♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ •► ♦ ♦ ♦ J w hose w indow s w ere glow ing w ith frie n d ly lig h t a n d w hose whole a p p e a r­ a n c e seem ed to say “H e re a re life and *■ Joy a n d co m panionship. (.Vine in. You’r e w elcom e." "S u b R osa." + ♦ , r n c B u t In s p ite o f th e ch eerin g a p p e a r­ 4 4 a n c e o f hom e K um sey felt etnhar- JU ffEA NIN 'O t lite ra lly " u n d e r * 4 4 ra s se d ly diffident a s he finally ad th e rose," th is synonym + + 4 By F R / f N K H. W IL L IA M S fo r secrecy o r confidence d a te s « 4 vunced u p th e w alk to th e v eran d a and 4 tim id ly ra u g th e doorbell. I r% <■ _ . ♦ back to 477 B. C., w hen I’au- T h e re w as a m om ent s delay. T h e n C O O I i n g 1 a n K E s s e n t i a l san las, co m m an d er o f th e S p a r l gi. M¿4. tty AicClui* Nswiyai»«r Syndicat«.) su d d en ly th e do o r sw ung open a n d ta n an d A th e n ia n fleet, w as en­ for Producers of Cream Itam sey C um m ings w as a bachelor, K am sey, blin k in g in th e light, ra w a gaged In c o n sp iracy w ith X erxes K t ery fa rm e r w ho m ilks a few cow s th irty -th re e y e a rs old. Hud V> as »b> m ask ed w om an sta n d in g In fro n t o f to b e tra y G reece to th e P ersian s. sh o u ld h a v e a cooling ta n k o f gome and ra th e r seif-ceutered . T h e m eetin g s w ere conducted In him a n d beckoning him to en ter. It m ak es little d ifferen ce So when K am sey cam e to h is office A t le a st sh e w ore no w edding ring, •‘'I!*1- a build in g conn ected w ith th e | w h e th e r he p a tro n iz e s a c ream ery , In th e m orning he g en erally w ent so th is w as th e w rite r of th e m y ste­ T em ple of M inerva an d called cheese facto ry , sells m ilk o r k eeps It th ro u g h th e sam e ro u tin e day in and rio u s n o te. T h is w as his hostess. th e "B ra z e n H o u se.” B ecau se fo r h is ow n u s e ; a cooling ta n k is day out w ith o u t m uch v ariatio n . T h e re th e ro o f o f th is building w as In p an to m im e th e m asked h o ste ss | n ecessa ry . w as a shy g re e tin g to th e office force, drew him Into th e room and led him covered w ith roses, th e In trig u e M by n o t c a p ita liz e th e g re a t sto re ­ a quick d a rt Into h is large, co m fo rt­ to w a rd th e Ure, w h ere th e h eat, on w as lite ra lly c a rrie d on " u n d e r ab le office, a glan ce th ro u g h th e m all com ing In from th e fro sty night, felt ho u se o f cold w hich lie« It} th e g ro u n d ? th e rose.” T h is can be done by sim p ly p assin g a n d then som e d ic ta tio n to p re tty g ra te fu l. P a u su n las. how ever, w as b e­ M ary B runs, w hile, shyly, he m arveled K ut w hy d id n 't sh e sp e a k ? W as she j th e w a te r d esig n ed fo r liv e sto c k first tra y e d by o ne of h is men and, th ro u g h a ta n k w hich will se rv e a s a a t th e lu x u ria n c e of h e r unbobbed d um b? to e scap e a rre s t, he fled to th e re f rig e r a to r fo r all p ro d u c ts w hich brow n bulr, a n d m arv eled a t th e d ep th T em ple of M inerva. T h e crow d, A s th o u g h In a n sw e r to his th o u g h ts need cooling W ell o r sp rin g w a te r of h e r big blue eyes, and fe lt a little th e m ask ed h o ste ss took a tab let from fe a rin g to v io late th e sa n c tity of flu tte r aro u n d his h e a rt a t th e m ere th e m an te lp ie c e a n d w ro te upon It In m ost o f th e d a iry s ta te s h a s a tem ­ th e tem ple, w alled up th e e n ­ th o u g h t th a t p erh ap s she m ig h t som e h u rrie d ly . T h e n sh e show ed th e mes- j p e ra tu re v a ry in g from 6fi to «5 de­ tra n c e an d le ft P a u su n la s to die g re e s F a h re n h e it, w rite s A. L. H aeck er day p resid e over his hom e In stead sag e to K am sey. of s ta rv a tio n In th e very p lace T h is is w h a t h e In th e Illln-ds F a n n e r. T h is Is about of m erely being an im p o rta n t cog in r e a d : w here h e h ad been g u ilty o f tn e office m achinery. tre a c h e ry . It la te r becam e a "Y ou m ig h t h e a r m e speak som e a s cold a s th e a v e ra g e d o m estic re ­ Ky u tiliz in g th is cold wa- custom am ong th e A th en ian s to B ut this m orning th e re w as a b reak day, so I'll n o t sp eak to n ig h t. You frig e ra to r. w e a r a ro se w hen th ey had a In th e ro u tin e. Itam sey, In f u c t u n d e rs ta n d —I d o n 't w a n t to be recog- j I te r to chill dow n th e m ilk, c re a m o r o th e r p ro d u c ts we u re g e t t i n g re frig confidential com m unication to scarcely even looked up w hen M ary, nixed.” m ake, an d th e flow er also a p ­ ra d ia n t In h e r youth fu l b eau ty , en K am sey read , th e n looked up a t th e e ra tlo n a t th e lo w est p o ssib le cost. p eared on th e ceilin g s of b a n ­ tered on tim e to th e dot uud took h e r w om an. H e r ey es w ere tw in k lin g be- I M illions of d o lla rs a re lost a n n u ally q u et h a lls to rem in d th e g u ests h in d th e m ask. S u rely sh e c o u ld n 't be | to th e cow -k eep ers o f th is co u n try accustom ed seat. th a t w h a t w as spoken th e re w as B ut this m orning th e re had com e a old. S u rely sh e m u st be p re tty a n d j p u re ly on acco u n t o f th e n e g lec t of rnltk a n d c ream w hile It Is held a t the In confidence. T h e sam e p ra c ­ le tte r—an ex tra o rd in a ry , s ta rtlin g le t­ a ttra c tiv e Hnd lovely. M utter an d c h eese w ould be tice w as com m on am ong th e a n ­ K am sey fe lt h is h e a rt stirrin g . H e farm . te r —and Itam sey w as still re a d in g It cien t G erm uns and, in th e Six­ over and over and still try in g to d e­ fe lt h im se lf en jo y in g his a d v e n tu re hu- j g re a tly Im proved If e v ery p a tro n used | a cooling ta n k . As a m a tte r o f con­ te e n th c e n tu ry , It w as u su al to term in e w h eth er it w as a hoax o r th e [Densely. see a ro se p lace d o v er th e con­ re a l thing. A m om ent la te r a n o th e r m asked fig­ v en ien c e It Is w o rth w h ile fo r every fa rm e r to be th u s equipped, fo r It Is fessio n als in llo m a n C uthollc T h is is w hat th e le tte r, w ritte n In a u re cam e Into th e room . K am sey, In churches. p an to m im e, w as In tro d u ced to h e r | n e c e ssa ry to h av e a p la c e to keep flowing, fem inine hand, had to s a y : th e m ilk a n d cream , a n d w h e re a re ­ by W h e e le r S y n d ic a te , In c .) “D ear K am sey ( th a t's n o t very fo r­ an d th e w edding rin g on h e r finger I p o in ted ou t to him . T ills, then, wus ! fr ig e ra to r can he p u t Into u se the m al, la It? )— housew ife will find It very efficient an d “ 1 know y o u 're a lonely old b ach elo r th e m a rrie d siste r. co n v en ie n t. A lm ost Im m ed iately Itam sey w as d i­ and you ought to huve a hom e o f yo u r A cooling ta n k Is n eed ed In both ow n Instead of m erely in h a b itin g re c te d to th e d in n e r tab le. In a ll o f K am sey 's long ho ard in g w in te r anil su m m e r; In w in te r to p re ­ q u a rte rs. I t looks to me us if you d o n 't h av e m uch fun In life an d It also h o u se ex p erie n c e h e ’d n e v er e a te n such v ent fre e z in g an d to re ta in th e cream looks to me u s though a good home- a d in n e r nor. In s p ite of th e silence, o r m ilk a t a u n ifo rm a n d fa v o rab le A peppercorn Is very sm all, b u t s e a ­ sons every d in n er cooked m eal w ould do you a w orld o f b ro k en only by hla ow n com m ents an d te m p e ra tu re , w hile c e rta in ly In sum * More th a n all o th er condim ents, al good. Mo I'm going to ta k e p ity on la u g h te r, h ad he ev e r been in such m e r it Is n eed ed to p re v e n t e x tre m e though 'tts sp rin k led thinner. so u rin g a n d th e d e v elo p m en t o f un­ you and Invite you to ta k e d in n e r w ith co n g en ia l com pany. It w as good to Ju s t so a little w om an is. If love will d e sira b le fluvors. Cold Is a w o n d erfu l le t you w in h e r— luy m arried s is te r an d m yself to m o r­ be th e r e in th is cozy, w arm home, w ith W e Hre to ld th a t th e i T here's not a Joy In all the w orld you row evening a t h a lf p ast six o'clock a t th e s e tw o w om en a tte n d in g to him. p re s e rv a tiv e . w ill not find w ith in her. p re h is to ric m am m oth h a s been p re ­ m y siste r'a home, 918 L inden avenue. Yes, beyond a do u b t b is h o stess m ust —J u a n De H ita. se rv e d In th e Ices of th e p o la r region T h e re will he only w e th re e — my sis­ be young an d lovely. Such a splendid fo r 50,000 y ears. W hen d a iry p ro d ­ te r 's husband w ill be out of (h e city, a d v e n tu re could h a v e no o th e r clim ax. FO O D S W E L IK E T oo u c ts o r p e rish a b le foods a re k e p t a t m uch to hla disap p o in tm en t, becau se H ut all good th in g s m ust end. a low te m p e ra tu re d eco m p o sition Is we told him a b o u t our p luns a n d he's soon K am sey fo u n d h im self su b tly D B A S serv ed In any m a n n e r n re re ta rd e d , a n d w ith d u lry p ro d u c ts th is m uch In te re ste d In them . A nd— I’m d ire c te d to w a rd th e door anil found delicious, b u t th e follow ing Is es­ m e a n s m uch In th e w ay of b e tte r q u a l­ going to cook th e d in n er e n tire ly by h is h a t und coat. It w us tim e fo r him pecially s o : to go. T h e sp len d id a d v e n tu re wus ity an d p rice. A can of c re a m k e p t In m yself. G reen P ea Bisque. a good cooling ta n k is w o rth a d o lla r Cook one p in t o f peas, rub th rough “Now h ere's th e p o in t: I'd Just die ov e r I m o re th a n th e sam e can k e p t o u ts id e A chill d ism ay c lu tc h in g a t his a sieve a n d ad d o n e-h alf cu p fu l of If you should And ou t who 1 am , be­ am i exposed to th e h e a t o f a v e ra g e I canned to m ato soup, one p in t of hot c a u se th is Is a m ighty hold th in g to h e a rt, K am sey sto p p ed a t th e door and s u m m e r ‘ w e a th e r. T h e p ro d u c e r Is milk, one te a sp o o n fu l of su g ar, a few do. My sis te r and 1 will he m asked tu rn e d to fa c e his m ask ed ho stess. T h e m o re In te re ste d In th is d o lla r th a n g rain s of pepper. T h ick en w ith tw o w hile you ure a t th e h o u se an d I'm m a rrie d s is te r had sa id good-by In a n y o n e else. H e may not feel th a t h a going to tr u s t to y o u r ho n o r not to p an to m im e a n d d isa p p e a re d lu to th e Is losing th e d o lla r sim ply b e c a u se he tnblesponfuls o f b u tte r a n d one of k itch en . flour cooked to g e th e r. S erv e very try to tind out w ho we are. A gain K am sey looked deep Into tlib g ets th e sa m e p rice fo r h is p ro d u ct, hot w ith croutons. " I f you c a n 't come, plense p hone h u t th is Is only a te m p o ra ry co n d i­ M ain 11119 prom ptly a t 12:1k) o'clock ey es b eh in d th e m ask. T h is tim e th e y tion ; th e In d u stry Is lo sin g th e d o llar, G ooseberry Pie. tom orrow noon uud sim ply suy ‘I cu n 't w e re d u rk and In scru tab le. And yet a n d he Is th e m ost Im p o rta n t a n d b ig ­ L ine a pie p la te w ith p a stry and p u t com e' an d give y o u r nam e. B ut If we — a n d y e t—su rely th e re w as a m essag e gest p a rt of th e In d u stry . As a m a t­ Into it rip e gooseberries to cover th e d o n 't h e a r from you u t th a t tim e we ll In th em fo r him . S u rely — bottom , sp rin k le w ith a la y e r of flour S u d d en ly u g re a t Joyous sen se of te r o f sa tisfa c tio n It sh o u ld he w o rth ex p ec t you tom orrow nlgiu. * w hile to tu rn o u t a good p ro d u c t w hen and a cupful of su g ar, ad d m ore b e r­ He T h e re w as no nam e signed to th e conv ictio n sw ep t o v er K am sey. It Is n en rly ns easy to do so. ries to till th e shell, a n o th e r d u stin g of ad v a n c e d a s te p to w a rd h is m asked le tte r a n d no th in g else. T h e g ra d in g of cream nml p ay in g Hour, cover w ith a rich c ru s t and b ak e K am sey, q u ite absorbed a t th is h o ste ss, w ho re tre a te d p re c ip ita te ly . a d iffe re n tia l fo r q u a lity Is ra p id ly slowly. B ind th e edge o f th e p a stry r a th e r p leu san t b reak In th e m onotony T h en he stopped. In a little w ith a s trip of w et cloth to hold In " I — I,” he said, h u sk ily , " I know . com ing Into g e n eral use. o f his life, read the le tte r ag a in and y o u l I know you. I'd know you a n y ­ ¡chile th e cream p ro d u c e rs w ill e ith e r th e J u ic e s ; th is may be easily rem oved again. ! h a v e to get cooling ta n k s o r sufTer a s soon ns th e pie is baked. B ake 40 A t last, how ever, he looked u p to w here, u n d e r any cond itio n s. I'v e been j | a hlg loss due to p ro d u c in g second m in u tes In a m o d e ra te oven. And M ary's big blue eyes fixed on him crazy a b o u t you for w eeks— m onths. 1 g ra d e cream . T h e cooling ta n k Is In puzzlem ent u t th is a sto u n d in g d is ­ b u t—b u t th is Is th e first tim e I'v e G ooseberry T apioca. a rra n g e m e n t of th e m orning's ro u tin e. ev e r b ad th e co u rag e to say an y th in g . j eound, sensible, econom ical, an d de­ Soak tw o -th ird s of a ru p fu l of ta p ­ A nd a s Kam sey looked full Into M ary 's W hy, w hy did you te a s e m e so w ith m an d ed by decen t a n d p ro g re ssiv e ey es th e le tte r w as m om en tarily fo r­ th a t m a n 's p h o to g rap h In y o u r n o te ­ fa rm in g m ethods, and w e should all ioca over night In slig h tly salted w a­ be fo r a n y th in g th a t h a s so m uch te r. D rain, p u t In a double boiler g o tten and a stro n g e r w ave of s e n ti­ book? W ho 1» he? W h at Is h e to I m erit. w ith one an d o n e-q u arter cu p fu ls o f m en t fo r M ary aw ept over him th a n you?" boiling w a te r and one-fourth of s te a ­ h e had yet experienced. F o r a m om ent th e re w as silence. spoonful of sa lt, cook u n til th e tapioca On th e In sta n t Itam sey felt a w ild Then the masked hostess spoke and Farmers Now Realizing h a s absorbed all th e w ater, th en add o u tb u rst of hopes an d affection on th e '“M T U ',’ “r u r ; . .b. Importance of Good Sire tw o cu p fu ls o f gooseberries, ripe, well tip o f h is tongue. T h e se a re d ay s o f o p p o rtu n ity fo r stem m ed an il headed, w ith one cupful T hen, on th e In sta n t a cloud o f said so ftly . "I found th e p ic tu re on Gook until th e b erries a re b re e d e rs o f p u re b re d c a ttle F a rm e rs o f su g a r d e s p a ir sw ept o v er him. F o r M sry th e floor In th e office a n d —a n d —” te n d e r and th e tap io ca tra n sp a re n t. In g e n eral a re realizin g th e Im p o rtan c e dro p p ed h er eye« to h er notebook and Now R am sey had h e r In h is arm s. C hill and serv e w ith cream and sugar. th e r e he saw ag ain th e p h o to g rap h “ A nd I let yon see th e p ic tu re so as o f p u ttin g first-class p u re b re d sire s a t W ith th is of a m an—th e sam e p h o tograph th a t to m a k e you Jealous. B ut you d id n 't th e h e a d o f th e ir herds. D ata Salad. huil been in h e r notebook fo r th e seem to notice. And th e n I got th is good d em an d fo r b u lls It is p o o r policy T a k e one cupful o f d ates, th re e t a ­ fo r b re e d e rs h aving young b u lls fo r p a st week cud w hich she so freq u en tly Idea of th is d in n e r - und— oh, K am sey, sa le n o t to give them good c a re an d blespoonfuls of seeded raisin s, th re e reg a rd e d w ith r a p t a tte n tio n . H e r you’re so slow, you old d e a r !“ p le n ty o f th e rig h t k in d o f feed. Im ­ tab lesp o o n fu ls o f w a ln u t m eats, one- llanee, probably, th o u g h t R am sey ru e ­ p ro p e r feed in g of th e young bull Is h a lf cupful o f boiled dressing, one fully. cu p fu l of diced celery an d one- p o o r econom y. D ic ta tio n w ent b ad ly th a t m orning T h e m an out looking fo r a hull Is I th ird of a cupftfl of g ra te d A m erican All d u rln .t th e tim e M ary w as In th e cheese. Mix th e cheese, n u t m eats and office w ith him th e re w ere tw o e le In n u m erab le P ro d u c ts D erived From no t m uch Im pressed w hen show n an raisin s. S tuff th e d a te s w ith th is u n d e rsiz e d h a lf-sta rv e d b u ll, no m a t­ in e n ts It. K am sey's mind w hich sto p p ed W ood P ulp, T hrough th e In­ m ix tu re and allow them to sta n d sev­ te r how well b red he Is. B e tte r p rices Ills u su ally ready flow o f b u sin ess j v en tiv e G enius of M an. Slice th e d ates, add th e a lw a y s a re se c a re d fo r th o se th a t Hre e ra l hours. la n g u a g e and m ade him fre q u e n tly j celery a n d th e sa la d d ressin g and In good th rifty co ndition a n d o f good »top e n d s ta re blank ly Into vacancy. My w id eaw ak e ra ilro a d frien d , se rv e In n e sts of le ttu c e . A little O ne of th e se w as h is rapidly grow ing j G eorge I». O gden of P itts b u rg h , w as size fo r th e ir age. W e c a n n o t afford sw eet o r sour cream will Im prove th e to sacrifice size In d eveloping th e hulls. sen tim en t fo r M ary an d fa st augm ent- , ! ta lk in g to som e lum berm en. R em em b er th e hull th a t h a s not been d ressing. lag ra g e i-galnat th e unknow n m an B o ard s, shingles, p lan k s, la th and w hose p ic tu re sh e c arrie d In h e r note- j I Joists w e re once th e isily o u tp u t of a w ell fed is g e n erally d isa p p o in tin g to th e buyer. A d isa p p o in te d b u y er Is h o o k , and the o th e r w as th e lu re o f th» log, he said, b u t now b ehold w h at a V r tlQ _ a po o r a d v e rtise m e n t. A s tu n te d a n i­ unk n o w n w om an w ho had so suddenly I fo re st tr e e does fo r you. tg), 1933. W .* t# rn N # w f p ,p ,r t'n lo n ) m al Is not alw a y s sa tisfa c to ry a s a j an d In terestin g ly com e Into hla life. --------- n --------- Y our c ra v a t w as very lik ely a G a­ All th e rest o f th e day K am sey w as nadla n sp ru c e o r a birch, an d so w ere b re e d e r.—W L. B lizzard, P ro fe sso r of re s tle s s, sh o u ld he accep t th e In v ita ­ I y o u r w ife 's silk sto ck in g s a n d under- ] A nim al H u sb an d ry , O k lah o m a A. and M. College. tio n o r n o t? | g arm e n ts, w rite s “G ira rd ” In th e Phils- O n th e follow ing day h e w as no t j I d elp h la F.nqulrer. h im se lf a t all. H e found It so Im ­ W e see c a rp e ts, ru g s, ta p e s trie s, Iowa Demonstrates Value p o ssib le to conduct h is ro u tin e a s u n ­ j dishes, p h o n o g rap h re c o rd s m oving ' of Good Purebred Sires d e r no rm al co ndition s th a t he d is­ p ic tu re films, p a in ts, so ap s, rope, T h e v alu e o f good p u re b te d sire s In p en sed e n tirely w ith d ictatio n an d twrlne. d is in fe c ta n ts dyes an d celluloid •p e n t alm o st th e e n tire m orning In a j all b u ilt upon wood pulp. W hen Penn- g ra d in g u p scru b o r g ra d e cgw s w as flurry of Indecision a s to w h e th e r he ¡ sy lv a n la w as still th e le a d e r o f lum ­ sh o w n a t th e Iow a s ta te college In an sh o u ld go to L in d en av en u e an d m eet b e r s ta te s , saw d u st a t th e m ills w as a e x p e rim e n t s ta rtin g In 1907. N ativ e S' rub c a ttle from A rk a n sa s w e re g ra d ­ th e m asked h o stess o r *n«>t. F o r a shy j n u isan ce an d a d ead lo a s ed up th ro u g h th e c o n tin u o u s use of m an and a m an w ho had few a d v e n ­ M any o f th e a rtic le s m entio n ed p u re b re d sire s T h e g ra n d d a u g h te rs tu r e s in life it w as q u it a problem . above a re p a rtia lly m ade o f th is by­ h a d a n a v e ra g e In crease o f 4.471.7 B u t—h a lf p a st tw elv e cam e an d p ro d u c t th a t w as once given o v e r to p o u n d s o f m ilk a n d IjhVdrt p o u n d s of w ent, and K am sey failed to call. ; fire In o rd e r to get rid o f it. b u tte r f a t o v e r th e ir scrub dam s. As th s aftern o o n w ore on K am sey O f co u rse, all th e w ra p p in g p a p e r • • • ra rn e to feel a c e rta in sense of fa ta lity a n d p a p e r boxes yon see, s s w ell s s I In th e com ing e v e n t If he w ent to th e th e p ag e upon w hich th is Is p rin ted , F e e d s fo r new ly h a tc h e d geese and d in n er, he f e l t Instinctiv ely , th a t th e *rera o n ce tr e e s of th e fo rest. d u ck s should c o n ta in a la rg e p e r cen t m ask ed h o stess w ould e n sn a re him I ___________________ o f g re e n s fr>4n t ‘ ■ « • • • • a n d th a t M ary, consequently, w ould A n d rew 's H ard Luck. p a ss out of his life forever. E x erc ise Is ab so lu tely n e c e ssa ry fo r Y oung A ndrew had been a b se n t from W ith a so rt of courag e born o f d es­ school all day an d re tu rn e d th e follow ­ hen s to be h ealth y an d p ro d u ctiv e. It p e ra tio n K am sey tria d h ard to see ing m o rn in g w ith o u t an y exeuee. k eep s them co n ten ted , fo r hen n a tu re M ary a n d ta il h e r som ething th a t w h ereu p o n th e te a c h e r sen t hla m o th er dem an Is th a t they get th e ir living by -O - a fte rn o o n o f th e tu m u lt In h is h e a rt th e re g u la tio n ex cu se b lan k to be «»'catching. On th e W aitin g L is t * Rut fo rtu n e w asn ’t w ith him. H a . fllled o a t S h o rtly A ndrew re tu rn e d r a r r l v a l —P h ilip p a, w hen I m a k e ^ iy E x e rc ise Is s n Im p o rta n t th in g la B rand no o p p o rtu n ity fo r doing so. fo rtu n e I'm going to ask y o g to m arry an d h a a d o d th e te a c h e r hla excuee At la s t. th an . R am say, n eatly garbed w ith th e cooecloueneen of a deed wall keeping ch ick s healthy, and th is caa me. W ill you m ind w aitin g fo r m e? be en co u rag ed by allow ing th e chiche In a d in n e r Jacket, d ro v e to 9 1 t I-lodes p erfo rm ed . It re e d : P h ilip p a —-NiX a t all, P e r c y ; not a t , to e c ra te d aro u n d oa th a law n sa toon a v e n u e H e looked w ith a qaick eo ln g all. T h a longer I hav e to w ait fa t "Iveer te a c h e r. A n d re w got w et la t • • th e w e a th e r Is w arm enough. a t a c h a rm -o s little bungalow you th a b e tte r p u Ilka i t iA* A a s em l alek LB Ik s Ik nk” I M JH H is M a sk e d H o stess l U f i i i M K ROMANCE OF WORDS . j GATHERED FROM ONE TREE OUCitStHOUGH HILLV ’PO SS U M ’S HATH 1~~v 1 l.I.V T o s s ! M m ade Ills hom e one y ear In a tn -e th a t grew n ear a stre a m in th e woods. B ut Billy learned a lesson w hich h e n e v e r forgot and a f te r th a t he chose h is hom e fa r from th e w ater. H e did not select th is tre e to be n ear th e w ater, b ecau se Billy 'P o ssu m did not care fo r huth ln g o r sw im m ing. He Just happened to m ak e Ids hom e th e re w ith o u t th in k in g o f th e stre a m a t all. It w as nice and quiet. No one b o th ­ ered him In th e d a y tim e and a t night It w as easy to ru n th ro u g h th e woods o r Jum p from tr e e to tre e an d reach th e road th a t led to th e farm , w here he could find p len ty of food. B ut one day Billy ’P ossum aw oke w ith a s t a r t—som ething w as h ap p en ­ ing to his home. H e could plainly h e a r som ething like saw in g going on. “ W ent S plash Into th e W a te r.” b e aw oke again w ith a s ta r t th a t m ade him trem ble, fo r th e tre e in w hich he w as sleeping w as c e rta in ly falling. “ It m ust hav e been Mr. Alan a fte r a ll,” th o u g h t Killy 'P o ssu m . “O ld Air. D og m u st h a v e tra c k e d m e h e re and th ey .:ave cut dow n th e tre e ." H e did not h av e tim e to th in k m ore, fo r w h ile b e w as looking w ith both sh a rp eyes to see w ho w us a f t e r him an d clinging fu s t to th e ta lle s t lim b of th e tree, dow n It w ent rig h t into th e stream , w hich w as p re tty deep. T h e b ran ch w here B illy w as clin g ­ ing w ent sp lash Into th e w a te r, and o f co u rse B illy w ent, too. H e knew th is w as no tim e to play dead 'possum . If it b ad been on land he m ight, but not In th e w a te r: and pnddllng q uick­ ly to th e bank h e scram b led up and aw ay he ran. H e did not sto p u n til he Was sa fe In a n o th e r tre e an d th e n he took a look aro u n d . T h e re w as no one In sig h t b u t Mr. Fox. w ho stood sh a k in g him ­ se lf w ith laughing. " W h a t a re you lau g h in g a t? ” ask ed Billy, feelin g a little c ro s s ; fo r som e­ how he fe lt th n t Air. F ox w as la u g h ­ ing aC him . "B ecau se you h ad to ta k e a b a th ,'' a n sw ered Air. Fox. “ You h av e th e B eav er b ro th e rs to th a n k fo r y o u r dip Into th e stre a m . D id n 't you h e a r them saw in g dow n th e tre e ? ” “Oh, w ns th a t w h a t I h e a rd ? ” re­ plied B illy, looking very m uch s u r­ p rised . “I d id n ’t know w h a t It wns, b u t I knew It w as not Mr. Alan, so I w ent lo sleep a g a in an d w hen I w oke up th e tr e e w us fallin g .” Air. Fox began to laugh again. “T h in g s m ove fu st w ith th e B eav er boys," lie SHld. “ I ad v ise you to m ake y o u r now hom e a w a y fro m a stre a m o r pond, fo r if th ey w ant a tr e e they ta k e it.” Air. F ox tr o tte d off an d B illy 'P o s­ sum cam e dow n th e tre e anil w ent th ro u g h th e w oods to look fo r n new hom e fa r from th e w a te r side. H e decided th a t an old hollow tr e e w ould be b e st fo r m any re a s o n s ; a n d one w as th a t be knew tb e B enver b ro th e rs w ould not choose a n old tr e e fo r b u ild ­ ing th e ir darns. B illy poked out his head and looked, h u t th e re w a s no sign of Mr. Man or Mr. Dog, th e enem ies he m ost d re a d ­ e d ; h u t still he could h e a r th e q ueer sound. “Oh, I guess It Is Mr. W oodpecker a t w ork som ew here on th e tre e .” he said a t last. “ I will go hack to bed. fo r I have a long ru n to m ak e to n ig h t to Air. M an's sw eet p o ta to p atch an d I need to re s t.” B ilty snuggled dow n in to h!s bed an d w ent to sleep, though he still h eard th e funny noise going on. How long he slep t lie did not know , hut (© , 1923, by M cC lur* N e w s p a p e r S y n d ic a te .) THE RIGHT THING at the RIGHT TIME By MARY M A R SH A LL D U FFER W IIKN YOU CJOSSII* A n d t h e r e ’s lu s t In u s n o c h a r m c a n t a m e Of lo u d ly p u b lis h in g our n e i g h b o r 's sham e. —S te p h e n H a rv e y . ■p» VEKA'BODY g o ssip s—th e m an In b u sin ess o r Ids club Ju st as m uch ns th e w om an a t hom e or in h e r sew ­ ing circle. In fact som e gossip Is re a l­ ly d elightful. If w e censed to ta lk over o u r n eighbors anil frien d s w ith each o th e r we should be dep riv ed of a very la rg e and Im p o rtan t p a rt of o u r sub­ je c ts of co nversation. Alan.v of th e clev e rest p lay s In te re st us b ecau se we a re In terested in gossip, a n d th e g re a t n o v elists could n ev er h a v e becom e such s tu d e n ts of h um an n a tu r e had they n o t listen ed w ith In te re st to a g re a t deal o f gossip. So d o n 't s ta rt o u t w ith th e reso lu ­ tion th a t you will keep th e co n v ersa­ tion aw ay from gossip. A'ou c a n 't talk fo re v e r about th e w eath er, o r th e new p lay s or tlie books you re a d o r th e chances of a w arm sp rin g o r th e next c a n d id a te fo r governor. B u t when you do gossip you can rem em b er th a t th e r e Is a co u rteo u s w ay o f going a b o u t it. a w ell-bred w ay, a n d a w ay th n t Is in courteous an d lll-hred. T h e tru ly w ell-bred person an d th e person w ho h as lea rn e d w I adorn gos­ sip s b u t little a b o u t h im self o r his fam ily. T h is Is som ething th a t It Is difficult fo r som e perso n s to realize. A nd h e re is som ething else th a t Is difficult to do. D o n 't gossip about y o u r serv a n ts, especially w hen th is gossip Is of a d ero g ato ry n a tu re . In g eneral, do not reg ard a s yours to tell any Inform ation about any one th a t you hav e gained In an Indirect, u n d erh a n d e d w ay. D on't, fo r Instance, le t It d ro p th a t you th in k Air. S m ith w ho room s w ith you Is engaged be­ c a u se you have seen a good m any pic­ tu r e s o f a c e rta in young w om an and b ec a u se he g ets le tte r s a d d re sse d In th e sam e fem inine hand. T h a t Is a l­ m ost as u n p ard o n ab le as It Is to m ake fre e w ith Inform ation you m ay have gleaned by an In te re stin g telep h o n e call. I t Is had enough to allow y o u r­ s e lf to listen , m ore th a n Ill-bred to re a d a le tte r o v er a n o th e r p erso n 's shoulder, but It Is ten tim es w o rse to m ak e fre e w Ith such in fo rm atio n a f te r you h a v e gleaned It. 9 , 1*13. by Mi-ciur* N«w*p*p«r syndi<-*t*) -O - A LINE O’ CHEER By Jo h n K endrick B a n g s T H E FLY IN G HOUR S O M E fo lk * th in k o f T o m o rro w , And to m e o f Y »*t*rd ay. W ith *11 th * Joy a n d so r r o w T h a t lin g e r on t h e w * y B u t In th l* w o rld of fo m en t. My tea k la a n d in g h o w T o aotae th * p a sa tn g m o m e n t And m a k e th * boat o f VO W <• hr M cC lar* V * w a e *e e r » y n l i c e t . > Has Anyone Laughed ? At You e T h e l R. « Because — P E Y S E R You rush to r th e d o cto r fo r th e least th in g ? A’ou m ay sav e a lo t of tro u b le by tills um nodern hnhit. A'ou m ay sa v e o th e r folk from c a tc h ­ ing y o u r disease. You m ay sav e tim e and tro u b le In th e end by g e ttin g a “m en d er" on tb e Job befo re It’s too lu te fo r th a t kind of m ending. A'ou m ay, how ever, be g e ttin g a b it too fu ssy an d sp en d in g m oney an d d o c to r's tim e e x tra v a g a n tly . T h e good d o c to r doegn't m uch c a re to be ra ile d out u n n e c e ssn rily —th e young d o cto r does, o f course. If y o u r d o c to r gives you a, few h in ts a s to w h a t to do b efo re callin g him In, you w ill know t>e Is a good and bu sy p ra c titio n e r. SO Y our g etaw ay h ere is: T he young d o c to rs lovs you. < # by M c C l u r * V a w a p u p . r S y n d i c a t e I -o - YOUR-JTZ hand 2 cT^r:',‘;: ta Read Yam CapebilMws or W eak. ■ M i«s T h a t M ake fo r S u ccess o r F ailu re as S how n in Y our P a l * T H E F I NGE R NAI LS Y A T i l E N th e “m oon" a t th e ro o t of v v th e linger n a ils s h o w s g red color of m ixed shading, it is an Indieation of a co m b ativ e n a tu re , w hich d e lig h ts in c o n te s ts o f bodily s tre n g th o r m e n ta l ag ility . N ote w h e th e r th e null o f th e finger of S a tu rn , o r second finger, h e a rs a w h ite m ark . T h is is h eld by som e a u th o ritie s to In d icate a voyage to be u n d e rta k e n by th e su b je c t. If a wall show s black m a rk s. It Is a n In­ d icatio n o f sorrow a n d tro u b le. O n th e th u m b n ail th e b lack m ark ahow s a fa u lty , p a ss io n a te n a tu re . On th e nail of th e finger of A lercury, th e little finger, a w h ite apot m ean s a su ccess­ ful b u sin ess e n te rp rise , a n d a b la c k sp o t m ean s th a o p p u s lte g a re v e rse o r d is a s te r In business. I f th e r e ia a w hite, sta r-s h a p e d nail It Is a sign o f af- m ark on th e nail. factio n th a t Is not recip ro c a te d , ex cep t w hen th e m ark a p p e a rs on th e th u m b nail, w hen It m ean s th e opposite, o r re- q u ire d affection. N ails o f m edium len g th and w idth. and o f a bluish tin t, s h o w 'th a t th e c ir­ c u latio n o f th e blood ia fa u lty , an d th e r e is a ten d en cy to w a rd e x tre m a nerv o u sn ess. by W h e e . r S y n d i c a t * lee ) --------- O--------- If Cows O nly Could. “W hen they w ere lay in g th e b ric k p av em en t In G reenfield.” said H e n ry F ry e, o f th a t city, “som e fo re ig n e rs w ere w o rk in g w ith th e crew . W« had som e cow s th en , and th e se fo r­ eig n ers used to com e to u s fo r m ilk. O ne d ay tw o cam e over. T hey w aited u n til w e fllled th e ir order. “ 'L e t m e hav e som e from th e cow th a t gives b u tte rm ilk .' «aid one."— In­ die n s p ells News.