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The Seaforth News, 1923-09-20, Page 6It insures tea that is fresh, fragrant and pre — Try it., ' e ids r Hour BY J. B. HARRIS-BURLAND' CHAPTER IV.—(Cont'd.)' i explain` why she had gone to the the - It was a beautiful room—this bed- atre in a morning dress and why she room that her husband had furnished, had not taken the ear, and why -oh, for her in the first flush of hissuc-'there were a dozen things. cess. The thick carpet and. curtains 1 She was afraid, and yet at the same were grey, and all the furniture was; time she, was conscious of a feeling of nicture modern black lacquer covered with lit - gold, 1 ereiself3nce. cringing he coreaherthusbartd Tle Chinese scenes and figures in gold, and telling hm he truth. That would The ceiling was a pale grey and all have been ridiculous, and the shockof the woodwork had been painted a deep the confession might well kill him orange. The dressing -table sparkled g I if with gold and crystal. A bright log he were very ill. But she knew now. fire was burning in the grate, as that the great "romance of her life though some servant had only. just at- would never bring her any happiness. tended to it. The wails had been' She would never love anyone but John ainted a pale reddish yellow, that re-' silerrington, but her love would be a About the House TIIE BORROWER, Judith's door opened eautiously,and Sarah Pell stood .apologetically in':the doorway. allow pretty .she was with her golden hair and her arms full of jade crepe de Chine! "Oh, you're studying!" she exclaimed, "I won't interrupt you but a moment. I just wanted to ask you which you'd have this made up with if you were I, silver or black? Or, would' you use both?" `Prue said silyer, Connie said black; and Mary said both," observed Judith dryly."Sarah, don'tyou ever get tired of borrowings' "Of borrowing! Why, Judy, I never borrowed a cent in my life!" "I'm not talking about money. Why don't you decide something for your- self? Really it's heaps more fun. Oh, hardyouto resist wheedler, edller, and it's awfully you, but somebody's got to do it for your own good. So I de- cline to answer your question," "Why, Judith!" Sarah exclaimed. -"I mean it. We're all in a conspir- acy to help you rob yourself, bat I'm going 'toget out. ' Try standing on your own feet, Sarah, and see how good it feels!" "But Professor Baker said one of the requisites of success is willingness to learn from others!" Sarah exclaim- ed triumphantly. "I know he did. But that doesn't mean you should go round borrowing other people's brains to avoid using g your own," Judith retorted. lieved the sombreness of the grey and held closest her heartuag tO ner at "Nonsense!» Sarah replied lightly, black. The man who had designed it hss andeld the viper. However longherbad us- Go back to your old calculus. If my flame d that And it3lst rWas on "all Ruth had said band lived, , she would never leave hhn, gown is spoiled itwill'be your fault!" to herself, "The flames have died out and he should never know the truth. A weelclater Sarah was summoned v She would be a loyal wife to him, as. to the dean's office. "Miss Pell," the and only the darkness remains. I she had been a loyal wife to him dur- dean said, "I am afraid your report is The same thought might have oc- purred to her again, as she looked mg all the years of their marriage going to be a shock to you this term, round the room, if she had not had so save for those few kisses—those few so I called you in totalk it over with much else to think about. .A a mat- passionate words of the last month. you." ter of fact she was looking for some' Duty! Loyalty) What a revulsion of She waited till Sarah, white of face, pfeeling from the love that had stag - lace where she could hide her tornhad read the card twice. Then, "Do coat and her ruined hat—some spot gored Ther with ofthe intensity! pendulum! What a y y, that would not be too obviously a hid -I you understand? the dean asked.. ing-place. She was afraid to put the! There was a knocking on the door` The girl shook her head. ! and the handle turned. She waited It is because you are trying to live things away in a trunk. There was just a remote chance that she had al-fa,'someone to speak, but no one upon borrowed capital. We could not ready aroused her husband's suspi_ spoke be sure of it at first, so we waited, giv- ing you the benefit of every doubt. Think it over. How many papers have you written, how many problems have you solved, how many even unimport- ant things have you decided without help from others?" "Why, I—I didn't suppose—i cions, that he might even ask to see"All right, Alec," she exclaimed. the hat and the coat—come up to her "You can come in." room after her and ask to see them.'; She unlocked the door and opened Then she would have to pretend that, it. Her husband entered the room. there had been nothing to conceal t She went to one of the big lacquered, CHAPTER V. wardrobes and hung the coat in a 1 corner of it. Then she placed the hat "You have been a long time taking In a drawer and. walking to the off your hat and coat," said Sir Alex - dressing -table, looked at herself in ander Bradney. must have hit your forehead against the mirror. Her face was pale, and "Yes, Alec, I'rn very tired."something, Ruth." she did not care to lookat her osvn "You were not coming down to the 'Yes—getting into the cab. It eyes. The picture that she Saw was library,, eh?" doesn't hurt. I didn't think it showed not in the least like the picture which "Oh, yes—I was just coming." She at all " Merrington had painted. This was paused and laughed. "I just wanted "Oh, it won't disfigure you for life," :not the face of a woman who was in to tidy myself up a bit; I've been he said with a smile. "Well look here, love but of a woman who was of raid roughing it, you know." Ruth,' „ , ?"I m very sorry I lost hi ki temuch a guilty, worthless creature who had Roughing it. What do you mean?" —and that I've been thinking such broken the laws of God in her heart "I've been to the theatre—upper horrible things about you. Can't you and.gone near to hrealdng the laws of circle—took a cab both ways."forgive met" man. Sir Alexander stroked his chin ,. „ Ruth Bradney hated herself as she thoughtfully. "H'm I see," he said she answea ed of course I forgive you, saw that face in the glass. She was after a pause. "So that's why you are He came towards her and laid his sorry for the man she loved—the man not in an evening frock?" „ hand upon he} shoulder. "You see, who loved her. She was even sorry Yes. One could hardly dress for Ruth," he continued 'it wasn't as if 1 for her husband, whom she could the upper circle." didn't care. If I hadn't cared that never love. Perhaps after all there "Come downstairs. I want to look in your eyes wouldn't have mat- had been some truth in what those smoke. people had said in the train. Perhaps "Oh, you can smoke here, Alec." tied. But I did lovecoe, and I docare. I know you con ntw t but—Ruth her husband was ill—very ill with "No, thank_ you! T do not do that dear, I'd be content with so very some secret malady of which she knew kind of thing:little—" nothing. And perhaps, sick in body Ruth switched off the lights and She flushed with shame, but before and mind, overworked, and always walked slowly down the stairs. Her she could frame a reply the telephone knowing that she did not, love him, he husband followed her, but he did not bell rang. Sir Alexander did not move might have come very near to hating speak until they were in the library. but as the bell kept on ringing Ruth her. i Then he said, "I: wasn't able to go to cried out, "Oh, please answer it, Alec. "A worthless woman; she said to the house after all." herself as she regarded thatportrait! "Didyou dine in town?" I can't even think with that noose go - herself g queried in on." in the mirror—a calm, clear-cut rev -Ruth, seating herself in an easy chair. Six Alexander Bradney walked to elation of some Ruth Bradney that she Sir Alexander nodded. He took up the far end of the room and picked had never seen before. She powdered his position with his back to the fire. up the receiver. her face and tidied her hair with He lit a cigar and stood there with "Hallo!" said Sir :Alexander. "Yes trembling fingers. Then she turned his hands behind him. For nearly a _speaking—Oh, what's that? Speak away from the dressing -table and minute there was silence, and then louder, will you—yes, I did call there, stood by the fire. She was afraid to Ruth said, ' Do you want to see me about nine o'clock,' to see Mr. Herring - go downstairs and meet her husband. about anything of importance? Merrington— That was the truth of it. She had "Well, yes --important to me at any Oh, how terrible, ton. Yes, I saw ,1 ow shocking— neverinexpected to meet him until the rate. I'm beginning to feel that things You'd better come and see me, or send following morning, when it would cannot go on very well as they are. someone, if you like—yes, certainly— ave been so much easier for her to You have always been indifferent to yes, of course." Inc, but now you seem to hate me. I've :seen it in your eyes snore than once 1 -hatred." "Oh, no, Alec. It's wicked to talk like that.' "I am speaking the truth. Ever Have a packet in your pocket for ever -ready refreshment. Aids digestion. Allays thirst. Soothes the throat. For Quality, Flavor and the Sealed Package, get He hung up the rccetver, and Ruth, chilled with fear at the mention of 1 Merrington's name, said, "Who was! that?" without looping round at her husband. ince I destroyed that rotten portrait Someone speaking from Herring of you you have been quite different" tons house," Bradney replied. I was Ruth tried to smile. "Oh, well, see, 3 Ruth, deIa thought o perhaps he'd Alec, . she said, "you did behave abom- paint another portrait of you if I paid inab„ 3 him over again, so I looked him up Yes, I lost niy temper; I was not after I'd had some dinner at the club." feeling very well that morning. The He paused, and Ruth, in an agony portrait irritated me.' 'You said it was the of terror, dared not seem to take too portrait of a great an interest in what she had bad woman. Very likely you're right.' heard. No doubt, somehow or other, "I did not speak the truth. I did'- 1 thought—" Su'dden1T in a dream ',Sarah' saw Judith's clean eyes chal- Jen.gingt her and heard Judith's voice: lTl•Y ;standing on .your.: own feet, Sarah, and see, how good it feels!" A laRESSfltd`'•STOOL. "By the time I comb my hair in .the afternoon Ism just too tired to primp before a mirror;"! Admitted a busy country mother. "So I do it in the quickest possible . way and trust to luck regarding the appearance of the back of my collar and hair." Many times my tired :and aching feet have tended to hasten [my after- noon toilet and have reminded me of my hard-working friend. So it was with surprise and interest that I re- cently saw in front of her dressing - table' a rejuvenated piano stool brought down from her attic, where it had remained in useless oblivion since superseded at the piano by 'a more ambitious bench. "I cannot tell you what a comfort it is,"she explained. "I'm only pro- voked to think that I did not get it down sooner. I sit here in comfort and' arrange my hair as carefully as I' choose. Then I swing -round and scrutinize results from all angles. "No more scolding -locks for mother! Daughter is so delighted with this one improvement that she donated the cretonne cover." Even if vanity does not prompt a more careful toilet, every mother will appreciate the comfort this arrange- ment offers for tired feet. If the attic does not harbor one of these old swivel piano . stools, one can be bought al second-hand very cheaply. And inci- dentally let me add that such a stool is exceedingly handy in the kitchen as well. nOt tell you H exactly what was in my 'r'renorn naa got through to .the The portrait showed me errington s house on the telephone mind, yo with news of h a woman who- was in love," lie paused husband had the exclbimcd,t "Howl t rl- and laughed. "Iii love—and I know ribie1 How shocking!" he must have well enough that you are not in love been referring to John Merrington's with me.":loss of memory , Ruth clasped her knees with her ^'you see," Bradney continued, "I hands. She knew that her husband didn't `like to write to him or speak was conducting a cross-examination, on the 'phone in case he might be— She had listened to him, more than well, anyway, I thought it best to go once, when he had been trying to get and see him. He was out, but I saw the truth out of a witness. He never Mrs. Merringtoas." blustered or bullied. He was always, Again he paused, and Ruth, still quiet and gentle and sympathetic=' afraid to look at his face; stared at just like this. 'the fire, Why, she asked herself, had So you think I am in love with they telephoned to her husband? someone else, Alec?" she laughed. "Oh,, A most terrible thing has ha en. how absurd!" ' ed," said Sir Alexandervery slowly. He looked at her for a few moments uth turned her head aro last, saw without speaking. Then he said, "You her husband's face, and rose sharply - to her feet. A PRETTY APRON FOR "MOTHER'S HELPER." 4r2 11..111 4472. Figured percale in white and blue is here portrayed. The style is easy to develop and easy to adjust. The straps may be fastened to the belt with buttons or snap fasteners. The Pattern is cut in 5 Sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 years. A 12 -year size requires 2 yards of 2't -inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by the Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Adelaide Street. Allow two weeks for receipt of •pattern. THIS DOUGH WON'T STICK. The other day I saw my aunt knead- ing bread on a cloth -covered bread- board. I had never seen thisdone before, so asked her her reason for using the cloth. Theanswerwas that the cloth prevents the soft dough from sticking and it can be worked up much softer than on a floured board in the ordinary way. She said it was also splendid when cutting doughnuts,' as they stick so easily to a floured board, I and to be good should be very soft. The idea is not original, as she once saw the doughboards covered with cloth in a big doughnut factory.. The cloth cover is best made from a. large - ;size size flour sack, which is sewn into a tube to fit the doughboard; or sew tapes to a square a little larger tithes/it. doughboard and tie these so that "What is it, Alec?" she cried. "What has happened? "Poor Mrs Merrineton is dead," he answered gravely, "The police rang me up—they think there's something. wrong, I'm afraid—Ruth—" Sha w' 000 'lo him, and she caught at his sips end clung to it to save herr r fro -n frI r g. Fie held her up in his arms, and then he c -r•vl her to the sofa. (To be continued MInard's .Inlmeii le, Dandruff. �t(ff111MN* l wIewan Ami: ve wrinkles or sagging skin be-'. Mare she is sixty. Lifebtloy keepsthe ski - e yyoung The health odour vanishes quickly after use. LEVER BROTHERS. LIMITED. Toronto 1,bs4 ready to write a letter to them -I had forgotten many of the things I wished to tell them. Now, for a day or so before I write my letters I carry a paper in my pocket and from time t time, as I am about my work I jot down brief notes on different subjects which I wish to -write about. This enables me to writemuch longer let- ters and to Snake them more interest- ing. One of my correspondents laugh- ingly told me recently that my, letters were "as good as a newspaper."=G. T, TO . CLEAN THE MOP. If you use any of the patented wool- ly mops now on the market, whether for floors, walls or furniture, keep an old whisk broom hanging near the out- side door in order to give your dry mops their daily cleaning. Brushing removes the bits of lint and dust much more quickly and with less damage to the mop than the old-fashioned method of banging it on the porch rail. The lowest prloed tea is not the cheapest. A pound of "SALADA" yields more cups to the pound, and so much more satisfaction than ordinary tea, that it 1s really the most economi- cal to use. Cheap If They Cling Long. Wife—"'.hese clinging gowns are rather inexpensive." Hubby --"If they cling long enough no -doubt they are." Mlnard's. Liniment Heals Cuts. The long -familiar colored globes in the cloth will he smooth and stay in chemists' windows were first display- place.—Louise isplay-place: Louise E. ed by the Moorish druggists of Arabia and Spain. CLEANING OILCLOTII, i Oilcloth should never be scrubbed. A strong hive' of bees :will number If this is done the paint will quickly 60,000 insects. A queen bee is sup - be worn off. It should first be care- posed today about a million and a half .fully washed with a soft brush, to Te- eggs (hiring her lifetime. move all the dust and Girt, and then wiped with a large, oft cloth wrung - out in tepid (not hot). water. If it is very dirty it May be necessary to use a little soft seep, but this should be, done rarely, and on no account should soda be used. When it is dry wipe over with a cloth or sponge dipped in skint milk, which will brighten and preserve the colors and give it n pol- ish. After sponging with the milk dry with a cloth. WRITE INTERESTING LETTERS. Before I acquired the habit of mak- ing notes before writing my letters, they were, I am afraid, rather short and uninteresting. Very often while I was working I would think of some bit of news that I would like to tell "so and so," but by :the time I was ISSUE No. 38—'23. Nutritious Bananas. The producing power of the banana is forty-four times as great as that of the •potato. The dried fruit is readily converted into nutritious flour; it may be also manufactured Into sausages; beer can be made from it; while the skin can be turned into cloth, and the Juice made to do service either as inks or vinegar. 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Until, lie acquires the, power of, giving 'his' whole attention to what he is doing, his reading will be me- chanical, and the longer he reads the less attentive he will be to what he does read. Like other habits, the lack of attention, grows When Edmund Burke read 'a• book, he gave his attention to it as if he thought he should never see it again.. The result was that when he had fin- ished reading it, the book was his own. Not onlydid he absorb the book with one reading and thus strengthen his mind for other' work, but also he saved an immense amount of time that most people waste in reading the same thing again and again. Any book worth reading at all should be read with all the power of the mind con- centratedon it. In our own time 'there is danger of inattention in reading that did not prevail in older days, when books were. few. Men like Webster and Lincoln read a few great books and mastered them, but to -day; when we have so many books, we• are likely, to r everything and retain nothing. the mind becomes a junk shop literary rubbish, little of wh. worth the room it occupies. Itis the young man who cultivates the-' habit of attention and directs it to some of the really great books who can use hie mental powers to the fullest. Mere passive reading will soon wreck the memory and render the mind unable to think for itself. Rush- ing through a vast' number of books, many of which are shallow and evan- escent, and much newspaper stuff, highly seasoned with sensationalism, is sure to result in intellectual dyspep- sia. Almost better not read at all than to vitiate the mind in that way. it is better to read one good book well, with the attention almost burning holes in the pages, than to read fifty volumes with the mind on everything from football to the Milky Way. The question arises how best to con- trol the attention and force the mind to overcome or prevent waste of men- tal energy. Many rules have been given; memory systems have been de- vised. Some advise reading with pen- cil in hand and underscoring or mark- ing every important passage. That is all right in case you want to review the, book; by noting the important points you can go over in a few min- utes what required hours to read at first. But, that method isn't worth much in strengthening the habit of attention; on the contrary, the very fact that you intend to go over the matter again may have quite the op- posite effect. The thing you are after is to find some way of making the author's message your own at the first reading, and so eliminating the neces- sity of reading the book again. Although it may be impossible for the ordinary person to reach a point where repetition will be unnecessary, yet anyone can accomplish much if he tries. It is said that Macaulay could put his finger at•the top of a page he had never read and slowly moving it down the page to the bottom, could tell all the author had' said, and that one reading was sufficient. It shows what training will do, 0f course interest do an object arouses reflex attention, and some people never get beyond that kind; but the attention that counts in making a success of life is voluntary, and that kind is, the result of a strong will. So to strengthen the habit. of attention it is necessary also to exer- cise the will. One good way to cultivate attention in reading ie to form the habit of. studying an hour or so every day some subject for which you have a natural aversion, and then to force the mind to reproduce it. A student may dis- like Greek. Because he does dislike it he should force his attention to it, for in so doing he will find his greatest growth.- The power of attention' is strengthened by compelling it to con- centrate on difficult subjects, and especially on those that are disagree- ' I isagree`abl uses. fatMustard neutralizes the chness of foods and makes them l easier to digest. Mustard enables you to enjoy and assirnilate food. which otherwise would burden the digestiveoo�r�gans. t I as yx��c Ike, The Wear and Tear. "Ilow do you know Clarice is so popular?" Why, she buys liar hair ,sets by the gross.