ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS_‘AND MATSQUI NEWS And Nancy!” (Aunt Judy winkea| E GET Fast Relief a | DOES NOT HARM ; THE HEART An Aspirin tablet starts disinte- grating as soon as it touches moisture. ‘That means that Aspirin starts 4 “taking hold” . . . eases even a bad headache, neuritis or rh tic pain almost instantly. And Aspirin is safe. Doctors prescribe it. For Aspirin does ‘not harm the heart. . Be sure to look for the name Bayer the form of a cross on every Aspirin tablet. Aspirin is made in Canada and all druggists have it. Demand and Get ASPIRIN TRADEMARK REGISTERED IN CANADA | MISS ALADDIN 2 —By— ] P Christine Whiting Parmenter ; Author Of | “One Wide River To Cross” 4 “The Unknown Port”, Etc. Fi CHAPTER I.—Continued ‘Darkness descended on the house- hold early that night, but not rest. Plans and more plans whirled through James Nelson's tired head for hours. Margaret, thinking him asleep, lay very still, pondering s ‘many things—Nance mostly. This a change was going to be hard for the : girl. Louise had said they were spoiling her, and perhaps they had; _--—s but she was their only daughter. No knowing what life would bring her _ later on, and they'd so wanted her to thave a happy youth—a carefree _ youth. Parties. Gaiety. Good times. And Nancy was pretty—astonishingly pretty. Somewhow she seemed made - for just that life. Already a row of new and lovely gowns hung in her closet awaiting the thrilling days ahead. Moving cautiously, the girl's mother wiped away a tear. In the room above Louise Nelson lay staring at a patch of brightness on the ceiling, drifting in from a street light far below. She, too, was thinking about Nancy. “If only they'd taught her to be something besides a butterfly,’ she told herself, “this blow wouldn’t come so hard. Not that the child hasn’t got good : courage, though. It showed to-night when she kept a stiff upper lip while her house of cards tumbled to pieces before her eyes. That’s the pioneer spirit my father used to talk about, a9 showing up in a softer generation, I 4 dare say. But she can’t do a thing to help. Not a thing. No training whatever. Not that she’d have had much time for training at her age; but I doubt if the girl has ever made : @ bed!” Across the hall Aunt Judy was fighting home-sickness. She adored her family. It was hard for her to leave them even for a week-end; and here she was destined to spend six months in Europe with those “crazy” Spear girls. It was all settled. In her relief at the suggestion Mrs. | Spear had almost cheered over the _ telephone. back the tears.) “I wanted to cry for her, poor darling! She's been so thrilled and excited over this de- 1 Saeed As for the girl herself, she lay on her beautiful four-poster trying to assemble her shattered world. It seemed incredible that such a thing could happen—to her. It just couldn’t be true. “Why, Edgemere,” she mused, “is—is the jumping-off place. One might as well be buried alive. I don’t see how even Mother can en- dure it, especially with no Aunt Judy to help out. Come to think of it, there's only one bathroom for the en- tire family!” She threw a glance to- ward the door that led to her own whitetiled bath; and, as if she could see into the closet that lay beyond, a vision of the new gowns hanging there, waiting her entrance into what Jack called “the social swirl,” rose up before her, and the girl's eyes misted. “‘Tll never wear them now,” she pondered unhappily. “And my white fur evening wrap! I wish I hadn't saved it for the great event. Maybe the shop will take it back, though. I'll never use it in—in Edgemere.... I wish I could get a job like Jack; but what good am I? Aunt Louise was right. . . . I can’t earn my salt, not to mention my silk stockings. . . What'll the girls say, and the boys, when they hear the news? . . . No! that it matters. . . . I'd like to help him, but—but I’m just useless... . Can’t even earn my board. . . . No one would pay me... .” Nance turned her head. The door was opening cautiously, and as she switched on a bedside light the girl saw her brother, clad in pajamas and a bathrobe. “What on earth do you want this time of night?” she questioned. “Is the house a-fire?” Without answering, Jack closed the two windows noiselessly and sat down on the foot of Nancy’s bed, drawing his knees up under his chin. “Sis,” he began in a mysterious whisper, “I’ve got a perfectly cork- ing scheme. Haye—have you forgot- ten Cousin Columbine’s proposition?” o CHAPTER II. Cousin Columbine’s proposition! Nancy had not given it a thought since the week before when Jack, home from school for an unexpected Sunday, had met the postman at the door and brought a letter into the dining room where the family was at dinner. “Tt looks like a long-winded screed from Dad’s venerable relative in Colorado,” the boy observed. “You read it aloud, Aunt Lou.” He tossed the missive deftly across the table where it landed within an inch of his aunt's plate. She said, regarding the address: “But it’s for your father.” Dad smiled. “Read on, my dear. It can’t be very private. The old lady hasn't written for a long time. What can she want?” 4 “To spend her remaining days with us, perhaps,” opined Jack fearfully as he sat down and his aunt drew some finely written pages from the envelope. ‘“What’s she say, Aunt Lou?” “Give me time to find out, please,” she returned with a touch of sar- casm; and then read: “Dear Cousin James: It is some months since any news of my far-distant relatives has reached me; and now I am writing to ask what I trust will not be re- garded as a favor—” “What'd I say?” “She wants to live with us! I felt broke in Jack. “I suppose,’ Aunt Judy herself, “that any one .would say I ‘ was in luck. A trip abroad and a sg good salary just when it’s needed. But the truth is, I'd rather be at Edgemere cooking for the family! I do think they're all wonderful. Mar- Garet’s a trump. She's so ambitious . for Nancy, yet she never whimpered. And Jack! He didn’t consider any- thing except helping his father. Of- fered to give up Mary Ann, and he— _ Why, the boy worships that car! HEALTH MEANS CHARM AND HAPPINESS : Sparkli: L and smiling lps d Speak of th : Bey Clear attracts. healthy active gi Si Bosh Rare erhaps you . @re not really ill : yet when the 's work is done you are too ied to enter into the good times that sec somethin hing i creep down my spine when the postman handed me that letter. Go on. Quick.” Louise Nelson, always impatient at interruptions, paused for an ag- gravating moment before continuing; “ce, . a favor. I suppose I am getting old—” “Old is right!” burst irrepressibly from Jack again. “Why, she’s a pioneer, isn’t she? One of those covered wagon people who—” “Ssh!” warned his mother; while her sister-in-law, throwing the boy what in the vernacular of his gen- eration is known as “a hard look,” continued: ‘*. . . for I find it more difficult to do for myself, and the neighbors feel that I should no longer remain alone at night in this large mansion’.”” Louise Nelson paused for just a moment as if awaiting her nephew's comment, but as none was forth- coming, she went on: “‘I had hoped to secure the services of Mary Tay- lor, the daughter of our good post- ‘women enjoy. For extra ener; try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable a It tones up your general . ives : you more pep—more Remember that 98 out of 100 Women benefit. it hanes aah Let it help master; but she has other plans, for which, on the whole, I am relieved. | Girls are not what they were in my | day, but after all, blood will tell, so I am asking your daughter Nancy to start for Colorado as soon as—” “Well, talk of nerve!” THE CHORE GIRL All Copper Pot Cleaner Safe, efficient, will not rust nor splinter. Acts like lightning removing burnt on = food, ALL STORES Z Manufactured = By xtile Corp. of Can., Ltd. Metal Te: Hamilton, Ontario eS) This was Jack once more, but no one thought to reprove him for the interruption. Even his Aunt Louise appeared unconscious of it. Dad sat suddenly erect. Mother’s mouth opened, and stayed that way a min- ute. Aunt Judy bristled: ‘What's the woman thinking of?’—while Nancy herself was staring at them all in blank amazement. “Me?” she gasped, after a speech- less moment. “The very idea!” said Mother, find- ing her voice. “For Pete’s sake, read on,’ com- manded Jack; and as they all leaned forward in sudden interest Louise Nelson said: 4 “Let's see, where was I? Oh, here’s the place. ‘. . . as soon as possible. Though I know you are well fixed financially, my dear cousin, I shall insist on paying the girl's travelling expenses. I also agree to give her twenty-five dollars every month, and her duties will not be arduous’.”” “They'd better not be, if the old lady expects to get ’em done—by Nance,” observed Jack dryly; and his aunt continued: ““As I believe I have mentioned in previous communications, my good neighbor, Aurora Tubbs, does my cooking and house cleaning, though on the latter subject her ideas and my own not infrequently clash. I should expect your daughter to dust the mansion neatly every morning; do her own washing—” At this point, unable to restrain himself a moment longer, Jack gave vent to a sort of war whoop; and his aunt declared in exasperation: “Really, Jack, if you can’t keep still until I finish, some one else may have the pleasure of reading this ridiculous proposal.” “Oh, go on, Louise,” placated Dad. “What else does she expect of Nance for that munificent salary?” “Strict obedience, I judge. The letter says: ‘If she goes out of an evening I should expect her to be in not later than nine-thirty, my bed- time; and though I prefer that she should entertain no young men cal- lers, if such a thing occurs they must leave at the same hour.” Aunt Louise paused, amused eyes meeting Nancy’s as Jack chuckled: “No boy friends for our Nance? That settles the matter, Dad. Just wire your antiquated cousin that your charming daughter doesn’t qualify for the position.” “Keep still,” begged Nancy. ‘TI never heard anything so—so wild in my whole life!” Louise Nelson was smiling now. “You are to read the daily paper to Cousin Columbine, Nance,” she said. “And listen to this: If handy with her needle I should want the girl to do a bit of dressmaking now and then. She -would get supper on Thursdays (Aurora’s evening off), and in case of illness on my part it might be necessary for her to wait upon me. That is all, I think—’ And it’s enough,” declared Aunt Louise, interrupting herself this time. “I judge they haven’t met the servant problem at Pine Ridge, Colorado!” “What she wants is a slave,” as- serted Jack. “I can’t quite see my decorative sister being nurse, dress- maker and cook to a prehistoric old lady one hundred-odd years old. Can you, Dad?” (To Be Continued) France originated the idea of hon- oring an unknown soldier as a sym- bol of all those who lost their lives in defence of their country. Find Mysterious Garden Discovery Made By Youths Search- ing For Holy Cave A mysterious flower garden, 15 acres in extent, and full of delicately perfumed plants in bloom, has been found in the wilderness surrounding Adam’s Peak, the sacred mountain of Ceylon. Nowhere in this garden was there even a square foot of waste land, nor} was any plant more than three feet high; yet there was not a living soul to be found for miles around in the arid wilderness. The discovery was made by a band of youths who set out from Colombo to search for the Holy Cave of Cey- lon, believed to be in the neighbor- hood of Adam's Peak. The cave, known as Deva Guhava, is one of the 16 places of special sanctity mentioned in the Pali Stan- za, one of the Buddhist Scriptures. All the other 15 are known, but no one has ever come back to tell of the finding of the Deva Guhava. Chinese monks who dwelt near, Adam’s Peak 40 years ago—pious men like the monks of St. Bernard— are believed to have known where it was, but they are all dead. Many have tried to find the Holy Cave, but none has ever returned sane. Once a priest, confident in his Sacred character, ascended so far that the light he kindled at night was observed beneath the overhanging summit of the haunted mountain. Next day he returned, a maniac, un- able to give any account of what he had seen. In 1857 a band of Buddhist monks tried to scale the mountain. Terror seized some of them when they reached the base, and they turned back. The more stout-hearted car- ried on, but before they reached the summit they all fainted. One of the monks, when he recov- ered his consciousness, declared that he had seen a magnificent temple re- vealed to him, adorned throughout with gold and precious gems, and in the interior, resplendent beyond all else a sacred foot-print. THE RHYMING OPTIMIST |__ By Aline Michaelis You How many people have you been While old years went out and new years came in? How many selves can you truly say Made up the self that you are today? You have been wicked and you have been good, Caught in strange crises, misunder- stood, You have been idler and toiler both, Proud of your industry, shamed by your sloth. Widely experience you have been, wise; Simple as Adam was in Paradise. Once a sophisticate, worldly and shrewd, Suddenly childlike, untutored and crude. How many people wander now Back of your smooth, untroubled brow? Would Make It Compulsory National R h Council C it tee Wants All Milk Pasteurized Compulsory pasteurization of milk offered for sale in Canadian towns and cities was advocated by the Na- tional Research Council's Associate Committee on Tubercular Research in a resolution adopted at Ottawa. The committee declared that it had “been amply demonstrated in the work carried on under the aus- pices of the National Research Coun- cil as well as in other institutions, that the pasteurization of milk will destroy all bacteria harmful to man (and which may be conveyed by milk), and particularly the organ- isms of tuberculosis septic sore throat, undulent fever and typhoid fever.” The committee affirmed also that many of the cases of tuberculosis arising in children are of bovine origin. LAME BACK — Gin Pills give prompt relief from backache resulting from deranged kidneys. They soothe and heal irri- tated tissues and assist the kidneys in their function of eliminating pois- onous waste matter from the system. 248 a SON Es Europe’s Tallest King King Haakon VII. of Norway is} the tallest king in Europe—six feet four inches tall. He is not a Nor- Wegian, but a Dane, and his real name is not Haakon, but Carl. He Show No Change Scientists Say 250,000,000 Years Ago Jellyfish which turned into stone have been found by Cornell Univers- ity soientists near Cortland, N.Y. This discovery, which has been an- nounced, appears effectively to wipe out the basis of the evolutionary jokes that man may have descended from an ancient jellyfish. For the Cornell discovery shows jellyfish have not changed appreciably in 250,000,- 000 years. Horses took only 40,000,- 000 years to evolve from little, five- toed creatures, and in a period of much less than 1,000,000 years pre- historic man or a creature closely resembling modern humans, rose rapidly up the scale of development. The fossil jellyfish are about the size of saucers. The concentric rings of stone which came from mineral- ization of their bodies indicate how little they differed from the jellyfish which float ashore in all the oceans to-day. They apparently had even then the stinging, nettle-like tentacles which pain swimmers of to-day. Receives Medal From Prince Lieutenant Rescues Man During Storm At Great Peril To Himself Award for the bravest deed of the year, the Stanhope Gold Medal of the Royal Humane Society was present- ed at York House by the Prince of Wales to Lieut. Hugh Richardson of the H.M.S. Wolfhound. Richardson saved the life-of a sailor who had fallen overboard during a gale in Lamlash Bay, Isle of Arran. The rescue was carried out in pitch blackness in the early hours of a stormy winter morning. Edmund Archer, aged 19, was crossing the deck when a huge wave broke over the destroyer and swept him over the side. Lieutenant Richardson heard the cry “Man overboard,” and placing a luminous lifebelt over his head, dived from the bridge into the sea. He put the lifebuoy round Archer, but was himself swept half a mile to sea and it was some time before a boat found him. Civilians Being Trained Germany Not Taking Any Chances On Air Ralds Germany is busily preparing itself against air raids, according to a well-informed British observer who recently stopped in Brussels, Bel- gium, on his way from Berlin. The whole civil population, he declared, are being trained in what to do if an “air war’ starts. Berlin is now well on the way towards “air impregna- bility,” with an abundance of gas and fire-proof protection cellars. “Air pro- tection” exercises are taking place nightly in different districts of the capital. A huge excavation is being made in the centre of Berlin. It is generally believed that huge cellars are being built there to serve as gar- ages in peace time, and as an air pro- tection for high Government officials in the event of war. One hotel in Munich advertises an air protection cellar among its modern conveni- ences. Royal Empire Medal Sir Wilfred Grenfell Is Honored As Distinguished Benefactor The council of the Royal Empire Society recently awarded its gold medal to Sir Wilfred Grenfell, Labrador’s distinguished benefactor. 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Let us labor, and pray, and wait, and the intervals of human frailty shall grow shorter and less dark, the days of our delight in God longer and brighter, till at last life shall be nought but His love, our eyes shall never grow dim, His smile never turn away. Alberta Cattle Shipped To States An $8,000 consignment of high- grade Alberta cattle has been shipped to Washington and Oregon to create new blood in cattle in United States drouth areas where many of the bet- ter class animals have been killed off, it was announced at Calgary. The shipment contained many prize-win- ning animals and a top price of $185 was received, it was reported. Share For Everyone There is aways something to do if we are willing to do it, and do not insist on doing something else. Many think there is nothing for them to do because they are more eager to choose their work than to do it. There is a share of life for every one; there is work for every hand. work in bleak Labrador. 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