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THE TOYA WIFE
GERTRUDE GELBIN/
KEBUME
Gülberta and Louise Brigard, who have grown up at a achosi In France, cama kõme to live ut their father's plantation in pro- cles War Louisiana, Gilberte, caliod Froufrou by everyone, lá thoroughly naivn and delightful, wanting only a handsome humi band who will dance and duel and buy her jaronis, Georges Har zorla, young tasoyer friend of chose father's, ia 'wounded by a prisoner he la prosecuting. "He koura to the plantation to re- Vallaire, ruporate; Matamo atener of the plantation neighi toring the Brigard's, talina Frou- fron and Louão to New Orlegna. They arrive at her city home to Ind her son Andro host at a Froufrou, despite will party. Madamon orders, slips in to the party to watch the jun, Andro not knowing who she is, gives her champagne and pursues her tu her room. Nad) morning Mu- classe Valkatre hurrjós the girls tick to the plantation, darides to follow them,
Andro
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Chapter Throo
THE ROAD TO HEALTH Froufrou and Louise returned from New Orleans to the plantation to and their home a mako-shift hos- pital. Georges Bartoris had de- voloped a higta Zovor; the knife wound in his arm had become la facted. Did Buzanne Intermed the girls that the doctor didn't yet know: what the outcome would be.
nover equal France or England. -
“You'll see!" he answered gally, "No! You and I may not soo; but our children-if we ever have any
"Manalaur!" warned Susanna sharply. "Ah don't ik dat sort of talk!"
"Oh," cried doorges, "politics boran you, does it?"
"It aint de politics," Suzanne an wored tarily. "Dat's just foolish- nean, But dere's no call to talk to buh young misay about you-ali'a children bolo' day's oben talk od & weddin'"
"Suzanne?" Louise blusžied furl-
uusly.
* "dit on wid yo' lsltorwritin', Ma- demoiselle," Suzanne admonished savrtely. "You aint here to visit wid de gintlemin."
Genrera and Louise both laughed, "First," begged Georges, "have I your permission to nak the young Indy a question, Madama Buzanne?”
"Befo' Ah says 'yas' or befo' Ah says "no," Ah got to hear what de question is,"
"Well, I just want to know if ahe's going to marry the Count de la Richello-**
"Good heaven, not protested Louiso.
Who's dat?" demanded Buzanne. "A certain French nobleman, who, Rumour says, was at her fest in Parts."
"Such an den nevar entered my head!" cried Louise.
"Ortis teased Georges.
"If it did,” sho hesitatéid, "well~~~ I know nothing of
"
"Then rumor is wrong,” Georges, "You are not going to marry tho Count de la Richelle."
"I am not," she answered with a smile, and busied herself with pen and ink, writing his letter for him.
For a week. Loules," strangely pale, worked in the sick-room," ad- Their conversation persiated with infalstering to Georges, alternating her for hours afterward, and her with Suzanno through the long heart sang within her. The next horn In nursing him back to day, she eagerly awaited the hour henzi, Froufrou made some at-¡ appointed she was to spend with
"I'm only Fronfrom to the family" she exclaimed,
tempt at helping, but Louisa and Busanne #oon found she was more of a hindrance than a help,
Louise's efforts were rewardod the day Georges opened his eyes and with a slow smile, thanked her for bor kindness. His recovery from that point was sure, and although the doctor deginted him cured, ho semained too weak for visitor.
him; but household affairs Intor- fored. With a sigh, sho realized Do would have to forego her sick. room duty, Well, sho mused, Frou- frou would have to give up her afternoon ride with Andre and take her placo.
Sho
Froufrou wna delighted. rushed to hor room and called Pick to help her change into her gayest "You stay here until you are coin- Crock, Sho changed her mind a pletely well, instated Monsiour Bri-dozen times about which dress it gan, "My daughters and Buzanne should be, and spent an hour ar Will care for you and gladly." ranging the bows and rumes of the
And so, Georges remained on at one she eventually chose. the plantation, Now, Loulen and "You take a mighty lot of trou- Froutrou both spont hours with me to it yo'solf ready to road to him, reading to him, writing his Monsieur Georges, Pick observed lettors for him, conversing with slyly him, all under the watchful and obajerovjag oyo of Buzanne.
"It never hurts to look right,"
Froufrou anawored, and with a final
One moralog, while hurrying to quick glance of approval at borself tako up her welcome duties in the in te mirror, she ran to Georges' alek room, Louies halted a hand- room. Buzanne, finding herself co- some young man whom Pick was cupled nastating Louise, promptly ushering in to zoo, Georgra,
sent Pick after Froufrou "i'm sorry,"
apologized, chaperone. "Monsieur Bartoris Len't to have via- Itors today,"
The man bowed. "Well then, I'll come another time."
"Thank you,” pho mailled, ahnil I say called?" "Andre Vallalro.”
"Good morning. Monsieur Istre."
A
Froufrou opened the door with a happy "hello” and found Georges propped up in a chair, a book in blo hands. "Oh!" aho orled, "that's "Who not fair. You're reading all by yourself--and what are you read- Ing?" She looked over his shoul Valder at his book. "It's poems" she nald in a shocked volce. "By Lord Byron! Why, where did you get a book 1ko tint7"
"Good morning, Mademoiselle," Louis hurried away and Andre, turned toward the door, Boforo be could reach it, his name was enlled aloud. He turned to find Broutrou smiling up at him. She put out her band, but his expression remained werlous and formal, and he bowed coldly,
"Tou have a tong face, Monsieur," she observed parity.
"And a bad conscience, Made- moisolle."
"Oh," she answered airily. "My alator tolls me I should have one too. But I'm not sorry I went to your party,"
"I however, am very sorry that I didn't know who you were and that I was not quite myasif.A thousand apologies." He Bowed and roached for the door.
"Andro Valaire lont it to me." he replied. "And even if I am read- ing it myself, perhaps you'll turn the pagen for me-iny arm in a heavy and clumsy in its bandage, I can't do that for myself."
him.
She dropped on a low stool boulde
"Besides," ha continued with n "I want to hear you read thio ho indicated a prosage in the book.
She put her head near his to nes the pake better, and began to read: “She walks in Beauty like the night Of cloudless climes and starry
akier, And all that's beat of dark and
bright
Meet
in her aspect and her
eyes...
She looked up at him, "We weren't allowed to read Byron at school
"Monsour Valaire,” she pleaded Impulsively, I consider what hap. poned entirely my own fault, and I hope you'll forgive we'll see you very oft, and that because of his wicked life," she said
Tila face lighted as he thanked her
"Oh, but don't call me Froufrou,“ phs ozclaimed "Im Froufrou only to my famly!”
"What a pity,” he laughed, "The name suits you."
"I think wo_tno," she answered. "However, I'll remember, Mile. CHiberle."
Froufrou laughed with an Inter tous galety that mado Andre know there was no resisting ber; and sha berself felt oure that they would be great friends.
naively. "But papa and Louiss think everything you do is right. Besides, this doesn't sound at all wicked,
· does it?"
He didn't answer, but continued gazing into her eyes. "I don't be- lleve you're listening to me." allo accused laughingly, "What are you thinking off The poem7"
"The "poam?" he asked vagusty,
on, Andemoiselle- Tes--you. Go Froufrou-#Dhe walka in beauty"
"But I're read that once,” kha protested,
"But I want to hear it again,“ he said softly.
For the next wook, Proufrou "Alright," she sighai, “though I found him a happy companion dur did want to talk to you about our Lag those hours when she was not party next week-"something in seeded in the sick room. And some his glanco stopped bar, and drop how, Louiso didn't mind taking over ping her eyen quickly to her book. her sister's duties for Georges. As she repeated the Unes from Lyrow: a matter of fuel, Louiso grew radi}'She walks in beduty like the night antly happy as she talked to Of elondiese cllmea and stang Georges, wrote his letter or read his books aloud to him under the walchful eyes of Suzanne.
One afternoon their 'conversation turned to the future of America. Georges innisled that it would ranic among the greatest countries in the world: Loules maintained it would!
klos,
Hoa Froufrou, bewitched Georgen? Doća she really care for Mim-ar là Andre the mun she favorat And what about Loules? Be sure to read to morrow's chapter,
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•
Hard Work Means A Edinburgh's
Chance of
of Long Life
GREAT length of days is a boon desired by the majority
First Air Raid
of men and women. We grumble at life, but few of que pleture of sandbags us can have enough of it. To prolong life has ever been man's dream.
in
the.
closes of Edinburgh makes wonder what the ghosts of Oldi Edinburgh must be thinking-there closes which many a time fang with the clash of steel on steel, but never with the reverberation of missiles) from the air.
Elixirs, compounded by the alchemists, held out a spurious promise for our forebears of the Middle Ages. We smile when we read of these fearsome concoctions; yet we are little better in this age of science, since most of us seek to prolong life by means completely at variance me brings. One only needs to be
with science.
reserves.
| Living Intensely
Yet one does not require to be a host to wonder at the changes that
in the thirties to realise how re- volutionary was the vent of the aeroplano.
"We
new aero-
were
We scarcely thought of war when first we
we saw those wonders. My first glimpse of them is one of the most vivid of my early recollections.
Everybody in the town knew that some time that day the acroplanes; were to fly over to
to the drome at
Montrose. school as usual, although we could not understand the mentality of teachers who could expect us to keep quiet on such a day. I often wonder at the patience of our teacher when forty of w-and it must have been the same in every room-sat with eyes fixed on the window and cars strained to hear only ano sound. Discipline Forgotten
Time passed, and we began to lost heart, when
suddenly one small boy let out piercing yell, pointed to the, window, jumped to his feet, and rushed from the room.
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Orthodoxy tells us that we are develop: that our emotions have entitled to three score years and ten. adequate freedom for expression. Modern instances suggest that we These three factors in right living may hope for a much longer spun, constitute the art of life, the most But only if we live according to difficult or all arts. It is the tragedy those unwritten laws of nature to of every unhappy life to look back understand which is to take the first to see too Inte that fre step towards length of days.
on inability to master tho
of Ilving. Reason might suggest that to live ordinary difficult teclinique
But life never gives us a second long
it is necessary to
conserve the
that reason that body's energies. Scientific facts re- chance. It is for veal the somewhat surprising in- we should strive to learn rapidly so formation that we call on but one that we can apply our new know- ninth of our body's function capaci- ledge while there remain years of tics,
and therefore possess enormous vigour and netivity ahead of us. Generally speaking, then, we never Those Who Have the Secret know our full physical capabilities, There are several ways of doing or, in the terms of the biologists, our that, One way to ponder on the "potential," And this is true, too, of causes of failure; another, to examine our brains, we work them only to the lives of those who have obtained something like ninth
A
of their both success and length of days, for capacities.
their secret.
Psychologists tell us that after u certain oge our minds develop na Enormous reserves, therefore, are further, that we reach the limits of niways kept uncalled upon. But this our intellectual growth. They add, does not mean that we possess a however, that beyond that point we grand, wide margin with which we improve in our technique of life by can play about. All things being applying the fruits of experience. equal, to attain a ripe old age it is It is from experience, then, that essential that the organism should we must learn. A repented error is function
to capacity. Those live
stupidity or at least
There it was, a little speck in the longest two live most intensely, or, of thoughtlessness. But the iron law
sky, but we yelled ourselves hoarse to use again the biological term, who applies, and for every repeated error
and tore down the hill, shouting and function the limit of their poten- we must once more suffer.
of waving after it till it was out There is only one criterion for tiol.
sight: 1 don't know how we were Good
health means maximum every action and every mental pro-
got back to achool but we were, for function, and
that both on the cess by which we can gauge its
three times after that the shout of physical and the mental side. And value: Does It increase our Interest that is but another way of saying in, and enjoyment of, life? work.
Take, for example, the man who has Ordinary people, it is safe to say,
"uninteresting" work. How, he seldom suffer from mental strain due may argue, can he be expected to to overwork. One used often to jo As
enjoy it7 hear of "brain fag." but according to are only two remedies; to cast about modern physiology, there is no such reservoir of unused and therefore thing. One distinguished scientist for other work that examine his recently on record to the effect approach to his present occupation. that it is impossible to overwork the The mental attitude towards what brain, such are its reserves.
we do goes a long way towards de- Direct evidence of such facts as termining its effect upon us. the foregoing is obtainable to-day, Great Reserver thanks to the perfection of the
wont
Three Vital Forces
confession of
see it, for him there
technique of laboratory methods of I Brmly believe that there is a vast research. We may take it, then, as reservolt. of unused and therefore proven, that we run little danger of wasted ability that is inoperative be- shortening our lives by the vigorous cause of the badly-assorted condition pursuit of physical and mental oc. of the mass of workers. The world tivities.
is full of square pegs in round holes.
But, whatever one
the may do, fact remains that much of the Work, whether it be work for the world's work must be performed for joy of it, or work for gain, or work the means of life. In such cases I no beller purpose than to procure Imposed by economic necessity, I think life may still be enriched by volves us in function, and function development of the unused abilities takes us towards health and life The more fully the organism tunc- pity the bored;
life. in the leisure hours. We should not tions the healthier it is
we should despise It should be our object, therefore, life in a world such as ours that the them. To have so weak a hold upon to get out of ourselves this potential, hours hang heavy is to Invite the which is the greatest contribution of first processes of decay that lead to which we are capable in the particu-
premature old-age. The men and
to
lar environmental
ntal setting in which women who live long lives usually we find ourselves.
Now the reader will probably be
have
very full ones. lived Examination of the old in one's criticising this proposition of mine own circle will, I think, reveal this already. He will likely protest that same capacity to enjoy life and work mny be so distasteful as to continue at work. And for the same make its performance a hardship, reason; the life-instinct is so power- To that I heartily agree.
ful that it thrusts back the approach The problem of getting the best of out of life, or living our fullest, be-
decay and decrepitude. The old adage that appellte comes comes thai ot getting for the three with eating is never truer than of components of our make-up the best life itself. The wider our interests. possible conditions. We have to see the keener our minds, the deeper that our bodies have a fair deal; that our sympathies, the greater our love, our minds have the opportunity to the better our chances of long life.
Golf Is Not The Game It Was
WHEN I frat played golf it was a of the game, the modern golf gallery. mild, carefree game. When a wonder what percentage of the man seriously took it up. It was re- crowds that follow round the cognised that he was past playing personalities in the game,
big outlining the fairway to was the path down
the to advancing green at every hole, and occasionally
diverting a mishit ball from
more strenuous games and gracefully yielding middle age.
the
We were not obsessed by thoughts rough, actually play golf and under- of "birdica" and "engles," the day of stand the dher points in the game the big-money tournaments was not they are supposed to be watching, yet, and the news value of the game by the same hysterical hero worship I rather think that many ure drawn was comparatively negligible.
that makes them mob cinema stara.
To-day the tempo of the game has been speeded up; like all other sports Just a Business it has been largely commercialised, and in the process much of its leisurely charm hus disappeared.
come a
There is very
about
little spart championship golf nowadays. It has It was formerly a sport at which become partly a business, and to en- the middle-aged could excel, but time courage intercat in the game, and has taken its revenge, and it has be- consequently in their wares, manu- young man's game. The facturers have worked up a lot of championships and the big compell- personality Interest round a few stor tions are carried off almost exclusive names. ly by
by young men scientifically
and strenuously trained for the occasion, some of the grand old men of
I can imagine how contemptuous for the simple reason that older inch game who did wonderful things with have not the resilience and staminu a gutta ball and a few primitive clubs to meet the nerve-racking conditions would be of the armoury of expen- under which modern competition golt sive, finely mode steel shafted clubs is played.
which most players consider neces-
Nervous Strain
of the
sary
the
of
There are now available sets Open clubs no matched and balanced that
With one accord the rest of us burled our possessions anywhere and lid ikewise, shouting "Ar-r-o-plane, arcoplane," for nobody in those days could even pronounce the word- heard It called "europolan"-and dashed
up the
the "hilly" which formed
our playground.
"Ar-c-o-planet was heard, and
three times we tore out of the school. The next time our school was affected by those new birds of the alr was very different. Now we knew
would
that they spelt danger. Darkened streets and newspaper reports helped to engender
fear, Zeppelins
but, of course, we all knew that the never come to our Insignificant town. But one night the lights went out, the trains stopped running. our fathers went out as special cons- tables, and we knew that the Ger- mans were coming. We went to bed early, for there was nothing else to do with no light, and It was a very lark night. Some brave sculs slept, but I lay in the pitch darkness wait- ing. Soon the throb nf enging would be heard.
Lost in Mist
Sure enough the air was fuil of them before midnight. In fact, the Zeppelin, lost in the mist, circled Over the town for nearly an hour Then three resounding explosions were heard, and the whole house was in an uproar. Waiting for what was to happen next was now the Worsl part of the night. Two more bangs -but father away-and then silence. ogain.
snt
we
I don't know how long we there shivering, but eventually heard a train go down the line and we knew the raid was over.
By next morning our fears had evaporated. In fact, they had given way to boasting. The scene in the school hall was unforgettable. Every person yelled at his or her neighbour. The Janitor, the rector, and various members of the staff
before Blood
up
was no
us to quell the riot, but it good. In the end one of the masters, who for some reason was more effective, bawled "Silence" In stentorian volce-and silence there
was,
Remembering these two incidents, I often wonder what would happen
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In a big school if a real air roid did take place. The danger
seems so when we
very near in these days, are afraid to turn on the wireless In case war has been declared.
Are the pupils to be left sitting in their class-rooms, or are there any arrangements for shelters near the schools? Are pupils to be given alr raid drill as they have ordinary re-
drill?
evur
to
Are they
have practice in putting on gas-maska? Day-light air raids are as likely us raids at night, and teachers and pupils should be prepared.
It it was difficult to maintain dis- cipline in school on those occasions I have described-and how slight the cause for excitement seems' how!... what will it be like under present conditions?
ACROSS
1 To what they spoil brother seems comparative (three words -3, 4, 5).
8 One letter would do for it (7).
The policeman who this the street was not necessarily a jumper (7).
11 A force in U.S.A. polities (7). 12 There should be no difficulty, In
keeping him dork (7),
It would be a pity to frighten 13 It might result from the glare children unnecessarily, but it seems
(b). to me that the present European] 14 This plant has a bit of a fork ̋at situation does make some preparation!
. the tall (D). in schools essential,
R. R.
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Information (0),,
10 Ones form of a N. Afrikan tawh
(5).
21 Wherein soldiers ürili (7). 23-Immortal (7).
24 Made It possible for the girl was ...
cut apparently (7).
25 The Buddhlata' goal (7).
improver that a tap is better? (three words--3, 4, 5).
DOWN
A former holder Championships of Britain WILS so they all swing alike. In fact, so near Don't Tako Drastiö Drugs | 20 Proverbial hint to the would-be nverwrought that he never could ent perfection are modern clubs that they anything before a big game; and we fatter the efforts even of the "rabbit," read of women players breuking into and the modern ball travels twice as teara under the stress of a chomplon- far as the old gutta-percha. ship match.
The manufacturers have been suc To my mind the misguided gentic- cessful in making the game easier and man who set out to play ten rounds therefore more popular with the of golf in a day, clad in singlet and average, longhandicap players; but running shorts, and carrying only one golf has been shorn of much of its club, is typical of the new spirit that delightful, if sometimes exasperating, has crept into golf, a spirit that is hazards and complexities. No, golf allen to the traditions of the game, is not the game it was!
Consider that weird development
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the umpire's 'decision. Was, por Bibly (7)
3 A gas (0),
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Mexico (B). -
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(7).
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words-7; 5).
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18 To take a capital town, in tow would hardly" be quick enough (two words-+3, 4).
19 Suffer (7).
20 The Impersonator will do st
(7).
22 it given one some small idea of
the real thing (8).
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