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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-10
es79S3EY SUE
BY Marqeyy Hale

Jimmy suddenly was so much like
the round-faced youngster who
lived next door and carried her
books home from school for so
many years that she slipped her
hand into his and spoke impul-
sively. "Its this way, Jimmy. When
girl loves man rather fright
fully sometimes she gets hurt when
there isn't any reason for being
hurt. just imagining things. But
when there Is a reason and she
knows the man. loves somebody
else, that's different. No girl wants
to hang on to q man who doesn't
want her. I wouldn't! I'd get out!
OF course, she can't always do
that. But when she can!
'1f a girl knows that her hus-
band would much rather be with
her than anyone In the world, that's
all that ~ necessary. She doesn't
care if somebody comes into town
80. Someone he used to know.
and he takes her to lunch as long
as she konws she's the queen of
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THE ToDDLER GROWS UP

One day when Mrs johnson and
J were discussing different rates at
which children grow and develop,
I encouraged her to do little
reminiscing about Robert. In spite
of individual differences there are
certain things q parent may look
for at certain stages OF u childs
development. Since Robert John.
son was always a healthy, normal
sort of youngster. rather well de-
yeloped for his age the following
pictures of him at one, two ana
three years old are fairly typicai
of the average fodder. or course
Mrs johnson would never admit
herself that Robert Is merely an
average youngster!
Robert at Ono Year Old
When Robert was one year old
Mrs johnson realized quite clearly
that he was no longer q helpless
baby. He could pull himself up
with the aid of q low chair ana
could stand remarkably nrmly on
his own feet. He could talk 700.
"Mama" and Dada" were very
clear and he could even say milk
(only 1t sounded rather nke
"Mink") when mother brought
him his mid-morning lunch. And
YOU should have seen him hold ms
owr cup-no bottles for Robert at
ona wear old! No sir! or course
mot her used to stand by in case OF
accidents but even II the cup ala
siin sometimes, mother never
scoIded. Shed just smile ana say
"NJever mind. Let's have another
.,,," Mrs Johnson did her best 10
heln Robert to help himseh. SOUL
after his first birthday ne coulu
actually pull off his own SOCKS az
he'd -time-quite an accomplish
r,ant for a one-year-old, wasn't II!
Mrs Johnson's baby diary shows
that Robert on his first birthday
weighed just over twenty-one
nounds. three times his weight at
Firth. and that he had six teetn
of which he was extremely prouu'
Rohert at Two Years Old
On Roberts second birthday Mrs
Iohnson wrote in her baby diary
"Rohert is lust two years OLD. ne
can talk plainly. can repeat MS
own name in full and says lew
nhrases' for instance Robert get
down now and Daddy come nome.
Every day he comes out with some
new word, thanks, l believe, 10
MIA wing with other children ano 10
the nursery rhyme hour before
he'd. Mary and Claire take turns IN
reading to him. He loves q pehcN
and paper or crayons which ne
keeps in a box on his own toy
shelf. Nobody but Robert Is allow
ed TO put his toys away. BiocKs'
wooden beads. wooden locomotive,
hall. he has q place for each one
in his box and puts them away 10
bed Just before his own bedtime.
Robert can run without fahing
down, climb stairs remarkably
easily and open any door whose
handle he can reach ana turn
Next summer he will have swim
ming lessons with the other chill
dren, for he simply loves water.
Robert at Three Years OLD
Now Robert IL three and con.
siders himself quite q man. lie mas
swing and cross.bar out IN the
ward and you should see him climb.
hang BY his hands. swing, ana
balance himself on n smooth plank
that Bill has fixed for him across
two low boxes. He has q tricycle..
TOO, on which he rides for miles
round and round the yard. OFTEN
ne accompan ies mother when she
goes shepping, and then he plays
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Your
CHILDREN
By Olive Roberts Barton
@iSss 81 MA SERVICE me;

Need repeat that the minds Of
children work strangely? SO
strangely that we, their elders,
know almost nothing about them
and, of course, the children
themselves do not.
We go about blindly trying to
train them when we are absolutely
ignorant about the whole business.
It Is like the old way Of doctoring,
guessing at one medicine after an
other when a person was sick.
When I say I'VE" / mean parents
as a whole. Students of child ma
ture are trying to tell us as hard
as they can IL we would only listen.
The whole fabric Of child handl-
ing Is based on two facts: ALLOW
the child to become himself, not
anyone else" and Know yourself
thoroughly first before you at
tempt to doctor his actions to
suit YOU"
Along this line let me go into
one thing--what we like to call In
little children bad habits" The
psychology Of a habit is INTEREST
ing.
What are bad habits?" They
are what we, their elders, call bad,
not what the child thinks Is bad.
There is q decided difference. Our
mice" minds, a terrible word.
jump at something a little child Is
doing innocently and naturally
enough and we scoid and threaten.
Here's what we are doing. We
are fixing that habit. We are set
ting his interest In that habit in
cement and he will go back to it
the next time perhaps privately,
so we won't know. Or IL he doesn't
precisely do that, the urge to do 1t
Is still there. In some way, some
day 1t will come out, perhaps In q
more violent form, perhaps IN an
other form altogether.
He'll Break Own Habit
But IL we allow him to go on
with 1t until his interest in that
thing wears itself out as 1t will do,
perhaps in two days, perhaps In
two weeks, two months, or longer,
we will be repaid by seeing him
with It. His interest has completed
itself and no root remains ready
to sprout into growth at the first
opportunity. He is told too many
things are wrong" 1t only puz-
zles him.
Please remember that am
speaking Of very little children.
When a child Is older he can be
told In such way that his reason
will come to his rescue. When he
learns "why" q certain habit
should be given up and UNDER
stands enough to be satisfied that
1t should be stopped, his mind will
very likely release Its hold on the
matter without much damage. He
will be satisfied.
All this Is rather radical. Most
parents won't agree. do not claim
that this method Is entirely prac-
teal or invariably right. We know
that early training Is almost the
only training. I dislike the word
training, by the way, very much.
am merely explaining O fact.
We set habits by violently stopping
them II child Is under four.
Knowing this we must work 1t out
as best we can. The idea of turn
ing his attention to something else
very interesting, may help. To
show him that another child whom
he loves, or a pet, or a little per-
son in a book does not do 1t, may
help.
But scold him, smack him,
shame him and you have fixed q
weed in his mind that may bear
unpleasant fruit someday. The
so-called bad habits OF tiny chill
dren never amount to much any
way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-10
What The Doctor Says
BY DIR. S. J. CRUMBINE GENERAL EXECUTIVE
AMERICAN CHILD HEALTH ASSOCIATION

he Is a police escort, protecting
mother from all dangers. In the
house he amuses himself for hours
pasteing pictures, building houses
with his blocks, pushing his solid
wooden train of cars back and
forth across the floor. telling HIM
self little stories all the time. He's
beginning to want to play with
other children and Claire Is very
good about playing with him.
When she goes to school next fall
Mrs johnson will have to find other
playmates for him.
Robert Is very independent. He
can feed himself easily with a
spoon and Is quickly mastering the
technique Of the fork. He hardly
ever spills anything nowadays.
What's more he can take off his
own shoes and socks and most of
his clothes. Putting them on is
rather harder but he tries valiant
ly and mother helps by clearly
marking the front OF his garments
and by using only few, big, easily
managed buttons as fasteners. His
outdoor leggings have Upper fast
enings which Robert loves to zip
open and shut. He can hang his
clothes up on the low hooks that
father has put up for him. He can
wash his own hands, dry them and
hang up his towel. In fact he's do
ing his best to grow big like Bill.
Next Week the johnson Family
Prepares TO Welcome Elizabeth
John.
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seemed miles OF lighted emptiness.
"Hey, this idea was 100 per cent
to the good" caroled Larry as he
steadied her in his arms. II must
have been missing things all my
life"
They ate hot dogs from the hot
dog wagon and cotton candy which
melted under the tongue like sweet
ened air. They breathed MINCED
doors of sawdust and canvas and
popcorn. They went to the side
shows and peered with fascinated
horror into narrow booths. There
the fat lady quivered like noun
famous jelly. The cigaret fend,
thin as O snake, smoked endlessly.
The sword swallower challenged
his digestion with knives and nails
THAT reminds me-" remarked
Larry with the utmost seriousness,
I'm hungry"
after ali those hot dogs?" mar.
veled Ellen, giggling at his fool
ishness.
"only three or maybe four
You're hungry, too. You can't
deny It. Your tongues hanging out
ut the thought Of food"
They lunched on the roof OF the
Midnight Moon hotel, despite Ell
lens feeble protests at such ex-
travagance. They ate lobster New
burg and strawberry ice, with reck-
less disregard Of their health, while
from far below they heard steam
boat whistles and saw the tiny gold
en- circle Of the ferris wheel turn
ing over and over.
Then the stars came out.
Listen, what time Is IT." asked
Ellen suddenly. 1--WE got to get to
Dreamland and you promised to re-
turn the car to your friend"
"That doesn't matter" Larry re-
piled carelessly az he leaned across
the table toward her. 1.-THE only
thing that matters is that you and
| are here on this roof and that you
have the loveliest eyes. Did you
ever take a good look at your eyes
-Ellen?"
But Ellen was not to be diverted
mo wonder you're always late"
she rebuked. Don't you ever look
at your watch? ?"
"As q matter Of fact" he laughed
IT haven't watch. I'm afraid IL I
carried one ia have to look at It."
Ellen was taken back by the
novelty of this viewpoint. What
an idiot he vast But she was O
little troubled also. Larry had dis
tinctly told her his friend intended
to use the car that evening. She
had her Job to remember. She could
not be easy until she knew the
time. She told him that.
Somewhat aggrieved he set Off in
search Of O waiter. When he re-
turned he was smiling broadly, good
natured and cheerful again.
'cverything's fine now" he teas
ed her. TITS too late for me TO take
the car back and It's too late for
you to go to Dreamland. It's 15
minutes Of g."
Ellen uttered cry OF horror.
She stood up.
"We'll have to leave this minute!
she cried.
But no--you don't understand!
It's too late to leave. Well stay
here and dance. What lucky
break my not having a watch"
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Five hundred Mormons are ex-
pected to start a Concentrating
campaign in England.
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1T may not make any difference
| to you," Ellen said, determined to
sober him. But my job Is impor-
tant to me. simply must get
back"
nut you can't" he exclaimed.
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
We wouldn't reach town before 10
any way-maybe later"
Ellen was annoyed and hurt.
When he saw suddenly that she was
not amused and that a genuine
mood of anger and disappointment
was keeping her silent, he changed
his tone. She thought he seemed
disinterested as he asked what she
would do.
"Ill telephone that I'll be late.
suppose that's the only thing can
do"
"I've got III" Larry exclaimed.
wen stop at Dreamland and I'll
ing. Thatil fix Solomon. You'll
see."
Ellen, reluctantly, unwillingly,
found herself laughing with him.
It was too dlfiicult for her not to
respond to his easy, agreeable
charm. After all, she thought, even
IL he couldn't Seem to understand
the seriousness Of her job he was
quick enough to mend the situation
he had created.
"We'll 60 dancing In town." he
went on. "That'll be more fun
any way. This place was beginning
to get tiresome."
Ellen could not understand him
at all. Just o moment before he
had been eager to stay.
As Larry had predicted, Solomon
was willing enough to accept
Ellens confused excuses, willing
enough to permit her an evening
away from the dance hall when he
was able to profit as much by her
absence as by her presence, But
Ellen found herself uncomfortable
over the arrangement. She knew
the other girls thought 1t odd.
Anise, in particular, stared curious
ly and turned to Tony to make
what Ellen was sure was spiteful
remark.
She forgot all that as she and
Larry danced the night away on
the roof of O small, smart hotel.
She forgot everything except that
she was dancing with Larry and
that Larry - liked her. In thou
sand ways girls understand so we'll
he had told her so.
They drove home through the
night when the stars had begun to
fade and the east was beginning to
tighten and that still, cool hush
just before dawn enveloped the
city. When they arrived in Brook
lyn the sun was breaking over the
house tops. They paused to look
at the Frightening east and to
breathe the delicious GOODNESS be-
fore they crept into the quiet house
and slowly up the stairs.
Larry hesitated at the door long
was to have him. 1t had been such
other again and again. In hushed,
surreptitious voices they whispered
of what they had seen and done;
whispered Of future meetings. What
fun they would have!
Gradually there crept into the
air tenseness that made their
very gayety inappropriate.
Larry's sentence trailed into
brooding silence. He was holding
Ellen's hands in his own. One of
them loosened and then the other.
With feeling of pure ecstasy and
painfully beating heart she felt
his hands at her shoulders. She
was trembling and her eager lips
were parted.
She was almost In his arms when
he muttered huskily that 1t was
time for little, girls to be In bed
and, without q backward look. ran
down the stairway.
ITO Be Continucd)
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CHApTER XIV


cord Sunday. Under a cloudless sky
Of electric blue lay an ocean the
same shade filled with people who
had fed the heat of the city for the
heat of the amusement resort, The
golden sand of the beach was COM
pletely hidden by the sweltering
multitude. People sprawled under
umbrellas, in steamer chairs or lay
face down on the beach, sun-tan-
ming.
Policemen herded lost children
while frantic mothers searched for
little Jimmy or Ike or Jane. Picnic
parties gorged on popcorn and hot
dogs. Young husbands proudly pa
raded with their young wives.
Pretty. pale-faced girls strolled In
pairs, bright eyes alert for the
chance Of an escort. Lovers taught
their sweethearts to swim. Life
guards bobbed UP and down in
boats. listening for cries Of help. 1t
was a record Sunday.
Honestly" said Ellen In an
awed voice, "I've never seen so
many people before. Never!"
You mean SO many that you
wouldn't like to know" Larry am
plified thoughtfully.
Snob," she accused him.
Certainly We are" she agreed
you. Confess 1t - don't you think
we're the incest people at Coney
Island, this afternoon"
Certainly We are" sch agreed
demurely, delightfully."- conscious Of
his hand on her bare arm, delight
fully conscious of his nearness
when the crowd pressed them to-
gether.
Still want to swim with all of
New York for company"
II still do"
They reached the bath house.
Larry moaned when he perceived
the long queue of sweltering men
and women lined up for suits.
my God" he said plaintively.
Then he demanded, Cant we do
something about this? Buy some
boiy's place or something? There's
a man, near front too, looks as II
he'd be glad enough to SELL"
IT suppose you've already got
your tan at Palm Beach and don't
care how the rest of US manage"
Ellen said with mild sarcasm.
The annoyance faded from his
face.
"Don't tease me, my child" he
complained. II was thinking of
you, heaven knows I was. My heart
falls at the thought of you in one
OF those suits. The trick seems to
be getting every customer into
suit that doesn't ft."
He pointed to an extremely fat
woman stuffed perilously into a
black suit two sizes too small. She
was emerging from one OF the bath
houses with a youngster Of 10, q
slender, wispish little girl almost
falling out of suit two or three
sizes too large. Ellen giggled.
After all she and Larry didn't
20 into the ocean. They rode on
the whip and In " gondola through
a Venice that was moonlight blue
and slightly too damp for comfort.
They rode on the roller coaster. FL
len, like 100000 other girls. Shrek
cd as little red cars shot down shin
ing tracks and dropped into what
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-10
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

Beautiful ELLEN ROSSfTER,
. saiesgirl in Barclays Depart
ment store, lives with her extra
VACANT mother, MOLLY ROS-
SITTER, her elder sister, MYRA,
and her young brother, MIKE
The two girls support the family.
Molly foolishly spends money
saved 20 pay the rent. Ellen de-
cides to work nights at Dream
land as q dance hall hostess until
the sum Is made mp. The hostess
es must wear evening dresses and
Ellen has none.
STEVEN BARCLAY, 81 and
Elen's employer, sees the girl
crying and discovers the sltua-
tion. He lends Ellen q lovely
froclx when she refuses to accept
10 as y gift. Ellen forgets her
wealthy employers kindness
when at DreaInland she meets
handsome LARRY HARROW
GATE, an artist. Ellen discovers
larry il engaged to ELIZABETH
BOWES, q debutante. She 10 hurt
tpat he has failed TO tell her this,
but, though she believes him TO
be . philanderer, she continues
to see him.
Ellen Quarrels with her mo-
ther, refusing to break an EN-.
gagement with Larry to accept
one from Barclay. She goes to
Coney Island with Larry and
finds herself more and more In
love with him.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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hearts where he Is concerned. He
may do whatever he pleases II she
knows she comes flrst and he would
rather be with her. But I'm lee
turing like an old married woman
and / don't know much about 1t
yet at all. It's getting dark, Jimmy
We had better 60"
Thanks for the lecture. sue.
Then you thipk that I'm getting
too interested in Mrs Weber ?"
Goodness no. / think she isn't
any more to you than the check
you'll get for building her house"
"You don't understand her. She's
a grand sort of person"
He was too quick to want the
woman to be appreciated, Sue
noted.
NEXT-Suc call on Grace Hay
den.
(C,onvrirht 1912 NEA Service Incl
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Helena Rubinstein

place in the history of beauty and
they seem to be even more popular.
now in these modern days OF speed
and efficiency than they were when
the princesses Of Egypt introduced
them to the world" Madame Ru-
binstein said.
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Rodney Lee was
not bashful and yet three
days had passed since he
had made up his mind TO
propose to Helen Johns. and
he hadn't even intimated to
her the fact that he was
rn1itfnn Lie hni mot hnr
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Ing 10 ger every mothers son OF those
renegades II have to follow them to
Mexico City"
"you have no right TO risk the lives
OF your poor. ignorant men to save
your property" she tfared at him.
II haven't? Why haven't II They're
my men. aren't they? Didn't | inherit
them? do not employ them and house
them and feed them and make them
happy7 Doesn't the doctor come out
twice week from Los Algodones to
look over the alling ones7 Didn't my
father and grandfather and great
grandfather accept them and their
troubles7 I'm loyal TO them. am |
not? They know I'd fight to the death
for them. and lose every dollar have
In the world before turning them off
to face that world-the gringo world
they do not understand Why shouldn't
they be loyal TO me? In fighting to
defend my rights they fight for their
own--and besides we've all been raised
together that way and there are some
habits we do not care to break. Whose
salt eat. his song sing good
slogan. and a very ancient one in
this country"
The girl was sensible OF vague nn-
easiness as he looked her over sternly.
She had not pleased him and he did
not disdain to make her aware of the
fact.
I'm not lawyer" he shot out at
her suddenly. "What would your
friend. Mr.. Hackett. do II he were the
owner of these sheep?'
81 imagine he'd have some sort of
theft insurance on them. so he wouldn't
worry II Dingle stole them. He'd
leave the worry and the salvage and
the prosecution to the insurance COM
pany"
Everything for defense but not a
cent for tribute. Bobby. It's all In the
point of view. Well, suppose. now
that you're out of the sheep business,
Bobby. you'll be going back to Dobbs
Ferry In day or two
"Well, of course. would stay over
for your funeral. Jimmy" She tried
to appear jocular. but her quavering
voice betrayed her real feelings.
His brown hand caressed her shoul-
der. THAT'S the girl Act spunkg,
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circumstances compel me. What !
own | keep-and I'll always fight for
nv own. Now Is your conscience
quieted?"
Roberta commenced to sob "Oh.
Jimmy. I'm afraid-terribly afraid
have n presentiment you'll be killed"
"Wonld that matter so very much
to you2" Ills hand closed over her
arm. Look at me. Roberta Would
It matter so very mueh?"
She nodded an affirmative. unable to
trust herself TO speak.
He said something In Spanish. Ro-
IBERIA suspected II was an oath I'm
the picture of bad luck he COM
planned Il don't want this fight. but
| Just can't afford to let Dngle get
away into Mexico with quarter of
million dollars worth Of my property.
The loss might put me into the hands
OF a receiver-so. much rs would like
to ohlige you. Bobby. must inform
you that about sunset his going to
pop over yonder."
The tears coursed down her cheeks
She was beyond words now. Don't
feel bad Bobby" he urged We'll
open the fight Mt long range. Ken and
| are absolutely deadly up to thou
sand yards. Those herders are mostly
Mexicans-riff-r aff-and at ranges be-
yond three hundred yards their shoot
Ing Is sloppy. | know. Bobby. I've
been through dozen brushes with
them"
"oh,. Jimmy! Please-please. for
my sake"
He pulled un his horse AND glow
cred at her. My dear girl" he cried
sharply you're trying to make quit
ter out of me- When a man permits
woman TO rob him Of his strength he
might as well get killed and have his
shame over with. Is that under
stood?"
Roberta nodded mserably. What
argument OF hers could prevail above
this logic? And yet. beneath her cold
fear there burned wild pride that he
hnd made his decision so. and deep
down IN her rehellious. helligerent
heart she knew that. come what might.
she would not have 1t otherwise now.