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hhhhhhhhhrhhhhhhmhhhhhhhhihbhhbmffiffi ml 9 the acton free press pao i 3 kwlifhuwtfryw rr fti stefe wjhcftjnrt tprg creat aunt by winphed kirkland v that is great-aunt- isabel wpi paulines golden head as she asked the question was bowed to edwins rumpled brown one as they both bent over the old photograph album greataunt isabel as seventeen an- swered edwin but now shes seventy and thats her edwin in all that eoflar his name was hezeklah but he was tier edwin all right hes a dear teddy he looks like ybu so aunt isabel has often told me said edwin ruefully my resemblance to uncle hezeklah singled me out for a hood deal of her attention when i was a little fellow pauline was studying the little photo graph the sweep of the netted hair the wide eyes the- merrymouth tnerglrlish grace that seemed to radiate in spite of stiff crinoline aba js so sweet i said pauline not now said edwin grimly uncle hezeklah cued when theyd been married a year and shes grieved ifor him ear since and grief hasnt agreed with her pauline never lifted her grey eyes from the study of the little twin olctures 1she doesnt look like the picture now shes a very old woman but she doesnt look like that picture not much oh breathed pauline so many years witnouf him how sweat they look and happy and o ted how young so do youljv cried edwin suddenly sweeping pauline up for a dance round bis study desk although they were the minister and his wife they were both children and they knew that when greataunt isabel came there would be no chance to romp after a moment they stopped and pauline a little breath less sat down in the desk chair do you think that greataunt isabcjl will try to bring us up she asked with shining eyes or perhaps all paulines little face began to twinkle shell think i dont bring you up for you know teddy boy i dont i hadnt noticed your bringing me up agreed edwin and i dont intend that you ever shafi bjiit ycu know a greataunt isabel might notice how dirty your study is though the rest of the house im sure is clean you know what happens when i come in to work on a sermon in a hurry and find the study being cleaned yes i know what happens and dirt seems preferable then paulines laugh ter sobered or perhaps greataunt and im sure she saw where the ashes had blown out under your bookcase i saw them too and i couldnt explain to her that i was just waiting c just waiting for what cried edwin for the merest suplcioh that his study was to be cleaned always- threw him info excitement i couldnt possibly spare my study this week paul ivegot to manage an extra good sermon for aunt isabel next sunday the mere sight of heir disapproving bonnet down there in our pew withers all the preaching in me i keep remembering now she used to ev ways on time if theyre- not- answered edwin ts it notbecause youre out helping ibis parson in some way thats better than supper not always teddy boy said pauline honestly sometimes im out on the hills having a good time with myself did i marry you to stop that paul id rather starve or perhaps and now eaullnes grey eyes had a far inward twinkle great- aunt isabel will think i ought to tell you how you ought to preach im glad you dontj sermons- are bad enough as it is i never was built to preach only to practice whispered pauline proudly to herself then added aloud but in spite of all the ways i dbnt bring you up teddy youre a pretty happy husband arent you too happy to want greataunt isabel to come and spoil it all i across paullne great gray eyes inky- lashed a look of pity had fallen it will be very hardon her to see you she lest hr happiness so soon but asked edwin soberly doesthat really give hera right to spoil our happy home pauline slipped round him kneeling while she pressed her cheek to his slecvj and looked across into the cheery are would burs have ifhyjght to be a happy heme if we didnt lep it opn for people to catch some happiness from before they pass on their way but after a while edwin asked paul ine do you honestly want great- aunt isabel to corns- paulines laugh rang out no ed- win i honestly dont greataunt isabel arrived on thurs day the fifteenth at four but she- did pot act quite as pauline had expected and on thursday the twentysecond at eleven in the evening pauline snuggled at edwins knee by the study fire was saying but shes been as polite as if she were anybody else yes admitted edwin without warmth then it must be all our fault what that weve neither of us laughed since she came into the house that i fepl as if i wore a soldier whod been courtmartialed and was waiting to be shot shell shoatlbut i thought itwas i she was waiting to shoot aunt isabel ulways keeps quiet until shes looked tho ground over and im the ground- shes looking over pauline shook her curly head- i know she thought you were starved because supper was so late tonight even if she did iat four muffins who wouldnt such muffins and ant i wait for my muffins when youre jnakirig parishcalls wriggled yet she hasnt said a word pauline admonished- herself but i know from her mouth shes going to it couldnt be like that if -she-hadntsaid-sharp- thingsr it looks as if somebody had run a draw ing string round it ob dear deario teddy what a horrid thing for me to say then ill say a horrider thingi said edwin stoutly ive always thought uncle hezeklah showed great discretion tayingt they were quite right that great- aunt isabel was waiting to fire the first shot came the very next evening but at whose head it was directed they could neither of them afterward deter- mine the trouble began at the fall of the early april twilight when edwins latch key admitted him to a chill and shadowy house the gloom seemed con centrated to a tall chair in the parlor out of this gloom a voice spokeis it your duty edwin to light the lamps in the evening kline or pauls whichever one of us blows in first isnt it rather late for pauline to be out all trumansville is safe as my pocket besides themoon is just rising and your supper oh i can wait im used to it r am afraid edwin that you are the pink lampshade trembled beneath edwins fingers and then because he did not know what to say he went to his study but he did not stay there for a stepping consciously ioudrobnsciously determined reminded him of certain in cidents of his childhood considering that on the kitchen table flour stood sifted for biscuits and eggs broken for bealing that in the stove the are lay ready for instant kindling and that the table in the diningroom was set there did not seem much heed for the em- ught to bcallpriatic cl ofdvendoors and the- condemnatory clatter of dishes edwin appeared in the doorway aunt isabel i am going out for a walk youve just come in im going but again he said and added by way of adequate explanation paul isnt here health and happiness which ought to be your first concern your tea is better for yaa weak tedly boy said pauhne patting his band with light fingers tbat expressed the caution ber lips dared not speak pauline knew- a good deal about leading a horse to water but edwins tea stood untouched foxauntisabelreould not make him drink a big helping of omelet teddy please and two biscuits at once im so sorry i was late but i was taking care of the babjs for flora stewart her mother on the farm has broken net hip and flora bad to drive out there for the afternoon the babys teething and at half past six i found i was pretty tired so i fan away up on pearson hill with the stars and the mopn and myself for i thought id make sure of having one dish good ifor supper and that was pauline tor you know ted i dont taste good when im tired j a rih glad you went lor a walk and im glad about the stewartj baby too you see aunt isabel paul and i have to make this old parish our first busi ness h in my day a wifes first business was her husband keep her hand on my jacket tali all through the service and yank when fcri think aunt isabel you may safely to get so very strong youd rather be off than wait- put in some cake paul will you yes and oh youll need a book ct1 run arid stick one in your overcoat pocket youllwear your light overcoat teddy the lunch will go in the other pocket i wasnt going to wear any overcoat theres so much more room for carry ing things in an overcoat and youll be gone all day yes all day edwin repeated loud enough for the diningroom to hear but he bad not said goodby to the dining room when a moment later the front door clanged behind him pauline returned to the breakfast table cheery and unperturbed edwin went off very abruptly said aunt- isabel severely teddy hab a terrible temper oh cried aunt isabel i should not call it a terrible temper edwin has always been very lovable very much like she stopped this morning perhaps i spoke too quickly but pauline do you never yourself try to help edwin with his sermons he does preach pretty poor sermons not in the least poor pauline ed- trust paidlne take are of me rfauiinel pauline is so young that she needs bringing up herself there were sparks in edwins eyes on bistongue too but- paulines hand in his commanded silence if her eyes were young they were big with under- seanding as they gazed at aunt isabels puckered trembling lips if 1 bad had any share in bringing but why aunt isabel bavent we made you bappy because you have made me happy because i wantte take the happiness home with me to think about it a little with hezeklah teddy up when- he was a little boy i- teacher for preachers ana monday dont believe i could ever have trusted him to anyone else there was a queer wrench in aunt isabels voice he has forgotten that time- paulines right hand slipped from- ed wins ber left dared to fall light as thistle foam on aunt isabels knuckles i wasnt there just then she said but i bavent forgotten tbat time aunt isabel peace descended once more on the par sonage but it was a troubling sort of peace saturday morning had a tension about it due perhaps to the curious set of aunt isabels mouth the curious gleam in her eye when after breakfastedwin went scurrying off for the mail and pauline tripped at his side to her mar keting it was only twenty minutes uriil edwin came back but things had hap pened during his absence pauline coming in ten minutes later stopped humming when she heard his voice she new up tq the study the door was open great- aunt isabel with her broom and her mop and hersoap and ner scrub pail stood on the outside or that dodr edwin was securely mastev of the chaos within twenty minutes more aunt isabel was saying and the floor at leasts you have already disarrangesi all my papersl edwin glared at the orderly pile on his desk such a condition cf- dirt is positively unhealthy the housekeeper that allows the housekeeper that allows it res- tiectsherthusbands cothfoti husbands callingf i have a sermon to wins sermons are in factf a credit to him and to his upbringing i have thoughfl saw surviving in them some of the thoughts of our dear doctor barnard to whljm edwin used to listen when he was a little boy rl dont feel as if i knew enough to help him with his sermons aunt- isabel but i stuck phillips brooks into his poc ket phillips brooks is a very good r i am aware bhat she is not a halfhour later edwin returned he entered the dlningtoom at the same mement that aunt isabel came in from the kitchen carrying the tea pot in one hand a plattor ofomelet in the other pauline here no but your supper is ready im not hungry yt but i am and jcu ought tobe sit down at once edwin and ask the bless ing it was the tone aunt isabel had em ployed when edwin was ten and it had the same effect ho asked the blessing but his thoughts were unholy will you have a biscuit edwin no thank you i ana sorry said aunt isabel in a sudden changa of jfoice that theyre burned at that edwin sciectecptshe most cindery sample of all and munched it in gloom it was theflrst time he had ever sat down to that table without having paulines curly crown behind the teapot aunt isabels head was white and stately and topped by a bit af black cob- web for a cap but it could not take the place of paulines edwin silently peck ed at an inch of omelet will you have your tea yes please aunt isabel without sugar said aunt isabel with great emphasis edwins mouth and eyes opened- the next moment he wo have forgotten that he was npt still ten if sounds hart hot come to his ear there was a scurry of light feet up the steps the cheery chuckle of a latchkey a sudden opening cf the diningroom door and pauline april wind on her cheeks april star- shine in her eyes stood on the tflfreshold her quick glance passing from one face to the other tok in also the blackened biscuits the withered omelet jbotn good of you to have supper ready aunt isabel ive come home so hungry 1 was hungry myself and so was edwin i will give up your seat to you paulinei as soon as ive poured his tea oh pleasedont move aunt isabel pauline was tossing off her hat and coat- and patting her lactf coll im lust isabel if- i shut the door the door closed high and blank sud denly beneath her crisp white dusting cap aunt isabels face became all lit drpw pauline i am afraid edwin isnt enjoying my visit very much pauline smiled into the brooding old face you just wait aunt isabel until he comes back is it possible pauline that you dont feel badly when edwin goes off from you this way but he doesnt because i always go along l then you stayed heme on my ac count oh no but because dont you see weve such a good chance to clean the study it you could dust the books i could scrufc the two women bent to their task with overflowing energy to both tt work was a welcome relief to thelnftroubled feelings and like all work them closer together an hour later aunt isabels ace had brightened she was dusting nyfever- ish haste like all aunt isabels slwas handling edwins books more tenderly than she handled edwin himself in the midst of the work pauline paused breath less from scrubbing we neednt hurry so aunt isabel theres plenty of time what is that bock in your hand edwins old album did you know he has you in it sit down a minute ill find the place paullner bluecapped bluepinafored perched orv the chair arm aunt isabels hand suddenly closed over paulines hand on the page closed and yghtencd t was seventeen then you were beautiful aunt isabel he was beautiful pauline he was beautiful all the way beleves asthma at little expense thousands of dollars have been vainly spent upon remedies for asthma and seldom if ever with any relief dr j d kelloggs asthma remedyvdesphe its assurance of benefit costs so little that it is within reach ot all it is the national remedy for asthma far removed from the class of doubtful and experi mental preparations your dealer can supply it you know itffi good tea she reversing falls of the saint john red label 25c yw n we say its the greatest value you can buy i i as happy in any seat your tea is weak edwin said his aunt as it ought to be im afraid im used to haying it the way ilike it i tve observed that pauline lets you have a great many things the way ycu like them isthatwiry bad cf me aunt isabel it inay prove very bad for edwins t crumpled like the duster- at her-feet- thats net the only door youve shut on me edwin r but a little hand touched her arm and a little voice whispered to her you could nfcver guess whats the matter with him aunt isabel its- only that he wants to ge up a sermon that will please you once morepeace ensued it lasted oven over sunday vhutjimt was about rs much as aunt isabel could manage at breakfast monday morning almst be fore edwin had taken his first sip of coffee she began edwin i have sat beneath you preaching new for two sundays and i hepp you will excuse me if i offer you a little helpful criticism considering that i am seventy and you twentyseven and that i was the first person to take you to hear a sermon yourself edwin opened his mouth but decided to use it for coffee only in the first place edwin you wander from your text she opened her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kind ness edwin quoted thats a text that suggests a good deal about a wifes dealing with her husband theres quite a lot to be said en that text without wandering solomon has already said it a good deal betterthan you canedwinl if youre expecting me to improve pn solomon aunt isabel also edwinj aunt isabel went on firmly you show a tendency in your preaching to discuss matters you are too young to know anything about is there very much more aunt isabel i do not intend to leave this house edwin before ive done my duty and said my say then i do cried edwin and iip he jumped and flew into the kitchen where in a minute pauline followed him but she carefully left tho diningroom door cpen that she might not seem to desert aunt isabel edwin was fumbling wildly about the kitchen table looking for a lunch ted ill fix it im going off for the day out into he country anyw its the best thing you can do ted i foelvery strange this morning paul i cant tell whats the matter with me there isnt anything the matter with you but the monday feeling ted and you can walk that off ill be gone all day then ill put up a big lunce right off get down the vacuum bottle til- put in some hot tea ju not wait for it mm 71 bsafisikias sot was beautiful through doesnt edwin lcok a little like him you see that dear do you yes whispered pauline and it makes us understand each other doesnt it ourjovirig jnenwhpare alike why child murmured aunt isabbl why child then sudden and i dont look much like that picture now but- he does he looks like his picture still pauline i someimes wonder whether hell know me im old npw and he was so jcung dont i ssem paulfne very old to yon aunt isabel it seems to me the more people i know said wise little pauline and the more i love them the more i know that nobody ever gets old peoples faces change but they dont you dont feel to me any elder than i pauline it isnt only my face that has changed i myself have grown old ycuve made me feel that ever since i came into this house oh i never meant to im sorry i know you didnt nuan to and you neednt be sorry your edwin will never grew old he will always look like heze klah he will always be young with you because of you 7 i wajht him to whispered- pauline dear ive often felt as if he had wandared so far away from me to new places that i could never reach him again perhaps and now since ive been here with you and edwin ive wondered if perhaps id wandered farther than he bcause ive changed so will he know me pauline ceuldnt you whispered pauline while her lips touched aunt isabels cheek change back again into the pic ture i think youre changing now perhaps i think that he will know you at a sudden sound they both started but who is it pauline why edwin or course but he said hed be gone all day but of course hed come back and were not half done o pauline what will he say hell act -as- hedid on saturday hell feel the way he did this morning s wait said pauline edwin stormed up the stairs with all outdoors blowing in- with him he never seemed to see the dismantled study at all he made straight for aunt isabel j nn her lip roun wh 6 ness had drawn its puckering string he kissed her- aunt isabel can you forgive a bad boy who remembers that he was onpft your little boy do you forgive me edwin i want you to before i go go exclaimed the other two you are not geing honje tomorrpw ye3 the visitor to saint john new bruns wick wil find many points of interest in addition to its spacious harbor the site of fort howe on top of an enor mous rock that rises in the centre of he city the martello tower on carlton heights and the point of land across the harbor on which stood old fort saint john made famous toy the defense of heroic made la tour are of historical interest a nalural phenomenon or un natural if one wishes is the sight of a great river changing its flow so that water apparently runs up hill this is the reversing f all or the saint john river which has attracted attention since the white man first landed on these shores cbamplain lescarbot and denys as well as other explorers and- writers nave described them in their works and to day as then they are of imfawnff in terest where the falls are situated the river narrows to a width of 350 feet with lime stone banks rising to a height of 100 feet and in the bed of the river is a series of- limestone ledges during low tide the course of the river is normal but as the tide rises it meets the current of the river overcomes it and rushes upward ovei the falls with great velocity the saint john harbor tides average twentysix feet and this never ending struggle between tide and river results in a temporary victory for one or the other every twentyfour hours- the indians of the country prone to attribute any freak of nature to their manitou naturally ascribed the creation of the falls to glooscap their legendary hero the bete noire of the birds animals and other inhabitants of the region was big beaver a most mischievous creature chased by glooscap from one iniquity only to consummate another eluding the hero he journeyed to the mouth of the saint john and there constructed a dam which created a huge lakeqiat flooded tho country for miles in his travels glooscap discovered this latest vlllany and seizing his great clult des troyed theamsvith mighty strokes the rush of the released waters bore a part of the dam out into the harbor where it lies to this day and is known as part ridge island the split rock which may be seen below the falls was believed by the indians to be glooscaps club dis- carded after the destruction ff tbj rtnm wary big beaver did not then fall a victim to the prowess- of the hero but at a later period answered for all of his misdeeds she speaks their lanouage by arthur b rhlnow from a balcony in the large hall oh ellis island i watched the immigrants enter for a final inspection one group in particular interested me they were bewildered talking and gesticulating ex citedly one by cne the employees tried to calm them only to be met with shakings of the head and cryptic shrugs of the shoulder finally a young lady approached and after a few words all was smiles si inquiringly i tijrried to my friend who knew the ways of the island she speaks their language he ex plained what a perfectly simple explanation how happy those immigrants must have been to hear their own sweet me her tongue in a strange land then the clouds lilted and the sun shone they were easily directed if only we could understand one an other not merely the spoken and written words of different nations and- races but the vernacular of the soul in which a person communes with himself a man may be able to converse in nine lan guages and yet- not understand his neighbor every individual has a sphere of his very own with thoughtsand feel ings that often defy translation- into words there we are ourselves there we speak our own language and seldom do we find anyone who can cpeak cur language only one who truly loves his fellowmen can pene trate to that silent sphere when thaf happens there is a family feast brother and brother and father david livtogsone in the heart of africa could not speak in the language of the natives but they understood him for they knew he loved them pussys tragedy a cat which was the pet of the round house of the canadian national rail ways at calgary decided to have her family in the centre of a hollow casting beneath an oilclectrlc car she and her s kittens were carried to edmonton where themd cat l th c inestimably in search of food unfortunately she missed the train when it left on the return journey and was not able to rejoin her family until the car returned again to edmonton her mewlngs then at tracted attention and the kittens were discovered they had travelled nearly 1080 miles and had been away from their mother for- thirtysix hours alas with faal results hello granma y- im a good boy when amy married bill temple her people made her pr6mise to visit them often but after young bill came the visits were less and less frequent although the old- folks were only 40 miles or so away then one night amys mother telephoned and they found how pleasant and inexpensive a visit hy tong distance can be low evening rales on station-to-sta- tion calh begin 700 pm still lower night rates at 830 pm so every sunday night now grandma calls them the weekly chats make them all happier and the cost is only a few cents 1 j cadesky optometbist will visit acton on r mon september 12 v anyone suffering from eyestrain defective vision or headache should not miss the opportunity of 1 consulting this eyesight specialist j appofntments may be made with j mr a t brown druggist consultation fee- t office hours 9 a m till 4 p m j- v 50c takes the free press frdm now to december 31 1932 to any canadian address here is a newspaper bargain in order to intro duce th free pressto new readers we will mail 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