» 5 - L THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, F RIDAY, JULY 18, 1919. PAGE TEN In the Realm of Wonien---Some Interesting Features The Luck of Gerald ine Laird | Told in BY KATHLE EN NORRIS, Twilight Authes of "The St ory of Julia Page," 'Heart of Rachel," "Josselyn's Wife," "Sisters," ete. { "What is it, mother?" {in a surprised and disapproving! The Yacht Club is & favorite re- "I wanted you to know," "heéritone. "I don't know -what thal|sort on Wednesday afternoon this mother answered mysteriously, "that | young lady did to have you speak of [year, broad verandah and comfortable the boys have turned that offer!iher so! She--". Dean settled his chairs for the people with book bags, down!" | glasses, and gave the company a se-{bridge for those who like t, and "Clem and George have refused ver look, "she is young, beautiful, | tea and talk' for everyone," make Barron's offer?' Geraldine asked 'and certainly clever," he said, drr-iit an attractive place indeed. Yester- slowly, frowning ily, "and every ome élse at Reddings day, at the téa tabie with its silver "Clem told me to-day. They reé- seemed to like Ner--if Geraldine did | basket of lovely sweei peas, wete fused it--oh, a week ago!" not! Sometimes--'* Dean added | Mrs. George Mahood and Mrs. "They Had no business to refuse patiently, in an undertone, as he re-| Charles Taylor, pouring tes, and car- an offer like that without consulting {sumed his eating, "sometimes I don't|ing for the wants of the many guests, Dean!" she said, deliberately. {understand the way women estimate were Mrs. Arthur Tett, Mrs. Harold "Well, if both boys and me were | each other!" | Hughes, Mrs. Ross Livingston, Mrs. against it, then there wasn't any use| Geraldine flushed a little under|Sweezy, Miss Edith Fraser and Miss bothering Dean!" her mother ar-ithe attack névertheéless laughed. Edna Booth, Among the out of town gued, bul with a faint anxiety in her | | "But, Dean---you know she is ego-|BUests were, Mrs. S. Chapleau, Mrs. » .* (Continued from page 3.) renders Instantly, Is always the of] flattering rs I Cream Spm Oriental family fortune many times by her jand nearly every worker has become shrewd business judgment. Kill them all, and the rerms too. 10¢ a packet it Drugsists rocers and General Stores. Sa mt own-tone, "I know, mother," the daughter said quickly, but in any case, he has|the cleverest playrbrokers tistic tothe last degree!" she said iH. W. Barker; Mrs, B. J. Barker, Miss "I know 'she is considered one of | in New | Campbelt, Mrs. Mrs, McKee, larence Mitchell, Toronto; London; taken so much trouble with our at-| York, after arriving there two years | Miss Dorothy Story, New York, and fairs that it was his right to khow, ago absolute! without friends or th- {Miss Ruth Rodger, Sydney, N.S. A and if he had been strong for seliing, you would probably have around to his view!" she added frankly Mrs able. "Clem Fitzpatrick looked uncomfort- gaid to-day that it was daughter closely. Richest inFlavor PRIMUS PURE of the FRIBUETS highest guality. 2 Hagnetized Bintes, to be fastened to been invent- '1 wish I'd told Dean that Barron made the offer," the younger woman mused regretfully. "Clem asked me not to ,but I had no idea he and | George would make up their minds | Thirty-four thousand ; so quickly! dollars is a lot of money--just for the property--for the house isn't worth anything! Well--"" She was brushing be hair now,and gath-| ered it smoothly off her face, look-| ing into her own troubled eyes as she | spoke, 'Well, no use telling him now, it would only mean another scene with George. George----makes --~meé ~~ 850 mad!" breathed Geral- dine, finishing her toilet with a few swift buttons and hooks, and pow- dering her nose. "1 told the boys they had a right to tell Dean!" her mother conceded. And with an air of relief she added, "There's the bell!" The dinner-bell was indeed echo- ing "metallically through the house, and the two women went down- stairs. Geraldine found little Dea- nie winding herself in and oul of the balustrade, and entered the dining- room with the child hanging upon her. Dean was already at the head of the table. George, still reading his newspaper, was also in his place. Jane was nibbling a sod¢-cracker, her bright eyes dancing from face to face. Y "Hello, Sis!" George said, folding his paper, putting it behind him on the seat of+'his chair, and giving her an affectionate smile. *Hello, Gogo!" Geraldine rumpled his thick hair as she passed him! she was extremely fond of him, even when he exasperated her. "Tell us =z2bout the New York young lady." Mrs. Fitzpatrick said, when the soup-plates' were being ed. Moraine looked at her husband, and smiled again. "Well, she's very. pretty, and she wore perfectly exquisite things, all filigy and lacy and blue and gray and gold, and she's extremely affected--- don't you think so, Dean? And she talks all the time" "Upon my word, I think you are unfair to Miss Bond, Géraldine!" her husband interrupted her suddenly, od to save ca rs time in pickin up naie Ta She in pickin : - fluence," he answered come] { Loufs told you!" i fully. worth fifty thousand if it was worth [wholesomely, I don't a cent!" she observed; watching her | jencourages you to go on with your "She told you that!" Geraldine Isaid good-nattiredly i 'She did not," he sald, annoyed 'Well, then, she told Louis. and | she amended cheer: | "Why, my dear," she added, | care what she | is and what she does. if she really | writing! ! can't, because I'm a perfect bonehead about literature, and you won't take what I say seri- ously. But if she looks right straight up at you with those black eyes of | hers, ind looks down at her fan--so| ---and looks up at you again from under her eylasheg---so ----- she can make you do anything. 'You're tp writé a play for me because | arsk you to!' " Geraldine finished the lit- tle: imitation with a burst of laugh-| ter, for to her great satisfaction her | husband was laughing, too. i "That's exactly like her!" he ad- mitted, a little unwillingly "And she is really going to read your plays, Dean?" He shrugged, in fine indifference. | "You really oughtn't call them that--they aren't plays yet! Yes, she said she would I don't know whether anything will come of it, for she's only to be here a few | weeks." { "Now follow it up!" his wife urg-| ed . But immediately shé rose from | the table, "Come, mouses." she] said. to the children. "Youve got | to be early in bed! We don't want any ple, mother. We'll go up now. May be excused?' (To be Continued.) Summer Complaints | Kill Little Ones | At the first sign of illness during the hot weather give the little onas Baby's Own Tablets or in a few hours he may be beyond aid. These Tablets will prevent summer complaints if given occasionally to the well chil and' will promptly relieve theses trou- bles if they come on suddenly. Baby's Own Tablets should always be kept in every home where thers are,young children. There ia no other medicine as good and the mother has the guar- antée of a government analivet that they are absolutely safe. 'fhe Tab lets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicing Co., Brock ville, Ont. TALKING OVER ~With Lorna Moo- Sm ---- A Lucky Woman "Dear Lorna Moon: py My husband has no ambition, that is, he has no ambition beyond hay- Ing a nice comfortable home, and Keeping out of debt. « We've been married fifteen years and friends who married at the same time that we did have passed us, and left ue a long way behind. Of course, my hus- > band has had his salary raised in that time but he has never given 3 or ab * help me put than sdything else. | When |) "discuss busin : that my ess great deal or interest is being taken in the swimming of the young girls Who are qWite at home in the water, a preity sight in their blue, green, 07 night séarlet bathing dresses. - » + The house party near Gananoque, that was chapercnied by Mrs. Fred. Walsli is broken up. and Major and Mrs. Walsh, Miss Bessie Walsh, and some friends are at their cottage at Siblitt's Farm . Mrs. ' Elmer Davis, Sydenham Street, assed & few people to come in for a cup of tek on Thursday to west Mrs. E. C. Mitchell, London, and MTs. Matpherson, New York. - > + Mrs. Willred Sproule entertained the members uf tne "Bay View" Wo- men's Institute at her home, Collins Bay, Wednesday last. . » * Miss Margaret Davis, Sydenham street, has asked some young Iriends \0 meet Miss Leflore Mitchell this atternoon. Miss Nevada Best, Albert street, has returned from Portland, Maine, Mrs. Philip Gilbert Is at Morris. Lurg 'the guest of Mrs, Cook, Mont- reui, at "Edge Hill," her summer home. Miss J. L. Ludbrook, Toronto, formerjyof Kingston, has been spend ing a tew days with Mrs. W. Cone nuily, Jenkin street. Sir John Hendrie and Lady Hen- drie leave next Monday for their house-boat at French River, Miss Enid Hendrie, who Pe in Montreal, is expected home and' will accompany them, * * . Miss Mowat and Miss Ethelwyn Mowat, Kingston, who attended the N.C.W. Dofvention in Regina, are holidaying at d and Laggan. While In, 4 fltey were guests of Me and Mrs. James ¥'. Bryant, Lake- view, y RE va Mrs, J. D. Craig, Ottawa, iaspend- ing the summer ut Megantic. Mr. Craig is in that district, engaged in survey work, Major ahd Mrs, E. W, Connoly, Kingston, are at the 'Windsor Hotel, Montreal. \ ' Bruce Taylor, Donald McPherson, John Murray and Malcolm Macgilli- vray left on Friday. for a sailing cruise on the Bay of Quinte. Mrs. W. Kirkpatrick and Miss Louide Kirkpatrick, 'Baprie street, spent Several days im Toronto this week, Ny ns Mrs. James Sherman, Ottawa, is in the city to spend. several weeks with her friend, Mrs Mabee, Univer- sity avenue. 4 $$ = J.'M. Hughes, University avenue, who' has just returned from Eng- land, left today for Wichita, Kansas. Capt. Bad Mrs. Oecil Adams are now at Felthm, Sussex, England, with Mr. and Mrs. He P. Adams. Nursing-8ister Beatrice Arm- strong,a graduate of Kingston Géne- <i ral Hospital, who has Deen overseas sitice 1915, has returned home and is with her paredts, Canon and Mrs. Armstrong, Trenton, Mrs. Altred Mitchell, New York, is a visitor in town for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Steacy re- turned to town yestérday, and have taken up house at 163 King street. Miss Mildred Jones, Who has been spending some weeks In Toronto, has returned to Kingston. She will leave next week for a short trip up the lakes. : $s 8 Miss Mary Campbell came down from Toronto on Ti and is with Mrs. Campbell Strange, Barrie street. Lieutenants, Arter, Beck and Who have been on leave since their return. from overseas, are back in Penhaje, RC.HA., | THE ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN Female cooks in New Orleans are being paid at the rate of $25 4 month and their keep, Cleveland, O., has a school where women are taught to become , effi- cient as plant™managers, Queen Marie of Roumania is * not only a talented musician, bat a first class water color painter as well. Women members of the Bogkbind- ers' Union, in Hartford, Ct,, have been granted an increase in wages. New York pawnbrokers have dis-| pensed with their female clerks! claiming that they had proven a fail- ure. A British banks and trust companiés employ over 38,000 women at the present time as against 1,500 in July, 1914. Women to the number of 26,638 Were employed in Australian factor- tes in 1916.17, an increase of 566 over the 1815-16 period. The large estate of Countess of Drogheda in Iré'-nd is being farm- ed by the coun &. and her son. She does all the plowing. The law providing for the nation- alization of women in Northeast Rus- sla has been suspended in one pro- vince as the result of popular out- ory. Hundreds of women in the South- ern states have formed what is call- ed egg $lubs, gyhich enables them to purchase at reasonable prie- es India bas a regular vigilance com- mittee whose duty it is to inform the women of thé neighborhood of the approach of the hour for wor- ship. Miss Eunice Maloney succeeded her brother as a linotype operator in a Ladysmith (Wis.) newspaper office when the young man was compelled to goto war. Miss Elaine Jenkins, the only wome an railway chairmen in England, who replaced her father as head of the Swansea and Mumbles railroad upon his death, has increased the Baby Had Diarrhoea WAS GIVEN UP. DR. FOWLER'S EXTRACT OF WILD STRAWBERRY CURED HER Mothers should look well after their hildren during the "hot sum- mer months as this is the time of year when the young ones are liahle to all kinds of bowel ¢omplaints. If your children have any logse- ness of the Howels do not experiment with new and untried remedies. Get one having stood the test of time. Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry has been on the market for the past 74 years. Don't accept a substitute ahd perhaps endanger your child's o. L : Mrs. Willis Coupland, Sundridge, Ont., writes: -- "About four years ago my little girl, then a baby two months old, took diarrhoea. I took her-to the doctor but to no avail. After he had given her 2 read of Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry and im- mediately got a bottle. 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More than one-half the national the Oregon-Washington district have made use of the ser- vices of women as lookouts, patrols and in nursery work. * A 160-acre ranch in the Roeky mountain district is being sucoessfui- ly run by Miss Amanda Boyd, a for- mer stenographer in a New York stock broker's office ; A successful campaign is 'Héing waged among the women bookbind- ery workers in Jacksonville, Fla., / * 'COLLEGE ** fut appli- gic, Art and The: oapi- 9 x New Fireproof Building ; Academic work up to the first year University, Seven suc cants for matriculation ast térm without fallure in any subject, Handloraft, Household Arts, Physical C ulture, ete. Ample grounds. tal offers exceptional advantages. For Calendar Apply to J, W. H. Milne, B.A., D.D., Predident. ONTARIO LA IES COLLEGE COURSES A FEW ADVANTAGES Public School to Second A City Country School. Year University, 28miles from Toronto, Music --- Piano. i Singing, Violin, Domestic Science. 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