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more than fifty years and am still
able to get about.” She smiled at
the waitress, and not giving the
young people a chance to answer,
ordered: “Roast beef sandwiches,

please; and take your time.”
Struck dumb by this breezy in-
dividual, Jack stifled a smile and
gave his sister a disconcerting nudge.
Their escort had flung her cape on a
nearby hook, and was a noticeable
figure in her broad felt hat and
scarlet middy. People looked at her,
mildly amused; but there was nobil-
ity in her weatherbeaten counten-
ance, and her smile was winning.
Lunch was quickly served, and
there being no privacy at the coun-
ter, was consumed in silence save for
a few questions regarding their
journey. As the train pulled away
from the station, both boy and girl
turned to watch it, feeling a subtle,
regretful twinge, as if some good
friend were deserting them; and as
Nance resumed her meal their com-
panion asked: “Sorry to see the
train depart without you?”

—By— k
Ch Whiting P it
Author Of
“One Wide River To Cross’
“The Unknown Port”, Etc. 4
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SYNOPSIS

Nancy Nelson is a sub-deb, a gay,
irresponsible girl of nineteen, with no
care beyond the choice of her cos-
tume for hey coming-out party. Sud-
denly, in the market crash, her in-
dulgent father loses all he had, and
his family is faced with the neces-
sity of a simpler method of living.
At this juncture a letter is received
from an eccentric relative in Color-
ado, who offers the girl a home on
what seems to be impossible condi-
tions.

After much’ consideration Cousin
Cc 's offer is pted, and
Nancy and Jack arrive at Pine Ridge.

Now Go On With The Story

CHAPTER V.—Continued

“But she had on silk stockings,
Jack, and high-heeled slippers! They
looked so incongruous with all the
rest of her. Well, that'll be somthing
to write home about. I wonder if
we ought to go inside. Do you know,
I—I feel sort of nervous. I wish
whoever’s coming for us would come
and get it over with.”

“Let's stay right here, this air’s
50 marvellous. Do you suppose they
often get such days in winter?
Watch out, sis!” Jack lowered his
voice. “Catch onto the old dame in
the fireman’s shirt.”

Nancy smiled, eyes following her
brothers. A  white-haired woman
had just emerged from the station.
She wore a broad-brimmed black felt
hat much like a man’s, while her
long black cape being unfastened,
revealed a middy blouse of flaming
red. Her feet were clad in stout,
black, laced boots, above which an
inch or two of cotton stocking met
a dark cloth skirt. An eccentric
figure, taken as a whole. “And yet,”
Nance whispered as she passed them
hurriedly, “she has an air about her.
See what I mean, Jack?”

“Yeah,” he admitted, “but I bet
she’s a crank of some sort, just the
same. You know, what they call a
—a character. You'd think—”

Jack paused. The eccentric lady
had turned and was approaching
rapidly. “I’m looking for two young
people by the name of Nelson,” she
said cripsly. ‘Have I found them?”

The question was as unique as the
+woman; but in that moment her
somewhat mannish countenance was
lighted by a contagious smile. Jack
actually grinned, while Nance re-

- sponded quickly: “It looks as if you
had! Did Cousin Columbine send
you to meet us?”

A quick nod answered her.

“J dare say you're hungry as two
bears, and so am I. Come in and
eat. These Eastern trains always
arrive at meal times.”

Still talking, she led them toward
the station restaurant and motioned
to seats at the counter.

“No use in paying a dollar for a
dinner when you can get a hot roast
beef sandwich for fifty cents. Do
you like roast beef? In my opinion
there’s nothing better. Do you want
coffee? They say it’s bad for peo-
ple but I’ve drunk it every day for

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1 am,” replied the girl,
and added at this unexpected insight
of her mood: “You see, it makes me
feel as if the last bridge behind us
was burning. Everything’s so differ-
ent from Massachusetts; and not
knowing Cousin Columbine at all I’m
silly enough to be a little nervous.”

The woman smiled one of her nice
smiles.

“You needn’t be. I don’t think
you'll find Columbine Nelson hard to
live with.”

“Have you known her long?”
asked Jack, hoping to secure a bit
of light on the character of their un-
seen relative.

“All my life. She was born at
Pine Ridge seventy-odd years ago in
a covered wagon.”

‘J know,” said Nance. “It’s one
of our family stories, that, and how
she happened to be named.”

“Is it indeed!” The woman tipped
their waitress and glanced up quick-
ly. “Oh, there you are, Mark!”

The lunch room was almost empty
now, and as she slipped from the
high stool Nance saw a tall young
fellow in a sombrero which he re-
moyed as he caught sight of their
companion.

Jack stole an amused glance at
Nancy—a glance she had no trouble
in interpreting. It said as plainly as
if he’d spoken: “Enter the forbidden
‘boy friend! Take care, Sis!” It was
Jack’s glance, not the sudden arrival
of this unexpected youth which made
her color rise, and, suddenly, the girl
was furious with her brother.

“This is Mark Adam, who is_ to
drive us up,” explained the lady.
“Mark, these young folks are Nancy
and Jack Nelson. Where -are your
trunk checks, Jack? I presume
you've both brought luggage. And
where's Matthew, Mark?”

The young man smiled, showing
strong, white teeth and a crinkle of
humor around the eyes.

“Glad to know you.” He stretch-
éd out a welcoming hand. “Matt's
outside on the truck—too bashful to

come in and meet the—er lady.
That’s it’ (as Jack produced the
checks). ‘‘You'll find the car parked

back of the station. I'll be there as
soon as I help Matt with the bag-
gage.” :

“Mark’s a good boy,” observed
their new acquaintance as the driver
strode away. “He and his brother
came down to the creamery to-day
(they run a dairy ranch), so I roped
them in to drive us and get your
trunks. There isn’t a better driver
in Pine Ridge than Mark Adam,
Nancy, so you've no call to feel nery-
ous going up the pass. Here we
are.” They had left the station and
were crossing a broad parking space.
“You're to ride with Mark, Jack.
You boys must get acquainted, and
I want a chance to get acquainted
with your sister.”

Jack grinned as he helped them to
their places. He longed to ask if
their antiquated cousin had given
these instructions in order to keep
Nance and “that good-looker” as far
apart as possible. Knowing that}
something of this sort was in his
mind, Nancy threw him a warning
glance, and said, as she sat down be-
side the eccentric lady whom she was}
beginning to like immensely: “It’s
queer, but I feel acquainted with you
already; and do you realize we don’t
even know your name?”

The lined face brightened humor-
ously.

“The truth is, I never tell my
name if I can avoid it. That's the
only grudge I've got against my par-|
ents. I've always wondered if their
brains weren't affected by the alti-

tude when they inflicted such a mis-
nomer on a helpless infant. My |
mame, you nice young things, is|

Columbine Nelson!” 2103

CHAPTER VI.

If their unconventional relative
had set off a bomb and blown the
old Ford touring car into a million
bits, she wouldn’t have created more
surprise. Jack paused, one foot on
the running board, and stared at her;
while Nancy gasped: “But—but you
can’t be! Why Cousin Columbine’s
a feeble old lady over seventy!”

“Over seventy, I'll admit,” alleged
their companion, her eyes twinkling,
“but not so feeble as she led you to
believe. Stop staring at me, Jack.
If it’s the middy blouse you'll just
have to get used to it. A middy’s a
life-saver in a place like Pine Ridge
where there's no dressmaker. I wel-
comed them with joy when they
came into fashion years ago; and I
shall continue to wear them fashion
or no fashion, as long as they can be
bought by mail. The red ones are
for gala occasions like the present.
Usually I wear blue. Here comes our
driver. Will you kindly testify that
my name is Nelson, Mark? These
young folks seem to be unbeliev-
ing.”

Mark Adam laughed as he swung
into the driver's seat.

“Tt is unless she got married when
I dropped her at the Court House
two hours back,” he stated. “I saw
that cop give you an admiring
glance, Miss Columbine.”

“Admiring!”” Columbine Nelson
sniffed contemptuously. “It’s more
likely he was thinking: ‘There’s that
old freak come down from Pine
Ridge again.’ Stop at the Cash and
Carry for a box of canned stuff,
Mark; and then head for home or
Matthew will get there first and not
know where to put the luggage.”

“Can't Aurora tell him?”

They had turned into a street that
faced the mountain, from which
Nancy could hardly take her eyes.

“Not Aurora Tubbs,” Cousin Col-
umbine was saying. “She's so flus-

tered at the idea of having company)

that like as not she’d have him put
those trunks in the bathroom. We
have a bathroom, Nancy, which no
doubt you'll be relieved to hear.
There’s only one other in the village,
and that’s in a summer cottage be-
longing to a rich oil man from Okla-
homa. I went to the extravagance in
1914, just before the great war start-
ed over in Europe. I remember the
date because I was christening the
tub when the news came, and Aurora
(her sister married a German, Otto
Weismuller up at Cripple Creek and
as good a fellow as ever lived), came
rushing upstairs with the paper. She
actually pounded on the door, and
shouted: ‘Miss Columbine! Miss
Columbine! Don’t bother to wash.
The Germans have started fighting.
Do you suppose our Otto will have
to go?” Aurora’s apt to get fiuster-
ed in an emergency, but I never saw
her so worked up.”

This brought a laugh; and Mark
said dryly: “I didn’t know we'd ever
had a christening in Pine Ridge, Miss
Columbine. Too bad that party was
interrupted by a war!”

“It wasn’t,” retorted the old lady.
“I called back: ‘Keep still, Aurora.
This is the first tub bath I’ve had
since my mother washed me in a tin
dish pan with only a covered wagon
for privacy, and I wouldn’t cut it
short if the whole Germany army
was on the lawn.’ “I could tell she
was mad by the way she thumped
downstairs, but she got over it be-
fore I put on my clothes. Here
comes Matthew now. Slow down.
I’m going to stop him.”

She signalled wildly, and a truck
drew up beside them, though it
seemed to Nancy that both vehicle and
the driver did so with reluctance.
The latter started to remove his hat,
found he had none on, and blushed
furiously. The truck emitted a sort
of groan.

“Tf you reach home first, Matthew,
just sit and wait till we get there,”
ordered Miss Columbine. “You can
tell Aurora I said to give you a slice
of chocolate cake. And this is as
good a time as any to make you ac-
quainted with my cousins, Nancy and
Jack Nelson. Don't drive recklessly
up the pass and lose those trunks
over the edge, will you? I dare say
they’re valuable, and I don’t trust
your driving as I do Mark’s.”

“Yes'm,” responded Matthew nerv-
ously. “Pleased to meet you. I'll
be careful, Miss Columbine.”

He reached for his hat again,
found it still missing, blushed redder,
and started the truck with such a
jolt that empty milk cans careened
drunkenly in the rear. Such confu-
sion amused his brother. and a quiet
laugh escaped from Nancy. She said:
“He's really bashful, isn’t he?”

“Born that way,” responded Cousin
Columbine.

“And so good looking!” observed
Nance.

They had stopped at a traffic sig-|
nal, and their driver turned his head
a little to say over his shoulder:
“The family beauty.”

Enjoyed by five genera-
tions of Cancdians.

Nance couldn't restrain a giggle,
and Jack laughed outright; but
Cousin Columbine remarked seyere-
ly: “If you gxpect me, or anybody in
Pine Ridge to contradict you, young
man, you'll be disappointed. In my
day it wasn’t considered modest to
fish for compliments. The green
light’s on, boy. Why don’t you get
along?”

“Too crushed to move,” he told
her, and proceeded to start the en-
gine as quietly as its age allowed.
“T'll park somewhere on a side
street, Miss Columbine. There's no
space in front of the Cash and Carry;
but I'll walk over and get your box.
It's only half a block.”

Eager to stretch his legs, Jack
offered assistance; and as the boys
strode off the old lady remarked

critically: ‘“Jack’s thin, isn’t he?
Grown too fast, most likely, and
been cooped up in school. A year in

the open will do wonders for him.”

Nance thought, with sudden con-
sternation: “A year! Does she ex-
pect us to stay that long?” but man-
aged to answer: “That's why Mother
let him come. The doctor said he
needed outdoor life more than a
diploma.”

To Be Continued

THE RHYMING |
OPTIMIST

|___ By Aline Michaelis —!

GREAT JOYS

Laughter is for little joys,
Childhood's thoughtless mirth,
All the bubbling merriment

Of this’ whirling Earth.

Words are for the joys that last
But an hour or so,

Flitting on so lightly we

Know not where they go.

But the great joys; Silence comes
Hand in hand with these;

Speech could have no part to play
In their mysteries;

Only, on a sudden, light

Dazzling to the eyes,

Only, for an instant, wings
Soaring through the skies!

Tree Provides Food

Produces Nuts Which Look Like
Eggs When Cooked

A rare tree providing food is the
property of George Grant, a resident
of Somerset Parish, Bermuda. When
he is short of eggs to accompany his
morning bacon, he goes into his
garden and plucks one from a tree.
The tree bears a fruit, the size and
color of a pomegranate. The fruit
bursts open when ripe and “lays” a
nut about the size of a hen’s egg
yolk. Mr. Grant cooks this for five
minutes when it turns a beautiful
golden yellow. Garnished with white
sauce it looks exactly like a hard-
poiled egg. Mr. Grant is the only
man in the colony with such a tree.
It was brought there years ago by
his father. It is a native of Africa,
where it is called the Akee,

Joking Customer—“How much are
your four-dollar shoes?”

Smart Salesman—“Two dollars a
foot.”

When Canada geese migrate, the
more powerful birds take turns lead-
ing the flight.

He gives best who gives without
waiting.

Keep Record Of Graduates

Careers Of Alberta’s Commercial
Students Followed Up

Business men of Alberta, who seek
university graduates for their office
or field staffs, will be aided by the
University of Alberta. Under the
direction of Dr. W. C. Wallace,
president, leading firms will be given
information about the qualifications
of graduates seeking a commercial
course in life.

Investigation into careers of the
university's school of commerce
graduates resulted in reports on 97
of the 127 men and women graduat-
ed from the institution since it
started in 1923. They are employed
in Alberta, Toronto, Vancouver, the
United States and one in Honolulu.

Some have taken up teaching;
others are engaged in secretarial
work; in the Canadian trade com-
mission offices and in general com-
mercial fields. One graduate took up
farming.

The survey showed that only seven
of the 127 graduates had married
since leaving the commercial school.

Vimy Pilgrimage

Lady Haig To Attend The Vimy
Memorial Unveiling

That Lady Haig will be present at
Canada’s unveiling of the War
Memorial at Vimy next July was an-
nounced to-day by Brigadier General
Alex Ross, Dominion president of the
Canadian Legion.

“T am so grateful to you for your
kind letter which has reached me re-
garding the Canadian Pilgrimage in
1936,” wrote Lady Haig. “It will be
a wonderful gathering to unveil that
beautiful memorial, and I shall feel
much honored that the members of
the Canadian Legion of the British
Empire Service League have allow-
ed me to accompany them.”

Canada’s Peace Army, registration
to date is now over a thousand and
expected to reach twenty times that
figure, will attend the unveiling of
Canada’s War Memorial at Vimy
Ridge in July of next year in the
presence of representatives of the
British and European as well as
Canadian and United States govern-
ments.

Rewarded With Fortune

‘Lonely Bachelor Leaves Little Nurse
Home And Money

Because she looked after an old
bachelor when he was dying, the 15-
year-old daughter of a family at
Qualicum Beach, B.C., has now a for-
tune of over $20,000.

For five months Benjamin Muhler
had been sick. Every day the girl
would go from her home, close by,
to the small house. of the bachelor
and look after his needs.

A short time before his death the
bachelor told his little nurse that
he would leave her his house and two
acres of land on which it stood. He
never told her of the fortune that
was in store. In fact, no one in the
district thought that he had any
money.

When the old man died and was
buried, the will was read. His whole
estate, which included the house and
grounds and $20,000, was left to his
little nurse, who is the oldest of five
children.

British Film Stars

Leave Hollywood In Compliance With
Immigration Regulations

Foreign born film players have to
watch the United States immigration
requirements closely. Two of them,
Thomas Clark and Gerry Marco,
English, have left Hollywood.

Clark, who appeared in “The Bar-
rets of Wimpole Street,” and Marco,
who played in “Clive of India,” de-
clared before they left they were
going voluntarily. They had been
accused of overstaying their visitors’
permits.

A BARBER WHO HAD

RHEUMATISM
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A barber who had been “a martyr

to rheumatism” writes:—

“I have been a martyr to rheuma-

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| Little Helps For This Week

“He healeth the broken in heart

and bindeth up their wounds. He
telleth the number of the stars and
calleth them all by name.
147:3-4,

Psalm

Teach me your mood O patient
stars,

Who climb each night the ancient
Sky,

Leaving on space no shade, no
scars,

No trace of age, no fear to die.

Look up to the heavens and the

quietness of the stars would seem to
reproach you. “We are safe up here”
they seem to say, ‘‘we shine fearless
and confident, for the God who gave
the primrose its rough leaves to hide
it from the blast of uneven springs
hangs us in the awful hollows of
space.
safety.
and behold; who hath created these
things that bringeth out their host
by number?

We cannot fall out of His
Lift up your eyes on high

He calleth them all by

names. By the greatness of His
might, for He is strong in power, not
one faileth.”

Success In Business

Depends Very Largely On How Hard

One Works

There is altogether too much

nonsense talked about business. The
world is full of theorists,
can tell others how a business should
be operated but who have never been
able to make a success of one them-

men who

selves. To conduct a business suc-
cessfully three things are essential;
money, ability, and a tremendous

capacity for hard and strenuous
work. It is the last of the three which
contributes the greatest part to the
success of a business, but it is a wise
combination of the three which pro-
vides work for hundreds of thou-
sands of men and women all over
Canada.

A gooseberry bush bearing a4

fuchsia flower was among the rari-
ties exhibited at the Royal Oxford-
shire Horticultural Society's Show.

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