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PAGE FOURTEEN The New OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon Sunday Morning, May 12, 1929 CHAPTER XXXII IF HE was surprised when she came into his shack just be fore six o'clock that evening, he did not show it. "That you, sweatheart?" he - mumbled, stretching his long neck and rolling over on the couch where he was lying, smoking and reading. She came toward him, trailing a fox scarf, smiling a little self consciously, not quite sure of her -reception. : .,. Her gloved hand touched his cheek lightly. "Who did you think Jt was?" ? He grinned. "Oh, one of my admirers. Some female pursuing me!" But he took her into his .arms, straining her to him pas sionately, kissing her ruffled gol den hair, loving her. And Bhe for got what she had come to say. "Oh Avery I can't get along without you! It's no use trying. I Jove you! I love you!" "My kitten," he murmured, holding her close. "My kitten scratched me last night!" So when Ralph called to take Crystal to' dinner he found the apartment empty, and left a lit tle note in the mail box. It had been a hard day. He and Allan had clashed furiously over "a small majter of office policy. ' Allan was changing. Getting to be as bad as old Greely . . .and there had been a distressing scene with Greely, too.. He wished that . there was someone to talk to. -someone who would understand. Perhaps for the first time in his life, he thought seriously of mar riage. If he and Cryslal were mar : lied she'd be there in the apart ment waiting for him. A dozen pictures of Crystal in a gay little housedress, pouring coffee . . . Crystal on his arm, theenvy of all beholders, at some important function . . .Crystal, lovelier than ever, swathed In folds of Ma donna blue, smiling down at the child in her arms . .- . And because he was lonely, and wanted to talk to someone, he turned the car toward Geary street and Daphne. "Oh. Crystal's getting along Just fine" Mrs. Haines told the neighbors, especially Mrs. Turner whose Betty May had Just got married with a great flourish of tulle and orange blossoms, and her picture in the San Jose paper. But in her heart she was wor ried, terribly worried. Why didn't Crystal marry McKevItt when she had the chance, instead of run ning wild with artists, and run BREATHING AND DIET FACTORS IN HEALTH .With Nerves on Edge and Weight Dropping Find Out If You Are Eating Proper Foods, Urges Dr. Cope land -Breathe Deeply to Aid Digestion. By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. Former Commi$$ioner of Health, flew York City. United States Senator from New York. NOT long ago 1 bad a letter from a lady living out in Ohio. She wrote very .appeaEngly. telling me about the distressing time she hat had. She is so very nervous that it is almost impossible for her to carry on any sort of work. Her nerves are on edge all the If JsiH'' v I J I ?"jf i nourished little woman weighs only a hundred "i'x - T vt nd ten or a hundred and thirteen pounds. J t i Whether the patient is a man or a woman, BR COPELAND. vegetables are important.- Lettuce, cabbage, endive, spinach, as well as tomatoes, pears and beans, are indicated. All the fruits especially oranges, will do a lot of good. An abundance of milk is a necessity. But it is not enough merely to feed an undernourished person. rruiwr wugai cannoc ne Kainea . eating- alone, It Is safe to say that most skinny and undernourished persons do not breathe as deeply as they should. No good will come from the food unless the lungs are opened widely. There most be a full supply of oxygen. I wish to emphasize the Impor tance of deep breathing. It Is essen tial to good health. The food will not be burned in the body unless there is a free supply of oxygen In the lungs. Deep breathing should be prac ticed by everybody. I hope every reader will give heed to this state ment. Sometimes 1 recommend blowing exercises for the develop ment of the lungs. Of course it la not the blowing that does the good. But in order to blow it is necessary to fill the lungs with air. This is what we are seeking to accomplish. In writing to the young woman In Ohio the other day. I told her that In my opinion an out-of-door life will do more good than anything else. Let me tell rou wartlT what I wrote. 6o out on a I arm. Wear a farm erette costume, and get close to nature. Perhaps you can find a place on a chicken farm. It doesnt make My difference what you do, ao long aa you are In the open. Gardening, working In an orchard, anything that gives you a chance to use your muscles and at the same time to occupy your mind will be helpful In upbuilding the body." Then I added these words: "I bave taken pains to write you these facta because I am sorry for you. But don't be sorry for yourself! Exert yourself in a physical way and keep away from the office work that is ao annoying to you. With general Improvement In your health, your nervous system win respond." Think about what I have written, you undernourished ones. - Perhaps this advice win do you good. 1 Answers to Health Queries 1 t S. D. O. O What win proroots h growth of my eyebrows? 2. what causes ft fis to appear after aunirT i A. Io might try using 1 per cent yellow oxide of mercury olnt iment. Apply to the brows every -venin. J. it is possibl you are troubled with urticaria. A nervous condition, constipation, km some ta ;4ancea a kidney conditio aaay be ning up the bills, and hardly a note to her own mother "Of course. It's lovely that Bet ty May got married, 6he told Mrs. Turner, with her voice like honey and jealousy, bitter as gall, in her mouth. "Too bad Betty -May's picture in the paper wasn't better. It looked like she had a east In one eye. Yes, she'll make a -real nice little wife. I always say if a girl has no talent for a career she may as well get married. If my Crystal wasn't so talented I'd want her to. Did I tell you they're all talkin' about her water-color pictures?" "Yes, you did." Mrs. Turner said quickly. "But you haven't mentioned Daphne in a long tjme. I wouldn't be surprised if she'd get married. The men always like that soft, gentle kind like her and Betty May." Daphne . .always Daphne . She had been such a quiet, in conspicuous child, who would have thought so many would re member her? Even the tradesmen, whe came to bring the meat and vegetables asked. "How's the little girl. Mrs. Haines? I mean the little black haired one, Daphne " And never a question about Crystal, the apple of her eye. It hurt. "The butcher boy was asking about Daphne today." she told old man Haines, bitterly. "It sounds fine, I must say. I gave him a piece of my mind. "Oh. he didn't mean anything." the old man said amiably. "She had that mild way about her. You would be surprised how many folks astT about her. they all seem to like her. It makes me feel kin da bad, not having any news." "It makes a monkey out of you;" his wife returned, quick to take the advantage. "And a lot she cares how cheap you look. I don't want to make you any wor ry, but I 'tell you if she was my daughter, and the butcher boy acted like he ' did I'd worry I would. I must say it looked funny the way she left all of a sudden without stopping to half pack and But he was used to ber tan trums now. He dfdn t half listen. "Yes, Adelina." he'd mumble, rat tling the newspaper. "Yes. yes." A lot of satisfaction trying to talk to him! Getting too old and childish to even listen! "Oh, why did I marry him?" she mourned. "If I hadn't come out here in this Godforsaken farm I'd have my baby with me yet. Crystal would never have left me if I'd stayed time. She is losing weight, cannot sleep at night, and all in all is .in a very run down condition, and yet the doctors can find no evidence of ae tual disease. The trouble with almost every person of this sort is the lack of proper nourishment. Instead of weighing a hundred and thirty pounds or even a hundred and thirty-five pounds, the noorlv twenty-five pounds under the proper point on the scales. What can be done to increase the weight 1 Upon the success of the effort to gain weight depends the outcome of the ease. In the first place there must be an abundance of fruits and vegetables. All sorts of rreen responsible, but usually some food irritation la to blame. For othei particulars tend a self-addressed, stamped envelope and repeat youi question. 8. H. B. Q. How much should S girl aged 15. I feet tall weigh? A. She should weigh about 101 ' pounds. B. B. Q. What will remove scare caused by smallpox? A. Consult treatment. a skin specialist for J. P. A. Q What is the cause ot sinus trouble? 2. Is an operation the only cure for this unpleasant trouble? A. Sinus trouble Is due to In fee Uon and Improper drainage In the nose, caused by some obstruction. I. Tea. In advanced cases. However, special nose and throat sprays and other treatment over a period of time will often clear up the condi tion. A. C O. Q. My mother Is troubled with scalp inflammation which is re sulting in loss ot hair. What do you advise? A. Tour mother may be troubled with alopeca areata, which requires special treatment see O. J. O. Q. What do you advise for a weak heart? A. See your doctor. s s s UBS. O. B. Q. What will hardefl my flayer nails? . They axe very thin and break easily. A. Try aoaklag the nails la warm oUvsj ell every alsht. e IC. It, F. Q. What causes head aches? .Aw The eocnmon causes are: Xys strata. Infected teeth, tonsils aad sinuses, constipation, indigestion, aa-to-tntoxkaUoa, high blood pressure, kidney eondlUons, or catarrh. A thorough examination and a eonf pieta y test will usually locate the aoorea ot lb trouble. in town .Him and bis daugh ter, bah!" She looked at his shiny, bald head . .ugh! And his sagging jowls, and his loose, weak mouth. . .Buried out here, with that!" Getting feeble, too. Next thing he'd be bedridden. Helpless. He had fallen asleep over his papers. His head had fallen for ward, his mouth was open, the lower Jaw dropped. He looked like . . .like . . . "Abner! Wake up!" she screamed, and shook him savage ly. "What's that? You call me. Ad elina?" he mumbled thickly, struggling back to consciousness. "Yes, I did. I'm sick and tired of seeing you fall asleep every two minutes. Can't you keep awake at all," "I'm awake, wide awake per' fly wide a-wake." This time he snored, and with a snort of dis gust she went into the pantry and looked at the top shelf, where, hidden behind the canned toma toes, she had hidden a squat green bottle. Peach brandy. She bad found it in the cellar, in a dark, dusty corner. Four bottles, just alike. Neatly arranged, one behind the othjr, flanked by mildewed Jelly marked "Plum, 1897," and a stone crock of something that once upon a time was apple but ter. Somebody's forgotten horde. Abner's mother's, most likely. "She musta liked her little drink!" Adelina said to herself, bringing the four green bottles In the light. "Well. It'll be good in case of sick ness." She wasn't sick, exactly, but she wasn't well, either. How could anyone be well with Abner look ing like a corpse one minute, and snoring fit to kill the next? So she had opened the first bottle, "to quiet the nerves," and then the next, and now only one was left. "If I had a doctor It's Just what POLLY AND HER PALS W OXJSIKJ ELMfcR R30M pOPHER PRAIRIE IS C0MIW6 OJ FOR A VISIT. SO DNS HIM Ur"4 GIRL rRltrkTD AMD WErT-L HAV& A W1CE FOURSOME! T1LL1E, THE TOILER r I SBBBsSSkW IF VOOft CRt OtDM'T I I Q VrS. TH fl I UiyCK WOO Hi (Iff THAT'S I FflTHEH-O bAVlE QAfcAGE1 UOOfc A VajRECkI UJ . " JL ff HAVE IT, MAC - MR "THE. J2Z. tui iS JAr wiTH TViv-T OLD r -J iniiH.iiu.ihii TONES - OH. V1' SfiuKOMtf u 'nrnfllft 6uy WELV- "WIS MAC - j MASHE0r3 7- Ah8 vMHEftE HAV7E VOVJ ? rS COMm6)s-V THAT OlOEfS A MfeVAi . J LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY " WELL, AWWE. IT POCS FEEL 60000) BE FREE, And able TO 60 BAOl TO OUC OWN LITTLE TOOTS AND CASPER I V3rue wmocTurr iitt PA3IU IK) UNCUS. EVEPETT9 FOR 51 "rtAS! ELSIE". THE rQU4 H AIRED rVEETWCAHT DP Hr MOUTH SI VEAR THBT WERE. WietTO BC MAfiRJED,BirrTHWKlN4 HE LOVED MKSTHESlfTHPt QUARRELH, ANt HE LEFT PRAJR 0UNCT1ON, NEVSlilO flKTURNsa he'd prescribe, she told herself,! pouring a little into an egg cup, I'm that nervous, only Abner is getting so stingy I hardly have; the strength to fight for cne!" Crystal wouldn't have recog nized her mother if she had come upon her suddenly in the pantry, and seen this old woman with her bloated face and unkept hair, holding the egg-cup in her trem bling hands. Adelina Garroty Haines, who a few short months ago had been almost young! But Crystal wasn't there to see. No one but Abner, and Abner didn't count. Sometimes Adelina turned from her mirror with loathing for her self. She would pat her double chin, pull the sagging contours of her face upward. "If anything happens to Abner, I'll have plenty to do with. I'll have my face lift ed, lots of women do. An' I'll diet " But no use botherin now. Time enough . .later. "If anything happens to Abner . ." "After Abner's gone ." It was her consolation at first. She searched bis face avidly for signs of "something" happening . . the man could'nt last forever. She read what the fat brown doctor book had to say about apoplexy. He had all the symptoms. For a while she was happy. Planning. Planning great things. But the habit grew, she began to plan in the night, after the lights (Continued On Page 16) GOOD-NIGHT STORIES By Max Trell Impertinent Knarf Insists Helping His Master Play On IK) mi noes D' O you play dominoes? It Is a very amusing game. Only you must be careful of one thing. You must be careful that your shadow does not play with you. This is not so surprising as it may seem. Shadows do play dominoes with their masters and mistresses. But when they do. strange things happen, as you shall see in this story of Mij, WHO GArJ I 6&T, BOB? J ALTHE ( Girls im our crowd SWITTER WIMD IS LEGS, An!' AOV. AaMV I iiwi iii r i-Mr i at school: J 1 6 EE, eVrVBOOVS BEEtt SO A4ICE TO US, YD ALMOST JAIL LOITER,. aw chcd, we; get FROM TUIS PLACE THE a RAM' MA T 1 WAMT TO IT ALL f-v BT . . TJt M sM m TW- -S-a.-. SB -sr jssk LIE WATTED L0N&tN6rf Pa Bvcnrrr to retturntohbC TifeAI PA3ED WITH NO NEWS FROM H1M ALTHOUGH THE M96T POPULAR L N TOWM Htt NEVER WOO WITH ANY OTHER. Bore AFTER, FIFTEEN TEAR OF WArriNx 5HE,T0O. necu WATCH LEFT PRAJRIE OUMCTlOM WHVWE,-NO KVbM, StjS . Kiss PMtarst Hanld. Yam and Knarf, the five lUtle shadow-children. One evening the little real chil dren, having finished their les sons, cleared the table and start ed to play dominoes. The shadows watched discreetly from the wait. That is to say. they all did except Knarf, who was, as you know, a most mischievous and curious shadow. Instead of remaining on the wall, as he should, he glided onto the table where he had the effrontery to sit with his legs drawn under him tike a Turk, right under his master's nose. You would Imagine, of course, that his master, who was a bright little boy, would notice him at once and whisk him back to the wall where he beonged. But no. his master appeared not to take the slightest notice of him. The other - shadow-children, however, were disconcerted. Be ing very well-bred shadows. It did not please them to see the im pertinent Master Knarf sitting on the table. If you were a shadow or more properly, a well-bred shadow you would be disconcert ed, too. "Come back here at once,'' cal led Hanld sternly. "Pooh-pooh!" replied Knarf. You see by this what a really saucy shadow he was. All the king's horses wouldn't have made him leave.' It didn't take Master Knarf long to understand the rules of the game. In spite of his impertinence, he was decidedly quick at picking up things. Then he made up his mind to do some thing which, as a shadow, he should certainly never even have thought of. He determined to play, too. "I'll take your place." he had the boldness to say to his mas ter, who, however, luckily did not hear him. Nevertheless, he stood directly in float of the row of dominoes which belonged to his master and awaited his turn. Now. as it happened when his master's turn came around, the end-dominoes on the table were both four-dots. Knarf Tan over to take a good look at them and then hastened over to the row in front of his master to see If he had a domino with a four-del to WITH BELICLA? HER SOUrJD. SH& HAS THE. REGULATION! MUM6ER OF ARMS Ai' IMTVuS AGE OF EZAUT-1 ARCHITECTS. NIOfHlM'S IMPOSSIBLE:' rue uichea. WELL. IP WE avisw TERRIBLE BETTER. OOfYT HURRV OUT OF WERE TWetL CLOSE -04 COURT-MOUSE DOORS. AM' LOCK OS IM WERE. AG AIM V V IN THE VlEAW-TIMB -THROUGH SHEEP DSTERMNATiON AND HARD WOHfct.TWa r AMWT COUNTRY BOY past FROM CSajprTYTO TrW VWY fWMACLEt OP UCCE9! A MUCTl MILUONMRE AND A POWER KM THE. FMANCIAL WORUr BUT UC-JPI Ili. H QUCCd HE H9 ALWWr BEEN LONELVs Hrr THOU6HTf VlERE OP ELSlEt RrS LOVK FDR HER REW -rwONtR Aft THE TEARS ROLLED BVt sTssksts. bsL. match those on the table. Alas, though there were twos and threes and fives and sixes, there was not a single four. In a case like this, you know, you must pick more dominoea until you find the right one, although the more you pick the less chance you have of win ning. Nevertheless, Knarf's master started to pick. He picked and he picked and still no four-dot showed itsef. Knarf, who had be come more and more worried, tried to find the right one by peering under the dominoes. But he couldn't slide under them. Then all at once he got an idea. Hastfning to one of the five-dot " m lake your place T dominoes beonglng to his ma'ster, he squeezed himself iuto the cen ter dot. As he was Quite dark he fancied this would make it ap pear like a four. As a matter of fact, his master did mistake it for a four and set it out on the table. Knarf chuckled to himself. Unfortunately the dominoe con taining Master Knarf was set right under the electric light, which so faded him that everyone not only saw throught his trick, but saw through him as well. His master picked up the domino. Pouf! he went, and Master Knarf whizzed back to the wall. "Humph!" said Knarf. "I should have won, anyway." But Mij, Flor, Hanid and Yam didn't say a word. DEL. LETS ME kJ' YOU 60 IUTO T34RTItfSHlP., ILL PUT UP THE T50U6H, FER T'KAvE 'rfxiR SCEKIER SHIFTED, IF WML SWD FER THE SHIFTS'! ITS S7RAN6E, EVERVBOtrV SEEMS DlDMT BttEVET Ih'dURV-AtAJs TO HAVE DESERTED US ALL OF A SUDDEM - UESS WE'LL HAVE TO WUEA) WE STEAL EXPECT THAT TWOU6A - 0 123. tiac Fwn Synimw. tsc, CfM Inula ! WO SHE HAD RETURN HASTENED TO CLAIM . rwu3 ZyJ ELSIE- iLj iove Home-Making Helps By ELEANOR ROSS Making Radiators Attractive Dor-, ing Summer Months LETTING a radiator be seen in a living-room nowadays amounts to almost indecent exposure. It simply isn't done. And the first thing to do after in stalling a radiator is to conceal it as effectively as possible. While the heat is turned off for the sea son Is the best time to speculate on ways and means to make the radiator look like what it isn't. Before deciding on the ultimate covering, consider several condi tions. Is the radiator near a win dow with good sunlight, for the beet part of the day? Does it take up space in a small room which is fairly crowded? Incidentally, if you are planning to install radia tors, the low type are the more convenient, as they lend them selves to a variety of uses. The high ones are more difficult to put to some service you can do very little except cover them with a good-looking case and set a bowl of artificial flowers on top. The three sides of the radiator, top and two ends may be com pletely covered with any of the wood or metal material now being used for t5e purpose. The front is usually a wire netting or perfor ated metal, or even cane with many apertures to permit the heat to flow freely into the room. In one country house where the oth erwise sunny corner of the living room needs plenty of warmth at night, the owner installed a very low set of radiators and although top and sides are covered, the front is completely open. Yes, this does expose the radiators. But by a clever bit of painting he has .camouflaged them so that they look like the backs of old books. The radiator cover itself is built to appear like a low book case, and it is only when you get close enough to examine the con tents that you find out the ostensi ble set of encyclopedia are merely radiator pipes. Frequently it Is necessary, as in this case, to leave the radiators I open in front in order to get the ME SAID DlDAiT TU' r YOU S GAME? ) -ip I s .11 I fi ( SAKES A LIVE! VALL READV. MRS BOTTS - V II xA WHATB AU WOP IWTO THE LEADIM& IL-KrSXCAR WITH ANUVE! BR0OKVAUSy Wfa 5 7 crriZEAis are puttiajs TZZZp sSfv OMAftiG RAHAOC tTiv5tf 3EWEL2- SSi! raffcu . TEAR A4o UNCLE. EVERETT LEARNED THE. TRUTH " THAT ELSIE. LOVED HIM ONLY THAT WAITED TEAR'S FOR HIM TO PORHSWi OOTFUU.T HE. BACK TO PR A) SHE OUNCTtOTN.1 HER, ONLY TO LEARN THAT NOONGt KNEW WHERE 5HE WAS! ME DETERMINED TO FIND HER.1 HE SEARCHED THE. FOUR. CORNERS, op Twm earth WTthout occeayst FINALLY. btCOURA6SD HE. WENT BACK TO PRAIRIE. .JUNCTION back AMObttV Memories &oc AMObKV THE. CENEft OP HAPPY on or iJONir AcrOl maximum heat. This was the case in the children's room in a city apartment, where the radiator was set directly under the window. The mother, desiring the children to have the benefit of light as well as sufficient heat, had a low table fastened over the radiator. It made a warm light spot attracting the children t who sometimes have a perverse instinct to select the darkest spot in the room to pore over books and pictures!) Inci dentally, the projecting table pro tected the smallest toddler from unexpected bumps into the hot pipes. A long low radiator under the Window, if covered with a fitted cushion, make a charming win dow seat. If desired, the actual wooden radiator cover can be merely a iraniewaik. top and two sides smrdy enough to sup port whatever weight may be thrust on top. The width should be somewhat greater than the ac tual radiators which are rre'.7 wide enough tor a proportionately long seat. Instead of a wooden or metal front, a fabric can be hung in folds just around the seat of a chintz covered chair, or dressing-table. This hides the radiator but does not interfere much with the flow of heat. Occasionally the radiator covt-ra serve as the foundation of a book case, but this is an experiment pot to be generally recommended. Ev en with several thicknesses ot wood beneath, the books do get heated and bindings are likely ro warp. Salem's Al Smith Travels Too Fast Alfred L. Smith, who misses by only a middle initial being a namesake of the recent democrat tic candidate for president, wag arrested Friday night on a charge of speeding. It was reported that he was driving 43 miles an hoof, on North Capitol street. By CLIFF STERRETT, 9 ILL BO AkJTHInIG I SAM'Ll S By RUSS WESTOVER By VERCj By JIMMY MURPHY OnsI NltHT UNCLE EVERETT STTROLLED BACK TO THEARCH OF THE. ROSE THE- SPOT WHERE. 5.TEARSA40 THEY PLANTED A TINY ROQE. BUH AND PLEDGED THAT WHEN THE. FIRST RO"SE BLOOMED TH-TY WOULD WEtI (SINCE THEN THB BU4H HAS 4R0WN UNTIL IT COVER'S THE HOO-bE TUCK UP tMUNT. Pleyf the- Ground, ut4CONcOLo! HB-TOO HAD RETURNEDTO Trt Garden op early romance . "Medical ArrmfnoN, ANbTeNDER. CARE HVB VCRKED WONDERS' ELSIE tS rVELL ArAW. AND- NEXT WEEW THEY ARE TO BE MARRIED