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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1923-09-27, Page 6© Your Guarantee is the It insures tea fragrant and » opened the door. The lady was over the threshold before I was at the step. I followed her heavily, the wet squelching from my field-boots. At that moment I noticed that she was very tall. She led me through a long corridor to a room where two pillars held lamps in the shape of torches. The place was dark but for their glow, and. it was as warm as a hothouse from in-: visible stoves. I felt soft carpets! underfoot, and on the walls hung some tapestry or rug of an amazingly in- ] tricate geometrical pattern, but with every strand as rich as jewels. There, between the pillars, she turned and faced me. Her furs were thrown back, and the black mantilla had slipped down to her shoulders.“I have heard of you,” she said. ] “You are called Richard Hanau, the American. Why have you come to this land?” “To have a share in the campaign,” I said. “I’m an enginfeer, and I thought I could help out with some business like Mesopotamia.” “You are on Germany’s side?” she asked. “Why, yes,” I replied. “We Amer-1 icans are supposed to be nootrals, and : that means we’re free to choose any: side we fancy. I’m for the Kaiser.” | Her cool eyes searched me, but not in suspicion. I could see she wasn’t And there, a dozen yards off, were the troubling with the question whether; acetylene lights of a big motor-car. I was speaking the truth. She was It came along very slowly, purring sizing up as a man. I. cannot de­ like a great cat, while we pressed into SS.ribe iTmi' calm . appraising look, the bushes. The headlights seemed to Tb<?e was no sex in it nothing even we guessed, tor tlie place was as oiacx spread a fan far to either side,, show- tbat implicit sympathy with which as pitch. Evidently the house couldn’t ing the full width of the drive and its ?ne human being explores the exis-! - ............................... - i i .. fpribi. n-f annthar. T waS a chattel. & name that is fresh, Try it.pure -ft (7 Woman’s Sphere GREENMANTLE ------- BY JOHN BUCHAN. = (Copyrighted Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.) CHAPTER XIV.—(Cont’d.) We were dismounted now, leading our horses, and after about fifty yards the path ceased and came out on a well-made carriage drive. So, at least, ] we guessed, for the place was as black be *far off, but in* which direction I , borders, and about half the height of te^ce of another. I was a chattel, a hadn’t a notion. the over-arching trees. There was a, thing infinitely removed from mtim- Now I didn’t want to be navine-calls figure in uniform sitting beside the’acy’ Even so I have myself looked at i\ow £cnan t want to De paying cans „_____v__T___xu___________la horse which I thought of buying, scanning his shoulders and hocks and i paces. Even so must the old lords I of Constantinople have looked at the ^2 war assessing ATTENTION IN READING To succeed in any profession a man must know some things well, and to do that he must cultivate the power of concentration. To acquire that power is the greatest difficulty that the young student has to meet, but unless he does meet it in early life he will be handicapped throughout his whole career. Until he acquires the power of giving his whole attentian to what he is doing, his reading will be me­ chanical, and the longer he reads the less attentive he will be to what he does read. Like other habits, the lack of attention grows. When Edmund Burke read a book, he gave his attention to it as if he thought he should never see it again. The result was that when he had fin­ ished reading it, the book was his own. Not only did he absorb the book with one reading and thus strengthen his mind for other work, but also he saved, an immense amount of time that most people waste in reading . the same thing again and again. Any book worth reading at all should be read with all the power of the mind con­ centrated on it. In our own time there is danger of inattention in reading that did not prevail in older days, when books were few. Men like Webster and Lincoln read a few great books and mastered them, but to-day, when we have so many books, we are likely to read everything and retain nothing. Then the mind becomes a junk shop full of literary rubbish, little of which is worth the room it occupies. It is only the young man who cultivates the habit of attention and directs it to some of the really great books who can use his mental powers to the fullest. Mere passive reading will soon wreck the memory and render the mind unable to think for itself. Rush­ ing through a vast number of books, many of which are shallow and evan­ escent, and much newspaper stuff, highly seasoned with sensationalism, is sure to result in intellectual dyspep­ sia. Almost better not read at all than to vitiate the mind in that way. It is better to read one good book well, with the attention almost burning holes in the pages, than to read fifty volumes with the mind on everything from football to the Milky Way. The question arises how best to con­ trol the attention and force the mind to overcome or prevent waste of men­ tal energy. Many rules have been given; memory systems have been de­ vised. Some advise reading with pen­ cil in hand and underscoring or mark­ ing every important passage. That is all right in case you want to review the book; by noting the important points you can go over in a few min­ utes what required hours to read at first. But that method isn’t worth much in strengthening the habit of attention; on the contrary, the very fact that you intend to go over the matter again may have quite the op­ posite effect. The thing you are after is to find some way of making the author’s message your own at the first reading, and so eliminating the neces­ sity of reading the book again. Although it may be impossible for the ordinary person to reach a point where repetition will be unnecessary, yet anyone can accomplish much if he tries. It is said that Macaulay could put his finger at the top of a page he had never read and, slowly moving it down the page to the bottom, could tell all the author had said, and that one reading was sufficient. It shows what training will do. Of course interest in an object arouses reflex attention, and some people never get beyond that kind; but the attention that counts in making a success of life is voluntary, and that kind is the result of a strong will. So to strengthen the habit of attention it is necessary also to exer­ cise the will. One good way to cultivate attention in reading is to form the habit of studying an hour or so every day some subject for which you have a natural aversion, and then to force the mind to reproduce it. A student may dis­ like Greek. Because he does dislike it he should force his attention to it, for in so doing he will find his greatest growth. The power of attention is strengthened by compelling it to con­ centrate on difficult subjects, and especially on those that are disagree­ able. THE BORROWER. Judith’s door opened cautiously, and Sarah Fell stood apologetically in the doorway. How pretty she was with her golden hair and her arms full of jade crepe de Chine! “Oh, you’re studying!” she exclaimed. “I won’t interrupt you but a moment. I just wanted to ask you which you’d have this made up with if you were I, silver or black? Or would you use both?” “Prue said silver, Connie said black, and Mary said both,” observed Judith dryly. “Sarah, don’t you ever get tired of borrowing?” “Of borrowing! Why, Judy, I never borrowed a cent in my life!” “I’m not talking about money. Why don’t you decide something for your­ self? Really it’s heaps more fun. Oh, you’re a wheedler, and it’s awfully hard to resist you, but somebody’s got to do it for your own good. So I de­ cline to answer your question.” “Why, Judith!” Sarah exclaimed. “I mean it. We’re all in_a conspir­ acy to help you rob yourself, but I’m going to get out. Try standing on your own feet, Sarah, and see how good it feels!” “But Professor Baker said one of the requisites of success is willingness to learn from others!” Sarah exclaim­ ed triumphantly. “I know he did. But that doesn’t mean you should go round borrowing other people’s brains to avoid using your own,” Judith retorted. “Nonsense!” Sarah replied lightly. “Go back to your old calculus. If my gown is spoiled, it will be your fault!” uuu xux mJ coocuuxai yucmues x week later Sarah was summoned felt that I was under the scrutiny of, 4* ^be dean’s office. “Miss Fell,” the •1 • • - n m n 4 J 44T f J l 2 on any Turk at that time of day. Our chauffeur, whom I saw dimly in the re­ job was to find where the road opened bu^ the body of the car was into the lane, for after that pur way, ; 01 Constantinople nave looxea e to Constantinople was clear. One siae It crept towards us, passed, and my siaves w}fich the chances of the lane lay, and the other the house, mind was just getting easy again broUgfit to their markets and it didn’t seem wise to taxe the when it stopped A switch was snap-j their usefuiness for som’e tas£ risk of tramping up with horses to the . - . . front door. So I told Peter to wait j for me at the end of the back-road, while I would prospect a bit. I turn- ] ed to the right, my intention being if 1 I saw the light of a house to return, 1 —a c]ear soft voice speaking in some and with Peter take the other direc-] tongue I did not understand. Sandy' tlon- ] had started forward at the sound of it, I walked like a blind man in that ] and I followed him. It would never do nether-pit of darkness. The road for me to be caught skulking in the' seemed well kept, and the soft wet bushes, gravel muffled the sounds of my feet. ] j was so aazziea ny rne suaaenness was sny a Great trees overhung it, and several of the glare that at first I blinked and fascinated, times 1 wandered into dripping bush- saw nothing. Then my eyes cleared mC<,wCCII es. And then I stopped short in my an(j j found myself looking at the in- ] the pillared lights, with her fair cloud tracks, for I heard the sound of side of a car upholstered in some soft of hair, her long delicate face, and whistling. ] dove-colored fabric, and beautifully her pale bright eyes, had the glamor It was quite close, about ten yards > finished off in ivory and silver, away. —" ]_____ a ___ ____ __ _ ______ __ _ that it was a tune I knew, about the of black lace over her head and shoul- ed to arouse her interest. To be valued last tune you would expect to hear in fiers, and with one slender jewelled coldly by those eyes was an offence to! this part of the world. I Scots air: “Ca’ the yowes to the _ M UJL x o*w « paxx , —................ * x^-, knowes, which was a iavorite of my of paje grey-blue eyes—these and the low, well set up, and rather above the father’s. j slim fingers. I average height, and my irritation stif-| The whistler must have felt my, j remember thar Sanflv was sMnH- foned me from heel to crown. I flung' presence, for the air suddenly stopped j unrisrht with his hands on his bead back and gave her cool glance tin the middle of a bar. An unbounded T means like a servant in for c°o1 *?lance- Pride a£ains* P^- ! curiosity seized me to know who the nresence of his mistress He was Once, I remember, a doctor on board^So 1 started in and a finPeXure a X Tall timesll who dabbled in hypnotism. told; , “ j V, F I their useiulness for some task orPed 144^i^x’ aRd fimousme was,otfier wJth no thought of a humanity brightly lit up. Inside I saw a wo- mmmnn man’s figure. The servant had got out and opened the door and a voice came from within 1 common to purchased and purchaser. I And yet—not quite. This woman’s eyes ■ were weighing me, not for any special duty, but for my essential qualities. 11 feiL Limb x was unuer me scrutiny or , --------------- ,----- * —’one who was a connoisseur in human j dean said, “I am afraid your report is nature. I see I have written that I knew no-1 so I called you in to talk it over with thing about women. But every man has i in his bones a consciousness of sex. I I was so dazzled by the suddenness was shy and perturbed, but horribly ......................" ' ' This slim woman, poised exquisitely like some statue between going to be a shock to you this term, Thea ---------- --- wix xii iwx^ mm bhvcA The of a wild dream. I hated her instinc- And the strange thing was ] woman who sat in it had a mantilla tively, hated her intensely, but I long- ------ X T 1 _1---X XL. - ~ Mxvrixi- -- -______•— Lx. vvL^ji last tune you would expect to hear in ders, and with one slender jewelled coldly by those eyes was an offence to 1 xn,„ ~„„x ~x-------.. 1,1 j|. wag x^g hand she kept its folds over the great- Any manhood, and I felt antagonism1 ves to the er part of her face. I saw only a pair rising within me. I am a strong fel- ’ finished it myself. There was silence for a second, then the unknown began again stopped. Once more I chipped in finished it. Then it seemed to me that he coming nearer. The air in that dank tunnel was very still, and I thought I heard a light foot. I think I took a step backward. Suddenly there' was a flash of an electric torch from a yard off, so quick that I could see of the man who held it. Then a low voice m darkness—a voice I knew well—and, , a fine figure of a man at all times, j - , x T x - * ,, . •, but in those wild clothes, with his head me that I was the most unsympathetic an, thrown back and his dark brows ] Person be bad ever struck. He said an - drawn below his skull-cap, he looked ? vfas aSnr^ood, a mesai®iac sub­ like some savage king out of an older1 as Table Mountain. Suddenly I ! world. He was speaking Turkish, and beg.an to realize that this woman was glancing at me now and then as if trying to cast some spell over me. Ihe angry and perplexed. I took the hint eyes §P‘ew. large and luminous, and I that he was not supposed to know any was CO1?1S.C15,UL® ,^or Just an instant of other tongue, and that he was asking some wlb battling to subject mine. I who the devil I mio-hf be :was aware, too, in the some moment Then they both looked at me, Sandy !ofa strange scent which recalled that i It passed quickly, and for a second her eyes drooped. I seemed to read in nd yet a kind of satis­ faction, too, as if they had found more in me than they expected. “What life have you led?” the soft voice was saying. I was able to answer quite natur- anj drawn below his skull-cap, he looked was . a yard nothing should wrinkles or sagging skin be­ fore she is sixty. Lifebuoy keeps the skin young. The health odour vanishes quickly after use. you.” She waited till Sarah, white of face, had read the card twice. Then, “Do you understand?” the dean asked. The girl shook her head. “It is because you are trying to live upon borrowed capital. We could not be sure of it at first, so we waited, giv­ ing you the benefit of every doubt. Think it over. How many papers have you written, how many problems have' you solved, how many even unimport­ ant things have you decided without help from others?” “Why, T — T didn’t suppose — I i thought—” Suddenly as in a dream ' Sarah saw Judith’s clear eyes chal- . lenging her and heard Judith’s voice: “Try -standing on your own feet, Sarah, and see how good it feels!” was conscious for just an instant of with the slow unwinking stare of the wild hour in Kuprassos garden-house. IV. j ill! ii * ’ vincoorl AiimlzlTT o VO rd nspoke out of the S’”8?’.'. ady with those cunous - - - beautiful pale eyes. They ran over,, -.my clothes, my brand-new riding- 4be^ ^aiJure’ aPd,7et ? Jsa^s' - - • - - faction, too. as if thev had foundfollowing it, a hand was laid on my "10tnes’ riaiag'arm. “What the devil are you doing’ br?ecbes> splashed boots, my wide- here, Dick? ” it said, and there was b™ied bat- J took off the last and something like consternation in the b„S t j «T 1. x I told him in a hectic sentence, for' Pardon for tresspassing in your gar- “Madam,” I said, “I have to ask 1 told him in a hectic sentence, for r—' 111 *UUi allv rather to my surprise “I have ™jf g g b d y 1M he’s down the road with the horses ^en a mining engineer up and down “You’ve never been in greater dan-la"d 1 5™ noticed hun-the two u“’™r “j , gen in your life,” said the voice. of. V .for “ rufe ‘hi* afternoon, ■ nave aa,lKer "W *r™t find w^t and g’ot good aad well lost. We came, u“ • _ , , many A PRETTY APRON FOR “MOTHER’S HELPER.” ... <£> “Great God, man, what brought you a wandering here to-day of all days?” You can imagine that I was pretty scared, for Sandy was the last man to put a case too high. And the next second I felt worse, for clutched my arm and dragged me m a bound to the side of the road. I could see no­ thing, but I felt that his head was screwed round, and mine followed suit. refreshment Every Meal Have a packet in your pocket for ever-ready Aids eigeste Allays thirst. Soothes the throat For Quahty, Flavor and the Sealed Package, and got good and well lost. _________ in by your back gate, and I was pros-I 1 pecting for your front door to find . some one to direct us, when I bumped, ; into this brigand-chief who didn’t understand my talk. Pm American,, . ,and I’m here on a big Government °, , slghk-xx j u proposition. I hate to trouble you, but °Ve1’ ^er ^aCe’ if you’d send a man to show us howjm®(£?r nana. to strike the city I’d be very much in I your debt.” i , I Her eyes never left my face. “Will j, : you come into the car?” she said in ( t English. “At the house I will give you a servant to direct you.” She drew in the skirts of her fur cloak to make room for me, and in. - . ,my muddy boots and sopping clothes running like hounds on the track I took the seat she pointed out. She the P^t hours. I had seen the mys- said a word in Turkish to Sandy,' vonK , ,Mad4^ switched off the light, and the car,bad”. Blenkiron had called her but mov-d on I Principally bad” 1 dld not tbmk they ‘ Women’ had never come much my™ tb? Pf°Pe,r Je™s' Mad and bad way, and I knew about as much of, sh® ™?ht_be’ W±S their ways as I knew about the Chi-' nese language. All my life I had lived ! with men only, and rather a rough : crowd at that. When I made my pile i and came home I looked to see a little i society, but I had first the business of 1 the Black Stone on my hands, and : then the war, so my education lan- 1 guished. I had never been in a motor- | car with a lady before, and I felt like ] a fish on a dry sandbank. The soft i cushions and the subtle scents filled ■ me with acute uneasiness. I wasn’t ' thinking now about Sandy’s grave ‘ words, or about Blenkiron’s warning, i or about my job and the part this : woman must play in it. T was think- ] ing only that I felt mortally shy. The I darkness made it worse. I was sure , that my companion was looking at me i all the time and laughing at me for a ] clown. I The car stopped and a tall servant] “I have faced danger.” “You have fought with men “I have fought in battles.” Her bosom rose and fell in A smile- $Q> in bat- a kind -a very beautiful She gave “The horses are at the door now,” she said, “and your servant is with One of my people will guide - • ■ >> Peter and I jogged home in the rain with one of Sandy’s skin-clad Companions loping at our side. We did not speak a word, for my thoughts Before we arrived our guide had l plucked my knee and spoken some, words which he had obviously got by heart. “The Master says,” ran the] message, “expect him at midnight.” | (To be continued.) The lowest priced tea is not the cheapest. A pound of “SALADA” yields more cups to the much more satisfaction tea, that it is really the cal to use. pound, and so than ordinary most economi- The long-familiar colored globes in chemists’ windows were first display­ ed by the Moorish druggists of Arabia and Spain. Minard’s Liniment Heals Cuts. 4472. ‘1 o’ Figured percale in white and blue is here portrayed. The style is easy to develop and easy to adjust. The straps may be fastened to the belt with buttons or snap fasteners. The Pattern is cut in 5 Sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 years. A 12-year size requires 2 yards of 27-inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Adelaide Street. Allow two weeks for receipt of pattern. IfaAil n*" fat A strong hive of bees will number 60,000 insects. A queen bee is sup­ posed to lay about a million and a half eggs during her lifetime. I It is a terrible thing ! a man to priso: { a thing as to . Hewart. .0 have to send :—at least as terrible go to prison.--t-Lord Should a ■ and poison b- will often t<-~ it away, growi place it. Even if vanity does not prompt a i more careful toilet, every mother will i appreciate the comfort this arrange­ ment offers for tired feet. If the attic does not harbor one of these old swivel piano stools, one can be bought at ] second-hand very cheaply. And inci-] dentally let me add that such a stool is exceedingly handy in the kitchen as well. ‘ THIS DOUGH WON’T STICK. The other day I saw my aunt knead­ ing bread on a cloth-covered breai- board. I had never seen this done before, so asked her her reason for; using the cloth. The answer was that the cloth prevents the soft dough from sticking and it can be worked up much softer than on a floured board in the ordinary way. She said it was also splendid when cutting doughnuts, as they stick so easily to a floured board, and to be good should be very soft. The idea is not original, as she once saw the doughboards covered with cloth in a big doughnut factory. The cloth cover is best made from a latge- size flour sack, which is sewn into a tube to fit the doughboard; or sew tapes to a square a little larger than the doughboard and tie these so that the cloth will be smooth and stay in place.—Louise E. A DRESSING STOOL. “By the time I comb iny hair in the afternoon I’m just too tired to primp before a mirror,” admitted a busy] country mother. “So I do it in the quickest possible^ way and trust to ] luck regarding the appearance of the i back of my collar and hair.” Many times my tired and aching feet have tended to hasten my after-! noon toilet and have reminded me of] my hard-working friend. So it was with surprise and interest that I re­ cently saw in front of her dressing­ table a rejuvenated piano stool brought down from her attic, where it had remained in useless oblivion since superseded at the piano by a more ambitious bench. “I cannot tell you what a comfort it is,” she explained. “I’m only pro­ voked to think that I did not get it down sooner. I sit here in comfort and arrange my hair as carefully as I choose. Then I swing round and scrutinize results from all angles. “No more scolding-locks for mother! Daughter is so delighted with this one improvement that she donated the cretonne cover.” ISSUE No. 38—'23. Nutritious Bananas. The producing power of the banana is forty-four times as great as that of the potato. The dried fruit is readily converted into nutritious flour; it may be also manufactured into sausages; beer can be made from it; while the skin can be turned into cloth, and the juice made to do service either as ink ; or vinegar. -------------0----------— The first negro was brought to the U.S. in 1619. The first astrological issue of Old Moore’s Almanack was published in 1697. CLEANING OILCLOTH. Oilcloth should never be scrubbed. If this is done the paint will quickly be worn off. It should first be care­ fully washed with a soft brush, to re­ move all the dust and dirt, and then wiped with a large, soft cloth wrung out in tepid (not hot) water. If it is very dirty it may be necessary to use a little soft soap, but this should be done rarely, and on no account should soda be used. When it is dry wipe over with a cloth or sponge dipped in skim milk, ■which will brighten and preserve the colors and give it a pol­ ish. After sponging with the milk dry with a cloth.--------------------- Minard's Liniment fc. Dandruff. --------------------— Sun Spoils the Effect. So often the light shining through cretonne praperies will mar the beauty ; of the design. A lining of soft cloth | of a harmonizing cclor will bring out the pattern both day and night. Any man who looks for trouble is I blind to his own interests. It is never too early to begin look­ ing on the bright side of life. EDDY'S TWIN BEAVER WASH BOARDS Of 181)0 WflBRfflARE outwear all others Oft SALE BY GROCCKS AND NAROWAHE MERCHANTS I I i Kelsey Healing Heating The Kelsey warm air gen­ erator wil! heat every room in your house. It is easy to operate and costs less for fuel than any ether heating method. Heats both small and lar^o houses with equal satisfaction WRiTE FOR PARTICULARS CANADA /OUNDRIES & FORGINGS Mustard neutralizes um x * and makes them easier w XtlTwto the digestive e«ans. fifmMeKeens 222 The Wear and Tear. “Hew do you know Clarice is so popular?'’ “Why, she buyB her hair nets by the gross.’’