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Zurich Herald, 1938-06-09, Page 2ake-Beliew by Ruth Harley e SYNOPSIS Maris Trevor is discouraged be- cause Rod O'Rorke spends all his money developing an invention that he hopes will provide an income so that they can marry. Maris her- self thinks they should enjoy the present rather than deny them- selves for the future. She becomes uncertain of her love for Rod. Per- haps there would be more happi- ness with someone else. CHAPTER VII "Say," cried the girl, "since when have you been handiug the young boss billets-doux? Seems to me that ain't the first time you two met, and 1 thought I had my eyes peeled for young romance around here. You've sure put one over on me." "Oh, go on, Milly. There's noth- ing to that." "Huh, that's what they all say, But remember, young lady, Stan's got a girl, though I must say you would make a. good understudy for Rowene, the same silky, golden hair, the same dark eyes." "But that's where it ends. Look at Rowene's jewels and me with a five-and-ten bangle on my lily- white arm — the only jeweh•y I've got, and I'm glad enough to have it." "Well, then, Maris, there's noth- ing for you to do but cut out Row- ene. I bet that wouldn't be so very hard. They say she's just as dumb as she's beautiful, so that's going some. Say, why don't you?" she whispered, her almond -shaped eyes alight. "How about you making a bid for him? I thought that was your own specialty?" and Maris looked at the girl intently. Milly gave a little smirk. Then in a very confidential tone, she said, ,at used to be, but I've decided a star salesman who can make his twenty grand a year is all I want" "You mean you're engaged to Mr. • Brower?" Maris' eyes opened wide in astonishment. Very Much Upset But. apart from a slight inclina- tion of her head, Milly had no more chance to say anything further, be- cause Miss Riggs suddenly appear- ed and called her to her desk. "Mr. Stanley Fayson wants to see you at once in his office. He's terribly upset, Maris." Suddenly Maris felt herself trem- bling. Why should he have sent for her? But Miss Riggs was al- ready hurrying across the corridor to old Fayson's office, and so Maris couldn't find out anything more. Maris felt numb all over as she walked towards Stan's office. What could he want with her? Surely he wasn't angry with her because she had criticized his announcement. He'd asked her to do it. Didn't he mean what he said? Yet he had seemed to be perfectly pleased with her suggestion. Why hadn't Miss Riggs given her a hint of what he wanted? Quickly she thought of the letters she had written lately, but not one had been his. Then she remember- ed that one of his father's — or one of the salesmen's, it must have been — with the quotations. But Miss Riggs bad checked it over with her and bad assured her it was correct. Of course you never knew when any of the men might be trying to pass the buck and blaming a steno- grapher for a mistake of their own. How hateful business was! Whom could you trust, anyway? Suddenly she hated it all, It made a girl ner- vous. As she turne' the handle of the door her hand felt positively Mammy. A Haggard Face But when she entered the room, Stan looked up eagerly and said, "Oh, I'm so glad you've come. Miss Riggs suggested you might help me. I certainly hope you can. Do Mt down." Once more he indicated the chair beside his desk. The numbness left her body and a glow of life seemed to sweep all through her again. Whatever it Dentists recommend Wrigley's Gum as an aid to strong, healthy teeth, cleanses then of fool par - tides, massages the gums. Anis di- gestion, relieves stuffy feeling after meals. Helps keep you healthy! `rake some home for the children too—they will love it! ii35 Issue NO. 24—'38 1) was, Stan was not angry with her. But as she lo -'led at him, she rea- lized his face was haggard, and"the dark marks below his eyes told of a sleepless night. What had happen- ed? It must have been something awful, to leave him looking like that, Why, his clothes looked as though he'd never taken them off that night! Clearing his throat, he said, "I wonder if you 'would wear the bri- dal gown at the exposition?" "Me!" exclaimed Maris, Had her ears deceived her?" "Yes, Maris," he said quietly. His eyes seemed to tell her that she would confer a tremendous favour on him if she would do this. "But I thought Miss - -" Maris suddenly stopped, realizing she was blundering, - "Yes, my fiancee was to wear it, but -- well our engagement's bro- ken and—" He hesitated slightly as his brown eyes sought her sym- pathy. "You can understand that's impossible now." "Of course," she answered hur- riedly. "But I don't see why you chose me." Ignoring her remark, Stan said, "The gown is in that box. I'd like you to try it on. Maybe you'd just step into my inner office and put it on now. I'll send for one of the fore -women from the factory. She can help you." • Saved the Situation "But you're sure you want me to do this? I've never done any mo- delling." "That's just why I want you. It is why I decided to have Miss Quirk and some of her friends put this show on, because we want to prove that our new crepe and our other fabrics are the choice of such girls, and not just designed for the show wear or for professional use." "You certainly will," he answer- ed, a sudden glow in his eyes again. -- "Don't worry about a thing. You'll be the bit of the evening. I'm sure of that." "I'11 do my best," Maris said in a low voice, while her smile, which r vealed a dimple in her Ieft cheek ryas not lost on Stan. He was already wondering why he had failed to notice this girl during all the weeks she had worked just a stone's throw from his office. "I know you will, and don't let anything fuss you. Remember, yon have saved the situation, and I'll never forget that," he announced emphatically. Maris' heart was beating furious- ly as she left his office and met the frankly inquisitive glances of the girls, as well as the questioning looks of the miscellaneous sales- men who always seemed to be hanging around anywhere, but in the room set apart for their special use. But she glancea neither left nor right, but hurried toward Miss Riggs' desk. "You're going to do it?" she ask- ed. "I'm so glad. This is a chance in a lifetime. Now make the most of it." Play Your Cards Right "I feel terribly nervous about ap- pearing before a whole hall full of people. I just don't know if I'll be able to when the time conies." "Don't say such a thing. Of course you will. I'vc often thought you were wasted in an office like this, hammering a machine all day long. But then, of course, with the times as they've been lately, I did not want to put ideas into your lit- tle head. But you're lucky all right, so see that you get something out of this. How about shoes and things like that?" "Mr. Stan said I should see Mrs. Bryce and then go home till they call for me in the evening." "I shouldn't be surprised if Mr. Stan calls for you himself. He's ter- ribly sore at Rowene. I don't know what can have happened between them, but you play your cards right and there's no saying what may come of this," she counseled. "Oh, I'd never think of that," she said, although Miss Riggs' sugges- tion was but the stepping -stone to a wonderful castle of dreams that instantly floated into her mind. "Don't say that," said Miss Riggs. "Every girl has a right to make the most of her chances, so just remem• ber what 1 say. Oh, there's Mrs. Bryce; better see her at once," she added as the head stylist, a strik- ing looking young woman with un- usual green eyes, appeared. "All right," answered Maris, and she went forward to meet her, An hour later Maris was hurrying home, a pair of beautiful satin slip- pers, long suede gloves, some ex- quisite lingerie and a gorgeous vel- vet wrap following her by special delivery. She could hardly keep from mirnning 'as she left the sub- way and turned down the street to her apartment house. Who would ever have thought that morning that she would have such a wonderful pieee of fun; that she would have a chance to mingle with society girls as if she were ane of them; to be the centre of at- traction at the exposition! Oki It Knees Went Stiff In His Sleep Agony t9 Move Them When He Awoke "For three years," writes this. City man, "I suffered with pains across the lower part of my back, In the 'morning, I awoke with knees so stiff that it was agony to move them. Special treatment would ]hake the pain a little easier —but that was all. Then a friend recommended I{ruschen, which my doctor said I might take. I began with about a coffee -spoonful first thing in the morning, To my sur- prise I found my rheumatic aches and pains disappearing. I kept on with Kruschen, and although:1 am more than middle-aged, I have been free from pain for two years, and able to go to my office every clay."—A. W. Rheumatic conditions are often the result. of an excess of uric acid in the body. Two of the ingred- ients of Kruschen Salts have the power of dissolving uric acid crys- tals. Other ingredients assist Na- ture to expel the dissolved crystals through the natural channels. Throat Microphone In most air services pilots com- municate with their home stations by means of microphones, and to use them the hands come into play, which means that they are off the controls for a few sec- onds.. This involves a slight risk, and to obviate this a small throat mike has been invented. ft is about as thick as the middle of an ordinary necktie, and the mic- rophone, which is the size of a coat button, is fastened to it, pressing against the neck. When speaking, vocal sound waves are picked up through the neck tissues and much of the present interference, such as en- gine roar, is cut out. This Ieaves the hands absolutely free. In more than one disaster hand mic- rophones have fallen among the controls, causing the crash. In Oregon, Crater Lake, is so deep it never freezes over, al- though it lies in a cold, high part of the Cascade Mountains. MAYFAIR NO. 328 All the splendor and magnificence of a stately grape arbor is brought to the banquet or luncheon table by this easy -to -make filet cloth- Yon cannot imagine :a more handsome design. The centre of the cloth is crocheted in squares'M'hich are joined together. When the centre f1. finished, the border is made and crocheted to the completed centre section. The squares are so designed that the motif repeats itself cor- rectly from angles—no right and wrong side and no up and down to the pattern. The border is most artistic—bunches of grapes and leaves being combined with slender tendrils to give grace and beauty. The pattern includes easy -to -understand crocheting instructions without abbreviations, detail chart of design and stitches used. Send 20 cents for this pattern to Mayfair Needlework, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. was too wonderful! It would com- pletely bowl Patsy over. She glanced at her watch. Patsy would be asleep, for she didn't generally* rise till about four, and it wasn't much past twelve. Well, she'd just have to wait, for it would not be fair to waken her up. Patsy really worked hard and took her work seriously. An Engagement Broken Quietly she slipped her keys in the lock, and turned it slowly around. But 'suddenly she felt the door jerked open. "Patsy" she cried as she almost tumbled into her friend's arms. "Why aren't you asleep ?" "What are you doing home at this time of day?" countered Pat, "Oh, something wonderful has happened, but tell me what's the idea of your being up when you should be getting your beauty. sleep?" "I'ni getting off tonight. The man- ager said he thought it was time I had a chance to make up some of the hours I'd worked overtime, and of course I'cl rather sleep at night for a change." "That's great, Patsy." "But why are you home?" Throwing her arms about her chum, Maris cried, "I'm going to be the bride at the show tonight. Ain't I the lucky girl?" "But I thought young Fayson's girl was to show off that gown." "So she was, Pat, but, oh, I guess Stan and Rowene have busted up their engagement. We'd awful ex- eitentent. Poor old Riggs was all np in the air. Then she sent me into Stan's office. Gosh, I wondered just what crime I'll committed, but then when he told me, you could have knocked me over. So I had to put on the dress. It fits me like a glove. Don't you think I'm in luck, old ggirl?" •' "'Why, Maris, this is wonderful! Now you'll see how you'd like to be a mannequin," Don't Get Sentimental "Sure I will; but it will be like FEET HURT? JUST nue IT IN Recommended by your IociI C 69 druggist EACH PRN SALVE: SLINION SALVE Ia'j7 PUWIVDER'', starting as an opera star instead of working up to stardom. Oh, Pat- sy, I'm so excited, and you should have seen how Stan looked at me. Gosh, when I came into his office in the wonderful gown or rather when he stepped into his private office and saw me — well, I haven't got words to describe what I did to that young man, He's all set up again, and didn't he look the heart- broken lad when I went in at the first." A troubled look had crept into Patsy's hazel eyes. "Oh, Maris, do be careful. Don't start ass:, think Stan's crazy about you. Remember he wants to make good, and is pro- bably nighty glad he found a girl so easily to take Rowene's place, so don't get all sentimental about him, Maris." "There, you little kill-joy, why don't you say, 'Go to it, old girl,' like bliss Riggs did? She's a busi- ness woman and I bet she's fed up on it and would give her eye-teeth if she had the chance to charm an old Sugar daddy." "I wish Rod was at home. I don't really like you going out with those folk and none of your own around you." "You dear old thing. Anyone would think you were fifty at least and with a whole raft of children to turn your hair gray with their escapades. You don't need to worry about me. Can't I have my little joke? You're -far too serious, Pat. There, someone's at the door. I bet Make and Burn Own Gas ,� , Give city -like gas cooking service �. y anywhere. Light instantly, Begn- late at finger -touch. No nines, /' I connections or greasy wicks. One ++ and two-burnermodele. See dealer 1 or write. 1 THE COLEMAN :LAMP AND STOVE COMPANY LTD Dept. Wt5BO Toronto, Ont. 111(���� Ii1111....,c*oodsiir(85„) III Hot Weather Hints You'll be more comfortable and more attractive during' hot sum- mer months if you follow these suggestions. Carry 0110 of those new com- pacts of cleansing pads in your purse and clean your face with them several times a day. Sat- urated with non -oily preparations, these cool as they cleanse, Frush your hair with a clean hairbrush every single night. And have a shampoo even oftener than you did during winter months, Substitute lightly scented per- fume for the heavier odors you liked last winter. Or give up per- fume except for evening and use toilet water during the day. Use a fairly hard, fairly indel- ible lipstick. If you intend to cling to your oily, soft lipstick, then be sure to "set" the color with cleansing tissues after each appli- - cation. Use a'bit of special foot powder on your feet before putting on stockings. Fut on clean underwear and clean stockings each and every morning. Wear washable dresses in the country or suburbs. Furthermore, if your budget won't stand the strain of pretty large dry clean- ing bills, better wear washables in town too. Comb your hair off your neck- line. If you don't want to part with your long bob, find a hair- dresser who will design a coiffure which can be worn up or down: Grass Bachelor Everyone's heard of the grass widow—but out in Ceylon, 34 - year -old Carolis plays the part of local grass bachelor. He eats nothing else but grass and says he enjoys perfect health. it's the rest of my trousseau com- ing," she cried as she hurried to open it. Swiftly the afternoon passed, and though Maris kept protesting Pat should look after her own affairs and take some enjoyment in the few hours that she was having off, she was only too glad to have her help her get ready for the great oc- casion. The gown in all its tissue wrap- pings had arrived. Patsy declared it was time for Maris to slip into it. As she drew it over her head, ,she suddenly cried, "Oh, Patsy, I'm scared. \Vliat if I don't make good?" (To Be Continued) Oh Boy! Mom lets me sweeten my cereal with BEE HIVE Syrup. Ten Rules For A Perfect Wife By Seeking to Fulfil These Re- quirements Any Woman Can Make A Home a Place of Happiness. A party of Australian girls have just decided what makes the perfect wife. (1) Keep your husband's house in order cheaply. (2) Take an interest in his workaday problems. (3) Raise a family. (4) Place your own health first for the sake of your husband and children—but never become a food "faddist" or a sufferer from imaginary ailments. (5) Treat the servant as a hu- man being and never complain about her to your husband. No man wants to hear tales of trivial domestic mishaps. (6) Cultivate a good temper. (7) Read books and newspa- pers and keep yourself interested in affairs beyond the back gate. (8) Keep ' attractive. Never wear old clothes or slippers in the morning. (9% Never become a social snob. (10) Don't nag. ‘1 Is 4. , 4 _46 43 a::''+T 4 • lfaui- w4,` The fifty million dollar Exhibition at Glasgow will demonstrate the progress of • the British Empire . , . Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Indies and the other parts of the Empire will all be represented . , . each will display its crafts, industries and arts .. , the essence of Empire will be condensed with- in the confines of Bellahouston Park, 'THIS is the year to holiday in Scotland. The Exhibition at Glasgow, the greatest since,.W embley, will attract visitors from all parts of the world. Then, too, Scotland is a country rich in romance and tradition ... its lovely hills, lochs and glens are a tourists' paradise. 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