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Show ' Woman's Page Her Side and His; Feather Dusters Are Disease Breeders; Air All Garments Whehn They Come From Laundry; New Tinware Will Not Rust if Treated. THE UNEXPECTED. j V woman's unreasoning wrath filled Janet Only automobile curtains oc-tween oc-tween her and a torrential siorm. the car crippled on a dark and unknown road miles from habitation, ami ihe alone with Roy Nlcoll! She romom-bered romom-bered quickly a previous occasion when she was alone with Roy NiCOll in his car. Her anor and vexation were overwhelmed by sudden rear There was no other thins for Nicoll to do but stav with her in the car in definitelv. She would not have sent a dog out into that storm. Kven die lights had gone dead. It was not her helplessness in ni hands at that moment that seut hpr heart down sl koningly. An false move on bis part would mean the and nf everything between them. Not even for the glorious vista her new career opened tor her would she continue the least relation with a man who could forget himself twice in his behavior. The though! of keepinp on would be oven more repugnant to her on alt s account than on her own. Nothing, tl,infr lanet kept telling herself passionately, should bo adieu to increase Waifs burden or add a jov to his discouragement. Nicoll took off his great furred coat and put it about her in spite of her protests. "I'm afraid voull have to wait some time" he said. "I don't intend you shall feel cold or catch one' This is enough bad luck for one day!" Even the thought of resisting this kindness in the face of his determina. tion seemed repugnant she (eared They sat in silence for a few moments. mo-ments. Janet listening to the anger of the storm tryinu to batter its way to them. Nicoll thinking concentrated-! ly. Finally he rose and opened the, door of the car a little don't see any way out of it, Janet." he said. 'I hate to leave you alone in the dark, but I'll have to do it I can't keep you here all night' He turned up the collar of his coat and backed out of the machine hastilv, as if he were afraid Janet would Protest. "What are you going to do.' "Get help," he said. "In that liRht suit"" she cried. Toil mustn't or at least take your coat'" She took off his great coat .nd leached it lo him. He shook his head. "Can't walk in it." he said "A swimming suit would serve belter" He reached down into a leather pocK.-t and took something out. He hesl tated, then put a revolver in her ban 1 "Not that vou ll ha.e the slishtest use for it. But it may make you easier alone." He jumped out into the storm, ras tened the door tightly and was gone. Janet had plenty of time to get over her surprise and relief at Nicoll's be-harior. be-harior. It was not only that he did not do the wrong thing, but that he did the right thing with such a sure and delicate touch. An hour later she heard voices and NiCOll put his head into the car. a glare of lamps from behind liphtint; him up. He was as drenched as though he had fallen Into a river "All right! ' he railed out cheerfully., "Got a tow. supper and drink of pour but hot coffee for you!" They reached Philadelphia in time for Janet to put up at a hotel and change her clothes. Iater she met Nicoll, who had gotten into evening clothes at his hotel. She heard him present an eloquent, forceful case foi their magazine before the commit i of women which was to report to 'he congress; and saw the admiration that underla their prompt and unanimous acceptance of his proposal. Personall-ty, Personall-ty, influence, a certain youthful vitality' vitali-ty' and buoyancy, confidence which inspires in-spires confidence and builds the sue cess it expects these radiated from! Nicoll-in-aetion like the warmth and brightness of a great room of dynamos After the committee had adjourned. Nicoll took Janet back to her hotel in his machine "Now your stunt comes tomorrow," he said "Good luck, but I know you don't need It! I'm coint; back to New York tonight. I'll Rive Walt a call on hn nhone to tell him jou're -11 right!" 1 to anothei Much more sanitary is a clean cloth especially a regular duster which has been specially treated treat-ed and which really gathers up the dust and germs instead of spreading them. If you do not wish to buy one of these dusters a plain cloth with a little furniture polish will answer the purpose just as well But discard the germ breeder! CARE OF TINWARE. If new tinware is rubbed over with fresh lard and thoroughly heated in the oven before it is used, it will never nev-er rust afterwards, no matter how much it is put in water. |