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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1945-05-10, Page 7gsaJade 7.. By MARY IMLAY TAYLOR CHAPTER XVIII Fosdick went to Burleson's office the next day in a rare puzzle. He had been called tip at home the night before and told to find Mark Grant and tell him to meet him there. Burleson met hint calmly enough, "Sit down," he said lacnnacally,and then: "You got Grant, you say? Well, he's late." Fosdick grinned. He ddin't want to come," Burleson nodded. "Very likely!" Then he pushed a broken green jade head, bearded and saturnine, toward the lawyer. "Keep that, Fosdick; you'll need it." Fosdick picked it up and looked it over curiously; he was begin- ning to think that his friend's mind was affected, "Health's bad enough," he thought; "got water on the brain, I'll bet a dollar! But he put the jade god's head down with a gingerly touch, "I remember. Used to squat on your table. How did you break it?" Burleson looked at it bleakly; he was gray as ashes today. "I smashed it. Temper. Fosdick, once in awhile I break out, It's rotten, but it's a fact. It's the second time I've pitched that accursed jade god; I wish I'd smashed it to be- gin with!" "Ilumph!" Fosdick poked it with his long bony forefinger. "Where did you get it anyway?" "Grant Barton gave it to ane." + y • "Eh?" The old lawyer straight- ened up, suddenly his eyes met the 41,6e1Pflicela, Smart fashion houses are showing band -knit accessories for Spring. &fake this hat and bag set to accom- pany y 1 it suits and dresses, Everyone admires the handsome cable stitch; hat and bag can be knitted in cotton. Pattern 613 con- tains directions; stitches. Send twenty cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly pat- tern number, your name and ad- dress, Headache Nothing is more depres• sing than headaches... Why suffer?...Lambly's 't will give instant relief,.' 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Then he heard a -door open and looked around, A clerk was showing Mark Grant into the sanctum, Fosdickstaredatthe young titan with a feeling that he could not define; itcertainlycould not be admiration far a criminal, or even toleration, yet -he had to ad- init -- reluctantly — that Mark's very presence in the room was like a rush of fresh air in achoking at inosphere. There was something in his size, in his clean-cut face and clear eyes, that was reassuring; his guilt never appeared upon the sur- face. Burleson, too, was studying the newcomer, and no one spoke until Mark broke the silence. "You sent for ate." • Burleson nodded. "Sit down," he said in a voice that struck Fosdick at once as singular; he looked • around at him sharply. "Thank you; I'll stand, I'm go- ing out of town almost at once," Mark retorted shortly. Then his eye fell on tlic broken jade bead on the desk and the blood leaped into his face. ,"Is it about that?" he asked quickly. "Yes," Burleson replied quietly; "you're right about it; I could have cleared you; your uncle gave that to me after you'd left him;" * • * Mark's face hardened. "I was sure of itl You'll state that now, Mr. Burleson?" - Burleson smiled oddly. "That's why I sent for you. I can do more than that," — Ile paused an instant, staring in front of him — then he went on coldly; your uncle gave it to me. After that we quarreled. You know the things Grant Barton said when he was angry? He said too many of theft; I lost my tem- per and flung the jade god iii his face. It struck his temple and killed hint instantly." - "Good God!" Fosdick's violent surprise made hint collapse in his chair, but neither Matk nor Burle- son flinched. "I always felt you knew some- thing," Mark said bitterly; "and you let me suffer!" "I let things got" Burleson drummed on the arms of his chair with nervous fingers. "The whole thing happened in a minute; -I didn't expect to hit him.. To my utter antazemet)t he went down like lead," Fosdick rallied his powers now; he sat up. "Why, in God's name, didn't you tell it at once? It was unpremeditated — in a puarrel!" * * * Burleson nodded- coldly. "Grant- ed! But a man doesn't think clear- ly in such a case' at once. I was horror stricken, naturally; was go- iilg to call a doctor, but I felt of hila he u'as stone dead! 1t was the most amazing thing; it knocked me out." He leaned back in his chair, passing his hand quickly over his face. There was a moment's pause; in it they both heard Mark's hard drawn breath, "I picked up the jade god and put it in my pocket; God knows why! I've never got rid of it since; it's been there grinning at ate. Then, by chance, Barton's nephew was accused." Burleson turned to Mark, `You were a boy; there wasn't evidence enough to hang you - my wife -anti 5011 were alive; a scandal like my trial would have killed her — well, you know the end; I yielded to temptation; I was silent," "Yes," said \lark slowly; "I've known fifteen years of your silence! And you meant to let it go on — I'ni sere of that!" he turned and stood looking down at the old man,, his youth splendid nod in the flush of its vindication.-"I'i11 "inno- centc you'll have to matte ft good now," he cried; "but why — do you admit it?" (To- Be Continued) • HAT -CI -IA TRANSPORTATION CRISIS SOLVED Double or nothing for Richard and Grace Meek, twins, of Bristol, England. Here they celebrate their double wedding' with a piggy- back iggyback race down the village street. Richard, left, a Royal Navy -sea- man, carries his bride, Edna Smith, while Grace graces the back of her new husband, Frederick Budge. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke • • • * • Yesterday I called at the newly installed frigid locker plant in our nearby -town, Opening our own locker I took out two frozen packages of meat and took them hone. They were already for the oven yet we had no part in the preparatory work of the meat, We had neither butchered, made the sausage or cured the hams. And I thought as I drove home how greatly living conditions have changed for nearly all farm people, A hundred years ago—or even fifty, farm folk prided themselves on their self-sufficiency. On near- . ly every farm butchering was part of the winter's work. Farah wo- men baked their own bread, churn- ed their own butter, carded their own wool, later making it into homespun blankets and heavy eldtTiIr -`Delivery of goods was almost unheard of—except for the occasional travelling salesman. Yet with all the hard work and lack of conveniences large famil- ies were raised and a tough breed of men were left to carry on the old traditions. * * is Now, in spite of modern conveni- ences around the home, the maj- ority of farm folcs are almost as dependant upon outside help as anyone in the city. We pay to have work done. which was form- erly regarded as part of the day's work. We pay to have butcher- ing done; we store the meat in lockers instead of -the old brine barrel. We pay for processing and smoking, in fact all we do for our- selves is cook the meat and eat And, in regard to other provis- ions, In many districts bread, groc- eries and butter are delivered right to our door. • * And now something has cropped up, in our local paper I noticed the town Council had given Per- mission to an applicant for the erection of a chicken killing plant. I said to Partner—"What is the idea of that ... do you suppose Donald Saunders poses proudly wearing one of New York Mayor LaGuardia's famous broad -brim- med hats, which 1.nzzoner sent up to the Air Transport Command's Goose Bay, Labrador base, where 12 -year-old Donald is a kitchen worker. Topper was later auc- tioned off for benetgt of the Red Cross, Princess' lines to slim you, ruffles to make you pretty, buttons to fasten brislcly down the side. Pat- tern 4731 adds up to easy sewing. Leave ruffles off if you prefer. Pattern 4731 conies in sizes 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20; 90, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, Size 16, 3h yards 85•inch. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. to Room 421, 73 Ade- laide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly size, 0001e, address, style number. the fellow intends running a plant for custom killing?" "Maybe," atlswered Partner, "But I know one thing -1f we can't pick our own chickens we'll quit raising them." Well, that was Partner's reac- tion, mainly, I suppose, because the idea was new. B"en at that, there might be a time when we shall be only too glad to tape ad- vantage of just such a plant. * * * What 1 am driving at is this; in this age of specialized jobs, when we can have almost every kind of work done for us—if we wait long enough— is the pendulum swinging too far the other way? By beiug less self-reliant are we progressing or regressing? That, by the way, might be a good sub- ject for debate, * * * Certainly `chile the labour short- age must still he contended with, _ the more one can get done with outside help the better. Aud per- haps after the war, when home freezing units become a part of many farms, home butcherin e; will stage a comeback. Person- ally, not being a descendant of pioneer farming stock, I am well content to let someone else wrestle with pigs' heads, sausage making and all the fuss and muss that goes with butcherieg. But then I'm a lazy farmer's wife. I admire the skill and hard wort: that goes into these jobs but I don't want to do them myself. No sir, after twenty-five years of doing my shore at pretty nearly everything there is to "db on a farm I am all for the soft spots—that is after -- the war. That is why I am so glad there is some hope of getting hydro at last. However, " getting the hydro is one thing—getting things to woric with is something else again. Has anyone got a washing machine in 0014 storage? It.so I - would be very glad to warm it up once a weelc. Right now my electrical equipment. Is limited to an iron and a pair et curllug tongs. That is about on a par with the time I was quarried when all 1 hall in my "hope chest" was a pair of stockings and a meat grinder. 5 * V1re11, the weather has turned warm again and onto more we are thinking. about spring work. Last week when it was 86 cold we thought we were back to win- ter again. One morning i went out and found the daffodil buds absolutely stiff with frost and the flowers that were in bloom flat on the ground. I thought that was the end of them. To my surprise it wasn't. The flowers perked right %Ship" SAT -SLEEP -? 057d 111u IMAM €t-COMPi.er WAtuid ,0 1'nalet Form Sear)ATALI PJP'a!!4 5'T©RES PP ,33.4 LAN TEA up again andthebuds are now in full bloom, Today we let the chickens out for the first time and what a time they are having! I am very pleased with my little wee pullets—so pleased that I don't think "I shall ever want mixed chickens again. They eat less, grow faster, and do better in every way when they are free from being bossed around by greedy little cockerel brothers. - How Can I( ? ? By Anne Ashley Q.IIow can I remove oil stains from leather? A. By dabbing the spots care- fully with spirits of sal ammoniac. .After allowing it to remain for awhile, wash with clean water. If necessary, repeat the treatment, but be careful not to injure the color of the leather. How can I tighten a chair rung? A. Insert some furniture glue, tie it securely, and place aside for a few days. One lose rung is fre- quently followed by a collapse of the whole chair. Q.. How can I remove raindrop spots from new kid gloves? A. Do not allow them to dry, but while still on the hands and damp, go over them gently with a damp cloth, and it will leave no spots. Q. How can I save time when cleaning the. bird cage? A. Cut eight or ten thicknesses of Heavy white paper and place at the bottom of the canarys cage Every morning a sheet can be removed, leaving a nice clean floor his will save muds cleaning of the cage. Q. How can I easily shell pecans? A. It will 'be easy if boiling water is poured over them. Let their remain in the water for about a half hour, and when cracked the r. e-ets can be removed with no trouble,. Princess Elizabeth Subaltern In A.T.S. The decision to give Princess Elizabeth a commission in the A.T.S. as a second subaltern, with the intention of being trained as an officer -driver, is in Keeping with the admirable plans the Icing and Queen have made for the Princess' education throughout, comments the London Spectator. But it is, of course, much more than that, for since she reached her 181h birthday last April, Prin- cess Elizabeth has been in a posi- tion to make her own decisions, and thele can be no doubt that this is one u1 tient. The Princess has been an active, and indeed ardent, member of the Sea -Scouts, and it was inevitable that she - should want to identify herself in some way with the war service it. which so many hundreds of thousands ce her future subjects of her own age are engaged. And though there .is, so far as I know, no precedent for such activities on the part of an Eng- lish princess, certainly of an Eng- lish princess who is heir -presump- tive, Princess E-lizabeth is in fact doing in the ,Army just what her father and grandfather did in the Navy, Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee 1. When inviting a man and a woman to dinner at a restaurant, should a woman give the money to the man and aslc hint to pav the bill? 2, Is it necessary that -a house guest always consult the hostess before accepting some outside invi- tation? - 3, If a divorcee retains her hus- band's surname !tow should she be known? 4, When a couple are engaged to be married, is one ever invited to some social affair without inviting the other? 5. When walking with .a woman wlio is carrying an umbrella, should a man offer to hold it for her? 6. What fruits should be served whole, without removing the skins? 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