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The Exeter Times, 1920-10-21, Page 6Delici PI in the Cup. 8721 rias AO equal for quality acid ,veal'* If you have not tried Saluda., send us a. post card fora free sample, stating the priee you. now pay and if you use Black, Gree* or Mixes: Tea. Address Salads, Toronto l .l e parrying Parson By; HELEN SHERMAN GRIFFITH. , I. was forgetting the err cemstances; he "Miss :Winthrop, Hope, I asked you turned to his companion and saw her eut here this afternoon to—" Randall shiver. was interrupted by a vivid flash of "You are soaked! Here, put on my lightning. He looked about him, teat," he commanded. "It isn't as startled: lope screamed, a t ! wet as that thin waist." "I --I'm afraid of lightning. What: "No thanks—keep it for yourself,, shall we do . won't ! returned Hope with a shivery laugh, otter stay here where thick Ir"there is a sweater in my knitting get wet; the trees are th k , Randall began, but Hope shook her bag' head I I always wondered why they were "We can't stay here! It is danger- called knitting bags and now I see it ous! Come on, come!" She held out her hand to hint—••.,Hurry!" Hand in hand the pair raced along the wood path to an open space some distance ahead. The clearing offered leo form of shelter. A double line of railway tracks, disappearing around A curve, was the only sign of civiliza- tion, and already the first drops were splashing down, "There are cars to that siding." panted Hope. "There must bra sta- tion around the band. Shall we run for it?" ( Randall pressed one hand dramatie- ig mere camouflage," laughed Randall, plunging his hand into the gay cre- tonne bag that swung from his arm.. "Is this the thing you call a sweat- er?" weat-er?" he asked, and lifted out a filmy garment of deep rose pink. "It looks more like a cobweb at sunrise; the sort of thing we used to call fairy tents, you know," -How romantic we are getting," seared Hope, as she wriggled into the knitted slip -over. "It is a very sub- stantial ubstantial cobweb, I assure you. `All wool and a yard wide.' Ugh! How it presses these wet sleeves against ally against rtes forehead. "Why not nee! And my feet are blocks of ice, seek refuge in yon empty car?" he aren't yours?" suggested. "It welcomes us with open Ruefully Randal gazed at the dainty arms—at least with open door. Are foot thrust out to display its muddy, you game?" sopping pump and its wet silk stock- s Hope lesughed. "What a lark! 1'lI in race you to it." She sprang down the slope, slipping and stumbling over the loose stones. Randall leaped forward to save her and sent hurtling from his arm the knitting bag he had been carrying for her, "That was a narrow escape," he said, relinquishing her slowly from 13is rescuing embrace. "Yes, but I beat: you," she retorted triumphantly. "See what you have done to niy poor knitting bag." "Quick, here comes the rain in good earnest!" Retrieving the bag, Randall bent and made a step of his hands, as kr he were mounting her on a horse. Then he, too, scrambled in, while the rain descended in torrents. Well satisfied, Randall peered into The dine corners of the car. During his entire vacation he had waited pa- tiently for an opportunity to see Hope ne—to tell her his innermost +lights and desires—in short, to b-opose. And the empty freight ear Surely promised isolation. But Randall "Shan't I rub 'em with my handker- chief ?" he offered meekly. "0r," as she shook her head, "wrap 'em up in one of these?" He picked up an empty sack from a heap in one corner and inspected it. "It's dingy but it looks fairly clean. Had potatoes in it, I think." Hope declined the offer and tried not to shiver. Suddenly Randall whirled about with a new idea. "We'll dance our- selves warm! I'll be orchestra, as well as partner. Mss Winthrop"— with a low bow—"may I have the honor of this dance?" He whistled a bar of dance music and held out his hands invitingly. Gladly Hope surrendered herself to his arms, and long after Randall's whistling breath gave oust the pair kept up the rhythmic turning, their rubber - soled shoes tripping noiselessly over the rough board surface. They were still -at it, indeed, when a sudden jolt sent them, breathless and startled, against the side of the ear. Then the car began to move. "What the ----1" Randall sprang to the narrow slit of doorway, • "We're going! We're being carried Hope was pardonably redundant.! "Hi, there! Hi, you outsid'"e shouted Randall, shoving with all his strength against the stili door, which; slid t"nwillingly beak upon its rusty hinges, He ,shouted again into that blank walls of rain: "J -L , you thcre, j steal Stop! Let us out! What do you think. you're doing, anyway? Stop, I say!" The only response, was a steadily increaslardy.ing rate of speed. The two passengers staredr at each other help - "What shall we do?" asked -Hope.., "I—I'm afraid we can't do anything until the blamed thing stops. Then — then we'll get off." • "Off where?" Hope gulped down a sob. Randall clenched his fists. How he longed to take her in his arms and comfort her, if only he had ther right. t. If only he could. have finished d his pro- posal before that hateful thunder- storm broke! But hang it, he could not propose now; the situation was too awkward, He must get them both out of this scrape first. "I wish I knew" he answered dully, and a silence fell. Then Hope saved the situation by bursting into a laugh. "How ridicu- lous it is! But it won't carry us far. Freight trains never travel a great distance at a time." "That's right," he agreed,immense- ly relieve& "I say, you are a trump. to take it like this. "I'm—I'm awfully sorry!" "You could not help it. Neither of us could, so let's make the best of it. I wonder what time it is? Randall consulted his wrist watch, then held it to his ear. It had stop- ped. He peered outside. The thunder • ty) not miss your chance to pre- serve these last sun -ripened gifts of summertime. How your folks will enjoy them; and how pleased you will be to serve them when canned goods made with top -priced sugar are out of aea.ch. The time for preserving foresight is when the fruit is still in season. Lantic is your best friend in retaining the rare bouquet of luscious plufna and peaches, of delicately -flavoured pears. Its tiny, snow-white crystals of purest cane dissolve so quickly into syrup of concentrated sweetness, that you can senile at the old-time caution "Let it simmeruntil the sugar is all dis- solved "—because it's FINE. Fruit will retain its natural form and colour because over- cooking is unnecessary. Lantic WILL go further, and so cats less. ATLANTIC SUGAR REFINERIES, LIMITED, MONTREAL aB had nand,- but the rain was . still pcuring down ,lad the sky was as dark. ark . He pillethe deer toa „i1 leaving only a narrow opening for light and air, and east around in his mind 'fol a> way to make the time pees pleasantly. I A In this he h geed d 1 1 a "Do you play che:is?" he aolent suddenly. • "I hope tier mis 'at tunes have not gone to yotar ;reed," eugncsted-Hope politely. "In snail ceases I believe the rule is to humor the patient,. Yes; niy father taught me how to play." • Randall smiled tolerantly, arranged brad of bags as near the opening oil, that she used, and la that way lnacle an additional profit. There were so many counters where eatables were sold that the guests preferred to call et the various booths and select their supper, Some gals hued that their bont was sewing, They displayed aprons in different size's. There were pretty tea aprons, common kitchen aprons and useful cover -ails, That group also sold patterns and cut to tit from a bolt of percale, on which they received a commission, There was a needlework booth,. as the rain allowed and Melted Hope as proud of their amcestry as though to be seated, Then he predueed a where girls who understood designing wallet and opened it, revealing a sold wool embroidery, bead -work and they bad landed from the Mayiiower niniature chess -board, with pockets atia•active motifs of nean kinds, sell- Instead of frotn the Bounty. ee i y Mlnard's Liniment Relieves Colds, Eta Md. Country :Papers Mee ee us send alas 1 yours • week or fort:. 1 fort- nightly. WO par postage on f1fty cents worth. Nowa of the world, Comics, seam Magnets, ':inion b"a,eks, Christian Novels, ete, Semi for list. citta. s 'CHURCH ��k,� •+ eros D Street West, Toronto pinpoint on the map—the island 14 but two by tlti'ee miles in dimensions —blipped out of notice until this year the census -taker, that man of many pains, went there and counted noses. •Ho found the islanders a happy lot, in which to fit the roan. As every chess lover knows, the game is ,an engrossing pastime, and the pair soon forgot the rain, their uncomfortable quarters, even their grotesque situation, until they were forced to stop by the increasing dark- ness. • It must be terribly late," sighed Hope, "How worried mother will be when we don't turn up for dinner." "Why did you mention dinner? I'm. famished, .and .you must be, too!" "Whereupon Mrs, Swiss -Family Rohinson.faaan. resorts to her camou- flage bag," laughed Hope, and pro- duced a cake of sweet • ohoeolate, crumbled slant • edible, They munched and, talked nonsense and then they waited expeetrantly for a little while; but still the train moved noisily, steadily onward. Hope's spirits were sinking perceptibly, while Randall racked his brain for amusing anec- dotes, and wondered cif he dared broach the subject next to his heart. Suddenly Hope sprang up. (Concluded in next issue.) ' Minard's. Liniment For Burns, Etc. Giving Old Furniture a New Lease of Life. She had just come back from a visit to a friend to whom money was no object. Everything had been "right." Furniture of good lines and fresh, unmarred finish, floors perfectly fin- ished, rugs in tone with the decora- tions and furniture, and draperies that just fitted. Her own home had looked good when she went away, but now every- thing jarred. She really looked at it. for the first time in many busy months. Money wasn't so plentiful here as at her friend's, and everything showed signs of the wear which a family can give furniture. The couch and easy chair showed slagging springs, varnish was noticeable large- ly argely by its absence. Carvings and ap- plied decorations on sideboard, and table added to the work of keeping them clean, and detracted from their appearance. At first she was dis- couraged and a little inclined to self- pity. But she got no further, for she was an up -.and -doing woman. If things weren't right, why make them right! And she could see a dozen ways to improve the looks of her belongings. She began with the sideboard. It was one of those golden oak boards, with a high top, little shelves abutting a mirror, leaves and fruit glued on, and fruit and leaves carved in. If that top Were taken off, and the decorations amputated and a new finish given it. Straight to the telephone' she march- ed and called up the handy man who did odd jobs for the women of the neighborhood. A half hour's consultation started her on her way to these weeks of do- ing over, which left her house in a holiday dress and herself in a con- tented frame of mind. First, they attacked the sideboard. The top was taken off entirely and all the glued -on decorations chiseled off. The brass knobs., which were tarnished badly, were removed, and the holes left by screws skillfully filled with pegs of wood and putty. The carving, was filled in with a mixture of putty ersd cement, smoothed off so cunningly ,:that not a line could be seen, but this extra: work was not done until the old varnish had been removed. This was rather a hard job, and it was done in this way: She made a paste of gold dust and hot water, of the consistency of cream, adding sal soda to soften the water, and applied it with a paint brush. This was left on a half hour, then scrubbechoff with a wire brush borrowed from adecora- tor and meant for this purpose. It was a sticky job, but effective, when all the varnish was removed, the board was sandpapered, first with coarse sand- paper, then with fine. The old top was made use of to fin- ish the board. The beveled -edged top was eut off and fastened to the side - booed to give the back a finish, and the mirror was cut out, leaving a frame about an inch wide. Then mir- ror and board were given two coats of black finish, with a most satisfactory result. One good feature of She remodeled board is the arrangenient'of the space. for dishes below the, drawers. There was originally one large compairtment. A. shelf half the width of the space was put in, to leave"suffieient height. in front for tall pitchers and other' dishes; end still give extra room for plates and smaller pitcher and salad bowls,. This feature,is worth copying in cupboards where shelves are so not be put in, the cupboard at .all. Tables and chairs were stained to match the board, and the diningroom was complete. But the frenzy of refurnishing was upon ilex, so the whole house was metamorphosed. The ragged fringe on the leather couch ' which went around both sides and the end, came off, and enough good fringe was se- cured to go across the front: and end. The back, shoved against the wall, needed no fringe, anyway. Springs were retied, cushions refurbished, and the couch was as easy a resting spot as a new davenport would have been. Bedroom chairs and dressing table received coats of white enamel.. Wick- er chairs were scrubbed and varnished, looserockers and " rounds in easy ;chairs were glued in, screws tightened up, leather rubbed with a coat of oil, and velours dusted and freshened. The kitchen cabinet, which had been scar- red with the food chopper, was planed down and varnished, and everything that showed the signs of use or old age had its bit of renovating. It took three weeks for the housekeeper and her handy man to do the work, and the result justified the time and ex- pense. New furniture didn't seem half so necessary, and anyhow it wouldn't have had the associations of the old. .ing the cuttin; designs as well as the working motifs, At another counter a poster an- nounced that fee a modest sum lee - sons would be given in various branch- es of work Glad play—candy Melville, manual training, expert mending, and s o forth, Throughout'the evening' an enter- tainment committee proved where. their talents play, for their songs, read- ings and pantomime kept the guests contented and amused. - Are Animals Brainy?' Of course, all animals and inseets have a certain amount of brain - power, but some are actually brainy. Take, for example, a certain kind of ant which build their nest by the sew- ing together of a number of leaves. If a rent occurs in this filnsy home they soon set about repairing it in the toilowing mariner; The ants form line one side of the tear, andreach across till they are able to seize the other side in their mouths, Then altogether they pull with one gigantic heave till one edge overlaps the other. Even now the work is by no means finished. The females scurry away, to return with their infants, which possess spin- nerets, though the adults do not. Holding their little ones securely, the ants pinch them, till, in self-defence, they start spinning. They are then moved from side to side of the rent, the minute threads attaching them- selves in the process, and finally mak- ing an almost invisible mending of the torn edges, Then there is the ape, who when gathering nuts is, not deterred by the hard shell. He overcomes the diffi- culty with a couple of large stones, between which he will crush the nut with just the necessary force to crack the shell without crushing the kernel inside. When a desirable banana is. out of his reach, he will also fetch a stick with which to knock it down. A Surprise Shower. Let all those who expect to take part in the shower plan to meet at the house to which the recipient is invited. Each guest should bring her gift neat- ly wrapped. When the guests waive they give the packages to the hostess, who writes upon each package the name of the person for whom ,• the shower is intended. The packages are then put in a secret place until they are needled. After a few games or •contests the hostess calls the guests together. She announces that she is about to die tribute some packages among them, and that each guest will find written in her package some special thing that she is expected to do. While the packages are being passed she further announces that they are being given out indiscriminately, and that, if one of the guests should get a package with the wrong name upon it, she will please exchange it in order that each may get her own package. Since all the packages bear the name . of the honor guest, they will all go to her. That method of 'presenting the gifts is more effective if all the guests are kept in ignorance. of it until the climax. Story of Pitcairn Island. The merciful mutineers of the good ship Bounty, a British frigate, set- their officers afloat in a dory, took the ship to a lonely lot of land in the southern Pacific; called Pitcairn Is- land, and inaugurated a new nation. This was in 1790. In 1920 the population of the island is 275, says the staid British sensus- taker. Behind that dry figure lurks a fingernail history, gripping in ro- mance. For once the mutineers had burned their ship in Bounty bay, they set to drinking, gambling and quarrel- ing over the Polynesian wives whom they had imported from a larger is- land in Tahiti. One man, John. Adams, who had been leader in the rebellion, was at length the only full-grown man left alive. A. yirtua king, he resolved to bring up the sons of his former cronies as decent men. He set pp schools, a government, and when the ship Tagus touched there, quite by accident, ' in 1317, Adams told the skipper he'd like to have his nation made a part of the British Empire. It was decided not to molest the pitcairn islanders and then the little A "Your Bent" Sociable. If your church or club wishes to raise money, suggest a "your bent" sociable. It is simply a sale at which every girl sells something that she has made, and that she knows how to make especially well. First obtain the use of some hall: Then elect a managing committee and have them send invitations to a num- ber of persons, asking each to make something for the sale and to be on hand to sell it. One community that tried the plan met with a generous response. A girl who liked to bake made tempting doughnuts axed tea salves, served 'them hot,•'and allowed•each patron to buy the recipes. Another girl who e&isld make good salad dressing sold jail containing dif ferent kinds'. While the eustmmers ;waited shei:showed them how to make delectable oil and boiled "dressings. close together that 'somedlishos can-. Then she sold on'conimission the salad "Kaybee" rSCENTD RED eci ECHESTS Absolutely moth -proof and wonder- fully handsome pieces of furniture. Direct from • manufacturer to yon. Write for free illustrated literature. Eureka 'Refrigerator Co., Limited Owen Sound, Ont. piano. Pisturhincisef7• ''•Thump-Rattlety-hang!" welt the ;, ,4 e? la Jan.. 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Great parallel' arcs of light and shade were viewed passing swiftly across the clouds, not by one person only, but by toll members of a battery of artillery. These bands moved with the p o i exact sed of sauna waves—at s the rate of a mile in, five seconds— and the space between, the bands was larger for the big guns than for the small, This "'strange sight lasted for about ten minutes, and appears to have de- pended upon the relative positions of - the observers, the guns, and the sun, Sound, as we all know, is caused by waves in gases, liquids or solids. In a vacuum—an ' empty space—sound does not exist. If you 'could fire a twelve-ine'h gun from the top of Mount Everest, the sound would be but; feeble. Could you carry it much high- er, its discharge would be inaudible. There are rays of light which the eye cannot see, and there are sound waves which the human ear cannot catch. Ask yourself if you can hear the cry of a bat. Any person who, at the age of forty, is able to hear the thin squeak of the bat, has reason to con- gratulate himself on being possessed. of exceptionally good hearing. The squeak is too high it has too many vibrations per second to be heard by any ear that is not very delicate, Silence That Terrifies. Some years ago Mr. Galton, the famous anthropologist, invented and constructed a whistle which, by means of an adjustable plug, could be render- ed so shrill that presently it ceased to, be heard by human ears, But here is the curious part of it —after the sound of the whistle had ceased to be audible to any human ear, a dog was still able to hear it, and came readily when it was blown. Animals' and birds Bear far better than man. It was noticed during the war that pheasants in coverts on the East Coast of Euglana were disturbed by the noise of guns at sea, when even children (whose hearing is qutii' er than that of older folk) could ..ear nothing at all. Sound travels better across water•,. than across land. By actual experi- ment it has been found that across water a person could be distinctlyedoare , heard, reading aloud, at a distance of 140ft., whereas on land the same 1 oice only travelled 76ft. Across ice, too, and particula:"fn hard frost, sound travels amazingly. Lieutenant Foster, on. an Arctic ex pediticn,found that he could converse with another man quite easily across. the. mouth of a bay which was a guile and a quarter wide. Perfect silence is far rarer than most of us imagine. Even In the quietest room in the depth of the coun- try, on the calmest night, there are always sounds.. Absolute silence . is only found in deep caves and aband- oned mines, and is a really terrifying phenomenon, It makes the ear ache in a desperate ,effort to catch some sound, however tiny. In such a place the beating of one's own heartand the rush of blood through the arteries will become per- • ccptible. Weeds Turned Into Fabrics. 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