HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1938-04-28, Page 21i
by Ruth Harley
SYNOPSIS
Maris Trevor is discouraged because
Rod O'Rorke spends all his money in'
developing an invention which he
hopes will provide an income so that
they can marry. Maris thinks they
should enjoy the peecsnt rather than
deny themselves for the future. She
becomes uncertain of her love for Rod.
Perhaps there would be mere happi•
ness with someone else.
CHAPTER II
"I've never spoken to hits," doelared
Maris stotutly. She wolu]E•red why Pat-
sy seemed to have au almost r:neartny
intuition about her thoughts.
"Maybe not, but I bet you're t;:e.; h-
ini: every minute for that very
chance."
"Well it's a long one, anyway. Miss
Riggs gives Out all the work, and it's
only the tried and crusted --- not a
newcomer like me — who are allowed
to work for the lutes or the bow's son.
What chalice have I to get acquainted
with young Fayson'." she questioned,
nonchalantly taking t:uother roll. To
herself, however, she confessed that
she would make the chance ..urn if it
e ln't some along naturally.
".Well. Maris, 1 haven't worked all
remold hotels for the last few years
without leering a thing or two. and re-
member young fellows like Fayson
may play arol:lhd with girls like us.
but that's all there is to it. They don't
Lunt us for wir. e."
"Cho said we ranted to marry
them? Yeti vile things too seriously,"
. He Needs A Lessen
"No. Naris, but when you've a per-
fectly good boy f1•iced, I can't for the
life of nw see why- you want to tweak
up with him on the chance that this
young Payson will take a shine to you.
Why don't you call Prod and tell him
to oche around? I bet he's wishing
you would. Go on." b _.^ped Patsy.
'Why should I? That young man
needs a lesson."
"Bet. Maris. it seems so silly to
break up a worthwhile friendship just
because Rod won't•get a new car! You
know he'Il get one later on — once he
puts his invention ever — and then
you'll be nighty sorry if it's some
other girl who goes riding in it instead
of you."
"0h. go on, Pat; you needn't think
you'll frighten me into calling him up.
When Rod comes to his senses again
there'll be time enough to talk to him.
Say, if you want to get to the hotel
early you'd better be stirring — at
least if you want to sample your choc-
olate cake first."
'•Hut the dishes?" countered Patsy.
"Never mind the dishes. I'll do them
only I want to take my time over this
sumptuous cake and coffee," said Man
is. rising and turning on the radio.
The velvety click -clicking of twenty
nRiseless typewriters echoed in Mar -
is' ears. She was sitting at her desk in
the stenographers' room the next
morning. There was no sheet. of paper
in her machine. nor any dictaphone
going at her side, for she had just fin-
ished a batch of letters and Miss
Riggs, her chief, had not given her
anything else to do.
Her eyes were not on her machine
nor on her fellow workers, but her
gaze wandered along the corridor to
the glass -encased office where young
Stanley Fayson was seated at his
desk. His coming had caused a wild
flutter of excitement in many of the
girls' hearts. Some of the youthful
stenographers had openly discussed
their chances of catching the wealthy
young man who, like many another
college boy. had assured his friends
he was going to revolutionize his fa-
ther's business,
All The Luck
Bait so far, in spite of a reputation
that Ind preceded his arrival = that
pretty girls were his specialty — he
had apparently not learned of their
existence, Or perhaps, as Miss Riggs
suggested when queried by one of the
girls, he was too near his father now,
to+start anything.
As Maris gazed at hint, site noticed
his sleek black hair, his swarthy com-
plexion and his restless, dark eyes.
When he lit a cigarette the gleam of
a jewel in the quaint ring he wore on
his small finger, caught her eye, while
she felt a glow of satisfaction in his
immaculate clothes.
"I bet he pays at least a hundred
dollars for a suit," she thought to her-
self, noting his smartly cut morning
suit, "and he has a different one on
every day. They say he gets them all
made by some grand London tailor
and he wears imported shone and
hats. Oh, gosh, doesn't he look just
swell!" •
A faint frown of disco11te11t twisted
her dainty lips. A girl would be lucky
to get a man like that along with his
father's nhiIIions. Didn't someone say
his grandmother had left slim a. mil-
lion too? slosh. some folks have the
rock!
"Now," site thought, "if only I had
the money to dress like the girls he
goes uremia with, I'm sure I'd look
just as well. 011. wouldn't it be grand
to marry a • man who could give you
gorgeous clothes and jewels and cars?
Someone who would take you to Eur
0, aiid anywhere you wanted to go."
Then a far -away look came into her
eyes, for she swiftly remembered Rod
But then she ponied. Why didn't Rod
lotion' more about his clothes? Often
she wished he would wear then bet-
ter. have ahem pressed oftener, and —
But a wistfi:1 smile crept around the
corners of her rosy lips. Rod was a
dear. He had been good to her. That
time when elle had the flu he had very
11_arly bankrupted himself sending her
flowers. Ile knew she loved them.
Loved The City
Again a loop of discontent erept into
her eyes. If she married Rod she'd
have to live in some cheap little bun-
galow. for 11e had told her he wanted
to live in the country even if the bad
to become a eomniuter. Well, Maris
wasn't so sure she liked the idea. She
loved the noise and the excitement of
New York. The country kind of gave
her the blues. It was so quiet. Maybe
she could make 'Pool change his mind
abort that.
But suddenly she pullet] her flying
thoughts together. Why should she he
thinking of Roti when maybe Stanley
Payson — the warm color flooded her
cheeks at the very suggestiou of his
name -- might fall in love with Noir?
The creaking of a door disturbed
her thoughts, and she turned to gee
two giggling debs teaming down the
corridor. How carefree they seemed;
how stunningly they were dressed!
Again Maris realized what a drab pic-
ture she made in her cheap printed
sills frock. One girl was dark, with a
Pair of snappy brown eyes and seem-
ed vividly electric in all her gestures;
the other was a languorous blonde,
but even her somewhat uninteresting
face was transformed with laughter.
"Can you tell us where to find Mr.
Fayson — Mr. Stanley Fayson?" ques-
tioned the small, dark -eyed girl.
Maris was suddenly glad that her
desk edged the draughty corridor.
"It's like walking through a maze
to find your way through all these
passages," laughed the bind girl.
Maris said, "Mr. Payson's office is
the last one dowil the Corridor. He's
at his desk."
Quickly the girls turned.
"011, there he is!" The small, dark
girl turned again after she spoke, and
smiled to Maris. Then she said, "thank
you so much. I'm afraid we must seem
awfully dumb."
"0f course we are," rejoined the
other girl, "though I bet you'd be- glad
Rowene, if I told you so."
When they hastened down the cor-
ridor, Maris eyes were riveted on the
girls. Where had she beard the name
"Rowena" before? Then suddenly :she
remembered what one of the girls had
told her — that Rowene Quirk's moth-
er was crazy to have her daughter
marry a rich man.
It Wasn't Fair
Well, she'd eventually lost no time
in having her gleet Stanley, for when
they entered his office, she perched
casually on his desk, lit a cigarette,
and chatted light-heartedly with hint.
She was a Western girl — fairly rich
too -- and folks said her mother was
erazy about money.
Sudden jealousy seared Naris'
heart. Why was a life of hard work to
be her lot when she was just as cute
as those other girls, who didn't know
what it was to bit the keys of a type-
writer, to toil all. day in an office, and
sell their freedom for a paltry pay en-
velope.
It wasn't fair. No, it. wasn't.
Then Stanley rose and took his flat
from the rack, holding the door of his
office open. The girls passed down the
corridor accompanied by him... dull
fury swept throeglh Maris.
But even as they passed her desk
and Maris noted the cloy glances Ho-
wene gave Stanley Miss Riggs put
some records on her ciesit.
"You've got to be very careful with
this letter," she told the girl, "There
are a lot of figures in it, and as quo-
tations on piece goods are being. given
at frightfully low prices, you must be
sure and get thein all right." 'She.
paused beside Maris for a. moment.
"You'd better lot me go over this after
you finish, fora slip In any of these
quotations might clean a. Ierrihie loss
for the house."
"All right," answered Maris, %lip-
ping t sheet of carbon between the
letter ]read and second sheet before
she put 1110111 in her tnachine.
But even as she put o11 her ear-
phones and started 111e machine going,
her thoughts followed Stanley and the
yotulg society blade who had lured Itim
from his desk so easily, While her
Slender fingers transcribed the words
that she heard, back in her mind her
thoughts were busy contrasting her
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lite with that of the girls -who •evidente
ly thought an eeffice was merely an,
other amusement place, •
Working Late
Hour after 11ou1' she worked,, with
but a short jareathing space for lunch,
for many oy' the salesmen were in
from the road, and the correspondence
room was deluged with their work,
Site glanced at the .clock. Five Min-
utes to five. Well, she'd not be in, too
groat a hurry to +'finish the letters she '
was working on, or Miss Riggs ' might
give her some more.
The five o'clock 'whistle sounded.
The hum of marching feet echoed all
around. Maris raised her eyes. The
last cylinders had been given out. She
would turn her letters in. now.
But when she reached the desk,
Miss Riggs .said, "Oh, just a minute.
We've got to check over that letter
with the quotations. I put it to one
side here it is."
Gradually the room emptied as the
girls hurried from their desks. At last
Miss Riggs said, "I guess that's all.
right," .and rising, hurried with the
letter to the vice-president's office.
Maris went back to her desk and cov-
ered lrei• machine. She was 'just put-
ting away her eraser and carbon pa-
per when she heard a light footfall
beside her.
Glancing up, she saw young Stanley
Fayson coming down the corridor. He
tipped his hat as he passed her and
said, "Surely, you're not still Work-
ing?"
"No, I've just finished," she answer-
ed.
With another smile the young man
passed through the swing door.
"He's a dear," whispered Maris to
herself as, she gathered up her bag
and hurried to the cloakroom. "1 bet
there's nothing at all to those stories
of his wildness at college. Gosh, but
hasn't he the fine manners!"
If only she could let the girls know
that the proud young boss had spoken
to her! They'd be jealous, all right,
especially Milly Tremaine who felt
she was the star office vamp.'
But when she reached the dressing
room, there was none of the giggling
and chattering that usually greeted
her ears. She opener] the door. All the
girls had gone. It seemed too bad that
she couldn't find even one for an aud-
ience. Well perhaps it was better so.
There might come a day when she
could calmly speak as though Stanley
were cm old friend of hers.
(To be continued)
FASHION FLASHES
Silk stockings for spring have gine
from the red effect to yellow and
brown hues.
Sophistication and quaintness ares
popular extremes for the June bride.
A chic new last with a round toe
is a smart shoe this season.
Whimsical fashionists will lave
the current circus fashions; clowns
heads for buttons, plumed bare back
riders hats, prints featuring all the
circus performers.
"Dolls' hats," 4 niches in diameter,
are the newest accompaniment for
dinner dresses,
Be classic or romantic for evening
in full -skirted tulle or draped silk
jersey.
Wide chalk stripes are being worn
in England in tailored suits with
white waistcoats.
Embroidery is good on coats as
well as on dresses this year.
.A. coat from Marjorie Dunton,
with slightly deep kimono armholes,
is made of black velvety woolen, very
light -weight, with high waist sug-
gested at front by crossed back gros-
grain ribbons and slide fasteners up
centre front.
A Thorough Tan
Peps Up Morale
Is Advised As Psychological Aid
To Sick Person's Recovery
There's nothing like a thorough, if
phony, tan to bolster a patient's mor-
ale before and after an operation, a
New York surgeon told the American
Congress of Physical Therapy last
week.
Dr. Ralph Colp, speaking on "the
employment of ultra -violet radiation
on a general surgical service," said
that all candidates for stomach or in-
tedtina] operations at Mount Sinai
Hospital were subjected to ultravio-
let light.
As a result, he said, "their looks be-
come deceiving, their deadly 0011011
white is going, and favorable comment
elicited from relatives and friends on
subsequent visiting days as to the im-
provement in their physical appear-
ance does much to bolster morale."
The end justifies the gleans, Dr.
•Colp said, because "any improvement
in the morale is a battle won."
Dr. Copp said that ultra -violet rad-
iation also facilitated wound healing
and helped to sterilize the air in op-
erating rooms.
"In the iron destiny of Europe no
dictator, from Caesar down, has been
permitted long to live."—Charles A.
Beard.
Survey Shows
Pupils Ale l
Of Teachers
Carnegie Foundation Discovers
Latter Know Less Than
Former
American colleges are turning out .
many high school teachers who know
less than the pupils they teach, the
Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Teaching reported at
New York last week,
10 -Year Study
Its report, urging drastic reforms
in the training of teachers, is based
on a ten-year study in which 26,000
seniors in Pennsylvania high schools
and ;students in 49 colleges of that
state acted as educational guinea
pigs.
College seniors intending to teach
fell below the average of nearly ev-
ery other vocational class in a series
of comprehensive tests, the investi-
gators found.
The majority of the prospective
teachers, the report says, "exhibit
inferiority in contrast with non -
teachers in nearly every department
of study; and they show up badly
when compared in the same tests
with students four years below them
who represent the educational prob-
Several Perish in Chicago Hotel Blaze
Hampered by snow and cold, firemen in Chicago, Ill., extinguished a blaze
in a cheap transient hotel in which several persons lost their lives, and
many more were injured.
Boys Learn to Darn
Boys who attend the Herbert
Hoover Junior High School at San
Jose, Cal., should make perfect bach-
elors—or model husbands.
They are learning to darn their
own socks—and they can wield a
needle without sewing the stockings
together or making a big lump where
the toe should be.
Laundry (picture of future hus-
bands doing the family wash), nutri-
tion, care of the room, etiquette,
and the selection of clothing are also
included in the course.
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cleverly colnhines a lacy center with generous spaces of solid work for
extra warmth. Each square is crocheted of 0110 color and the c.oloiftil
squares are joined with a. simple chain stitch.
The pattern includes easy -to -Understand instructions without abbreviations,
detail of assembling squares, color suggestions.
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I3uildings, Toronto.
P e lash Women Are
"r iied As Co*ks
Many Dishes Take Long Time to
Prepare But Are Worth It
Speaking before the Adult Study
class •at Cow: sville, Quebec, last
week, Miss Noel, a native of Quebec
who spent several months in Poland,
paid tribute to the culinary art of
Polish women. Many of their dishes,
she said, are very unusual and the
only drawback is that they take
long preparation.
"In most of the ' ools a shalt sum
is collected each month from every
pupil and put into a fund, at the end
of the year this fund amounting to
quit a lot and for two or three dol-
lars the children can go on a trip,"
Miss Noel said. "Each time they go
to a different part of Poland. They
travel very cheaply, paying only half
fares and when they return their
school work is more or less based
on what they have seen and dune.
"Some schools in Warsaw have cen-
tres where physics and chemistry are
taught, some have gardens, beehives,
greenhouses and an outdoor eias0reom
and vegetables are grown here for
cooping classes.
"There are also country settlements
where pupils spend a month at a ting
studying nature at first hand. At the
present time women have the fran-
chise whether they are property own-
ers or not. Forty per cent. of the uni-
versity students are women and in
many cases they outnumber the men
and are working in every branch of
8eience,"
Radium k oll
A. full-size model of a human body,
glade of celluloid, is now being conn-
pleted. It will enable measurements
to be made of the energy absorbed
in all or in any part of 0 human body
during treatment with variously
shaped beams of gamma, rays while
undergoing a ,co1rs of radium beam
therapy.
Sheets of celluloid, graphited on the
surface to hake theta conducting, are
arranged parallel to each other but
separated by small air gaps. Alter-
trate plates are cennocted to a battery
and to a galvanometer. The scattering
and weakening of the beans of gamma
rays traversing the model will Cor-
respond closely to that in the human
body.
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Relieves that stuffy feeling after
eating. Cleanses crevices between
teeth, too ... assures sweet breath.
A simple aid to health!
Buy some now! Small in cost
but big in benefits! Enjoy it after
every meal --millions do! cs e
lems with which they must be pre-
pared to deal."
"Much of our present failure to
provide further education for high
school graduates who could profit by
it," the report asserts, "is due not
so much to lack of resources as to
lack of precision in our knowledge
of their abilities."
The investigators gave identical
tests twice to 2,800 college students
to measure the frrowth of their know-
ledge. About 15 per cent. of these
students had lower scores as seniors
than they had earned as sophomores.
Students intending to be artists,
musicians or dramatists gained
most. Those planning to teach phy-
sical education showed the least pro-
gress. •
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arried et.1 e
Longer ,Livers
745 Couples In United Kingdom
Observe Diamond Jubilee
About 745 couples celebrated dia-
mond weddings (60th anniversary)
last year in the United Kingdom and
112 glen and women joined the ranks
of centenarians.
Ten couples in England celebrat-
ed their ruby wedding. (70th anni-
versary) and 14 couples in the do-
minions had diamond wedding cele-
bration, slaking a total of 769 mar-
riages that have lasted 60 years or
more. Ten years ago the total num-
ber of diamond weddings was 181
and the total number of centenarians
was 67.
These figures have been worked
out not from insurance statistics but
from the records of messages of con-
gratulations sent by the King and
Queen. Actual anniversaries prob-
ably totalled more, but these were
the numbers sent to the palace.
Messages From Royalty
Every year hundreds of requests
for these messages reach Bucking-
.,
lram Palace. Before the royal con-
gratulations can be sent, documen-
tary corroboration has to be produc-
ed and every year a number of cases
cannot be checked.
Figures going back to 192C indi-
cate either that longevity and last-
ing marriages are on the inn:rease, or
,that more people wish to receive mes-
mages from the Ring and Queen, be-
cause from 1920 to 1926 inclusive,
only 552 messages—less than 100 a
year—were sent on diamond wed-
ding anniversaries and only 245—
an average of 35 a year—to centen-
arians.
Bed 'Making
Consider Comfort As Well As
Appearance
Beds should be made according to
a definite routine for comfort plus
that smooth' look. Wrinkles must be
kept out of every corner, so begin by
placing the pad smoothly over the
mattresses. The bottom sheet should
be placed with the centre crease ex-
actly in the middle of the bed and/
must bo tucked in well at the top and
sides, with corners folded flat and
smooth. The top sheet slhotrld be laid
wrong side tap with the large hem at
the top, and should be tucked in well
at the bottom.
Lay each blanket or cover evenly
on the bed so that both sides can be
pulled tightly and neatly. The bens of
the top sheet is then turned back over
the blanket for a neat finish to the
covers, Muff up the feathers of the
pillows to shape thein.
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helps to stimulate the appetite and relieves
our of that tired, nervous condition. 1t is
so good for girls growing into womanhood;
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omanhoodt-
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41.00. Largo size, tablets or liquid, $1,35.