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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-01-08, Page 2ove Gives Itself THE STORY OF A BLOOD FEUD BY ANNIE S. SWAN. "Love gives itself and is not bought," -Longfellow. CHAPTER V,—(Cont'd.) :for instance—to be found at The Ives." Claud assented to that, and then said he thought he would' cycle into Ayr and say good-bye to the minister. "I'll just catch him before the even- ing service. I, may even go to it, so you won't mind if Pm not back to supper?" "4. won't mind, of course, dear boy," said Judy, too much absorbed in her oddly growing concern for the one brother to have much thought for the other. 7t had ever bean so. .ludy was not even aware that there was a very at.- tractive ttractive daughter at the manse, and that it Was Cissy Bellenden who had first awakened the spark of personal ambition in .Claud's heart! She went to the stable -yard and watched him ride off on the rather shabby bicycle that was, in a manner, public property at Stair. As she turn- Clhnd, hearing the distant tinkle of ed back to the house the clock in the the tea -bell, joined Judy in the small stable tower chimed' the half-hour drawing -room which she had used all after five. through her father's illness. It was It was a lovely spring evening now a very small and pleasant room, which —so still and sunny, so typical of required little fuel to warns it -a con- April that it simply lured one to re- sideration when funds for household main out of doors. After takinbrief - expenses are low. counsel with herself,. Judy ecided It is lessthan ''Alan wasn't with ?" that she would walk to Thea ceatury finer Nep you, Gland. Lees. It tone, the outermost planet of our solai said Judy, when he entered the room,' was Probable that, in the course of system—perhaps his rplanet—was I t—wa say the out "No, I haven't. seen him sincestroll,Alan had drifted in that ermost known. planet—was discovered lunch." direction, and they could return to - "He isn't smoking in the Pool for gether. I have been there," said Judy pool, Sheput on an old sun -bonnet, took tatively. "Perhaps he has gong to a shepherd's crook from the stand in The Lees." the cloak -room, and went round to the "What for? He wouldn't see old Peter, and he isn't so eery fond of Aunt Isabel," said Claud with his odd smile. "Isn't Alan fond of Aunt Isabel?" asked Judy innocently. "I thought he was." "He isn't very fond of any of them just now," said Claud, as he made free with the buttered scones. "Last night, a painted ocean, and the peace and Sir William did not suspect,: at first, solemnity of the scene sank into the that it was a planet, a hitherto un - he was most awfully hipped. He'll: never rest, Judy, till he gets quit of girl's heart and seemed, in some known member of that group which Peter." strange way, to bring her nearer to circles about the sun, and -to which our "Has he told you how far in we are those who had gone away. world belongs. The planets Sir Wil - with him, Claud?" asked Judy, with No hint of danger or disaster Liam knew had never been discovered an odd shrinking. "I've been afraid troubled her at the moment, and she —that is to say within the memory of to ask him. sauntered on, enjoying her solitude the race. Man had grown up with Claud shook his head, and her surroundings to the full. The Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and "He hasn't mentioned a sum, but dogs pattered on ahead, not so eagerly Saturn as his familiar companions, it's deep, Judy, and it was a mistake or wildly as they would have done ten He had become well acquainted with on the pater's part, poor old chap. years before, but, presently, she heard Peter is all right as far as he goes, both barking furiously and continu- but to owe money to him is loath],, It ously, as if some hated obstacle bar- ppoisens Cambridge for me every time red their path. I think of it. He has a way of look- She quickened her steps, not desir- ing and 'talking about us as if we ing then to frighten or annoy any of existed by his mere good pleasure." the Sunday strollers who might have At lunch that day Judy's keen eyes had not failed to note something amiss with Alan. Ilehad come in late, and, from the expression on his face, she gathered that he had found some fresh cause for disquiet. He was silent throughthe meal, then, when Claud twitted him, he became boisterously talkative, 131it Judy did not question. In his own time, doubtless, Alan would tell her. She, somehow, guessed that it had to do with Peter Garvock and the long ;talk they had on the previous night. Very probably he had gone over to :The Lees to continue it, and Peter and he had net been able to see eye to eye. When they got together in the Pool that evening, and. Claud had gone upstairs, Alan would doubt- less ' tell her. Until then she could Wait. Mr. Frank Dickaee, 1?..A., has . been elected`resident of the Royal Academy, succeeding Sir Aston Webb, retired, due to age limit. Mr. Dieksee is the son of a famous artist and an artist of repute himself, DISCOVERY OF the solar system whose influence was affecting the new planet. Then each figured out about where that body NEPTUNE ought to lie in. order to produce the effects which they had noted. A Little Lesson In Living Adams arrived at a theoretical posi- tion first—a few months ahead of Le- verrier. He sent his calculations and hypothesis h the British astronomer royal for verification by telescope, but the latter was too busy to attend to it. However the observatory to which Uranus, the Seventh from the sun Leverrier soon after sent almost ex - was found accidentally by the great ' actly similar calculations began an astronomer, Sir William Herschell. immediate search, and presently an - He had made a tely telescope for. him- flounced the discovery sco • ve t of y ne ear s t h th i g stables to get the two setters—rem- mperfect ch we have tom, planet whose position and nature jex- ee nant of the once sporting kennels but better than anywhe a have to -day, 01 theed sseventh's all the mysteries p gat but better Stair. They were rather feeble now,to he had the weans.] of and last tomovements. dThis Purchase, He was trying it out in! eighth and last to be discovered of but always enjoyed a run on the hill. a sort of grand survey of the heavens the planets was named Neptune. Frequently, as she walked, Judy when there fell within its field a have known him only`s p nue. We made since1846.i pause to look at the sea, on stranger to this shepherd of the stars, I confess that two billion miles which lay the most exquisite opales- It was a faint point of light against more or less—is a long way to travel cent light. The craft on its breast' the night sky, with a Blighty greenish for a life lesson; but it has always seemed to sail like painted ships on tinge seemed toy me than in this very won- derful, and very beautiful, story of the manner in which we foundan un- suspected member of our solar sys- tem by noting the influence of his un- seen presence, is a splendid illustra- tion of a truth fundamentally import- ant to right and effective living. The visible world will not account for all that we see in human life and character. If you take into your tale -illation their movements. He had woven them only those obvious factors which con - into his myths and his religion, He cern the preservation and satisfae- had made them arbiters of his dee- tion of physical life • you will leave tiny, and read his future in their pass- much unexplained, age through the signs of the zodiac, Given all such circumstances in any It did not occur to the astronomers, particular instance you may be able to who joined with Sir William in ob figure •exactly how a man will act—if serving this new body, that its dis- they be the only oircumat "Oh, Claud! Do you feel like that too? Why didn't you speak out be- fore?" "I hadn't the right," said Claud quietly. "It's been a beastly muddle right through, but 1 thing that Alan will pull things together. He meant to, anyway, by what be said last night, and to get quit of Peter. That's his first objective." "1 hope he will be able to, but I p y do not don't just see how," said Judy, with a sic eof The of e clustering roofs and chin-! for a while, began to calculate the di- know, sometimes to serve people the prodigious sigh. "Short of selling the y he Lees, she saw that the' mensions of his orbit, the speed of his know and 'dislike, y place, how are we to get free?" two dogs, still barking furiously, had, motion and other interesting facts Why these perturbations in the cal "Oh, Alan won't do that! Sell made pause at the near side of the' concerning him. culable orbit? Why those de art Stair!" repeated Claud with an odd dyke. expression en his sallow face. "That Her clear eyes presently discerned could never happen! Why, it would something lying there, prone on the make the pater turn in his grave, to ground—the figure of a man! For a say nothing about the rest of the moment a sudden terror seized bar Rankinses l Judy, you wouldn't like that? Surely you haven't advised was mortally afraid of tramps and But did not satisfy the I am convinced tIs true. I am Alan to 11. roads and star -gazers. They wanted exactitude. convinced that the telescope of faith "I!" said Judy, with a little sob, They checked hack their calcula- which finds this influence in, a spirit- half -strangled in her throat. If you tions and found no errors. Whatever nal power which is wisdom and good want to see the end of Judy Rankine, was wrong, they decided, must be Hess and love. and beauty—a e ' 0 made their way to Barassie Hill. They were not forbidden on the Stair side covery had ! autos. pushed the boundary of But. experience will show that men of the hill, though everywhere within the solar system further into space, frequently do not act according to env The Lees boundaries there were no- tices up at regular intervals warning trespassers that they would be prose- cuted. It was about half a mile from the front door of Stair to the march dyke dividing the two places, and as Judy came over the spur of the hill, within For a time 1t was called Herschell, ' prediction so formulated, after its discoverer, but the name now Men do things which are contrary to generally accepted is Uranus, which every instinct of self-preservation— preserves the mythological nomencla. mon deny themselves material satis- ture already bestowed on the others., faction for ends which have no rola. Uranus was oldest of the Greek gods tion to their physical life --men seed - and the first ruler among thont. ice themselves to servo their fellows The astronomers, after watching him —often to serve pec le the P urea They reached certain conclusions from the so•eailed "natural" course? based upon all the known factors. , Is it not because there must be some Uranus should behave thus and so. At mighty influence invisible to theunaid- f a certain time he should be here --at ed eye, the physical eye, which Ls pull,' another certain time' he should be Ing upon the life of man,. even as Nep- for though country -born and bred, she .there. And he was—approximately, tune pulled upon Uranus? You Willis cry z45S -GREEN TEA The exquisite flavor_ indicates the perfect ` blending of choice 'teas. As1i.•:for a package today. FREE SAMPLE of GREEN. TEA UPON REQUEST. " SALADA," TORONTO l About the House ENTERTAINING SMALL BOYS AND GIRLS. Small children living in the city have an advantage over their country cousins in being able to attend kinder- garten. A catalogue of kindergarten supplies will suggest to mothers an endless- variety of materials, which will entertain and at the same time prove of educational value to the little folks. Picture cut-outs, sewing cards, a sorted wooden beads of various shap and colors, numeral frames, p boards and pegs, parquetry blocks, to money for use in playing store, colore crayons and blunt kindergarten sci sore are only a, few of the article listed. Many of these niay be pu ehased at a ten -cent store. A brick, of- artist's modeling clay will furnish hours `of entertainmen At first the unaccustomed fingers may. be unable to do more than mold marbles, apples, plums and similar ob- jects, but in a short -time they will undertake more diffioult models. Espe- cially gifted children will delight in modeling their pets and other" animals on the farm. A sand table may be made at a comparatively low cost. • A popular - size table is six feet long, thirty inches wide and twenty-four inches high from floor to top of tray but a small- er one may be made from an old kit - ellen table, which should be strong] re -enforced: The metal -lined tra be four inches deep. Fille with clean, white sand and plaeed 1 the play room or in a protected earn of the porch it will be a great joy t the children, who always like to pia in the dirt, and who are often pre- vented by disagreeable weather from playing out-of„doors.—L. C. G, CARROTS TAKE THE PLACE' OF ROUG11L The most inexpensive and lasting rouge for both blondes and brunettes is—carrots. They should be taken frequently at meal time for they are rich in iron that helps to make glow- ing complexions. But perhaps your fainly is tired of boiled and creamed carrots. If so here are a few interesting Old World recipes that' home economics -students have found in foreign cook books, In Russia and Flanders they often add sugar to bring out the delicate flavor of the carrot. Flemish : Style.—Scrape, slice and cook, one quart of carrots in one quart •portance. One of my correspondents wrote that she couldn't'reach around and scrub her back as thoroughly as she could her arms, and the result was large, dark pores between the shoulder blades, She could get a very excellent long - handled bath brush which would do the job to her satisfaction,, and bend- ing and stooping exercises would lim- ber her muscles `so that she could e- reach around and wash the back of es her shoulders without even the help pe of a brush. But-therealreason why y some. women—and nice women, too— d neglect to keep the back as clean -look- s_ iarg' as the chest and shoulders, is sum ply because they don't see themselves r- there.. It's really a line plan to have a mirror above the bathtub, and it's certainly a necessity to have a hand - t, glass and a long mirror, so you can view yourself from all angles. The back of the shoulders should be able to stand a more minute scrutiny than the front of them—for the ob- vious reason that it will get stared at with mord attention. A woman's face is always more - distracting than her back hair! Then, too, the people who sit back of us, whether at church, at entertainments, or in trains or trolley cars, are not diverted by our conversa- tion, so have ample time to study the condition of our shins. If yeti have any doubt about .the y skin on the back of your shoulders, get ay flesh -brush with a long handle and d scrub every day with hot water and n -soap, until you have made your.skin er fine-grained and white again, o While you are waiting for the skin to improve, you can get' rid of the black dots which mark the pores'hy rubbing vigorously with a bit of. ab- sorbent cottor.saturated with bay rum or a good ...net water, A PRETTY PARTY FROCK FOR MOTHER'S GIRL. I Paid Way Through College ' by Accompanying Singers. A good'acGompantst_has been term- ed a Tara avis,” and there Is some • thing --to• be :said in favor 'of this state - 'limit. meet. As'is'well known, accompany - Ing le an art in itself. Few piano stu- dents can do this kind of work well, no matter -how brightly they may ehine as soloists. The reaeoq..ls,_tbet' they' do nut concentrate upon aocom Pan'ying. Probably 1t *as with' this thought in mind that"' certain young man' who - Wanted someday to go -through -col- lege, got his father and mother to buy a'piano so that he could learn how to accompany singers efficiently. Lur�ltily he did, for 'it turned out ;later 011 hat he was able oto pay his whole way through col ege,as a result of the ".pin money" he made doing `accompanying work outside of school hours. Be-. lieving that others might be induced to follow' the Sarna eourse,;the boy --in question has given tirese.suggestlone on how to accompany well, ' "First" he says, "take simple sons accompaniments l "and' try to analyze. the' chords before playing them. Too many guess at a chord, Iieediess of whether it is a triad Or. a,ehord of the seventh, and in the majority of"eases tate guess- is wrong. ,When the piece oan'be played at proper :tempo (this should be slow at first), seek a vocal- ist who will -try :it with you, and note each and every error made. If prac- tised alone carefully, there should be few. Set aside part of each practice period for the same painstaking' work - that is put upon scales. ' • • • "When • a fair amount of accuracy. has been obtained it should not be • hard work to secure another student In voice, stringed or wind instruments, who would arrange for one or two (seed . possibly • more) rehearsal hours during the week. It this is persisted in, it would become a mutual benefit, and the accompanist would begin to be the one sought for, instead 61 the one seeking. - 'While the above insturctions are being carried out; read all you can in good musical journals and books upon the art of accompanying, hear all the, accompanists you can, so you may be able to retain the good and reject the bad points. Much ofthis eau be done by listening attentively to the 05111.' clams of the audiences,' particularly to the unbiased musical ,people. . Last, but by no means least, try and put yourself in sympathy with the one you are accompanying, and half'he battle is won" The Lure o Labrador. Thirty-two years of my' life.- have been spent In work for deep-sea fish- ermen, twenty-seven of these. years being passed in Labrador and New- foundland, I always loved the sea. As - a chilli, every inch of the Sands of Dee were dear to me. While at college, my long vacations were fishing trips. While was at medical college, I did the out- patient work in the Bast Side. One day, I followed a crowd into a tent.: t proved to be an evangelistic meet - ng of the then famous Moody and Sankey. When I left, it was with a otermination either to make religion real effort to. do as I thought Christ would do as a doctor or abandon my profession, Working in underground lodging - houses brought me for the first time into touob with real poverty, with sltipwrecice from the coast of human• ity, drifted upon the Last beach, I became a licensed doctor and sur, geon in 1886. It so Happened that the first Mission to Deep -Sea Fishermen was being prepared. They wanted a young doctor Who could also be a spiritual adviser. My chief, Sir Fred- erick Treves, . suggested my • going. Five years of North Sea work followed. It was not until 1891 that an impres- sion was "made on my mind that un- doubtedly influenced all my subse- quent actions, A half-clad, brown -faced figure, ly- ing motionless`on a miserable bunch of boards near our ship, spoke to me. "Be you a real doctor" I told him I called myself that, "Us hasn't got no money, but there's a very sick man ashore, if so be you'd come and see him." It was that trip in Labrador, with the adventure, on the ice; and the needs of that "sick man • ashore" and his family that imbedded ha me the Lure of Labrador, -'_•And-.so. for twenty- seven years, I' have worked, engaged in the economic, educational and medi- cal relief of the Deep -Sea flslsermen-of Labrador and northern Newfoundland. —Dr. W. T. Grenfell, noted'oxplorei', I .,.,4....,-.,u a of boiling water to which has been added' one teaspoon of salt, until ten- der; drain. Heat two tablespoons of at, add one small onion, brown light- ly, add the carrots, season with one easpoon of sugar, one-quarter tea - poen of salt, one-eighth teaspoon of white pepper. Shake well over the fire for ten minutes. Add one and one- half cups soup stock,: cover and -sim- mer for half hour, add one teaspoon f, chopped parsley and serve hot. Y, Russian Style.—IVfake a syrup of e a h, o - B rk b 0 P b h a 1 o er pests who make the' woods and hills unsafe for women- folks. But the instinct. of succour was too strong upon her to permit her to go back. The man could not merely, or the furious barking, close to his ears, would have aroused him. He must, therefore, be hurt, or have had a seizure of some kind. A few more steps and something gripped her heart as the familiar out- line of the figure filled her eyes. Next minute she was kneeling by her brother's side. (Tobe continued.) put her out of Stair. But I wish I knew where he has'gone this after- be asleep diverting him from the path they had the recognition of which is r noon. I don't like silent /its in him. ease ti They're not natural to him. Now, when you are silent, nobody minds.' Dont worry. Probably he's only at The Lees continuing the argument. Pm afraid we must leave Alan to work the thing out on his own linea. You may trust him, Judy. He's going to tackle it with all his might. He'll free Stair yeti And as soon as I'm through I'll put My shoulder to the wheel, too, ena help for all I'm worth!"" He. spoke with some emotion,'to which Judy's starting tears quickly re- sponded. "I am sure you will, dear. I dare- say are- say I have got a little over-anxious. I didn't like Peter .yesterday, Ile was very high and mighty, and -I saw that Alan chafed at it What a mistake it is to have money transactions with relatives I" "I'in with you there, Judy," said Claud, with great heartiness. "I often wondered how my father could bear to have Peter poking round here as much as he did," "Latterly, poor dear, it didn't mat- ter much. to him/' said Judy, rather painfullyy. "But whatever happens, We lnustti't blame father, Claud. He was a good father to us." "I'm not blaming him, my dear. Far be it from me l" said. Claud, with quick sincerity. "But there age *liege, of coulee a chap can't help seeing We power w wrong with Uranus. Something was call God—has'made a great discover charted for him, or interfering with to an understandingof life. a the schedule which mathematics in- To know that the ower slated he should follow, know that D exists—to you are responding to it Adams, an English astronomer, and .when you do the things that are wort Leverrjer, a Frenchman, set them- while and fine and unselfish—is t selves to search for some possible realize •a purpose and meaning in !iv cause of the perturbations in the ing which give you a new Law 0 habits of Uranus. They worked rode. Human' Conduct with which: to- wo pendently and without the knowledge out your problems. --S. J, Duncan of either that the other was on the Clark in Success: • job. But each reached a theory that there must be come remoter body in haven't bad much: luck at Stair --have erhaps'net the: kind of luck sooip ' rzxe a w 1=. >& eyed dada', a', it for the :honor of her lone ne cup of sugar and one cup of water by boiling ten minutes. To this syrup dd two cups of diced carrots, which ave been previously browned in two tablespoons of hot fat or butter.' Cook a 11 together until carrots are tender, rown in oven sed serve hot. Other Continental dishes for fried, aked and escalloped carrots suggest new flavor combinations, Fried Carrots,—Cooke with soup. When done cut into thin slices. 'Fry ne onion in one tablespoon of butter, dd carrots. Sprinkle with salt and epper, minced thyme, parsley and ay leaf. Fry ten minutes and serve ot, On a large liner there are about wo miles of deck. Musical Mrs. Mouse—"Yee, since we have been living in an ukulele the children have become very musical!" Stale News, "Didn't your paper say I was a liar?" "It did not." "Didn't It say I was a scoundrel?" "It didn't" "I'm positive Home Dene] said it," "Perhaps it wads our competitor in thle town," hinted the editor, "Our paper' doesn't print Stale sows" tt e other things that are not Miesrd+a Liniment fee the Grippe. Here's a. photograph taken in. 410 90 Westv01�l�eet.NoVe Scot'a, Showing coal twining being carried on An small. way - It 6 low a thriving. town of !1 • some 5,000 inhabitants. SCOTCH CAKE. Hall pound of butter,, pound of ugar, 1 pound of sifted flour, 2 eggs, Clip sour, milk or butbermille,9'a. taps• oda, 2 tsps each of ground cinnamon, "allspice and: cloves, ? tsp. grated nut- meg, 1/2 pound of raisins, a4 pound of currants, 1/s' pound of citron. Creare the ."butter and sager to- !getlicf, then add the yolks s of the eggs, wee 1, ten.: Add the ant» -milk, in whit]; ire soda has been l eolvcd, ,nd the '!flou spices and fiuic well floured.. Fold in the •whites of; the eggre, beaten stilte then bake thedish in a' slow overt furl' 0110 hour:• "•-' This is a &:16,i644.eubstttute Por the more expensive fruit calci CARR OF -THE NECK AND • MOULDERS. `With the present style of dress, the condition and the appearanceof the skin on the back of the neck and I aeross the shoulders is of great !m- <1359. Lace and chiffon are here combined, but the style may also be developed in other materials. Two colors of chiffon, or chiffon on net would be attractive. Or taffeta and crepe de chine; or figured • silk and taffeta would be quaint and pleasing. The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. An 8 -year size requires i% yards of 32 -inch ma- terial for the slip or underdrees, and 2% yards of figured material, if made as illustrated. If made of one ma- terial 4 yards will be ,required. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 20c 15 silver, by the Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Adelaide SI., Toronto. - - Send 15e in silver for our up-to- date Fall and Winter 1924-1926 Book of. Fashions. Mlnard's for Sprains and Bruises. His City of Refuge. The train caw to a grtnding slop at a small town in the South, . and the head of a gentlemen of color protruded from a window at the end of a' car, Seated by hes side could be seep a brown -skinned maiden, "Does yo' knows a culled, puseon by. de name o' Jim Brown .what lives here?" be asked of a station lounger, "Ala nevah peered o' no JIM Brown hyah 'an' Ah lived in die town fo' ten yealrs." "Is yo' right sua.h clay ain't nevah been Bosltutely. no Brown eroun' hh?" ' Den," abin>nnounced the arrivyaal; reach- ing for le suitcase, "dis is. !Muth his new son-in-law gilt ISSUE No, 2—'28., Net Fit to Love., -- "S"ou don't seem to be wasting any love on that neighbor of. yours." "Why,. man, to• hear that fellow talk you'd think him as Important in this place as i ami" We melee 11 a; point to • use our: horses as regularly es possible in whi- ter. It keeps that in• •batter health, -R. 0, Brown,