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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., SEPTEMBER 6, 1943 Quality Guaranteed SALAM TEA CHAPTER XVII "Butchers, bakers, candlestick-makers," said madame. "Every man, given a chance, can be a Bayard. If these wars prove nothing else they, have shown that the heart of the peasant beats with the same stroke as the heart of a king. Well -- but you are going to marry Roger Fabre?" "I promised. When he rturns, if he wants me still, I "shall marry 'You could not do 'better," said madame smugly. "Nor could he. You have my blessing, both of you. It's too bad there was ever a sour note in this symphony of yours." "That sour note--?" "You heard it last night." The ©Id lady's voice was harsh. "In this room. You know what I me,a . "Yo «an I." 'But I--I must forget him. You would not have me go on thinking ©f him after--" "Can you help yourself?" Yon can't have too many small crocheted pieces on hand for gifts. Make these of leftover bits of cot-fon; all in easy pineapple design. A variety of novelties you'll tnjoy crocheting: basket, sachet, kerchief case, pincushion, edging. Pattern 732 contains directions. Send Twenty Cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for. this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., Room 421, 73 Adelaide St., West, Toronto. Print plainly Pattern Number, your Name and HARNESS & COLLARS Farmers Attention -- Consult your nearest Harness Shop about Staco Harness Supplies. We sell our goods only through your local Staco Leather Goods dealer. The goods are right, and so are our prices. We manufacture in our factories -- Harness, Horse Collars, Sweat Pads, Horse Blankets, and Leather Travelling Goods. Insist on Staco Brand Trade Marked Goods, and you get satisfaction. Made only by: SAMUEL TREES CO., LTD. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE, 42 Wellington St. E., Toronto SAFES J.6f J.TAYLOR LIMITED TORONTO SAFE WORKS You Will Knjoy Staying At The ST. REGIS HOTEL 'Please, madame, yoi "I £ 1 I am old." "And there it is. Being a woman I know what a man, one man, the man can Jc to your heart when you are young; being old, I will not deny it. The finest women have loved the greatest knaves who ever walked 'this earth." ■ "It is wrong to love like that." 'Mon Dieu! Who shall say what it is wrong to love? Not I, be assured of that, my little one." "But who is to tell me? Oh, I try not to think of him! It was only for a little while I knew him--" "A moment is long enough," murmured the Sibyl. "A portion of a moment. It is all done by a spark, I think. The fire is lighted from that spark. Sometimes, most often in fact, the fire needs to be nursed and replenished; sometimes--and here I speak of great loves--the fire, untended and unfed except by dreams, burns on all through one's life." "You mean I shall always--always remember him?" "You will keep what you have of him," said madame gently. 'That is woman's burden. To carry with her things that can only hurt her, burn her, bring her misery. But she cannot be rid of them and she is so made that I doubt she would rid herself of them if she could." "Are we such poor things then, madame?" "I'm afraid we are, my child." "Then--then I cannot, because I made some lovely image of that one, ever hope to be worthy of the love that Rogers offers me? I can never really be given to him because there is some part of me that he can never win?" "No one can be given .completely to another. It is a pity, but there is the truth of it. If you can make him happy, my dear, it will be enough." "I will try. With all my heart." "Then you cannot fail, Meridel." The too-short holidays and the great feast of New Year's passed on into the steady merciless cold of the iron months of January and February. Life went on evenly enough at Phillbert. Although Roger had gone, Meridel and the children did not return .to the city when vacation ended, and Rudolph spent most of his time at the mansion that he had, from long pretense of ownership, come to look upon rather as the place where he belonged. Meridel stayed because madame needed her now and the children could have good schooling from Miss Carrick and the other teachers whom the government had provided. Roger was still in England. Never a great one to write letters, he contented himself now with the odd cable, a verbal message entrusted to some homing associate in the Air Force, a few lines on a post-to Meridel. i Febrt "I'hope to be with you soon. In the long weeks that have passed since we said goodby at Phili-bert, I have often wondered if I did not dream all the lovely things that happened there--as well as those unlovely. You are still mine Meridel? You did say you would marry 1 i agai -did "Yes, ; , I c uld r remember so well the sweetness of your lips, the silken softness of your hair. I hear still the music of your voice, so like little bells. In the air i dream, sometimes that you are at my side and I hear your voice whispering to me in the rush of tbe wind. And I, to whom life has given so mucn of beauty, never think of death. I have known you, what could a man ask more? I tear I have become greedy; I long so for the time to conic when 1 shall fly back to you, and I know the first glimpse of those mistj shores of Canada will be to me, as to so many others like seeing the battlements of begin i think of A HORSE FOR HALSEY, IN CASE , Just in case Admiral Halsey doesn't get to ride the Emperor's white horse, he'll have one of his own to prance through the streets of Tokyo. Proud looking cowpony was purchased by the city of Tucumcaro, N.M., and given name of town, and is to be used by Admiral in Jap capital. of GINGER FARM Gwendoline P. Clarke That big event of the season in every farm woman's life has come and gone--at least the first halt of it has. I mean the threshing. You know, it's a funny thing, you would think one threshing would be much like another--but It isn't. The troubles you get into last time don't happen this time, but, as sure as anything some new troubles arise that you had never even thought of. That's the way it was with me last Wednesday. With niece Betty to help I thought I need have no worry at all, in fact I was so confident that I offered to serve supper for a bachelor neighbour's threshing which followed our own. Everything was coming along fine that morning. The meat was already cooked from the night before; there were seal-, loped potatoes bubbling away in \| the oilstove oven; pies all made and all tire other little extras arranged for. However, when I began thinking about supper I was a little afraid there might not be enough cold meat left over to go around, and, it being early closing day I was afraid to take any chances. So Betty and I took ourselves to town for supplementary meat, supplies. It was eleven-thirty when we returned--and the oil-stove had burnt itself out! Yes, completely burnt out, even though I had filled the reservoir the night before. Our burners use specially treated wicks and if by some unlucky chance the stove runs dry it is an awfully long time before they can be persuaded to burn properly again. It just seems impossible to hurry them. I was just about frantic. The potatoes were cooked but not browned. The tea kettle wasn't even hot. I tried trimming the wicks--one decided to light up, the other two wouldn't. Had I any Pattern 4858 has button front, which means easy ironing, easy on-and-off. Pattern 4858 comes in sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 32, 34, 3G, 38, 40, 42. 3-H yards 35-inch new wicks in the house? For the life of me I couldn't remember. A hurried search revealed just one. I yanked one old one out and put the new one in_ And then the darn thing wouldn't turn up. At long last I won out. And then Bob came along and said the men wouldn't be in until twelve-thirty. It was like a reprieve. I gave a great sigh of thanksgiving and relaxed. Five minutes later Betty came in from the barn and said the men had changed their minds -- they were not going to finish the mow and would be in at noon. They came . . . dinner was actually ready . . . they ate arid were filled --I hope . . . they retired -- and left me as limp as a fresh wet Supper wasn't too bad except for the fact that, with the threshing machine across the road I had no means of knowing when it stopped . . . and the men arrived for supper ten minutes ahead of time. More rush! After supper, just about the time we were clearing the table, Betty took a violent headache-- probably from the dust when she visited the barn. So I sent her to bed and did the dishes myself. At nine-thiry I shortened the table, collected the towels and tablecloths, and called it a day. And of course it was not only I who was tired. The men were not only tired but they were red-eyed and coughing as well--and another threshing in view for the next day. However, as I said before, the threshing is all over again until next time--and we will worry about that when we have to--but I can assure you that when we do thresh again I shall be making sure my oil stove doesn't run dry And speaking of' oilstoves--are you 'One of the many who has trouble in baking with a coaloil oven? Do your pies and cookies burn on the bottom and refuse to get brown on the top? That is what I have been up against for years, even though I have the top of the oven well covered witH catalogues. A few weeks I tried another stunt. I took a large piece of asbestos, doubled it, and then laid it across the bottom of the oven leaving enough room at either end for the heat to circulate. The result was better even than I had hoped for. Pies no longer burn on the bottom and I can now leave them in long enough to get nicely, browned on the top. Well, our little dog Tippy thinks I have been writing long enough. He just came along and put both, paws on my shoulders indicating he has an idea it is just about supper time for him. Poor Tippy . . . Betty took him for a tramp in the bush, this afternoon and his ears, neck and tail are all stuck up with burrs. "All right then, Tippy . . . come on, we'll go and i yai (£0c) 'Till 'er Up"! died. As the the full gas 'am, dropped icobac How Can /? uy Anne Ashley Q. How can I make a substitute cedar closet? A. If t'.'tre is no cedar closet in the house, wipe the shelves and the woodwork of the clothes closet with cedar oil when cleaning. This process should be repeated from Q. Ho v can I test the healthful part of mushrooms.? A. By stirring while cooking with a silver spoon. If there is any foreign substance in the mushrooms, the silver will turn. Q. What can I use as a substitute for vinegar, for salad dressing? A. Try using the vinegar from preserved pickles, instead of ordinary vinegar, for salad dressing; it gives a delicious flavor. Lemon juice is also an excellent substitute for vinegar. Q. How can I give a nice gloss to straw matting? A. Apply a thin coat of colorless varnish and it will add life to the straw matting. Sometimes the knife is held closely to the plate with the right hand. 2. The man should gc first, then turn and assist his companion to alight. 3. The host should pay for the caddies, the balls, and the refreshments. 4. All necessary is to say, "Mrs. Jones? This is Mary Smith". 5. Never; the spoon should be placed in the saucer as soon ast the coffee is stirred, and never removed. 0. Briefly, the sole duty of a hostess is to entertain her guests, seeing that each ope is having a 2 U-Boats Missing German ited for following the surrender of the U-977-off the Argentine coast Aug. 17 an admiralty spokesman said. The two missing U-boats are believed to have been sunk. Modern Etiquette By Robertr Lee 1. After the knife has been used to cut a bite of food, what should be done with it while ■ conveying the food to the mouth? 2. Should the man or the woman alight first when they are leaving a taxi or streetcar? 3. What part of the expense should a man pay for when giving a golfing party? 4. What is the correct salutation for a woman to use when telephoning t'o another wtiman of her own social position? 5. Should the coffee spoon ever be left standing in the cup? 6. What is considered the most important duty of a hostess? ANSWERS 1. Place the knife across the edge of the plate, but never with the handle resting on the tablecloth. YOU GET THE PEAK of coffee goodness in Max* well House. "Radiant Roasting"--a remarkable process--roasts every coffee bean all through -- captures every atom of flavor and goodness. 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