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oi lie Blood by ROBERT TERRY SHANNON WHAT HAS GOXE BEFORE Eddi Regan, onre a. member of a Uew York gang, has escaped and gone to Virginia, where h befriends Pen field Paradine, who dies and leaves all bis possessions to Eddie, Eddie bad been in love with Hemic Veressl, "Kane; flrl," but thought of her Is put out of nls heart when he meets ar.d falls tn love with Marian Thorndltee, Eddie declares his loie to Marian, but be diuueuragps him and tells him she expects to marrr Tom Freeman. Free man dlsMkes Eddie, and one afternoon when Edd'.e is calling on Marian. Free man comrs in and insults Edlle. Mari an tell Eddie It 1 hopeless for him to love her. aid Eddie, discouraged, decides to go to Richmond. While he Is there he meets Mike Arno. a former member of the cans'. Arno tells htm that Berntce Is stii! In love with him (Eddie) ar.d EdIle's thoughts once more swing to her. Arno tries to make Eddie return to the city, but Eddie re fuses and goes back to the farm. Free man listens In on a conversation over the telephone between Marian nnd Ed die, and promptly rings Eddie back and tells bim that things must be set tled, between them. They meet and a fight asoen tn vrhich Freeman is knodced. ut. Eddie put Freeman In the automobile and takes hfcn to Mar ian's house. NOW GO ON TVTTH THE 8TORT CHAPTER XXXIL The great chest of the man on the bed began to rise and fall with a deeper breathing. He closed his eyes and then opened them again. "Hello, Marian." he said In a peculiarly feeble Toice. "Ill be with you ... in a minute." But his eyes went shut again and Eddie was moved with the conviction that it was dangerous to let the consciousness lapse, once it had been aroused. He took Freeman's heard in his hands and massaged the temple's, drew strong fingers through the scalp and down over the back of the neck. "Snap out of it. Freeman! Wake up! You'Te got to pull yourself together!" He took Freeman by the shoul ders and shook him. "Don't be so rough with him," Marian protested. "You might in crease his injury." "I've got to be rough!" Eddie said nervously. "I've got to get him wit cf this." "Doajtyou think we had better cafl the doctor. Eddie?" "Not yet." Eddie took a chunk of ice and rubbed it on Freeman's spine. No man partly conscious could resist the indignity of such treatment. An awakening rigor surged through the victim and he flung out a protesting arm. "Hey cut that out!" His voice was normal. Rapidly he batted his eyes. "Say " His gaze fell upon Marian and suddenly he became aware that he was in bed and covered with a sheet except for the upper part of his body, which was scantily pro tected by hi3 summer undergar ments. That, possibly, he had been near death, that he had fought and been defeated by his hated ri val all this vanished into insig nificance. What startled and flood ed' him With humility was the fact that a, was ridiculously immodest and helpless in the presence of Marian Thorndike. With a wild clutch he pulled the sheet up around his neck. His eyes avoided the girl and turned belligerently toward Eddie. "You you." His voice shook with rage. "You stole my clothes! Where' my shirt? Give it back to me!" Eddie motioned Marian to leave the room. He picked up the bundle of Freeman's clothes and shook the shirt out. They were alone. "Here you are, old man." Freeman, confused and abash ed, sat up in bed. submitting to the Indignity of Eddie helping him Into his garments. He reach ed for his collar and tie, staring balefully at his enemy. "How do you feel?" Eddie ask ed him, apprehensively. "I'va got a headache," Freeman declared antagonistically. "What I want to know is how did I get here? I remember having a fight with ycu and then I woke up. You're making a fool out of me in front of a lady." "i couldn't help it," Eddie pro tested. "I was trying to save your life." But the Iron had entered Tom Freeman's soul, and he had no patience with such trifling expla nations. "Any time you try to save my life I'll thank you to make the at tempt without taking my shirt off. No wonder I wanted to fight with a guy like you. What happened did yon knock me out?" "It was right to the chin. You left yourself wide open," ex plained Eddie. Freeman knotted his tie. "All right I can't kick about that. I remember that you put up one whale of a scrap for a fellow your size. Yes, sir, you put up a better fight than I thought was in you. You licked me fair and square and so far as that part of it Is concerned I hold no grude. Where are we whose house is this?" "You stayed unconscious so long I thought you might die, so I brought you here to Miss Mar ian," Eddie admitted, haltingly. "Why did you bring me here?" "Listen, Freeman all I was thinking about was trying to save your life. This was the quickest and best place I could think of. Miss Marian acted like a good sport, and she worked like a tro Jan to bring you to." "Hand me my coat." Freeman grumbled. He threw his legs over the side of the bed and stood up. "So you were afraid I was go ing to d. eh?'' "You had me worried," Eddie admitted. He helped Freeman into the coat. For a moment they stood looking at each other awkwardly. Unexpectedly, Tom Freeman grin ned. "Any fellow that can lick me." he spoke slowly, "I've got to re spect. Maybe I had the wrong idea of you all the time, Regan. I thought yourwere just a fresh lit tle squirt but you're more of a man than I thought. How would you like to shake hands and call it square?" Eddie was astonished at Tom Freeman's avowal. The fact was Incredible, but there stood Tom Freeman before him, his face marked and discolored from blows with his hand outstretched. Be hind his blustering manner Eddie began to realize with difficulty there was an unsuspected fairness. "We can't carry on this grudge without making fools of our selves." Freeman said, frankly. "Besides, we're going to start peo ple talking unpleasantly about Marian if we don't cut it out. You have fought me a fair fight and you treated me right, too, after I was knocked out. Let's 6hake." Eddie was compelled so swiftly to alter, his whole opinion about Tom Freeman that he was confus ed. But he took the proffered hand. "We'll Just forget all about it," he murmured. "It's still pretty hard for me to believe," Freeman went o n, "that you licked me in a square stand-up fight. I thought I'd eat you up. Boy, you sure can hit hard I must have been uncon scious for half an hour." "I think you hit your head on something when you fell." Freeman rubbed his jaw re flectively. "Well, I got no kick coming." He grinned ruefully. "If Marian and her father want to stand for you it's all right with me." "That's the way I feel about you, too," Eddie told him. Marian returned to the room, her eyes widening with surprise at the apparent amiability between the former enemies. "Oh!" she said. BUILP FOR HEALTH IN $HE CHILD'S INFANCY Mothers Should Learn the Value of Exact In formation, Says Authority, Lauding the Recently Endowed Baby Stations. By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. United States Senator from New York, former Comwiistioner of EecltK, Jit York City. DID yea read about the generous gifts made several' weeks ago by Senator Couzens of Michigan and by Mr. August Heckscher? Both these phildfnthropijU are impressed with the idea that child life must be protected. They have backed their convictions by gifts aggregating fourteen millions f doDars. I have known both these men for many years. T am proud of what they have done for humanity. In announcing his gift, Mr. Heckscher recited what he regards as the crying needs of the great cities. Let me tell you what Mr. Heckscher said about these needs, using his own language: "As I see them they are these, and probably 1b the erder named: "Day nurseries, to enable a mother to go to work freed from the obsession that her child may be harmed. "Dental clinics; for the parent cannot always afford the cost of the work, and the child dreads the pain of adequate dental surgery, which is thus neglected. "Playgrounds, be they ever so modest but locally available for the smaller children. "Simmer fmM. to afford both, mothers and children an outing when the heat of the city becomes intolerable." I have no doubt that these conclusions are logical I am sure that what he says about enabling a mother to work without the fear her child may suffer sudden sickness is well founded. 1 wish X had It in my power to tin-' press upon the mothers of young children bow aeeesaary It to to aav exact Information. It to unwise to trust chance. Many a baby suffers trom undernourishment and many a child of pre school age to weak and puny because some thine is wrong with Its care. The feeding, or some matter relating to its hygiene, to not as it should be. The better Informed mother la. the more likely It la v"o: ' . - ar - '. :':H Oft COPCJ-AND eat nourishing foods and have plenty of sleep and rest. A good tonic to often bVnefVrtol. J. Correct the diet, by cuttta down on sugar, starches and coffee. Eat simple food. Avoid constipation. M. a. Q. What to the cause of acne? . A. Incorrect dieting;. the child will reach maturity m fun f simple foods. For full vigor and poysicai penecuon.- Answers to Health Qncricw IV TX Q How caa I sia welghtf L How eaa I get rM ef ptmptoef ' TYopM . dieting and deep V breathing to the secret. Too should fiat eeOy particulan I send a aelt-addrwaed. stamped ea elope and repeat your question, J. rr Q. What do yea advtoe for discharging ear? A-This condition should have the attenttoa of aa ear specialist. Freeman smiled at her sheep ishly. "We've patched it up," he told her. "From now on we're both going to behave." : She looked from one to the oth er. Eddie's face, except for a red blotch on his temple, was unmark ed,' bnt Freeman's countenance was purple in spots and swollen. Both of them were as embarrass ed as school boys. Neither of them could possibly know the relief she felt at this armistice. "Well, In that case, suppose we all go downstairs?" This was her own house, and, however bizarre the circumstances, she maintained her poised air of hospitality. "I think you two have behaved with perfect idiocy but I'm simply de lighted you have come to your senses at last. Do you feel all right now, Tom?" "I don't feel like a million dol lars but I'm pretty -good," he re sponded. There was no necessity of her inquiring about Eddie's condition. Obviously he was chipper and fill ed with a repressed cheerfulness. Downstairs, Freeman decided to drive on home and, temporarily at least, leave his rival In posses sion of the field. "I didn't have a date here to night and you did," he told Eddie. Marian looked at him with more suspicion than tenderness. He had suffered a severe physical jolt and there remained with her a fear that he had not quite recov ered. No man who had been knock ed unconscious could possibly be entirely recovered so soon. (To be continued tomorrow.) Claims totaling 11315.70 have been paid to Statesman readers by the North American Accident Insurance Co., in the past year. These claims were paid on the $1.00 policy Issued to Statesman subscribers. Ezra Diffenbach will leave Mon day for Schenectady, N. Y., where he will join the publicity and ad vertising staff of the General Elec tric company. Dieffenbach, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dieffenbach of 725 North 15th street, gradu ated from Oregon State college this spring. During the war he was stationed with the European fleet for 18 months, being part ef the time with naval air forces. He .is a member of Capital Post No. S, and played two years with the drum corps. Dieffenbaeh was editor of the Oregon State Technical Record, student engineering publication at Corvallis, last year and had worked several years on the staff. He received his degree In mech anical engineering but also took courses in electrical and civil en gineering, advertising and news writing. Stops will be made at Hutchin son, Kansas, and DesMolnes, Iowa, where he will visit with friends made during the war. More than 20 recent graduates of Oregon State college have gone to the test laboratories at General Elec tric in the last three years, but Dieffenbach Is the first to go to the advertising staff. Two Couples Take. Wedding Licenses Marriage licenses were granted on Saturday by County Clerk Boyer to Robert E.' Pence of Rickreall and .Rose E. Johnson of Portland and to Albert J. Belle que and Edith Sidebottom, both of Gervais. GOOD-NIGHT STORIES By Max Trel! - out of the way and settle the problem?" Flor asked. "It's too heavy to move." said the ants. So they compromised. Some of them walked over it and the rest went around. They all scurried along as fast as they s were able, a3 though they hadn't j a second to lose. By and by along . came the ants carrying the small 1 The Home Kitchen By ALICE LYNN BARRY Few Delicious Substitutes for Mayonnaise Dressing "Bring me a tomato salad with j made. If at any tins it - ;-ms oo thick, then just before crv.i dilate either with a little titv.xi to; white packages. "What are they carrying there?" Knarf called. A spider, who had her web In the wall, stuck out her head. "Don't you know?" she cried to Knarf. "They're carrying the eggs. The most important arti cles in the ant home are the eggs." "Where are they going to move to?". Hanid asked. Cottage Prayer Meetings Held In Labish Area Cottage prayer meetings are being conducted in Labish Cen ter as a spiritual preparation for the tent meeting to be conducted there beginning Thursday, Aug. ust 29, and lasting until Septem ber 25, announces H. R. Scheuer. man, pastor of the community church. Rev. W. E. Cox, teaching evangelist, will have charge of the revival campaign there. He will be assisted by Mrs. Cox, who win direct the music. Knarf Tries to Play Knight Queen Ant with Disast rous Results Mlj. Flor. Hanid, Yam and Knarf, the five little shadow children with the turned-about names, were walking along the garden wall one afternoon when they saw what appeared to be a great procession coming towards them. From a distance some of the marchers seemed to be carry ing large white packages. Knarf, who was very curious, ran ahead to investigate. He re. turned In a few moments, great ly excited. "It's the ants!" he exclaimed. "They're moving." "Moving where?" Hanid want ed to know. Knarf shook his head. "I don't know," he said. "They won't let me get near enough to see." Being eager to see the new quarters the ants were moving in- 1 wall." to. and particularly to find out j "And what was the matter with what were the mysterious white the old place?" packages they were carrying, the j "The new queen didn't like it," shadow children hurried to meet : said the spider. "She said it was the on-coming procession. They j too small, and the light was bad came upon them just as the lead- i and she didn't like the neighbors. era were discussing whether to J Miss Fly, who dropped In yester- walk over or to go around a ; day for dinner told me all about small twig that was lying across j it. She used to know the family their path. ! very well." "Her Majesty the Queen won't! "Used to know the family !" be able to walk over It." one of : Knarf repeated. "What happen- the leaders contended. "She had ed to Miss Fly?" better go around It." I But Instead of answering him "No. no!" said the second lead-j the spider cried "Here comes the . ... . ' ,,, er. "Her Majesty aisiixes to go queen now: around anything. She had better It was the walk over it." And so they ar gued. "Why don't you draw the twig ! a munnntisi dressing, but none of the oily stuff. I can't bear oil," I overheard a man order at luncheon. That's like ordering an j ice cream soda without ice cream, j Mayonnaise means a dressing with oil; in fact. It's mostly oil. j a ranirt t1tu tnr a rood mar- . . onnaise Is one cup of olive oil, ; only two tablespoons of vinegar or ' lemon juice, the yolk of an egg j Mayonnaise is a delightful way nf ratine wholesome oils, and - a or some lemon juice. cup cream. 4 cup vinegar. V cup lemon juice. eggs, well beaten. 3 tablespoons sugar. 1 teaspoon salt. 4 teaspoon popper. Dash of cayenne. 1 teaspoon dry mu?:arJ. Mix together all t!i ingredients except the cream and salt. Cook in a double bol!?r for ten mic tites. stirring constantly. Remove spoonful of a salad makes It tasty j from fire, set aside to cool. When and increases its nutritive vame. eoia add the the sal Olive oil is preferred for flavor by and put in a jr on ice. many who have become accustom-: This recipe u-es cream and r,o ed to it. However, it is a some-; butter. Hsre is ano?!.er wni.-h what cultivated taste in this conn-: includes milk !a$Uad of cream; trv and manv neoDle never like Including Liii:v. "Why doa'l r(Mi move it?" "They're moving into a r.oiiow between two stones Just beyond where the sunflower touches the It. even though they know it is more expensive than other vege table oils. As far as nutritive value is concerned, most of the other vegetable oils are quite as good, and they have the advant age, to those who don't like ol ives, of being entirely flavorless. Here are a few recipes for dressings without oil, which have a texture quite like mayonnaise but not the oily flavor: Cream Cooked Dressing The following will make about one pint, and if kept in the refrig erator will be just as good after a few weeks as when freshly Plain tvukd Ir--,nijr cup mIK-. tablespoon !uson Juice, eggs. tablespoon butter, teaspoon sal:, teaspoon pepper, teaspoon dry mustard. the beatn eggs and dry seasonings in a double boiler 2nd stir while it eOwks. Add the lem on Juice very gradually only a few drops at a time. Then ac1 the milk, while stirring, and cook for ten minutes after it thicker.. Remove from fire and beat in tie butter. 1 2 2 1 U "i Put had to be prodded along. She was j Then he climbed onto the tn ig surrounded by a large crowd of j and walked to the middle. "All ants who appeared to be her j right, your Queenship!" he cid! bodyguard and whose special bus-jed, motioning hr to ascend. Ir iness it seemed to be to keep her stead of the queen, up came t re from straying off the path. j bodyguard, furiously angry, fcr When she found her way block- ; they thought that t lie shadow-Loved by the twig, she hesitated a j was trying to kidnap the qucr. moment, then started to crawl j Knarf fled'wh-n lie spied ther.;. under it. Her bodyguard follow, j They were too quick for him. Or.e queen ant sure ed suit. But as she was too big, she had to give up that plan. Then she wandered aimlessly from one side to the other. Now Knarf, who had heard how enough. She was much larger j chivalrous It wss to aid a queen and broader than the others she ; in distress, announced handsome dldn't move actively at all and ly, Tm going to help her over." I of them caught hU heel and 1 : tripped. Pell-mell L j tumbled. -f ' his feet, off th twig and f'r.aiiy off the wall ino a buttercup. "I won't help a queen soon again," he sail indignantly, dur ing the thick ve!!ov pollen off fcis clothes. POLLY AND HER PALS "Will Ash Go It Alone?' By CLIFF STERRETT TILL1E, THE TOILER "The Giant Kffler" By RUSS WESTOVER SAY, WHO IS THIS Surr.-ARCWE- your BOY FRIEND?! OH, KAT- DOUT DC. jslU.'Y; j 1 V rr Or- COURSE IT'S NOE:"H IT WOUUD j (WELL, X VJ MTT TO Yt YOVTVE 6OT YuR MERVt ioARN XT'. MOVJ SHE'S SORE & y OP BUSINESS-BUT I BE NOME 0 YOUR 6ET A PEEK AT HIM- THE BOSS W6HT RAroE AT ME-WELL, IF I CATCH 1 v C-S IF HE'S THE KINO OF S BUSINESS K IF HE'S A REGULAR VOUR SALARY, IP YOtfD THAT WATER-LILY SNOOPING' VvK A I THINK HE IS-J SUV' OKAY, IF NOT- SPEND MORE TIME AROUNO I'LL TOSS HM j KVO&fl rnn V Qvi m I tenon6 tovour j- RubHT back in the fond? lOyYVt ,M 3 ll "j LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY "A Full Explanation By BEN B ATSFORD f C'MOAJ. AWy "ELLEvU. WE'VE WELL. HECE'S MV UIORKPRE?? IJ I - I WHfcRE t t i GOTTA tfET OOP DlRTV J Pofi. MOAJOAV AW TUESDAV AW Jl -"AW MERE S . 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