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w% The Perfect Thirst Quencher "SALAM 5) TEA CHBONICLES ol GINGEB FABM By Gwendoline P. Clarke . Please forgive me if this week'* _ chronicle should be a trifle dia- connected. So much lias happen- "" ed since last 1 wrote that I find It â€" reaJly hard to concentrate. You â€" see we have our son back home again, alive and well. There Is " no need for me to elaborate on that statement â€" every parent with â€" a gen on active service knows" very ^ well what that means. Yes, our boy has returned to us *~ but even at the moment of his "~ arrival my heart ached as I "* thought of those families so much â€" less fortunate. I am sure that to aee other boys returning, and " know that your boy lies buried "* In a foreign field, is like turning a â- ^ knife in an old wound. But. that, â€" unfortunately, is one of the for- _ tunes of war. Our good luck might easily have been yours â€" ~ your misfortune, ours. Probably "* only a sniper's bullet made the •" diOerence. And as 1 sit listening .- to the war talk between the men ,» of my family I am amazed that our acn ever managed to come home "" at all â€" In fact that so many come "* back alive. * « * _ Bob came over ou the "Queen __ Mary" â€" you remember she docked In New York harbour last week â€" "* and thereby hangs a tale. For ^ acme reason which 1 cannot ex- .. plain, ever since it was first an- _ nounced that the "Queen Mary" â- was bringing troops home bound â€" for Canada, 1 was absolutely cer- tain that our son would be among them. Partner thought 1 was crazy â€" especially when the news > broke about the riots in Aldershot "^ â- where he was stationed. And then ~ every few days letters would ar- _ rive â€" the last written June 30. in which Bob said he was getting an- other short leave. â- * That Increased Partner's convic- â- ~ tiou that his return so soon was â€" inirossible. 1 didn't argue â€" be- ViiUbe logically speaking there was ** nothing to argue about â€" but my â€" bijtich stayed with me just the ^ same. When the "Queen Mary" decked I stayed as close to the " house as I could, waiting for a â- " XHJSsible wire to be relayed by _ telephone. And it came â€" it really ^ «ame â€" followed in half-an-hour by ^ n official card from M.D. 2. __ I ran to the barn â€" and after telling Partner the good news 1 " reminded him that ft ia sometimes â- * belter to trust a woman's intui- â€" tloii rather than & man's reason- Of course it wasn't long before •^ I phoned Daughter and so sister _ met brother in Toronto. They ^ apett the evening together and then Bob continued his journey * home on the "midnight". • « • And since then . . . well the next few daya can hardly be described. ^ There ia ao much to talk about ,. ... so much to explain and des- • erlbe. Bob wants to know all about ^ everyone he ever knew in this dis- ^ trlct; we want to know all about tbe folks back home whom he vis- ited. We are careful not to ask DID YOU KNOW that Maxwell House Coffee is roasted evenly through and through by the re- markable ^^Radiant Roast'' Process? You will enjoy this delicious, fragrant coffee. Your grocer has it. HOTEL METROPOLE AH Beautifully With Running Rates: Furnished Water. $1.50 up NIAGARA FALLS OPPOSITE C.N.R. STATION THEACSrWAY )rO KILL FLIES â€"i 10c vcttgi of WILSOKTS av PADS will klU mon an than $S.M worth of imy otba fiv kiDcr I The old rvliftble way for U ynn. Um WILSON'S FLY PADS today I too many questions about his ex- periences in Europe but we hear plenty Just the same. They leak out in the ordinary course of con- versation. We hoped he would bring home a few souvenirs to hand around but he brought home very few. The reason was because most of the time he was either in Holland or Germany and he says Belgium is the place to buy sou- venirs. In Holland there is nothing left to buy. However he did have a few^ relics: a collection of Dutch and German coins, a German belt, a watch purchased in Belgium when he first landed, a pair of wooden shoes â€" in miniature â€" a solid brass cover for a memoran- dum pad which h^ picked up in Germany. He also had an Iron Cross which a young German boy had ottered him when the Can- adians first took over but which somebody later "swiped" from his kit-bag. All these things are quite Interesting but the best souvenir he brought us was himselfâ€" and we shall never cease to be grate- ful that he was spared to come back to us in good health and all In one piece. • • • As for Bob â€" 1 think the farm looks pretty good to him Just now. At any rate he has lost no time in getting out and doing things to help his Dad .And I'm telling you there was never a time when his help was more acceptable than it is right now. . ISSUE 30â€" 1»4« Modern Etiquette By RoDertr Lee Q. How can I jxake a sclutioi for darkening the hair? .â- \. .\li.N :i ounces of bay nini, S ounces glycerine. 2 ounces "1 cohol, 10 ounces in fusion of blacK tea The tea should be mixed. 1 ounce to 12 ounces of bciling water. Let the tea steep for .tO minutes, then cool, before adding the other mi.xture. Q. How can I kill moths in a carpet or rug? A. Cover the place with a wet towel. Then apply a hot iron t,ntil the towel is dry. This kills both the moths and the eggs. .Mso sprinkle with salt every week be- fore sweeping. Q How can I avoid ripping off buttons in the clothes wringer? A. Fold the buttons inside the garment and hold it flat as it is run through the wringer. Q. What is a sul-stitute for vi- negar when nialiing salad dress- ings' A. When making valad dressings or mint sauce, add the juice of a lemon as an excellent substitute for vinegar. Q. How can 1 keep porch fur- niture in good condition? A. Before ^ackin^; away tcnib well with salt and water. Dc not use soap. When thoroughly dry, wrap in newspapers and I'ack awav until next summer. How Can 11 oy Anne Ashley 1 Wlun a yomig woman has been introduced to an elderly woman, is it all right for the ycunger woman to walk away after talking for a minute? I. What is the correct way to serve wine at a buffet supper? 3 Would it be all right to use tinted catling cauls? 4. If a daughter, who has no mother, sends invit.-.tions for a dinner. should she include her father's name in the invitations? 5. When calling siuneoiic on the Iihoiic. -Iic^uld a gir! say " Ihi-; is Mary Jones," or, "This it Miss Mary Jones." 6. Is it one of the duties of the fiostess to make an effort to keep conversation going^ ANSWERS 1. No: the elderly wi men shoiil 1 make the first move to leave. •. .^rrall!.;e the bottles on the side- board. I'he host should then lili the glasses which are taken by th>. guests to their places. 3. They are not in good taste. The cards should be of white stock, good quality and engraved in black. 4. Yes, this is the correct thing to dc t. "This is Mary Jones." 6. Yes, if it becomes necessary to do They Never Fail To Please You don't have to live down below the border to take to tliese fluffy Down-.'^outh Biscuits. Smothered with creamed ham, and served with garden-fresh snap beans, and a salad of cucumber slices and tomato cubes, they're tlic perfect setting for a not too heavy yet satisfying summer-time dinner. Do^wn-South Biscuits ly^ cups flour Yi teaspo(^n salt 1 teaspoon baking powder Yt cup all Iran H teaspoon soda 1 cup scur cream Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Roll all-bran into tine crumbs and add to flour. Add cream and stir until dougii is formed. Turn onto floured hoard and roll to '/i inch in thickness. Cut with small biscuit cutter and bake on greased baking sheet in hot oven (470 F.) about 10 minutes. Yield: 16 biscuits 2Y2 inch diameter. Note: If biscuits are brushed with a mixture of egg yolk and water before placing in the oven, they will have a golden brown glaze. Creamed Ham 6 tablespoons butter 3 cups milk 8 tablespoons flour 8^ cups diced cooked ham fi teaspoon salt Yi teaspoon Worcestershire sauce }i teaspoon pepper Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler over direct heat. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper. Remove from heat and add the milk slowly, stirring until well blended. Cook in double boiler until sauce thicken?. Add ham and Worcestershire sauce and 'heat. Serve on Down-South Biscuits. Serves ^. LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM .-^ . CHAPTER XI Roger looked all around him. puzzled, then pretending to find her only after aa interval, he feigned surprise, saluted briskly and said. "Ah. so you are ihe wicked old witch who has the lovely princess shut up in her castle! Free her at once, beldame. or i shall be forced to draw upon your goblin guard andâ€" " "Come up herel" "1 come, madarae." She heard the clatter of his boots on the back stairway and almost before she could reach the hall he was there, bright cheeked, smelling of frost and tobacco. , atrong of arm as he drew her to him and kissed her. "Surprise!" he said. "Landed at St. Hubert In the middle of the night." "Why â€" why did you not let me know?" "Military secret, my beloved aunt. But bere I am. Tante Mimi â€" and oh, so glad to be here! Please sit down and tell me all about everything â€" about your- self about your grand gesture of playing fairy godmother to the little exiles, about â€" " "About Merldel?" "Well â€" yes, about Meridel. Where is she?" "Gone." "Gone! ' Roger jumped up be- fore he had settled on the cusb- lODB. "You mean she is not here? She has gone away? But â€" " * • • "Not far away In distance, Rog- er; but very, very far I am afraid Look trim and efficient, feel cool aa trisp lettuce, in a shirtwaist dress, Pattern 4529. Yoke is ex- tended to form (mart cap s1eeve!>. Pattern 4S29 comes in sizes 14. It, K, tO: 3Z, 84, 86, 38, 40, 42. Size H requires ii'i yards :t<i-inch fabrfr. Effective button trim. Send twenty cents 1 20c) in coins (stamp!* cannot be accepted) for Ul pattern to Room 421, 78 Ade- laide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly si:2e. name, address, style nmbcr. In relationship. Oh, darn it, why do things have to be the way they are! We were all so happy and then â€" " "And then what? What hap- pened?" "She found out that Rudolph was only tie hutler. That big mouth blundering Guy Winterside came cue day and â€" well, she learned the truth." "And she left you?" "That night. 1 didn't blame her. I could understand jusi liow she felt about it all. I forgot aliout her being a princess. I realized what she was. and why she wasâ€"" "Were you ever in douht about It? She is the loveliest â€" ' "Yes, I know. Roger. I've missed them all terribly. Rudolph went with them. It was sad to see them go. It was pathetic somehow. They looked what they really were, as they stood in the hall that night, saying goodby to us â€" exiles, strangers In a strange land, four poor souls lost among the mil- lions." « • * "You should not have let ihem go! You should have made them" "You sit down. Here â€" " she handed him the letter she had Just received from Meridel. "1 think you'll like to read that." "That's a grand letter. Tante Mlml." Roger came to her and kissed her. ".^nd did she ask for the picture of nie or â€" " He saw the quick dart of ma- dame'i Tivid eyes. He looked at the dresser where the photo of Michel used to stand. Blankly, at first, then with eyes, narrowed In wondering question be stared at her. "WThose picture did you give- her?" "Mjehel's.' "Mike's picture! Yon gave her his picture! But .why In the world ?'• "She had met him before â€" In the land she came from, in Grat len. She had met him lust once and then only briefly, yet â€" " » * • Roger's face was almost sullen. "I know," he said. "I can tell you the whole story. He came, he saw. he conquered. He made more of an impression on her in a tew hours than 1 could make in years or in a lifetime. On her. as on you, and on you as on all women. That fatal charm. The fair-haired boyâ€"" "Stop, Roger; " "Sorry, madame. I shouldn't have talked like that. Mike's a swell guy. He's got me beat every way. That's why. when 1 met her, 1 thought: Well, here Is one time old Roge has the field to himself and a clear run ahead. I â€" darn It, I love her so. 1 thought in time I might â€" well. It seems th.it I was licked before I started. The lad had got in some of his finest work ahead of me. She was in love with him already. Yes â€" I recall It now: the first night I met her she spoke of someone she had met In that queer little country 01 hers. It never occurred to me â€" how could it? â€" that it might have been friend Mike. Well, I suppose soon he will come hack to claim her.' "Roger â€" there's something more â€" about Michel." * « • "What more. Ma Tante?" Roger lit a cigarette, rested his head against the chair back and closed his eyes. He was tired. He hadn't realized how stiff and weary he was until this jolt had been hand- ed to him. Drat it, a man should receive something better than this after flying across the .Atlan- tic with a load of poliiicians. "What more?" "1 don't know how to tell you this, or whether it should be told. It was the little ones. Rosine and Po! Martin." â- 'You recall, that day the little Rosine would not eat? She had spied Michel's picture. She said nothing that day. but some time after. Rosine and Pol Martin came to me and Rosine confessed that she had knocked the picture down and smashed the glass with her heel, trampled up- on If." "When 1 asked her why" â€" Ma- dame's voice made Roger's eyes grow wide, brought a sudden chill to him. He leaned forward in his chair, his hands clasped In front of him â€" "she said that she had done it becau.se he was the man, the German soldier, who had killed Bonhomme Fricot." (To Be Continued) Dark Stairways Cellar, basement or attic staira often are dangerous because of Inability of users to distinguish the steps or railings in dim light. Painting Ihe edge of the treada and the railings of such stairwaya white will help prevent accidenta which might have serious results. ^Jaui^mjicdc Freshen up your heme for sum- mer with this dainty fan ciiair set. Easily crocheted, easily cared for, it will save preciou? upholstery. Y'ou'll want to irtake several of these sets, in simple mesh ai\A petal stitch; use on bullet, also. P.ittern rfi4 ha« directions. Send twenty cents in coins (stamps cannot be acceiited 1 for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., Room 421. 73 .\delaide St. West, Toronto. 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