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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03
CHAPTER vi

Badly Barnes faring forth to find
Edith Towne on Sunday morning
was a figure as old as the ages
| youth in quest of romance.
1t was very cold and the clouds
were heavy with wind. But neither
cold nor clouds could damp his ar
! dor-at his journeys end was lady
with eyes of burning blue.
People were going to church as he
came into the city and bells were
ringing, but presently he rode again
in country silences. He crossed the
long bridge into Virginia and fol-
| lowed the road to the south.
1t was early and he met few cars.
Yet had the way been packed with
motors, he would have still been
alone in that world of imagination
where he saw Edith Towne and that
first wonderful moment of meeting.
So he entered Alexandria, pass
ing through the narrow streets that
speak so eloquently of history. Be-
You'd the town was another stretch
of road parallel to the broad stream,
and at last an ancient roadside
inn, of red brick, with garden at
the back, barren now, but in sum-
mer a tangle of bloom, with an ex-
panse of reeds and water plants,
extending out into the river, and
low spidery boat-landing, which
showed black at this season above
the ice.
For years the old inn had been de-
serted, until motor cars had brought
back its vanished glories. Once
more it's wide doors were open.
There was nothing pretentious about
it. But Badly knew it's reputation
for genuine hospitality.
He wondered how Edith had kept
herself hidden in such place. It
was amazing that no one had dis
covered her. That some hint of her
presence had not been given to the
newspapers.
He found her in quaint sitting
room upstairs. II think" she said
to him, as he came in, "that you are
very good-natured to take all this
trouble for me-
1T isn't any trouble" His assur-
ance was gone. With her hat off
she was doubly wonderful. He felt
his youth and inexperience, yet
words came to him, "And I didn't
do it for you, l did it for myself"
She laughed. "Do you always say
such nice things?"
II shall always say them to you.
And you mustn't mind. Really"
Jane would have recognized return
ing confidence in that cock of the
head, "I'm just a page-twanging
a Tyre"
ITO BE CONTINUEDJ
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03
Dust Is Constant Enemy Throughout the Home

In the home, dust is misplaced
dirt. Its proper habitat may be the
broad acres of our farm land, or,
resolved into it's components, their
place may be the seashore, the coal
mine and dozen or more organic
sources. Singly, all these range from
the harmless to the downright HARM
full, points out writer in the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Merged as dust, and within the
four walls of our homes, however,
it should be attacked wherever and
whenever it is encountered.
Dust is our constant and ubiquit-
GUS enemy, and the worst of it is
that it is present in so many places
of which we are not readily aware.
When SCOT filters in around the
edges of loosely adjusted window
and settles on the sill, any careful
homemaker is quick to remove it,
but how many women stop to reflect
that not all such SCOT remains on the
sill? Some surely sits past the sill,
drops onto the floor, and is not near
ly so likely to get equally quick
and thorough attention.
The same is true of all the finer
dust that continually is sitting in
through loose openings, or is being
carried in through doorways, or
comes into the house from faulty
heating equipment. Furthermore, it
settles everywhere on the tops of
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03

They discussed Mrs. Toilette, whose
faults furnished perpetual topic.
Mrs. Allison told them that the
young Baldwins had dined at Castle
Manor on Thanksgiving. And that
there had been other guests.
"How can she afford it," was the
unanimous opinion, with that poor
boy on her hands?"
''He's sitting up there on the ter
race" Mrs. Allison further informed
them. ''Do you think I'd better ask
him to come over?"
They thought she might, but her
hospitable purpose was never full
filed, for as she stepped out on the
porch, long, low limousine
stopped in front of the house, and
out of it came Jane in all the glory
of a great bunch of orchids, and
with a man by her side. whose ele-
gance measured up to the limousine
and the lovely flowers.
They came up the path and Jane
said, "Mrs. Allison, may present
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A Household Necessity "A knife
sharpener is as essential piece
of household equipment as the cof-
fee pot. Not even an expert
carver is able to do much with
dull knife.
Identifying Sheets.-1f you use
sheets of two different sizes, one
for single and one for double beds,
fold sheets for double beds in a
large square and those for a sin
gle bed in smaller squares. You
will then have no difficulty in
finding the right sheets.
For Salty Gravy.-Put pieces of
toasted bread into soups or
gravies which are too salty, take
them out in a few minutes, and it
will be found that the bread has
absorbed a good portion of the
salt.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03

window and door frames and on
ceilings as well as on mante1s, fur
niture and the floors. But this, of
course, is not nearly so apparent
to the homemaker.
Suppose all the furnishings, up
holstering and floor coverings of
room were made in pure white! It
would take less than a day to con-
vince even the most negligent house.
wife that there is constant need for
the consistent use of her vacuum
cleaner.
Everyone knows, for instance,
how soon white clothing soils, yet
dust and SCOT lodge just as consist
emily on all the exposed surfaces in
the home. It isl Simply that they
are not nearly SO evident, which
makes us forget the constant need
for using our dependable family
friend, the vacuum cleaner.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03

I'm not limiting, l am telling it
straight out"
They heard Baldy's step in the
hall. Jane, rising, gave Evans head
a pat as she passed him. "You are
thinking about yourself too much,
old dear; stop it."
Badly, ramping in, demanded a
detailed account of James adven-
ture.
"And I took Briggs to market, :"
she told him gleefully, midway of
her recital; ''you should have seen
him. He carried my parcels-and
offered advice =.
Badly had no ears for Briggs at
fractions. .'Did you get the things
Miss ToWne wanted?"
eve did. We went to the house
and l waited in the car while Mr..
Towne had the bags packed. He
wanted me to 60 in but wouldn't.
We brought her bags out with u.s."
''Who's we?"
'Mr. Towne and I, myself" she
added the spectacular details.
''Do you mean that you've been
playing around with him all day?"
t'Not all day, Badly. Part of it. :"
"I'm not sure that l like it,
''Why not?"
"a man like that. He might fill
your head with IDEAS"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03

Tipless Shoestrings.-1f metal
tips come off of shoe strings dip
them in mucilage. This will stiff
fen the ends and make it easy to
put them through eyelets.
Cut Flowers With Razor Blade.
Take a safety razor blade with
you when you 60 into the garden
to cut flowers. 1t is more salts
factory than scissors for cutting
delicate flower stems.
For Mosquito Bites.-A little
household ammonia added to the
water with which mosquito bites
are washed will remove the sting.
Oil Up!-Don't forget to oil your
vacuum cleaner and electric
washer. Oiling keeps them in
good condition, and they wear
longer.
When Making Blueberry Pie
Mix one teaspoon of ground nut
meg with two tablespoons of flour
and sprinkle the mixture on the
berries, then add sugar.
Chilled Fruit Juices.-Store a
jar Of fruit juices in the refrigera-
tor for emergency use in hot
weather. Add a few mint leaves.
Then serve the juices in chilled
beverages or mix them into des-
serts to be frozen. Such juices
may be stored for four or five
days without impairing their
flavor.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03

Mr.. Towne, and will you give him a
cup of tea?"
Indeed, I WILL" Mrs. Allison
seemed to rise on wings of gratifca-
ton, "only it is chocolate and not
tea"
And Frederick said that he adored
chocolate, and presently Mrs. ALI
sons little living-room was all in a
pleasant flutter; and over on James
terrace, Evans Toilette sat, lonely
sentinel, and pondered on the limou-
sine, and the elegance of James es-
cort.
Once old Sophy called to him,
"You'u ketch your death, Mr.. Ev-
ans"
He shook his head and smiled at
her. A man who had lived through
winter in the trenches thought
nothing of this. Physical cold was
easy to endure. The cold that
clutched at his heart was the thing
that frightened him.
The early night came on. There
were lights now in Mrs. Allison's
house, and within was warmth and
laughter. The old ladies, excited
and eager, told each other in flash
ing asides that Mr.. Towne was the
great Frederick Towne. The one
whose name was so often in the pa
pers, and his niece, Edith, had been
deserted at the altar. "You know,
my dear, the one who ran away"
When Jane said that she must be
getting home, they pressed around
her, shifting her flowers, saying
pleasant things Of her prettiness-
limiting of Towne's absorption in her.
She laughed and sparkled. 1t was
joyous experience. Mr.. Towne
had way of making her feel i'm
portant. And the adulation of the
old ladies added to her elation.
AS Frederick and Jane walked
across the street towards the little
house on the terrace, gaunt figure
rose from the top step and greeted
them.
Evans" Jane scolded, "you need
guardian. Don't you know that you
shouldn't sit out in such weather as
this?"
'I'm not cold"
She presented him to Frederick
won't you come in, Mr.. Towne?"
But he would not. He would call
her up. Jane stood on the porch
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03
THE STORY THUS FAR


Defed
wealthy New Yorker still over when she met Evans
had That
containing diamond
Edith Already ne
sophisticated
delighted with James
Immediately the wedding The
received basket asking can again.
Toilette Evans
depressed
mother
his Office
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03
Cook Changed His Liking
after a Bit of Difficulty

His wife had been away for a
week, and he had been looking
after himself.
"How did you manage, you poor
darling?" she asked on her return.
81 lived like a fighting cock!"
boasted her husband. "Bacon and
tomatoes for breakfast. Steak or
chop in the evenings. Oh, I've
become an expert cook
"But, dear, why bacon and to-
matoes? You know you always
liked bacon and eggs.'
"WeH, I was beat there" he
said, looking a little sheepish.
"But tell me, dear, how do you
manage to make eggs stick on the
griller while you cook them?"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03

and watched him go down the
steps. He waved to her when he
reached his car.
ooh, Evans" she said. Give had
such day.
They went into the house together.
Jane lighted the lamp. "Can't you
dine with us?"
81 hoped you might ask me. Moth
er is staying with a sick friend.
If I 60 home, shall sup on bread
and milk
'Sophy's chops will be much bet
ter" She held her flowers up to
him. ''Isn't the fragrance heaven
ly?"
''Towne gave them to you?"
She nodded. ooh, I've been very
grand and gorgeous-lunch at the
Chevy Chase Cuba long drive aft
erward-" she broke off. Evans,
you look half-frozen. Sit here by the
fire and get warm"
II met both trains"
"Evans-why will you do such
things?"
II wanted to see YOU"
"But you can see me any time
81 cannot. Not when you are
lunching with fashionable gentlemen
with gold-lined pocketbooks." He
held out his hands to the blaze. "Do
you like hin?"
"Mr. Towne? Yes, and / like the
things he does for me. had to
pinch myself to be sure it was true"
IF what was true?"
'"That was really playing around
with the great Frederick Towne."
"You talk as if he were comforting
a favor"
She had her coat off now and her
hat. She came and sat down in the
chair opposite him. Evans" she
said, you're jealous" She was still
vivid with the excitement of the aft
ernoon, lighted up by it, her skin
warmed into color by the swift flow
ing blood beneath.
well, am jealous" he tried to
smile at her, then went on with a
touch of bitterness, "Do you know
what thought about as sat watch
ing the lights at Mrs. Allison's?
Well, as I came over today passed
a snowy feld-and there was a
scarecrow in the midst of it, hutter-
ing his rags, lonely thing, an ugly
thing. Well, we're two of a kind,
Jane, that scarecrow and l."
Her shocked glance stopped him.
Evans, you don't know what you
are saying"
He went on recklessly. "Well, aft
er all, Jane, the thing Is this. It's a
mans looks and his money that
count. I'm the same man inside of
me that I was when I went away.
You know that. You might have
loved me. The thing that is left
you don't love. Yet I am the same
man"
AS he flung the words at her, her
eyes met his steadily. 'No," she
said, 'you are not the same man."
"Why not?"
''The man of yesterday did not
think-dark thoughts"
The light had gone out of her as
if he had blown it with a breath.
"Jane," he said, unsteadily, 81 am
sorry"
She melted at once and began to
scold him, almost with tenderness.
"What made you look at the scare
crow? Why didn't you turn your
back on him, or if you had to look,
why didn't you wave and say, Cheer
up, old chap, summers coming, and
you'll be on the job again? To me
there's something debonair in a
scarecrow in sunmer-he dances
in the breeze and seems to fling de-
fance to the crows"
He fell in with her mood. but
his defiance is all Bluff
'How do you know? If he keeps
away crow, and adds an ear of
corn to farmers store-hasn't he
fulfilled his destiny?"
"Oh, if you want to put it that
way. I suppose you are limiting that
can keep away crow or two"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03

WATCH any class of kinder
w gartners cutting patterns
from colored paper, and your fin
gers will itch to pick up the scis-
sors and try it yourself. Why
not? The luncheon mat and nap
kin shown here offer suggestion
for a way to use your cut-out de-
signs for simple but effective
applique work.
The long sides of the mats are
hemmed and the ends faced with
one-inch bands of green, as at A.
The napkins are also hemmed on
two sides and faced with green
bands on the other two. The stem
for the bright red cherry follows
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-08-03
Largest u. S. Canal

The All-American canal is by far
the largest irrigation ditch in the
United States. It is 80 miles long
and has an initial capacity of $4,000
cubic feet of water per second. The
maximum section has a width Of
232 feet at the water surface and
bottom width Of 1852 feet, with a
water depth Of Fl feet. The earth
excavation amounted to approx.
mately 65,000,000 cubic yards.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-09-15
Strange Facts
Ai. to Float Wood
: Easter Lily Is Out
Real Wash Out .

Like water, the pressure of air
increases with depth. For in
stance, if mine shaft were IS
miles deep, the air at the bottom
would be about 1000 times as
dense as that at the earth's sur
face, or heavy enough to float sew
eral kinds of wood and even water.
In northern Ireland it is a seri-
GUS offense, punishable by a fine,
to wear or carry an Easter lily
on Easter Sunday, as this flower
is symbolic reminder of the UNI
successful Easter rebellion in
Dublin in 1916.
Despite the fact that he was
mentally deranged, Associate JUS
tice Henry Baldwin (1779-1844) of
Pennsylvania was allowed to serve
for IA years on the bench of the
Supreme Court of the United
States because its members can
be impeached only for miscon-
duct.
In several towns along the Ital-
ian Riviera, balcony is consid-
cred to be such an essential deco
rative feature of a house that
those without one usually have a
painted substitute, some being
made more realistic by the inclu-
sion of the family wash, which is
generally hung to dry on such rail-
ings.-Collier's.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-09-15

Teacher called for sentences
using the word ''beans."
my father grows BEANS said
the bright boy of the class.
my mother cooks BEANS" came
from another pupil.
Then third piped up: eve are
all human beans"
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-09-15
Ivory Up

Miss Elderle displaying an even
row Of pearls) -Beautiful teeth are
one Of woman's charms. ! take
great care of mine.
Mrs. Plaintork-You ought to, my
dear, these dentists are charging
twice as much as they used to for
good set.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-09-15
L.egieaI

At an ice cream parlor, one. man
In the group was explaining his sys-
tenn Of ordering.
II always order strawberry sum
de- without Strawberries, |" said be,
ssbeeatDe ! donft 1iks strawberries"
Evening star., 1939-06-01
Answering
Readers
Queries
Hat Should Remain
Off When Talking
With a Woman
By EMILY POST.

Dear Mrs. Post: Mother and I can
not convince my brother that he
seems ill-mannered when he merely
tips his hat TO a lady to whom he is
introduced on the street. This makes
it awkward, because if the lady de-
cldeS to chat moment his hat is
still on his head.
Answer: When a gentleman is in
troduced to a lady he should take his
hat Off and hold it in his hand for
as long as they stand talking to-
gether.
Dear Mrs. Post: At friend S
mouse the other day. peas were served
in small vegetable dish placed next
to each dinner plate. I noticed the
family ate theirs with a teaspoon.
ate mine with the same meat fork
was using, but it was rather diff
cult, I must admit, to get the peas
out of the little dish with a fork
When peas are served this way is a
spoon supposed to be the better i'm
plement to use? Or should I have
removed the peas from the saucer
to my plate?
Answer: Since the little saucer for
vegetables is not according to correct
table service. the question of whether
you add to the taboo by using a tea
spoon has small Importance If you
are going to eat from a saucer, you
might as we'll eat with a spoon. !
think it would be very rude. on the
other hand. to criticize your hostess
service by removing the peas from
the saucer to your plate. which you
quite properly do1n a hotel.
Evening star., 1939-06-01

words in the dictionary for mean
ing, spelling and pronunciation.
Then use them until they are
familiar and natural part of your
conversational equipment.
Excessive use of slang-Slang is
picturesque and eXpressive-part of
the living American language"
But use 1t for emphasis only Don't
talk in nothing but slang phrases,
making your speech an endless sue
cession of such tired, overWorked
expressions as you're telling me-"
III say" I'll tell the world. cute"
"scram," "okay," swell" and lou
say"
There you are-SOme of the COM
monest faults in the technical side
OF talking. If you are guilty of
any OF these practices, start now
to correct them. Pay attention to
the voices of the best radio an
nouncers and the best motion pic
ture players Notice that they don't
talk too fast. that they don't use a
lot of abs and "er's" between
"'i No. liidl IllCN SpCdh CdSll hOI
clearly and distinctly
Go to work on that voice of yours,
and the words lit uses. Later we'll
have more to say regarding the
things you talk about, giving you
some hints on effective conversa-
ton. But right now, let's sharpen
up the tools
We want TO pass along two novel
party ideas which We have just
garnered from readers letters.
A girl in New Jersey is giving a
cellar party, specifying that each of
the guests must come in the iden-
teal costume he or she was wearing
when the invitation was received.
The fun possibilities in this are
pretty terrific-if the guests are
honest about it. Can't you Just i'm
agine party where Joe Doaks ap-
pears in his bathrobe. Sally arrives
in shorts. Eddie Jones shows up in
the greasy jumper in which he was
washing the car, and Ginny john
son appears in a torn apron with
curriers' in her hair?
The other laughmaker is being
used by group of girls in Virginia
who are giving barn dance Ad-
mission will be collected at the
door. and each guest will pay ac-
cording to his height-so much per
inch! Here's break for the shorties
and a lot of fun for everybody
when the measuring is done and the
assessments are made.
Evening star., 1939-06-01

requested to appear for an inter-
view. You are carefully dressed,
and your manner is earnest and
buSineSS-like, SO you make good
first impression. But inevitably YOU
have to talk to your prospective en-
ployer-and right there your fate is
decided, one way or the other.
Or you meet The Girl You've Been
Waiting For at a party. Somehow,
with mumblings and gestures, you
convey the idea that a dance with
her would put you three fights
above the angels. You get by on
silence and a dreamy smile while
the orchestra is playing, but at last
the dance is over. And then you've
got to talk to her.
On what you say and how YOU
say it, the very world depends
You may end up with a date for
the day after tomorrow, and a girl
who's as boWled over as YOU are.
Or you may retire in futile confu-
sion, defeated by your inability to
use your vocal chords for anything
OUT Daltlng umplreS.
Your voice is the expression of
your personality. It's the most in
dlvidual thing about you, changing
less through the years than your
face. Anything you can do to i'm
prove 1t is an investment in popu-
larity.
Here are some common voice and
conversation faults. Check up and
see how many of them you are
committing.
A high pitched, loud or nasal
voice. The most pleasant voice is
low end clear, but not indis.inct.
Breathe deeply, and think smile"
while you are talking. These things
will help make your voice pleasant.
Careless enunciatiOn-Such sloppy
expressions as "LeSse whatcha got
there" I'm gonna go soonsa can"
Il betcha never hearda anybuddy
doin' that" Speak slowly enough
to make each individual word dis
tinct.
Incorrect pronunciation and bad
grammar-A conversation marked
by such errors as ''he done it" and
frequent "aint's,' not to mention
"ath-a- -letic'' for athletic and
pitcher for picture, will label you
not as uneducated, but as crude and
careless.
An inadequate vOcabulary-Learn
as many new words as you can
by reading and listening to those
who talk well. Look up unfamiliar