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Zurich Herald, 1947-06-26, Page 34EALD entA kititt 5111: Veronica tells HleCale shat oho has discovered the plot, and that Chao confronted Vultaincotert with the ovd- &nce. while right outside his orrice. Hecate is robot and wounded in the shoulder. When ho regains consciousness, he le in Ida apartment, being nursed by Arm. Chapter XXIII •];1'e walked toward the Common, conscious that it had grown darker and wetter. There was a grim smile around his mouth Of one thing he was sure. Curt 'Vallaincourt had really loved Ver- onica Bigelow. Start with that fact. He had binned his bridges, carefully and conscientiously. Including Shari Lynn? He thought so. Funny what love will do for a guy. But he must have been aware of his an- tagonists — of their viciousness if what he intended doing became known. He was certain that he knew of his danger. ifcCale was silently deriding the philosophizing he had been indulg- ing in when he came abreast of his own doorway. Just when it was, that the first warning came, he couldn't afterwards recall. He had just looked up 'to see the lights of his office gleaming faintly. He was only a few feet from the doorstep when it came—that intuitive message from his nerves. He started to turn; then thought better of it. Then he began to run. - The report came like a firecracker, hard by on his •right. He beard the sound of running feet. He felt a ghastly blow near his heart. He reeled, stopped in his tracks A low whisper escaped his lips. He thought, "Oh, God, this is how Curt Vallain- court died. I wonder what went through his mind—crawling up those endless stairs?" He was conscious of wrenching himself upright agairist the door, of fumbling for the bell. After a thousand years, the door swung open. Ann stood there. She teemed far away in the dark. He forced a smile. "You're tight," she said. "No." His own voice'sounded dif- ferent and from way b ick some- where. "I don't drink. You kngv that. I've been held up." ' "Yeah—all the way home, I'll bet. ' What have you done with Veronica • Bigelow?" on't tell me you re jealous of her." Hhe swayed, hardly aware of this insane stalling. It must have been then that she saw pain glaze his eyes, bare his teeth. She moved forward, sudden terror striking her. "Duke!" she gasped. His legs gave way again. Slowly he slid to his knees. He didn't hear Ann's scream. Once during the night, he became conscious. He asked for water and a phantom floated into view. It was Ann. She held a glass of water for him. Her eyes, he noticed were big and filled with love for him and fear for him, too. "That's Ann,' he thought. "I'm Such a pleasure to sew Pattern 409, knowing how slim you will be in that dart -fitted waist, how grace- ful in soft full skirt, easy flare sleeves. Make it for Sunday "best"! Pattern 4909 comes in sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52. Size 36 takes 314, yards 39 -inch. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to room 1121, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, AD . DRESS, STYLE NUMBER. ROWN WJ4.tt FEATURIEs sick and she's worried about me. She loves me and she's worried. That's great. That's line." When the black curtainrof Morphia lifted again, it was another day. "Where am I?" he mouthed con- fused thoughts. "Why, darling, this is Ann. You know where you are." lie started to put an arm about her. Pain seared his shoulder, He groaned a bit coming wide awake. "Behave yourself," Ann said. "Good lord, did -you see that?" She flung the morning paper on the 'floor. "The papers have • you at death's door. Here, let me lift you up a little." She propped a pillow behind him and sat down. There were deep shadows under her eyes. "Have you been here all night?" he asked. "Sure, why not?" Just then the door opened and Rocky stuck his head in. He grinned broadly on seeing McCale awake and sitting up. "Doc Preble is here, nurse." He dropped a curtsey to Ann, "Preble!" McCale howled. "The coroner! What is this? I'm not dead —or am 1" Ann chuckled. She did not look too tired or harassed now that she smiled. "When you fell in the doorway last night, you looked pretty dead to me. 1 fainted. Rocky had the two of us on his hands. Of course, he simply let me lie there. With the door wide open, I wasn't un- conscious long. I came to and stum- bled up the stairs to find he had stretched you out on the office desk.' What with Rocky beating his own brains out and cursing that someone had bumped off the boss, I dialed headquarters. The homicide squad, down to the last legman were here in three minutes flat." Preble looircd McCale over shrewdly, examined the wound, and rebandaged it in short order. "You'll do," he said. "Stay in bed for twenty-four hours. Don't want Ail rafting a temperature. You're a lucky guy. The bullet was deflect- ed by the cigarette case you carry in your upper vest. pocket." "Was it a forty-five?" • "Undoubtedly, from the nature of the wound. If it hadn't been for that cigarette case, it would have ripped you wide open. Well, mind what I say now. The girl needs some sleep." The telephone rang. Ann, pro- vokingly placing the bedside tele- phone out of his reach, and with a smug expression on her face, went into the outer office to take the call. "That was Veronica Bigelow," she said mattet-of-factly. "I had the devil of a time before she'd trust me with the message. She's upset no end. It seems that Donlevy has arrested Christopher Storm." "When?" "Last night or early this morning. She's been trying to get the office ever since, I suppose?" "You suppose?" "\Well, 1—I stuffed blotting paper in the telephone bell last night. I thought the ringing might disturb your rest—the doctor said—" "Get Donlevy on the wire," Duke said. Obediently she called police head- quarters, only to learn that the homi- cide man was on his way there at that very moment. In less than twenty minutes, the lieutenant strode in in the wake of. Rocky, The two of Ahem so big, but so different,bulked hugely in the doorway, Donlevy, with a muttered greeting to McCale, flung himself into a chair. Crevices of fatigue and worry lined his face. (To Ile Continued) OK! OK!—Whence The Abbreviation? Constant use by old, as well as young, i t recent years, has made O.I. one of the most widely used and familiar abbreviations of speech in our language today, comments the Huron Expositor. In a book, "American Language," the author says: "The first known use of O.I. in this sense appears in the court records of Sumner County, Tennessee, October 6, 1790. "On that date, Andrew Jackson, Esq., proved a bill of sale from Hugh MeGary, to Gasper Mausker, for a negro mail, which was O.K. James Parton in his biography of Jackson suggests that what ap- peared to be O.K. in the record may really be a poorly penned O.R., which was the abbreviation for Ordered Recorded, Apparently O.K. came into general use after Jackson was elected President." But despite its hoary age, we still don't see any sense in it. ISSUE 26=1947 'Just What I Needed."—The heat was rough on poor Tony, a bear cub at the Ross Park Zoo in Binghampton, New- York, until he discovered ice cream. He has one firm pay on the keeper to be sure that the ice.. cream cone doesn't get away before he can get in all his licks. Map) ... love that cold stuff. Marriage Needs More Than Love DEAR ANNE HIRST: I've stop- * ped going with the boy I love * because my family talked me into * it. They said we couldn't get along, * because he quarrels with me so * much. He does have a lot of tem- * per, and gets mad at the least Iittle * thing. He doesn't fuss much at the * time, but he never forgets a thing. * Since he left, I make better -grades- * at school. But I want him back! This 18- year-old girl is so much in that site cannot reason. She doesn't see that marrying a' boy who constantly criticizes It e r and quarrels • with her e6uld only sentence her to a life where quarrels would increase and love be de- stroyed. Her family want to protect her from such a tragedy. They could not bear to sec how unhpappy this boy made her, and they know she would be snore unhappy as his wife, for he would hurt her so ntuclt more. All size knows i.e that she's in love. And, like so stony young girls, she thinks that is all that marriage needs. lot's, tip ;drive � G e��� ' re .t.1t4 a Ilt�l� P t e�°a'm �® °m .a *Mtt�aeetatigdl�fitl/di °elop `�" a lie6:,ZAQ61gite1\\Il ii,,llhhly�eiipink41 is l irygr yip 6:n/q�„�fet+aa� s aim � AmOA ��mw k. C+fmM�t,004.04"4111111{;�glbpte�%4 4 giffellit kaammra�=dB I11r�tllltl atoll, �t W. 4#AB ° 'Q 40: —gym 4rir 474; a 532 .6.(ys crfeta eete Create your own heirlooms! This popular pinwheel design is fascinat- ing to crochet. And its lacy loveli- ness endures for years. What an. elegant luncheon set these squares make! For larger ar- ., ticles, join them. Patten 532 has di- rections; stitches; list of materials. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to the Needlecraft Dept., room 421, 73 Adelaide Simi West Toronto, Print plainly PAT. TERN NUMBER, y oer NAME and ADDRESS. "-"") to PASSION OR LOVE? it is not to be expected that a young girl can distinguish between passion and love. She thrills to car- esses, her awakened emotions de- clare this is what she was made for. There may be nothing in common between .he two except this physical magnetism, but to her it seems love itself. She does not know (and would resent being told) that she would react to almost any other pre- sentable young ratan in the same exciting way. To her he now appears as .the only one with that magic glamor—and so she pictures their marriage as just one long life of the same ecstasy. Marriage, such as this one would be, -doesn't work out that way. The thrills grow less, the allure is dim- med, And the girl finds herself tied to a youngster with a bad temper who spends his time trying to snake her over He is fractious and selfish, impatient and dominating. He "never forgets a thing" she did that dis- pleased hint, and their life becomes a series of sordid scenes which shame them both. Then how she wishes she had listened to her family! In no other assocratiou is the need for restraint and patience, compro- mise and forgiveness, so necessary as in marriage. It is not for those wino do not understand these essen- tials. Only a deep and understanding love, zc'Idich iniplies ant overmaster- ing desire for each other's happiness, raft make it a good one. * Grow up heroic you think of * marrying. Anne Hirst will help * you be patient. Write her at Box * A, room 421, 73 Adelaide Street * West, Toronto. dem Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. Should the hostess plan some entertainment for each day of a house party? A. Yes; to make the house party a success, this should be done. However, some free time should be left for the guests to do as they please, usually the morning. Q.• When two women are driv- ing, IN enters the automobile first, the hostess or her guest?" A. The guest Q.• Is it customary to tip the coat -room attendant of a dining room? A. Yes; the usual amount is ten cents, more if desired. Q. When autographing a photo- graph, should a girl add a few words of sentiment to the sig- nature? A, Not unless her fiance, or some very intimate friend, has asked her to do so. Just the name "Mary" is far better than to inscribe some sentiment, and then regret it in later years. Q. Should a woman who ;s smoking observe the sante courte- sies as a man? A. Yes; she should be careful not to drop ashes all over the rug or blow smoke into another's face. Q. I -low are guests invited to a christening? A. By telephone or an informal note. Road Accidents .Motor car accidents in Ontario in tlw first -quarter this year totalled 4,5'10, an increase of nearly 29 per cent. of ed' the salute period a year ago. The 101 deaths were one less. BULLETIN Rodeo Attracts Srtitdent Drivers There's to be a high school "Rodeo" at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition this year su- pervised by the Toronto City Police and the University of Toronto Safety Division. Open to all Canadians between 16 and 18 years of age who hold temp- orary or permanent' drivers' li- censes, this safe -driving com- petition is being sponsored by the C.N.E. in the interests of traffic accident prevention, Of the licensed drivers in Ontario under 18 years of age, 738 were involved in traffic ac- cidents in 1946. There were 75 deaths as a result of these 738 teen-age accidents, accord- ing to safety records. Basic skill safe -driving tests are recognized as one of the most effective ways to prevent traffic fatalities. Proper driv- er -education when the student is learning to handle a car makes for safety among new drivers who are Canada's po- tential drivers for the next 50 years, it is pointed out. A test - driving diamond will be set up just inside the Princes' Gate at the C.N.E. where, on Sept. 4, finalists will have to demonstrate their driving abil- ity by taking the various safe - driving tests on the spot. Stand- ard model cars will be supplied, it is explained. Two sets of cash prizes will go to the best three boy drivers and the best three girls at the wheel. Entry forms must be returned to the C.N.E. not later than July 1. Cover Burns First-aid treatment of burns con- sists in covering the affected area and keeping it covered until compe- tent medical attention is obtained. Burns are sterile when sustained, but they may become infected by careless handling immediately afterwards. Do not attempt to alleviate pain by applying an ointment. Only sterilized dressings, such 'as a doctor will ap- ply, should be used, and first -aiders are urged not to remove clothing or expose the burned surface mean- while. Why The Scarcity Of Stewardesses? What happens to good little air- line stewardesses? They get mar- ried. And te:o quickly, United Air Lines said in New York, as the line issued another appeal for girls to become stewardesses, The com- pany said its girls stay only art average of eighteen months before they leave to get married. Girls must have a year of college and a year of business experience; or ;:.•,•ars of college.; or hold a registered nurse certificate. ,They must be between twenty-one and twenty-six; between 0 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 7 inches; weight a maxi- mum of 135 lbs. '"The poundage must be distributed proportionally," the line said, wondering why stewardesses get married so quickly. Lime In Kettles Lime deposits in any cooking uten- sil can be removed by boiling strong vinegar water in it, or water to which cream of tartar has been added—one teaspoon per quart of teeter. C 0 0 rAC Backache is often caused by lazy kidney action. When kidneys get out of order excess acids and poisons remain in the system. 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'4 5, Extensivelyused loss of sleep, nervous indigestion, �'' irritability, anaemia, chronic *t y�i° fatigue, and exhaustion of the r"t e. �Q nervous system. 60 cts. Economy size, $1.50 s',=1,7,44 erve SWEETER TASTIER. h RECIPE Put 1 c. lukewarm water in bread bowl, add envelope Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast and t tsp. sugar, stir: let stand 10 min. Scald 2 c. milk, add 5 tbs. sugar: add 5 tsp. salt; cool, to lukewarm. Add to yeast with 1 c. water; add 6 c. sifted flour: beat well. Add 5 tbs. melted shortening and 6 c. more sifted flour, or enough to make easily handled dough. Knead dough quickly and lightly anti] smooth and etas. tic. Place dough in greases bowl, cover; set in warm place, free front draft. Let rise until doubted in bulk. Punch dough down in bowl; let rise again until about as high as first rise. When light, divide into 4 equal portions; shape into balls. Cover with cloth; Jet rest do to 15 min. Shape into loaves; place in greased bread pans. Covert let rise until doubled no bulk, about 1 hour. Bake in 425' F. oven for i S nun., then reduce heat to 3 i5° Finish baking about 30 into, longer, ssite