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Zurich Herald, 1934-08-15, Page 2
Ane 9ther ever made EASIER TO HANDLE AND NO WASTE . IN THE DOUBLE AUTOMATIC BOOKLET ONLY y TIDES of POUT 1 By the Author of "Pencarrow" 13y NELLE M. SCANLAN Synopsis of Preceding Chapters The principal character In the story is Kelly Pencarrow. Kelly is the son of Sir Miles Pencar- row, a lawyer whose father and mother emigrated to New Zealand and brought up a family who are now the parents of the young people with whom the story is concerned. Sir Miles Pencarrow wished Kelly to become a lawyer and to enter his father's practice. Kelly insists on be- coming a fernier. He joins an uncle, Michael Pencarrow, who owns a big farm called Duffield, which the Pen- earrows made from waste land into a thriving farm. FHM Uncle has a daughter, Ella, who falls in love with an Englishman nam- ed Gentry. Ella's father (whose wife left him when Ella was a child) is anx- ious to keep his only daughter at home, and, therefore, he offers Gentry a half- share in the Duffield Farm. This infuriates Kelly Pencarrow. His pride in Duffield and the fact that the Pencarrows established it, will not al- low him to work under this stranger. Re quarrels with Gentry, assaults him and leaves Duffield to work else- where. When the story open , Kelly received a summons to the bedside of his dying grandmother, the another of Sir miles Pencarrow. Arrived at the bedside, he is asked by his grandmother if he will apologise to Gentry and thus give her, before she dies the assurance that the family, which has been in a state of turmoil since his rebellion, a hope of reconcil- ation. "Hullo, Gentry!" Kelly's voice was toneless; a sound empty of emotion. He had come in so quietly they had not beard him. Most of the family were gathered in the big living -room talking, but a queer hushed' murmur, like the beat o€ wings, trailed off into silence. e "Hullo, Kelly!" Gentry was taken by surprise, and felt at a disadvantage, He had no time to prepare either words or expression. He had not expected this from Kelly, despite the fact that there had been much speculation as to what Grannie had said to him. They were all sure that Kelly was fulfilling his promise, perhaps reluct- antly, No one gave him credit for the voluntary action. He could feel it all around, as though they were saying: "He promised Grannie; that's why," It angered him and checked his im- pulse. They would not understand that he could not bring himself to make this submission if his heart bad not sanctioned it. Grannie was right. To close a wound on the outside first was dangerous. Kelly did not wait, but, feeling a new tenseness in the air, he said a general good night and went to his room, realising as he did so the damned -up flood of happy approval behind him. But, that he could not face. This was only the first step, they thought. How much further had Gran- nie gone in her demands? Michael and Miles exchanged looks—wonder- ing looks. They both wanted the boy, but from different mot ;res. Would he come back? Kelly stood at the window for a while looking out at the dark sheul der of hill that blotted out the dim night sky. He felt desperately tired. Did she know, and was she happier for know- ing? "I did it for you." 'D # * The sombre group in their deep mourning sat round the big table after the tea things had been removed. Bes- sie Pencarrow had been Laid to rest in the valley she loved, and her chil- dren were feeling for the first time, the desolation of the old farmhouse. At every turn some reminder of her clamored at memory and woke a fresh gush of tears. From their early days the proceeds of her personal labors, . the profits from her garden and orchard, her calves and chicks, had been Bessie's own money; Matthew had insisted on this. And as the penes grew to pounds, and the pounds to hundreds, Miles invested it for her. It was from this personal source that so many charities were helped, and those five pound notes, folded and knotted, that found a way into the birthday letters to her children, Bach one of them had cause to remember these timely benefactions. Miles read the will, and also the let- ter etter in her shaky hand, written a short time before she died. "I have no great wealth to leave you, but my gratitude for all the love and happiness my children have brought me. I have said this before, but I say it again: Do not put too much value on material susses. I would rather see you happy than merely prosperous. Not that I despise success, but it is often bought at too high a price. You ars as different from each other as the flowers in my garden, and each has its beauty and its season, but I have loved you all. Be tolerant; be kind to each other, and do not condemn what you cannot oys iri Here's a PAINTING BOOK FREE ®6"tine asking 1 *And a chance to WIN one of the smelly fine prizes You are just going to love the Painting Book prepared for you by the makers of Keen's Mustard.., pages of dandy pictures that you can colour with your own paints or crayons I Tell Mother you are going to the store to gena KEEN'S Gin1300K! Get your copy right away, for your dealer has only af �mitednumberforflreedislribution,and we don't want YOU to miss out on this gift. You,too, will say "It's as Keen as Mustard!" And maybe you will win a fine prize—in money, a bicycle, roller skates or a ping pong set, baseball bats Of dolls or doll's carriage, etc. Wouldn't that be grand? Remember, you don't have to buy anything to get thisbook,thoughwhen you tell Mother she will probably want you to bring a tin of KEEN'S MUSTARD bad< with you. So get busy. Ask foryourbook today. Start painting and show folks what a swell artist you ate. it you cannot get the Book from your grocer, writes to us for It, enclosing 2c stam p to cover cost of mailing and packing. Ad. dross_1000 Amherst St., Montroai, aux b.s-F. -Mustard understand, The little X have to leave( 1 have disposed of as X deemed wisest, and if some get more than others It 10 beeause their need was greater, and must not be taken entirely as the gauge of my affection." So Kelly got two thousand pounds, That was the outstanding feature of the will, To the others she left little gifts and smaller sums, but everyone got something. Nester's children, the Macdopalds, would be comfortably off. Dila was quite wealthy. Miles was a prosper- ous man and could provide amply for his whole brood. Robin, as Kitty's only child, would not be short, and with his place in Kelly and Pencar- row he had an excellent opportunity. But Kelly! Miles had said that Kelly would not get a penny of his money so long as he disobeyed him and wasted his time on bac'kblock farms, Grannie was afraid that Miles might keep his word and Kelly would be left without land or profession or inheritance. Miles had not drawn her will. so the terms of it were unknown to him when he read it. Twice he broke down as he read her last letter of admonition, so much 'of it, he felt, was meant for him. Miles had an uncomfortable feeling of failure, Money, social position, profession, re- putation, knighthood, yet he had fail- ed with his family, and in her firm yet gentle way his mother had made that clear. She had sounded a'warn- ing, He ceased reading, but no one stir red. They all looked at Kelly, but h did not see them. His mind had tra- velled far beyond the room, and a ric gush of happiness welled up. Tb darling, she had understood and wa standing by, Robin was the first ,to speak, an the starry eyes, so like his Grannie's smiled as he gripped Kelly's arm. Then Genevieve. "I'm so glad, Kel ly, so glad." Norah kissed him and wept. Mich ael said nothing, but put a hand o Orange Pekoe Blend Fresh fr©m the Gardens Multiple Births Dionne Quintuplets Fix 1934 In Medical History ROUSE INTEREST The birth, and even more extra- ordinary, the survival of the Dionne quintuplets of Corbeil, Ont., is suf- ficient to fix 1934 as a year of marvels in medical history, but humanity, never satisfied, seems bent on dis- covering even greater near -miracles, says a writer in the New York Sun. TWO, NOT SIX Multiple births have seized on the public imagination all over the world h since the widely publicized arrival of e the five Dionne sisters, and almost daily news, sometimes all too inac- curate, conies of more birth wonders. d For instance, twins were born to a , woman in an obscure Rumanian vil- lage the other -,day, and, through - some error, word got around that she had borne sextuplets. It caused a - one -day furore ha medical circles, for n while science has authentic records of his shoulder in the gesture he knew so well. He could feel the pressure of his fingers saying so much more than foolish words. Yet the bequest had come between them. To Hester and Kitty there was tinge of regret that their sons had not been equally chosen. But thea it was because poor Kelly was such a failure, and pride in their own off spring supplied ample compensation So, they, too, offered congratulations. They had all drifted away, leav- ing father and son together. "Well, my boy," Miles tried to com- bine paternal pride with a warm so- licitude. "-Your grandmother. has been generous to you—most gener- ous, What will you do• with the money?" "They are cutting up the Tapuwai. I think I'll take up Iand there, and start on my own." "The devil you will!" "-eye, angry frown knotted Miles' face. He had hoped Kelly would ask his advice. Here he was stating his plans with- out consultation with anyone, "What do you know of the Tapu- wai? You've never been up there, have you? You can't start off like that, up there, alone. You're mad, boy, I absolutely forbid you. to do anything of the kind. You might as well throw the money into the sea." "I'm sorry, Father, but I'm over 21, and Grannie has left me the money." Kelly felt her moral support. She would not have left it to him ' unless she meant him to use it. "You and your damned defiance have upset the whole house," "Who's being murdered now,?" and Genevieve came in at a bound. "Hold your' tongue, will you?" "I'm sorry, Father, we can't agree, but I must make my own life." With a desperate effort Kelly was restrain- ing his anger. "You've caused more trouble than enough; more than all the rest put together." "I won't cause you any more: I shan't be here." The strange, repressed quiet of Kel- ly's tone frightened Genevieve. "Yes, go skulking into the country now you've caused dissension all round," Miles was losing his temper prop per]y now. He was wrong, and he knew it. "What's all this! What's all thisl" Norah came hurrying in, "1lav;ee't we trouble and sorrow enough with- out Mather and son quarrelling?" "Don't worry, mother, it's all right." Kelly noticed that she was tremb- lingling. "I'm going. Father doesn't understand why I want to take up land of my own. I'm putting in for a piece of the Tapuwai," "Tapuwail Oh, Kelly!" His mother's voice echoed the dis- may in her face. "It's a bit far in, but .remember hat it was like here when Grannie ame out to the Hutt. And she sur- wed and was happy, Why can't I?" "Tapuwail" Ntorah repeated the name despairingly, "Don't worry, Mother; I'll be all right. • Well, good-bye; I'd better be the birth of thirty-three sets of quin- tuplets since the year 1694, only twice have there been unquestionable births of sextuplets. Then there is the tragic and true a story of a man, who while reading about the Dionnes, was informed that his wife had given birth to quadrup- lets. He dropped dead. Leaving aside a number of quaint • medieval legends about multiple births, there is no record of more than sig. children being born at one time, and science therefore is inclin- ed to set that figure as the limit. CASE IN ITALY w c vi off." "But you are coming homefor a few days, dear, aren't you?" Kelly paused, He had intended to, hut his father's violent .outburst had changed his mind, He looked at Miles, K.ellY; you must, .neastn't, he, Father?" alicl Genevieve thrust an aria through each. of theirs, and challenged them to draw away. "Yes, my boy, your mother and I hem you will." "Very well,... thanks, Till Monday," The first authentic case of sex- tuplets occurred in Italy in 1888. These were born prematurely and died within a few minutes. The sec- ond took place on April 19, 1903, at Agora, on the Gold Coast of Africa, the mother being a native woman who already had given birth to quad- ruplets and two sets of triplets. The tiny sextuplets all died within four days. The chances of sextuplets surviv- ing, therefore, seem practically nil. But medical history shows that the chances of the Dionne quintuplets were almost equally slim. Neverthe- less, these youngsters have gone right on establishing a world record every hour of their lives. The longest any member of a set of quintuplets ever lived before was fif- teen days. Yet not one, but all of the little Dionnes are still growing and thriving as the second month follow- ing their birth near its end. Examination of medical literature on multiple births reveals some fas- cinating facts. In not one of the thirty-three authenticated cases of quintuplets have they been born to a woman previously without children. All of the mothers had borne at least one child, and the average was 5.3. Statistics show that quintuplets are most likely to be born to women be- tween the ages of 30 and 35. Ap- -utnb Jo saaiilotu al eieletutxoad and a number of them brought twins, triplets and even quadruplets into the world after producing the quin- tuplets. BOYS PREDOMINATE Although all five of the Dionnnes are girls, boys ere greatly predomin- ant in quintuplet births. The ratio is about 155 males for each 100 fe- males. The last previous birth of quintup- lets in America was that of the fam- ous "Lyons boys" of Kentucky, born April 29, 1896. Their parents had seven children previously, one at a birth. The quintuplets were born His mother sighed with relief, and Genevieve dragged Kelly out before there could be more trouble, ^ (To 13e Continued.) COM PLAINT r� oritsido' iurehoinse sublets ab/ eiltoents c writes: ir e e co ylelatiti`oiao en e. 6 ecu nese, Giveetbiii t o o o y, a smellyy t eueis e remit toll - teepee. flee neck y little veto). pe ice 'returns eal/. Sapc o alto $tntVins 'deetbc ceelleir ole tiniestitdsts e" 'Price 26e vale/bete. �eb�, rOr 'Malts' "'� %� What Do You Think? u.C.e in bunts. this fall as exhibited at Boston Show Fair will perhaps be either of blue kid with large side cut-outs (left), or of brown kid (right) • with flaring scalloped cuff. within the short space of twelve min- utes, and seemed perfectly normal and healthy. They weighed together, 21x/4 pounds, as compared with the 13 pounds 6 ounces total weight of the Dionnes. Yet one of the boys died four days after birth, and all had suc- cumbed by the fourteenth day. The worldwide attention focused on the Dionnes brought a claim to the honors of an even greater miracle from members of the Bushnell family, but Iacking incontrovertible scientific data, medical science was unable to grant the claim. It was, in brief, that sextuplets were born to a Mrs. Bush- nell in Chicago in 1860, and that four of them still live. The other two were carried off by typhoid after living several months. WAS 100 PER CENT. Until the little Dionnes began hanging up their records, the mor- tality of quintuplets and sextuplets was 100 per cent. within a fortnight of birth. Quintuplets, however lived longer than sextuplets as a rule. Quadruplets are far loss rare, and several sets of them have lived to maturity. One such set recently ap- peared in a Broadway musical comedy. But the chances of survival for quadruplets are less than for triplets, and triplets have a slimmer chance, comparatively, than twins. But all the cold, scientific facts about multiple births fade when corn - .pared with medieval legends. One of the most famous deals with the haughty Margaret, Countess of* Hol- land, who flourished in the early part of the fourteenth century. The tale, like so many of its kind, carries a fine moral. As related in Meiuriceau's "The Diseases of Woman With Child and in Child -Bed," is follows: 365 CHILDREN!, "But I esteem it either a Miracle, or a Fable, what is related in the History of the Lady Margaret, Coun- tess of Holland, who in the year 1813 was brought to bed of 365 children at one and the same time; which hap- pened to her, as they say, by a poor Woman's Imprecation, who asking an alms, related to llcr the great misery she was in by reason of those children she had with her; to which the Lady answered. she might be content \well the inconvenience, since she had the pleasure of getting them." Household Hints When washing out cupboards or shelves, use salted water to which a little camphor has been added, This twill hew io 1::,en ninths away. Dr. Wernet's Powder For FALSE TEETH A Joy To All Users Can't Slip or Slide Sprinkle on Dr. Wernet's Powder and you wont have to think about your false teeth all day long, Joyous con. fort is yours. 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