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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1944-07-07, Page 7.k era, Sellcltors, Istc, di D. McConnell , - 71. Glean Hays' SEA1! R;T`•II, Oi` , Telephone 174 .:Berriater, $o11cltor, 233l''*A10QRTH ONT,a,#tIQ - °Branch Office - H iisall 'Hansell . . Seatgrth 'hone 113. 1 stat 1;73' MEDIC SEAM= CLOW DRy, E. A•, MCMASTER, M.B. ' • Graduate of University of ,Toronto The Cunic' is Cully equipped with complete and modern Ii: --ray and other asp -to -date diagnostic ;and therapeutics equipment, Dr. F. J. it. Forster, Specialist iii diseases of the ear, eye, • nose -and; 'throat, will be at the Clinic the first Tuesday in every month from"3 to, 5 h.m. Free Weti-Baby Clinic will be held on the second and last Thursday in 'every month from 1 to 2 p.m. JOHN A. GOilltylLL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR, H.H. ROSS' OFFICE Phones: Office 5-W Res. 5-J. - Seaforth MARTIN W. STAPLETON, MA., M.D. Physician- and Surgeon Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat Phone 90-W Seaforth DR. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. Late assistant New-•3t'ork Opthal- ' ei and Aural_ Institute, Moorefield's Eye and ' Golden Square Throat Ho -a- vant; Iondon, Eng. At COMMERCIAL` HOTEL, SEAFORTH, THIRD WED- NESDAY 'in each month; from 2 p.m. to 4.30 .p.m.; also at Seaforth Clinic first Tuesday of each month,,,,,.•,,,.,53 Waterloo- Street South, Stratford. ' AUCTIONEERS HAROLD JACKSON, •: Specialist in Farm and Household SaIea. ' Licensed in Huron and Perth Coun- ties. Prices reasonable;, satisfaction guaranteed. For :i'nformatiori, etc., write or phone HAROLD JACKSON, 14 on 661, Sea - forth: •'R. -R. 4; Seaforth.. • W. S. O'NEIL, DENFIELD If- you want to realize greater re- turns from your auction sales of live stock and farm equipment, ask those who know and have heard me. Fif- teen years' experience. Sales con- ducted anywhere, For sale dates, Phone 28-7, Granton, at my expense. 89.19-tt PERCY C.-WRIGHT Mr.. Percy C. 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(Conti)ued from;1a3>w week) the;: was. •forty hve,, he .relnem'bei i . not a;; great. age fair ,W. -Wattle)), as 11'fe is. eonducted: 'today, ' An, age never,' theless, when :a woman with Borne shreds of (lignity, with manners a'ad breeding and;nough sense of humour to Prevent her from making a ffOolof herself cried' a halt to the rather la- mentable imitation of youth that was the fashion ;.•:slipped, e'how.ever reluct- antly, into a' backwater . and tied up to "a tree, He would= have beep a hard, unimaginative land vulgar per= son if he had. not felt a deep•sympa- thy and-coiuradeship for this woman at his side. ;Ad he was none of these, The !Bing that 'he' most hated in life w:as age with. its deplorable retire \menta, handicaps and slowings• down: And he had seen that behind this wcr man's 1'ovely.shell the relentless hand of Anno Domini was making itself felt. Never before had he and she spent so many hours together as on that be- wildered 'crossing. They had lunch- ed and dined. They had taken esker- cine up and down the deck. He had paid her as much attention as though. she were a ;bride. She had, beensuf=• fering,,and it had been his job to do what he could, in his• inarticulate way, to alleviate her pain. After the first two days she had recognized' his ef- forts, swelconied them, and shown her gratitude •every night when he escort- ed her to her ';suite .by.saying a few nice words. "Thank .you, Erskine," for instance, or, "How kind you are And„on the night before the ship had• arrived at Cherbourg, she had said, without her usual sarcasm, as a simple statement "No wonder you have ,been such a success with women. You understand, it seems." He had been glad, apart from its reason, of this change in her. He, hated .brightness, the. constant effort •to say smart things, the continued• laughter when it did not seem to be required, and all those ghastly me chanical effects of. flippancy,insnu'- Cerity and unseriousness that 'make un -.the society manner. ' He had al- ways, admired this woman. He had found himself liking"her then. And because of that he had studied those of her; charming qualities which she had hidden' behind her glittering screen. .Ahd once ortwice during that unavoidable juxtaposition • a. 'sweep of homesickness ' had over- whelmed him, and he had been 'mov- ed, with a needle through his heart, to wish that he had' married her for love. He was a very lonely person, and although he never said so in a spirit of martyrdom, even to himself -. he. was 'wholly devoid of tli'at-he had 'reit strangely, like, a, man who had fel- lowed his desires _wherever they lett and had returned to; Civilization to find that most of his friends were dead, that his old haunts were gone or altered, and•,that a new generation' had taken complete possession,' Gamlingay had crossed on another shj.p and was somewhere on the same waters. He had left the house in Park Avenue the morning after the, arrival of Lady Westminster's cable. Farquhar was under the impression that he had not seen Helen again. Jean was responsible, therefore, ngt only for the break-up' of the Villa• Pico della Mirandola, but for that of the' Park Avenue, intrigue- of. hes wife and the novelist, All threehad been routed by youth, as winter is driven before"- spring. Hearing 'from Willett; with whom he had communicated by telel5hone, that Lillian Shepreth was livitg at Number 38A Wilton Place, Farquhar left Grosvenor Square and turned his face towards Knightbridge. He had promised Lillian that he would call upon her in whatever house she had settled as soon as he returned to London. Hee now intended- to keep thee promise, . although he knew that in so doing he would rubSalt into his4 wounds- If he had' had his. wey he would never have seen her again, and he couldn't understand how it was that she could unde4go the pain of an- other ,meeting. He didn't understand, women or their strange • psychology. He knew far more about fish, pheas- ants, crocodiles and deer. Willett had told higee rather excit- edly he thought, that Mrs. Shepreth , vac happy in her little house, that et 'did have a yard for her dog, and a nice'•.'big bedroom for the boy for whose university education she had made herself responsible: He turned into ,Piccadilly, was thankful to see that. someone or other lead'efilled up' that disconcerting gap 's, just 'beyond the Cavalry Club„ which had made that excellent ' street , resembie a mouth in which one of its front teeth had been missing. • He crossed and walked on the Park side Of the street, that chasing Park where the,'g'rass was always green and the trees be- came more and more beautiful with age. They were the only things, he thought that were improved by this process. But he' wondered why itwas that the London authorities permitted' so Many uncomfortable exhibitions of unselfconscious love -making to go on in full view of the public. In America the abrupt orders to 'keep, tiff" were enforced by uniformed officials' im- bued with the principles of Prohibi- tion. He noticed, without surprise, that many of the buildings were shabby, and that 'the Bachelors' Club especial-, ly wore a' very seedy appearance,'; In looking at Hyde Park C'or'ner he could' hardly believe new that at ofLe time in its history there had :beep. a search light on its' areh..The pathetic ape peal which Was printed on a huge board outside the hospital almost/per- suaded him to send a cheque to. the. authorities for the desired coat of •paint. are noted, with • a Certain sadness the varioi1 Changes •'that were color: Ing.VrerI,odob�Nomad.;,tioWn the Old Pitt slide -hitt;` 0064 acid he was jea'lotta pt eta' dignity "!trio : `ftditiotia. .He lead already shudderetiat 09' sight of the huge new building 'wheatt had •been'erected (MAIM plaee'where Deo- onshife House and its wenderfelgar- den hud., stood4 • •W1lera .:itad, its tbrtiehes-gone? 'Strelamq.of buses, and Other motor vehicles made so anuch notes that he gOidel hardly hear" hfte- self think. The . intermittent bicycle was an anachronism. Arrived at his, destination he found a nevq,`ly-painted little housein a line of little houses. R had a'emart door with a wrought -iron knocker, and a balcony on the ,second Weller on which --there were, nibs of ferns. It looked -very cheerful ant ' gay.,.. It' reminded Farquhar pf ad adventurous elderly lady who had been persuaded to dye her' hair and, • have her eyebrows ,plucked, :shorten hesrather old-fash- ioned frocks and add an ine1 to. her heels. He wished to Geod, t " t. he liv- edhe t re instead of •in otitic r .Gro Square. s ' There was 'a 'small brass. plate .screwed to the door on which the -words "Knock and ring" were engrav- ed. He did. so. Almost' immediate'l'y the door was opened by a nice -look- ing maid. He said: -"Is IMS•s. Shepreth itj?" "Yes, sir. What name, please?" He -gave his name. She said: "If you will please come up to the drawing -room I will tell Mrs. Shepreth. She has only just come in and I think she is up in . her bedroom." She was very chatty and amiable, and, it seemed to Farquhar, some- what excited at the sight of a visitor. In 'going through the small hall to the extremely narrow staircase he caught,a glimpse of a rather nice.imi- tation of a . Jacobean dresser which was loaded with blue plates., And on his way upstairs he -'teas distinctly' pleased with the prints that hung closely on the wall. ' They were very pleasant, he thought. The drawing room ran from the front to the back of the house, with an archway in the Middle:. 'Two', rooms had been knock- ed into' one. It was the most femin- ine•.place that he had -ever seen in his life -filled with innumerable small tables and crowded with cushions, There was not one pieceof furniture in it that he would have looked at twice. It was a room, nevertheless, .which reeked with charm and cheer- fulness. It was utterly unpretentious and simple -the sort of 'room in' which a man could make. himself Comfort- able and look through a cloud of pips smoke at a. woman who knew how to be quiet, who made an art of lei- sure, and took an inconspicuous de- light in mending 'socks. He went across to the far end of it and look- eddawn on a small square of .garden that was neatly and deftly laid out. Lillian's tittle '•Aog was ba'rk_ing at imaginary cats. When the• door opened he turned with his heart in his throat, but in- stead of seeing Lillian he saw a tall, good-looking 'boy,' square -shoulders,'., deep -chested, who held himself as though he had . been drilled. He was very young, probably not eighteen, round-faced, healthy," very fair, with, amazingly blue eyes. He wore, a Charterhouse tie. He ,drew up shortat the sight'aoi Farquhar. "I beg, your pardon," he said. "Are you waiting for my aunt?" "Yes," said. Farquhar, and held out his hand. "My name's Farquhar. I'm. a very old • friend of your aunt's. You're Alan Bracknell, I know?' ' "Yes, sir." .. He grinned in a friendly manner and• showed no surprise at being known, although it was 'obvious that he had never heard of this man, whom he had never seen before. There- was nothing in his eyes to show that Lillian bad taken him ,even vaguely into her confidence.," Why sbeuld she? Ile added "I'm down for the week end.' We're doing a show tonight and tomorrow we're driving to Wargrave; If ,the weathers decent we're' going on the river. Rather fun." -"Great fun," said Farquhar. "A ripping program,' You're in your last term at school, I suppose?" "Rather. Theh Oxford." He. squar- ed his shoulders and shoved out his chest. ,"Magdalen. Rather hot, 'I think," ••,• . • . •.. "Frightfully' hot," said Farquhar: '"You'll row,' I suppose?" "If they'll have me. • But, you see, there isn't a river at Charterhouse. We've cricket ate footer and squash. W e haV 't'tLie luck .to be wet bobs like, those uppish Etonians. • :I shall have a shot at it though." "I should," said Farquhar. "'Nothing like rowing for the forearm and esprit de corps." The boy brought out a cigarette - case. "I'm afraid they're st,}ikers," he 'said. .o' • And Farquhar, who had never been seduced into • smoking a cigarette in his life, took one, waiting while this friendly, lad perforined an operation upon a self -lighter. He then lit it and smoked with gusto, though he hated the ,thing. "Charming house," he said. ' The boy looked round the reom with immense approval. • "Great, isn't it? I live here, you know. This is,.• this is my headquar- ters 'whenever I can 'dash down from Charterhouse. We have had a fright- ful spree buying furniture. You should see my room." "I should like to," said Farquhar. "Perhaps you'll take me up later," He began to weirder where Lillian was, and why : '"she" didn't appear. There was no need to' make up her face for him. He • had his back to the door when slie opened it: at last. He would have known her quiet footfall if he had, found himself in What Ganailingay eail� .. ed the •, second , ialne, and- etadbeen p Wafting there,:' eairthbou.ed, until she edified hint.' .fie wheeled round, and,', aril the 'tiiely 'tivas..prese>ut; and alto bei toattae' he Jett that be had sih iltub'. alight to., her, ,a• .aequaijrtance alb ha'nd. it recl}Ijp trol that only co. an' air of an:. it out a formal to rigid self -con - ,e 'with age. Ilesaid:- `£HaVA ado; you -do 'L`.illian' in; London fo,,a:;day or two, per- haps lees, and 1•.thought that you would permit meo give myself the, pleasure- of lookmngf y'bu.-up," She adopted his; time and his man- ner. They might, have met' at a gar- den .party, or a' teai.tight, or at the Eton and Harrow Vatch. Anywhere. It was very well. dote•e by both. "How nice of you;"' she said. "Do sit down, and I'll ring for "Please don't b ajar," said Farqu- har.. ."Isn't it rather:"late?"' "No,- lVly boy and 1 have only Just come in. We've been buying clothes. "Not clothes," Said, Alan laughing: "You mean'shirts and ties," ' , He was young enoi>gh to wish that. Farquhar shouldn't Labor under the impression that he got, his clothes off the peg. • Gorgeouely youngee, thought Farqu- har, and envied him. Touching the bell with a trembling finger Lillian then''made a gesture to- wards a comfortable: chair, and Far- quhar noticed that it was an absolute replica of the one. in.which he used to sit in his room in Fiesole. Newer, that was all, and 'without the mark of his head -which aleft a mark, be- cause he was one of those men who put tonic on their heir_ .•,, - "She's not forgotten," he said . to' himself, and placed .a metaphorical candle at the feet of'the Madonna, It was a tragic interview, conduct- ed 'pleasantly. . Caste and tradition played their excellent Darts. . And while the boy babbled and laughed, went off at 'a dozen tangents, 'talked school stuff, ` and refereed again and again to Oxford with a sparkling eye, those two, who had loved each other and still loved, maintained an attitude of polite acquaintanceship like cham- pions at the game. Once or .twice on- ly they exchanged looks in which they permitted themselves a rush of passionate' words, of mutual gratitude for .never -to -be -forgotten favours, and the recollection of happiness which nothing could wipe out. Lillian's delight' at the friendship which the man and the boy had struck up was moving and musing, though to Farquhar, who sawin this lad the very spit of the son of whom `he had dreamed, it was very painful busi- ness: He was glad and sorry when the moment came when lie rose to say "Good-bye." He would take the pic- ture of that house -and its furniture,. Its small bright yard; and 'those .two who were so devoted; to Paris, and wherever else he was forced to go by Jean that 'wifl-o'-the wisp. He said: "Good-bye, I shall hope to see ypu before I saiLe though I don't know when that will be,." He bowed over Lillian's hand; which he longed to put.. to his lips.' "Good-bye, young fellow," he said to Alan, "I may buzz up ,to Oxford to s.ee you some ,day or other. The very best of luck., Don't forget your books." "Wart a see.," said the boy. "You're comingto see my room," , "Oh yes, that's true,', said Farqu- har. "Lead the way." The boy made a dash for the stairs and Farquhar turned at the door. But he did not' more than say to Lillian, though with a break itt his 'voice: "A delightful boy. i -hope to God 'he'll be worthy of you,." To which she nodded and smiled. Shewas unable to speak. "Coming?" "On the way," said Farquhar, de- veloping a cold. The room' was really an attic, low ceilinged, and with two windows ir, the roof.. But it was fairly large •and very 'comfortable, with bookshelves, a camp bed, an enormous sofa, and a wide•"stretch of Turkey carpet. It was cheerful -like everything else in that house -and with numerous cheap re- productions of famous Italian pl'd- lures. "What de" you think of it? Isn't it great? ' I .don't know why,.. but some how it reminds me of Oxford. I've spotted a room in the High which is just like this. My aunt's' a frightful dab 'at' making rooms exactly right.. I wish she were my wether."", This was blurted out. "I wish she were," said Farquhar. "Treat her as such, old boy." And Alan said: ."am going to. I never knew my own. She died when I was born. Rather tough tuck, 'I think,' don't you?", "I de,' said Farquhar. "How about your father?". - The boy shook his head and was sjeent. And then, having mastered his voice, Inc said:' "My father was killed in the war. He was, command- ing the Buffs." His head wits high, . ,but his lips trembled, • "Well, carry on," Farquhar said, "And. look here, make a tote of my name. If ever I can do anything which your father would have done, - give me tlee opportunity. I shall. be very glad. Remember that, will you?" "Tha•hks Most awfully; gin" He wasn't in, tlee0 leket surprised. There was nothing in his perfectly' simple, unpoisoned mint which could cause the least surpriab. This man was a friend ' of Aunt Lillian's, and,' as such, couldn't be anything ,but a corker. And that he certainly was. Every inch a sportsman. And, by gum, what a damned nice tie.-, One of these days he might have the same tailor, perhaps, and shoes• that had gone as red. "So long, then." , "So long, sir:" As Farquhar passed - l leaxt's room he saw a little table Iia ills side of the bed and on it a leii4'tl te.:bex with a lock. He recognized 3talis'• the one he hadgiven o' •]t r at be r. they had . ,,cit y beet ehopping in Florei5'ri'pl, ',She had tultetf a . falter' ,to ft -aa' hi<tli ioexpen- hi'we'' hi11i and s 1 • ;,.w y sleet. t ti .l}tad rI a y , s �-r !i. a' ,t an 7$a!d s new that it, t during the 1a,S a',Y'•-pha took its out ± er breast oXnpeusation''` ..Ob, Gail:•. d . he ld:s it' The 'argt ha ' house in, Paris' had boet lent ,lly, ele,n to' a friend of hers in order thathe might subject her self to the .fa1c1&tl regulations of 'the divorce laws ,4f .Pane; This: was, as it happened, imn;tensely incoetvenient It made :_a' hotel neoessal y•,•, Farquhar hated 'betels- jt' meant also, that 'h9;, was 4bUged tp' take - more Ii ggag 1 than was his habit to,, o. After consulting Helen, he had sent a telegram to the manager of the Ho-; tel Mercedon in the Rue de Presbo'urg, close tp.' 'the Place de TEtolle, and it was there that they: arrived 'a .little after live o'clock the following after- noon: -•-A telegram had been • sent al- so to tip Duabesse. de Bercy, .and •she,: with her usual • thoughtfulness, had „spent an hour at the hotel warming up the suite with Sowers, cushions, books and a large box,of chocolates from 'Humpelmeyer's, so that It look- ed human, and as ,though It had •bean lived in -not' like the usuaI -hotel room room whose windows had been closed fast and whose formal az- ange,ment 'offurniture made them preclselaWhat they ..were - ••a temporary alighting place, a telegraph wire to a swallow on the wing. Dna table with a glass~ top, under- neath which there was 'a' -"circle of lace, there was a note. It was in a salmon -coloured envelope, which bore the Bercy crest. I•t was addressed to Helen, in the long, thin, slanting hand' writing of her relative. While the porters were bumping the -luggage in- to the shite, from the sitting room of which there' was 'a delightful view of the Arc and the light which perpet- ually burnt to the memory, of the Un- known Soldier, Helen- opened the lee ter. It was in Freinclt, and so that it should not be taken in by themen mho came in andout she .translated as she read. "My Dear, "I will not attempt to answer your letter written from the ship, It came to .me on my • •breakfast' tray this morning. Let us leave our discussion as to Jean's state of mind until we meet thisafternoon. Knowing well what you Americans thinkof the Jew- ish people -some of us have that pre- judice, too -I can so well understand your agony and terror, Nevertheless, I know this Lorbenstein, which is to say that .I have met him several times here in Paris during the last two years, and listened to his playing. He is not quite the same thing. So that you may see him for yourselves, and judge, I have arranged, for him to play at my house at six o'clock. A little gathering. Come then, and af- terwards dine with me intimately and we will put our heads together. If 1• were to say that Jean has been hyp- notized it would be true and false. I have, found already that although your Jean is rather madly in love -I mean by .that more naively' and palpably so that we of Paris ever permit our- eelves to be ii publie she has her lucid moments when she is, as I have found- her, essentially the dear sweet girl, as clean as a silver birch, whose growth I have watched with affection and sympathy. Six o'clock then. "Always to.you, "Angele de "1 see," said Farquhar.' "Well, we must go. I would- infinitely rather have seen Jean alone. However, I suppose it can't be helped.. She'd not considering us." "I can't go dressed like this," said Helen.' "You must •give .me time to change." ' She went to the door. og•, her bed- room, opened it, and told' the maid, who was already unpacking, exactly what she wanted. • "I must shove on the proper clothes," said Farquhar. "Frenchmen are always dressed for wedding, fun- erals or boudoirs." ` He himself wasx in a suit of tweeds, grey with brown 'shoes and a soft • shirt. In another bedroom his valet had opened a wardrobe trunk. • "Afternoon clothes, Bassett. Wing collar, bow tie, white spats and a topper. Black overcoat - the one with the velvet collar. Be quick, will. you?" ' He went back into the sitting -room, opened a small -dispatch-case, and took out his pipe and pouch. There was•, time for the comfort of an hon- est smoke. It would k help him to steady himself. He felt as he had felt so often during the war, when, •aa' a Colonel in the British Forces, he had 'faced a forward movement and taken his life' in his hands. He had, at any rate, something to be thankful for. Helen had recover- ed . herseif. Since leaving London that morning .she haca emerged from a long stretch of introspection and auto -revelation, out of which she had come with a renewal • of courage; what Farquhar called, for want of a better term, a change of life. In the train from London, and on the intre- pid but inadequate 'boat, •she . had shown, by many touches of her old. quick wit, that she had come back to life. Her corivalbscence had been rapid, so that the•iourpey from Calais to Paris had been a useful one. She had talked well and soundly on the Jean problem and had agreed defin- itely and strongly to side with Far- quhgii in his determination to break off her daughter's engagement to "this impossible .Tew." Lord War- minster's statement as to the manner in which Jews were treated in Eng- land didn't affect this case. Strange as it might seem to him and to other English people, America had made her own laws of social `conventions. The strictest of them all was the one concerning Jews. Under no imagin- able circumstances was it conceiv- able that her daughter, or the daugh- ter of any member of their set, should marry a mari, however wealthy or cultivated, who belonged to the •Jew-' ish race ---not, that is to say -:and she addede this --with the condent of the parents .. , With the consent pf the parents! - • I - . '. , .. To which Farquhar had inked oir ,the very words which had emmedia tIhet- ly formett 'tilher ..braid; earthly effect `have the parents ,Spon; :the atstlons'.. if the girls tit thithY 't:'' And as' he stood at one: 9f"'the twin- down 'looking across at the Arc, he. thought, "A perpetual flange 0; obedi, enee loyalty, traditioae. • Why is,• it that our.•'children don't under ,stand and don't believe in these three vital, things'?" • And,:" often., a long: papas, -during; which- his mind went back' to the: war. and the " superb effort, of tiie youtbf of those, years, and further and further back to that told' and unmo�" ed moment oir his life when •the btrt: of Jean had been •aninouueed' to him'•.'. in a ho'u'se that'had not`been a home;' he '.said to himself: "A'td yet, good; heavens, look at 'the result, of our' obedience! .A dull fire of diarcontetit: throwing its intermittent, light upon two people whee made a sacrifice 'for the sordid combination of 'gold." And at that, momeet'lie '`was' teYnpted to Say: "Have 'we any ri'git, we of all people,' to interfere if `Jean and this young man are splendidly in love? What is racial prejudice but the "low est form of snobbishness?. Christ was a Jew. Isn't that enough?" No, it wasn't. Not in his country* and- his class. Not among 'the'.peo- ple of his caste and position. Such a marriage 'would mean social suicide and ostracism unless Jean became a wandering cosmopolitan, dividing her life between London, Paris, Vienna and Budapest, so that the name of Farquhar, disappeared from .the pag- es of American history on the death of himself and his •wife. _Ale heaved a sigh,. and. said out - loud: "It's very difficult." •'Your tluu6s ar.,e And so the man',,,,;! been al; l ,'lshevelr, ,b owe inolenaticins anr1 :4 ince ATif,4 beiirOOM t0} li 1 latioai''tarl Cast ,and :s .n:xx 'Taris` had decreed, in •oder, r. forth and arus}i the 1101 k vism of ,hi own ewe' iamb; IV. � s� It w s at "t is mon%, tit nth ;, eierga...xang up on the e HiQ eta was, required of .aim , to:sa : at lis dame la Duchesse de ercv' `ed :-.,.lar at the disposal og o$tsie, , and Madame Farl�re: -He made sev eral attempts : at the name. This was useful. "Farquhar detest ed taxicabs, and was • riot keen on hi°r ed cars. -It bored him very...nine that his wife had lent his 'houseAhs', ;that friend of hers. He was iyt•tehe, 'habit of travelling in - the Manner of Fre war royalty and ' he telt-,that -every- thing everything was out of gear When he Wee-- Unable as •un'a'ble to go from ° the..Gra'nd' Cel - tral to Park Avenue,• from,' -Waterloo to Grosvenor • Square, 'gild -from the Gare du Nord to the A 'tpui hle'stelis .ar Boulogne.' Money. Money. He was the last man in the world -:to refer to that with scorn Helen came out Of her room as he emerged from his. Under any, ether ; condition be • would liave been amused at her punctuality. As it was, it was she, who laughed,,.:.::: "I shall be a changed woman,." said; "if this sort' of thing, goes On.'! (Continued Nett' Week) }. dl • Take advantage of the summer months to picture outdoor activities. small lens of ning oft' a'box camera. Better still, use 1/50 at f/16 to avoid any chance of camera or subject movement causing a blurred picture. SUMMER is the time for swim- ming, boating, fun on the -water; and wherever "there is fun these days, there's room for your camera, to record the activities. Let me caution you, however, about your picture taking. Film, as you know, is hard to get now be- cause war needs require so much. Conserve it. 'And, by that I mean, don't waste it. If you have a box type camera, for example, don't try to take a picture of a diver zoom- ing through the air, people plaguing leapfrog on the beach; or any other even moderately fast action pic- tures. You'll simply be wasting your film because your subject will blurred. If you have a folding camera with a shutter ha�i able speeds, ;watch your exposures and be sure to- change the settings when moving from a brightly lighted area to one in the shade. In other words -think before you shoot, However, I want to give you a few suggestions on taking pictures at the swimming pool or beach; -pie - tures while sailing, and hints on Making -mote appealing water views and scenics. "" ' The main thing to remember about beach and water pictures is that open water is bright. It reflects an immense amount of light, so you must take care not to overexpose your film. To prevent o'ver'exposure, use a smaller lens opening or 'a' higher shutter speed than you do on ordi1,, nary Subjects. For stcenio pictures cut - the beaehi itt birtiliant sunlight with' avet'n e..slreed. Anis ;!burp roper • ex- uY .i o � o - 'second •�'��'22i e �). � # a ,l e ri- "When'ther'e are Peoplein the pfc- ture, Or areas of shadow, it is better to use 1/50 at f/11. This would be about the same as the large lens opening on the box camera.' 1/100 at f/11 is recommended if the action is fairly rapid. , These lens openings, too, give you a decided' advantage. The smaller the lens opening, the more "depth of 'field" or range of sharpness you hav and the�,easier it is to get all your picture in focus. are scores of picture oppor- • • tunities at the beach -snapshots of beach games, members of your crowd splashing around in the water; duck- ings, water fights,medicine-ball toss- ing; diving' pictures; children dig- ging; adults being buried in the sand or napping tinder newspapers; surf pictures.; close-ups of sand castles; "pattern pictures" using , shadows in sand ripples; even the puppy yipping at a sttarfisli or seam- pering away from an inrushing wave. is•_ *ons ....lie e+Eluivalent to Around a swhiiming pool, you will also find interesting picture chances; especially at the diving tower. There is one partica •point to watch in these pictures'. You go "to the Beath or pool to haaa furl; and so fun should' be etnphasihedin your pec- tures. The people ton pi`ctu're should al * be gosneaking lieiin'selfes` "that's �ihe°'.. p . dof0�..4sho . �`ri�t t has teal ll'ein if �e mit Ittrod``, �,• , ,, sg a man, in the � e"e`r `f�, li zl