Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 291, 18 October 1920 — Page 5

A SWEETHEART AT THIRTY Tfce Story of a Woman's Transformation BY MARION RUBINCAM

REALIZATION. Chapter 1. It was not until early spring that I began to realize what I was or. rather, what I had become. The trans formation came later quite a bit later, and was slow in coming. The reali zation was even slower, perhaps. That was well, let's see, throe years or more ago. But the period actually covered by my transformation was not much more than two. And i am counting in that period every min ute from the time I first began to re alize. But before I begin I want to say one thing, and I shall repeat it again and again as I go on with my story. And that is Any woman can be exactly what she wishes to be. Her fate lies in her own hands. Circumstances over which she has no control, may, help or hinder her; but in the end, what she is, depends on what she wishes to be. The power is in herself alone. The period of realizing what I was, then, began very early in the spring. This seemed appropriate Spring is the time of rebirth. Nature renews its youth why not man and woman? But, of course, I didn't think of anything like that then. Then, the coming of the spring meant that we would let the coal fires go out, and that was less work for me. but also that we would plant the garden, and that meant more work tor me. It meant that I would eventually put away my one black serge, which had completed its second winter of wear ,but also that I would bring out my black linen, which would begin its third summer of wear. It meant well, practical things, little, sordid, economical things. It meant nothing romantic. In fact I would not even have guessed it was xo near spring, had not Violet come running in from school, swing ing her coat, her hair flying loose, her hat in lier hand. "Vi!" her mother reproved her. "What a way for a girl of your age to lie carrying on: you ve run un jou ic f.ll out of breath " Sure" Vi answered slangily. '1 raced James back from school beat him too!" She turned from the table wheie she had dropped her belongings in a heap and fairly danced to the open Heart Problems v - Dear Mrs. Thompson: Will peroxide kill the roots of 'line hair if used constantly lor a time? I have a fine prowth on my face and am very anxious to get rid of it. What is good for red hands? B. Li. A. Yes, peroxide has a tendency to kill the roots of the hair. You should not worry abont the fine growth on your face Everyone has it. For red hands have your druggist prepare a lotion of one ounce of glycerine to two of bay rum, twenty drops of carbolic acid and enough perfume to give it a pleasant odor. Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two girls of fifteen and sixteen. One of us is an orphan girl, taken from an orphan home, and would like to know how long the people could have control over me and also if I would have to stay with them after I am eighteen. We are wondering if at the age of eighteen it would be too early to marry. ANXIOUS. The people where you are staying will have control over you until you are eighteen. After that you will not have to remain with them. Yes, eighteen is too young to marry. Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a young girl of seventeen and would lik? to give a Halloween party. Would it be all right to ask both boys and girls? Do you think I am too young to have young men call on me if my father does not object, but mv brother does? BROWN EYES. Yes. it would he all right to invite both boys and girls. It would be all right to have occasional callers since your father does r,o object. "World Weary": Yes. I will answer vour letter as you request. Be the Early Bird and select your Christmas Cards while the stocks are fresh and the choice is wide. Our Greeting Cards are especially attractive. RICHMOND ART STORE 829 Main Street NEW BRIDGE GROCERY and Meat Market Reduced Prices for Quick Sales A. O. FORSYTH E 93 Main St. (Across the Bridge) FAMILY WASHINGS Called for and Delivered Rate, 11 cents per pound. The Excel Laundry 1020 S. C St. Phone 1975 DRESSES One rack of Silk, Wool and Serge Dresses, choice while thev last $11.95

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T door. Still more dancing than walk ing, she went out to the porch and stood there taunting her brother, wco was coming up more slowly. Her mother turned with some annoyance and shut the door. "We'll all catch our deaths!" she grumbled. "As for that child and her antics, she will be In bed sick. Such weather as this!" Mrs. Haines returned to her Ironing. But I went to the window and looked out. Vi's voice came back to me. "Beat you, beat you!" she was fairly singing in triumph. "You're a boy and I beat you." She repeated it over and over, It really sounded like a chant that is, a joyous chant. Even in those days I noticed the rhythm of her words "Beat you, beat you. You're a boy and I beat you." Can you notice the rhythm in the words? They sing themselves. I have noticed since for my powers of noticeing things have grown so much more acute lately that Violet often talks rhythmically. Perhaps it is the natural poetry that is in the child that expresses itself so. James was coming up the path to the porch, carrying a load of school books under his arm. In spite of his sister's taunts, he was looking quite peaceful. "Not many boys would be so goodnatured if a girl beat them," I remarked to Esther. "Not many boys would let their sister beat them," she grumbled. The two came in again, James shutting the door which Violet had fogotten to close. A breath of fresh air blew in with them. , "Mother says you'll catch cold,'! I began. Esther was evidently in a bad humor and I wanted to smooth things down and keep the children quiet. "Catch cold without a coat, while I'm running!" Vi scoffed. "Why, it's spring out. it's wonderful out. Its so warm and sunny and fresh and sweet. Why don't you two old stuffy creatures put on your things and come out and smell it? Her little impudence was so pretty that not even her mother resented it. She looked through the window al the sunny yard, where patches of brownish, dirty snow still lingered. "Well, 'tis March," she agreed re luctantly Esther hated to agree with anyone, I've sometimes thought. "Let's see, it's March 6th. My land, it is getting along. Enid, did you know you had a birthday last week?" "No, I forgot," I answered, and laughed. "I should think you would be forgetting!" Esther said cattishly, "You have had so many of them now. You are 35, do you know that? And an old maid!" She went calmly back to her ironing. McSwiney Hanger Strike Discussed by Paris Doctor (By Associated Press) PARIS, Oct. 18. The long hunger strike of Mayor MacSwiney of Cork, has caused much discussion here as to how long it is possible for a man to fast. Dr. Socquet had told the Paris Midi that he recird is 63 days without food, set by William Granier in 1831. "Granier had been sentenced to death and was confined in the prison of Toulouse," said Dr. Socquet. "He Women's

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had a horror of the guillotine and to 6ave himself from death by that instru ment determined to starve which he did after 63 days. "Many hunger-strikers have lived longer than could have been expected. he went on. "There are the cases of Tanner, Succi and Merlattl, the latter or wnom starved for 48 davs while he lost one-quarter of his weight. Taylor tens of the case of a worker who had been imprisoned in a mine for 60 days without food. He lived three days after his rescue and died as a result or being excessively fed. Manv luna tics have refused to take food for 20, au or even 40 days. "No rule can be established as to length of time a man can fast. His endurance will depend upon his prev ious health, his constitution and also upon his spiritual condition which is very mportant. It is well known that a starving man may increase his en durance a great deal by drinking water. DEFENDER OF LIEGE DIES OF PNEUMONIA BRUSSELS. Oct. 18. General Leman, defender of Liege against the German advance early in the war, died at Liege today from pneumonia. General Leman was Governor of Liege at the outbreak of the war. It was his gallant defense of the city from the German attack just as the drive through Belgium was in full swing, that held up the advance of the German troops for several days, a delay which the imperial staff had not anticipated and which told materially against the Germans in the campaign which ultimately resulted in their check at the Marne. General Leman was wounded in the fighting and was captured August 22, 1914. He was held in a German prison until December, 1917, when, because of his ill health, he was released and made his way out of Germany to France by way of Switzerland. After the Allied victory he accompanied King Albert in the official re-entry of the Belgians into Liege and was given an enthusiastic welcome by the people of his home city. General Leman was 68 years old. Up to a few months before the war he was head of the Belgian Military School In addition to his notable qualities as a commander, he was an authority on Roman law, military architecture and engineering. Adverse Trade Balance Between Mexico and U. 5. (By Associated Press) GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 18. An adverse trade balance with Mexico is shown by the report of the collector of customs for the Galveston district, just made public here. Imports through the ports of this district for the fiscal year 1919-20 were valued at $8,393,885 as against exports to the southern republic worth $2,375,855. The value of imports is twenty times those of a decade ago, while exports showed a decrease in value of $176,6 76 in the ten years. Crude oil and sisal are Mexico's chief exports through the Galveston district. In the twelve-month period 440,427,250 gallons of crude oil were disgorged by tankers here, worth $4,653,425. Henequin, or sisal, from the state of Yucatan, totalled approximately 230,000 bales. Southerners in the United States observe mourning much more strictly than do northerners. Serge and

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