YouHl enjoy our Orange Pekoe Blend SAIADA TEA Sapphires and Diamonds by DOROTHY TROWBRIDGE CHAPTER II Peggy nodded. "I'm p«rfectly i«- flous. Yon tec, my siatcr Msudn* Aad I wtr« left orphant when wc :fr<r« quite tmall, and my grand- aaothtr Horton has rais«d ni both. Iffaxin* k th« elder, and when the ivaa gradnated from a ichool in iVirginia, lome friendi wanted her SI traT«l with them that aummcr. ran knew the family well and lat her go. While ihe was in Cali- fornia ih« had an offer to go into 9ictur«i, which «he accepted. That 'Was four years ago. She hasn't keen home since. Of course, my arandmother all but died. But Max- flM stayed and made good. She changed her name. Maybe you've Jkcard of her, Maxine Trueheart." "Majine TrueheartI She's your •ister? I think she's a honey, don't you?" "I've only aeen her on the screen • few times. Gran won't let me go to movies." Harry's mouth and «yes opened wide in astonishment. There was no quarrel about it, •nly Gran is even more particular •bout me, you see." "What I don't see is how with •11 this chaperonage, you've had aiuch opportunity to know any man -well enough to get so wrought up •bout him. Was it someone you aiet while you were at school?" Peggy's face became scarlet and Harry stared in amazement. A Cirl of his own generation was felushingi "It isn't any real man," she mur- â- Aured. "Oh, I might as well tell jrou," she added impatiently. "I was graduated in June, and ivhen I came home I kept getting letters from the girls I had known at school telling about their good times, and of course I had nothing to write about. Then I began to write them about the parties that were written up in the little paper here. "According to my letters I went to all of them; boys were thrown in by the dozen. Two of the girls wrote me recently that they were engaged. One of them was my roommate and we had planned to io everything together. 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Now laugh and tell mc you never heard ol anything so silly." "I don't aee anything about that to get so hct up about." Harry re- plied. "Well, that's not the worst. This, morning I had a telegram from my roommate saying she was com- ing to visit me for a week, arriv- ing this afternoon; and I can't pro- duce a man, or a ring, or any- thing!" 'That is bad," Harry agreed. "I wish I hadn't signed up for that golf tournament, I'd stick around for a week â€" engaged to you. I'm pretty good in that line." Peggy laughed. "That wouldn't help. Gran wouldn't let you in the front door. I couldn't leave even a pretended husband-to-be parked here on the road for a week. There's nothing to it. I'll either have to confess the whole thing, or say I've broken off the engage- ment, and listen to her rave about her fiance." "Isn't there something we can do?" Harry queried, thrusting his hands into his pockts and stretch- ing out his long legs in prepar- ation for thought. "I've got it!" he exclaimed jumping up suddenly. "Look!" bringing his hands from his pockets he held one of them out to her. There was a small jew- eler's box in the palm. He opened the box and Peggy was staring at a beautiful ring with a star de- sign of sapphires set in platinum on each side of a large square cut diamond. "How lovely!" she exclaimed. "Yes, it is pretty, isn't it? I had it made in New York. But it's no good to me now. At least it won't be until I get home. Then I may try to patch things up. But you can" have it for a week. I'm going to be in Lockton that long." "Oh, I couldn't," Peggy cried. "Thanks a lot for offering, but I couldn't use some other girl's ring." "Why not? She'll never know it. 1 know you'll be careful with it. You've got to take it. I won't have you embarrassed like that just over a ring when I have one right here that isn't being used anyway. Try it on and see if it fits." Hesitatingly, Peggy reached for the ring and slipped it on the third finger of her left hand. "See, it's perfect," Harry cried with delight, "Go on now, show that to your ex-roommate and let her laugh it oft. I've got to go on to make Lockton in time to play this afternon. I'll be back here at noon a week from today. I'll meet you here and you can give it back to me then." "But â€" why â€" I musn't take your ring this way. I might lose it, or some one might steal it." "You aren't going to think all that when you get your own en- gagement ring, are you? Well, why should anything be more likely to happen to this one than if it w?re your own? Don't be silly. But don't forget to meet me here next Wednesday, or I'll come charging UQ to the door and 'emand my property from your grandmotlier. Have a grand time this week and tel me all about it Wednesday." Peggy was standing now, staring at flie ring. "I can't begin to thank you. You're just a peach to do this for me, and I'll be here with the ring when you come back. Good hick at the golf, and I hope your real girl will be as thrilled to have this back as 1 am to have it now. It's the loveliest thing I've ever seen." Harry jumped into tlie road.ster with its scarred windshield, which tliey h.T(! both forgotten, and drove away with a last wave at the girl who stood watching him disappear ari^und a curve of the road. Rcinctaiitly Peggy drew the ring from lier finger. She must not let her grandmother see it. She would put it on on the way to the sta- tiou and explain to Nancy that Mrs. Horton knew nothing of her granddaughter's engagement. Nancy would like that. She loved things to be mysterious, Peggy re- membered. Harry bad thoughtless- ly kept the box, so she was oblig- ed to tic the ring in the corner of her handkerchief, and stuff it into • he pocket of her torn sweater. (Continuod Next Wook) SUNDA Y SCHOOL LESJON September 17. THE KINGDOM STRONGLY ESTABUSHED i Samael I â€" 5. PRINTED TEXT. 8 Samuel 2: 4-7; S: 1-10. GOLDEN TEXT. â€" They that trust in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which caimot be moved, but •bideth for ever. Psalm 135:1. Memory Verge: Oh give thanks nnto Jehovah; for he is good. Pialm 136:1. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. â€" David began to reign over Judah about 1000 B. C, and ©â-¼er the twelve tribes about 993 B. C. Place. â€" Jerusalem is situated ia the inheritance of Judah, mid- way between the northern end of the Dead Sea and the Mediterra- atan. David's Stcond Anointing "And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David Ung over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, the men •f Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul." This is David's sec- ond anointing, the first having been the secret one at the hands of Samuel. "And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead . . /or Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anoin- ted me king over them." It is to the honor of David, that he re- tained, amidst these new and peri- lous conditions, his old tenderness of feeling and noble generosity. He thought lovingly of his once re- lentless but buried foe, and had respect for the men who had striven to pay honor to the dis- honored body of Saul. People Unite Under David "Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying. Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh." .A.I1 opposi- tion had ceased, the rivals of David were dead, and now the leaders and people saw it was to their advantage to unite .as one man under so valiant a leader as David. David's Third Anointing "In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was than that led- dest out and broughtest in Israel . . . and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over aH Israel and Judah." David the shepherd-king who had so faithfully led, led and defended his father's sheep on the hills of Bethlehem became an equally faithful shepherd of God's people Israel. In behalf of the people in God's presence, a mutual agreement or covenant was made between them and David to be true and loyal to each other David is now anointed for the third time. The City of David ".â- \nd the king and Iiis men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites The same is the city of Dav- id." The Jebusites felt so secure within their citadel that they boasted a garrison of the blind and lame could hold it. Nevertheless, the city was taken, and from that time on is often called in the Scrip- tures the city of David. The Stronghold Is Taken ".\nd David said on that day, whosoever smiteth The Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and smite the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, there are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house." David bids the men show no mercy to the scoffing Jebusites. The reference to the word "gutter" possibly means the way the citadel was to be scaled. The besiegers were to enter by either by some water- worn gully in the rock or through a subterranean channel which had been constructed to supply the fortress with water. David Grew Greater ".\nd David dwelt in the strong- hold, and called it the city of Dav- id. .\nd David built round about from Millo and inward. .\nd David • axed greater and greater; lor Je- hovah, the od of hosts was with him." So "David waxed greater and greater'. How could it be other- wise since the 'Lord God of Hosts was with him'? To have the Lord with us is to be sure of growth, progress and victory. During August Most Birds Take Holiday This is vacation time for most birds according to ornithologists of the Royal Ontario Museum. Their family responsibilities arc over for the yeaer and the hard work of food-hunting is made easy by the annual peak of the crop of insects, seeds and berries. Even the business of singing is largely suspended. .Mthough most birds are obliged to grow a new suit of feathers in .\ugust, this can be accomplished while loafing. By autumn they will be dressed in fresh new attire and fortified for the long trek southward by a reserve layer of fat beneath the Pears In Canning Schedule , 0M ^^^ â- :â- â- â- 'â- --â- â- 1 ^^^^^^^â- Mju^HH^ K^riBJl \ ^^ ^ "^"fl^l 1 JH ^^^^^^^^^^I^^^^^^^HHniiii^Mfl'ir^?'" ^^^' "^ '^^^Hmn^^^^^^r ir"'~ '^H ^^^^^^HPS^&^^ ^ ^>3!9^V KHF J Wi% ^^^Bi^H^Btfl^lH^Bdyi '^^^^j^flk ^^^ -* * J-.P'^^^ ^^ ^'"^M â- 1 K^^ y \ - 1^ ^^*^ll ^^. Mk. r-^ W ' Yi, '< I^J W^i9gl%. im<^r?^ -' ^ 'r i â- ,4 '^ â- »i# "'Ct ! /^' Jk ,^/ J ^\ wKt/KsKm. ' â- Hj^^^ Fears made into jam or honey have long been favorites and these are recipes I know you'll like. Commercial pectin assures you of success in making the thick, jel- lied consistency, and miruculously gives you more jam than you dreamed possible out of a small batch of fruit. Pear Butter. Wash, pare and core ripe pears. Add just enough water to prevent sticking. Cook until soft, then press through a sieve. .\dd 2 tablespoons lemon juice, J4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1 cup sugar to each quart of pulp. Boil rapidly until thick. Pro- cess 10 minutes in a hot water bath. Pear Honey Pare, core, chop and measure hard-ripe pears. .\dd a little water if necessary to start cooking. Boil 10 minutes. To each quart of chopped pears, add 3 cups sugar, juice of 1 lemon, grated rind of J4 lemon and Vi teaspoon ground gin- ger. Boil until thick. Pour into hot, sterile jars; seal at once. Or- ange and nutmeg may be used in- stead of lemon and gingei. Quinces and apples are a good combination in this marmalade. Quince-Apple Marmalade Pare, core and chop 6 quinces and â- ) tart apples. Cover quince with water and cook until tend- er. .\dd apple and cook 10 minutes. Meas- ure. .\dd Ya, cup sugar for each cup of fruit and juice. Boil to jellying point. Pour into hot jars and seal at once. Spiced Crabapples 3 pounds crabapples 8 pounds sugar 3 cups vinegar Stick of cinnamon Cloves Take blossoms off the crabapples, but leave stems on them. Steam apples until tender, not soft. Boil vinegar, sugar and spices for 13 minutes. Skim and put in fruit. Boil apples about J minutes, not allow- ing skins to break. Seal in hot, clean, sterilized jars. r^ CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke si" This is a farmer's holiday. By that I mean it is raining â€" but I Don't mean we are taking the day off and going places, although it is on just such a day as this that farmers sometimes take their fa- milies to the city for a long delayed shopping tour. Or, if there were an Exhibition to go to â€" and gas to go with â€" this ii the sort of day that would find hundreds of farm people Toronto-bound; trailing children around from place to place in the rain. Or, as I heard one wo- man say who refused an invitation to go to the city with her farmer- nephew â€" "I didn't go because the only time he ever goes anywhere is when it is too wet to get around in comfort". 1 am afraid that is -!1 too true. But listen, ladies, therf is a remedy you know. Let me whisp- er in your ear. . . learn to drive the family car yourself then, if you can arrange to spare the time, you don't have to wait for a wet day to go places. « « • However, for those who Stay at home, rainy weather has its advan- tages. It gives one a chance to catch up with the odd jobs â€" jobs that have been left "until the crop is in.' This last week we have been drawing in, and, with ""Commando' help, we got a lot of work done. Two more days and all our crop would have been safely under cov- er. But now... well, when we fin- ish harvest depends on the weather- man. • • * I like "Farm Commando" help. I like them, not only for the work they do but because they are in- teresting. I hke to hear them talk. . to learn something of their way of life. . . to hear their opinions. . . and I find there is always something we can learn from every one of them. Yes, I like strangers. We had a young fellow here the ot'ner day â€" a visitor, not a "Commando'' and I happened to notice he had a good size tattoo on one arm. I don't like tattoo marks but I have always been curious about them â€" how they were done and WHY anyone should want to be decorated so grotesquely. Walter was quite ready to tell me all I wanted to know. He and three of his chums, when they were around eighteen, thought it would be fun to be tat- toed. They found it wasn't much fun getting it done. The tattoo ar- tist first drew a design on the skin. This he followed with an electric needle, dipped in ink made for that purpose. The needle popped up and down like that of a sewing machine â€" pricking all the time. The whirr of the needle, the sight of dye and blood together was hard on the sto- mach. Two boys were sick, a third fainted, the fourth stuck it out. But the job was finally finished. Arms were stiff and swollen for a week. Then the scab dropped off and each boy had an arm to show for the rest of his life with the im- print of an indelible design â€" weird but undoubtedly clever. East Side, West Side? Where Is Luftwaffe? BBC broadcasts to Europe re- cently included a story of a Ger- man officer who surrendered only two days after he had arrived in Normandy from the Eastern Front. .\sked why he had been so will- ing to give himself up, he said: "In Russia we were told that the Luftwaffe w-as in the West. "In Normandy we are told that the Luftwaffe is in the East. I can't stand that sort of trickerv." "Threw away my harsh laxatives'* "Out they went, all haish embarrassing purgatives. For my constipation tiunej out to be due to lack of "bulk" ia the diet. So gentle Aix-BRAN proved theanswer forme!' Yes, ALL-BRAN k for you, if your trouble is due to lack of "bulk" in the diet. Here's what you do. Eat KEIXOGG'S ALL- BRAN regularly, and drink plenty of water. This pleasant cereal helps to produce smooth-working "bulk," and prepare wastes for easy elimination. Y"ou'll want this regularity, so you'll enjoy eating aU^bran daily. Remembo: It's a cereal â€" not a medidne. At your grocer's. 2 handy sizes. Made by Kellogg's in London, VOICE OF THE PRESS FARM PRICES Instead of worrying about keep- ing future farm and other prices jacked up to some artificial level, it would be far better if we con- centrated on keeping costs down so that in natural lines of pro- duction Canadian goods can meet world competition. â€" Financial Post. â€" o â€" AND HOW! A solemn editorial writer explains that "Unconditional Surrender" translated into German means something else which the Nazis cannot understand. Don't worry 1 They will. â€" Stratford Beacon-Herald. BIGGER AND PLAINER "I'll be swivelnecked!" g.'-oaned Hitler, as he glared at the new fourth wall, with the handwriting plainer than ever, in bo.x-car let- ters. â€" Ottawa Citizen. â€" o â€" THREE KINDS There are three kinds of people â€" those wlio make good, those who make trouble and those who make excuses. â€" Gait Reporter. PROBLEM SOLVED It's not the heat, it's the stupid- ity of men who wear the clothes they do. â€" London Free Press. Fuel Tablets A new fuel tablet for soldiers to heat their food is a synthetic com- pound known as trioxane, with a binder to hold it in solid form; one flat one-ounce tablet will heat a meal in about seven minutes. Education a War Necessity The University of Western Ontario is devoted to the training of men and women for the duties and responsi- bilities of citizenship. Fall Term Registration 1944-45 September ruh â€" .â- ^lUiients In Jledicine In all years except the first year. September ISth â€" Public Health & NursinK students. 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