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and then smooth cleansing cream
over them. let II remain on for q few
minutes. then remove II and pat on
a liberal amount or skin tonic.
After two or three applications OF
the clay pack. taken at intervals OF
every three days. apply equal parts
OF lemon Juice and water several
times each day.
Stubborn freckles often can be re-
moved by the daily use OF pure lem
on juice. Or. II you will keep q
freshly cut lemon tone-half IN the
bathroom and the other half In the
kitchen) you can rub II over the
freckled arms each time you wash
your hands.
Should the lemon Juice fail 10 re-
o the freckles after "A few weeks
OF daily use. the following prepare
ton probably will be effective.
Tc three ~ tablespoonfuls OF pow
dered pumice add sufficient peroxide
10 make a creamy paste. Smooth
this ove the skin and let 10 remain
on until dry. Then mo!sten the
powder with cool water until II wipes
Off easily.
"A little cream should be allowed
10 remain on the skin for a few min
utes following removal OF the pow
dered pumice and peroxide 10 offset
any drying effect the treatment may
have II used daily for a week or SO.
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even though long hours are spent IN
the open IL you will take a little extra
care OF the skin. Immediately after
coming In from exposure. Certainly.
the ultra feminine frocks that are 10
be 80 popular this Summer are not
going 10 blend properly with a dusky
skin. Those problems are for you 10
settle for yourself. however. and we
Will get on with the question OF
bleaching the skin FOR those who
want TO have smooth. white arms
this Summer.
II the skin Is very dark. two or
three quick bleaching" methods
should be used and then a milder
form followed consistently yer a
period OF weeks.
Clay packs are splendid bleachers
IN many cases. You can buy them
already prepared II you wish or they
can be made at home.
To make a satisfactory bleaching
clay pack at home thu following for
mula should be used:
Three t3l tablespoonfuls or perox-
ide. three C3) tablespoonfuls Of witch
hazel Add these together and then
add sufficient fuller's earth tall drug
stores carry 10 to make a creamy
paste.
Whether you buy or make your
clay. simply cleanse the skin with
warm water and a pure soap. rinse
off all soap and then without drying
the skin. smooth a liberal mount Of
the preparation over the arms and
hands. Let the clay remain on I'M
Ill II Is dry then wash Il off with
cold water. Dry the arms gently
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Mary Is Cured.

The admiration was a useless one.
for she suddenly had drawn herself
erect and was facing me with eyes
In which no shadow OF terror lurked.
Il am glad he is up here" h
cried. AT least he can't be trying
TO hurt Noel. IL he Is staying around
here"
You darllng.' I said softly for the
sight Of her intrepidity co~nquering
her fears was an alluring N And
now you shall have your moonlit run
after all. Remember Mr.. Underwood
has no certain knowledge OF Leslie's
whereabouts. simply a vague rumor
that he Is somewhere in the
Catskilis."
That's near enough. large as the
order is" Mary retorted.
Yes. l know" / returned, but
even IL he is near here. he couldn't
possibly know OF our being here. so
| think you're safe in coming over
with me TO the Cosgrove house. !
must see Mrs. Cosgrove again before
I sleep. and you can sit in one Of the
other rooms while | talk TO her. and
then we'll have the little stroll IL
you still wish IT,"
NO" Mary shook her curly head
decidedly. I'm cured Of any desire
for moonlight strolling. Little Mary
stays right in this room tonight. and
she's going TO lock the door while
you're gone. aNo the window
Continued 1omc5row.)
Copyright. 1854 Newspaper Fsaiurs Service lac.
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an iron little girl who has the
most fetching pair Of iron
dimples.
Dorothy has N beautiful big
room OF her own all done In rose
color and cream with a f~ull-length
mirror in the door OF the closet.
She has q gorgeous dressing table
Uttered with pretty things ham
mered out OF soft silver and orna-
mented with graceful monograms.
Dorothy's father Is weil-to-do.
and Dorothy's name is In the blue
book as one Of the smarteSt OF the
younger set. She's rather pretty.
She knows all the latest dance
steps and she sings not Sc badly
In a rather smallish voice. Wouldn't
you think Dorothy would be q con-
tented young person?
Well. Dorothy isn't contented a
all,
She's miserable.
She's almost what you might
call desperate-and no wonderl
A great big horrid burglar got
into Dorothy's room the other
night and stole her wrist watch
and her rings. and the pendant
her uncle brought her from Paris.
and the pearls that D~orothy's
grandmother left her-the burglar
stole them. too.
But these things did not make
Dorothy miserable.
She did not rejoice over the loss
or them 10 be sure. but what she
really hated was that the burglar
took her little black book with me
telephone numbers Of all hgr boy
friends IN il.
And Dorothy Just simply can't
see how she Is going 20 worry
through the rest OF the year with
out that list OF telephone numbers.
OF course you'd think that Dor
othy might be able 70 find some
OF the numbers in a telephone
book. but no. she doesn't seem 10
know where the b~oy-friends live
AZ all. or who they are really.
She just knows this one has
what she calls cute eyes. and
that one says. perfectly darling
things" and the other one has n
whlz-bang OF a car. and Oh. shes
lost their telephone numbers,
| wonder III all the boy-friends
have lost Dorothy's telephone
numher?-or is X the etiquette
these days for dear little girls like
Dorothy 70 do all the ringing and
the calling?
How hard some Of the girls seem
to work-dnn't they?
What with date books. and tele-
phone numbers. and paying their
share Of 1he expenses-and all.
wonder II some or them never
find time TO wish that they could
step back into Grandma's time
and let the b~oy-friends do some Of
the telephoning and some OF the
"datinE'-just for a change
Copyright. 1880. Newspaper Feature Service. in
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explained. but that's allowed. isn't
it?r
YES. that's allowed 1 can't mag
inc where all my precious sap t.
going 10. The birds aren't stealing IL
for they haven't come back from thu
South vet. AS for the squirrels and
chipmunks. I'm sure they don't care
for sap though 1t is sweet and
syrupy-"
All az once Knarf uttered an ex-
clamation. Ill think I know what's
happening to II. I'm going up In one
OF the buckets"
With that he climbed into . bucket
and IN an instant went rising off,
.'In tell you what's happening in
half a minute" he promised.
You'd better not co." Hand and
the others called after him. You
may never come back"
But II was too late. Tie was gone
Half "a minute later they wer@
alarmed 70 hear him shouting at n
top az hts voice: Help. Helpl I'm
stuck
Strangely enough hts voice seemed
10 come from outside the tree and
they hastily ran out through a crack
in the trunk.
There they saw a stranE sight.
A spout had been driven into the tres
and the sap vas dripping into .
large wooden pail. The r~eal-children
and their father were watching IL
dripping out. drop by drop. III wasn't
called sap any longer, but mapls
syrup
And there. stuck In the spout was
Master Knarf.
Help Help ne cried. waving hts
arms frantically. for he was Just
caught BY n Ter and the sticky
syrup covered him from head 10 foot
Before they could help him he broke
loose and with the worst Of luck
tumbled headlcng into the pail
He was a sorry-lookinE sight when
they finally drew him out. He looked
all ready &c be on a hot
pancake.
but ~ Rad discovered what was
happening 10 the mapla-tree's pre-
cIous syrupy-sap ana that was almost
worth the trouble.
cssynEaL lass. Es~SpASsr Ssaszrs ssrvsa L.
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Mere Mention of Jack
Leslie Quickly Cures
Mary's Captious Mood.
By ADELE GARRISON

; judgment when the emergency con-
fronted her"
Mary's face hardened.
but why should you tell her
that?" she asked. stressing the last
pronoun. Don't you know hat ell
you had 10 do was TO ask me no to
20 outsider"
forbore 20 remind my husbands
wilful young niece that on several
occasions a simple request had not
been sufficient TO insure her obedi-
ence. and my answer was an ap-
parently contrite and disarming one.
Il didn't have time. dearest TO
speak 10 you The truth is that /
forgot to tell you before ! went
downstairs. and then I didn't have
time TO come back. to tell you. So /
asked Mrs. Hasbrouck to look out
for you. though | really didn't think
there would be any necessity for her
chaperonage."
But why?" Mary asked passion
ateiy. What harm was there"
mo harm at ALL" / returned, look
ing al her steadily. And Of course,
Mrs. Hasbrouck was talking non.
sense when she spoke OF the rule Of
the house. This countryside is usually
az safe as ones W room. But ]
had not lean To tell you this unless
YOU forced the issue but Mr.. Un-
derwood thought you ought 70 know
that he thinks Jack Leslie may be
staying in this vicinity-and-"
I needed to say nothing more
With a little gasping cry Mary ran
straight toward me as n frightened
little child might run 20 its mother.
"0hl Auntie Msdge." she said.
Not really2 Oh What shall I do?'
Nothing. but stay close to me-"
answered. ashamed OF the subterfuge
Harry Underwood mad compelled me
to use. I'll take car Of you child.
Don't be frightened"
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.d-ust-screens can even be made at
home-merely by covering "a screen
with coarse cheesecloth. II the win
dows and doors are kept covered.
sills and frames wiped frequently.
the dust will be checked ut Its enter
ing point Especially In warm
weather when windows are open
wide will such preventive measures
make a large difference IN cleaning
Another great help H. the growing
popularity OF fabrics that resist dust.
Instead or the pile fabrics h "a catch
and circulate dust. We have q large
variety ot fabrics easy 70 keep clean
merely by wipin= with a damp cloth.
The rubberized colorful materials.
the composition fabrics with "A sur
face that sheds dust instead Of hold
inG IL. are obtainable I'm coiore and
patterns suitable for h~anEings and
draping at windows. over chairs.
cnuches and table covers For Sum
mer use these are q definite aid In
dust resistance.
Vacuum cleaners are indispensable
where there II much Competing. but
other floor coverings now In vogue
ran h. kept clean with little effort.
Beautifully patterned olicloth. tiles.
A0AAAlNFEAAaEA tRVA1a NHA| 80 &N&
therefore make cleaning simple.
And when the cleaning process A.
decided upon. there are two rules
that help IN the choice OF equipment.
First. try the article instead OF mere
~ watching a demonstration. That's
the only way 20 know whether the
tool works well. whether Il Is easy
TO handle. whether III ~ adapted to
ones own needs. Second. buyeonly
tools that are simple 70 care for.
Frequently n marvellous labor-saver
for the home Is announced. IL looks
good. does the work. and seems m
great help. But az the housewife
sees II in operation only. she does
not know until she gets Il home what
a great Job II N 10 prepare the
article for use. 10 take II apart when
finished. and To keep II IN order.
These mechanical servants can't al
ways take are OF themselves.
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Household Hints

The last days OF Winter are hard
the fur coat; II begins to look a
little shaggy and worn after It's sew
raj months OF constant service.
Worst OF all. II has got to last a few
weeks more-too chilly yet for the
new Spring wrap An excellent tonic
for its condition Is to stretch q
sturdy line over the bathtub on
which the coat may be securely
hung. Then iii the tub with steam
ing hot water and close the doors and
windows. Let the coat remain In the
steam oom for about twenty min
utes and take II out into the air. A
sunshiny day should be selected for
this treatment. When Il Is dry q
brush that Is not too stiff may be
run over the fur and Il viii take on
a perky. fresh appearance that is
thoroughly satisfying.
Wasted minutes on wash day make
the hours fly. and looking through
numerous books or a f~orbidding pile
of clippings to find just the proper
recipe for removing n tiny stain
10 "A n4lE4AlLG. 4ahC O SILL piece vi
cardboard and punch q hole In the
top through which a card may be
Then sort your clippings and
paste them neatly or the plaque. To
preserve II against the steam OF the
laundry room give the entire surface
a coat OF colorless shellac. This will
be a time-saving information bureau.
tering about until the fish is placed
in the pan there Is a way OF pacify.
ing its animated movements. Place
a small piece OF bread in the frying
fat while IL f. being heated to the
proper temperature and you will be
surprised to find how Il will be,
have. The color OF the bread also
indicates the temperature of the
grease and gives the signal for the
proper tins OF putting In the fish.
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circulation. Build up your general
health and your circulation will i'm
prove. Try taking q tablespoonful OF
pure cod liver oil after meals.
z. M. Fl. Q.-what causes jump
ing OF the jaw?
A.-Popping or jumping OF the Jaw
Ia the result OF faulty position and
faulty movement Of the lower Jaw.
s. V. Q.-How much should n
young man is years old, 5 II. 1917
inches tall weigh?
Also pounds.
w. o.-What causes halitosis?
A.-This may be due TO decayed
teeth. diseased tonsils. nasal catarrh
and constipation.
Miss ]. n. Q.-what should a girl
aged Is. s II. 4 inches tall weigh?
Cam the bust be reduced with.
out reducing in general?
A.@She should weigh about 123
pounds.
mo.
Copyright. 1889. Newspaper Fsaturs ssrvtss. Inc
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Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE
nEA ANNIE LAURIE:

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ I'm in love with a nice and
very good-looking young man.
Lately he has been acting very
queerly. II am considered cookbook
ing and popular. Also have a good
personality. This fellow acts as
though he doesn't care for me, but
his friend says he does. I'm giving
a party soon. Should ! invite him
or someone else? He hasn't been
70 9 me for about a month. How
a ] win him again. as 1 love his
friendship? CUTIE.
GUTIE: Invite the young man 10
. your party and IL he does not
appreciate your very kind invitation
he is not worth bothering about.
You know. there are some people
who expect others to be mind readers
and SO do TOT think 1t necessary to
express their feelings. but are sur-
when their sentiments are not
understood and r~eciprocated. Well.
after his conduct. the young man
know how much you value
MS friendship and should behave
accordingly.
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us lSn I NhaA ~ uScd V &c
In the old-fashioned home the
yearly accumulation was tn
evitable. Heroic treatment was nee
essary to remove the last speck OF
dust from carpets. high h~angings.
huge pictures. deep upholstery In the
days of corn brooms and feather
busters. Single handed. no oma
attempted to make a weekly Job OF
IL. But Il had TO be done once d
year.
And what q reign OF terror that
was-both for the family a. well Is
the woman who did the work. Tradi-
ton demanded that every object be
removed from its accustomed spot
and left In an ~inconvenient place
while the battle ragged against hidden
dust.
But what with vacuum cleaners
which take very little IN the way OF
muscular effort 10 operate. plus vari-
Gus convenient sizes and shapes OF
brushes and dustless busters. it's less
OF a Job 10 thoroughly clean a mod
ern home each week than the annual
upheaval of a decade or two ago.
Spring cleaning indeed isn't the nee
essary function IL used 10 BE-. be-
cause we no longer have that newt
able accumulation OF dust. liz modern
tools are in the household.
Nor does II involve great expense
and a great deal OF equipment or
course, Il In possible TO acquire doZ-
ems Of brooms and brushes and pol
ishes and cloths and pastes. But be-
fore any extensive investment Is
made in such equipment. II Is desir-
able to 20 over furnishings a bit Be
cause a house may be kept immacu.
late BY dust prevention and dust
resistance as well as BY excessive
cleaning.
First. what can be done 70 prevent
dust from entering? IL usually en-
ters from the window And there are
now any number OF convenient dust
screens 80 made that they let the air
N~o~Z - h,f, kAzn fae Aust ouk. Such
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NEAR PAM: I simply can't un-
derstand why you're not going
TO visit Us this Spring. It's the
first time in years that you haven't
been with US at this season OF the
year. and since you're always SO
anxious 10 buy your new clothes al
the shop ] can only conclude that
there's something very important
keeping you nome Don't tell me
you've fallen in love again!
o. course. I can selec; some new
clothes for you. And since ] know
your taste pretty well. II won't be n
very difficult job.
| have a frock IN mind now that
would be just perfect for you. It's
black and though I'm well aware or
the fact that you're not fond OF black
on yourself. this particular model is
trimmed in a contrasting shade and
I'm sure IL would be very becoming.
The material Ia flat crepe and II Is
combined with equamarine blue.
The effect Is stunning. The blue Is
used in N-effect on the bodice and TO
form the interesting sleeves. which
are bell shape to just below the
elbow where they meet a tight cuff
and tie in n bow at the wrist You
know pleats are high in popularity
again this Spring and the skirt OF
this frock has an inset OF pleats at
the front.
/ don't want 10 send you this dress.
however. until I'm sure you'll like Il,
so please. Pam. after reading my
description OF It and perusing the
sketch which Helene has made 70
accompany IL. let me know what you
think. III you like IL I'll send II right
on. But let me know Immediately.
because I'll really have to put the
dress out OF sight in the meantime.
Otherwise ] know meon will buy
II and your chance will be gone.
I'm almost confident. OF course. that
I'll hear from you IN the affirmative.
otherwise I gouldn't Fisk saving this
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Loves
Reawakening

"HERE could be but one explana-
ton Of Mary's hostile air. ! saw
that as soon as my establishment
NJ her impertinent little speech had
passed. She must have attempted 10
leave the house. and Mrs. Hasbrouck.
IN obedience TO my instructions. had
prevented her going. / re~collected
that IN passing our worthy hostess
upon my way upstairs with Lillian.
she had attempted { add something
10 her assent 10 my hasty request
for not milk. with its corollary that
Lillian could take no other food. But
] was in such haste TO get Lillian
into bed before a probable ervou
collapse. that ! had paid no attention
TO her. and she. seeing my concern
had cut her speech.
l waited for n long minute before
answering Mary. waited purposely
while i unpacked my bag. and
turned down my bed. Then ! sat
down opposite her. and asked cody:
What do you mean by 'hobhling
you Mary?"
She shrugged her shoulders pet
tishly.
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
IF yen had only
Syrup 20 eat.
That would be sweet
Shadow Sayings.
BY Max Trell

MM IL. Flor. Hand. Yam ana
Knarr-the shadows with the
A turned-about names-couldn't
explain what was happening 20 the
sap OF the m~aple-tree. II was disap-
pearing IN a most mysterious way.
But / had better tell the story from
the beginning. II was the first warm
day or Spring and the shadows tbe-
ing able TO squeeze themselves into
all sorts or queer placesl went inside
the maple-tree in the garden TO
watch the sap rise as the tree said.
They found the sap stored ND i'm
the roots. II tasted like delicious
syrup. which made the shadows
want 10 eat a lot OF r. but the tree
begged them 70 save II for the buds.
which unless they were given 10
promptly might not open. This would
leave the tree without n leaves.
The syrupy-sap was lifted up ~
the top OF the tree by means of little
buckets attached 70 a long chain. Ef
you could have looked just behind
the bark you would nave seen them.
The shad0w-children poured the sap
into the buckets. They watched them
70 UP fun and come down empty.
All at once the voice OF the tree
cried:
What's happening 10 the sap nc
isn't reaching the buds. All the buck
cts are empty"
Speeches. with surprise and dis.
may were the shadows, FOR they
couldn't imagine what "a happen.
ing. They saw the buckets 10 UP
full and return empty.
Maybe the buckets leak" Yam
said. The others looked into several
or them and shook their heads. No.
there were no leaks In them. Not n
single drop OF sap dripped out.
Then the voice or the tree said:
Are you quite certain you're not
eating IL Up?'
"Oh no." they replied promptly.
Were licking our fingers" Flor
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aIOHg. II me heaTL drops a beat now and again,
or even when 1t slows up perceptibly, you begin
to worry about what's the matter.
Well, it is not apt to be anything serious. It
is due to nothing probably but a condition that
can be remedied. .
The heart is a wonderful organ. It can ad-
just itself TO many varying conditions. It was
meant to be so. A person meets with some sud-
den obstacle, he may have TO jump, or to run,
or do almost anything in the way of vigorous
exercise under stress and turmoil. His heart has
an instant and severe strain. Perhaps some ac-
cident occurs. Hundreds of them take place
every day. The heart has many extraordinary
efforts placed upon it.
Much care should be given a child after
diphtheria or influenza, or indeed after any
fever. These diseases often leave damaged heart
y these conditions are almost sure to clear up
exercise in moderation so as to keep the body
the heart muscles as well. Many a Disturbed
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weak ncdIl Is SueOElne0eu Dg TeEu-.
lar moderate physical exercise taken
every day.
OF PURSE we are not talking now
of serious heart troubles. Any vio-
lent exercise. when II is known that
any organic LESSONS OF the heart are
present. Is rank folly. IL there is
suspicion OF any such condition, you
should see a physician and have his
advice.
We are living in an age which
pecessftates constant strain and
stress II We are in the world do
ing the worlds work. II is incu-n-
bent OF everyone 10 slow up ard
take stock OF health once in a while.
Be advised by your doctor what ex-
ercise. IL any. you need. II people
would have medical care often, many
untimely deaths would not occur.
Deaths due TO heart disease are on
the increase TO a woeful extent.
II however. you live a sensible life.
take all things in moderation. have
plenty OF sleep. proper exercise, have
good nourishing food-neither In ex-
cess. nor 10 be Observation-Disclosures
the chances are that any slight
weakness OF the heart will soon
mend. Many a person has found
that with ear and common ems
tbs health a be built up 10 such an