ht FANTASIE IS LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM CHAPTER XVII "Butchers, bakers, candlestick- makers," said madame. "Every man, given a chance, can be a Bay- ard. If ti'ese 'wary prove nothing else they have shown that the heart of the peasant beats with the same stroke as the heart of a king, Well -- but you are going to marry Roger Fabre?" "I promised. When he rturns, if he"Wants me still, I shall marry him." You could not do better," said madame smugly, "Nor could he. You havé nity -bléssing, 'both of you, It's too bad there was ever a sour note in this symphony of yours," "That sour note--?" "You keard it last night." The old lady's voice was harsh. "In this room. You know what I mean." "I will not think of him." "You can't forget him. No more can LI." 'But I--I must forget him. You would™not have me go on thinking of him after--" ink "Can you help yourself?" "By Lung Wheeles You can't have too many small crocheted pieces on hand for gifts, Make these of leftover bits of cot- ton; all in easy pineapple design. A variety of novelties you'll enjoy ctocheting: basket, sachet, kerchief case, pincushion, edging, Pattern 732 contains directions, Send Twenty Cents in coins stamps cannot: be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept, Room 421, 73 Adé¢laide St, West, Toronto. Print 'plainly Pattern Nuniber, your Name and 'Address. : HARNESS & COLLARS Farmers Attention -- Consult your nearest Harness Shop about Staco Harness Supplies. We sell our goods only through your local Staco - Leather Goods dealer. The goods are right, and so are our prices. e manufacture in our fac- tories -- Harness. Horse Col- lars, Sweat Pads, Horse Blan: kets, and [Leather Travellin Goods. Insist on Staco Bran Trade Marked Goods, and you get satisfaction. Made only by: SAMUEL TREES CO., LTD. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 42 Wellington St. E., Toronto . SAFES Protect your BOOKS and CASH from FIRE and THIEVES, We. bave a nize and (ype of Safe, or Oabinet, for any purpose. Visit ms, or write for prices, ete. to Dept. W,' @.6¢). TAYLOR LMITED TORONTO SAFE WORKS 145 Front St. BE, Toronto Eatnhlished 1858 You Will Enjoy Staying: At The ST. REGIS HOTEL TORONTO .® Every Noom with Nath, Show ahaa etn on n " Double, 8560 up: ® Uood Food, Dining and Dame: log Nightly. Bherbourne at Carlton Tel. RA. 4135 YE8UR 501048 : "Please, madame, you are merci- less." . "lI am a woman, and I am old." "But--" "And there it is. Being a woman I know. what a man, one man, the man can de to your heart when you are young; being old, I will not deny it. "The finest women have loved the greatest knaves who ever walked this earth." "It is wrong to love like that." . 'Mon Dicul Who shall" say what it is wrong to love? Not I, be as- I~ sured of that, my little one." « & % "But who is to tell me? Oh, I try not to think of him! It was only for a iittle while I knew him--" "A moment is long enough," murmured the Sibyl, "A portion of a moment. It is all done by a spark," I think, The fire is lighted from that spark. Sometimes, most often in fact, the fire needs to be nursed and replenished; sometimes--and here I speak of great loves--the fire, untended and upfed except by dreams, burns on all through one's life." "You mean I shall always--al- ways remember him?" "You will keep what you have of him," said madame gently. 'That is woman's burden, To carry with her things that can only hurt her, burn her, bring her misery. But she cannot be rid of them and she is so made that I doubt she would rid herself of them- if she could." "Are we such poor things then, madame?" "I'm afraid we are, my child." "Then--then I cannot, because I made some lovely image of that one, ever hope to be worthy of the love that Rogers offers me? I can never really be given to him be- cauge there is some part of me . that he can never win?" "No one can he given completely to another. It is a pity, but there is the truth of it. If you can make him happy, my dear, it will be enough." ML will try, With all my heart." "Then you cannot fail, Meridel." * x * The too-short holidays and the great feast of New Year's passed on into the steady merciless cold of the iron months of January and February. Life went on evenly 'enougit at Phillbert. Although Roger had gone, Meridel and the children did not return to the city when vacation ended, and Ru- dolph spent most of his time at the mansion that he had, from long pre- tense of ownership, come to look. upon rather as the place where he : belonged. Meridel stayed because "heaven, "Roger." "your maddnie' needed her now and the children could have good schooling from Miss Carrick and the other teachers whom the government had provided. $ «= Roger was still in England. Nev- er a great one to write letters, he contented himself now with the odd' cable, a verbal message entrusted to some homing associate in the Air Force, a few' lines on a post- card, a Ictter or two to Meridel. One she received in February said, "I hope to be with you soon, In the long weeks that have passed since we said goodby at Phili- bert, I have often wondered if I did not dream all the lovely things that happened there--as well as those unlovely, You are still mine Meri- del? You did say you would marry me when [ come home again--did you not? "Yes, yes; I could not be such a self-decejver. You told me when we sat in front of the fire, while the rest of the household "slept, I remember s0 well the sweetness of lips, the silken softness of your hair, I hear still the music of your voice, so like little bells. In the air I dream, sometimes that you are at my side and I Hear your voice whispering to me in the rush of the wind. And I, to whom life has given so much of beauty, never think: of death, I have known you; what could a man ask more? I fear I have become greedy; I longiso for the time to come when I shall fly back to you, and' 1 kinow' the first glimpse' of those misty shores of Canada will be. to me, as to so many' others like secing the battlements of "So 'yout will begin to think of your trousgeau now, You will know that I love you always, (To B4 Confined) TABLE TALKS C cubed Pickles Most everybody loves cucumber pickles, so anyone with a surplus in his victory garden should pickle them. The home 'economists of the Dominion Department of Agriculs ture recommend these tested re- cipes. There are two ingredients which should he chosén with care for pickling purposes. The first is salt, 'The type which is treated to make it "free-running" in wet weather, will cloud the brine; refived ddiry or common table salt should' bé "used. The second item is the vine- gar, Poor, weak vinegar will result in a cloudy,.greyish product. Good quality cider or blended vinegar, is fine, or white vinegar for a cry- stal clear liquid, Dill Pickles Cucumbers three to four inches long are best for dill pickles. "Wash, prick with a fork and soak overnight in cold water. Drain; ,dry thoroughly, Place pieces of "dill in the bottom of clean jars or sealers. Pack cucumbers in jars or sealers. Put more dill on top. Prepare the following pickle mix- ture, which yields sufficient liquid for 4 or 5 quarts pickles. 2 cups vinegar 1: cup salt 3% quarts water Bring to a boil. Pour over the cucumbers while hot and seal. Let ¥ stand aljout six weeks before using. Gherkina* 4 quarts gherkins 1 cup salt 3 quarts boiling water ~ 3 tablespoons whole mixed pickling spice 2 quarts white vinegar 2 teaspoons powdered alum 2 cups sugar Wash gherkins, cut if necessary, Cover with hot brine made from salt and water; let stand overnight, Drain. Tic whole spices loosely in checsecloth bag. Heat vinegar, add alum, sugar and spices. Boil ten minutes, Pack gherking in clean, hot jars pr sealers, cover with hot liquid and- seal. Yield: 8 pints, Curry Slices 8 tablespoons whole pickling spice quart vinegar cup brown sugar: teaspoons curry powder teaspoons dry mustard taMespoons salt V4. teaspoon pepper 4 quarts sliced, peeled, medium mixed D0 WW cucumbers 1 quart sliced, peeled, small white onions 1 green or sweet red pepper, chopped Tie whole spices loosely in cheesecloth bag. Combine vinegar, sugar, curry, mustard, salt ces; Add cucumhers, onions and chopped pepper and bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes. Drain and save liquid. Remove spice bag and pack vegetables into clean, -hot jars or sealers, Bring vinegar mix- ture to boiling point and pour over pickles to overflowing. Seal. Yield: about 8 pints, _ WHAT SCIENCE 1S DOING Remedial Therapy In a small, slate-grey -building, serving as an annex to the R.C.N, Hospital at H.M.C.S. Stadacona, Halifax, one of the most import- ant jobs in adaptingithe wounded personnel of Canada's three fight- ing forces to civilian life is being conducted, It is the .occupational therapy ward, Closely related to physiotherapy, which uses heat, water and eclectri- city plus massage and exercise, occupational therapy is based on the principal that "Occupation is Nature's 'best physician," Definite- ly prescribed and guided and.games are taught. This serves the double purpose of occupying the mind while restoring the use of the injured part, x One casz of remedial and diver- "sional therapy had to do with a patient who had been badly burned on the arms and chest. New skin was grafted on and great care had to be taken to see that the skin didn't contract. In the therapy ward he worked 'on a large loom that necessitated the stretching and bending of his arms, By the time the skin had completely healed, the muscles were as flex- ible as they had been before. He also had a beautifully woven wool rugl - Advice-Free Nearly 400 British towns are to "havé: Réasttlement Advice Offices where practical information and help on resettlement problems, as well 'as advice on domestic and personal difficultes. of every sort and kind will be given to ex-ser- vicemen and ' women' who are re- turning "to civilian life, . and" pepper and bring to boil with spi-. crafts" OE Just in case A HORSE FOR HALSEY, INCASE . ... Admiral Halsey doesn't get to ride the Emperors white horse, he'll have one of his own to prance through the streets of Tokyo. Proud looking cowpony was, purchased by the city of Tucumcaro, N.M., and given name of town, and is to be used by Admiral in Jap capital, rer -- CHRONICLES of GINGER That big event of the scason in overy farm woman's life has coma and gone--at least the first halt of it has. I méan the threshing. You know, it's a funny thiog, you would think one threshing would: be much like another--hut it isn't, The troubles you get into last time don't happen thls time, but, as sure as anything some new troubles arisa that you had never oven thought of. That's the way it was with me last Wednesday. With niece Betty to help 1 thought I need have no worry at all, in fact I was so confident that I of fored to serve supper for a bach olor neighbour's threshing which followed our own. Everything was coming along fine that - morning. The meat was already cooked trom tlie night before; there were scal- loped potatoes bubbling away in the oilstove oven; ples all made and all the other little exlras ar - ranged for. However, when I began thinking about supper I was a little afraid there might not be anough told meat left over to go around, and, it being early closing day I was afraid to take any chances. So Belty and I took our- solves to town for supplemeunlary meat suppliey, . > It was eleven-thirty when wae returned--and the oil-stove had burnt itself out! Yes, completely burnt out, even though I had fill: -- ed the reservoir the night before. Our burners use #pecially treated - wicks and if by some unlucky chance the stove runs dry it Is an awfully long time before they can be persuaded (o burn properly again. It just seems impossible to hurry them. I was just about fran- tle. The potatoes were cooked but not browned. Tha tea kettle wasn'l even hot, I tried trimming the wicks--one decided to light up, the other two wouldn't, Had T any You'll be so nice to come home to in this sgimple-to-sew frock, Pattern 4858 has button front, which 'means easy ironing, easy on- and-off, - - Pattern 4858 comes in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, Size 16 takes 334 yards 35-inch fabric; '¥ yard contrast, Send Twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern, to Room 421, 73 'Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Size, Name, Address, Style Number, y i Gwendoline P. Clarke - B new wicks In the house? For the lita of me I couldn't remember. A hurried search revealed just one. [ yanked one old one out and put the new one in. And then the darn thing wouldn't turn up. At long last 1 won out. And then Bob came along and said the men wouldn't be in until twelve-thirty. It was like a reprieve, I gave a great sigh of thanksgiving and relaxed. Five minutes later Betty came in from the barn and said the men had changed: their minds ---- they wera not going to finish the mow and would be In at noon. They came , dinner was actually ready . , . they ate and wera filled --I hope . . . they retired --- and left ma as limp as a fresh wet wash. ° ° Supper wasn't too bad except for the fact that, with the threshing machine across the road 1 had no means of knowing when it satop- ped . . . and the men arrived for supper ten minutes ahead of time. More rush! After supper, Just about the time we were clearing the table, Betty took a' violent headache -- probably from the dust when she visited the barn. So I sent her to hed and did the dishes mysell. At nine-thiry 1 shortened the table, collected the towels and table- cloths, and called it a day. And of course It was not only J who was tired. The men were "not only tired but théy were red: eyed and coughlng as well--and another threshing In view for the next day. Howéver, as I said before, the threshing is all over again until next tlme--and we will worry about that when we have to--but I can aBsure you that when we do thresh' again I shall be making sure my oil stove doesn't run dry again, ® ° And speaking of oilstoves --are you one of the many who has trouble in *baking with a coaloll oven? Do your pies and cookies burn on the bottom and refuse to got brown on the top? That 1s what I have been up against for years, even though I have the top of the oven well covered with cat- alogubs. A few weeka I tried an- other stunt. IT took a large piece of asbestos, doubled it, .and then laid it across the bottoin .of the oven leaving enough room at elth- or. end for the heat to circulate. The result was better even than I had hoped for. Plas no longer burn on the bottom and I can now leave tliom In long enough to get nicely browned on the top. . . ° Well, our little dog Tippy thinks [ have been writing long enough. He just came along and put both paws on my shoulders Indicating hé has an idea it is just about supper time for him. Poor Tippy . . . 'Betty took him for a tramp in the bush this atternoon and his ears, neck and tafl are all stuck up with burrs. "All right then, Tippy . . . come on, we'll go and hunt you soma supper." - "Fill 'er Up"! A motorist drove into a filling station "and exultantly told an at- tendant to "fill 'er up." The attendant complied. As the motorist drove away, the full gas tank; unused to the strain, dropped to the pavement, -- ~~ nd "it does taste i PICK OF TOBACCO qood in a pipe" How Can I? vy Anne Ashley (). How can I make a substitute cedar closet? A. If thcare is no cedar closet in the house, wipe the. shelves and the woodwork of the clothes closet with cedar oil when cleaning. This process should be repeated from: time to time, QQ). How can I test the healthful part of mushrooms? A. By stirring while cooking with a silver spoon. If there is any foreign substance in the mush- rooms, the silver will turn, QQ. What can I use as a substi- tute for vinegar, for salad dress ing? A. Try using the vinegar from preserved pickles, instead of ordi- nary vinegar, for salad dressing; it gives a delicious flavor, Lemon juice is also an excellent substitute for vinegar. (). How can I give a nice gloss to straw matting? A. Apply a thin coat of colorless varnish and it will add life to the straw matting. Modern Etiquette By Roberts Lee 1. After the knife has been used to cut_a_bite of food, what should be done with it while conveying the food to the mouth? = 2. Should the man or the woman alight first when they ave leaving a taxi or streetcar? 3. What part of the expense should a man pay for when giving a golfing party? 4. What is the correct salutation for a woman to use when tele- phoning to another waqman of her own social position? 5. Should the coffee spoon ever be left standing in the cup? 6. What is considered the most important duty of a hostess? ANSWERS 1. Place the knife across the edge of the plate, but never with the handle resting on the tablecloth. Sometimes the knife is held closely to the plate with the right hand. 2. The man should gc first, thea turn and assist his companion to alight. 3, The host should pay for the caddies, the balls, and the re- freshments. 4. All necessary is to say, "Mrs. Jones? This is Mary Smith". 6. Never; the spoon should he placed in the saucer as soon an the coffee is stirred, and never re- moved. 6. Briefly, the sole 'duty of a hostess is to entertain her guests, seeing that each one is having a good time. 2 U-Boats Missing Two German submarines still are unaccoufited for following the surrender of the U-977 off the Ar- gentine coast Aug. 17 an admiral. ty spokesman said. The two missing U-boals believed to have been sunk. are YOU GET THE PEAK of coffee goodness in Max. well House. 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