escort for 8till, so far none of the I men had found favor ju 'and undoubtedly this tall, good ing young man in flannel blazer and 'new canvas shoes was a visitor, She allowed her eyes to dwell on 'him with that carefully contrived "far- away" look, which was intended to indicate that her thoughts were still with her book, 5am the, far-reachin | 'ocean before 'her, But the yoy a pa smiled, and that was more than 3 ols could resist. . .. Shyly, as jas Ner practice, she re- ©¢ 'turned his Smile as if to say, "It's an 8 rtinence, really, but I'll Tet you 'Off this time." Then, as if she must "#0 Thome--although' sho hadn't' the 'slightest intention of going back to - her household duties yet--she. rose Yo Her feet, tucked Her book under i haw tu. and walked demurely along © pa e--in the same direction as i one tan, Yat » linle In front _ After a few moments" the book slip- "i ged, and the young man briskly cov- ered the few yards of promenade én then "to plek it up. Maisie gave him the full benelt of her very Dlue eyes as he banda it back, "uIps : 1" A , wially; ind of you!" she my sl few minutes later she and the .¥ visitor were continu-{- ; the Parade side by t hi: 3 Victor He: Had. cota prolo; : for whole season--and her scheming. lit- young |, Fad Fx, RAY Be alot is tle (heart beat fast with: hope. (of his, Intentions, _ mex "I don't know if Pm taking you out Ce Re end The t Shite way fo find out where he | "08 ithe 'tront, Toall Just off! the |" 08 een In 8 Toad Just off! the 'yy ; That conjured up, she knew, a pret- ty picture of a little, red-roofed, gar |" den-flanked bungalow in the new es- tate on the west cliff, instead of the shabby villa fronting on the pave- nent! in a -street which ' was 'Maisie's home ih reality. sms "Oly no; not at-allt? he sald in ans<| wer to her question. "I'm sf along this way, too--at the Regal" Maisie drew a sharp breath, despf 'herself. ' The Ri h ¢* front. Wha nen ly Rpuex this young man, who so 'obvigusly had m and position? sshe mustn't show, of course, that she wag unduly impressed by his cholce ol . pag or lave 'sh C a nic WT belld 0 'said ately; "Bithgugh 1 hibven'tibeen : Ja many times myself. Funn how when one MHves in a place'on | 'doesn't go 'about: a_ great: Homi ; "That"s True he answered. "A matter of fact, omce 1 get back my hotel I usually tek hotel "Oh, but yon mustn' ully chidded. "When you're 'olin yeu' should: get. out as mu a8 oy can ared not lo eyes ji} tA d-look- | ven Romance wculd die--killed by; } in her heart against the old aa Maisie returned home from her lad venture. --and that the bits suspected fre to :['did not count with Victor. 2 Sho Youd Sb the thie for his 4ntroi her fireside it Bo) at win be alte taying| od by a mpectal ea nf . it _ | what eve had- stopped 'at the 'corner ot | manded Mais ter's aristocratic suitor. r would see then that all her behavior, uas' a i sounded aspirates! # So jt was with resentment It marred to some extent the pl "The King's Offering," 'hibition' fn London, BEAUTIFUL PANEL ON PRIVATE EXH IBITION CALLED "KING'S OFFERING" depicting Installation of the Knight of the Bath by Frank D. Salisbury, on private ex- : of relating it to the others; and all the while he sat there In his fireside chair, ony hearing half] him to hear, Hil "What, Mafsie got 'old of a fellar at last? 'Oo is 'e, do you say?" It came 4% a relief to her tautehed nerves when at last he left his' and put. on his coat to go out for least wanted | 4 did--I 'waa a visitor at the Regal? Honestly, how!" he demanded. Bhe gave him a whimsical smile. "The same as I did before," she answered softly. "I let you think other things about us. I tried to hide granddad from you as our skels- ton In the cupboard--" ! "And he' promptly let out mine!" daily "constitutional," whi quently % thal Victor finished for her, "But if we each have one, what does it matter, of billiaxds «at 'the: Roséiand Cr round the corner, The When' tie had 'gofie *Maisle" tarned her: mothet With: a determined (de. cision in her mind, peg "I'm not going tol have granddad here when Victor comes," she said.|' Be upreta" poll ove 81s rio- thing more or less than the farjily skeleton!" ; i § Bo well 12 Mal ; 'mange re the sa SE Bt rOuEHiA her home tame 80! . hy than she had expecte le! tho. dltsromos tn thole iovial-vtatis 1 be make quite sure But to ask a young tian to a girl's ome Is a mire fost, Hi Bi SOR rH ; Things: went off without a hitch. | ther! by. got him within she 161t instruc- tion Had been faithfully carried ot, Father, mother, sisters-all 'appear. ed in their best; the cloth with the crochet edging was laid on the tables Ethel Had unearthed the silver ] ter-dish a wake; stand. from her bot, om anes grace it; Dorls her pair of vases the mantelpiece. Most ptt ai ante , lur- to was camped fn thi then, Ini oa y, tor 'on'a tray, It was homely, yot-- ba is tea dear?" In, the dim little passage-way be- hind the closed front door, as thefr warm young lips met, both knew thera wag only one fling that did matter. re tne "Scotland Yet!" «There are. apparently still people |who put "N.B." on ithe letters which they send to Scotland, and Scots have asain, been protesting agaiust this ctice. "He Iie' Post Office, of courss, is equal- Iy 'opposed 'to"it. In the "Post Office Guide" we' are warned against it on the ground: that letters bearing the |address "N.B." are to be sent to New Brunswick, This is a point to be borne. in mind by those sending let- ters to' friends on holidays In Scot- Tapas: 'At 'ong time, however, North Brit- ain was' the offictal name for Scot- Hand. James I called England and Scotland "South Britain" and "North Britain" respectively in various Pro- c tions, and even In the time of the Soong were, Acts of Par- liament that' spoke of South Britain and North" Brita. . Ths 'names were 'never in general use; however, though: Scotland so far accepted. them that one of its prin- cipal railways, now par tof the L.N. H.R. system, was called the North British. -- Thrown T0- Booduse Lot 5 the - cir a; rs 38 4T A tea wi n ¥ way + Then the ¢ om 'the cupboard! 7 keleto I'm' down, good Fate, you've won the 'race; Bite deep and break a tooth in me; Nor pit your poison in my face, icating door hel d the living-rood _appeared--n t slippers. | 'aving tda?" he tween : open- inus a And let me be; Leave me an hour and come again With insults new and further pain. For of your.tooth I'll make a pen, And of your slaver fuk, and will 1 a | inughing -last year produced 17,000,000 common Goldfish, All Kinds Swim Into Favor Washington -- Goldfish, brought from Japan 50 years ago by a naval officer were the beginning of ome of the Nation's foremost fish farming industries which last season prod- uced 21,500,000 common and fancy varieties to be distributed to ponds and aquariums all over the country, The story of the Industry which goldfish valued at $573,000, and 4, 500,000 fancy goldfish worth $369,000, is told in a leaflet just issued by the Bureau of: Fisheries Department of Commerce, The most successful propagation farms, it is found, lie along the thirty- ninth parallel, in Maryland, Ohlo, In. diana, Illinois, Towa and California. Common, comet, nymph and fantail fish are the species which lend them- selves best to large scale production in this country. Fancier forms have been developed by the Koreans, Chinese and Japanese, and from Jap- an last year the United States re- ceived 389,000 exotic fish worth $31, 900 wholesale. . Under favorable conditions gold- fish breeders here grow 40,000 to 50,- 000 fish per pond acre. When hat- ohed the fish are silvery gray In color, like the original wild stock, but change to a golden or mottled color sometimes after a few weeks, some- times not for thrée or four years. While goldfish were originally sold at pet stores, the majority of them to-day are handled through five and tencent stores and by drug stores as an advertising feature, it Is found. Difficulties in keeping fish in small aquariums at home i8 usually due to overcrowding and overfeeding, pet shop owners have informed the bur- eau, Goldfish should have at least one gallon of water for each inch of body, exclusive of the tail, the bureau says. Smet tam---- Dear Old Lady: "Can your Iittle brother talk yet?" Small Boy: "Yes mum; he can say 'Thank you' for a penny." * A: "I won five bob at cards last night." B: "Honestly?" "Well, actually." Invisible Cop Two invisible trafic officers, hid- den beneath the pavement, but who are expected to direct motorcars as efficiently as it they were in plain sight and wore brass buttons, have just been added to the force of the Medford (Mass.) police department. The new policemen--brothers, or at least cousins, of the mechanical man--are reputed to have one dis tinct advantage over former robots which various cities have attempted to use to direct trafic. They have no ears, and will be entirely deat to the honks and protests occasioned by a red light. Most of the 'mechanical cops" de- veloped in the past were actuated by the horns of approaching motor-cars, They - were. tried' in Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities but too many motorists honked at the same time and the mechanical policemen lost their jobs. The result was that two Yale University engineers de- vised the new robot who lies beneath the street. Above him is a metal plate over which the motor-cars pass. This contrcls the signal lights so that the motorist will not have to halt it the right of way is clear. If cars approach from two directions the right of way goes to the one on the heaviést traveled road with a timing device to guard against allowing the trafic to continue too long in one direction. The mechanical pelicemen are to control traffic at Medford Square and at the intersection of Winthrop Street and Mystle Valley Parkway. rrr nen Accidents on the Road Three Rivers Nouvelliste (Cons.): Three out of four accidents are the result of the carelessness of chaf- feur or pedestrian. For many years people have tried to blame speed for practically all motor accidents. This is a mistake. A good chauffeur who keeps his head and Is on the look- out will very rarely have an accl- dent because he Is driving at a high speed. A good rate of speed will be of assistance and will help him to avoid qbstacles more rapidly. What ia important is prudence on' the cur- ves, the hills, on the bridges and the level crossings. erm fp rere Who could blame a golfing girl for abandoning her stockings when she gets a hole in one? of ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES--By O, Jacobson. dant of manners, ar discomfort. became normal 0 at the| nddad often drops |. {ot dress which women have achieved. Doctors, lawyers, army officers and nge, the "gloomy dean" of St. Paul's, joined the movement in an optimistic moad. "We must do away with the collar stud and then with all the orther arti- ticlalities of men's dress," sald Dr. Alfred C. Jordan, secretary of the party, "Look at men's evening clothes--they are fit only for funerals Why shouldn't a man wear an open. necked shirt in the evening--and knickers? "We don't need hats. We don't need neckties, and we don't need vests," Women are giving their moral sup- port to the new party, although banned from membership, Dr. Oc- tavia 8. Lewis, wellknown woman physician, added the weight of sclen- titic argument to the party's cause. "The man who wears a tight col: lar will never rise to the top of his profession." she declared. "Tight collars cause more {inefficiency than any other vice of modern life. "The trouble begins in the cradle and continues right through life. The throats of babies are constricted by tight bibs. Thus the brain cells are weakened almost from birth, "Men of genius tend to wear loose and artistic neckwear. Byron's collar and Shelley's open shirts are cases in point, My contention fis that they would not have been great poéts if they had worn tight collars." Dr, J. C. Flugel, assistant profes- sor of psychology at University Col- lege, London, also is approaching the fmatter- solentiftcally: He circulated a questionnaire among 'more than 100 men and women and drew the follow- ing conclusions: "Only a small proportion of men consulted were satisfied with fashions as they are, while women on 'the whole were pleased with their clothes. Colored silk shirts with lapels and wide open collars would appear to be both comfortable and artistic. "One of the greatest drawbacks of modern dress, apart from the tight collar, is that you cannot take oft any single garments without appearing un- fit for polite society. The ideal dress would consist of a series of layers which could be taken off or put on without social ignominy. "Evening dresses' should {include knee breeches and a more elaborate type of open shirt. The starched shirt should be entirely abolished." "Hven an ardent admirer some- times thinks a kiss is out of place." eee ges Other Countries, Other Customs Chicago Tribune: (A Viennese man- nequin, who entered the house of 'an aristocrat, & former "protector" of hers, and would not leave, was shot to death by the servants.) Transfer the causes to America and observe what the consequences probably would be. The aristocrat, in thé American peerage, would have been a man of wealth or the son of one, an egg king or the scio nof some public utilities, When he endeavored to withdraw his protection the young lady would have considered the al- ternatives of her consequent con: duct, whether to shoot hint or to sue him. Her decision would be found in her temperament and in fhe de- » of her emotional attachment, | shot him she would bé tried ar acquitted by a jury which would re- her as the victim of man's dup- and him as having brought his sleeps, made happy, provided that he fair amount of ground to run in. And once you have shown that you mean well by him, he will soon settle down as one of your family. The mongoose that I kept for sqm years I originally ealled "Parker," { wu cause of his unbridled curiosity, He always wanted to explore, and as my garden was full of bushes and bould- ers, little valleys and trees, he had plenty of scope for his hobby. But we didn't always call him Parker, because when we felt particilarly affectionate toward him (as indeed we often did) that, being a surname, seemed a trifle formal; and then we added a Chris« tian name and called him Robin. , . . Robin loved to sit dn front of the fire in winter, especially when he had got wet in the rain outside. Then he would come in and 'take the central position on the hearth-rug, sitting up- right with his two little paws out- stretched sideways, till the front of him was dry and comfortable, and then turning round in the same atti- tud to dry his back, propping himself up with his long bushy tail. Coming as he did from Africa, he very much appreciated warmth, and when he was cold and there wasn't a fire he would nose his way under an old coat or a rug. But of all nestling places, the one he preferred was inside my wife's coat while she was wearing it. He would climb in at the front and work his way round till he could lie: across the small of her back, with his head on one hip and his hind toes on the other, and his long tail some- where in front. . ... Often he wanted games when no one was free to play with him. There was a great deal of work for us to do in the garden, the house, and the stu- dio, 'apart from my ordinary tasks, and sometimes it wasn't possible fe pay Robin all the attention he desired. Then he would becom insistent. If my wife was tying up the chrysanthe- mums, he would suddenly appear be- side her, make a funny littl grunting noise, run round th bush, jump into the air and try to strike her arm; then he would stand back and look up as much as to say: "Come on, it's your turn now," and run round the bush again, looking back to see if she were following him. It was tempting, of course, to leave one's work on those occasions, and sometimes we did; but not always. When we were obdurate Robin would run away, and a little later we would find him playing with Mary (a chim- panzee). He was very fond of Mary. A na- tive in East Africa, as I have related, couldn't understand the games of Chuey- (cheetah) and Toto (chimpan- zee). I, in my turn, was surprised at the extraordinary affection between a mongoose, a chimpanzee and an Eng- lish fox-terrier in my garden. Yet there it was. Those three played to- gether, exactly like children, except when Mary took the role of mother, which she did when Robin showed that he was_feeling particularly lonesome. Then she would pick him up in her arms, hold him very nearly in the way that a mother holds a baby, and pet him till, nestling in the warmth of her fur, he was happy again. Then at last, he would wriggle out of her arms and run off; and Mary would watch him affectionately, get- ting more and more interested, until at last she couldn't stand being a mother any longer and would run and join him like a child again.--Cherry Kearton, in "My Animal Friendships." London's Coolest Place Museums don't seem too attractive on a summer day, but most visitors to the British Museum--and they are wise. Apart from the interest of the exhibits, the Museum is one of the coolest places in the city on a hot day. Every year it seems to grow in pop. ularity; official figures just publish. ed show that it was visited by 1,181. 617 people last year--an average of about 3,250 daily. This was a big: ger figure even than in the year of the Wembley Exhibition. This year's figures may set up ame other new record--they will certain- ly be helped by the large number of American visitors who have come over here this summer. But how much the Americans will see of the Museum is another matter, The writ or was told by one American recently lery the Wallace Collection, the British Museum, and the Temple all In one afternoon! A good reputation is a good invest ment; but the only way of securing a permanent investment of gocd ree yr that she had "done" the Tate Cal