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     THE PROUD PAPA 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lind Prlle-winnilll "m" 
     
     story in competition INI- 
     
     wi-ed by the Charlottetown 
     
    
   
   
    
     h I tho Cornell" rfdressin School 
     
     gl-lzilxllclfl’ “Association for H Ir g 
     
    
   
   
    
     Prince of Wales i _.. cfurss andTBrush-up on 
     
    
   
   
    
     an brine-III. i! 
     
     3l)Kent Street. yuuZiQIITI  
     
     Charlottetown . Qty Bel 
     
     Droiesohn for girh and boys 
     
     This. dour Reader, is the story Write fill’ Fluid!"- 
     
     of a certain young man I once z ‘ B I T I I s 
     
     knew. I-ic W85, without a doubt, ufignlnl-‘ssmc 53°05 
     
     the most insignificant young man Th.“ 
     
     l have ever met, or cver ex ct Ullltfll 
     
     to meet; perhaps his one dist e- MONCION, N. I. 
     
     “on w“ hi; complete lack at mni- —--—-— 
     
     wici- in both his personality and ___-_-,-———————-—— 
     
     lppoariincc, From the top of h" be awful! gruesome. 00mins. 
     
     light yvllow hair to the bottom oi Laura dad-mgr 
     
     liis shabby lirmvn shoes. he was Uncdnsdods d; m]; dialogue con- 
     
     zolorloss and insipidi To support serum; hi; chgfggbgf, or lack o! it, 
     
     himself and his tired, dark-eyed d“; insipid hero hid iust been re- 
     
     iittle wife, this weak young man mud permission t0 see his wile 
     
     ‘(opt the books for the firm of because she was in s deep and 
     
     smith, Smith 6r Smith, Coal Re- much-nggdgd sleep. The" wu l 
     
     tailers. In spite of his hearty dis- him“ “n, flaunt} hi; mouth ll he 
     
     like of office routine, and in spite snuggled down stat; Skeet. Whit 
     
     ill his firm conviction that he was good did 1g; dd on; i4; be a father 
     
     cruelly over-worked and under- 11 d, stiff, cross person in I starch- 
     
     Faid, the young man made no ef- ed uniform guarded the door and 
     
     orr. to better or change his con- “mud m; i» »--— --~ 01".; own 
     
     ditioii. Day after day he sat at his family" 
     
     llltldy drsk, adding up debit and 
     
     credit entries. writing statements, “out long habit, tile young mm 
     
     making balances, nnd day after kept his face averted from the 
     
     rlay his list of grievances against brightly lighted shop windows on 
     
     ma \\‘<1l‘lfi ln general, and against stats street, so that his Llonginz. 
     
     smith. smith ‘u smith, Ooal Re- ‘y; could not see the 
     
     s. LZFPW longer and ionger- diwhps of merchlnd I go 
     
     Our vminz man was in a rut so dress", warm furs, fr y Xeo o 
     
     citcply mat. it set-mod nothing candy, brilliantly jacketed books, 
     
     roiilrl cvrr shaku liiln out of it. d1] 5on5 of iuxuylg; to mdke M11- 
     
     'l‘h<-ii ("lilltl iiir- day ivlicn he stood 11g happy, if he had the money to 
     
     farm". 1"”, white-clad figure, buy and bill’ 8nd buy. The more 
     
     n1 v- ~  ~-Hi- rlccv si t of all the desirsbles never 
     
     vi fa led to rouse l Iran-t 
     
     din in the h 
     
    
   
   
    
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     riis 1w... ., . glowed 
     
     feverishly through his thick glss- 
     
     ses into the bright blue orbs of 
     
     the llttlc rod-haired nurse, who 
     
     smiled back at lilni, an under- hing meal: round to the 
     
    
   
   
    
     standing but absent-minded litt bgqk alley, wait until the police- 
     
     sinilc as her busy mind flitted off mm had passed on his round, 
     
     to the thousand and one duties h“... 
     
     awaiting her attention in the over- With a shudder the young man 
     
     crowded, lmdEr-Stflffod hospital shook his blond head and turned 
     
     wnrds. hi; thoughts to what awaited him 
     
    

    
     “Tu-lns?" rcpeutvd lilo young at’, the flat. lie saw the inussy 
     
     Illiill in an lured tone, then again, living room, the Open bedroom 
     
     "Twinsl. A dazed expression dgqr revealing s hemp 01 sheet! 
     
     clouded his eyes and he proceeded twisted crasily on the unmade ed, 
     
     W "m" F1" away. crumbling to the kitchen with its five-day‘ ac- 
     
     the floor in an untidy heap with gumulatlon o! dirty dishes, o 
     
     a rattle faintly reminiscent of that less confusion everywhere. How 
     
     made when the butcher drops s on earth did Millie manage to 
     
     bog of bonus on the floor. thing so clean? 
     
    

    
     This was the climax to more He saw himself supping on 
     
     than four long hours which the cornu- oi the tobis, on s 
     
     young man had spent perched bread, a pickle, a glass of water, 
     
     nervously on the edge of a chair; last wedge o! pie sent over 
     
     he had scorned the dog-cared kind old Mm. Snyder. 
     
     magazines on the table, preferring suddenly he was faced with an 
     
     instcnd to feast on his finger nails immense dread of going home. 
     
     and twist his bony hands together Home was not home unless Millie 
     
     until prominent knuckles cracked w" than, It was s dreary, 
     
     ominously. desolate, lonely prison. A voice 
     
    

    
     The little nurse looked at him inside him yelled. "Rim! Run! 
     
     with Pity its she picked P Not home! Anywhere else but 
     
     miraculously unbroken there! Hurry! Here comes the 
     
    
   
   
    
     1110B. itemilnx t0 the dw dishes chasing you! EimLRunl” 
     
     spoke softly 
     
    
   
   
    
     Almost instun 
     
     mules. clad in the grey uniform of 
     
     d Cross workers, 
     
    

    
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     Rllili t.‘ B I! EH B 6i’. 5 3n 
     
    

    
     Grinning broadly at tn , Th r 
     
     Cross classes cnthtisiasm, a and 151133‘; 
     
     mo}? holossd the door q . Suddenlyms rgsailsrliacs 
     
    

    
     n oro ' 1 pdthl o sgoom. 
     
     "l" “Ylldfi- < » Iilmwss ‘l-lal, T“ ‘alilibther person. 
     
     his doom and the were inviting him to sit 
     
     Sléehflglid 51B"; at s. table with u: ‘rgrdo chlelckelzg 
     
     Y1 t‘ PT "Y1 S‘ cloth. What was a wn qu 
     
     Indeed, in their.‘ sitcitemerit over $02,’; 511:1‘? finméiitm" m. “mo. , . - - -_ _ m ' I d d 
     
     “Dvéwl d5," Refill"! tgsgisolg- the Six hour's and moor dflnln RUGGED FORD VEHICLES, built strong and tough In the harvest field it is lust ase cient, epen -, 
     
     go a es qu e ou t emsel- later, three very tips young men a - l d '1 h 
     
     ves in their efforts m revive the m; a isil u hi stair w- ' n have borne the brunt able and economical of fue an oi as on t e_ 
     
     Drostrate parent Bo maiihy damn imsfgurniilrtl flat. Oen thestlnt by Canadian workmc ’ 
     
    

    
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     5§°t351’n§'°§§»ti?l"l?difiimomehiiflilfiiiéifi. sgraawlgd £1195» Zifidiiiilf . oi many hard-fought battles. That amazing battlefield.‘ Today itiplays a prominen p rt 
     
     ‘mwmg “M” "e" “’!.‘§h‘{’f;"§gr‘§s,f fjgidpifl‘, ‘$35! piece of engineering-the Ford V-8 Engine in producing the nation s food and transport- 
     
    

    
     “EIQQEDL? glifffilgg; down -- is today supplying a goodly share of the ingeit to market. 
     
     hem’ m‘ “m” m “"3 l“ i‘ o sscntial in wa in modern‘ . . . 
     
       iszeriliizzii mitt‘ ti."~az="si' pistt.*tel.t"trrs horsrepowg s c g g _ "‘"‘°“‘" " ‘s "°'"8 m“ ‘° P°‘;"°' “" m’ - 
     
     m“ °°"“°‘°“" m5‘ w“ are’ truck, a universal carrier, or an artillery tractor 
     
     young . 
     
     “m” The Ford V-8 Engine drags guns into forward on the war front, or the truck engaged in 
     
     Bhidth thlding, .. - - 
     
     . doc: w?‘ opeeigdosncrazk Si?“ m‘. positions. It hustles troops from one part of essential transport here in Canada, the Ford 
     
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     the front to another. It lugs up ammunition, V-8 Engine is a power plant that is depend 
     
    
   
   
    
     . » hes ' food, motor fuel; transports refugees and able and trouble-free. On the battlefield or the 
     
     ‘What n. singular young man?" 
     
     exclaimed the buxom lady as she 
     
    
   
   
    
     ' ‘i: has ower to s are. 
     
     flown the rejected 81m asi- ‘Th u Prisoners of war. harvest field 1 p P 
     
     water. "Hie reminds ms of a. story 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Ireod once shot lied, _ g 
     
    

    
     ybones Orow “or sggnnfgtiilngi- lffituafi," h” “Bu” wnhnted, 
     
     se things happened five 
     
    
   
   
    
     "Sarah darling," the The 
     
     "You years ago, dear reader. Now FORD v' a 
     
    
   
   
    
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     V ' . eally, skip over time until we com: ‘t; “N” ""c“,"' “R5 1 
     
     . you have atrocious one day last week. yogi) nzucks, mam 
     
    

    
     memory for Mme!- But you're The scene was the concert hsll - i, I 
     
    

    
     ‘Wm’ "K91- he i! like poor Icha- ‘of a service Men's Canteen on ‘mumns “Us ' ' ‘ 
     
    

    
     bod. ‘What ' _ The , 
     
    

    
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     Zfllesvme wit he State Street audience was 
     
      on} and his ivristsndanglc znrestlessly awaiting the appearance 
     
     e cu n! his sleeves. the guest star of the evening. 
     
    
   
   
    
     "Poorhorfi . hf t tt i - THE aiiiiisii ruiriiti 
     
     mm,“ JSJIQQQJQ“ hi" "i". lARGEST PRODUCERS OF MILITARYMVEHICLESJJN” 
     
     “Sarah darling," ___ 
     
     tel’ in theflymiddie. "Whht  . ._ B  . a 
     
     per ec gruesome man sit- ' “" " " - ‘ """'_'" '“ ' will 
     
     . 1 , _ _ ith n, Th prolonged burst oflp- interesting report from the ses- I i» Y 
     
    

    
     Really, you ‘flfifinifihfiofifg°g“1§§,’,,,‘§§}“§,“§ an“ plaausg whigch greeted him testl- sions attended. Correspondence TTIPPY AND ‘ CAP STUBBS ~ 
     
     think of the mo“, grupgomc things, as [at as mm‘ rd new“, due up fled to his popularity. then an ex- was read by the secretary. and it 
     
    
   
   
    
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     But no ivondcr hc fainted when Pear in Public!“ Dectsnt hush fell on the audience. was unanimously agreed that the OHiVEQ MANY TIME$ "' WHYh/EQTERDAYHFORE CM Obi/Boys!’ " FA 
     
     he hoard sin-h Qty-fully atmdous an you had h“ £10m,“ you“ Suddenly from the front row a hull committee be i i a . 
     
    
   
   
    
     re-elected. U51’ YOU CAME’! ‘BXLKED v 
     
     lngwl? wim is he, angel‘) Do you dare anything!" rejoin” Bu", gasping voice was heard to say, Some time was spent in planning ‘ 
     
     ow " 
     
    
   
   
    
     I "IOU WITH A WOOD-CHUCK» 
     
    

    
     darling barel 8lnncin8 in the "Lwml Derllnsl It's Why- W! for the annual too and Mm" Li's 6:0 'sp'L°GRO|riN' V‘ ' AN‘ THEN ACRANE Fl-EW 
     
    

    
     i. "‘“,“”'“,“”.°“" F“ “Jim Mir an direction of t e sink. shin ma. I°“Y°°“"TI mil? ‘il“"t'ii" our gélriicriileiigsimslaetiglneldaiiity tiaiitn Ex“ é€m§iEé£BéRG-&'D LOW"TDW5RD TH 
     
     s.g‘€akg/i_ Szilidt  bariyénetlgze’ uiligst oqliilat man is OI.‘ . Chase, {he big yogi: mggfllflxiéelasetlfihe had mun‘ Meeting cloud with the Nada“; you EVEQ 9Q THAT? ‘I aovsi POND,AN ... . 
     
     '  lmbition. N’: m"staarsel’i‘eg‘alih'llivilgl You surely don't gginfmbhgn nrsbpelgrge QQZQZQ}; Anthem‘ __ ___ 
     
    

    
     . 1m flldftnllitilliilrlllgEfurlllagi Wfin-iit  til‘: 12:15:: handsome. and fills face Ana; fgil, RELAX BAN 0N SIGNS 
     
    

    
      , ' fhi sang. nwo --- 
     
    

    
     sicond The town is xlghyisilsagzlq, Inreizéi inspsperlthat a“ “gilgzleaafiflifi may at the DONDON __(Qp)__ 5',5t,k_u°m 
     
    

    
     m” m ho a f n 831mm? pa?" piano at whom he Based whils he 0n the display of D1866- 
     
    

    
     im d, p§° “Yb "ll If“ °' sling? You guessed itl Millie! in Britain have b. 111x05. e 
     
    

    
     an" 1° s T" h! y‘ ‘it’; “'1” In a large house not many ban now is llmifmi to those uhlch 
     
    

    
     . come along. darling. gbulgngoresluiilmings n! n)?!“ bloqks away. two psiainaed little ranfbel seerbf" rflcrstcod from 
     
    

    
     must rims), gtudying the“ M m“ moment M“ u figures sot close to the radio list- IOW- IYHG ai- 
     
    

    
     perfcctiy gruesome sketches ni- dimm 
     
    
   
   
    
     nlng with close attention. A tall _ *—- _ V“ 
     
     Flliflfim save us. That exam will pad ledtvaillwsligli? it“: in’  éltijlmgnigoltiloln entered w ' A M’ ' ‘any 
     
     I ’ » :—"-__~—:_._~.-. _. -—~.-=»»—__—=__.—___.——-——— ———~ —~  “ca: b” unified‘ Lakes and riifr are more miner- 
     
     4 .' I , 1 l 1 . 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘a: lac murmured, pointing to the tWi-‘lfln 1n tiny 0th" 
     
     "That's Daddy in there, Nursie."  ‘ " 
     
    
   
   
    
     FERRY SERVICE "_______ImL' m l TILLiE THE TOliliijfAiilliiiroliirrin" 
     
    
   
   
    
     VIA woon ISLANDS, v1.1. - CARIIOU, us. p.",'t‘8.i'§'“»'v'.'z. 
     
     IILV. “PRINCE NOVA” 
     
    

    
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     Blonlns May 1st the Nova s ih-Prhl uni-s Island ne ‘ HiM 
     
     Ferry Service will operate liar: round 1:91 p; d", Bole. Mrs. é I 
     
    
   
   
    
     w,“ I W 0d I I d Wm L thehsick cgmmittles sent twe gym. 
     
     l leave 0 s an s Pl y car s an one eonva es- 
     
     7,» ,_m_ favi-qlrlbml cent card. Mrs. i". Burke, repre- 
     
    

    
     “-°° "~"'- i“ i" M'- s" v '- M o" v -» $135‘ ill’ .?.°}A‘;2‘n§°"5l‘2ii°i’§°h§i& 
     
     LUNCHES SERVED grliythe school grounds on closing 
     
     NORTHUMHERI 41v» FERRIES LIMITED "ed "i"! "11"" 3“ "W" “m- 
     
     unnioTTsrowN’ RIM.’ ' gesiuluscarf, 6 turtle neck sweaters, 
     
    
   
   
    
     ncronm AND NOVEMBER scii some WILL as AN- T“ "°““’°’ "Pmled “ M’ 
     
     NOUNCED LATER stantial balance in the funds. Mrs. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Cool: and Mrs. Newson, delegates 
     
       to the annual convention, gave sn 
     
    
   
   
    
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      - ‘ ‘ ' PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — NOVA SCOTIA - 
     
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