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"CALADA" SYNOPSIS. Richard Severance, popular dramaâ€" tist, author and bachelor, occupies a flat with his man, Grayson. Severâ€" ance has been given but three months to live by a specialist. Wishing to keep his mind off his approaching death, he advertises in the "agony" columns for adventure. Miss Valevic Fenwick has been left a fortune by her uncle, provided she marries within two months, otherwise trou t} Wearily he let himseif into the flat, and in the desorted sitting room sank into a chair. Silent and grim, like some wounded animal, he wrestled with his devil; railed bitterly against an ironical, implacable Fate. Hse wished fervently that he had never been fool enough to put that "agony" been fool en in the Tims Laugh and the World Laughs With You in bulkK. Sold only in sealed packages. You Cannot Buy *» n (‘nnf:-d-fl;;ion of Confederation Life Incorporated 60th Anniversary Canadian Provinces h by Act of Parliament ; _ Confederation of Canada The Association enters the sixtieth year of the Confederation of Canada with INSURANCE IN FORCE â€" â€" â€" â€" â€" â€" $230,747,937 ASSETS .. .0. &0« .0 &« >« /=‘ 50,060,858 INCOME, 1926 wssikes ccitn. s iz casaes,. «. =. 12,9040,000 NEW INSURANCE WRITTEN AND REVIVED â€" 45,076,775 Paid and held for benefit of policyholders since 1871 _ â€" _ $107,169,778 ONTARIO ARCHIVEsS TORONTO h Egypt? shook hi PART II her uncie, pY i two months fortune. She ly t himself into the flat, rted sitting room sank Silent and grim, like animal, he wrestled CONFEDERATION LIFE 1867 They Breathed Life into Confedecration and Behold . . . a Nation was Born Imm Out of the separate Colonies of British America, they c5eated @ powerful Dominion, forming what is now an important part of that great Empire upon which the sun never sets. Shoulder to Shoulder with the Progress of the Canadian Confederation Marches the Record of Confederation Life Sound, conservative, avoiding the spectacular, but building a strucâ€" ture of enduring strength, Confederation Life Association records another year of progressive achievement in 1926. AJ TEA 236 BY MORGAN JOHNSON. ye to Valerie. 4 see me before Valerie asks. head. k has been left c, provided she nths, otherwise She takes her ers. Winter & it at ...=~ â€" ASSOCIATION nwic tely e‘s adver with him A GROWING COMPANY NN A GROWING COUNTRY J OFFICE. TORONTO, CANADA :| aro fter With a little tap Grayson entered. "Mix me a brandy and"soda, Grayâ€" son," ordered Severance, wearily. Grayson busied himself with the tantalus. * "Sir John Renshaw rang up twice from Harley streot this afternoon, sir. He seemed very angry at not being able to get you. He wanted you to ring up as soon as you came in, sir." "What did the old fossil want? "What did the old Leave any message?" "No, sir. He would personally." "Probably fussing "Probably fussing about Egypt. Tell me, have you got those bookings?" "Yes, sir." "Then, you‘d better fix up two berths in the morning." "Very good, sir." Severance broke into a chuckle. "Put the lights on, Grayson. I want to see your face." Unmoved, Grayson obeyed and stood waiting. A & K "That, sir, is surely beside the poin#,"" said Grayson, with dignity. Full Annual Report sent upon request was married this afternoon, m," observed Severance, with The Fathers of Confederation 1871 speak to you Severance nodded, his eyes suddenâ€" y dull _ "You‘re right. I apologize, Grayâ€" son. It‘s rotten to nag you. But, you see, life fiirted with me toâ€"day. She gave me a fleeting glimpse of the linâ€" ing of her torn drab cloak; and the vision was rare and beautifulâ€"of a wondrous, rich design. And now it‘s hard, very hard to get used to the drabness again!" He sprang up swiftly, fiercely, "Oh! If I had the courage, I‘d shoot myself! Grayson, we go to Egypt first boat. . Leave me now. No, you old ow!, I‘m not mad. I‘m just a little tired of perpetually grinning!" C _ Sighing, he crossed the room and, unhooking the telephone receiver, askâ€" ed for a number. "Helloâ€"I believe Sir John wishes to speak to meâ€"Mr. Severance this end. Hulloâ€"that you, Sir John?" _ Valerie awoke next morning to a particularly distressing ray which the boisterous old gentleman had sent quivering into the privacy of her pink and white bedroom. The sun, in June, is an intolerant rascal; he breaks into slumber just as a bull makes hay of a china shop. Lying very still upon her pillows, she indulged in deep reflection, broken at last by a shy, delicious smile when the trend of her thoughts led her to glance at her left hand and the gold signet ring which encireled a slim finger. Her maid, fresh and smiling, bustlâ€" ed in with cofee and letters. "Good morning, mam‘selle!" greeted Marie cheerfully. "It is what you call a keeling and rippin‘ day." She pausâ€" ed, puzzled, waiting for the gurgle of laughter, which such statements usuâ€" ally called forth. "Mam‘selle is gadâ€" so sad!" she reproached. Valerie sighed and reached for her letters‘ The blue eyes were misted with unshed tears. " Athing so curious happened this morning," chattered Marie. â€""That imbecile of a postman gave me a letâ€" ter addressed Madame Severance. The foolish one was very angry when I made him take it back. Ttiens! I say it is a mistake for one of the other flats. Only _ Mam‘selle _ Fenwick _ resides here!" #% Valerie‘s heart began to thud sudâ€" denly in .@ most alarming fashion. Who could it be? Only two people in the world would write to her as Mrs. Severance. "Marie," she asked a little breathâ€" lessly, "Wasâ€"wasâ€"it a typewritten letter?" 1927 "Marje," she cried. "Don‘t slare like a fool! Get my bath quickly and then call a taxi, andâ€"oh, stop staring, childâ€"hurry, hurry!" _ The thoroughly scared maid bolted l incontinently from the room, and Valâ€" erie, coming face to face in the mirror ‘with a flushed, adorable reflection, !pqused to whisper accusingly: An hour later an astonished Grayâ€" son opened the door upon a vision of ldelightful summer daintiness,. Being | in his shirtsleeves and anticipating at this early hour an obsequious tradesâ€" man, Grayson‘s dignity momentarily suffered eclipse. | _ "I‘m sure I wish you every happiâ€" ‘ness, madam," he murmured, as he :escorted her through the hall; and | thereafter retired to the pantry to shakily fan himself. glance at her mistress. "Non!" she decided, after a little thought, "of a surety it was written!" That effectively disposed of Mr. Winâ€" ter! There only remainedâ€" And then, Valerie tossed bedclothes and discretion to the four winds. Springâ€" ing out of bed, she rammed two pink little feet into their respective slipâ€" pers. "You‘re behaving like a perfect litâ€" tle idiot, you know. Probably he only wrote to say goodâ€"bye. And, of course, you could easily telephone. No, the truth is, Mrs. Severance"â€"the blue eyes danced with impish mockeryâ€"â€" "you‘re an indelicate, forward minx!" miss?" "Mrs. Severance," quoth the deâ€" lightful vision, demurely; and then quite ruined the effect by blushing furiously. « "Yes, mis-s," he stammered, "Mr. Severance is in. Who shall I say, Graysbn, torpedoed amidships, rose gallantly to the occasion. £ § Severance was astounded at sight of her; like a man in a dream he led her to a chair. _ The girl rose suddenly, and, walking to the window, looked out. 6 "That means," she said at last in an unsteady voice, and finding some extraordinary interest in the passing traffic, "that you‘re not going to die." "It means just that," said Severâ€" ance miserably. "I‘m still to remain a blot upon the earth, and I‘ve probâ€" ably messed up your life, andâ€"â€"*" "Aren‘t you in a low voice. Severance looked at the slim young figure at the window and an eager light leaped into his eyes. "It dependsâ€"" he said unstsadily. Dead silence reigned. It was broken by a sigh from the girlâ€"a sigh which might have meant anything. She swuhg about, lips set, eyes very bright. Â¥ "I like your flat," quentially, flashing glance around. 8 _ FGeverance, puzzled and just a little hurt at the casual note in her voice, stared. § Silently she inspected them as they lay in their cots, then looked in a puzâ€" zled way at her, lfxother and asked: "I like it so much," she continued, and the blood surged riotously to her fTace, "that I‘m going to stay hereâ€" for good!" » A Puzzle. She was a bright little thing, aged four, when her mother presented her with twin brothers and at at last she was alloyed to see the new babies. 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The miners sit on rough wooden hbenches and the oldest among them acts as pastor, A chapel, more finished in appearâ€" ance, the St. Anthony, exists in the saltâ€"mines of Wieliczka, Austria. It has an altar, crucifix, and lifesize figures of the saints, apparently of black marble, but really made of salt. In the old German town of Oberstein an ancient church stands in a great rock rising from the river. The front is of stone, but the church itself is hollowed out of the rock and peneâ€" trates far into its heart. This curious church is now the only Protestant place of worship in the town. * A church in a Pennsylvania town is said to possess the distinction of beâ€" ing the work of one pair of hands. One man carried every block of stone of which it was constructed, cut each of them into shape, and laid it into place He spent six years in completing the work. The church is sixty feet long and thirtyâ€"eight feet broad; its tower is sixty feet high. 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The words people say are nearly as telltale in revealing their characters and thoughts as pearis and toads would be. Their conversation, although they are often not conscious of it, shows whethor they are kind and thoughiful or selfâ€"centered. Converâ€" sation shows, too, whether people have made any use of their brains and of their powers of observation. All of us want to be able to talk well, to say things that will be pleasâ€" ant and agreeable and interesting to others. The Bible takes notice of the fine art of conversation, and in Proâ€" verbs we find, "A word spoken in due season, how good is it!" The way to interest people is to make them feel that they have a part in the conversaâ€" tion The first Â¥hing in becoming a good conversationalist is to cultivate an inâ€" ner sweetness and thoughtfulness that will express themselves in a «olerant and sympathetic attitude of mind toâ€" ward others; the next thing is to deâ€" velop your intelligence so that you ofâ€" fer something to those with whom you talk. | Ahaditional Qualities. After we have cultivated the right kind of feelings inside, there are many things we should attend to so that we may give as much pleasure as we can in conversation. â€" Of course we want to make our voices gentle, and easy to liften to. A lgud, harsh voice detracts from the charm of any person. It is inconsiderate as well as careâ€" less to talk indistinctly or very fast, so that others find it dificult to underâ€" stand. And it does not show imuch pride in our speech if we leave off the last letters of words when we say "running,‘," "tellin‘‘; if we add a letâ€" ter as in "twict" and "onct"; or if we slide our words together, as, "Lemme try, wontcher?" It is not affected to say "running" and "Let me try, won‘t Don‘t strew your pathway with those dreadful urs. So wrote Oliver Wendell Hoimes. It is a bad habit,â€"â€"that of throwing urâ€" urâ€"ursinto every sentence, â€"but anâ€" other habit, easily formed and no more desirable, is that of using worpâ€" out phrases constantly. . Some words ought to be left out of the conversation of discriminating peoâ€" ple, because they do not belong in good company. This does not mean that all slang hes to be given up, for some slang expressions are acceptâ€" able, but it does mean‘that many words have coarse associations and belong only to the streoet. Examples of these are "swell, "guy," "her felâ€" ler" and "bum." "Aw, quit yer kidâ€" din‘" is backâ€"alley talk and should not be heard from nice girls. "Wire" for telegram, "photo," "ad," "auto" and "O K," as well as other shortened forms of words used in business, do Hot sound well in social conversation, although it happens that "taxi" and "movie‘" hawp custom. Things to Omit. Too much curiosity and boasifulness are qualities to be kept out of converâ€" sation. It is never polite to ask peoâ€" ple very personal questions. Some girls do not like to be asked what grades they made in their studies. Boastfulness may show itself not only by "bragging," as boys and girls say, but in talking about one‘s self conâ€" tinually. One of the worst forms it could take would be for a girl whose parents were able to do many things for her to make her entire conversaâ€" tion with a girl whose parents were poor centre @round the dresses sho had. Finally, if we want to be charming and to be popular in company, one thing is especially needfulâ€"simplicity and naturalness,. To be sincere and unaffected in mauner adds to the charm of any girl; to be gushing, full of poses and pert to her elders murs beauty. Do not contradict bluutly; do not be too positive in what you inâ€" sist is true; be gentle, and then be yourso‘f without affectation, and you will have something to offer any comâ€" pony. Over the sky‘s dark roads The caravan moon moves slow, And all the hosts of stars Forever restless go; Unwearied gypsy companies Traveling the centuries. â€"â€"Rachel Field, in ‘"Taxis and Toadâ€" A little boy had been to Sunday school, where he had HMstenad openâ€" eyed to the teacher‘s explanution of the "kingdom of heaven." As he wenlt down the street he saw several boys playing, and as he came up to them, they pushed him out into the mud. He jumped up and brushed the dirt off and with a smile said, "Well, there is one thing yor zan‘t do. You can‘t push me out of heaven." The truth that must be whispered should never be uttered at all The Oide;t 7¢y|.nies. There to Stay. been lopted 1 Lo all d eli obs the he ar an d fa #p 1PX um but d: t} Ak V A ; W Wheat Are Cha Trout Have 8 t1 r Youn