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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1932-12-15, Page 11T WA8 cold. About aix Inches of snow had fallen within the last few days. The stores were gay with their Iliatentng decorations end pretty holiday gifts. The pine and spruce trees on the lawns were **big with aunty colored electric lights. It would be Christmas 1n a few days. John Clair sad Gordon Lawson were sitting before the open Are la the New Haven University club. Tbey were leLn�� , j1 and frankly men of "I- Midi -I-*hail go Os iiiaai--sees,'• said John ()lair, as he fitted his pipe. "It's getting cold here now." 'Why don't you stay a while?" salted Gordon, "the season's But started, and Caere are mune very pretty deba this year "Women. all you think of Is wo- men," mid (lair disdainfully. The two men were silent for a few Monte.. Then John said: "Oh. by the way, Lawmoa, what are you giving s4 ladles tor Christmas?' *Why?" "Ob—Jest a wetter ef my'feeMe bee still fnnetlooing curiosity." "For Carmine—a gorgeous dresser set (she's vain); tor Lelah—a rope of pearls (she has an unusually beautiful throat) ; for Mwrise—" "Stop!" interposed Clair. "Why don't you give ber something ortgtnttt• a beautiful shoe tree set, for inataneer "What are you going to cite the darlings for Christmas?" demanded Laweon. "My dear Lawson:" he answered medemcendlnsly, "I am -going to pre- sent • girl with her brother au a gift" "A bevther? Wb.y not s husband?" "That will come later. Shall 1 tell yea the story r' "Tea, go .head --if It gets too tire- some 1'u let you know." "Do you remember when 1 graduated from Yale?" began (lair; "that was about du!e years ague, 1 b elkwe. slid a tastable year, because ft we. the lest Mae 1 ever did any wort." Lawson sighed. "Ab—d* detailed history pt John Clair," he murmured. "My father diad the yes"' afbr, boa will recall," cwntioned rash. "Weds the Jut year 1 was at school flys stern- 117 went to Europe and dead the town home. So I'rented a gat` "You were always clever," said law - won with nock aplaeslaat "Strange as it may Mem to you. Lawson, 1 have a hidden talent I era write. 'When I was is school I ayes had aspirations to be a newspaper mar." "1 see. illi le 6ntj a3otii faded!! There are no women In this narrative." "Walt a moment. Then wlU be prraenUy. The whole story bangs on the fact that about Christmas thew that year I wrote an unusually grad They Were Young, Good IwskLg, aN Frankly Men of Leisure English theme. It was about a Rua - elan Christmas." "tk,od Lord." ejaculated Lawaoar "you're never been to Russia, mar" "I know, but 1 took the idea from a ho.,k. or magaslne or something, and rewrote it. Well, tate good-hearted prof. handed It In in one of the papers, THE SIGNAL and they published it. How realistic that story was you will understand in a few minutes." "1 hope so." "Christmas eve I was coming home rather late from a party, in fact a series of parties", so It was almost demi ,whken 1 1st myself in the evanesced. And what Mould 1 see curies' up asleep on the chesterfield but a girl. ehe was poorly dressed, and she had a tot of dark hair God Loa 't`ilca ,tete.. her face, so I couldn't tell whether or not she was pretty. but t took the chance, and awakened her. Site sat up straight and looked at me and smiled. Bks was beautiful, line features and that sort .of thing. And a figure that smell make most of these debu turn Lte�w1W envy. Weil, anyhow abe s� talking to me In an umgodly tongue and all i could do was look 'teased. " 'Aren't you Russian?' she asked. " 'Hnere forbid,' 1 replied ; '1 am a Clod -tearing American eltizen, about to graduate from Yale, wed--' " 'I beg your pardon; she said cold- ly, and moved coward the door. " 'I am sorry If I have offended you 5* WV way: 1 spoiogiied. 'Won't you at least stay and bare breakfast with mer "4Y* shook ber head, but when she saw bow it was showing outside she recousldered, and turned around. " '1 ampules you deservd an explana- tier,' abet said. "'1'011 dittl"CTrfrb'10 ten—Ms a thing if Toa dome wee to,' I replied. Lou funny boy ; don't you think It is et all strange to find a girl whom yo 'd never seen before, asleep in your apartment?' 'I don't know—1 was just wonder- ing why I ever stopped believing in Santa Claus,' I answered. "Tine girl laughed, mad after that we got along beautifully. While we were eating breakfast she told Inc all about It It seems that she wee a member of the aristocracy in Russia, not e princess, perhaps, but still of eery 11gb rank. Well, she and her brother Man- aged to get along tor time, then one day he left ber to go to another town on bnstneso and he never came back. She heard from him once or twice, and he said he was escaping to America, and asked her to follow him.. Mo she did. And she told her story to the New York .ad Beaton newspaper, but she was never able to find any trace of him. Almost penniless, she came to New Haven. She read my story, thought perhaps I was a Remise writ- ing ruder a pen name, went to the newspaper olllce, obtat[ed my address, and with a sew faint hep fie Wee cerate to my apartment. " 'Of course the men la the once kttlew who you were. die said dndlg- t autly, but I suppose they thought it would be a good story for you to find me here.' " 'God blew (lire newspaper men,' I said fervently. 'And I'll help you find -- GODERICH, ONT. In Bethlehem HOLIDAY SPECIAL& By Betty Barclay Ohdegma. Fruit Cake 5; eup hatter 1 cup sugar 1 cup Mane jsics 8 tyres sifted Attar % utak powder 54 cap tetrtdY.a asides 54 cup Abdlsd Miaow peel to wap ewYdisd spastics 5y cup chopped nuts Welts of 8 eggs Creels borer, add suer sad cream Mid& Add twangs Juke altetosisly with 2 cups Soar sifted wish) baking powder and salt. Add remaining rep of Sour wits finely -lopped trW5* and nuts. 114314 b sUAly-bestar egg whites. $Ire In loaf pro in a moderate oven (326 degrees) for one boor. • New 1nar's Whip . Whiten of2eggs 1-8 cups sugar Spriekiing salt 511 cad orange juke Heat whites tit eggs utatdl Outlaysugar and malt and continuebeadng stmt sniff. Fold In orange juke. Serve with custard saute made as follows: Yolks of 2 eggs ' cup sugar I cup euilk 1 tablespoon orange Juke SdtriPllkssg telt ._ Bert egg -yolks thoroughly with erg. ar, add milk and cook over hat water until smooth, fool and add mime juice sud salt. HOLIDAY SALADS Antis tied Oralgs Salad Pel and *Hoe oslsames, rejecting all white saeubnue. Cut elloes from teed apples. without paring. Arrange am lettuce -covered salad plates. using ettemate shoes of orange sad a ppie. Grapefruit Saint Inlet onenga son} grapefruit- ride rapefruitvide into ssgnments, rejecting all white Akio. Artenge a eir•ke of unnoge seg - marts on a lettuce -covered salad plate mod fill entire with grapefruit seg- ments. WHITEas an altar been, upon a hili WHITE hoar with age, yet gently touched by Time. There viands within Judaea, lovely sdU, ' Amid the clingers of the fig and Mae The hallowed endue that pal can move and thrill The soul of unbelief and shake the welt: Around the holy place the throngs of earth Assemble to adore, to venerate A day which dawned. In splendor for the birth Of One divine! while angels opened the gate Of Love in life, ark with white peace beglrth, (lave to the world a song of hope and mirth. ---G. Yellen Pie, litliteretRIVIIVENEMPIPVIDIMMIttEllEttEIRTt your brother—what Is your rams, by the way?' _ '' 'Dauer Petremeeed, bat-i-esaiitt'-e think of butiog you try to Red Wm,' she protected. " 'Think nothing of it. I am train - She Was Beautiful, Fine Features and Tlert Sort et Thing ung to be a detective, and that will be good practice.' " 'I don't believe it," she laughed, 'but you are a dear Amerken. no 1 thing 1 .hail let you.' " "How nice of her," Interrupted law - sou. "And I euppoee you found the brother" "Yes, i found him just a few days ago, playing In a cote in Hartford. It was a sort of Russian resort So 1 • gave him her address end a little casb. As you have probably concluded. I fell In Jars with the seri, 64t i . decidfd -1 wouldn't ask her to marry me until 7 bad found her brother." "i understand. You wanted to make her feel indebted to you." "Sole is wonderful," he mused, "won- derful." The two men smoked In silence for a few athlete', Then a boy brought In t1* attention UMW. Glair looked through his until he found a small envelope ad- dressed in large, unusual handwriting. "An Invitation to' spend Christmas with 1)ounla and her brother," he ex - natured, as he tore open the letter: "MAP I came- too?" teased~-Law,tnt- Clair read: "fl)ear Johnnie: 'I want to thank you many, many times for finding 1.eo. It has made me very happy, and yon were m kind to look for him. Bat 1 wart to ask your forgiveness for deceiving you, . tor It wasn't my brother whom you were looking for. It was my husband. ' "He sends his best regards. We both, want you to spend Christmas with us. You will come. won't you, John- nie? Affectionately, "DO ." A discreet use of bee oming n.r•- moule inspirits the aluegist' and In- flames even the devout worshipper. The lack of punctuality becomes a habit and a state of mind, which shows lack of Interest In one's work. Punctu- ality le the Men of an orderly mind LIMON ML'1CIMEAT 4-tsaons 2 apples 1 pound currant. 'A cup raisins 3', cup chopyed mit. 5k cad melted butter 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon mit 1 tre..pouq ground cinasmyn 1 teespormn ground nutmeg 1 trosp eon ground clove. 1 tcuap nun ground Omer 1 Rwepee [sound alleptee Meteor juice from lemons and conk peel nail soft. Put through meat- ohrem.r .tad then tub through a Moe. and is au essential of life --William.. I Add chopped spider and remstuRing in 1hosdny, December lets, 1W--4 mist" mix well sad whereto jars Use as a Sllhng for tunoovers and pia. SWEET CMOQUETlis 1 cup male cake crumbs 34 cup (egged, h1aanbed almonds or ahrwlded coconut Grated rind 3 knave 54 *lampoon lemon Juke 54 cup orange Juicy 1 egg yolk 1 es' whits Flue rake crumbs Mix arm four felrredleot+a In mune- pan, add orange Juke, to muleteer, and let ataswl tees minutes Heat to boabg poke; remove from fire; add egg yolk, Med cool. Shape as c uaWee; dip to egg whtpr besawp ateghadg, wag one tablespoon cold water ; cell to si1'bed dry bread or cake crumbs, and try la dwet tat lipellehle with powdered au gat. eked serve wile chocolate sauce. Custom has an ascendency over the understanding. litirelliententitireentilt The Quest A PILliR1M walked'with weary ill tread. Ile taught the flower d Peace, In vats, 'Mundt .es" ..towed.. of sr Instead, Bloaaome of worldly wealth and pin. These bloasoma, dazzling to the eyes, Soon 'faded. now the earth My bare 'heath the cheerless ikieftry skies This pilgrim searched with sealous care. Men scoffed at.hlm. "Why labor _ on For that which yon try- ninfor find? Why strive with evil? Peaon is COUP, 'Tie feeler to be resigned." But. though this <vtmaal Rade hint grieve, .. 1'nlauuted, steadfast on be went, Till on that first glad Christ- mas Eve Ilan heart was gilled with deep content. He knew his weary quoit' would cease, For In a humble cattle shed At last he found the Flower of l'esee Growing beside Ma Girls Child's bed! arseifsi'il +/f 041441401'/ 4' Chips are still flying from the original prices Men's Overcoats A full range of Miters or-Ukterettes. A real value in this group. :Am rates - 1n brwedeloth or flan- nel!. Choose from a wide range of pattens. C> (ails Sale Prise 95c to $1:95 Men's Brace Garter Sets New assortment to chomp from SOc, 75c, 95c, $ 1.25 Men's all-lsathsr Work Shoes in black only. Siam 8 to 11. Christmas Sate $1.95 Men's Fatty Dress Sox In Bile, rayon• silk and wool of all -wool CHRiSTMAS SAIJR PRICE SHIRTS wales sr Patterned Shirts can be given to most awn for Christmas with every assurance that they will be very welcome. Siam 14 to 17. In Ohrlrtmaa boxes. Christmas Sale Price 95c to $2.45 Smart Neckwear GLOVES Always a popular (ittt. (cloven for driving. dress or work may be selected from broad awrortmenta. (ihrlstmas Sale Price for Chrietmas. A splendid aeoortmeot of latest designs all pet up in fancy Christmas boxes. Exceptional values 19c, 29c, 49c, 75c, 9& Men's Mufflers An acceptable Otft. Man's white silk Mufflers hi plain or floral deafens. (:hri.tmas Sale 69c, 79c, $1.29 aGJFTS BOYS' ALL -WOOL PULLOVERS g in fancy strip.. and 2cheek*. tine. 26 to 34. --Ohdat a. eat. $1.19 We invite you to Store your headquarters tote Christmas We Ssarsntee mist or money y bas Arent yOU do not want to miss this opportunity of getting your Cfhrl.trnae Gifts at our Store. We have many bar- gains ler you and you will be repaid if you come early while the selections are good. Make your selection now. Our stock is complete. Our prices are rock -bottom. 49c to $T.95 Men's Bathrobes will please Men's Bathrobes of flood cpbality aklerdown, choice eolttr69 - 1ng and dealgrta. (firisti tmas ll« 2. MEN'S WHITE LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS Ir1aUm fir lnlWll. 15c and 25c each tw fancy boxes. Chttatmaa Re le Men's Fleemlined Shine and Spnelai Cbristmaa Sale Pries Drawees. ase FOR THE BOY.a.=., BOYS' AVIATOR LEATHER CAPS with or without goggles in black or brown. Price - 79c Christmas sal. Prio. 79c and 95c 'sit' nab this �oPp• .etas ss 1p lop Taullutrs BOYS' LOATHER Windbreaker: or Coats --Ohristease $.1. Price --- $2.95 to $4.95 BOYS' CORDUROY BREECHES in bile or brown. sizes a to 14 years. --Christmas sale Pries- $1.59 GIVING is a pleasure at these prices ,„ MEN'S FINE ALL -WOOL SWEATERS In Pullovao_or Sweater Coat x5714 in fancy or plain colors. c";17,.."• $1.69 to $3.45 Men's Spats The mired Amissp for Winter. `tars95cto$1.69 MEN'S CAPS .'ewest colon for winter wear. An ideal Uhrt.tn>amo Gift. Christmas Sale Price .. - 89c Men's AU -lather Bides In plain or fancy braided, with initial bnckkes. Christmas Sal. Price. 79c and $1.19 M...'s all -wool Zipper Windbreaker* In braes, blue. peen or red. An Ideal ('hrist- nom aft Christmas Sale Price ..... .. $2.49 Mews SUiT CAMS, CLUB BAGS TEA- VALLiNG CASES, W make anitable Gifts. Men's Romeo Slippers in Meek or brown kid. An Mimi (tuft. MI sedan. Christmas Sale Price $ 1.49 ROBINSII r, y. ....amain �a�te many Open evening until Christmas. Watch our window. for $peeing dur- ing Christmas sale. ssea ya'e4 err: rnone 304 STANFIELDS ALL -WOOL, SILK and WOOL OOYRTNATION A Christmas Sale Price $2.75 to $3.49 hp's Hamel Work Shirts ion dark gr'e7 er brown nines 54 to IT. alikW31-1.1.m !Of, .a,