SER THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG \ SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919. In the Realm of Women---Some Interesting Features {7 All doctors know what a | wonderful protector 'to the skin thers is in the healing, soothing oils and disinfect ant properties of LiF Fealn ot er fies rd éarments that touch "all, and the fom too. 10c a packet and General Stores. PI NRA BY KATHLE "Yes, well" the other woman said cldedly, "You see 1 get my girls mostly from other houses--you had better--" She looked sharply at Ger- aldine, "I was going to say you had better try ome of the department stores," she said, evidently a trifle puzzled, "but 1 should think you would rather go into stenography, something of that kind! Josie," she said, quickly, "take this young lady to the office, and take her name and address--then in case anything tums up--" Her words trailed off vaguely, as she hurried away. Geraldine, with hot cheeks, realized she was dismiss- ed. She went with the girl called Josie into a small office, and, after a second's hesitation, gave the new name and address. This "was ne sooner done than Geraldine threaded the surging rooms again, and return- ed to the streaming Avenue, "What possessed me to do that!" she wondered, shamefacedly. And she walked down to the Library, and wandered through its cool big rooms, trying to forget the indignity. The boarding house dinner was The effect of the drab, dis- couraged people, the drab, discourag- ed landlady, and tasteless food, the heat and odor, was appalling -- to Geraldine at least. She found the cheerful ones as dreadful as the loomy and silent; the cackling mai- en lady who got her name so pat, and referred so breezily to Mrs. O'Brien," the young men who gulp- ed their dinner, after shoving a fold- ed newspaper firmly behind them Against the chair, muttered a refusal of dessert, and were gone, It was all very terrible to Geraldine. Well, she would see Dean tomorrow, and then something must happen. The matter could not go on in this way, that was clear. She would put on her pretty new dress, make herself look her best, and walk in upon him, as he worked. The omnibus, jolting along in the morning sunshine, went straight to the Square. Geraldine, tightly veiled; th an unusual neatness of appear- ance, looked dreamily down at the world as she was rocked to and fro. The mornings were later now, and the evenings earlier, and even at ten lo'¢lock there was a certain freshness 'clinging to the green squares and the parks. Windows of conservative old clubs were wide open, curb-carts of bright fruit were still wet; and yet the day was going to be hot, and all this freshness would be inexorably crushed and jaded in an hour or twe. She visualized--rumbling on past the Waldorf, and the Flatiron Build {ing--a repentant Dean, a Dean who simply wanted a little humoring, who would welcome the idea of a reconciliation. How simply--how | quickly--they could settle into house- tkeeping again! He had some sort of a small studio; she could share it; she {saw them laughing over tiny meals dn hideous. The Luck of Geraldine Laird EN NORRIS, Author of "The Story of Julia Page," "Heart of Rachel," "Josselyn's - Wite," "Sisters," etc. on a gas-stove; trotting off arm-in- arm to little Bohemian adventures. He might write his plays, of course. Some day they would send for the fitla, Geraldine's heart was beating ast, as she descended in Washington Square and walked the hundred yards between the terminal of the line and Dean's studio. It was one of a shabby brown- Stone row on the sowth side. Some of the old houses had little Bohem- fan restaurants in the basements, there was a church breaking the line. Cards stuck in the mail-boxes bore half-familiar names, many of the cards hand-drawn with exquisite dash anfl precision. Reaching Dean's ddorway, which like many others stood open, she heard the bell buzz in invisible upper regions, when she pressed it with a firm finger-tip, but she stood waiting at the open poorway for several mii- nutes. Trembling, but forcing herself to this last supreme effort, Geraldine rang again. Again she heard the buzz, and as she waited an appetizing odor of fry- ing floated down. Presently, among the laughing voices, one seemed to be calling something directly at her, and clearing hér throat nervously, Geraldine called up: "I beg your pardon?' "Do you want Mr, Laird?---He fsn't in!" said a girl's voice, Gerald- ine went up a flight, and saw a pret- ty creature, with clipped hair and a blue smock and with a small blue saucepan in her hand, leaning over the railing. "He isn't!" she sald disappointed- y. "I don't think he is!' said the creature, sweetly. 'He said he was going down to Long Island some- where, for the week-énd, and asked me to take in his cream and his news- papers, you know--and I guess he's gone!" Geraldine, disheartened, hesitated. Beyond the blue smock she saw ano- ther woman or two, clipped and smocked, and easels and a painter's litter, and a primitive luncheon equip- ment scattered across the end of a long bare table. "Well, thank you," she said, some- what at a loss. "I'll have to wait and see him on Monday--" Until Mon- day in that awful boarding-houde-- until Monday in this horrible eity--! "Well, I think that would be best," said the blue smock, and Geraldine went slowly downstairs again. "What name shall I say?' the girl called af- ter her, eviadutly prompted by the curiosity of her companions, and Geraldine answered, after an imper- ceptible pause, "Mrs. O'Brien." She paused again, in the lower hallway. Back in its dimneéss was a small table, and a telephone, and Geraldine thought that she might write a line to Dean---~or would that be wise? Would it be wiser to come upon him unprepared? But théh he might be back here before Mon- day--"" ) In a confused and undecided mood she went slowly to the telephone ta- ble, and sat down. Tears came to het tired eyes. It was twelve oclock, and her breakfast had been early and unsat- isfactory; her head ached, and she felt faint in the midday heat. Suddenly every fibre of her being was _elegtrifidd into sudden rigidity by the sound of his voice. Two peo- ple Had come quickly up the steps from the street, and were in the hall- way, and ong qf them was Dean. (To be continued.) Told in Twilight . * . (Continued from Page 3.) Mrs. W. Y. Montgomery, Port Ar- thur, was the guest this week of Mrs, C. H. Boyes, Alfred street, Mrs. B. J. naonlon, and Misses Anna and Agnes, Division street, have returned after spending the summer along the Jake shore. Miss Annie Dunne has seiurnes home after a two weeks holiday Ju Bostwick Island. Gen, Bir Arthur and Lady Currie will be the guests of Sir Henry and Lady Pellatt at Casa Loma during their stay in Toronto. Miss W. Reid, Carmel, has return- ed home from viditing friends ip Kingston. , . * . a Arthur REligs, Ottawa, 'was the guest last week of Prof. and Mrs. Callander, Kingston, at Algonguin Park, where they are spending the summer months, Mrs. D. B. , MacTavish, Ottawa, with her two sons and her daughter, who have béén in England all sum- mer, expect to sail shortly for home arriving next month. Duncan Mac- Tavish will return to Queen's Uni- versity, wlhien it re-opens, Dr. D. H. and Mrs. Rogers, accom- panied by Hubert and Lieut. A. Rog- ers, Gananoque, are in Oitawa for the marriage of their son, Capt. R. A. Rogers, and Miss Emma Graham Richards,, at the residence' of Mr. and Mrs. James Hill, 66 Carling ave- nue, on Saturday. . » - Brig.-Gen. Sir Archibald Macdon- ell, Commandant of the Royal Milit- ary College, was in Guelph on Wed- nesday. Lady Macdonéll and their daughter are still in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs, Frank Reynolds and son, Alex., Kingston, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sweetman, Belleville. " Mr. and Mrs. George C. Macken- zie and their two children are leaving Ottawa for their new home in Wel- land. Mrs. Mackenzie i8 a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Low. Mrs. Herbert Tandy and children, Toronto, returned home on Wednes- day, after spending several weeks at Loughboro Lake. Mr. and Mre. Ira A. Pulcifer and the former's father, of Detroit, Mich., spent a couple of days with Mrs. Puleifer's sister, Mrs. G. H, Willilam- son, Brock street. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Caldwell, have returned to their home in Ap- pleton after spending a Tew mgnths in Europe. Rev. John LaWFlair, 'and family, Kingston, are spending the gummer at the Maynard farm, west of Cape Vincent, N.Y. Mrs. C. W. C. Bate and daughter, Margaret, Ottawa, are the guests of Mrs. G. Gamsby, Hale's Cottages. Dr. and Mra. Louie Ryan and chil- dren, New York, who have beén oc- cupying J. Hayden's house on Harl street for the past ten days, left by boat: to-day for Rochester; N.Y. From there they will motor to their sum- mer home on Long Island: N.Y, Mrs. Charles Abbott and little dan- ghter Charlotte, Peterboro, who have been visiting Mrs, Broadwell, in Bea- bright, N.J., are now the guests of Miss Macaulay, King street. Miss Jessie Smith, Wellington Apartments and Miss Mildred Jones, King street, are spending the week- end with 'Miss Nan. Skinner, at her summer home, "Cataraqlii Lodge," Gananoque. . se Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Hopkins and their guests, Mr. and Mrs, Maitland Hannaford, Montreal, left to-day on a motoring trip to Sturgeon Point. There they will be the guests of Judge and Mrs, Hopkins at their summer home. street, who have been with the lat- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Fitzhugh, New London, Conn. for the past threa months, are now enjoying a motoring trip through the White Mountains. They expect to return to Kingston next week and are bringing With them for a visit, Mr, and Mrs. Cann, New York. Mrs, Arthur arland and little daughter, who ye been visiting Mr. and Mrs, James MacParisna, at Tremont Park, ue, left for their home in Calgary, this week. --lends genuine distinction to hospitality. Each cup contains the delicate aroma of the blossoms of Japan and the flavor that comes only from tender leaves, properly cured. . The Japan Tea Growers' Asso- ciatin and the Government of - Japan place thei each pound -- a absolute purity. antee on tee of "Tea is a medium of no incon amount of nutriment." Miss Christian Krysto, a member the staff of the bureau of immigrant education of the state commission of immigration and housing of Califor- nia, was designated by that o ~ ization to assist the United States government in the education of for- eign language soldiers at Camp Kear- ney. Of the numerous women elected to blic office in Idaho last year, Alma opin of Oneida county, is the only one to hold the office of county sheriff. 3 Women's wages have gone up in England from a prewar basis of four to six cents an hour to sixteen and eighteen cents an hour. costs much ness to peaches or THE CRAVING YO 05. d soesog Mas Is sens $s mea m mean better health. higher efficiency. fife. Shredded Wheat Biscuit is whole wheat food le nutriment the baked other rr Sart R MEAT We have a supply of cut hard wood and J. Sowards Coal Co. Noti I will be pleased to give you estimates on all kinds of pew and repair work in the car- pentering line. 1 assure you that all orders will receive prompt and person. al attention. Overton Aykroyd 21 MAIN ST. PHONE 1670 ~ In Florida, eleven charter towns have equal municipal suff~-ge, Tema onder is a real ~ contains more real, than meat or eggs less. The crisp and ) palate. Ti Lo Feat Bisc ate. Iwo or of these with milk or cream, or sliced bananas, fruits, make a nourishin satisfying meal, at a cost of a few cents. ts Mr, and Mrs, Jasaes Hayden, Barl{ - BOUT 170 years ago tea sold in England A for $14.60 a pound. It was a luxury which only the wealthy could afford, Thanks largely to the great increase in the area of tea plants under cultivation India during the past fif years, there is enough tea LErown to-day Shem tea y the world at a price even the poorest can afford. A cup of "good" tea--Red Rose Tea--costs onl fraction of a cent, There is hardly anything sold in the Jiocsty store that ves more value or more pleasure - for the money. : chiefly of ASSAM teas--the richest re a 164 OF 141 quality Sold only f2 sealed packages. . * Driiry, Montreal, is vi- Errol Latugue- nS, pipet eT : sr