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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1924-1-24, Page 6A To Obtain the Finest uncolored green tea procurable buy 11 GREEN TEA Superior to the best Japans. Tryst tmdml7. OUR INDOOR OUTINGS. Winter brings many problems to the mother of a flock of healthy, ac- tive children. Cold, wet weather often makes it impossible for them to he out-of-doors and even the most complete collection of playthings soon will lose its charm. One day I tried an experiment. I had arrived at the conclusion that our trouble must be due to the lack of the outdoor exercise and abundant fresh air. I decided to bring the great out- doors inside. I got the baby into his warm wraps and tucked him into his carriage with plenty of blankets. The older chil- dren were bundled into coats, caps and mittens—myself the same—and the implements necessary for a quick clean-up campaign collected. Each child was assigned a task that would keep him busy for ten or fifteen min- utes. Then arming myself with the carpet sweeper and dust mop, I threw open every door and window in the moment and find it undisturbed upon her return, is not possible, a chiffonier with drawers for work and supplies is a great convenience. Much very valu- able' time is wasted looking up one's' Tangled Tof his nephew? That was something• Kirby meant to and out if he could. The news he had just heard lit up avenues of thought as a searchlight ' throws a shaft into the darkness. It brought a new factor into the prole-. len at which he was working. Rough - speaking, ; the cattleman knew his' BY WILLIAM MACLEOD It.ltNS uncle, the habits of ,mind that. guided him, the savage' and relentless pas- • sions that swayed him. If,,the old man ;,knew his. favorite; nephew and his (C.opyright Thomas Allen,): 1 fiancee had made a. mbck of him.' he CHAPTER XiVII. THE DETECTIVE GETS TWO SURPRISES. Kirby stared down at the document in front of him. He could scarcely believe the evidence flashed by his eyes' to his brain. It, was the docu- ment he had asked the county record- er at Golden to send him—and it certified that, on July 21, Jaynes Cun- ninrglutm and Phyllis Harriman had been united in marriage at Golden by the Reverend Nicodemus Rankin. This knocked the props from under the whole theory he had built up to account for the. disappearance of Esther McLean. If Esther were not the widow of his uncle, then the `mo- tive of James in helping her to ,van- ish was not apparent. Perhaps he told the truth and knew nothing about the affair whatever. But Kirby was puzzled. Why had. his uncle, who was openly engaged to Harriman marrieder strong and rugged. He did not look The old lady got up swiftly. "Please excuse me a minute." She moved with extraordinary agility into -the house. It was. scarcely a' minute be- fore she was with him again, a news- paper in her hand. In connection with the Cunningham murder mys- tery several pictures were shown. Among them were photographs of his uncle and two cousins. "This is the man whose marriage to Miss Harriman I witnessed," she said. Her finger was pointing to the like- ness of his cousin James Cunningham. CHAPTER XXVIII. THE FINGER OF SUSPICION POINTS. The words of the preacher's little wife were like a bolt from a sunny coin Phyllis h sur- heaven Kirb ld not accept them materials. ( p i ions y and kept that marriage a with t y p Hangers are inexpensive, but are most convenient and necessary, for after the sections of a garment are sewed together, it is much better for dresses to be hung rather than folded and laid in a drawer. A section of an old broomstick or shovel handle, smoothly covered with two or three thicknesses of cloth, makes an excellent sleeve -seam board, as it can be slipped into the sleeve without danger of stretching or creas- ing it. Discarded safety -razor blades are better than either scissors or knives for ripping. Pins should be at hand when fitting times come. A small cushion, with a long loop through which the belt may be slipped, is a great convenience. A tiny safety pin may be sewed to the tape and used when no belt is worn. Ouse, and the fight was on. The novelty of the venture made an I A PRACTICAL UNDERGARMENT. instant appeal to the children and they went at their different jobs with a right good will. After fifteen min- utes of merry activity our work was done and the windows and doors closed. Then I looked about to take stock of the results. First of all, the children were rosy and clear-eyed and laughing happily over their new indoor sport. Next, the house was spick and span. And last of all, I, myself, felt relaxed and rested, and ready to begin the last stint of the day's work with renewed energy.—Mrs. B. C. THE "COUNTRY BASKET." When Mrs. Durkin goes to the city for a visit she makes herself doubly sure of her welcome, for she always carries with her what she has dubbed her "country basket." It may be small, lined with a nap- kin, and contain only a pat of fresh butter, a bottle of cream or a jar of milk. Or it may be larger and hold some fresh vegetables or flowers from the garden, some of the surplus fruit from the orchard, a few nuts, a home- made cake, a dressed fowl, some pop corn or some fresh eggs. On a farm where these things are plentiful they are not such luxuries, but they constitute a real treat to the city woman who must dig deep into her purse to buy them. SEWING COMFORT. The mother who makes the clothing for herself and family is entitled to a suitable table. It may be nothing more than an inexpensive kitchen table. Its chief requirements are ab- solute smoothness and correct height. If, in addition to this, one side is marked' 'off in inches it will save lots of time spent looking for stray tape measures. Should the growing family make a larger kitchen table necessary, have the man of the house saw off the legs of the old one to make it the correct height—that is, a height at which the seamstress, seated in a comfort- able chair with both feet flat on the floor, may with perfect comfort cut and plan her work and also rest it on the table while sewing on it. This is the correct method of handling sew- i Ing; it saves stretching and mussing the work and -incidentally a lot of pressing, and at the same time saves the eyes, back and lungs of the work- er through correct posture. After the legs have been sawed off, good casters should be fitted into them. Next give the table a thor- ough scrubbing, dry thoroughly, and if not perfectly smooth sandpaper it well and mark off one side in inches with ink or black enamel. When this is dry give the table a coat of varnish. 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Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by h the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West s Adelaide street, Toronto. Allow two t weeks for receipt of pattern. secret? It was not in character, and he could see no reason for it. Foster had sent him to Golden on the tacit on reiteration. Never in th d2eanis of the too vivid imag of which•his cousin had ac cused him had this possibility oc- hint that there was some clue in the curred to him, license register to the mystery of "Do you mean that this man—the James Cunningham's death. What younger one --is the husband of Phyl- bearing had this marriage on it, if lis Harriman?" His finger touche the reproduction of his cousin's photo. any t explained, of course, the visit of graph. Miss Harriman to his uncles apart- "Yes. Hers the man my husband married her to on the twenty-first of July." "You're quite sure of that?" "I ought to be," she answered rather dryly. "I was a witness." A young woman carne up the walk But Kirby's mind wandered up and from the street. She was a younger down blind alleys. The discovery of ! and more modern replica of Mrs. Ran - this secret seemed only to make the kin. The older lady introduced her. tangle more difficult. "Daughter, this is 'Mr. Lane, the He had a hunch that there was a , gentleman who called on Father the clue at Golden he had somehow miss- ; other day while we were away. Mr ed, and that feeling took him back' Lane, my daughter Ellen." Briskly there within three hours of the re -'she continued, showing her daughter ceipt of the certificate. I the picture of James Cunningham, The clerk in the recorder's office , Junior. "Did you ever see this man, could tell him nothing new except that dear?" he had called up Mrs. Rankin by tele- I Ellen took one glance at it. "He's phone and she had brought up the the man Father married the other delayed certificate at once. Kirby lost day." no time among the records. He walk-' "When?" the mother asked. ed to the Rankin house and introduced' "It was—let me see—about the last himself to an old lady sunning her- week in July. Why?" self on the porch. She was a plump, I "Married to who?" asked Mrs. Ran - brisk little person with snapping eyes kin colloquially. younger than her years. I "To that lovely Miss Harriman of "I'm sorry I wasn't at home when course." ' you called. Can I help you now?" she The old lady wheeled on. Kirby tri - asked, umphantly. "Are you satisfied now "I don't know. James Cunningham that I'm in my right mind?" she de - was my uncle. We thought he had mended smilingly. married a girl who is a sister of the I "Have to ask your pardon if I was friend with me the day I called. But rude," he said, meeting her smile. it seems we were mistaken. He mar- I "But the fact is it was such a surprise ried Phyllis Harriman, the young wo- I couldn't take it in." man to whom he was engaged." I "This gentleman is the nephew of Mrs. Rankin smiled, the placid, the Mr. Cunningham who was killed. motherly smile of experience. "I've He thought it was his uncle who had noticed that men sometimes do marry married Miss Harriman," the mother the girls to whom they are engaged." explained to Ellen. "Yes, but—" Kirby broke off and � The girl turned to Kirby. "You tried another tack. "How old was the know I've wondered about that my - lady? And was she dark or fair?" I self. The society columns of the pa - "Miss Harriman? I should think pers said it was the older Mr. Cun- she may be twenty-five. She is dark, ningham that was going to marry her. slender, and beautifully dressed. And I've seen, since your uncle's Rather an—an expensive sort of death, notices in the paper about his young lady, perhaps." engagement to. Miss Harriman. But "Did she act as though she were I thought it must have been a mis- muchwell, hi love with—Mr. Cun- take, since it was the younger Mr. ningham?" Cunningham she did marry. Maybe The bright eyes twinkled. "She's the reporters got the two mixed. They not a young woman who wears her do sometimes get things wrong in the heart on her sleeve, I judge. I can't papers, you know." answer that question. My opinion is This explanation was plausible, but that be was very much in love with Kirby happened to have inside infor- her. Why do you ask?" mation. He remembered the lovely "You have read about his death photograph of the young woman in since, of course," he said. his uncle's rooms and the "Always, "Is he dead? No, I didn't•know it." Phyllis" written across the lower part The birdlike eyes opened wider. of it. He recalled the evasive com- "That's strange too." ments of both James and his brother "Its on account of the mystery of whenever any reference had been his death that I'm troubling you, Mrs. made to the relation between Miss,l Rankin. We want it cleared up, of Harriman and their uncle. No, Phyl- course." lis Harriman had been engaged to `But --.two James Cunningllams marry James Cunningham, Senior. aven't died mysteriously, have they?"` He was sure enough of that. In point he asked. "The nephew isn't killed, of fact he had seen at the district oo, is he?" attorney's office a letter written by "Oh, no. Just my uncle." . her to the older Ivan, a letter which "Then we're mixed up somewhere. acknowledged that they were to be How old was your uncle?" married in October. It had been one "He was past fifty-six—just past." of a dozen papers turned over to the "That's not the man my husband prosecutor's office_ for examination. married." Then she had jilted the land -promoter "Not the elan! Oh, aren't you nig- for his nephew. n would move swiftly to a revenge that would hurt. The first impulse of his. •nlind would be to strike `James fro his will. And even if his uncle had not ye discovered the secret marriage, . would soon have done so. It could no have been much longer concealed. This thing was as sure as' any coz>'tingenc in human life can be: if Cunningham had lived, hie nephew Janes would never have' inherited •a cent of his !millions. The older vnan had deed in the nick of tints fordames. Already Kirby had heard a hint to this effect. It had been at .a restaur ant much affected by the business men of the city during the lunch hour Two men had been passing his. table on their way out. One, lowering his voice, had said to the other; "James Cunningham ought to give a rneda to the fellow that shot his uncle Didn't' come a day too • soon for him Between you and me, J. C. ham, been speculating heavy and has been hit fro! The ,Toronto kiospttal',!or • Incur- btes, 1nlaffltatton with Bellevue and Allied hospitals, New York City. offers a three years• Course'ot!i'ratn log to young woman, :having the Eai Quilted education..and desirous of he. 'coming nurses. This •Hospital "-has: *dented the eight-hour system, `Pee' pupils receive..uniforms of the Schnol,:' a monthly allowance and travelling expenses to and from New York. further Intormatton -•apply • to thi anneetnteertent. Home Builders. t The world is filled with bustle • are he with selfishness and greed; ' t .ItdLs filled with restless people that ar'i dreaming of a deed, Y , 'rot' can read i.i` in their faces; they are dreaming, of the day, When they'll come to fame and for - tune and put all their" ,cares away: And I think, as I behold them, tho' it's far •indeed they roam, They will never find contentment save • they seek for it at home. For- the peace that is the sweetest isn't, born of minted gold, I And the`joy that lasts the longest and still lingers when we are old, Is no dim' and distant pleasure ---1t is not to -morrow's prize, It is not the end of toiling—or the rainbow of our sighs, It ,is every day within us -all the'rest is hippodrome And the soul that is the gladdest is the. soul that builds a home. -Edgar A. Guest, he hard.:He was about due to throw up g- the sponge. Luck for him, I'll say." (To be continued.) ments on the night he was murdered. She had an entire right to go there at any time, and if they were keeping their relation a secret would naturally go at night when she could slip in unobserved. SCORCHED SPOTS. If strong sunlight does not draw out scorched spots on white goods try peroxide of hydrogen and water, equal parts, on spots' and hang in the sun- aken, IVlrs. Rankin? My uncle was Did the _ uncle know of the marriage shine. Unless the fibre has been dam- aged too much the stains will dis- appear. I would suggest a thorough rinsing after the peroxide treatment, otherwise the white materials might become discolored and yellow.—L. H. DARNING LARGE HOLES. An e1 ective way of mending large holes in stockings or knit underwear is to take a piece of net, baste it over the rent and darn through it. WHEN RUGS CURL, Nothing is more unsightly in a room than a rug curled up at the corniers. or ends. Such rugs should be given a coat of shellac on thewrong side, applied to a depth' of four inches all aroundthe edge. When the shellac has dried you will find' the rug will lie flat. KEEPING THE CHILDREN NEAT. If mothers of small children will arrange a mirror, comb,- towel, and so forth, within reach of the little, hands, the problem of keeping them neat and clean will be greatly reduced. They appreciate having their own things for individual use, : If the sup- ply of small towels is limited, make them of .small flour sacks, .hemming with colored thread. Minard''srLiniment }.teals Cuts. T uAtt't° Of FiciltR. a�. Jf aMit S fitt.ST SStV •`tib%' 2r 11, • • Blown Sails. The clouds before the norther scud Across the wintry sky, • Like. sails in ribbons blown away From all the ships gone by— The ships that labored in the wind And wallowed in the foam, And sometimes Bever saw again The harbor lights of home. Brown sails• of barks from tropic parts Below the stormy capes With cargoes of mahogany And parokets and apes— Gray sails of schooners odorous Of fish and briny sea, White sails of clippers sweet with • scents Of cinnamon and tea. The snowy cloths that towered aloft On frigates proud and tall,. Patched canvas lost from dingy sloops In hurricane or squall, Topgallants, royals, flying jibs Ballooning in the blast, Ripped from the stays and swe% away To black abysses vast. D Borne on the tempest's thrashing wings Between the sky and spume, They rode the elemental strife And vanished in the gloom— The clouds before the norther fly, Unquiet ghosts of sails Blown long ago from hapless ships That foundered in the gales. —Minna Irving. How the Pompeian Advertised. The Pompeians were past masters in the art of poster advertising, writes Frank G.. Carpenter from Naples, where he is gathering material for the Italian volume of his World Travels, Among the discoveries which have been unearthed by Professor Spinaz- zola's new method of excavation, are advertisements painted in every color of the rainbow. There are theatrical posters, posters of politicians, who beg the people to elect them to the city council, and letters from women advo- cating the choice of their favorites. On the ,wall two ladies recommend a certain C. Lollium as Chief of the Pub- lic Buildings and Roadm New paint- ings have been discovered both on the inside- and outside of the houses and especially on the walls of the "Street of Abundance," where most of the work has been done. "The method of excavation," Mr. Carpenter writes, "which Professor *Spinazzola has employed for the last ten years is as different ,from the old way as that of the steam shovel com- pared with the fingernail. The old method was to go with pick and spade straight down through the earth into a house or :street and dig out the de- bris, -stopping only at the solid walls and paved floors or `streets. As it is now, the ground is carefully surveyed, and then taken off In layers about as thick as a finger -nail. Impressions are looked for, and when found are model- ed and the parts of the houses which have disappeared or been burned are reconstructed as they were in the past. Every articie.,found in a house is left insidethat house and it is sametimes possible to reconstruct; the furniture and put it back where it stood. In one garden, the old fountain is playing as it did in the days of the Caesars and the very same plants which grew there then are being replaced by the aid of botanistsof today." .- MY BROKEN CHAIRS. When I had chairs with the bottoms broken out, =Iused to get new ones at the'ten-cent store that looked well but would not last.. Then the idea struck' me to try heavy tin or gal- vanized iron cut out to fit' in ui der the ten -cent bottom, It makes the chair stronger than; ever.. -B, M. T. The pith of,; the world's' wisdom on the art of money -getting is condensed into a, few proverbs. Te work hard; to improve email opportunities, to economize, to -avoid debt, are the gen;' era! rules in which is summed up the hoarded experience of centuries and the most sagacious writers have alit- ed little to them —Matthews,.;: Minard's Liniment : for Oandridi i„, Nib. ib" 1! I ! (l X111 ! f itt eih,04 p u,tllllllli A Hard Job in Winter. 1st Bird—"Whatcha lookin' so glum about?" 2nd Bird—"This is New Year's Day, - an' I want to turn over a new leaf, bukIN where In Heck am I going to get the leaf?" "The Tower of London is safe for another 1,000 years, despite the alarming stories of cracks, etc.," says an authority. WOMEN! DYE,FADED THINGS NEW AGAIN. Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shab- by Garment or Drapery. Each 15 -cent Damage of "biamond Dyes" contains directions so simple that any woman can dye or tint any old, worn, faded thing new, even if she has neverdyed before. Choose any color at drug store: JIG -SAW PUZZLE FOR THE CHILDREN. 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