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DISGUISING HOMELY HANDS. the day, if there is time, and always
We can not all have beautiful hands, at lie<ltime,
`but a little care and thought'will do
much toward improving the appear- WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A
since of a :homely hand; or disguisin MOTHER IF--
g.
its worst points. To ' do this, it is She insists on keeping her house so
raecesoary to keep the skin soft and spick and span that the children can-
white, keep the naiLs clean and mans- not have a good time in it?
cured, learn to use the hands grace- becomes so entangled in the de -
:fully and wear the right sort of tailsof living, that she loses sight.f
0
sleeves. ' the broader vision of life?
The best wayto kee the skin `soft •She tells her children w
P ' hat they
and white, is to keep' it well fed with should do and fails to sot before •them
creams, Hands areso much exposed a living example?
and so roughly treated that, the skin She leaves a fortune to her children
gets -dry, and unless something is done and no wealth '_ of happy :nleniories` '.
to counteract this, the fingers and clustering around a happy home?
backs of the hands will wrinkle''.and • She is so busy-providing:'for their,
the. whole' hand begins to age. Plain, comfort that she never finds time fork
pure lard is an excellent' cosmetic; the their .companionship?
skin absorbs it more readily even than She covets for her children all the
cold cream, since here is no wax in advantages that money can buy and
it, and it is very softening. Of course,
yet fails to teach 'them 'the apprecia-'
all stains should be bleached off the: tion of the common -place things of
findswith lemon, rhubarb or tomato' life? -A. C. 11.
j ice.
Mani _ ( A GOOD - WORK APRON.
curing the nails is of first imN•
poetance, and it, iswell to remember
tl, of the fingers are short and blunt,
fairly long nail will give a tapering
effect. If the fingers are long and.
thin, the nails should be kept rounded
and fairly short. They should always
look. immaculate.
Using the hands gracefully is some-
thing you will have to teach yourself.
You will need to practice before a
mirror and to remember, which home-
- ly motions must be avoided.
Homely hands can be partially con-
cealed by flowing sleeves; large flaring
cuffs will make big hands look small..
Very few of us can stand_ the plain.:
sleeves ending in a straight line
around the wrist,.: If the bottom of the
sloe • n
forms a blunt point coaling
&sari c3ver+,tie' bask of he hand, or
the edge of the sleeve 'is.:slightly flared
alrid rounded, this 'effect will be found
more becoming to . the hand and a
short arm will look longer.
The hands require more care in cold
weather than they do in warmer wea-
ther, and should be carefully washed
• and thoroughly dried at all time's.
When the rough workof the day is
over, thoroughly cleanse the hands
with warm water and a good ` mild
soap (oatmeal or a standardvegetable
ell soap will do). Then make a good
lather with hot water and soap and bel that Lady
eor� the ;,hands with it, at the. same
time rubbing in well, a- bit of good g service. It protects the back ins off with Merrington that night
cold cream the size of a' grain of corn, as well as the front.of a.' dress, and is Mr. Crust stroked his chin and afte
inse faille hot water and dry. This easy to adjust. Sateen, gingham, a few moments of, silence said, "It
qtr softening and healing and also're- linen, alpaca or percale may be used i?ossible, Kane. I've made' inquiri
for this style. and I find' that Lady Bradney w
moves the grime from the pores.
The PattersuPPosed to have been at the Pattern 4S' S lI t e the t
Two Color. Sclaefnee Tied Together.
By DOROTHY 'ETl;IEL WALSH,
In the Article: preceding this •ons
we .told of a halfway in a certain
apartment ` the color scheme of
' whlch was made related to' both the
Hiving i•oon and the dining 'room
beyond. To -day we are -going to de
scribe how'. -the two hitter rooms,
were brought into harmony.
Ae we mentioned in the last ar-
ticle the hying room raced north,
the dining room south. This •neces-
sitated a warm color scheme for
one and a: .cool one for the other.
They. problem was solved- in. this,
Manner. Cream color:was chosen
for the•wails of both, This Insured •
an ,'appearance of greater space.
Bright cretonne with much henna
and "yellow in its, design was se=
tested for the living room draperies.
The dining room was given plain
green curtains (a, cool color) and
these were bordered with narrow
bands of the cretonne. Several
small 4ts`ticles of furniture in the
living room were painted green.
• The two rooms are chits related and
yet each expresses its individuality,
The Hidden
BYJ..B.H.
CHAPTER XXII.—(Cont'd.)
"Ah, • indeed, sir?" said `Mr.' Ka
"A niece of Lady Bradney's mai
And what. do you make of that, sir
"I made very little of it: at fir
Kane,"replied'; Mr. Crust,."but -n
I've made'a good deal of it. I've h
a talk with the girl and 1 believe s
told a lie at the inquest."
Ilour
Frank Trehorn, would be ruined—,just
for a promise he had given to a stl•an-
ger---a woman who had. moved bite tet
pity,
" scroll, of course, be said to.him-
self, 9 could not have been 'expected'
to foresee''everything." But "that did
. not seem- account- entirely for his'
lolly, He had lost his head -been
carried off- his r. feet. He had . behaved
in a way that was entirely foreign to
his nature, Having once started.on
the ,road he, could not very well have
gone'' hack. '''But why,, had he ever'
started?'
many times, had Trehorn asked him-
self this question, but it was only since
his` Iast meeting' with Ruth Bradney
that he had been able to suggest a
possible answer` to it. It was Ruth
Bradney, the woman herself, who"had
exercised some sort of influence on hie
decision. In some way or other she
had fascinated him and he had lost his
head. Of course he had not fallen in
love with her: How could he have
fallen in love with a woman who al-
ready had -not only a husband but 'a•
lover? But he was almost ready to
admit that it was not only her distress
but her beauty. that had caused him
to slake a fool of himself. Ile might
not: have done the same for another
.woman.
"Beauty in distress," he said aloud,
and then he laughed. That was. the old
story, the old - theme of poets and
novelists—as old as the history of the
human race.: It was a combination of
two forces working to destroy a man's
power of reasoning.
It might be a matter;for • ridicule"
but -he was just a little afraid...
CHAPTER XXIII,
John Merrington sat before the� por-
trait he had painted of Lady Bradney
and gazed at it intently. The picture,
so Ardington .had told. him—and he
relied on Ardington for the .informa
tion -had been destroyed by Sir -Alex-
ander Bradney in a fit of temper and
had been' returned -to' him. It had
been patched up in a very rough ama-I
teurish fashion by sticking strips of
gummed paper—of the sort used by I
shopkeepers for fastening;up parcels
—on the back of the canvas. Sir Alex-
ander, so Ardington had said, had ex-
. RRJS-BURLAND i pressed a wish that he John Merging
ton, would not look at this' picture be -
said Trehorn'' angrily. "I can't think fore starting.to paint another.'
ne, ow you ever peim tt t. - But Merrington had been .firm on
d? . Ardington bent forward and knock- that' point. He had insisted on it be-
''' ed out the ashes . from his pipe into ings sent down from London. ""If. I
et;, the grate. He was sitting before the gave offence before," he said, "it is
ow fire in Trehorn's dining -room It had necessary for me not to repeat' that
ad' been a warm day; :but now, at nine offence. I shall not paint another' por-
he,o'clock in the.' evening, it was cold and trait of Lady Bradney unless: I. can
"You mean, sir, that she never sa
Merrington in the car at all?"
"Either that, or that 'she saw hi
with a woman,"
"Why do You think that, sir?"
"Oh, well—the girl gave me th
impression, and I saw her sister, w
lives in Maidstone. It seemed to
that they were both lying. I saw• t
girl Elstrop:in London and'then m
tored down to Maidstone'to see Ma
Verity. I gave them'" no chance.
talk things over. I got Elstrop's sto
and then the story Elstrop had to
her sister.• There were discrepanei
'and -they were both a bit deer in the
manner. The girl, you remember,'fw
Merrington's model."
"Yes, sir."
"And no doubt she'd do all she cou
for Merrington. He was a very a
tractive man -to' women," •
th • f h T h the
ere was rost rn t e air, re ora see :' previous picture."
leaning against the mantelpiece, had! • Well, there it was, set on an easel
dust heard that Merrington was to in a good light, and as Merrington
in paint another portrait of Ruth Brad -1 gazed at it not a single; gleam came
ney, and the news had horrified him. ' into the darkness of his memory. The
"This 'place has become the storm, face recalled nothing to him whatever.
at centre," he.continued. "That fellow " It. was the face of a• woman whom' he
ho: Kane is still at:the inn and Crust h
to
he times. They: are: worrying this pia
o-' as a dog worries a bone. Of cour
•s._' Ditton's disappearance has a good de
to to do with it. But Crust="
me been downsee him two or thr
as could not remember having ever seen
e before. • This did not surprise -him,,
ce nor even cause'him annoyance. Lady
se Bradney belonged to that part:of' his
al life: which might be hidden from him
for ever.
"She is a beautiful woman," he, said.
to himself, ' "and it is.a jolly fine :piece
of work."
e
TY! "Oh, all detectives are fools," At
Win interrupted.
es. "Crust is no rook, '
Dont .you ,g
11 that into your --head."
as Ardington laughed. "Crust is t.
clever," he replied, "and that;is•wor
than being a fool. Crust is a man wh
Id would never look at the obvious.
would miss a blazing cornet in the sly
et He was pleased *with' the . picture=
• immensely proud and pleased that he
00 had been: capable of painting such a �"
83 picture. It was far ahead of any,
other portrait of his that he remem-
He bered. Having never seen it before,
y, he was able to judge it with the eyes
of an impartial critic
after, every • meaitl
Cream Seca totttfi'ia mgt ,
teeth sad aids dagfestk a.
P8ellateve$ hrat over-::
este : feeling a lad timid
mouth.
satisfies t�se Crav1l gi tor A
rsiweets.
1111 rfgley's is double
vaifuon,Ia daft Rae sc83n and,
yaleesure flY `grovideS.
Sanded M its Rarity
Package. • -y a} qy{�.s es
she flavor lasts
• ,al"r �s�' , ;i; ; :kid
Smoothing COnerete.:
Concrete in the rough was for a long.
time treated with carborundim or
some other• abrasive stone to remove
from it unsightly surface board.marks.
Concrete houses where a: cement wash
or paint is later need are usually, treat-
ed in .this way.
An electric suefacing machine; which
Works, dry,• that is,- without the appli-
cation of water, performs the. task
much more quickly, and , produces a
more perfect surface. -The cutter discs
operate at a speed of 2;000 revolutions,`
under pressure. One sot of cutters,
will do about 3;000 square feet of sur`-
facing.
The °disks revolve only when press-
ed;. upon `the surface of the "concrete,
and operate absolutely square_to'it.
WOMEN! DYE FADED
THINGS NEW AGAIN
Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shab-
by Garment or Drapery..
Y
Bach 15=cent package of "Diamond=
Dyes": contains directions: so simple
that any woman can_; dye or tint any
old, worn, faded thing new, even if she
has never dyed before. Choose any
color atx drug store.
•
"I see, sir -oh, yes. But this Fr"
cher?"
"Lady Bradney's maid—a ve
faithful" servant, Kane; fond of h
mistress. Are you beginning to unde
stand?"
Mr. Kane nodded and then he smi
because, his eyes were peering through
e- "A most beautiful' woman," he said
his to himself, and then Ardington enter
-
u ed the studio and came and stood by
y his side, k
f "Well," queried Ardington, "what
e do you think of it?"
(To be continued.)' `
t "Lady Bradney 'rally give herself
et- a microscope. But, I -don't see, Tr
horn, how I could have prevented t
ry portrait- business. Merrington like
er the idea and Sir Alexander was ler
r_ keen about it. How,could I object? "I
I had done so, it Jwould only hav
i aroused suspicion And I: "don't se
ed. "A theory, sir, I'll admit," he sal
d' what harm can come of it."
"but as a fact—no, no, sir, you can
if away—that's all."
- , i"Give herself away? To whom?"
4588. Here is- a model that will leve a a y Bradney-herse
was the—that Lady Bradney was go
ve�' ood'
"Well, her husband: for one. An
,r Merrington may notice something
and Merrington may:remeinber=an
es —oh, there are a dozen dangers. 'On
as' never sees them until- they are rig..
e close - to " one's` eyes. For"instance, ,t
other day this fellow' "Kane told m
Y about N t ' d th
Y rounds on purpose to tell me, I'm
d
a
An excellent lotion' for the hands is n Sizes ma , that night." a r
ands with 34-36; Medium, '38-40; Large,' 42-4d.,. u,
a half-pint , Oh' but th t
one-fourth of a pint -,each of lemon -
juice and rain-water,a : teas o n sure. A Medium size requires 4 yards woman !n. her position would run
p o ful of 27 -inch material. with a man ' who had very li o
each of spirits of camphor and Per-
Oxideany of hydrogen; shake;.all together receipt of 15c in silver, on
i11 a pint bottle. Rub on the hands at P r, by the Wilson
bedtime and wear loose cotton gloves. Publishing Co., 73 West. Adelaide St.,
Almond mealToronto. Allow two weeks for receipt
can .be added to this P
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Mixture if
desired. . A
dd enough meal
g
to make the lotion the consistency of
thin cream.
If the finger nails become brittle,
rub them frequently and thoroughly
-with vaseline. If the ends of the fin-
gers crack, use the following lotion:
Two ounces of commercial acetic `(32
per cent.) acid, two ounces of witch-
azel and two ounces of. glycerine. Mix
thoroughly. At bedt:irne, wash the
lands well with Warm Water and a
mild soap, being caareful to rinse off all
*oap. Dry the.hande lightly, then rub
'the above mixture well into the cracks
%tad pores. The cracks and other raw
laces will smart for a moment or two,
ut the hands u-ill•.sooir heal,, and the
skin will become noft and pliable..
For ordinary use, 'a nice ' lotion can
bar made by combining one-half cupful.
of soft water, one-half 'cupful of vine-
ga.r and one-quarter of a, cupful of
gIycer°ino.
For hands that are'too dryfo"r•
�.
glycerine' 'lotion,use a good od cream,
nabbing it well into the hands during.
p , t of glycerine,
this
single; sir! A lad
Extra Large, 46-48 inches bust mea -i like Lady Bradney! Do you think an
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Canada, In rtiie:rfliforinatier:,
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297 d..a; of e St.
money?"
Mr. Crust laughed.
"All women:- are the same, Kane,
he 'replied.
do anything fo
a man. they love. But we'll get down,
to business. I've got this•theory i
my head; and I'm going to try to mak
NICE WARM RUGS. '`' , a- fact of it. Lady Bradney .is goin
Nice warm rugs can be •made of old to sit for Merrington:` Of ,cou•rs
Merri gtt h f
ht
he
e
poor aun ons ea —came
ff afraid. I felt as though a load had
1le been taken off my.mind. Kane might
!have noticed that, though 1 was 'quick
,, enough to say, `How terrible=Naun-
ton has been here for years!'' All sorts
r of things like that happen, and they'll
happen- at your hduse, Ardington, if
n ..luck's against us.":
e' Ardington stretched" out his hand,
g picked up a half -empty glass ;of whis-
0, Icy and soda from the table, and drain
-
d ed it to the last drop. '.
"You see a bogey' behind every
hedge," he said after a pause. -"That
n won't do at all, Trehorn. We're both
Il in this—up to the necki. Aiid we've got
, to'keep our heads above water. I can
Ioolc after myself, but I'm beginning. to.
think that you may drown me. Well,
o Y must; be off. Merrington'doesn't.like
to be left 'alone after 'dark" -for 'very.
8 l`1011g."
t "After dark, eh?"
--
. Yes,. almost as though•he retained,
e not exactly a:memory''of the accident,
hut the terror that must have heen' in
r his mind when,the`accident happened.
Would that be possible?"
e "It might be possible, Ardington.
er -Have you taken him out in the car
n on as u orgotten ail' ago
stockings whose feet are worn out. her. Peters must watch; not Merring
Cut off the feet and then -begin to cut ton, but Lady Bradney. He mus
round and round the leg so that the watch for any signs of—of affectio
whole stocking is cut into one long on Lady Bradney's part; He must bi
strip. When you have quite a lot of told what I suspect. Later on, I wi
lay a, trap' for the lady, but: there
plenty of .,time for that. Pe'•nrs mus
watch—watch ' 'all' three <'• of . them
Peters has intelligence: According t
you, he' can read what is in a man'
heart. Well, it is easier •to• read wha
is in a' woman's heart, ICane." ,
"I'11 give him the instructions, sir,
said Mr. Kane stiffly,°and then afte
a, pause, "Do you think Sir, Alexande
suspects his wife?"
Be sure to erochet them ` tightly, as ;"Yes I' do think that.'' And
they etreteh later,e is
Sir Alexander is purposely throwin
strips, crochet them as you would
wool, only using.a large needle. The
advantage of this kind of rug is that
you don't have - to sew the'pieces to-
gether, just crochet them in, and the
work goes. quickly.. Brown, black and
white make a pretty combination, or
if you want gayer colors you!can dye
some of the stockings before youstart.
his wife and. . Merrington togethe
TO DRY SWEATERS. ; again in order that he may find ou
Do not hang a' washed swthe eater on Mrtru. Kathn."e was silent. -This su es
the line to' dry. 1t will be sure to tion did . not 'appeal. . to him. gg
stretch or lose its shape. -If you. have "Does this ,bel' : us -at, all,air," h
two clotheslines runningparallel e Asked ' after- a sass "in finding ou
P near P , .. if
each -other,, pin a towel from one to a who killed Mrs, Merrington?"
the other and spread out the avoi "Everything helps—even one's mals
sweater on this hammock;: It will then takes, If you are in a wood and yot
chop clown ono 1.„70 after another yo
retain its original shape ,and look like can see daylight:''
now, since the yarn • has a, chance to a = a
spring back; to its original position, ^ "I don't like it. at all, Ardington,'
If you have only ono line, pin the a=.-._:...
top and bottom of a large towel to- ,
dal -
"No --nothing will persuade him to
go in the car. Well,;;I mast be off."
Trehorn went out of the house with
o Ar, dington, and w hen the red tail lamp
t. oP the car had vanished ' he,' walked:
down the'drive to shut the "gate, And
when he had closed it he leant his
arms ori' the top rail and stared:into
u the darkness. For a Pew moments ho
could hear the hum of the car and,
then that diedaway into silence. �a
And then suddenly he shivered. This
was not odd, for there' he was out in
the open ah on a frosty night without
so much as a cap, lie wont back to
the house and seated ,himself', by the
1Ire.
"Tip to the ,neck,'' be said to him -
cell, remembering, Ardington's words.; " .•
Yes, that was tree enough, : And up
to' the neck in ley water taut almost
stopped the beating of ilia heart when
he realized his position. He wail at
the mercy of forces that he could not
control. He seemed to be surrounded
by spies and enemies. I -lc did itot oven
feast Ardingtotl.
And if the truth Were ever know he
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The Country of the Cam
We travelled. in the -print.; of olden
wars;
• Yet all the Iand was green; -
And love we found, and peace,
Where fire and war had been,
They pass and smile, . the 'children of
the sword
' No inore-the sword they wield;
And' 0,' how deep the corn
"Along the battlefield
R. L. S.
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SMP ' Enameled Ware .has
(the smooth surface and polish of
fine crockery, :without the •break
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e --just .like - china, and . therefore
snakes light work of pot washing.
Try this test. Taken an . S P
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all -notal sauce pan ` if equal - size.
Into each pour ' a, quart of cold
water. Pitt on the hr.
4" t' attlae same
tilne. The SMP sauce pan will be
boiling'rxaaer 115- Shen' the -water in -.
theother as just beginning to
sunnier.
"A Face' ofPo`rce/aka and a Heart of Seide l'
'three finishes s 'liar! Ware, two matin tlt i*earii.
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MDtaTR&AL TDRC11NNTO WINNIptt3
EDNlgf�ITON . VANCduVErt CALGARY
Canadian. rate is• substantially' greater
than that of ItIaly, Germany, and
Prance. .
The Dominion' Leeds.
One country, New Zealand, shows a
lower death rate than Canada,with 1
per thoueand of population as against;
Canada's .1.0.6 Australia's rate at the
lust showing was the sante as Cana-
da's., and that 'of the United-. States
12.8. The only other countries Whose
low dea,th rate approaches' tas.t Of -the
Dominion are South Africa with 11.1
per thousand .of poiMlation an_d Eng -
Taking 'the principal cities in the
various, provinces' of Canads.',._ a uni-
formly high birth rate is, found; c,x-
minion rate. it la .highost, in an ag.
,gregate of, cities, in Calgary with 36
per•thousand of popirlation, closely fol-
lowed by :Winnipeg and Montreal with
33'per:thousand: each; 32 in Regina, 80
jin Vancouver, 30 in I-Talifnx, ,29, in St.
iEt
ohn, and 25 in Toronto. .1n a „list of
iat the highest„average birth rate is
28 per thousand, v.t .Glaagow, Scotland,
which. is .8nrpassed, by .all Canadian
citles except one. '
If these figures, indica te 'anything, it
Is that the Canndian'race is a. llealthr
11,1,C0 and Canada ia.a;good oountry to
Canadian conditions are. conducive .to
the production of a strong, vigorous,
and. ifirfle people, Ana ir fissures cautat.
the foregoing sheald furaish the most'
VITAL STATISTICS OF
THE DOMINION
n
minionBureauofStats of ohe
According to
etiis stics, cove iZr
the year 1921, tato birth rate of the
eight provincee of Canada, excluding
Quebec, was 26.3 per thousand oP the
population, Manitoba had the high-
est birth rate of the provinces with
30.3 of population. • The next highest
was S;aekatchewan with 29.7 ,per cent.
Ontario's rate was 25.3; and British
Columbia was the lowest with , 20'.3
births per thousand of its population.
Had Quebec, which compiles, xis •own
statistics, been included, however,
Manitoba would have had to cede the
palm to the French province, aa the
birth rate there in the previous year
was 34.7 per thousand of population..
The 'death rate of Canada in 'the
same period was 10.6 per thousand of
Dominion population, a .decrease in
total deaths being registered in every
province and
lowering? the average
from 12.3 per thousand• in the pre-
vions year. New Brunswick had the
highest death rate in' 921 with 13,9
per thousand, whilst British Columbia
with 8 per thousand had, the lowest.
The rate in the Prairies Provinces
ra.nge'd from 7.4 to 8, 4, whilst in On-
tario the death rate was 11.8 per
thousand There is a probability that
the Quebec figures ,for. 1921, would be
lower than the average of the pre;
vious 'year of 11.9 and." bring it some-
what nearer_, the Dominion rate for
the year.
The Prairie -.Provinces Outstanding.
It is interesting to •note that the
highest birth' rates and lowest death
rates in the Dominion are' registered
by the 'Prairie Provinces, where the
more strenuous -phases of agrlculture
are pusued and where'; the closest ap-;
proximation to pioneer conditions still
prevails.'with huge farming areas and
few large industrial' centres The Pro•,:
vince of Manitoba also held the re-
cord during the year for marriages
'with S..7 per thousand of population
entering this state, whilst the Lowest
rate was registered„by Prince' Edward
lslaindlation. with 5.8 per thousand of popu
It becomes' doubly interesting to
compare Canadian vital statistics with
such as are available for other coun-
tries of the globe The birth, rate o£
Quebec is, as far as can be,discovered,
higher than that of any country in the
world, and probably of any part of any
country. Taking the 'figures` -over the
past three or four years, few countries'
exceed Canada in the proportion of
births - Canada's 26.3 per cent, is
sliglitly higher than that of the IIriited
States, which of late years has ranged
between 23 and 25. per thou -sand nd of
population, .The only countries t;hich.
actually register a higher rate in any
year,.than Canada are Spain with 29.4
and South Africa with 28.9. 'Strange-
ly, the .only other countries which' op -
proximate the Canadian figures aro of
the British' Empire, England and
Wales with 25.4, Australia with 25.7
and New Zealand with 25:1. ; The
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