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13v Stella Scott
ei knew," he answered. "Though
nail I actually tem yea In this room
in your Rae clothes I couldn't be-
lieve you had beets faithlese,"
"But, Bobsh
," e protested ben:Hy,
"surely you realize It Wa.5 you who
let me clown—all those weelis and
months +Oh from you,
a sign froyou,
and that day—that awful day—that
was. to have been our wedding day,e
I waited and waiteu. I coulde
believe you would fail me. When
Colin came, I wouldn't believe him
when he said you weren't likely
to come that day or any day.e
Bob's eyes blated, be elenebed bis
"I know all abotr, tbet!" he
sheeted. "Ile tried to make out I
was a thief—that how he stole you
from me. Net eontent with. send-
ing me to Pails en purpose, to get
me out of the way, and paying his
spies to trap me into missing the
boat, he must rab me of my good
name. Well, he stole yott from me
al right but thank Heaven, there's a
lititle eurdice left in the world. He
couldn't call me a thief and get
away with It"
"I don't understantl." Saly gapped
in bewilderment. "Colin -wouldn't
do a thing like that"
"Of course you take his Part."
Bob sneered. "Ht can dress. you up
and hive you a Rile house to live in,
so It doesn't mater if be stomas to
the lowest actions. He wins every
time on, his bank balance."
"It isn't fair to talk like that,
Bob," Sally rejoined with quiet dig-
nity. "Because Celia married me
you see,rn to think he has done you
a great injury. But .clon't forget
you dleappeared completely--wlth
live hundred pounds of -the firm's
money. Aedk yourself if he, or 1.
Were so much to blame. I can
understand you feel terribly bitter
about it all, but I did try to keel)
faith -with you—I waited a month."
'A month!" laughed: Bob SCOTT -
fully,
"A. month can be a very long time,
'when every minute of every day
you're looking for news that does
not come," she told bim. "I didn't
wamt to believe you a thief, but
when the weeks went 1» -without a
sign: Of you that seemed the only
possible explanation of your dIsan-
pearanee. Yon are bitter now,
but I was bitter then, and ?then
Colin asked me to be his wife I did
not feel any disloyalty to you in
giving my comment. You had failed
"'Did you know Davidson was in
love with your be asked sharply.
Sally hesitated before answering,
'If... Be bad asked me to marry
him once before."
'et bough he knew you were en.
gaged to me,' Bob etormed, "That
ehows. the cad he is, and yet you
could marry him, The power of
money! It makes me sick!"
Bailie's beart felt heavy. She
longed to de.end Colin, yet she was
truly sorry for Bob. He looked so
forlorn, so unlike the happy sweet-
heart she had known. It was too
terrible to thirik Colin or she had
been responsible tor this change in
him.
It was Bob who again broke the
heavy sdlenee.
'0 eau understand him wanting to
get yon from me—I could even try
to forgive that; they say all's fair
In love anal war—Out he had no
right to call me a thief. Tbat's
what I can't forgive."
'But your eomPlete disappear.
allee at the time the money was
taken looked suspicious," Sally
tried to explain. "Believe me, 00110is too just to accuse you without
very good reason."
"You think so?" Bob scoffed.
"I'm sure of tee sally affirmed,
"In that case," Bob went un,
"you'd think that, having wrongfully
he flat accused me, he'd be trst to tell
t' world cf tnnocense once it
was proved."
el'nr. Sine he'd be the very first."
"And yet to my certain knowledge
he has known for two months I bad
nething to do with that missing
mon.ey, but he let you go on think-
ing me guilty. Do you cell that
*just or generous!"
Safly faee flushed. She minded
ao dreadfully that Colin could do a
a mean thing.
"Autl not only that," Bob went on,
"at the time he accused me my dis-
appearance couldn't have carried
suspicion to him, since he bad Plan-
ned that I should miss the boat and
be late for the wedding."
"Are you sure?" Sally gasped"1 .
can prove it."
It was as though a knife had
suddenly cut through her golden
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He Shrugged bie eheelders,
11)1 ag, to Say, "He; too Wel,
"If only yeu had let eve hum
she athlete 'WhY dida.'t Your
"It was a long time before 1 w
able to teeth about anything,"
explained, 'They real' it was
miracle they kept sne ;alive.
*lab it bee I. e I my ral they say
ineeeed of me— lie miracle mig
have been. worth while."
"Bet I can't understand why
didn't hear, of your aeadent," e
mile, eter a thougbtful pau
'Surely the boepital people col
have got in touch with use
"No," He shook his head, "
my idenefiestion Mere we
burnt, so the hospital -people we
at sea as to who lives or where
telonged. .As soon as they cou
drag my intelligence out of me th
got in touch with the filen, and so
after that. one of the Sisters
Chanty came to me all smiles,
was able to piece things. togethe
and wonder about you. I rem
iter I was' thinking about you at th
very moment the sister told m
there was a lady from England
see me. I was sure it was yo
and I'll never forget that awf
moment when I looked up •and es
Mise Trevetter."
"Miss Trevettee" Sally gaeped.
"Miss. Trevetter," he repeated.
tell you it delve make me fe
better when she told me you wer
married to Colin Davidson. I'd
pretty bad relapse eeter that; tit
doctors weer furious, but they ke
me alive against mry will."
Sally was alMOOt weeping hi 11
distress.
"I tell you Pve been throve'
hell," Bob turned' on. bee with tau
world af lateetheire, efeeireg 11
Wyche' shatn. She had been so
secure in it, Now she felt tile ola
0011 of elemay; she could not shake
it off,
She was standing close to the
door, but Bob eased up and down
the room, a dishevelled figure, con-
slaouously out of Place in that
drawing -room.
Tbe movement got on. Sallyei
ri env es.
"How long have yon bean. back?"
she asked. "How did you know
wheee to find me?'
"Through Mise Trevetter." He
stopped his peeing up and down.
"Jove, it's a funny world! If it had-
n't been for Miss Trevetter getting
apreneicitie Davlbson woUld never
have known you, mad 'there would
have been, none ef this, mess-up,"
"You said you nearly died,"
Sally went on "-Mat happened?
Tell Me."
"You got my cable," he asked,
"saying I wouldn't. Lail you e
'When she nodded—
"I told you I'd fly rather than let
you down, but I never thought I'd
be put to the, test, It only I hadn't
been so thoughtful for the firm
bare flown over in the ordinaryWay,
way. and instead of queening it in
Colin Davideon's house you'd have
been with, me in the home we work-
ed at together."' !4"
Salty did not offer any etranment,
but waited for bdm to go on.
"At the time I thought it'a won-
derful piece of good fortune, tumb-
ling across a friend who was over
there for the flying exhibition. He
offered' to fly nae over anti get me in
time for the ceremony. Owing to
his carelessness. or sheer bad luck
don't know 'whevioh—e had
hardly got going when something
went wrong, and we came down in
Reines. 'The next thing I rentem-
bered was waking in, a strange hos-
pital, swathed in bandages, with
pain so bad the slightest movement
Was agony, So you see that's the
reward I gat for trying to keep
any promise."
"If only I had Itnown!" Sally
murmueed, Inc a choking .voice.
With a sudden: impulsive movement
she held out her hand. "ilm so
sorry, Bob—so awfully sorry. I
wish I could make it up to you
eornebow,"
Music of Many Races
Ceaadlan Mosaic, illustrated
With the mush, of the many
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the subject of a series Of ten
broadcasts which Will be produced
J, Murray Gibbon, general pub -
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Jaeuary e. Francere -Tatum Ohe
of Canada's leaditig soprenos, will
be the soloist interpreting songs
specially 0 -Written Canadian
theraei to 01/100 Which have been
brought to thls country by the
races in questiott—Prench, Scots,
English, Irish, Welsh, Scandina-
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Czecho-Slovak, Finnish, eta, The
Toronto ConaereatorY String
quartette under the leadership of
Elie Spivak will contribute Instru-
mental Mole by the outstanding
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thee
Tho idea of this Series of broad -
(Mate is to creete a better under.
atandIng of the contribution made
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iravermemlaiMMIIIIMO
may be considered as an Interest -
Ing sequence to the Polk Song
Fe/Meals organized at various
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atid 4,30-5,00
The layout shows Mr. Gibbon,
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Yak and Cec0 Figelaky members
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String quartette,
WHDNIAISDAY, APPAL 6th, 1939'
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den fierceness. "If I'd diedit
wouldn't have mattered, but to
keep me alive Just for the pleasure
of seeing me suffer! Ab, but Pit1
get even with Colin Davidson if t
means hanging for it."
"What good can that do?" Sally
cried. 'It can't undo the past or
make the future better."
'The future doesn't matter to me,'
he declared. "And. If I oan.'t undo
the past I can avenge it.”
He looked, desperate enough for
anything, and Sally glanced appre-
hensively at the -window, terrified
of what might happen if Colin re -
tented.
Her one thought was to get Bob
out of the house asquickly as
possible. It was hopeless to
reason with him—he was not nor-
mal. Soinetbing would have to be
done, but what she coulcb not think.
"You mustn't talk in thatrreckless
way, Bob," she tried to soothe him.
"Venire suffeded but it will be made
up to you—surely It will."
'It's easy foe you to be calm," be
taunted her. "You've got what you
wanted out of life, but I've drawn a
blank twice over, Just when I
seemee' on top of the world It was
a pretty drop to have the girl I'd
hoped. to marry stolen from me, and
to be accused for a thief by the
film I'd served falthftelye
"I know," site said soothingly.
"You've gone through enough to
make a manmad, but don't do an -
thing reckless, Bob. Surely be -
us we'll find some way out.
But leave me now. If you will
tell me where yoa are living 011
came to you Iater—that'il be best."
"Do you mean that?" he said,
with a new look of hope In his
eyes,
"I, meat It," she answered, too
agitated to realise she was leading
to expect more than she was
ready to give. She wanted to do
what wee best for him, but she
wanted more to save Colin, from his
anger,
'Veen. shall I expect you?" he
asked, taking both her hands.
"I don't quite know," she answer-
ecl uncertainly, Iter gaze wandering
to the window her ears Metalling for
the sound of footsteps.
"Jt meet, be tonight, Sally," he
urged. "I couldn't wait enter all
I've gone througb,"
"All right, some time to -night,"
she prorolsecl----anything to get him
out of the house.
114 otpo
scribbvleeil. rhis address on a
s4i.e
"You 'mitre fail me?" he atilt], "I
routine bear it if you failed Ine a
second time"
"I won't fail you," she answered,
Ulf she Unmet him towards the win -
dove
It had mot been (nosed, but the
telltale' had swung back let° plate,
"Now you'll go etraight home,"
she cautiously Pet -Melded him, "I'll
f elleW later -4 Drell] IS e."
With an itithepereted movement Ite
Look her le hie, teem kissed her on
the lips, and was gone before she
collie Weber bet etartied emittes to
proteat,
White and trembling, elle barred
the winderw. That kise had frighten,
ed her, Site realized he had
mistaken her meaning, realised tee
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sie had given hlm reason to do so. ;
But she dozed not call lint back
to explain and risk a meeting be-
tween, hen and Colin.
She glanced at the clock, Even
if Colin had firieen hie friends all
the way surely he should. be home
by fees. Perhaps he was in the
house already.
Although she thought this ex-
tremely unlikely, she wandered
f....en room to room, half deeatling
to see him, yet desperately wanting
the comfort of hie presence.
She asked Mrs. Thompson, but
neither elle nor ane, of the other sere
vents had seen. anything of the
master,
Gelly returned to the draWing-
room to try to thin.k things out,
What was 'she going to say to
Coin? Hoy was she going to eat?
She could not blind her eyes 'to
the farm he had believed badly, yet
could not final it in her heart to
blame hem. Like 'most women,
she was ready to forgive muck when
the motive was love.
Yet her sense of justice would not
let her forget Bob, Something
must he done about him. But what
lee was in that 'amours mood that
might lead him to commit any folly.
She would have to keep her promise
about going to him.
If only Colin. would come home!
She were overwrought, unable to
think, She wanted ,Cohnes clear
upon, and. decided to tell himupon, upon, and .derided to tell him
everything. It ,was hard to think
the time bad e er been when she
hard been afraid of Colin: It would
haves earned. still stranger then
had she been told. the time would
conre when she would fear Bob,
The quarters dragged on to an
honr, and seali Colin did not return.
The fear he must have met with
au accident had added to the relit:
;She was. pacing 111)and clown the
room in restless agitation when
Mrs. Thompson entered.
"It's from the master, ma'am,"
she said, looking rather anxious as
she held out a silver .salver. "It
came by special meesenger."
Sally's lingers trembled es she
took the letter, but.she managed. to
keep her voice under control ashe
sthanked the hous.ekeeper.
She waited. till the door closed
before etummoning eourage to open
the letter,
Wt -11t00 frons his club th London
It ran—
"I'm staying here tee night.
Don't worry ,yourel hear from ore
in the morning—Colin,"
TO BI? CONTINUED.
Fish For The
Man In Your Life
It's a Favoulte
Dinner Dish
With Them
Men like Balt! In ftiot, most
men like Ilse better than women.
Whether this' because it brings
back to them fond memories of
clays spent in cinema, or ,sitting on
the bank of a quiet stream, a forgot-
ten pipe in mottth, or the bristling
slpray of the ocean and the "fight"
the big one (that got away) gave
them, we cane tell, But then we
can't 'tell. But fact it is, auens
twee. gleaan. when you mention 1141
rodinner, have fish often',
cook it tenderly, with a (limit of
imagination and an eye on the
clock, Ilse. Etre better when they are
cooked quietly and servo it tip with
a 132/311.10. it'a. a sure passport to
meal firucceee.
Here ate Inet'e, favoUrile 13011
dishes.
BEET AND FISH HASH
1 Min cocked /bet (canned NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE
Canadian! talenon, ebicken had- YOUR HARNESS REPAIRED
chopped
1 teaepoon Wircesterehire sauce
1 tablespoon pork dripping
Mix flee, .potatoes, beets, etc.
Moisten with milk. Sauet In pork
dripping, stirrin.g until heated, then
flatten into a cake and soak until
until well browned. entlerneath.
Fold and teen out like an omelet.
If you fry salt pork and relserve
the "crackles" to serve at the side,
you will be amileimed worman
with a super sense of men's pet
With this. 'serve some ot those"
'chow chow pickles, you put urp last.
summer or fall.
FINNAN HADDIE RAREBIT"
6 slices buttered toast'
11/2 nape white sauce
1 Canadian, Finnan Beadle
-
3 tablespoons gratet cheese
Add cheese to sauce. Cook-
flotan eaddie in water, drain and
spread on toast. Cover with sauce,
and add a emendate of paprika for
good looks. A minute under the
broiler is not amutss, This KWh.
must be served piping hot.
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