Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 81, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 August 1921 — Page 4

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Jtatfcma Uhxm INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Dally Except Bandar, 25-29 South Meridian Stret. Telephones— Main 3500, New 28-351. MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. .. . l Chicago, Detroit, St Louie, O. Logan Payne Cos. XtnnlSii>( efl.ee* ( jiewYork, Boston, Payne, Bonn & Smith, Inc. pm.T.rCAV and vicinity always was Interesting as a sort of a study In dual government MR. SWAILS must think a whole lot of that county Job to plan such a struggle to hold it THE YOUNG WOMAN who refused to confide In our detective force appears to have successfully demonstrated that women can keep secrets. A NEGRO who figured In an auto accident escaped arrest by refusing to stop, thus again calling attention to the majesty of the law. HOWEVER, the difficulties that may be encountered in obtaining that artificial lake for Indianapolis are no greater than usually interfere with desired things. Having made Southerland avenue practically Impassible, the administration now starts delayed proceedings for resurfacing that should ha’-e been done two years ago! IT IS REPORTED that the street car company obtained an extension on ita lease' of life Sunday w hen the Jitney drivers held a picnic and abandoned traffic to the cars for several hours. .4 Gathering of Men This fall America is to have the pleasure of entertaining Admiral Sir David Beatty, first sea lord of the British admiralty. He wriU attend the convention of the American Legion at Kansas City late in October, along with General Foch, the great French commander. Admiral Beatty had command of all the ships which blockaded Germany. They gripped that nation like a winter’s night and held on, without Intermission until the close of the war. True, submarines did get away, tut towards the close of the war very few returned to rort To the navy, the transport, the fighting machines on water Is due much a edit fer winning the war. There were some naval battles fought, but it was tbo sustaining power, more than the spectacular duels, that eventually wore down the morale of the Germans- The ability to guard the troop ships, to get supplies from America, both for the army and for England’s sustenance, were essential to winning the war. The head of the fleets who could command and coordinate the various nations’ contributions of sea power and successfully use them was Indeed a person of superior ability and worthy of any honor America can bestow. The meeting of American Legion veterans at Kansas City promises the greatest assemblage in America of great men belonging to other nations who were active in the World War. It Is to be hoped this city will get a glimpse of them. v Cantaloupe and Peach Ever welcome Is the cantaloupe. Likewise the peach. The movement of these delicacies to market, from Shelby County, Indiana, from Colorado, j from Imperial Valley, from Georgia, has commenced, to the grace of the table and the satisfaction of the diner. The great quantity produced, however, is most startling. „ The claim is made, and will not be refuted, that Imperial Valley, In 'California, will ship eleven thousand carloads of melons, going as far East as New York and Boston. Then Georgia, which has plenty of peaches, promises six thousand cars a day while the season lasts. It is further shown by Government figures that there are over fifty square miles devoted to cantaloupe in other later producing States than California, to say nothing of little gardens everywhere. Verily, the melon Is here to stay, even If it must be shipped In by parcel post or express. These are but single items of food, and Just for a limited season. How great must be the daily shipments of foodstuffs throughout the year. The railroads maintain trains exclusively of dressed meat, which travel as rapidly as passenger traffic, while fruit shipments often cross the entire continent equally as fast as the mails. The ave-age person, eating his meal In comfort, little realizes the actual number of miles of travel set before him. Fish from Alaska, melons from California, bread from Kansas flour, peaches from Georgia, coffee from Brazil and Cuban sugar are all common enough. The rare dishes must indeed come fax. A Super Gun Considerable has been said recently about a super gun which is Invented by an Englishman and la offered to the United States for military purposes. Its details are not given but assurances from those who know are that it 13 both reliable and constructed on the right principles. It seems that the gun In question can be held In one hand, that it will fire a steel slug three inches long and half an inch in diameter through a boiler plate three-quarters of an Inch thick, without report and without recoil. This threatens to revolutionize warfare again, or, to be more exact, to continue the revolution of offense and defense, for it is constantly changing. In half a hundred years the gun has evolved from a muzzle loading arrangement which could shoot only a limited distance to the seventy-mile mechanism. The projectiles have grown to weigh a ton. It is eald that the new gun utilizes correct and well known mechanical principles in overcoming many of the heretofore problems of construction. In time of war the necessity of the Nation to keep advancing, everlastingly, becomes very apparent, but progress Is Just as essential in peace. This advance is made, as a rule, by applying old rules and old principles to new conditions. The discovery of electricity, or rather the harnessing of it, was new to the mechanical world. So was the invention of the steam engine. But following these, the application to new conditions has been very marked and very effective- An immeasurable burden was lifted when the interior combustion engine was perfected and Its application seems, like electr.city, but in infancy. The constrnction of the new gun may amaze the world. The invention f the pendulum clock, simple In Itself, opened paths to knowledge never dreamed in former times. TVhat will happen next is tho big question in life. Sweets and Alcohol Census figures show that the District of Columbia uses $900,000 worth of lc cream and $2,130,000 worth of confectionery a year while over In Europe, American doughboys consumed so many cakes and doughnuts, chocolate sundaes and dishes of Ice cream that they proved themselves the world's champions on sweets. It will be remembered how Europe smiled when tons of candy were sent to the Army In the Philiplne Islands. It could not understand. The “sweet tooth” of America was Just as incompatible to those people as was the idea of sour wines, bitter beers and stqjits to those in America. Yet the latter are still esteemed delicacies where prohibition permits them to be sold. To Americans, candles are foods. The European classifies his light drinks in the same manner. They appear on the tables at meals and between times are not refused. As between the habit of eating sweets and using light wines and beers, the American, of course. Is handicapped, If such it may be called, by la‘ \ He has made a choice and it remains to be demonstrated, how that the use of sugar is not more desirable than that of alcohol. It can be said of sweets that they do not attack the mind like alcohol. On the other hand, countries where light wines and beer abound, boast of men of wonderful intellect and all the good qualities found elsewhere. The prohibition countries have imposed a great moral restraint upon themselves, for what they regard as the common good of all citizens and they have solemnly enacted that restraint into formal laws, with penalties for violation. If they desire sugar in Its place, by all means let them have it in abundance.

‘REPUTATION’ IS DRAMATIC BOMB OF THE SEASON Ray Captures Chosts— ‘Robinson Crusoef on View—‘Wealt h' at Alhambra.

“Reputation” Is on* dramatic explosion after another. Dramatic bomb-shells exp od* every few feet in this movie and the result is that the TJnlvoreal-Jewel pe< pie have provided their star, Pricetlla Dsan, with a interesting diameter vehlcl* *i one could desire. Priscilla Dean Is an ambitions woman because In this movie play she has two ! role*. As Fav McMillan, later known Nthe star is called' upon to do some the "Madame X" part In the play of that name. As CjL, S . '&} * Fay McMUiau, A Misa Dean prob*bly does some Miss Dean of the truest acting of her career on the screen as the star Is called upon to enact the role of a questionable actress who has made herself famous because of her escapades In ell night reports. At times, ills* Dean Is brutal, but the "harshness” of the role 1s reduced by the sweetness of i the second character lmpersuna.ed by Miss Dean. The eecond characterization undertaken by Mies Dean is that of Pauline Stevens, the discarded daughter of Fay McMillan, a notorious actress known on the etas’ as the great Laura Flglan. As Pauline, Mies Dean shows to a marked degree her ability to create various typos. Pauline Stevens is a sweet and wholesome girl who does not know thnt her mother is the scandalous I.aura Flglan, which Is th* stage name of Fay Me- j Millan. While her mother Is throwing j away her ability and becoming a D1 j candidate for the gutter by her wild life. Pauline Stevens Is In New York attempting to get a position on the stage. The mother and daughter are brought face to face at the beginning of the picture when Fay McMillan 1* touring In a sma'l one-night stand company. She recognizes her daughter ss sn inrasto of ua orphanage, but the weakness of Fay prevents her fr* in claiming her daughter. The mother goes to London atil under the name of Laura Flglan bacon es a positive sensation of the night life of that city. Laura is a “rotter.” the result b*- — I — ye TOWNE GOSSIP;I Copyright, 19C1. by Star Company. j By K. C. B. J BCD BOON' LAKH, N. TANARUS„ Sometime lu August. • • • THEBE ABE four of US. • • • AM) WE have three rooms • • • ON’ THE ground floor OF AN hotel cottage. • • • TUET'RJS SO very quiet. * • • THAT T2IE slightest noU*. • * • WAKES EVERY ONE up. • • • AND OCB mosquito. HE SINGS so loudly. • • nrs like an organ. AND ANYWAY. • • • WE IIAD gone to bed. • • • AXD TUKRTC cm a couple- • • • AND BAT on the veranda. • • • OUTSIDE oca room*. • • • AXD THEY -whispered there. • • • FOB NEARLY an hour. AXD WE couldn’t hear anything. • • • THEY WERE talking about. ♦ • • AND COULDN'T sleep. •• • • AXD THEY went away. • • • AND AFTER a while. • ♦ • THEBB WERE voice* outride. • • • AND THEY seemed excited. • • • AND I got up. • • • AXD OPENED our door. ... AND FCT my head through. . . . i AND A woman screamed. ... "THEBE HE ll Bowl • • * "inC’S COMING out again.* ... AND A man rushed up. e e . AND WANTED to know. ... IV I was the person. • • • wno HAD tried the woman’s door. ... AND I asked him when. ... AND HE said that night. ... • AND I said I hadn’t. ... AND THAT anyway. ... IV ANY ONE had. ... HE’D BEEN quiet about It. ... AND HADN’T waked any one. : EXCEPT THE woman. ... I AND WOULD they pleaso go away. ... AND LEAVE us alon*. * * * AND THEY went away. . . . AND TOMORROW night. • + • I’LL BE home In New York. ... WtIKBE THEBE’S o much noise. • . . I CAN sleep In peace. I THANK you.

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TOM MIX AND “BABE” RUTH.

We couldn’t refrain from running this picture of Tom Mix, movie star, and "Babe’’ Ruth, “King of Swat,” shaking hands while renewing old acquaintances at the I’olo Grounds In *• York recently. Ruth comes In person ai Washington I’atk Tuesday afternoon and the

lng that she becomes a visttor of a Chinns* Joint !u the I-j.idi'ii Llmehouso d.strlet. She sacrifices her career and becomes a physical an 1 moral do .-m-rate. This causes her to cancel her engagement In New York. This ,;l>es Paulin* | Stevens, lm looks U.'.e her moii.r, a elutnc* to Impersonate the great Laura Fig lan. This she does with such success that tli* night comes for the ’great first night In New York. Laura, who Is still in Iv-endori, is kicked out of the dives j.jtiu the tit* u mi she reads lu n paper a headline to the effect I that Flglan will umke her .V ,v York do- j but. Tit s causes Laura to stage a lilt:* trick which resulted In her appropriating enough coin of tho realm to get to New j York on th* night of th* opening of th*; bogus Laura Flglan. W/ieu Laura and the “bogus” Laura j meet each other face to face, we have one j of the finest dramatic s ei.es presented , on th* silver screen for many mo ths. Here v.e liov* the sight of Ml s Dean playing two roles at the earn* t me. A* Laura she Is tho l east, a hop'd. ss drugsoused fiend, but f.s Pauline Stevens, the "bogus’’ Flglan. she Is a flue type of a woman fighting to t.av* the reputation of i the ram* of Flglsn. Tho bogus Flglan score* a great triumph while tbo rod Figlsn is nursing revenge. This com* when th* real Fig- : tan murders a man in tho dressing room of the bogus Fiz’an. This levs to F inline btrlrg srrssu-d on n mr:>r charge. ! Th® r-sl Laura Is happy over miking th* other tfoinan pay tho pri*-e of taking her ntunfl. when she discovers that the woman who was Impersonating the great Flglan, Is her own daughter. I-nura writes a not* stating that she killed the j man In th* dressing room and that tho woman being held for murder was tnno- \ cent. 1 aura thon slowly turns on tty gas and fees to her final sleep. Paulino la released ands ids happiness n tiie wife of the press ngc.it of rho show. At times Miss Demi nwirly approaches the auvngs s ago while Impersonating the part of ths rord Flglan. Her export showmanship in ihia role prevent* any ore from even syripathlzing with I.aura but aa the sweat Paulin* Stevens every on* la bound to fall la lore with bar. The piny has been splendidly photographed and produced. Tho cast Is ad* quale and especially fine Is tho work of Nile* Welch aa the pres* ag nt, who Is the hero of the a ery. Opinion—-Whether or not "Reputation" la a true picture of tho Mage. yet th* story has hevtt drainnttvu'.y put together the result Is. “Reputation" Is the dramatis sensation of the summer :s m “Reputation” will teak* Prise!Fa !>•• as, femoue as "liumujesquo” mujs Vera : Gordon. “Reputation” la on view all week at the Ohio. —W. D. Ft. •|. -I- -- COMEDY AND MELODRAMA. ON SAME BILL AT LOEWS. We relaxed and breathed a sigh; then laughted. It was a relief to elt back end see Lloyd Hamilton In one of his comedies after sitting on ihe edge of our ; seat through a melodrama, "liam'' gave us some wholes* me diversion In "Robinson Crusoe, Ltd.” Tho drama which taxed our “staying powers” Is "Children of Night,” starring j William Russell. It is a rather pro- | teutious play of upper society and the nudorworld. To revart to "Ham,” bis vehicle Is a <l*asrt island farce with some romance mixed in. Ills make-up was ss strange as the location for a comedy. The ptr.y Is released l y Education Klims, V e did not find much that was educational about the comedy, but found something to laugn at. Both of these films are featured at Loew’s this week. William Husaeil lias a "two-fisted” part in “Children of Night,” although It is not a Western picture. He has tho role of .T. J. Jones, “King of Wall street,” who rescues a girl from a secret organization of tho underworld by tho use of his two fists, and find happiness. The rlay has a peculiar ending. It will be on view at I.ocw’g State Theater all this week. Music by I.oew’s orchestra, a travel pleture, and a news reel complete the bia.

local fans will have a chance to see thHr hero us t.e diamond In person. The followers of Mix can go to the Isis this week where ha Is having a lot of fun with other cowboys in "After Your own lienrl.'’ Th- cowboys In this movie are very up to date, they play gulf and croquet.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? CHARLIE UAI’Tt RES GHOSTS. Charlie Ray Is u “ghost catcher” these days. He catches a handful of “gho'ts" In a movie version of fpr *’ ■ 1 : ;rl s Hoyts 1 Id melodrama. • * > Midnight X"- ; “ ,U ” -rs* - e** „ Now let me M -Ive you a littl* tef jpr - * M Mt of li. therly When t . yon go to ih* i ft} ’• Giri !* this week -4. . to see Kay In r A", •; i t this icovle, do 1 not expect to . cv,.-. im another s-c 1 "01* Swimmln’ ! ?*'*■: " srra p gygGjpESt \ | Iron, oracoun*3s try boy movie. l 9*i Remember- that Idw... “Th* Midnight F-ell ’ Is s itiyaCharlie lt*y. tery melodrama In which R-ty plays the rot* of an loqnUlt'vs drummer who be-ornes a clerk In a country store. The village ie.grei.tlr con ernod e\-o r * “hatipted” church and tit* poor boobs think that the ghozts actually enused the bell of the church to ring -on* night. Charlie enters the old and abandoned church on* dark night. Many things happen to fhnrUo that right Pom** trick photography give* one the Impression that the church Is really "haunted," although yon learn as th* story progress*-* that *ll the haunting bits been due to Charlie's Imagination From then on the story becomes very melodramatic. W are Introduced to a clever ganq of bank thieves who have l ee a using the church as an underground connection betwcco th* church and the bank. Charlie dh*oov*rs the secret passage way lending to tho basement of the bank and nr; E r tho vaults. Os course, the vlil.ilns capture the pretty thing lu skirts who has the combination to the vaults of the bank. Charlie cotms to ths n"rcuo and a fight follows. Charlie It bound to a chair and the girl Is also bound and tied t*> a a ttc-e In the basement of the church. Charll* succeed* in woe-king his chair to tbs bell rope and after many minutes sue* coeds lu ringing tho “haunted” bc-11 which cansos the people of the village to get out of thilr boils. Os course, t’harlie becomes a go- and and g! irlous hero, captures the "ghostu." who turn out to be bank thieves, and then find* time to marry the girl who had tLe combination to the safe. Thera is so much mystery to this movie aa.l so much suspense that Kay la not relied upon to obtain all the Internet. As a mystery melt drr.mn, ”Tl;* Midnight 8.. U” is an interewtlug screen entertain-

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This picture was talcen In your home city. Are you familiar enough with It to locate the scene? Saturday's picture was of branch library No. 4, from Alabama and Prcrpect streets.

ment. It Is not a typical Ray movie, but I was Impressed with the hearty reception this movie received from the audlenco while I was at the Circle. Theire are many who like Roy because he Is generally different. That li proven by the wide difference In his work In “The Ole Swimmln’ Hole” and lu "Scrap Iron.” And "The Midnight Bell” Is vastly different from anything that Ray has attempted in. the past.—W. D. H. -I- -I- -IIT WAR A SURPRISE. When we entered the Alhambra yesterday, we expected to see Ethel Clayton In a picture similar to the many in which she has recently appeared. Instead, we were entertained for some time with a play which gave us some unusual enjoyment. She appears as Mary McLeod, an artist, who marries Into a wealthy family. The story concerns her difficulties with her mother-in-law. The scenario was written from the story, "Wealth,” by Cosmo Hamilton. Miss Clayton has a good opportunity to present her talents In this play. She has the advantage of an excellent cast, which includes Herbert Rawlinson, J. M. Dumont, George Pcriolat and Claire McDonald. There are good dramatic possibilities In “Wealth,” and Miss Clayton has taken advantage of them all. The play reaches Us dramatic climax when Mary denounce* her mother-in-law and leaves her husband's home. The climax is carefully approached In the story, and I here Is no moment when the realism is not present. The only criticism we have to make is that the love affair of two of tho characters is left dangling at the end of the play. Opinion—Y.’e agree with the man who sat la front of us at tho Alhambra when he said "That 1* a good play.” "Wealth” will he shown at the Alhambra the first part of this week. -!- -|- -i. A FAMOUS BARRYMORE is With us again on screen. When a Barrymore appears before us In person or by bis shadow, It U an event. So this week is bound to 1 e !n----tero-itlng at Mister Smith’s, where Lionel Barrymore Is apj sring In a movie verslon of”. Tim, the penman.” Ass play. “Jim, the Penaiau” created a favorable Impression on the stage of this country and In Eugland. Barrymore has the r *!e of a bank cashier who has marked ability In duplicating' signatures. For a time ho uses this ability In an h*>ncst way, but becomes “* rooked" whori he uses his ability as a penman to save the president of the bank from disgrace. This one act result* In Jim being mixed up with a gang of croohr. Th * cart Includes s nie Mg names In addition to Barrymore, such as Gladys Leslie, Doris Itankin, Arthur Rankin and Andc-re Randolf. .J. -I- -|. "MID-CHANNEL” ON VIEW AT COLONIAL. Some years ago. Mlhs Ethel Barrymore a.dfied to her furat* and Increased her bank role by plajlng In “Mid-Channel.” The movie producers in casting about for a 6’tltnble movie vehicle for the stately t’lnra Kimball Young, decided that the former Barrymore play would be the right sort it a h roen vehicle for Clara. Although this movie v.ns made many m mths ago, It is Just being lv-vea'.cd to local movie fans at the Colonial this week, where It is tho feature attraction. The play was written by Sir Arthur Wing rin.ro and concerns an uttkuppy and neglected wife. Edward M. Kimball, J. Frank Glendon, Bertram Grcssby, Eileen Robinson, Helen Sullivan and Katherlno Griffith are In the cast. -I- -I\T THE REGENT. Those who enjoy hard riding snd plenty of thrill* and shooting will And all of these elements in “The Wallop" wtlflj Harry Carey at the Reg out this week. This Is one of Carey s western movies, but there are many humorous situations In this movie, a thing uncommon In the general western thriller. Mtgnonne God leu. Bill Gettinger, Joe Harr!*, Charles LeMoyn* and others supp*rt Carey. .1. .j. .|. ON THE STAGE TODAY. Elizabeth Patterson and McKay Morris nro playing the leading roles at tho Murat thli week In "The Lottery Man.” The Five Minstrel Monarch* make up tho featuv* act at the Lyric this week. Alexandria Gasoline Station Man Robbed Sped*! to The Time*. ALEXANDRIA. Ind., Aug. 15.—J. E. McDaniel, proprietor of a gasoline filling (nation In the •.'tithens’.ern part of tho city was h**!d up by i man and a woman st a point of a revolver late last night. af;cr they bad driven up In a touring oar and ordered five kbßoi* of gasoline. When McDaniel ranched f >r a bill which they were handing him he found himself looking Into the barrels of two revolvers. The woman kept him covered, and the man robbed the till of $35. The couple then drove away. Officers are Investigating.

Mem You May Marry By E. R. PEYSER Hai a man like this proposed to you? Symptoms: Keeps you playing game3 continually, tennis, golf, swimming, etc., etc., only likes a girl that hikes, bikes, and does things outdoors. He has on his finger tips the scores, dimensions, woight, places, plays, records of every athlete in the civilized globe. Speaks of them to you as if you met them yesterday. The newspaper to him means only the sporting sheet. He is a good business man, but hides his light under a mass of games. IN FACT He is game right through. Prescription to his bride: Read the sporting news. tj (r, Bo game yourself at every point in the game of / life. Absorb This: A GAME HUSBAND IS BETTER THAN A SPORTY ONE. Copyright, 1921, by The McClure .*ivwspper Syndicate.

KEEPING HOUSE WITH THE HOOPERS

(Tbs Hoopers, au average American family or live, living io a suburban tuwu, on a limited Income, will tell tue reader* ol tu* Daily Times bow tile many present-day problems of the home are solved by working on t ive budget that Mr*. Hooper ha* evolved aad found practical. Follow them daily in au jnterestiug review of their home Hie and learn to meet tile conditions of the high co*t of living with them.) MONDAT. "Is there any canning to be cone this week, mother?” asked Helen ss she folI lowed Mrs. Hooper upstairs to help put 1 the bedrooms in order, “or is it all liuj ished?” "Oh, not nearly finished." replied her I mother. “I sha.l go right on putting up i things, a little at a t>mc. every day for a j month yet. And after that tuore will be | lots of fruit like quinces und gra;e.s I ami apples w hich I shall want to prei serve.” “It does seeru such a lot of work,” i Sighed Helen. “I'm getting terribly tired picking over those obi berries and j preparing corn aad tomatoes and beans every morning.” Her mother laughed. “Oh, Helen, it ; isn't such a dreadful job, and don't you think it more than pays you. anyhe-w? 1 When you seallxe how much fruit we 1 shall be able to enjoy nc;-:t winter just because of our Industry now?" “Well. Alice Briggs doesn't have to stay in every morning helping with the | canning,” continued Helen ignoring her mother's reference to tho rewards of nest winter. "Mrs Briggs says It Is nonsense and that sha can buy all canned things they need, for less money that it would cost ber to rut them up.” "Well perhaps she can,” observed Mrs. Hoorer shortly. "Did you evr try doing that, mother?” Inquired Helen wistfully. “It just seems as ts v. work nil the t:tne on summer mornings, and the Brlgges Just sit on the front porch. 1 can see them all over there now.” sbe concluded, peeping through the curtains of the bedroom window. “I suppose we could manage the way the Briggs’ family does, Helen, with a skimpy preserve closet In the winter.” said Mrs Hooper, "but if we want to enjoy plenty, as we always have done, we must do some work to obtain it. They -must get tip very early over there if they nre all finished making tho beds, - in order to be out on the front porch already.” “Oh, they haven’t made the beds” observed Helen, a trifle curiously, "they fix them up Just before they go to be.i at night. Alice says. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs nre away at the seashore on , their vacation snd the children have i had n grand time while they are gone. Their aunt doesn't mak* them do anything." "Are the children gol-n* away any where before school opens?” Inquired Mrs. Hooper. ”1 don’t think so," repllr-d Helen. ■Rut they don’t care: they'-.-., lad just ns much fun at home while their mother has been gone.” i “Weil, I suppose we really can’t tell until next winter you or •Mice Briggs Is the better off because your mother's have dtffareut Idea* abotit managing a house la tho summer, Helen.” said Mrs. Hooper as she went Into Roger’s bedroom to look It over and eeo If everything was In place for the coming week. ”1 don't believo you’d find it so much fun as you think to live In the confusion that exists In every house that Is Just let go for weeks at a time, and then straightened up be*-aviso it slmidy cannot be neglected any longer.” "Oh. I know, mother” replied Helen hastily. "I wouldn’t give up ray pretty room for anything Alice Briggs has. I was only saying how much harder wo worked in our house than they do lu theirs.” “You can’t have things without working for them, Helen,” answered her mother. “You may as well learn that, first as last, and besides If you lived for a week In the Briggs house yoti would find out that In the end they really work harder than we do and far less to the purpose, because nothing is ever finished.” “Oh, 1 suppose eo.” sighed Helen, who really had not Inherited her mother’s love of houackeepigig but was by nature very much more like her careless Auntie Belle. "Anyhow, I’ll got away from housework while we are camping, she concluded. "It will be Just fine living out of doors—with no dusting and sw-eeplng.” "But you and Anna will hare to keep tho camp in order for your father and the boys, and perhaps help with tha cecklng” her mother reminded her. ‘‘So

; 7 °!} ' lrori ’ t escape housework entirely." j "A girl never does, It seem,” lamented Helen, as she emptied her laundry bag ■ on the pile of clothes that Mrs. Hooper was tarc-paxlng to take downstairs to tort ! v° r the morrow's wash and onto which Baby Betty heaped two towels that she lu-id solemnly dragged out of the bathroom. “I believe Betty will make a better housekeeper than you will, Helen,” ; laughed Mrs. Hooper. T don't care if she doe*.” answered I Heim as she marched downstairs ahead of her mother. "I Ju t wish she had to tort all those gre-cn tomatoes for yonr ! chow chow and she wouldn't be so j happy.” ' But when the jars of chow chow and the eight quarts of peaches, which represented the day's canning finally stood in two shining rows on the shelf. Helen exclaimed. "They do look good and we'll lov* 1 them next winter.” Tuesday’s menus are: BREAKFAST. Fruit Whip Cereal Creamed Eggs on Toast Coffee. LUNCHEON. Celery Soup Bread and Butter Stewed Fruit Iced Cocoa. DINNER. Lamb Stw with Vegetables Baked Potatoes. Sliced Tomato and Cucumber* Peach Shortcake. —Copyright, IDZL | PUSS IN BOOTS JR. By David Cor y ” "F, fie, fiddle de dee. I wonder where Pops Junior can be?” sang the Gl&nt of the Merry Laugh as he whistled to hi* iittl* yellow bird in her cage. You see. all the strange people whom Fus* has j met on bis many Journeys of adventure wondered where this dear little cat j could have gone. They didn't know, like you and me. that he was safe at home with his father, the Major Domo to my Lord and Imdy Carabas. “When? do you suppose Fuss Junior is?” saiil Merry again, and then he gave a great sigh, and ail the crystals a t'-e great chandelier shook and echoed, | ’lV’iere do you suppose Puss Junior . i?” And then all of a sudden, they heard a loud knocking at the gate, aad the little yellow bird began to sing. "Someone is knocking at the gate, Hurry nnd don't let the stranger wait. I thick he has on two red top boots. And carries a silver horn that toots." And Just then there came the music of a horn, sweet and clear. So giant Merry Laugh Jumped up from fcls great ■hair and opened the door, and, would you believe it, there stood little Tuss Junior. "Come in. my friend,” wild the giant with a smile as big as the sun at noon- ' tjma, and he leaned down and picked up i Puss and carried him in, snd then he shat 1 r.he door and began to laugh. And when . Mr. Merry Laugh smiled it made the leaves tremble, but when he langhed j the apples fell off the treea and the little birds swung up nnd down on the branches. "Well, we were Just talking about joa,” ; ho said. "I thought so,” said Puss withs grin, i “my left ear was burning even before T i knocked on the door.” And then Puss said I “Heigh ho, but I’m tired 1” “Have you traveled far?” asked Giant ! Merry Laugh, going to the cupboard nnd ! bringing out a pitcher of milk. And then I he filled a saucer and gave it to Fuss. i And after the milk was all gone, Pus* i wiped his whiskers with the pocket I hankerchlef which his dear father had ! given him on leaving the castle, and then j ho sat down. j "All the way from the castle of my ! Lord and Lady Carabas,” he said, with i a grin. “Look how dusty my boots are.” ADd then the little yellow bird begaJß to sing: "Don't you know me. Mttle Puss Cat, With your magic sword and your feathered hat? I’m that strange little bird who has bee* your friend. Before you came to your Journey’-s end." “Are you?” said Puss. “I’m so glsd to see you, for I remember so many times how yon sang to mo what to do, but never could I catch eight of your golden feathers.” And In the next story you shall hear what happened after that. Copyright, 1921, David Cory. To Be Continued.

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