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The Exeter Times, 1924-11-6, Page 6GlIEEN TEA h486 iS h mcs e della us than the finest nYoungy n or Gunpowder. - Sold everywhere. FREE SAMPLE of GREEN TEA UPON REQUEST, 6ab"a LADA," TORONTO ut the House WHEN YOU ASK A FAVOR, can he seated comfortably beside it•- If on want to borrow something and wide enough to go through the door readil The sides are six inches from a neighbor, or wish to ask a ? the Lord of Life had stepped in, and, starched, a parchment -like face, and state the urpose high. Iu it three inches of sand is from the chamber she had just fever eyes black as the sloes. favor of some sort, p kept. We keepthe box in a corner entlyclosed,the soul of the Laird of �d of your errand immediately upon en. Pr the Waken up, Miss Judy! Meister h old putting it off of a room that has a comfortable tem -Stair had winged its way beyond Alan has -come hame!' tering theA b E S7 OR;`Y O A. BL.UC'D VELD' 1;Y ANNIE S. SWAN. CHAPTER t I, in her voice, "Then T should have ee-! TBE HOhil± 07` 7'II IR I2>aAR s, Ij•oked today, if only he had been int rmo ;" Judith Rankine, sitting at an east She crept away with that, for the ern window in the old house of Stair, vision splendid called forth by the was waiting for the dawn. dawn, and all its wealth of promise, She had kept a long vigil which had faded, as all visions do, -and the grey, ended at that mysterious moment reality crept up about her 'heart. For when night flies vanquished, before Alan, the heir, was coming home to a the heralds of the day. They were sorry state of things—to grinding pov flaunting their supremacy now,; on the erty, to pressing obligations, to an gold of the far horizon, their pathway uncertain future, deepening blood -red on the sea. Yet when she crept, presently to her Judith was tired, with that mortal bed inc distant wingof the old house weakness which comes to a woman- she fell instantly on sleep, that heavy, creature on whom a whole household has rested, and who,usehold dreamless sleep which follows on long h slackening a physical and mental toil, and is ne- 'moment, knows that the burden has tare's best restorer, come perilously. near the limit of her! She was awakened by Ann Christy endurance. standing at her bedside—a tall, angu- He who companions and shadows lar old woman, with a ?'lob -cap stiffly ermg ouse, v p for \ • pereture. Underneath we have a can- g Y of the dawn, to find its inner "Oh, Christy!" cried Judy,: in a and putting it off until you are on the most heart. vas to catch spilled sand. choking 'whisper, and incontinently point of leaving.: To do so will only An old man, and, full of years, be- burst We have purchased some small ani -into tears, for she had had to. spoil your visit.: All the time the Ioved by those of his owii household stand by and watch the deepening thought uppermost in your mind will mals and figures, and little houses and and by neighbors and blends, Claud hunger in the old man's dying eyes be : "Nov, T must ask her about that fences can be made. Twigs,can be Rankine of Stair needed no man s pity as his ears were strained for the step matter right away." The longer you secured for trees. With these aids one now. Many mistakes he had made in and voice of his first-born son, the off broaching the purpose of your can visibly depict in the sand some his life, the mistakes to which a gen- hope of Stair. "It was cruel of, God! putstor that' is bein told. If' it is a emus and slightly undisciplined nature" call, the longer your call assumes the Y gg Y P He might have let :alae hcnie in t.imel nature of a friendly little visit and Bible story—say Moses in the bulrush- is prone; but he had never willingly! "There was a fog in the Channel, the harder it becomes for you to state es—the whole scene can be laid out.' the hurlowltestl or l When 1 eed a agan ver alms, it my •dear," said the old woman, with errand. And aur neighbor,for Blue paper or cardboard can be used gave , even the direct- simplicity of age, which sel- your,ywas a lesson to all alms -givers what- dom embroiders facts. "It was better her part, is very likely to have the to represent water. The story of Sir soever. No bread of charity, dispens- for him to be a day late than to be. keen edge of the pleasure she felt be- Isaac Brock on Queenston Heights can ed by the Laird of Stair, could ever be drooned through the haste of a foolish cause you came to see her, dulled by be shown. bitter to the taste! captain." the knowledge that you came only to If you are seeking for a device to His daughter had no tears for lum "Where is he?—and what o'clock- is borrow something or ask a favor of occupy your children in the winter as she sat there, -resting her elbows it?—and has he been travelling all some member of the family. Had your day, to appeal to their imagination, to on the broad window -sill, her:eyes fullwon night?" ed out request been stated at first, and you' aid their creative instinct, to add in -1 throe vague1 a rts of her•'e ears i ndmade her "He's at his breakfast, and it is naw remained to visit, mutual pleasure gest to the story -telling hour, let me! look like a' little child. half -past nine, and he has been the ye ing a' nicht: Onything else, while ye would have resulted. The beauty of the Rankine women are at it?" The same is true if you use the tele- had not descended to Judith; even, "Bring me. some hot water, Christy, phone or -write a letter. If you are those who loved her admitted that she there's a dear!" cried Judith, now fully calling a friend for some particular was plain. Slightly under the medium awake,' as she leaped from her bed; reason state that reason as soon asheight, of squat, somewhat ungainly ,"and'tell Alen I'll be down immedi figure, with a sallow face, rather large ately." possible after she answers you! Then featured, and a wide, kind mouth, no, "He was not for wakenin' ye, but he have a pleasant conversation. Or if lover of meretricious charm could be has a forlorn look, my dear, and I you are writing a letter which` is not` attracted by that'outward masque; " •q ,thought ye wouldna mind. induced by'friendliness, state' "the 46I�r but, from the brilliant yet often mel -i "Understanding old woman!" mur- reason why" in' your first paragraph, ancholy eyes, there looked forth the mured Judy. It is, perhaps, a queer little kink' of �r 1 r soul of all the motherhood in the ; Never was toilet more quicklymade. human nature that we do not in the ` rI�j �`'•'rr world. Judith' Rankine might never In little more than ten inute' time /� ��!!i have a childeast least object to being asked to do a of her own at her breast, trig and neat in her skirt of g f- �Nll but she.would mother. all' childre to -.Y-u black serge and white blouse with. the favor if the favor is franklyasked ofg, z�•,;'! '� the last day of her life, because she black tie and gold �,,:. .. � t..,,go d safety -Ain, Judy ran us,but that we feel resentment if an r lir • t ..:. N� , II/was one of the. mothers whom God downshabby stairs, .. the and .into the endeavor is made to veil the request U`J . �� 1 •, - sends 'now and again into the world little morning -room groom where, since the so that it is not at first realized as si6:,,, readyfor their divine mission, and �pL�uv�ls l �;� � family. had been so sadly reduced in such. �1/ fl !a <, who, being taught by heaven, are able numbers, the meals had been mostly The call or the letter which until its ,�p t- �! L- to teach the ungrateful and _the un-' served.- close has had all the earmarks of being /�' �� ,, gracious the elements of their busi- A very tall figure sprang up from purely Yriendly and social, seems, of a i_' .� "� ; �� ness. the table at the opening of the door, :. � e Left motherless at the early age of and a mist swan before its kind blue sudden, hollow, insincere, false, when w eleven, Julith Rankine had practically ; eyes. a selfish purpose is at length revealed. EKE mothered thewhole ' "Hulloa, !1!�r l', who e family of Stair,... Judy,old' • r A person who continually puts off her 1, pf'�'r ' i r:: from her gill. There .� ..__��� �`, ' _ �-�� � o father downward. She had errand until she rises to leave—or until some one becomes impatient for the use of the wire or Until she is nearing the end of her sheet of writ- ing paper—soon 'becomes known for her habit. If she makes a call her neighbor begins to think at once: "Now, what did Mrs. A. come over for, anyway?" She will hardly be credited with having come juste to make a call. If she uses the telephone, the person whom she calls will be con- tinually saying to herself: "Now, what will she say next? She must have called up for some purpose: what can it be?" We all require information at times, desire favors done, may need to bor- row oc•:asionally. We like to do things far others; we expect them to be pleased to do things for us. Then why, why try to conceal the purpose of your mission? Out with it! Right from the start! Then both you and "the other party can enjoy to the full your call, your telephone conversation Or your letter. commend very heartily the indoor sand box. -H. P. A UNIQUE BUT SIMPLE STYLE. AN INDOOR SAND BOX. When winter conies it means that the children cannot go outdoors for days at a time. Fortunately for us we have a hand box in the house. We have known our little boy to spend almost an entire day playing in the sand. Our sand box is really a sand table. It Is five feet long, two feet high—just high enough that a child fier every meal A FlleasS9s me agreeable Waeib mad a bemoan as 'week Geed eler teeth, breath rand digestion., Makes the: emst elga s see hatter. Itfreu• ,. ea% 44-e-140 been comrade and loyal friend to Alan, the sen and heir, then trying to earn a little money in the East to help to fill the empty coffers of his father's house. She had mothered Annette, the beauty of the family, who had made' a brilliant marriage, and would one day be entitled to 'wear a coronet. And Claud, "the little one," as he had al- ways been -called, the gentIe, bookish measure every inch of that noble, well - lad whose sole interest in ` life was carried height, to take stock, as it scholarship, to each she had given the were, of her "pick of the' market" necessary care. bunch. Yet now, when she closed her fath-. "It hasn't done you any Harm Alan er's eyes, and received the last word l=three years! It has seemed like all of love and benediction which would eternity! Oh, wasn't' it hard you she was absolutely alone in the housel "Veryhard. But I've seen him, With the assistance of - old Ann 'Judy, and he knows, where he is, that Christy,' who had been nurse for two I did my best." terials. Velvet and figured crepe, or generations at Stair, she had done all! Judy bowed her head, for, though. g p , that was needed in the chamber- of the words did not rebuke, they stilled lace would be a good contrast. Or death; no alien hands had ministered her instantly.' to the Master of Stair, nor touched i "He looks as if he has got- the him after death. And that was as she thing she had set his heart on, Judy, wished. land I believe he has. Our concern now Judith was not thinking of the prob- ,is for you and Stair. You are tired, lems she must immediately face, but my dear, but you've—you've done: it was trying to picture the meeting:well. There isn't anybody in the world which, she did not doubt, had taken' that could' have done it like you!" place somewhere,,, beyond and within ' "Done what?" the bars of ,gold. No tears were m1 "Bolstered and mothered us all,m dress at the foot is 11/2 yards. her eyes; nay—she was glad. - For dear.- Come and sit doom, and let: us Pattern mailed to any address on nearly two 'years her father had sue- 'eat and talk. Do you know that I'm receipt of 20c in silver, by the Wilson fered from an incurable malady; and so ridiculously glad to get home Judy, there, back -up, buck up! Don't'cry, Judy:' You must not cry—do you hear?- You must go on being the buttress and the stand-by of Stair! Never did it need, you more!" But Judy, unabashed, cried. on, clinging hard to the big, kind arm. But presently she drew back to an ad- miring distance, to look keenly into the lean, brown, handsome face • to 4615. 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It's About half ,a mile distant, in a low- the right name for it!" lying house she could just see nestling "But you don't regret going, Alan? among the, sparse trees at the base And It has been worth while?" of Barassie Hill, dwelt kindred of her 1 Alan Rankine seemed to ponder a own, the nearest she had; but she had moment. no desire to break in upon"'their sleep "I don't really know whether 'it has. with the fatal news. The -morning, T did my best, Judy,. but 1 question she knew, would bring some inquiry,:twhether I have the necessary instinct probably her cousin, Peter Garvock, in .far success' in business. It takes a person. She would wait till then. man like Peter, don't you know? One If only Alan had been in time!" ; who can look at Both ' sides o£ the she whispered suddenly, with passion bawbee or the rupee, the same prin-, ciple holds good. The commercial in- stinct of the Garvocks is extraordi- nary! xtraordi-nary! Why; even Frank, at seventeen, could give me points !" Judy seemed to grow anxious at. these words. - VJhen •'the affairs of Stair were at the lowest'ebb and there 'seemed no Opening of any kind for A'Ian Rankine, his cousin, Peter,' had offered him a Beautiful homed} -e- /post in the Bombay house of Messrs. Ctarvock, G:ri•vack R Hume. Tilan- ing, and tinting is kirres, mor'e.than any other family in guaranteed' w 1 t h the county, perhaps, had heldhe them Diamond Dyes, Just selves alooefr•om the mere commercial dip In cold water to spirit of the age, and had tried to up - tint soft, -• delicate !hold and cherish all the traditions of shades, or boil to Stair long after the substantial means. dye fieri, 'permanent i for the pulipor� had , sunk almost to '';t1 .• aa° colo'rS. Each 15-cantlthe vanishing point. It is not necessary here to go into package contains cif- I all the causes which are eontributoey rections so simple any woman can dye ;to the decline of a: great house. There or- tint lingerie, silks, ribbons, skirts, had doubtlesd hcen incompetency, want waists, dresses, coats, stockings, f o:i foresight; deliberate scattering, on sweaters, draperies, coverings, hang the hart of seine of the Rankines.. The Inge, everything new. family characteristics, certainly, had fthe careful, r Buy "Diamond lyes ono other never been oc� ..., , pr"udert, or f ` , t r lir i�dct 'lir tr ,I etc er ; •hoard o � , w e al. r he her, g , st t your crib I w kind—incl tell 3 gg rife economic teasoir he declrne»bf the material you with to colas is wool agi culinral va:ues, ci c, increased bur- r silk or whether it is linen, cotton, o , ti• td.e Cuts. r Liniment a s C a wa. mi..etl goods, A Mina d , ' "DIAMOND DYES" COLOR THINGS NEIN` How cont : ,-ions s =area d N the world of school and play all children are equal. Youngsters from homes less clean than yours come I into intimate contact with -your children. 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Why is the nine of diamonds called the "Curse of Scotland?" Probably -the most satisfactory 'ex- pllanation is that connected with the massacre of Glencoe. The order for the slaughter was signed by, John, Dalrymyle, Earl of -,Stair, the man wlio' was instrumental .in bringing about the union between England and Scot - lad. The coat of arms of, the Dalrymples bore nine lozenges or diamonds on the shield, and it was because of this, ac- cording to many students of heraldry, that the expression arose. It is cer- tain that the phrase goes back to 1745, because on October 21 of that year a caricature • appeared showing the young Chevalier attempting to lead a herd of bulls across 'the river Tweed, with the nine of diamonds lying be- fore them. Another ingenious, explanation is IIOIIse ostablishod 00 sears. Please write for our price list on Poultry, Butter, and Eggs We GIIAu nooTEI: then? Cor a week ahead. P. 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CHANCE Dy George W. ,Tuttle ddio kd a waster t2 ' waS BarrMly Vandelienlan!anIt was bol and bred in him, the product ofthree, generations of wasters, No ` wonder the great Vandeman falm.had shrunk to a scant 50 acres, Thriftless lep,bits had fallen on his shoulders; like some nevor-to-bo•worn-out garment. The old farm *as naturigly fertile, but the. snalleetJ.leak will "{frain the largest'' barrel in time, and the mortgage was about to be foreclosed. : ' - Certainly the farmer's erase seemed hopeless, One grizzled farmer remark- ed: "You couldn't shoot thrifty habits into Harry Vandeman with a Shot- gun!" and still another remarked: "He would plant corn, in Indian summer and set out fruit •tree,s, in dog -days if it were not for that daughter of his!" Ah, here was the only key that could wind that run-down Vandeman clock, his only daughter Clarissofi now 1$ ' years of age! The family -mantle of shiftlessness was surely sliding from her well -formed shoulders. It seemed likely to skip a generation entirety,: Her mother had passed away wJa n she Was only twelve years of age—living with a waster was such discouraging business that `Mrs. Vandeman threw up the job. As Clarissa was an only child she now kept house for her father: 'About a year before • this-, ambition had begun to have its inning in her life. Now the crisis, was at hand, the end was in sight unless she could stem the tide. The martgage was overdue, the interest was unpaid. Swiftly as an arrow from a bow went. Clarissa Vandeman to the keen - eyed manager of the Slaterville Sav Ings Bank, which held the mortgage. "Try my plan," said she, "and allow father more time provided he will turn over every cent that he receives to me and allow ere to make all pur- chases and pay all bills. Then I cau guarantee that you will receive your incerest regularly. I will also start -au account in your bank 'with any spare money, and every six niontb,s it can be applied on the mortgage. "Then,". she continued, "I have an- other plan. The old farm is well' adapted to berries. Father has always said: 'Too much work!' I shall supply the summer resorts at Shoal Beach with raspberries and strawberries." Manager McAthnr' never spoke in haste and repented at leisure. "Come in at ten o'clock to -morrow tor my de- cision," cisian ' he said.Clarissa was on the dot and the smiling president paid: "Favorable decision,: Clarissa; you shall have your chance. True, .it is only a fighting' chance, but the color that you have in your face just now looks as if you had fighting blood in your veins." Vandeman turned- over his, few dol- lars in cash to his daughter and a new era began. The next day Vandeman came to the door, and said„hesitating ly: "Clarissa, that' cultivator agent says I need a new cultivatar.” Out went Clarissa, clad in new-found authority and a dainty gingham. ``One tooth is broken," explained the glib agent, "and I notide that the cultivator is very shaky. I advise purchasing a new cultivator." "Father," said Clarissa, tersely, as she turned to her astonished parent, "get the wrench and tighten up those bolts. Then go down to the hardware " store 'and get a new tooth—here is thirty-five cents." Then, turning to the astonished agent she said: "Non- sense, that cultivator is good for ten years yet! I am cashier now; _I shall r• make the purchases and pay the bills in future." "That Vandeman has been an easy mark, groaned the agent as he cranked his Ford—he had expected to put in a self-starter with the profit from that cultivator sale—"but his daughter iso a corker." So she was. The way she caulked the farm leaks was a caution. The Slaterville stores ne more worked off their unsalable stuff on Vandeman. "No smallpox at Vandeman's, . is, there?" inquired a friend of the agent. far :stook in' the Latest Marvel golf mine, .as he drove his sliver straight past the farm. "Worse than that," said the discouraged agent, ,: "Vande- man Ls taking thrift by proxy!" Those who . had found Vandeman an easy mark soon said-, ane to another, "Watch' out for Clarissa!" 1 -low the farm prospered! The cows and the hogs fattened on what had been beforetime wasted. The hens cackled: "Eggs, eggs, eggs for Clarisa, sal" The,berries gairly elbowed each other from the vines. Prosperity smiled, and said, "Clarissa and I are partners;"_Not only ,,was'the interest.:, paid regularly but the savings account, flourished. The hand of thrift was at. the helm and the old farm responded nobly. When difficulties, came a very deter- mined Clarissa .said, -"This -thing is go- ing through!" Sure enough, that. mountain of difficulty was tunneled through in just five years, and the last payment was made on the mortgage. 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