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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
Phil Verfisen Finally Shotrs Concern
Orer Noefs Condition, and a Refer
ence to Jack Leslie Throms Him
Off Guard-MomenfnriIY
Loves ReaWakening >:>

luton for the rest OF this evening,
and consider the buffet table instead.
I'm nearly starved"
You deserve never to eat again
for a pun like that" ! told him Sc
verely. and then I caught sight OF
Noel coming into the dining-room
and forgot everything else in my
concern for him. He looked 50 frail
etched against the dark draperies OF
the doorway that / wondered how
any father. ever one SO obsessed By
q fantastic resentment as was Philip
Neritzen. could fail 10 be moved by
the sight.
Ought Noel TO have come down.
Dicky?" ! asked.
"Of curse not" he answered
promptly. but | couldn't do any
thing with him. He said he didn't
want TO play the baby"
What's the matter with him?"
The question came explosively from
Philip Neritzen's lips. l was careful
not 10 look directly at him. but a
furtive glance showed me that his
eyes were fixed upon his o with an
expression In them compounded OF
anger and fear. with any other In
gradients a question.
He hasn't fully recovered vet
from the attack Jack Leslie made
upon him." / said and held my
breath for his answer wondering at
the instinct which had made me use
the word made" instead OF 'insti.
gated. thus giving the impression
that Jack Leslie himself had at
tackled Noel. instead Of delegating the
Job 10 a lesser ruffian.
But my vague instinct was tusti-
Tied when Mr.. Veritzen started vio-
lently. his poise vanished utterly.
Jack Leslie" he cried. 'Impossi-
ble"' Jack Leslie Is"
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NEVER have been prouder OF
Dicky than ! was when / fin
ished telling him while Philip
Veritzen listened. OF the "talkie"
role Colin Cameron had offered
Mary. OF Mr.. Veritzens comments
upon IL. and OF my wish for his de-
cision- He had listened with just
the right mount OF d~eferential in
terest and he had given me an in
finitesimal wink when with one Of
our private little signals l had told
him TO be noncommital as TO his
final decision. And his answer was
80 suave and 10 convincing that | do
not believe even my employers keen
brain had any suspicion that he was
talking against time. and that his
decision as well as mine was already
made.
"Of course. old chap ne began.
with a comradely smile at Mr.. YER
itzen. you can't blame me. as the
young woman's uncle. for having as
my first reaction. the thought. II
IL isn't good enough for a potential
Veritzen star. IL isn't good enough
for my niece. who is one no longer.
only because Of her refractory heart.
not her deficiency In TALENT"
He waited for a second. TO let that
sink in. and ] saw my employers
eyebrows contract ever 90 slightly.
the first warning OF annoyance which
he gives.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21

o much wiser. They none or them
knew.
why. I'm surprised al you"
father said. Surely you know who
II IS. III give you a clue. IL is the
author of Hamlet and Midsummer
Nights Dream and Much Ado About
Nothing and"
But at this point ne was inter-
rupted by "a great shout from the
children and their shadows,
Its Shakespeare
Father nodded his head with salts
faction. There. | was certain you
knew"
by this time they had reached
Stratford and after going up and
down a few streets. father stopped
in front OF a rather large house. II
was white and c~riss-crossed with
heavy brown tImbers.
This is" father began.
- Shakespeare's house, Knarf
broke In. He was right. That's
rust what il was. The children were
delighted 70 see the house in which
the greatest writer IN the world was
born many centuries before. They
went inside the house and saw the
desk he sat at. and the chairs he a
mall Just a. they always we're.
Then they saw the house An which
Ann Hathaway. who became Shakes
pear'e wife. was born. And they saw
Shakespeare's tomb in the little
church he used 70 90 10 when he was
alive. And they saw the wooden
schoolhouse where he first learned
10 read and write.
And finally they sat on the banks
OF the gently flowing Avon while
father told them the story az Shakes
peare's life.
C~cGyriSht 1880. ~ Newspaper Feature SerTlcs. Inr-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21

He broke or abruptly. then fin
ished too hastily and with too much
emphasis: thousands or miles
away"
With my mental thermometer
rapidly approaching fever heat. /
wondered IL Dicky's brain processes
were travelling the same path as
mine. But his answer gave me no
clue.
He Is supposed 10 be. I grant
you. We all have rested safely In
the belief that he never would dare
TO come back TO this country again.
But /, myself. saw him on the stree
the other day. and the man who hit
Noel. told him that the blow was
with Mr.. Leslie's compliments. and
that there would be more or them
He also staged an interview with
Mary. didn't he. dear?'
l bit my lip to keep back a smile.
despite the anger against Mr..
Veritzen which his slip concerning
Jack Leslie had engendered. Dicky
is not the type Of man who 'dears''
his wife in season and out or season
and his use OF the conventionally
caressing word. was. ] knew. meant
as a deliberate provocation to my
risibles.
Yes, ne did" I answered sternly.
He trailed her to Riverside park
where she was stroiling and threat
ened her with all sorts OF penalties
for herself and Noel II she didn't
consent to pay him thirty-five dol
lars a week"
The embarrassing little black
mailer!" Philip Neritzen exclaimed.
and ! wondered II Dicky noticed as
I did the significance OF the adjective
my employer had used.
Continued Tomorrow
1880 BY Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
Goodnight
Stories
BY MAX TRELL
did you ever hear
OF u man named:
Sh-k-p-reo"
Shadow Sayings.


Shadow Sayings.
HT WAS very early the next morn
ing that Mil. Flor. Hand. Yam
and Knarf 80 the shadows with
the turned-about names-starte5 ~
on their bicycles-no. It wasn't their
bicycles az all but their masters and
~mlstresses
Wen. they started Out ON these
bicycles twhOmeycr they belonged TOD
from oxford which is I'm England
Shadows and children alike We're
making a bicycle tour through Eng
land The children rode on the seats
while the shadows made themselves
comfortable Tor tried TOD on the ham,
dle-bars. the bell and even on the
spokes or the wheels.
They rolled along the road. uphill
and down-dale, until by and by they
came 10 IA river
What's the name OF this river7"
Knarf called up TO his master from
the handle-bars III may Nc that his
master was too busy pedaling 10 pay
much heed 70 him or perhaps he was
not accustomed to speaking to hi
shadow In any case. he didn't re-
turn an answer.
Fortunately at this moment father
turned and said: Children. this il
the Avon"
THE Avon?" they repeated
Yes. and very shortly we shall
come TO the town OF Stratford which
is ON the banks of the Avon. It's
called Stratford-on-Avon and ~ the
birthplace OF a very great man. Do
any III you know who Ii is7'
II DON'T" cried Yam.
And neither do WEI" put IN the
other shadows. The Children were
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
The Stars Say
For Wednesday, October p
BY CFNEVIEVE KEhBLE

"A CCOEDING u The sidercai OF
Ia e~rations for this time. this
may rrove ID ne a day q
mixed influences. While new under
talsinEs are under mn encouraging
sway. and even OLD affiliations and
enterprises may receive a decisive
push releasing ola conEestions and
delayed conditions yet an unfayor-
nbie aspect 70 Mars may stir up
strife. litigation and turbulent on
dltlons generally. Strict self.re-
straint Is enioined. and also complete
discretion in personal associations.
Those whose birthday III Us may
find themselves under L conflicting
state az affairs during the coming
rear. Although new enterprises may
be auspiciously launched and cid ac-
f~ixitieS react to force breaking TIP Of
Old congestiuns. vet there is a men
ace from a hostile Mars which may
inrite Ia tumuituouS acts leading TO
serious diSSension. litigation Cr un-
violence Personal matters
may likewise assume peculiar as
poets unless complete discretion Is
maintained.
child born On this day should
he given early training and discip-
lire in preserving its tongue and
an.uer. lest a tendency "a rash and
tempestuous conduct Illustrate favor-
able forces making for its success.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21

farmhouse, a rusty little orphan of
n KEY that looked as III ID didn't be-
long anywhere in any keyhole that
was ever fashioned by human
fingers.
But we fitted IL. after much FUN
bling and fuss-we fitted IL into the
paddock On the door or the old barn
and in we went.
In from the streaming sunshine.
IN from the rushing wind. In from
the too clear outlines or the outer
world-to the dim soft shadows Of
the barn
What "a place.
The great roof swooped like the
wings OF a mother hen cuddling her
chickens 10 their safety and comfort.
There was a great. wide space be
tween the mows, and the moment
we entered the fragrant shadows OF
the old barn. we began TO make a
home OF ii and such a home
The first two mows we would
throw together and make into a long
lfving-room across the front OF the
house-a fireplace almost half across
the broad wall-the rest all windows,
And back OF that DON the bed
rooms and hack OF them the kitchen
and out in the great middle passage
"A great dining-room. like the festival
halls or the old bar0nial castles.
why. IL was the easiest thing In
the world.
we had that house built and fur
nished-in ten minutes.
Plain old furniture. wood. and not
polished wood at that-not m drop oi
paint in the place. just the grain OF
the natural wood. the high rafters
left just as they were and-oh the
peace and quiet and the soothing
| restfulness OF II all.
Do you know what ! would do 4
I were an architect
Id take my pencil and my napel
and I'D 70 un and camp TN that ult
barn for a few weeks and I'd let the
spirit OF il creep into my veins-anc
out or that barn I'D make "A hcm'
and whenever anyone who was tiret
or sick OF living came into the range
of my experience ] would ask hin
70 come and live a week or SO IN th'
soft twilight and peace Of the ok
barn thai I had made over into (
home.
And when he went away he would
be rested and calm and all the LITTLE
worries and Enawing anxieties woulS
be ironed out of his soul.
But liz must not bring any mear
envies or petty ambitions into tn
gray shadows Of the great old barn
c1rTriEht 1890. Nv Scwsrarrr Feature Service. lnr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
BY Vera Winston-,

hESPITB the popularity OF the
perennially smart black silk
frock. that IL. III possible.
more fashionable than ever this sea
son. a good deal or color l. being in
troduced into The mode. This OBJ
tains in both wool and silk frocks.
and ~ may b. easily said that the
dark. live shades or green and vari-
Gus rich shades OF red are most inn
portant. Today we are showing you
a lately created afternoon frock Of
cardinal red crepe roma handsomely
trimmed by "A veStee or elegant Ven
etian lace. Further distinction Is
attained by the interesting scanning
on the skirt and bodice and by the
flared cuff set on just below the
elbow OF the lcng. tight sleeve.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
The Home Kitchen
BY ALICE LYNN BARRY

Chopped bacon mixed with hard
cooked eggs il another easy and
pleasing combination. especially now
that bacon is so generally advised
as a food for ever young children.
II should be mixed with a simple
dressing. lemon being the acid used.
II any. or with some fresh tomato
Juice.
Peanut butter. although quite pop.
ular with children. should be spread
thin. and II ii u placed only on n
side OF the sandwich. soft butter
being spread on the other. II viii not
be a thirst-provoker. Leftover
meat. like ham or chicken. chopped
fine and mixed with chopped olives
or nuts, makes a delicious sand
wich. Some chopped celery or
shredded lettuce a be mixed with
Il, thus providing the needful raw
vegetable at the midday meal.
Fresh raw vegetables can be in
cluded in the iunch-box. diced fine
and mixed with some simple dress
ing or soft butter 10 bind them to-
gether. they are easy sandwich fill
ings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
Household Hints

To keep raw meat fresh and ten
der. rub IL with vinegar. Flies will
not go near mint. so put a bunch
fresh.
add three sticks OF rhubarb 10 one
pound OF fruit. and this takes away
a too tart flavor.
To keep cheese moist and palatable
IN warn weather. wrap the cheese
in a cloth moistened-not made too
wet-with vinegar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
z MINUTE.
JOURNEYS
O% Temple flaming
The End Of the Nile Trip

7 is the habit Of writer's Of travel
articles 70 say grandly that Kar-
max is beyond description and
then 60 on for several pages describ-
ing IL. l admit freely my inability
70 describe the wonders which meet
the eye-it is too colossal. But i
can tell you something OF the his
tory Of the ruins. Then you can
20 and look for yourselves and you
will thank me for not having tried
10 paint a picture OF the place for
you.
karnak became holy ground about
5000 =. c. Building. rebuilding and
still more building was carried on
for 1000 years or more. with the
result that there is a mass Of shrines
or temples the like OF which the
world has never seen, and probably
never will again. One thousand acres
covered with shrines and temples.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
" ];,'.G


nEAR NANCY LEE:
~ j. How can / entertain a boy
friend at my home?
?. How car / keep the boy |
love from going with other girls?
3. How can / prove that my boy
friend loves me2
BROWN EYES.
DROWN EYES: II both you and
IL the young man are musical.
then your task OF entertaining him
is an easy and a pleasant one. But
In any case. whatever the hobbies
and tastes OF our guests. the radio
has simplified all problems OF enter
tanning. Dance music. soloists. news
broadcasts. lectures - all or these
come out Of the loudspeaker 10 make
our evenings pleasant and interest.
ing. =. III the boy you love. loves
you. then the problem Will not arise,
but II the love Is a one-sided affair,
then there ~ little you can do except
to terminate the friendship or Just
treat him as a casual friend 2.
Time alone can prove whether love
is real and lasting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21

honey, il Is rarely found without
being combined with certain salts
and fibre. To get its benefits the
foods must be carefully chewed
and properly mixed with the saliva.
Then il is ready for the gastric
Juices.
All persons sweets. especi-
ally the children. This is well, be-
necessary 10 meet the demands OF
the active youngsters. They need
the carbohydrates. which are the
sugars and starchcs. 50 make energy.
There is no doubt that many
young children are given too much
sugar. In the past many baby food
formulas We're used which con
tanned too much sugar. more than
IS found IN mothers milk. BY
overlooking OF sweets there is dam
ger that a chiid's taste may become
perverted. Then ne VIII crave more
and more sugar.
There are many-Sided foods and
the one-sided food. The many-sided,
protective" foods include cereals.
breadstuffs. meat. milk. fruits and
vegetables. An these contain the
life-giving elements. and. when
properly combined. they make an
ideal diet for the growing child. as
well as for the adult.
The one-sidcd food. such as sugar.
IS all right ID its place and IN proper
quantity. but il must not be taken
70 the exclusion of the important
protective foods. II taken in rea-
sonahie quantities. and after the
n0urishing foods have been eaten.
they are good for you and your
chid.
To be perfectly straightforward
on the subject. white sugar can
only be ciassed as a one-sided food.
il Is deficient III the necessary pro-
tcins. minerals and vitamins which
we must have In the diet IL we are
10 have good health. III sugar IN
taken In the form or candy. or any
concentrated form. and used 10 ex-
cess II may prove troublesome.
When q child Is given toe many
sweets. such as candy. Jam or choc-
olate. they interfere with the forma-
ton and composition OF the saliva.
II essens the power 10 digest
starchv foods. a diet ~ this sort
spoils the appetite for foods which
are far more important 70 growth
and development.
Many or the thousands Of cases
Of dental defects and serious diges.
tive disorders date from the time
when the infant was p~ersistently
given too much sugar az feeding
time. Don't make the mistake Of
giving in to your child every time he
cries for CANDY and sweets. Keep
for his desseTs al luncheon or din
ner some sweet. as maple syrup.
honey or brown sugar. applied on
the pudding. but curtaii the candy
and lam. Teach your child the right
habits OF eating from the earliest
possible moment. That j. the way
70 huild for health.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
For the Sandwich List

HNACKED on 10 a kitchen cab.
met one mother OF several
schoolchildren keeps a list OF
sandwich ingredients. This. she
says, is insurance against those
blank mornings when she wonders
what next. and the ordinary sug.
g%estions that pop into her mind
seem unbearably monotonous.
A few good old standbys, kept on
hand. are capable OF infinite varia.
ton. Simple foods-like cream
cheese. bacon. peanut butter, eggs
tomatoes. olives shelled nuts. mush.
room paste. honey. celery. can be
used by themselves. or added 10
some cooked food in the icebox make
a brand-ncw combination.
Mushroom paste. for example. II
mixed with hard-boiled eggs. or used
rs q spread with butter will be a
basis for a substantial sandwich.
On Il may be placed a slice Of to-
mato. or shredded lettuce, or
chopped cooked vegetables like car
rots. peas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
The Old GRAY
Barn>>>aS a
Home!
Winifred Black Has IL Built
and Furnished - in Ten
Minufes--and What a Ha-
rem IL Would Make!
By WINIFRED BLACK

"HERE it stood in the field
the old gray barn.
IL looked as IL it had been
standing there for countless years.
It was such a part of the gray
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21

c hildren the
b nutrition
possible. Among
our faulty
practices Is the
tendency of in
clu ding toe
much sweet in
the diet.
Sugar is an
important ele-
ment in some of
the best of u
natural foods.
1t is always
found In fruits.
~ - n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
Some Odd Facts

Picking. China. has more than 1000
firms that rent out rickshas. the
man-drawn taxis OF the Orient.
The largest bell ever cast IN Eng
land weighs lSA tons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21

rocks and gray
h e ms Of the
field. You felt
it had shell
tered c o untless
4 e n erations Of
cattle and made
a welcome rest
ing place TO
h undreds Of
faithful plod w.
ding horses.
We begged a
key { n "a was
hanging in the
kitchen of a
4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
Words of the Wise

Take not his name. who made
thy tongue. in vain:
II gets thee nothing and hath
no excuse.
Herbert.
All great truths begin rs
bldSphemies. --ShdC.
The life or an artist IN one ~
thought. rather than action: he
has 10 speak Of the struggles 0r
mind. rather than the conflict
Of circumstances Hone.
There Is no courage out Ia iHnO-
cerce,
No consistency bHt tH honest
cause. Southern.
Education begins the gentle
man, but reading, good com
pany and reflection may finish
him. Locke.
Hes armed WtthOut that's in-
nocent tcifhiH. Pope.
Some books are 70 be tasted.
others to be swallowed, and
some few 10 be chewed and
digested. Bacon.
life w fullest or content.
Where delight is innocent.
Champion.
He who performs his duty in
a station of great power must
needs incur the utter enemitv
Of many and high displeasure VI
more -Atterbury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
NEAR NANCY LEE:

HEAR NANCY LEE.
~ I am q girl in my late teens
and for the past year and a half
/ have been keeping quite steady
company with a boy several years
my senior. Although my parents
do not disapprove. there has been
talk going around about IL be-
tween my friends. Should / discon-
tlnue going with him?
TINY.
TuNY: The main thing IS that your
H. parents approve or your friend
ship with the young man. IN that
you can afford TO ignore the
gossip Of your friends. unless. ar
course. they are aware Of something
unknown to your parents
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
.LWAYs ~D1FFERENT.
LwAYs DIFFERENT: / wou'

IA advise you strongly TO seek an.
other friend. for such companionship
does not very well fit In with the
ideals that you have formulated. We
all know that lasting friendships
rarely result from such unconven-
tional and most improper beginnings
just as we all know that the girl who
refrains from such conduct never
has cause to regret her stand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
VI

vE7lTH our present-day knowl-
Wv edge of nutrition, we must
take great care m provid-
ing the proper combination of
food. We must do this to give
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
SW eetS>>>
the Child's
Diet
In Moderation Sugar Is Neces-
sary, bHf Too Much rs NOT
Good, Says Authority.
By X. ;. N. d.

u. ;. Senator from New York.
former Commissioner 81 Health,
Nem York CffD.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21

II Are ideals only dreams that
never come true. or isn't IL 20 very
silly TO have dreams? ! am twenty
years old and have had ideals
about men for quite some time.
bur here or late Il seems as though
il is only a pride on my part and
yet | can't give UP my ideals with
out some sound reason: therefore I
am coming 70 you.
Nancy Lee. when | am with my
girl friend. and we are walking
along the street. there Is a type Of
man-every girl knows the type
who will ask us TO go for a ride.
etc | feel insulted. really. and yet
my friend will stop and chat with
themi | walk on. because IL Is re-
pulsive TO think OF "necking" every
man one meets. and especially ~
when they are that type. Is IL
right not TO accept. or should !
20 alonE2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05

school hose for boys and girls mercerzed cotton and
popular plain shades patterned STYLES; sizes to H.
PALAIS ROYAL-MaiH Floor
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
Lack OF Tools
Good Excuse

Offrri'rg'as his cxcnsc for getting
drunk that he had to remain in
town bcca'iSc his tools we're locked
mp ar thc police station and he could
not leave before be. got them, G. A..
Calhoun, ij,-Plcadcd with the court
this morning 70 be allowed TO 90 his
way and he promised not to get
caught in the tolls of the law here
again. lie was fined $50 which was
suspended on condition that he get
his tools and q to work, as he had
Just finished 10 days on the chain
gang for drunkenness.
\ charge of vagrancy. against J.
Green, %, was dismissed for lack of
evidence.
II. elegg. 81, b. Banagau, IS, A..
Hiffi, %, f. Ochoa, SO, e. Hcrnau,
deg, -, and Il. Fares, 80, pleaded
.lu''ty- to charges Of drunkenness and
wore fincd 10 each With The alter
natlve Of 10 day. in Jail.
I. H. Abglin. ~, was fined 80
for reckless driving on Fourth
street, last night, Alice Patterson,
: - arrested on 4 charge Of yagrancY
laat night, had posted so bail for
hcf appearance this morning, said
,"'l hoing forfeited when she failed
70 answer her ngpc in court.