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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-08-05, Page 6Try y •- l:•mmecic.>ma x azam a..=''z�...s gram ressed Up By HARRIET ASHBY. y Accident It was the last Tuesday in Augur st when Prudence Robertson met Ned Macdonald, just out of the army, at the crowded railroad station, buying tickets for himself and his another and father to the National Exh:bitien. One would naturally think that two young people who had known one an- other since she .was two and he was six, would, after such experiences as the war had brought, have stopped to chat. Bat Pru enae was shy and Neil was reetiess, and aln:oet i. iniediately he drifted away. Mrs. Macdonald welcomed Prudence warmly, and staacl beside the trim, slender figure, in skirt just too long to miss being queer, and severely plain white eyelet, the sleeve_ of which marked its age. The older woman wished that she could make the girl eee hew much more atteaetive she would look if her dress was not markedly different from that of other girls of her age. However. the only • time she had hinted that Prudence make the moat of her good looks, the girl had said firmly: "I would not be so eenceited as to fuss about my appearnce. If I am neat and clean that is enough." Neat she always was. Mr. .sl: c- uonaid, taming t_p to the two, looked at her apprevingiy: "Prue. you are as trim as pins on paper," he said, and M almost the same breath but with more enthusiasm: "Mother. is that good to king girl Neil is talking to, Luella Spar?" "Yes." Mrs. Macdonald looked grimly at her son. What ailed Neil to slight Prudence for Luella? Perhaps, she ecareely dared whisper it to her- self, perhaps if Prudence would -pay more attention to her clothes, Neil's eyes Plight be opened to her genuine eweetncss! The train whistled in the distance. Neil strode across the platform to his mother. With an air as disinterested as a porter's he took Prudence's suit-! ease and established the two of them' in a double seat with his father. "There's room for all of us, Neil!" digs. Macdoralcl clutched at his arm,' but her suggestion fell on deaf ears. Luella Spar moved over and Neil sat down beside her. When the train pulled in at Toronto, Prudence smilingly refused Neil's offer to help her with her suitcase: "It's not heavy. I'm afraid we'll get separated from you in this crowd and I can't spare my suitcase!" At the Fair Grounds they drifted- apart. The band was playing at the stock raailion. Superb black and grey horses were coming proudly in tiro gh the big door. Prudence was faseinated. She settled, he _elf in her plaee near the band' °tend where friends were to meet her . her, for she left the stage and, stand- ing where Prudence could see her be- hind the scenes, talked excitedly to a stout lady, a thin lady, a stout and thin girl, and a very tall girl. While they talked, Prudence thought the tall g.r1 pointed :a her. One of the woolen left the group, came across the platform and down the steps and Mr. Myers is taking me to their hotel. "What's the trouble?" Prudence's tone was sympathetic. "A little bit of everything, Who was that with you?" "Oh, just a friend of Mr. Myers. Wasn't it stupid of me ---I Inade a mis- take—the girls expected me 'Thursday instead of Tuesday. They are in towel, to her wonderment approached her, A "You looked awfully pretty this silk badge an her blouse marked her a and gave herself uptoenjoytheas an official. "I beg your pardon but may I ask what ,s your bust mea - beautiful animals. sure?" she said briskly. Half an hour, an hour passed, Still Prudence was too .;mated to 'remain - the girls dkd not come. She searched ,ber instantly, Then she said, wonder- ing why she should answer at all, "Thirty-six." her pocket book for her letter of in- vitation and reread it. The letters seemed to fairly jump at her: "Conte Thursday morning or earlier if you can. We will meet you Thursday at 10.30 near the band stand at the Stock Pavilion." • Thursday morning ? This was Tues- day! For a minute Prudence -was 'n a panic of fright, then her good stock of common sense prevailed. "The secretary will have the name • You'll be a dream!" • inn •of exhibitors, I vYill go Without giving Prudence time to "I thought so I ani Miss Gibson. We are to put on a style show in a few minutes, and our Thirty -Six is on the lounge upstairs with sick headache. Could you take her place?" "I haven't any style," Prudence pro- tested, "Oh, yes you have! You are beau- tifully trine and hold yourself so well. and beat to him," she said to herself. She made her way to the door again. The Pcrcherons were still being brought in, great beauties groomed till from mane to polished hoofs they were sleek and shining. A young man -in grey wearing an official button barred ' the entry e :ee gate: "Can't get out here now, lady. The ether door is the way out."• Prudence turn -ed meekly. Then her eye caught sight of a big man almost hidden by the horse he was leading in —a man hearing the number cf his `entry across h:s back: "Oh," she gasped, "that is Mr. My- ers. I must speak to him." Her distress was so evident that the young man was moved to aid her. "1 will take a message if you like. I know Mr. Myers." "Tell hint—tell hire—" the words tripped over one another. "Tell hint i Prudenee Robertson wants to speak to him. I'm here and they are not expecting me," she added lamely. Mr. Myers greeted her cordially. "Thcgirls are in town shop -ping. Mother is spending the day with a !friend. Leave ycur suitcase in the booth at the right. I'll see you at four. Have a good time!" Couples of young folks from town and country paired off and strolled through the grounds. Prudence ev- vied the girls with their escorts—it is dreary seeing a fair alone. What was it, she wondered, that attracted the attention of men? It wasn't looks- same ugly girls had nice looking friends,•_ It must be something which ' she did not have or Neil— ! The music stopped. The. Peen put their instruments away and scattered. Prudence walked past the merry groups of diners now spread out. • on the grass under the trees, and Went up to the auditorium. The doors were open but the room was empty. Wearily Prudence dropped into a ;front seat. A came out on the stage and stuck some branches in jardinieres. A woman shifted a forest scene on the stage. Apparently some one called T lie :Shoving Service for Every Man --Ever yzvherre Prosperity! 4, '' OU would say that the man pictured here was well-to-do. His smart appearance gives an air of Pros- perity that is a distinct asset in his business and social life. Now imagine him with a couple of day's growth of beard! Who now would guess his prosperity. He no longer. holds his head so erect! Yet a few swift strokes of his keen -edged Gillette, and he is ready to face the world again—sure of respectful attention l g yourself Are YOU depriving l far p � y f of f r more than you can imagine by delaying- the purchase of your Gillette Safety Razor ? - Do you realize that there is something more than easier shaving, time saved, and a smoother chin coming from your investment of $55,00 in a Gillette? Look prosperous—it is the first step towards being prosperous! NO STROPPING—NO HONING Maks a joins of asking your town dealer to show you some GILLETTE ,Safety Razor Sets, including the nay "Big Fellow" at $5.00 the Set iseaMteMenseesteenaalle. rets WORLD OVER 723 emeteeeeleateeenesessmeretossomessee waver, the college lady hurried her up the steps and behind the scenes. • A group of models were in the dressing room the group Prudence had seen from the front. "It's dear of you to come," the stout lady said. "That's a lovely brown suit you are to wear," the tall girl lifted the brown jacket admiringly. "It is an "autumn poem." "Oh, I can't wear a suit on the stage with thee° white shoes." "That's all right," Miss Gibson com- forted. "I'll point them out as the thing not to wear.. It makes a good talking point. You won't mind. It really is great fun!" Strangely enough Prudence did not mind. The auditorium was packed tr the limit but she did not see a fam- iliar face. The mirror had told her that she leaked lovely, therefore, thougl' she felt conscious of her feet, she held her head high. The second time she walked out in a dream of a dark brown motor coat; the rich black of the fur collar against her face brought out her cameo -like features. The brown hat with a touch of scarlet niade her a "real beauty," so the stout girl declared. By the time she donned the sport suit, Prudence was perfectly at ease. "Here the white shoes are very good," the lecturer said approvingly. Pru- dence, forgetting the spectators, put out her foot. "There's some one that knows you," the stout girl said when she came off the stage. The girl was smiling knowingly. Prudence's heart jumped. Neil Macdonald stead at attention in a doorway! "If he'll only stay till I' show the evening gown," Prudence whispered to herself. S• he was indeed a "dream" • in the evening gown. One of the assistants dressed her hair high, waving it soft- ly back over the ears, Deftly she touched up her cheeks with rouge:i "Now look at yourself," she said, and Prudence gasped with girlish delight. "If I could only always look like this!" "You wouldn't want to look so dolled up all the time but it's in you to look as nice any tine you take the pains. You're one of the kind to whom nature has given so much, you. don't bother to make the most of yourself." "It seems conceited to fuss with yourself when there's important work to do." "Conceited? Not a bit, We ought to make everything, self included, do as well as it tan. If you do not take care of yourself and. your looks now, where will you wind up?" Serenely conscious of being a pic- ture, Prudence stepped out with a shy smile. A patter of hands applauded the dress and its wearer, who smiling- ly held out the drapel;ies at each side of the skirt, She stole a look towards the spot where Neil had been. He was still there. "Goodbye, and thank you," Miss Gibson said warmly, following her to the porch when it was all over. "You saved our day!" Self-conscious as one who has been successfully taking a prominent part in a public place, Prudence hurried through the corridors, and down the steps. She wondered what Neil thought—would he follow her and speak to her? Her heart thrilled at the thought. Furtively she turned her head—Neil was helping Luella Spar down the steps. -- "Stop th:•s nonsense, Prudence Rob- ertson,' mentally the shook herself. "I will have a good time, I'm going to the races." The grand stand before which the races were to be run was pretty well filled. Prudence had to pass in front , of many long rows of seats to find a vacant one. A young man in a grey suit wearing . an official button followed her with i his eyes. Leisurely he stepped out of a box • down in front, and made his way to the empty seat beside her. "You found Mr. Myers, diel you, Miss Robertson?" be said courteously, Neil Macdonald, fresh from his amazement at finding a ead:iant, beau-. tiful Prudence where he had known only a dowdy, demure Prudence, was doubly astonished to find opposite him. in the brand stand sparkling, happy Prudence in the 'omi;,«1ly of fill attract- tive ?laking mar - "I've enjoyed the races so much," Prudence Faid to the man in grey at the door of the stock pavilion, She found Mr, Myers waiting for her, and with him was Neil 'Mac- donald. "Tired ?" he asked solicitously. "Tired!" she echoed, "No, I wish this day could go on forever." "I don't," be said grhnly. "It's been a rotten day." fternoon " he said bluntly. "I felt like sticking out my chest, and telling everybody you were from my town. May I take you to Myers, after the evening performance? I know the way," Refusal was on Prudence's lips. Then she remembered her dreariness in the park—her conviction that Neil would not be lonely in her company. She flashed a smile at him: "I'd lova to go," she said sincerely. "I've never attended the evening show. I'm hav- ing such a good time!" (The End.) Facts. Mutton is the most nourishing meat. Westminster Abbey costs thousands of pounds annually to be kept in re- pair. Whale meat will possibly be pre- served like salt= this year in New South Wales. 168 London teachers, with a com- bined total of 5,304 years of service, recently retired. - Shaving, according to one doctor, in- creases neuralgia and other troubles Of the face, and so tends to shorten life. 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Pre- vious attacks 1iave failed, signally, due to the intelligence of the animals and their great numbers. These great salmon waters have eeaneil with hair seals since long be - "ore the memory of white men. The roature is a true seal, but with no .,nderlying fur. Its coat is black and white spotted hair, and he grows to a weight of perhaps 300 or 350 pounds, and a length of five or six fent. He ::eight be called a cousin of the enor- 'llnua sea lions of tIle Queen Charlotte id West Vancouver Island reefs, though he never attains the size of Cacese huge animals. The Fisherman's Bete Noire. Ilair seals have been thorns in the "eeh of fishermen ever since salmon iishing became a recognized industry: 'They are strong, aggressive and cau- tious, but still display an intelligent usage.. They will take reasonable fiances with a rifle -bullet and do not mind getting tangled up in a net at all. Iluving learned that the nets and lines of fishermen are the best places ;,herein to obtain food, they raid the eshing grounds continually, robbing, breaking nets and lines, and generally causing loss of money and temper to the fishermen. They ,seem to know traps by instinct and avoid them with great success. There are many thousands of the crea- tures hi the waters at the mouth of the Fr:tee?. When the tide is low and the sand flats are exposed they can be seen in hundreds, sunning themselves• on some inaccessible bit of warm sand, far out on the broad. waters of . the river cr gulf. How the Seal Fishes. Their system of fishing, by.the aid of man, does not stop at the nets and set lines. A hair seal will follow ia troll ftshermu.n for hours, staying jus( outside -of a rifle bullet, but fairly close to the trail. 1Vhen a salmon hooks hinesei%'` 'n the line it is not an assured fact that the fisherman has the fish,. Many and many a man has felt an ex- tra tug and found that a seal has rob- bed him of the catch. The government once, in an effort to encourage destruction of these am- phibious pirates, placed a bounty on their tails, but it olid not produce the. effect desired. Then, about two years ago. a system of explosive mines was tried. It was ,thought that if a favor- ite sand flat were mined, properly connected with wired for exploding the charges, a great mortality would be caused. Considerable time and ex- Pease xpeasse was devoted to proper prepares tion of this war -like trap. The seals cause up and lay themselves down to doze on the sand, the button was pressed, and the explosion occurred. No one knows the extent of the casualties, but very few bodies were found. The attempt was given up. Traps and Night -Lines. Now the Department of Marine and Fisheries will make another attempt. It will be by means of cross -lines. This system, which is really the illegal one of "night -lilies," is carried out by means of a strong rope stretched across a broad piece of water. To the main rope is attached shorter lateral lines set quite close together, with the lower ends rigged with sharp barbed steel hooks of great length. ;The lateral lines are set close together and allowed to drop into the water, The lower ends of these short lines aro rigged with strong steel hooks. It is the hope of the department that the seals, in swimming across the shal- lows, will look upon the night -linea as the usual harmless net, and go ahead. As the animals pass through the Banging traps, they will drag against the steel hooks, impale them- selves, and become easy victims, A two weeks' test will be undertaken, two leen having been assigned to the job. Has a Marketable Value. There is a certain marketable value to the hair seal. His body contains oil, his flesh might be converted at a fertilizing plant, and his hide is uses ful in many ways. The mailer ones are sometimes fine enough in texture and light enough in weight to make fur trimmings and capes and coats The larger animals -provide a cora. fortahle, short -haired floor rug, or else the skin can be made into a leather that is highly prized by leather foe. tones, Once a successful n.ttbocl 91 trapping fur seals is discovered, there will be a new and comparatively pro- mising industry created or, the 13rd tish Columbia coast..