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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1938-04-21, Page 2,rte''• Change to i T 3 .;. Idi -94tatmed TEA 5?(� ' 1" Red Label 330 i 1b. /- ona U '� Orange Label 3Sc H Ib. Yellow Label 40c 3l lb. For Premium List of Wm.Rogers & Son Silverplate write Thos. J. Lipton Ltd., 43 Front E.,Toronto. ke.Believe ridgy by Ruth Harley CHAPTER I "Guess Dulcie's got another of her spells!" exclaimed Rod O'Rorke, turn- ing with smiling eyes to the girl at his side as the car came to a sudden stop. "Well, I'll soon fix her," he ad • - ded. Then he pulled his long legs from beneath the wheel and swung himself over the battered door. "It's a wonder you wouldn't get a neia car," Maris Trevor replied, an un- expected edge in her tones. "This old . thing's always falling to pieces." That red-haired giant, Rod, opened the hood of the car, and then let it fall as he took a step toward the girl. "You know why I'm not buying any new caaa,Maais." There was a hurt look in his seablue eyes. "You used to like to help me fix Dulcie." "Oh, well, a girl gets tired doing that all the time," Maris replied. Ig- noring the pleading look in his eyes, she took out her compact. Calmly, she powdered her small, straight nose, and with her lipstick, accentuated the very lovely outline of, her soft lips. Trouble Ahead "What's come ver you, sweet- heart?" asked Rod. "Don't you love me any more?" And he imprisoned her soft hands in his. "Oh, don't Rod, your hands are dir- ty!" She quickly pulled hers away. Rod laughed. "There's only a little grease on them. You didn't used to mind a thing like that, nor if you got your own hands black. I can't under- stand you, Maris darling." The girl laughed. "You should," she answered, and, as her glance met his, the tenseness in his face relaxed. But when she added, "Hurry up and fix the old bus," a troubled look came into Rod's eyes once more. He bent over the engine and tinker- ed with spark plugs and feed Iine. At this point, a look of annoyance spread over Maris' fair face while she took a tiny eyebrow pencil and touched up her .straight brows so that their dark- ness accentuated the golden sheen of her wavy hair. Then with moistened finger tips. she curled the long dark lashes that fringed her big, brown eyes. Adjusting the tie of her smart print suit, she slipped her compact into her handbag and closed it with a sharp snap. Then her eyes rested on Rod. Beads of perspiration dotted his cheeks, while a black streak furrowed his forehead where his greasy fingers had pushed back the lock of curly red hair that persisted in falling across it, She Loved Him A frown of annoyance darkened the girl's face. Why did Rod insist on hanging onto the old car? He could afford a new one if only he weren't so crazy about his radio invention, that cost him so much. At first it had been fun going out with him and.fixing Dulcie when she became balky. It gave them a chance to stop and then Rod would take Maris in his arms, kiss her tenderly, and tell her of his love. The girl's eyes softened, as she sat and watched Rod. She loved hint. She had loved him from the very first day she had met him, In spite of his red hair, or perhaps because of it, he was a handsome young man. He was tall and lean, with flashing sea -blue eyes and tanned cheeks. He herd himself like a Viking of old, she thought, In the rapturous days tha,t followed their first meeting, Maris told him a thousand times she didn't care if he hadn't much,money. He had ideas, and as a radio engineer he would. surely PAIN ACROSS KIDNEYS! 7OU may pro- long life by taking the advice of a famous phy- sician, which is: "Keep the kidneys in good order, avoid too much pleat, salt, alcohol or tea," Drink plenty of pure water and drive the uric acid out of the system by taking Anuric in tablet form. It b the discovery of Dr. Pierce of the Invalids Hotel, But}al', N. Y. Snkl by all druggists, Read what Mrs. W. Horton 76 Paulette St., IIamiltou, Ont., said : "The kidney se- cretions passed too frequently at times and burned. When I stood on iuy feet awhile I would get such a pair across my kidneys. My feet and ankles swelled too. Before I had finished using a bottle of Dr, Pierce's A.-nurio I felt so much better." Buy now I Issue No. 17—'38 7:1 cash in on them presently. But lately that wonderful future had seemed so far away, and now as her eyes rested on Rod she, saw has no longer with the adoration she had lavished on him at first, but rather with'a critical eye. "There," Rod exclaimed, wiping his hands on a bit of waste, "guess Dulcie will make it all right." Sliding his long legs over the side of the car, he seat- ed himself once more beside -Maris. "I hope so," she remarked ungrac- iously. "Of course she will," insisted Rod, with a forced note of gaiety in his voice. Just then,'after a few coughings and splutterings, the little car started to speed along the road as though she were setting out to win the Derby. But to all Rod's efforts to get Maris to talk, the girl was strangely silent, or gave him quite curt answers. This was so unlike her usual gay banter, that at last he slowed up, Not Being Fair "Don't you feel good, honey?" he asked, slipping his arm about her. But Maris shook herself free. "You'll crush my dress, Rod. Of course I'm all right, but I wish to goodness you'd get a different car." She tried to laugh lightly as she fin- ished, but there was a note of annoy- ance in her voice. "Is that what's bothering you?" "Well, isn't that plenty? Cars are surely cheap enough," she declared, though deep in her heart she knew she wasn't being fair. Rod was saving every penny so that he could perfect the device he was working on — a gadge5 which he was sure would bring him independence. There was a hint of reproach in his voice, when he finally` spoke. "I had thought you understood. Maris. Just as soon as I manage to get the gadget finished —" "You've been saying that for so long Rod," she interrupted petulantly. How long did he expect her to wait? Would he never realize that a new car now was worth more to her than the possibility of financial independ- ence in the future? Rod looked at her. Then as they neared Van Cortlandt Park and turned down the street to the apartment where Maris lived with her friend Patsy Desmond, he mumbled thickly, "There's someone else?" For a moment Maris was silent. Maybe it was just as well to let Rod think that, Maybe if he thought there was someone else he would get a new car. But before she could deny it, he said, "All right. Now I understand," and without another word, hurried to the curb. "Aren't you coming in?" asked Mar - is. Rod laughed. "Not where I'm not wanted," he said, his blue eyes flash- ing. Been Cutting Up "Oh, well, if that's how you feel," answered Maris, suddenly angry. She entered the house then and stepped into the elevator. Her cheeks were flaming. Evidently Rod didn't love her very n'ruch if he could let her go like that. Well, she would show him. She had her pride. Maybe it was a good thing after all. He had been so sure of her. Swiftly in her mind rose the picture. of another man — dark -eyed, debonair with swell clothes, a Pierce -Arrow roadster, oodles of money, everything a girl would like. His reputation — well, it wasn't like Rod's — But then, this man moved in a different stratum of society. Her thoughts were swiftly envied. The door of their apartment had open- ed and Patsy stood there. • "Isn't Rod coming up? I've made the loveliest dinner for him," Patsy an- nounced. A spot of chocolate icing orn- amented her flushed cheeks, while the heat from the kitchen had twisted her Niue black hair into tiny cork- screw auris about her heart -shaped face, "No," answered Maris shortly, as she brushed past her. "You've had a scrap?" she asked. "Oh, honey, didn't I warn you not to rouse his Irish? He's one of us and you must handle him with kidi gloves, I'm going down to get him," and, suit- ing her action to her words, She dart- ed down the hall, "He'll be gone by now." "Not if Dulele's cutting up her us nal capers." "She's been cutting up all right," answered Maris, "rut s'tie's going like the Royal Scot now, 1 guess. N'ev'er mind Rod." Thegirl pulled off her soft hat and crossed the threshold. "Ile can't be far away. I'll bring him back with ore," called Patsy es she hastily pressed the elevator bell once again. Five minutes later site re-entered the apartment. "Well, I guess Rod's Irish is up all right, Not a sign of ll1xn anywhere. What did you do to flim?" she asked her friend as she stood for a nioinent 3n the doorway. "Didn't do a thing to hint. But what is the use of talking?" Maris walked' toward her dressing table while Pat- sy returned to the kitchen, As she stood for a moment before, the mirror, a tiny frown creased her • forehead. Smoothing it away, she then smiled at her reflection in the mirror, then steeled her heart against any thoughts of Rod. Picking up her comb she quickly pulled it through her fair hair and set the soft euris with ex pert fingers. Pat would be likely to lecture iter, but she'd stick to her point, Rod had' no right to expect a pretty girl ,like` her to be satisfied with an old car like his. There were lots of other young men who'd be only too glad to have; the chance to elate her. Entering the tiny living room„ she passed through the dining room. Thexi opening the swinging door into the' kitchen, she asked, "Anything I can do to help you?" "Put the water in the glasses and get the butter; then we're all set." "Smells awfully good!" Maris ex- claimed. "What are we having?": "Roast duck and all the fixings, It- is a shams there's only the two of us after all my work." "Well, what about the boy friend? Why. isn't Timmy here?" "Oh, some trouble in the Bronx, and of course he was roped into it. That's the worst of being .connected with a telephone company's trouble depart- ment." "But surely he won't be there all night. Let's wait for him." "No use doing that. He won't be through for hours. Besides, I want to get back to 'the hotel early because Mame wants to go to a dance tonight Why Waste Your Time? "Seems to me you and Jimniy are always doing something for soinebody else. Why don't you ever think of yourself, Pat?" asked Maris as she got the butter and water from the ice box. Pat smiled. 'Well, isn't that what we're here for?" she answered gaily, and looking at her; Maris realized why she had made such a success of her job as telephone operator at the Van- guard Hotel. The management was crazy about her, and she could have had it lots easier, but she was a bea- ver for work. Pat was a slight girl, with laughing hazel eyes and masses of blue -black hair, that curled naturally about her shell-like ears and smooth forehead: She was engaged to -Jimmy Doyle, rip Maris had a sneaking idea they were .-waiting to be married after they knew. what she, Maris, was going to do. "It's too bad Rod missed this," said Pat. "I really got the duck because he said he was hungry for one." "Oh, he'll get over that, and lots of other things!" Maris spoke lightly. But she could not deceive Patsy, who exclaimed, "Look here, Maris, I know it's none of my business, but since you've been working at Fayson's" you've been different. Come on, spill the beans." "There aren't any to be spilled." "Sure you're not Interested in some of their smart salesmen?" Maris smiled a Mona Lisa smile, and she crumbled a roll without ans- wering. Then she glanced up brightly. "Oh, no!" was all she remarked. "Seems to me you've been all excit- ed since you told me young Fayson had started to work for his dad and was going to revolutionize the piece goods business." "Well, Stanley Fayson's certainly some bright boy," conceded Maris. "That's all right, but take it from ine, a fellow like that isn't going to waste his time on a stenographer — not that I'm looking down on your job — but Maris, why do you waste your time thinking about him?" she asked. • (To be continued) R bbcr "Gas Bags" For British ;:•rabies Furth`er Step In Protecting Popu- lace Against Air Raids A rubber "gas bag" for babies is the Horne Office's latest device to make Great Britain's 40,000,000 in- habitants "gas-tight" in the event of war. A spokesman said last week that babies two years old and under would be provided with a rubber fabric bag capable of enclosing their bodies en- tirely. The ag has a. pump for injecting air through a filter. The primp must be used every 16 Minutes. The bag has a pump for injecting air 30,000,000 gas masks which are being manufactured at 1' rate of 500,000 a week. They are to be delivered in quantities of 30,000 to municipalities throughout the country. The masks, however, will not be de- Iivered to the inhabitants unless war becomes imminent. Then, the Home Office has guaranteed every Briton will get a gas mask within eight hours. Mineral production in Northern Rhodesia greatly expanded in the last year. Do Not Expect Food in Fills Professor of Biology Says Day Is Not Yet Envisaged When All Nourishment Can Be Taken in • Pellet The hope of reaching that advanced state of nutritional science in which we will be able to take all the nour- ishment we require in the form of .a pill is discounted by Dr, James W. Ma- yor, professor of biology at Union Col- lege, The minimum average reouire- ments, of the human body is 3,000 ca- lories a day and this energy must be furnished by food. The number of ca- lories Might be obtained from a re- latively small amount of dynamite, but this material is hardly acceptable to the body as food. Fats supply approx imately 9.3 calories per grain and car- bohydrates and proteins about half this amount. If all the calories wore supplied by fats, 323 grams would be required, or about tis°o-thirds of a pound. A pound of food can hardly be made into a single pill. No matter what other improveinents are made in diet in the matter of vitamins or the other factors, we must still meet the minimum requirements in calories, says Dr. Mavor, so the story about man some day taking all his nourish- ment in the form of a small pill must remain in the book of fables. l-lcause old a lints Since the natural Ails in leather slowly dry out and may cause it to crack and look parched, leather cov. erings on furniture should be treated occasionally with a dose of oil neat's foot oil is excellent and inex- pensive for this purpose, Be sure that it is well rubbed into the pores of the leather, and then polish the surface with a clean cloth. Food will keep moist in the re- frigerator if kept in covered dishes or wrapped in waxed paper. To prevent fading when drying colored garments outside, hang then in the shade wrong side out. Paint stains that have been allow• ed to dry on wood surfaces may be removed by rubbing with a clean cloth dampened with turpentine. Re- peat until the spot is absorbed, If you are using the whites of sev- eral eggs and have no immediate use' for the unbroken yolks, put them in a cup or a bowl and carefully pour over enough water to cover. This will keep them from getting dry or crusty on the top. Halves of canned peaches or apri- cots, dotted with butter and slightly salted, broiled in a shallow dish un- til a delicate brown, are delicious • meat accompaniments. Never wash the grid of your elec- trie waffle iron, Wipe with a clean dry cloth. If particles of batter ad - Dainty E briny For Pillow Cases MAYFAIR NEEDLE -ART DESIGN NO. 171 Homespun bed linens were considered the height of luxury in days gone by but the modern homemaker, whether she be a bride of twenty days or of twenty years, chooses fine fabrics for her pillow slips and decks them with dainty embroidery. These designs are unusually sir'hpie to work, delicate and decorative. They may be worked in all white on white or colored slips or the flowers may be done in pastel shades and the leaves in lighter greens. The pattern contains transfers for the designs illustrated, complete in- structions for embroidering, details of the various stitches used, color sug- . gestions and finishing instructions. Send 20c in coins for pattern to May- fair Patierns, Room 421, 78 West Adelaide St., Toronto. A Thanksgiving Lord, for the erring thought Not unto evil. wrought; Lord, for the wicked will Betrayed and baffled still; For, the heart from itself kept; Our Thanksgiving accept! For ignorant hopes that were Broken to our blind prayer; For pain, death, sorrow -sent Unto our chastisement; For all loss of seeming good: Quicken our gratitude. --William Dean Howells. Tears Cost Money Tears cost a lot of money in Holly- wood. In the first place, it takes quite a tine to ind-ice a satisfactory flow, and time is worth dollars in 'the film studios. . In the second place, complete "re- make -up" of an actress is necessary after every "cry". And, thirdly, the emotional strain, actresses claim, leaves them with such a "hang over" that they are unable to work 'he fol- lowing day. The film Is held up—but wages are paid just the same. . Help improve your personality with Wrigley's Gum. Keep your teeth white, breath sweet, by using healthful Wrigley's Gum daily—as millions do. Tb:e chil- dren also love tile delicious re- freshing flavor of Wrigley's Double Mint. Take some hone today.. csae eht,®AAAAAAAA here stubbornly to the grids, use a wire brush to remove them, theft brush again with a soft -bristled brush. Housewares departments sell brushes especially designed for clean. ing waffle irons. Eggs are usually plentiful and les: expensive in the early spring and may be a welcome change for an oc, casional main_ course from heavies winter menus. Souffles are an ab tractive and highly nutritious mai dish and may be varied in almos'{ countless ways by adding different ingredients—flaked fish, mashed ve getables, cheese—to the basic egg recipe. Fruit Discoloration Checked Chemically Thiocarbamide Keeps Salad Look. ing Fresh and Nice for Weeks The benefits of abstract scientific' research are utilized in most unex. pected places. The hostess of an ail liner told one of the scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute, N.Y. for Plant Research of her difficulty in the keeping of fruit salad looking nice and fresh because the apples and peaches discolored so rapidly. The scientist recalled an experiment in plant physiology in which pieces of plant tissue were placed in the ground after being treated with various chem. Teal •ubstances and that one of the pieces was removed several months later looking just as white and fresh as the day it was buried. The sub. stance with which the piece was treat ed was thiocarbamide, said Dr. Wil. liam Crocker, director of the institute who a few weeks ago received the gold medal of the American Institute, Thiocarbamide, he said, is entirely non-toxic and tasteless, and he exhib ited several trays of apples that had been cut for varying periods. Each batch was divided into two parts, one that had not been treated, which show. ed a brown discoloration; and one that had been treated with—the chemical.. remaining as white as the minute they were cut. Parliamentary action to contro football pools is urged in England. COLD HARDLY CLOSE HANDS Ilad Rheumatism and Neuritis "I suffered severely from Rheumatism and Neuritis," writes Mr. W. J. Tracy of Toronto. "I could hardly walk upstairs or dose my hands. After taking Fruitatives four days the swelling left my hands and knees. I could climb stairs and ladder. I advise any person suffering as I did to take Fruit-a- tives. They 'give quick. relief." 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