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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1922-10-19, Page 2toneers BY KATHARINE SUSANNAH PRICHARD eel Copyright by Hodder anti Stoughton. CHAPTER XVII.-(Cont'd.) "There's only one girl I'll be mar - Deirdre was breathless with run- ning across the paddocks to reach the turn in the road. The wind had blown her dark hair into little tendrils about her fgce, and there was a sparkle of anger in her eyes. "•I heard what you said to father;" she went on, "and if you haven't any- thing . ny-thing: better to say to me, I'll go back:" Davey ,gazed at her. He gazed as though he had never seen her before. She seemed another creature, nothing like the ragged little urchin who had climbed trees, with him and ridden to girl you'd be wanting to kiss it would school straddle -legged behind him; be the, Davey!" nothing like the sedate housewife his The bright shy glance that flew to- wards him, and the quiver of her lips, fired the boy. , • His arms went out to her. He caught her shoulder and held her to him. For an instant he did not know ed nervously at trails of the scarlet- whether it was night or day. But runners which overhung the bank, and when he withdrew from that moment put the end of a runner between her of unconsciousness, wild, uncontroi- teeth and chewed the stalk. labia joy and possession, his eyes were Davey saw that her lips were as humid. And her eyes beneath his. slcarlet as the flowers that, like were like pools in the forest which broken -winged butterflies, hung at the fallen -leaf mould has diarkened the end of the trail. and the twilight striking through the He slid off his horse and stood fax- trees makes a thine, mysterious mirror of. ried to," he said. "Yes." leer eyes leapt to his. "Jess Rose!" "Who says so?" • "She does," Deirdre laughed. "She says she's the only girl you've ever kissed. And her mother says—" "When she eras a kid, they put her face up to me; but I never kissed her -or any girl," Davey •said. "I didn't believe it, of course." Deirdre laughed softly. "Why?" "Well -I thought; --if there was any mother had made of her, either. Deirdre stared at him, too, •as though he were quite different from the Davey she had known. A shy smile quivered on her lips. She pluck- ing her. His limbs were trembling. "What's the matter?" she asked, a little distress creeping into her voice. Davey's face was tense and color- less. To the trouble which had surprised him that day, a strange soft thrill was added when she put the runner stalk "Deirdre," he whispered, as of he had never before said her name, and to say it were like singing in church. He kissed her again, slowly and tenderly; the first pressure or her lips had made a man of him. - You're my sweetheart, aren t with its scarlet flowers between her Deirdre?" he said exultigly, holding ng teeth. It struck hint with a strange her in his arms and gazing down at pang that Deirdre was beautiful, that her. "When you come back .we'll be her lips were the same •calor as the married."• flowers hanging near them. "Yes," Deirdre whispered. It was all translated, this emotion Her eyes reflected the gloW of her of his, in the shamed, shy smile that heart. came into his face as he stared at her. "I've always meant to marryyou, Deirdre understood• well enough. Davey, though I've sometimere She scrambled down the bank and tended I liked Mick Ross,; or Buddy went to him. ..i Morrison b'.tter. She drew a tittle "Yon are sox we're goring aren • h; , eau, Divey?" si a ask set- Heded, finding he could not es marry each other." speak. , v �' sigh. But Jan so glad its all nod It1ed, now ... and we're really going The sunset had died out of the sky, The gloom of the forest was closing and the forest was dark about them round thein, the sunset dying. She when they kissed and whispered. sighed and slipped her hand into his. :"good -bye -for a little while." Davey After a few moments, as he said I could scarcely say the words. He nothing, she spoke again. (watched Deirdre as she fled up hill to "It'll be all changed, I suppose,the shanty;then learn on his horse when 'father and I come back,'` she I he sent eclattering down hill, all said. "We will come back, by and by, I his young manhood -the tumult of sometime, you know, father says. i his love,awakened senses, rejoicing We'll come to see Steve, perhaps. But and drems-orchestrating within him. we'll be grown up ... quite, you and i , ` I, Davey. You'll be married, and I-' "What?" CHAPTER XVIII. Davey had wakened. In the earliest days of Port South, "I was saying, we'll be grown-up ern, settlers tracking inlanu or further and married, perhaps by the time -we along the coast, had to cross the Wir see each other again," Deirdre mur- ree, driving their cattle and •herses mined, "None of the tiries'Il come before them. The shallows of the again like the ones when we went riverwhere they crossed began to be home on Lass, or in the spring -cart, called the Wirree Ford. The tracks or walked, and chased wallies and converged there, and it was not long went after birds' nests. I -wish they before a shanty appeared on the left could! I wish I could be just ten when bank a few hundred yards from the I come back and give you a race down -broad and slowly -moving river. the road, Davey." Her voice ran an quickly; but Davey's mind stuck on her first words. The Wirree came down from the hills and flowed across the plains at the foot of the ranges. The whole of eanaJasinkr is Cold Stanfield's U iirrinl; able Underwear is soft,Wprmmadurabie. " field's Unsh ,ink-'b1eLi,ge ndervy ar--(vi'�,•- either low {ce• n.. P ricetil but fair price . t Stanfield' shri ka e,.• nd >ywear gives rnb •' than i t , � ?; t cci is in nth, ease, c'orrrnfor t l salt : rotecton and ..turd wear. no- s It is the\s�unde t `. my to buy. 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For sample iruok, showing weights and textures,. write S'TANFIELD'S, LIMITED, TRURO N.S. the flat land It watered Vete SPeeen 9f as the Wirree river design t, or the Wirreee The stream ole tial Atse•1f into the waters of Base ;Stra, as Op•. �iosite was Van Diemari'gthe beautiful green island on aleYenol settlements has been es;t t l , Nies it to don- s... et;OPen 'ea vete rt, and sent back to Hobart 'Tion'''''Pert Arthur. , Sometimes their tread 'i tidies were tossed by the sea on the sheres they had been trying to reaele and sometimes, steering by the '`inuddy waters, of the river that 'flowed oat from the :nearest- point eeliaosite the Island, bearing silt and drift i tel; for a (,oupleof .miles into the.sae they reached • the land of promise else° free- dom. As the beaten grass pati id* the sea-board`beeame the main etoejarotite between, Port .Southern' and Re, a newly-fduaded settlement at trh'„e; fur- ther eastern end of the coast, a iawn- sh'ip of curious mushroom rgrewtle cropped up about the. WirreeeFord and McNab's shanty, i ' It was a collection of huts,' 'attle and dab, white washed, for flys encist part; but some, o f, . thein we ee?„apn- baked solus, plastered together w” of the stories which 'were scatter cover the plains or filled the eteek,,.leeds, McNab's weatherboard shanty,-,. with its signboard , of a black bull; ,,with red -rimmed eyes en a white ground, -1 was by far the -most pretentious. The history of, these dwellers abets Mc- Nab's wits matter of spapicion.' hey arrived "from nowhere, outof, -the night, silently, 'arid it was surmised., crept up the river in cockle shell :boats which had brought them ovee the Straits and were sunk in the slovrrly- moving river when they had s'e,ved j their purpose, The fertile flats,. strethhing ••moi -the edge of the mountains., had been: taken up before McNab got his holding on an arm of the, Wirree, He set about , acquiring the 'selvedge of the • plains which was cut off from the finer,' Mere arable land by a scrubby line of depse- ly growing ti -tree. Most of the Wirree Ford men ran cattle on the,'' trips of coarse -grassed land, thras by the sea breezes. But they, were no sticklers for the niceties of bounder ies and property laws. ,They drove their first, wild-eyed, scraggy herds whither they listed, a cursing, :,,blas- phemous crew, none dared gainsay them. It was reckoned 'better to' lave the good -will than the enniity,'of the Wirree river men., : The body of •a set- tler who had threatened "to have the law of them" for grazing their beasts on his land was, -a few days. ,after- wards, found in the river, drifting with the tide out to sea. Some • f the Wirree men made a living as men. Others maintained' the by a desultory farming. The. the grey land of the.ssabor Wooden? 'hand -plows. But them thrived out of what `' make out' of.the stockmen who passed through th their way to Rene or McNab was powe in those days; and n ohs' `were. the stories h count for the presenc came te, the Wirree Fore As the : settlement gre tice -to the:,runored ac origin MoNabis was t bad been known to eseap the mainland. They made gerous passage of the Seessit b'oate, and sometimes were" in aa cash:rusted canditlon b*; policing' the coast, oz' •a tr 4 place, of stockmen, drovers and teanti eters on the southern roads, and the Ca-rwuses held there were !night -long, It was recognized as a hotbed of thieves and ruffians by the roadsters, and no liar of substance or ariy pre• teusioris. at ale, would lodge the night in any of the mudeleailt hats within a stone's. throw of the river. Before long, the Wirree men hex! fat rattle to dispose of. An open space between the huts, not far from T'4e- Nkib's, was used as a sale yard. It eras then that settlers who wanted good prices for their beasts had to drive them to the Wirree market, A better 'bargain Was driven in the Wir- ree square than anywhere else. -So Wirree Ford became Wirreeford., and thrived udi prospered..until it was the busiest cattle market in the south. To a certain .extent,. it prosperity threw an air of respectability over it. At first, cattle -owner and farmers .: from the hills entered the -township in the morning and ]eft it before the shadows of night fell. They did their business, and left the Wirree not much better off for their coming, venturing into the shanty for a midday mea only, and drinking sparingly, if at all, of the curious, dark spirits It vended. Then stores were opened. There Were less fearsome comings and go- ings, Mrs. Mary Ann Hogarty set up a shanty and proceeded to deo business with: an air of great pro- priety. Women and children were -wought into the township for the cattle sales.. Sale days became week - y holidays. They meant the donning of festive ribbands by the 'women -and children, the climbing into high spring -carts and buggies, and driving along. the -winding track • from the sills to the 'township, where groceries, dress stuffs and household furnish- ings coded be. bought, and stowed in the back of the .carts for the home ourney. ' Sale drays, however, still ended in gaming and drinking brawls at the shanties, and sometimes in the drop- ping of a i heavy, , still body into the Wirree, when the tides would carry rt out to sea. (To be continued.) ves wed ith of ld Dye Old Curtains, Sweater or Skirt in Diamond Dyes "Diamond Dyes" add years of wear to worn, faded skirts, waists, coats, stockings, sweaters, coverings, hang- ings, draperies, everything. Every package contains directions so simple any woman can put new, rich, fadeless colors into he: worn . garments or draperies even if she hes never dyed before Just b .y Diamond Dyes -no other kind -then your material will come out right, because Diamond Dyes are guaranteed not to streak, spot, fade, or ran. Tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye is wool or silk, or whetherit is linen, cotton or nixed goods. No Relation. „w rst-Scholar'- Who,:.as Nero, -wasn'the`flie chap wlirr was "er- s cold?" Second Scholar - 'No. That was zero -another man altogether." ! Mlnard's Liniment For Colds,` Etc. ou e House ti Common Sense and Science: ` Science is the mother's background; but '-she cannot stop to count the calories for the school child's break- fast, and :children have the royal scorn of youth and ignorance for dietetic principles as compared with desire. It is one thing to preseribe oatmeal, eggs and milk, and another to admiins+bex them! But she can have facts and she can weigh the children instead of counting the calories. It's much simpler, 'and if they Weigh trio little by the stand- ard caret in'c'rease thebutter, the milli, the whale wheat bread, take a look over the spinach and orange and apple supply, and for the rest make., the fend attractive. Spread the beieed with butter and honey or good ;old- time molasses, and the whole wheat and" butter go -down with it. Sugar is bad, principally because it makes the plain foods *interesting and decreases appetite for them. It is a good energizer in itself and,; tlie• growing, romping child eaves it na turaily. One wise dietetian in an statution gave the Children permission to make candy whenever they wanted to -taking pains to see that they had a 'well balanced diet, e , espocially a good mineral supply (which means milk, whole wheat, egg yolk, fruit and fish vegetables). Result, the "candy per- mits" were not often demanded. Pro- vide wholesome sweets at the petVeier times -such ea-6gs, raisins; plain candies -at the end of the meal, in- stead of heavy sweets, continuously "nibbled." We know of one woman, the soder, eesefu•1 executor of a great eomii$r,�'1 tial food house, who, in two y"sett, putoseventeen pounds on a child with a tubercular tendency: This by science, plus careful, grandmotherly super- vision of every meal -slipping the eggs' and milk and fresh vegetables Into the menu .and sitting by until they were oaten! The doctor in pre notated/1g the child cured and normal eald: "]hat is one of the finest pieces of work a woman ever did." We agree. And there is much such vital wort housekeepers who are not martyrs at all. They go frisking round the world, nial:ing merry at all times and in all places except 'near the domestic hearth. They are always ready for a dance or a frolic, ready to be gay and to make others gay, as if there were not a : brush . or a broom in the world. But look at their houses --or perhaps it is as well not to look at them, There pare unwashed dishes and unmade beds and dust in the 'corners and so many things out of place that you begin to wonder whether the, things ever had any `places. Observing all this, you :decide that your way will -be different. You inay not be quite so gay; but the broom ill be respected. 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It "melts in your mouth" and the gum in -the center remains to aid digestion,, brighten teeth and soothe mouth and throat. There are the other WRIGLEY Friends to choose from, too: "After Every Meal" DUIJBLEMINT, tmat 111 + #01Gi c ulT'� j11 - ti+g ����IIW rNE f/Q R �gsl%y„in linen and dishes. , and • food upon it that has been thoughtfullyprepared and; that can be eaten with relish not Eke' the food you and Jim had dee Sither-da,,, 'at'that 'gk dy Mrs: Jones's. You mean your husband • and your children to have a home, to know the peace and comfort that come from good, careful housekeeping, and that can come from nothing else. Which is all very well. Only, don't overdo it, Your husband and chil- dren, for whom all this is nominally done, are too likely to be martyrs themselves, to feel that the home, in- stead of being a paradise of unlimited freedom and exquisite relaxation, is a prison of restraint, of perfect con- venience distorted into the acme of inconvenience. And that is a dismal state of things. A jolly good-natured disorder, even with a little untidiness, is better. The Mother's Hope. Is there when the winds are singing In the happy suanmer time - When the raptured ab, is ringing e With earth's music heavenward springing, Forest chirp and village •chime - Is there, of the sounds that float Unsighingly, a single note Half so sweet and clear,' anti wild', As the laughter ,cif a ,chili? Organ (finer, deeper:, clearer. Though it be a stranger's tone - Than the winds or waters dearer, More enchanting to 'the hearer, For it answerebh to his own, But, of all its witching words Those are sweetest, bubbling wild, Through the laughter of a child. Harmonies from the time-toudhed towers, Haunted strains from rivulets, Hurn of bees among the flowers•, Rustling leaves and silver showers These, ere long, the ear forgets; But in mine there is a sound Ringing on the whole year round- Heart -deep laughter that I heard Ere my chilli could speak a word. 'Tis •a mother's large aifectioe Iiears with a mysterious sense--- Breatleiags that evade detection, Whisper faint and fine inflection, 'Mill in her with power intense, Childhood's honied words untaught Hiv'eth she in loving thought - Tones that never thence depart; For she li teles with her heart. --Lainan Blanehard, In the Bible. "1 don't think flying machines are so very wonderful," said little Sammy, atter his mother had been telling him the story of their invention. 'Teacher read about one in the Bible the other day." "In the Bible?" exclaimed his Moth. er, 'Are yoti sure?" "Oh, yes!" replied Sammy. "She told us that Esau sold his .heirship to his brother Jacob." ' 'Keep Mhiard's Liniment in the 'houlse,' Silk was first used by the Chinese in 2600 B.C. It was not until 350 R C. that another nation discovered( thea, secret. Jearnn, THE postman or express man will bring Parker service right td your home. 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