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MARRYING MARK .... by Violette Kimball Dunn CHAPTER 18 They were all in swimming suits, and they hailed him as he caught eight of them through the trees, and came across the lawn. Shirley was at her best in the water. She gave him her hand, her long grey eyes a little somber under the yellow handkerchief that bound her head. "Hello, Mark," she said. Valerie thought how nice it was to hear her father's name instead of Elise's Invariable "darling." "I got tired of waiting to be sent for. Valerie was going to telephone me, bat he never did. So I just came Over." He looked at her with approval. Women were like gay slim boys these days, in their brief suits. He kissed Valerie, and hurried to the house, coming back in his wimming togs. He caught Shirley "Too much coffee and tea gave Mrt. Broicn the best case of caf- feine-nerves I ever sate. Poor deep for tceeks her temper fared like a skyrocket. I teas proud of the tray she made life miserable for everybody till some meddler got her to switch to Postum. XiUurally that MIU the end of the end of me." r If. l.'ulfw Vr-rre If you are troubled with sleep- lessness, have headache*. anJ up- set nerves, you may be one of the many people who should never drink coffee or tea. Don't be a victim of caffeine-nerves! Postum contains no caffeine ij delirious and costs less per cup, Made instantly in the up with DO waste. Order Postum todav. 03 Roll 'em wit/! Og den's! Ask any real roll-your-owner about Ogden's. He'll tell you ha has been smoking it for twenty years or more. Why? Because it'3 not just another tobacco it's Ogden's. And Ogden's has a taste all its own. a tasto which comes from its distinctive blend of choice rijj tobaccos. Take a tip from old timers and roll 'em with Ogden's. Only th bnt cigrtt papers "Vogue" or "Chnt*cler' J ire good eAougri for Ogden's OGDEN'S FINE CUT CIGARETTE TOBACCO Pip* Smokers ( Atk for Ogden's Cut Pfug by the hand, and together they took a running dive. Shirley came to the surface first, shaking the water from her eyes, and laughing In his face. She put her hand on his shoulder, and they swam slowly to the far side of the pool. "You didn't mind my comingT" she asked. Even In the water, he was con- scious of a fresh, faint perfume. "My dear " he protested. "I thought maybe visitors were to stay on the outside looking in where I suppose they belong. Only, I got tired of hearing all about you from Elise; so I chucked all my pride overboard, and came to hunt you up." "Elise ran in one night to see M we were back." explained Mark. He stood beside Shirley, treading water and thinking she floated M lightly aa a lily on the surface of the pool. Instead, she was like a water lily anyway, with her warm- ly waxen skin. "It Just happened that we were. Then she came over late one afternoon last week, and there was a thunderstorm, and sh was afraid; so she stayed until It was over, which happened to b after dinner." Shirley Jolne Party Shirley let her lids droop over her long eyes. She ope-ned them slowly to look up at him. "I see," she said. He wondered at th* sudden warmth of her voice. "We'll keep you too, if you don't look out," he told her. He had forgotten she was so lovely. Shirley turned, dipped with a lithe length of body, and swam away from him. She climbed up a ladder and dropped to the edge of the pool. Mark followed and swung him- self up beside her. "How about It?" he asked. "What?" "Dinner." "May I soon I" "Why not tonight?" "Can you imagine Chiltern?" she laughed. "You see. I haven't any clothes. I Just ran over in this plus a beach coat. Elise said yon swam every day, and I couldn't re- sist. She hates the water so, I think it was rathe-r mean of me-." "What rot." said Mark. He re- membered Elise's legs from the days of short skirts, and her lack of enthusiasm for the water was suddenly explained. They sat in the late afternoon sunshine, and watched Valerie and Lucy chase a ball at the other end of the long pool. "How" beautifully they swim." said Shirley. "In fact, they're both rather lovely. Elise told me about your find. Or did she. I wonder? I Imagined somebody a bit differ- ent. Funny how differently people register, isn't It?" "According to the repistree, 1 guess." "Ex:ietly. I was looking for a girl who well, sort of knew her way about, so to speak " "I don't imagine Lucy would get altogether lost in the dark." said Mark wryly. "If you mean she has poise. I agree with you. But poise entirely without guile. I don't specially want to like her but I find I do, enormous!}-:" Vakes Impression "You would." Mark sa^ii. "When I think of generous women, you i-.-me first. As a matter of fact, you're a sort of all-round first- rater, come to think of it. And darned beautiful: I suppose yon hear about it once in a while?" "Not from you, anyway." said Shirley. "I don't think you ever told me before. Do you realize that, Mark?" "The oversigM will Lie rem- edied." he promised. She put a hand on his shoulder and Jumped to her feet. She gath- ered a white wrap of fleecy towel- ing from the back of a chair, and wrapped herself In it. Valerie and Lucy climbed out of the pool, to put out dripping hands. "Please come back very soon," said Valerie. "It's heen such fun having you!" "Thanks, my sweet." Shirley leaned and kissed the oval of her cheek. She clasped Lucy's hand for a moment. "I'd love to see more of you." she said. "I think Mark and Valerie have had a great break, finding you." "You're kind " said Lucy. Her eyes followed Mark ami Shirley to Shirley's roadster, parked over tn the drive. "Things do puzzle me.' said Val- erie. "1 almost love her. At any rate, 1 like her a big lot. and I don't know why." ISSUE 40 '41 "I know." said Lucy. But when Talerie asked why. ah* only tali he'd be first to reach th diving board on the other side of the pool, Mark came out of his office one hot day in early August to find Elise sitting, parked, at the factory gates. At first he thought his eyes were playing him tricks, and he kept his course to where his road- ster waited beside the curb. But the sound of Elise's voice calling his name left him in no doubt, and he crossed to her car just as her chauffeur opened the door. (To Be Continued) Shouldn't Send Perishable Gifts Trout, Eggs and Cut Flowers Spoil Before Reaching Troop* "People in Canada are jtiil send- ing things which have, been, for- bidden, or are perishable," tie Post Office Department has an- nounced. Ona Canadian recently address- ed a bouquet of cut flowers to a major oversees, but the box was broken when it reached Ottawa and the flowers were ruined. An-_ other parcel had fresh eggs In It. Still another parcel was filled with trout. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31. 4.01J parcels arrived at the base post office In Canada still 4,000 miles from their destination too badly damaged to be shipped on. ""We were able to salvage 3.4SS, re-parcel them and deliver them," one spokesman said, "but th other 524 wer* beyond repair and the families or senders had. to be notified." Most irritating problem still U th( incorrectly addressed parcel or letter. In June. 1941. more than IS. 000 letters arrived at the base DOS- office in Britain Incorrectly addressed. Ftvs postal corps sold- iers worked full time tracing down the correct recipient. The Post Office Department gave Canadians early warning that they'd better begin thinking about those Christmas parcels for the boys overseas. "Maybe It seems early to worry about that." they said, "but the volume of mail U expected to be more than twice as great as last year because of the Increased number of troops in the United Kingdom. "Nor.. 10 is the deadline if you want to be stir* the parcels are going to arrive in time." Future Tea Supply Can't Be Estimated Although there is no immediate danger of the important English institution, tea-drinking. disap- pearing from Canadian homes, tea importers revealed that the trade is in a precarious position. Since the war began, many mil- lions of pounds of tea have been sunk to the bottom of the sea, where no-one but Davey Jones can enjoy it. Tea which before the war was shipped to London, England, markets and thence to Canada is now sent direct to this country over the dangerous waters of the Pacific Ocean. Although merchants were quick to point out that there is no cause for worry at the present time, as Canadian stores and warehouses still hold much tea. the future is unpredictable. Walk Softly Durinj; a visit out West, says Coronet. President Theodore Roosevelt called on a certain In- dian chief and delivered the fol- lowing admonition: "It has come to my attention that you have acquired and are supporting five wives. This is against our morals and in flagrant violation of our laws. You will have to get rid of four and be content with or.o." The much-married chief, who had listened with rapt attention, replied, "You great white father, and I do what you say, if you do something for me." "What is that?" Teddy inquir- ed. "You pick one me keep and go tell other four." The Foolish People A friend, say the St. Marys Journal-Arsru? remarked to us re- cently that he had not missed a day from his work in fifteen years, and had not taken a holi- day in ail that time. Apparently he thought it was something to blow about, the inference being that he had wasted no time, ^nd was therefore so much ahead of the game. This man has an in- door occupation and appears to be in fair health. But we would not i be surprised to learn one of these : days that he has had to go to the hospital for a few months, or per- haps to quit his business. From our personal observation, people who have to forgo a yearly period of relaxation, perhaps out of sheer necessity, pay dearly for it in the 1 end. TABLE TALKS By SADIE B. CHAMBERS The Humble Little Pepper Have you tried the pepper as a vegetable or salad variation? Here are a number of dishes for filling plump pepper cases for light supper or luncheon dishes. Liver Stuffed Peppert 2 cups ground cooked liver ^s cap soft breadcrumbs 1 tablespoon fat Vi cup milk or stock 1 <rup cooked corn 3 tablespoons chopped onion 2 teaspoons salt H teaspoon pepper 6 green peppers Cut a slice from the top of peppers and remove the seeds. Parboil 5 minutes. Mil the liver, crumbs, corn, onion, melted fat, seasonings and milk or stock to- gether. Fill pepper shells wift the mixture and cover the top with crumbs that have been toast- ed in butter. Place in a baking dish and bake for about 30 min. in a moderate oven until peppers are tender and crumbs brown. Stuffed Pepper SUd 3 medium sized green peppers 1 small package white cream cheese l * cup grated Canadian cheese Salt ** cup chopped pimento Thin cream Paprika Lettuce Mayonnaise Remove the tops from the pep- per?, scoop out the seeds and par- boil 5 min. in boiling salted water. Drain and chill. Mix cream cheese, Canadian cheese and pim- ento and moisten with cream. Season with salt and paprika. Stuff the peppers with the mix- ture and chill. Slice and serve on lettuce leaves, using mayon- naise or cooked dressing. Savory Stuffed Peppers 3 tablespoons shortening 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion 14 cups left over meat (veal, chicken, ham, etc.) 1 cup boiled rice *s cup stewed tomato 6 green peppers * cup fine bread crumbs H teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon melted butter. Remove the stems, seeds and membrane from medium sized well shaped peppers. Cover with hot water and simmer for ten minutes. Drain and cool. Melt the butter and shortening in pan and saute onion in it. Remove from the heat and combine with rice, meat and stewed tomato. Sprinkle salt in the peppers and then stuff with the rice mixture. Sprinkle top with bread crumbs tossed in butter. Place in baking pan, adding a small amount of water. Bake ten or 15 minutes in a hot oven. Spaghetti-Filled Pepper Case* 6 large green peppers 1 medium sized can cooked spag- hetti Salt Buttered crumbs. Wash peppers, cut off the tops and remove the seeds. Place the peppers in boiling water. Turn off the heat allowing them to remain in the water for about 5 min. Drain, cool and fill with spaghetti. Dust lightly with salt ana cover with breadcrumb*. Place in a casserole, addiny a small amount of water. Bake un^ til the peppers are tender and the crumbs on top a golden brown. and Is Chamber* !., m r t ptnmmml letter* from Interested readers. 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