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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1934-08-30, Page 2Fits the pocket neatly . , . and keeps the last paper just as fresh as the first. By the Author of "Pencarrow" By NELLE M. SCANLAN father in a fierce discussion about ethics. It was not without trepidation that Norah saw them off, with saddles and bridles, and boxes of bedding and food, A fine; hot morning in late Jan- uary cast a sparkling radiance over the harbour; the faint .southerly breeze ruffled the surface which threw back the flashing sunlight like a myriad jewels. They were all there, Genevieve and Pat, Bobin and Jessie. Kelly met then at the station. The heat of the day had passed, and the clear mountain air of this higher al- titude was like a long, cool drink after the smoky suffocation of a rail- way carriage. "Oh, Kelly, this is heaven!" and Genevieve took a deep breath and flung out her arms in a gesture of freedom. "Heaven, is it? Wait till you see what you have let yourself in for." T"I don't care how rough it is. It's heaven to get up here and away from town. It's stifling down there." The boys greeted each other with the casual informality that cloaked' real affection. . "Look at the circus!" Pat was delighted at the sight of a string of hoses tied to the station fence. There was a horse each, and two for the luggage. They were a nixed team: a chestnut cob, a great saw -boned black, two shaggy ponies, and several nondescript animals with no particular characteristics. 'Where did you get them?" Robin pushed his Panama hat to the back Synopsis of Precedi..g Chapters The principal character in the stcrY Is Kelly Pencarrow, Kelly is the son of Sir wiles Pen- carrow, a lawyer whose father and mother emigrated to New Zealand and brought up a family who are now the parents of the young people with whom the story is concerned. Sir Miles Pencarrow wished Kelly to become a lawyer and to ' enter his father's practice. Kelly insists on be- coming a farmer. lie joins an uncle, Michael Pencarrow, who owns a big farm called Duffield, which the Pen- carrows made from waste land into a thriving farm. His uncle has a daughter, Ella, who falls in love with an Englishman nam- ed Gentry. Ella's father (whose wife left him when Ella was a child) is anxious to keep his only daugher at home, and, therefore, he offers Gentry a half-share in the Duffield Farm. This infuriates Kelly Pencarrow. His pride in Duffied and the fact that the Pencarrows established it, will not al_ low him to work under this stranger. He quarrels with Gentry, assaults him and leaves Duffield to work elsewhere. When the story opens, Kelly received asummons to the bedside of his dying grandmother. the mother of Sir Miles Pencarrow. Arrived at the bedside, he is asked by his grandmother if he will apologise to Gentry and thus give her. before she dies, tl assurance that the family, which has been in a state of turmoil since his rebellion, a hope of reconcili- ation. By the Will, Kelly inherits two thousand pounds, and purcases some bush land at Tapuwai.. Now read on Kelly accepted Genevieve's chal- lenge, rather than extended an in- vitation. If you don't mind roughing it, come, You Zuill have bunks of wire netting stretched betiveen four posts, Ideas Wanted Artists and Authors , Amat- eur or Professional are invit- ed to send us saleable Sket- ches, Illustrations; Designs , Short Stories and Articles. ARE YOU ARTISTICALLY INCLIN ED7 We offer you practical in- struction and criticism on Paintings, Landscapes and Flowers in Water Colours: Send a three cent stamped envelope for full inform- ation: Ideas Unlimited Thirty -Nine Lee Avenue, Toronto and a mattress of straw , and fern. But bring your own bedclothes. The bathroom is a stunning little swim- ming -hole in the creek near the whore. If you want to be fussy and have clean plates, for every course, bring the damn' things with you; I've only two. You will have to toss up to see who gets the kitchen and who the bedroom. But during a house -party, sleeping in the parlour - kitchen -bedroom means being up with the Lark, as 7 can't have you putting or. petticoats while I'm frying the bacon. P.S.-Bring a couple of bridles; 1 can borrow a horse or two, but you'll have to ride a sheepskins, or sacks. • P.P.S.—Bring a big cake;. rem- ember, no shops under twenty miles, and you may weary of bread and dripping and gooseberry/ jam. Pencarrow's shore leave coincided with the planned visit to Kelly at Tapuwai, and, like all sailors on shore, his one desire was to get astride a horse. Of course he could ride, unlike most Cockney sailors whose exhibition of horsemanship in port so entertained the landlubber. At first his parents were reluctant to have Pat go off to the country, but the combined entreaty of the family prevailed. . "Come on!" said Genevilve. "You're going to miss the trail), and make a hash of all my lovely plans." Norah had looked anxious and talk- ed about a chaperon when the child- ren first spoke of their expedition to Tapuwai. "Oh, Mother, what rot!" Genevieve was afraid that Aunt Kitty might be induced to join thein. Not that she would have matterd, but she belong- ed to an older generation, and her ideas and tastes would have to be considered. Genevieve was a pioneer of the new century. She was not in open revolt against anything in parti- cular, but she felt the cramping in- fluence of the average parent to- wards its young. "But why can't we go by ourselves? We're not babies. And we are all brothers and sisters or cousins." "I don't like it, Genevieve. People will talk." "People! Who? Cats! And what can they say?" "That's just it, you never know; about the Pencarrows running wild like Maoris." "Is that all?" "You don't understand, Genevieve. You make it very difficult for me." Genevieve got her way in the end, but not until she had worn down her A PAGE FROM MY Highway No. 11 --Sunday night— south of Newmarket. The line of cars coming down from Lake Simcoe and Muskoka was almost solid. Once in a while the procession would open out. Gaps of a few car lengths would appear. The up traffic was light, but you could never tell when a north- bound car would be coming over the hill. One driver got impatient. Five or six cars ahead of him the line opened sip ;fora pgmet , He turned out Ina `ceded lip to Make the gap. Just then an up•car mounted the hill a hundred yards ahead of him, He Mee—yeti sharply islto the gap. Re was jest L I - time. But even then here's what happened. kle grazed the fender of the car he had cut in on, forcing it to check suddenly. The ears behind it put on their brakes, but not in time to prevent a crash be- tween Cars Nos. 1 and 2, which esus- crushed i tidguards and a broken DIARY by P.C.2 99 Delightful Quality '110 ,A,„, Fresh from the Gardens Daily 'rushing Will Keep Hair Shining There's a new school of thought on the subject of hair brushing, and since it sponsors treatments, that are prat, tically no trouble at all and which do not ruin finger waves, it's likely to please the woman who has a limited amount of time to devote to beauty routines. The treatment requires a hair brush weighing no more than a large comb and ec•ntaining fairly flexible bristles of Lrregu]ar lengths. Instead of dig- ging stiff bristles into the scalp, one mere'y touches it lightly, bringing up circulatic:t and removing dead skin and flakes of dandruff. It is, general. ly speaking, a method to keep the scalp clean and hair shining in a of his head to accentuate his look of painless simple sort of way. If the brush is held correctly and the wrist surprise. allowed to vibrate with each stroke "All honestly bought or stolen. Oh, a finger wave is not straightened out. Barker, this is the family," and Kelly introduced thein to a tall, lean man who was apparently in charge of the horses. Geoffrey Polthard Barker was an Australian, a typical Cornstalk in ap- pearance. His ambitious mother, who had died during his infancy had been responsible for his names. Five minutes after he entered school, Pol- thard Barker died, and Potty Barker was born. The name stuck. Over a couple of pints of beer and the buying of the chestnut cob, he and Kelly had struck up a casual acquaintanceship. Kelly wanted a man to help him, and Potty Barker, having no deep-rooted aversion to work in congenial surroundings, the bargain was struck. He had a lazy grace of movement, the automatic response of a healthy body in fine fettle, and a lazy manner of speech. This lazy drawl, with flat- tened vowels, produced a peculiar" twang. "Did you have much trouble get- ting all this circus up from Itteee. vial?" Genevieve asked, as the boys saddled up and strapped the luggage on to the two pack -horse's. "A fair cow," drawled Potty Barker. Genevieve and Jessie had the ponies. Kelly gave Robin the chest- nut cob, Pat climbed on to the big, bony black, and Kelly and Potty Barker rod two of the nondescripts and led the pack -horses. "Potty, you go ahead and lead. We'll have to push on while it's light," and Kelly glanced at the sky. "But there's a noon, Kelly; quite a big one." "Yes, but moonlight doesn't pene- trate this bush, fathead," slipping into a childish nickname for Gene- vieve. "It is dark in broad daylight in some thick patches. And it's only a rough track further on, mind you. But don't get scared, the nags know the way. They all belong to this part. Still, we had better get a move on." A premature dusk shut down when they entered the heavy bush country of Tapuwai. The horses dropped to a walk and picked their way among the potholes and roots as the wind- ing track led first along a sharp spur of hill then down into the Tapuwai Valley beside the stream. It was here that Kelly had cleared the first few acres and built his house. The Tapuwai Valley was practical- ly encircled by high, thickly -wooded hills, broken into ridges and spurs. Some faces lay well to the run, others had a chilly southern aspect, catch- ing, at it were, the direct icy winds from the South Pole, and having small share of even the summer sen - shine. Kelly had been fortunate, and his land had, for the most part, a north- easterly aspect. As they rode down the spur, they passed an old Maori. "'Day, Honi," said Kelly. headlight in car No. 2. The north The old man stood aside to watch bound car sideswiped the cutter -in, them pass. He did not answer, but and was crowded into the ditch. Both shook his head. cutter -in and it suffered crushed "Not a very friendly greeting," mudguards. said Genevieve. The whole line of traffic for half (To Be a mile back was forced to halt. At several points there were bumps where cars could not pull up quickly enough. Traffic was halted (both south and north bound) for fifteen minutes while 1 helped the north- bound car out of the ditch and took its slumber, Fortunately I had been trailing the northbound Lar, watching for just such an accident, Believe me, cutting in doesn't pay at any time, Much less, on a crowded highway. Much better to keep in line ' and lose ten minutes. You May avoid a fatal accident. At least you'll save the fine the magistrate imposed on this particular cutter -in. Anyhow — I'll be seeing :you. Continued.) Canada's Export of Eggs The export of eggs, which dropped to 7,236 dozen in May, increased to 27,060 dozen in June. This export has advanced to 2,089,885 dozen valued at $443,310 in the past twelve months compared with 281,625 dozen at $69,245 in the previous twelve months. Great Britain is the chief purchaser, taking 15,000 dozen last month, but 5,460 dozen Went to Ber- muda, '3,870 to 'Alaska and 1,832 to Hold the brush lightly in your hand, and beginning just in back of your left ear, brush the hair upward from the nape of your neck to the crown of your head. Finish in back of the right ear. Then using, quick up - ware motions, brush your hair upward from the hairline around your face. This removes powder and other make- up from hair near the forehead and in front of the ears. Now taking one small section of the hair, put the edge of the brush ag- ainst your scalp and, allowing the wrist, to vibrate rapidly, turn the brush as you draw it outward to the ends of the hair. The edge catches all dirt and dust and the rest of the brush is left clean for polishing. Do not use more than one stroke on each section of the hair. Wipe the brush after until every of cleaned, every each inch hair stroke and continue scalp has been polished. Skin Cancer "Health" Again Presents An Interesting Article On Cancer The author states cancer of the skin is practically limited to such regions of the body as the face, ears, lips and backs of the hands; in other words, the exposed parts. Among the many factors leading to skin cancer one is struck by two things, namely, sunlight and age One must remem- ber that it may be a long time be- tween the damaging exposures to the sun and the appearance of the can- cerous growth. With some men smoking is almost a full time occupation which in time may damage the lower lip resulting in a fissure or small ulcer which is extremely dangerous. When a skin cancer has occurred there is no best methods of treatment, The physician who has had extensive experience in all methods used in the treatment of {skin and'mouth cancer is in the best position to employ good judgment and good treatment and will obtain the best results. "Camille" Costume Worn At Fancy Dress Ball At the costume ball given in Paris the other night by the Baron de Bunzbourg, the Hon, Mr. Reginald Fellows appeared in a Schiaparelli concocted costume — faschnile of La Dame Aux Camelias—in black lace with garlands of camelias shading from dead white to deep rose fes- tooning the ruffles which billowed about over the gown. Then there was a true "Belle of the Sixties." Schiaparelli exaggerat- ed the shoulder straps so that they swerved out in gigantic curves. A Paris bride-to-be is having a stunning outfit made by Schiaparelli for her civil marriage. It is in gillie- fiower pink of that cobblestone -like material, with blue fox furs and a hat to match the furs. The furs are trickily arranged and they're ex- tremely flattering. .. for your Separator for a Limited Time YOUR OPINION Is wanted! In exchange for it we offer Two Rubber Bowl Rings for your separator; any size or make.., free and postpaid, We will oho tell you about the 'Cheapest Separator in the World to Buy and Use;' the Nay separator made in America with a gush. anted Self•Balaneing Bowl... a separator with twelve valuable features not found on any other separator in the world. Just send postcard to address below telling your address, name and age of your separator and mune of this paper, Pull details will he sent promptly. St, Pierre. oerx, What Does Your Handwriting Reveal? GEO. ST. CLA1R (Grapho-Analyst) All Rights Reserved, (Editor's Note: Do YOU know what your handwriting tells about your character? And what your friends really are like? The author of these interesting articles will tell you things about yourself and your friends that will interest and surprise you. See the announcement following this ar- ticle.) I am going to devote, my space this week to giving extracts from some of the interesting readings that have been mailed to readers in the past week. The problems they embrace will find a counterpart in the case of many of my readers and will, for that reason, prove particularly inter- esting and helpful. J. S., Toronto—Your girl friend is very proud and sensitive, She is pro- bably too solicitous of other people's opinions. She is loyal—intensely so to her own personal standards. And she will expect the same rigid code from you. She will be bard to live up to, because she is relentlessly oppos- ed to human frailty. This is not be- cause she is essentially harsh, or cal- lous, or lacking in sympathy, But she has probably been brought up in an atmosphere of almost puritanical conduct. I am afraid that you are going to have a very difficult time convincing her that your attentions to the other girl were merely pla- tonic and friendly.. Just the same, I suggest that you be quite dignified about the matter. Perhaps, if you show her my letter to ycu it will be of some help. Mrs. A., London—Your trouble with your husband arises from your lack of understanding and patience. You. are invariably ruled by your mind. Your head dictates your views. And, so very often, it is necessary to show some of the milk of human kindness —and this comes from the heart. Do not be overbearing. Your husband is having a trying time, like so many other men Today. He is undoubtedly doing his hest to provide the things which you need. He is doing his best for you. And because he is unable to .provide you with everything you would like, you suggest that he is un- aggressive and lacking in ambition' and push. Bear in mind that it is always easier to catch flies with su- gar than with vinegar. Show your husband more sympathy and toler. ance. Miss C. W., Windsor—The young man whose writing you sent me is a .procrastinator, he lacks driving power and accepts things as they are, without looking for or expecting any improvement. He is hardly the right type of man, for an ambitious girl' like you. Your doubts about him show that you have already thought along this line, and I suggest that you give up expecting the impossible. You are still young—only 19, There. is lots of time for you to find a more; suitable partner. Miss G., Hamilton—I think you are troubling yourself unduly about your boy friend's feelings for you, He is not the remonstrative type. He is ra- ther reserved, somewhat backward in showing his feelings. And because he is not for ever telling you that he loves you is no reason for jumping to the conclusion that he is getting cool towards you. He is straightfor- ward and sincere, is inclined to retic- ence, a trifle clannish by nature. He does not make friends easily. but will be very loyal to the few' he does make. Don't worry yourself, Miss G. He would not see you so often if he did not think a lot abort you. Would you like to know the real YOU. Would you like to find out what your friend is really like? Mere- ly send a letter in your normal writ- ing, and enclose 10c coin and a 3c stamped, addressed envelope. If you enclose more than one specimen of writing, please enclose coin for each. You will be surprised at the revela- tions an analysis will show. Address: Lawrence Hibbert, Grapho_Analyist, Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, To- ronto, Ont. Can Germs Change? Check of German Experi- ments Reveals Faulty Research The bacteriologists of the Hygienic Institute of Griefswald, Germany, created a sensation not long ago by announcing that they had seen yellow fever germs ' (bacterium typhi flat vum) transformed into typhus bacilli (bacterium typhi Eberth -Gaffky. Al- so they were equally sure that they had observed the reverse process. That bacteria may suddenly change their species is plausible enough. The mutation theory, now generally ac- cepted, holds that new varieties of animals and plants may arise sudden- ly. Even to an out-and-out Darwin- ian the Greifswald experiments were worthy of consideration, In a year a strain of bacteria can produce as many generations as a higher animal in a geological epoch. 17 there is any truth in the doctrine that all living things vary and that natural selec- tion weeds out the unfit variations, there is nothing impossible in the transformation of bacteria. But, ad- mitting this, an evolutionist, no mat- ter to what school he may. belong, would question the Greifswald ex- periments because they seemingly proved the reversibility of the evolu- tionary process, The one -toed horse of today had a five -toed eohippus for ancester. No evolutionist would hold that the five -toed eohippus could be Oltenia hot weather and occasion- ally at other times, little stomachs turn sour and acid. "When I notice any sign of sick 'stomach," says Mrs./ Alphonous Brown, Bayside, P.B.L, "I always give a Baby's Own Tablet." They quietly set things right, aro very easy to take and quite aofe. All common ail- ments of childhood including teeth- ing are promptly relieved with Baby's Own Tablets. 25e a pack- age at drug stores. l a a Dr,Wiliiams' Issue No. 34--'34 produced by the one -toed horse. Na- ture does not reverse herself. A NEGATIVE CHECK-UP Skeptical Professor J, Fortner of the Robert Koch Institute was not impressed by the Greifswald experi- ments. He had heard incredible tales enough of tuberculosis bacilli which had apparently evolved from mildew and of deadly germs which were thought to be mutants or sports of coli bacilli. 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