreat for reading or sewing. or
II may DC biz enough to accommodate
q few chairs and be a charming re-
ception room for two.
II doesn't mean much furniture.
nor much expense necessarily. Just
imagination, occasionally one or two
coats OF paint and only a few CHEEKY
objects TO impart a living-room quail
ity to a dead or vacant spot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

AEA ANNIE LA ~ LklE
A few years ago ] made the
acquaintance es a nice young man
while away on my vacation. We
corresponded for two years and
whenever / visited there we went
out together. Finally. ! realized
that our friendship was taking a
more serious trend than / desired.
/ didn't want II to be any more
than a mutual liking, so / tried 10
loosen the bonds. IL seemed to
hurt his feelings a lot more than
I anticipated because since then he
does not acknowledge our acquaint-
ance. He never mentions me, not
even TO my cousin who Is a very
close friend OF his.
/ should like 10 renew our friend
ship TO such an extent that we
would at least be on speaking
terms. How should I 20 about II?
Would IL be all right for me to
write a little note TO him the next
time I 60 there 10 visit? II so
what should ! say? IL has been
over a year now since we quit
speaking. PUZZLED.
DUZZLED: Unfortunately. we can
l. not always control the cours'
that a friendship should take. 7
seems q pity that the young ma
should forfeit your friendship. Jus
because you do not reciprocate nj.
feelings. AL you car do Is write hin
n cordial little note telling him how
much you have enjoyed correspond
ing with him and r~eiterating III,
hope that you will always be goot
friends. If he chooses to ignor'
your overtures Of friendship. yoI
have no other course than 10 ter
inmate all correspondence and ceasV
your acquaintance with him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
Household Hints

All f7kkles are improved by the
addition two or three Jumps OF
sugar TO te vinegar.
There's cmething important at
the top OF NE celery stalk. Those
nice. fresh t<reen leaves that have
such a pun rert odor when they're
cut from tn crisp white pieces be-
ing prerare1 for tbs table. are de-
lectable bitsfof flavoring for the soup
Or stew. n n q simple matter to
dry the TOPS after they have been
thoroughly washed and placed in
the oven. turning them now and
then Until they are thoroughly dried
out IL placed in "A glass Jar with an
alright top they viii retain the
flavor Indefinitely.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
Seen on Fifth
By u DUNTLEY

II takes breadth Of vision 70 fully
appreciate the latest attitude printed
chiffons have assumed. They have
come out with broad stripes running
through exotic fcral patterns. lend
Gag q bizarre sopAistication TO the
neturai delicacy OF the fabric. For.
nal Iewzs created Of these ehiftons
rss the stripes TO aoeentuate the
curved and flowing lines OF the sill
houstts. One distinctive model de-
scribed individuality in broad. black
stripes On O white ground over
which large flowers OF red. blue and
yellow with green leaves were i'm
POSED. The stripes curved down from
the bodice, mclded the hips and
flowed Gown into a modified train in
back. Arriving with n collection OF
recent imports the gown suggested
n was tfrna we opened u eyes TO
&c importance Of this design,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
Revamp That Waste Space Into
a Charming Living Room

WHERE'S a little house in the
suburbs that is known as a six
o house. yet. by the skilful
use OF what was once waste
space. II has acquired two extra liv-
ing-rooms. A marvellous benefit in
a family where there are five per-
sons. each OF whom wants a living
room for different purposes. Father
n mother may wan nothing more
than peace-a quiet evening before
a CHEEKY fire. to read or sew or Just
talk. But the boys want 10 volley
balls across a ping-pong table. and
daughter wants 10 turn on the radio.
a large living-room II a delight
for entertaining. for its sense OF
spaciousness and grace. But mere
space doesn't provide for the rou-
tine needs OF a family OF different
ages. whose ideas OF evening recrea-
ton vary considerably. What most
families need for maximum comfort
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
a Pessimist Talks
Winifred Blacks Topic Today

forsaken In her hour Of need.
She has been ridiculed, and
laughed at, and caricatured, and
she has seen the face Of a friend
freeze into cold enmity at the
idle word Of q stranger. She
has lent money-and lost it
she has worked hard for money
and spent it with ingratitude for
her only reward.
Yet that woman Is happy, she
likes to live, and loves people;
grown people, and children, and
clever people, and ordinary peo-
pile; rich people, and poor peo-
pie. She loves to laugh, and
she loves to sing, and she likes
10 make n salad, and she loves
to ask people to dinner, and
she loves dogs, and motor cars,
and pretty house dresses, and
perfume, and flowers, and the
wind, and the song of a rushing
river.
i spoke to her, the other day,
about the man who thinks she
Is an optimistic fool. and she
laughed.
That woman is always laugh
ing.
! wonder II she laughs-to
keep from crying.
What do you think?
copyriSh+ 1859. Nsxtpapsr ysaturs Services. inr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

She's just a plain everyday
human being. And she's had
every sort of trouble in the
world that a human being can
have-and live.
Except two.
She's never been sent to
prison, and no member of her
family has ever been hung on
the scaffold-that she knows Of
yet.
But she has been poor, and
she has been w~ell-to-do, and
she has been robbed by people
she trusted, and betrayed by
people she loved and deceived
and abused by people she's tried
to help.
She has buried two children
and has carried one through a
lifetime of cruel suffering.
She has been i'll herself, and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- ! am a girl sixteen years old.
| DO not bother much with boys.
but one night al a dance a young
fellow was more than nice to me.
Ever since then my brother Is teas
ing me. My mother says it's proud
Of me he is. and that's why he
leases me. He tells every little
thing before my mother. which
sometimes should not be told. OF
course ! always tell her every bit
or news when I come home from
a dance or any place. but some
times there are things that should
not be told and my brother always
tells them before me. Should he
do this?
I am sixteen years old. S n. 3
ins. tall / now only weigh ss
lbs. How can I gain weight?
Could you give me soce advice
how TO act In young mems COM
pany7 MISS WORRIED.
MISS WORRIED: / am afraid that
4Vx you are unduly sensitive. for
there are few younger brothers not
guilty or teasing and embarrassing
their sisters by choice comments on
their behavior. their clothes. their
friends. and all the other topics that
an ingenious boys mind can devise.
Just ignore him. and when he sees
that his conversation causes no
furry or comment. he will. II he Is
like the majority OF boys. soon cease
bothering yea. Laugh with him at
yourself. it will most likely surprise
him into silence. I am sure. too.
that IL you QUIT worrying. your
weight will increase. for worry Is a
body and mind destroyer. Just be
your own nice natural self when IN
the company Of young men, and
am sure that they will appreciate the
charm or a welLbred. bright and
pleasant young lady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
XI757o zz61I2 Sans Dame Fashion Is in
aColorul Mood
Frocks for Spring Are
AHuring in Myriad
Shades.

THE afternoon frock sees its
finish in the delightful silk
crepes that are being Of
fered this season. They are
irresistible in crepe prints and
monotones Of the myriad shades
that are all rising to high places
on the fashion color chart. This
fabric lends itself so readily to
the refinements of the after
noon mode with its swathed
hips, artistic blending Of sar-
torial seamings and 'dressmak-
er" decorative details that no
one could wish to deny silk crepe
a place in the Spring wardrobe.
But the time has come TO talk
of colors and all their current
moods. 1t would be almost i'm
possible to select d silk crepe
that was not of a fashionable
color, for there hasn't been a
time in many decades when so
many shades and colors were
well thought of by Fashion.
In view of the strides made
by pink and blue it was inevi-
table that gray should at last
find the popularity that it has
been seeking for several sea-
sons past. The new grays are
decidedly more warm and flat
tering than their cold, steely
blue ancestors, for they're shaded
with mauve and flushed with a
tint Of rose. The model shown
at right Of pale gray crepe de
Chine is a compliment to this
latter gray with soft pink georg-
cite collars and cuffs accentuat-
ing the rose gray. Gray betting
ribbon models the becoming
turban.
The Princess frock at left re-
veals the charm of printed flat
crepe. Here three shades Of
green are used to describe the
floral patterns. The short
sleeves are especially smart
when worn on s~cmi-formal oc-
casions with long suede gloves.
A hat Of green pdnamalaque
draped in the late cloche man
ner is this costumes charming
achievement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

lAYOEL vERITZEN'S face ran
the gamut Of emotions from
~ despair TO Joy and back again
while I told him OF Mary's
reaction 10 his fathers letter and
warned him that X bis fiancee went
out OF his life IL would be solely be-
cause he had sens her away.
For an instant when ] had told
him that Mary would have flung
Philip Veritzen's letter into the
writer's face IL the elder man had
been e her. there was a radiance
On his face which mirrored the &C.
staSy OF a t~orturing doubt resolved.
But IL vanished almost Immediately
and when ms warning was finished.
there had crept into his eyes the
terrified pain which they had held
when I had said that ! was taking
Mary away because OF his apparent
aversion 10 her.
Re did not speak for a few sec
cnds. then his stiffened lips began
60 repeat in a queer. terrifying
monotone sons OF the phrases !
had used. with jerky interiected
comments Of his own.
Poisoned my mind.-my father,
her:-cannot bear TO have
.Eer near MEL n kocS out OF my
life Il will be because ] send her
away land ] can never tell her
why
If Noel were a woman. ! reflected.
Z should have a case OF nervous
hysteria on my hands In another
minute. As 10 was, l was not par
lticularlv easy concerning his voice
or the expression OF his eyes. Both
were more like those Of a delirious
person than OF ons IN full posses
sion OF his senses I rose abruptly.
and crossing 10 his chair. put my
hands firmly upon his shoulders.
Noel, Stop this a. once" ICON.
manded in the same tones I would
have used TO Junior in a paroxysrn
OF childish grief. This thing isn't
ms hopeless az you think. But ] have
AMY two or three minutes longer TO
stay here. and you must listen quietly
20 what ! have 10 say TO you
Noel's Terror.
felt his shoulders stiffen under
my grasp. and he lifted his head and
looked az me with a shamefaced yet
determined gaze.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

Just select the one you like best
and I'll get II for you"
iii like that red one" said Hand.
And ] Ike that white one" Aaid
Nil.
"And I like that tea-colored ens."
said Flor.
And | like that bud" said Yam.
"All right Ill pick them nc once
and throw them down 10 you" Just
as he was about TO spring upon the
top OF the dish. Hand said: Are
you sure you are allowed TOT"
"Of course. I am. It's my garden.
isn't it?"
Hardly mad ne said this when the
door opened and in walked linda.
the housemaid. My she exclaimed,
what a beautiful bouquet. Ill bring
II into the parlor where IL belongs"
And without consulting KnaTe
about he matter-or even noticing
him-she carried of his garden right
from under his nose.
conTriGht. 1890. Newspaper NsHturs ssrvies. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

David Of old experienced when he
demanded news Of his son, lis the
young man Absalom safe?" When
the welcome cry is heard, every
body feels that the baby is safe.
independent life FOR the infant be-
gins when the air cells open the
first time. Sometimes the newly
born suffer from their failure TO d.
late. This is true OF weak, puny,
undernourished infants. They have
not enough vitality to draw IN the
air necessary TO open the lungs.
Older children may suffer from a
serious ailment known as collapse Of
the lungs. Anything that interferes
with the free passage OF air into the
finer tubes and air cells OF the lungs.
may result FL collapse OF hat por-
ton OF the lung.
Many times I have told you OF the
dangers faced BY a child who has n
cold. with bronchial involvement.
This - particularly true of the feeble.
weak youngster. But any child
might have one OF the small branches
Of the bronchial tubes plugged by a
pellet OF mucus. Such a plug might
act as a valve. permitting air 10
pass and one to enter hat part OF
the lung.
Or a plug OF mucus could ef-
fectively close the tube. Then II Is
only a question Ok time when the
air behind TX ID absorbed. Very soon
the lung viii collapse.
There are cases in older persons
where paralysis OF the muscular
equipment OF the lung occurs Col
lapse or part or all Of the lung fol-
lows.
In measles. whooping cough. in
fluenza. in any condition producing
broncho-pnsumonia. this unpleasant
complication nay appear. Wounds
OF the chest wall. with perfOratlon.
may cause the same trouble.
My purpose in speaking or lung
collapse is more 10 warn against IL
than anything else. There is little
10 10 for III IL ii actually takes place.
But plenty car be done 10 prevent
it.
An infant and young child should
be guarded against colds. Their
care should be such that resistance
TO infection III high a. possible.
Fresh air. sunlight. cleanliness. our
ishing food. regular habitS-in these
are found The surest means OF guard
ing against colds and, for that mat
ter. against all other diseases.
III was all right for Topsy 20 Just
grow But we want our babies
brought up in the best possible
manner. Today is the time 10 begin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

Is more than one hvingIooin, so
hat there's privacy for each to pur.
sue the entertainment preferred.
Many homes that now seem craInped
can be altered at comparatively small
expense to make az amazing I'M
provement in general comfort.
The little suburban house that
started out as a modest six-room cot
tage was made into a much more
roomy affair when the homemaker
went on a campaign 70 retrieve
waste spaces. First came the gar.
ret. Ii looked hopeless at first. be-
cause the ceiling sloped down so
sharply. and the house had been
built in the days when garrets were
supposed to be dark. Cutting in two
windows, however. though IL made
a radical change in appearances. was
not particularly difficult. Next the
walls received treatment-a good in
sulating board TO keep out the cold
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
Helpful Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE
DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ Last July / met a young nan
whom / liked very much. went
with him. my aunt and my cousin
on a short trip. ] have not seen
him since. The other day l re-
ceived a letter from him asking me
to write. Shall I. or not? I am
% years old. MAIZE.
MAIZE: By all means answe the
AVA letter. 1t is exceedingly rude to
ignore a personal communication,
and I feel II you would not do any.
thing impolite or unkind. on any
account Send the young man a
cordial little note. telling him how
happy you were TO hear from him.
and Of the very pleasant memories
YOU still have OF ycur trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

Not until the
baby j. born
a nd "on [ >
o " H." d e S
h infant
make use Of
its own lungs.
An anxious
{ m e is that
half m n u I e
after a baby's
BIRTH the at
PENDANTS are
o n tipt o c
W aiting for
that expected
cry from the
infant. It is a
moment lik G
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

ALu scQlCOIs, anu re-
porterS. He doesn't like actors,
moving picture people, United
States senators, congressman,
preachers, reformers. bootleg
GERS, widow washers. rich men
o. p93eemen.
Ia. pnly people he likes In
I&1<2d are buffers.
liz He says the buffers are civil
ed and understanding.
But most of al he loathes, de-
tests and abhors optimists!
People who like to live, pee
pie who love friends, and books,
and sunsets, and the sound Of
waves breaking on the shore
and talk about il.
This man l know knows q
woman ! know.
She isn't q particularly bril-
liant woman. nor an amazingly
noble person.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

Livery Inlru man - q Iooi, every seconu
woman is an idiot, and all children are impos-
sible ~nuisances.
He says he wouldn't trust the best friend
he has in the world with a five-dollar bill,
and as to believing a word that anyone tells
him about anyone else-if the story's bad he
believes il.
IL it's good he knows there's nothing in it.
Now this man is brilliant, witty and very
much admired.
He has n beautiful and fascinating wife,
who is devoted to him
He has two handsome, healthy, intelli-
gent sons; he has a large circle of brilliant
and interesting friends and he has money
enough to buy three meals a day, all the
smart clothes ne can possibly wear, and he
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28

STORIES -
linda, the Maid, Puts nm End
10 Knarf's Private Rose
BY Max Trdll
Garden.

OMEuCua
kkTTAvE you seen NV nav
rose Karden?" Knarf miA.
IN Mi. Flor. Hand ana
Yam-the other shadow.
with the turned-about names
IooAed up in surprise. Your new
rose garden!' they repeated. why,
we didnt know you had nm ola ona-rh
Besides" said Hand, 'It'a win.
ALL"
ITS not an outdoor Rarden.- h@
explained ITS inside on Tire air.
ing-room table. Come and look &C
it."
They followed him into the alnlnr.
room and sprang lightly upon the
table. Shadows can spring anywhere
they please. you know. There n
Isl said he. pointing To- a large
clump OF roses. There was no doubt
about their being real roses, for they
smelled like roses Some were white.
some were red, some were tea-col.
bred and some were Just buds. They
all grew on the ends or long thornv
stems which planted IN q tail
dish of water.
hA141 g1I p4nL NH@rn AM
waterg' Flor wanted to know.
lit very convenient that way.
| never have to bother about water.
ing them"
Did you have to wait long until
they crew. asked Yam.
"Oh. no.. I planted the seeds Last
night and they sprang up early this
morning"
But roses don't grow from seeds.
They grow from bushes" HanaAa
pointed out. -
"Humph. but h=ahes grow frc
seeds. don't they? Anyway th4
roses grow on stems and not
bushes. They're not ordinary roses.
There's no room for bushes on Ia
dininE-room table. Where would
the representations put the din
ner-plates7"
"where?" asked Yam.
mo place at all. And that would
be unpleasant because they'd never
he able % have their dinner. u did
not want that 10 happen"
They all nodded in agreement. No
body wanted that to happen, OF
course. They now took to walking
round and round the roses. admirinE
them from all sides. They GER
tainly are beautiful" Flor couldn't
help ~remarking.
Knarf was exceedingly pleased.
Each OF you may have one he said.