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. « £?>â-  HjuJiiy Counts SMost 'salada; • SERIAL STORY BRIDE- ON A BUDGET BY JANET IX)RAN CoFrricbt. 1939. NE A Scrvica, Inc. CAST 'of characters IRIS IVES â€" • raaUtnt brkle «lw thouskt love' cwne f >nt and' â- â€¢BC7 couM Uke aiire of iUetf.' BART WHlTTAtCERâ€" • rii^H •MM bridsgreom who looked- at «h* baokbook first and hi* wi|F«. afterward. YMterda.]r: Irit buy* a aait and ftwr on tke initaUmcnt plan, eon- viacu B«rt tbat t«ro cWyld pool Ihcir rea«urc«s and afford °to •any. S« Bart b«(ina^to figure lh« cost of tbe affair. -* CHAPTER II His attractire, weather-brown- ed face was so serious, his brown •yes 80 inteml^lfc he figured on the back of the old envelope. Watching him, Iris felt a curious â- iternal pity tugging at her heart. Be took ail this so seriously, he was so sure that arithmetic wiis the solution to happiness. While afanost any girl could tell you it • had nothing to do with real hap- yiness. "What you'll save on your clothes alone, will be a big start, haney," Bart said, after studying the oracle of liis arithmetic sobci- ly. 4ris said nothing. She didn't tell him that it was no saving, be- .«;^se she had purchased the suit â- . itt no other reason than this. .\nd â€" it Wasn't paid for yet! "There's the rent and uplceeu for one apai'tmenl, Bart," Iris vol- unteered faintly. He looked up at her and grinned. "Whatever rent we'd pay, will be a saving." "And eating at home, to say nothing of good home cooking,'' Bart added fervonily. "Come to think of it, we've been saps to be afraid of tliis for so long, honey. Why, the way I figure it, we'll be money ahead, being man'icd. No high-priced restaurant meals, no indigestion, only one place Co keep up, and being togethLT as well." "You'll. take me out to dinner « BOW and then, Hart Whitlaker, or I'll step out with the pioi'e.-s.-^or «f natural history I'' He 5>:ra.spod hor sleiuler wrists in warnn strong fingers and pulled her down close. "Dear,"' lie said humbly, "I want you to be happy. 1 don't want you ever to have to worry and scrimp and do without tbe way other wiv- es do. It's i)ecau.se 1 love you so. Iris, that I've been afraid. Afraid it would be selfishne.s.s to ask you t« marry ine, kiiowini; rhe hartl road we'd have ahcyd." "If you love," Iris whispered softly. With a smothered ondeav- ..ment he crushed her to liini. "Dear, dearest dear,"' he whis- pered unsteadily, "You know that. Ifou know I love you, I'm half crazy with loving you. . . . Iris, why wait any longer'.' Why not be man-iod nowâ€" we can have a honeymoon after school closes, and we have our vacations. Now . . . we've waited too long as it is, dear." "Of course," lii.s agreed prac- ticiiUy. Hadn't she known the juit would do Dits? .After uying evcri- thing else and fail'i'.g, au $S0 powder blue wool gabardine suit brought about the iiiir.iclc. That, and a coaifouable lounge >!iaiv, a smoking stand, and a good sup- per. U juf< proved how sound those old-fashioned notions were I "And you won't mind waiting till summer for our honeymoon, imsV Bart urged tenderly. Against the rous:li wool of his coat, Irish sook her head. Mind? She'd a hundred tiine.s nther wait until sunuuer for a honeymoon. By then, she'd have . to have new summer clothes; by Acq she'd have Bart persuaded Wt of his queer obsession agftinst clothes money expenditure. It was just a matter of time. Plain Lillle Tkinc> They were ten minutes late to Um movie, and had to stay over ^ause, as Iris said, she dido't Off* About liewsreels, or comedie;, knt she did love Myma Loy. "She has the best cioilies sense •f any star in Hollywood, Bart," Ina explained, ''nobody else can touch her." "Good sound seute, too â€" " Bare •creed, still in the roseate ctow 4t a roan newly engaged, newly gladced to marry within five daya. It tte law approved their ticansc lyytiGation. "Wears plain duds, -like that ore you've got *n. *^ honey. Plain things thai d m't cost much." â-  Iris was glad of the friendly darkness of the theatre as they .sat down. Kot that Bart woald gtiess how much her suit cost, or any of her clothes for that raat- â-  ter, from her face. Only â€" well, she was glad it was dark in the theater. Some catty woman might smile sarcastically, and warn Bart; someone might titter, after look- ing at the obviously e.xpensively tailored suit. - In the days tluit followed. Iris was beset with a hundred issues. She had to buy new lingerie, new pajamas and a chenille robe, and mules. Slie Itad to have another blouse, and some pumps and a hat. And she had to insist gently but firmly on gardenias, instead of the violets Bart wanted to give her to wear to the w»edding. â- "Violets make your eyes so beautiful," he pleaded with a rare bar.-t of eloquence for him, "and they're in season now, honey." "But all my life I've wanted gardenia.s for my wedding, Bart! I ... I know it's silly, and they're probably horribly expensive, but a girl doesn't have but one wed- ding to a lifetime, and it's just this once. You . . . you can get me the violets to wear on my suit later â€" after the wedding if you want. I'll wear them to din- ner, and you'll love them just as much." Dent In His Budget He gulped and tried not to siiov^ the dent this made in his careful budget. Gardenias were bad en- ough, but gardenias and violets tool "You must remember a small gift for your besTman, too, Bart,'' she reminded him, "Some nice .studs, or a cigaret bo.x. .n- some- thing." "1 never thought of iha:, Iris." Reproachfully â€" as if it were unite her fault, instead of being a cus- tom she merely reminded him of. • "'i'U get them, Bart; you quit wonying." Iris admonished him. "No: I'll get them." "Darling," she said in tender lepioacii, "not letting it get you (i.nvn this early'.' Think what I've JO worry over." "It's just that 1 was so sure I'd llgured everything." he explain- ed. Tliey were married at -t o'clock en a Saturday afternoon, before a IV" friends and the dean, wliile •:Me dean's wife wept sentimentally ail through the solemn little cere- mony in the gray stone church at the end of Sorority Uow. And in- s:e;'.d oi returning home to the little apartment they had prepar- ed, ha.>itily, out of Iri.s' rooms, and an additional room, adjoining, plus the furnishings Bart brought fro.ni his rooms, there was the wedding supper at the Tivoli. Bart was tired from ;-. rushed hectic day at the shop, and if he thought, fleetingly, of the cozy Saturday night suppers of steak, French fried potatoes, salad and shortcake, or baked beans and fix- ings that was their usual Satur- day night feast, he said nothing. This was his wedding day, his and Iris'.. .A.nd whatever Iris wanted, he wanto'l her to have. .\l the supper. Johnny Kevlin, his best man, and a reporter on a small daily paper 40 miles from Linwood, had a cocktail too many and grew maudlin over Iris, "Best pal 1 ever had. Iris, darl- in','' he admonished her owlish- ly. "but a devil with the women." Iris was startled. Of all the faults she knew men to possess, this was one she hadn't found in Bart. He seemed peculiariy im- mune to lovely damsels, and turn- ed disinterested eyes to their best efforts to snag his interest. " 'nother thing," Johnny con- tinued solemnly, "never waste a PCAD? in Bart's sight. Makes him iU^Can't bear to see money wast'- ed.' Noble virtue and all that, but blight i.n romance." NEIVQUS lESTlKS WNKR: l4[dUS.Pintt«ai's Vegetable Coai'- pound helps calm jumpy nerves due to female fuac- tioaal distrMi. Made ttjKxiaUf /«,- tetmen, Trf itt llari wM.sn't listenins -o any ot this. As she studied her uew ha•.^ band, the length of tbe tt-.ble a^ay. talking seriou.^ly with Dean .S«m- era on thtt..kuiiines8 outlook at tjbe moment, l^tj reaKze* ih-.t J Av.ihy had spoken a fear t.Hat v.as buried deep in her sabeonsciojis mind. That wai why she ne\er let him know how much 'she paid for any- 'fliijl°r, •r how much she spent, or what she did v.i.h liei; money! It was tije eticret reiiion for a doz^n little reticeiici* that bad sprung up between them ovei- the luonths they had know each other. Scere*i â- Â¥ite wjLf determined he should nev- er know. Tbe First Small Lie "E>on'i look ^>o seared, la-ide," Johnny continued cheerfully, though you're as lovely aj Red Tvidiiig Hcod, I'm no wolf. I wns just i-harting your course f-ir a hapi'y tail over the seas of malri- n.or.y. It's th.> first year that counts, iris. On it, you uy tl-e foundation of your future, be it happiness or â€" misery." "ohnny, don't!" she said shjirp- ly, and when Bart looked up, startled, and gave her a tjuestion- ing look she managed a sec little â- Smile and passed it off gracefully. "He was teasing me about some- thing thas is â€" sacred," she said to Bart, not realizing that she laid the first paving stone with that small fib. That out of that small he were to grow a thousand more, a mighty network of happiness, de- stroying their faith, their trust and love. That by its very glib- ness, that first small lie betray- ed her complete unwillingness ev- er to let Bart know â€" how com- pletely apart were their lines of thought. (To Be Continued) A TOWN DRESS iV ^^ â- Â«c!' V 'd,> Ann Rutherford's town dress is of crinkly grey ci-epe, accented with brown and flesh pink. The â- tie-piece dress, designed by Dolly ree for the actress, has wide ban... of pink and brown velvet tying at the waist with a pink jabot of mouselline de sole at the neckline. Her felt tri- eorn ties under her curls with match- ing velvet bands which end in bows of pink and brown as crown trim. Suede gloves in pink with brown open heel and toe pumps,complete the ensepible. Be A Pedestrian Of Some Caution Everybody Ought to Obey The Ten Rules If They Would Stay Out of Accidents For pedestrians certain rules have beeu developed which every- one ought to obey: 1. The safe walker does uot step out carelessly from behlud parked cars or obstructions. 2. He ik)es not try to we.ive \ui way through traffic. 8. He crosses sti-ee;* at right angles. 4. He uses ca.'e in getting oo and off vehicles in traffic. I. He looks left snd right when crossing a street. <. He obeys traffic sigaals. 7. He holds his conr»rence« on sidewalks, not in rbe middle of she streets. I. Children do not play in or on rh» streets. 9. The pedestrian walks toward rraftlc. not with if, on open higlv ways. 10. He uses pcii'ticalar prf ca i fi.TS when W3r..''u5 «r Bljht. Record for Twins Set In VanC'OUver Coast Wcnan Has Hcd Four Consecutive Sets Boj'-Girl Babie; â€" Med!c=l P' i-icr.r- enon A ai«4iienl p!ie:)omeiion was dis- closed at Vauiuuver early in IJe- tfHUber .vhea it oecam-j k.ijun -hat Mrs. Jack Dye. ii, save binb ilti-s autui tj )t«r fourtn consocufive set of I wins. All ibe iwias. lM):a in a pei io.l it five year*, aro alive and well. Dr. R KIder. who aite; :.rd ll;-9. Dye wheu Uer taur.'.i set o( t*i.is was ':orn .^.liiiist il !jtst. sriid. "I can find uu other cas<> in (.'au.iit-j 0.' Stt'jli a record is .Vfrs. D; o has eataiillshed." All Normal Ciiildren .Mr. and Mrs. !)>>; came to Uaa- ada froi'^ Vorksliii-e, England, wlie-re they were married. Xhey said that there is uo history of twins being horn lo anosiors iMi ei;her side. Each pair of iwius is eonipose-i 0.' a boy and a girl. In each- casH the girl was bo first, in eacn case doctors held little hope thw boy would live aut all ga:Jed streagth rapidly aud soon were uorma! children. Exceedingly Rare Case ' The newcs: ri.-rivais are E.laa SDd Edward, Frances and t'rajk are uow a year aud five months old; John aud Joan two years and five mouths, and the next oldesi are r)ouaJ.d and Dorothy. Dr. Elder said he has found uo record of a similar pUenomeuon. He said. "There are about one set of twins to every 100 births, but consecutive girl-boy twin hirths are e.xcMdingly rare." Fashion Flashes Scarf hats are Paris' ta'Lcst in- terest. .\'ot snoods, though these new ones are an outgrowth of the snood. These scarfs which are waist-length ends of draped turb- ans, or crowns of brimmed hats (Schiaparclli doe? the latter), are meant to warm ihe throat and ears, or to keep coiffures in order. â€" o â€" . Small black-and-white checked smooth woollens, the classic shep- herd checks tbat women love to wear, are a revival to check ser- iously for .'pring. â€" â€" Haglan shoulders of natural pro- portions, for resort and country wear, are another manifestation of the casual side of life in now coat styles. â€" o â€" -â- V fine black wool frock has the lower part of the bodice and sleeves covered with gold sequins and crystal di'op.s, leaving the yoke plain. â€" o â€" Hooded fashions are good in daytime and evening dresises, and approved also on sowns of the din- ner-at-honie - v.-e-may-so-nur-!:;'".- type. â€" o The 'oell-shaped cape in fur adds another Victorian fashion to this season's list of charming fem- inine .styles. Quints Using Typewriters They Are Learning to Run Spe- cially Constructed Machines With French Keyboard The Dioniie quints already have serve<l notice that ihey intend to be "career girls." Every day the five sisters, now in their sixth year have a ^'orkout on five specially constructed type- writers given them by J.ames Rand. United States industrialist. Write Letters To Parents The typewriters have a keyboard for French, complete with accents, and iu addltlou have signs for the multiplication, addition, subtrac- tion aud divisiOD. The five youngsters are gaining dally in proficiency. They write let- ters to FsDa and Mama Dlonne, Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, their physician- goardian, Judg« J. A. VaUn, mem- ber of the board of guardians and others. â-  MAIL COL PON TODAY â-  1 â- The â- Â«Â» ACOUtnom â-  â-  â-  providM <I«M, ••orUH â-  â-  â-  Onriog. Provt it Co pnw â-  K r. ^ (cU . . . no oblisicioa. â-  ^^Addre."^ coupon to Aeonat. leva laalltX* xl vo'ir nearest city. llaeiillMB ~. S6 King St. â- . rcnat* â€" 330 Bay St. WIMaer â€" 408 BartUt Blie ACOVSriCOX IXSTiTi:TB , riease lend fuU inforraatlor >n AOOCSTlCON-no obl!»a •♦on. raw* .7 ^m^ T 4 jp m A B L L ^^^M K E f •â- 'â-  â- -:«â-  S Bv SA05E U. CHAMBERS •LETS GO ORIENIAL" .^fter the holiday sea.-'on ive all feci -ort vf "'fed up" on holiday menus and yet do not feel us >f we wish lo go hack to routine. For tbnse whj are of this opinion I oi fer ray rceipers for Chop Suey i'rd Chuw Mein. I hope you will find tfcc&e menvif :>ppctizing for yo :r â-  own or for pjuty -appei's. If any of you are iDtere«ted in new ideas for church suppei-s tl'i; (Chinese â- ^uppt-r ser\>iiig Chop Sucj is a novelty menu, vvhich is al- ways very pjpular. If any of you wi.«h some -iUggestions on this I shouM be happy to give 6liem to you if you write :ne your detaiiti. CHOP SUEY Tbe basic mgredieuts oi tnis Oriental dish are onions, iielery, and the differtnt Chinese sauces whici; now can be purcliascd at almost any grocery .store. The on- io!:s and celery should be fried in peanut or olive oil, or butter will do. Chop Suey should always be served with rice. Y(3\i may add chicken, pork beef in strips or shrimps, lobsters or oysters. For the finest flavor an addition of sliced water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, iiioshrooms or almonds toasted will satisfy any paiate. CHINESE CHOP SUEV 2 cups diced raw chi.kcn ;; cup.s fried pork , 1 large onion 1 cup celery 1 cup mushrooms •J cvpa bamboo sprouts 1 cup water chestnuts cups water 2 tablespoons Soy beau sauce Cook chicken and pork in frying pan 'intil slightly brown. .\dd t'ae vegetables, cut in thin * slices (.lengthwise), the water aud soy bean sauce. Cook until tender, serve with rice and Soy Bean sauce. Time for cooking 'i hours, ."jcrves eight. CHOW MEIN Prepare egg noodle dough ac- cording to your own recipe. Cut ::i thin strips and fry in deep fat, as you would doughnuts and re- move when crisp. Cut a small pork chop and fry wit!) '.:! cup chopped onion until partly brown. .Add Soy Beaa sauce and thicken as gravy. Pour over noodles,- when hot Garnish rhe top with shreds of white meat of chicken and cold ham cut in tooth pick lengths. Pepper steak is made by cooked green pcppert instead of celery and beef steak instead of the chicken and in com- bination used for Cliop Suey, also adding mushrooms and water vheslnuls. Foi- a dessert for any of ihese mem s. individual pies made of mincemeat, apple or pumpkin is usually used. For the beverage re. memberc the real "China" tea and of course the correct cups, not for- getting the chop sticks, all help to nu'ke these suppers a complete smcess. CHICKEN CROQUETTES This recipe icenis lo lit in be- '..wcen the holiday festivities and youi Chop Suey and as it has been refi'.)e«ted I give it here. 1 cup well seasoned cooked fowl. Use a.« seasoning salt, pop- per, celery salt cayenne and on- ion juice â€" a little lemon added gives quite a distinctive flavor. Moisten with white sauce and cool. Parboil 1 pint of oysters; drain and cover each oyster with chicken mi.\turc. Dip iu rolled cracker crumb.s and egg: fry in deep fat and drain. Saucs 1*2 tablespoons butter, 3 table- spoons flour and gradually on!:- third cup of oyster liquor and two tablespoons cream. Season with salt and cayenne. READERS, WRITE IN! M!(* Chambers walcomo p«r«onal letter* from interest- ed readers. She is pleased to receiva suggestions on topics for her column, and is evan ready to listen to yoer "pat peeves." Requests for recipes or special menns are ia order. Address your letters to "Miss Sadie B. Chambers, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto." "Lefl-Behind" Club Believed to be the first of its kind in the Dominion, the "girls' left behind club" has been organ- ized at Fredericton, N'.B., to help wives, mothers and sisters of men on sctire ser\-ice to overcome their loneliness. Formality is ta- boo at its meetings, and member- ship is free â€" provided the would- be member has a loved one on activs sei-vice. The club, with an initial niemborship of HJ. plans a nrogram of war scrvica. Daily Care, And Correct Diet For Good Teeth Rules For Teeth Hygiene For Children Are Simple Hules for te&'.h hyjieue lOr child- I'.'U aru simple; use Tiie brush, go to the dentist ewery three mon hs, keep tile food still as hard as im&- aible, and malie sure tho diet con- tains pieisiy of lime salts and Vita- mi a D. A imall loaspoou of cod-li»6r oil daily will supply the vi'.amins n..'ed- vd aud will promote .eaatiful teeth ..ad d^nelop the sound b«jae gtruct- iiro your child uecds. Cod Liver Oil Helps The daily iliet siifct for a child of sevtjn years recommeuded by a .V'utritiou Committee is as tollows: Tbe protei.'tlve foods are milk, eggs, mesi:, fish, liver or checsa, sreeu leafy vegetables. 3*i oz„ po- tato i.aad other root vegetahk's). cod liver oil. fruit or vegetaoles (as a source of vitamin C). Tbe supplementary (.nergy ji,iM- Ing foods are: Fat ^but'.*-r it pos- sible) cereals (calculated as bread). BACK BUTTONING JUMPER OUTFIT I ii..- , !iy "niaygirl"' vr.vc- to call your ;fiieiuion t :â-  her brand ne'.v froc'ic â€" she's mighty proud i«i it. .Anne ..Adiims' Pit!.i..>. .i 4.3U !.â- Â» very niinpii=. as you can see ly tha open •.iiagraii'„ fhc circ'alar fl.'rir.;* skill ha,-- no side seamiog â€" i'.'s cut in only one piece. .And there are but ihrvo pieces to the u;trac- tivoly shaped bodice. Dres.siiiflt takes no time at ail, with ilut saucy buttoning- all down the back. Don't mis;^ the long or short sleev- ed iiiouse 'viih itc cule collar' of roundo)) neckline and dainty trim. Completing tiie picture, hloomei-s and a cocl;v :i;iic lum â- 'â- â- '. ed. Pattern -!;ill is avaiiaoie i:i riiH- dren's sizes 2, •!, tJ, S and. It). Si*« (j. jumper and cap, fakes I'-s yd.«. 3.5 inch fabric; .-hor'. â- jjei'Xi.- '„lou.e, \ yiU'd conira.st. Send TWENTY Cli-NTS i-.;Oc) in coins (stamps cannot i)e .ic* cepted) for this .\tinc .\itam.; i>at- tern. Write plaiiilv .SIZE. N.WIK, ADDRESS and STYLK N"L'.Hl?Klt, , Send your order to .\nne .-\d- ams, Room 42o, 73 We-': \"ielc>.'d<» St., Toronto. IVemtnunt mt â- .(.•; 'i t!etUf •it'i* mwrttrf. Tlist's ths vorM-wid* rspvlaaso *t IfsathoUtum in ts'iisviu* 'a»t4 Mlds tod Basel cst3r> h. Get s No }er s* tabs lodw. Ueatlis'uiiuin hslps i(ht eelA, II aBlskv •tntes tafsstad aaaal stelb bead aad aaas a»4 pT«ai<>Us I'lSs hsaUbT bceatkias sasia. â- draestet co-Jaj-â€" Ovcrsa- MENTHDLATUM B K ** I ISSUE NO. 1â€" '40