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Show old maid, living on a pension and luvuig a pet cat "I don't like cats," Nan mur- - FICTION corner ft Wtui.scw.gjKr mured. Dons extended a toeless suede sandal and a slender, leg. FAITH ELLEN By SMITH "Cats'" she said. "Look at that run." "I see it," Nan said. "Thank you," 'an said. got to go after them," "Ralph bought me an kit(V01TVE ten for my birthday. The angora 1 rwi.s said. She "You would! I UQ., darn 00li!d thing learn seat, opened her bag. to boil water; but the way must have been at these stockings. ffk out hor vanity case and her to cook and scrub and tu$ v,,u used "1 11 have to dash in somewhere around ' at's the trouble when we lived together . and get another pair and put them Well it's lucky I had what ,t takes to Sryou 'Y'u're mousy" get on. You come with me, and you can what?" Nan asked. She sat a fpllrm, (V,.,. "' .dn artora a servant. have these. They'll do for you, if on the other But. of course I'm hP stiff bard chair younger than you're careful mending them." ofWl'ttle table and took off you are." "I can't come with you," Nan JTrioves. They were white gloves. Eleven months," N'a said said. softly. JJbbed shabby by repeated clean-tagJust a baby, reallv. Ralph "You can't? Why not?" always calls me Babe. . ." . Did I "I've got a a kind of a date." Doris. said "Mousy tell you he's in line for ..Mouiv!' the "A date with that man. of. course! Remem-inever get anywhere Where?" we first said day that I what "Is he?" "Oh never mind." in the elevatsaw Ralph going up w mnantw How to Successfully Make Slip Covers KITTENS HAVE CLAWS silk-cla- d Lovely Slip Cover ... s. "... 1 L or?" You said, . Acting through the ages, wind and water have carved this masterpiece of nature the North Window In Arches national monument, I'tah. STORY OF EROSION . . 'There's the man I'm - her vanity. Her hand, long, Cllinaun nana patted gleaming, This the crisp blonde waves beneath her 7eek's small bat. A large diamond on her finBest ger kindled to green and orange Fiction the flame under subdued lights of the dining room. "Well he had a wife and one kid, Do you supbut I did it, didn't I? him by sitting still and pose I got wishing for him?" "No," Nan said. "I used my head. I found out he worked for J. B. Simpson. I made Simpson crowd when I UD to the met them in the washroom and took of an to calling for that dumb egg Adams girl for lunch. I got intro" duced to him "I remember," Nan said. "I worked to get that man. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have an apartment on East Sixtieth Street and this set of summer furs that cost fifteen hundred dollars and my own tar and a house in the country next fall, when Ralph gets his Now, about this promotion ?" she. said. man "What man?" said Nan. Color of a newly open wild rose flooded her face. Her childishly honest brown eyes were starry. "How should I know what man? I haven't seen you since I had you to the wedding six months ago. A girl that's attractive to men and shows some initiative might be married in six months. But of course you're the kind that will drag along waiting for him to wake up and know you're on earth until he marries somebody else. . . . You wouldn't be so bad, at that, if you took a little pains with yourself and got some decent clothes." Nan, who had started to slip off the coat of her suit, buttoned it again. The lining, she remembered, had ripped a little on the shoulder. "And you'd be a good bet for some man who wanted a sensible, economical wife that didn't mind K National Monuments Protect Scientific, Historic Features kFJ r r i k Moat 9 Colloquial: game of marbles d National Parks Eleventh In a Series and "There's the man I'm going to marry 10 kids now." "Sure of it, my dear! J. B. depends on him for everything. He Reand J. B. are like that. member the fellow came up to the apartment with him the week before we were married?" "Of course. Why wouldn't I?" "Well, you moused around as if you were only half there. Hardly ... all opened your mouth That was J. B." evening. "Was it?" "There you go! That's just what I mean. You don't take any inter" est. Now if this man there think what makes you "But " is a "It's written all over you, darling. You're in love. I never saw a worse case." Nan's big brown eyes lowered to her glass. She became peony-red- . "Well, if you don't see fit to confide in your best friend, that's your business. But you let me tell you this for your own good. If he's worth having, don't let some other girl beat you to it! You will, though. You're all set for being a neat little Solution In Next Issue. 2 1 12 13 14 15 To lib To elude Part of by river To draw out 19 Sharp to the 4 j is 16 15 11 10 9 WU 76 ' W;. 19 21 W 17 1 "to be" Produced a jJ M r- -, 26 25 24 23 22 17 taste 20 To 21 23 27 29 30 break sudrifnly Short jacket Significant appellations Northern Europeans "42 41 40 n Japanese ; L Jk I Russian inland sea mea?:ire Preiix: asuruhT 32 Maxim 34 Metallic or JS IP37 39 1(4 W T 31 SI P48 52 - Si earth-- n container 35 Article 36 Mockery 37 Halting place 39 Military leader of the Pilgrims 42 War god 43 Manner of moving on fool 44 Rowing implements 46 Africvm tribesman Fundamental 5lTo be obliged Mn 58 57 s name Affirmative Place Church eat Vertical 1 Snrite 2 To ho Rick J Ancient German tribe J Exposition 35 22 No. 6 The sun 7 Note of scale 8 Toothless 9 Mole gray 10 Part of a circle 11 Small 16 Weathercock 18 Norwegian landscape painter Ancient capital of Irish monarchs 40 Girl's name 45 Ancient 38 41 46 47 of the kingdom of Kent Answer 48 49 50 Lad Heverential fear Unit Anger Crow's cry 53 By tl U Putile Number 20 Father 21 Scandinavi- an mythological works 22 Blemish 21 Plates of glass 25 Figure of speech 26 Locations 28 Arenas for athletic contests 33 To give forth 34 Carrotlike plant 36 Insect Several months ago National Park service received an urgent appeal from a small boy. "Send me some information," he wrote, "my class is studying about it." One might assume that the little boy was revealing an overconfidence in the ability of National Park service to "come across." Actually, the youngster was not too far out of line. The 171 CROSSWORD PUZZLE lTo devour j . ge from housework." 4 VNU Features. areas that make up the nationalpark system of the United States cut a wide swath across the total of natural and human phenomena. Throughout the entire country there is a genuine thirst for knowl-- e .... Horizontal r .iii-i-- -- il nns i l 1 1 - s i i -- n : -- L J 37 1 73 i J. "tic Series i. jJ - oven. 1,500 and 500 to requests for information are re- - having been created in 1908. Her is a small but fine grove of Call fornia redwood trees nestling in s deep ravine on the slopes of Mount The monument was Tamalpais. named in honor of John Muir, the famous naturalist, who did much tc arouse public sentiment for protec tion of the redwoods and sequoias ceived daily in the central AMONG THE BETTER knowr national monuments, primarily oi office of Na scientific interest, are the Pctrifiec tional Park service. These requests Forest on U. S. Highway 66 in east come not only from school children, ern Arizona, the White , Sands ir but also from mature men and south central New Mexico, Jack women. Many more thousands of son Hole in Wyoming, adjoining people go directly to the national Grand Teton National park, and tht parks, monuments and historic sites Badlands in South Dakota east 01 to seek first hand for the answers to the Black Hills. Less well known their questions. The national park but accessible by highway are tin system serves as a vast laboratory Joshua Tree national monument ir for the study of North American bi- southern California, the Organ Pip ology, geology, paleontology, history Cactus and Saguaro national monu and ments in Arizona. These three areai all contain unusual exhibits of des The great national parks, such ert e Yosem-ittype flora. as Yellowstone, Glacier, and Grand Canyon, were esCapulin mountain in New tablished primarily for the proMexico, Craters of the Moon In tection of magnificent scenery, Idaho, the Devil's Postpile and Pinnacles in California, Sunset but each of these parks also conCrater in Arizona and Wheeler tains a boundless variety of natin Colorado are all national ural phenomena. The national monuments illustrating various monuments, on the other hand, forms of volcanic action. have been created usually to protect a single scientific or hisCapulin mountain is a particular toric feature an extinct volly fine example of an extinct vol cano, an ancient Indian ruin or cano, and the highway spiral) an early American fortification. around the mountain from the bas It often has been said that a na- to the rim of the crater. Frorr tional park covers a large area, the summit on a" clear day one hai while a national monument is small a view extending into four states. This is not true. Many national PERSONS INTERESTED in cav monuments contain only a few acres each, but there are a num- ems will find the following group o; ber of geological exhibits in the na- national monuments of interest' tional park system of such vast Jewel Cave in South Dakota, Leh man Caves in Nevada, Oregor proportions that areas of considerable extent are required for their Caves near Crater Lake Nationa park in Oregon and Timpanogoi protection. Cave in Utah. Shoshone Caverni THE TWO LARGEST areas in the national monument in Wyoming ii national park system are national not yet developed and is not open t monuments. These are Katmai and the public. Students of extinct forms of an! Glacier Bay in Alaska. Katmai national monument containing 4,215 mal and plant life will profit front square miles, is a volcanic region, a visit to Dinosaur national monu the scene of a violent eruption In ment in Colorado and Fossil Cycai 1912 which resulted in creation of national monument in South Da the Valley of the Ten Thousand kota. Smokes. Glacier Bay national monPERHAPS THE MOST interest ument, covering 3,589 square miles of territory, embraces several huge ing and unusual of all national mon glaciers and a bay choked with ice- uments is a group in southern Utat bergs. Largest national monument near the Arizona border, which in in the United States proper is Death eludes the Arches, the Natura Valley, covering 2,891 square miles Bridges and the Rainbow bridg All threi monuments. of desert and mountains. Here is national located the lowest point in the areas are relatively inaccessible country, 280 feet below the level of A road does extend fairly close ti the first of the natural bridges, bu' the sea. Katmai and Glacier Bay national from there on the traveler must pro monuments are undeveloped and re- ceed on foot or horseback. To reaci the Rainbow bridge the visitor mus' quire much preparation and plantrip by horse. ning on the part of the visitor be- make a two-daWith an automobile with over fore he can explore them, but Death Valley, In California, so forbidding sized tires it Is possible to pene to the early immigrant, now can trate the Windows section of Archei be visited in comfort and safety by national monument, but to the Dev the motorist. Death Valley, how- il'i Garden one must go on fool ever, Is extremely hot in the sum- or horse. The story told in thes mer and the best seasons there are three national monuments is one a. late fall, winter and early spring. erosion by wind and water. Other national monuments whict THE FIRST national monument also tell the story of erosion are: was Devil's Tower in northeastern Cedar Breaks, Zion and Capita. Reef in Utah, Grand Canyon anc Wyoming, established by proclamation of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt In Chiricahua in Arizona, the Black 1906. This is an column of Canyon of the Gunnison and Colovolcanic rock, which stands high rado in the state of Colorado. above the surrounding country and FURTHER INFORMATION per. may be seen for many miles. Muir Woods national monument taining to national monuments maj in Marin county, California, just be obtained by writing Nationa. north of the Golden Gate, is an- Park Service, Washington 25, D. C, other early national monument, or Chicago 54, 111. unless he's got a wife "Don't be silly! I'm dying to see him. I'll drive you there." "You needn't bother. It isn't far. Just back to the office." "Oh!" Doris said. "Waiter, bring the check. We're in a hurry. . . . Didn't I tell you? Nobody but you would think of slaving away at the office on a lovely Saturday afternoon. You ought to call your man and make him take you to the movies. You ought to keep after him. . . . Ready?" "I'm ready," Nan said. They walked out of the dim cocktail lounge into the sunny freshness of the afternoon. "I guess I'll get my stockings over there at Bryand's," Doris said. "We have charge accounts at all the big stores. If I buy them at some little shop I'll have to pay for them myself, and they cost five dollars. You don't mind if I don't drive you to the office, do you?" "I don't mind at all," Nan said, extending her hand. "Good-bye- , Doris." "I'll give you a ring," Doris said. "You must come up to dinner some night when I haven't company and tell me all about your romance. I'll be seeing you." Nan walked the two familiar blocks to the familiar building but she did not go up to the office where she worked. She took the elevator to the floor below it and stepped out into the spacious reception room of the J. B. Simpson company. She walked past the deserted information desk toward the private offices and tapped lightly on one of the doors with the tips of her gloved A man's voice called, fingers. "Come in!" She went in. The man got up from behind a big desk and came to meet her. He gray-hairewas tall and becomingly There were laughter wrinkles around his keen eyes. "You're late. Nan," he said. She put her arms around his shoulders and lifted her face for his kiss. "I've been with Mrs. Jenkins." "Who in seventeen kingdoms if Mrs. Jenkins?" "You know. The girl I used to live with. The one that married Ralph Jenkins." "Oh!" he said. "How is Ralph Jenkins, by the way?" "He was a good man until that designing cat got hold of him," the man said. "Now he has alimony to runpay one woman and another new cars and for him ragged ning this and that and he'll be lucky If I ho mnnaees to keep his job. mucn 01 not seeing hope you're her. You're not her kind, thank heaven!" "Oh, she's all right," Nan said tolerantly. "She did us one good alturn, anyway. You know you with me ways say you fell in love that night you came up to the apartment because I kept quiet the entire evening." -he said My little mouse!" d. y ... Classified Department AUTOS, TRUCKS & ACCESS. Wwoocm ted BOUGHT SOLD PAST YEAR k&TW BUSINESS & INVEST. OPPOR. FOB SALE Flourishing florist business. of Flower shop Is situated In the lieart commuOntario, Oregon, u to trade draw from, nity, large territory (iio.sa business between $20,000 and $28.-0-at lease on building a year. Five-yea- r NiO a month Heason for .selling, Interested In growing wholesale for this territory. Write ONTARIO FtOWKtl SHOP, Ontario. Ore. 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Weight of the statue is placed at Bed-loe'- 225 tons, including 100 tons of cop per and 125 tons of wrought-iro- r framework. The sheet copper which has a green patina from oxidation, is of an inch thick, about the thickness of 1 silver dollar. The head of the statue first wai exhibited in Paris and the right arm and torch in Philadelphia a the centennial of American And Your Strength and Energy Is Below Tar by disorder of kid-B- ey permits poisonous waste to accumulate, tor truly many people feel tired, weak and miserable when the kidneys fail to remove tin-a- s acids and other waste matter from the blood. You may suffer nagging backache, rheumatic pains, headaches, dizzint-ae- , up nights, leg pains, swelling. retting Sometimes frequent and scanty urination with smarting and burning Is another sign that somet hing Is wrong with the kidneys or bladder. There should be no doubt that prompt treatment Is wiser than neglect. Use eon's I'illt. 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