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"BY JANE DIXON THE OSHAWA. DAILY. TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929 'Miss Hard-Boiled Crem "Ab dinner bess an ooenn liner dels, . Grete eRe weary and has asked to wm Ghaptor BB When she felt she sould do t being ody of oat besnty, oon! and, J Yale amall, pird-like woman with the unhappy eyes any heauty a all, fret hair wan mow olored and had that look of having been "done up ithout recourse to a mirror, I vs, Dexter used commetion at all, they must h~ve been the wrong kind, because thers was a peculiar flmoeiation about her features, as they did not fit but had been thrown together carelessly without reward to erevices, She wore a dress of some dark material with ace at the throat, It might have done very nicely for her mother, or even for hav srand- mother, provided these excellent later were sufficiently old.fashion. LLL "She looks, hopeless," Raquel id to Alphonse, "Walt, She will turn her head, Just at that moment Mr, Dexter aid turn her head, Then aque! understood, Her profile had the iymmetry, the seulptured purity of a ratae0 wrought by an exquisite In art, That dainty sensitive ahin, The nose, feminine, yet with strenath in ite fineness, "You see?" Alphonse had all the snthusiasm of the donnoleseur who dlagovers a rare painting in an old garret, "You," Raquel sald, "How can she be such 8," "Vandal? Nxsetly, Many wom. on are like her, They do not take the thought to make the atquain. tance of beauty, They destroy that which Is God-given by thelr selfs ness, their indifterence." "Rut what has changed her? Why, now, does she want te look ber beat 1" "1 know, teacher, Ask me," Oreta appealed to Alphonse, Yaeeh, he warned, "This 1s MM: 'emotuslile Raguel's problem." After dinner they walked to the lounge, Creta wan off to "work on my new prospect," ahe whispered to Raquel, Raousl and Alphonse were having thelr coffee when Mrs, xter joined them, &he was shy, quel decided, and troubled, It was diftioult for her to fix her mind on the polite nothings that follow » purposeful meeting, I'l leave you ladies alone," Al phonse sald atter a few moments, Then to Mrs, Dexter, "You way ha. 2 complete confidence fn Mades molselle Raquel, You wil d her symopatique, and resouped There was silence, Mrs, ter was trying to foree herkelt to speak, Confidence of the kind she must xive did not come eney to oh "Alphonse has told you, ,. Rothe tng?" she asked, setting *¢ mouth to the hn and plunging, "No, Raguel's embarrassment matehed that of the woman, This would not do, fhe must overcome it, "1 scarcely know where to der gin," sald Mra, Dexter, ith the most fmportant thing, I suppose, ! an un rine er unha » wel's, As it they this ner to deny the AStOURGIRg Ae- aertion, To exclaim, "Oh, no, you must not do that" "I'm sorry," Raquel responded, "That fe, 11,,,." "No, no, I do not want it, divorce, It iy the last thing 1 Ho dreamed of, .I love my husban The unhappy eyes filled with tears, The sensitive chin quivered, "Then why do you do I!" Ras quel asked gently, "There 1a no other way, He has prought guch pressure to hear I must. He will not come home, to the States, stays in Burope, Dissipating, horribly, Killing him. self, We wii nimae'f If T do not free him, fa halt Mud now, a wreck of himpelt, Yet be goes op wy and on" Tears were gone now, Puraed up by the fires of the woman's oN aauel hesitated, anne! N "There Wo she nyseret coun to a woman?! Sven fhe woman's hand shook were tt 8 wom bug doo id y are, In forat Foe hse nd and this, woman ha by YAY of a tiwress with ita oud orent nto Mrs, Dexter's une v Rk : Ma dont know," she sald, hi don't kmow whether it fa love or hate that holds them together They «ke, , animals, Thay ey oo other, Thay seem to take nl LS |) ublie. &he 'him na has, be has at ed The woman miEht have been see. tog some grisly spectacle, sa wide her eves, a0 stark her horran Thy, surely, why does he net Yoava her?™ Raauel.sald, "1 don't know, That fe what I must find out, 1 have hewed h Our friends, our families have fm pared hm, 1 have aered to for give, ta foreet,, to shut it all fn the past, clang the door, holt th, as a8 6 WA aque! thought, But mos | sould 1t (A ol wor'by loving to | "Beauty took Bill Johnson away from %" Raquel whispered to wt know Jo ve some was want 8 so iy 1 ah uve Hi, A ih wo sus, They lave bim, I love bim, I, . LOVE, , bim, "There must be & way," There py feet that would hanard [ danger, sonle any mountain, to ie" "The woman is very beautiful," ssid Mys, Dexter, "Bhe 15 Mike & beautiful serpent, sinuous and, ,,, fascinating, My husband is an Ine tense admirer of beauty, It is lke # drug to him," "Then you, ,why aldn't you, ," "Why didn't I offer him beauty?" The woman caught the question, It was an Accusation, "Because T was a fool, A spolled little simpleton, I thought T was safe, 1 had him, He was mine, He belonged te me, and to our children, He was pats fent, affectionate, seemingly con. tented, until he met her, At least I thought it was that way, Now I know he scocepted me because he couldn't help himself, I was in his Iite, and he couldn't get me out, , decently, Then she came, and' he didn't oare, Not for decency, for me, for his boys, nothing, He pushed us aside as easlly as he would, ,, old shoes," At any moment, Raquel felt, this woman with the chattering teeth, with the misery In her eyes, would onllapse, Bhe must do something, offer gome stimulant, or It would sur 'y happen, "1 don't think It will be necesss ary for you to get a divorce, Mrys, Devter,'" whe sald Simi, You don't? You think that even mow, he might, ,,." "I think there's n chance, A very wood chance, If you will do as Monsieur Alphonse says," "I'l! do anything, ., Hive every eent T have to Alphonse, to you, ," "It 1a not a question of the Mrs, Dexter, you money you will give, It ts how much of yourself will give," "I gave everyihing, enongh," "Everything nerhaps, except the one thing your husband wanted most, heauty! You forget that," It was not out paying it 1 hind been ugly, or | dark even Just plain? And the paradise hat! I'd stil] be wearing the shabby old felt, I'd be In Naw York, mar. ried to Jack Farrell, bound for life, Instead of on this ship free,going to Paria, Bosart, Bertie Adams, Als |" phonge, flowers, these downy hian- kets, that closet full of wonderfid clothes, musie, All servants of heauty, Yes, There could he no doubt of it, Beauty ruled the world, Well, then, beauty might still be made to rule Mrs, Dexter's hus. band, He had it, in the woman lke # beautiful serpent, the woman Mrs, Dexter had told her apout, But he would he veady for a new, a differ. ent kind of beauty, He was lke Alphonte, A hummingbird, seeking treah flowers, "ihe oan probably wet him back," Raquel anid aloud, "Not that whe deserves to, Bhe deserved exactly what she has, As T would Aeserve what I'd get 11 T had stayed on In the desert and let that great dev! of a Pancho sell me to NI John: son," | fhe felt a slight twinge of con: solence over her bald arraignment of Pancho, Not heoanse he was he father, and she had blasphemed against himj rather hecause whe new that In the hexinning whe herself conceived the idea of selling herself to the man who was In a position to make the highest bid she might expect, Alphonse had contracted to metamorphose Mrs, Dexter from & Hight that hides under a hushe! Into a star shining fn a high heaven dimming the radiance of the other stars aroung It He would make the most of her eamen-like featur: en, create new reasons why ahe should be consplouous In a elty consecrated to "fashion, frivolity, and the loveliness of women, "It will he amusing to see what happens," Naguel sald to Alphonse the next morning, "I'd ke to wen Mr, Dexter's face when he sees what vou've done with his wife, T wonder what he's ke, Will ¥ meet him?" Alphonse shook his head, His wise face crinkled Into & smile "I think wot, ma petite," he sald "YT fear If It 1a arranged that you Raquel sald coldly, Chai pter Ad "What Is wrong with women, meet this sn silly man, our eam palgn will he doomed tn fallure, And Madame Dexter will he convin. -- | | Rates! passe d A woman In the cor gulaide her suite, The woman eyed her boldly, that night after she had returned the coral earrings to thelr cache In the cheap leather coln-puree and, with troubled mind, disposed hen pelt for peopl, "This Mrs, Dexter, tor example, Torturing herself because she can't have what she has virtually thrown away, "I'll bet she wears flannel nightgewnsg and does her hair in a brald," fhe wanted to whip up compas: aslgn for the woman who suffered 20 polgnantly, To put arder, de termination inte the business of making Mra, Dexter ready for what wal to be a campalgn of reclama- tion. She conld find no heart in the task, "Didn't she know he was net her roperty, hody and seul, forever, ust bedauss she got him once? She should have, She must have seem, often enough, what happens to her kind, There fan't a man, not ane, whe can't be coaxed away It he's left to run loose ov if ha's fed an nothing hut cold potatoes or molas 485, or hi pete at home, No- thing will hold them, once they're fed up." Love? Love is beauty, Love thrives on heauty, Starve it, and love dies, As Dexter's love for hia wite was dead, Money? Maney cah huy, but Ht cannot guarantéa wore than A temporary ownership at best, Tt fs the ftrony of Fate that to those who sell themasives basely, the very prizes which they entered {ato shameful bargain loge all value once the prizes are possessed, Eleworth Rosart, He was one whe sold, and now strove to repudiate ha bargain, . But Beauty, Reauty was different, Beauty was omatipotent, herself, "Heauty made Jack Farrell lend me the money so I could get out of Hermosa, at stupid cons ductor, (do you think he world 1* this nighimare had never heen, We will not lates, "owe have let We vide to Phoenix withe | ayer Raquel asked nevselt, | 00d another serpent nas entered he Adamioss Biden," Rayusl trowned, Did Alphonse think she was #0 light of mind? That she would spoil his plans, fall Mm? For the attentions of a man, however flattering they might be? fhe wan offended, "Now, now," Alphonse soothed, "1 meant no offenss, It Ia that you cannot help being aa you are, To one who Is attuned te heauty, espe olally to exotiolsm, you are an A gohlet of rare wine, Hparkling wine, ruby red, from the cellar of an epleure™ "Ta you, perhaps, Raquel was molltfied by the tribute, "Ta all men" Alphonse would brook no exception to his jude: ment, "Resides, I know Dexter, He is a connoisseur of Heauty, Or rath. or, he was, 1am sorry for his wife, for Madame Dexter, Yet I cannot hlame her hushand,* "Nor can 1," sald Raquel, » Alphonse gave her a long look, There was something lke regret In hs eves, Understanding and regret, "No, You wouldw't, he sald, "You could never he a Madame Pas. art, You ave too, sensible Rague! was sure ha amant to say "too hard," and had caught himad\ in time, After Rague! had sald her adiens to Alphonse that evening, . it was nearly midnight, .ahe passed a wo wan in the corridor outalde the gulte, The woman eyed her boldly, i belligerentiy, as they passed, looks as if she'd lke to bite me." Raquel thought, "There, she's turned and 1a coming bask, She's upset about something, The suite wan in darkness, That wan strange, A light was alway left burning, the amber ona on the table, (rela must have forgotten and turned it out, "Raguel,® A voloa swished thee. ugh the darkness, "That yout It waa Greta, Greta waa In this rom, "Yes, pt faurse, Turn on the ght» * hh " He'll pe wha, He'll soni me hack to the sonvent, hon's ory, UI," A man's voles, muffled, from somewhere ou, Ws 811 your know when you took me on he top deck and kissed we, that you had a jealous wile, watehing every move you make! And now we've had ta hide In here, What will people say? You're a terrible man, getting 8 young giv) into trouble Ike this, Oh-oh-oh! And Uncle Al promised I could lave my own oar if I behaved, | won't go hack to the fonvent, I quel, I won't, O-ge0-0h," (Continued on Monday) oul, (oh tau]t, How did pr FALL WHEAT CROP AT PROSPECT GOOD wor -- Raine and Warm Weather Gave Growth, and Snow Will Protect Crop Prospect, Nov, 81,The rains of the last two weeks along with the warm weather have great! improved the condition of Ke tall wheat, and now as the snow has come the prospects are good for a falr crop, The Infant ehild of Mr, snd Mrs, A, Lee, which has heen sick for the past three weeks, Is much worse and had to be removed to the Ushs awa Hospital on Wednesday eve: ning, where its condition was found to he serious, The friends of George Smith are sorry to hear that he Is net im- proving aud is still confined to his bed Mrs, Clarence Conk, who has been seriously 111 for the past two months, is able to be out again, Mp, and Mes, W, I, Thompson and Miss A, Thompson of Manches- ter spent Hunday at the home of Mr, and Mps, Lorne Thompson, Miss Mildred Hmith, of Port Perry, spent a day with her bro- ther, George Hmith, The anniversary service Bunaay evening was ~attended by a large orowd, people coming from Hrook- lin, Myrtle, Manchester and Rag» lan, The wsingipg by the Brook« lin quartette waa enjoyed by all, The offering for the one service amounted to over 8460, The funeral of the late Joseph Holthy, which waa held on Friday Inst, was one of the largest which has been held in the distriet for pome time, as Mp, Holthy had re« sided here all his lite and was well known, Mra, Oscar Gilroy is in the Port Perry Hospital, where she under went an operation for appendiels tis, The last report was that she wan fmproving, Miss Kvelyn Gilroy, who Is ats tending business college In Oshawa, spent the week-end with her pare ents, Mr, and Mra, A, Gilroy, Mr, and Mra, Frank Martin and son, Paul, spent the week-end In Harrie with the latter's sister, Mra, Olitford Robison, Miss Ruth Htuttatord spent the week-end with her father, John HStuttatord, Mrs, Howard Martin, Harry Das vie, Mr, and Mra, Oharlie Lakle, and Tom Lakle of Utica visited the home of George Bmith, Mr, and Mrs, I, ¥, Martin visited John Haddler, of Hrokiin, on Wed: neaday last, --------------------------------y NO REDUCTION IN WAGES OF WORKERS IN STEEL INDUSTRY (By Canadian Press Lossed Wire) Yongstuwn, Ohio, Nov, 88+» There wili be no reduction in the wages, of workers in the steel in: dustry, J, 4 hell, prealdent of the Youngstown Bheet and Tube Company, declared today, Mr, Camphell who has been in confer ence with business and Industrial landers in New York, sald that (rom all reports veoeived general business conditions are sound, pa STORE . King & Prince Sta, GENUINE AY HADIOTRHONS AMAL BE ALL HS all test thats why service men like SATNAV ATRITENS TUIMES INEVERY AOUCKEY | "No, ng, Don't toush it, Did you notiee i woman In the eorridor ueame in?" ' yes, Ly ."' A low moan from Greta, "Keep niet, tor the love of Pete, I got # riend in here with me, We're hid. ink from the, women out there" "But Greta, "ee nines Raquel, You think I'm terrible, You think I'm wicked, Oh, Cousin Raquel, what will Ungle Al phonse say 1" smothered sobs In the Clears Shin of Blemishes| The Perfect Antiseptic Treatment y to pid Ahold te wg . ah hoy the ani rite 1 HING Li hr Bona V. W, Thompson, Druggis (NR, UNDERTAKES LARGE PROGRAM OF EXPANSIONS ON NEW EQUIP. MENT ness of Canadian Business «Montreal; Nov, 28 Confidence In the essential soundness of hus ness conditions In Canada fs exe presasd in the polley adopted hy he Canadian National railways of golng forward for next year with the purchase of equipment for Ua padian lines to the extent of $30, purchases and construction carrien out during the year 1020, The 1000 program will, in addition, Ins clude a continuation on a substans tial senla of branch line construe tion In westerh Canada, Bir Henry Thornton and the board of directors of the Canadian National railways, this week py roved the budget of the rallway or 1080, This had been under oareful consideration for some time, and the Canadian National rallways will proceed with iis im portant capital expenditures during the next 18 months in a manner expressive of complete confidence in the future of the country and its business fabric, For the last few years the work of re-equips ment of the Canadian National rallways has heen proceeding steadily, and this will throughout 1080, this taking ears of passenger and frelght ear equip ment and locomotives The branch line program authors proceeded with, and in qonnection with this, too, some $10,000,000 will be spent, will be sontinued not only through taking is eompleted, struction at Point Ht year, with automatio signal equipment, At Hamilton, Ont,, the bullding, of a new station, and other tey minal facilities will be pushed for ward, the tenders for this work now helng complete, Canadian National hotels system, The program includes the new ho. tel of the company at Vancouver, A new hotel at Haskatoon, a new hotel at Charlottetown, Prince Kd. ward Inland, and the early com pletion of the new combined sta. tion and hotel at Halifax, Preparatory work will be done $20,000,000 TO BE SPENT Confidence Slow in Sound:|V 000.000, only slightly under the continue feed by parliament fn 1020 will be Wark will be commenced on the Montreal terminal plan and this 1080, but for a period of probably five years, until that great unders Other work at Montreal will include new oon Charles shops, and at Montreal stookyards, The ON. R, system will extend iia rook LAllast program very materls ally along its main lines during the extensions also In its Hallding construction of & major charaeter will go on In connection with the In sonnection with terminal exten long st Winnipeg and Edmonton, "The budget of the raliway will | #0 before parliament fn the ordin- | ary aowrse of events when it meeiy In Pehrunry, | NORTH OSHAWA NEWS takes North Qehaws, Nov, 22=he Youn Ieople's League wan entertained with lantern pletures, a comle and "Old King Cole," given by Mr, Kennedy, at the Inst meeting, This week's mest ing will be a soglsl, Thos, Henslip has gone to the Northwest en & business trip, Miss Beatrice Hensllp has from » iin visit to relatives at Ottawa ro A Walker, Miss Anni , w and Muster re, sf a. 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