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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-04-13, Page 2• SERIAL STORY MYSTERY AT THE LAZYR BY CLARKE NEWLON cOPYR1GHT. .1303e, NEA SERVICE,. INC. CAST OF CHARACTERS Nikki Jerome, heroine; blond, popular, is engaged to six-foot, (black -haired Steve Mallory, hero; who is ac- • companying her on a trip to Nik- lii's aunt and uncle on a Wyoming dude ranch. Nikki's father, Peter Jerome, is a wealthy New York jewel merchant. Yesterday: Bancroft tries to pay special attention to Nikki. She disdains him. Then a letter comes from her father. Will it explain affairs? CHAPTER VI The letter from her father was bitterly disappointing for the things it left unsaid concerning 1 Dillon—or Bancroft -- only left Nikki more puzzled. He devoted one brief paragraph of his letter • to explaining the note delivered on the train and that wasn't much more of an explanation than the original had been. He wrote: "I trust my hurried note as the train left didn't startle or alarm you too greatly. I don't wish to explain at this time, but there were certain reasons why I par- ticularly wanted you to go out of your way to be nice to Charles Dillon. I knew he was on the train and I felt that he might make himself known to you. Knowing that Steve was with you 1 felt'you would be perfectly safe. But don't worry about it now and I will explain everything when you come home." The rest of the letter concerned her visit at the ranch, her aunt and uncle. If her father knew Dillon was on the train, then Dillon and Ban- croft must be the same person, thought Nikki, unless Bancroft had in some way substituted him- self for Dillon. If he felt she would be "safe" because of the presence of Steve, then he must have considered there was some danger in the situation. Of course, her father didn't know that Ban- croft would go to the Lazy R too, and—still figuring Bancroft as Dillon he would naturally think Nikki wouldn't be seeing the man except on the train. - He apparently didn't .know:" about the $100,000 in the dressini; case .and he;;jiadn't mentioriod,a man with Dillon. Wheel die's; Sar-; to conie in and, for thattinattee, how about Fiske? Nikki shook her golden head, bathed and changed for lunch. If Steve doesn't fall for some of the other girls on the ranch it isn't my fault, she thought gloomily. I'm certainly throwing him at their heads. "You've Been Busy" That afternoon she had planned a golf game with Steve on the Lazy R nine -hole course with its natural fairways and rocky haz- ards and sand greens, but at lunch he told her that he and one of the other guests were driving into town as both had some wires to send. As he Ieft she walked thought- fully down to the high -fenced corrals where she used to sit through hot dusty mornings and watch the ranch hands rope and brand squealing, milling steers. Rance caught up with her. She greeted hien with a bright smile. "Rance, you haven't spent five minutes with me since I came to the Lazy , she heacusd "You e haven't told nye what you've done for the past five years •and .how you like all this dude ranch busi- ness," spreading her arms iu a gesture that took in the wing of the house and the cabins, and the guests who were sauntering about or lazily sunning themselves on the veranda. "You've been pretty busy since you arrived," Rance reminded her. "And then there's Mr. Mal- lory." "Well, Steve Mallory certainly won't stop us from being friends. We're all three friends, aren't we?" Rance nodded slowly. "I guess so." And then resolutely pushing aside his shy embarrassment, he said: "You Don't Seem Happy" "Nikki, I know I haven't any right to say anything and that it's none of my business, but you don't seem happy like an engaged girl ought. I guess you know how I've always felt about .you." He twirled the broad hat in his strong hands. "Well, I still feel that way and if there's anything I can ever do I guess you know, maybe, that alI you have to do is to let me know about it." It was a long speech for Rance and he obviously felt vastly reliev- ed when the words were out. Nikki was deeply touched. "Rance," she said, "that was the nicest speech ever made to a girl, and I'll always remember it. I haven't been very happy since I came here, but you mustn't blame Steve or the ranch for it. It is something — .something else that I can't tell you about right now." There, she thought, I've got poor Rance worried and all I'm trying to do is to work this thing out by myself. If I keep on acting myster- ious I'll drive everyone on the en- tire ranch crazy. She touched Rance's arm sympathetically, re- membering that when she left the Lazy R after her last visit five years ago she had cried bitterly most of the night before leaving. • It was Rance'I hated to leave, she thought. She had been 16 then. On A Pack Trip Uncle Jim came .ambling .aroulid, the corner of a shed, saiv them and stopped. "\\rhat are you two up- to?" 'he asked, and with a sly dig at Nik- ki's ribs, "Where's Steve?" `He went to town to send some wires," said Nikki. "Things must be pretty dull around here when a mar has to drive to town just to send some wires," observed Uncle Tina. "The truck goes in every morning regu- larly." egularly." "1 think they were important and he didn't want to wait," said Nikki, a little defiantly. "I know what you need," said Uncle Jim, and Nikki thought now he's worried about me too• "A lit- tle pack trip up to the cabin on Squaw Mountain. You can stay for three or four days and maybe get an antelope , Might even see a bear." Aunt Amy came up, "Who's go - in' on a pack trip?" To -Day's Popular Design By Carol Mies 4.4 ,lag0.0 ene0aataraaxewr'lee5.7" st... rey....n•sy'V! 602 WEI- OM1'I OLI ST -TOWELS DESIGN NO. •002 Hospitality just ien't .governed by the points of the compass. Canadians are a most hospitable people, as a whole, and here is a grand way of - telling your guests you really mean it.. The pattetn includes transfers of the design;. directions for adding the colored hems, stitch and color keys .and diagrams. and details of stitches used, Send 16 cents, coin preferred, to Carol Aini2s, 110011m-4"21; 73 West Ade- laide'Street, Toronto. "Why Ste'Ye and Nikki and .Rance •,-• and Woody to lla'l j, guide, I guess. Do 'eta all good. Rance leas not been off the, Lazy It foe' ,.six nhon ths," "Humph," said. Aunt Amy, "Don't you know you can't send Tiltki ep in the mountains with three men, even if she Is engaged to ono of 'em? Someone'll have to chaper- one." "You come along, Uncle Jim, I think it would bo swell fun." More the e Merrier. And so it was decided when Steve returned, and plans were made to leave early the following morning. There were many things to be done. Packs had to be invade with blankets and food and clothes for four days in the hills. Guns had to be got out and ammunition. The saddle girths and stirtup •straps were tested, for a broken strap or girth might mean a nasty fallon some high, tortuous' trails. They went to bed early and then Uncle Jim routed Nikki and . Steve. ; out when the dawn was just a hint- ing light in the east. They shiver- ed in the cold and hurried down to the big kitchen where a fire roared in the wood stove and there was hot coffee, flapjacks, and bacon and eggs. , And as they sat down at their places around the old kitchen table Bancroft came in the door, closely followed by Sarto. He is like a shadow, thought Nikki, sur- prised as she was to see them. Bancroft looked moderately cheerful, considering the hour, but Sarto, dressed In clothes that were obviously borrowed and more than obviously too large, was painfully disgusted and angry. "I told them about the pack trip last night and Bancroft asked if they could join us," explained Uncle Jim. "I told 'em. sure„ the - more the merrier." And their he added as another figure appeared at the door: "Fiske heard about the jaunt and he decided to come along, too." Nikki noted the acute surprise on the faces of Bancroft and Sarto. What a merry little trip this is going to be, she thought. (To Be Continued) REDUCING THOSE HIPS if our hips would only keep slen- der, lender, how touch simpler Iife-would be! I know that many .of you yearn to reduce your hips, because shoals of letters tell me so. These exercises will slough off fat around the hips. They're not so simple, so start easily and increase` the effort as you get more supple. Lie flat on your back, with the hands clasped above your head and ankles together. Beeping heels and shoulders flat against the floor, roll your hips first to the left, and • then to the right. Next, try this more difficult exer- cise: Lie flat on the floor, arms at the sides. Bring your knees up to your chest, keeping arms flat. Here comes the work! Kick upwards un til your legs are straight in the air, and as you kick, twist the hips to the right. Maintain this position for a few seconds, then bring your knees back to your chest, and re- lax, hick up againa this time twist- ing hips to the left. Remember — keep those arms of yours flat. You'll long to support your hips with your hands but you must refrain. Keep trying and the fat will roll off those hips! • Write me for personal and confie dential advice. Detailed leaflets on the following subjects may be ob- tained for 3c stamp each: Face, Eyes, Hands, hair, Feet, Bust, Su- perfluous Hair, Slimming, Under- weight, Reducing in Spots. Please write direct to: Miss Bar- bara Lynn, 73 Adelaide St. West, Room 421, Toronto, Ontario, Styles For Mature Woman To Avoid Among a few little effects .that Howard Shoup, Hollywood design- er, thinks the mature woman should' avoid are: Surplice bodices (aging!) Uninteresting, too sensible leek - lug shoes (they can be comfort- able and flattering). Novelty gloves (plain pull -ons can't be beaters,) Skirts more than three inches longer than the currently popular, accopted length. Severe necklines which do no- thing to hide the lines. of her' throat, Too Renter inlikeiip and it long bob. "Every country which is now t(rneen 's neighbor is 'entertain of the neorrow,"-.•-Lead ITaiifrrti. New Fabric Made From Wood Pulp Curtains, Tablecloths, Handker- chiefs And Other Articles Shortly To Be Produced In C :mada. Born in the bathtub, laundry- saving aundrysaving wood fabric curtains, table. cloths and other household articles -not to mention babies' napkins— were on display in Montreal last weelr. The fabric was exhibited by two New York advertising men who puttered for months in their bath- tubs with wood pulp and chemi- cals. Their goal was a material strong and soft as silk yet turned out as cheaply as paper. The re- sult was, among, other things, bright colored window drapes that are almost dust -proof and pine- scented eases that help hay fever sufferers by keeping in the sneeze - provoking pillow dust. Toughens When Wet Other utilities displayed by the inventors, Paul M. Bryant and Francis DeWitt, included dainty • cosmetic bags for milady, handker- chiefs, aprons, bed and table Iinen. Basily cleaned with a damp .cloth, the .fabric has a smooth finish and drapes softly, It is not woven, but pressed like paper, and thus can be made cheaply enough to discard when soiled. Unlike other cellulose fabrics, it toughens when wet. In use in the United States in recent inonths, the fabric will be produced shortly in Canada by a newly -formed Canadian company. "Just Wait Until Women Get Mad" They'll Go Out And Clean Up The World — Agnes Mac- phail, M.P. For Grey -Bruce Says They'd Make Better Financiers Than Men. Ignoring dictators like Hitler and Mussolini, "women, when they get mad enough, will go out on one mighty crusade to put order and common sense into this insane world," Agnes Macphail, U.F.O.- Labor member of Parliament for Grey -Bruce, told the Council of Women at Ottawa last week, "Couldn't Make Worse Mess" "If all the members' seats on. Parliament hill, in provincial houses and on municipal: boards were • filled by .,w.cu.eu....i,ldj.d- .'n't possibly have things in tLa worse mess than they are in now. ,•l: doubt if any woman would want to be prime minister or finance minister but it would be wonderful to have a woman as finance minis- ter for a while. "Anything physically possible should be made financially possi- ble and there is no reason why there should be a hungry mouth in this land of plenty. Only 31 "Pen" Convicts "And women are startingly hon- est, look over- our prison popula- tion and you will find only some 30 or 31 women inmates. They are not in there because of dis- honesty with money, probably be- cause they killed their husbands." Queen To Launch New Styles Here Wardrobe For Tour Will In- chide nchide Ensembles Adapted to Canadian Climate. Hidden away in a great safe in Norman H,artnell's Bruton Street establishment in London are the designs for the wardrobe the. Queen is taking to Canada. Already groups of expert needlewomen are busily embroidering lustrous silks and filmy chiffons with shimmering metallic threads and beading with glittering diamente and pearls. Yet not bele gleam of information has been divulged. What the Quee1 will wear is kept a jealously guarded secret. Rumors aro circulating in Lon- don, rumors that without doubt are founded on grains of fact. Papers have announced there are to bo 50 separate outfits for the trip during which Iler Majesty will sometimes change her costume three or four times in one day. It has been tak- en as a matter of Course that her favorite blue, "Queen's Blue," as it Is now known, will predominate. There is also much talk of the Queen "launching" a new fashion and several new combinations of How Women in Their 40's .Can Attract Men Here's good advice for woman during het t range (usually from 38 to 52), who fears she'll lose her appeal to men, who worries about hot flashes, loss of pep, dizzy spells, upset nerves and moody spells. Just get more fresh air, 8 hrs. sleep and if you need a reliable "WOMAN'S" tonic take Lydia i', rinidnon'trYsgetablo Compound, Made ea7raciaiN for women. it helps t aero 'build up physical resistartre, thus helps give more vivacity to enjoy life and assist calm- Ing jittery nervus and those disturbing symp- 'env that Often arcom any change of life. I'tnkbam's is WfiLlp wolerte trying.. ualicy Is Superb LAD 20 RADIO A N D NOTES NEWS MADGE ARCHER TO BE HEARD ; ... April 14, 11 a.m. on all networks, President Roosevelt . , .. 12.15 p.m. CBS — Youth Training in Alberta . 3.30 pan. MBS -- Author, Author 8.30 p.m. CBC -Miss Trent's Children ... 10 p.m. CBC -Brian Meredith from England .. - . April 15, 9.80 p.m. CBS — Phil Baker 10 p.m. NBC and CBC—NBC Sym- phony, Hans Lange conducting , .. . April 16, 11 a.m., Vatican Broad- cast ... - 12 noon, NBC and CBC —Radio City. Music Hall, stream- lined version of "Tales of Hoff- man" .... 2 p.m. NBC—Magic Key . 6 p.m. CDS—Silver,Theatre 6,30 pan. CBC—The World Today .... 8 p.m, NBC and CBC —Chase and Sanborn I3our .. April 17, 7 p.m. NBC—Mi. District Attorney (new daily serial by Phil- lips Lord). 10 p.m. NBC and CBC, Marek •Weber in Mexico. . . . 10.30 p.m, CBS—Columbia Woriz shop In two American prays ; . April 18, 11.45 atm., NBC and CBC —Dr. Stidger ... , 8.30 p.ni. NBC —Information Please . April 19, 2.30 p.m. NBC—Radio Awards .. .. 3 p.m. CBS Radio Awards •.. 8 p.m. NBC and 013C -= One Man's Family. color, ono said to be dove grey with fawn. While the safe at Hartuell's still holds the secret of the Queen's wardrobe, no details will be avail- able—though thieves did break in. More loyal than any previous dressmaker to this vow of secrecy, he will probably reap his reward when cables are •busy as each trunk is unpacked and the Queen —impeccably groomed -- charms Canada. Sees Women As Power For Peace World Council Y. W. C. A. Leader Says They Can Do Much Women of the world can do muck to accelerate the cause of. in- ternational peace, according to .Mrs. TTarrie,, t•,(Jhaui erlain of Tot- edo, Ohio, addressing delegates to the annual meeting of the Foreign Division of the National Board of the Young Women's Christian As- sociation at Baltimore last week. Mrs, Chamberlain, vice-president of the World Council of the Y.W.C.A. held that friendly ties such as those fostered by international "Y" branches will go far toward creating anti -war feeling among women of the world and that this sentiment can thus be transmitted to leaders of various nations. Telling of the work of Y.W.C.A. branches all over the world at a meeting of the National Board she cited a new unit being formed in Iran as an example of the organi- zation's work in distant lands. "In such meetings as this one," Mrs. Chamberlain said, "it is easy to tell that women of all countries are as deeply concerned for peace as we are, The peace sentiment we have built up is strong enough to hold through political differ- ences." Spring Cleaning Now scatter from the sun The trailing mists of rain, Till spider -shadows run Back to their lairs again. And toss the clouds up high, And shake the trees about, Polish' the silver sky, Hang wider spaces out. Good housewife of the gale, Como running with your broom— Sweep with a cornet's tail The world's bright living -room! —Sara King Carleton in Chris- tian Science Monitor, Traffic through the Welland Ship Canal established a new High record during the 1938 season of navigation when the movement of freight aggregated 12,633,093 tons compared with the preVious high record of 11,747,950 tons created in 1837. Is Your IF' your backis sore and yon must get up several times at night, you will find Dr. ,Pierce's A-nnrie Tablets very liene- fini<al. Mrs. Emily Wright, 478 henry Sty, Woodstock, Ont, says: 'My kidneys called ino up several times at night. RLheu- matir pains developed through my hotly. t could srarcaly rabid my arms above my head and Coad hardly turn in red 1 was so stilt end sere. I took Dr, Pierce's X•nuric and 1 was completely relieved of overy tulle and pain so that I telt fine again. l Imo had no such trouble alncel` )Sty 1)r, Pierce, A•narle,. Tablets et yuur drug rtorr. FOR THAT TIRED FEELING General toning up for that ttred.feel-; Ing is gained by Jo Ann Sayers and Mary Beth Hughes by stretching.' Miss Hughes holds Jo Ann Sayers' , arms erect while she pulls taut the muscles of back and abdomen. Click .and it's open Click it's closed: J2 Bee Hive Offers Drip—Cut SYRUP JUG At Big Saving A smooth aluminum band snaps over the opening and cuts off the syrup—there h no drip. It is a grand jug to serve syrup from. To get yours at a big saving send 50c and four 5.1b. Bee hive Syrup labels (or the equivalent c) for the 12 oz, andie that retails at over qt. For the 40 -oz. size send ten i -lb. Bee Hive Syrup labels and $9. (or the equivaiqnt in lbs. and $1). The 40 -oz. size sells retail at $3. Mail requests to die manufacturer—the address is on evcrylabei. Don't let coustipation dull drat happy smile. (live Steedman's Powders, the mild, gentle laxative specially made for babies and growing children. 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