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"Next month—" Sheila said, find-
ing her voice. "I think it'll be four
years before Ma wants to hear the
name of McCann!"
Her hands were locked in Frank's
big hands; now she moved her fing-
ers. He held her for one last ques-
tion.
"Sheila, tell me, are you happy.?"
"Happy!" she echoed, trying to
smile. Tears came into her eyes.
"All right, then. Now this—"
Frank said, "this is what we're go-
ing to do. We'll run into town, d'you
see—my car is right over there —"
"I've been looking at it."
"Well, and we'll have a party.
We'll go to department stores and
we'll buy all sorts of things for your
mother. and Angela—and you, too.
Mother reminded me of reading
Iamps, and Von asked if you had
an ice cream freezer, and Connie—
she's next to Von—shesaid a radio,
and there's cups—and towels—every-
thing we like we'll send home. Shall
we?"
"Oh, but, Frank—!" They were
standing now, and she lifted the soft
tumbled crown of her glittering hair,
and the blue eyes over which the
coppery bang drifted in a film. "Oh
but, Frank, that'd be too much fun!"
Suddenly he put his arms about
her and held her tightly, and she
looked up in silence, trembling.
"You'll have to get used to this,"
he said in a whisper.
"Sheila!" her mother called, em-
erging. They were apart again.
"Ask Mr. McCann wud he stay for a
taste of lunch, an' have some man-
ners to ye!" said Mrs. Carscadden.
"Mrs. Carscadden, you're very
. good," Frank said, glancing at his
wrist watch, "but I have some shop
ping to •do4 and Sheila has promised
to' help ie. I thought we'd go into
town for luneb."
4 T,1.,a ' fii..c la said,
in intotll�ii se.
"When g •
When she came out, ten minutes
later, she looked her loveliest in the
blue suit, with the new hat. The
hemstitched frill that fell in crisp
folds at the collar of the coat had
cost 39 cents, but it was plain and
fresh; Sheila's shoes were shining,
and if the chamois gloves she wore
were still damp in the tips from re-
washing, and had been snatched from
the sunny back clothesline, Frank
did not suspect it.
"You brought your topcoat? Good
girl; we may be late," Fran:: ap-
proved. "I love that coat!"
"You ought to. Your mother
picked it out for your sister, Monica,"
Sheila reminded him.
"Yu're goin' off for the day?
WelI," said Mrs. Carscadden, be-
stowing upon her daughter the near-
est thing she ever knew to praise,
"you look clean and neat, and that's
something."
"I'll say she looks clean and neat,"
Frank agreed.
"We're going to buy you pres-
ents, Mother!"
"I'll step over to the police sta-
tion and wait for ye," Mrs. Cars-
cadden said grimly.
"Oh, that reminds me!" Sheila
exclaimed. She flashed into the
house, flashed back with a little
photograph held in the palm of her
hand. "Look what was forwarded to
ane, a few days ago," she said.
They all looked at the picture of
a California fruit orchard, in all the
radiant flood of March bloom. A
plain little farmhouse intruded upon
one corner of the print, and in the
centro a pruning ladder had been
leaned against an apple tree, and a
young man in overalls stood on the
ladder. Below hint, deep in the
spring grass, was the stout, square
figure of a middle-aged woman, with
one hand dropped to her side to
touch the head of an eager. mongrel.
The young man was facing out of
the picture. He was half laughing,
his shirt was open at the throat, his
shirt -sleeves rolled up; he had a saw
in his hands.
"Who's that?" Frank asked.
"That's the bad boy, the boy who
kidnapped us, and then went back to
his mother and is being a good boy!"
Sheila said. She slowly tore the
picture into tiny scraps. "Nobody's
ever going to use that against him,"
she said.
"And is that all yre're ever going
to know about hien?" Frank asked,
smiling down into her honest, seri-
ous blue eyes.
"That's all."
"Someone you helped?"
"I don't know. I'd like to think I
did."
"Well, conte on," Frank said. "I'll
bring her back to you safely, Mrs.
Carscadden!"
"I've no doubt ye'll try to," Mrs.
Carscadden said patiently.
"Ah, you love me, Mother!"
Sheila was as radiant as the spring
morning as she kissed her mother.
"The black sheep is the fav'rite,
Sheila," Mrs. Carscadden said with
a resigned sigh.
"And I'm your favorite child,
"I may as well say you are," the
mother said, "for it may be the last
chance I'll have to spake to ye for
the dear knows how long! When
ye'd walk out of the house on me,
God knows I'm the last to know when
I'd clap eyes on ye next!"
Sheila and Frank were Iaughing
as they ran down to the glistening,
long shining bulk of the roadster. He
helped her into the front seat, and
Sheila settled herself there comfort-
ably while he came about to his own
seat at the wheel. She turned to
wave at her mother and sister as she
and Frank whirled off into the morn-
ing sunshine together.
THE END
(Copyright, 1932, By -Kathleen
Norris.)
STARTS NEXT WEEK
For Romance, For Action, For
Unexpectedness, Read the New
Serial by James L. Rubel—
The (Girl
OF THE
ocking Arrow
Trapped between the fires of two
men's hatred, she was forced to
look for deliverance to one who
from the first had lied to her.
Women Do Not
Steal For Gain
There Is Tragedy Behind Almost
Eyery Case of Women's Thiev-
ery, Investigation Shows.
American investigators have just
completed a strange probe into crime
---the crime of embezzlement by wont.
en. They wanted to And out what
prompted seemingly respectable wom-
en to betray their employers by em-
bezzling funds.
Analysing 400 tragic lives,- the in-
vestigators found that the average
embezzler was about 35, and had no
criminal instincts. She lived in a 're-
spectable suburb and did not drink,
gamble, or speculate. Then why did
she steal?
The answer is that she has to make
up the wages of an inefficient husband
who could not earn enough to keep
the home' going, or provide comforts
which misfortune had made imposs-
ible.
One woman stole $150 to buy her
crippled husband an artificial MO,
and having clone this she • promptly
confessed.
Another woman, a spinster of 50,
found loneliness too much for her, aiid
when a charming stranger came along
to pay her ardent attention, she threw
respectability to the winds: and stole
$12,500 in an attempt to get him out
of the trouble which he confessed 'he
was in. She never saw the :`money
again—nor the man.
Women, declare the investigators;
never go in for riotous living on the_
money they steal. Behind almost every
case there is tragedy, the tragedy of
poverty or loneliness.
Munich Men Fought
Duel With Sausages
Two men of Verona quarrelled and
agreed to settle their„ difference by
duelling', One chose an axe and the
other a spade, and they battled till
bothwere seriously injured and had
to be carried to hospital. Sometimes
the queerest weapons are selected by
duellers. The ]ate Sir Donald Mann,
a pioneer of Canadian Railway ex-
pansion, used to tell of one he fought
in a lumberjack camp with axes!
The antagonists had their right legs
strapped together below the knee, At
this point he would pause and some-
one would invariably ask, "what
happened?"
"Well," Sir Donald would say
modestly, "I am still here, ain't I?"
Perhaps t`e oddest duel ever
fought was in Munich, when two
butchers smacked each other for half
an hour with strings of sausages till
,honour was satisfied. Almost as queer
was one in which "One-armed" Sut-
ton took part. He fought a Chinese
general with trench mortars!
A Revolutionary Drug
Sulfanilamide is the name of a
wonderful new drug which is the sen-
sation of the American medical
world. Although it has been used
experimentally for only two years it
promises to be one of the most revo-
lutionary drugs ever discovered. Doc-
tors have achieved remarkable re-
sults when using it to fight menin-
gitis- and puerperal fever, and Dr.
Henry F. Helmholz, a leading physi-
Modernistic Crochet Chair Set
Every needlewoman knows helw quickly openwork designs are done.
Not only is this pattern quickly and easily worked, but is also one
of the prettiest, lacy sets it is possible to imagine. These chair sets
are invaluable in keeping the living room neat and attractive. A set
of four arm covers makes an attractive luncheon or dresser and
vanity set, and two back covers sewn to a length of linen or cottgn
makes a beautiful runner. The pattern -includes complete crochet-
ing instructions without abbreviations.
For pattern, send 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred) to May-
fair Patterns, Room 421 Wilson Buildings, Toronto. Write your
name and address plainly.
Film Star Has
Private Army
Victor McLaglen Maintains Force
of 700 Men
Film stars have many ways ef
spending money, but the strangest—
and perhaps the most useful—is surely
that adopted by Victor McLaglen,
famous for his tough, he-man roles.
He has invested $150,000 of his for-
tune in maintaining a private army.
Seven hundred strong, the force is
highly organized, and has been in ex-
isteuce for three years. It has all
types of units, including a horse bri-
gade.250 strong, and an alr force of
30 machines for which there are 150
qualified pilots.
The only things• the army does not
possess are guns, yet the organization
is run on strict military lines. Every
member, on joining, pays an entrance
fee of $60, and has to provide his own
horse, aeroplane, or motor -cycle, ac-
cording to the unit.
The uniform is a gay one of light
blue, and when the army carries out
route marches through Hollywood, all
the young women turn out to see the
troops swing past, with McLaglen,
on a magnificent horse, at their head.
He -is the army's colonel -in -chief.
An American magazine recently
aroused the army's wrath by describ-
ing it as a Fascist organization. It is
nothing of the sort, its leader de-
clares. It is non-political and non-sec-
tarian. The only oath its members
take is to uphold the American Con-
stitution, and to be prepared to sup-
port the authorities in the event of
large fires or floods.
Most Beautiful Building
Is a Coal Plant
: LONDON,—Britain's best building
in 1936 was a coal preparation plant,
according to Prof. S. H. Reilly in his
annual article in the Architects'
Journal.
The plant, at the Rising. Bun col-
liery at Wallsend, Northumberland,
was designed by Prof. R. A. Cording -
ley of Manchester University.
After an exhaustive survey of
many - buildings, Professor Reilly
writes: "The Wallsend new colliery
preparation plant structure, white
and clean, and carefully arranged.
by Prof. R. A. Cordingley to express
its functions and do its work well and
economically, is the best building of
1936—cathedrals, churches, hospitals,
cinemas, schools, fiats, and country
houses, King's or otherwise, notwith-
standing."
clan, says that it will relieve heart
disease,
Although no claim has been made
for it as a panacea for all ills, it has
proved successful in cases of bladder
and kidney trouble, typhoid, dysen-
try, blood poisoning, skin infections,
mastoids, scarlet fever and pnue-
nionia,
Burning Junk -load
Driven to Fprehall
With the load on his truck blazing
and .smoking, Blake Berry, of Port
Stanley, brought the fire to the fire
hall. While loading refuse on Hill-
crest the fire was first noticed. The
driver saw that it could not easily
be extinguished so he drove hurriedly
down the schoolhouse hill, heading
for the firehall. The unusual fire
attracted a great deal of -attention
as several chemical tanks from the
fire truck and a garden hose were
found necessary to quell the blaze.
The blaze was limited to the load, the
truck being little damaged.
Japanese Idea of
A Wrong Numbed
Japan is suffering from a shortage'
of telephones. But it is not because
there are too few telephones to go
round, but because there are too few
numbers!
The Japanese are superstitious and
will not have a telephone with an
unlucky number. The number "4",
for example, is practically barred be-
cause the word for four, f`shi",
sounds almost the same as the word
for death. The only exception is that
where pronouncing the complete
number also conveys a happy,
thought.
The number 4919 is a good ex-
ample. Although it contains the
dreaded 4, Japanese get round it by,
using the word "yo" instead of "shia'
and then the phrase is "yo-ku-i-ku"
(4919) meaning "everything goes
well."
But this is a very definite excep-
tion, for the word "nine" has same
meaning as "sadness," and Japanese
therefore shun it.
The
Tome Corner
By ELEANOR DALE
Plenty of Peaches
Peaches and cream have long been
considered the height of perfection
not only in complexions but as des-
sert. We are having a grand crap
of peaches here in Ontario this year
and it seems impossible to eat enough
of them. One does get tired, how-
ever, 'of just peaches and cream and
so here are a few recipes calling for
ripe, juicy, flavorsome peaches which
your family will love. The memory
• of these desserts will carry You well
into the winter months.
One _Of the . simplest ways in which
to serve fresh peaches in Compote
Creole.
-.
'6 halves large fresh peaches
N. cup cream
Shavings unsweetened chocolate.
Peel peaches and place halves in
sherbet glasses. Whip cream until
thick, but not' stiff. Top peaches
generously with cream. Cover thick-
ly with chocolate shavings, made by
rubbing chocolate against shaving
side of grater. Serves six. This
may be served with Devonshire
Crean instead of plain cream and
sprinkled with coconut instead of
chocolate.
Devonshire Cream
1 cake (3 ounces) cream cheese
% cup cream
Mash cheese with fork until soft.
Add cream gradually. Beat together
with rotary egg beater only until
smooth. Makes two-thirds cup cream,
Shortcake usually means straw-
berry shortcake and there's nothing
better while strawberries last, but
the season is soon gone and then
shortcake -making is laid on the shelf
for another year. But you don't have
to limit yourself—peaches make as
good shortcake as do strawberries.
Shortcake is a glorified, delicately
rich, very flaky, tender biscuit dough:
It is put together almost like biscuit
dough but there is one difference.
That is in the choice of flour. Foe
shortcake, you must use the finest,
lightest flour you can buy in order
to get the tender, melt -in -your -south
product you all hope to make.
• Peach Shortcake
3 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
cup butter or other shortening
i.
cup milk (about)
2 quarts fruit.
Sift flour once, measure, add bak-
ing powder and salt, and sift again.
Cut in shortening. Add milk gradu-
ally until soft dough is formed. Roll
r4 inch thick on slightly floured
board. Cut with 8 -inch flt!ured bis-
cuit cutter. Place half of circles on
baking sheet; brush with melted but-
ter. Place remaining, circles on top,
and butter tops well. Bake in hot
oven (450 Deg. F.) 15 to 20 minutes,
Separate halves of hot biscuits,
spread bottom half with soft butter.
and sweetened fruit. Place other
half on top, crust -side down. Spread
with butter and remaining fruit.'
Garnish with whipped cream and ad-'
ditional fruit. Serves ,eight,:
To prepare peaches, slice directly
into large bowl, sprinkle a tablespoon,
of lemon juice over top of fruit then
spread all the sugar you intend to
use over the top of the peaches in a
thick, nearly air -tight blanket. This
color of the ripe .fruit.
Here is something very special in
the way of peach puddings—but don't
save it for special occasions, serve it
to the family any time. It's beauti-
ful,' seasonal and delicious!
Golden Puff Pudding
4 cups (2 lbs,) sliced 'fresh peaches
i/ cup water
3 tablespoons of quick -cooking
tapioca
3-4 cup sugar
1-8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Slice peaches thin, add water and
bring to a boil over direct heat.,,,
Combine sugar, tapioca, and salt and
add gradually to boiling fruit, stir.
ring in carefully. Boil briskly one
minute, stirring constantly, then add
lemon juice and pour mixture into a
_greased baking dish. Set in pan of
hot water or in top of oven to keep
hot while malting sponge cake.
M cup sifted cake flour
6 tablespoons sugar
2 egg yolks beaten thick and
lemon -colored
2 egg whites
1-8 teaspoon salt
% teaspoon cream of tartar.
Sift flour once, measure, add salt
and sift together three times. Beat
whites of eggs with flat wire whisk
until foamy, add cream of tartar and
beat until stiff enough to stand up in
peaks, but not dry. Fold in sugar, •
a small amount at a time; then egg
yolks. Fold in flour, a small amount
at a time. Pour batter on warn
peach mixture and bake in moderate.
oven (325 Deg. F.) about 50 minutes.
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