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The Seaforth News, 1945-11-29, Page 3Outstandingly Good. ?, HELEN TOPPING MILLER CHAPTER VIII He grumbled and tramped a- round like an uneasy lion. And then at last the three melt drove away, and the Masons sat in a numbed circle in the dining room and looked at each other with a sort of stuned incredulity in their Oyes. . Harvey broke the silence at last, -"Vtlell, if it isn't there, it ought to be. It cost enough to find out." He looked ruefully at the stub of the check he had written. "A test well will show," Gary said. But drilling a test will, as Gary had reminded Harvey a little too often for his patience, would run into stoney. "I'd certainly ad- vise you to lease." "Lease—and let the Dohertys and the Mellons and the rest of "eni get richer than they are now?" bleated Harvey. "My gosh, have you any idea how much an oil well earns? And it wouldn't be one well. If there's any oil there at all, there's a pool—so these fellows say." Mona Lee looked a little sick. "Harvey," she said. "There's just one thing 1 want you to prom- is me—that yon won't borrow money and put mortgages on this place to. finance this business. I couldn't stand it—to risk what we've worked so hard to get." "Look here." He was indignant. "Did I ever act the fool yet?" "No," sighed his ' wife, "but there's always a time to begin." * * * It was an odd evening. They walked about like wooden people, they spoke very little. Gary packed his suitcase again. He had packed it twiie already. But now he go. And before he went he would make a note of every cent he owed the Mason fancily, for the doctor and the nurse and everything; and he would pay it back if it took hits years to do it, Then, parhaps, when his conscience was clear and he could hold up his head and look them all in the eye, he would come back. And that, he told himself wearily, would probably be a fool's errand. Adelaide dressed herself in the new chiffon frock and high -heeled sandals, and Gary heard her dial- ing the telephonein the upper hall and talking to Bob Ferguson. "For goodness' sake, Bob, come out and take me somewhere! We've struck oil and this house is full of people with faces like doom. I want to go some place and raise the roof—I'm ready now. All right, I'll berwaiting.' A flick of skirts, a breath of lilac and she was gone, flying down the stairs. And then it was Sunday Morn- ing, and because he had lain a long time awake, Gary slept late.. He woke to a dazzle of sunlight and inocicing birds singing hysterically in the hackberry trees around the house, and went downstairs apol- ogetically, intending to promote 'a cup of coffee from. Maria in the kitchen. - But, as he passed through the hall, Adelaide looked up front the breakfast table and the Sunday po- per and smiled at him, "Hello, lazy, Come on in: The scrambled eggs are fine." "I'm very late—I thought every- one would be gone—to church or somewhere Gary began, "Mother went. Dad's but—down in that gulch, probably, wandering around picking rocks. Sit down Maria!" She raised her voice in a youthful yelp. "Bring this hungry man some hot coffee." "Have a good time last night?" be asked in the most casual tone he could manage. '"Not specially," Adelaide set her small teeth into a scrap of toast. "We saw a 'shore -and the place was full of noisy little boys and cowhands—so we drove around a llitle—and then carne home." Gary made a wild and vicious stab at a piece of bacon and it skidded and_ flew into the air, land- ing on the rug. "By the way," Ise announced firmly, not looking at her, "('m leaving in the morning. Early." Adelaides face changed a little, withdrew, and somehow shut hire out, "Well—if you've made up your mind, I suppose there's no use arguing about it. But you did. get Dad into this oil thing—and if he needs you ..." "He won't need me He can hire the people lie needs. But I hope you can prsuade him to lease and not involve .himself." "Nobody," said Adelaide a little stiffly, "has ever, been able to per- suade Dad against his will" "Think I'll stroll into town .after a little—ought to seeabout trains —I need a little exercise ..." he moved toward the door, but not too quickly. "-`I'nt.going for Mother at twelve. —you may as well ride." She was very casual too. "Unless you'd rattier walk." "I need the walk -1'm too soft. Got to get the old muscles in shape." "Oh, very well." She turned bacic to the society page. With his hands jammed in the pockets of his khaki trousers, Gary slogged along the sun -washed road to town. Before he had gone far he realized that his physical strength •was still far below par, but his moody anger at life drove him on. And then a car swished to a stop in the dust, close to his elbow, and Adelaide said briskly, "Get in silly. liuiless'y©u feel that you've simply got to pout some store.,, Cary was too tired to argue. He got in. "You could have telephoned from the house, you know, and found out all about the trains 'in five minutes," she went on, looking straight ahead from under the brim of the new sports hat. "That is—if you have to find out about trains."" "Listen, my girl." Gary's jaw was so stiff that the words clipped off like lengths of wire. "Can't I retake you understand that I can't be under obligations to your family any longer?" "Oh," she said flatly. "That's the reason, is it?" "That's the reason." Equally flat, - knowing that he was telling only . half the truth—less than half to be ntathenatical about it, Know- ing that the other half—the other three-fourths—could not be told. Not till he owned more worldly goods than could be carried in one battered suitcase. (To be Continued) Protect Your Baby Death from diptheria of four Ottawa children in, the past few weeks emphasizes the vital need of parents having their pre-school age boys and girls—as web as the others—given immunization treat- ment, says the Ottawa Journal City records show that not a single case of diphtheria has been reported in a child who has been given toxoid. Doctors tell us' that in most in- stances babies should be immun- ized when nine months old. sick 1jet" COUGHS - COLDS ie BRONCHITIS I ASTHMA CHRONICLES By Gwendoline'P, Clarke of GINGER FAIIM . . We have been celebrating Part- ner's birthday this week-end—and I might say it has had additional significance for ❑s this year after the worry and uncertainty regard- ing him during the last six months. Of course Daughter and her friend were her and with son Bob already home from Europe it metuit we were aunited family. once again something we had hardly dared to hope for. That, in itself, was sufficient reason for re- joicing—and we rejoiced. * * * There will be still more rejoic- ing this. week, but it will not be o» account of• birthdays or family reunion, -in fact some folk might not cpnsider it a reason for jubila- tion at all. Bob thinks otherwise, To cut a long story short: He is expecting the delivery 01 a long - looked for truck. Do 1 bear snorts of disgust? "l-Iuh—a truck—that is about all a lot of these young fellows can think about!" isn't that what you said? Well, maybe there is some reason for so think- ing, but I ask you, where else is a truck more necessary titan on a farm? It seems to nice the time is coating when a truck will be con- sidered as part of the necessary equipment on a , farm, Anyway, that is how we have it figured out. When Bob has his truck he will be able to do all the hauling that is needed at home and also have the means for staking money' for him- self. in our estimation a truck is not a liability unless it is mis- used. And the use or abuse of t vehicle is naturally up to the own- er. Bob also has a motorcycle, which I don't think I have mentioned be- fore—and believe it or not, I. en- couraged him to get it, I never thought the time would come when i should be glad to see a motor- cycle around here. I always thought they were such noisy, dangerous things. I still do for that matter. But on the other hand they are very mobile, economical to operate—and since Bob .spent half his time on one hi the army, it seemed' foolish to raise mother- ly objections. Besides that, it meant the car was not so likely to be away when I wanted it. We move with the times, \\re started farming with a team, a wagon, a horse and buggy and a baby car- riage. Now we have a tractor, a truck, a car, a motorcycle and a puslnbike. We also had a kitchen stove, a box stove; oil lamps and a lan- tern, and a mighty cold and dismal ADDRESSES CONGRESS Declaring that civilization can sur- vive the atom bomb only if the nat- ions accept the Christian principle of man's' brothrrhood, Prime Min- ister of England Clement Attlee is shown as he addressed a joint sess- ion of the United Stator Congress in Washington. house. Now we have a furnace, warm rooms everywhere, electric lights at the house, at the barn, and to lighten our darkness from one building to the other. * 9 * Also in diose early days we had health .and strength, the bouyancy of youth, a generous inheritance of ambition, faith in- the future and curability to cope with it, and two small children to share the best we. could give them. Now we have health and strength comparable to that of the "old grey mare", experience that we have gained throughout the years; ambitions that have been only partly realised; andin place of our little ones we have two grown children, and in them we stake our hope and faith in the future once again, praying that for theme and their kind, national and international problems will be solv- ed so that their generation may not be victims of another depres- sion nor another world war. I am sure the comparisons I have given you are by no means uncommon and. will apply to a good many houses other than Ginger Farm. • * * * In lighter vein: Last night I -was wakened by chickens cack- ling, "Now what on earth is hap- pening — surely pullets don't lay eggs in the middle of the night?" I said to myself. I tried to ignore the noise but it was' no use—I bad to get up. I looked outside the door. The moonlight was almost as bright as day, so bright it had wakened those crazy pullets perch- ed up high in the chestnut tree and they were cackling in surprise and protest. I went back to bed and left them to cackle. • Sunday School 1. Lesson December 2 The Christian and His Economic Relations Den. 8:17, 18; Luke 12: 13-21 Golden` Text For a man's life consistcth not in the abundance of the things which 'is possesseth. Luke 12:15. Wealth is From God Deu. 8:17. — When prosperity comes, - a ratan is tempted to be- come proud and boastful, and to take all glory unto himself. He forgets his indebtedness to God; he attributes his success to his own wisdom, skill and energy. 18.—Israel , was to remember when .prosperity came that it was because God had been faithful to His Covenant, and not because of their own effortor ability. A Covetous Brother Luke 12;13. -This man was not 'a disciple of Christ but one who wished to make use of •His influ- ence to, improve his worldly posi- tion. 14-15.-1Vhcn a - than becomes covetous, whatever ' form it may take, it means that his heart be- comes set on that particular object rather than God and thus takes the place of God, and this amounts to idolatry. By having' abundance of wealth a man cannot sustain life, When life is ebbing away all the wealth in the world cannot save hint from death, God Giveth Increase 16.—This farmer could have Housekeeper Wanted 2TRr, OR WOMAN FOR RE - tined home.. Pleasant working conditions, Good Wages, Fare Paid. 'Write stating full'parti- cnlars to - MRS. SAIR, ' -4i Ridge 'Full Drive, Toronto 10, Ontario. FINE FEATHERED FRIEND Pl .yful:pals aro Polly and Snooks, pets of Elliot E. Simpson of Carmel, N.Y., and the talkative parrot's favorite perch is a rumble neat position atop her Boston Bull friend, whose only reaction seemsto be a slight concern about the photographer's flash bulb. Whu�s Is So Good For Relieving Miseries of hildrens C Ids More than two generations ago—in grandmother's day -mothers first dfs- covered Vicks VapoRub. Today it is the most widely used home -remedy for relieving miseries of children's colds. And here is the reason ... The moment you rub Vapokub on the throat, chest and back at bedtime it starts to work two ways at once— and keeps on workingfor hours—to ease coughing spasms, help clear con- gestion in cold -clogged upper breath- ing passages, relieve muscular soreness or -tightness. It promotes restful sleep. Often most of the misery of the cold is gone by morning! That's why VapoRub is so good to use when colds strike. Try it! blessed the poor with his surplus wheat and brought blessing to his own soul. But he delighted to pos- scss things and to glory in them. Being a "fool" his prosperity would eventually destroy him. . 17 -18. ---This ratan speaks as though all were his very own, with no thought of Itis indebtedness to God. Ile is entirely unmindful of the fact that it is God who giveth the increase. Rich Toward God 19.20. -Some men live as though they bad no soul, as though there is no life beyond the present, and as though they can count on a good old age to enjoy themselves to the full. In a moment of time al' our bright dreams of the future may be shattered and another will possess and enjoy what we have prepared for our pleasure. 21.—Thus does the Lord apply this parable to all who are saying up treasures on earth and neglect- ing Heavenly treasure, The great thing is to have the heart set on the riches that are spiritual and eternal to be "rich toward God." TA lRIE TALKS . . Desserts Dessert is something -which we all anticipate at the end of a meal. It is the climax or special treat. A dessert must complement the meal. If the main course is sub- stantial, then choose a sinmpiedes- sert, but if the main course is light, then round out the meal with a nice rich steamed pudding, Chocolate Pudding 1 tablespoon gelatine 2 cups milk 6 tablespoons or li'i ,squares grated unsweetened chocolate 2 egg' yolks 3 tablespoons sugar 34 teaspoon salt 2 egg whites 2 tablespoons sugar ,p s .ug Few drops peppermint 'flavor - Soak gelatine for 5 minutes in 34 cup milk, Place retraining milk in topof double boiler and scald.. Add soaked geletine, grated chocolate and stir until chocolate melts. Beat egg yolks with 3 tablespoons sugar and salt. Pour hot ehocol rte tore gradually over egg yolks, stirring constantly. Return to double boiler and continue cooking until, mixture` coats a spoon. Chill until partially set, about 45 min Utes, Beat with rotary beater un- • til light and fluffy. Beat egg whites until stiff and add the retraining 2. tablespoons -sugar and flavour- ing. Fold into chocolate mixture and pour into a moistened mond'. Chill until' set and serve with cream. Six servings. Orange Bread Pudding. 4 slices white Bread 2 tablespoons butter cup orange sections or slices 3 egg whites 'teaspoon salt TA cup sugar, 2 tablespoons grated orange rind 3 egg yolks cup milk For Faster Relief of CHEST COLDS Muscular Aches & Pains Tired Burning Feet MASSAGE WELL WITH PRDCE 30c and SOc at ALL Druggists Here's a SENSIBLE way to relieve MONTHLY FEMALE MISERY LydiaE.Pinkhant'sVegetab eCompound not only helps relieve monttly,pain but also accompanying nervous tired, high- strung feelings—when due to functional periodic disturbances. It's one of the most effective medicines for thispurpose. Pinkham's Compound helps naturel. Follow label directions. Try 111 4444V. V'5/!!4heoW COMPOUND Spread bread with butter and cut in cubes. Place in -greased baking dish and arrange oranges on top. Add salt to 'egg whites and beat until stiff, Gradually beat in the. sugar and add orange rind. Beat egg yolks; add milk and fold into beaten egg whites. Pour over bread mixture and oven -poach in a moderate oven at 350'F, for 40 minutes. Six servings. Oat Peel Pudding 1 cup rolled oats (quick cooking) ?f teaspoon _soda 34 teaspoon salt 54 teaspoon cinnamon f cup raisins (optional) g. cup peel 2 eggs; well beaten jl cup light molasses 'ii cup water 134 tablespoons lemon juice (% lemon) Mix rolled oats with soda, salt, cinnamon, raisins and peel. Com- bine the eggs, molasses, water and lemon juice. Add to the dry in- gredients and turn into top of double boiler, lightly greased. Cook over boiling water, about 14: hours. Six servings, EARN EXTRA MONEY AT HOME Ladies desirous of earning ex- tra money chrocheting at home. Materials, patterns ottc. provided, Watch classified section in fu- ture editions. 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