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thursday april 3rl 1941 the acton free press pacr nmek w f na audrey marshall a i hlte poumkvl up her pll- low ttnd i he ii sninoththj it on hir htudlo couch if im the only kfrl in my bible class whorcnni hnt n tifw hat for easter arnln tlili ytnr i iii slay away slw irrnniffd tin ovor thai turn- pl hip iwhi into a coiirli fwort kiip drow n uohbly strnn around the tiny siihvpk nnd tnbl thnt made her kitrln n in almost no unit ihu bur riiml out into the bn i 7 tumlunc qf u nprlnr flay in cliknjo ivo jini ago slio bnil urittin hnnu i livi in sue h a- ihrilllnr part of town it unn hurm d in in bit fin of sin cut j mt nnrl this iiourp was built ripht aftt r it inn t n fashionable ni iplilwirhootl any mon hut such statki of intt r online pint ps ristaurants from pvory land nntlquo shops orlt ntnl i ntoron such windows of lints nnd rowiw and jewels sorm day whon my ship comoh in 1 11 huj you scads of lovely thinei she remembered that now as slit- hurried pal ijiese windows on her way to work no ship headed for my jwrt she thought bitterly tuo years and no fine job few friends just a chnncc to keep myself nllie not even a one ninety eight hat for eas ter she felt like crying as nt that moment she passed a window that held throe exquisite hats since tiny jind blossomed thi re two days lit fore slu had admit t d t in m tsp t ially the preen oni it was siniph but perfection ns to lino and just th color to bring out tin dt pth of her dnrk ejts tn brighten thiver dt p green of hi r ont and only coat that had to do for winter and spring as wi ii and i liki ly all of fifttnn tll lars slit stood ns though munrn ed to hi r fifttin dollars was lh hiphost prhf n lint nnil hi had she known thnt tin ntiljim i snid to another dnrktyod irl nut nn hour lat f fi t you toiw vlnrenl nnd cheap nt tin price slu would havt gasped 1 h miht ffiri gjnid a iitii too and wt nt nnny audrey was thus ahlt to admin the hat that afttrnoon as will as tin n t day and ry unit sin saw it she liked it better the othi r girl wati hod it too shi did not run a in hir tarn she did think wnllan aniln w bundy n very dlfitltikulrhtfd name and she did admire its own r shi thought but audrey felt as she ifllmtised her old hat thnt she should not do much thinking nluiut that hi ltdreftod young ninn hi r thances looked hopeless to her mrs kerr felt the hat wns hope lew too ns she nnt down with it in lu r hands after dinni r white i lla folded the jnblecloth nnd audrey rattled the jlishos in the nlnk sulii a poor cheap htth hat to start wuh and so worn mrs kt 1 1 whispori d to in r dnujht r as she turmd thi libit k straw on iei hand on sa i lu hat sin w noted was i r en bring me th pu i 1 from tin lost t the pine bos yiilded nn oltl gmn wing snlp snip mrs kerr s skilful fingprs sheared that frnyttf hunch of feathers into a very jaunty ornament covering the worn quill with n clever bunch of greenness made from the bits slit had cut away audrey untched with delight her pretty dark face hnppy you re a wonder she aaluv i can sew hut i can t make things look smnrt nnd thnt does i hope wallace andrew bundy aeries said i lla wickedly she was chnsed nnd pummoled before audrey w nt h imp in a glow of hnppim ss bi sidi t hat dream of a gn en hit this suhstilut wis not much but it was bt tier than nothing and in frn ndlint vs of thi act helpi d lu r lorn iv homesic k hi art simt rath r liacl died sh just iouhl not till any worrns to mot lit r working nwn in in little southern city tjiat was home and such n dimming lunn she now hnd somt thing t hat she iouhl wear on taster but oh if sho 1 juu nn i4at g hn4-j-ott-nd- a nre you anyliuvv conn in again to htr surprise she did on sa- turdav audroyhad nhnlf holiday shi was standing in tht lobby of her building uniting for an april show tih writi r all day in a room full of machines nnd girls doing routine work for small pay as audrtv did she held a position iuui ai audrt hnd planned to hn pri ntt secrt tnry to nn iniwrtnnt man on a sizt nbh salni in fnct thi salar was so sizi ihh hi r love for tin lint so i at h r hmtjnj to look hi r bi st that wtk- nd fi a hit ivjiiciii so orr- whelming thnt afl r n hiij s sm in with the mi hint r sin went dttp dow n into i i r purs audrt on lnr lumit w ard w iv n 1 hursda sto til in su k suipris win n si saw n fluffv blue hat in pliur of thnt h rft 1 1 run om sli to pass when a charming voice said ritht in la r enr oh roger dear raining on our great day a mnn s voice answered niver mind antil that new hnt of yours sheds light enough for all twenty- four hours we ii grnh a ta and pfpn tnttcir rrhaps if w ns not sold and sht could still look it it musti tin nil her ourngt au lr stt pptnl into tin luurious sjdistoom i t is it sold that lovth mih ii haf sht sinmnu ri to tht hauht 1 salisladv lo htr surprist she re ctivtd a nully frltndly smih as tin mllimr anwind t m dt ar lo a girl who might r vour i hit r lister sim udurwl it tn a gtvtii bargain twtntv two ft ft audrev uljieil out sonn ihllij 1 k umnk u and f it d iwmtv tw f i ft v foi a hat nt arl twin itr sl ar sin should bi vla1 th it i nil w ho- looki i liki htr and who a tot ii tht hat too lould hav it but sht found in in j lad vtt diffi tilt h cttuld that itlni j ii i affot i mi i in t strawtmint ti n wil i ut i n t affoid an mi tout 1 vi i i ill it 1 1 i i l st ft it ii t w h wns i ii nib i i th hlhlllllss tv mill ikll i i vk it shnn t bt spoiled by a single drop a hurst of happy laughter follow i d and past htr wint a slim dark tirl truly not unhki lu rs if and a squart shnuldt red blond man the kirl was wianng tht green hat i he reen hat lovely as tvtr and as be coming to this girl as audrey hnd ftlt it would lit to her she wonder td if it would havt brought the same looknfdnrnttonrrotho gtftyovt sit uallnce bundy thnt it brought to tlnst blue onts wallace was talh r bnndkomt r than this man oh will what was tin good of fusmiig about that iretn hat any longer grimly audrt mint home to wnsh and mind clothis whlh shi l nrntd the words day school hut iihr tould go to thurdi nnd thui tin temptntlon tjitiu urtl shf could go horn twd lhanri hats nobody i ould ian if idii won that wondtrful hat just out sin would haw to 10 to in r room anyhow h could not wall into church with nn trn hat hani i rig from in r fitters winn sin wi nt to in r room the put the hat oif hnd it was jusl as in contlnf as sh had epi 1 ti d it w as n dri am of a hat all nt onro audrey fairly tore it orf and fhe actually ran qut of tin house nnd up the sire t nrfiiny with tht green- creation piitkwl neatly in her one exl wk she started out i he shop was ni vi r open whin the passed in the morning hut lit noon she marched in i found thnt green hnt i liked so well in the park yestordny audrey wild it rolled right ncrosn tin grass do you know the name nnd ntldress- of hpgirlwhotjwnntl of courro miss vincent mi fvn roils private siintarv lo think of it in int ou who fotiinl it she hi 1 n in inn almost crylnr onh r id a ni iv one ns mar liki it as po sihh maih light awnv it s moil dom oil said audrey blankly sht s mifhty hit ky isti t sht two hats and a ood job uoll good b lu ot to hurry sin ii lie glad to get it haik tin milliner called after audrt s 1 ins shi thinks this hnt just mntle her n ngoment thnt too she has ti verything thought audrey ns she worked at her ty pew rlter nil afternoon w riling nnmes on form letters she felt that life held nothing for her the mil liner hnd called out to ask her name sold something about a r wnrd but audrey hnd hurried nwny ho wanted a reword for doing her duty audrey did not even go by t hat hnt shop for three days sin could not binr lo do so she forgot on ihursdav ivening nnd did go by at one she htnrd oiics calling fingi rs drumming on ejnss ind running footsteps nnd tin n stoewl tin oth r girl miss vincent oh niv dt ar whotvi rvouai sin was saving i he milliner mi s stoufer tokl mo nil about von ind how y ou tl adored tin hat our hat too nnd wquhln i tak a n unnl and didn t have a v 4ryrnodjolr7rmt wove wait d for you to t ojin lv the week al ottawa socially written for thr arton kra trm by hi i ioi maelhun t mimtlbiri l stmff l flirt ed on pn si nt irnfrlc tr wis- nod on a eonuiiuation of t siting w ak hi ul s and tiutli rial prlie v 1 1 rans aiitnl 1 air i ltn s n porti d it surplus of silotil on imio op ra ileitis jnirliu tin sumnit r and early autumn tin ir i mt null not m it tin 1i1 mand fir j is n t r 1 1 sonn loud s oiiawa april t cp ihe bl gi t agrii ulturnl probl m in ctinpda what to tlo about in tun i and po tentlnl wheat sufplust s is the major blisiin ss iieforo parliament this wi k agriculture minister ardint r tins drown ujj n win at imlicy for tht coming year ampluis subntlttt tl an estimnte for 1 mo 000to mt it tnto effect the program is ijavmg my thing but nn asy passagi through i he house of comnons it s rather unusunl or memlnru to rtp pose their own party governmenl i nnnnuntod jioliclos hut that s w hat has happened severnl times sintt tin th halt on agriculture stnrtid tin opporltion in i ibernl rani s sti ms maintlv from ontnrlo members who contend tin proposal to bonus pro duttinn of tonrsi grains etn tin prjurn s will work t tin dt trtmi 11 1 of oiilanns hog industrv bv re sultini in mon hvistoik 1 itsuik m tin u st but not onh i ibe rnls have bt 11 nttneking tin jirogram mtmbtrs of every other party in tl house hne hat their criticisms last 1 hursdny the minister mnd along speech in defence of the pro posnls he contended wheat grow ers bail boon hit hnrdi r by tht war than any other branch of ngricultun nnd thnt the bon using system 1 nn acre on wheat acreage left to sum- mtrfnllow nnd 2 on acreage used for coarse grnins and other crops would help make up the difference between inst year a wheat income of snrfmwkwlo and tht estimnted 19lli u imomo of sinnooooo hasttl on tin m w pohev which limits m w wheat deliveries toi 0 000 000 bush ls official opposition oi position i i nth r llinson t pr s si t opposition foi tin w hoi hi t al poht v t i t pt tin idea of restricting at n nti he said in wouldnt pay wtsttrn firnnrs for doipl whit tin ir inttlligintt should tt ii tin m to do hut he would have th m paid a prm for whativir win at could b trilitint njuuulsomi oliait n st rvi t r p fcl 1 with wliieh urirain eim pui lmu jrtujllijjc vfnr in a few minutes audro found jiermlf in nbaek room with a tfactip in ope hand n marvelous hit of cake in the other sh wjis t hi iig lx thing about lu r home her moth nnd her vounger sisters tht re about how she had worked to try to get a hpttt r job nnd saw no chnnte about her th sire for that tint even her ptcmptntion to wear it 1 1 vvouldn t hnphrmttifyou otit said miss anne vint nuu i-tfd-lwu- wu tull iii vi- lih- m t 1 h if n i 1 tl notion of t 1 nn ill i v in it mil hvt as n ss an i u 1 in t p 11 i i tau t i v in 1 t u i tl in nl thn 111 1 in 111 is tlisusiin ut audrt i it ou itoii 1 1111 i 1 stand living at hotm as hi 1 oh i m lutkv 1 tiuittt 1 i ill and sunkhi of honi ionn to dm nt r tomlit and bi inn tl ol 1 ml mollii r a w inr 1 viih huts ml sht liki s having vou onii in tusr vtti hi 1p with tht disho iuh i km w whv you rv so aiimutis for i tuw hat darlmj i alwavs hit 11u1 in things for t astir at home said udu tl rojor rising 111 lu r smooth it irk t ntt kx yen tlflieilljlj ikuqu uj nlc utth sung it 11 ss audny munhu 11 uu t 1 in mi i bible class one sunday lall and handitome and his nairil was ualhut andrew nundv t ita you stop commnnilthl audrey ai she ran in to git her old hat t he t name rans ovtr and ovtr of the nnllum the choir was tolling tin fati r sht had a good voice and mid takt n some ii ssons m tin in loved past of tinppier days if only fntlu r were still alive sht could invite alt tin class in to tt a and makt the m one of in r famous whlpmd i ri am cakih right tin 11 audrt v burst into laughter if things had been ns thty utn sht would nri have comt to t hlrago nt itl nivir laid tvts on mr watlan n ditw uun h lift was quttr she thnw a kiss towards tin old n w h it nt st moitiin sin t t u tarlv to m fc r 1 walk bv th i ik h fote start nt foi sundav st in ol 1 in tl iv w is uii tf c hliaios 1111 ms wimlv tuns ant s 1 tnjovtd th m sh s t i to it 1 ut r drivi s i m u tl w it 1 thit th k nt wavts 1 tu i si nv 11 1 in r with spi i s i v is jnt 1 in nmi to i bat k w in n tht miracle h i 1 in 1 sh nfttu t t sonn tliinj 4f t huge- rti hit lj tin liwnsof i in oln i ai k it woul 1 fluitt 1 up and tin n drop it would 1 il i nl ni t lit vi mini u on in i t 1k and fl 1 tlmn to soil 1 f sk it in its bum lu tht tit it it w i oil tlowni objttts t boum ud up in the 111 a nn an t sht a it w ts tin jre n hit sin could not mist ikjt that m rkv tnin ftatlni it was iiinilii right tov ards in r ii 1 u witit ovtr 11 now whoop lp it i went u tunllv rolltd o 1 r tht top of out uu wnk tktuun two otlnrsl and lav on th pavitmiti uiwpnd i audr v duhlntl out tunt grahb si it i from unrti r tno vrv wluels of jin other tai it was htr hit liulv it was h r hat now and tept for sonn tiustlt was ahsolult l unhurt mui uiukuil all ftrounn for ttip ow iu r slu vl ovseil t in bro ni rojid and wtiit up through the psrtr no tar had stoppod any when o oiu sttmed to tu running aftt r that hit n aqdny mt she would tu tunning had it blow n from htr in ad still he looked for the otlur girl crot ioum itln would h too late for sun bit if you hod 1 nt i ought to give it to you or vou niednt tell nit there s n young man in your cast too oh see hi r blush well thnt hat s a part of my cngngtmmt nnd oud noer guess how far it blew or how wo hunted or how delighted i was to have it back ou cant have that jmjvj2ulyuutaniiavo thtone miss stouftr mad to take its place itn almost as pretty now now not a word pont bt sdl of course vou tan lake it from a friend and i ii dart vou to tell me wo aren f friends and listen i can gt t vou a job in our offki not much but bttter i thanoujab atntthnt when in about sl months i leave to bt mnr i rlcni wh iii have vou trained to do my work and then i suppobt you ii j be going too i dun t much hi inu tht st nun who complain bttaus their gal seen tarns art nlwiy g t i tin married do you mv hut thai hat s becoming i oh miss in all right ann haitlaudrtv sht eould not sn in 1 otln r word but sonn how anne inc t nt see nn d 10 untie rst tod u hlch r n hit covt reel the imppur head w ts thftu uli to sav m wm un a piui with other farm products thnt was how tin situation stood as this wllic began it seethed pees siblt the whent dtbatt would not bt romph tttl b fort the houst tikis its long hist r n 1 1 ss stnrtinl nt st week i in direct war ffort was also untie r consideration as this wtk h tan the house dealt with finance ministi r ilsley s supplementary sti mats t envt r into u war costs- in- t cess of tin 700 000 000 nppropn 1 hon previously provided war appropriation britain bliinr pulling w eijjltt jfcmnj rtal work for nation utd stick mi4 ilmht and meantime the 1 tonooooon w ir appropriation bill for tin ft set i ir w inch bt nn this i uesday bail b n approvt d by tin semti aftt r bru f tie bale and sent to the gov ernor general for royal assent rjhc war ofxort w uwhr c nti- cism from senator mtightn opposi lion under in thi lpp r houst hi t barge tl tin compulsorv tr uning stln mi was wiibte ind irju 1 ui dominion was not producing w ic materials lo lu r full capacity u hilt t in w nr raj- d in britai ca itmntntnirttaroswuirr roops at homt althoukh public m 11 km w thit cnnatla would be onlv a prison hungrv nnd fed through tin 1 bars if britain fell it w is n mistake to prone 1 with the st iaw rente wattrwiv oroji 1 1 at a time whin ihe inst ounce of our musicalt is medtd for tht im j mediatt needs of war lu contended t tjovernnilnuluauer dandur ind dt ftiitlcci tin job c inada w is doing i i tieluvt he said that in pruiortion to its population c inad i h is m 1 1 1 worthv ffort ml c in hold its in a 1 1 ikh amhin th houst of t mm is i i inn ministi r i u kt iwii bmi i sitilnl th siiuition tins v r in tin i 1 toi t f w it i iv i 11 1 hh m 1 i i mv n s fii l mi j 1 i i lull tl ir tt 1 iu th 1 1 ui s hi 1 tl 1 11 manh 1 iv re titaii for war mi kit s n i tt it t fi 1 fashion frorks hnv 22 boinhnt one man jlteaifefl lcurvt ofj 2000000 dollar a yeaf iwlnlytwo iiomliers costing two i mlllton dpllnrs can lie built- for britain evi r ve ar bv the t niesl t slaus as a r suit of the tit cisiojnr of i t nptain tdward molyni u famous i throughout tin world as irr irbitor of w omens fashions when tin ma7ts sxvtioprrt nir s- rrnnco captain molvmtts it fl lis paris salons which suppln d th i itl jng fnshiifri houst s of w rk chicago mid hpllvwothl not to m rj hon tan 1 1 1 h d 1 1 i t 11 rv on from mavfur mi sum hi 1 w rk tirls w 1 lvtrwl lined lev th itfiiists 1 1 im i hv ihl f r morn ing and afl 1 noon frorks tailor maki s and vt nine l iw n th buvtrs dnln t lot htr it nil trie s from oru of his n ptiti lodav tlnn in ib mi twmiv anient an fashion 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than a mw plait- foi us ami ii in nation il i ulu is o t rutin n vi nut soirttl iti pt r t nt iluriiik ii ali hilar tar 1910 and tht rt port wild it wan hopwl tu si ttm oultl not rtiuir an appro priation t parllanu nt un mfiilt ac count in 1911 ii1i9 vo recant was bai 1 fresh 2lr bunches- 15c 19c mtcivl large size orantes 3c sleciailarge seedlwi tirapeprhit firm ripe tomvtoes pound also fyeah muuhroouh ikta pineapfle snlnmch fruit and veciible phcm vntu saturday night only 4 15c tl x