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Unta You Try n SALADC grce:n tea you Have not taated the best. Fresh, fragrant and pure. Try it. THE WHITE SHIELD BY MYRTLE REED, :^ PART I. jher eyea, clear and honest, reading People «aid th»t Joe Hayward's ''^v^''';?"^*' ""1 ^'?"?.!'r v«„ knpw pictures lacked somethinjr." No onei, '^«''' J>« «"*wered, ' if you knew was sure what It was. Even the crit- 1 '''f.i^'"'^ ^^'^i^n^"" r- i« L^hed ks. who know everything, were at a ....i"" ."J>* «^„''" ^^-^'j^ /^^ laughed. iru^dvin";^thr2rf o:?a'^o%'' clSg* ir L°wS; she ^ked h^ f«rt fW f rf^n ft/ )fi Jwf ?^^ Pletely ceased. Then he too went out hPKt iLi^ w« nH..^ W^«^f hfi^llOn the stairs he found a handkerchief. th^:^e7a\%rraunSf ^SJiTe^^l^jli* -5 ^ ^^ ^-^^ ^^ ♦»,ir„ «,»,i^i, woa .«^»<«„.it„ „„f „*:»cented with violet, and minutely thing which was continually out of hiB reach. OcoaHionally, when he sold a pic- ture, he would give "a time" to a dozen artist chums from studios near- marked in the comer, "Constance Grey." On Sunday night the studio build- ing where Hayward and others paint- ut»en aniht cnumx ironi biuqioh near-|„j „i â-  :Z< ij„i,(. rri,- â€" ,„~,/,n,>a ^^n T'anH L i^fV^o rJil^tto' wa^ being celebrated with a "time" at ^^L.Tr.t^Llr. Za ^ ^ *"" the expense of thn artist. Ulacses mendous perseverance. clinked and the air was h«.-»vy with At length, ho obtained permission B,no)je. Two women from a vdudevillo to make an exhibition of his work inliheatre nearby made merry u^on an ti single room at the Art Gallery. The impromptu stage. Everybody was pictures were only ten in number, and i,,ippv, except Hayward. The owner »ome of them were small, but they of the handkerchief was in hi.i mind, represented a hard year's work. When He felt that those eyes of hers, gray, he superintended the hanging, on Sat- d^'op and tender though they wore, urday niorning, he was more nearly niight blaze with nnt,'er at a scone like w^'PyJu "" , , ^"^J^ ''^-" '" ^^^ tli;;.. The handkerchief had no place liffc. The placard on the door, "The i^ guch an atmosphere. He wort over Hayward Exhibition Will Open Mon- to hiK bookcase and put it between llio day, filled him with pleasure. It was leaves of his Tennvson, smiling .is he not a conceited feeling of importance, ..aught the wordd on, the opposite but rather a happy consciousness that p^.ge: be had done his best. I At last he was suited with the ar-' '^ ."laii had given all other bliss, rangcmcnt The men went out with And all his worldy worth for this the ladders and wire, and he stood in To waste his whole heart in one kisa the centre of the room, contemplating ^P°^ "^r perfect lips, the result. The landscape in the corner might be a little out of draw •om* monMnte of alienee Howard •poke: "I think Tou know the man now. Will you tell me what his pictures UckT" (To be continued.) My Tuk. To love someone more dearly every day. To help a wandering child to find his way, To ponder o'er a noble thought, and pray, And smile when evening falls. This Is my task. To follow truth as blind men lone (or light, To do my best from dawn of day till night. To keep my heart lit for His holy sight And answer when He calls, This is my task. And then My Saviour by and by to meet, When Kalth hath made her task on earth complete, And lay my homage at my Master's (e3t Within the lasper walls, This crowns my task. â€"Henry VanDyke. ^33 WHEN HEMMING NAPKINS. To crease your hem perfectly before beginning hand sewing on napkins, run the edges through a hemmer on your machine, with the needle un- threaded. What is usually a dreaded task becomes greatly simplified if this precaution is taken. A POPULAR MODEL. 4633. This style of dress expresses freedom and comfort The blouse and bloomers are separate. One could join the bloomers to an underbody. The sleeve may be in wrist or elbow length. The Pattern is cut in 5 Sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10-year size reguires 3% yards of 36-in. material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15c in silver, by the Wilson I Publishing Co., 78 West Adelaide St,' Toronto. Allow two weeks for receipt of pattern. True Romances Barred We resrret very much to Inform our Canadian friends that our magazine, TRUE ROMANCES, haa been barred by the custom or post-office officials. Magazines are barred from Canada because of com- plaints registered against them. We find, however, that adverse critics of our publications rarely read them. From the title and general appearance they sometimes class them with publications which depend entirely upon their sale through lascivious appeal. As a reader of this publication you know that the magazines we publish ar« not of that cliflrflptfii* We would be greatly pleased, therefore, if you would in- dicate your friendly feeling toward TRUE ROMANCES and your confidence in it by petitioning the Commissioner of Customs, Ottawa, Canada, that such reinstatement be made. At the foot of this announcement is a brief form of petition provided for your convenience. Will you not sign it to-day and mail it to E. J. Blackley, 130 Richmond St. West, Toronto, who will present it together with the large numlser of similar petitions to the Commissioner of Customs as soon as they are all in. MACFADDEN PUBIJCATIONS. Inc. The Honorable Commissioner of Customs, Ottawa, Canada I believe that TRUE ROMANCES Is a magazine of good moral tone and high Ideals and that It Is honestly entitled to re- instatement upon the list of magazines eligible for circulation throughout the Dominion of Canada. Accordingly I respectfully petition you to make such reinstatement. Name Address . . Mall to E. J. BLACKLEY, 130 Richmond Street West, Toronto WOMEN! DYE FADED THINGS NEW AGAIN Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shab- by Garment or Drapery. ing, he thought, but the general pub- lic would not notice that. And the woman in white, beside it, which he had christened "Purity," certainly showed to very good advantage. He Her handkerchief would feel more at home there, though, as he clo.sed the book, he wondered what she would say. A quick eye had followed him, and soon afterward its owner, Jennings, took occasion to examine the volume, 1''.!?V^^%'SLTJJ.^^L*-^^J''\}"' i^** He waved the handkerchief aloft trl- put the finishing touches upon it, after umphantly. "Heigho, fellows! Hay- helne7L?ir:'n7i". ^^''\^' '?",'^ va d'^go^-a new^^Trk for his clothes, helped Jennings and a dozen other fel- t..,. herpâ€" 'Constance Grev'!" £L'[he^:a^tn^in'"''^'^^'='^'^;' Hajlj^a^S^^ H min- « H^. 1 " fnW hJfl^^'^/ i^^^^t **{ Kled shame and anger that ho could fh, .iio i>,l T J^ ^^""".^^^ \' not explain, even to himself. The ^^!hK Lh n. \:, i spent such ^^^ds and tone with which he bade S ^lik^ih^s^f'T;Aty •â-  """' ""^^ 'T^^";/''^"n'° ^'"^ ^^t) .aV:v*re'ori''7ol;r"°'"' '^ - '^^^^^^^ -iTn «v.iHln?^"v^HTri/r *^ *rT.\"' the two friends faced each other; then I^!^?nrl wll^ n„f f f^^T ^''"S^r^ Jennings apologized, and then Hay- S k^n A J "f " P"^- "" ward. In sparkling champagne they *Uh « r,?«fl^ of i^r '*' t'?^'-"'""^'"' d'-ank to good fellowship again. But r„ H„^ Jor n? viih^ q ' ! t"'!;,'' the incident was not witW a certain cooling odor of violets. Seeing the ^^y,^^ fj ^ ^j^ celebration, and ^^i^.lt XT i.iH!" *"'"*'' '^^ *""" .«t 1 o'clock Hayward sat alone by his .'P„,Hn^ â„¢f w ..„ «n„ f»n ,„„'eas«i. hia head buried in his hands, a .l"'t",r.' .V1T,J;?" *"" '"'^ dainty handkerchief upon his lap, and before him the rapidly sketched out- line of a face. whose pictures these are?' "These are Hayward's," he replied. "Hayward," she repeated after him, tif if the name were wholly new to her. "Hayward is a young artist with a He knew now why Jennings had angered hirn. The shaft of light from a woman's eyes, which once strikes purely local reputation," he explained. " ,„ tC.2} Zf «..»r„ ^ i, i tnurh of bis heirinnino' " sented. One of the most important Shn i,vi nrn, ?nt f; >,„, ^....o. P'^tures was marked "Sold" before -No I T not tLI «o.^ TZll the evening was over, and everybody ..^uithini" ^ congratulated the artist upon hi.s good Bonicthtng. fnrt„n» In praise of his art vcry lit- werc not the kind to know, "What is it, do you think?" he asked. ?L^'°" 'rt"UT«n ^^' ^"*^ ''^ "^"^ "1 don't know.*^ she replied slowly. . '''S,'^^"''? .*l' 'Vf • , ,;, -If one knew the man one might be . J^^^J'-^ 'j\« «"'' "VJ"*^ "''''"'"5' t •bl' to tell " ' ^ . ' •* portrait For the first time she looked him .''"ITm "V-fv^.l"^:! " „i, • . ..i fulllnthe face. He saw nothing b ut j^,,^,;- & my' nfet''"'" ' """' = He followed her into the next room, _^___^_________^^__^__ I where a young lady sat on a divan. ' Her gray eyes were lifted to his face. Chew it after every meal II •ttmalatca appetite and •Ids dIacsUon. It makes yonr food do yon more good. Note hoiv II relieves tbat stuify Iceling •Iter bearty catlBg. ,.Wbileaa teeth. • -urcatenn br aath end It's tlic ooody ! and then suddenly lowered in con- I fusion. I "Mr. Hayward," .she said, "I am so 'much ashamed!" And when he tried ; to rea.s.sure her, she answered, "I.ct'.'i not talk about it; it's too humiliuting." ! So they spoke of other things. He ; i liarned that she had come from a dis- ', tant city to visit relatives, and the aunt invited him to call upon them. Friday afternoon came at last, and i Mis!* Uiey and her aunt were at home. ! Other Fridays followed, and other' idays which .served as well as Fridays.' ; It was seldom that the girl looked him j in the face; but when she did so, ho' felt hiniself confe.s.sed before her â€" a mull with no right to touch even the hem of her garment, yet honoring her with every flbre of hi« being. They were much together, and Con- Btancp took u finnk enjoyment in his friendship. He made every cflfort to please her, and one day they went into the country. Con.stance was almost childishly happy, but the seeming per-| fection of her happincs.H distressed) him when ho learned that In a very few day.^ she was to .^ail for Europe,' pass the summer and nutumn in tra- ' vel, and spend the .vinter in Paris, j \i. length they sat down undnr a! gnarled oak tree and watched the light j upon the river and I'l the sky. After ISSUB Ne. •â€" 'M MInsrd's Liniment for Osndrufr. ^fnondD/i 'es. Bach 16-cent pacsage of "Diamond Dyes" contains directions so simple tbat any woman can dye or tint any old, worn, faded thing new, erec. If sbs has never dyed before. Choose any color at drug store. The Fount of Youth. The fount of youth discovered by our modern Ponce de L«oiis' does not resemble at all closely the Image in the mind of the early Spanish navi- gator. Instead of being a pure stream of water gushing from the bowels of the earth, they have found it to be white streams, filled with all the nutrients needed to give you to every tissue of the body. They come from the udder of the humble dairy cow. The discovery of modern scientists does not bring the presto changes that the Spaniard hoped to find In the foun- tain he searched for, but they do know that the regular use of the Hold from the udder of the healthy dairy cow Is a real elixir of youthfulness. Not only does Its constant use keep the body functioning with the vigor of youth, but It restores vitality to thoss whose energies have been wasted, and Invariably with such restoration, hope and courage creep back Into the lines of worried faces. Have you ever had your path sud- denly turn sunshiny because of a cheerful word? Have you ever won- dered if this could be the same world, because someone had been unexpected- ly kind to you? You can make to-day the same for somebody. Our very best friends have a tinc- ture of jealousy even in their friend- ship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe It to sinister and Interested motives if they can. â€" C. C. Colton. - The great heart will no more com> plain of the obstructions that make success hard than of the iron walls of the gun which hinder the shot from scattering. â€" Emerson. 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Ontwl* SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL The Record of a Great Year Simply Told AT DECEMBER 31st, 1923 The Company had asietSy invested in the best daises of securities, of (An Increase for the srear of 935,168,000) The total liability of the Company (faicluding reserves and other liabilities to policyholders of $185,586,000) amounted to . • * . e . . • • The Company has set aude for unforeseen contingencies the sum of * .....* Leaving a surplus over all lisbilities and centhigency funds of (Aa4acmie for the year of $3,603,000) The cash income for the year, from promhims, interest, rents* etc*, was •t«le«*e*e«e^fttt»ee«eeee*a«# (An lacresss for the year of 910.7i4,00t) Total payments to policy holders or their represen* tatives for death claims, maturing policies and other benefits, b 1923 amounted to t New paid assurances issued during the year totalled . . . (An Increase for the year of 916,593,000) $209,257,000 $187,885,000 $3,500,000 $17,872,000 $46,965,000 $22,145,000 $107,391,000 The Company had assurances in force (net) amounting to . $703,765,000 (An Increase for the year of 973,360,000) The 318,443 ordinary policies of the Company protect homes and businesses at home and abroad, while in addition 22,731 commercial and industrial employees are protected under Sun Life group assurance policies Dividends to policyholders again materially increased Every figure in this statement sets a NEW HIGH RECORD in Canadian Life Insurance history X