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THE TOYO WIFE

GERTRUDE GELBING

REBUMD

Guberto and Louise Bripard, scho have grows up of a school in France, come home to live ut their father's plantation in pro- Civil War Louisiana, Gülbérie, called Froufrou by everyone, li thoroughly naiva and dölightful, toanting only a handsome hue- band who wollt danen akð duel and buy her jeweta, Georges Bar- corta, young lawyer friend of their father's, ie wounded by a prisoner he sa proscouting, o comes to the plantation to re- superate, Madame Vallaire, uwner of the plantation neigh- boring the uripärd's, taken Frou- feu und Loutke tu New Orleans, Thay veršut at her city home to find her son Andra host of a ield party. Froufrou, despite Madumo'a orders, slips in to the party to watch the fun. Andre but notoing' who 'nha de, given her champagne and pursues har in her room. Next morning - dame Vaflairo Aurries the pirla back to the plantation, deciden to follow them.

Andre

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THE ROAD TO HEALTH Froufrou and Loulsh. 'returned from New Orleans to the plantation tu And their home a make-shift bos- pital. Georges Sartoris had de voloped a high fever; the knife wound in his arm had become in-1 fected. Old Suzanas informed the giris Thai the dontor didn't yet know what the outcome would be.

never equal France or England.

"You'll see!" he answarod Rally. ["No! You and I may not me; bút our chlidren-li wa över have any

"Monsieurl" warned Buzanne aharply. "Ah don't lớk dat sort of talk!"

"Ob," cried Georges, "politics bores you, does it?"

"It aint de politics,” Suzanne an- swered_tartly. “Dat's just foolish- nome. But dére'a no call to talk to mah young missy about you-all's | children_befo' doy'a oben talk ob a

woddin'."

"Buzanne!" Boulza blushed furi- nusly

*"dit on wid yo' letter-wṛltin', Me- demoiselle," Suzanne admonished Koverely. "You aint here to vialt wid de gintiemin."

fleorges and Louise both laughed, "Ierat," begged Georgos, "have I |your permission to ask the young lady a question, Madame Suzanne?

"Beto' Ah says 'yes' or befo' Ah naya 'no," Ah got lo hear what de question "

"Well, I just want to know if she's going to marry the Count de in chello~"

"Good heaven, no!" protested Louise.

"Who's dat?" demanded Buzanne. "A certain French nobleman, who, Rumour says, was at her feet in Paris."

"Such an idea never entered my head!" cried Louise.

"Or 7" tenned Georges.

"If it did," she hesitated, "well-

I know nothing of th

Then rumor is wrong." Georges. "You are not going to marry the Count de la Richelle."

"I am not," she answered with a smile, and burlad herself with pon For a week, Loulas, strangely and igic, writing his letter for him. pale, worked in the sick-room, ad- Their conversation persisted with ministering to Georges; alternating | her for hours afterward, and her with Hucenno through the long heart sang within her. The next hours in nursing bỉm back to day, she ragerly awaited the hour Froufroŭ made some al | appointed she was to spend with Health.

Tnd only Franfrom to the family," "sbu "uxclaimed.

Was

tempt at helping, but Loules and him; but household nffairs later- Busanna soon found site was moro fared. With a sigh, she realized of a hindrance than a help.

she would have to forego her sloks Louise's efforts wero rewarded the room duty, Well, she mused, Frou- day Georges opened' his eyes and frou would have to give up her with a slow smile, thanked her for afternoon ride with Andre and take her kindness. Hie recovery from her place. that point was sure, and although Froufrou

delighted, Bba the doctor declared him cured, he rushed to her room and called Pick remained too weak for visitors. to help her change into her gayest "You slay here until you are com- frock," Sho changed her mind -a pletely well," insisted Monsieur Bri- dozen times about which dress it gard." "ty daughters and Buzanne should be, and spent an hour ar will care for you and gladly." kanging the bows and rules of the

one else eventually chose,

And so, Georges remained on at the plantation. Now Loutes and "You take a mighty lot of trou- Froufrou both spent hourn with ble to glt yo'self ready to road to him, reading to him, "weiling his Monalour Georges." Pick observed letters for him, convorsing with lyly. him, all under the watchful and│"It never hurts to look right,” alaperoning eye of Suzanne.

Froufrou answered, and with a final One morning, while burrying to quick glance of approval at herself take up her weloome duties in the in the mirror, she ran to Georges" slck room, Louise halted a hand- room, Suzanne, finding herself oo some young man whom Plek was cupled assisting Louise, promptly whoring in to mod Goorges,

sant Pick after Froutrou she apologized. chaperone. "I'm sorry," "Mons(aur Sartoris isn't to have vie itors today.".

The man bowod. "Well than, I'll come another tima,"

“Thank you,” she emiled, "Who abail I say called?" "Andre Vallatro."

Froufrou opened the door with Rhappy "hello" and found Georges propped up in a chair, a book in fils hands." "Oh!" she cried, "that's not falt. You're reading all by yourself and what are you read- Bug?" She looked over his shoul- "Good morning, Monsieur. Val-der of his book, "It's poema)" abe faire,"

salu in a shocked voice, "By Lord "Good morning, Mademulocite,” Byron Why, where did you get a Louise hurried away and Andre book like that?” turned toward the door. Before be could reach it, his name was called aloud. He turned to and Froutrou ing it myself, perhaps you'll turn smiling up at him. She put out her the pages for me-my arm la so band, but his axpression remained heavy and clumsy in its bandage, serious and formal, and he bowed I can't do that for myself." Boldly.

She dropped on a low stool beside him.

"Tou have a long face, Monsieur," she observed partly,

"Andre Vallare lont it to me,"

be repiled. “And even If I am read-

"Esculder," he continued with a "And a bad consolonoo, Mado- smile, "I want to hear you read moiselle."

this he indicated a passage in

Bhe put her head near his to as

"Oh," she answered airily. "My the hook. alsier talls me I should have one too. But I'm not sorry I want to your-party."

"X however, am very worry that I didn't know who you worn and that I was not quite myself, A thousand apologies." to bowed and rezabad for the door.

the pago better, and began to read: "Bho talks in Beauty tika the night Of cloudless climes and starry

skies,

And all that's best at dark and

bright Meet in her aspect

and har

eyes

She looked up at him. "Wo weren't allowed to read Byron at school

"Monsieur Vailalen," she ploaded impulsively, "I consider what hap: pened entirely my own fault, and i hope you'll forgive me, and that because of his wicked ife," she said wa'il ses you very often.”

naively. "But papa and Louise thlak

His face lighted as he thanked everything you do la right. Besides, this doesn't sound at all wicked,

her,

"Oh, but don't call me Froufrou," | Joss 11?"

to my family!"

he exclaimed. "I'm Froufrou only He didn't answer, but continued gaxing into her eyes, "I don't be "What a pity," he laughed. "The|lieve you're listening to me," she Mame suits you."

accused laughingly. "What are you "I think so too,” she answered, thinking of! The poem?" "However, I'll remombar, Mile, Gierte."

་

"The poem?" he asked, vaguely, "Tes-yes. Go on, Mademoisella Froufrou laughed with an infso Proufrou-/she walks in beauty" ",

But I've read that, once,” she tious galety that mads André know there was no resleting her; and she] proinated.

"But I want to hear it ngħin,” herself felt sure that they would)

| he said softly. be great friends.

For the next weak, Froutrou "Alright," she sighed, "though I found him a happy còmpásion dur. did want to talk to you about our ing those hours when she was not party next week-"; sotaothing in needed in the sick room. And some- hile glance stopped her, and drop- bow, Louise didn't mind taking orar, ping her eyes quickly to her book, her sister's duties for Georges. As he repeated use unes from Byron: a matter of fact, Louias gtww radi- 18he walks in beauty like the night

abe Lalked to of cloudless climes anlly happy ́as George, wrote his lotters or rendi hls books aloud to him under the watchful eyes of Humane.

One afternoon their conversation turned to the future of Amerion. Georges insisted that it would rank among the greatest countries in the world! Loulee maintained it would!

and

starry

Has Froufrou desische Georgeat Does the really caro for him or is Andro the mun ahe favors! And what about Louise Be sure to rand- to- morrow's chapter.

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1938.

Hard Work Means A Edinburgh's

Chance

of Long Life

GREAT length of days is a boon desired by the majority of men and women. We grumble at life, but few of us can have enough of it. To prolong life has ever been

man's dream.

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 with science.

on

our emotions have Orthodoxy tolls us that we are develop; that 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 span, constitute the art of life, the most But only if we live according to dificult 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 Arst to see too late that failure followed cxtra- step towards length of days.

inability to master the Reason might

living: might suggest that to live ordinary difficult technique of

But fe never gives us a second long it is necessary to conserve the

that reason that body's energiea 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- ledgo while there remain years of tles, and therefore possess enormous vigour and activity ahead of us, reserves.

Living Intensely

It

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closes which many a time rang with the clash of steel on steel, but never with the reverberation of missiles from the air.

Yet one does not require to be a

ghost to wonder at the changes that ime beings. One only needs to be in the thirtles to realise how re- volutionary was the advent of the neroplane.

We scarcely thought of war when first we saw those wonders. My first glimpse of them is one of the most vivid of my carly recollections. Everybody in the town know

that some time that day the Beropianes were to fly over to

to the

new aero- 'drome at

were in at Montrose. We 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 us-and it must have been the same in every room-sat with eyes fixed on the window and cars strained to hear only one sound. Discipline Forgotten

Time passed, and we began to losc heart, when suddenly one small boy let out a plerc.ng yell, pointed to the window, jumped to his feet, and rushed from the room,

With one

accord the rest of un hurled our possessions anywhere and likewise, shouting "Ar-e-o-pinne. arcoplane," for nobody in those days could even pronounce the word- heard R called "europalan"-and dusited up the "hilly" which formed our playground.

Generally speaking, then, we never Those Who Have the Secret know our fuil physical capabilities, There are several ways of doing or, in the terms of the biologists, our that. One way is to ponder on the "potential." And this is true, too, of couses of failure; another, to exumino our brains, we work them only to the lives of those who have obtained something like ninth of their both success and length of days, for copaciiles.

their secret.

Psychologists tell us that after a certain age our minds develop no Enormous reserves, therefore, are further, that we reach the limits of always 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 aboul All things being applying the fruits of

of experience.

that is from experience, then, equal, to attain a ripe old age it is essential that the organism should we must learn. A repented error is function to capacity. Those ve 4 confession of 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 hoorat, to use again the biological term, who applies, and for every repeated error

and tore down the hill, shouting and function to the limit of their poten- we must once more suffer.

was out waving after it til tiel.

There is

is only

criterion for sight. I don't know how one Good health means maximum every netion and every mental pro-

got back to school but we were, for function, and that both

cess by which

can gouge its the value: Does it increase our interest

three times after that the shout of physical and the mental side.

And

"Ar-c-o-plane!" Was heard, and that is but another way of saying in, and enjoyment of, life?

three times we tore out of the school. work.

Take, for example, the man who

The next time our school was "uninteresting" work. bas Ordinary people, it is safe to say,

How, he he be seldom suffer from mental strain dus enjoy it. As I see it, for him there

oitected by those new birds of the alr can he expected to

was very different. Now we knew to overwork. One used often to y

that They spelt danger. Darkened streets and newspaper reports,

rts helped

on

hear of "brain fag." but according to are only two

we

Feservoir of unus; to cast about

modern physiology, there is no such for other work that examine his and therefore thing. One distinguished scientist for

recently went on record to the effect approach to his present occupation. that it is impossible to overwork the we do goes a long way towards de- The mental attitude towards what brain, such are its reserves.

Direct evidence of such facts as termining its effect upon us. the foregoing is obtainable to-day, Great Reserves thanks to the

perfection of the

Three Vital Forces

--

technique of laboratory methods of I firmly believe that there is a vast research. We may take it, then, as reservole 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 ac. of the mass of workers. The world tivities.

is full of square pegs in round holes.

But, whatever one may do, the fact remains that much of the Work, whether it be work for the no better purpose than to procure world's work must be performed for Joy of it, or work for gain, or work the means of life. In such cases I imposed by economie 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 func- tions the healthier it is.

. in the leisure hours. We should not

have

pity the bored; we should despise It should be our object, therefore, fe 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 lar environmental setting in which women who live long lives usually we find ourselves.

lived Now the reader will probably be

very full ones. 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 work

elty to enl

enjoy ite and to may be distasteful as to continue at work. And for the same make 1la performance a hardship. reason; the life-instinct la so power- To that I heartily agree.

ful The problem of getting the best of

that it

It thrusts

back the

the approach decay and decrepitude. out of life, or living our fullest, be- The old adage that appetite comes cones that of 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.

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Golf Is Not The Game It Was

more

the

WHEN I first played goit it was a of the game, the modern golf gallery. mild, carefree game. When a I wonder what percentage of man seriously took it up, it was re- crowds that follow round the cognised that he was past playing personalities in the game, outlining big

strenuous games and was the path down the fairway to the gracefully yielding to advancing green at every hole, and occasionally middle age.

diverting

from a mishit ball rough, actually play golf and under- We were not obsessed by thoughts of "birdies" and "eagles," the day of stand the finer 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 are drawn. was comparatively negligible.

the

that makes them mob cinema stars.

To-day the tempo of the game has been speeded up; like all other sports Just a Business It has been largely commerciallied, and in the process much of its lesurely charm has disappeared.

There is very little sport about 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 interest in the game, and has taken its revenge, and it has be- consequently in their wares, manu come a young man's game. The facturers have worked up a lot of championships and the big

'names.

ttons are carried off almost exa personality interest round a few ster

ly by young men scientifically and I can imagine how contemptuous strenuously trained for the occasion, some of the grand old men of the for the simple reason that older men game who did wonderful things with Have not the resilience and stamina gutta ball and a few primitive clubs to meet the nerve-racking conditions would be of the armoury of expen- under which modern competition golf sive, finely made steel shafted clubs is played.

which most players consider neces- sary. Nervous Strain

There are now available sels of

the

we were

to engender fear, but, of course, we all know that the Zeppelins

would never come to our insignificant town. But one night the lights went out, 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 Jork night. Some brave souls stept,¦» but I lay in the plich darkness wait- ing. Soon the throb of engines would be heard,

Lost In Mist

Sure enough the oir was full of Zeppelin, lost in the mist, circled them before midnight. In fact, the

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 worst part of the night. Two more bangs -but father away-and then silence again,

we

I don't know how long we st there shivering, but eventually heard a train go down the lirie and we knew the raid was over.

By next morning our fears had! evaporated. In fact, they had given;

the way to boasting. The scene In school hall was unforgettable. Every person yelled at his or her neighbour. The Janiter, the rector, and various Imembers of the staff stood up before us to quell the riot, but it was no good. In the end one of the masters, who for some reason WOR more effective, bawled "Silence" in 巍 atentorian volce-and silence there

was.

Remembering these two incidents, I often wonder what would happen In a big school if a real air raid did take place. The danger

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very near in these days, when we are afraid to turn on the wireless in) case war hos 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 air- rald drill as they have ordinary Tre- drill? Are they ever to have practice in putting on gas-maskat Day-light air raids are as likely as raids at night, and touchers and pupils should be prepared.

If it was difficult to maintain dis- cipline in school on those occasions I have described-and how slight the -cause for excitement : seems` now!— what will it be like under present conditions?

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1 To what they spoil brother Reem comparative (three words -4, 4, 6).

8 One letter would do for it (7). 9 The policeman, who this the street was not necessarily a jumper (7),

11 A force in USA. politics (7). 12 There should be no dificulty in

keeping him durk (7)

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13 It might result from the lure

R. R.

Help Kidneys

A former holder of the Open clubs so matched and balanced that Championships of Britain

was so they all swing alike. In feet, so near Don't Take Drastle Drugs overwrought that he never could eat perfection are modern clubs that they enything before a big game; and we flatter the efforts even of the "rabbit," read of women players breaking into and the modern ball travels twice is tears under the stress of a champion- far as the old gutta-percha. ship match.

The manufacturers have been suc- To my mind the misguided gentle- cessful in making the game caster and man who set out to play ten rounds therefore more popular with of golt 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, las crept into golf, a spirit that is hazards and complexities. No, golf alien to the traditions of the game. is not the game it wasl

Consider that weird development

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Information (9).

19 Ones form of a N. African town

(B),

21 Wherein soldiers drill (7).

23 Immortal (?),

24 Made it possible for the girl

cut apparently (7).

25 The Buddhists" gooi (7).

was

26 Proverbial hint to the would-be

Improver that a top is better? (three words--3, 4, 3),

DOWN

1 A neater milliner, perhaps (7); 2 What the angry batsman suld the umpire's decision was, pos- sibly (1).

3 A gas (0)

4 Gesus of plants originally from

Mexico (B),

& Swarming with cricket terms

(7),

0 Indian town (7):

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words 7, 8).

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18 To take a capital town in tow would hardly be quick enough nough (two words--9, 43.

10 Buller (7).

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(7),

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