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The Huron Expositor, 1945-09-28, Page 7AL_ 411.1.111.41401.10 ' ieCONNELL 11 Y Berristere, +`iollelterei Et . 1'atricit DA 10Donne.0 ^ ,'Ii. Glenn Tient $.00Q107f, ONT. Telephone 174 1. 1eLEA4T Barrister, Solicitor Etc. SEAFQRTH - ONTARIO • IO Brent% Office - Heiman • Hensall ' Seaforth Phone 113 ' Phone 173 MEDICAL S'EAFORTH CLINIC DR. E. A. McMASTER, M.B. Graduate of University of Toronto The, Clinic is fully equipped with complete and modern X-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic and therapeutics equipment: Dr. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in diseases of the ear, eye, nose and throat, will be at the Clinic the first Tuesday in every month from 3 to 5 leak. Free WeII-Baby) Clinic win be held on the second and last Thursday in every month from 1 to 2 p.m. JOHN A. GORWiLL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR. H. H. ROSS' .OFFICE Phones: Office 5-W ices. 5-J Seaforth - MARTIN W. STAPLETON, B.A., M.D. Physician and • Surgeon • •Suceessor to Dr. W. C. Sproat Phone '90-W Seaforth DR. F. 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Exeter Hensall Kippen Briicefield Clinton, Ar - ,SOUTH Clinton, Lv. Brucefield Kippen Hensall Exeter London, Ar. A.M. 9.00 10.17 10.34 10.43 10.55 11,20 P.M. 3.10 3.32 3.44 3,53 4.10 5.25 C.N.R. TIME TABLE EAST Goderich Holmesville . - ... Clinton Seaforth , St. Columban Dublin Mitchell WEST Mitchell Dublin St. Columban Seafdrth Clinton Gederich A.M. P.M. 6.15 2.30 6.31 2,50 6.43 3.13 6.59 3.21 7.05 3.27 7.12 3.35 7.25 3.47 3. E, ?A:TTERSON. PROEM: BEARINGS f Had Mary known vfiiat an 11740 - ward fortune was to be hers during the first two years or so of her life at Minehead, well might she have exclaimed, in the word of that west country phrase, "What wind death blown me hither?" It fa, indeed, a wise and charitable Providence that keeps us• in the everlasting mystery of not knowing from one day to an- other what the next one will bring. This, and this alone, holds millions of us on the hither side of "that bourne," when, ander other circum- stances, we should be :hurrying pell- melt 'across life'S Rubicon. It is the one grand secret on which we pro- long this life; and it 'vas so with Mary, as she stood near the old jet- ty-head, et ty-head, in the hot brilliance of that. August afternoon, 'deeply interested in watching the schooner put to sea. Had it been otherwise with her she would, in spite of all her purity of mind, her piety and high ideals gen- erally, have been sorely tempted to end it all -would have hungered for, and might have sought, the appar- ently sweet oblivion whi.h the lap- ping, sunrglinted• waters were offer- ing ffer ing in their age-old cadenced subtlety around those stones where they had fawned and thundered during so many years. Yet remembering how it was' her nature to bear with forti- tude whatever might be her•share of the eternal sacrifice of womankind; and how she was temperamentally fitted to eat her dead sea fruit to the Gore, if it went'. but. followed- by -sueh as that dawn of 'day on the bluff, when she likened human love to the sea - bearing these, two points in' help to him as master of a coaster 11.27 10.33 11.37 10.44 11.40 11.51 10.56 12.04 11.10 12,35 11,35 C.P.R. TIME TABLE EAST Goderich Meneset • McGaw Auburn Blyth Walton 111eNaught Toronto • 'moront9 McNaught • Walton Blyth • Auburn eiteGaw 9igetKteset t WEST 4. D. ...... •. .Y..1 VY Y'.Y.Y4**. I.. 4.35 4.40 4.49 4.68 5,09 5.21 6.32 9.45 lug sleuth had; been her c}ieillusipniug.. From Derreek she had argueel par - eats and • ,friends of his own kIad., Here, pitched' by the quiet, old.' har- bour with: Its few•fishingboats, '1ts, occasional coasters, ite winter gales and chance wrecks;, with a rough, bit- ter and too outspoken mother-in-law on one side of her and soon hated, on the other a fisherman. father-in- law whose sterling qualities compel- led her to like him, *While close around her were neighbors of a simi- lar kind -here her finer ways were as spangles on home -spun. Up to her marriage her pretty face and careless disposition had been, to her as a constant, light and sunny breeze that bore her all too easily- along the stream of life, making her think that there was no advantage to be gained in being a burr or an acorn, when all that one wanted could .be had so much more handily by the simple method of being the "'rreverse of both. So. to this eouthern home Bella had come, immediately to feel herself some degrees superior to her surroundings and not a little hurt at her drop in• social status, yet loving Derreck none the less; then soon af- ter to find herself in one respect evd. en below the humbler women around her, and in that destructive weakness to feel her pride ever on and off the rack. - Mary also gathered that Derreck's father had been a longshoreman;"' that he owed his aeprectieeship to his stepfather, Kingsworth; but,..be- ing naturalIy,'steady and quietly- am- bitious, he had worked hard, learnt French -because it would be a great mind, it is quite probable that, had she known such trials were to coxae, she would- have . gone forward threugh all the horror, the pain and the turmoil which were to be hers. Not that she had any such thoughts as she now .gazed at the vessel, working its way out of the open harbour, and at the young hus- band and wife, making their inter- mittent signals of farewell. It was an apparently sad parting, so sad, yet with such a brave show of cheer- fulness, that Mary was irresistibly drawn, sympathetically and physical- ly, towards the wife; as the latter moved, with her baby in arms and in a wal regardless of the few„ loun- gers and harbour workers, across the jetty -head in order to keep as near as possible. to her husband., whilst the schooner rounded the end of the old structure then stood away with a free wind for the open chan- nel. At that moment back with the pleasant breeze and a wave,,;o fhis uplifted hand the young mate, paus- ing in some orders to men who were loosening canvas aloft, sent, "Good. bye, Bella -keep your heart up!" But at that Bella could do was to answer in low tones, as she held the baby up.,•to his gaze, "Good-bye, Derry;" then a half -smothered sob' and tears came. Not that Bella cared a scrap who saw 9ier thus affected; because her natural love of anything theatri- cal was enough to act as a sort of leavening even to the 'sincere grief which she now felt. A,nd ,in .,this public farewell there was just suf- ficient hint of limelight and' aedience to make a faint impression on Bel - la's butterfly susceptibilities. "Don't cry," said"1Iary, gently, edg- ing quite close to the young mother; who was fumbling to find a i andker- chief, which caused Mary to add, "Give me the baby a minute." - She took it, willynilly, saying, "There - What a dear little thing it is! -Don't cry, -he will soon be back again." Then, when the schooner was Iliull down on the Channel, and the two young women had talked themselves into an acquaintanceship, Mary bore Bella company to the latter's cottage - home by the side of the harbour - road there and only the .width of it from those very waters on which her husband had now gone sailing away. At Bella's pressing invitation Mary Fent in and had a cup of tea. A.M 8.20 P.M. 12.04 12_15 12.28 12,3"9 12.47 12.54 1.00, continually running to the 'continent, e prospect that had been held out to him by the firm with weeps he served his indentures -obtained .a mate's certificate immediately on gaining his freedom, and was mar- ried within a year. But Bella did not tell Mary that it was in his wedding where Derreck had dug the grave of his life's purpose. Yet the tall girl saw this truth in what see learnt, and felt a curious, instinctive pity for him when this came home to her. She also looked more closely at' his photograph,' as it stood in its red plush frame on the top of the piano. At Bella's earnest .solicitations and against the advice of all else, includ- ing the temp and strenuous words of his mother -who had originally stood out at his jolting a coaster -he had, soon after their marriage,• bought a fine, open fishing boat; so that he could always be near home and nev- er out in bad weather, unless he hap- pened to be caught unexpectedly in a breeze. In the working' of this boat he was joined by Kingsworth; who, after some twenty years of sub- jection to the lively domineering and continual vinegarish fault-finding of Derreck's mother -whose evils seem- ed to grow upon her year by year - bad left.her'on a mutual agreement; she to maintain herself by the small general store which she had brought into existence some fifty yards be yond Milroy's place, whilehe went -to live alone in a little cottage at -the foot of the bluff, secretly nursing, from all except Derreek, a loneliness that told upon him., deeply. He'work- ed the boat with another man, now that Derreck had gone away. Mary quickly understood why Bela liked him and did the same herself. So t'he matter began, with no thought or premonition of the awful doings which were to come out of R. And Mary returned. to her new .home, she having lately come to keep house for her widowed uncle -"dear old Mr. Milroy," as he was often termed, who kept a small ship -chandler's shop at the further end of this row of red - tiled cottages that flanked the har- bour; who was usually so placed and genial, but had been known to flare up on sudden occasions and•was not old. And the friendship ripened quickly, showing that the tali, fair, strong girl -woman was ae •'rapidly ac- quiring an influence over the equally fair, pretty but weaker and smaller young wife. In the meantime Mary learnt from Bella that the latter had come from a" northern port, to which Derreck had traded during his apprenticeship and that she had been married only fourteen months. Thpn other confi- dences were given, quite openly and easily, as to a true sister; for such was Beila's nature when tapped as it was now. She had been the datlgh- ter of a srnali tradesman; had gene to a "High" school, lost all trace of dialect and Pea€lit to play light pianoforte pteeei - ii�itr ting 4''44 Gd1nt Then, within a month of that sun- ny day on the ,head of the old stone jetty, Mary experienced the horror of discover"ing 'that .Bella was a secret drinker. This was when she "slip- ped irl" unexpectedly one evening and found Bella huddled up on the couch. "Mother - it was mother, dear," mumbled the latter when Mary dis- turbed her, fearing that somethifrg had happened to the poor young. wife. "Don't blame me -she took to itr Heavily, when she was carl'xing me; and they always said I should do the same: It's awful, and -and-" Then came the maudlin tears; and again Mary was much deceived, for it was in her nature rarely. to suspect anything beyond what she heard and say?. This was the reason of her being so liked and respected every- where -a large bulking to general good; whilst her mental abilities, her broad outlook on life and her ever - ready charity to the wrong -doer pre- vented the observant from thinking that there was anything of the real simpleton in her composition. But Bella did not let Mary know that she, in secret, constitutional fear of physi- cal pain, had -as her mother did be- fore her - sought the muddled ob- livion of drunkenness repeatedly from, some six weeks or so prior to the birth of her child, Alice, down to, the birth. What Mary did learn was that Derreck had now gone away in part because of longshore matters be- ing so unsatisfactory and in part due to his disappointment in baying to leave the' coasting life. In reality it was because this chance of a voy- age had come unexpectedly, and Bel- la had as suddenly and obstinately elected to be put to the test as to -Whether or not .she could keep sober for two or three months ' without help. In a wa'y Bela had now learnt thitt yotttlt alone atm afford to be can - ;&dent, because to it only does life, give thee in wbteh tti 'make corre7- tuns•; and •zt wds here, in the tear fur cozifeseipn of 'failure, aeconcpan led by. 'such remarks a , "You.*wLll help` me, dear•.•••-won't,'"you?-you are so good and strong," that Mary saw the trend and growth- of her frith/ - en -0e, and decided to';tlse it strongly, to the only proper end. • So, when the chaneo voyage was over and the disabled mate of- the vessel took his place again, Derreek returned home to find that what bis ' wife had done towards keeping her promise was more dile to this new friend than to her own self-rellance. Bella was hot in the praises of Mary, and openly delighted when. she saw haw" Derreek and heli friend "took to each other like brother and sis- ter." Then winter came and wore away; and Bella's evil grew slowly upon her, making Derreck's mother - hate her increasingly, because his name had. become 'a by -word on the harbor -side, where it had been pre- viously so respected because of his steady integrity and striving up- wards: -But both husband and wife admitted to themselves that' were it not, for Mary's influence Bella would. have gone deeper. Within her lim- its of intelligence the latter had -as Derreck knew before and Mary had now learnt -a good share of common sense: she sa* the' right way in most cases; but was too weak, too i°ght, too changeful to. pursue any course except the zigzag one of va- cillating between - the" Irregular in- sistence of her conscience and the More generally heeded, calls of her skittish fancy. As to Bella being ev- en irisipiently jealous. of Mary -in a way she was of a simple turn of mind, or rather having a heart suffi- cient to that end, it was her open and decided joy that they would be so friendly. In effect she said to herself; Were they not both so frank, upright, strong, clean in mind and steady in their ways? -and with so much in common! While she -to her sorrow, but she couldn't be other than Nature had made her -did not share a tenth of his tastes. Mary was her friend, spending time and energy in her best interests. Thus Bella argued and vas grateful and affectionate. And how .could she be jealous of so devoted a husband? - of one who rarely went down the steps of the old Red Lion; who sel- dom spent an hour away from her and his work, and who was still sacrificing 'so much to please her. Besides, even if they were flirting with each other, was it for her -re- membering Bob Aplin -to be jealous of them for that? Of course not. Hence how was Bella to see any- thing untoward between her husband and Mary? -When . they evidently saw nothing that way? So the long evening's went by, with their frequent music and fireside talk-ih which Mary and Derreck took the larger parts when he was there -and the hours spent by Bella with Mary, in Mr. Milroy's parlour, when Derreek and Kingsworth were out in the bit- ter darkness. And one evening, when the tall, fair girl had been ex, temporising some of her own secret lines to an old air (this being a faig- ly frequent pastime of her), and con- versation, had turned to summer pleasures and the marrying of a well-known person in Upper Town, Derreck casually remarked that they could expect to be, losing Mary, by - and bye, in the same way. Instantly a flame leapt- up in her eyes and as quickly disappeared, unseen by either the husband or wife, because they both happened to be looking else- where. Then she quitely said - No, they would never lose her by mar- riage. A few more words followed, out of which Derrpck a:id Bella gath- ered that Mary already bad a hope- less "affection,. and they concluded that she had left it behind, down Exeter way. A few •evenings later, whilst .Mary kept Bella company and Derreek was about the harbour, she was trying to improvise an air, and sang in a low tone: "Love's wage must e'er be sor•rews, It's heart -borne badge deep pain; And yet from Heaven it borrows Some rare seraphic gain - Some hope of joyous morrows, Of heart's ease after strain." the '(ersd into a #ina) re 4e kept 'ills andentuzes Ger ate 1-41; what tt�it�gy f iiouxnen 'papers he nog .0 �T cause hells never went, .ta the box,. ;knit beeauee it was hie only kocept-' Acte for such, t1iinge. 'Later on, still respecting Per • desire.'" for Secrecy £rtr,1 merely as •a secret, he chanced to .l •rnnst go- tog *hp. hao, "written any . r2ore to tae `:_away Just then Derreck entered the room saying that the song was very sweet and asking where she got it from. (Fie had come in by the back way, where Bela was preparing supper, and there left his •sea -boots for a pair of slippers). Mary's reply, .'as she involuntarily moved aside, was .az confused admission that the lines were hers. That sudden flood and ebb of color in her face he put down to his abrupt coming upon her and to this confession of writing "love lines." He took up the little song, read its three stanzas and said he would like to have a copy. He could keep that one, she answered, only- he was to "say nothing to anyone about it," Thinking that this was merely the dictating of her natural modesty -as it was mostly -he gave the premise, went upsthirs to change his clothes, and there, With- no more thought of disloyalty to" Pella than Mary had felt in •heii`:'trtitttihslderect Iy� n"I all been, mail attVW thiet�� .nes, tial :find thgt tir wasted, gs:.it tt.: trip d11fi!'rg nea,apy asr whezl he previous. riotiung of 1roetr7." y 03y eya5ion foiltawed, sl as ;come • bat•h, , and, only'% tlo Slay ugO .4 ,11141 conladered to be simple and me so ruining to see ydu: 11)eodes45! and 'thE• re uesti `vas plxx ! .I .should so l lred' to babe .seed, tints ire carie into the. trios- you bac , and have 'handed'"? i t b rib : ust 1 ase on o two amore -T nw•e, okit ..t... alae•a . as ""-' - Inez .zn• them being more eapPliin than, the;[ when We eIctod on the head 9f other was, in personality and ha ut quad•; 'together. and ' aved .good kiyQ terarice, but not more pointed, these Y4)14 Qh",, how my hee,rt,ached ear,s;.. went to .'soil the hret .one, just as it Vessel went out ne ati ,i,t r o kept LareM..,crYing I 10;13 k ow, 1jei7 la cried, of- eoil'rse.. But 'I dare no let her see' my pane, although she knows that I think a lost of yogi one had to see it. 1 had to anise to .myself and be mum. - 1 bad to pretend there was nothing wreeg i1n the world, that all was bright .and cheerful (and I hatelies), when my heart was sore and breaknig. For what should I do if you . never came, back again, if I never saw you again? It would kill me, or 1 shoule. go mad, I'm sure. And going on a voyagle Ike this is so different from •being, out fierhing even for two or three days:, . When I think of the weeks you, have been away they seem like years.' If I hadn't had Bella to, hook after and keep straight I don't know: what I should have done. And now the time has to be made longer, be - because I must go to mother: Oh, it does seem so hard! My heart is like -a stone -jest as if I should never see you again." (Here came the ap- parently impromptu stanza; "O heart of my heart," which Derreck again read, then continued-) "I know this is wrong. But what am I -to- do? -1 can't help it, and I don't mean wrong. At any rate I've kept my word; she hasn't tasted drink sjnce you left.• '1 managed it by keeping her with me most of-- the day and ..sleeping with her at night. Then I've talked to her a good deal about spoiling her beauty with- 'the drink. ' (Because, ybu know, Derreck, Bellais still very rain about her pretty looks; and I've found ,it the best way to get on the weak side of her in this awful af- fair). Uncle was a bit put out at first, about . me spending so much time with Bella. But he didn't mind when he found that I was really keep- ing her from the drink. And Alice -=she is all right, too -dear little thing! although Bella has spoilt her eo dreadfully. She has just toddled across to my knee and is shaking her. rattle at me and calling 'Daddy.' had gone to its hiding 'Place, Derreck being stilt .blind to the truth. And. Bela maintained her evil habit, -in- terrnitteptly, acknowledging from time .to time brat Mary was helping her to keep straighter than she could have contrived to do alone; and regu- larly after each deplorable dip into oblivion, with now • pnd then an up, set about Alice between two of them having hot and high words with Mrs. Kingsworth. In this manner summer came'again, and Derreek had another opportunity for an odd voyage as mate; but he was afraid to leave Bella alone, during ten or twelve weeks, till Mary suggested that he should go,, and she would keep a re- straining -influence on Bella. Hence he sailed again,, leaving a tearful and penitent wife in the care of Mary, who secretly trembled at his going, as she had sometimes done of late at his coming. Yet Mary was, to a certain extent, comforted by`a recent dream, it being a part of her nature strongly to believe in some of the mental experiences that visited her in sleep. , CHAPTER 1 TAKING SOUNDINGS Quietly as the matter was surveyed by -the young, husband, reservedly as he bore it, yet with 'some recognition of all its bitter" and tragic 'points, the whole -situation was one of keen poig- nancy. It was one in which despair, desolation, impotence,. anger and ac- tual crime all contended for mastery; one in which any one or two of these characteristics might dwarf the oth- ers into quietude, according to the temperament of the man; one in which no four or five human beings the world throughout would act in the manner of any other four or five. On the face of the thing there were two plain ways out of it all, and two only, one to the right and one to the left -bear the matter as it was, as the Almighty and circumstances had made it, made it hard indeed for him, but terrible for Mary; or for- get his manhood, his duty to God, to Mary, to himself, even to the erring wife huddled up there in her drunken stupor, and upheave' the whole 'pain- ful setting into a hellish sort of tur- moil which might then settle down into such a peace as now seemed to be otherwise impossible. Derreek merely, briefly saw both 'these tours es, but gave no analysis to -either of them. Taking his gaze from the paper, in his hand, he looked again at Bella. She • was half -lying in an awkward heap on the "American leather" cov- ered couch. An ironical sunbeam, re- flected slantingly through the parlor window, like• a butterfly on a gin - shop skylight, rested on the miffed features of her face, which was still so pretty and so animated in her .sob- er times. As yet without a thought beyond the present tense of the mat- ter, and with only a deep yet rather bitter sigh at it all, his attention was drawn to the kitten as it played with a loose end of gimp on his armchair.' (One of Bella's minor faults being that she would let whatever cat they had claw the upholstery of the parlor furniture). He saw how the hearth - rug was askew; how the firebrasses were higgledly-piggledy in• the fen- der, as though someone had sturhbled areong them. He could not avoid not- ing dust and other evidences of neg- lect here and there, from which he resolutely turned, to find himself again- gazing at Mary's note and reading: "0 heart of my heart, I am weary; Head, body and soul are so worn - ..Bent down to despair that is dreary. To a night that foreshadows no morn." "Great heavens!" he murmured, "how she must have felt it all! And you-" He glanced at his wife, in sheer spontaneous contrast to Mary; and he. vividly, to some extent re- sentfully, saw the difference. But it was not the resentment of a husband whose love had turned to hate. not the feeling of the man who would put away the sadly erring wife to re- place her with the more perfect girl - woman who, as he now realized, was eager` to serve him in every way that a woman should serve a man; who was already doing for him, and for that stili -loved though besotted crea- ture on the couch there, all that. she might do and yet he sparr•ri from the malice of neighbors' tongues. ,.-iSer- reck was thinking of the time when Bela was "so pretty•and so pink and white and full of life and brightness" He supposed that Alice had been taken home by his mother, as usual; because be could see •no sign of either the child or her playthings. Howev- er, his mother would soon be in, if only to put the plate straight for •his return, as it must now be known generally that his brig was lying off the head of the jetty and would be berthing on the top of the flood that was then half made , , , He won- dered if be would have found mat- ters in a better condition had he not arrived home tee tides sooner than he was expect; and if Mary bad succeeded in getting Bela to pay the debts as they were incurred, or 11 ! Or tie nigli' here 1! put' t will be sure to 1 find I am nnP hartt tq tl1 k I ani see .Fqur 1?appy.sniu1e wheri fou back and find all's well! I iso first .'real, aerviop x've .been able dp for you; and 1 h?rYe alwayd wan ed to do aornlethizig big, for yoii, sake. Aaid my heart is breaking tTa 1 shan't be able to see your gladne,'? at shft alt. T shall cry tornight,, :l you won't know till it ist:aver, I an't sleep mwsb, I• ¥now•, tIzo f have to be- away early .to:mglrr. I'm leaving you another,'' porinn I've written since you. went .a't ay Perhaps you won't like it as •well as' the others. But I had to Write ` tq...; it ran in my head for days an4: 'I:. `. could not get away from it. • How -*0-- finish I don.'t.know; but I musts-Re4la is waking. Good-bye and:, God biers*:: you always, MARY." Derreiek half-unmeaningly, heaved' a ` .. great sigh, as his gaze agar wander-, ed to his wife. She must have b-eeai lying there, he thought, only sones axld decent,, when Mary wrote title letter -no wonder she had .been • a willing, almcst an initiatory, party'io" Mary's care of her, when she could not control herself for twenty-four- hours wenty-four•hours alone. Another day only, and; what a happy evening they • would' have had together, he ,mused in••bit- ing sorrow -one of the old evenings of quiet pleasure, enjoying the good things (preserves of one sort or an- other, such as he always brought af- ter a trip from home) which he had aboard the brig! Again he saw the two women in contrast -ah, if it had been his 'fortune to have met. Mary, with her woman's pure Love, before he met and loved Bela in a more rorthern port, how happily contented, There's no wonder you are so proud he and she might have been all their of her, --and your mother, I think she Jives! Now -"My God!" he mutter - worships the ehlldr ,.•,,,rShe says she will come in off and on '`fehxeug,h.the day, till you arrive, and keep her eye on things. So that everything ea aloud, as he arose suddenly and in a way mechanically from his chair. And here --generally quiet, firm and level-headed although he was by na- '...... should be all right when you come. ture, he uttered a vehement exclama: Oh, I do hope they will be, for your tion. and was about to turn away, sake; It is so awful to think of you v'hen he saw that he had dropped a being here, with Bella helpless again. ' piece of paper from Marys• -•letter; for The thought of it fills my heart with tears. But Ido hope it won't be, al- though it has gone on so long. , Now I must wind up and get Alice ready for bed, and awake Bela - she's asleep on the sofa. It's nearly ten o'clock. Uncle has closed the shop and had his supper, and •I'm in here. Yk which he had looked immediately on his finding Bela alone -••in the house and drunk, it 'being Mary's habit to leave him- explanatory notes when she could not be there to give him. oral information on points that need- ed explaining. (Continued Next Week) CSNApSI-1OT GUILD PICTURE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Pictures of the neighborhood chit those in dren will bring home a bit closer to , the Service. HAKE you ever thought.of taking pictures of neighborhood chil dren to send to these in the Ser vice? There is an idea worth some thought and planning. Brothel- Bill or Sister Sue in the Service probably knows all of them and would get a real kick out of a few snaps showing their youthful activities. The possibilities for such pictures are really unlimited. For example, a picture of the youngsters on their bikes, balanced for a "V for Vic- tory" formation, world be getting away from the ordinary group plc ture of boys and girls standing in a stiff pose. And don't forget to in- clude the little tots with their tri- cycles, who so valiantly try to keep up with those old enough to own "two wheelers." You can also plan a tug-of-war be tween the girls and boys of the neighborhood, Very little action or movement is required to get a pie ture of this type because both sides can assume pulling positions and "hold it" so that even with a box - type camera you can get a good, sharp picture. These are only two suggestions for outdoor pictures but there are many others and no doubt, With a little Monett, 'you titin 'visualize better -ones. 'Yen will want tit get several pine. tures to send to those in the Ser- vice and, of course, you'll need extra prints for the children's parents so be careful and make every snap of the shutter result in a good negative. Here are • a few suggestions that may help you. First of all, be sure that the lens of your camera is clean; otherwise your pictures may appear dull or smudgy. Be sure you focus correctly. If you have' made a shot at six feet from 'your subject and you have to back away to ten feet on the next one, be.sure to re- set your focusing stale for ten feet. Hold your camera steady. When yon push the shutter lever or• cable release, do it gently. Cainera move- ment causes fuzzy pictures. Watch your exposure. A lens aper- ture of f/11 and a shutter speed of 1/50 of a second might give Yon proper exposure at one time but might not an hour later if the clouds have obscured the sun. Make it a point to observe your lighting con- ditions and set your expohttrn time accordingly. An inexpeltiVe expo- sure guide will be otlieittilielp its solving exposure pA701 . Get the neighbOrliend ehiidref gather this wet4kdi these lir dill. Service, Will idalefke Sib pi'Ctilre ; And they will °hie t 1hteteht •chlttli`ra, 'theinnelves it later del qg Sol*tt'thrt'Guildgi� 5 1 l.: