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* > > 4- * > -« -# A > » « >• •ft SALADA LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM CHAPTER I Madame Fabre-Lusingnan tem- porarily finished admiring her wrinkled visage in the silver- backed hand glass, straightened her fine lact cap, hitched her bed jacket up aroui.d her bony shoulders and yelled, "Entrez!"' in a voice that had often evoked applause in la Comodie Francaise, in the best theatres of London and New York. She tried it again in a higher key as the door was slowly opening and, finding her voice with a lovely timbre this morning, went on to curse the war, the times, all things in general; especially lite here at the Chateau Philibert, now tliat all the servants had gone to tight or to do war work and there was left only this ancient jackass, Rudolph and the aged Florian, the gardener, who was deaf and sullen. Rudolph entered with a tray on which were coffee in a grand silver pot, Tokay grapes, crescent rolls and a fresh copy of La Presse. More war news to spoil her day. * • * "Afadamel" Rudolph stared at her piteously; he looked as if he were about to cry. Rudolph, who had been her butler these last ten years, who in all that time had lived behind a wall of silent servi- tude and rt=pcct. T'.je mask of the menial was g-rne now. She saw only an old Man. tired, broken, a.'^raid. "What is i; tlien, my old one? Do not goggle like a Gaspe cod- fish. Rudolph,' said the old dame pettishly. "What the devil is the matter with you?' "The paper, madanie. The â€" " "Oh, Lord, but the man is mad. What paper? 1 know the wallpaper is ugly, but my husband would have a patte. ii of cupids and rose wreaths. Or do you mean La -Presse?" "1 mean La Presse, madame. 1 mean â€" " "Yes, it is stupid. But â€" "' "This â€" this, madanie â€" " The butler's shaking linger pointed to the picture on the first page. It was that of a smiling pretty girl and two litde ones, a boy and a tiny moppet with long thick curls. The caption said: "Princess Meri- del of Gratzen, with her little cou- sins, Pol Jfartin and Rosine, ar- rive in Quebec to seek refuge with rich uncle in Canada." » * * Madame looked from the picture to Kudolffh M\A her thick gray- black brows, wriggled like cater- pillars. "So what?" she had ac- quired this elegancy from the Am- erican radio. "So what?" "1, madam:" â€" Rudolph drew a deep brtath and there was â€" oh, miTocle! â€" sweat upon his fore- head â€" "I am the rich uncle in Ca- nada." "I come from Gratzen, madame, contijwied Rudolph miserably. "There I was the Baron Rudi de Morpiu. There I was â€" " ",'\h-" Madanie jerked herself higher up on the pillow and took an Egyptian cigarette from the ivory box on the taboret. Rudolph lighted rt for her. The glittering Men Are Working To Exhaustion Chronic fatigue and nervous ex- hAUstioa arc getting nieu down . . . down in heiUth and ilown in rcsistence to cold and other ailments. It is high time for a build up with Dr. Chase's NERVE FOOD, the Vitamin Bi tonic. It will help to Bteadv your nerves and help jou to elccpbetter. It will help you to digest your food and to regain "energy and viRor. Ask for the new econ- omy size bottle of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food • 60s.â€" 60ct9. I80sâ€" $1,511 « ISSUE 19â€"1948 black eyes studied him through the smoke. 'Continue, baron." He bowed stiflfly. "It was a poor little country, Gratzen. We of the ruling family had nothing. .\nd I â€" well, I was â€" " "You were the â€" what is it we say? â€" dark mutton." , Rudolph bowed his white head. "I was the black sheep madame. 1 was exiled. I was very young then. I vowed to them all that I would become a great man, that I would be wealthy, that I would own a chateau that would make the castle of Gratzen look like a cow-shed. So, madame â€" " he faltered. He bit his lip. He looked miserably out at the great green park, the wonder- ful gardens and vast lawns of the Chateau Philibert, which the bis- cuitmade millions of Jean Pierre Gossec had created high up here in the loneliest part of the Lauren- tian Mountains. All this had come to Jean Pierre's widow, whom in }T)uth he had adored on the stage as Minii Fabre. .^h. he had adored his "^linii, had little rolypoly Jean Pierre. The memory of the way he had loved her, cherished her, watched over her, seen never a change in her in the years, made her gentle no... "Continue, my friend,'' she said. "I like to hear this â€" this plianta- sv." Rudolph drew hiniscli up. He was no longer the butler â€" no need for that self-effacing mask any more â€" he was the Baron de Morpin. Baron Rudi. "So, when I came to this grand place, this Cha- teau Philibert, I â€" I made them think, those In Gratzen, that it was mine. 1 had pictures of myself tak- en as I stood in the great doorway, in the park, by the mirror lake, in the grand salon. The under chauf- feur was a good man with his ca- mera. .\lways I was dressed in my morning coat and striped trousers, like a gentleman. I have letter pa- per and envelopes with my name and crest and Chateau Philibert, St. Didier des Moiitagnes, Quebec, on them. I never dreamed that 1 would be found out. \o one in Gratzen ever had money enough to come to Anieri^... \ow little Meridel and these children, Pol Martin and Rosine, come to me for succor, for food, tor .shelter. To me-" He turned away. "I shall pro- cure you some I'resh coffee, iiia- dan:c. i am sorry â€" so sorry." "Bring some brandy," said ma- dame, "along with the colTec." Wiien Rudolph had gone she hopped muttering, out of bed, a queer, skinny old creature' in bright crimson pyjamas. Old of face, old of body, with an unruly crown ot curly white hair that gave her, with till strangely young and vivid black eyes, an elfin, gamin look as if she were a little girl made up for a play to portray an old, old lady. When Rudolph returned she was reclining on her chaise loiigue at the door opening onto the bal- cony, wearinisr a morning gown of peach-colored silk and blue n-.«IeF wiL|i great white pompons. My successor will be one, 1 trust, who is no' a liar, the leader of a double life, a deceiver how- ever innocent of â€" of helpless chil- dren." "^ es," said madame absently. "Yes, we'll see that we don't get any more kings in diisguise or grand lamas masquerading as house boys." "But you will permit nie to stay until the children come? It will not be easy to â€" " "Don't be a fool, baron! Don't be a gross imbecile! Of course you will st,\v. When I spoke of your siiccc-sor 1 meant â€" very simply â€" a man to buttle. Yon, of coiiv-e, will stay on." "But howâ€"" I To He Conlhnicd') Grows Her Own Mrs. Peter Gicsbrecht of fliilli- wack, B. C. is an enterprising wo- man who believes in growing her own silk stockings. For. the last two years, Mrs. Gicsbrecht has supplied her fam- ily with silk socks and stockings with the silk from silkworms she [ai«cs »n her own mulberry tree*. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee 1. When trying to reach some- one on the telephone, and the per- lon is not there, should one a-k that he call, or should one call again ? 2. Is it wise to wire or write in tdvance for hotel accommodations when going on a vacation? 3. What would be considered the •upreme acconiplishni^it of a hos- tess? 4. VA le.i interruptsd in the mid- dle "f k business convcrsatir.i by th( t ilephone, is it all r-ght tc a:-k the person to "hold the line' ? 6. When a man takes a woman to riiiner, shojld he give her order to the waiter -before giving his own? 6. Who should act as hostess when a woman's club is giving a luncheon? ANSWERS 1. It is better to leave your name and number and ask that he call you. 2. Yes, it is wise to do so, to avoid possible disappointment; and one should ask for a prompt reply. 3. To give a perfect dinner. 4. It is better to explain and ask ii vou may call again in a few minutes, .'i. Yes, always. 6. The president of the elub. Apple Pie Order: Hepzibah Started It Our common expression, "In ap- ple-pic order," goes back to the days of the Puritans Hepzibah Morton, housekeeper of note, made a practice of baking several dozen apple pies on Saturday, says the Christian Science Monitor. These pies were supposed to last her fa- mily through the coming week. Furthermore, she saw to it that they would stretch over the period for which they were intended. Be- ioi" placing it upon the pantry sheli. shr labeled each pie with the a> •>â-  01 the day on which it was to oe eaten With this v- rangemtnt complete, her par.try \. • s said to be in apple-pie order. Apple-pie order is as good a thing today as it was back in the time when housewives baked pies by the dozens. Moreover, it applies to many thing? other than pies. If we have an orderly, apple- pie arrangement of our household affairs and effects we will save va- luable time and energy. It's good thing also to keep our clothes in apple-pie order. If our garments are carefully brushed and cleaned and put away in the pro- per places when not in use they will last longer and look better than if we are careless about them. icobac THE PICK OF TOBACCO It does taste qood in a pipe Bread Basket Delight There's nolhir^i; hkc a ba;c';i oi home-made Yeast Rolls! l-'resh, warm, and light, they're a classic favorite among breadstufis. Then why don't you make them more often? Let the family know that something special is in the offing .^s soon as they open the door and whiff that old fashioned fragrance of home-made bread baking. Save~4-Day Rolls are just what their name implies. You can mix the dough the day before and store it in refrigerator. When you're rea- dy to bake, luke out just enougii dough for the rolls you want for one meal and use the rest another day. Comes meal time, it fakes on- ly fifteen mir.utes to bake a hot fresh batch of rolls while the rest of the food is being prepared. This recipe for Bran Save-.\-Day Rolls brings results that taste as good as they look in the picture. Save-A-Day Rolls yi cup shortenTng 14 cup sugar 2 cups bran 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup boiling water 2 eggs, well beaten 2 cakes compressed yeast 1 cup lukewarm water 6 (or more) cups sifted flour. Put shortening, sugar, bran and salt in large mixing bowl; add boiling water and stir until short- ening is melted. Let stand until mixture is lukewarm. Add eggs and yeast which has beetj softened in lukewarm water, .^dd half the flour and beat until smooth; d remaining flour, mix well. Let rise until double in bulk; punch down. Form balls oi dough to till gteased muffin pans about half full. Let rise in a warm place until double in bulk. Bake in a moderately hot oven (425° F.) about 15 minutes. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke Last Saturday news was flashed around this continent that the war in Europe was over . . . that Ger- many had capitulated . . . agreed to unconditional surrender. By the time these words are printed that news may be an accomplished fact, but last Saturday it was nothing more than a rumour â€" a rumour that was like a dress rehearsal for the closing scene of the greatest dramatic tragedy of our time. A rehearsal which gave us some idea of what public reaction will be like when real news oi victory is announced to a waiting world. * * » How did you feel about it? This is what happened here. Partner and I were bot'i at home â€" quietly reading. The phone rang ... a friend asked ".\re you listening to the radio? ... N'o? ... Then you had better turn it on â€" it sounds as if the war is really over." So we turned it on â€" and 1 don't need to tell you what we heard â€" the announcer concluded his newscast by saying â€" "We will interrupt this program from time to time to bring you further news.'* Well, the same news and the same concluding announce- ment was given about every ten minute?. » • * Partner became frankly scepti- cal. I wanted to believe the broad- cast was based on authentic infor- mation but even at that I couldn't work up any great enthusiasm. Even if the news were true I didn't feel as if I could get really excited. It left me witii a peculiar numb- ness â€" and I have spoken to friends since who felt just the same way â€" so different from the sense of elation which I remember as be- ing pretty general at the conclu- sion (?') of the last war. I suppose when one has kept one's fears and emotions under rigid control for so many years it is impossible to turn them loose, as it were, at a mo- ment's notice. Queer, isn't it, that even at a most serious time, a comic element often seems to find its way in. Even last Saturday, there were one or two little incidents in connec- tion with tiie peace rumours '.hat were really amusing â€" that is if one could see the funny side of things. * « » There was a political meeting in town that night. I thought of it directly I heard the peace rumours and wondered if the news rwould filter rhrough to the convention hall, and if so what would happen. I don't know whether it did or not but this little gem was overheard in one of the stores. Said one cus- tomer to another â€" "Say, we just got word that the war in Europe is over. I don't know whether it it right or not â€" but anyway don't let on I told you. We're not saying anything about it until after the meeting. If they got wind of that bit of news in the hall tiiere wouldn't be anyone left to hear the speakers!' Oh â€" oh ... politics again. * • * Well, there is one rumour 1 would like to hear â€" and that is a rumour to the effect that warm, dry weather is on the way. Even if it were only a rumour I would still like to hear it. It would at l«ast give one a cheery feeling while it lasted. Last week was just about the limit. I tliink 1945 should go down in history as "the year of the monsoon spring". Pulp (or Autos Some 50,000 -American automo- biles will be wanted annually in Sweden in postwar days, a Swed- ish leader states, and Sweden wants to send America large quantites of wood pulp. JOYFITL ACCLAIM greets the hostess who serves de- licious, stimulating Max- "well House Coflfee. Avail- able at your grocer's in an All Purpose Grind that suits any type of coffee maker. CANADIANS TESTED EQUIPMENT IN WINTER MANOEUVRES During the past winter, troops of the Canadian Army, made up of various arms of service have been on battle exercises in the region of North Prince Albert Sask., to determine the mobility of troops and equipment under winter conditions. Upper left: A ration box ind a petrol tin do for a barber chair in a tejlted barber shop. Upper right: A "casualty" being towed into a Field Dressing Station on a specially-built ski-sled. Bottom left: A camp site of an infantry brigade workshop of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers .vith camouflage nets against a snow backgroud and lower tight! Biigadier G. A. H. Trudeau, takes the salute as ski truopers march last upon completion of the battl« ichem*. « 4 1 <