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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. Wright will accept
auction sales pertaining to farms,
, stock, implements and household ef-
fects. Prices r'assonab1e, with an ex-
lieirienced assistant. 'Satisfaction griar-
'' anteed. Phone 90 r 22, Hensall.
LONDON `and CLINTON
NORTH
London, Lv. . , -.. , ...........
Exeter
Mensall.
Eippeit-
Bracefleld.
Clinton, Ar.'
SOUTH
A.M.
9.00
10.17
10.34
10.43
• 10.55
.. ' -. 11.21)
Clinton,. Lv.
Brucefield .
KIPPen
Hensall
Exeter '
London, Ar.
SUNDY ONLY
Toronto to Goderlch
(Via London and Clinton)
'Toronto, Lv.
London
Clinton
Goderich, Ar......
P.M.
3.10
3.32
3,44
3.53
• 4.10
5.25
P.M.
6.00
9.40
11.55.
12.20
C.N.R. TIME TABLE
EAST
A.M. P.M.
Godes-tell 6.15 2.30
Holmesville ' 6.31 2.50
Clinton 6.43 3.13
Seaforth-- • 6.59 3.21
St. Colunfban ..... '... `7.05 3,27
' 7.12 3.35
7.25 3.47
WEST
Mitchell -11.27 •10.33
Dublin 11.37 10.44
St. Columbian 11.40
Beeforth . ....... 11.51 10.56
Clinton . 12.04 12.10
Goder•ich 12.35 11.35
Ehtbliri
Miteheil
C.P.R. TIME TABLE '.
ST P.M.
4.35
4.40
4.49
A 4.58
5.09
6.21
`5.82
'9.45
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M3lyth
Walton
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-Toronto
WEST
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Toronto 8.20
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Walton
'12,15
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Mteneiiet •; .. •. ; .x:54IAN
'41/1110.11,110.
(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
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a'
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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) }.
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•
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`
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