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SEAFORTH, Friday, November 28
in which there ,is no guile. She; coli
laborates with the pump in the pro-
duction of a liquid calked mil al
pro-
vides the filler for hash, and .t last
is skinned by those whom ,she has_
benefited, as mortals commonly are.
"The young cow is called a calf,
and is used in the manufacture of
chicken salad.
"The cow's tail is mounted aft and
has a universal joint. It is used to
disturb marauding flies, and the tas-
sel on the end has a unique educa-
tional value. Persons who milk cows
and come often in contact with the
tassel have vocabularies of peculiar
and impressive force.
"The cow has two stomachs. The
one on the ground floor is used as a
warehouse and has no other function.
When this one is filled, the cow re-
tires to a quiet place where her ill
manners will occasion 'no comment
and devotes herself to belching. The
raw material thus conveyed for the
second time to the interior of her
face is pulverized and delivered to
the auxiliary stomach. There it is
converted into cow.
"The cow has no upper plate. All
her teeth are parked in the lower
part of her facer , This arrangement
was perfected by an efficiency expert
to keep her from gumming things up.
As a result she bites up and gums
down.
"Themale cow is called bull and is
lassoed in Texas, fought in Mexico,
and shot in Washington.
"A slice of cow is worth 8 cents
in the cow, 14 cents in the hands ,of
the packers, and $2.40 at the nearest
restaurant."
.Smaller Famiht= s
During the period between the 1941
census and that of 1951, the size of.
the average Canadian family de-
creased. The 1951 census showed
the average number of persons per
family to be 3.9. Ten years later in
the census last year, the figure was
down to 3.7.
Largely responsible for the de-
crease in the size of families has
been the increase in the number of
families. Particularly since the war
the marriage rate has been high.
Many of these new families have not
• yet produced appreciable numbers of
statistics.
'.Marriage also decreases the size of.
the families from which the partners
come. What.the census takers regard
as; a family is a group consisting of
.husband, wife, or either parent and
unmarried children, living together.
r The number of families in the nine
-old provinces of Canada increased by
2L3 per cent between the 1941 and
1951 censuses, whereas the total pop-
ulation increased by only 19 per cent.
Newfoundland, of cont -se, was not a
art of Canada at thetime of the 1941
census.
In Huron County there are 12,100
families, in 4,494 of which there are
no children. Children up to and in-
cluding the age of 17 total 19,748.
Of the total number 'of families in
the County, 8,193 are considered
rural and 3,90'7 are urban. • In • Sea -
forth the census indicated there were
510 families, 201 of which had no
children, There are 780 children 17
years or younger.
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Shoe Styles
In the memory of at least the last
two generations the wearing of ox-
fords or pumps has been considered
as nothing out of the ordinary. Ox-
fords and pumps are standard foot-
wear.
Yet according to an article in a
recent issue of Foreign Trade, the
Canadian ' sltie industry has seen
revolutionary changes in construe-
• tion, style and material during its
lifetime of nearly a century. Until
about 1865, shoes were made on only
one last and could be worn on either
foot. In 1880, half sizes were intro-
duced, and five years later, rubber
heels. It was 1898 before the first
pair of oxfords appeared on North
American. streets. Those ° familiar
features of ladies' shoes—the sling
back, wedge heel, open toe. and plat-
form sole—all are relatively recent
innovations. As late as 1910, women
shoppers unhappily had no difficulty
in choosing shoes, for only high -but-
toned or laced boots or shoes in calf,
patent leather or kid were available
in most stores. The'discovery during
the last decade of synthetic suitable
for soles as well as uppers is largely
responsible -for the transformation
of shoe store windows into the be-
guilingly bright displays they now
area.
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The Cow
The dictionary defines the word
'OW' as being "the mature female
iO •ally bovine animal, or of any ani -
1 the male of which is called bull."
hat seems like a reasonable defin-
Itidii and 'is generally in agreement
hat our conception of a coww
iirelhave-noticed, however,
n'ia az1h'e,, another defult,
While not phrased as
fixe"entilt.�, in the,dietion-
�eroperly describe the
What Other Papers Say:
Long and Lean
(Kitchener -Waterloo Record)
Long pigs bring the long green, to
use a colloquialism.
The number of ribs in a pig may
range from 13 to 17, and the more
ribs the better isthe ratio of lean
meat to fat and the greater the num-
ber of desirable cuts. Long pigs are
therefore wanted. ,
Length depends on the number of
vertebrae. To simplify the task of
selecting long pigs for breeding,
° British hog breeders are beginning
to 'X-ray pigs soon after they are
born. Large pigs are more difficult
to X-ray.
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Getting CIoser
(London Free Press)
A Danish crew has flown a plane
carrying 22 passengers from Califor-
nia to Copenhagen "over the top of
the world," in less than 24 -hours fly-
ing time. They have proved the feas-
ibility of air transportation over the
polar cap, an interesting fact when
the air transportation of bombs is
considered.
As aviation increases speed and
cuts down distance, East and West—
for better or for worse—are brought
closer together. y It should be "for
better." We are becoming too, close
for continuing disharmony and mili-
tary threats and gestures.
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Einstein's Offer
(London Free Press),
Prof. Albert Einstein , has again
demonstrated his surpassing wis-
dom. He has declined the offer of
the presidency of Israel.
There is a widely held; but quite
fallacious idea that a man who is
outstanding in one field can easily .
and effectively shift to another. On-
ly in rare instances is this `true.
One sad example was the experi-
nce o Ignace Paderewski as presi-
dent of the reborn Polish republic.
The net " result of that experiment
was that the world lost °a great
pianist.
Einstein revealed a humility which
is characteristic of his attitude gen-
erally, but ' not too common in 'the
world today. In his reply he said: "I
have never in my life undertaken a
task that I could not fulfill to the
satisfaction of my conscience." He
also said he was not endowed with
talent in the field of humal?i relations
and wanted to continue his contem-
elation of .the world of nature With-
out interruption.* -
Israel sari probably get a new prea-
Ut tlie world can ill
afl'elyd.
to low an Zin cin.
Car Strikes Steer
MiI•ton 'McCurdy, R,R. 1, Kirkton,
suffered $250 to his car when he
struck a steer on• Highway 83 re-
cently. The steer, owned by Mil-
ton Balfour, of Cromarty, had to
be destroyed—Exeter Times -Advo-
cate,
Southpaw Breaks Arm
Donny Rouse, a seventh grade
student of Goderich public school,
broke his left arm while playing at
school. Lots of little fellows have
the misfortune to break their left
arm, but they can still carry on
with the studies. Donny won't be
able to do any writing for about
eight weeks. He is left-handed.—
Goderich Signal -Star.
Bank Staff Changes
Mr. Keith Munro, who has been
on the staff of the Bank of Mont-
real, has been transferred to the
branch at Merlin. Beforeleaving
he was presented by the staff with
a desk set. Mr. James Vessey, of
Clinton, has taken Mr. Munro's
place here. Mr. Vessey is a mar-
ried man with a young son and is
at present looking for a place to
move his ,family.—Exeter Times -
Advocate. . a,
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Banquets Town Officials
Following an annual custom
which -he established several years
ago, Reeve William H. Morritt en-
tertained
ntertained ;the members of his coun-
eil,and teem -officials. to a, turkey
dinner last •week. A fine. meal was;
served to all present and after-
wards Councillor W. Fred Howson
acted ad master of ceremonies
when all present were called on
for brief speeches. — '/Myth Stan-
dard.
tandard.
Resigns From Arena Commission
R. M. Menzies, chairman of the
Goderich Arena Commissionfor the
past two years, has resigned from
the commission effective at once.
Mr. Menzies has been in poor
health for some time and, on the
orders of his physician, left for a
three weeks' rest in Florida on Sat-
urday. Members of the arena com-
mission are appointed by town
council and select their chairman
from among their own membership.
—Goderich Signal -Star.
' Snow Plowing Contract Let
At a special meeting held last
week in the council chambers, Clin-
ton, town council awarded the con-
tract of clearing the snow from the
streets for the 1952-53 season to
George P. Elliott, only two tenders
were submitted, Reeve Miller in
making the motion to accept the
one from Mr. Elliott, said that he
felt that council should consider
the equipment that Mr. Elliott had
at his disposal. Deputy Reeve Ned-
iger seconded the motion and
agreed with Reeve Miller.— Clinton
News -'Record.
To Hold Nurses' Graduation
Graduation exercises of Clinton
Public Hospital which will be held
December 5 in Ontario St. United
Church,,,Clinton, will be open to!
the public. With the Hospital Aux-,
Wary in co-operation with the sup-
erintendent of the hospital, Miss A.
B. Sinclair, the following commit,
tees were named: invitation, Miss
Sinclair, tare. H. C. Lawson, Mrs.
J. A. Addison; program, Mrs. May
Rance Macalimion, Mrs. Lillian
McKinnon, Mrs; Reg Ball and
Mrs. D. .J. Lane, president, and
social convener, Mrs. Frank Fing-
land.— Clinton News -Record.
Ball Team Receives Trophies
Much praise and congratulation,
were showered on the Dashwood
Tigers O.B.A. Intermediate D semi
finalists last week by fans and
sports, figures at a banquet in Mon -
eta Menards, Exeter. The Tigers
who won the Huron -Perth league
championship against 8 and C com-
petition were presented with -troph-
ies,' pictures and gifts. Guest ' of
honor at the banquet was Tim Bur-
gess, a London boy, who next year
will report to the St. Louis Card-
inais.of the National League. Tam
'sniped Dashwood for Producing' a
championship team of ,bomebrew
taleaut.--Zurich Herald_
Flies To India
Leaving, New York by air recent-
Iy, with a party of 40, including 1Q
from 'Canada, went Miss .Mar;
Clarke, to attend the International
Conference of Social Workers at
Madras, India, from peeember 13
to 21. Stops will be made on the
way at Cairo, Karaeld, Delhi, Agra,
Bom'bap, , Pofon a and BanPalore. St--
dy group demilaa,'•rl3aanrd field trips.
to see welfele programs will be
held in theses',: plates. The return
trip will be made with "stops at
Jerusalem and - Hata.aChristmas
will be spent in Bethlehem. 'Miss
Clarke will then cross the Mediter-
ranean to Marseilles and spend
three days in 'Paris, 'before return-
ing to Montreal -on January 7. Miss
Clarke, who has held art important
position with the C.N.I:R, for some
years, is the daughter of the late
Rev. C. F. CIarke, a former mini-
ster at North St. United 'Church.—
Goderich Signal -Star.'
Blacks Out, Crashes Pump
'William J.• Smiith, of Exeter, is
ill in'V-ietoria Hospital, London,
following an auto accident last
week while on his way to that city.
According to Mr. Smith he was go-
ing south at the Elginfield inter-
section wben he saw a car ap-
proach the intersection on No. 7
Highway from the west. He was
afraid it was not going to stop
wizen he suffered a seizure or slight
stroke. The ear left the bighway,
knocked over a gas tank and a
light standard in front of the Mor-
gan Service Station and then crash-
ed against the building. Damages
were estimated at $2,000, accord-
ing to Provincial Police John
Haines, mho investigated. Mr.
Smith was taken to St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, and was later re-
moved to Victoria Hospital suffer-
ing from shock and bruises and .a
small facial cut. X-rays revealed
that no bones had been broken.
Mr. Stanley J. Smith, Seaforth, is
a son of Mr. W. J. Smith.—Exeter
Tisoes-Advocate.
Farm News of Huron ., , stock which would produce fat. To-
day the situation is reversed. The
The two-day rainfall received in
the county last week was greatly
appreciated by farmers, particular-
ly those whose Wells and water -
holes had been dry for some time.
A number of soil meetings held
in the county have been well ate
tended.
'Phe Rural Community Night
School has again commenced in the
south end of the county with
slightly over 400 persons enrolled
in the 13 courses of instruction.
Livestock Prices Decline in U.S.
Prices received by U.S. farmers
housewife no longer requires any
quantity of lard for she, has the
choice of ather cooking fats pro-
cessed from oil seeds, so naturally
she demands lean pork products.
Because of this, removing fat
from pork cuts is one • of the big
jabs in packing plants. - With cuts
suoh as the loin and back, most of
the fat can be removed. With oth-
ers, such as the shoulder and ham,
little can be taken off because the
fat is between muscles . and only
complete processing will remove it.
With breakfast bacon, the fat is
between layersof lean and the
moat common complaint of Cana -
for meat animals as of September dian housewives is that bacon is
15 averaged 6 per, cent lower than too fat. Any fat that is removed
a month earlier an_d. 15 per•cent is rendered into lard, which be
below a year ago. The meat ani- cause of competition with 'failler
mal price index in September at cooking fate is a relatively cheap
349(1910-14 equals 100) was at
its Lowest point since June, 1950.
Average prices received per cwt.
by all farmers as of September 15
product.
The process of selection which
was so. effective in producing the
lard -type hog, is also effective in
were; hogs. $19.10 down $1.80 from producing the bacon -type with the
the previous month; veal calves leanness which is so necessary for
$26, down $1.40 from the previous
month; beef cattle $23.89, down
$1.10; lambs $24.10, down $1.50,
and sheep $9.16, down 54 cents.
Substantially increased marketings
account for a large share of these
decreases.
Fat Hogs Net Lower
Priced Product
Of the- total number of hogs
graded in 1.951 by the Canadian De-
partment of Agriculture, 31 per
cent were Grade A and 42 per cent
were graded B.1. Various surveys
show that approximately three-
quarters of the B.1 Grade (within
the A Grade weight) were graded
down because of excess fat. 'Pres-
ent indications are that this year
gradings will again skew an ite
crease of excess tat.
Agricultural oficialspoint dut
that studies have shown that the
cost of producing a fat beg is aa
much as, or greater than the cost
of producing a lean .one. The fat,
as represented by lard and over -fat
pork produees, sells Por less than
one -bale of the equiv`aient lean ,'pork
preable s,r 1•:t is 'hardly •an exaggera-
tion to say that the ekeees fat re-
presents a waste oaIabor .and feed
as well as a logs in the financial
return:
thrid was when laril''was an eta
sential conimedty Der cooking, efid
breeders: tended' to select breeding
present day market requirements.
Careful feeding will help of course,
since' fat is laid on from surplus
feed, but feeding alone is not the
whole answer.
To get lean hogs selection must
be, made from families wbich halve
leanness and other good bacon
characteristics, inoittiling those
which prevent over -finishing. In
this way the present wast eof feed,
time and effort which is being ex-
pended in producing fat will be
avoided.
World' Food Production
- Shows Little Increase
Total world ,aga'ictlltural produc-
tion in ..1961,52 ineteeeed tato per
dent it is reported by the Food and
Agriculture orgatilzation. 1•iowe''er
most of this increase was in ten -
Matt prodttets: /Petal, food produc-
tion was 'et the 1950-51 'level teal
per capita food production: was low-
er than 'Mia and still below the
e.
Ar +verlevel fit some areae While
volume of total World trade ex.
banded, the volume o'f itlternotion-i
al trtde•in eat cetteral ,products •re-'
mained unchanged,
A re0ent cession, of the F.A.O.
Conference, csii,aidered a• 1 to 2 per
cent 'intttease- per yleair in, Atari&
pro'deatitiu.oil toed Mid agridulturalt.
i roducts in. eatedsaof the rate of
*teed population growth (Ciirrentty
about ane ;Petr cent per annithe) as
(4Qi'ttin`ued' .ffee& Page 6)
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Tiny tats don't learn atone :
Bat by a good example shown,
Parents should always demonstrate
Behavior a child may emulate.
Dept. or National Health and Welfare
Years . Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twee.
ty 11ve and Fifty Years Ago
atemeiseettieftemoaeteteatteetastateetosas
From The Huron Expositor
December 2, 1927
The Grlee Club. 'met at the home
or Mr. and Mrs.' (George Eaton, Win-
throp; last week and spent a few
hours in progressive euchre. Mrs.
Percy Little ••won first prize for
most games.: The consolation was
a tie between Mrs. Montgomery
and Miss Almlra Shannon, lilies
Shannon drawing the lucky, ticket.
Rev. Jean Elder, h minister of
the Presbyterian Church in the
United States, was extended an un-
animous caal to the ,Presbytee}'an
March. ill Cromarty. The call Was
hearty and was supported „ by
the following representatives: • Mr.
Scott, Mr. ,and. 'Mrs. McLellan, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver and Miss Hough-
ton.. g .
Mr. Thomas Beattie has moved
his family to Seaforth post office,
and Mr. Lorne Dale has leased Mr.
Beattie's house en North Main St.
The choir of Egmondville Church
and the friends who had helped
them present their ••pageant, "The
Romance 'of Canada," met_ Thurs-
day night to enjoy a social evening
at the home of the Misses Forrest
and Mrs. Joseph Forrest. Between
50 and 60 were present and a hap-
py evening way' spent.
Messrs. Oliver Anderson, ,oseph
Riley, B. B. Stephenson, Ephriam
Clarke and Leo Stephenson, Con-
stance, attended , the C.U.F. ban-
quet in Kitchener on Friday. Jock
Ballantyne was the entertainer of
the evening.
An accidental shooting, which
might easily have been fatal, oc-
curred at the home of John Wal -
per, Exeter, Saturday after>,aoon.
Mervin Sims, a youngster, got hold
of an old rifle and not kneeing it
was loaded; pointed it at Willie
Walper, and pulled the trigger. The
ballet entered his shoulder from be-
hind, passing through and coming
out at the front. Good hopes are
held for the recovery of the little
fellow's life.
The bazaar and supper held in
St. Thomas' Anglican Parish.Hall
Wednesday afternoon and evening,,
was a pronounced success. Unfor-i
tunately the lights went out short-
ly before six o'clock, reappearing
several times during the evening. 1
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From The Huron Expositor
° November 28, 1902
Mr. Dan McCallum, Walton, has
leased the 200 -acre farm of Mr.
Robert Douglas for a term of five
years. Mr. Douglas, will have an
auction sale and will go to Dakota
in the spring.
The largest crowd that has gath-
ered in the Kippen district for
some time, attended .Mr.. William
C. Kyle's sale on Tuesday. High
prices were the rule, particularly
for cattle. Mr. E. Boeeenberry
wielded the hammer.
Mr. Duncan McGregor, of the
10th concession of Tuckersmith,
sustained a ,heavy loss last week
when a valuable mare, one of- a
metahed team, died. He had refus-
ed $200 for her.
Mr. R. P. Bell,' -who has been in
the Rainy River District for some
time, erecting a mill; has returned
to Kippen. He says it is a great
country up there, but will never
make a farming district:
Messrs. Ephriam and Joseph Day -
man, Kamen, have returned home
after taking in the Manitoba ex-
cursion, While there each took up,
100 aores of land.
- Mrs. Sanderson and James Cook,
Constance, returned home from the
Northwest last week and were in
Yorkton, Sask.,'during the,,reeent
Doukhobor. -invasion, She brought
with her a snapshot taken of the
invading army as they were enter-
ing the village.
Mr. John Twissf Seaforth, lost this
Iife in an accident in connection'
with, an electric light cord in the
barn of T. F. 'Colem'an Saturday
morning.
The deputy returning officers ter
taking the vote on the referendum
in Seaforth on the Van/mind
Woollen Mill on Thursday are: lag.,.
Watson, H. Beattie, a. d. Puneliard,
John McQuade and Wm, Elliott.
Mr. W. A'berhart has sold his
farm on the Mill Road, to his
nephew -f Mr. George Aberhart, ,tbr
$6,000.
The Messrs. Govenlock, of Mc-
Ki11op, ah',ipped another good icsrse
to the Northwest • on Wediiesdae,
This wad atso ,purchased •'lien
J. Berry, and it name is "Sir
Arc'hey." This: ie the fourth dninial
Messrs, Govenleck have gentto the
N•ortlrWeet. • 1Vlr ieart Govenloek
`event with the itorae and, wilt inept
1121, GettanloCk ih, the west,
Sp 1:, Oriddes''
CHAPTER XXV `i
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"I never was inside it until now,
he said. "Whatonderful buildin
they did in those days! Thes
walls are solid granite at least tw
feet thick, and that fireplace i
purely Elizabethan. I belong t
the Devon Archaeological Societ
and, when peace comes, you mus
let me bring out a party to inspec
the house."
Derek said he would be delight
ed. .
"After tea 1'11 show you ove
the place," he added.
So the whole party explored th
house. Ruth was delighted with th
huge kitchen with its immense are
place where in olden days the cook
ing had been done over` at ope
peat fire, but where now a mod
ern range had been -installed an
water laid on. Derek had neve
seen her so bright and animated,
"It almost seems to me .1 hav
$$een this room before," she said
frowning thoughtfully, "or some
thing very like it. I wonder if on
sees places in dreams, Derek."
a "I believe that," Derek told he
quietly. "Some -of us are able t
legave the physical body at night.
d' sometimes, but it is very rare
that I can remember where
ave been er what I have seen
Now and then I wake feeling won
erfully refreshed and happy. Bu
ith you, Ruth, it may be that you
memory is just beginning to stir.'
"You always said it would com
ack, 'Derek," she answered softly
And I still believe that you wil
ring it back."
They returned to the sitting -room
nd . Stanbury prowled round, - ad
iring the furniture.
"That desk is old, Martyn," he
aid, "and a beautiful piece o
ork. All English oak."
"It wasp my great-uncle's --that's
all I know of it."
"It's early eighteenth century,'
tanbury said, "and made' by a
raftsman. I wouldn't mind bet-
ing it has at least one secret
rawer."
"If it has no one has found it,"
Tiled Derek. "Yet I'll lay they've
ried hard enough."
"They! Wlho?"
"The FarreIls, They've searched
very inch of the place for a will
ey believed my great-uncle made
Weir favor."
Stanbury pursed his lips. "Thea
d better not look," he said.
"You're welcome to try," Derek
id with a laugh, "Here's the key.
here's nothing private in the
rawers. I keep private papers in
y little safe:"
They all 'gathered round while
ump Mr. ,Stanbury began to in-
stigate. He pulled out the draw-
s one after another. There wore
ur on each side. The opposite
pairs he laid' alongside one an-
er. r.
The ,first three pairs.niatehed ex-
ly-in length but, when he took
t the lowest pair, all saw that
e left -(hand drawer Was about two
ttches, shorter, than its fellow,
"Getting warn,,,°" gaud Stanbury,
Lend me a ,torch."
Derek produced a, !flash and Stan -
rye lying flat on the iiogr„eatelor-
the space • witaln, He poked
out and sluddenll • there was a
ck,
"Thought so," said. Stanbury.
here are papers in the *esti.
11 1 ,bring them out, Martyr "
"Yes, please," said Derek in a
Ice he tried, to make steady.
ere was dead silence - Stan-
ry scraim'ble,d do h.is feet. In $iii
and were 'two t1Z3ek entrelonr s;.
lob Sze gave to ;?'Derek.
envelopes were sealed' and
ch was addressed,' in',a. era's ,ed
d, "TO ink Son, It t1 1a • lar-
n, j'unidk," •
Within tjie house Dora was, sing
ing ftly to herself as she laid the
tea table. Outside, the two men,
wearing ,clean flannel suits and
bothfreshly shaved, sat on the
stone seat in the porch, waiting
the arrival of their visitors. Peter
cocked an eye at Derek.
"Peaceful?" he remarked. n
onderfully," Derek agreed.
"The whole atmosphere has chang-
ed since the Farreils left. 1 Some
day I shall grow actually fond,of
thi old house."
."You're getting that way al-
ready'," said Peter con'fidentl'y.
"Just listen to Dora!" he added. "I
I could sing," Derek chuck-
led.
"She'll teach you." Ile jumped
up. "Here are the Stanburys."
Stanbury was driving a stout
co in one of those old-fashioned
tub pony carts. (Derek• and Peter
went to meet them, and Peter took
the pony round to the yard while
Derek escorted his guests into the
house.
uth 'wearing a frock of dark
bluelinen looked very well and
extraordinarily pretty. Dora came
forward. She was nearly a' head
tatter than Ruth. Derek introduc-
ed the Stanburys, then Ruth., Dora
Lilo •both. Reith s hands and the two
loo d in one another's eyes for a
ant. Then Dora stooped swift-
ly nd• kissed Ruth, and Ruth re-
sponded
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spo ded instantly. ni •a moment
theywere all talking, then Peter
came back and they sat down to
tea.
The seones were hot out of the
ovenand feather -light, and the
great pat of golden butter, fresh
from the dairy, delighted the Stan-
bu s, accustomed to war rations.
It as the first party Derek had
given since be had inherited Cora -
ton, and it was a great.success. It
delighted him to see bow well the
two girls got on together; the one
thing that marred his happiness
was Ruth's loss of her memory. He
could not ask her to marry him
untilshe knew who she was.
shook off her repression and
beg n,to talk to Mr. Stanbury..The
lawyer was immensely interested
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OBIAPTER XKVI
WEDDING PRESENTS
All eyee were on Derek. He hed4
gone rather .white. .funis, who was
next him, lad a hand on, his arm.
"Open them, Derek," she said in
e low; clear voice. Derek .pulled'.
,himself together. He smiled at_
her. He took out, his pocket knife•.
and but open the drat envelope. it:
contained a quantity of certificates.
He looked at them..
"Bonds," he said, and handeca
them to Mr. Stanbury. Then with
an evident effort he slit the see-•
and envelope. "Last Will and.
Testament of Niaholar Marty-ne'
was the inscription on the docu-
ment- "It's the missing will," Der-•
ek said in a perfectly level voice..
"You are a lawyer, Mr. Stanbury:-
will you be kind enough to react
it and tell us briefly the contents?"-
Stanbury's face was .graye'' as he:
opened the crackling parchment,,.
and it grew graver still as he scan-
ned it. The others, as they watch-
ed him, seemed !hardly. to 'breathe,
Stanburyalooked up. He cleared):
hie throat.
"It is the missing will, Martyn-
And it wag my wreteehed curiosity
that found it." He stopped. Derek's
cheeks were very white now. Yet
his voice was still steady.
"No need to' blame yourself, Mr:.
Stanbury. Then I take it. the placer
does me to the Fantails?"
"Your' great-uncle has left it for
hie son, Nicholas :Marten, or to his:
son's, children, if any. Failing hi=
—to Mrs, Farrell and her 80110
Frederick,,,
`Those miserable creatures!"'
cried Dora, her fine eyes, flashing:.
"But why should they know?: Burn
QUICK eANADIAN 'QUIZ
laWhich of Canada's cities is at
the greatest elevation aboVe sea.
2. Ottawa eraployed 46,106 civil..
setVants in 1930. What is to-
d'aya figure?
3. Whitt is Centulate single most.
4. Is most of Canada drained br
rivers, flowitig to the
the Paciac, et Hudson Bay and"
the Aretie Ocean?
5. Labor Memo in la39 averaged
;215 million monthly. Wbat is
it today?
ANSWERS: 5. Foe July, 1952, ft
was $905 Million. '1. The forests.
1. etagere, Alta., over 3,400 feet
ing torth to Matson Bay and the
A/retie Oeeat. 2. 181,6a6 (not in-
cluding tileottt 37,000 gerteettet-