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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-11-16, Page 2*ality Is Superb SER AL STORY MAR Y . NO TIME TO N�AY6ERVCEgNC. BY ELINORE COWAN STONE •CAS'1 OF CHARACTERS JANET DWIGHT, heroine. She was engaged to handsome young architect LANCE BARSTOW, hero. Lance had great dreams for the fu - lure. So did tri NTH1.. CANTRELL, orphaned granddaughter of great-aunt Mary Cantrell. Still another dreamer 'was BARNEY McKN1GHT, newspaper. man. But Barney was more than a dreamer. Last week: Janet goes house bunting, finds a modest apartment which is a far cry from Lance's beautiful house. But she is hap- py. Then she meets Barney who is looking tired, even worried. CHAPTER XIiII . Janet could hardly wait to hur- ry Barney off to inspect the new apartment. Tired as he seemed, his eyes danced in an otherwise respectful face as they inspected the tiny bath tub and then travel- led over his own long person. "Ah, a shaving snug, I see," he observed solemnly. "I didn't know they still made 'em." "Oh, Barney—I'm so sorry!" Janet giggled. "But there is a shower," she added hopefully. "That is, if it works. I've just discovered that the door to the cabinet doesn't." As they went back into the liv- ing room, she apologized, "Of course it is a little tacky in spots, Barney; but it will do till we find something permanent, won't it?" "Do?" Barney said. "I think you were darned smart to find all this elegance and luxury for what the old budget allows." "Well," Janet admitted some- • what guiltily, "as a matter of fact, , cost a little lucre." This , You .see, you liave o pay $5 extra if you rent by the month." He seemed, she thought, un- pleasantly startled, at first. Then his eyes travelled over her smart fur coat and expensive accessories, and he laughed. "If you swept in looking as much like the Duke millions as you do now," he remarked, "it's a wonder they didn't ask you twice as much ... Well, I guess $5 won't upset the international rate of ex- change. 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A Shopping Expedition They collected from the Breck- enridge what possessions they needed for immediate use, and moved in. Upon taking inventory, they found that "practically everything furnished" was a slight overstate- ment. It ignored table silver, for instance, and a number of minor essentials. • So they spent a di- verting hour, at the five-and-ten, buying wash rags, paper napkins and tablecloths, and knives and forks and spoons at 10 cents a throw. "How long do you bet it will take us to lick that 10 cents' worth of plating off the spoons?" Barney wondered. A few minutes later, Janet, find- ing him before another counter, obviously enchanted by an assort- ment of gayly painted kitchen gadgets, was amused—and unex- pectedly touched. He insisted on buying a memorandum pad for the kitchen, a wastebasket decorated with a wise -looking ow], because the owl looked so much like his boss that lie'd get a lot of fun throwing things at it, and a half dozen gadgets of mysterious util- ity, because, he said, they looked "convenient." It was amazing, they found, how much money you could spend at 10 cents a throw. Conflict At The Office When they got hone, Barney e `,aPafohnals1. ° auth:.Byrne paper wads until he declared he felt better. "He wants me to cut some of the best things out of my story," he explained. "We've been at it hammer and tongs all day about that." So that was why Barney looked so tired. "But, Barney," Janet cried, sud- denly recognizing what this meant to hint, "after you've spent all those *months on it! And why should he, if it's true?" "It's because it's true. It be- gins to look," Barney said sober- ly, "as if someone had got to him where he lives ... You see, they didn't take it very seriously at first. Now they're beginning to' realize that we actually have the goods; and they'll do any thing - they can to kill it." Janet started to cry out, "Bar- , ney,. what do you mean by 'any:- thing'?" anything'?" But she caught herself in time. Barney would hate that. She re- membered that the suggestion that he might be in danger had always seemed to embarrass and irritate Did She Let Him Down? Instead, she laughed, not quite naturally, and said, "That sounds to me as if one of those coat -of - mail undershirts might be indi- cated—the kind gangsters wear, if they really do—and a six-shooter. Think of the headlines: 'Ace News WARNING! See this Cross! If every tablet is not stamped with the word "Bayer" in the form of a cross, it is NOT Aspirin. Don't let anybody tell you it is. Does Not Harm the Heart Does your nose tell the pain- ful Story of your ascom• fort -soreness and stuffiness in the nostrilp, irritated membranes? Get quid* relief. Treat your nose with Mentholatum, the balni with the money -back guarantee! Mentholatutu acts instantly—penetrates every nasal passage --soothes inflamed membranes—helps clear head and nose, Get Mentholatum today from your druggist. Tit jars and tubes -30c, MENTHOLATUM Gives COMFOPlT Daily Issue No. 46 -'-- '39 0 Reporter Forced to Go Armed' And I'll bet yon can't even shoot," He grinned; • then said with a touch of grimness, "You'll lege' then," and' changed the subject: abruptly. But she had a feeling that she how .somehow let him down, It seemed to her that often, these last few days, there had been that something defensive about' Barney's grin, She . had never noticed that before She wondered if she only iinagined it now be- cause, especially since seeing Cyn- thia and Timothy Benton togeth- er, she had found herself feeling doubly guilty that she was taking so much from Barney and giving so little—most •guilty of all when he was least demanding. But Barney, himself, sometimes made it a little hard, Once, when out of the real affection 'she ;felt for him, she leaned over behind his chair and put her cheek against • hie, 1i said, almost roughly, "You don't have to': pretend, ,Ian, 1 wont into this with my eyes open," And so something of the ease anci naturalness of their earliet companionship had gone, leaving nothing in its place. Intimate Coziness Next day Janet had her own exquisite linens -the things Aunt Mary had monogrammed for her, wedding to Lance Barstow ----sant. over from the Breckenridge, to gether with her other possessions. Among other things there was the imported cretonne she and Aunt Mary had picked up at a sale months ago because it would be• perfect for the upstairs sitting room of„the white house. She also: asked Cynthia to send along Aunt Mary's sewing machine. In the load Cynthia included,: besides, several warm, soft -colored rugs that Janet had bought for her own room, her reading lamp;« with the cream shade, her white onyx table lamp, her gold -colored silk bedspread and draperies; two of her favorite pictures, the elec- tric clock which had stood on her mantle -piece, and a silver bowl' for fiotit:ers with candlesticks to match. By a prodigy of effort for one unaccustomed to such'work, Janet' cut and made slip covers for 'the dingy chairs. With the rugs cov- ering the worst in the carpet, the . lamps softly burning, and. the 25 cent•dozen of roses she bought at the corner maket in the silver` bowl, they transformed the drab- ness of the living room into init., mate coziness. The curtains Janet decided, would have to "do” for a while. At least, they wee clean and inoffensive. "Home from the wars!" Barney' called, coming in that night, la e,11,' ri „...,w• .y \.,4 4. 44.140H Then his eyes lit with ineredu lous :pleasure as he stepped into the transformed room. "Gosh, Jan!" he cried softly. "Gosh!" "Like . it?" Janet asked proud- ly. "Like it?" he echoed, looking abou', Bine slowly. He took her into his arms and kissed her. "If' only—" Then as if remind- ing himself of 'an . earlier resolu- tion, he broke off abruptly. "If only what?" Janet asked. "Oh, nothing." He released her and turned to take off his coat. (To Be Continued) 1939 Schoolmarm Not Old-Maidish 'Questionnaire Reveals Today's Teachers Are Full of Life, Intensely Human, Practical, Looking For Marriage The modern elementary teacher is full of life, intensely human, practical and in 73 cases out of 100 keeping a weather eye open for marriage to a man earning a reas- onable income. Dr. Ralph Bedell, head of the University of Nebraska Teachers' college, worked out a prototype of the present grade teacher by ask- ing sking 400 questions of 238 "expert" teachers in Nebraska, Iowa, Kan- sas, Missouri and Colorado. The Composite Teacher Occupation—More Interested in teaching than any other profes- sion; thumbs down on the Holly- wood ollywood glamor girl as well as movie acting of becomingan artist's model 66 per cent in favor of be. Coming educational directors; ]nen preferred to women as employers. Amusements -Outdoor activities in the lead; 15 per cent like done. ing, but the majority would choose a good play over a dance if the alternative were offered; 50 per cent go for bridge; 13 per cent, for poker; blanket approval for may- ' les; symphonies are good but forts - al teas are not, Reading Newspaper editorials and books. preferred; romantie stories and women's pages strong; only three per cent in favor of the title revelation type of story. People — Landslide for progres- sive, energetic, but not overly eon- f'ident people; "natural" leaders, religious and witty persons"' pre- ferred types; "mannish" woinep, grin chewers, nervous individuals and men who drink are in the ilea -- house Fashion's New Military Hues Blues, Browns, Gray, Red Are Dominating Calors In Mid- season Paris Collections I'A.itiS, - Maginot and punkt blue, trend], brown, plane grey and legion red were the dauile ring colors in mid•season collections of new Military fashions' .shown here, The shows were given in spite of the war but greatly under it. influence, This feminine ear included coals and suits with big military -style pockets 10 to 20 inches long, new models by Schiaparelli showed swinging saddle pockets, sonic in fur and others in elaborately braid• ed fabrics. Long Pockets; Turnover Collars Many suits had leather -trimmed pockets swung in knapsack style from the shoulder. ]Dresses had the front pockets swung "roil belts. Apart from themilitary moth' were new "washerW:zman" frocks, featuring skirts adjustable at the hips 1'hi' day length or ankle length for evenings. Ostrich and cotl'toq- ues were shown with ~lies° dress. es; • ' Military -style coats had turnover collars, gold buttons and belts. And some copied trench coats, Wool jersey caresses 'showed mil- itary touches at the collar points which were ;of red velvet and gold. embridered with various French army insignia. He'll Appreciate This Sweater By Carol Aimes DESIGN NO. X 60 Seery pian who lias seen any- one knitting a man's sweater in- variably will ask, "When will you 'make one dtor ane?" The yellow, sleeveless sports sweater illus- trate& is knitted in a simple zig- zag pattern which may be done by the amateur who knows only how to do knitting and purling. A band of ribbing at the neck holds the sweater firm, and a band of garter stitch around the arm- hole provides an exceptionally neat finish. Pattern includes complete knit- ting instructions in Size 38 with stitch stension for 36 to 46. To order this design, write your name and address on a piece of paper and send with 15 cents in coin or stamps to Carol Aimes, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. • Canadian Girl Is With R.A.F. Patsy Allen Describes Life Of Auxiliary Volunteer in Letter Home She's 'livi.ng the life of a soldier —and she "loves the whole: lot of it." So Patsy Allen,. or rather Vol- tniteer P. Allen, No. 11 Co'y, ulna. "A.F. of the R.A.lr, station, Hendon, near London, writes to her mother in Vancouver. Patsy enrolled one day and was called to report for duty two days later with a pillow, rug, knife, fork and spoon. Now she is ,actin; as a secretary. A day in the life- of Patsy Allen of the British Air Force Auxiliary is recounted through 'Denis Milli- gan.in the Vancouver Sun. "We get.up'at 6:80 a.m., and we ' have to be dressed for parade and our rooms tidy by 7:30. Parade takes half an hour, then we have breakfast at eight. We are rushed through our food and at 8:30 re port for ditty. "We have lunch at one lama and break off work at 12:95 and report back for duty at two. launch is the main meal of the clay, and not very much at that, Then we work till five and have a sort of high tea at 5:15. After that we are off ditty and can go where we pleaseso long as we are back in our billets l - at 0:30. 'rlleire Ise sort of supper I' at seven o'clock, breed and cheese, IEte,, to which I haven't been yet." Our Women Thought More Than Versatile Canadian Registration Reveals Qualifications of Unusual. Interest Doctor, lawyer,` shoemaker and policeman are just ;a few "• of the occupations in • which Canadian women are well gaalified, accord- ing to the thousands of appliea tions for "voluntary service that, fill six large green filing cab- inets at the Toronto office of the Voluntary Registration of Can- adian 'Women. Linguists, Dietitians, ''Druggists Munition. workers •with varied experience, gained,. iii the 3,914 War and nurses, pone war -trained and others just graduated, split the largest percentage of the 19,- 000 'forms filed there. But there are. hundreds of dietitians listed, a battalion of office helpers, ' a surprisingly large number of 'lin- guists and many translators, jour- nalists, dentists, masseuse, ' drug- gists and women with laboratory experience. And a lot of the women are not only qualified to be of service in one field but can fill the bill in several classifications. For in- stance, a dietitian is conversant in both French and German, a shoe fitter knows Polish, Bulgar- ian or Italian, an• applicant for a censorship job can speak Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French and English and a laboratory worker has had experience in 'a munition factory. Pack Soldiers' Gifts Carefully Mrs. Vincent Massey Reminds Of Penetrating Perfume of Soap in Parcels Mrs. Vincent Massey, wife of the Canadian high commissioner, to London, tells a story 'of a parcel of candies sent to a Canadian sol- dier during the last war. A cake of soap was carefully packed in the same box and penetrated the candies so much that even boiling them didn't remove the taste of soap Bottled Fruit Always Welcome Mrs. Massey added that might be taken as a word of warning to those intending to send . similar packages to friends over here, not to include soap in the same par- cel. She also'suggested'it w2adala be a good idea. for Canadian women ` when bottling fruit this fall to do an extra half-dozen or so. These could be sent to friends or troops in England to relieve the ruonot- ony .9f their diet should rations is beccme very strict. 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