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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1948-12-02, Page 2lv kM SYLVEST I RI NO By BLANCHE ROBERTS , Synopsis Honey :Uunroc, pretty young redhead. Nncceeds in taking the Sylvester Diamond from • a woman in a Los Angeles depart- ment store and concealing it in her apart- ment, But Joe Danburne, professional thiel whom she has known several menthe, be- comes suspicious and, in fear'of her life. she takes the stone with her to the apart- ment of Dan Brewster, district attorney. she has time toithh s explain sheom tto Dan why shein love,otook the stone, there is a knock at the door. Dan pushes her into the bedroom and then goes to see who is there. CHAPTER V. (Continued from last week) She punched the light switch and flooded the living room. There was naked evidence that Joe had been in the place. Using a skeleton key was a snap for him, she knew. The empty suede bag lay dis• marded on the divan, its contents scattered over the room, thrown by irate hands. Dresser drawers had been pulled out and the closet was empty- —, all her lovely clothes durriped on the floor in a heap; hats and shoes were everywhere. There was nothing in the bedroom left untouched. Even the mattress lay on the floor. Honey didn't wait to pick up any of the things, however. She hardly gave them a thought after the first glance. She dressed hurriedly and packed a suitcase and left. She ran down the steps to the second floor and paused to listen, and hearing no footsteps, she continued her flight. Outside ir the chilly night air that swept in from the Pacific, she made her way quickly along the sidewalk, staying close to the build- ings • and watching carefully all cars that drew near. Joe might be in any one of thein. Finally, seeing k. An oh -so simple must for your casual wardrobe! Clever cut and buttoning make_ this dress ever so slenderizing, and the neat cuffs add a crisp finish( This pattern, easy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has com- plete illustrated instructions. Pattern 4826 comes in sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46. 48. Size 36 "takes Sys yards 39-ii3ch. Send' TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c.) in coins (stainps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, '• STYLE NUMBER. Send your order to -Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. * that one was an empty cab, she hailed the driver as he was about to pass her. He backed' up and she got in. At the railway station he let her out and she went in to buy a tick- et for San Francisco. But before the man could get it for her, she changed her mind and ducked out of the depot and had another cab take her to the airport. It had only taken a second as she stood before the ticket window to realize that Joe would go by air and be waiting for her when she arrived in San Fran- cisco, and that was the very last thing she wanted to happen. * She was just ir °tittle to buy the remaining vacancy and catch the northbound plane. She had never been in the air before but such a minor detail did not bother her now. She was willing and glad to fly at the moment. Not until the twin motors roared and the• ship moved swiftly from the ground, did she relax and take a good breath. Honey smiled at her fellow pas- sengers before settling herself com- fortably to do a bit of thinking. She leaned back and closed her lids over tired and sleepy eyes. "Honey Monroe," she told herself with firm conviction, "you almost grabbed off too much when you took over the Sylvester diamond. After all, life is worth more than any jewel in the world—even that one. But a promise is a promise," she argued with herself and sighed wearily. "I wonder what happened in Dan's apartment? If Joe gets arrested, I will be safe—I hope 1 will be safe," she altered, remem- bering that Dan had said something about arresting her for stealing the diamond. * * "But if Joe gets away," she thought; and her heart froze at the possibility, "my life won't be worth 2 cents. He will hunt sue down. Nothing will stop him until he finds me. But if I make San Francisco . in safety, he won't get the diamond —ever." However, destiny ruled`that Hon- ey should not arrive at her port of haven so soon—so easily. The air liner started bucking strong head winds soon after taking off and the fog wag- unusuany nex'c a- ong- the of the way for the pilots, and then they lost the radio beam they'were traveling on. Ai- if that were not enough trouble in itself, something went wrong with the _motors, mak- ing a forced -sin -Mg imperative. "Buckle your safety- belts," in=. structed the pretty.hostess on the ship, hurrying from one. passenger' to the next and waiting to make sure that,tte orde'x:was,earried.out.,- "Emergency landing." Second's tie'ked by 'while •tire • pas- sengers looked at each other, -trying to smile, yet with fear lurking in their eves."- •' - • .. Then tiles: •liglttsi:: (vent; . nit, and some one screemed. Suddenly, Honey's heart stood ' still as a thought shot through her • mind. The' diamond, She 'had for' gotten it in the •exciteinent• of,fasten- ing her safety belt. Quickly , she grabbed the small parcel front her purse and dropped the precious box into her coat pocket. "Perhaps 1 should have -faced' Joe," she thought grimly as a naw fear of disaster enveloped her. "If the ship cracks' up, I will die arty • way." •She shuddered at her thoughts. - At that moment there was a ter- rific splash of water as the big liner struck the ocean instead of land. Honey fell forward, hitting her head on the seat in front of her. (Continued next week.).:. FO$SWO PUZZLE If 2a. r erstan poet 11, Catch sight of 17. knows (arphalc) 19. Chide 21. Tropical tree 32. Lamb's pen name 26. Drawn 25. Subsequent selling 27. Wotframlte 2s, Tenngsonian character, ACROSS 4, Act 1. MarY's pet 5. Avocation 5. Cultivates 6. Make eyes 9. Fish eggs 7 Rubbers 12. Crooked (dial,) 8: Dry 12 Fairy tale 9. Business slump monster 14, Printers' measures 15. Ancient Teuton 16. variety of raspberry 18, Trench clerical 20. T:ncanny . 21. Imp:ger's implement 34, I '41:7,1 A, 26 Chane 37 Fire basket 30, _Kindled 31, Accumulate 36 t.'admus' slaughter 34.44 marriage 86 igen atvalr 1 Z 4tn 20,sus disk 9 Mixtures d2. Ventilated* III4. Unsnarl 6. Asiatic country O. Cravat 1. Fish 2. Vegetab I 8, Old tilIii''�� 4. 6'ornid ft. Not pOiolter tr nemttttert . 21.21 29. Bushes ' 32. Office . snperintenideta4 35. Virginia willow 37. Hindu altar 39. French seapor4 40, lar ring 41. indigo source 43. Misfortunes 45. By birth 47. Untrained 46. Wing 49, Pitch or to 'this Puree Will Appear Mott Week Three Pairs 'Make A Good Handful—In a little•over eight hours no, less than three sets of twins were born at a Rochester hospital—five girls and one boy. Seen from left to right in the nurses' arms are Donna and Dianne, Linda and Kathleen, Diane and Louis. ir r • • INGER G Qty-d-ol:t .e P. C 1, O D ,e A prince is born! That Was the work to suit the hydro hours. And' news flashed over the airwaves just .as 1 sat down to write= -and I must confess it has put everything else out of my head. What rejoicing there will be throughout,the.Empire, Princess Elizabeth has such a very waren place in our hearts. And She seems closer to us now becausertin common with all mothers, she is experienced the pain and joy't"4ti;f childbirth. \7Te know very welly 0e would be spared any ` unnecessitiiy suffering but the very nature o 1}1 , ordeal precludes the possibility*=+of'`it being entirely without pain. . And; , ob. we are all glad 'the little prince is born, and hope that the baby and. his Royal parents will spend many,. happy years together. - -- Actually niy first thought"' this morning was of the .Princess—e.:.::1 was watching the: da•tsni and x�op because.,_, !.ear 't ren ember.- lav ing . seen a lovelier sunrise. Not that ' there Was a lot of colour, as a'matter of fact,' there was -very little, but above the •sun's first rays the sky was such a wonderful blue,' inter- spersed with.billowy white clouds, .faintly tinted 'at their lower edge with shades of rosy pink. And yet, such .a little, while, the first glory of the dawn had faded. The blue, was less vivid, the fleecy clouds L'ejju'ite Ordinirjr,:'acid= rile still just' about as usual. By the time I fed' the chickens there was noting over head 'to attract atteistiof '`alut .there' was underfoot. It eras actually slippery. There had; preen enough. frost after the rani to make the` ground slightly icy here and there. It seemed so strange. ..;Such a little while • ago we were ,,Complaining about "the heat! * * * But so it is — and last Tuesday • saw, the end of, our .season's .work when the `last of our' grain was threshed. And believe me, we are very thankful for our good harvest. One of our neighbours offered to':: help xne with lacy threshing meal, and while I appreciated Itile offer, I told her I was sure ,I•:coirrid;,manage, And I did — but the' credit isnot to me but to tile conveniences I Have atouiid me'compared with the little 1 -had to work with some years ago. These conveniences take all the worry and a -lot of the work away from getting threshing meals. And they are no more than every farmer's wife should liaye., Not all at once perhaps, but be be the aina of every farmer to give his wife the tools. to lighten her" job. He night, in the end, save on doctor and hospital bills. Unfortunately, as we know only too well, this is not always possible during a depres- sion, Even hydro cuts did not bottler me last Tuesday because I baked • pies and roasted a joint the night before. •It . meant working until midnight but that• was better than worrying about power cut-offs next morning while we were threshing. ' power cute add zest to housekeep- To tell you the truth I think these ing! It is fun trying to arrange one's Answer to Last Week's Puzzle Gc R t T 4 7- +1! R T !i Rak [ A h '4 0 ./ 'G i r$ I G A S 7' M WE Y A A C k 0111 w 12 E ri G) so often we get fooled( Doing the weekly wash with, one ,.eye on the clock is quite an' adventure. Shall we, or shall we not get through? A feiv more heavy pieces to go through the wringer and' then . . . siz-z-z ... the machine stops dead. Just as that happened last week Partner walked into the kitchen. "Well," I said, "do you see how de- pendent we are? Look at that wash- ing machine it is no more use right now than an ordinary tub. And' the vacuum cleaner — it is even less use than a broom( Country Power cuts come at a different time from those in town— but 1 suppose even country districts are not all the sauce. •'Ours are from 10 to. 11 a.m.' an..d frons 1.45 to 2.45' ri.p.ni.'so 'that'•.we really, suffer. little inconiemene-e 'T-onight, however, •a"c1r'�erent anattee had an unsE1redtrded btacl.-outl% V1 Just a"s" Part •ner was going to the barn. It was funny to see hint. •start out with a lantern. And the kitchen—faintly, lit by the ding glow of a coal -oil latnp'- I wondered how we lived that way for so long. •But we .did, and I Haven't a doubt we could do it again should the necessity arise. Yes, I think we could stand any in- convenience except being cold. And that would be a hardship, not an inconvenience. IIow sad it •is,•rf-his growing old! City Life 'When Uncle Zeke got back to Tafle'fbn Junction he swore he wa's through with New York for life. "I'ni crossin' the street and mindin' my own business," 'he told his cronies round the 'old cracker bat'- rel, "when a varmint comes rickety 'split 'around the corner on two wheels and knocks me down. Do ye think he apologized? No scree! He leans out and hollers, 'Hey, Pop, as long as ye're down there, how about, checkin' my oil?' A Lot of Dishes The average ,bride may not know it, but when she says "1 do," 340 tons of dirty dishes are staring her in the face.. She doesn't have to do them all at once, of course. But in her years of housekeeping she • will wash them all eventually. Two and a half million dishes are about what the average home- maker can count on washing — a good .figure for her Husband to re- member • when he envies his wife's easy job. UDAYSdllOOL By Rev. R. Barclay Warren, History in the New Testament Acts 1:8; 4;1-4;.13:2-3; 16:4-10;. 28:6, 30-31. • Golden Text: Go ye therefore,. and teach all nations.—Matt. 28:19. • The disciples had forsaken ,Hien and fled. Peter denied Him with curses. Jesus was condemned. and crucified. Before sunset .his life- Tess body was removed from the cross and laid in a "'cave. • Surely • ;His was a lost cause'and He would SOOn;be-forgcitteis., lfut iso; something happened. On the third day He arose from the dead, nevermore to die. He coin-' forted' His weak disciples. Before His ascension into 'heaven. 'As ' gave, specific instructions. In Jerusalem they tarried and prayed. On the feast day of 'Pentecost the ' third Person of the. triune God, the Holy Spirit, cant ' in His abiding fulness into their hearts. Jesus had withdrawn His physical presence but thel•H'oly:'Spirit had conte .to them individually. With -pure hearts and holy zeal they went forth to preach salvation from -sin by 3epen- tance and• faith in the. risgn ' lirist. 'Many'• ill, Jerusalem belieyed Trey joined -the others-- in telling ''the' Good News. The message was taken to the Samaritans, Ethiopians, 'Greeks aiid Romans.' The Book of Acts' records the thrilling ,story.' There were severe struggles. Many died a martyr's death. But the Church • prayed and betieVed and triumphed. • ' • • The ai•t of giving cetaiiiic' tile' a lustre finish was a jealously guarded • secret in ancient vfesopotai?lia. - Just Dolly and Me --Off for a stroll along Brighton teach; England we see 2 year old Carol Francis ati.d Susie. Susie i, a doll, lifesize, and not only can walk but also move her 1...- and arms in a very realistic niaimer. AN -NE 14IRST1 vow, tionag "DEAR ANNE HIRST: I honestly don't know where to turn, so 1 atn as' ing your advice, ' I've been mar- ried two years, and I've never been so happy in all my life! I know my husband loves me, for tie proves it. I also love him deeply„ But histlmother seems trying to nial:e trouble.. 3 Every time we visit her, she makes up all sorts of stories that aren't true. "I thought the world of my its- laws—went to see them often, and tried to be helpful when I could. I don't know what I've «one to be treated this way! (Maybe it's be- cause she sees her son so happy that she gets so mad?) "One night i could take no more, aed walked out of her house: My husband followed me. I . want to stay away from there forever. Do you think my hubsand should con- tinue to go? I'm so afraid she may stir up so much trouble that she will draw him away from me and my baby! "Every job he got after the war sh. claimed was too hard for hien, rut he thou ht of our future, and never listend to her. Now I'm afraid he may get disgusted, and . there will be trouble. 'ZO,Tlsen a mother snakes trouble instead of peace, I think it is time to stay away from her. WORRIED° • Mother and Son * JUST the other day I' printed a * letter from a man whose wife had' * divorced him because of his moth- * er's interference, Too late were * his eyes opened to the sort of * woman his mother really was, and * he was honest enough to admit it. * Let us hope your husband will * wake up too. * No one can blame you for not * wanting to visit Your mother -in- * law, 'to encounter further snide * remarks. Whether your husband * continues to go, is for him to say. • * He probably will be better satis- * fied to make his own decision. 1 * suggest you let him alone, and * see what happens. .He ,did not * listen to her advice as to his jobs,, *you know. Of course it is always possible- * ossible* that 'a daughter-in-law, noticing * such „a tendency in her husband's • * `mother, may become overly-sensi•- •five and. read innuendoes into re- * marks - that are innocently meant, * Also after have have gone there, * less frequently, you and she both • * May feel less antagonistic and an * ainicable truce may be arranged. * It has happened. * It is sad when a mother deliber- * ately (or tactlessly) criticizes her *'sor;'s tivife: �'f he is loyal to lira '*•wife, 'she will lose her soil. In * your case, she will lose her grand- * child too. How shortsighed, evert * wicked, can such a women be! * Hold. on to your faith in your * husband's sense of fairness. 1 * believe -you will not be disappoint- * ed. * * 'A mother can het; make:her sort's marriage beautiful, or she • 'scan wreck it. If you find yoxir•- self . inclined to interfere, let Anne Hirst guide you to a \loser , :course., y Jtust write her ,at, 123 Eighteenth Street, New Toron- to, Ontario. •• Dressing The House ...One iuferesting stratagem, used, by •the Communists, was reported in Rome recently when a crowd of 30,000 gathered to hear Paliniro 'Togliatti;"'I1ed leader, in' his first. speechsinge he was shot July 14,. The Comni,unists distributed thous- ands of .pairs of glasses to, give ..the crowd a more intellectual appearance' PIMPLES AND BLAC ; MEADS Quickly' helps• to dear up these Maranhao leaving skin soft and smooth. Proven ove 5O years. Dr. •Chase's Ointment 1, RUS IT WITH "KING OF PAIN" LIN IM E le Just hent and rub in M11NTA12D'S, and note the quick relief you get. Greaseless, fest drying, no strong or unpleasant odor, Get a bottle today; •keep it handy, 15-46 IARGR ecONOM,6Ail sift 680 ISSUi 49 •-- 1948