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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1923-09-13, Page 6For One Cent you mar obtain 3 acpe of site XI 466 11400 Asti, for a trial pacisa€ a today ''. Delicious ! Economical ! • ti The Hidden Hour ... _.. BY J. B. unRRT.C_Rf 1Rf.ANn J. B HARRIS-BURLAND to talk, Said somethizigabout Paula. You are Paula, I suppose?" Ruth did not answer the question. "You told him what had happened?" she queried. "No --I told him to hold his tongue," replied Trehorn, "Can I see him—now?" "Yes—there's be no harm in that, but he must be kept very quiet. You can just go in and look at hien, and say a few words—nothing about the accident, mind you. But you'd better see him, as he asked for you." Ruth hesitated. And then, as She found Trehorn's inquiring eyes upon her, she said. "Yes, I'd better see him, and I won't talk about the acci- dent." "Just let him know you're here that's all." "Did you—tell him --I was here?';' said Ruth, speaking very slowly and with an effort. "No, no. We didn't talk," Trehorn replied, and then, after a pause, "What is wrong, Mrs. Herrington?" "Ali, he told you his name?" "No—I saw it on the labeldf the suitcase. Yeu'd better come at once. I want to give himsomething to And him to sleep again." They.left the room, crossed the hall, CHAPTER III, Ruth Bradney sat alone in the draw pg -room of Dr. Trehorn's house. A fire, but recently lit, gave out no heat, but hissed and crackled as' the flames danced up the chimney. The room was small and -looked as though it was rarely used. It had the stiff, uncomfortable appearance of a room that is not accustomed to human beings. Ruth, still wearing her fur coat, sat in an armchair and stared at the fire, and wondered if she had not already "come to the end of the road that had seemed so long and. so uncertain. She was tired and her limbs ached, not only from the shock of her fall but from physical fatigue. She had help- ed Trehorn to lift Merrington into the back seat of the car, and Merrington was a big man. They had only just managed it, and then she had been obliged to put her arm round her lov- er's neck and keep his head from jolt- ing against the cushions. That had been a terrible journey—those two miles from the scene of the accident to the doctor's house. And yet she had been able to think clearly all the time. She.had insisted on the luggage being placed behind the car on the "grid." She had been afraid and Trehorn opened the. door of the to leave it by the roadside, where any consulting room and stood aside to let chance stranger might have found it, Rum enter. As she crossed the thresh - not because it might be stolen, but old she saw John Herrington lying on because the trunk and the suitcase a couch, his head bandaged with white were* the damning evidence of her linen. Beneath the bandages she saw Mind flashed quickly hack aver had happened since she had '1 house to go to the theatre. S trouble had been taken to con, dans—to cover up her t, acke was almost as though she had pated some disaster from might be possible to retro safety. And Herrington either by design or accident, ha ally taken the car along the Aedbury, where he was suppo be staying the night. The door opened, and. Treho tered the room. Ile asked no tions," he said, "He was ale shall have a bed made up for h the consulting room, and I da to -morrow we can move him ups Then he looked inquiringly at Re 't --I want to tell you everyth she said after a pause. "But to ask you a question firet, Can back to London to -night by hal eleven?" Dr. Trehorn glanced at the,. "Yes," he replied. "There is a t at ten o'clock. It's very slow, ai will get you into Charing Cross few minutes past eleven. I can you to the station if you. like. need not tell me anything --except address." He spoke slowly and awkwar and he did not look at Ruth spoke. His face was very red was obviously ill at ease, "I must tell you something,' 4 l?e faltered. "I --I want you to .helper You have been so kind—I feel as if ;Z. can trust you. This—this incident,is over. is necessary-- - hat ah ex' th. out O.iS SEVENTY. safer in case daily.washing were de - o The laughing welcome on Julias la xeiltzinel bands; skirts; pinning o lips died unspoken at sight of Maisie's blaztltets; flannel skirts, "Gertrude„ harea afterstae bewilderedaher glance at style; wrappers . or nightgowns but - street, her Maisie .stared past leer down the ' bootees; with toning in back; steerings; y "What is it, Maisie? Has Bennie will be required; so will riainsoolc Y n ., iso street, and her eyes were sharp warm jackets or sweaters; three dozen iii anxiety. diapers, twenty-seven. inches .square, ran awn ? Can't 1 hunt for him. skirts and dresses• a'cap, cloak; blan- "Oh,' Iienjie's all right," Maisie re- kets; pads,. and a small hot-water _' plied, "I didn't mean to be rude, Julie, battle. re, Do come in. You" see, I've been ex -et Some points in baby's care I have pecting Aunt Rebecca for the last two been most watchful of s hours. She's been gone since ten pa rs +"' o its is warm water enemas offer wonderful' %• it torted, "I hope she's having. a g Noeifie or soothing , syrups. is o'clock, and I'm so worried! rind the causef it d' comfort; -in "Good for Aunt Rebecca. Juliaest a old time. She must `need it if you See that baby has at least one good ive watch,over her like that.'° bowel movement each day. The same i(e)•a# "But, Julia, she's seventy!" Maisie's rule for nursing mothers. ' voice was full of eonsternatidn,Regular feeding hours' for baby. No iy, "What's seventy if you'don't feel excitement and unnecessary handling. r e it? Aunt Re)e has all her faculties In changing and dressing baby 1 e and mare interest in life than half the put him on a softly padded card table, people you know. ':Do let her alone, 'slipping his skirts and dress up over - Maisie!,: erl You his feet. But she- may get i' relief for gas pain, run over! As scrupulous clean mess, as pos- don't seem to realize—" sible in the personal care of the baby; "As far as automobiles are concern -handling utensils for his feeding,, and It ' for the happi ed, sevent isn't half so dangerous an tress of—of faux people—that--that y particularly the hands of whoever t f them should know nothing age as seven. I've known at least two cares for. !hili,—Mrs. G. C. - A PRACTICAL ONE-PIECE MODEL FOR THE GROWING GIRL.. wo 0 about. it. Would it be possible to -Tete old ladies who counted hospital ex- keep me out of the matter altogether?' periences the great adventures of Trehorn hesitated. Then he seid, their lives! -Don't rob your aunt of "Yes --so far as I am concerned ".I --I am very grateful—I shall be. grateful to you all my life." ' "But there will be the servants, ,talie continued. "I shall have to make it plain to them that you—well,that you just helped me to get him' into any fun that's coming to her!" "Julia Durant, you're positively flippant;" " "Not inside, Maisie; truly, I'm not. I'm just thinking how I'd loathe being watched and worried over!" my car—and that—you did not knew "There she comes at .last!" cried him—I might even do more. were, my father's servants and would d'o_anything for me. But—this Paula?" Ruth covered her. face with her hands. For a few moments. her .cour- age failed hex. Then she said: "Paula is his wife. Ile—he was .go- ing to spend the night with a friend at Dedbury—a Mr.'Ardington." "Oh, I know old Ardington," laugh- ed Trehorn. "Yes, yes, old Ardington. They Maisie, running to the door. Aunt Rebecca cane in; her hair was disordered and her hat awry, but her eyes were bright, and there was a happy color in her face. And then" at Maisie's greeting all the happiness fell from her like a garment. "-Aunt Rebe, where have you been? I've been nearly wild!" "It was such a nice day," Aunt Re Perhaps I'd better send round there becca pleaded, "I thought I'd just run and tell Ardington." sharply. "Oh out to 'Liza Saunders. I was so glad please-youd th realize—how could I did, for she's had sue a hard he have told you he was going tb stay ter-" with' Mr. Ardington When he has lost But Maisie was not at all interested his memory?" in 'Liza Saunders. "You go right up- "By Jove, I hadn't thought of that," stairs and lie down till dinner," she and, after a pause, "but I should have ordered "Be sure to cover yourself • Th vas notrust me to guilt. Already she had begun to fore-; his eyes fixed on her. ere thought lughtf it.You ou must up°n see a situation in which she might be' gleam of'recognition in them. He think of , everything. You do trust . "But I ain't tired a mite," her aunt • forced to return to her husband. seemed to be wondering who she was, me, dont you. retested. "I feel freshened up. All It had been an easy matter to get, and what on earth she was doing "Yes," she replied doubtfully• But p d faded from her eyes. Merrington into the house, for the two there. she saw that there was even danger in the light ha Y « �' servants had helped to carry him into Ruth moved a little further into the the kindly friendship of this young. "Maisie;' ;Julia ‘said abruptly, "I'm the consultingroom. And there he room. But still . John Merrington doctor, : �� going'to takeAunt Bebe home for the endDr. Trehorn was with; stared at her. His lips did not move. « We'll be back: sometime! You o n lay,..... ??... T.�..,. � _ a, I want to do all l;can for .ou, tu�ht. - ""d refer-ag oe d adt ev-,1 n smile., ;,And..then ;°,he 'Trehorn-,conn ued, "fe" t�7 of �u � edn'ti �vorry;.if we die' we'li''die'to liar, and -'Ili•, nisilor,rlvlia., ,, "" intTie room while eTosed his eyes, lust as if lie did riot want to put this—this nusae i°zb gether?„ EL ow her Io remain !wish to be bothered with visitors. Please don't " tell me: anythi more• ou haven't.room" Maisie pro- , examined the unconscious man. realized the situation,turned on "But yea _ , p .... She staredatthe fire and.: awaited Ruth,re The less I know the better- He �?Ii'tested, i t And it was almost as her,heel, and walked back.into the give me' his address when he \ ale s, "I'll 1,;-' the verde.'" though she were a prisoner, as though hall. Trehorn followed her and closed to -morrow morning. I:only know= flint 111 make zoom. the longarm of her husband had the door behind him. I found him on the road. I:- wilticeep Ten minutes later Julia and Aunt that stretched out and gripped her by"He does not know e,' said Ruth you out of it altogether. You under= Rebecea were headed for the subway. in throat and was noev holding her y in a low voice: "Does he remembe stand that. And I dare say, one of these days, you'll be glad that a tire solemnly, "can: you sleep on a couch? •"Aunt Retie," the girl said to her against her will. She seemed to feel anything?, What does he remember? his presence in the room. He was : Does he know his own name. laughing at her, mocking her futility,!' She took refuge in the drawing- 1c.ekin at her with. eyes that said, room: She'was face'to face with a plainly enough, "You cannot escape problem that she could not solve. She me now." 1 wanted time to think. Above all, she And then there was Paula—she did , wanted to escape "the eyes of Trehorn; not like to think about Paula, who had who was watching her. never done her any harm. ' If Paula's "You had better go to him," she husband were very ill—were dying, cried piteously. "He may have faint Paula would have to be sent for. Ruth's mind tried to grasp the in- tricacies of the situation, and failed. She only knew that she loved John • Merrington and that she hated her husband. Of Paula she knew scarcely anything at all. "He is mine," she kept saying to herself. But she knew that shewas not speaking the truth. He was not. hers, in the sense that he was Paula's. A d h amid not forget that she ed. Don't say anything about me— yet. He did not recognize me. You saw that, didn't you?" Trehorn smiled kindly. "Please don't distress yourself," he said in his quiet, gentle voice. "There's nothing to be worried about --just a temporary loss of memory. I dare say you have not been married very long. And Paula?" "I'm not Paula," Ruth replied. "He is thinking of another woman. Please go to him, and if he—if he asks who I And• e ca am----" She paused, and her cheeks herself had tried to persuade him d -to grew hot with shame. There was an leave her and spend the night at Ded- bury, that she had wanted more time awkward silence, and then Trehorn to think before she burnt all her boats said quietly. behind her. "I shall not answer any questions. I The door opened and Dr. Trehorn don't suppose he will ask any, For all entered the room. "It's all right," he he knows you might .be try wife or said quickly, as Ruth rose to her feet. my `sister. "Don't worry. He's cone to his senses He left the room, and Ruth knelt --nothing really serious—certainly no down by the fire, and held out her danger --just a loss of memory—that's hands to the warmth. She was shiv a" ering with cold. Her body seemed to "Loss of memory?" queried Ruth. be numb with cold. It was not until "Yes, doesn't know how he got here, a few minutes had passed that she and I told him not to worry and not was able to think clearly again. And then she saw that she had come to the erd of the road. Her lover did not remember her, but he remembered Paula. She did not know the extent i 1 , e h 11 of the gap in his nemory, but at any r rate it included the,,.first time he had ever set eyes on her. For him, at A, �h�� present;; she, did not exist at all. burst. It's possible you will be glad." Ruth burst into tears. She herself was uncertain whether the bursting of that tire had ruined -her 'life or Saved it from disaster. • (To be continued.) The flavor of tea deteriorates rapid- ly if the tea is exposed td the air. You should never, therefore, accept bulk tea when you can buy "SALADA," which is sealed in air -tight aluminum to preserve its delicious freshness. And go to a show to -morrow? And—" The sudden: flooding joy in the old. lady's face , brought tears to Julia's eyes. "P11 never tell her she's old," she vowed to herself. "Never, never! Not if' she lives to be!a hundred!". Mr. Man— Yell an— Yost feel Lifebuoy's healthiness right down into the pores. After Lifebuoy you feel eki ner than you have ever felt hefore. '1•he delight and comfort or tsr,ing Lifebuoy are famous ntouud the world. hs edmtr vanishes oge1,lg after usl, LiFt. Y ftALh SOAP 'ISSUE But BuPaula'was a reality to him, and no doubt it was • the aPula whom he had loved when he had married her— not the Paula he had ceased to love. The doctor had said that he would re- gain his memory. But when:? But where? Dare she wait, even for a single night? A week, several weeks,:. several months might elapse before John Merrington knew her again. An unbearable situation had been created. —a situation that she could never have imagined, She looked at the clock on the mantelpiece and saw that it was five' minutes past nine. She would have to decide quickly if she was still to save something out of the ruins of her life. Paula would have to be sent for in any case. There was no doubt about that. And she, Ruth Bradney, would have to return to London. Surely it would. be better to „return now—go back to her husband, just as if nothing had happened. That might be possible,. but only with the help of Trehorn. She would have to takethe doctor into her confidence, throw herself on his mercy, 'and implore hint to lie on Tier bob elf. Evidence Teo Strong. "So they convicted your friend``ee 'selling bad butter? Wasp there ne way for him to get out of it? "No; the evidencs was too strong." Minard's Liniment fot• Dandruff. PLANNING THE LAYETTE. My three young sons have necessi- tated my obtaining considerable mis- cellaneous iscellaneous information concerning a layette. I have always preferred a simple, practical outfit, as it is lesswearing an the mother to prepare it, and is so quickly outgrown, The money • saved this way can be much more advantageously used for a skillful doctor and nurse, a two weeks' complete rest for the mother, and the advice of a food ;specialist for the baby's feeding if the mother is un- able to successfully feed her baby. The baby's life and future health are too important to neglect giving him the best possible start. Three of each of the following articles are necessary, four would be "Later on," said Ruth to herself, "when Jack .ha's recovered his mein-, oz y -I roust Waits—for the ptesent all Va. 6.,„,„.123. '' this-4-.hcs come to it dead end." Iter. !glees e A VIEW PROM AUSTRALIA • TIumanity—"See, she is slaking! Aro you not going to help?" thiele Sam—"Don't fuss, .sit --•-the, body will drift to the shore." rroin the Sydney Bulletin, 4442. Linen or ratine, with em- broidery Or contrasting material for collar and cliffs, would , be good for this style. The closing is at the left side under the plait. This Pattern .is cut in: 3 Sizes: 12, 14 and 16 years. A 14 -year size re- quires 434. yards of 40 -inch material. Collar and cuffs of contrasting ma- terial require ;% yard 40 inches wide. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15c in silver or 'stamps, by the Wilson Publishing Co., 7S West Adelaide St., Toronto. Allow weeks for receipt of pattern. HINGED VERANDAH FURNITURE, After that benefits evry. Eve body. Aids digestion, til cleanses the teeth,. seethes the throat, a goodihing to rem inmb?r Sealed i its Purity Package THE FLAVOR LASTS Scaling Ships by Machinery. Sealing ships'' bottoms by machinery is the latest labor'eaving .pr-actiee de- vised to aid "those who go down to the sea inn ships." Ever since.•the advent of Iran and steel hulls, ong. of the meanest jobs faced by Jack IS clean- ing the - vessel's underwater section wlhen the ship is placed In dry dock. Hammers with chisel like heads, wire brushes and even cold chisels have been laboriously wielded to clean off marine growths, rust and the old paint. Now COMM• the •ship scaling nmehine run by ,connpressed air and looking'- very much ^like the pneumatic riveters,- spa painfully familiar to city folic who live near modern building operations. By its use, one man with a sealing ma- chine can do as much in a, day as c9uld six men with the old time met -ode and do a better : axed cleaner job at that. Gauze goggles are needed,` hove - ever, In operating the .ship scaler, be- cause it works so fast, that bits of metal, mat and paint fly about in a veritable shower. Another modifica- tion of the machine is run by elec- tricity-. Minard's Liniment Heals Cuts. r Pert Clerk. ' Customer—"I'd like to try on that: pair of shoes in the &ioecas•e:" m clerk—"Better try 'eon out here, lady; 'taint bigenough." two Verandah days are invariably the busiest days on the farm. And look- ing after verandah furniture is just one more task. That is why hinged furnishings, especially for the side or back verandah, prove so convenient, They also save space. , A table hinged to the wall snakes a handy place to do sitting -down kitchen tasks or to hold the sewing materials in the afternoon. It is well to have it large enough to hold Sunday -night lunch. - Seatsesat either end of the verandah that let down are generally handier than stationary benches, as they are out of the way when not needed and shed rain and snow better than bench- es. 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