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•• THE ]kiURON EXPOSITOR •
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ed by anobher boy while berrying
out at the noon hour. He now has
to carry 'his arm in a skin.
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SEAFORTH, Friday, December 22
Christmas, 1950
Christmas is on Monday and its
arrival marks the end of a feverish
period of preparation. Christmas
Day is the day about which is cen-
tred a time when old friends are re-
membered, when one visits one's
neighbors, and perhaps those who
are not neighbors, but acquaintanc-
es. A time when families are reunit-
ed; when prejudices are forgotten,
and when the children reign su-
preme.
While Christmas is essentially the
children's season, celebrating as it
does the birth of Him who was born
two thousand years ago, at the same
time it can well be man's guiding
force as he searches the path toward
peace on earth. The spirit of Christ-
mas is man's ultimate hope for the
elimination of and defence against
tyranny loosed in the world. It is
founded on a foundation of faith,
deep in the hearts of men.
Christmas is an occasion when
each of us may well reaffirm our faith
in mankind and rededicate ourselves
to the task of putting into practise
those principles in defense of which
He ;ave His life.
So we say to all, A Happy Christ-
mas! And may we each enjoy a bet-
ter life—a life reflecting the faith
that is Christmas, with its timeless
message of Peace on Earth, Good-
will to Men.
•
The Risk of Peace
In the light of events in Korea dur-
ing recent days, it is necessary con-
tinuously to bear in mind the prob-
lems with which the democracies are
faced in their determination to main-
tain a free world.
In a recent address, Prime Minis-
ter Clement Attlee reviewed the risks
of peace. He said:
"We all know from bitter experi-
ence that aggression unchecked
grows with success. Sacrifices now
can prevent greater sacrifices in the
future, but sacrifices there must be.
"The continual obstruction by Rus-
sia has frustrated the efforts of the
United Nations, and, further ,than
that, all over the world 'the agents
and supporters of the ..Cominform
have worked ceaselessly to foment
trouble and disorder.
"Two results have flowed from
this. First, owing to the action of
Soviet Russia in paralyzing the Se-
curity Council, and the consequent
failure to make the United Nations
an effective instrument for building
up collective security, it has been
necessary for the democratic coun-
tries to get together, first in West-
ern Union and then in the North At-
lantic Pact, to provide for their
mutual security. Secondly, the fail-
ure to get co-operation over the post-
war settlement and the continued un-
rest created by Communist -inspired
activities in various parts of the
world have entailed a heavy defence
burden for this country. Qur forces
have been spread out, holding a line
South -+Eat Asia and in occupation
duties in et -enemy, countries' .. .
O unprecedented contest in
which we are now engaged, the
preservation of the hotne front is as
=portant as defence against exter-
�tpl a groMion. An economic break -
i •1 e'dernoeratic countries has
reed t , elinp$, 6i. the enemies of
i' 'l hey think that • would
est chance of disrupt-
ies
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ti
or
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Santh Korea opened a new lase in
in this mutest. Hitherto there has
been no evert attack, but here was
military aggression against a State
set up under the aegis of the United
Nations. Here was a direct chal-
lenge to the world authority.
"We all remember how failure to
meet aggression ultimately destroy-
ed the League of Nations. It is not
my purpose ... to recall the unhap-
py events of the past, but the lesson
is plain there for us all to read. The
United Nations troops, including our
own, are now in action in Korea, and
I have every confidence that aggres-
sion will be halted and a salutary
lesson given to would-be aggressors.
"This aggression has been con-
demned at the United Nations by all
the nations except by Soviet Russia
and those within its circle of influ-
ence. That is a very significant ex-
ception. We must deeply regret this.
No propaganda can alter the fact
that the attack on South Korea was
naked aggression, and ' condonation
of aggression in one part of the
world raises anxieties about what
may happen elsewhere. Those im-
plications must be considered. We
must face the fact that what happen-
ed in Korea may, in one form or an-
other, be repeated elsewhere. This
does not mean that we believe that
world war is imminent, and assured-
ly we do not believe that it is inevit-
able, but it does mean, in our view,
that we must take every practical
step possible to prevent war."
What Other Papers Say:
Fundamentals Of Education
(Estevan, Sask., mercury)
Mental indigestion comes sooner
or later from a system of education
made too easy, pleasant and palat-
able through evading many of the
basic things of the subjects involved.
If more time were spent in the pub-
lic schools in fashioning for the chil-
dren the tools of the three R's with
which they finally carve out their
-own education, a tremendous advant-
age would be gained. Not only would
they be better prepared to absorb
the teaching of the subjects in high
school grades but they would leave
school ever so much better equipped
than they are now. On top of that
the cost of educating them—both di-
rectly and indirectly—would be less-
ened.
•
FOOLISH REGULATIONS
(Goderich Signal Star)
The regulations imposed by the
Provincial Department of Municipal'
Affairs for the conduct of municipal
nominations are no better now than
they were when they were first in-
roduced two or three years ago. The
ule that a nominee must give his
written consent to the nomination
prevents the introduction to the field
of a good man who for some reason
—illness, absence from home on busi-
ness, or other circumstances --is not
present at the nomination meeting,
but who would be the choice of many
electors, perhaps of the majority,
but for this silly, uncalled-for regu-
lation.
Another regulation—that unless a
nominee for more than one office
gives notice at the time of nomina-
tion which office is the one for which
he will stand—presents an oppor-
tunity for manipulation. Friends of
the nominee may wish to introduce
him to municipal affairs by way of a
seat ap councillor, but enemies may
desire to keep him out and to achieve
their purpose may propose him first
for some higher office for which they
know he would not stand, and unless
his friends are on to the trick—and
there is not much time for consulta-
tion between supporters°and possible
nominees on nomination night --- a
man who might make hj .,,anark in
municipal affairs may bet.enchred out
and disgusted with municipal life for
all time.
Other, undesirable. results may eas-
ily flow from these T+leedless regula-
tions. It is not necessary to po lit to
any concrete 'examples, but anyone
familiar with ihunseipal life, can sec
how these regulations hamper • and
constrict the cl oice,df.atlie eleetorsin
e
t•inalceint o"...
.o e' r re . ,
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Years
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Yearn Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
December 25, 1925
Mr. Hiram Shannon, Winthrop,
who has been engaged with Mr.
Noble Holland, Clinton, for several
months, has returned home.
In the recent presentation of
awards given by the Remington
and Underwood Companies' to the
pupils of Clinton School of Com=
coerce, who were' successful in
their tests, Miss Elsie Lowery,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Lowery, of town, was awarded the
Remington T`•ypewriter Co. silver
medal, whose record was 45 words
per minute.
Mr. John Lamont, who has been
on the ,staff of the Dominion Bank
here for some time, has been trans-
ferred to the Baden branch of the
bank.
Mrs. West has purchased the
residence of Mrs. 'Mason in Eg-
mondville,
On Thursday evening a number
of the town boys met at the resi-
dence of Mr. C. A. Barber to or-
ganize a Tuxis Square. Mr. E. R.
Crawford was elected mentor. Mr.
Lance. Norris, of Brucefield Tuxis
Boys, gave a short talk on organ-
ization.
rganization. The officers were then
chosen as follows: Pretor, M. Sav-
auge; deputy, R. Willis; coniptor,
W. Barber; scriptor, A. W. Siliery;
Messrs. Crawford, Savauge, Sr.,
McIntosh and Howey were nomin-
ated fo carry on the initiation of
the four officers at the residence
of Mr. F. S. Savauge.
On Monday eveningabout fifty
of the datepayers of S:S. No. 2,
McKillop, met at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Little, to present
their teacher, Miss Staples, with a
set of French ivory. John McElroy
was chairman for the evening.
Hogg Bros, contributed musical sel-
ections and the . following.. pupils
gave recitations': Mac McFarlane,
Edna McDonald, Mary McDonald,
Arnold and Ruth Scott sang a duet
and Mrs. Bert Irwin sang a num-
ber of popular songs, after which
Mrs. B. C. Rising read the address
to Miss Staples.
A fine Christmas concert was
held in 53, No. 2, Tuckersmith, on
Tuesday evening. Rev. R. A. Lun-
dy was chairman for the first part
of the program, while Albert Alex-
ander took charge of the second
part. The school was nicely decor-
ated with evergree as and Christ-
mas decorations.
Master Thos. Smale, of Hensall,
had the misfortune on Friday to
fall on the front steps of the school
MBER .e!4,iq 19,09.
•
From The Huron Expositor
December 28, 1900
On Friday the pupils of S.S. No.
4, Hibbert, surprised their teacher,
Mr. Gormley, by presenting him
with a beautiful present as a slight
token of their respect.
On Friday evening a meeting of
the farmers in the vicinity of`Con-
stance was held in the schoolroom
for the purpose of considering the
advisability of organizing a farm-
ers' club for the winter months.
Thirty-five men and boys gathered.
John Brit•4n was in the chair, Mr.
Thos. MceMllan explained the cause
of the meeting. Agricultural ques-
tions of the day would be discuss-
ed and possibly affiliating with the
Guelph Stock .Show, The following
officers were elected: Pres., John
Britton; vice-pres., Wm. Britton;
sec., Bert Stephenson; treas., M.
D. Weir.
On Saturday an accident happen-
ed to Mr. Wm. Keenig on the farm
of Alex Gardiner. He 'was en-
gaged iu feeding a cuting box. The
machine became clogged and he
tried with his left hand to remove
the obstruction, and his hand was
caught in the knives, completely
serving it at the wrist. The injur-
ed arm was, dressed by Drs. Arm-
strong and McNaughton.,,
Decently Mr, W. K. Pearce,_man-
ager of the Dominion Bank here,
received. a letter, together with a
cheque, from a gentleman in the
Vv estern States, stating that he had
seen in The Expositor that Mr.
Pearce was resident agent for San-
ta Claus. He sent instructions on
what to do with the money.
A fine big Newfoundland dog, be-
longing to Dr. McInnis, was struck
by a special train which passed
through town and was killed. This
was a valuable dog and the doctor
deeply regrets his removal to dog-
dom.
A monster soft elm tree was re-
cently cut down on the farm of
Thos. Dennis, 13 concession, Mc-
Killop, The tree was 29 feet in
circumference three feet from the
ground, and 50 feet up below the
forks it girthed 14 feet. It neede
three 12 -foot logs, besides having
about eight feet cut off the butt.
Each of the limbs made a good saw
log.
Miss McLeod, of Seaforth, has
been engaged to teach the school
in S.S. No. 9, McKillop,
John and. Duncan Aikenhead, of
London, spent Christmas at their
home in Brucefield.
The many friends of Robert F.
Stelck, Hillsgreen, will be pleased
to learn that he was successful at
the Clinton Model School.
Huron Crop Report
Farming has gotten down to a
complete winter routine. Poultry
flocks are now coming up to top
production.
Feed supplies look o be ade-
quate for the coming year. Some
corn is still not picked,
New Beef Cattle Have Bison Blood
Less than a century ago vast
herds of American bison or buffalo
roamed the mid -western plains of
Canada and the United States. For
many years these hardy animals
were the chief source of meat for
the Indians and the advance guard
of early white settlers pushing
westward in bh'e},r covered wagons.
Today as the result of the whole-
sale slaughter during the last
century, the once .prolific buffalo
exists only in a few scattered herds
in game preserves. But if the
extensive experiments of the Can-
ada Department. of Agriculture's
Experimental Farms Service prove
successful in crossing domestic
cattle and buffalo, then the desir-
able characters of the American
bison will not be lost, and Cana-
dian consumers may at least have
a clash of ,buffalo blood in their
beefsteaks..
For more than 30 years the
Experimental Farms Service has
been trying to develop useful
hybrid strains embodying the de-
sirable characters of the American
bison with the best features of cer-
tain domestic beef cattle breeds.
The hybrids, whatever the percent-
ages of domestic and buffalo blood,
are termed "Cattalos." One great
and continping problem in creating
a Cattalo breed of beef cattle is a
Lack of fertility in the males, says
K. Mackenzie of the Range Experi-
ment Station at Manyberries,
Alberta. He has found that this
lack of male fertility persists in
succeeding generations of hybrids.
Experiments to date show that ev-
en after buffalo blood is reduced, to
a low percentage, only a few male
Cattalos are fertile:
Early in the tests it was found
that the most satisfactory cross
resulted from the mating of a
domestic bull to a buffalo cow. In
1906 and the following years,
domestic sires of Aberdeen -Angus,
Shorthorn and Hereford breeds
were used• on 70 buffalo cows. The
resulting hybrid heifers were then
mated to ' domestic sires to give
three - quarters domestic, seven -
eighths domestic, and so on. Large
numbers of .bulls have been tested
for fertility and only about 23 per
cent have been found to be fertile.
The transfer of the Cattalo from
the Eiuffalo National Park at Wain-
wright to the Range Experiment
Station at Manyberries, 'Alberta,
started in the fall of 1949 when 72
head of calves were shipped and it
teas' completed this fall With the
movement of the main herd of
cows and calves to Manyberries,
This change ge n,as made because the
Department of National Defends
#ehuiro
U the 1"ld
oecn
pied .'% the
Cactfaio tt'' taitl4vi ht ailY °alto
because Manyherrio offered gtbat
1
er facilities for continuing the
work of improving the new hybrids
and comparing them with range
Herefords.
The object of the experiments
at Manyberries is the same as or-
iginally conceived, which is to cre-
ate a breed of beef cattle that will
combine the buffalo's characteris-
tics of thriftiness and hardiness
with the meat -producing qualities
of our domestic breeds.
First of all a study will be made
of the foraging ability of the
Cattalo in winter and, summer and
also their resistance to cold, dis-
eases and flies.
Secondly, their rate of growth,
age and size at maturity will be
determined. The feeding ability
and meat producing quality will be
compared with the Herefords and
feeding tests with bull and heifer
calves are planned.
Another important study will
centre on the reproductive ability
of the Cattalo and an effort will
be made to determine the causes
of infertility in the males aitd the
females and tests will be made to
overcome this defect which has
handicapped workers in the past
The herd will also be increased
to obtain new 'combinations of
characteristics from which to sel-
ect a desirable strain- It is hoped
to select for a polled type of ani-
mal with a uniform color pattern,
combined with hardiness and beef
producing ability.
It will be some years before the
Range Experiment Station at
Manyberries can produce a Cattalo
with the desired characteristics,
and' none are available -..for distri-
bution at the present time. The
herd at present is not uniform in
appearance. This lack of uniform-
ity is to be expected since the ani-
mals comprising it represent great
variation in the percentages of
blood of different breeds• of domes-
tic cattle and buffalo.
This lack of uniformity in the
herd is considered an advantage as
it is not yet known what type of
Cattalo is most desirable from the
standpoint of percentage of buffalo
blood, or such characteristics as
winter hardiness, beef quality, ab-
ility to rustle or breed color. From
a study of the results of the testa
to be conducted, it is hoped that
the most desirable types will em-
erge and attempts will be made to
breed a uniform herd of Cattalo.
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A Smile Or Two
Bud: "I notice you are taking
$3,000 for tips oft your Income tax.
You ean't do that."
Lou: "Why not? I haven't had
a winning horse all season;."
•
Professor: "What is your idea
of civilization?"
Student: "It's a good idea. Setae-
binty ottglit to start it."•
"
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CHAPTER XII
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
• Lisbeth Carmichael broke
her engagement to Miles Bene-
dict and ran away to New
York. She did not love Miles
as she had Jon, whose father '
was now married to her
mother. In an effort to save
her mother from a blackmailer,
she had lost the respect of Jon,
broke her engagement to Miles
and left Chicago. Jon had a de-
tective agency follow her after
he learned the truth and When
he arrived in New York he be-
lieved that she was there, but
had not yet found out that she
was singing in a night club.
"Sure. She spoke to you,"
"Oh, I don't think so."
Carol shrugged. It wasn't im
portant enough to argue over. Bu
when she slipped her arm throug
Lisbeth's a moment later, she re-
alized her friend was shaking.
Jon Everton sat on Della Clark'
right at % dinner. party in Win
netka that night. Della was wear
ing ivory satin, artfully contrived
Della's soft;,/air hair was brushe
upward into a swirl of curls ato
her small, proud head. Della wa
lo% .ply and . her blue eyes held
wistful intensity, studying Jon'
grave, dark face. But Jon' didn'
know she was lovely and exquis
itely gowned and desirable. Ol
if he knew, he didn't care. Sh
was just Della Clark, whom h
had played with and danced wit
for years.
Unobtrusively Della sighed an
turned her attention to her salad
She might as well get over Jo
Everton. There had been inom
ents a year ago when she ha
thought he had begun to notic
her 'at last. But lately he hat
seemed less aware of her tha
ever. He had been -preoccupied.
A thought occurred to her, an
she inquired, turning a little to
ward Jon, "Lisbeth isn't back, i
she?"
He shook his head. How deepl
gray his eyes were. "No. WIhy d
you ask?"
Della's faint smile was ruefu
"I thought I saw her in towi
this morning, on the street.
called a perfect stranger by he
name -and then when she didn'
answer or look around, I felt s
silly." Because he seemed to ex
pect her to say more she went o
rather lamely, "Her hair was th
same color as Lisbeth's, and some
thing about her carriage reminde
me of her. I didn't get a very goo
look at her face."
"Jon managed a smile. His vole
was steady, r 'inarking, "It's fun
noy how on person will renin
you of another. The world mus
be full of doubles."
Della nodded agreement and at
her salad daintily.
Thank .heavens the things
man was thinking didn't show i
his face! Here was a clue, her
was the first clue, really. that any
one had had of Lisbeth's where
abouts. Despite the efforts of th
firm of private investigators, Jo
had engaged to carry on th
search for her, nothing so deflnit
as this had come to light.
Jon glanced at his watch, im
patience consuming him, But I
was too late .to call the Hardwic
Agency tonight. Too late to tel
them, "Concentrate your search o
Chicago. I have reason to believ
she's here,"
Until now therange of possi
bilities had been so varied, s
endless. Lisbeth might have gon
anywhere. But' the field had nar
rowed, because Della Clark had
seen on the street a girl with cop-
per colored hair, a light, free
step. Of course, Della might be
mistaken. Butethere was a chance
just a chance, that she was right
That night after Della, all un-
consciously, gave on such hearten
ing news, Carol Bemis, in a scar-
let evening gown that matched
her lips and her long, red finger-
nails, was sipping ale with Hank
Merriam at the Palm Grove. Lissa
Crane was singing, and' Carol and
Hank, along with the other cus-
tomers, accorded her the flattery
of silence, The low, sweet voice,
with cadences of sadness and re-
gret, gave added meaning to the
trite words of the popular song she
sang, created a mood of mist and
moonlight and unrequited love.
When she finished there was an
outburst of applause; then the
orchestra swung into a rhythmic
arrangement of the same melody
and the dance floor filled.
Hank Merriam said grudgingly,
'She's a sap to waste what she's
got on these mugs."
And Carol answered, "Yeah.
But I can't convince her."
Hank Thought Lissa's
Face Looked Familiar
Hank scowled at the pale, am-
ber fluid in his glass. There was
something funny about a singer
who had the stuff and who didn't
seem to want to better herself.
Lissa Crane . . , the name meant
nothing to him. Yet Lissa's face
was familiar. And a face he was
sure he had seen before and
couldn'tplace, annoyed Hank Mer-
riam.
He came back to the present
and to CaroI's voice, saying cas-
ually, "It was kind of funny. I
wouldn't have thought anything
about it, only Lissa seemed so up-
set."
"'What about?"
"And Where have you been?"
Carol denaauided,. "Or am I talk-
ing to. myself? I've been telling
you about this ritzy number hail-
ing Lissa like a long -lost friend
this meriting. Only it turned out
to be a mistake, She Galled :her
by the wrong name,"
"What . natna7 Hank inquired,
a little gleam: coming into "his eyes.
(S
("armich;ael, Carol reiirtember-
ed With tit effort; chi° , somethi
°flint'`
p.talk lli'l'044, eh?,' ifan
harder than "ever. That name was
unfamiliar, ,too. However, it might
constitute a peg on which to hang
a vagrant memory. Tomorrow he'd
go through the morgue of the
newspaper that employed him and
see whether he could find a picture
oi"anyohe named Carmichael who
looked like Lissa.
Lisbeth was sitting near the
window, darning a small hole in
the toe of a long sheer stocking,
when Carol came into her room
early' the afternoon.
Lisbeth said, "Hi," and went
serenely on with her darning.
But when Carol stood, curiously
hesitant, just inside the door,
saying nothing, Lisbeth glanced
around at her in surprise. And
something in her friend's face
made her put the stocking down
quickly, made her ask, "Carol,
what is it?" Carol had been
lunching with Hank, she knew.
Carol crossed the little room
and stood beside Lisbeth. She
said, her voice husky, "Look, kid.
I'm sorry. I guess I've got you in
a jam, and I didn't mean to, It's
Hank, I should have had more
sense than go telling things to a
reporter. Only, I didn't know they
were important things, see? Lis-
sa, honey, you've got to believe
that."
Lisbeth toldCarol, "I'll 'believe
whatever you say -only -what is
It?"
"That Carmichael business,"
Carol said. "You remember the
girl on ' the street that thought
she knew you? Well, I happened
to mention it to Hank last night.
And today-"
Carol sat down abruptly beside
Lisbeth on the edge of the 'bed,
"Hank says" -her tone was apolo-
getic, as though she hoped Lisbeth
wouldn't hold these palpable ab-
surdities against her -"that you
are some millionaire's daughter
from up on the North Shore. He
says he saw you at a swell party
he covered last spring. He says
you broke your engagement to
some rich fella, and • your folks
gave it out that you're visiting
friends - and you aren't. You're
singing at the Grove and calling
yourself' Lissa Crane. Hank says
there's a couple of angles he's
got to check on - and,then the
story'll break, see? I tried to talk
him out of it, but I might as well
have saved my breath. He says it
can't be terribly important to you,
not as though you'd be in some
bad trouble if your folks do •find
you. And it's a swell schoop for
Hank." Carol's tona.grew wistful.
It was, Lisbeth supposed, funny
in a way. You dreaded a thing
for weeks. And it didn't happen
and confidence grew in you and
you began to relax a little, to feel
safe. And then, like a bolt from
the blue -
She became aware of Carol's
voice, such a small voice: "Gee,
kid, I'm sorry! It is true, isn't it?
And it's important, too."
"It's -important to me. Terri-
bly important," Her own voice
sounded queer. She tried to steady
it. "You mustn't blame yourself,
though. You -couldn't know."
Lissa Did Not Show
Up That Show Night
"I could have kept my mouth
shut," Carol said succinctly. "But
I didn't. So what will you do now?
Because there's no hope of stop-
ping Hank, if the story's true,"
No hope of stopping Hank. That
meaht-Lisbeth shivered at the
thought of what it meant. Re-
membering the headlines at the
time of Gay's marriage to Carter
Everton. These would be 'worse.
And in the wake of the headlines
would come Gay and Jon, and
Miles . . . the old life,. crdfwding
in upon her, the old ,decisions
clamoring to be made.
Carol's reiterated, ""What are
you going to do?" drew her back
to the moment.
"Do?" There was no uncertain-
ty
ncertainty in Lisbeth's trine. 'Where's only-
one
nlyone thing I can do.," , ,
As scan as she•.ad' finished her
routine in the dihad'
show' Carol
came over ta. Hank's table. There
was a peculiar expression on 'Car-
ol's face, but Hank didn't notice.
Excitement rode him, pointing his
lean, homely face with expect-
ancy.
He drawled, "Hi'ha, Carol," and
pulled out her choir with a flour-
ish. He murmured, "Se the fella
at .the third table over The dark,
young' guy that's Ca er Everton's
son. And the dick with him is
Burton of the H dwick Agency.
It's the perfect setup. Boy, oh,
boy! I can't wait to see young
Everton's, face when Lissa comes
out to sing."
The lights dimmed, and Hank
went hastily around the table and
sat down. This was Lissa 'Crane's
spot; this was what he had been
waiting for. In a moment now the
orchestra would swing smoothly
into Lissa's. introduction. Expect-
antly Hank peered toward Jon
Everton's to .
But that w sn't Lissa' music the
orchestra w s playing! \ Scowling,
Hank glanced around. The leader,.
who doubled as master of cere-
monies, was introducing a shapely
brunette with a mouth Iike an.
over -ripe cherry. His unctuos
voice flowed into the little •black.
microphone:
"Ladies and Gentlemen: We
bring you the .Palm Grove's latest
-and most glamorous --acquisition.
A brand-new singing star, fresh.
from Broadway triumphs. Miss
Bonita Faire . . . Ladies and gen-
tlemen, let's make this lovely lady
welcome!"
There was a perfunctory ripple
of applause. But Hank Merriam
wasn't making anyone welcome..
He was leaning forward, staring
at that new sensation, Miss Bone
ita Faire.
* * *
Cassandra Devine, returning late -
from an amusing dinner party, let
herself into her apartment. She
shed her wrap is the haul, where
Emma, her maid, had left a single
customary light burning: But 'lamp-
light illumined one corner of the.
living -room, too, and this was ant
exception to E:mma's thrifty rule.
Cassie observed the phenomenon.
with surprise. Her eyes grew wide.
She tiptoed over to the divan.
The soft glow of diffused light.
fell sweetly across a head of tum-
bled, copper -colored hair, a white
young face with tired shadows
smu!ged in beneath long, dark lash-
es, a lovely mouth, relaxed andex-
pressionless in sleep, Lisbeth Car-
michaeL
Cassie drew a deep •breath. And
gladness swelled in her, a relief see
poignant it hurt a little. Lisbeth
was here. Lisbeth was safe. Now,
at last, she could find out what
this whole crazy mess was all
about! Or, rather, Cassie amend-
ed, she could find out in the morn-
ing. It would be criminal to wake
the child now. She got a blanket
end tucked it gently over the
sleeping form. She opened a win-
dow and turned oft' the light, ands
made her way to ber own room
and bed.
(Continued Next Week)
BOXWORD PUZZLE
By Jimmy Rae
World Copyright Reserved
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1 -4 -St, Nicholas
7 -To court
8 -Chalice
10 -Fulcrum's
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11 --Revere
15 --Epoch
16 -Flee
19 -Floor covering
22 --One who rules
23 --Shi'p's lowest
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25 --Cuban dance
26 --Hardwood tree
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30- Ot'y bf doves
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45 -Illustrious
46 -Idler
49 -Distant, in vieiv
52 -Cow's lowing
54 -An .ass
66 -Bearish
57 Additional
58 --Employ
59 -Bottomless
60 Intligenous
DOWN
1 --Console
2 -At no time
11 -Hewof one nklnd
4` -Applaud with
hands
6--iit2aintt' title
7 �ltyin,
9--Ouir'ved line
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14 -Awesome
17 -Public road
18 --Defensive arms
20 -Nearly
21 -Written .instru-
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24 -Surpass.
28 -Arm covering
29 Incites
32 -Irritate
33 -Musical drama
35 -One -eyed sailor
36 -Of :the iris
38 Langdished
32 -Belonging to a city
43 --Ail arms can. hold
44 -Eat away
47 -.wind, instrument
45—Spring
50 -"Hear ye"
51-SPeck
54 --Plural of ovum
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