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The Exeter Times, 1923-4-12, Page 2Y KATHARINE SUSt',.NNAH PRI HARD Copyright by Hodsl CJ ATTER XLITI.--(Contld,) Deirdre pieked up elle socle elle had been irtendirig egaiu. The needle slip-, ped beclorvards, and ferwarde, asross, under and over, the dark ehreads. She worked eteadily. volee‘ of the wind dr'- her • rhino again, le tugged gentl,y then e:irriect her' away on its pl.:teat:ye wailing, I.T.er hands' fell in „her lap as she li. tened, I -Ter neare swayed; it V‘rent out to' the wind again.' There was a clatter of a horse's beefs on the road. The eound startled her; but it was not until she heaed the dogs barking in the yard that; she realized some late eider had COMP LO Ste'VOS, that there Would be Toed and drink, and probably a shakedown, to get leady. She;waited for the Sonnd of Snoteteps on the verandah and a rap on -the door of the bar. Tho back door fhang Open, and on a gust of wind and rain, a tall gaunt 'figure SWIlng into the ' "Conalne! Deirdre cried, and flew to him. • le her gladriees at seeing him the Fleet was a blurred page. She forgot It when she saw him in the doorway; his weather-beaten face turned to her. Her confidence in him, all the old joy - ewe affection, rushed over her. -His face was shining with rain, hie th hair and beard wet. From the wily his breath, came and went, and the ranseles were whipped out from hie neck, she lsnew that he had been ride er and Stoughton. He ivrenched off his wet coat and dropped into Steve's cheir, He had a gauntness that Conal used not to have. But his eyes, those eyes of fierce tenderness, were the eyes of the big brotherly 'man who had been the eorapanion of 'so many of her and the Schoolenastei4e wandSrings. She cpaiekly put some food on the table for him, set the kettle en the bar k over the fire, and while he was eating t told him wbat she . knew ef Davey's ' arrest and Dan's going to swear Davey's innocence of the charge brought against him "Why did he do that? Davey was more it than he was," Conal asked savagely. "I don't know," Deirdre hesitated. "Yes, I do, Coma It was because Mrs. Cameron—" "Oh, that was it, was it?" Conal went on eating, hungrily. "What .ao they say about leere? Do they think Davey'll get off end Dan'll haye to pay?" "You've heard of Me Cameron's death, Conal? Deirdre asked- "They say that'll make all the differencen Davey can't very well be accused or stealing his own cattle, and Mc - Nab " "What has he got to say about it? Of course it's his hand in it all." He says . . m, e cause. . . . Her voice faltered. "What's that?" f Conal's knife and fork clattered to the table. "Did you know . ." she asked, "did you know, Copal, Steve and father came from the Island over there?" He moved uneasily. "No," he said, but uncertainly. "Who says eo?" "McNab. He did the chain trick here on Steve—scared him to death when he was by himself one after- noon. Seems he wasn't quite sure be- fore, but Steve in his fright gave him ail the proofs he wanted. And Me - Nab promised to use all he knows against father and Steve unless— Says he only put the troopers on to this cattle business to get you and Davey out of the way, though he had another score to work off against Mr. Cameron, too. But he says he always She knew what he meant. suspected'. . about Steve and father, "It'll be a long day till you're back, and was only waiting for a chance to Conal," she said. be sure of it to make nie , .., make He wrung into his saddle, and event Inc marry Inlet 'They tell me Davey and Dan are , on trial in Melbourne," he said. eyes!, -"What happened? What's been do- irig; Deirdre?" he gasped. "I've only just heard of it. It's taken me a couple of aa.ys to get here. I don't know anything but evhat I've told you. Thought p'raps you could tell me something before I go up to them. And give me something to eat and drink . . I haven't had anything since. yesterday morning." PATE NTS, , that bring the largest return arep those properly protected. You can write with confidence to our arm for free report ta,s to patentability. Send for List of Iclea,,s' arid Literature. Correspondence iovited. • 11.1171.T.SAT CO. Paient, Attorneys nanat Ottawa, Gat. ThO Tel'Onto Rosetta.)for Incur,. able§' in. affiliation with Bellevue and Baspittils, New York CitY, effetee three years' Course of Train- tal to Tot/TM wcri/C.4 tile re-, (1U red education, and de81.rcus of be- coming, nurses, This Hospital luts ladoPted, the-eighf-lacaur systera. The puPils receive, unifornia of th6"Scii6o1; a, monthly, ,allowarme, .and travelling eaceonees to and froni New 'Foxe further Information apply to the Superintendent, in the air. A sparkling rime lay out ou the graSs in the paddocks and spread under the straggling shade of the sheds and the Stables in erisn white patches. The eemshine splashed golden over the hills; it lay in long shafts of purest brilliance oat the pad- docks and across the stable yercl, Conal went out of doors; Deirdre followed him. "COnal," she cried. There was appeal in her voice., He had gathered Ginger's reins Li his hand. The mare turned her head, her beautiful eyes on Deirdre. "It's no good you're saying any- thing, Deirdre, telling- nee what to do and what not to do, Conal said roughly. "I've thought it all out. I know what's got to be done. I'll do it the best way I can." He understood the prayer of her eyes. "D'you think I want his blood on my hands?" he asked irritably. "But he's got to let you go, Deirdre. He's got to. There's no two ways about it, and if he says a word about the Schoolmaster or Ste-ve, he'll have to reck'a with me them—and the reckon- ing'11 be a short one. That's the bar- gain I'm going to make with him. And I I'll hold him responsible „ if ever e the s can ge s ou . He'll pay all the same .and I'll swear that—on the soul of my mother. Do you think my life's worth a straw to me? Do you think if it is a question of yours and Dan's life against MeNab's, I can hesitate? leaf mold 'and garden loam. Have the He threw back his head with the old reckless movement. trench run north and south, if pos- eNoe much! Lord! I'd take what sible, as this permits the plants get-, was coming to me, cheerin', if I ting more suns I always prefer to thought I'd put things right for the have my sweet peas planted in double Schoolmaster and you. But if a knock- rowsas this allows room for netting 1 it HINTS FOR SWEET PEA LOVERS. it would be difficult to recall all the Women I have heard declare that ei,veet peas 'we're their favorite annual. Popular, and a general favorite in our grandmother's day, they are no less so now. One seldom secs nSu:1'11- mo.- garden without a wealth of these fragrant blooms, However, this is perhaps due to something besides the universal ,favoritism felt -for the sweet pea. They are one of the easiest of the annuals to grow. I would not advise any one to Pur- chase seeds fromttheir general store or from some seedeheuse that is com- paratively unknown. Order from a company who has a reputation, to sustain, and if yon pay a few cents more per ounce, do not consider the money spent foolishly. I have always considered that the mixed varieties were more attractive for the home garden than to have each kind in a separate row. But many women raise a quantity of the blossoms for their home market. These are often sold to cafes, hotels and restaurants; when this is done, the varieties should not be mixed together. frost is out of the ground, and if this Yard' And the change of scene ance, of the mother can these acquire - fence to sewliat is in the neighbor's Prenare" the ground, as early as the In social life the happiest individual is in- ments be attainede—N. K. see tel I ' spiring rather than annoying. is few week K laefore time to plant, flare s Liniment for Coughs Se. Colds We have progressed when we are equal to our one-time superiors, and superior to our one-time quals. subjected to a change of living cond.- eyery mother lulovv4 thAt there are exceptions to 'axle rule. We cannot all hava nurse girls and ItouSe- keepers, and we cannot always stay at home; so while we are trainine the children in good habits, let us not give there- the idea that these habits are not adjustable to-,etherseonditions. Well how shall we do it? The fun- damental point on acljustebility is un- selfishness. In fact, when you stop to think of i, doesn't uneelfishness al- most always solve the problem of 'fric- tion in social and business life? One little mother helped her chil- dren by having a guest day at home. On this day the whole' family pre- tended they were dining some place else. Bobbie, instead of having his high chair, sat on two books and a, cushion as he has to do at Aunt El- len's when he visits there. And E'sther had to eat with a big 'knife and fork and drink from a "grown-up glass" and there wasn't any milk so they drank v,-ater and were very polite about You get the idea! The family are lifted out of the rut --boosted up as it were to peek over the highboard Toro' off eackmeal with a bf t of th tOrm WRIGLI4VS.. lit satisfies the sw et tooth and ads digestion. Pleasure an benefit combined. musx's IDEBT TO THE JEWS Much of the progresS 111,,t1l.e .World , of music cart he attrilnited te JeNm o ;‘• Men of Jewish blood, t Look up the lineage and afilliatiene. ' of the great c minxes...ere and ee e c tante of the last hundred yeare; and yon hnd 1f-e.JeWS e'Very Call the roll! 'keit will find it incl.:icier mealy or the men and women we know' es Russian, German, Polish or italilarl 00111 - posers and artists. They are, Jews or of Jewish desoent. Wherever you go, ,what do you see, back. of every worthy musical enter:, prise? It The J'ewleth 1),m -hen, and if not the, Jewish woman, the Jewish. inar, sap -- Petted and spurred -on by the Jel,gish. woman. There is scarcely to -day any musical enterprise of volute in this great city or in any other 'city that does not de- rive often, the largest amount of its. Support from men and women of the Jeerish race, spect for the interests and ideas of l'erhence7 came this predilection others. Sdathe sooner and the more music, this aptitude for it In breast thoroughly our children cultivate of the Jew? these traits, the easier will everyday It can be traced back to the night of - "living be for them and their associates, time. The wandering Semitic sleep - but only by the teareful patient geld- hersiet sang their parstorals. the -days. et old" before history carne- to be re- corded. Then, in Egypt, thirty-two centuries. ago, the Jew sat at the feet of men "who were , scientesta in Music, Wet know that at th.e time of the bondage the people of the Nile were advanced in the arts', and that in music they had. both a pOputlar art and a saeredotar e'en To eliem can be traced not a few of the instruments of the mod -ern or- chestra. . The Jew was then, as he has always „ been, and he -is to -day, the most apt or pupils. When he took up his staff and set out for the promised lan.d,, he carried with Inni into the wilds and the desert act only some of the popular Egyptie.n. chants and some knowledge of the - science of Egyptian music, but Egyp- tian lustruments. One Of these wan the bare, still iaidispeneable to the, complete orchestral eneerable. Music Cheers Oppressed Nations. It has bee11 said that every oppres- sed Dation becomes music loving, Oppression brought out tile latent music in 1110 Jew, his idealism, his pas- sionate leve of liberty, and, this, is par- ticularly true, of tho Jewish, women who bear, as they have always borne, the great-barden of the weies of their race. '' From the oppreseion the Se -WS Car- ried their masic into Paleetine, -where -it flowered, till fresh oppression ..car- nied it to every corner of the globe. so •much the better. Dig the trench the desired length and two feet deep, as well as two ieet wide. Put in, a layer of manure. Fill in the remainder of the trench, with, a mixture made of equal parts of well -rotted manure, ing aboutll do rhad any good inst,ead, to be stretched between the Yews. he's welcome to it If I can get what l Eeete April is usually considered I want out of him' with a scarin the best time to plant sweet peas. there'll be no need to go further. "If I promise him on the redcles0 Make a furrow six inches dee and • .) r oath under the sun, and he's pretty the full length of thetrench. In this. sure I mean it—it'll do instead, per drop the eeeds, an inth apart. Cover haps. But I'm not talsing any chances to the, depth of two inches and press of his trickin' me. I can't afford to the soil" down' with a two-inch board. take chances, Deirclre. If I don't feel Water well and in two or three days I've got him that way " the little plants will begin t� appear. Until they are three inches tall they will need watering every fourth day. After that they should be Watered once a week: . When the vines are four inches tall Conal spum. from his chair. His s.Winging abovcAer, tees hi d ait is time to -put up the netting Tor out to the road, She watched the bay with her long easy stride and Conal oaths staetled the 'birds feom their them. them i'to clitob on. This should be eight perches under the roof. There was no doeibt in he four -foot poultry netting, and we r mind • "He'll not do that, Deirdre!" he that when Conal id 10s tongue loose, East or West cried. "Not while there's life in me, unleashed the rage in him, McNab 1 s letch 1bet ween - e 10),Vb. When t •'t• " " th • - Wh Eddy's. est Rot him --the crawler! To come here would do what he wanted. Conal was - - , e the plants begin to bloom do not neoe AT Insist on having EDDY'S! SCSI ts out of you. I'll screw not known as "Fighting" coned for leet to keep them closely picked, never the -last breath out of him, before—" nothing, and he was credited with be allowing a blossom to become faded He made for the door. Deirdre went ing a man of his word. Reckless and , on the stem. This 'greatly assists in after him. She Put her hand on his dare -devil as he was, none knew bet- i keeping the -plants the good blooming acme . '. ter than McNab' that he cared neither ' 1 condition as well as insuring larger "You'll do no good now, Conal," she for God nor man when his blood was ‘ blossoms. said. "You're one yourself. Rest up, and that he would assuredly do as till morning. Then you can go to Mc-, he said though the heavens fell : - Nab. If he kncnvs there's a inan Everybody knew the cringing cow - about to stand by me, p'raps he won't arcl McNab was. More than one of dare to do what he said." the men he had sold had threatened to Conal jerked himself away from wipe off old scores without leave or her. ' licence. A threat mere or less might I'll swear he won't!" not have mattered, but each one "But you'll do nothing at all if you tensified McNab's terror of the clutch go now," she urged; "and I'll have no- of iron fingers in the night, the Swift body without you. If you'll only rest blade of a knife the short bark of a and sleep now and go in the morning, pistol. It was easy to scare Steve it'll be'better. You'll be able to put the fear of God into McNab perhaps if he sees you strong and ready to make him do what you want." "Sleep?" He cursed under his , breath. -"Do you think there's any sleep'11 come th me when I think that McNab—a filthy, :damned swine like McNab--could come near you. I'd kill him—kill him if he touched a hair of your head. Her hands 'felt from him. Cohere face was distorted with rage His wards brought -back mem- oey of the shot that had almost killed Davey. Conal guessed what her movement meant. ,.. "Do you still believe"—he lifted her chin *and looked into her eyes. "Do you still believe I "fired that shot in the dark, Deirdre?" "Did you, Conal?" she asked simply. He turned from her with a gesture of disappointment. "Oh, it was in anger, and when yoix weren't sure of what you were eoing, I know," she cried. He opened the door. "You're not going to night" she asked. "No. You'ee right. It'll be better to wait till the morning," he said, with, for Copal, a strange quietude. "I want to give the mare a rub down and a feed. Are them any bones for Sally? Throw a shalsedown by the fire for me. I'll be in directly." CHAPTER XLIV. AX THEN the maid walksout-gloom stalks in. You can postpone your house -- awning. Your wash- ing and koning you can send .out — but yourdishes—you can't dodge unless you have a Walker Electric Dishwasher to do your "slaving" work for you. . With the Walker you may wash mac, eter- nize and dry an entire day's dishes in less -g.han ten little minutes. Saves hands—Saves hours -save dishes -- saves mGriey,—an doesn't get out oforder. Too good to be true? Thcn A. for A deutorotratioa. 1 3r_v vcir Hurley ,g chine CO. ited 1r113:1"ftlice St. rorito Coital .was early astir. Deirdre hearel him Moving in the kitchen' arid then out of doors. s"When he came in again, she ha,d spread a cloth on the end of the table. Bacon andeggswere spluttering in a shallow pan on the hearthaa pot Of porridge was yeady for hien, the kettle afearniTi'g • • with a clank of a chain, but the click of a pistol behind McNab turned. bill your child adapta ty. How docs youchild livid, a greenish hue spread on his -respond to adverse conditions or new face. Deirdre knew the frenzy of contacts? When you take him visit- McNa.b's fear; but she knew, too; his shrewd brain. (To be continued.) Do not plant the same soil to sweet peas season after season. but rather, choose a different spot for them each year. TEACH ADAPTABILITY AT HOME. A characteristic too often over- looked, or at least eunemphasized in the training of the childremis that of GRAVE RESULTS "This prohibition law Is havina grave results." "Yes; many a grave has been made In consequence of Its opera- tion." ing does he make a roar because he can't sleep in his own bed or eat with his own ,spoon or ride in the front seat of the car as he doee ..at home? v If he responds unfaorably to • new conditione then his 'training •th Con- forming to circumstances has been neglected: A child that cannot comply with the -routine of the home in Which 1:1-e is a guest can upset plans and create friction until the pleasure of the visit is spoiled for mother and hosteSs; and to prepare him so that this unpleas- antness may be avoided cannot be done in the two or three clays that precede a visit - To be sure, a child should have his own things and should be held to a system, of conduct at boreee-else how can he form any habits of regularity? The First Consideration. Not for a moment can this theory be The dentist had finished work on a discounted. And it is very well to laciT's back molar and had handed her acid that small children should be left O hand mirror that she might observe at home as much as possible and not the result herself. Then lie went oa with his task with respect to the other teeth, tepeating :111.A performance with themirror when eaCh tooth hael been 1, filled, Finally, when the jab was en- tirely complete, and she ha:tided back the mirror with thanke, he said; .:"Well, madam, how do they look to Y°"11r' "How they look to eee?" she re- peated. "Yes, the teeth Wive jest filled." "Oh, 1 forgot about the teeth!" sthe excleimecl, reaching for the hand-glase, "What did ytm look at each time .1 gave you the mirror?" ' Corals fame was sombre; it wee "Why, m iy hair, of course!" easy to see that he had not slept and - that his mind was set id a plan d • action. Ile ate vvitheet spealcingte and Hardt° Please got up to go. Grocer - "What was that 0 Ginger wet standing waddled by the complathing about?" 1 lady door, bee reins trailing beside her, Assist an 1,-- "About the long wait." She •erePned Ole ,Yallrig ,gra88' thatl "She must be ha,rd to Please, shoWed vivid 'gteen bladeabout the ye,to, ey 8.fl1 cow 01,,:ining about water barrel, and was acileished by tie H101 W0162 t the drips from the reef spouts and leakages from the barrel itself. I„)eir- dre heard the click, click of Ginger's snaffle'the chirping, of young birds tinder the toof, while Conal was eat- ing. There was a solemnity, a wean - ped -Up purposefulness about hint this rnornieg;• she dal'ed riot ask hin what be Was going to do. It Was a fresh Morning with frost M Mare's .1 It Make§ a Difference. 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So we find the Jewish flair for music menifes.ting itself in two ways ---the one, the preservation through naany ceiaturies of the melodic treasures of Biblical times; the other, virtual lead- ership in the international art 'music which has grown otit of the siolpler music of the people, and like that sim- pler music, has become a necessity.113 the lives of our people. We have with; us a heritage of jewisli melody, not only as it is heard in the syne,gogue, ritually, but in folk airs of unknown concert belie along with the national- istic songs of -varthus races,. From generation to generation these melodies have come down to us, ex- presedve of the beauty of eoul that lees never been lost toethe Jewish people. Effect of Lights on Atmos- phere. It, 15 of much interest to those en- , gaged in sign lighting, and signaling ' to know that lights of different Alb show Varying degrees of ability to penetrate atmosphere. Some ea3031111- ticas baeed on experiments give the t following results. for the minimum in- tensity visible in a clear atinoseihere at a range of two miles. In these cal- culations light sources of equal ae-ea are assumed: Red ,.......... 2.37 candlepower Green ......... 1.9(i cancllepower White 1.71 candlepower The range of visibility of any light source depend.a, of coarse, upon the in- . tensity of 'the sotiree. 1-10Wever, it must not be SUppoisecl that by doub- ling the inteneity the range will be doubled. The relation' between ,range' and intensity varies for different col- ors. The great absorption of light in an atmosjiliere laden -With tvater vapcir is O Well lin °WI', lact. A o rei g n v erne 10011' fohnd that arc lights, of l.000.000 eandleltower WIlle,h We're installed in a lighthouse had less ability 1,0 Penetrate a fog tlia.n a '10,000 candlepower 0/1 This indicatos that electric in- eand o80011I. lamps, having intire rerl •':i s. would he sunc3'ler to t,Irc, lamps for use in lighthouses, This t a F.11101i.e 11110'12eS00ra1ily in- terfere luorc, wil.1.1 the transiniSPien of blue 01' t;ret:t1 than red ' light. Therefore, when vie41ret1 through , atmosphere nal lights would appear t:O. ; beconte redder. On' weighing the evi, derica. it seeins that reddish illalnaln- tint shocald 11 iv e great or )5 e aletrativ e pew Sr than 111n lah II gh is and where. de. fat:, ate to be disniguishOd a,t a, dis- tance he red light is more reacliiy ctoss,1:1 than light of eny other coley - (he all you ;4011 efill; •ri0 give :ill oo n.rp, ,