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Story by. Hal Cochran
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ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS
Rubaclub ’3 Valentine
By Olive Roberts Barton
:wd Nick one day.
; ‘mrs in the hick-
"llrre's s. valen-
Cw and it looks like
{airy postman.
; .anll peered over
"l‘vs siree bob, it
‘ '- l. "Chris doesn't
. he hates soap
ltxl-‘s always try-
' n'urls to give him
li:‘ll!(l Nancy.
1 don‘t suppose
lace and flow-
l'. l-et it's as ugly
. make it."
:lgrccd Mr.
we ever going
- l as tight as n.
isn't honest
. it. llcrs."
. l :m ltlvu. “Nancy
luabmlub's valen-
‘-’ ;< Land where
"And maybe
have our
‘- cnn wish our-
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‘rl'lli‘llll l‘ ~HAPLEIGH
’- ‘- . m l nhcrrity
' ' 5 three holidays.
want! to serve
; "m‘lrie table decor-
tl.e occasion.
. I ”3‘ Off' rs many DOI-
mat-shaped cake or
' .-.r is are associated
: ‘1‘ mp? \V'sshington.
, amt-shaped cookie
‘ . inc cabin or some-
or our flag are
n v
.n.
h
rn:
rtscmble hearts.
‘_ ml chickens are
“.5, . . . runnot find them In
‘Hllllh will make
' .zmshed with a pal-
* w.-_~.- to make and at-
, I. r; ww‘nsrl and trotted.
1 Harbshaped cokkie
: fk or red, or frosted
‘t-rl with a. heart
I .llF.
_ rat with a hatchet-
': Kilt have a cherry
" " n cookie. rem 2m-
.x; mg with delicate
.. vi precede baking.
A" in or near glue.
the candy shops.
rim-ovations in keep-
"aron. Small boxes
. ‘r‘. hatchet and 5-:
:L‘ much to the am-
‘
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Fw/u'uaryfs Three "Holidays
.9 lab! “d .- ‘
“Tin very thing!"~cxcinimed Mr.
Stamps.
So Nancy wished and 'N‘ick wished.
and soon they were whizzing of! to
Scrub-Up-Land wilrc Mr. ltubadub
lived. with the valentine tucked safe-
by in Nick's pocket.
“Hello. there!" called tho funny
little fairyman. “I'm glad to see you.
What's the news? A letter! My good-
ness! That's line. \Vhst? A valen-
tine? Better still. Maybe it's from
Silver Wing's or Stur Bright. or- some
of the other fairies."
He tore it open hastily, then sud-
denly he gave a yell. "Ho, ho. ho!”
he roared. "Just listen to this:
“ ‘Ob. Rubadub-dub.
If you like so to scrub.
Why don't you begin on yourself?
If you think you're a beauty.
Just make it your duty
To look in a glass on your shelf. 0
."And just. look at the awful Dic-
turei" laughed Rubadub. "I’ve a good
notion to send Chris Crow one just
to get even."
(To Be Continued)
(Copyright. 1928. NEA Ber-Vice)
vcuirs.
The children always enjoy nicotine
parties and the refreshments are not
least important among the plans for
them. _
In the table's center have, a big
heart-shaped Jack Horne:- pie. done
all in ‘pink. with' pink and blue
streamers connecting with presents to
be pulled n-om the pic's interior. The
blue ribbons will be for the boys: the
pink ones for the girls.
The lace cards should be valen-
tines—t old-fashioned iacey sort.
A goo menu 'would be;
I.
Creamed chicken
(Ir. heart-shaped patties or cases cut
from stale bread with a. heart»
shaped cutter, and toasted)
Tiny baking powder biscuits. cuttered
Fruit salad with whipped cram
and mayonnaise
Small. hesrbshsped wales-s .
Cocoa Pink and white candies
II.
Oyster soup in cups _
(Whipped cream sprinkled with
paprika on top) ‘
Toasted chicken undwiches
_ with lettuce, garnish
Ice cream in tsucy shape.
Hearts and mum ,
0r
Boom coke. out minim"
split and filled pith whipped cream
5 ‘I‘L i” * 7%, _ .
more slowing and colorful this .s'ea
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Men ‘Grow‘ ' g‘
uranium; mu ,
Black derbles -with pink feathers!“
Brown ones with lavender! ’ 3 '
That'slthe International " Clothing
Designem’ redommendatlon {or men-s
spring mllllners'. ' -
Evidently the designers have taken ‘
seriously some of the slams at [lib
monotony of masculine attire. ' - ' '
They're trying to start something;
To be sure. no New York tailor I
could and was willing to go quite so
far as to sanction the Internationab
Designers‘ extreme ideas in furor of
the decorative. but I did uncover a
little information concerning spring
styles which indicates that men. in
their garb. are going to' be much
than they were last season. .
Going in for-Contrast.
In the first place. it is man's ideal
no longer to be a symphony in just.
one tone. ,
With his blue business suit. he
wears now a. mauve shirt perhaps.
and a. tie the color of a. ripe Damson
plum. Ties, in fact. have gone Bol-
shevik. There’s not the slightest re-
gard among 'them for law ororder.
No stripe is too wide. nolspot too
large for the up-toodate necktie.
Colored shirts. and collars to match.
have put an end to the vthiie shirt‘s
vogue, almost completely. In Lon-
don. where mon'sstylcs start. it‘s said
white shirts and collars seldom are
seen in the daytime. except with
morning: coats. as the English call the
cutaway.
Last year London’s Beau Brum~ Men are stepping out——-therc‘s no
mells_wcro marl about yellow. This denying it.
your lhi‘)‘ swear lw mnuvc. The single‘brcastod coat. with the
Plenty '3 Color. single-breasted vcstawaistcont as
The dcl‘icnto pink. soft blue and classy people call il—lcads in sack
mysteriously lavender fabrics that are suits.
being converted into mcu's shirts are
going to cause pangs of Jealousy to
many a. woman.
The very snappy dresscr who
doesn’t mind attracting a. second
glance, frequently wears a. striped
'uummnmmuumnl
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(Continued From Our Lnst Issue)
"ls there anybody else who shares
Captain Blood’: opinion?" .
None answered him. His own om-
cers were over-awed by him; Blood’s
followers naturally preferred Certa-
gens. because odering the greater
chance of loot. boyulty to their
leader kept them silent.
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opinion." said the Baron with his
vincgnry smile.
Captain Blood
He had suddenly
mind.
M.
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laughed outright.
read the Baron's
de Rivnrol. intrigued by his
ingly.
"Why do you laugh. monsieur?"
"You seem to be alone in your?
mirth. scowlcd upon him disapprov-
Ah,
"Because I discover here an irony
that is supremely droil. You. M. is
Baron. General of the King's Armies
by Land and Sea in America. pro.
pose an enterprise of a purely buo-
eeneering character: whilst I. the
buccaneer. am urging one that is
more concerned with upholding the
honor of France."
"M. is filibustler." cried Rivera! in
a thick voice, "it seems that I mus:
remind you that I am your superior
officer.”
“My superior ci‘ilcerl You! Lord
of the World! Why, you are just a
common pirate!"
Ho stalked out, and his three cap-
tains—although they thought him
mad—rolled after him in loyal
Inwardly M. do Rimml burned
with shame and rage. The mask.
had been plucked from him. and be 4
had been held up to scorn—he. the
Genet-.1 of the King’s Armies‘by Sen
and [4nd in Ameriom
Nevertheless. it was to Csrtagsno‘
that they sailed in the -middle or
March. Volunteers and negroes had
brought up tb- forces directly under
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JAREDIPOSSESSIONOFTHE
we, .~~-~
, minnow ,7 co: ~ ' our
shirt. with a. collar in solid color to
match the stripe. ‘
There's no longer any vent at the
back of the coal. or cute little flaps
the pockets. ‘
Cut? Coming Back.
But the cuff is coming back into its
own at the bottom of the trousers.
1;.) W1 Gabah'ni
GWASL GABATIN!
and: MW
ship.“ infuriated. but by no means
I ~m man. .
Be In: awflxened at dawn by the
rolling. thunder of gun; . Emerging
upon the poop in nightcsp and slip
perl. be beheld a sight that increased
his unreasonable and Waning
fury. The four buccaneer ships
under canvas Were going mro‘ugb ex
traordinary maneuvers hall a mile
off the Boos Chico and littlevmors
than nirvana! am fibubgte'rv‘i
msinder of the fleet. and from their
flanks name and smoke were belch
ing each time they swung broadside
to the great round fort that guarded
that narrow entrance. The fort was
returning the tire vigorously and vi-
ciously. But the buccaneers timed
their broodsides with extraordinary
Judgment to mtch the defending ord-
nance reloading: then as they drew
the Spaniard's fire. they swun:
away again. no only taking care to
be ever-moving targets. but further.
to present no more than bow or
stern to the fort. their masts in line.
when the busiest cunnonudes were
to be expected.
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Gibbering and cursing. M. de Riva-
rol stood there and watched this ac‘
Lion, so presumptuously undertaken
by Blood on his own responsibility.
Meanwhile the fight Went merrily
The fort was suflering badly.
on.
“I HAVE TO REPORT THAT WE
mar ON aocacmca.
Yuk tsu- sli than mm: the
stow
Two billions are supposed to be
enough for the 'smart.‘ sack coat.
though conventional tailors who have
held out for {our during ages past.
say they see no reason for reducing
the number.
Trousers arc gutting wider.
The corrocily clad man wears spots.
but not brogucs.
and pcrlornlions
from shoes.
ha ve
tire during the coming season.
If
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they had reduced: but on the other
hand. the passage was very much
narrower than the Boca Chloe. and
before they could attempt to make it
in any case. they must dispose of
those defenses. He pmmscd that
the French ships should enter the
outer harbor. and proceed at once
to bombardment. Meanwhile. he
would land three hundred bucca-
neers and some artillery on the cast-
ern side of the lagoon. bt‘LGfid the
fragrant garden islands dense with
richly bearing fruit-trees. and pro-
ceed slmul‘aneously to storm the
fort in the rear Thus beset on both
sides at once. and demoralized by
the fate of the much stronger outer
fort. he did not think‘ the Spaniards
would offer a very long resistance.
Then it would be for )4. do River-oi
to garrison the fort. whilst Cancun
Blood would sweepcu with his men.
At noon on the marrow, short! of
defenses‘and inreatened with abom-
bardmsnt. Canacena sent oner- of
surrender to M. de szaroL
Swollen With pride by a victory for
which he loos the entire credit to
himself. the Baron dictated bis
terms. lie demanded that all public
effects and allies accounts be de-
livered up: that the merchants sur—
render all moneys and goods held by
them (or iii '1' correspondents; the
inhabitants could choose whether
they would remain in the city or do.
part; but those who went must first
deliver up all their ”property. and
those who clean-d to remain must
surrender half. and become the sub-
jects of France; religious houses and
churches should be spared. but they
mus: render accounts of allmcneys
and valuables in their possession.
Cartsgena agreed. having no
choice 11. the matter. and on the
next day. which was the 5th of April.
1i. do lifV‘isl'Oi entered the city and
proclaimed it now-u French colony.
appointing Ll. do Cussy its Governor.
CHAPTER XXVIII
The Honor of M. de Rivsrol
URING the espirulation and for
some time after. Captain Blood
and the greater portion 0: his
buccaneers had been attheir post ut-
terly in ignorance of what Wes tak»
in: place. Blood. although the man
chiefly responsible’for the swift re-
duction of the city. was not even
shown the consideration of being
called to the council of ofllcers.
This was a slight that}; _another
time Captain Blood would not have
borne tor a moment. But at present.
in his odd frame or mind. and its
divorcement Irom nlmcy. be was
content to smile his utter contempt
of the French General. Not so. how-
eVer, his captains. and still. lets his
men. It was only by undertaking to
voice their grievance to the Baron
that their captain was able for
the moment to pacify than.
The Baron sat scrutinizing lodgers,
like a city merchant. and checking
figures to make sure that all was cor-
recttotbelastpeso. unlocked up
irritated by' the interruption which '
Captain Blood's sdvent'oocssioncd.
“M. no.8aron." the latter greeted
him. “I must speak-trinity. and
you must suite-Jr. My man are on
the point of mutiny.”
The‘end of it all was, that IL
Rharol gave p. promise atone. to
make . the necessary preparations.
and it Captain Blood and his officers
would wait upon him on boar-61b.
Victorieuse tomorrow mm 3811!!”
treasuwsbould be 'dgbed in their
presence and their fifth share sur-
rendered mm and then into their
own , >
Among the brace-neg! that 9189“
there was hilarity over ‘tbb sudden
abatement, gt I. do ‘Rivanoi'sf mon-
strous pride. 'But when the nut
dawn broke ova: cam. they ,
but the cam .otJtr Theob-
sconding ll. “maid”.
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l-Zlalmrnic stitching
disappeared
lndccd. it there’s any-
thing in signs. his shocs will be about
man’s only conservative article of at-
a
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‘ was a. chance for the bobble skirt to
. . SOUTHNORWALKEVENING summer. ..
, 11y , Magazine Page-—
Gaudy—Woman Tells The 2 .
‘ Woman and I the Home ’
She
A "Smile Contes " was held in New?
York recently and Florence'McGuire.
of the cast of “The Cling'lng Vine."
pictured here. won the prize.
Most of the entrants a... budding:
or already celebrated beauties
great many of l(hem. so that the «in-
ner is entitled to congratulate herself
on victory over formidable competi—
tion and plenty of it' ‘ *
Good looks. to be sure. oere‘not
named an essential to participation in
the test. was the beauty or the
cd to base their decision. not on the
features which wore it. Nevertheless.
it'is easy to see what anadvanmge a
pretty contender. naturally began with.
At any rate. the picture shows a
campetont boarder .experts‘ ideaof
what the ideal smile is. It might not
be uninteresting totry a comparison
with it in a mirror. just to see how
many other girls there are who think
they could have performed creditably
against Miss McGuire if they'd been
entered in the competition.
of
cabarets’ and stage and here‘vrere 9. ~
smile on which the judges were 'nggg—r.
Won Pnze :With .
. 'V .‘ Th1s Dazzling Smile-
FLOREXCE MCGUIRE
Marriage a TLoMode
In Thibet a marriage ceremony is
not completed until the couple have
lived together for three days, “'1“?
murder. which is common among the
Thibeuans. is not gasping: offense in
their country. .being punishable only
by a fine and payment of funeral ox-
penses.’ Tho murderer. however. may
be imprisoned if he is dilatory as to
these details.
Hobble Skirt Comes
Hobbling Back Again
\Vith women‘s styles, day by day. in
every way, growing simpler. and more
sensible. who'd have thought there
stage a “comeback!"
And yet. here it is. . .
This new and charming spring mod-
el for street year is hobbled to an ex-
tent that would have been fashion-
able in 1910. ,
It you want one. it’s an easy nutter
to acquire li——just turn last year's
shirt upside down and attach a. blouse
to it. . .
Of course womim say lhcy won't
wear such ridiculous things—but
- and thoroughly chill the fruit.
'ready..m servo tub. .with the mayon~
Good 11.". ..' one. ‘s
Brusque contradictions or interrup-
tions are both rude and unnecessary
in a social conversation and they us-
ually can bc toned down. so as not to
wound, even where unavoidable in a.
talk of a business nature. Dissent
can be expressed in some such may
as. "Quite true. but—" An inicrr p-
tlon. if it cannot be helped. shoul be
accompanied by a word of apology.
St. Valentine Salad .
cups white cherries (canned)
plmlcnios (canard red peppers)
slices canned pineapple
gmpc‘fruit
cup well-scasoncd mayonnaise
{.5 .cup cream bcnlcn until still
1__ head lettuce 9r cscarolc.
. Remove pits from clicrrks: cut the
pi‘mientos into dice. and remove sve-
tions from grapefruit. culling them
into shreds. Add a sprinkling of am.
“flu.
”Hoar:
nuisc and cream. Into the pastry
hearts place three heart loaves of etc
tuce or escnrole and on three place
a spoonful of the iruiL sulud. Duet
with paprika and scrvc.
For the pastry hearts use:
21% cups ilour
if teaspoon salt
lcc water
1 cup grated cheese mixed With
1,1 teaspoon salt and a few grains
of cayenne
.7 .(.‘up lard
3,; cup butter
Mix flour. salt and lard tozzcihcr.
Molsten to s. stilt dough with the ice
water. Take onto a floured board:
roll out, spread with the butter.
sprinkle Willi flour. fold into three
folds and chill. Roll out to one-
fourth inch in thickness. Sprinkle
with cheese: fold. roll out and repeat.
twice. using a. third or the cheese
each time. Again chill. then roll to
one-fourth inch in thickness. and with
s. hearbshaped cutter. cut as many
hearts as desired for inch-”uni serv-
ice. \Vith a pointed knife or another
smallcrrutter remove cnhicr leaving
a wall half an inch thick. Rake these\
in abut oven until delicately lirow'ned.
nnd’well risen. about fifteen minutes.
Cool and use as directed abovor'
SILK AX!) LACE.
A but of black Shirred silk. with a.
full crown and a. narrow brim is trim-
med with a' huge rosette of lace on.
the right side.
BINDINGS TRDI. . .
Bindings of silk and ribbon are used‘
on folds and hem; on the new gowns
andsuits for spring. Often it. is the
watch them!
only attemptrat decoration.
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