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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY
20, 1988.
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MERRILY WE LIVE
Wadd Rawlins, noveliai roughing it on the Pacifo Coast, is atranded when the rickety old car he is 'driving, falls in a ra ving. At the Kubourne home, ho in mistaken for a tramp. Mrs. Kilbourne has a habit af taking in pagrants, for before he can explain the situatten, ho to on- gaged as chaufour. The family is no original, ho decides to stay for its copy value. Okance fatos it that he does the family a num- ber of good turna, Jerry KII- bourne, it la evident, has fallen in love olih Wade.
Ogris 18 U Lowww's Ine,
Chaptor Twelve
ADAPTED FROM THE
Mera Goldwyn Mayer
POTUR
by LUCY HUFFAKER
dows and the doorn before we are all suffocatod.
Marian Alled two pitchers with: water and fast as she reached the door, it flow opon again, and ali the water spilled on the floor.
This in no time for games, doar child," and her mother in a gently roproving voice. "Henry, whore are the smelling soits?"
"Oone with the wind" her hus band answered. "We'll have to de with water, I guess."
Mrs. Kilbourne was the first to enter the dining-room. At the table sat Wade.
"Good morning," she makt, "did you hear the terrible thing that- oh!" She began to collapse. Wade jumped up, caught her and placed her in a chair. Ho looked around for some kort of fret ald, then stopped short an he heard Jerry's voler.
"Wade Wado-why did you leave me? Just as we her volco trailed of.
Wade found the door of the Iittia general store at Indian Head Lake, halted. In answer to his knock, Georgo the old colored man who did ld jobs around the place, naked who was there. When Wade an-Jerry wiŋ lying on a couch. Kana awared, he began to acream.
Wade went into the next roam.
was bonding over her, fanning hor "Gu way, you go way you can't face with one band and sipping cams around loro. Tou don't be-bor wrists with the other, while h long here, no how-go way."
begged her to wake up. Wade went quickly toward them. Kane looked up and seemed turned to stone.
"That won't do," said Wade In the volce of one lasting larp cam
"Get some smelling salta-- mands. nome water-burry. Don't you hear
Wade wondered what could be the matter. He and George had become good friends; he had been more than gonorous in tipping the old man. He called ag in, saying probably George did not under atand who it was. He wanted to ma nen Mr. Smith and got his tng.
The door opened just far enoughIng out the words--"you are dead." and long enough for his bag to come through and then was closed and bolted again. doorge screamed Mr. Smith was not there, nobody was there, would whatever was outside please go way and leave a poor old man, who'd never done anyone any harm, alono,
*All right, George," said Wade, j
I'm It's
"But-"Kane seemed to be chole "I'm what?" asked Wnde. "You're dend! You got killed! They can't find your body! buried under the wreckage!
You must be all over the paper! dead!"
ICane ran through the breakfast rcom, toward the kitchen.
"Wade, Wade," she said. "I'm so happy just to know you are alive,
**
"Dad! Mother! Marland Samo-
It was then that Mr. Kilbourne
door. It hit Kano full on and he fell on the floor.
"I'm going. When Mr. Smith comes body! Anybody!". back, givő him the money--all but five dollars which is for you from the itchen side, kicked the which I'm sliding undor the door, Tell him I'll phone him tomorrow. If the lant enough to pay for his Wade thought Kane must have ear, which la wrocked, I'll send him gone crazy, but he had no attention 110 whatever ho Buys!!
to sparo for him, just then. "Grosvenor," said Mr. Kilbourne was bending over Jerry, murmur Her cyoa flut- when he scated himself at the ing gently to her. breakfast table the next morning, tored for a moment, then they "I meant to ask you to have two opened slowly. Bug looked at him, paporn loft, but as I forgot, will Then she closed her eyes again. you go up and see if Mr. Rawlinn There was a happy smile on her han Anished with it? I'd like to face. ace the market quotations."
Before the butler could answer, Jetry slipped out of her chair and maid alie'd go, so they all wouldn't bo kept waiting for thair break- East. Hor father started to say it wasn't necessary, but changed his mind after a look at Jerry's face and thanked her, saying it would be best if she went.
"What did you say, Jerry" nskod Wade bonding closer to her.
"It's such a awoot dream-I don't want to wake up."
"But you must wake up" he said firmly, "I want you to, dear. Won't you try to for my sake?"
Bho opened her eyes again and looked at him. Then slowly sho
raised her hand to his face and "Say, Dad," anked Kano, do you ran her fingers across it. She drow notice anything funny about Jerry in her breath sharply. He thought this morning~--" sort of sereno and she was going to faint again. in- nload, she act bolt upright. Her gorious ke,"
"No," he said,
oyes had never been brighter. Im- "I hadn't alther," sald Mrs. Kil petuously, she threw her arms bourno. "I wonder what it can be. around and his neck and burst into I'll ask her. Serene and serious-soby. But they were strange aobs how wonderful."
But when Jerry came in, she was walking like a röbut, her eyes star- ing straight ahead, the paper dang lng from her hand. Her father jumped up and ran to her.
"What's wrong, dear?" he asked. For answor, she handed him the papor. He took it and gasped: "No -oh no-it can't be?"
they soomed to be throbbing with happiness,
"Wade, Wade,” she said. “Im so happy. Just to know you are alive, neying dead under some old car -nothing else matters. You'll be going away-all right. You won't be going in a hearse. Now I can---" suddenly she broke of, speaking to him and shouted: "Brotherl Fatherl Everybody! Come here."
Mr. Kilbourne pame running. seemed stricken dumb. Kane took She stopped suddenly in the door. the paper and began reading aloud: WAY.
"Noted sovelist dies in mountain orash Wade Rawlins killed on this? Kingsbury Grade
Kano rushed to them asking what it was, but Mr. Kilbourne too,
"Jerry,__what's the meaning of
What's going on here?" "Bob for yourself, Mother" sald can't be our Rawlins,” said Jerry: "I'a Wado. Ho lan't dead Piach him, if you don't Mr. Kilbourne, why he isn't even at all. bare-l ko, Jerry? And anyway, bellevo me." you all know he is-was, I mean —_ framp.”
"It is our Wade," cried Marian, who had taken the paper.
"Here 1 his picture-right here.”
"Where's Jerry?" naked Kas, Ky bourne.
Wade seemed to have forgotion that his arms were around Jerry
or perhaps he did not care. "I'm not dead," he said, "Not yet. And I hope I won't be for quite some time. You nou" smiling down at, Jorry, “Iyo something to live tor, now. I intend to make Jerry marry me.”
- She was tying on the floor.
"Kane, lift for to the nota: - Grosvenor, gat soma smelling anita” The rest of the family had come But Grosvenor had gone into the into the room and wore staring kitchen, to tell the maids the news and smiling at Wade and Jerry Kilbourne ran to the buffet indhen they broke into cheers and ing no salts there, he dashed into congratulatione,ail but Mrs. K the kitchen, Grosvenor, who fainted bourne.
"Weren't you a tramp over?" no often, probably had some there. The cook handed him a big bottle. she asked wistfully. "No, nover Just then Rawlins passed the wia-mind-don't lie. I can stand 12′′
Where was a knock at the door.
dow and smiled at her. She ainted. Mrs. Kilbourne went to answer 1. As Mr. Kilbourne reached tho she came back, followed by a door, it banged opon and he dropped froway looking man. the bottle, as Marian came running "Grosvenor abs cried. "Get this -through. Tears: streamed down man something to eat. And then their faces as the furies from the takes him over to the abruffaur'a ammelling salts made them aboks. It room and got him everything, he was then that one of the chamber: neods. You can drivo-cart yout" maida, Inoking out the window, fall "Here wo go ngain" said Jorry. to the floor.
"We won't soo what he turns out Will somebody stay healthy long to be, darling" said Wade, "Touro enough for me to get something going with mo-forever and for- done around here?” yelled Mr. Kik | aver.”
bourne. "Hero, Marian, get some
'water, while I open, ali "the win-
THE END
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HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier
GET THE MITTEN FROM LATIN "MITTO"(SEND) CAME OLD ENGLISH “MITTENT” (SEND FORTH), AS APPLIED TO AN UN- WANTED SUITOR.THIS WAS POPU- LARIZED IN THE EARLY IBOO'S BY THOMAS HALIBURTON'S LINE: “THERE IS A YOUNG LADY I HAVE SET MY HEART ON; THOUGH WHETHER SHE IS AʼGON” TO GIVE ME HERN, OR. GIVE ME THE MITTEN, I AIN'T QUITE. SATISFIED.
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Don't let the Farmer Down
R
OUND the fringes of the larger cities, especially London, many farmers have given up keeping flocks of sheep in recent years.
Why is that?
Because the town folk who, quite reasonably, like to take a stroll in the fields of an evening, or en holiday, like also to take the dog with them.
That's natural enough-but dogs and sheep do not agree, except the former that are trained to behave correctly.
And dogs a companions are on the increase; some say by half. Bo are the people who like to go walk- Ing in the fields.
And there is nothing wrong about that, either.
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But it does mean that sufficient and increasing damage is done by shoop dogs chasing "in-lamb " about, to discourage their keeping. It may be only coincidence, but as the population of people shifts further South, the trend in the sheep population is ever more Northward.
And it is not always the dog's fault. Fido, perambulating from one rabbit hole to another, sud- denly realises that he has become the centre of attraction to a lot of woolly mothers, half frenzied lost ho should turn his attention to their tender offsprings.
herd of cows Or it may be it is which advances menacingly in his direction. Cows cannot realst in- terfering with 'dogs: they give chase the moment they see one. It Fide is a spirited creature, then he He leads them a pretty dance. reciprocates with barking and snarling.
"Trained to behave correctly."
'em a high old dance towards the end of their period.
There is not the slightest doubt that this is why Inurensing num- bers of town dwellers have to go quite a distance now before they will come across gambolling lambs, The people from the larger cities mostly, I mean.
Farmers in proximity to auch areas are going in for market gar- dening and cropping-not only bẹ- cause of the nearness to the mar kets, but quite often because it is the way to use the land without the risk of costly accidental losses to farm livestock.
But the upshot may be that the unborn calf within the cow, weeks afterwards, is presented wrongly at its birth. That's a bothersome business, bringing the vet. in. Per-
Gates get loft open after dark; haps it may even be born dead. That is worse. So with the sheep. when work is done and the men with which more often the lambs have left the folds. Next morning will "como wrong" as the shep- the cattle and horses are "blown some-out" from gorging on the for- hord says just body's stray dog chanced to load bidden clover,
becauso
HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The total Expenditure in 1938 on behalf of sick and destitute children is estimated at $27,000, against which the Income to dato is $16,000 only.
In order to continue its work, the Society asks for the balance of
$12,000
before, the clash of the Anancial year on 31st October.
Hon. Treasurers::
Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A.,
c/o Mackinnon Mackenzio de Co.,
P. & O. Buliding,
Mr. KWOK CHAN,
c/o The Banque, de L'indo Chine,
Hongkong.
There's more ill-feeling raised between farmer and pedestrian over the question of feld paths than over any other single issue between them. And it is mostly that the gates are so frequently and thoughtlessly left open.
That does not matter so much in the winter months, when most farm animals are safely in the sheltering yards. But when April comes in, it is then that the man, tired of tending cattle of all sizes, pigs of all ages, and performing the hundred and one mental jobs of feeding and cleaning, is thank- ful to turn some of them out, to caso his drudgery.
But the folk who have used the path for months when there was little occasion that they could see to close the gates behind them. remember now to do cannot
because of the stock in the ad- Joining Acids,
80,
Maybe those stocks will belong to different owners, so that trouble can come about between them by a third party getting the animals
mixed.
It only needs a little more thoughtfulness, and some under- standing of the nature of a farmer's life and the ways of animals, to avoid the friction and the damage.
behind them are another cause
Bottles that plenic parties leave
of trouble. A piece of broken glass in a horse's hoof can lame the unfortunato creature for months-perhaps a lifetime.
A neighbour of mine has just lost one of his best cows because the animal swallowed a half-opened sardine tin left behind by a bunch of plenickora. Evidently there had been enough of the olly favour left in the tin to what the voracity of the cow's long tongue-and that wrought the damage,
The vat. thought it was a case of tuberculosis, the collapse was no sudden. But the man at the Kennels found the tin and the tell- tale perforations in the creature's Intestines.
Here, then, are some of the reasons which earn for the farmer his reputation for grousing at the holidaymakers.
That people can be as thought- less as all this is proved by the trail of scorched woodlands and moors that a carelessly-discarded match, cigaretto end,"
started up.
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And yet nobody wants to be a nuisanco-least of all those whose desire for change takes them out to the countryside.
So this is a plea for such folk to remember the simple and uninten- tional ways in which the damage is done.
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certainly do (10).
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