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'TIMELY HELP FOR CANADIAN HOUSEWIVES AHew and Useful Booklet , HO WTO SAVE SUGAR' Containing 63 excellent, tested Recipes and suggestions how you can conserve your sugar supply. Send no label, no money just send a pott card or note with your name and addresa and request for "Sugar Saving Recipes" Adtiresa DepU J 13 Canada Starch Home Service 49 Wellington Su East, Toronto. CROWN BRAND SYRUP SERIAL STORY MURDER IN CONVOY IV A W. O'BRIEN LAST WEEK: Lieutenant Rel- ate* abeard traeneUp T 9, tank* pUMBt>r of Ike attractive none he >Mt fitting en the beet. Hoi- Em. U called te the office of Cel- eate] Stepkenton, officer in cem- enj of troop., end strict ordir. for conduct of Mntrie* are usued e UBE. Later tkat night ke Me* a lifct OB "A" deck. He move. cautioIy to tke (pot, see* a ikneWwy form. Drawing hi. rc- vehrer. ke bark* an order: "Halt! Lift year kendV hick!" TRYING TO REMEMBER CHAPTER III Lieutenant Rollins heard a little gasp of surprise, but the shadow stopped with arms raising slowly. "Please don't shoot," came a yoke unmistakably feminine, "I promise not to move an inch." A horrible sensation of having Bade a fool of himself swept over the officer. As he rose, rather shamefacedly, from his awkward position on the stairs, he dreaded to aee the girl's face could it be FROCK SLIMS DOWN YOUR WAIST i- v Anne Au.. Never before has there been such flattery for the larger figure as you get in Anne Adams Pat- terns! Take Pattern 4772, for instance those of you whose waist is NOT ring-sized will find the extra inches disappear when you don this frock. The effect is achieved by a lowered waist seam pointed above the centre skirt panel the slashes just above the waist complete the girdle ef- fect. Four jewel buttons march up to the tiny revers, which arc so pert! (You may make them of contrast). The waistband con- tinues in back for a sleek look the skirt is evenly flared all around. Follow the Sewing In- structor while you work, to get every detail right choose three- quarter sleeves if you like, and J- elect a gay print like this!- Pattern 4772 is available in women's sizes 34, 36, 88, -JO, 42, 44. 46 and 4$. Size 36 takes 3V yards 39-inch fabric. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (slumps cannot be accepted) for this Anne Adams pattern to Room 421, 78 Adelaide St West, Toronto. Write plainly size, name, address and style number. It was. "Sorry to frighten you, Sister," he apologized, "but it's very late and . . ." "That's all right," she replied curtly. "I realize fully that it is after hours, but I just couldn't sleep and thought a few breaths of fresh air would help. You may report me and . . ." Rollins felt his face reddening. "Oh now, just a minute , . ." He made a feeble attempt at showing his good-natured sije. "I'm not trying to get any charm- ing person such as yourself re- ported. I was merely trying to track down somebody flashing a light up here . . ." The nurse seemed to freeze. "Oh that," she gave a short forced laugh. "I guess it was I. I tried stealing a puff of a cigar- ette, but even that is evidently enough to bring you fellows dash- ing up fully armed." Rollins was nettled but he swallowed his pride. Taking her by the arm he guided her to the nearest door, opened it and waved her inside. She paused under a dull red corridor light and looked st hint in some surprise. "Mow what," she asked coldly? "Now have a cigarette!" Rol- lins smiled, pushing forward a package. She hesitated a split second, then took one. He snapped his lighter, taking advantage of the raised flame to examine her fea- tures. Yes, she was definitely pretty in a cultured sort of way. She coughed abruptly. "Good heavens," she exclaimed looking at the cigarette, "either the brand is awful or I'm catching cold. Good night." Later, lying in his bunk and gratefully sipping the Scotch and water his snoring roommate had left for him, Rollins was letting his mind drift through the hap- pier side of the uncomfortable meeting. Suddenly he sat bolt upright. * It hadn't clicked in his befud- dled mind at the moment but sub- consciously it had registered in the flame of his lighter he had seen what an uncommonly large tip of cigarette she had wetted. And that cough like a person puffing at her first cigarette! He stirred uneasily, looked to- wards the sleeping Captain Tees as if deliberating whether to wake him and discuss the matter. He decided not to. After all. those light flashes well, maybe she had tried smoking a cigarette. She had confessed to it rather awk- wardly, but ... Rollins shook hi. head. He had made a fool of himself once tonight. His imagin- ation was p'ayiiiff tricks on him. But when he finally did drift off to sleep, it was a tossing, rest- less sleep filled with odd dreams of a beautiful girl dressed In white and carrying a lighted can- CEREAL SHOWERS FOR APRIL By BARBARA B. BROOKS Ceres, Godde.ss of the Grains, received yearly homage from the ancient Romans. To honor this noble goddess whose bounteous hand protected them from famine, great festivals, called "cerealias," were staged. April was the month they were celebrated April when spring showers were bringing new life back to the earth. No longer does April mark Ceres' festival, but the month still remains a good time for even the Twentieth Century to pay ita respect to cereals. Today, with so many cereals and so many way* of using them, any meal from breakfast to dinner can become a family cerealia. * So crisp and crunchy are corn flakes that they now play an important role at dinner. Combined with rhubarb, you have as heavenly a pudding as you'd ever hope to taste. Here's The way to put it together! Rhubarb Strudel 4 cups corn flakes '*ra teaspoon grated orange rind 2V4 cups diced rhubarb 2 tablespoons orange juice 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons butter Put layer of corn flakes in buttered casseroie. Add a layer of rhubarb, part of sugar and half the grated orange rind. Add an- other layer of corn flakes and rhubarb, remaining sugar, orange rind and juice. Cover with corn flakes, dot with butter and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Cover casserole and bake in a moderate oven (375"F.) about 35 minutes. Serve warm or cold with cream.' Yield: 6 servings. Another dessert you'll like is Krispies Cream Shortcake. Her* is one of those sugar-less desserts, where, strangery enough, you don't miss the sugar: KrUpMI Crcn Sbortck m cups whipping cream ' cop chopped nut meats '4 cup honey ^4 cup chopped maraschino 8 marshmaflows . cherries (may be omitted) H cup chopped dates .1 ' cups oven popped rice cereal Whip cream until stiff; reserve \ cup. 'Fold honey into re- maining cream. Cut manhmallowa into small pieces; combine with date*, nut meats and cherries; fold into whipped cream. Boll cereal into fine crumbs; add one cup of crumbs to first mixture, stirring until thoroughly blended. Line a pan with waxed paper. Sprinkle part of extra crumbs in bottom of pan and pour in cream mixture: press down lightly and sprinkle top with remaining crumbs. Chill for several hours. UnmoM. Cue into squares. Serve with sweetened whipped cream and garnish with a maraschino cherry or nut meat if desired or serve with sweetened berries. Yield: 9 servings (8x8 inch pan). Thanks to the goddess of grain, Sunday's roast can be converted into a Monday dinner that makes the first day of the week something to remember: Monday Supper Dih - cups peas 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar 2 cups cooked diced meat 2 tablespoons butter 4 cups oven popped rice cereal 2 ;ups sliced onion 3 cups chopped celery 2 tablespoons fat 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon chili powder 2 cups tomatoes Cook onion and celery in fat until lightly browned. Stir to flour, salt and chili powder. Add liquid from tomatoes and peas; cook until smooth, stirring constantly. Add tomato pulp, peas, vine- gar and sugar; simmer about 15 minutes. Add meat and continue cooking only until thoroughly heated. Molt butter and pour over cereal. Heat in oven or over low heat, stirring frequently to pre- vent burning. Arrange mixture in ring form on platter and heap hot, buttered cereal in centre. Yield: 8 one-cup servings. April Forft-M-Not Pie-Crush Short Cut just a reminder that a pie can be made in no time by melting '3 cup butter or margerine, adding a cup of fin* corn flake crumbs and '* cup sugar. Line a pie pan with the mixture and bake for about S minutes in a moderate oven. Cool. Fill with any cream or chiffon pie filling. ISSUE 15 '42 die. He was trying to reach her to extinguish the light, but shad- ows came between them. * He awoke unrefreshed to find the throbbing noise increasingly evident but the troopship still at the dock. Steam was fully up and smoko rolled from the two funnels. There was the unmistakable atmosphere of last-minute preparations, and the captain's bridge was a hive of activity. Thousands of soldiers were jamming the starboard side which faced the actual water leading down to the sea. At regular in- tervals freighters were steaming by. Evidently a huge mercantile convoy was leaving for some over- seas destination. About 11 o'clock there was more excitement as three large submarines slid by at awash, their commanders standing on the open conning tower bridges. They moved without effort at about 12 knots, only a slight hum coming from the Diesels. A few minutes before noon the last of the merchantmen went by an insignificant but sen-tough- ened trawler. Although painti-d over, the letters on the bow of the trawler were visible to the troops. "Ahoy, Loch Lomond!" some- body roared, and the troops burst into the gay Scottish tune. A window opened on the trawler's bridge and a ruddy face appeared, lips plainly moving in accompani- ment to the troops' singing. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the troopships began to move, starting from the farthest inland dock. The bands of all units ap- peared on deck. Then- wasn't a man below. The air was crisp and clear and bright sunshine basked the dramatic scene. Tees and Rollins clapped one another on the back enthusias- tically. "We're off! yelled the lieutenant. "1 was beginning to think it would never happen to us." Toes smiled. "Oh, I thought we'd sail all right, but who would have thought it would be like this . . ." ' He made a sweeping gesture. "1 expected fo slip out in the darkness with everything very hush-hush. Instead, the bands are playing, the boys are yelling and singing their heads off. Just look over there!" "T 9" was in the channel now. The men could see a long stretch of shore line thronged with peo- ple. Automobiles dotted the crowds. Flags, handkerchiefs and hands were wa\ing. Hundreds of horns could be heard i.h rough the din. Overhead, I!. C. A. K tl; ii|? boats circled lazily. Within a short time "T !" was in sight of the anli-.-momarino oe- feas* stretched across the en- trance to the harbor. Aa the liner moved easily through the "Gate" an opening in the cable netting that pulled aside like a fence gate a sailor on the launch patrolling the defense yelled: "Give it to 'em, boys!" The wind was beginning to howl off the endless ocean wastes. Sharp flecks of snow bit into red- dened cheeks and men dashed away *o reappear with overcoats. Already gray drabness was melting out the Nova Scotian coastline and the roiling swell was becoming more pronounced. Half-hearted jokes about seasick- ness began to circulate. Ahead, the panorama was spell- binding. In a wide semi-circle were British and Canadian men- of-war moving slowly while the convoy was taking shape. Dotting the horizon, fax to the fore, was the line of freighters. In the centre of the semi-circle appeared an ominous-shaped bat- tle cru.'ser. Darting light flashes snapped out orders to the ap- proaching troopships. They were already zig-zapging sharply as they turned ponderously, yet without seeming effort, into for- mation. Suddenly, the whistle on "T 9" began emitting a series of long and short blasts it was the life- boat alarm signal! Tecs and Rollins, standing up near the pitching bow, looked at one another startled, then laugh- ed outright: "It's the lifeboat drill they warned us about!" yelled Tees as he started on the double lor his boat station. Rollins was right be- hind him, but something on "A" <teck caught his eye. He slowed to a walk. There was the nurse the same one he had encountered last night on the dock. The lieutenant's eye- brows knitted into a frown as he saw her evidently making no ef- fort to dash for her boat station. She was peering intently through a pair of powerful binoculars at the battle cruiser from which the light flashes were coming. Rollins stopped directly below her and was just about to yell a reminder that the alarm was sounding when she lowered her glasses, gave him * plainly start- .'ed look, then wheeled and dis- appeared. Lieutenant Gregory- Rollins was puzzled as he stood at his station. Why the binoculars? Why the rapt interest that even a lifeboat alarm didn't disturb? But, most puzzling of all, where had he mot the girl before their encounters aboard ship. It had i>en somewhere interesting and on some important occasion. But "here and when? iCgntimieal Ntxi Week) probably less than the bak ou ate now using. Calumet's double-action doable TABLE TALKS By SADIE a CHAMBERS Pineapple Delicious With its rich source of vita- min* pineapple is an ideal choice of fruits to include in our diet, when feeling a bit logged after partaking too freely of proteins. As a cocktail, diced pineapple and chopped maraschino cherries make a grand combination or you may try diced pineapple and orange sections with a dash of honey. If you favor the flavor of mint place an after-dinner mint in the bottom of each glass before adding the fruit. Allow to chill for an hour or so, garn- ish with fresh mint and serve. Pineapple is a delightful addi- tion to fish salads, such as ahrimp, lobster, crab meat and tuna; while pineapple chkken salad is always a favorite. A good combination is made with one cup each of fresh diced pineapple, chopped celery, shred- ded chicken and one-fourth cup of chopped ripe olives. Salt to taste and blend ingredients with maponnaise. Serve in crisp let- tuce cups with a garnish of pim- ento strips. A combination of pineapple, grapefruit and apricot makes an- other delectable salad. Place slices of tender cooked pineapple on crisp lettuce and build wedges of grapefruit sections around the pineapple. Place half an apricot, hollow side up, in the centre and fill with chopped celery and dates. A fruit juice French salad dressing is delicious with this. Pineapple Delicacies Pineapple Ice Box Cake 2 level teaspoons gelatin* tt cup cold water 1 can crushed pineapple, 2 cup* ',* teaspoon salt "-_ cup sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice ISs cups cream 4 dozen lady fingers or stale sponge cake Soak gelatine in water for five minutes. Dissolve over hot water and add pineapple, sugar, salt and lemon juice. Stir until all is dis- solved. When it begins to thicken add whipped cream. Lina sides and bottom of mould with laiiy lingers. Cover with mixture, then alternate with cake and mix- ture until mould is full. Place in refrigerator for three or four hours. L'limould and garnish with whippe.i en-urn and fruit in sea- son. Makes 12 serving. Freih Pineapple Mouc 2 cups finely diced fresh nine- apple 2 cups sugar 2 cups wati'i- 1 tablespoon gelatine 1 cup cream, whipped Add sugar and water to pine- apple. Cook for ten minutes and strain. Soak gelatine in quarter cup of cold water and dissolve in the hot pineapple juice. Cook; when mixture begins to thicken fold in whipped cream. Freeze three to four hours. Top with crushed fresh pineapple and a maraschino cherry. ;^s ( h:iiiilor wtflcnnif personal trrn Trolll >l I r.. H l r-il rr.l.l, ... *!,,- plrnM>d fu revelvr -.UK K.--I >> IIM. - ..., her column. nml In '..i.i- to M.I. to >our iifi ira." K,-., .,,...., r or ...,,,,. 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The concession is applicable, first to cats kept for tie destruction of vermin in warehouses in which at least 250 tons (250,000 kgms.) of food or feeding stuffs are stored, and secondly to veterinary hospitals and similar institutions for the feeding of sick animals. Many hospitals in Britain keep a regular staff as guard against mice. Warehouse* are supplied by Our Dumb Friends' League with ca-s suitable for guarding stores of food. The League has taken on the task of looking after cats bombed out of their homes. The percentage of deaths of cats and other domestic animals actually killed by bombs during the heavy raids oil Britain is very low indeed. Like dogs, cats are keen to scent danger, and it is believed that their intuition has helped many people to escape injury from bombs. Eating Wild Birds In Great Britain Sparrows, starlings, crows, larks, curlews and even swana some of them counted inedible in peace times or too small to bother with are helping to feed Britain at war. Wild birds of all kinds are com- ing to big markets because of the hard winter and all are finding :ns, ranging from 15 to 20 pounds, are bringing prices equal to from $1.20 to $3.80 despite their toughness, though cygnets (young swans ^ have a flavor like goose. Span, -.vs, \v>Ah have appeared many times in British culinary , now find a ready market a f twelve for 20 cents. Plovers and wood pigeons sell for the equivalent of 50 centos; moor hens, 15 cents; 'arks, 10 cent*, and s;:r-iings seven. Some crows sell for 15 cents each, though only : he breasts are edible. Curlews sell for 15 cents, despite the strong fish flavor and tough flesh. Snipe are a luxury at -10 cents. by Staying at FORD HOTELS Modern, Firtpfoof, U,, .,., as low *o higher per person Montreal Toronto and the LORD ELGIN i* Ottawa T to '35? * < per person, Ho higher! , y 400 lovely rooms with radio!