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SYNOPSIS
When Joyce opened her eyes cine
morning to see a fruit -laden orange
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free from the endof the luxurious
sleeping porch where site lay in bed,
she couldn't decide what had happen-
ed to her, for the last thing she re-
membered was a skidding taxicab in
Chicago., on a sleeting November day.
And when shesaw the circlet .of dia-
monds on her wedding finger and
when a man wlio called. her Frills
came to bid her an affectionate good-
bye before leaving home for a hur-
ried business trip, warning :her to be
careful after her fall from her horse
the day before; she was even more
puzzled. The gorgeous house that
was evidently her home, the faint
brown stains on her fingers -she had
never smoked -and the initials on her
toilet articles; 'F, L. ?.,'added to her
bewilderment. But -"it's heavenly,"
she said, "I'd be perfectly happy to
spend a whole day right here."
'oyce put the photograph back and
room without further inves-
ople would find out she
Frills—and then what?
ttrd? It wasn't as if she
mposter pretending to
else! They would see
he same bobbed hair,
she had been wear -
crepe de chine, and put on white
stockings and.; shoes. Pleasantly iiu-
pi essed .by the reflection in the lung
mirror,1 e t tr ut
she was about to venture e o
of the room, when she caught sight
again of the blue leather case on the
dressing table,
"Wonder what's :in it . . . I might
just take a look," she decided, un-
able to resist the temptation to open
the box. With wide, eyes she gazed
curiously at the jumbled mass of jew-
elry.
Joyce made a face at this miscell-
aneous collection. 'What a mixtu e l
Frills must simply have dripped with
jewelry. All this is worth a nice lit-
tle sum, though. It would make me
nervous to have it around. How queer
to think that I . that part of me ,
could choose things that are so abso-
lutely different from what I really.
like. Oh, what a wonderful diamond!
I never saw anything sparkle like
that. It's fascinating!" She picked
out a ring, a large square cut diamond
in a delicate platinum setting, and
slipped it on the finger which wore
the wedding ring.
"That must be the engagement
ring. I . . I think I'll wear it, for
fun." She held out her hand at arm's
length and surveyed it with mingled
feeling's of admiration and uneasi-
ness. The two rings gave her
an unfamilar. look and she felt
hand
as if
that she must get out into that heav-
enly garden immediately after break-
fast and piek at leastone rose be-
fore sante one told her .to keep off
the grass.
The wonderful sunniness of all the
rooms! The diningroom, though
smaller than the living -room, was
and cheerful, with its long open win-
dows framed in rose vines. What a
pleasant place to eat breakfast.
She heard sounds from beyond the
opposite door—low voices, the clink
of china, a sudden rush of water, and
the rustle of paper. Just as she was
wondering whether to go into the kit-
chen and announce her presence or
look for a bell to ring, the door op-
ened and a woman in a maid's uni-
form of blue chambray appeared. She
was probably about forty years old,
a' plump comfortable -looking sort of
person with a round, red face, smooth
black hair and blue eyes.
Seeing Joyce, she started in surprise
and exclamed, speaking rapidly and
sounding a note of apology, "We
thought you must be still asleep,
ma'am, and we didn't want to dis-
turb you, not being sure how you'd
be feeling this morning after your
fall, and all. Ain't it fine that you're
able to be up? . Ma'am, would you
have sdnie 'breakfast this morning?"
During this speech Jayce had been
getting hokt of herself. By the end
of it she had made several discover-
ies. One was that the maid'was plain-
ly nervous. Her manner indicated, it
seemed to Joyce, that she was uncer-
tain how her words would be receiv-
ed. Strangely like ... like his manner
before he left! Frills had evidently
been of a temperamental disposition
toward both master and maid!
Joyce could not help liking the
maid's looks. She had an intimation
that this woman would be a friend
worth having even if she were a ser-
van,t..
"Thank' you," smiled Joyce, wishing
she knew the maid's name, "I feel all
right, except for a headache, and a
little stiffness. But I'm hungry. I
would like some breakfast, please."
The look of relief in the woman's
face was so strong as to amount al-
most to gratitude. There was some-
thing dog -like about it that touched
Joyce and made her uncomfortable
at the saute time.
"I'll have Marcia fix it right away,
ma'am. What would you like?"
"Oh, well, let me see. Some coffee
and toast and bacon and eggs. And
. and orange juice, I think." As
the maid turned away she added, "By
`he way was there any mail this mor -
g?”
?
Why no, ma'am, there wouldn't
riy today. It's Sunday, you know.
Of course, how stupid of me to
'et, murumred, Joyce blushing.
ppointed, she strolled back to the
g -room to wait "•.for breakfast.
had hoped there would be a let
it was so perculiar not to know
own last name.
1 a three-tier green table set
to the back of a strangely up-
end davenport lay 'a few maga-
the bottom of the pile she found
urday Evening Post, and on the
ellow address label were prirtt-
e words "Neil Packard, Mah-
Cat': .
i! Packard, Manzanita, Cal.!".
mel Joyce under her breath,
Ifornia! Well, that's some jump
Philadelphia. About as far away
ould get. And so his name is
ackard. And me ... I'm Mrs,
ackard. Frills Packard."
looked out of the. Windows at.
alth of flowers in the garden.
under there are oranges and
No wonder the Bills and,
cruse
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mountains are so different from any
I ever saw!";
The maid appeared to tell her that
breakfast was ready,
The coininonplaceness of the din-
ing -room furniture proved a welcome
relief to 'Joyce after the "modernistic"
liv inng-room.
Joyce took up the thin glass of or-
ange juice which nestled in a bed of,
cracked ice. It was deliciously sweet
and refreshing,
"When I consider how, in my old
life, I could get a thrill out of findin
one of Aldous Huxley's or .Robert
Ainsworth's books on the bargain
counter at Leary's, I wonder I'm not
dizzy with excitement at all these
thrills piled on ine all at once,
There's too much of it . . I can't
make myself believe I won't wake rite
in a few minutes and find thyself in.
some little, stuffy hall bedroom in a
ndisy city . "
She drew in her breath sharply,
wilted in spirit at the thought.
Just then 'the maid brought in the
rest of her breakfast.
"Is there anything else you'd like,
Mrs. Packard?" the woman lingered.
to ask.
"Oh, rio, thank you!" replied Joyce,
restraining an 'impulse' to show her.
enthusiasm. She resolved that she
must be as noncommittal as possible
for a while.
When she was alone again, Joyce
ate with relish, finishing every scrap
of the jam, every crumb of toast, and
every drop of the coffee.
When the maid appeared again, she
had' made up her mind. "If anyone
telephones or calls, will you please
say that I have a headache and don't
feel like talking or seeing anyone?"
She strolled out toward the garden.
to examine the flowers, planning to
walk around to the other side of the
house to see what sort of landscape
would greet her there.
It was so intensely thrilling to try
to realize herself in California! But
just as she stepped intothe warm
sunshine,marveling at the amazing
clearness of the atnidsphere, she
heard the telephone bell ring. -The
telephone was on a stand at the foot.
of the stairs, and the maid who had
waited on her approached: it with de-
liberate steps and lifted the receiver.
"Yes? This is Roxie . . . Good-
morning, Mrs. Packard. Why yes,
Mrs. Packard's had breakfast but she
has a headache and saidshe couldn't
see anyone . N -no, she just said
`anyone: Well, I'll ask her. Just a
minute ., . ." The next morning the
maid seeing Joyce, said apologetical-
ly, "Mrs. Paul Packard, ma'am, on
the phone and wants to know how
you are. She said Mr. Neil has asked
her to come over to see you andshe's
just ready to start now."
"Oh? But .. i but—please tell her
my head—I don't just feel I can talk
or—or see anyone today," stammered
Joyce, "I think I'd better keep pretty
quiet for a while. I . .. I'm sorry."
She looked helplessly at the maid,
who returned( without comment to the
telephone and delivered the message.
Joyce listened, wondering whether
she should have taken the plunge.
Perhaps her refusal to see Mrs. Pack-
ard would cause trouble.
She decided regretfully that she had
best not go out into the garden where
unexpected callers might find her.
She would be safer up in her room
for this day at least. What she must
find now were letters and other ev-
idence to enlighten her further.
In her bedroom again, she discov-
ered that one of the mirrors beside
the dressing table formed the panel
of a door. "This" murmured Joyce,
turning the glass handle and looking
into the next room, "must be ray
boudoir! Ah, there's a desk at last.
I was just beginning to wonder if
tore was any place in this whole
house where one could write ' a letter.
Now I certainly ought to discover
something •more."
She sat down at the desk, "Now. I
feel like a real crook," she . thought
uncomfortably, "reading somebody
else's letters!"
In spite of the :handsome fittings,
it was an untidy desk, carrying a
scattered litter of accumulated odds
Here's :.; tele Relief
A lot of things can cause a headache or other pain, but
there is one thing that will always give you relief! Just
take a tablet or two of Aspirin. Your suffering ceases.
Relief comes instantly, regardless of what may have been
making your head throb with pain. Aspirin is harmless
cannot depress the heart. So there's no \use waiting
for a headache to "wear off." It is useless to endure pain
of any kind when you can get Aspirin. It is a blessing
to women who suffer regular systemic pain; to men who
must work on, in spite of eye -strain, fatigue or neuralgia.
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TRADE -MARK REG. IN CANADA
and ends, with dust plainly visible
all over it. Scraps of paper, several
pencils, with broken points, a ragged,
much -used piece of blotting paper,
matches and loose cigarettes, a half -
empty box of aspirin tablets . . and
here and there, four calling cards
with the name "IVIr. Arthur Milford
Maitland" .
(Continued Next Week)
A HEALTH SERVICE OF
THE CANADIAN. MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
IN CANADA
CLEANLINESS
There is a story told of a child who
was sent home from school because
of the offensive smells arising from
his unclean body and dirty clothing.
He returned to school with a note
to the teacher from his mother, read-
ing: "Joe ain't no rose; learn him,
don't smell him."
'Whether or not this story is true
makes no particular difference. The
point is that the adult or child who
is not clean is an unpleasant person
to have around because he offends
the sense of smell.
We should keep our bodies clean
and change our underclothing and
stockings regularly so that we may
not be offensive to other people. A
warm bath at least once a week is
usually sufficient to keep the skin of
,the body clean. The person who per-
spires freely or whose work is dirty
or dusty ; needs to bathe more fre-
quently.
Underclothes require to be chang-
ed frequently as they absorb the per-
spiration and become offensive. The
stockings should be changed daily,
and 'the feet washed each day as
smelly feet are particularly disagree-
able.
A clean skin is desirable from a
health standpoint. A clean skin does
its work better than does a dirty one.
Of particular importance is the care
of the hands. Because hands become
soiled, it is necessary that they be
thoroughly washed before each meal
in order to prevent them from depos-
iting the germs of disease on food
and so enabling these germs to enter
the mouth.
Personal appearance is improved:
when the skin, is clean, the nails welt
cared for and clean, the hair clean
and neat, and.the clothing clean. We
feel~ better when we are clean. And
cleanliness raises our feeling of self-
confidence, and causes usto enter in-
to our work or play with greater zest.
Carelessness about personal ap-
pearance usually lowers self-respect..
That is why when we have some im-
portant social or business engage-
ment, we "clean up." The child is-
affected
saffected just as is the adult. The
child who is sent to school dirty anct
untidy is not being given a fair.
chance.
Cleanliness is a worth -while habit.
It makes life more pleasant, and, at
the same time, more safe because cer-
tain forms of cleanliness, such as,
washing the hands before eating, are
practical measures in the preventiotz.
of communicable diseases.
Questions concerning Health, ad-
dressed to the Canadian Medical As-
sociation, 184 College St., Toronto,.
will be answered personally by letter.
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What is a Teaspoon?
The new edition • of the British
Pharmacopoeia, which is the doctors"
official catalogue of drugs,recom-
mends that household spoons should
not be used for measuring doses of'
medicine. The reason is that they
vary in size. The medicinal teaspon-
ful is sixty drops, and if you care
to experitnent with your own tea-
spoons you may be surprised to finds
how much those of different kinds
differ from one another in size. The
difference in desert and table spoons
are almost as great Doses should
always be measured in graduated
glasses.
Lucille - "But my father doesn't:
like you very welt"
Harold — "That's nothing!
whole family objects to you!"
Kindly'Old' Lady: "My poor man,.
was there no one to stretch out a.
hand to you?,,
Ex -convict; "Yes, mum, that's how;
they got ,me."
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"How did your article on perpetual
motion ,turn' out?"
"Olt,' it was a great success. Every
time I sent it out it came back to
me."
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