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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1945-05-24, Page 3Quality Guaranteed !'SALAfl 79 TEA LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM . CHAPTER I11 "The Princess understands and speaks a little French, Maclaine • Laurin," said Rudolph. "Likewise Pol Martin and Rosine. You may he sure they will learn fast." "We shall have good teachers, bean?" Meridel's slow, sweet smile warmed the old lady's heart. She wanted to embrace Meridel and these little ones, tell them they were safe from the terror now, away forever from fear and hun- ger and hate, and misery. "Come on, Bonhomme Fricot," said little Rosine to Pol Martin. The old lady stared. Meridel laughed, a gay, silvery laugh. "It is a nickname from a game they play. Bonhomme Fricot is a hero of theirs. He is like the Pied Piper. In reality he was some queer old one: who did much good in the vil- lage in France where they refuged, these little ones, after Gratzen was — was trampled into the ground. I was in Paris then. By luck I found Pol Martin and Rosihe among the homeless thousands." * * * "Bonhomme Fricot," said Rosine gravely, "was shot dead by a Ger- man soldier. We saw the soldier go into Bonhomme Fricot's house and come out and we saw Bon- homme Feicot's poor dead body ly- ing there in his hut and then we all had to run, 'for the Panzers were coming into St. Como and—" "Please come, Rosine," said Me- ridel. "And try to forget those things." "We will not forget Bonhomme Fricot," said Pol Martin. "Not ever. . When we were starving he gave us chocolate. Everyofne in. St. Como loved him. He used to teach its games when we hid from, the Stukas—and he taught us to sing." They sang the ancient roundelay that madame herself had sung in childhood, as they marched up- stairs. The thick door of madame's own suite closed on the childish voices. Madame stood in the hall with Ru- ,dolph and looked' at him a moment and smiled and' nodded. "It is the best play I was ever in," said old Mimi Fabre, "and the loveliest role I ever enacted." "And I, madame," said Rudolph 'with a deep and humble bow, "have never before witnessed such su- perb acting." * * * Madame had moved her intimate possessions, her clothes, her count- less knickknacks and photos to the housekeeper's apartment in the north wing. She went to her new quarters where already shelled begun to ar- range her things. There had been • a sad moment when going through Them she had come upon Michel's Headache Norhing Is more depres• sing than headaches... Why suffer?_..Lambly's will give instant relief, Eambly's is good for ear- {5 . ache, toothache, pains in Z hack, stomach. bowels. 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And away he was too, that very night, even though she had risen to magnificent heights of invective, threatehings and pleadings. He should never have a cent of her . money — he didn't want it. His brother Roger should have it all, be was welcome to it. He was the. most ungrateful of nephews — he wasn't, but she was the most arro- gant and overbearing of aunts. t< * * Madame had flung Michel's pic- ture iature in a trunk that night and tried to put him forever out of•her heart. She had heard no word of him in the years between, nor had his brother Roger,' who was now with the air force; nor had anyone else. If he had gone to France as he'd planned, perhaps they would never know what had become of him. Wild young devil anyway; volatile, hot-tempered, reckless and devoid of any fear of self-consciousness. The old lady had set his picture in its chrome frame in her dresser and had taken it up to look at it, holding it close to her, when she heard Roger's step on the stairs. She put down, the picture hastily, but Roger's dark eyes found it at once. ' "Forgiven him, Tante Mimi?" "None of your business." She gave him her cheek to kiss. "And why are you sneaking up the back stairs?" "You told me to. over the phone — don't you remember? I'm the housekeeper's nephew now. What' is all this anyway?" * * * "It's Rudolph. He's the Baron Rudi de Morpin. The princess is his niece. He's been letting every- one in this silly little country of his think he owns Philibert and is worth a million. I didn't have the heart to tell these poor, hunted chil- dren that he's only the butler. Ro- ger, it would have been cruel to do so. Had you seen them when they first walked into Philibert this evening—" "I can imagine,".. said Roger slowly. He sprawled out in an eajy chair, a tall, elegant figure in the uniform of a flight lieutenant. He had been over and bac,: twice. ,"I'm glad you did it, Tante Mimi. It was like you. I'd never think of such a thing. .i'd have made a press, of the situation. You and Mike are the ones who think of the fitting - thing to do. I'm glad you've for- given Mike — it's about time you brought his handsome plug out of the ash 'can. He was always your favourite, wasn't he?" "That ungrateful, headstrong, ir- responsible—" * * * Roger held up his hand. "He's you all over, that's why the two of you were always fighting:But un- derneath it all, Madame Fabre- Lusignan, Mince 'was the apple of your eye and you know it. The harder you yelled at him, the loud- er you swore at him, the more you loved him." The old lady scowled fiercely, then blew her nose and grabbed hastily for a cigarette. "You're too smart, you, Ro' er — aihvays were — too darned smart," Roger grinned, stook his head. "I'll never be able to outsmart you, Duchess. Now what about the royal guests? Is the housekeeper's nephew permitted to have a peep at therm?" "They are at dinner now, 1 take it you dined before you carne here?" (To Be Continued) 011011111111.. You Will Enjoy Staying At The ST. REGIS HOTEL r(InOi TO A lit'pt•v 1t"rinl %%1(1, 111111►, Show• er 11041 telephone, it '+',0f41', *::.n0 nip.* Double, s:: i(1 ap. R1 (:1uul voo.I. pinus¢ ow) Dane. toot NIRM1Io Sherbnnirne at Carlton Tel RA 4139 witreesifianibiosailmixemkimiitiiiiteme NAZI WA CS—DISHEVELLED AND DEJECTED Nazi WACS.in civilian clothing 'look dejected as they pick up their baggage in Germany. Husky women with tousled hair are en route to a prisoner of war enclosure after receiving word from head- quarters that their country had surrendered unconditionally to Allies. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke ** r • a Life is a queer business. Some- times it is difficult to write ` be- cause theri is so little to write about; other times it is difficult because there is so much. This is definitely one of those "so much" occasions. Even yet it doesn't seen, possible that the war in Europe is over. Partner said this afternoon "I suppose it won't be long now before the boy is home again!" That, too, is hard to believe. \Ve said .good-bye to our son, deter- minedly resigning ourselves to a parting that might stretch out. into years. And now it may be a little less than a year before we see him again. And in that we re- alize how extremely fortunate we have been. Naturally we hope our good fortune may continue=but— we are not out to count our chick- ens yet. •.* * Every clay brings fresh news from Europe. .Goerring captured , .. Quisling on trial ,, . . and surely the most forgiving souls must be glad that these inhuman monsters will soon meet the fate they so richly deserve„ 'As for Hitler—very few people believe even yet• that he is dead. I hope he isn't. I hope he is hiding some where, cringing in fear of the fate that awaits;, him. And oh, .how I hope they catch Himmler! Yes, the end of the war in Eur opc, and •its far reaching results have occupied our attention so much that it has almost stopped us talking about the weather. Any other time we would be saying plenty. Such a spring! There are many farmers in Halton county ,,r •., .O,:'.:,,,,,,,,,;,,,,:. lt i�: '. j. �.,%, •: • ►,. ,,,,4,,,,,,,„..„,,,, es. lil i�t� :;iii �a"'ii '�•'; r:•;;.it ; 4:1?i,:o..t,ti?;,•!'„, ."."'s.t���'� '!I:::: t.tIJ ."."'s •,' �G� .e•r600ity ` ,,3...i.,;;;‘,41 •, w•.'M fand ityl //,t11 • itvt Doilies in pineapple design de- mand so little in effort and money, they're favorites with both novices and experienecd crochctcrs. Dainty doilies to use 83 .luncheon, buffet, dresser or chair sets, Pattern 550 has " direction, for doilies: stittches; list of materials, Sethi twenty cents; in coins (stamps cannot be >u'ccpied) tot this pattern to \\'il•;t 1 > ('' (liccraft Dept.. Rome •l 1. 1'3 Ads-laide St• Wcrt, 'Toronto, Print plainly pat. tern number, your name and ad. the t" - who haven't finished seeding yet. In fact there are a few who never even started. Some, of course, managed to get through—that is on the lighter soil—while a few had to sow over again. . * * * Arid such weather for chickens! Last Thursday we had another 200 arrive by train, And on that day it snowed again. It wasn't cold enough for snow to settle but what a wet sticky path there was.from the house to the chicken pens. Par- tner finally put boards down—and now I find walking the boards quite a feat in the art of keeping niy balance If the boards were �o''er a creek I would have been Ideowned ,long ago. Of course the little chickens inside their warm, dry.. pen, found little to worry about, but the pullets, now seven 'weeks old, and without any artifi- cial heat, looked as if they regret- ted being hatched out to face such a clamp, dismal world. :k * * However there are other feath- :ered friends that we find a little more cheery. To my great joy a pair of bluebirds are nesting near the house. We haven't seen blue birds around here for years. Anil how I love them! Perhaps it is only because of Maeteerlink's story—but I always feel that bluebirds are a good omen—that where there are bluebirds there is happiness. That flash of heavenly bite among the trees. 'often seems to nye like a message of courage and hope straight from God. * * I Wish I liked chickens as well as I like bluebirds. Of course I just love them•when they are small —the chickens I mean—but after they are about six weeks old there are times when I wish I had never seen a chicken. \Vi11 they roost where you want then to? Not a bit of it. Thew will fill up the roosts in the daytime all right, especially when they take their afternoon nap but they stubbornly avoid anything that looks like a roost at night and bunch up together all over the floor. And if there is one place where they shouldn't be that is where you find then. Children and chickens are very much alike in one way—the younger they are the less trouble they give, How well I remember my mother say- ing—"I wish you children were all in your cradles again—you were not half the worry to me when you were small that you are now!" I imagine that feeling will find an echo in a good many other mother hearts. It has done in mine upon occasion, ' But chickens and child- ren come through that stage—and for that we can all be truly thank fttl. TABLE TALKS Three Favorites In answer to many requests the Consumer Section, Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, are re- peating three favourite recipes to- day. "Crinkles," the wartime cook- ie with the peace -time taste, are popular from Charlottetown to Victoria. "Whipped Jelly Sauce" simply never fails, and as added at- tractions it is easily prepared, is delicious in flavour, gives colour and can be used with many differ- ent desserts. "Lunch in a Bowl" is a hearty soup of the main dish type. Auld a salad and an easy des- sert and presto • - supper is ready. Crinkles ,14 cup mild flavoured fat r//, cup brown sugar cup white sugar 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour OR 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sifted pastry flour teaspoon salt 1 cup rolled oats 34. cup warns water 1/2 teaspoon baking so'ia 14. teaspoon vanilla Cream fat and sugars through- ly. Mix flour, salt and rolled oats and add alternately with water in which the soda has been dissolved. Add vanilla, drop from teaspoon. on to a cookie sheet and flatten with fork. Bake in a moderate oven, 350 F, for 10 to 12 minutes. Yield: 2 dozen cookies. 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