The Brussels Post, 1921-12-1, Page 6heir; •shells net burst in the tar, n tnd,
toe, which yeti needn't mina letting
'em -[neve ea quick as we can fire 'ear
off. I shall try rind get on to ane ot°
those teatime anyeetf et ?ttideight."
"What thene Bio ace think they'll at•
Melt it they do get over?"
The other tarok cut his watch and
considered the eabject,
"Of course," he reftectod, "they'll.
want to. make the most of the dark,
ness; but I tette what they'll, aim at
chiefly is tie got. here unobserved:
Therefore, I think they want start
until it's dark, aroogbiy front three
or four different bases. That means
they'll be here a little before dawn. I
sfiall just motor my people up to Hex -
raw and t back again b ilndtti�ght."
Thomson left the Admiralty, a little
later, and took a taxi to Berkeley
Square. The servant hesitates[ a little
at his inquiry.
•., "Miss Get -Aldine is in. sir, I believe,"
The t t� (`► 1 he said. "She is in the morning -room
1 R 1r �g d o Ll at the -moment."
"I shall not keep her," Thomson
promised. "I know that it is nearly
dinner -time."
The man ushered him across; the
: hall and threw open the door of the
I little room at the back of th stairs;
"Major Thernson, madam," be rue
pounced.
Geraldine rose elowly from the
(Copt lote4? ;meth en which she had been seated;
CHAPTER xxxIII.--(Coi1"t'd,) the guns belched cut a level line of Standing only a law feet away frost
"Pugh yourself away from every-fiance,—there was nothing more left her was Granet. The three looked. et
h of rho submarine, ar of the men cling-
one another for a moment and ie word
was spokes. It was Gerayldine who
first recovered herself.
'"Hueb!" she exclaimed warmly.
"Why, you are another unexpected
Rug Making.
Gen you remember the eterosphero
and charm of otic Gt a dnr:alters' riot:•
eer homes with their quaint Colonial
furniture and the ehe'ery handtnade
rag rugs hooked, ereeheted and braid-
ed? '['heir popularity has novas^ teas-
ge g y ed and today we find them quite in
keeping with the enameled, wicker and
crafts furniture that is being used in
our country homes.
In eeme localities the braided end
crocheted rug's have beoore quite a
pi -eatable industry, Rural women's
clubs are making them to sell at their
hazaare. What were everyday affairs
in the old times are very, very special
now.
Gather up all to wax: -out gar-
ments and old stteckings now. Wash,
cut and sew the raga into strips. Dye
the iighter-coiored ones soft shades of
rose, blue, yellow and lavender so -that
everything •will be in readiness for
the winter evening rug -making 'bees.
Everyone can help!
The braided and crocheted rugs are
made in round; oval and rectangular
forms. Cut or tear the rags carefully
muttered. "Send out the boats, Jahn- vzsinorl" into strips about ono inch wide, accord.
son, and cruise around. There may be 1 should not have come at suoh a ins to the thieknoss of the material.
thin elsz left to be joked up" time," Thomson explaatted, "but I used. Sew the ends together securely
them were articles of ship's furniture, forward and mumediately a haat was
Geraldine. 74 you are: engaged yon colors or any together the strips o4
broken planks, bare crud there a man lowered• mother would do.' the same color aecordieg'to the design
"A man and a woman clinging to a "I am not irr the ]east engaged,"you ll
then'ubmriekof the van Shiat hand came ng siren. table, air," eu officer reported to Con- Geraldine assured him, "and I have Sh to carry out. Wind' in balls
"Look!" Geraldine cried. yers. "We're bringing them on board." been expecting to hear from you 211 for convenience in Rtardling.
Barely fifty feet away from them, Conyers moved to the side of the night.".I got back from Boulogne last Willie ]ergo wooden. crochet hook,
was the eihr arine. The captain and bridge. He saw Geraldine lifted into„
four or five of the men were on deck. the boat,•and Thomson, as soon as "None the worse, I am gird to see,
Thomson shouted to him. he was cafe, clamber in after her. He Thomson remarked:
"Can't you save some of these we- watched them hauled up on to the deck +She shivered a little. Then she
race?” of the destroyer and suddenly he looked him full in the face and her
The Blind
By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM.
thing se well se you can, e whisper-
etl, ""and, ;Creraldine--if anythinng my on to it Iike flies. Conyers watch
should happen to tie, a never °hanged ed them disappear without the slight-
--not
light
—=trot fora moment." est change of expression.
"I don't believe I ever did, either," "Hel'l's the only place for them!" he
she sobbed, holding out her hand.
Another wave broke over them.
Thped
her test hand fcame ar a moment, He around �VThe word of command was passed wanted.just to have a word with you, until a long strip is made. Mix the
The answer was a laugh—hearse, recognized them.
brutal,derisive. The submarine slid. "My God!" he exclaimed, as he dash-
ed awy. Thomson's Tata, as he leaked ed down the ladder. `'it's Geraldinal"
laugh, "'
after 1-.... was black with anger. The She was standing on the deck, the awe ,'and ontuowant to frighten
vfri d en ye
next taement he recovered himself, wet streaming from her, supported pp
en
however. He bad need of all his by a sailer cn either side. She gasped' if 1' on .to talk about our adventure.
strength. a little when she saw him. she was I fun sorry, Captain Granet, she went
Dr.n't lister to ar.•ttlsu4., e,„„ae- quite conscious and her voice was on, turning towards where he was
ine,' he bengal her. "They will near- steady. standing, "but I cannot possibly ac -
]•y all be sace.l. (.'an c y hear th "We are both here, Ralph,” site, carpi your alms invitation. It is very
sirens already? Them are plenty of cried. "Hugh and I. He saved my life, good• of her to ask me and very kind The strips of rags are braided to-
ebips corning un. lion' ai.her, we can't Thank hcacens you are here!” of you to cvrutt me to go so much, [tut long strip for the braid -
go down so long as we keep bold here:' Already the steward was hastening to -night I eotikl not leave my mother. in and ethe braids are sewed to -
She it
he
havi th fit 4 g'
eyes were full of unspoken things.
"Thanks to. you.," site murmured:
"However," she added with a little
crochet the rug into the shape desired,
using the strips just as you would use
thread.
To snake a round rug, start with a
chain of four, going round and round
and using the single -crochet stitch for
the entire rug, joining each strip or
row with a slip stitch. Be careful to
widen the rag just enough to keep it
flat. The oval ruga are made in the
same way except that a long chain
is used for the centre. You must de-
cide this length according eo the oval
you wish.
"But you're no lifebe.c on;" she forward with brandy.'Geraldine sipped ng ra ara o
fake; ed. a little and :passed the glass to Thom- nerves about Ralph the last few days,
"I don't mead it," he assured her. son. Then she turned swiftly to her and she hates being Left alone?'
"I can keep afloat perfe::tly wee, brother. There was an unfamiliar Captain Granet is toying to pex-
Yon're rat o 1?" look in her face. suede yon to leave London this oven -
"No," she ;reseed, "but I feel so low "Ralph," ehe muttered, "don't bother Ing? Thomson asked quietly
down. The sky seems sudden) fur- - about us. Don't stop for anything He wants pie very much to go dews
Our ;way. Oh. if oome one would- else. Caret you find that submarine? to, Lady Anselmaxes at Reigate tu-
comel" 1 saw them all—the men—laughing night, Geraldine ea -Plaited -
accepted
I really
i here were sirens now, and pleroty as they passed away!" accepted Lady Aiaselman's invitation
of them, Blore et Ilene. Out of the mist Conyers eyes blazed for a moment some days ago, but that was before
they saw a great black hull looneag. with reminiscent fury. Then his lips mother was so unwell, I have written
"They're here all leve . ire cried: parted. and he broke into strange, dis- your aunt, Captain Graavett site can
•' scord-ant merriment, tinned, turning to Kira. Do izlease
Courage. G•ra•aldire. It's only sat-' "They'll a lain tolher how d' k
other five minutes." 1augh no more in this world, � �pp'>an ad I am,
Thirty miles' an hour into a fog of Geraldine," ire cried, in fierce trinmph.`and ask a team- it was ryy nice of you to come
mist, with the spray frilling like a - "They're down, et the bottom of the ange'mymind."
seas, evm man and da of them!" There was a brief but rather .cnri-
like d in and u l hiss of the seawater y g ons silence. Granet hoed turned away
•hate devil's music in their ears. Then She gripped hen' by the shoulder—
from y
the haze lifted' like the curtain before' Geraldine, who had never willingly Geraldine as though to address
hurt even an insect. Thomson He -was meeting now five
the stage of a theatre, and rolled anvay "Ralph," eEc sobbed "thank Godl silent, haif contemptuous challenge of
foto the distance. Air officer stood the latter's eyes.
by Conyers' side. Thank God you did it!"' "Captain Granet is *showing great
"Hospital ship 'Prbnie- re, Hilda' just -
consideration for your comfort end
,Derpedoed by a subrnerene, sir. They're CHAPTER XXXIY. safety," Thomson remarkel.
ring up the survivors already. It was towards the close of an um- Granet for a moment fo•�ot himself,
[re right into 'ora, sere usually long day's work and Major me eyes flashed. He was' half angry,
Even as he spoke; the moon -light usually
sighed with relief as he real- half terrified.
Blume down. There were two trawlers ice; that at Iast itis anteroom was "What do you mean?" he demanded,
ander petrol boat in sight, and twenty empty. He lit a cig,are'tte and stretch- Thomson made ne iinmedlate ams-
or thirty boats rowing to the scene of ed himself in bis chair. He had been wer. He seemed ari be pondering over
ehout(Ste disaster. Suddenly there was a interviewed b all manner of his words, his
y people, ' " rda, expression was insarizt-
"Snabtnarine on the prat haw!" brad listened to dozens of suspicious able Geraldine looked from 'one to
stories. His work had been intricate the other.
They swung around The sea seen[- ,and at times :fear of detail: On the "There is somethibe between ymu:
Conyers er gd into a mass of soapy f t f whole, a good day's work, he decided, two whfch I don't understand," she
bis.T grimed the tail in front of and. he had been warmly thanked over declared
him The orders, had scarcely left hos the wires by a Brigadier -General at "There is a very great deal. about
Jie before the, guns were thavelering Harwich for his arrest and exposure Oaptein Grata which I am only just
out, The cievered-in structure on the of a Haan who had in hie possession a bbee iiairang to understand," Thomson
;lower deck blazed with air unexpected very wonderful Oban of the Felixstowe calmly. "You should find hie
'eight. The gun below swung slov4y H
downwards, moved by some unseen ire land defences, a lit e. cigarette and solicitude about your movements this
ant. Columns of spray leapt into ed at his watch Just then the evening a great compliment, Gerald»
e air, the roar of the guxis was dont- was' 'hurriedly opened: Ambrose ire. It arises entirely from itis desire
ening. Then there was another shout came h1 without even the usual care -- to spate year the shock of what may
;,--a •hoarse yell of excitement. Barely molly of knocking. lie bald a worn turn out yet to are a very 'lamentable
a hundred yards away, the submarine' piece of paper in Iris [rands. There catastrophe.'
n strangely, appeared on the was a tr+iumpphant rine in his tone as "You two men are quite incompra-
Iemface.g An officer in the stern held he 1'oolsed up from it towards his either
Geraldine sighed, "If only
}rep the white flag. chief. eibiler of you would speak plainly!"
"We are sinking!" be shouted. "We "`S"I've ved across tr!" sy acceeiai t. (To be continued:)
=mender!" I've of the whole code. Ile based
For a single second Conyers hes[- upongthe loading articles in the Dif res •
iniad. Then he looked downwards. tletfloating
of certain dates. Here's this last rttes- Row to Avoid Winter
Me corpse of a woman went flcatim . sage—"Leave London June 4th. leave Ailments.
• by; a thee, tied on to a table, was bob- flares midnight Buckingham Palace •
bing
d be o e the
e side.
y s; the'thu fires
St Patil'e steps' gardens in, front oe Colds, influenza, pneumonia, and
iris voice broke the momentary still- Savoy Xour last report received: otter complaints often assume the pro.
mess. In aozrlieece to his command, . [cave London June 4th, Thorn -
sen repeated., glancing at the calendar,
—"to-day''Have flares;—Zeppeiine,
Ambrosel"
The clierk nodded.
"1 thong it of theme at once, sir," he
agreed. "That's a very plain and dis
tinot warning in a remarkably crotnpli-
cated: node, and it's addressed --to Sir
Alfred Anselman."
A smouldering Iight flashed in
Thomson's eyes.
"Ambrose," he declared, "you're a
brick. I shan't forget thele Just find
out at once if the Chief's in his room,
please."
There followed half air hour of
breathless thappcninigs, /*rem the
Chief's room Thomson hurried over to
the Admiralty, here fie was taken by
one of the men whom 'he had called to
gee, on to the 1141 roof, ancL they stood
there, feting eastwards, Twilight was
falling and there was =timely e breath
of air,
"lee a perfect night," the official
remarked, "If they start atthe right
time, they'&l get here before any one
coat spec them All the Mi e, we're
wwaning the whole 'eget, end our gun.
stations wile be served all 'night"
"Shal • we luau 4 thence, do you
think, ei' hitting any oftliein ?" Them:
son asked.,
t tailor whited; .
ore aro a couple of gumatatioals
I know of tot /et from bene," he said.
"1 tel you they've got nrnianurnt there
wltiob wilt make .our friends fear their
sSue No. 41--'21.
partfans of mild epidemics in this
country during the winter months,
H you want to keep fit during the
coming winter, the time to start your
preparations is not when every other
pereou is coughing and sneezing, but
now, -
The road to fitness can be indicated
in four words -fresh air and exereloe.
To keep At you should devote ten
minutes night and morning to simple
exercises designed to keep the muscles
supple and the whole body in condi
tion, When possible you should unto
plement this by walking at leant two
miles every day,
The exercises need only be simple
affairs. For instance, before pottingg
your collar on In the morning, spend
a few minutes before an open window
(weather permitting) inhaling deep
breathe of the fresh olr, Then walk
Mural the rootil once or twice on all
fours, Follow this by supporting your
body by arms and feet is a raised poet -
tion.' Then lower the body, slowly un-
til yeti touch ,tire ground. Repeat this
1i21f-a•dofon timet!,
Another good exercise for people'
Who want asleep 111 is to praetlse or:
dinate swimming strokes whilst lying
on the floor or on a bed.
Minerd'sL(dlmentUsed by Vetertriarles
gether just ?aosely enough to snake the
rug lie flat. Carpet warp or a very
heavy waxed thread is used and most
rug -makers prefer to use the carpet
or over -and -over stitch.
In making the oval or rectangular
braided rugsre
ca must be taken in
joining the ends of the brads, if dif-
ferent colored' strips are used. It is
a good plan in sewing rugs of this
kind to sew the braids -01e to the rug
alternate directions.
When the [braided and crochet rugs
are finished they cart ,be coverer& with
a damp cloth and pressed into shape.
Lovely effects can be secured by
dyeing the rags after they are sewed
into stripe in soft shades of rose, wis-
teria, yellow and old blaze and combin-
ing them wibh grey, -brown or black.
To make the punch or hooked- rugs
use a firm piece oi`. burlap fear the
foundation, Cut "the burlap the de-
-Hired eine and Item the edges, using
ell -Met warp or heavy twine.
Merit off the burlap into cirelee, dia-
monds or squares or draw on e convert -
Menai design of flowers end leaves.
Securely fasten the stamped burin)'
Mee a frame, being sure that the
edges aro perfectly straight, Cut the
rage one-half inch to one inch wide
according to the materia[ used.
Hold the end of the strip in the left
hand underneath the burlap founda,
tion and with a crochet hook draw •the'
strip through to about an eight of an
inch and leave unet'ipped of ono le of
inch !n ?height for the clipped' finish.
Skip two threads of burlap on the
'fnutndation each time. Continue he
process until the design and .iback-
ground are covered. With a tshasp
scissors cut ane fourth Mei off the
standing loops.
For a large rug it is a good .plan to
pull in the design first and then he
ibaeleground, clipping the rug as ,the
week ;progresses.
The rugs ere lined with heavy un-
bleached muslin or ticking and the
edges are bound with a biraid.
They say, "all the world loves a
;lover," but it is even, more certain,
if not quite so eentimenitrl, •blrat all
the women in the world love rag •rugs.
Wonder why? It is because the rug
gathers to itself all .the odds and ends
of well -remembered garments, nest of
wlecli were valued and all of which
had served some 'purpose of joy or
usefulness: gathered together in a new
form of use end beauty, bearing the
imprint of the patient fingers that cut
and seined, washed and dyed, hooked
and crocheted and erected, the "old
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Little Il 'n "Why don't you sue the
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Tommy—"No, Mils, I'm down on it."
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Will Follow Example, .
Reports have =peered la pumeraus
papers recently regarding the enrveee
lens of sell fn W�stern Canada whlolt
ie to 'be underta!ton by the varfouro
goveramente concerned. With the
gradual diminishing of avallaltlo lands
in .close proximity to transportation
faoilitios attention has hen drawn to
the mood of -mare tntenetvo-euitivatlo;
of the land already °°curled, 'lziz'
wore would be cif immense benefit' to
the country as a whole, and 'while' it
will take several years to complete,
yet 11 is telt that time and labor ex-
pended will be more than offset by
the results. ,''
Saskatchewan has taken the load
over her sister provinces in tonne.
tion with thio work. A representative
of the University of Saskatchewan and
the provincial department of agrionl-
turo has already etre-tad work on the
preliminary arrangements. Surveys
will be made of all agricultural lands
in the pro -Vince, attention being paid
to muskegs or swamps with a view to
utilizing them for agricultural pur-
poses. An investigation will else be
made of the relative fertility of the
different °lassos of soil, and land will
be classified according to the type of
farming it is bent suited for.
Much the same kind of work will be
carried out in the neighboring proe
vines of Manitoba. The department
of agriculture and the University of
Manitoba have drawn up 'tentative'
plans which will include a purvey of
the province as regards e!leet of
weather on production; lbeetir.n•of dry
arms; levestigation of kinds of crepe
best spited to them; types of soil in
various territories; insect and plant
diseases; difficulties met by stock
breeders; various types of power used
'n cultivating emelt and largo tracts
•.1 land, and a thorculih investigation
oto rural life.
Alberta to )'all Into Line.
,Al!:erla .bas been some -shat back-
ward in this fine of work, and to date
no efforts have been made to follow
the example set by the ether pro-
vinces. It is confidently eructed that
Alberta will not be )Cng in adopting a
plan et softsurvey which will in every
way be as complete es those already '
approved in Manitoba and Sasketche-
wan. This summer, However, the
federal department of agricu ltnre des-
patched a party to investigate the pos-
sibility of draining the vast muskegs
in the north and utilize them for the
growing of farm produce. Experi-
ments on a large stale will be carried
out, and, if successful, several rich
areas will be thrown open to settlers.
The results of these surveys will be
threefold: (1) they will enable the
farmer already on the land to know
exactly what crops are beat suited for
his farm and the methods by width ha
can obtain the maximum yield; (2)
the incoming settler will be able, by
consulting the records, to know the
merits anti demerits of any parcel of
land which he may wish to purehaso
and also the experience and difficul-
ties met by itis prod:hescors in that
particular locality and how they went
overcome; (3) banks, credit come
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And the data compiled of Invaluable
assistance to them when making Loans
for the development of old or new
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A Fairy City,
Those wire are used to the roar of
traffic in a big city would be rear
agreeably surprised .1f one morning all
noise ceased, and even the heaviest
lorries glided about as silently as
ghosts to the fairy music -et an Unseen
orchestra.
Yet that is the intbression one re -
calves on visiting Christiana, the capl-
et! of Norway, in the winter, when all
the streets are covered with rs:ow.
Tben all horse drawn vehicles --width
are in the majority --are sledges, and
make absolutely no noise as they drive
along, 13y law, theretere, the horsta
have to wear bells to give warning of
their approach. Those pulling the
large sledges of commerce wear only
one big cow.bcll, whereas those pude
leg "paesonger" sledges usually weal'
a tiring or two of small hells, =oh
as do our fire -engine Horses.
The motor -cars make practically' no
noise at all, and even the rumble ot,
the trainee* is conside-.'tle a soncd
iiy the saund-deeeening snow..05 the.
other hand, their deopeonet1 gongs
blend pleasantly with the-liigemenoteit-
of the horses' bells.
In the evening the white lights o!
inciters and sledges and the colored
ones of,ieantears, sliinibf; teem and Ile
fleeted by tha"vnhite etroets with as-
tonishing brltiianca in the deer, (rosty
air, moving' swiftly and atietztly save
for the eCcompanlmant of hundreds,
of different -toiled - bells stiff 'gouge,'
males a thane which, in its ilruttlnoss,
seems tc come direct frees fairye:nil,
Make ew;,:,i1 liteILasy,
The inventor of a neW buoyant col.
Jar dating it will teat7,z to peeoa ter'
-seem in ton nenutse ea it aliowe hie
heed to fail bit a nature_ positiout and
keeps water Perm bilin oyes, arae,
month and eerie -M
a