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Zurich Herald, 1917-04-20, Page 6Or, The Adventures of C iptlie>! Fraser CRAFTER XIX.- (Cont'd). "You sail to -morrow evening, Jack?" said Flower, with a careless half -turn towards him. displeasure, told the "About ;ix," was the reply. p " boy to go Back "We sail Saturday e\'enurg at to the ship and get his face washed. seven," said Flower, and took the "He's all right, ain't you, Tommy?" girl's hand in his own. It vrill be said the cook, coming to the rescue. odd to see you un board, Poppy, and "Boys ought to keep their faces not to be able to speak to you but we clean,said Mr. Green, impressively; shall be able to look. at each other, "there's nothing more unpleasant el ar' \,,•e?" than a face what wants washing. "Captain Martin is a strict dis- You don't want to grow up like that, ciplixiarian," said Poppy. do you? Look at it, Joe." "Well, he can't prevent us looking "It might be cleaner," said Joe, at each other," said Flower, "anti he thus appealed to, slowly; "likewise can't prevent us marrying when we , it "might be dirtier." get to the other end. Good -night, i It might be much dirtier," said Mr. Jack. Next time you see vs we'll Green, emphatically; "anybody with be an old married couple." ' eyes in their 'ed can see that." "A quick ;passage and a safe re- 1. There was an awkward pause, dur- turn," said Fraser. "Good -night." t ing which the fireman, wish cne eye Poppy Tyrell just gave him her keeping furtively from beyond the small hand, and thtit was all. Flower, rim of a quart pot, saw both Joe and giving him a hearty grip, accompanied the cook hick Mr, Green's foot to call him as far as the door of the room. his attention to the fact that his words He looked back as he gained the pave- might be misconstrued by another ment, and the last he saw of them member of the party.. they were sitting at the open window. `'I 'ate toffs," he said, deliberately, Flower leaned out and waved his hand , as he placed his mug on the counter. in farewell, but Poppy made no sign, "They're all .right when you know 'em, Charlie," said Joe, who was CHAPTER XX. averse to having the evening spoiled In the rising seaport of Bittlesea at "that early hour. Captain Fraser, walking slowly along A real toffs bad enough," continu- the quay on the fateful Saturday, ed the ,fireman, but a limitation one heard the hour of seven strike from —,pal He buried his face in the .the old church wedged in between the pewter again, and laugliecl discordant - narrow streets at the back of the I"You town. The little harbor, with its: ' ou go aboard and wash your face, motley collection of craft,vanished; Tommy," repeated Mr. Green. "I he heard the sharp, hoare cries of should think you'd find plenty o' soap command on the Golden Cloud, andin"Chaxlie's bunk." saw the bridge slowly opening to give Do you know what you want?" de - egress to the tug which had her in ' mended the fireman, regarding hint tow. He saw her shapely hull and i fixedly. tapering spars glide slowly down the' I know what you want, said Mr. river,. while Poppy Tyrell, leaning; Green, with a supercilious smile. sgai;nst the side, took her last look at; Oh! Wot?" said the other. London. He came back with eland polite seaman rose to his feet .sigh to reality.; the Swallow had and watched him carefully. "A banjo," dwindled to mit;rescopical proper -1 he replied. tions, and looked dirty; --Bittlesea it- It was not the reply according to time-honored formula, and Charlie, self had the appearance of a ,llama ; with foolish aspirations to be consid- ered who was expecting something quite ered a port, and he noticed, with a i differ ant, wase at no pains to hide his strong sense of pity tempered witll;!perplexity. "A. banjo?" he reieatel, disdain, the attentions of trio young f slowly, a banjo—a ban—?" townsmen to a couple of gawky girls f Light came to him suddenly, and in white frocks. he flew at Mr. Green with his fists whirling. Ina second the bar was in an uproar, and the well -meant and self -preservative efforts of Joe and the cook to get the combatants into the street,were frustrated by people, .out- arde 'blocking upthe' doors..."*The came out at last, and Fraser, who was passing, ran over just in time to save Mr. Green, who was doing his best, from the consequences of a somewhat exaggerated fastidiousness. The in - 0 9 paper in the fireplace h.ad fallen down, together with a little soot; there was. dust on the table, and other signs of neglect. He crossed over to the win- dow and secured two or three of the blooms, and was drying the stalks on his handkerchief when his eye sad denly lighted on a little white ball on the mantelpiece, and, hardily able to believe in Ms good fortune, he secured a much -darned Mair of cotton gloves, which had apparently been forgotten body to the "Cap and Bells," where, i 1 in the hurry of departure. He unroi- a most pointed fashion, Mr. Green Iled them and pulling out the little who had been regarding the fireman's `` shrivelled fingers regarded them with complexion for some time with much , mournful tenderness. Then he smoothed them out, and folding them with reverent fingers, placed them carefully in his breast -pocket. He then- became conscious that somebody was regarding his antics with amaze- ment from the doorway. (To be continued). `• A FAILUREAT THIRTY. With a feeling that the confinement of the house would be insupportable, he roamed idly about until the day gave place to twilight, and the red eye of the lightship on the horizon Beeped suddenly across the water. Bittlesea was dull to aching point; a shirt -sleeved householder or two sat in his fragrant front -garden smoking, and a murmur of voices and fumes of tobacco floated out from tavern door - ways. He paced up and down the! czdent, however, afforded a welcome quay, until the necessity of putting a i distraction, and having seen Mr. Green atop to the vagaries of his crew off in theidirection of the steamer, furnished him with a little wholesome while the fireman returned to the diversion. t public -house, he bent his steps home - In their quest for good beer 14Ir. wards and played a filial game at Green and Joe had left themselves in cards with his father before retiring. the hands of the other members of the 1 . They sailed for London the follow - crew, and had gone off with them in a ing afternoon, Mr. Green taking a jaundiced view. of the world from a couple of black eyes, while the fireman turned to his chair. He outlined openly avowed that only the economi- cal briefly and bitterly his falure in every limitations of Nature prevented him from giving him more. Fraser, work that he had undertaken since his a prey to gentle melancholy, called graduation from college. them to order once or twice,and then "What did you want most to do � left then to the mate, a an whose when you were a boy?" asked his I talent for ready invective was at once'friend. the admiration and envy of his peers. 1 "To sell things!" replied the young The first night in London he spent man almost fiercely. "To . stand behind flEflcs lrll3, on board, and with pencil and paper down to work out the a counter. But my parents were puaera°TS; the Golden Cloud. He pictured her' ambitious. They sent nee to college '� with snowy pinions outspread passing ! It was a great mistake. I had almost down Channel. He pictured Poppy I forgotten my boyish plaits until I was sitting on the poop in a deck -chair and l in a grocery this morning. But I Flower coming as near as his work , can't—" would allow, exchanging glances with "Can't!" cried the physician." "Can't her. Then he went up on deck, and cell flour or hats or boots because lighting his pipe, thought.of that , u. 4ti, never -to -be -forgotten night when Pop- you have received a degree! At forty, W : py had first boarded the Foam. p ! even, you could start on the lowest ata The next night his mood changed, rung of the ladder and become a sue- �A w and, unable to endure the confinement You love the ' of the ship, he went for a lonely tramp $P'4uE� Cor fou round the streets. He hung round the Wheelers', and, after gazing at their young barbarians at play, walk- ed round and looked at Flower's late lodging's. It was a dingy house HE value of your home is judged roost often by the wear -resisting qualities of the roof. Get permanence and security into your roof and you add a definite measure of value to your home, PEDLAR'S "OSI-IAWA- SHINGLES give you both, at small cost. Made of specially tasted galvanized iron -- cannot rust or rot or break away. Easy to put on. 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I stand here -and gaze about my store sometimes as my wife does at her tulip bed in the spring. Oh, this is a great business for a live man, a great—" But the man who had failed had. turned to a farmer who was waiting for his order to be filled. "Am I ever discouraged?" repeated the broad -shouldered young man. "Why, I'm so busy planting and har- vesting that I haven't any time to think of myself. Come out to Sun- alymead some day and I'll show you my new barn—the finest in the county I tell you it's—" But the man who had failed Was passing through the doorway. Surely his physician, a man of many years, would understand. "Doctor," he began, as he entered the. sunny office, "isn't your life very hard at times? When patients refuse to follow your instructions, aren't you sorely discouraged?" "Discouraged!" crxed,tlle physician. "That is a word I haven't used for years.. I>am a busy mane ,Look those books on spinal diseases that the expressman brought this morning.- Mrs. Trueman expects :ne to cure little Ruth." "But don't your patients weazy:':you with their endless recital of synzptiams, real and imagined?" "Weary me!" exclaimed the gray- haired man. "How could I help 'my patients if I did not understand them.? I No, my friend, you are not going now. Tell me what the trouble is with you!" The man who had failed ,met the searching eyes of his physician•,and re - This most valuable of farm books costs you not one cent. It will, if properly used, mean hundreds of dollars in actual profits to you, It covers all, the uses of .Concrete on the farm from fence -post to silo. Witte for t! to -clay Canada Cement Company Limited 28 Herald Building - IVIontreal FOR ,.rte=�•.""w--�``1.�"� �'��;ll,�ly READS «'CAKES DINGS — PASTRBE lor OUR neighbour,; famous for her baking—maybe she uses Five Roses. Zt'$rz7 1 PRIZES FOR THRIFT ESSAYS. 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At times they may cause him great anxiety, but he works for them. tire- lessiy; however full of childish pranks with broken railings and an assort- ment of papers and bottles in the front they may be, he looks forward hope - garden, and by no means calculated to fully to their future, and never loses relieve depression. From there he in- his confidence of their success at last." stinctive'' w At thirty the man who had failed ings recently inhabited by Miss Tyrell, Be passed the house twice, and noted with gloom the already neglect three times went forth to seek success. In a large department store he used his education and his knowledge of ed appearance of her front window. the world in selling men's furnishings, The venetian blind, half drawn up, was He had no time for discouragement for the other, inches a vaseihigher facie liflo than in his sparernomentshe wasacquainting added to the forlornness nness of the plc- himself with all phases of his went, I tura. In his present state of mind At forty he held a position of trust the faded blooms seemed particularly and importance in the firm. appropriate, and suddenly determining "Don't you often get discouraged?" to possess them, he walked up the a young man with troubled eyes ask - steps and knocked at the door, trembl- eti him one day. ing like a young housebreaker over his ``' first job. Discouraged!" repliedthe man who "I think I left. mypipe here the ooh_ has become a success at forty. "Never! er might," he stammered to the small I am trying to do a man's work. Tell I girl \a,hq opened it. me vour story. 1 think I can help "Ill swear you didn't," said the yon," small damsel, readily, "Can I go up and see?" inquired 'Fraser, handing her some coppers. The small girl relented, and even offered to assist him in his search,. but he waved her awe r and going up- stairs sat down anis looked drearily around the shabby little room, An ex- ecrable ornament of green and pink Cycling and Walking. It is calculated OW when a roan walks a mile he takes 2,263 steps, but when he rides a bicycle with an average gear he covers a mile with an equivalent of only 627 steps, „gym Millions of colds start with wet feet, which could and should be prevented by wearing rubbers, rubber farm shoes or high rubber boots. gi Through the slop and slush of Spring you can work better, be more comfortable, and enjoy better health, if your feet are protected by rubber footwear bearing one of these famous Trade Marks: MTIM APLE LEA "JACQUES,CARTIE " "GH ANBY" ME CW NTSes - „ "DAISYr, "MAPLE LEAF" . "DOMINION" Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co LIMITED Largest Manufacturers of Rubber Goods in the British Empire EXECUTIVE OFFICES - MONTREAL, P.Q. SEVEN LARGE, UP -'TO -DATE MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN CANADA 28 "SERVICE" BRANCHES AND 'WAREHOUSES THROUGHOUT CANADA Ck A. 46 SOME ASPECTS OF WAR IIN FRANCE LOVE OF NATIVE LANA STRONG QUALITY OF FRENCH; ' . English Phrases Being Adopted in War Zone by Native Population. Our Canadian correspondent .in France writes the following: "Righto!" Everywhere one hears this word of general utility in that part of France in which British troops are quartered. The French use it as they use. the word "sport" and many other adapta- tions from the English language. Long after the war ends, perhaps centuries hence, when the great struggle is but a bit of difficult history for school children, the people of northern France may still indicate cheerful ac- quiescence by singing out: "Righto." New words make their way into a language easily and quickly in time of war because of the need for forms of expression that will be easily under- stood by the sojourner. When they get it they stay. Farming Under Difficulties. The patience with which the peo- ple bear the long -continued hardships and perils of military occupation is beyond praise. To -day from a To- ronto artillery officer I heard this story. Up near Armentieres close by his battery was the tiny farm of a peasant, who was well-to-do in that he owned two horses. When the bat- tery located near him he was prepar- ing his land for a crop of wheat. When the Germans replied to the Canadian fire most of the shells fell in the prospective wheat field. They were what is known as . "light stuff," and the holes they made were filled in without too great difficulty. The work of preparation was almost completed —under daily shell fire, be it remem- bered—when a bursting shell killed both the old man's horses. It was a sore stroke, but the offer to loan a pair of battery horses was thankfully accepted, all the shell holes were fill- ed, seeding was completed, and the Canadians remained long enough to see the plucky old fellow reap a good crop in spite of the Boche. For Native Land. That represents � one sort of I? a of thousands of householders, from• the owners of the fine old chateaux to the colliers of the mining villages, who have had men of alien race bil- leted in their houses ever since 1914. It is borne uncomplainingly "pour la Petrie." Often, alas, the room of the son of the household would be empty but for "les Anglais." The French- men who have made the Iast great acrifice are numbered by hundreds. f thousands, and the end is not yet. The suggestion is heard occasionally hat there will be many marriages be- een British soldiers and French kis after the war. Assuredly much aughter, that is not all masculine, is eard in billets and elsewhere. There re very many men in transport and imilar services located all the way rom the English Channel to the bat- lefront. It would be strange if the ittle archer did not hit some of them. Alliances With British. The resultant crop of. marriages— ig or little—will be to the advantage f France, because it will bind the eople on opposite sides of the Chan- el still more closely together. One of the great discoveries of the ar has been France's finding of her oul. Another has been the discovery at the supposedly soft and degener- ting•, if not already degenerated, nglishman is as hardy and tough nal resourceful a fighter as his au- stere, who followed the great Ed- ard or the dauntless Henry to ranee centuries ago. A little racial termixture might benefit both na- ons. Britain needs Prance's men - 1 alertness and adaptability; France uld find a place for English phy- que and resolution. '. s 0 t tw g 1 h a s f t 1 b 0 p rr w s th a E a ce w F in ti to co Si —`...SAM .-�.....-.. Russia's Big Aeroplane. An aeroplane so large and powerful that the first accounts of its size and performance were disbelieved by the experts has been making a series of remarkable flights in the vicinity of Petrograd, Russia, during the past summer,' says Popular Mechanics 14lagazine. This enormous machine is a biplane of a peculiar type, and its upper plane is much longer than the lower. Tho upper plane has a span of 881z feet, and a surface of 1400 square feet, while the total weight of the aeroplane is 6,600 lbs. It is capable " of carrying, besides its crew and ten passengers, enough fuel for a flight of 1,760 lbs. Four 100 h.p. Motors, which drive four propellers, furnish the motive power, the motors being of the tractor type, placed two on each side of the cabin and supported on , the lower plane.