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MERRILY WE LIVE
PRECEDING CHAPTERS, : Wade Rauline, unshaven and shabby sa stranded on a moun tain road, sohon the rickety old var hele driving falle into a ravine, The Kúbourñas discover the tramp who had boon their chauffeur has disappeared with all the liver. Mrs. Kidorerne who has a habit of taking in trampe, tells her rejoicing family aho will never let another one in the house. Her daughter Jerry says nothing but la doubtful.
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Chapter Two
1
Grosvenor was the piêture of the porfect butler as ho answered the front door bell, That is to any his face was absolutely expressionless. But when he saw the man standing there, he changed. Ha fairly exud ed hostility.
Wade Rawlins was not abnahod.
ADAPILD FROM THE
Maro-Goldwyn-Maye
PRITURR
by LUCY HUFFAKER
|whistle. Her mother continued to
talk.
This is our new chauffour Marian. You can drivo-coni'i you?”
Wade, beyond words, nodded. He didn't want to drive for this or any other family. He wanted to tele- phone. But as that seemed impos- Bible, la ono desire was to loaYD Chin hausa at
"Come, Marin wald Mrs. XII- bourne, "wo must be going to neo what a keeping Grosvenor so long. This now friend of ours is starv Ing."
Thank goodness, they were gone and nt last he was alone in the room. Through a door which open- ed into an entry he saw n phone. But he could not rink stay- ing any longer in this wierd man- age. Anything might happen.
Before he could start for the door, some one erledi
"Come on; got out! Beat It!
Bent
It was Jerry.
"Just a moment,
don't understand."
please, You
"I understand all too woll. You've
He had run into haughty butler probably worked on Mother's weak- in his time. Ho foll that behindness, but you'll not get around the the freezing appearance which rest of us. We're through with scored to be the mark of their trampa, and trade, thoro was often warm "But I just came in to -- "
henrt. Burely no one would refuso "Whatever it wan, you won't get him help in his desperate plight it. Anyway, there's not much to g Grosvenor bolled his ballet by an any more your predecessor kins nouncing firmly that whatever bonoen to that."" wan about to ank for he could not have, underscoring his statement by trying to close the door. Wnde quickly blocked that, by putting his foot across the threshold,
Wade was so bewildered by her violence that he could neither Apeak nor move for the moment. Jorry now was trying to push him toward the door, talking all the while.
"Please," gald Wade, "To 10 "Why don't you got a job driving trouble and I — "
*If you wanted a band-out, you should have gone to the kitchen door, not i
"I'm not asking for food. If
want -
a truck or something, Instead of forcing your way in hero, trying to mooch a room and food for no I thing?"
| "Now get out, before 1
om forced to put your our,” said Grosvenor.
"But all I want -- " "Why do you stand there like a "Whatever. It is, you've como taj woodeń Indian? If you knew the the wrong place,” broke in Grosvo- meaning of the word self-respect, nor. "We've had enough of your you'd have been out of here be kind here. Wo are finished at last,† fore — "
with all your trips. Now get out, She stoppad short, as the door to before I am forced to put you out." the butler's pantry swung open and
Before Wade could make another a procession came in. Mrs. Kij plus, MD, Kilbourne's voice was bourne, Grosvenor and Marian an heard, calling to Grosvenor to nak lored, and pooring through the door it anything was wrong.
were the cook and chambarmaid. "There will be nothing. Madam," ho assured her, "as zoon as I on Impress on this vagrant that he must be on his way??
Barn. Kilbourne came rushing into the hall and as soon na Grus- venor saw her, he sighed. Forgot ton, as if it had never been said, was her vow she would never har- bor another tramp.
"So you two have introduced yourselves, have you," said Míra, Kilbourne. "How nice. Grosvenor, put the tray down, got a napkin and then go to make sure the room le randy for Hawiine aud ing out all the uniforms there must be one to fit him. We've had so many."
Ouca more Rawilna said he would like to phone. Once more Mrs. Kit- "Oh you poor man," she said, to bourne assured him ho could phone Rawlins and then to Grosvenor: as much as he liked there was a "Show the gentleman in, please." private phone in the garage. Ru- Grosvenor muttored something algned to waiting, Wade sat down about it being ble understanding and opened his napkin. After all, ho that no more wanderers worn to bo was hungry and the food looked de- admitted, but it was usolosa. In a Hielowa.
moment, Wade was following Mrs. "You two seemed to be having a Kilbourno.
very animated conversation when
"You looit ne if you were Urad we came in, and Mrs. Kilbourne. and hungry," said Mrs. Ilbourne, "I'm so glad you have found some- Kindly, You probably stopt on a thing in common already, If I'm not rook and haven't had any break presumptuous, would you mind tell. fast. I'm so glad you came to using me what it was?"
Wade who has taken Grosvenor's Jorry, to whom words usually altitudo as a matter of course, was came all too easily, opened her amazed at Mrs. Kilbourne's man-mouth, but no words came. nor. Kindheas one expected to find, "Oh a number of things moro or but why should anyone be glad loss related," Wade said casily. “At to have a shabby wanderer in the least they all seemed to tie up with house? There must be a trigic in it self-respect or the lack of it." somewhere. Or perhaps --- althought| "Why, that's too wonderful," said o looked normal - this strangej Mrs. Kilbourne. "I am alwaya may- woman was not quite sane! Ho was ing the ons indispensable thing for more anxious than ever to state the every human being is solf-respect. reason for his appearaDCO.
And now Jorry -- forgive me, dear. "You are more than kind!" le but sometimes I've felt you didn't said in an ingratiating way to Mrs, appreciate my philosophy. It is a Kilbourne, "The breakfast doesn't nood omon, I'm aure, if this now matter, really, I can attend to that friend who has come in to help us, somehow, If only you will be good has led you to sea what I mean, enough to let me use your phone." Don't you feel the same way about
"Of course you may phone all you it, dear?" like there fa a phone'in the room you are to have. But first you must have something to eat."
"Mother," Marian cried storaly na who stopped in the door. "What does this mean? Not fifteen minutes ago you promised - 11
Thon words came back to Jerry, "What I fool right this moment,” oho sald, "is that Father will be furious. I'm going to phone him."
"Do, dear. That is very thought ful of you. Ho'll be so glad to know
wo have an export driver - you Come in, doar obili," Mrs. III. are that aren't you, Wade? - niter bourne said calmly. "I want to in Ambrose who was. I sea clearly, a troduce you to what is your poor driver. And while you're plion- name?"
InK... "Wado Flawilan."
I've changed my mind," ald my Jorry, "What's the ung
*Yes, yes - and this in younger daughter Marian. I know
you will be great friends."
Afarian's acknowledgement of the strange introduelion" Wor
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A
low
(To be continued)
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MAY
1988,
By
HOW IT BEGAN Beranier
BAR IN LAW
ANCIENT ENGLISH COURTS ESTABLISHED THE CUSTOM, OF HAVING A BAR OR RAIL WHICH SEPARATED THE JUDGES FROM SUITORS AND ATTORNEYS DURING A TRIAL! FROM THIS THE TERM “BAR” CAME TO MEAN NOT ONLY THE COURT ITSELF, BUT ALSO THE LAWYERS AS A WHOLE.
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY BEGAN IN ANCIENT INDIA AS A BY-PRODUCT OF INDUSTRY. AS EARLY AS THE 2ND CENTURY, ROME DEPENDED ON INDIA FOR DYEING, SOAP-MAKING, TANNING, CEMENT AND GLASS. BY THE 6TH CENTURY INDIA HAD DEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY TO A HIGH STATE OF PERFECTION.
I BLUSH FOR SCOTLAND
this year.
to
AVER since I was old enough to the brimming excursion trains and When Scots first cúme
understand what pride of nation cheer the Scots team at Wembley London they came with a fragile meant, I have held up my head at Park ever realise that they are in a enough reputation, as everybody way representatives of their country, who rends Dr. Johnson knows, We the thought of being a Scot. I hold and that they leave behind them
were bronded as course, drunken, it up proudly still, on 364 days of an impression of Scotland.
and uneducated, often cruel and For years now that impression, to money-wise, loo. It has taken us But on the other day. how post-Wembley days is a cheap and several hundreds of years to dia- tawdry one. The Englishman going prove all that, and become, instead, enn I explain how bitterly humiliated about his London in his quiet way, a nation of prous people, with plenty I feel? It's Wembley, and the foot is genuinely shocked at the sight of to be proud about. ball hordes come pouring Into Lon- those wild and vulgar Scots, who Is it fair that a mob of football don from my home across the Border, seem to have no respect at all for rewdles, calling themselves Scots- peace, property, and dignity. Surely men, dressing like music hall Scols-
Only London Scot could ever he can be forgiven, for a week or so men, should behave of Scotsmen explain to a home Scot what nation- at any rate, for thinking that we are never do at home, and shame us who al pride Buffers that day, The all like that a nation of rather cheap hold our pride most dear?
London Scot football match itself has nothing to people?
do with it; I myself con yell my throat dry with football enthusiasm,- and I am not too old to know that: sports-fans on holiday are children still.
we treasure as National Pride?
ANIMALS AND THEIR WAYS
The
•
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must have been
But when the match is over and the Scot crowds come pouring into iMOST of us in our youth have fireside, where he compelled her to London to celebrate their victory or owned a pet or known a bird scrape away the ash with her paw, console cach other on their loss, can't or beast well. It may have been and on top of the red cinders she they apare a thought for that thing some walf of the hedgerow, a was forced to lay the potatoes to
Crow with a broken wing, a liny ruast. rabbit The Scotsman at home does not round the garden, or
enught in the wire-fencing a motherless behave like a lunatle, even if his team
lamb. Whatever the creature on or loses. wins
He does not
cat's pads run which
our Drst youthful love was burned, but to intervene on her be- around his native Edinburgh Or Glasgow with a tartan paper "Lus lavished, certain it is we have rich half, was to risk severe scratching
or even biting. on his head and a bottle stick-stores of memories. ing out of his pocket. He does not
We had a Peke in our home when At the first sign of his mistress's drape his wife in mock-tartan and was a small child, and she dearly return Hector sprang to a place of encourage her to dance along the loved a mouse hunt. When anyone, temporary safety. pavements, "hooching" at the passers-by, or shrieking Harry Lautioned the word "mouse" Bet-ti knew the even in casual conversation, men-
my"
We told on" him-and well he
der choruses from the top of a bus. it, and was ready to be "up" and at knew it for on his mistress leaving
While he is
on his own soll he hunter, who must be armed with a seized a kettle of the old-fashioned it! She always, expected a fellow. the room on a further errand, he remembers that if he has no dignity himself, his brother has, and he be- poker, and her joy and anxiety at fireplace, and attempted to pour it haves accordingly. He oftends no one and the same time knew no over our feet. The old woman and one, even in his most hilarious bounds, once this weapon had been her monkey were given a wide berüh
for a day or two.
mood.
What is his Motive?
collected.
She sat there beside one, shivering The uncle with whom I stayed on and whimpering quietly, her face these holidays had a bluck retriever But coming to London does strange "black" and deeply furrowed. It and dog called Neptune a great play- things to that solemn Scotsman. when, u luckless mouse appeared, mate-and a staunch pal of Bet-il. Even after years of watching him the pounced on it with unerring ne- Neptune had an interesting history. I can't quite make out what it is, curacy, and bit and ghoole it till she While I was on a visit to Storno- Does he Imagine that London is a was certain of its death. She then way, in the Island of Lewis, my un- naturally gay city and that he isaat and regarded her handiwork with cle was standing on the quay one day expected to be gay too? Does he fixed gaze, tl, presently, she moved watching the great breakers dashing think that he is only joining in the aluwly away to bo actively sick, themselves against the shore, when
life of the city if he makes a noisy usually at the feet of a visitor should he noticed something which had been and colourful nuisance of himself?" there be one handy!
Or
does ho Jet his
1
•
washed in, lying on the
the beach. The "something" managed to crawl to the wilder
alde of the quay, where it lay pant- spirits loose just because he la What scampers we knew, and ing and spent. It was a dog, and the away from
the home and
re- what consolation from that tiny salt of the ren had loosened his hair spectable, behave-yourself almas scrap of affection when we were so that he presented a sofry specia- phere in which he lives? Perhaps banished to our room for some mis- ele. in his quiet Scols home he has demeanour.
a natural urge to wear a tartan aenrf
With some of those standing idly
and tammy and ning in the streets, It is on record that one Sunday on the quay was a small pom, whose but feels himself repressed, Perhaps when the family were indulging in curiosity made him investigate what this trip to Wembley is his outlet. hymns at the plano" 1-showing the strange crenture might be. Satis- Perhaps any of these things. secular inclination was sent from fled that he was a dog and very I only know that when Scotland is their midst in disgrace. As I left the wonk, he started to bark and, doubt- playing England at Wembley the room I said tearfully, "Come, Bet- less hurl Insult. London Scot stays indoors and hidest, Faithful Bet- cume!
During the long school holidays we
were
his face from the sight. If he has Ilighland blood in his veins and a
Wearily the shipwrecked-one raised respect for the beautiful tartans of used to go to Ross shire, where living his great head and uttered n hoarse his father's clan, he blushes for those near us was a very old woman who bark, but his effort served only to awful travesiles that glare from tox-owned a monkey rejoicing in the incite the pom to greater activity. well This date of affairs insted a minute zied heads and hang gracelessly name of Ilector. We
warned not to go near her ectlage; or about the revellers' necks.
two. Then, with surprising lonely Scot but the novelty of seeing the mon- quickness, the bit dog rose, caught Many a time, if he is who wonries for his home, he wan-key was 100 great for un; and to the neck, and trailed him to the edge ders into the West End, in hope of during the summer days we hall of the quay, where he dropped him- bearing
struggling and yelling into the an- good Scols tongue mingling adopted the monkey as our own. the crisper English in with streets. But he comes home again Monkey Cottage" we
One day it was washing 'day "at Fry sea below; there to taste some-
thing of the other's recent ordeal. quickly. For it's better to hear no
Fortunately for the pom, however, Scots accent at all then hear it yell-trusted with the task of seeing that
Hector got Into no mischief while flight of stone ing stupid, vulgar senuments, drop the mistress of the house went to reach, and up there he
stops lay within ped like bombs into the peace of hand out her washing.
scrambled with incredible speed, no doubt be- great city.
As soon as his owner left, Hector loving with all his canine mind that Earning A Bad Name
went to the scullery and selected it is a wine thing to let sleeping dogs two Inirsized potatoes, caught the ile. The shipwrecked dog Inter be I wonder if these merry people eat which was dozing in her basket, came Neptune, our very good friend, who come down from the north in and carried her-protesting to this
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8 He tails for a modest wage but at heart he's royal (two words -7, 3).
D. This is more useful in the char-
acter than in the eye (4). 10 A man's recognition may be this, but never bis actions (10). 11 The craven's weak joint (4). 12 A liberal would be only loo glad to comply with this change from trade money (10).
17 Dislance over time (5). 20 The price of a good bargain,
often (4),
21 This is not for from Winchester
23 Imperfections of the whole may be obvious to the doctor's mid- dle (5). 24 When
slort starts
the
beach performers the crowd usually the opposite (10). 30 Scene of summer functions that one is inclined to cut short (4).
31 His job a leathing (10).
32 Three quarters of this tip may
possibly suggest £500 (4)...
all the world's a 83 Wherein
blooming joy (10).
DOWN
i Fumous artist whose end was
one of decay. (5).
2 Some of the work of 1 down
perhaps (0),
3 Persuade (0).
4 Put on what claims to be a
studied attitude (0),
B It
is not usual to receive this kind of stamp on a letter (0).
6 Not a mount for a tyra (6);"
7 Metallle suggestion that fish has
displaced swine (0)..
(5).
13 A strong possibility, apparently
14 Tuneful bit of Scotland (5). 15 A month without a number (4). is One of the big noisco (4).
(4)
18 A game explorer, this fellow 10 Architectural request to be
swindled (4).
22 Vain advice to the tide, but it
makes the sea it (B).
24 Where nitachment between man
and dog usually ends (0), 25 He may be expert with convey-
ances (8).
terminated
20 Part of a sentence
by custom (8).
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