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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1947-04-03, Page 7eeeeseseeesteezeeierafira e The 1?ulity Tea Synopsis esfuapter X: Rocky is not impressed with Vallaincourt but thinks be is in love with the benultful, but not very intelligent. Veronica. On leaving the Bigelow man-. cion Cristopber Storm solemnly and In e brotherly fashion ,kisses 'Veronica good- night. CHAPTER XI "Well, while he was having his snort, the wife comes in. She stood there in the doorway, looking dag- gers at him. 'Going out, Steve?' she says, and he walks by her without a glance. She put her hand out, but he brushed her off." "She's kind of helpless where he is, concerned, I guess." "Helpless! You got her docketed all wrong. She just watched him go and gave me a big icy stare. Then King, the major-domo, calls her to the phone and she goes out." "She had a phone call?" "Yep. After which she banged heck out of the piano for another half hour." "She went out, you sa3 ?" "Yes, she did. She wasn't gone long. About an hour. When she came' home, she messed around the ivories until hubby rolled in, about twelve o'clock. Then the place quieted down for the night." "Stephen came home late?" "Yes. He must have heard her going in, 'cause a door opened up- stairs. The piano stopped. He shouted something or other at her that I didn't get. Then a couple more doors slammed." "That the story?" * * "All but mama. There's an old die-hard. If there's anything rocks my boat, it's the old galsethat won't give up the ship. She stopped King in the hall and asked for Stephen. She almost dropped when he told her sonny boy was doing the town. Then she yelled for Karen. When the butler reported that Karen had gone out too, she made a beeline for the upstairs. In -about twenty minutes, she came down, called a cab anad made her exit." "When did she get home?'' "Just before Stevey-boy. She came in, or floated in, would be more like it. She had just got the shock of her life. No act this time. I actually had to help her upstairs, though I'll bet she won't remember It," McCale nodded thoughtfully and they fell silent for a few minutes. The figment of his imagination was jumping about wildly. He was surer than ever that tragedy stalk- ed the Bigelows. Finally with a gesture—half disdain, half despair —he launched into a description of the events witnessed by .Ann and himself at the Abbey, * * * When he had finished, he cocked ;It eyebrow, looking interrogatively at his friend and employee. Rocky . said at last slowly, "The thing that sticks out farthest, chief, at least, as I see it--" "Is what?" "Is what i<Ir. Curt Vallaincourt, bridegroom. -to -be, seems to be as busy as a bee, painting himself right into a corner." At four -thirty that afternoon, Duke McCale stood before the fire- place in the upstairs drawing room of the Beacon street house. He was facing Adelaide Bigelow, who was huddled in the corner of a Victor- ian sofa. There was something held back in her a studied remoteness. 111eCale had been talking quietly, in a voice which surprised himself at its own compassion, "You'll have to pardon me if I say you have been—shall I say— extremely British about this situa- tion. You have made a concession here, an appeasement there, until 3t is quite futile to take any action. You have called me in months too late." "Mr, McCale," there was a light touch of hauteur In her tone in spite of herself,, "you are presuming too ,Much, I called you in to look after the house during the week of the wedding." "I'm sorry, but that is not the truth. Never once have I believed you carne to my office with that in mind. I knew you were in trouble even though you withheld your con- fidence. Even now you will not ad- mit it, even to yourself. I have gone on that premise from .the first —that you wanted me to find out things without even the rsponsibill- ty on your part of telling me what." She rose stiffly, without answer- ing, and crossed the room to the front window. "I wish to withdraw from the case, Miss Bigelow. There's noth- ing I can do for you." * * * "Oh, not" The words, half muf- fled in the heavy atmosphere mag- nified themselves in the vastness of the room. "It is necessary for me, since you will not confide in me, to tell you exactly what it is that is bothering you—what it is that you fear. You see, I know. What is it?" Miss Bigelow turned and Mc - Cale saw into her mind quite easily. "So many things are not as we want then to be, nor as we believ- ed them to be," she said. Her eyes clouded. "What do you know?" "I know that a certain young man of undeniable physicalattrac- tion is marrying thirty million dollars next week. I know that in your subconscious mind, you be- lieve hint to be an adventurer. I know that you should have investi- gated hint months ago—that you are also bothered by the fact that your entire family seems jealous of his marriage to your niece. Not jealous, mind, of his perhaps having the benefits of a great fortune, but jealous in a more personal way, as if secretly they were all in love with hint and wanted him for them- selves." * * * "You are so—right," she faltered. Her eyes lit up in admiration. "How in the world—" "I am a trained observer. It is my job to see what others miss. Then, too, I have sources of infor- mation. "I know," he went on, his voice low and impatient now, "that you must have another reason, for sure- ly you are not caught in the trap this fellow sets for the unwary. Are you afraid Veronica will lavish too much of the Bigelow money on him, forgetting the others? You see, I have heard that she inherits the bulk of it upon her mariage." "I will tell you," she said simply. "Veronica's father, my brother," she began, motioning him to sit, "was a hard man, I suppose, but not unusual for his time, I think. He believed that women have no heads for business—cannot handle money. He was heir to my father's business and fortune of about twelve million dollars. With real estate and clever investing, he more than doubled that fortune. There was no male heir to whom he could leave it, you see." * * * "There was his adopted son, Stephen," McCale ptit in quickly, "Yes, she hesitated, "blit not his own flesh and blood. But 'there was certainly Stephen, "At one time, I think he intended for Stephen to inherit. But Stephen, in his eyes at least, proved himself unworthy. Sybil always spoiled him. He grew up precocious, ex- travagant. He ran away once and joined the navy. A bitter experience for him. The more so when he found that Joel could no doubt have procured an appointment to Annapolis for him. Marriage to Karen has straightened him out somewhat." "So the Bigelow fortune is held in trust?" (r0 Ili. CONTINUED) After a Hard Winter- Thos! N. e 5 After a harrowing winter of the worst snows and blizzards in half a century, the English are plagued with floods. This woman at Maidstone, Kent, wears boots in her own home while she hangs up the children's laundry to keep it out of the River Medway's over- flow, which is swirling right through the room. Sunday Sch off. Lesson THE RISEN LORD John 20: 19-21, 24-29; 21: 15-17 Golden text.—As my father hath sent me, even so send I you.— John 20:21, The Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is the one great ray of light, hope, faith, and inspiration in what, without that fact, would ' be a gloomy world. So if the grave is the end ofsit all, the joy and happiness are short- lived, and the glory, no matter how great, is tarnished. The greatest the life and the more- splendid its achievement, the more startling its end. 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Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER. your NAME and ADDRESS there is no evidence in nature, life, or history, except the evidence of the Resurrection of Jesus. It is the one supreme fact. And what evidence have we of that Resurrection? The evidence of disciples whose lives, outlook, and actions were changed by the fact that they saw Him. after His crucifixion. They were affected by His death just as we are all affected by the death of one we love. But beyond their sadness was the intensity of a great disappoint- ment and ,discouragement, the blast- ing of hopes that had been great enough to induce them to Ieave everything and follow a master about to establish a kingdom. Then suddenly their complete despair was transformed into a re- vival of faith. In that new-found faith their vain ambitions about who should be the first were left behind. The miracle of what happened to the disciples is the miracle of the Resurrection. And faith in the Risen Lord has been the power and inspiration of those who have fol- lowed in their footsteps to bring to mien God's gift of eternal life. How Can 1? By Anne Ashley Q. What is a treatment for ring - Worm? A. A remedy for ringworm is one part of iodine in two parts of water, or alcohol. Touch the sur- rounding flesh with this solution. It will prevent spreading, and in about two weeks the ringworm should disappear. Q. How can I prevent fruit from turning black when using cloves? A. When whole cloves are used, if the round heads are removed and only the stems used, the fruit or vegetables will not turn black, but merely a light brown color. Q. How can I wash windows on the outside' during freezing wea- ther? A. Acid a little salt to the hot water and it will prevent freezing. Q. I-Iow can I mend a kitchen knife or fork that has become loose in the handle? A. Fill the opening in the handle with powdered resin. Then heat the handle end of the knife or fork and force it into the handle open- ing. Tie a string around it and allow it to remain until dry. Q. What is a good cleaner for jewelry? A. A solution of one-half am- monia and one-half water is ex- cellent for cleaning jewelry. Then polish with a chamois, Q. How can I relieve baby's hic- coughs? A. A few grains of granulated sugar placed on baby's tongue is often an effective remedy. Ear Troubles Head colds may be followed by Car infections. Sufferers from chronic head colds are advised to consult their doctors so that these infections may be cleared up before they can rause more serious trouble, ISSUE 14-1947 LLETZ You Might Win Cash Prize For Public Speaking Where are the future politi- cians of Canada? Right now, they are popping up as speakers—at the school concert, the Sunday School Easter program, the commun- ity charity affairs. They are learning to convince an audience by taking sides on debating teams, by being master of cere- monies on athletic night at the town rink. In fact, these are the very springboards from which young Canadians will so shortly flip into the important business of steering the nation. That's how Kate Aitken put it in announcing plans for the public speaking competitions to take place at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition, Toronto, this Fall. There is a total of $200 in cash money and bronze medals to be won by six young Cana- dians. Mrs. Aitken explained that there would be three prizes of $50, $30 and $20 for both the elementary and secondary school students. "Canada's Place in the World" is the subject of the oratorial contests. Public school pupils will be allowed to speak for three minutes and secondary students, five minutes. Compe- titions will be held on the C.N. E. Grounds during the clay and winners presented before the public at the Band Shell at night. Students wishing more par- ticulars should write direct to Kate Aitken, Director of Wom- en's and Educational Activities, Canadian National Exhibition Grounds, Toronto, it is pointed out. Mass Seeding Conducted by Plane Reforestation on a streamlined scale .in 1946 saw Ontario Govern- ment experts harness the airplane in mass seeding experiments, R. N. Johnson, chief of the Lands and Forest Department's research divi- sion, said in Toronto recently. AIr. Johnson said that one ex- periment, in which a pilot sprayed a 60 -acre plot with 300,000 tree seeds in 10 minutes, will be "elab- orated upon" this year. He said white pine, red pine and spruce involved in 1946 experiments should reach Christmas -tree size within 15 years, and full growth of 120 feet in 100 years "if the experi- ments were successful," Before planting the seeds are treated with rodent and fungus re- pellents and coated with fertilizer. "They are given a better start in life than the ordinary bush -born seedling enjoys." Modern Etiquette By. Roberta Lee 1, Is it permissible to dip celery or radishes into the salt dish if the dish is an indivdual one? 2. Should a weddng announce- ment and an invitation be sent to the same person? 3. When a man caller is ready to leave, should a girl get his coat and hat for him? 4, When in a cocktail lounge with a man, should a woman tell her escort what she wants or give her order directly to the waiter? 6. What kind of trousers should be worn with a morning coat for a formal daytime function? O. What should a man call his Wife when introducing her to his employees? Answers: 1. No; take a little of the salt in the saltspoon or with the end of a clean knife and place it on the side of the dinner plate, or the bread and butter plate. 2. No; when an. invitation is sent to a person, it is not necessary to send this one an announcement. 3. No; she should let the man wait on himself. 4. 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