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PAGE TEN Be g ie Who a By JANE PHELPS Proof that Some Women do Avoid Operations 4 Mrs. Etta Dorion, of Ogdensburg, Wis, says: "1 suffered from female troubles which caused piercing pains like a knife through my back and side. I finally lost all my strength so I had to go to bed. The doctor advised an operation but I would not listen to it. I thought of what I had read about Lydia E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound and tried it. The first battle brought great relief and six bottles have entirely cured me. All women who have female trouble of any kind should try A WIDENING RIFT PTER CII. might arrive at any time. 1 rapg for; Mrs, Collins Brings George To The 10d my room I locked | Celeste,- and asked her to tell Mrs, Hotel. rew myself upon the | Sexton I would like to sée her. She Mrs. Sexton left me after a little' 1't ery. | lay dry-eyed | came lo me immediately. more talk, confidential in that she, iched hands and repeat "What is it?" she asked, as she told me things concerning herself; | nd over that I hated Julla {looked anxiously at me her own married life. 1 was hap-| Collips, 1 hated her! "George was on that train--* then |pier when she had gone, more deter-! The idea that she should speak my | realizing she knew nothing of tha|mined to make myself the kind of a| t me in that way before| accident, 1 explained. "George's | woman George had thought I would Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." it the station made me | train has met with an accident. He |be when he married me. would think she was {is unhurt and on his way in a spec- I bathed my face, and put on al How Mrs. Boyd Avoided an Operation. at least did they not {jal Many were injured so I have most becoming dress. I had hardly | _ Canton, Ohio.--*I suffered from a female trouble which marred It was out-| heard Then I told her of my visit [done so when I heard volces in the { caused me much suffering, and two doctors decided that I would never speak to her{to the station, of what I had over- {hall and George and Julia Collins I would have te go through an operation before I could heard, and how I felt. "1 hate that|came in. For a moment I couldn't got well My telephone jingled. woman!" [I declared, "What right |speak. Oh, why hadn't Mrs. Sexton "My mother, who had been helped by Lydia E. Pink. "We have news, your husband is had she to go and tell those people | remained with me? Then 1 ham's V egetable Corpor und, advised me to try it be- unhurt and is on his way here in a that she was there because of George. | that George bad his arm in a sling. | fore submitting to an'Speration. It relieved me from pecial sent out by the railroad." my husband. It was insulting!" "You said you weren't injured!" [| my troubles so I can do my house work without any "Thank vou." 1 again flung my "You say she didn't see you." exclaimed, going to him, "How do| difficulty. Iadvise any woman who isafflicted with " R elf across the bed Someway in my "No 1 rushed back immediately { {vou do, Mrs. Collins," 1 added as) jemale Hroubles lo give Lydia i. inkhais's Vege. ret (e014 anger, I had forgotten my anxiety. [heard what she said." a2 pound a rie h George kissed me more tenderly than | f " g - o Q i . gg ) : or them."-- Mrs. MARIE Boyp, 142] 6th St. That George was safe did not mean "Never let either her or George usual. After that kiss I did not cave| i Bop, 3 * Fe ny q Ci i WwW | 8 SON i) |& quite as much to me as it would have 'know vou did hear. If you are not {what she had done. I felt that my XN. E; Canton, Ohio. meant had not heard what Julia [cognizant of an occurrence you can-| husband was glad to see me; zlad! Collins said----that is it 1 not justinot he supposed to resent it." he had not been killed because of me. | then Afterward when | "nde stood "Then you acknowledge 1 should I won't know what gave me that feel-| the gravity of accident; the num- [resent it." ing I had it. | § JL MORE FLIES 4 ber of people jured, 1 was prayer "No---not quite that She told the | 58 WORTH (Ff ANY fully thankful for my husband's es-|irath, they are old friends, very old "It's nothing!" he said, "just a SEER Lid cape friends. Naturally she might feel|sprain. When I think of those poor anxious. But if I were in your place | fellows who were burned to death! A Call For Help. I should ignore the incident. Not for |I almost feel ashamed to wear the | © Finally I rose, bathed my face nd | her sake; but for your own. To talk |sliug. You see, Helen, it was the, Clean fo handle Sold by all Deugs foyes. The clerk had said that George |0f It will perhaps make it seem of smoking car that took fire. The in-, @ists, Grogera and Jiencral Stores, was on the way in a special He {more importance than it really was jured were all men. Hagdthore been | A A At ar. 1 SA St tt | to your husband. He might feel | Women or children it "Would have rather flattered than otherwise ' to|been even worse," he shuddered. a YY YY rrr rrr {know she was so interested in his All this time Julia Cpllins bad | fate, 1 are like that, my dear. |stood quietly listening Now she re | All are apt to be easily flattered ' marked: I Kmail oni ® 1 by a beautiful woman's interest in "I heard o. th ident and went! ids Abine 14 iia for Y Drink Charm ea them. Don't make it the more pat- |gown Yo tho statins. When T Beard B nds As ing Infoumation i THOMAS COPLE a ia ent by speaking of it." it was the 'rain on which George was i last « ecided 1 A To Reduce the High Cost of Living try a "You are sp wise. Shall I ever expected I waited for the special i paym nt f. a } municipa : t} | Telephone 987 learn? I said, feeling she had |gelt sure he would be glad to have io the Ii Priangle work of the Y The Federal Commission at Wash Loins ibys Tg all kona Spoken the truth. a some one bring him home." ; i 1 has fi » price Of PAPOT|of repairs nnd mew work; wise harde You are learning---~have learned a oe tian: i] en 'cleased 1 on the roll from 2 223% per | Woed floors of all kinds. All weders great deal, Fight women with their "It was kind of you. Thank yot he members ¢f th YEH ; A ow &h at OWS $ 83. | Wil receive prompt alicntion, Shop $ i the v i en : . a 0 Yueen atreect, own weapons when you can do so and !I returned, "I also went to the s keep your self-respect. If a woman [tion, but I could not endure the wait engages your husband's interest by | with people looking on. Naturally hdd hh A i ah hk da a a a a a af A Akagi flattery, why go her one better by |{yau would not be as concerned as I * fusing the same means. Meet her, | was, nor feel the same at heing in a any woman, on her own ground. De-lorowd." [I knew by her expression feat her by your clever use of her {that I had scored. own weapons." (To be continued) | | | i Before Submitting To An Operatioft I LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MASS, A AAA FAA A A AA Al se PP SrtA at a, St package of Charm New Japan Tea at the low price of 28c a half pound package. ---- A SANA BP Par A rr TALKING IT OVER ~~ With Lorna Moon ---------- Comfort and Style * for every Figure lo or short--stout or slim-- ereisa D & A Corset designed A little fellow of eight taught me [a block. So we hobbedgiobbéd on * Keer WRIGLEY'S in on a living model to fit you and fow to get good value out of money | the step together, to the annoyance improve your style. ie this morning. We met on a street |of the iceman, who found us in fas mind as the longest- & A Corsets are made in Canada ; ILA § corner; he eyed me reflectively; he | way. | cost you half the price at which ond y { was plainly bursting to make a con- "You ain't 'stuck up, are ye?" fasting confection you ported corsets must be sold fidant of me. This is the conversa- "I ain't," 1 agreed, "Now what are Ask yoar corsetidre | tion between us: you going to do with all that ad can buy. Send it fo DOMINION CORSET CO. i i "Hello, lady." ey?" . ond he DA ond Be & pe "Hello, Son." "Well," he contemplated it as it the boys at the front. b& & lay in his palm. (Yes, I said PALM, | not grubby palm, it was a perfe -- Wr dollar of my own." CS al : £d " Gimmychris- well, fairly clean palm. The wrist, mus," (You see I SE | wasn't, but why be fussy?) "Well il read sporting car- EE WAS goin' to buy some nails an' al toons, s0 1 know MR i$ | hammer. Then I was goin' to buy a; how to talk to § i gun, but, GEE! they're dear! Then | boys). "You're § I was goin' to buy a lotta ice seam Just "Wish" With It. RANT 77 "I've got half a cents AAI tg, lucky. 1 wish [I § land then --" had." pf # "Yes, but what ARE you going to "Ain't YOU got § Bs | buy?" no money of your ™ ~ "Oh, I ain't goin' to buy nothin'. own?" y+ Si I'm goin' to put it in my bank. Only! "Not that you o® ol I'm carrying it around a while to could netice. When : " wish" with. 1 get any money I haye to give it to the butcher, the baker, and the cah- dle-stick-maker."" "Gee! That's funny." "That's NOT. funny, Sonnie, it's tragic: But what are you going to do with your half dollar?' "Comman and sit down here an' I'll tell ye." "Here" was the back entrance of fr---- 3 War Garden Bulletin Practical Daily Guide For Va- * cant Lot and Backyard Gare deners Enlisted in Great- er Production Came paign, Issued by the Canada Food Board ration a eX ig Farm. I think that was a brilliant idea.! You get all the pleasure of spending | the money a dozen times, and you] still have it. The next time I gel any money | ("Oh the brave music") I am going! to do that very thing. 1 am going to wish with it for a 'week. I'm Rolug to think of all the things to wear, and read, and cat, that it would buy; ; and then | am going to spend it on war bonds. His Girl. Fannie Heaslip Les, in Good House. keeping. The day you went away to Frahce came back through the streets alone | With burning eyes and feet shat dragged, : And os my happy heart a stone-- Folk passed me smiling. so | smiled. To see how dark the world = had grown, I came home ta my father's house And stood beside the emply stair Wier vou had stood, and where we i Ouch Sd oodbys--the twilight air Was fall Le au--1 had not known That life ei be so hard to bear. And yet--God hears!--na dusk nor dawn, Cou briog me peace, had you not gone, fii War Time Economy in Sweetmeats-- a 5-cent package of WRIGLEY'S will give yon several davs' enjoyment: it's an investment in benefit as well as pleasure, for it helps teeth, breath, appetite, digestion.