A C TIO N œ m g GOOD LOSER B y C. N. M O N T A Y N E I UCY AM ES could always tell when her husband drove In by Die child re n ’ s uproarious welcome. «T B ID IIM S rub on WORMS lo t* HOURS They were crowding down to the Vicki VapuHub. I l i to raliavi d iitr n ii In l i l l i l living i t I Ion lha night avari whlla garage now—B ill Junior, Calvin, •Uila > Inilantly . , . your child tlsspi I chi' ‘ Cynthia, Paula and Roger, aged 8. When •n you rub It on throat, chest and Lucy heard th e ir s h rill, excited cries back — „, V icki VapoKub start« rig h t to work to soothe Irrita tio n , eruie cough- and, a fte r n m inute. H ill's hearty, Intr. relieve muscular aoreneu and roa rin g laugh. She .m ille d a little , tlKhtnean. And VapoKub keeps on fa in tly, aa ahe went to the window working fo r hourn ________ _____ and drew the curtain aside. In the n ig h t to bring re lie f.T ry l t l ▼ vapor u ® Why, she wondered, did children always adore th e ir fathers? Perhaps It was because fathers were not home a ll day, te llin g them to do this, not to do that. Or because they were something of a novelty, who cumo home from week trips, w ith In trig uin g gifts Her sm ile faded as she let the curtain drop. This father, Lucy reflected w ith a j sigh, was a strange m ixture of bluff, ! good nature, generosity and ego- 1 tlsm . B ill was a king in his own I home — a fat. ro llic k in g monarch • whose reign hnd never been dis­ puted. And there, Lucy decided, was 1 the trouble. I C K Happy Days for Sluggish Folks H W H E N C O N S T IP A T IO N m a k e s you foo l punk th e d i c k r n i , b r in g * on a to m ac h u p ae t, t o u r H a i r , gaaay d is c o m fo r t, ta k e Dr. C a ld w e ll'* fa m o u s m e d ic in a to q u ic k ly pu ll th e trig g e r o n la z y “ In - n a r d a " , a n d h e lp you fe e l b rig h t a n d c h ip p e r a g a in . O R . C A L O W E t L 'S ia th e w o n d e r fu l a e n - n a la x a tiv e c o n ta in e d in good o ld S y ru p P e p a in to m a k e it ao e aay to ta k e . M A N Y D O C T O R S uae pepain p re p a ra ­ tio n * in p re a c rip tiu n a to m a k e th e m e d i­ c in e m o re p a la ta b le a n d a g re e a b le to ta k e . So be a u re y o u r la x a tiv e la c o n ­ ta in e d in S y ru p P e p a in . IN S IS T O N D R . C A L D W E L L 'S — th e f a ­ v o r ite ot m illio n * tor 5 0 y e a r * , a n d fe e l th a t w h o le s o m e r e lie f fro m c o n s tip a ­ tio n . E v e n fin ic k y c h ild r e n lo v e it. C A U T IO N : U s e o n ly aa d ire c te d . DR. ( M i l l ' S SENNA LAXATIVE SYRUP PEPSIN to have him defeated? I t was silly. And yet— They assembled In the playroom the next night. C alvin made a log fire and C ynthia arranged the chairs. Paula was um pire and, cross-legged, graced the top of the radio table H er expression waa serious as if w ith the heavy respon­ s ib ility of her role. Lucy, her arm about Roger, who had been allowed to stay up an extra hour for the mo­ mentous struggle, sat on the corner d iva n —watching. It was b rillia n t table tennis. Hard fought, clean, clever. Tw ice B ill Junior seemed to have his fa ttie r beaten. Tw ice his aggres­ sive defensive appeared to bew ilder Later, Lucy went from room to I room m aking sure windows were ! not open too wide, th a t blankets were over sm all, hunched shoulders, doors properly closed Th» d ark lay th l' k In the room B ill Junior shared I with C alvin. She heard someone i move when she went in on quiet feet "T h a t you, m other?" She sat down on the edge of the bed. Her son’s hand slipped Into | hers. "A good game, B ill.” She squeezed his fingers before she released them. ''W ell played. I'm sorry you didn’t w in.” He drew a deep, long breath. “ So’m I. Pop's tough. Got to be awful good to take h im ." I suppose so." Her voice was low, flat. "Goodnight, d e a r." A fte r she q uietly closed the door and her footsteps dwindled down the hall, B ill Junior raised him self on i one arm . ' Awake, S tinky?” The springs in C alvin's bed twanged as he turned over. "Yeah, w hy?" The children humored him. They purposely indulged his desire to win at whatever games they played, be- i cause they seemed to Instinctively know how much it meant to him . They fed his vanity, took a delight in keeping his laughter quick and ready. Lucy's face shadowed. She wondered why such a triv ia l m atter as B ill's w inning children's games should annoy her. But it d id — it had from the firs t—that day last Sum- , m cr when she had seen Calvin de­ lib e ra te ly throw a handicap tennis m atch so his father could win "D in n e r rea dy? " They streamed In. B ill In the van, the children follow ing. He caught Lucy by the elbows, and raised her I fo r a kiss A t the table there was a great j cla tte r of crockery, voices. B ill te ll­ ing about his trip , the children like 'tra in e d stooges givin g him leading ’* " WI*‘* j questions B ill Junior, looked down the table at his father "H ow about the fa m ily ping-pong tournam ent finals dad? Play them off to n ig h t? " SEW IN G CIRCLE PATTERNS A b ie te W i t h ( b r ig h t O u tf it fo r S c lio o t 1576 2-8 yrs. P r e tty C o m b in a tio n T 'H I S a d o ra b le ju m p e r a nd ja c k - A e t c o m b in a tio n is such fu n fo r 36-52 lit t le g ir ls to w e a r — such easy se w in g fo r M o th e r! Choose a N e a t House F ro c k |£ V E R Y w om an lik e s n ea t, fla t- p re tty p la id in lig h tw e ig h t w ool te rin g fro c k s fo r house w e a r. and a c ris p w h ite co tto n fo r th e T h is s ty le is d esigned e s p e c ia lly s im p le blouse.• • • fo r the la r g e r w o m a n , is b o ld ly Pattern No. 1576 is for sizes 2, 3, 4, 5. ( accented w ith b rig h t r ic ra c . and 8 years. Size 3. jumper, 1 yard of 54- • • • inch: Jacket, long sleeves. ’ * yard; blouse, 1 yard of 35 or 39-inch. .P attern No- 8194 comes in sizes 36, 38. Send your order to: 40. 42. 44, 46. 48, 50 a n d 52. Size 38 re­ quires 4 » i yards of 35 or 39-inch. 81941 Lucy wondered why young B ill failed to press his advantage—and then glanced at her husband's g rim ly set face. S E W IN G C IR C L E P A T T E R N D E P T . 828 M is s io n S t., S a n F r a n c is e s , C a lif . Enclose 25 cents in coins for each j B ill. Lucy noticed that her hus- j pattern desired. B ill Junior chuckled. “ Got some band's sm ile had faded—how g rim Pattern Nn m ,. news fo r you. It's a secret fo r the his face was. And then, at each tim e being, but I 'll let you in on it if Name___________________ psychological moment, he rallie d you keep your mouth shut.” Get Well A d d re s s _ and evened the score. Why. Lucy " I w on't say a w o rd ." Calvin asked herself, did Ju nior’s flashy, promised. "W ha t is it? ” Lucy saw her husband's nod pressing play weaken? Why d id n 't D o n ’t p a in t e le c tric cords. T h is ----- — Last night Dad told me he's get­ D u e t o a Cold "Sure, any tim e —but we'd better he drive his advantage home when ' ting me a brand new bike the first of is bad fo r ru b b e r and p ro m p tly make it tom orrow . I'v e got a report he had the game and set p ra ctica lly the m o n th !" Young B ill's whisper causes i t to c ra c k . Money Tar Cough Compound to w rite a fte r d in n e r." He added, w o n ? — •— was excitedly vibrant. “ I ought to amused: "T h in k you can beat m e?” ’T 'H E heavy, significant silence double up on the subscriptions soon K eep a clothes h a n g e r in the 1 broken only by the click of the " I'v e been p ra cticin g all week at as I get it. P re tty swell, eh?" s e w in g-ro om w hen m a k in g a dress. bouncing celluloid ball and the g al­ the 'Y ', " young B ill told him . The h a lf-fin is h e d g a rm e n t m a y be lery's strained, anxious breathing In the dark, long a fte r the others p laced on i t w h e n you a re n ’t were asleep, Lucy thought about the ended in a scream of sudden joy. w o rk in g on it. P re v e n ts w rin k le s "G am e and s e t!" B ill threw down fa m ily tournam ent. F or a long tim e —•— •«J the rubber-faced paddle and let out B ill Ju nior had wanted a bicycle to I f you have fo rg o tte n to enclose a shout o f laughter. cover the rounds he made a fte r some a r tic le in y o u r le tte r, you The children swarm ed enthusias­ school In search of magazine sub­ can reopen th e envelope b y la y tic a lly over him . This. Lucy knew, CORN scriptions. D re am ily. Lucy decided in g a w e t c lo th o v e r the flap and th«< if he won the tournm ent—if he was her husband's usual moment. p re ssin g w ith a w a r m iro n . Her sm ile was sm all and cryptic beat his fa th e r—she would get it for — •— when she began rounding up her JUST K E E P BUSY I him . When he started in business fo r Cough due to colds, smoking? Get this E m p ty the v a c u u m cle a n e r bag brood, sending them off to bed. B ill Again she wondered at herself, at shook hands w ith his oldest son and him self, in a field which was over­ fre q u e n tly . A n e xcessive accu­ prescription-type formula of cough-relief her annoyance. Such a small, harm- switched the lights off. ingredients long used by doctors. Long- crowded and harsh, a friend of mine m u la tio n o f d ir t im p a ir s the suc­ 1 less conceit, this desire to w in on lasting relief 3 important ways: "Guess the champ can’t be beat­ ran into high stone walls of discour­ tio n o f the c le a n e r. ! big B ill's part. Why should she want e n ." young B ill said huskily. agement. Often he was ready to E a s es t h r o a t t ic k le — •— quit. Why keep on trying? he would Soothes raw, irritated Glue ru b b e r w a sh e rs to the b o t­ ask him self. There d id n 't seem to to m o f y o u r d ish -p a n w ith w a te r­ membranes be much ahead but failure. 3 « Helps loosen phlegm p ro o f a irp la n e g lu e. T h is w ill hold " I would go home night after th e d ish -p a n ste a d y in the s in k America s favorite for 100 years. night p erfectly w illin g to call it and w ill p re v e n t b la c k s ta in s fro m . . . DU E TO C O LD S , 5. ■ T • ■' quits w ith life ,” he told me. "T hree fo rm in g in th e s in k . tim es I wondered if it wouldn’t be — •— better to end it a ll." GIVE THEM GOOD-TASTING M ake a s y ru p o f b ro w n s u g a r His wife advised h im to see the SCOTT'S EMULSION fa m ily physician, and the physician and a lit t le b u tte r o r m a rg a rin e Horizontal S o lu tio n In N e a t In a n e. H e l p * b u ild a t a m in a - h e lp * b u ild recommended a psychiatrist. The and se rve i t o v e r cooked c a rro ts resistance to colds, i f youngsters d o n 't 1 Continent 1 2 3 4 nuuga n a tu r a l A A D V it a m in * I exam ination lasted three days, but c u t le n g th w is e . O r glaze th e c a r ­ ««■t enough 6 7 5 8 9 10 11 . 5 Keyed up 4 » S c o tt’a la a high e n e rg y I can give you the gist o f his recom ­ ro ts in th is s y ru p in a fr y in g pan w ith interest F » O D T O N I C - a "g o ld 12 mendation in three words: "Ju st or in the oven. 13 9 To cut m in e " o f n a t u r a l A A D 14 keep busy.” V ita m in s a n d e n e rg y - 12 Confined S w e ate r b e lts should be m eas­ The psychiatrist's explanation ran b u ild in g n a tu r a l oil. E a a y 15 16 17 13 Upholstered 1 i 18 19 to t a k e . M a n y d o c to rs like this: "T he end of life is not ured b efo re w a s h in g . T hen th e y couch recom m end I t I B uy tod ay thought. It is action. We are made can be s tre tc h e d and pin ne d to the 14 Part of 2Q 21 1 a t y o u r d ru g store. 22 23 24 25 26 "to be" fo r action. That we m ay move and e x a c t size b efo re d ry in g . 15 Note of scale act we have a marvelous system of MORE than just a tonic— 27 28 29 16 The Ot lent 30 muscles, nerves, senses: a ll de­ 31 it’x powerful nourithmonll 18 E xclam ation signed fo r action, fo r doing some­ w used to 32 33 Ö 34 thing. 35 36 startle “ The m ind responds gleefully to T he d is tr ic t a tto rn e y w as c lin c h ­ w 20 Symbol for 37 the active life, and happiness con­ in g h is case in a p acke d, e x p e c ta n t 38 39 sam arium 40 to nk sists, in the end, of action, action c o u rtro o m . 22 Okinawan 5» action. capital “ W here d id you fin d th is m o n ­ 42 43 i 44 24 One of the "Happiness depends upon what e y ? ” he asked o f th e accused m a n reat Lakes you do, not upon what you have, not in the p ris o n e r’s box. 46 QJ jou / l 27 G Self-satisfied 45 ♦7 49. upon what you th in k—but upon what “ A t the c o rn e r o f F if t h avenue 29 G rain allowed you do.” and M a rk e t s tre e t,” answ ere d the 50 to germ inate 51 52 53 54 I have observed many times that p ris o n e r w e a rily . 31 Hotel L AC's acidproof glass cloth Codec- the most interesting personalities "Y o u saw the m esse ng er d ro p 32 Inm ost parts tor Tube Trap is an exclusive 55 56 57 59 ’ 60 58 are not those of the lounge lizards it, and th en you w e n t and p icke d 34 Planet Star Q u a lity ” O il F ilte r feature. • 36 Note of scale or the do-nothings. They are the per­ i t u p ? ” pursued the D. A. SAME LOW P R IC E .f â L an t ro t and thus allow pollu­ 61 62 6Í 54 37 T e rrito ry 65 56 sonalities which have been stamped “ T h a t’s r ig h t .” tion of the o il U. S. bought definitely in the forge of action. " A n d a fte r you fo un d th is $50,000 stream. One of fro m Russia 67 The m inute this friend of m ine be w h ic h you k n e w d id n ’ t belong to 58 69 lOsuper-quality 39 O riental gan taking the advice literaU y, he j you, you d id n ’t c a ll the m essenger AC features fo r salutation began developing a happy outlook and g iv e i t b a c k to h im . W h y ? ” 41 A rtific ia l utmost engine Sold a t Locol on life, began m aking good in his [ The d e fe n d a n t sh ru gg ed h is language N o. 37 *0110 t Moóucro co, f»*»«»'. protection. business. i shoulders. 42 To tip 3 Preposition 28 A rchaic: 51 Symbol for 44 Turkish I a m glad to report that today he "B e c a u s e ,” he e x p la in e d , “ I was 4 Chewed up deportm ent selenium government is in a th riv in g way, completely j h u n g r y ! ” BUY WHERE YOU SEE THIS SIGN and 30 P itfa ll • HRR Tsstutss SrvftrsU »11 RlfMt *'»',«1 53 P rin te r’s 45 Ovum happy and well adjusted to his 33 To pass swallowed measure 47 Bog world. 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