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Zurich Herald, 1945-09-06, Page 7utility, M LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM CHAPTER XVII "Butchers, bakers, candlestick - makers," said madame. "Every mean, given a chance, can be a Bay- ard. If tI•ese wars prove nothing the they have shown that the heart of the peasant beats with the same , stroke as the heart of a king. Well — but you are going to --'marry Roger Fabre?" "I 'promised. When he rturns, if he wants inc still. I shall' marry him." 'You colrid not do better,' said madame smugly. "Nor could he. You have my blessing, both of you. It's too bad there was ever a sour note in this symphony of yours." "That sour note—?" "You heard it last night." The old lady's voice was harsh. "In this room. You know 'what I mean." ""I will not think of him." "You can't forget him.' No more can I." 'But I—I must forget him. You would not have me go on thinking of him after—" "Can you help yourself?" You can't have too many small crodheted pieces on hand for gifts. Make these of leftover bits of cot- ton; all in easy pineapple design. A variety of novelties you'll frnjoy crocheting: basket, sachet, kerchief case, pincushion, edging. Pattern 732 contains directions. Send . Twenty Cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., Room 421, 73 Adelaide St., West, Toronto. Print plainly Pattern Number, your Name and Address. HARNESS COLLARS Farmers Attention — Consult your nearest Harness Shop about Staco Harness Supplies. We sell our goods only through your local Staco Leather Goods dealer, The goods are right, and so are our prices. We manufacture in our fac- tories — Harness, Horse Col- lars, Sweat Pads, Horse Blan- kets, and Leather Travelling Goods. Insist on Staco Brand Trade Marked Goods, and you get satisfaction. Made only by: SAMUEL TREES CO., LTD. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 42 Wellington St. E., Toronto SAFES . 6'roteet your ROOKS and CASH /front. PIRA and THIEVR". We ttuve n size and type of Sate, or Cabinet. for any purpose. VIM* ams, or wrIte for prices. ete. to Dept. %V r$.tXJ.TAYLOR LIMITEO TORONTO SAFE WORKS tor, 1 runs E. I „Inner, 14nI:Il,lin11e10 r4;1• 1.<13.12111030.1 You Will Enjoy Staying At The ST. REGIS HOTEL III ft ONTO ▪ lGvery it 444 atlb Oath, Show. ser and t'elepftone. Single, $2.59 up -- Doubly, I$8.50 ftp. (good 1011041. htnln>z and Dane. tag Nisititly Sherbourne at Carlton Tel RA 41311 m ISSUE 38--1843 "Please, madame, you are merci- less." "I am a woman, and I am old." "But—" "And there it is. Being a woman I know what a man, one man, the man can do to your heart when you are young; being old, I will not deny it, The finest women have loved the greatest knaves who ever. walked this earth." "It is wrong to love like that." 'Mon Dieu! Who shall say what it is wrong to love? Not I, be as- sured of that, my little one." * * * "But who is to tell ate? Oh, I try not to think of him! It was only . for a tittle while I knew him—" "A moment is long enough," murmured the Sibyl. "A portion of a moment. It is all done by a spark, I think. The fire is lighted from that spark. Sometimes, most often in fact, the fire needs to be nursed and replenished; sometimes—and here I speak of great loves—the fire, untended and unfed except by dreams, burns on all through one's life." "You • mean I shall always—al- ways remember him?" • "You will keep what you have of him," said madame gently. 'That is woman's burden. To carry with her things that can only hurt her, burn her, bring her misery. But she cannot be rid of them and she is so made that I doubt she would rid herself of them if she could." "Are we such poor things then, madame?" "I'ni afraid we are, niy child." "Then—then I cannot, because I made some lovely image of that one, ever hope to be worthy of the love that Rogers offers me? I can never really be given to him be- cause there is some part of me that he can never win?" "No one can be given completely to another. It is a pity, but. there is the truth of it. If you can make him happy, my dear, it will be. enough." "I will try. With all niy heart." "Then you cannot fail, Meridel," * * * • The too -short holidays and the great feast of New Year's passed on into the steady merciless cold of the iron months of January and February. Life went on evenly enough at Phillbert. Although Roger had gone, Meridel and the children did not return to the city when vacation ended, and Ru- dolph spent most of his time at the mansion that he had, from long pre- tense of ownership, come .to look upon rather as the place vrhere he belonged. Meridel stayed because madame needed her now and the children could, have good schooling from Miss Carrick and the other teachers whom the government had provided. * * * Roger was still in England. Nev- er a great one to write letters, he contented himself now with the odd cable, a Iferbal message entrusted to some honing associate in the Air Force, a few lines on a post- card, a letter, or two to Meridel. One she received in February said. "I hope to be with you soon. In the long' weeks that have passed since we said goodby at Phili- bert, I have often wondered if I did not dream all the lovely things that happened there—as well as those unlovely. You are still nine Meri- del? You did say you would marry me when t conic home again—did you not? • "Yes, yes; I could not be. such a self -deceiver. You told me when we sat n front of the fire, while the rest of the household slept. I remember so well the sweetness of your lips, the silken softness of your hair, I hear still the music of your voice, so like little bells. In the air 1 dream, sometimes that you are at my side and I hear your voice whispering to me in the rush of the wind. And I, to whom life has given so muco of beauty, never think of death. I have known you, what could ,a man ask snore? 1 fear I have become greedy; 1 long so for the time to corse when r shall fly back to you, and I know the first glimpse of . those twisty shores of Canada will be to inc, as to so many others like seeing the battlements of heaven, "So You will begin to think of your trousseau now. Yon will know that I love you always, 1 o;;cr" (To Be Continued) A HORSE FOR HALSE'Kp IN CASE R Just in case Admiral Halsey doesn't get to ride the Emperor's white horse, he'll have one of his own to prance through the streets of Tokyo. Proud looking cowpony was purchased by the city of Tucumcaro, N,M., and given name of town, and is to be used by Admiral in Jap capital. CC IIMPIELES Ell F By Gwendoline P. Clarke • * e e , That big event of the season in every farm -woman's life has come and gone—at least the first half of it has. I mean the threshing. You know, it's a funny thing, you would think one threshing would be much like another—'but it isn't. The troubles you get into Iast time don't happen this time, but, as sure as anything some new troubles arise that you had never even thought of. That's the , way it was with me last Wednesday. With niece Betty to help I thought I need have no worry at all, in fact I was so. confident that I of- fered to serve supper for a bach- elor achelor neighbour's threshing which followed our own. Everything was 'coming along fine that morning. The meat was already cooked from the night before; there were scal- loped potatoes bubbling•anvay in the oilstove oven; pies, all made and all the other little extras ar- ranged for. However, when I began thinking about supper I was a little afraid there might not be enough cold meat left ,over to go around, and, it being early closing day I was, afraid to take any chances. So Betty and I took our- selves to town for supplementary meat supplies. It was eleven -thirty when we returned—and the oil -stove had burnt itself out! Yes, completely burnt out, even though I had fill- ed the reservoir the night before. Our burners use specially treated wicks and if by some unlucky chance the stove runs dry it is an awfully long time before they can be persuaded to burn properly again. It just seems impossible to hurry them. I was just about fran- tic. The potatoes were cooked but not browned. The tea kettle wasn't even hot. I tried trimming the wicks—one decided to light up, the other two wouldn't. Had I any 4858 SIZES 14-20 32.42 'You'll be so nice to come honk to in this simple -to -sew frock. Pattern 4838 has button front, which means easy ironing, easy on - 'arid -off. Pattern 4858 comes in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 32, 34, 30, i$ 40, 42. Size 10 takes 3i•k yards 35 -inch fabric; sir yard contrast. Sclid Twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepter]) for this pattern. to Rom 421 73 Adelaide St. West, '1 aronto, Size, Name, Address, Style Number. • new wicks in the house? For the lift of me I couldn't remember. A hurried search revealed just one. I yanked one old., one out and put the new one in. And then the darn thing wouldn't turn up. At long last I won out. And then Bob came along and said the men wouldn't be in until twelve -thirty. It was like a reprieve. I gave a great sigh of thanksgiving and relaxed. Five minutes later Betty came in from the barn and said the men had changed their minds — they were not going to finish the mow and would be in at noon. They came- . . . dinner was 'actually ready ... they ate and were filled —I hope .. . they retired — and left me as limp as a fresh wet wash. * * Supper wasn't too bad except for the fact that, with the threshing machine across the road I had no means of knowing when it stop- ped . and the men arrived for supper ten minutes ahead of time. More rush! After supper, just about the time we were clearing the table, Betty took a violent headache -- probably from the dust when she visited the barn. So I sent her to bed and did the dishes myself. At nine-thiry I shortened the table, collected ,the towels and table- cloths, and called it a day. And of course it was not only I who was tired. The men were not only tired but they were red - eyed and coughing as well—and another threshing in view for the next day. However, as I said before, the threshing is all over again until next time—and we will worry about that when we have to—but I can assure you that when we do thresh again I shall be making sure my oil stove doesn't run dry again. * * And speaking of oflstoves—are you one of the many who has trouble in baking with a coaloil oven? Do your pies and cookies burn on the bottom and refuse to get brown on the top? That is what I have been up against for years, even though I have the top of the oven well covered with cat- alogues. A few weeks I tried an- other stunt. I took a large piece of asbestos, doubled it, and then laid it across the bottom of the oven leaving enough room at eith- er end for the heat to circulate. The result was better even than I had hoped for. Pies no longer burn on the bottom and I can now leave them in long enough to get nicely browned on the top. & ,M ,i Well, our little dog Tippy thinks I have been writing long enough. He just came along and put both paws on my shoulders indicating he has an idea it is just about supper time for him. Poor Tippy Betty took him for a tramp in the bush this afternoon and his ears, neck and tail are all stuck up with burrs. "All right then, Tippy . . come on, we'll go and hunt you some supper." "Fill 'er Up"! .A. motorist drove into a filling station and exultantly toid an at- tendant to "fill 'er up." The attendant complied, As the motorist drove away, the full gar tank, unwed to the strain, dropped to the pavement, a How Can I? m Ly Anne Ashley Q. How can I make a substitute cedar closet? A. If tht.re is no cedar closet in the house, wipe the shelves and the woodwork of the clothes Closet with cedar oil when cleaning. This process should be repeated from lime to time. Q. TIo',v can I test the healthful part of mushrooms? A. By stirring while cooking with a silver spoon. If there is any foreign substance in the mush- rooms, the silver will turn. Q. "What I use as a substi- tute for vinegar, for salad dress- ing? A. Try using the vinegar from preserved pickles, instead of ordi- nary vinegar, for salad dressing; 't gives a delicious flavor. Lemon juice is also an excellent substitute for vinegar. Q. How can I give a nice gloss to straw matting? A. Apply a thin coat of colorless varnish and it will add life to the straw matting. odern Etiquette By Robert: Lee 1, After the knife has been used to cut a bite of -food, what should be done with it while conveying the food to the mouth? 2. Should the man or the woman alight first when they are leaving a taxi or streetcar? 8. What part of the expense should a pian pay for when giving a golfing party? 4. What is the correct salutation for a woman to use when. tele- phoning to another woman of her own social position? 5. Should the coffee spoon ever be left standing in the cup? 6. What is. considered' the .most important duty of a hostess? ANSWERS 1. PIace the knife across the edge of the plate, but never with the handle resting on the tablecloth. Sometimes the knife is held closely, to the plate with the right hand. 2. The roan should gc first, then turn and assist his companion to alight. 3. The host should pay for. the caddies, the balls, and the re- freshments. 4. All necessary is to say, "Mrs. Jones? This is Mary Smith". 5. Never; the spoon should be placed in the saucer as soon as the coffee is stirred, and never re- moved. 0. Briefly, the sole duty of a hostess is to entertain her guests, seeing that each one is having a good time. . 2 U. -Boats Missing Two German submarines still are unaccounted for following the surrender of the U-977 off the Ar- gentine coast Aug. 17 an admiral- ty spokesman said. The two missing U-boats are believed to have been sunk. YOU GET THE PEAK of coffee goodness in Max. well. House. 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The envelope containing yourentry allrights to entries. 1n case of duplicate must be postmarked not later than mid- rize winning names, first submitted will night, Oct. 15, 1945. be awarded prize. 4. A name may consist of one or more 7. Contest limited to Canada. No em• words, singly or in combination. These ployees of The Quaker Oats Company of must be proper names, names, or adjectives, Canada Limited or their advertising agency etc. Originality, uniqueness, and suita- are eligible. i I The Quaker Oats Company of Canada Limited, Box 100, Peterborough, Ontario. I Please enter the following name(s) in the Quaker Corn Flakes Pony -naming Contest; • (print) 1 1 1 (print) (print) (print) (print) • (print) I enclose one Quaker Corn Flakes box top for each name snlsmrtted. 1 NA ,Address 1 City (print) .+ .................res........ .Prov..... r.