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Show THE TIMES- - NEWS, NEPHV UTAH PAGE SIX where she belonged with Geoff and the man she knew now she loved. THE "You've taken awfully good care CORNER of Jan," she heard Cummings say. "She never looked better, not even when she was Mrs. Cummings." MASQUERADE "Well, we try to keep her happy," By ESTHER AND WARREN HALL Huxley responded, smiling warmly at Janet. "Don't we, Geoff?" "They are good to me," Janet and her voice was suddenly said, ment. fela s "You're in handsome little opened JANET'S lips husky. Geoff slipped his hand into Dredl Swiftly, low, at that," he admitted grudginghers. "How about my present?" he In one breath-takinInstant, all her ly. "How old are you?" to know. "I'll be five tomorrow," Geoff wanted mingled memories of Dred Cumput in. min gs merged and rushed to meet boasted. "That's why Daddy's going "I "True enough,"in Cummings the way of a fire mustn't get him as he came across the Waldorf to meet us here. He's going to buy six years me a fire engine, the biggest one in engine. And I'll leave you, sir, to lobby. He was older guard an old flame. Goodby, Janet." older, Janet reckoned quickly and the biggest store in New York." He pressed her hand a moment and bis face was burgeoning slightly was gone. "Five," Cummings with the subtle promise of another aloud. "I must say, Jan, that isn't Janet turned to Huxley. "I'm custom-made his wore he still But chin. very flattering. You waited just sorry," she said wearily. "I didn't as his as charm debonarily about long enough for the ink to dry Intend to . . . to . . ," d clothes. on the decree. What's your name, "To pretend you were Geoffrey's Janet nicked down her glove and son?" mother instead of his governess," twenty-fivThree watch. at her looked "I'm Geoffrey G. Huxley Jr.," he finished for her. "I realize that, This certainly was no time to Geoff said. Janet. But if you only knew how She leaned be renewing the past. back in ber chair and turned as though to speak to the small boy standing at her elbow. Perhaps Dred wouldn't recognize her. Perhaps he wouldn't even see her and U- w--- l.and -- PV1 i;; ; g r"""" f"i l-- W?$' TyTr-- iin mm m m g, - ii nyi ; reflected well-tailore- e. il t Geoff. "Janet, light of my life!" Somehow she managed a casual smile. "Gracious," she said lightly, e week. How "it must be are you, Dred?" He grasped her outstretched hand and held it, for a moment, between both of his. The Cummings' technique. She could remember how that ardent pressure had thrilled her the first time they met, and how hollow it had seemed the day they parted, the day she was leaving for Reno. "I swear," he said, "you're prettier than ever if that's possible. But of course, dolls never age, do particularly Dresden dolls they hair and the bluest with spun-golchina eyes in the world. And that's what you were, you know. The little Dresden doll I brought to life." "It was kind of you," Janet told him. "Let there be life and there was life. I should be eternally grateful." She wasn't bitter about it now. Not very bitter, anyhow. But he must never guess her desolation when she first realized that other women were as indispensable to Dred Cummings as his brushes and palette. He must never know his memory had left a pall that not even little Geoff's sunny affection nor his father's kindness could dispel. "Come, come, my dear," he was saying. "That's hardly fair. I wish you'd pose for me again. Just once. Do you know, since our divorce I've hardly been able to touch a brush to Lovely Overblouse Gayly Embroidered -- FICTION Thursday, December 4,1947 - By WENDELL BROOKS d The lady in the purple dress had fingered every necktie on the counter, and had Rusty the clerk McGonegal pull some two dozen boxes of assorted neckwear out from behind the counter, had asked Rusty a dozen times whether or not he thought green would go well with blue and, finally, I had turned away from the tie bar, sucking on her underlip and mum bling something about not wanting to buy anything she wasn't just sure of, and that three dollars was more than she wanted to spend on Henry anyway. Rusty sighed. He forced a smile as he waited on the next customer. All this, and heaven, too, he thought. As if he didn't have enough on his mind already enough meaning one particularly cute bit of femininity that was jockeying the number one elevator at the large loop department store. Miss AnnabeUe Toodles. Brunette. Five foot two. But it wasn't only the person of Miss Toodles that Rusty was thinking about. Pretty Overblouse No, it was the fact she had, only the day before, purchased a red and handsome an overblouse as white polka dot tie from him. you'll see, and one certain "I want a tie that will look well to bring you a wealth of compliwith brown hair," she'd said, dim- - ments. For extra special occasions make of heavy white silk crepe and embroider the bows in gold or silver. Or try a colorful print and omit the embroidery, if you like. over-stuffe- 5506 AS Jellies Make Charming Christmas Presents! Fruit Favorites LYNN CHAMBERS' MENU Did you ever think of giving jellies or home preserved things for presents? They are one of prize-winni- Somehow she managed a casual smile. "Gracious," she said week." lightly, "It must be Cummings whistled softly. "THE long I've been pretending exactly Geoffrey G. Huxley? Standard Oil that. Besides, if I were a little boy Huxley? You did pretty well, Jan." who had been motherless since the Janet nodded. Yes, she'd done day he was born, I'm sure I'd like a alpretty well, up to now. But any min- mother for a birthday present Permost as well as a fire engine. ute. . . . She rose quickly. if you approve, we can give "I mustn't keep you Dred. It's haps, Geoff both." been nice seeing you again, almost like having a lock of your hair. I . . ." Her voice trailed off. She might have known. Geoffrey G. Huxley Sr., big, hearty and perennially rumpled, was striding toward them, an eager grin on his tanned WHERE I STAND face. Harold E. Stassen By and son." He stooped "Hello, 205 p.p. $2) (Doubleday tousled the boy's hair affectionately. Bill Schoentgen By "Hope I haven't kept you waiting e In an age of politilong," he said to Janet. She shook her head and raised her hands in a cians, Mr. Stassen, the determined candidate for Republican presidenslight, helpless gesture. "Mr. Cum- tial nomination, has tugged at the mings Mr. Huxley." canvas." bootstraps of his social consciousexhibiasked for "Dred that Huxley Cummings?" "Except ness and raised himself above the tion at the Anderson Galleries," with obvious interest. hurly-burl- y of the mob Janet said wryly, "and those muThe other man nodded. "That's to the rare level of a forthright po. . at and the ." fair rals right. Your wife has told you about litical thinker who takes as his ken "Oh, I suppose I've managed to me, I suppose." his own national society. struggle along," he agreed. "But The former governor of MinneHuxley glanced at Janet s strained how about you?" For the first time face. "The papers have been full of sota attempts no probing Into the he noticed Geoff. "Why, Jan! You those murals of yours," he said Intricacies of foreign policy and haven't . . . this Isn't , . ." makes no bones about admitting it. easily. Janet stood very still, listening to His thesis is that once a sound, Janet hesitated. The flush on her cheeks deepened. "This is my Job," their conversation, watching their rd-looking domestic organization she said, reaching out and hugging faces. Dispassionately she noted has been achieved, an equally conGeoff close to her side. "Did you Dred's conceit, his pomposity. He structive foreign policy may be was, suddenly, a stranger who worked out from that basis. This is expect me to go into a convent?" Cummings studied the boy a mo should be on his way, leaving her not to say that the lack of an expression on foreign policy is not felt in Mr. Stassen's book. It is one of the shortcomings. More important, Stassen's lethargic estimate of foreign policy, his relegation of it to a secondary position, his failure even to touch upon the voluminous subject of foreign aid, all would seem to indicate a preference for a kind of tolerant, Solatloa la Ntxt Ins. elastic nationalism. Whether or not Horizonal this is the right time for the emergence of 1 High strong nationalistic phi1 U 3 ' I 10 111 U IS 6 7 8 losophy in the United States is a mountain 4 Band of topic which is being subjected to n universal debate. The man from leather Minnesota consistently refrains, in 9 Female swine Is his book, from entering the discusu 12 Through u sion. It is an omission which un13 Goddess of peace IT" 13 doubtedly will be brought piercingly a 14 Pastry to his attention by his more antag15 Likewise onistic colleagues. 18 Tower on a But it is In the area of labor problems and labor legislation that the flying field to indicate writer is most confident of his the course ground. In a single monolithic chap17 Music: high ter he dissects and analyzes the 18 Kind of status of the United States varying lettuce labor movement from 1920 to 1947, 20 Scandinavian and nails down with a hammer of literary works undeceptive realism its Inevitable 22 Sod I relation to the prosperity and sound24 Unit Z ness of the entire economy. 25 To discharge Stassen offers his theories on la28 Tierra del in the form of the testimony bor Indian Fuego 4B 4 47 49 I SO 44 4i which he presented before the sen29 Shack ate labor committee in February of 50 Face SJ H J SI this year, during the period when downward congress was preparing the legisla31 Alt tion which ultimatly resulted in the J3 River In act. Scotland That law, he believes, "will be the 84 Perfume foundation for a fair, just and obtained from No. 42 labor policy In America." flowers 85 Demure In total. Stassen approves of the 33 Small, plump 42 Means of Vertical 36 Samoan act. Specifically, he Is opposed to horse Ingress mudworm three portions of the law as It 84 Land measure 1 Likely 43 7.one 38 To check 35 Trigonometri44 To droop stands: (1) The provision making it 2 Constellation 39 Short watch 45 Before cal function 3 To postpone unlawful for a labor organization to 37 47 Bone Pouch chain 4 Tsstes contribute to election funds; (2) the 49 Head organ 39 Raee 5 Attempt 40 Plays part affidavit rule; (3) 40 50 To Molten lava 6 To 41 Hsile acquire yield the "ultimatum" stipulating that ex7 Positive pole Selassie's Aaawar to Paula Klmklf 41 isting union shop contracts cannot 8 To hang title be renewed unless and until an elecand fits 9 By 43 Shrep's cry ' tion Is held and a majority of all starts -' M J ; 44 Ocean 1. 1 .k 10 To lubricate employees votes In the affirmative. 48 To ascend i- 11 Moist For the rest of his platform. Stas48 Limb l2m j ' n. 2i- - wL": 19 Belonging to sen turns to the Issues of taxation 51 Skill Z L L ... JUL 2. 2. JEl1 l.2. 21 Unsubstantial (with which he deals from the stand62 Relating 22 Toward point of "dynamic capital"), hous23 To coalesce to sound ing, survival of small business and 24 Not at home 13 Strong i i . 2 mT i kTF the paucity of medical care and hos28 Unskilled akallne DP, i. . EE pital facilities. To each of these he solution 27 Symbol for 14 Teamster s brings an application of the classic tellurium T tJ3 A. L A L L X JEll T 29 Pronoun Republican theory of laisset fair cry a f 1 ' 0 ' i2Ll!L!L and damns heartily all efforts to 65 To set 30 To work at 1 I I IF shlclFui give the federal government greater steadily upright 32 Narrow wy 68 Still control in those fields. Sanaa SMI quasi-literat- one-ma- n vote-gettin- g forwa- Grape and Mint Jelly. H cup cold water CROSSWORD PUZZLE cups bottled grape Juice cup lemon juice 1 package of powdered fruit pectin 4 cups granulated sugar H to 1H teaspoons peppermint 3 extract 1 Combine water, grape and lemon Juice in kettle. Stir in pectin. Heat to a full rolling n boll, stirring con- stantly, stir in sugar. Heat to full rolling boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from beat; skim. Add extract. Then pour Into freshly sterilized glasses and pour hot paraffin at once. This makes about seven glasses. Thrifty Marmalade. (Makes eight glasses) 3M cupa prepared fruit I cups sugar H bottle fruit pectin To prepare fruit, use skins from 0 medium oranges and 2 medium lemons and cut in quarters. Lay quarters flat; shave off and discard about half of the white part. Put yellow rinds through food chopper twice. Add 2 cups water. Juice of 2 lemons, H teaspoon soda and I cup sugar. (This 1 cup of sugar is in addition to the 8 cups mentioned above.) Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, sltrring occasionally. Measure sugar and prepared fruit Into large kettle, pour in the hot syrup and add a cup of water if necessary. Mix well and bring to a ii ii Taft-Hartle- - ' ' ' - To obtain complete directions, tissue sizes 14, 16 and 18 included, finishing instructions, transfer for design and embroidery instructions for Beau Catcher Blouse (Pattern No. 5586) send 20 cents in coin, your name, address and pattern number. Due to an unusually large demand and current conditions, slightly more time is required in tilling orders lor a lew ol the most popular patterns. Send your order to: pattern, f arssLm tw. j Mar, a . SEWING CIRCLE NEEDI.KWOTCK 828 Mission St., San Enclose 20 cents No Francisco, Calif. for pattern. Address. Rusty's eyes bulged out. The polka dot tie! pling. "Brown hair and brown' eyes." And Rusty had red hair. Red hair and blue eyes. And here all the time he'd thought. . . . To top it all off, the floor manager had just made the rounds announcing they would remain open until 9 o'clock. Nine o'clock on the night before Christmas to accommodate last minute shoppers. It was too much. Nine o'clock and he'd made a date the week before with AnnabeUe. They were going to take in an early show and wind up the evening dancing at the Aragon. But if she were more interested in brown hair and brown eyes, if she'd sold out to hosiery well, he didn't care If the store stayed open until midApple Chutney. night. Serve her right. She'd have (Makes 6 pints) to work, too. 4 pounds onions, peeled and "No, lady, these are all the ties chopped we have. No, we haven't got any 8 pounds green apples, peeled special numbers tucked away anyand chopped where I assure you." Rusty felt like 4H cups brown sugar, firmly yelling that if the woman couldn't packed find a single tie she liked out of ' 1 pound seeded raisins the some 500 laid out in front of her t teaspoons ginger she was . . . welL he didn't know 2 teaspoons powdered cloves what she was but he was fed up. 3 teaspoons cinnamon Life had suddenly become meaning8 teaspoons salt less. And time dragged on. 8 tablespoons molasses He wondered how AnnabeUe Dash of cayenne pepper would act. But he didn't have time Combine all ingredients in a large to think about that because Annakettle and simmer uncovered for beUe was suddenly standing right in . .. about 2 hours,. of him, smiling. front stirring occasion"I took a break. Wasn't It mean ally, until mixof that old manager to make us stay ture becomes open when we had a date?" thick and dark. Pour Immediate Rusty kept his eyes down on the showcase. "Mmm hm," he mumt rly Into hot, steri- - nr-f- 7 tJ bled. She was talking like there was lized preserve vSjfK-"vGJ dj Jars and seal Im- nothing at aU wrong. Just as if she'd never even thought of another man mediately. in the world. Pineapple Chutney. "Well, I've got to dash back. See pounds cooking apples, peeled you at nine." and chopped "Mmm hm." 6 cops crushed pineapple 4V4 cops brown sugar, firmly Women. They were aU alike. He looked up sullenly at the retreating packed 8 pints cider vinegar figure of the slim brunette. His eyes t teaspoons salt v wandered up past her trim waist to 8 teaspoons ginger her hair. Why . . . Rusty's eyes 2 teaspoons cardamon seed bulged out. The polka dot tiel 2 teaspoons cinnamon There it was, neatly tied in a bow 1 teaspoon powdered cloves on the back of her head, holding the Combine all ingredients in a large locks of her hair in place. And aU kettle and simmer, uncovered, for the time he'd thought. . . . "Yes, sir," he grinned as he about IVi hours, stirring occasionally until mixture becomes thick. slipped a tie into a gift box for a Pour immediately .into hot, steri- fellow standing at the counter. lized preserve Jars and seal imme- "That tie will wear you for years. ' I know you're going to like it. And diately. . . . Merry Christmasl" Rclcaud by WNU Features. -- If vegetable or cereal burns, plunge the vessel In cold water and These Tips Hill Help let stand a few minutes before reDuring the Holidays contents. This will do away To peel oranges or grapefruit and moving almost entirely with the burned free the fruit entirely from the membranes or white pulp under- taste. Cabbage can be cut quickly on a neath the skin, first place the fruit in hot water for five minutes. You coarse shredder. Cut head in half if then will be able to peel every par- it's a large one. To save time and dishwashing ticle outside from the fruit pulp, Very thin shredded cabbage is i when you use muffin tins, use paper easy to make with vegetable I baking cups in them. They don't peeler. This type is best Sor cole I. need to be greased and muffin tins do not get all crumbed. LYNN SATS: i IjJIEu i iisjmAil l kki ' Apple-Cranberr- Stassen at Best On Labor Issues IF 3t Tomato Juice Fried Scallops Tartar Sauce Baked Potatoes Green Beans the most pleasant gifts to receive as y Salad well as to give, and with their variBran Muffins Beverage of a can colors make sparyou ety Cake Pineapple Upside-Dow- n kling array of them very appropriate for holiday giving. It's true that the jelly season is full rolling boil, over hottest flame. past, and few fresh berries are avail Stir constantly before and while boiling. Boil hard 1 minute. Remove able, but then from fire and stir in bottled pectin. many homemak-er- s Then stir and skim by turns for just have put up 5 minutes to cool slightly, to prevent juice to be made Into floating fruit. Pour quickly. Cover jelly. For with paraffin at once. those of you who don't have those Apricot Pineapple Jam. resources, try a 1 pound dried apricots or canned bottled 1 pint can crushed pineapple juice like grape, and make use of m cups pineapple juice and the citrus fruits. water If you want to do something par3 cups sugar a batches few ticularly nice, make Soak apricots overnight; drain of chutney and put them up in small cut into small pieces. Measure jars. They'll be a welcome addition and to anyone's meat course, now that out pineapple juice and enough water to make 1 cups. Mix tosupplies of that food are low and we are trying to use the economical gether apricots, pineapple and water; cook for 30 minutes over a low cuts for budget purposes. flame, stirring occasionally. Add sugar and cook until thickened, Grape Jelly. about 15 minutes. Ladle mixture .(From bottled Juice) into clean sterilized glasses and 8 cops sugar pour hot paraffin at once. 2 cups bottled grape juice bottle liquid pectin H Ginger Pear Conserve. 4 pounds pears Measure sugar and juice into a 2 lemons large saucepan and mix. If you use 4 pounds sugar an unsweetened Juice, add cup of M pound candied ginger sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat and add liquid pectin at once, stirPeel, core and chop pears fine. ring constantly. Bring to a full roll- Grate the rind, and add the juice ing boil and boil hard for 30 seconds. from the lemons. Boil with sugar Remove from heat and skim. Pour until thickened, about 45 minutes. into hot sterile jelly glasses and Add ginger which has been chopped cover with paraffin at once. 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