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LADY BLANCHE FARM
SYNOPSIS
Motoring through Vermont, Philip
Ktarr, young Boston architect, meets
Blanche Manning’, seventeen, with
whom he is immediately enamored. It
being a long distance to Burlington,
Starr’s destination, Blanche suggests,
the village of Hamstead not boasting
a hotel, that he become, for the night,
a guest of her cousin. Mary Manning.
Mary receives Philip with true Ver¬
mont hospitality, and he makes the
acquaintance of her -cousin Paul, rec-.
ogniaed ad her fiance. Starr finds Mary
Is acquainted with Gale Hamlin, noted
Boston architect, Uu whose office Philip
Is employed. He informs her of his de¬
sire to win Blanche for his wife. She
tells him of an old family superstition
concerning the ‘'Blanches" of the. Man¬
ning family. Paul Manning is inclined
to be dissipated, not realizing Mary's
true worth, Mary’s reproaches for his
undue "conviviality" are badly received
. by -Paul, artd the girl begins to have
misgivings as to the wisdom of the.
alliance, Gale Hatplin, long a suitor
for Mary's hand, visits Hamstead but
itiahes'fiO progress in his lovemaking.
CHAPTER VI—Continued'
— 6 —
“For Heaven’s sake, Philip! Don't
you realize that I want to get away
from Hamstead and stay away? If
we fixed! up this place, and put all that
money into it, we’d have to keep com¬
ing .hack to it! That’s the last thing
on earth I want to do! I don’t want
• n old-fashioned house, full of old
fashioned furniture, in an old-fash¬
ioned village! I want to live in a big
city, I don’t want a quiet.existence;
I want to give parties all the time—
except when I am going out to them—
little afternoon bridge parties and little
evening theater parties—and heaps of
dancing. And I simply adore going to
the movies and shopping around for
lacy nightgowns and getting an ice
cream soda in the middle of the, morn¬
ing, and having lunch at a tearoom.
That's what I’ve done the few ti-mes
I’ve been to town to visit. Why Philip,
I thought you were going to help me
t.6 escape from Lady Blanche farm!
I thought you wanted me to have a
good time and pretty clothes, and
heaps of new friends. . .
There was something almost gro¬
tesque about her, in spite of her love¬
liness, as she stood before him in her
silvery brocade, clamoring for tawdry
possessions and trifling pastimes. The
sudden dread lest the delicate fabric
of his romance might be rent before
his 'eyes, filled Philip with fear. But
this fear was engulfed in the terror¬
ized premonition which his research
had aroused.
Somehow he steadied himself and
managed to speak lightly, “i do want
you to have a good time and party
clothes and pleasant friends; darling,”
he said. “And you shall. We won't
say anything more about this scheme
of mine! since it doesn't appeal to you.
It was only a fancy; anyway.”
He drew her close to him, drugging
himself,, for the moment, with the de¬
light of feeling her in his arms. But
afterwards he sought out Mary.
Everyone always took stories of
trouble to Mary, sure of help and un¬
derstanding and comfort. The fact
that it was ironing day. and that he
found her, in the middle of a sultry
afternoon, toiling awa.y in a hot
kitchen, and not sitting with folded
hands in some secluded and restful
spot, as comforters are traditionally
supposed to-be found, made no differ¬
ence. He could not bring himself to
speak, of Blanche’s outburst, but he
did speak of the ominous sense of fore¬
boding- which had been awakened by
bis perusal of Hastings’ bistory and
tvhich bad persisted ever since. Mary
listened to his recital in silence, and
without stopping her work. And when
■Philip had -finished, she went to the
stove for a hot-iron, tested it with her
hand, and began to press , out Seth’s
overalls before she answered.
‘‘■You don’t think we’ve kept this
from .you wilfully, do you?” she said,
at le’iigth, "You know I. asked you,
right off. if ihere were anything that
would make you want Blanche less,
and you said no. And I’m sure that
the reason-. she didn't tell you the
-whole-story, that day by . the brook,
-was simply because.-as she said, you
would think she was ’awfully con¬
ceited and fresh’ if she Inferred that
she thought she 'was beautiful and
likely to be loved at first sight by a
handsome, stranger. She doesn’t read
. much, and she's, probably forgotten
part of the legend, anyway, even if she
ever read it.. You—you wouldn't be
so cruel as to spoil her lovely happi¬
ness by telling her about it now, would
you?”
‘‘Good Lord, Mary, you don’t think
I want to, do you? It would just
about kill me to give her up.”
“Then what do you mean?”
"I thought you might think—I think
myself perhaps T ought to—on her ac¬
count,. yon know.
‘‘On her account?” said Mary, stu¬
pidly.
“If there is any truth in a thing
like that, isn’t it my duty to?”
“Why?”
“So—she could do something safer,
of. course.”
Mary folded the overalls carefully.
'“There isn’t anything safer for a girl
to do,” she said in a low voice, “than
to marry the man she loves. If—if
he loves her. And if her life is the
one. that's short, what does that mat¬
ter, if it’s full and perfect, and—com¬
plete?”
: “I guess you're right,” said Philip
huskily: Then, still hesitating—“You
don't suppose I think you’re right Just
because I want to. do you?”
“DM you ever think anything was
right just for that reason ?”
Philip searched his conscience.
“I don't believe so,” he said at last,
amUlng at ber.
A Romance of the
Commonplace
By FRANCES
PARKINSON KEYES
WNU Service
Copyright by Francos Parkinson Keyes
Mary smiled back; and looking at
her, hut thinking of Blanche, Philip
felt that th,is episode was closed.
The second episode had nothing what¬
ever to do with tlie past, but a good
deal to do with the present. Try as
he might—and he certainly did try—
Philip could not succeed in liking Paul.
What was worse, the more he saw of
him, the less he liked him. The dis¬
like; noticed, but carefully hushed up
by Violet, seemed to be entirely mu¬
tual. And Paul was spending so much
of his time, especially since the ar¬
rival of the new motor, in the society
of Miss Rosalie King, a summer vis¬
itor, a worker in a New York depart¬
ment store, that Ills family was fa¬
vored less and less by his presence.
Philip, who had marveled at the way
Mary bore Paul’s shortcomings, and
not only bore, but forgave them from
tlie beginning, marveled still more at
the apparent indifference with which
she bore his frank neglect.
But Mary was, as lie was eventual¬
ly to discover, fur less indifferent
than he had supposed, and knowing a
little of the capacity for suffering that
many silent and self-contained per¬
sons possess, the discovery disturbed
Mary Tried to Struggle Away From
Him, Hot With Fury, Sick With
Shame and Disgust.
him not a little. Next to Blanche,
there was no one in the world for
whom he cared as much as he already
did for Mary, and they were naturally
thrown a great deal together. Going
Into Seth Manning’s house one day
on an errand, he first encountered
Moses,
“Where's Mary?” inquired Philip.
“In her room,” said Moses.
“In her room!” Philip echoed. It
was so unusual for Mary to be “off
duty” even for a few minutes, that
the fact was alarming.
“Yes. Lyin’ on the bed.”
“Is she sick?”
“No. Cryin’. Hard,” added Moses
with emphasis.
. “Do you know why?” pursued Philip.
“Paul,” said Moses laconically.
Philip turned thoughtfully away.
He was sleeping in the room adjoining
Paul’s on his brief visits at Lady
Blanche farm, and he had some idea
of the hours his future brother-in-law
was keeping. After vacillating for a
short time between liis reluctance to
meddle in other people's affairs and
his distress at the (bought of Mary’s
unhappiness, he waited up for Paul
that- night, and endeavored to have a
talk with him.
The attempt was far from success¬
ful. Philip tried to put the question
fairly and kindly. But Paul was en¬
raged.
"You had better mind your own busi¬
ness,” he shouted, so loudly that
Philip feared Violet and Blanche
might both be aroused. “I don’t tell
you how to manage things with my
sister, do I? You’ve done just as you
d—d pleased about the whole affair,
since tlie day you first struck the farm.
And I’ll thank you to let mine alone,
too. I guess I know what I’m about!”
“I’m afraid you don’t. That’s just
it,” said Philip. “And I’m older than
you, and have been about a bit more,
and—”
“Oh, you're afraid I don’t, are you?
Well, I should worry,” jeered Paul,
who was picking up more or less Nev
York slang. “We’re a good little boj,
aren’t we? Never hit it up in all our
lives! Well, run along to bed, that’s
the best place for one of your ad¬
vanced years and experience—you must
look out not to keep too late hours, or
get your feet wet, or something like
that—might be fatal!” Then as
Philip hesitated, Paul burst into oaths
before which Philip, hitherto unac¬
quainted with certain phrases of rural
vocabulary, stood electrified for a mo¬
ment, and then walked into his own
room and closed the door.
And so the second episode, also,
came to an abrupt end, and he strove
to dismiss both from his mind.
The wedding day, which seemed to
the impatient bridegroom so inter¬
minably slow in arriving, came at last
—warm, clear and cloudless. The
little white Congregational church,
where all the Mannings had always
CLEVELAND COURIER
worshiped, and where the marriage
ceremony was performed, was dec¬
orated as it never had been before In
tlie hundred and fifty years of its ex¬
istence. The IVallacetown “orchestra”
played at the farm. A wedding sup¬
per, more sumptuous than any of
which Hamstead had ever partaken,
was spread on tables under huge awn¬
ings extending over (lie lawns, and
two rooms were filled with presents
which any bride might well have been
proud to display and possess. Blanche,
wearing tlie countess’ pearls, enveloped
in a mist of white “tulle arid soft lace,
looked more exquisite and fairy-like
than ever. Philip’s, friends—ami they
seemed to be legion-—were there in
full force, nor had Hamstead real¬
ized before how many Boston friends
Mary had. too. Gale Hamlin was
there, with his sister and niece. Mr.
Davis, the senior partner of the firm,
had come, too, with ids wife and sons;
and many others. All Hamstead was
there, of course, and most of White
Water and some of Wallacetown; and
all Hamstead included, that summer,
pretty, painted Rosulie King, with her
cousins, tlie Westons. . . .
Finally, Blanche and Philip drove
off in their own motor, showered with
rice and confetti, cheering and waving
from their ribbon-bedecked car as they
went. The guests remained a little,
longer to laugh and cry, and “talk it
over,” Then gradually they went
home, motor-horns tooting, aged carry¬
alls creaking, boys and girls singing
as they walked arm in arm up the
dusty road to the village. Jane crossed
tiie lawn to iier own house and sat
looking at her ribbon-tied candy box
for some minutes before she went to
bed. Violet collapsed, in an orgy of
satisfaction and tears, and Mary un¬
dressed her and made her a hot drink
with a bromide tablet melted in it.
And finally, coming out of her cousin’s
room at two o’clock in the morning,
after having made her “as comfortable
as could lie expected”—to quote Vio¬
let’s own feeble whisper—she met Paul
face to face in the hail.
He lurched towards her unsteadily.
There had been champagne, and a
strong punch served at the wedding,
for Violet had had some fear that
Philip’s Boston friends might think
her “countrified.” And all the eve¬
ning, Paul had been alternately con¬
suming first punch and then cham¬
pagne and then punch again. Tlie re¬
sults of his over-indulgence were all
too obvious in both his appearance
and his manner. Mary looked at him
and her very soul revolted.
“How dare you!” she cried, “dis¬
grace your sister’s wedding day like
this!”
Paul seemed hardly to hear her.
But there was no doubt that he saw
her and that he found her very good
to iook at. Philip had once said that
Mary was lovely always, but that if
she ever got angry, she would be mag¬
nificent. Mary was very angry now,
so angry that she hardly knew that
she was wounded to the heart as well.
She was, indeed, magnificent, beauti¬
ful as Paul had never seen her, had
never known she could be. He threw
his arms around her. and began to
kiss her violently on her neck, her
cheeks, her lips. Mary tried to strug¬
gle away from him, hot with fury, sick
with shame and disgust. He only held
tier closer. At last she succeeded in
freeing one arm, and with ail her
might, struck him across the mouth.
Instead of sobering Paul, it stimu¬
lated his raging senses to the point
of frenzy. He confronted Mary with
unleashed fury.
“You canting hypocrite!” he shout¬
ed, furiously, “moping around all sum¬
mer. acting as if you were crazy to
have me make love to you! And now
going for me like a wildcat when I
try it! I guess I knew what I was
doing when I let you alone! I guess
I can get all the kisses I want without
paying for them by being hit in the
face! From now on, you can mope
forever for all I care—hut you won't
have a chance to hit me again! I
never asked you to marry me, anyhow
—you’ve only pretended I did! I
never wanted you at all! Why should
I want a prude—or a shrew—or, a
jailor—for a wife? You wanted me—
though you’ve tried to act so high and
holy about it! And d—n'it, you al¬
most got me! But I’m through with
you now—through—do you hear? I’m
free! And you’ll never get me again
after this!”
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Primitive Man's First
Idea of Architectui*
Historians of architecture tell us
that man’s first building efforts were
for the purpose of protecting himself
from the weather. He required shel¬
ter from the angry elements, and
hence “the inclemency of the seasons
was the mother of architecuture.” in
his primitiveness he took the nests Of
birds and the lairs of beasts as hi*
model, and the earliest hut was prob¬
ably a mere arbor of twigs, after¬
wards covered with mud. Then hiita
were built of branches of trees and
covered with turf. And there is every
reason to suppose that the men who
built shelters of this kind were agri¬
culturists by occupation. The hunter,
on the other hand, preferred a cave¬
dwelling, which protected him better
from the attacks of his fellows or wild
animals, while the shepherds who led
a nomadic or wandering life, as some
of them do today in Centra] Asia, nat¬
urally devised tents.
Yeast for Bread
Bread was first made with yeast 1*
the Seventeenth century.
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
CUNDAY I Lesson
Ochool
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.. Mem¬
ber of Faculty, Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago.)
©. 1933, Western Newspaper Union
Lesson for March 26
REVIEW; JESUS OUR EXAMPLE
IN SERVICE.
GOLDEN TEXT—How God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost and with power: who went about
doing good, and healing all that were
oppressed of the devil; for God was
with him. Acts 10:38.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Stories of Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Jesus Shows Us
How.
intermediate and SENIOR TOP¬
IC—Living Like Jesus.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP¬
IC—Jesus Our Example in Service.
The method of review must always
be determined by the genius of the
teacher, the grade of tlie class, and
the aptitude of the pupils. Three
methods for tlie Senior, Young Peo¬
ple and Adult classes are suggested
tlie second and third of which are
adaptations of tile method suggested
by the Lutheran Lesson committee.
1. The Summary Method.
In the use of this method the prin¬
cipal facts of each lesson will he
brought out with the leading teach¬
ings. Assignments should be made a
week in advance.
II. The Key Note of the First Six
Chapters of Mark From Which the
Lessons of the Quarter Have Been
Taken.
Chapter 1: Jesus as the Gospel
Preacher. His preparation was in tlie
wilderness alone with God. It was in
Galilee that lie called his first dis¬
ciples and began to preach. While tlie
synagogue was the best place, nat¬
urally when the leaders became hos¬
tile, the desert, the mountain, and
even a fishing boat was his pulpit.
Chapter 2: Jesus ns the Teacher. He
gave them a new conception of the
forgiveness of sins, fasting, and the
Sabbath.
Chapter 3: Jesus as the Messiah.
He chose twelve of his ambassadors,
being somewhat analogous to the
twelve tribes in tlie old dispensation.
Chapter 4: Jesus as the Interpreter
of the Kingdom of God. Three out¬
standing parables reveal its character¬
istics.
Chapter 5; Jesus as the Great Phy¬
sician. Tlie healing of the demoniac,
the woman with the issue of blood,
restoring to life of the daughter of
Jairus are outstanding examples.
Chapter 6: Jesus as the Greater Pro¬
vider. An outstanding example of his
ability to provide for the disciples is
seen in the feeding of the five thou¬
sand.
III. A Method Which Embraces the
Grouping of the Quarter’s Lessons Un¬
der Significant Headings.
3. Some helpers of Jesus (Lessons
1 and 6). The helpers indicated are
John the Baptist who is tlie first re¬
corded helper, and the twelve apostles.
It is strikingly significant that though
Jesus possessed all power he chose to
place in the hands of ordinary men
the continuance of tiis work. He is
able to use men of varied gifts and
temperaments, as shown in the twelve.
2. Some works of Jesus (Lessons
2, 3 and 4). He met and overcame the
Devil in the wilderness. He cast out
demons. He healed the sick and he
forgave sins.
3. Sortie teachings of Jesus (Lessons
5, 7 and 8). Because the traditions of
the Jews had obscured the law, he
taught the higher meaning of the law,
especially as It pertained to the Sab¬
bath. By means of parables, he took
the common things of life and clothed
them with vital and profound sig¬
nificance.
4. The power of Jesus (Lessons 9,
30 and 11). This power was exhibited
over the forces of nature, demons,
physical ailments, and even death it¬
self.
5. An enemy of Jesus (Lesson 12).
The Devil is the supreme enemy of
Jesus. Anything that hinders tlie prog¬
ress of the gospel may he considered
as an enemy. In this light lie has
many enemies, among which may he
mentioned alcohol and narcotics. The
drinking of intoxicating liquors and
smoking of cigarettes, etc., dull man’s
moral and spiritual natures and in¬
capacitate him for tlie highest and
most efficient service.
GEMS OF THOUGHT
The world crowns success; God
crowns faithfulness.
, • * *
It Is better that we know “The Rock
of Ages” than ‘ the age of rocks.”
• « *
He that will he angry, and not sin,
must not be angry but for sin.—
John Trapp.
* * *
In spite of what God knows about
us, and that is more than we know
about ourselves, he loves us.—Reve¬
lation.
• • *
Though lam always in haste. I am
never i-s a hilrry.—John Wesley.
* • »
“Religion does not consist in being
good; that is only a result, religion is
knowing God.”
* * *
“Revival would break out if we
Christians got rid of sin in our lives.”
—Bishop Linton.
• * *
We praise God at intervals with our
words, but our whole life should be a
ceaseless song of praise to him.—Au¬
gustine
Giving Variety to
Fish on the Menu
Since fisli is now served more or
less frequently, it is important for
the housewife to know how to pre¬
pare and serve it In a variety of
ways. It is thus that she provides
menus free from monotony even
though such food appears often.
Fish that is of fine rich flavor
should not have its taste impaired by
too highly seasoned sauces, while
those that are rather lacking in
flavor should be accompanied by fish
sauces. Salmon, once a choice fish,
has lost prestige somewhat through
its prevalence in canned goods. It
lends itself to so many different ways
of preparation, that homemakers are
apt to use it too often. This should
be guarded against, and other kinds
of fish be more frequently intro¬
duced.
Fish Pudding.
Two cups of finely minced fish
previously boiled and having skin
and bones removed, 1 cup highly
seasoned white sauce, Va cup mashed
potato, also highly seasoned with
salt and pepper, Vi teaspoon onion
juice, 1 teaspoon minced parsley, I
tablespoon grated carrot, 1 table¬
spoon minced celery, .’! eggs. Mix
ail ingredients except tlie eggs. Beat
the mixture well. Add tiie beaten
egg yolks, and lastly fold in tlie
stiffly beaten egg whites. I’our into a
buttered baking dish, and bake in a
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No one need ever hesitate to take Bayer Aspirin be¬
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For your pocket, buy the tin of 12 tablets. For economy,
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m M °»E REASON
WHY
CALUMET
IS BEST BUY!
V better BAKING
^ YOU USE LESS
AND NOW ««•
/reduced
IN PRICE
moderate oven for 20 minutes. Brown
under tlie heat. Grated cheese can
be sprinkled on top of tiie pudding.
Baked fish Is improved in flavor
If it lias a well-seasoned stuffing
pressed into the cavity and then se¬
cured with a few stitches taken in
tlie cut edges of the fish. Oysters
may be added to the crumbs. They
improve tiie flavor.
An interesting garnish for whole
fish is made of circles of lemon slices
dipped in minced parsley. But radish
roses with these parsley lemons.
©. 1933 Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
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