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27 LATEST K.A.F. PHOTOS FREE! Mail only two Durham Corn Starch lahcli for each pic- ture desired or one Bee Hive Syrup label. To start, select from the "Flying Torpedo" "Sky Rocket" "Lightning" "Defiant" "Spitfire" "Hurricane* or "Caulioa" ... the list of 20 other pic- ture* wilt be aent with your list request. Specify your name, addfesa, picture or pictures requested enclose necessary labels and mail to the St. Lawrence Starch Co., Limited, Port Credit. Ont. OB DURHAM^STARIH MARRYING MARK by Violette Kimball Dunn CHAPTER TWELVE Valerie got in after her. begin- ning at once to plan for future trips. The small bed that folded up against the side when not in use fsoinated her. The half dozen shin- ing pans hanging from their hooks, and the tiny oil store, suggested incredible adventure. They almost had to drag her away when they were ready to leave. Valerie could hear Mark talking to the head mechanic while Lucy was packing. She beard the man say something about a new engine, and saw the quiet nod of Mark's head, and his quick glance at the old van. Evidently Lucy was not to know. She would never tell. If the Ark needed a new en- gine, it was no more than it de- served. Back In the car again. Mark looked at his watch. "Can you stand another night t the hotel?" he asked. Valerie nodded with enthusiasm, but Lucy glanced with sheer panic at her purse. She could hardly tell them that besides the Ark, her capital consisted of a five-cent piece! "You see. it's almost dinner time. If we stay here, we can get an early start, and make Wide Acres probably with ease " "Of course." thought Lucy, "he couldn't imagine anybody with only five cents. What's a ten-dollar-*- nixht hotel to him?" But ahe changed her mind later in the evening. As they left her at her door. Mark handed her an envelope. He did it so quietly that even Valerie hardly noticed. In her room. Lucy tore the envelope open. A hundred-dollar bill lay costly Inside a sheet of hotel note paper. "Half your first month's salary In advance." Mar': had written. "Just to bind the bargain. So you can't walk out on us." Then his initials. Nothing more Lucy sank down on the tufted satin of h* r bed. She had never owned a hundred- dollar bill before. She felt like Croesus. Were employers often Ilk* this? she wondered. Beautiful Wide Acres They reached Wide Acres in time for dinner the next night. Lucy never forgot her first sight of the house. Mark had told her a little about it. and she knew it was comparatively new. But as they drove up to the door and she glimpsed Its mellow brick beyond the great white pillars of the por- tico it was hard to believe 't hadn't been there forever. Chlltern opened the door. The spirit in which the two men's hands met wag obvious, although all Mark said was. "Well, Chlltern:" And Chlltern answered, "It's good to see you back, sir." Mrs. Ban-wood stood, primmer than ever, in the background. wait- Ing to toe greeted. And there were the still-smiling Alice, anrt Katie, the other maid. Lucy was explain- ed to them all simply as "Miss Tredway. who has eorae to us as Mias Valerie's tutor." Lucy felt more than a little strange as she followed Mrs. Ban- wood to her rooms, with Valerie at their heels. What standing had a tutor? She had rt..d that secre- taries in great houses often ha^ their meals served upstairs, to avoid embarrassment But what happened to tutors? And what was she between classes? She had gathered from Mark that she would theu be a sort ISSUE 36 '41 of companion. Although she had never had a regular job before, she knew she was being overpaid for this. Two hundred dollars a month and such a home! Well, she must try to earn it! So far, it looked like no job at all. She had heard Mark tell Mrs. Banwood to show her several guest suites and let her choos*. But she never got farther than the first one. She took one look at tt, put down her purse and gloves, and said, "I like this very much. I won't look at any more, thanks." Lucy's Suite It was a bedroom, sittin? room, and bath, all done In delicate mauve and green and silver, with here and there a faint touch of blue. "Dinner Is at eight, Miss Tred- way," said Mrs. Banwood. " The houseman will bring your bags Im- mediately. Shall I send a maid to you ?" "No, thanks." said Lucy. " I'm quite used to looking after my- self." Mrs. Banwood said. "Thank you." and shut the door. Lucy took off her hat and loosened her flat- tened hair. She glanced at Valeria, who stood in the middle of the sit- ting room looking critically around her. "Wouldn't you really like to see the others?" she asked. "I coald show them to you myself, yoti know. Maybe you'd like them bet- ter." She hoped Lucy would say yes. "But I couldn't possibly lik.^ anything better," said Lucy. "You:- mother must have had pretty m'- velons taste!" It was the first tlm' she had mentioned Valerie's mo ther to Valerie. "You see. my father built this house quite a long time before he married us " Valerie explained. "I hemember he told mother she could -do anything she wanted to with it. And mother said it was almost too perfect as it was. and she wouldn't dream of touching It." "And how sensible that was!" Valerie had accomplished a strange withdrawal at the mention of Ellen. Lucy could have under- stood grle-f. But this detachment almost as If she spoke of some character In a story or phy was a trifle uncanny. Valerie jumped up from the deep chair before the little wood flre. "I'll have to change." she said. "It's twenty minutes to eight." A man knocked and came in with Lucy's baps, and she began at once to unpack. (To be continued? Sweet Lavender Munition Source One of the street "cries of Lon- don." called In a sing-song voice, is"Who'll buy my sweet lavender," by women peddlers, but no longer will It be heard again until after the war at least. Lavender and lace are associated with love-, but lavender has other uses. The oils distilled from this pretty mauve- colored shrub make delicate per- fumes, soaps and powders; twigs have Imparted the aroma of lav- ender to countless numbers of bridal dainties and boudoir pret- ties stowed away in a drawer. Lavender Is also the source of medicines and munitions. The British Government needs all the lavender oil It can get to help make supplies and materials ot war to blast Hitlerlsin from th earth. So the oldest firm of lav- ender distillers in the world has switched from romance to war. Easy-To-Make Dressing Table A most attractive dressing tabl can be made from a few yards of material, a shelf, an easel mirror and an inexpensive stool. Have the shelf (it should be about eighteen inches wide) built under a window. Curtain the window with full, straight folds of a sheer lace net to afford plenty of light and complete privacy, and fasten a billowing skirt of the same lace net around the shelf. The shelf itself can be finished to match the mirror, and the stool covered with a fabric matching or har- monizing- with the general color scheme. Better Cure For Hiccups Hiccup cure* such aa scaring a person, holding the breath and counting ten, or drinking water slowly are not very effective. Th following reliable method ia ug- gested: hold a paper bag over th nose and mouth of the victim, so that the sufferer can breathe in and out of the container. In a few minutes the hiccups are usu- ally gone, because the inhaling of collected carbon dioxide from the bag stimulates respiratory nerve centres to control the involuntary spasms. Beating The Ration System Linen and silk sheets are not rationed in England, so tha women are buying these to make dresses. It is one way of beating the coupons for clothes. Another method is to order kilts. A kilt for a tall man means three and one-half yards of cloth. People ordered plain kilts and got the cloth. Then they took th goods to a tailor and had a suit made. The cloth for a kilt takes eight coupons, but 26 coupons are needed for a suit. Stocking Crisis Not Important "Full-fashioned cotton hose that are sheer, stylish and well-fitting" says the office of Emergency Management in the United States, "are ready as substitutes for silk or nylon stockings. The designs range in variety and weight from cobweb mesh for dress wear to plain knits for everyday use. They call for combed, gassed and mer- cerized yarns spun of long stapl American cotton. Practically all can be woven on the same ma- chines now manufacturing silk and synthetic hose." TOTS' CRISP BUTTONED STYLE Br Ann Adams This pert little dual-personality style keeps up with the busy pace of a small girl's life. For Pat- tern 4708 by Anne Adams is de- signed in two different versions. One is in the peasant trend, with * square neckline and ric-rac edging. The other version is more tailored, with a trim collar. That front buttoning lets mother dress a restless youngster quickly and it makes the frock easy to open out for laundering. The skirt is flaring; the front waist-seams are shaped in spirited points. Either version may have its entire top, with the exception of the button panel, in gay contrast. A pair of neat panties is included in this "must have" style. Pattern 4708 ia available in children's sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. Size 6, collarless dress, takes 2% yards 35 inch fabric; dress with collar, 1% yards 35 Inch fabric and s yard contrast. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accept- ed) for this Ann* Adams pattern to Room 42l, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Write plainly size, nrfThe, address and style number. TABLE TALKS By SADIE B. CHAMBERS Request* For some time requests have been accumulating so this week I am going to give them to you with th'e hope that they may be of use and practical to all my readers. Whole Wheat Waffle* \ cup whole wheat flour % cup sifted white flour (pastry) H teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking powder 3 egg yolka 3 egg whites stiffly beaten % cup milk % cup cream 4 tablespoons melted butter. Twice sift together pastry flour, salt and baking powder. Then mix thoroughly with the whole wheat flour. Beat egg yolks well, mix with the milk and add to the dry ingredients. After mixing thoroughly, add the melted butter. Mix again and fold in egg whites stiffly beaten. Bake in hot waffle iron which has been greased with olive oil. Maple Syrup Sauca Of course plain maple syrup served with well-buttered waffles ii always a relish but for variety here ia your requested sauce. % cup maple syrup 1V4 cups brown sugar % cup water 4 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 6 tablespoons heavy cream. Boil first four ingredients and sauce in a heavy syrup. CooL Add vanilla and cream. Whipped Cream Sauce Another very palatable sauce a the following: Whip cream and to 1 cupful add 1 tablespoon grated maple sugar. Feather Whipped Cream Cake 1 cup of whipping cream 3 egg whites Vi cup syrup from canned pine- apple 1 cup fruit sugar V* teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups cake flour Beat cream and egg whites to- gether until stiff. Add the pina- apple syrup. Sift together th dry ingredients. Add to whipped cream mixture and mix thorough- ly. Bake in two layers in a mod- erate oven. Pineapple Icing 1 egg white beaten stiffly 2 cups sifted icing sugar \b cup drained crushed pineapple 1 tablespoon orange juice. Beat well until the right con- sistency to spread. There is a difference in sugars, so, if thin, add more icing su^ar. Feather Rolli Soften 1 yeast cake in 1 cup lukewarm water. Beat in one cup flour and let rise for 1 hour. Scald "-2 cup shortening and 1 teaspoon salt with 14 cups boil- ing water. Cool to lukewarm. Add the yeast mixture. Mix to a stiff dough with flour mixture. Let rise until light. Brush with milk and bake in hot even for 20 minutes. Tuna Short Cake 1 can tuna 1 cup canned peas 2 chopped hard boiled eggs Salt and pepper to taste 2 cups white sauce 2 cups flour 4 tablespoons .shortening 4 tablespoons baking powder ^4 teaspoon salt % cup rich milk. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and milk as for biscuits. Roll into layers in ordinary short cake manner. Then combine tuna, seasonings and white sauce. Add the chopped ejrgs and peas. Split short cake while hot. Place mix- ture between and on top. Indi- vidual biscuits may be made if you wish. Serve with tomato cat- sup. MINN t li.imln- r ti t- 1 i-tmir ] I--M im 1 I.-M.T-. from >.,r,T,-xi,-,i render*. She la pleiiNrtl lu receive UKKVMtluna OD fiii"'" fr her rttlumn, unit In r\-n mtflj to llntea ( our "pel pee \ t-i. " Uri ue*t* fur re*l pe or apet'lnl m i* nit* nrt> In itriler. \<i.in-i* onr letter* to **Mlmi Smile B. rkitm- ber. Til W>M 4ilelnldc Street, To* roato." Henri *tnmpel. elf-a*fl*1reiie*l envelope If rou wlh n reply. A Vindication Of Gen. Wavell General Wavell'i Appoint- ment m India a Promotion, Say The St. Thomas Timet- Journal British and Russian pressure on Iran to investigate why so tuany German "tourists" and "business- men" have taken a sudden fancy to visit that country, and advising Iran to get rid of the surplus is closely linked with the Job of Conunander-ln-Chief in India which was recently placed In the hands of General Sir Archibald Wavell. The government of Iran must surely know from recent history that wherever there in an Influx of Germans they are up to no good; they are not there as friends. There was a tendency to believe HE "WOULD" "Ai the crucial moment of this manoeuvre . 'Pas* the sugar!' " when General Wavell was relieved of the North Africa com- mand and sent to India after the Germans took the Job of recaptnr ing Libya out of Italian bands. It was an expression of displeasure on the part of the British govern ment, <*u iadic^'ton that they felt he had badly failed. That ti tar from the case. In the first place. General Wavell was unable to pro- ceed to Tripoli because he was ordered to detach 50.000 men to help the Greeks, then many more to fight the Battle of Crate. Sir Archibald had. In. fact, shown such ability that they put him in charge of one of the most vital links In the Empire. Even at that time, the British government had strong grounds for believing that Germany Intended to attack Russia and warned Stalin but he would not listen. If Russia were defeat- ed, the way would be open for Germany, operating from th north, and for Japan operating from the south through Thailand, to Invade India by means of a nutcracker movement. Part of Russia borders India, but the easier route to get at India would be through Iran. It U to pave the way by fifth ol- umnism and other mean* that there are so many German agents In Iran today. That Is why Britain and Russia have again brought the subject up with the Iran an thorlties. Defeat of Russia would put Germany In position to force herself on Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey for "facilities" and to fo ment anti-British movements as was done recently In Iraq. That is what those agents are there tor. This Is another reason why Bri- tain has a vital interest in helping the Russians against Germany. Defeat of the Soviets would, un- less the "scorched earth" policy was lOii per cent successful, which ia too much to expect, give Ger- many much-needed food, raw ma- terials and industrial resources, besides putting her In position to open an India front In concert with Japan which is waiting to s- what will happen. It Is to meet such a possibility that the capable Wavell has been sent to India. His command would not only embrace India, but Bur- ma and all Southern Asia from the Bay of Bengal to t_e Mediter- ranean coast of Asia Minor. General Wavell was pro-moted: not df-moted. Fireoroof Clothing For Tanker Crews Crews of British tankers oper- ating in danger areas are to be equipped with fireproof .clothing as a protection against burning oil, the Ministry of War Transport has announced. The equipment consists of a cape, hood and gauntlets all in one piece. These are light In weight, the Ministry said, and "designed to be carried on the person so as to be immediately available to protect the faces and hand* of men launching boats." Relief Rolls Drop In Ontario Towns The lowest figure for relief payments since they were put on an organized basis, was reached in June when relief rolls in the 40 municipalities which make up 80 per cent of Ontario's total re- lief burden were reduced to point where recipients represent- ed only 1.8 per cent of the total population of these centres. The number on relief had been reduced in the 40 towns by 70.4 per cent from June, 1940. Only 10 had 2 per cent or more on re- lief. All of these, with the ex- ception of Toronto, it was ex- plained are municipalities of 9,- 000 or under. U. S. Chickens Doing Utmost The hena of the United State* are going all out for England in big way. ^T'th p?t-iotic hut pardonable pride, government poultry e*vwn announced recently the feathered flocks of farmers were breaking production records for both eggi and chicks. Reporting that & "total of about 1,000.000. (WO chickens" was being raised this year, the Department of Agriculture said this would ex- ceed 'all past records." adding that one of the causes at this produc- tion jump wai the "demand for more poultry and eggs to meet th needs of actively employed pe<>pl and the populations of the battling democracies." Although enormous shipments at eggs are going to Great Britait under the war-aid program, the de- partment reported hens had mat production demands by establish- ing egg laying records for Juljr, latest checkup period. This howi a four per cent gain over egg pro- duction a year ago. although th average number of layers was up less than one per cent. Damage Hidden From Travelers Gestapo agents now \ ait at rail- way stations for the arrival of neu- trals in cities which have bcea bombed by the R.A.F., according to a neutral business man who hu just left Germany. The Gestapo agent accompanied this visitor to hla hotel when ha arrived in Hamburg, cross-ques- tioned him about the. purpose ot his visit, and when he ,ound that the visitor Intended to call OB various Hamburg firms told him that he must not leave the hotel. "What about my business calls'" asked the visitor. "Your clients will have to call on you," he was told. And they did. This elaborate method was adop- ted to prevent the visitor seeing any of the damage the R.A.F. had done to Hamburg. Tie up fo Ogden's/ Old timers, who have tied up to Ogden's for a quarter of a century. know that you're always "sittin' purty*^ when you're rolling your own with their favourite tobacco. For Ogdon't isn't "just another fine cut". It's t distinctive blend of choicer, riper tobaccos. 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