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Show SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, THE OGDEN 1 92 1 . STANDARD-EXAMINE- R SMALL BORROWED HUSBANDS "4 OF THE TWINS ADVENTURES MILDRED K. BARBOUR BY OLIVE ROBERT BAftTO J. DY VXLDRICD UAJUSOCIl heart dropping with sickening speed to her. toes. -111 i A IXSTI Nearer of Tidings , mean?" what da "What you V (Copyright, 1921, by the Wheeler .. "ily dear!" Connie's voice was all ByijdLcate, Inc.) tenderness and sympathy. bvthe-arm, She took Nancy gently looking; back afterwards, Nancy an to her covjd neyejf remember how she had and propelled adjacent avoided & Gixeet answer to Desmond's lounge. , ' "You'll wait for us. Major." she told pStoposal of marriage, or had steered ' . . a. safe course through treacherous the bewildered young officer. conversational waters. " "What In the world?" began Nancy, 1 KJ : A. She thought it must have been "What do you. mean by t helplessly, she talked feverishly, inceesant-l- , saying that something haa happened .nd juite Irrationally. to Gerry? lie has already sailed. Connie seated Nancy in a deep chair the fact that she was married,- as if she were a small child. She took i7cept land happily married at that as mar- both of her bands In her and leaned go. And he realized with a forward impressively. ' Even in the 'riages sense of utter defeat that when lie rose face of what promised to be a serious reluctantly from the tea table at her moment, she. could not overcome her 'reiterated declaration that she must love for the dramatic. tGoe be was no more discouraged than "Be brave, dear! The ship must . she had been at the of their .have met with an accicrenc." beginning 'tete-a-tetShe hesitated a m'oment. As they threaded their way through lost!" "Gerry was ithe crowded lobby, they almost ran ' . There was silence while Nancy Unto a veiled woman ascending the stared at her. dlsbelievinIy. VitrfTi -- She couldn't have spoken for a moj stairs from the motor entrance, followed by several porters laden with ment if all the world depended upon ' i ff it. There was an utterly numb someluggage. which laid its hand on her heart "Nancy!" thing It was Connie Stanley's voice. as though to still its beating. A "Hello -- Connie!" Nancy greeted her queerty cold chill crept up her spine, and invisible fingers seemed to clutch coolly. Why. the disguise?" Airs. Stanley threw back the extrav- and crush her throat. agantly asconceiling veil, and stared at Outwardly she, gave no evidence of had taken her shock. To Constanoe Stanley's Nancy, though the latter ' leave of her senses. ' amazement, she said quietly: : I ' ""What in Heaven's name" are .... "How do you know? There must you ' doing- here? And with be some mistake.- Did you see it in 4 Her amazement was almost lu- the papers?" J 'N dicrous. Constance shook her head. "And .what on earth arc you "I've been too upset to look at the 3iere?" Queried Nancv. with some doing soir- - papers. I dreaded reading the awful it. "And what did you mean by that details. But you you or the By Marion Hale. -must curious message were received with last I that you staying people NEW YORK, Dec. 24. For day wear the preference is still for the small hnt. And they have be' . have seen it," come quite colorful dots on the landscape. . Constance stared at her m horror. Nancy shook her head. "A distressing thing happened over ''Nancy! You don't mean that you tricorn smacks of the and which The flajV's becomingly away from the face, Ponch (below) haven't heard?" the week-enWe have had no time is of black failedesign oriental ' is enlivened further It with "About what?" by embroidering. for newspapers. Tell me. where did ' "Gerry!" srems. you hear about about Gerry? Nancy had the sensation of her "Curtis wired me.- "The two Marie Louise hats venture down, givm- to the eyes of the wearer fascinating shadows. Pur ;rv : be-icau- '1T &e y, . w jspte e. Wi r i Mi 'V3 4 One tl.ty N.iruy and Nick w re out of a husband called directions to her top rail, th' orchard. It was May and all from thehad pied something on thf the world was beautiful with a mil! ion i Nick and. wasn't paying the least bit (ground lovely white and pink blossoms. of attention to things overhead. ' Nancy!" ht cried, pulling-- his sister They had played out of door since wns now it after- jdown. early morning, and 'Ju?t look: It'a the Green I :, noon, a warm, drowsy, Shoes: The Magical Mushroom must dreamy afternoon, -- just the .sort of have been here and gone away again. time that fairies pet very busy with It's a pity we didn't kee him." folkn and things. "Dear old fellow." paid Nancy re"-- " "How pretty everything- iV.". said gretfully. "1 wish lie'd waited. But Nancy suddenly lookin up at, the pink he'H always so busy I euppoe he had i J sweet-smelling- - " J - Vnight?" . d. and white roof over their heads. Here and there little patches of blue sky through and the birds of appeared many kinds were fluttering about among the brunches. Oliver Oriole wan there. He'd just g arrived and he w,w at his with his new little by watchinif him admiringly. The Robin lied Breasts were using the same old house that they'd ha". last summer, and Belinda Bluebird velvet toque with its soft edge and softer was building: her own nest in a tree by around the crown of the toque. The the fence corner, while her Jazy bunch semi-precio- vari-colore- . - ple grapes in clusters drip from the brim of the citron-yellocrown. Silver and green brocade drapes gracefully brim is of green velvet. BEDTIME STORIES HOWARD R. GARIS By IS IT YOURS? 'Merry Christmas!' No. indeed, I don't want the Bol Cat to gret me!" Unsle Wiggily followed the marks NewsMcClure" 921, by J of the Bob Cat's paws In the snow for paper Syndicate. a little way, and hen, all at once, the (By Howard ItrCaris.) Once upon a tim ethe Bad Old Bob marks ended, because there was a Cat started out from his den In the place where th wTind had blown the woods to catch Uncle Wiggily and nib- ground clean of enow. "Well, without marks in the snow ble the bunny rabbit's ears, look at I co n't tell which way that "For I haven't had any ears to nib- to Cat went," said the bunny. VBut I Bob ble in a long time." grumbled the Bob 'T gone home. I'll be all himself, "and I must certainly gueKs he has right, and I see a fine Christmas tree ' to gnaw down. A beautiful tree!" hali get Uncle Wigpily!" Uncle Wiggily hopped across the Out of his dark,' dismal den sneaked was bare of the bad chap, and he sniffed and place where the ground was Boon and he snow, a came gnawing at'the smelled around until he to. tree he had picked out. He the bunny rabbit Christmas path along which for wanted to cut it down with his .harp often, hopped to go to the store Nurse Jane, Fuzzy Wuxzy, h!s musk-ra- t teeth and drag it home for Nurse Jane to trlrm lady housekeeper. Now it happened that Uncle Wig"Ah, ha!" chuckled the Bob Cat to himself. "That fat rabbit will soon! gily picked out the same tree up which Cat had climbed! But, lispass along here. I'll hide up in a the Bob as the telephone girl says the tree overhead, and when he passes be- ten, low I'll drop down on him and nibble Bob Cat was fio tired of waiting for Uncle Wiggily to come along,, the Bob his ears. I slTail have a fine Christ: ' Cat was, that he fell asleep in the mas dinner tifler all." , So the Boh Cat climbed up in the 'roe. Ho when Uncle Wiggily began to tree. Uncle Wiggily Longears started outi gnaw down the Chrtwtmas tree in from his hollow stump bungalow just 1 which the bad chau was asleep, the Bo.b Cut never awakened, and he didn't about that same tine. "Where are you going?" asked know,wThat was gonsr to happen. "Oh. thi.s will be a fine tree for Nurse Jane. said Uncle Wiggily to "I am going to gnaw down a, Christmas." Christmas tree," answered the bunny, himself, as he gnawed and gnawed. "Oh, that's so!" exclaimed Nurse) "It will look lovely when it ha on th Jane. "Tomorrow is Christmas! I blue, red, green, yellow,, purplo and and the have been so busy baking cake and golden balls,willthe popcorn make It sparkle like that pies that I nearly forgot. Well, get aj lights nice tree, Uncle Wiggily. I'll help the sky with its million stars. Oh. rfo u tri mit so Santa Claus can leave! a fine Christmas tree I have it algnawed down"" the presents under it. Hurry alongr. most A few more bites of the bunny's Wrggy, my dear!" So Uncle .Wiggily hopped andi strong teeth cut through the tree and skipped through the forest, looking down it fell.it hit the. ground with a "Bang!" for the fight sort of Christmas tree, thud. snow oa There was ajittle the ground. the Bob Cat, who wnicn soon was marKea by tne oun-ny- W'as"Ugh!" grunted suddenly awakened by falling out paws. And, as Mr. Longears along he saw other marks In of his bed. went the Bob Cat's head bopped "Dump!" the white flakes. making him feel "Ah, ha!" said Uncle Wiggily to on the hard ground, himself. "A Bob Cat has been along very queer. He was only half attako he heard the crash of the here. I can tell by the marks of his and when felt himself bumped by his and paws in the snow. I must be on the tree, he scrabbled to his feet, and, lookout. I don't want a Bob Cat to fall, nibble my ears when Christmas is never seeing Uncle Wiggily at all. crying: coming.-- I want to hear the Christmas away he I ran, must have been struck by "Oh, bcilg and the Christmas music. And lightning! While I was asleep a thun I want to hear thr. glad shouts , of der storm came ip, hit the tree I was in and banged me out! Oh, I'll have to get Uncle Wiggily som6 other time! ' Dear me!" his with tail between his let, Then, away ran the Bob Cat. Uncle saw hiht running along and the bunny said: I was In. I "Oh, my! What never knew the Catdanger was up the tree! Out I think he was more frightened than I!" And so the Bob Cat was. Home he ran, and hid undei4 th6 bed. Uncle Wiggily dragged home the ( tree. I l Nurse Jane trimmed it, and tin Christmas morning, oh, what fine presents Santa Claus had lett there! THE BEST RESULTS ARE! "Merry Christmas, Nurse Jane!" OBTAINED BY USING called Uncle Wiggily. "Jlerry Christmas!" answered the muskrat lady. And frbm all Over Woodland, hear the Orangfe.Ice Mountains, the animal boys and girls echoed the cry: "Merry Christmas!" which Uttcle Wiffffily wishes to all the boys and jrirls over the whole world. to all!' "Merry Christmas 'fcoot rubber And doesn't tep if th '( Blue Wrapper, Yellow Label) on of chair make it the and the leg O when the walk upstairs backward Ice In Making Cakes, Pies, candy is playing tagnextwith theUncle tell you I'll about cream, Puddings, Frosting, Ice Wiggily's Christmas pudding. o , ' I, rnt 1- , -- -- i . j ; ! , I - 's , 'ig-gi- ly Baker's Chocolate Cream, Sauces, Fudges, Hot and Cold Drinks. For more than 140 years this chocolate has been the stand ard for jpurity, delicacy of flavor and uniform quality. IT IS THOROUGHLY RELIABLE 57 Highest Awards in Europe and America "La Bella Chocolattae" - it trade-mar- k on every package WAITER BAKER & CO. LTD. Established T DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 1780 Booklet of Choice Recipes sect free ; i LITTLE BENNY THE PARK AVE. NEWS. Weather. L.oo5e. Exter! Big Reward! Puds Simklns offers 2 cents reward for the ded or alive capture of whoever plugged up the holes in his mouth organ with puddy. Among those siapected of the crime are Reddy Merfy Ed Wemick, Lew Davis and Artte Alixander, Sissiety. Mr, Leroy Shooster wawk-e- d with a sllte left handed limp last Sundey on account ofdo.his new Sunday shoes and ixpeets to the same next , Sundey. 'r Pome by Skinny Martin. J Fiizeblogy I feel strong and athaletic Like the statue of a Greek But if somebody mentioned a errand Id Uddlnly grow very weak. Wimming Notes. Loretter Mincer made a lemmln merrang pie all last Wensday aftirnoon and the familly ate it without enybody gesslng wat kind it was. Do you wunt enybody followed or nite? Absllootly confidential. day Sid Hunt,- privat and publick detecktive. . Avvertizement. . Lost and Found. ' Nalthae, Wjrrv Iadio! FU1 bxa Zi r l-- tm IX. Aak Jmur Drartirt tor and i4 btmiiic K-- 4 aeatcd frith Blam Itibkoa. fll.lA for Bt. Siftat. Alway Reliahl DUUOND KJtAKn yMn kw M SOLD BY DfiL'CClSTS EHfiilMJEEE . , - . V w g- wit-sittin- ns ed VETERAN ENGROSSES $250 LICENSE FOR PRINCESS CHRISTMAS TIME. Again the Christmas season brlngi gladness to the land nnd henotis ex-fit for treason whose soul does who docs not feel like rish'.g pand; to altitudes surprising and loudly advertising his Joy, to beat the band.s Old Santa Clous is fre.Igh.tlr.,; tho ptcs-enton bis sleig'h, and Utile are waiting the dawn of Christmas day: and though my years are eighty, and I have burdens I'd think myweighty. if 1 could not be self cheap-skate- y gay. At Christmas time we hunger for chances to be kind, ann .ill the world is younger, and tftouchf fall behind; and every normal chappie would make some fellow nappy, and Christmas is a snap he U mighty glad to find. My years are ueariy ninety. and 1 huve many Ills, but whlb 1 drink my pine tea. arid tai.o my beeswax pills, I hear the Chrlsu..m s!ng-inmy crutches from me flinging, to c:oat down rise and go icy hill. This is the mrrry reason when lights are all aglow and Christmas gifts, the trees oi4, mak) iuch a gaudy show: and in the frosty weather the whnle bunch gets toand Jhcn with lungs of leather gether,enrofa in the snow. And now sings we're, all forgiving the grudges ot the past, and we are glad we're living in amity at last: and if there i:t a fellow whom Christmas doesn't mellow, his heart Is surely yellow, and he should ki-l- JUST FOLKS t hard-boile- ll : -- tear-dlmm- ed 80h.w stand aghast. HEARD A: NOISE DOWN 14 THE ' DIN1NG.ROOM! MAYBE SANTA IS JRY1NG TO mmm mil I . rT i O EL I IN: I y a AW - AT1' 'it,'-I"" , r Km.",' W W; 1 it B, - o YOUR HEALTH WQr.''''-.':.'- . ! : BY DR. R. H. BISHOP. ' v ; :t ',:.' HIM HAVE BEEN JU3T COMING AROUNDTOSEE IF"Ytl) WERELAGCX? BOVORNOT-JO- W GO TO SLEEP AND Look for we'll HIS TRACKS 14 THaMORNlNG A, HAVE A HORRY! 3 some kind of a hobby, or avocation. Though people sometimes laugh at' men with eccentric hobbies, these meo-nevertheless are deriving or should! derive a distinct benefit from them. If a hobby serves to take an office man out into the open air an hour or Princess Mary, Viscount Lascelles, and William Bull engrossing so a day i Is serving Its purpose ' f whether that hobby their license. chasing golf marriage or balls colored butterflies. If a hobby scrvca to take the wor(By Milton Bronner.) t ried business man's mind off hla fi24. LONDON,-DecBehind the locked doors of Jiis musty work nancial troubles, whether that hobby is collecting stamps or moving chess room, William Bull, 75, is cngrosship: tho license that will legalize men. the benefit lg the same. . I have known big business men who the marriage of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles. have finally consulted their physician is doing the job just-alicense Princes he of lie the engrossed In a broken-dow- n condition. These with a score of antique quill pens and spe years ago Mary's parents same men several. months later were . well and able to continue at their cial inks. t business with increased enthusiasm The license is on a big sheet of parchment and leoks like a treaty. and vitality, simply because their The characters are in Old English V4 black letter." physician had diagnosed their particular Oases and suggested golf or swim'a Bull been licenses, for nobility and royalty all his life. ming or walking Or some game such as He is attached tomaking the checkers or chess. faculty office of the Archbishop of Canterbury. You can find few of our leading He engrossed the license of "Princess Paf," idol of Canada. statesmen, business men or industrial Tho license will cost $250. leaders who do not have some hobby ride to death. If had thatUhey no auch interest to turn to they for rest placed In concrete like a cellar turnip. and relaxation they would, at a rule, BR. LORENZ VISITS Lorent: Do you still write T become ''stale" from monotony and . JOLLIEST INVALID Miss Revell: Ob, yes. This is my too much of one sort of work. roll top desk (pointing to her .chest). Find ft hobby. Better that it take I do a column. Youjiee, I'm but this is not an you NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Dr. Adolf a spinalweekly absolute necessity. Find one that will columnist Loreni haa called on the world's keep you continually interested. Lorenz: Don't laugh, it's bad for your Invalid. spine. Miss Revell: Doctor, I'll put on the COIFFEUIIE BANDEAUX She's Miss Nellie Revell. During Construction company lingerie. Fuller are becoming two Coiffeur bandeaux on a hospital cot ahe's kept But years wear. theatre and for give up laughing I can't. That's evening popular work at & publicity agent and how 1 beat the trouble! game. her or up cir They take the form of - metal v ... . . ,. leaves. . writer. Here's what wa3 .said : ,of . . oft Lorenz: You should be put back in mi CTIAPPED HAXDB plaster cast. Now is the time to provide yourself STEWED FHUITS Miss Revell: Ah, bloodless surgery. with almond cream or a elmllar lotion for sweetening I understand Honey is excellent now you can't get blood to guard against chapped and rough ' stewed fruits. It gives a far more out of a turnip; and I'm going to be I hands. delicious flavor than sugar. j , 1 . s . ' out-of-doo- rs, jol-lie- st - . ., .... WHAT WAS BY ALLMAN Prj OH MIS IMAGINATION GOT TO WORKING -THOUGHT HE. H THE MATTER ,WITH HIM .4- I Danny Heard Something IT MAV :?v,il,,'t'J v; r Most men, busy or otherwise, have DOINGS OF THE DUFFS OH, DADDY. - 1 ! j je- K; lu,! i 1 PILLS CHICHESTER SBVU.fi A. -2 1- -8 i f THIS IS THE IHHTTIDAY OF KING Codfish, either salt or fresh, Is one JOHN. of the cheapest and best of the fish December 24, 1187. foods. most The entertaining history of a Although codfish is usually low in bad king of England Is to be found in price, it's high in food vulue and is of the most quickly digested of Shakespeare's play, "Kinsr John." He one more common foods. the might be called the complete villain These recipes for codfish are perfor he deceived friend and foe alike. haps a little out of the ordinary and He was the youngest koij of Henry may helu in the everlasting quet for different." II, and he was born at Oxford on the "something BREADED CODFISH CUTSETS. day before Christmas. 1167. He wan Cut fresh codfish in pieces for servtreated with great indulgence by his ing about an inch thick. Sprinkle father in wpite of the fact that when- with lemon Juice, salt and pepper and ever he was sent to govern or to fight let stand half an hour. he came back covered with disgrace. Dip in fine bread crumbs, dip in an He broke his father's heart j by Joining egff slightly beaten with tablespoon in a conspiracy against him. milk and dip again in crumbs. Fry Itichard the in deep hot fat for 10 minutes. Drain When his brother, the throne on brown paper and serve with Lionhearted, ascended John was given lands and money; but stewed potatoes. after Richard went off on the CruEGG SAUCE. sades and It became known that he ; Four tablespoons butter, 'J tablehad designated Arthur of Brittany a spoons flour, 1 cups watr. 4 his successor. John began to plot low tablespoons lemon juice, teaspoon the throne. First he arranged to have salt. teaspoon paprika, 2 egg yolks. Richard 'captured and held in prison. Melt butter, stir n flour and slowWhen,: Richard escaped and returned ly add water and lemon juice mixed, to England he generously pardoned stirring constantly. Season with salt John and on his death bed declared1, and paprika and boll G .minutes. Add that John, and not Arthur, nhould yolks slightly beaten and cook withrule.' This started a war in which out boiling for 3 minutes. Cse thf Arthur wus captured and killed. But whites c.r the eggs for a cake. John at last ws king without oppoSalt codfish may be soaked in lukewarm water, boiled until tender and sition. Such a man. oX course, would make served in the same way as the fresh a wicktnl king. Ho co offended his fish. Put the fillets of the salt fish in barons that they finally assembled to- cheesecloth and add the lemon Juice John to sign the or vinegar but not the salt to water gether ahd forced Ma?ua Charta. or the Groat darter. in which tho fish is cooked. in which can be Hen thp begin nln of Drain fish unT arranne on a deep a democratic rule. This was in Hard boil 2 ejfgs and chop platter. one year before the king's death. He the whites coarsely. Add the.s to the was succeeded by his son, Henry III. sauce. Four sauce over fish nnd cover with yolks of eggs forced through a rlcer or rubbed through a colander. BOILED CODFISH. Wash and clean fish but do not remove bones'. Tie in cheesecloth nnd cover with boiling water. Add 1 teaII ISDGA11 A. GUEST. spoon lemon juico and 1 teaspoon salt to each quart of water. The salt improves the flavor and CHRISTMAS EVE the lemon Juice oc vinegar keeps the fish white. Boil 20 to 30 minutes and It's Christmas Eve, and he's in bed, d While here my patient watth I keep. serve with eggs and minced parsley. An egg sauce may be Waiting for him, to fall asleep. And, oh! what thoughts race through poured over the fish or served sepmy head. arately. Of Christmas Eves long years ago STUFFED FRESH COD. A small cod weighing four pounds When I hung up my stocking so. is delicious stuffed and baked. Art Now that's his stocking flanging ther oyster stuffing adds much to the dish, In Just the way mlno was hung but makes it much more expensive, A plain cracker stuffing Is better with But I am In my easy chair, Knowing the things I couldn't know fish than a bread stuffing. In boyhood's happy long ago. Clean fish, sprinkle with salt, pepand lemon Juice inside and out, per I would tonight that I mlht o stuff and eew. Cut gashes on each To bed as blithe and glad as he. side of the backbone in a dove-taAnd have such visions come to me fashion. Put narrow strips of salt Of Santa driving o'er the"snow each gash. pork infish That little chap will even hear sheet Is not available use If a The sound of slelghbells tinkling a piece of cotton cloth well greased. clear. Put, the fish aon this and put the whole dripping pant Dredge thing into He'll dream of whiskers, long and with flour, bake an hour in a hot oven, white. frequently with hot water. And see the jolly saint who comes p basting' (Copyright, 1921, NEA Service.) Loaded with horns and noisy drums; ooAnd though he'll spend a restless night, . CUT TniS OUT IT IS WORTH Around him kindly folk will flock 5IONTEY. To let him revel In their stock. , Cut out this slip, enclose with 6c And here I elt with eyea and mail it to Foley & Co., 2815 ShefFor I have come to know field Ave.. Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearlj-- . You will Too many things that ace not so, But I am old and gray and wise receive in return a trial package conFoley's Honey and Tar ComWisfiing that I might still believe taining And share, his Joy on Christmas evfe. pound for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills for pains in sldea And yet, when he shall older grow. and back; rheumatism, backache, kidso him This is my prayer for ney and bladder aliments; and Foley ' Cathartic Tablets, a. wholesome and young That where his stocking now is hung thoroughly cleansing cathartic for conAnother little boy .shall go stipation, biliousness, headaches and And hang his stocking up, and he Bluggish bowels. Sold everywhere.- . Shall know the Joy he gives to me. Advertisement. 1- -4 - j net-weavln- pale-yellcf- WALT MASON 1 - ; an errand Home place or other in on of the Fairy Queen's Kingdom's. But tc bury, Nickie, we must be going have .in adventure. Let's put on thS Shoe right away." "First thing I'm going to do," answered Nick, "is to wish myself up into that funny little house In the old apple tree that daddy built when he was a boy." And he bad hi own shoes off In a jiffy. cTo Be Continued) (Copyright. 1921. NEA Service) i THKK.-Copyright- ' f be-feather- Mary's Kitchen UNCLE WIGGIliT'S CHRISTMAS " w tlvc Green It's luok! in . I I ilon. "Just NaiMv!" lie trivd, pulling; Ills 8istei . - corns Shoes." ' ; i -- f lVD0WN IK THE DINING ROOM- if f i - MA ttsTall ous. silver's gone . .' mw - II mm- . jJl |