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Show FICTION co?,V? BANDBOX BETTY KI MIE CHEATHAM By MARY IjKAT "Would you." sl.e nkcd, "have had covers;: fur THAT?" Th card read, "John J. Thomas. Insurance " sliinimrrrJ from tb d'jwn pavrnnii', TorrrJ light fell in liar Ihri.uuh th VVnc'.im biinii in Mr. Humphrey' privai office, currying with it a cuppcry odor, like that of a penny clutched too long in a perjuring palm. It ai a hut day a'.l right, and Hit city lay panting under the noonday iurt "Leave ttie door oprn. Mil Par-cla" called Mr. Humphrey. Betty returned from lunch. "Let th air circulate." "Whew," ha ad led, ev Rot to mopping h. tiro', get some air conditioning In thl hotbox " Petty muled, removing tier whit rIovc and her crisp white hah Mr. tuid th.e fame thing Humphrey every summer. She laid her glove and white purse neatly away in th bottom deik drawer nnd at down at the typewriter. With her blond hair sleek and smooth and her pal green dress miraculously unwrin klcd, she looked os cool and fresh as an teed limeade. llow do you do it. Miss Barclay! marveled Mr. Humphreys, entering the cubicle of an outer office where he sat as secretary and receptionist You cant be as cool as you look! Anyhow, lets put this fan out hurt somewhere to stir up a little breeie." yuuug man chuckled, too. I b remarked, "to talk here." cam to Mr. Humphreys about accident Insurance." "Sure, sure." murmured Mr. Humphrey. Still shaken. "Come r.ght m. Have one of the boys put that tiling on a bracket for you." he said to Betty, indicating the fan. When they emerged from Mr. Humphreys sanctum, Juhn Thomas had a pleased expreision on his face and, no doubt, a policy in the Tli y, bag. "It was really her fault you know." he remarked to Mr. Humph! eys. loitering at the door. "She looked so cool, I didn't even see that chair" M.s Barclay always looks cool said Mr. Humphreys "and neat all the year In summer," proudly, jimd. 3 misplaced commas, Mr Humphreys was happy, John leemed happy nd Betty was almost happy Only that was all that ever happened. Never one had John attempted to kirs her or even hold her hind He was, she concluded finally, a confirm-- d bachelor. "Just as I." sU thought poking savagely at the typewriter keys, "am confirmed old ma d." It was a Saturday, almost noon quitting time. John had not called, and the future suddenly became a erie of weary calendar whole page, neatly torn off day by day and deposited in the wastebasket As she walked from the building, there was John's convertible parked t the entrance. "Get in." he called, we're going on a picnic!" It waa amazing bow his red hair could brighten up the day! Betty was happily In the car before she eren noticed his female eompan-lo"Oh!" she gasped. For there, huddled between John and a bulging picnle basket, waa a startling apparition a little girl with freckles, wide blue eyes and the same red hair! "Hclax," smiled John. "Muggsy le just my niece. Every year, about thu time. I take her on a picnic." "Oh, said Betty again, uncertain ly. Muggsy gave her a broad grin faltering Smith ffice h ressed n. Tots Afternoon Style fitting afternoon style to flatter the slightly larger figure. Soft scallops make a pretty trim, sleeves are nicely shaped, a partial belt ties In back. A beautifully marked Private. Betty gazed doubtfully at the fan whirring away on the chair before her. She anchored the fluttering papers on her desk with paperweight, and. with a little frown of annoyance, smoothed back the tendrils of hair which were beginning to blow loose from the bun at the nape of her neck. She caught Mr. Humphreys looking at her and smiled. wa the After all, Mr. Humphrey boss. If he wanted to go around putting electric fans on chairs, :t d shout The young man catapulted away from the chair as though a bomb suddenly had sprung from the fan blades. Backed against Betty desk, he stared, then grinned. Mr. Humphreys, flown to the rescue, was mopping his brow again, but not from heat. "That," "was a he said, shakily, narrow escape. He disconnected the fan and stood, bewilderedly, holding it. Her composure regained now that catastrophe had been averted, Betty became once more all cool efficiency. She glanced at the card. She chuckled. She could not help it Pattern No. 8202 is for sizes 36, 38, 40, 42. 44. 46. 43. 50 and 52. Size 38, 5 yards of 7. ' (Se NIC! She had a number of dates with John, their tempo always smooth and pleasant Her work suffered no i Tomorrow I vovkl kt a kofched mg to item mt 4w dirouglt TV duun it (pane a dtrfc and And the wers fom and fret , I a rftmiuad iune hive (Toned Vm bri I onra Vv rifehcd ftt Though It has crashed Wiwuh me to let i ts crnlei , AUnough fc ftrangf. the bndgw Out Hawr &U been sdr aoOaf Pet ha pa tj ftnd 1 Thai lies tn the Some hand may And ns pm I ae through. have craned Sen t mefe (hat om J.ftaw blue. n kut mended ocfcefj mar be ftrong and new. lox v. LYNN CHAMBERS NOW IS THE TIME to use summer' plenty to bolster winter diet patterns and add nutrition to them. The gardens, orchards, vineyards Muggsy gave her a broad grin, the more effective for three teeth. Youre pretty, she said. I like you. X XV directions below) Stock Up on Fruit la foot V t .v Send an extra twenty five cents for a copy of the Spring and Summer FASHION 52 pages of easily made styles for a smart summer wardrobe. Free pattern printed inside the book. Canned Fruits Aid Health the more effective for three missing teeth. Youre pretty, she said. I like you. She climbed into Betty's lap and settled herself with a comfortable sigh. You've got a pretty dress, she added, stroking it with a hand which was just a trifle grimy. Betty looked down at her wrinkled skirt but under the child's weight it could not be straightened. John, busy with getting the convertible out of the Saturday traffic, appeared not to notice. He looked different in wash trousers and sports shirt Muggsy, too, wore a washable print dress. Betty ruefully considered her office apparel but made no comment As they drove, the wind whipped at Betty's hair. She had no net and all she could do was keep pinning the strands back in place. When the picnic spot, they reached Muggsy jumped up and down in delight C'n I wade. Uncle John, c'n I wade? she called, easting off shoes and socks and stepping into the creek. Im going to look for crawdads, she declared, peering stealthily under rocks in the shallow stream, now and then letting her dress tail dribble in the water. Betty was gazing into a pocket mirror, trying to smooth her hair. "Come help me, John called, piling twigs in a little rock fireplace. You unpack the lunch, while I build a fire to make the coffee and broil the steaks." The fire smoked, ashes fell inte the coffee, the charred stick forks made smudges. Betty did her best to stay neat, but Muggsy was everywhere at once, dribbling steak-juicmustard and catsup. A stinging sensation crept behind Bettys eyelids as she recalled Johns admiring words, TLL BET YOU WOULDNT e, va-- Simscit For the finest "Like she's just stepped out of a bandbox, John continued. Betty flushed. She had had the expression applied to her before. Since her first days with the company, she knew she had been familiarly referred to by the other employees as "Bandbox Betty, but it was disconcerting to be discussed In this fashion. The least she can do, he teased, is give me a dinner date. That's fair enough, echoed Mr. Humphrey, if its all right with Miss Barclay." but I Well, conceded Betty, warn you, I have all the insurance I need. Dinner with John Thomas was distinctly pleasant It was cool in the Orchid room and the table appointments were perfect The floor show was good, the food even better. From cocktail to parfait the courses were faultless. John himself met every requirement as an escort Betty began to be glad Mr. Humphrey had put the fan on a chair. Not a hair out of place. John commented. "They drill it into you," countered Betty, at secretarial school. White collars, tidy fingernails, all that" "I'LL BET, John said, suddenly, eyes twinkling, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN GET MUSSED AT A PIC- nt' old He looked around vaguely, pulled a chair a few feet from Bctty'i desk, set the fan on it plugged in the cord and returned to hn own large dei.k through the open door broad-shouldere- d, 3,jf. (Complete ? VnrJrvLc for 3otj out wa no business of her. Anywy, Mr. Humphreys was nice. Nice, and quite, quite happily married. They were all quite happily married. thought Betty with a sigh, as she began on her transcription. Ali the really nice member of the office force In the other departments, all the nicest salesmen. That business of romance in an office was just something you read about in magazines. "Is Mr. Humphreys in?" She looked up as a tall, young man strolled toward her desk and thrust a business card into her hand. Before she knew what was happening, he had pulled up his trouser legs slightly, to preserve their meticulous crease, and had begun to assume a sitting position over the whirring fan. "Don't sit down! Betty shrieked, simultaneously with Mr. Humphreys jlftc J at-"- moon EVEN GET MUSSED AT A PICNIC. She pulled ineffectually at her wrinkled frock, dabbed with a handkerchief at stains, wiped the dust from her shoes. It was unfair of John to put her to such a test The picnic dragged mercilessly oa to an amusement park where Muggsy wanted to ride a roller coaster. Betty shuddered. She hatd roller coasters, she hated flying turns, but she found herself hurtling through space with John and Muggsy in any number of crazy fashions. When they emerged, her bun was quite gone, the blonde hair hanging loosely about her shoulders. Her shoes were full of shavings from th amusement park grounds, she had a run in her hose and her fce was smudged and devoid of makeup. John stared at her and laughed aloud. "What," he asked, has become of Bandbox Betty?" Someone, she thought, should slap his face, but before she could put the impulse into effeet, he bad seized her hands and pulled her close. To her amazement, he kissed her fiercely. before all the people in the amusement park, with Muggsy giggling at them both. Everything seemed to fade away as she kwsed back. "That, he breathed, "is more like it" I couldn't have stood it he said, to have you respond with nothing but a neat little peck." and berry patches are all at your disposal with their Infinite variety. Its really easy to can fruit because there is little to preparing It for canning, and provided you take care to follow directions nothing will spoil. Besides, well stocked shelves with a colorful array of fruit will make wintertime meals so much more easy to plan. Fruit may be canned without sugar for dietary reasons but. If you can eat sugar, plan to can fruit with sugar as it gives a better product IF YOU DEPEND upon fruit as a main item for winter. Its a good Idea to make up a canning budget For example, if you serve tomato juice four times a week, one cup a serving, plan to set enough aside for 40 weeks. This requires 40 quarts of tomato juice per person. For a family of five youll need 200 quarts. Do you plan to serve apples twice a week? At cup per serving youll need four quarts for 15 weeks or 20 quarts for a family of home-canne- one-hal- five. Bartlett pears are good for canpeople prefer the smaller Kieffer variety, which also are good If they are allowed to ripen in a cool place (60 degrees) for a week or two after picking. Any variety of plum may be canned as long as It is well flavored and ripe. a half 6up a serving twice a week for 40 weeks will amount to 10 quarts per person or 40 quarts for a family of four. If you serve berries twice every f three weeks, at cup per d serving, youll need three and quarts per person to last 40 one-hal- one-thir- weeks. If you serve pears once every two weeks at f cup per serving youll need two quarts to last one person 32 weeks. This amounts to 10 quarts for a family of five. Do you like to serve fruit juice at least twice a week? At one cup a serving, one person will need 15 quarts for 30 weeks. A family of five needs 75 quarts. one-hal- DIFFERENT VARIETIES of fruit out better in the canning process than others. If you will study these tip and abide by them youll have fine results. Apples to be canned whole should be bright and red and hold their shape well although cooked. Youll find that Jonathans work out nicely for this method. For applesauce, tart apples like Duchess, Maiden Blush, Greenings or Early Transparent are best because they cook to a mush easily. Use them at the peak of the season. Fully ripe apricots are ideal for canning. Any good eating variety may be canned. Firm, peaches make the best canned ones. Select or Hales that are fine textured and delicately flavored. coma well-ripene- d LYNN SAYS: Yon Need to Know These Canning Term Acid food include fruits, tom- ato. ripe plmlentoes, sauerkraut and green peppers. foods are vegetables, meats, fish, poultry, game and soup d mixtures. Precooking means boiling food a short time until It Is thoroughly heated. Head space Is the space left, when filling a jar, at the top. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. South Hells SL Chicago 1. IU. Enclose 25 cents In coins for each 530 pattern desired. Pattern No In HAVE YOU EVER found yourself the midst of packing fruit into jars and suddenly discovered that you won't have enough? This means digging into the storage closet or running to the store for more, and then washing and sterilizing them. All this comes at a time when you should be rushing the food into jars as fast as possible. Avoid this by figuring out how many jars you need ahead of time: bnshel of perfect peaches yields eight quarts. Six pounds of apples yield three to four quarts. One-ha- lf bushel of apricots gives nine to 11 quarts. One-ha- lf bushel of plums will give 10 to 11 quarts. Two and one-ha- lf pounds of pears good-size- yield one d, N h A- -A (V. A- -A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? quart Five cups (about two pounds) of berries will give one quart Eight to 10 tomatoes (212 to 3 12) pounds give one quart HAVE ALL EQUIPMENT, including jars with proper lids, ready. Check Jars for nicked tops and cracks. Wash in hot soapy water and rinse thoroughly. Do this the day before. Use only fresh fruit and berries for canning. Discard those with badly broken skins, broken or overripe specimens. Pack cold or precook according to directions In chart Fill jars to within one and one-ha- lf Inches of top; add iyrup to within Inch of the top. Place into a boiling water bath (with water coming an Inch or two above the Jars.) 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