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By Helen Trevelyan
. due any second now over there," :and
i he pointed to the opposite side o! the
platform.
There was a pause. And suddenly,
almost diffidently, the little old, lady.
put out her hand and laid it gently on.
the other mance rough sleeve,
"Never mind," she said, softly.
The little old, lady stood on the out- "Your another will be waiting for you,
Skirts of the great, roaring station, always ---I know.' Aud then, as
hesitant and confused, The hurrying though remembering something, she
crowds and the noise left her fluster- turned swiftly to her sop.
ed after the peace and quiet of her "Bat Mike, does that 'mean you're
village. She paused and looked anat- going away again?"
ously around, He nodded.
A. kindly porter, spatting the frail
figure, with its wisps of grey hair un-
der an old-fashioned bonnet, darting
helplessly to and fro, went quickly to
her assistance.
"Want a train, missus?" he asked.
„Ohl„
She turned a startled, grateful look
upon him. "Oh, thank you—no. That
is, well—yes, you see, my son is com-
ing from Scotland and I do not know
where to meet him and—"
He beamed. "That's all right," he
assured her. "Come on. Follow me."
She obeyed willingly.
Across the vast expanse of station
they went—the long,,swinging strides
of the kindly porter, and the small,
tripping steps of the 'little old lady.
She was so thankful to bays him there
helping her, making a way through
the pushing, purposeful throng, which
every now and teen threatened to
overwhelm her. At la.t he came to a
standstill and steered her to the back
of a slowly surging queue.
"There, you'll be all right, now," he
beamed again, and hurried off, leaving
her to nod her mute thanks.
Men, women . ad children pressed
forward, and she clung grimly to the
imitation moleskin coat just in front
of her.
Thep neared the barrier. "When is
it due? When is it due?" nearly every
other person inquired of the tired man
standing there, and hardly listening to
his reply: "In three or four minutes."
He kept repeating it wearily.
Poor thing, thought the little old
lady, the train's coming means noth-
ing to him beyond so many more hun-
dred tickets and passes to be clipped,
collected, and checked. And she made
a point of not asking what time the
express was due, althoi ;h her heart
beat furiously and she longed to hear
his cold, reassuring "In three or four
minutes."
Once on the platform she let the
crowd pass and leave her a little be-
hind, for that was how she always
liked it to be in the great important
moments of her life—a little apart, a
little separate.
And for this moment she had lived,
and fought to live, for three long, ache
ing years.
Without a word from Mike, and only
her stern belief in him, her implicit
faith to keep the fire of courage
burning bright throughout. While peo-
"Oh, but for how long, dear boy? 1
can't bear--"
Abruptly she pulled herself together,
and asked quietly: "For how long,
Mike ?"
"Not long, mother—a year or so,
perhaps. I know, I'm sorry.' He saw
thes agony of dismay in her face and
it was like a knife thrust in his heart.
"You see, I've got to finish my—my
job, mother."
"Yes, yes, dear, of course."
She had complete control of herself
by then, and was entirely mistress of
the situation. And both igen marvel-
led at her courage.
"Well, there—that will be your train
in now. Perhaps you had better be
taking your places."
She did not attempt to follow them,
nor did they suggest it.
Neither did mother nor son take
even a parting kiss of farewell touch
of one another. It had always been
that way. Otherwise they could never
have borne it.
The guard waved his flag and blew
his whistle, and she stood waving the
large pocket handkerchief until the
train became a distant curl of smoke.
She could not cry, because the tears
had turned to crystal in her eyes.
Very slowly, Mike lowered his left
hand from his forehead, and handed
the warrant book back to its rightful
owner.
"That was great of you," he said.—
"Tit-Bits."
aid.—"Tit-Bits."
Basket Ball Players
Cover 2 % Miles
A basketball player travels about
two and a half miles during a game—
almost a mile less than he thinks he
covers.
The actual distance was measured.
at Depauw University with the aid of
a device known as the pursuit -meter,
by which every movement of a player
could be recorded with considerable
accuracy by an observer. The result
is announced in the research quarterly
of the American Physical Education
Associp.tion, by Lloyd L. Messeh-
smith and Stephen M. Corey of the
Psychology department.
They found that a player moves
more than 11 feet every two, minutes.
From the first to the last four -minute
period of the first half of the game
pig pestered - s the distance covered falls from 1,561
titins;' hinted at 1 in . o 98"4.:reet. -The-player is never as
. even suggested 'hiving heard of him active again as during the first four
being seen in bad company. And above minutes. He reaches almost the same
it all her faith had triumphed, and to-
day that triumph would find its reali-
zation. The home was waiting, and
she was ready. No matter what had
held him silent and away from her,
the future would bring recompense to
both of them.
The signal dropped.
And the little old lady's eyes filled
with tears.
It was ridiculous, she told herself,
to shed tears for happiness and never
be able to cry for unhappiness. But
she couldn't help it. She reflected.
The tears always seemed to crystalize
with sorrow and flow with joy.
The thundering majesty of the
magnificent express was blurred to
her; only the music of it rang clearly
in her ears. She rocked a little on
neat, black -booted feet as the waiting
crowds intermingled with the eager
arrivals, rushed together and were
lost in. those curiously thrilling mo-
ments of meeting and being met; and
she dabbed quickly at her eyes with
a large white pocket handkerchief.
Because whatever happened, she must
not disgrace Mike. Effect of Movies on Youth
And there he was— Birmingham, Eag.—The effect of
"Ohl" motion pictures upon children is to
There were no words, no time or be discussed at a national confer -
place for words, only a fierce hug to ence in Birmingham within the next
say everything for them. After a brief few months, according to present
moment they fell apart and stood gaz-
ing into each other's faces. And sud-
denly she saw the other man standing
so close behind him. Her look passed
to Mike and then back again, inquir-
ingly.
"Ah, yes, mother, I must explain
everything."
,. She remembered • afterwards think
Ing how different those first words
were from what she had planned and
hoped.
"Look!"
And with his left hand he opened
his coat and showed her the warrant
book of a detective.
"Why, Mike—?" And then her
eyes travelled to his right, imprison
ed arm, and she saw the handcuffs on
the wrist, "Why, Mike—?" It was
almost a whisper.
"That's all right, mother," he blus-
tered, laughing. "Don't look so
scared," and he put his free arm
round her thin shoulders. "It's my
job, see? Tliat's why you haven't Nature
beard from me for so 1'7ng, I've boon Those who have obtained the far -
up and down the country—all over the tliest insight into Nature have been it
place after — after, well, criminals all ages firm believers in. God: Whe-
and such ---and 1 tracked this one down well.
in Scotland, anal knowing I'd have to: ~ -•�' -- -"
brim; hint through Loudon on the way Sorrow
to prison, I couldn't resist sending you Nothing so increases one's never -
e, wire tei be here—so that I could ence for others as a great sorrow to
see yeu—if ,)lily for five minutes, dust cnt.'s reit, It teaches one the depth
while we changed trains—our next is of Bion :n nature.—Charles Buxton,
level again during the third four -min-
ute period of the second half but fin-
ishes the game at a decidedly slack-
ened pace.
. Most players estimate that the
distance covered in a game would be
about three and a half miles.
Singing Waters
One loud and crashing deluge is the
sky,
And all the hills are laced with
flashing 'falls,
And loud from strath and glen as we
sail by
The voice of water calls—
At Aldershot Manoeuvres
A sniper of Greys in action during Aldershot, England, war
manoeuvres, recently, in which 15,000 igen took part. The largest
scalp operations since the war.
Prince Edward Island I The Hollow
The im''tn name of Prince EdwaraIt is 'quiet here. Tree shade
Island, Canada's island province, is I Is a cool place. , I will rest
"Epagwit" meaning "resting on the Easily in the shadow. I will lie
waters" according to the Geographic
Board of Canada. The island was
known in early tines to the French
as "Ile St. Jean" and to the English
as "St. John's Island." In order to
prevent confusion with St. John's,
Newfoundland, and Saint John, New
Brunswick, an Act was passed in 1780
naming the island "New Ireland," but
as the name had already been used, it
was disallowed. Eventually in 1798
the island received its present name,
after Edward, Duke of ICent, father
of Queen Victoria, who was then in Perhaps I shall forget the brown bluff
command of the troops at Halifax, Over the brook I just climb
Nova Scotia. As high as the trees are high.
g.— Perhaps I shall forget time
Briefs And lie here forever, forgetting
How soon it will be
A. little self examination brings to Before I must leaveethis hollow
most of us a verdict of regrets . ' Rel.
Folly brings more lost hopes than
it will ever bring fortunes.'
The dangers the mind fears most Rain is Healthful
rarely appear to view. Rain has fallen nearly every day
It is not want of thought so much as far months past in England, but
selfishness makes many forgetful. ' medical authorities say the summer
From a horny hand of toil comes as a result, has been unusually
the richest harvest of content. healthy.
There is one thing in the world our Tests made this year in Brighton,
foes never envy us—our bodily suffer- Margate, Yarmouth, and the Isle of
Man show that the air is charged
On the earth's breast,
And look at what sky I can see
Throng'• leaves, or perhaps look
At dandelions bowing gravely
To themselves in the brook.
•
THE CAR OWNER'S
SCRAP BOOK
By G. W. Donald
Locating Knocks
An instrument for locating knocks
can be made from an old telephone re-
ceiver and an iron rod. Procure a Ells -
carded -telephone receiver, remove the
magnet and insert an iron rod about
two or three feet long. Thread three-
quarters of an inch of the end of the
rod and sorew a small nut all the way
down on this end. Then place a piece
of round fibre on this end and screw
another slut on the end of the rod to
hold the fibre securely. The fibre
should be of sufficient diameter to hold
the rod snugly in place. A. fairly heavy
brass spring should now be placed on
the end of the rod and secured with a
nut.
When the fibre and spring have been
fastened in place, insert them, into
the receiver in the position formerly
held by the magnet. Cover with tape
the hole at the other end of the re-
ceiver, where the rod passes through.
Next rept' ;s the diaphram and ear-
piece on the receiver and be sure that
the diaphram presses `firmly against
the brass spring.
Now by taking soundings at differ- the pitch, hammer a few light blows
ent parts of the motor with the re- in the centre .of'the disc..
ceiver to the ear and the other end of Celluloid Curtain Lights
the rod resting on the motor, the
knocks in the motor will be magnified, • The best way to clean and renew
making it very easy to locate the celluloid curtain lights is first to use
clean vinegar, applying it with a soft
piece of cheese cloth or gauze. Keep
the vinegar away from the curtain
material, as it might discolor it. Then,
if the' lights are scratched they may be
renewed by applying acetone varnish,
which will restore them almost to
Not thinking of this thing or that
thing,
I will lie
And''forget the road I have traveled
over
To look at the sky.
ciantler.
hsps, in "The Iron Dish."
The voice of singing water; and the
deep
Long -buried wellspring that has
slept so long
In the dark cavern of my Heart, from
sleep
Wakens again to song.
—Wilfrid Gibson in the Commonweal.
Britain To Discuss
Inge.
A. meddling mind is more to
feared than unlawful intruders.
Religion
A man's "religion" consists not of
the many things he is in doubt of and
tries to believe, but of the few things
plans.
Several inquiries of the sort al-
ready have been started in English
towns, modeled after a study made
in Birmingham and explained in the
report of the Birmingham Cinema In-
quiry Committee.
'•it's au t!, NV come down for a
man."
"What i:,?"
"When he's five miles up in the
air and his gasoline gives out,"
be with ozone to a degree impossible in
a hot summer, and a Harley Street
specialist has stated that the air of
London has probably never been
purer.
Geodetic Bench Marks
Mud Holes
With pile".wheel in a bad mud hole,
the car wilt»,'usually be as disabled as
though both wheels were in the mud,
as the action of the differential causes
the one wheel to spin. To get out of
such a difficulty, proceed as follows:
Disconnect the emergency brake rod
on the wheel which rests on solid
ground. Then pull back the brake
lever hard, which will lock the wheel
in the mud hole. By letting in the
clutch, all the power will be applied
to the wheel on solid ground, which
will usually drag the other wheel out
of the mud hole.
Tuning the Horn
The pitch, or tone, of an electric
horn can be raised or lowered at will
by the following method. After re •
moving and taking the horn apart,
place the diaphram, or disc, from
which the sound is produced, on some
smooth, hard surface. Then hammer
lightly all around the edge of the disc.
This raises the tension in the center,
which causes a quicker and higher
pitch•d tone. If one desires to lower
source of the trouble.
he is assured of, and has no need of The method of the Geodetic -Sur-
effort for believing.—Carlyle, -Sur-
vey' of Canada, Department of the
Interior, of noting the various eleva-
Bread of Life tions above sea level throughout the
The bread of life is love; the salt Dominion takes,the form of affixing
of life is work; the sweetness of life, three-inch brone tablets to suitable
poetry; the water of life, faith. permanent walls or bases whenever
necessary. By reference to one of
Reason these bench marks, as they are call -
If we do sot reason we are bigots; ed, the elevation above sea level of
if we cannot we are fools; if we dare any part in its vicinity can be as:
not we are slaves.—Dr. Black. ' certained.
8,000 Miles By Canoe
After
leaving the land of midnight sun and travelling 8,000 trifle.
ranee to Nassau, Bahamas, "hlOttilno Charlie" (Charlie Plann:u
:rltek) and his two children arrive& tit. 1 ars^ttvil?e Fla., slaving hi tela
hiked by vessel from Nassau.
Repairing Cracks in Engines
Small cracks or holes in the water
jackets of an engine may be closed
by applying a paste composed of
glycerine and litharge. Mix to a con -
sistency slightly thinner than putty their original transparency.
and work into the opening while the Leaks in the Top
engine is warm and the cooling sys- Small leaks in the top of the car can
tem is drained. The engine should not be repaired with the same rubber Com-
be used for a few days, or until. the
mixture has thoroughly hardened. (pound that is used for filling cuts in
tire casings. Press the compound se -
For parts which are exposed to in- curely into the hole and then trim oaf
tense heat, such as the exhaust crani- , the excess. Allow it to stand for a few
fold, the following mixture should be hours and then apply heated flat -irons
used: Fine iron filings, 40 parts; flow- ( to both sides, pressing together firmly.
ars of sulphur, 10 parts; sal -ammoniac, The heat of the irons will vulcanize
1 part; Portland. cement, 20 parts. the rubber in place.
Then add water to form a fairly heavy
paste. After mixing this paste, ailow Repairing a Spark Plug
it to stand for a few hours and then When adjusting the gap of a spark
apply. In about two days this mix- plug, the outer electrode will some
ture hardens, forming a Substance times break off, rendering the plug
useless. But it is not necessary to
greatly resembling cast iron.
throw the plug away. Merely bend
the center electrode so that it stands
close to the outer shell, setting the
space to the usual gap space.
When the Engine Stops Suddenly
Sometimes when out on the road,
the engine will stop suddenly without
apparent cause. It is probably due to
one of the following troubles: No gaso-
line supply. Spark plug broken. Elec-
tric circuit disconnected' at some point.
A brokeiral
Oil or light transmission grease can . A loose terminal.
How to Make a Grease Gun
A very serviceable -grease gun can
be constructed from Tiro loweru old i end
gle
cylinder foot pump.
of the pump is sawed off just above
the foot piece. Then take a fairly
large sized funnel (one that is made
of heavy gauge metal) and cut it off
just above tlie• spout. Solder the fun-
nel
unnel to the bottom of the, pump cylin
der
be drawn into the gun by putting the
Timer trouble.
end into the oil or grease and pulling
on the handle. To fill with heavy
grease, unscrew the cap and remove
the • plunger; fill the gun with grease, shield and windows, then polishing
then replace the plunger and cap. with a dry cloth.
To Clean the Glass
Try dipping a clean cloth in gaso-
line and rubbing lightly over the wind.
"Who was the inventor of the
wireless?"
"Don't you know tha& Any fool
could tell you,"
"That's why I asked you."
Many a man has a good memory for
faces and a bad memory for debts.
Some men are o self-confident that'
they are unable to distinguish a cheer
from a jeer.
A Discoverer
There is one man kuowu to history,
and long illustrous among his fellow-
men, who in his own meditations bad
reached the conviction that there was
a new world far across the sea, and no
disappointment or vexing delay could
expel that conviction from his earnest
mind. Neither the frowns nor the neg-
lect
eslect of monarchs, neither hope defer-
red, nor the terrors of the deep, nor
mutiny, nor tempest, nor death, could
t turn Columbus from his resolute pur-
i pose. On he pressed in. spite of them
all --sereno amid the tempest—full of
hope when all around seemed to tell
jonly of despair; and he stood at last
' on the shores of a lovely island in the
ocean• --the discoverer of lands whose
discovery has changed the history of
the world!—Tweedie.
Picking winners is usually
game.
a losing
Sun Electrons Cause Blue Sky
New Light Experiments Indicate
Cambridge, Mass. — Electrons
streaming from the stuff may be the 1
cause of our familiar but mysterious;
blue sky, Dr. Willi M. Cohn, of the
University 'of Berlin, has concluded as
the result of his experiments in which
a blue light very similar to that from
the sky was produced in the labora-
tory. Dr. Cohn is doing high tempera.
ture' research at the A. i). Little Ia.!
boratories and will start researches at
Harvard shortly.
Dr. Cohn experlmente 1 in Berlin
with cathode rays in a high vacuum,'
formed in a tube similar to the x-ray
tube. IIe allowed the stream of elec-
trons, which is the cathode ray, to
meet larger' electrically charged par-
titles of matter, known to scientists
as ions, which are formed either -from
a piece of radioactive instal, such as,
thorium, or from a gas. The blue light.
appeared Whore the',alectrons and the
ions came together. '
. Thls blue light caii be broken up by
prisms to form a spectrum or. "rain-
, bow"
rain•,bow" of continuous color, just as is
found in sunlight, The blue light
from the clear sky also show a con•
ti'mons spectrum, sit bough gases,
such as the air this li,;•ht paves
through, have quite different spe.otrt.,
which show only thin colored lines.
Dr. Colin points out that at the upper
layers of our atmosphere electrons
continually arriving from the sari and
ions of the gases which form our air
meet in the intense vacuum of space.
.Since under such`' conditions in his
laboratory the blue light which is se
like the light from the blue sky is for.
final, he believes ,that the blue of the
heavens may, at feast partially, have
the same cause as that of the labora-
tory.
Since the time of ,,Newton scientists
have speculated an tvhy the sky is
blue, The most successful explana-
tion heretofore has been that of Sir
John Tyndall and Lard Raleigh in the
fast century, which considers it due to
sunlight broken up in a particular
way by spherical particles in the at-
mosphere, Dr, Cohn states that his
theory does not conflict with the older
one so far as direct sunlight is con-
corned. He points out that the Tyra
dall Rayleigh theory would expect the
1 gat from the sky to be polarized so
that all its waves would vibrate in a
pia', cul:fir way. Tho llglit produced
by 1)r. eon in the laboratory is not
.-'ecil,.and 'daylight Isonly partly
hosed. u. rtly not,