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:acav worse off than lnost girls. She could
()ye }tpply for t1'ot'Ir at the Labour Aix. rotherm% but the bad no Insuxance
card to produce, ,
So elle had lived, somehow, 011
what money site bad saved and on
athe sale of some of hes' clothes.
Her friendship with 'Teddy Sails=
van had naturally taken up her time
and attention to the exclusion of
other friendships that might have
ripened.
They were both gone now --Teddy
and Aunt Hilda—and she had
nothing to do all day except look for
woSritks , ,
was willing enough, but butte
unslited by physique and experience
for laborious employment. Site
sought in vain and things had look-
ed very darn indeed, when Pate had
brought her rudednl1r face to face
rnith B'abs Robertson.
But site could dance, She had
excellent at salmi, and she had been
to the stance halls in her native
town, before Teddy Sullivan had
found her an ideal partner,
She could not think of deicing
without reealling those joyous hours
with him, Would she ever see him
again she wondered;
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Amy e
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,Hilda Carter was a born gambler,
and determined to wrest from the
world not merely a living, bat iter
1it11 share of auittseenent. To. Poppy
she was a lively Companion, and a
j M3o230uu with some experience of Iiia
world, herself attractive, may And
it rather en advantage to go about
with a pretty girl.
Poppy hada ,good time . for a
'while— mussc— dancing -- admir-
ation—yretty frocks to wear, She
had only "pocket money." no salary,
butthat did not matter when all her
wants were provided, Hilda {tarter
knew a few people in the town, and
very son knew more. She enjoyecl
what she called "life,' as it is
found in dance halls and cafes.
Poppy Was as fond of fun as
healthy girl usually is, and she en.
joyed all that came her way.
And then had come something
tweeter thin she had ever known
before, for she met Teddy Sullivan
and fell in love!
He was, like nearly all the men
she met at this time, a seafarer, He
was a steward on one of the luxury
Iiners which happened to be laid up
for repairs before going across the
Atlantic an the next trip.
So, with a month on shore at tit.,
loveliest time of the year in Ling -
lead, Teddy found a sweetheart, and
Poppy knew the joy of dancing on
the pier when the moan Was shining
of loitering along the leafy lanes; .or
idling on the seashore on. Sundays
and haltholid'ays. She was free to
.Dome and go as she would. Hilda
Carter had her own affairs to think
of.
Nothing in Poppy life had ever
been so wonderful as Teddy's woo-
ing. She saw him through all the
glamour of an innocent imagination.
He was young and gay and charm-
hag—Just
harm-lag just the r`ght companion for
leisure hours, and at first all the
world was Eden!
It was only three days before his
boat went out that they quarelled,
and he .did not try to melee it up, 118
Went away, cad Poppy was left 10
her memories.
A day or two after the other blew
fell, She went to the shop, as
' usual •to find only a few odds and
ends lett iu 11, and Hilda Carter lied
disappeared. ,
It literally horrified Po 511y to have
to face an infuriated landlady and
various creditors. She had never
had the least idea that "Aunt Hilda''
was in debt, but the actual defaults:
being absent she came in for a
great deal of wamieaeantness.
It bad not been at all unusual for
Hilda, Oarter to stay out late at a
dance. and time the advent ct
Teddy she and Poppy had not
always gone about together.
So Party, having gone home to
their lodging to cry herself to sleep
because Teddy had gone away,
woke up to discover that Aunt
Ha1da had folded her tents like the
Arabs and as silently stolen , away'
during the night.
A few worthless articles were left
at the lodging—some raffish at the
deserted lock-up shop—and nobody
know where "Cherizette" had gone.
How Poppy bad lived for the last
few weeks she hardly know. ,One
blow after another had fallen, Sha
had very little money, 310 work, and
no home!
She found a cheap room in a poor
pant of the town, and she was allow-
ed, as a favour, to take her belong_
ings away from the lodging she had
shared with Hilda Carter, who, like
many unscrupulous people, could b' -
carelessly generous by fits and
star's(
;She had let Poppy wear anything
she fancied out of the stock. Some.
Manes it went back again, little the
worse --often the girl was allowed to
keep it.
As she bed had no regular eatery
or recognised employment she was
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CHAPTER Ii.
From Far Seas.
That. same evening, Poppy, with,
five other girls, sat at a table, just
outside the dancing floor at the Pal
marium.
It wasa huge, shed -like hall,
which had undergone many vicissi-
tudes as a place of entertainment.
Now It was gaily decorated with
flags, pales and garlands of artittcial
flower's and leaves.At one end was
the swimming pool, at the other the
artificial ..sun-bathing enclosure
while all around the space reserved
for dancing were little tables
attractively set.
There was also an entrance to the
.club" or inner circle of the °stab.
lishment, where the initiated might
obtain drinks alter the usual hours
There were two bands which
.played alternately --one the ordinary
jazz music, the other tango. These
musicians were in costume.
All sorts of people came to the
Palmariuni. Elderly shopkeepers of
the town sat at the little tables to
watch the dancing. Girls and boys
who had been working all day be-
hind counters( or at desks, could
"'THE PUR4ST FORM IN WHICI
TcsACCo CAN EE SMOKER,
obtain, for a trifling fee, musk and
uu ebeellent dolor, with refresh/neat
a+terwardls at equally moderate
charges,
The Palmarium had not been open
long, and Poppy had never been Veru
till 'now, when she sat at the table
with the other "partners."
There were young men at another
table. Anyone who came t0 the,
Palmeriuin without a partner could
ohooee front amongst those avail,
able.
Poppy was the new girl, The
others had their regular cheats al-
ready, end three of them went off.
A e]ly, awkward youth approached
her.
,Site said "Yes." 'He went and
bought his ticket and awitod for her
at the entrance to the enolosure,
She joined him there, as the Jazz
Band struck up.
He was very clumsy. ITe trod en
her .toes, bumped into other •couples
and got nervous and flurried. 1t
was hard work getting him round.
She thought of dancing with
Teddy how effortless --stow en.
chanting! Never, never would she
taste such delight!
If the manager were looking he
would think it her fault her partner
was a perfect nuisance on the floor
and she wouldn't be able to keep the
Job.
She did her best, and after a
while it was less embarrassing, but
she was thankful when the music
stopped.
Her partner applauded vigorously
and she had to join in. They began
again.
Al last they left the enclosure, and
she could go back to the table, re-
cover herself, and repair the ravages
to her makeup. Pray heaven the
next man who took her out gave
her a chance to show what she could
do.
It wets early yet. and this was
going on to two o'clock in the
morning.. She at through the next
dance, and began to feel worried.
though one of the other girls, sat out,
too:
Lest time she It dabeen in a dance
hall Teddy had been with her, and
she had been wearing this Same
frock—his favourite.
It was . of bright red chiffon. Ths
only evening frock she had left.
Bemuse Teddy bad been to fond or
it she had worn it a great deal. Isere
and there vas a rent, carefully
mended.
He had clasped thee]ender waist
of it litany a time, and to put it uu
was to feel his arm about her •aga:u.
But he was far away, and She sal
awaiting to dance with any stranger
who chose ,to ask her.
A big dark man, in,clothes that
didn't seem to belong to him, canto
straight up to her,
'I'd like to dunce with yea." he
said. Poppy nodded.
"1'11 be waiting at the entrance to
Use Boor, You get your ticket over
ilhere, she said.
He looked rough, she thought, ane
his oyes 'were rather strange—as 11
'he could see right through one.
„It was .the Tango Band that struck
up. She found hint waiting for her.
Rough, she had thought, Teddy
had never held her so gently, lie
touched her asi if she had been a
bit of Dresden china, and yet in a.
way that made her aware he was
holding her firmly.
fie began With a few long sweep-
ing etteps, and Consciousof her easy
response, led her int* the wilder
measure of the Argentine tango,
She flung 'herself Into it, swaying
and stamping; laughing, forgetting
her troubles for the time being. ,Sha
hed never had apartner like him.
With all the anxious watching and Waiting
that precedes the ripening of a crop, the
harvest itself seems to descend with "Blitz-
krieg" speed.
And once on, speed is the essence of
success—for delay may be costly to the
farmer.
Heavy crops in clown and tangled condi-
tion give rise to problems in harvesting
methods and equipment operations and
throw excessive strains on much Wom parts
of old, reliable machines.
It is then that thefarmer appreciates the,
real Value of farm machine service as
rendered by Massey -Harris.
Competent men with experience in field
problems and ser ice that takes years.
to acquire, and a system that provides
for the ready availability of parts for
any of its machines, no matter how old,
so as to ovoid costly delays, are what
have earned for Massey -Harris the enviable
reputation which it has long enjoyed as --
"THE SERVICE ARM OF THE CANADIAN
FARM,"
13e1'01' danoect like it before.
Only it fei8 Couples• had attemntel
the tango; the others were merely
eliding 1'0111111 lu their owl, way.
A ,pause, allot Hien rho musio began
m.gaiu.
Titomanagerhad given the
laden of the banal a hint. Ile had
Itis aye on Floppy. 60111E1 de?toer,
that gird
She biad fatly'caught the snirlt Of
the donee now, and she round ire:
paniner suupr'isingly easy to follow.
lie was light -and lissom, and he
made her feel ,alive to, her Anger,
tips, itis Oyes were alight, as they
moved towards the entrance.
"That was good!" he -said, "Cart
we get something to eat now—none
supper?"
"Yes, just through Hutt archway,'+
"You'll come along, won't you?"
It was pertnissihle, Poppy know.
AS long es she helped people to
spend money, she could do es rata
Ilked. .
"I'11 come," she said.
They went '•through the archway
to the tables where supper was
aeuved,. and Poppy's escort studied
the menu.
You'd better have some soup to
begin," he said, "and then a bit of
fish, and some roast chicken.
He was not asliiug her to choose,
she noticed, but he was anxious she
should have the best available, and
consulted fseri•ou8ly with the wait-
ress.
aitress.
It was' m0117 days since she had
had a really good meal, and she was
sure she could net eat all he ordered.
But after the soup she felt different,
"They donut do you so badly here.'
.said her,companion. pouring soma
wlhite.wine into her glass. "I hope
this it all right. Been here long,"
"No. This is my first evening."
He gave me a penetrating look.
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"You're a swell dancer," he 521d.
,"Lt's so easy to dance with you."
'Glad you liked 11.' He went on
eating with evident enjoyment.
;You've come off the sea, haven't
•said Peppy,
"Mexico," he ,5Gwere,11. "het%
have another dance after tagpper,
shall we?"
"If you Aka.'
"l do like dancing with you,', he
said. "But w° needn't hurry, need
we?, - ,•
"'Y•nu,'1l have some lee or some-
thing?"
'Yes, gleam, presently,"
Ile 110131led hie meal in allelic°,
1111ed her glass again, 504 consulted
the waitress ' as setdously as before,
Poppy ate her Peach Melba alt
preclaitively, ,.Slte had not had one°
since Teddy used to tale her out.
.l5venything to-nlgiut made her think•
of Teddy, and mita hint, and it was
aro use reminding horsel>✓ of the
bitter traIli that he was not worth
it. The ache at her heart re-
mained.
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