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CHAPTER VII
Big-hearted SarahDaffodil acts in
every capacity for the four•damily
house in Garset after her husband's
death. The frugal, elderly Mr. and
Mrs. Peppercorn and the newly-wed
Andrew and Candace' Thane occupy
the two top -floor apartments and be-
low them middle-aged Bert P'itts and
his wife—who istoo engrossed in war
activities •to care for her home— and
King Waters, veteran of World War
the doors. said, Meant too much. She wanted to
"It was one of those long, streamer have dinner in the'r -own home, she
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deeds." Toni recounted, "and the 'WO. was determined they! should have
men were to hold it in front, of them! guests. 'al want to do all the things
Most of them wore big hats—heaven women for generations have done to
knows why-- and of .course it was a get ready for Thanksgiving. We'll
nasty, windy clay—you remember? have tw oltinds of pie, shall we and
So they clutched their hats with one let's ask Mrs, Daffodil for her recipe
hand and the banner with the other , for stuffing a turkey."
their 'banner hands so that insteau I ,,
and every time an extra heavy gust e
1 I know what you want, Andy said
came, they grabbed their skirts with. You want something to remember.
of marching they did a ltind of sii.ip 1
I For the Thanes the question of
I and his wife Emma; a devotee of and hop." .whoni to invite to their first Thanks -
fine crocheting. Toni Fitts censures Sarah protested. "You're making giving thither revolved around such
Candace eor refusing to devote even- this up. Who wears a large hat with details as the number of chairs avail-
ing hours to volunteer war service aginieeemen
and Mr. Waters sneers at Andrew for Uniforms, unfitted,. cost around
able, the etiquette of piecing out their
supplyof silver by borrowing and the
• II. T. RANCE
• .NOTARY PUBLIC
Fire Insurance Agent
Representing i4 Fire Insurance
Companies
Division Court Office, Clinton
i be called for
-many ng wh h
en e mey
selective training.
The great, hunbering bus lurched to
a stop. Candace felt herself hauled
aboard, wedged in the center of a be an executive type and that if
thirty dollars and few of the women amount of money m the u ge en.
had bought them. Toni disclosed. They ievlope marked "Margin." They deeid.
were waiting to see if they remained ed that six at table must be the max -
hi the OCD. "A couple resign everyilmum number to avoid overcrowding,
day or so, after a row But more come and that they must manage -to seat
in. I tell them that not everyone can eight for the simple reason that they
wastted to ask nee coup es instead
lighting, furious mob that panted and they're really interested in serving for d twe'
"We'll have Leila and Kurt, of
course," Candace checked. "Leila
won't be happy with or without Kurt
if she has dinner with her relatives.
They might go to a restaurant, but
that's dull. They can get a restaurant
I dinner any day in the week." Andy
suggested that they invite Minnie Da-
vis and, Halsey Kenneth. "The poor
guy won't be very gay, but at least,
he'll be glooming among friends. /Se.
tween watching his father's business
'evaporating like moth bails and not
knowing when Minnie will give him
the air he's in a fine state, What he
Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B.. strugled for a foothold on the step, in .defencle they'll put petty jealousy
Barristor, Solicitor, Notary Public etttere deterinination to be the first to behind them.
"You're aneexe
, . Cutive WSuccessor to W. Brydone, K.C. i
Sloan Block .... — .,.. Clinton, Ont, 1 Candace, who weld not hope to She had been in the movement from
reach a strap, steadied herself • by the start, Toni retorted proudly "I'd
grasping the back of a cross seat. like to see any woman who relies on
There was something almost —abnoet her social connections to land her a
vindictive in the attitude of these wo- key position, shove me around. Some
men, she decided. Suddenly and smoo-
thly something she bad read in the
paper the night before slipped into
place in Candae's mind. She touched
Mrs. Water's arm. "Silk stockings!"
she whispered, "They must be going
to buy silk stocicings.".
Mrs. Waters' faded eyes narrowed "Oh—why we got started, finally, needs is to be allowed to watch me
behind the thick mesh of her veil. my thrity couldn't keep in line, let carve the turkey— if that doesn't
"For heaven's sake, where have you alone in step." She had lined them up I settle his nerves, nothing will."
been? What do you suppose I'm do- i nfixe rows, six abreast, Toni relat-.I She -wasn't sure that she could
ing out at this time in the morning? ed, with the banner 'held by the first endure the spectacle herself, Candace
They say that in a couple of week's row. "I led them, marching alone. The demurred, but everything was handy
time you Won't be able to get a pair first time I looked around at them in the first-aid kit, "Andy, there's a
of silk stockings for love or money." they were 00 far apart that the out. girl at the office r d like to ask. Mur -
side women were walking in the gut- iel Wright—she's married to an En-
ters. So I motioned to them to close in glish Soldier— a Canadian— and he'r
Toni Fitts, who had brought the and all they did was to nod and smile 'here on leace. Muriel bas only one
check down for the November rent, —they thought I was praising theme' ,rom and a gas plate. He may not
curled up on Sarah Daffodil's big, After that the afternoon had beenIget another leave for. 4tges`n
couch and stared moodily into the a succession of disasters, Toni groan -I "The honor of the presence of Mr.
fire, "I suppose Candace Thane will 'ed, she could sympathize with the gen- and Mrs. Wright is eequested." Andy
work up to the last minute. Unless I orals who had rookies to command. recited, "Let's turn off the beat and
her husband should be called for Several of herwomen marchers had have a fire in the fireplace. Have we
training. It's quite the thing now for worn high heels and they soon limped. eight highball glasses?"
women to go to business up to a week !When she finally succeeded in per- They spent their evening industri-
or so before they are confined. It's suading the ranks to close up, they ously polishing silver, washing china
surprising that employers stand for ,"shut up like accordion pleats and and altering the menu and the list
it," she said. I coeldn't be pried apart again." But. of supplies to be bought, To their
"The way I feel about it is that it's the worst moment bad been before the consternation a fair share of the mis-
the worst possible time to bring chil- reviewing stand, !baps they had optimistically regard-
dren into the world," Toni stated, ap- I "The Mayor and his ataff were on led as gags in the comics strip befell
plying fresh lipstick. "We're on the '1 be City Hall steps as we came them, from the overflow of cooked
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verge of war and Mr. Waters tells :around the corner. I looked back to rice tthe eolapse of Andy, tray -la -
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Inc that moat of these young fathers, make sure the banner wasn't being den, on the highly polish floor.
will find themselves in the Service,' hold upside clow—it had started off The reason for waxing floors, sing
She stared into the mirror inspect -:that way. Well, heavenly days, every ,ply because of guests coming for din-
ing her thin face, sallow in spite of ;woman in nip unit was a block behind !tier, puzzled him long after he had
the new foundation cream. "What do —not one of them anywhere near nie. painted his abrasions with an aetisep.
you suppose people are thinking of, to II didn't know what to do—drop out, Itic and had picked the fragments of
have children now?" she demandedd wait for them or march ahead. I kept broken ehina from the crumpled rug,
"They can't have any consideration marehing and I must have looked like I The floors were more slippery then
for poor little mites, or any respect for a fool. Picture me Passing the reveiw- she had intended, Candace Confessed.
themselves. Mr. Waters says Ant ing stand all by myself! I went home "We tried e new wax incl it's wonder -
much worse than in the lest world after that and no one knows what ful, only you get so interested in
war." I became of the banner. We paid plenty . swabbing that the first thing you
Sarah site!, "Toni, do you have to 'for it, too." know you've got a dancing floor."
be a perfect fool? I don't thing that a I This ,
IS nOt 'HIV Hine .for unseeinly "You be careful you don't go on
H. C. MEM
Barrister -at -Law
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
Ontario
Proctor in Admiralty.
Notary Public and Commissioner
Offices in Bank of Montreal Building
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and Fridays.
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Phone 207
HAROLD JACKSON
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Specialist in Farm and Household
Sales.
Licensed in Huron and Perth
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For information et. write or phone
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DR,. G. S. ELLIOTT
Veterinary Surgeon
Phone 203 Clinton, Ont,
ERNEST W. HUNTER
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
51 Blear Str. W. Toronto Ont.
THE McKILLOP MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company
Head Office, Seaforth, Ont.
OFFICERS—President, Alex McEw-
ing, Blyth Ont; Vice President, W. R.
Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and i
Secretary Treasurer, M, A, Reid, Sea -
forth, Ont,
DIRECTORS — Alex IVIcEwing,
Blyth, Ont, W. R. Archibald, Sea -
forth, Ont., Alex Broadfoot, Sea -
forth, Ont., Chris Leonhardt, Born-
holm, Ont., E. J. Trewartha, Clinton,
Ont., Thomas Moylan, Seaforth, Ont.,
Frank McGregor, Clinton, Ont,, Rugh
Alexander, Walton, Ont, • George
Leitch, Clinton, Ont.
AGENTS—John E. Pepper, Bruce -
field, Ont, R. F. MeRercher, Dublin,
Ont., J.. P. Prude; Brodhagen, Ont.,
. George A. Watt, Blyth, Out,
Any money to be paid may be paid
to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of
Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin
Cutt's Grocery, Goderieh.
Parties desiring to effect insur-
• fines or transact other business will
be promptly attended to on applica-
ti011 to any of the above officers ad-
dressed to their respeetive post offi-
ces. Losses inspected by the director.
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ANADIAN ATiONAL AttWAYS
TIME TABLE
'Trains will arrive at and depart
Irom Clinton as follows:
Toronto and Goderich Division
(Going East,' depart 6.43 a.m.
(Going East, depart 3.03 p.m.
Going West, depart 12.04 p.m.
Going West, depart 11.10 p.m.
London and Clinton Division
Coming North, arrive 11.20 a.m.
Going South, leave 3.10 p.m.
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PICOBAC.
Pipe Tolarzeco
FOR A MILD, COOL; SMOKE
of the girls coming into the work
now don't want to do anything but
drive officers around. I tell them to
leave that to us older women who
have more poise—there's plenty of
clerical work the kids can do.
"About the parade?" said Sarah.
* * *
woman who will never have a child •
..,_ mirth Sar 1 dmo i h I I If b. '
, a 1 a n s el these , pine ear," Andy warned, "Don't trust
'she could not forebear asking, "Do the the rug either—a rug lel me down,"
is competent to pass judgment on eX-'
peetant mothers. Alai while I'm soun-' • He still didn't understand, Andy ex -
you think it necessary for women to
ding off, let the say that the criticism wade,' postulated, why so much had to be
of young people by men past military
age quite fails to impress ma. It also "Well, 1 certainly do," Toni bristled.,1ore that had no connection with the
,"Lots of women would never knew runner. "Do you thinestly beleive all
, .
kes Inc as •
g in y p about our work if we stayed in a this flurry is necessary? Are you do.
taste." chimney corner end drooped. Besides,, ing it because you like to foss, or to
ArYter a moment Toni murmured there's such a thing as inepiration, impress our company?" Andy drew
marchers are attractive, They draw
good band and snappy his dark brows together. "Do you
mean to e me, he remanded dill -
you know—a
uncertainly, "Well, I'm sure--" . .
They didn't 'see eye to eye, it was
recruits." gently rubbing the spoon, "that all
foolish to bicker; Sarah interposed.
"Don't forget the uniforms," Sarah women everywhere act like this when
"I thought you came Own to teR I
they're expecting, six people to dine?"
ine about the parade. Row .clid it murmured.
come off—or didn't it?" I 'Uniforms improved morale, Toni in -
There had been a Piirade, Toni gni- sisted, they conferred a feeling. of hie.,
slim'portance on the wearer. "Our main
maced. She setretched her long,
legs and admired her ankles. emy trouble is that everyone applying now' PEACE
is determined to be an executive —
uniforn looked swell—it ought to, I
paid forty dollars to have- it fitted. from the beginning we've been swam- To -night make merry,— foolish man,
ped with natural-born leaders and to In life's grim satire, ohe more episode
But the other 1V0tYtert—those dopes!" has passed:
No one knew what it was like, she one will admit shto e's willing
take What thinkest thou?
complained fiercely, totry to organ. orders. The younger crowd thinks
ize a delegatioin of women to parade that a long bob and a twenty-four1 Tha i 1v4r is ended, peace has come
Who had not the slightest idea what inch waist entitle them to a place at last?
expected of them. Out of three him -night out in front." ,Nay, have thy dveam,
dred supposed to appear, thirty had • .-:
turned up. She thought so herself, Sarah said Drink deep the cup of joy, in reeling
(To Be Continued),
• duty might be more attractive if plea- I stupor find
. "And they turned up at intervals, sant to contemplate, Some fleeting solace
often sad perplexities of .
if you know what I mean," Toni "The OCD doesn't happen to be a For thy
scowled , "While I was waiting, for musical comedy." Toni reproved shar-
them to assemble, some officious Ply. "If you were a little more inter -
creature from another unit came over 'eked in defense work you wouldn't be What of this victory?
and informed me that we were ached- ao ready to make wiseeracke, Hest thou a right, a ,price to claim?
I
uled to march in her unit 'Just a min- * * Thou brigand—
tile,' I said. `I'm Toni Fitts and Ian With Zither to help, . Candace Rene is thy reward—to fight to con -
heading my own unit—there's' the car Thane declared, the Thanksgiving din- 1 Mier yet again.
with our banner now." ner would be easy to get.
The banner had proved a nuisanee I They were short of theirs, Andy re. So,—on to strvggio!
from the start, confessed Toni, now'. minded her' "Why don't we go out to From pain and sovrow mien bas no re -
well launched on the recital of her dinner, just you and I? No bother, no lease.
grievance. 111thefirst place it had 'fuss and you save your strength and Life's victory comes
been packed in the back •of the trick time." But only once—with Death and Peace!
and the driver refused to haul it out' Candace refused to consider such
until he delivered the banners nearer a Plan. Their first Thanksgiving, she Lieutenant It. Saunclets, C. A, O.
THE NEW YEAR
Shall I be afraid of this new comer?
Not I! Not I!
IIe'll bring
A Spring
And a brand-new Summer
By and By.
He'll bring out „sunbeams
To the earth,
New raindrops to the hills;
He'll teach
The old wise roundelays
To new .young daffodils.
With bushels new .
He'll paint the rose;
And lilies newly white
Will tell new lovers
Their old tale
Of wondering delight.
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Gold peaches,
Newly pink, will cling
Against the old grey wall;
Leaves newt, crimsoned
Will take -wing
And snowflakes new will fall.
Shall I be afraid of this new -coiner?
Not I! Not It
Reel bring
A Spring
And a brand-new Stunner
By and By.
"WHAT WE HATE WE'LL HOLD!"
By Sir Thomas White
"I have not become the King's First
Minister to preside over the liquida-
tion of the British Empire,"—Prime
Minister Winston Churchill,
Break up the British Empire
For which our fathers fought':
The mighty labour of their hands
O'er toilsome ages wrought;
Bid brothers part as strangers
And bring her strength to naught!
The strength on union founded,
On filial love and pride,
On ties of kin with kindred
And loyal hearts beside
Of every race and creed and tongue
Within her portals wide.
On free men's love of freedom
And British justice sure,
On equal laws for each and all,
Alike for rich and poor,
The strength that guards her outer
walls.
And keeps the whole secure!
Break up the British Empire?
Yield every outpost strong,
On cape and strait and far -strewn isle
The world's wide seas among —
The fortress -warders of the path.
Her ocean -ways along!
Break up the British Empire?
Let India's millions rue
The day that left them to the strife
Of Moslem and Blight*
The days when Britain's guiding hand
And guardian arm withdrew!
The arm from murderous Pathan raid
That keeps her frontierssfree,
The hand that ever leads her on
By slow but sure degree,
Along the arduous 'upward path
To ordered liberty.
The hand Guth built the lines of steel,
The torrents beds that spanned,
The hand that Oilseed the rivers broad
And trenched the thirsty land,
That changed to fields of waving grain
The wastes of desert sand.
That curbs the 'fever and the plague
And heals the stricken poor,
That shrinks not from the leper's
touch
Or outcast at the door—
The generous hand that pours its aid
In days of famine sore:
Give up her Indian Empire?
The world hath too great need
Of Britain's arm in Fredom's cause,
Such idle cry to heed—
The arm that bars the westward march
Of Nippon's 'boundless greed!
Break up the British Empire?
Let all who would be told
Her sons yield not their heritage
Or tasks destined of old;
They stand as one to guard their
rights,
And what they have they'll hold!
V
MIDNIGHT DECEMBER, 31st
The curtain falls—another act is
through;
A mighty chapter of the drama
"life"
Is ended; and each actor dreams anew
Of greater triumph and of lesser
strife.
Ring out, sweet bells, ring out!
With spirit play
Your splendid chimes! Ring out!
This New Year's Day.
Ring out your tidings sweet,
This early morn—
Ring! Your tidings sweet,
A. year is born!
The Br i kh Princesses Dig For Victory
Since the •ontbreak of War, Prin-
cess Elizabeth and Princess Margar-
et have been digging for victory in
their althtments -on the East Terrace
of Windsor Castle. The East Terrace,
which is about the size of a cricket
field, was open to the public on cer-
tain days before the war. Visitors will
remember the inagnificent show of
flowers in beds laid out in a decora-
*MS
tive pattern surrounding the central
fountain. To -day, the vast area has
been converted into a pattern of vege-
tables.
Picture Shows: "What do you think
of that?" The Princesses are very
proud of their tomatoes which they
have grown out of doors on their own
allotments. They were almost ready
for gathering in Jelly.
Ring out your challenge true
To bearts of men—
Your message ever new;
"We start again!"
The curtain rises on Life's endless
play—
The great Producer sends his final
call:
All Ye, who step forth on this new-
born day
Make this year's act the greatest of
them all!"
Middle age is that time In life when
you'd rather not have a good time
than recover from it,
CALENDAR
January snowy,
February flower,
March blowy.
April showery,
May flowery,
June bowery.
July moppy,
August croppy,
September poppy,
October breezy
November wheezy,
Decembev freezy,
Richard Bienslcy Sheridan.
e-1- CUL
ART IN PHOTOGRAPHY
37
An artist might take days to paint a picture like this. A camera captures
its beauty in a split second,
leelOST of us feel despair with re-
gard to pictures by the pen,
pencil or brusb, because so few of
us are endowed with the talent to
express ourselves with those tools.
Too few realize, however, that
photography has opened the door of
artistic expression practically to
everyone. Because of the capability
of today's improved equipment to
produce good photographs under a
wide range of light conditions, and
because no great difficulty is met in
mastering the technique of photog-
raphy, the desire to express artistic
feelings by means of pictures is no
longer limited by the refusal of
one's brain, or lack of training, to
cooperate with a paint brush. And
by pictures, I do not mean merely
photographic records of plaees or
people usually interesting only to
those familiar with them, but pic-
tures evoking pleasure for all who
behold them, because of their :uni-
versal appeal to the senees, emo-
tions, or itnagination.
With a camera in your hand, rea-
sonably good powere of observation
are virtually all you need to satisfy
your desire for expression. These
powers you may exercise by eelect-
ing artistic pictures from the thox-
haustible supply already composed
for you by nature,. It is a matter of
seeing the picture and then choos-
ing the camera viewpoint accord-
ingly. Or you may direct your own
composition to some extent by
changing the arrangement 01 11101, -
able objects.
You are working with the same
art factors as does the artist of pen
or pencit—forms, masses or light
and dark areas, Interesting linrs.
centers of iuterest, balance. And
like the artist you and your camera
can achieve artistic results.
Keep on wishiug yon coedit draw
or paint, if you like, but don't be
stopped by your inability to do so.
Realize the possibilities of your
camera. Appraise from the artistic
standpoint reproductions of photo-
graphs In magazines and newspa-
pers. Go to photographic exhibits
and observe how many Maurer
Please the senses because of their
beauty, or arouse the emotions ov
stimulate the imagination. These
are the purposes, we are told, of a!!
art expression. With then purposee
in view, see what you can do whet
your own camera, There are resee-
made opportunities everywherenge
your own backyard, In the streets,
in the country, by river. lake, an
8051, wilier and summer, if you will
but watch for them and study 400 -
position before you enap the nen.
ter.
John van