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the acton free press page thiiim annabel west was twlst- inc h turban into nhnpo when the girl camo into her nent tiny shop tho girl annbel snw nt n jtlancc wns hhabbyllkcournkelnnd henten by clrcumttlftncen further more her hut had boon made in the yenr one it wn hlnck felt and bi i7ipelpbrr do krdtomp fet 1 y tie i jeeteov until i thought of my disgraceful clothed thi felt hut wns ripped apart now annbel went wn divine into n erent ho of straw brnld nnd irlmmtngn nnd nrtiflelnl flowers her f n e uns hidden ns she nked why hhould shnhby clqthes he the girl urvoylng annbel mw 7a different picture she haw n plain womnn with keen eyen nnd slim deft fingerii a womnn dressed in n frock that wan nmnrt bet a line of itn very hlmpllclty she saw a hmlle growing suddenly in the keen eyes spread ing to a wide gem roun mouth she snld in nmiwer to thnt smile i dont know earlly why i inmc in hut i snv jour sln in tin win dow nnd you mean the little nlgn in the the sign thnt rewlv old hntn mode corner of the window don t yon new annbel replied with n nwp- tlon 1 yes the girl nodded that nlgn- alt hough if you can make my old lint look new youre n genius lets see the hnt annbel laid aside the turhnn on wnlch she unn working thnt is of courne if ifs the one youre wearing after see ing it ill dlngnose the enne i m no genius but im nn m d mcnnlng mlllnery doctor the girl removed the shapeless felt from a head of riotous redgold curls the april sunlight slanting through the window brought out fire nnd benuty in her hnlr she removed the hnt but she hesitated to plnce u in amidols otttbtrotphpd htmd-r- rather she held it tightly nnd twist ed the brim bnck nnd forth she was silent for n brief spnee before uhe blurted out how much w the fi cost and how long w htit take becnute i have scarce lv any money nnd oven less time this is m busiest week of nil the annbel pin need nt the dock i nnnldered d isgrncerur theyre riot the girt answered oh indeed i dont consider them so miss west but this mnn who si nt for me in n mnrtlnet nhoul the per sonal nppenrnnce of his office force and she smiled wnnly hes es pecially hnt conrcloud if a womnn hnn on n smnrt hat hes not npl to notice the rest of her so long nn shes nent my dross k blnrk nnd unobtrusive my nhoen lire old but i enn keep tliem out of sight by sit ting close to his desk but my hnt nnd its the only hnt i have left is unnpenknble when i put it on this morning my heart snnk into my very boots i wont out of the iiouko thinking thnt gods answer to my prnyer wns nn illusion then i pau sed your window nnd saw the sign nnd annhnl west interrupt od hj em erging from the box of millinery ac cessories she nnid crisply come over in front of the mir ror child nnd sit down i ve some fitting to do on thnt very attractive head of vourn and romemhor this no answer to n prnyer is ever nn illusion this hnt when ive finish ed with it will be concrete proof of the fnct annbel went w orked for hnlf nn h on the thnpelens black felt sh wwnt- 1 1 uai ion mnd uo glrv an hw- young dcjtpnlr nnd done something despcrnto by mldnfternium ann bcl was so dlntraltr thnt site tncktd the wrong shade of tulle upon brldcftmnldit hnt which uhe was con structing oh im sorry she smd to the hrldcsmnld but im more than n trifle worried ive just realised that t dont knowherniun t hi bridesmaid asked whosa name nnd annuel found hetself telling the story the girl went nwny she finished nfter n ibrlef resume nnd she never roturnod and tiieres no manner in width i can tract her v tho bridesmaid wan a sophisticated young womnn she giggled youre a sap miss west thnt girl ni ver had nny intention of coming bmk her story nhout n job nnd her piti ful flftycifnt piece were n racket she wns out to get her hnt mnde over momiuitarib anokc w t with nn unreasoning doubt the worked on n quoens coronet she took the nurn of inst winter nnd win ter before inst nwny from the felt rveunningly npplied sections of straw it was in khlny nort of straw i hnt might unve hcen mnrte nf rcllox the week thnt year on her worktnble rreced-eftterr-you-knowlb-ktra- ordlnnrlly full for n person in my profession its eleven now nnd the woman for w horn im milking this turban she indlinted tho- hnlf completed t rent ion thnt she hiul laid by ls omlng in foi it nround noon mnvhc lnte in tlie afternoon- unte nfternoon wont do me n hit of good the girl w wiethe redgold curls brokert m appointment is lit noon also ou see an w n stie ninnnged a rueful lnugh i prob ably couldnt hnve nfforded ou all the traffic v 111 bear is flft cents i ve got just sit etnts in m purge nnd ill need ten of it foi rnr fare her laugh wavered into oblivion st down voungster and give me tnnt hnt annbel west was on her feet sv mpat h v as stamped upon her fat i lu womnn who is t om lng in at noon tan wnit sin t got nothing more important to do with her time while vou i take it nrc iuls nuppos w hlle im w diking on this bonnet of ours vou t ii nn your problem the gtrl rtliiiuishi d the limp black felt sin asked a tilth suit n lv how do vou know i have u prob lem ivervom has sunn suij of a piohlem theit tlavn annabel icphed evenlv but sin w as think tut how du j knuvvil i know il uv tlu shaliinness of vour shoes and our suit and tills hat i in holding in nn hand and l tin dioop of vour mouth and tin feu m v out in as aiuibel s i it vi i si ivsoi s i ippt d at tin bhuk ft it t lu gnl i lountt d het storv it uus a tathti usual stoi in this t t uul w hen as tlu milliner had said tittxh has a pioblem it was tlu stoiv of a gn i who had been an effiiient and well- paid office assist aid in a husim ss that had gone into hankrupuv 1 lie girl with main others had been told annbel her disniivnl hnd ilp phnne she cut n brim that hnd been tragically drooping into a jaunty curve n curve designed to 5liqwotancle otteibcollcurj3uii dernenth the brim close to the curls she plneed an ivorytinted gardenia ttvvhs so real looking that gardenia thnt onr- colild nlmost imagine itn perfume ive another gnrdenin enctl like it she said nn she worked and jou shall have it to pin on the lapel of vour packet the one on the hit i plneed as ou an see on tlu right side tin one thnt you wenr on jour jacket raiiit be on the left lapel for hnlnnce the girl bin red at her leflettion in the mirroi color rose in lu r wan cheeks nnd hope lighted n candle in her eves i cant nrford the flowers really i can t i know thev must have cost v ou lots of monev leav ing our profit out of it entirely ihe were in n bo of assorted trash annbel snorted i was about rendv to throw them out you re doing me n favor bv wearing them the girl dlniph d yes nctunllv dimpled vou she miid peured in the thrown out of at find she enforied but leas as the v light of a vat ation iltlimpelt had not wot i ijd slu i vaiation m vet the eeks and months hnd gone lt and her savings had d in died and her clothing grown tin end- bare nnd demoded she had b vomr pnnlikv as the anvlngb hnd btiome a thing of the past a vague mem- or her panic had imreued ijist night she snld in com tu ition i struck bottom id broken my inst dollar bill nnd i duln t have un prospects i thought of a mbllion craz solutions alt the absurd dreadful ideas that come to a pemon fatkl with hunger and then i fell on mj knw and pruved as i never praved before and went tp iwtt m d nr ur west as well as a great jurist annbel wt st knew her checks wiic pink also sih plact d a how of tlu shinv straw vihen it would do tin most good and allowed herself a una 1 1 et lanialion of satisfnt lion ou 11 pass muster mv dt nr vou most ttrtainlv will and now go long with vou ou ve b in lv unit lo kiep vnni- appointrnthit iht glil lost from liei i hull c at fullv slu pi am d tlu i vlui g u- di ma to tlu lap 1 of lit t ja kt t mu t ti u tt d a t om i iftv tots slu san is a juki foi this hut vouve gut to take it- a null i t st iuii lu d fot tlu un finishttl turban that had bun laid asidt not for woilds would slu have h t this girl know that mimi vvi if as an inestimable amount of threi dollars wotth of mateiial as natmlil talent had gone into tlu n- tuimsrfrd fell hat slu said i havt- h bf a i s tiow to put if coin in mv ash bo and that s the truth drop in on vour wav bmk from the intiivuw and pav me i nusure that vou 11 be abte to pa j nn with good news as well as with mono lhe girl tried to apeak and then swiftlv her eyes filled with tears she turned on her heel and ran from i the shop and annbel was left alone doubt chnngedto n feeling of cross ness nt the bridesmnld for n sec- od she wnn glnd thnt the tulle hnd been wrungly chosen you she nn id to be the sophisti cated young lnily are an unehnrlt- nble person thats nil she did say but she wns remembering the tenrs that hnd touched the lnshes of the shabby girl ns she made her exit four o clock changed to five nnd five to flvcthlrtv annbel did not sit idle wntt hing the clock no in deed j it wns the week before dik ter open senson for milliners nnd she wns nt her busiest though vhe glnnced only occnslonnllv nt- lhe i shops timepiece she was acutely aware oflt her worry the girl try nn she would wns begin ning to be tinged with her young customervskcptlclsm but the stilt li es thnt she took in silk nnd straw nnd crepe de chine were accurate nnd nent cven ns she doubted her mind wnn crowded w ith reflections nnd memories of nil the girl hnd said it could not he n racket she-ronson- ed desporntelj ns she sewed whv no one who wns insincere recounting a pathetic hnrdiuck ntor for the sake of n hnt would hnve told thnt tale nhout an nnswered prayer at the week al ottawa bpecuily written for tho aciton ftm frtm by ilv iiovi maciknaij iiln vntm suf wrltor war 25 years ago girls supplication annuel west found herself prnylng in the still ness of her shop she spoke nbud denr god she prayed dont let nnythlng hnve hnppened to her and 1od donuowmohllttnprmintllnrivtrttrfn ft expcnsc- her and through her in human na ture ljet the girl hnve hnd a ko reason for not returnlrig let even nsrtie prayed the-iloorof- the shop burst open to admit a votin person whose shnhhy hlnik trans formed voice of the erstwhile dis couraged girl ive come bnck to pav for my hnt these flowers art a dividend anahel west exhibited such n pint id face thnt no one could hnve gues sed thnt she had been frightfully dis turbed div idend on w hnt she w anted- to know inlmb on m first w eeks snlnr th girl told her i was hired nnti put to work nt once and my new boss pn mc a weeks pav in ndvutk ii snid the girl was all one smile lluir he didnt wont to take i c i nf i j u tic n c go out f v n i firm of f i lnon artists tciui mmp mcu undor- nose andf he asked for b adilrts ottxwa cp the hnster ite- cess leaves members of parliament free to return to their homes this week for n fortnight nnd enables them to glyo their constituents n flrsthnhd picture of the work ac complished since sittings returned februnry 17 aside fjrnni dehnte on the war ef fort discussions of agricultural prob lems look a large tilinre of the num- biis time luiing the pljqt month- nndahnlf those from ruroitldlngs doubt iorh will be anxious to henr their eonstituonu reactions to tin 10u12 farm pollli members fi om the west w 111 he on hand when preliminary nrntngt ments for carrjlng out the govern ments whent at reago i eduction policy nre being made famuis in the prnlrie provinces nnd the i a e river block of ftritish columbia will he planning their operations for the vt ai th i iiliug how mm h w hentland thiv intend to summerfnllow or sow to conise graina and grass to tnke nd- vnntnge of tlie 1011 ij bonus plnn opening of the national salvage campnlgn april ii will provide some work for members during the ri ess i hej hnve h en ntked to serve ns or- rnnizers in- 1 heir const it uenc ies fen the drive to round up the nations wnsto mnterlals to aid tin vvnr ef fort v j for most cabinet ministers the re cess gives no respite work pllid up on their desks while thej attend d sittings of the house sessions fin ance minister ilslcv will be nmong the busiest his budget for the pres ent fiscal year is to be presentt d soon nfter thetjommons reconvtnts in the last few davs before ad journment ngriculturnl problems got a thorough airing- in discussion of the ti kmvm estlmnto to finnnce- the acreage reduction plnn nnd the -w- inlroduc ed several weeks ago by mark senn con hnldlmnndk- tlie bonus plan met c rlt iclsm vvhli h crosst d pnrty lines ontario membem contended the plnn would 2nd canadian division suffered sevcrejy in llnltlen amone lhe craicm at si eloi u ii ii floitdon ctiwllait re hi nit writer suit wns nullified by the modish hnt thnt she wore nnd b the wenlth of april flow ers jonquils nnd narcis suses nnd tulips renl ones thnt cli-j- the field wns cleared sot ngricul- cnrriiid n her hands oh dr west caroled th of those in fastern cnnnda chief western critics were c c t and new democracy members hut harry trotnlej lu fratrtttr-fcit- ihe plan would work to the advan- tagcvofmonwithlarge mechanized farms nnd not to the small farmer w hose c osts of summerfnllow ing would he high turnl discussion nfter disposal of money hills authorising expendltun s totalling lj 000 for the pres- ent fiscal jenr and the one endt d mirch 31 the inrgest sum assented to nt one time in canadian hlstorv how the monev will he raised wont he disclosed until the budget is brought down heroic soldiers of tlie and cnnadr inn division battled ngnlnsl hi nvy odds mound the mine craters or st flol lu the first dreat wnr 25 yearn ago flunj into the sharp snllent thrust into the lei man positions in northern frame the canadian wag ed n hitter duel with lhe em my oyi r tirrnit pltd with shell hides a nd- de p in mud uite in mnn h the trd riltish di vision hnd bored into the german line in nserles nf nrttnmi nnd the cnnndlnns under mnj im it i w turner took over the iiini enrtv in april the position om prised troiu lu s running alongside some ip raters created bv a dirmnn explos ion on whal ixinme known at st flol mound when the oversuis troops jnovid into their positions most of the crat ers were behind thorn the germans poured a lit av toncentrnteil nrtll- lery fire on the ana for three dnys and succeeded in recapturing two of the craters mistake leganling thej locatio of- th cralor rcallltcd in poor nrtfllery cooperntton nnd coun- ternttuckfi by the nth brigade under brig con ii d h ketchhi were unsuccessful iun ttrouxht fmlm the dth drlgade waif relieved by the 1th under ij rig gen itobert rennle on april 7 several fierce at tempts were made to recapture the craters but it was not until drlg tjetp david wfitsonm 5th brlgado received ndiiunte artillery support thnt the nrea was recaptured on april 17 during the hnttje of he craters cnnnillnn cnsunltles mounted to more than 1000 the 21th jfvnncouvi ri liattnllon and the u7th winnipeg dnttailnn suffered severelv but on tario new brunswick and nova si o- tla battalions also plneil a big part in the protracted nctlons lhe storv of the ernters is pi ftsrpi that of most of the battle of kt flol one of misfortune for the linfh division hut it is not one of blame wrotesir max ailkon now nrd beaverbrook the canadian dye- wllni ss lhe successive regiments who held the outposts were from the vtry outset nt n grent disadvan tage ompared with their enemns 1 ht w ere not nnd could not he properly supported hv their own gun- in is w idle the enemy nrtlllerv wns pounding them to pieces wi hnd heller pn pare die fighting rather than tc dving fddie hie kenbac k r dent faslern air line s odav to to fight prisp great sheltefticlt from canada to tcyafl ilclno kerned o y4feat windri r x lincoln neb cp- the grent- est v s tny planting job of the spring ih the setting out of nn addi tional voonnno trees in the prairie stal s nheltefhelt in slv vt ars npproxlmntely 200- wmhhkj triisvviji hnve been planted in this skstateprojoe t to i rente a natural harrier against the strong winds hot nnd cotd thnt blow nc- rosi the plnins lhe trees have been planted in d rips whicbatf plnrert rnrl rn emtt would reach lfi fioo miles i hey pro tect j7 1i0 farms houghlv the shelterbelts are heing planted jcross rlw ensfeiiouh iionsofitorih nmd south dakntn and nebraska acrosji i entral knnsns western oklahoma and a strip of texas fine cut cigarette tobacco carrolls of m milliner i tolcf you hpw vis about hats he wants tc hav vou make an inspiration ltkt mine im using 1 ik v woit- for i wife auube west was sniijing also m wu not t li ii lilth iv she was nearlv as attriclivt as her guest slii was thinking i in xtmilg to do this soil oflung tifttn as mv u iv of lit ipmg 1 his is mv isn i m mdutiou i ii in ike hats i l gun who ai di vv n on tin ii liu k o th it ih v 11 fun 1 lit u t ollltc uul in u jobs i ii ivtitlst tin fail iii sp nd half nn tinu making in slu s mi iluid iii b tukl 1 t d ah to lnv a nt u t ustomt i and i adoie mj flowers our blind man colled on farm after farm tull cnnadil they had tidy sum for british wax saings london icp hovv a blind cumberland man trudged from farm to farm through the snow lo colhc i610 ijtll for a district war await butter pee canada s hutter producers are still waiting for a price peg on their product ns tlie flush season nnd its nttendnnt heav ier stocks draw s near onlv a few months ago decjlning stocks caused fear of a butter short age nnd the government set 35 cents a pound ns the level bejond which uldnot rise now production is due to mount as herds move to pnsture to in sure a fair price for the farmer in tin in av jptoduc tion months produc- eis are urging that a minimum itvel also be st t lhe govcrnmtnt had aulhormd n the dilrv products board to fix a minimum fti e and two suggestions for tin minimum alreadv hat hnn ivtade i hi national dan v coum ii of canada and a group of ontario qm ht i ami mai dime dan urn itions pioposi that tin pint tx u t nts a pound w lute tin l anadiati iur lainnis ft dt ration suggi sts ii 1 1 nts as i fair vi i both gioups ask the governmt nt lo piovidt in alttinntive nun k t foi but 1 1 i at this minimum price if availabb stoi ks t annul tdd lo the tradt u ht n piodiution it iclu s its pi ak it hildas i arms taedmmum-4-4- agticulturuinu irauie ptoviiuts is demonstrated tlu wealth of fat ts about iitiv idi d bv tin national legist rat lim almost balf the tin n rigistered in mantlotm saskalt he- wan and alberta know how to festval bacon lard sliced side st 1lb pics fearmani pure 1lb puff z7 11 coffee chase sanborns 1lb tin 49 peas aylmer sieve 4 16ox tint z5 sewing in the spring lunllfiht she weapons week was told by lord kijuerilex president of britain s na tional savings committee relating the episode lord klnders u said the mnn whom lie identified onlv as jonathan set out every was putting the final touthes on the turban when her wealthiest cus tomer for whom it was intended came puffing in i nt lnte wheezed the wealthv customer i hope being late didnt inconvenience you muswest annbel answered it dldut incon- 11niuni u mo tit the least in fact i m glad thnt ou were tardy the noon hour patted the early afternoon came and anabc listen ing for the step of a redheaded girl knew acue anxlet mavbe the hot successful thoush it washad not been enough to swing the employ- handle hordes traitors and farm ma c hiner the government tan relv on 111 2 t proficient agru ulturallts from ibis nrea of the hom fiu nun r gls- tered in town and countr onlv 15j 5b0 safd the hnd no farmiig eeri- ence at alt incidental the prairies boast 11- sm women among 79 j3u reguttrtil mccormicks dairy cream sodas i 29 chrlttias hot cross buns 6 f 13 christies mavidiiuailtuv bars e 1s watona normandie creams ib 17 clrc dry ginger aw mt btl tr dapont eisr old cotony mapl syrup 6 vitone 4 43- huwt ljmon oil u 14c 23 odk antiseptic soap 2 e 9 palm olive todat a soap 2 oc pork and vchic beans haddie salmon magic libbys 3 20oz tint 1lb clover leaf red cohoe tin bm baking lgoi powder tin cash and carry 29 28 javex concintiati 16 os bohu make gallon of rinetr javel water ammonia sunlight sop j ban 9 kleenex classic cleanser 2 9 classic cleanser cocoa cawint ntw uw phh tin 14 st 24 p flakes apars desert 2 flakes 4lb bos 15oi tin maple leaf la- pks- and 2 toilet soap z4 20 da led by his trained collie do to v ian milk uni1 hnniu tnidon visit outlvtna forms near curlwe md nrac beaule j he carried a braille outfit wiib nimpiinjn twiwyrrtfmkhrvtrrov lonathan produtvd in braille an accurate account of all the mone lewes england 1cp1 muhiiel collecd in tu form of subscriptions iawtor a newfoundland fluieimun to- rovernment curltjeii he had and cunndian ironworker nnd onl full dtallit of eiery transaction in- miner tried in limu to enlist and eluding the name and axldrcu of fulled but was accepted on uls 7lh every contributor attempt fresh pineajple each 23c seedless jhvperairrr 4 for 15c ntesh carrots 2 large bunchea 15c large juicy oranges dozen also fresh radish beets onions spinach mushrooms fruit and vegetable prices until saturday night only 39c calm us possible 1 his morning i woke to find a letter asking im to call at the office of u man who in the past had been a client of our defunct firm he made an appoint ment at noon and salowt was in ref erence to a job i was wild with jov carrolls