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Zurich Herald, 1939-11-30, Page 2thy Gives Flavour SERIAL STORY NO Ti E TO BARRY COPYRIGHT, 1939, NEA SERVICE, INC, BY ELINORE COWAN STONE CAST QF CHARACTERS JANET DWIGHT, heroine. She was engaged to handsome young architect LANCE BARSTOW, hero. Lance had great dreams for the fu- ture. So did. CY NTHIA CANTRELL, orphaned granddaughter of great-aunt Mary Cantrell. Still another dreamer was BARNEY McKNIGHT, newspaper- man. But Barney was more than a dreamer. Last week: Cynthia accuses Jan- et of not loving Barney. That night Barney comes home appearing more tired and haggard than Janet had ever seen him. It was alarm- ing. CHAPTER XXIV Janet choked down an impulse to cry otit, "What is it, Barney? What has happened?" Instead, she said with an arti- ficial brightness for which she hated herself, "Dinner's practical- ly on the table, Barney." "Could it wait?" Barney asked. "I—there's something 1'd like to get cif my chest before we cat." "'Why—I'll see." She tried to speak quietly. In the kitchen she said to her- self angrily, Don't be such a fool! There's nothing to be worried about. "Will five minutes do?" she asked *hen she went back. "I. guess the peas will take it." "It will do to cover the high spots." He had dropped wearily upon the davenport, his long legs spread before him. Janet sat down not ter away, a little stiffly, he 0r,err 1Pll slieLr'710 - • feel '-n era .' 1~a>:s r Il ing too much "We1J, oirn; "B Bey • said, •his. • gun twistiilg as he;spoke, ",you see • before you a gentleman of leisure. In other words, your husband has joined the ranks of the unemploy- ed." Crooked Themselves "Oh?" Janet said, her voice thin and wooden in her own ears. "It's almost funny," Barney went on. "Here I was, the wise guy who knew the inside. story of city graft, national corruption, and international trickery, and I didn't even know what was going on be- hind the scenes of my own sheet It seems, Janet, that the News has been on the skids for several months. The owner was counting on private loans to see it through the woods. Well, the loans were coming from someone who had good reasons for keeping that story of mine out of print." "But I don't understand," Janet said faintly in a moment. "Then why did they publish any of it?" "Well, the owner's been hunt- ing somewhere in the wilds where the inteeested parties couldn't get to him at once; and it wasn't till a day or so ago that old Owl -face, himself, really knew any more about the financial angle than I did ... Now he's out on his neck, poor devil, with ane at his heels for good measure . I could have stayed if I'd sold them the rights to the story and let them print it with the hot parts killed to save their yellow faces . , But, Janet, I couldn't." "Of course you couldn't" Janet cried hotly. "Anyhow, you'll get another job in no time." "Oh, sure !" He said it a little too carelessly as he lighted a cig- arette. "It isn't a job I'ni worried about. It's—what a flop I have turned out to be, Jan—after all the tall talking I've been doing." Shamed and Beaten Suddenly Janet knew she could not bear the look in his eyes any longer—angry, yet ashamed and beaten, above his careful smile --- as if apologizing to her, begging her to understand. With a swift rush she was beside him; and tak- ing his head in her arms, she pile lowed it on her breast, her cheek against his forehead. "Oh, Barney, darling!" she mur- mured. "They can't do this to you;! I love you too much." "When you really love a man," Cynthia had said, "you feel like his mother sometimes. 'that's one way yen know." For a moment Barney sat mo- tionless. Then he lifted his head and looked at her, and as if com- pletely satisfied, drew a deep breath, dropped his head again, and put his. arms around• her. �� tips is.. tike n+ay>'it o'ugh anJ ,"'C '.a7d ^'•. '1nh i"e of doesn't lne er'now?' •Blit ,it would matter again, Jan knew, terribly. And so she held him all the tighter. So they sat, without knowing how long, while the peas dried up on the top of the stove, and the souffle burned to a crisp. Finally they went out and dinecdopn steak and mushrooms at the Auberge, because, Barney said, there was nothing so good for the morale as spending money when you hadn't any. Not that it was quite as bad as that. The rent, at least, was paid for a month. Janet had her monthly stipend ... Barney winc- ed a little when she mentioned that, but said, "Swell! VTe niay need it." And Barney still had a little money in the bank. It would have been plenty, he said, if he hadn't had to make that chase across the continent on his own time because the boss had decided the story wasn't worth following up after all. Hard Times Are Here But it developed that jobs were not growing on every tree. The other papers had already reduced their staffs. Barney made one or two trips to neighbouring towns where he knew editors, only to come back with his grin a bit more strained each time. In the next few weeks Janet learned a great many things she had never guessed,' even during those comparatively pinched last months with Aunt Mary. She learned that one laundry bill may completely wreck a week's -budget, and spent several back -breaking days over the tubs in the basement. She learned that, FINER FLAVORED • LIGHTER TEXTURED MORE DIGESTIBLE if windows are to serve feet pur- pose, they must he washed from time to time; and that it, en- tirely possible to die .it yeirself, clinging with one hand and Fork- ing with the other while youhan,g suspended over a, dizzying ,byss. She learned to elbow. hes; way about erowcled, untidy Mrkets, because they are the, ones .\here food is cheapest. She learnedthat 50 cents for the electric Deter, may seem an enormous iteta, and that some people can't aft ro- ses, even at 25 cents •a dazin. The first time Barney folu}d her on her hands and knees, scr,\bbing the kitchen floor, he turnell,vhite lifted her bodily out of the way, and finished the . job—sop: what splashily—himself. Janetlaugh- ed at him. "How did you think thesethings. usually got done, you crazy', Irish- 's ealfhy meting, a. rival's threat led Elaine Chalmers to try to win the heart of her child• hood sweetheart. Tn* stead EIaine—but xeac - the rest in the new • rial, "The Blue COMING SOON, man?" she asked. "I suppose you imagined the Little Folk came out of their hiding every nigTiie and diel the day's chores for poor but deserving, housewives. . We're lucky to have plenty of water to wash the floor with. Who e j Cyn is, they buy it in barrels."?. ' House -hunting Again' Nevertheless, they got onfae mously till the day Barney`kid- ded on an icy road. The bill for his own car was .$17, besideVe$87. for the car he hit; and the liabil- ity insurance had lapsed thetday before because, Barney reasoned, there was no use. spending meney for insurance if you drove with reasonable care. :she morning after Harney told her that, Janet said, trying to sound very natter of fact; -"I think we'd better plan to niovethe first of the month. `While I was marketing yesterday, I saw some places advertised on 32nd Street for half what we're paying here, and—" "You're not going to live on 32nd Street." "And why not?" Janet tried for a note of cheerful practicality. "It's convenient to all sorts . of things ....Moro so than this • We can take something unfurnish- ed and get some of Aunt Mai=y's things out of storage." "When we move from here," Barney said through tight lips, ."it will be because we're moving to something better." Nevertheless, Janet did go on a house -hunting trip the next day. She did not wear her fur coat this time: but a shabby tweed suit end an' old hat. (To Be Concluded Next Week) Shortage of Women New Zealand is suffering from an acute shortage of female la- bor. Clothing and footwear fee- toriee are embarrassed for • lack of women workers, and hospitals . arc having difficulty in filling gaps in the nursing profession, Domestic labour is almost tine!). tainable, New Zealand has ap, preached the British Government with a request that a system of ' assisted passages for domestic wo)'kel's *Should be reintroduced, Wardrobe For Older Woman She Needs More Distinction In Her Dress — Should Watch - Every Detail Carefully Ili diseussiug the clothes which she 'chose here and abroad the Grand Duchess Marle, recently talked in New York about clothes for'. women who aro past the flush of youth. Iter statements include: "It has. long been my opinion that there is a great need for more :distinction and style in women's apparel. Cultivate Distinction "It is very difficult for girls of today to realize the great distinc- tion that used to exist, between the clothes worn by the younger and older generation. They were vast- ly different- and it was considered extremely bad taste for a mature woman to wear models designed for a young girl. "All this was done away with during the World War, when wo- men in large numbers began to as- ' sums the work done by men and were forced into more practical clothes. Thus the line that disting- uished clothes worn by the older or younger woman became' Hardly perceptible ... "Here's. where taste, good sense 'and discretion should step in .. An older person should watch ev- ery detail most carefully. . the length of skirt, length and shape of sleeves, drapery, back of neck, fit of back, color ... " Fatigue Is Often Relieved By Food Feeling of Hunger Causes Tir- edness, Irritability and De- pression One of the bits of knowledge wives and mothers have learned by experience is that if any ser- ious matter is to be discussed, particularly something unpleas- ant that has occurred during the day, it is better not to discuss it until the husband and fathei has finished his evening meal. Of course, nothing serious or un- pleasant should be discussed just before any heal as the upset -tient Cs -1=/" k�`: interferes .with appetite and diges- tion. The wife and mother knows that a hungry man (on woman) is more apt to be cranky or irritable than one who is not hungry. Doesn't Know He's Hungry Physiologists tell us that hung- er feelings are caused by the con- traction or movements of the walls •of the stomach. As the stomach becomes empty, the walls contract for a number of times - 10 to 25—after which they be- come quiet for a while and then start the contractions again; then n quiet period, then contractions again. The "quiet" period lasts from 10 minutes to one hour in the child and from one to three hours in an adult. These contrac- tions of the stomach walls are accompanied by more or less pain- ful or uncomfortable feelings in the stomach. While these hunger pains may disturb an infant and wake him from a sound sleep, they pass unnoticed by the average healthy adult. Instead of pain, the adult has feelings of weakness, tiredness, and disinclination to work. He doesn't know he is hungry until he sees or smells food. Two Days a Year Rippondon, Yorkshire, England, railway station is opened for pas- sengers only two days a year, for the annual Sunday -school outing, and on the first Saturday after August Bank Holiday for the local W ekes. isoy yy� _ yar Desi. Carol Annex ,„1„, \, 9 tic+ Twin Dolls Twin deifies are sure to delight the heart of any small person, especially when they have real clothes that "come off and on." And such lov.ily clothes, too! Quite up-to-the-minute in their peasant styling. The pattern includes cutting r i.i R pattern for both the dolls and their clothes, material require- n.euts, and full directions for fin- ishing. To order this design, write your name and address on a piece of piper and send with 15 cents in coin or stamps to Carol Aimes, Room 421, 78 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Can't Hoodwink The Housewives Housewives' will not be hood- winked into buying goods from "high-powered" salesmen any lon- ger, Dr. Lena Madesin .Phillips, president of the International Fed - res ACTUALLY 50 OUCH WO fig tle kind to your eyea with ,• the brilliant, Etta 411 9Y;,ys" light nl l'alcanan Bres- fute•iilantie. Tsio s, (;oaf oil and gasoline models. Wide variety et sbades. SEE YOUR DEALER OR write fo ns fart dotapsl THE 00 LTD.NDEP . 'au STOVE 0n4 TORONTO, ONT. oration of Business Women, told the 31st annual convention of the Associated Grocery Manufacturers of. America. Dr. Phillips said women want purity of product, cleanliness in its preparation, tastiness of fla- vour. She wants to know what she is buying in order to fit the pur- chase to her needs. She •e ants accuracy of weight, full measure and honesty of appearance, She. wants to streteh the buying power of the food commodity dollar. Neighborly Proverbs A good neighbor is a precious thing. --G ashen. An unpeaceable man has no neighbors.- -English. Every man's neighbour is his looking glass.--Tringlish. No• one is rich enough to do without a neighbour. --Danish.. When your neighbou•i•'s house is on fire look to your own. - -Mod- ern Greek. i3etten is a neighbor that is near than a brother that is far off..— .Bible. Does your nei hbcurbore yon? Tend hint some men ey.--ltalidn, e--Christian Seience Monitor. Send, Don't Take Child To Dentist Solo Visits Work Out Much Better, Dentists Declare The parent who takes his child to the dentist's office with the as- surance "This dentist won't hurt you one little bit," is probably doing more to harm the dentist's approach to the child than the parent realizes. Local dentists, said the Strat- ford Beacon -Herald agreed that parents would bo well advised to let their children make solo . visits to the dental office when those visits are necessary. The general feeling is that .it's a lot easier to approach a child when he or she is alone than if there is a sym- pathizing parent in the back- ground to listen to any outcry. The outcry probably would never come if the parent was not there to hear it. Alone, Or• With Friend If a child realizes that he or she has to go to the dentist alone, then that child will buck up and face the music, without a bit of fuss. If a friend accompanies the child instead of the parent the patient is a lot easier to handle. Dr. H. W. Baker said. "1 find in one hundred per cent of the eas- es that if the child comes alone, or with a playmate, there is less likely to be a scene than if the parent comes along," he added. Penguin's Parade A penguin is a funny bird. He .can,not sing at all, I've heard. ~Although he has a great .big bill, He does not warble, chirp; or trill. His wings Will never 'carry him a t.bove the ground, but he can • swim And use a wing, much like an oar, To paddle him from shore to shore. When penguins walk, they ahvays waddle. They look like midget men who toddle Across a stage, all neatly dressed In evening suit and formal vest. Why should they wear their party clothes In lands of storm and ice and snows? —Rowena 13ennett Get this safest Fast Relief. Avoid tong hours of painful discomfort 1.' To quickly relieve &attache, body dircom- fort and aches, talte 2 Aspirin 'Tablets and drink a full glass of water. Repeat treat- ment in 2 hours. 2. Porsore throat from cold, dissolve 3 Aspirin '.Tablets in 3, class of water an gargle, Pain, rawness are eased in a very sew minutes. 3. Check tanperatrirc. If you have a fever and ternPeraturc does not too clown if throat pain is not quickly re- lieved, call your doctor. Quick -Acting "Aspirin" "takes hold" h minutes Don't accept anything else Take no chances with a cold. Follow the directions in the pictures above—the. safe way trillions use to relieve colds amazingly fast. It entirely avoids the dangers of taking strong drugs. So quickly does Aspirin act—both in- ternally And as a gargle, you'll feel won. derfulrelief start often in a few minutes.: Try this way. Doctors recommend Aspirin because even when taken fre- geently they know it done zzot herrn the heart. WARNING I Aspirin it always marked with this Bayer Cross ` PIRMN�'DOES THE ° EAr ISSUE NO. 48—'39 , 1)