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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-6-28, Page 6Those Who Drinli Japans should .ureiy try GREEN TEA 11851 Et is green tea in perfection—fresh, clean and fiavary. Superior to the finest japans you ever tasted. Sold by a.11 Grocers. The Dictator Who Was Misunderstood BY BERTRAM LEIGH. PART Lday, and the sooner they are settled To the pian standing at the open! the better." French window the quiet beauty of they Certainly. What are they? Won't landscape meant at that moment no -I Ronaldou sit°wn?Sloane was the village thing; he was conscious only of theschoolmaster, a young man of somo girl mounting the steps from the lawn; parts and a pronounced Socialist, and to the verandah, from which, in less'the meeting he had mentioned was to take place in the neighboring town, when one of the most advanced lead - ors of the Socialist Party was to be time, doubtless Ronald Sloane would' the principal speaker. Joyce Falloden, have noticed, and with a preciation, ! too, was an ardent Socialist and a the scene without the tennis lawn, the ' P hoichnent had6' I whicmember theeb g melocal eting old rose garden beyond, with its quaint for the following Monday. They were sundial, the sweep of the plain, and soon absorbed in the discussion of far away on the horizon, the shimmer various matters connected with its Ing blue of the sea. His whole con -incidental tactics. sciousness was concentrated solely; "That will be excellent, admirable," upon Joyce Falloden as she mounted replied Sloane to a suggestion she had the steps and came toward 'hien. I put forward. "W0 will leave it at She was worthy of his attention, that, Miss Falloden." worthy of the attention, indeed, could He rose to take his leave. She press - Sloane but have realized it, of a elan ed him to stay to tea. bigger and more magnanimous than , "I want to introduce you to Mr. he was or could ever become. Tall Malleson," she said. "He arrived and deep -bosomed, she carried herself yesterday, you know." with a natural grace that spoke rath- "So I heard. The village is all agog, er of long tramps in the open country I assure you, and those who possess than of the calculated artifice of the mouth organs are feverishly learning, ballroom. Her hair was dark brown 'See the `Conquering Hero Comes' to and wavy without persuasion, and her play whenever he is unfortunate neck was magnificently molded. But enough to appear in our one street" it was her face that most provoked He spoke bitterly, but thought he admiration; the features were regular was speaking generously. Joyce, di - and beautiful, but their beauty was vining nothing of what was in his more intense than delicate, for her mind, tossed her head and laughed complexion was browned from her delightedly. habit of roaming the countryside "He is out riding at the moment, without a hat; she was like a Madon- but we expect him back for tea. Come na who had lived long with gypsies. into the garden and see mother, And Yet she had been wooed and won; you know the others—the Heuling John Malleson had found it possible crowd and the Mannering twins." to break through the rampart of her On the verandah he spoke, rather cold, exacting reticence and to enter awkwardly, of what was foremost in into the castle of her intimate spir- his thoughts, the probable effect upon ituality. Such a wooing, while provo- his own intercourse with Joyce Fallo- cative in Sloane of envy, hatred,malice den of Malleson's return from his and all uncharitableness, was provo- amazing adventure in South America. eative also of a begrudged measure of "I say, Miss Falloden, won't Mr. than a minute, she would enter the room. In other circumstances, at another admiration. "Good afternoon, Mr. Sloane. Sorry to have kept you waiting, but we just had to finish that set." "Oh, that is quite all right. I hope I have not come at an awkward time, but the committee has asked me to discuss with you one or two points in connection with the meeting on Mon - Lifebuoy is the purest, most wholesome soap that can be made. Tho remarkable quali- ties of Lifebuoy have been proven in all cli- mates, all occupations, on every kind of skin. ISSUE No..25-123. .... Malleson wish you to give up social- isni—at least your active interest in it—now that he is at hand to mono- polize your attention? To judge from all I have heard of his five years of dictatorship in Romario—and I have heard quite a lot from various sources —I imagine that he can't possibly be in agreement with us, even in the mere matter of fundamental demo- cratic principles." "Mr. Malleson has always under- stood that I am a Socialist, and knows what to expect," she answered with a smile. The greetings between SIoane and Mrs. Falloden and the tennis votaries were scarcely over when the maid brought the tea, and with the tea came John Malleson, erstwhile dic- tator -president of the Republic of Romario. He was of. middle height and carried himself with the easy dignity of the diplomat rather than with the brusque smartness of the soldier, for, in spite of his military victories, which had given him the reputation the world over of a miniature Napoleon, he was more statesman than general, and—as unmistakably he looked in his neat riding breeches and khaki shirt, open at the neck—more prince of men than either. His face was bronzed, the face of Caesar, but with a small brown mustache above the chiseled, laconic lips. His gray eyes were un- fathomably distinctive of the master- ful genius that burned within him. "This is my friend, Mr. Sloane, John," announced Joyce. "Pleased to meet you, often heard of you," said Malleson pleasantly, as the two men shook hands. During the first amenities of tea- time the conversation was general and parochial, and neither Malleson nor Sloane acquitted himself with more than average banality. It was obvious that the Mannering twins, two girls, and the two sons and the daughter of old man Heuling were in a great tak- ing at the presence of the man whose name had been for the last few years so much in the world's eye and on the world's lips, whose sudden career as dictator of a South American repub- lic had seemed like some breathless chapter out of a glorious romance. Of course they had met him before, when he was a nobody, merely the son of an old family friend . of the Fallodens. But now !natters were different„ and they were not quite easy in his com- an • Malleson had gone to Romario on business; for his father, had entered that country during one of its dis- tressful and periodical revolutions, a, revolution that for once had succeed- ed, in so far as anarchy and a. too in- discriminate brotherhood of man may be called success, had exerted himself primarily in the protection of the. small colony of Americans and Euro- peans from massacre, and, in so doing, had discovered in himself the innate capacity for leading men. It was a small step from that to -obtaining the confidence of the law- abiding citizens of the capital,, and a I still smaller one to blooming, by the.' mere foreo and logics of events, the breaker of the revolution and the , tablisher of law and order. II:e was then gratefully elected President,' broke the Insurgents—.who had all the. while been playing with a peculiarly, poisonous form of bolshevism ---in two swift arid thorough campaigns, arid. been thereupon saluted q"lte in, the old Roman fashion, as dictator by his enthusiastic army.' Then of course,, Romario's. 'restless and powerful' neighbor, Tarragonia, must .needs make one of her habitual raids. in;tp Romarian territory. She was severely punished, For the first time in history the Romarians defeated the Tarra- gonians. Malleson returning from his cam- paigns in triumph had devoted hint- ee1f enthusiastically to the internal welfare of the country that was now completely his. In this task' he suc- ceeded admirably, and when his term of office was over and he returned to the States, he left Romario immeasur- ably greater and ,incredibly happier than he had found her. To the Rom- arians he had become a hero, a savior, almost a fable, the establisher of a new prosperity, of a new earth if not quite of a new heaven. They called him, half in awe and half in affection, "El Establecedor." Malleson the Establisher." I And now he was seatedf balancing on his knee his teacup, with a large piece of chocolate cake in the saucer, and gravely listening to the prattle of old Heuling's pretty daughter, who was mainly desirous of having him learn that her uncle's brother-in-law was a retired major -general, letting it be presupposed, by inference, that her Minard's Liniment tatCornre and Warts ,.t N-URSES The Toronto hospital for Incus'-- Khios, in affiliation with Bellevue and Allied Hospitals, Now York City; offers a thtee rears' 0ourso of Train- ing to young women. having the re- quired edueation, and desirous of be- coming nurses. :This Hospital has adopted the eight-hour system. The pupils receive uniforms of the School, a monthly allowance and travelling expenses to and from New York. 1:'or furi_1er Information apply to tho Suilerfntendent interests, therefore, were at least col- laterally military. Suddenly from the house came Mal- leson's ex -soldier valet. "Yes, Hayward?" "A telegraph for your Excellency," announced that functionary. He handed it to his master who, with an apology to Mrs. Falloden, opened and read it. "Thanks, Hayward. There's no answer/' His man bowed respectfully and re- tired. He liked these little ceremonies and performed them with a genial flourish, much to the amused tolerance of the shrewd gentleman he served. "May I have another cup of tea?" asked John innocently. Mrs. Falloden, talking to one of the twins, did not hear the request. "Mother," said Joyce, "His Excel- lency desires another cup of tea." Her voice vibrated with obvious italics; the scorn was unmistakable and unmistaken. "My dear!" mildly expostulated Mrs, Falloden. "Certainly, John. Pass me your cup." (To be continued.) •Mlnard's Liniment. for Coughs & Colds T}IE OLD-FASHIONED PARLOR. Of late years we country house- wives have been rather priding our- selves upon getting farther and far- ther away from old-fashioned notions. Any new idea has been accepted as an improvement. But were all the old-fashioned no- tions without virtue? There is the time-honored parlor. What unnum- bered jokes have been dedicated to its memory. And how progressive we felt ourselves to be while we snatched open the blinds, flung up the curtains, and brought in the workbasket, the children's toys and father's cata- logues. "Now," we said, "it is a liv- ing room. It looks lived-in." Alas, it does! Particularly if there are children in the family, and if mother is adding to her household du- ties those innumerable ones that most farm women assume—sewing, can- ning, gardening, chicken and turkey raising and what not. When a car- load of acquaintances honks up to our door near the end of a trying • sum- mer week, what housewife hasn't thought with longing of the old- fashioned, dark, cool, orderly parlor which she has progressively trans- formed into a lived-in room. Ideas in decoration change. We needn't have wax flowers and pampas grass in a best parlor to -day. But who hasn't longed for a half-hour rest in this dim, cool, quiet room on a bustling, blistering summer after- noon? Who hasn't longed for its free- dom from dust and disorder, flies and shabbiness, when callers arrived in the busy season? Grandmother was a busy woman with a big family. She knew what she was about when she instituted .the best parlor. The children kept out because it was uninteresting and more or less unsafe. Flies kept out because it was dark and sacredly clean. -Dust and heat kept out be- cause it was closed against them. What a haven of quiet and rest and preparedness! It is all very well to talk about ideals and methods and modern labor savers, but what busy, ambitious farm woman has sufficient time and strength to keep an,ideal home during the rush season? If my experience and observations are correst, it simply 'A cold roast has an appetizing zest when served with these delicious olives: Chopped up in a salad, they add a new piquant flavor. Imported direct from Spain for the Canadian People. Every olive perfect.. Every variety At all Grocers Insist on 1M2cLAREN'S INVINCIBLE IdcLARENS LIMITED,, Nanlllton acid Winnipeg "can't be did." Flies will congregate. Dust will blow in open wondows, Dis- order will accumulate in lived-in rooms. Crying needs such as food, fowls, garden preserving and clean clothing claim first attention and these other things have to go. Then it is that the old-fashioned parlor is an anchor to windward.— Alice Margaret, Ashton. POLISHING MOPS. The writer knows of a near -fire which resulted from stowing a polish- ing mop in a closet. This was an ordinary floor mop, oiled with a mix- ture of turpentine, linseed oil and wax. Two days after this was stored, open- ing of the closet revealed the mop handle standing, with the rag portion burned to ashes and the floor under this burned through to the sub - flooring. A test was made with a rag saturated in the linseed oil mixture and this placed a safe distance from the building in a metal can. When this was reduced to ashes in a similar manner this concluded the evidence that oil -soaked rags are mighty dangerous leads to fire. Though simple and harmless- ap- pearing materials may be used for. polishing floors and furniture, keep these in metal containers, and if pos- sible on some tile or concrete floor, to avoid risk. A wooden box is a very unsafe method. A SPLENDID HOUSE DRESS FOR MATURE FIGURES. Pattern 3656 is here illustrated. 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