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• 1947 4- r r Hf *â-  4 « nsanss OSATTEK U\ll: Veronira ifJIa Mchalr WM she haft discnverrd the plot, and that •b* ooDfronted Va)lalncourt with the ev)> 1 Whllfl rlKht outBlde hi» ofrice, McCale to eliQt and wuund^ iii Cliu shuulUt«r. Wh«n h« rfsainti conB<ii;u»ii»'8^"''-tM la tn ftta »p;irtmtnr, b«ln|r nur»e<I ti^ Ann. Chapter XXIII . }ie, %valkttl toward ilif l''onimon, conscious fliat it had grown darker and welter. There was a grim smile around Iiis mouth Of one thing- he was sure. Curt Vallaincourt had really loved Vcr- odca BigeJow. Start with that (act. He had binned his bridges, carefully '•lul conscientiously. including jShari Lynn? He thought so. Funny %hat love will do for a guy. But he nilist have been aware of his an- tagonists â€" of their viciousness if irbat he intended doing became known. He was certain that he knew «l his danger. McCale was silently dericfing the philosophizing he had been indulg- ing in wh«T he came abreast of his own doorway. Just when it was. that the first warning came, he conlda't afterwards recall. He had jnst looked up to see the lights of his office gleaming faintly. He was only a few feet from the doorstep when it came â€" that intuitive message from his nerves. He started to turn; then thought better of it. "Then he began to run...;^^ .:-..,â- . -/•l'^ The report came like a firecracker, hard by on his right. He heard the sound of running feet. He felt a ghastly blow near his heart. He reeled, .stepped in his tracks A low whisper es.:aped his lips. He thought. "Oh, God, this is how Curt Vallain- court died. 1 wonder what went through his mindâ€" crawling up those endless stairs?" He was conscious of wrenching himself upright against the door, of fiunbliug for the bell. After a thousand years, the door iwung open. Ann stood there. She â-  Remed far avvay in the dark. He forced a smile. "You're tight," she said "No." His own voice sounded dif- ferent and from wa\ back :ome- irhere. "I don't drink. You know that. I've been held up." "Yeah â€" all the way home, I'll bet. What have you done with Veronica fligelow ?" "Don't tell me you're jealous of her." Hhe swayed, hardly aware of this insane stalling. It must have been then that she saw pain gla^e his eyes, bare his teeth. She moved forward, sudden terror striking her. "Duke !" she gasped. His legs gave way again Slowly ke' slid to his knees. He didn't hear .â- \iin's scream. Once during the night, he became conscious. He asked for water and a phantom floated into view. It was Ann. She held a glass of water for him. Her eyes, he noticed were big and filled with love for him and fear for him, too. "That's Ann,' he thought* "I'm 4909 SIZES M St Such a pleasure to sew Patteni 4909, knowing how sliin you will be in that dart-fitted waist, how gracc- ImI in soft full skirt, easy flare •fcevcs. Make it for Sunday "best"! Pattern 4909 comes in sizes 34, 36. 38. 40, 42, 44, 46, 4S, .SO, ^2. Size 36 takes 3hi vards 39-iiich. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to room «1, 73 Adelaide St West, Toronto. Print plainly SIZE, NAME. AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER. BROWN W.H.M. rtATURCS sick and she's worried about me. She loves me and she's worried. That's great. That's fine." When the black curtain of Morphia lifted again, it was another day. "Where am 1 ?" he mouthed con- i fused thoughts. "Why, darting, this is .^nn. You know where you are." He started to put an arm abotit her. Pain seared his shoulder. He groaned a bit coming witic awake. "Behave yourself." Ann said. "Good lord, did you see that?" She flung the morning paper on the floor. "The papers have you at death's door. Here, let me lift you up a little." She propped a pillow behind him and sat down. There were deep shadows mider her eyes. "Have you been here all night?" he asked. ".Sure, why not?" Just then the door opened and Rocky stuck his head in. He grinned broadly on seeing McCale awake and sitting up. "Doc Prelile is here, nurse." He dropped a curtsey to Ann. "Preble!" McCale howled. "The coroner! What is this? I'm not dead â€"or am 1" .\nn chuckled. She did not look too tired or harassed now that she smiled. "When you fell in the doorway last night, you looked pretty dead to me. 1 fainted Rocky had the two of us on his hands. Of course, he simply let me lie there. With the door wide open, I wasn't un- conscious long. I came to and stum- bled up the stairs to find he had stretched you out on the office desk. What with Kocky beating his own brains out and cursing th;it someone had bumped off the boss, I dialed headquarters. The homicitle squad, down to the last legman were here iii three minutes flat." Preble luOKeO McCale over shrewdly, examined the wound, and rebandageil it in short order. "You'll do,' he said. "Stay in bed for twenty-tour hours. Don't want you running a temperature. You're a lucky guy The bullet was deflect- ed by the cigarette case you carry in your upper vest pocket." "Was it a forty-five?" "Undoubtedly, from the nature of the wound. If it hadn't been for that cigarette case, it would have ripped you wide open. Well, mind what 1 say now. The girl needs some sleep." The telephone rang. Ann, pro- vokingly placing the bedside tele- phone out of his reach, and with a smug expression on her face, went into the outer office to take the call. "That was X'cronica Bigilow," she said matter-of-factly. "1 h.ad the devil ot a time before she'd trust me with the message. She's upset no end. It seems that Donlevy has arrested Christopher Storm." "When ?'• "Last night or larly this morning. She's been trying to get the office e\er since, 1 suppose?" "You suppose?" "Well, 1 â€" 1 stuffed blotting paper in the telephone bell last night. 1 thought the ringing might disturb your rest â€" the doctor saidâ€"" "Get Donlevy on the wire," Duke said. Obediently she called police head- quarters, only to learn tliat the homi- cide man uas on his way there at that very nioincnf. In less than twenty minutes, the lieutenant strode ia in the wake ol Rocky. The two of them so big, but so dirtereut,l)»lked hugely in the doorway. Donlevy, with a nuittered greeting to .McCale, flung himself into a chair. Crevices of fatigtie and worry lined his face. (Tn Be Continued) OK! OK!â€" Whence The Abbreviation? Constant tise by old, as well as young, i ' recent years( has made O.K. one of the most widely used and familiar abbreviations of speech in our language today, comments the Huron Ivxpositor. In a hook, ".\merican Language," the author says: "The first known use of O.K. in this sense appears in the court records of Sumner Countv. Tennessee, October 6. 1790. ' "On that date, Andrew Jackson. Esq., proved a bill of sale from Hugh McGary, to Gasper Mausker, for a negro man, which was O.K. James Parton in his biography of Jackson suggests that what ap- peared to be O.K. in the record may really be a poorly penned O.R.. which was the abbreviation for Ordered Recorded. Apparently O.K. came into general use after Jackson was elected President." But despite its hoary age, we still don't see any sense in it. ISSUE seâ€" 1947 CJf.E. BOLLETDI "Just What I Needed."â€" The he.it \\a- rough on poor Tony, a bear cub at the Ross Park Zoo in Liinj^namptoti, \ew York, until he di.scovered ice creain He has one firm paw on the keeper to be sure that the ice cream cone doesn't get awav before he can get in all his licks. Mnim . . . love that cold stuff. ANN£ HIRST Marriage Needs More Than Love DEAR ANNE HIRST: I've stop- * ped going with the boy I love * because my family talked me into * it. They said we couldn't get along, * because he quarrels with me so * much. He does have a lot of tem- * per, and gets mad at the least little * thing. He doesn't fuss much at the * time, but he never forgets a thing. * Since he left, 1 make better grades * at school. But I want him back! /â- /li.t 18- year-old girl is so iiiiich in aiuiot reason. She doesn't sec that marrying a boy Ti/io cnnslantiy 1 ritidzes her and quarrels zi.it It her could only sentence her tu a life u here quarrels would increase and love be de- stroyed. Her ttf"-li AnH Jainily want to protect her from such a tragedy. They could not bear to see ho7v unhpat't'y this boy made her, and they know she u^ould be more unhappy as his wife, for he ivould hurl her so much more. .-Ill she knows is that shes in love. And. like so many young girls, she thinks that is all that marriage needs. 532 Create your own heirlooms! This (lopular innwheel design \i fascinat- ing to crochet. .\nd its lacy loveli- ness endures for years. What an elegant luncheon set these squares make ! For larger ar- ticles, join them. Patton 532 has di- rections; stitches; list of materials. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to the Necdlccraft Dept., room 421, 73 Adelaide Street West Toronto. Print plainlv PAT- TERN NUMBER, >otir NAME and ADDRESS. * PASSION OR LOVE? It is not to be c.vpccted that a young girl can distinguish between passion and love. She thrills to car- esses, her awakened emotions de- clare this is what she was made for. There may be nothing in common betivcen .he two except this, physical mafi'ietism, but to her it seems love itself. She does not know (and would resent being told) that she would react to almost any other prc- sentiible young man in the same e.iciting leav. To her he no7v appears o.r the only one with that mayic glamor â€" and so she pictures their marriage as ju-rt one long life of the same ecstasy. Marriage, sttcfi as this one would be. doesn't work out that way. I he thrills grow less, the allure is dim- med And the girl finds herself tied to a youngster with a bad temper who spends his time trying to make her over. He is fractious and selfisli, impatient and dominating. He "nerer forgets a thing" she did that dis- pleased him, and their life becomes a series of sordid .uenes which shame them both. Then how she xvishes she had listened to her family! In )i« other as.s,>c(alion is the need for restraint and patience, compro- mise and forgiveness, so necessary as in marriage. It is not for those 7vhii do not understand these essen- tials Only a deep and undcrstandinij love, 'ifhich implies on iivermaslcr- ing dciire for each other's happiness, can make it a good one. * (.irow up be'oic you think of * marrxing. ,^nne Hirst will help * you be patient. V\ rite her at Box: * .\. room 421, 73 Adelaide Street * West, Toronto. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. Should the hostess plan some entertainment for each day of a house party? A. Yes: to make the house party a success, this should be done. However, some free time should be left for the guests to do as they please, usually tlie morning. Q When two women are driv- ing, who enters the automobile first, the hostess or her guest?" A. The guest Q. Is it cu.stoniary to tip the coat-room attcndajit of a dining room ' A. Yes; the usual amount is ten cents, more if desired. Q When autographing a photo- graph, should a girl add a few words of sentiment to the sig- nature? A. Not unless her fiance, or some very intimate friend, has asked her to do so. Just the name "Mary" is far better than to inscribe some sentiment, and then regret it in later years. Q. Should a woman who -s smoking observe the same courte- sies as a man? A. Yes; she should be careful not to drop ashes all over the rug or blow smoke into another's face. Q. How are guests invited- to * christening? A. By telephone or an informal note. Ro«d Accidoito Motor car accidents in Ontario in the first quarter this year totalled 4..S40, an increase «f nearly 29 per cent over the same period a year ago. The 101 deaths were one less. Rodeo Attracts f^^ â-  Student Drivers There's to be a high school "Rodeo" at the Canadian Na- tioiial Exhibition this year su- pei^'iseil by the Toronto City Poiiee and' the University of Toronto Safety Division. Open to all Cagadii^K botwcen- 16 an^ 18 years of age who hold temp- orary or permanent drivers' li- censes, this safe-driving com- petition is- being sponsored by the CiN.E'. in the interests of trafiic accident prevention. Of the licensed drivers in Ontario under 18 years of age, 73f! were involved in traffic ac* cidents in 1946. There were 15 deaths as a result of these 738 teen-age accidents, accord- ing to safety records. Basi': skill safe-driving tests are recognized as one of the most effective ways to prevent traffic fatalities. Proper driv- er-education when the student is learning to handle a car makes for safety among new drivers who are Canada's po- tential drivers for the next 50 years, it is pointed out. A test - driving diamond will be set up just inside tlie Princes' Gate at the C.N.E. where, on Sept. 4, finalists will have to demonstrate their driving abil- ity by talking the various safe- driving tests on the spot. Stand- ard model cars will oe supplied, it is explained. Two sets of cash prizes will go to the best three boy drivers and the best three girls at the wheel. Entry forms must be returned to the C.N.E. not later than July I. Why The Scarcity Of Stewardesses? What happens to good little air- line stewardesses? They get niar- ric.!. .And too quickly, L'nited Air Lines said in New York, as the line issued another appeal for girls to become stewardesses. Tlie com- pany said its girls stay only an average of eighteen months before they leave to get married. Girls must have a year oi college and a year of business experience; or two years of colU^e ; or hold a registered nurse certificate. They must be between twenty-one and t'A"€nty-six ; between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 7 inches; weight a maxi- mum of 135 lbs. "The poundkge must be distributed proportionally. " the line said, wondering wliv stewardesses get married so quickly. Lime In Kettles Lime deposits in any cooking uten- sil can be removed by boiling strong vinegar water in it, or water to which cream of tanar has been added â€" one teaspoon per (luart of water. JE .-.i â- â-  C f- WhetiyourBACK Backache is often aiutSBf lazy Idilney action. When kidneyi get out of order Kicess acidt uid poiuins remain in the system. Then backache, headache, rheumatic pain, dis- turbed rest or that 'tired out' feeling may (oon follow. To help keep your kidneyn working properiyâ€" use Dodd's Kidney Pilli. Time-teited, popular, safe, non-habit-forra- iag. 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Cover with cloth: Jet rest lu to 1 $ min. ^hape into loaves: place in greased bread pans. Cover: ler ri.se until doubled in bulk, about i hour Bake m 42^' F. oven lor i' min.. then reduce heat to -»/5'' i;. Finish baking abom •♦0 mm. longer. % •V* â- r