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t u e QuaUiy Tea 'salada; TEA J : IMRK UGHTNING "*^*" ^^ HELEN TOPPING MILLER y V Jk* •k * A CHAPTER VII At least, Gary told himself in the noming, he had this day. The sun was golden; the prairie blazed with bloom. Adelaide sang softly as she drove, and scolded every vagrant dog and jalopy driver that â- lowed down her skimming speed. Gary sat back and held his hap- piness close, keeping silence lest it borst before his eyes like the rain- bow bubble that it was. No mat- ter what cameâ€" he had this day. They had lunch at a little road- side place before they reached the city. Gary had some money. He insisted on paying for the lunch. "You hunt the im.^), Gary. I'm going to buy some hats," Adelaide announced, when they had left the car in a parking lot. "Remember, you haven't struck oil yet," warned Gary. ' "Oh, but we will." She was cool- If confident, "I'll wait in the car , k I finish first." Adelaide hurried away. She felt exhilarated and made over new. Adelaide was feeling sober when die went back to the car and found Gary sitting there, studying the map that was spread across his knees. f ♦• • "Put that away," she said abrup- tly. "Somehow I don't enthuse about oil, this minute." "What happened? Did you get an extortion note?" "Gary, there will be things like that â€" if we strike oil, won't there?" "One oil well won't make you rich. Are all these things yours?" he asked as a boy stumbled up with an armful of bundles. "Have h'im put them in the rum- ble. I didn't buy so very much. inst a few things I needed â€" three ats and a couple of dresses. She saw Gary's face close up in a queer, withdrawn way. Men, she thought wearily, were so touchy. Jnst because she had bought three hats was no reason why Gary should be remote and silent for fifty miles. She grew a Httle snap- pish about it. "You're not terribly entertain- ^J^UMlilltlcUl How h.:rd cliililrcn are on mit- tens! Get out left-over yarns and knit these lor wintry days. Done in a jiffy on only two needles. Knit these for favorite kiddies, using wool odds and ends. Tucic into Christmas stockings. Pattern 579 has directions in size 4, 0, 8, 10. Send TWENTY CE.\TS in coins (stamps cannot be accepted i fcr this pattern to Wilson Necdiccralt Dcpt., Room 421, 73 Adelaide -St., West, Toronto. Print plainlv PATTERN NUMBER, jpur NAME and ADDRESS. ing, are you? I could have brought a wooden Indian along â€" after all, it's spring and all the little flowers are blooming." "I know it's spring," said Gary, not looking at her. "And in Mex- ico it's summer." "I think," she said, grimly, "that you are being very obstinate to keep talking about Mexico, Gary Tallman. You know what a big innocent Dad is/ If he sets his head about this oil business he's going to need â€" somebody." * • • "He can hire oil men. The bushes are full of them." "Do you have to be nasty?" de- manded Adelaide, red spots riding up into her cheeks. "You could have talked all day and not said a thing like that." "I'm sorry. I'm not being nasty. I'm simply facing thingsâ€" as they are, Adelaide. If I have any in- fluence with your father at all, I'll use it to try to persuade him not to wildcat a well down, if it turns out that there is oil under his land. He can lease and keep his royalties.â€" and let somebody else take all the grief." , * ♦ » ^ "He won't do it. He'll be t.\- cited and want to go after the oil himself â€" and then ju^t anything can happen. Don't you like us, Gary? Don't you want to stay?" "Great Scott. Adelaideâ€" don't you know I like you â€" too much? And do you know how much money I've got at this moment?" "I can't see what difference that makes." "It makes a. difference to me. I have exattly forty-one dollars. If I paid even a tenth of what I owe your family now â€" " "Oh, my heavens, are you still thinking about that?" Adelaide de- manded. * * * "Certainly, I'm thinking about it. I'd be a heel if I didn't think about It. And as for thinking ahout-any- thing else â€" " "What for instance?" "A lot of things." He looked straight ahead, with his face set and a little pale. "Things I can't talk about â€" and can't even dream about!" The geophysic crew arrived on Friday, and Mona Lee thought them a particularly grim and un- friendly lot. They said nothing ex- cept polite evasions; they treated Gary Tallman with condesccnion and Harvey they ignored till he took to stamping around the bed- room at night and barking. "I can't get a thing out of 'cm. I don't count. They go out there and monkey around and get into their car and drive off, and never even look back. I'm just the guy who owns the land. I'm the fel- low who pays their bills. I've got a notion to hire some riggers and put me a well down anyway. Those guys can't see tlirough the ground. They've got to guess â€" same as I have." (To be continued) Wartime Rations For U.K. Christmas British troops spending Christ- mas oversea."! this year will get the same Yuletide dinner as last year, because of world food and trans- port shortages. The menu; Four ounces of canned chicken, four ounces of Christmas pudding, one ounce of mincemeat, nuts and fresh fruit according to local sup plies, and an extra ration of Cho- colate. Beer prospects were said to be good, however. The most densely populated political unit in the world is the province of Kiangsu, in China, with a population of 36,469.321 in 41,818 s<|uarc miles. r \. WakkOut Never neglect head colds I ^ Tbey can cause much suf- foing. A little Va-tro-nol up each nostril works fast right where trouble la to re- Uere sneezy, stuffy distress of head: colds. Soothes Ir- Tltation. reduces swelling, makes breathing easier. Ti7 Itt Also helps prevent many colds from develop- ing If used in time. Follow tUreetlons In folder. VA-nO-NOL CHINESE RARITY Eggs, which have been scarce in most war areas, come into their own in outdoor market of Tsingtao, a port of North China. The Chinese have been without this type of food for so long, it is considered a deUcacy. Acts 15: 22-29. â€" Here we have the first mention of writing in the history of the Church. The letter contains (1) kindly greetings to Gentile brethern; (2) a s'trong repu- diation of the Pharisaical Jews who had gone from Jerusalem to .^ntl- och and interfered with Gentile liberties there, and the statement that a deputation who really repre- sent the views of the Jerusalem Church are sent; (:i) a full recogni- tion of the authority of Barnabas and Paul by the apostles of the circumcision; (4) a declaration that circumcision is not necessary to sal- vation; and (5) prohibitions which enjoin abstinence from certain practices in which heathens indulg- ed. These prohibitions were con- cessions demanded from the Gen- tile Christians for the purpose of preserving peace, unity, and so- cial intercourse between Jews and Gentiles, and also of protecting converts from the results of hea- then associations and habits. Blood was forbidden to the Jews by T.cvitical law, therefore in churchen composed of both Jews and Gentiles social and brotherly interconrse would he impos.-;ii)le, unless the latter abstained from it also. "Meats offered to idols" means the flesh of animals offer- ed in sacrifice, a portion of which was eaten in sacrificial feasts, and other parts were sometimes >old in oi)eii markets. November 26 Christians Working Together in the Community. John 17: 80 23; Acts 15: 22-29. Golden Text We are laborers together with God. 1 Corinthians 3:9. Christ's Prayer for His Own John 17:20. â€" Our Saviour in His beautiful intercessory prayer, on the eve of Calvary, has made lov- ing supplication for those who have believed His Word and re- ceived Him as the Son of God. Those who believe give the Word of God to the world, and in so do- ing summon the world to believe on the Father and the Son. The Power of Love 21-22 â€" Here, we have the Savi- our's prayer and ideal for all who should believe on Him. .\s there is unity in the Godhead so our Lord prayed that there might be a simi- lar unity and oneness among the body of unbelievers. 23. â€" It is by the indwelling of God the Father and God the Son who are one, and who dwell within the obedient heart, that believers will learn to dwell in onenesS and love. When God, who is love, dwells within us we cannot but shed forth the spirit of love toward all men. First Church Document AIRFORCE SUIT \qw Can /? By Anne Ashley Bunnie Haviland sports an airforce WD uniform changed smartly in- to a trim httle civilian number of soft gray-blue. New buttons and discarding of a WD belt makes this a civvy sports suit any girl would love to wear. The belt was cut to make a wide band from shoulder to shoulder at the back and the remaining belt pieces stitched vertically to the two breast pockets. POULTRY WANTED Send us yuur chickens, fowl, ducks, Kceso and turkeys. (Must be dressed.) "Highest prices paid." QUALITY MEAT PACKERS 203 First Ave., Toronto Q. How can I remove perspir- ation stains from garments? A. By mi;:ing one part of oxalic acid to twenty parts of water and •applying with a small l)rush. Q. How can 1 clean light furs? A. Rub thorou;;hly into tlio furs a mi.xturc of 1 pint of flour, 1 lablcspoonful ol fullers' earth, and 1 pint of bran. Shake well and rub ajiain with the bran alone. Then shal;e and brusli with a soft clean cloth. Q. How can 1 prevent ice> and jellies from sticlcing to the mold? A. Wn:i) a hot cloth around the jelly mold to make the- ices and jellies come out v.itliout sticking. Q. Mow can 1 easily clean wliile paint? .A. Vi'ater in which onii>ns have been boiled is said to make an c.Ncellent cleaner for white paint. Q. How can I loosen the dirt ni clothes, and also make llioni wliitcr" .â- \. I'our a few drops of turpen- tine into the wash boiler and it will help looiien the dirt. .\ spoonful of bora.N in hot water and then added to the last rin.-.e water tends to whiten clothes. .Mso rcnuMnl)er that clothes dried slowly will be whiter than those dried (inickly. Wallpapering Made Easy for Housewives Wallpaper rolls, recently patent- ed, with adhesive on one side and a water-resistant finish on the dec- orated side, can easily be applied by the housewife, Science Service reports. The pre-pasted roll is cut in proper lengths, re-rolled loose- ly with the decorated side out. dunked in water, and unrolled in place on the wail. CHRONICLES oi GINGER FARM Gwendoline P. Clarke Our ininiediate household has been reduced to three again. With Partner able to get around once more to help with the chores and milking it was hardly necessary to have three men at home to run a hundred acres. There is still a dearth of farm help so it was cer- tainly no trouble for young John to get another job â€" and right in our own neighborhood too, which suited him line. Son Bob has also been working â€" that is from nine until five each day â€" tractor- ploughing for one of our neigh- bours. And Partner and I have been right into the chicken busi- ness, killing and dressing a few each day so as not to make it too tiring for Partner. Even at that it was tiring enough. Personally, I don't mind being tired just so long as we get those noisy strutting roosters off the farm. "The fe- male of the species" may be "more deadly than the male"' but at least she is not so insufferably preten- tious and vain. To hear the cock- sure crowing that emaijates from our rooster iien you would think the crazy things were telling the world they were our main source of income. They help, of course, but I'm telling you we earn every cent »e get for our dressed chick- ens. And that, by the way, is the only time I like roosters â€" when their feathers are off and in place of birds we have dollar bills. And I am also pleased when they tip the scales at anywhere from six to eight pounds with firm, white flesh one knows will make good eating. You know, it is possible to get a lot of satisfaction from the knowledge that one has turned out a good product. Rather a funny thing happened on one of our chicken picking days. We had just finished weighing and pricing five birds for a private sale when in came a truck with our order of potatoes. There were five bags of the murphies and the price for the five bags was a little less than Qur price for our five chickens. I said to Partner â€" "Now, which line of produce do you suppose brings in the best returns?" Well, sir, we thought and we talked, but we haven't got the an- swer yet. Partner thinks there are too many angles to consider for a definhe conclusion to be possible. There are so many "ifs". If it is a poor sea.'on then potato crops are light; if disease attacks young chickens then losses are heavy. If ... if . . . .'.â- o many its I • • * But I do know one tiling â€" at least potatoes can't crow, and they don't scratch in the flower beds or sneak around to roost on the front doorstep to the enibarrassTiient of the owner. But then potatoes have bugs â€" and they have to be hoed and hilled â€" the potatoes I mean, not the bugs. They must be "dropped" in the spring, "picked" in tlie fall, .sprayed or dusted, sorted and bagged and looked over carefully for signs of dry rot, ring rot, wet rot and scab. Figures can't supply the answer to my question. Figures can only go so far. Von can't estimate in dollars and cents the value of carry- ing water to your chickens, or the difference in hoeing potatoes in wet or dry reasons. So there you are, friends, and if you would like to ••tart an argument in your family circle, or among yom- neighbours, try that rnc. And I would just love to know the result. ♦ * * "W. G." â€" thank you very much for your kind letter â€" it was just about the nicest piece of "fan mail" that has come my way. Your encouraging conmicnts were cer- tainly api'i'cciatcd and it will give me nnicli i)leasure to answer your letter per^c nally in the very jicar future. I ~hall also be happy to send yon -be information you re- 'inc-ted. The St. Regis Hoiel riiitoM <» IOit.r>' ItiHiin with Itadl. *»llo%\or :in(l ri.It.|iti€»ne. a >>lnK!<-. S-'..-n nil â€" Ditiili'c. it:t..-|ll nil f;<i(ifl I-NhmI, Ulr-ltilK and Dfini** Inis Vinhlly sli*.rlitMiriio til i'arltnn â- '<•â- . II A. 4i:i.-i Here is a thought that is worth considering. 1 was listening to an address by Mr. Walter S. Woods given to the Canadian Club, Toron- to. Mis subject was "Uehahilita- rion". He spoke of the idea that seems to be pretty general these days of the need for readjustment to living by returned men. "But" he said, "it may be that readjust- ments are neces.-ary on our side.'' There is something in that, isn't there? 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