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Love Reawakening :, 1;
Lillian Shares Madge's Uneasiness
Brought About by fhe Presence OF
Charles OtCen as a Party Guest
By Adele Garrison

an easy thing. But | could o RID
my mind or the Notwithstanding
to fear-which | felt every time !
saw or heard OF the spectacular ad
venturer who was Samuel Brixton's
half brother | knew. too. that the
information given us " Prince
Georges as & Owens connection
under a Treek name with the secret
society which had tried 70 81
sinate him. was not al the real root
Of my fear OF the man. III ! had had
no other cause "a distrusi him. !
think 7 should nave shrugged my
shoulders with the philosophical
reflection hat no one could under.
stand foreign intrigues ms con-
spiracies anyway-or determine the
right Of them. But | had reason 20
fear-or so I imagined-that this
man and his half brother Samuel
BriAton. former friend and business
associate OF Marion's dead father
were concocting some unsavory H.
nancial scheme behind the ostensible
offer OF reparation which they had
made upon their first visit 20 the
farm. and which Lillian and ] had
declined to have Marion consider m
I'll she should become OF age I had
G more worried than ] had let
Lillian see over my discovery that
Mr.. Owen had escorted his niece.
Carolyn. and Marion down from
their school without Lillian's know
Ing anything about II beforehand !.
and by my discovery that Marion
apparently admired the mar as mucn
as did Carolyn.
] had warned Marion against him.
and she apparently had accepted the
warning. But | know schoolgirl
psychology-or ought 10 with my
long experience in tcaching-and l
was o so sure that when her emo
tional remorse at having deceived
her mother about the trip 10 town
should have evaporated. she would
discount my warning as due 10
prejudice and accept Carolyn's valua-
ton OF her beloved uncle" instead.
That Owen In reality. vas no more
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What Prompted Owen?

You didn't expect your brother
in-law to be here. did you. Helena?"
Mrs. Brixton widened her eyes ap-
prehensively.
NO. / didn't" she answered.
That is. he didn't say positively he
couldn't be hack. but he was pretty
sure. Does IL make any difference
in your plans? ] wouldn't have
brought him IL | had"
Don't talk nonsenselr' Lillian ad-
jured her affectionately. 'Madge
Is too experienced a hostess not 10
have provided an extra place Be
sides. we expected him. anyway.
Don't you remember. you said he
might be here? That was enough
for Madge."
AS ! smiIingiy confirmed Lillian's
dictum: ] thanked my particular
little joss that Philip Veritzen was
the type OF host who provided for
emergencies. and that he had one or
two more theater tickets in reserve
II our plans should be changed. But
1t was not the social adjustment
which was ~bothering me. That was
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than we did in the older days.
Not so long ago | saw a state
ment made by the manager Of a
feat hosiery company. He said.
EDespite the probable protest from
the fair sex throughout the coun-
try. the feet OF women in America
are growing larceri"
Only a few years ago. he said.
women wore hosiery well divided In
sizes between eight and one-half and
ten. Now the smaller sizes are
rapidly decreasing and the larger
sizes are in increasing demand.
s.Size nine and one-half is the gen.
eraI average worn by women. but
size ten Is coming more and more
into demand"
! follow the statistician TO this
point. I must part company when
ne SAYS. I'm another generation
there will be little difference In the
size OF a woman's and a mans
foot"
/ don't believe II. This Is merely
another OF the many dire predic-
tions we have heard about what will
happen TO m I have lived 10
ace every one OF these prophecies
fall by the wayside.
They used to say that corsets
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yolks should be beaten until they
are light and the whites until a stiff
consistency Is gained.
Use only luke warn water at all
tlmee during the shampoo. X hot
water y used the process will not be
successful as the same netting which
SO often occurs with ordinary soap
shampoos will result
Also. a spray should be used for
wetting and rinsing the hair This
Is true with all shampoos. OF course.
because IL makes rinsing SO much
simpler.
When the hair has been ccn1-
pleteiy saturated with the luke warm
water. rub a little OF the beaten yolk
over the head. working the finger
tips through the hair and on the
scalp for n moment or two before
rinsing. When the first application
OF egg yolk has been rinsed out.
pour n second mount over the hair
and repeat the finger manirulations
until II has been worked in well.
Rinse the hair again and repeat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22
Answers TO Health Queries

When should II be taken for the best
results?
A.-The pure cod liver oil. taken
after meals.
Mrs. s. r. r. Q.-Is II necessary
to cook cereal for 3 hours for young
children; and why?
2-Is II advisable 10 permit a child
OF two 10 eat raw apple. banana or
peaches?
3-Wil aspirin cure colds?
Are cooked cereals preferable
TO the uncooked varieties?
Ayes; slow cooking makes the
cereal more digestible.
2-Yes: II the fruit Is perfectly
ripe.
3-Do not take medicine or drugs
unless your doctor ~prescribes for
you. Aspirin Is helpful IN many In
stances. IL properly prescribed.
4-Yes.
CopyriEht. 1880. By Newspapu Feature Service. Inc
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The Stars Say
For Tuesday, September 23
BY CENEVIEVE kEMBLE

A CCORDING 70 the lunar tran
IA sits dominating this day there
Is portent OF certain devassat-
tng circumstances OF a nature diff
cult TO predict. There are figures
adverse TO finances. promising rash
and tumultuous conditions and secret
and subtle attack and assault as
well. But offsetting these baneful
nuguries a benevolent Jupiter holds
sway with Sol. and Venus trine Mars
assists.
~,~Those whose birthday II Is may
d.ok for an interesting and intrigu-
~ year with a happening Of I'M
rredictable nature. but involving
radical and sudden change. Finances
will fluctuate. there may be attempts
nj fraud and treachery. and the dis
position will be toward rash. quarrel
some and headstrong moves. But
some very pleasant and profitable
adventures and experiences will Off
set these. probably Of a personal
I In fact these will be most
exciting. A child born on this day
NAV be clever and ambitious. with
many talents. but although being
rufrk. irascibie. fiery and headstrong,
mas also be subtle and intriguing,
Its life may f~luctuate greatly.
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Goodnight
Stories
BY MAX 1'RELL

Seven o'clock
Time TO riseg
Chase your dreams
And open your eyes,
Shadow Sayings.
WAS talking 10 Dinah. Map 4
Frank. Jim and Rolf one eve
ming. Tomorrow bright ana
early" ! promised. well all 60 our
or "a picnic
They were delighted. with lunch
and everything?"
Yes indeed But you must len
sure to be bright and early. for
otherwise the picnic viii be spoiled
You must be awake not one minute
later than seven o'clock"
I'VE will. we willi" they exc
claimed. ! went TO my room per-
suaded that they meant 10 be On
time.
IN the children were delighted.
their shadows. who had listened TO
every word. were even % So
Nil. Flor, Hand. Yam and Knark
those were their namesl could hard
ly wait for the morning. They were
- @9G EA1A&4 - 49, ~ WANIP @AA4
went roaming about the house alI
night making sure that nothing hap
pened TO disturb the plans.
Now. towards morning &c wRm
just a little before six o'clock ome
thing very serious did happen. The
~cockoo-clock in the hall stopped run
ming. Mistress Cuckoo was stand.
ing by her door all ready 10 come
out and call six times when the
wheels refused to make another
turn.
Help. heipT' she cried from be-
hind her door. The shadows heard
her mt once and came hurrying over.
You chr imagine their dismRy when
Cuckoo related what had happened.
II was a terrible thing. The chill
dren would surely oversleep and
then the picnic would be- spoiled.
There wasn't IN minute 20 be lost.
Luckily II wasn't yet seven o'clock
Wind the clock" Cuckoo begged.
They couldn't find the key. Cuckoo
was miserable She didn't know
what 10 do. let US into your
house" Hand said. land Wen try
70 make the wheels Ro."
Cuckoo. however. couldn't open
her door. The latch ann open only
az the hours and half hours. For
tunately for the shadows. they were
quite flat 10 they slipped under the
door without great difficulty. Then
Cuckoo led them down into her
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until all OF the yolk Is gone.
Use the stiffly beaten whites OF
the eggs in exactly the same man.
ner. applying only "A little at a time.
rubbing IL through the hair and on
the scalp well and rinsing out each
application before applying the sue
ceeding one until all or the whites
have been used.
After the final rinse TO remove
n last OF the white OF egg. add the
strained juice Of two lemons to one
pint OF luke warm water and pour
this slowly " the hair. moving II
about continually so that the lemon
warer Is evenly distributed over all
parts Of the scalp as well as through
the hair itself. The lemon water may
be rinsed out or left to dry on the
hair as you desire.
III rinsing has been adequate be-
fore the lemon water is used and II
only luke warm water has been put
on the hair. X will not be sticky or
will not mat at the completion OF
the shampoo.
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MUST not let Helena Brixton
see the panic ] had experienced
when I saw Charles Owen
among the guests at Mary's party.
That was the thought which steadied
me as she followed my eyes 10 the
door through which her husbands
half brother had just gone with
Dicky and the college students
Didn't Charlie come over 10 speak
to your" she asked co~ncernedly HE
usually is so punctilious
Il fancy Mr.. Graham hurried him
e into the other apartment" /
said. forcing q smile. 1t Is almost
the dinner hour we named. and my
husband. like most men. Is getting
uneasy"
Aren't they all alike?" She
laughed comfortably. and Lillian.
who. ! knew. shared my uneasiness
concerning Charles Owen. put a
quick imperative query.
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Odd Facts

Beauty culture is a very old art.
Even in Ancient Rome women dieted
70 reduce wore tight corsets and
used false teeth and false hair.
Girls are more conscientious in
their schoolwork than boys. says an
education official: they are also more
anxious 10 please their teachers.
The eyes OF a frog. when exposed
TO the light OF a candle. will generate
an electric current easily measured
on a galvanometer.
One person out OF every twenty OF
the British population is a motoriSf.
judging by the number Of license
issued. Here the proportion Is one
In six.
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CarUlyns uncle n n ne vas
Marion's made no difference IN the
hero worship which was patiently
Carolyn's for the man. or course !
realized that hers was a natural feel
Ing and one not to be combated.
because OF the fact that her step
father. Samuel Brixton. Owens halt
brother had been a real and wonder
full father to her and to Ronald ever
since her mothers marriage TO him
when she was a baby. To Carolyn
her dad and her uncle" were a.
real as 10 any girl possessing blood
relatives bearing those titles. and
even II | wished 70 do so. I could not
DESTROY her faith In them.
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PKVEMPTATION stalks before the
young mother. furnishing her

"EMPTATION stalks before the
young mother. furnishing her
child's room anew. Never
have the shops displayed 30 many
charming miniature pieces. little re-
productions Of antique chairs. tables.
chests or drawers. down TO modern
istic effects. child size.
All very alluring. and many most
practical. These new odd-shaped
cabinets, with drawers or many
sizes and forms. are often a real
boon TO the mother. They make IL
so easy for the child 10 fall into
neat habits. quite automatically.
The right furniture may inculcate
tidincss more than constant exhor-
tations. and threats.
Chiefly. the furniture for the
child's room should provide ade-
uuate space. a place for everything.
Actually IL Is harder for a child 70
he neat than an adult. Not only
does Dolly require space for her lit
tie garments. picture books. ETC.. but
for all those funny shaped toys.
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Helpful Advice to Girls

nEAR NANCY LEE:

nEAR NANCY LEE:
~ I am a boy in my late teens
/ am q Junior in high school. ]
work OF an evening and bring al
my money home TO my mother
MY mother objects 70 my going
out with young ladies on evenings
when | do not work. She claims
the girls are or iii repute. This
I know not 10 be true. You may
say mother knows best" but !
IN careful Of my girl friends.
never 20 out with a girl OF
doubtful reputation How may !
overcome this difficulty
RED NO 2
DIED NO. 2 II your mother chooses
~ to abide by her opinion. there
Is not very much TO be- done about
It. She probably thinks that Won
are too young TO be out with girls
but does not wish to hurt your feel.
ings by telling you this. Be kind
and honest in you dealings with your
fellow-men and your character will
be such that IL will earn the admir-
alton and respect Of both men and
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would cramp The organs and lead 70
disaster. High-heeled shoes would
throw the spine out OF alignment"
and disturb the nervous system.
Wells would cause irritation or the
retina and produce blindness. Sheer
costumes would lead &C bronchitis.
pneumonia and tuberculosis. Rouge
and powder would poison the blood
and damage the nerves.
But they didn't These terrible
things never happened.
In spite OF all her bad" but
charming habits. lovely woman has
survived and continues 10 rule the
world from her throne OF undis-
puted power. Her feet may be a
trifle larger than they used TO be,
but even that ! doubt. Anyhow.
fair roma will never become as
gross and massive as Is nan.
Modern women have a different
outlook on life than their mid-Vic-
torian ancestor had. Western
women have been emancipated Just
as have Chinese women. No longer
will they bunch their toes and
crowd their feet into tiny shoes.
They are wearing shoes the size
Nature requires for their pedal ex-
tremities. OF course. they need larger
sizes in hosiery. not because they
have bigger feet. but because they
have bigger brains.
They eat honest-to-goodness food.
They take real exercise. They walk
and dance. Stately minuets. through
which a foot-tortured maiden could
move with mincIng steps. have given
way to dances which set the pulses
beating.
The feet aren't bigger-they sim
ply spread over the territory
Nature intended. They won't be
n bigger in the future. because
with woman's present sensible foot
dressing they have reached. not
larger sizes. but merely the sizes
they should have worn all the time
Just as you see more Of woman
these days. you see more OF her feet
II is the mode. nothing else!
She insists on having good shoes
well-fitting shoes. sensible shoes
She can't be fooled by the plausible
salesman. i am proud OF her eman-
cipation.
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this evening-and l loved IL.
II was the kind OF scoIding
that a man can give a girl and at
the same time indicate by every
word that he loves her. He said i
looked pale and tired. that / had
been working Toe hard and hadn't
been outdoors enough lately Now
while il isn't exactly flattering to
be told that you're not looking Fit. IL
Is decidedly gratifying 10 have some
one love you enough 10 care. or
course I'm afraid that Billy Is going
TO turn out TO be a fresh air fiend.
but / do know that a sur way for
a girl to lose whatever beauty she
has Is 10 neglect outdoor exercise.
So forthwith Billy planned 10 take
me TO the country this Sunday and
make me walk"
III / had told him how delighted I
was at the prospect ] might have
spoiled the fun he was having scold-
ing me. 80 i just pretended 10 be
very chastened-and went right on
thinking about the new suit ] was
going to wear. ] had a double pur-
pose In getting IL. In the first
PAd[G 4 AlGW AlhAALNEAy tAat ILL.,
walking derby would be suggested
soon. and also l wanted one Of the
smart wooden suits that women are
wearing everywhere In town this
year. Woolens have never been con-
sidered such all occasion costumes as
they are this season. probably be-
cause they are woven 80 softly that
they fall into dressmaker lines as
do the more formal fabrics At the
am time they retain their charac-
teristic ~sartorial verve. This model
that / have selected win be practical
for both town and country. IL IL or
the windbreaker type OF jacket with
a dress beneath cut according to the
suspender pattern that is being so
much worn now. The jacket and
dress are OF a blue and gray mixed
tweed and the blouse that finishes
the dress il OF plain blue crepe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

HEAR NANCY LEE:
~ i've come 70 you with my
troubles. hoping that you will
advise me. am a blonde in my
very late teens. I have fallen In
love with "A boy six years my
senior. ] think I could make him
care for me. but before going
around with me he went out very
often with "a very dear. sweet. cir
friend or mine. She cares a lot for
him. and now / do. too. I know
however. that ] truly love him
Sincerely. ~ :.
n S. Why should a girl IN her
81 tate teens become abou,
her future III you will take my
advice YOU will refrain from trying
20 make somebody rare for you Love
Is worthless. unless II is spontaneous
If the man really does rare for you.
surely he will give UP the girl he Ia
now going with. before declaring his
affection elsewhere.
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f0rtaDle u m e
being sick in
your own big
airy room with
plenty of win
dows and the
window box in
bloom and the
C o o k making
o u q o m e
special tid-bit,
a n all e
~neighbors send
ing in flowers
m their
garden and you
n earring INK
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a be no doubt
she Is i~ncreas-
ingly sensible
about her shoes
and stockings.
The styles in
women's dress
during the past
few years have
given US rather
accurate infor-
nation regard
ing matters for
merly hidden in
mystery. w e
know a lot more
ahouf th o
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-22

r. F. v. OIL have had Sc
we're pains in the stomach and bow
els and have recently learned that
the pancreas is involved. Is there
any cure and would an operation be
beneficial?
A.-Without making careful ex-
Animation II would be impossible 10
advise you alcng these lines. The
treatment depends upon the extent
or the trouble and its nature. Your
doctor Will advise you. 1t is possible
that proper diet will bring about gen.
eral Improvement.
j. A. T. ON a normal condi-
ton. is II sufficient for the bowels to
move but once a day?
Ayes.
L. Nj. s. Q.-What tonic would
sou advise for a rundown system?
Which cod liver oil Is the best!
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Words of the Wise

Who loves q garden loves a green
house, too. -Cowper.
The surest Tdy 90 health, SAP
Uhdt they tciIl,
As reUer 10 suppose irc shall Der
w. -ChHrchiH.
The only correct actions are
those which require no explana-
ton and no apology.
-Auerbach.
Nothing ID 90 useless 90 Q general
maxim. -Maesulsy.
Things forbidden hare a secret
charm. -Tdcitns.
Who despises all displeases
all. -Albertano.
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SN4E1IA. tIE ~p1nL-LLEn- INSTANTLY
they sprang upon II and set II go
ing. Tick-tock. textbook went the
clock. Cuckoo was Joyous. She rot
all ready To call out six times.
Please make II seven" they urged.
"I1l call out seven In an hour from
now" That wouldn't do Rt mill. The
children must know that IN was
seven o'clock. So the shadows waited
until Cuckoo called out six times
and then. all together. they shouted
az the top on their voices: 'Cuckoo.~
The children sprang out Of bed
and were IN time for the picnic.
But later. when they found the
clock had stopped Rt SIX o'clock,
they couldn't understand how they
had heard Cuckoo call out seven.
c0pTriEtt. NsWEpuFsr Feature Service. Inc
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EKTOMEN dislike having feet
WV which are conspicuous for
size. To be blunt about IL,
no woman is proud Of big feet she
positively hates them. But there
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young doctor is modern.
Dear me, how modern
the young doctor Isl
He wouldn't let you stay in your
own house and have a nice COM
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There In q short. fringed scarf OF
bright blues and a hat OF the same
tweed ms the suit 10 wear with it.
When Billy sees me on Sunday I
defy him to say that I'm not looking
well-and chic!
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Are Modern Women's
Feet Getting Bigger!
To-day Sensible Woman Permits Her Feet TO Spread
as Nature Intended, Says authority, Comment
ing on Demand for Larger FOofgedr
May BE, But They Are Certainly Better!


United States Senator from New York.
1rnier Conintssioner OF Health. Nep YORK Citl
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please make II seven" They Ur.ed
cellar where they found all the ma
chinery. IL was perfectly Btilla
They tried 70 turn the wheels but
they wouldn't 20. They made q
little urn and then instantly swung
back again. It's no use" sighed
Cuckoo They haven't been wound
up for a week
Al length Knarf Said. II nave @
scheme. Wen move the hands"
They're exceedingly heavy.~
Cuckoo warned
oh. we're strong O. they re-
turned to the face or ne clock and
set 10 work moving the hands. Mil.
Flor and mart. being the strong
est. took the m~inute-hand. while the
two girls took the hour-hand- They
pushed with all their might. Alas.
they weren't half strong enough
Cant you call out even though
the clock isn't going?" they begged
Cuckoo. She replied that Il was
quite impossible. III only you
could yet the hands 10 point to six
o'clock. which IN only half-a-minute
away. I'll gladly call out six times.
That will do for On while. won't it?"
NO. nc. Won must caM out rrvcn
times
IT,
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women. and THE girl will not only
appreciate. but will be flattered by
your attentions.
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A Fashion Models Diary
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE


III lilly was quite cross with me
this evening-and l loved It.
IL wn the kind OF scoldinK
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-29

a game of cards to be present at this
first party.
Committee members are Mesdames
P. A. Thaanum, Rudolph Frowlss'
j. b. McNeece and John b. Nc
Neece.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-29
PRETTY WEDDING
WEEKEND EVENT

Gladiolas and asters in delicate
shades of pink and lavender made 4
lovely setting for the wedding W
Miss Betty Jane kelch and Gabo
Sharpe, the ceremony being per
formed yesterday morning at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Apple
j1l Sandalwood avenue.
Rev. W. f. Malan of the First
Methodist church cfficiated, and fol
lowing the exchanging of the mar
riage vows, dainty wedding break
fast was served. tie table appoint
lnents repeating the color scheme OF
pink and lavender.
The bride was charming in an en-
semble of purple velvet with harmon
izing accessories. She is the daugh'
ter of Mrs. j. kelch of Ontario
Canada. and has but recently come
to the valley from Los Angeles.
Sharpe is also newcomer to this
city, having been in FL Centre since
July, also coming from Los Angeles.
He is connected with the Valley
Drug Co. Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpe are
at present making their home at the
Casa Rev Hotel and plan to take a
postponed wedding trip later in the
season