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thursday may lit 1941 the acton free press page threb whnt do you ihlnjti op tho flllnir mltut unndnjl jos hrrat li tucmitl id rntiklllltf in her thront hw couldnt ujwnk 5ho could lmrdly think so ilnl kidding wanted to flr iter for mlhtnkch alio hndnt mndn slird hnve to i nnd mnry iou would tny on mnry lou the blunderer it wimnl fnlr hut ho wouldnt txplidn hh could nt with n htnikklc ulu- found lici vnlcn it you unnl mi lo mo hiip snld nil mr fwdtnp lnt kimv mm hoh il think over this nl- iiik clrrk sit tuition kun nliing mihh to wc cnn on ullhout those kfndilck khents mindly id tinned mid wiixl out bnck to her dik r uul she rnirldn work her mind nn in i turmoil she burned with leseutment hob rf mr bob n buck and flndu mlhtnkch in our rillnu nnnln wlifw at the thought jo rrindnhn love ly iienslllvr mouth puckered itself in n invatuihftry iwylwh whltdlc iilto- looked ndhnst then krlrmfd flootlnk- ly nnd wnt on hortlok ordiw aftui nil there wnn no one nround to lienr she wmi nlone in the ii 1 1 lo outer of fice of floming fleldlnk fine iiolhory firnyhnlrl klndfncod robert fielding tionlor wuh hnrd nt work n the inner office inylng out plnnn for tht wlderonmlnu hiiph frce blwk- hnlred keenfneed young hob field ing whs out on one of hlu npcelnl welling trlph mnry lou parked the other office niihfstnnt wnk- now where p the world wiyi mary lou job smooth brown hondenmc up in l ulek g nt uhp clock into a heap hed bought thote things weie hers hed go on think ing thnt she couldnt shout nftei him t1mt they werent that he did nt enrry such a mimay jumble of miinf in ei- hntr nnd thnt lie dldnl onetwenty mnry lou wnii into ngnln and iihe knew they were bo- hlnd with that filing ill have to hpoed up jo rofloct- od evorythlngii got to bo right when mr bob gets back bob fielding didnt overlook jni- tnkon he wnn hnrd on n blunderer yot the driving young flom miningcr oxneted more of himself thnn of nn use office time for perhonnt hotisi clennlng she couldnt nvon ex plain inter on hint those things weii mnry iouh she was no good nt deft explnnatlonw and if i were i wouldnt tnttle she thought tinvngely luffing mniy louh possemilons bnck in the bng it wns n goodlooking ling mnij iou could upend her nnlary on smni t hngs for sho didnt really need n job but her father nn old friend of mr flehllngh wnnted her to work for awhile he thought she would lenrn to bo more responsible any llmnj to fumbjed to herself wnnpplng th tduo bng whut mnry one else nnd ho wns friendly whn there wan time for frlonduneaa jo had often wlbhed hhe knew hint bettor deep in the privacy of hor mind nhe hnd wondered whnt it would be like to hnve bob fielding pnuse nt hor rinnk and nny therei an oxtrn good concert nt the music hnll w nhoiit inking it ld to jilgbf but he never would he doesnt think of me as a per son he might like to know jo told herself hotly to him im junt n filing clork h do u thntjm n lot better filing clerk thnn mnry lou the door hurst open nnd mnry lou cpm lfh n rttnh ou oould file orders frdm now hlf 1095 nnd shed still file sum jones order sheet in bomde john smiths nnd inugh nnd say they both begnn with s then sho brought herself up short yeow whnt n cnt youre turning out to be get to work nnd forget mnry lous blunders theyre none of your buslnesg fine but innccurnte in the very next hnlf hour jo wns tq face bob fieldings scorching wrath as the result of one of mnry ious flight of filing fancy mnry lou onrno out of the inner office to clip some advertising columns mr fielding wnnted jo worked on- sorting orders until the lin been unjust nell 1mm that handling nffalr nor the order sheet sllpup had been her fault shed rlenr up hei deslt nnd widk out of ffeldlng a fieldings without evert finishing the dny no thnt would be childish better keep her cfrespcct even if she had lost her job shed wnlt nnd get every fllo in irrepronchnble order for mr field ing before she left but she hoped mr bob wouldnt be nbte to find anything he wnnted she set her teeth nnd then sur prised herself by reln in n shnme- fnced grin whnt n silly hope that wns she begnn to consider thing- more cn conscious now of henrt- mnry lou tbo jrle bhindcror nround here or nm 17 but jo her memory curiously stirred by the- tnll gray dividers in f he cabinet file was looking hack nt him in appalled dismay i think i am she gasped mid dashed out of the office she was back in n moment with mary iou nt jier heels mniy lou mii tt lumphnntly waving the lulld tickets hut jo was even more t it- umphnnfly flout lulling the missing kcndilcltoider sheet h was behind the x dildei she explained i found it last month in with iiim w sluels filed fir william litsteaft of kcndi hit a on know and dropped it behind the x divider fui a mlnuti for safekeeping nnd then fnigol it im the prle blundei er tmself suddenlv the inner offh e mekicl with laimhter then ns it mihsld d war i 25 years ago rtche over losing her job where would she get nnother besides she wnnted to make good in this one but she had mnde good theyd find it out too nfter shed gone nnd the files wore left in mnry iobh crn7y enre wnlt till mr bob got in one of bis rnnd rushes of work mnry loud slow him down only shed slow down mr fielding too jos fnce grew very sober she wnnted things to go well in this of fice nhe hnd tnkon pride in her work why should she lose thnt pride in n fury of resentment shnme crept over her she wns glvmg up quilting under fire whnt wns the right way to hnndle this sltuntlon she sat th hnrd mi fielding after a glanre at the tickets mary lou sllll held begnn to chin tele again i cant use those he sab id tot gotten another engagement foi to morrow night and just ns i was f llng plensnntly perfect among all ou mistake mukerwj well aflei nil its hnmpeilng to feel too pei feet knroll me in the blunderers club too anil return those tickets mnry lou wnlt said mr bob mnybe i cnn use them let me hnve them mnry ijou anil how about our get ting hnrk on the job now bnck nt her desk jo drew n long breath what an nflernoon she kutelamnrn yvom ihhi hut n yimir ijiurliglwind wiih taken fly imjjnh hv ii ii loltdon twentyflyt eais after the brit ish iihipnlgti in mekotulaintiisitrrei- ed l sevele lierk at kilt elamnia khnklclad sold lei s nte again on duty in the strategic men thnt lies between tin key and india imtec- tfon of utltlsh oil lufen s wns the itrlme lenvon for the difcpami of the iwilnjs in tin- little town on dm reinlan ilulf letenth nnd ii was one wasnt proud of inrself but shed seen things through nnd she didnt hnve to be nshnmed of herself either all nt once she renll7ed thnt bob fielding wns tdnndlng by her desk miss jo he was snylng i henr the guilds putting on n fine enter tainment tomorrow night wont you prove your forgiving spirit by going with me jos henrt wns pounding id love to go she gasped ive nlwnys wished youd nsk me to go some where then she turned scarlet ouch i didnt mean to say that another blunder bob fielding her with n new look in bis eyes nnd inughed but he stood gazing down nt added in a inmr irno thnnbt lm nf the factois that led to lie iiini- palgu in the flisl cieat wai on api ii 20 lhrt ren ihniles inwiikhend and i he remnants of bis indian division sin lemteied to the turks at kutel ainaia when mi ihe point of slnixatlon after a hhge of m tdns in the little tnwm on llw- ulver tigris at the time of the cnpltulntlon sonie nm ltrltish and indlnn troops made upthe ganlson calculated to impress the arab population townshends sweep up the tfgrls toward baghdad late in 1015 wns a feat lhat brought joy lif allldounlre4tftlmtwherrth failure of the datdauellen expedition nnd immobluntlon of anglofrench pledge for war savings salada tea ivlhkrkiill yrar a mothrrs day ianada ounts iwisi wrallh may 11 imwl time lo start willi it evolve to kh ii up cuiiudlhii press hlaff writer mothers dn cuiled for may ii iiii oiieju- lo be a widii the lob that nun li i ill f ousidi i ajlop t roups nt salonlkn hnrl provhted dls npiiointing news bui the british in mesopotamia paid the penalty for a move inadequately planned rllf faltml when almost in sight of baghdnd townshend wns compellrd to retreat more than 100 miles to kut through inck of reinforcements ant efforts to relieve him fnlted these attempts costtiretlrtrrsir2i0u oasunllles of jfifio british noncommissioned offic ers nml privates taken at kut l1ffl died nnd some 110 were never trnced the indian soldiers fnred no better nnd n large numbei perished in mak ing their way across the syrlnn desert during t ho ensuing summei a big this uertl shes anil she ought and kindness that dften mill motheis hav itself is like ne veai h i a a good time to mak resolutions naluiallv hlldren en jo the spei ni uliir present a i ion o glfta an mollins day it hi fun d see her hnppy mill that isnt en ough here is a good start tn making resolutions for yenriound onsldera- tlon of mother help her hnve nt lenat n short va cation perhaps you cannot remem ber her even hnvirjg one if it is im- polslble for her to leave home let her vacntion nt home r oneratlnti if iibwiioti7tnmlljr pltcho8ln to take ovei housekeeping duties you mav not live as well for n while hul you will give her a i limn c to rest lead or gid about the neighborhood if charlie does the dishes maggie iiih- cleaning and dad chips in with some of ids own good cooking mother cnn have a holiday at home tt is a goorl way to find out how si keeps the family going smoothly you will apprec late more thnn ever the effor t she makes you t ould be sure too thnt she iiilir inlnu ufilcnd fir two of liar own iiiawa ifli an imw ntorv of canadas foiesl l oiiri s lepiesent- i h in growing otei an area es- tiinaled at ljmmhj siptaie milei is going forvaid in nffiies of the dnm- iniofi finest service maps giving inffinnalion on wood lesuiiiiis of mlmt7 htmie inlles have alieady been prepared for dnm- inlon services photoginphs in nddl- lloa to 70khi sipiare miles whnr aerial suivevn by piovlnces and com panies have made maps possible total aerial photographs avallablo over about wmihhi munri miles of agricultural and forest innd in cnn- ada anr fro the b meqns of ok- peit knowledge and detbale instru- ments officials ftlie forest service aie able to take data required to in- diiate the wood i eserves of the dom inion the total land nrea of can ada is 1iri7im7 scjuaie miles ikhthikm haik the bead of the house was rending a newspaper article very c arefully presently he remarked to his wlfo do ou know dear i think there is something in what this article says that he i leverness of the father often proves a stumblingmock to the son i lis w ife heaved a sjgh gf re inner office bell rnng once her sig nal in the inner office bob fielding was intently discussing with his fnther the intest reports turned in by t4n4igo of out in h- mnry lou who hnd been glancing nt her rinnlly got up nnd enme over whnts the trouble jo jo with n newborn resolution crystnllzlng looked nt mnry lou for rnorni- thmit uoaklng uo im glnd you mnde thnt one keep children in rural life bnghdud offensive was planned grcnt developments took plnco on the angloindian line of communications jjnd a huge amount of heavy artil lery was nccumulatcd at i he head of n force four times n laree m well thank goodriss spe snld our botiby wont have anything to knsy jo begged dont make so much breeze you mix up these orders whereve you been look nt the clock nnd blush sh pleaded mary lou tqjjilug her cont nnd blue beret on a chali n n i wmi n g ovp by d oa- desk while she tin ked stray yellow wisps into lie jluti luiul jo thixd a solemn finger nt in i its all right this time mm lou insisted honest mr field ing asked ine to stop on m wav bailv from lunch and get him two tickets fur the mild pln tomoriow night he a going totake mis field ing lo it for a hlithdav sutpiise i got him mat clous seats seven h low in the cenlei oi on lie side jo asked cautiouslv mnrv lou gi mined you w ould bring that up i nevei thought to ask i just said two in the seventh grand and snatched them nnd ran jo laughed and then sobered likable little mnry lou- got awa with too much of this sllpshot busi ness foi her ow n good you bought those tickets in two minutes nnd youre over twentj minutes lute jo pointed out any how voud better look nt them and make sine thevie not clear over at one lluc shall do mar lou yanked open hei little daikblue calf handbag and pawed in it like a feverish kitten now vvheie did i put them your filing s stem s out of oulei jo chuckted i dont file things in m hand- hag marv lou wailed i just drop em tn whele an those tickets suddenly violent i she tinned the bag upside din- n nd shook it over jos desk lop then in the midst of the mail sluiwer of kej s small change compact comb ci umplcd tmndkei chief hair pins pencil cat a- niels audui sum pie tube of tooth paste mi fielding bell rang iw in field bill kendrlcks slipping bob wns saying look nt those lnkevllle flgu mmt eondenswl rto bui made twice ns many sales in lnkevllle inst month im sure he turned to jo bring us kendrlcks last two iuml7ed from lnke vllle will you pjense mlss rnndnlli ills tone snid ilurrv and jo shrnnk from whnt must be done yet that wns the right way to strnighten out such n muddle ns this the bnn n for nil concerned mnry lou she begnn and went on swiftly concisely n little huskily until n startled white- faced mnry lou interrupted jo i understand i know w hat urges doctor w i i i j townshends sir stanley maude fin ally took baghdad on march 10 1117 expertwartm tl d cannkrra cv preliminary to yfttthyiihi and hs ihe thing of couise lets go in right now be fore i gutihlverv 5 ftl nm in t tiff flli ghf snatcjied out the first order sbeu that uimntinonthk the next n mr bob wanted the order sheet of i it seemed to jo as she and maiv the month before should be right be- lou went together to knock on i 1m i hind it but i inner office door that this was the 1 it wasnt there jhnjdcst thing mie had ev r done i could it have slipped in vvjlh the mai v lou tdoi less fu e mide in r keatniv oicuisjust m fionl oi with i heat i ache she wished the king jiidets jusl behind finn- then mr fndding had hdlllv io begnn to hunt j 0mc inj and the two behind her mr bob spoke inipaiere standing befoie mr tnntlv whats w rong7 were wnlt- arfd mr bob lug foi those order sheets i about the filing marv lou jei k heres the first one in london nnd should cio to country to rtny nnd thrive estimates for establishing and equip ping the australian armored corps now training in australia amount- instead of heng hostess to the familys guests all of the time you can give her legular oppor- lunltiutogut mlayb hurulf majii ed to more than if she has nothing to do but window- shop go to a museum rn to a pat k she is a human being jou know nnd deseives a breathing spell some time mrit cut cigarette tobacco londodn op london chll- clren should be evacuated perman- cilh d f them fiitding crimson jo i ips all mv fault it alwajs is tin ust it at him im looking for im just slopp about filing i guess ihe second whv werent the two together well hurrv it please he strode hack ignotlng the sheet she held out of couise sill to offer it to him he wanted to compnre the two sheets thefirst was no good nlone jos face burned furiously as her slim- fingers flew leafing over everv k sheet in the file the second kcndnek sheet wnsn t anvwhere in that lie not any when oh she couldnt go in an i snv that wait wnnlt illeathlesslv she jerked out the diawer that held the w order sheet it would he in t hei e she was cer but ou cant fire jo for it mr bob it isnt fair what ejaculated mr boh miss hnndall did jnu really think wed fire of course she did mnr lou gulped indignant ly groping for her jmndkerehief didnt you sa so but jos grand at filing nnd she was grand to give me a chnnce to tell vou thnt i m the blunden r nnd not let me hnte m self because id bt mnrv lnu r can oh oil she gasped and daslud j to hei ov u desk foi pad and pen- j ell please stuff all that junk bu k i in the bag jopo i m soi i she scudded actors the i mini and into tin innei office before jo could mo tli outet dooi opeiiid to adtnii of all pe tple ml bob he gave hei a swift nod and smile how are vou how evetv thin going i- wln vh all tight jo tim mered if bed onlv go into the inner off in without noticing tbnt ness on hei desk you ir bm k eat iv ni en i vou a little mnuaged to make the thteedav trp in two and a halt then his eves fell tnevitablv it seemed to jo on the frivolous not quite fivsfidiuus nrriiv of peisonnl poi- ueksionv and hu fnendlv hnuh changed taking on u fnintlv ironical cleaning hou he shrugged and swung on into the innr office scartfactht jo twept the litter tmn of it filed under w for wil liam kondilcks in one or mar lous ciav absentminded moments she i need through the w orders son to ceoige williams louise j wii- the hums martin williamson shed sin eh find it in among those some where that little idiot of n mum lou and bob pieldlng wns blam ing her jos ees blutled she blinked awav the blui and staled down despmt ingh at the last xginiuiig with william n wiiiiiuu kendnck oi der in thiie wait wait protested mr field- i mg this is getting loo cmnplicnii- ed bob i told vou miss jo really i thought ou wanted to dismiss her his eves tw tnkled at 1 tut race now lets straight n this out mnrv lou ive suspet ted lor weeks that vou were a pest in file- hereafter miss jos to hnve full charge of them ou keep cuc t yes sii said miiv lou it all light iii dont vou tell us joull go mr fielding inter luptd thats miss jos fine his eves at jo w ho blushed you re loiiu to be nll from the capital said di hmmh idf teld dietic phvstctnnr wainiug it nt those who temain ari del eriorn ting phv sic alh be om i rig nunlilh list less nnd digeneiil ing tn all respt c is wen kt i s union g slum t hildn n of london dec land th ilarlej si i eel dejetor find ni kels is l ginning to i uu nsise tmit pale faces tense hums wiakeued imillis me hei inn ing more and more pievilent among the ihtldien who ate speridingnost of then lime in shelters and under ground habitations i need ijcht nnd air the- children are suffering from lack of light lack of air lack of fresh vegetables and lack of the iebility to spend n halfpenny or a perin upon oranges bananas and ap- i vlos in addition there is a shelter rash beginning to show itself which is i not scabies byiwhuh is probably the result ojhe conditions under which the chitrro are living not onl are lie- children deler- iorating phvsicalh but having noth ing to do and no school training they are b c oming menlall listless and 1 di generating in all respects it is in th lou alone that the children can now he provided with a suffideruv of those greens and salads and fresh vegetables w ha h essi nihil as the are to the childrens health an- now la king in their die- ar writing to the british mdluili lour rial in oldfleld contended the 1 ondon countv council was spend- i ing monij wastefulh mnn c hil- i ilien hadinver t fii evatuatd he i have fledged all you can to buy war savings c e r t if i c a t 5 omb whi-ri- iuum l l isspitlltfli shutllt ihrhikh iii roil of hi- w shls ai throiikh in hit- lull pin x iliulr i hi- icmf i o ll- fii- 1siuplii milk in iiluinmn s mao i iou nnd luif fur fii1iui illum- iiipllnn liik rramlrunnirli ficldiiik iii km- that t li miri i ilyippin hir liamlkiri huf iii ill m fit off fur miu mr fu lilin lln ll 1 1 i i you know that canada war effort requirss a steady flow of money week by week month by month loaned from tha savings of her people tnnan with x lo ami fni mr hob too unibl- stunii at it in a iai- of unti iimntniiiit youii- use uiiisi a- muri iou slii luuttiriil well slkd 1 1 itrl imr bliiss ihi- loulil niiki- mi hub ai koiiii to him- to unit untlfshl com- through all tin- fils foklr in folrr li nilch ink- tun iiu ko anil tiii him sji sh- miil half hiik ijith ihukrin wlun sliu htii flniiluil hr n iiounriniiiil sh- thought slu- saw slu i ill 1 as in aflirthoiikht iliiil to foruin mr hob mil niiikls ristoriii tin- haiidk r- huf his sulniuit timtikli- nniiiuliil lo f ins fnlhir ami shi- ivantoii to null- hat k at ri mi hut lur hurt isititniiiit lnikrril ami shi- lookil shid btrmr ii k-tttni- htijjis ust on an opii iiitiinit fill- oh mr kiimuik imiiiiuii mir igu about urramis i i kts for i liunipii rmhllil m tnv hai out on jus ttgu ihwi- iluiltl prn tn smlipiith-th- lilkli- in mr jfiildlnka sl lfukltm kiilltik tms hut tin- look in air nobs tu ivi ilk a lush afttr all in- wild tin- niiiim o niplo mo rillntc ilerku i ho m- can linn- prompt imliv this isnt tin- vlrst dilny h nn miam and irn uonderlnb if ui couldnt get ai- dsk lookini tor llnm uiui thin th wriif t in it i found thiin in m ioal fxhkit and thi- ri- mmiiiii nm iintri i ii kt tlnni slit- scuddisi nut and boh fuldituc lookia at jo so that viaa lthi- bettor rtiulu with juit one panon i im sorry ajaln miu jo if w im4- lni n iaiuitnl om e and rrturnid uiiit- hud in n eaiuatid tm u itit thn ttmis sonu- mothirs planiiid to i uu ill- thir ihlldroiv iikun as s in as tin- uiiilh iiiiriv- 1 flu- id a kiouiny up n ni lr llllllds is 11 it ih s um evalu ated s in mi as a imiiis of a a hulidav in tin- uuiitrs foi lliemukis and for tlieir vlullin azi oiifimate childrens food herman authorities in uariau i lie iiwifisialed mi hi runes i-iu- siks and meats prepand fur fe-d- iiik- ihlldren in tin- holiias und ihi inl pounds uf lard sausauii uui meat in ihe inlral stm khouse of the metropolitan roinmitlee of sorlal aiiistanie the latter foivi had bejn offend ns nifts for the asylums supported by the metropolitan commltua tervini the poorest class of the peoplo it you hav p your6 lf-yotf-mvg-ptdbd-yoijrlf- acrr now canada needs all you can sate and lend there are three ways to pledge 1 ask your employer to deduct speci fied sum from your silury or wages each pay djy 2 authorize your bank to deduct it each month from your savings account 3 sign an honour pledge to buy stamps or certificates for a specified amount at regular intervals keep up your pledge sec your invest ment grow as the months go by s increase the amount you have pro mised to save and invest and remem ber that in addition to your regular pledged amount you can at any time buy extra war savings certificates from your local hank l can send your money direct to the war savings committee in ottawa pwuixbtd ky lit var smmtfx ctmmittn ottawa eep up yust increase your regular investments in war savings certificates p