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` •, HELEN TOPPING MILLER
CHAPTER VIII
He grumbled and tramped a-
round like an uneasy lion.
And then at last the three men
drove away, and the Masons sat in
a numbed circle in the dining room
and looked at each other with a
sort of stuned incredulity in their
eyes.
Harvey broke the silence at last.
"Well, if it isn't there, it ought to
be. It cost enough to find out."
He looked ruefully at the stub, of
the check he had written.
"A test well will show," Gary
said. But drilling a test will, as
Gary had reminded Harvey a little
too often for his patience, would
run into money. "I'd certainly ad-
vise you to lease."
"Lease—and let the Dohertys
and the Mellons and the rest of
'em get richer than they are now?"
bleated Harvey. "My gosh, have
you any idea how much an oil well
earns? And it wouldn't be one
well. If there's any oil there at
all, there's a pool—so these fellows
say."
Mona Lee looked a little sick.
"Harvey," she said. "There's
just one thing I want you to prom -
is me that you won't borrow
money and put mortgages on this
place to finance this business. I
couldn't stand it—to risk what
we've worked so hard to get."
"Look here." He was indignant.
▪ "Did I ever act the fool yet?"
"No," sighed his wife, "but
there's always a time to begin."
It was an odd evening.
walked about like wooden
they spoke very little. Gary
his suitcase again. He had
it ttviie already. But now
And before he went he
make a note of every cent he owed
the Mason family, for the doctor
andIi
nursete
and everything; h'
yt ing; and
he would pay it back if it took him
years to do it. 'Then, parhaps,
when his conscience was clear and
he could hold up Itis head and look
then all in the eye, he would come
back. And that, he told himself
wearily, would probably be a fool's
errand.
.Adelaide dressed herself in the
new chiffon frock and' high -heeled
sandals, and Gary heard her dial-
ing the telephone in the upper hall
and talking to Bob•Ferguson.
"For goodness' sake, Bob', come
out and take me somewhere!
We've struck oil and this house is
full of people with faces like doom.
I want to go some place and raise
the roof—I'm ready now. All right,
I'1I be waiting."
A flick of skirts, a breath of Iilac
and she was gone, flying down the
stairs.
.And then it was Sunday morn-
ing, and because he had lain a long
time awake, Gary slept late.. He
woke to a dazzle of sunlight and
mocking birds singing hysterically
In the hackberry trees around the
house, and went downstairs apol-
ogetically, intending to promote a
cup of coffee from Maria in the
kitchen.
They
people,
packed
packed
he go.
would
* * *
• But, as he passed through the
ball, Adelaide looked up from the
breakfast table and the Sunday po-
pes and smiled :it him,
"Hello, lazy. Come on in. The
scrambled eggs are fine."
"I'm very late -I thought every-
one would be ,gone—to church or
somewhere." Gary began.
"Mother went. Dad's out—down
in that gulch, probably, wandering
around picking rocks. Sit down
. Maria!" She raised her voice
itt a youthful yelp. "Bring this
hungry man some hot coffee,'
"Have a good time last night?"
he asked in the most casual tone
he could manage.
"Not specially." Adelaide set her
small teeth into a scrap of toast.
"We saw a show—and the place
was full of noisy little boys and
cowhands—so we drove around a
llitle—and then carne hone."
Gary made a wild and vicious;,
stab at a piece of bacon and it
skidded and flew into the air, land-
ing on the rug.
"By the way," he announced
firmly, not looking at her, "I'm
leaving in the morning. Early."'
Adelaides face changed a little,
withdrew, and somehow shut him
out. "Well—if you've made up
your mind, I suppose there's no
use arguing about it. But you did
get Dad into this oil thing—and if
he needs you "
"He won't need me He can hire
the people he needs. But I hope
you can prsuade hint to lease and •
not involve himself."
"Nobody," said Adelaide a little
stiffly, "has ever been able to per-
suade Dad against his will,"
"Think I'll stroll into town after
a little—ought to see about trains
—I need a little exercise ..." he
moved toward the door, but not
too quickly.
"I'nn going for Mother at twelve
—you may as well ride." She was
very casual too. "Unless you'd
rather walk."
"I need the walk—I'm too soft.
Got to get the old muscles in
shape."
"Oh, very well." She turned
back to the society page.
With his hands jammed in the
pockets of his khaki trousers, Gary
slogged along the sun -washed road
to town. Before he had gone far
he realized that his physical
strength was still far below par,
but his moody anger at life drove
him on. And then a car swished
to a stop in the dust, close to his
elbow, and Adelaide said 'briskly;
"Get tri silly. LTuless you feel that
you've simply got to pout some
more."
Gary was too tired to argue. He
got in.
"You could have telephoned
front the house, you know, and
found out all about the trains in
five minutes," she went on, looking
straight ahead from under the
brine of the new sports hat. "That
is—if you have to find out about
trains."
"Listen, my girl." Gary's jaw
was so stiff that the .words clipped
off like lengths of wire. "Can't I
iitake you understand that I can't
be under obligations to your family
any longer?"
"Oh," she said flatly. "That's
the reason, is it?"
"That's the reason." Equally
flat, knowing that he was telling
only half the truth—less than half
to be mathenatical about it. Know-
ing that the other half=—the other
three-fourths—could not be told.
Not till he owned more worldly
goods than could be carried in one
battered suitcase.
(To be Continued)
Protect Your Baby.
Death from diptheria of four
Ottawa children in the past few
weeks emphasizes the vital need
of parents having their pre-school
age boys and girls—as well as the
others—given immunization treat-
ment, says the Ottawa Journal City
records show that not a single case
of diphtheria has been reported in
a child who has been given toxoid.
Doctors tell us that in most in-
stances babies should be immun-
ized when nine months old.
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By
of GINGER
FAIM Gwendoline P. Clarke
,
We ,have been. -celebrating l.'art
ner's birthday this weekend—and
I might say it has had additional
significance for us this year after
the worry and uncertainty regard-
ing him during the last six months.
Of course Daughter and her
frie-id were her and with son Bob
already home from Europe it
meant we were a united family
once again — something we had
hardly dared to hope for. Thai in
itself, was sufficient reason for re-
joicing—and we rejoiced.
* • * *
There will be still more rejoic-
ing this week, but it will not be
on account of birthdays or family
reunions—in fact some folk might
not consider it a reason for jubila-
tion at all: Bob thinks otherwise
To . cut a long story short: He is
expecting the delivery of a long -
looked for truck. Do I hear snorts
of disgust? "Huh—a truck—that
is about all a lot of these young
fellows can think about!" Isn't
that what you said? Well, maybe
there is some reason for so think-
ing,
hinking, bet I ask you, where else is
a truck more necessary than Silva
farm? It seems to me the time is
coning when a truck will be con-
sidered as part of the necessary
equipment on a farm. Anyway,
that is how we have it figured out
When Bob has his truck he will: be
able to do all the hauling that is
needed at home and also have the
means for making money for him-
self, 10 our estimation a truck
is not a liability unless it is mis-
used. And the use or abuse of
vehicle is naturally up to . the own-
er.
* *
Bob also has a motorcycle, which
I don't think I have mentioned be-
fore—and believe it or not, I en-
couraged him to get it, I never
thought the time would come when
1 should be glad to see a motor-
cycle around here. I always
thought they were such noisy,
dangerous things. I still do for
that matter. But on the other hand
they are very mobile, economical
to operate—and since Bob spent
half his time on one in the army,
it seemed foolish to raise mother
ly objections. Besides that, it
meant the car was not so likely to
be away when I wanted it. We
move with the tines. We started
fanning with a team, a wagon, a
horse and buggy, and, a baby ;car
nage. Now we have a tractor, a
truck, a car, a motorcycle and a
push-bike.
We also had a kitchen stove, a
box stove; oil lamps and a lan-
tern, and a mighty cold and dismal i
ADDRESSES CONGRESS
Declaring that civilization can sur-
vive the atom bomb only if the nat-
ions accept the Christian principle
of man's brotherhood, Prime Min-
ister of England Clement Attlee is
shown as he addressed a joint sess-
ion df the United Stator Congress
in Washington.
house, Now we have a furnace,
warm rooms everywhere, electric
• lights at the house, at the barn,
and to lighten our darkness from
one building to the other.
* *
Also in those early days we had
health and strength, the bouyancy
• of youth, a generous inheritance of
• ambition, hitt,
u, faith in the future and
our ability to cope with it, and two
small children to share the best
• we could give them.
Now we have health and
strength comparable to that of the
"old grey mare", experience that
st.wc have gained throughout the
;years ambitions that have been
'f only partly realised; and in place
Tor our little ones we have two
.grown children, and in then we
stake our hope and faith in the
`future once again, praying that for
them and their kind, national and
international problems will be soly-
red so that their generation niay
not The victims of another depres-
sion nor another world war.
I am sure the comparisons I
'`have given you are by no means
nconuiionand will apply to a good
at�i,any homes other than Ginger
';3trm.
* *
In lighter vein: Last night I
bras wakened by chickens cack-
ling. "Now what on earth is hap-
pening — surely pullets don't lay
4ggs in the middle of the night?"
I said to myself. I tried to ignore
•
the noise but it was no use—I had
to get up. I looked outside the
door. The moonlight was almost
as bright as day, so' bright it had .
'wakened those crazy pullets perch-
ed up high in the chestnut tree and
they were cackling in surprise and
protest. I went back to bed and
left them to cackle.
FSn! d y School
Mi Lesson I
December 2
The Christian and His
Economic Relations
"1?eu. 8:17, 18; Luke 12: 13-21
° Golden Text
for a man's life consisteth not
the abundance of the things
ich is-possesseth, Luke 12:15.
„ Wealth is Front Geld
De
u. 8:17. — When prosperity
comes, a man is tempted to be-
come proud and boastful, and to
take all glory unto himself. He
forgets his indebtedness to God;
he attributes his success to his own
wisdom, skill and energy.
18. -Israel was to remember
when prosperity came that it was
because God had been faithful to
His Covenant, and not because of
their own effort or ability.
A Covetous Brother
Luke 12:13.—This man was not
a disciple of Christ but one who
wished to make use of His influ- '
ence to improve his worldly posi-
tion.
14-15.—When a man becomes
covetous, whatever form it inay
take, it means that his heart be-
comes set on that particular object
rather than God and thus takes the
place of God, and this amounts to
idolatry. By having abundance of
wealth a man cannot sustain life.
When life is ebbing away all the
wealth in the world cannot save
him from death.
God Giveth Increase
16.--T. his farmer could have
Housekeeper Wanted
GIRL OR WOMAN FOR RE -
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conditions. Good Wages. Fare
Paid. Write statins full parti-
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10, Ontario.
FINE FEATHERED FRIEND
Pl: yful pals ail Polly and. Sncol:s, pets of Elliot E. Simpson of
Carmel, N.Y., and the talkative parrot's favorite perch is a rumble
seat position atop her Boston Bull friend, whose only reaction
seems to be a slight concern about the photographer's flash bulb.
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hildr At '
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And here is the reason ..
The moment you rub VapoRub on
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it starts to work two ways at once --
d
and keeps on workingfor hours—to
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mg passages, relieve muscular soreness
or tightness. It promotes restful sleep.
Often most of the misery of the cold
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lilessed the poor with his surplus
wheat and brought blessing to his
own soul. But he delighted to pos-
sess things and to glory in them.
Being a "fool" his prosperity
would eventually destroy him.
17-18.—T11is man speaks as
though all were his very own, with
no thought of his indebtedness to
God. I -Ie is entirely unmindful of
the fact that it is God who giveth
the increase.
Rich Toward God
19.20.—Some men live as though
they had no soul, as though there
is no life beyond the present, and
as though they can count on a
good old age to enjoy themselves
to the full. In a moment of time
all our bright dreams of the future
may be shattered and another will
possess and enjoy what we have
prepared for our pleasure.
21.—Thus does the Lord apply
this parable to all who are laying
up treasures on earth and neglect-
ing Heavenly treasure. The great
thing is 'to have the heart set on
the riches that are spiritual and
eternal to be "rich toward God."
TE TALKS.
Desserts
Dessert is so- mething which we
all anticipate at the end of a meal.
It is the climax or special treat.
A dessert must complement the
meal. If the main course is sub-
stantial, then choose a simple des-
sert, but if the main course is light,
then round out the meal with a
nice rich steamed pudding.
` Chocolate Pudding
1 tablespoon gelatine
2 cups milk
6 tablespoons or 11/2 squares
grated .unsweetened chocolate
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons sugar
/ teaspoon salt
2 egg whites
2, tablespoons sugar
Few drops peppermint flavor-
ing
Soak gelatine for 5 minutes in /
cup milk. Place remaining milk in
top of double boiler and scald. Add
soaked geletine, grated chocolate
and stir until chocolate melts. Beat
egg yolks with 3 tablespoons sugar
and salt. Pour hot chocolate mix-
ture gradually over egg yolks,
stirring constantly. Return to
double boiler and continue cooking
until mixture coats a spoon. Chill
until partially set, , about 45 min-
utes, Beat with rotary beater un-
til light and fluffy. Beat egg whites
until stiff and add the remaining
2 tablespoons sugar and flavour-
ing. Fold into chocolate mixture
and pour into a moistened mould.
Chill until' set and serve with
Bream. Six servings.
Orange Bread Pudding
4 slices white bread
2 tablespoons butter
y cup orange sections or slices
3 egg whites
teaspoon salt
jz cup sugar
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
3 egg yolks
is cup milk
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Oat Peel Pudding •
1 cup rolled oats (quick cooking)
1/2 teaspoon soda
/ teaspoon salt
/ teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
54 cup peel
2 eggs, well beaten
3' esip light molasses
24 cup water
11/2 tablespoons lemon juice
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Mix rolled oats with soda, salt,
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gredients and turn into top of
double boiler, lightly greased.
Cook over boiling water, about 1 r..4
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