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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COIjBORNE, ONT., SEPT. T, '1938 Of Special Interest to Women Readers Cool Waters by REX BEACH CHAPTER II "Hello, honey!" Donald Fisk smeared the sweat and the dust from his face and kissed his wife. He was a robust young giant, but the desert had fried the fat out of his frame and left it spare. His skin was burned almost black, and when he grinned his teeth gleamed forth as white as dominoes. Like the other men of El Centro, he smelled always of perspiration. "My, but you're dirty!" Gloria told him. "You look too funny--" She laughed outright at the expression lent by the muddy streaks of sweat. "You're feeling better, aren't you?" he demanded, quickly. "Jove, Gloria! That's the first time you've laughed in ages." "I'm feeling wonderful! I'm welH" I "Seems like a month at least since you laughed. What is it?" "Come! I'll show you." Playfully Gloria took the thumb of his right hand in her fingers and led him across the floor. She fairly danced ahead of him to the door of the bedroom, where she bade him look. "There! I've been bubbling ever since I heard about our reservation." , Ready To Go Donald peered into the chamber; what he saw was an open steamer trunk and a half-filled suitcase upon the bed. The room itself was strewn with articles of clothing. "Why, kid!" You've begun to pack!" Gloria nodded. "Good Lord! And it's ten days yet before we go!" "I know--but I couldn't wait. Oh, Don, you don't know how I hate this place! You just haven't the faintest conception how I absolutely hate it." Mrs. Fisk was still laughing, but 'there was an hysterical catch in her voice. "That's all that ails me -- this desert! Now I'm going home. I'm going home--I'm going home!" She sang the words and her eyes sparkled. "Well, you're not going to take all that trash when you go. Not if I can help it," her husband de-, dared; but she interrupted her vigorous protest by saying: "Maybe not, but it's such fun to get ready--and I haven't anything else to pack. I can't sit still and merely wait! I've packed and unpacked a half dozen times. When I get it all in, I pretend I've forgotten something important and there's barely time to throw it out and re-pack. Oh, Don, little shivers and tickles run over me every time I think of it! Home! I'm going to pack every day. That telegram about the stateroom has done more to cure than--than anything. ?ell! Don' think I quavered, broke; her face was briefly contorted and tears appearad upon her lashes. "Sure, you're well. Just played out with the heat and the confounded monotony, that's all. Wait till you begin to breathe the good salt air." "And our stateroom is on the shady side of the ship!" "I made sure of that. What's more, those fruiters pump cool air into the cabins. Oh, it won't take you long to pick up! I want you to have your old pep and your old color back when we land. You've got to have it or--well, the family will make it deuced unpleasant for me." A furrow appeared between Fisk's dusty brows. He stared about the sparsely furnished room, then he said, earnestly: "You've been a game kid to put up with this. It was worse than I expected; yes, worse than your people said it would be. If I'd realized just what it was like here, I'd never have brought you. But say" --his face lighted again--"won't it be great to- put it over them?" Brief Enthusiasm Gloria nodded. Her brief enthusiasm had left her limp, so she sat down on the edge of the bed. She managed to summon enough animation to agree.- "Yes. They were so smart--they knew it all, didn't they? It will be nice to crow/' ^7 Eighty nice for me, anyhow. You just go ahead playing at packing and unpacking your clotjjes, _but when we_ leave we'll throw- 'em all away. I'll buy you new ones-- the most expensive ones on Fifth I'll buy you more than you • had- • dad ga, Ye: many s too late for the pec get there," Glo: t, "but the roses vi i. The ramblers our place are wonderful. Think of it, Don, roses, green grass, running water! That brook and the trout pond! Won't it seem heavenly to be cool and clean again? I'm going to roll in the grass and bury my face in it." "Same here! And the first time it rains I'm going to stand out and take every drop of it. It seems to me that every last pore in my body is thirsty." Heartbreak "How is the new driller getting along?" Mrs. Fisk inquired. "McKay? Oh, fine! All I'm afraid of is that he may work too fast. These hustlers are apt to be careless, you know. He's at twenty-six hundred and fifty -- right on top of the structure. We'll be ready to shoot day after tomorrow. I've ordered the nitro and it will be out tomorrow. Believe me, I'm not going to lose a minute." "If it comes in big--" Gloria began. "It will. That well is going to Irve up to its name, 'Homestake Number One'." Fisk made the assertion positively. "It's bound to be a five-thousand-barrel well -- or better. Can't help it, in that location." "I wish I had your confidence," his wife said doubtfully. "I guess I'm too tired to be enthusiastic any more. I meant to ask if it will mean delay. Will you have to stay and see to it?" "No, no! Everything's arranged. Once I bring it in, Nolan can take charge." "I'd die if we missed that boat. The well should have been in a month ago, but"--Gloria sighed-- "something always seems to go wrong in this business. Just at the last moment. Disappointment, heart-break--oh, I hate it! Hate I'm I )Uld "She's just a tired, sick little kid." Fisk spoke comfortingly and stroked his wife's hair with a mother's touch. "This horned old desert has worn her out, but it's going to make her well and happy and--rich. We've made a hard fight, honey, but it's nearly over. A little more courage, a little more (CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE) Think First-Born Twins Must Die A Transvaal native custom has led to a native named Maliti being sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for murder in Pretoria. The custom demands that when twins are born the first one is killed. Evidence was brought that Maliti was present when his wife gave birth to twins, and when the second one was born he dislocated the neck of the first. The existence of the custom was held by the jury to be an extenuating circumstance, and only this saved Maliti from the death penalty. This Quickly Memorized Square Exclusive With Laura Wheeler CROCHETED SQUARE [P thos PATTERN 1849 oments crocheting this square that you'll know by heart in no time. Six inches in string, an excellent size for cloths and spreads, it also lends itself effectively to many small accessories in finer cotton. 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Many persons n of the Connaught Labora-, also suffer from other aller- ly few l hospitals and certain-e persons, take all the mggested by Dr. Richard A. Hern to the college, Dr. Brown said. Dr. Hern of the University of Pennsylvania held that the use of old washed blankets instead of new fuzzy ones, no fuzzy toys, no household pets, no stuffed furniture and long staple cotton instead of hair mattresses, would be effective in preventing the ac-nuhjdU.on of allergies by young chil- "When there is an allergic child we can find It out by a skin test and take the proper course," he added. Color of Blue You are the escaped new ecstasy of May When bluebells brim and curve; the aster-cloud Drifting on autumn hills, soon silently To lay on the still e£ rth its deli- cate shroud. You are the veil the n jns of Malta Hovering over dim, p rin-darkened eyes; Gray-blue of steel, dynamic, coldly Purring its tireless gliding litanies. Icicles in stripped glitter of suspense-Pah Damoclean swords hung perilously; Capri's Blue Grotto, lapis-walled, intense With crowded color of the sky and The blue of tender vesper skies that shed Their crystal peace upon the happy dead. --Elizabeth Hawley Towner, in Voices. rly 5,000,000 case of pine-and juice were shipped Hawaii in the first half of this year. apples REMEMBER to get your copy fl^t.1 of this week'i fey' Toronto Star Week.'y while in The Art oF Coffee-Making fee in homes jvalent a l this cot 3 the r : of t If you ntry, it seldom one is sei cup of coff restaurants, pier coffee in a restaurant you fell that your money has been wasted and though one never ci^icizes hospitality, it is disap-'P^nting to find a hostess who serves pale, wishy-washy tasteless liquid and calls it coffee. ■The question of coffee-making is important because it is made astjoften if not oftener than any jjtpr drink. And it's just as easy to make good coffee as poor cof-fet Behind properly made coffee, "wfcther it's boiled, drip or percolated, there are certain fundamental? rules. You must have a good blend of coffee; it must be fresh, the grind must be right and then it should be carefully measured and properly brewed. Coffee made any old way may pass but to get a fragrant, steam-injg cup of rich and satisfying coffee, it must be made according to a recipe. For those who feel there is foom for improvement in the coftee they serve, we are giving the rules for making boiled, drip and percolated coffee. BOILED COFFEE _Use 1 heaping tablespoon IpBnd coffee and M tablespoon beaten egg for each cup (Vz pint) Viola water. Combine coffee and egg in pot and mix thoroughly. Pour in water and bring slowly to a boil, stirring coffee down occasionally. Remove from fire immediately and let stand in warm place 3 to 5 minutes. Pour Vi cup cold water into pot to settle. Strain from grounds through a fine wire strainer, muslin, or cheesecloth. (Boiled coffee may also be prepared without egg but it is less clear.) To get the best boiled coffee, it shouldn't be boiled. By keeping it under boiling/point all the good flavors and none of the unpleasant ones are brought out. DRIP COFFEE Drip coffee is practically fool proof but a few pointers should be noted in preparing it. Use an ail-purpose or drip grind. Use 1 bjfaping- tablespoon coffee for 4Plt_rtun of boiling water* Preheat drip coffee pot. Put coffee in upper compartment of pot. Pour fresh briskly boiling water over it. Cover and let stand in warm place until all water has dripped through once. P.emove upper compartment and cover pot. Keep hot until served by placing in pan of boiling water or on an asbestos mat over a low flame. PERCOLATED COFFEE Percolated coffee is probably the most generally made because it's so easy, but the right method is apt to be neglected. The starting point is to have all parts of the coffee pot spotless and shining. Use 1 heaping tablespoon ground coffee for each cup (Vz pint) of cold water. Pour cold water into pot. Set percolator basket in pot and put coffee in it. Cover. Let percolate slowly and gently 10 to 15 minutes. Whenever we have tasted a cup of perfect coffee, no matter what the method of making it was, we know that behind it is a history of a good blend; freshness; proper preparation and an immaculately clean coffee pot. That's why it's impossible to say which of the three methods is best--they're all best when properly made. System Needed In Dishwashing Few Simple Gadgets, Plenty of Hot Water and Soap The first step in easy dishwashing has nothing to do with the Washing. It is merely a matter of scraping the food from the dishes, rinsing them under the hot water faucet, and stacking them in neat piles near the sink. These preliminary steps are time savers, but the important part of good dishwashing technique is to start with a dish pan full of hot soapy water and to keep changing the water as soon as it becomes soiled and the suds die Abundant soapsuds and hot water are the best kind of insurance against disease germs whether the dishes are washed in a dishpan or with some other modern device. Cold, flat suds are ineffective germ removers. They slow up the washing and leave glassware streaky and dull. Immaculate dishmops and towels are necessary for every batch of Sishes. Soiled cloths are not only unpleasant to handle; they undo all the good work of the soap and water. Glamour Girls Vanishing Fast Movie Men Recognize the Public Soon Grows Tired of One-type Actresses The glamour girls are going fast from the screen and Henry King, a noted Hollywood director, is happy about the whole idea. Intriguing actresses always will be in the foreground, but they must offer more than just feminine charm, declared Mr. King. "Mere man is beset with so many problems these days," King point-e«. out, "that he goes to the theatre for music, comedy, or a stirring artistic story He wants to forget his troubles--lose himself in "The old-type glamour girl was noticeably in the foreground of each film, but not always an integral part of the picture. She made an appeal to the audience that was direct. Prolong Careers "Actresses became known to tn-3 public as glamour girls, became typed in the public mind, and audiences wouldn't accept them in any other kind of a story or role after- "Producers now are much smarter than they were. They change the type of roles of their players from picture to picture -- with an eye not only to present box-office demands but with the firm intention of avoiding typing star players --thus prolonging their screen ca- "As a case in point, Alice Faye started in pictures as a singer. She has been placed in first one type of role and then another by Darryl F. Zanuck ever since. "Alice Faye decidedly is the new type of screen favorite, versatile, beautiful and extremely talented." More Boys Than Girls A Problem Outnumber Them Two To One Child Guidance Bureau Shows Boys outnumbered girls two to one in the total of "problem children" treated by the Child Guidance Bureau of New York City schools, according to the report of the department of education. , The cause oT*thia wide differential was attributed, in part, to the sympathetic treatment girls receive from teachers and, in part, to the inclination of girls to hide personality disturbances. The report shows that nearly 75 per cent, of "problem children", taken under the bureau's vying, had been helped to satisfactory or partial adjustment of psychiatric, psychological and physical troubles. Five years ago the department of education inaugurated the Child Guidance Bureau, which in addition to treating children for various dis-affections, undertakes to train teachers and parents to detect many causes of youthful disturbances. Case studies were cited to show the important bearing home conditions have on a child's school progress. A boy of nine, normally brilliant who failed constantly, was found to be the butt of a bitter feud between his mother and grandmother who lived with them. Teach Adults, Expert Urges Education Is Weapon in Hands Of Democracies Against Totalitarianism HALIFAX.--Adult education as a means to strengthen democracies against influence of totalitariarism was stressed by Dr. Morse Cart-wright, New York, director of the American Association of Adult Edu-;ing the ISth annual of the ladian Eclu< i here Dr. Cartwrlght's speech was delivered at a dinner which marked the conclusion of the society's Halifax sittings. The convention will meet again in Saint John, N.B., and later In Charlottetown. Dr. Cartwright said all significant political changes had occurred in the name of democracy. He declared the principle of majority rule under the system gave rights to London has a shot Learn to Type at Home $1 Weekly CORONA Instant Lighting • Quick Heat.r ;; PI Household Hin!:s Instead of sewing shields ul your summer frocks and blou.e it is quicker to sew snap faslsre to the ai-m:ii:s and the corrosion ing half to the shield. 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