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h • SERIAL STORY iNO TIME TO MARRY BY ELI MORE COWAN STONE coPvniaHT. )»3«. NCA •ERVICE. INC. I â€" ' CAST OF CHARACTERS ' JANET DWIGHT, heroine. She wai engaged to handsome ycunf architect liANCE BARSTOW, hero. Lance I Kad great dreamt for the fu- ' turr. So did OYNTHIA CANTRELL, orphaned SrancMaughter of great-aunt Mary Cantrell. Still another drearier \va» BARNEY McKNICHT. newtpaper- man. But Barney vtat more than a dreamer. Last Week: Mr. Bryant, Janet'* attorney, calls her asking that she come to see him since there are tome very important matters to discuss! CHAPTER IV When Janet carried her bill.s Up to her own room, she wa.s ebocked and incredulous to find cut how much she had spent dur- Inp the past month. There were several considerable Items that Cynthia had charged io her account. On previous oc- casions Cynthia had charged tliinKs to her, and .^unt Mary had paid for them as a matter of ioursc . . . But 1 can't give the bills to Aunt Mary this time, Janet thought. Not after this afternoon. The whole thing: came to ccn- â- iderably more than her balance tit the bank. Her drcs.smaker's tills were still to come; and aside from the fact that she would need a preat deal of ready money dur- ing the next few days, thei'e was. Lance had told her, an immediate payment due upon the house. She must make sure, when she talked to Mr. Bryant tomorrow, to ananRC for those payments. !And pcrhap.'i, after all, there might be enouch margin to lake care of the difference between the rent on this apartment and that of the emaller one tliat .Aunt Mary talked of lakin^r at the .\valon. Janet had just thrown the last envelope into the wasteba.skct iwhen Aunt Mary opened the door. "Janet Dwiyhtl" she cried, jiwecpinfc down upon her niece with all the indicnaiit authority of her five feet two. "Do you mean to tell me that you haven't taken off those wet things yet? Get them off this instant, and yourself into a hot tub of water. lAfter that, you're Koing to bed." "Hut, Aunt Mary," Janet pro- tested, "I'm not ready to go to bed. Besides, I want my dinner. This business of rushing around getting ready to be married burns up the calories." "I did not ask you whether or not you were ready." Aunt Mary placidly folded hands which, not 80 many years ago, had so capably •wielded a. switch. When Aunt Mary spoke in that tone, Janet ftlmost forgot for the moment tliat the switch wa.s not still at hand' "Margy will bring you a tray in iJue time." Breathless Excitement So Janet soaked in fragrant ^arm suds for a luxurious half hour; then she slipped into a soft g^een negligee, and after the hot soup, omelet, and salad which Margy brought her, snapped on her bed lamp and stretched out ;WJth a new book. It really was blissful to have an Idle evening alone after the last few weeks' mad round of fittings End showers and late parties. She had read a chapter or two when a knock sounded at the Soor, and Cynthia slipped into the l"Oom. It was worthy of note that Cynthia had bothered to knock at (ill; but it was not that which Inadc Janet put down her book and give her undivided attention to her cousin. There was in Cynthia's manner as .she poised there, a slim, black- gowned silhouette leaning against the ncamy panel of the door, a •trange, almost breathless excite- ment. It dilated the pupils of her ♦iolct eyes, and lent a new trans- |>arency to the pallor of her skin agfaingt the dark cloud of hair that hung to her shoulders. She was wearing a black dinner jfrock with a long full skirt that Rippled about her silver sandals in lustrous folds. The slim tight basque had silver buttons up the front and slashes of silver at the wrists. It was a dress which Janet idid not recognize. Cynthia's eyes followed her own JM they swept over it. Knock-Oul Of A Dress "No, you've never seen it be- fore," Cynthia .said. "I'm sorry •bout it, Jan. I should have ask- ed you first ; but after I'd seen it, I just couldn't risk having some- body beat me to it." "It does .suit you marvellously," 7an .said. "Of cour.se you know I shouldn't jhave bought it if I'd known â€" (ttH>unt Aunt Mary's money. I (Htd to return it today, but the (tore had made a lot of alterations on it." "It would have been a pity to rsnd it back. It does things for ou, Cyn. It makes you look like princess out of a story book." "I know it's a knock-out. That'.s why I'm wearing it tonight. I have an idea" â€" Cynthia went even paler and broke otT on a caught breathâ€" "I have an idea I'm going tj make it pay for it- .self." Janet exclaimed, "Cynthia â€" but you can't mean that you're going to sell it?" "Sell it?" Cynthia'.s smile twist- ed a little. "I'crhaps that's not such a bad way to put it . . . But not in the way you moan, Jan." Jan opened her lips to ask, "Cynthia, v.hat on earth are you talking about?" Then her inein- oiy echoed Aunt Mary's words of the afternoon, "Just as mueh a.s Cynthia usually means when .she's feeling dramatic," and she laugh- ed SL'ftly. "Well, have yourself a good time," she said. ".\nd, Cyn, don't worry about the dres.s. We just won't tell .Aunt Mary." Trying; To Tell Something She took up her book again. But Cynthia liiisered, her gianco bent as if in complete concentra- tion upon her expertly manicured left hand. In a moment .>;he said in a low tone, without lifting her eyes, "You're a swell kid, Jan. You've got something not many people have . . . .\unt Mary has it, too. Something â€" oh. I don't know how to say it â€" like a dear, steady light that never goes out . . . I â€" Jan, if ever Iâ€"" When she broke ofT again, Janet laughed in quick embarrassment. .\11 this was so utterly unlike the cool, amu.scd Cynthia she knew. "Good Lord, Cyn I" she said. "If you need taxi fare or something, why don't you say so without all the floral offerings? You know you're â€" " "Don't:" Cynthia cried sharp- ly, lifting her head. "I was â€" try- ing to tell your smiething, Jan. Now I can't . . . I â€" well, good night, Jan." Abruptly she turned anil whirl- ed out of the room. Janet, touch- ed and contrite, tried to call her back; but Cynthia had flashed <iown the hall and out of the door before she could find her bedroom slippers. She wished she had thought to ask where Cyn was going for din- ner. From her cousin's words at the telephone that afternoon, she had guessed it was somewhere with Barney McKnight . . . Well, when Cyn came home, she would slip into her room and have a long talk with herâ€" only by that time, no doubt, Cynthia would have put on another of her chamelon pha- ses, and would resent any refer- ence to this evening's strange mood. Not Lance Calling Janet took up her book again. I^ter, she was drowsily consci- ous that some one was turning off her bed lamp, shutting off the steam, raising a window, and shak- ing out the warm coverlet that lay ori the foot of the bed â€" just con- .scious enough to murmur, "Thanks a lot," without opening her eyes, before she snuggled more comfort- ably into her pillow and dropped off again. She started awake to the clang of the telephone on her bed table. At first, confusion sti-uggled with annoyance as she rolled over and caught up the instrument, her only thought to stifle the noisy bell. 'J'hen her annoyance fled. Of course! How like Lance to think he must say "Good night!" to her after his party, no matter how late it v/as ! But it wasn't I.ance who was calling. (To Be Continued) Keepings Summer Clothes Spotless I* A Difficult Task â€" It's Best To Choose in the First Place, Dresses That Stay Clean and Fresh Longest The truly beauty-minded woman chooses clotlies for hot weather ev- en more painstakingly than sh« selects costumes for any other time of year. She realizes that filmy chiffons, billowing cottons and oth- er summery fabrics are not quite as easy to wear as trimly tailored fall suits, a fur Jacket or a stream- lined early spring ensemble. They're Harder To Weir Nondescript prints seldom do as much for one as clothes should. If you like prints, by all means search for paiierns with cliaracter. Don't select transparent chifton dresses for the office or business- like shopping (rips. Femininity may be the keynote of the current fash- ion picture, but no executive thor- oughly approves of Ihe business girl who goes to work In dressy, ariernoon-lype clothes. The charm of while shoes de- pends entirely on how spotlessly while they are kept. White gloves, too are dreadful unless Immacu- lately rle»n. If you simply can't keep while glov" (Mean, wenr dark ones. Perfect Grooming Essential Beauty and Intelligence Loet If a Woman Neglects Groom- ing Woman's attractiveness, to men at least, depends ou two things: The physical characteristics, and the woman herself. Of the two, as the latter Is capable of so much more variability, It must neces- sarily be considered the more im- portant. It can add, or detract, so sharply. To Look Attractive Perfect Kroomiiig is the most Im- portant single eharacloi'islic any woman can possess, and It Is one within the reach of everyone. It consists of conspicuous ticanliness and infiuite alteiilion even to the most seemingly Insisnitieaiit de- tail, it is the thing which sets a woman apart, and marks her as a finished person. This quality, coup- led with a modest amount of good i tasle, can make anyone looU attrac- tive. To Be Attractive The>so things will make a person look attractive, but it takes still more to be attractive, 'i>r a keen, active mind enters hero. An luter- estiug person is an interested per- son, a person who possesses skills, a person who likes some things for themselves and Is capable of losing herself completely in somcthiug. These interests should not be the management of a home, nor the rearing of children, however import- ant this job may be. Kveryone, man or woman, newls keen Interests outside the job. I'^inally, an objective point of view, participalion in sports aud cheerful unaffectcilness are all splendid, but were one thing to be placed at the head of the list, it would be perfect grooming. New High Shoes Are Like Bootees Paris Is Promoting Type That Fit Over the Instep Like a Glove and Flare Above The Ankle Over there in Paris, the shoe- makers are still trying to get fair feet back into high shoes. There are amazing examples of footgear. High soft bootees that fit the foot like a glove over the instep and flare above the ankle. Already mod- els have footed their way over to this country and soon the American shoemaker's revamped edition of them will make a public bow. The great question is whether slim- ankled girls accustomed to open toed open-heeled sandals will take to them. The autumn will tell. Others Soft Like Moccasins Meanwhile, there's an interesting new development taking place In shoes. For some time past shoe men have been warning women against wearing open-toed shoes la spite of the fact that they have sold them in unexpected quantities. I'eet they said would grow longer, Wlh due consideration for sensitive digits accustomed to summer frea- dom, one designer lias constructed shoes, with ample toe space, of the moccasin type, the sides being walled to hold them In place and keep the toes from pressing. Tray Cloth By CAROL AIMES As a dainty and practical gift, a tray cloth with a fine white cro- cheted edging has no peer. The cloth should measure 8x10 inches. The edging is composed of a chain stitch and double crochet and is finished with a dainty border. To order write your name, ad- dress and No. 233 plainly on a piece of paper and send with 15 cents in coin or stamps to Carol Aimes, Room I'.'l, 73 West Ade- laide St., Toronto. Coats And Suits Shown For Fall Hourglass Redingote Endorsed By Paris Designers Kven at this early date a fore- cast of the full's suit and coat styles may be venture I, for be- hind the scenes fashions arc evol- ved weeks in advance of their ac- tual appearance in the stores and those dealing with style can some- times lift the curtain to permit a peep at what is to come. At the last midseason openings in Paris the designers launched many coats and suits. These constitute the basis for tl'.e mode that will be taken up here ne.Nt season. Curved Lines Favored The hourglass redingote was strongly endorsed by those design- ers in Paris whom Americans like best. For the present it seems to have pushed the bulky type of uncertain silhoulte into the back- ground. Fo.x, beaver, nutria, skunk and astrakhan were the smartest trimmings shown. Du- vctyne, wool-velour.s, camel's-hair and soft-v/eave woollens were lar- gely adopted, because with their pliable surfaces they seemed best suited to wraps. Heim, adopting the popular pannier line, brings it out by ap- plying fox to a redingote in curv- ed lines. Buffalo Stop Necessary Before Botwood Unwise To Leave Your Child Alone Accidents Often Befall Him When Parents Are Out Of The House It is not safe to leave a baby all alone in the house, or In the yard, or in front of a shop, or anywhere else. Sleeping children are conscious. It is likely that tlie child who sleeps soundly while his mother is in the house will waken after she leaves because his mind is likely to take note of the change in the hocse caused by her leaving. He will wake up under the Influence of this feeling of change, and cry, and when his cry brings nobody he becomes frightened, and it is bad to frighten a child that way. This has happened to some babies. One Never Knows Accidents sometimes befall the child left alone. Of course an ac- cident is something that nobody ex- pects to happen, and no measures are taken to protect the child to whom theaccident happens. Sudden storms rise; loud and unusual nois- es occur; strangers, footloose child- ren, stray animals are likely to be about. One never knows. It is best to he safe and stay by the child until such time as he can be tak»n along. Latest Ideas In Millinery French Hat Designers Have Gone Revolutionary â€" Back to the 1790's French milliners have patriotic- ally turned to their history books for inspiration, prompted by cur- rent sesquicentennlal celebrations of the French revolution. Agnes, one of the best known Paris modistes, devotes most of her collection to revolutionary motifs. Her Ideas are derived from mascu- line head-gear of the period, to which she has given a feminine in- teerpretatlon that Is modern. Men's Headgear Gone Feminine Traditional bonnets of the guilds vie with the courtier's tiny three- cornered hat and the solid two- horned head-piece of the rich Paris bourgeois. Some draped toques and others In fantastic Oriental style recall the theatre of the period, with its tragic Persian and Turkish hero- ines. A felt hat with a tilted brim and hard crown, ornamented with a buckle. Is repeated in general vari- ations. It was originally the head- gear of deputies of the third estate at the French parliament, and was later affected by postillions. Pageboy Hair Style Revived It's Shorter Than Before, Just Covering Nape of Neck Millinery buyers in Paris com- ment on the revived popularity of the pageboy halrfix, but It Is a revival with a difference because it is shorter and stops t>e- hlnd the ears, so it just coTera the nape of the neck; at front the hair is brushed up In rolls or little pom- padour over the temples, says Wo- men's Wear Dally. This coiffure is indicative of the general trend In hair silhouettes. Very similar are other roll or curl arrangements which "furnish" Ihe nape, as the Trench say, expose the ears, and give lillle width at the temples. In onillne r.ither re; ii:iisc?nt of the crinoline epoch, as Is (' •' revised style nf ni- h :-iior..!s nvrr ihc tack of the hail. Siiil aiuMber way of On its way to Felixstowe, England, for delivery to the British air min- istry, this 15-ton flying boat built in San Diego, Calif., is being refueled at BufTalo, N.Y. Original plans called for only a stop at Botwood, Nfld., but heavy headwinds encountered in the transcontinental hop delayed the fliers and made the Buffalo stop necessary. After leaving Botwood, the machine will cross the Atlantic and fly over Ireland toward its des- tination. Pilot Russell R. Rogers is in charge. . covering the back of the aeck is by a thick knot of hair drawn smoothly down at back; the Duchess of Windsor has been wear- ing her hair this way lately. Cado- gan bows and barrettes are still being used to catch the hair to- gether just at the nape In other ar- rangements. Fewer "Brushed-up" There are still a number of smart women who brush their hair up at back, but the mode is not so gen- eral as it was. The so-called "French roll," wherein one side is folded over the other up centre back is also seen usually with an- other roll at either side above the temple. As previously reported, quite a few young girls hare re- vived plaits of hair around .the head, coronet style. All of these up arrangements, however, are far less numerous than the down-at-back ones. Nazis Warned About Glamor German Employers Told That Beautiful Stenos Not Most Efficient The glamorous secretary has been an issue among Nazis with an official warning to employers last week that "youthful charm by no means always guarantees highest efficiency." The situation arose as a result of a call upon women to help re- lieve the serious labor shortage. Nazi labor officials complained it was difficult to place women over 35, particularly secretaries and stenographers, because em- ployers maintained they were less "efficient and capable than young- er women. ' "Older Women Inditpencable" The official "korrespondenz" of the German labor front told per- sonnel chiefs that such objections were not honorably intended be- cause "it is exactly older women unburdened by outside affairs and desires, who are indispensable." Then it is advised: "Don't be guided by outward impressions. Highest objectivity is necessary, especially in hiring women." They're Not Holding The Bag With .\ustralia exporting thou- sands of tons of flour to China, the empty bags are quickly turned either into short, baggy trousers or into skirts. A recent shipment alone from Melbourne carried to the Chinese 342,750 potential pants or skirts. Finger Work U has been established by re- rearch that in an 8-hour day a typist does more manual labour than a ditch-digger. i ... ^•â- f»' ivtvt4 What you xfoutd not wish done to yourself do not do unto others. â€" Chinese. CAS A LOMA Over S1000 visitors thl* SuWnrifT. One hour'8 tour with guid*. 8ee ihi^i Citatle and get new lde.i.i of archi- tecture fascinating exhibits, pli-- lurcs, decor.itinna, and Toronto, from highest point, nefrenhmenti and souvenirs. Admission ?S ct». Children IS cents (except Sunday, when 2S cts.). Tree p.ii king;. Quilting Experts Contest Laurels Wonnen of Canadian Cities and Towns Will Compete at C N. E. This Year In Contest to Determine Canada's No. 1 Quilting Bee Experts Quilting, which has ranked for generations with barn-raisings and threshing as distinctive products of Canadian life, will come into Us own at the Canadian National Ex- hibition with a competition to de- termine Canada's No. 1 quilting bea experts. On the lawn outside the Wom- en's Building, which building will house more than 500 displays and contests indicative of domestic af fairs, groups of Canadian women will vie tor first money of $25 and the more eagerly sought title ol quilting champion team. Under tha rules of the competition, quilts shall ba three-quarters liuished when they are set up tor the contest. Sli quitters shall work together on each quilt (with extras being allowed to spell off the workers). The pattera on the quilt must be fully drawa and followed during the quilting. Originality, Artistry, Co-operation Work will be decided on origi- nality and artistry of pattern, e»- euess of work, and co-operatioa among the quilters. Speed will not be an important factor in the de- cision. Judges will pass among the contesting groups, studying the method of their work and the re- sult of the efforts. The contest will be held Aug. 29. Swim Or Walk: Don't Omit It Exerecise Is essentia! for every- one, and there is nothing so good as swimming or walking â€" tor gea- eral utility. When the days are warm, and a swimming pool Is near at hand, not one of U3 should miss an opportua- ity of taking a' dip or a swim. Can you swim? It not you should learn. Nothing Is more invigorat- ing. All the muscles come into play, the chest Is expanded, breathing has to be good â€" with the result that the lungs are fully expanded, and the water is stimulating. A brisk rub-down and a warm drink will complete a moat pleat- ant way of taking e.xercise. Perhaps that is a bit too strenu- ous. Well, what about walking? Get Into shorts, or a skirt and sweater, a pair of comfortable shoes with good soles, and short socks. Don't try to walk too far, bat don't dawdle. Fiery, Itching Skii Gets Speedy Reliej Here i> a clean Uainln* rxnclralinu anU- •eplic no* ilupensfd by chnniMt ai irinina coat, that will bring you ipfedy relit! fri>« Jhe ilchina and dislrcM of Ki-zema, llcliina Toel and leet. Ka^hea and skin troublea Not only does thij ureal healing aniivpiia oil promote rapid and he.-ililiy hraliiig ia open forei and wounds, but boils and aiaa- _. ffoiinds. „.„ ^ulcers are quickly relieved and r lea nil ^ealed. In alcin diaeaaeaâ€" the itching 3 Kciema is instantly stopped; tlie eriiptioM dry np and scale off in a »erv few dat^ Ihe same is true of Barber's Itch. Salt Kbenm and other skin eruptions. Y'ou can obtain Moone's Kmerald Oil (ft* «rengtli> at any modern drug store. Isaue No. 30 â€" '39