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nnmeoay hovbuber sard ioso the acton free press qjlje ifrtt reaa ijort gtury x world of voices by kuwffl t tuutiston h- ll qltoiit flickered on tho switch board margaret jnly plug ged fn and announced clvaerlly oford cowstruotton tjompany hello lady 1 sounded a hard young voioo ahe had hoard mora and more frequently o lato how nra you thin fine tdo you wish mr owen she in- rnilrcd coolly though her voice last none of iu attractive quality you read my uiouahls like a mind reader chuckled the voice i margaret was already plugging in on jlmmte oeuford private office wire she heard young jlmmle lift the receiver and continue talking to kenneth owena for a moment before speaking into the mouthpiece also she heard kenneth sputtering interruption oh why she asked horself do those tuo have to spat and growl like a dog snd a oat whenever they get to gether aloud she said a call for mr owens ux oessford hardly had she plugged in when the signal to disconnect came that seemed strang generally kenneth had a lot to oav to the ownor of that unpleasant voter who was named jake 6hjiiik li imd uut tutmiali her fingers flew over the board and her voice answered margarets mind was really on the rumbling and sharp tones that penetrated through the transom of the private office she noted too that workers in the outer room were exchang lng significant glance unexpectedly the door was flung open kenneth stalked out he held his lanky stiffly uprights- oqlqrjlgnftof temper flamed in hli cheeks ills gray eyes showed somber sparks while his sandy hair combed by his long fingers was mllltantly erect he halted as he came by the switchboard maggie lie said to the glrl margaret to you smiled margaret madge he conceded the modifica tion a a halfway measure a faint grin nickering nt the corners of his mouth im plumb fed up on that young whip penmappcr who meaning mr qessford inquired margaret her voice friendly who olso he demanded my supmioxpjulyours she remind ed besides bos a year older than you meaning i m another he chuckled a littlr of the tonsrnofut cvaporatlnu usteil margie ought i conhlderliiff p as friend to friend i spot a uvi prospect for that little house on tho i orotk bind ho kicks on tint price finally i tru spot cash cash mind you in tlut times five hundred dollars unckr our lut i shoot up her all pop pd up with enthusiasm to clinch the deal luid that whlpp uvo bona squelches menl suddenly he stopped her with a gesture my dear he had said your voice has a lovely quality that shows your real character dont let the strain or tenseness of business or life destroy it that one remark had influenced mar garet to modulate and control her voice under tense preanure and in the face of irritations here jlmmte in a way hod appeared like hu father f want to change your working us- nlgnment he had stated abruptly margaret had gone white i love my work ahe had gasped isn t it j satisfactory wholly ho had smiled ut i con i use you to better advantage at the switchboard your voice and manner am charming you can oil tho works you can make friends with prospects who call up i but marsarol had stopped in dls may she disliked to telephone she would dislike unspeakably wholo days before those flashing lights on the board and the rasp of endless voices then old martin a kindly face seemed to picture itself before her he would wish her to help very well she amended canadian fatlmkha to fulow ay chicago up she heard theramlllar chuckle in his voice yet it was not quite w full of pure fun as usual aive me your respected boss lady he hod requested i when the 4oth international live stock margarei wanted to lurten in but she i exposition and aist international grain jklnnl the tall did not take lon but ftnd ltwy 0p j on fledjgling fliers receive tlieif wings it brought forth sharp remark from comber and there will be a large number jtatmle that could be heard in the outer of entries of cattle horses sheep graln office it wa followed by the summon sears from canada last year tag of a construction foreman and others canadian exhibitors at the two great and finally by a two hours coherence international allows scored a total of 3fls the news came out later kenneth a awards made up of 17 orand champion- building inspector hod held up work on ahips vcn reserve championships ci on of jlmmle a dwellings for defects jlmmlo fought the cose furiously up to the chief inspector himself in tho end he won on practically all points but tho delay meant dollars lost after that the office forco understood that kenneth was out after jlmmlc he let no chance pass to pick a flaw jltn- mle got to hitting the roof whenever kenneth was mentioned in the end jlmmlc forced kenneth off the insnec tlon of his work finally the word ni tercd around that tho new inspector wns assigned to inspect bloomflelds work shortly after this kenneth began to call up margaret nt the office on same trivial excuse or other he tried now and then to got items of aessfard news from her but without success along about tills time a pleanant- voloed woman called in to the oessford office to inquire about houses in the ancotuac crock subdivision she talked wfui margaret about the various proper ties and seemed particularly interested first prises 370 other prizes and one i trophy j one of the most coveted ftwards won ly cannda in 1033 was tho worlds wheat championship which went to p lloyd rlgby of wembley peace itiver district i alberta on his sample of reward wheat a hard red spring variety developed by j tho cereal division central experimenta farm ottawa lloyd iugby brother justin took the grand cliamplonshlp on his entry of victory oats when canada won the wheat chain polnshlp last year it was the lath thru the honor has come to the dominion sine the competition lins been held at chicago and the 34th time since it wu first held at new york in 101 1 can fullan exhibitors also scored hitrdnomcltf in the uvo stock claavs tills yiarjj several of the well known exhibitors from both eastern and western canada who have ben showing at chicago for several yearn will again be on hand with high expectations of maintaining the con that which tho latter totd her about indian tradition good girl young jlmmle had ex- fiutunes wousllu hnu1 w tfuiuull with you over home features for our houses and there 11 be an increase in salary but switchboard work doesn t rate as much as what ive been doing sho hod said impulsively it rates what you make it jlmmlc had said with a surprising smile margaret hod almost despised the new workthoubb not boljnuch an jrtm had expected nor for so long kenneth returned in early afternoon a certain jauntlness in his bearing sug gested happenings of moment in pass la the switchboard ho told margaret lie was expecting a confidential call at three o clack and to plug it into the private booth the call came in an the minute the callers voice was harsh yet with an oily undertone that was highly objec tionable kenneth was closeted on that caa a long time after a long interval margaret listened in to be sure the wire was still in use 1 11 lutve-to- handle this quietly to put it ovr sec came hi that disagreeable voice and son better not be seen with me until its fixed up under stand thorn words upset margaret mightily they fiumrosted sccrctl vines something not just right kenneth wns naturally so rank and opent one day tills oily individual callod up whtii kcmilth uns out he appear ed unset but finally bald tell ouens to call hi knows who when margaret delivered tin imumgo site could not realst adding oh ken the uholi thing pours ice water on mc why aon t you p man and jttkc and sivir no in capital letters x taow thcy n not yoqr klnd wh demanded margaret llmla rally mj analr t lt lmj our prlci is as low as quality and dcnumdea nlfi upb tumt he went stratum u thi booth and asked her to ktl main 6714 she made the cornice lion and linn had to resist the strong temptation ut find out the user of tlwt number a day or so lattr by mere chance she found out stu uku using the directory minimum profit permit tho prospect wouldn t im u particular asset to the neighborhood yielding hen would mean haggling otr prltes wltli others so i lose a nice fat hunk of commission a fine wt to do busincobl thrtr cheers and a ugor for the uossl exclaimed margaret miexpecudlyljon particular numbir slareot straight up at her tlic name attached oscar bloomrield caused her to feel a shock of dismay oscar flloomneld bulkier of chiftp duelling and city apart menu i feeling that real friendship justlfled such action mamurel utnt straight to kenneth it apptar wuw been llslenlna in on secret matters growled kenneth in the white cottage in the creek bend td really like to see that one ex claimed the young woman j 1 11 have one of our representatives call and take you nut offered margaret at once irheeyoktliefe suggested ui woman- but utth u smile that instantly softened kcnutths angry glare you too the young man nuiuned well 1 11 tuke it from you but not from that nea broom in tht front office im about through atth him and by the yjtky this came so qulcky that mar garet suspected a connection never switch jake in on me when i m with tho boss private matter you knoa joke voice alone said margaret shoai he a not up to you standard ken me your vuloe charmed hlml chuckled kennath he wants an intro pant said margaret i wish youd drop him ken oh forgot iii kenneth flashed back sulky one more he turned away and walked towards a private booth a hence lie preoontly called a number uiat mai uaret knea was jakes mtttauvl hod much to think about uetuvm culls the tst of that mornuig slu and k nut ui hud bvvn reul irlnid kaich jtud unmhliu thme between uicm onl of latt had slur felt tt rutnii of course she realised ouiu- jimnue uas u uv aire and dmve ulth tight rem m uas utterly dlffurvnt from cliarmuuj 1 isurely old murttn oessford hu tailor iloa hi t ad and kiiutlj old mai tin lad btin he had understood how to gt tae lwtout of woe one of thim he hod handled kenneth so easily old martin had weloamvd and even sought sucreatlons when the individ ual houses in the aneotnac creek sub division vr blng dlgnd he had called for suggestion for homelike fa turas tlwr wu a lovely little cottage in the bend if the creak wluis most attractive rturalaht and kenneth had arkdout toaiuier old martin aald the thing that in- flwueed your life margaret remember- 4d as yaaurday thatliw when she a discussing cutaua of a house aqutp- tlilugs bloomtvtd umnted kept hidden if bloomflrld waiiu thlnas hidden thej are not all they should be ex claimed margaret slie aent on to tell howshr had found out kenneth stared at her redding and a little doubtful without a word he turned and walked off two days later the bliximflrld person called up kenneth took his meuake in ute private booth coming out of the booth he seised his hat and sped awa he returned at noon whistling softly and clcurh pleated with himself lb- ten for thunderclaps lie alnuut chor tved ok he passed tlic switchboard on his wa to jlmmte jt prlxatr offlrr the thunderclap penetrated the trun om before kenneth nnall walked ouu wad in all and a none too pleasant linn on his face calml he went to his dtsk and gathered up hi belongings a he posted he switchboard for a moment hu new hardness left him sorrj margaret t he said i can t stand jimmk but to go to bloonuvldl kenneth shrugged his shoulders you are one jump ahead of the game lady hkvunfteld offered a position im not taking it yet confidentially im to i appointed an assistant building in spector in the city architects orrlee and watch me crack the whip over jlmmte rvftwf 11 1 11 h aeetng y im only the switchboard operator returned margaret ask your boss persisted the proa pect i want you finally margaret asked jlmmle and he consented at once when margaret met her sales prospect she was more than pleased thcy drove out to the lovely subdivi sion as if two friends on a pleasure ex cursion mrs marlowe as the vlsltori introduced herself was anxious to see all the houses being especially interested in the builtin appliances and comforts it is utterly adorable she declared as she stood in the llvtwr room of the cottage 111 think over thlntts tonight and aa you in a day or ao said mrs marlon margaret felt she could hardly wait to know the decision the matter was thrust from her mind next morning when sho read certain flaring headlines in the nowapaper the floorings of a new apartment building being con structed by bloamucld had- crashed with loss of life an inspector hod passed the work suggestions of criminal action were made against both contractor and inspector the inspector was riot named tut marboret carried the drend in her heart that it was kenneth that night mention was made of kenneth s re surnnllon as an inspector margaret spent a sleepless nujht she had tried to g l kenneth on the wire lut had failed she came down to the office worn out and worried even find iiih mrs marlowe tht re and hearing that alio hud decided to take the house only umporaril cheered her at noun tho duj after that ktnncth walked into tht office he held himself oroct hu head high ho looked white and worn jet he flashed her an umx pettod old time smile as he walked hlrnuiht by und into jimmies aftlct maruunt knew slu did not brcathx tasll until he cumr out after half an hour the door optned and kenneth came out he tossed his hat to his old deok exclaimed hclln folks the old stand and walked straight to the switchboard its all right margaret he said tlie idiot is back with a little wlsdom in hu skull cdme over to night and tell me tonight nothing grinned kenneth now id spat with jlmmle until i was sore i thought an inspectorship would i give me a chance to get even bloom- floldundhispoimcai worker jake pull ed wires to get me in you were right about all the voices told you but of that later saj l youd be surprised at the time i had finding faults to pick in oeatford work jlmmle has tht- same high stan dards old martin had then i wo transferred to bloomfleld work did tt make me sick that con trast beta ten standard work and shoddy and sham and bloomfleld began put ting on screws faor for favdr you know pau hu work ui payment for my position i did let some tilings pass but i found certain dangerous condition and put mj back up bloomfleld roared that marie me hot and i hit right and left at hu work until he exercised a pull with the chief inspector and not nn transferred i hid nothing to do with tjratvrami oh km wt vr ww the creek bend house to a louel woman a mrs mur lowe jessica marlowe u a hundred and ten pound of all right i ought to know she my cousin and she signed her papers ovirr to me uiu morning walt mad i had a little monej to invest that seemed a good buy i r put her up to it you see i thought that we- you and l maggie might like to llvw there could you ask anything better am one tlic judge in the live utock classes are j charles yule of carntalrs albirta who will judge shorthorn oolul j irvine black of fergus ontario who will place the awards far oxford sheep and h noel gibson of mt brydos on- inrtn tuhn nr jnrfpw pll hrrwh if yr- brltlsh bombers are superior to the enemy s mach- itun air chlor marshal sir robert brookepopham told reporters whenihe arrived in montreal en route to ottawa to lend his aid to the fmplre air training scheme now under way under the nuldanor of lord rlverdale the distinguished british air chief who was recently gov emor of kenya colony u seen with three air force officers who mot him on orhnl in canada left to ninht in live group are group captain j m robb dso dpc commandant of the it a f central plying school and now a member of lord rlverdale s mission air marshal w a bishop vc dso djfc canada s premier war ce the air chief marshal and air commodore j o johnston r c a f o p r photo irs which he has been doing at the international for tvurul years canada u represented on the board of dlrectom of both the international live stock exposition and international a rain and hay sliow by dr g i christie president ontario agricultural college agciiltnt iwatiih faix on old aof t there arc about eight millions of per sans of 05 years or over in canada and the unluid states thu number is about o of the total population yet fully ouocjuortcr of the 110 000 annuo i fatal accident fatalities in tlic two countries are amona persons who have rcacliod or panned their 00th birthday tlic problem of accident prevention in uie old u not only of present importance it will be come of increasing importance as the years go by for time will increase the proportion of tho older ages the excessive accident mortality of old people is relatively flteawr among women than among men this excessive mortal ity u due not so much tram tho greater frequency of accidents in the old as from the fact that when an accident does occur the result u likely to bo mora serious tlie bones of the old are mort or less brittle they are easily broken thty do not knot aa ruullly as in youth i burns ind otlur injuries do not htal as rapidly while scrloiu complications j such as pneumonia are more frequent i nd fatal hi the old chronic disease common among old iiersons u upl to be ukrravalod by art accident tlic commonest types of accident in nt rhons of 5 or over ore falls on floors i n i taint and on thi street relatively n w art diu u falls from high placca j from roofs balconies fire escapes trees ltc some tl ooo aged pcrbons are killed by j automobiles euch yiar the slow moving 65 carold has little chsiice in tht fast- movlmr traffic of today what can be done in tin way of pre vo a i t ag lrc cnttve measures art difficult to spread umoiiffit the aged most of us u wj- grow older ignore 1 we do not reocru 1 udvw on how to live we cannot hope satisfactorily to educate the 05 year old in self measures of prevention the hope is in the children they will event i ually become tho old people children are susceptible of all farms of health education the best pace for such edu atkm uln thaprlmary chools ctul dren will carry their school instruction with them to the end of their lives 1 iiu not sure j wish you to for a few day all was quiet some thing had gone from th office bnexpectedly one day kenneth cued a oood hauttman do you keep animal crackers ho but we hav some very nice dog biaeuibf pats from pihiies the fat luhes supply not only sound 1 ujioe of vttamln a which u the most aluable ingredient of animal fats es peclalh in lhe dark period of the year j out many cuences which can- replace those of butur the fat fishes are herw ruuis pilchard spruf salmon matk ercl and c u the sprat during its short season u especially xaluablc for it upplle larve quantities of a a liable itmr salts in addition to its meat and tat the herring which i available all the year round u or should be our chut supplier of animal fat wt will admit that the herring seems to have more ix ms than are rtall necceurv but if ou split it down the back and fl off ttu ftluu carefullj most of the aukuaid cones a ill be left behind there are man ways of cooking hirrlngs each giv ing a dutlnctlve flavor and all equally nutritious j salmon espectall tnned li inferior u herring in fat value but tt ho a suppertor meauness which u one reason for its popularity the while flsh i plaice solts cod hake etc are very poor u fat these fish absorb the fat nnnshlc u rarely rustcu and is usually over heated its value i small fry in deep fat ao that the fish i submerged and cooked rapidly m standard xoz me x tall tin 1 smarts cut beets 2 campbells tomato soup del maiz niblet corn 2 heinz tomato ketchup chicken haddie 2 iooi tins 13c 15c 21c 35c 11b tin 21c 12 oi tin i blu brunswick sardines 2 9c t snecuj till 3lurdv night only fait grade cnrnmum a butter 29 be sure to ash for westinghouse mazda lamps now ia the time to replace burned out and blackened lamps with bright new westinshouse lamps for most light at least coat i stiver star pastry flour 24lb bag 47 monarch pastry flour x4- bag illc kj 6075 100 watt kelloggs corn flakes midget mallow biscuits canada corn starch shelled walnuts queens royal peaches frys cocoa i better 2 nb lb 2 p vilb is oi tla 1glb tin 15c 17c 17c loc 19c bon ton toilet paper 6 19e ho or handy powdered ammonia 2 9c umu bumll offr ivory soap 2 u 14c natural cooking figs 2 it 23c kraft miracle whip 32- jr 49c silver giou laundry starch 2j 25c pearl naphtha sjoap 3 br lie red maraunino cherries s- 10c ground cinnamon 2 5c carroll pure baking powder tt21c wuu lmo oi howoa floor wax in i45c saap flake- chips0 pk9ic20c shinola floor wax 23c tooth picks pi 5c camnbeus cooled i spaghetti 2 19c special our economy soap iflakes 3 lbat texafscedleu grateniurr 5 forz3c 10c 2 to 19c 3 a 25c bed emperor rapes cblehy hearts 10c bananas mill street fhejb peuverv phone 158 fruit ke vfuilt rwom tsu slnjy nikl crooory ski tui mwuty nukl carrolls fc