THE GE OB GUAM’S MAGAZINE, PAGE
4 Initials Only By Anna Katherine Grene
A Thrilling Mystery Story of Modem Times
/rnnvrlght, 1911. Street & Smith.)
(CopvGght'l9ll- by D°<M. Mead & Co.)
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT.
glowly ha moved away. He was tn a
nfuseil yet elated condition of mind.
u ere was food for a thousand new
nought and conjectures. An Orlando
Brotherson and an Oswald Brotherson—
relatives possibly, strangers possibly;• but
whether relatives or strangers, both given
t 0 signing their letters with their Initials
•imply and both the acknowledged ad
mirers of the deceased Miss Chailoner.
„ . she had loved only one, and that one,
ftswald I’ was 1101 difficult to recognize
x object of this highhearted woman's
Sfections in this man whose struggle
with the master-destroyer had awaken
’d the solicitude of a whole town.
Suspense
Ten minutes after Sweetwater’s ar
rival in the village streets, he was home
with the people he found there. His con
versation with Doris in the doorway of
her home had been observed by the curi
nes and far-sighted, and the questions
Bsketl and answered had made him
friends at once. Os course, he could tell
them nothing, but that did not matter,
he had seen and talked with Doris and
their Idolized young manager, was no
worse and might possibly soon be better.
Os his own affair —of his business with
noris and the manager, they asked noth
ing All ordinary interests were lost in
the stress of their suspense.
It was the same In the barroom of the
one hotel Without resorting to more
than a question or two, he readily learn
fd all that was generally known of Oe
wald Brotherson. Every one was talk
ing about him, and each had some story
to tell illustrative of hts kindness, his
courage and his quick mind. The capa
bilities and all round sympathies. To
have him for manager meant the greatest
good which could befall this little com
munity
His rise had been rapid. He had
come from the Bast three years be
fore. new to the work. Now. he was the
r,ne man there. Os his relationships East,
fsmilv or otherwise, nothing was said.
For them his life began and ended in
Derby, and Sweetwater could see, though
no actual expression was given to the
feeling, that there was but one expecta
tion in regard to him and Doris, to whose
uncommon beauty and sweetness they all
seemed fully alive. And Sweetwater won
dered as many of us have wondered, at
the gidf frequently existing between fancy
and fict
Later there came a small excitement.
The coctor was seen riding by on his way
to th» sick man. From the window where
ho rat. Sweetwater watched him pass up
the sreet and take the road he had him-
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Why the Butcher Had the Cleanest
Market Stall.
Afrs. SnriiA —“Really, Mr. Slaughter, I think you have
the most inviting and appetizing stall in the market —
ahwys so dean and white. You must use a brand
new set of cloths and aprons every morning. ”
Afr. Slaughter- “Oh, no ma’am —at least not any mere.
Anty Drudge showed my wife how die could wash
all the blood stains out with cool or hikewarm water
and Fete-Naptha soap.’’
Anty Drwdor—“Yes, Mr. Slaughter, and if you ask your
wife, she will tell you that washing clothes with
Fete-Naptha in the Fels-Naptha way is easier and
better than any other way. ’’
If you do your wash the Fels-Naptha
way, you won’t have to set the alarm two
hours ahead for Monday morning.
Get up the same as other mornings
and put the Fels-Naptha to work.
You’ll get the wash out of the way in
just about half the time.
That’s not the best part of it either.
With Fels-Naptha, there’s no boiling and
no hard rubbing.
You won’t have to spend hours over a
hot stove poking and stirring a boiler full
of clothes with a broomstick.
That’s all been done away with —com-
pletely wiped out as though it never existed.
Think what a fine thing it is to have
nice, clean, snow-white clothes, without
ugly streaks and yellow spots.
Almost too good to be true.
But Fels-Naptha is doing it in myriads
of homes every week.
And it docs it with cool or lukewarm
water.
Follow the easy directions on the red
and green wrapper. Use any time of the
year.
self so lately traversed. It was so straight
a one and led so directly northward that
he could follow with his eye the doctor's
whole course, and even get a glimpse of
his figure as he stepped from the buggy
and proceeded to tie up the horse. There
was an energy' about him pleasing to
Sweetwater. He might have much to do
with this doctor. If Oswald Brotherson
died—but he was not willing to consider
this possibility— yet. His personal sym
pathies, to say nothing of his professional
Interest in the mystery to which this man
—and this man only—possibly held the
• alike forbade. He would hope, as
these others were hopinc, and If he did
not count the minutes, ne at least saw
every move of the oid horse waiting with
drooping head and the resignation of long
custom for the reappearance of his master
with his news of life or death.
And so an hour—two hours passed.
Others were watching the old horse now.
the street showed many an eager figure
with head turned northward. From the
open doorways women stepped, looked in
the direction of their anxiety and retreat
ed to their work again. Suspense was
-everywhere; the moments dragged like
hours; it became so keen at last that some
impatient hearts could no longer stand it.
A woman put her baby into another wom
an’s arms and hurried up the road; an
other followed, then another; then an old
man, bowed with years and of tottering
steps, began to go that way, halting a
dozen times before he reached the group
now collected in the dusty highway, near
but not too near that house. As Sweet
water's own enthusiasm swelled at this
sight, he thought of the other Brotherson
with hts theories and active advocacy for
reform, and wondered if men and women
would forego their meals and stand for
hours tn the keen spring wind just to be
the first to hear if he were to live or die.
He knew that he himself would not. But
he had suffered much both in his pride
and his purse at the hands of the Brook
lyn inventor; and such despoliation is not
a reliable basis for sympathy. He was
questioning his own judgment in this mat
ter and losing himself in the maxes of
past doubts and conjectures when a sud
den change took place in the aspect of
the street; he saw people running, and in
another moment saw why. The doctor
had shown himself on the porch which all
were watching. Was he coming out? No,
he stands quite still, runs his eye over the
people waiting quietly in the road, and
beckons to one of the smaller boys. The
child, with upturned face, stands listening
to what he has to say. then starts on a
run for the village. He Is stopped, pulled
about, questioned, and allowed to run on.
Many rush forth to meet him. He is
panting, her gleeful. Mr. Brotherson has
waked up conscious, and the doctor says.
He will live.
To Be Continued in Next Issue.
The Making of a Pretty Girl
The Care of Teeth
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PRETTY TEETH ARE A REAL BEAUTY ASSET.
Bv MARGARET HUBBARD
AYER.
HAVE you had your teeth looked
after yet?
This Is the season for dis
agreeble things—moving time, time
for home renovating, going back to
work, buying a new linoleum for the
kitchen, and doing all the odds and
ends that have to be attended to
around the house.
As visiting the dentist is about the
most unpleasant thing the ordinary
mortal has to do. you might just as
well lump it all together and get it
over with.
I have often wondered how many
women neglect their teeth in order to
have winter furs, or a new evening
gown—a great many, I am sure. Yet
it’s far more Important to have good
teeth than good clothes.
Good teeth are the best kind of ad
vertisement. They show cleanly hab
its, good health and good digestion.
They pre-suppose a pure, sweet
breath, while the minute you see bad
teeth —teeth allowed to grow dark or
decayed—you instictlvely shrink from
a person, no matter how well dressed
he or she may be.
If you must economise, don’t begin
on your teeth. Go to the dentist even
if you keep the old carpet on the sit
ting room another year, or mend and
re-dye your last year's garments.
As for the men, if they economized
on cigarettes, cigars and drinks, there
would be several reasons why the den
tist’s bill can be paid, and why it
wouldn't be so heavy.
Most people have to go to the den
tist because they don't take care of
their teeth regularly. The secret of
good teeth is absolute cleanliness.
The Danger.
The food which accumulates in the
spaces between the teeth, or in the
irregularities of the surface, and which
ferments and decays rapidly on ac
count of the temperature of the mouth,
attacks the teeth if it is allowed to re
main there.
The man or woman who can brush
his or her teeth clean three times a
day after each meal will have few den
tist’s bills.
You can easily make your own tooth
paste.
Take equal parts of tincture of green
soap, pure alcohol and water. Add
enough pure glycerine to make it taste
sweet, and a few drops of oil of Win
tergreen.
Get a toothbrush that is not too soft
nor too hard, and brush the teeth up
ward and downward, being especially
careful to brush way back in the mouth
Do You Know—
In Melbourne no Sunday papers are
permitted, no hotels are allowed to
open their bars from midnight on Sat
urday until Monday morning, and any
one driving past a place of worship
at a faster pace than a walk while
service is in progress is liable to be
arrested.
Trolleys with trailing cars, forming
a train nearly 200 feet in length, are
run in the Cologne district of Ger
many. at Marseilles cars with trailers
attain a speed exceeding twenty-one
miles an hour
Accidents on railways in the United
States during the first three months of
1912 were responsible for the deaths of
2,283 persons.
The light of the nun takes eight mln.
utes und eight seconds In its trans
-■ Union through space to earth.
where the soft wisdom teeth are, teeth
■which are usually neglected and decay
easily.
Be sure and give all the teeth a good
supply of the dentifrice. Generally only
the teeth on the left-hand side get
enough, as you will notice when you
brush your own teeth, if you are not
left-handed.
Once every week brush the teeth with
the dentrlfrice and a little powdered
pumice stone. If the rim of the teeth
near the gum shows a faint yellow line,
take an orangewood stick, moisten it
slightly with water, dip it in the pumice
stone and rub over the spots. Then
brush the teeth thoroughly. If your
teeth are very far apart, use dental
floss, drawing it between them and
cleansing them thoroughly at least once
a day.
Preserving Youth,
Nothing is more important to the
youthful appearance than good teeth.
If they fall out or decay the whole
face looks much older, and especially If
the teeth begin to crumble, the shape of
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the mouth changes and becomes with
ered.
Teeth decay for two reasons, external
causes which can be avoided by abso
lute cleanliness, and Internal causes
more difficult to treat. When tee<th de
cay from internal causes the condition
is usually noticeable at first by the look
of the gums, which grow pale, and then
retract or draw back and shrink.
People whose saliva is of a very acid
nature, people who eat too much meat
or who have certain diseases like gout
or diabetes, will often find this condi
tion appearing, and many people who
have chronic nasal catarrh or who
breathe through their mouth, will also
notice at the base of the teeth a gen
eral shrinkage of the gums and a for
mation of pus around the base of the
teeth, which destroys their substance.
The best way to strengthen the gums
and to make the supply of blood more
regular is to massage the gum with the
finger. You can use a little olive oil or
cold water. Rub the lower jaw from
below upward", and the upper jaw from
above downward, putting the fingers on
the gum, of course. Brush the teeth
with a moderately strong solution of
alcohol.
When the saliva Is very alkaline to
the taste, brush the teeth with water lr>
which a good quantity of bicarbonate
of sodium has been dissolved. Another
good thing is to clean the gums off with
alcohol and water, using a wad of clean
cotton, and then gargling the water,
which, of course, must not be the same
as was used to cleanse the gums.
Peroxide of hydrogen is a ,good anti
septic for teeth and gums and should
also be used to sterilize tooth brushes.
Don’t use the tooth brush longer than
a month. When you are through with
it each time clean it thoroughly and
hang it up in the air to dry.
For Oracked Lips.
As the cold weather approaches I get
more and more complaints from girls
whose lips begin to crack, because the
skin is so very thin. If you wet your
lips, running the tongue over them as
most people do, on a cold, dry day, they
will crack almost immediately. You
«hould anoint them several times dur
ing the day with old-fashioned cam
phor toe, which is made of lamb tallow
and gum camphor melted together.
Plain vaseline is good, and some people
can use rosewater and glycerine In
equal parts.
People who have very dry, pale lips
can remedy this defect by massaging
the lips with a little vaseline or any
other emollient.
Generally, however, the condition de
notes indigestion or anaemia, and the
constitution must be built up before the
lips will get red again.
A Mosquito As Big
As A Man
. V/ would be an object
f ‘FfaK- whose vicinity you
/ ll i would leave, with-
S N-V/v out standing on the
K order of your going!
And yet, insects of that size, which we could see before
they made their meals off us, would be infinitely less
dangerous than the little pests with which we are
familiar.
Science has given strict orders to “Kill every creeping,
flying thing which asks you for board.” Each and
every one of them may be a veritable messenger of
death.
You can learn all the recent facts about the insect
dangers which surround you, and how
to guard against them, by reading Dr.
Henry Smith Williams’ popular, illus-
trated article, “Messengers of Death,” in
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Advice to the Lovelorn
By Beatrice Fairfax
THERE ARE MANY THINGS.
Dear Miss Fairfax;
I am keeping steady company
with a young lady nineteen years
old and I would appreciate it very
much if you would kindly inform
me what would be an appropriate
birthday present. J. O. B.
That depends on the girl’s tastes.
Books make an Ideal present, and I
hope she prefers them above all other
gifts.
If she doesn't care for books, a
handsome box of candy, or flowers, or a
growing plant makes a pretty gift.
THAT DEPENDS ON THE GIRL.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am a young man 21 and am
deeply tn love with a girl eight
years my senior.
I have a remunerative position
and desire to marry. Is this girl
too old for me? PERTURBED.
As a general proposition, I believe
no woman should marry a man eight
years her Junior, but this girl may be
much younger than her years.
You are only 21; a man of 21 Is
only half a man. Walt a few years,
and I am sure you will decide this
question for yourself. And your de
cision will be that she is too old for
you.
CAN YOU BLAME THEM?
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am a girl of nineteen, con
sidered attractive and entertaining.
Through business. I have met some
very nice young men, but can not
have them visit me, as my parents
are very strict. Four years ago, I
was a very foolish little girl, and
I did something that made my
parents doubt me, but now that I
am older, I think I ought to have
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some company. Don’t you think so,
too? When lam allowed to go out
I have to go through a sort of an
examination before I can go.
TYPIST
In their eyes you are still the same
foolish little girl. One never grows
up to one’s parents. They are strict
for your good. Remember that, and
an accounting of what you do may be
the safeguard you need. See that you
go through every '’examination" cred
itably and they will learn to have faith
in you.
THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am a young man and occa
sionally go to places of amusement
with a young lady friend of mine
whom I like very much. She has
many other gentlemen admirers
and also goes out with them. The
last few' times I have been to see
her she hasn't seemed to be as jolly
and friendly as usual toward me. A
friend mentioned that perhaps she
was in love. Would I be doing the
right thing In asking why she act
ed this way, and if she desired my
company? ANXIOUS.
Tell her you love her, This will
give you the right to ask her If she
loves you. Under no other circum
stances will you be justified in asking
her such a question.
HAD SOME.
Poet—Have you read Shakespeare’s
"Love’s Labor Lost?”
Cynic—No; but I’ve taken a girl to
the theater, and had her talk to the
man next her all through the show.
A SORRY CHOICE,
Student —What Is pessimism?
Philosopher—The faith of cowards.
“Then what is optimism.”
"The faith of fools.”
