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SYNOPSIS
'No young officers, ,out to be
sent overseas, go to spend brief
furloughs with their families,
BRIAN CHALMERS goes to a pa-
iatia1 home where he tees his
wife, GWEN, and their 2-year„old
child, ELAIIIE. GEORGE WOOD.
SON goes to his modest'- little
home for a visit with his adoring
wise, ELEANOR, and his baby,
RUTH. Each man makes the wish
that his child will have "what-
evar it takes to make her happy."
Eighteen years later Ruth, a
beautiful, high-spirited girl, now
an orphan, is in search of work.
During a storm she seeks refuge
iii a mysterious old mansion in
the midwestern town of Worth -
villa. Fainting from, hunger, she
is carried upstairs by a queer old
woman and a young man named
JOHN McNE1LL. Ruth is called
"Miss Elaine" by the old woman.
Meanwhile Elaine Chalmers is
attending fashionable "Grayeastle
College" in the east and at a se-
cret meeting of "The Terrible
Ton" she vows to ,win a declara-
tion of love from her first sweet.
!heart, John McNeil of Worthville,
whom she has not seen since child-
hood.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
A. harassed looking person,
whose name was Jane Emerson
and whose duties were secretar-
ial, rapped softly on the dcor of
the most imposing suite in the
Grayeastle dormitories.
"Colne!" sounded a voice from
within. The invitation cane from
Madame Leshki, the school's dean,
who was anxiously awaiting her.
When Miss Emerson had enter-
ed she dropped wearily into a
chair and kicked off her slippers.
"Well," she said with an unhappy
sigh. "I've done it, I followed them
to -the birch grove, and I crouch-
ed there in -the dark for an hour,
listening to thein," She seemed in-
finitely depressed.
Madame Leshki, a tall, thin,
commanding woman with white
hair, nodded approvingly. "Your
feet are wet," she replied sooth-
ingly. "Come nearer the hearth. I
had the fire built especially for
you." She made her visitor com-
fortable with the typical wiles of
a European woman who has an
ax to grind. "I have hot water
ready for tea. And some Very nice
sandwiches and caviar," she add-
ed impressii ely.
"Don't think you can cheer me
up by feeding me," Miss Emerson
sniffed gloomily. The severe gray
dinner gown that she wore tic -
vented the grayness of her steady
eyes. She was the cert of person
who persists -in looking tailored,
even in. chiffon, Tonight, las us-
ue], her hair lay du sculptured
nratnces above her fretted, brow.
"If you think you can spy on a
bunch of girls—even young fools
like these—and still keep your self
respect, you're grimly mistaken,
my friend and employer!': :'
"It's for the good of the stu-
dent body that you did this, dear
Jano," Madame said reasonably.
"You're over -wrought and tired.
:i -fere! Drink this hot tea and try
to • relax. Two dumps and cream?
The little alhnond-paste wafers
Were sent up by the new .chef, You
must try them."
Madame Lesbki was the person
who had molded Grayeastle Col-
iege into its present slhape. 13efore
the worried. trustees had turned it
.over to her, it had been merely a
girls' school with a good repute-.
C,I„rYurly- •ten' and
sniare Teeooki, bolch .
t'l rlY (atentlinn
:ercietteettere , . pine -
unmated roaniri, 'fUr-
Hitched throughput in
nntty(' •httntlie•"•uiis ,
•le 'ry nlr Uni ha .. routeoltod ,eet-
• ror' ;tat, sprinkler fire protee'tf(tn
•Arylte•iti , .. if t' ottt)ritlnf.ioir or unusual
htl,poi7Httteeeis with lutrdern et,nrl'or'tH.
eirvatlon 1,100 Pett . ubrti tdnut
e 1t e viae let•te1 ntttl t (u tit r 'tr"1-1"iµ i (
tiriniit ttAr ftciioal . , Md..
ibas?t And other "sinter nrtirll,t•.r.
itlette or phone: '1'1[r• (Itrinieeler•,
rt�lr. Adele cn trnnr. i'.il,
tion, solve picturesque old build_
ings overlooking,the lfudson,• and
a deficit in thtreasury. Then
came this sharp -thinking, regal wi-
dow of an imperial Russian gen-
eral to take charge, and the defic-
it had become an amazing' annual
Profit. Madame Leshki's changes
had been to the point.
"America has enough fashion-
able: preparatory schools," she
pointed out, "and enough blue-
stocking colleges, What America
does not have is a women's col-
lege like an exclusive country club,
Let us double our charges, do
away with scholastic entrance re..
quirements, •offer a two-year
course, and specialize in the lang-
uages, the arts and athletics.- I
predict that in time a diploma
front Grayeastle will he more eag-
erly sought than a presentation
at Saint James'!" -
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An Unhealthy Society
She was right. The new genera-
tion of young buds wanted to be
educated in. a place where one
dressed for dinner of an evening
and could specialize in fencing, in
preference. to math. Yet Madame
had her standards and she fought
to uphold thein. One of her con-
victions was that secret societies
were both dangerous and detri-
mental. Here was an especially un-
healthy one' which she had not
been able to weed out,
"These are the girls who were
there," said Miss Emerson, and
she named them. "I saw each face
by flashlight."
"Our se,hool's beauties, as it
happens," remarked Madame.
f'It doesn't just happen," Miss
Ecmrson told her. "They are bid
to the charmed circle of the `Te
rible Ten' because they are good-
looking, popular and—would you
believe it?—indifferent to their
:grades! It's a sort of requitement
among them that passing marks
must satisfy."
"I knew there was evil in this
thing!" Madame Lesliki exclaimed
agitatedly. "A secret society of
the most venemotis sort!" She pot
down her cup and began to pace
the floor. "Tell me all, Jane!" I
fear you're keeping something
back—"
"0f course I'll tell you all," an-
swered Jame Emerson impatiently.
"I wasn't snooping. around in that
beastly" damp woods to amuse my-
self." And she talked for half an
hour while Madame Leshki listen -
cd.
Down the corridor a door cpen-
ecl softly, then• closed.
"It's Elaine Chalmers getting
home," said Madame unhappily. "I
shan't 'be able to prevent her tak-
ing that trip to Ohio, of course.
'She'll -be on legitimate -leave erhen
ehe'does it." ' - • •
"And God knows what harm
she'll do," said ,Tape Emerson. "It•
isn't •as if these wore boarding
school girls we're dealt/3g with.
They're grown young women.
They're mature enough and ruth-
less enough to wreck any lives in
their path if they choose. Espe-
cially Elaine," she added pointed-
ly.
"Especially Elaine!" echoed Ma-
dame, and tried to recall what cou-
nection there was between Jane
i?hncrson and Elaine's family. How
did that old story go? Had Jane
been in love with Elaine's father
in her youth? Well, no -matter
now.
t1 '
Spoon Feeding
Muth Woodson became con-
sc';ous that the old woman was
feeding her with a spoon. reeding
her something hot and savory. 'AS
each spoonful reached her mouth
she swallowed like a hungry bird
and waited for more. ":it's good!"
sho managed to say. `"Tt's chicken
broth !"
The old woman spoke to some
one standing in the door, out e:f
range of Ruth's vision. "She's all
right now, Mr. John. Yon can go'
home. It's as you said. She's hung,.
ry, er mother used to do there!
'diet stunts too!"
"If you need hue tonight, t' he
said, "call. My room's still on :Lid*:
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ter as he went. $uth's tihoughts
went after hint, seeking she knew
not what. "His name is John," she
thought simply. That name and
the memory of his race and voice
were all that she would ever have
of him, she supposed.
Presently she said, "I'm stronges
than you think. Let nee sit up and
feed nhyself,"
The old woman humored her, .
plopping Iter with pillows. She
drew a small table close to the
bed and placed the troy on it,
":Here's milk -toast," she said, "azul
two (.'addled eggs, And here's liot
tea in the teapot. I hope you don't
object to the candle light, Miss El-
aine. Candles are all I've bad here
for four or five year's now."
Is She Someone Else?
""1 like candles," answered Ruth.
Even in her bewilderment she saw
clearly that she was being miser
taken for someone else. For some
one named Elaine. Nevertheless
she ate the meal, happily acid rav-
enously. 1e'ate was being kind to
her tcnight, and when Fate is kind
one must accept with thankful
heart and not question.
The eld woman said, "I hate to
worry you by telling you this,
Mit Elaine, but you must have
left your bags on title train."
"I carne off without any bag-
gage," replied Ruth. "I had to buy
a change cf eio fifes on the way.
They're in those parcels I was ear.
lying—" She was ;seized witb a
fit of sneezing, and the old wo-
man left off, clicking her tongue
to • look worried.
"No hags!" she exclaimed. "And
you're taking cold to boot! You
shouldn't have let the taxi driver
put you out before I got to the
door. l'cl have brought you a cake
and umbrella. !Was the train
draughty ?"
"1 didn't come by train," Ruth
answered. "I carne by bus. 1 get
off just in front of the door."
".Heaven help us!" the old woe
Handy Hints
Dry mustard rubbed on the
huttds and on the knife takes
away smell of onions,
—0 --
A•
0 --
A• little camphor and borax' In
a. quart of water makes an excel-
lent hair tonic; let it stand 24
.hours before using.
Stale bread will be improved if
placed in a steamer over boiling
water and allowed to steam slowly
from 15 to 20 minutes. The result
will be a very light leaf, This is
more effec';;ive than reheating in
the oven.
If potatoes to be cooked in their
jackets are well Pricked with a
fork and put into the oven drip-
ping wet they will bake well and
be twice as tender as if put in
When dry.
'
When making fruit' pies or
tarts, mix a little cornstarch with
"the sugar before adding it to the
frait This will make the juice like
syrup and prevent, it from boiling
over;
Are You Jealous?
A . man governee by 'jealc usy
"has reached the emotional ago
of three," in the estimate of Dr.
i]ar1 Band, research expert for the
Pennsylvania l:laspital for mental
and. nervous diseases.
"Tbe incurably romantic adult
is only about 14 emotionally," he
told the Physiotherapy Association
last night, "while the boastful
man has an emotional age of sev-
en."
`Tho best preparation for the fu-
ture, is the present well seen to,
and the last duty done." — C. Mac-
donald,
Monograms for Distinction
160 .
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of initials is here and in five sizes.
If you wish tissue pattern for nightgown and panties same may be obtain_
ed by enclosing additional fifteen cents for No. 560.
Send 15 cents in stamps postal note or coins to Mayfair Patterns, Room
421, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
man cried out. "And your late
grandfather's railroad 1'uinlirg
right through the city!"
How To Slip Away
Ruth made no reply, She Was
thinking, "So lay grandfather
owned a railroad! Well! I'm some-
body right out of the top draw-
er!" She lay back against the pil-
lows and surveyed her sarrouncl-
ings with interest.
The room vas large and high -
celled and square, with four long
windows curtained in swiss and
faded chintz, An old brussels cat-
hed cos eyed the fleor he a flower
and ribbon design. of faded bine
and rose. The furriituW was hand -
carved rosewood. Besides the im-
posing'bcd in .which she lay, those
was, a towering` dresser, an arm-
oire as ''large as a closet and a
desk in the' form of a secretary.
Stoel engravings and 'old ` rrirtts
hung o!1 the walls A gtieat eban-
delier was , srsilended . from 'the
i.'eiling.,
`The' old woman said, "1' see
-yo"uu're'•.not;.iciu' the room, Miss E!-
. aiue .:;au'11 remember it's the one
you, .stayed . ith that , suiumer'..you-
were`' 9. The last visit you made
to''tt:I,-it vmS be'ituee your granny
died the summer after and then
art t (me.
your Uncle 1);7.tc
ah
wass token
n
"Yea," said Ruth. "I believe i
could' go to sleep now—"
The old woman said contritely,
tirin' you out with my talk_
in'. I'll go now and let- you get
into your nightgown. The bath-
room's through that door—it's
special for this room. 1'1.1 leave the
bell beside you and if you want
anything you can ring."
Ruth said. "Thank you for be-
ing so kind to me. I can't tell yon
how good it is to he hone tonight,"
Neve, were sincerer words spok-
en.
The old 'woiihan bent and kissed
her . clumsily on the forehead.
"Call ,lne 'Penny' like you used
to," she requested,
"Of course!" replied Ruth,
"Good. night,. Penny."
Afterward when she lay corn_.
:rorteb1e, and warm in the great
bed, pausing on the serge of sleep
to plan .how she would slip away
in the early morning, she felt tt
stab of reg'vet to think she had
deceived a half-bliutl old woman
who had been made glad by her
coining.
(To Be Continued)
White of egg or vaseline added
to a mustard plaster prevents blis-
tering
Telephone Voice
Saki ,ev alin
It Betrays Your True
Character
Tim Bell Telephone Clo1n.I,any re•
cantly condthated a Contact to find
the operator with the nicest voice
tec]Inique. Das it ever occurred to
you to give any thought to your
own telephone . voice and what it
conveys to the listener at the other
end of the wire? usks a Letter to
the Montreal Star.
There Is the voice whose "Ilealo"
says "Oh, 1) — tho telephone for
itnel l upting rue!" it is annoyed,
turned down at the corners, short
and grumpy, You wish you hadn't
called the person W110 owns it and
you will not do it again unless you
just have to.
There is the "sorry -for -itself"
voice and you know you caught the
owner in a fit of self-pity which
may even be chronic, After you've
talked a minute it begins to perk
up as long as you do not ask it
"How are you feeling?" when it
goes back to its former svhiniug,
dragging tones.
Pull of Human Sympathy
T11ere is a doctor 1 have occas-
ion to call now and then and his
voice is always the same: "If you
hadn't been in trouble you would
not have called me and whatever
it is keep your shirt on, it may not
be as bad as you think" — always
calm, patient, soothing and never
exasperated. its owner is full of
human sympathy and understand-
ing and used to dealing with all
typos of people. it takes practice to
get a voice Like that.
There is the voice which sines
out "hello" as though it hadn't a
care in tho world and hopes you
are the same.
There is the "in a hurry voice"
of the owner, who was just going
out or in tho midst of a dozeu
things. it. I. (quick and decisive and
tells you to state your business as
quickly and concisely as possible
because it hasn't time to gossip or
soliloquize. but will give polite at-
tention to anything of importance.
There is the voice which is say-
ing one thing and thinking another
— it does't ring true. It is just mak-
ing an excuse,.
Oh, yes: Your telephone tens a
great deal more by its tones than
by what it says "'— it tells the kind
of person you are."
To Lure Back
A tray Mate
Here Are Ten Rules Cited By
A Well -Known Psychologist
— Solve Your "Triangle
Trouble
Following -Ten (ominand men ts"
for winning tack a straying mate.
are used by Dr. S. L. Eatzoff, mar
ital expert, in solving "eternal
triangle" cases in Hollywood:
1. Pretend to know nothing of
the infatuation or new lore aria..
2. 1)o not criticize or condemn
the mate.
4. rate au inventory of your own
emotional ascts and liabilities.
5. begin to do the things one leas
negiected to do and shun things
which suould have ben left undone
or unsaid,
6. Try to remember that the
greatest mischief maker . is the
Boman tongue.
7. liegtn a campaign of undermin-
ing s man's resistance by being un-
usualty, kind dud attentive.
8. Give hire merited. praise, more
than ever before, (Feed him mostly
through his ears.)
11. Compete witn your Compc't1t01
111 every way — in caress, praise, at-
cention, interest and service.
10. tteuteiwoer coat a mate wortn
having is worth. w'orlting tor, fight-
ing' for and being patient with,
Beep on visualizing the, goal —
tuat of rewinning flim, and do eV-
orytbing in your power to accomp-
lish, that aim, Give 'particular at-
tention to: tautkrliuess, praise, and
making him feel Important,
Start On Rug
in Room Plan
With the correct rug for a start,
the building up of the room is ia-
terestingly illustrated in profes-
sioaaily 'decorated rooms now on.
display in New York. From a wide
variety of weaves and colors either
thedecorator chooses the rug
wbieh exactly fits itis scheme of
given a rug beautiful and import-
ant enough, be creates a setting
for it.
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Sena for Crown Brand "Book
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5,49 Weihab'ton S,: t' .Toronto.
1'iowing through a flock - SO(
sheep near T3resdasdorp, South
Africa, a light truck killed: 30' 1ni- ..
mals, injured Many more slid es-
caped a pursuing. car. •
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Modern Cooking
K i 11 s Vitamins
Toronto Physicians Hear Ex-
pert Denounce Present-day
Culinary Methods
Under present-day conditious not
one person in ten million absorbs
enough vitamins into their system,
according to Dr, H. E. Dubin of
New York, who has for the last
twenty-two years been a partner
to Dr. Casimir Funk, first discov-
erer of the vitamin,
Dr. Dubin, who lectured recently
to a group of Toronto physiclans,
declared that modern cooking me-
thods And the habit of thro^,.•ing
away the water in which food is
cooked, makes it necessary far ev-
ery ane to supplement their diet
with some form of vitamin concen-
trate.
The doctor, a cleric, wiry man,
said that since Dr.. Funk discovered
the first vitamin concentrate busi-
ness had grown into it hundred
million dollar a year industry.
Not One in 10,000.000
"1 hope this business expands,
because it is a sign that people are
taking steps to keep healthy as
they can in no other way. The
Health Committee of the I -e Igne 01
Dations in a published report in
1935 said that the greatest defic-
iency in the diet of the world wad
the lack of vitamins and minerals•.
The two substances are insepar-
able and work on the human body
together," he said.
Fruit, dairy products and vege-
tables are the great protective
foods, said Dr, Dublin, but even to
these vitamin -containing victuals.
modern cooking is almost fatal,
R.C.A.F. Rejects
Brantford Girl
They Say the Air -Force h For
Men Fliers Only
With ," hours vote in the a'r,
Mies Connie Culver, oi' l3nartford,
Ont., uses a field on her father's
farm a mile east of Simcoe IS au
alrport and is ready, ik ever a real
chalice comes her way, to aid the
Royal Canadian Air Force.
Miss. Culver is 20. is a comely
girl flier of the Brant-Narfellt Aero
Olub, who is seeking her commr-
elal pilot's license.
"Dot there's no chnnrc for a gb'i.
At least, not yet." she hunt'i;t. "1
have already written to the depart-
ment and they tell me trey haven't
any call far tilt) weaker sex.'
Stie Owns Halt A. Plane
Miss Cuivcr wants to try aey-
thing in the tine of flying, for ";.hr
servlue, but regrettuuy ee:i'..tt:e
tilde'; .ittIa opportunity for a .ri
Mtn. wings ill thty lilitrh'S .". :.
Miss Culver ctrl:s e. Platt.. trtiu
her 31 -,year-old lrocs1.'r, Gt 1'r(•
The.y•ve got one of the "tlttri- t. r i -
ports" 0' ()otat'la.• it's
nest to the harp on the i'trnt id
their father, lsr'uesl L. (7111: 'r, e.ird,
In lieu of a hangar, they ruts the
plane hp beside the ban fez, two.
tection
t'-
teectian in bail weather,
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