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The woman 1s read- ing the girl's palm and apparent ly the young lady has an Interest- Ing future ahead of her, They don't know me and I don't know them but I have a hunch that one, or both of them, may be a reader of this column, These glimpses of "ships that pass in the night" are always in- teresting to me, Take this morn- ing: I sat In a restaurant having breakfast when a young fellow got up to use the telephone. His con- versation was free for all to hear but I wasn't paying much atten- tion until he started telling "Jack" You Will Enjoy Staying At The ST. REGIS HOTEL TORONTO @ Every Room with Bath, Show. er nnd Tey rane, @ Bingle, $2.50 up-- PDonbic SL a0 up, . @ Good oud. uing and Dance ing Nightly. Sherbourtie at Carlton Tel RA 4135 "ASPIRIN EASES NEURITIC, NEURALGIC PAIN FAST! IT'S READY T0 GO T0 WORK IN You get pain relief fast when you use Aspirin because it starts to go to work almost immediately. To see that this is so, just drop an 'Aspirin tablet in water. What you'll pee is what happens in your stomach--the tablet starts disintegrating within wo seconds! That's why' Aspirin stops neuritic, mneuralgic pain po quickly, Get Aspirin today. The 'Bayer' cross on'each tablet is your guaranteo that it's 7s Aspirin; Aspirin NOW--new Low Prices! Pocketbox of 12s. « « & only 18¢ Economy bottle of 24 , . only 29a Family size of 100 + only 79a ISSUE 40--1045 - holiday to have, By P. Clarke LJ] [] ts | at the other end of the wire that he thought a certain writer's magazine was just fine; that he had been pretty busy at tho writ- Ing just lately--and that if he could sell three to six thousand words a week it would be a pretty nice way to make a lving, It would indeed, but there Is always that "if" to consider. Well, my goodness, now fit sounds as if the fortune-telling lady near me in the train is also - a writer. I shall soon be thinking they como a dime a dozen, Wouldn't it be fun to lean across the aisle and say "Hullo, suppose we get together --* 1 believe we both speak the same language." But maybe I had better attend to my own business and tell you. that wa have survived our first week at Ginger Farm without Partner at tho helm. Needless to say it hasn't been an easy week--bhut it has certainly been a busy one what «with putting up furnace pipes, re-bricking the kitchen stove, cleaning flues and pipes and speeding our parting guest who had been with us nearly a month and was still so loath to go that, although she came to Toronto with us last Thursday when we went to see Partner, she also came back with us again to spend one more night at Ginger Farm. But on Friday away she went, She had no other choice because she was due to begin her studies at Mec- Gill University in a few days, I don't know why it is -- visitors around here nearly always stgy longer than they originally intend- ed to--despite the fact I always look upon myself as the world's worst hostess. But maybe lack of ceremony on my part provides greater freedom for them -- and that perhaps is the best kind of Visitors come down to breakfast any time they feel like it, They are nade ac- quainted with where all the dishes and things are kept and what food there is to 'eat, so. they get their own breakfast -- and midnight snacks ---and T get on with my work, with many offers of help when they get around to it. And you know one gets a lot of satis- faction from seeing people go away rested and refreshed after having seen them arrive tired and weary from whatever arduous du- tles had been their lot. =. Oh--oh, and now the train has stopped, . . I wonder why? Here come some men who have been out to investigate, Apparently the train hit a truck, No one was injured but from all accounts the truck is a wreck. The man jump- ed clear. I see some of the train- men out cutting wire from a fence. Do they even fix up trains with fence wire? I thought it was only farmers who were guilty of fixing things that way. . Now we are on our way, , . the train is pulling out. It will cer- tainly be very late getting In, and that I imagine, will mean that Bob is waiting, patiently or impatient- ly, for my arrival at the station, Back home again, . , the farm is still here, . . the boys have sur- vived two days of batching but they both want to know when Partner is coming home--and that {8 something I can't tell. In the meantime Partner Is having a good rert and more contented than I expected to find him, Canada has sold 3500 horses to Holland. Several hundred Dutch have been "appointed to call for them in Canada, smart Girls always carry 2 STAN Ho i DrR.CHASES TEL: 6). § FOR QUICK RELIE} hy HEADACHE HERUVAUNL DS --. iii How Can I? By Anne Ashley ). How can I remove a bruise from the furniture? A. Take a piece of blotting pa- per, soak in warm water, and place it over the bruise. Apply a warm fron until all moisture is gone, Re- peat operation if necessary. Q. How can 1 soften hard put- ty? A. Touch it with a brush dipped in nitric or muriatic acid. Let it remain for about an hour_and the putty can be removed very eas- ily. QQ. How can I prevent creases when laundering table linen? A. Table linen should not be run through the wringer, which makes creases that no amount of ironing will remove. QQ. How can I take out of a silk garment? A. Lay the garment on a table and with a flannel wet in cider vinegar rub the shiny place until it disappears, 'Hang the garment in a shady place and it will look like new when dry. €). What is a home remedy for a sick headache? A. Try laying thin slices of a raw potato across the forehead. Or allow a pinch of salt to dissolve on the tongue; then in about ten min- utes take a drink of cold water. WHAT SCIENCE iS DOING Hog Skinner the shine A new way to skin a hog may mean 2,000,000,000 square feet annually of domestic pigskin, In the past most of the pigskin used for shoe soles and uppers, luggage, gloves and other leather goods came from Europe, That was because It was so difficult, expensive and time-consuming to gkin a hog by hand, But the new skinner may change all that. Iach hog is capable of Can't begin to sing the praises of this lovely, slenderizing frock! Pattern 4934, Princess-like panels may contrast or match; are casy to sew and fit. Leaves arc em- broidered. - Pattern 4934: 14, 16, 18, 20; 32, 84, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 40, 48, Size 36, 214 yds. 39-in.; 134_yds. con- trast, Send Twenty Cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Print plainly Size, Name, Address, Style Number. producing about fifteen square feet of high quality leather. About 150,000,000 hogs are slaughtered annually in the U. 8. by the large packing houses, Adding yup, the War Production Board figured this could mean 2,000,000,000 usquare feet of leather, The, new device was developed at Cornell: University, under spon- gorship of WPB. . Working at the Portland, Me, abbatoir, the engineers developed a power-driven flaying knife, an ad- aptation of the sheep clipper or wool shearer, which produces =a skin free of fat and without accl- dental cuts, , Occupation Forces Repatriating 'Poles American occupation forces have started repatriation of displaced Polish nationals in their zone, and most of them are expected to be back home before winter begins, In the United States zone there are 325,000 Poles, making up half "the displaced persons still being cared for, Their departure will re- lieve an acute food situation, When Winter sets in, there will be left only a "semi-permanent residue" of about 300,000 displaced persons in the American zone, said Brig, Gen. 'Eric F. Wood, deputy director of the United States group: on 'the Allied Con- Arol Council's . displaced persons The Japanese woman, above, with baby strapped in curious cone tentment to her back, cleans windows at Azubi Barracks, Tokyo, where troops of the First Cavalry Division occupation force are quartered. Jap soldiers formerly occupied the building. TABLE TALKS Save Late Garden Busy days these--days for mak- Ing the last relishes to brighten winter meals, days for storing a- way the remaining garden produce before the frost arrives. To save the last green tomatoes from frost, the home economists of the Dominion Department of Agriculture suggest pulling" "the plants up by the roots, discarding any imperfect tomatoes and hang- ing them root-end up in the cellar or back shed. If a temperature a- round 50°F can be maintained, the tomatoes will ripen gradually and provide a supply for several weeks. For a change from raw sliced cucumbers try them cut in thick fingers dipped in seasoned flour and then sauteed in a little hot fat until crisp and brown. Cut half- inch slices of green tomato and saute them this way also, Along with two excellent relish recipes, .the Consumer Section glves a recipe for Cucumbers au Gratin that is really worth trying, Raw Carrot Rellsh 8 cups chopped carrots,(8 large) 2 cups chopped sweet red peppers, (4 medium) 2 cups chopped green peppers, (3 large) 4 cups chopped cabbage, (1 small head) cups chopped onion cup sugar quart vinegar tablespoons salt tablespoons mustard seed tablespoons celery seed Mix all vegetables, Combine re- maining ingredients and heat to boiling point. Pack vegetables into hot sterlized jars and cover with hot vinegar mixture. Seal, Yield: about b pints. ~ 00 DO BO = H opa Ripe Cucumber Relish 8 large ripe cucumbers, about 3 qlts. cubed 2 large onions, 1% cups chopped 8 tablespoons salt 1 teaspoon turmeric 34 cup dry mustard 2 cups vinegar 14 cup flour 3% cup sugar Peel and remove seeds from ripe cucumbers, Cut into pieces (about % inch cubes), Peel and chop onions and add to cucumbers; sprinkle with salt, let stand one hour; drain thoroughly. Mix tur- meric and mustard with 1 cup vinegar, add drained vegetables and cook slowly 16-minutes. Com- bine flour and sygar with remain- ing cup of vinegar. Drain vege- tables, combining drained liquid with flour and sugar paste. Heat this sauce slowly. to boiling point and cook, stirring constantly 10 minutes. Add vegetables and re- heat to boiling point.- Pack in hot sterilized jars, Seal, Yield: about 8 pints, Cucumbers au Gratin 134 cups soft stale bread crumbs 6 cups peeled, diged ripe cucumbers 14 teaspoon galt > 14'teaspoon pepper | 14 cup grated ¢heese . 2 cups thick eream sauce Reserve 14 qup of crumbs, Place alternate layers of cucum- bers sprinkled with salt and: pep- per, and remainipg bread crumbs in a greased baking dish. Add cheese to cream pauce and pour over the last layer, sprinkle with remaining bread { crumbs, Cover and bake in a moderate oven, 350°F, for 30 minutes. . Remove cover and continue baking until crumbs are browned, about 10 | minutes, Six servings. 3 "Toronto, Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee 1. What is the correct way for a married woman to sign her name in social. correspondence? 2. If it is raining, should a man carry the umbrella for a girl, or let her carry it? 3. What is the correct way to wear the engagement and the wedding rings? 4. Should a banana be skinned and eaten with the fingers when it is served whole? 5. Is it necessary for a woman to say "please" and "thank you" to her servants? : 6. Is it proper to seat a husband and. his wife side by side at the dinner table? ANSWERS 1, She should use her full name. If Jane Smith has married Henry Brown, she should sign her social correspondence Jane Smith Brown. In writing to a stranger she should write below her signature, Mrs. Henry Brown. 2. The man should carry it. 3. Both should be worn on the third finger of the left hand, with the wedding ring below. 4. No; the banana is not a finger food. Strip off the skin, place the banana on the dessert plate and cut, onc bite at a time, with the side of the fork. 6. It is not 'ex- actly necessary, but this courtesy should not be omitted when speaking to persons who are work- ing for her comfort, 6. No; it is customary to separate them, Bring Your Own A Berlin woman who wants a hairdo must take to the beauty shop her own hot water or a brick of pressed coal. Gas is so scarce that beauty shops are not permit- ted to keep a flame burning all day. They have a fire on the hearth, but customers must help provide fuel. A gay apron adds glamour to your role as hostess, These aprons take little material. Colorful em- - broidery that a youngster would ° love to do, You can make these aprons from one pattern, Pattern 964 has transfer pattern of an 8% x 11} and two 3% x S-inch motifs; dir- ections, : Send Twenty Cents ia coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needle craft Dept, 73 Adelaide St. West, Print plainly Pattern Number, your Name and Address, LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM CHAPTER XXI "I cannot, I tell you I cannot." She was crying a little, but if he felt apy .pity for her, be showed none, . "But in alittle while, .in a few days, you intend to hecome my wife." "You know that I accepted that long ago. Why do we have to talk about it now?" "Because it is so near the time, . and I have waited and waited and » hoped constantly that I would find in you the answer to my love. The answer hasn't come." "But in time -- oh, Roger, why must we talk like this?" "We must," he said doggedly, "before it is too late. We must have this thing settled." "I do not sce how it ever can be settled. What would you have me do?" "Michel is still in your heart, isn't he? You haven't given up your dream that you told me of long ago?" "I could never give it up. I tried, Roger, believe me. But there was no use trying. It is part of me. It will be always there. Need it make a difference--for us?" "Only a shadowy thing," he said. "A few hours against all my love;» a few words--and they echo for- ever." "He will not come back -- not ever now." "He does not need to, he never went away. I know what love is, Meridel, because I love. I saw you cry and the tears fell on your wed- ding dress--and I knew." PE They had come. to the.Chamber- land house. Pol Martin and Ro- sine, with Gerard and the two Chamberland girls and tiny David, came down the yard to meet them. Roger called to them, "Hola! It is late for infants to be abroad. You must run all the way home." On the way back, he tried to talk; so did Meridel, but every- thing they said fell flat. It had no zest, no savor, There was a cold- ness, a heaviness in their hearts. Something that should have been splendid and shining had failed for them, and both felt that in some way the. blame lay between them. He thought I should not have al- ways been questioning her love. I should not have been so exacting, so greedy. I should have taken the wondrous gift she offered me and thanked God for it. But I could not, I could not. ' And Meridel thought, What is - wrong with me that I cannot love him? Respect, liking, loyalty, ad- miration--all these things I have for him. But not love. Perhapsin time it will come, but God help us if it does not. And Roger is wise enough to know that it is a grave risk we run. Why did I shed those foolish tears tonight? The dress is so lovely; it is made for one who gives herself to love--Roger., * » * Even the children, after chatter- ing for a while about the games they had played and the good time of the afternoon, noticed the silence of their elders, and gradual- ly they ceased. to. talk and plodded along with Roger leading the way, Meridel close beside him. All about them was the vast stillness of the forests. Far off .an owl hooted and from a farmyard over the hill a .fox barked sharply. Those sounds died and then in that great stillness they heard a deep voice singing, coming toward them around a bend in the path. They froze in their tracks and the little ones clutched Meridel's hands. "Bonsoir, Nigaud! Bonsoir, Fri- cot!" "It is he!" whispered Pol 'Mar- tin. "It is Bophomme Fricot!" "What folly!" said Meridel, but a strange shiver, not of fear, mov- ed. over her body. "How |could it be?" "Listen!" said Rosine, Yes, It is he! It is he!" "Eh! Bonhomme Fricot!"" called Pol. Martin ,in his shrill soprano. "Bonhomme Fricot, .what ;are you doing here?" The song perished. They saw only a shadowy figure .in the.path before them, the glimmer of white at his throat. After a moment he spoke, reluctantly ' it . seemed, yet with laughter in his voice: 'Are you- sure, Pol Martin and Rosine, that it is Bonhomme Fricot you have here?" * * * "Yes, "Yes, yes, we are sure indeed!" "It could not be the "laughing soldier then?" ' "The laughing soldier would not know our names," pointed out Ro- sine. "Why do you play this farce, Bonhomme Fricot? We know you." "I was the laughing soldier," sald he. "I gave the real soldior my old clothes and shaved off my beard and cut off my hair and now you know why 1 laughed-- because _the soldier tried to kill instead. You see; I work for the king of England and I must some- times do strange things." "But it is brave!" ¢ried Pol Mar- tin, "It is grand. Did you come here to vist us?" "It's no use, Mike," said Roger stepping forward, finding his brother's hand in the starlight. You were going the wrong way. You don't need to run, do you " "I talked with Tante Mimi, I--" "You were not going because of me?" Meridel came forward now and reached for. the hand Roger held, so that three hands were clasped together, hers so small be- tween the two strong ones of those men who loved her, ~ * * - "We can talk when we get home," said Roger, and he thank- ed God for the darkness, for the dim stars that lef no one seo his face. "I'll go on ahead with these two fellows." "A monvent,i Roger," said Mi- chel. "Please--" said Meridel, He paid no, attention to them, He sent Pol Martin and Rosine scampering down the trail and hurried after them, They heard his voice faintly, "You can pretend it's the road on the magic moun- tain, if you meed to." But he knew, none better, that any road Is a:maglc road if you have the right charm in your heart, And somewhere for him there would be such a road, one that no other foot had trod before and at the end of it someone who waited--for only him, Behind him, under the stars, Meridel and Michel Fabre had stopped: to gaze,at each other in that strange light. "I was wrong," he said. "You did not forget our hour." "You did not mean it when you sald, as you left me then, that you would not return?" "Yon knew I did not. It was written, all this--long ago, Noth- ing could ever change it." THE END COUGH SYRUP VENO'S Gtk oF coins L relic! BRON CITE ULEPNS TTY: COLDS / DAY! Poem ---- gl