Show J Housewife's Idea Box CLEAR ) By EMILIE LORING Copyright by Th® Ponn Publlahlnc It is good to give the unfortunate a living It Is still better to raise It Is them to a life worth living not so much the Infirmity that causes unhappiness ns the grief of useless Keller exlstence-Helen dependent WHEN YOU TAKE — SFNt7Bnr! cfc Cfc A LAXATIVE ' CHAPTER fv 'Ol't & i ) J i f I jJ XII —Continued — 8 “N w what have I done?” she demanded In mock terror as they entered Ihe enclosed porch gay with wicker and cretonnes and plants and colored lights “This Is what you’ve done Prue— You we’ll get down to facts at once are the finest the best sport of any girl I know—" but kind for words them “Thanks Wbat don’t try to soften the blow have I done that makes you sit there looking as grim as an executioner and — and twice as handsome?” He refused to be diverted by her "All right laugh but do you gayety realize that you bare made me appear to my best friend? Why did you tell Rod that you were engaged to me?” "Did he tell you that?” "Hold on now alt back In the seat went wrong and listen Something him and me the afternoon between you and your brother dropped In on us I felt It but I at High Ledges Then couldn’t get hold of anything things got In such a mess that I put Rod's crabbedness down to worry over Remember when you the lumbering collapsed the night of the fire?” “Remember Of course I remember I never fainted but once before In my life and when I think that I crashed when I might have helped more mortification sends my blood pressure down down down" The am“Don’t worry about that bulance surgeon says you may have a job with him any time you are ready to went When It for pieces that you night Rod nearly blew my head off because I left you Your brother and the doctor were with you I was needed I stayed else somewhere though” “Martyr” Prudence Jeered softly Not that she felt like being flippant but to assure herself that her stiff lips would move “That night —or morning rather— when we got back from the (Ire the whole thing came out You had told Rod that you were engaged to me and be accused me of underhand methods because the day I arrived at High Ledges he warned me that he Intended to marry you” “He did 1” Your eyes look as If they “He did aaw the coming of the Lord ' Why did you tell him we were engnged? Tell Rod" He cleared Don’t answer Ms voice “Promise you will explain to Rodney Gerard you owe that to me” “Sorry to Interrupt this twosome Jim but Prue’s brother Is looking for her" announced Rodney Gerard behind him “Great Scott I had Armstrong rose This Is my dance with the forgotten Take Prue In will village beauty you Rod?” Prudence made a vain effort to clutch his coat At the door of the living room Gerard put his arm about her H J t r r “Raster to dance through this bunch Do you mind?” UIs touch set She shook her head little pulses In her throat hammering the blood In her veins leaping her body tingling with a fiery quality of life she never before had felt lie had told Jim that he Intended to marry her She looked up “I told you that I was engnged to I don’t I wasn’t Jim Armstrong love him a bit" Was that her voice or was so pure warm and throbby another girl speaking? For an instant his eyes flamed with amazement then he crushed her to him savagely “Is that true? What a place to tell He bent his head I can’t—" me Not—" Not here Rod! “Rod Cdlor to his face back rushed to kiss you? I was going “Think Didn’t I promise I wouldn’t until — " A prosperA hand fell on his arm ous young farmer asked diffidently: “Dance with me Miss Schuyler?” With a look which set Prue’s heart Gerard relinquished her clamoring With the breathless sense that she was walking over a not too slumbering volcano Prudence laughed and chatted with her partner when the music Mrs Walter Gerard In the stopped latest in platinum metallic hairdressing and a smart black frock bore down upon her “Dear Miss Schuyler you are ravishing In that frosted green It brings out You've your high color marvelously been so kind to my darling daughter She has a fascinating uncle hasn’t she?" To Prue’s Indignant fancy the last sentence seemed to ring through the amplified room as If magnificently Her response she could not have told what It was shook with anger with Walter most she sympathized How could a man live with Gerard a winking woman? She turned on her heel almost Into the arms of Armstrong deed are you con“What dastardly as gaily as he demanded templating?” if the conversation In the sun room “Your ejes never had taken place are spitting sparks you look mad as a hatter" “Ihia la some Vlinlf proud party He and Rod Is doing lean are dis tributing 'gifts lie sent me to 10011" 'TEe'Stal’tMl to barik- - the fire threw on a log Instead She was wide awake after you Come on let’s eat" The middle of the long refectory she couldn't sleep If she went to bed She curled up In the wing clmlr Why table wus banked with red roses the Perhadn’t Rodney said was as delectable varied and supper us a noted caterer knew how to serve haps Just as she had discovered that It The guests’ eyes were wide with she adored him he didn’t like her any She had more Why should he? admiration tLeir cheeks pink with Now been bitter and hateful that Perched on one of the wide repletion love for him had slipped Into her heart to window sills Prudence pretended and taken absolute possessl n It had eat “How Is the lumbering coming Jim?” given life a new value given her a new Insight Into her own needs and “It’s a cinch The two men who deserted to Calloway slunk back and shortcomings A vine outside asked for a Job We took one but the tapped ley fingers A shutter rattled crew rode Kusclko out of town" against a window Her thoughts The fire purred “Why?” eerily “He dumped the truck of liquor" raced on and on The banjo clock "I suppose be was doing the dirty wheezed and ponderously struck the work of someone higher up" hour “Of course— but he tried to knife How Prudence counted Midnight Rod That gets you doesn’t It? Here still the world was What would old drink this punch It will bring your Santa say If be caught her sitting up Don’t care much for old color back for him? Silly what a kid she was! Rod do you?” “Who are you to try to probe the secrets of a maiden’s heart” Her eyes lost their laughter “How Is Calloway?” He has made public con“Iletter fession that be was solely responsible for dumping that load of liquor In front of the cattle barn and that be He did It to get will pay the bills even with Rod When be found out that he was wrong — " “lie Is such a Just man" Prudence Interpolated crisply “lie Is doing his darndest to be one now He diverted the girder which would have finished Rod I had turned away and didn't see It coming" Prudence shivered “That's the worst of the horrors of that lurid night Oh let's not think of It I must find the Puffers They probably want to go home” came down the broad As Prudence stairs In her green velvet wrap with Its brond mink collar Rodney Gerard was waiting My “Going? party has been a hasn’t It?” The blue of t his eyes was black a hint of passion underlay the laughter In hls voice “I don’t like to talk about myself If only her but" l’rue flouted gaily heart would atop thumping she wished “You have Immortalized yourwildly self She fered “Are I will could feel the throb of hls as he held the hand she Perhaps that was the reason Rodney didn’t like her any more— he— SomeWho bad come one was watching her In? She glanced furtively at the long Her heart stopped Rodney mirror He didn’t move Was he real? ner fascinated eyes clung to bis In the How he had changed since mirror the day she had plunged Into bis arms In the barn! Determination and the will to grapple obstacles had remodwhere It had been eled hls mouth It aow' set In a sensitive and mobile She had thought It too grim line of- Then you sure SI is waiting? leave you and speed my other guests" “Ho didn’t say good night I" Prudence told herself over and over as she squeezed In beside Mrs Puffer on the back seat of the automobile for your brother to drive “Foolish home alone" SI protested as he start“Whatta mean Is he ed the car might have come along with us Rut perhaps there wouldn’t be room I’m always forgettln’ Mother that you’re not so slim as you were in the days when you and I went to the circus” That reminds me “The circus what happened to Milly Gooch?” Prudence Inquired Mrs SI drew a long troubled breath “She went to pieces the night of the She had hysterics hangfire dearie ing on to Roddy Gerard— guess If folks hadn’t been scared to death where those flames might go thinking there would have been some whisper Ing" " "Twouldn’t have lnsted Mother Len CalUfway’s confession brought out the whole story of how Roddy’d helped her Walt Gerard had better not set hls foot In the village or he'll be tarred and feathered “nere we are at your door Miss Prudence" Prudence lingered outside the red silvered the brick house Moonlight dormers IIow low tha stars seemed They were like gold dust spangling Indigo velvet David was standing before the fire manan arm on the tel when she entered the living room He smiled as he met her eyes Thank heaven he could smile “I’ll call this a day" he said “It Is so long since I have stepped out to an evening festivity that I am tired" “Oh I thought we would talk It over before the fire David That’s half the She slipped her fun of a party" hand under hls arm and laid her cheek “Of course you against hls sleeve I will Go to bed are tired dear lock up" "I want to be full of pep tomorrow for the Gerard is having a big tree sort of a crew at the house warming” Ills arm tightened “No matter how about her shoulders the path dark and Prue you bring life and gayety and courage In your train” Dave!” “Why Dave Prudence hid her quivering lips hls shoulder Ills praise lie brought her heart to her throat laid hls hand tenderly on her ruddy against hair "Didn’t expect your staid old brother lie to go sentimental did you?” “Well tha't's my story and laughed I stick to It You're stunning In that Good night dear" Prue frock “ good night beloved’ ” she hummed In a husky undertone as she watched him cross the room H Didn’t Move— Was H Real? Her Fascinated Eyes Clung to Hls In the Mirror Now Its sternness was like boyish a knife In her heart she didn’t want life to hurt him she couldn't bear It Was she partly responsible? What would hls mother think of the change If she knew? He moved and the spell was broken “Merry Christmas I’rue of Prosperity farm!" She stood up and caught at the back The guarded ardor of the wing chair of hls eyes took her breath hls mouth stern It was young was no longer again "Merry Christmas Rodney" “Don't look at the clock This Isn’t late for the night before Christmas Ilad to get the collar for the kitten I've left him In a basket In the hall Planned to put him In Jean’s stocking Dave okayed my comIn themomlng ing" Was that why her brother had been too tired to stay downstairs? The light In the eyes watching her seemed She to get In the way of her breath proposed eagerly : The collar Is “Come Into the shop I— I— thought perhaps you had ready forgotten It" "Oh yes?" he responded enigmatiand followed her with the cally In bis band Prurustling basket dence picked up the collar from the bench “Take the kitten out and hold him tight while I put It on There Do you like It?" With the squirming “It’s great 1” in one arm Rodney kitten clutched seized Iter hand and held It against hls lips would go “Darling did you think through this night without a showI kept away after down with you? that dance I didn't dare trust myself Why did you tell me you were engaged to Jim Armstrong? Why — " The kitten squirmed and clawed and He sprang to the back W a jumped chair Contracted to a black Rill With t bound landed oq the high top Ills green eyes of the bookcase turned ruby red as he peered over the edge The man and girl stared back at him “Darn! Stop laughing Rodney Gerard you'll wakeu Dave aud bring Jane 'for Mack down on the another burglar” Prudence warned In a hoarse shlsper In the corner and "Get that cane The black Imp! poke the kitten down Perhaps you can reach him if you stand on something” on Gerard balanced precariously the arm of a chair and poked vigorous i i — At each thrust the quarrj risk of At the Imminent breaking hls neck —If not the kitten’s —Gerard lunged with the erfne “What the dickens Is going on here?" David Schuyler demanded from the threshold as be knotted the cord of hls brocaded dressing gown ''Jane Mack still In her glittering black Gerfrock peered over bis shoulder ard jumped to the floor "That snooty kitten walked out on ly us" “Oh was thought you that it? Macky had corralled her and I burglar at last” Jane Mack twisted gDarled bands “I was the real burglar Prue” said Rodney “I bad asked Miss Mack to get the emerald and diamonds for me because — ” Scent Your Linen Do you like your linens scented? If you do here Is a very economical way to do It: Ruy a quantity of your favorite scented toilet soap Place a cake between each pile of linens The linen will take on the scent of the soap and yet you will always have soap on hand when to replace the needed Continue To bars THE Copyright HOUSEWIFE by Public Ledger WNO Service Inc HUMAN NEED FOR SOCIETY NOT TO BE DISREGARDED Jane Mack eagerly Interrupted him “What do you think of that woman "Mr Rodney didn’t want you to know years has lived I sneaked ’em from the who for he bad them alone In a lighthouse? safe that morning you caught ns three “For company this woman has Mr David coming out of this room knew about It only her two dogs And according Every time yon took to her Interview with the newspaout those packages I nearly lost my That’s pers she Is never lonely mind for fear you would miss the — emerald Finally I couldn’t stand the what I call a wonderful person to need no one Think of all the time strain any longer so I just worked In to saves listen not 6he to achaving up that yell and burglar story to foolish talk Think of the wealth count for them not being there” she can store In her mind with all David Schuyler slipped hls band time she has — the the uninterrupted “Come on under Jane Mack's arm She can learn reading she can do Gerard they don’t need us Macky more about the world and foreign Is the only one who can explain” He parts In that lighthouse than the looked back and smiled as be crossed who rush around people the threshold taking waited till Prudence the voices on the stairs were still bequick tours to places and never havfore she asked: ing time to think” woman The eminent writer to “Why did you want those stones?” whom the above was addressed disRodney Gerard held out hls hand agrees to some extent with her quesOn the palm glittered a ring of to as value solitude tioner the Set In emerald! “Grandmother's carried to extremes She says: What marvelous baguettes my design "l’ope said In hls Essay on Man Why did you do It?" The proper study of mankind Is You said “Is It splashy enough? man’ you wanted the stones set didn’t you “I hae always been an exponent — Gorgeous? I would like all my life of the fascinating ‘traveling’ that You know to give you what you want can be done in books nnd In the I love you don’t you? You know that also of the benefits of occamind I’ve been mad about you from the But I am afraid sional solitude moment I held you in my arms In the that I cannot dear reader barn Why did you tell me you were my alone twenty-fivrecommend staying to Jim?" engaged years In a lighthouse He dropped the ring to the bench Is true too many of us that “It “Don't turn and caught her shoulders are too dependent on other people aivny We’ll fight It out If I stay here It Is true that real fulfillment In Answer my question" all night the lives of normal humans must “I didn’t want to love you” Involve other humans' To really “Why — because of Milly Gooch? live we need people In our lives We Calloway told me that he had poisoned need to be with them to learn from your mind against me There was not them to do for them to love them a shred of truth—” “It Is the old story of the Happy "Please — please don't tell me that can Medium Too much company I know It In my heart I have alNo company waste previous forces It” ways known all can prevent those forces from at hls face of The whiteness frightened ever being realized” her Ills ardent eyes confused her © Bell Syndicate — WNO Service She touched the ring “Now that the emerald Is set what Home are you going to do with It?" He Is the happiest be he king or Color rushed back Into hls face finds peace in bis who peasant and laughter to youlh and gayety home — Goethe hls lips “Watch me Gorgeous Just watch me while I make my wish come true 1” He caught her left hand and slipped the ring on the thlrjj finger "All right with you? This means you know— for always" marriage “For always" she whispered He looked at her without speaking Ills eyes seemed to draw her heart She pressed her from her breast cheek against the gardenia on hls coat and challenged with unsteady gayety : me that you are tells "Something letting that silly promise—” He crushed her so close In hls arms that she had barely breath left to add : “Don’t you usually kiss a lady when you ask her to marry you? Perhaps and stir BAYER Aspirin 1 Crush It Isn't being done— perhaps Tablet in H (lass wt though -- Rod !’’ cry half The quickly smothered kittthe roused dozing laugh half sob en He peered over the top of the Yawned Sneezed Mewed bookcase neither As girl nor Ingratiatingly man looked up he Jumped to the high Always with watchback of a chair ful green eyes on the two humans by throw your the amber pendant on the the bench 2Grgle Thoroughly— back allowing little to silver collar glowing he proceeded to trickle down your throat Do tho twice Do not rinse mouth remove the dust from hls sleek black paws THE END r First is one of the boons bestowed accident upon the world The story long ago Arabs used to goes that carry sour milk In leather bags with them on their Journeylngs across the desert They traveled by camel and of this beast Is worse the movement than that of many ahlps The result was that the milk was converted Into butter which was first used as a lotion for the skin When the demand grew the bags of milk were tied to swift horses which were made to gallop about for some hours Finally came the first churn and became in Industry— Tit Rlts Mag- use a spoon azine Word Itasca Is a coined word Invented from the two Latin words verltas and Thp- Inventor took the last caput four letters of verltas and the first two Verltas caof caput making Itasca put means true head Lake Itasca was the true head or source considered of the Mississippi river "Hc" t SYRUP PEPSIN Great Men Great men stand like solitary towers In the city of God— Longfellow COMMON kCOILDS j Relieve lhe distressing symptoms by applying Mentholatum in nostrils and rubbing on chest NIP THAT COLD INTERNAUY CLEANSE dvte: Doctor momnt cold tot Mt iparlnqly CLEANSE INTERNALLY" A cup of Gorfiold Too will ro Hero constipation holp brook tho cold's hold Inddontolly cloani out tho lyotom incroattl — At your roil an drux stores— 25e A 10c it OLD AGE c PENSION BNCLOfel LEHMANi JUDOS INFORMATION STAMP HUMBOLDT RAKg t Scientific Method Wonderfully Easy Modern REMEMBER PICTURES HERE Here’s a safe modem qnd effective A way way to relieve sore throat that eases the pain rawness and irritation in as little as two or three minutes Many doctors advise it and millions are following this way Try it All you do is crush and stir 3 BAYER Aspirin Tablets in glass of water and gargle with it twice— as pictured here (it you have signs of a cold take BAYER Aspirin and drink plenty of water) Get real BAYER Aspirin Tablets for this purpose They de Integrate quickly and completely making a gargle without irritating particles BAYER Aspirin prices have been so there's no decisively reduced point now in accepting other than the real Bayer article you want NOW If you have a cold take 2 BAYER Aspirin Tablets Drink full glass at water Repeat if necessary following directions in package I isn't what brand of laxative you take that’s so important —it’s the form A liquid laxative can be taken in any required amount If only a little is needed you need never take a bit too much Doctors favor the easily measured Instead of any form liquid laxatives that does not encourage variation from the fixed dose A fixed dose may be an overdose for you — or your child remember this one thing Always about constipation: the secret of any real relief is reduced dosage Give the bowels only as much help as may be needed and less help as the need grows less You will find Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin an excellent It conaid in regulating the bowels tains senna and cascara (natural p any laxatives) and it will bilious sluggish condition without upset Delightful taste and pleasant action Your druggist has it Rutter 3 I It Three Simple Steps to Ease a Sore Throat in Three Minutes by I PRICES Kodicoll o Gonuin Muctd Sayr om Aiplrf SUm All 'i |