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Durham Review (1897), 10 Aug 1922, p. 2

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4% hi 7 ahiPath BP in Aintsiasa th is â€" ‘"‘Butâ€"it is most : yar toâ€"to offer he She laughed again, Marcia stirred, but did not turn round. After a minâ€" wiss Wds Reclllo _ 1 1 fortuneâ€"and :h;; "i‘ ribly because of it." in Wino Sencto c o a, O AAeCKY EMWME Imer‘s Yips involuntarily; but, ]l;t:';-" diatoly and somewhat marvel A she recovered herself. Only when she apoke again she hept her eyes lowered and in her lap her hands were tightly | elenched. | "How funny!" she said, in a little laugh and with a semblance of in‘ difference that would have deceived a far more suspicious person than Mu-,f‘ ; cla. "I don‘t believe I knew that. Inâ€" P deed, {did*n't know much about it, exâ€" Ruth Rossiaer‘s e-y.::; ening of her whole bo agoâ€"" she was stumbling a litt eertainly, but her eyes were br "Gordon would have benefited. 1 forget that. Andâ€"and it Fiveo right toâ€"helpâ€"doesn‘t it ?" She had turned her face away. did not see the amaze thak aha confine ourselves to the pursuit of money, we s come greedy, avarictous hoN idb .2A oc iA 1 bold the picture of money in mind, we develop a money conâ€" sclousmes®e; and if we sacrifice to this the opportunities for deâ€" veloping consciousness aloug other lings â€"â€" social, aesthetic, musical, philanthropic, etc.. and "If 1 could help," she began. Then, as Ruth Rosslaer turned to her: "Please don‘t be angryâ€"offended. I would be so glad. I have so muchâ€" much more than I can ever spend. And itâ€"it isn‘t as if I were a strangâ€". erâ€"quite. Besidesâ€"#fâ€"if I hadn‘tâ€" I mean, if I had not been found,â€"or: â€"had died beforeâ€"a little while‘ agoâ€"" she was stumbling a little unâ€" certainly, but h‘_er eyes were brightâ€"| CAE sc ruloess aucuclt n y o8 PW us vate. If, for in Our education, our tra our experiences al! throug wre constantly enlarging consciousness in different tions. _ But it rests wit selves to determine what of consclousness we sha! S es s oo o oi born of her wealth, swept down upon her. A sudden realization of the many possibilities of spending that money other than on pleasure stirred in her, warmed her, made her eyes almost she stopped abruptly. Her locked haggard in the morning Wght. Marcia stared at her i minute, then swhe leaned forware Isively. Again a sense of p crn of her wealth swant Anmunm "Gordon!" _ She locoked NEWIT bintstadiitnicasis,fh 2404141 5s gantâ€"horribly. Gordon is worse. Beâ€" tween us we‘ve made rather a mess of things; I‘m worried out of my life â€"debts, all kindsâ€"I don‘t know how I‘ve managed it, but I‘ve played a lot â€"bridge, you knowâ€"in the hope of getting enough to be clearâ€"onlyâ€"â€"__"*/ T C coiie pndidiceâ€" 4 tigi s L. ed bothering about ed by three strangors, Araby Trask, ber father, who is an artist, anc a weal‘ny young man, Jasper Waldron. After the secret marriege ceremony Rosslaer and Marcis go their several ways; her improved mode of living benefits Marcia‘s health; she cttracts the admiration of her new friends and the love of Waldron. He pays a large gum for Marcia‘s portrait, painte‘ by Trask. Lady Rosslaer claims relaâ€" tionship with Mrs. Halstead and inâ€" gists upon a visit from Marcia which angers Kempton. The young heiress discovers that she loves w.El‘l‘On but keeps him at a distance. Waldron disâ€" covers the penmiless state of his lifeâ€" long friend Rossliaer, offers him a| partnership, then announces his inten-!‘ tion of marrying Maria. 4 word broke from 3. th you‘d come int CHAPTER XL. ssiaer wont on quickly: is most awfully kind of mt .. ‘1 . 1 1 PSR ArIT C t')!e amaze that -b;t into instance, we 10ney gatitin getting, if we of money in & money con. leaned forward i m'.' envied you hor ur training, through life arging â€" our > etc., and the salfish The Gates of Hope the sudden stiffâ€" shall be 0 a very big away. She direcâ€" \ our _ kind cultt« meenâ€" BY ANTHONY CARLYLE of power, Her face I don‘t at sunâ€" for a g; _ _\ _ _ _ C Fandered restlessly about the room, finally coming to a standâ€" * | stilt by her mother‘s couch. "Mumsy," she said rather quickly, "wou"d you dislike very much to leave | here and come away with me abroad? |I‘m bored; tired of London. I want a | change." i | _ Mrs. Halstead glanced it her keenâ€" | ly, opening her lips half protestingly, | and closing them again. Of late her. | daughter had perplexed her. Since the coming of her fortune she was comâ€". | pletely changed, restless, feverish, unâ€" | like herself. But there was something | in the young, tired face that checked any manifestation of surprise. f |__"I shouldn‘t mind it at all," she | said with a matterâ€"ofâ€"fact quiet that; brought a sigh of relief to Marcia‘s lips. "Where do you think of going ?" | Marcia looked at her for abx::menf’ s t and | before :rm Then she nd "I don‘t know," stood upright. "I | ie 6°V that it was just possible he might Teturn sooner. And what she | _ had said to Kempton Rosslaer ahe had | | said truthfully. | | _ She was not strong enough to meet | \him again; to hear him say that he | loved her. Not strong enough to deny ‘ | him that answer for which he would |come, and bid him go from her. Bo | | she must choose the coward‘s part, and | run away. I The perfectiy served silent. Mrs. Halstead few cheerful remarks, answers had hbean w C o e en HORICsvOT EL Marcia had a theatre engagement | that night, but at the last moment she _ telephoned that she was not â€" well; | enough, and dined with her mother at| the flat. All day long she had been! striving to forget herself, Waldron,| those new issues with which she had' | been brought face to face. And the | strain was beginning to tell. She felt | ~afl'::s}od, m‘-enta}ly and physically. | | fc . it 2 ol W 1i ClA C mc Ceemenld‘s _ beaides, she knew that she must make up her mind quickly about what she was going to do. Waldron was only to be away for ten days; she felt vaguely that it was just possible he might return sooner. And what she had said to Kempton Rosslaer she had said truthfully. | She was not strong enough to meet | him again: to hear his, " . } ntet M 4PA P ha drmniih h .2 LGoing to your club?" she asked. | "Don‘t be too late, that‘s a dear boy. What? Oh, yes, home, please." | But immediately after the car had turned the first corner she leaned forâ€" | ward and checked the driver. _ "I‘ve changed my mind," she said. "I want to go to Finsburyâ€"pavement firstâ€"to Moore & Moore, solicitors." Marcia had a theatre engagement 2 )( 90e TO0C S 00 Ti mner Ob it e civis mb _ She was unwontedly gay for the rest of the time that they were toâ€" gether; but all the time the look of calculating curiosity was at the back of her eyes. They passed out together and Gorâ€" don signalled a taxi. He did not get in srmid a Auteck c cthl m 2t n Sn F] bedin V var" uitc en > Abns uh old â€"A d in and a faint relief crossed her eyes Rimbtecr fire iescs N4 mee . . ~| «rowas who jostled herâ€"oblivious even i) of her son‘s presence until he touched | her arm. Then, with a start, she turnâ€" lled and looked up at him, blinking a \little. | _ "You‘re late!" he complained, and \she slipped a smoothing hand within |the curve of his arm. | | . "I‘m so sorry. Lord Rosslaer was \ in a trying mood this momingâ€"ll | think he really is 11, Gordon, do you \ knowâ€"and then I met Kemp, and he,' ‘hindered me. Marcia Halstead drove, me here or I should have been later."l She tightened her hold on his arm.| _ ‘She is inclined to be generous,") she added slowly. Then, meeting his,’ eyes, "Indeed, I rather fancy that we| â€"you and Iâ€"are going to find her| qult‘e a useful person." § _ Marcia smiled suddenly, a quick, oddly glad smile that lighted her whole face. "I will send you a cheque toâ€"night," was all she said, and, as the car stop-l ped, held out her hard. "Iâ€"suppose not!" She looked cP, out of the window, then back at the girl. _ "Itâ€"realiyâ€"is most awfully sweet of you." \ was repeating to herself, with a curâ€" ious, stifling feeling of excitement: "Gordon _ would _ benefitâ€"Gordon would benefit!" It was wholly unexpected, that idly sc s d e T 2 1 She paused, biting her lip. She was thinking rapidly, her eyes ablaze under her lowered lids. She was a clever woman and shrewd, and long ago in life she had learned to make thg'utmosg of opportunity. ‘ La ned her hold on his arm. nclined to be generous," owly. Then, meeting his 1, I rather fancy that we T‘â€"are going to find her she salid as sho think Egyptâ€"but _ TeQ comiyed a k.fl, but the gjfl" monosyllabic and m meal was very drawing k CC Andutth Lt d a her eyes ablaze toâ€"morrow / t 3: s t No, this is not a picture of a railway strike habitants of Swindon (England ) going away for i Swindon is the Wiltshire centre of the Great V when 25,000 workers go on their holidays the pla photo shows the malh strant abos.;... s * .0 Noh & few cof the inhabitar Britainp. Wpia iess tss C m ‘| There was a time early in his caâ€" ;!re(-r when the use of this curious ; thumb was looked upon as a form of | charlatanism, but so well did Dr. Metzâ€" | ger establish his reputation that the medical profession accepted his thumb | for what it was worth without trying | to explain the phenomenon. J During a thunderstorm the safeat’ place to be in is a train, with bed' as a good second. | Minard‘s Liniment for Dandruft _ The Queen of Rumania sent for this doctor with the curious thumb when she suffered from facial neuralgia, while the late King of Sweden once drove a beautiful span of horses over tre border of his kingdom to consult the doctor and on returning left the horses as a token of gratitude to his preserver, ‘ A Doctor‘s Thumb. Not long ago a famous physician in Saxony, Dr. Metzger, celebrated his seventyâ€"fifth dirthday. He nad retired from active practice for some years, having become immensely wealthy through the thumb of his right hand. This thumb stands out at a right angle from his hand and, it is said, cannot. be bent back automatically. He soon | found it of great service in massage, | and when he became a specialist in in-] testinal disorders he was called as as-’ sistant to the greatest surgeons of | Europe, bringing relief to many mus-; trous patients. I ‘ The knowledge stunned her at finst; | then it hurt intolerably. She felt, with |a shiver, as if she were writing a letter on her deathbed. ' Audrey she had always liked; of late that liking had been sometffing ’dee})er, truer. For Araby her feeling of friendship had been singularl in»|‘ stantaneous, and it had devea:)pedl rapidly into affection. | with ’5 want to start?" | _ _Marcia made a restless gesture. "At once. There‘s no reason for delay. We could take Toinette and leave the {other servants here. You‘re fond of 'thil placeâ€"it would be always ready for you to come back to. How about possible where ther;h;rea-ta w;ai'é;- 3": though taken aback, she made no emur. CHAPTER XLII. Two short months ago Mrs. Halâ€" stead mght have protested that a deâ€" parture so unprepared for was imâ€" possible. But in those two months she had learned that nothing is imâ€" possible where there in eraat unalkL perhaps France firstâ€"for a (To be continued.) main streot 999 ants about to TORONTO meir holidays t} absolutely dese board trains for Electrician‘s daughterâ€""I would use one hand for insulation and with the other I would create a shortâ€"circuit by a quick connection â€" against your cheek." *Â¥ OV" *HOIF ABnual week‘s holiday, reat Western Railway works and the place is deserted. The upper erted and the lower Pphoto. shows lrairs for poinis all over Great ~| _ There are a number of plants and , flowers which give out a phosphoresâ€" ‘, cent light in the dark. Linnaeus first ;,noth:ml this phenomen in the common "nustux'tlum, whose flowers seemed to [him to have a fain: irridescence at ’night. Later observations by others | showed that the light was stronger afâ€" ter very sunny days. Among other ’pl;mts which possess this singular proâ€" | perty are the marsh lily and the flaxâ€" | inella. The last named secretes a vyoâ€" | latile oil which cozes out in hot weathâ€" |er. spreads over a thin layer over the | fowers, and forms a vapor wihch beâ€" | comes luminous in the darkness, In the coal mines near Dresden grows a species of fungus which exhibits the appearance of shifting colors. Bold Suitorâ€""What I kissed you?" to see through fog, and while actual sight is not yet available, this "second sight" promise to be hardly less imâ€" portant and serviceable. More and more the sailor‘s life comes to be one of safety compared to that of the landsman who must cross streets where ‘automobiles are passine. ‘ iO dn stt Aicadaiss. Pnsted t tR & ness by sounding bottom. With the,a two methods to check against eachf other, the mariner should be able to | a navigate in fog through dlfllcult“' c courses and around unseen islands and | a projecting points of land. The sailors‘ | {] dream for centuries has been of some | p: magic vision which would permit him‘ s1 to see through fog, and while actual ; » abata zuc ilh T e|_ _ Untll now wireless messages have| t| fallen like the rain from heaven, and : 1| anyone who had a proper instrument | could reach out his cup and receive t|his fill. A message intended for the| . information only of the sender and , Bladdressee is poured into the ears of fl thousands of waiting listeners, and exâ€" "| cept for what protection a private code ‘| provides, it is known to all the world. And now Marconi, the original wire less wizard, amnounces through the | | American Institute of Radio Engineers | :jhh newly discovered method of so i 'thoung radio wave» as to concenâ€" | trate them on a desired spot; instead | [of the rain driving whers it will,| broadcast, Marconi now forces it |! through an invisible hose as it were, | & ‘and delivers his waves on a selected' & | object. Not only can he already proâ€" ject thus definitely to a distance of ; ® 100 miles, but the reflector used 1n". 'sendlng serves to catch the echo ot‘l the wave thus hurled toward the unâ€"| a seen mark, and this enables the lend-, t ing operator to determine both disâ€" | n tance and direction. In the case of | s navigators secking out the location of | ca the lighthouse which they can neither ; f« see nor hear, this "sounding" of d~ls-;w‘ tance through the air will be quite as | of dependable as the timeâ€"honored cus-li he tom o£ locating position in fog or dark ; {r Plants That Shine in the Night. should A Blowout. Wireless Wonders. _¢ "umber of plants and h give out a phosphoresâ€" the dark. Linnaeus first phenomen in the common would you do if already proâ€"| What you and the family need at distance of ; such times is a picnic; not the old tor used in | sort which took a day to prepare for the echo of ‘ and two days to get rested from, but ard the unâ€"| an easily prepared meal which you can es the lend-, tuck under your arm or in the ton-|‘ e both disâ€"; neau of the car and hit the trail to the case of | some favorite nook or spot where one] location of | can really rest, where it is possible to can neither ; forget fgr the time being, all the little Ing" of disâ€" ; worries and vexations that seem a part| be quite as of everyone‘s life. The man of the‘ mored cusâ€"| house will enjoy this little change‘ fog or darkâ€" | from the usual routine quite as much With the| as the children and yourself. , gainst eachf Webster‘s dictionary defines a plcnk:|| be able to| as "A pleasure party whose members ;h‘ difficult| carry provisions with them." Surely|. the last afternoon E ____. _ "_â€" C"ene wre Oronke meda‘s and certificates and either enâ€" titles the winner to a place in the big fina! competition in the Dairy Theatre, for which the Canadian Nastional Exâ€" hibition Association is awarding silver cups. This contest wil take place on tha <lniat e cneno, (Los ~Meie | _ The business woman is to have unâ€" ’precedented prominence in the Woâ€" men‘s Building at the Canadian Naâ€" tional Exhibition this year when A typewriting contest has been arranged on a large scale. A cireular just is. sued from the Exhibition offices in the Lumsden Building, Toronto, tells of eight events daily: three typewritâ€" ing classes afternoon and evening, a class in the Oberation af aAAicc 0__ 00 010C B Ugervrcest. | _ A favorite gingerbread recipe is as | follows: Cream one cup of shortening ; and one and oneâ€"half cups of sugar. iAdd two cups of molasses, two cups lof sour milk and three eggs. Mix and | sift five cups of flour, one teaspoon of ;ult. three teaspoons of ginger, two | teaspoons of cinnamon, one teaspoon | of cloves, three teaspoons of soda and lone teaspoon of baking powder; beat for two minutes. Bake in moderate loven for thirtvy minntas I t Salad at a picnic is usually a diffâ€" | eult propssition. However, if the salad _ proper is not mixed with the dressing _ beforehand, the dressing be‘ng carricd _ in a sealed jar, you will find that all | the annoyance and confusion will disâ€" | appear. | | _ One of the simplest and best chicken salad recipes is as follows: Cut oold; chicken in small pieces, add half the j | quantity of celery cut fine, and a | seasoning of salt and pepper. When ready to serve, mix with mayonnaise dressing. Shredded cabbage, fresh sliced cuâ€" cumoers and onions, make an unusual and delicious salad when mixed with sour cream dressing. Of course, a picnic lunch would not be complete without some sort of cake or cookies. To supply this need, there is nothing more liked or easier made than drop cookies and gingerbread. A uced d 14 Bat Cl 1 Typewriting Competition National Exh:bition verea squ&ares of white bread. Canned salmon, shrimp, tuan sardines and potted meats are all good. »ared or fried, may be made into sandwiches that would be hard to beat. Run the chicken through the foodâ€"grinder and mix in enough meltâ€" ed butter or well seasoned stock to make a moist paste. To each two cups allow a pickled beet the size of an egg, well chopped. Add a little musâ€" tard and mix. Spread between but-l‘ tered squares of white bread. I cheese, and seasoned with salt sweet cream and mustard. Leftâ€"over chicken, ecither baked or fried, may be ms sandwiches that would be | themsaivat ant wikth »tan..... â€"_"*| with these insects. The dorsal surfaces | themselves out with elaborate P"C~ | of these bugs are covered with a white | parations could not be called a pl“’?powder-like dust or whx and for this sure party. So when you begin YOU"| reason they are commonly known as | preparations, you should plan for: the mealy bug. ‘ | ;°m°fl“"3 ecsi]ly “t:i 2‘”’&]7 ’;’ep"ed’! The cheapest and most effective way | It is a wise plan a few cans: inol i 4 | of oomethingpwhich m:eypbe used for ‘_)f,_,.__. “_?f_t? g:ve‘tb:plnnts A b.u‘ sandwiches, on the éâ€"l-nweirg-e‘;lc-yw shelf hi e Li L - _ Resting in the porch swing or hamâ€" mock, these hot summer days, and dreading the task of fixing a regular dinner, one becomes interested ln‘ watching Robin Redbreast or Mr. C_at-‘ bird catching his noonday meal, and one gets to thinking what a bother .‘ civilized meal really is Not that one minds it ordinarily, but during the hot" summer months when appetites seem so fickle it is different. | thirty minutes, Picnic Lunches With Littile Work. Woman‘s Sphere of the Exhibition. ‘ eggs. Mix and one teaspoon of of ginger, two 1. one teaspoon ons of soda and & powder; beat inbnaiet Abstctiticiricticed mcmci Ferns, cortons, colens, ivy, peonies, arty whose member®| peramniums, paims and many other with them." Surely | pou., plants are apt to be infested members had tired; [ /) 0. f C012 "ir AF) 10 0P ImnEoved at , tuan fish, unusual ed with boiled, not _ The dove has always been an emâ€" blem of fidelity and gentleness . The thrush is a bird of luck, and to have one bulld in the garden of your home is said to be a sign of coming good fortune. Peacocks are unlucky, | smmb e ns omm | One raw vegetable or one raw fruit! should be included in every meal. | very Minard‘s Linimeit for The wren is another zacred bird cause, according to an old belie brought fire from Heaven to the e when the human race had no k: ledge of how to create fire. | Some Indian triles will never hurt ‘or even touch certain birds, regarding them as the abodes of the animated souls of their dead chiefs. Old prints _ and carvings nearly always picture the â€"soul as leaving the body in the alhape of a bird. In England and in Scotiand especialâ€" ly, the robin is regarded as sacred. Its red breast is supposed to be of that color because a drop of Christ‘s blood fell on a robin, and thenceforward all robins were so marked. | It is deemed unluky to kill a ewalâ€" low or to destroy its nest. That is beâ€" cause swallows were said to have Bown round the Cross of Calvary ory. ing, "Svala! _ Svalat" which means "comfort." | It will be noticed that the swallow gets its name from this peculiar ery _ of "Svala." It is a very old beliet that the soule of the dead pass to Heaven in the form of birds, and in the East it is still beâ€" lieved that some of these souls flutter about us in bird form. All the world over, and earliest times, much myet has attached itself to birds I had a mother who read That wholesome life to the | bringsâ€" | Stories that stir with an up | Oh, that each mother of | such! P 10 SOCTE TVERnn UnLOx Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold Richer than 1 you can never beâ€" I had a mother who read to me. â€"Strickland Gillian. You may haAve tangibl ~Stories of i\hrmion and Ivanhoe, | Which every boy has a right to know, (I had a mother who read me the tales | Of Gelert, that hound of the hills of Wales, o‘ . . True to his trust til] his tragic death Faithfg.lness blent with his 6na I had a mother who read me lays Of ancient and gallant and golden I had a mother who read to me Sagas ¢f pirates who scoured the sea, Cutlasses clutched in their yellowed teeth, "Blackbirds" stowed in the hold beneath. l inere is a proprietary preparsation | on the market, sold by all big dealers ‘in seeds and greenhouse supplies, | known as lemon oil. It should not be | in any way confused with the ordinary ‘foil of lemon sold over drug counters. | Lemon oil should be diluted, using one part of lemon oil to sixteen of water and applying cither as a spray or as a dip. Dipping should be avoided when plants are in bloom or are well budded, since dipped buds sometimes blight. _ :| _The cheapest and most effective way / of control is to give the plants a bath " several times a week. Place the plant é'out of doors where the water can be . applied freely, or where this is imâ€" _ possible hold the plant under the tap . in the kitchen sink. 3 | _ Where one does not have water | pressure it is always possible to give | a plant a good bath in soapsuds, after | which it should be rinsed with clear : water, * â€"| Nearly every farmer‘s wife ob':.l wees 1\ a japenned bread box and cake box.} e rc| There was a time when this tinware, Returned Clim i| didn‘t cost much money. If a box| formation Av â€"| rusted out it was carelessly tossed on || the rubbish pile and a new one purâ€" Assure Fut: | chased. But price one of these boxes! Mount Everest 1 |§ now! You will think twice before y9U| conquered, but it m ;' chuck it And really, it isn‘t at .nlll.mfle,- thirty years ‘ necessary to let it M into a condition fortunate enough t« that will suggest discarding it. If the weather conditions. japanning shows signs of wear go to on of IAeutenant : the store and buy a small can of colâ€" Longstaff and Geor iored enamel,. Clean the surface of arrived in England : the box and apply a thin coat of the a preimnary report ! enamel with an ordinary varnish graphical Society. ;‘f‘}f’z‘ The rust will immediately be; Their idea is that The small white lice on your house plants are mealy bugs. What can I do for my plants? They are covered with little white lice. I have tried to kill them but have been unsuccessful.â€"Mrs. A. H. S. breath days; Those Reading Mothers. Ename] Your Rusty Bread Box. Bird Lore. to an old beliet, it Heaven to the earth much myeterious lore vith an upward touch Mealy Bugs. e weaith untold: read me things to the boy heart with his final and from the of boys were !1 a ewai . Cleaning Auto Running Gear know , beâ€" Winds of adve seis to flnun&r‘ staunch vesse‘s : Jarred loose and The automobile owner who cleans bis own car and who. after hours of backâ€"breaking effort and at the exâ€" ! pense of bruised Fauckles, has ro moved all the mud from the runn ng gear only to find the paint underneath caked and chipped, wili welcome a novel aid in the autoâ€"washing job. This _consists of a skallow concrete basin that is described in the Popular Meâ€" chanics Magazine. The basin is filleq with water to a certain fixed leove], and built with easyâ€"sloping ramps for irivâ€" Ing the cars into ard out of it ‘Cor. rugations in the bottom of the bow! cause the car to vibrate as it is driven kround, wad Uhis BEEDMHIGELA cce 40 C leave it." "Last year showed the diffic this year has shown the dangers the less we believe that a bama will yet make its print on that BURMNIL Iitivertr cuniimnmk is |_ Everest is still a virgin pesak a has claimed its victims," â€" says [Daily News. "Last year it defie “l‘hia year a way was found almo the heart of the mystery, but M Everest‘s proud and cruel hea mains inviolate for at least a; year. Thore will be some one to again, ‘Is it worth it" They wil in vain, for there will always be 0: Ing beside the challenge of the hig to whom the question will signify : peak in the world. | _ The bravery and determinat;~; * this year‘s Everest expedition. «) d met tragedy in its third att« mpt | scale the mountain, is praised both i d the British press and British mo | taineers. Judging from the comn~ ) which tas been heard since the now !ot the party‘s return became know? "/ England will be disappointed if its e fplorers give up the figh; against tho | world‘s highest mountain before th + summit as been reached. | Others Will Make Attempt, '! : "Once more brave men lost thi _ lives in an effort to penetrate the se |rets of the eternal snows," says th« â€" Times. "Once more their surviving , companions did their utmost for hours to rescue their poor bodies from an icy tomb. They were splendid men. The work they did was, as Genoral , Bruce says, prodigions and unparalle} [ ed, and no travelling expedition either in the Himalayas or in any other part of the world was ever better served by its subordinates and it may be that they or the others may some day once again try to conquer this terrible mountain. But in any case, apart from the mighty feat which they actually accomplished, there is no more gloriâ€" ous chapter in the history of mounâ€" taineering than the courageous eNorts of this band of Evores* ninncare | #40°60, TN mis Nrst verbai report, f "From the highest point re 27,300 feet, an excellent closeâ€"yu; ’of the final ridge leading to th« mit was obtained. The opinio: formed that while this final ride almost certainly able to be aso it contains two severe ohstac)es nature of steep steps, the nso: which would entail not only di and steep rock climbing, but als» probably a considerable amow stepâ€"cutting at altitudes over : feet." , Lieutenant Colonel Strutt w able to continue higher than 23,0: | but George Finch held out +0 feet, while Major H. T. Morsh; have a permanent remembranc expedition through the loss of :+ jJoints of three fingers by frost}>i | Final Ridge is Difficult. _ While reitergting much that | ready been told, it adds that, no standing the troubles the ex;« had in the early stages with the » porters, the Tibetans wore very 1 ly, which is an important adju any expedition that may go out Finch, in his first verbal report. ! _ The report asserts that n:+ | Three, from which tho final a+ | was made, the expedition was ing under a handicap of a tempe of 29 degrees during most of the vousqehs it merely | speed vesse‘s on their way. | _ Their idea is that men of mor thirty have not sufficient vita) stand the rigors and terrible ~ sap one‘s vitallty at that trom~ altitude, even under the best , stances with which neither of +; peditions of last year or this yepy favored. In fact, they said t) pedition had only two days of + able weather during the tim« were making the supreme attem, reach the summit. ‘ _ Mount Everest undoubtedly ; \'eoaqund. but it must be done | under thirty years of age who \ fortunate enough to encounter ; weather conditions. This is th» on of Tjeutenantâ€"Colone! 1» Longstaff and George Finch, w arrived in England and who hayw, a preimnary report to the Roy h Returned Climbers Assert !». formation Available Shav!4 Assure Future Success. MEN UNDER 30 AND rrpr. FECT WEATHER NEEDFrp» BRITISH RESOLVED > TO SCALE EVERFST ndvenityAc“,. wesk ves. wC it vICuIMS," says ®. "Last year it defied a way was found almos of the mystery, but Mc ‘inrate as it is driven accumulated mud is washed off. cruel head re At least anothe the dificuities one to ask almos! y nothâ€" On® t« "d!lhl

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