HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1945-09-13, Page 7The Quality Tea
LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM
CHAPTER XVIII
Afew weeks later, toward eve-
ning, j;tst as ±hey were finishing.
the evening meal,' those at Phili
bort heard, the 'raucous tocsin, the
croaking music of the horn on the
stafion wagon that had more; lives'
than a' whole ramify ot• cats.
"Roger!" cried" Pol Martin. "It
is Roger returning." And the ex-
cellent peach pudding that was
the dessert that tligiht was et once
forgotten, and even madame join-
ed the. streaming exodus from the
dining room and made' her way
through the crowd on 'the steps to
.bid him welcome to hold him in
her arms, to weep a little as she
Saw the look on his face when
Meridel came to him and put her
arms about his neck and kissed
h:nh.
"1 always like to return at twI:
.light" he said, mounting the steps
with Por Martin and Rosine on his
shoulders. "It has always seemed
t me .the best time for a home-
coming. f don't know why, may-
be the cheery lightsand the warm
fire and—ah, it' is good to be
back!" •
His gaze had scarcely once
starved from Meridel. His eyes
had a hungry look in thein. He
langhted and talked and made .the
children laugh at his nonsense, but
when they had all- trooped of to
bed, .he stretched wearily in his
chair and closedhis eyes.
* x *
"Just," he explained, "so that I'
may open :them and -see you all
about nmc. It has been so long."
His hand Leached out and touched
Mcridcl's where she sat close to
him. "This is real," he said as it
to himself. "All of it—real. And
Groh are going to be with hue al-
ways. Meridel. 1 thought some-
times' 1 should never return to
you, that my luck would run out.
But it held — it has held so far."
"You have done well, Roger,"
said madame, "We read of your
exploits; saw your' picure in this
paper and that,"
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ISSUE 37.1945
I3o.waved his hand, "We do not
reason why, madame. When we
are doing the things they praise
us for, they do not seem of great'
.importance,, and, when the world'
finds. ,them so—well, ,we are Puz-
zled. Tell me, was there Leiter any
more word about Michel?"
"Nothing," said. madame, "Re•
cently we read that his friend,
Kehl, :was arrested by the •Ameri-,
can police, .along, with sone dozens
of others ,and held .on' charge .. of
.espionage. Perhaps he was among
them. I do not konw, Roger.".
"Strange.' Well, I shall give it
up• as one of ,the riddles of the
age. Tomorrow, Meridel, I want
to go shoping with you. I want
to, buy you things—a ring—the
loveliest ring. I want td see it on
your finger, titen I shall begin to
think 'you really belong to me."
* * * i
In tihe busy weeks that follow-
ed Roger seemed to get as much
enjoyment as Meridel or madame
out of the nhutifarlons preparations
for the wedding. 'Ile was on hand
the evening hi March, when Me-
ride!.
e-ride!. was to try on the wedding
dress.
"It is lovely," said Roger, gaz-
ing at her as, like a young prin-
cess soon to be a queen, she walk-
ed with 'stately step toward him.
"So lovely—yet not half lovely
enough for her who wears it"
"You find •me beautiful then,
monsieur?"
"So very. beautiful, Meridel." He
came from the big window in the
living room, where he had been
sitting, and bent to her and kis-
sed her upraised liths. "My love,"
he whispered. "So soon to be my
bride."
He saw only Meridel. So it was
with Rudolph, with the bridlike
Mademoiselle Corbi.ii only old
• Fabre's ageless eyes glinips•
ed the face that for 'a moment
cane close to the windowpane. and
then was gone. It was Roger who
first noticed the• pallor of her
parchment" skin, the • whiteness of
her lips, the way her hands trembl-
ed.
"Tante Mimi!" He hurried to
her, but she brushed his arm
away. "Are you ill? Is there seine -
thing I-"
• *
She tightened the grip of her
bony fingers on the knob of her
stick. "It is nothing," she said,
"Nothing. Just a little weaknes, 1
shall go to my room and rest for
a while. No, I do not want anyone
to come . with me. I would be
alone,'
Madame Went slowly up the
stairs to her room. Her step was
firm, though her heart beat so
hard that it pained her breast, . She
walked to the window and looked
out for a few moments. She could
tell that he was there; she could
alfost (eel his eyes looking ur at
her out of the blackness. For only
an instant she hesitated, then she
lifted her hand and beckoned to
him,
"tie never before obeyed me,"
she muttered, tinkering with her
teeth that were misbehaving this
night. "Perhaps he won't now.
What in God's name does he mean
by 'skulking out there in the dark-
ness, peering in at windows! I'11—"
she clutched her stick ". I'll do
what I used to long ago; I'il lay
•6�p auta�f`/ieeleo . •
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A GRACIOUS ACT --A HAPPY SOLDIER
Corporal L Ritarose is •a happy man today. His *Excellency, The Right Honourable the Earl of Athlone
graciouslyconsented to autograph the corporal's fiancee's photographduring- a tour of inspection of the
Montreal Military.• Hospital, while Nursing Sister L ieut. E. A. Brown looks on. His Excellency, ac-
companied b}' Her Royal Highndss the Priihcess Alice, had just officiated at the official opening, which
took place August 23rd. Corporal` Ritarose, a member of the Regiment de Maisonneuve, was wounded
during the heavy fighting of the Normandy campa ign.
this, across his thick shoulders. 'I'll
knock some .cif the 'devil out of
him. if I had done the right thing
—eh, there!"'
*. * *
She watched the doorknob' turn
•slowly, the door •as slowly open.
But he entered quickly, without. a
sound, closed it behind. hint and
turned the key. He (long his hat
deftly at' a chair in the. corner and
,grinned as, it . landed . safely, He
wore a' trench coat, a white scarf, .
his hairwas redder even than she
remetnbercd it. He smiled at' her
and said quietly,'"For once,' Tante
Mimi, I obeyed 'your. I was about
to go off into- the cold, dark, wind-
swept night, as they say.•in the •
books, when. I saw your light'ngo
on and your still .lovely figure
standing in the window. When you
beckoned to me I hesitated only
briefly; then I came just to say
hello—and then gond by."
. The biack . eyes, hawk`s eyes,
bright and gleaning, never left his
face. Every inch of it they studied
—the long jaw, the stubby nose
and wide mouth, the blue eyes in
which the devil danced even as in
her own, -Flis shoulders bulked.
Huge inside the. bloc .coat.. He was
taller than 'Roger. He looked, She
thought, like some Milesian . king
of oil: Give hien a' winged helmet,
a jerkin of ' tdiaitr mail; a' battle-
ax—
"Qebcrlicutenant _ 'Faber," she
said. ;
-
• * *
He clicked his Heels ;and bowed
stiffly, his face like something
graven in atone; Then. ill the dis-
guise dropped from •him; in a mom-
ent and the eyes-'sparkicd again:
He . gave her a neat 'salute :.nd
said, "Your mistake,: madame:-
Captain
adame-Captain Michel Fabre, of the Bri-
tish Intelligence."
"Michell" She had not ;hnade a •
step before he had her in his arms,
picking her up as if she 'were a
child, kissing her and pressing his
rough cheek against hers.
(To Be Continued)
Haw Can I?
by Anne Ashley
Q. How can I remove scars from
pimples?
A. Scars front pimples can be
removed by bathing .in a solution
-.of boracic acid and then applying
zinc ointment,
Q. How can f avoid ironing
the every -day towels?
A. If the every -day towels are
folded atter rinsing in the firbt
water, and before running through
the wringer, then dried, they will
be smooth., enough without ironing.
Q. How can I make bed sheets
wear longer?
A. Turn them each way, paying
no attention to the top or the
bottom, 13y doing this the strain
will be divided and the sheets will
give much longer service'
Q. How can I- clean a raincoat.
A. Spots on the raincoat can be
readily removed by rubbing'tho-
roughly with the inside of a raw
potato.
Q. How can I clean bronze?`
A. Dust the soiled bronze tho-
roughly. Then rub with a . soft
cloth dampened in sweet oil. Rub
dry with another soft cloth and
polish with chamois. Vaseline jel-
ly can also be used succesfully in
place of oil.
Dandelion Killer
On Market Soon
For years we have -been reading
and latteriy with growing scepti-
cism, of the wonders, the future
holds for us; plastic automobiles,
glass refrigerators, aircraft that
can land in tin back garden, and
soon in infinite variety, says ('he
Ottawa Journal. And -it is all very
fine, but these marvel's are always
placed in a rather vague' future,:
'Now at last we ; have something.-
new; something actually being
made and shortly to be put on sale,,
• something to be welcomed by
'everyman with a patch of grass in
his care.. 'it is a spray to kill
dandelions and some 30 other
weeds.
A 500 -foot tank•ship expands 1,2 -
to 14 inches in length when her
cargo of oil is loaded. -
CHRONICLES
of GINGER FARM
By
Gwendoline P, Clarke
• • •' • ■
Sometimes I think that one of
the major problems on a farm is
entertaining. Farm people, in eons-
mon with city folk, like to •have
their friends come to visit with
them. And naturally, the log1c tl
time for visiting is in the summer.
Unfortunately, summer time also
Coincides- with the busiest season
of the year on the tare so- thatwa
who entertain are always a little
uneasy lest our friends do not
have as good a time as we would
like them to have. The farm work
has to go on. ,Fortunately, to the
majority of folks holidaying in the
country,' most farm work' is a no-
velty and so they enjoy being
around and getting first-hand in-
formation on how the work is
done or they don't - It depends
on their personality! Our neice
-Betty, for instance, had never seen
a cream separator work; her sis-
ter Joy, who Is also staying with
us,• was quite interested in watch-
ing the manure spreader in
action!
u
• *
Trying to combine work and
pleasure is another problem. Not
so much for the younger genera-
tion — their supply of energy
seems 4uexhaustible — but for us
older folk who, although still
quite capable of enjoying good en-
tertainment, yet find it somewhat
exhausting if we have a hard day's,
work behind us and another hard'
day's work ahead of us. But we,
try it just the same. We' takein
the odd; show or garden party; we
come home and enjoy a midnight
snack; we eventually get to ,our
beds, but in an hour or two we are .
out of them again and on with the
work — wbile our visitors, bless
their hearts, sleep blissfully on.,
We don't begrudge 'them . their
sleep — fax from it — this is their
holiday; let them enjoy it. We
only envy theta their • opportunity
,ot arising each morning, refreshed
and invigorated, ready again to go
places and see things, although
by comparison we are so afraid
Sue, It's Candy—and without Sugar
.ti
Ever heard of .candy that's made without, sugar? Sounds almost too
good'to be true, doesn't:it? But .here's a creamy confection that doesn't
, use 'a bit! Just combine semi -sweet or •sweet chocolate with crunchy bran
for a supple and delicious candy treat!
' If -you don't hate children in your home who like just such an after,
dinner: treat—or even if you do—how about sending a box of.these
crunchy candies to the, nearest Army hospital? •
' CRUNCHY CEREAL CHOCOLATE'BARS
pound semi -sweet chocolate OR.1. cup all bran..
Sweet milk chocolate,
-Melt chocolate .over hot water; add .all bran and mix well Pack into
-loaf pan which has been lined' with wax.paper, Allow to set' until choco-
late hardens; cut into bars.
Yield: 4 bars (41'x 8% -inch pan)
they will find us dull and lifeless,
apparently thinking only of the.
work to be done, as If we had •no
otherinterests beyond our own
line fence.
By the, foregoing remarks you.
may 'surmise we have been trying
to work and play too. That's right
— we have — except Partner, he
is wise, he recognises his limita-
tions, One night Bob took us to
Hamilton and while there we -went
to_ see • "The. Valley of Decision".
It was: a grand show and we en-
joyed every minute. of our outing
— `even though we did have a flat
hire on the• road. But I- thought
Betty 'was disappointed because
she, had not seen "Son of Lassie".
So the next day 1 took the two
girls to a neighbouring town .and
there we -saw "Son of Lassie". We
followed Laddie right through his
puppy days to his adventures in
Norway and returned with him to
his native morn's and safety. "Val-
ley 'of Decision" is a wonderful
e picture but we all felt that we
shall remember Laddie and Lassie
Jong alter, the other show is for-
gotten, There is an undefinable
, bond between a man and his dog
that tugs at the heartstrings, We
felt that, : even in the show, and
we thought we just ,couldn't stand
•it if anything dreadful should hap-
pen to faithful, trusting Laddie:
What a story to awaken children's
sympathies' The children in that
audience laughed and cried by
turns and I am sure they all went
home wishing that each had a dog
like Laddie. Tile pity of it is too
many children grow up lacking
-the companionship of a dog. In
towns. that is often unavoidable
but dogs, children and wide open
spaces surely belong together,;
M + *
Right here d might as well make
a confession. The men 'are draw-
ing in barley and before, going to
`the field they asked me to see that
the cows didn't get into the barn.
So I brought paper and pencil and. -
-took up any vigil froin the •back
seat 'of. the car. It was very com-
fortable; the air was just pleasant- •
ly warm; a soft breeze was blow -
Ing and, before I knew it I was ,
asleep,. So you see what I mean
when I say that work, pleasure
and late hours don't go too well •
together!• The wagon coming
home woke me us . , . 1 wondered
where on earth I was. Fortunately •
the cows hadn't come down for a
drink so nobody knows .I was
guilty of that unforgivable sin —
• being asleep at the' switch.
Oh -oh — now there's a bee in
the car. It's obviously time I got
out!
Fdur million trees are -cut an*
nually in the Untied States alone
for telephone, telegraph, and power
line poles.
MEN 1FIYO TEINK 01T TOMORROW ARE PLANNING '/COOKING WITH LIGHTS"
Miracles of cookery performed not by the heat of a fire, but by the heat of light, are planned
for the kitchens of tomorrow: Ovens lined with «electric light bulbs" will cook your foods
better fur shorter tlnao with the even, easily controlled penetrating heat ofinfra-red rays!
It's better things for living such as this that your Victory Bonds will buy tomorrow!
Men who think of tomorrow, 0sy .
"BOLD ON TQC 'YOUR, VICTORY BONDS
T O » AY a" • • • VICTORY BONDS have •helped : urs to
fight andwin a war.
They've minimized the danger of a
war -inflation economy.
They've formed a backlog of safely -
Invested buying power that 'will benefit
the individual and $lie nation when the
danger of inflation is over.
Bat remember: inflation strikes hardest
after a war.
• What our Victory Bonds will do --if
• we hold on to them—is to. keep prices
down' gsatii supply meets demand ...
when a dollar -will buy a full dollar's
worth of goods.
Think of tomorrow before .thinking
of cashing a Victory Bondi
THE' 1SEACR.AM