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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1923)
I My Marriage Problems | Adele Garrison’s New Phase of “Revelations 'of a Wife." Why Does Lillian Need fo Warn Madge Cryptically? It waa with a feeling of escape from something distinctly unpleasant that after breakfast I dressed for the street, and, leaving Claire Foster ourled up on the couch in the living room, departed on my shopping ex pedition. "I’ll try to be back in time to get luncheon." I said as I left. ‘‘As my lunch always consists of one cup of tea. one piece of dry toast and an orange or an apple. I blelev t might manage to get it myself,” she drawled. "I’ll tell you a deadly secret. There’s a tendency in our family to F AT—spelled with capitals, and I’m laying a preliminary barrage. So don’t hurry back.” Til take the day off, then,” I re plied lightly, as I wept out of the door. I was indeed liko a kitchen giaid temporarily released from servi tude. I told myself bitterly as 1 made my way first of all to the nearest ,*rug store where I found a long dis tance telephone booth. There is no telephone at the farm house, but I knew that genial Fann er Rriggs would be only too glad to' deliver a message to Lillian. I looked at my wrist watch, noted the hour as 10 o'clock, .asked Mr. Briggs to have Lillian at his home at 11, spent the in terval in rambling through ,ouaint historic Jefferson Market, with its rows of stalls from which ona can Select almost any kind of food in the world. I made a few necessary pur chase*. carried them back t</ the building, hunting up the janitor, tipped him and gave them to him for delivery. I did not care for either the Ihree^flight climb or the prospect of another colloquy with Claire Foster. At 11, exactly, I heard Lillian’s ■welcome voice. Characteristically, sho betrayed no emotion whatever in her w-ords. but I. who know her every in* onation, caught the intense relief which was hers at hearing from me. "I'll Remember—Ciondby.” ’Couldn't stand it another minute without being sure that Junior hadn't stubbed his toe," she gibed, patently for the benefit of Mr. Briggs. "Well; I am happy to assure you that he has all his members intact, as had the rest of the family five minutes ago. Is everything jako with you? When are you coming home? ’ ‘ Yes. to the first question." I re- j plied. "The second depends upon our physician friend. But, first let me , give you the address and telephone ; number where we are. T ant- not phoning from there, but you could get us there in an emergency.” -I "Go ahead," she said, and I knew , that she had pencil anil paper ready : "LY his- sorb —surmation. X '* sod I that she would not wish to speak Dr. Pettit's name over the telephone, so when I had given her our mall and telephone address, I spoke swiftly, succinctly. “I'll write you today a Jull account of our adventures with our friend. They wrere hectic, I can assure you And he is still on the war path. I am/ not coming home until he has quieted down. Is he there yet?” “Not yet,” Lillian replied laconical ly. “I'll find out for you and wire or phone you.” "When you're sure It's safe?” “Yes.” “All right. Kiss Junior and Marion for me, won't you?’ “I’ll do that little thing,” she said blithely. “Don't take any bad money while you're in the city. Good-by.” I started at the time-worn jest., for I recognized it distinctly as one of the code expressions used between us. So bromidical an expression would never have been used by Lillian ordinarily, but she recognized its value in cloak ing a message such as she was now giving to me. For interpreting the words in our secret code. I heard in it the distinct warning, "Look out for danger. DOnt forget for a single sec ond.” "I'll remember,” I promised hastily. “Good-by ” A thsnce Meeting. The warning coming upon the heels if that uttered by Harry Underwood, upset me for a few minutes. I seem ed to see a menace in every unfamil iar face, every grouping of people at all out of the ordinary. Then my common sense asserted •it self, and I told myself that no one know my present whereabouts in New York, and that, anyway, a crowded city street was iDe safest possible place for me. Accordingly I went about my quest for the etched glass to r_eplace the one belonging to Mm. Bliss with an interest that banished all fears from my mind. It was a long search, but by sheer good luck I came across three of the glasses in I he window of a second hand shop and promptly bought them all in order to insure my absent host ess against further possible loss. Then I went to a department store, attracted by an advertisement of ador able suits for small boys. The suits proved as attractive as the advertisement, and I revelled in purchasing a number for my small boy, visualizing him In them. A chance comment upon the time from a customer next to me brought me to the realization that I had had no lunch, and I made my way to the pretty grill room of the store. A courteous waitress piloted me to :t 3eat, and then I heard a little gasp of amazement and little Mrs. Dtirkce fluttered over to my table. SLEEPY-TIME TALES JIMMY RABBIT ONCE MORE ^'AAMURt.SCOTT BAILER Jimmy KaMiit Remembers Too Much. Ha ving got rid of their unwelcome | guest, 1‘ncle Isaac Bunny, tiie Itabbit family began to enjoy their new home ' in the old hollow tree, on Hie side of the ridge that reached down towards Cedar swamp. They found the neighbors all very pleasant. And everybody was especi ally friendly to little Jimmy Rabbit. | Whenever they saw him1 playing in the woods the neighbors stopped and asked him a great many questions "Where did you live before you came here? * Why did you move right in the middle of winter? Does your mother make her own clothes? How old Is she? What time did your father come home List night?” They were all questions like those. Jimmy Rabbit answered as well as he could. His mother had told him to be very polite, because they were new In in the neighborhood. Rut she sever dreamed that Jimmy would tell all the private affairs of the household. Al»*wer n*r hiq mother ordered eternlu Sho happened orie day to he stand ing near her front door when she overheard her neareat neighbor talk ing with Jimmy. "Is your mother a big eater?" asked the neighbor, a somewhat scrawny lady with an unusually long nose. "Yes, she Is"' Jimmy Rabbit an swered. “I thought as much," the neighbor remarked with a titter. "James Itabblt! Come In the house this instant!" Mrs. Rabbit railed to her son. He hurried across the dooryard and • popped through the doorway. He could tell, by his mother's severe tone, that something had displeased her. "What's the trouble, Me'.'" Jimmy inquired. “Have I forgotten some thing?" "The trouble—" said Mrs. Rabbit— "the trouble Is not that you have forgdtten- You have remembered too much. In fact It seems to me you have remembered something that isn't so, and never was.” Jimmy Rabbit was puzzled. He couldn't guess what his mother was talking about. But he- soon learned. “Since wheni—” she demanded — “since when have I been a big eater?" Jimmy looked rightfully uncomfort able. He didn't know wliat to any. "Answer me!" his mother ordered sternly. "Ever since I've known you!” he blurted. * At that moment Mr. Rabbit entered the house, Just in tune to see lhat Mrs. Rabbit was very much upset over something. When ho yarned what was wrong he didn’t exactly laugh. But he couldn't help smiling, lie appeared to think it a joke that Jimmy had told one of the neighbors his mother was a big eater. "You'd better not smile,” Mrs. Rab bit told her husband, coldly, “until you find out what your son has said to tlie neighbors about you.” "I haven't said a word about Pa," Jimmy cried, "except that he keeps very ljto hours, and is always to*) tired to do any work around the house and—” "It takes very little." he observed, "to amuse some people." Mrs. Rabbit didn't answer him. She couldn't speak Just then. "Now, young man!" Mr. Rabbit said to Jimmy, "Don't talk with the’ neigh bors, except to say good morning or good evening, or how do you do. If they ask you questions, send them to your mother or me. Well tell them all they need to know." "We'ro not likely- to he bothered by the neighbors," Mrs. Rabbit re marked with a short laugh. "It ap pears that they know about every thing already." "I can't understand their asking this child questions," said Mr Rabbit, shaking his head. "Uncle Isaac Run ny told mo this was a good neigh borhood." "Well, the neighbors certainly take, a great interest in us,” Mrs. Rabbit observes). "I dare ray they'd be very helpful if we were in trouble," Mr. Rabbet re plied. "Oh, very!" Mrs. Rabbit agreed. "They know all our ways.” (Copyright. I3S3 ) Tomorrow: AH tho NeiihbrH Call an»l Borrow Kvfrythlng the Rabbit Family Owns. Problems That Perplex By BEATRICE FAIRFAX Dear Mis* Fairfax:" It is the cus tom here, at parties, that the young people couple off and go on mid night car rides. My boy friend and I have gone, but renlly don't ap prove of It, as we t111nk girls and boys going to school shouldn't stay up quite so late. Now, don't you think it Is nil light to go on these rides if they get home early? Also I want to ask you what you think about kissing lioys? My moth er thinks it is vulgar and unlady like, but whenever I go out the hoys seem to expect mo to kiss them. Is iherc anything really wrong about this, for the caress doesn't come from tho heart arid these boys know it? Dense, Miss Fairfax, will you an swer my letter In The Omaha Doe some time this week? "BAIiH." Bahs. you are right about the rides. Ijate rides nro not particularly wise for anyone, and though it sounds hackneyed, youth must have rest to he ready to live and enjoy life to the full. A ride early In the evening with friends of whom your parents ap prove is of course quite all right. The word promiscuous with nil It Implies should be applied tr> your Ideas of kissing. 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Just a Girls I cannot undertake to find lovers for you through these col urnns I could not even find a friend for you without careful inveatigatlon. r ; A* for a father. I fear you have given i me too largo an order. I would like I to hml you Just the right person, but those relationships have to be de veloped und cannot b« enforced. Anxious: We huvo been unable to get any clothes for one your size. I am sorry. .lark It.: Write to the attorney gen oral nf the state at Uneoln fur the' information you wish regarding 'mar riage laws. I What I Have Learned in 47 Years Practice I HAVE been walolling the re sult* of constipation for 47 years, since I lagan the prac tice of medicine buck in 187V. I nm now fit years old, and though from time to time the mediesl pro fession make* some wonderfully interesting experiments and tests, the fundamentals of causes and relief in this particular ailment are unchanged. ( But the people take greater in terest tislay in their health, in diet, exercise and the drinking of water. Constipation, however, will occur from time to time no matter how one tries to avoid it. Of next importance, then, is how to treat it when it cornea, i brlirvo in getting ns close to natiiro ns |Mi<wihle, hence my remedy for constipation, known as Dr. Cald well's Syrup Pepsin, is t. mild vegetable compound. It is mndn of Egyptian senna and js-pHio with agreeable aromatics, < .hil dren will not willingly take hitler things. Syrup Pepsin is pleasant tasting, and youngsters Jove it. It docs not gripe. Thousunds of mothers have written mo to that effect. i Over 10 million bottles of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin are now sold every year, and It is the most widely bought faintly laxative in the world. I say family laxative Isx-ausa all in the family can use it with safety. It is uiild enough for the infant in arms, effective in the most elironie constipation of an adult. The formula ia on every package. nercntly there has l>eon a new wave of drastic physics. Calomel, a mercurial that salivates anil loosen/ teeth, has been reviver!; salt waters nnd jwiwders that draw mash'd constituents from the hhysl; coal tar disguised in candy form that causes akin erup tions. In a practice of 1? years I have never seen any reason for their mho when a medicine like Syrup Pepsin will empty the bow els just ns promptly, more «Iraniy and gently, without griping, nnd without shock to the system. • Keep free from constipation! It lowers your strength jicr cent, hardens the arteries nnd brings on premature old age. |>o not let a day go by without a Imwel move ment. Do not sit and ho|>e bill go to a druggist and get a bottle of Dr. Caldwell’* Syrup Pepsin. It ia a generous-si/* Isittlc. Tuko a tcnspoonful that night mid by morning you will lie well. The cost is only ulsiut. M cent a dose, t xa Syrup Pepsin for yourself and mem hers of the family in constipation, biliousness, sour mid criunpy stom ach, piles, indigestion, loss of appe tite or sleep, nnd to lirenk up fevers and colds. Always have a Isittle in the house, and olwctvn these three rules of benlth: keep the head cool, the feet warm, tint bowels open. )P. ^3. From m rocrnt portrait of i>R. W. B. CALDWELL Horn Sholbjrvtllo, Mo., I REPEAT MY FREEOFFER $10,000 worth of trial bottks of Syrup Pepsin fret / a at year / agreed la upend f 10.000 cash for free samples of my Svrup I'epsin. and send them free and paid lo all ubo asked. A tremendous mail was the result. lint there must he ituinv who did not write, I tronld like to o*i their aditrrss this lime. So f notp renew my offer, in hrnn-e of my apiiroathmg R ith birthday, ond unit a/ain deesde SI0.OO0 to free samples. I am anritms to see one in every ,4mnri Ml MUM llri.v far today Sen/./. flit me amir address. 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