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eh an 3 ond TV, Ln Po, Fy Ta gt Ne NE fot --- © dog's a venttitoquist." Sd his HANK McCALL Herman's carcer as a theatri- eal agent flashed just long enough to burn all his money, He was flat broke. Not only was his wallet. folding wir, but his spirit slept an the gutter. an act, a good act, He had to get or forsake his wonderful free hfe for a job He lit a cigarette and. wandered throught the dusk His aimless course led him nto an alley divid- ing a row of run-down apart- ments. Suddenly, he heard a piano play- ing, distant and faint, but very dis- kuct. Ihe notes had a fleeting quality that bewitched him, Even in Carnegie hall, no cad- enzas flourished Like these cad- enzas, They weré great! They: were beautiful! Never had he listened to playing like this play- ing. Herman the window, © peered in, saw the back of a young man stooped over a piano. The agent waited until he finished the score before rapping. "The artist canic and asked, "Yes?" "Look, Mister, I'm a music lover. That last number was great! How about letting me in?" "Sure. What would you hke next?" "Anything. Just play." The pianist. sat ~strument and tip-toed into Rach- maninoff's Second Concerto, Her- man was amazed, Truly, the man was a genius mm the world found over calmly behind his in- lo one could play with such feeling! The music ceased with the first movement.- Herman bounded to the piano. : "look, I'm a theatrical agent. | know what I'm talking about. You're a find. I'll give you one hundred dollars a week if you will sign my contract." 4 "No; I conldn't do that. This is just. my hobby. Besides, 1 like what I'm floing now." "look I'll 'give you one hun- dred and fifty dollars a week to start, You'll be famous! Think of it. = Wealth, fame, glamour! Everything you want!" "No, I can't do it. I'm terested, How many times must I tell you?" ; "Well, T just thought .1 could change your mind." "You can't. Bc¥ides I've got sonicthing better 'than my piano playing. Right here in this apart- ment, 100." : "Yeah? Whats" "A dog 'that can play the piano better than I and a parrot that can sing better than the greatest contralto. in the Metropolitan Opera." "Iet's sce 'em. The young man disappeared in- to another room and after a il minutes, returned, He had a' ma-, caw in a cage and an airedale _on a leash, 'Fhe bird was ornery and' the dog hostile, "What do you want to hear?" The dog keyed the ominous chords "of Wagner's Lohengrin; then quickly prepared for the par-. rot's solo. is piano became alive, frenzied; No main could hope to "equal his_technigue! - The bird came in ine's She on the hero- cue, was beautiful, Never had a human voice carried such tone, such depth. Her ¢on- tro! was uncanny. Herman sat in a dragged stupor until the Jast note "What id 1 say? velous, miraculous! you ever find them?" "Oh, that's another: hobby 1 Just trained then." "Look, fricud, dow't turn' me down wow. This 1s the greatest act on this greén carth, I'll give you one thousand dollars a week." "Mo, I can' do it, 1 tell you. My life would be ruined, Besides it's all a fraud" | It was mar- Where did » "Frand? How can it be a fraud? 1 sav it with my own eyes" SI's all one big fake." "Look, friend, tell me. it a fakei" The young man shrugged. "I'he How is her -- journey to New "which not an- "Well, Pmsorry, we can't sign, | £30 aaa a gh 00 von Cetting, Ah .d in the Crow World-- Blackie h = teen leadi.., a life of ease ever since he be- care a favorite household pet three months ago. The other pets in the home--two dogs and "no: .! ly . . wale we 9 three cats--got the "bird" and resent taking a back seat to the crow in their mistress affections. No open conflict is in sight, however, as evidenc ed here by Blackie sharing a snack with Tootsie. CHRONICLES 0 By TJwend It is Monday, and Niece Joy has just 'left to. catch the early morning bus on the first lap of Brunswick where she will presently be work- ing with the V.O.N. And almost everyone says to her "Why 'in the name of wonder are you gos ing to New Brunswick?" Sounds like the end of the world, doesn't it? It is two weeks now since our nicce arrived and in all that time --and for a weck before--we have not had so much as one cool day. But even at that we have been Sfortunate: as the severe storms that have struck' other districts have not hit us at all. 'True, one storm last week was a little 'noisy bat I haven't beard that it any' damage. No, the worst we have had to contend "with been heat and humidity -- that's plenty] In this welter of heat there was one night however when we were really cool and comfortable, That was the night - we went to Niagara. Daughter and her two cousins were staying there for a couple of days and for the sake of the drive' Partner, Bob and I went down to, bring two of them home. Of course we- the illuininations us had scen be- which, incidentally, 1 stayed to see none of fore--and don't mind if 'I never sce again. When several lights in different colours were played on the Falls at the same time it was so arti- ficial all it did was remind me of velvet "draped over staids on a dry goods counter. But I did think it was lovely when ordinary beams of white lights were thrown. over the entire Falls, it showed them up to perfection, not unnatural sat all but silver mooubeams. * . * "Well, it looks as if it is Fxhi- bition time again and from the crowds that are attending it one did' has and more as if the falling water was caught. in F GINGER FARM oline P. Clarke night but Partner and 1 have not yet made up our minds - whether we 'want to go or not. Certainly the weather will have to: change before "we can make the grade-- anyway I guess the "Ex" will carry on all right without us. That being so there is no need to make hard work out of pleas- ure, Morcover from what Bob tells. us a day at the "Ex" is. a pretty expensive outing this year. Other years, 'when tired of wah- dering, it -was' always a joy and a relief to sit down quietly and listen to the-band. « Now the chairs arc roped off and one must pay a quarter for the privilege of sit- ting. In fact any added attrac- tion, other than advertising, must be paid for, and it costs two dol- lars to drive in with your car. * » » But then these extra charges are not surprising if one stops to think of all the construction work and remodelling that has-been go- ing on since the war, Remember what it costs at home to even build a new chicken-coop, then look at all the lumber that" has been used for seating accommoda- tion along the water front, to say nothing. of what will be needed for the grandstand, and we can understand pretty well why the prices have jumped. Somebody - has to pay and since it is the pub- lic who wants the exhibition it is naturally the public that foots the bill--but to what extent depends on the individual. Glory be--the weather-man has just predicted cooler weather for. tomorrow! 1 feel better already. Missus! Missus! "will: "I leave all my brass, house and stocks to my wife," he said. "Your wife's name?" queried the lawyer. HE The farmer thought hard, but had to admit he couldn't yemember, "Well, shout upstairs as if you. would 'think that half the people cwere calling her," - suggested the in the provined were. waiting at lazoyer., the gates to get in, Bob and niece The farmer hobbled to the door, Joy were there on the opening Opened it, and yoared: Missus! day and' 'John was there Saturday' Missus!" -- -- } Answer to Previous 'Pazzle ISIAIUINIDIEIRIST J us. WLB Member | ERG ERR] = i. mn [EAT BDIARIAN EASE] HORIZONTAL 59 Writing . 1 Pictured U, 8, implement «War Labor Board mem« ber, -- ---- ber of the U 60 He is a mem- AT ------ ------ .S. 74 SINE] 3) TI CIAL I "ES OK a] | 4] : ISI SIA] | INE FRHET 9 Native metal VERTICAL I 2 [EN 10 Either 1 Capital of ' EAGER] [ALI IRIFIORICIE] 11 Born Ttaly smell | - " (symbol) 12 Explosive 2 Bye 18 Gréck letter 38 Prince x 34 Poit of 3Exist . . 20Dined 39 Feline harness 4 Fish eggs 22 Seine 43 Before 16 Sel AIP. 5 Thwee' 25 Like 45 Public walk 19 Exist . 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" 46 Toward 1) 48 That thing ~ § 49 Evergreen i Tus 50-Afternoon fF 1 __) _ parties 0 i 4} . 52 Chessman o . > 55 Skin opening 56 Meadow ~+-58 Musical note ' The old farmer was making his | That Little Beetle Can Haul Big Load A Freneh - seientist -who once set . out to measure the strength of -in- sects determined that a beetle can draw 40 times its own weight. "That means, according to Coronet, that' if a beetle were the .size of a cart horse and its strength proportion- ately as: great, it could haul .some- thing like 100,000 pounds. The, pyramids are only about 450 feet high, and the highest building in the world is 1,230, a little more than 200 times the height of a six- foot 'man, but--the termite nests of Africa' are a thonsand .times the height of the little insects that: build them. The: maggot of a little black' fly has been scenito jump out of a box four inches 'deep. If a man could jump like that, he would be able to leap to the roof of an eight-. storey building without a running start, The flea does better. It can jump 200 times its own length, which for a man would be' more than a thousand feet. Surest Method "Did you order your silverware by mail?" asked. the first recent bride. "Well" replied the other, "I sent out sixty-five wedding invitations 0 "out-of-town relatives, if 'that's what you mean." 2 Some Good Drivers Pon't Ohserve Rules Of Safe Driving #Who causes the majority of ac- I cidents ~--. wild, reckless, drunken drivers? Not according to Arthur 'Rowan, in charge of the accident" recording division of the Ontario Department of Highways, who explained that "motorists who consider themselves good drivers because they have never had an accident and assume they never will have one; contribute greatly to the. volume of highway traffic accidents." Referring to intérviews he. had. had with hundreds' of motorists involved in accidents, 'Mr, Rowan said that practically all consider- ed themselves good dri ers. They told him their accidents happened when they were driving in the same mannur as they had' time and time again without mishap, But investigation proved they were not observing the rules of safe driving. ; ' Rather than "carelessness" which he said" was a catch-all term, Mr. Rowan attributed the basic cause of most car accidents to inattention, ' poor judgment, and lack of "understanding of the requirements - of -safe "driving and _ safe walking, . He thought that on of the most important rules for safe driving was to anticipaie Ganger in time to be prepared for it, For inxtance, it was a safe practise, he cxplainel to slow down before reaching an intersection, by tak- ing the foot off the gas and. plac- ing it in position on the 'brake pedal, This reduced the: "re-action 7 time" in event of an emergency, He also = advised adopting . the habit of slowing down when passing parked cars, as many ac- cidents 'were taused by _pedes- trians stepping without warning "into the path of a moving vehicle. Finally, all drivers should know thoroughly and should observe at all times the traffic rules ' and regulations. 'Record "Fall" The Central Air Club of Soviet Russia-announced-that a new So- viet parachute jump record of | 11,200 meters (about 36,960 fect) was establshed by Lieut. Col. V. | G. Romanyuk, : The announcement said that Colonel Romanyuk, who has made 1,576 jumps, was in' the air '18 minutes and 40 seconds during the 'drop. -- bid you welcome. There's Something in the' Air! Ablaze with colour, clothed in the glory of their Autumn. verdure, the age-old Laurentians - And in this wondrous setting, nestles one of », Seo your locel Travel agent or write for booklet, rates ond full information, /@ Tennis ] @ Riding ' @ Boating @ Archery @ Shuffle board @® Dancing By Fn HN ir "Canada's most distinguished year-round résort hotels, the Chantecler, situated on its private 400 «acre estate, Luxurious accommodation--accepted leadership in service and cuisines ~~ K) Shh YOU DON'T NEED YOUR CAR! Ta) Only 45 miles north of Montfeal by car, Jail or bus ] Year-round "Resort Hotel, STE. ADELE EN HAUT, P.Q., CANADA y yi \ 33 Two elderly Germans cut 4 a ala D I I ij LA "Her father's i contractor and we're offering sealed bids for her hand." : - With precious wood in home made cart, they yy : home. up stump with . old-fashioned bucksaw. Still chilled by memories of fast year, avhen Europe's worst i Yipter m Jo pears ought frightful siiffering to* fuel-hungry rmany, berhners are now gathering and storing ev rails able "piece "of firewood.) Chicf : BALL Bl Gry whey: the people labor long hours in the hot sun to dig out © tree stumps, POP~ True Rendition v MEANT TO ) $ FULL OF DISCORDS) 3 WHAT WAS IT By J. MILLAR WATT isource is the nearby forésts, -