Show WIVES 6 a ERNEST ERN EST LYNN a of THE Til E YELLOW STUB STU B BEGIN HERE TODAY John and Fay MIlburn buy a ahome ahome home shortly after atter their baby girl girlIs Is born and the advertising agency In which John Is partner and copy copywriter copywriter writer lands a new contract Among their acquaintances are are- Noel and Vera Boyd whose marriage mar mar- Is strictly modern Pat and Marlan Forbes who have three children and whose marriage is unhappy because or of Pats Pat's roving tendencies Previous chapters told how John In love with his wife but a romantic Individual was fas Nell Orme of whom Pat Forbes hInts that she Is having trouble with her husband When 1 Judith the baby to Chicago to visit visit her parents John ran around a good deal mostly with Pat Forbes When Fay returned John t told ld her of some of oC his actions but she Is so hurt at his recital of a little reunion with Dorothy Francis now nowa a stage star and an old flame Clame or his that thal he Is silent about some ot of his wilder escapades Fay Is always alwa's fearful that thal John Johnwill Johnwill will get Into some kind of trouble that will vill ruIn their happiness but John thinks she just doesn't understand understand under under- stand him It Is left to Mrs Blodgett a gossiping neighbor to tell her ot of Johns John's coming home drunk one night and creating a sc scene ne on the front lawn and to Mrs Bixby another scandalmonger to tell of Johns John's going out with Eleanor Elea- Elea nor Mason Iason whom Pay Fay dislikes and suspects ot of tryIng to captivate h her r husband Fay angry and bitter orders Mrs Ird Bixby out or of the house and when John comes late home and with lIquor on his there breath Is a violent violent vio- vio lent quarrel John maddened because because be- be cause Fay will not accept his ex- ex says It would serve heir Jf if he went out on a. a areal real tear and starts to leave leave the house NOW GO ON THE STORY The names and situations in this tIis story are fictitious CHAPTER John strode determinedly out of the room and did not pause until he came to the coat closet oft off the where here he grabbed his nat flat and clamped It viciouslY on his hish h hand d. d ray Pay had followed him hini Nothing h ho could have done dono could have hae served to anger her more than tha this rude withdrawal Where are you going she ste said and there was In her voice olce a peculiar pe- pe c culiar quality that warned John of oC the desperate emotional pitch she was WiS working un tn And And so-h so so he Im going out unless you ou change your our tactics tactic and give me my day In court U It you go out you needn't come back I warn you Fays Fay's face tace had gone bloodlessly white and hysteria was Va making her tremble all over Yell Well thc then n. n said Mid John surrendering surrendering dering I 1 wont won't go out I dont don't want any scenes Im I'm not fond of cheap But Dut at least llast gh me cl a chance to explain my actions beCore before be- be fore Core you pass sentence lIe hung Ms lis hat back on the peg and Fa Fay without a word turned away from him and went ent upstairs Hf He could hear her sobbing as sh she walked up the steps her ber breath coming In great gasps Ills HIs fI first t Impulse was W to follow her to take her In his his arms arms and assure her or f his love ani of lila his bitter sorrow fo for hurting hurUm her so lO But Dut an In stayed him better he to let her have her cr cry it it would do her good Then perhaps there would ho o a better opportunity to explain later And so 80 he wandered Into the kitchen where their net la lay c caid IJ ned and attempted d to fat eat a a. abit bit or of steak But he found It Im- Im J au and 1 a little later he led back to the living room where h he sat starrIng Into the empty fireplace fireplace fire fire- place agitatedly consuming cl rpt after cl l. l ITO He did lint JO go to bd until he Was sure that Fa was asleep and and the next ngat breakfast be tried L z i it t t N tj i t fo 3 to tell ter Ler the whole stor story But Pay had around herself herselt n a cold reserve whIch he found Impossible sible to penetrate and ard It seemed to him as he tt across from Crom her at the table that he was with witha a stranger Well he Inquired halting in his explanation of how Eleanor had called him up to fill In at the party arent you Interested and Fey Fay shook her head No she said with great reat wean wean- ness Id rather forget It Very well then then and John shut up like a clam Still smarting under Fays Fay's silent rebuke and her new and strange Indifference John In a fit of oC pique accepted Paul sons son's invItation In- In lor on a party part and and two nights later found him In the latter's lat lat- I tars ter's apartment DInner had been laid for tor four and presently p opened the door ii response to a ring and admitted two decidedly ornamental young women Davidson idson always sayIng or doIng do- do lag Ing the strange the unexpected Introduced introduced In- In John Jolin as a discreet young man as Interesting as he Is handsome hand hand- some girls and laughter broke from both the female visitors Mollie Joyce Paul went on both d. are There They're really n ce girls John but every once in a IJ HAVE YOtT YOU TEST PERSONALITY YOURSELF 1 z ff j 0 iw A j t. t 4 t I t. t f j W 1 I J qI fl f c 1 I fi m r z x 1 tr 1 a S 1 j vi v i ri j wr T Beverly Boverly Schuyler Colfax inset the famous Mlle MIle Louise and Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth whose personality probably would test plus pIus S This is i. the second of five tests by five well known persons designed de de- signed to help you ascertain as nearly as possible your ical cai relation to the perfect v worn worn- om an By BEVERLY SCHUYLER COLFAX Who as Mlle Mile Louise is probably the highest paid social coach in inthe inthe the world Personality Is the coin In which the business of life Is transacted In Ia work In pIa play In social contacts It Is the man or woman of charm charm- ipg personality who wins the prizes Beauty style brilliant Intellect are not enough Personality Is Ismore more than these But it Is still a definite quality to be attained I hy specific means rather than the elusive e and Indefinable one which many persons It ft LACK IS IN SEL SELF 1 Personality Is that radiance morn from wIthin which Irresistibly attracts people to Its Ita that possessor wh fi 1 1 I T i. i tige admIration and true tion S When women come to me with a tale of oC loneliness I say to to them If your telephone does not vIbrate with Invitations from your our acquaintances acquaintances ac- ac lC If men do not admire yoU and women do not like you the trouble IS' IS with you There Is Isa Isa a lack wIthIn which you must remedy rem rem- edy We cli aU sell OUr personalities a hundred times to dally our lusi- lusi ness associates to to the street car c conductor the walter waiter the sales sales- woman woman-In short to everyone e we meet Ir If we can attract their good goodwill will our path through Ute life will be smoothed and our joyS Increased The obstacles to a pleasIng pleasing pleas pleas- Ing personality are lack of at tolerance tolerance tol- tol erance for the other persons person's point of view v stubbornness violent partisanship par par- lack ot of tact the chip ort on the shoulder attitude po poor r vocabulary vocabulary vo- vo and envy By elimination ot of these ne negative II les can an to his l at- at tr for fot other people and gain P t S t k f tr J I. I I. I r. r while they get gel tIred of at cooking meals at home and call me up Then rhen theres there's nothIng to do but for little Paul to rustle a dinner cUnner an ani anian an agreeable male Tonight he seems to have outdone out done himself on both scores said the te girl wh was Joyce an ly tall sender figure In n clingIng cling cling- lag Ing green silk Mollie who was strikingly dark and had shaped almond eyes a detail de- de tall tail which gave her n. n decidedly or- or pouted Now there you ou go Joyce She looked at John You know how I 1 adore auburn hair Dont fight over him ladies dont don't fight Paul begged Cant you contrive to get excited over me John he went on turnIng to Milburn Ive made the fa fatal al mi mistake mis- mis tal take e of oC InvIting too interesting a man I 1 knew It would happen sooner or I later er ho he exclaimed trag- trag Cally Never mind PauL Mollie went over to him and kissed his cheek Th Thank you OU tall fair ne cne said PaulI Paul I take It that call calls for a drink Am I right Paul Mollie J ollie laughed you are positively psychic I During the meal John lowed glowed pleasantly under stimulating con con- v They hey discussed plays books the super whon John wrathfully n a point pointon on which Mollie Mome alone alon d for himself a personality that will equip him for any situation AMAZED AT WEAKNESSES You will probably be astounded at the number of weaknesses In your OUr own equipment for meeting the world which by a little work can be corrected Answer the following questions allowing Yourself the proportion ot of the number after each question that you think represents your quell quell- ties 1 Do you attract people as readily as you would lIke 4 S 2 2 Do you hold your friends 4 3 Do you OU receive admiration from the opposite sex 8 4 Have you OU a a. a vocabulary that charms 3 6 5 is your voIce wen well modulated modulated 3 5 6 Are you free from s self lt consciousness con con- con con- In company 4 5 7 7 Can you see the viewpoint others Of 6 8 Are you ou a sympathetic listener 6 9 Are you hypersensitive No 2 10 Do you OU know how to o gain and to retain Iove 3 11 Are YOU fre fred from worry or fear 4 12 Are you opinionated No 2 13 Can you accept Uve tive criticism 2 2 14 Do you gossIp 01 or carry tales among your our associates asso- asso dates No 3 1 Hi no Do you do your best to promote harmony wherever you may be 4 16 Do you oU know how to be a gracious hostess 4 17 D Do you know how to be e a a. satisfactory host 4 18 Ate Are you gracious to those less fortunate than you 4 19 Are you equal to any situation sit sit- 4 20 Have you an a atle le knowledge of oC 4 21 Do you tell unpleasant home truths No 4 22 Do you keep confidences sacred 2 j 23 Are you OU J Interested interested Inter Inter- ested In people 8 24 Can you OU enjoy a joke on yourself 4 25 Can you ou accomplish your your purposes whether in love health Or br business 8 Save your score for a averaging when you have hae d this se se- se series of t tests tests' The Tho third will willbe be published ed next S SI f i. i t X I 1 t ti 1 i |