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The llnlatched Door

By Frank Prlcl

CHAPTER 8!) Part one

"Rive minutes past two!" grumbl- ed Mr. Stanley Parkes, glancing up at the illuminated face of the big clock projecting over the corner of the street as he fumbled in his pocket for the taxi fare.

"A nice time for a. man that has to be in the office at nine to get home!

"Might be worse. sir. and boys will be boys." said the taximari with I cheeilul grin.

"Boys! Bah!" Mr. Parkes hand-p Id over some coins. "And whatt will girls be?” l

"Don't ask me, sir! I gave me up a lone time ago!”

The can s... off and Parkes. turned to where lllx wife was wait-! rig for h.ni at the entrance to. Darnley Mansions He gave 11 cal'-. arnous yawn as they went towards he lift.

"The party doesn't seem to have -.2reed with you." said his w' e, With a smile. g

that;

"It didn't. Siltlll: around 10? iours and hours. jriwing about! zhlngs Im not interested in to

people I was all the time holiingl

i should ncter see again. and get-' ting nothing for it but lnferiorl whisky and sawdust sandwichesl, Give me my own fireside and my. bed at a. reasonable hour!" i "And me stuck beside you with nothing to do but listen to your breathing after being shut up, alone doing housework all day!” 1 "Are you gong to start that again?” Mr. Poi-kcs jabbed. at button of the rtutomatic

lift.

"I-0nCl)': llDb0flY l0 Milli W1 What acres today” he declares. cultivat- thick-necked conquest ing between the rows of potatoes

about your at Number ll?"

"well. he does take notice of me!" Mrs. Prirkes sniirked. "l-l:I

gave me the glad eye this morning as l came in from shoppinx."

"I'll give him an eye in a sling if ever I see him at it!" growled her husband. The lift stopped at the second floor. He 0.DCTl9d U13 slit? and stepped out. "i don't. like the look of that chap-” He stopped abruptly staring at an open door.

"What's the matter?" His wife was at his shoulder. and. following his example, she too. stared at the open door.

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Square Dance Skirt

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JULY 7, 1952

l”E.I.l.Eil'S DIARY

"Juno days are wedding days!" granddaughter, catching the words of the radio at dinner, smiled a wise little smile which wrinkled a neat freclrled nose. "He's funny, isn't he?" she commented. "Any day can be a wedding day, can't it?" "But," James began, then eyes on a. calendar paused. "El- lenl" he said amazement written large on his face, his voice drop- ped to a near-whisper, "this isn't our Day, is it? Well, well," he smiled about the board, "if that doesn't beat b'ars!” .

His eyes found the fields be- yond the window. "I'd say." he of- fered, "the season is further on this year. Yes,” he topped again a moment to turn back the pages of time, "definitely! That couldn't have been an early spring." He helped himself to the crisp lettuce and slim round ribbons of onions from .leanic's garden.

And "Have you been looking into your i'ows of mangels late- ly?” he queried of Rob. "I'm he shook his head. "they'll be ready to weed before we can get around to take care of it . . . and the liaying-a.v. it l'""1"

e too many days before that too will be upon us.”

And the Day returning our An. nivcrsary of marriage came and now passes. And James brought us no gift of roses. one for each

year! But better still himself to talk of the years between: to speak of the good years and oth-

ers that in passing had taken sure toll from us. And yet all had so knit together, the light and the sliatiowed, to give us a nice pat- tern of our wedded days.

So granddaughter came to dine and then, since Rob had a matter of shipping which was to take him this afternoon to town. she and all her begged passage with him. With the cxception of James who tbound himself to a piece of field- work and was so busy he scarcely noticed our absence. He "scuttled

and completing that going on to ltake care of the root-land.

He rested with a. long sigh, he l"nevcr saw that more of our own lwalk so fast before”---a. finding iwhich might indicate the increas- iecl burden of an added year. Or -.perhaps the labor of work too pburdensome, though we find difficult to reconcile the thought with the remembered sound of his step tripping down the stairs this morning. And his bllthe hail from beneath our window: "Now. don't fall asleep again, Ellenl" as he boarded the truck and wast away with Rob on an outing "to prove oxen" of a purchase, to swell the ranks of our herd.

And what about your trip to town?" we overheard him ask the two lads when dusk, balmy and a soft. as the kit-cats' fur, gathered all in from their day. Gage wish- ed wistfully he "had bought that

a little car" though several of such

vehicles, disregarded at this season. lie about. Jamie "fully intended to get a ball." And looked shy when his grandfather smllingly ol- fered: "A ball! It's a hoe, you mean! Farmers don't deal much in baseballs this day of the year." Gage brightened: "Ill tell you what we did buy!" he laughed,

"first strawberries!" today . . .

An Anniversary and first strawberries. Until tomorrow - Diary--Good- night . . .

Had Hen

An elderly woman came into 3 zrooei-'s shop this week and asked for two tins of cocoa.

"Lovely drink," she remarked to the assistant who served her, add- ing confidentially. "My old man has had it for years. we can't af- ford bcer for both of us."

Malt: It Tough

"Please. Mr. Smlth." the little girl said to the butcher, "we want three rations of steak and we want it tough." ,

"T0UBh7” said the butcher. "Most people want it tender."

"Yes, but if we have it tender, daddy eats it all."

if Alic: Brooks Detigns

IUN-'ro-crrv srvnn look cool. slim. smart sll sum- mer-it's so easy when you hsve an ensemble like this! Wear the dress for cool cooking. smart. sun- nlnzl For dress-up or travel. add the pique-iced spenoer. Make it in pastel checks or plaid.

Pattern RA345: women's sizes 3i..'i6.38.4042.4446.48. 843! 3 dress and bolero 5 3-8 yards 95- inch: 5-8 yard contrast.

This pattern easy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has corn- pleta illustrated instructions.

send Thirty-five cents (two) in coin (stamps cannot. be accepted) this pattern. Print plainly sine, name, address. style numbers

Bend order to ANNE ADAMS. cm The Guardian. 60 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario.

Literal Sergeant: "Did you test the oil

in that Jeep?" Private: "Yes. It tested awful."

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their attendants, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Adams, following their mar- riage which took place recently ln Grace United Church, Toronto. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. E. W. Hart. The

Ont. bride is the former Marjorie Doyle. Doyle of Bloomfield and the groom W. Adams of Elmsdale.

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boHor Englisli up I. 0. min.-

1. What is wrong with this sen- tence? "Because he was rather late in showlnfuvi he did not hear that half of the workers worst) to be laid off."

8. What is the correct pranuncls.- tlon or ".inesdnmes"?

8. which one of these words is misspelled? Apathetic, apologetic, spartus, aptitude. .

4. What does the ward "credul- lty" mean?

ll. What is I word beslnning with "do" that meuis "bold; feai-ion"?

ANSWERS

1. say, "Because he was rather late in appearing (or. arriving), he did not hear that half (omit of) the workers were to be discharg- ed." 2. Pronounce ma-dam, first a as in may, second a as in ask, ac- cent second syllable. 3. Apparatus. 4. The state of believing on slight evidence. "The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity." 5. Dauntless.

-Photo by Belmont. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Adams with

Loft-Over Potntoel B

Dice left-over potatoes, and 1'

creamy white sauce, and combine

this with other left-over cooked vegetables or hard-cooked eggs.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John

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'1 IS l By James W. Barton, MD.

wv-A-t fka-xx: EMPLOYMENT OF THE OLDER WORKER.

For a number of years I was connected with a large university and became acquainted with a number of professors, many of whom tried to do some walking every day to keep up their general health. As many were not far from the retirement. age, I invariably ask- ed them what they were going to do with their leisure time. Almost without exception, they had plans for a certain definite work, most- ly research work along their ovui or other lines. A few had invest- ed a little money in electrical equipment or various tools used in carpentry, while others were going to cultivate a flower or vege- table garden. Not one of them had in mind sitting in idleness and many who had come from farms had in mind few acres for a small farm. '

In Connecticut Health Bulletin. Dr. T. G. Clumpp states that the age shift in population, with the older persons rapidly increasing in number and at the same time being healthier than they used to be, is very significant in relation to the entire economic and politi- cal structure and is becoming re- cognized. Dr. Clumpp stresses the contribution which the partially disabled and the elderly workers can make to the defense effort. "Their employment and continued employment is of utmost import- ance to our future economy."

Many of us have lived long enough to see what happens to the busy man and woman who. after reaching the years of re- tirement, settle away to live a "restful" life. Most of them are unhappy. have indigestion, con- stipation and an irritable disposi- tion. By continuing to do helpful or gainful work. they are invari- ably happy in the knowledge that they are a productive part of the community. "If the country could employ some of those who are 65 years of age. it would ease the financial burden of younger work- ers-elther in taxes or direct. con- tributions."

While none of us knows what the future holds for us or for our country. there may be periods of much unemployment which would mean that younger and stronger men and women would be in need of work and could produce more. However, employment is essential to human happiness and it has been amply shown that older men and women today are capable of accomplishing more brain and physical work than at any time in history.

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To make s good cold cream use two ounces oil of sweet almonds. one. ounce of pure glycerlne, 1-2 ounce of spermscetl, twenty grains of white wax, and six drops of oil of rose. Melt all this together. set- ting the cup over boiling water: then beat until perfectly cold and snowy white. Put up in glass or chins.

Old Yetll

If there no dark spots on the yeast cake. it is better not to use it, as some of the yeast plants are dead. A good cake of yeast is moist. uniformly crcuny in color. end can be easily bibkcn into crumbs.

ltpniovo varnish

Varnish can be removed from metal by dlpp' the article into equal parts of ammonia and alco- hol (96 per cent).

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DOROTHY mx's COLUMN-l

Companionship Needed

Wife Of Un-Social Man Feels Lack Of Friends

DEAR MISS DIX: All of my 38 years I have wanted a compan- ion my own age. I had no brothers or sisters, all my childhood play- mates lived quite a distance from me, so I grew up very much alone. After high school I had to be serious about earning a living as I sup-i ported my mother. so missed most. of the fun teen-agers normally have. I thought I would achieve my ideal of s companion when I married, but it hasn't worked that way.

My husband's job was quite a distance from home and he put in long hours, so we had little time together. That went on for ten years, then he was in service for four years during World War II. during which time I went to work and had fl small room to myself. I made friends eas- ily, but was never invited to people's homes since they seldom welcome a third party. Now my hus- band is back from the war, we live in another town and I still have my full-time job. I see ltttle of him since he goes to night school and has frequent business meetings on other nights. I can't join clubs, as he wants me home at 9:30 to give him a snack. On week-ends he works in the garden in order to get fresh air.

I meet many interesting people but they won't invite us to visit when they find out my husband is seldom available. Here again, being a lone woman is a liability. I am incredibly bored with life as it is, and has been. All my activity is some form of work or study. What I want is fun, entertainment and companionship. Am I a cifse for a psychiatrist?

Muriel Nlnen

Si-IARRY

ANSWER: Unfortunately, you do fall into a most difficult cate- gory, Sliarry. A lone, attached woman has practically no niche at all into which she can fit. You are out of place in single groups and out of. place with married couples since your husband is unable, or un- willing, to participate in their activities, or accept. their invitations.

HE IS SELFISH

Frst of all, he is most selfish to expect you to be in every night at 9:30 merely to serve a meal he could easily manage for himself occasionally. Since he has his evening pleasures, you are certainly entitled to participate in club work, this being one of the few activ- ities open to you. The fact that you have no children is also a handicap. since it is through youngsters that most friendships are made after marriage. There is one course I could recommend most heartily as a change from the monotonous path you have been threading these many years, but it requires patience, courage and optimism. If it is not absolutely necessary for you to keep your job, why not give it up for a time and join the spreading Foster Parent movement? By taking a child into your home under this plan you are under no obligation to keep him should the arrangement prove too difficult for you, yet you are giving yourself the joy of having a child in the house and helping a youngster adjust himself to a troubled world. Your f.el& phone book will give you the name of the agency nearest you-and so will your minister. There seems to be nothing wrong in your household that would make you unacceptable as Foster Parents and the experiment will lead to worthwhile friendships for you, and give you a. purpose in life-the lack of which is sctuslly your crying need rather than lack of entertainment or friends. Try it. and let me know if the project is success'ul.

DEAR MISS DIX: I was married for many years, until I found my husband guilty of infidelity and we were divorced. Now I have met a man who has become a very good friend. He thinks I am about five years older than he-actually the span is ten years. Do you think telling him the truth will make a difference between us? IRENE G.

ANSWER: It might, but the chance must he, taken. since his intentions appear to be serious. he is entitled to know the truth.

DEAR MISS DIX: My boy friend is a very nice, handsome young man of 17-the same age as I. We've known each other for five months and are very devoted, but I seem to doubt his affection. Some- times I feel he is Just making a fool of me. All the girls in school like him, and perhaps that is what worries me.

.1. R. ANSWER: Your worries are the natural and inevitable result of going with the handsomest boy in school. All the girls are bound to envy you and make a fuss over him. If you like him, have faith in his loyalty to you.

Miss Nissan cannot reply personally to readers but will answer problems of general interest through this column.

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the gelatine into a. heat-proof bowl and pour in one cup of the cold tomato juice; utes. set bowl in a pan of boiling

water and heat until gelatlne is - . dissolved. Modern Etiquette

Measure remaining three cups 5, 301,"-u Le. tomato juice into a bowl; quickly stir in the dissolved gelatine. Stir

in grated onion and salt.

to a. large ring mould (6-cup size) that has been brushed lightly with salad oil or rinsed with cold wat- er. Chill until set.

prepare the cheese layer. Turn the plain cream cheese cream until soft; blend in the ma- yonnaise or other thick dressing.

lespocn gelatine water; let; stand five minutes. Set

bowl in a pan of boiling water and heat until gclatlne is dissolved.

chopped nutmeats (if used).

until this layer is almost set.

ture over the cheese. layer.

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Union Commercial College

Th b t d t ecelved certificates at the annual closing e e u We I llogl. 3 Ittrom left to right-Front row: Mary Kelly. Helen Waite, Lillian Reeves.

aglole, Dorothy Matheson, row:

Ellis, Joan MacDonald. Second Freda Strung,

Adele Kays,

Back row: Earl Dunning, Almon Blrt. Seymour Currie,

xerclses of Union Commercial Col- Marle Coles, Grace Howatt. Bernice Olive Newman,

Mary! Murray. Florence Compton, Edna MacDonald, Ferne Sharam, Mary M. MacDoui;all, Thel- Cleveland Stewart, Leelsnd Ander-

Kenneth Weatherble. Irving Vessey, Arthur Ryan.

Graduates

Irene Foster, Ann Horne, Mabel Hardy, Marlon Delaney,

7Photo by Garnhum

LAYEEED JELLIED SALAD

4 tablespoons plain gelatino Mrmltla l0V0llC5l D10-550ml m 4 cups tomato juice sunlight yellow. soft pink and deli- ; teaspoon grated onion cate green. Makes new linens

l lovelier. old linens like new. sim- ouncu) ple iron motifs on curtains, tea- towels, aprons. so quick to apply. NO EMBROIDERY! Washable. Pattern 7011 has transfer of 16 motifs 1 1-2 by 2 1-2 to 4 1-2 by 13 inches.

Send Twenty-five cents in coins for this pattern (stamps cannot be accepted) to ALICE BROOKS De-'

l-2 teaspoon salt 1 package or jar (4 plain cream cheese 1 package or jar (4 ounces) rel- ish cream cheese cup mayonnaise or thick dressing 1-4 cup cold water 1 cup finely-diced celery 1 teaspoon lemon Juice