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Dicky Finds Fault.

He'll hear nothing" / said. for
Wen say nothing important until we
know you're on the switchboard"
That's all RICH; then" He turned
away. hesitated. turned back to me,
plainly troubled.
rs there anything you want TO
say 20 me. but are not sure about
itr" I queried encouragingly.
His face cleared.
"Yes'm. there is" he said. That
Mr.. Veritzen was in the lobby Just
now. and he wa talking 10 the tele-
phone boy"
Thank you." I said noncommit-
tally. And now please get on that
switchboard as loon as you can"
He hurried 70 the elevator. and I
came hack into the room. supremacy
thankful 10 find no one At the tele-
phone.
Katherine didn't call YETI" I
queried OF everybody in general.
gIancing furtively at Dicky to see
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Laughter. signs. tears. good-byeS-
q private car. a honeymoon at an
Adirondack camp. with a dozen ser
wants and a brace OF guides and a
half a dozen saddle horses. And then
Eleanor went TO Boston to a grand
house In the smart district.
But the other day when Eleanor
came home on a visit we ell thought
something was wrong before she had
been home a week.
She was beautiful. she was charm
tngly dressed. cheerful, and. oh, 50
glad TO he home again, but some
how she didn't look the same 70 me.
Eleanor's best friend spoke to me
about II.
do you remember" said Eleanor's
best friend. when we all spent the
Summer at the shore down in Maine
and we went on a picnic and Eleanor
got lost IN the fog?
And we called and called, and
couldn't find her. and by and by
Just as we were really frightened
about her she came wandering in
out OF the fog. wet 10 the skin. shiy.
ering-no. she wasn't CRYING.
She Just looked cold and fright.
ened and generally miserable. Well,
that's the way she looks now.
Il wonder what IN the world"
And then Eleanor's best friend
from Boston came TO spend a few
weeks with Eleanor at her old home.
And we found out all about IL.
Robert Is 81 good man. said
Elea1or's best friend: hes honest
and he's intelligent. and he is just
he isn't exactly stinEy-not with
money-though he isn't what you'd
call generous. either.
III can't think of a thing against
him. but somehow when he comes
into a room the sun seems TO 20
under the clouds and there's a kind
Of a cold creeping fog that chills you
10 the bone"
Fog The old friend and I looked
at each other.
Yes" said Eneanor's best friend
from Boston.
You know what / mean-Robert
always seems 10 be Just a little bit
cross about something: he smiles a
kind or a faint sardonic smile-but
he never laughs.
I'D rather live I'm the house with
n professional burglar and eat my
three meals a day with a regular
ne'er-do-well than 70 sit in the same
room with Robert for one cold dis
approving hour"
a. she looked that day when she got
and years ago.
I'm sorry for her. aren't your"
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A Fashion Models Diary

By GRACE
Helene Becomes Enthusiastic About Yachting-dnd Yachting
Clothes.

II NTIL recently / thought l I'M
derstood Billy perfectly and
knew just what he would think
on every subject. and just what he
would do on any given occasion.
Now he's worse than z crossword
puzzle. After all the fuss he made
about my going on the yachting
party he has apparently spent all
his spare time thinking Up nice
things 10 do for me. He has been
literally showerinE me with candy
and flowers all week That ! could
figure out. but tonight was the last
word IN the puzzle, and n K couldn't
find.
Helene told him that she was 60
ing o the yacht again this weekend.
and that I had been invited. but had
refused. She shouldn't have said
anything about II, as 7 hadn't IN
tended to. Billy Immediately began
TO argue with me. saying that !
should by all means = that the
outing OF the week before hal done
me good Well. Helene and I Just
looked at VA another stupefied. or
course | wouldn't 20 again and
leave Billy. but II Just goes 10 show
that II he hadn't acted so jealous the
last time I might 0 have been so
eager TO 70.
OF course. II Is obvious that Hell
enc had n OF her famous brushes
on a young man who was on the
yachting party. Billy and I have had
great fun teasing her about Il this
week. She's taken IL all so noncha-
lantly. though. that I'm beginning 70
be a little worried. Suppose this
were 10 be the really serious heart
attack?
The pains she took last weekend
with her wardrobe preparations were
mild compared 10 those she Is TAX
ing for this trip. ! certainly can't
blame her for buying the white
sports coat that she walked out az
the shop with tonight. II viii be
just the thing for any kind OF trip
she may take this Summer IL i or
a basket.weave wooden with kimona
sleeves and little cuffs set on above
the elbow TO give the effect Of short
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Members Of the Council Learn That
Phil Verif=en Is Not Auerse 10
Attempting Bribery to Break
Up His Sons Romance.

I'VE have put IN a call for our
home in sag Harbor.r i told him.
"W-are-afraid that someone may
try 70 find out what the conversation
is-try to bride the operator or
something. I wish I were as sure OF
the boy on now as ] am OF you but
! do not even know his name"
Purnell shook hts head ruefully.
"Nobody's sure OF that man." he
said. He hasn't been here very
long. and I don't think he's going 10
stay. He isn't the kind Of boy this
hotel usually employs. ard he'll bear
watching. Now, III tell you. Miss
Graham. what I'll do. II nobody's
got to him already III fix II so /
a change places with him right
away before that telephone call. and
then Ill handle IL myself. All 1
have 10 do Is 10 tell the night clerk
that you want me on the switchboard
until you get through telephoning.
But II he's already listened in"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
When the Summer Sun Brings Freckles
T you are inclined to freckle dur
ing the Summer months, 7 would

you : inclined to freckle dur
ing the Summer months, I would
have a word with you, OF course.
thoss tiny golden fleeks that drift
across the bridge OF the nose. with
are considered quite swanky these
days. In fact. some beauty shops
are painting these enchanting dots
on the face just 10 give the girls a
suggestion Of wholesome out-of-door
activities. But these have nothing
to 40 with the kind or freckles that
make their appearance on the skin
after exposure 10 the rays OF the
midsummer sun and which mar the
complexion. You know. Il isn't actu-
ally the sun that causes freckles. II
X the reaction OF the brilliant. in
tense light rays on the pigment or
color cells in the skin. One can sit
In the shade on a very hot. bright
day and still have the skin become
freckled. So the wearing OF large
hats and combining oneself to the
shady side OF the house isn't an in
fallible precaution.
or course. these things help. be-
cause the light Is less bright IN the
shade than It IS in the open sur
light.
There are many and varied sug-
Eestions for bleaching out such
freckles. and ! would suggest you 10
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
The Home
Kitchen
By ALICE LYNN r
What Is Ice-Bor Cake?

III ow the name arose no one
knows. because il gives no
clue 10 the contents or com
position q "sebox cake" II is not
a frozen delicacy. but eolidifies By
ordinary chilling in an ordinary re-
f%rigerator.
Icebox cake may bs one OF several
mixtures. IL may be a combination
OF gelatin and cream. or raw eggs
and butter with <~lavorinE. The gel
atlne tyne viii become hard enough
"a serve in four or five hours, more
or less. but the raw egg and butter
mixture should be prepared twenty.
four hours before IL is TO he used.
This rs required not merely for hard
ening. but FOR a sort OF ripenlnE
process 20 ser in. Just as ice-cream
needs many hours for ripening. this
dessert, too. II better when is flavor
is allowed 70 develop over night.
Chocolate IceboI Cake.
a eggs
= cup unsalted butter
z squares Ensweetened chocolate
~ teaspoon vanilla
Sponge cake or lady fingers
Melt the chocolate IN a double
boiler. Meanwhile cream the butter
and add slowly the beaten yolk OF
eggs, then the warm. melted choc-
olsIe. When smooth add the stlffiy
beaten egs whites. vanilla. and pour
into q huttcred cake mould lined
with lady fingers or slices az sponge
cake pressed tightly against the pan
Set IN q cold place for twenty-four
hours % harden IL can then be IN
moulded and cut IN hin slices.
a frfsir irahCE ts desired. then G.
gelatin j. preferable 20 a custard
basis
Fruit Icebox Cake.
Ia cups crushed fruit or berries
] cup boiling water
! cup sweet Cream
l tablespoon gelatin
2 tablespoons lemon or other fruit
Juice
3 tablespoons cold water
Soak the gelatin IL the cold water
two or three minutes. then add 70
the CUP on hos water. When cool
place IN icebOx 70 get slightly thick.
Then beat until frothy. and slowly
add the other ingredients. beating
constantly. Place cu icehox until IL
hardens slightly, When Il IS so thick
b. can he spnonei out. lire a mould
with lady fingers or thin strips or
sponge or pound cake. Pour Tie
mixture In and replace IN icehox 70
get solid. II should ~ firm enough
20 unrould easily on a cake plate
and be cut with an ordinary cake
knife.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

the window. Night owls may be awfully popular, but
they pay a high price for their popularity. Taut
nerves, Indigestion, anemia, these are just some Of the
perils that await the girl who thinks that sleep is
something that was invented to make the time pass
quickly for babies and old ladies.
What a change comes over our little city night
owl as soon as she is transplanted to the peaceful,
verdant countryside. How swiftly she becomes at
tuned to nature, to the simple things that are really Of
such vital Importance in the scheme of things. She
Is sleepy by the time the hands Of the grandfather's
clock have crept around to the hour OF nine, and by
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a crisp query as I took down
the telephone receiver.
"Well?" he said.
Il called him" 1 ~interposed swift
ly. then said 'Yes?' into the tele-
phone mouthpiece. But my eyes
were on Dicky's and saw the petu-
LIANT question in them. He could not
understand why | had summoned the
bellboy when we were all so tensely
occupied with the task OF thwnrting
Philip Neritzen in his avowed inten-
ton OF having an interview with
Noel.
Usually ! am impatient ut tele-
phone delays. but l blessed the dron-
ing voice OF Central when she IN
toned the familiar words. ION your
call 70 sag Earbor. we are trying
% get your Humber. We viii call
you"
Thank you" 1 said perfunctorily,
and, hanging up the receiver. spoke
directly 10 my husband.
If You get Katherine before !
come back into the room don't tell
her what we want. Ill explain when
l get back"
Dicky's eyebrows drew together,
and 7 sax that. despite my effort 70
leave everything IN bis hands. | had
offended him by what he was prob
ably terming my officiousresS But
/ had no other I must
take no risk % Philip Veritzen learn
irs what we were telephoning 10
Katherine.
"Purnelli" ! said hurrledly. when
I had closed the door. You have
been very faithful IN our service,
and 50 I am going TO ask you 10
help vs. tonight In something very
important"
The bellboy Strengthened his small
figure to he greatest height OF which
y was capable ana said with JUNCTION:
II am most happy 10 serve you.
Mis- Graham Please inform me OF
what you want me to do"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

~I anu AAA[AA
arms full of
apple blossoms.
A handsome
best man. eight
o o d looking
ushers, flowers,
and fix W e r s
ard flowers
a little hedge Of
dwarf orange
tree, part in
bloom and part
in fruit-that
made the altar
look like part
of a lovely en-
closed garden.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
Some Odd Facts

The largest cable ship IN the world
Is the Dominia. which. when loaded
with $500 tons OF cable. carries a
cargo az enormous value. she re-
Gently laid the new Pacific cable.
1895 miles long. az the record speed
or nine miles an hour.
Every year 200 nurses leave Eng.
land 20 take up work under the Co.
lonial Governments in remote parts
Of the Empire. They have 10 face
all sorts Of emergencies. but the nav
Is good and the life appeals IA
trained nurses who wish to see the
world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
BY Fanny Darrell

ten she is fast asleep. And early in the morning when
the birds, the bees and the butterflies are taking their
early flights through the fower-flled air, she is awake,
ready to greet the day and partake of its joyous
beauty. And 50 we see her, eyes bright, cheeks
flushed with natures roses, ready to take a walk or a
side at an hour that would find her asleep or only
half awake in town.
How fortunate il is that we are all so adaptable
and that we can so change our gears and control the
speed of our existence. We know that Miss Modern
IS just waiting for the day when she can set her alarm
for seven a. m. so that she can prepare breakfast for
the ones she loves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

M oNDAY'S astrological fore
WE cast points 70 advancement
AH4 or recognition in employ
ment. with much TO he attained BY
sturdy industry. fidelity and applica-
ton. AL aspects OF industry and
labor should be stabilized. but there
Is some sign or secret menace which
IS intriguing. Change should be
made cautiously.
Those whose birthday Il y may
look for a year az promotion or prog
ress in employment. in all lines Of
industry and labor. with stable re-
wards for application and fidelity.
But there IS some menace OF subtle
conditions. which may call for alert
and vigilant action. Abrupt change
is not advised.
A child born on this day should be
faithful. industrious. efficient and
ambitious and should attain the con-
fidence OF its employers or others IN
authority. IN should secure for itself
a place OF responsibility and stability
f. lie.
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Stories
BY MAX TRELL.

BY MAX TRELL.
There was a baker,
He baked q tart.
Then sent III off
On a great big cart.
Come back. come back,
My lovely tart.
Or else you'll break
This poor bakers heartF% ,
Shadow Song.
ONLY I had "a piece AZ
cake" sighed Yam. Tt
would be 50 nice"
Mi. Hand. Flor and Knarf-she
other shadow children with tho
turned about names - nodded in
agreement. Yes. Il would be nice.
But where will we find any,"
There's none IN the house." said
Hand.
And we can't buy any In thu
bakery. for the baker wouldn't sell
cake TO shadows" added Flor.
And it's too much trouble 10 baka
TX ourselves &iN NIL
$50 I guess wen have 70 do with-
out H." concluded Yam.
Knarf. however, was az n differ.
ent opinion. II know where there's
q cake" he exclaimed J~oyfully.
'VYhere?"
In the kitchen"
why. ! searched the kitchen very
carefully" Hand said. and i aid
not see the least bit on cake"
"Oh. yes. indeed; there's a whole
cake. III saw II myself"
"When?"
Just a few minutes age. Mother
brought IL in and set n down I'm a
dish over the sink"
"Over the sinkt'' Hts comrades
shouted. The shadcw-boy nodded
Yes. right over the sink There's
nothing wrong IN that, n there? It's
her cake and she can put IL where
n pleases. It's round and smooth
and IS colored pink"
"Pink-that would be orange layer
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The Stars Say
For Sunday, June 90.
Bv ~GENFNIFYE KFNIBIE.

x UNDAY'S horoscope Il a most
fortuitous one. showing pro-
gress!ve. prosperous and pleas
ant conditions IN al The conventional
actis t.e uf tile dav There s fore
cast or a sudden change Or Journey
which may be OF benefit. but there
Is also an algury az rash. imnuls.ve
or turbulent conduct which may mill
ttate against the promised happy
state OF affairs
Those whose birthday 70 Is may
have a year Of excellent opportunity
for advancement. growth and most
desirahle new openings or change.
but by hasty. impetuous or turbulent
conduct these prospects may be inn
perileA Wise ccGrs- ana cool Ge-
cisions are admonishcd.
IA child born on this day may Be
brilliant, capable and ambitious. and
should attain high place BY its own
ingenuity. skill and originality. IL
would profit however By some early
training and discipline IN seif-cCn-
troll and enuarirnity. IS n may be
excitable and iTupEisivs.
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Won't Insure
Happiness
II PrefenfiOusness and Err
PenSe Matfered Then
Eie0nOr's Marriage Should
Hare Been a Success.
By WINIFRED BLACK

HLEANOR has come homo on
H. a visit.
Eleanor was married
about three years ago-dear me
what a wedding.
Eight bridesmaids, In rose and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
Mako Your Own

I think the bestA plan TO follow
when using lemon Juice IS 10 squeeze
and strain the juice Of two lemons
and place the liquid In a small glass
bottle which can be kept corked
tightly when not in use. Then sew
eral times each day Just pat a little
OF the Juice over the offending
freckles. Should the lemon Juice
cause undue burning or smarting
dilute Il a little with water. II after
using this several times a day for
three or four days no tightening OF
the brown flecks is visible, add two
tablespoonfuls OF peroxide 10 the
Juice Of two lemons.
Follow the peroxide and lemon
Juice applications two or three times
daily for q few days.
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Josephine Huddleston-

try the simpler ones first. Bleach
ing the skin requires patience, and
the stronger. harsher methods al.
ways can be used a "A last resort
IL the mllder ones fail. II Is amaz-
ing. too. how often some simple .roat.
ment Will prove e~ffectual.
Lemon juice Is good to bleach the
skin generally and frequently re.
moves quite obvious freckles after
a few applications. Then again II
doesn't work at all. but because II IS
simple and mild in Its action. try ii
first.
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sleeves. II is strictly tailored with
a rever collar and an unusual panel
arrangement on the skirt that gives
the effect OF a two-piece garment.
She should capture the affections or
anyone who sets eyes on her In II.
Anyway. Billy did ask me TO 20 to
the country club on Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

The Egyp-
hans Of three
I O sand or
m years
ago were af-
rictcd with il.
We have had
reports from
German scien-
who ex-
10000
Z an
1t
found that
f & p a n
5 la c . who
" K e d and
sweated under
hot xrtrr "a,
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Words of the Wise.


The pen 81 a man Of genius il ul-
ways greater than himself: II extends
far beyond bis temporary purpose.
-Hcine.
To lore IS human; II Is also
human 10 forgive -P1EtHs.
Desire Of greatness ia a god
ike sin. Dryden.
National enthusiasm is the
great nursery OF genius.
-Tuckerman.
Law and arbitrary power ere m
eternal snmiiy. Burke.
The terrible gift Of familiarity.
-AirdbedH.
OF seasons Of the year the Autumn
is most melancholy. Burton.
That you may be loved. be
Ovid.
Il is evident insanity 10 live in pen
ury in order that you may die rich.
-Juvenal.
But men are men; the best
sometimes forget.
Shakespeare.
And il thou wouldst be
happy, learn % please.
Prior.
Many things are wanting ~ rov-riy.
al things 10 s~variee. SYN,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

A NCIENT peoples had most of
II the same diseases we meet
today. "Arthritis" is of
ancient origin. and it appears to
have been the curse Of ancient days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
Source
Of Infection
inArthritiS
This 4unleni, Which Is OF
ancient Origin, Can BE
LesseHed BY Early
Treatment.
Br r. :. COPELAND. NJ. ID.

u. s. Senator from New York.
Former Com missioner o. Health
Nrlr Yorh Cifu
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Loves Reawakening >:>
By Adele Garrison

~ ICKY turned 70 Purnell with
a crisp query as I took down
the telephone receiver.
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copyrisht. 1881. SsEs7apz Feature SERIES. Inc.
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OW the name arose no one
knows. because il gives no
clue TO the contents or com
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The pen o. a man Of genius il ul-
ways greater than himself; II extends
far beyond bis temporary purpose.
-Heine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-10-31

per day. When the General Assembly shall
be convened by Proclamation OF the Gov
ernor, the session shall not continue longer
than thirty days, and in such case the
compensation shall be the same as herein
prescribed.
SEC. 2. lind be IL further enacted That
said .aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Maryland shall, at the next Cen
eral Election for Members OF the General
Assembly Of Maryland, be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters of the state.
for'their adoption or rejection. in pursu-
ance Of the directions contained In Article
IA of the Constitution of the State Of Mary
land, and at the said General Election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words For the Constitutional Amend
ment," and Against the constitutional
Amendment as now provided by law, and
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the vote
for and against the said proposed amend
ment, as directed by said Fourteenth Ar
ticle Of the Constitution. and further pro-
ceedings had in accordance with said
Article Fourteen.
Approved: April II, 1920.
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, ALBERT c.
RITCHIE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the d.
rection contained in Section j of Article IA
of the Constitution of Maryland, do hereby
order and direct that this proclamation
containing full, true and correct copies of
the text of said Chapters 1873 and 348 Of
the Acts of the General Assembly of Mary
land Of 1920 be published in at least two
newspapers In each of the counties of the
State where so many may be published
and where not more than one may be
published then In that newspaper, and in
three newspapers published in the City Of
Baltimore, one Of which shall be published
in the German language, once a week for
at least three months next preceding the
general election to be held in the State Of
Maryland on Tuesday the 4th day of No
vember, 1880, at which election the said
proposed amendments to the Constitution
shall be submitted in form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly. to
the legal and qualified voters of the State
for their adoption rejection.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal of the State
The of Maryland Done at the
GREAT SEAL City of Annapolis, this
OF 18th day of July, in the
MARYLAND year nineteen hundred and
thirty.
ALBERT c. RITCHIE.
By the Governors
DAVID C. WINEBRENNER, 3rd,
Secretary of State.