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- * if she cannot take it. Wo SANA AO A SE BORN LARA LUST Air ran LEA RE EA ER Breit HE STAG RG NEL A GC A ER A RN ARR LLEIN BOS ETE OEE Ga SEK 0 kp 38 140.0 0 LEON Tr St ' : TE so a) es E "Dear Anne Hirst: I've always had to figure things out for my- self, and I'll. admii I, haven't done too well sometimes . ,.. At 18, I married: a 'man much older We had four wonderful children ~but he and I never got along. We separated." . For nine years, I declared T would never marry again, - ; 'Two years ago I met a young man, and from the first I knew I loved him dearly. We: mar- ried seven months ago. No one approved, because he was slight: ly' younger; but that, and my having children, never seemed to matter. We .have had our ups and downs, mostly downs. "He is not a bad person, and I do believe Le loves me. But when some little thing turns up that he thinks I wouldn't like, he lies about it, When 1 ask him why, he says he was afraid I wouldn't understand. But he knows my first marriage was mostly lies! "When he finds how these things hurt me, he says he was only kidding. But he is doing _ something awful to my love for him. I never know when to be- lieve him] -- "I am hoping that in some way your answer-will make him un- darstand, before 1 lost all my trust in him. I'll sign'the nick- name he gave me-- * 1t is the philosophy of some ® retarded minds that a woman * should not be told the truth, On the ® contrary, a woman's whole * faith in thé one she loves is * sustained by the conviction * that he never shades the truth. * Unwelcome it may be, but. it ¢ she knows he is speaking the Iron-on Designs In Glorious Colors Er ly Sana aly IRON-ON WATER LILIES in tropic pink: and forest green! No embroidery -- they look hand- painted on sheets, pillowcases, guest towels, dressed sets, lunch- eon cloths! Picture all the pretty Accessories, gay. gifts you can create with a stroke of an iron! Jiffy! Iron on! Washable! 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X CON- for home LULA TRY Fh NSE TORE ¥ SUR 1 = 198 * truth, her courage rises with ..* necessity and she can - sur- * mount any ill news or circum- _* stances, T . ==2_gtand=later-orr--=H={t=were tl * If- this is 'something your , * husband fails to comprehend, * he should accept it anyhow, as "* the gospel you live by. He * knows how your first -mar- * riage was wrecked by lying. * In withholding or coloring * the truth (even in inconsequen- * tial matters) he is being un- * just and cunkind, treating you * as he would a child too frail * to face reality. Instead, you * are a mature woman of broad ¢ experience, able to meet and * conquer- anything that comes. * Even among' their friends, * human beings must rely on * each ~ other's integrity -- or * how keep faith? Surely in * marriage, that most intimate -* and delicate of all relation- * ships, truth becomes the para- * mount requirement for endur- ¢ ing love and trust. °° ® Seneca, that wise Roman * philosopher, said, "Time dis- * covers .truth," Your husband * has found out that the truth . * is always finally revealed.' So * why not tell it in the first place * -- and perpetuate this fine * love and faith you have in * him? To do less is to court * disaster. «IT * Once he realizes how this ¢ offense Js undermining your ® trust, he would be a stupid ®* man indeed to continue the * habit, ITF SPOILED HUSBAND "Dear Anne Hirst: In many ways-my husband is a fine per- son. But he was an only child. and never had any. responsibil- - itles at home: Now my grand- . mother, who lives in another city, and who raised me, is in her last illness, and she needs me. My husband objects to my going. . "We have no children, so I am free in that way; also, 1 have my own income. He just thinks she's a sentimental hypochondri- ac, which she is not. If I let her down, I would never have any . peace. What shall I do? eine -- WORRIED" - * I think you should go to * your grandmother, She gave * you a home when you needed- * one, and she is missing you * sadly-now. Se * Your husband may still ob- ® ject, but surely he will under- * mother that was ill, he would * want to be with Her. Remind * him that you feel obligated to * comfort your grandmother by * your presence in these, her * last days. - . * In a matter of this kind, one * must do what she thinks is * right. fe : Truth between husband and wife Is the foundation of all faith and love. If you would keep both, never color or try to con- ceal it. Anne Hirst's sense ¢ true values has helped many .a ~--couple_toward-better-understand--- ing. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New l'oronto, Ont, They Take It Easy And Live Long In this age of bustle we can learn a lesson from the tortoise. In 1922 the Natural History Museum worked out the age of one of those Giant Tortoises from . the South Pacific as 300 years. There have been many claims from people having tortoises up to 200 years old. One Giant Tortoise lived in cap- tivity for 140 years and another for 127 years,. but there is no telling how old they Avere be- fore capture. The most authenticated case is that of "Snappy," who hails from Rhode Island. On his back was found the carving "E.B.K,, 1844," and experts from the Bronx Zoo have just investigated the genu- ineness of this "birth certificate," They found that the inscription had been carved round about that 'daté, and that "Snappy!" had then reached maturity, a process which takes over 20 years. That makes him at least 120 yers old. Incidentally, tortoises don't have teeth, 'but thelr jaws are cased with horn to form a very hard cutting beak. Da MURDER -- WITH WHISKERS ° One of the strangest ways of commiting murder ever devised is mentioned In a despatch from a South African cotrespondent, The weapon? Tigers whiskers! Natlves have been known te stalk a tiger, kill it, and then cut off its whiskers. The whise kers, after being cut into pieces, are put into an enemy's ood. The eats the cons coction u and dies DE pnp aut, di stomach pains: which mo ri can relieve or cure," © ' vga Week's Sew-Thrifty Three to mix! Three to match! THREE to mutiply : your ward- robe! Blouse, *skirt, Jérkin--easy as 1-2-3 to sew. Jerkin is open on the sides--so smart! Skirt has 4 - gores--so flattering. Blouse but- tons down front--so wearable! Pattern 4777: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 40. Size 18 blouse, 134 yards 35-inch; skirt, 134 yards 84-inch; Jerkin, 7 yard 54-inch. This pattern easy to. use 'sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit, Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE - CENTS (35¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print, plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER, Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh-* teenth St. New Toronto,. Ont. 'BRAVE MATADORS! Modern. matadors are avoid= ing death in the bull-ring, and Hn docs matin COURIER sLULII, by the use of . drugs -- on the_bull. Starved for two or three days, --=the=bull=is--then--pampered=with--} ag. much oats and water as he will take, loaded upside down into strong wooden crates, and delivered to the precincts of the ring. The effect so far is to ren- der hinf heavy in the stomach and weak in the legs. KE " Finally, a shot of morphine makes him light-in the head as he strolls airily into the arena to face the music. The faint-hearted matador can put up a. brave front the only bravery now.needed, The bull-fighters' © magazine," "La Corrida, reports. that two --assistants of --a~ famous matador -- gave one bull so miureh morphine that it fell down- 18 times be- fore the kill. = MYSTERY SOLVED A bottle message once. solved a sea mystery. In 1902 the "Hu- ronian," a solidly built and per- fectly seaworthy ship, sank with all hands in a calm sea, There was no explanation for the dis- aster, It had become another un- explained mystery of the sea, But five years later a bottle was picked up on the Castlerock coast. of Northern Ireland. In it was this message: " 'Huronian' sinking, Top heavy. One side awash. Good-bye, mother: and sisters, -- Charlie. 'M'Fell, greaser." : ghee The message was then taken to M'Fells family, and his moth- er and sisters recognised the . writing of the man they mourn-. 3 A ed. RE ----------en LIKED THE FLAVOR From Toronto comes a story of the day when a big minister's convention and a pow-wow of automobile salesmen were held simultaneously in the same hotel. The salesmen were topping off a big dinner with "spiked water- melon" for dessert, but.the hard- pressed walters. served it to' the * ministers by mistake, The maitre .d"hotél was frantic when he heard of the mix-up. "That water. melon is soaked in alcohol," he moaned. "Get it away from those ministers before they run me out of town." } The walters returned to say it was ko ius: the inistery Bits busy chewing away a witermelon.® "What did they 1" asked the harassed maitre otel. "How do they like itt" ate snared, 5 don but they're , ih iB in their pookets" Se backwards' in anxiety "to know a lot more: about him. . Tight up-to-the minute news, as r - grandson to visit. nd 3 a----SS : white complexion = for which I am very glad, sallow babies get me worried. His hair is red- dish-brown and he has a nice J. H. Cranston. He had a most "interesting 'newspaper career, and, at the time he severed his .connection with the Toronto Star ting supplementary feeding and' seems more contented. Before we left the house that morning the mail arrived and shaped head. That morning he | Daughter received her first | 'Weekly he 'was on the point of looked so sweet in the little out- | baby-bonus cheque. I looked'at | making arrangements to have f: oO fit 1 had made him -- white it and thqught to myself, what the Chronicles of Ginger Farm 3 nightie with yellow smocking, a -chequé like that would have as a regular feature of that - vellow jacket wih white rib- .| nieant to us when our babies paper. : TE bon ties and' white bootees were small, At the time when, ps ~_Well, what do. you Know? Here I have been leanivg over ° not to bore readers of this column with too much . detail about: our grandson, And now I find I have made a mistake, To my surprise quite a number of readers want edged with yellow: After 'being téd -- and falling asleep: in the process, he was tucked up in Ris blue. baby-bunting bag, placed' in his carriage and: out on the veranda to sleep. Later, Daugh- ter and T wanted to go shop- _ ping 80 here is what we did, but it is only possible, with a cer- tain type of a baby carriage -- _ I suppose you might call it a "convertible." We called a taxi and 'when it arrived we lifted the body of the carriage off the chassis and carried it out to the waiting taxi, baby and all. A friend: of Daughter's had prom- ised to look after David while - we shopped so when we ar- rived at her house we carried Bob was only a few months old Partner . was working for, the summer season for another far- |. mer at $35 a month. The 'baby was a poor, weakly little mortal, on a special formula of course, and it cost us $20 a month to | * ~ feed: him. ssn month to keep ! the rest of ugmeant pretty elim pickings. 'Of course we didn't mind, just so long as we could keep the baby alive. But it kept us busy at that because up to the time he was nine months old he weighed only ten pounds. After that he went right ahead. Now as we look back we often wonder how we survived those lean years, fcllowed so soon by the "hungry thirties." And yet we don't really regret those hard times. We realise we would have made a lot more mistakes than we did had we had more Some say, "Tell us about the" baby -- you have hardly men- tioned him at all". Well, you asked for it, so here goes -- I was into see the young fellow two days ago. 'And believe me, a trip to Toronto is a lot more interesting now that I have a I opened the front door of the house where Dee and Arthur the baby in the same way and live and from the bedroom I | just get the 'carriage on the Heard: Daughter's voice --"Listen chesterfield -- no handling, no now, here comes Grandma . . . | disturbing the baby. I Ons going to be a good boy while sturbing the baby. Tt was won 3 derful, and he slept through it money fo spend during our days x : Grandma Is here? all, oct of inexperience, At the sane 1 walked 'in. There was David However, from all accounts | time a baby bonus would have John, squirming around on the tray of his bathinette, thorough- ly enjoying the process of being . oiled and powdered, and, while lying on his tummy he actually lifted his little wee head and looked around at me. Imagine -- at six weeks! Babies certainly develop. quickly «/these days, much quicker than when our two were infants. David seemed to follow ' me with "his eyes, and he definitely smiled at his moth- part of David's restlessness has er. Hes has a lovely pink and been hunger, so now he is get- Lo] é : been a wonderful' thing and would have relieved a great deal of our worry in dealing with a delicate 'by. Daughter at that time was three years old, a bright, happy, healthy little girl, with never a care in the . world just so long as she had her kitty, little dog Patch and a whole farm for her playground. Well, having done my stint Jor this column I am going back David 'doesn't spend his entire time 'sleeping! He likes a little attention' at night, and cries lustily until he gets it. Poor father ' can't stand hearing him cry = so he picks him up. Now Daughter really has a problem on _her hands -- and it isn't "what to do with the baby, but what to. do with Father! But ] Neat Feet -- Alicia Markova, one of the greatest ballerinas of our time, appears graceful as @ : swan at this point of a new bal- let, "Pas de Quatre." She Is eur toa most totriguing. book -- | renply with the Marquis de Cue- "Ink On My Finger" by the late 'vas company in Parls. Ne = H IL 28 ! Chere is no stranger in the land.... ae fy ap : Fi : = me git Christmas comes again with its golden 'memories and gracious : | - diy el , magic... lighting, every shadow, cheering every path, ti ih ' 2 bidding. us behold, all is well...and there ia: no stranger ! in the land for Christmas is in every heart.