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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-12-12, Page 6The Quality Tea 1ALANA' ORANGE PEKOE TREASURE OF THE SEA By George E.,Walsh SYNOPSIS CHAPTER XVI: Captain Bedford recovers his reason. Ms practiced eye quickly discerns an Island. By careful maneuvering they bring the sohooner safely into a cove on the island. CHAPTER XVII A noise from the cabin inter- rupted, and Rose turned swiftly. "It's Father. He needs me." Dick remained on the deck, watching the tantalizing object with new interest. Rose suddenly came out of the cabin, and approached him in great agitation. He reyes were glistening, and her whole face seemed aflame with some powerful emotion that transformed her into a radiant crea- ture. "Dick," she called eagerly before reaching his side. "Dick, it's hap- pened—the miracle! I can hardly believe it, but—" She stopped, trembling all over, her hands clasped in the attitude of prayer. H1 was by her side instant- ly, more startled by her happiness than by any fear that he had seen written there before. "What is it, Rose?" he asked anx- iously, catching one of her flutter- ing hands in both of his. "It's Father," she breathed softly. "Is he—is he—dead?" The question came out befor the had time to think—abruptly, and without premeditation, "Dead!" she repeated, and then laughed softly. "Dead! Nol He's just conte to life. He's sane again, Dick. He knows me—remembers everything! He's—he's—" The tears bubbled from her eyes and rolled down her cheeks; but they were the tears of joy and relief and not of fear or desperation. Dick held one eland and supported her trembling forst with an arm. "I'nt silly!" she laughed hysteric- ally, ysteriaally, smiling through the tears. "But I can't help itt And I don't care! I can cry for happiness, can't I?" He barely resisted the tempta- tion to sweep her into his arms and kiss the pouting lips. "Come," she added a moment later, clutching his arms. "Come and see the miracle." * * Int the cabin Dick found a much changed man lying on the bed where he had helped put him the night before. The feverish red had died out of the face, and the eyes, inspecting him critically, were as sane as any man's. The blow of the Carib's bludgeon had restored to Captain Bedford his reason. Rose had partly prepared him for meet- ing Dick by explaining briefly the series of events that bad taken place while his mind was under a cloud. He extended a hand sud- denly, and said: "Ye've saved my little girl's life, I understand. Then—then ye can count on me as an everlastin' friend." "I don't know what Rose's been telling you, Captain, but I'll bet she never told you how she saved my life. Let me tell you." * * * The girl placed a hand before his lips, but he removed it, and went into details of their adven- tures that she had either omitted or slurred over. At the end, Cap- tain Bedford sat up. "I reckon now," he said, "I'm all cured. That little girl o' mine's just like—just like her mother." "Then her mother must have been a wonder," smiled Dick. "She was!" was the solemn re- tort. The captain struggled to his feet despite Rose's protestations, "No, I ain't goin' to lie stere any more," be added. "I got to get on deck. Ye've had enough on yer hands, daughter. Now it's my turn. Reck- on I'm well enough to take a watch," Protesting and laughing through • tears of pure happiness, she helped him dress, and then with an arm in one of his led him on deck, Dick felt his assistance was superfluous, for the old sea veteran seemed as strong and vigorous as if nothing had happened. He permitted Rose to pamper and direct him, but not without a twinkle in his eyes. "I got to endure it, I reckon," he remarked to Dick. "She thinks I'm a baby, and-" "You've been sick, Father, and-" 'But I ain't any ,tore!" he blurt- ed out vigorously. If I had- that mutinous crew or that Captain Tecu I'd treat 'em to somethin' they wouldn't forget. I ain't forgot how to use my fists." He clenched them to emphasize his words. Despite his boast, how- ever, he was a little unsteady on his feet, and walked like a man un- der the infuence of liquor. He clutched at the rail and stared across the sea. "Where's that lugger?" he de- manded, truculently. "Over there," replied Rose, pointing, Until then none of them had glanced in the direction of the puz- zling object that had caused them so much debate, but when their eyes focussed on it now they gave a little start. Captain Bedford grunted and. recovered his voice first. "Ye call that a ship!" he snorted. "Great Je o-sophat, ain't ye got eyes! That's lands An island! He glanced with eyes of scorn at the others, but they were so ab- sorbed in their discover,' they never heeded it. During their ab- sence below, the freshening wind had driven the derelict so close to the object that naked eyes could snake it out plainly. * * * It was an island rising abruptly front the sea—not one or your cor- al -girt, palm -fringed islands of the tropics, but of rock -buttressed headland that caught the breaking surf and hurled it back shattered into foam, Perhaps a mile or two in width, and fifty feet high, it offered a safe asylum for ship- wreciced sailors in the stormiest weather, could a safe landing be effected. "We're drifting straight toward the island," Dick remarked. "In a couple of hours we'll reach it. Any danger of being wrecked on these rocks'?" "If we could work around to the other side o' the island," muttered the skipper, "we'd be safer." After much awkward and diffi- cult manoeuvering, they brought the ship to safety in a sheltered cove. It was apparent that the sea shelved abruptly downward at the base of the cliffs, and so long as the schooner kept a few yards away from the wall of rocks she was safe from all harm unless a storm broke. This was not likely to occur for some days for the wind had blown itself out in the two recent tempests. * * * Captain Bedford was anxious to begin making repairs so the Betty could sail out of her prison at the earliest possible time. "We can't reckon on more'n a week of fine weather," he said, "An' we got about all we can do to get off afore .that." Dick's curiosity to land on the island and survey the scene from the top of the cliffs was greater than , any fear of future disaster. "I'm going ashore," he announced, "What fur?" growled the skipper. "Ye won't see .anythiir' but water an' an island, an' ye can see them here." "The island may be inhabited on the other side," Captain Bedford snorted. "Ye expect to find a hotel an' a ship waitin' to take ye home " Dick shook his head and laughed. "No, but I'in curious to climb up there and get a look. I won't be gone long. When he was near the summit, he increased his pace, eager to get a glimpse over the top. To Be Continued. NO HOME TO GO TO For the past three months, Mrs. Constance Moser and her children, Philip, three,'and Gail, five, have been sleeping in their car (above) because they have been unable to find a home.' Mrs.. Moser is the widow of an ex -Marine private. Modern Etiquette Bje Roberta Lee 1. Should the relatives of a.widow or divorced woman use "Mrs." be- fore her name when sending out invitations or announcements for her second wedding? 2. If a hotel employee, or taxi driver, demands a larger tip than the one offered, should one com- ply? 3. How many courses should the menu for a formal dinner contain? 4. When one has been invited to a wedding, is it obligatory to call on the bride anad bridegroom as soon as they return from their honeymoon? 5. Is it necessary for a woman to remove her glove in order to shake hands? 6. Is it proper to use only the initials on personal calling cards? Answers: 1. No. .2. No; the amount of the tip is entirely optional. 8. Five or six courses, with coffee. 4.' Yes, soon after the date given on their announcement as the tune when they will be "at home." 5, No. 6. The full name should lie used. No Rice Pudding Due to generally favorable wea- thei and replanting of acreage abandoned during the war, the world rice output this year is greater than last year. However, be- cause crops in former exporting countries are still small, the quafit- ity of rice available fol world•trade in 1947 is expected to continue at current low levels. .u.N We.(20t. Now, you can have an oblong doily and a round doily . . , in ttic same design. Wonderful combina- tion for buffet, dresser or table. Yes, it'syour first -place favorite that so -simple pineapple desigr. Pattern 550 has directions, Laura Wheeler's new, improved pattern makes needlework so sim- ple with its charts, photos, concise directions. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for .this pattern to the Needlecraft Dept., room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly PAT. TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. ISSUE 50-1146 Do Not. Force Southpaw To Use Right Hand Dr. James F. Bender, New York psychologist, warns parents not to "convert junior into a' dextro - sinistrad". A dextro -sinistrad, he explains, is merely a natural left-hander who has been cajoled or forced into us- ing his right hand. Dr. Bender de- clares that forcing a shift may re- sult in serious mental disturbances. He says that 30 per cent of the children in the United, States are born left-handed, but that through interference by parents or teachers only five per cent grow up that way. According to• the psychologists, each human is born with a domin- ant side. The left side of the brain controls the right side of, the body, and the right side of the brain the left side of the body. When a switch is forced, there is a distur- bance in the balance and "almost anything bad may result." In spite of the fact that this is a right-handed world at present, Dr. Bender reassures parents that there is no reason why they should be disturbed by left-handedness in their children. The natural "dom- inant side" should be allowed to - govern, Sunday School Lesson Christian Love Builds Brotherhood Philemon 4-20. Golden Text.—Now the Lord is the spirit; and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. — 2 Corinthians 3: 17. Pardon by Paul Philemon was a very prominent man of lofty and exemplary Chris - Though a slave -owner he was a than of fifty and exemplary Chris- tian character, Onesimus was a slave of Phele- mon and apparently had been guil- ty of some dishonesty toward his master and had fled to Rome. Hear- ing that Paul was there he went to hear hien preach. Onesimus was converted by Paul's preaching as Itis master had been in the old Elthesian days and thus became Paul's child whom he had begotten in his "bonds". Now Paul is send- ing him back to his master for him to decide what to do with him. The Roman law was very severe regarding runaway slaves but Paul knew that Phelemon, as a Christi- an, would act justly. Paul would have the right "to- enjoin" Phile- mon with "all boldness" to do the "befittipg thing," but with chat- acteristic tact and courtesy he be- seeches rather than commands. "A Brother Beloved" Great was Paul's love for this runaway slave who had been born again by his preaching, and lvon- derful his tenderness toward him: Paul speaks of him as "my child" and as "the faithful and beloved brother," Onesimus had done wickedly in robbing Philemon and running away hut God had made even that to work for good for Philemon and for the salvation of Onesimus. would now be infinitely more valu- able to Philemon as a "brother be- loved than as a "slave". Jesus "Paid All' Paul takes all of Onesimus' obli- gations'to Philemon upon Himself. rs the Lord (esus has tai -en all of our obligations to God upon Himself, sind God has consented. ,Onesimus had no need to meet Philemon now, as much as he had sinned against him; and we need now have no fear of meeting God: Jesus had assumed the full measure of our itttichtcdncss to God,. He '"paid it all.". PRODUCTION, NOT PURCHASING POWER, KEY TO PROSPERITY, B OF'. M PRESIDENT „,,ASSERTS Deposits At Peak, Near 13/4 B1111ofi `flollars 100,000 New Accounts To Total 11/2 •Million INCREASE IN LOANS REFLECTS WAR -TO -PEACE TRANSITION Montreal, Dec. 3.—One of . the "immediate and urgent tasks" confronting Canadians is to put a sound foundation of production under the present high level of purchasing power,.` George W. Spinney, C.M.G., president of the Rank of Montreal, said at the recent 129th annual meeting of the bank. At the sante lneetieg, the bank's .general manager, B. C, Gardner, re- viewed the progress ,of the bank during the year and revealed that demand for banking `services had reached unprecedented levels. De- posit "accounts had increased by 100,000 during the year to reach 1,500,000 or 40 pen cent more than in. 1030. • Mr, Spinney expressed guarded confidence in the ability of Canada to meet economic conditions of the future; but added that he noted a number of popular beliefs about • such conditions which now were "an absolute hindrance to a clear- sighted appreciation of the funda- mentals of progress and welfare." He gave as. one such belief "the still prevalent idea that purchasing power rather than production is the main spring of employment, income and material well-being. Money is, after all, a claire on the productive resources of the community . . We callnot, as a people, become wealthier simply by obtaining more money .for produc- ing the same or less ... no device or formulacan producewealthand well-being without work, enterprise and the assurance of. reward." Discussing the fact that millions of man -days of production had been lost during the past year,.. Mr. Spin- ney said that "iso one sector of this complex unity called Canada can suffer without all other elements feeling the pinch. We have a vested interest in each other's well-being." Questions High Taxation Speaking of taxes, Mr. Spinney said "I suggest that the concept of high taxation as an anti-inflationary measure in peacetime may be far from valid . . . Wartime taxation was an important weapon in the fight against inflation. Be: have we not already more than a little evi- dence that high taxation- in peace- time is likely to have an entirely opposite .:effect?" Of social security measures, Mr. Spinney said he believed that a cer- tain amount of social security plan- ning had a place in the Canadian economy, but that if it is to sup- plant the personal integrity that goes hand in hand with providing for one's future. "then I believe that we will tend to become soft" so that both incentive to enterprise and capacity for effort will be,seri- ously undermined. "It is good," he said, "to stand on one's own • feet—good for the individual and good for the national General Manager's Address En his report, Mr. Gardner told of deposits at a new year-end high of $1,736,000,000, an increase of $123,000,000 over the previous year. He expressed the view that this growth was "a tribute ' the thrift and common sense of our people, and a strong bulwark against the inflationary. potential' of an increas- ed money supply." Transition -. from wartime to - peacetime products, n was reflected in the higher level of commercial loans, Mr. Gardner said. andadded that"current loa,.s d discounts in Canada at $077,000,000 compare with $202,000,000 at October 31, 1045: This represents a general and diversified increase in advances: to' manufacturers, merchants, builders, farmers and primary, producers. "The volume of personal loans has shown considerable expansion reflecting the -increased availability of civilian goods and the resump- tion of normal family living. This includes a substantial number of loans to veterans to assist in their plansfor rehabilitation." The General Manager observed that many branches were suffering from lack of adequate space but indicated that, although certain measures had been taken during the past year, the full program of the bank would not be put into oper- ation until the urgent need for housing, particularly among the veterans, had been met. Commenting on the work done by the Bank of Montreal staff dur- ing and since the war, Mr. Gardner said, "It is our constant aim and endeavour to ensure that our employees are compensated fully as well'. as those in comparable positions in industry and com- merce. While in recent years our policies have been subject to the limitations of wartime controls, the salaries of individual members of the staff, are reviewed' and increased periodically in recognition of effi- cient service and advancing re- sponsibilities." Black Squirrel Is Easily Tamed But He's a Pest The Canadian squirrel is an en- gaging little cuss especially the black variety. The black squirrel is a venturesome fellow and easily tasted. He learns quickly that he can cadge a pretty good living by snaking up to humans and that a nut in the hand is worth two got the .hard way, says the Ottawa Journal.- They ournal.They make friends wherever they go—except among bird lovers, who have much evidence that the squirrels destroy nests, break eggs and throw baby birds out to die. Those aren't nice tricks, but there is a tendency to excuse them just because the black squirrel will eat from one's hands and amuses the children. The cruel fact is that those who best know their natural life agree that the squirrel is a pest and a nuisance. The red species is the worst, but the cut little lilack or gray squirrel also has a broad streak of destructive savagery. He has nice ways with humans, but they are a cloak for expected bene- fits and they do not change his. nature. One of our friends tells us she had raised a patch of very excel- lentt corn in her garden and was very proud of it. On a certain evening site decided the cobs had reached the right state of perfec- tion and that on the marrow the family would eat them. But the squirrels, who evidently had also been watching the patch, caste to the same decision and in the morn- ing early they ate or destroyed every cob! Sugar Crop Cut Australia's sugar crop this .sea- son will be more than 100,000 tons less than last year because of the,. drought in Queensland. Inn 11: 111• t,,i,1, \1:,1 Ing Al 1'l,l2ON'i /l "•.. 1 ,cry Itoenl. K9tb INnl, !.bolscr, and 1I'elepbnne • Single, 52.50 nn— ooubie. gia.50 ap • hood Pond Dining mid .Dane. Inn Ninhl,ly SI,erboorne nl Carlton Tel. It A., 4155 The St. Regis Hotel ROOMS BEAUTIFULLY punwisRT'.D $1.50 up HOTEL METROPOLE NIAGARA. FALLS 01'I', C.N.R. 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