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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1922-9-7, Page 6he Cow Puncher BY ROBERT J. 0, STEAD. (Coparight The Musson Book Ha) GRA Man Continued.) Dare Was not long in discovering that his engagement as coachman wag a deviee, born of Mr. Duncan's kind- llasS, to enable him to aceept insiVne^ ton without:feeling wider ohlig.ation for it. Whee he made this discovery' he sniffed quietly to himself, and pre- toucied not to have made it Two things were appeivent after their first drive—that-ne•thriag wag further from the Olinda of Mn Duncan' s 'bays than anything vvcli called for so much exertion as a runaway, and that, even had they been so disposed, Edith was entirely competent. te manage them. 'The girl hadlnot laVed m the foothill, tewn Shim chiltilhead,Withont „Werra, ed.lilarayth, 'Angrily, as, OW OS • Dave elms in him was calling up the smell of fire in dry grass, or perhaps evel the rumble of buffalo over the hills And he knew he smiled becaueehe had SD comailiitely misled her. • Preeently •she 'book out a Poeliet volume, '1Will you read?. eam. Strangely enough he oaened it itit the lines— "Oli, you will never hide your soul from roe; know i± seen the jewels trad Know 'tie there, ' Witte it as you will." . . , It was dusk when they started homeward. Forsyth was waiting for her. Dave seented Stormy weather ing teome•theng af a bobsewernan. But Dave pr'ete,ncled not to knew that he was 0 surernunierary, To have acted otherwise weni,d‘have seemed.tmgrate, ful Mr. Duncan. And presently thS, drives began be have a strenge at- traction of themselves, When they ,drove in the two -seated buggy on Sun,day afternoons the party usually eomprieed IVIrs. Duncan and Edith, young, Forsyth, and Dave, ;Ate, Duncan was interested in certain SUn- day afternoon meetings. It waS Ws. nucleon's custoin to sit in the Tear seat, for its better riding qualities, and it had a knack Of falling about tho.t Edith would ride in the front seat with the driver. She 08,11313d Forsyth to ride with her mother, ostensibly as a courteey th•st young gentleman —a eourtesy Which, it may, be obn. lectured, wae not fully- appreciated: At first he acoepted it with the good. nature ef eme. who feels his position secure, but gradually that good nature gave way to a certain testinees' of spirit which fie could not entirely con- ceal, It !became evident that he would have aireferned other ways of spend- ing -the . Sunday afternoons. The paries, for instance,' or quiet walks through the cotton -woods by the The 'erisis was precipitated one. fine Sunday -in September. Dave called early, and found ' Edith in a aiding -"Mother is findisposed,' as the Y gay in the soelety. page," she explained. "In other Wei:ds, She doesn't, wish to .hobbirred. So I thought we -would ride to -day." . "But there are only two horses," said Dave. "Well?" queried the ,girl, and there was a note in her voice that seunded strange to leirn. Then, af ter' a pause in Whiell color slowly rose to her rilieeks,-"There are 'oaly two of us." "But Mr, Forayth?" "He is not here. He may not come.. Will you saddle the horses and let us Ib was evident to Dave that, for some renoea, Eillth \fished to evade Forsyth this afternoon. A. lover's quarrel, no doubt. • That she had a preference for !him; and was revealing it with- ehe ittntafrankness, never ocentred to his sturdy, honest mind. One ef• the dellights of his companion- shl,,) with 'Edith had been. that it wee a real 'eonipanimiehip. None of the hadgqa. "De you think I will take hgeeteaovniderrPheeei to that—that coal - She straightened, and her bright eyes weee charged with A blaze iivhieh would have astonished Dave, who had known her only in her milder moods, .But she tried to srealc with- out- passion. "That is not to his diaoredit" she "Straight from the corrali into good society," Forsyth sneered. Then she made no pretence of corn- posUre, "If you have nothing more to urge against Mr. Eldon, perhaps you Forsyth took his hat, At the door he paused and turned, but ehe was al- ready ,ostensibly interested in a maga- zine. Re wet out into the Melt. The week Was a bileY onee-with Dave, and he had no opportunity to visit the. Dimming. Friday Edith dali- od hint on the 'Mlephone, She asked an. inconseque.ntiel question about' something Which had appeared' in the Reber, and from that the !balk drifted on until it tinned on the point of their expedition of the previous' Sunday. Dave -never !could account quite clearlY how it happened, but- when he hung up the receiver he knew he had asked her to ride with him -again on Sun- day, and save.lead accepted.. , He had ridden with her before, ef course, but he. lead never asked her before. He had been a sort of honored employee, whose business it was to comply with her ,wisliee. But this time she would ride at his request He felt that a subtle change had ccime over their re- lationship. • . He avas at the Duncan house eargler than usual Sunday afternoon,' but not too early for Edith. She was dressed for the occasion; she seeined more fetching than he' had ever seen 'her. There was thie blush of health—or was it altogether the blush of. health?— on her etheeks, and a light in her eyes such as he had seen more than Once on those last rides 'with Reenie Hardy. And across her saddle she threw a brown sweater. ' She. led .the way over the path fol- loWed, "the Sunday before Until again they, sat by the rushing water.. Dave had•again !been fined with a sense of Reerrie Hardy, and his conversation was diajointed, and uninteresting. She limitations occaelonbel by any -sex con, tried unsuccessfully to draw him- out smousnes.a had narrowed the sphere of the frank friendship be left for herr. She was to him alinoit aa another man, yet in no sense rhastuline. It • seemecUrather that her femininity was of well purity that, like the atmo- sphere helyreitithed, it surrountle•dehim,, flooded him 'without 'exolting.,conscious- ness'of its existente. Save for acer- . tain tender' delicacy whidh her wern- unload inspired, he came and went with *het* as lie might have done with a man dhuni of his earn age. 1A.nd- When She .+preferred to Trifle Without - Forsyth it did not occur. to Facienithat she•preferred to ride with.hina' ,They were:Soon in the country; and Edithe leading, swank from the road to- a bridle trail that fellowedl the windingof ,the river. As her . grace - fa figure drifted on ahead it seemed More than ever' rentiniatent of Beanie. Ilarcly. • Wbat rides the had en these foothill What dippiage lino the great canyons! .What ad ventnies into the spruce forests! And how long ago it all, seemed! That was before .Ite started ail .the.'paper; be- fore he -hadbeen in tile grocery busi. nees, or in the •caal business; back in the lotig, long past on -the raneh in •Idiada.ya before his father died. _ ;Life 'it goes1 And had it brought to hei . as many changes as to And, liad i•t, perhaps, bro.ught to her 010 hew:re, it 'hied net brought to brim --a change lis ho anch.or about whieh 1 or hart's affection clung? This girl, 'I heard him ery, 'Oh, Daddy, r'd'''n's; ahead, suggestive 10 eVery cur- DelddY!' shove lhe screech of the with questionabout himself; then took the more astute teek of speaking of 'her own past life. Ib had begun in an eastern city, ever so many years Chivalry could not allow that to Pass. "Oh, net so very many," said "How many?" she teasel "Guess." He Welted judicially on her bright facie; it was a good,face to look upon. Perhaps his eyea saideas much. "Nineteen," he haaatded. more than that." "Twenty-one?" • "Oh, less than that" And' their first confidence was eetablisched. "Twenty," thought ,Dave to hiinself. "Reerrie must be alibut twenty now." "And was fiVe when—when Jaelc died,". she Went on, "Jack. wee brother, ykal .know. He was ,seyen, and a great boy. forhis.daddy. Mole't boys,rtin to their mother. with thbir harts', but-..Taelc Was different, When father was at the office Jack would save un'his 1tbble harts_mitil ,evening. : Well,' we we're Playing, and I stood on_the eat tracks, signalling' the motormen, to make him ering his bell. On,camezthe far, with.the ill1 clang- ing, and the man in blue lohlting very cross, Jack must have thought I Was waitiag 'too long, for he suddenly rush- ed, an the -track to pull me off." She stopped; Ind sat looking at the'rysh- and parte cf Iteerne Hardy.. .. bus teo weea, burning With loneliness. fife knetY he was dull that any, and Edith yews ParticillarlY charming lend She coaxed him, Into een- ‘. else lion a dorren etimps, ,lalt hi; anS., • weio-1 •abseat-iniadedly. AL deng,01" :be leapt fram her horse and seated herself, facing; the river, on a fallen log. Without 'looking back she 'indi- cated with, her hand the space beside leer. and Dave followed and sat down. For n time .they watched the swift -11er in .silence;' blue-green whe,re, the current ran deePlY.; tinged witll brown glow ill the shallows from the gaavel miderneatit. • "You 'anent ialkiag to -day," she saidet length. "You don't quite do yourself lustiee. 1V•hat's wrong?" "Oh, nothing," he answered wibli a .Jaugh,, pulling himself together. "Thig Stiptember weather always 'gets._ me. ' f„4'llicrA .lehave,,a streak of Indian; it • conies of being _brought .up on the ranges. And 111 Septenther, after the first 'frosts have.- touched tilre, foli- age•-•." He paused, as though it was not aeceesery to say more: a "Yes, I knew," she. eel& quietly.i 'Phen, With' rmeer littlo'nete of eetI4 fidertee, "Don't apologise for it, Dave." "APolielgite?" antI his forte straigh- tened. "G.ertainly not. One deesn't epalogiae ,flar nature, does he?' But ' 'coulee 'back in ,Septeinbef." • Ho oonis-bedond elba toht, the SUN rie- ONTARI E-OFerAR. • OaSt • iaaanio btiAWINOrP ikitifsieJ•MODgt1.,W,D4sicN onnizmni1/4 WtotsE • ,ur TFACtlEitiSpoot4Ftse mtp.RiNt. Aitr ta'Atie,eIar! tibt 10 t•c•aiwet Boasted 1022•0 °pone 'ttietobet 2 Prosikiatife mailed en aPplheettert brakes," she cent:hailed, In a drY voice. Serrow is astrange thing," she went on, after a 'pause. "I don't pre- tend to understand, but it seems to haYe its place I10., 1 farteY this w.puld seen, be a pretty degenerate world -if therre' were he -sorrow in it, 'I have been told that steraelimes fruit trees refuee 'fel bear trritil they have met with adversity. Then the gar- ,dener bores aliole in them, or seine - thing like that, and, behold, next sea- son they, bear. Sounds silly, but they say-% it's a fact. I guess it's natural law. Well," :She paused again, and when she spoke it was in a lower, more confidential note, "I shouldn't tell you this, Dare. I shouldn't know it niv,,elf: But before that things hadn't been, well, just as good as they might in our home. . . . They've been different since," The sheek of hei words brought him upright. To him it seemed . that Mr. and Mrs. Duncan were the ideal fether and mother. It WAS inlpOSSible to associate them with a home where things "hadn't 'been lust as, good: es they Might!' .But her half ootifeseion left nooroorn for remark. "lVfother told me,' she weitt on, after a. long silence, arid without looking alt Ihn. "A fen, y.ears ago, `If s-orne- one had anlY told are when 0 was your age,' site said." '- "WhY de you tell ine, this?" he s,ttd- denbio,deinandea. 40adr, you ever feel that you lint had to tall someone?" • It wag hia tern to, pause 'Ye," he confeastedet length. "Then tell ine." , Sp he led her cl,Own through the fe'agerly of his youth, and the lonely, redderloss tourse tyr his ',boyhood. She followed' eympathetically to the day when Dr, IlardV and bls daughter Irene became Vee.sts et the Elden ranch, Atd then her intarest mani- fested Soinething deeper then syna Wily. Bet he Ina become engrossed iu his aarretive. , . Ilse September day bad daiewn to a doge, and the dusk was thiek about lhene, cia 'h0„, reached the end, 13ot 1)-eforc the entl he stopped, Should he tell her all? Why not? She hdd owned her life to him. So li Lehi her of that Iasi evenin' -with freno, and the eenipact antler ili, trete:, oad the moon, Her hand had fallen into klnk A4 they talk- ed, but neve he Colt elowly with- drawn: Bub he Wa3 fired with' the thane a /Dye which had sprang up in tho breeth of Ihis reminiteenee, . And Edith was his, friend and 'his risum "And you have beeat (xtle.?" She Said, but her voitio was diebant, ana stream, "And you are waiting for bus?" "Yes, I ads waiblng, . It must bo "It is eolld," slhe 4141, ' "Let us to home," (To be continued.) England's 'Oldest. Industry. I-Ildtioni away M Suffolk there Isa iltfio colony of men who gain their livelihood hi the same :primitive way ao their forefathers of two thousand Years ago. These mein can trace back their des - °eat for. five hundred years and al- ways the families, have been engaged In- the Seine. lndustrY. They are the ilint'intappers of Brau- de% and though Meal -are not two dozen mon engaged In the industry to- day, there was a time 'when Brandon was known to the world for the 'quail- tY of -its 'flint, tools and weakile.! In the beginning _filet, arrow heads and ` fixes, haminers and ploughS,Were made In the small town and, owing to the fine' quality orthe flint found. in die district Brandon was, prosper,oua. .When metals began to replace steno, however, tinder boxes- were the only things for which flints were used, until the aliseovery, of'gunpowder and ihe itavention of cannon and shot guns re- lieve -a the trade depressien. ' Any .of the inhabitants! of Brandon MEW quarry for the flint SO long as he 'does not open, more than two pits at a time. Ile must illf them in again when exhaused, :When the flinthea beea quarried it is banded over, to the "knappeas," or gun ilint makers, who, judging from the ring o -f the stone when hit which way it will split, break It Into seetions. The hardest blow against the grain woUld not obiu 'the flints. Next, comes the flaking. The Itneli- per holds the stone in his lett hand and against ins knee, and tapping away at, an incredible speed ,he splita the flint into flakes about 8iX inches • long and ore inch wide. Not all the flakes are o,f use for ignition purposes, the great majority being hard, and un- til it was discovered that thio waste material could be used for foundations for concrete there were thousands Of tons Of bad !lakes, the accumulation of centuries, in Brandon'sbackyarde. Another branels of the industry is the s'hiping of flints for deeinativet purposes for churches .and other build- ings.. No Flies in Alaska. Everybody, knows that mosquitoes are a frightful pest in Alaska; but it is news to learn that houteilles do not exist there. This Interesting fact was definitely, ascertained by Dr. J. M. Altirinti, of the tinted States‘Nationel Museum, in Use course at a recent expedition which he made for the.purpose of studying Alaskan insects.. He found two entirely new species at mosquitoes. Horse flies were abun- dant everywhere. But there were no housefilea. In vain did he explore grocery stores, restaurants, canneries; garbage dumps and other likely places for them. ,' The faot is that the hOUSeflY Is by origin a tropical insect. It cannot en- dure cold weather. In temperate, lati- tudes a' few houseflies manage to live over the 'winter in, heated hotiseg— enough !of them, that 'is to zeal', to start a fresh crop in the following Soling a -- Both Impatient. First lad?' On village -shop, apeaking to another petro-n)—"Would you mind if I triads my small purehase first? We have a horse outside and he won't keep gala." Second lady — "Certainly; but you won't be very long, will you? I have a husband outside and he'S* rather restive, tom" n d th, worst is yet 0 C:0 ITI e I•,..--aea , (A0/491311. I FiriPt-1 P.01,`Itt o,04pqmateta04ag., M ID NI GHT '1Z011.1 C 0-0,40000900, a Canada a Land of Home Owners Probably the most dominant of man's instinctive desires is to own hiS place of residence. Perfect content- • mein mid satisfeetion. do not become the lot of the farmer until he is sole owaer of the 'land he 'Yearly tills and the harvest he garners Is wholly Ms. So it Is the first of all aima among city dwellers to purchase a house. Which shall be for them a sure haven, fm,d the accomplishment of this be - cornea the prime object of such:monies as can be set aside from the centeuts of the weekly pay eavelope. e Just .as Canada is .a laud of farni owners, where the tenant fanner le praCtically unknown, so is 'the Do- minion a dountry where' city dwellers very largely own the property they reside upon, If 'prosperity is to any extent to hageuged from. the extent Of home- PossesSion,Whielt le usually the Prinre aim of human acquisition, then Canada is a land of prosperous and civic urban, population. .A. e0111118.Tiann between Canada'and the United Statile; far instance, shows the Dominion to bs in at least as desirable -a saint ion Ili the matter of individualehome own- ership as the richer and- greater 're - Statistics ce.refhlly compiled In the United States ,reveal the fact that 45.6 per cent, of the people of that country oWn their own -Mimes and that 54.4 per rest, live in rented quarters. The seine statistics are uot alienable far Canada, but for the purpos,es of a rude comparison ilg'uree have been aeeared on the ten most populous citiesi of the Dorninion, and it le -ound that 86 per cent, in these aro ovvnert of their own hthemertna-Windheern It tt L'IthePc'eloriiindirrYed 'etehlnat- prises agricultural land. and the small- ar town end villages, and that thetend- encyds for a larger proportion ofehoine owners the amalea. the settlement, it ,w1-11 readily be conceded that the per- centage for the. entire Doininfomi must doe higher ,than that of the United Taking only Canada's Ia.rger centres of population, thes,e are found to'Poe" seat a greater proportion of home awn, ea tuitehnatithecorrespondiag centres, of t d ...totes though, .in Justice the great disparity population mus be ceasidered. London, Ontario, leads the Dominion with $0 per cent. ot its population owning their ovin homes Hamilton and Calgary have-fifi .per cent their people -living in homes they own. The city of Toronto has a fine record. for—the second most popu. lous city- ot the Dominion—it has 6 per teat. of its people living in homes owned by them. Fifty-one per cant. .,of the PeePle of Halifax are home ownerg. Vaaeoniver, the fourn, canadlan ej..ty in population; is another fine. example of home ownership with,40,per cent, of its peciple home owning. Edmonton falls, slightly behind with 45 per cent, anti Winnipeg, Canada's . third city, Net,. after thts_with 41 nor neat., • .Qt. My/a:has 40 Per cent. of its .populatlon owning their. own hems's,. and .MOnt, real, the'first city of the Dominic:ha ha ascent 5 per cent., pulling tile averag of the ten cities down to 35 Per -cent when it might havebeen mare, than, 60 per cent. ' • 5 The Bird That Ceased Singing What proud bird sings hi this tall tree, But hnlaseto hear my foot approach, 1115 very silence a decree Bidding me •hence who dare encroach hi.s demesne of melody? How shall'si:, gross a, serf entreat My lord In high green state aloof?, Could he but know his silence beat - About me like a iting's. reproof He would s-ing swift and tWice as 6Nve6t1' —Louis Golding. Glue 'Container is Shaped Like . Fountain Pen, , ,CarrYing glue in the vest pocket or haadbag, and in a conterinex- no larger than a fountain pea, is possible with a novelty Intely,:introdueed. The bar-, rel of tare innovation le filled from the top, and in" using, the contents are ejected, ode drop et a time, , by a slight pressure of the point on the ar- ticle to be,glned. Cupid in Ro yal Cireles • Although .enioying an 'exalted pos,1-1 man, the nicst beautifill girl in Desi' tion wher'e he may select a1 will froM mark was ;undoubtedly 11io PrineeSs the 11105-1 beautiful women at today, Alexandre. A' photograph' et the "the. P,rin,ee of Wales has yet to find Princess fell' into Prince E,divata's ttre ideal bride,, 1Iu is. already twenty- hands' at a'abolal gathering at' Cam - eight; S,everal years _older than the bridge. ' age, at wh,ch most men .marrY, . "1 ilhall.keep that Photograph Until ean be safely predicted that when 1 meet -the original,' he said. Several he does make his choice it will be a 'days later the Prince again saw a genuine love rnatchr,as- was the case Photograpircif the Danish' Princess at with • many oi ilia illustroue forefatia the lions& et the Duchess of Cern. era -including the.Prinee ConSmiloancl bridge, after which an early meeting King Paward. was inevitable. . "My feeling is quite against ever , The Prlue visitea GethirtnY, W116" marrying,' seld the young Queen Vie- he met-1,rincoss Alexandra' and hor ,torta to ber Prime Minestet in 1889, father en sight'gell'elug tour at SPelor Dat $0/00ething happennd ioo 1110 Cabt.Odral. Next day Prince Edward lowing, airtime that otean,ged that feel- wrote, a glowing actemit of her beauty tag completely, Tao, pat, Er1.110 to his father, who, alae, died shortly Albert, accompanied by his blether 'a tcnvalds• Ereest, arrived on a long -Warmed vieit Time passed, and the Prince and to the Court. at Windsor. Two days Prince'ss 1100L'again' thi8 time hi B1118" aftor their arrii,a, Qiiem ls:Tiotoria am, eels, ,The -future Quesil Alexandra Pritnie Albert were deeidy in lave, dr°w a Pithlre of all' historte abl3°3'• The 'girl -Queen haol saccumbed to the elgmmed It,nil' Ian! eat -action -8 of tlie hey-PrInee, A few I :EIP 1.51s5'1'ti'm an"ecHtred dos, later she wrote te'ileeeotnete,. the that it should, be a memento of 0210 of the happiest days of his life. Seen ,the betrothal was announced, At Sheen Lodge, 021 May 3ide 1103, Prince (Merge, Duke -of 'York (our pre- sent Hing)::Prenased Id Princess .May and Wila a000ptect., Four days leter, Xing Edward, then Prince of. Wales; explained the absence et his ,rant,fnul heir from a tunction ;it the Middle tfetriple, "I have tto doubt,' he said, "that it "My mina 15 (Mite node up, end 1 wtaild have, Afforded thy son the. great - bold Albert ot it Oils morning.. The OR 01021201r0 to .00.1110 among yam but warm afteotion he showed nie 00 as it is ably 1,Wo days 840ee „De no. learning this gave me greet pleaattio, cdme , engaged 20 a very charming tla seems perfection, 91000 blin mere Young lady, I think you Will ander. than I Can saY, and 1 shall de every- steed that Ite battiest naturally speed - thing In iny power to render the sacri, Ing the evening hi her eompany," deo he 1 L s 11005 ao, (tor 111 0517 opinton. And 110)0 the world Is awaiting the It 10 a sae0ii4,8) It RR 1 caus,. news of another Royal romanco--the Whoa King. ladward was a young engagement ot tho Prince at Wales. Xing of the Belgtens: • "Albert'S beauty is most striking. He Is so amiable 'and,unaffected--in slant very fastinatitite4 On the folheivieg Tuesday the Queen sent for Prinee Albert, an,d there fob lo.wed a lotte conversation Whieli end, earin affeetionete embraces. In a let- ter sent to her Uncle a few days taloa, tho Young Queen wrote: God's Guest. Watching, perhaps, with quiet eyes, The white -clouds, drifting argosy, Or twilight' opening, flower -wise, , On land and ,s -ea. He who .s.di loved companionship, ' I may not thlitk ;Walks quite 'alone. Failing some friendly hand' to slip Within. WO OW11. Those whom lie loved- aforetime, I doubt not -bear him company; Yea, even laughter yet may thrill Where he may,be., , A. thought, a fancy—wbo may tell? 'Yet .5 who ever inArit BO,. Feel- through my teanS that all is 'And this I know— That, God is teal° -to Ills guest, And, ,therefore, may 5gladly say, Stirely the things, he loved best Are lott to -day." - • • --Theorlesia Garrison. ,--,00------ Sorneskditere Sometime. It is raining on the river and Thb sky is low am' graY; ' It is raining in the timber, les a dismal sort of day, Bat a fellow glrouldlet holler, Though the day is dark -anti drear; For It's alwaysrainingsomewhere-- Anil I happen to be here. Sotnewhere else the siin 13 shining, Somewhere else the world ia glad. Somewhere else they're hairing weath- er Of the sort we wish 'we had. ' I think the gentle soul of •him Goes softly M some" garden niece, With the old smile time may not dim Upon his face. He who wae, lover of the spring. Witte love that never quite 'forgets, Surely sees roses blossoming,. And violets. Now that hie day of toil is through, e 1 loye , to think he sits at eaee. Nirith amine' old 'volume that he knew Upon his knees. Sometithe, maybe right to-morroW, ' ' For it's always shirting •semewhere-a Suit will shine and skies will clear• . It tnay, happen to be here! . . VVireless Vision Poss,ible, SayS British. Scientist. That the *development of the wire- less will include ebilitY to see objects Miles aWay is hlie prophecy of i'rof, A, 115, Low, the English scientist, who has done armelt reSearch, work In .elec- felony, ' "We shell be able in 010 haute to 000 by wireless.," the says; "to speak .from ,Lonclon I.o is man on an °corm liner and see Will at the Same thin. Stich s vlielort, 0 sm conviaced by my experlInente, to a praCtical propoah thin, 'It Is entirely a, matter of time and Money for the neeeSsary re, search," Our Vaeation Cost Five Dollars. "The farraers 'have been hit hard," Jim said, and added that funds We're runnime low. "Woql have to give up the vacation, Mary—can't make it this yeat." I laoketl up from my sewing, really coneernedafor my plans were laid to visit a brother in the city. Of course, that meant nevv clothes, a suit for Jim and a dress or two far myself; besides, the !baby needed, a new outfit. "But," I said, "we've worked so hard, Jim, and the antriciaation of our Select et ripe peacla—the 4'iner the better. Gut it in slices, and rub, thso oier the face:lira 'a circular motion, always moving them upward sad outward:" Or else' you ina. squeeze the juice 'out and pat it lightl3 on the skin. And, please, I beg, of you, don't forget to give your neck a touch of ttul neaeh juice. How can a smooth white .fase be attractive when the chin marks. the boundary and the throat below to b* -wrinkled like lust year's leaves, Here's- a jotting for you to remern. little trip has -been the one incentive bar; the mature skin prefers nourish- . • Push me alona these dayg," Meat to stimulation: Make a paste of I was in earnest and decided we riPe peaches and real cream. Apply Would take Mir vacation lust bile same, this just as you would one of those I said nothing, ;but geadually thought expensive vrrinkle tweaks, patting it all out. .We had a flivver whith it on in an upward motion and being VMS as faithfua as ever. Why not sere that plenty of it is patted'amtler ' away to some woodland haunt -the eyes and eraund 'the corners of and camp for a week? We'd have no the mouth—those ' treacherous placeset need for fme clothes there, where the first wrinkle always ap- A 'few days later I referred to our Pears. Let this paste stay on just as coming vaeation, long as possible, and then wash off "Oh, Jim, how would you like to go With coal. water, When your fingers on a fishing trip with me in the filial touch your face, you will get a rieW' ver? We -could leave the 'chickens and; sensation of satiny softness—a real cows with Grandpa a little while,1 peacifirloOm feeling. There are f o�ul-dn't 't ?" • powders warranted te, give your sons-' plexion the .desired peachbloom look while you wait for the peach treat- ment to 'take effect. We went on the fishing trip. I packed an old suit ease with every- day elethes, bought some overalls COT Betty (she was two, and did lo-olc so - cunning in them), and filled the back A Fairy -Shower For an Autumn Bride, seat of the car with bediiiingand it few The underlying idea of a shower crude effects 'which made up a cam: should he in rlsarnsony -with the old be - per's outfit. There was a large box. lief In--fairies--the "little people" who filled, with provisions—we wouid have were eredlited with bringing all kinds to eat,' even though we remEtined at of unexpected gifts arid blessings. So home, so I didn't .ecleint that expense. It was neoesary that 'we take' a tent, aa there were no Cottages to be had, So We succeeded in venting one from o neighbor. had decided on Bridge- port, a eecluded spot on a tiny river, where fishing was geed and the water not treacheroue for a bad swifinnme (I 'agitated to impreve.) "We're off!" ,Tine 'mulled as we sped away. Such a glorioas time we had, tool Fishing, swinuning, or -reading at our•leestuve, and how we dad41',a5Pr that deep, invigorating sleep. The lint green erene Paper, with a cluster week was short, but proved very.sue- of silver paper hearts attached by sit- cessful. Fay refreshed and_reacly to ver twine or green crepe -paper rib. • get into the barneas again, we return- bons to every package. ed, With n.ew strength Jim went at To -carry out the fairav idea, get bwo his work. My mciontains of work had. or three younger girls to help. Make diminished to mere ant -hills. The out- e ac h of them a fairy .eosbutue, Hide hig had givett US a new lease on life. the fairies behind clusters -of foliage - And what did it !cost? Jost $5 and escort the guest of ballet to her whieh went' fen gasoline and renting threne, Then let the fairies appeal the bent. I'm sure anYone causqueere ' ancl preeeut the gifts; it they can do if out 'a five -dollar bill tinning, the year' to the tune of. soft, delicate for a MAWS piensure,--Mrs. R.G.W. if one of your friends is to be married Soon, giv•e her a fairy shower out at doors some bright afternoon. A. garden is the ideal plaoe be hold the affair, but if the house is the only availiiible place -clear the room of orna. ments and .pietures, and decorate it With 1 oliage, with flowers and with potted plants. No other decorations are neeessary. There should be only an easy -chair, decked with greens and blossoms, f or the guest ef• honor. Wisp the presents in white and .Help Icor Sitio. My arrticle to -day 'is written 'for the *Ths't Will be you, Wits,. "Csral-aos In th4 Sun," and you, Miss "Ge Without Yearand altereate green and whits cre,-)e- ' You Will have to call the egg to', paper ribbons cadiating Iron it to the' . the reeobe of your burned and b'eown- guests!,plaees will make an attra2tk e ' Sitietted skim. Spread (he yoke" slight- centrepiece:, a • , ly !beaten' all over your taco, and lot Have the bvicie-bo-he out th0 •etilier it &V there. After twentY minutes acid serve vanilla ice cream with ! . . . washit off with rnilk. The fats in pl-ain glass dielles of white peeper - the milk will help to restore some 00. mints mulct attractive side dishes.' the nattfral oils the, sari has aided , Bof.ape. the party ht.eak,-,,,„. Sop, nate out of your skim riot water mill do sonae suitable variations of anins'og to' wasb away the egg .yolic. Most city old -t int e gameg. WiosI yon give women have to use water for this our, oM bachelor ? can, rer,exa,nnie, he peze anyway. ' played as, What will you g:ve a 70001,,1 Give yourself thie egg treatment conple? Steamer basket toe--intre• tvviee a iveekafor a :few tiniest, and elf; aimed as a goed goinee.-away it your comPleXion ien't beginning to is amusing, and So a -lie woe:liana iee. have more OX it .fretsh clear look and eve arid find. the rina, , • if those spate aren't disappearing, into,, • ----- the 81000t111126S0 of WTO new skin, HAI A naln Tree, played behind the scenes, so much 1111 better. After that, lead the co -Mostly into the.clining room and lot th3. 1airiE,1 serve them, ,Have 5515003' of feesh flowers soul - greens at every place. A. big white!! ' 'frosted angel ,cake with ribbett tin;e1 1 toomhoe nee eo „tweet toe, math at One of tho Canery lalancls possesses first. ' ' Et rain tree of the laurel speciee which The Peach Will help too. A simple sheds a copfous shoWer of pure vve lei way to gOt 0 irea,ciebieom skin is to aframdiatoirtscIfuelinlaagrey Out:r001:6V.021i0g, Th0 go to the peach itself for aealatance, natilres Arse the water for dt laic Ug P011011 ;Mice in the founclatiOn for a wonderfully effeatiVe bleaching and beautifying &mum liut who needs" manufattured •erSaln8 when peathes are in seagen? Time enough to tarn to then when winter done, or if you are in Such a halal that you Inat can't stop te -take the 'time to 'coin, pontid your egan natanal hut rielight• fel complexion aids, Before applying 'emelt Suit ellooSe a time when you are least likely -to be dieterbed, Make 051,0 that, you cleanse year teat theeoneilly leeford eteirting the ireatniont. You don't ,waat nny 1111,1n or oil end dust fa Imp the pandit from refining and whitening year Oda.