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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1945-10-11, Page 7Outstandingly Good
LOUIS ARTHUR 'CUNNINGHAM
CHAPTER XIX
After a moment he set her down
and led her to the armchair, Ile
stood above her, looking soberly
'at her, -Then he sat iu a chair
facing her,
1 fooled you, didn't I?"
"Not—oh, not for long."
"You mean you were fooled but
you woeldn't admit it. No dis-
grace, you know, I've fooled even
cleverer and deadlier ones than
you. A whole crew of thein are
behind hers now because they
were fooled. You just wattled to
believe in me, didn't you?"
"Yes, Michel." The old eyes
were fond.. "You were ahvays a
devil, but I always loved you."
"Gently, darling. Don't go all
soft en me now."
"I could have killed .you when
—when you struck your brother."
"Do yeti think I laved it? I
had never hated my job so much
as I did that night. But mark this,
if I hadn't poked old Roger one.
Kehl would have shot hint dead.
I had to do !t."
"Something, like that came to sue
afterward, when I tried to think
it all out. But there were so many
things—there are still so many.
those little children, Pol Martin
and Rosine, started it—"
"Ah, the little Morpius. i re-
member those cute little monkeys
M St. Como, in France, during the
blitz. I used to have rare fun with
them-"
"You used to -but they hated
you! The); found your picture on
my dreser and the little girl knock-
ed it down and stamped upon it
one day,"
"Eh! Oh,- I see what you mean.
they were stamping on Oberlieu•
tenant Faber. It was Bonhomme
Fricot they used to like so neuch.
I taught then that old rondeau
we used to sing when we were
kids. You know—Bobsoir, Nigaud.
Bonsoir, Fricot—grand song."
"How could you be Oberiieutcn-
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ant Faber and. Bunhonnite 'Tricot
both, leilehel?They saw You go hi -
to the old man's cottage, heard
shots, saw you some out—and
yotr were laughing. That was
*hat they hated."
"The devil! They were around
the hut that day then! I have it
iow. You sec, it Was like this? The
parachutist they saw go into the
hut was not the one they saw
come out."
"You mean that you—"
"I mean that he was going to
pop me off with his Luger, so I
popped him with nine. I had -to
get out of there anyway and that
poor devil seemed to be sent right
from heaven. 1 cut off a lot of hair
and whiskers, changed outfits with
him and left the but. And yes,
1 guess I was smiling, 1 even had
the Iron Cross,"
"The childreu looked itt the shut
and saw Bonhnime Fricot, as they
thought. lying dead. Then the
,planes came over and the hut
caught fire—"
".\nd they wept for Bonliouune
Fricot. I had a job to do around
St. Couto—hence the nfasqucrade
there. I've been some queer things
in my time, duchess—"
"Iran believe it." Tlie old lady's
eyes were admiring now. He was
iter boy Michel. He was a great
Man, a brave man. Ile did work
of the greatest importance. A cap-
tain, no less. A British agent. Cap-
tain Michel Fabre, "What hap-
pened after you left St. Couto,
Michel? How did you land here?"
"It was all planned. 1 got my-
self captured by the British and
was shipped to England. My owl
chiefs had been praying for just
such a chance as was given to us
then—my knowledge of German,
Heidelberg, even the saber cut. Sa-
pristi! It was if made to order.
They put me next to Manfred
Kelil. I stayed next to him all
the way to Canada. Together
we engineered the escape. Philib-
ert was the nearest place we could
gat a car. The only time I weak-
ened was when I knew I had to
come here. I hated that, Tante
Mints. You will never kltow how
much I loathed it. To see you all
after so long, and to sec the look
on your faces—well, it was my
job. I had to do it. In the. States
Kehl took use to the people we
w. were seeking. They arc now in
jail. So is Ile."
"You're a fine boy, Michel, ,A
splendid boy. Now—" the old lae
dy's voice was very soft and gentle
—note why, after conning to Phi-
libert thought, were you going
away without a word to me or to
anyone?"
*
"Well, I—" he fidgeted in his
chair. His cheeks grew red. There
was nothing now of Obei•lieuten-
ant Faber; he was only a boy
whose cherished secret is found
out. "All these explanations, he
mumbled. "A lot of damned rot.
I planned to write to you or—
or see you later"
"Captain Faber," Madame grin-
ned at him slyly. "You wouldn't
try to fool your aunt, would you?"
Michel smiled resignedly. "I
know it's no Ilse. 11 you must
know it anyway—I did not want
to horn in an Roger's wedding.
You see, 1—"
"You happen to be in love with
' the girl he is about to marry."
The blue eyes stet her dark
bright stare steadily, gravely.
"Yes," he said,
"And she is in love with you."
lie shook his head. "Oh, no, she
is not in love with me."
"Brut 1 tell" you I know she-"
"1 am no fool, )madame, If she
is in love with me, how does she
happen to he going up the altar
steps with Roger?"
"Yon were always a stubl•orn
mule, Michell. You just .said you
fooled us all—" •
"Not you! 1 did,t't fool you, did
I? You went on believing in rhe,
did you not?" '
(To Be Continued)
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Peanut hulls have beveme the
source of a new material Women's
handbags, chair pacts, 'wallboard,
floor covering's, furniture panels.
shoes, and felt hats are a few of
the products that have been dr' e!-
oped from the new material,
TRIM TALKS
Lunch Box Ideas
T11.4 school lunch box is clown
from the pantry shelf, neatly pack-
ed
acked and off toschool again, With
lunches, the problem of the butter.
ra tion re turns -^everyone knows.
how sandwiches literally "eat up"
the butter, The home economists
of the Dominion Department - of
Agriculture suggest a -few "tried
and true" ways of making the
most of a little.
Soften the butler but do not
melt. Salad dressings, cream.
cheese 'or prepared mustard, by
themselves, are good for spread-
ing bread. To stretch butter com-
bine it with mustard, chili sauce,
.catsup, chopped onion, chives,
parsley or horse -radish. Jam or
jelly sandwiches - can be' spread
with cream cheese.
15 'milk is provided at school,
why not use the thermos for a
hot soup ora stew, home baked
beans, spaghetti or a chowder?
Grand hot dishes for cold days!
The meat shortcake recipe given
below snakes a dinner_ dish that is
tasty and ration -wise. It is good
cold too and carries well in the
lunch box.
Meat Shortcake
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
011 3 1/3 cups sifted pastry
flour
4 level teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons Balt - -
1/3 cup fat
191, cups milk
Mix and sift dry ingredients.
Cut in fat. Add milk to make a
soft but not sticky dough. Pat
halt the dough in a greased pan
9 x 9 x 1? <'inches. Over it spread
the following meat mixture;
Meat Mixture
11 cups ground cooked left-
over meat
1 egg
1,4, to 3/ rep milk
]?_ teaspoons salt
Few grains pepper
Combine ingredients and mix
well. Spread over dough; cover
with remaining dough -relied.. -.to -
fit pan. Bake in a hot oven, 400 F,
for 45 ,minutes. Cut in squares and
serve hot with tomato sauce or
cold, with either mayonnaise or
catsup. Light servings.
Sweet Meat Sandwich Spread
I cup ground cooked meat
'eleup marmalade or jam
2 tablespoons peanut butter
IA teaspoon cinnamon
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine ingredients thoroughly
and store in a covered container.
Yield: 1 cup- -
Pepper and Chees Sandwich -
Filling ,
11/ pound mild cheese
1 small onion
3 chopped sweet, red or green
peppers
3 chopped hard -cooked eggs
O. teaspoon paprika
(e teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons salad dressing
Grind cheese, onion and sweet
red or green peppers. Add egge,
salt, paprika and salad dressing.
Mlx well together and store in
refrigerator until ready to use.
Keeps several days. Yield: W.
CMOS.
Modern: Etiquette
By Roocrte Lee
1. When taking a girl to the
theater, is it permissible for a man
to go out .between acts to smoke?.
it, Is it correct to -send invita-
tions to relatives and' intimate
friends who live in a distant city?
s.. Is it ' alt right for a' dinner
guest to rest one hand on the edge
of the table?
4, Is it all right to ,drink an en-
tire glass of soda, lemonade, or
other refreshment, or is it better
manners to leave part of it in the
glass?
5 . Should a woman : walk on a
short distance or should she waif
for her escort while heis paying
the taxi fare?
6. Is it obligatory that one en-
cloc a note with a gift?
ANSWERS -
1, Yea; but he should not do so
more than once unless there is
someone else in the party to whom
site .can talk, 2. Yes; invitations
should be sent ever, if 0115 knows
that these people cannot attend
the function. 3. While it isn't ex-
actly "bad form, the only place
for the hands at the table, when
not in use, i5 in the lap. 4. One
01.1y drink all of it, but should
never throw the head back in or-
der to drain the glass. 5. She'
should wait with her escort. 6. It
is not necessary, but a friendly
note is never out of place.
The Boozr5heEIf.n.
So Well Remembered
By JAMES HILTON
This novel, the first in four and
a half years by the author of
Goodbye Mr, Chips and Random
Harvest, is -tile story of a plain
elan of our times. His world was
iutt fit for heroes to live in, yet
plain men often had to become
heroes in it, and George Boswell
was just such a man. His mitis -
takes, his idealism, his human frail-
ties, his courage, his warns affee-
't'iuns and his never -failing humor
make him one of thcThiost appeal-
ing characters Mr. Ililton has
drawn.
So well remembered is also the
story of a remarkable woman and
her sinister influence over three
men, of clashing wills, and a
struggle for mastery that spans a
generation and is fought to a bitter
end. -
Livia. was George Boswell's young
wife, and that day so well re-
membered was the day on which
Councillor Boswell, later to become
Mayor Boswell, had the immense
satisfaction of laying the founda-
tion stone of the nese housing unit
that replaced sonic of Browdley's
worse slums. That day was also
the turning point in George's life,
the day when he had to face the
truth about Livia.
The period of the novel Is both
before and during the Second
World War; tilie scene is chiefly a
small industrial town in the 11rf islt
Midlands.
So Well Remembered . , By
James Hilton , .. The Macmlllans
in Canada ... Price $2,75.
c ® ICLES
of GINGER FARM
"The day's at the morn;
The morning's at seven;"
But the year's not at, the spring
and, although "God's in hisheave
en" one can. -hardly say "all's right
with the world":
But it could be—it could be so,
very right If we poor humans
didn't try to improve on the way
of the Almighty.
Apropos of that it looks as if
the old problem of daylight saving
time versus standard time is rear-
ing its head again, some people
wanting one time, some another,
with yet another group absolutely
bewildered, unable to make up Its
mind what it wants or even which
time is better for the common
good,
Farmers, generally speaking,
prefer standard time. Farmers
cannot pick and choose the hours
at which their work—especially
field work—shall be done. Hay
and grain cannot be taken off the
field while there is a heavy dew,
and with daylight saving time it is
often well on into the forenoon
before hay and grain can be drawn
in. Taws the farmer is out of pock-
et because he Is losing valuable
tine. Time which he cannot make
up at the end of the clay because
he has to consider his hired help
there may be a shote, a dance or
a ball game in the offing, and
there are very few farmers who
asic, or expect, their help to work
overtime,
* * *
Despite Its inconvenience to
farmers there has been very little
* * *
A few weeks ago a certaln bus-
iness man had occasion to drive
through the country at six am, He '
said afterwards—"I thought farm-
ers were early risers—when I was
out this morning I didn't sea a
sigh of life anywhere."
Well, Mr. Business Man, your
farmers were either out at the
barn milking or just roiling out of
bed ready for the day's work. They
certainly wouldn't be out in the
field at six a.m,—not In harvest
time with daylight saving time in
force. -
By
Gwendoline - P. Clarke
O * 8 .
grumbling—that is, ,since fast time
was made compulsory across the
entire Dominion. It has been look-
ed upon as a war time measure
and thus accepted But with Fed-
eral restrictions lifted it will be
another story. The farmer feels
the importance of his work should
be taken into consideration. But
will it be? How many small towns,
which are the centreoffarming
communities, will vote in favour
of standard time ;all the year
round? Very few I imagine, al-
though to vote otherwise is very
short-sighted policy. I ask you—
how long would the small tows
business man stay on his feet if it
were not for his country custom?
Ask any one of them and he will
tell you the farmer is his best
customer- And isn't it one of the
principles of good business to cat -
er to the buying public? Wouldn't.
it therefore be in order if the
businessmen of small-town corn-
munities got together, went to
their council and said -"Look
here, the war is over, Federal re-
strictions have been removed and
we want standard time: We are.
out to get all the trade we can
and If fast time is bad for the
farmers, then it is bad for us and
bad for our business,"
* * *
Well, well—I was almost foe
getting my most important piece
of news. I. had just finished this
column last week when the tele-
phone rang. It was a call from
military headquarters informing
our .yon that all his papers and
documents had come through and
that everything was iu order for
his discharge from the Canadian
Army. So today Bob has gone to
Toronto, He went away as a sol-
dier, In a few days we expect he
will return as a civilian. And an-
other
sother chapter begins for him on
he road of lite,
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