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ee "I'l confess, She shifted her position impercep- - "thought--"". _ ning to get him, 4y GERALD SYNOPSIS CHAPTER XIX: Sybil admits that she. had gone to the White Abbey to seek VaWalncourt, but did not go upstairs, MeCalo then talks to Victoria, In a roundabout way, she intimates that she was the "woman who wore the red wig on her visits te Vallaincourt. CHAPTER XX. "Because it just occurred to me, being a detective, those letters you might just possi- bly not destroy them. "They make such a swell motive." He bowed "Not only that, my loyal young lady, but you scem to think--as a matter of fact, you're practically convinced yourself that Shari Lynn has possession of those letters. Suppose © tell you that the police hate them safe under and kéy. Evidence, you know." "It's a lie!" "Yes," he said, it is a lig, but how\did you know?" She put her lips together just glared at him. "You may go," he 'said uncon- cernedly. "I'll talk t oyour sister- in-law next. See you at the in- quest." mrt : ; A few minutes later, the sound of the piano playing stopped abruptly. Shortly afterward, the door opened and Karen Tigelow came in, She brought something into the library with her, something colder than the atmospheré already there in that back room where the sunshine sel- dom reaches. "You play the Preludes beautiful- ly," he said finally. She smiled and answered in that cushioned voice of hers that had just the right ac- cent, "@ . and what is life but a series of=preludes *" « * * He nodded, as if she had given him a clue to the inner fabric of her existence, That calm, aloof exteri- or covered secret longings, frus- trated dreams, and the viking staunchness that gave he the vital- ity to. keep beginning again--and again, "I think; he observed, "that of all the Bigelows, you belong least of all to this house." "You mean, perhaps, that I am an acquisition--Ilet us .say--an or- nament?" "Exactly. about them than anyone." "Oh, but 1 couldn't," She made a slow, somnolent motion, not so much in horror or. disloyalty as of deadly indiffereifce = "1 think you can," he persisted. "Let me tell you what I know to be true, You all wére acquainted with Curt Vallaincourt in Chicago--at about the same time Stephen Bige- low was, shall I say, rushing you into matrimony? - You knew his wife, too. Sarah Linsky, wasn't it-- the present Shari Lynn?" « . » She* was watching him covertly Arom under her long lashes, "I know you finally consented to marry . Stephen," he continued. I've wondered why." _tibly, placing her: long. white hands on hier knees. "I had suffered all winter with a pain. here," "She touched her arm. MA nervous ailment, I thought then 'that I would neyer play again. I She had thought, of course, that she could forget her music in the bosom of a rich so- cial life, How wrong she had been, She found herself embroiled be- tween a jealous mother-in-law and a jealous husband. She had with- drawn, . therefore, to her Nordic hauteur, until boredom and unhap- pines had driven her back to the eyboard to find that sheer neces- sity enabled: her to overcome her fiiness, forced her to play again, MeCale stood very straight and sill before 'the glacial Karen Bige- fow, Her hauteur and boredom and complete indifference was begin- "Look, Mrs, Bigelow," he said very wet "I know tliat kne i aincourt and that was i even after hi eronica, and th s well, T Juow, that if you had lock 'BROWN W.N.U. FEATURES nection with him, because you went to the White Abbey the night be- fore last to buy back some letters from Miss Lynn, They must have been old letters or Vallaincaurt would have "had them and you would have had to deal with him, The fact that he showed surprise when you made the exchange with his ex-wife proved that." "What else do you know?" she asked wearily, her voice toneless, "Well---""\he hesitated. that your husband also saw the exchange, Did you know that?" "Yes. He accused me late fhat night, but I'd destroyed the letters, Mr. McCale, and I'managed to con- vince him that 1 had done an errand for Vicky." : "so far as I know," and. Ther intensely, and his You can tell me more fictoria "Ummm. Quick thinking. There *are__some letters of Victoria's | around, somewhere, you know." "Really?" She was disinterested. completely. "Well?" "Those arc the things I know." He raised an eyebrow, looked at voice grew. hard. "But this is what I surmise, Let's say it is a hunch I have, so great * * * The woman before him might have been carved of ice, but McCale went on, "The design or plan was to bring Vallaincourt, the irresistible, the magnet, to attract Veronica. He was to marry her.and get control of the money, or at least salt away a large portion of it for himself. Then, perhaps, a divorce, and back to Victoria. It probably was Vic- toria's idea. Then everything would be ,soft for the foster-Bigelows: They millions to play- with, and no inter- ference from a disapproving broth: er-in-law, like, for instance, Chris- topher. Storm." <An amused murmur cane from her set lips. "I don't think that you necessari- ly were a party to the scheme, I suppose you knew, about it, but were just too disgusted with your own life to care." He scowled. But the rest of them. What a rotten deal to put over.on a fine old lady and a sensitive young girl!" His repugnance to the idea was clearly apparent in his face. ¥ * * Es "However." He sat up straight, putting the tips of his -fingers to-. gether. "Somcthing went wrong somewhere. I rather suspect it was Shari Lynn. Curt probably 'had to promise he would come back with the spoils in order to get her! to divorce him, He also bad to: make the same promise to Victoria. What _ a mess when someoné, Victoria, no doubt, found the scrap. of burned letter in the fireplace. That put the screws in the works. No wonder, in her rage, she tool it to Miss Adelaide, sending her 'searclting all over the town for an honest detec- tive. WL tink N 2 * * * He was silent for a, moment, star: "ing moodily at thre disdainful Karen, | "These things I surmise," he re- iterated. "Now, what can you tell me?" "I don't need to tell you 'any- thing. You are very acute." Her voice was sniooth, flat, "Thank you," He -howed as though to the Snow Maiden herself, "Except perhaps--" "Except," she cut, it curtly, "it Was Veronica who found the piece. of letter." She smiled ironically, "Lord," he reeled as from a blow, "how you al gang vp.on Veroni She moved toward the door. "Christopher, the Galahad, the ir- reproachable, is upstairs, il you wish to question "him." Her voice dripped ice, "By all means." McCale had learned a great deal, but all roads led to Rome--or to Veronica: to gut it exactly, Thert was only" one solution, Shari Lynn, She must be bribed, or coerced, of talk ~ before this | shabhy growd shioucH, their Witch' 8. brew to boil, | ' loops of the Y's, "I know that--it--wants--only_confirma- + "tion from you." could have their funy have ~ frightened into talking. She muist Your Handwriting and You Alex. By Arnott Friendly people are revealed in handwriting by the spacious lower G's ant F's (as shown in figure below), Whenever you see a large loop in these letters you know the person who wrote them has a friendly nature and wishes friendship above the material things in life. They would their friends and will do whatever they can to: make new friends whenever possible. You will Find, too, «that such a person will be frank with you and will 'not try "to evade an enquiry but would rather tell you outright how they feel. Their nature is to come to the point quickly and without cere- money regardless of what the out- "cote may mean to them. The larger lower loops in the letters tell you the easy going nature of the writer, who would do a favour for a friend and not think of the cost, but rather that he would be "helping someone out". You can_ be sure that he will be as friendly today as he will be to- morrow and all the other' days, for these loops reveal the writer to be broadminded, willing to over- look the faults of others and to exténd a friendly hand no matter what the station in. life of the other person. sacrifice time and money to retain' FF FF In our next article we shall see how the un-friendly persons reveal themselves in their writing and how you can detect deceit in the hand- writing. C.N.E. BULLETIN 'Quilt Marathon Open to Clubs To Aid Britain Did you ever tak€ part in a quilting. marathon? There will be a mammoth bee in progress on "the Ganadian National "Ex-" hibition grounds, Iriday Aug. 20 from 4.30 to 7 1 pn; according to word from the Women s Sec- tion, This marathon is open fo all women's organizations, All quilts entered in this competition, are to be left with the C.N.E, for shipment to Britain, Six quilters will work at each quilt which may be pieced using cuttings from . sewing, or of plain material. Quilts should be about three-quarters finished be- fore the day, of the competition and ®%hould be completed if pos- sible, during the bee. A picnic supper for all. quilters , will be supplied by Exhibition: authori- ties. Prizes are: $10 for first, $9 for second, $8, $7, $6, $5, $4, and $3 for cightly prize. A consol- ation prize of $2 -will be awarded to each organization taking part, Basis of judging will be: suit- "ability 40; workmanship 40; ap- pcarance 20. Entry forms are now available at the Women's Section, Canadian National Ex- hibition, * Exhibition Park, Tor- _onto, s breera- Now X La me. down Help a tot memorize her prayer-- embroider this panel to remind her of it. It's a double pleasure; easy to "do--the joy of Pleasing a young: ster, i oi TWENTY HVE CENTS coins (stamps cannot be accept "craft Dept, Room 421, St. West, Totonth, Print "PATTERN plainly NAME and ADDRESS, d) for this pattern to he Needle~ 'Adelaide NUMBER, "your = _ waitresses, "don, - Farmerette 'Vanguard -- A happy group of farmerettes cluster around the Mobile Canteen maintiined by the National Council of the YWCA for the benefit of farmerette camps throughout Ontario. The farmerettes shown here are at Vineland Camp, near St. Catharines, aiid are the first of 2500 girls to help fruit farmers during the summer. The farmerette exodus from the city to the farm is already in full swing. Eventually, 2,500 .irls from Ontario and Quebec will be 'hard at work helping the fruit growers of this province take care of their crops. Since May 1, when the Pr girls arrived at camp, stenographers, university and school girls, factory' girls and even .com- mercial artists have been turning up at the canips.. The eight camps are staffed and operated by the Ontario-- Farm Service Force and by the National Council of the YWCA. The National Council of the YWCA js responsible for cater- ing and" discipline. Barbara Bartlett, 17, from Lon<* England, bad only been in Canada nine-months-when-she-read- "an advertisement about the Farm . Service Force and left her: depart- ment store job in Toronto to be- come a farmerette. Barbara's only regret is that with so much healthful exercise she tends.to gain weight, For many of the girls this will be their second 'or third year in camp. Mary Allen, 19, of Ottawa, came back for a second year this scason and says, "I would like to .be a farmerette for five years. After that I guess I would, have had enough of it." Vineland, a farmerette camp near St. Catharines, is typical of the accommodation' provided. It con- sists of a reconverted barn pleas- antly arranged into a comfortable downstairs lounge and an upstairs: dormitory, and of a number of smaller buildings. The girls have plenty of time for dates and some of them have even come back from - their farmerette jaunts theaged to be married, © ~ Farm Service Force applications may be --obtained = front the local" National Employment Service office' or from the Ontario Farm Service Force, 9 Richmond St. 'E;, Toronto. ay Wife Disagrees With Anne Hirst WELL, today I get my come-up- * pance again, from a contented * svoman who 27 years ago matricd against her family's wishes, and" consequently believes that parents should allow their. daughters to make their own choice. I quote part' of her letter, and I confess it scems convincing--in her case. "I most certainly do not agree with you, "Anne, i] in your reply to 'Old Faithful? 1 : had. the. very same experience. I was 17 when § I met the young man-I later niar- ried. We were not allowed to- see each other, for "my father and mother wonld not permit = me fo go, with. anyone--not even a group of young folks. I was ahvays LA 28 AE SR SE "a clean Christian girl, and never did any: thing wrong .So for. four ears," "she. continues, 'we met secretly. He. was afraid of my parents, though he 1s no coward and has proved lie has plenty of char- acter. 1 cven left home through it all" e TURNED ouT FINE _ "le had hosts of frends. We. have five children, all grown, and' I have «always said I would never interfere with they whey it came to picking their mates. 1 have "always stick 15 that, and "they have never given us any kind of trouble. We are proud of them, and also our in-laws|" "I "have the finest hushand 'in the world, and cven after 27 years we: still love cach other dcarly. After my. parents found out we were gel- ting along so «ocll, they thought more, of him than any one of their' sons-in-latw-- "Which just proves that parents , Should wever. interfere witl® young folks making their choice, sinless "one or the: other is not a desirable person." TO "TRUE BLUE": 1 like your * straightforward message, and 1, * congratulaté you both with all * my heart. You were extremely * lucky. One swallow, however, * does not make a summer, If you * could read the «= heart-breaking * tragedies which young girls who * defied their pares write me * about so constantly, eve you * would realize, that in oh majority * of instances it is safc to persuade SH oeneage "daughters "that parents , usually have good 'reasons for their ; PRESS a aa AN NE HIRST Your Family Counselor? - "DEAR ANNE HIRST: SEE DERE SE Je | tween the outer, ed ~otheg person? - * disapproval, and to wait for a " * reasonable time before they dis- * regard their advice. ® SUCH HASTE! 3 1 am 21, and thet a young man a~year lice last October. The same month 1 took Qa vacation, and while 1 was Away he wrote me often, and sent ie: a. ring. Now he wants me to marry him _at once. Where 1 visited, I 'met another man who who proposed to me; and now he wants his answer. He gave nie nice gifts," has called "me several times, and promiscs my parents a trip to his city because it is in- convenient for him to. get away. Without my consent, he has found an apartment and furnished it. He is 33. I don't love either of these men, but I feel I. should=marry. Which one do you advise? --PUZZLED Neither. You must be what is called a fast worker to have en- cowraged-any nan, fo speak of love or marriage on such short acquaint- ance. And you scem to regard mar- ¥ " riage- as lighfly as yom consider a summer frock. Modern Eriguete By _ Roberta, Lee: ' ). How should the knife and fork be placed on the plate' when not in use? . A. Place the knife thidway be- of the plate, cutting edge in. Lay the fork parallel to it, further to- ward the center, . Q. Is it thes wothan's: place to tell the head waiter where she would, like to sit when having din- tfer with.a man in a hotel? , A. No; leave it to the 'man to tell the waiter, Q. How much' space should be" left forthe Jeft-handed pk of a social letter? A. The proper margin width is largely determined by the size of the 'letter paper, Q. Is it proper for Parents to send out announcements "and in- | vitations when their daughter who is a divorced woman, or a widow, remarries?y . A, Yes, * Q. How should a mother' intros duce her daughter to a very distin- guished elderly 'man? 2 A, "Mr, Harris, my daughter Jane," QQ. Should: one Apologize if it is i Yes, always, aE RR |. to all visible, and the center necessary to tufn his back to an-_ | ial EE SR Sunday School Lesson -- rv rr---- J Reli ious Reforms In Judah ings £2:10-11; 23:1-5, 81 Golden Text--Give me under- standing, 'and I shall keep thy law, --Pgsahn 119:34, One of the mysteries of life is why good men' should sometimes have evil sons. §lowever, it is a com- pensating fact that sometimes evil men have good sons, Both facts. are strikingly illus- trated in the history of the kings of Judah who came after Hezekiah, Hezekiah was a relatively good king, - 'and "his long reign was marked by safety and prosperity, deliverance when the hosts of Assyria were des- troyed. 4 But | the impressive influences were 'soon forgotten®in thé long reign of Hezckiah's son, Managseh. It is recorded that he not only shed innoceht blood, but he set up altars and practices of idolatry and turned tcthods df sorcery and abom- inable practice. His son, Amon, prov- ed no better, but he reigned for only i 'How Can i? By Anne Ashley * 4 - Q. How: can I remove fresh paint odor.from a room? A. Slice three or four onions and put them into a bucket of cold water. Leave . the bucket in the _ center of the room for everal hours, Q. How ¢an I remove rust spots? 'A. A remedy that seldom fails to remove rust 'spots is lemon juice and salt rubbed on the stains; then place the article in the sun, Q. How can I decipher faded in- scriptions and dates on coins? 'A, Heat them and gradually the inscriptions will, unless entirely ef- faced, make their appearance, ... Q. How' can I treat clothing to make it fireproof? --Ai; Pour one' ounce of sal 'am- moniac or alum=in the last rinsing water for muslin or cotton goods, and the goods will not burn, or will burn without flame, €). What kind of potatocs should be served with baked fish? A. With baked fish, serve mash- ed, or sweet potatoes, cooked -in __southern style. Plain. boiled - pota- toes should be served dnly. when they are new. © Q. How can I mend scratches on kid pumps? A. Apply liquid court plaster to the scratch and it will be hardly pe Ca 'Why 'We Have Heels Onc rather. surprising result of the introduction of stirrups has been the use of heels on Shoes, says-the Windsor Star. 'These were bfought. in about the sixteenth cetitury, to _ provide'a rest for the- feet of Horse- ~ men. THey still * survive, although we no longer go about on horse back, in spite of the fact, that they are uncomfortable and unhealthy, . and that it is impossible to walle naturally in them. This is a striking example of how, through sheer inertia, somes thing can continue to be used when there is 'no longer any nced for it. . loan 'companies. Scots Outdone ls kde The French race. During 'England's recent .gales ".an* English. lifcboat crew risked their lives to reach a stricken French fish- ing vessel. The 20 French seamen fe- fused to 'leave their sinking ship un- til assured tht there would be no charge: for the rescue. ; Temple that : "Law," the book of Deuteronomy i are an economical two years. Then his own servants slew him, ; * % % Then carie the good son of a bad father, Josiah, Amon's son, then & of 8. He ruled Judah for i ; years. Josiah was aggressive, He vig- orously attacked the = .idolatroys places and "restored the Temple .as the place of true worship. ¢ It was in this restoration of the "the "Book of ' the our Bible, was discovered, It bes came the occasion for an Impressive dedicatory_service In which king and people made a covenant to obey its precepts and serve the one God. ; ay Bed Centuries later Jesus proclaimed the "spiritual nature of the true God, whose worship is in spirit and in truth and is not confined" to temples, monntains, or other pro- fessedly holy places. But the effect of the reforms under Josiah was to purify religion of its abuses. 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