The Seaforth News, 1948-12-09, Page 6By BLANCHE ROBERTS
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Roney°lonrot pretty young redhead,
succeeds In taking the Sylvobter' Diamond
f om' a woman In a Los Angeles depart-
ment.. store and concealing. it in her apart.
Mont. But Joe Danbornu, professional* thief
w tom she has known.several months, be•
• eomea suspicious and, in, fear of her lite,.
she takes tho: stonewith her to the apart"
.menti of Dan Brewster, district attorney;
With whom she to tit love. .Before she hoe
time to explain to ..Dan why she :took the
stone, there la a knock at the door., Dan
pushes her into the bedroom and then goes
to see who is there.
CHAPTER V.
(Continued from last week)
She punched the light switch and
flooded the living room, There was
naked evidence that Joe had been
in the place. Using a skeleton key
was a snap for hint, she knew.
The empty suede bag lay dis
carded on the divan, its contents
scattered over the room, thrown by
irate hands. Dresser drawers had
been pulled out and the closet was
empty — all her lovely clothes
dumped on the floor in a heap;
hats and shoes were everywhere.
There was nothing in the bedroom
left untouched. Even the mattress
lay on the floor.
Honey didn't wait to pick tip any
r of the things, however. She hardly
gave them a thought after the first
glance. She dressed hurriedly and
packed a suitcase and left. She ran
down the steps to the second floor
and paused to listen, and hearing
no footsteps, she continued her
flight. Outside ir the chilly night
air that swept in front the Pacific,
she made her way quickly along the
sidewalk, staying close to the build -
Ings and watching carefully all
cars that drew near. Joe might be
in any one of them. Finally, seeing
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that one was an empty cab, s le
hailed the driver as he was about
to pass her, He hacked "up• -and s to
got ill,
.At the railway station lie let her
out and she went in to buy a tick-
et for San Fraircisco. But before
the man could get it for her, she
changed her mind -acid ducked out
of the depot and had another cab
take her to the airport. It had only
taken a second as she stood before
the ticket window to realize that Joe
would go by air and be waiting for
her when she arrived in San Fran
•
cisco, and that was the very last
thing she wanted to happen.
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She was just ir time to buy the
remaining vacancy and catch the
northbound plane. She had never
been in the air before but such a
minor detail did not bother her
now. She was Willing and glad. to
fly at the moment Not until the
twin motors roared and the ship
moved swiftly from the ground, did
she relax and take a good breath.
Honey smiled at her -fellow pas-
sengers before settling herself com-
fortably to do e bit of thinking.
She leaned back and closed her lids
over tired and sleepy eyes.
"Honey Monroe," she told herself
with firm conviction, "you almost
grabbed off too much when you
took 'over the Sylvester diamond.
After all, life is worth more than
any jewel in the world' —even that
one. But a promise is a promise,"
she argued -with herself and sighed
wearily. "I wonder what happened
in Dan's apartment? If Joe gets
arrested, I will be safe -1 hope 1
Will be safe," she altered, remem-
bering that Dan had said something
about arresting her for stealing the
diamond.
t: * *
"But if Toe gets, away," she
thought, and her heart froze at the
possibility, "my life won't be worth
2 cents. He will hunt the down.
Nothing will stop him until he finds
me. But if I make San Francisco
in safety, he won't get the diamond
—ever."
However, destiny ruled that Hon-
ey should not arrive at her port
of haven' so soon—so easily. The
air liner started bucking strong head
winds soon after taking off and the
fog was unusually heavy along the
coast. It was a fight every mile,
of the way for the pilots, and then
they lost the radio beam they were
traveling on. As if that %etre not
enough trouble in itself, something,
went wrong with the motors, mak-
ing a forced landing imperative.
Buckle your safety belts," in-
structed the pretty hostess on the
ship, hurrying from one passenger
to the next and waiting to make
sure that the order was carried out.
"Emergency landing."
Seconds ticked by while the pas-
sengers looked at each other, trying
to smile, yet with fear lurking in
their eyes.
<
Then the lights went out and
some one screamed.
Suddenly, Honey's heart stood
still as a thought shot through her
mind. The diamond. She had for-
gotten it in the excitement of fasten-
ing her safety belt. Quickly she
grabbed the small parcel from her
purse and dropped the precious box
into her coat pocket.
"Perhaps 1 should have faced
Joe," she thought grimly as a new
fear of disaster enveloped her, "If
the ship cracks up, I will die any-
way." She - shuddered at her
thoughts.
At that moment there was a ter-
rific
errific splash of water as the big liner
struck the ocean instead of land.
Honey fell forward, hitting her head
on the seat in front of her.
(Continued next week.)
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6. Cultivates
0, Fisk eggs
12, Crooked (dial,)
18. hairy tale
monater •
14. Printers'
measures
16, Ancient Teuton
16. Variety of
raspberry
18 French clerics
24. Uncanny
21 Logger,
implement
24 I agles
SO. Change
27 Fire basket
30, Kindled
31, Acattmulats
33. I.admUs'
•daughter
84 Of marriage.
36, Keep away
rrpn,
30. :Sun disk
86 Mixtures
40. Fine fabrla
142, Ven til a.led
44. Unsnarl
9C. Asiatic country
60. Cravat _
11. Fish
3, Vegetable.
8. Old times
94.8'ormerly..
66. Not present: •
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39. French seaport
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41. Indigo source
48. Misfortunes
45. By birth
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Answer to This Puzzle Will Appear Next Week
Three Pairs Make A Good, Handful—ln a little over:eight hours no less than three sets of
twills woke born at a Rochester hospital—five girls and one boy. Seen from left to right in the
nurses' arms are. Donna and Dianne, Linda and Kathleen, Diane and Louis,
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HRONICLES
1NGERFARMemz,c
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'-b bora! That
prince is
A>nx o
1
news flashed over the air -waves just
as I sat down to write—and I must
confess it has put everything else
out of my head. What rejoicing
there will be throughout the Empire.
Princess Elizabeth has such a very
warm place in our hearts. And she
seems closer to its now because, in
common with all mothers, she has
experienced the pain and joy of
childbirth. We know very well she
would be spared any unnecessary
stiffering but the very nature of her
ordeal precludes the possibility of it
being entirely without gain, And
so we are all glad the little prince
is born and hope that the baby and
his Royal parents will spend many
happy years together.
Actually my first thought this
morning was of the Princess. I
was watching the dawn and won-
dered of it carne as a good oaten
because I can't remember having
seen a lovelier sunrise. Not that
there was a lot of colour, as a matter
of fact, there was very little, but
above the sun's first rays the sky
was such a wonderful blue, inter-
spersed with billowy white clouds,
faintly tinted at their lower edge
with shades of rosy pink. And yet,
in such a little while, the -first glory
of the dawn had faded. The blue
was less vivid, the fleecy clouds*
quite ordinary, and the sun just
about as usual By. the time I fed
the chickens there was nothing over-
head to attract attention. But there
was underfoot. It was actually
slippery. There had been enough
frost after the rain to tnalce the
ground slightly icy here and there.
It seemedso strange. Such a little
while ago we were complaining
about the heat!
* * *
' But so it is — and last Tuesday
saw the end of our season's work
when the last of our grain was
threshed. And believe me, we are '
very thankful for our good harvest.
One of our neighbours offered to
'help me with 017 threshing meal,
and while I appreciated the offer, I
told her I was, sure I could manage.
And I did but the credit is not
to me but to the conveniences I
have around me compared with tite
little I had to work with some years
ago. These conveniences take .all
the worry and a lot of. the work
away from getting threshing meals.
And they are no more than every
.farmer's wife should have. 'Not all
at once perhaps, but it should be the
aim of every farmer to give his wife
the tools to lighten her job. He
might, in the end, save on doctor
and hospital bills, Unfortunately,
as we know only too well, this is
not always possible during a depres-
sion.
* * *
Even hydro cuts did not bother
me last. Tuesday because I baked
pies and roasted a joint the night
before. 1+.,lneattt working until
midnight but tat was better than
worrying about pu•.,er cut-offs next
morning while we we hreshing.
power cuts add zest to 'usekeep-
To tell you the truth I ink these
ingl It is fun trying to arrant .'nes
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work to suit the hydro hours. And
so often we get fooled! Doing the
weekly Wash 'with one eye on the
clock• is quite an adventure. •Shall
we, or shall we not get through? A
few more heavy pieces to go,
through the wringer and then - r •
sic -z -z
... the machine stops dead.
Just as that happened last week
Partner walked into the kitchen.
"Well," I said, "do you see how de-
pendent we are? Look at that wash-
ing machine — it is no more use
right now than an ordinary tub.
And the vacuum cleaner — it is
even Iess use than a broom!"
Country power cuts 'conte at a
different time from those in town—
btit I suppose even country districts
are not all the same. Ours are from
10 to 1I a.nt. and from 1.45 to 2.45
p,m.• so that we really suffer little
inconvenience. Tonight, however,
was a different matter. We had an
unscheduled black -out just as Part-
ner was going tothebarn. It was
funny to see him start out with a
'lantern. And the kitchen—faintly
lit by the dim glow of a coal=oil
latnpl I wondered how we lived
• tint way for so long. But we did,
and I haven't a doubt we could do
it again should the necessity arise.
Yes, I think we could stand any in-
convenience except being cold. And
th..t would be a hardship, not an
inconvenience. ' How sad it is, this
growing old!
City *Lift '
When Uncle Zeke got back to
Tarleton Junction he swore.he was
through with New York for life.
crossin' the street and mindin'
my own business, he told his
cronies round the old cracker bar-
reI, "when a varmint comes lickety
split around the corner on two
wheels and knocks me down. Do ye
think he apologized? No siree! He
leans out and hollers, 'Hey, Pop,
as long asye're down there, how
about cheelein' my oil?'"
A Lot of Dishes
The average bride may not know
it, but when she says 1 do," 340
tons of dirty dishes are staring her
in the face. She doesn't have to do
thein ail at once, of course. But
in her years of 'housekeeping she
will wash them all—eventually. •
Two. and a half million dishes
are about what the average home-
maker' can count on washing — a
good figure for her husband to re-
member when he envies his wife's
easy job,
elk UNDkI(J'CIOOL
LESSON
By Rev. R. Barclay Warren '
History in the New Testament
Acts 1:8; 4:1.4; 13:2-3; 16:9-10;
28:6, 30-31.
Gorden Text: Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations.—Matt. 28:19.
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The disciples had forsaken Him
and fled. Peter denied Him with
curses. Jesus was condemned and
. crucified. Before sunset his life
less body was removed from -the
cross and laid in a cave. Surely
His was a lost cause and He would
soon be forgotten.
But no; something happened. On
the this( day He arose from the'
dead: nevermore to die. He com-
forted His, weak disciples. Before
His ascension into heaven. He
gave specific instructions. In
Jerusalem they tarried and prayed.
On the feast day of Pentecost the
third Person of the triune God, the
Holy Spirit, came in His abiding
fulness into their hearts., Jesus had
withdrawn His physical presence
but' -the Holy Spirit had come to
there individually. With pure hearts-
and
eartsand holy zeal they went forth to
preach salvation from sin by repen-
tance 'and faith in the risen Christ.
Many in Jerusalem believed. They
joined the others in telling the
Good News. The message was taken
to the Samaritans, Ethiopians,
Greeks and Romans. The Book of
Acts records the , thrilling story,
There were severe struggles. Many
died a martyr's death. But the
Church prayed and believed and
triumphed. ,
The - art of giving ceramic tile a
lustre finish was a jealously guarded
secret in ancient 11iesopotamia.
Just Dolly and Me—Off for a „.
1, aloBg Brighton BearEngland we see 2 year:old'Carol Fr
a'.ais and Susie. Susie i,
a dolt, lifesize, and not only can walk ctj. also move her 1
and arms in a veryre3listick rll el'.
Lupi,
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-> 1e .
"DEAR ANNE ITTRST: I honestly
don't know- where to turn, so I ane'
ab'•ing your advice. I've been mar -
tied two years,.and I've never been
so happy in all
my life! I know
my husband
loves ire, for he
proves it. ILalso
love hint deeply.
Buthis mother`
seems trying' to
make troubles:
Every time We
visit , her, she , :•
makes up all sorts of stories that
aren't true. '
"I thought the worldof my ins-,
laws -went to see thein often, and
tried to be helpful when 1 could. I
don't •know what I've done, to be
treated this wayl (Maybe it's be-
cause she ages her son so happy that
she gets so mad?)
"One night I could take no more,
and walked out of her house. My
husband followed ire. 'I want to
stay away from there forever. Do
you think my hubsand should con-
tinue to go? •I'm so afraid she may
stir up so much trouble that she
"will draw him away from me and
my baby!
"Every job he got after the wear
sh claimed was too, hard for hint:
Let he thought of our future, and
never listened to her.. Now 1 ns
afraid he may get disgusted, and1
there will be trouble. -
"When a mother makes trouble•
instead of peace, I think it is. time
to stay away from ,her.
WORRIED"
Mother and Son'
* JUST 'the other day I printed a
* letter from a man whose wife had
• * divorced him because of his mot:. •
* er's interference. Too late were
* his eyes opened to the sort of
* woman his mother really was, and
* he was honest enough to admit it,
* Let us hope your husband will
* wake up too. -
No one can blame you for not
* wanting to visit your mother -in-
* law, to encounter further, snide
* remarks. Whether your husband
* continues to go, is for him to say-
* He probably will 'be better seta's-
* fled to make his own decision. I
* suggest you let him alone, and
* see what happens. He did not
* listen to her advice as to his jobs,
* you know.
* Of course it is always. possible
* that a daughter-in-law, 'noticing
* such a tendency in her husband's
* mother, may become overly-sensi-
* tive and read innuendoes into. re-
* marks that are innocently meant.
* Also after have have gone there
* less frequently, you and• she bots,
* may feel less antagonistic and aa.
* amicable truce may be arranged.
* It has happened.
* It is sad when a mother deliber-
* ately (or tactlessly) criticizes her
* son's. wife. If he is loyal to his.
* wife, she will lose her son. Ia
* your case, she will lose her grand-
* child too, How ahortsighed„ even.
* wicked; can such a women bet
* Hol'd on to your faith in your-
* husband's sense of fairness, 1.
* believe you will not be disappoint-.
* ed.
* * *
A mother can help snake her
son's marriage beautiful, or she
can wreck it. If you find your-
self inclined to interfere, let
Anne Hirst guide your to a. wiser
course. Just write her at 121
Eighteenth Street, New Toron-
to, Ontario.
Dressing The House
One interesting stratagem, used .
by the Communists, -was reported
inoRome recently when a crowd of
30,000 gathered to - hear Palmiro•
Togliatti, ked leader, in his first.
speech since, he was shot July 14,.
The .Communists distributed thous-
ands of pairs of glasses to give
the <'crowd a more intellectual
appearance!
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