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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1944-08-31, Page 7Outstandingly Good Sapphires and Diamonds DOROTHY by TROWBRIDGE CHAPTER 1 Margaret Horton was angry and disgusted. She grasped her golf stick firmly in both hands, and with neither preliminaries nor thought of direction swung it against the little white ball lying on the grass. Peggy's mind, however, was hot on golf. Her brows were furrowed, her body tense; her whole manner that of haste and excite- ment rather than deliberate con- centration. There was a sharp sound as the 'ballstruck and a sudden grinding of brakes. "What a day l" she murmured as she ran forward to see what dis- aster she had caused. She saw a low swung roadster standing in the road. A man was standing with Lis back to her, staring at the wind- shield. Peggy spoke in a shaking voice. "I'm awfully sorry. 1 hope no one's hurt." The man turned on her angrily, but lost some of his belligerency at the sight of an antagonist so un- deniably pretty. He smiled, and Peggy decided he looked rather nice when he smiled. "No, no one's hurt," he answer- ed. "I'm alone, and the non -shat tenable glass did its stuff. It looks funny, though, doesn't it?" It's a jumper season! 1 snake Pattern Pattern 4908 has button -clos- ing for back interest. Nice in plaid wool or velveteen; frilly blouse, Pattern 4908 conies in children's sizes: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Jun -iter, size 6, requires 1 yard 54 -inch. Blouse, yard 35 -inch. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Rooni 421, 72 Ade- laide St., West, Toronto. Write plainly size, name, address, style number. You Will Enjoy Staying At The ST. REGIS HOTEL wee ONTO to Every Roon, with Batt,, Show- er nod Telephone. • Sh,gle 52.50 up— Eoable, $3.110 op. ' ® Good .rood, Dining and Danc- ing Nightly. Sherbourne at Carlton Tel. RA, 4135 ISSliF 36-1944. Quickly, if awkwardly, Peggy climbed the old cedar fenee.. She had difficulty finding a footing through the clinging tendrils of honeysuckle that covered it. But at last she was up, and the boy, for he was scarcely more than that, helped her down. There were leaves on the gray tweed -of her skirt, and a splinter from the rail fence had broken a stitch in her green wool sweater. The brown braids of her hair, coiled about her head, were somewhat awry; but her brown eyes thanked him, and the uptilt of her little nose asked questions as she followed hint to the car. Silently they examined the maze of lines upon the surface of the glass. The boy broke the silence. "That was some wallop you gave that balk What were you doing? Prac- ticing for the golf tournament at Lockton? I'm on my way there now," Peggy shook her head. "No, I wasn't practicing for anything. I was trying to work off my temper." "Do you hit things, too, when you're mad?" he asked, growing friendlier in the discovery of a common trait. "I always do. It used to be my nurse—sometimes my own head—then other boys, and now the first thing that comes handy." Peggy smiled. "I don't believe I'm quite that bad. But when you've made a fool of yourself you've got to do something. So 1 took my driver and a pocket full of balls and just began banging them 'around." • "You don't look as if you'd ever make a fool of yourself," the young man told her, eyeing her appraisingly. "Now I do—often. That's one reason I'm on my way to Lockton. To forget I was a fool, The cause of my being a fool was a girl. I suppose yours was a man?" he asked. Peggy hesitated before answer- ing. "Yes, and no, There's no use , talking about it. I got myself in a mess, and that's all there is to it. But I hate being trade a fool of 1" she finished, bursting into angry tears. "Don't pay any attention to me. 1'11 be all right in a minute." "Sit down here on the running board and cry all you like. The girl I was engaged to was always crying when she got mad, which was pretty often, so I'nm used to tears. While you weep I'll intro- duce myself so you won't feel that you're crying with a stranger. I'm Harry Wilson—just graduated from Tale, No job, but the old man has enough, so I'm not worrying. IJntii yesterday I was engaged to a girl who is a honey, but spoiled to death, So atm I, only I admit it, and she won't. I got jealous be- cause some visiting guy was pay- ing her too much attention, and like a darn' fool I intimated that there was an out of town girl I thought was pretty -swell. She got sore and gave me back my ring and here I am trying manfully to imide my broken heart," With a final sniffle Peggy wiped her eyes and her nose, and smiled at him, "Don't," she pleaded. "1'm all through. I do feel better al- though Tui frightfully ashamed of myself," "Forget it," Harry advised. "'But go on and tell me your life his- tory. 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ILP✓ E1E05 241.1'4111Bilhf SOLDIER'S HOMECOMING One of *the incidents that makes a war a tragedy compounded of innumerable tiny personaldramas is caught by the camera in the photo above. It shows Lt. Nonet-Raisin of the Fighting French, being greeted by his wife as he returned home for the first time since, leaving in 1943 to join French forces in Africa. He Is wish an armoured division of French troops, now fighting in their home- land for the first time since France's fall. Peggy hesitated. She did not like talking about herself to strangers, but this boy had been so nice about the damage she had done to his car, and so tactful, she felt, about her outburst of tears. Anyway, there was a feeling of companion- ship, sitting here in the stillness of the country morning, gazing across the road into the meadow as they talked. It induced a mood for the exchange of confidences. The' Jersey cattle grazing in the green field raised their heads to stare at them in evident surprise. The bell on the lead cow made little silvery noises as she stood in the shade of one of the large oak trees, wisely chewing her cud, and waiting. The odor of honey- suckle mingled with that of the red Cherokee roses blooming along the roadside. "There isn't much to tell about me," Peggy said. "My name is Margaret Horton. I live with my grandmother in that house you can ' see through the trees." Harry rose from the running board and turned around, looked as she directed, at the old-fashioned Colonial house on a slight rise about two hun- • dred yards from the road, "I thought that must be the country club," he said, resuming his seat. "It loots like a swell place for a party. 'Won't you in- vite me sometime?" "If you can, send me your fam- ily history for several generations I'll invite you to my debut this fall." "Debut? 1 didn't know girls had those any more." "But I live with Gran," said Peggy. "Don't misunderstand me. She is the sweetest person in the world. But she still thinks that nice girls shouldn't go places un- chaperoned. They shouldn't go at all, in fact, until they have, made their debuts. The list for that party for this fall is now in the making, and I assure you all of the best families in several counties will be represented. But I won't know any of them. I've never been to the country club. I've never been out. with a boy except when I was in boartlishg school and spent week- ends eekends with other girls." Harry stared at her in amaze- ment. "Honest?" he. queried. (Continued Next Week) SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON SEPTEMBER 10 DAVID ANOINTED KING 1 Samuel 16: 1-5, 11-18 GOLDEN TEXT—Man look- eth on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7. Memory Verse: I love thee, 0 Jehovah. Psalm 18:1. Samuel Mourns For Saul • "And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Said, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil and go: I will send the to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided me a king among his sons." Samuel is now told that he must put aside his grief for Saul and to go forth to anoint him who is divinely chosen to be Israel's new king. "And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, "Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah." Sainuel's fear of Saul reveals that he knew only too well that in spite of Saul's confession of sin there was no Peaches For The Good Provider Ripe Peach jam To retain the rich, luscious fla- vor of peaches, snake sink that the fruit is fully ripe and add natural fruit pectin. The short -boil method of jam making means half -again more glasses and a perfect "set." If -these directions are carefully followed, you'll be assured of per- fect results: ' (Makes about 8 medium glasses) 31/ cups prepared fruit 4'd cups sugar, 1 box powdered fruit pectin: To prepare fruit, peel about 2% pounds fully ripe peaches; pit and grind or crush thoroughly. Measure sugar into dry dish and, set aside until needed, ' Measure prepared fruit into a 5 tel 5 -quart kettle, filling up last cup or frac- tion of cup with water if necessary. Place over hottest firs. ,\dd pow- dered .fruit pectin, mix well, and continue stirring until ' mixt, re comes to a hard boil. At once pour in sugar, stirring constantly. (To reduce foaming, % teaspoon but- ter may he added.) Continue stir- • ring, bring to a full rolling boil, and boil hard 1 minute. Remove from fire, skim, pour gniclely. Paraffin hot jam at once, Peach -Orange 'Marmalade 2 dozen large peaches, peeled ri oranges Juice of 1 lemon Sugar (21a as much as fruit) Cut the peel from three of the oranges into pieces. Cover with water and boil until tender. Drain anal -grind. Cut peachesand oranges (discard peel of other three) into. thin sliecss and add lemon juice. Measure and add' 2/3 of the amount of sugar. Boil rapidly un- til thick and clear. Pour into clean, hot jars and seal. hosen by ibousunds OF BUSY CANADIAN HOUSEWIVES Kellogg's cereals have an important place in Canada's • 11tchens—now, More than •ever. Appetizing anytime— for breakfast, lunch, between meal snacks. Add Savour to 'leftover' dishes, too! IIof GINGER FARM wry* C CHRONICLES Gwendoline By P. Clarke 11 Ona farm every season has its sounds. One could almost tell the time of year just by 'listening. In spring there is the hum of trac- tors, followed` by that character istic squeaking of discs and drills. In summer We hear mowers, wagon -wheels and hayloaders. And in late summer:and early fall the chug -chug -chug of the thresh- ing machines. It is a welcome - sound even though it adds to one's difficulties for a while. It is a sound that indicates the end of weeks and weeks of work and worry and foreshadows granaries well filled with feedforcattle and poultry for yet another year. • * • But as 1 said threshing has its problems, particularly with the present labour shortage. Farm Commandos have done wonderful work according to all accounts but it would hardly be reasonable to expect a city man to help 'at a threshing. It is bad enough for those who are used to it. And yet if the farmer goes himself—as he often has to these days—then the work at home is at a standstill even though . there may still be grain waiting to be cut. This hap- pens more frequently now than it used to because many thresliings are so much earlier than formerly. Early nmattiring spring grain, makes this possible. But all farmers do not favour early grain,- thus it sometimes happens that when Farmer Brown is ready to stook - thresh his early oats, Farmer Green is starting out to cut late oats. ,Starting out, yes, but that is - often as far as he gets. Once a - i threshing machine moves into a district there is no telling when it will move out and Harmer Greens oats stand waiting, be- come over -ripe, and if a ` storm happens to come along the chances are the field is left as flat as a towpath. - We have been lucky in that re- spect. Partner has had to stop for only .one -half-days's threshing. But there are other farmers who have been less fortunate, Some times I wonder why farmers living within a limited area don't get to- gether and thresh out their pro' blems as well as their crops. It should be possible for farmers in any district to agree on some sort of system whereby no over -ripe grain would be left standing while another. man's crop was being threshed out. Far be it front me to tell the men what to do but I often think that farmers as a class are inclined to take the attitude —"Each man for himself and the de'il take the hindmost" (It is more than likely Partner will tell me I am sticking: my neck out to express such an opinion. Maybe so, but after all the onlooker sees more of the game than the players.) And I feel, too, that if farm women had work which necessitated changing hands they would make a better job of it than the men. I 'don't know much about it but I have an idea that the old fashioned "bees" of by -gone days were pretty well organised, and arranged to suit everyone's convenience. Co-operation was really some- thing in those days. change of heart and Saul would even kill the Prophet of the Lord to -serve his own ends. Samuel Learns God's Will "And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what -thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom .1 name unto thee. Samuel was to learn God's will and sce whom of Jesse's sons was to be the Lord's anointed. God often reveals his will to us grad- ually. - "_And Samuel did that which Jehovah spike, and came to Beth- lehem .-anti he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice." Samuel assured the elders that the object of his visit was entirely peaceable. It was a religious service he was cone to perform and for this sacrifice the elders of Bethelehem, also Jesse and his sons, were called upon to sanctify, themselves by washing their bodies and their garments as was the custom before the bless- ing of the sacrifice. David' Is Anointed "And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? . and Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he." When ' there is beauty within the soul it is re- flected in, the countenance, and with such God is well pleased. Be- fore Samuel stands God's choice, David the shepherd boy, a youth beautiful without and within,, and Samuel is instructed to anoint hint. "Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his :brethren: and the spirit of Jehovah cane mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ram - alt,"' The .external rite of anoint- ing was here accompanied by an inner experience of the Holy Spirit who now came upon David for the. first time. Chinese Etiquette In China and some other Orien- tal countries it is considered a -breach of etiquette for a person to omit taking off his spectacles in greeting and talking to another Nothing is more depres- sing than headaches.... Why suffer?.,.Lambly's t will give instant relief. Lambfy'sisgood forest, �• ache, toothache, pains in 2'l9 back, stomach, bowels. ,Wead' a LAMBLY'S HEADACHE. POWDERS 14 MACDONA BRI Cc444444 1.4 co r;