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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1943-04-15, Page 3amous for flavour since 1892 the 'Salado' name assures you of a uniform blend of quality teas. RONALD COU AIS 6IIEE t GA11SON SYNOPSIS In the autumn of 1918, in the tittle manufacturing town of Mel - bridge, England, bells ring and whistles blow, announcing the Arm- istioe. They are heard by Smith, an amnesia patient, and at the County Asylum. Taking adv<ntage of the commotion he escapes into Melbridge and is taken in hand by Paula Ridgeway, a warm-hearted • young actress appearing with a third rate touring company. She nurses him through the 'flu, then, when the authorities are after him, helps him escape to the country. There, he recovers his health, starts writing for magazine publi- cations. He and Paula marry. A year later a son is born to them. On that day, Smithy receives s.n offer of a permanent staff posi- tlpn with the Mercury in Liver- pool. Though happy for him Paula. is filled with foreboding as he leaves for the city, ft is the first time -they have been apart. CHAPTER THREE It was .the next morning that Smithy stepped out of the Great Northern Hotel, and headed for the Mercury, He stopped aud ask- ed directions of a newsboy. Then he started across the street, It was a dark day. The ground wes . wet traffic was heavy. All at once a. woman screamed. ' Then a man shouted. There was the horrible shriek of brakes. . •Stnithy felt the impact of a blow on his head. He fell and lay spraw- ling on the ground. The traffic seemed to fade and he could hear the rumble of guns. The darkness was lighted up by flaring shells falling to the ground., revealing the barbed wire fences. At last, all of it receded again. He heard a voice saying, "He's ooniing to. Stand back a bit." FIe opened his eyes dazedly. As he looked about him at the crowds all recoIlection of the man that had been John Smith was gone. The blow on his head had hurled Jetta back again to that moment on the battlefront when a shall had bit. No trace of the Asylum, of Melbr'idge of Paula reniaiued in his consciousness. Now lie was • once more the man that "John Smith" had vainly tried to recall -- Charles Rainier of Canfield Hall, Canfield, Storey. • In the commotion of those few moments he was aware of his shabby .clothes. He asked a num- ber of questions and swiftly real- izing that he must have been suf- fering from atunesia. Heavens! Several years had dropped out of his life. There was practically . othing in his .pockets to give him a clue as to his movements these Past three years. Only one thing to do --go on to his home at Sur - say and let the family know he'd risen from the dead. At least, that would be their reaction, e . e * eSittiug in the railway carriage he frowned a dozen tinges. Tiny stades of recoIlection bothered him. Yet there was nothing posi- tive, nothing with any meaning at all, rt was evening when he ar- �r,riorn� •evea.maeo-ease $2.o ES11EO "BRITISH CONSOLS", "LEG/Olay, "MACDONAL,D'S MENTHOL", "SCOTCH BLENDS" or "EXPORT" Cigarettes; to any single Military Address Overseas Seldaers Ira the Canadian Army CGVERSfA end CANADIANS IN UNITED KINGDOM Pottage (Postpaid). Mail IDrdsr and Remlltanco MVP", 'OVER AS DOPARTIVIEN'r W. C. MACDONALD INC. P O, Be* 1929, Penes d'Araios, Montreal, Canada >fhhOrtersublscltoany chow in Government tinplate* SirND ;l';� rived at the door of the Lodge and asked for 'Sheldon, the old family servitor. The lodge keeper who was new, looked at him strangely. But a few moments later Sheldon appeared, His face whitener] as he saw Smithy. "Oh Mr. Charles:" His voice broke. "To see you again after we all thought ."•Tears stood in his eyes. "With your father going ---if you'd only come back a few days ago-.-" Smithy stiffened, His father was dead. And he had missed hizn by such a short time. Emotion chok- ed hint as he rinestioned Sheldon about it. Then he was silent. After a few moments though he began drawing from Sheldon the links to the past. He'd been reported miss- ing. Everyone bad thought he was dead, including his father. His brothers and sisters would un- doubtedly be greatly surprised and shocked to see hint. Smithy smiled wryly at that. He 'could well imagine. If he recalled •correctly, the bulk and control of Itis father's huge fortune had been lett to him. It would give the others quite a jolt. Sheldon seemed to be reading his mind. "You belong Isere sir," he said gravely. Smithy's smile was weary. "Do I Sheldon? I don't feel that. No, I feel a sort of tug from somewhere else." There, he had said it aloud. He drew his hand across his eyes and his voice was stifled 'with dis- tress. "I feel lost Sheldon. I feel lost.' ' With the privilege of old faun fly association, Sheldon put his area around his shoulder. "Don't say that, sir. Come upstairs. Your old room. ie.. empty. ' •flet -ea good night's rest. Yes Mr. Charles, you see --you've come home!" Everyone was ht the breakfast room the next morning when. Smithy descended. Sheldon had in- formed theist of the "master's" ar- rival and the buzz of conversation was quite audible as Smithy en- tered. Yes, there they were, ail chattering together, his sisters Jill, Ju]Sa and Bridget, his broth- ers Chet, George, and Mien. They greeted hire according to their different personalities, one with shrill hysteria another with lazy incredulity. It was an old get together, for the undercurrent of it all was apprehension. Just how much income would they lose now that their brother was back? Smithy took the bull by the horns. He was going to step right into his father's business and start running it himself. He had pians for a completely revolutionary method of handling production. Anyone who didn't believe in its possible success could buy out now ctnd be paid off in cash. • There were no acceptances but doubt hung over the table like cigarette smoke. Finally, everyone decided to be off a.nd there was only one member of the family left at the table. This was Kitty, step -slaughter of Smithy's sister, Jill, Smithy had noticed how she'd grown, been vaguely aware of her youthful flowering beauty, Now she forced herself on his attention. "Charles," she said, blushing a little. She had always called him "Uncle" before. "Aren't you going to be terribly lonely all by your- self in this big house?" "Perhaps," he returned alisently. "Why?" "Well," she said, "when peopie are lonely they're apt to marry the first woman who conies along, Awl it doesu't do, at alis' Before he could reply, she added, "you know. l'11 be eighteen in several years." lie nodded, amused. "I'll keep you in ntittd." "Will you?" she asked eagerly, "Orr, I know- you're Iaugihing at me but please don't do anything rash in the meantime because—because I did like you awfully fronx than very first moment," Poul(Ices or Mecca relieve pale, Ening end cares, heals gidckiy, no scar. 25c, Me, 50a, $1,00, FLANKED NAZI British Gen. Bernard Freyberg; a New Zealdnder whom Germans reported killed in the 1941 :battle of Crete, proved himself very much alive by leading the flank- ing lanking attack on El Hamnia, Tunisia, that was responsible for rout of Rommel at Gabes, 'Smithy grinned at her,' She was' charming in her audacious • way. "Is this leap year by any chance?" "I don't know and I don't care," she retorted. "I've said it and I mean it." His smile was tenderly mocking, "I shall have to think it over." * * ,x Now she clasped his hand. She made a couple of tries at saying what was in her mind, Then she blurted it out. "Anyway don't you think I might conte here in the holidays? Sort of take care of you?" Ile stared at her. She was posi- tively predatory. How the female did show its inner self no matter how young. "What wouicl your notiibr say?" "Jill?" Kitty trade a gesture In the blase manner of one who .has been through the divorce of one set of parents and thrust, witty nilly into the bosom of another, "Oh she *ouldnA mind. She loves to get rid of me. Anyhow you'll write to me won't you?" "Kitty!" Jill was calling. He hesitated. Then he nodded. "All right if you want we to." 31I1 . stood in the doorway. "Oh goodbye Charles. I've simply got to fly. Lovely to see you. Come Kitty." They hurried out. From the car Kitty called, "Goodby Uncle Char- les. Thanks for asking me to come and , 'visit -10u Sri 111e tdiddays:'" ' Ile smiled at her. Then he was anotionless as the ear drove off. His face clouded over again. They were gone, all of them. With the exception of Ditty, they had given him no cheer, no comfort, But they had been human beings, his own kin, Now, alone with himself, he again felt lost. (Smithy is now the wealthy Charles Ranier from whose me- mory Paula is completely erased. Can he ever find his way back to her? And what will happen to Paula in the meantime? 13e sure to read the next atnazing episode.) (Continued Next Week) SADIE 13. CHAMBERS Chart For Vitamins Vitamin A ,Souxees: Milk, butter, cream, cheese, eggs, green and yellow vegetables, liver, apricots, tonna- toes, carotene, Without sufficient A this hap- pens'. Night blindness, abnormal changes in lining of breathing or- gans and digestive tracts. Vitamin A does this: Preveiite. night blindnaSS, keeps lining nient braves of nose, throat, lungs, di- gestive tract healthy. Vitamin B Sources: Whole grain -bread, whole -grain cereails,bananas, grapefruit, lemons, pineapples, yeast, wheat germ, eggs, milk, cabbage, lettuce, peas, spinach, string beans, tomatoes, thiamine ebio ithode, Wiut sufficient 13 this hap- pens: Loss of appetite, retarded growth, disorders of the nervous systoni, constipation. Vitamin 13 does this; Stimulates appetite, promotes normal growth .and healthy nervous system, aids -digestion and elimination. Vitamin C Sources: Citrus fruits, toma- toes, peppers, raw vegetables, leafy vegetables, paprika, cevi- 'tainiie , Without sufficient C this hap- pens: Lowered resistance to cer- tain: infections, delayed growth, weakened tooth structure and weakened blood vessels, Vitamin C does this: Helps maintain normal gums and teeth, strengthens blood vessels, builds infections against infections. • Vitamin D Sources: Cod-liver oil and other fish -liver oils, irradiated milk, sunshine, ultraviolet light, eod- liver oil concentrates, irradiated ergosterol, irradiated yeast. Without sufficient 1) this hap- pens: Retarded growth, soft bones„ poor teeth, abnormal bone structures. Vitamin 1) does this: Helps body use calcium and phosphorus, helps build normal bone structure, helps prevent tooth decay, Vitamin G Sources: Whole -grain bread, potatoes, liver, neat, wheat germ, Ieafy vegetables, green vegetables. Without sufficient G this hap- pens; Nerve disorders, digestive disturbances, weakness, Vitamin G does this: Promotes growth, helps to maintain normal nervous System, ' riliss Chambers welcomer, personal letters. otn interested readers. SheIi isi-moi .to . reeeive daggeectians en .tb tar -her a*7umn, and is nrivaFs rea37 to listen- to your +'pct em or ne tal menustraresP.nfor order.e�Addreas your lettere to ,lililxs Sadie 11. 'Chambers, ra Went AdeIntde St., 5'oronto." Send stamped self -ed - dressed envelope ff Kron wish ei reply. Dye -bath Matches Up Odd Stockings Everything isn't as bad as it seems. Your stocking situation,' for example. If you have several odd ones cluttering up your draw- ers, get them out and match them in pairs by giving them a dye - bath. You can add longer life to faded hosiery the same way. It's as simple as laundering them since tiuting requires no boiling. CROCHETED MEDALLION (illi$ -.4 motifs measuring 4 x Ft and M1 x IN". 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The geneeal rule is three times the diameter, which means mere pressing into the soli for fine seed like that of radish, poppy, carrot, etc,, and about one or two inches deep for beans and peas. With bulbs and tubers like gladiolus and potatoes, from six to ten inches deep is recommend- ed, the heavier the soil the shal- lower the planting. Too early planting, of course, with tender things that will not stand frost is fatal. Many gar; denkt, too, rash - all vegetable• seeds in at the same trine and nstially a day to a week ahead of the regular season. This is all right, professionals point out, for a portion of the seed in each packet. With Iuck one gets very early vegetables, bit .most of tnc seed should be saved for regular planting and some of it for later on. This ensures safety against early losses through weather and, what is more important, it spreads the harvesting season over several weeks, with really garden fresh vegetables coming along steadily for the table instead of a feast and a famine succession. Precautions against planting seed too close together are based on a genuine desire to save the amateur a lot of work. If seed is properly spaced in the first place, there will be little thin- ning, which in most eases is a bit -of a chore. With things like beans, peas, etc., the seed should be planted from three to four inches apart. With smaller seed like that of carrots, beets, let- tuce, etc., it is difficult to. space to the two inches the first plants should be apart, but with a little care it eau be sown thinly. Sow- ing of very small seed can be aid- ed by miring the same with a little dry sand, then sowing the whole mixture, Nursery Stock Care Nursery stock is the general name given to hardy perennial shrubs, flowers, vines, trees and roses that are grown for one to three 'years from seed in a nursery before being sold to gardeners and fruit growers. Like seed, it is important to se- cure such stock from a reputable source and one that is familiar and caters to Canadian conditions. Good stock is pliable, green and shows plenty of live buds. Roots are moist and well wrapped to exclude the air. Such will grow readily when planted. Brittle wood, wrinkled buds or hone at all and exposed roots are an in- dication of inferior, usually cheap stock. If it grows at all it will take years to make a real show- ing. "Bazooka" Shells Knock Out Tanks Development of a new type of portable and deadly gun --tire sol- diers have named it the "bazooka" --which can knock out tanks, pill boxes, or light mechanized de- fences, was reported by the United States War Department recently without details. "It Is revolutionary in design," the department said. "It can be carted about in a jeep or a peep or carried by two men at a clog trot. It hurls a high explosive projectile." The weapon is understood to have proven itself in North Africa and has been reported, unofIlcially, to have been seen on the Russian front. The army said: ''In addition to pc•uarating steel armor, the pro. jc'ctile will drive through brick wells and rock masonry with a Meet effect. It will shatter cast steel and such material as bridge gird.. vs and railroad rails, and per- form other seeming miracles. Bo. fore long the `bazooka' will be heard from on all fronts." 11 is designed to be operated by soldiers who work as teases, one to load, the other to aim and Ore, S Hitler's Children The Berlin radio said'recent~ls• that more than 1,000,000 German boys and girls wito had reached the age of 14 were sworn into the Hitler Youth Organization by Ar- than Amman, chief of the National Socialist Party. The principal ceremony was held in the Berlin Opera House, with Amman broad- casting to other youth groups gathered throughout the country, the announcement, said. "set fast -acting ASPIRIN in the bargain bottle of ZOO tablets far 98 No need now to suffer needlessly from headaches, rheumatic pain, or • neuralgia. For to- day you can get real Aspirin . one of the fastest reliefs from pain ever known ... for Tess than one cent a tablet( So get this bargain today. See how Aspirin goes to work almost instantly, to relieve a severe headache or pain of neuritis. Millions nowuseit and heart- ily recommend it. At this low price, why take anything else? Get the big economy bottle of Aspirin at your druggist's today. Look for This Cross Every tablet you buy must be stamped "Bayer" in the form of a cross, or it ie NOT Aspirin, And dent let anyone tell you it is. Aspirin is made in Canada and is the trademark of The Bayer Company, Limited, ISSUE No, 16 13 t7