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CHAPTER XII 0 Big-hearted Suiah Daffodil act* ia every capacity for the four louse family in (target after her husband's death, he frugal elder ly Mr, and Mrs. Peppercorn and the newly-wed Andrew and Can Uivce 1 bane occupy the two top Hoor apartments and below them middle-aged Bert Fitlh and his wile—who is too engrossed in war activities to care for her home—and King Waters, veteran of World War 1, aim his wife Emma, a devotee of line crochet ing. King Waters who is expect ing to sign tip for making speech es before young men s orunizn nons to raise the morale, dixtus res Andy Thane's draft status with Airs. Waters. Mrs. Waters, who has already developed quite a reputation tor hoatding, goes on a shopping trip and does some more hoarding. Andy and Can dace have a few friends for Sun day evening supper, and they talk about everything and everybody . while a snowstorm rrtgos. Candace resigned her position the first week in March. It was practically acknowledged that the him would dissolve in May, when the lease expired. By lire time, the baby came. Candace reasoned, she might have heard of something else, or at least “he would he free to look. She allow ed herself two months at home, the budget could stall I the strain sfie told Andy, and instead of a private room decided on a semi private. She wanted the money for the baby, Candace .-.aid. “1 must settle the question of who’s to look after him when 1 go baok to work too. Alauion aunts used to help raise families but I guess the maiden aunts have all gone to business now." Mothers, maiden aunts, cous ins. all female branches of a modern family went to business, Candace decided wearily, after she had made the rounds of the employment agencies. It would he of little or no use to file an application for a young woman to take charge of all infant, the ag ency managers said. Help of that kind was daily growing more and more scarce, in a few weeks' time tin war industries would have them all. "Vou can’t blame a quick, ca llable girl." one manager pointed out. “Eactorv work is often easi er, it pays better and tint girl hits the advantage of companion snip. Besides, there’s no servant stigma attached to her job.” A steady downpour which bo t;an with concentrated Violence ^s she left the doctor’s office one afternoon drove Candace to the extravagance of a taxi. The cold wetness of the dismal streets .-coined to pierce through to hot tiled hones. Thank heaven the taxi was heated I Candace cli tn hcrod in. sank hack on the wide, deep seat and fumbled in her i purse for her compact. "Where to, lady?” The driver was a woman. A round fared, yellowhaired, plump woman snugly buttoned into a covert-cloth coat that looked as if it must burst at the seams. "Number '.It! Wicker Street right. The ear started forward as the light flashed green. The driv el’s eyes, steady and blue, met Candace's gaze in the small mir ror. ‘‘Husband in the service? Not eijllcd yet. Alin■■ enlisted. This is his cab.” Theie was no use in trying to hold a man when he got restless, the blonde driver said. Her Jack thrived on cxcite "My folks ale furious at him for leaving me, but 1 know bow it was with him, I love driving a eah and it rests me to get away from the kills. 1 make about S.'lfi a week and that keeps us going Jack's always promising to send me a little, hut lie goes to town pay day and that’s the end to tha't.” Candace leaned forward. "How old are your children?" "Two. three and four. Aly family thought 1 was wrong to have the second one.” Hast and westbousd traffic stop pi o, pie cars three abreast. Im pa ieat horns blared, irritated i ..csiiians scowled from under i .e tangle of dripping umbrellas bobbing on the crowded sidewalk. The ra'in drummed steadily and coldly on the black shining mass, on the tops of the motionless cars glanced off isto the puddles for med in the asphalt depressions and pelted the raging torrents that flushed the refuse in the gutters. Candace heard the double windshield wiper clicking busily. Relaxing comfortably, sheltered, Hhe refused to worry about the meter, "Who takes eaie of your children?” she asked. IShe had a woman, a real nice woman, the driver revealed, inch ing her car ahead as the line moved slowly forward. "She comes six days a week and ..stays as long as 1 want her—sometimes 1 work nights and stay home days 1 pay, her a bat rate — five dol lars a week.” Before she could stop, Candace ddnrled "lint do you think that's Jhough?” Of course it was enough, the other assured her. The helper had her meals and the run of the Out. “It’s an easy job. She can play the radio. And 1 make the kids understand they have to mind you sorry? Do you regret that you cliiln’t try for the Navy or the Coast (iuard?‘* nor. 1 toll hor to smack 'em when urn > iioou u, u imo> give hoi ;inv iiaou link. -vii.vv.uv mo driver eoheihdeu oa.Mll>; lit 1 Oil! ..i VUllltl l 111' 0011*01 aviu |.it iniig up spoon oil mo ai jiio.-ic o1111h \ .iiur Mieei, Lliai Was .in Miv ootiul auoro. .'mio earned tiiii t.v II v i- iioiiai rt a week, soiuo nmes less; mu ol that mu* hum to pay loiii'aml iniy loon, cloili • ng aim lusoiaiioo mi u*o mree iviu.s. i lion i Know now mri^ i u in* i mining im.'. oar, either— uiLii an mis link anoiu li oozing tires atm rationing gas. i suppose i oan jdo io a uerehM* plant, .viay m: other poopio I'oiau pay nig wages to soinooiu* to slay vviin moir kins, sm- added; sue nail to no tho host sao ootini. it s no pic nic. lot 111 o ion you. aim pi only oi nights i Jay awake, doing ! arithmetic.” "i know.” Candace opesed her pm so as they plllJod up belorc mo noti.se. “\\hon 1 no awake nke tbau 1 think ol ail me worn onmrougnotit Uu* world who are lying awake trying to M>lve their problems, too,” mil to .Andy she confided that live dollars a week wasn t esough ui pay lor Responsibility and in telligence, though they were go ing to lind it lor what they could, anoi d to pay.* she had no ideas as yet. “Almy?” she ijuostioned | “Ale you sorry? Do you re gret that you didn’t try lor tho .Navy or ( oast Guard? i know .mu vi* W...UU roi jmiir nuniooi in i»e caned, because you wore .aKing jwur ouanoo inai you il nave more time with me. but are >oti sorry now?” no put bis arm around horand .no loaiuu nor noad on nis snoui uor as they bom looked n.own is co i no lining oin iio i s ui moil uro. “iMti', u.uuiig, nothing i.nat »an nappon to me win make me *t grot. livel y minute i ve nail v» itn > mi is worth a year m gi uo »>11ig’ as Hie lowest private is loo, lanivs. Koiminnil mat. no Kiss-I oo her gently. ”1— 1 suppose you nave main General Waters j sounding on Inal men induotod now are neing sent oil linmeoiaie- i Slit1 nodded, pressing' closet ti •It’s true. Katlier tin- draft hoards gave you three weeks to get your nllairs m order, hut now they re shipping the 1'elloWs nil pionlo. 1 won t have time to do anything. Some ol' the men get a slant leave after they've arrived at camp but that's nothing to be sure oi—we’ve got to plan how you can swing this apartment. 1 wish you had a sister to move in with you— two brothers in Cali fornia aren’t much help to a girl." “Why not me?” Leila Orton suggested sunnily, a day oi two later. ‘'I’m weary of the suburbs, the city attracts me. “I’ll pay half ihe expenses.” Candace wanted to cry. “Leila golden heart, you little the city in tin' Spring. You’re the one whit wants to live in the country. TUe baby will keep you awake top— I won't let you do it. Upsides, ihere' Kurt.” Kurt eould come see them, take them to the movies alterna tely. Leila said. As a reward for extra kindness they might let him stay overnight occasionally. "He may be an enemy alien, hut he'll be a nice steady rock to cling to, if either of us feels impelled to cling.” Somewhat to Candace s surprise Andy liked the plan. To Sarah Andy confided that he thought Leila would be good for his wife. “She needs some one harder than she is and Leila can he hard as nails. Then Leila talks everything out while Date is inclined to Inood. When Leila has a sorrow everyone who knows her knows Sit*r grief and I think that’s a healthy altitude, albeit somewhat ^ lough on Leila s friend. A livel.v, talkative, person will he modi better for Dace than someone like herself.” , “Hut von haven’t gone. Sar ah thought that Candace wasn’t the only one who kept silent. An ,|j had lost weight, there were hollows under his eyes. lie said uuietly, “But I’m go ing.’’ After a moment he added. “King Waters has some hellhaked 1 notion of giving me a farewell, party if there’s time.. It he so ■ much as tries it. I'll choke him. j "I’ll choke him for you. Sai ah promised, laughing not Very • occessfullv. "Tell Dace 1 11 be j up to sec hot tomorrow; there s 11 it * i m 11 j* Karly in llic morning A inly look ( amlhce li> Hi*' hospital. A ■ lay ami a night anil another nay. ami their sun, a lint' seven-pound iiahy, Michael. was Ivnrn. Tim nil I in llit- other lifil. Sla ty O’Neill, liail a son. too, horn six horns before Michael. She laid bi't'ii mill 1 it'd foul years, hot husband was somewhere with the Marines. Her mother, . a wo man nl' deliberate inovt hu-nt anil great tranquility, was almost as much interested in Candace anti her la.-by as in her own dailgh Itr’s experience. Mrs. Connors mothered both girls impartially, adniired their babies' and praised the present generation from the depths of her charitable heart. One morning Stacy. looking v'eiy young and pretty against her I Mows, mentioned that her moth er had borne eight childien. "She -ill believes in large families.Hut she has the sweetest heart is the v. oritl -she loves each one of its enough to let us lead our own lives." "Would you want eight?” Candace, suddenly curious, prob ed. Sta'cy shook her fluffy bob. "Ileav'ens. no. I'm not excessively maternal and my mother is. She never wanted anythoin.it' beyond hei children and her home. I .vant to act do radio work." Andy had nroiight Sarah Daf fodil as >oos as visitors were tier milled. Sarah had made coffee, h.oi let him talk to her in the hours when he could do not hi nu , at the hospital. Then lie trumped I hack to the empty apartment. | mainly because it furnished him j the task of walking- to the hospi tal attain. Driskine her excellent j I long' coffee, lie had given Sarah | .-tray hits of conlidence and she i had saved his reason by listen in'.; quietly. The next day; eat isg a hurried hi lie h in Sarah’s kitchen, Andy had confessed that he was mor bid. "[ keep thinking, imagining all the ghastly thisgs that could happen. Kate might trick us—she has done it to others like us.” "Nothing will happen. fivery thing will lie all right," comfor ted Sura'll. She came a second time to the hospital in the afternoon. Andy had suggested that Casdace might he disappointed becau e tie muht he out of town overnight on a business trip with his employer.1 A smiling nurse was taking Stacy (T’Neill's temperature. hut Can dace was ready for visitors. Sarah ansonflced that she had broujfht. the congratulations of everyone in the house. “They all sent their love to you and the hahy and they’ll lie up for a look >ee in good time. 1 hope the nur ses suggest that they stagger their visits. \ un look lovely, my ilear.” She had sees the display of babies, she commented, aii'ang l ing llie crimson i ost-s she had brought in a fan shaped Vase and placing if on the dresser where siaev eon Id also see the splash of color reflected in the glass. Casdace >tiil was white, palei tiiah the girl in the other bed, Sarah decided. but then Stacy might in' wearing makeup. Neith er looked as if she could be a mother. There wasn't even a ba by around to prov maternity. Miss abigail would wait to see the baby until tie came home, Sa rah revealed. The old lady had a horror of hospitals she declared that her ksee.s buckled when she smelled drugs. "! can wheel Mich ael over to set her some morning —Hie aged and respectable ami indignant women will lie thrilled Ftoiltiood • Y MRS. CATHERINE CONRAD EDWARDS Aisoeiot* Editor, Parents' Magazin* SELF-ASSURANCE AND FKltNOLIlMtJS tyUALS l-urutAKl i Y "-My uuugiuer is unpopular,” writes u mowicr. "What shall 1 do! Anno is 10 anil 1 ton her us .in hor own lauit—Inal sho uoes u 1 oxen horsoll enough. She just si is back uiul acts stiy . vv liaL .vims muliier iloesn i sooin in realize is that tne training oi a hello of the hail must begin in the Liaill". .No mother can lake a painfully sell-conscious atloles ceiu ami prod her—or him—in to popularity. Training- that makes either a hoy or gu i well liked must begin, early \\ hat does make lor popularity anyway A leeling- of eomlortahio scll-as stiranee is, of course, one of the most important factors-. me per son who hus too much self-assur aiice may he a bore and a pest, hut the person who iias the right amount feels comfortable about himself, unafraid, equal to situa tions, hut is at the same time .nodes! about his traits and abil ities. This person isn't always thinking about himself he isn't wondering whether he said just .he right thing- or not, or what .mpression he is making. He tools right at home in the world And because he does, he has the gill of making other people feel omlortahle too. Sincerity, too, helps toward popularity. Sincere friendliness irresistible. The person who has d will always be papular. This kind of person forgets himself am.l think , about others and once anyone does that he is on the road to knowing ami liking peo ple. flood health is also a help to popularity because it brings with ,t good spirits, gaiety, fun. zest —traits that are sure to make a person well liked. On the other hand, many a very quiet man m woman is greatly beloved because people sense his fineness and sin cerity. So don't feel that your hoy or girl is hound to he a social failure if he isn't a hack-slappcr anil a hand-sluvker. I I’d suv to parents your chil-I drcn will be popular if from j childhood you help them to he | self-reliant. u turf Had, natural and outgoing in their relations j With othei people. Don’t tty to j push vour son or daughter into popularity. Don’t make your daughter feel that toe test of her worth is whether she can dance every dance at parties and acquire mote hoy friend-. than the girl next door. Such expectations may onlv serve to make hel self-con I was astounded one (lav when i one of the most attractive young ; women 1 know said to me: "I can sever he natural with young' I unmarried men. And niw 1 know it’s because my family’s whole ambition is to have me many. | They make me so conscious of it | .--even without saying so is act-j ual words — that the minute 1 j meet an eligible man I’m misera bly ill at ease.’’ On the other hand there are the patents who boast: ‘‘.Mary’s much too busy 'with her music to think about hoys.” Or “No, Mart isn’t pop ular with hovs so nice girl can he nowadays.” 1’oor Maty having to live up to such mistaken atti t tides! Probably parties given at home are one of the most successlul ways of helping children socially Begin with a small group— pre ferably an fmiuo number of girls and hoys. Have a definite pro gr; hi and start tlie patty off with mite game (O' stunt that will , bleak (he ice. If there i> dancing j have plenty of the oca ones that i are so much like the fill square (lances. lie hospitable bill keep j somewhat in the background tend j let the young people u el that it; is their own party. If you make : , our home tDo kind whoie young people like to conic you will nave pone a long way toward establish 1 mg the popularity of your son or daughter.___ j I Si** Unch Sermon f REV. ROBERT H. HARPER T Jesus Busy with His Misistry Lesson (or January 9: Mark 1 :2J-2:14. Ckolden (ext: John 9:4. 1 in- many healings the ‘‘ally the imu U±roiigh Galilee, lin? (.all of i.evi (Matthew) alt simv, that Jesus was indeed busy in his ministry ui love in the spring* ol 28; all the incidents cannot hi* considered in briet space. So. with a lew general observations we shall IhinK spec ially of the healing of the palsied JA'Stis had sympathy with the suitering. lie touched the leper. And we must lie sympathetic it we would truly help needy men 1 And Jesus revealed his power to heal. This should lead us, instead of abandoning medicine and sur gery. to extesd then ministry to llie poor, using tl'.e means at our command and trusting the (ireat Physician to use it. The palsied man’s friends showed love, cooperation, persis tence. asd faith -good things to be imitated. Jesus said to the palsied man: "Son. thy sins be forgiven thee.” Critics were cor rect in thinking that only God could forgive sins; they erred is failing- to recognize that God was with them. And nothing could he worse than foi men not to sec God in Jesus. Whether or not the man’s pal sied condition was due to his sins, he was a sinner. And the greatel cure lie needed was that of the soul. Jesus had compassion oil men is their bodily ills hut he was chiefly concerned to win their love and save their souls. by his masculine charm.” "1 lid you say you’d wheel him?" Casdace’s dark eyes turned to meet Sarah’s blue ones. She had intended to talk about that the night when Michael had taken matters into his own hands Surah said. “You see, Ihu-e, my <|ear, 1 want you to let me cure for the baby durisg- the day. No, wait a minute—let me tulle first.” (TO UK CONTINUED) Terrace Lands In Winter Months During the winter is a good time for building tel raves asd they slioulil he list'd on all Halils where the .slopes ate steepen than ■1 per cent, recommends David S. Weaver. head of the agrieult uihi engineering dcnailineiit at X. t.. State College. He poisls out that terrace* re duce the speed of water flowing, down hill. loWorine the amount of run-ofT and the carrying capa city of the WatCt. The faster the water travels the mote soil it ran carry, snipping fertile soil from lollisg areas and depositing it in stream beds ol lowei flat lie calls attention to the fact that the basic principles of tei lcaing are the same today as when they were u’nnouncctl by I*. 11. Masgum of Wake Forest in lStlfi. Some changes have been made in methods of terrace build dig hut the principles remain the "Many counties have terrac ing usits. which hate rendered a valuable set vice. and inc rease'll interest has been shown in ter racing in reecst years, hut still there are many thousands of at i es which should be properly ter raced,” Weaver says. Terracing combined with cov er crops and proper crop rota tions, can greatly Dei case yields and improve the value of the lands that are now losing more and nune of theii top Soil each I’roper terracing re<|uires the services of a man Uai-t-d in the Use of a moilern level. Not only is the proper lay-out of the ter race essential hut it must also he properly built and maintained. "Terraces too small in cross sec tion asd without sufl'icii-nt carry ing capacity may prove to he more harmful than beneficial.” Weaver says. Farmers wishing help with their terracing problems should consult their county agents. And the helpful ministry of the church should he the means of '“he blessed etui of loading men to spiritual life. In the filial inci dent ol tin* lesson Jesus went at once to the soul of a man and called .Matthew to new lit',, and made him a blessing t,, this ages J Mr> your child should LIKE Wktn your child neada a laaativ* givm Liu ocv ho will pxobablv enjoy taking - pleas ant taat*ag Syrup of black* Draught. Given as directed, It is usually wild iu action, yet •ftactiv*. Caution, Uia Only at Dirtctad ccc The operations of the (.'6m nodity Credit ('orporaticm top-' led •'! 1-2 billion dollars last year , is compared with !.t> billion in 012, reports President J. H. I Intson of the UFA. A l)2-Y<jar Record of 2-Way Help* FOR WOMEN suggests you try *$•• diroctiont on lobel DRIED FRUITS West coast packers haw )><•<>» authorized to release 1 li’.id-O.. 000 pounds of dried raisin: and prunes for sale to eiviii; i. - tin i regular trade channels, fepoi:. the War Food Adniinisirattinn OociJ Rcsolnti..ins r 11 11 K beginning of a licVV veal* I is roll *. I d e red the t.llir fur starting ha 'i iit-Miii. the lime to make resolutions t" he kimlrr, to t»e happier, to help others more, to overcome tint habits. to tlU.st («oii mole t.veiv ilas. eveiV mo ment. we can <\nl mil false foil « epts. oi „ I tn .11 vtiK. ami ai cept mils Itir true Dm health ami harmony depend on tiow thoroughly this is .tone l.vciv .lav in a new hcgiuuiiig. I'acli moi nnig w r . an start afresh ami resolve to live tile ilav accord ing I-, oni IIIghest sense of light, v\ilh icnev.nl | .else \ e i a u e. ptiri licit inolives ami honest purposes. However it t ikes more than hu man i csoi1111oiis to rise above dif (iciiltie*. no mallei In a nohit1 these 1.* si >| i i i lolls mav til\ the Scriptu.i rs declare (I John 1 “(it mI is I ii* lr!. and in him is Uo darkness at all ’ When we seek Cod lii si. atn.ve all else, then Wtf shall a siiredlv find Him. and in limiifig Him w «• shall timi I he higheM good. go*»d that overcomes ev it. good that endures. . . . Mm ) linker I dd>. the Discov erer and Founder of Christian Sciciict , s.ivs in the Christian Science teslhook. “Science and Iteallh with Ives In tin- Scrip tures'' <p. l."> >. “We must resolve t«» take up the cross, ami go tortli with honest hearts to work ami 'watch for wisdom, truth, and I ove . . . (bid gives Itir W isdoiU and log i age to meet anv situation that inav arise, and to prove that * i oil. i{i H id is the olds power. Sick ness. poveitv. sin, war. are not Cod sent, tint are errors i tllsed by wtoug ihmkm^. and Hie under standing ot Cod will overcome them (io.*l is Hie loving Kdlier of all. and does not send alii id ion. He sends i.ulv good. W’e need to hecoine receptive In the good that He is conslauHv showering upon We e n begin todav to claim our hi rv!i rich I of dominion over evil, and our inheritance of tiealtli. hariiiouv, liappiliess. good ness. . . . Christ lesiis, m telling the people how In overcome lack o! Mood ill I hell lives, said I Mai* ilicw t) “Seek \ i* first the king iloin of (iod. mill Ins rigtrlrnus ness: ami all these 11>i11m> shall he j added unto Mill." What ami where is tills kingdom that vs e miisl .nL ! if we want good? ll is within Spiritual tllillk ill.K. Tile M .: 1 r l i also said that the orT, vs o to | enter this kingdom or attain tins consciousness of heasenls hat t inoii v so ttiat m a at mas lie added to Us, Is to heroine as little rlnl llreil. Surelv he must have meant that we must keep mil thoughts ! free from envy. anger. pride. pas j sioil, ami egotism. amt learn to rellert the attributes of I nsr in | kimtness, Inimilits. pnrilv. amt seltlessiiess. We rail vs nidi an thoughts more closets earli ino j ineiit ami "know that man, I s idea, l ellerts (toil, good \s ss e do I this. We shall lilld that gn..il ssdl J he added unto us in all oiu vsass. : Mrs. I’.ddv sass (Science and Health, p. 5HI : "In the ligui.divc transmission from the divine t ll 1111 u h t In the- human, ddigcmc, prompt ness, and pel ves eialter are likened lo ‘the eallle upon a Ihoil j sand lulls.' Idles carry Ihe hau l gage of stern resolve, and keep j pace with highest purpose. . . . When our idolises are rigid. Iliese j ipialilies of sleril resolve will en iihle us In he victorious user evil. I So we learn, mil alone on New I Year's Day. Iml I'vrrj das. lo seek I (iod. Mood, with all our hearts, knowing that we shall surelv fiml 11 i 111. ! Today, when Ihe world so greatly nerds peace, nerds to a. j rrpt Ihe (ill cist, ll illll, "vs huh laketh a was I lie sin of Ihe world Ijohu 1 :Ufl). we ran do much wherever s\ e arc lo help dissolve Ihe worlds discord h\ knowing Dial (iod is onmipolrnl am! .in present, and that this ever pi>sent and all powerful Mood will he made irallifesl as vs e do mu p u t [ ill our own IhinkiiiM to establish ! peace and righteousness. ... We can forget Ihe mistakes and heart aches and errors of the past, amt reach out and grasp (,oil's hand, resolving to "go forth with honest hearts to Work and watch for wisdom. Truth, and I use." and lo rellert these ipialilies to all around us. —7 ,*'.<• rKtisliun ifriewee Mo»itot. Read Eagle Ads W". I PROTECT YOUR AUTO WITH FIRE THEFT COLLISION INSURANCE Representing THE TRAVELERS, Hartfora DAVID P. DELLINGER CHERRYV1LLE, N. C. THF BEST INSURANCE “ALWAYS ACCOMMODATING’ F..«tabli«F*f»rl 1907 THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS Bv MAC Aptuhp 'listen pal,: dost care if yo. 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