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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS. COLBORNE, ONT., MAY 4, 1944 1 DELICIOUS MEALS BY CANADIAN ARMY COOKS Get ready for HAYING... ORDER i WINDSOR SALT NOW • SERIAL STORY Murder on the Boardwalk BY ELINORE COWAN STONE Last week: When Christine arrives in Surf City to visit her Cousin Emma, there is no one to meet her. Christine calls her cousin's home, is told service has been discontinued. The telephone operator adds, mysteriously, "If there's any trouble, you're to call Main 8079." CHAPTER II "I was to tell you to get a room at the Crestview, and--" Abruptly the agitated voice at the other end of the line broke off. When the gir! spoke again, it was with the - studied impersonality of the regimented operator: "I am sorry. Your party does not answer." For a moment Christine sat, stunned, trying to grasp the entirety of the dilemma in which she found herself. She did not even try to understand the amazing conversation she had just finished. v She could go to the hotel, of course--but in the present state of fcer finances, any hotel bill assum-ed the dimensions of a national debt. ... Or she might just sit here for the rest of the night. But in that event, how was she to get rid of that officious young man? As she had expected, lie was tack to the platform. "Well?" he demanded. "Well," Christine told him, catching at the first phrases fate lent to her tongue, "it seems that as the result of an unexpected domestic upheaval, my cousin had no one to send to meet me. So I'm to go to a nice, quiet hotel for the night." "A nice, quiet hotel in Surf City?" He grinned. "Have vou one in mind?" Scrabbling about in her memory, Christine pulled out a name. . . . "Crestview," the telephone girl had said. 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Take Nervine according to directions and help things along with more rest, wholesome food, fresh air and exer-I cise. Effervescing ' Nervine Tablets: 35c and 75c. Ner-! Liquid: 25c and SI.00. ISSUE i8--1944 "Oh, I ■ said casually. "The Crestview, hm?" He looked at her with new interest. "Well, there's nothing like camping on the battlefield if vou have Amalgamated shares to vote tomorrow." "Battlefield?" Christine echoed. "I hear there's likely to be a merger between Amalgamated and National at the stockholders' meeting. . . . But forget it. It's not my war anyhow. . \ . Well, shall we start? I'll drive you over. My "Thanks, but I'm taking a taxi." He shrugged. "May I call one for you, or does vour rugged individualism run to calling your own cabs?" At that moment a taxi rolled into a berth at the end of the platform, and laughing a little, they hurried toward it. While the Chri the ■ img began almost diffidently, "Of course, I'm taking a chance of your shouting for the police, but the Crestview runs into monev. . . . What I mean is--well, I know that young girls don't carry a lot around, especially when they're visiting relatives. If you--it would only be a loan--" Christine, thought, "It's strange, but I never felt this way about a man before--as if I'd- known him forever--as if borrowing from him would be perfectly right and nat- Aloud she said, "I'm really all right. But thank you, Mr.--" "The fellers," he told her, "call Once in her luxurious quarters at the Crestview, Christine emptied the contents of her purse on the bed and counted anxious 1 v. When she had told the bareheaded young man that she was "all right," she had been guilty of a brash overstatement. After she had bought her railwav ticket, she had had left a thin sheaf of bills which she optimistically expected est til hold. the extravagance of a night at the most "respectable" hotel in Surf City, she would barely have enough for a return ticket to New York--and no prospects to speak of after she got back. "Oh, well," Christine told her-seld, "Cousin Emma must have iade i I'll 1 •angem black embroidery, which was per- and the opened-toed pumps she had picked up for almost nothing at a little New York shop. On her way through the hotel lobby it occured to her that there must be a message from Cousin Emma, and stopped at the desk. . . . But there was no message for Miss Thorenson. Christine thought a little forlornly as she went down the Boardwalk, scrutinizing the menus posted in the windows of the cheaper restaurants, "I'll think of something-- after I've had a good, strong cup of coffee." But even after two cups--neither. As often happened when she was deeply absorbed, she reached ffir a left on the table" and the only drawing surface at hand, the back of ,a Rousing from her abstraction, Christine compared her sketch with the original, the fat, insufferably self-satisfied^looking proprietor of the cafe; she was frowning over the finishing touches when a voice said, "Excuse me, but that is really «x- Startled, Christine turned. A plump, neat little man--bald except for a tuft of hair well back on a shinny pink scalp--was peering down at her sketch c lens. He : t have beei tine decided against the clergyman. After all, this was Surf City.. When Christine looked up, he gave a funny duck of a bow and coughed apologetically. 'Because he looked so like he was afraid of offending her, and because Christine was a friendly young woman, she gave him her best smile and said "Thank you." 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His n aje-ty the Kir g has again iccoided his dayT *e to t 1C occ sion. The jserved as us ual by authorties ..-.lizati D11S th rough- Briti h Co nmonv ealth- Empire- -and b vond. A cen tral Yo ith Ser ice in West- froT'l' Abbey will o 10.15 >e broadcast wich til te whole Emi ire. It a part of ehratio is all anada, older b Dys and girls may >e as- sembled to-liste d part in the hools, halls, chapels, church ti. and other places having This year the Briti stj Bo ard of Educati m has organiz ed a com- petition for a poster for I Youth Sunday 1945. The ontcst is open to s chool pupils art students and n lemfeers An I of yprize of fifty pounds , for comp etition among roung p eople o f the I .mpire ole, wil b. aw arded to the entry w hich is selfcte d for repro- duction. . Ther e Will be a econd Empire prize of Twen ty-five Poinds and fi -e add prizes of Five Pound e^ch. The petition closes on Octob r 7th In this being handled by' Dr. R. Fie f The Ma'nitol a Edu'c ition D epartn ent at At the At Long Last vhere William Col-ist was to make a speech, he listened patiently while a general and an admiral, who preceded him, each spoke for an hour, says The Reader's Digest. When Collier was introduced, he rose and said: "Now I know what they mean _ by the army and navy forever." Then he sat down. Indian Seamen o 40,000 Indian seamen are gaged in the British Marine, serv-g in all parts of the world. They count For about a quarter of the cu who inau the Merchant Navy. "Wholesome Food Ends Constipation "Sure, I'nr happy about all-bran. It really solved my constipation, and so gently. It proved that I could quit harsh embarrassing purgatives-which at best gave only temporary relief. So that's why I praise all-bran -- eating it keeps me regular -- and it's a whole-somecereal,too" Good food, as well as a gentle laxative. That's the big news on all-bran--if your constipation is due to lack of "bulk" in the diet. So simple, too. Just eat kellogcs all-bran regularly, and drink plenty of water. This pleasant cereal helps to produce smooth-working "bulk" and prepare wastes for easy elimination. Then, to stay regular, you'll enjoy eating all-bran every day. Remember, it's a cereal--not a medicine. Your grocer has all-bran in 2 handy sizes. Made by Kellogg's in London, Canada. TABLE TALKS Daily Menus Need Changes to Fit Family's Wants Do you plan j the family's moo In spring, for eals to suit , do you hunger for foods and light? Do you the too hearty and heavy foods heed the change appetite? If you don't, then you u'll be £ rprised at how little chicken is needed for Chicken Noodle Paprika, but how- good the casserole can taste. It's thrifty but fall of nutrition: Chicken Noodle Paprika. y2 pound medium-cut egg nood- 4 mps boiling water 1 teaspoo/i salt 1 cup diced carrots ]4 cup diced celery Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons shortening V/i cups chicken stock or gravy 1 teaspoon paprika l/t cup minced, cooked chicken To the boiling water add salt and egg noodles. Cook until all water is absorbed and noodles are tender. This requires about 10 minutes. Stir frequently during cooking periodt, Combine carrots, celery, or.ion and shortening and cook for a few min* utes. Add chicken stock, papriki, seasonings and chicken. Cook slowly until vegetables are tender. Pour this mixture over the cooked egg noodles, place in buttered casserole and bake Vi hour at 350 degrees. Whole pieces of chicken may be used in place of the minced chicken. 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