The Gates of Hope BY ANTHONY CARLYLE perhaps France first for a week or two," Mrs. Hatetead glanced around the pretty room and sighed a little. "It should be delightful when do you want to start?" Marcia made a restless gesture. "At once. There's no reason for delay. Wireless Wonders. Until now wlrj!<>sfl me*eea have failed like the rain from heaven, and! anyone who had a proper instrument i could reach out his cup and receive I his fill. A message Intended for the j information only of the sender and The Beginning of the Story. Marcia Halstead. secretary to Mrs. AJden, is entrusted with some jewels while her employer goes out to lun- cheon with Kempton Rosslaer, ni stepmother Lady Rosslaer and her son Gordon Ruthven. Marcia puts the jewels in the safe but fails to find the; the utmost of opportunity. duplicate key. She consults a noted Her acting now was worthy of a ,..,,..* physician who tells her she cannot better cause. Her stimulated hesita- '*;".,,*. r live longer than six months; th.n tion was perfect; and all the time she ' 5TT h ' ^ i' n .J, answers the call of a solicitor to find j ^^ repeating to herself, with a cur-: B "" that the is heir to a large fortune on j {<, s tjfling feeling of excitement: condition that she marries before she We could take Toinette and leave tine | addressee is poured Into the ears of ' things from that pdint of view! 1 1 other servants here. You're fond of j thousands of waiting listeners, and ex- don't know I wish. | thus place it would be always ready cept for wh t proteClttou a pr i vate code I -She paused, biting her lip. Sta f or you to come back to. How about nrovlrtpB lt ,.' Ul , nu , r , ln ,', , ho vnrW was thinking rapidly, her eyra ablaze to-morrow? ' under her lowered lids. She was aj clever woman and threwd, Jind long] ago in life she had beamed to make CHAPTER XLII. provides, it is known to all the world. And now Marconi, the original wire- less wizard, announces through the American Institute of Radio Engineers net hod of SO as to concen- protefi* '.-d that a uc- 1 . , for was ini-! dlrectln e radl wav '' te - * th is twenty-one. Returning to Mrs. Alden's she finds Kempton Rosslaer (who i. fecretly married to Araby "Gordon would would benefit!" It was wholly unexpected, that idly It made promises sil- 1 $^ te a <** light **njo. 1.0 -;;.,! niB lavn^r* t6 I - i ar.d In consideration of release withtn a vague feeling [ trate them on a dee] red spot; Instead i of the rain driving wherj it will, ! broadcast, Marconi now forces It ,-, : au, though taken aback, she made no through an Invisible hoae ae it were, on . demur. ' and delivers his waves on a selected As Marcia said, there was nothing object. Not only can he already pro- 100 miles, but the reflector used In sending serves to catch the echo of Woman's Sphere Picnic Lunches With Little Work. Resting in the porch swing or ham- mock, these hot summer days, and dreading the task of fixing a regular dinner, one becomes interested in watching Robin Redbreast or Mr. Cat- bird catching his noonday meal, and Enamel Your Rusty Bread Nearly every farmer's wife owns a japanned bread box and cake box. There was a tame when this tinware didn't cost much money. If a box rusted out It was carelessly tossed on the rubbish pile and a new one pur- one gets to thinking what a bother a chased. But price one of these boxes for nc V he wU 'marcher wTth, two though 8 he herM -an-dy renlized it, I ^ T^ma^ed la tTr She spent the ** thu, hurled toward tie un- days. To shield hTs fath-r' name^ envy of the girl had changed to the morni Meening engagement, Been *. and this enables the send- = ,j i_ .. sj n ..i__.. itfiln a vague feeling of resentment. ! for that day, but whether by accident ln e operator to determine both dis-| noticea ble or design, she made no mention of her , tance and direction. In the case of ix months, Kempton consent*. At a restaurant Marcia faints and i* assist- But nothing of this was in her voice. ror hp t on at last I ln> P en<!m & departure. , navigators seeking out the location of j can really rest, where it is possible to ger*, Araoy n. , sue wen -,,' I" the afternoon she wrote two let- , the llghtliouse which they can neither i forg-et for the time bein? all the little is an artist, and a "I would say yc* I things ! ters and posted tihem that evening at : ee nor hear this "soundinK" of dls-worriL and I an. Jasper Waldron. *o bad wrth me. so desperate, that I Chari . n g^ O ne was to Audrey -- * now! You will think twice before you chuck it. And really, it isn't at aH necessary to let it get into a condition that will suggest discarding it. If the japarming shows signs of wear go to the store and buy a small can of col- WV4X^*l L I 1 II I".-) JO O J-* iL **!* 1 lH/fc fctV *** * - sort which took a day to prepare forced enamel. Clean the surface of and two days to get rested from, but ' ** box and apply a thin coat <sf the an easily prepared meal which you can; enamel with an ordinary varnish tuck under your arm or in the ton- brush. The rust will ammedoatyfly b neau of the car and hat the trail to checked. I some favorite nook or spot where one | civiNzed meal really is. Not that one minds it ordinarily, but during the hot summer months when appetites seem so fickle it is different. What you and the family need at times is a picnic; not the old ed by three strangers, Araby Trask her father, wlio is an artist, aiul * woah,,y young man, Jasper Waldron.iRO oaa wnn me, so uesperaie, Mint i Chflrin8 After the secret marrk-ge ceremony | should have to sink inclmataon pride. I AWpn Rosslaer and Marcia go their several ' Rut my husband would be furious. , !._-*, .., !.. n^_ ways; her improved mode of living benefits Marcia's health; she rttracts the admiration of her new friends and the love of Waldron. He pays a large um for Marcia'i portrait, paintc.' by Trask. Lady Rosslaer claims rela- tionship with Mrs. Halstead and in- ists upon a visit from Marcia which angerc Kempton. The yourg heiress discovers that she loves Waldron but keeps him at distance. Waldron dis- \ covers the penniless state of his life- long friend Rosslaer, offers him a partnership, then announces hie Inten- tion of marrying Maria. Lady YYYIY AXA1A. Rcx.s!acr sank back into a "Need they know?" the other to Araby Trastl .,, ,* , dependable as the Both , b , rf sh f Me The man of cus-, house will enjoy this little change Mealy Bugs. What can I do for my plants? re covered with little white lie to kill them but have <_ _ i i -it nM l i 1 1 I ' i i i 1 1 i ii /.i i j Hi* i Marcia spoke quickry. The car wa* had ^ them slowing up. StiW, Lady Rosslaer's. Th ^ ue1h .i,.;- c^nsii;^ of a ^rp r^ng of paira tOm f locatlng * ln '<* or dark < '~ the usual routine quite as much hard contracl'ing- of her throat as she :ness by sounding bottom. With the; as the children and yourself. eyes remained veiled. _ r ._ , two methods to check against each j Webster's dictionary defines a picnic Thougfh. their readers never guessed ; otn er, the mariner should be able to as "A pleasure party whose members it they were in the nature of letters "I-suppose not!" She looked up.. of farewell . she realized it herself out of the window, then back at the w . ith a rather sickelvillg sen . tt <* shock . JT-I.-' *' It T>rtjilfrir IA mwt: r a \\fft1\\\T l ... , . 1 , It was unlikely if she remained out Itirl. It really of you." * most awfully whole face. "I will semi vou a cheque to-night," wafl all she said, and, as the cav stop- ped, held out her hard. Lady Rosslaer took it, of England, as she must if she was any future meeting with she would never see merry, happy-go-lucky, kindly folk aguin. The knowledge stunned her ait first; then it hurt intolerably. She felt, with navigate In fog through difficult j carry provisions with them." Surely! P Courses and around iinKoen ts1n.t<H<i and ' . ...-4,. ,,u.., , i . i i .: i "OTlse plants a la shiver, as if she were writing a ' fi M * Bi f ' ' l L i > i momentary pressure, and a Meond fetter OB her deathbed. later was on the pavement. Marcia | Au(lrey shp , had a i wayg Hked . rf corner of the luxurious car with a long nodded and leaned back. But ss she kltp that m \ng had been something sigh. As it ttarted she looked at Mar- was pulling the door to Lady Kog- < ] ee p el . i truer. For Araby her feeling of friendship had been singularly in- and pok impulsively: ! laer made an impetuous movement. " You're a lucky girl! Everything in ' "Oh, by the wa> ', I wonder who _ lire ^tanUneous, and it had developed e world you can wish for, every de- your solicitors? I want legal advice raD j(jii v j,,t o affection the rire gratified no worries, no wretch- ed bothering about money." She laughed rather han-.-hly. "I wonder if fou ultra-wealthy women ever realize what the want of money means.' 1 Marcia's face had been averted. She looked round now, faintly smiling. "You forget," she said, "that I have known the want of it all my life until] on a KTOa.ll matter and I detest my husband's advisers! They are old- fashioned and, I am sure, do not ap- prove of me. And I don't exactly care about choosing Komeone hap- hazard " She paustxl with a little air of help- lesaness. And Murcia answered in all ventyflfth dlrthdav. He had retired (To be continued.) A Doctor's Thumb. unsuccessful. Mrs. A. H. S. The small white lice on your house plants are mealy bugs. Ferns, cortons, colens, ivy, peonies, palms and many other are apt to be infested with these insects. The dwrsal surfaces of these bugs are covered with a white ... vision which would permit him ! sure party! '"fe when "you" begin r^Trl l wd * r -jj k dll9t or wax , an f for thU to see through fog, and while actual j preparations, you "houW pin for f n *** are wmmon 'y known as -'-- _ ...... ...,! the mealy bug. The cheapest and most effective way of control is to give the plants a bath times a week. Place the courses and around unseen Islands and projecting points of land. The sailors' a party whose themselves out members had tired with elaborate pre- dream for centuries has been of some \ parations could not be called a plea- Is not yet available, thte "second something easily and quickly prepared, sight" promise to be hardly less 1m- It Ja a wise plan to keep a few cans portant and serviceable. More and : o f something which may be used for more the sallor> life comes to be one sandwiches, on the emergency shelf. of safety landsman where automobiles are parsing. compared to Chat who muet cross of the streets , What will be the nest surprise of food of the ,.,. ' The first food one always thinks of ,r\ , ", . -" picnics are mentioned is the ftpph rf l^V , wh f re "" " i 1 "' ""ssible hold the plant under the tap the kitchen sink. san dwich, as this is the one staple need elaborate but should vary from time to this astounding radio? We have already had so many evi- dences of things accomplished which were previously "known" to be Impos- ; ter lightly. The butter will spread slble, that should Marconi or one of his ; more ever , ly if Wll creanled with Where one doea not have water pressure it is always possible to give Cut the bread in thin slices and bntj a P. 1 *"** " od . , ba . th in s ^ psu .'!t' *f t<!T which it should be rinsed with clear water. There ia a proprietary preparation thousands of disciples succeed In com- knife or epoon munleatlng with Mars or other planets | Various leftovers may be utilized. ' on the j" arke '' juke rect-n'.l.v! But, surely iiinocence of her motive for the ques- esitated ami Ruth J-aughod again. She! tion: "My solicitors are Moore & Moore "Surely I dp not? Was that what old Mr. Moore is awfully nice. I think you were going to say? But, my ! you would like him." dear, indeed I do. Pve always known' bhe want of it; I've never had enough She paused, denly oMer, wearier, quickly, half-dtfiant'y, deliberately. A moment later the car moved for- from active practice for gome years, having become Immensely wealthy through the tlnimb of his right hand. Tills thumb stamln out at a right angle from hl hand and. It in Bald, cannot be bout back automatically. He soon ward. Lady Rosslaer stood quite still ; foun(1 !t of great Herv i co |,, massage, an vent Plants That Shine in the Night. __ by all big dealers Not long ago a famous physician In ' 1 fear we would not be half properly i Boiled^or ba'ked^'uea'nT' mahed' ' md '" 8eet ' 8 an( ^ greenhouse supplies. Saxony, Dr. Metzger, celebrated his shocked with that surprise and unbe- 1 mixed with mayonnaise or safe d drese i known as lemon oil. It should not be ...,..,. .....i....... ,,_ ^.^ ...^ .... _u.. t ..._._ ._ real]y ^ fag 'tn& spread on buttered brown in any way confused witn <* ordinary bread are good, as well as hard-bo iled I oil I of lemo " ^ , 1 v ? r ^ counters - e-gjcs, mashed and mixed with grated j Lemotl 'l f hould b (htuted - US1D 8 cheese, and seasoned with wilt, pepper, i on P art j of l * m l to sixteen of sweet cream and mustard. water 8nd a PP ! >'inK ther as a spray Left-over chicken, either boiled, lief which mi h erveg. or as a dip. Dipping should be avoided baked or fried, may be made into*! ^ h * n P l8nts a ' m bjoora or e w_ell and now " looking after it, oblivious of the Her face looked sud-i crowds who jostled her oblivious even Sh went on 'of her s:>n's presence until he touched her arm. Then, with n start, sho turn- slf ''I thought my make things easier. ixiM' I'm to branif. would and when he beca.T.t! a specialist In In- tostlnal disorder? hf was culled as as- to the greatest surgeons of ed and looked up at him, blinking ajKurope. bringing relief to many illus r _ . t Irons patients. There area number of plants and ------ ---- , . ___ , .... __ -- ~i. flowers which give out a phosphores- sandwiche* that would be hard to bu . dded - sulce dl PP* d ren: light In the dark. Linnaeus first beat. Run the chicken through the noticed this phenomcn In the common food-prirtder and mix in enough melt- niisturtlnm. whoee flower* seemed to ed butter or well seasoned stock to I sometimes Those Reading Mothers. It hasn't. I sup-! little. ._..... _ __ , .. I imagined my; "You're late!" he complained, and | The Queen of Rumania svnt for this ! show ,, d that thft |, Kll , was stronjcer af . fcus-band cmiM <fP iv me . everythin* I . she dipped a smoothmg hand within .loctor with he rurlmis thumb when ter asked for; I did 1 not realize the claims he has upon him. And I um extrava- gant horriWy. Gordon is worse. Be- twecn us we've made rather a tne.-s the curve cf his arm. "I'm so sorry. Lord Rosslaer was in a trying mo<xl this morning^I think he really is ill, Gordon, do you she suffered from facial neiirnlKla. wlillo the late King of Sweden once drove a br.iutiful npan of horses over t;ie border of his kingdom to consult him to have a fa.nt Irridesconce at make a moist paste. To each two cups! i had a mother who read to me night. Later observations by other* allow a pickled beet th? size of an's K aof pirates who scoured the sea, egg, well chopped. Add a little mus- Cutlasses clutched in their velkwed very sunny days. Among other tard and mix. Spread between but- horses us u token of gratitude to his There; wax a time Then, meeting his rer when the use early In of this curious ea a form of of things; I'm worried out of my lift know and then I met Kemp, and ho .. 1o tor .. , on r p, llrll i nlr I( , f , .... -d.'uts, all kinds I don't know how hindered me. Marcia Hatetcad drove : tne do< eturninR left I've managed it, but I've played a lot! me hen- or I should have lx>en later." bridge, you know in the hope of. She tightened her hold on his arm. I preserver. getting enough to be clear only ", "She is inclined to be genoroug," She stopped abruptly. Her face she added j'.owly. lorked haggard in the morning sun-ieyes, "Indc-ed, I rathi-r fancy that we | thumb was looked upc: Kglit. Marcia stored at her for a! you nd I are going to find her j charlatanism, but so well dlil Dr. .Mi'tz- mii.L'te, then she leaned forward im-' Quite a useful person." ! g,, r establish his reputation that the pulsiv-:y. Again a sense of power,! She was unwontedJy gay for the In ,. ( llcul profosslou acceptod his thumb born of her wealth, swept down upon 'rest at the time that they were to- ff>r wh t , t was worth wlUlout trying htr. A su<i4ifii realization of the munyi gethcr; but all the- time the look of potabilities of spending that money calculating curioity was at the back other than on plwa'sure etim-d in her, ' of her eyes, warmed her, made her eyes almost They passed out together and Gor- plants which possess thi* singular pro- tered squares of white bread. perty ure the marsh Illy and the flax-; Canned salmon, shrimp, tuan fish, inolla. The last named necretes a vo- sardines and potted meat* are all very teeth, "Blackbirds" stowed beneath. in the hold I had a mothr who read me lays latile oil which oozes out lr hot weath- good er spreads over a thin layer over the Salad at a picnic is usually a difft- bf"~a'nden iml "*a'hn7 and "^>Id.n flawM. and forms a vapo- wihch be- cult proposition. However, if the salad' 2 ", . g ^ hta ca- C " U>S lumlnuu8 ln tll; (lar kness. In proper U not mixed with the dressing g torics 3 Marmion nnd Ivanhoe tho coal mine, near Dresden grows a beforehand, the Arming beng carried Which everv bo v has . riiht Snow Bpecles of fungus^ which exhibits th in a rcaled jar, you will find that alii the annoyance and confusion will dis- l had a mot her who read me the tales appear. to explain tlio phenomenon. l don signaled a taxi. He did not get During a thunderstorm the safest "If I could help," the began. Tht'n, in and a faint relief crossed her eyos. I as a good second. M Ruth Rosslaer turned to her: "Goirrg to your club?" she asked.! Mmard'a Llnlmer "Plac don't IM> angry offended. I i "Don't be too laU>, that'^s a dear boy. ! would be so glad. I have so much I What? Oh, yes, home, please." much nx/re than I can ever spend. But immHiati'ily nfter th* car had And it- it isn't as if I were a strang- turned the first corner she leaned for- er quite. Besid8 *if if I hadn't < ward aiwi checked the driver. I mean, if I had not been found, or' "I've changed my mind." she *aid. had died before a little while "' want to go to Finabury-pavempnt , ago " she was stumbliii-r n little un- lir.-t to Moore & Moore, solicitors." certainly, but her eyes were bright' Marcia hud a theatre engagement "Gore-on would have benefited. I don't tll)lt ni(,'ht. l>u! :it the lust moment she forgo!, that. And and it gnvej me a ', telephoned that she was not well t enough, anil dir.nl with h-or mother at| t S( le tho flat. All day lung die had been into p t riving to forge 1 1 herself, WaMron, 1 tho'se n<iw issues wkh which shp had i l>een brought face to face. And the strain wns beginning to tell. She felt irhautled, mentally and physically. Besides, she knew that hhe must i make up her mind quickly iiUout what place to be in is a train, with bed Llnlmont for Oandrufl appearance of shifting colors. A Blowout. Bold Suitor "What would you do If I kissed you?" Electriclan'i daughter "I would use one hand for Insulation and with the One of the simplest and best chicken other I. would create a short-circuit by a quick connection against cheek." salad recipes i. as follows: Cut cold | Trlie , his ch.cken in small plecw, add half the Faithfulness quantity of celery cut fine, and a seasoning of salt and pepper. When ready to serve, mix with mayonnaise Of Gelert, that hound cf the hills of Wales, dressing. Shredded cabbage, fresh sMced cu- till his tAgic death, blent with his final breath. ri-ght to help doesn't it?" She had turned her face away. dt riot see flip amaze thiit shot Ruth Roftsvapr's eyes; th/e &uiM;ri ening of her whole body. CHAPTER XL. "Gordon!" The word broke from Lady Ross- ; she wns going to do. recovered Only when * Waldron waa! days; she felt clenched *" " **'" truthfully. I "How "funny!" tftie said, in a little k ^ hc Was "?' ^rong enough to mot i kuffh and with e nem^Uno- of in- i vim *** in '- M to , h ^ r hlm sn - v , ! hft hc . difference that would have deceived a ' L" Ved ,i!', r N l Str / inK 2222?^ ^7, *._ _ ^L._ m,__ i him th::t answer for which he would far more auspicious person than Mar- ' cia. "I dorr 1 ! believe I knew that. In- <teed, I didn't krrow muc4i about it, ex- cept thnt you'd como into a very big fort mir and that. I cswie:! you hor- ribly bc'-anse (tf it." Sho laughed apwn. Marcin rtirred, but did not turn round. After a min- ute I.Jidy K..J :.., -went, on quickly: "Butr-it is most awfully kind 1 of you to to offer hcl|> to look at come, nnd bid him go from her. she must choose tlie coward'* part, and 1 run away. | Th 1 .' perfectly wrvej.l meal was veryi si!>nt. Mrs. Hnlstead hail essayed a 1 few ttipcrful remarks, but the girl's answer* had f>een monosyllabic ami absent. Afftrwnrd, in the drawing Our oducatlon, nur training, our exporlencefl all tlirougli llfo nn- conntatitly nnlarKliiK our conscIoimnosK In difforfint ilin-c lions. Hut It roHts with our- nolvtM to doternilno what kind Of ri-li' rt-iliM.i ,--; WO -Ililll Cllltl- MI'"- If, for Instiuii'u, WP concen- trate UIHMI money gnttliiK, If w hold the plntiirH of money In mind, w develop a money con- Bclousns'; and If w<> sacrifice to this Hid opportunities for do- vi'l.ii'lnj? cons<-lominr.is along other llnm - PC,.:II, uesttietlc, r.iuslcal, phllnnthniplc, Ptc., nud foiinne oiirticlvps to tint nellUli ptirsiiit cf money, we B-hall be- i c:i:i' rvpoily, uvarlcloua. by her mother's coui-h. "Mumsy," she said 1 rather quickly, ' "wotiM you dislike very much to leave here ami come away with me abroad? I'm borrri; ttreil of lx>ndon. I want tt change." Mrs. Hal.steud glanced at her keen- ly, opening lu>r lips linlf pro'testimrly. ! and flosini? them again. Of lato her daogtittr Una [ic-rDlexed her. Since the , coming of h>r fortune she was com- piBMly rhnngnl, reMlww. feverish, un- like herself. Hut there was something in the young, tired fare thnt checked any manifestation of surprise. "I shouldn't tnin-1 it nf all," she said wit.li n matter-of-fact <|iriet that i brought a sigri of rolief to Marcia's' lips. "Wl'.cr< <io yon think of going?" l Man' in Iroked at her for a moment ' l>efore unswpriiiR. Th?n she bent nnd kixncd her. | "I don't know." he taW a* she atoud upright. "I think Egypt Lut such! You m have t ib}e wea]th untofc ,.- I had a mother who read me thing* That wholesome life to the boy heart brings cumoers and onions, make an unusual Stories that , tip with an rf touch and del,ous M Ud when mixed with oh that eaeh mother ^ sour cream drecsing. Of course, a picnic lunch would not be complete without some sort of cake is nothing more liked or easier made than drop cookies and gingerbread. A fa.-orite gingerbread recipe is ai follows: Cream one cup of shortening and one and one-half cups of sugar. Add two cups of molasses, two cups of sour milk and three eggs. Mix and sift five cups of flour, one teasooon of alt, three teaspoons of ginger, two teaspoons of cinnamon, one teaspoon of cloves, three teaspoons of so<la and Richer than I you can never be I hed a mother who read to me. Strickland Gillian. Bird Lore. he loro All the world over, and from earliest time;, much mysterious has attached Itself to birds. It Is a very old belief that the soul* . , , of the dead puss to Heaven in the form on* teaspoon of baking powder; beat of blrd , and , the Eagt gtm ^ for two minutes. Bake in moderate oven for thirty minutes. Typewriting Competition at The National Exhibition. The business woman is to have un- *?" precedented prominence in the Wo- men's Building at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition this year when a typewriting contest has been arranged lieved that some of these souls flutter about UB in bird form. Some Indian triles will never hurt or even touch certain birds, regarding them as the abode? of the animated dead chiefs. Old prints lway picture the the body In the shape of a bird. In EngVand aod in Scotland especlal- on a large scale. A circular just is- ly, the robin is regarded as sacred. Its) red breast U supposed to be of that sued from the Exhibition offices in , - the Lumsden Building, Toronto, tells r l * c * use a dr p f Ch * 1 8 of eight event, daily: three typewrit, ing clasps aftemoon and evening . ctess in the .operaton of adAnjrm.- K tt ~ bln '" 1dnccforward to the No, this Is ii. .t ii picturu of a railway strike. tlin livsiill of llio in- klu a Qr That Is be- ^^ w and the aown r>unt , ^ c o( Fred J-rett, who,. chanv r ,, Sala! typist of Canada. " comfort " Application forms are already being;/ u wil ,' be notlced lhat ^ , wallow sent out to prospective contestant* ts ,, g name {rom , htg pecullar cry so that they may ragteter in advarKl^ of "g Ta i a > for the day and hour when they wisY The wron ts Rnoth?r ^ nei blrdi be . nl? ke , part ' .cause, according to an old belief. It The three ctesses arranged provide brcught flre {rom Heaven to the earth for expert typist*. tho*e of compara- ; when the human rai . e had no klww . t!vely recent gracuation, aixT those l<lge of how to creatc nr(c just through Technical School, Busi-| -rne dove nfts n r wa .v a bwn a em- ness College, or whatever inttrtution hlcrn of ndelity ami gentleness. they may have attendei. Finrt andj The thrush is a bird of luH and to second prizes in each claw are broflie; have cue build in the gardsa of your tiabitu.nts of Swindon (KnjslauJ) going away for their annual week's holiday. ' c d' alil and certificate's and either en^ home is said to be a sign of com'.ng Swinilon Is tl.e Wiltshire centre of ihe (irent Wrstoni Hull way works and * ltl *! fl t! ' w| nner to a place in the big, good fortune. Peacocks are unlucky, when 26,000 workers go on tbcir holidays the place Is d<i ; crtuil. The upper uhoto shows the main street absolutely <|pM-rtril and the lowt-r photo shows i. few of ih. 1 inhabitants about to board (ruins for points all over Ureat liiitalu. National Ex- :**' fr "** I'sooUtion is awarding salver i-x-.ps. T!:i contest will take place on the last afternoon of the Exhibition. , should be included in every mea! V N, Minard'e llnliM.ti far Ourns. t